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U of Waterloo football program suspended over steroids
CTV.ca News Staff
Published Monday, June 14, 2010 8:56PM EDT
The University of Waterloo has suspended its football program for one year in response to a steroid scandal that has been dubbed "the most significant doping issue" in Canadian university sports history.
Bob Copeland, the school's director of athletics, confirmed the suspension via email Monday.
"We know that this will come as disappointing news to you," Copeland wrote to the football team. "We expect that you may have questions as a result of this decision and want you to know that you can contact us, your coaching staff, or counselling services at any time."
The suspension comes after Waterloo Warriors receiver Nathan Zettler was arrested for possession and trafficking of anabolic steroids.
The school then ordered the entire team to be tested, leading to nine potential anti-doping infractions. According to the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), which conducted the tests, the infractions include four admissions of use, three positive tests and one refused test. The ninth case is under further investigation by police.
"There's no question that this has been an eye-opener," Marg McGregor, CEO of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, told reporters during a news conference Monday afternoon.
"The volume of positive tests is unprecedented in our history, so absolutely, it has given us pause to reflect and to take a good, hard look at what's in place."
McGregor called the scandal the "most significant doping issue in CIS history."
Later in the day, she told CTV News Channel that CCES does not consider the test results "an isolated incident unique to Waterloo."
"We need to really accelerate our efforts at testing… and we need to step up our education," she said. "It's up to us to get good information in their hands so they fully understand the health risks of using steroids."
The CCES said it is still waiting for the results from blood tests, which look for substances such as human growth hormone, also known as HGH.
"There's been a lot of tears over the last several days," Copeland said at the news conference.
"This has been a very measured decision by the university. We've discussed all of the pros and cons of doing this, and we felt, given the gravity of this issue, that this was just too important not to take this particular action."
The team's head coach Dennis McPhee and assistant Marshall Bingeman will be placed on paid leave as the university conducts its own investigation.
The CCES identified two players caught up in the scandal, including first-year linebacker Jordan Meredith, who tested positive for Tamoxifen.
The banned drug is used by athletes to protect against the side effects of steroids. Meredith admitted using Tamoxifen and has been suspended for two years.
Second-year linebacker Joe Surgenor confessed to using a steroid and will also be suspended for two years.
The CCES named the two players after they waived their right to a hearing. The identities of other players caught up in the scandal will for now remain confidential.
Some team members attended the Monday news conference to complain that they are being unfairly punished due to the actions of others, when they themselves are clean.
"The university said they dealt with it in a way that will set an example," said fourth-year wide receiver Dustin Zender. "Unfortunately, that example ruins some of the lives of our players here. And because of the actions made by some -- who weren't smart -- it now affects players who did the right thing."
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I've come to believe that the world in divided into two: those who adore Hello Kitty, and those who detest her. I am in the former group. In fact, when jewelry designer Tarina Tarantino made a high fashion Hello Kitty "pearl" necklace in 2003, I was first in line to buy one. . . well, make that second because I think Cameron Diaz got hers first. And the love continues — Jennifer Love Hewitt and Vanessa Minillo recently stocked up on Hello Kitty cashmere sweaters from Kitson. Knitted, this cat's not cheap — Hello Kitty cashmere starts at $198 for a sweater and goes up, but you can get tons of things for under $10 at shop.sanrio.com or check out faux-vintage tees, from $33, on 80spurple.com. Tell us: Do you adore Hello Kitty? Or detest her? — Alison Singh Gee
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Plans to buy and renovate a South Vallejo apartment complex were scuttled Tuesday night after the Vallejo City Council voted unanimously not to back a developer's bond application.
The council, with Mayor Osby Davis abstaining from the vote, shared concerns primarily over developer ROEM Development's plans to convert the 184-unit Seabreeze from mixed housing to 100 percent low-income rental rates.
As of last month, the for-sale apartment complex, on Larissa Lane near Sonoma Boulevard and Magazine Street, was renting about 65 percent of its stock with the help of federal housing subsidy. However, according to ROEM, most tenants for all the units qualified for low-income subsidy.
Councilwoman Marti Brown said at the meeting that the developer was coming to Vallejo in the midst of the city's "soul-searching."
"What (does) good affordable housing look like, and what does that mean in the city of Vallejo. And, recognizing that we have a low-income population, we really have a responsibility to... provide both high quality and affordable housing, and supportive services," Brown said.
Resident Liat Meitzenheimer, explaining that she works with people who could qualify to reside in the Seabreeze Apartments, criticized the apartment complex remodeling plan as a "project" and for being "outdated" and "antiquated." She also questioned the tone of audience speakers' negative comments.
"It seems like the city is 'us against them,' and it shouldn't be that," Meitzenheimer said. "We shouldn't have that conversation here in this council chamber - it shouldn't be the poor people are the objects of the disdain of this city. We should be making a plan so that the area is able to thrive and that they're welcome here like everybody else."
Resident Anne Carr, along with several other speakers, noted that Vallejo has met its required low-income housing minimums and should not have to go further.
"I think (100 percent subsidized projects) are failed concepts from the past and we need a new lexicon and approach on our housing," Carr said. "It needs to stress mixed income and some sort of balance of market rate and low income."
ROEM was seeking the city's approval to obtain a special bond, up to $24 million, through the California Statewide Communities Development Authority. About $3.8 million was slated toward property rehabilitation like building a community room, dry rot repairs, insect infestation and mold issues, and ventilation improvements, according to a city staff report.
If ROEM had been successful in gaining city approval for the 55-year tax-exempt bond, the developer would not have paid about $137,000 in annual property taxes to Solano County -- about $28,000 of which goes to Vallejo. But it would have been on the hook for at least 15 years of new on-site tenant and family services -- another sticking point for speakers and the council which wanted a longer-term commitment.
In 1984, Vallejo, along with nearby Oakland, was one of the nation's first cities to qualify for the $2.5 million federal Housing and Urban Development grant that helped fund construction of the Seabreeze Apartments.
City officials at the time reportedly welcomed a chance to provide affordable housing opportunities when new rental housing construction had been scarce, according to Times-Herald reports at the time.
Contact staff writer Jessica A. York at (707) 553-6834 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @JYVallejo.


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Padres challenged by Sandoval's coverage of strike zone
SAN DIEGO -- Whenever the Padres face the Giants, manager Bud Black seems to field a question about San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval.
Last week, as the Giants swept a three-game series from the Padres at AT&T Park, Sandoval had three hits -- including a home run -- and knocked in three runs.
For his career, Sandoval is a .294/.357/.498 hitter with 14 home runs and 42 RBIs in 279 at-bats facing the Padres.
Black would just as soon not see him bat -- with or without runners on base.
"We face him a lot," Black said. "At times, he can be streaky. We've seen him hotter, we've seen him colder."
Sandoval, a switch-hitter known for having a big strike zone, homered from the left side last week on a fastball on the inside corner. Later in the series, hitting right-handed, he took a changeup away and down in the strike zone -- almost on the ground down -- and rolled it into center field for an RBI.
