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Commission Adopts Sweeping Changes to Deer Regulations
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted a series of wildlife and hunting related regulations that expand special buck antler restrictions and liberalize antlerless harvest opportunities in dozens of counties. The new rules take effect during the 2009-10 hunting seasons.
Citing strong support for the changes during the public comment period, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff said the new rules reflect a shift toward biologically-based communities for managing deer populations.
One of the biggest changes involves further expansion of the department's successful antler restriction regulations into 52 additional counties where biologists have identified a need to provide greater protection of younger buck deer.
According to Clayton Wolf, TPWD big game program director, the antler restrictions have significantly improved age structure while maintaining ample hunting opportunity, based on data to date in the 61 counties where the rule is currently in effect.
New counties under the antler restriction rule this fall include: Anderson, Angelina, Archer, Atascosa, Brazos, Brown, Chambers, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Grayson, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hunt, Jack, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Kaufman, Liberty, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Montague, Montgomery, Navarro, Newton, Orange, Palo Pinto, Parker, Polk, Robertson, San Jacinto, Smith, Stephens, Tarrant, Trinity, Tyler, Van Zandt, Walker, Wichita, Wise, and Young.
The department got overwhelming support to increase whitetail bag limits in several areas of the state with growing deer numbers or populations sufficient to support additional hunting opportunity.
The department is increasing the bag limit in most Cross Timbers and Prairies and eastern Rolling Plains counties from three deer (no more than one buck, no more than two antlerless) or four deer (no more than two bucks and no more than two antlerless) to five deer (no more than 2 bucks). Counties affected include: Archer, Baylor, Bell (West of IH35), Bosque, Callahan, Clay, Coryell, Hamilton, Haskell, Hill, Jack, Jones, Knox, Lampasas, McLennan, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson (west of IH35), and Young.
In addition, the department is increasing the bag limit from four deer to five deer in Pecos, Terrell, and Upton counties. White-tailed deer densities throughout the eastern Trans-Pecos are very similar to densities on the Edwards Plateau, where current rules allow the harvest of up to five antlerless deer.
Another change increases the bag limit from three deer to five deer (no more than one buck) in selected counties in the western Rolling Plains. Counties affected include: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hall, Hardeman, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Kent, King, Lipscomb, Motley, Ochiltree, Roberts, Scurry, Stonewall, and Wheeler.
The department also extended whitetail hunting from 16 days to the full general open season in Dawson, Deaf Smith, and Martin counties (three deer, no more than one buck, no more than two antlerless).
Areas of the state having sufficient antlerless deer populations to warrant additional hunting opportunity will be getting more doe days this fall. The department is increasing antlerless deer hunting in the following areas:
- from 16 days to full-season either-sex in Dallam, Denton, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter, Sherman and Tarrant counties;
- from 30 days to full-season either-sex in Cooke, Hardeman, Hill, Johnson, Wichita, and Wilbarger counties;
- from four days to16 days in Bowie and Rusk counties;
- from four days to 30 days in Cherokee and Houston counties;
- from no doe days to four doe days in Anderson, Henderson, Hunt, Leon, Rains, Smith, and Van Zandt counties.
The department is also expanding the late antlerless and spike season into additional counties. Counties affected include: Archer, Armstrong, Baylor, Bell (West of IH35), Bosque, Briscoe, Callahan, Carson, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crosby, Denton, Dickens, Donley, Eastland, Erath, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hall, Hamilton, Hardeman, Haskell, Hemphill, Hill, Hood, Hutchinson, Jack, Johnson, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lampasas, Lipscomb, McLennan, Montague, Motley, Ochiltree, Palo Pinto, Parker, Pecos, Roberts, Scurry, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens, Stonewall, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Throckmorton, Upton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson (West of IH35), Wise, and Young. In Pecos, Terrell, and Upton counties, the season would replace the current muzzleloader-only open season.
In East Texas, the department is establishing a special muzzleloader season in additional counties, lengthening the existing muzzleloader season by five days to be equivalent in length with the special antlerless and spike buck seasons in other counties, and altering the current muzzleloader bag composition to allow the harvest of any buck (not just spike bucks) and antlerless deer without permits if the county has "doe days" during the general season.
New counties affected include: Austin, Bastrop, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Colorado, De Witt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Goliad (North of HWY 59), Goliad (South of HWY 59), Gonzales, Gregg, Guadalupe, Harrison, Houston, Jackson (North of HWY 59), Jackson (South of HWY 59), Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Marion, Matagorda, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Upshur, Victoria (North of HWY 59), Victoria (South of HWY 59), Waller, Washington, Wharton (North of HWY 59), Wharton (South of HWY 59), and Wilson.
The department is also adding one additional weekend and 10 additional weekdays in January to the current youth-only season.
The department also established a one buck only, antlerless by permit, nine-day mule deer season for Parmer County, the first ever deer season for that county.
In other action, the commission approved a temporary, indefinite suspension of the current lesser prairie chicken two-day season in October until population recovery supports a resumption of hunting.
Hunters are urged to check the Outdoor Annual of hunting and fishing regulations for county and species specific rules before going afield this fall. The annual will be available online and wherever hunting licenses are sold beginning Aug. 15.
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The Assistant Secretary of the Senate may be paid at a maximum annual rate of compensation not to exceed $39,000.
Source(Pub. L. 91–145, Dec. 12, 1969, 83 Stat. 340; Pub. L. 93–371, § 4,Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 429; Pub. L. 94–59, title I, § 105,July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 275.)
1975—Pub. L. 94–59substituted "$39,000" for "$37,620", effective July 1, 1975.
1974—Pub. L. 93–371substituted provision setting maximum annual rate of compensation of Assistant Secretary at not to exceed $37,620, for provisions authorizing Secretary of Senate to fix the compensation of Assistant Secretary at not to exceed $11,826 per annum, effective July 1, 1974.
