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SAN BERNARDINO >> Two days. Two apparent gang homicides. More fear in a neighborhood that's got all it can take.
Just ask a woman who was too afraid to give her name after her 45-year-old neighbor was fatally gunned down Tuesday night after opening his door to answer it. For her, the problem is clear: gangs.
"They're like mosquitoes sucking out the blood of hard-working people," she said. "We hear shots all the time in this complex."
While it wasn't clear Wednesday that Phillip Andre Jacobs Sr.'s death was a gang shooting, it was clear from talking to residents nearby, they live in fear of gang violence.
The woman added that some of the gang members in the area force some residents to pay a protection fee monthly.
"I refuse to pay them anything," she added. "I'm too old to be intimidated by them."
But others, like Jacobs, 45, didn't even have the chance to be intimidated on Tuesday night.
He was shot and killed when he answered his door shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday night, according to a coroner's report.
His 18-year-old daughter was also shot — in the stomach — and was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition, police said.
He's the 29th homicide victim this year, coming one day after the 28th on Monday.
San Bernardino ended 2013 with 46 homicides, one less than the year before.
At about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday police responded to a report of shots fired at the Waterman Apartment complex in the 2600 block of South Copper Lane, according to a police statement.
They found Jacobs in the doorway of his apartment suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
It appeared to be a gang-related shooting, but the motive is unclear at this time, police said.
One man who lives in the apartment complex said he spoke to the shooter seconds before shots rang out.
"I was sitting on the bench when three dudes walked up," 26-year-old Kewun Jones said. "They said what's up blood and I said what's up cuz. Two of them stayed at the bottom of the stairs and the other dude walked upstairs and knocked on the door."
That's when bullets started flying.
"The man opened the door and bam, dude just started shooting," he said. "There was about seven to 10 shots. I told the kids to run in the house. The three dudes left."
Police don't have any suspects..
Police say they have been to the area multiple times in the last two months.
Officers have responded to more than 30 calls for service in the area near the Waterman Apartments for various calls that include a stabbing, last night's homicide, and multiple domestic violence calls, according to police Lt. Rich Lawhead.
This is the second homicide in San Bernardino in as many days.
Late Monday night, two men walked up to the ND Vape smoke shop at 312 E. Base Line and opened fire, hitting five people. One of them, 24-year-old Orlando Wayne Hunt Jr. of Beaumont died from multiple gunshot wounds.
Police believe the Hunt homicide is also gang-related, but not related to Tuesday's.
Anyone with information about the Jacobs homicide is asked to call Detective Michele Mahan at 909-384-5691 or Sgt. Gary Robertson at 909-841-5361.
Anyone with information about the Hunt homicide is asked to contact Detective Bill Flesher at 909-384-5655 or Sgt. Gary Robertson at 909-841-5361.


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As we await the employment-data release, I think the biggest market surprise will be flat action. After all, the bulls expect a great number, while the bears anticipate a disappointment -- and both camps foresee the market following suit. Of course, there are two more groups to include: those who want a good number so they can sell the news, and bulls who will want to buy the dip.
But ask yourself this: If the jobs number is disappointing, will the bulls still want to buy the dip? If you are looking for a 3%-to-5% correction, you are essentially calling for a move that gives back up to all of January's gains -- and, if that happened, would it constitute bullish action?
In the meantime, the oddest part of Thursday's statistics showed up on the Nasdaq, which saw a sharply rising number of stocks making new lows. While that number only comes to 27, it's the highest new-lows reading of 2013 -- coming on a day that the Nasdaq (and, by extension, the Russell 2000) -- were mostly in the green. So it certainly is curious.
A reader asked if I had changed my view on the Nasdaq, since I haven't complained about it much lately. Well, what is there to change? If we set aside the gap higher on the first trading day of the year, the index has gained 1% in the month. That's not bad -- but, relatively speaking, it's not enough to change my view that this is the weakest link in the market chain.
We know the head-and-shoulders top is still there on the longer-term Nasdaq chart but, shorter-term, we see an uptrend line at 3125 to 3130 -- rather close to the current quote. As long as it can stay above that line, this mild uptrend will remain intact. Any break of it -- or, at the very least, a test of 3075 -- and the prospect of filling that early-January gap would show up on everyone's screens.
Given the increase in new lows, the fact that the Nasdaq is still overbought and the state of the Nasdaq McClellan Summation Index, I think the index should break that line.
Regarding that McClellan Summation Index, it has not yet rolled over, but it has stalled out. At present, the Nasdaq would need to yield a net differential of +400 billion shares of volume -- up volume minus down volume -- in order for the indicator to return to the upside. That isn't much when we consider that the Nasdaq is at its highs; you would think it would have more of a cushion, and that it would be able to fall 1% or 2% without causing the indicator to roll over. To me this is just another sign of lost upside momentum in the last week or two.
Finally, with the defense stocks taking it on the chin Thursday, we saw sequestration chatter rise, just as I noted we would last week. It is far from any sort of crescendo, but I expect more of it in the coming weeks. We might even get a countdown clock on CNBC!
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The Colts play the third-easiest schedule, according to strength of schedule based on last year's records. Only Manning's Denver Broncos and the San Diego Chargers have it "easier." Of course, NFL fortunes change drastically in a season. Last year's losers can be this year's playoff contenders. The Colts lived that last season.
Here are the leading candidates for five most interesting games facing the Colts in Year 2 of the Andrew Luck Era:This will be the Sunday night home game to top all Sunday night home games. While it could be a tad nerve wracking for Luck, it won't necessarily be easy on Manning, either. Memories can stir emotions and he'll have some walking into Lucas Oil Stadium, which is the house he built, figuratively speaking.The first road game of the season is a doozy. The defending NFC champions will bring their usual defensive intensity and coach John Harbaugh will be game-planning for his former Stanford prot�g� Luck. Throw in Colts offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton and his Stanford connection and there's all sorts of intrigue. Can the Colts find a way to slow Colin Kaepernick? This will be a nice early test of the new and perhaps improved 3-4 defense.It's not Luck vs. RG3, but it might be the next-best thing. Russell Wilson joined Luck and Robert Griffin III as one of the most exciting young quarterbacks in recent memory. The Seahawks are considered one of the legitimate Super Bowl favorites. Wilson will get a taste of the Lucas Oil Stadium crowd, which can raise some decibels when the Colts are on defense. You have to imagine Robert Mathis will be interesting in chasing down Wilson. Luck also likely has his hands full with Seattle's defense.Another Sunday night showdown, this time with the team that took over the AFC South from the Colts. Indianapolis will have a real chance to regain division ownership if they can go into Houston and win. It's almost a given that Indy beats the Texans in Lucas Oil. A road win here, with the Colts offense thriving against the Texans, might be a real season game-changer.This would not necessarily be a marquee game based on the Cardinals' track record. They're coming off a 5-11 season. But the man who kept everything together for the Colts last season, Bruce Arians, is now the head coach and he'll be devising ways to throw deep (with Carson Palmer or maybe former Colts backup Drew Stanton) on the Colts improved secondary. There will be some emotion before the game between Arians and Colts coach Chuck Pagano. But both men fiercely want to win.


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A Boy and His DucksLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
A boy, walking home some ducks, was asked how many he had. He replied,
"When in line, there are two ducks ahead of a duck, two ducks behind a duck, and one duck in the middle." How many ducks had he?
HintDucks like to swim. Not a good hint you say? Well I guess you are right about that. OK, pay attention to the commas. Each statement between commas should be considered separately. And do not read it as "at least" two ducks ahead of "at least" one duck, etc. It has all the words it needs already in it.
