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|January 21, 2013, 10:13 PM
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|January 22, 2013, 10:33 AM
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I was always taught a clip feeds the magazine, the magazine feeds the firearm.
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|January 22, 2013, 11:21 AM
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And these laws are written by emotionally reacting individuals who may or may not have general firearms knowledge, let alone specific to the firearms they're trying to regulate... Do you think THEY were taught that the clip feeds the magazine feeds the device? Or care? They're only going to care about getting the guy with the scary gun arrested and taking away his RKBA. And probably everyone else's.
|January 22, 2013, 12:12 PM
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The only definition that counts is the one that is accepted in a court of law.
That definition will be set when expert witnesses from both sides each give their expert opininions under oath in a proceeding requiring the answer to be sought. Sadly this will probably take place when someone is charged, and their defense rests on the definition.
When that time comes, the "expert" for the state will need to come up and testify that a dog has 5 legs because they state has decided that a tail is a leg, and the defense expert(s) will have reams of technical manuals, army publications, and an entire suite of history on their side to show that a clip is not a removable magazine, and that a M1 Garand is not an assault rifle.
All of this is based on the presumption that "some" LEO will be stupid enough to arrest someone for shooting one, and "some" prosecutor is stupid enough to try to make a case that an enbloc clip is a removable magazine. The decision will be made by a jury of 12 citizens. I have sufficient faith in the system that they will not ALL believe after it's explained to them in simple language that a dog does not have 5 legs just because the state says so. If it were me, I'd hire someone who was retired from the Army Research and Development Command at Aberdeen MD as my expert witness, but that's just me.
A "Feed Strip" feeds a few obsolete machine guns. It has a formally accepted techncal definition as well. A Garand enbloc clip is not a "feed strip". See Japanese Type 92 as an example.
There's enough really bad stuff in this bill to concentrate on, the Garand issue is just chicken-little stuff. Move on.
|January 22, 2013, 12:47 PM
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You're still saying Assault Rifle, when the law in question uses the term Assault Weapon as defined by the law in question. If the law calls for the timely cropping of all 5th legs on English Springer Spaneils, then further defines the fifth leg of an English Springer Spaniel as it's tail then it calls for the timely cropping of all English Springer Spaniel tails.
You're right, and it was my first answer... some poor schlub will have to volunteer to be the test case, the hard way... but when the law says all things with A and B are C, and C is illegal, saying such and such isn't D doesn't really matter.
|January 22, 2013, 11:13 PM
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M1 Garands don't have a remiovable magazine. No matter how you slice it, they do not have a removable magazine. They are therefore NOT ADDRESSED by the NY Law and if any DA were stupid enough to try to make a case about them, he would be laughed out of court.
There are enough real things to worry about on behalf of New York residents without making more stuff up that has no bearing on anything.
Scaring off CMP clients and potential CMP clients when we should be ENCOURAGING folks in NY to buy Garands in order to excercise their Second Amendment Rights is counterproductive to the effort.
|January 22, 2013, 11:42 PM
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With regard to CMP sales of Garands to NY customers, the CMP's Chief Operating Officer posted the following to the CMP forum on 1/16/2013:
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Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz is pregnant with her second child with husband Javier Bardem, Us magazine reports.
The star of "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," "To Rome with Love" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" is due to give birth later this year, according to the New York Post.
Penelope Cruz, 38, wed Oscar winner Bardem, 43, in 2010. Their firstborn, son Leonardo, turned 2 in January.

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"Not being disciplined is why we lost," Purdue junior guard Terone Johnson said following his team's loss to Xavier on Saturday.
The Boilermakers (3-4) will host Lamar (1-6) at 6:30 p.m. today (BTN).
Purdue coach Matt Painter has spoken repeatedly this season of his team's lack of patience, which stems from being disciplined, at the offensive end of the court. He wants his team to be patient and get the ball inside to the plethora of post players that the Boilermakers have for the first time in a while.
But they don't.
""We talked about being more patient, being more selective," Painter said. "And trying to get the ball inside, but we didn't do that (against Xavier)."
Not only are the Purdue players not patient offensively in trying to work the ball inside to – predominantly – freshman center A.J. Hammons, but when they struggle with their perimeter shooting (and 0 for 17 from three-point range against the Musketeers certainly qualifies as struggling), they lack discipline in that their reaction as well.
"If things don't go our way, you still must be patient," Painter said. "You take what you can get in transition. You take what you can get off of the glass, but in the half-court, you have to get a quality shot. When you struggle like that, you don't shoot quicker."
That lack of discipline has also spread across the 10-second line and has begun to affect the Boilermakers defense. Repeatedly in Saturday's defeat, Xavier was able to not just be the aggressors and drive to the rim, but on those drives, the Purdue players fouled the shooter, which allowed the Musketeers to get three-point play opportunities.
"I think we lead the country in fouling people for three-point plays," Painter said sarcastically, but with a touch of truth to the point. "Either you are going to play on the basketball or you're going to take a charge. We're constantly in between those two worlds."
The Boilermakers coaches have continued to instruct the players how to defend drivers without fouling, but Painter isn't seeing the results of that.
"If you don't feel like you can take that charge," Painter said, "then you need to cut in front of him or try to block the basketball. We've kind of half-jumped at that time, which makes absolutely no sense."
Despite the inconsistent play by his inexperienced team this season, there are a number of areas that the eighth-year coach has been pleased, so he isn't ready to give up on this group.
"We're going to continue to make things teaching moments," Painter said. "They say that you need one loss to teach a lesson, you don't need two. We keep losing and obviously we'd like to get some things corrected, but you've got to stay with it. I like our talent, I just don't like our discipline and I don't like our inexperience."


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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that the club and City of San Jose have signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement focused on sustainability and green initiatives.
"We're really excited to partner with the City of San José," said Earthquakes President Dave Kaval. "We both share the goal of promoting sustainability, and it's important for local businesses to rally around that purpose as community-based, sustainability-minded organizations."
The Earthquakes along with the City and the County are planning several activities that begin in March and will continue through the 2016 season at the club's new stadium in San Jose, including:
- Earthquakes soccer players Clarence Goodson and Steven Lenhart will be featured in a co-branded advertising campaign focused on environmental actions that everyone can take.
- An "Environmental Epicenter" at select home games, including opening day and Earth Day, will encourage fans to adopt environmentally friendly actions.
- A permanent "Sustainable Stadium Garden" will be installed in the Epicenter Fan Zone of the club's new stadium.
- The new stadium facilities will use digital messaging and signage promoting green actions.
"I thank the San Jose Earthquakes and the County of Santa Clara on this partnership to improve recycling, reduce litter, and foster environmentally friendly habits," said Mayor Chuck Reed. "This project is another component of our ongoing efforts to become a zero-waste city and achieve our ambitious Green Vision goals."
"We have a particular interest in helping people who change the oil in their cars understand how to prevent pollution by properly recycling it," said Rob D'Arcy, manager of the County's Recycling and Waste Reduction Division. "The Earthquakes partnership is a fantastic opportunity to share this information with a large number of people."
The Earthquakes have an ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmental efforts. The club's new stadium will be LEED Silver-certified by meeting high environmental standards. Ninety percent of the steel used for the superstructure is recycled steel content.
The stadium is also dual-plumbed to use recycled water for toilet flushing; it's designed to conserve energy; and it features an enhanced solid waste collection system. During the demolition of the site, existing concrete was removed and fully recycled.
Since 2008, the Earthquakes have hosted Earth Day celebrations, and more recently, the team established a Sustainability Committee.
About the San José Environmental Services Department (ESD) and San José Green Vision
ESD (www.sanjoseca.gov/esd) ensures the quality of daily life in San José by delivering world-class utility services and programs to improve our health, environment, and economy. Environmental programs for San José and surrounding cities also promote the San José Green Vision (www.sanjoseca.gov/greenvision), a long-term comprehensive plan to lead our community into a sustainable future. The Green Vision includes bold goals for clean-tech jobs, reduced energy use, renewable energy, green buildings, waste reduction, water reuse, sustainable development, a clean fleet, more trees, zero emission streetlights, and interconnected trails.
