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Batum playing up to his new contract with 33 pts, 7 rbds, 4 asts, 2 stls, 1 blk
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Which play are you referring to? (edit: I see, thanks)
Also, Aldridge + Batum + Lillard = 82 pts and the Blazers still lost to the Parker-less Spurs. Portland's big 3 needs help (their bench scored... 4 pts!)
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Batum is much better of a shooter and moving w/o the ball than PG
Larry Bird and Ryan Grigson- wasting the talents of Paul George and Andrew Luck
The Grizzlies are playing out of their freaking minds! Really fun game to watch.
Great Russ game on right now. He's just caught fire from 3. Love it when they play him off the ball and Maynor handles the ball.
Am I allowed to say that I like Kevin Martin for this Thunder team? The Maynor/Martin combo is not a HUGE drop off from Harden.
I'm watching a Denver/GS replay from last night, and I am intrigued by this GS team. But David Lee gets away with traveling violations...a lot. He seems to take an extra step on every drive to the basket. Maybe it's just this game, but jeez.
Andris Biedrins looks out of place. His haircut makes him look like he belongs in a black and white sitcom lol
Lee does get away with travels a lot--you know who else does? Roy Hibbert. What's sad is that Roy still gets called for quite a few. He shuffles his feet a ton in the post.
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The Knicks issues were that they didn't have a point guard that could help with the flow of the game, Felton is doing that, Amare is still a force to be reckon with and nope I don't think he is a bad rebounder either, 8.8rpg for his career is not bad.
By the way I know a power forward that is a worse defender and rebounder than Amare but he is somehow a god around here, if makes no sense, well I guess it does...
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IMO, the Knicks having both Amare and Melo is about the same as the Pacers hypothetically signing Rudy Gay to play alongside Danny Granger. Yes, you can point out that Gay uses his athleticism to get by guys while Danny uses the threat of his jump shot to give him some space to work with. But they fill the same exact role and without a creative game plan would just get in each other's way.
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I don't think he can be as good as Rudy but he can be close.
Call me crazy but PG's start this year is better than Danny's start at the same time last year and not many here were saying s***.
But beside the point, that's just an analogy that I was using to explain why I thought Amare and Carmelo have problems fitting together. They like the same spots on the floor, and they like the same role on the team.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.

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Hot Seat Watch: Which coaches have most at stake entering 2013 season?
Every year, coaches get fired and coaches get hired and other coaches stay where they are. So goes the cycle of college football. The carousel is fun until a point, before stopping to think about real estate prices and kids throwing fits at the top of the stairs upon learning that they have to move again. Consider a coach's point of view: After finally finding the perfect route home, he has to listen to that GPS lady again.
The season is just a few weeks away, and one of the annual preseason talking points surrounds the Hot Seat Watch, an ongoing examination of which coaches enter the year in the most unstable positions. This is problematic for a couple of reasons: Predicting things before they happen is very difficult, and people actively rooting for other people to lose their jobs is generally not a healthy practice.
That doesn't make the Hot Seat Watch any less intriguing. Here's a list of 10 coaches, divided into four groups, whose jobs may be at stake in 2013.
ELLIS: Predicting the first-year records for each new coach in 2013
Group A: Quiznos Toasters
• Kirk Ferentz, Iowa: In the time it takes to read this blurb, Ferentz will have made approximately $5,326.37 (not accurate). Iowa needs to win and soon. If the Hawkeyes lose to another MAC team or two, and if they finish below .500 in conference play in what appears to be a less-than-stellar Big Ten, it might finally make fiscal sense to offer up the longtime coach to AIRBHG. Iowa went 4-8 in 2012 and lost its final six games down the stretch.
• Ron English, Eastern Michigan: Eastern Michigan isn't the easiest place to coach in the world, but it's also certainly not the most difficult. Taking away English's 6-6 campaign in 2011, he's won just four games over three years. English has the intensity required for the job, and he has a vision for what he wants the program to be. But if the Eagles win two games for the third time in four seasons (2-10 in 2010 and '12), he likely won't be around to see that vision through.
• Lane Kiffin, USC: Say he's not on the hot seat all you want, Pat Haden, but the Trojans aren't trying to establish tradition in the Sun Bowl. With the dreaded 'hype' tag finally removed from Kiffin and USC, the team can adopt a 'chip on our shoulders' trope -- and it might actually be primed for a bounce-back year. The Trojans don't have to play Washington or Oregon in the regular season, a huge break considering the Ducks hung 62 points on USC in 2012. Still, the Pac-12 is a lot more competitive than it used to be. If Kiffin's team starts slowly, or if it loses to a team that it shouldn't, things could get ugly in the Coliseum quickly.
THAMEL: USC's Lane Kiffin entering make-or-break season in 2013
Group B: Domino's Heat Wave
• Mack Brown, Texas: When a coach wins for so long that he becomes part of a program's DNA, success can start to spoil fans. But expectations are expectations for a reason, and until there's cause to move a team's barometer in one direction or another, the man in charge has to take responsibility. To his credit, Brown has owned up to everything that's happened to Texas since Colt McCoy went down in the second series of the 2010 BCS title game. Still, that won't make fans in Austin feel any better if the Longhorns can't fix their defensive issues and get back into the Big 12 title conversation. Eight or nine wins per year would warrant an extension at most programs, but Texas isn't most programs.
• Randy Edsall, Maryland: Maryland is set to join the Big Ten next year, and while navigating a new conference with a first-year head coach might seem like a scary proposition, it could be the right time to make the move if the Terps struggle again in 2013. I actually think Maryland could be in line to surprise this season, but the program needs something to get excited about coming off a combined 6-18 record the past two years, especially as it breaks free in an attempt to conquer the B1G New World. Edsall finally has his pieces in place. He looks like he's changed the culture to his liking. Now it's time for results.
• Kevin Wilson, Indiana: There are plenty of people who believe Indiana could have a big year, including SI's very own Stewart Mandel. And the Hoosiers may well be poised to surprise this season, much like Duke did in 2012. Yet if they don't have a good year, winning only four games or so, it won't matter how much the offense has improved. Wilson could be out of a job. That's the problem when people start getting excited about a team: excuses suddenly disappear and the fan base feels cheated if expectations don't come to fruition. If Indiana comes up empty in 2013, Wilson could be forced to take his offensive prowess elsewhere.