"In the present day, he's at the top of the class of hitters who can hit balls outside the strike zone hard," Black said.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Of course if you're staring at your expiration date on the earth and still healthy enough to enjoy life, is there any reason you'd like to have a lump sum of money right up front or in a couple of huge payments versus continuing the normal payouts?
Add in if there is some legal challenge available to the NBA either now or in the future that at least has a chance of success, how would that affect your thought process?
And lastly, if there is an investment you'd like to make while you can still see it thru and this huge lump sum help makes it happen, then wouldn't you want to consider the offer?
Of course there's always the saying... a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Would the lump sum offer be the bird in the hand or would the continuing payments be the bird in the hand?
The hurdle as I see it is that this deal has been so blatantly one-sided that it's hard to imagine they've not bankrolled so much money from it that a buyout just wouldn't interest them. How much more could they need? Does the money even mean anything to them at this point other than continuing on for their family? But depending on the weight the above things might be given, and maybe they decide they've milked the golden goose enough, so maybe there is a number that works.


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The Upendo lll Women's Group sings in Bujumba village. The women lead a Heifer International dairy cow project in their community. The milk that the cows provide can be sold to support the families of the group. maya joined in too!
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Injuries leave Reds with difficult roster decisions
MESA, Ariz. -- With the possibility of at least six Reds players beginning the regular season on the disabled list, several players could make the team who were long shots when camp started.
An additional headache is presented in roster management. Several players in camp who could make the team are non-roster players who would have to be added to an already full 40-man roster. There are few likely candidates who could be designated for assignment to clear space.
"If these guys are options for us, how do we get them on the roster?" Reds manager Bryan Price said. "It's a challenge, for sure."
Skip Schumaker, Aroldis Chapman, Mat Latos, Jonathan Broxton, Sean Marshall and Jack Hannahan are expected to be on the DL. Devin Mesoraco, Homer Bailey and Johnny Cueto have battled injuries.
Outfielders Roger Bernadina and Jason Bourgeois, infielders Ramon Santiago and Kristopher Negron, catcher Corky Miller and pitchers Jumbo Diaz and Trevor Bell are all non-roster invites with chances to make the team.
"With the injuries we do have, we may not have a single one that is a 60-day DL," Price said. "That limits your ability to create roster spots for these non-roster players."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Saturday, 28 June 2008
American Beers at the White Horse
From Friday 4th (US Independence Day) to Sunday 6th, the celebrated White Horse in Parson's Green is hosting its first American Beer Festival. We don't get enough American micros in the UK and this is a great opportunity to try old favourites, some of the growing number of British beers inspired by the American way with the hop, and a few beers that haven't left the US before now, including a few in cask.
I'm celebrating my 40th birthday there the following Saturday, so if there are any REALLY nice beers, if you could only have one of them and not tell anyone else about them, so there's plenty left, it would be really appreciated.
They've got American bands on and even line dancig at some point, but don;t let that put you off. The full range of beers is as follows:
*Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA (in cask and keg)
*Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale (in cask)
Sierra Nevada Porter (in cask)
Sierra Nevada IPA (in cask)
*Sierra Nevada ESP (in cask)
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Brown Ale
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot
Sierra Nevada Blonde
Sierra Nevada Summerfest Lager
Flying Dog Gonzo
Flying Dog Doggie Pale Ale
Flying Dog Old Scratch
Anchor Liberty
Anchor Steam
Crouch Vale Amarillo
Durham White Amarillo
Saltaire Cascade Pale Ale
Roosters Yankee
Roosters Outlaw Amarillo
Roosters Cream
Roosters Special
Acorn Sunstorm
Acorn Cascade IPA
Oakleaf Whole Hearted
Archers IPA
Bowman Quiver
Dark Star American Pale Ale
Ascot Posh Pooch
Ascot Alligator Ale
Ascot Wheatsheaf
Thornbridge Jaywick
Thornbridge Jaipur
Thornbridge Ashford
Abbeydale Brimstone
Kelham island Pale Rider
Goose Eye Chinook
Oakham JHB
* Denotes beers that are leaving the US for the first time
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Official: pubs are better than Ant and Dec
A Cornish Pasty, yesterday. Better than real ale. Not as good as pubs.
A new survey of 7,000 people conducted by Holiday Inn asked people in the UK what they loved most about Britain. And despite relentless bad publicity, misinformation, the smoking ban, soaring beer duty and cheaper-than-water beer in supermarkets, "old-fashioned British pubs" came in at NUMBER THREE, behind Her Maj in second place, and fish and chips in pole position. This means that the great British pub is officially cooler than:
- The Beatles
- Manchester United (yeah, I know - we hardly needed telling that)
- James Bond
- Steven Fry
- Er... the NHS
So why is the pub struggling so much? Well, there's a clue in the way this story was reported in The Express, which refers to the pub as a "nostalgic symbol of a bygone Britain". Pubs are fine when seen in the same light as red telephone boxes and cream teas, it's just the modern pub we don't like.
Except we do.
Fashions in the on-trade are cyclical, and the very best pubs today are redicovering the joys of the traditional English pub - its decor, its menu, its range of cask ales - and presenting them in a way that's appealing and contemporary rather than retro. This survey is proof that people respond to that.
Incidentally, real ale made the list at number 40. Not as cool as Routemaster buses, Glastonbury or Cornish pasties. But way more loved than Pimms, David Bowie, the E-type Jag, Prince Harry, and - oh, sweet joy - the bride of Satan herself, Margaret Thatcher.
Erm, Morris Dancers just sneak in at number 50.
I promise this is the last post banging on about binge drinking hysteria for a while - but it's a good one
The Responsible Drinkers Alliance (RDA) - has been estabished to represent the 'moderate drinker' and combat the way in which 'concern over the minority who misuse alcohol often results in limiting the freedoms of the majority.' It aims to give 'responsible consumers' a say in tackling alcohol-related harm.
Fantastic news - one very tiny grumble.
The campaign's main backer is the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA). So where the hell is beer's voice in this? Is the beer industry so punch-drunk it can simply no longer defend itself? We've got the BBPA, and they do issue moans of protest every time beer and pubs get kicked in the balls, but they seem to spend more time talking the industry into decline than doing something constructive like this.
We all need to get behind a scheme like this and make sure beer is there on the front line.
24 hour drinking: the truth
"Hey Pete, was it a good gig?"
"I said was it a good gig?"
Anyway, with our ears ringing, Chris and I, via sign language, decided to go for a swift pint. It was 11.05pm in Camden, one of the most happening, cool parts of Swinging London - sorry, that should have read Swinging London - a city that prides itself on giving New York a run for its money as a fun-filled carnival that never sleeps.
The first six pubs we passed were closed.
Obviously, no restaurants were open. It was a Tuesday night for God's sake! People have to WORK tomorrow! Were we MAD?
Eventually we came to Camden Lock, and The Ice Wharf, a Lloyd's No.1 (Posh Wetherspoons) pub. Stencilled on every window (there are a lot of windows) were the words OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT. Hey, we thought, we're in luck.
