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How far will the Colts advance?
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How far will the Colts advance?
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
I think they will lose in the Wild Card round. This team has a lot of holes and makes a lot of mistakes. Are they ready to go on the road and win a playoff game? I'm not convinced they are.
Let me add though that nothing would surprise me. I've been wrong about them a lot this year and hopefully I am again. At the start of the season, I thought they would be a 4-5 win team tops and never in a million years thought they would make the playoffs. I didn't really start thinking playoffs were realistic until week 9 when they beat Miami. Good thing the Colts don't listen to me...
Last edited by travmil; 12-23-2012 at 10:59 PM.
We barely beat the Chiefs. We're not winning a playoff game.
Our best chance is opponent plays poorly and game is close in 4th. No way we can beat a division champ playing decent or better, especially on the road.
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The way Peyton Manning is playing, I'm wondering how it would have turned out had he stayed. I never thought he'd return to 100% let alone play better than almost any year as a Colt.
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
It really depends on whom we play against. I'm really not scared of Baltimore if we play them first. If we somehow play Denver, I really like our chances against them. I can see this team in the AFC championship vs NE
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
He'd be dead behind this offensive line. Luck's success comes from his mobility. Our offensive line is down there with Arizona's and Philadelphia's. Peyton might as well retire if we didn't cut him because he would get hurt right away. Castonzo has given up double digit sacks this year and he's supposed to be our best O-lineman!
Who voted for the Super Bowl win? Come on, show yourself
Where's the 2-14 option with no playoff hopes for 5 years option...I don't see it...
Anyway, I think they got a shot against Baltimore, if it's New England they got no chance.
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We will either eek out an upset over the Ravens or get completely blown out.
If they play Baltimore, we'll see which Ravens team shows up
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We could have fixed the line with the king's ransom of goods we would have received for the Luck pick. I'm not saying that would have been the right thing to do, but we almost certainly would have fixed the line with all of the stuff we would have got for the pick.
To all the nay-sayers ............ They beat Green Bay. They beat the Vikes. Against Houston, it was 23-17 and they had the ball.
Completely outplayed yesterday, but they won the game.
We need to add a 'Who Knows' option to the poll. I wouldn't be so quick to totally dismiss the Colts in any game.
I wouldn't be amazed if they win the Super Bowl this team is unpredictable.
Just because someone doesn't think this team will win a playoff game, let alone a superbowl, doesn't mean someone is a "nay-sayer". Just look at the facts, wins against GB and MIN are our only wins against teams over .500. We've played the second easiest schedule in the league, and we struggled to beat the worst team in the league (though it was a tough matchup)
I wouldn't be surprised if we somehow made it to the 2nd round, but I also wouldn't be surprised if we got blown out. Either way, it's been a successful season thus far, so any thing positive that happens in the playoffs is simply a cherry on top.
i cant see it.
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
Let me put it this way. If this is a one possession game in the 4th quarter, my money's on Luck. My feeling says that we will be out of it by then, but who knows.
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Why so SERIOUS
Barely beat a lot of teams this year.
Anything can happen in the playoffs.
I could see us winning the Wild Card game, or losing it.
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If we lose our first playoff game, that means that this season will have the same ending as 7 of Manning's 13 seasons here. We didn't make the playoffs in two of them, advanced in the playoffs in four of them, and lost our first game in the other seven. I get what you're saying about Manning playing great, but Manning's presence certainly does not guarantee a deep playoff run (or winning the first game for that matter).
Honestly this could be a reversal of 2005. Dungy's son kills himself tragically, Dungy takes a leave of absence, and the team falls apart. This year Pagano comes back, the team gets motivation with its leader back, and maybe they pull off a string of upsets. Whatever happens they exceeded everyone's expectations and this year was a massive success.
i figured them for about 4 wins. so, they have blown away my expectations. that being said, i still don't expect a playoff win this year. and no matter how inspired and pumped up they may be, i think the talent divide at too many spots between the colts and the really good teams is too much to overcome. just the fact they were ever in playoff contention late in the season let alone actually make it in- has been a victory in my book.
even if they get blown out in the playoffs, this season cannot possibly be viewed as a disappointment.
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It's called "Living in the Past".
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March 25, 2013
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Could the All-Bullpen Approach Actually Work?
Baseball games come with built-in subtitles. Dwight Gooden vs. Roger Clemens in the 1986 World Series. Bob Gibson vs. Denny McClain in the 1968 World Series. Kyle Lohse vs. Ross Detwiler in Game 4 of the NLDS last year. It's one thing to see a game between the Yankees and Tigers, but it's an entirely different game if CC Sabathia is pitching against Justin Verlander. And no one ever subtitles the game A-Rod vs. Miguel Cabrera.
Baseball loves its starting pitchers. And given the way the game is currently constructed, that makes sense. The schedule lists the probable starters for each night's games for a reason. It's the one factor that changes night to night for a team, and it has a major impact on the team's likelihood of success. After all, the starter will hopefully be pitching six or seven innings and be responsible for a good deal of the run prevention picture. In the National League, you even get to watch him bat! It's always been this way, since the days when a complete game was the default. The idea of one man for one job is so deeply ingrained in the game that it's hard to imagine a world in which it's structured differently. From the little leagues to the big leagues, each team has a starter who will pitch as long as he can, and then some relievers who will finish things off. That is the order of things.
Here's a question: Suppose that baseball strategy were being re-invented from the ground up, with full knowledge of how the game works. Would the starting rotation be re-introduced in its current form? How much does the existence of the "We have five starters who pitch six or seven innings each, and then relievers who take care of the rest" paradigm owe to good logical sense, and how much to the fact that it's always been this way? (More cynically, how much of it is due to the rule that says that a "winning" pitcher must pitch for at least five innings?)
One thing that's always instructive is to look at the language that we, as a culture, use to describe things. In modern baseball, there's a word for a guy who is conditioned to throw 6-7 innings every fifth day ("starter"), and there's a word for the guy who throws an inning on three days out of a week ("reliever"). What do you call a pitcher who is purposefully tasked with throwing three innings a couple times a week?
What if we tried something a little different? Well, I wouldn't be the first to propose such a system. I wouldn't even be the first to implement it. In 1993, Tony La Russa briefly (as in, "for one week") tried a system in which he pulled together three groups of three pitchers each. Each man was tasked with getting through 2-3 innings, and there were four more "traditional" relievers to pick up the slack. The A's went 1-5 that week and went back to a more standard rotation afterward. There has been talk of tandem starters in other places before, and the idea has even been floated on Effectively Wild.
I propose to really dig deep into the numbers here to see if this is a feasible method. Is there an alternative to the traditional five-man/6-7 innings rotation that at least makes sense on paper? More than that, would it work in reality (and yes, there's a difference)? Let's find out.
What Does a Starter Do?
Let's look at how deep into games starters actually went in 2012:
The mean number of outs recorded is 17.4, with a standard deviation of 4.3. The median number of outs recorded is 18, which is six innings, so on average, we need to replace 5-7 innings per night. That sounds about right. An interesting factoid: In 2012, more starts lasted four innings or fewer (12.7%) than lasted past the seventh inning (12.0%). You're slightly more likely to see a bullpen-taxing implosion than a gem in modern baseball.
