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Anglers Needed To Help TPWD Replace Flounder Brood Stock Lost During Hurricane Rita
AUSTIN, Texas — Count among the losses from Hurricane Rita more than 100 brood fish crucial to the state's marine hatchery production efforts at Sea Center Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is scrambling to replace those losses and is looking for help from experienced anglers.
"What we really need help with is collecting southern flounder," said David Abrego, Sea Center Texas facility director. He went on to note that during the mandatory evacuation of the hatchery during the hurricane, failures in the water pump system wiped out practically all their brood fish, including 66 red drum, 48 spotted seatrout and 14 southern flounder. "Fortunately, all our aquarium fish, including our tarpon, survived."
On Oct. 29 at the S.A.L.T. Club on Sabine Lake and on Nov. 12 at the Texas City Dike, TPWD will conduct special fishing tournaments targeting southern flounder as part of its Coastal Fisheries Bay Team program. Participating anglers who bring in qualifying flounder have a chance to win a lifetime fishing license and other prizes.
"This all ties in to genetic diversity–the more fish we have for hatchery brood stock, the better it will be for the millions of fish we stock in Texas public waters to improve fishing each year," said Robert Adami, TPWD coastal fisheries biologist in Corpus Christi.
Each Coastal Fisheries Bay Team tournament is open to 30 two-person teams, 60 people total, on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration takes place on-site the day of each tournament. There is no entry fee, but all entrants must be 21 years old or older. Participants may turn in three fish per tournament.
At each tournament, anglers who bring in fish will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a lifetime fishing license worth $600. Participants who do not bring in fish will be entered into a drawing at each tournament for a fishing gear prize package–a Texas Tackle Factory rod and Shimano Curado reel combo, Boga grip and a Garmin GPS unit. Every participant will receive a shirt and cap.
The prizes, equipment, and program are made possible through support from Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Since 1991, Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, has contributed millions of dollars in funding to support conservation causes and fishing, hunting, and outdoor recreation programs in Texas.
Since TPWD began enlisting anglers to help catch fish for hatcheries at special tournaments eight years ago, more than 1,200 people have helped catch more than 1,500 fish.
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Gallery: On Board Shell's Kulluk Oil Rig
The All Terrain Solar Trailer (ATST)
The latest project by Michael and Kenny Ham (the guys behind ApocalypsEV, a compact all-terrain vehicle for the end of the world) helps victims of natural disasters stay connected, even during lengthy power outages. The All Terrain Solar Trailer (ATST) is a portable, solar-powered-generator station that can charge up to 100 phones at once using both batteries and the sun. Designed to be towed behind the brothers' ApocalypsEV ATVs, which also run on a combo of battery and solar energy, the ATSTs would be able to reach places where infrastructure has been destroyed. Each trailer will come equipped with either four or eight batteries, providing 1200 to 2400 watts of solar charge, and feature 100 outlets: 50 of them regular 110-volt outlets and the others a combination of USB, iPhone, and lesser-used connections. "We also plan to give these trailers a grid-tie ability that will allow them to pay for themselves over time by lowering the electric bill of any organization that uses them," Kenny Ham says.
OpenRelief is crowd-sourcing a drone. The organization is creating a UAV that can help with disaster relief. The miniature plane, built mostly from off-the-shelf components such as fiberglass, has a 5.5-foot wingspan and weighs less than 7 pounds. It will use advanced image processing systems to identify things like roads, smoke, and people, and record what it sees. Equipped with an open-source system called ArduPilot Mega, the UAV can be easily controlled using GPS and IMU sensors—electronic devices that can also measure an area's radiation levels and weather.
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The Houston Astros aren't shopping right-hander Bud Norris, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Rumors began to swirl around Norris earlier this week after the Astros traded shortstop Jed Lowrie, a move that shaved several more millions of dollars off a payroll that could sit at around $25 million on opening day. Norris, who will earn $3 million in the upcoming season, is Houston's highest-paid player.
"Right now, we're not having any discussions with teams about Bud Norris," general manager Jeff Luhnow said during a national TV interview, according to the newspaper. "He's projected to be one of our starters. We've had a good run with him, and we're going to continue to have a good run with him."
However, Luhnow said no player is untradeable as the franchise continues its rebuilding process.
Norris, 27, went 7-13 with a 4.65 ERA and 165 strikeouts (in 168 1/3 innings) last season. In his four-season major league career, he is 28-37 with a 4.42 ERA.


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April 11, 2013 — July 27, 2013
Thomas Day: Master Craftsman and Free Man of Color fully examines the extraordinary career of Thomas Day (1801–about 1861), who owned and operated one of North Carolina's most successful cabinet shops before the Civil War. His surviving furniture and architectural woodwork still represent the finest of nineteenth-century craftsmanship and aesthetics. The late Patricia Phillips Marshall, who organized the exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of History where she was a curator, has called Day one of the fathers of the North Carolina furniture industry.
Thomas Day was a master cabinetmaker and entrepreneur whose business flourished during a time when most African Americans were enslaved and free blacks were restricted in their movements and activities. During the antebellum years (1820–1861), North Carolina planters used both classical architecture and fine furniture to convey economic status and gentility. Day, whose father was a cabinetmaker, opened his shop in 1827 in Milton, North Carolina, where he created fine furniture and architectural interiors for an elite clientele. Day's style is characterized by undulating shapes, fluid lines, and spiraling forms. He combined his own unique motifs with popular designs to create a distinctive style readily identified with his shop. Day is the only documented American cabinetmaker to offer clients both architectural elements for their Greek Revival homes and furniture incorporating the same classical motifs. To date, woodwork in about eighty homes in rural North Carolina and Virginia has been attributed to Day.
This exhibition presents a remarkable range of items produced in Day's shop from 1830 to 1860. The exhibition showcases thirty-nine pieces of furniture crafted by Day or attributed to his workshop. The exhibition also includes a Bible owned by Day, three period quilts from the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, historic photographs and contemporary photographs of architectural interiors designed by Day. A majority of the loans are from the North Carolina Museum of History, which has the largest collection of furniture made by Thomas Day.
Eight short videos, produced by the North Carolina Museum of History, run continuously in the exhibition. Each woodworking demonstration features period tools and techniques used in Thomas Day's workshop.
Free Public Programs
A series of free, public programs celebrating Day's work will be presented at the Renwick Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition. A themed scavenger hunt for children and families, "Day's Way," is available daily at the Information Desk during the run of the exhibition.
