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My partner purchased this a few years back from eBay for around £10. Having a look around online it was hard to get much information on the availability and the prices, as Amazon are no longer selling the screwdriver, and the only place I could find it for sale was on eBay with prices starting from £6.
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* Spindle lock for manual use if desired and for greater control when starting and finishing screws
* Forward/Reverse slide switch for easy screwdriving and screw removal
* Planetary gearing delivers 20 pounds of torque and 150 RPM
* Narrow nose piece for extended reach in tight places
* Jam pot construction for added durability
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After moving into our new home a year ago, having to reassemble small tables, bookcases, shelves etc all seemed a little daunting. With my partner having to work overtime during that period it meant I had to organise the house and try my best to assemble as many small furniture items as I can, and after roaming around the tool box I came across this Black & Decker Cordless Screwdriver.
The screwdriver is has a plastic body which is also the handle and is blue coloured. The metal end is attached to a plastic black cap that connected onto the plastic body. There is metal plate that displays the volt, the brand name and arrows to enable easy use. The slider switch is located on the body and easy to reach while still grasping onto the tool.
The first thing I like about this screwdriver is the fact that it operates wirelessly, meaning no wires restricting your distance and no need to be situated near the mains during use, therefore I found it very convenient to use. The cordless screwdriver has rechargeable battery which basically needs recharging using a rechargeable cable before it can be used. Me and my partner both find that recharging it overnight does the trick, otherwise it would take a good few hours to recharge during the day which is not the best time when you do most of the assembling during the day. I admit the recharging time was a little bit surprising, considering it is a small device it still takes approx 3-4 hours to charge fully.
During use the battery would last a reasonable amount of time, screwing approx 80 screws before it needs to be popped back in recharge. I found it helped me assemble my small shelves and a few small tables before it needed recharging again, which in my opinion wasn't too bad, however my partner finds it annoying as he uses it more than me and finds using this to assemble a number of larger items that have many screws means it just doesn't last long enough and doesn't do the job as well as a powerful drill. Therefore I wouldn't recommend using this if you have lots of screwing to do, as chances are you would get just as irritated as my partner did, however for the occasional use it is great.
The Screwdriver has a single speed of 150 rpm and drives in a rotating action which uses a 2.4 volt. It is reasonably powerful and can easily rotate screws into pre drilled holes. I found that it screwed the screws into the holes fairly quickly and did so tightly, it is faster than using a manual screwdriver but not quite as fast as more powerful drills. When using this don't expect the screwdriver to do all the work, for example I still had to add a little force while it was rotating the screws in to place, otherwise the chances are the screws would lose grip with the nose piece. The Screwdriver nose piece is thin in size and also comes with a double ended screw part. It holds the screw fairly well while providing a rotating action to push the screw into place or a reverse action to pull a screw out.
One of the key reasons for me opting to use this was that I am not much of a DIY expert and therefore when I saw that it was small and lightweight meant my small girly hands could easily use this. It measures 4.1 x 2.2 x 11.1 inches and weighs approx 1.8 pounds making it very easy to hold and operate even for a DIY novice like me! Especially when you have to assemble an item by yourself, being so lightweight meant it didn't tire out my hands and allowed me to form a good grip on the handle.
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I would say this screwdriver is perfect for occasional DIY uses, however to assemble larger items I would recommend a more powerful device as I don't think cut out for such things due to its battery life. Therefore for screwing back any lose screws and assembling small furniture than this is ideal as it is lightweight and very easy to operate.
I never thought I'd say this about a power tool but this is the handiest gadget that I have in the house. Chuck away your manual screwdrivers that have burred over edges and that take you forever to merely screw a picture to the wall. This gadget will do it in seconds with very little effort indeed. The tool is fully rechargeable as it has a built in battery. It comes complete with 10 interchangeable little attachments that are stored in the plastic box. They are so easy to pop into the cordless screwdriver as the tips are magnetic.
Owning this tool has probably saved me hours when assembling flat packed furniture or unscrewing battery compartments of the kids' toys. Of course this tool isn't the most powerful screwdriver on the market. But it's small enough to keep in our kitchen draw as opposed to me trying to find it in our messy garage last thing at night when I need to use it. I'm actually contemplating on getting a second one so that I can keep it in the car.
Charge time is about 3 hours and the screwdriver does run down very quickly, but then that of course depends on how much you use the thing.
I recommend this top quality, well designed and built tool for any lady out there who wants to get to grips with putting a few pictures up or even proudly assembling a piece of flat packed furniture all by herself. It's effortless to complete most simple jobs.
Purchased at B & Q for £29.99
I bought this to keep in the car as i occassionaly need tools for my work. Black and Decker are obviously a very well known brand but in my experience they are not the best and the price reflects this. Its only 2.4 volts (my cordless hammer drill is 24 volts) so don't expect to build a shed with it!
When it's fully charged its adequate for light work like screwing into existing holes or taking apart and putting together things that are assembled with machine screws.
However, the charge runs down very quickly and takes around three hours to recharge. Sometimes i throw it down out of frustration and pick up a manual screwdriver!
I would say this is a good tool for occasional use if you live on your own in a flat where little maintainence is required or a student living in digs etc. It would suit ladies as its ideal for small hands.
This is another tool that's landed up in my tool collection rather than my husbands. It was his, but since he bought his latest cordless power drill which doubles up as a screwdriver as well, this has been handed down to me. For this reason, I can't actually tell you what we paid for this, but I can say we've had it for quite a few years and it's lasted pretty well, so if you can find one at a good price then it's probably worth going for.
As you've probably gathered from what I've said above, my husband does most of the DIY around our home, but that being said I'm not totally useless and can handle a drill, wire a socket (yes I said socket not plug), and have even tried my hand at plastering when we were doing this place up a few years back - trust me that's not a DIY job it's an art form and all plasterers are artists!
This is quite a handy little power tool, easy to use because there are no leads to get in the way so you don't need to worry about where to plug it in etc. and also really useful when you've got the power switched off while you're doing something too being cordless. It's also not as big or unwealdy as the power drill is to hold so easier for smaller hands or people who struggle with larger power tools, and not too heavy which is good for me as lifting the big power drill up to shoulder height can be a pest of a thing to do.
In terms of how powerful this is - well honestly, not very! I would say this doesn't have anything like the grunt that my husband's power drill does when in use as a screwdriver. It needs charging waaay more often and can do maybe fifty-sixty screws on one charge whereas the drill can do a couple of hundred easily between charges. It's also much slower and packs a lot less punch. Its fine when you've a pre-drilled hole to pop the screw into, but pretty poor if you're trying to direct drive the screw in as it just clutches out and doesn't have the oomph to do the job. This makes it sound like I don't think much of it, but actually I find it a very useful thing to have around, and I don't think it's any worse than most power screwdrivers.
