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Updated: Feb. 17, 2005, 1:41 PM ET
By Chad Ford
ESPN Insider
Want to know what your team has to offer in a trade? Whether it needs to cut cap space? If it has a valuable trade exception or expiring contracts? Who on the team is untradeable?
As Insider runs through every NBA team digging for answers, here are a few notes to keep in mind:
Team payroll: The 2004-05 payroll numbers for each team are estimated. The exact numbers aren't available right now due to slight fluctuations with non-guaranteed contracts and trades. However, the numbers are close.
This year, the cap came in at $43.87 million. The 2005-06 payroll figures are for committed salaries only. First-round draft picks and free-agent cap holds can potentially reduce the amount of cap space the team has available.
The Hawks, Bobcats, Cavaliers, Bulls, Clippers and Sonics should have significant cap room next summer if the cap comes in at around $45 million. The Sonics (Ray Allen, Vladimir Radmanovic, Antonio Daniels), Bulls (Eddy Curry, Tyson Chandler), Cavs (Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Jeff McInnis) and Clippers (Marko Jaric, Bobby Simmons) have significant free agents they intend to re-sign, which will cut well into their cap room.
Team assets: This contains a list of all current cap room, owned draft picks and trade exceptions. Only three teams have cap room for the trade deadline: Hawks ($3.3 million), Bobcats ($6 million) and Jazz ($5.5 million).
A team cannot trade consecutive future first round picks. However, once the team has made its draft selection, it is free to trade the rights to the player it selected. Teams that are prohibited from trading their first-round pick are noted below.
Trade exceptions can be used to acquire a player or players whose salary equals the trade exception, or to claim a player off waivers whose contract equals the trade exception. Free agents cannot be signed using the exception, however. For a more detailed explanation of how the exception is aquired and used, see our trade primer.
Tradeable expiring contracts: Under each team is a list of expiring and non-guaranteed contracts, and contracts with team options for '05-06, that teams can deal before the Feb. 24 trade deadline. Several players, such as Stromile Swift and Toni Kukoc, are not on this list, despite having expiring contracts. That's because the contracts they signed prohibit them from being traded this season.
These expiring contracts are valuable trading chips. Teams want to acquire them to cut payroll for the upcoming summer. A team willing to trade an expiring contract for one with a few years on it can get a lot in return.
With that said, expiring contracts aren't as valuable this year as they normally would be. Teams believe there won't be a luxury tax this year. In past years, teams have tried to radically reduce payroll at the deadline in order to avoid paying the tax.
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade contracts: The term "poison pill" is not a derogatory term for a player. It's a specific term for a certain type of contract tied to rookie extensions.
Check out our trade rules story for fuller definitions of all the terms we've used on the team assets page.
Atlanta Hawks
Team payroll:
2004-05: $40.5 million
2005-06: $18 million
Team assets:
# $3.3 million in cap space
# 2005 first-round pick
# Draft rights to David Andersen ('02, Austraila)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Kenny Anderson, $745,046
Chris Crawford, $3,250,000
Predrag Drobnjak, $2,550,000 ('05-06 not guaranteed)
Tyronn Lue, $1,650,000
Antoine Walker, $14,625,000
Kevin Willis, $1,300,000
Boston Celtics
Team payroll:
2004-05: $63.6 million
2005-06: $49.9 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
# Lakers' 2005 first-round pick (top-14 protected)
# Trade exception: $1,337,500
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Tom Gugliotta, $2,700,000
Gary Payton, $5,408,700
Justin Reed, $385,277
Yogi Stewart, $4,800,000
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Mark Blount (base-year player)
Charlotte Bobcats
Team payroll:
2004-05: $23 million
(Note: Charlotte's cap, because it is an expansion team, is $29,250,000 this year.)
2005-06: $10.7 million
(Note: Charlotte's cap, because it is an expansion team, is restricted to 75 percent of the cap in 2005-06.)
Team assets:
# $6 million in cap room
# 2005 first-round pick
# Cavs' 2005 first-round pick (top-13 protected)
# Raptors' 2005 first-round pick (top-17 protected)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Keith Bogans, $620,046
Jason Kapono, $620,046
Brevin Knight, $745,046
Bernard Robinson, $385,277
Kareem Rush, $1,174,200
Steve Smith, $745,046
Theron Smith, $620,046
Gerald Wallace, $1,652,454
Jahidi White, $6,146,465
Chicago Bulls
Team payroll:
2004-05: $57 million
2005-06: $33.7 million
Team assets:
# Trade exception: $1,746,434
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Tyson Chandler, $4,801,102
Eddy Curry, $3,896,402
Chris Duhon, $385,277
Adrian Griffin, $870,046
Othella Harrington, $3,150,000
Jannero Pargo, $695,046
Jared Reiner, $385,277
Frank Williams, $957,480
Cleveland Cavaliers
Team payroll:
2004-05: $49 million
2005-06: $22.6 million
Team assets:
# Trade exception: $1,585,920
Tradeable expiring contracts:
DeSagana Diop, $2,695,164
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, $14,625,000
Jeff McInnis, $3,600,000
Robert Traylor, $1,600,000
Dajuan Wagner, $2,643,600
Scott Williams, $1,600,000
Dallas Mavericks
Team payroll:
2004-05: $88.1 million
2005-06: $79.3 million
Team assets:
# Trade exception: $893,400
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Darrell Armstrong, $2,270,000
Alan Henderson, $8,273,125
Denver Nuggets
Team payroll:
2004-05: $46 million
2005-06: $38.7 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick (can't be traded before the draft)
# Wizards 2005 first-round pick (top-13 protected)
# Draft rights to Xue Yuyang ('03, China) and Sani Becirovic ('03, Slovenia)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Francisco Elson, $620,046
DerMarr Johnson, $745,046
Voshon Lenard, $3,275,000 ($250,000 in salary protection next season)
Bryon Russell, $745,046
Nikoloz Tskitishvili, $2,910,600
Rodney White, $1,800,000
Detroit Pistons
Team payroll:
2004-05: $53.3 million
2005-06: $52.5 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick (can't be traded before draft)
# Draft rights to Andreas Glyniadakis ('03, Greece) and Ricky Paulding ('04, Missouri)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Horace Jenkins, $620,046
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Darvin Ham (untradeable, one-year Bird right contract)
Golden State Warriors
Team payroll:
2004-05: $51 million
2005-06: $47.9 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
# Mavs' 2007 first-round pick
# Future first-round pick from Sixers (two years after Sixers send a pick to the Raptors)
# Trade exception: $5,287,100
# Draft rights to Mladen Secularac ('02, Serbia)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Dale Davis, $10,068,750
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Adonal Foyle (base-year player)
Troy Murphy ("poison pill" contract)
Jason Richardson ("poison pill" contract)
Houston Rockets
Team payroll:
2004-05: $60.9 million
2005-06: $55.4 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
# Trade exception: $5,480,000
# Draft rights to Malick Badiane ('03, Germany) and Vassilis Spanoulis ('04, Greece)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Andre Barrett, $385,277
Jon Barry, $1,800,000
Ryan Bowen, $745,046
Dikembe Mutombo, $4,496,434