Friday, April 12, 2013, noon, Talk and Book Signing by Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll
Friday, May 10, 2013, Panel Discussion "Thomas Day: The Man, The Maker, The Mogul"
Wednesday, May 1, 2013, noon, Gallery Talk by Robyn Kennedy
Friday, June 7, 2013, noon, "Conservation of a Master Craftsman" Exhibition Tour with Don Williams
Wednesday, June 26, 2013, noon, Gallery Talk by Nona Martin
Saturday, July 27, 2013, noon – 3 p.m., "In the Time of Day"
Read about this exhibition on the museum's blog, Eye Level
Thomas Day: Man, Maker, Mogul, May 22, 2013
Fabricating for an Exhibition: Jim Baxter and Thomas Day: Master Craftsman and Free Man of Color, May 14, 2013
Picture This: Behind-the-Scenes with Thomas Day, Master Craftsman and Free Man of Color, April 12, 2013


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I have less than a dozen throws on my Silver TP 173 and orange VIP 175. The shop keeper said that Lat has recently made very similar discs to each other but this was not the case in this mold based on the sample at that shop. TPs had similar higher dome than the VIPs but the PLH varies and each is lower than with the VIPs. VIPs had small dome variations and mine is the flattest i could find with the highest PLH.
Despite very different shapes these flip very close the same. The conditions are normally horrible with too much snow for footing and winds to mask the details. I was not able to throw them from a good lie with speed, only stand stills. Each ran throw was a slow speed one with pulled power. A good thing in those winds. Varying a lot from each direction lulls to hard winds. These are not good into a headwind.
It is probably a apex height and glide artifact that i needed the same initial hyzer angle for 250' and 300' throws. At that distance the fade is earlier and harder than Champ and Star Leopards. The flip is more than with a River. So i don't yet see these replacing anything in my bag but they might work for others (me too if i didn't like those two better). The disc is perfectly fine but so is much of the competition and so far i have not found anything that would trounce the competition. The glide is seriously great especially FH just above the ground sailing on the air cushion.
The VIP is tackier than earlier blends for a little better grip than previous drivers in VIP but not tacky by any means. The TP is a little tacky but there are grippier discs out there.
I will do higher powered tests when the opportunity arises. I cannot estimate distances and relative lengths.


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Phase II Comparator Study of Substitution of Tenofovir or Abacavir Receiving Thymidine Analogue as Part of HAART.
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|Phase II, Open-Label,Randomised, Comparator Study of Substitution w/Tenofovir or Abacavir in HIV-1 Infected Individuals, w/Viral Load Less 50 Copies/mL, Receiving a Thymidine Analogue (Zidovudine or Stavudine) as Part of HAART.
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A previous study substituting zidovudine or stavudine to abacavir in patients with severe or moderate lipoatrophy has shown an increase in limb fat (DEXA). This study was conducted over a 24 week period and although improved outcomes were documented by objective measures, DEXA scans, subjective observation did not correspond. Longer-term follow up of these patients is required.
This 48 week study is designed to compare the substitution of the thymidine analogues zidovudine (ZDV) or stavudine (D4T) with either tenofovir DF or abacavir, in patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), and show improved outcomes on total limb fat mass, improved body shape by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and computed tomography (CT) scans and improved cholesterol and tryglicerides.
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- Subjects who are male or female less than or equal to 18 years of age. HIV-1 infected as documented by a licensed HIV-1 antibody ELISA. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test (beta-HCG) within 28 days of trial day 1. Women of childbearing potential must agree to use a barrier method of contraception. Female subjects must not be pregnant or lactating. Able to understand and provide written informed consent in the opinion of the investigator. Subjects have clinical lipoatrophy at greater then or equal to 1 body/facial site in the investigator's opinion. Subjects currently receiving nucleoside analogue regimen including stavudine (d4T) or zidovudine (ZDV). Subjects who are stable on current therapy for greater than or equal to 16 weeks. Subjects with no prior exposure to tenofovir, abacavir or adefovir. Subjects with no known K65R, 69S mutations or 3 or more thymidine analogue mutations. Subjects with documented viral load less than 50 copies/mL on 2 consecutive occasions including most recent clinic attendance.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who are unlikely to complete the 48 week trial period. Currently active opportunistic disease or documented wasting syndrome. Currently receiving chemotherapy for malignancy. Subjects who are unlikely to retain viral response after switching based on treatment or transmission history. Currently receiving an insulin sensitising agent (glitazone or metformin). Anabolic steriods in the last 16 weeks other than testosterone at replacement doses (less than or equal to 250 mg/2 weekly). Growth hormone use in the last 16 weeks. Statin therapy (HMG CoA reductase inhibitor) commenced in the last 16 weeks (patients stable on statins may be included). Current alcohol or illicit drug use which may interfer with the subjects ability to comply with the dosing schedule and protocol evaluations. Receiving concurrent medications that in the opinion of the investigator and according to drug product labeling will result in clinically significant interactions with tenofovir or abacavir. Pregnant or breast feeding. Previously received more than 3 months zidovudine monotherapy.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00270556
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Treatment Experienced
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Antiviral Agents
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Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
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Players and supporters at Bradford Town Football Club now have the benefit of its first defibrillator, installed a year after Trowbridge teenager Quinton Barham collapsed during a match.
Quinton, 14, had just scored a hat trick for Bradford Town Youth Football Club in an away match against Bromham when he suffered a cardiac arrest. His heart had to be restarted with CPR by coaches and a defibrillator used by paramedics.
He returned to football several months later and his club, based in Ashley Lane, Winsley, soon bought three defibrillators – one for home matches and two to take to away matches and training at St Laurence School and Victory Field.
The club also trains its under-16s at Bradford Town Football Club in Trowbridge Road, which until now did not have a defibrillator.
Defibrillators are becoming more available at clubs since the Football Associa- tion teamed up with the British Heart Foundation making 900 of the life-saving devices available to clubs across the country.
Nikki Akers, secretary of Bradford Town Football Club in Trowbridge Road, said that after receiving an email from the league they had taken the opportunity to buy one. The Football Association paid for one third and British Heart Foundation another third.
She said: "The scheme came to light when Fabrice Muamba (a former Bolton footballer) collapsed on the pitch, but the focus increased locally with Quinton.
"The case with Quinton shows things can happen on the pitch.
"We did a lot of fundraising and got help from people around the town."
The club raised £318 through a series of raffles at home games and local businesses in the town donated prizes.
Miss Akers said: "A defib-rillator is very important. It's not just for the players, it's potentially also for the supporters. You never know who will benefit.
"I would advise other large sports clubs to purchase one. It is worth it."


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When you start your morning, start it out right by choosing something that will never go out of style. With Metro Racing T-Shirts you might as well turn all your other shirts into rags because no matter which one you pick it will become your favorite. Heck change over your whole shirt collection because the possibilities are endless.


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IU's 81-68 victory at Ohio State on Sunday left a big voter impression. Well, big enough for the Hoosiers (21-3) to remain No. 1 despite last Thursday's are-you-kidding-me loss at Illinois.
Duke (21-2), which barely edged Boston College on Sunday night, jumped two spots to second with 20 first-place votes. Miami of Florida, the hottest team in America with 10 straight victories, including blowout wins over Duke and North Carolina, had 17 first-place votes and went from eighth to third, its highest ranking in school history.