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Pacers trade: Danny Granger, dunleavy, rush, 1st round pick.
Pacers get: Josh smith, Gerald Wallace
Hawks trade: Josh Smith
Hawks get: Granger, 1st rounder
Bobcats trade: Gerald wallace
Bobcats get: Dunleavy, Rush
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It has been nearly six weeks since Devon Walker's life changed on one play—one hit—during a Tulane home game vs. Tulsa.
The senior safety has been recovering at a rehabilitation facility since fracturing his spine. No prognosis has been shared with the public, but Walker and his family addressed the public in written statements released on Tulane's athletic department website on Wednesday.
"This has been so hard on many family and friends," Walker said. "I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am for your generosity and support. I especially want to thank everyone who sent cards and letters. I read each and every one."
Walker's family said the 21-year-old's days are "filled with classes to educate him on his injury and the effect it has on his body, as well as therapy, therapy, and more therapy."
"He went outside into the garden recently and felt the sun; that was the best therapy of all!" read the family's statement. "His spirits are high and he's moving full speed ahead."
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"Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed." -- Alexander Pope
The major earnings reports for the fourth quarter start to roll out this morning and continue for the next three weeks. The big question is whether expectations are too high or too low and whether market players will be looking for excuses to make some moves.
Expectations were quite low for the third-quarter reports. but we still sold off and suffered a rather severe market pullback from mid-October to mid-November. We eventually rallied on hopes of a fiscal cliff deal, but we are at a juncture now where the focus of the market is going to shift to earnings and the next big political event. which is the debt ceiling issue.
The bears have been anticipating that we are going to run into some rocky times because of poor earnings and another ugly political battle, but they have been dead wrong so far. The indices have seen some very strong underlying support and have been able to ignore the ugly action in Apple (AAPL), which led this market for so long. Upside momentum has been contained, but there were still 300 stocks making new highs yesterday, which tells us that sentiment remains quite positive.
Speaking of sentiment, the bears keep arguing that this market is just too complacent and that investors are ignoring a slew of negatives that are going to bite them at some point. Probably so, but the key phrase here is "at some point." It is all about timing and if you are trying to time this market on some generalized views about the level of sentiment you are going to have a very hard time.
With earnings season now upon us we will have to watch closely to see what sort of themes evolve. Will companies blame the fiscal cliff issue for poor results? Will market players be inclined to sell bad news, buy good news or vice versa? Will guidance be murky due to continued economic uncertainty?
Typically the theme becomes clear pretty early and then picks up steam as earnings season continues and small stocks start to report. The good news is that there are always some new leaders of interest and some good trading action due to increased volatility.
The bears continue to predict that the market is going to fall apart at any moment, but, as usual, their timing is off and they are already sitting on losses. My view of the market continues to be that the bulls have the benefit of the doubt until there is some price action to the contrary.
I'm not a raging bull as I'm finding it difficult to find many great setups at this point, but I see no reason to fight the trend. I was impressed by how well the market recovered from the soft open yesterday and by how well the small-cap stocks are acting.
We have a little weakness in the early going this morning and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is down slightly on what looked to be a pretty good earnings report. We'll see what happens on Goldman Sachs (GS), but it looks like a little sell-the-news action is brewing.


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The Product:
Argos Portable Electric Convector Heater
Why I bought this Heater:
I am very familiar with this type of heater and already had some similar convector heaters. The heating failed at our holiday cottage and I needed a quick cheap alternative heat source that I could go and buy straight away. I rushed off to the nearest larger town and my first stop was Argos. It was also my last! I left with all three of these that they held in stock.
Light grey in colour with black trim and switchgear. The heater stands about 40cm tall x 50cm long and an overall depth of 12cm once assembled. The electric cable is approximately 90cm long. There is a little light that glows when the heater is on.
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I am pleased to say I found the heaters very easy to assemble and the thermostat was easy to set with the instructions included.
Once set, it is a case of switching them on and letting them warm up the area. We placed two in the dining room and one on the upstairs landing and initially lit a log fire in the sitting room, set up an older convector heater in the kitchen and an electric radiator into the main bathroom.
The Argos heaters are give an aura of quality and are quite strong and well balanced. The temperature soon comes up in the room near the heater and there is a distinct warmer feel further away. They are quiet to use and comparatively unobtrusive being better looking (oh how shallow!) than the Dimplex version.
I think these work best left on thermostat as you would normal central heating radiators, however, it is very easy to turn up the heat as and when required as there are three advertised heat settings, but this includes a variable knob. Running costs are not too bad either as the heaters are only 2Kw max each they would not use an enormous amount of electricity.
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An effective portable heating solution, especially in an emergency situation. Ideal for thermostatically controlled background heat or to add a quick boost to a room.
These heaters are an absolute bargain to purchase, but could prove expensive as an only heat source.
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Great for many uses, including greenhouses, sheds, caravans, conservatories, spare rooms.
Spare heater in case of central heating problems.
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Price: At the time of writing a bargain £19.99 from Argos stores nationwide, via click and collect or home delivery.
Thank you for reading my review & I hope you found it useful?
Me and my other half have completely different body temperatures. I am always cold and he is always hot. This leads to a constant battle in the winter months with me turning the heating on and him turning the heating off. The only way for us to solve this battle was for us to buy a little portable heater so that I could heat up the room that I'm in and leave him to chill out in the colder room. I opted for the cheap and cheerful Argos Value Range Convector Heater.
What does the product do?
It promises to heat up your living areas in the cold winter months and to maintain your perfect level of heat. It has three different heat settings so you can choose what suits you and a thermostat to keep the temperature constant. It has a safety cut off mechanism if the machine gets too hot so you know it's safe. It can be mounted to the way to save space or left on the floor.
The product doesn't look the classiest but at a cheap price, I didn't expect it too. The body of the heater is white and the handles, switches and feet are black. It has handles on the sides to ensure that you can easily carry it from room to room. It has holes along the top which let the heat out. The heater is 39 cm tall, 52 cm wide and it has a depth of 11 cm so it is quite small and compact. It is light enough to carry it from room to room without any problems.
The product was one of the cheapest that I'd found at just £19.99. I got mine from the Argos store but you can also buy it from the Argos website.
My experience
This heater is simple to use. You simply choose a room to use it in, plug it in and you're ready to go. It's small size means that it is not an eye sore and you don't notice it the minute that you walk into a room. I normally use it on the low setting as this suits me quite well. The heater is amazingly quiet which I wasn't expecting due to the price. When the heater is on the highest setting you do get a bit of a hum but it is easily ignoreable, especially if you do have the television on as well. The thermostat does a good job of keeping the heat constant and comfortable. It makes a small clicking sound as it does it's job but it is barely noticeable.
The machine is sturdy and you don't feel worried that it will fall down if you knock it over or if a pet or child bumps against it. It works quickly with heat coming out of the top instantly and with it heating the whole room to a nice temperature within a few minutes. If you are freezing then blasted the room on the top setting heats the room quickly and then you can return it to the low setting to maintain the heat.
The heater doesn't have that horrible burning smell that comes with some heaters, making you feel like they are unsafe. My machine has never used the switch off setting but it gives me peace of mind to know that it will if the machine were to get to hot. It has a light on the machine to let you know that it is switched on in case you ever forget to turn it off.