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The mission of the Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste Program is to protect the environment and public health from the effects of improper disposal of hazardous waste from Santa Clara County homes and small businesses. This service provides the community with practical pollution prevention options for the use, recycling, and disposal of products containing hazardous substances (http://www.sccgov.org/sites/iwm/hhw/Pages/hhw.aspx).


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Piaget at Galeries Lafayette in Paris
In early February 2012 Piaget launched its new in-store boutique at Galeries Lafayette in Paris. The elegant 24 m² space will highlight its jewelry and watch collections.
The new Piaget boutique will give the brand aficionados the opportunity to discover all the latest watch and jewelry creations. From Altiplano luxury watches to Love Letter secret watches and the Magic Gardens of Piaget collection with its centerpiece, the Yves Piaget rose, this new in-store boutique will showcase the full range of Piaget's expertise and creativity.
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By way of background, I entered the wine industry after a three year stint at an advertising agency in Santa Barbara and a return to business school to obtain my MBA from Wake Forest University. Upon graduating, I decided I wanted to market a product that I was passionate about and with wine at the top of my list, I went to work for Paterno Wines International in Chicago. Several cold winters, but plenty of good pizza later, my wife Lisa and I decided to come back to the California sunshine in Napa Valley, where I joined Folio Fine Wine Partners.
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The Chiefland FFA Alumni are sponsoring a rodeo on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20, at 8 p.m. at Brookins Arena at Lotoma Ranch, 12570 N.W. 50th Ave., Chiefland.
The National Hit Rod Association driver Ron Capps, who drives the NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger, will visit the Chiefland NAPA store on Thursday, March 14 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Capps is currently No. 1 in the NHRA funny car standings this season after finishing just 2 points behind the winner in 2012. It was his fourth 2nd place finish.
He will be available to sign autographs and there will be door prizes and food. The store is located at 1512 N.W. 5th St.
"Earnhardt" may have been a bigger name at the Bronson Speedway on June 30 but Tabaco Free Florida made a name for itself as well.
Aided by members of Levy County's Students Working Against Tabacco (SWAT) club, representatives from Tabacco Free Florida helped spread the word for tabacco prevention and ways to quit using. They were further helped by Jeffery Earnhardt, grandson of Hall of Fame NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, who was racing at the speedway as part of a state-wide tour with his partner, Tabacco Free Florida.
By Monte Dutton- NASCAR This Week
The Sprint Cup season is only five races old, but Clint Bowyer has gone a long way toward eliminating the uncertainty that clouded his career during the off-season.
Bowyer, 32, made his name at Richard Childress Racing, where he won five races since joining the Cup ranks full-time in 2006. Twice he won at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in 2007 and 2010, and at Talladega Superspeedway, in 2010 and 2011. He also won at Richmond, in 2008.
The most famous words in motor racing return to the local airwaves when the NASCAR Sprint Cup series kicks off the 2012 season at Daytona International Speedway with the Daytona 500. Complete coverage of the Daytona 500 will be on AM940 in Chiefland and AM1240 in Cross City, the New WZCC Sunday beginning at noon.
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Bronson Speedway continued the rebuilding process of racing competition this past Saturday night, as racing families, crews, friends, fans and diverse racing divisions slowly come home to the sacred asphalt known as the high banks of Bronson.
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Entries sought for contest
The Santa Cruz Sister Cities Committee invites writers to enter the annual Hans Christian Andersen Writing Contest.
The contest features four age group divisions: 3-5, 6-11, 11-16, and 17 and older. Winning submissions are entered in the international competition in Sestri, Italy, one of Santa Cruz's five sister cities. Entries are due Jan. 18.
Hans Christian Andersen visited Sestri for many years, and the international competition is a celebration of his time there.
For information, go to www.cityofsantacruz.com.
Food donations accepted at Capitola Save Mart
Save Mart, 1475 41st Ave., asks shoppers to make a donation to a local food bank. A shopping bag display shows how much food can be provided to a food bank for a donation of $5, $10, $15 or $20 at checkout.
Donations will be accepted through Jan. 2. Last year, Save Mart customers donated $148,350 to local food banks. Call 831-462-6917.
Geneaological Society slated to meet Jan. 3 at library
The Geneaological Society of Santa Cruz will meet at 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at the Central Branch Library Meeting Room, 224 Church St.
The meeting will focus on German research and the great wave of immigration from 1830 to 1900. The discussion will be led by Dr. Robert Jackson, a Berkeley resident who has taught at the university level and also pursued a career in banking and finance.
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Stress solution ahead
Grace Karen Sweet will offer "Live Life Laughing," a series of six events next year to help mitigate stress with laughter. She is collaborating with the Santa Cruz Film Festival.
Dates of the events at the First Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 900 High St., are March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12 and Aug. 9.
Tickets are $20 online at www.scfilmfest.com or $25 at the door.
Police offer tips to combat trespassing during holiday
Santa Cruz police advise residents about trespassing during a busy holiday season when many people will be out of town.
Trespassing is a recurring problem in the city that tends to occur most often when businesses are closed or residents aren't home. Police can't take enforcement action without the property owner or agent signing a citation to confirm that trespass activity is occurring. However, property owners can file documentation that allows for trespassing violations to be enforced whether the owner is present or not.
For officers to lawfully charge offenders with trespassing without the property owner present, the building must be clearly marked with notification of trespassing.
Owners must also file a trespass letter of authority with the police department.
That letter is available on the Santa Cruz Police Department's website. The form must be updated annually, and there's no charge for the service. The signage requirements, to ensure the property is properly posted, are also available on the department's website.
Small claims workshop Jan. 17
The Santa Cruz County Superior Court's small claims advisor will present a "how to" on small claims cases and collections on Jan. 17.
A 45-minute presentation will start at 6:30 p.m. with a question-and-answer session to follow. The small claims advisor will provide legal information, assistance with preparing court forms and other help.
The workshop will be held at the Santa Cruz Law Library, located in the basement of the County Building at 701 Ocean St. in Santa Cruz.
For more information, contact the small claims advisor at 831-786-7370.
The court also offers in-person hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Watsonville courthouse, 1 Second St., Room 300.


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Nine of UsRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
My brothers, sisters, and I make nine,
try to guess what we are, go ahead, it's fine,
but don't say I didn't warn you when your brain turns to mush.
if you don't care, then prepare for the rush!
I am so large that I have 4 parts,
one's laid in sidewalks, another is art,
a third is quite general, the last is specific,
everyone thinks that I am terrific!
My first sister's hobby is describing the world,
in fact, she described me, and my meaning unfurled,
she likes me and our third brother, and just for fun,
we follow her around, through the moonlight and sun.
Our second brother's moving, present and past,
he commands us as if we're just as fast,
also, he's fickle, and it drives us all nuts,
all that undoing redoing has got to take guts!
Our second sister likes things that connect,
but for reasons unknown, she gets little respect,
perhaps it's because she's always been small,
when really she leads us at times, proud and tall.
Our third brother seems to have taken my path,
but he's ever so lazy and, well, you do the math:
He sums up so much 'cause he hates wasting breath,
he's done it since birth, and he'll do it 'till death.
Our third sister improves what was done by our first,
as well as brother #2 (it's the worst!),
she'll even improve herself, yeah, that's right,
she brags about how many things rewrites!
Our fourth brother moves in so many ways,
in, out, through, over, under, just like in a maze,
he assists brother 2 and connects him to me,
he does it with joy, and he does it with glee.
Sister 4 is quite loud, and goes solo a lot,
she leads our big group in the front, if not,
she's quite a loose cannon and curses a ton,
she interrupts others and won't stop til she's done.
Brother 5 is little known and doesn't own a lot,
in fact, 3 possessions is all he's got,
but he's quite persistent and contributes the most,
and he doesn't care that he's treated like a ghost.
So that is tale, I hope you enjoyed,
if you can't identify us, don't get annoyed,
don't worry, you'll figure it out in time,
but for now, this is my final rhyme.
HintYou opened the hint, for a clue, I see,
and a clue shall be given to you for free:
if you are not English (or American, for that matter),
you will find this riddle to be a big, messy splatter.
AnswerWe are the nine (yes, there are nine) parts of speech!
I am the noun. My 4 four parts are Concrete, Abstract, Common, and Proper.