The Hoosiers were helped by an upset-heavy week. Four top-five teams lost, as did six of the top 10. Those defeats, combined with Indiana's dominating performance, made the difference.
By staying No. 1, IU ended a run of five straight weeks of a change at the top. That's two weeks short of the record set during the 1993-94 season.
Duke (twice), Louisville and Michigan all had been No. 1 before Indiana got it back a week ago.
Not everyone agreed. In the USA Today coaches' poll, IU dropped to No. 2 behind Duke. The Hoosiers got six first-place votes to Duke's 18.
You could argue that IU found the toughness to thrive at Ohio State because of the Illinois loss. The Hoosiers blew a nine-point lead with just over three minutes left. Sometimes you need a kick in the you-know-what to find motivation and resolve.
Coach Tom Crean provided that kick during the practices that followed, partly by showing — repeatedly — the closing minutes of the Illinois game, mostly by working on improvement and understanding.
The Ohio State performance demonstrated the players got the message.
"Ohio State is really, really good," Crean said. "We have at times not had the firepower to be able to compete with them, and then last year as we were getting better, we didn't have the toughness to compete with them (in Columbus).
"But that is all part of the growth process, and they're growing with that and it's a big deal."
Perhaps the biggest deal at Ohio State, beside getting the ball inside to Cody Zeller and Christian Watford, was cutting down the turnovers. The Hoosiers had just 10 against the Buckeyes, six fewer than they had against Illinois and Michigan.
"We were coming off two games where the opponents had scored a total of 48 points off of turnovers, which is unacceptable," Crean said. "It's one thing to be unacceptable to a coach. It's a whole other thing when it is unacceptable and owned by the team. I think they've done that."
Because they did, the Hoosiers are still No. 1. And with home games this week against Nebraska on Wednesday and Purdue on Saturday, they're like to stay there for a while.
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The Phillies, Ben Wetzler, and the NCAA
What Were the Phillies Thinking, and What Will the Consequences Be?
Last June the Philadelphia Phillies used their fifth- and sixth-round draft picks to select Pac 10 talents Ben Wetzler (LHP, Oregon State) and Jason Monda (OF, Washington State), ultimately failing to sign each. Earlier this week Baseball America's Aaron Fitt broke the news that last fall the Phillies turned in both Wetzler and Monda to the NCAA, claiming that both violated NCAA regulations that prevent an amateur player from using an agent to negotiate a contract on the player's behalf. Violation of those regulations has the potential to negate the player's NCAA eligibility. Monda has since been cleared to play, while Wetzler sits on the sidelines with his case still under review.
It is commonplace for amateur players to solicit the assistance of an agent when dealing with major league clubs and the draft, though the relationship is technically supposed to be limited to the agent serving in an advisory capacity whereby the agent can give advice to the athlete and his family but cannot directly represent the player in dealings with major league teams. Almost every drafted player utilizes an agent advisor, with a portion relying on family members or a close friend to assist in contract negotiations.
Whether the accusations of Monda's and Wetzler's alleged improprieties were a result of a decision somewhere up the Philly food chain or the actions of a lone wolf, the act itself cannot be classified as anything but a spiteful response to the organization's interaction with these players last summer. Media members, agents, and college reps have reacted to the story in a uniform manner, expressing anger, distaste, and dismay that a major league organization would take such actions with nothing to gain outside of terminating the eligibility of two collegiate athletes who ultimately decided they were not prepared to start their pro career.
Scouts with whom I have spoken over the last 24 hours have neglected to comment on the record but have generally expressed a lack of understanding of the motivation behind the Phillies' actions, given the absence of any actual benefit to the organization and the potential for both a short- and long-term negative impact on their amateur scouting efforts. Area scouts rely on agent advisors and college reps to assist in collecting info on players, from obtaining playing schedules to gaining access to facilities or the players themselves. Both groups have vociferously denounced the Phillies' actions, with some agent advisors insisting that this will have a dramatic impact on the Phillies' ability to gain access to their student athletes this spring.
One agent advisor, however, had a more pragmatic response:
It definitely will not help [the Phillies] for the draft, and I think the trust level has gone down to zero. I think they will see some backlash, and they may have to alter their draft board a little, but in the end money still talks…they will still draft and sign quality players. I have seen quotes today from agents stating that the 'Phillies are not getting into any more of our households' and I have to laugh. I thought the advisor/agent works for the client and the client determines who he does and does not talk to?
The agent advisor's point is well taken, and while it is important for these representatives to come out loud and angry in light of the Philly/Wetzler revelations, at the end of the day it is not their place to battle with a major league organization at the expense of their current clients' future.
So what is the ultimate takeaway from this scandal? One certainty is that there is plenty of blame to go around.
NCAA's Nonsensical No-Agent Rule
…a lawyer may not be present during discussions between a student-athlete and a professional team or have any direct contact (in person, by telephone or by mail) with a professional sports organization on behalf of" a student-athlete."
Of course, this makes absolutely no sense. The mere act of discussing potential employment does not bestow upon the amateur player any financial benefit, which is the crux of the professional/amateur distinction. Moreover, technical default under this language could be argued to include basic interactions outside of formal contract negotiations. For example, some agent advisors refuse to speak to major league scouts about matters as simple as team schedules and will go so far as to avoid making any contact with their players immediately before and after games at certain high-traffic high school tournaments, the time when most scouts will chat the players up, due to past scrutiny of interactions of this type.
Quite simply, the NCAA is placing its amateur baseball players at a massive disadvantage throughout a process that involves some of the players' biggest professional life decisions. The rules operate to no one's benefit and carry tragic consequences for the players. That's not to mention the woefully incompetent manner in which the NCAA handles its investigations of supposed infractions. It is inexcusable that Wetzler's status is still undetermined, and the delay means that if the Oregon State ace is in fact ruled ineligible, he will likely be forced to leave school if he wants to enter the 2014 draft, as it is too late in the season for him to transfer to a school outside of the NCAA's purview. Says another agent advisor:
I think the time is not too far off when someone sues the NCAA again over the 'no agent' rule and actually refuses to accept a settlement, unlike Andy Oliver did back in '09. To prevent inexperienced and easily-influenced young men from having legal counsel help negotiate an employment services contract on their behalf with a corporation is ludicrous, insane, immoral, and unjust. And we already have a court of law saying as much.
What Were the Phillies Thinking?
As the agent advisor noted above, money talks, and the Phillies will still be able to draft and sign quality players. Where they could be hurt is if players ultimately decide they do not want to give any information to the Phillies regarding "their number" (the dollar amount for which they'd be willing to sign a contract upon being drafted), for fear that any deviation from that number will be met with acts of retribution.
