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The difference is West and Hill, either way I don't think the Pacers beat that team.
.Maybe he doesn't make us a top-four contender (hard to blame him, this team was supposed to have Granger). But I think you're undervaluing what David actually does for this team and will continue to do for a couple more seasons
I'm actually valuing him pretty high by suggesting that we can get the packages that I'm suggesting and I'm sorry I don't believe he can play at a high level for couple of more seasons.
.Yes, we won't really be a title contender until David is our second option, and Danny (or Roy) is our third option. That's certainly true. But if you give up David, you've really got to get both a first and second option in return. That's a tall order for a team that will be near/ over the cap
Well that's the point get a player with potential and probably a draft pick instead of nothing, who's to say that West is not going to pull a Peja?
Because of this team financial struggles is what I think that is better to move West, I'll be really stupid to let him go for nothing or worse give him a long term contract so he can become another one of the bad contracts the Pacers signed recently.I guess the difference is, right now I see them trying to maximize the team based on what they have or can reasonably get. You'd like to set fire to them so see if something else might be better in a few years. Given this franchise's financial struggles, its hard to blame them for having some patience with the roster they've been investing in. It isn't the fault of any of our active players that Danny is out.

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ANAHEIM -- Jeff Francis chose an inopportune time to allow his first run as a relief pitcher for the A's. Francis surrendered a Collin Cowgill walk-off home run in the bottom of the 14th inning Tuesday night as the A's fell to the Los Angeles Angels, 2-1.
The loss marked the first time the A's (39-26) have lost consecutive games -- and a series -- since May 24 in Toronto. It also cut the A's lead over the Angels in the American League West to 21/2 games.
Yoenis Cespedes preserved the 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning when he threw out Howie Kendrick at home. Kendrick was attempting to score from first on a double by Mike Trout. Cespedes misplayed the ball on the bounce, picked up and threw Kendrick out by a step.
"You don't expect something like that," said A's manager Bob Melvin. "We know he has a strong throwing arm, but to make that throw, on the fly, was special."
Angels manager Mike Scioscia argued that catcher Derek Norris had not given Kendrick a clear route to the plate, but the play was upheld on review. Josh Hamilton grounded out to third to end the inning.
The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning on Josh Donaldson's fourth error in the past two games. After Trout walked to lead off the inning, Albert Pujols hit a sharp ground ball to Donaldson at third.
Donaldson, attempting to start a double play, throw a ball that short-hopped Nick Punto and skipped into right field, allowing Trout to go to third and Pujols to reach second. Hamilton followed with a sharp single to right, which scored Trout. The relay home beat Pujols, who was tagged out by Norris.
A's starter Drew Pomeranz went seven innings, allowing one unearned run on four hits, but his offense could not give him a lead.
"It was a tough play," Pomeranz said of Donaldson's errant throw. "He got another ball and made it. I felt bad because I worked J.D. hard at third base."
The A's took advantage of their first extra-base hit of the night to tie the score in the top of the eighth inning off Los Angeles reliever Mike Morin. Punto lead off the inning with a double to right and went to third when Craig Gentry grounded out to first.
Jed Lowrie, mired in a career-worst 0-for-20 slump, hit a sacrifice fly to right to drive in Punto and tie the score. Donaldson flew out to left to end the inning. He finished the night 0-for-6 to extend his hitless streak to a career-worst 0-for-21.
"They're grinding," Melvin said of Lowrie and Donaldson. "It's tough to go this long without a hit. You just have to fight through it."
The A's could not solve Angels starter Hector Santiago, who was making his first start since being sent to the minors on May 7 -- the same day Pomeranz was moved to the A's rotation.
Santiago scattered three hits in six innings, walking one and striking out a season-high eight batters. The A's only threat against Santiago came in the sixth inning with two outs when Gentry singled to right and stole second. Lowrie followed with a walk, but Santiago struck out Donaldson swinging to end the inning.
Lowrie credited Santiago.
"He had a better velocity than I remember," Lowrie said.
"To make that throw, kind of on the run," Melvin said. "Yeah, that's the best throw I've ever seen."
Lowrie was in awe.
"He's capable of just about anything on a baseball field," Lowrie said. "That was just incredible."
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Below is an updated post from earlier this year, but it certainly applies today -- or at any time.
There are a million reasons to sell, but there is only one reason to buy. As investors/traders we don't need to know the reasons for the selling, nor do we care. After all, there are too many to count. Just acknowledge and embrace it. Europe? China? Slowdown? Politics? News? No matter. Our job, therefore, is to best identify when it is coming at a feverish pitch -- and either to step out of the way or to profit from it. The evidence is heavily weighted toward market distribution, and it has been for quite some time. My Real Money colleague and friend Ken Shreve has been talking about the institutional distribution signals since September. I would actually go back a bit further to when the distribution started -- just after Labor Day.
That is where we saw the first big signs of institutional selling. Oh, there were some decent price moves following that low, but they were without any conviction. All paths lead to the institutions, which make up 80% of the market action. I look for strong volume on the up days as the best way to measure institutional participation. Turnover has been absent, so buying levels are missing. Support is tenuous.
Who is doing all the selling? Maybe a better question is: Who isn't selling? Bear raids are not fun, but they are a fact of life. What goes up eventually comes down (and then goes back up, and so forth). What goes up eventually comes down -- and goes back up, and so on.We will ride the trend until it doesn't work.
Is it OK to sell here? Anytime it's OK to sell. We as options traders cannot hold onto market plays for very long. Calls and puts are wasting assets -- we need to move quickly.
As Jim Cramer pointed out on his Mad Money show the other day, it is much more fun being bullish. Still, we must accept and embrace the conditions that are in front of us. Some bulls have dug themselves a hole as they have bought all the way down, and some very deeply down. That is just not the best activity at this juncture. Warren Buffett once said that, in order to get out of a hole, you need to stop digging first.
I don't care what is being flaunted out there about "great buying opportunities" here or "cheap valuations" there. When the selling exercise commences, you need to stand back and let it finish. There are strategies and tactics to navigate through choppy waters, and I suggest you use them. Now is not the time for complacency. It is a time for action. This excerpt from my early Friday Real Money post:
"This is a time to be defensive -- buy some put protection, sell some longs if you can, sell calls and take in the nice premium if you want to hold. Now is the right moment to be active and not sit around to get run over."
The chart up above tells the story. One argument of late has been whether technicals are a better predictor of price action than fundamentals. I can tell you this much: There are no fundamentals that tell you anything about what is happening to this market. The most accomplished bear market serves to trap hopeful investors into the market, only to spin them around and make them so sick they can barely move. I've been there -- and if you have played the markets for a while, so have you. Legends are made by making a correct timing call. After all, you get many chances to get it right once. That's all good and well for the ego, but does it make money for you?
That's all I care about. I measure success strictly by the bottom line. Am I making money for clients (or at least not losing them money, since cash is a decision and a position? Are we positioned correctly, flexible and ready to move our feet when the winds change? Can we accept losses and turn it around? Our beliefs are embedded in our minds and make it very difficult to shift gears.
