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Photo Gallery: Trendy Tile Picks
Gorgeous options for your kitchen, bath & floors.
Place several hand-painted tiles above a range for an affordable designer look.
Building accent tiles into basic tiled backsplashes adds quirk to a white kitchen. Get the look of this kitchen by designer Sophie Burke with similar vintagey blue tiles.
Catalina terracotta tile. 5″ sq. $7 each. At Saltillo Imports.
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Dare to use wall-to-wall tile.
The rich veining of travertine stone renders artwork unnecessary and offers an organic look.
Walnut Travertino tile (left). $18.50/sq.ft. At Mettro Source.
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Subtle textures create interest on a modern tile.
For their Pico collection of ceramic indoor-outdoor tiles, Paris design duo Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec embellish base colours of white, grey or sand with small textured dots (choose between sunken or raised), and a velvety matte finish. Opt for dots in red or blue for a warming or cooling effect.
Up Beige (bottom) and Blu Dots Blanc. In various sizes. From $11.50/sq.ft. At Stone Tile International.
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Add character to a kitchen with patterned tiles.
This elegant take on Roman and Moorish patterns uses rich, earthy colours, from deep eggplant to golden ochre, on natural stone to dramatic effect.
StoneImpressions Altalena tile. In various sizes. 6″ x 6″ (shown). Approx. $40/tile. At retailers across Canada.
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Curved edges soften the look of tiles.
The latest drool-worthy kitchen tile from Walker Zanger distinguishes itself from the pack with its curvilinear silhouette.
6th Ave-Cocoon Mosaic tile in Pale Sky gloss. Ceramic. 10″ x 11″. $19/sq.ft. Through Walker Zanger.
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Distressed tiles add character and a sense of history.
These ceramic tiles are perfect for a vintage-inspired kitchen. Cover an entire wall for a dramatic focal point, and inject pops of teal blue throughout the room for unity.
See how these tiles look in a modern country kitchen.
Hand-painted ceramic tiles, Walker Zanger.
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Oversized florals accent these tiles.
Wallpaper can't be used in the shower, but these tiles can be. The tone-on-tone dahlia design creates an unusual backdrop.
Dahlia floral damask porcelain tile in Blanco, Crema and Negro. 13″ x 40″. Mettro Source.
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This raised tile design looks perfect in a city condo bathroom.
Give a wall a modern look with a 3-D porcelain tile. The 80.4 Collection comes in four sophisticated shades to match your decor.
80.4 porcelain tile in Blanco, Cemento, Gris and Negro. 32″ x 32″. Mettro Source.
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These tiles come in five sophisticated neutrals and several sizes.
Design editor Sally Armstrong recently used the Grigio (top) tiles in her bathroom. "I love the slightly irregular edges on each tile. It's a fresh twist on the classic subway tile," she says.
Mutina Dechirer porcelain tile in Grigio, Bianco, Nero, Ecru and Piombo. Stone Tile International.
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Break away from standard rectangular tiles and go for fluid shapes. Moroccan patterns, scales and peacock plume silhouettes are all in vogue.
Mermaid-inspired tiles are hot in the design world, appearing in bathroom feature walls and dramatic kitchen backsplashes. The gradations of blues gives this particular one a life-like quality.
Art Glass Mosaic collection in Scale. Edgewater Studio.
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Delineate a room with a showstopping border.
Classic marble tiling in an old world pattern is a perenially elegant choice for flooring — but what makes this collection a cut above the rest is the range of ornate borders for defining different zones or creating contrast at the perimeter of a room.
Artistic Stone collection borders and caps in Ribbon, Safi, Rosette, Sakiori and Barrette. From $60/linear ft. Edgewater Studio.
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Pastel hues don't overpower this elegant design.
Designer Sarah Richardson used this stunning pinwheel tile (pictured left) in a bathroom featured in our March 2012 issue. Variations in the Ming green add a subtle dose of colour. The soft Carrera and Thassos combination (on the right) works with a number of colour schemes.
Sunflower polished-marble tile. Saltillo Imports.
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First featured in our January 2011 Trends Issue, these unique tile picks are still hot.
Try organic hues, tone-on-tone texture, contrasting grout, golden tones for a hint of glam, or a full wall of mosaics for drama.
- ASC Forest Grey. Porcelain. Saltillo Imports.
- Dechirer Ecru de?cor. Porcelain. Stone Tile International.
- Life Silk Arki. Porcelain. Ciot.
- Deluxe Mosaic Herringbone in Crema. Honed porcelain. Savoia.
- Ann Sacks Impressions Herringbone by Laura Kirar in Pastel. Ceramic. Empire Kitchen & Bath.
- 1″ x 3″ Thassos Hexagram. Honed marble. Antica Tile & Stone.
- Crest 302 in Grey/Butter/Black/Cream. Stoneware encaustic. Filmore Clark.
- Metal Hexagano. Porcelain. Ciot.
- Maize Glass Mosaic in Steel Grey. Antica Tile & Stone.
- Metal Inert. Porcelain. Ciot.
- Ann Sacks Michael S Smith Gilt in Rose Gold. Glass. Empire Kitchen & Bath.
- Ann Sacks Michael S Smith Gilt in Antique Gold. Glass. Empire Kitchen & Bath.
- Ann Sacks Michael S Smith Gilt in White Gold. Glass. Empire Kitchen & Bath.
- Twill White. Glazed ceramic. Olympia Tile & Stone.
- Mini Sunflower Moonstone/Thassos. Stone. Saltillo Imports.
- Sky Brick in Smoke. Porcelain. Ciot.
- Sky Brick in White. Porcelain. Ciot.
- Tibet Mosaic Bianco Swan. Polished marble. Ciot.
- Platinum Wave in Mauve. Porcelain. Savoia.
- Platinum Wave in Black. Porcelain. Savoia.
- Platinum Wave in White. Porcelain. Savoia.
- Lounge Series in Paris. Porcelain. Mettro Source.
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Pair this tile with a light grey grout.
Herringbone patterns and white tiles are both classic design options, but together they are very "now". House & Home editor Suzanne Dimma has settled on this Thassos marble for her upcoming principal bath renovation.
Thassos marble tiles, Ann Sacks.
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This hardwood alternative is ideal for a contemporary setting.
A woodgrain look makes these porcelain tiles seem amazingly authentic.
Reportage Series in Wenge (left), $8.40/sq.ft.; Misingi Series in Suber, $9.61/sq.ft.; both 8″ x 32″. Olympic Tile & Stone.
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A unique choice for a wall application.
It's hard to tell that these sandstone tiles aren't real wood — they're an incredible replica, with some of the sections looking like end-cuts.
CedarStone tiles. From 3″ sq. to 9″ x 18″. $12 to $14/sq.ft. ErthCoverings.
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Choose flooring that combines practicality with style.
These white porcelain tiles have a rough-hewn rusticity that's perfect in a farmhouse bathroom. The texture adds to its authenticity (close-up on right).
PLI Distressed wood-look tile. 5¾" x 23½". Approx. $11.50/sq.ft. Hastings Tile & Bath.
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The Mendocino County board of supervisors' bi-monthly meeting ran long Tuesday, when an issue considered routine turned into an animated discussion between representatives of the county's Health and Human Services Agency and various members of the Multi-Agency Children's Coalition (MACC) who opposed the item. At the end of the debate the item passed, with the understanding it would be "clarified" at a future meeting.
The coalition is a network of non-profit and administrative service organizations including Redwood Children's Services and Redwood Quality Management. MACC claims that budgetary changes proposed have cut $750,000 for children's mental health services, and expect this number could double.
Much of the planned agenda was disrupted by the lengthy mental health debate. Other agenda presentations included the recent streak of fires and explosions due to hash oil production in the county; the mental health board's annual report; the possible expansion of the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries; planning issues for the town of Mendocino; water issues; and the possibly of the expansion of a joint powers authority (JPA) into southern Mendocino to better provide utilities to that section of the county in conjunction with northern Sonoma County.
