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AL Wild Card Game: Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers, 8:30 p.m. ET Friday, TBS
Going back as far as opening day and as recently as a week and a half ago, no one would have predicted this wild-card matchup.
Few expected the Baltimore Orioles to contend so deep into the season, and the Texas Rangers had a five-game lead in the AL West with nine games to play.
But the unexpected happened, and here we are.
— NL Wild Card Game preview: St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves, 5 p.m. ET
1. The rotation. Joe Saunders—named by manager Buck Showalter as the starter on Thursday afternoon—has to give the Orioles a quality start. And that will not be easy considering the opponent.
While Baltimore's bullpen was lights-out for most of the regular season, the starters were consistently bad until the final month of the season. From Sept. 1 on, the rotation posted a 3.42 ERA. The Orioles don't have a true No. 1 starter they can turn to in a must-win game, so they had to choose between Saunders, a veteran, and Steve Johnson, a rookie. Saunders went 3-3 with a 3.63 ERA in seven starts after being acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Johnson was 3-0 with a 2.86 ERA in four starts.
2. The sluggers. Because the arms are such a question, the lineup must continue to pound the ball. During the final five weeks of the regular season, the Orioles had arguably the best offense in the majors. It found ways to get on base and hit for power.
That trend might not continue in the Wild Card Game, however. Baltimore hasn't hit well against Texas pitching (.200/.249/.378) this season—a big factor in the Orioles' 2-5 record against the Rangers—and it hasn't faced Game 1 starter Yu Darvish. With Darvish's array of pitches and movement, it could take the Orioles a time or two through the order to adjust.
The bullpen. This unit can make or break Baltimore in this game (and throughout the postseason, should it advance). One of the team's strengths during the regular season was its dominance in one-run games (an incredible 29-9 record) and extra-inning games (16-2). The reason for that success is that the bullpen was able to hold leads and keep the Orioles in games by keeping the opposition off the scoreboard. If that continues, Baltimore will remain dangerous.
1. Darvish's control. Command has been a consistent problem for him in his first season in the majors. Darvish walked 89 hitters (fourth-most in the AL) in 191 1/3 innings and had four or more walks in 11 of his 29 starts. He has to harness his stuff and limit the baserunners he allows because the Orioles can hit the long ball.
Darvish also must continue to use the strikeout as a weapon. His 221 strikeouts were fifth in the league, and he fanned at least seven batters in nine of his final 10 starts. Baltimore hitters had the sixth-highest strikeout total in the majors this season.
2. Michael Young and Ian Kinsler. The DH and the leadoff man have to produce in this game (and beyond, if the Rangers advance). Young has had such a subpar season that many have called for him to be replaced in the lineup, though he hit .354 in September/October. Kinsler has been productive only at home, though he has struggled (.216/.296/.364) just about everywhere since the start of September.
If Young and Kinsler can get on base—especially Kinsler at the top—Texas will be an offensive force.
Momentum. Just about every manager will tell you that momentum doesn't exist in baseball. But if it does, it exists only in the arm of your starting pitcher. That is a pretty accurate way to describe this sport, but it can't be easy to endure what the Rangers did in Oakland during the final three games of the regular season. If Texas starts quickly offensively against Baltimore and/or if Darvish comes out dealing, it will put to rest talk about a hangover.
This won't be a low-scoring game but if Saunders can keep it close, there is no reason Baltimore cannot continue to win the games like it has all season. If their offense is within striking distance when their bullpen gets going, the Orioles will win.
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Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Remarks by Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
American Legion Mid-Winter Conference
Washington, DC
March 2, 2010
Clarence many thanks for that kind introduction, and congratulations on your leadership of the American Legion.
We have 15 minutes, so let me address our priorities. A lot has happened since I first addressed this mid-winter conference a year ago.
I mentioned then that we were crafting a first-ever 2010 budget and a 2011 advance appropriations request. Thanks to your legislative initiatives, we had the opportunity to build an important two-year budget.
Resources: We worked the budget hard, and as you now know, that work paid off. The President fully supported our budget request in 2010, by providing us with a 16.7% budget increase above the 2009 congressionally-enhanced budget. This year, VA is executing a budget of $114 billion, the largest budget increase in 30 years.
Our 2011 budget request is $125 billion—$60.3 billion in discretionary resources and $64.7 billion in mandatory funding. Our discretionary budget request for 2011 is an increase of 7.6%. These increases provide VA two-year, discretionary funding of almost 20% above the 2009 congressionally-enhanced budget.
Thanks to the President, 2010 and 2011 are strong budgets that provide us the resources required to increase Veteran access to our benefits and services, reduce the backlog, and end Veteran homelessness within five years.
Before addressing each of these priorities, let me touch on the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill—an important, no-fail priority. From a standing start last August, we finished the fall semester with 173,000 Veterans in school at 6,500 colleges and universities, being paid for by VA.
You know that, without any automated tools, we got off to a rocky start. We learned as we went and put in place the necessary fixes for this spring semester. As a result, checks began flowing on 1 February, 2010, to 131,000 Veterans. Today, 170,000 Veterans are receiving checks of 180,000 enrolled. We are processing roughly 7,000 enrollment certificates a day, so the delta of 10,000 between enrolled and those receiving checks is manageable. We are on a good glide path here and will be fully automated by the end of this year. Post-9/11 G.I. Bill recipients are the newest additions to the 565,000 Veterans being educated through VA's several education programs.
Access: We are expanding access to our care and services through the activations of new or improved facilities, by expanding eligibility to more Priority Group 8 Veterans, by making greater investments in telehealth, and by opening new cemeteries.
This time last year, we had 768 Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs); 232 Vet Centers; 50 mobile Vet Centers and seven mobile outpatient clinics; and 128 National Cemeteries. In the past 12 months, we have opened 20 new CBOCs, 36 Vet Centers, purchased two additional mobile outpatient clinics, and opened three new cemeteries.
And we're not done yet, by 2011, we are projected to have over 70 more CBOCs and 31 more Vet Centers. Additionally, over the past year, 40,000 chronically ill Veterans, who qualify for remote monitoring, have been provided telehealth connectivity so that they don't have to travel to our hospitals or clinics to have their conditions checked. With the power of the microprocessor, they can be monitored from their own homes—this is also what we mean by increasing access to VA care and services. We are investing $121 million in telehealth this year to move VA to the head of the line in 21st century health care delivery.
Homelessness: In January 2009, we estimated that 131,000 Veterans slept on the streets of this powerful and wealthy country. I have pledged that we are going to end Veteran homelessness over the next five years.
Our current estimate for 2010 is that 107,000 Veterans remain homeless—a decrease of 18%. While that is a good start, we need a full court press to keep driving those numbers down. It's not about just providing beds and shelter to 131,000 homeless Veterans. It's also about treating for depression, substance abuse, suicide prevention, and about education and jobs, and the dignity of being thought capable of caring for one self. So, that's where we're headed in ending Veteran homelessness, and we welcome your collaboration and support in eliminating it.
The backlog: This is one area in which we did not progress as I would have wanted. Getting the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill program up and functioning, while not a major distraction, did pull me away from working the backlog. That's not to say that we did not work this hard; last year we completed 974,000 claims, and then received another 1 million new claims to take their place. Some see that as terrible. I don't. I see our outreach to and education of Veterans, who have never submitted claims before, as succeeding.