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Scott Padgett (untradeable)
Indiana Pacers
Team payroll:
2004-05: $65.4 million
2005-06: $73.9 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
# Trade exception: $1,225,000
Tradeable expiring contracts:
John Edwards, $385,277
James Jones, $620,046
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Michael Curry (untradeable before deadline)
Jamaal Tinsley (base-year player)
Los Angeles Clippers
Team payroll:
2004-05: $45.9 million
2005-06: $29 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick if in top 14 (can't be traded before the draft)
# Draft rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis ('03, Greece)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Rick Brunson, $745,046
Lionel Chalmers, $450,000
Marko Jaric, $2,100,000
Kerry Kittles, $10,266,666
Mikki Moore, $745,046
Mamadou N'diaye, $750,000
Zeljko Rebraca, $2,500,000
Quinton Ross, $620,046
Bobby Simmons, $825,000
Los Angeles Lakers
Team payroll:
2004-05: $64.8 million
2005-06: $66.3 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick if in top 14 (can't be traded before the draft)
# Heat 2006 first-round pick (top 14 protected)
# Trade exceptions: $1,983,720; $2,038,700
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Tierre Brown, $720,046
Vlade Divac, $4,903,000 ($2 million in salary protection next season)
Luke Walton, $620,046
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Kobe Bryant (no-trade clause)
Slava Medvedenko (base-year player)
Memphis Grizzlies
Team payroll:
2004-05: $65.7 million
2005-06: $55.7 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
# Draft rights to Sergei Lishouk ('04, Ukraine)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Ryan Humphrey, $1,223,160
Earl Watson, $1,458,000
Bonzi Wells, $7,700,000
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Shane Battier ("poison pill" contract)
Pau Gasol ("poison pill" contract)
Mike Miller (base-year player)
Stromile Swift (one-year tender offer contract, untradeable)
Miami Heat
Team payroll:
2004-05: $58.7 million
2005-06: $58.8 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick (can't be traded before the draft)
# Draft rights to Albert Miralles ('04, Spain)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Malik Allen, $1,697,500
Shandon Anderson, $692,455
Udonis Haslem, $620,046
Christian Laettner, $745,046
Wang ZhiZhi, $745,046
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Rasual Butler (base-year player)
Milwaukee Bucks
Team payroll:
2004-05: $56.1 million
2005-06: $37.7 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
# Draft rights to Szymon Szewczyk ('03, Poland)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Marcus Fizer, $736,281
Dan Gadzuric, $695,046
Zaza Pachulia, $620,046
Michael Redd, $3,000,000 ('05-06 player option; will opt out)
Daniel Santiago, $1,320,000
Erick Strickland, $1,650,000
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Toni Kukoc (untradeable, one-year Bird right contract)
Desmond Mason (base-year player)
Minnesota Timberwolves
Team payroll:
2004-05: $70.1 million
2005-06: $53 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Anthony Carter, $745,046
Eddie Griffin, $720,046
Ervin Johnson, $4,909,062
Mark Madsen, $745,046
Latrell Sprewell, $14,625,000
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Troy Hudson (base-year player)
New Jersey Nets
Team payroll:
2004-05: $63.7 million
2005-06: $49.8 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
# Clippers 2005 first-round pick (top-14 protected this year; no protection thereafter)
# Trade exception: $4,979,167
# Draft rights to Christian Drejer ('04, Denmark)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Travis Best, $745,046
Rodney Buford, $745,046
Cliff Robinson, $5,287,500 (cannot be aggregated in a trade)
Brian Scalabrine, $850,000
Jabari Smith, $745,046
Jacque Vaughn, $745,046
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Elden Campbell (claimed off waivers in last 30 days)
Jason Collins ("poison pill" contract)
Richard Jefferson ("poison pill" contract)
New Orleans Hornets
Team payroll:
2004-05: $64.6 million
2005-06: $49.4 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
# Trade exception: $1,376,600
# Trade exception: $1,538,667
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Dan Dickau, $893,400
Casey Jacobsen, $1,082,160
Bostjan Nachbar, $1,493,880
Lee Nailon, $745,046
Rodney Rogers, $2,700,000
Jackson Vroman, $385,277
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Jamaal Magloire (base-year player)
New York Knicks
Team payroll:
2004-05: $101.6 million
2005-06: $109.0 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick (can't be traded before the draft)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Trevor Ariza, $385,277
Jamison Brewer, $720,046
Bruno Sundov, $745,046
Orlando Magic
Team payroll:
2004-05: $67.4 million
2005-06: $70.2 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
# Kings 2005 first-round pick (top-13 protected)
# Draft rights to Remon Van de Hare ( '03, Belgium)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Andrew DeClercq, $2,560,000
Brandon Hunter, $620,046
Mario Kasun, $385,277 ('05-06 salary becomes 25 percent guaranteed Feb. 21)
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
DeShawn Stevenson (base-year player)
Philadelphia 76ers
Team payroll:
2004-05: $66 million
2005-06: $53.8 million
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Kedrick Brown, $2,332,388
Samuel Dalembert, $1,599,549
Josh Davis, $620,046
Willie Green, $620,046
Kyle Korver, $620,046
Glenn Robinson, $12,071,250
Phoenix Suns
Team payroll:
2004-05: $44.4 million
2005-06: $45.4 million
Team assets:
# Bulls first-round pick (top 3 protected)
# Draft rights to Milos Vujanic ('02, Serbia)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Joe Johnson, $2,358,954
Walter McCarty, $1,337,500
Bo Outlaw, $718,750
Portland Trail Blazers
Team payroll:
2004-05: $81 million
2005-06: $49.9 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
# Draft rights to Federico Kammerichs ('02, Argentina, Nedzad Sinanovic ('03, Bosnia) and Sergey Monia ('04, Russia)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Shareef Abdur-Rahim, $14,625,000
Richie Frahm, $695,046
Damon Stoudamire, $12,500,000
Nick Van Exel, $11,931,875
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Darius Miles (base-year player)
Zach Randolph ("poison pill" contract)
Sacramento Kings
Team payroll:
2004-05: $61.6 million
2005-06: $61.2 million
Team assets:
# Trade exception: $1,652,454
# Trade exception: $1,665,500
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Matt Barnes, $695,046
Erik Daniels, $385,277
Maurice Evans, $695,046
Bobby Jackson, $3,150,000
San Antonio Spurs
Team payroll:
2004-05: $46.9 million
2005-06: $55.1 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
# Suns 2005 first-round pick (top-20 protected)
# Draft rights to Luis Scola ('02, Argentina), Viktor Sanikidze ('04, Georgia) and Sergei Karaulov ('04, Russia)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Devin Brown, $695,046
Linton Johnson, $620,046
Tony Massenburg, $745,046
Mike Wilks, $720,046
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Sean Marks (untradeable, one-year Bird rights contract)
Tony Parker ("poison pill" contract)
Seattle SuperSonics
Team payroll:
2004-05: $53.5 million
2005-06: $21 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick
# Draft rights to Peter Fehese ('02, Germany), Paccelis Morlende ('03, France)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Ray Allen, $14,625,000
Antonio Daniels, $2,200,000 ('05-06 player option; will opt out)
Reggie Evans, $880,000
Jerome James, $5,455,200
