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The Los Angeles Angels continued their recent climb towards American League relevance on Sunday night with a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros in the finale of their three-game weekend series.
CJ Wilson (8-5) won his fourth straight outing and struck out 10 for the Angels who concluded there six-game road trip with a series sweep in Houston.
More importantly, Sunday's win was their sixth straight and with a (39-43) record, the Halos now sit in third-place in the A. L. West and have begun to close the gap between themselves and the top of the division.
Nine games back of the first-place Texas Rangers and 8 1/2 games behind the Oakland Athletics for third, the Angels are also starting to look more like the team that many expected to see heading into the 2013 season.
Having won seven of their past ten overall, the Halos are doing many of the little things at the plate that are needed to out hustle their opponents and their top-10 MLB rankings in runs (8th), on-base percentage (4th) average (7th) and slugging percentage (7th), are statistical proof that some of that hard work and patience has begun to pay dividends.
Angel's Manager Mike Sciosia has noticed the change in atmosphere, but realizes that lot of hard work lies ahead.
"I think there's a feeling of confidence in the clubhouse and on the field, which is more important. Although I don't think were firing totally on all cylinders, were doing enough good things to get it done."
While changes in the overall atmosphere are a good sign, there are still several issues, such as the poor performance of newly acquired slugger Josh Hamilton, that desperately need to be resolved if this team has any real shot at a playoff run this season.
Hamilton is hitting just .223 with 10 home runs and 29 RBI's in his first season as an Angel, after signing a five-year,$125 million deal this past off-season. The former American League MVP (2010), is making just over $17 million this season, which the Halos obviously felt he deserved after his 2012 campaign in which he hit 49 home runs and drove in 128, as a member of the Texas Rangers.
On the other hand, second-year phenom Mike Trout (.315 BA, 13 HR, 52 RBI), has avoided the dreaded "sophomore slump", and third-year first baseman Mark Trumbo (.251 BA, 18 HR, 51 RBI), is developing into one of the American League's premier power-hitters. With two of the best young hitters in the game, the Angels were planning on having a lineup this season that consisted of both young talent and veteran leadership, that when healthy and performing at their best, would the unrivaled by any other in the game.
Another concern for the Angels since the start of the 2012 season, first baseman-DH Albert Pujols (.249 BA, 13 HR, 49 RBI), has continued to struggle with his new role in the American League and after an 11 year career with the St. Louis Cardinals in which he was named the National League MVP on three occasions (2005, 2008, 2009), Pujols may once again be headed towards career-lows across the board.
The fact remains that as long as the Angels have the issues that they currently do with their starting rotation, racking up enough wins to contend for a playoff spot seems highly unlikely. Ranking 26th in ERA, 27th in WHIP, 23rd in average against, and 12th in quality starts, just isn't enough to compete with teams such as the Rangers and Athletics, let alone any other playoff-caliber team in the American League.
Unfortunately, the Angels will have to attempt to extend their winning streak against the St. Louis Cardinals (49-32), who currently own the second-best record in all of baseball and travel to Anaheim for the first time in franchise history to begin a three-game series on Tuesday night.
For Albert Pujols, this week's series with the Cardinals marks the first time that the slugger has faced his former team since joining the Angels and luckily for St. Louis, their former icon is currently in the midst of a 4-34 slump at the plate.
In tonight's series opener, the Cardinals will send Lance Lynn (10-2, 3.52 ERA), to the mound to face Anaheim's Jered Weaver (1-4, 4.15 ERA), who's winless in his last five starts.
After the conclusion of the three-game series with the Cardinals, things don't get any easier for the Angels as their scheduled to host the A.L.East leading Red Sox for three games this weekend.
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Sumo wrestlers hit Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Japanese sumo wrestlers, in Las Vegas for an unusual Grand Sumo Championship, have been entranced by the joys of gambling and all-you-can-eat buffets.
The New York Times reports that the gambling mecca allows the wrestlers a break from their training regimen at home where they get up at 5 a.m. and put in five hours of practice before the midday meal. The wrestlers, or rikishi, live communally.
Iwakiyama, who weighs 395 pounds, won $100 at the roulette tables and liked the Coca-Cola store.
"I didn't do any training here," he told the Times. "I got Coca-Cola underwear -- the largest one."
The three-day event was also a serious exhibition by men who are tops in their sport and attracted 25,000 spectators to the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort.
France honors 'Goddess'
PARIS, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Hundreds of owners of Citroen DS -- AKA the "Goddess" -- drove to Paris during the weekend for the 50th anniversary of the icon of French auto industry.