2010 is my year to focus on the backlog to find and break longstanding obstacles to faster and better processing, and higher quality outcomes. As a first step, over the past year, we put four pilots into motion:
Pittsburgh, where we are designing how to build the best claim possible for each Veteran. In this pilot, VA will partner with Veterans and the VSOs. This is about Veterans being treated as our clients and our intent to change the culture inside VA over time to one of advocacy for Veterans. Like building a legal brief, how do we make each claim the best and strongest argument to win the case for the Veteran?
Pilot #2 is in Little Rock, Arkansas. Business process re-engineering—when that "best possible claim" arrives for adjudication, who touches it first, how many others have to touch it, and what are the structural relationships that make this the most efficient process?
Pilot #3, Providence, Rhode Island. What automated tools are needed to increase speed, accuracy, efficiency, and security? The goals are no lost claims, and highest accuracy in claims processing. We didn't want to automate bad processes and just get lousy decisions faster, so we broke the complex process down into its component pieces to improve each part before putting them back together again.
And finally, Pilot #4 pulls together all these efforts to create the virtual regional office of the future. This will replace the 57 ROs we have out there now with a target to eliminate the claims backlog by 2015.
Well, why 2015? Why so long, if I'm working this as a priority? Because in October 2009, we made an Agent Orange decision that added three new diseases to the presumptive list for service connection. It was the right decision for our Vietnam Veterans, who have been dealing with the toxic effects of Agent Orange for the past 40 years.
Logically, the overall number of claims can be expected to grow, as will the backlog and processing times due to these new Agent Orange claims. But with these four pilots and the 27 percent increase we have provided to VBA's budget in 2011, I expect that we will shape and control the growth in claims, so that by 2015, we will be well on our way to eliminating the backlog.
Our long term solution to claims processing is to operationalize the concept of "seamless transition" between DoD and VA as military service members shed their uniforms and enroll. Seamless transition is our joint DoD-VA concept of universal registration, where service members' personnel and medical records are duplicated in VA, even as those service records are being populated, while they still serve in uniform. That way, there is no air gap in the transfer of those records when the uniforms come off at the end of their military service.
To enable this kind of seamlessness, a new information system called V-LER, the virtual lifetime electronic record, is being developed by both VA and DoD. The President mandated V-LER last April 2009, as the future transformational record for all service members and Veterans. When fielded, V-LER will track each member of our military forces—active and reserve component—from the day they first put on the uniform until the day they are laid to rest. This will transform our Benefits Administration—faster processing, better decisions, fewer errors, no lost records.
We must and will transform VA into the high performing, well-disciplined, transparent, and accountable organization, we know it's capable of being. 300,000 good people come to work everyday to serve Veterans. We must focus all of their efforts on providing Veterans the highest quality and safety in benefits and services. The need to transform VA is, in part, to harmonize two very distinct images of men and women who have worn our nation's military uniforms, two incongruent images that are troubling.
The first image is this—and it is one most familiar to everyone in this audience: Each year, something around 60 percent of high school graduates go on to colleges, universities, community colleges—some version of higher education. Of the remaining 40 percent or so, some undergo vocational training, and some immediately enter the workforce. Fewer others join the less than one percent of Americans who volunteer to serve in our nation's armed forces. Most young people today have no memory of a draft army.
After enlisting, they undergo weeks of rigorous physical training and mental preparation for a disciplined life of values, standards, and accountability. Following graduation from basic training, they join a wide variety of units—platoons, ships, squadrons, and detachments.
When they reach those first units, they quickly become valued and trusted members of high-performing teams—tough, motivated, and extremely dedicated. With excellent leadership, they go forward, each and every day, to perform the complex, the difficult, and the dangerous missions. On some days, they are asked to do the impossible. think of what they've been asked to do, and what they've accomplished, with unwavering commitment and without complaint, these last eight years in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But there is a second image: Veterans suffer disproportionately from homelessness, depression, substance abuse, and suicides, and they are well up there in joblessness, as well. 107,000 of them sleep on the streets of our nation. Another 40,000 Veterans are released from prison each year.
What's wrong with these disparate images? To be sure, there are fewer in the second image than the first, but they are the same youngsters. How did we fail to continue the kinds of successes they achieved while in uniform? How do we keep them from entering that downward spiral of joblessness, depression, and substance abuse that often leads to homelessness and, sometimes, to suicide? It's not about them; it's about us.
At VA, our goal is to never allow those in image number one to become part of image number two, and to return those in image number two to lives as productive as possible. Our five-year plan is aggressive, but achievable. Can we do it alone? No—we need your help.
You have a long history of championing the well-being of men and women, who have selflessly served our nation in uniform. The energy and commitment you applied to passing advance appropriations into law is reflected in every other initiative under the five pillars of your mission: Americanism; children and youth; national security and foreign relations; Veterans affairs and rehabilitation; and community service.
For more than 90 years, you've been doing the heavy lifting in legislative and community action, helping to keep care and services relevant to America's Veterans. Thank you for the good work you do each and every day for Veterans in your communities and in your national-level initiatives.
God bless our men and women in uniform. God bless our Veterans, and may God continue to bless our great Nation. Thank you.


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1. To train properly, you must do intervals, tempo runs, hill repeats, maintenance runs, ladders, fartleks, and recovery runs. Do some bounding strides, but always stride in bounds. LSD will definitely help, but just say "no" to junk miles. On rest days, do some XT, isometrics, plyometrics, and pilates. Or you can go with the craze du jour, "prancercise," which will help you get in touch with your "inner horse."
2 Three weeks before a big race savor the taper, flex your flexibility, stretch your hams, and load a few carbos.
3. On race day, wear a tech shirt, split shorts, and Vibram Five Fingers. Protect your privates with Under Armor. Wear a brimmed, wicking hat unless you have a really wicked Mohawk!
4. Remember to liberally apply sunblock, chapstick, Body Glide, and a little Udder Creme for safe measure. Happily, balms abound which will help you avoid the public spectacle of bloody nipples, the creepiness of crotch crud, and the exquisite agony of monkey butt. Oh, and guys, don't hesitate to put some gunk on your junk!
5. Attach your chip, pin on your bib, check the batteries in your heart rate monitor, find your satellite, adjust your I-pod, put some GU and Gatorade in your fuel belt.
6. Take Nuun if it's hot. Take none if it's not.
7. You will achieve the best race results if you DO NOT pronate, supinate, urinate, or defecate while running.
8. Try to get a BQ or at least a PR, shoot for negative splits, draft when you can, steer clear of the wall, remember to kick, never be a DNS, DNF, or DQ, and please don't bonk!
9. Avoid stress fractures, shin splints, plantar fasciitis, tendinitis, side stitches, runner's knee, blood blisters, and runner's trots.
10. After your race, always take an ice bath ASAP, followed by a hot bath. Then alternate Biofreeze and Tiger Balm as needed.
11. Alleviate with Aleve.
12. If you get ITBS, remember RICE, roll it with a roller or stick it with a stick, and call a PT.
13. There's a cheap trick for dealing with gluteal pain. (HINT: It's also good for a cheap thrill!) Sit on a tennis ball and swivel your hips in a circular motion to experience swift relief. CAUTION: Do not use near any body orifices unless wearing at least one layer of clothing. Best to avoid use in an area where anyone can hear you or observe your facial expression.
Remember, I'm here for you!
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Queso Flameado Beef and Chorizo Burger
In Austin, you don't have to drive very far to find a good Mexican restaurant. Some of the more authentic ones serve Queso Flameado, a decadent mixture of white cheese, Mexican chorizo and roasted poblano peppers, typically flamed with tequila at your table. This burger captures the essence of that dish — the highly flavored beef and chorizo patty is covered in a thick blanket of cheese, flamed with tequila, and surrounded by a refreshing roasted poblano mayonnaise on a Mexican roll called a bolillo. Enjoy!