On the door of an almost empty pub on a Tuesday night were two black-clad bouncers. They stopped us as we tried to go in.
"Sorry, you're too late," I lipread one of them saying.
"You're open till midnight," I replied.
"No we're not."
"Yes, you are, it says on all the windows, very clearly, open till midnight."
"Yes, but only for people who are already in here."
"It doesn't say that, it says open till midnight."
"Well, it's very late now."
It was 11.18pm.
"I know what time it is. We want one pint and then we want to go home."
"Well, you won't have enough time to finish your drinks."
"Yes we will! Forty minutes for one pint is plenty of time!"
We were sober and reasonable. he really didn;t want to let us in, but eventually he relented. If I wasn't cool enough to get into a Wetherspoons pub then things were clearly looking grim. But I soon realised it was the bouncers, rather than us, who were the fucking twats of the piece.
We got our tasty pints of ale and sat down. At a table near us were four studenty looking lads. OK, they were sharing a big pitcher of WKD, but that's a crime against taste, not a crime against humanity, and anyway, the pub had just served it to them. One lad went to the toilet, and while he was away his mate slid down along the banquette seat they were occupying, till he was half-sitting, half lying back. He wasn't collapsed. His eyes were open. He was carrying on a quiet, lucid conversation with his friends. His feet were not on the seat.
When his friend came back, the recumbent lad sat upright again to allow him to sit down. But the bouncer wasn't far behind. As Toilet Boy sat down, the bouncer told them both to leave. Toilet Boy had "spent too long" in the toilet, and his mate had "been lying down". Against the fact that the lads were not slurring, swearing, or behaving anti-socially in any way whatsoever, these crimes apparently constituted behaviour not befitting a Wetherspoon's pub. The boys were indignant, but not violent, threatening or abusive. They protested, and asked to see the manager. Eventually a boy of about fifteen appeared and claimed that he was the manager. When the lads put their case to him, he refused to listen. His words were "I'm in charge on that side of the bar, he [the bouncer] is on charge on this side. It's nothing to do with me."
Thinsg were clearly about to get nasty, and we moved to the other side of the large, empty, quiet pub, and took a seat next to a young couple. As soon as the bouncer and his mate had finished ejecting the four lads, he came over and threatened the man in the couple with eviction unless he removed his baseball cap. Maybe there's a rule about headgear in Wetherspoons pubs - is it so we can all be surveilled properly as we drink? - but to anyone with even half a brain, this bloke sitting with his girlfriend was about as threatening as Kayo Odejayi in front of goal.
I posted on here recently about how you had to give JD Wetherspoon their due. For all their faults, they really do care about cask ale. But here were Wetherspoons bouncers going out of their way to create an atmosphere of tension and incipient violence, spoiling the night of every single person in the pub, not just those they roamed around picking on. And here was a bar manager in charge of a large Wetherspoons pub saying he had no responsibility whatsoever for the well-being or satisfaction of his customers, admitting that this bouncer, who was clearly out of control, was a law unto himself.
If anyone from Wetherspoons reads this blog - sort yourselves out. Get a sense of perspective. Employ people who are going to stop fights rather than start them, and bar managers with a sense of responsibility to their paying customers. Even better - in situations when bouncers are obviously not necessary, don't have them at all. The boredom turn these small-minded, vicious pricks into the very aggressors they're supposed to be keeping out.
If anyone else is near a Wetherspoons and fancies one quiet, late night drink - I urge you to find somewhere else instead.
We did eventually get another pint at a pub down the road. They allowed us in and served us without comment. They allowed us to drink in the beer garden till 12.30 . When the beer garden closed, they asked us politely to move inside, where we could carry on drinking if we wished. But like most people, we checked the time, and left quietly. There were no bouncers, and there was no anger, aggression, or trouble.
Go figure.
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
The anti-drink consipracy, Part xxviii
"A vow to curb teenage drinkers was esposed as a sham yesterday with figures showing kids go unpunished," declared the Mirror last Saturday. "In the past three years, only 34 children have been prosecuted for buying booze. And just seven landlords got the top £1,000 fine for selling booze to underage drinkers".
Curiously, the paper overlooked another glaring exanple of the law going easy on an adult who supplied booze to children. Just one day previously, a 29-year-old journalist from the South West News Service agency had accepted a caution from Avon and Somerset Police for giving cider and alcopops to a group of 16-year-olds in Bristol, so they could pose for a series of photographs intended to illustrate an article on under-age drinking for... The Mirror!
Tha hapless hack told the youngsters they were welcome to keep the booze when the shoot was finished - and several went on to be involved later that night in what police describe as "a serious disorder incident" which resulted in a teenager being left in a coma for several weeks.
This comes as no surprise to anyone who has watched one of those 'Binge Britain' programmes, where the presence of the camera crew distorts usual behaviour. My favourite clip is the one with a bunch of girls walking down the street, chatting and laughing, until they see the camera and run towards it pulling up their tops to show their tits. This clip was used on all the trailers for the programme to show how bad things were. No-one seems to have watched the clip carefully enough to realise that if the camera hadn't been there, they wouldn't have done it...
Idiot savant make comment on 10 month old blog post
I can't work out whether its entirely random, abusive, a piss-take from a pomposity-pricking blogger, or a cry from the heart that contains a kernel of truth which all of us in the beer blogging community should take on board.
See what you think.
Saturday, 14 June 2008
Do YOU know Bodie's local?
Friday, 13 June 2008
Monster Mash
So Inbev have made their bid to buy Anheuser-Busch - $46.3 billion.
Boy, is this one difficult.
If you'd asked my view on this five years ago I would be whooping for joy. Back then, Inbev was still a big old brute, but it styled itself as 'the world's local brewer' and was the best of a bad bunch among the multinational brewing corporations. With its Belgian heritage and its acquisition of Bass, it did at least offer an alternative to characterless lagers. Most beer bloggers may turn their noses up at Leffe and Hoegaarden, but that's because you know the delights of Westmalle, Orval, maybe even Westverleteren. If the only choice was between the Inbev brands and Bud, you'd hand the Belgians your money every time.
That was then. Since Interbrew's merger with AmBev, the South Americans have taken the reins. Their number one global priority is Brahma, resplendent and sun-struck in its curvy, clear glass bottle. Bass - once the greatest beer the world has ever seen - is being subjected to a slow, wretched, undignified demise. When I worked with Interbrew they may have been a big corporation, but there were people who worked there because they were passionate about beer - even if that passion was frustrated. These guys have now been moved on, replaced by career marketers who believe beer can be sold by the same formulae and tick boxes as any other grocery brand. If they win in their bid for A-B, they will become even bigger, even more faceless and passionless, even less interested in beer itself.
So does that mean you say, as Roger Protz did recently, "Better the devil you know?" Hands off A-B?