All in all, I don't regret this purchase one bit. It is easy to use and it performs without making a nose. The machine heats rooms quickly and maintains a nice temperature. It is easy to carry around and small enough that it is not an eye sore. This heater has solved the 'heating war' in my house and has exceeded my expectations. For these reasons, it gets the full five stars from me.
When we first moved into our flat a few years ago now, we did a number of renovations one of which was replacing some of the inefficient single radiators with larger and more modern ones. When it came to our main bedroom however, we kept the long thin radiator with the thought that as we wouldn't spend a huge amount of time in that room it wasn't worth spending money on a replacement. How wrong we were as, after a bitterly cold winter this year, we found ourselves rushing into bed to get warm every evening and then clinging to each other to warm up. With this being quite an issue, we went on the hunt early this year to find a small heater which could heat up the room in the evening.
~Purchase and collection~
Argos are, in my opinion, a great place to look for everyday items and their online reserve and collect service makes it easy to compare prices and ensure that the required item is in stock. We didn't want to spend a huge amount of money on heating our room and therefore when I saw this 2kw convector heater I was keen to bring it home at the bargain price of just £19.99. The heater came packaged in a rectangular cardboard box and this meant that although slightly bulky it was easy enough to carry and slot neatly into the car boot.
~Assembly and first impressions~
Opening the box, this heater is fully assembled with the exception of the feet which require screwing on to the base of the unit. Looks wise this heater is no head turner in my opinion but nonetheless functional enough for the task at hand. The heater is mainly white in colour and has an almost narrow box look to it with a grilled top to allow the heat to flow. On either side of the panel are black plastic handles and these are quite heavy duty giving the heater an almost institutionalised look. The legs of these heater are black plastic with the same finish as the handles and they splay out either side of the heater giving quite a wide splay which ensures that it doesn't topple. In terms of dimensions this convector heater measures 39cm high by 52cm wide by 11cm deep. This size is sufficient to heat our 4m x 3m bedroom and means that the unit is relatively light to carry around the flat.
This heater does come with wall fixings which are great if you want to make it a permanent feature in the room. In our case we like the mobility of having a floor mounted heater and therefore have kept it as such, but it is good in my opinion to have the option to do either. The unit is charged via electricity and has a relatively long cable which means it has flexibility around the room. On the side of the heater are two switches which reflect the wattage options of 750w and 1250w and when both switched this ensures the maximum heat capacity of 2kw. Both switches have orange lights which glow when the switch is on and are a handy indicator in the cases when we switch the heater on and then pass it in a darkened hallway as it ensures we do not forget it is on or trip over it. There is also a round knob on the side which gives the option for the heat output and with the dial you can select one of three options ranging from minimum to max. A great feature of this heater in my opinion is the safety cut out switch, as this is nice for peace of mind particularly if the heater is in an area of the house which is less frequented.
~Set up and use~
To use this heater, we made sure it is positioned in an area of our bedroom where it is less likely to be in the way before plugging it in to the mains and switching it on. We seem to have windows in our bedroom which leak a small amount of air and therefore when we use this heater we put it on maximum capacity to ensure the most heat. The heater is easy to operate and we simply push both the switches and turn the dial to max. It literally takes a minute for the heat to begin circulating out of the top of the heater and within ten minutes the room is feeling noticeably warmer. A feature which is slightly disconcerting with our heater is the slight burnt smell it omits when the heater is on. The first time we used it I did worry that we had placed it near to something flammable however it appears that it is simply the smell of it heating up. As with anything hot we always ensure that this heater is positioned away from any other objects or dangly materials to ensure that it doesn't light something. We have also found it helpful to place our heater on a rectangular board when it is on the carpet in our bedroom as on a thicker pile carpet it is slightly more likely to topple.
We normally have our heater on for the fifteen minutes before we go to bed on a cold evening as this ensures the room is adequately toasty for changing into our bedclothes. To be certain it is off, I like to turn the switches off before unplugging the cable from the wall. The heater retains its heat for a small while before it cools and this means that the heat is noticeable for a good twenty minutes after the unit is switched off.
~My opinion~
As a value for money heater which does the job within minutes this is a great little appliance. The heater works efficiently and means that bedtime is that little bit more doable of a winter evening. I don't think that this is the best looking heater on the market, particularly when compared to some of the new fandangled Dyson products but then it is much better value for money and does the job just as well. In terms of energy efficiency, I would struggle to say how this heater does on running costs, especially as energy rates keep increasing. However as an instant fix for ultra cold evenings this is a brilliant buy.
I have been very impressed with our convector heater and would therefore recommend this product. As well as being useful around the home I can also imagine it being an effective heater for outside office spaces and cabins. This is an excellent heater and for this reason it scores five stars.
I hope this review has been of some help and thanks for reading! x
The Specifications
Handles each side for easy carrying. 2 KW plate inside. Heat Settings indicated on the side top 750w/ 1,250w/ and 2000 wattage. Safety on and off switch that cuts out. Power on indicator. Can hang on wall. Size of heater H39 width 52cm Depth 11cm.
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Argos Value Range 2KW Convector Heater
About Product
Before I purchased this heater. We were looking for a not to expensive brand that would heat up a cold room fast and effectively for those winter days and nights when the temperature drops.
The heater surpassed all other heaters for its effective fast heat and affordability. The heater on full for 5-10 minutes warms up the room in now time at all.
The features that the convector heater has, you can turn down to a minimum to how much heat you require. Also for safety cuts out when moved around or handled inappropriately.
You can choose and change the heat settings on the left side by turning the handle to the left or right. This will give you a constant flow of heat that you can control.
A very effective heater to have and very robust. We have had our heater now for 3 years and is still in good working order. This heater is just for a quick heating of the room or until you feel warm, for least a few hours.
The Disadvantages.
The heater can run up the electricity bill in now time if kept on through out the day.
For some reason, despite having cavity wall insulation, loft insulation, wall lining insulation, having sealed up every possible draft from outside and turning up the heating the en-suite refuses to stay warm. This means that if we get up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet, we will be sitting in the freezing cold - I swear we risk sticking to the toilet seat in the same way your tongue sticks to icy lampposts!
Our last effort to try to fix the problem of little heat in this room when we need to use it at cold times was to buy a heater. We opted for this Argos value heater due to the small investment of just £15 on the item which would mean that if our effort was unsuccessful, we lose less. Luckily, we didn't waste our money. The heater, in a word, was fantastic!
Obviously, this can only be a short time solution to the cold room problem but for the time being, the fact that it switches on very quickly and supplies a large amount of warm air to the room makes it perfect for us. If we leave it for a couple of minutes and return to the en-suite, it will be nice and toasty for us!
It has a very basic design and the designers haven't particularly innovated on the aesthetics in any way, it is as basic as it gets. I buy products to be functional and not pretty so this doesn't bother me. We haven't renovated the en-suite yet after moving into the house 4 years ago so it doesn't stand out in the room for its unattractiveness anyway.
The heater is fairly compact and can be made even more so by wall mounting it. If you do not wish to mount it then you can easily attach the supplied feet using screws to the underside for a very sturdy base.
The heater has a temperature control so that you do not have the room too hot or cold for your needs too. it is very easy to operate via the controls on the side of the device.
A downside to this convection heater, and any convection heater at all, is the phenomenal price of electricity from using it regularly. On full power, this heater is 2KW (2 Units). Using a bit of physics, I can tell you that assume a standard unit price of around 15p for electricity, for each hour that this heater is on, it will cost you 30p. This may not sound like much but say you use it for a total of 1 hour per day, this will then cost you £9 a month just to heat a single room!