For me, this is a useful tool. It means I can easily re-screw something that's come loose or undo a tight screw by putting this into reverse (check the title if you find it hard to remember which way to go for doing up and undoing). I don't need to wait till my husband is home to borrow his tools or ask him to do it. However, I don't think I'd want to tackle a big job with this as I don't think it would stand up to it well and would probably run out of juice and need charging before I was finished.
In other words this is handy if you want to put a screw in occasionally but wouldn't be suitable if you were using this all the time for work, or even if you were perhaps doing a lot of work doing up a house or something.
When I was a student and was pretty much naïve to the world of DIY and "flat back pack" assembly, it soon became clear to me that what I needed wasn't a basic manual cross head screwdriver, but something a bit more versatile, that could do the job of joining together with a little more speed and precision. When I moved into my first flat and required a few budget furniture pieces, Argos was the first port of call and the choice of furniture was limited to products that I could safely carry out of the shop and put on public transport. This came down to several different products like wheeled trolleys, kitchen worktop trolleys and bedding furniture like a small chest of drawers and at one point those horrendous fabric covered wooden frame open drawers that Argos still sell to this day! Throughout them all however, I'd have never have got past the job of assembly quickly enough without my trusty Black and Decker cordless screwdriver at my side.
The KC9006 is a very well built thick PVC grey/silver "plastic" and rubberised cordless screwdriver and even though it is slightly different to the model shown on Dooyoo, retains the same basic design of being a cordless model supported only by household batteries against default exclusive batteries you'd have to search for! The cordless product has a series of rubber grips built all around the body, allowing you to put your hand at any angle whenever any DIY work is required and well labelled orange coloured buttons that have a universal, easy to understand series of symbols on them, either side of the screwdriver. A double lock slip in battery door at the back of this cordless screwdriver, once pressed, releases the battery holder whereupon 4 AA batteries must be installed to activate the screwdriver. Everything on this screwdriver including the battery door has a very tight flush fitting to it, so you're getting a quality item here, even though it is quite a thick screwdriver by diameter thanks to the bigger, larger AA batteries that this product is required to take.
One screw bit is supplied as standard. This consists of a stainless steel, thick flat head screw head and on the reverse of this "bit pin," a crosshead screw head. Dependent on the need at the time, you simply pull out the bit pin and swap around the pins whenever you need a flat head or cross head screw to remove or install. Pushing it into the top of the screwdriver only needs a gentle process and you may find the Black and Decker's natural magnetic head inside pulls the pin towards it and locks it indefinitely - until you pull it out again if you require the use of either screw head.
When I bought my Black and Decker in 2004, it came already installed with B&D high energy batteries as standard and I recall they lasted up to a year before needing to be replaced. Infact, since 2004, I have only ever changed the batteries twice! At the moment, I have 4 AA Duracell batteries installed and they don't sound as if they are losing power whenever the B&D is used! Thus, the KC2006 is worthwhile seeking out, as it seems to drain battery power ever so slowly. Even when requiring to build up 4 pieces of large furniture like kitchen chairs, a dinning table, TV stand and wall mounts for a microwave, where my KC2006 is used continuously in one-go, the battery power just never seems to fail and the KC2006 is utterly reliable without stopping.
This is also a great tool to rely on when screwing handles to appliances like vacuums and carpet washers! Just takes a couple of seconds to do dependent on the job at hand compared to arm wrenching and often painful measures when a cordless driver can do it for you! It needs no other power other than standard high power AA batteries. It can use rechargeable batteries, but the force in which the heavier pin and motor takes isn't recommended if you want to match the "yearly" to 2 years battery power I've got from mine. When held, the KC2006 weighs on average a total of 354grams. It can feel quite heavy due to the battery pack on board, but this is an issue I feel is of benefit and possibly one reason to why my model continues to go year after year, without complaint.
This cordless screwdriver is not a fast spinner though, even if there's a claimed rotation spin speed of 130rpms. In use, the KC2006 doesn't make much of a noise either, rather just a slight grating as the head rotates. It rotates slowly at a full 6 Volts of power efficiently and precisely, often clicking whenever the screw employed has hit home, and an audible signal to the user that the screwdriver will not turn anymore. The beauty of the Black & Decker is that if you don't want it to automatically turn, there's a twist option that allows you to take over with manually twisting the screwdriver- and thanks to those rubberised grips - you don't need to grasp the KC2006 tightly in order for it to function manually. The twist control at the top also activates like an "off" function for the screwdriver itself, and also acts as a child-proof safety measure incase children pick it up, thinking it might be a toy.
Due to its age, the colouring contrast of silver and black makes it look like a toy, not helped by the its industrial "aged" orange controls - one button showing an arrow upwards to indicate screws to be installed and a reverse arrow button on the other side of the KC2006 that indicates screws to be removed. Dooyoo show an older stock photo here of the original trademark Black and Decker green body with silver accents, but the model shown and my KC2006 are the same. Whenever it is used, the turning action of the Black and Decker often reminds me of a cassette player turning head with the actual visual speed in which this cordless screwdriver moves at, but whilst I can't increase the speed, I've used cordless power drills that have a faster turning speed before and disaster can strike if the spinning rate destroys the screws because of the faster rotations.
The actual bit screw supplied has diameter measurements of 1cm for the heads themselves, but a length of 5cm on a hexagonal body. You can buy optional kits from Black and Decker that would give you more screw heads at different sizes, and I have a kit that I bought off EBay many years ago, carrying the part number "X61382." It is important to note that whatever cost optional parts you do buy for this product, it must have the hexagonal body for it to slide successfully and lock into the Black and Decker KC2006.
As with most things good and reliable, there are a few downsides:
A slight issue, but one of equal considerations is that whilst there is no space on the product to store the bit pin when not required, the Black and Decker holds the pin in indefinitely thanks to its magnetic lock. It will only ever come out if you pull it out!
In layman's terms, the design of this screwdriver is a basic one, very much like a straight-manual screwdriver but with a battery-powered motor that turns the screw head, doing the hard work for you. Therefore the B&D KC9006 lacks the more modern pivotal head where you could attempt DIY work at awkward angles, but I find this not to be much of a downside on the basis that the grips set into the body allow me to get in at awkward angles anyway, but just takes a little more deftness on my part!
There's also no battery indicator on this model, so you're not left to chance to wonder what power the product has left - if it doesn't turn, or has an audible motor that is slowing down, then you'll know it's time to change the batteries!
Another downside is the availability of this product. It came to the UK market in 2001 and sold on Amazon.co.uk since 2004. Thereafter, this cordless screwdriver is strictly one of those power tools that pops up seasonally and should not be confused with the smaller 2 x AA battery powered "red" Black and Decker model that have smaller length heads. Although it cost me £9-99 in 2004, it is now an online-only purchase from EBay.co.uk and holds a price margin of £13-99 to £20-00. Some private hardware shops may still sell this product, but be warned - sellers who charge £28 to £32 are having a joke here, no matter how good this product is!