With a market that moves at hyper speed, from up to down and back again, we must let go of our beliefs and just move with the market. Is my focus on the charts and what is happening today and likely to occur in the future? Or am I lamenting my losing positions in the market? A bear market can be the most humbling experience -- yet, as we continue to fight it the fatigue sets in.
Jim "Rev Shark" DePorre says it right: "A bear market will wear you out, not scare you out." We have just finished the worst quarter in quite some time driven by some of the worst global policy decisions in history. What to expect in the fourth quarter? You won't get that from me. Rather, we'll play the market in front of us.


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Gomes pitching well, should be factor this season
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Brandon Gomes has been impressive all spring, posting a 1-0 record with a 2.00 ERA in eight games.
"I think Gomer has been one of the best in camp, period, as a relief pitcher," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "He's throwing the ball great, velocity is back up. The split's been really good."
The 28-year-old right-hander likely would have broke camp with the team last spring if he had not been slowed by his recovery from offseason back surgery. This spring has been totally different for Gomes.
"I don't think you can even compare the two," Gomes said. "Right now I'm feeling great, health-wise, mechanics-wise, I've got a lot of confidence. It's been really good so far, so just keep it going that way."
Gomes called the 2012 season a learning experience.
"Because I now know that I can still get guys out if I'm not 100 percent," Gomes said. "Last year I think I was just trying to do too much in spring instead of just staying within myself, keeping the ball down. Just more of a learning experience, take that into a positive this year."
Gomes also believes he learned a lot about his mechanics in 2012, which allowed him to find his mechanics quicker this spring.
"I think I became a better pitcher at the end of last year," Gomes said. "Utilizing all my pitches to lefties and righties, and cleaning up my mechanics after talking to Wade Davis, J.P. [Howell], Cesar [Ramos] and [Joel] Peralta and all those guys and figuring out what works best for me. So my mechanics are better this year, and my command has gotten better because of it."
Unfortunately for Gomes, he has one remaining option, which means he'll likely be optioned to Triple-A Durham to allow the Rays to maintain some depth for their pitching. Veteran Jamey Wright and the loser of the Jeff Niemann/Roberto Hernandez battle for the No. 5 spot in the rotation will likely grab the final two bullpen spots. Gomes noted that he wasn't about to play the game of trying to figure out if he fits in on the Opening Day roster.
"No, I'm not going to worry about that," Gomes said. "I'm just going to worry about, 'Am I pitching to the best of my abilities every day? Am I learning something and getting better?' And the rest will play itself out."
Even if Gomes doesn't start the season on the Rays' 25-man roster, there's a good chance he'll see plenty of action in the Major Leagues this season.
"The Brandon Gomes' of the world, if in fact they don't make the team out of Spring Training, they will impact and when their time comes, they stay there for a long time," Maddon said.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hey everyone. I just lost my brother, David Hoskins to this terrible cancer last month. He battled this cancer for about 2 years. I think about him alot. He was only 40 when he died. He left a wife and two daughters. I find it getting harder at times to deal with instead of getting easier. Our family was a gospel singing group growing upand David was our Banjo player. I really miss us getting together and playig music. Is there anyone else out there that has lost a brother or sister?
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The Screech Owl keeps in contact with its mate using a trilling song, known as the "bounce song."
It has been a fantastic few years at Potter Park Zoo. We've been making great strides in moving our zoo to the next chapter, and our community of PPZ supporters is largely to thank for that. The black rhino habitat (which is almost ready… I promise) is a great comeback of a favored exhibit at the zoo, but it's just the beginning.
We have a lot of work ahead of us as we look toward our master plan, including an amazing animal care facility and a Great Lakes exhibit with an ecology center that expands our already full classroom capacity. Both of these projects are focused on supporting our mission of education and conservation. In addition they will greatly increase our ability to have a positive impact on both our local and global community.
With that said, it's a great time to bring back our marquee event – the Big Zoo Party.
The Big Zoo Party is a chance to mingle with the great people of our community, taste food from a selection of area restaurants and chefs, show off the fancier side of your wardrobe, and sip on a delicious adult beverage… all while strolling through the zoo! We'll have some top notch and unique entertainment here as well, plus a few new surprises like an exciting live auction featuring some of our animals.
Aside from the good time, the Big Zoo Party is an opportunity to show your support for the past, present and future of our organization. So I hope to see you all at the zoo on the evening of September 10th – and I hope to see some of you embrace the creative black tie. When I was just an attendee of this event in 2008, I noticed some great stuff like cat ears, leopard print galore and even some literal tails attached to tuxes. Go nuts with it, because after all, it's a zoo here.


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The World Loses Legendary Stop-Motion Model Animator...
The family of Ray Harryhausen has just announced that the legendary stop-motion model animator has passed away.
Harryhausens fascination with animated models began when he first saw Willis OBriens creations in KING KONG with his boyhood friend, the author Ray Bradbury in 1933, and he made his first foray into filmmaking in 1935 with home-movies that featured his youthful attempts at model animation. Over the period of the next 46 years, he made some of the genres best known movies MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949), IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA (1955), 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (1957), MYSTERIUOUS ISLAND (1961), ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. (1966), THER VALLEY OF GWANGI (1969), three films based on the adventures of SINBAD and CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981). He is perhaps best remembered for his extraordinary animation of seven skeletons in JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963) which took him three months to film.
Today The Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation, a charitable Trust set up by Ray on the 10th April 1986, is devoted to the protection of Rays name and body of work as well as archiving, preserving and restoring Rays extensive Collection.
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The Colts are bringing the Lombardi to 50 different Indiana towns and cities.
Vincennes, Bedford, Linton were some towns on the list.
Colts cheerleaders giving autographs.
Free Colt stuff
Picture with the Lombardi trophy.
There's a window at the site that you can scroll thru to see if a town near you is on the list.


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Creative Director Jeremy Corray talks Voltron Force, comics, toys and more...
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Following my stories over the last few weeks and interviews with both WEP Vice President Robert Kopler and WEP Managing Director Tiffany Ilardi, today we conclude our three-part story with an in-depth interview with WEP Creative Director Jeremy Corray. As Creative Director, its Corrays responsibility to distinguish between the good and bad ideas regarding WEPs many properties and then design and develop the good ideas so fans find new and exciting ways to explore WEPs properties. As you can imagine, Corray is busy with Voltron so we sat down to discuss with him the latest news on the fan-favorite combining robot and what it means to work for a mom and pop robot shop.
L to R. WEP Vice President Robert Kopler, Head of Licensing Tiffany Ilardi, and Creative Director Jeremy Corray
FIGURES.COM: Thank you for taking the time to meet with us and answer our questions.
CORRAY: Youre very welcome.
FIGURES.COM: We all know Voltron is a classic brand and for those of us who grew up in the early 1980s, a household name. How to you help appeal to the newer fans as well as stay true to the classic fans who grew up with the property.
CORRAY: That is a very good question and we could spend all day just on that. We try to offer different products to different people. We understand VOltron Force is for a younger newer fan, so we love to encourage the entire family to sit down and watch it together thats the best way to experience it. If your family is anything like mine and Voltron forms Blazing Sword and and your kids go wild; you the parents are suddenly 6 years old again too.
