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Former Dallas Morning News TV critic Ed Bark, aka Uncle Barky, has posted a review of Showtime's new series, "The Real L Word," in which he basically argues that the show doesn't have enough lesbian sex in it:
The first two episodes sent for review flaunt the language expected from a premium pay network without any advertisers to offend. But the above publicity photo is more provocative than anything you'll otherwise see. Participants on HBO's long-running Real Sex are more than happy to disrobe. Not so the six featured lesbians on The Real L Word, whose almost comically chaste bedroom scenes show less flesh than your basic daytime soap opera. Or pool party. Or walk around the block on a hot summer day. It's like The A-Team without explosions.
This may shock you, but I've never even seen an episode of the original "The L Word." And I certainly don't claim to speak for any lesbians or women. But personally I don't have a problem with Bark's review. Still, I wouldn't be surprised to see GLAAD go after him.


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Cruz has Cards' confidence to step up as catcher
ST. LOUIS -- Tony Cruz has long bided his time sitting in the shadows of one of the game's best catchers, waiting for the infrequent opportunities to start while trying to continually improve at his craft.
His opportunity for everyday repetitions has abruptly arrived.
With Yadier Molina expected to be out for at least eight weeks after tearing a ligament in his right thumb, Cruz ascends into the primary catcher position. Audry Perez, recalled from Triple-A on Thursday, will serve as his backup. The Cardinals are open to improving their depth by acquiring a veteran catcher, but for now, Cruz is ready to step in.
"Tony has done a great job," manager Mike Matheny said. "We feel when he gets out there he gives us a chance to win. I think that's exactly what anybody out here would hope for. We've got faith in him, we've got trust in him, and now he just has to go out and continue to do what he's been doing."
Cruz made his 13th start behind the plate on Thursday, and the Cardinals had gone 7-5 in his first 12. With playing time so sporadic, Cruz has stayed mentally involved by going through pitch sequencing in the dugout during games. He and Molina often develop game plans together, and Cruz has gotten work with all the pitchers by catching their bullpen sessions.
"I have 100 percent confidence in him," Molina said of Cruz. "He knows what he's doing, he's got the ability to do it, and I have no doubt what he can do. Tony's smart, and he's a good player, a good hitter, a good catcher."
Cruz has contributed with the bat, too, hitting .293 with seven RBIs and an on-base percentage of .345 in his 12 starts. He served as the team's everyday catcher last season, when Molina missed two weeks with a knee injury. The club went 6-8 during that stretch.
Perez, who appeared in two games as a September callup by the Cardinals last season, will be ready behind Cruz. Perez was hitting .288/.288/.382 with 10 doubles, two homers and 21 RBIs in 44 games with Memphis before receiving this second big league summons. He arrived at Busch Stadium on Thursday afternoon.
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NEW YORK -- The scouting report from hitting coach Dave Hudgens, who managed Bobby Abreu in Caracas of the Venezuelan Winter League, was brief. Abreu, as Hudgens later told manager Terry Collins, simply delivered "one quality at-bat after another."
Because Abreu continued doing so over his first 15 games at Triple-A Las Vegas, batting .395 with five extra-base hits and a 1.068 OPS, he earned a quick callup to the Mets. He officially joined the team on Monday, bumping outfielder Andrew Brown back down to Vegas.
"Bobby certainly brings that quality Major League bat [where] the other manager's got to say, 'I don't want him up there,'" Collins said of Abreu, who signed a Minor League deal with the Mets earlier this month. "He's been an outstanding hitter in his career, so we wanted to get him up here."
That does not mean Abreu will play often, but it does mean he will serve as the primary left-handed pinch-hitter, starting every so often in the outfield to remain sharp.
"He's another guy that certainly fits the mold, the approach that we like to have here -- a guy who's willing to work the count, get a good ball to hit," Collins said. "He can be a dangerous bat for us."
The Mets already have a primary right-handed pinch-hitter in Josh Satin, and they like Kirk Nieuwenhuis' versatility in the outfield, so they chose to demote Brown instead of Nieuwenhuis. The move balances their bench, giving them three left-handed hitters and two righties.
It also gives them the services of Abreu, a career .292 hitter who starred for the Phillies early last decade. Though his skills have diminished in recent years, he spent significant time over the winter improving his mechanics and plate approach in an effort to return to the Majors at age 40.
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I believe this kind of talk has been outlawed in these parts. Don't nobody read the rules!?This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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I believe this kind of talk has been outlawed in these parts. Don't nobody read the rules!?
It was a bad play. Throwing the ball across the width of the court isn't a consistent recipe for success.
Hill is not bad at all. The play was dumb. He is our 5th best player. Ball should not be in his hands for more than 2 secs or for a wide open jumper off a lance or pg pass. I dont understand it, but usually stuff like this game falls on the coach. Don't think it is even a question we are better than Miami. Now it comes down to not doing stupid stuff like holding the ball for 20 secs every possession when the offense is in a groove once the game is in the final 3 minutes.
I keep my ignore list empty, so sometimes when I see **** like that I blow up
Yes, Hill should never have the ball in his hands to win the game.
Also, we led for what, 45 minutes. This is what always happens to us in Miami. It happened to us in that Chicago series a few years back too. We lead the whole game and lose in the end. That's what happens when you play teams with superstars on the road. No matter how thoroughly you outplay them, they still win.
OK. Click Settings...Edit Ignore List...type in hoosierguy. It is really that easy.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
Agreed. But GH's play overall was pretty damn poor tonight. Not Roy poor, but pretty poor. Unassertive...
Any other time I would agree but since WHEN can you grab a persons jersey in the motion of shooting?!
Let's go back and look at all of our horrible turnovers and really bad passes. PG and CJ. I'm talking to you!
You know, I thought one of the early calls on Roy was BS, and that may have caused a chain reaction, but I feel like the later fouls he got were legit fouls.
2 of Roy's fouls weren't fouls in my opinion.
#3 was when Chalmers (I think it was) stepped on top of Hibbert's foot and fell down with the basketball, sliding several feet on the ground before the whistle blew. #4 was when Hibbert's hand barely grazed Wade's arm and the foul was called after Wade missed the shot.
It's really not. Experience with another pest.
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Apples to Apple: Senator prodding farmers to markets
By LAUREN LEWIS
Eating local food is in, and that could be great news for local farmers looking to expand their selling market.
State Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk, D-Duanesburg, and members of the upstate farming community paid a visit to New York City's largest greenmarket at Union Square Park Jan. 17.
"We were amazed at the foot traffic in New York City, at the markets," Tkaczyk said.
The Union Square Market is open four days a week, all year round.
"It was fascinating to see so many people there for several hours, shopping and buying things and connecting with farmers," Tkaczyk said.
These New York City markets provide a new way for farmers to get their product directly to the people who are looking for it.
"There's a great opportunity now with the interest in fresh local foods," said Brian Gilchrist, executive director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Fulton, Montgomery, and Washington counties.
There are 54 greenmarkets throughout New York City and they are managed by the non-profit Grow NYC.
"There are farmers markets happening at least every day of the week," Gilchrist said. "Sometimes more than that."
Tkaczyk thinks there is a huge demand for fresh and locally produced foods, especially in New York City, where you can't go outside and pick an apple off a tree like some places here.
"Their grocery stores must be so crowded and confined," Tkaczyk said. "And people really seemed to enjoy the openness and being at the market."
However, this opportunity may not be for every farmer.
"It's a big commitment and expense to go to New York City," Gilchrist said.
But not impossible.
"If you want to explore selling your produce in New York City, for example, there are ways to do that if you connect with other farmers and go down together or take turns going down," Tkaczyk said. "You can support each other."
Tkaczyk is ready to help people make connections, and enthusiastic about the idea of local farmers selling their products at different markets. She wants to help get people talking to others who have the resources to help them do what they want to do.