This is probably one of the best helpers I've ever purchased, in terms of helping me to assemble furniture in a much more comfortable fashion, rather than getting stressed out and giving my hands a real work out when requiring to put lots of furniture together. Over the years of ownership, my KC2006 has been dropped and knocked around, but still, the brand name is clear to see and not many other of the decals have rubbed off. The best part I appreciate however isn't just the performance or the rubberised grips set into the body - but of the surprisingly longevity of the batteries on board and the reliability that the Black and Decker just seems to keep on giving. It is a must for DIY buyers and for anyone who dreads the thought of using a manual screwdriver if it hurts their hands. Thanks for reading! ©Nar2 2012
I'm not quite sure how I ended up with the Black & Decker cordless screwdriver, model number 9072CTN. It is one of those devices that you buy for convenience rather than necessity and more often than not, these kind of purchases will get used a couple of times before being put away, never to be used again.
It is a 2.4 volt single speed device that is also reversible. It rotates at a speed of 150 rpm and deliver 2.3ins-lbs torque. It has a narrow nose piece allow access to small crevices and holes whilst using a metal gearcase for added durability. Powered off an internal battery that can be recharged through a mains connection. It is light weight at only 1.25 lbs meaning it can be used by anyone for jobs around the house. It comes complete with double ended screw bit and charger. It also comes with a generous two year manufacturers warranty.
When you look at the figures above, the two things that stands out is the weight and the voltage. DIY products are bulky and power hungry, they have to be to get the job done and to last longer than five minutes. This is run off no power whatsoever and weighs nothing. Therefore it si not something you are goingto use for heavy duty DIY. You can use it for putting furniture together and you will be impressed. What it won't do is put a shelf into a wall withany degree of authority. The product description does seem to indicate it is for low level household DIY.
It also will not last long either. A single charge will give you no more than half an hours continuous use. And if you are halfway through a job, then you are in trouble, because it takes an age to recharge. So keep a screwdriver handy.
It is encased in what was the traditional Black & Decker green toughened plastic with an orange buttton, although the newer versions are coloured orange. It has a textured grip which allows for a more comfortable, controlled usage. Available from amazon.co.uk and other retailers for around the £12 mark. My advice to you however, is if you are thinking of buying an electric screwdriver, avoid this and spend a bit more on something which needs lots power and weighs a lot. It will work out in the long run. Either that or stick with the old screwdriver. If it worked for Noah, it'll work for you!!
had always wanted a cordless screwdriver and I recently treated myself to one. I am an enthusiastic though not particularly good do-it-yourselfer and whilst putting a screw in is not the most tiring thing to do all these things add up and anything which can ease the burden is welcome.
The Black and Decker cost £34.49 from Argos (Catalogue number 710/8857) which puts it at the top of the price range for such screwdrivers. It comes with a wall mounted charger unit and putting this on the wall was the first job I did with the screwdriver. It also has a neat carry and storage case.
There are enough bits included with the screwdriver to do any job you are likely to do. I do have to say though having used the screwdriver you must choose the right bit or the screwdriver will slip off. When it does so and you still have your finger pressed on the button you can do a lot of damage either to the screw or to the piece you are working on. So be careful. Assuming all is OK and you have got a good connection with screw bit head to screw then it soon whizzes the screw in (or out) as necessary.
The screwdriver has only one speed but has five different torque settings depending on what you are screwing into. So far I have not found any difficulty with what I have used the screwdriver for. I do find I do not use the cordless screwdriver for every job. There are still jobs which are just too small needing perhaps one screw putting in but if you have a lot of screwing to do then the Black and Decker cordless is a great help.
Is it worth £34 when there are budget models available around £15? Probably not but I would hope the durability of the Black and Decker will pay longer term dividends. Time will tell.
BLACK AND DECKER CORDLESS SCREWDRIVER As a disabled person with limited mobility of my right side, I found that this type of screwdriver was one of my essential tools. This is my second screwdriver and I have found it very easy to use but it is very important to keep it fully charged, because there is nothing more frustrating not being able to finish the job. One problem with this is it needs clear space directly above the screw due to the length of the tool and holding it sometimes can be difficult,I prefer the type that have a pistol grip. Charging this driver was very rapid and the torque produced ample for most types of screwing job and material being used. The accessories provided ie bits,need to be used carefully and the bits are easy broken and can stick to screw heads which means they can fall and get lost.These are things that I have experianced. Overall I would not be without this screwdriver.
18 months ago I bought a 12V Black and Decker cordless hammer drill/screwdriver. This cost £90 and came with a smart 1 hour charger. With this charger, it detects when the battery is charged and swtiches to a trickle current, which saves the battery from being damaged by over charging. I recently bought a similar electric drill for £30. This doesn't have the hammer action, so it won't be any good for masonry, and the charger is a dumb one that takes 3 hours and will destroy the battery if you leave it on for too long. However, the battery fits with the other drill and for that alone its probably worth having. One thing I've noticed with the new drill is that doesn't have a 2 speed gearbox like my old drill. This means that it?s a bit slow for drilling when you want a high speed and a bit fast for using as a screwdriver. Since I've owned these drills, I've hardly used my old corded drill at all. Its much nice to not have to worry about the flex with young kids around. There are times when you _need_ a corded drill - to drill into concrete, but its pretty rare.
Firstly, the Black & Decker cordless screwdriver I have is slightly different from the one pictured, but it's much the same so I'll write the review anyway. The first question you might ask yourself is, why waste money on a cordless screwdriver? I'll try to answer that. At home, we added an extension to the house to give an extra bedroom. We bought a whole set of flat packed furniture which of course needed assembled. I decided to invest in a Black & Decker cordless screwdriver, I thought it was better to invest a little more and get a decent DIY brandname. I simply bought the screwdriver on it own with a reversible screwbit, giving you a straight head and a cross head to use. I then assembled all the flat packed furniture with it and what a difference it makes. It makes building the units much faster and hassle free, plus the once the furniture is finished it feels very solid. I have bought a second cordless screwdriver, exactly the same as the first but with a box of different screwbits. The original screwdriver works fine, but I lost the screwbit. The screwdriver runs off a rechargeable battery, both the battery and charger are supplied. The screwdriver will last as lpong as you can basically, if you use it day after day without charging it obviously it will run out of power. As long as you set it to charge up after a busy day's work it'll be ready for another day's usage. With regards to quality of the screwdriver, it fells solid an well made. I have used both the one I have a lot and neither of them have ever failed me. If you are doing any sort of activity that involces a lot of screwing this is an excellent product to buy, it make the job so much easier and puts the screws in tighter and faster than any human can.