Sister 1 is the adjective. Unfurled means further revealed, and nouns and pronouns always follow an adjective.
Brother 2 is the verb. Verbs can be past-tense or present tense, and can always be given un or re prefixes.
Sister 2 is the conjunction. Conjunctions always connect clauses and are usually short. They also start many sentences.
Brother 3 is the pronoun. Pronouns are used to shorten verbs, and have the same properties in writing.
Sister 3 is the adverb. They more thoroughly describe adjectives, verbs, and even other adverbs at times.
Brother 4 is the preposition. Prepositions describe "how." They always follow verbs and proceed nouns.
Sister 4 is the interjection. Interjections are usually shouted, and almost all curse words can be used as interjections. They are also the only part of speech (besides verb) that can make up an entire sentence. (Ouch!)
Poor little Brother 5 is the article. Articles aren't well known, and there are only three of them: a, an, and the. Yet you see them a lot in writing.
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HorribleI am going to stick with Aveda for shine. They have a great pomade called brilliant. Benefit should not venture into hair care products. This stuff is sticky, and did absolutely nothing. — 5 years, 7 months agoCaroleVonAllten | 1401 reviews
Yuck...I have two of the three lip gloss duos from the Peace Love & Glossiness set (24k [sheer gold w/lots of gold glitter], Your People My People [sheer w/soft pink glitter], Kiss You [sheer fuschia], Talk to My Agent [sheer mauve w/glitter]). PROS: Look pretty in the tube. Decent lasting power, slightly moisturizing. CONS: Over priced. Smell sweet and plasticky (I thought mine might have gone bad...read more, but have heard similar complaints from ladies on other sites). The colors are nothing special on--you could probably get a nicer Cover Girl lipgloss. A little sticky. Overall, I'm pretty disappointed in these glosses. While I love other Benefit products (Posietint, PlaySticks, etc), I think these are going in the trash. — 8 years, 1 month agoLipglossandSpandex | 521 reviews
Shiny ColorThis is a great lipgloss with lots of shine. I love the color hue varieties it comes in and because it contains jojoba oil, it keeps your lips soft and shiny with a high gloss, but doesn't feel oily and greasy. — 9 years, 1 month agoStef42678 | 500 reviews
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Shiny!This is one of the shiniest lip glosses I've every had the pleasure of wearing. It's slick, not sticky, and feels moisturizing. I always stare at my lips in the mirror after using Her Glossiness, puckering and admiring the vinyl-like finish. The glass bottle never leaks and gets sticky, and the sponge-tip applicator delivers a perfect amount. A short life span is the only thing that kept Her Glossiness from a full ten stars. — 9 years agoteshie | 396 reviews
Nice and HydratingI love that I don't have layer lip balm underneath this lip gloss because it hydrates my lips very well on it's own. This is a nice product if you are looking for slight shine and no color. — 8 years, 4 months agochanceuxlilas | 326 reviews
*DISCONTINUED* Benefit Her GlossinessI really wish they hadn't tried to fix something that wasn't broken. I loved this gloss, it went on smooth, it wasn't greasy or overly sticky, and the colors were awesome! If they really needed to mess with something maybe they could have added a ton of new colors instead of tossing it out and starting with a less quality product. I feel the wear was longer with this gloss as well. If I'm not ...read moremistaken, I think that the weight was also more for your money? Either way I think this was a great value and a well missed product. — 6 years, 7 months agoGlamourIsLife | 3 reviews
Great Lipgloss!This gloss isn't sticky, smells great and looks wonderful on just about anybody. Definitely buy again. — 7 years, 9 months agonatmac279 | 15 reviews
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So Sad it's been Discontinued ! :(Her Glossiness was my favortie lipgloss . I still have it even though there is very little left, I use it for special occasions. I love it's consistency it is sticky so it stays for a long time, yet it is moisturizing !! I do think it is worth the money $18, and the only thing is that the applicator dosen't reach to the end . — 7 years, 9 months agoAPaolaPereira | 23 reviews
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Stults leads Padres to fifth straight victory
Left-hander hurls seven shutout innings; Amarista contributes homer
SAN DIEGO -- Eric Stults had his best outing in nearly two years to continue his resurgence and Alexi Amarista homered to help the Padres claim their longest winning streak of 2014 with a 2-0 win over the Giants on Friday at Petco Park.
In throwing seven shutout innings for the first time since August 2012, Stults (3-11) got his first win since May 10 and snapped the longest streak in the Majors for consecutive appearances with a loss (six).
"It's tough to see losses go on your record start after start, but man, he's been great," said Padres manager Bud Black. "He's been great as a teammate, showing up every day and doing his thing. That's worth something, for me."
The Padres (39-47) extended their winning streak to a season-high five games, their longest since June 10-17 last year. Their pitching staff has now hurled three shutouts in the last four games and four in the last 10 contests after recording two in the first 76 games this season.
"I can't say enough about the way our team is playing," Stults said. "We're heading in the right direction as a team."
San Francisco (47-39), meanwhile, continued its downward spiral. Since June 9, the Giants have the worst record in the Majors (5-18) and recently coughed up their division lead in the National League West to the Dodgers.
Stults only added to their misery, allowing just four hits with two walks and six strikeouts, tying his season high. He's now given up just four earned runs across his last three starts spanning 19 1/3 innings (1.86 ERA) after compiling a 5.76 ERA in his first 15 starts this season. That figure has dropped to 4.96 with his recent run of success.
"I've been in this game long enough to know you're going to hit stretches where you're not going to pitch well," Stults said. "You don't dwell on the bad ones. You move forward."
The veteran lefty got all the run support he needed in the third inning, when Amarista's solo shot off Matt Cain (1-7) put the Padres ahead. It initially looked like a towering, but harmless, fly ball -- until it kept carrying just over the right-field fence.
Amarista would later add a double in the fifth to mark his first game with multiple extra-base hits this year -- a surprising feat, considering he had been 0-for-12 against Cain entering Friday.
Cain allowed two runs off seven hits and three walks with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.
The Padres' other run in the third came via Chase Headley's RBI single, which brought in Seth Smith, who had gapped a two-out double.
Headley had four singles, his first game with three or more hits this season, to increase his average 14 points to .216. It was the first time he had four hits since Sept. 2, 2012. He's now 13-for-37 (.351) lifetime against Cain, which is tied for his most hits against any pitcher (Tim Lincecum).
"You saw the line-drive stroke, he was on all pitches," Black said. "I think overall his at-bats over the last two weeks have been much better. Hopefully a game like this, he can carry over and keep getting multiple-hit games."
San Francisco threatened early, loading the bases in the second inning off a Michael Morse double and two walks to the Giants' No. 7 and No. 8 hitters. But Stults stuck out his counterpart on three pitches to escape the jam and mostly cruised from that point.
"He really couldn't locate his fastball, so we kept attacking with the slider and he was hitting the corner with it," said catcher Yasmani Grandal. "That's why he was able to have a good outing."
A tiring Cain let San Diego load the bases in the seventh after allowing a single to Cameron Maybin and walking Amarista and Jake Goebbert, the latter on four pitches.
But Jeremy Affeldt relieved Cain and prevented the Padres from widening the deficit by inducing an inning-ending double play from pinch-hitter Chris Denorfia, who had come on to face the lefty Affeldt for Smith.
In the end, it didn't matter -- Joaquin Benoit worked the eighth and Huston Street made quick work of the heart of the Giants' lineup to pick up his 23rd save in 23 chances, the longest active streak in the Majors.
Will Laws is an associate reporter for MLB.com. You can follow him at @WillLaws. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Giants won't shuffle rotation for Dodgers
DENVER -- For more reasons than one, Giants manager Bruce Bochy won't counter the Los Angeles Dodgers by shuffling his starting rotation, as San Francisco's archrivals have done to improve their mound matchups.
By using rookie Carlos Frias as a sixth starter Wednesday against Washington, the Dodgers will be able to send their top three starters -- Zack Greinke, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Clayton Kershaw -- against the Giants in their Sept. 12-14 series at AT&T Park.
Bochy doesn't feel compelled to do this. Barring changes, staff ace Madison Bumgarner already is scheduled to pitch the opener of that series. Besides, Bochy doesn't believe in juggling his rotation, since it essentially tells the starters who are pushed back that they're not trusted enough to appear in big games.