"It's all about supporting our agriculture industry and our farmers," Tkaczyk said. "Not only to help them make it to the market, but to survive and thrive."
There are approximately 36,000 farms in New York state and almost all of them are family-owned.
"The farming economy produces something like $4.7 billion annually," Tkaczyk said. "When farmers are able to farm productively on their land, they're recycling those dollars, and that type of money gets recycled locally in our local economy."
Tkaczyk is looking for ways to help farmers get over the hurdle of getting their product to market.
"I think consumers are really looking for that local connection," Tkaczyk said.
If any farmers are interested, they should fill out an application online at GrowNYC.org.
Once applications are processed, Grow NYC may do a farm visit -- they have a strict policy of allowing vendors to sell only products that they themselves have produced.
Once accepted, you can go every week, all year long, or just for one day.
"Grow NYC will work with you and assign you to the market that seems to make the most sense," Gilchrist said. "The whole purpose of farmers markets is to give people access to fresh local foods."
The average fee for selling at the market is $80 a day, which allows vendors to utilize a 12-by-12 space.
"I got the impression that farmers are rockstars down there because people want to have this connection with the person that's producing their food, and I saw that happening over and over again," Tkaczyk said. "So if you can get there it's definitely a productive day for the farmers."
If New York City seems too far to go, there are still other options for local farmers to get their products out there.
"The Corbin Hill Food Project in Schoharie County has a tractor-trailer or two that goes down to the Bronx [and Harlem] every week," Tkaczyk said. "They bring produce down from almost 20 different farms in the Schoharie Valley, so those farmers are selling their produce directly to consumers."
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'"I'm going to try to bite my tongue as much as possible," Gaustad said. "I'm just a little bit disappointed by it because I'm not the type of player that stays down. If I get up, I get up. They haven't asked how I'm doing. The NHL hasn't asked me. They don't know if I'm injured or not. They didn't check on it, at least to my knowledge."'
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the redskins also have a lot of injuries, and don't exactly play cupcakes
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RG3 beat the Redskins?
the redskins also have a lot of injuries, and don't exactly play cupcakes
Not to mention a violation of the rules of PD.
See my sig. It's right there in black and white but the admins don't believe his intent is to annoy and disrupt. They somehow still believe he's just a misunderstood poster voicing his opinion.
Ol'blue is the biggest Manning fan you will ever meet
Peyton Manning rookie year- 56% cmp
Andrew Luck- 53% cmp
and his big argument on why Luck is terrible is his completion percentage? this just shows how dumb Ol'blue arguments can be
Good point but I am responding to the views and opinions that people post over and over. Some of these folks attacked me directly. I won't let that go... Others posted things that I never said. I won't let that go either.... I don't care who gets pissed off. The ignore button is made for that. If you don't want me to chime in then don't say something really foolish and address it to me. You will get it back as soon as I see it.... I have already won this argument long ago, you folks just won't admit. Before the draft I was saying that RGIII was the better pick and he would be an instant star.... BINGO!! Now, just admit it and I will let it go. If you continue to argue, I will continue to provide data that anyone who can read can see and know which one is the better QB.....
If it matters (and it really doesn't), I think Luck will have his best statistical game of the season this week. I think they will still lose because the Colts won't be able to stop the running game with their woeful defense but it won't be because of Luck.....
don't forget Luck is on pace to pass for more yards and will be very close to manning on total TD's, probably less INT's too than Manning, so what is your argument Ol'blue?
They have only played six games and Luck may never get to play 16 so it is silly to think these things. We don't know how many yards, TDs or INTs he will have. I'm betting he doesn't get there. Want a piece of that action?
I just don't understand you Ol'blue, you hate on Luck so much, but he is having as good if not better rookie year than Manning so far and all you do is hate on him
I am glad you are a big fan of his 53% completion percentage. He is averaging a pick per TD (I know, Manning had 26 TD and 28 INTs) Who knows where he will end up but right now, ALL of the numbers say he is the next worst QB in the NFL and sinking.... Now you spin all of that any way you like, you make any excuse you want but I said RGIII was better before the draft and he is certainly a lot better and a superstar right now according to everyone who talks about it.... I agree with them. You had a Redskins poster here who basically threw up his hands and said it was silly trying to talk to you folks. I think he is right but I am a Colts fan so I am staying right here...... Dumb is another form of name calling, please stop that. I don't mind at all that you don't agree with me. I don't agree with you but I don't hurl insults at you....
Done, put a dollar amount on it and it is not off if Luck gets injured......
OK, sorry for objecting to the dumb remark. RGIII is going to run a pro style offense too. Right now, they are making him comfortable and letting him do some things he already does very well. If the Colts had a good coaching staff (they don't), they would be designing more plays for Luck to get the ball out more quickly with short passes. Part of the reason they don't do that is that they have to keep so many people back to try and keep Luck from getting killed from the heat they are putting on him.... Opponents are seeing that and they are going to do things to force Luck to keep airing out the ball since they don't have to respect the run. That is why I think his INT, fumble and sack numbers are going to go up, not down.....
I am not talking about Luck making mistakes, I am talking about the adjustments the other teams are going to make against him since the Colts can't move the ball on the ground. Double teaming Wayne will become routine, they are already slowing him down. Even more pressure and better coverage will lead to more INTs, not mistakes, just lousy situations and receivers who can't get open. I expect more Chicago type games. That is not a slam on Luck, it is a comment on taking a franchise QB when you don't have the right pieces to put around him....RGIII would have the same problems with Indy but he would negate some of it by being his own running game..... I note that no one ever mentions that RGIII has he most rushing TDs in the entire NFL.....
Looks like people are starting to come to their senses:
QBR or RG3?
Updated: October 25, 2012, 5:53 PM ET
By Rick Reilly | ESPN.com
Getty Images, AP PhotoAndrew Luck, left, makes fewer errors when scrambling than Robert Griffin III.
Stop the engraver. Hold up on the parade. Tell the sculptor to take a coffee break.
Before the whole world gives Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III the NFL Rookie of the Year, and the MVP award, and maybe the election, let's all just wake up and smell the sanity.
Yes, he's electric. Yes, Bob has been unBoblievable. Yes, he's cuddly and handsome and the son every mother wants.
There's only one problem: He's not even the best rookie QB in the league.
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Andrew Luck.
You don't know this because RG3 works in Washington, D.C., the media magnet where people like my friend Michael Wilbon work and watch every Redskins game and then get lightheaded and say things like what he said on radio this week, which was "RG3 is the best player in the whole league."
Whoa. We've GOT to get you DIRECTV, Mike.
Sam Riche/MCT via Getty ImagesAndrew Luck, left, posted a QBR of 68.2 compared to Aaron Rodgers' 54.7 QBR in the Colts 30-27 victory over the Packers in September.
If you had it, you'd know that Luck has been just a tablespoon better than RG3. He's thrown consistently deeper than RG3. He's been more clutch and less mistake-prone. He's scrambled better than RG3 and has run just fine. He's practically been RG4.
What is it, Mike, RG3's cute sock collection?
"It's like they're not watching Andrew Luck," says a man who analyzes quarterbacks for a living, Jeff Bennett, the curator of the most comprehensive QB stat ever invented, ESPN's QBR (total quarterback rating). "One is being called a savior. But the other is just as successful and no one seems to notice."
If you want a stat that considers everything a QB does, and when he does it, and what was at stake when he did it, then Bennett's QBR stat is for you. Going into Week 8, it had the Mannings at 1 and 2 (Peyton, then Eli), with Tom Brady third. Sound about right? In the QBR rankings, Luck is sixth and Griffin eighth.
But it tells you more than that. For instance, it tells you:
- Luck runs more successfully than Griffin. He's had 10 scrambles for first downs. Griffin has had nine.