Ronald Murray, $695,046
Vitaly Potapenko, $6,191,250
Vladimir Radmanovic, $2,300,984
Damien Wilkins, $385,277
Toronto Raptors
Team payroll:
2004-05: $61 million
2005-06: $54.5 million
Team assets:
# 2005 first-round pick if in top 17 (can't be traded before draft)
# 76ers 2005 first-round pick (top-8 protected)
# Nuggets 2006 first-round pick (top-5 protected)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Matt Bonner, $385,277
Donyell Marshall, $5,032,850
Milt Palacio, $807,546
Pape Sow, $385,27
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Morris Peterson (base-year player)
Utah Jazz
Team payroll:
2004-05: $38.4 million
2005-06: $48.3 million
Team assets:
# $5.5 million in cap room
# 2005 first-round pick
# Mavericks 2005 first-round pick (top-3 protected)
# Pistons 2006 first-round pick (top-14 protected)
# Knicks 2006 first-round pick (top-23 protected)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Raja Bell, $1,320,000
Howard Eisley, $740,663
Keith McLeod, $750,000
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Andrei Kirilenko ("poison pill" contract)
Washington Wizards
Team payroll:
2004-05: $49.6 million
2005-06: $38.6 million
Team assets:
# Draft rights to Juan Carlos Navarro ('02, Spain)
Tradeable expiring contracts:
Steve Blake, $620,046
Kwame Brown, $5,361,873
Juan Dixon, $1,348,200
Larry Hughes, $5,455,200
Anthony Peeler, $1,650,000
Laron Profit, $745,046
Michael Ruffin, $745,046
Samaki Walker, $745,046
Untradeable or difficult-to-trade players:
Brendan Haywood ("poison pill" contract)
Etan Thomas (base-year player)
Anyone know what a "poison pill" contract is??
I'm guessing a player that has had run ins with the law. I noticed Zach Randolph had that. If I were the Pacers, i would gladly take that poison pill off The Blazers hand.
Sorry, I didn't know advertising was illegal here. Someone call the cops!
In the corporate world a company may have agreements with others (employees or customers perhaps) that they will perform some financial promise if acquired by another company. This makes the acquisition expensive -- the acquiring company has to swallow a poison pill.
Sooooo, maybe there are contract provisions or options which enhance the value to the player if he is traded.
I'll bet someone else can come up with an example.
Where the hell did the Pacers get that $1,225,000 trade exception???
Well they could get a cheap player if they wanted I guess for it, if it werr an expiring contract.
Man, the cap situation isn't all that good; that's the only reason why I wish the Pacers could get a Glenn Robinson or Antoine Walker for cheap.
I believe it means the player already signed an extension that kicks in the following season so when matching salaries instead of using this years salary you have to use the average of his extension which I guess for Zach would be like 9 million instead of 2 million. Its a little more complicated than that but I'm pretty sure that is the general idea.Originally Posted by ILovethePacers
Just a guess but they probably got that when the Bobcats took Brezec.Originally Posted by PacerFanInAZ
It has nothing to do with run ins with the law they might have had, dipper is right, it is usually a clause in a contract that makes it all the more difficult to trade a player, it can be any from many cluases, like a huge bonus they become entitled to (say 10 mio) or their contract gets an option year where the player can opt out of the contract the next year, or there is another sort of option becoming open when traded or the player may have the right to outright refuse the trade.
In general poison pills are not alike, they are individually tailored and in general make trading "iffy" at best.
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.
If you've done 6 impossible things today?
Then why not have Breakfast at Milliways!
I thought a 'poison pill' contract was one where you have a talented 7 foot player who always gets hurt but who just signed a long extension. You can't trade him and he can't play so it's 'poisoning' your team! Actually Dipper and Able's description make sense as well.
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
- Benjamin Franklin
The article is wrong, Tinsley is "poison pill" as well.
He's still on his rookie contract, but he's signed a new contract that begins next season.
Next season, because the Pacers used his "Bird rights" to sign him to a new contract with a raise > x% (don't remember the exact number off the top of my head, if you really care then I recommend Larry Croon's FAQ), he's BYC (if that exists under the new CBA).
Two seasons from now, he's unrestricted in terms of trades.
Poison Pill players work fairly similar to BYC. In a nutshell, the Pacers can only take back a guy making +/- 15% of Jamaal's current (rookie - 27th pick contract), but the other team must be able to absorb his new contract without going over the cap. Since just about everybody is over the cap, it would take a very, very complicated multi-team trade to make it work.
Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you
Yeah, just to expand a little. In this case the team getting Tinsley would have to count Tinsley's salary at the average of the last year of his rookie contract and all the annual salaries in his new contract. So, if Tinsley is now making 1.6 million and the average of his new contract is 6.5 million, then the Pacers have to get salaries back no greater than the 1.6 million. plus 15 percent, but the team getting Tinsley has to count his salary at 6.5 million. Makes it nearly impossible for two teams to trade, unless the one getting Tinsley is under the cap to absorb Tinsley "poison pill" salary.Originally Posted by Jay@Section204
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26 June 2012
The Cleveland Indians completed a series sweep of the Detroit Tigers on May 24 lifting their season record to 26-18, the fifth best mark in all of baseball. Their lead in the division was up to three and a half games over the Chicago White Sox, and six games over the heavily favored Tigers. Cleveland's sports writers had already been talking playoffs for a few days, but something wasn't quite right. Although they sat eight games above the .500 mark, they had only scored one more run than they had allowed.
Run differential isn't altogether definitive or completely predictive, but it does usually give a different (usually more accurate) view of the team's actual performance than win-loss percentage does. Could the Indians continue to win at a .591 clip while only marginally out-scoring their opponents?
The answer is: we don't know. Because in the mean time, the Indians have neither maintained their winning ways nor outscored their opponents.
Since May 24, the Indians are 11-17 with a -49 run differential. They're still above .500 on the year with a 37-35 record, and they're still a game and a half in front of the Tigers in second place in the Central division, but their -48 run differential is good for second worst in the American League (only the Twins are worse).
I won't say that the Indians will continue to play at a pace of -0.67 runs per game, but they can't hope to stay in the division race while hemorrhaging runs (their 4.58 team ERA is third worst in all of baseball) and hitting at a below average rate (Cleveland's team wOBA is .312 compared to the AL average of .318).
If the Tigers are to reclaim the division lead this summer, they'll have to pass the Indians, but as of now, it doesn't look like they'll have to over-exert themselves in continuing to fend them off. The real rival this season will be the Chicago White Sox whose +32 run differential has them looking every bit the part of legitimate threat.