Roasted Poblano Mayonnaise:
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
4 medium poblano peppers
2 garlic cloves, crushed
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
4 heaping tablespoons chopped cilantro
6 ounces mexican pork chorizo
1 pound ground sirloin
1 pound ground chuck
4 tablespoons ancho chili powder
4 teaspoons chipotle pepper sauce
4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 teaspoons kosher salt
Olive oil for brushing the grill rack
1 pound mexican chihuahua cheese, sliced about 1/4 inch thick (monterey jack may be substituted)
2 shots (1.5 ounces each) good quality ice-cold tequila
3 limes, cut in half
6 white bolillo buns or non-seeded hamburger buns, split
Preheat a gas grill to medium-high. To make the Poblano Mayonnaise, rub poblano peppers with 1 tablespoon olive oil, coating all sides. Place peppers on the grill over direct heat. Using tongs, turn every 3 minutes to char all parts of the skin. Once the skin is charred, seal the roasted peppers in a plastic bag and let steam for at least 10 minutes. After peppers are done steaming, remove the skin, seeds and veins and place the peppers in a food processor. Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, crushed garlic, mayonnaise and cilantro to the peppers in the food processor, and process until well blended. Refrigerate until ready to serve. To make the patties, crumble chorizo into a fireproof skillet. Place on grill over direct heat and cook for 6 to 8 minutes or until fully cooked, stirring occasionally. While chorizo is cooking, put sirloin and chuck into a large bowl. When chorizo is done, remove skillet from heat and pour chorizo (including the fat) into the bowl with the beef. Let the chorizo cool for a few minutes, then mix beef and chorizo mixture together gently with your hands until fully blended. Add the ancho chili powder, chipotle pepper sauce, and crushed garlic to the beef mixture, and again gently mix together until fully blended. Form into 6 patties (if using bolillo buns, shape patties to fit oval shape). Sprinkle salt over both sides of the patties. To cook the patties, brush the grill rack with oil. Place the patties on the rack, cover and grill for 4 minutes. Turn patties over, cover and grill for one minute. Open grill and generously cover the patties with the cheese slices. Cover and grill for 2 minutes. Open grill and gently pour the tequila shots over the patties, taking care not to stand over the grill rack as the flames will flare up. After flames die down, quickly squeeze lime juice over the patties, half of a lime per patty. Immediately remove patties, place in a metal pan and cover with foil to keep warm. Place bun halves on the grill, and lightly toast. Remove buns, and spread a generous amount of the poblano mayonnaise on both bun halves. Place a patty on each bun bottom, add the bun tops and serve. Makes 6 burgers.


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So, we all know Kimpton's Hotel Palomar is TAG-approved and very gay-friendly (chef Blythe Beck even chastised me for not attending their Sordid Pride event last week), but now the accommodations on 75 and Mockingbird are also eco-friendly. At a breakfast Tuesday morning consecrated by Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, the Palomar was certified "Green Seal Silver," a designation indicating a high level of environmental consciousness. How high? It's the first hotel in Dallas to achieve that level, and only the fourth in the state.
"They made it with flying colors," Leppert said, quoting Green Seal auditor Michelle Hallahan. "More and more, people are making decisions based on these things."
The requirements, set in 1996, range from having recycling bins in the guest rooms to water conservation, eco-friendly landscaping, options for re-using towels and linens, and staff training. It is also extending a program with Dallas Area Rapid Transit to encourage public transportation.
"Are you enjoying your sustainable breakfast?" Leppert asked me at the event. "Not so sustainable for the pig," I noted. "Hey," interjected Blythe, "no hormones! I treat that animal as well as I can."


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Witham Town made sure of a happy homecoming as they best Maldon and Tiptree 3-0 in their first game at the Village Glass Stadium since December 7.
A waterlogged pitch had scuppered efforts to play home games since then but they finally beat the weather and their local rivals in this Ryman League division one north clash.
It was a scrappy first half, not helped by a heavy pitch that was clearly slippery under foot.
And the fact that it was a clash between local rivals, both going for promotion, added extra spice.
As a result there were a few niggly moments as tempers threatened to boil over more than once and clear-cut chances were at a premium.
Home keeper Martyn Guest had to be aware when Brad Hunter took advantage of hesitation in the home defence early on, but just as it looked as if the half would end goalless, Witham went ahead.
A free-kick wide on the left was fired in by Lewis Godbold through a crowded goalmouth and into the net for a 1-0 lead at the break.
Maldon knew they had work to do at the start of the second half, but it was Witham who took the game by the scruff of the neck.
Kris Newby somehow failed to find the back of the net when he pounced on a slip by Maldon keeper Dylan Skinner and hit the post with the goal gaping on 48 minutes.
But the hosts didn't have to wait too long to extend their lead.
On the hour mark the ball broke to Kye Ruel just outside the box and the former East Thurrock midfielder marked his home debut by firing the ball through a crowd of bodies and past the dive of Skinner.
It became 3-0 eight minutes later when a delightful curling shot by Newby clattered off the crossbar and fell to Danny Emmanuel, who scuffed his shot but it squirmed its way in.
There was an ugly altercation involving almost all the players on the pitch in the dying minutes, with cautions for three Maldon players - Junior Appiah, Spencer Harrison and Alberto Pinto - and Witham's Luke Olley.
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- Charlotte Arnold as Holly J. Sinclair
- Raymond Ablack as Sav Bhandari
- Paula Brancati as Jane Vaughn
- Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason
- Samantha Munro as Anya MacPherson
- Natty Zavitz as Bruce the Moose
- Marc Donato as Derek Haig
- Dalmar Abuzeid as Danny Van Zandt
- Nina Dobrev as Mia Jones
- Scott Paterson as Johnny DiMarco
- Ephraim Ellis as Rick Murray (voice only)
Episode Summary
The special opens with Holly J. running through the halls of Degrassi at night in fear. Someone is chasing her, and she screams for help. She hides in the music room, and threatens to hurt her pursuer with her weapon (a trombone) if he comes near her. She realizes her pursuer is standing right behind her. Holly J. turns around, and sees her attacker. She realizes, much to her horror, that it's none other than Rick Murray, who tells her she is going to help him get what he wants. He suddenly grabs her shoulders.
Meanwhile, Mia, Danny, Jane, Derek, Sav, and Anya are all in the gym decorating for Holly J.'s Harvest Dance. Mia is angry that Holly J. is taking so long to get the raffle tickets, and she says Holly J. is just going to take credit for all their work. Jane and Danny tell her to calm down, and Derek decides to go looking for her. Sav and Derek manage to make fun of Holly J.'s ponytail, but Sav becomes whipped when he realizes he made fun of Anya as well. Jane wants the dance to be perfect for her and Spinner, while Mia claims she is going to "raffle Holly J.'s ticket".
Holly J. has apparently already been raffled. She is standing in the middle of the hallway, a complete mess, and the lights are going crazy. They become normal again when Derek walks in, however. Derek tells Holly J. everyone is mad at her for being a lazy princess, to which Holly J. replies, "You're the princess". Derek laughs at her comeback, and Holly J. asks him if he enjoys picking on the weak. Derek fakes a compliment, but is scared when Holly J.'s eyes turn pitch black. Derek cries out in pain when Holly J. lifts him up and begins to strangle him. He begs to be let go, but Holly J., snaps, in Rick's voice, "I told you not to call me that. My name is Rick".