- Luck is asked to do more than Griffin and is doing it. His average pass completion travels 8.6 yards in the air, highest in the NFL. Griffin's is 5.8, one of the lowest.
- Luck is more valuable to his team than Griffin. Sixty-nine percent of the Colts' passing yards are gained while the ball is in the air, the rest after the catch. Only 49 percent of the Skins' passing yards come through the air. In other words, Griffin still has his training wheels on. Luck has his license.
What is it, Mike, all of RG3's Subway ads?
Wait! I'm clairvoyant! I know exactly what you're going to say next!
Reilly, you single-celled organism. Griffin leads the NFL in completion percentage! He's third in the league in passer rating! Luck is second to last! Oh, you mean NFL passer rating, the most useless stat in football? The 41-year-old fossil that was invented, literally, on a slide rule? The one that doesn't even consider running or fumbles or time of game or score? Yeah, I know that stat. That stat is the whole problem.
RG3 kills in that stat because he's nibbled his way to a league-leading 70.4 percent completion rating. Given the way the Redskins have babied him, Katy Perry in heels could throw for 60 percent. More than 20 percent of RG3's passes this season haven't even traveled across the line of scrimmage. Only 6 percent of Luck's haven't. If you do a cannonball and I do a triple backflip with a McTwist and we both get straight 9s, whose dive was better?
Harry E. Walker/MCT/Getty ImagesRobert Griffin III has seven fumbles this year. Five happened when he was rushing.
I don't blame the Skins for babying Griffin. Why wouldn't they? He's America's baby. Mike Shanahan (283 games as a head coach in the NFL) has a good enough team to do that. It beat the New York Giants twice last year.
But under Bruce Arians (three games as a head coach in the NFL), Luck inherited a team that would pass nicely for a Salvation Army drop off box. The Colts have Luck and Reggie Wayne and just about nobody else. Their running backs couldn't get through a wall of Gillette Foamy. And they've already won more games this year (three) than last year (two).
What is it, Mike, RG3's fabulous hair?
If people would just look at these two guys, they'd see Luck has been even more heroic than Mr. Superhero Action Figure Guy.
Luck beat the Green Bay Packers with a TD pass with 35 seconds left. The Green. Bay. Packers. He beat the Vikings after getting the ball on his own 20 with 30 seconds left and drove downfield for the winning field goal. Against the Jags, he pulled off a miraculous game-winning march in the last minute, only to watch the Jags complete an 80-yard stunner at the end.
Don't get me wrong. If you made me choose, I'd rather watch RG3. He swerves and curves as though his hips were removed at birth. But he doesn't seem to care much about the football when he's doing it. He's fumbled five times on runs already this season, and two of them potentially cost the Redskins games. Give me Luck, who hasn't fumbled on a run once.
Look, I love both these guys. Both have been twice as good as advertised, great leaders, and kick-the-dirt humble.
But only one of them is getting any attention.
And that socks.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
This may be the worst offensive line in the NFL. Most of them are castoffs from other teams. I can't see them getting any better at all. I don't see the Colts getting close to any of those records you quote. They should be 1-5 right now and that one win should have been against the Jags..... They are not going to keep being that fortunate but I hope you are right. I think this season is a success if they win as many as five games. There just are not enough real NFL football players on this team......
Yea, they do suck (the oline), and Luck has won half of his games behind that sieve. Yet another sign of what this kid is actually doing.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Ahem......Look, I love both these guys. Both have been twice as good as advertised, great leaders, and kick-the-dirt humble.
Ha, ha..... well said....
Imagine how good he's going to be with more protection, more experience and a better set of weapons. He's already good with a pretty poor team around him.
I'll give you that RG3 has mostly kept his cool, but he lets slip with some doozies sometimes, like:
Last edited by Kid Minneapolis; 10-25-2012 at 09:38 PM.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
No you pretty much struck out. Luck is not worst than Brandon Weeden, Tannehill, Cassel, Palmer, Gabbert, Bradford, RG3 Freeman, Alex Smith, Russell Wilson. Luck makes better decisions, better pocket presence, reads defense better than your golden boy griffin. Colts should have cut Manning because of the $28 million and he wasn't going to be the same as he was before and he's gonna last 3 more years anyways. Why waste that money when you can go draft the next great QB in Luck? Luck will be a star. He has a 1 or 2 win team at 3-3. Don't think RG3 could have comeback from 18 down to beat Green Bay. Losses for RG3, @ STL (awful), vs CIN (bad), vs ATL (got knocked out), and @ NYG (choke). Luck losses: @ CHI (poor defenisve effort, few mistakes, top 3 team in NFL, Bears), vs Jags (bad loss all around, defense choke), @ NYJ (terrible defense, poor offensive performance, running and catching). Stats: Redskins are #1 in the league in rushing yards. That means RG3 doesn't have to much because he hands the ball off more than he throws and he runs almost 10 times a game. He throws the most screen passes in the NFL as well. That's why his completion % is 70.4%. Luck is one of the last statistically in QB rating, because he's had two bad games throwing, last week they ran the ball for 146 yards, and he had their 2 rushing TDs. Luck has a 26.4% completion of balls thrown 25+ yards while RG3 has a rate of 13.8%. Luck has completed more 20 and 40 yard passes than RG3. Luck has more passing yards than RG3, Luck is #13 in the league in passing yards, while Griffin is 21st. Luck has attempted 250 passes this season, RG3 has only 189. RG3 has rushed for 468 yards this year, which limits his passes, which doesn't make you a good QB, on mostly designed runs. Luck has 115 yards rushing on almost all scrambles. Stats never lie, Luck is a better QB, not a better runner or athlete than RG3 is, but a better QUARTERBACK. RG3 is just an athlete with a canon of an arm.
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Bob Kravitz: Despite statistics, I like Andrew Luck over Robert Griffin III
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The kid is everywhere. I see Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III on my TV hawking Subway. I put on "Pardon the Interruption" and Michael Wilbon is talking about him as an MVP candidate. I go to usatoday.com, and there's an exclusive Q-and-A with Griffin in which he talks about how he views himself as a superman on the football field.
Robert Griffin III has become Tim Tebow with braids.
He's this year's model, America's new sports superstar.
I can just imagine being in an ESPN producer meeting: Tebow is old news. We've got to mention Griffin six times an hour. That comes from the top.
And good for him. He's a smart, young, electric player with a great personality, a highlight reel for a franchise that hasn't had much luck at the quarterback position in recent years. You will not here a negative word from here about Griffin, who has been everything Washington wanted and more.
All of that said, I'll take the Indianapolis Colts' Andrew Luck.
Lest you think I'm being a homer who is wearing blue-and-white blinders, let me remind you, I always took New England's Tom Brady over former Colt Peyton Manning in that particular debate.
Let me steal -- not semi-plagiarize, but flat-out steal -- some advanced statistics that were shared in a recent New York Times Fifth Down blog by Chase Stuart.
(Columnist's note: This involves a lot of math. I don't like math. I took Physics for Poets at Indiana University to fulfill my math and science obligation. I don't know what a lot of these numbers mean, but they look like they mean something, so here goes.)
Griffin exceeds Luck in most traditional statistical categories: His 70.4 completion percentage is the best in the league; Luck is 32nd at 53.1. Griffin is averaging 8.5 yards per attempt, Luck 6.7. Griffin is third in traditional quarterback rating; Luck is second to last.
But look at the stats that Stuart considered, advanced metrics that tell the fuller story, and you come away believing that Luck is having a very good year, an underrated season.
Essentially, the Colts have put a lot more pressure on Luck than Washington has on Griffin.
Luck's average pass attempt is the longest in the league at 10.2 yards. Griffin is at 7.9, below the league average of 8.2.
Luck's average pass distance on his completions is 8.6 yards, also the highest in the league; Griffin is at 5.8.