The contentious children's mental health funding agenda item was included in the agenda as part of the "consent calendar," which includes items considered routine. These are generally passed very quickly without debate.The furor seemed to take board by surprise. When the board asked for public comment at this meeting the members of MACC each rose in turn to speak to the board, and were followed by HHSA Director Stacey Cryer and Assistant Director Tom Pinizzotto who defended their decessions.
While Health and Human Services is charged with providing mental health services to the county's children, several organizations including Redwood Quality Management Company, Redwood Children's Services, Inc. and Tapestry Family Services are contracted to operate most of the services available and do most of the day-to-day work.
The dispute between the contractors and the agency centered around how much funding the county would be putting towards children's mental health services in the coming fiscal year, and consequently the amount of matching funds that it would receive from the state and federal governments. The issue is highly complex, and the opposing sides disagreed not only on the proper course of action, but also on the basic question of how much money was coming from where.
The county claims the state of California has reduced funding to the county as a result of improvements in Mendocino County management of children's mental health. They claim that these improvements have resulted and reduced billing to medical and that they were surprised in May to discover that the state had reduced the county's funding by $750,000 and further dismayed to see that the cuts were retroactive through September of 2013. They see cuts as being the result of more efficient use of dollars, and concomitant measures taken by the state.
The organizations within MACC believe that the county is failing to adequately pursue federal and state matching funding, and that allocations from the general fund to children's health services would be matched then repaid through state and federal funds.
The two groups disagreed on the basic facts of the situation even on the question of whether federal funds were available.
The board voted 3 to 2 to accept the consent calendar after supervisor Brown clarified that amendments to the budget could be considered at a later date.

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Perhaps rowyourboat means SN 12.68 Kosambi Sutta [PTS: S ii 115]?
On one occasion Ven. Musila, Ven. Pavittha, Ven. Narada, and Ven. Ananda were staying in Kosambi at Ghosita's monastery.
Then Ven. Pavittha said to Ven. Musila, "Musila, my friend, putting aside conviction, putting aside preference, putting aside tradition, putting aside reasoning through analogies, putting aside an agreement through pondering views: Do you have truly personal knowledge that, 'From birth as a requisite condition come aging & death'?"
"Yes, Pavittha my friend. Putting aside conviction... preference... tradition... reasoning through analogies... an agreement through pondering views, I do have truly personal knowledge that, 'From birth as a requisite condition come aging & death.'"
This is repeated for all the other links - including ignorance.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
Best wishes, Vincent.


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Pete Tong
Pete Tong is a hugely popular London-based DJ. He's also known as a successful writer, radio broadcaster and music company executive.
AppealPete Tong sure picked the right career for meeting women. As a DJ, he's had many opportunities to mingle with the many women around the world who like to dance at his gigs. Now an icon among DJs, Pete Tong sometimes has women go out of their way to get close to him. On one occasion, a pair of women made out with each other on the dance floor, trying to get his attention.
All female attention aside, Pete Tong has been a taken man for much of his adult career. He spent 13 years with his first wife, Debbie, and had three children. Their once rock-solid marriage crumbled in 2003, but Pete Tong has since married Carolina Acosta, a supermodel from Brazil. While he's off-limits to any prospective female suitors, Pete Tong won't lose any of his female magnetism until he closes his DJ booth.
SuccessPete Tong found a passion for playing records. Now one of, if not the most, popular DJ in the world, he's also conquered other forms of media. As a writer, he served in an editorial capacity with Blues & Soul Magazine. On BBC Radio 1, he was the host of Essential Selection, which lasted for 15 years. As a music executive with his own record label, FFRR Records, he was influential in getting people outside North America to listen to the music of New Edition, Salt-N-Pepa, and Fine Young Cannibals.
Even with his ample success and globetrotting career demands, Pete Tong still finds time for the things he values the most. He travels by private jet to stay in close proximity to his family. He also loves to cook specialized entrees like stuffed clams. Last, but not least, his trusty assistants always travel with fully stocked cases of Jack Daniels and cold beer.
Pete Tong BiographyPeter Tong was born on July 30, 1960, in Dartford, England. As a youngster, he did the bulk of his education at King's School and took an interest in music as early as he can remember. At first, he was keen on playing music, and learned the piano and then the drums, but he was never able to quite master them. At a crucial point during his teen years, he saw a DJ working at a party and realized that he could still have a career in music without actually playing it.
With the help of some friends, Pete Tong started booking musical acts and working DJ gigs while he was still in school. Sometimes he even hosted events in a van, but after graduating, he opened Family Function, an English club that offered DJ events and live performances. Coincidentally, one of the live acts that performed for Pete Tong was the Culture Club, long before they were well-known.
pete tong starts ffrr records and joins bbc radio 1Blues & Soul Magazine hired Pete Tong as a writer in 1979 and as a promoter a year later. Three years afterward, London Records brought him onboard as a music executive, which allowed Pete Tong to form record label FFRR Records in 1986. The label proved to be influential in the dance music world, as Pete Tong would sign both local acts and those from North America for worldwide promotion. Some of the groups included Salt-N-Pepa, New Edition, Bananarama, Brand New Heavies, and Fine Young Cannibals. FFRR gained instant credibility, and proved that Pete Tong had the know-how to find the gems in the industry and propel them to stardom.
In 1991, Pete Tong gained a radio gig on BBC Radio 1 as the host of a new Friday night show called The Essential Selection. Geared to promote the latest and greatest in house music, the show attracted hordes of listeners tuned in to hear what was hot. The show would last until 2006, when it was shortened to two hours and simply titled Pete Tong.
pete tong the globetrotting djSince his show was shortened, Pete Tong continues to show off the best house music on BBC Radio 1 while also informing listeners of where they can find the weekend's best club events. He's also involved with a Thursday night show called Pete Tong's In New Music We Trust. Not only do fans appreciate his mix of music, but the musical groups do as well, since his shows offer new ones a chance to be heard.
Now with a slightly open schedule on the other days of the week, Pete Tong has been more active on the DJ circuit, performing in person at various locales. One of his favorite spots is Ibiza's Pacha club, where he DJed for four months straight in 2006. More recently, Pete Tong has left Pacha to pursue a new long-term DJ gig at Sant Antoni de Portmany's popular night spot, Eden. With 30 years of musical experience under his belt, Pete Tong will continue to entertain the crowds until he loses his mood to party. It won't be anytime soon.
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This artwork was exhibited as part of the "Motion Sensitive" show at Corridor Gallery in Brooklyn, NY:
A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes.
Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may represent any space, real or imagined, without regard to context or scale; e.g. brain mapping, DNA mapping, and extraterrestrial mapping.
In this project, two versions of my hand-sketched maps of Brooklyn, one axonometric and the other planar, are transformed into playful and whimsical visual narratives for how the borough is occupied, navigated and traversed.
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Well, we're 3 games past the half-way point of the season. Seems like a good time to reflect on the first half of the year and what may be in store during the second half of the season.
We're sitting at 33-11, a good 3.5 games up on the Pistons and the East, not to mention we already own the season-series between the two teams. We've won at NJ (twice) and at Detroit. We've lost some tough games on the road against the West's upper-echelon teams, but held our own at home against some of these same teams (SA and Minny).
It's no secret that coaching can do wonders for an NBA team, assuming the players buy-in to the system. That said, the introduction of Rick Carlisle has, so far, proven to be the difference between last year and this year. Granted, we had a similar record at this point in the season last year, but this year just feels different. We have a confident team, no doubt; and that attitude has translated into the expectation of winning every game we play. I think this is partly attributable to the maturation of a young team, and is mostly the cause of an excellent coaching staff. Our "sytem" is outstanding for the team management has put together. Everything starts with defense this year, and it is beautiful.
Individually, we've received contributions from almost every player on the team, and it seems everyone has stepped up their game from a year ago (as should be expected). O'Neal seems to take it to the next level every year. Artest has quickly become my favorite player to watch in the entire league. It seems like he's "figured it out" this year. Not to mention Tinsley, Al, and Foster, who have all made significant contributions so far. Even Reggie seems to be getting his legs back. It's too much to get into detail on each player, but this has truly become a fun team to watch. Again, the coaching staff deserves credit, but so do the players.