Someone Does Have to Pitch...
Let's look at how many outs 50 pitches might "buy" a starter. In 2012, among those starters who made it to 50 pitches, by their 50th pitch they had:
Starters failed to record the 18th out in 42.8 percent of their outings in 2012. They failed to record the ninth out within 50 pitches 44.6 percent of the time. It's not unreasonable to expect that roughly 50 pitches will buy a pitcher three innings a good amount of the time, and it will fail to do so at roughly the same rate that 100 pitches fails to buy a starter more than six innings. I also looked at how many pitches it took to record nine outs among starters in 2012. The mean and median were both 50, with a standard deviation of 10.
We can likely cover the bulk innings needed in line with what starters currently generate, but at the cost of an extra roster spot.
There's one other thing to account for: Pitchers vary greatly from one outing to the next, particularly starters. There are nights when a guy just doesn't have it, and he hits the showers after 2 1/3 innings. In that case, the bullpen is on the hook for filling in the rest of the game. There are also nights when a guy is lights out through eight and gives the bullpen a break. Because we're limiting our pitchers to 50 pitches each, if they're really on that day, they won't have as much chance to eat up a few extra outs, and their replacement is most likely to be his usual average self, meaning that it's less likely that you get the benefit of a long outing. On the flip side, if the first pitcher comes out and lasts only 1 1/3, his replacement is likely to be at his usual average and could go three innings, so it saves the bullpen from having to pick up as much of a workload. The tandem approach is a low-risk, low-reward strategy from the perspective of filling innings.
This isn't unimportant. The way the current major-league roster compensates for a starter flaming out is to have a guy designated as the "long reliever." He's usually an expendable arm who's trying to prove that he's not expendable, and usually it's 9-2 or so at the point that he comes in, so it doesn't really matter who he is or what he does as long as he gets the team through the sixth with his arm attached. Teams also use the fact that, if the long man has to go four innings and leaves the bullpen short the next night, he can be sent to Triple-A and some other fresh expendable arm can be called up to take his place. The ability to arbitrage roster shuffling in this manner reinforces a role that fits well to handle one of the shortcomings of the 5-6-7 rotation. Because teams can get another long reliever on short notice, they can "afford" to use a strategy that is higher risk in terms of filling innings. It's interesting to think that one of the reasons that the five-man rotation exists is because it's easy to find bad pitchers. Using the tandem starter approach doesn't really leverage that possibility.
If we figure that the job of the starting tandem is to get through the sixth inning, there will be some nights where they fail to do that, in which case some sort of bridge reliever will be necessary. On some nights, one member might have to be pulled early, or maybe both men have to fight through some jams and their combined allotment of 100 pitches is used by the fifth. It happens. But since we have a lower risk of an early-inning flameout, it's a little more likely to be deeper into the game, and not due to a collapse, meaning not as much length is needed and the game might still be in the balance.
Still, I don't think we could dispense with the traditional long man. One member of the tandem might go his three innings, but his partner might have nothing, and suddenly it's the fourth and someone needs to go out there. Our team will likely have to carry a pitcher who can fill the long man role (so, no roster spot savings there), but also have enough arms in the bullpen that they can trust in high-leverage situations to cover some extra frames beyond what they do now. (Or it can find a long man who can be trusted in tough situations.) Suddenly, we've created a cascade effect on the rest of the roster.
Names Please?
However, I think that there are players who might just be good for the role, and to make things better, they might represent a glaring inefficiency. There are certain starters who seem to have enough "stuff" to get through the lineup once, but who struggle with making it through the lineup the second and third times around. Usually, they're pretty tantalizing guys. They clearly have something, and once in a while they have a nice seven-inning, two-run outing, but why is it that most days they can't sustain the magic? What if we just didn't ask them to?
I looked at all starters in 2012, specifically what they did in the first three innings and then everything after that. I calculated each pitcher's xFIP for both time periods. I then filtered the list a bit. I looked for those who had an xFIP in the first three innings of 3.75 or less. A seasonal 3.75 xFIP would put the pitcher in the top 30 xFIPs among qualifying pitchers in 2012 (Wade Miley had a 3.75), and an ERA of 3.75 would be good enough for no.41 on the list between Bronson Arroyo and Wandy Rodriguez. Not bad.
Then, to figure out which guys might have some hidden value, I sorted the list by the difference between xFIP in the first three innings and in subsequent frames. Their overall ERAs would be higher, but it might be masking the problem that they might be pretty good prior to the fourth. After all, guys like CC Sabathia and R.A. Dickey had good opening frames last year, and both were somewhat worse in the subsequent innings. Neither is available cheaply. But, if we can find a guy who has the tag of "bad starter," but can put him (and a friend) into a situation where their talents can shine in a new role, the stinky parts can be hidden.
Here's the list, sorted by the guys who would have the most to gain. The numbers given are their xFIPs in the first three innings, followed by subsequent innings. There was a minimum of 100 PA in each bin.
This is a pretty good list of guys who aren't highly valued. It's not that they could be had for a song, but it's not like other teams are holding on for dear life to most of these guys. A team that was committed to this approach might pick a few of these pitchers up, and probably not for a lot of money. And the fact that they exist at the major-league level makes one wonder how many of their brethren are in the minors, toiling away as "failed starters" who might thrive in a role like this, except for the fact that one does not really exist for them. (Note: I also looked to identify relievers who might be extended beyond one inning, and would thrive in a role where they pitched three instead. They might be out there, but while starters, even bad ones, go well beyond three innings, there were very few relief appearances that lasted three innings in 2012. In fact, only 20 percent of relief appearances in 2012 involved the pitcher getting a fourth out.)
If the trend held, a pitching staff composed of these guys, who had to go only three innings each time they went out, could deliver a combined performance consistent with the top or second starters on most teams, and could do so every night (though only for about six innings, give or take, rather than the seven or eight innings we normally associate with an "ace" outing). Consider what that sort of performance would cost a team on the free agent market, and compare it to what a pitching staff composed of the list above might cost. The savings might be useful in upgrading other parts of the team.
Aren't You Making Some Major Assumptions Here...
At the MLB level, there are almost no examples of pitchers being used in a 50 pitches, two days off system. In fact, there aren't even that many individual case events. Starters who throw only around 50 pitches are usually either hurt or ineffective. If they're hurt, they might make their next appearance after 15 days on the DL. If they're ineffective, they likely just take their next turn in the rotation. Relievers who throw that many pitches are usually pitching in long relief, and then next pitch when they are needed. No one does this on a regular basis, and it's not clear whether this would wear pitchers down or whether it would be a wonderfully revolutionary idea.