Only 7 percent of Luck's passes have been targeted to running backs, one of the lowest ratios in the league. He throws to his wide receivers a league-high 72 percent of the time. Griffin, by contrast, has checked down with far more frequency. He is last in the league in passes thrown 15 yards or more down the field.
"Is that right?" Luck said when I shared those numbers. "I didn't know any of that."
Interim coach Bruce Arians said it's all part of the grand design: "If you go back and look at my history, I throw it deep more than anybody in the league. We do spread people out and throw it quickly; we think we have everything, but we also use our tight ends and backs to help the offensive line. We want to throw it to the guys who are paid to catch it, and hand it off to the guys who are paid to run it. We're not a West Coast offense by any means."
Look, numbers can tell any story you want them to tell. We know this to be especially true in a political season, when candidates are casually tossing out numbers -- some of them accurate -- to buttress their cases.
But I think a reasonable conclusion can be reached: The Colts are relying more on Luck to throw the ball downfield than Washington is with Griffin. There's a good reason Luck's completion percentage is so low; he's always putting pressure on a defense by going intermediate and deep.
This isn't from the Times, but ESPN ranks Luck sixth in its quarterback rating, behind Denver's Peyton Manning, the Giants' Eli Manning, Brady, Atlanta's Matt Ryan and Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger. Griffin is eighth.
The bottom line being, they've both been very good given the talent around them and given what their teams ask them to do. It has always seemed foolish to me to build up one player and denigrate another to make a point. Both have been worth the investment as Nos. 1 and 2 picks. Both have walked into difficult situations and produced. And as my old friend and former Colts executive Bill Polian said recently, someday, we may be seeing the pair match up in an early-February Super Bowl down the road.
This will not be a Peyton Manning-Ryan Leaf kind of draft.
Not a chance.
So, I asked the question of Luck, knowing the answer before it was asked: "Does it bother you that ESPN can't go five minutes without mentioning RGIII?"
He smiled. "I'll be honest, when I watch ESPN, it's to watch news about other sports," he said. "When they talk about football, I tend to change the station. I put up a little bit of a blockade when it comes to that stuff. I don't even read what you guys write."
He laughed. "Even you, Mr. Kravitz."
Mr. Kravitz.
Man, I'm old.
But with age comes wisdom.
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Each meal includes the following per pair:
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The dinner menu's appetizers include Prince Edward Island mussels bianco and stuffed fire-roasted red pepper with smoky tomato cream sauce. Entrees include slow-braised pork shank and stuffed italian meatloaf.

Tavolino is Italian for "little table." Noticing the trend of careless service and cooking that pervaded so many chain restaurants, the folks at Tavolino wanted to create a different kind of space—one where the chefs searched for the freshest local ingredients possible and where each "little table" felt supremely cared for. In addition to making their own breads and pastas, the staff infuses their own alcohols with fruits, herbs, and vegetables. The wine list was curated just as carefully, giving diners plenty of reasons to linger in the contemporary, earth-toned space complete with tile mosaic floors.
The crispy pizzas and artfully sauced pastas back up an entree selection that ranges from grilled lamb loin chops to stuffed italian meatloaf made with sweet sausage and served with housemade tomato-basil ketchup. A separate gluten-free menu ensures diners with special diets feel at home, just as the various seafood dishes on the regular menu ensure mermaids feel at home. In his search for the freshest flavors, executive chef Brian Boudreau frequently mixes up the menu with seasonal offerings; butternut-squash tortellacci, for example, summons the flavors of fall with brown-butter-sage sauce, dried cranberries, and an apple-cider glaze.


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The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of addition of corticosteroid therapy to antibiotics in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.
The hypothesis is that the use of corticosteroids decreases the length of stay in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.
|Community-acquired Pneumonia
|Drug: corticosteroid
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Use of Corticosteroids in Children Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia
- Length of stay [ Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, usually 5 days ]
- Length of fever [ Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, usually 5 days ]
- Length of oxygen use [ Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, usually 5 days ]
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|November 2015
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|March 2017
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|December 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: Corticosteroid
Dexamethasone 0.6 mg/kg/day or Methylprednisone 1 mg/kg/day
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Dexamethasone 0.6 mg/kg/day or Methylprednisone 1 mg/kg/day
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common problem in pediatric practice. The lower respiratory tract infections, particularly pneumonia, are a frequent cause of morbidity in children and is the leading cause of mortality in developing countries.
In the last 20 years, despite several research, only a small decrease in morbidity and mortality has been achieved.
Corticosteroids have an immune-modulation effect, not completely elucidated. Most likely, this effect is due to down regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
We postulate that adding corticosteroids to antibiotic treatment of CAP might change the immune response and thereby reduce morbidity, leading to a decrease in patients hospital length of stay.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Children hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia
- 2-18 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pulmonary chronic disease (including asthma)
- Immunodeficiency
- Diseases wich requires corticosteroids therapy (i.e. rheumatic diseases)
- Wheezing in current disease
- Previous hospitalization (14 days prior to admission)
- Pleural effusion on admission
- Malnutrition
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01631916
|Hospital General de NIños Pedro de Elizalde
|Buenos Aires, CF, Argentina, C1270AAN
|Principal Investigator:
|Romina N Chuminatti, MD
|Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde
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|Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde
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|June 26, 2012
|Last Updated:
|February 26, 2016
Keywords provided by Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde:
community-acquired pneumonia
respiratory infections
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
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Poor maintenance can reduce efficiency of ventilation systems by as much as 40 percent.
The ventilation system of your dairy consumes about 21 percent to 24 percent of the energy used on the dairy. This means you should be looking at the efficiency of your fans.
Fan efficiency is commonly measured as cubic feet per minute (cfm) of air per watt (W) of electricity consumed to give a cfm/W number. Several factors affect fan efficiency, including blade design, housing design and motor efficiency. Therefore it can be said that "not all fans are created equal," and you often "get what you pay for."
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WORCESTERSHIRE all-rounder Aneesh Kapil has been included in the 15-man England Under 19 squad for next month's tour of Australia where they will take on the host country, India and New Zealand in a quadrangular one-day series.
Kent's Adam Ball has been named as captain and the tour party features 13 members of the squad which recently completed a seven-match one-day series in Bangladesh.
England Development Programme head coach Tim Boon said: "This tournament will be a fantastic opportunity for all the players to gain experience of Australian conditions and test themselves against quality opposition ahead of the ICC Under 19 World Cup – which will also be held in Australia later this summer."
England U19s: Ball (captain, Kent), Abid (Lancashire), Shozair Ali (Warwickshire), Bell-Drummond (Kent), Foakes (Essex), Hutton (Nottinghamshire), Kapil (Worcestershire), Kelsall (Nottinghamshire), Leaning (Yorkshire), C Overton, J Overton (both Somerset), Singh (Durham), Thakor (Leicestershire), Topley (Essex), Wood (Nottinghamshire).


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As previously reported (see our story HERE), the Four Horsemen were set to release new Outer Space Men colorways at New York Comic Con (October 8th, 9th & 10th). Exclusive to the event, the Outer Space Men: Beta Phase Waves 1 & 2 will be carried exclusively by Action Figure Xpress (pictured above) at booth #1977 and Toy Tokyo (below) at booth #2871. Limited to 300 of each character, the Outer Space Men Beta Phase figures will be priced at $24 per pair at their respective retailer.


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Like other types of echocardiograms, this test uses sound waves bounced off your heart to create an image. In transesophageal echocardiography, a long, flexible tube (a probe) about the width of a little finger is inserted into your mouth and esophagus. (The esophagus is the muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach.) A tiny transducer at the tip of the probe sends and records the sound waves.
With transesophageal echocardiography, the sound waves that echo back pictures of your heart come from inside your esophagus rather than through your chest wall. These images are sometimes clearer than those produced by a regular echocardiogram. The probe is closer to the heart, where some structures are better visualized. The sound waves that echo back from striking the surfaces of the heart are turned into images that can be seen on a television screen and recorded on videotape and CD.