In the gym, Anya notices Sav is gone and goes to look for him. Danny and Mia begin to argue, but Jane tells them to be quiet, and she cannot wait for Spinner to get there. Spinner calls her and pretends to be a creeper, and Jane tells him to come over. Spinner, however, is reluctant-today is the day Jimmy was shot and Rick killed. Spinner tells her he isn't coming, and Jane angrily hangs up. Mia comforts her, telling her they will not let men get in the way of their perfect night. However, Johnny and Bruce are hiding in the catwalk above stage with a bucket of pig blood, and are planning to dump it over the Harvest Queen.
Spinner is brooding at the Dot, wondering if he should go to the dance to make Jane happy or not. He gets a text message assuming it's from her, and sends back a sexy remark. However, he is horrified when the texts apparently are coming from Rick. He is even more weirded out when he gets a phone call, and the speaker's voice shifts from Holly J.'s to Rick's.
Anya enters the locker room looking for Sav, who jumps out behind her screaming in a ghost mask. Anya doesn't even flinch, and calls Sav immature. She then asks him to make out with her. Sav notes that in a horror movie, they would be the next to bite it, but he makes out with her nonetheless. However, they get freaked out when Holly J. suddenly appears next to them. Anya tells Holly J. to stop being weird, and Holly J. tells her snotty girls like her upset her. Anya laughs and reminds Holly J. she is the biggest bitch around. Holly J.'s eyes go black again, and Anya is terrified to see Holly J. has made Sav's mouth and nostrils disappear, causing him to suffocate and die. Rick's spirit mocks Anya as the same thing happens to her.
Holly J. returns to the gym, where Danny, Mia, and Jane confront her. However, she completely ignores them, walks onto the stage, and perfectly recites the entire Whack Your Brain competition from years before. Danny realizes with horror (as well as shock) that Rick's spirit has taken over Holly J.'s body. Holly J.'s eyes blacken once again when Rick begins to recount the feeling of the paint washing over him, and everyone, including Danny, laughing at him. On the catwalk, Johnny and Bruce see her and decide to dump the blood over her. Rick, of course, senses it and screams "Not again!", and telepathically holds the blood in a puddle around Holly J.'s head. When Jane and Mia try to calm "Holly J." down, Rick completely takes control and screams his name, showering the three with the blood. He then lifts Danny into the air and strangles him to death, and Mia and Jane flee.
On the catwalk, Johnny and Bruce see this and try to run, but Holly J. appears in front of them. They threaten her, and Rick calls them bullies. The catwalk begins to shake out of control- Bruce thinks it's an earthquake, but Johnny realizes Holly J. is doing it. They try to hold on, but Holly J. makes the entire catwalk flip over, causing Johnny and Bruce to fall to their deaths.
Jane and Mia take refuge in the library, and Mia begins to cry on how she might never see her baby again. Jane comforts Mia, and Mia tells Jane that she misses being her friend- and that she and Jane's brother had sex in Jane's bed. Jane's revulsion is interrupted by the real Holly J. finding them, and begging for help. Holly J. confesses that Rick's spirit is trapped in the school, bonded to his glasses that were left in the very hallway he died in. Rick does not realize he is dead, and is out for revenge. Holly J. reveals in a flashback that she found this out when she went to her locker, found Rick's glasses in there, and picked them up. "That's when he came at me. (coming out of the flashback) It was the glasses. You hold those glasses, and he takes control," she tells them, her voice breaking. They realize they must retrieve the glasses from the catwalk and free Rick's soul.
Spinner comes to the school and sees the carnage. On the catwalk, Mia and Holly J. begin to fight, but stop when Jane picks up the glasses, and then turns around, having been possessed by Rick. The catwalk begins shaking again and Mia and Holly J. almost fall off but hang onto the edge. Rick then says that no one ever changes, but Spinner suddenly appears on the catwalk and tells him he can. Spinner apologizes to Rick about what happened, and tells him that he has regretted it ever since. Rick finally realizes he is dead, and apologizes to Spinner for what he did to Jimmy. Rick then Jane passes out into Spinner's arms. However, the shaking does not stop but gets worse. Mia and Holly J. fall off, and Spinner cries out Rick's name in confusion. He and Jane fall off the cat walk....
Suddenly, everything is back to normal, with Spinner, Jane, Holly J., Mia, Derek, Danny, Anya, Sav, Johnny and Bruce all alive again. They all can't remember anything, except for Holly J. She tells them the dance is canceled, as it would be wrong to have one on the day Rick died. Everyone leaves, but Holly J. stays behind. She returns to Rick's locker, holds up the glasses, and tells him she got the message. She places the glasses in the locker—only for Rick's hand to shoot out and grab her wrist.
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The Tampa Bay Rays and free-agent RHP Joel Peralta agreed Monday to terms on a new two-year, $6 million contract, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Peralta told the newspaper that there were better offers from at least two teams, but once he got what he considered a fair offer from the Rays he told agent Mark Gilling to take it.
The deal also includes a $2.5 million option for a third year.
"Some teams offered a little bit more money, but I got what I thought I was worth and I was happy with it,'' Peralta told the Times from the Dominican Republic. "I didn't want to go anywhere else.''
The deal is pending a physical, which may not take place until next week, one reason the Rays haven't announced the deal.
Peralta, who turns 37 in March, appeared in 76 games in 2012 and 71 in 2011 as the Rays' primary set-up man. He was 2-6 with two saves and a 3.63 ERA last season, during which he was suspended eight games when umpires found excessive pine tar in his glove during a June game in Washington.
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"Unfortunately, this is yet another unfunded federal mandate that will have a substantial impact," Allen Superior Judge Dan Heath wrote in a letter to County Council last week to explain why he was requesting another $466,000 in the Juvenile Justice Center's 2014 budget, much of which would have paid for the 15 new employees Heath said may be needed to comply with the Prison Rape Elimination Act.
Because the act – passed in 2003 by the administration of Republican President George W. Bush! – doesn't take effect until 2017, Council denied the request. But that only delayed the inevitable for the juvenile facility, the Allen County Jail and other detention facilities in which inmates may or may not fear for their virtue.
"I've not found (sex abuse) to be a problem here," said Heath.
"It doesn't happen often here. It's more in the prisons," agreed Chief Deputy Sheriff Dave Gladieux, who said federal officials will inspect the Allen County Jail next month to assess its compliance. Sheriff Ken Fries has said unfinished portions of the facility may have to be completed for $2 million and as many as 30 additional officers hired, at an annual cost of nearly $1.6 million.
Neither Heath nor Gladieux disagree with the law's intent, of course. Protecting prisoners from harm is not only the humane thing to do, it is also financially necessary. There is no shortage of lawyers willing to seek taxpayers' money for prisoners' grievances, real or imagined.
But as is often the case, the law appears to use a machete where a scalpel might suffice. As Heath explained, it requires one staff member for every 16 prisoners at night and one supervisor for every eight prisoners during the day. But as Gladieux pointed out, mathematical ratios cannot account for differences in prisoners and, perhaps more important, differences in design. Some jails simply are designed more efficiently than others, allowing smaller staffs to provide the same level of safety. One size doesn't necessarily fit all.
But with a limited budget and (unlike Washington) lacking the ability to print money or assume trillions of dollars of debt, the county will have no choice but to comply. And that could mean drawing funds from other services or boosting efforts to keep as many people out of jail as possible.