This is a must for anyone who is considering buying any flat-pack furniture. I struggled for years without a power screwdriver but after a trip to MFI sale I ordered rather too much furniture for both bedrooms and my office. When all the flat-packs arrived one of the delivery guys said I hope you've got an electric screwdriver. I had to agree and promptly popped out to B&Q for the Black and Decker electric screwdriver. This rechargeable power driver worked well with six torque settings to adjust the amount of power applied to the screws. The screwdriver came with a good selection of nine interchangeable bits (three sizes for each of the three types Philips, Pozi-drive and slotted). There is a magnetic barrel too so that you can stick a screw on the end of the bit and use the screwdriver to offer it up to the hole it space is tight to hold it in place with your other hand. This has not made the job easier to assemble all this furniture but rather made it possible. Otherwise, half of the units would still be in the flat-packs in which they were delivered. No more blisters for me! But if I didn't already have a power drill I think I would have bought a combined drill-driver as the trigger-style handle would make it even easier to apply high torque to screws. This driver still will go into places where there is not enough room for a drill-driver so I am still very pleased with it.
I have just broken my second Black and Decker cordless screwdriver. Compared to a humble screwdriver it's a complicated tool. The more bits and pieces in it the more to go wrong. They are great time and effort savers when they are fully charged up and working,especially when doing a large job like fitting a new kitchen, but how many times do you fit a new kitchen? I do more small jobs like fitting a plug or putting up a shelf, a simple screwdriver will do most jobs easily. I don't want a new cordless that only lasts a couple of years, for the same price I can get couple of really good quality ordinary screwdrivers that will last me a lifetime.
Great toy for men...well it is for mine! For years we done without one, then my Dad gave him one. I suppose it was a good thing. In the past if a plug needed changing, I`d get a knife & do it...he`d pretend he had noticed. But now! it`s, "I`ll do that" off he goes gets the electric screwdriver, fine, but if it`s not charged we have to wait for it, I tell him I`ll get a knife...but no, can`t do a proper job with a knife! They are good though, when our Self Assemble bedroom units had to be made, I know it really made the job quicker with all the handles & screws on them. I just hope the novelty doesn`t wear off, and it keeps him happy for years to come. Every man should have one!


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Louisville is losing 3-0 in the 6th inning
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Chattanooga was postponed due to rain.
Sarasota is winning 11-2 after 6 innings
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-Jim Paduch: 6 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 3 K's.
Dayton trails 5-4 in the 7th inning
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Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at Bob's Red Mill. We couldn't spread our love of whole grains without you. We can't send each of you a frilly valentine to show our love, but we hope you'll enjoy this beautiful recipe and giveaway from us and our friends at Ryland, Peters & Small. We thought this would be just the thing to make for your gluten free sweetheart tonight.
Ryland, Peters & Small is a book publisher dedicated to capturing, "in words and pictures, those elements of life that give the greatest pleasure: sharing the perfect meal with friends, baking a batch of cookies with your children on a lazy Saturday and a home that makes you happy every time you open the front door." They reached out to us with two new books from their line and we thought they were a perfect fit for you. We have one book this week and we'll offer up another of their fine books next week.
The Gluten-Free Baker by Hannah Miles is one part cookbook and one part piece of art. Each recipe is accompanied by beautiful photography by William Reavell and is truly fit to be framed. The recipes range from decadent desserts such as the one listed below to more savory fare like Rosemary, Olive & Tomato Focaccia and Onion Seed Bagels. It's a small book, with about 60 gluten free and wheat free recipes, but each is clearly written with care and more than a bit of culinary experience behind it. There are even a few recipes that recreate the magic of puff pastry, something that eludes many gluten free bakers. We hope you'll enjoy this book as much as we do. We only have one copy to giveaway; if you aren't the lucky winner and you'd like to lay your hands on a copy, the book is available for purchase on the Ryland, Peters & Small website for $24.95.
Caramelized Lemon Cake
Tangy lemon slices, drenched in a lemon caramel, nestled on top of a delicate lemon sponge, make this cake a must for all citrus lovers. Delicious served warm with custard sauce or cold with whipped cream.
- 1-1⁄2 sticks Butter, softened
- 3⁄4 cup plus 2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 3 large Eggs
- heaping 3⁄4 cup Gluten-Free All-Purpose Baking Flour plus 2 tsp Baking Powder and 1⁄4 tsp Xanthan Gum
- 3⁄4 cup ground Almonds
- 3 Tbsp Sour Cream
- Custard Sauce or Whipped Cream, to serve
For the caramelized lemons
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- freshly squeezed juice of 1 Lemon
- 4 Lemons
- a 10-in cast iron tarte tatin pan or a similar heavy, flameproof pan, greased
Serves 8–10
Preheat the oven to 180˚C (350˚F) Gas 4.
To make the caramelized lemons, put the sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan and heat until the sugar melts and turns golden brown. Do not stir whilst cooking but gently shake the pan from time to time to prevent the sugar from burning. Watch closely once the sugar has melted as it will caramelize quickly. Pour into the bottom of the pan. Grate the zest from 3 of the lemons and reserve for the cake batter. Cut the top and bottom from all 5 lemons and stand them upright on a chopping board. Using a sharp knife slice away the peel and pith in vertical slices and repeat until the lemons are peeled. Cut each lemon into 6 slices and remove any pips using a sharp knife. Arrange the lemon slices in the caramel in the pan in a circular pattern – taking care as the caramel will be hot. Set aside.
Put the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and whisk together until light and creamy. Beat in the eggs and whisk again until the batter is light and airy. Sift in the flour and baking powder and add the ground almonds, sour cream and reserved lemon zest. Fold together until everything is incorporated. Spoon the batter into the pan with the lemon slices. Bake in the preheated oven for 30–40 minutes, until the cake springs back to the touch and a knife inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes then put a serving plate on top of the pan and, holding the pan with a kitchen towel (so you do not burn yourself) invert the cake onto the plate. Serve warm or cold with custard sauce or whipped cream.
This cake will keep for up to 2 days if stored in an airtight container.
We had a few hiccups during our last giveaway, so I'm going to try and explain myself a little better for this one. We are going to use this handy app (handy for us) to count and tally everyone's entries. There is a great 45 second tutorial for how to use this app here. It's pretty simple, enter using your Facebook login or an email address and password. You absolutely must leave a comment to be counted. I do double check, so don't think clicking on "I did this" and not commenting will win you a prize. Do be sure to leave your comment and click on "I did this" or you won't be entered. There is an additional entry option for "liking" Ryland, Peters & Small on Facebook. If you're not on Facebook, don't sweat it. Most of my winners do end up being those who complete the mandatory entry- it's all done by random selection, but I'm just telling you what I see.
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Prenatal Non-invasive Aneuploidy Test Utilizing SNPs Trial (PreNATUS)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Natera, Inc.