~*~*~ Argos Value Range 2kW Convection Heater ~*~*~
~ What is it? ~
This is a handy little heater that will keep your warm through the winter months, it is cheaply priced and in my opinion a very handy item to own.
~ Why did I buy it? ~
From my previous reviews you may have gathered I really feel the cold and I hate it! And if you weren't aware that I disliked the cold so much, then you know now!
My house has high ceilings and is quite opened planned downstairs. I have a living room and dining room that is separated by an archway and then my kitchen is through a small passage way and there is no doors inbetween, so when it's cold it's cold right through. My living/dining rooms only have one radiator between them and that is located at the far end of the dining room (new radiators next week and will be having one put in the living room!) and then I have a chunky old fashioned/retro radiator in my kitchen so even when I put the heating on it never really gets warm for an absolute age!
So I thought it would be wise to invest in some electrical heaters and I was looking in the buyers bible - the Argos catalogue when I spotted this. I then went online and reserved it to my local store for collection that day.
Being cold is no fun and if this heater would help add an extra boost of warmth to the room then I would be a happy girl!
~ Appearance ~
The size is quite compact and small which I was quite surprised about, the heater stands at a teeny - H39cm, W52cm, D11cm so as you can see it is small but don't be put off by this, I like this as it means it can be easy tucked away out of sight when not in use.
The main body of the heater is white, the feet and corners are black as are the two switches and thermostat dial. Along the top of the heater is a grill that allows the hot air to escape into the room.
The black plastic on the corners are handles which make picking this up easy and it is light enough to move around the room or even the house.
It's a simple and basic heater but it looks fine in the corner or under the window.
~ Price and Availibilty ~
This heater is from Argos, you can either pop into store and buy it or you can go along to www.argos.co.uk and buy it online for home delivery but there will be an additional delivery charge when done this way. I would recommend collecting it if possible as it isn't a heavy item.
The price comes in at a very reasonable £19.99!
The price is what sold it to me as I just wanted a cheap but effective heater and it also boasted high reviews on the Argos website.
~ Ease of use ~
Getting this home and unpacking it from it's box I found that the only assembely needed was the assembely of the feet which was quite a simple process of screwing them into place. It has the options to be free standing or to be wall mounted. I wanted it free standing but should you wish to wall mount it the fixings are included in the box.
All it needed after putting the feet on was for it to be plugged in and switched on. I mainly use it in the evening and have it on the highest setting, when the room reaches the desired temperature the heater has a safety cut out which I think is great as I have fallen asleep on the sofa with this on so I think this is an important safety feature. Even though it has a cut out a light on the heater will remain illuminated to remind you that it is indeed still on and will need turning off.
~ Overall Opinion ~
I think this was a brilliant bargain heater, it is plain to look at but it doesn't scream cheap, and it will warm up my living/dining room completely in around fifteen minutes but when sat near the heater the heat becomes apparent within five minutes. I raved about this so much that my grandparents went and bought one for their conservatory as they like to sit out there in the evenings watching the wildlife around their garden and pond with a nice warm cup of tea and a sandwich, they have been very impressed with it too and it will warm up the whole conservatory in about five minutes which pleased them no end.
I had initial concerns about the smell that was coming from it but then I realised that is was probably down to trapped dust and the smell soon went and it is now fine. If I don't use it in a while and pop it in the cupboard under the stairs this smell will be there upon the first use but it disappears within the first hour or so of use.
The front can be easily wiped over with a damp cloth should it look a bit grubby.
I have nothing bad to say about this heater, it does what is expected of it and can be easily stored out of sight when not in use, and the fact that it has the option to be wall mounted makes it even better.
I have seen some reviews on Argos stating that the feet were awkward to get on and although I didn't have any problem with attaching the feet on mine, I thought it would be worth mentioning, people have stated it was fiddly but they got there in the end so I don't think it's a massive problem.
I have bought a few heaters since living in this home and I did have a few from my last home but I do think this Value Range heater is one of the best I own, having bought an oil filled radiator and not having a positive experience with it I would highly recommend this over that one! ( Review on that one to follow!)
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When it comes to my home it is getting rather cold in it at the moment. I tend to sit in the same room alot of the time and my central heating works out rather expensive and so I wanted was a smallish heater to pop in my living room to blast out a bit of heat and then turn it off!
I have a local Argos very close to me so I nipped in to see what they had reasonably priced and I came across this heater and promptly parted with my £19.99.
So this came in rather plain box, the heater had the plug attached, instructions with it and fixtures to hang it if you want to came with it too.
In appearance this is a rather nice looking plain heater. It measures H39, W52, D11cm and isn't very heavy at all and made all the easier for carrying as it has handles on it. To the top of it there is a large grated panel as to where the warm air blows out and it has black matching feet and two black bits on the corners of the top of it to match. There is an easy to turn switch giving us 3 heat settings going up to 2kw and it has a thermastat and a cut out function to it if it gets to hot in a small area.
The only thing I personally struggled with, this this was attatching the feet, it was a bit fiddly for me but I did it with a screwdriver and they securely attached on with little fuss.
This blows out a great amount of heat in a smallish room, more than enough for me. I can feel the heat although it isn't dry as such and it cools down fast and there is light indicator on it to let me know its switched on which is good if it cuts out cos if you don't turn it manually off it comes back on so is a great safety feature with this.
I am very happy indeed with this purchase and think its great value for the price I paid!
This review is also posted on Ciao under this same username.
~Technical Info~
Convector Heater
Heat output 2kW
Thermostat Controlled
3 Heat Settings
Safety Cut Out
Handles for transporting
Can be wall mounted
Size - 39 x 52 x 11cm
I purchased this heater to warm up an office which had very dodgy heating. The room was quite small, 2 work stations. It is available for about £20.
This is a brilliant little heater. The office would get very cold, especially in the winter, and this heater would start making a difference within about 10 minutes. It has 3 heat settings and I found that once the room was warmed up I could put it on to the lowest setting and it would still produce enough heat to keep the temperature how I wanted it. This is probably due to the thermostat function.
The heater is very easy to set up. It comes with two feet that once attached means it sits flat on the floor. It also has wall mountings if you want to fix it to a wall. I have never tried this but would expect it to work just as well. The handles and the light construction mean it is very easy to move around and would be very useful for an elderly person that may need some extra heat. The safety cut out is also a good function for an elderly person, or anyone for that matter. The design is nothing special but it is not huge so doesn't stick out too much in a room.
I have only used this in a small office but I have heard that it also works well in medium sized rooms. It is a great product for the price and will have you warmed up in minutes.
We have recently moved into a temporary office at work and it is in part of a building which has been pretty much abandoned for the last few years, as a result and what with the less than summerlike weather we have had so far this year we have all been rather cold in our new home. I have a small fan heater which has historically sat under my desk for when it is cold but it is nowhere near powerful enough to warm the new space we have.
It therefore became apparent that a rather more substantial portable heater was going to be required and as such I was dispatched to Argos to find something suitable. I had had a quick look online before my visit so I knew pretty much which one I wanted, it was this 2KW convection heater priced at £19.99. Luckily they had one in stock so I picked it up straight away and returned to the office to try and get the temperature to somewhere near normal!
This heater is from Argos' value range and therefore it is pretty basic, as you would expect. However, it does all the things that you need and it actually kicks out a good amount of heat. We have found that having it on for a few hours in the morning is enough to take the edge off the cold for most of the day, at least until the sun gets round to our side of the building anyway. The heater has three heat settings and we have tended to use the middle one. I have a feeling come the winter the top setting will be very welcome but for now the middle one is fine.