Its a balance and thats a part of my role as brand defender is to include things which the older generation would recognize and respect. That was the question when we conceived of Voltron Force do we start with a reboot, do we do a whole new generation, (what do we do)? I had personally never seen something that had respected the old series and been a pseudo-sequel but also added new blood with the cadets something thats recognizable to the older fans and new and original as well. Its a balance and its become an ensemble story, like X-Men. Its hard to say whos the main character in Voltron Force. Of course, its Voltron, sure; but some would say its Keiths story or maybe, if you look at the classic story, its Princess Aloras story. Its a constant balance with Voltron Force and we try to offer a fan wishlist of collectibles.
Now, working with Mattel and MattyCollector, we essentially asked ourselves What is the Voltron Force we wish we had as kids? And now that we have the credit cards, now we can have them. Thats exactly what were now doing here; thats why we signed on with Mattel. We saw the bang-up job they were doing with He-Man and the DC stuff and we saw this as an opportunity to make up for the sins of the Panache Place Voltron or, I should say, realize the full potential of the Panache Place. Everyone was so excited to have a Voltron you could put the figures into and now you have the ultimate Voltron classic figures down to Pidges helmet and eye glasses. The passion for the Voltron brand is seen.
We try to work with people who are fans and passionate about Voltron. The designers at Mattel knew exactly what they wanted to do; and they went above and beyond, including even the little things like offering the mouth blades and keys and even including the details like the sticker inside the cockpit. The cool thing about MattyCollector and its kind of a double-edge sword is theyre great toys too! My kid wants to play with them and, yeah, they are collectible and limited editions, but you can run with it and fly with it and play with it too. My son takes mine from me all the time. There should be a sticker on the box that says Warning, Warning: your kids will want to play with this!
There's nothing like an 8' tall Voltron in your office!
FIGURES.COM: That leads to our next question. The classic Voltron toys available from MattyCollector are great for collectors and hardcore fans at a collectors price point
CORRAY: Or really cool parents! (laughing)
FIGURES.COM: Right, or really cool parents! Will we ever see the return of classic Voltron toys to the mass market?
CORRAY: Thats a really good question and wed love to. The current line is doing really well and they sell out in a matter of hours. We as brand managers are having a hard time getting a hold of them ourselves. The price on eBay is incredible!
It might be tough to do a full line at mass market, but you never know. You see things like what Bandai did with Thundercats and the extension of the line at mass market, you never know. I know its something Id love to see. At this time, well say to be continued on that.
FIGURES.COM: To expand on that -- obviously with the resurgence of Voltron and the Voltron Force series, are there plans to expand the merchandising to include things like clothing, novelty items, and more?
CORRAY: Those plans are in my inbox as we speak actually. A lot of those things youve mentioned are happening. Like Voltron weve formed a great team to include everything from apparel and t-shirts to a Halloween costume from Rubies, which my kid cant wait to get into. After all, who doesnt want to have Lions for hands at the end of the day, right? So those are all coming as are key chains, patches, device skins and things like that. And of course theres more comics from Viz and Dyanmite coming too.
FIGURES.COM: Fans have already seen prototypes of the Voltron Force figures at least years San Diego Comic Con. When can we expect to see those on toy shelves?
CORRAY: Not soon enough, right? Im the biggest fan and I want to hold this and see these too! I want to see what else they can do. It really all comes down to the guys in the ties who are working out how these go into future episodes and coordinating all of that. All I know is fans are going to be very happy when they see how they combine and how the center configuration works. My kids wants these too and is always asking the same thing! The best thing I can tell fans is to follow the official Voltron Facebook page and on twitter and as soon as I know, youll know. I wont rest until Im holding a Voltron Force Black Lion and hear it roar!
Corray's office, complete with toys everywhere!
FIGURES.COM: For a while weve been hearing rumors of a live-action Voltron film coming soon
CORRAY: Live-action Voltron? Thats a great idea! (laughing). Yes, as we announced at last years Comic Con, were working with Relativity and Atlas, who have that small, silent film The Dark Knight Rises coming out in limited release later this summer (laughing). I think its limited release, so be sure to check your local theaters
Were in good hands there. The good thing is theyre going to take their time and do it right. There's been some big movement on it recently and theyre going to make sure its right on the page before it hits the stage. The writers - Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer get it and things are happening on that front. Hopefully well have more to announce at Comic Con.
FIGURES.COM: Everyone who originally grew up with Voltron 25 years ago is now in their 30s and, as you said, has the credit cards and makes the money decisions. How does that affect the brand as a whole?
CORRAY: Thats been our secret Nintendo Power code word. It makes a difference because everyone making the decisions now knows it. Its led to some of our easiest meetings because we simply walk into a meeting and say Hey, Voltron. And they say Voltron!? And we say Yes, lets do Voltron! and then they say Great, lets do lunch somewhere. Everyone knows and gets it. We are Generation Voltron now and were in positions of decision makering - politicians, music stars, athletes, businessmen. We were in LAX and we saw will.i.am signing autographs and we knew he was a fan of Voltron. We said Were with Voltron and he was like VOLTRON!! It literally changed the conversation.
Voltron is energy and we cant control it, we simply harness it. Other brands would die for it and the street credibility that comes with it. Voltron has become a verb now too we see people post online Lets Voltron tonight. And how many times do you see people call themselves the "Voltron Crew"? Everyday theres new references made and we love it and its crazy to see how it happens. Funny thing is were not a big corporation; were a mom and pop robot shop; a family-owned defender of the universe business. To see this stuff happen naturally is awesome.
Corray's shelves stock full of new and old collectibles alike!
FIGURES.COM: Its also interesting to see how its now multi-generational with Mom and Dad watching the show, as you previously mentioned, with their kids who now have their own favorite Lions and characters.
CORRAY: For sure, weve tried to change it up on the new show with new powers like Flash Form Go and changing the center configuration. Plus we go to shows like C2E2 and St. Louis Project Comic Con and we see the younger generation whove also seen the original show and know all of the back story and older characters. We always ask them How do you know this? and theyre getting it from Netflix or Hulu. They sit down with Daddy and watch it. We see twitter feeds every weekend saying Sitting down eating cereal and watching Voltron with my boy!
Theres something magical about the original series. The combination of so many styles - you have this ancient yet advanced weapon of defense, you had this fairy tale castle its like titanium up against ancient rock and its different than say Transformers.
FIGURES.COM: Voltron Force showed fans something never before seen: Voltron forming with different lions at the center. Thats a little controversial
CORRAY: Yeah a little controversial, a little evolutionary. I love it, though for something like a live-action movie I dont see it happening as youre already seeing them come together; but for the new show and a new generation, we liked it. We knew there would be a lot of comparisons to Power Rangers and we knew we were going to hear comparisons to Zords.
We used to think it was funny when people used to say about Power Rangers Look, theyre coming together and ripping off Voltron! and now we see kids posting on Twitter feeds Look, this is ripping off Power Rangers! And we have to go back and say Whoa whoa whoa
Thats actually something that came out of a Mattel brainstorming session and we looked at it and our minds kind of exploded. But it works with the theme that we are going for, which is bringing out the personalities of the individual pilots as well as the actual individual designs of the Lions. We had initially these very industrial, Terminator-style designs we brought with us designs which maybe would be in the (live-action) movie with gears and battle damage and (Mattel) was looking at more streamlined, Iron Man-stylized look. We knew who we were trying to appeal to and its still incredible the type of empowerment you get when you find a design or a toy you connect with. Kids say "Thats MY Lion!" or "That's MY attack vehicle!" Its something a little different than whats out there...