Particularly under the new CBA draft rules, it is important for teams to have a solid understanding of their targets, the signability of their targets, and the areas of the draft that are likely to provide them allotment savings (signing a player for less than the amount allotted by Major League Baseball for that particular draft slot) and allotment overages (signing a player for more than the amount allotted by Major League Baseball for that particular draft slot). In this planning stage, knowledge is power. If the Phillies have narrowed the information pipeline even a little, they have done themselves a huge disservice. Additionally, there remains the threat that universities could begin limiting access (a full ban seems highly unlikely) of Phillies scouts to players before and after games. Coaches may also be less likely to keep the Phillies' area scouts equally informed about workouts, rotation schedules, and the like, even if the slips are only periodic.
The impact on the Phillies as a whole will not be cataclysmic, but having your scouts operate at any disadvantage at all is a big deal. The club has yet to release a statement regarding the situation, but most feel that some public amends will need to be made to avoid the risk of being forced to deal with uncooperative partners on the side of the players, including the agent advisors and the schools themselves.
It can be highly frustrating for an organization, and an area scout in particular, to have a player move the goalposts by changing "their number" after being drafted. A large responsibility of the area scout is to determine that number, as well as the makeup of the player and the player's desire to start his professional career. Failing to sign an early pick can reflect poorly on the area scout, both inside and outside of the organization, and reputation is important in a close-knit industry that can at times require an evaluator to search for jobs in multiple organizations throughout his career.
Ironically, the presence of high-quality agent advisors in the process helps both parties avoid these non-signings, as an agent advisor has the experience and the contextual knowledge to help ground a player's (and his player's family's) expectations. Most of the instances of post-draft changes in demands and ultimate non-signings have been a result of unreasonable expectations on the part of the parents of the player. The system works best when a player and his family receive good counsel from an experienced agent advisor, which points our finger at the final culprit.
The Responsibility of the Agent Advisor
It's like the speed limit of 55 mph on our highways. Everyone knows it's an old and outdated speed limit and nobody ever drives 55 mph. But if you get caught going more than 55, you will still be pulled over and issued a ticket. However, if you know how the system works, you can exceed 55 and not get a ticket. [For example,] it's a well-known unwritten rule that unless you are [driving recklessly], police officers will not stop you for going up to 9 mph over the stated limit. Even the tickets themselves only give options for the officers to state the speed was '10 or more over.' Use a radar detector, know the hiding spots of the cops, never be the fastest car on the road, etc. Same thing applies to advising kids for the MLB Draft.
Obviously the entire issue is non-existent if the NCAA does away with its ridiculous no-agent rule, but the point remains that there is a real responsibility for agent advisors to find a way to work within the best practices of the industry. The same agent advisor had this to say about the actions of his contemporary in this instance (assuming, of course, that the Phillies' accusations are upheld):
This particular advisor was either too stupid or too negligent in not being aware of the NCAA rules and how they pertain to his client. Clearly, this advisor did not have the best interests of his client in mind; only his own. There are ways of getting around the NCAA rules and regulations to help your client and also not be violative such that you put your client's collegiate eligibility in jeopardy. Good advisors know how to do this.
As a practicing attorney myself, this sentiment rings true. Agent advisors are in the unenviable position of being forced to aggressively represent the interests of their amateur baseball clients without being given full latitude to do so. Should they be forced to tap dance around the no-agent requirements of the NCAA? Of course not. But for the time being that's the world we live in.
Nick J. Faleris is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @NickJFaleris
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The mere act of discussing potential employment does bestow upon the amateur player any financial benefit, which is the crux of the professional/amateur distinction.
Feb 21, 2014 11:24 AM
I know the agent/advisors for the elite draft prospects are all widely known and reported. Is it public knowledge who the advisor(s) were for Wetzler and Monda? A lot of the public scrutiny has fallen on the Phillies since the individuals (Amaro, Wolever) are publicly known and nobody wants to blame the players for getting caught up in a stupid rule. Some of the questions being put to the Phillies (and not answered) should also be going to the advisor(s).
Feb 21, 2014 13:13 PM
I agree with philly that identifying the agent or agents is very important to the story. With no disrespect intended to sdinsmore, he offers no evidence that it was two difference agents and his comment is the only place I have seen it asserted that there were two different agents. I also have no evidence, but since neither player signed, both players seemed to have been poorly represented and both players were subject to an NCAA investigation, in the absence of evidence to the contrary it seems reasonable to speculate that Wetzler and Monda had the same agent. (The fact that Monda was cleared and Wetzler was not hurts my argument but I am going to run with it anyway). Under the single agent theory, it would also not be much of a further reach to guess that this same agent was the source of the story.
Feb 22, 2014 19:31 PM
My understanding is Monda and Wetzler were not represented by the same advisor.
Feb 23, 2014 04:21 AM
I also believe that the person(s) who reported the alleged violations to the NCAA believes he/they were justified in doing so.
Feb 23, 2014 04:24 AM
"With no disrespect intended to sdinsmore, he offers no evidence that it was two difference agents and his comment is the only place I have seen it asserted that there were two different agents."
Feb 23, 2014 11:40 AM
As a Phillies fan, will be interesting to see their response (if it ever comes -- it better).
Feb 21, 2014 14:04 PM
It is impossible to imagine that experienced baseball executives would take this action without a severe provocation from the agent side. And I mean the type of provocation that would be viewed as a "developing practice".
Feb 21, 2014 21:42 PM
The NCAA should just amend the rule to open it for players subject to a professional draft once their sports regular season has concluded.
Feb 21, 2014 22:30 PM
Colby Rogers
Agreed, problem is that Baseball has two disadvantages. It is both NOT a money sport and requiring unique rules and oversight to properly adjudicate it. The financial logic isn't there to do it. Because players can be drafted without declaring (rightly so because it gives them proper bargaining power), they are uniquely at risk for losing eligibility by hiring a professional to attempt to get their proper worth.
Feb 22, 2014 08:29 AM
The entire NCAA philosophy is to prevent players from receiving compensation for the entertainment they provide. Accusing them of having one unjust rule is like accusing Antarctica of having one snowflake.
Feb 21, 2014 23:29 PM
There are two villains here, the Phillies and the NCAA. Neither with the kids best interests at hand. But of course, the ones who suffer are the kids.
Feb 22, 2014 13:12 PM
My best guess is that this is the next move in the Phillies "only old guys" strategy of composing a roster. During next year's draft I wouldn't be surprised if they just said "pass" when it was their turn to pick.
Feb 23, 2014 08:32 AM
Shaun P.
"To prevent inexperienced and easily-influenced young men from having legal counsel help negotiate an employment services contract on their behalf with a corporation is ludicrous, insane, immoral, and unjust."
Feb 24, 2014 10:26 AM
Minor question re:
Feb 25, 2014 13:32 PM
Correct -- lawyer in that context is interchangeable with advisor. I believe only parents/legal guardians are permitted direct involvement without jeopardizing eligibility.
Feb 25, 2014 14:08 PM
So why not get Scott Boras to be your legal guardian?
Feb 27, 2014 12:12 PM
Scott Boras to prospect: "I am your father."