I'm sorry, but no. Never. My last book, Three Sheets to the Wind, had to be read very carefully by libel lawyers before publication because of what I said about A-B in there, so I must choose my words carefully. The main reason I love the beer world is that beer attracts top people. It is the most sociable drink in the world and people who tend to spend most of their time around beer are decent, straightforward, unpretentious and above all, kind. Not A-B. In my humble opinion, based on having read detailed histories of the Busch family, they don't just see other brewers as competitors - they seem to actively resent anyone else who has the audacity to brew beer, and desire to see them crushed. Most people know about their legal vendetta against Budvar - from whom they stole the Budweiser name. They also went to court to have Belgium's wondeful Bush beer change its name to Scaldis, just because Bush sounded a bit like Busch. The brewer that churns out 93 million barrels of lager a year said that Dubuisson - who brew 21,000 barrels a year of a golden ale that weighs in at 12% ABV - was a threat to their business. You may well think "What mean-spirited bastards". I couldn't possibly comment. I've also heard unsubstantiated anecdotal stories of extraordinarily aggressive sale tactics, bordering on threatening. These activities go against everything that beer is about.
I know that business is business. I know that both Inbev and A-B are facing stagnating markets, with commodifying brands. I know it's a good strategic fit because Inbev is weak in North America and China, where A-B is strong. There are plenty of arguments why this is a good move from Inbev's point of view, and the markets are responding favourably.
But if there's any argument as to how the drinker benefits from this is in any way, I've yet to hear it.


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El Paso County sheriff's deputies arrested a 29-year-old groundskeeper Thursday on suspicion of having several baggies of cocaine at a Tornillo fishing reservoir.
Deputies said Jaime Luna faces charges of possessing between 5 and 50 pounds of marijuana and of possessing between 4 and 200 grams of a controlled substance, cocaine.
Luna was arrested at Hideaway Lakes, in the 20500 block of Alameda Avenue, where he worked as a groundskeeper, sheriff's officials said.
Members of the sheriff's Strike Team found that Luna allegedly had more than 20 small baggies of cocaine weighing a total of 17 grams.
Deputies later executed a search warrant at Luna's home, where they said they discovered 33 pounds of marijuana wrapped in multiple bundles, sheriff's officials said.
Luna was booked into the El Paso County Jail, his bonds set at $65,000.
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Was a gift. Recipient very pleased, works very well.Read More
Pleased with performance
I read other reviews of injuries and was almost turned off from product. With care and respect for the sharpness of the blades, I see no problems. Just follow directions. The motor is heavy duty. Might not be as speedy setting up but the results are worth the effort.Read More
hand blender
very poor plastic. breaks easily. Horrible support. Never call back and no live person on duty ever. Rolls to a full voice-mail box or when empty , you get no return call. Went with the *** which has work out very well for the last 3 weeks.Read More
so far so great!
Bought one for myself and each of my kids for Christmas. I have used it a few times this first week and love it. We made smoothies for breakfast one day, I had been concerned the container might be too small but it was perfect. Have used the chopper a couple times, very fast and made small pieces that I wanted. Also whipped cream with the whisk. All in all I am very satisfied, this seems very powerful for such a small appliance, I like it so much better than the blender.Read More
Powerful and versatile tool.
It is a powerful and versatile tool with adjustable speeds. All the additional gadgets work excellent. I also like the wall rack. However, the gadgets get attached to the motor with flimsy "twist a little and snap on" plastic parts that got broken after 5 uses. I put them back with epoxy glue, but decided not to use the gadgets anymore. Also the blue rubber that covers the on/pulse controls easily breaks. Too bad, because it size, powerful motor and gadgets work great, is handy, lightweight and attaches to the wall which is convenient when you have limited kitchen & storage space. Still, it need improvement.Read More
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This immersion blender is the best!
I ordered this immersion blender after much research of many brands. It had the wattage, design and attachments I was looking for. I used it the entire week of Thanksgiving preparing everything from pumpkin puree to fresh whipped cream for the pumpkin pie dessert. Having this blender sped up my prep time on all of my holiday dishes and now is out on my counter because I use it practically every day! I love it!Read More
this thing is awesome
I bought this after reading the good reviews on overstock. (search the net, not all reviews are that great.) I love this thing. All I needed was a hand blender, and I was not too excited about the wisk and chopper attachments. Well, the attachments are fantastic. I can see me using that chopper for just about everything: 5 second minced onions, black beans for soup, salsa, it is really handy and waaaaay easier to clean than a blender. The wisk I initially scoffed at (how hard is it to wisk?) but then my carpel tunnel flaired up - auto-wisk to the rescue! Have only had it for a couple months but so far, so great - highly recommended.Read More
Cool Tool
I'm not an every day cook, but when I cook the meal tends to be complex and time consuming. I had been looking for a good quality wand with whisk attachment for a new home I was moving in to, and this unit appealed to me more than any I had seen first hand. The price was such that it was worth the gamble of buying without handling. I used this last week while making a buffalo chicken mac 'n cheese, wherein the cheese sauce takes a good 20 minutes of whisking by hand. This wand made making the cheese sauce a piece of cake! No tired hands, no sore wrists when finished. It was a pleasure using this tool. My pan, however, was a bit shallow. Even at its lowest speed the wand whisk tended to splash sauce all about the stove. Next time I will use a deeper pot. That was my fault - not the wand's. I would certainly buy a replacement if I ever need to, and I absolutely recommend it.Read More
Miallegro Mitutto 450 Watt Hand Blender
I have used and purchased hand blenders before. This one is the "Cats Meow". Love it. And the blender and the whip are detachable and can be put into dishwasher. It has several interchangeable blades. Whips through onions and peppers and potatoes. My how it works on mashed potatoes. I don't use my food processor any more, it is to noisy. Very convenient mounted on the wall by where I do most of my cooking.Read More
Greatest little gizmo ever!
I have blenders but rarely haul them out to use. Cleaning is a hassle. And I hate cooking someting, pouring part into the blender, processing, pouring out into another container, repeating until the job is done. Plus the cleanup! With this, I use the immersion blender in the pot I cooked in. It takes half the time (or less) with far less mess and cleanup. This has a far more powerful motor than the "C brand" and the chopping bowl makes fast work of peppers, onions, bread for crumbs. Glad I bought it!Read More
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Hello, pdhuber100. Yes, this product works great with frozen fruit and ice. Thanks for shopping with us!
yes! my son and I just whole strawberries directly from the freezer without any problem, we did need to add a bit of liquid though
"Where is this product made?"
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"I also want to use some of the tools to make soap. How difficult is it to get additional (repeat) attachments?"
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Is the Blender safe for non stick pot
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"how much does the miallegro immersion blender weigh?"
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"Are the parts plastic or metal?"
The item''s parts are a combination of both.
"how does this do in a heated mixture (ex: on the stove top)?"
The product should not be used over a heat source.
While you should not use it ON the hot burner/source---the manual states : for sMooth Vegetables soups lIke puMpkIn, potato, zucchInI, broccolI and More Cook soup ingredients in a pot When the vegetables are done, turn off the heat Using the MiTutto® blender disc, blend the soup in the pot with an up-and-down motion Serve and enjoy without dirtying extra dishes From pot to soup bowl, the MiTutto® blender means less work and cleanup So just turn off burner and use :-D
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A hay shortage is looming for producers in the Upper Midwest after a cold spring hit the region's alfalfa crop hard. Dairy farmers, in particular, are affected by this "winter-kill," according to Fox 11 News in Wisconsin.