And I love the new designs and how the different center designs show the characters different looks, with or without wings, with chainsaws, with the Ninja mask thats very reminiscent of Optimus Prime. Weve heard a number of kids who have said thats their favorite Voltron. But no doubt, the changing to allow for all of the Lions to be able to be in the center was controversial and eventually it made sense. And once everyone got it, it was great, allowing us to ask What new things can Voltron do? and What new stories can we tell? It was a balance of honoring the traditional formula and shaking it up.
Artwork on every wall ensures one doesn't forget your in the Voltron Force Command Center!
FIGURES.COM: So the Voltron Force show is officially entering a second season?
CORRAY: Nothing official yet; were working on it. I wish, I wish its a matter of coordinating with all the suits and ties. Were hard at work
FIGURES.COM: So when can fans expect to see Voltron Force on home video DVD and blu-ray soon?
CORRAY: Itll probably see Netflix first, because a lot of classic Voltron fans watch the originals there. I know I see all the time people say Whats this? Voltrons on Netflix? Bye bye productivity! So well probably be on Netflix first, followed by Xbox, PSN, Hulu and the home video will come along with the toys a bit later.
FIGURES.COM: Voltron Force made a bold move by replacing the older, original main characters with younger, new characters. Does that somehow affect the shows legacy and how do you balance the new with the familiar?
CORRAY: Again, it was purposeful and we felt the team needed a next generation and we wanted to give kids the feeling they too could be members of the Voltron Force someday; its not a midichlorian thing. It was and still is a bit controversial and it's a balance; were still trying to work it out. We still have kids ask Wheres Vince? or Wheres Daniel? Its done in a way thats more fair to the audience so were not fully replacing the pilots with these cadets. When we see Larmina take up Blue Lion and we've been with her for all the episodes before that, I feel shes earned it. And for those who dont feel like shes earned it, they can pick up the Voltron Force comics, which act as official episodes of the series. They can see the adventures in-between the show episodes shes had.
Yeah, it was a risk and we wanted to honor the legacy of the original characters but we also felt like just as we are mentors to our own kids now, we wanted the original characters to be that to a new generation.
FIGURES.COM: You mentioned the comics and besides the Viz Media Voltron Force comic which expands on the show, theres also Dynamites Voltron: Year One, which expands on the original series. Can you tell us a little more about that?
CORRAY: Yeah, a lot of that comes from writer Brandon Thomas being such a classic fan himself. Our only directive was We want comics for Generation Voltron which that was the working title of the comic. Brandon was really able to sit down and say What would I do with a Voltron movie? or, as I would say, a really good HBO series? Its really become unbelievable. He approaches it from a very mature, edgy side. He comes from a space opera-mafia side; we really love some of his pitches. We push (the comic creators) to add their own signature and style. We dont need to see the anime style all the time. Its like Sometimes we need a big shot of rum and vodka. Its very unique, with what theyre doing. Every time one of Thomas' scripts come into the office we just devour it and all think Wow. And weve got some great announcements coming up with new artists and more. Were really going to shake things up...
Vehicle Voltron, a fan-favorite classic!
FIGURES.COM: Are there any plans for Vehicle Voltron to make a return?
CORRAY: Ummm I believe I saw a cameo of Vehicle Voltron in an upcoming comic. We always hear our Vehicle Voltron fans. In fact, I just recently digitized all the episodes. I remember seeing it as a kid and thinking What happened to my Lions? Thats the toys I had too, so Ive come to have a new appreciation of Vehicle Voltron. In fact, some of this will play a role in future episodes of Voltron Force.
FIGURES.COM: This is sort of a silly question, but what do you guys think of Adult Swims Voltron parody Titan Maximum?
CORRAY: Were actually buddies with Seth Green; good, geeky buddies and his wife, Clare Grant, is actually like a huge Voltron super-fan. In fact, I think she actually has a hall pass to cheat on Seth with Voltron. I dont know for sure what that means (laughing), but she tweeted a picture of herself in the Voltron jersey so shes a fan.
Before I worked for Voltron I was a fan and I used to make mash-up videos with Voltron and Lion-O and He-Man drinking beer and going to the bathroom and enter them in contests. One film contest winner was Matt Senreich so weve always kept in touch. So now its fun to see Titan Maximum and watch and see them busting Voltrons Lion balls. I think it just proves a love of Voltron and the genre. In fact, when we visit, I sometimes pitch them and tell them, You could have a Voltron cameo and you could have cats chasing him and shooting lasers at him look, Laser Cats! Theyre like What?
The year they spoofed Voltron on Robot Chicken was probably the best thing that happened to us that year and we called them and we got it on the DVD of our press release. All of it celebrates the love of Voltron and if you cant laugh about it and celebrate it too, what are you going to do? You cant take it too seriously
FIGURES.COM: It really looks back and laughs at the commercialized cartoons we grew up with 30 years ago
CORRAY: Silverhawks man
FIGURES.COM: Oh yeah, and Bravestarr, which you can now find on DVD at Dollar General for $1.00.
CORRAY: Really? Oh man arent they on Netflix too?
FIGURES.COM: I believe so. (Editors note: Bravestarr is on Netflix!) So, considering there were so many of these cartoons which were commercialized and exploited and Voltran seemingly hasnt been; it seems Voltron has had a very guarded and nurtured path and hasnt been exploited
CORRAY: Not for a lack of trying! (laughing)
FIGURES.COM: Are there many proposals you turned down to keep the integrity of the brand?
CORRAY: Weve generally found when weve been approached its been by someone with a lot of passion, like George (Sohn) from Toynami, and others. So, yeah, there are things that come across that we say We can do better on that like a Halloween costume first draft or something else. But generally, when we are approached by someone, because we are a mom and pop shop and were not sitting here in a board room, we arent thinking of ways to take all the juice out of it. Its not like we have millions flowing in, this is niche stuff. Its helped us that Voltron hasnt been exploited and artists and people can reference it and it doesnt seem like theyre talking about My Little Pony. Theres no real master design; we are a small band of Midwest Voltron Force space explorers.
We simply dont just slap the the Voltron logo on anything like a cooler. Cool ideas come about in different ways; like Daves Voltron Jersey from Daves Geeky Ideas (below) and we worked with them since there was a desire there and its now an official product. Its really about finding out what the fans want and getting it made. Im still working on the Voltron House Slippers. Thats one of those things that makes you think Why hasnt that been made?
Corray poses with some of his favorite new Voltron merchandise.
FIGURES.COM: Ok, final question. Whats next for Voltron and where do you see the brand in the next 5 years?
CORRAY: Obviously, the live-action movie is a big one on a lot of levels. Its always going to be compared to Transformers. I remember hearing when the first (Transformers movie) came out people would say Voltrons next, Voltrons next. Its also going to be a lot about delivering a wish list of products for classic fans. The love for the classic is so strong. This thing with the comics and MattyCollector and were coming up on the brands 30th anniversary and wed love to do some big events for that.