There are two carry handles on this heater and it sits on two plastic base legs which make it quite stable and safe - all the same I would never leave this heater on if there was nobody in the room, you can never be too careful with this kind of product and in any event we are forbidden from doing so in an office environment.
There is a power on indicator which lights up and shows when the heater is in use, apparently this heater can be wall mounted and it came with a small bag of pieces to assist with this, however, we need this to be portable and therefore will not be wall mounting, I was quite surprised that such a 'cheap' product would provide this option but I think it is quite a good idea.
The safety leaflet which comes with this product points out that you should not cover the heater while it is switched on, to be honest I think this is common sense anyway and we would never do that. It does have a safety cut off switch which I assume would kick in if the heater was compromised in some way, hopefully we will never have to rely on this however.
My only gripe with this product is that it does tend to give off a fairly strong smell of burning dust and plastic after a few hours - we thought this would dissipate after a few weeks use but it has yet to go.
For under £20 this is a great little heater and provides a very decent amount of heat, we think it is great value and for us it has been the perfect solution to our problem.
When I go home during the holidays, my bedroom is incredibly cold. Our house is generally a good temperature but since the room has a very high ceiling, most heaters take an hour or so to warm it up. As you can imagine, having to decide whenever I want to visit my room, an hour in advance, can be a little inconvenient.
My mother is of the mentality that it is better to spend ages saving up for something more expensive, as it will be better quality. Her attitude was no different to heaters, and she insisted get an obscenely priced halogen heater similar to hers, which comes with a lot of settings. While we were saving up, we got this as a temporary solution, but it turned out the Argos heater produced blasts of heat much more powerful than anything else we'd tried.
It doesn't come with the sophisticated settings of some other heaters, like automated time settings to warm up a room at specified times, but it's incredibly powerful and definitely good value for money.
For some, it may be better to invest a little more money and shop around for something with settings suited to your needs. But, personally, I find this is absolutely perfect for somebody with average needs.
It's obviously not the ideal choice for every single person, like bedbound people whose health relies on heat at certain times (eg. those with arthritis) but if you don't have the will to read through a manual or operate too much technical common sense, something simple like this is probably best.
I would definitely recommend this wholeheartedly to most people. It's the perfect heater to blast on full and rub your hands over after a frosty walk home.
We are quite fortunate in that our property is generally lovely and warm and we only have to have the heating on for the odd days during the Winter. This Winter in particular has been a very cold one and we've certainly noticed the difference in our heating bills. Often we are only using one room in our home at a time and so I decided to look in to buying a heater. I did not want us to spend a lot on a heater as this would probably wipe out the first year of savings that we would make compared to having the heating on more often. This Argos Value heater fit the bill at just £21.99. This is currently just £19.99 so is even more of a bargain at the moment.
This heater looks quite standard to me. It is a white heater with black trim and feet. This probably doesn't look very expensive but as we generally have it out when guests aren't here we aren't too fussy at all. This heater is 39cm high, 11cm deep and 52cm wide. This means it is a reasonable enough size to work well but is simple enough to tuck down the side of one of my sofas when not in use or just slide in to my hall cupboard and taking up a small amount of space. The grill running the width of the top has lots of holes in three rows meaning that there is plenty of space for the hot air to escape. There is also three small rows of holes in the opposite direction by the bottom of this heater.
The main feature of this heater besides getting warm of course is that it has three different heat settings. I find this a fantastic feature as I can turn it down low if I just want to take the edge off a chill or turn it on the highest setting if I want it to warm the room thoroughly. There is a thermostat within which cuts out the heat once the temperature of your chosen setting has been reached. This means that the room doesn't get over heated nor does energy get wasted.
There is no waiting time for this to begin work and as soon as it is plugged in and switched on to your desired setting it gets to work blowing out hot air. This means that on the mornings when I wake up very early and find it very cold I can turn it on make a warm coffee and some toast and come back to find my lounge warming up nicely within just 5 or 10 minutes. The heat seems to be evenly distributed but if it is very cold I do sit quite close to this initially while the room gets warmed up.
Overall we have both been very pleased with this heater. The quality is fantastic for the price paid. While it can dry the air out a little and leave me feeling a little thirsty at times it works incredibly well at heating which is all we need it to do! The price of this is absolutely fantastic and this is the main reason that I am providing a rating of 5/5. I was not expecting something that would heat my room up sometimes within just 10 minutes and we have been using this for several months now with no problems at all. Because we do not have our gas on our combination bills have been cheaper this quarter than they were in the same quarter of last year and that is despite the weather seemingly colder here than it was last year (but perhaps that is just my imagination?).
I bought this convection heater from the Argos value range to help heat up my conservatory in the winter months. Although we have a small wall mounted electric fire it doesn't really offer up enough heat to fill the whole room when the weather is especially cold.
It cost me £21.99 and although I originally had been going to get the cheaper value hater this one was in stock to take away and I didn't have to wait for it to be delivered.
To be honest I am glad that I spend the extra few pounds on this one as I have since seen the cheaper one and it is so small that I am unsure it would give off enough heat to fill my conservatory.
As with most value products it is white but to be honest I don't think it is particularly cheap looking and think it looks quite nice actually. It has black feet and also a black trim to either side which does make it look less harsh than being entirely white might have looked.
The unit itself is nice and compact and measures 39cm in height and 52cm in width. It is just the right size to go unnoticed in my room but not too small that whatever heat it gives off is negligible. Along the top of the heater is the vent's where the hot air is blown and there are enough of these that the hot air gets fairly good ventilation.
There are three different temperature settings and the thing I like about this heater is that it is so economical to run. It doesn't take up much in the way of electric and it has a built in thermostat which cuts the heater off when it has reached the optimum temperature. This means that my room gets nice and warm but not stiflingly hot.
It starts blowing out hot air as soon as you turn it on and it can heat up my entire conservatory within ten minutes. I am really impressed with just how well this heats up the room and unlike some heater which only heat the immediate area this one actually manages to reach into the furthest corners so there is no cold areas.
The only thing that I don't like about it is that I can get a bit of a sore throat thanks to all the dry heat circulating. I have got around this by making sure that I place a glass of water next to it when it is on and this seems to help put some moisture back in the air.
As well as being free standing you can also attach the heater to the wall if you want. Because it is so unobtrusive this is something that I haven't bothered doing but I like the fact it gives me the option to do so if I want.
If you are looking for a good cheap heater that is going to heat your entire room then I can highly recommend this one. It is excellent value for the money.
As I mentioned in my review of the Tesco Value Kettle we have finally got a lifeboat shop here in Llandudno and are busily getting it all set up so that we can open as soon as possible.
The shop itself is fairly large and there is some storage, washing facilities and a toilet downstairs. Unfortunately the one thing that it doesn't have is heating. This will be fine in the summer as there are large windows all down one side of the shop so we'll be too hot if anything. At the moment as the temperature is beginning to drop as we approach winter we need a bit of help heat wise.
We didn't want anything which will make the shop too hot as customers will be dressed in outdoor clothing and there's nothing worse than looking round a shop and finding yourself getting hotter and hotter.
The heaters that we decided upon are the Argos Value Range 2kW Convection Heaters which cost just £21.99 each from Argos obviously! We have got one for upstairs and one for downstairs,
The heater comes in a sturdy cardboard box which is very plain as all the value ranges seem to be. By the way I think this is absolutely fine - why would I want to pay for a fancy box when all I will do is throw it away?