The degree of this year's winter-kill may mean there won't be enough hay from alfalfa to go around, forcing livestock producers to replace it with other grains.
Replacement feed will produce milk, "but it's not gonna produce milk like alfalfa would. We'll get by, but we're not gonna get the milk production that you normally would," said Dan Brick, owner of Brickstead Dairy in Greenleaf, Wis.
The stunted alfalfa crop will also impact attempts to re-plant. Read, "Alfalfa crop hit hard by 'winter kill'"
Further to the east, conditions aren't much better. The Daily Mining Gazette notes that the long winter weather has put a "kink" in the plans of area farmers. Many of these farmers are seeing their feed supplies dwindle, and while some are willing to purchase hay at "historically high prices." others opt for feed by-products.
"We're dependent on the weather," Jim Countryman of Polfree Farms near Dexter, Mich., said. "As a farming friend once said, 'Mother Nature rules and she rules absolutely.'"
Recently, the University of Minnesota launched two web sites to help producers deal with forage-shortage and late-planting issues. Click here more information.


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Were going to open tonights odd thoughts with an important update. Our rookie Miles Plumlee tonight had 10 points on 5-10 shooting and 17 rebounds with 4 blocks, sadly these were not his statistics from a Pacers game but it was his stat line from his game with the Ft. Wayne Mad Ants. So hopefully he is getting valuable experience and he is really showing that at least in the D league he can really rebound the ball.
Now onto the Pacers game.
Oddly enough it seemed as though David West & Roy Hibbert changed bodies tonight as David had what was easily his worst game of the season and Roy had one of his best. Im not sweating the West bad game btw as this is truly an anomaly and I have zero expectations that he will repeat this. I mean he was missing 5 foot layups and open jumpers that he normally splashes not to mention the 4 missed free throw attempts. Whats even more weird is that while this was his worst game he still scored 14 points and grabbed 6 rebounds, so in other words his worst game would probably be Tylers best game stat wise this season.
You really have to give Doug Collins a lot of credit as a coach, that roster he is working with is really not that talented and he has them playing at a very high level. We won but at no point in time until the very end did I ever feel like this was in the bag. They play hard every possession and never seem to give up. Kudos to both the coach and the team.
But lets not take a thing away from Frank Vogel either. I think this season we are seeing him coach at a very high level and he has shown that he is adaptable. While he has driven me crazy at times with his usage of the bench we have seen more and more over the past few games that he will even change that up as he almost always had a starter on the floor with the bench tonight and has really limited the time he uses them. Not something that he probably wants to do but the bench being horrific has made this necessary.
But it goes beyond that, think about where our offense was at the beginning of the season and even most of last season. We were a power post offense that was going to pound it down your throat no matter what. Well Roy has struggled and Tyler has been ineffective (thats being polite btw) so now you will notice the ball in George Hills hands much more and we now run more plays where Paul George initiates the offense. This not only has opened up the floor for more scoring from them but since they are now drawing double teams tonight it allowed Roy a couple of times to get easy baskets off of feeds and a couple of easy tip ins because his man left to guard the penetration.
Our defense is still top notch.
What Im saying is we have a very good coach and man does it feel good to say that after about 4 years of hell.
Is Paul George playing at an all-star level? Without a doubt he is playing at an all-star level. He wont make it this year unless he manages to do this almost every game until the all star break but without a doubt had he been doing this all year he would have had a great chance.
As it stands well just have to settle for having an all-star level player (which truth be told West also fits that bill as well) playing at a very high level.
To say he is a two way player is a massive understatement. He not only put that block on Hawes at the end but prior to that he was assigned to shut down Turner who had been hitting prior to that. Not only did it work Evan didnt even get a shot up in the last 4 possessions of the game.
This is now 6 games in a row that he has been superb. A+ type games every single one of them but there is a down side to that as well. Now it is known he can do this so nights like he was having earlier in the year, in other words just 7 games ago, are not acceptable. Sure he can have an off night just like anyone but never again can we accept him just standing planted at the three point line and settling for contested fade away jumpers. He has to be aggressive and he has to attack the rim.
On another note he was just inches away from the dunk of the year, probably honestly the best dunk ever laid down by a Pacer and from baptizing Spencer Hawes into the religion of Paul George. Im pretty sure I heard people in my section speaking in tongues after that dunk attempt anyway. Had he hit that Im not sure the east end of the field house wouldnt have collapsed from the after boom and Nick Youngs afro wouldnt have parted into dreadlocks.
Speaking of which Andrew Bynum must now be officially listed as 78 tall as that hair is rising like the mushroom cloud over bikini island.
Great game, great win and if the fates favor us we might actually have a three game win streak if we can pull this off tomorrow.
Lets do some grades.
David West: B-
Couldnt hit water from a boat tonight and Thad Young is not really a matchup defensively that favors him. Also he was one half of the duo that botched the end of the first half debacle. He made two bad passes that ended up costing us 4 points but he wasnt 100% to blame. However he kept working on the glass and he is such a threat that the opposition can not leave him to double away from him so he still helps even when his shot is not dropping. He has carried us all season; we can forgive him this one off game. Nobody btw was more upset by his shots not dropping than he was; he looked constipated after every missed shot.
Paul George: A+
Simply amazing. There is not a lot to add to what everybody else is saying about him over the past few games but the one thing Ill say is that at one point he split a double team to get to the basket that was frankly reminiscent of none other than Kobe Bryant, it was that good.
Roy Hibbert: A
Hit his shots, grabbed a lot of boards and while he didnt have multiple blocked shots I can tell you he certainly affected a lot of shots (as he does every game). Kwame (I cant believe its not butter) Brown attempted to use his sizeable girth to push Roy off the blocks and just body him up all game long. It didnt have the impact he was hoping for. Roy was able to work around him all night and each of their backups had no hope of stopping Roy, Hawes was able to hit his face up jumpers but on defense Roy just killed him.
Gerald Green: D
No they werent all happy days. I knew his night was going to be off when in the layup line he went 1-11 at one point and missed 3 shots within 5 feet with no one guarding him. Naptown Seth keeps telling me to believe but I just dont see it. Honestly he is the wing player on our team that I trust the least. I dont think Sam Young is all that great either but Ill take him any day over Green at this point. Maybe hell turn it around but I just wonder when.
George Hill: A+
The G2 connection had it going tonight for sure. How do you not give an A+ to a triple double and a big game clinching three point shot? You know no matter how he shoots all game long I always trust him at the end of the game with the ball his hands, he is just an ice cold killer.
Tyler Hansbrough: B
Started off like a ball of fire collecting physical rebounds immediately upon entering the game. Still cant hit that face up jumper (unless its fed to him by Ben I guess) but did his usual one handed flailing sort of hook shot and both of them actually dropped tonight. Good activity when he was in, it was a little surprising that he didnt get some more time but once again Frank is leaning on the starters more each game. Not sure how long he can do that to West but well take the win and run with it.