Group C: Little Caesar's Hot-N-Ready
• Jim Grobe, Wake Forest: This may seem like a crazy choice at first glance, but Grobe can no longer rely on his status as the winningest coach in Wake Forest history. There's a groundswell in Winston-Salem starting with discontent in the basketball program, and if the 2013-14 calendar year doesn't produce more top-to-bottom athletic success, AD Ron Wellman, who has been at Wake for seemingly forever, might opt to retire. Without Wellman to justify Grobe's huge contract, the Demon Deacons' 13th-year headman could be at risk if he misses a bowl game for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
• Mike Leach, Washington State: Washington State didn't bring Leach to Pullman to see the Cougars put up the 109th-rated offense in the country (via Football Outsiders), a unit that ranked worse than the ones at Kansas, Eastern Michigan and Kentucky. Leach has a five-year contract, so he'll likely get time to turn things around, but he can't lose eight straight games again like he did in 2012. It's still early, but let's put Leach's warmer on low, like it just rained a little bit and the seat could use some heat to feel toasty.
• Steve Sarkisian, Washington: I'll say this much for Sark: he's consistent. Washington has won seven games and gone 5-4 in conference play for three consecutive seasons. That's the benchmark now, though quite a few people expected more out of the program over the past two years. The Huskies start 2013 against Boise State and have to travel to Stanford, Arizona State and Oregon State, so the schedule won't do them any favors. Seven wins has become the norm, but anything less and Sarkisian might feel the heat.


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'"It wasn't so much buying the coach more time but it's … you're responsible as a player to play a certain way," Miller said. "We've struggled to find an identity with this team for a few years now, if not four years. It's come and gone. We've gotten close. At the end of last year we were playing good hockey and beating everybody. And then this year we're in the same mental space: We don't have that consistent confidence, for whatever reason. So it wasn't really about trying to buy Lindy time as much as trying to step up and make the guys realize it's on them. Lindy gave us a system to play and we weren't playing it."'
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"Through proper use of digital technology, we can help students change their lives."
Mark DuBois has been teaching courses in web systems and security at Illinois Central College since 1999. He previously worked in business, industry, and state government. DuBois has been working with web technologies since 1992 and creating commercial websites since 1995. He decided it was time to give something back to his local community and share his passion through teaching at ICC. He created the first accredited associate's degree in web systems along with five separate certificate programs (web designer, web developer, webmaster, e-commerce, and rich Internet applications developer). DuBois also serves as the director of education for the World Organization of Webmasters (WOW).
DuBois holds numerous certifications in web design and development, some dating back to the late 1990s (such as Novell Web Designer). He presently holds professional certifications as web designer, web developer, and webmaster. He was honored as WOW Distinguished Web Professional of the Year (2004) and Web Professional Hall of Fame (2006). He has been advisor to the Central Illinois Chapter of WOW since 2001 and is in the process of forming a Central Illinois Adobe User Group. He has been working with a number of organizations over the past few years to establish national web curriculum guidelines, including a career pathway for aspiring web professionals. Whenever possible, he tries to incorporate business examples and problems into his teaching (as well as a fair dose of humor). He teaches numerous courses in web systems with a focus on web standards, accessibility, and security. In many courses he incorporates Adobe software, such as Adobe® Flash® Professional, Dreamweaver®, Photoshop®, and Fireworks®.
While in college, DuBois focused his education in the area of entomology. He holds a master's degree from the University of Kansas and a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona. He has generated nearly 60 publications on various aspects of entomology and has named several new species of ants (and has a species of butterfly named after him).


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In the second quarter, DeKalb only hit one field goal, and then only three in the third quarter. The Barons shot 4/19 in the second and third quarters combined as they hit only one field during a stretch lasting 13:49.
"We gave up 15 (points) in the first quarter, then only gave up 25 the rest, two, three, four (quarters)," Homestead head coach Chris Johnson said. "I thought defensively was where we needed to be, but the key to that also was on the offensive end. (We) weren't taking such quick shots, we were making them defend, which then is going to wear their legs down a little bit."
Just as important for Homestead to play solid defense was to get a lead. DeKalb doesn't force shots on the offensive end and Johnson was worried when the Barons held an early 13-7 lead. The Spartans responded by closing the quarter on an 8-2 run, including a buzzer beating 3-pointer from Gamble.
"That's the key against DeKalb, you don't want to be down at the end of the game," Johnson said. "As soon as we got the lead, I felt a lot more comfortable because then they had to come out and chase us, and that's what is good for us because Gamble is so good at being able to get to the basket."
With the DeKalb defense spaced out around the court, Gamble certainly took advantage. The guard led all scorers with 20 points by consistently getting inside for a layup or pull-up jumper. DeKalb was led by Austin Macy's 12 and Adison Daub's 11 points.
"We wanted to attack the basket more," Gamble said. "I think we took too many jumpshots in the first quarter. Once we attacked the basket, I think that wore them down a little bit."
In the second half, DeKalb was never able to get closer than seven points as it struggled to find shots against the Homestead defense.
"Sometimes the hardest thing to do when you are down eight or 12 is to be patient, and I kept begging (our players) to be patient," DeKalb head coach Jon Everingham said. "Even though the feel is that you are way behind, it's really important to continue to show some patience in those situations."
The win continues Homestead's NHC winning streak. Homestead (14-3, 5-0) has not lost in the conference since the 2009-10 season and the loss puts DeKalb (9-7, 3-2) out of the conference race.DeKalb 15 3 9 13 — 40
Homestead 15 10 16 13 — 54
DeKalb: Adison Daub 11, Macy 12, Dahlton Daub 3, Hartman 9, Moore 4
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ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. - St. Clair Shores firefighters battled a condo fire at the St. Clair By The Lake condo complex on E. Jefferson, just north of 13 Mile Road.
Police say the fire started at a two-story complex around 8 a.m. Sunday morning.
The unit involved houses a collection of four condos, of which three were destroyed in the fire.
Crews from another jurisdiction were called to assist the St. Clair Shores fire department.
Investigators say the fire may have started in a chimney of one of the condos.
One of the condo's occupants are currently out of town, and no injuries were reported at the other units.
The fire is still under investigation.
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The Levy County Commission has a workable budget on the table, but they are not yet finished with it and the margin for error – handling emergencies — is only $500,000. Deputy Clerk Sheila Rees, who handles county finances, said the budget document drawn up by her, County Coordinator Freddie Moody and Clerk of Courts Danny Shipp uses $4.5 million in reserves to balance the county's accounts and has only $500,000 to cover emergency expenditures in the $53 million budget. "That's not a real safe place to be, having reserves of o
A Miami developer and business owner says he wants to build a 50-acre solar farm in Chiefland. Carl Nurse, managing director of Solargy Systems Inc., said Monday he's trying to pull funding together for the project, which, according to Nurse, could cost as much as $80 million.