Its also about introducing Voltron to kids, the next generation, for the first time. Its always about forming together with integrity and being authentic and sincere. We never want to get to the point where fans feel were exploiting Voltron though I dont think thats possible considering who we are. Its about making products for fans by fans and, in the end, thats all we can do. And hopefully one day getting those Voltron house slippers and mittens made too (laughing).
Be sure to check out images from our WEP OFFICE TOUR and watch for more amazing Voltron news in the near future as we covers Voltron and other fan-favorite brands later this week at San Diego Comic Con!
A special "thank you" to Jeremy Corray for taking the time to chat with us; we appreciate his flexibility, humor, and generosity!
- Interview and photos by Jess Horsley, questions by Scott Rubin


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Trisomy 13 (also called Patau syndrome) is a genetic disorder in which a person has 3 copies of genetic material from chromosome 13, instead of the usual 2 copies. Rarely, the extra material may be attached to another chromosome (translocation).
Patau syndrome
Trisomy 13 occurs when extra DNA from chromosome 13 appears in some or all of the body's cells.
The extra material interferes with normal development.
Trisomy 13 occurs in about 1 out of every 10,000 newborns. Most cases are not passed down through families (inherited). Instead, the events that lead to trisomy 13 occur in either the sperm or the egg that forms the fetus.
Symptoms include:
The infant may have a single umbilical artery at birth. There are often signs of congenital heart disease, such as:
Gastrointestinal x-rays or ultrasound may show rotation of the internal organs.
MRI or CT scans of the head may reveal a problem with the structure of the brain. The problem is called holoprosencephaly. It is the joining together of the 2 sides of the brain.
Chromosome studies show trisomy 13, trisomy 13 mosaicism, or partial trisomy.
There is no specific treatment for trisomy 13. Treatment varies from child to child and depends on the specific symptoms.
Support groups for trisomy 13 include:
More than 90% of children with trisomy 13 die in the first year.
Complications begin almost immediately. Most infants with trisomy 13 have congenital heart disease.
Complications may include:
Call your health care provider if you have had a child with trisomy 13 and you plan to have another child. Genetic counseling can help families understand the condition, the risk of inheriting it, and how to care for the person.
Trisomy 13 can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis with chromosome studies of the amniotic cells.
Parents of infants with trisomy 13 that is caused by a translocation should have genetic testing and counseling. This may help them avoid having another child with the condition.
Bacino CA, Lee B. Cytogenetics. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, Shor NF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 20th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2016:chap 81.
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Televised debates are key moments during U.S. presidential election campaigns. While they rarely become game changers, they can capture the public's interest and turn pithy statements or small gaffes into national catchphrases. More than 67 million people tuned in to the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
Tuesday's second presidential debate will take place at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, and it is also expected to be a big draw.
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I had a similar situation right after I got my first Ion in my Wednesday night mini. The old man who runs it/plays it every week is watching me get some putts up before the round and comes over...
Pops: "You ain't thinkin' 'bout using that thing tonight are you? I know we ain't sanctioned but I still go by the rules."
Me: Silently points to the PDGA Approved tooling on the underside of the disc (before the tooling was on the overmold on the newer Ion runs)
Pops: "God damn... I'm getting too old for this shit. Nice puttin' son."
That conversation almost word for word. Classic.


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Three homes burned all the way to the foundation Thursday night, along with several outbuildings, as a massive wildfire raced across 10,000 acres south of Paxton.
Nearly 30 fire departments from a wide area responded. By 9:30 p.m., the leading edge of the fast-moving fire was contained, but firefighters battled several miles of fires on the flanks of the burn.
By midnight, the fire was mostly contained and firefighters from the most distant departments were headed home. Crews from Paxton, Tryon, Stapleton and North Platte remained through the night, according to Pete Peterson, Keith County Emergency Manager.
At least 8 outbuildings were destroyed, plus several farm implements, power poles and a county road culvert. Of the three homes that burned to the ground, one had not been occupied, Peterson said. Standing crops and hay piles were burned in the path.
With help from farmers with tractors and disks, the head fire was finally stopped in Perkins County.
"It was hard to even find the head fire, there was so much smoke," Firefighter Chris Wells of Paxton said. "The wind pushed it hard."
"You'd have thought I-80 would be a good fire break," Wells said. "There is work underway on the north lane, so there was an extra 30-40 feet of (inflammable) area on the shoulder. But it didn't stop it."
After touring the burned area, Peterson was dismayed.
"Three houses burned to the foundation," he said. "It is something I've never seen before -- and something I never want to see again."
The burned area is roughly 13 miles long and as wide as a mile-and-a-half. The leading edge reached a mile-and-a-half into Perkins County. Dozens of homes in the path were hurriedly evacuated ahead of the fire, Peterson said.
Three firefighters had eye problems and were taken to a doctor, but no residents were injured.
The fire jumped across both I-80 and the Paxton-Elsie Road.
Soon after the fire began, at least 30 homeowners were ordered to evacuate between East P Road and the Paxton-Elsie Road, and between I-80 and the Perkins County line on the north and south.
Fire departments responded from Arthur, Benkelman, Brule, Culbertson, Elsie, Grant, Hayes Center, Hershey, Hyannis, Imperial, Indianola, Keystone-Lemoyne, Lamar, Madrid, Mullen, North Platte, Ogallala, Paxton, Red Willow County, Stapleton, Sutherland, Trenton, Tryon, Venango, Wallace, Wauneta and Wellfleet, Peterson said.
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MICHAEL HENGSTAffiliation:
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Artist's BiographyDr. Michael T. Hengst teaches trumpet at Metropolitan State College of Denver and serves as the Brass Area Coordinator. Prior to his appointment at Metro State, he served on the faculties at The University of Texas at Austin and Southwestern University. Dr. Hengst holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he studied with Edward Bach, and a Master of Music degree and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Trumpet Performance from The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied with Ray Sasaki.
Dr. Hengst has also been nationally recognized as a 1st prize winner in the 2001 UGA Brass Quintet Competition of the Americas, Finalist and Honorable Mention at the Crawford Trumpet Competition, 3rd Prize winner at the 2005 National Trumpet Competition in the Master\'s and Ensemble Divisions, and 4th Prize winner at the 2007 National Trumpet Competition. He has also played with the Boulder Brass, the Denver Brass, the Victoria Bach Festival, the Abbey Bach Festival, the Fayetteville Symphony, the Fred Hess Big Band, the Denver Municipal Band, and the Austin City Brass Quintet and Brass Ensemble. Dr. Hengst has played throughout the United States and Europe and serves on the artist faculty for both the Rocky Mountain Trumpet Fest and the National Trumpet Competition.