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afford to traffic in lies or fear or hate. It is the poison
that we must purge from our politics, the
wall that we must tear down before the hour grows too late. But if
changing our hearts and our minds is the first critical step, we cannot
stop there. It's not enough to bemoan the plight of the
poor in this country and remain unwilling to push
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-- Barack Obama, Address at Ebenezer Baptist Church
"Now in the third year of his Administration we find more of our people unemployed than at any other time. We find our houses empty and our people hungry; many of them half-clothed and many of them not clothed at all. We find not only the people not only going further into debt, but that the United States is going further into debt. The condition has become deplorable. Instead of his promises, the only remedy that Mr. Roosevelt has described is to borrow more money if he can, and to go further into debt. And with it all there stalks a slimy specter of want, hunger, destitution, and pestilence."
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at this very moment a child is being
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and a hopeful future."
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our nation itself is testimony to the love our veterans have had for it
and for us. All for which America stands is safe today because brave men
and women have been ready to face the fire at
freedom's front."
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"Step forward, Tin Man. You dare to come to me for a heart, do you? You clinking, clanking, clattering collection of caliginous junk...And you, Scarecrow, have the effrontery to ask for a brain! You billowing bale of bovine fodder!"
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text: Low-Carb Diets Main Dishes Recipes Traditional Stuffed Peppers Recipe By Verywell Editor Updated April 28, 2017 Share Pin Email Print Nicole Branan/E+/Getty Images More in Low-Carb Diets Main Dishes Recipes Basics Food Lists Carb Counts for Common Foods Low-Carb Cooking Tips for Dining Out Nutrition Side Dishes Desserts Product Reviews Atkins Diet Information Menus Snacks Low-Carb Recipes Popular Diet Plans Glossary View All (49 ratings) Total Time 50 min Prep 20 min, Cook 30 min Yield 6 servings (318 calories) Stuffed peppers are usually made with bell peppers, which makes sense - they are readily available, and they stand up in a baking dish. However, you can make them with poblano peppers just by splitting them lengthwise and making two filled peppers out of each one. These will be a spicier than the usual stuffed peppers you may be used to, but it's a welcomed change from norm if you're looking for a recipe twist. So you know, you can use any color of Bell peppers to make this recipe - it's fun to have a mixture of two or three colors. You can also use whatever spice mixture strikes your fancy, from Middle Eastern to Asian. It can be fun to experiment a little once you get the basic recipe down. Ingredients 6 bell peppers, any color, medium or large* 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 8 ounce can of tomato sauce or 4 tablespoons tomato paste 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons chili powder (or, really, any spices you like) 1/3 cup Fat-free Mozzarella cheese Preparation Preheat the oven to 350FSlice off the top of the peppers and remove the ribs and seeds. Either microwave them on a plate or baking dish (whatever fits in the microwave oven) covered with plastic wrap for 4 minutes, or blanch them in boiling water for 3 minutes.Heat a large skillet, and cook the beef, onions, garlic, and spices. If you are using tomato paste, include that as well. If you are using the tomato sauce, pour about 2/3 of the can in, and save the rest for a topping. Cook until the beef is cooked through and the onions are soft. If it gets too dry you can add a little water. Loosely fill the peppers with the beef mixture, and sit upright in a baking dish. If you are using tomato sauce, spoon some of the leftover sauce on top of each pepper. Add about a tablespoon of cheese on each one. Bake for half an hour in the oven, or 12 minutes in the microwave, turning half-way through the cooking.Cooking Tips and Ingredient SubstitutionsFYI: I used large bell peppers for computing the nutritional information because the USDA defines a large as about 4 inches long and 3 inches across, which I think most people call a medium. Rate this Recipe You've already rated this recipe. Thanks for your rating! Show Full Article Up Next Up Next Recipe Foil-Cooked Salmon Over Pan-Cooked Green Beans Up Next Recipe Beans and Greens Healthy Chicken Burrito Recipe Up Next Recipe Spring Baked Pasta With Lemon Ricotta Up Next Recipe Wonton Ratatouille: A Veggie-Based Appetizer Recipe


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I fondly remember Hagman as Anthony Nelson on "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965-70). He was the perfect foil for Jeannie's shenanigans. I can still hear him yelling, "Je-a-n-nie."
He starred as Albert Miller on "The Good Life," which ran 1971-72, as well as Richard Evans in "Here We Go Again," a 1973 short-lived TV series. He made guest appearances on various TV series: "Dan August," "Medical Center," "Police Story, " "Barnaby Jones" and "The Rockford Files."
In 1978, his life, and ours, changed forever. From the moment Hagman appeared as J.R., we all knew there could – or rather – would be no other actor to do so. That's why Hagman repeated the role in a number of "Knot's Landing" episodes, TV movies and the recent TNT revival of "Dallas."
When J.R. was shot at the end of the 1979-80 season, everyone spent the summer wondering "Who Shot J.R."? The "Who Done It?" episode that revealed Mary Crosby's character guilty-as-charged was the highest-rated TV episode in U.S. history at that time, drawing a 76 percent share in the Nielsen ratings, translating to about 83 million viewers.
Hagman created a TV legend, however dastardly and conniving. We should thank Linda Gray for talking him into reviving his J.R. role on the latest "Dallas" series. Hagman was battling throat cancer, but he came back with gusto and showed he still had a scheme or two under his cowboy hat.
It is reported Hagman completed six of the scheduled 15 episodes of next season's "Dallas," and producers have vowed to give J.R. the proper sendoff, mainly because they know – as well as we do – there will never be a replacement. There was only one J.R., and Hagman owned him lock, stock and barrel.


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Hankook Tire & Sticker Dude Motorsports Renew Partnership for 2008 WSORR Season Lake Zurich, IL (May 15, 2008) - Sticker Dude Motorsports enters its second season with Hankook Tire America Corporation, as their exclusive supplier of off-road...
Hankook Tire & Sticker Dude Motorsports Renew Partnership for 2008 WSORR Season
Lake Zurich, IL (May 15, 2008) - Sticker Dude Motorsports enters its second season with Hankook Tire America Corporation, as their exclusive supplier of off-road race tires for Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR).
The 2007 WSORR season saw Sticker Dude Motorsports land on the podium five times, including #23 Pro-Light driver, Lee O'Donnell's third place in the opening round of the season.
"Landing on the podium the first time out for a tire manufacturer, in any form of professional motorsports, is unheard of," commented Pro-Light driver Lee O'Donnell. "There are five different tire manufacturers supporting the PRO-Light division. Some have been in this sport for decades, and to be able to finish in the top three the first time out, shows what an awesome tire Hankook manufactures."
Not to be outdone by his teammate, Steven Federico and his #24Invisible Glass PF Changs Hankook Tire Toyota Tacoma, finished in second place in Round 2 of the 2007 WSORR season.