Transesophageal scans done in the operating room provide real-time feedback to the surgeon about the health and functioning of the heart and its valves, so that appropriate choice of surgery required may be made at the time of cardiac surgery.
Transesophageal echocardiography is done to:
- Detect blood clots or masses inside the heart
- Assess the heart valves
- Assess how artificial valves are working
- Detect holes between the chambers of the heart
- Diagnose a dissection or tear in the lining of the aorta
- Detect vegetations or infections of the heart valves
The test begins with your throat being sprayed with an anesthetic to make it numb. You then lie down on an examination table. An intravenous (IV) catheter will be placed in the vein in your arm. You will be given a drug to relax you during the test. You will be connected to an electrocardiogram machine that will monitor your heart during the test and will be wearing a blood pressure cuff. Oxygen will be delivered into your nose by way of a tubing called a cannula.
Then, a small flexible tube will be put down your throat. The doctor will ask you to swallow. This causes the probe will gently move down your throat. You may be able to feel it move, but this sensation is usually not painful. It is quite common to feel the need to gag. Don't worry if this happens. Once the tube is in place, you should not feel any pain.
On the end of the tube is the transducer, which takes ultrasonic images of your heart and projects them into the echo machine. The doctor can move the probe to get pictures of your heart from different angles.
The procedure usually takes about 30 minutes. After the test, you will remain in examining room 60 minutes to recover from the medication. You may feel sleepy during this time. Do not eat or drink anything for an hour or until your throat is no longer numb.
You may find that you have a sore throat or trouble swallowing after the procedure. Having something cold or letting a throat lozenge melt in your mouth will help soothe it. These side effects usually go away after a day or so. If you feel pain or have bleeding, report these symptoms to your doctor.
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Three moms, who say they were harassed inside a Delaware mall for breastfeeding in public, returned to the Concord Mall, this time, with about 15 more mothers, who all brought their hungry babies.
"With all these women getting together and breastfeeding, and people can see that it's not women walking around topless - it's not this big, exhibitionist thing. It's just feeding your baby," said Diana Hitchens, co-organizer of Sunday's nurse-in.
Hitchens says, two weeks ago, mall security accused her and friend, Autumne Murray, of indecent exposure because they were breastfeeding their babies. Diana's sister-in-law, Jessica Hitchens, was there and says security told Diana and Autumne to cover up or leave.
"If I whip out a bottle to feed this baby, nobody's gonna blink twice. When [Diana] goes to feed Chloe, we want the same thing, that's it," Jessica Hitchens said.
Ironically, the three were at the Wilmington mall to support breastfeeding in public during a scheduled nationwide nurse-in.
"I think that breastfeeding is extremely important and I think that the way the girls were treated, whenever they came to the mall, I think it was very unjust," said Mindy Meier, a mother of two who attended today's protest.
Delaware law protects nursing moms, entitling them to nurse in public, with or without a cover. That's why Kate Dupont Phillips, with the Breastfeeding Coalition of Delaware, says she set up a meeting with mall management a week later. Three board members, including Phillips, and two mall managers were in attendance, but the subject of what transpired two weeks back was not discussed.
"Each of the parties had their own perspectives and their own point of view of what happened and it wasn't our place to get into that," said Phillips. "We really wanted to just focus the meeting on the potential for making sure this kind of thing doesn't happen in the future."
According to Phillips, the coalition recommended the mall put in place a policy for its employees that recognizes -- and reiterates -- that breastfeeding is allowed. The coalition also suggested adding baby-friendly signage throughout the mall, making mallgoers aware of mothers' rights, and setting up a lactation room for women who might not be as comfortable nursing in public.
"[The Concord Mall] mentioned that they already had asked their contracted security firm to train all of the security guards to let them know that nursing in public is permitted and that mothers should not be approached or removed from the mall," added Phillips, who says she'll follow up with the mall in a couple of weeks.
"I think it's very important that we support women's right to breastfeed. This is the best nutrition for babies and we need to do everything we can, as a society, to support it," said Sam Stubblefield, who attended today's nurse-in with his son, Andrew, even though mom couldn't make it.
Meanwhile, Diana and Jessica Hitchens, who are not members of the Breastfeeding Coalition of Delaware, have yet to hear anything from mall management.
Repeated calls to Concord Mall have gone unanswered, but the international symbol for breastfeeding can now be found on the mall's website, linking you to the coalition's webpage.
"I don't think that you can fix a problem if you're not going to admit that there was a problem," said Diana, who ultimately hopes today's nurse-in raises awareness.
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Recently on a retreat I experimented (not always by choice) with posture, impact on mindfulness and effect of cushions.
Apart from reaching the obvious conclusions (straight back and good posture = vastly improved concentration and awareness) I found the following:
1. No cushion, just sat on floor in half-lotus = back slouches after a while
2. One cushion, sat in half-lotus = back slouches quite quickly and mind tends to wander extremely quickly
3. Two cushions (or my large zafu at home), sat in half-lotus = extremely good back support, rarely slouching or if so it's only to a small degree, and good concentration (indeed on a couple of occasions I've obtained access concentration). But on the retreat, after around 15 minutes, a very painful stretching sensation arises in the tip of the knee of the leg that is folded in half-lotus. I'm wary of many warnings regarding knee pain, and this is not knee pain borne of unfamiliarity with sitting meditation.
Given my ordination intentions, I want to obtain the benefits of 3 from sitting on the floor, as I do not often see bhikkus sitting with cushions.
My current technique of dealing with the slouching back is to note and adjust. Unfortunately when it slouches fairly quickly this can become quite irritating as it distracts (if it's a concentration practice I'm doing). I wondered whether anyone could assist with tips and ideas on how best to work to improve, and then set and maintain posture whilst sitting on the floor, stretches or exercises leading up to a sitting etc. I remember a lay meditator of some 4 years experience on my first vipassana retreat who set his position, with a ramrod straight back, and held it more or less without moving for each 45-minute sit. It was very inspiring!
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When Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany recently named their newborn daughter Agnes, I was very excited. For a baby name connoisseur, the choice of Agnes by two stylish and attractive stars heralded the arrival of a new kind of cool name: the slightly awkward, somewhat geeky name that's so uncool it's cool.
Of course, Geek Chic has been around for awhile now, in names as in other aspects of fashion. In our book Beyond Ava & Aiden, we featured a category – now on Nameberry – of Clunky but Cool Names for boys and for girls. (There are also more, similar choices on the lists of Old Lady Names and Old Man Names. The list of Old People Names, taking off from the twitter sensation, is full of names that are terminally geeky.)
Some of these choices, like Hugo and Oscar for boys, for instance, and Imogen and Matilda for girls, sound a lot more cool than clunky these days. As vintage names become more mainstream and our tastes broaden, names that seemed edgy just a few years ago now feel normal and pretty – pretty normal.


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Twitter New 52-Week Low: Targets Going Down; Growth Takes Time
Shares of Twitter (TWTR) continue their descent, down $4.52, or 10.6%, at $38.10, and briefly touched a new 52-week low at $37.24, following yesterday afternoon's report of better-than-expected Q1 results, and Q2 forecast, but a full-year revenue projection that was a bit below consensus.
Monthly average user growth of 25% was not as much as some would like to see, and the same story as last quarter about slowing growth in engagement with the Twitter "timeline views," or TLVs, is dominating discussion today.
There is also the expiration of lockups on insider selling next week to consider, which will bring a flood of new shares to market. CEO Dick Costolo this morning went on CNBC to re-assert that he will not sell any shares upon the expiration, nor will several prominent private backers of Twitter, including Benchmark.
There are no ratings changes, that I've seen, but price targets are going down at several shops today, even though estimates in many cases are going up. Even bulls seem to think the company has something to prove.