Columbia University
George Washington University
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Natera, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: March 1, 2012
Last updated: April 12, 2017
Last verified: April 2017
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Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
Detailed Description:
This prospective blinded study will assess the diagnostic capability of an informatics enhanced SNP based technology (Parental Support) to identify pregnant women who are carrying a fetus with an aneuploidy from fee floating DNA in the maternal blood.
|Trisomy 13 Trisomy 18 Trisomy 21 Aneuploidy
|Procedure: Blood Draw
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Prenatal Non-invasive Aneuploidy Test Utilizing SNPs Trial (PreNATUS)
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: Down syndrome trisomy 13 trisomy 18
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Turner Syndrome Gonadal Dysgenesis Trisomy 18 Trisomy 13 Chromosomal TriplicationU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Natera, Inc.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Sensitivity and Specificity of the test to diagnose aneuploidy in a fetus at chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X and Y. [ Time Frame: Between first trimester screening (10-14 weeks GA) and invasive testing (amniocentesis or CVS). ]The primary objective is to determine the diagnostic capability of the test to detect autosomal aneuploidy (chromosomes 13, 18, 21) and sex aneuploidy (X and Y).
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
Plasma Sample Prepared DNA
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|January 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2017
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Pregnant Women Blood Draw
Pregnant Women with elevated risk of trisomic pregnancy to donate a blood sample through one time blood draw
Procedure: Blood Draw
Blood will be drawn from the mother and father
Detailed Description:
First trimester screening is the current standard of care for pregnant women in the United States. Women with a high screening risk for trisomy then have invasive testing, which carries a risk of miscarriage, to definitively determine if the fetus has trisomy. Because of the high false negative rate of the first trimester screening, an unacceptable number of trisomic fetuses are not detected. Moreover, because of the high false positive rate, an unacceptable number of women undergo invasive follow up testing. Additional screening tests are needed that combine a high sensitivity, a low false positive rate, and minimal or no risk to the fetus.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Pregnant Women
Inclusion Criteria:
- Singleton pregnancy
- Gestational age between 8 weeks 0 days and 23 weeks, 6 days by best obstetrical estimate
- Mother has a high or moderate risk for trisomy
- Mother is planning to have or has had an amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) procedure
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unavailability of the father to provide a genetic sample (e.g. sperm donor, non-paternity)
- Egg donor used
- Mother or father have known chromosomal abnormalities (including known balanced translocations)
- Participation in the study in a previous pregnancy
- Pregnancy is a result of IVF with pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
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: NCT01545674
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Natera, Inc.
Columbia University
George Washington University
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
|Principal Investigator:
|Ronald Wapner, MD
|Columbia University
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Additional Information:
Keywords provided by Natera, Inc.:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Natera, Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01545674 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1R44HD062114 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|March 1, 2012
|Last Updated:
|April 12, 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
|Plan Description:
|A peer reviewed publication is planned from this study.
Keywords provided by Natera, Inc.:
Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis
Prenatal Blood Test
Prenatal Aneuploidy Screening
Trisomy 13
Trisomy 18
Trisomy 21
Down Syndrome
Turner Syndrome
Edwards Syndrome
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Down Syndrome
Chromosome Aberrations
Pathologic Processes
Chromosome Duplication
Intellectual Disability
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Abnormalities, Multiple
Congenital Abnormalities
Chromosome Disorders
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
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The 70-year-old said it was "unbelievable" that the Magpies' boss accused him of harassing referees after the Englishman pushed an assistant, labelling him notorious for haranguing
The Red Devils eventually came out on top of the clash on December 26, Javier Hernandez's last-minute winner handing them a 4-3 victory after they pegged back to level terms three times beforehand.
The visitors' second, which made the scores 2-1, saw Jonny Evans put the ball in his own net however Ferguson was not happy that referee Mike Dean overruled his linesman's offside call and thus allowed the goal.
Dean's failure to sent the Scot to the stands led to Pardew to criticise the official, commenting he may feel "slightly disappointed" looking back, before calling on the FA to hand the United boss a future ban.
However the 70-year-old has now hit back, and with some force, insisting that his opposite number is in fact the worst for "haranguing" officials, citing his calls for a ban as "unbelievable" after an incident in a match with Tottenham where the Magpies' manager pushed an assistant.
He told reporters: "[Pardew] shoves a ref then makes a joke of it, then he's got the cheek to criticise me. It's unbelievable.
"He is the worst for haranguing referees. His whole staff, every game. He was at it the whole game on Wednesday."
The Red Devils boss then went on to lament his team's high-profile status, suggesting the world is more inclined to take note of spats involving the "most famous club in world" instead of a "wee club in the north east".
"It is unfortunate but I am the manager of the most famous club in the world," he added. "Not Newcastle, a wee club in the north east.
"I was demonstrative. I am always demonstrative. Everyone knows that. I am an emotional guy. But I was not abusive. I shouted Mike over.
"We walked towards each other. I was only on (the pitch) three or four yards. That has been overplayed. The problem for me is that the profile of this club is huge."


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According to information released earlier by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Chevrolet Impala that Goodmann was driving struck a vehicle, then rear-ended a semi-truck.
Fort Wayne Police were called at 7:54 a.m. to Coliseum Boulevard East at Crescent Avenue to a report of a personal-injury accident, with the driver reportedly unconscious. The man, Goodmann, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The preliminary investigation indicates that Goodmann's Impala was traveling eastbound on Coliseum. It reportedly appeared to be trying to change lanes while approaching the intersection at Crescent, according to the police department. Witnesses told police that the Impala clipped the side-view mirror of a white Pontiac before rear-ending a semi-truck that was stopped at the intersection.
The force of the impact between the Impala and the semi-truck pushed the semi about two feet forward. The Impala bounced back and came to rest across two lanes on Coliseum. There were no other injuries reported at the scene.
Eastbound traffic on Coliseum from North Anthony Boulevard to Crescent remained closed at 10 a.m. while the F.A.C.T. (Fatal Alcohol Crash Team) investigated.
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Global food prices will set records during 2013, according to a new report from Rabobank International, but the social impacts should be milder than in 2008 when shortages of staple foods caused riots in several developing countries. Rabobank issued the report, titled "Re-entering agflation: World food prices to hit record high," last week.
According to the report, the overall FAO Food Price Index, which serves as a proxy for prices consumers around the world pay for food, will rise 12 percent from August 31 through the end of 2012, then slow to 2 percent growth for the first half of 2013. Prices will peak between the second and third quarters of next year.
Rising prices for agricultural commodities, largely due to severe drought in the United States and elsewhere are behind the expected spike in food prices. However, the analysts say, commodities used primarily for feed, such as corn and soybeans, account for most of the shortages this time around, in contrast with shortages of staple-food commodities such as wheat and rice in 2008.
Rabobank analysts project global stocks of core food staples such as rice and wheat will account for 61 percent of total grain supplies, compared with 53 percent in 2007-2008, resulting in wheat and rice prices about 30 percent lower than their 2008 peaks.