Sam Young: C+
Other than his George Gervin type 8 finger roll attempt that rolled out he played within himself not trying to do anything he shouldnt be doing. Even that finger roll looked good till it rolled out. Honestly in the grand scheme of things I never feel good talking about salaries because its so subjective in terms of value but I think that Sam is a very good bargain for what he is being paid.
Ben Hansbrough: I (incomplete)
Circumstances dictated that he get very few min. on the floor tonight and the few min he was on were mostly non consequential because while they were pressuring him with on the dribble he effectively passed off a couple of times to a player who botched the pass. I guess I just dont feel right judging him based on tonights game.
Ian Mahinmi: D
Remember above when I said he effectively passed off a couple of times to a player who botched the pass well meet the player who botched the passes. Catch the damn ball when its right in your hand Ian. Not really one of his better games just couldnt seem to find a flow at all. But when we look at his games over the past 10 or so you have to be pretty pleased with him.
On to Detroit and hopefully another win.


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Every SEO forum since the dawn of time Google has been debating the power of high authority links such as .Edu or .Gov links. There are literally dozens of articles out there in the great wide web and every few months a different debate begins on how much these links actually effect your rankings.
It's a common belief in some SEO circles that a link from .Edu or .Gov site is the best type of link you can ever get in order to improve your rankings. This belief comes from the fact it is not easy to obtain control of these domains on the open market as you have to be an educational or government establishment.
So are Google actually giving more or less weighting to certain Top Level Domains (TLD's) well yes they can, and do look at the case of co.cc domains, but in the case of .Gov or .Edu links they claim not to do so as Googler JohnMu stated:
In general, I would like to add that no, backlinks from .EDU domains generally do not get "additional credibility from Google." Because of that, the whole topic of working especially hard to talk webmasters of these domains into linking to your sites seems a bit problematic…
Some in the world of SEO will scream conspiracy that Google don't want to let out the secret recipe but then let's look at these types of links from the proper angle. Google may actually be telling the truth their algorithm may not give these TLD's a considerably higher weighting than a .com or .co.uk but it is all actually based on Pagerank. Remember that thing Larry Page invented which means links from web pages with lots of links themselves carry more value than those that don't.
Below is a video by Google Head of Web Spam, Matt Cutts from 2010 that also confirms this:
How to get .Edu or .Gov Links?
With the right amount of time, hustle or money you can get a backlink on just about any site you want. Building relationships, investing in the right tools and good content will allow you to get these links easily.
From past experience I have used Broken Link Building on .Gov or .Edu sites, whereby you look for broken links on a resource and inform the webmaster to replace the link with a resource to your own content.
Outreach also works quite well in order to gain .edu links as most universities now provide their students and faculty with blogging platforms and sub domains so it is quite easy to email them relevant content to their blog or studies. If you really wanted to invest a significant amount of time and resources you could look for a piece of research they produced and reference it in a piece of your own content e.g. an infographic and its highly likely that you will obtain a link back as they will naturally want to share this with their peers.
Invite an academic to write an article on your blog or even come and speak to your workforce or at an industry conference you are running, chances are they will link to you as they wish to reference their engagements. As you can see you are only limited by your own imagination as to how you can obtain these types of links but by offering useful resources for Government or Academic webmasters to link to you will have a much higher success rate.
So What is their Value?
If you were to ask me what I look for in a link then, I value backlinks on the number of visitors, neigh, the number of pre-qualified visitors that the link can send me. What I mean by that is if I could get a few hundred visitors to my site from a back link, who are motivated to buy my product or subscribe to my mailing list, I would spend more time and money obtaining these links than just chasing links from Universities and Government sites.
So do Edu or Gov links help get you better rankings, yes but they are no better than any other well linked TLD, and remember after all SEO is not just about rankings!


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I 've never been one to make predictions based solely on numbers.
It's more of a feel for me.
Call it intuition.
Particularly when I am standing next to the Superdome, gazing at the enormous and ever-growing amount of 49ers fans that have flocked to New Orleans this week.
I needed just one media press conference with San Francisco to see the 49ers are on a business trip, instead of sipping on a flaming hurricane while hanging out on Bourbon Street.
Get ready for a parade down Market Street on Tuesday in San Francisco to celebrate a sixth Super Bowl title.
I don't believe in destiny like Ray Lewis does. But I do believe in omens. And a lot of it points in the 49ers direction.
I'm tired of hearing about cover two defenses, matchups, the Harbaugh brothers and Ray Lewis. It's been beaten to death. It's time to go in another direction.
Instead, I'm looking at the overall picture — the sidebars that will be told after the game.
Such as the fact that the 49ers have never lost a Super Bowl — that their fourth Super Bowl title came 23 years ago in the Superdome against the Broncos.
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick is 1-0 as a starter in the Big Easy, having beaten the Saints in his first start on the road. He is 2-0 in the postseason.
Kaepernick is undefeated as a starting quarterback at home. The 49ers are the home team, meaning he will be wearing the home uniform.
One more thing: The 49ers are 2-0 over the past two years in the playoffs with an extra week to prepare.
Am I beginning to paint a picture?
The 49ers are the favorites to win the Super Bowl — just like they were in their previous five Super Bowls.
"Pressure, I feel like, comes from a lack of preparation," Kaepernick said. "This is a matter of going out there and performing physically."
Still, these aren't just coincidences?
Listen, there's just too much history here to ignore, not to mention talent. Granted, it's been 18 years since the 49ers last played for a Super Bowl title.
But that feeling I had in 1981 when San Francisco won its first Super Bowl is back.
If there is a reincarnation of Bill Walsh, it's Jim Harbaugh. Perfection is a must.
It's not arrogance, rather confidence and self-assurance.
That starts with the coach. The 49ers have always had a lunch pail attitude and been a team of few words.
The most difficult part for the 49ers has been getting to the Super Bowl. This is a franchise that has lost a record eight NFC conference title games — including last year's heartbreaking overtime loss to the Giants.
The core of that team is in New Orleans, less than 30 hours from suiting up.
This is unfinished business for the scarlet and gold.
What the 49ers have this year — or at least the past nine weeks — that resembles the past is a gifted quarterback with a huge upside who didn't come in the first round in Kaepernick.
The 49ers relied on Hall of Fame quarterbacks Joe Montana and Steve Young during their run to a then-record five Super Bowl titles.
Kaepernick has resembled a little of both, with a little more speed and a stronger arm at a younger age with significantly less starts, in the playoffs.
The last time I saw a quarterback as composed as Kaepernick wearing a 49ers uniform when the game was on the line was Montana and Young. He never seems to panic or lose his composure.
That's a gift.
Harbaugh struck gold.
Last year we talked about how the Ravens-49ers Thanksgiving battle was supposed to be a changing of the guard in terms of who had the best defense in the NFL.
Didn't happen.
The Ravens made a statement in Baltimore in a 16-6 win, just like they have throughout the postseason this year.