It seems like 50 pitches followed by two days off could work, at least in that it passes the smell test. If anything, this would require a complete re-conceptualization of how pitchers train and structure their workloads, and maybe it wouldn't work unless you've been pitching that way since the age of 12. And maybe the changes would affect the pitchers and make them worse (or better.). The reality is that most pitchers train along one of two tracks, and so if a team wanted to implement this tandem model, it couldn't count on finding guys who were cast off from other organizations but already had trained in the same basic role the way that they can find six-inning starters. That makes searching for reinforcements a lot harder. Basically, a team would have to produce all of its pitchers internally, or it would have to be shown that the conversion to the "50 and two" model could be quick and easy. Otherwise, there just wouldn't be enough pitchers out there to make things work.
Possible Extra Benefits
Possible Problems
Would Anyone Willingly Sign Up for This?
Then there's the ego bruise that would come from being told, "Well, you're not good enough to be a real starter..." Finding actual human beings to play in this system would be a challenge, and it's not like minor-league systems are churning out guys ready to step into this role. In fact, the primary thing that the tandem model has going for it is that it would be staffed by guys who were chosen because they weren't good enough to be real starters. Often, we hear of guys who take lesser contracts "because it gives me the chance to start." Maybe that's stupid male pride, but while the system might make sense on paper, baseball is still played by humans. Maybe if guys had grown up throwing in this role and idolizing the great starter tandems of all time, there might be a line of guys who would be willing to take the role. But that's not the way it works.
In Sum...
However, #ThereIsNoUnicorn. The types of pitchers that are called for in this system are not naturally provided by the baseball talent training system, and it would be hard to recruit people to the cause. Plus, there would be roster repercussions all across the team, from relievers who would need to work longer to bench players who might have to be a little more multi-talented. It's not impossible, but it's a lot tougher than just saying "Okay, this is how we're going to operate from here on out."
In theory, this would work great and would probably net a team some really nice value. But, as my father is fond of saying, "Everything works in theory." The real-world structural obstacles that would get in the way of converting to this type of program seem like they would be too great to overcome. It would certainly take overhauling an organizational philosophy, and that's hard to do. Maybe the game will evolve a little and the ingredients that would be needed for this to work will be more readily available. Maybe there's a team that could luck into exactly the right roster and give it a whirl. Maybe this works great in video games where you can do a fantasy draft with exactly the right players, and players who don't complain and just trot in and out of the game when you hit the right button. Just don't expect to see it in reality any time soon.
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The Dodgers could modify this a bit; use Kershaw every fifth day and use their other 7 starters the other 4 days. Then turn things over to Belisario, Jansen and League. It's not elegant, but it "could" work.
Mar 25, 2013 03:38 AM
I would propose an alternative system with three regular starters(A-C). Then two pairs who pitch regularly once each time through but are also available in relief on the opposite side of the rotation(D-G). These guys would pitch 2-4 innings each depending on how they're doing. Five regular relievers(H-L) available all games. So it's a relatively normal 12 man staff. Something like this.
Mar 25, 2013 07:48 AM
Tom Tango suggested in The Book that teams use three regular starters and two tandems. It might help the transition if pitchers felt like they could pitch well in a tandem to become a "normal" starter again. The tandems might also finally push everyone to start using pWAR instead of wins to judge pitchers. But maybe we could use 1/2 wins until they are ready to make that leap.
Mar 25, 2013 04:23 AM
To be more precise, I believe Tango suggested one tandem that would pitch twice in the rotation.
Mar 25, 2013 05:07 AM
Tom's model was to have three "normal" starters who would pitch on days 1, 2, and 4. On days 3 and 5, a tandem starting team would take the hill. I've played around with that model a bit. It does have the problem that your normal starters need to be decent... and that negates the cost-savings aspect of my plan. But certainly his way has its merits.
Mar 25, 2013 06:03 AM
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I can't help but notice that there are a couple of guys who've recently gone under the knife with Tommy John or other recent arm maladies in that list.
Mar 25, 2013 05:14 AM
I have to agree with the above comments - seems like it would make sense to have 1-3 "real" starters in the traditional mode, then tandem for the rest. Seems perfect for younger starters to be able to 'graduate' into the role then - a guy like Scherzer seems like would have been perfect for this...
Mar 25, 2013 08:17 AM
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I'm with Tango et. al. on making this a COMPONENT of a staff, at least at first, rather than trying to build a staff this way.
Mar 25, 2013 09:04 AM
I am having a hard time getting my head around the fact that your strategy scraps the traditional role of the starting pitcher, which is an ingrained in the culture and history of baseball as the ball and the bat, but keeps leaves the faux tradition of the late-inning reliever intact. Why not try to come up with a scheme that maximizes the value of the Mariano Riveras and Arodlis Chapmans, rather than just minimize the damage from having to run Carl Pavano out there every 5th day?
Mar 25, 2013 09:38 AM
Doesn't this already sort of happen in rookie and low A leagues? I live in an NY-P town, and shortly after the draft, we rarely see starters go more than 4 innings. I realize it may be a little apples-to-oranges, but maybe data from these leagues would be instructive?
Mar 25, 2013 09:43 AM
It does happen in lower level leagues, but that's with a view to slowly building guys up to go 7 innings.
Mar 25, 2013 10:10 AM
Russell, have you taken a look at lincecum last year during the post season. While you are dealing with a small sample size (roughly 20 IP), it may be the closest to a recent implementation of what you're proposing here.
Mar 25, 2013 10:00 AM
Actually, you see a few of these guys pop up every post-season... usually the team's fifth starter. Tommy Hunter also seemed to be reprising a similar role.
Mar 25, 2013 10:11 AM
Dave Scott
I recall something like this being proposed in a 60's book called "Percentage Baseball". It was not politely received by old-liners, which made me, a a teenager, think it might have merit.
Mar 25, 2013 10:48 AM
On the topic, an interesting article from 40 years ago in SI on Earnshaw Cook and the ideas in his book.
Mar 25, 2013 11:36 AM
Seems to me an easier way to experiment - and perhaps more "acceptable" - would be to try this for the 5th starter role, perhaps allowing the starter to extend a bit further if effective. Then they could be available as an auxiary reliever on the 2nd or 3rd day of their 5 game cycle.
Mar 25, 2013 12:22 PM
The biggest issue here is that you're trying to mix something that naturally has six beats into a rhythm that has 5. If you're figuring that a tandem takes care of the fifth starter role, then really they'd only be available for relief duties for the third starter. (#1 and #2 would be their rest days) Even then, a relief appearance might only leave them one day to recover, and they couldn't cover for #4 because they have to pitch the next day. In some sense, what you lose is the roster spot.
Mar 25, 2013 13:30 PM
I can't help but think that the real-world way to test this would be to replace a fifth starter with the tandem concept - with the tandem being comprised of two guys who otherwise would only get the long-reliever type jobs.
Mar 25, 2013 12:28 PM
The problem with all these intriguing experiments -- the Red Sox' closer by committee a few years back, the Rockies last year, LaRussa in '93 -- is that no groundwork was laid.
Mar 25, 2013 19:01 PM
I've had this idea for years (even sent it to an anonymous baseball team that posted a job on BP a few years back.)
Mar 25, 2013 19:27 PM
There are obvious flaws with this idea, not the least of which is the extreme unlikeliness any team will implement it. For this to work, not only would you need Carl Pavano to make the switch (which would probably make him more effective), Justin Verlander would have to change (which could make him less effective over-all).