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Time-lapse Monitoring of Early Embryo Development After Ovarian Stimulation During Infertility Treatment
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified July 2014 by St. Olavs Hospital.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
St. Olavs Hospital
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
St. Olavs Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: June 17, 2013
Last updated: July 21, 2014
Last verified: July 2014
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The number of children conceived by assisted reproductive technology is increasing in Nordic countries as well as worldwide. An important factor of success in treatment of infertility is a short "time to pregnancy" with impact on both economical aspects for the society and medical and psychological aspects for the couple. During treatment, success relies on 1) optimal stimulation of growth and maturation of multiple follicles by administration of exogenous follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and 2) selection of the fertilized egg / embryo with the highest potential of implantation to be transferred to the mother. In the present project stimulation of egg production by human urine derived FSH (Fostimon®) and recombinant FSH (Puregon®) will be compared. To this end early embryo development and kinetics after fertilization will be evaluated. The system to be used is time-lapse recording of embryo morphology during the first days of embryo development by means of an embryoscope. Aim of this study is to investigate if Puregon and urinary Fostimon have different effect on embryo quality. The hypothesis of the study is that stimulation of egg production by these two types of follicle stimulating hormone does not have the same effect on early embryo quality.
|Infertility, Female
|Drug: fostimon Drug: puregon
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Time-lapse Monitoring of Early Embryo Development After Ovarian Stimulation During Infertility Treatment
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Female Infertility InfertilityU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by St. Olavs Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Embryo quality [ Time Frame: 2 days ]time-lapse recordings for all embryos will be evaluated by use of the EmbryoViewer (software developed for the EmbryoScope)
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: fostimon
subcutaneous 150 IE Fostimon®. When leading follicles are > 17 mm ovulation will be induced by Ovitrelle® 500μg sc(hCG-injection). Ovum pick up (OPU) will be performed 32-36 hours later.
Drug: fostimon
Other Name: urinary FSH
Experimental: puregon
subcutaneous 150 IE Puregon®. When leading follicles are > 17 mm ovulation will be induced by Ovitrelle® 500μg sc(hCG-injection). Ovum pick up (OPU) will be performed 32-36 hours later.
Drug: puregon
Other Name: recombinant FSH
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 38 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- First or second intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment
- BMI 18-32 kg/m²
- No previous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)
- Regular menstrual cycle (cycle length 28 ± 3 days
- Less than 20 antral follicles evaluated by vaginal ultrasound
- S- Anti-Müller Hormone (AMH) 10 - 40 pmol/L
- has given informed consent
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01882166
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01882166
|Contact: Peter M Kragh, phd
|IVF Unit, St. Olavs Hospital
|Trondheim, Norway, 7006
Sponsors and Collaborators
St. Olavs Hospital
|Study Chair:
|Arne Sunde, phd
|St. Olavs Hospital
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Keywords provided by St. Olavs Hospital:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 18, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|St. Olavs Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01882166 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 17, 2013
|Last Updated:
|July 21, 2014
Keywords provided by St. Olavs Hospital:
Fertilization in Vitro
Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Embryonic Development
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Infertility, Female
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
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Acadia National Park > The Beehive > Climber's Log
The Beehive Climber's Log
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Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2016
|My favorite hike in Acadia. Great views and a great trail, although a bit shorter than Precipice.
|Posted Sep 26, 2016 4:22 pm
|David Mortensen
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2015
|This hike is like a playground on the way up. It was a ton of fun.
|Posted Jul 13, 2015 10:55 pm
|4 Summit Day
Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2014
|Did this with my wife on a family vacation to Acadia. We put our feet in the water at Sand Beach and then headed up the Beehive. We continued on to hit Champlain Mtn, Dorr Mtn, and finally Cadillac Mtn for an 8 mile day.
|Posted Sep 21, 2014 8:01 pm
|All Alone
Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2013
|No one was really in this area of the park at all, so I had it almost to myself -- except for a few stragglers who drifted further and further behind me until the iron rungs when they realized they were in over their head.
Fun little hike.
|Posted Jun 14, 2013 12:49 pm
|I've done this many times - always a pleasure.
|Posted Oct 27, 2012 3:23 pm
|Short but fun
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2012
|Great times on the ladders and cliffs. Awesome views for a small amount of work. Did this as a point to point from Precipice Trail to Sand Beach with a loop over the Beehive to be able to hit the fun stuff.
|Posted Aug 10, 2012 12:59 am
|Chammplain hike
|came down from mt Champlain and went to sand beach
|Posted Mar 17, 2012 7:16 pm
|Awesome hike!
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2008
|One of my fav hikes in Acadia. Great views of Sand Beach and the bay.
|Posted Jan 24, 2010 3:40 pm
|fun hike
Date Climbed: May 24, 2009
|My climbing mentor and myself took our climbing students up to this for a fun short hike before our beach day. This is a very fun hike with some awesome views of the bay, island and also Otter Cliffs.
|Posted Jan 1, 2010 2:05 am
|chugach mtn boy
|An Acadia classic
|Not for the acrophobic but very safe
|Posted Nov 1, 2009 7:17 pm
|Always nice in Acadia
|Nice trip and good memories from childhood vacations.
|Posted Sep 30, 2009 6:22 pm
|Favorite hike from my youth!
Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2003
|I climbed this peak multiple times on various visits to Acadia National Park - one of my favorites!
|Posted Sep 1, 2009 6:58 pm
|Splendid outing
|Around 16, climbed it with my brother and dad. Amazing views in clear weather! They had talked up the fatal exposure, so I was a bit surprised that it turned out to be a much more casual experience, though I suppose it all depends on your tolerance of heights.
|Posted Mar 6, 2009 8:55 pm
|Avoid summer crowds
Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2009
|Do it early in the season (June) so you won't have to deal with traffic jams on face. Good warm up for the Precipice - see how you feel on the iron rungs here before you move on to the Precipice Trail.
|Posted Feb 1, 2009 7:25 pm
|fun, short hike
|Did it as a family. Fun scrambling and a short hike combined with great views.
|Posted Sep 28, 2008 11:30 pm
|From Sand Beach
Date Climbed: May 27, 1997
|I was joined by a lady who had never hiked a mountain before. The shortness of this hike allowed me to give lots of encouragement. She was breathless with the view, the exposure, and the exertion. I think I enjoyed her reaction to the summit more than my own.
|Posted Aug 15, 2008 10:03 am
|Brian Jenkins
|Swarms of Fun
Date Climbed: May 3, 2008
|Did this after the one south of it (blanking on the name now) and before Cadillac on a fun 12 mile day with Flanders. Fun one.
|Posted May 5, 2008 2:29 pm
|Fun hike
Date Climbed: May 2, 2008
|Part of a multiple summit, 12 mile day in Acadia. Views are nice; even on a grey, cloudy day.
|Posted May 4, 2008 4:20 pm
|Great short hike!
Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2006
|Went on a family vacation to Bar Harbor in 2006, and had an incredible time. Decided to hike the Beehive, not realizing the exposure at the time. It didn't help that my wife and her sister, mother, and father are all afraid of heights. Wife was plastered to a slab of granite for over 10 minutes trying to summon the courage to take the next step. For them, it was a harrowing adventure where we were lucky to escape with our lives. For me, a nice hill to climb.
|Posted Feb 5, 2008 1:23 pm
|Jungle gym
|An excellent trail for getting people to extend their comfort zone. I've taken friends on the Beehive that'd be freaked out by class 3 terrain, but had no problem with exposure on the Beehive because they gained extra confidence knowing their hand and footholds were man made.