"Like Lee mentioned, this is one awesome tire," states Steve Federico. "Our previous tire brands would begin to wear about halfway through a race. With the Hankook Tires, the traction level is very constant throughout the entire race. The Hankook Tires really become an advantage in the second half of the round."
The traction characteristics were so evident in the Super Buggy division, where the third member of the team, Luke Zoetmulder, competes, that other teams went to their local tire distributor to purchase Hankook Tires for their race cars.
"We've talked about the impressive Hankook traction, I can't forget to mention the great support team Hankook has put in place," noted Zoetmulder. "Their insightful knowledge and presence at the track is a real boost for the team."
As the year went on, Federico finished second, two more times and third, once. After the WSORR season, the team headed to Las Vegas for the final weekend of racing in the Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) series. Again, Lee O'Donnell gave Hankook Tire its first podium finish, in its first CORR competition, with third place.
The combination of large crowds at WSORR events, the performance of Steven, Luke, and Lee, on and off the track, and the SPEED channel broadcast of every WSORR round of racing, continues to create a win-win partnership for Hankook Tire and Team Sticker Dude Racing.
The opening round of racing for the 2008 WSORR Championship begins May 31 at the Lucas Oil Speedway, in Wheatland, MO.
About Hankook Tire America Corp. Headquartered in Wayne, N.J., Hankook Tire America Corp. is a technology-focused, market-driven company that supports motorsports enthusiasts and racers at all levels. Hankook is known and respected around the world for its superior competition tires that outlast the toughest opposition. Hankook remains at the forefront of performance tire development to achieve cutting-edge results. As Hankook expands its motorsports activities, the focus will remain on technology that will keep Hankook-equipped vehicles in the winners circle. Hankook is the seventh largest and one of the fastest growing tire manufacturers in the world. For more information, please visit the Hankook website at www.hankooktireusa.com .
About Team Sticker Dude Motorsports Steven Federico, team co-owner and driver of the #24 PF Changs Invisible Glass Hankook Tire Toyota Tacoma is a veteran of short course off-road racing. A championship winning competitor that routinely finds his place on the podium throughout his PRO-Light career. Steven's outgoing personality has coined him the 'John Force' of short-course off-road racing.
Luke Zoetmulder, team co-owner and driver of the team's Toyota powered Super Buggy, is a veteran motorsports competitor. Over the years, Luke has competed in various extreme sports including NMRA drag racing, ISJBA watercraft racing, WPSA Sno-Cross, and short course off-road racing. The veteran off-road competitor has finished, the last two seasons, in the Top 10 in the championship. The division typically has two dozen competitors at every event, which makes Luke's accomplishment even more impressive.
Lee O'Donnell, driver of the #23 PF Changs Invisible Glass Hankook Tire Sticker Dude Designs Toyota Tacoma is also a veteran of short course off 'road racing. The low key New Jersey native can be seen piloting a Monster Truck in the off-season as well. Lee spent several seasons driving a Super Buggy in several racing associations, before moving in to the PRO-Light division six years ago. Lee is a consistent Top 5 competitor, in division that typically has two dozen competitors from all over North America, taking the green flag at every event.
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If you're a fan of war films, you've no doubt seen Oliver Stone's classic 1986 film Platoon. One of the greatest films set in the Vietnam War and told from the perspective of "boot" soldier Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) learning to survive from two very distinct salty vets, Sgt. Elias (Willem Dafoe) and Sgt. Barnes (Tom Berenger).
Now, in time for the 25th anniversary of this classic comes not only the film on blu-ray hi-def but also two amazing Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Series figures: Chris Taylor and Sgt. Barnes.
The Blu-ray Review
The new blu-ray features the film in hi-def with a solid 1080p video transfer that'll impress most movie goers. While some grain is still present, there are some great details present here. The DTS-HD MA 5.1 lossless soundtrack, while filling the entire room with sound effects and dialogue, lacks the clarity from a film shot today. The soundtrack shows its age though viewers and listeners will appreciate the surround track, especially when in the jungles, surrounded by birds, bugs, and bullets.
As for special features, this blu-ray/DVD combo pack includes a generous offering of bonus material which old and new fans alike will enjoy. An audio commentary with director Oliver Stone serves up an informative and thoroughly enjoyable chat about everything from the film's production and cast to how the movie parallels his own personal experience at war. Another audio commentary with military advisor Dale Dye (a former Marine) speaks specifically to cast training, the film's authentic look, set design, and his own experiences at war as well.
Other special features include a special three-part "Flashback to Platoon" which includes "Snapshot in Time:1967-1968," "Creating the 'Nam," and "Raw Wounds: The Legacy of 'Platoon'." Each gives viewers a look at both the film and the war in which it's set. A lens through which we experience Vietnam, these shorts as well as the film itself provide plenty of insight into the time period, the setting, and more. Well worth watching if you're a fan of the film. Another documentary features Vietnam vets talking about their memories of the war after having watched the film. Entitled "One War, Many Stories," this is an impressive look at how films like this can and will affect those who experienced it. Still another documentary entitled "Preparing for 'Nam" shows Stone and other Vietnam vets discussing the rigors of training for war.
Finally, three shorts - "Caputo & the 7th Fleet," "Dye Training Method" and "Gordon Gekko" - all give some insight into specific details like how Stone came up with Wall Street's main character's name, how the military advisor trained the cast, and more. Last, but certainly not least, are a number of deleted and extended scenes, three television spots, and the film's theatrical trailer.
Overall, Platoon on blu-ray features a solid video and audio transfer, an awesome amount of special features, and a great upgrade to hi-def for those tired of watching their favorite war film on DVD.
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There's nothing like owning a film-accurate 12" figure based on your favorite movie characters. Displaying them alongside your movie collection speaks volumes about your love of film and pop culture. Now, thanks to Hot Toys, fans of Platoon can add both Chris Taylor and Sgt. Barnes to their collection.
Both figures come packaged in an attractive Hot Toys gate fold window box with the film's logo visible on the front alongside images of the character and figure. The accessories are visible in the door and the figure is visible inside the box and both are well protected thanks to the form fitting plastic trays which house all included items. Overall, the packaging is attractive and ensures the figure and accessories remain in mint condition.
Thanks to sculptor Song Hye Hyun and J.C. Hong's paints, both the Chris Taylor and Sgt. Barnes head sculpts are film accurate and truly impressive. Both head sculpts capture actors Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger's look from the film; be it the scarred hatred on Sgt. Barnes' face or the slightly confused, doe-eyed look on Taylor's face. Both character's on-screen looks are perfectly captured here and ready for display.
Each figure is based on the True Type body, which features 38 points of articulation and provides plenty of poseability for the figure.
Both Barnes and Taylor feature film-accurate uniforms, including olive drab battle dress utilities (pants with belt, blouse, t-shirt) along with an army utility belt with pouches and olive drab and black jungle boots. Likewise, each includes a variety of accessories.