Looking for ways to help both residents and the environment, the city of Williston is taking a ginormous leap into the 21st century by pursuing a solar energy system to power the city. Tuesday city leaders met with interested residents and elected officials to pitch their plan that will make Williston less dependent on fossil fuels. City Manager Marcus Collins and Adam Hall, the city's project manager and land development regulations administrator, gave a 30-minute overview of their vision for the city to about 30 people that included State Reps.
The tension that has been building between the Levy County Commission and the Sheriff's Office over spending and budgets became an open matter of record at the commissions Tuesday meeting when the sheriff's request for $38,000 in contingency money was denied. Commissioner Danny Stevens of Williston made the motion to give the sheriff some of the money the commission held back from this year's budget to cover any last-minute inmate medical bills. But the motion died for lack of a second. The sheriff did not make an appearance to present the request.
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Levy County does not have the requisite 100,000 residents to qualify for Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds, but county officials think they could still get the money. The subject of the bonds, funded with federal stimulus bill money, came up during the Board of County Commissioners regular meeting Tuesday. County Coordinator Freddie Moody said the county does not qualify for the $346,000 in economic development bond money and $519,000 in facility bond money designated for Levy County, but by turning the money back to the state it frees the money fro
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The school speed zone on County Road 341 at Chiefland Elementary School has gone high tech with new solar-powered, blinking lights that can be computer programmed to alert drivers to slow down and look out for children. The two lights and signs were funded with grants from Plum Creek and Tarmac. Levy County Commissioner Chad Johnson donated the marine batteries that store the solar power for the lights.
The School Board of Levy County on Tuesday approved a universal breakfast program at Bronson Elementary School, allowing students at the school to get a free breakfast starting this fall. The state made the program available for schools in which 80 percent or more of the students qualify for the free or reduced lunch program.
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Brian Tressedder was named an assistant men's tennis coach at Concordia University Wisconsin in Sept. 2012 by head coach Tom Weber.
Tressedder is the one most successful men's tennis player in CUW history. The Kingsford, Mich., native led the Falcons to three Northern Athletics Conference titles and three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. He also earned NAC Player of the Year twice and earned league player of the week honors on two occasions.
Tressedder won two NAC singles championships and three NAC doubles titles during his career. He ended his four-year career with a 69-45 singles record and a 72-40 record in doubles play.


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Category: name combos
We're happy to present the latest inventive post from one of our favorite guest contributors, Abby Sandel of AppellationMountain.
Once upon a time, parents could name their daughter Mary Anne Jones without fretting that her school records would all read Mary A. Jones. Then along came the almighty database. Unless you're Sarah Jessica Parker, chances are that a double name will cause a few headaches.
There's a simple way to outfox the registrar, the Social Security Administration, even the insurance company: spell your daughter's name Maryanne. Or Marianne. Smoosh the names together, and no data entry clerk can carelessly put them asunder.
Smooshing together two shorter names to create a new compound is nothing new, but some of the resulting names are novel. It can satisfy parents who crave something relatively uncommon, but fear choosing a name that seems too strange.
Here are a few to consider:
Annalee, Annaleigh, Analee, Analeigh – The double n spelling seems preferable in these combos, but all of them are popping up on name boards.
Anneliese, Annalisa, Annalise – Anneliese is a traditional German combo. Annalise or Annalisa might be more intuitive for American parents.
Avalee, Avarose, Avalynne – Perhaps the most frequently smooshed name these days is Ava plus nearly anything.


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How can you tell what is the effect of treatments and what is disease progressing? On 10/17 dad started a combo of Gemzar and Xeloda. Two weeks on, one week off. In this two week
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How can you tell what is the effect of treatments and what is disease progressing? On 10/17 dad started a combo of Gemzar and Xeloda. Two weeks on, one week off. In this two week
Hi Bz, sorry to hear that your dad is not doing so well. Sometimes I think it is so much harder on us the carers as we want so badly to do what is best for our loved ones and all we can do is support them best we can.
My dear husband is having no treatment as there is none offered in Australia, maybe if we had private insurance they would be trying different chemo's on him but I have been told by so many doctors that they have not proved to be of any benefit on quality and quantity of life. I have read so many stories on this board where some people have extended their life but others have gone down hill so quickly after commencing treatment.
It is so much up to the individual that has this desease to make the choice and up to us their loved ones to support what ever they decide.
I had a very bad weekend with my husband, he is losing weight very quickly and now is only about 58Kg he was 76kg when he was diagnosed in March 07. He will not give in to this illness and still tries to carry on as normal. Saturday he was up for about 2hours doing his chores around the yard when the pain hit. He was in bed all weekend curled up in a ball, he hasn't been able to eat much apart from a bit of porridge when he gets up. I put a morphine patch on which took about 12 hours to kick in. Thankfully he is not in pain now but very tired and quite weak. Last week he took a morphine capsule 20mg and it shut down his bladder and bowel for 36 hours, thankfully the 12.5 mg patch hasn't done that. I am now trying to find out what food supplements are availiable as a drink as eating solids is out of the question, the pain suffered after is too bad.
I have almost felt shellshocked this week at the speed this nasty cancer has hit my husband in the last 2 weeks. I am sure he feels the same, he goes to do something that he had no trouble with a couple of weeks ago and now he hasn't got the strength, it breaks my heart to watch him fade away before my eyes.
I really hope that your dad improves, as I have found that my husband has bounced back so many times whilst battling CC, sorry for going on but I just feel that you are going through similar emotions to what I am experiencing and it helps to have this forum to share our feelings and experiences.
Forgive the spelling errors, Fran Australia
Dear Bazel.... I can only atest to my treatment with Gemzar and Xeloda. It caused fatigue, foggy brain, numbess and tingling in my fingers, extremely sensitive to anything cold. I felt like sleeping all the time as well and had the chills off and on. The effects did subside but it took a good 2-3 weeks after completing 9 rounds of it. The Oncologist basically would need to do a CT Scan to see if tumor size has shrunk also usually a blood test CA19-9 which is used as a tumor marker. You should also be getting weekly labs to keep track of your platlets and white blood cell count and your nuthrophils. I assume initially Ct and CA-19-9 were done as a baseline. I did have my Xeloda cut in half due to side effects being a little to much for me. I started to having to much numbness in my tongue and throat and called a time out. All that you mentioned were side effects I experienced. But I did cut dosage after 4th round of treatments. The Cancer symtoms can also cause fatigue, pain, juandice if bile is getting blocked. Also itching and shoulder pain. Some times the chemo causes the pain as it is eating away at blood cells some good and some cancerous. Yes there will always be some collateral damage with any chemo. One last thing is I had to keep going back to get IV fluids as" dehydration" hits you before ya know it and it causes many symtoms as well. Ya got to stay hydrated I learned after a few ER visits and I couldn't drink enough to keep up. Once I got rehydrated I felt like a new person. Bazel, tell your Dad staying hydrated and eating small meals and keeping the bowels moving are the three primary things I have learned during the last 3-4 years of different chemo regimens. I wish you and your Dad the best and a prayer of support is coming your way. Jeff G.