Anyway the box is white with a turquoise flash and the Argos logo in red. There are a few details on the side of the box dimensions of the heater, a bit about design and a sticker advising that electrical products should not be disposed of with ordinary household waste.
The heater itself is 39cm tall, 52cm wide and 11cm deep and comes, as all appliances do these days, with a plug attached. It is white with a vent along the top through which the warm air blows. It has a black trim at either end of the vent, black feet and black controls. To be honest I think it looks really smart and it certainly doesn't look at all cheap.
It has three heat settings with the maximum output being 2kW and it is controlled by a built in thermostat. When the heater is in use an indicator light comes on so that, even if it has cut out because it has reached the temperature set on the thermostat, the light will remind you that it is switched on and needs to be switched off before you leave. It also has a safety cut out which comes into operation if the heater gets too hot at any time.
Set into the black trim on the top of the heater are two handles so that it is easy to move the heater around even when it is switched on. It can also be wall mounted if you prefer and the wall fixings are included when you purchase the heater.
Naturally the heater comes with a set of instructions which are easy to read and understand but then setting a thermostat and switching on a convector heater is never going to be rocket science now is it?
The first time that the heater is used there is a strange smell but that is just the dust and any residue from the manufacturing process burning off and it soon disappears.
When the heater is switched on it heats up quickly and gives out a good amount of heat. We have put the one in the shop behind the counter as that's where it will be most use for us when we are sitting fairly still and serving.
I have to admit that I had noticed how cold the shop was when we first got the keys and went in and I thought we would struggle to heat the upstairs with just this little heater. When it was used for the first time it had only been switched on for a short time when I arrived at the shop and, as soon as I walked through the door, the difference was obvious.
Being white it will show any marks but it is very easy to clean - just wipe it with a damp cloth when it is switched off and unplugged of course.
So there you are then a smart looking heater that is a good price, works well, is easy to clean, easy to move around and most of all keeps us lovely and warm.
Don't just take my words for it - there are 165 reviews for this heater on the Argos site and it has an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars!
Incidentally there is also another version of this available with a timer for £27.99.


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Kuroda off, and Angels take advantage
Veteran serves up two of Halos' four homers; offense subdued
NEW YORK -- Even at his worst, Hiroki Kuroda is very rarely bad.
He was on Friday.
Even at his worst, Kuroda almost always makes it through at the very least five innings.
He didn't on Friday.
A Yankees rotation hit this week by the loss of Ivan Nova to a season-ending right elbow injury and Michael Pineda to a 10-game suspension was hit on Friday night by a rare poor outing by Kuroda, who gave up a career-high eight runs (six earned) in a 13-1 loss to the Angels.
Kuroda allowed home runs to Ian Stewart and Albert Pujols and was unable to finish the fifth for the first time since last May. He lost to the Angels for the first time since June 2011, a span of five starts.
The question the Yankees can ask now is whether this is just an isolated bad start, or whether it's a sign of aging for a 39-year-old right-hander who was good but not great in his first four starts of the season.
"I think he'll figure it out," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's been a little up and down [so far this season]. Tonight, he could never find it."
Kuroda made light of a question about his age, and about whether making adjustments becomes more difficult.
"This is my first time experiencing 39 years old, so I don't know [if it's more difficult]," Kuroda said, speaking through an interpreter. "I have to make that adjustment."
Kuroda talked about the need to improve his breaking ball but admitted that none of his pitches was as good as he wanted on Friday. And when he thought back on the game, it was an 0-2 sinker to Hank Conger in the second inning that bothered him the most.
"I think looking back, that was the key moment in the game," Kuroda said. "I had him 0-2, I gave him a pitch to hit that went to the wall."
Conger's double gave the Angels their first run but also set up the three-run second. When Stewart hit a two-run home run an inning later, the game was well on the way to being a rout.
It didn't help the Yankees' chances that they were facing C.J. Wilson, who has been particularly tough on them since his free-agent move to the Angels. He's 4-0 in five starts since then, with a 1.65 ERA.
Wilson allowed just four hits in six innings on Friday, with the Yankees' only run coming home on an Alfonso Soriano sacrifice fly after the Angels had taken an 8-0 lead.
"I thought [Wilson] looked like his old self," said Brett Gardner, who had two of the Yankees' four hits against him.
Kuroda most definitely didn't look like his old self. He started off bad and could never fix it, forcing Girardi into a pitching change with two outs in the fifth.
"He just didn't seem to be real sharp," Girardi said. "His stuff seemed a little flat. There are times when he will find his stuff [as the game goes on]. Tonight, he just wasn't able to find it."
Kuroda had never before allowed eight runs in a Major League game, although two of the runs on Friday were unearned because Carlos Beltran dropped a fly ball in the fifth. Kuroda has been particularly tough on the Angels. Before Friday, he had allowed them just 10 earned runs in six starts, and just five earned runs in three starts since coming to the Yankees.
"This guy's always tough on us," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's got that big, heavy sinker and that little split that goes down. It looks like when he made some mistakes to try to get some balls in to our lefties, he didn't miss 'em. But for the most part, I think he just got behind in some counts and couldn't finish some guys off. We had some good looks on him."
The result was a bad night for the Yankees, the fourth time in 23 games this season they've allowed double-digit runs. The White Sox and Rockies have also had four double-digit games against them; no team in baseball has had more.
Girardi could at least be happy that he didn't run through his whole bullpen, because Bruce Billings was able to pick up for Kuroda and carry the game all the way into the ninth inning. Billings, called up on Thursday from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, is the 18th pitcher the Yankees have used this year (counting infielder Dean Anna, who logged a mop-up inning last weekend against the Rays). The 18 pitchers used is also the most in the Majors.
Another very minor positive for the Yankees: They retired Mike Trout in all four of his plate appearances, ending his 13-game hitting streak against them.
Overall, it was a bad night for the Yankees, and an unusually bad night for Kuroda.
The Yankees will hope that it was nothing more than that.
Danny Knobler is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Wisconsin cooperative members of Cooperative Network, the all-cooperative trade association in Wisconsin and Minnesota, noted with satisfaction the signing by Governor Walker on Tuesday of SB 28, legislation that will require the appointment to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System at least one citizen member who resides in each of Wisconsin's congressional districts. The legislation was authored by Senator Sheila Harsdorf (R-River Falls) and Representative Erik Severson (R-Star Prairie). Under current law, 14 citizen members serve on the Board of Regents. Cooperative Network President and CEO Bill Oemichen commented on Act 89 as follows, "This law will ensure that at least a majority of the citizen members on the UW Board of Regents reflect the geographic diversity of this state, and that will contrast favorably with times when the vast majority of the board has come from only a couple of areas of the state. I appreciate Senator Harsdorf's and Representative Severson's leadership on this sensible and fair proposal." Cooperative Network was one of only two organizations that registered with the state lobbying office their clear interest in the legislation. In addition, lobbyists for the University of Wisconsin System registered support at the committee hearing on the bill. The initial term of one citizen member representing a congressional district will commence on May 1, 2013, and one will commence each year thereafter on May 1. Cooperative Network is a leading Wisconsin business association. It serves more than 600 member-cooperatives, owned by more than 6.1 million Minnesota and Wisconsin residents, by providing government relations, education, marketing, and technical services for a wide variety of cooperatives including farm supply, health, dairy marketing, consumer, financial, livestock marketing, telecommunications, electric, housing, insurance, worker-owned cooperatives, and more. For more information about Cooperative Network, visit www.cooperativenetwork.coop
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Bill Ladson
Werth could return to action during Pirates series
NEW YORK -- A day after getting a cortisone shot, Jayson Werth told manager Matt Williams that his right shoulder felt a lot better Thursday.