Barnes includes a rifle, a pistol, a magazine, a bayonet with leather-like sheath, a safe keeper with scabbard and two grenades as well as an olive drab head band, a helmet with camouflage cover, a necklace with dog tag and can opener, a pair of suspenders, a bandoleer, a compass pouch, a first aid pouch, a watch, a bracelet, a cigarette (which fits into the figure's hand), a rucksack, two canteens with covers, and an entrenching tool (E-tool) with cover.
Taylor includes a rifle, a M72 light anti-tank weapon (LAW), a bayonet with sheath, a machete with sheath, and two normal grenade and one smoke grenade as well as a red head band, a helmet with camouflage cover, a necklace and dog tags, a set of suspenders, a compass pouch, a watch and bracelet, a rucksack, two canteens with covers, a claymore mine with bag, a carabiner and an entrenching tool (E-tool) with cover. Both figures include the ever-present Hot Toys figure stand with movie logo and name plate.
Priced at approximately $145 each, both Chris Taylor and Sgt. Barnes make for exceptional collectibles. For anyone who loved the movie Platoon and wants to show that love by adding something unique to their display or collection, both Chris Taylor and Sgt. Barnes are perfect.
These film-accurate figures feature amazing sculpts and paint applications, exceptionally detailed uniforms and weapons, and plenty of articulation. Overall, if you're a fan of military film figures or simply want to add an outstanding pair of collectible figures, Hot Toys Platoon Movie Masterpiece Series Chris Taylor and Sgt. Barnes are well worth the price.
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Scoreless relief outing encouraging for Cecil
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Brett Cecil bounced back from his worst outing of the spring by tossing 2 2/3 scoreless innings against the Yankees on Thursday afternoon.
Cecil entered the game needing a strong performance to help build his case for one of the final two spots in Toronto's bullpen.
The 26-year-old managed to do that by going to an impressive curveball and changeup while resisting the urge to rely on his fastball as much as previous outings.
"The curveball was working really well," said Cecil, who lowered his spring ERA to 6.30. "I was just a little bit late getting my hand out on the fastball and the curveball brings me right back to the arm slot where it should be at.
"The changeup was working well, too. They want me to start throwing my changeup a little bit more now that I have some of my velocity back. Starting to change speeds a little bit more rather than just fastball, cutter."
Cecil, who is out of options on his contract, remains in a heated competition for a job on the 25-man roster. He's in the mix with Aaron Loup, Jeremy Jeffress and Brad Lincoln, and to a lesser extent, J.A. Happ and Neil Wagner.
The Blue Jays view Cecil as a candidate for the long reliever's role, but he's also the type of pitcher who could be used in situational matchups as well.
Cecil auditioned for both of those roles vs. New York by replacing right-hander Esmil Rogers in the fifth and continuing on to record his longest outing of the spring.
The native of Maryland surrendered just one hit and one walk while striking out three. It was a positive step for a reliever, who has had several bumps in the road this spring.
"It has been frustrating, to say the least," Cecil said. "My last couple of outings before this, giving up the runs. I felt great every time going out, and I think that was the most frustrating part. Feeling good, throwing good pitches, but not good enough.
"It has just been frustrating juggling that part of it. But I'm just trying to keep it out of my head that it's a competition and just trying to get better every time out."
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Jessie Oleson (aka Cakespy) drops by every week to share a delicious dessert recipe. —The Mgmt.
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Perhaps you've heard of Tunnel of Fudge Cake. In spite of its titter-worthy name, this rich, nutty fudge cake with a gooey center and chocolate glaze is a modern classic. It was entered into the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-Off, and it's largely accepted as the recipe that made bundt pans a must-have item, and a predecessor of the chocolate lava cake trend.
But for those of you who aren't into the chocolate overload of the famous Tunnel of Fudge Cake, I have configured a sweet counterpart: the Tunnel of Penuche Cake.
If fudge is the inspiration for the original, penuche (a "blonde" fudge made with brown sugar, butter, milk, and vanilla) is the muse for this honey-hued variation. The dense cake is somewhat blondie-like, redolent of brown sugar and butter and studded with bits of pecan. Although the gooey center effect is far more subtle in this version than the original— it's more like a slightly softer and richer cake in the center, giving way to a lightly crispy edge— it's still extremely pleasant to eat. Ungarnished, this would make a fantastic breakfast cake; when topped with a generous coating of butterscotch sauce or dulce de leche, it is suitable for eating any time of day.
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Freeman feeling good in return from DL
DENVER -- In his first day back from the disabled list, Braves cleanup hitter Freddie Freeman was on base four times and scored two runs.
It's a good day no matter how you look at it, and the fact that he was 1-for-6 with three walks playing both ends of a doubleheader should only confirm Freeman's good health as he comes back from a strained right oblique. He was right back in the lineup on Wednesday, and had an RBI double and scored a run.
"I'm good -- everything felt great," Freeman said before Wednesday's game. "Obviously I wouldn't have come back if I wasn't. Usually you can't come back in two weeks, but I guess we got it under control real quick and I feel great. It was nice to win a couple games and we got back on the winning side."
The conditions weren't ideal, with a Game 1 temperature of 23 degrees and a high of 30 in late afternoon. There was still snow on the pines in center field when Juan Francisco launched a ball into the seats with Freeman on base.
"The conditions held up, so it's all fine," Freeman said. "I felt great. I saw a lot of pitches, walked three times, got a hit, scored a couple runs, so I feel good and I'm just happy to be back."
Freeman had two fly outs in the first game, and a grounder, a strikeout, and a liner to third in the second game. His single in Game 1 was a shot to center. It was a good sample of at-bats to test him on a long, cold day at Coors Field.
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|Duration of Rupture of Membranes and Risk of Fetal Transmission of HIV in Optimally Managed HIV Positive Mothers
- Mode of delivery [ Time Frame: Ten years ]In optimally managed HIV+ women with undetectable viral loads and on HAART, receiving intrapartum IV ZDV, the risk of vertical transmission of HIV is independent of the length of time of rupture of membranes (as a secondary measure)
- Median length of time of membrane rupture [ Time Frame: Ten Years ]In optimally managed HIV+ women with undetectable viral loads and on HAART, receiving intrapartum IV ZDV, the risk of vertical transmission of HIV is independent of the length of time of rupture of membranes (as a secondary measure)
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|January 2009
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|December 2010
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|December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
HIV Positive Women
HIV positive women in two downtown Toronto, Ontario academic-affiliated hospitals
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In developed countries, HIV infection is now considered a chronic disease and thus the life expectancy of people infected with HIV is approaching that of the general population. Therefore many HIV positive women are choosing to pursue pregnancies. An important concern for antenatal and intrapartum management is decreasing the risk of vertical transmission. With the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and intrapartum IV zidovudine (ZDV) the risk of transmission is decreased significantly, however there is some debate surrounding optimal mode of delivery. Possible mechanisms leading to perinatal transmission include transfusion of the mother's blood to the fetus during labour contractions, infection after rupture of membranes and direct contact of the fetus with infected secretions or blood from the maternal genital tract.