Thank you Jeff. Your personal sharing is invaluable. One of our challenges in this equation is that my mom is in the mild/moderate stages of Alzehimers and while in many ways she is very functional, in others she is not at all. Little things like assuring dad keeps fluids is a challenge. I will be speaking to his oncologist office tomorrow as he has developed mouth ulcers and can barely speak. I have read there is a Rx mouth rinse that will help.
Dad will get results from labs (liver function, white cell and CA19-9) on Wednesday and this will be telling. His last CA19-9 went from 1400 in late August to 1790 in early October. I don't know how broad this scale is so I don't understand the relevance of the change. I just know that the change and other symptoms caused my dad's Dr. to be concerned that cells were taking hold in my dad's abdoment. While I hope this misery has helped and we will see an improvement, we see the stuggle in him.
Thanks again.
I thank you as well for sharing. In many ways this is very hard to talk about and in others I really need to. For that reason, I feel blessed that I found my way to this board.
Dear Bazel,
I feel for you in this stressful time, and I think Jeff and Fran both gave very good advice and information. I know I was always looking for answers when my mother's health took a turn for the worse or the better, and I still don't know if the chemo weakened and killed her a little early, or if the disease was just progressing on its natural, devastating course.
As I always say, this disease is so different in each individual, so there is really no answer. The chemo can be quite debilitating for some people, so he may be feeling the side effects of that, and I think those can last longer than they lead you to believe (Xeloda didn't bother my mother as much as the Gemzar - and I think mouth ulcers are definitely a chemo side effect). On the other hand, there is the possibility that the disease is progressing. Don't beat yourself up thinking that you wasted your time with chemo and made him suffer - it's a decision that's purely individiual and you never know if it may work or not, and I'm sure you are doing the very best for him and he thanks you for it. I often feel guilty that I allowed my mother to endure the pain of two rounds of chemo, but we had to take a shot and we couldn't know that she was too far along and too sensitive to the treatment. If you feel your dad's quality of life is being compromised by the chemo, I would see if he was amenable to taking a break or discontinuing completely - he may be relieved at the suggestion - or he may want to continue, and it is his right to choose either option.
As Fran said, the carers are burdened with the big questions and worries, and we all do the best we can in a sea of uncertainty. And as Fran also said, sometimes people bounce back SEVERAL times when you think all hope is lost. Hopefully the oncologist can give you a better picture of what's going on, but I just wanted to give my two cents of support and say that you're doing a great job and there are just some things you have no control over, much as you try. Jeff's suggestion about hydration is VERY important, too. I wish you and your dad the best of luck.
Fran - so sorry to hear your husband is doing poorly, I know how gut-wrenching it is. I'll just hope that's he's having another slump that he can bounce back from -- but it's hard to live this roller coaster, hard for the patient AND the caregiver.
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Did we really believe the markets would go straight up forever? In investors' minds, was there ever a chance the markets could have a couple of down days? Of course not. But when your portfolio is one-sided and you enter the fray toward the end of a nice run, well, any down session is likely to give you an upset stomach.
As I've mentioned here many times, there are a million reasons to sell but there's only one reason to buy. Perhaps the excuse you needed was the release of those Federal Reserve minutes Wednesday, or some other news that hit on that day or the next. I can tell you this much -- if you did unload, you probably missed your chance to make nice gains Friday.
We could be in for more rocky days over the coming weeks and months, especially if the data from the U.S. and abroad are not in synch with improving economies. Could this week be a precursor of things to come, with higher volatility? Certainly that could be the case, but we'll let the market tell us how to proceed and refrain from making any predictions on the outcome. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) virtually wiped out the recent complacency with one brush, so we'll be on watch for a shift in this trend.
These days, the market moves are fast and punishing if you miss them. As a trend trader, I'm much more comfortable staying on a trend that I see as long-lasting, accepting the occasional countertrend days and just going with the momentum side. So a couple of down days may not signal a change in trend, but I'll be on guard for a shift.
At the same time, I'm not complacent enough to believe profits should just evaporate. As a wise man once told me, "We are in the moving business, not the storage business." This game of trading is about booking profits and preserving capital -- period. If you want to stick around for the long haul, you have be able to quickly take a gain off the table, or even cut bait on a loser.
Selling is the most liberating experience. When you free up your mind and body from a trade, it allows you to move forward and not live in the past. Still, we often find our ego gets in the way, and that it limits our trading success. The best advice I can give is this: Lose that ego. Take what you've earned, and move along to the next trade.
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The one-day promotion is valid for any remaining 2014 regular season games at Miller Park.
There are 19 home games remaining on the Brewers' regular season schedule, and fans can purchase tickets to any of them and not be charged with transaction fees. But the offer is only valid this Friday. For instance, if a fan purchases two tickets for the game on Saturday, September 6 against the St. Louis Cardinals, the fees associated with those tickets would be covered by the Brewers - as long as they are purchased this Friday.
Upcoming games include an Interleague matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays and a three-game weekend series vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates on the team's next homestand from August 19-24. September's schedule features an 11-game homestand against the St. Louis Cardinals, Miami Marlins and Cincinnati Reds from September 4 - 14. The team closes the regular season schedule with a three-game weekend set against the Chicago Cubs from September 26 - 28. A variety of giveaways, including three All-Fan bobblehead dates, remain on the schedule, along with Fan Appreciation Night presented by Chevrolet on September 27.
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WOW What a crazy 3 minutes from the young guys at the end of the game.
They just kept trying to top each other. Shawne two 3's. Maceo the steal and the dunk on Marvin Williams' whole family. Quis great drive to the bucket for the score and the crazy in between the legs trick and pass to Shawne. Orien's crazy drive to the bucket, Danny's too.
The bench was going crazy, Jack and DA jumped up like the saw the holy ghost when Shawne hit that 3. Everyone screaming OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH when Mace dunked on dude. Wow that was alot of fun.