Mark Mahaney, RBC Capital Markets: Reiterates an Outperform rating, and a $60 price target. "Our View Remains The Same As Last Quarter – We are positive on Twitter's ability to become one of the Web's leading utilities (alongside Google, Amazon, Facebook). And Twitter remains one of the best plays off of two of our 2014 Internet growth factors: Mobile materiality and the Online migration of TV ad budgets. The dramatic 35% YTD correction in TWTR shares shows to us that TWTR needs to prove two things: 1. That it can successfully increase its reach with advertisers – very strong Q4 & Q1 Ad Revenue growth and our survey results provide evidence; and 2. That it can successfully increase its user base and engagement levels (i.e. mainstream its offering). Q4 & Q1 metrics did not provide clear evidence here, though there was one positive trend in the 6% Q/Q improvement in Timeline Views / U.S. Monthly Average Users. But we know that TWTR's "mainstreamization" efforts have only recently begun, initial moves to incorporate media elements are intuitively mainstream, and our history of the Internet suggests that good execution can lead to improved user/ usage growth (Pandora, Netflix, Facebook, etc…) So yes, we believe TWTR User/Usage metrics will inflect up eventually. And yes, we remain Buyers, though among Social Media stocks, our preference remains Facebook (FB)."
Victor Anthony, Topeka Capital Markets: Reiterates a Buy rating, and cuts his price target to $60 from $70. "We reckon that we are witnessing Facebook part two. Instead this time it is faster user growth that investors are seeking rather than faster mobile monetization. Accelerating revenue growth, raised guidance, and a near acceleration of U.S. MAU growth failed to appease investors, who are demanding TWTR show a faster path to achieving mainstream status. We are optimistic that TWTR should reaccelerate growth at some point this year [...] Advertising revenue growth accelerated to 125% YoY from 121% in 4Q13 and was ahead of our estimate of $223mm. Growth was driven by a 700% YoY growth in the number of ad engagements, partially offset by continued declines in average cost per an engagement. Growth in average revenue per timeline view accelerated to 96% YoY to $1.44. Mobile advertising revenues comprised 80% of total advertising up from 75% in 4Q13."
Ken Sena, Evercore Partners: Reiterates an Overweight rating but cuts his target to $48 from $66. "Albeit a small user growth delta (25% vs. 26% expected), the magnitude and persistence of the company's user growth deceleration over the last several quarters (from 30%, 39% and 44% in 4Q13, 3Q13, and 2Q13, respectively) has created some justifiable investor concern, in our view. From our perspective, while Twitter would seem to have little substitute where public messaging on major current events is concerned, today's result would suggest the notion that a growing number of Twitter alternatives may be having some headwind effect on user growth. This may be stemming from similar features and functionality on private messaging platforms (e.g. Facebook follow feature) or through alternative public messaging platforms, such as those that are more photo or GPS reliant, or allow for anonymous posting (e.g., Instagram, Yik Yak, or Whisper)."
Rob Peck, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey: Reiterates a Neutral rating, and cuts his price target to $50 from $55. "While product changes are largely attributable to the engagement metric declines, investors are still looking for signs of traction in new products deemed to accelerate users and attract the general masses [...] The 180 day expiration of the IPO lockup is coming next week, May 6th. Approximately 480m shares will be eligible for sale and the company will not be offering a secondary. We estimate that ~275m shares are attributed to holders that have disclosed they will not be sellers at the lockup, leaving ~200m available for sale which could pressure the stock if certain sellers wish to monetize the ~45% upside in the shares (based on after hours trading of ~$38) compared to the $26 offering price."
Jordan Rohan, Stifel Nicolaus: Reiterates a Hold rating. "Twitter needed a perfect quarter, both financially and operationally, in order to put an end to the recent share pressure. Financial metrics were impressive, with revenue of $250mn (+119% y/y) and EBITDA margin of 15% (vs. 7% est.). That said, the metrics around user activity and engagement (time line views per MAU) remained mixed, despite management's insistence that significant progress had been made. We expect continued pressure on shares in the near term [...] We have reduced our estimates for Twitter's user count in 2017 by another 4%, more than offsetting a higher ARPU assumption. Given these new metrics, and a more conservative view of terminal multiple, our estimate of Twitter's fair value falls from $56 to $43. The pressure from insider selling after May 6th lockup expiration may keep shares below fair value in the near term."
John Blackledge, Cowen & Co.: Reiterates an Underperform rating, and cuts his price target to $26 from $32. "Despite positive financials, TWTR finished 1Q14 with 255MM MAU's (25% growth y/y), ahead of our 248MM forecast, but below consensus of 257MM. Growth in this metric continues to decelerate (8th quarter in a row) and compares against 30% y/y growth in 4Q13. As for engagement, TLV's/MAU were 616, down 8% y/y and 3% below our 632 forecast (2nd qtr in a row of engagement declines). We highlighted user growth and engagement in our initiation report (LINK) and these results appear to confirm our suspicion that TWTR's TAM is fundamentally smaller than FB and that engagement is declining in part due to enhancements introduced in 2H13 to increase the value of a timeline view (i.e. collapsing conversations into a single TLV).
Brian Nowak, Susquehanna Financial Group: Reiterates a Neutral rating, and cuts his price target to $38 from $48. "No denying TWTR beat our monthly average user estimate. But the fact that net user adds did not materially inflect (See Fig 1) in the 1Q heavy TV event quarter (with the SuperBowl, Sochi Olympics, multiple awards shows, and NCAA Basketball Tournament) and as TWTR continues improving its platform, on-boarding and user experience, speaks to how this will take multiple quarters (not months) to improve the user growth trajectory and silence the addressable market concerns. TWTR's user growth speaks again to how the platform is still in its infancy...and how it has a much more niche use case than FB. On this point, consider that FB -- which has 5X more users than Twitter -- added 49mn users in its 1Q:14 results last week, roughly equivalent to the 51mn TWTR added last night. We like TWTR's advertising progress, but over time, expanding the user base will be important to TWTR's efforts to increase its share of ad budgets. If users don't keep growing, at some point, effective CPMs will get too high."
Rory Maher, Hillside Partners: Maintains the equivalent of a Sell on the shares, though Hillside doesn't make formal stock ratings. "We believe Twitter's results combined with our proprietary usage data indicate Twitter is increasingly becoming more of a communications platform than a social network. For example, management based its 2Q14 guidance much on the number of large events expected during the period since Twitter sees usage and revenue growth from increased communication around live events but not ongoing use of the platform. In addition, our data indicates that users are sharing less content on Twitter and the Company is generating a decreasing amount of timeline views per MAU. We believe the data will continue to show Twitter relying increasingly on bursts of communication to generate usage and revenue, and less on ongoing use of Twitter as a social network."


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Witton 2 Frickley 1
8:00am Thursday 10th April 2014
By Andrew Simpson
8:00am Thursday 10th April 2014
By Andrew Simpson
IF Alex Titchiner's stay at Witton ends this summer, then he will leave after again playing the part of protagonist.
His role in assisting Albion – ailing when he arrived – to rise from the relegation zone has been an inspirational one.
The 22-year-old left Wincham Park two years ago after the club's return to the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League's top tier was confirmed, finishing as leading marksman.
This time his goals, eight of them in 14 starts, have helped them hang on to that Premier Division place.
Brian Pritchard's men have won half of those games, almost twice as many victories as they managed in the 14 matches before his return.
"He'll always get a chance, even if he's not playing well," said the manager afterwards.
"When he does, we know exactly what he can do."
Quite, for Witton have prevailed in five of the seven encounters in which the former Crewe Alexandra striker has scored.
Not for the first time, Titchiner produced a moment of quality when his side required.
Tied at 1-1 and frustrated by Frickley, his rising shot from Danny Andrews' perfectly-timed assist served to separate teams that had been evenly-matched for the most part.