Mar 26, 2013 04:45 AM
What about system similar to the Rockies, but bit more practical? A 4-man rotation with a hard 100 pitch count seems reasonable to me. The team would just have to have the discipline to NEVER allow the pitch count to hit 101 under any circumstance and carry an extra reliever.
Mar 26, 2013 06:30 AM
About ten years ago, I had dinner with Sandy Alderson (and a few other people) and suggested this concept, as it had always been a pet idea of mine. He said he had thought about it when he ran the A's but didn't think they had enough roster spots.
Mar 26, 2013 15:23 PM
I came up with a similar idea on my baseball website last year. www.outsidermlbanalysis.com is the name and it's in the philosophy section. I just wanted to say I came up with this first.
Mar 27, 2013 19:18 PM
You are hardly the first. This has been an idea that has kicked around for a while.
Mar 28, 2013 09:58 AM
I dont think anyone should put a finite number on how many tandems. Some teams have two or three or even four really dependable starters while others only have one or two. You shouldnt force a system on anyone but rather allow each team to fit this idea into their needs. This is a perfect way to get a young minor league starter who is on the verge of making it to the show onto the roster. Let him get his experience and lessons as a starter instead of as a reliever ala Johan Santana. Of course, one of the downsides is starting the service time clock early but maybe you also start the productivity early as well.
Mar 28, 2013 05:36 AM
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Next fall, elementary school cafeterias in the San Diego, Calif., Unified School District will be offering meatless menus on Mondays.
Earlier this week the district's Board of Education voted 4 to 1 to implement the meat-free initiative, citing that nearly 28 percent of children in the country are overweight or obese, according to CBS 8 News.
"Our job is to improve our students' prospects for a healthy, happy and successful life," School board Trustee Kevin Beiser said. "Learning how to make good food choices is an essential component."
The vote affects all of the district's elementary and K-8 schools. Read more from CBS 8 News here. The district is the second largest in California serving more than 132,000 students through grade 12.
However, not everyone supports the decision. NBC San Diego reports that Trustee Scott Barnett points that poorer students depend on well-rounded nutrition at school.
"I cannot support this resolution. We need to do more analysis, more study. How are our kids going to be impacted by this?" he asked.
Instead of meat, Monday menus will feature plant-based foods, including vegetable lasagna, baked potatoes, grilled vegetable paninis or tofu and vegetable stir fry. Click here for more.
The Animal Agriculture Alliance, offers multiple sources to counter Meatless Monday, including how meat can be included as part of a healthy diet and other misconceptions surrounding the push.


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Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, who has been fighting cancer, announced Monday he is giving up plans to seek a third term on the City Council and will step down from office next June 30.
Rosendahl, 67, who recently returned to work, said he believes he needs more time to care for his health – even as he has seen improvement.
"I am stronger, my legs are stronger and I've been gaining back weight," Rosendahl said in a telephone interview. "But this takes time to deal with and I want to be fair to everyone."
Rosendahl had been unchallenged in his plans for re-election, but his announcement is expected to draw a number of candidates. Rosendahl said he is endorsing his chief deputy, Mike Bonin, for the job.
"It is my greatest hope to be there to see Mike Bonin sworn in," Rosendahl said.
After he leaves office, Rosendahl said he hopes to return to television and to lobby for the legalization of marijuana at the federal level.
"It's ridiculous to see all these young people in jail for a drug no worse than alcohol," he said.
A former cable television executive, Rosendahl was elected to the City Council in 2005 to represent the Westside district that stretches from the Pacific Palisades to Westchester.
He has served on the Budget and Finance Committee, and pushed to bring in more city revenue through increases in parking meter charges. He also has demanded more service from the Fire Department for remote areas of his district.
Rosendahl is an openly gay member of the City Council and has spoken out repeatedly on equality issues.
He also is a Vietnam-era veteran, where he served in the Air Force.
Rosendahl had been resisting efforts to step down, going ahead with plans for re-election.
He said he only recently came to the decision to retire from the City Council.


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A FEASIBILITY study into the installation of small wind turbines in Shipston is set to be carried out, following a decision by the town council.
In a motion proposed by deputy mayor Philip Vial, five councillors voted in favour with four against at a recent meeting.
Community Energy Warwickshire, a volunteer-run Community Benefit Society, will now apply for a grant from the Rural Community Energy Fund to carry out an initial study into the potential opportunities for community-owned renewable energy generation.
The study will look at whether or not the wind turbines feasible but also whether they would have public support.


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I love humans! While I am a little shy around new people, once I get to know you I can't stop showing my affection. I love to greet you when you get up in the morning and when you come home in the evening. I show my affection through lots of cuddling, giving kitty massages, and purring with all my might. I also love to gaze into your eyes to share deep thoughts. I am a light eater and never misbehave, although I do enjoy chewing on interesting looking items! Even though I'm grown up, I play like a young kitten. I'll toss those rattly mice in the air, and carry them around—I'm also very keen on playing with Q-tips.
Won't you take me home?


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This selection of photographs from Polly Borland's most recent series 'Smudge' shows a combination of exuberant playfulness and dark, masqueraded sexuality. Created in a setting of spontaneity and constant experimentation, these works are distinctly raw and wildly imaginative.
See the full collection of 'Smudge'.
A leading portrait photographer before moving to the UK from her native Australia in 1989, Polly has earned her reputation for specialising in stylised portraiture and offbeat reportage. In the 90s she worked regularly for numerous UK and US publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Independent and Dazed and Confused.
In 1994 she won the prestigious John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award. Her work has appeared in numerous exhibitions, and a selection of photographs from The Babies was exhibited at the South Bank's Meltdown Festival in 1999, curated that year by Nick Cave.
The National Portrait Gallery in London and Australia have acquired a number of Borland's photographs for its collection, and in 2000 both exhibited a solo show of her work. Powerhouse published her first book The Babies in 2001 with an essay by Susan Sontag. In that same year she was one of eight chosen photographers to photograph the Queen for her Golden Jubilee.
Borland collaborated with Lauren Child on two children's books for Puffin, reworking the fairytales The Princess and the Pea, and Goldilocks and The Three Bears. Michael Hoppen Contemporary exhibited her Bunny project in August 2008 – a series of portraits of a giant girl called Gwen. A book of this work was published by Other Criteria that same year.
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By Chuck Barney
"The X Factor" returns to action and "Tonight, it's a blood bath!" roars the over-amped announcer guy.
So does this mean Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid are going to settle their nasty little feud in a rock-'em, sock-'em steel-cage match? (Pretty please!). Um, no, the announcer guy is referring to the fact that four singers will get their butts kicked off the show.
What this means is that Simon, L.A., Demi Lovato and Britney Spears are able to each save two singers from their team based off of last night's Top 16 performances. The remaining two must take the stage for a sing-off, leaving only one moving to the Top 12.