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The gang happens upon what appears to be the Lost Boys from Hook—a bunch of small, orphaned children with weapons and a severe distrust of grownups. Unlike in Hook, these children do not get to magically stay young forever, nor is their lack of parental units a mystery. Turns out, the Militia did some serious damage and wiped out all the parents, and even worse, it was under Miles' direction. Yikes. So because of his epic guilt, Miles agrees to help the kiddos retrieve their leader, Peter (ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THE PETER PAN REFERENCES?!), who has been taken to a soldier conscription center, where they kidnap teenagers, brainwash them, brand them like cattle, and make them into soldiers for the Militia. Double yikes.
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BOSTON—It was shaky.
From the get-go in Game 6 here at TD Garden on Friday night, the Knicks had seized control of their first-round series against the Celtics, easing some of the angst that cropped up after a 3-0 lead was trimmed by losses in Games 4 and 5. New York was preparing to send Boston, the dominant team in the Atlantic Division for five seasons, into first-round hibernation, leading by a staggering 26 points with 9:22 to play.
Then—suddenly and strangely—there was life from the green. The Celtics rattled off 20 straight points, and when Avery Bradley ignited his own fast break with a dunk off a steal near halfcourt, the Knicks found themselves ahead only 79-75 with 3:28 to play.
They needed some rescuing. They needed their franchise cornerstone, the guy they brought in for this very purpose. They needed Carmelo Anthony to prove his worth.
Anthony would later describe his approach to this game as operating like something of a decoy, but with the game gone frantic, an epic collapse on hand and a Game 7 looming, the Knicks no longer needed a decoy. They needed a star.
Anthony came through, first with a pull-up 15-foot jumper from the left wing that gave the Knicks a six-point lead with 3:10 to play, and then after two missed jumpers, with a hope-dashing 3-pointer at the top of the key with 1:41 to go. Those five points boosted the lead back to nine points and effectively ended a game the Knicks went on to win, 88-80.
It wasn't just that Anthony shrugged off a bad night (he was 7-for-23 from the field, with 21 points) when his team needed him most. It was that he shrugged off a bizarrely awful shooting series, which had seen him miss 19 straight 3-point attempts going back to Game 3. That was out of character for Anthony, who shot a career-high 37.9 percent from the 3-point line this season.
When informed after the game about the 0-for-19 drought, Anthony expressed some surprise. "Nineteen?" he asked, incredulous. "Damn!"
Now we can say something that has not been said for 13 years, not since Patrick Ewing was on the roster and Jeff Van Gundy was prowling the sideline with an NBA whiteboard instead of an ESPN microphone: The Knicks are in the second round of the playoffs. They are there because of Anthony.
For the Knicks—whether it's fair or not—these playoffs can be boiled down to a referendum on Anthony and the trade that brought him to New York. And to this point, the verdict hadn't been kind. Anthony had led the Knicks into the postseason against these Celtics two years ago, and his team was swept. Knicks point guard Chauncey Billups was hurt and the Celtics were stacked that year, but no matter. The sweep reflected on Anthony. That's part of the price of superstardom.
Last year things did not go much better. Well before the playoffs, in the midst of the Jeremy Lin phenomenon, a large contingent of Knicks fans were convinced that the team would be better off without Anthony, that a rebuild around Lin was in order. Heck, coach Mike D'Antoni was one of them—he asked the front office to trade Anthony, before he eventually agreed to part ways with the team.
That's not been the case with Knicks coach Mike Woodson. After replacing D'Antoni last year Woodson made clear that Anthony was his priority, and he had no problem continuing to ride his star throughout this series, no matter how bad his shooting had been.
"Melo has really shot the 3-ball well this year, and for him to miss all the 3s he missed, he hit the biggest one in the series," Woodson said. "That's what counts. That's what I look at. When they're close games I like to see who is going to step up. He made the biggest 3 of the night after going 0-for-(19). I wasn't concerned about that."
That Anthony was shooting at all on this night was a departure. Coming into the game, he had done far too much to force his own offense over the course of the series, as the Celtics' defense focused on closing the lane around him and enticing him into bad shots.
It worked—Anthony shot 39.4 percent entering the game, averaging 25.4 shot attempts.
He decided to take a different approach, waiting to attract Boston's D before moving the ball along to teammates. Thus, the sort-of decoy angle, which fed into the fact that three other Knicks starters (Ray Felton, Pablo Prigioni and Iman Shumpert) joined Anthony in double-figure scoring.
"Today, it was kind of a different game for myself," Anthony said. "The mindset was to come out and be—I don't like to use the word decoy—but, I told my trammates at the beginning of the game I am pretty sure the Celtics really thought I was going to come out guns a-blazing; and so I was going to kind of let Ray and Pablo and Shumpert and those guys get going, me help them get going, and then try to find where I fit in. It worked, it got us up 20-something, almost 30 points."
It came crashing down, though, during that fourth-quarter rally. That's when the Knicks went back to the basics, when Anthony shrugged off decoy duty and pulled out the win for his team. On to the conference semis they go, opening Sunday against the Pacers.
Anthony, despite the difficulties he had in scoring in the first round, will be ready to shoot again. "As far as the shooting goes, that's not something I am too concerned about," he said. "I'll take those shots any day. My teammates need me to shoot."


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Washington and Oregon potato grower-shippers are keeping a wary eye on fuel prices and truck availability, but good rail service and proximity to overseas markets are taking the edge off their concern.
The effects of high fuel prices in 2012 will be mitigated in part by the fact that grower-shippers are so well-prepared for them, said Dave Long, chief executive officer of the Othello, Wash.-based United Fresh Potato Growers of Washington-Oregon.
"Growers budgeted a little extra for fuel," he said. "We knew that fuel would be up. We're going to have supplies."
Growers even received an unexpected surprise when prices dropped in early to mid-June, Long said.
"Hopefully that will continue, or at least stay" at current prices, he said.
Even with high unemployment rates, people are not going into trucking like they used to, said Chris Voigt, executive director of the Moses Lake-based Washington State Potato Commission.
"Transportation is always a challenge, and unfortunately not a lot of people are aspiring to be truck drivers," Voigt said. "A lot of drivers are getting close to retirement age."
Fortunately for Washington growers, Voigt said, rail is a better option than it used to be, thanks to Riverhead, N.Y.-based Railex Corp., which in 2006 established service from Wallula, Wash., to Rotterdam, N.Y.
"Railex is able to get (potatoes to market) on a very cost-competitive, reliable basis," he said. "Folks who use it love it. It's been an integral part here in Washington."
The cost of fuel when Washington and Oregon potato growers begin shipping later this summer was anybody's guess as of mid-June, said Les Alderete, director of production and grower development for Raleigh, N.C.-based L&M Cos. Inc., which sources out of the Sunnyside, Wash., area.
What's more clear, however, is the likelihood that trucks could be harder to get this season, Alderete said.