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Today's Inside the Vault is with associate producer, Will Noble. Will was one of our original core testers way back during Morrowind and has tested every game that the internal team here has created and many of our externally developed titles, too. He is now a part of our external production team at Bethesda, working on Rogue Warrior.
What's your job at Bethesda?
I was recently promoted to the role of Associate Producer, I pretty much do whatever work my producer bosses task me to do. Production itself is mostly concerned with budgeting time, money, man-hours, and tasks for the entire lifecycle of a game.
What other games have you worked on?
Before being given this job, I worked in QA on such titles as Morrowind: Game of the Year, Powerdrome, Malice, IHRA, Call of Cthulhu, Oblivion, Star Trek: Tactical Assault, and Star Trek: Legacy.
What was the best part about working in QA? The worst part?
Professionally, QA was really helpful for letting me see a good chunk of the development of a game and how the work of other departments are implemented. Honestly though the best part was the sense of accomplishment after you pass certification on a game you've been working off and on for over a year. The worst part would be that after testing a game for an extended period of time I find I just can't play it like a gamer anymore. I've also become more critical of other titles over time and find bugs in them much more readily.
What are you looking forward to most about being an associate producer?
Having a bigger voice in the game's development, being able to meet more people with great ideas, and the unbridled euphoric power!
How did you get into the industry? Do you have any tips for breaking in?
After college I moved up to the area and while job hunting was lucky enough to have a brother- in-law clue me into the need for testers in the industry. I had never really planned to end up in the industry from the start but I found an aptitude for the work and ways to make myself useful. My tip would be to look at companies who you are passionate about the games they make and see when they need staff, and be willing to relocate.
What would you say is your personal favorite game of all-time?
I would have to say X-Com: UFO Defense because I'm a big fan of strategy and RPG games. I would make teams and play out RPG plots in my head within a perfectly fun strategy game. X-Com also pulled me back into gaming when I thought I might stop it entirely.
What games are you looking forward to?
Well I just picked up Mass Effect and am looking forward to really sinking my teeth into it, but on the longer term I'm honestly looking forward Super Smash Brothers Brawl. The trash talk one can come up with when discussing those characters makes for particularly good fun when playing with my friends.
What makes you get out of bed in the morning?
Hopefully what motivates most of us, a desire to reach your goals in your professional and private life…that or just having to pee.
Who's tougher: Chuck Norris or Robocop?
I'll let someone make an internet flash movie to answer this burning question.
Any other hobbies and interests? What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
I am a mid distance runner (5-10 miles a day) which really helps combat sitting in an office all day. Other than that, I have a fondness for long fantasy book series (love George RR Martin) and inviting 3-5 people over to my place to play board games.
Pitch your dream game.
I really don't have a specific game I've been burning to make sense I was 7 -years-old. I have ideas for games that haven't been made that I would love to play though. I'd like to try an RPG set in the past (imagine playing a Cossack infantry man, Frankish berserker, or Greek senator) or a return to epic sci-fi flight/exploration sim games.


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Cranberry White Chocolate Cupcakes
Carrie of Carrie's Sweet Life had a great idea earlier this month. I "know" Carrie from an online community I participate in that's all about cooking and baking. She wanted to form a group of people who bake together. We named ourselves "What's Baking?" as a play on the online community we're a part of.
For the first month, Carrie chose the theme: fall cupcakes. I struggled with this theme quite a bit. I didn't want to go with pumpkin. I thought it would be too predictable and I wanted to try something more creative. After bringing home some fresh cranberries from the cranberry festival, I knew I wanted to use crans. I started thinking about what flavors go well with cranberries and since I've already made a maple walnut cranberry cupcake, I decided to go with white chocolate.
I decided to sub half of the vanilla with some Fiori Di Sicilia that I grabbed at King Arthur Flour. I haven't had a chance to use it and according to KAF: You know that wonderful marriage of flavors you taste when you combine vanilla ice cream and orange sherbet in the same bowl? That's what Fiori di Sicilia tastes like. We find that using it in just about anything mild and sweet–anything where competing flavors, like chocolate, don't interfere–adds a wonderfully mysterious taste. Your friends will be guessing just what you've done to your sugar cookies or yellow cake or sweet bread to make them taste SO good! It really does smell like a creamsicle and I thought it would complement the white chocolate and cranberries well (especially since the cranberry mousse has orange zest in it!).
I filled the cupcakes with some homemade cranberry sauce to add another punch of flavor and color. These cupcakes are amazing and would be a great dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas! I'm going to be mean and post the recipes for the cranberry sauce and the cranberry mousse in the next couple of days. Sorry to do that to you, but they'll be up soon!
One Year Ago: Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins
Yield: 18
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
4-oz white chocolate, chopped
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup plus 1 tbsp milk
Preheat oven to 325F. Line muffin pans with cupcake liners.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
In a small, microwave-safe bowl, melt the chopped white chocolate by heating it in 30 second intervals in the microwave. Stir well with a fork between each interval and cook only until the chocolate is smooth when stirred.
Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, followed by melted white chocolate and vanilla. Alternate adding in some of the milk and some of the flour mixture, starting and ending with the flour mixture. Mix until just incorporated and no streaks of flour remain.
Divide batter evenly into muffin cups.
Bake for 20-23 minutes until a tester comes out clean and the tops spring back when lightly pressed with a fingertip. Cool on a wire rack.
To Assemble the Cupcakes:
Once cupcakes are cooled completely, use the cone method to remove part of the cupcake. Fill with cranberry sauce. Pipe cranberry mousse on top of cupcakes.
Store cupcakes in the refrigerator.
Recipe from Baking Bites
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14 Responses to "Cranberry White Chocolate Cupcakes"
Yum! And festive… I'm glad there's another Boston blogger out there that loves making cupcakes as much as I do!!!! 🙂
These cupcakes look amazing!! I love white chocolate, and the tart cranberry flavor sounds like a fantastic accompaniment :).
While I adore pumpkin, I think it is great that you did something different from the norm. The cranberry sauce filling looks really good!
These look great! I have some cranberries I have been debating what to make.
These are so beautiful! I love the idea of white chocolate cupcakes…. and cranberry sounds just perfect. Yum!
They're beautiful and sound amazing!!
Those look delicious! Love the flecks of color, and it is nice to step outside of pumpkin paradise once in awhile. Yum!
These look amazing! I like that you did a recipe with cranberries…delicious! I have two frozen bags in my freezer calling my name 🙂
What a great idea! I love this flavor combination. I agree that this is the best way to fill a cupcake…I've used it a few times now!
These cupcakes look gorgeous! Now I want to order Fiori di Sicilia from KAF. I did so good not letting myself buy it when we were there!
How fun! These cupcakes look delicious.. I don't know why but I would have never thought about cranberry and cupcakes!?
these sound fabulous, love the flavor combo!!
Great pics! These sound delicious 🙂
For some reason I am not seeing the recipes for the cranberry filling or mousse. Can you help me find them? Thank you!