But first a word about our hosts: Yes, newbies Mario Lopez and Khloe Kardashian Odom have both bravely returned. We thought they may have run screaming for the hills after getting their first taste of the outrageous, overproduced and super-silly spectacle that is "The X Factor." But no, they're back and Khloe has wisely chosen to wear a less-sheer, blue leather dress -- the better to hide those pesky nipples.
As for the judges, well, they've got some tough decisions to make.
"They're like my children, so it's going to be very hard to choose which one of my children will go home," says Brit-Brit, speaking, we assume, about her team of singers.
OK, so here's how it all went down:
Demi's Young Adults
Demi, who is rocking yet another new hairstyle, puts Jennel Garcia and Paige Thomas through to the next round. That means CeCe Frey and Willie Jones will have a "bloodbath" sing-off.
CeCe, in a stunning (and short) red dress, brings plenty of power and emotion to "Out Here on My Own." It's way better than her weaked-voiced, washed-out performance on Wednesday. By the end, she's crying.
"I don't understand why you didn't do something like this last night," Simon says.
Jones follows that up with "You Don't Know Me" by Ray Charles. Again, it's better than last night's number with all those goofy female dancers. But is it good enough to beat CeCe? Apparently not. Demi sends him home.
"I just think it's not your time right now," says Demi, looking like a brown-clad school marm. "But I believe in you."
Just not enough. And so we lose one of the more distinct performers at this stage of the competition.
L.A.'s Over 25s
L.A. sends tattooed rocker Vino Alan (who was terrible last night) and country cowboy Tate Stevens into the Top 12. Singing for survival: David Correy and Jason Brock.
David goes first, delivering a weirdly rearranged version of Kelly Clarkson's "Since You've Been Gone." It feels forced and melodramatic and just strange.
Britney is blown away, but Demi says it "felt like you were screaming the whole time." Simon agrees with Demi.
Brock follows with Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time," wisely resisting the urge to over-sing. It ends with a couple of nice runs that have Britney saying, "Today you turned me into a fan." Demi notes that "There'something really genuine behind your eyes." But Simon lets his jerk flag fly by saying, "You're asking me to jusge two horses who are coming last in a race" (because he can't imagine either David or Jason winning the competition).
L.A. takes a moment to tell Simon "that was really mean." And then he makes David walk the plank.
Excellent. Our ears thank you.
Britney's Teens
Britney should be ashamed of herself for a case of bad mentoring. None of her team members were given songs and/or arrangements that played to their strengths Wednesday night. Still, two have to go through and Ms. Spears gives her blessing to Beatrice Miller and Carly Rose Sonenclar.
That leaves Arin Ray and Diamond White to sing for their lives.
Arin becomes the second dude of the night to do Whitney Houston, delivering a lovely (but not great) version of "I Look to You" that has the little girls shrieking. It continues the trend of contestants improving upon their Wednesday performances.
White responds by pouring her heart into Mary J. Blige's version of Elton John's "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," and I like it better than Arin's performance. We agree with Simon, who says he doesn't think either singer should have to leave the show (Can we just replace Jason with one of them?).
"This is like the hardest decision ever," says Brit-Brit, who finally decides to send Diamond packing. Both Diamond and Arin look stunned.
Simon's Groups
An easy choice here: Simon gives passes to adorable boys of Emblem 3, who brought down the house on Wednesday, and frenetic rap group Lyric 145.
Going on to the battle round: Sister C and 1432.
Sister C goes first, doing a nice version of Miley Cyrus' "When I Look at You" and looking like a trio of glam stars from The CW.
1432, five teen girls who only recently became a group, boldly take on Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper," and deliver some lovely harmonizing. "You made me a believer," says Britney, and Demi is so impressed that she claims they "did better than the original singer."
Of course, it's Simon who has the last word and he sends Sister C home.
But before the show closes, Simon confesses that he just can't live with the name "1432" and tells us that he's putting a call out to the public -- via the "X Factor" website -- to make suggestions for a new group name.
Next week, the show continues with the battle of the Top 12 and we poor sould in the audience finally get our chance to weigh in.


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Much of the text works on preventing errors in the conceptualization of mind. Mind cannot, by definition, be an object of experience; it is not something to which a practitioner of Zen could come into relation. Mind is also not something within the totality of things, since it is the formless background against which all things can be experienced. The Huang-po texts are skillful in insisting that this mental background is essentially "open" or "empty"; every effort to put yourself before it excludes you from it. Nor is mind the subject of experience. Therefore the texts claim that in "mind" there is "no subject, no object, no self, no other."30 Mind and objects of mind "co-arise" and are therefore undifferentiated. Since, as P'ei-hsiu writes, Huang-po taught nothing but "mind," we will have occasion in explaining the ideas that follow to say more about this elusive Zen symbol.
4. The Concept of Sudden Awakening
The idea that awakening entails a sudden breakthrough into a mode of consciousness that has always been fundamental to your being but never truly seen is basic to the Huang-po literature. Reference to it appears numerous times in the text, even though little time is spent dwelling on the idea. Conscious reflection on this theme would not have been necessary in Chinese Buddhism of the ninth century because the mainstream of the tradition had several centuries before this period to come to a consensus—enlightenment is a sudden, unexpected, unplanned, and incomprehensible event that befalls the practitioner even though he or she may have spent an entire career striving to attain it.
The only question that remained was how exactly to account for it, or how to connect it to Buddhist practice and to the other concepts of the tradition. This is where Huang-po was innovative, and rhetorically powerful. In working with sudden awakening, Huang-po and the Hung-chou tradition of Zen took up the Taoist theme that since you already reside within the Way, and cannot escape it, there is "nothing to do." Enlightenment, therefore, is simply awakening to this fact. Therefore, the text says, "Awakening suddenly, you realize that your mind is the Buddha, that there is nothing to be attained, nor any act to be performed. This is the true way, the way of the Buddha."34
There were a number of cultural and spiritual forces behind the emergence of the Chinese doctrine of sudden awakening, but an important one was the philosophical realization that it did not make sense to claim that something truly transcendent emerged out of the world in incremental stages, as if enlightenment were just more of the many phenomena things found in the world of unenlightenment. Ideas about "stages of practice," therefore, which were vital to early T'ang-dynasty Buddhist thought, came under heavy critique in the Zen tradition. Thus, the Huang-po texts explain how "the six perfections and other similar practices, which seek buddhahood through advancement along stages,"35 are simply misguided; they fail to understand what kind of a realization buddhahood might be. "The real Buddha is not a Buddha of stages!"36
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Vedanta holds that evil cannot exist outside God, because God is the material cause of the universe. The example is of the spider weaving its web from its saliva. The spider, the cause, is not different from its web, the effect; just as Brahman is not different from the universe.
Vedanta discards a separate existence for evil and considers evil to be only a relative viewpoint. For example, poison is generally considered to be bad; but it is also good in a certain context: many life – saving drugs are poisons. Likewise, vitamins may be good, even lifesaving; but consumed in excess they can be fatal.
Therefore, good and evil are only relative. All is an appearance, including evil. And the enormous positive energy generated in you can make you go beyond evil and see the truth as Advaita, as the one non-dual reality.
Vedanta says that God is energy and intelligence, and that the world, which is matter, is nothing but a part of God.