I was of the opinion that the loss of Brad Miller would significantly hurt the team. I miss Big Ugly and I'm still a little upset at his departure, but I'm finally ready to move past that. (It still sucks to watch him put up near triple-doubles night after night, though).
Even after a successful first half of the season, there is much work to be done. Actually, we haven't done squat yet, and I don't want this post to seem like some sort of celebration. I hope to see the same attitude and cohesiveness as we saw in the first 44 games in the next 38. I trust Rick to keep them on that path. I think Shade posted that we will need 58 wins to match the club record. That is a legitimate goal for this team right now. That means we would need to go 25-13 the rest of the way to break the record . . . and that is attainable. I'd be happy with 60 and, if we continue to play solid ball against a weaker 2nd half schedule, I think we'll get there.
The playoffs are an entirely different demon. Our style of play is conducive to playoff-type games. Will that translate into playoff-series victories? It better. There's nothing worse than a terrific season being wiped out by a poor showing come post-season. And, no matter how you look at it, success will breed expectations. To me, nothing short of a Finals appearance would be acceptable for this team. That's saying a lot about a team that has failed to get out of the first round in 3 years, but that must be our goal.


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David Beckham
David Beckham is famous because he can build a walnut treasure chest from scratch faster than anyone else on the planet. OK, we're kidding. The truth is, if we have to tell you why David Beckham is famous, we probably have to feed you your food through a straw too. For well over a decade, Becks -- as he's known to his rabid global fan base -- has cultivated an image that transcends football. As one of the most decorated and recognizable athletes of his generation, Beckham's on-field accomplishments have learned to take a back seat to the off-field spectacle that has become his life. Since marrying Victoria "Posh" Adams, Beckham has emerged as an international icon, whose life is a dizzying mosaic of fame, fortune and excess. As one of the most bankable brand names in sports, Beckham could never wear a pair of cleats again and still watch the scratch roll in. The accomplished player's spent the last six years in Los Angeles, taking home the MLS Cup the last two years. Now, he's just signed with Paris Saint-Germain. It's a pretty fitting move: Soccer's most fashionable player kicking it in the world's fashion capital.
AppealIf there's one thing David Beckham has perfected more than being a model footballer, it's being a, well, model. His impossibly symmetrical, square-jawed visage has appeared on countless billboards over the years, perched atop his oiled-up impeccable pecs and those Situation-esque abs. The Armani-clad icon and self-professed metrosexual has sported more buzzed about hairdos (cornrows, anyone?) than Lady Gaga, and is one of the most imitated style icons since James Dean.
Though his roots belong to a sport fueled by the working class, Beckham has immersed himself in a life teeming with luxury. As one half of "Posh and Becks," Beckham's blood may not be blue, but he sure is royalty. Not even a series of alleged infidelities -- his former personal assistant Rebecca Loos claims to have slept with him -- have derailed the heartthrob's worldwide appeal. With three sons to look after, a rejuvenated football career, a series of product lines, and a whole whack of endorsement deals, it's a wonder Beckham still finds time to get his nails did.
SuccessThe only way David Beckham could possibly be more successful is if he found a cure for cancer and developed a method of space travel using an empty bottle of wine and some orange peel. Throughout his soccer career he's achieved more than most players could ever dream of, winning a whopping six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, a Champions League crown with Manchester United, and a La Liga title with Real Madrid. Though he's never led England to major international glory, he's their all-time leading captain with 59 caps, and is the only English player to score in three separate World Cups. That was certainly enough for the Queen, who made Beckham an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. The two-time runner-up for the FIFA World Player of the Year is also a member of the English Football Hall of Fame, and was named to Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2008. Add to that the two MLS cups he's taken home in the last two years and Becks has quite the resume. Now, set to move to Paris, he might just take home another championship in his third country.
Aside from Beckham's many accomplishments on the pitch, his biggest success has been the shrewd marketing skills he's used to develop himself into a massive global brand on par with the likes of Pepsi and Nike. With major endorsement deals falling out of his pocket on his morning jogs, David Beckham has used the many gifts that God gave him to become one if the richest, most identifiable and sought-after men on the planet.
David Beckham BiographyThough David Beckham was born in London, England, he grew up supporting Manchester United, influenced heavily by his parents' undying love for the Red Devils. From an early age, Beckham had designs for the pitch, and began playing football as early as 5 years old. After attending one of English legend Bobby Charlton's football schools, Beckham earned the right to participate in a training session with FC Bacerlona before playing for local youth team the Ridgeway Rovers. At this time, Beckham was showing poise way beyond his years, landing him a spot in Tottenham Hotspur's school of excellence followed by a two-year stint on the Brimsdown Rovers' youth club.
During his time there, Beckham excelled, and in 1990 was named the Under-15 Player of the Year. By now, Beckham had grabbed the attention of England's biggest clubs, but there was never any doubt as to where he would end up. On his 14th birthday, David Beckham signed schoolboy forms with Manchester United, and was implemented in their Youth Training Scheme shortly thereafter.
the david beckham era begins at old traffordAfter soaring through Manchester United's youth ranks and leading them to the 1992 FA Cup, David Beckham made his UEFA Champions League debut in 1994, and finally made his highly anticipated Premier League debut in 1995. Though Sir Alex Ferguson was criticized for his reliance on a core group of young players, Beckham and his fledgling teammates proved everyone wrong by winning the Premier League and FA Cup double.
Though Beckham and company had silenced the critics, he didn't achieve household-name status until the following season, when he noticed Wimbledon's keeper lingering outside his net, and launched a ball from the halfway line to score a remarkable goal. That same season, Beckham led Man U to their second consecutive Premier League title, winning PFA Young Player of the Year along the way.
david beckham is sent off to the world cupWith expectations surrounding England's 1998 World Cup squad at a fever pitch, David Beckham looked to lead his country to their first championship in over two decades. Instead, the rising star was sent off unceremoniously in the quarterfinals against Argentina, when he kicked Diego Simeone in the calf. England would go on to lose the match in penalty kicks, and according to an entire nation, David Beckham was to blame. The former hero was suddenly public enemy No. 1, and received a number of death threats.
This marked the beginning of a tumultuous relationship between Beckham and England's faithful, who blamed their first son once again at Euro 2000, when England lost 3-2 to Portugal. Though Beckham set up both England goals, fans booed him throughout the game, prompting Becks to return the favor with a middle finger. Beckham later admitted regret, but it was an instance of petulance that would become characteristic of the talented superstar throughout his career.
david beckham leads manchester united to the trebleAfter the debacle of the 1998 World Cup, rumors swirled that David Beckham was on his way out of England. Luckily for Manchester United, that wasn't the case. Beckham was an integral part of Manchester United's historic treble that year, which saw them win the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup. Beckham's clutch performances in his club's biggest matches saw him finish second in FIFA World Player of the Year voting.
Beckham would go on to have several more prolific seasons with the Mighty Reds, but as his relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson began to deteriorate, and the off-field distractions became a concern, Beckham's departure from Old Trafford seemed imminent. When all was said and done, Beckham led his club to a staggering six total Premier League titles, two FA Cups, a UEFA Champions League title, and four Community Shields. By the time he left Manchester United, he had scored over 70 goals, was their most capped player, and was the most polarizing player to ever wear the jersey.
david beckham signs with real madridIn 2003, David Beckham left one soccer hotbed for another. For £25m, David Beckham was off to join fellow superstars Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo and Ronaldo at Real Madrid. The star-studded lineup was expected to storm through La Liga, but that's not the way it all turned out. Instead, Beckham struggled during his first few years in Madrid, and only won La Liga in his last season with the club. Though he started off strong with the Spanish Club, Beckham quickly fell out of favor with coach Fabio Capello, and found himself dealing with decreased playing time.
It was only after Beckham announced that he would be signing with the L.A. Galaxy that he began to turn around his career in Madrid. His club tried to prevent their reborn midfielder from leaving, but it was too late. After more than a decade playing European football, David Beckham was off to Los Angeles to become the face of soccer in America.
david beckham comes to americaMany considered David Beckham's monumental move to Major League Soccer's L.A. Galaxy a death knell for his illustrious career. Although he was a figurehead for selling soccer in America, and his arrival in Los Angeles was treated with an enthusiasm reserved for the Pope, it was widely viewed in the soccer world as a high-profile ride off into the sunset. Regardless, the $10 million a year he would earn said that he had to perform to the best of his abilities, and maybe even win some championships along the way. But his newfound BFF Tom Cruise notwithstanding, David Beckham's stint in the U.S. was largely a bust.