Heath, in fact, said he is already working to fine-tune the process used to determine which young people must be incarcerated and which can safely be entrusted to less-severe forms of punishment. That's fine but can only do so much because, as Health noted, "We're seeing a change in the profile (of youthful offenders). They're younger, more violent, with more mental-health issues."
So while it's important to protect prisoners from each other or guards, it's even more important to protect the public from them. This law isn't intended to do that, and may in fact have the opposite effect if forces the release of prisoners in order to comply with the numerical guidelines.
But that isn't really the point. The point is that this law is just another example of how gutless politicians pass laws but refuse to provide the funds necessary to implement them. In some cases that adds to the deficit; in this and other cases it forces state and local officials to raise taxes or reduce spending else. Either way, the politicians who passed the law get the credit for whatever good the law may accomplish while avoiding blame for having added to taxpayers' already substantial burden.
What we really need is a law that would protect taxpayers from being victimized by such cowards.Last month I wrote that Blue Jacket Inc., a not-for-profit agency that works to find jobs for recently released offenders, faced an uncertain future unless it could raise about $50,000 by the end of the year. I'm pleased to report that Executive Director Tony Hudson has raised $33,000 to date and things are looking up.
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text: It looks like a project to remedy a long-standing flooding issue in Streetsboro not only will address that problem but will save up to $200,000, too.The city of Streetsboro was planning on an outlay of $160,000 to $200,000 as its share of the project, which involves installation of a culvert on S.R. 303 along Tinkers Creek. The area is prone to flooding.The lion's share of the cost, about $400,000, was to be supplied by the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, with the city covering a smaller share of the cost. However, the Ohio Department of Transportation has determined that the culvert actually will be classified as a bridge, because it will be more than 10 feet wide. Because of this, ODOT will pick up more of the cost than the city had anticipated. The city's new share remains to be determined. According to Mayor Glenn Broska, it could be anywhere from zero to "substantially less" than the $200,000 originally estimated.While the project is at least two years in the future -- it's slated for 2015 -- the city can look ahead to a solution for a problem that, as Broska noted, it couldn't afford to deal with on its own. The project will make it easier for the area to drain, which should lessen the flooding that seems to occur whenever there is a heavy rain. As city officials noted, S.R. 303 is a heavily traveled artery' and the flooding that occurs there is not only an inconvenience for travelers but poses safety concerns, too. Mayor Broska credits Bruce Terrell, the city's engineering director, for initiating the discussion with ODOT that resulted in the reclassification of the culvert. Proactivity on the part of Broska, Terrell and other city officials seems to have paid off for the city.


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Orion Township resident Faith Aisthorpe, 8, was all smiles when she found out that soldiers flew an American flag in her honor at the U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Salerno in Afghanistan.
Last year, Aisthorpe helped make holiday cards to send to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, which has been stationed in Afghanistan for the past nine months. When Chief Warrant Officer II Brian Boase found out Aisthorpe was suffering from Cystic fibrosis, he knew he wanted to do something for her.
"Here is this little girl fighting for her own life in the hospital making Christmas cards for all of us with the nurses," said Boase in an email to The Oakland Press from Afghanistan. "I shared it with my command, peers and friends here. Everyone was moved by her dedication and selfless act of love for us."
Last month, Aisthorpe received the American flag sent to her in the mail with a proclamation signed by the commanding colonel of the base.
Boase said Aisthorpe reminded him and the other members of his unit why they choose the profession of arms.
"At the end of the day, it's little girls like Faith that all of us can learn from," he said. "We just wanted to show our support for Faith and let her know that she is our hero. We love her just as much as she loves us."
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I like the signing. It is low risk, and if any player deserves a second chance, it's former Raiders players.
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I like the signing. It is low risk, and if any player deserves a second chance, it's former Raiders players.
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Meh. At least the terms are solid.
A Speed guy was a must. No risk contract and now they can draft BPA! Awesome offseason!!!!!
It's not like many (any ??) Raider castoffs have gone on to great things, but given what Grigson did his 1st year, I'm not going to disagree with this signing.
Some serious speed, stretches the D out a little, opens it up for the shorter passing game ........ I see how it can work.
See many folks concerned about terrible hands on the other thread. As pointed out above this is a low risk move and I seem to remember Garcon didn't have the best hands either. Working with Reggie may just be the best thing for the guy or I hope.
You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
He's got some big-time talent, seems that he needs some work, and I think going from the Raiders and Carson Palmer to the Colts and Andrew Luck and Reggie Wayne could likely have a big effect on this guy.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
And it will help him because he won't have to live up to the expectations that came from being a top ten pick
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I like the signing.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I like the signing even with his stone hands. They are no worse then Avery's and DHB's speed is much much better then Avery's speed. It is a low risk/high reward signing that we can wipe our hands clean of next season if he does not pan out.
Also now we can definitely go BPA in the draft and if we take a WR we do not have to throw him right away.
He really can't be any worse than Avery like someone said last night on twitter, and even with Avery being a below average guy he had 61 catches and 780 yards, so DHB should at least do that IMo
You look at a kid like this and his level of physical talent and just hope for the best. What you know about him is that he's big (6'2") and strong (216 lbs), and at that size, running a sub-4.3 40 is flat-out ridiculous. His ONLY question marks are his head and his hands. He's had three years and has just never really realized his potential and it makes you wonder if he's got the mind to learn this league... but the factors there don't necessarily point to a sign that he's incapable. It was the Raiders, so who knows.
We'll find out. But that size/strength/speed is something else. 6-2, 216 and a 4.23 40-yd? Gotta be kiddin' me. I really hope he turns it around. He's the most talented BIG receiver I can ever remember having on this team. I HAVE to hope that working with Reggie Wayne will help his "hands" issue... and having Andrew Luck being able to hit a dime from 50 yards out HAS to be something to consider when throwing to a guy who prefers body catches. I mean... if he doesn't make it on this team, he probly never will make it in this league. This will be the ultimate litmus test for him.
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There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
DHB is really talented. The programs he's been apart of since high school have been a mess: went to college at Maryland which is a real hot and cold program and the Raiders of course are the worst franchise in the NFL. I look forward to seeing what he can do in a solid environment in Indy.
Let me throw out some stats for everyone so we can get a better picture of DHB.
Last year he had 5 drops on 80 targets and a catch percentage of 51%.
Wayne had 9 drops on 195 targets and a catch percentage of 54.4%
Avery had 7 drops on 124 targets and a catch percentage of 48.0%
A couple of things that crossed my mind was I wonder how playing on turf will affect his game and playing indoors where there won't be any wind.
The biggest reason to get DHB is working the play action in the west coast offense. Bascially make sure that the safeties stay out of the box for run support and punish teams when they load the box. Avery was so so as a deep ball threat and certainly DHB is an upgrade over him but in the West coast offense this is a must signing IMO.
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I am extremely happy about this signing. 1 year 'prove it' contracts are almost always beneficial for teams, especially when dealing with a guy with as much talent as DHB. If he wants a fat contract next year he is going to work his a$$ off for us... Also with Wayne, Hilton, Fleener, and Allen all drawing attention from the defense, DHB definitely will help keep the defense honest on everyone. No more double/triple-teaming Wayne with Hilton and DHB on the field.
This also gives us another year to truly address WR. Hilton looks like a longterm Colt, but Wayne is starting to get up there in age. We probably invest in a #1 quality receiver over the next few years, this just allows us to address more pressing needs this offseason.