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Assistant Secretary of the Senate deemed successor in references to Chief Clerk of Senate in all laws, rules, resolutions, and orders, effective July 1, 1971, under provisions of Pub. L. 92–51, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 125.1974 Adjustment in Compensation Not To Supersede Adjustments in Compensation or Limitations by President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Adjustment in compensation by Pub. L. 93–371not to supersede order of President pro tempore of the Senate authorizing higher rate of compensation or any authority of the President pro tempore to adjust rates of compensation or limitations under section 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970, see section 4 ofPub. L. 93–371, set out in part as a note under section 61a of this title.
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On Thursday, June 13, at 6 p.m., in the Latour Room, Nazareth Student Center, thirty-one students will graduate from Marywood University's GED program, earning their high school equivalencies and laying the groundwork for opportunities in the workforce or in college.
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Two years ago, the Rangers made a bold gambit that helped end nearly a decade of rotation-driven futility, shifting reliever C.J. Wilson to the starting five and bringing former supplemental first-round draft pick Colby Lewis back from Japan. Both pitchers did what Ranger hurlers of recent vintage had not: miss bats. In 2010, the two pitchers combined for 366 K's in 405 innings, helping the Rangers jump from 12th in the league in strikeouts to fourth. Helped by other upgrades—shortstop Elvis Andrus keyed a defensive turnaround—they won the AL pennant, and last year they repeated the feat.
When Wilson jumped to the division-rival Angels as a free agent in December, the Rangers undertook another pair of bold moves designed to maintain a commitment to missing bats: They promoted young closer Neftali Feliz to the rotation—a move they toyed with last spring—and spent big money to sign Japanese free agent Yu Darvish.
How well does the revamped unit stack up relative to the rest of the league? Last week, I dug through our Depth Chart-based PECOTA projections to examine each NL team's selection of starters. Today, I turn my attention to the AL. Again, I've got my eye on something that functions as an entertaining argument starter, an instructive inquiry into the forecast system's inner workings, and a premature playoff preview, tallying the best Terrific Tandems, Big Threes, Front Fours, Fab Fives, and Six-Packs for each AL team. Because a substantial selection of starts comes from outside a team's top five (going strictly by total turns)—last year the number was 27 out of 162, 17 percent—I took into consideration each team's top six starters. In many cases an alternate with fewer innings (a swingman, midseason callup, or late-healing frontliner) forecasts to be more valuable than a pitcher with a higher innings total. It's worth noting that some of the pitchers whose totals are included into the six-man mix are swingmen whose relief work is incorporated into the valuations, but the low innings and WARP totals generated by that bullpen duty shouldn't drive us too far off course.
Before turning to that, and with Darvish in mind, it's worth a look to see which teams did the most to boost their rotations using trades and free agent signings.
Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, the Yankees top the list, with their mid-January trade of top prospect Jesus Montero to the Mariners for Pineda and their parallel signing of Kuroda. Note that the former's WARP total is based on a very conservative projection of 148 innings, down from 171 as a rookie last year; he could gain another half win if he matches that mark. The latter is one of five Asian players to make this list, but the only one with a stateside track record.
Ex-Ranger Wilson has a slight edge on new Ranger Darvish, but mostly that's a matter of estimating the two pitchers' innings. The former, whose track record as a starter is all of two years long, is projected for 208, while the latter, who is spending his first year in a new country and a new league, is set at 176; if he approaches 200, their values will converge.
Lower down, amid the mixture of the raw (Molina) and the Cooked, the hustle of new Orioles GM Dan Duquette, who brought in a pair of Asian imports, shows up in a surprising fourth place, though it's more a question of quantity rather than quality. We also see that PECOTA isn't particularly sanguine on some less-experienced players such as Noesi and Peacock, who took big steps forward in 2011, nor is it confident in the ability of geezers Colon and Millwood to sustain comebacks.
With that out of the way, we turn to the master table, ranked by the combined WARP totals of each team's top six starters, and showing the combined WARPs of smaller subsets as well.
Terrific Tandems: The honors for the top one-two punch go to the Angels, but Wilson is neither the one nor the two. Instead, the prize goes to Jered Weaver (3.14 ERA, 3.9 WARP) and Dan Haren (3.07 ERA, 3.9 WARP), both coming off fine seasons—Weaver was runner-up in the Cy Young voting—and virtually interchangeable as far as value is concerned. Running second, with much more of an imbalance between the two, is the Tigers' twosome of Cy Young and MVP winner Justin Verlander (3.06 ERA, 5.3 WARP) and Max Scherzer (3.85 ERA, 2.2 WARP). The heavyweight combo of CC Sabathia (3.24 ERA, 4.8 WARP) and Pineda (3.80 ERA, 2.3 WARP) rank third, again with the caveat about the latter's low innings total. The only other tandem within one win of the top spot belongs to the Red Sox, whose Jon Lester (3.54 ERA, 3.6 WARP) and Josh Beckett (3.60 ERA, 3.3 WARP) are both held back by conservative inning estimates themselves, 186 and 183, respectively—not unwarranted, particularly in the latter case.
At the bottom of the pile, the Orioles can offer only Hammel (4.52 ERA, 0.7 WARP) and Wada (4.46 ERA, 0.6 WARP), and the Royals aren't much better, with Sanchez (4.45 ERA, 1.0 WARP) and Chen (4.62 ERA, 0.7 WARP). The latter is a chilly take on a pitcher who's been worth 3.5 WARP over the past two seasons during his KC renaissance, though both his 4.46 FIP and 4.55 Fair Run Average suggest he's been lucky to post that 3.96 ERA, and his 174-inning projection is generous considering he has totaled just 295
Big Threes: Wilson's forecast (3.14 ERA, 3.5 WARP) puts the Angels more than one-and-a-half wins out in front of the field. Surprisingly, it's the Sox leapfrogging the Tigers and Yankees for second place here thanks to the sunny forecast for Daniel Bard (3.52 ERA, 2.8 WARP), one of several high-profile bullpen-to-rotation moves in progress this spring. The Rangers place third on the strength of Feliz (3.47 ERA, 3.2 WARP, in just 144 innings), Darvish (3.77 ERA, 3.1 WARP), and Lewis (3.87 ERA, 2.9 WARP).