Though he did score some dazzling goals, Beckham's stay in Los Angeles was riddled with injuries, inconsistent play and a highly publicized spat with Landon Donovan, who publicly accused Beckham of being a bad teammate. When Beckham went to AC Milan on loan to maintain his fitness for the upcoming World Cup, many considered it the beginning of the end of his career in the U.S.
david beckham finds new life in milanWhen Milan brought in David Beckham on loan, many saw it as nothing more than a shrewd marketing move on their behalf. Beckham insisted that he had all intentions of returning to the MLS, and that fans shouldn't worry. But then he began excelling in Serie A, and much to the dismay of fans in Los Angeles, pushed for a permanent transfer to Milan. The Italian powerhouse could not match the transfer fee set by the Galaxy, and Beckham was forced to return to Los Angeles, and their now jaded fan base. But Beckham would eventually return to Milan and continue to play well, leading many to speculate that we would be named to England's 2010 World Cup squad. Instead, Beckham tore his Achilles tendon in a game against ChievoVerona, forcing him to miss the World Cup, the rest of Serie A and the next season with The L.A. Galaxy.
David did, however, return to playing for the Galaxy in 2010 and went on to win two MLS championships in 2011 and 2012. Now, Beckham's been traded to Paris Saint-Gerome. Will he be able to take home a championship in his third country? We don't know, but we do know that'll he'll be keeping the pitch the as stylish as ever wherever he's playing.
david beckham: more than just an athleteDavid Beckham was never the best footballer in the world, but his personal fame and wealth eclipses any of his counterparts, past, present, and most likely future. He is the total package: a photogenic, charismatic, polarizing, self-aggrandizing, narcissistic, object of envy, admiration, and desire for both men and women world over. He's never been in a major film (though Keira Knightley tried to bend a ball like him in one), but he's considered Hollywood royalty, a fact confirmed by the heady guest list at his "Welcome to America" bash held at an L.A. museum: Steven Spielberg, Jim Carrey, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Oprah Winfrey, just to name a few.
In 2003 and 2004, he was Google's most searched athlete, and he's consistently ranked on lists that begin with "most" and "best." He's a father, a husband, a Goodwill ambassador, a style icon, and when all is said and done, David Beckham will go down as one of the most recognized, admired and notorious athletes of all time.
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There are a variety of ways clickers can be used in teaching, with each approach matching specific instructional goals. Here is a short list of typical clicker uses; for a more in-depth examination of this topic, see the i>clicker Best Practices and Tips page and/or Derek Bruff's Teaching with Classroom Response Systems.
Real-time assessment of understanding
During the course of a lecture, the teacher can ask a series of questions to gauge student understanding of a topic. Students click in their answers, and within a few seconds, the results are available in the form of a bar chart. If most students answered correctly, the teacher can move onto the next topic. If enough students answer incorrectly, material can be reviewed as needed.
Discussion and re-clicking
Rather than identifying the correct answer immediately after students click in, the teacher can engage students in discussion about why they selected a particular answer. After a bit of discussion or debate, the question can be posed again, giving students a chance to select a different answer based on the new information or challenges provided. Then the correct answer can be revealed and the underlying concepts explained.
Paired or group answering
A further level of interaction among students can be fostered by having pairs or small groups of students discuss particular questions before they answer (or having individual answering followed by peer discussion and re-voting). This discussion forces students to negotiate, justify, and defend their answers—a process that encourages active and critical thinking. Teachers using clickers have reported that this approach leads to friendly competition within the class as groups try to outdo one another.
Quizzes and self-tests
While these devices lend themselves to quick, embedded assessments during the course of a lecture, they can also be used to give in-class quizzes. High-stakes testing is not recommended (the technology can add another level of stress to testing), but short quizzes can encourage reading or help students get a handle on which concepts they understand and which they should study more.
Anonymous polling
In some classes, it is important to gather information from students about certain opinions, perceptions, or behaviors—think about asking how many students in a health class have engaged in binge drinking or used illegal drugs within the past month. We cannot ask for a show of hands in those cases, but students can answer honestly and confidentially with clickers, leading to class discussion about the patterns that are revealed. Many clicker systems have an anonymous mode that keeps even the teacher from knowing how individuals answered, but if that mode isn't available, simply asking students to swap clickers with someone nearby provides the desired level of anonymity.
Class attendance and participation bonuses
Many of these clicker-based activities can also be used for taking attendance; if students answered questions, they were there (although there is always the potential of clicker-loaning, as well as for clever ways to defeat it). Some systems, like iClicker, allow teachers to designate how many points—or fractions of a point—to provide for simply answering the questions, along with a bonus for answering correctly. This allows for attendance to be taken, points to be given for participation, and a bonus to be given for careful preparation.
Connections to Blackboard and Gradebook
Most clicker systems can input class rosters and output student results to course management systems like Blackboard, and generic report formats (e.g. CSV files) can usually be imported the Ball State's Web Gradebook. This allows teachers to provide points for in-class clicker activities, then transfer data over to their online gradebook programs. See the Clicker Resources page for detailed instructions for doing this with the i>clicker system.
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The greatest comeback in Colts history, no question about it.
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The greatest comeback in Colts history, no question about it.
I have to reread this game thread I bet it is absolutely hilarious
Many will focus on the KC injuries, but Luck was straight money in that second half. That said, I bet Reid takes a lot of flak for his play-calling after they got an early lead.
Really? Not just one game buddy, RG3 has been WAY outshined by Luck ALL SEASON, this is just the icing on the cake.
But yeah, it took Manning 6 years before he won a playoff game. I'm glad Luck got that monkey off his back in just his second season.
Numerically it is, but the 06 AFC Title game will always be #1 when you factor in the high stakes and opponent.
Really, buddy? RG3 was coming off an injury and had nothing on offense to help him out (see Cousins getting blown up by the terrible O-line). RG3 was out-shined by everyone this season, but one playoff one hardly seals the deal.
Regardless, congrats to Luck and the Colts.
You can't compare the two (and yes I know this is the last place to ask such a question) but when Manning started on the Colts they were the laughing stock of the NFL. Stuff like regular postseason trips and winning divisions were a foreign concept around here.
When Luck was drafted we only had one bad season but its not as if we forgot how to win we had Mathis and Wayne(well not today obviously). So really to say this playoff win is career defining is rather premature.
Manning had his first playoff win vs Denver(oh the irony) fortunately with Luck we didn't have to wait as long but it was less than 10 season.
*hangs up the phone*
Luck lost his top WR, TE, and top two RBs this season not to mention a bad o-line and STILL led his team to the playoffs and a playoff win.
RGIII couldn't sniff Luck's jockstrap.
Sorry, until PROVEN otherwise, RGIII is not even in the same tier, probably 2 tiers down actually.
In the post game interview Andrew is just down on himself for a poor game. He is a real hard *** on himself. Poor guy.
Your high.
BTW, when Luck leads a team that loses 36 million in cap money and comes off a torn knee ligament come talk to me.
Dude has been Lucky (pun intended) with great talent and depth and a lot of talent. But lets GTFO this whole notion that Luck is leaps and bounds above RG3. Both guys were in the playoffs last year.....
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
I second the notion of whoever said regarding the game thread has to be comical.
I havent seen one in months, but if they are as good as they used to be.....
You're* high.
Luck didn't have a great team his first year or even this year and most of the better players on the colts were on IR. How many Colts are going to pro Bowl? One
Indy had $36mill in dead money last year. And Andrew lost a ton of his weapons this year.
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holy crap people still think Luck and RG3 are close competitively speaking? arguing that after this game is going to be pretty hard....
I wouldn't trade Luck for ANYONE, he is unbelievable, same with Hilton!! What a game! Go Colts!
If the Colts lost that game (which I'm sure most people thought they would) he would be a large part why throwing 3 picks. Like I said better to be Luck-y than good.