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Face it: If you're not living in Los Angeles and haven't already defected from Lakerland to Clipperdom, then your team is not getting star point guard Chris Paul, and it doesn't matter whom Paul is reportedly texting. The Clippers are poised to re-sign Paul, and any doubt about their ability to do so was removed when they signed Doc Rivers as their coach.
And Dwight Howard won't say what he's doing till July 10.
There. Now that that's settled, we can get on with the rest of NBA free agency.
While the fates of the top 2 players on the free agent board this year will play out in Los Angeles, the great mass of actual NBA work will take place elsewhere, as a handful of teams have collected enough cap space to alter their rosters this summer.
But as one general manager told SN: "This isn't going to be like most offseasons. There is cap space out there, but no one is going to be giving it away. I think there are a lot of players who will be in for some serious disappointment. Things are shifting."
The trend that has most significantly shifted is, to put it simply, intelligence. Increasingly, the old guard of NBA general managers has melted away, and in its place is a younger, sharper group armed not only with an extensive knowledge of the intricacies of the collective-bargaining agreement, but with a more complete grasp on advanced statistics and how they can be applied to team-building.
For example, consider the situations of Utah's Mo Williams and Brooklyn's C.J. Watson. Williams has been a scorer throughout his career, and is coming off a bloated contract that paid him $8.5 million last year. Watson, meanwhile, was a backup point guard who made less than $1 million last year. Williams averaged 12.9 points, and Watson 6.8 points.
Williams is an inefficient offensive player and bad defensively. Watson is a very good defender and though he doesn't score the way Williams does, he is more efficient offensively. Because Williams has more of a reputation as a guy who puts up points, in past offseasons, he might be able to command a decent contract this year. But look closely at the numbers, and despite making nearly nine times as much as Watson, he was not a better player.
With six teams—Orlando, Sacramento, Denver, Phoenix, Philadelphia and Memphis—being taken over by younger, stats-savvy front offices in the past year, the impact on free agency figures to be strong.
Which players will this affect? Have a look:
Volume scorers. Milwaukee guard Monta Ellis turned down an offer of a two-year extension worth $12 million per year, and that could prove to be a very, very bad decision. Ellis is quick and can score, but he was a 41.6 percent shooter this year, and made just 28.7 percent of his 3s. He is not bad when defending point guards, but against shooting guards, he struggles because he is just 6-3. So what do you pay a guy who requires a lot of shots and creates an immediate defensive problem in your starting five? Knicks guard J.R. Smith will be in the same position, as will O.J. Mayo and, to an extent, Kevin Martin. If they're seeking big paydays this offseason, they probably will be disappointed.
It's not necessarily limited to guards, either. Atlanta's Josh Smith and Utah's Al Jefferson, for example, are big guys who are not necessarily efficient scorers for their positions. And in Jefferson's case, his defense isn't much to write home about. In the past, a 6-10 center who is only 28 and averaged 17.8 points would break some NBA team's bank. But Jefferson's deficiencies are going to factor in his contract, too.
Big men. Remember after last year's Finals, when the Heat's championship—with Shane Battier playing power forward—was supposed to signal a shift in the way NBA lineups are constructed, with more emphasis on small-ball? That didn't exactly become reality. You still need big guys, and the closer you look at the numbers, the more the importance of a strong interior presence shows itself. Beyond Dwight Howard, that is going to drive up the price of a pair of restricted free-agent big men, Minnesota's Nikola Pekovic and San Antonio's Tiago Splitter. Even when it comes to lower-tier big men like Marreese Speights, Zaza Pachulia and Hasheem Thabeet, there will be a market because of the benefits of their size.
Underpaid gems. It is still remarkable that teams consistently overlook a guy like Carl Landry. That was the case last year when the Warriors were able to sign Landry for $4 million with a player option this year. Landry, wisely, opted out of the deal and his 10.8 points on 54.0 percent shooting will now be on the market. It was amazing that seemingly no one recognized Landry's abilities last year, but his off-the-charts efficiency will draw more attention this summer. Matt Barnes, Mike Dunleavy Jr., J.J. Hickson and a fellow Warrior, Jarrett Jack, will all be in the same boat.
"The emphasis on star power, I think, has been reduced a little bit," one general manager said. "I think there will be some contracts that make you say, 'Huh?' like there are every year. But teams are a lot smarter in terms of how they approach free agency and contracts. You don't want to give away contracts because you don't feel like you have an alternative. You have to spend wisely."


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He said the Western media has been distorting the piracy issue in China, and ignores the fact that the government is working on the issue
China's copyright piracy head said that the United States is quick to trash China when it comes to
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Tian Lipu, head of China's State Intellectual Property Office, said on Sunday that the Western media has been distorting the piracy issue in China, and ignores the fact that the government is working on the issue.
"Speaking honestly, there is a market. People use and buy pirated goods," said Lipu. "To a large extent, China's intellectual property rights protection image has been distorted by Western media. China's image overseas is very poor. As soon as people hear China, they think piracy or counterfeiting -- Beijing's Sanlitun, that place in Shanghai, Luohu in Shenzhen.
"We don't deny [this problem], and we are continuing to battle against it."
While the U.S. may have lost over $15 billion in 2009 to international copyright theft, where about $3.5 billion was due to software piracy in China, Lipu said that China is stepping up its efforts. He added that China pays for most for copyright protection.
China has definitely had piracy issues over the years. In 2007, Chinese police busted a
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|A stair nose is designed to create a clean transition from a step to a hardwood floor. Also used around steps and stair landing trims.
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Sometimes difficult to get product to "click" together. Definitely need a hammer and tapping block to get it to connect. The stair nose is way to narrow. It should be at least as wide as the product. Not sure how well it's going to last. I had to screw the stair nose in and cover the holes. The recommended gluing will definitely not work or wouldn't work for long.
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Mark Cuban reiterated it Monday: He believes the NHL lockout is necessary.
In a Reddit AMA, the Dallas Mavericks owner (and Pittsburgh Penguins fan) said the 100-day-and-counting work stoppage had to happen so the league could "fix its problems."
"You cant have every team south of the Mason Dixon line going broke every year," Cuban wrote.
Whether that's actually true is debatable, because individual NHL franchises don't open their books. Teams like the Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers have dealt with financial issues to varying degrees at one time or another. The Nashville Predators and Carolina Hurricanes increased their payrolls leading into the lockout, though the end result is far from determined.
Regardless, Cuban's criticism is a popular one of commissioner Gary Bettman, who was the driving force behind the league's expansion to Southern markets in the 1990s—and Bettman remains a divisive force in labor negotiations.
Cuban made similar remarks earlier this month.
"If you don't fix the problems, they escalate and, well, you see where the NHL is at now," Cuban told CSSNE.com.
"When you have all your southern franchises basically sucking wind, there's a message there that you to fix it," Cuban told the website. "I mean, you have two different worlds; the north and the south. It's kind of like the civil war right now going on, and it's got to be fixed."