The Yankees hold on in fourth thanks not to Kuroda but to Phil Hughes (3.87 ERA, 2.0 WARP), who thankfully appears to have come to camp in better shape this spring than last, helping to restore both lost velocity and lost promise. As with Pineda, his innings estimate is a very conservative one (141), but in light of his struggles over the past season and a half, perhaps more appropriate.
The Tigers slip to fifth; PECOTA just isn't much of a believer in Doug Fister (4.36 ERA, 1.1 WARP) due to a weak 4.9 K/9. He was at 6.1 last year, with a drastic split between the Mariners (5.5) and Tigers (7.1). Unsurprisingly, it's the Orioles (via Chen, 0.5 WARP) and Royals (via Luke Hochevar, 0.4 WARP) lagging behind the pack. The latter did have some late-season success to create some amount of optimism; after a 5.46 ERA, 1.2 HR/9 and 4.6 K/9 in the first half, he closed with a 3.52 ERA, 0.8 HR/9 and 7.7 K/9 in the second, a significant step forward befitting a former first overall pick.
Front Fours: The Angels maintain their spot atop the heap, but Ervin Santana's meager 1.1 WARP—again, a product of FIPs and FRAs in the mid-4s over the past three seasons—forecast is half that of Boston's Clay Buchholz, even with the latter estimated at just 156 innings, so Boston closes the gap considerably. The Yankees climb to third, but Kuroda's forecast (4.35 ERA, 1.6 WARP) is worth a quibble given his three-year FIP (3.57) and FRA (3.86). PECOTA sees the move from pitcher-friendly Dodger Stadium and the NL West to hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium and the AL East as rather drastic even for a ground-baller, but then again, this is a 37-year-old whose ground-ball rate declined and home-run rate rose considerably last year.
Via Derek Holland (4.59 ERA, 1.5 WARP), the Rangers hold onto fourth, while the White Sox pass the Tigers for fifth. Chicago's best forecast comes from bullpen convert Chris Sale (3.4 WARP in just 120 innings), with Jake Peavy, John Danks, and Gavin Floyd bunched together between 2.5 and 2.2 WARP. Peavy (3.49 ERA, 2.5 WARP) has the best of those, albeit in just 144 innings, a level he hasn't come close to approaching since 2008; take the under on him before you do so on Sale.
Also creeping past the Tigers for sixth place are the Rays, who beyond David Price (3.4 WARP) and James Shields (2.5 WARP) are held back by particularly low innings estimates for Jeremy Hellickson (2.2 WARP in 156 innings) and Matt Moore (1.6 WARP in 138 innings). If the latter reaches last year's combined 174 innings (including the postseason) at a 3.59 ERA—even with an off-the-charts forecast for 10.5 K/9—he'd add another 0.4 WARP.
Fab Fives: Expanding to a full-blown rotation reveals the Angels' lack of back-end depth; via a sub-replacement level forecast for Jerome Williams (5.00 ERA, −0.7 WARP), they come back to the pack, with the Rangers (Matt Harrison, 0.6 WARP) leapfrogging the Red Sox (Felix Doubront, -0.9 WARP), assuming those two win their respective fifth-starter battles. The White Sox (Philip Humber, 0.6) and Rays (Jeff Niemann, 1.1 WARP) inch by the Yankees, because PECOTA sees Ivan Nova as a replacement-level proposition (5.07 ERA, 0.0 WARP), rather ungenerous given his improvement following his minor-league stint, from a 4.12 ERA via 0.9 HR/9, 3.6 BB/9, and 5.0 K/9 to a 3.18 ERA via 0.5 HR/9, 2.4 BB/9, and 5.7 K/9; all told, he was worth 1.6 WARP last year.
Six-Packs: It's here that the depth of the Rangers carries the day, as they turn a narrow lead into a substantial one on the strength of Alexi Ogando, who is forecast for a robust 2.3 WARP via 10 starts, 50 relief appearances, and 113 innings. Yes, I've introduced oranges into this apple-based comparison, because some of his value comes from his bullpen work (the breakdown is 1.3 starting, 1.0 relieving), but the same is true of many of the sixth men, and even some mid-rotation pitchers; Bard is projected for 23 starts out of 37 total appearances, Hughes for 24 out of 33. As it is, Ogando's projection ties him for 38th among all pitchers and is the highest among pitchers classified as relievers (more than 50 percent of appearances out of the bullpen), 0.3 WARP ahead of the top pure reliever, Mariano Rivera.
Below the Rangers, just 0.6 WARP separates second place from sixth, with the Angels (Garrett Richards, −0.2 WARP), hanging on to edge the Rays (Wade Davis, 0.5 WARP) and Yankees (the just-unretired Andy Pettitte, 0.6 WARP on a 4.45 ERA in 90 innings gets the nod over Freddy Garcia, 0.2 WARP on a 4.82 ERA in 100 innings). The Red Sox (Aaron Cook, 0.1 WARP) and White Sox (Molina, 0.1) still hold on closer to the second-place Halos than the seventh-place Tigers.
One of the more disappointing forecasts belongs to the Blue Jays, for whom Brandon Morrow (3.98 ERA, 2.2 WARP) forecasts as the most productive pitcher, with Ricky Romero (4.37 ERA, 1.3 WARP) coming in well below the 3.60 ERA and 1.9 WARP he's averaged during his three-year career; his FRAs are tightly bunched from 4.61 to 4.67 so it makes more sense, but still, I'll take the under on the ERA and over on the WARP. Dustin McGowan's 1.3 WARP forecast comes on a wing and a prayer, as his 127 innings would be his most since 2007, several surgeries ago. Beyond Brett Cecil, there are particularly brutal forecasts for Henderson Alvarez (5.55 ERA, 1.0 WARP in 168 innings), who as recently as 2010 was putting up a 5.47 FRA in High-A, and Kyle Drabek (5.42 ERA, -0.4 WARP in 96 innings), who was torched for a 6.06 ERA last year.