As a reward, Albion's advantage over their guests – who occupy the fourth demotion place – increases to 10 points.
While arithmetic shows safety is not yet assured, Witton foreheads were creased with fewer worry lines at the final whistle.
That was not the case at half time.
For Frickley took the initiative, at least initially.
It almost brought dividend when Jake Picton shaped to shoot after being supplied by Fernando Moke, but Michael Powell stretched to block his attempt.
Picton, who later limped off, then gifted Albion the lead.
Stooping low to intercept a corner, he speared an header past his own goalkeeper.
Titchiner forced Ben Simpson to save smartly shortly afterwards, an indicator of the hosts' taking control.
Their grip on the game was loose though without a second score, proven when Moke steered in an equalising goal after Luke Hinsley pinched possession from Rob Bodie.
The latter's next contribution was less flattering, shooting over from inside the six-yard box after substitute Leon Osborne had led a swift counter attack.
Stung, Witton were sprightly early in the second period.
Josh Hancock fired off target twice, a trick copied by Ross Davidson when he squandered slick approach play by Andrews.
At the other end, Albion goalkeeper Matt Cooper had to be quick from his line to thwart Osborne.
Titchiner's moment arrived with seven minutes left followed by a red card for Moke, booked for a second time as punishment for diving in a bid to earn a penalty.
With Frickley's best player went their hopes of a recovery.
Scott Bakkor really ought to have added to Albion's advantage in stoppage time, but shot feebly when face-to-face with Simpson.
Fortunately, his strike partner had not shown such mercy earlier.
Witton have plundered 23 points with Titchiner in the team, the prize for which is survival.
Witton Star Man: Anthony Sheehan. His best performance since returning to action after an injury. Prompted the hosts from central midfield to assume control of that part of the pitch.
Michael Powell is a close second to the captain, occupying a position in central defence with impressive assurance and authority.
Witton (4-4-2) Cooper (GK), Gardner, Powell, Bodie, Brown, Andrews, Sheehan (Jackson 70), Davidson, Hancock, Bakkor, Titchiner Subs not used Moyo, Breeze, Burleigh, Moseley Goals Picton 13 (own goal), Titchiner 83 Booked Andrews, Brown (both fouls)
Frickley (4-4-2) Simpson (GK), Amdal, Denton (Villermann 20), Wilcox, Stratford, Hornsey, Picton (Jeffs 52), Sharry, Kenny (Osborne 35), Moke, Hinsley Subs not used Hood (GK), Davies Goal Moke 42 Booked Stratford (foul), Moke (dissent) Sent off Moke (second caution, simulation)
Referee Matthew Corlett (Liverpool)
Attendance 304
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PAUL HANAGAN may not be quite as familiar a face at Beverley since he moved to Newmarket as he was when he was stable jockey to Richard Fahey and ruled the roost at the Westwood, but he is sure to have plenty of support on the course this afternoon when he is poised to complete a treble.
Hanagan teams up with his former boss Fahey in the opening Beverley Minster Maiden Stakes on Bond's Girl and this speedily-bred youngster is fancied to take advantage of a favourable low draw and make a winning debut.
In the Happy Birthday Dadie Oughtred Handicap, the feature race on the card, Hanagan, pictured, wears the colours of Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, his retaining owner, aboard Muteela, trained by Mark Johnston.
The filly had just one run last season and it was a winning one, achieved by a slender margin, at Lingfield in October. The handicapper has given her an opening mark of 78, which looks fair. She should go well and is awarded the nap selection.
Hanagan also winning claims on Lunar Spirit in the Follow Us On Twitter @beverley_Races Handicap.
Trained by Ralph Beckett, the three-year-old had only three outings last season, but showed a hint of ability, not least at Kempton when finishing third on her final start. She has a mark of 66 in her first handicap and could be tempting as she steps up to what promises to be a suitable distance.
David O'Meara's Omnipresent (3.30), a lightly-raced gelding and a winner at Kempton last season for Sir Michael Stoute, and Tim Easterby's King Of The Celts (4.00), who shaped well on his re-appearance and who is a course and distance winner here, are two others to keep on the right side of.
At Newcastle's twilight meeting, Soul Brother is of particular interest in the Crabbie's Scottish Raspberry Maiden Stakes.
A brother to one of Tim Easterby's stable stars of recent seasons, high-class sprinter Body And Soul, the three-year-old has so far been confined to just two outings. Unplaced on his debut at York last summer, Soul Brother showed himself in a more prominent light at Newcastle three weeks ago when finishing second in maiden company on this course. He is open to any amount of improvement yet and is selected to come good in this five-furlong dash.
Graceful Act finally came good at this venue earlier this month. Ronnie Barr's mare faces totally different underfoot conditions this time, but with Shirley Teasdale again on board, the six-year-old may be able to follow up in the Rutherford & Co Handicap over the straight mile.
David Barron is a dab hand with juveniles and the Thirsk trainer introduces Mignolino in the opening British Stallion Studs Novice Stakes. A speedily-bred son of Kodiac, he should be given due respect in the hands of Graham Gibbons.
Also worth noting at Gosforth Park are Euston Square (7.45), a capable horse on his day, and Distant Past (8.15), who was in deep when unplaced on his seasonal debut in a hot race at Thirsk and is likely to have benefited as a result.
Kevin Ryan's lightly-raced sprinter can make his presence felt this time with Graham Lee in the saddle.
Beverley today
1.55 Bond's Girl, 2.30 Thatchereen, 3.00 Muteela (NAP), 3.30 Omnipresent, 4.00 King Of The Celts, 4.30 Lunar Spirit, 5.00 Night Party.
Newcastle today
5.05 Mignolino, 5.40 Soul Brother, 6.15 Trade Secret, 6.45 Graceful Act, 7.15 Valentino Oyster, 7.45 Euston Square, 8.15 Distant Past.
Today's other meetings
Brighton, Perth and Warwick.
Tomorrow's meetings
Chepstow, Doncaster, Newton Abbott, Perth and Sandown.


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Spudlovers were in their element on Saturday with the annual Codford Potato Day and Seed Fair proving to be another big success.
The fair, now in its fifth year, provides an opportunity for enthusiasts to stock up on seed potatoes from more than 80 varieties, including some unusual types of potato.
Organised by Codford and District Gardening Club and Pennard Plants, the event at Codford Village Hall offered heritage seeds, fruit trees, rhubarb crowns, onion sets and a whole lot more.
Club chairman Jennifer Claypoole said: "It went extremely well and we managed to raise around £300 for our club."


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A Day Off for Grandparents
Department of Family Services
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 500
Fairfax, VA 22035-1102
February 5, 2008
County offers resources and a day off for grandparents raising grandchildren
In an estimated 5,000 households in Fairfax County, grandparents are responsible for raising their grandchildren. Many of these grandparents have little opportunity for leisure.
Fairfax County is sponsoring a Kinship Respite Day on Saturday, February 23, to provide grandparents (and other relatives) who are raising a child for another family member a rare day off while providing a fun day for the children. Children ages 3 to 12 who are Fairfax County residents can participate in the free program. Grandparents can drop off their children, and children will have a day of fun and planned activities.
The county's departments of Community and Recreation Services, Family Services, Systems Management for Human Services, the Fairfax County Public Schools, and the Kinship Care Committee of Fairfax County are jointly sponsoring the event.
It will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at two locations:
- Gum Springs Community Center, 8100 Fordson Road, Alexandria, VA 22306
- Southgate Community Center, 12125 Pinecrest Road, Reston, VA 20191
There is no cost for the Kinship Respite Day, but pre-registration is required. Lunch and snack will be provided for the children.
For more information or to register, call the Department of Family Services – Fairfax Area Agency on Aging at 703-324-3517, TTY 703-222-449-1186. For reasonable ADA accommodations, contact Nancy Coffey with the Department of Family Services – Children, Youth and Families Division at 703-324-7723, TTY 703-222-9452.