"I say this all the time: All five of our starters are throwing the ball well," Bochy said Monday.
Late in the 2010 regular season, Bochy switched Tim Lincecum and then-rookie Bumgarner. That would have enabled Lincecum to pitch a 163rd game if necessary, start the regular-season finale on short rest or pitch the Division Series opener, which is what happened. Bochy also moved up Matt Cain following a scheduled off-day so the right-hander could receive his normal four days' rest. But both moves were strategical rarities for Bochy.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Haft-Baked Ideas, and follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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17% Salicylate Versus 17% Salicylate-Ethyl Pyruvate for Plantar Foot Warts
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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Plantar warts on the sole of the foot are among the most common warts seen in podiatry clinics. Some patients are readily cured by simple standard of care treatments that include wart debridement (trimming or excision) and application of 17% salicylate (commercially known as Compound W)or by other treatments that may be painful and affect mobility. No treatment is consistently effective and most patients fail treatment multiple times.
Ethyl pyruvate (EP)is a common food additive noted to be 'generally regarded as safe' that may improve the activity of salicylate in wart treatment by improving the ability to penetrate and/or persist in the skin. The use of 17% salicylate with the addition of EP may improve cures of common foot plantar warts in subjects who also be receiving other standard-of-care treatment.
|Drug: 17% Salicylate with ethyl pyruvate Drug: Salicylates
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|New Formulation of Salicylate to Improve Treatment of Common Skin Warts
- To determine if salicylate with ethyl pyruvate (SA-EP) eliminates plantar warts more quickly than salicylate (SA) alone. [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]Subjects' wart(s) are treated with SA or SA-EP every two weeks for up to 16 weeks.
- To determine if salicylate with ethyl pyruvate (SA-EP) in treatment of plantar warts causes adverse events other than those known to occur with SA (salicylate)alone. [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 17% Salicylate with Ethyl Pyruvate
Subjects with plantar wart(s) will apply the product to warts twice a day for up to 16 weeks.
Drug: 17% Salicylate with ethyl pyruvate
Other Name: Compound W
Active Comparator: 17% salicylate
subjects will apply 17% salicylate (standard of care treatment) to plantar skin wart(s) twice a day for up to 16 weeks
|Drug: Salicylates
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Years to 75 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- evidence of skin plantar wart(s)
Exclusion Criteria:
- iodine allergy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01712295
|Contact: Michael Grossman, DPM
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Main Line Foot and Ankle Center
|Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States, 19003
|Contact: Michael R Grossman, DPM 610-645-6314 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Michael R Grossman, DPM
|Principal Investigator:
|Michael R Grossman, DPM
|Responsible Party:
|Grossman, Michael, D.P.M.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01712295 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|October 19, 2012
|Last Updated:
|October 22, 2012
Keywords provided by Grossman, Michael, D.P.M.:
salicylic acid
ethyl pyruvate
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Papillomavirus Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Skin Diseases, Viral
Tumor Virus Infections
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Skin Diseases
Salicylic Acid
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Infective Agents
Antifungal Agents
Keratolytic Agents
Dermatologic Agents
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FREMONT >> Tesla Motors, which is on a mission to bring electric cars to the masses, now has another goal — to become a leading employer of America's military veterans.
"We want to be known throughout the veteran community as a great place to work," Arnnon Geshuri, Tesla's vice president of human resources, said in an interview. "Veterans are a great source of talent for Tesla, and we're going after it."
Tesla's workforce is exploding as it expands production of its Model S, prepares to launch the Model X crossover SUV and enters new markets overseas. The company now has more than 6,000 employees, and of those, 300 — or roughly 5 percent — are veterans, including its logistics director, former Navy officer Adam Plumpton. An additional 600 veteran candidates are in the hiring pipeline, according to Geshuri.
"Tesla has risen to the top" among companies known for creating veteran-friendly workplaces, said Ted Daywalt, president and CEO of VetJobs, the nation's leading military job board. "They have a good reputation. They hire veterans who can talk to other veterans. There is a language in the military, and having someone who can speak the lingo is important."
Veterans are a good fit for Tesla because many gained advanced technical, electrical and mechanical skills while serving in the military — skills applicable to making electric cars. They are also accustomed to working as part of tightly-knit groups.
Greg Reichow, Tesla's vice president of production, says the company is eager to hire veterans because they've found them to be excellent employees who share the company's sense of mission.
"At Tesla we're not just building cars. We're trying to transform transportation," Reichow said. "They also know how to lead teams, focus teams and function on teams, and they have incredible integrity and discipline."
Tesla's efforts are twofold. It is aggressively recruiting veterans while trying to create a culture where veterans feel supported and appreciated once they are onboard.
Jason Noma, a former Army sergeant and intelligence analyst, focuses specifically on military recruiting as a member of Tesla's burgeoning HR team, and has helped ramp up efforts to hire veterans through word of mouth, partnerships with veterans groups and recent events like the Oakland Veteran Job Fair.
In the bustling third-floor cafeteria of the Tesla factory in Fremont, a vintage "Uncle Sam" poster invites veterans to connect with other veterans via a series of casual monthly gatherings held on site. All vets, regardless of military branch or length of service, are welcome to attend and share ideas on how to improve internal programs. Many vets wear exclusive T-shirts emblazoned with the Tesla logo and the American flag, and Veterans Day is a companywide paid holiday. But the company's support for former and current military personnel does not end there.
"HR was phenomenal with my deployment," said Jason Deming, a 35-year-old vehicle test technician who is also a member of the Air National Guard and was deployed last year to Afghanistan with the Moffett Field-based 129th Rescue Wing. "I can serve my country and save lives but also work on the forefront of technology."
Deployments can be disruptive for both employers and employees, but Tesla industrial engineering technician and National Guard member Megan Gates said the company was very accommodating when she, in August 2011, was activated to Camp Roberts near Paso Robles for two years. Tesla held her job open for her, and Gates returned to work in November.
"I spent two years living in barracks repairing equipment and supporting returning units," said Gates, 35. "But Tesla kept in touch with me, and the company made the transition back super easy. I came straight back to work."
While Gates was stationed at Camp Roberts, she became a squad leader and was promoted to sergeant. At Tesla, she was recently promoted to a production supervisor in powertrain, which is basically the brain of Tesla's electric cars. Her promotion goes into effect after she returns from two weeks of Guard training at Fort Irwin, California, later this month.
"I give it 100 percent, whether I'm in uniform in the Guard or in jeans and a T-shirt at Tesla," said Gates. "The military gives you technical skills and experience working on a team, and manufacturing is all about following directions but being flexible."
Tesla is not alone in appreciating the value of vets in the workforce. Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans has dropped to 5.4 percent, compared with 6.1 percent for the overall population, according to June data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Companies such as PG&E, Home Depot and Wal-Mart have made major commitments to hiring veterans. Google has created an internal Google Veterans Network and has held career development workshops for veterans looking to transition their skills and experience to private sector jobs.
"Hiring veterans is not just the right thing to do. It's the smart thing to do," said Bryan Goettel, director of communications for Hiring Our Heroes, a program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. "Tesla is a new company, and being at 5 percent is a great starting point. Veterans make great employees; they bring so many skills that help a company thrive."
But while the unemployment rate for veterans is less than the national average, many veterans can feel isolated once they start civilian jobs, or find jobs without clear opportunities for advancement. Veteran advocates say having veterans clubs or groups within a company — formally or informally — makes a tangible impact on creating a veteran-friendly work culture.
"A corporate hiring commitment is often not enough," said Colleen Corliss, a spokeswoman for Swords to Plowshares, a San Francisco-based group that helps veterans break through the cultural, educational, psychological and economic barriers they often face in their transition back to the civilian world. "Tesla has really made an effort to forge relationships among veterans, and it really makes a difference. Younger veterans are interested in long-term careers with technical skills, and knowing that there is a veteran community within a company goes a long way toward retention."
Megan Gates' contract with the National Guard is up in December, and she is leaning toward re-enlisting.
"A lot of people come off of active duty and have a hard time finding work," she said. "But I can perform my job here full time and still be in the Guard. I give Tesla my schedule and say 'these are the weekends I need to leave,' and they work around that schedule. Everyone here is so supportive."