That hasn't been forgotten.
The 49ers youth is a year older, a year maturer. The Ravens aging defense has one foot out the NFL gates.
The 49ers are a more athletic team on defense.
The last time Baltimore faced a quarterback that had sprinter's speed was Washington Redskins Robert Griffith — a 31-28 overtime loss.
Kaepernick is better.
What we learned about Kaepernick is if you take away his ability to run, he is going to pick you apart through the air. Stop Crabtree, deal with Vernon Davis or Randy Moss.
And Frank Gore keeps drives alive running behind the best offensive line in the NFL.
If I could change anything, it would be the 49ers' sluggish starts. In their past three games, the opponent has scored first.
I thought spotting a team 7 points on the second play of the game was bad until San Francisco was looking at 17-point first quarter deficit in Atlanta.
What we've learned over the past month is this team is resilient.
The end result is all that has mattered.
Just don't get conservative when you build a lead.
Niners by 11.
John Devine can be reached at 646-4405 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @johnjdevine.


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Students in the North Allegheny, Pa., school district have a new vending machine to raid after school. Instead of serving chips and soda, this machine offers cheese and milk.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a grant from the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association helped fund the dairy vending machines in the district's intermediate and senior high schools.
"We always sold milk and dairy products on the [lunch] line, but you never really had them available during the school day," said Roger Botti, director of transportation and operations. "We want to offer the best nutritional value to the kids."
So far the vending machines, stocked with milk, cheese and yogurt, have been a hit with students.
Read, "Grant money brings more dairy to after-school snacks in North Allegheny."
Dairy is a nutritional jackpot for growing kids and teens, earning an A+ in fighting childhood obesity. Other studies have found that a high-dairy diet can help cut belly fat and that dairy is an important part of a healthy diet for teenagers, however weight-conscious they may be.


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OS: Debian based (or those that use dpkg)
Equivalent to doing a dpkg -S on each file in $PATH, but way faster.
May report files generated though postinstall scripts and such. For example . It will report /usr/bin/vim .. which is not not a file installed directly by dpkg, but a link generated by alternatives hooks
Removes trailing newline; colon becomes record separator and newline becomes field separator, only the first field is ever printed. Replaces empty entries with $PWD. Also prepend relative directories (like ".") with the current directory ($PWD). Can change PWD with env(1) to get tricky in (non-Bourne) scripts.
This version uses Pipes, but is easier for the common user to grasp... instead of using sed or some other more complicated method, it uses the tr command
[Note: This command needs to be run as root].
If you are downloading something large at night, you can start wget as a normal user and issue the above command as root. When the download is done, the computer will automatically go to sleep. If at any time you feel the computer should not go to sleep automatically(like if you find the download still continuing in the morning), just create an empty file called nosleep in /tmp directory.
A very simple command to send a signed and encrypted message from the command line using GPG Keys
Based on the MrMerry one, just add some visuals to differentiate files and directories
Based on the MrMerry one, just add some visuals and sort directory and files
another possibility
using awk
missed the last char thanks @Josay
Can change language and speed, see espeak man page for options. (Install espeak in your linux distro via yum or apt-get)
For insomniacs you may need to enclose in a while true; do ...; done loop ;)
Sorts a character string, using common shell commands.
using bc is for sissies. dc is much better :-D
Polish notation will rule the world...
you can also run "xmms2 pause & at now +5min
Shorter version.
If you need to ssh into a computer on the local network but you're unsure of the ip to use, then ping them and see if you get a response. If you do, print out the address you got it from. Adjust the range to suit your network.
Nice little alarm clock to wake you up on time (hopefully).
You can also do 'echo "vlc path/to/song" | at 6:00
this works on Solaris, so not better than the "only-GNU"-tool :-(
I think, there is no one-liner for this, that will work on all *nix-es
- convert unixtime to human-readable with awk
- useful to read logfiles with unix-timestamps, f.e. squid-log:
sudo tail -f /var/log/squid3/access.log | awk '{ print strftime("%c ", $1) $0; }
Uses the data in the /proc system, provided by the acpid, to find out the CPU temperature. Can be run on systems without lm-sensors installed as well.
This will download a Youtube playlist and mostly anything http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/2.0/reference.html#Video_Feeds
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"I say to you today, my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream."
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MRI Report, but Couldn`t Understand the Terms
This is a translated version (from Google translate) of the MRI report that I got after the MRI was taken. But I struggle to understand the terminology, thus I need someone who understand this to tell me what is happening with my meniscus. The report follows:
Made knee MRI examination of the standard sequences and planes. Detected a linearly changed signal on the back of the horn of lateral meniscus, which is mounted sideways and down to the intra articular space. This finding is in favor of traumatic lesion rupture that interaction with articulated space. Small signal changed linearly of back horn of medial meniscus that goes in addition to its partial traumatic lesion. Proper morphology and signal to cross, and collateral ligament and patelar too. Proper morphology of skeletal and cartilaginous structures and patelarn retinacoluns. We detected an increased amount of fluid, intra articular and retro and suprapatelarno.
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Question:* You still have Dion Waiters going to the Raptors, Chad. But all we keep hearing up here is that the Raptors are likely to move the pick. Any idea who would be available for the 8th pick in the draft?
Chad Ford:* I agree that the Raptors are looking to move the pick. They've been trying to package it with another young player like Ed Davis and a vet (Bargnani or Calderon). I think they want a big time player on the wing so that they can lure Steve Nash this summer. The guy most people in the league believe they are after via trade is Rudy Gay. If they stay at 8, they want a player who can get to the basket. Thus ... Waiters at 8.


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Blue Jays drop scuffling Francisco to eighth in lineup
TORONTO -- Blue Jays third baseman Juan Francisco was dropped to No. 8 in the batting order for Tuesday night's game against the Twins at least partially because he has been slumping at the plate.
Francisco entered the game hitless in his previous 13 at-bats. Since May 21, he's hitting .159 (7-for-44) with a .229 on-base percentage, two homers and seven RBIs.
Opposing teams seem to be taking a different approach with him over the past couple of weeks. Francisco has been seeing a lot more offspeed pitches as pitchers tend to avoid challenging him with a fastball as much as possible.
"His game is power, that's who he is," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "But he's just on one of those stretches right now, a lot of swing and miss. He had one of those earlier in the season too and he got out of it fairly quickly. You live and die with that, you know, because he catches one right, a guy or two on base, it makes a huge difference in the game."
Francisco began the season hitting .292 (26-for-89) with eight homers and 19 RBIs in 26 games. One of the main reasons for his surprise success was that he was taking a much more patient approach at the plate. At least on the surface, it doesn't appear as though plate discipline has been a major issue in his slump.
According to Fangraphs, Francisco swung at 29.4 percent of pitches outside of the strike zone during first 26 games. Since then, he is up slightly to 31.3 percent. On the season, he has swung at 30.4 percent of pitches outside of the strike zone compared to 36.6 percent in 2013 and 43.2 percent in 2012.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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More Texas State Parks Lifting Campfire, Cooking Restrictions
AUSTIN – Recent rains in many parts of the state have resulted in the lifting of burn bans, meaning campers at more Texas state parks will be able to warm their feet by a glowing fire and cook their favorite outdoor dish without fire restrictions.