As I did with the NL, here's a look at the raw rate stats for each Six-Pack:
Note that eight teams are forecast to strike out at least 7.0 hitters per nine, led by the Rays and Red Sox. Looking back at the NL batch, just two teams were, and quite frankly, that was a glitch, for which we apologize. According to Colin Wyers, pitchers' hitting (and all those extra strikeouts) wasn't being added into the totals, which didn't impact the WARP figures (which may have changed anyway due to updated innings forecasts), but did have an effect on the presented strikeout rates. Obviously, because of the difference between the designated hitter and the pitcher, the NL should hold an advantage; last year's Senior Circuit starters whiffed 6.9 men per nine, junior circuit starters 6.6. In the corrected batch, the NL had the edge, 7.15 to 7.01, but remember, that's just the top six starters on each team.
That's more like it, eh? The outcome of this lesson is that we have implemented safeguards to alert Colin and our stats crew when PECOTA produces a league rate in a category that might not stand up to scrutiny. As Ben Lindbergh described it:
The notification is an alarm in Colin's house that sounds like the one from "Lost" and can't be deactivated unless he slides down a pole into his subterranean computer cavern and keys a code into his calculator. Also, the alarm should sound on a frequency that only he can hear. We wouldn't want PECOTA problems to terrify his daughter.
Back to the AL, the lesson is that the Rangers' depth gives them a slight leg up (once you subtract Ogando's relief work), but that it's anybody's ballgame among the other teams claiming the top rotations, so much so that the slightest injury or change in assumptions—particularly at the back of several rotations, where fifth starter candidates are still battling—could upset the order.
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Is there a reason why PECOTA seems to be so high on relievers converting into starters this year? It seems counter-intuitive knowing the risks that exist when going from the bullpen to the rotation.
Mar 19, 2012 03:18 AM
Projection systems are great and all, but there will always be some people who always outperform peripherals and some will always underproduce. PECOTA doesn't seem to like groundball pitchers, at least in the small amounts I've read (2011 and 2012 first years with BP Annual).
Mar 19, 2012 04:16 AM
Dear PECOTA, I bet you 20 dollars the Blue Jays' top 6 starters accumulate more than 4.3 WAR.
Mar 19, 2012 07:45 AM
Jay Jaffe
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Oh, I'd take the over as well, but that's the nature of projections - the system is more sensitive to certain types of over- or under-performance when it comes to making its forecasts.
Mar 19, 2012 09:57 AM
FYI - Chris Sale scattered 2 hits over 6 innings yesterday with 5 or 6 K's .... no runs. He is really good.
Mar 20, 2012 12:16 PM
Many pitchers start their MLB career as relievers for perhaps a year or two. Chris Sale has always been groomed to start.
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E-commerce is a very competitive business and larger competitors could develop software and services that compete with Digital Rivers offerings. However, with the enterprise value at just $157 million, it might be easier to just buy the company outright instead of developing new platforms. The fact that the founder just stepped down as CEO could make the company more attractive to a financial buyer such as a private equity fund or a strategic buyer who wants to add ecommerce to their product line.
Although it is a more basic business, West Marine (WMAR) would make a great fit in a private equity portfolio at its current price. The stock trades with an EV/EBITDA ratio of just 4.5 and a price-to-sales ratio of 4.9. As a bonus, the stock trades for just 90% of tangible book value. The company is the largest in the marine supplies and apparel retail market and most of its competition comes from smaller local stores.
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If I didn't have my PC, TitanFall would make getting a PS4 more difficult. That game looks so damn good.
Not having NBA Game Time app out of the box is a huge bummer for me. Hopefully they get it quickly.
No idea which console this screenshot is from but:
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
David looks great, but why does the jersey look wrong? Something with the size or spacing of Pacers, I think?
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I want to know why he went 6 of 14...
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Xbox One it is for me. I just like the Xbox and see no reason to switch.
I'm still excited about how fast it is to switch back and forth from a paused game, to an app, or to TV. I'm going to love that. Now just give me my GD league pass app back, Microsoft!
Am I correct that as long as both games are digitally bought/stored on my hard drive, I can actually quickly switch between multiple games? Like if I'm waiting in a team up lobby in 2K14 (assuming it has team up this year), I can hop over to, say, Dead Rising 3 to pass the time before the lobby starts the game, right?
I'm so broke. I already paid for my PS4 months ago and I just paid for an Xbox One as well. I should have both at my door on day one. My wife is gonna divorce me...
From what I've read the digital downloads are going to be taking an insane amount of hard drive space. Seemed lame I wanted to get away from buying discs
Anybody else get a notification for a free Killer Instinct?
i also read it on another website trying to find that one too
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It might be a good idea to go ahead and start planning out exactly how you are going to fill up your new console's hard drive. Dave Thier from Forbes points out that the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are each equipped with 500GB of internal storage, which is plenty to store dozens of current generation of games — but unfortunately for digital hoarders, launch games on PS4 and Xbox One will typically come in between 30 GB to 50GB in size.
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The above is why, as long as they offer physical copies of games and movies, that's the product I'm spending my money on. Eventually there won't be a choice, but as long as there is...
I was only wanting to have up to maybe 6 or so games installed at a time, and at launch it will only be 2 or 3, so that won't really hurt me, I don't think. I've been playing on a 360 that only had 20GB of total memory up to now, so this will seem like tons and tons of room to me.
If the hard drive is literally 500GB, that means there is likely about 450GB actually available, less whatever space the default operating system and apps take up, so it'll be tight but I think I can still have about 5 to 7 games installed at once.
The way I game, that'll be plenty, I think. I'll keep whatever is hot at the time installed, and when I know I've reached a stopping point with something, it'll be first up to be deleted when something new comes along. I'll rotate games out.
Now that u mention that it applies me lol I usually only play nba 2k and cod that's pretty much it I got physical copies cause of my trades and gift cards I got for GameStop.
also I know target is doing a B2G1 on games
Is it possible to save the hard copy to your hard drive and no longer need the disc? I hate having to carry the discs from 1 Xbox to the other my discs get scratched faster too
That's why I plan to purchase digitally myself.