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Saturday, October 9, 2010, 11 am - 7pm;
Sunday, October 10, 2010, 11 am – 5 pm
NEW ORLEANS – The 2nd annual Magazine Street Blues Festival, sponsored by and benefitting COPS II, announces its 2010 schedule of events. Top local acts such as the Soul Rebels, Sunpie Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots, The Joe Krown Trio featuring Brint Anderson and Russell Batiste, Honey Island Swamp Band, Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue, Blues Frenzy and John Mooney and Bluesiana will perform throughout both days.
Festival-goers can enjoy New Orleans cuisine from favorite local restaurants. Those scheduled to attend include Salt Water Grill, Nacho Mama's, Reginelli's, Pascal Manale's, Boucherie and many others. All proceeds from the festival will benefit the COPS II Organization.
Additionally, there will be an artist's village featuring talented local artists displaying and selling their original pieces and art works. There will be original jewelry designs, hand painted clothing and accessories, water colors, photography, stained glass and many more.
Children of all ages are welcome to enjoy games and activities, win prizes, have their faces painted and enjoy kid friendly food.
The free festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, October 9th and 10, 2010, at the intersection of Magazine and Napoleon streets in uptown New Orleans.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
11:30 am – 1:00 pm - Blues Frenzy
1:30 pm -3:00 pm - Joe Krown Trio with Brint Anderson and Russell Batiste
3:30 pm - 5:00pm – Sunpie Barnes & The Louisiana Sunspots
5:30 pm -7:00 pm – Soul Rebels Brass Band
Sunday, October 10, 2010
11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Honey Island Swamp Band
3:30 – 5:00 pm – John Mooney and Bluesiana
Sponsors of the Magazine Street Blues Festival include: Southern Eagle (Anheiser Busch), Jim Beam, Maker's Mark; The Azby Fund, Members and Friends of COPS II and many residents and businesses in the Second District.
The goal of this event is three-fold:
- First, to bring the citizens and businesses of the 2nd District together and enjoy a weekend of food, music and art along with your officers.
- Second, is to help us establish a Dedicated Fund for the men and women of the district to hold professional seminars that will focus on education, investigational training, street survival, crime scene, etc. and other issues that will make us better able to serve the public.
- Third, is to highlight Magazine Street and its importance of commerce to the city and its history as it runs through the heart of our district.
The main focus is to create a better working relationship with the citizens of the city and an understanding of the hurdles that we all face as we rebuild it. The money raised from this event will be used to bring professionals from around the nation and locally to assist in training officers to better deal with job related stress and professionalism within their jobs. Additionally, seminars will be offered to help citizens and business owners to better understand the stress and complexities of being a police officer in today's New Orleans.
The 2nd District is demographically unique to our city and we want everyone to be a part of our success. Our goal is to make this an annual event that will bring the citizens and the officers that are dedicated to serving and protecting them together in a fun, family environment.
COPS II Mission statement: COPS II exists to provide support for the officers of the NOPD Second District. We accomplish this in three ways:
Recognition: We express community appreciation for the officers that serve the Second District.
Partnership: We work with Second District officers to determine ways to improve the quality of their working lives.
Involvement: We strive to involve the larger Second District community to achieve our mission.
COPS II is a 501(c)(3) Organization


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About the Book
Johann Sebastian Bach created what may be the most celestial and profound body of music in history; Frederick the Great built the colossus we now know as Germany, and along with it a template for modern warfare. Their fleeting encounter in 1757 signals a unique moment in history where belief collided with the cold certainty of reason. Set at the tipping point between the ancient and modern world, Evening in the Palace of Reason captures the tumult of the eighteenth century, the legacy of the Reformation, and the birth of the Enlightenment in this extraordinary tale of two men.
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"James Gaines writes with great beauty and intelligence…an exciting saga that brings the turmoil of the Enlightenment alive." — Walter Isaacson, author of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
"History winningly told , with the immediacy of a great novel...Gaines paints a whole age with the skill of Tuchman." — Mary Karr, author of THE LIARS CLUB and CHERRY
"Evening in the Palace of Reason has given me enormous pleasure and instruction." — Jan Morris, author of A Writer's House in Wales
"First rate...[Gaines] writes superbly and makes us feel at home with things that would have sounded arcane otherwise." — Daily Telegraph (London)
"A moving portrait...Gaines has a deep understanding of music and an infectious zeal for narrative history." — People (four stars)
"Gaines maps sweeping cultural history with dazzling virtuosity…You won't find a more lucid and engaging guide." — Entertainment Weekly
"A book-length romp that is less like a B-Minor Mass than an Italian opera…Wonderful." — Harper's Magazine
"Gaines writes very accessibly…A marvelous story that will captivate the classical music audience." — Booklist
"Highly entertaining… Lovers of music, European history, and Western philosophy will find this book an enormous pleasure." — Library Journal (starred review)
"An eloquent and fascinating study, highly debatable at points yet all the more stimulating for that…Accessible and entertaining." — Time magazine
"Gaines elegantly sketches parallel biographies of the two protagonists....His enthusiasm is infectious." — New York Sun
"Intelligent, stylish, wryly witty, serious yet never solemn, and above all passionate in its celebration of a great composer." — The Guardian
"Articulate, well-informed and rigorous…Gaines makes this dauntingly technical subject accessible." — Sunday Telegraph
"Impossible to put down when one is dancing, swerving, stumbling through [the] extraordinary brilliance…a wonderfully engaging tale." — The Independent (Sunday)
"Lively…with a delicious cast of characters…Gaines shows himself a deft writer." — Denver Post
"Filled with sensible speculation and insights, Gaines' books is a model for humanities writing." — San Antonio Express-News
"Gaines writes with admirable erudition…No author could want a more promising pair of antagonists." — New York Times Book Review
Product Details
- Imprint: Harper Perennial
- On Sale: 02/28/2006
- Trimsize: 5.313 in (w) x 8 in (h) x 0.829 in (d)
- Pages: 368
- List Price: 13.99 USD
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Study: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Have Caused Irreversible Effects on Sea-Level Rise
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Emissions up until this point have ensured an irreversible sea-level rise of 1.1 meters by the year 3000
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The research team came to this conclusion by modeling sea-level changes over thousands of years while including all of our planet's ice sheets and warming of the oceans into its projections. This includes glaciers, ice caps and the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. The team said this has never been done before.
Using a climate modeling system called LOVECLIM, the team analyzed several scenarios over the next thousand years. It found that there will be a sea-level rise of at least 1.1 meters by the year 3000, but if other certain emissions scenarios were followed, it could increase to 2.1, 4.1 or even 6.8 meters.
The study also found that the Greenland ice sheet was the cause of over half of the sea-level rises while thermal expansion of the ocean came in second place and glaciers/ice came in third.
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Chicago -- A report on Tuesday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revealed that Dillard's Inc. will pay $2 million to settle a class-action disability discrimination lawsuit.
The department store retailer will also have to "commit to extensive, company-wide injunctive relief," according to the EEOC.
Dillard's was accused of having a policy of forcing employees to disclose personal medical information to get approval for sick leave. The EEOC also held that Dillard's also terminated employees for being out longer than the maximum amount of time they were allowed by the company, a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The suit dates to 2008 and a federal district court had held the medical-disclosure policy to be discriminatory under the law.