I fully expect the Colts to draft a defensive player in the first round now... either a CB (Rhodes or Trufant), a DE/OLB pass rusher (Moore, Carradine, or Jarvis Jones if he falls), or MAYBE a NT type (J Williams, Hankins, J Jenkins).
Now Luck has 3 solid receiver targets along with Allen and Fleener as the tight ends. Our offense will be one of the top ones this season
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I think that Luck is just going to absolutely explode next season. He will have an improved O-Line, his rookie year behind him, and another summer to watch film and work with his receivers. This guy will be an absolute freak next season.
I'm not saying that there won't be bumps along the road. After all, Manning had a terrible fourth season after playing excellent in his second and third seasons. I just think that some great things are in store from Luck next year.
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Love it. Realized how bad our WR position was when i changed our roster on Madden 13 to look like what it is now the other day. It was pretty bad. Needed a new addition very badily. DHB reminds me a lot of Pierre Garcon.
I just pray that Wayne can have another season like last year. He is so key for Luck right now. I think we'll be fine at WR next year as long as Wayne stays in top form. But we definitely have to look at building the position up for the future because Luck will play most of his career without Wayne.
Wayne is important but Hilton is right up there imo. If we move him to the outside and have brazil in the slot then we are pretty good imo. This offense will have 2 solid wr and a rb who can catch the ball out of the backfield and 2 TEs who can hit the seams.
I still want to draft Keenan Allen.
I want Hopkins at the 24 spot. Or Justin hunter In the third.
Hunter wont be there in the third no way in hell.
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Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
I like the signing mostly because it is short-term and not a big financial commitment. If the Colts can establish an effective and dependable run game that forces the safeties to move up closer to the box DHB could really put some pressure on a defense.
Without that good running game his value could be pretty limited. I don't see DHB as a play for the chains kind of receiver that runs great routes and snags every ball thrown into his area.
Guy is a little one dimensional for my taste but again as a short-term answer for the vertical game not a bad option.
That's a very astute observation.
Now, I don't know if Fleener couldn't get open last year or Luck misplaced some throws at him or he just wasn't his preferred target, but if Fleener can become legit threat too, then we can go places next season.
Too many targets on our offense that will require a lot of attention and coverage from LB's and any secondary. Add to that the new offensive philosophy from next year and I'm pretty confident about our chances. A plethora of options for our franchise QB.
DHB isn't a vertical receiver. He doesn't play the long ball well.


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Price: No concern over Broxton's velocity
CINCINNATI -- Reds reliever Jonathan Broxton showed some diminished velocity and lacked command during a rare less-than-effective appearance in Thursday's game vs. the Pirates.
Pitching in the ninth of what was a 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh in 12 innings, Broxton walked two in two-thirds of an inning. He reached 92 mph, but also was hovering in the upper 80s.
Manager Bryan Price was not concerned.
"He wasn't sharp. It was a combination. His slider wasn't real good. His velocity wasn't real good, which is fine. He's pitching without his best velocity all year," Price said. "He's coming off elbow surgery, so he's going to have days like that. He wasn't sharp and the hitters had some comfortable swings, so it made sense to go to [Aroldis] Chapman there."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Backroom Politics Explored in FARRAGUT NORTH at Olney, Closes 5/22
What happens behind the closed doors of a tight presidential campaign? Farragut North, by Washington, D.C., native Beau Willimon, explores the hubris, loyalty, and lust for power that accompany the drive to win.
Farragut North closes at the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab May 22. Tickets are $26 to $54, with discounts available to groups, seniors, military, and students. Call the Box Office at 301.924.3400 or visit olneytheatre.org for tickets and information. In addition, Olney offers several special performances that include sign interpretation, audio description, and post-show discussions. Please see the Fact Sheet below for more details.
Twenty-something wunderkind press secretary Stephen Bellamy has built a career that men twice his age would envy. During a close primary race for the presidency, however, Stephen's meteoric rise falls prey to backroom politics, the manipulations of veteran operatives, and the wiles of a seductive young intern.
Playwright Beau Willimon drew on his experience as a volunteer for Charles Schumer's first campaign in the Senate in 1998, and as a press aide for Howard Dean's 2004 campaign. He also worked on campaigns for Hillary Clinton and Bill Bradley. However, he is reticent to classify Farragut North as a purely political drama. In an interview with The Boston Globe, he explained: "The themes of the play can translate to any number of worlds. It could be Wall Street; it could be Hollywood; it could be a hospital or Home Depot."
Olney Theatre Center's Associate Artistic Director Clay Hopper helms this production. He most recently directed Triumph of Love on the Mainstage last season. Hopper has been directing for National Players and Summer Shakespeare Festival since 2003, including The Tempest, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Hopper explains his vision for Farragut North: "We're getting down to the essential elements of the story, without getting caught up in the details of the political milieu. The danger of doing this play, as I see it, is to turn it into a documentary about contemporary politics, when it's actually about something deeper than that. Having said that, those who are interested in what goes on during a primary campaign will find this to be a fascinating insider portrait of that world."
Danny Yoerges, making his Olney Theatre Center debut, plays the ambitious Stephen Bellamy, press secretary to Governor Morris. He has performed locally at Shakespeare Theatre Company (All's Well That Ends Well) and the Source Festival 2009 (Was). He is a company member and literary manager for No Rules Theatre Company, which recently received the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company. Bruce Nelson plays Paul Zara, the campaign manager for the governor. Nelson was last seen at Olney in The Underpants. His regional credits include Rep Stage (Helen Hayes Awards for The Violet Hour and The Dazzle), Everyman Theatre, Folger Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Woolly Mammoth.
The rest of the campaign team consists of Kevin Hasser in the role of Ben, deputy press secretary, and Elisabeth Ness in the role of Molly, an intern. Hasser is a National Players Tour 60 alumnus, having performed in 1984 and As You Like It, as well as Two Gentlemen of Verona. Other recent credits include All's Well that Ends Well (Shakespeare Theatre Co.); Fuddy Meers, The Prisoner of Zenda (1st Stage); and Golden Boy (Keegan Theatre). Ness most recently performed in the area in Signature Theatre's Sizzlin' Summer Cabaret, Nickelodeon's national tour of Go, Diego, Go Live!, and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Filling out the cast are Alan Wade, as the campaign manager for the opposition, Susan Lynskey as a political reporter for the New York Times, and Timothy Andres Pabon as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Wade returns to Olney, having performed in such productions as Copenhagen, Charley's Aunt, Tartuffe, Art, Holiday Memories, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Madwoman of Chaillot, Voice of the Prairie, Fallen Angels, and When We Were Married, as well as several Potomac Theatre Project plays. Lynskey's Olney credits include The Laramie Project, directed by Artistic Director Jim Petosa (Helen Hayes Award nomination); The Miser, directed by Halo Wines; and the world premiere of Coffee With Richelieu. Lynskey performs regularly at The Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Round House, Studio Theatre, and others. Last seen at Olney in Stuff Happens, Pabon has performed regionally at Round House Theatre, Center Stage, Arena Stage, GALA Hispanic Theatre, and Shakespeare Theatre Company, among others.
Working with Hopper on the creative team are Cristina Todesco (Scenic Design), Ivania Stack (Costume Design), Nick Houfek (Lighting Design), GW Rodriguez (Sound Design), and Renee E. Yancey (Stage Manager).


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(AP) The prosecution has outlined motives of robbery and identity theft in Ohio attacks two years ago that killed three men and wounded a fourth lured by phony Craigslist job offers.