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Effect of Home-fortification With Sprinkles in Hematologic and Nutritional Status in Preschool Children in Medellín
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Objective: To acquire the local scientific evidence, to evaluate the effects of micronutrient Sprinkles™ powder, both the nutritional status and haematological values in the vulnerable preschool population, to corroborate the reported benefits of the experiences in other countries.
Question: Will it improve the nutritional status and hematological levels after the home fortification with Sprinkles in children of two child care centres in the city of Medellin, in 2013?
Hypothesis: At the end of intervention, hematologic levels and anthropometric indicators will be better in the intervention group with Sprinkles, compared with the placebo group.
Design: Randomized clinical trial, triple-blind and placebo-controlled.
Participants: Two groups of 50 children each, aged between 5 and 59 months, not anemic or with severe malnourished, full-time assistants to two children's centres that have the same alimentation menu.
Intervention: The daily diet will be supplemented with sprinkles in one of the children's centres and will be compared anthropometric and hematological values before and after with a group receiving the same diet with placebo.
Outcome measures: Nutritional status (anthropometric measures) and haematological values (hemoglobin, ferritin, transferrin and folate).
|Dietary Supplement: Sachets containing a blend of micronutrients in powder form (Iron, Zinc, Folic Acid, Vitamin A and C), sprinkled onto home made food Dietary Supplement: placebo
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
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|Effect of Home-fortification With Micronutrient Powder Sprinkles in Hematologic and Nutritional Status in Preschool Children in Medellín: a Randomized Clinical Trial.
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Micronutrient Powder Sprinkles 1 gram orally on weekdays during 11 weeks
Dietary Supplement: Sachets containing a blend of micronutrients in powder form (Iron, Zinc, Folic Acid, Vitamin A and C), sprinkled onto home made food
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Maltodextrin 1 gram orally on weekdays during 11 weeks
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|5 Months to 59 Months (Child)
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- Assistance to children's centres full day (8 hours).
- Age 5 to 59 months.
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- Anemia (hemoglobin less than 11 g / dl).
- Current supplementation with a product formulated by a health professional as a part of a nutritional recovery.
- Denial for informed consent signing by parents or legal guardians.
- Diagnosis of severe acute malnutrition by anthropometric measurements.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01917032
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|Contact: Juliana Orozco, Nutritionist
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|Liliana Montoya, Epidemiology
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|Javier Chica, Veterinarian
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|Maylen Rojas, Epidemiology
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|Óscar Villada, MD
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Trace Elements
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Antineoplastic Agents
Keratolytic Agents
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For the price of a plug-in you can buy a Meeblip. It's a digital synthesizer that's fully buildable, hackable and modifiable. It has a MIDI din and a volume knob that goes to 11. What could be the most interesting thing about the synth is who is comes from. It's a partnership between James Grahame of Reflex Audio and Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music. Therefore, any cool hack, trick or update on the little box will surely be covered on the CDM blog. That fact alone makes me want to be part of the story. If you have a kid and you don't mind the risk of getting him too involved in the music industry put one of these together with him this December.
"It's a hardware box that makes noises – virtual analog synth noises, chip-sounding noises, good noises, bad noises, noises you can make into music. It's got physical knobs and switches on it, plus a MIDI DIN in port so you can connect that keytar you bought on eBay… The MeeBlip is the creation of James Grahame, of Retro Thing and Reflex Audio fame. (He tells the full history of how it came to be.) But we're serious about the Create Digital Music name going on there, too… At the same time, just because it's "open source" and "hackable" doesn't mean the MeeBlip is just for hackers. On the contrary – we wanted a synth anyone could play. With the Quick Build Kit, you can assemble the MeeBlip without a soldering iron or, really, much skill, in a matter of minutes." – Peter Kirn
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Scouting Notes: New Britain vs. Reading
A four-game set between New Britain (Twins) and Reading (Phillies) was just what the heart needed: an occupational vacation to the resorts of the Double-A level, sipping radar gun readings on the beaches behind home plate. New Britain is a casual little town in the middle of Connecticut, slightly southwest of Hartford, and slightly southwest of being a city I ever want to find myself in again. But the action on the field swept me away, and the Rock Cats' staff were some of the friendliest people I've encountered on the minor-league scene, so I will no doubt find myself on an Eastern League holiday again very soon. Here are some observations from the experience.
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3B Miguel Sano
Series Stats: 5-for-15; 3 HR; 4 K; 1 BB
Notes: I'll be writing a full scouting report on Sano this week at BP, but I'll drop a few notes here as a tease. First of all, Sano is one of the best players I've ever seen in person. I was able to watch numerous batting practices, pre-game fielding drills, and live game action, so the sample might be small but it offers ample sustenance. Sano is a legit five-tool talent, which goes against several reports that you might be reading online. He's a gifted physical specimen, with mature size and strength, but the body isn't as high maintenance as I expected and his overall athleticism was above average. On several occasions, Sano showed a burst of speed down the line and on the turn that resembled an NFL tight end, a graceful out route from a 6'4", 250-lb. beast of a man. I clocked him at ~4.17 from home to first on a ball he rolled over to the left side, which is absolutely flying for a man of his measurements. The power is extreme and it made me question my religious beliefs, but the biggest discovery of the trip was Sano's skill at the hot corner, a position that many (if not most) assumed would not be his home at the highest level. Sano is going to play third base in the majors, and he has a chance to be above average at some point in the future. He is still raw and error prone, as I saw him step back on a ball and let it chew him up. But the leather is better than people realize, and with more repetition, he will refine that tool to major-league quality. Sano is at his best coming in on the ball, as he has a feel for fielding and making a quick glove-to-hand transition. He can flash the leather to the backhand as well, showing off a few highlight reel plays that saw him react quickly to the arm side, backhand the ball from the ground, spring to his feet, and fire a 70-grade missile to the first baseman for the out. He has the chops. He just needs refinement. The hit tool is his biggest weakness and I doubt he hits for average at the highest level, but he has good bat control for his size and swing leverage, and he understands the difference between a ball and a strike. The end game for Sano is probably .265 with some on-base ability (fear/recognition), and power that could play to its potential, which means 35-plus bombs year after year. Given that fact that he will be a competent (if not better) third baseman, his profile could make him one of the most dangerous and valuable players in the game.
Series Stats: 6-for-14; 1 2B; 2 BB; 2 K
Notes: Pinto can really hit; short and quick to the ball and he makes hard contact. The 24-year-old has a good approach, and I liked his ability to recognize pitches out of the zone and lay off. A good fastball hitter, he was able to track and barrel balls to all fields, and he showed good raw power in batting practice. I don't see a great hitter, but he isn't an empty stick, and his approach puts him in situations to take advantage of mistakes. Behind the plate he is okay, but I didn't see a great catcher. He can receive, but he was only popping in the ~2.02 range, which is acceptable but not above average. The arm itself is strong, although his release isn't especially quick and his arm action can get long. Despite his age and lengthy minor-league experience, I think he's a sleeper prospect in the Twins system, and a player with a major league valuation.
Series Stats: 1-for-11; 1 2B; 1 K; 1 BB
Notes: I was disappointed in Rosario's defense at second, as he looked uncomfortable on balls hit right at him and his reactions to either side appeared slow, both in live action and in warm-ups. It should be noted repeatedly that the field conditions were terrible because of consistent rain over the weekend, but his approach and his actions weren't of major-league quality. Given his athleticism, it seems likely that the outfield is a better location for his skills, but with repetition perhaps his glove can take steps forward at the keystone. But in the small sample, it wasn't just the fact that he made errors and didn't play well, it's how and why those errors were made in the first place.
At the plate, he was struggling to find holes on the diamond, which is partly due to his approach to hitting. Rosario has fast hands, and the bat speed is easy to recognize as a positive attribute. But his swing path is very elevated, as he appears to be trying to hit the ball over the fence with every swing. It's a batting practice approach that he brings to live action, and it might pay off for the 21-year-old if only he had the strength of a power hitter in the first place. The majority of his line drives fell short of the fence, despite being very well struck. He clearly has a natural feel for hitting, but I didn't get the impression that he knows who he is as a hitter yet. Instead of using the whole field and spraying line drives with a more linear swing, Rosario worked in the deepest part of the field (up the middle) and lacked the punch to find over-the-fence success. He doesn't have the body to develop the type of power his swing is trying to execute. With his bat control and bat speed, he could really develop into a good hitter if he works the gaps and takes advantage of his strengths instead playing into his weaknesses. He's a tweener for me right now, more a hit tool/speed type than a complete player.