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MStretchSynth Demo – Kevin Schlei (2010) from Kevin Schlei on Vimeo.
Here's an interesting synthesizer based on a Macbook Pro's Trackpad. I like futuristicish things and MStretchSynth surely fits that bill. If this interface gets tied to user generated samples it's going to be great.
"'MStretchSynth' uses multi-point (multi-touch) data streams to create a synthesis instrument driven by the relationships between points. Instead of mapping touch positions (X and Y coordinates) directly to synthesis parameters, relationships such as angle, distance, and velocity compared to other points are used. 'MStretchSynth' uses angle, distance and total velocity between points to map to synthesis parameters pitch, amplitude and delay depth." – Kevin Schlei
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Hello everyone once again. Lots of things on my mind today based on what I am hearing, seeing, and reading here and elsewhere.....so let me just get started.
Bashing Jim O'Brien has become a common thing to do on message boards, fan forums, talk radio, and among fans everywhere else across Pacers country. Yet for the most part he gets a free pass among the mainstream media, and definitely has the support of upper management as far as we can tell. Fans, especially on here, view that as the media being asleep at the switch and/or proof that our front office is clueless, those are almost accepted as facts at this point not be disputed by many if not almost all.
Yet the questions I'd like for many of you to ask yourselves are these:
1. Isn't stability in not turning over coaches a good thing?
2. Who else would have really made a giant difference based on who we have on our roster?
The NBA is a players league, we all know that. So why do we spend so much time bashing our coach, when there are very few people in the world we could hire to replace him that would make any real difference?
Let's look at some examples off the top of my head:
-Alvin Gentry. He has been fired numerous times from some bad teams/organizations. Now he gets to coach Steve Nash and Amare Stoudamire, and he is beating soundly a man we all consider to be a better coach than he is in Gregg Popovich. Did Gentry all of a sudden realize how to coach? No, he just has better players with Phoenix than he did with the Clippers.
-Doc Rivers. Doc was a failure as a coach, bashed in the media constantly in Beantown. Then he gets Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, and suddenly he gets smarter.
-Mike Da'Antoni. Coach D was considered a new age basketball genius by some when in Italy and in Phoenix, but now as coach as the personnel challenged Knicks he can't seem to win.
There would be a thousand other examples if I wanted to take the time to list them all. How many coaches of the year have been fired shortly after winning the award? Almost every team in the playoffs is being coached by someone who has been fired elsewhere, did these people all of a sudden learn a bunch more about how to coach when they got a new job? Of course not, they just happened to have landed in better spots with better players usually.
Gregg Popovich? Larry Brown? George Karl? Stan Van Gundy? Scott Skiles? All of these guys are great coaches, but at one time they've all been shown the door. Maybe some of their former employers wish they had them back, don't you think? Even Jerry Sloan was canned in Chicago once. How ridiculous does that seem now?
A wise old coach, Royce Waltman once told me that the best coach in the world doing the best job isn't the coach who is winning titles or getting accolades. The coach likely doing the best is the guy who is slightly below .500 who is coaching his arse off just to try and win games with inferior talent and no support. I agree with that assessment.
Don't get me wrong, Jim O'Brien gets on my nerves as much as he does all of yours sometimes. His mannerisms, his player rotations, his offensive stubbornness, how he handles the media, all those things could be better and I wish they were. Is Jim O'Brien's system probably going to lead this particular group of players to a championship or even to the playoffs? No, very unlikely....and eventually we will have someone different have a chance to lead us to those points. I didn't like the hire when it was made and said so on here. The reliance on the three point shot, the quick bad shots, the over engineered defensive style, stubbornness....all of those bug me just like they do you.
But Jim O'Brien has helped turn our culture around. He has added a professionalism and stability that our fragile franchise needed, and he has led a basically controversy free team for quite a while. Our players don't quit on him, seem to listen, and even when benched or misused seem to handle things with a professional manner and grace. He has our team acting and behaving like pros, and being competitive in the late season even when part of us wishes his teams would just lay down and quit like so many others do.
He has led us with class, dignity, and honor in his tenure, and even though he will no doubt be out of town by the next time we are really good again, we still should be able to recognize the competitiveness and winning culture he has been a part of improving in his tenure, no matter how long it may last from this day forward. We likely won't be winners while he is coaching us, but someday when we DO win, he'll be able to smile to himself and know he played a small role in creating circumstances that led to that happening.
I have before and will again criticize his strategies and style, and that is fair and part of the job. But you cannot criticize his work ethic, commitment to the job, and his representation of the city and the franchise. We could have (and actually HAVE had) a much worse coaching situation than we have now. While the sun will soon set on how far he can take us, I for one appreciate what Coach O'Brien has done for us no matter what the results. In some ways I think it demeans us as a fan base when we blame so much on a coach, and yet leave certain players or owners blameless. We are better than that I think, or at least should be.
A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece on here called "Building a championship team using San Antonio as our model", or something similar to that. Let's review where we are in that pursuit now.
The Spurs were mainly built on the backs of 3 way above average players, a well coached team with its best player totally bought in to the system and the city, and smart role players who fit in smartly with the group.
This is the model franchise for how we have to build ourselves, in my opinion. The Spurs were never going to be able to get a max free agent superstar to come there, they had to be smart in how they acquired pieces that fit perfectly, and they needed quite a bit of luck as well. Lets review some of the major steps:
1. They already had an aging David Robinson obviously. His injuries made them an awful team for one year and let them get incredibly lucky in the lottery, where they landed Tim Duncan.
2. They drafted Manu Ginobili later in the draft from Europe, which at that time was vastly under appreciated by NBA teams.
3. They got a very good point guard in Tony Parker late in the first round from France.
4. Because Tim Duncan had the consummate team attitude and could take hard coaching, you never heard of controversy or player revolt in San Antonio. Coach Popovich needed his star to go all in with him, and he did....because Popovich was quite a yell/scream guy when he was younger and probably still is to some degree. When the leader totally buys in, the other guys follow.
5. The front office and coaching staff worked hand in hand and were in complete sync with each other, and built a culture of winning where things were done in a professional way, and that players wanted to come there and could fit in to help win. The front office picked up undervalued talent that fit their schemes perfectly, and the coaching staff adapted to what they had. Communication and planning between the front office and coaching staff was brilliant.
So here is my challenge to all of you: Instead of arguing about who our 10th man should be, and whether our 3rd string point guard should play more, or worrying about players who won't be here 2 years from now, lets worry about the following:
A. Is our front office and coaching staff clearly singing off the same song sheet completely and all of the time?
B. Has our best player (Granger) totally bought in to what we are doing and planning long term? Is he fully committed to becoming great, or is he going to plateau to the world of really good but not good enough?
C. What do we need to do to get the 2 other elite type players we need to go along with Granger? Who are they?
D. Are Hibbert, Rush, McRoberts, Hansbrough and Price good enough players to fit what we are doing long term, or do we need to jettison them and use them in deals to acquire who we really need?
If we are using San Antonio as our model of success, Jim O'Brien is probably the coach pre- Popovich. And that is ok for now, because we need to marshall our resources to get players before we worry about the coaching angle of this I think.
Here is how I look at what we have now, and what we need to become championship contenders:
PG/SG: There are 2 ways to do this I think: get a super elite, top 6 level point guard. This player is going to need to be able to score, pass, and defend...in other words a superstar player, a max contract guy or close to it. Somebody who is a stud. If you go this way I think you can live with and actually would want Brandon Rush to stay, because he would fit perfectly as a compliment between this player and Granger. Then Price fits as a backup 15 minute a game back up point guard, and you can easily acquire a scoring slashing guy to provide bench scoring behind Granger and Rush. Jones is a good cheap 4th wing guy. Dunleavy is history.
The other way to do this is to get a more traditional (and cheaper) point guard and pay him average starter money. He'd need to be more of a caretaker, less of a scorer, and more of a defender. More of a system guy, not an all star but an above average player who fits in. Think of Kirk Hinrich, Andre Miller type level players, except younger than Miller obviously.