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In just three years, Sea Force IX has made its mark in high-end sportfishing yachts. Its first model, the 81.5, clearly met the company's seemingly lofty goals of achieving exceptional standards for design, construction, and performance. Now Sea Force IX ups the ante with the 91.5; the extra ten feet affords even grander proportions in her interior and a magnificent, sweeping sheerline that seems to go on forever. She's offered in two bridge configurations: The command bridge model features a fully enclosed, climate-controlled bridge deck and helm station, while the sky bridge version boasts an open flying bridge with a full helm station atop the enclosed bridge deck.
But there's more to this yacht than meets the eye. Her hull, stringers, structural bulkheads, and deckhouse are molded with high-temperature resins. All laminates are vacuum-bagged then oven-baked to achieve optimum resin content and full chemical cure for a flawless surface. Topsides are primed and painted with multiple coats of Awlgrip urethane. Want a dark hull? No problem. And cored construction, along with epoxy resins in all secondary bonds, assures maximum stiffness and strength with minimum weight.
Among the features that do meet the eye are stunning teak toerails, complemented by a quarter-sawn, natural teak sole on the "leisure" deck that overlooks the cockpit. The cockpit itself is all business, with two transom baitwells, a stainless steel freezer and ice bin, in-sole fishboxes, and all the proper accoutrements of a serious battlewagon.
The 91.5's foundation is a highly refined, modified-V hull form with a fine entry. Partial lifting strakes shed spray, while a tapered chine becomes wider at the transom to provide lift at the stern. Her hull form was extensively tested to verify performance in calm water and in waves.
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Translated by Shuki Ecker As we recall from our childhood in Galicia, our father Zelig Kranz was the district chairman of the Zionist organizations Kadima and Achva which were designed to provide training for new immigrants going to Palestine. He was fully invested in the activities of these organizations and these activities were spread throughout the district. He organized and supervised meetings and assemblies of the organizations, and he dedicated much work and effort to the national funds, the Keren Kayemet and Keren Hayesod.
He was the central figure and driving force of the central Zionist organizations, and thanks to him, there was fraternal collaboration between the General Zionists, Gordonia and the Revisionists, and for this his name was entered into the Golden Book of the Keren Kayemet in 1932. The non-Jewish institutions opposed his activities with the Jewish youth. He decided to make aliya in 1934, after the British authorities imposed limitations on new immigrants. In Israel, father continued his diversified activities in the Zionist organizations in the ranks of the Liberal Party. He was one of the founders of the Israel Zionist Worker Movement and was a member at its head office.
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Waterjet Offers 3D Motion for High-Flow Tank Cleaning
The Torrent 200, a 3D waterjet head from NLB Corp., combines high flow with high horsepower to increase the efficiency of tank, tote and reactor cleaning.
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The Torrent 200, a 3D waterjet head from NLB Corp., combines high flow with high horsepower to increase the efficiency of tank, tote and reactor cleaning. It is rated as high as 200 gpm (757 lpm) and 2,300 hp (1,715 kW).
The head rotates horizontally while two high-velocity waterjets spin vertically, driven by the flow of high-pressure water of 20,000 psi (1,400 bar). This 3D action produces complete, 360-degree coverage of the interior walls of the tank, not only reducing cleaning time but automating a process that previously required personnel to enter the tank and risk injury. In large vessels, the head is typically attached to a telescoping lance and positioned to produce the optimum angle.
Like the company's smaller Torrent 50, the Torrent 200 features carbide orifices in the rotating nozzles and a magnetic brake designed to make it easy to adjust the rotation speed. Maintenance is simplified by easy-to-replace seals designed to last hundreds of hours between changes. The head is made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel for long life and comes with a variety of nozzle arm sizes and configurations to suit user needs.
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Whether you're a college football fanatic, or just love your university, boy do we have a gadget for you: One-for-All's Universal Remote Control with college logos and colors! The device controls just about everything video-related, from DVD players to Plasma TVs, using a huge code library for numerous brands. It also has Closed Captioning, a "FAV" key that scans your favorite channels, and maintains its memory during battery changes. It's also compatible with Digital Cable and Satellite TV systems. This writer is the long-time owner of an "old-school" One-for-All, and is still very pleased with its features and durability. Target and Amazon have a selection of 18 different colleges for $19 USD.
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Sedative Effect of Seroquel
I was on seroquel,600mg, and now the doctor is slowly reducing my dose. I`ve always taken it at night and it has always been very sedating. As I reduce the dose it is becoming less sedating. I`ve been told that it will continue to become less sedating until I reach 50-100mg. I`ve been told that at 50-100mg seroquel can be more sedating then at the higher doses. Apparently seroquel uses different receptors at 50-100mg then at the higher doses. Is there any truth in this???????
There is truth to this, indeed. More and more psychiatrists are actually using low-dose quetiapine (Seroquel®) off-label for its sedative properties in their patients with insomnia. Quetiapine is a second-generation or "atypical" antipsychotic that works by counteracting serotonin, dopamine, histamine, and alpha-adrenergic receptors in the brain.
Although it isn't completely understood, it is believed that its effectiveness in the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar depression, and bipolar manias is due to its work against the dopamine and serotonin receptors. At very low doses (25-100 mg), quetiapine acts primarily as a histamine receptor blocker (antihistamine) and alpha-adrenergic blocker. Antihistamines, like some allergy medicines, are known to have sedative effects.
When the dose is increased (>100 mg), quetiapine binds strongly to serotonin receptors, and at high doses it starts blocking a high number of dopamine receptors. It's at the higher doses where the antipsychotic effects are seen. Interfering with serotonin may also cause drowsiness, so some sedation is also seen at higher doses. Many times, the tiredness caused by quetiapine disappears as the patient's body adjusts to the medication. It may not entirely go away, and some people are just more sensitive to the side effects. Under the supervision of a physician, dose reductions may be attempted to establish the lowest effective dose. When discontinuing an antipsychotic treatment, a gradual withdrawal from the medication is recommended to help minimize/avoid withdrawal.
Withdrawal symptoms may include: insomnia, nausea, lightheadedness, sweating, rapid heartbeat, anxiety, nervousness, or headache. With quetiapine therapy it is important to avoid extreme heat or dehydration. It's possible that this drug may disrupt the body's ability to cool down. As the dosage is lowered be aware that more sedation is possible. Use caution when performing any activity that requires mental alertness, like driving or operating machinery.
As always, avoid alcohol during your treatment with quetiapine, as this can greatly worsen the drowsy side effect, and immediately report to the doctor any worsening depression or unusual changes in behavior.