"Transportation could be tight," he said. "Last year there were plenty of trucks, but it's tight now."
The shortage is due to a variety of factors, Alderete said. Some truckers have gone out of business in the past year, others have detoured to the natural gas boom in North Dakota.
"Everyone here in Idaho Falls seems to have a truck running to North Dakota," he said.
As of late June, few Oregon growers were losing sleep over the prospect of not finding enough trucks to get the 2012-13 new potato crop to market, said Bill Brewer, executive director of the Portland-based Oregon Potato Commission.
"I haven't heard of anyone who's overly concerned," he said.
In Oregon, where exports are such a big part of the potato deal, the need to get product to the coast in a timely manner is crucial. That's something else growers aren't sweating this summer, Brewer said.
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In the dark and bitter times when people were swollen with hunger, the Jewish workers of Krinki thought of founding an elementary school, wrote Issakhar Fink. The school constantly struggled for its survival because it had very little money and it had to work in an atmosphere characterized by a lack of understanding on the part of the Jewish public of the town. But many children from Jewish worker and artisan families finished the school year after year with a significant amount of knowledge and erudition, which helped them to push their way through in life.
By the beginning of 1920, the school had 138 pupils and another 93 students followed evening classes. The school was regularly harassed by the government, which closed it for some time at the beginning of the 1923/24 school year. The school, which was named after the Warsaw center of the Tsisho, had an exceptionally devoted teaching staff. The school was influenced by the Bund, and the Bundist scout group (the Skif) recruited many of its members from among the pupils of the Yiddish school. Krinki compatriots recall the school with pleasure especially because of the nice performances and celebrations, which were organized a few times a year.
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This year's Cadillac Fest was a Big Body "Show Off" at the historic Bob's Big Boy, in Downey, California. You could say that this location was turned into "Caddy Land", as every model and year of Cadillac was displayed at the event. This free show had a variety of Cadillacs, including a few Escalades to represent the popular "Roll Playerz" who are featured in our magazine.
With great weather and a good venue, people rolled through all day. High Class, Stylistics, Majestics, Ontario's Finest, Elite, Latins Finest, Cadillac Kings, New Stars, New Vision, West Side, Individuals, and Royal Image are some of the car clubs that came out to represent the crest on those long hoods. If you own a Cadillac and didn't make it out you definitely missed out, as this great Caddy Fest event keeps getting bigger and better with time.
Hard work and promotional planning by Mike Lopez from the Cadillac Connection, along with the help of sponsors like Ghost Motoring, Seventh Letter, Cadillac Connect, Cal Blasting, and Jarritos soft drinks, helped the event run smooth and come out a success.
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One starting pitcher who could have significant interest if he comes out of retirement is 36 year-old Javier Vazquez, who may have been pitching as good as ever when he decided to hang it up after the 2011 season. In the second half of that season, Vazquez had a 2.15 ERA for the Marlins with 16 walks and 96 strikeouts in 96.1 innings pitched. Talk about going out on a high note. But he might not be done yet. According to Peter Gammons, Vazquez could decide if he wants to return after he pitches for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic. For now, he's tuning up with his hometown Ponce, where he debuted on Saturday with two shutout innings and four strikeouts against the Atenienses de Manati.


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Mike Skocko is a graphic and fine artist who would still be designing, painting, and sculpting had he not discovered the joy of teaching late in his arrested youth.
Armed with a BFA and several teaching credentials, Skocko landed at Valhalla High School where he joins his students in the daily pursuit of artistic and personal excellence. Currently, Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 Master Collection software is the backbone of a somewhat atypical new media arts program.
Skocko delivers instruction and assignments via the web. The first seven years he taught he employed a static site but more recently uses a spiffy new class blog. His video tutorials, a classroom staple since he began teaching in 2002, enable students to work at their own pace. After mastering fundamentals, the students are encouraged to find their own voice. Controlled creative chaos is the overarching goal. Students quickly learn that self-motivated, self-organizing peers seem to be having more fun. Collaborative projects, always encouraged, never required, demonstrate the undeniable magic of synergy; the creative whole is always greater than the sum of its parts.
Much to his surprise, teachers from around the world seem to have found wheat amidst the chaff of his sprawling web presence. He regularly receives and grants requests to use his resources, as Skocko believes in paying it forward. His fledgling class blog has attracted over 100,000 visits (almost half a million page views) from 150 countries and all 50 states in its first 15 months. His students love knowing that their creative endeavors are being seen by others around the world.
Skocko's classroom, open nine hours a day, is rarely empty. He offers an optional Mac Lab Saturday School (6:15am to 12pm) twice a month. Amazingly, between 20 and 30 smiling faces continue to willingly show up each time he does.
His students have won state, national, and worldwide competitions. Examples of student work can be found in the links on this page and in the oh-so-flattering headshot you were startled to encounter when opening this page.
When not planted in front of a computer, Skocko enjoys the sunny Southern California life with his wife and teenage daughter. His artwork has been exhibited in San Diego, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area. He currently fancies himself a budding amateur photographer and has an odd penchant for bursting into song; however, due to a tragic lack of vocal ability, the latter activity has been confined to the shower (per the request of his otherwise loving wife).


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Gary Webb's edition is constructed in the same way as his other sculptures, but made to a new scale. His sculptures embrace the formal interplay between geometric and organic shapes, line and volume, reflective and transparent surfaces. The work seems to address many of the issues of 1960s Modernist abstract sculpture, but these issues are playfully turned askew and complicated by Webb's use of materials, pop references and humour.
Webb's unexpected configurations of manufactured and natural objects result in constructions that often defy definition and are distinctly his own. A wide array of materials is brought together with a great sense of fun; brilliant colours, glossy synthetics, chromed surfaces, chunky Perspex and hand-carved wood could all constitute a single piece. At times, abstract elements are associated with features that are almost baroque. Modernist sculpture is honoured and parodied all at once through the use of its vocabulary to express a representational language.
The sculptures sometimes seem to pose as functional objects, and they possess a retro quality through their relations to 20th century art and design. Brancusi, Phillip King, Richard Artschwager and Donald Judd are brought to mind as well as automobiles, toys and furniture.
Gary Webb was born in 1973 in Bascombe, Dorset and studied at Goldsmith's College of Art from 1994-97. He lives and works in London and is represented by The Approach Gallery.
Webb's sculptures are largely created from synthetic and industrial materials and use human emotion as their starting point, almost always beginning with a drawing before progressing to three dimensions. Constructed as assemblages of colourful and glossy shapes, the artist plays with abstraction and geometry to explore the linear and volumetric qualities of form.