Meat and dairy prices make up 52 percent of the FAO Food Price Index and are the primary drivers of the forecast for higher food prices. The Rabobank report projects prices for slaughter cattle will increase by 6 percent and feeder cattle by 8 percent between now and June 30, 2013. The price of pork, demonstrated by lean hog futures, will rise 31 percent during the same period, according to the report.
Rising meat and dairy prices have global consequences, but the impact will be less than the rise in the price of staple grains in 2007 and 2008. This is because in much of the world, demand for animal proteins is more "elastic" than it is here. If the price gets too high, consumers simply switch to more plant-based foods. Meat demand elasticity tends to be highest in Africa, parts of Asia and South America, and moderate in most of our key customer nations for beef exports such as Japan and South Korea.
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How does one train for a major tournament? My goal this year is to win the AM division @ Louisiana State Championship. I have until Sat, Oct 9. I will also have a small advantage, it will be played on my home course I have been playing a lot of tournaments in the last few months, trying to get used to playing them, averaging about 2 per/month. My average drive is in the 340-350 range. I do not understand distance lines so it is both my max and golf D.
I guess what I am asking is, does anyone have a more elaborate training routine they use? I am asking mostly about disc golf related things. I am a power lifter so being in shape will not be an issue. Right now I am playing 4-5 times a week, staying after and playing HORSE on the last hole with a couple friends. I have a portable basket and I putt with it at least 2 times a week. I work from home so sneaking out on "breaks" and lunch to do drills will not be an issue. I live 5 minutes from a soccer field. Anyone have any ideas?


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The Hills Group and the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) Wiltshire branch have joined forces again this year to launch the Best Kept Village competition for 2014.
Invitations to enter the competition have been sent to all 234 villages across Wiltshire and entries need to be submitted by Wednesday, April 30.
As an incentive to get entries in early, the first 30 entries received at the CPRE Office in Devizes will each be given ten free bags of Hills' Warrior Compost.
The compost is made from green waste collected throughout Wiltshire, it is certified to the BSI PAS 100 (2011) and the Compost Quality Protocol standard and accredited by both the Association for Organics Recycling and the Soil Association.
Mike Hill, chief executive of the Hills Group, said: "The competition encourages village residents to work together and build a stronger community.
"I am looking forward to seeing the results of their efforts as I was extremely impressed by the impressive work that was undertaken last year."
And John Blake, secretary of CPRE Wiltshire, said: "CPRE Wiltshire is delighted that The Hills Group are sponsoring this competition again this year, its 56th year.
"With the bonus of Hills generous offer of organic compost to the first 30 villages to enter, the preparation for the competition becomes an important part of the cohesive efforts of the villagers during the year."
The competition is judged in three categories – small villages with populations of less than 300, medium villages with populations between 301 to 1,000 residents and large villages with populations between 1,001 to 3,500 residents.
This year for the first time there will be a short seminar about the competition aimed at helping both newcomers and those villages which would like more information at Worton Village Hall on Monday, March 31.
Those interested in attending should contact CPRE Wiltshire on 01380 722157.
Judging will take place during May to August and the final winners' presentation ceremony will be held on October 12 in each of the winning villages with prizes awarded by Wiltshire's Lord Lieutenant, President of the CPRE Wiltshire Mrs Sarah Troughton and the Hills winning plaque by Mr Hill.
The winning villages in 2013 were: Small village – Teffont; Medium – All Cannings; Large – Burbage.


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The Forum sponsors two annual APS awards: the Burton-Forum award recognizes outstanding accomplishments in the endeavor to promote public understanding of issues involving the interface between physics and society, and the Leo Szilard Award for Physics in the Public Interest recognizes outstanding accomplishments by a physicist in promoting the use of physics for the benefit of society in such areas as the environment, arms control and science policy. In addition, the Nicholson Medal was established in 1994 by both the Forum and the Division of Plasma Physics "to recognize the humanitarian aspect of physics and physicists".
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Bethel College and Keller Park Church are teaming up to sponsor a "Cinderella Day" on March 26 from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at Keller Park Church, 1003 W Bryan St., in South Bend, Ind. Bethel students have collected nearly 40 gently used prom dresses, sizes 2 to 18W, to sell to teen girls from the Keller Park Community, the Safe House and the Boys and Girls Club. Each dress is $5.
Other teens who need a dress at a lower cost can participate as well. Shoes, purses, gloves and jewelry will also be available, but will not be sold outside of a dress purchase.
Nearly 20 female students from Bethel will volunteer their time and skills to help teens find a dress and provide them with minor alterations, accessories and advice on how to do their hair for the big day. Employees of The Body Shop will provide free makeovers using products from their own makeup line.
Junior Leah Smith, with the help of the Bethel College office of service learning, is coordinating the event. Smith began collecting the dresses in boxes that were placed in the women's dorms in February, knowing that Bethel's campus would be the best place to get donations.
She says the idea sparked after the Feb. 16 "revival" chapel service on campus. (Watch the service here.) This particular chapel lasted more than seven hours. The service led to responses from students in several different ways in the days following, including worship services, Bible studies and classroom discussions.
"Dennis Engbrecht, [Bethel's senior vice president], was talking about how we all have things we can give away and my first thought was clothes," explained Smith. "God's been teaching me a lot in the process as well; to depend on Him for all my needs and that I can never pull this off on my own strength. He's been so faithful and I know He will continue to open doors so this event can bring Him glory."
For more information about "Cinderella Day," contact Smith at email@example.com, or 260.409.6745.
Bethel College is an accredited Christian college offering associate, bachelor's and master's degrees in more than 70 areas of study. The current enrollment of more than 2,100 includes students from 34 states and Puerto Rico, 19 countries, more than 25 denominations and 16 percent from culturally diverse backgrounds. Scholarships are available based upon a variety of factors including academic achievement, talent in the arts or athletics, ethnicity and church affiliation. In addition to its beautifully wooded 75-acre main campus in Mishawaka, Ind., Bethel also offers specific academic programs at sites in Elkhart, Ind., Fort Wayne, Ind., Dowagiac, Mich., and St. Joseph, Mich. Nursing programs are also offered in cooperation with Grace College in Winona Lake, Ind.


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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Assisted living centers in North Carolina are trying to stop pills meant for residents from being stolen
The State Bureau of Investigation has 11 agents that focus on investigating doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care workers that divert prescription drugs from patients, SBI spokeswoman Noelle Talley said.
"We'd estimate that at least 20 percent of drug cases worked by SBI field agents now involve prescription drugs," Talley said.
Talley said painkillers are the most frequently stolen drugs.
Asheville and Buncombe County have combined to create a unit to investigate drug diversion cases. Agent Ken Razza said he investigated 20 cases in the first seven month of 2013, compared to 17 cases all of last year. He said the actual number of incidents is likely much higher.
"Conservatively, I'd say it'd be twice as many cases," Razza said. "That's not counting home health care providers, or those diversions from traveling nurses, and there's no supervision of those nurses. Those medications are kept in the open."