If you go that route, then you'll need another main scorer beside Granger. Someone who is almost as good as Granger, or even slightly better than him. Preferably in our case an athletic slasher who can handle the ball and drive, since Granger is more of a shooter at this point. This is an easier guy to find as wings are more common. It would also mean that you keep Jones or Rush as a backup to both of them, but you'd have the freedom to deal one of them to acquire another piece.
SF: I think Granger is solid here. Under contract, solid citizen it would seem. He needs to buy in fully and commit to being great though, and I don't know if I see that happening yet. I think he settles in about where I always said he would, which is about Paul Pierce level. Pierce was good but won nothing until he got help from Allen, Garnett, and Rondo.
PF: I think we have a bunch of questions here. McRoberts I view as a bench guy, 4th big type, energy guy who helps you in spurts. I love watching him play and if you had a dominant center I think you could start him and win, but we don't have that and likely never will. Hansbrough I assume will be healthy, and if he is I view him as a 3rd big, 6th man role type who plays about 24-30 minutes a game off the bench. I think he will score, get to the line, play hard every night, and give you everything he has...a winning player. But, unless you have a superstar center you probably need someone better starting and finishing games if you are going to win a title. So, this is the spot where you need to get a big time superstar somehow, preferably one who is big enough to play back up center as well if you want, though that is a luxury. A "player x" that I keep talking about would be perfect.
Murphy is a really good player, let me just say that. He is just unorthodox and hard to build around. I feel about him like I felt about Alan Iverson (how is that for a comparison!), as both were really good players but you had to be willing to plan your entire team around them to make them effective. Iverson is obviously better than Murphy, so you could almost justify doing that with him in his prime, but Murphy simply isn't that good.
Murphy would fit in many places with a truly dominant center or wing, but we don't have either of those. He puts up numbers but on most teams he can't help them win.
Jeff Foster has been a warrior, and a true professional. But his time has come and gone here, and I hope we deal him somewhere that can help us and help him go out with another chance to win. Our culture is fixed to the point that I don't think we need to keep Jeff around anymore as a lockerroom leader guy. Losing him this year cost us games no question, as he is one of our most important players.....but thinking long term we need to move on.
C I think Roy Hibbert is good enough to be a starting player on a championship level team, if he is the 4th or 5th best player in the group. We could use a more athletic, defensive minded player to go with him as a backup, but it doesnt need to be an expensive player or a high priority.
Most of you probably agree with what I just wrote, that wasn't exactly hard hitting analysis there.
But breaking it down like that just shows you how quickly things can turn for a franchise like ours: Just look at some theoretical examples:
-Pacers get lucky and hit the lottery, draft John Wall. PG solved for 10 years we think. With a great PG Rush/Granger/Jones/ whoever combo suddenly makes sense. Now we need big free agent/sign and trade PF guy and we are set to make a run at it:
PG Wall and Price
Wings Granger, Rush, Jones, mid level free agent veteran or drafted guy
PF Player X star player , Hansbrough, McRoberts
C Hibbert and athletic backup defensive minded big guy.
Not saying that could or would happen, but one bounce of the lotto ball can change things dramatically. In the above scenario if you get lotto lucky and get the 2nd pick and take Turner, now you plug him in and start him next to Granger, send Rush to the bench, settle for a cheaper alternative like Miller or Hinrich level PG, and still have to hunt for a stud player X in the frontcourt.
The point is, we need to get draft lucky one more time, and get the money of Ford, Dunleavy, and Murphy off the books to acquire a stud player at some other position. Then you all of a sudden we turn it around quickly and Bird/Morway can look like they knew what they were doing all along.
I can assure you, they have moves in mind they have fantasized about making thinking about the above scenarios playing out. Somewhere in the offices or on the desks of Morway and Bird, they have their potential rosters all laid out 2 or 3 years in advance I bet.
You can see it now....the Pacers long term plan to bring in a more traditional coach next summer to help recruit players, hopefully tutor some more recently acquired talent, and coach us when are ready to make a big leap. The plan really is starting to take shape, if we can just stay patient.
By the way, I'll have a future piece about who the superstar is I think the Pacers might be targeting next summer, and what moves I think they should make in order to make that as likely as possible when I write my pre draft "masterplan" article sometime after the lottery and before the draft.
Speaking of the summer of 2011, the summer of 2010 is going to be important for that as well, particularly the draft.
The Pacers have alot of player openings in 2011, with alot of money coming off the books, we all know that. We have very few guys under contract after this year.
But in the NBA, depth doesn't win, you need big money superstar talents to win. I think we have 1 such player in Granger, but he needs 2 more stud players with him. One or both of those is going to need to come from a trade or free agency, which means we will need to spend some big money. That is fine, because we will have the means to do that.
But it would be very helpful, and likely really help us long run, if we were able to get some cheaper talent under contract in advance of next summer. That way, we could consolidate our resources and spend big money on one or two players, with not having to spend as much money to fill out the roster.....not having to "spread the wealth" next summer is the difference perhaps in being the highest bidder for a great player, or coming in second.
This is the reason our ownership and front office needs to be nimble this June. I think this is a crucial time to try and get a second first round pick, IF we don't get one of the first 3 picks in the lottery that is. If we do get lucky, we will get a for sure long term starter and superstar (we hope) level player down the road for cheaper money, and we can change our salary outlays accordingly.
But assuming we don't get lucky, we will need to spend money to bring in a couple of high salaried stud players if this plan is going to work. That means having cheap backups will be crucial, and this is where that extra first round pick would really help us.
With that second 1st rounder, we can draft the long term replacement for Dunleavy (a 5th wing this year, 4th wing or better in the future) or a long term backup center (replacement for Foster long term essentially).
A cheap backup center is a very handy thing to have in the NBA, and we can get one long term for us this draft we play things smartly. That way in 2012, 2013, or 2014 we don't have to spend ridiculous money trying to fill that spot, instead we can save money by growing our own.
Or, we could swing for the fences and try and draft a foreign young player, and hope they develop for us in Europe, and we can get a cheap major young contributor for us down the road, perhaps in 2011 even.
Or, drafting wing depth makes sense so we can have the luxury of being able to pay cheap money for that spot or to use Rush or Jones as a sweetener in a major acquisition of some sort. There will be some decent wings in the late teens or early 20's in this draft I think.
No matter who we'd happen to pick, this is the absolutely PERFECT year to try and acquire a bonus first round pick. Lots of teams will be wanting out of the draft all together I think for financial reasons, which is why we need to be willing to spend a quarter now to save a dollar later, if you know what I mean.
As always, lots of good thought starters here in the topics I hope. Hopefully, this will get some really good discussions going on some things maybe that haven't been discussed or at least fleshed out as much as they will be now.
As always, the above is just my opinion.


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England have selected David Wilson at tighthead prop and named uncapped fly-half George Ford on the bench for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations match against Ireland.
Wilson comes straight into the starting XV to fill the void left by Dan Cole's season-ending neck injury and Ford takes Brad Barritt's spot among the replacements.
Head coach Stuart Lancaster confirmed that Cole, who is suffering from a bulging disc that is trapping a nerve, will be rested for three months before being reassessed.
The outlook on the British and Irish Lions front row means he will miss the remainder of Leicester's season and is highly unlikely to feature on the summer tour to New Zealand.
"We have been forced into one change and we wish Dan Cole all the best for his recovery," Lancaster said.
"However, David Wilson is an experienced international with 31 caps and he showed in his three starts against Argentina last year what he can do.
"It's great to have George involved. He has settled in well and we are confident in his ability should he get his opportunity from the bench."
Wilson has played only 47 minutes of rugby in the last two months, with that appearance coming in Bath's 27-23 Aviva Premiership victory over Exeter on Saturday.
The 28-year-old suffered a calf injury during a training game in December and his return was further delayed by a tight back.
With replacement tighthead Henry Thomas deemed unready to start a match of this magnitude, however, Wilson has been drafted straight into the front row where he will lock horns with feared Lions prop Cian Healy.
Lancaster admitted on Monday that England are "not in an ideal situation" and Wilson himself is unsure how long he will last at Twickenham.
Mindful of the lack of depth at tighthead, the selection of George Ford is borne out of the need to also increase the number of options at fly-half.
Should Owen Farrell, who is first choice in the position, suffer an injury, England are short of cover and need to give Ford his Test debut as soon as possible.