Install sizes for Xbox One launch titles have been revealed after a consumer managed to get hold of a console early thanks to a shipping error by Target.
According to Moonlightswami (via NeoGAF), all games will require between 246 MB and 43 GB of storage space to install. This isn't in reference to digital downloads either - all Xbox One titles will require an install.
Seeing as the Xbox One comes with an internal hard drive size of 500 GB, it looks like you'll need to get into the habit of deleting old games once you're done with them, at least until the promised external hard drive support is added.
The install sizes he's reporting are as follows:
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag – 20GB
Battlefield 4 – 33GB
Call of Duty: Ghosts – 39GB
Dead Rising 3 – 19GB
Fighter Within – 9.2GB
Forza Motorsport 5 – 31GB
Just Dance 2014 – 22GB
Killer Instinct – 3.4GB
Lococyle – 13GB
Madden NFL 25 – 12GB
NBA Live 14 – 9GB
Powerstar Golf – 3.9GB
Ryse: Son of Rome – 34GB
Skylanders: Swap Force – 15GB
Xbox Fitness – 246MB
Zoo Tycoon – 2.6GB
Zumba World Party – 24GB
Some games can apparently be played midway through the install process and, as you'd expect, installation is fairly speedy.
Is there any game that is hyped coming out at release that makes it worth it for me to get an XB1 then and not just wait for Titanfall?


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The Fever won tonight to improve to 10-6 (3rd best in the WNBA).
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BTW I was bored and watched the second half of the Det vs Indy game.
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Six years on and marginally better oriented, I am in love with Bangkok and now relish getting lost in Chinatown. When I stumble into conversations with travelers who can't cannot wait to "leave this place and go to the beach," part of me wants to let them in on the secret: They're sitting smack in the middle of what amounts to the Rio of the Orient, its tropical sensuality cast through a Buddhist prism and, incongruously, projected onto an outwardly hideous canvas in the heart of Southeast Asia.
Is Bangkok still the gritty sprawling beast of a place most travelers hear about? Of course, and I hope it always will be. It's this crab-like personality -- hard on the outside, soft and sweet within -- that makes it so rewarding. Traffic still snarls and sends fumes into the air. Even in the so-called cool season, the air is like a curtain, scented with garlic, sweat, urine, and incense. But now it is easier than ever to discriminate the good from the bad. Transportation is one reason: In the last five years, the city has gotten an elevated rail system and an efficient subway. They have begun to transform and connect the city in ways once unimaginable.
One could, for example, catch the subway from Sukhumvit Road to Hualamphong train station and be there in 15 minutes; even in light traffic, driving could take an hour. It's just as easy to SkyTrain out to Chatuchak (Mo Chit station), where the famed Weekend Market is held, in 20 minutes.
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If China is the economic engine behind Asia's ride into the future, Thailand is the lifestyle motor. Its culture has a sexy, lighthearted appeal that should allow it to rival even Japan one day for pop prowess. Bangkok has all the style and flirtatious impulses that cities like Shanghai lack, and it has begun to pay dividends when it comes time to consume. Thanks to a sudden blossoming of talent -- foreign and local, chefs and designers -- Bangkok now has contemporary attractions to rival those in places like London.
Siam Square is synonymous with youth culture. It's a concrete beehive of old Deco buildings and glassy new malls easily reached by SkyTrain. On one side of the street are two malls, Siam Discovery and Siam Center, and on the other side the veins of alleys known as Siam Square. This is four-on-the-floor Asian shopping and, though mobbed with students, it draws hipsters, the Thai beau monde, and plenty of tourists. Of special interest are the local designers on the third and fourth floors of Siam Center. Ones to watch include the urban chic duds of Greyhound; Asian-influenced drama-in-cloth by Theater; the dramatic cuts of Tube; and the funky tees of Soda and its male line, Guy's Soda.
Next door at Siam Discovery Center, the fourth floor is a destination for the interior design crowd, thanks to a cluster of designer-owned shops usingSoutheast Asian materials. Enter Panta and wander amid a forest of furniture and housewares woven, bent, and carved from jute and a weed called water hyacinth. Every item has an organic shape and a hit of earthiness. E.G.G. is a similar high-end furniture store with more urbane designs and an emphasis on teak.
Thai style excels at rooting into the country's natural environment and history, yet repeatedly comes up with designs that have a contemporary global feel. Fai Sor Kam specializes in scented candles and incense drawn from Thai basil, jasmine, galangal roots, and anything else the owner takes an interest in.
Anyroom stocks flower vessels by Thai floral artist Sakul Intakul, who combines engineering, modern design, and a sense of reverence for Buddhist and natural forms. In bronze or ceramic, his products come in various shapes, including watermelon slices, tamarind, star fruit, and mango pods, and hold one bud each.
Mae Fah Luang, which has a flagship store at the new Suan Lum Night Bazaar, is a royalty-sponsored opium replacement project. Hill tribes, which once grew poppies, now put their centuries-old weaving skills to use instead. The result is a colorful, textured, and Asian pop-influenced assemblage of carpets, bean bags, street wear, and shawls. .
But enough malls. Grab an iced tea and head into the humid alleys across the street in Siam Square. This is one of two places (the other is the Chatuchak Weekend Market) where the young, artsy, and clued-in come to root for the next big thing. There is fashion talent to be discovered at every turn, like at Issue for flowing cotton and linen separates inspired by Tibet, Nepal, India, and pop culture. Or It's Happened to Be a Closet, a funky garage sale of recast vintage pieces.
With 9,000-plus stalls and some 100,000 visitors every weekend, a for-sale roster that includes antiques, Buddha relics, back-issue fashion magazines, the odd endangered animal, tropical fruit trees, wicker furniture, and much more, the Chatuchak Weekend Market has long been a tourist favorite. It becomes a human traffic jam -- sweaty and stinky -- at midday when the hordes converge. So come after 4 p.m. to encounter the taproot of Thai trends. There's now an entire series of sections (roughly 1-8) that have been taken over by a friendly cohort of artisans trained both locally and abroad. There are whiskey bars with four seats, vendors of leather sandals and belts, and tiny cafes with linen-encased pillows and urbane slate-and-black detailing.