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Top 10 DIY Costumes at San Diego Comic Con 2011
In one part of the exhibition, visitors get to see Harry's glasses, his invitation to attend Hogwarts and his wand (filmmakers had to construct six wands per actor: three hard wands, and three soft wands for stunt sequences). They also get a good look at the Marauder's Map, which Harry uses in Prisoner of Azkaban to avoid detection on his travels to wizarding village Hogsmeade. The guide shows not only the locations of secret tunnels between Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the village, but also the location of every single person along the way. Propmasters had to create 20 of the maps, each with a worn, weathered look.
Global Entertainment Services, which set up the exhibition, nabbed Harry's and Ron Weasley's beds directly from the set in Leavensdale. And that's not all: "One of the things people don't know going through the exhibition is that the door, the chandeliers, the floating candles—they're all from the set," Eddie Newquist of GES says. "We really wanted to give people the experience of literally being in Hogwarts."
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Editor's note: This article was written by Peter Hansen, University of Florida distinguished professor of animal science and originally appeared in the Spring 2011 Dairy Update.
One of the major factors limiting optimal production and profitability in Florida is heat stress. During the summer, cows experience declines in milk yield of 15 to 20 percent and reduction in conception rate to values as low as 10 percent.
Recent research supported by the Southeast Milk Inc. Dairy Checkoff Program indicates that a cow's ability to regulate its body temperature and prevent the negative effects of heat stress on cow function is determined in part by its genetics. What that means is that it should be possible to select cows genetically that are more resistance to the effects of heat stress.
Serdal Dikmen, a visiting scientist from Uludag University in Turkey, conducted the research on three dairies in north central Florida. During the months of June through September, Dikmen measured rectal temperatures of lactating Holstein cows housed in free-stall barns between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., when body temperature is highest. Over the course of two years, he recorded values from 1,695 cows that were sired by 509 different bulls. Working with John Cole of the USDA Animal Improvement Laboratory and myself, he used the data to obtain estimates of the heritability of rectal temperature.
Heritability is an estimate of how much animals vary from each other because of difference in genetics.
The heritability of rectal temperature was found to be 0.21, which means 21 percent of the variation between cows in rectal temperature was due to differences in genes between the cows.
By comparison, the heritability of milk yield was 0.36 and the heritability of productive life was 0.16. The heritability of rectal temperature is high enough that you could expect to improve resistance to heat stress by selecting for rectal temperature in the summer. It is also likely that the bovine gene chip currently available for genetic testing of cattle could be used to speed up the rate of progress in selection for rectal temperature.
Our team also found that there was no genetic correlation between rectal temperature and milk yield but that cows that were genetically more likely to have low temperatures in the summer were also slightly more likely to have genes that improved somatic cell counts, productive life, daughter pregnancy rate and net merit.
What this means is you can select for rectal temperature without selecting for low milk yield and can expect some slight improvement in genetic merit for heath and reproduction traits.
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The market suffered its second day of selling after a big start to the new year, but buyers came in intraday once again and it managed to close fairly well. Breadth actually moved almost even by the time the closing bell rang, as small-caps continue to lead the market.
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The adult corn flea beetle is not only a pest itself, but it is the vector and means for spread of the bacterium that causes Stewart's bacterial wilt and leaf blight on both field and sweet corn. Beetle adults that overwinter become active in the spring when the soil temperatures reach 65 F, and are most active on sunny, warm, windless days. Those adults that fed on corn plants with Stewart's disease in the previous late summer or fall may acquire and carry the bacterium from one growing season to another. By feeding on young plants in the spring, they may spread the bacterium which in turn causes seedling wilt and leaf blight. The occurrence of Stewart's bacterial disease is totally dependent on the level of bacteria-carrying flea beetle survival over the winter.
For many years the winter temperatures have been used to predict the risk of Stewart's disease because higher populations of the flea beetle survive during mild winters than during cold winters. An index is developed that helps to predict the likelihood of the disease threat. This 'flea beetle index' is calculated as the sum of the average temperatures (Fahrenheit) of December, January and February. We checked the indices for the past 8-10 years, and the last time the numbers were high suggesting an elevated concern was in 2006. Having checked average temperatures for various locations in Ohio the past three month, we find that all areas of the state have indexes over 100 suggesting that risk is severe in 2012. The locations and the corresponding indexes are: Wooster (OARDC) 102.5, Ashtabula 103.1, Hoytville (Northwest Research Station) 100.2, South Charleston (Western Research Station) 105.7, and Piketon 103.1.
The flea beetle index is:
- Index values less than 90 indicate negligible disease threat,
- 90-95 indicate low to moderate levels,
- 95-100 indicate moderate to severe and
- values over 100 predict severe disease threat.
We would recommend that growers scout for flea beetles, especially if they have planted a hybrid that is susceptible to Stewart's disease. Normally we would recommend that growers wanting to take preventive action against flea beetles apply a commercially applied insecticide seed treatment labeled for flea beetles. However, the realization is that most field corn planted these days, especially all transgenic hybrids, already comes with an insecticide seed treatment applied. Thus, it is mostly non-transgenic corn that might need to be treated specifically for this concern. Also, most field corn hybrids are more resistant to wilt than sweet corn. Dent corn hybrids vary greatly in their resistance to the leaf blight stage phase of the disease. All sweet corn varieties are susceptible to wilt in the first leaf stage. A few are resistant by the second leaf stage and many are resistant in the third and fourth leaf stage. Consult your seed supplier for information on resistant varieties and hybrids.
The question becomes, "how prevalent is Stewart's bacterial blight in our state?" While the warmer temperatures this winter might allow for an increase in corn flea beetle numbers, in doesn't automatically result in higher incidence of Stewart's. The surviving flea beetles need to be carrying the bacterium in order to infect plant in the spring, and in order for them to acquire the bacterium, they needed to feed on diseased plants last season. So, with the level of Stewart's disease being low during 2011, it is quite possible that beetles, even if they survived due to the mild winter, may not be carrying the bacterium.
You can see pictures of flea beetle injury and Stewart's bacterial blight, and get additional information on Stewart's disease of corn, on the Ohio Field Crop Diseases web site at http://oardc.osu.edu/ohiofieldcropdisease/t01_pageview2/Home.htm. Additional information on the flea beetle can be obtained from OSU Extension Fact Sheet AC-37-2001 http://ohioline.osu.edu/ac-fact/pdf/0037.pdf .


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Photos of Contrasting Similarities
Sometimes the most striking sequences present themselves in the most unexpected places, non? Two of my favorite Tumblrs — Been Thinking and Destin a Terre — posted these photos within seconds of each other and showed up on our Being Blog dashboard exactly in this order.