The respite day is one of several ways that the Fairfax County government and schools are joining forces to provide support and resources to grandparents and other relatives who are raising a child for another family member.
Working with the schools and other county agencies, Fairfax County 's Department of Family Services has published a Kinship Care Resource Guide which is available on the Fairfax County Web or in hard copy by calling 703-324-5870, TTY 703-222-9452. It contains over 100 pages of helpful information – including child care services, financial and legal assistance, safety information, educational services, resources for children with special needs, relevant services for older adults, community recreation resources and much more.
In addition, Family Services and Fairfax County Public Schools sponsor two ongoing support groups that meet twice/month and are open to Fairfax County grandparents or other relatives raising children under age 18. The sessions are free and child care is provided. Pre-registration is required.
The North County Grandparents Support Group meets twice a month on Tuesdays from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pennino Building, 12011 Government Center Parkway, in Fairfax, VA 22035.
The South County Grandparents Support Group meets twice a month on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Bryant Alternative High School, 2709 Popkins Lane, Alexandria, VA 22305.
To register for a support group, contact: Robin Hamby, Fairfax County Public Schools, 703-277-2640; Colleen Turner, Fairfax County Department of Family Services, at 703-324-5489; or Betsy Pugin, Fairfax County Department of Family Services 703-324-5401; TTY 703-449-1186.
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Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability
in all county programs, services and activities.
To request accommodations or to request this information in an alternate format
call 703-324-7723; TTY 703-222-9452.


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Beaverton, Ore.--- Day one of The Opening is now in the books. The first day consisted of many current Florida commits and targets fighting hard on the field to represent themselves, their schools, their state and the Gators. Inside the Gators, who is providing up-to-the-minute live coverage of the event, will highlight some key points from day one.
Florida commits were hard at work on the field, not only on drills but networking on behalf of the Orange and Blue. Crescent City (Fla.) Rivals250 defensive tackle Caleb Brantley, who at times can give the appearance that he is anything but solid to the Gators, was one of the busiest UF commits on hand. He took it upon himself to talk with many prospects. A few prospects that mentioned talking with Brantley were Brooklyn (N.Y.) Thomas Jefferson four-star defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko, and Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech Michigan Rivals250 offensive guard, and Michigan commit, David Dawson.
A Sunshine State prospect who is receiving much heat from the Florida commits is Jacksonville (Fla.) Sandalwood Rivals250 defensive end Demarcus Walker. Not only did the 6-foot-4, 276-pound end say that he has heard from all seven UF commits while in Oregon, he shared that the mother of Jacksonville (Fla.) Trinity Christian safety Nick Washington has gotten in on the act as well.
When the news broke this week that Class of 2012 defensive tackle Dante Phillips was unable to enroll at Florida, Washington's mother made sure to point out that fact to Walker. Letting him know that there was an opening along the defensive line.
Walker is taking the Gator onslaught in stride.
"It's much worse now that there's more than just Ahmad [Fulwood] and Nick [Washington]," said Walker. "We were at the basketball court here the other day and they just surrounded me talking about "I'm going to be a Gator" and they forced me so much that I almost pulled the trigger."
Walker, who has taken a few visits already this summer, including a trip to Gainesville a week ago, plans on making his commitment in the month of August.
There was word before the even that four-star defensive end Ogundeko could make his commitment a few days early and do the deed while at The Opening. However, he decided to back off that. He told Inside the Gators on day one of the event that he will make his commitment on July 24th in his home state of New York between Florida, Notre Dame, Syracuse he went on to talk a little about what he likes of the three.
"With Florida they have Dominique Easley, he's a Brooklyn guy, great football team and education and just a great environment. Notre Dame has another Brooklyn guy (Ishaq Williams) and a great environment and education. Syracuse is a visit I'll be seeing again on the 16th [of July] and the coaches really want me."
Ogundeko has already visited Florida and Notre Dame this summer and noted the trip to UF was his best visit and that the Gators are looking at him at the BUCK position.
Many at the event say that he is giving off the vibe that it is between the Irish and the Gators.
During Friday morning's SPARQ testing, Tampa (Fla.) Wharton five-star cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III hurt his ankle and did not participate for the rest of the day and is questionable for the rest of the weekend. Hargreaves visited Florida before their summer camp session and did some work at USF's Super Bull camp.
He plans to take advantage of the fact that he is already on the west coast by making a few visits to left coast programs immediately after The Opening. The schools he visits while he's out here include Southern Cal, Stanford, and Oregon.
Hargreaves III said he is excited to see some campuses that are new to him.
"Sunday after the opening I'm going up to Oregon, then I think USC is next and then Stanford," said Hargreaves III. "This is my first time seeing all of these and it's exciting. I don't really know much about these schools so I'm glad to see them."
He also noted some schools he's recently talked with are Florida, Miami, Georgia, Clemson and Alabama.
Hargreaves III said his standouts at this point are South Florida, Florida, and Miami, and that he is in no hurry to make his decision.
Out of all the elite athletes on hand, Tampa (Fla.) Hillsborough Rivals100 defensive end Jordan Sherit was among the most dominant in the SPARQ testing - placing 9th on the list of top prospects with a SPARQ score of 124.80.
Although Sherit has been slow in naming leaders he stated on Friday that he has a top 10 in mind, but is waiting until he narrows it down to a top six before publicly announcing his list.
He did say so far he knows a few that will make the cut.
"If I had to throw any out right now it would be Notre Dame, Stanford, Florida, Vanderbilt and Miami," said Sherit. Those are the definite ones and the other ones would probably be Oklahoma and USF. Schools like that. I plan on narrowing down more at the start of my senior season."
The four-star also noted Stanford is a for sure official visit and that Notre Dame is a possible official as well as the in state Gators.
Florida commits Kelvin Taylor and Quinton Powell as well as top target Marcell Harris all looked solid today. ... Fulwood was limited by injury, but said that he planned on taking part in Saturday's 7-on-7 drills. ... The buzz among the players is that Florida is a real option for Michigan four-star lineman Dawson. He will take part in Florida's Friday Night Lights camp later this month. One of his fellow Wolverine commits, offensive lineman Kyle Bosch admitted that Dawson has spoke openly of decommitting from Michigan. ... A week ago tight end Josh McNeil was ready to decide between Alabama and Georgia. Since then he has opened it up to a final five which includes the Gators. He is scheduled to visit Florida on July 21. ... After basically being dominated by Florida State offensive guard Ira Denson during the Orlando Nike Camp, UF defensive tackle commit Brantley recovered today to split his two match-ups with Denson. Brantley won the first with Denson taking the second. ... Speaking of Brantley. Earlier this spring he said that he felt out of shape and needed to slim down. He weighed in at 305-pounds on Friday and the Director of the camp, Brian Stumpf commented that he looks as though he only weighs 285-pounds. ... Though he seems like a longshot, Placer (Calif.) Rivals100 defensive lineman Eddie Vanderdoes listed Florida in his top five and wants to visit Gainesville. ... Former Gator, and current Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden was one of the guest coaches. He spent time with almost all of the current Gators commits talking to them and taking pictures with them. ... With a SPARQ rating of 118, UF safety commit Keanu Neal missed making the Top 10 showdown by just two points.
Check back with Inside the Gators throughout the weekend as we continue our live up-to-the-minute coverage from The Opening.
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(Deal ends July 20, 2012)
Quinton Powell and Ahmad Fulwood do the Gator Chomp


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US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, has died at the age of 82, US media report.
Earlier this month he had surgery to relieve blocked coronary arteries.
He set foot on the Moon on 20 July 1969, famously describing the event as "one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind".
Armstrong, along with three other astronauts, received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest US civilian award, last November.
He was the commander of the Apollo 11 spacecraft. He and fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the moon.