Assisted living homes are putting procedures in place to stop the thefts. At Aston Park Skilled Nursing Facility in Asheville, only licensed nurses dispense drugs. Stronger painkillers are kept in a locked container with the medicine only distributed by an off-site pharmacist via computer. Two nurses must be present when the medicine is dispensed, said Karen Young, director of nursing
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Henry Hensley, a 56-year-old with multiple sclerosis and dealing with the pain from an old gunshot wound suffered while serving in the military, has lived in six assisted living facilities in the past 10 years. He said he had one worker sell his pain medicine for crack cocaine and another worker steal four days of medicine.
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Who do you guys want with our 2nd round pick? What position do you think we will take?
I think Travis Diener if he is still there or maybe John Gilchrist..
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Who do you guys want with our 2nd round pick? What position do you think we will take?
I think Travis Diener if he is still there or maybe John Gilchrist..
They wont make the roster, who ever it is we draft
maybe we will draft bracey... you know to make up for not picking alford
i know i know reggie already made up for DW's decision to not select alford but you know what i am getting at
Originally Posted by BigDawg44
i thought we did that with Damon Bailey
Originally Posted by BigDawg44
Only problem is that no IU fan wants Bracey to stay in Indiana, let alone play for the Pacers. I really wouldn't mind to much, but still..
package our first and second round picks this year plus next years first rounder along with austin croshere to atlanta for their number 1 next year.....that should serve as punishment to austin for airing locker room business in the new york times...
Francisco Garcia, people have him going deep in the second round, if he's still there, I would take him. Our take an Euro on potential or that 7'8 Chinese dude.
Originally Posted by Jesus Shuttlesworth
He is referring to Austin's comments about Artest Austin basically said that Artest is good now, everything is fine and dandy at the moment but who knows what will happen when Artest is instigated or is placed in a 11/19 kind of situation
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/14/sp...53162c&ei=5070Originally Posted by Jesus Shuttlesworth
William C. Rhoden | Sports of The Times
Pacers Lose Artest but Find Themselves
Published: May 14, 2005
A WEEK ago, I was convinced that the Pacers could not get past the second round of the playoffs without Ron Artest. But now, after two straight victories - one in Detroit and another last night at home - I'm not so sure.
Two months ago, Indiana was not even a sure bet to make the playoffs. Now they have the defending N.B.A. champions on the ropes, and the Pistons are beginning to yelp.
Last night, Indiana continued its unlikely trip through the playoffs, defeating Detroit, 79-74, to take a two-games-to-one lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series. Once again, Reggie Miller was the center of controversy, setting off yet another round of the game-within-the-game known as Lobby the Officials.
Miller hit a clutch shot with 10.7 seconds left that gave Indiana its 79-74 lead. After the game, Pistons Coach Larry Brown was fuming.
Asked to praise Miller's legendary ability to hit clutch shots, Brown said: "You look at that on the film and you tell me what he did. He made a great shot, an unbelievable shot, I've seen him do it again and again. But watch it on the film and write it down and tell me how he got that shot. Yeah, he made an unbelievable shot, but tell me how the space was cleared to get that shot."
Brown also wondered how the Pacers scored points without making field goals in the fourth quarter and implied that the N.B.A., in its zeal to increase scoring, has empowered the officials rather than the players.
Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle was indignant over Brown's comments. The Pistons shot more free throws than the Pacers, and Indiana's best player, Jermaine O'Neal, fouled out with 2 minutes 30 seconds left.
"I don't want to hear it," Carlisle said. "I don't want to hear it, not with the season we had. Not with what we've had to fight through. Forget it. Forget it. There's two teams playing hard, the officials are doing the best they can. That's what I see."
What we also see are two Indiana Pacers teams.
There are the prebrawl Pacers, whose symbol was Artest: tough, physical, bruising. This was a team for which toughness meant tracking down perpetrators and handing out instant justice.
Then there are the postbrawl Pacers with multiple identities, a team for which toughness has meant perseverance and overcoming adversity, taking its punishment and making the best of a difficult situation.
I like these Pacers a lot better, and I'm not alone.
Who could have guessed on Nov. 19, after the horrific brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills, that Indiana would evolve into an admirable underdog?
Several Pacers, led by Artest, charged into the stands to beat up Pistons fans they suspected of throwing objects at them. It was frontier justice; the Pacers became do-it-themselves judges, juries and executioners. The altercation sparked a near riot and resulted in several suspensions, including Artest's for the rest of the season.
While Indiana battles Detroit, Artest is on a Band-Aid tour to repair his image. He is going on talk shows and giving magazine interviews, putting his spin on his behavior and his suspension. But he's missing the point.
"His heart is in the right place," said his teammate Austin Croshere. But Artest's heart isn't the issue. His emotions are. This is a matter that is deeply rooted and cannot be addressed with merely an "I'm sorry" on ESPN.
Croshere said he watched part of Artest's interview. "I just turned it off because it's kind of at the point now where I think everybody on the team is like, 'Well, I'll believe it when I see it,' " Croshere said.
"Ron is a good guy," he said. "I see him in practice, I go up and talk to him. We talk about our kids all the time. But what's going to happen in a game where his guy gets 25 or 30 points or he misses a shot at the end of a game; he doesn't get the ball at the end of a game; high-stress situation. How does he handle that?"
In any event, the fallout from the brawl has had an upside for Indiana. A number of players who craved playing time - Fred Jones, James Jones and Croshere - had the opportunity to play, and have played well. The starters and the stars, except for Artest, are back from injuries and suspensions. Those who were playing larger minutes are back to being role players, but the increased playing time has benefited everyone on the team.
The fallout from the brawl has this downside: the basketball intensity of this series will suffer because the physical nature of each team will, out of necessity, give way to a certain restraint.
The Pistons and the Pacers are walking on eggshells. The series will not be as uncompromisingly physical as it would have been had there never been a brawl. Nobody wants to be thrown out of a playoff series, and no one wants to be ejected from a game in this series.
I'm not convinced the Pacers would have made this great run had Artest been in the lineup. Now they have created an identity without him.
The question is not what would happen if Artest were playing. The reality for Artest to consider is that if he were here, the Pacers may not be.
You want to punish Austin for airing lockerroom business while at the same time challenge all of us that believe that what Austin said is "just the tip of the iceberg" as just reading things in whatever way is convenient to our positions.
I've got a hard enough time following your logic, now this?
Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you
But how do you know Austin really said that? All we have is some random writer in a newspaper claiming to have some inside line with Austin and telling us what Austin said.... Maybe the writer spoke with Austin and maybe he didn't.... Did you see Austin say any of that? I refuse to believe anything like that at all or even consider it worthy of my time. Anybody can make anything up, print it, and some people will believe it. I don't even know that it was ever 'printed'. I just see it on the internet. For all I know, that is as far as it goes.... Just some internet noise pretending to be news. I prefer to stick to facts and not be sucked into some discussion based on random speculation or blatant lying...especially based on some guy on the internet claiming some kind of inside info...