The scenes couldn't be more different in temperature and climate and condition, but the mood and the tone make them long-time companions who stopped by the local pub for an ale. They're both clean, minimalist without being bleak and sterile. And both scenes are just so beautiful.
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We need to start getting stops - and stop sending them to the line.
Somebody up there likes us.
LOL. This is great.
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Tinsley hits the three!
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I'm assuming that you're joking.
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Tins!!! I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT..... !!!!
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JO with 7 assists already!
I'm happy Mr. Jones isn't under the Pacers Jersey tonight....
and another bomb courtesy of Mr. Tins...
I can't wait for tomorrow night.
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Nice decision by Tinsley not to shoot. He just hit one from there and was wide up, but was well advised to burn some clock and try to get a higher percentage look.
I'm glad he didn't....but I'm surprised that Tinsley didn't take that shot......
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Did Quis call glass.....? Anyone hear it?
"He wanted to get to that money time. Time when the hardware was on the table. That's when Roger was going to show up. So all we needed to do was stay close"
Darnell Hillman (Speaking of former teammate Roger Brown)
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
I might have to actually pay for League Pass the rest of the season.
i think we should see diogu, williams and rawle
This is the darkest timeline.
just curious, but what's the deal with people calling tins Mel Mel?
I'm liking this new team...it's definitely refreshing to see players do some cuts and actually running the fastbreak decent!
We'd better not let these guys back into it.
Agree. Big game tomorrow.
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Cash-strapped taxpayers may find a little bit of a silver lining on April 17, when several retailers are offering free giveaways or discounts to soften the blow of paying taxes. As we mentioned in our Free and Cheap blog, you can get a free Hydromassage all week. The offer is good through Friday. Panda Express is debuting a new dish – Shanghai Angus Steak. Visit their Facebook page to "Raise The Steaks" and to print a free coupon to try this dish on tax day. Print a coupon for free curly fries from Arby's while supplies last. You can also enter to win $5,000 in "tax relief."Get a free scoop of their new yogurt from Marble Slab Creamery from 4 – 7 p.m. Tuesday. Locally this includes locations in Clearwater and Brandon only. Diners at P.F. Chang's will see their bill discounted by 15 percent on Tuesday to celebrate tax day. There are some restrictions, such as the deal does not cover alcoholic beverages. Another national chain with locations in the Bay area will also treat diners. Chili's is offering a free dessert or appetizer with the purchase of an adult entrée. The offer is good Monday through Wednesday and is available by visiting the restaurant's Facebook page and printing the coupon. You can also follow them on Twitter to get the free appetizer or sweet treat coupon. Sonic Drive-In is extending happy hour to all day on Tuesday. For that day only, all drinks and slushies are half price. Fans of Boston Market can enjoy a free meal with the purchase of a meal and a drink on Tuesday only. Don't forget to print and bring the coupon. Starting Sunday and running until April 30, get a "cat tax deduction" by paying $15 to adopt cats age 6 months and older from Humane Society of Tampa Bay. The normal adoption fee is $50 for adult cats. Finally, couldn't get your taxes done in time? Stop by your local H&R Block office for a free filing extension, offer good through Tuesday. For information call 800-HRBLOCK.
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A while back I remember asking this question with an excellent answer by Bhikkhu Dhammanando over at e-sangha. But the site is down. Hope we don't lose all of that valuable information.
Anyway, my question is this. What happens if a preceptor at an ordination ceremony has actually commited a parajika offence and conceals it knowing he is no longer a monk. This has happened in Thailand and in India - The ex-Bhikkhu Sangharakshita said he later found out his preceptor and a few other monks in his ordination ceremony had mistresses and children.
Apparently this does not mean the ordination is invalid. I cannot remember the reasons for this. Does anyone know?
I ask again because this may have some bearing on the ordination of Bhikkhuni. Some claim the ordination is invalid because the nuns doing the ordination ceremony are not properly ordained. Trying to work out what the difference here is with the monks.


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A few months ago we had the opportunity to take on a project that would bring Rackspace Cloud Files together with SharePoint web sites. This would be in the form of a SharePoint 2013 app where you would have the ability to log into your Rackspace Cloud account and have access to your cloud storage. Since file collaboration and sharing is in high demand, we also wanted to give you the ability to share files stored in your cloud storage with other people — regardless of whether or not that person has access to the SharePoint site. This would be a step toward facilitating collaboration between SharePoint and non-SharePoint users.
Obviously, this was a project we were extremely excited about. Not only did we get an opportunity to dig into SharePoint 2013's new app model and take a real world use case to the marketplace, but we also got an opportunity to really dig into our Rackspace Cloud Files REST API. The app has been built as a SharePoint-Hosted app in the public market place. This means it is built upon all the latest and greatest web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript.
The app can now be found in the Microsoft Office store where it can be downloaded for free. SharePoint Site Owners can install the app and start managing files in Cloud Files containers in a matter of minutes. You can add files to existing containers through an easy drag and drop interface; delete files either in bulk or one by one; and even generate a link that can be used to grant file access to non-SharePoint users for specific number of days.
Building the app was a great project. As a team, we learned a lot of lessons and we can't wait to share those with you and the SharePoint community. We hope this app opens up a world of possibilities for you and other SharePoint users to take advantage of an inexpensive, secure storage option within the Rackspace Cloud as well as enable additional collaboration scenarios that might not have otherwise been possible.
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Topic: Port Placement on 11/5 and Chemo 11/14
Hi, I'm a 62 year old diagnosed in late May, 2013 with cholangiocarcinoma, Stage IV, inoperable, metastisis to lymph nodes, 7cm tumor, 4th ERCP stent placement, last one on 10/16, went from plastic to metal.
After about six months of postponing port placement and chemo of Cis/Gem, I sought the advice of the members on this site and had a port placed on 11/5. Chemo to start 11/14/13. I was afraid to chemo because I'm feeling fine, but I know it's just a matter of time before I go downhill.
Since installation of the metal stent on 10/16, the pressure in my abdomen is no longer there. In October I went to an amusement park and rode the roller coaster, I've been dancing twice, went to a great Halloween party. If I did not have the opinions of two doctors and didn't have the stents, I would think they made a diagnostic mistake!!! Besides fatigue I feel quite good.
I am anxious to see how the chemo affects my body. November 14th is C-Day. I'll update so that new members can get some feedback. Knowledge is Power.


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Halos want Conger's arm to catch up with bat
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Hank Conger is earning manager Mike Scioscia's confidence as he bids to be the Angels' backup catcher behind Chris Iannetta.