Roughly two-thirds of the 93 state parks this week were reporting no burn ban restrictions, a significant increase from recent months when the ongoing drought prompted most of Texas' 254 counties to institute burn bans. The Texas Forest Service on Wednesday reported 152 counties with burn bans, down from 206 a week earlier. That comes as good news to Texas state parks that have seen visitation drop off sharply the past few months.
"I believe that burn bans and restricted open fires have been contributing factors to a drop in camping activity in state parks this fall," says Brent Leisure,Texas state parks director. "I continue to encourage our park superintendents to reach out to county judges and commissioners where burn bans exist to request exemptions or modifications, when appropriate and reasonable."
At present, burns bans tend to be affecting state parks mainly in the Texas Hill Country, West Texas, the Panhandle and South Texas. However, there are some exceptions. Those include such popular getaways as Colorado Bend, Franklin Mountains, Garner and South Llano River state parks. Park visitors should keep in mind, too, that many state parks, even though located in burn ban counties, still allow charcoal grilling. Most parks subject to burn bans permit cooking on propane and electric stoves.
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Kotobukiya's line of DC Comics "New 52" ARTFX+ Statues continues, capturing the new looks and costumes of heroes in the Justice League. Joining the previously released Superman, Green Lantern, Flash, Aquaman, Batman, and Wonder Woman comes the final member of the team, Cyborg.
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Park Staff Helps Save Life After Lightning Strike
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — On Saturday, April 10 a storm had arrived in the area, and Huntsville State Park boathouse supervisor Jessica Rosalez radioed her bosses that she had just seen a man get struck by lightning under a pine tree in a public use area behind the boathouse.
It was 5:05 p.m. and the victim, a 49-year-old man from Houston, had been standing near the base of the tree. Park Manager Oscar Carmona and Assistant Park Manager Dennis Smith immediately responded. Park employee Kevin Wilkinson was at the victim's side. He reported that the man had a very weak heartbeat and was not responding. Then, at 5:15 p.m. they were unable to detect a heartbeat anymore and they began to administer CPR. Smith was giving rescue breaths and Wilkinson was giving chest compressions. During this time, Carmona was talking and translating for the family into Spanish and he and another employee, Brad Grier, were attempting to console them. Park employee Kerry Roberts assisted them by monitoring for any sign of life from the victim while CPR was being performed.
The man's heart was stopped for at least eight minutes, according to park staff. EMS arrived at 5:22 p.m. and used a defibrillator. The rain and lightning continued. EMS transported the victim to Huntsville Memorial Hospital at 5:50 p.m.
He went home late last Thursday. He said through an interpreter on Friday that he remembers his family getting off the lake when it started storming and he sent the kids up to the car to shut the windows. That is all he remembers. He is using a walker right now and will start physical therapy next week. He says God-willing, he will go back to his construction job soon. "It is like a miracle," he said.
Wayde Sullivan, EMS director for Walker County, said what the CPR did was sustain the victim until the defibrillator could be used.
"He was clinically dead when we got there. Had it not been for the CPR, I can't say that he would have responded to the defibrillation the way he did. His heart was in full-blown seizure and was not beating to sustain life. Had that continued, he would have been unable to be resuscitated. But with CPR, you keep the circulation going and the blood flow to the heart."
Carmona said it was a very emotional time. "Everything was happening so fast and you have to keep your calm. I did go home at the end of the day kind of shaken up about the whole thing. But the staff feels good in knowing we had a part in helping save this man's life."
Smith, who gave the mouth-to-mouth, said everything just came together. "We are a team and we just did what needed to be done. I am just glad we were able to help." Smith encourages everyone to take a CPR training course. "The one time you need it makes it worthwhile."
Carmona offered special thanks to Walter Clarkson, Karrie Jones and Stephanie Argueta who managed traffic at the park during the incident and volunteer Amy Morowski who called 911.
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Artist's BiographyClarinetist DAVID KRAKAUER is both a master of Eastern European Jewish klezmer music and a major voice in classical music. He has appeared with the Tokyo, Kronos, Orion, and Emerson string quartets, plus as soloist with the Weimar Staatskapelle, the Dresdner Philharmonie, the Seattle Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony and the Orchestre Lamoureux among many others. In December 2009 Mr. Krakauer premiered a new Klezmer inspired concerto written for him by the young Polish composer Wlad Marhulets as soloist with the Detroit Symphony. Major classical summer festival appearances include Marlboro, Norfolk, and Aspen. With his band, Klezmer Madness!, he has redefined the klezmer genre writing new music and employing many diverse influences including jazz, funk, and hip-hop. Major appearances for Klezmer Madness! include Carnegie Hall, Saalfelden, Marciac and the Venice Biennalle.
As an artist who has consistently defied categorization, Krakauer has enjoyed major ongoing artistic collaborations with a tremendously diverse group of performers and composers including Dawn Upshaw, Itzak Perlman, Iva Bitova, Uri Caine, John Zorn, Fred Wesley, Abraham Inc, Osvaldo Golijov, the Klezmatics, David Del Tredici, John Cage, Danny Elfman, Socalled and George Tsontakis.
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Andrew Young Presents: In the Footsteps of Gandhi and In Gandhi's Footsteps
February 22, 2013
Pathways to Peace Film Series
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In the Footsteps of Gandhi
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In 2009, 50 years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King's historic pilgrimage to study the nonviolent teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, III, Ambassador Andrew Young, Congressman John Lewis and a Congressional delegation retraced their footsteps. From the streets of Mumbai, filming site for "Slumdog Millionaire" to the Taj Hotel recently attacked by terrorist, Ambassador Young takes viewers on an unforgettable journey through modern India.
In Gandhi's Footsteps
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Kiran Bedi, a small woman with a huge mission, has been compared to Mother Theresa and Mahatma Gandhi. She is, in fact, a police woman-- and a reformer. Kiran Bedi has worked in the most dangerous and violent parts of Indian society and has found non-violent solutions. She believes that police should help prevent social problems, not wait until the problems worsen. Tens of thousands of police officers, formerly feared for their violence, have been turned into "welfare police" as a result of her ground- breaking training while in charge of the police school in New Delhi.
Bedi also transformed one of the largest prisons in the world, Tihar Central Jail, from a hell hole to a reformatory. Among her innovations was meditation sessions for the prisoners which helped calm the violence in the jail. She has also initiated treatment for drug addicts and opened vocational trade schools for the slum dwelling poor
She studied law and police education and became India's first female police officer. She became well-known when she had Indira Gandhi's illegally parked car towed, believing the powerful as well as the powerless should respect the law. This led her to be officially "punished" by receiving undesirable transfers. She recovered from this and eventually became India's Deputy Police Commissioner. Recently she was appointed to lead the U.N.'s Department of Peacekeeping Operations worldwide. This film provides a fascinating window into India today