Recent solo exhibitions include Bloomberg SPACE, London, 2014; deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Massachusetts, 2012; The Approach ,2010, 2008, 2000, 1998; Bortolami Gallery, New York, 2009; Galeria Parra-Romero, Madrid, Spain, 2008; Atelier Hermes, Seoul, 2008; Revolution Oil, The Approach, London, 2008; Export, Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea, 2008; Gary Webb, Bortolami Dayan, New York, 2006. Group exhibitions include The British Art Show 6, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead and touring, 2005; Pour de Vrai, Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, France, 2005; Sublime Experiences and Perceptions in Contemporary Sculpture, Pilar Parra & Romero, Madrid, Spain, 2007; Play, Prakke Contemporary and Paradise Row, London, 2009 and Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy, London, 2010.


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A nice Jade pendent carved into a fish chasing its tail. perhaps it is a fish CARP swallowing its tail, an endless cycle . The Carp fish is a considered a sign of luck.
Jade in ancient China was worn by their owners. The more jade you wore the richer you were and this implied a high status.
They rattled the jade pendents on their body when entering a house. This was a way to introduce yourself and show off to others how rich you were.
Believed a modern repro , but still a nice item to look at and hold.


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ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - November 05, 2010) -
QTDP was established as a tax credit targeted to therapeutic discovery projects that show the greatest potential to create and sustain high-quality, high-paying U.S. jobs and to advance U.S. competitiveness in life, biological and medical sciences. Early-stage companies such as ACT that are not yet profitable can receive a grant instead of a tax credit.
As part of the review process for research projects, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) evaluates each project for its potential to produce new therapies, address unmet medical needs, reduce health care costs or advance the goal of curing cancer. Only projects that show a reasonable potential to meet one or more of these goals is certified as eligible for the credit. Qualifying firms must have 250 or fewer employees.
ACT is focused on developing innovative catheter technologies for the treatment of vascular disease and restenosis. ACT's lead product, a game-changing catheter that integrates drug delivery with vascular catheterization, has completed prototyping and is entering the pre-clinical testing phase.
The Occlusion Perfusion Catheter™ (OPC) follows the same guide wire used by a debulking catheter to deliver anti-restenosis agents or drugs and other therapies directly and precisely to the treatment site. Once a blocked vessel has been cleared, clinicians will use the OPC to immediately infuse that section of vessel with a treatment agent or live cells. The Company believes that direct delivery to the media of the cleared vessel section will demonstrate an advantage over drug-eluting stents in reducing or eliminating restenosis (re-blockage).
In addition to the OPC, the company is attacking the problem of vascular disease by developing leading-edge technology for atherectomy, thrombectomy and other catheter-based devices. ACT currently has seven devices in its product development pipeline, including the OPC.
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So now we're talking personal accountability. Now it's about individual decisions and the consequences of those decisions.
Fine, let's talk about individual decisions.
Urban Meyer's family has taken to Twitter to defend Meyer's time at Florida with former Gators tight end Aaron Hernandez, accused late last month of an execution style murder in suburban Boston.
Meyer's wife Shelley, tweeted, 'When will we start holding individuals accountable for their own decisions/actions and stop blaming any/everyone else?"
MORE: Meyer says Florida staff 'worked hard to mentor' Hernandez
Meyer's daughter Gigi tweeted, "There's this thing called self accountability. It exists, I swear. God Bless."
If we're talking personal accountability; if we're focusing on individual decisions and the consequences of those decisions, let's look at a couple of critical Meyer decisions from his time at Florida:
— According to Gainesville Police, Hernandez got into a fight with a bouncer when he was a freshman in 2007, and hit the bouncer so hard, he ruptured his eardrum.
— According to Gainesville Police, Hernandez was questioned as part of a shooting in Gainesville in 2007; a case that still is open and a case where a witness described the shooter as a Hawaiian or Hispanic man who was 6-3 or 6-4 and weighed 240 pounds.
— Hernandez failed a drug test at Florida, and sources told Sporting News last year, Meyer covered up the failed test by having Hernandez wear a walking boot and feign injury during the game he had to sit out.
Meyer saw those first two problems, and made the decision to keep Hernandez on the team. Meyer saw the failed drug test and made the decision to keep Hernandez on the team—and faked an injury to mislead.
Make no mistake, Hernandez made decisions in life, and will deal with the consequences of those decisions. The blame falls squarely on him. But you better believe Meyer's personal decisions regarding Hernandez—his enabling of the situation and refusal to severely punish a player who was constantly in trouble—mean he's dealing with the consequences too: the criticism that his lack of discipline and guidance contributed to Hernandez's untouchable personality.


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Dodgers right-hander slated to pitch Wednesday following three-week layoff
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Zack Greinke will pitch in a game on Wednesday for the first time in nearly three weeks.
Greinke last did so on March 1, going three innings. He's battled soreness in his elbow since then, and dealt with a bout of the flu, but he has responded well enough to last week's injection of platelet-rich plasma and anti-inflammatory medication that he's tossed without discomfort for three consecutive days.
Manager Don Mattingly said that Greinke will pitch in a Minor League game in the afternoon, with A.J. Ellis staying back to catch instead of playing in the Dodgers' Cactus League game against Kansas City.
Greinke has thrown only five innings this spring and will be on a crash course to rack up enough foundational innings to build the arm strength needed to start the season on the active roster.
Because of scheduled days off, the Dodgers don't need a fifth starter until April 13, and it's now unlikely that Greinke will make his originally scheduled first start on April 2. Chad Billingsley is now penciled into that slot, although he is nursing a bruised right index finger and will miss his scheduled start on Wednesday.
Billingsley, who is able to throw all of his pitches except the curveball, is planning to throw a bullpen session on Wednesday and pitch in a game on Saturday.
Mattingly also said that Aaron Harang, who was to pitch in a Minor League game in Thursday, instead will start the game against the Royals.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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You will recall that everything within reach shall take part in the nibble and sip festivities; wine has so few pairing boundaries. Let's expand your positive pairing options beyond the usual, shall we?
Take Halloween, for instance. There's always some trick or treat leftovers, and wine digs 'em. Karley Pokerville Zinfandel 2009, Rabid Red Blend and Diversion Washington Riesling all scored with chocolate malt balls while Seven Heavenly Chards 2010 was the star of the show. When it came to Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and bars, bottlings ranging from the aforementioned Riesling and Little Pink Dress California Chardonnay to a Spanish Tempranillo, Landers-Jenkins California Cabernet and Lone Wolf Red Blend didn't miss a beat, the latter leading the pack (liked Snickers as well). My most versatile white, the Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc-Viognier, just pulled off a Nestle's Crunch bar but joined Morgan Chardonnay in enjoyment of See's Milk and Dark chocolate confections. The range of successes with the Butterfinger bar was quite impressive and included a German Riesling, Spanish Garnacha and Tempranillo (yes, with a Mound's too) as well as an Italian Pinot Grigio and J. Lohr's Falcon's Perch Monterey Pinot Noir. Two rock stars with Hershey's Cookies and Cream bar were Joel Gott California Cabernet and a mature Zolo Sauvignon Blanc from Argentina. Hats off to Hershey's.