While he was not available for the Mets series, Werth might come off the bench for the Pirates series starting Friday at Nationals Park. Williams said there is a possibility that Werth could start Saturday night at Nationals Park.
"He said today he feels a lot better," Williams said. "He said he is about 50 percent better, so that is a good sign. It means the anti-inflammatory medication is working. We'll see what he looks like [Friday]. Potentially, we could give him some work, let him start swinging."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Natural gas is a part of America's energy future, but it does not have to become part of this country's energy failures when it comes to protecting air, water and wildlife habitat. A new National Wildlife Federation report, No More Drilling in the Dark: Exposing the Hazards of Natural Gas Production and Protecting America's Drinking Water and Wildlife Habitats (pdf), delves into the challenges and potential solutions surrounding the unconventional drilling practice known as fracking.
Key recommendations for safeguarding air, water and wildlife habitat in No More Drilling in the Dark include:
"Transparency, sensible oversight and reliable safeguards for air, water and wildlife are just commonsense when it comes to drilling for natural gas," said Todd Keller, senior manager for public lands campaigns for the National Wildlife Federation. "What should be best practices for the industry are also what is best for local communities and wildlife habitat."
"State parks are the heart of Pennsylvania, and drilling in these special places would be a job killer for local economies and a threat to wildlife," said Jan Jarrett, president and CEO of PennFuture. "Our public lands are just as valuable as our natural gas development. Pennsylvanians shouldn't have to choose between them."
"Unfortunately, here in Texas, policy makers have been slow to learn that extracting natural gas safely and responsibly requires adequate regulation and common-sense controls," said Texas state Rep. Lon Burnam. "This report confirms the need for the kind of controls that will protect public health, wildlife and our already stressed eco-system."
"Hunters and anglers support a sound economy that balances responsible energy development with the needs of fish, wildlife and their habitats," said Neil Thagard, energy initiative manager for Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. "Our nation's quality of life, one enjoyed by sportsmen and non-sportsmen alike, depends on preserving this balance."
"When it comes to fracking fluids and transparency, natural gas companies need to either fish or cut bait," said Thomas Buhr, secretary to the executive committee of Michigan Trout Unlimited. "Before they start drilling, they need to come clean about the chemicals they are putting into the ground that could impact our water, fish and wildlife."
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Motte in good spirits after season-ending surgery
ST. LOUIS -- Injured closer Jason Motte underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery on Tuesday and appeared at Busch Stadium on Friday in good spirits.
"It was something that needed to be done," Motte said. "They said everything came out great. It went as well as it could."
Motte had been bothered by a torn ligament in his right elbow. He was hoping that rest would help elevate the problem, but the pain, which first emerged in Spring Training, still lingered. Motte did a little tossing on the side last week and said his arm began to "feel weird" after six or seven soft lobs.
"I wanted to keep throwing, but it got to a point where it couldn't hold up any more," Motte said.
Motte said he could have had the surgery a month ago, but he wanted to see if the elbow could possibly bounce back on its own. The long shot didn't pan out, so Motte decided to have the surgery.
"Being out there throwing, I said, 'This just isn't going to work,'" Motte said.
Motte tied for the NL lead in saves last season with 42, becoming the first St. Louis reliever to lead or tie since Jason Isringhausen in 2004.
The 30-year-old realizes he has a long, difficult road ahead. He hopes to be at or near 100 percent by the start of Spring Training, but that might be little optimistic. Doctors told him the rehab period is usually between nine and 11 months.
"I still feel part of this team, but it hurts," he said. "You want to go out there, you want to be helping the guys win ballgames."
Motte will remain in a half cast for two weeks. After that, his arm will be in a brace for six weeks. Then comes a lot of tedious and arduous work.
"I know this is not going to be easy," Motte said. "...B ut there's nothing I can do about it now but look forward."
Steve Overbey is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Now the fight against invasives has put Little River Wetlands Project, and our largest preserve, Eagle Marsh, squarely in the national news.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed nine options aimed at preventing the spread of Asian carp and other aquatic nuisance species from crossing between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi watersheds via Eagle Marsh. Under extreme flooding conditions, invasive species might be able to swim or float from the Wabash River (which drains into the Mississippi basin) into the Maumee River and then into Lake Erie — and vice versa.
Many of the options involve construction at Eagle Marsh, a 716-acre restored wetland preserve just off Engle Road. As the landowner, we're listening carefully to all the plans presented and will have input on the option ultimately chosen.
But here's the thing. Fighting invasive species is critical, and we want to be part of the solution. In fact, we have an intense appreciation — gained through our own restoration work — of the importance of preventing and controlling the spread of invasive species.
At Eagle Marsh, we're restoring wet farmland to wetland. To bring back the plants that originally lived here, we battle invasives, mostly non-native plants such as phragmites, reed canary grass and garlic mustard. Our strategies? Everything from hand-pulling with volunteers to spraying and controlled burns.
Occasionally someone asks, "Why not just let nature run its course? What's so bad about invasives?" The answer is that native plants and animals often can't successfully compete against non-natives.
Whether insects, weeds or Asian carp, invasive species have a potentially crippling effect on ecosystems, waterways, crop growth and the U.S. economy.
Exotic pests cost the U.S. billions of dollars per year, and 42 percent of America's threatened or endangered species are at risk due to non-indigenous species.
In the case of silver and bighead carp (Asian carp), these voracious fish would likely deplete the food supply of native fish in the Great Lakes, which in turn sustain a Midwestern fishing industry worth $7 billion a year.
Increasingly, the cost of eliminating invasive species has to be weighed against the cost of allowing them to continue to spread. In the last few years, efforts at the federal level have intensified greatly, as the impact of spreading invasives became clear.
Coalitions of governmental and non-governmental groups are working together, understanding that multifaceted approaches will be needed.
We firmly believe that prevention is the most cost-effective way of dealing with the threat of invasive species. To stop the next invasive species before it spreads, let's work together.
Fort Wayne doesn't often attract headlines in national news, but in the fight against invasives, we have a crucial role to play.


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Chicago -- Claire's Stores announced Wednesday the recent opening of company-owned-and-operated Claire's stores in Italy and Luxembourg, bringing the retailer's European presence to 15 countries.
According to Claire's European president Beatrice LaFon, the first Italian store was opened in the Milan Fiordaliso shopping centre, and the first Luxembourg store was opened in Esch Sur Alzette on Rue de l'Alzette.
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This is not a good choice for you if you like non-drowsy medicine, Benylin actually contains more of the same active ingrediant than is found in over the counter sleeping pills! However I love Benylin, I have been using it for coughs since childhood and have always found it effective (but maybe that is because it knocks you out for a few hours). Definatley not one to use when driving etc, I actually used to fake a cough on Christmas eve to get Benylin from my mum because I was always so excited I could not sleep! Not unplesant to take, but I have tasted better!