Cuban touched on a variety of topics in the Reddit session, including his own business ventures in and outside of pro sports ("i think an MBA is an absolute waste of money"), his reality show "Shark Tank" and his relationship with NBA commissioner David Stern.
One of his points about conflicts of interest between media entities and the leagues they cover: "ESPN pretends to be a journalistic source of information about the NBA, and they are a huge broadcast partner."


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eMule at a GlanceeMule is easy to install with its quick start wizard; however, it may intimidate beginners when it asks for some networking information upfront, which you can either enter or bypass. Upon launch, eMule displays the Server tab with a list of servers to connect to, where finding content is as easy as typing the filename, and adding search conditions. You can chat with friends across the globe using eMule's built in IRC client. And the Share Files tab lets you keep track of your shares, including requests, accepted uploads, and transferred files.
Product DetailsHere is a detailed breakdown of eMule's features:
- Kad network support—eMule supports the Kad network using the Kademlia protocol, which acts as a distributed system.
- Queue and credit system—You get the files you want with rewards for your uploads to the network.
- Intelligent corruption control—eMule checks files for corruption during downloads to confirm that they are error free, helping speed up the correction of corrupted chunks so that they do not need to be re-downloaded entirely.
- Simultaneous downloads with preview—You can start a series of downloads and preview videos while they are in progress.
- Built in Web services/server—You can quickly access local, global, and Web-based servers (Jigle and Filedonkey) across the Internet.
- Advanced search—eMule provides Boolean searches, adding flexibility to your inquiries.
- Messaging system—You can chat with friends across the globe using eMule's built in IRC client. And a friend' list lets you see when friends are online.
|With eMule it's easy to share a wide selection of file types and download some some extremely rare files, while it filters corrupt Web files.
|eMule doesn't automatically configure firewalls. At times, downloads may slow but configuring the upload/download speed helps.
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- File size: 3.23MB
- Date added: July 7, 2010
- Operating systems: Windows
eMule is a free peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing client for Microsoft Windows that was launched in 2002 as an alternative to eDonkey2000. To date, eMule is one of the world's largest and most trustworthy P2P file-sharing clients. eMule includes advanced search features, file checks for corruptions while downloading, a preview while downloading function, and a credit system to reward frequent uploads.
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Abandoned software. I'd help in this, it was awesome on its days Update: I tried last version of eMule, anyway I think its settings are still complicated. You need to configure your firewall, speed of internet connection, servers, etc. And that pissed me off. Please fix that. Thank you.
The biggest pile of crap ever ! The help that's available, may as well be in Chinese, I'd get just as much usable knowledge. I even downloaded the server list, but it was useless too.
There are lots of problems with this, for example how do you control so that it's not used for illegal file sharing?
for dc clients i'd prefer something else.


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At issue was Indiana's "common wage" law, which requires most governments to establish minimum wage scales on construction projects costing $350,000 or more. The law requires each government to create committees that will establish wage rates for a period of three months – a decision that is supposed to reflect the level of wages most commonly paid in each county for specific jobs.
The FWCS committee Tuesday voted 3-2 to reject wage rates proposed by the Associated Builders and Contractors, which represents non-union "merit shops," in favor of the scale offered by the AFL-CIO. ABC representative Ken Neumeister told committee members ABC wages average about $12 to $20 per hour less than union wages, a difference that could lower a project's cost by 15 percent to 30 percent, depending on the amount of labor involved.
"(Both wage scales) are legal," committee member and ABC contractor Al McComb said. "Our job is to follow the statute and do what is best for the people who will pay the bills. We're obligated to protect the taxpayers. Why pay some guy more to do the same job just because he's working for FWCS?"
A total of 10 projects costing an estimated $24.7 million are covered by Tuesday's decision, including eight that will be funded through the $119 million referendum. Largest projects include improvements to Memorial Park ($7.6 million), Harrison Hill ($7.5 million), temporary modular classrooms for Snider High School ($4 million) and chillers at six schools ($3.3 million).
Under Neumeister's calculations, ABC wages could have cut the cost of $24.7 million in projects by $3.6 million to $7.2 million. McComb and Neumeister, a former contractor, voted for ABC wages.
Voting for union wages were AFL-CIO representative Chris Guerrero, attorney Jack Morris and former FWCS board member "Mitch" Sheppard. Morris and Sheppard were also on the committee that supported union wages three months ago and were reappointed to the committee at Monday's school board meeting.
"If our purpose was to pay the lowest wage, there wouldn't be a regulation at all," Morris said, noting that union collective bargaining agreements that mandate the same pay for large numbers of workers is a "compelling argument" in the AFL-CIO's favor.
But if that were the final word, McComb said, it would also make the hearing unnecessary.
Neumeister insisted both wage scales would pass legal muster – a Southwest Allen County School committee adopted ABC wages on $2 million in projects earlier Tuesday – and said the fact that about 94 percent of the contractors in Allen County are non-union indicates ABC wages are most common.
The committee establishes minimum wages but contractors can pay more.
Sheppard said she doubts the taxpayers would have benefited even if the committee had chosen ABC wages, implying contractors would have simply made more money. "If anybody thinks FWCS would save the difference, they're na�ve," Sheppard said.
FWCS board member Glenna Jehl, who attended the meeting, disagreed.
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Outdoor ed not deterred by rain at Lafayette Park
The dog, and others, were brought to Outdoor Ed by Paula Slauter of Johnson Lake for a pet rescue session. Students gathered at the Stephanie and Doug Block farm in the morning for sessions and at Lafayette Park in the afternoon. Despite intermittent rain, the event went on as scheduled. (Photos by Elizabeth Barrett)


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A feature i would never use and be sure to switch OFF as soon as i pick up my new iPhone. Stuff like this just makes it easier and easier for thieves to steal your identity and bank info. Really dumb for anyone to use this stuff imo. Hackers now have devices that they can have in their pocket and just walk past you and if you have this stuff enabled or that WiFi bar symbol on your ATM/Credit cards, they automatically now have all that info! Don't rely on Apple Security either to think you're magically protected. We still can jailbreak these devices and iOS updates/upgrades, you really think cyber thieves can't also figure out how to outsmart it? Really useless feature imo unless you don't mind letting your identity become stolen
not to stray off topic but has anyone else noticed that the connectors on the ribbon cables are now on the opposite side of the cables? in the picture above they would be on the top, on iPhone 4, 4S the connector is on the bottom. this would mean there is also going to be a change in the layout of the logic board as well to accommodate the connector changes.
In Hong Kong we pay for everything with a NFC card like the oyster in London, called the Octopus cards.
With that we pay for the metro and buses, but also 7-11, McDonalds, Taxi's, just about anything!!
It's great cause you don't have to carry coins or get back change as you are always paying in exact.
People carry hundreds of dollars on their cards and there have been no news stories about people stealing money off peoples cards...so I don't see what the difference is gonna be with the iPhone. People are just scared of the unknown and are scared to say it too....I don't know....


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IDOL WATCH: Hollywood Week
Tonight on American Idol the male finalists showed their vocal abilities to kick off Hollywood week. The ladies will compete next week, meaning guys vs. guys tonight and tomorrow night.