Short of being a resident or having a familiarity with Thai language, you are simply best off getting lost a bit in this market. If you step out into the inner road, there are signs with numbers; stay in Sections 1-8. Among the shops to find are Black Earth for ceramics in earthen-sleek patterns of moss, purple, black, and mineral; Clay Shop for retro-inspired plates, vases, and espresso cups; a furniture store whose owner recycles old woods; and a great mix-and-match bedding store on a corner next to a CD vendor. It's a meet-me-by-the-pineapple-guy-near-the-satay-vendor kind of place.
Beyond the malls and markets is a mini-universe of shops worth seeking out. Many are tucked away in the side streets of Sukhumvit Road, in essence the "new town" of Bangkok. The only place for bespoke silk is Almeta; the place stocks hundreds of colors, weaves, plies, and yarns, and can make just about anything.
If shopping is a daily free-for-all, suppertime in Bangkok has become an orderly rush to a host of new eateries that have given the city a bona fide dining scene. Bed Supperclub has become an icon for its shock-white interiors, Tuesday night parties, and tubular freestanding shape. But it is the restaurant that sets it apart. Full-time stylists and curators alter staff outfits, mount art installations, and change music by the day. Chef Dan Ivarie's menu includes dishes such as silken-textured snowfish with local beet risotto and carrot-passion fruit sauce. He cooks with heady Thai flavors, a come-as-you-are vibe that reveals his American roots and global flair.
If there's one sure sign the guard is changing in Bangkok, it's where the beau monde goes to splash out. After a decades-long run at the top, the vaunted Oriental Hotel (where the leopard print-clad Bamboo Bar is still fabulous) seems over the hill. Walking distance from its shiny front doors is State Tower, a building with garish faux Roman-style architecture that has grabbed the champagne-swillers with a host of spaces known as The Dome. They sit on the 63d floor that includes a contemporary al fresco Italian spot called Sirocco, with a lofted glass bar, and the clubby-cool lounge Distil with live DJs, wraparound windows, a great oyster bar (but an erratic wine list), and Mediterranean nibbles. On a clear night, the views draw one's gaze over the Bangkok sprawl and the Los Angeles-like flicker of lights, out to where the nut-brown Chao Phraya River spills into the Gulf of Thailand.
In a trendy enclave known as Thong Lo, H1 rolls the beloved Bangkok pleasures of shopping, dining, and boozing into a low-rise complex of glass and steel-beam boxes by architect Duangrit Bunnag. A 250-year-old tree stands at the center of the compound and teak-planked terraces form a kind of outdoor lobby where socializing can be frenetic. Skip the dinner hour and book a table to drink at To Die For, which wouldn't be out of place in New York's Meatpacking District, or the outlandish French-Japanese lounge Chi.
As with all international cities, Bangkok owes a lot of its character to singular personalities and the places they have bred. Le Lys began as a labor of love presided over by a generous Thai woman, Pat, and her French-born husband, Phillippe. They have turned the ground floor of their 1960s bungalow on Narathiwat Road into a warm, country bistro-like Thai restaurant with a petanque court and bamboo bar out back and Pat's Burmese, Chinese, and Thai antiques as decoration in the living room/dining room. They serve the kind of food that one rarely encounters as a tourist. The chopped lemongrass salad, pickled bamboo shoot soup Lao-style with chilis, dried Phuket-style shrimp dip, and roast Muscovy duck with pa-naeng curry sauce and holy basil taste urbane but are wholly Thai in origin.
When the office lights go out and the traffic abates on Sathorn Road, you'll find Australian chef Amanda Gale of Cy'an at her best. Working from the kitchens of the Metropolitan hotel, she is arguably the finest contemporary Western-style chef in Asia, and last ran the kitchen at the Parrot Cay Resort in Turks and Caicos. Her gift to Bangkok is a lusty blend of Spanish, Provencal, and Moorish flavors driven by swimmingly-fresh seafood and a reverence for vegetables. There are few young cooks whose delivery is as steady-handed and intelligent as hers.
The sister-brother duo Koy and Pla Burarak, who run iBerry, have in a few short years helped make Thailand a country that screams for ice cream. Their ice cream kiosks, full-service restaurants, and most recently a sleek industrial-style dessert cafe in Thong Lo have the potential to be a global brand. What they have in common is iBerry's roster of sorbets and ice creams. They change according to what is at market, but always reflect Southeast Asia's greatest agricultural asset: dozens of tropical fruits. Flavors include soursop, black sesame, durian, rambutan, mangosteen, and everything else that falls from a tree or can be plucked from a bush in season. Their customers include bearded hipsters, uniformed students, ladies who lunch, and even well-known Thai models sneaking out for a sweet, cooling snack.
Now if only they would open one in Chinatown . . .
Rob McKeown is a freelance writer in Asia.


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Ewing Concepcion, a senior studying Psychology and Mass Communication, is actively engaged on Merrimack's campus as a leader of Mackapella and ALANA. Reflecting upon his experiences at Merrimack, Ewing credits his Communication Professor, Jacob Turner, for his learned leadership abilities. "He empowers students by taking the time to talk to each and every one as individuals," When Ewing is not enjoying himself through the studies of communication, song, and dance, he is serving as an extremely motivated and determined participant of INROADS. Ewing's exposure to INROADS has led him to a potential opportunity working abroad with all expenses paid!
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WelcomeWelcome to the TUM Biomod project 2011! On this page we will present a DNA origami which is used as a biosensor for DNA small molecule interactions. We would like to give you an overview about this project, how we got there, which difficulties we had to face and of course you also have the chance to get to know us a little bit.
To find out more about The U we highly recommend watching the video.