I have used Benylin in the past but I wouldn't use it now, as I know more since I used to take it. I actually know of a couple of people who are addicted to Benylin, and take it because it makes them feel drowsy and helps them to sleep, one person is finding it almost impossible to come of and goes through about 4 bottles of it a week! If you have a bad cough that persists for more than a few days you should visit your doctor. I am actually against using cough medicines and I don't use them at all now and won't give them to my children either. The reason being is if we have a cough it is a perfectly natural response from your body, coughing helps to loosen up any mucus and expell it from your lungs. By taking cough medicines you are actually making it worse, like cough suppresants for example which do surpress a cough, you will find that you have the cough for longer as the lungs can't expell it as well as they could if you hadn't had a cough suppresant. Although now Benylin is available in non drowsy form, though you can still get the original one, and one is now available for children. I would advise not to use a cough medicine at all, if you or your child has a cough more than a few days go and see your GP, although I must admit that my GP is always handing out perscriptions for cough syrups and linctuses for me and my children, I think they are given out far too freely and people now think if they have a cough they have to have a cough medicine for it. From a personal point of view the times I did use a cough medicine and I did indeed use Benylin at one time they never had such a great effect on my coughs anyway, much better to to leave them alone and let the cough take its course.


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rusch_bag wrote:I just hope the badgers improve a little from last year.
The O-line looked pretty weak so far and that is what usually carries the team. I'm skeptic....
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rusch_bag wrote:I just hope the badgers improve a little from last year.
sunspot wrote:I'm an Arkansas guy. Most of the guys (roughly 90 %) are either freshman or sophomores. I've been impressed with this team considering how young they are. They should have taken the Georgia game. I look at that game as one where they were still working some kinks out.
I'm surprise how well they did against Florida. I didn't think the score would have been that close due to our lapse in defense. However, we did play them well.
The biggest thing we have to work on is defense. I chalk this year up as a year of gaining more experience even though they are still the run for a possible bowl game. The next two years so be good years for Arkansas if they shore up the defense front and work out some kinks on offense. Other than that, they should be pretty hard to beat.
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zj1002 wrote:also USC is finally about to get what it deserves...
zj1002 wrote:and now colorado has left the big 12
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Deans steels his troops for one last stand as Pocock and Polota-Nau return to the battleground
CARDIFF: The Wallabies are banking on the fresh legs and the physicality of David Pocock and Tatafu Polota-Nau to fight fatigue and get them home against Wales in their 15th and final Test this year.
After the side effects of a torrid year almost scuppered an Australian victory in Florence last week, Robbie Deans and the Wallabies' medical staff have gone for a delicate balance between topping up energy levels and maintaining the mental engagement crucial to convincing Wallabies' performances. ''We've done what we can, we think we've managed the week appropriately,'' Deans said. ''It's good to have a player like [Pocock] back to us because he will bring a real energy and enthusiasm, having had to watch for a while. But we'll find out.''
The trademark physicality of Pocock (pictured) and Polota-Nau comes just in time to cover the loss of imposing second-rower Sitaleki Timani, who is suspended.
No.8 Wycliff Palu said the team knew they had to muster the same intensity they took into the Tests against England and Italy - in the first half at least. ''That's what got us the game last week and probably won us the game,'' he said.
''[Timani's] going to be a big loss for us, I love playing with him and seeing him in the [defensive] line there, but with [Polota-Nau] starting he's going to add a lot more physicality, so I don't think we'll lose too much.''
Pocock's first start since injuring his knee in August is double-edged, lending freshness but also carrying risk. Blindside breakaway Scott Higginbotham made an impact in his first Test after a three-week suspension but will, by Deans's words, be ''better for it'' this week. Pocock has one opportunity to get it right on Saturday night. There is no next week for the former captain.
Wales coach Warren Gatland named captain Sam Warburton in the starting No.7 jersey, with fellow loose forward Justin Tipuric on the bench. The Wallabies are expecting Wales to attack ferociously at the breakdown.
''To have [Pocock] in an area that's going to be a big part of the encounter is good,'' Deans said. ''We've lost [Timani], it's good to have lock Kane [Douglas] back, but it's going to be a physical game. They're going to try to hide the ball, so to speak, and David's a bloke that brings a lot of pressure to bear in that area.''
Polota-Nau's inclusion at hooker, after Deans rested him last week, is also designed to help gain ascendance early against Wales.
''One [way] is to deny them access [to the ball] early, you saw New Zealand do that last week and Samoa the week before,'' Polota-Nau said. ''If you deny them that quick early access it will be a fair gain in terms of shutting them down.''
The ball-running capabilities of the Waratahs hooker will also be crucial in partnership with Palu and Higginbotham. Palu and Polota-Nau stressed the importance of retaining possession under pressure.
''You can describe it like a little pressure-cooker,'' Polota-Nau said. ''Keep the pressure on them down in their half and make sure they're the first to snap.''
There is also a rich vein of emotion available to the Wallabies during this Test match. Captain Nathan Sharpe will play his final Test and fullback Berrick Barnes will play his 50th. Deans has been careful to acknowledge the significance while keeping the impact in check.
Wales will not be lacking motivation either after six losses on the trot and a sniff of potential after scoring two tries - one off a 13-man lineout - during the final 30 minutes against New Zealand last week.
Deans said he expected more Gatland-brand creativity because the Welsh were ''desperate to win'', leaving the Wallabies to want it more in the first instance and go after it with a combination of precision and intensity in the second.
''You meet [their desperation], you can't avoid it and hope to succeed,'' Deans said.
''You've got to match it and then bring something of your own … We know they'll throw everything at us, we're going to have to concentrate from the first to the last minute. Quick taps are a big part of their game, quick throws will be as well. We've seen that in recent times, we've seen it in June and we'll see it again this weekend.''
Georgina Robinson is a Sports Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald
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Firefighters are continuing to battle a 100-hectare bushfire about 65 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.
Thirty-two trucks and two aircraft were called to the medium-sized fire at Riddells Creek, near Mount Macedon about 4.30pm on Saturday afternoon.
The fire area broke out in the Mount Charlie Road area and headed towards Romsey.
No homes are under threat but watch and act warnings have been issued for Kerrie, Lancefield, Rochford and Romsey.
Residents have been asked to follow their bushfire survival plans, and those who are away from their homes have been advised not to return to the area.
Drivers have been warned to turn on headlights and drive slowly due to smoke affecting visibility.
Meanwhile, firefighters controlled a fast-moving fire about 45 kilometres north-east of Melbourne at Arthurs Creek about 7pm on Saturday evening.
Twenty-three fire trucks were called to the fire, which sparked earlier in the afternoon.
A bushfire at Harrietville in the north-east alpine country continues to burn and has destroyed more than 16,000 hectares.
Another bushfire in the Gippsland area of Aberfeldy stranded residents in Licola, after it forced the closure of the Licola Road at Glenmaggie. The fire, believed to be deliberately lit in mid-January, has destroyed 80,000 hectares so far.


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Doesn't matter if it's after a completely sedentary day, or a Saturday after playing a couple hours of pickup ball. But the back of my ankle pops pretty often, probably 5/6 times a day. It's always right at the base of my Achilles', I know it's not the tendon because tendons don't do that and certainly not painlessly. There's absolutely no pain at all, and it's not like popping your knuckles where you feel a pressure release, it's just a loud CRACK. No pain before, during, or after. It happens in both ankles but probably 80% of the time it's in my left one. It's been happening for probably 6/7 months.
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- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 6 6-ounce cod fillets, each cut into 2 pieces
- Preheat broiler. Blend miso, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and cayenne pepper in processor. With machine running, gradually pour in oil; blend until mixture is smooth. Place cod fillets in large bowl. Pour half of miso mixture over fish; toss to coat. Transfer to rimmed baking sheet.
- Broil cod 8 inches from heat until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Set oven at 450°F.; bake cod until opaque in center, about 5 minutes. Divide cod among 6 plates. Spoon Wasabi Mashed Potatoes alongside. Drizzle remaining half of miso mixture over cod and potatoes, if desired, and serve.


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