The alleged triggerman, 53-year-old defendant Richard Beasley of Akron, who has back problems, slumped in his wheelchair and didnt turn to look as the evidence was detailed Feb. 25 by prosecutor Emily Pelphrey at the Summit County Commons Pleas Court.
Beasleys attorney, James Burdon, told the jury there isnt enough evidence to prove his client committed the crimes. He says the defense will try to show a survivor attacked Beasley first, not the other way around.
Jury selection was completed on its fourth day and opening statements were presented.
Beasley could face the death penalty if convicted, and prosecutors have signaled that is their goal. His teenage co-defendant, Brogan Rafferty of Stow, has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
Rafferty, too young at the time of the crimes to be eligible for the death penalty, has agreed to testify against Beasley. It was unclear whether his testimony could lead to a sentence reduction.
At his sentencing, Rafferty said the crimes were horrible but he didnt recognize any chance to stop the killings. Rafferty said he feared Beasley would kill him and his family members if he tipped off police.
Questions to prospective jurors focused on the length of the trial, pre-trial publicity and views of the death penalty.
Judge Lynne Callahan repeatedly asked prospective jurors who expressed qualms about the death penalty whether they could put aside those sentiments and follow the law when deliberating. If Beasley is convicted, the same jury would hear evidence on whether to recommend that the judge impose the death sentence.
Any sentencing proceeding likely would begin April 8, the judge said.
Prosecutors say the victims, all down in their luck and with few family ties that might highlight their disappearance, were lured with phony offers of southeast Ohio farmhand jobs on Craigslist.
The slain men were Ralph Geiger, 56, of Akron; David Pauley, 51, of Norfolk, Va.; and Timothy Kern, 47, of Massillon. The lone survivor, Scott Davis, was shot in the arm, knocked the weapon aside and fled into the woods. Davis, of South Carolina, was looking to move closer to his family in the Canton area.


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JTdisc wrote:I love the truth, it's my favorite mid because it just goes dead straight for me. That said, you're starting to get a bit of overlap because the Vector is a bit similar to the Truth, with just a tic more stability and more fade at the end. If I was going to carry 3 I'd go with a Tensor/Verdict/Pain, Truth, and Tangent so there would be more separation between the overstable mid and the stable. If I could only carry one mid, it would be the Truth.
Tensor, truth, tangent would be a nice setup. That just might be the next move I make as far as changing things around.


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Topeka, Kan. -- Following earlier reports on Wednesday that Shopko CEO Paul Jones had departed the company to pursue another opportunity, Payless Holdings has announced that Jones has stepped in as chief executive for the shoe chain.
Jones, whose appointment is effective Oct. 22 and whose retail history includes executive positions with Sears and Kohl's, will be based in Topeka.
"I have had the pleasure of working with Payless for several years through a strategic partnership with Shopko and have a deep appreciation for the power of the Payless brand," said Jones.


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SRAM XX1 BB30 CranksetThe SRAM XX1 BB30 crankset was intended for freeride, but many riders are tapping into XX1 for its simplicity and effectiveness from all-mountain to cross country riding. Developed for maximum chain control, each tooth's thickness is precisely CNC-machined to support the chain's inner and outer links perfectly. Additional chain rings (items 50-0679 and 50-0682) allow you to tune your gear range and match your terrain, wheel size and riding style (chainrings not included).
Each X-Sync chainring fits a single, universal spider, allowing you to change rings without removing the lightweight carbon crank arm. New tooth profile alternates thickness by inner and outer links, providing maximum chain control. Besides serious weight savings, the BB30 bottom bracket means more ankle clearance, greater bearing durability and stronger crank construction.
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- BB30 design weight while improving durability and both feel and balance
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The DC Universe goes green...
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Unleashed to con-goers this year was another major yet minor player in the DC Universe, SWAMP THING (last year gave us Plastic Man - see our review HERE). Swamp Thing has been retold several times over the decades but Mattel has decided to go with the second retelling about Alec Holland whose personality became infused with a humanoid mass of vegetation. Available at the convention and then later on MattyCollector.com for $30, the major difference between the two was that getting Swamp Thing at the convention also gave you two Un-Men figurines.
The Swamp Thing shipper box is well designed and attractive, revealing a molded pulp material package in the form of Swamp Things head inside. A personal journal and the Un-Men are packaged separately from the foam container.
The foam head container opens at the back revealing Swamp Thing resting safely and securely with his base tucked away within. Its an interesting presentation to be sure and a winner for those who like to return their figures into the package.
Swamp Thing himself stands very tall for a DC Universe figure, a whopping 9 inches, as tall as many of the collect-and-connect figures. The sculpt is highly detailed with a mossy texture and branches, flowers, and fungus growing out. Old Swampy has a stern and bewildered expression that captures the character perfectly. The head is the only thing in hard plastic here while the rest of his body is covered in a soft, slimy rubbery covering. His hands are sculpted open palm so holding any accessories wont be happening.
Because of the stiff swampy body over the figure, Swamp Things articulation has been severely limited. The only visible joints are in the neck, shoulders, and hips while there are hidden points in the upper torso / abs, elbows, wrists, knees and ankles. Because the joints are hidden from view, theyre range of motion has been significantly reduced.
Paint applications for Swamp Thing is another highlight of this exclusive, as he doesnt have the usual plastic look. The wash on the textured surface really adds depth and other painted details only enhance it.
Accessories included with Swamp Thing are a small journal, a painted base with a peg (fits into the right foot) and if you bought this at Comic-Con, youll also get two Un-Men figures Ophidian and Cranius. These Un-Men are small and unarticulated but add to the display.
Even if you didnt get this piece from Comic-Con, its still an impressive display piece and a great addition to the collection.
Review and Photos by David Yeh
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A Different Kind of Beauty
Portraits inside-out
Portraits inside-out
The world is full of typical "Beauty" photos, making people seem even more than perfect; flawless skin, perfect hair and makeup, chiseled features, and all of it fake.
There is something very wrong with the world if that is how we see beauty, placing value on how people look, not who they are.
What if a photo showed what people look like on the inside instead of on the outside? That is what this series is about. No matter how hard they try, they can't keep from showing who they are.
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Saunders taking team-first attitude
SEATTLE -- Michael Saunders said he's focused more on putting up good at-bats than his early-season batting average at this point, knowing the first will take care of the latter over the long haul.
But, yeah, after an 0-for-8 start over the first five games, the Mariners outfielder was happy to get his first two hits of the season on Sunday so that he does have a number behind his name when he comes to the plate.
"Of course," Saunders said prior to Tuesday's home opener. "I was the last guy with an average, and I'm glad to get on that ship. It's a long year and whatever I can do to help the club win ... it's a lot of fun right now and we had a great road trip.
"It's not about one guy, it's about the team. If I come in for the seventh as a defensive replacement, then I want the ball hit to me. I want to play a part in helping the team win."
Saunders is adapting to his early role with the club. He started just two of the team's first six games and wasn't in the lineup Tuesday against the Angels as manager Lloyd McClendon went with right-handed Stefen Romero against southpaw Hector Santiago.
Even against righties, Saunders is splitting time with fellow lefty Logan Morrison. But Saunders is the team's best defensive outfielder and McClendon has inserted him in every game so far in the late innings in right field.
"I'm on pace for 162," Saunders said with a smile.
And he's doing what he can to get his timing down at the plate, where he's hit the ball hard several times without getting a positive result.
"I'm just trying to do my work in the cage, my video work, take BP serious," he said. "A good at-bat doesn't always result in a base hit. A box score sometimes tells lies. So I'm more concentrating on going up there having a good professional at-bat. Whether it's coming in for the seventh or starting a game, that's my mindset."