RHP Trevor May
Series Stats: 5 IP; 5 H; 4 ER; 1 BB; 6 K
Notes: May was frustrating, and not just because he struggled in the start. He was frustrating because he not only looks the part physically but also has a very good feel for his secondary stuff, showing a plus changeup, an above average curve, and a nice little slider that he could throw for strikes and bury. He was frustrating because the 6'5'' righty is an extreme drop-and-drive pitcher; his back leg collapsing to the point of contact with the mound. He was able to generate power, and his fastball worked in the 92-93 range with comfort, but arrived flat and was tattooed for hard contact. He was frustrating because he was tipping the secondary stuff by staying taller in the delivery with less back-leg collapse than with the fastball. Despite the velocity, the flat plane and lack of movement on the heater not only brought down the effectiveness of the pitch but prevented the secondary stuff from playing beyond their already solid-average-to-plus grades. He can miss bats with the curve and the slider, and the changeup has a lot of action. But that fastball was flat and getting barreled up by barrels that aren't exactly going to be playing major roles at the highest level, so that's a problem. He's a future major leaguer, but I thought he looked more like a reliever than a mid-rotation arm. I'll put up a more detailed scouting report this week.
Reading Fightin Phils
Series Stats: 8-for-18; 1 3B; 1 HR; 1K; 0 BB
Notes: Franco's numbers are ridiculous so far this season, and he's hitting almost .500 since getting called up to the Double-A, a level where hitters often get exposed and exploited by the step up in pitching. Franco has been the one doing the exploiting, but my opinion of the player stands in contrast with the on-the-field production. Franco has a long swing, one that starts with a very deep hand load that takes the hands back and up before sending them back down and into the path of the ball. Because of the timing kick and the hip rotation, Franco can struggle to stay back on off-speed offerings, but often saves himself with exceptional hand-eye coordination that allows him to somehow place the bat on the ball despite being off-balanced and seemingly out of control. His raw power is legit, an easy 6+ on the 2/8, and he doesn't have a problem timing to fastballs. He's going to hit for power, but I have doubts about the hit tool and his ability to negotiate major-league quality stuff and sequence. The swing is long and the approach aggressive, and that's a dangerous combo to have when it comes to consistency and game utility.
The profile is made more complicated by Franco's shortcomings at third, which unlike Sano, are legit. His glove isn't terrible, as you can see quality actions if you really squint and want them to be there. But I'd put a 4 on the leather at present, with perhaps a chance to reach fringe-average through repetition and approach, assuming he wants to improve at the position. The arm is strong, but poorly utilized, as he throws from the hip and the accuracy isn't sharp as a result. The range isn't great either, but he has a good first step in the field and can make it work in the short term. I suggest it's a limited solution because the body is a bit sloppy, with a big butt and a thick chest that isn't what I would describe as chiseled. I don't want to suggest he is lazy based on a weekend series, but I watched his actions from first contact with the field during workouts all the way through the games, and I would suggest he approaches the game with less intensity than others. Given the high-maintenance body, the glove, and the limited range, Franco doesn't look like a long-term fixture at third. Full report coming this week, but I'm not as high on Franco as others, despite watching him rake over the weekend. I think the hit tool lets him down and limits the effectiveness of the power, and I think the defensive limitations hurt his value and put more pressure on the bat to carry the load. He's a future major leaguer and maybe even a regular, but I don't see the first-division player other have been writing about.
LHP Austin Wright
Series Stats: 8 IP; 7 H; 2 ER; 2 BB; 5 K
Notes: Interesting arm. Excellent size (6'3" 220 lbs.) and stuff from the left side. He had University of Virginia mechanics, complete with the exaggerated back bend. His fastball had some life and good velocity, working 93-94 early on and 91-93 as the pitches piled up. From a higher slot, I thought his changeup had good tumbling action, and he showed a good, short curveball in the upper 70s. His command wasn't sharp and the secondary stuff played around average, the fastball had some quality, especially when he was able to work it inside to righties. The 23-year-old could develop into a back-of-the-rotation type, as he held velocity pretty well and his delivery remained consistent for the entire game. The secondary stuff wasn't plus but it wasn't just for show either, so there is a major-league ceiling here, although one that it isn't very high.
LHP Jesse Biddle
Series Stats: 6 IP; 9 H; 2 ER; 2 BB; 2 K
Notes: Biddle is an easy top 101 prospect in the game, but he wasn't at his best in this start. He looked fatigued and sluggish, and his offerings lacked bite or intensity. The lefty started the game working 90-92 without much movement. The delivery was athletic and smooth, but as the game went on he started flying open and losing his release. After a few innings, he was working upper 80s and struggling to get 90, missing arm side and up (out of the zone). His curveball was very loose and loopy at 70-72, falling into the upper 60s as the game went on. He just wasn't sharp. He showed some pitchability by getting outs without his best stuff, and he kept his cool after making several errors in the field. He tried to back-foot a few sliders to right-handers, and he ended up casting them and failing to find the target. The field conditions were poor (especially on the mound) and Biddle just looked gassed from the jump, so it's hard to put too much into this one start.
Jason Parks is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @ProfessorParks
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So I should sell Franco for Cechini and a 2nd rnd pick using his massive slash line as a selling point? This is not the 1st underwhelming report I've heard of Biddle. I actually owned Pinto in my dynasty league, but dropped him for Santaner CWS. Is Pinto a DH with Mauer in Min or does he have 1B ability in his feet?
Jul 02, 2013 03:17 AM
I have no idea. I'm not a fantasy [baseball] writer.
Jul 02, 2013 06:55 AM
Parks, your responses to fantasy questions crack me up. The analogy that comes to mind is that of an artist who is incensed that his wonderful nudes are being used as masturbatory material.
Jul 02, 2013 11:00 AM
Yes, I'm elitist because I have no interest or familiarity with a subject that I didn't write about or claim to hold any expertise in.
Jul 02, 2013 11:08 AM
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Biddle's velo complaints are nothing new. I saw him in Lakewood in 2011 and he struck out Bryce Harper with a filthy, tight curveball that was downright #wet. However, he does lose velocity at times, I remember reports of him out of Germantown Friends that had him sitting 91-94 some starts and not touching 90 at all in others. Then again, dude's missing more than a bat per inning in the Eastern League at 21 and has increased his K/9 in every full-season league he's played in (even with the start you saw) so he's got some skill from the left side.
Jul 02, 2013 03:41 AM
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Do you think Austin Wright is more likely to contribute at the major league level than some recent Phillies debuts, like Jonathan Pettibone and Tyler Cloyd?
Jul 02, 2013 08:31 AM
Jason, how can you put Franco in your top 50 at midseason while saying that you're not that impressed with him? Is it just a matter of the power being too legit to overlook? Would you leave him off that list after seeing him in this series?
Jul 02, 2013 09:40 AM
These are Jason's observations from the weekend. It's fair to ask if they change his view of Franco's ranking, but they don't undermine the prior ranking, which was based on information available to the BP staff at the time.
Jul 02, 2013 10:02 AM
That's kinda what I'm getting at. Seems as though he doesn't agree with the rest on Franco. I'm just confused about the top 50 ranking based on this report. I mean the stuff about his body and the concerns about his future seem to be honest concerns but couldn't we have said that same sort of thing about Pablo Sandoval or maybe even Pedro Alvarez? Is that his ceiling? Sandoval put up a .972 OPS in 112 games between A+ and AA in 2008. He hit 20 bombs. Franco has put up a .970 OPS in 77 games so far between A+ and AA and he's already at 20 homers.
Jul 02, 2013 10:36 AM
That's the nature of scouting, especially when it comes to young, underdeveloped talent. It's always changing. These aren't finished products on the field.