Whether that happens against Grand Slam-chasing Ireland depends on events at Twickenham. If the match is close, the 20-year-old rookie is likely to remain on the bench.
Freddie Burns had been the next in line to cover for Farrell once Toby Flood confirmed his end-of-season departure for France, but Ford's superb form for Bath this season has seen him edge ahead.
England, targeting a fourth successive victory over Ireland, will be playing at Twickenham for the first time this year after losing to France in Paris and routing Scotland at Murrayfield.
"We are excited about being back at our home after two games on the road," Lancaster said.
"The Twickenham crowd during the November internationals was superb and I'm sure it'll be the same again on Saturday."
Wilson stated earlier in the week that he would be satisfied with a 50 to 60-minute shift on Saturday and Lancaster insists he is ready for his return to the Test arena.
"David has been fantastic in training this week and is ready to play, so there's no concern about him," Lancaster said.
"I'm very sure he'll go all right. He's an excellent tighthead and is experienced too. He's fitted seamlessly back into camp."
Lancaster refused to offer any prediction over when Ford would be brought on at Twickenham.
"You can never predict these things, although you go into games with a mindset about what to do," Lancaster said.
"We may have injuries in the centres that need to be covered, so we'll wait and see. If he does get his opportunity we know he's ready.
"George is composed and controlled and his confidence has grown throughout the season for Bath."
Ireland centre Brian O'Driscoll is to play his last game against England before entering retirement at the end of the season.
"Brian is a key part of their team, but is just one component of a really strong team," Lancaster said.
"Ireland have a very experienced team with over 700 caps. Brian gets our respect because of what he's achieved a player, but we respect all their players.
"Ireland are a very good package now and are very confident. It will be a big game."
England team: M Brown (Harlequins); J Nowell (Exeter), L Burrell (Northampton), B Twelvetrees (Gloucester), J May (Gloucester); O Farrell (Saracens), D Care (Harlequins); J Marler (Harlequins), D Hartley (Northampton), D Wilson (Bath), J Launchbury (Wasps), C Lawes (Northampton), T Wood (Northampton), C Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), B Vunipola (Saracens).
Replacements: T Youngs (Leicester), M Vunipola (Saracens), H Thomas (Sale), D Attwood (Bath), B Morgan (Gloucester), L Dickson (Northampton), G Ford (Bath), A Goode (Saracens).


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High tide is expected at approximately 6am but the potential hazard will continue throughout the morning.
In addition to concern about people going too close to sea and being washed away by freak waves , police are also worried that rocks and other rubble may be thrown onto adjacent roads by strong waves with the risk of injury to persons in the vicinity.
A police spokesperson said: " The shoreline has taken a battering over the past week and there is a lot of debris in the water. We are aware that some people may want to watch the rough seas , but they should not underestimate the danger caused by a combination of strong winds and large waves.
" We have a clear message , keep away from the sea and that includes roads and paths close to the shore. Not only do you put your own life at risk, but also the lives of emergency service personnel who may have to be called out to help you."
To minimise the risk to the public, Hoe Road, between the junctions with Madeira Road and Pier Street, has been closed to the public and will remain shut until assessed safe to open.


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TWO Blackburn College students will be passing on the views of the young on health services in the borough after being selected to join the Blackburn with Darwen Healthwatch board.
Anmol Mulla, 18, who is on the cadet programme studying a Level Three Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care, and Mahek Chishti, 16, also Level Three Extended Diploma Health and Social Care student, were chosen after applying for the position.
Blackburn College chairman Sir Bill Taylor, who is also chairman of the Blackburn with Darwen Healthwatch Board, spoke to students about the benefits and requirements of the role and both Anmol and Mahek went through a lengthy process to be selected.
Blackburn College health and social care lecturer Neil Smith said: "The pair will attend Healthwatch events and also board meetings to represent young people's views on health services in the borough."
Every local authority has a Healthwatch organisation with the aim to improve local provision by gathering people's views on and experience of the way health and social care is delivered in their area.
Anmol wants to become a nurse and has already been accepted into Kings College, London.


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Dinner menus are a fluid concept at Josh Tyler's Mogo restaurant - he doesn't print the evening meal list until five minutes before he opens for business.
And chances are you might spot some unusual ingredients: the restaurant's chefs hunt for your supper through the wilds along the NSW South Coast.
The former owner of Tyler's Kitchen has recently downsized his operation, selling his Malua Bay restaurant and pouring all his energy into Tyler's Pantry on the Princes Highway.
He and his chefs abide by a strict locavore ethos. Their pantry is almost exclusively stocked from the region, forcing them to think creatively about their meal plans.
''From week to week, come Thursday and Friday we speak to suppliers, find out what's coming in, what's available, and from that we can start to write a menu,'' Mr Tyler said.
''We don't print the menu until five to six for dinner service; sometimes we're still waiting for fish to arrive or still thinking of some way to use an ingredient.
''That's probably been the most frustrating thing for staff since we started, it's been five to six and everyone's sort of wondering what's going on, what are we doing?''
On Friday and Saturday mornings Mr Tyler wanders headlands, beaches and mangroves foraging for fresh produce.
He'll pick samphire, salty vegetation also known as ''sea asparagus'', beach spinach and salt bush.
Salt bush can be fried like sage leaves; beach spinach is used fresh.
Pigface, a common succulent, can be juiced for oil to drizzle over shaved abalone or squid.
Venison comes from Narooma, squid comes from Eden, abalone and kingfish are plucked from the sea by local fisherman.
Mr Tyler learned to spot unusual bush foods through extensive research, as well as a little trial and error.
''I spent a solid month driving up and down the coast, going into nurseries, speaking to horticulturalists in the area who knew bits and pieces, some Aboriginal people in the area who pointed things out,'' he said.
The chef said the paddock-to-plate approach helped the restaurant ''stay true to our area''.
''Our produce, our dinners become more unique because we're not trying to source all this produce that's not available in our area, and we've become more seasonal and our menus change week to week and ingredients only become available week to week.
''Some things only become available for a few weeks and then they're gone.''


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A former member of 1980s band The Jam will headline a major music festival in Silsden this summer.
Mod hero Bruce Foxton will perform as part of the Summer Jam, running over the August bank holiday weekend.
Bass player Foxton and his band, From The Jam, will be joined by local groups, including the Big Bang, Ska Face and the Escapades.
Summer Jam, to be held from August 22 to 24, has grown out of the success of Silsden music festivals in the past two years.
The Diamond Do was held in Silsden Park in 2011 and last summer's Silsdenbury Fest attracted 1,500 people.
Andrew Conway and John Beaumont organised both festivals, and are also behind the Summer Jam through their recently formed promotions company Dirtyboy Inc.
The latest event will be on Riverside Fields, off Keighley Road, which is also being used as a camp site during the Tour de France weekend.
Organisers predict the Summer Jam will be one of the biggest events ever held in Silsden. There will be an eclectic mix of music, including rock, punk, folk, funk, ska and soul, along with camping, stalls and family activities.
There will be three marquees of entertainment, kicking off on the Friday evening with a funk 'n' soul party night with well-known DJs.
Mr Conway said he and Mr Beaumont had got a buzz from organising Silsdenbury Fest and the Diamond Do.
He added: "We wanted to take the whole idea forward and create something really amazing that local people and music lovers can enjoy.
"We're passionate about bringing live music to the area and want to give young musicians a leg-up.
"We're including an exciting mix of big names and established acts with up-and-coming local talent."
Mr Taylor hopes many people will camp for the whole weekend to create a "lovely, vibrant, summery festival" atmosphere.
The full line-up and running order has yet to be announced.
Updates will appear on the festival website dirtyboyinc.com and tickets can be booked by calling 07581 498817.


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Arenado participates in fielding activities
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado said it was fortunate that a pitch from Indians right-hander Corey Kluber on Saturday missed his fingers and hit him on the left hand.
X-rays confirmed that there was no break. Arenado's status is officially day to day, but said he had full mobility, and he participated in fielding activities on Sunday but did not hit.
"I've just been icing it and it feels fine -- I can move it fine, I can squeeze it hard and it doesn't hurt," Arenado said. "It's bruised, obviously, but other than that, it's not that bad.