AbstractDNA-Origami device to investigate conformational changes of DNA due to interactions with small molecules
Small DNA-binding molecules including intercalators and groove binders cause changes in the geometry of double-helical DNA which may affect transcriptional regulation and nuclease activity. Elucidating the structural changes imposed on DNA including changes in pitch and length can shed light on functional mechanisms in the case of compounds that show selective toxicity such as antibiotic and antiviral activity. Here we report on our efforts in developing a self-assembled DNA-Origami device that can be used both in a fluorometric assay and for transmission electron microscopy with the aim to classify whether a DNA binding molecule is an intercalator or groove binder, and that reports quantitatively on changes in pitch and length caused by DNA-binding molecules. We have tested our device with different DNA binders, spermine, ethidium bromide and DAPI, in different concentrations. In accordance with structure simulations, the local deformations caused by addition of these small molecules led to observable global structural changes.


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Thanks to Google, anyone can now take a virtual walk along the quad or admire Oglethorpe's beautiful campus architecture from the comfort of their desktop or on-the-go with their mobile device.
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This month, a Google-certified professional photographer from 100 Digital Creativity came to campus and took high-quality 360-degree panoramic photos to create virtual tours of our Academic Quad, along with prime interior and exterior locations on campus, including Weltner Library, the OU Museum of Art, Conant Performing Arts Center and Hermance Stadium.
Google's impressive technology immerses you into these landmarks in way that's comparable to actually being there. To experience the new virtual tour, Google one of the locations listed above and look for the "See Inside" option.
You can also explore these exciting new features by searching "Oglethorpe University" on Google Maps, and then picking up and dragging the orange "pegman" (look near the zoom-in feature). When he's hovered over the Oglethorpe map, orange dots will show up where virtual tours are available.
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Keep running, Gene Clare!
Dear Editor:
Many of us have seen Gene Clare running all over Brentwood, greeting people as he goes. What is Gene Clare running from? Actually, Gene is not running from anything, and I believe he is running in the right direction.
Gene, of course, is running for Brentwood City Council, and I think he is the right person for the job. I first met Gene when I was a city arts commissioner years ago. Since then, he helped create the Brentwood Concert Band, the Sing-Along Messiah, the community chorus, and has been involved in many other civic endeavors. He uses his resources, personal and business, to get things done in our community. A Citizen of the Year, he has had a positive influence for many years in Brentwood. Gene Clare will be an excellent councilman, helping to foster and assure the stability and reasonableness of our city's plans. Keep running, Gene — we're right behind you. Vote for Clare!
Kermit and Hanna Sveen
Thank you to Liberty High supporters
Dear Editor:
On behalf of the 2012-13 Liberty High School Leadership Class, I would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their continuous support of Liberty High School, the Leadership Class and the homecoming tradition that makes Liberty unique among local high schools.
First, we would like to thank Brentwood Florists & Gifts. Its annual donation of flowers for the grand marshals and homecoming court helps to offset a large expense. The traditional "revealing" of the king and queen could not happen were it not for the generous donation of roses from this excellent local business!
Next, the Leadership program would like to thank His & Hers Formal Wear for providing the tuxedos that our homecoming court princes wore during the rally, parade, game and dance. Annette Beckstrand and her staff always go above and beyond the expectation — this year getting tuxedos with only a one week turnaround!
For over a decade, Delta Fence Co. has generously donated fencing to Liberty for dances, charity events, and most recently, homecoming. Student safety was ensured by the donation from Delta Fence. We thank Delta Fence for continuing to "pay it forward."
Another organization that ensured the safety of the student body of Liberty and the residents of Brentwood this year, was Bay Area Barricades. Bay Area Barricades donated more than 200 barricades to Liberty enabling us to safely and effectively shut down downtown Brentwood for the annual parade. We are grateful for this donation.
Without the assistance of the Brentwood Police Department and Police Explorers, the yearly homecoming festivities would not be possible. We thank them for going above the call of duty!
Additionally, we would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for the time and effort on our behalf: Steve Barr, for his donation of a flatbed truck upon which our judges and master of ceremonies could host the parade; Shirley Enck, who provided the homecoming court breakfast — waking in the early hours to create a positive experience for the homecoming court; Ronnie Boyce and the LHS Maintenance Department for their tireless efforts on behalf of Liberty; Wayne Reeves for procuring lights for float building; Kristina Kohler, Carli Lamb, Dave Reinders and John Romeis, for serving as float judges; Curtis Cunningham for serving as our parade announcer at Ohmstead Field; and finally, to Bart Schneider, for serving as our Master of Ceremonies at the homecoming parade.
Thanks also to the downtown Brentwood businesses, who allowed Liberty students to decorate the storefronts along the parade route spreading Liberty spirit throughout the city.
The Liberty homecoming tradition continues because of the support of the Liberty Union High School District employees and board of trustees, as well as the administration of Liberty High School: Pat Walsh, Sara Branstetter, Ilene Foster, Sandra Guardado and Kevin Morris.
Homecoming is a tradition that distinguishes Brentwood from its neighbors, and reminds us all of why we live here. I hope that you will continue to attend such a positive event in the future. Go Lions!
Summer Rodriguez
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Peace festival an inspiring experience
Dear Editor:
The good will and communal joy at the Youth Interfaith Peace Festival held Sept. 22 in celebration of the U.N. sponsored International Day of Peace, was so thick you could cut it with a knife. One attendee, Lonnie Bristow, M.D, former president of the American Medical Association and coordinator of the Peace Pole Project, encapsulated the evening as "not just an event, but an experience." He further added that it was "one of the most moving performances" (he) had attended in decades.
Kudos go to the Rev. Tom Bonacci for being the founder and guiding light of the Interfaith Peace Project, to Kris Widmer and the Antioch Seventh-day Adventist Church for hosting the peace pole dedication and ensuing performance in their splendid sanctuary on the hill, and to the performing groups the White Horse Chorale from the Meher School in Lafayette, the Hilltop Christian Treble Choir and Hand Bell Ringers, the We Mime Ministry from the Grace Bible Fellowship of Antioch, the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter-day Saints Youth Choir, missionary singers and dance ensemble, Jaspreet Rasia and his Indian ensemble, the East County Idols Idara Akpakpa and Nicholas Crossen and the Deer Valley High School Divine Voices.