Jul 02, 2013 10:57 AM
So you're saying that, based on what you saw, you probably don't rank him as high as others but still think he's a major league talent. Is that the bottom line?
Jul 02, 2013 11:15 AM
Right. After the most recent look, I think he's a major leaguer but not the impact player others thinks is possible. If I watch him in a month, I could form a different conclusion. He hasn't reached the top of his developmental arc.
Jul 02, 2013 11:18 AM
Your man crush on Sano is utterly unparalleled. I'm not sure more than 1-2 days go by without you doting on him. If trapper keepers were still popular, you'd have his name written all over it with many hearts around it. You really should have a separate daily post, where you can talk about all things Miguel Sano, including his personal life.
Jul 02, 2013 09:51 AM
Excellent work Jason, I always enjoy reading your stuff.
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What I'm getting at by stating this is: Are there any stars in the league now that with the right supporting cast could be of Michael Jordan calliber and legendary status? Jordan really wasn't a star until he was paired with the championship teams, and though a consistent player, was never allowed to play to his full potential at North Carolina. I was thinking along the lines if a Paul Pierce possibly.


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Harper trying to find his timing since return
WASHINGTON -- Entering Tuesday, Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper had gone 4-for-24 (.167) with 10 strikeouts in seven games since returning from two-month layoff because of a torn left thumb ligament.
Both Harper and manager Matt Williams have said it will take the 21-year-old slugger some time to get back. Timing at the plate is crucial for Major League hitters, and missing 57 games makes it increasingly difficult to judge a 95 mph fastball compared to an offspeed breaking pitch.
Nonetheless, there's no question Harper has been jumpy at the plate since his return. Perhaps it's a matter of Harper trying to do too much too quickly after coming back from a long-term injury. But Williams said that kind of over-eagerness is expected from a star player carrying substantial pressure on his shoulders.
"I think expectation has a lot to do with it," Williams said. "I think we're all human, and regardless of the job we do or who we are in relation to Bryce, we all expect greatness. And so when it's not, there's a bigger emphasis. The light bulb goes on, it's a bigger spotlight, all of those things.
"Everybody goes through slumps. Everybody has injuries. Everybody that comes back from a long layoff has timing issues and needs to get back in the game. But I think with Bryce especially, that spotlight shines a little bit brighter than most folks, so there's a bigger emphasis. I will tell you this, though: I think he'll be just fine."
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An observational study of 972 adults in Maine and the Syracuse, N.Y., area suggests there may be a positive correlation between dairy consumption and cognitive performance.
Consumers of dairy products performed significantly better on tests of cognitive function than people who never or rarely consume dairy foods, according to Georgina Crichton, doctoral candidate at the Nutritional Physiology Research Centre at the University of South Australia.
That research was reported in the January 2012 issue of the International Dairy Journal.
The study was observational in nature, where the researchers looked at diet and compared it to people's performance on cognitive tests.
To better establish a cause-and-effect relationship between dairy products and cognitive performance, a randomized control trial is needed, Crichton said. And, such a study has recently been completed at the University of South Australia, she added.
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What causes Thoracic Outlet Syndrome?
TOS is most often produced by hyperextension neck injuries. Whiplash injuries from auto accidents and repetitive stress in the workplace are the two most common causes. Some of the occupations that we see causing TOS include working on assembly lines, keyboards, or 10-key pads, as well as filing or stocking shelves overhead. In some people, symptoms develop spontaneously, without an obvious cause. An extra rib in the neck occurs in less than 1% of the population. People born with this rib, called a "cervical rib", are 10 times more likely to develop symptoms of TOS than other people. However, even in men and women with cervical ribs, it usually requires some type of neck injury to bring on the symptoms.
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Physical examination is most helpful. Common findings are tenderness over the scalene muscles, located about one inch to the side of the wind pipe. Pressure on this spot causes pain or tingling down the arm. Rotating or tilting the head to one side causes pain in the opposite shoulder or arm plus tingling in the hand elevating the arms in the "stick-em-up" position reproduces the symptoms of pain, numbness, and tingling in the arm and hand. There is often reduced sensation to very light touch in the involved hand (this can only be detected in people with involvement on one side).
Neck or chest x-rays may show a cervical rib. Shrinkage of hand muscles (atrophy) occurs in only 1% of people with TOS, and these people will have nerve tests that show a typical pattern of ulnar nerve damage. Other diagnostic tests that are helpful are a scalene muscle block for TOS, a simple office test that involves a 15 second injection of xylocaine into the anterior scalene or pectoralis minor muscle. The tests give strong support to the correct diagnosis if within a minute or two of the injection there is good relief of symptoms and improvement in physical exam findings.
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Examination of the muscles from the necks of people with TOS demonstrates scar tissue throughout the muscle. This was caused by a neck injury stretching these muscle fibers. The tight muscles then press against the nerves to the arm (brachial plexus) producing the hand and arm symptoms. Neck pain and headaches in the back of the head may be caused by the tightness in these muscles but also can be the result of stretching muscles and ligaments along the cervical spine of the neck in cases of whiplash injury.
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By Wayne White/Photo by Jeanne RiceChapman University sits right at the edge of Old Towne Orange, a charming little slice of candy-colored cottages, overpriced antique shops and a church that used to feature bad movie puns on its marquee but sadly seems to have run out. My favorite? "There's Something About Mary's Son, Jesus."
Chapman is its own little Pleasantville. Kids chat one another up on its modest but graceful campus. They sit by fountains or in the Argyros Forum—named for its benefactor, the current and corpulent ambassador to Spain—and talk about tennis. They mostly ignore the abstracted statues, which as far as public art goes are not at all annoying; they're small and brightly colored and smarten up the pretty pathways. There is a new sorority here; a sign for it informs passersby that the young ladies who've pledged it enjoy the colors red and green and "squirrels and pearls." It's a mystifying sign.
Chapman University is an odd place for dystopian screams.
Luckily, the apocalypse in Chapman's Guggenheim Gallery is a gentle one—a whimper, really, instead of a shriek. Curator Tyler Stallings always has a light touch when he's scaring the hell out of people.
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"The Frustrated Landscape" isn't what you'd usually associate with scenic art coming out of our fair county; there isn't a single child frolicking in the waves. It is seriously lacking in gold-dappled scrub oaks, sycamores and tall eucalyptus. There is no plein air. Instead, the sky is murky black, and not a soul is pretending Orange is Givenchy. Can you imagine if they did? Oh, of course you can. You've been to Laguna.
But despite the opportunity for an excoriation of our unnatural environment, Stallings doesn't hammer you over the head with a politicized agenda. Had I curated the exhibition, I would have been much more hamfisted. But Stallings doesn't present a political show. There are no sly pokings at genetically modified foods, or the great, squishy tumors resulting from fields slathered in Alar, or any of our other current environmental delights. The massive breasts of San Onofre are missing, and there isn't a single strip mall or sprawling housing tract in any of the canvases, and how can it be a SoCal landscape show without them? With a title like "The Frustrated Landscape," how can there be no ozone holes or pictures of happy housewives in SUVs? Where are Jeff Gillette's Disney slums or Laurie Hassold's taxidermied dead things? How about Tom LaDuke's Private Property, two tan lumps on pedestals, with tiny high-tension towers atop them and invisible wires stretching between what turn out to be casts of his own head and hip? Now, wouldn't that have worked nicely?
Instead, Stallings offers what he says is the boundary between landscape and culture. Mmmmm. No.
The best of the works belong to Tom Allen. Already It Is Dusk shows two flat black crows, featureless and shadowy, on a murky black sky. The only light comes from a small orange blob that could be a spaceship or a supernova. There is nothing more evil than a crow; I've seen them stalk bunnies and drop eggs to the ground, the tiny, fully formed bird within smashed to yummy bird bits. Frozen Windmill is just as eerie: sharp, white ice hangs brittlely off the deserted place as roiling clouds of midnight blue and volcano pink threaten in the background.