Austin doesn't air dirty laundry in public. Until I see otherwise.... and I don't expect I ever will... then I refuse to believe some random guy on the internet no matter who or what he claims to know. He has zero credibility with me. I'm not going to waste my time with it. I'm not even going to consider it in part or in whole.... I prefer to deal in facts.
[/Bball in a foretaz mode]
Please note: Sarcasm was used in this posting.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.....
sarcasm duly noted....
comparing bill rhoden, one of the most respected journalists of our time, to one of the most disrespected anonymous internet posters of our time.....well....
I rest my case...
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
2nd round pick, Chris Thomas Notre Dame PG with a great shot. I think he will be in the league for awhile and is better then Eddie Gill.
"He wanted to get to that money time. Time when the hardware was on the table. That's when Roger was going to show up. So all we needed to do was stay close"
Darnell Hillman (Speaking of former teammate Roger Brown)
no thank u to chris thomas.....he peaked about 3 years ago...
Are we actually debateing a second round pick? Let's draft some unknown foriegner that might become productive in a couple of years.
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I agree Sun Ming Ming would fill seats just because he's huge, I had the opportunity to see Manute Bol up close at the Ceasars riverboat a couple years ago just before he was in the accident. It was unbelievable how tall he was and a stringbean at that. Sun Ming Ming is not a stringbean by any means. I think he weighs something like 360 right now.Originally Posted by Jose Slaughter
"He wanted to get to that money time. Time when the hardware was on the table. That's when Roger was going to show up. So all we needed to do was stay close"
Darnell Hillman (Speaking of former teammate Roger Brown)
No way. Hes a 7'8" freakshow, nothing else. Sun Ming Ming is incredibley slow, he cant score anywhere unless he's right next to the basket. Don't confuse him with Yao, hes not nearly as agile and he will be too tired to play another second after 10 minutes of play.Originally Posted by Jose Slaughter
I'd much rather get a real player like Gilcrest in the second round.
But if Julius Hodge is still around when we pick, he is going to be a stud in the NBA. He could be a serious sleeper I think. I'm a big J-Hodge fan and I would love to see him in a Pacer uni
Chris Thomas will be gone way before we pick. Francisco Garcia will most definitely be gone way way way before we pick. Hopefully we'll use the pick on some foreign guy who might pan out down the road, cause sure as hell nobody would make our team this year.
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The Next Generation Jukebox, or NGX, a Rowe product from AMI Entertainment Network Inc., is a modular hardware system. The large-format (32" screen), wall-hanging jukebox begins as a 72-lb. base model that can be enhanced internally and externally. NGX's Face Place implementation is the most sophisticated augmentation to the integrated jukebox. It also adds about $1,250 to the base cost, but the operator gets a fully functional photobooth.
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Locations in Detroit, Queens, NY, and Pensacola, FL, among other spots around the country, were selected for the test to provide a rational gauge of the product. "We wanted to test locations where you would not expect a lot of interest in the photobooth service," Margold explained. And unlike a full-size, single-purpose booth, the NGX Face Place works without a privacy curtain, which was expected to curtail use by among patrons who might be bashful about posing for a photo in the open.
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A broad range of militants were deemed to dangerous to be left alive in recent operations
Under fire over its defense over potential drone
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I. Deadly, But Not Very Precise
New documents obtained by McClatchy's reveal that of the 95 drone strikes in the Pakistan region between Oct. 2010 and Sept. 2011, many did not target al-Qaeda and those that did were not as accurate as thought.
The drone campaign managed to kill 482 people, but only 6 were high-ranking members of al-Qaeda. Analyst Jonathan Landay reports, "At least 265 of up to 482 people who the U.S. intelligence reports estimated the CIA killed during a 12-month period ending in September 2011 were not senior al Qaida leaders but instead were 'assessed' as Afghan, Pakistani and unknown extremists."
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In the past the Obama administration has claimed that the death strikes by armed Predator and Reaper drones, employed primarily by
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
, were used only on "specific senior operational leaders of al Qaida and associated forces."
Micah Zenko, an expert with the bipartisan foreign-relations think-tank
Council on Foreign Relations
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Reaper drones have been used in numerous Pakistan and Yemen death strikes.
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But White House national security spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden says that the administration does not need to specify explicitly who it is targeting and to make no assumptions. She remarks, "You should not assume [CIA Chief John Brennan] is only talking about al-Qaeda just because he doesn't say 'al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces' at every reference."
So who was the administration targeting in the 43 out of 95 drone strikes that did not target al-Qaeda? According to McClatchy's, the documents indicate that the strikes in question targeted "Haqqani network, several Pakistani Taliban factions and the unidentified individuals described only as 'foreign fighters' and 'other militants.'"
The documents also reveal that U.S. efforts to kill terrorist leaders often accidentally instead killed friends or family members. Drone strikes were even used to target somber occasions, such as individuals leaving funerals.
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One major complaint of the administration's critics is lack of transparency in the deadly offensive. The administration has refused to release a list of "terrorist" organizations that it considers "associated forces" of al-Qaeda. So far only Afghanistan's Taliban has been officially acknowledged as an al-Qaeda ally. Also not revealed was whether the administration conducted so-called "signature killings" -- killings of locals who met with al-Qaeda or exhibited other behavior deemed suspicious.
Survivors pick through the rubble looking for relatives after an Oct. 2012 drone strike in Yemen.
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New CIA chief John Brennan in February acknowledged that the drone strikes sometimes miss the mark and kill innocent civilians, but he defended the program saying the U.S. paid the families of people it accidentally killed. He
, "Where possible, we also work with local governments to gather facts, and, if appropriate, provide condolence payments to families of those killed."
Condolence payments range from $1,000 to $7,500 according to various reports
, depending on the circumstances.
As CIA director (bottom right) escalated drone attacks in Yemen and Pakistan civilian casualties (top, left) have grown.
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Four American citizens with ties to terrorism -- Kamal Derwish, Anwar al-Awlaki, 16-year-old Abdulahman al-Awlaki, and Samir Khan -- have been killed to date in drone strikes in Yemen. Family members of the dead American citizens have
sued the Obama administration
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In August 2012, a drone strike in Yemen
a 40-year-old moderate cleric Salem bin Ahmed bin Ali Jaber just two days after he delivered a speech denouncing al-Qaeda. The irony is that the al-Qaeda officers who were targeted in the strike, reportedly came into town to threaten Mr. Jaber for his support of the U.S. and pacifistic leanings.
Some feel the President shouldn't have the power to order the warrantless killings of Americans on U.S. soil. [Image Source: Drone Wars UK]
It's clear more questions need to be asked about the program. But don't expect the answers to come easy from an administration who
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