When maternal viral load is detectable, The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) and other governing bodies recommend that elective cesarean section be performed for delivery as there is a 12-fold increased risk of perinatal transmission. However, the evidence suggests that for women at very low risk of transmission, such as those with an undetectable viral load and on HAART, the benefit of transmission reduction provided by cesarean section may be negligible.
The question of length of time of rupture of membranes prior to delivery and transmission risk has been a source of controversy, especially in the context of women on suppressive therapy (HAART) with an undetectable viral load. Traditional thinking has stated that the length of time of rupture of membranes should not be longer than 4 hours, as the benefit of cesarean section is lost after this time. However, this thinking is based on data where maternal viral loads were not known and only intrapartum IV ZDV was used. Many practitioners believe that in women with undetectable viral loads, virally suppressed on HAART, the safest route of delivery is vaginal, irrespective of length of time of rupture of membranes.
This is a retrospective cohort study which plans to examine the mode of delivery and median length of time of rupture of membranes for HIV positive women in two downtown academic institutions in Toronto.
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|Child, Adult, Senior
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|Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- all HIV positive women from January 2000
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- women not on HAART and who were not receiving intrapartum intravenous zidovudine
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01616823
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|St. Michael's Hospital
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8
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|St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
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|St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
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|NCT01616823 History of Changes
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REB File # 10-232
|Study First Received:
|February 29, 2012
|Last Updated:
|June 8, 2012
Keywords provided by St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto:
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive women
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
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A boating safety course will be held at the Nebraska Game and Parks District Office in North Platte on June 19-20, according to Scott Eveland, Boating Safety Officer for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
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Division I recruits Jess Shepard and Alexa Kastanek scored a combined 41 points on Friday to lead Lincoln Southeast in a 65-33 romp over North Platte at the Dawg House.
"Jess Shepard is tough," he said. "She misses the first shot but she gets the rebound and puts it back in. She's a tough cover. Alexa is really good too. They take Shepard out and they go inside with her. She's a good ball-handler and she can three. Those two are so difficult."
The overmatched Lady Bulldogs (1-2) hung around with Southeast for the first four minutes or so. But then Kastanek started to get rolling.
The Knights, the preseason No. 1-ranked team in the state by the Lincoln Journal-Star, went up 16-6 with a little less than two minutes left in the first quarter on a Kastanek basket that followed a three-pointer by Reanne May.
Then Kastanek scored three baskets to round out the quarter and make it 22-6 Southeast.
In the beginning of the second quarter, the future Hawkeye scored two more on a pair of free throws to end the 13-0 run.
From there, it was tough sledding for the Lady Dawgs. The Knights (2-1) led 39-17 at halftime and 55-24 at the end of the third quarter.
Southeast's pressure is always tough but Woodhead said that the turnovers his team committed were mainly of there own doing.
"I wouldn't say their defense is suffocating but it makes you uncomfortable," said Woodhead. "That 13-point run, we aided. They got us to turnover the basketball. Their press didn't hurt us. Most of them were in our half-court offense."
Even though the score was one-sided, Woodhead said that his players battled hard all the way through. He praised senior Ashten Hernandez, who scored 17 against the taller Shepard to lead the Bulldogs.
"Ashten played pretty tough," he said. "Jess Shepard is going to make a lot of girls she plays against this year look pretty average and I thought Ashten did a good job. The thing is, we didn't back down."
Lincoln Southeast 22 17 16 10 - 65
North Platte 6 11 7 9 - 33
Lincoln Southeast (65)-Maddy Everett 6, Natalie Dettmer 2, Alexa Haas 8, McKenzie Anderson 2, Alexa Kastanek 17, Reanne May 5, Jess Shepard 24
North Platte (33)-Madalynn Doughty 7, Marisa Martinez 2, Kaitlynn Harvey 7, Ashten Hernandez 17
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Do virtues (sila) in general mean just precepts (say, 5-, 8- or 10-precepts) for lay Buddhists, and the Patimokha training rules for monks? Or, does sila mean more than that?
Bhikhu Bodhi, in "Nourishing the Roots", says that sila covers both good conduct and good character; i.e. sila equals 'moral conduct' plus the inner 'purification of character'.
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[Bhikhu Bodhi:] "The Pali word sila originally meant simply conduct. But in the context of the Buddhist spiritual training the term is used to signify only a specific kind of conduct, i.e., good conduct, and by an extension of meaning, the type of character for which such conduct stands, i.e., good character. Hence sila means both moral conduct, a body of habits governed by moral principles, and moral virtue, the interior quality the regular observance of these principles is intended to produce.
"Both shades of meaning are essential to understand the place of sila in the spectrum of Buddhist discipline. Sila in the former sense consists in the non-transgression through body or speech of the basic precepts regulating the moral life. It is moral discipline in deed and word, beginning as the inhibition of immoral impulses seeking an outlet through body and speech, and developing into the habitual conformation to the principles of righteous conduct. But the full range of sila is not exhausted by mere outward behavioral control, for the term has in addition a deeper, more psychological significance. In this second sense sila is moral purity, the inner purification of character which results from a life consistently moulded upon moral principles. This aspect of sila places the stress on the subjective, motivational side of action. It looks not towards the outward act itself, but towards the rectitude of mind from which good conduct springs.
"Because of this mutual dependence of the two domains, moral conduct and purity of character lock up with one another in a subtle and complex interrelationship. The fulfillment of the purification of virtue requires that both aspects of sila be realized: on the one side, behavior of body and speech must be brought into accord with the moral ideal; on the other, the mental disposition must be cleansed of its corruptions until it is impeccably pure. The former without the latter is insufficient; the latter without the former is impossible. Between the two, the internal aspect is the more important from the standpoint of spiritual development, since bodily and verbal deeds acquire ethical significance primarily as expressions of a corresponding disposition of mind. In the sequence of spiritual training, however, it is moral discipline that comes first. For at the beginning of training, purification of character stands as an ideal which must be reached; it is not a reality with which one can start."
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FOR as long as California has had ballot propositions, voters have heard opposing campaigns attack this or that nice-sounding initiative with a version of the message: "It's not what it seems." The campaign against this year's Proposition 32, which would curb unions' political power, is using those exact words. And the "no" sides of measures affecting state budgets, insurance companies, human trafficking and genetically modified food are saying roughly the same thing.
Which propositions really aren't what they seem? Which are what they seem? (And does it always matter?)
As a review of the Los Angeles News Group editorial board's endorsements on the 11 state measures on the Nov. 6 ballot, here's a look at which would do what they say and which are misleading:
Prop. 30 and Prop. 38: Opponents of Gov. Jerry Brown's Prop. 30 say education funding cuts wouldn't turn out as bad as advertised even if voters reject $6 billion a year in temporary tax hikes, and say a bailout would only discourage needed budgeting reforms.
The opponents are wrong. Even, say, a $3 billion cut would be devastating, and this stopgap measure wouldn't fill the state's entire budget hole. Prop. 30 deserves a yes vote.