The first round was of a group of ten guys, each singing an acapella song of their choice. The contestants received their results immediately. Micah Johnson, the contestant who has a speech impediment, sang Benny and The Jets by Elton John.
Other idol favorites, including Nate Tao, who's parents are both deaf, and Gabe Brown received a standing ovation from his fellow contestants. Karl Skinner, Dustin Watts, and Dr. Calvin Peters, all early favorites, unfortunately were not up to par and were sent home.
The judges fought over Cortez Shaw, who sang I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston. While the vote was not unanimous, he was sent through to the next round. Frankie Ford sang Nat King Cole's L-O-V-E was sent through as well.
Lazaro Arbos, who has a stutter, sang Robbie William's Angel was sent through along with others from his group including Trevor Blakney, Bryant Tadeo, and Charles Allen who all received easy yes's.
The last line of the day came on stage which included Brian Rittenberry who's wife is battling cancer and still came to support him. He sang Brian McKnight's Back at One but unfortunately did not make it through.
The next round is the infamous group round, which in years past let the contestants form their own groups. But this year involved a special twist: the groups were chosen by the producers. All in one night's time, they had to come up with a group name, memorize the lyrics of a song chosen from a list of 20, and choreograph a routine.
While the groups performed together, they were judged individually and the people that made it through moved on to the solo round. First up was a group consisting of Nick Boddington, Mathenee Treco, Matheus Fernandes, and Gabe Brown singing Somebody to Love by Queen. With great range from all four contestants, they all made it through to the next round.
"NormAl Hills" was the next group, which Johnny Keyser and Kareem Clark were both in. They sang Reach Out I'll be There by The Four Tops, and both Johnny and Kareem forgot the lyrics, but Johnny managed to barely make it through and Kareem was sent home.
Zach Birnbaum, Nate Tao, Cortez Shaw, and Elijah Liu were in the next group and sang Some Kind of Wonderful by Grand Funk Railroad. Paul Jolly and Will White made it through despite singing the completely wrong lyrics for Don't You Wanna Stay by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson.
"Last Minute" was the next group including Jason Jones, Dan Wood, (someone else, they didn't show their names) and Jessie Lawrence. They sang One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful and unfortunately all four were sent home.
The next group including DEvan Jones and Devin Velez took a chance by singing an acapella version of Payphone by Maroon 5. Keith said they could have done better with the band, but both Devan and Devin, and also AdrIan Went through while the 4th member, Ryan, went home.
Group Day continued with "Mo-Flo" which included Tony Foster Jr., Mario Jose, BurNell Taylor, and Darien Moses. They sang Some Kind of Wonderful by Grand Funk Railroad. While Burnell was off of his game, he made it through along with Tony, while Mario Jose and Darien Moses were sent home.
"DKSK" was the next group which included David Leathers Jr., Kevin Quinn, Kayden Stephenson, and Sanni M'Mairura. They sang For The Longest Time by Billy Joel. Kevin and Kayden, who suffers from Cystic Fibrosis, were both sent home. Sanni and David, who was the last person eliminated in Hollywood week last season, made it through.
"Oz" was the last group of the day which included Frankie Ford, Papa Peachez, Adam Sanders, and Charles Allen who sang American Boy by Estelle. Frankie Ford was the only one sent home, despite Keith fighting for him but he vows he'll back next year.
Tomorrow night's show will be the solo rounds where 20 will move on and 23 will go home. Next week will be the girl's performances. Check out www.Americanidol.com
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"Boston sixth man Ricky Davis didn't bother addressing the media after the game, choosing instead to dress behind closed doors. He then slipped out of the locker room while the assembled media was crowded around the locker of teammate Mark Blount.
As Davis headed for the door, someone handed him a copy of the box score from Friday's game, but Davis shoved it back in the man's face.
"I don't need to see that (expletive)," Davis said before reconsidering. "Wait, let me see how (expletive) ridiculous this (expletive) was."
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My usual vocal chain is Shure SM7b, Api 512c, Wavearts Track5 (which I only use the Gate section) and Izotope Nectar. Recently I took my API Lunchbox and SM7b to a friends house to record. He didn't have any plug-ins on his computer and I realized he needed compression on his vocals. When I bought my Lunchbox and 512c I also bought an API 527 compressor. It's always been in the Lunchbox but I rarely use it. In fact, I'm ashamed to say I just use software compressors, mostly presets and never really figured out how to set my 527. That's what this post is all about. This is a question to Wire to the Ear readers. What would be a good setting on my 527 compressor for vocals. What's a good starter setting and what should I adjust?
I've already asked a friend (Cesar B. de Guzman aka @cyndiseui) on Instagram. I set my 527 as he thought would be a good start. He makes a lot of music but what do you think?
"527 is a VCA comp that has a very fast attack response. U could do this ratio 1 til 3. Attack 3 o clock. Release 8-9 o'clock. Set to new if you want something sparkling style or old as punch vintage type… The only thing you could adjust yrself is threshold. Technically you could leave from 2 to 3 db down from the threshold as a starter." – cyndiseui
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New APRIL PASS Includes 11 Reds Games For Only $60
CINCINNATI (March 19, 2014) - Reds fans can attend all 11 home games at Great American Ball Park in April for only $60 with the new April Pass, presented by Yokohama Tire.
For just over $5 per ticket, fans get a View Level Line seat to see the Reds take on the division-rival Cardinals, Pirates and Cubs, plus a weekend Interleague series with the Tampa Bay Rays.
April's games feature four fan giveaways, two fireworks nights and kicks off with Opening Night:
Opening Night - Wed. April, 2 - Reds vs. Cardinals, 7:10 pm
• Reds players and coaches walk the red carpet in the Kroger Fan Zone
• First 20,000 fans receive a 2014 Team Calendar, presented by Kroger
• 2014 Olympic bronze medalist Nick Goepper to throw out ceremonial first pitch and walk the red carpet
• Live music by The Rusty Griswolds
• Opening Night Fireworks, presented by Coca-Cola
April Fireworks Shows (start approx. 15 minutes after end of the game)
• Wed., April 2 - Reds vs. Cardinals, 7:10 pm: Opening Night Fireworks, presented by Coca-Cola
• Friday, April 11 - Reds vs. Rays: Fireworks Friday, presented by Tri-State Chevy Dealers
April Giveaways
• Wed., April 2 - Reds vs. Cardinals, 7:10 pm: Team Calendar, presented by Kroger (first 20,000 fans)
• Sat., April 12 - Reds vs. Rays, 1:10 pm: Reds Fleece Blanket, presented by Duke Energy Retail (first 20,000 fans)
• Sun., April 13 - Reds vs. Rays, 1:10 pm: Magnetic Schedule/Mr. Redlegs Car Magnet, presented by PNC Bank (first 20,000 fans)
• Sun., April 13 - Reds vs. Rays, 1:10 pm: Kids Mascot Magnet, presented by DELTA (first 8,000 kids)
For a complete game schedule and to purchase an April Pass today, visit www.reds.com/aprilpass.
A limited number of April Pass packages are available. Offer ends Friday, April 11.