A veteran of 73 big league games over parts of three seasons, Conger is having a big spring at the plate, hitting .462 (6-for-13) with a double, a homer, and eight RBIs, but Scioscia highlights his throwing as an area of focus this spring.
"As far as his progress behind the plate, it's been very tangible," Scioscia said. "The one area I think we're feeling more comfortable is his throwing. But this spring, it hasn't manifested itself on the field the way we'd like. Just yesterday, his exchange was long, his arm stroke was long, and he really wasn't doing the things that he has improved on, so he was a little erratic throwing the ball yesterday."
Most of Conger's experience in 2012 came with Iannetta on the disabled list due to a right wrist injury, and Conger is hoping to put a package together that would convince the Angels he's ready to crack another Opening Day roster, having made the club out of Spring Training in 2011. He made 48 starts that year and threw out 16 percent of basestealers.
"On the practice field, he's making a lot of strides," Scioscia said. "At some point, you need to bring that consistency to the game, and we're very confident he will. He has to find it. At times, he's shown he can throw the ball with great proficiency, and at times he's been erratic, but it's in him for sure to find that consistency."
Conger has a .979 career fielding percentage behind the dish, compared to Iannetta's .995 spanning a 505-game career. And though he played less than one-tenth of Iannetta's 623 innings in 2012, Conger's small sample size yielded a comparable percentage of catching 25 percent of those attempting to steal against him.
"A catcher has to be able to deter a running game, there's no doubt," Scioscia said. "But that doesn't mean you're throwing rockets right on the corner of the bag every time. There's a level that you need where teams have to either work for their stolen bases or they know the timing's against them. A catcher's tag time will deter them from running. I think Hank has that ability to get to that level. There's no doubt he has the arm strength to control the running game to the extent we would need him. It's really going to be a function of that consistency."
Owen Perkins is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Dragon Challenge is one of the three main ride attractions at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, part of Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, Florida.
Dragon Challenge is a pair of intertwined inverted roller coasters, both which feature two completely separate track layouts. The inverted rollercoaster trains are designed to resemble dragons, and the trains are dispatched in a staggered manner in order to simulate a "chase" between the two trains, much like Harry Potter being chased by The Hungarian Horntail in the First task of the Triwizard Tournament in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.[1]
The red coloured track on the attraction is called the Chinese Fireball, while the blue coloured track is called the Hungarian Horntail.
On July 24th, 2017, it was announced that the attraction would close and be replaced with a new and better themed Harry Potter roller coaster attraction, with the final day of Dragon Challenge being set for September 5th.[2]
Basic facts
- This attraction originally opened on May 28th, 1999 as Duelling Dragons, in the Lost Continent section of Universal's Islands of Adventure. After the announcement of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, in May of 2007, the attraction temporarily closed in 2009 to be slightly rethemed and incorporated into the new area. The attraction officially reopened on June 28th, 2010 as Dragon Challenge.
- After entering the queue, located inside a castle, participants will walk through the champion's tent and will see some artefacts such as the Goblet of Fire.[1]
- The queue has banners for Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, Cedric Diggory and Harry Potter. There are only three Golden eggs on display as opposed to four.
- The riders have the option to ride the red dragon (the Chinese Fireball) or the blue/green dragon (the Hungarian Horntail). However, the Hungarian Horntail is actually black, having been modified from the original conception.
- Originally, both rollercoaster trains on this attraction where dispatched synonymously to simulate a "duel", However the trains no longer duel after an accident where a rider was severely injured by flying debris.[3]
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Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) DVD 2nd-Disc Special Feature: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Sneak Peak
- ↑ https://blog.universalorlando.com/whats-new/new-ride-wwohp-hogsmeade/?__source=sm.awr.ao.TWITTER&linkId=40127679
- ↑ Universal Orlando's twin dragon coasters will never 'duel' again


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BERKELEY — The school board has named Hayward Unified School District Superintendent Donald Evans as its only finalist in a search to fill the top job in Berkeley.
Evans who has been in the $229,000-a-year position in Hayward for just 18 months, said Friday he already notified his school board of the possible move, although he has not yet signed a contract in Berkeley.
"I just felt it was a good fit and the timing was right," Evans said. "I love the community here, but I really believe in Berkeley's vision. This is going to be great."
Currently, the Berkeley district is headed by two administrators who were named interim superintendents last fall. Berkeley's district, with 9,000 students, is less than half the size of Hayward's, which has over 20,000.
Now that Evans has been named the only finalist in Berkeley out of 70 candidates, a search firm hired to find him will "conduct an additional in-depth review through a site visit of his current district before considering a contract," according to a statement from the Berkeley Unified School District.
Berkeley has been looking for a new superintendent since former Superintendent Bill Huyett announced his departure in January 2012. He retired the following June.
A previous final candidate named last September, Edmond Heatley, withdrew his candidacy when a 2008 memo surfaced that showed his official stance against same-sex marriage while he headed the Chino Valley Unified School District in Southern California.
If Evans is hired, he would probably start the job July 1, the Berkeley statement said.
Evans said during his short tenure in Hayward he is proud of the voter passage of a $2.2 million parcel tax that funds schools and a program aimed at improving academics through "rigor, responsibility and results."
Also during his time in Hayward, Evans stirred up some controversy in March last year when he demoted seven principals based on the academic performance at their schools.
Evans declined to comment Friday on the demotions.
Berkeley school board President Karen Hemphill said in a statement that Evans came "highly recommended" from multiple sources.
Before heading the Hayward schools, Evans was associate superintendent of the Compton Unified School District and before that he was an elementary school area superintendent in Oakland.
Doug Oakley covers Berkeley. Contact him at 510-843-1408. Follow him at Twitter.com/douglasoakley.


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Pepsi Bursts Higher
Pepsico (PEP) is testing a key level today as it extends a healthy move off the late-December lows, and the stock is up more than 1% on the day as it testing last month's highs just below $71. Thursday's surge began with a gap-higher open, which continued a string of seven straight higher lows since the market's powerful New Year's Eve upside reversal. While volume is running average, price action is quite bullish. Shares are leaving behind solid support, and they appears headed for more upside in the near term.Pepsico (PEP) -- Daily Source: TradeStation View Chart » View in New Window »
Late last month, the stock had been hit hard after a rally off the 200-day moving average failed near $71. But, on the final day of the year, shares put in a fresh low before mounting a solid recovery, and they finished that session with a 0.6% gain. Pepsico has been on fire ever since. With Thursday's gain as of this writing, the stock has risen more than 4% from the Dec. 31 lows. A key divergent low now appears to be in place, along with layers of support at higher levels....139 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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