Jumping over to pastries and pies, the Montpellier California Viognier 2010 was the second vintage to earn a thumbs-up with pumpkin pie, and we can add Washington's 14 Hands Hot to Trot Chardonnay and Pinot Gris blend to the list along with Crusher Pinot Noir. The delicious Sweet Bliss lightly sweet Red Blend was downright delish with Dorothy McNett's pumpkin cheese cake. By the way, the Giselle California Pinot Noir and Lee Family Rose (Pinot Noir with a little Grenache) both earned their stripes with apple pie while the Giesen New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc was fond of the Boston Cream version. As for cookies, chocolate chip ruled and brownie successes included Pinot Noir, Malbec and Fume Blanc. And speaking of variations on the chocolate theme, dipped strawberries were most tasty with both Lucien Albrecht Alsatian Pinot Blanc and California's particularly food-versatile All About Red Blend of Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet and Petite Sirah.
And now here is Dorothy McNett's far more creative exploration. "At the Holiday themed Cookies and Candy Cooking Club meeting I knew I needed to have some vegetables and meat available so that we all could be munching on those while sipping wines and making and tasting the other goodies. It was a fun mix-and-match evening, and the Moscato Bella 2011 was absolutely perfect with the raw vegetables dipped into a semi-spicy and sweet garbanzo bean and tahini hummus. To help balance everything, I placed a thin slice of cheddar cheese on top of my homemade spicy sweet ginger snap cookies that meshed oh-so-nicely with the Moscato. Then we sipped on the Sweet Bliss red blend while enjoying some slivers of sautéed beef along with homemade English toffee topped with dark chocolate and sprinkled with walnuts. What a way to enjoy English toffee! The grand finale was the Spirit Hawk Cabernet Sauvignon with homemade chocolate fudge as well spicy gingerbread cookies and decadent chocolate caramels. The chewy rich dark caramels made a wonderful pairing combination as dark chocolate is so versatile. Everyone was a bit surprised that they enjoyed all these tastings so much and agreed it was due to the quality of the chocolate. I always say that dark chocolate is food, milk chocolate is candy!"
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Coming back from lunch in our cafeteria (in keeping with Vanguard's nautical theme, we call it the Galley), I ran into a co-worker (crew member) I've known since I joined Vanguard 14 years ago.
After exchanging quick updates on work and our children, he mentioned that while his kids were at one end of the "care spectrum," his aging parents were at the other—and were occupying a lot of both his and his wife's time and financial resources. Heading back to my office, I wondered why more isn't said about this in the financial planning media. It's not an unknown challenge—there are books, websites, news articles, and even a "Sandwich Generation Month."
Those of us over 50 are likely navigating through the competing demands of college expenses, saving for retirement, and the financial and emotional demands of serving as caregivers for our parents. They all go with the territory. And it's important to factor the real possibility of elder care into our planning.
While we may have been on track to save enough for our retirement, we might not have factored in additional monthly outflows to help give our parents the care they need and make sure they're residing where they want (or need) to be. This is part of the reason that your post-retirement expenses may not be much lower than they were before retirement. This life situation probably isn't a surprise to you, but I'm not sure everyone fully appreciates the impact for our parents—or ourselves—until the situation presents itself.
Are you part of the Sandwich Generation? How are you planning for (or already managing) this challenging time?
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Five CardsLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
I was playing a game of five card draw poker with a bunch of logicians. By the time we had finished bidding and were just about to reveal our cards, I was pretty confident I would win of the four of us remaining. I had three nines, some face card (I can't remember what suit or even whether it was a jack, queen, or king) and a four. (Or was it a five? I can't remember.)
I was even more sure when two of my opponents laid down their cards. One had a pair of fours and a pair of sevens, the other had a pair of twos and a pair of eights. My third opponent, however, laid down his five cards face down in a row. He said, "I have a straight, and the cards are, from lowest to highest: a ten, a jack, a queen, a king, and an ace. I have at least one card of each of the four suits: clubs, spades, hearts, and diamonds. I am fairly certain that this is the winning hand, but I'm feeling generous today, and I will give a third of the pot to whoever can determine which suit I have two cards of.
Now I know you can't figure it out without some clues. Here they are:
1. The king is next to at least one diamond.
2. The queen is next to exactly one heart.
3. The jack is next to at least one spade, but is not next to any hearts.
4. The ten is next to at least one club.
5. The ace does not border any black cards, nor does it border any diamonds.
6. My two cards of the same suit are not next to each other.
7. Of the ten possible pairings of cards, only one pair, when removed, leaves three cards in ascending order from left to right.
8. My ace is not the card on the far left."
There was a minute's silence. One of the other logicians said, "I give up! There's no way to figure that out!"
The other agreed. But I didn't. I had just figured out which suit he had two of.
Which suit is it?
HintThe first step is to determine where the ace goes.
Also, consider this: How could I have figured it out when two expert logicians couldn't?
AnswerThe two cards on the ends and the card in the middle border a combined number of two suits. So at least one pair of them should be listed as bordering a card of the same suit in clues 1-5. Of the five, only the ace and the queen meet this criterion, so they must be two cards apart. One of them must be in the center, but it can't be the ace (the two cards on the ends would only border hearts - and one of them has to be bordering something else from clues 1-4), so it must be the queen. The ace is not on the left end from clue 8, so it must be on the right end, and the card next to it must be a heart. So far we have this(X represents unknown):
At least one of the two cards to the left of the queen is lower than the queen (two of the remaining cards are lower, and only one can be right of the queen), so the triplet that is in ascending order is the queen, the ace, and the single card to the left of the queen that is lower than the queen. That means the king is left of the queen, and is also left of both the jack and the ten (otherwise, jack king ace or ten king ace would be a second triplet), so it must be on the far left. The jack must be left of the ten (or else ten jack ace would be a second triplet), so it must be second from the left, and the ten must be second from the right. The only card next to the king is the jack of diamonds (it's a diamond from clue 1). So far we have(T is ten):
Now we seem to be stuck. We don't have any more clues that can be used. So how did I figure it out?
I held a face card (I said so myself in the intro). I must have known it cannot be that card and deduced the correct answer from there.
But which card did I have? We already know the suit of the jack, so my holding a jack would not help. Could I have held a queen? No, because I know the queen to either be a spade or club (clue 6), so one of the cards next to the queen would have its clue satisfied (see clues 3 and 4), and I could not determine the suit of the card on the other side of it.
Therefore, I must have held a king. But which king? I know the king is not a diamond (clue 6) or a heart (clue 3). If I held the king of clubs, then the king next to the jack would have satisfied the jack's clue, and I could not have determine the suit of either card next to the ten.
Therefore, I held the king of spades. The king of clubs must have been on the far left (only suit available), so the only card next to the jack that could be a spade is the queen, so the only card next to the ten that could be a club is the ace. In summary:
Therefore there are two CLUBS.
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