Prop. 31: The no-on-31 side says this is reform in name only, and that it will only add a layer of government. The truth is that this package of state budgeting process changes, recommended by a bipartisan group that supported the top-two primary and independent redistricting, is a step in the right direction and should be approved. Yes on 31.
Prop. 32: Guilty as charged, Prop. 32 would do more to limit labor unions' power to make political contributions than corporations'. That's not a bad thing. California needs to rein in the outsized power of public employee unions in Sacramento, where they have thrown their weight and money around recently on pension cutbacks, prison issues and school reforms. Passing Prop. 32 can help to level the playing field. Yes on 32.
Prop. 33: This proposed change in the state's auto insurance rules isn't an idea whose time has come, it's a self-serving idea from Mercury Insurance that voters already defeated in 2010 (when it was called Prop. 17). No on 33.
Prop. 34: The initiative seeks to eliminate the death penalty in California - where prosecuting capital cases costs $130 million a year and rarely leads to executions - and replace it with life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Death penalty supporters say the cost savings are exaggerated, and say murderers would get out of prison. But savings would be substantial and would end a dysfunctional and costly process. And life in prison means exactly that unless a conviction is overturned. Yes on 34.
Prop. 35: How do you argue against heavier punishment for human traffickers? Opponents of Prop. 35 say it could ensnare consenting sex workers, and that it would cost too much to enforce. Authorities should take these concerns into account as they implement the law, but it is worth it to raise the "F" grade that California received from an anti-sex-trafficking group for its efforts to combat the exploitation of women and children. Yes on 35.
Prop. 36: Here's a chance to fix the effects of an earlier initiative that turned out not to be what it seemed. When voters approved the Three Strikes law in 1994, most did not envision criminals being sent to prison for life after "third strikes" that include petty theft and drug possession. Prop. 36 would require a third strike to be serious or violent, unless the earlier convictions were for murder, rape or child molestation. This makes the punishment fit the crime. Yes on 36.
Prop. 37: Opponents are right in this case: Although requiring labels on food that contains genetically modified organisms is good in principle, this initiative is flawed. It sets up a system ripe for lawsuit abuse, it includes special-interest exemptions, and it is based on the unproven premise that what is now called "genetic modification" is any less safe than the cross-breeding and hybridization of crops that has been practiced for centuries. No on 37.
Prop. 39: The idea is sound: Change how multistate corporations are taxed, to restore the incentive to locate operations in California. What's not to love is that it earmarks more than half the revenue for specific, clean-energy projects instead of the general fund. And it would undo a corporate tax structure that came out of legislative budget negotiations in 2009; it should be lawmakers who correct the problems. No on 39.


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Wiltshire councillor Laura Mayes is putting on her running shoes to raise money for our appeal for Devizes Opportunity Centre.
Coun Mayes, who is the portfolio holder for children's services, believes Wiltshire Council had no choice but to pass on the £10,000 Government grant cut, but wants to do her own bit to fill the financial gap.
She will be running the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday, March 2 and hopes to raise about £500.
Coun Mayes, 47, who is married with two teenage sons, also sees the run as a personal challenge as she spent much of last year recovering from treatment for breast cancer.
She said: "It has been good for me to have something to aim for. I was only able to get back to running properly in the autumn and having the half marathon to aim for has been very good for me.
"I have decided to give all of the sponsorship money I raise to the opportunity centre as I know they do a tremendous job and they are local to me in Devizes.
"From a council point of view I think we are doing all we can to support them and the other centres in the county. We give them £70,000 a year while some other councils give similar centres no funding at all."
Coun Mayes, who was given the all clear from cancer when she saw her specialist earlier this month, will be joined on the run by her husband James.
But her regular training partner is Otto the miniature Shnauzer who accompanies her on runs up and down the Caen Hill flight of locks.
Coun Mayes of Roundway, Devizes, said: "I am hoping to complete the run in just over two hours. I have run a half marathon in under two hours before but this time the challenge is more about the taking part."


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Opening new pubs and bars in 'saturated' areas of the borough is to become more difficult as the council cracks down on problem drinking.
Sutton Council has declared several areas of the borough 'saturation zones' meaning anyone wanting to obtain a licence to sell alcohol in those areas must prove they meet stringent criteria and that they will not contribute toward alcohol related crime.
The council has identified seven zones, including Sutton High Street, Wallington town centre and Central Road in Worcester Park, because they have been particularly troubled by alcohol-related issues like violence and anti-social behaviour.
Council leader Councillor Ruth Dombey said: "We know that our residents want our town centres to be family friendly places and it is important we do everything we can to protect them.
"By introducing saturation ones we are making it more difficult for premises such as bars, pubs and clubs to successfully apply for new licenses or extensions to existing licenses.
"In a saturation zone, the onus is on them to prove that any application would not be to the detriment of the area.
"When judging this, we can look at the area as a whole, so if there are already a number of licensed premises, it would be far harder to make a case for more."
The council based its decision on in formation including police and ambulance data that identified areas including Sutton town centre as hotspots for alcohol related violence.
The ruling will not affect any premises' existing licences but will impact on anyone seeking a licence or looking to alter an existing one.
Area's declared saturation zones are: Sutton High Street, Central Road in Worcester Park, Rosehill, Wrythe Lane in Carshalton, The Queen Victoria Junction in Worcester Park, Sutton Common Road in Stonecot, Wallington town centre and Mollison Drive in Beddington.
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So today's schedule called for a 6-mile run. I'll admit that I skipped two of my runs this past week, so I was refreshed and ready to hit the ground running. I always look forward to my Sunday runs outside since they definitely beat the treadmill I'm relegated to during the week. But as I was eating my breakfast and looking at the snow outside my window, I started to think I'd have to switch my run to the gym. I even got as far as checking the ESPN and the Big Ten Network listings so that I could time my run around some college basketball. But then I asked myself the following:
Is it too cold to run outside? No, it may only be single digits, but at least it's not negative.
Are the roads icy and dangerous? No, they just have a light dusting of snow. The roads should be ok with my ice traction spikes.
Will you enjoy a workout at the gym? No, treadmill runs tend to bore me and seem to drag on forever. Running outside is much more fun.
Will you have a good workout at the gym? No, my pace tends to suffer and I'm always tempted to cut the run short. It's hard for me to last more than 5 miles on the treadmill.
Will you be able to run outside again anytime soon? No, not until next weekend and even that is dependent on these same questions.
So should you run outside today? Yes!
And outside I went. The temperature was 5 degrees, with steady snow flurries, but not too much wind. This was the view from my front door as I headed out:
Overall the run went pretty well. It was definitely more enjoyable that a treadmill run at the gym. It was fun to forge my own path and leave some fresh footprints:
Here are a few other pictures along the way:
I neglected to consider how those little snow flurries could accumulate so quickly and it was more difficult to run than I expected. I finished with 6.07 miles in 1:07:44 for an 11:09 pace. Considering that last weekend I ran 5.30 miles in 52:14 for a 9:52 pace, I'd say the snow definitely slowed me down!
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