McClendon's substitutions have paid off so far, sometimes in uncanny fashion, as Saunders has immediately made several key catches after coming into games in late innings, including a shoe-string catch of a low-liner in the eighth on Saturday to help preserve Felix Hernandez's 3-1 win.
"The ball will find you, it always does," Saunders said. "It never fails. And it's not just me. That's how it works. We were talking about that the other day. LoMo never got one play, then I come in and I get three plays in two innings. So whether it's starting a game or a defensive replacement, I just need to make sure I'm ready."
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A FORMER police station in Moulsham is set to become a community hub, nine years after its previous community centre was forced to close.
The Moulsham Lodge station, on Gloucester Avenue, will become the new home for the Moulsham Lodge Community Trust, which was set up following the closure of the Moulsham Lodge Community Centre on Waltham Green in 2005.
The trust and Essex County Council have been working together for a number of years to find a new "hub" for the area.
County Hall has now negotiated a one year lease of the building from Essex Police which in turn it will sublet to the trust for community use such as meetings and clubs, subject to planning approval.
The police station stopped operating in 2011 as part of a raft of cuts in the force.
At a ceremony on Tuesday, police crime commissioner Nick Alston handed over the keys to the building to County Councillor Dick Madden and the chairman of the trust Mark Springett.
Mr Springett said: "We're of course delighted this is now happening. The one year lease will help us establish a hub and provide a place for groups to run community services or clubs.
"Areas like this need a community hub."
The trust will also encourage police to come into the centre and use it as a place to hold surgeries.
Mr Madden said: "We're very excited. There's been plenty of obstacles to get to this point but we're almost there now. This will provide the perfect opportunity for groups to provide and develop local services."
Discussions will continue over the coming year to see if County Hall is able to purchase the site and provide a more permanent lease for the trust.


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Concussions are always going to be an issue in the NHL. This week, though, they're a bigger issue than usual.
On Monday alone, the Montreal Canadiens confirmed that forward Rene Bourque has one, and "all signs" point to the same for Blue Jackets forward Artem Anisimov, according to the Blue Jackets. Add those guys to the 23 out, as of Monday, with concussions or "upper-body injuries," as noted by CBS Sports' Chris Peters.
That doesn't take into account the players who have already returned, like Colorado's Gabriel Landeskog, or guys like Ryan McDonagh, who was non-specifically injured by Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty on Saturday. Further complicating matters is the fact that the NHL doesn't force its teams to publicly acknowledge brain injuries.
"There is transparency in relation to the reporting of concussions internally," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told the Bergen Record via email. "The appropriate people both at the League and the PA (along with our medical professionals) have access to all the information they need to adequately analyze causes and trends, as well as appropriate management standards for head injuries."
As for the guys we're all but certain about—10 in the past 12 days, including Bourque, according to TSN.ca's Bob McKenzie—Rangers forward Rick Nash sidestepped the question, and Evgeni Malkin has yet to resume physical activity.
According to a CBC.ca count, 88 players missed a total of 1,697 man games last season because of brain injuries. That's one reason to be thankful for a shortened schedule.


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The family of locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson are appealing for public support to help fund their right-to-die campaign.
Mr Nicklinson, 58, died last year, a week after he lost a landmark legal bid to end his life with a doctor's help.
The father of two had been refusing food and contracted pneumonia after he was left "crestfallen" by the court's decision. He died at his home in Melksham surrounded by family on August 22.
They vowed to continue his campaign, and have now launched an internet page to help raise £5,000 towards legal costs.
His widow, Jane Nicklinson, said she has been touched by public support following her husband's death. The appeal for donations has been triggered by the family's inability to get legal aid to help with the financial burden.
Mrs Nicklinson said today: "I have boxes full of letters and emails from members of the public, people who didn't know Tony, people who did - people from across society.
"That support has meant an incredible amount to me and the family, and we can't thank them enough for that.
"This is just one step on the ladder, but it is a step in the right direction. We are doing this for Tony and those who support him."
Their case is expected to be heard this summer and, if granted permission, would allow them to challenge the High Court decision for Mrs Nicklinson to take over the right-to-die case on her late husband's behalf. Any verdict would be significant in what is considered by some to be a test case.
Mrs Nicklinson admits it is likely to be a long campaign, fraught with legal technicalities, but said the family is determined to fight Mr Nicklinson's cause.
She said: "We are asking for help to cover court fees, copying charges for the volumes of legal authorities which need to be prepared, travel costs and other sundry expenses related to the case. This money is not for lawyers' fees, but the other expenses to do with running a legal case."
Mrs Nicklinson said she would be forced to cover any shortfall, while surplus money would be donated to charity. The first stage of the appeal is to raise £5,000, although the family expects these costs to rise.
Mr Nicklinson was a keen sportsman until he was paralysed by a stroke while on a business trip to Athens in 2005.
Three judges sitting at the High Court in London referred to the "terrible predicament" of Mr Nicklinson and described his case as "deeply moving and tragic".
But Lord Justice Toulson, Mr Justice Royce and Mrs Justice Macur unanimously agreed it would be wrong for the court to depart from the long-established legal position that "voluntary euthanasia is murder, however understandable the motives may be".
They said doctors and solicitors who encouraged or assisted another person to commit suicide were "at real risk of prosecution".
The judges also heard that a second applicant known as "Martin" needed assistance to end his life.
The judges were told he suffered a massive stroke in August 2008 and wanted to be allowed a "dignified suicide".
Refusing the stricken men judicial review, they agreed that the current law did not breach human rights and it was for Parliament, not the courts, to decide whether it should be changed.
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INCREASING demands on staff and a harder line by Ofsted did little to topple Eldene Primary from its pedestal as the school maintained its ranking following a recent inspection.
For the fourth time since the infant and junior schools merged to become a single primary school in 2000, Eldene was deemed good in a glowing report following the inspection on December 5 and 6.
Inspectors commended staff for continuously looking for new ways to improve standards since their last visit in 2011.
They were also deeply impressed by teachers' ability to engage with pupils of all abilities, including many with severe learning difficulties, and cater to each child's complex needs.
"Pupils in special resource provision and pupils with special educational needs in mainstream classes make good progress because they are very well supported both by teachers and highly skilled teaching assistants, who adopt a purposeful and positive approach to learning," lead inspector Anna Sketchley wrote.
Joint head teachers Heather Kellett and Susan Joslin's dedication and unfailing commitment were highly praised in the document as the driving force behind the success of the school.
"The two full-time head teachers form a very strong partnership," the report went on. "Their teaching commitment and responsibility for different age groups in the school enable them to monitor its work closely and regularly."
The findings were warmly welcomed by both joint head teachers, who took the helm together at the primary school more than six years ago.
Mrs Joslin said: "We are delighted that they recognised that children of all abilities do very well with us; from those with very special needs in our SPR – a special resource provision for children with complex learning difficulties – to some of the most able children, who chose to learn Latin and are really enjoying it."
Mrs Kellett added that the outcome was even greater praise as Ofsted inspections proved more challenging each time.
"The inspection regime has got tougher and tougher," she said. "So to keep receiving a judgement of Good means that the school has got better and better."
Yet inspectors felt children's writing lagged behind their reading and math skills and that pupils did not have enough opportunities to practice the construction of sentences.
These shortcomings had already been identified by teachers and teaching assistants, according to Mrs Kellett.
"The Ofsted inspectors agreed with the areas we had already identified as needing improvement," she added.


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