All these years later, I'm still not sure what the etiquette is for curating oneself into an art show, but Stallings' works are always a treat. There were blobby, amorphous things hanging at the Santora several years ago that looked like placentas and bloody, liposuctioned fat, and over the years, there have been many, many odes to the cock. Here, Stallings does delve into spooky vistas with The Fiery Pelt and The Black Snowflake. The Fiery Pelt shows a vivid red and yellow skin hanging from a dead black tree. In the middle distance, delicately brushed trees—poplars?—look almost like Chinese brush paintings, ethereal and ghostly. The Black Snowflake shows two soft li'l bunnies. One is sleeping, while his buddy huddled next to him looks up toward a painted rip in the canvas, through which has fallen . . . you got it! A black snowflake. But in one corner, sun beams pour down geometrically, like a modernist church's stained glass. The sun is optimistic and wholly disparate from the slashes of bloody red paint threatening to blot out the small, frozen rabbits.
Wayne White's Sugar Tit—just those words in icy blocks of white atop a found lithograph by Robert Wood—may be postmodernist, but I find it lacking. Sure, Wood's original seascape (in ugly ocher and sienna) is pretty hideous. And White's lettering, showing waves behind it, is well-done. But both White and Puff Daddy need to find their own damn hooks. White's Enough hair on my ass to weave a Navajo blanket fares better, if only because Swiss painter Hermann Rudisuhli's canvas, on which the words squish together, is a prettyish pastoral scene, and White took the trouble to reflect a bit of the rude, fratboyish non sequitur into the small pond Rudisuhli painted below his verdant trees.
Of the remaining pieces in the show, some are landscapes (large, naive works complete with gumdrop- and pumpkin-shaped trees that happily look like crayon), and the rest aren't. Some are well-drawn and charming (Ruby Osorio's Considering Eve, showing cartoon versions of thoroughly modern, everyday hipster chicks sitting on the can and doing their hair, surrounded by pieces of Snow White's apple), and some are a mess. It's a good show, with mostly strong—or at least interesting—work. But, oh, the show of taxidermied dead things it could have been.
"The Frustrated Landscape" at Chapman University's Guggenheim Gallery, 1 University Dr., Orange, (714) 997-6729. Open Mon.-Fri., noon-5 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Through Oct. 11. Free.
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Vacaville police arrested three burglary suspects Friday shortly after a local resident returned home to find her house being broken into, authorities reported Monday.
Bradley Dinsmore, 29, Marissa Stouffer, 29, and Lori Peranzo, 29, all of Vacaville, were taken into custody in connection to a burglary in the 1000 block of Marshall Road, according to the Vacaville Police Department.
Police said the victim returned home around 7:53 p.m. and spotted a gray Dodge Charger that she did not know parked in front of her residence, along with two strangers inside her home. She quickly drove to a safe location and called police to report the break-in.
Before officers arrived, one of the suspects fled the scene in the car, authorities said.
Responding officers surrounded the home, while others were put on the lookout for the Charger, police said. Officers entered the home and found four individuals inside -- two suspects, later identified as Dinsmore and Peranzo, and two of the resident's friends who she had called and who had arrived to confront the intruders.
Both Dinsmore and Peranzo were taken into custody without incident and were booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of felony conspiracy and possession of methamphetamine. Dinsmore will also likely face a charge of vehicle burglary, while Peranzo will likely face residential burglary charges, along with police seeking an additional charge of providing false information to officers, police said.
A Vacaville officer later located the Charger, driven by Stouffer, at the intersection of Beelard Drive and Elmira Road, police said. The car was stopped in the 100 block of Santana Drive and Stouffer was taken into custody.
Officers recovered all of the stolen property from the residence, and credit the police department's partnership with the local community with the case's successful resolution.
Stouffer was booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of felony counts of conspiracy, possession of stolen property, residential burglary and probation violation, officials said.
Anyone with additional information regarding the case is asked to contact Officer Julie Bailey at 449-5200.
In the event that you witness a crime take place, authorities are reminding community members to call the police department at 449-5200, or 911 if it is an emergency situation.
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Emily VanCamp and Joshua Bowman got romantic on the set of Revenge yesterday in LA. The real-life couple got close to share a sweet kiss and an embrace during a break from work on their show, which is currently filming its third season. Also joining the pair on the set was their costar Christa B. Allen. While season two came to a suspense-filled close, it seems the couple are saving the drama for the small screen as they looked content during their loving day on set together.
While she is busy getting back to work on the third season of her ABC series, Emily recently switched gears to promote another upcoming project for her role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. We caught up with Emily at Comic-Con last week, where she told us about the possibility of an onscreen romance with the captain himself, Chris Evans.


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A LEARNER driver from Quarry Bank who abandoned his £150 car after a police chase, was finally nabbed by police due to his distinctive haircut.
Ashley Greenwood drove off when officers pulled up behind his Vauxhall Corsa, near the Merry Hill shopping centre, hitting speeds of 50mph in a 30mph zone.
The 19-year-old then went through traffic lights on red, forcing other drivers to take evasive action, said Geoffrey Dann, prosecuting.
He told Wolverhampton Crown Court the officers gave up the chase but they then saw the vehicle parked up and picked out the teenager, who was on foot, because of his haircut.
Greenwood, of Thorns Road, admitted driving dangerously and without a licence or insurance and he was placed on supervision for 12 months.
He was also disqualified from driving for 18 months, ordered to carry out 100 hours unpaid work and to obey an eight week curfew between the hours of 7pm and 7am.
Judge Philip Parker QC told him he had acknowledged, when interviewed by police after his arrest, that his driving could have lead to a fatality.
The judge said if he had hit someone during the chase he would have been going into custody for "many, many years," adding, "You stupidly bought this car when you could not afford to drive."
He told Greenwood that now he had a conviction on his record for dangerous driving he would find it extremely difficult to obtain insurance in the future.
"Your ambition to drive has now virtually ceased," he concluded.
Blondelle Thompson, defending, told the court that Greenwood panicked when he saw the police car.
She said: "He made an extremely rash decision to drive away. The car has now been destroyed and he knows his foolish actions have cost him the money he paid for the vehicle.
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It's a strange day when a diamond ring is cheaper than a 2-year-old's tricycle. Marketed toward well-to-do female toddlers, Morgan Cycle's Crystal Tricycle gleams with pearl-pink paint and a high price tag, which, at $850, is nearly on par with an adult's high-end Richard Sachs custom bike. It takes 18 hours to hand detail the 1000 crystals adorning the steel frame, which is now nontoxic for kids. The company recalled its original Swarovski crystals because of a lead safety issue. Remember, kids, safety before beauty.
Collectors have historically been willing to pay high prices for high-end memorabilia, especially the latest hits (such as model Batmobiles and creepily detailed Watchmen figurines) or revived classics, as seen in this $2000 Superman. This 70-plus-year-old superhero is 29 inches tall, with a face that feels creepily real thanks to polyurethane composite material that simulates the texture and consistency of human skin. If that's not strange enough, his silky, black locks are actually made of human hair, and, what's more, each of the 1200 to 1600 strands is individually inserted into Superman's head.
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- PIO Number: 13-1-14 BSO Case Number: PB13-01-5454
- Date: January 21, 2013 Time: 3:24 a.m.
Jurisdiction: Pompano Beach
Place of Occurrence: 250 East Sample Road, Pompano Beach
Victim(s): n/a
Suspect(s): Kenneth Lent, male, 41, 03/03/71, 402 SE 7th Street, Dania Beach (DECEASED)
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Broward Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a 911 call early Monday morning of a man acting bizarrely at a Pompano Beach gas station. The caller told dispatchers that the man was stabbing the front window of the BP Gas Station with a knife.
When deputies arrived, they saw 41-year-old Kenneth Lent walking to his truck. When Lent entered the truck, deputies ordered him to exit. Before he got out, deputies saw him apparently smoke something out of a glass pipe. He also appeared to put something in his mouth and then drank from a Gatorade bottle.
Deputies ordered Lent to exit the truck and lie on the ground, where they handcuffed him. On the way to the patrol car, Lent had trouble walking. Deputies returned him to the ground, began CPR and called Pompano Beach Fire Rescue. Lent was then transported to Broward Health North, where he was pronounced dead. Detectives found several knives and a small amount of cocaine in Lent's truck.
The Broward County Medical Examiner's Office will determine Lent's cause of death.
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