"It hit me more in the palm of the hand instead of the bones, so I got lucky. It worked out. It was a little scary when it first happened. But I knew I was OK because I started moving my hand after I got hit, and it felt fine. No sharp pain came."
Arenado had doubled twice off Kluber to lift his Cactus League batting average to .341. The Rockies are hoping for a step forward offensively from Arenado, who became the first rookie third baseman in National League history to earn a Rawlings Gold Glove Award, but he hit .267 with 10 home runs and 52 RBIs. Arenado was known more for his offense in the Minors. Now that his hand survived Saturday's scare, he can continue working toward improvement with the bat.
"It should be only a day -- I might be able to hit today, we'll see," Arenado said. "I'm not too worried about it. I'm just trying to find that stroke and get it down. It's getting there. I'll be fine for the season."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I log on every couple of weeks to see what's going on with the site - was nervous when it gave the old, "User not Found" message a couple of times. Today I went to the commish page and clicked on "Create New League" just for kicks and got this message:
It is too early to create a new league for the 2008-2009 season. Come back in mid-August.
Go to Userhome.
I'd call that a hopeful sign.
I'll send everyone an e-mail sometime in the next week or two, but don't forget - summer trading starts August 1.


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Denis Grebeshkov and the Defense
Jonathan Willis
May 28 2009 10:21AM
The Edmonton Journal is reporting today that Denis Grebeshkov is likely to return to the Oilers and is close to signing a three-year deal worth a shade over 3-million dollars a season.
This is excellent news, as the 25-year old emerged as a legitimate top-four defenseman last season, recording 39 points and leading the Oilers with a +12 rating. The dollars are around what I expected to see; a little higher than I'd hoped but reasonable, and the term is encouraging as well. There's some worry here about sustainability, since Grebeshkov is being paid based on one excellent campaign (he improved his two-way play to end 2007-08 but it's his offense that's bringing in the money) and he wasn't exactly called upon as the team's premiere shut-down defenseman.
Grebeshkov also benefitted from an above-average on-ice shooting percentage (20% better than team average at even-strength). I don't think that will continue, so his offense may dip a bit next season, but he should still be good for 30 or so points, and may maintain his current offensive pace if he gets more powerplay time.
Also in today's Edmonton Journal, John MacKinnon suggests some changes to the Oilers' blueline:
On the back end, Denis Grebeshkov, Tom Gilbert, Lubomir Visnovsky, and young Taylor Chorney are similar players. A careful cull is required here, too. So is acquring a genuine, banging, stay-at-home defenceman or two, preferably, to help out Ladislav Smid and one of, but not both, Steve Staios and Jason Strudwick.
I notice that Sheldon Souray, who just had (rather improbably) the finest season of his career at the age of 32, was not mentioned on that list. Souray was the subject of trade rumours at points after the season (pointed out by OilersNation's own Robin Brownlee, if I'm not mistaken) and while he denied them, he has voiced public displeasure at various points druing the season. The San Jose Sharks, who supposedly pursued him as a free agent two summers ago, would be one team that might be a good fit for the hard-nosed defenseman.
Despite his (rather dominant) season and the new coaching tandem, I don't think Souray should be perceived as untouchable. He's a big-money, long-term contract on an Oilers team filled with them, and on top of that there should be some real questions about whether a repeat performance of this past year will happen.
Both Steve Staios and Jason Strudwick had somewhat disappointing seasons; they were sheltered on the third pairing and given a ton of offensive zone draws, but still were outscored and outshot at an alarming rate. Neither is a strength right now, and Staios in particular is a concern because of the length and and cap hit of his contract. Strudwick was repeatedly praised for his work ethic, physical game, and character but on a good team probably isn't higher than #7 on the depth chart.
Tom Gilbert's name is frequently mentioned in trade rumours, and he's a player that gets criticized for playing a soft game. It's worth noting that while he isn't a big hitter, especially for his size, he did block 136 shots this season, good for second on the team and roughly twice as many as Sheldon Souray, who played similar ice-time; and this despite the fact that Souray waso n the ice for more shots against. I think it would be wrong to ignore that when discussing Gilbert's willingness to pay a physical price.
As a G.M., I'd probably look at moving one of Gilbert or Souray for help up front, and I'd try to move Staios. I wouldn't be against retaining Strudwick if he comes cheap (in the #7 role). Visnovsky, is in my opinion the best defenseman on the team, and Denis Grebeshkov brings good value for his contract (assuming those numbers are correct), so they'd both stay, as would young Ladislav Smid. That ideally leaves two spots, which I would try to fill via trade or free agency with a physical second-paring defenseman and a reliable third-pairing type (perhaps Daniel Tjarnqvist or Matt Walker, although there are plenty of options out there). That should save some much needed cap space while allowing prospects like Theo Peckham and Taylor Chorney to learn the game more fully in the AHL – there's no need to rush these guys into the lineup; the odds are good that they'll play when injuries strike anyway. Chorney in particular is not ready for the NHL game.
That's my personal feeling, based on a few premises that I think are reasonable:
- Veteran players are more dependable than prospects
- Prospects with significant time invested in them (Smid) should not be lightly discarded
- Players having career-best seasons in their mid-thirties should be regarded with some caution
- Cap space should be saved wherever possible
May 30 2009, 05:52PM
@ Archaeologuy:
I wouldn't do the trade either for alot of the reasons mentioned (we need Hemsky's offense more then we need Brown's physical game) but man do you underate Brown, he really is one of the premier young power forwards in the league. If he was here, he'd be a fan fave that would recieve the "OMG don't trade Brown" treatment that Souray has been getting this summer.
@ Archaeologuy:
First of all, plus minus is THE most overrated stat.., it is generally regarded as a poor measuremnt of overall defensive ability. You are fooling yourself if you think Dustin Brown is a bigger defensive liability than Hemsky. Seperate Hemsky from Horcoff, and put him on a line with Kopitar and Frolov, and I'll bet the farm that not only will Hemsky's production fall; his +/- rating will dip into unprecidented lows as well. Simply put: that line would never have the puck. Assembling a line that works isn't as easy as combining three individual PPG type players.
Secondly, you use Hemsky and leadership in the same sentance? LOL! On or off the ice NOBODY describes Hemsky as a leader. Dustin Brown is already Captain on a young roster, a roster nowhere near the cap, that despite you poking fun at it, finished not much lower in the standings than the Oilers.
Finally, just listen to yourself:
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They would lose the only marquee forward on the team
Who? Hemsky? Really? You and Hemsky's MOM are the only people who believe Hemmer is a legitimate marquee forward!
Archaeologuy ALSO wrote:
Because the 1st line needs less scoring and more big hits?
The general concensus is yes. This team needs more HITS, GRIT, and TOUGHNESS. Maybe you don't think so; but physical momentum MUST be generated throught the ENTIRE lineup; first line included. Also, I don't know why it STILL hasn't sunk in that through all this back and forth that BROWN SCORES MORE THAN HEMSKY. Through his first four, full NHL seasons Brown scored THIRTY MORE GOALS than Hemsky. Two assists are generally awarded for every goal; so logically a GOAL should be considered twice as valuable as an assist. This is just common sence.
You freely admit that the Oiler first line, and first unit PP is a mess; but you seem unwilling to put any of the responsibility for that on Hemsky's back. Why not?.. After all, you said yourself that Hemsky is the "key cog". There is more to playing Hockey than just putting up points. Trading away 20 assists on the first line is fine by me if the Oilers harder to play against.
@ Ogden Brother: I'm not a 100% sure I'd make the Brown/Hemsky deal either... But I won't discount the possibility it could help the roster moving forward. Hemsky has had three years to lead this offence; an offence that has been spotty at best. Don't discount the critical importance of injecting some toughness into the YOUTH component of the roster: When Gagner is ready to step up and lead this team offensively; he is going to need a Dustin Brown type player to compliment him.
May 30 2009, 10:30PM
@ Chris: obviously this is a disagreement that will not be resolved.
@ Archaeologuy:
Fair enough. Let's stop this needless feuding and get refocused on hating the Flames...
May 31 2009, 11:15AM
@ Chris: Excellent plan!


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