This festival followed an elegant and blissful event held the night before at the Shared Ministry Congregation in Pittsburg. The Rev. Will McGarvey led that event with a peace pole dedication and concert.
You can access the Antioch performances by going to www.antiochadventist.org. and hitting the link at the bottom of the home page that says Festival of Interfaith Peace.
Walter Ruehlig
Interfaith Peace Project, advisory board member
Freitas can do mayor's job
Dear Editor:
I'm writing to recommend Don Freitas for mayor of Antioch.
Don, in my estimation, is a highly intelligent, accessible, and most importantly, a very caring person. He likes to help people, including "seniors" like myself (I'm an 85-year-old World War II Navy vet and Antioch resident for more than 60 years).
When Vista Diablo Mobile Home Park homeowners (me included) went to him for help during his previous service as mayor of our city, he listened to us and realized immediately that our plight was "just," and that we were being taken advantage of and needed "official" help.
He persuaded the other council members to agree and forcefully led the way, with great skill and diligence, never wavering, and saw our situation through, gaining many significant concessions from the park owners that makes life here in our "senior" park more bearable today. This was done over the course of about five years.
He's a leader who gets things done and is always prepared. He is a public servant who really cares about all of his constituents. Plus, he's a "hometown boy," — born and raised here. And as a bonus, he's one of the foremost water experts in the area. Please vote for Don Freitas. He's done the job and he'll do the job!
Allen Ives
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Budget cuts in the coming year will curtail some of the Coast Guard's operations, including those in the waters off Monterey County.
The Coast Guard said the cuts will not affect the Monterey station's high-priority missions, such as search and rescue and critical security operations, but will cut down on fisheries law enforcement and aids to navigation.
Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Rick Foster said he could not give specific details about how much certain operations would be cut, citing law enforcement concerns.
"Throughout the Coast Guard," Foster wrote in an email, "we will also achieve savings by deferring some training, maintenance, travel, construction and procurement."
The Monterey station saves about 20 lives and $1 million worth of property annually, Foster said.
It is unclear how much the cuts will affect operations in the Monterey Bay.
The operating budget of the Monterey station was $237,013 in the 2012 fiscal year, but Foster said it is still deciding allocation for individual stations for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends in September.
The Coast Guard had been operating at about 2012 levels for the first half of the federal fiscal year, but will be affected by the $85 billion in spending cuts often called sequestration.
The entire Coast Guard budget will be reduced by $295 million, said the White House's Office of Management and Budget.
In his State of the Coast Guard address at the end of February, Commandant Adm. Robert Papp said the combination of sequestration, the debt-ceiling debate and funding at last year's levels caused the "worst fiscal mess" he had seen in his career.
Although they rely on the Coast Guard, three of its Monterey Bay marine associates said they hadn't heard about any cuts, but valued the agency for various reasons.
Monterey Harbormaster Stephen Scheilblauer said the Monterey station often helps with law enforcement issues, and the Alameda station handles local environmental events such as oil spills and pollution.
Moss Landing Harbormaster Linda McIntyre said the Coast Guard had come Tuesday to repair buoy lights.
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife, the other main water enforcement agency on the bay, does joint exercises with the Coast Guard, said department Capt. Don Kelly.
He said the two agencies try to coordinate patrols and even swap officers on each other's boats.
Kelly said they worked together on seven enforcement operations involving illegal drug boats this year.
"In any stories about these budget cuts," Foster wrote, "we want to remind the public that Coast Guard will respond to search and rescue and emergency calls as we always have. "
There are about 37 crew positions at the Monterey station now, Foster said. In the 2012 fiscal year, the Coast Guard had 174 search and rescue cases, two responses to pollution and 283 recreational boat safety boardings.
More facts regarding the station are pending a Freedom of Information Act request by The Herald.
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Favorite baby carrier/wrap/sling?
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Well, I have an ergo also and love it. For this baby I got a Comfy Joey linen ring sling. It's really nice, and Callie sleeps very well in it. I got it from clothandcarry.com. I also have a Sherpani Rumba backpack carrier (nice, but the ergo is more comfortable), and a Baby Nari hip hugger. The hip hugger is nice for situations where you are picking your kid up and putting them down often, like at a zoo. For people shopping for these, all but the sling were bought on sale for half off from zulily.com, babysteals.com, and babyhalfoff.com. The deals come and go, so you just have to watch and wait.Wife to Jordan.
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I have a caboo carrier (fabric sling) which is brilliant! Dd was tiny so was great that she could use it from 5lb
August 13th, 2013 07:38 AM #9
I have a boba that LO isn't quite big enough to use yet and a baby k'tan. Love that the k'tan is a bit more ready-to-wear than a moby and sized to mom.Olivia Józefa: July 2013 . Expecting #2: July 2015


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Downs dealing with right oblique soreness
Lefty reliever could miss few days; Chapman called up from Triple-A
BOSTON -- Astros left-handed reliever Darin Downs could be down for a couple of days while he deals with some discomfort in his right oblique, which was enough of a concern for the club they called up left-hander Kevin Chapman from Triple-A.
Downs categorized his ailment as minor and doesn't know quite when or how it happened. He faced three batters Thursday and walked two, giving up a run.
"It came on a combination of probably a few pitches," he said. "Just kind of tightened up, a little cramp, and it got a little worse."
The Astros know all too well how long muscle strains on the side of the torso can linger. Outfielder Alex Presley has been out for more than a month with an oblique strain, outfielder Dexter Fowler missed 40 games with an intercostal strain and pitcher Anthony Bass missed 47 games with an intercostal strain.
"From my understanding, it's really minor," manager Bo Porter said. "I didn't want to take any chances looking at the history we've had with those things so far this year, with Bass, Fowler and Presley. You look up and they miss considerable time. Instead of playing short in the bullpen, it was to our advantage to get somebody here."
Downs had a more several oblique injury in 2006 that made it difficult for him to breathe or roll over in bed. This is nowhere nearly as bad.
"This is kind of a little cramp," he said. "We'll see how it goes the next couple of days."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.