The celebrations included driving the DS saloon cars, or Deesse (French for Goddess) in procession past the Arc de Triomphe, the BBC reported.
The vehicle with its sleek body styling tapering near the window, designed by Italy's Flaminio Bertoni, was in an instant hit when it first appeared in 1955.
In addition to its futuristic dashboard and the extraordinary single-spoke steering wheel, the technology of the DS also was well ahead of its time, notably its hydro-pneumatic suspension.
It was the car's ability to stay on the road at high speed despite two shot-out tires that saved the life of President Charles de Gaulle in an assassination bid outside Paris in 1962, the report said.
Delirious White Sox fans show big wallets
CHICAGO, Oct. 11, (UPI) -- Demand for American League Championship Series tickets among long-suffering Chicago White Sox fans is so high, one has offered to swap a Mercedes for a pair.
Whether the White Sox will face the New York Yankees or L.A. Angels of Anaheim, fans are offering some creative arrangements to secure seats.
On the Web site called Craigslist.org many fans offered trades of Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks tickets, but one posting offered a 1985 Mercedes for a set of tickets, while others offered coupons for airline tickets or theater tickets, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Monday.
On eBay, four lower deck box tickets sold for $1,400, and many other sets were for sale at similar prices.
Thursday, after clinching the AL Central title, more than 40,000 White Sox ALCS tickets were sold in less than an hour.
Doctor's report describes Napoleon's death
CARLISLE, England, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A document apparently written by a British Army doctor who attended Napoleon Bonaparte in his last days has been sold at auction.
A telephone bidder placed the winning bid of 550 pounds ($964) in an auction at the Thomson, Roddick and Medcalf in Carlisle, the News & Star reported.
The handwritten manuscript was discovered when the owner of a house in Scotland turned over a miscellaneous lot of belongings to the auction house.
Steve Lees, the auction house's military specialist, said that the document should put an end to the theory that Napoleon died of arsenic poisoning during his exile on the remote Atlantic island of St. Helena. The paper is unsigned but appears to be an eyewitness account by one of six military doctors who attended the former emperor in his last days.
"He is extremely explicit in his report that there was a large growth in Napoleon's stomach which must have caused him considerable pain," Lees told The Scotsman.


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This year, the National Park Service will celebrate its 100-year anniversary with an $11.9 billion backlog in deferred maintenance projects. We explore seven ideas to address the problem as the agency prepares to enter its second century.
Leonard Gilroy
Mon, 07/27/2015
Can public-private partnerships tackle the park maintenance backlog?
Leonard Gilroy
Fri, 10/01/2010
In the grand scheme, state parks are an amenity that generally falls lower on the state's priority list than education, health care, and corrections.
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A Missouri farmer explains why he's not planting it.
Pigs stink. That fact of life is accepted by all of us who grew up on farms. So imagine the smells around a concentration of nearly 6,000 sows and tens of thousands of baby pigs.


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Toronto is having a moment, according to publications like Montreal's La Presse and respected news organizations like the BBC. The city, once seen as staid, is cool. The new restaurants, coffee shops, bars, and hotels of West Queen West, Roncesvalles Village,the Distillery Historic District, and Ossington Avenue are wowing visitors and inspiring comparisons to New York and London's coolest neighborhoods. The hip rep of Toronto comes in spite of its bumbling, bullying, drug-addicted mayor. But never mind Rob Ford: pay attention to the hundreds of skyscrapers under construction and the always percolating action on Church Street, the hub of gay life in Canada's largest city. That party street will be the epicenter of World Pride, which touches down in the city June 20 for 10 days and features performances from Carly Rae Jepsen, Deborah Cox, Tegan and Sara, and Melissa Etheridge. Parties are just scratching the surface; there are marches, a human rights conference, a parade, street fair, film screenings, kids events, an arts festival, and a mass wedding. If that's not reason enough to get your butt up north, take a look at some of these iconic images of T.O.:
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Believe it: A fresh, new Miami Hurricanes season arrives next Friday. As you ponder what to grill at the tailgate before the annual thrashing of Florida Atlantic University, it's the perfect time to count down the biggest signs that you bleed orange and green.
You will throw up "The U" at any occasion: The word "university" isn't unique to Miami, but boy did the school ever claim it. Often imitated but never replicated, "The U" for better or for worse will forever be synonymous with the University of Miami. You wouldn't understand; it's a Canes thing.
Uncle Luke is your hero: Uncle Luke and the University of Miami ruled Miami in the '80s (well, in non-cocaine-related Miami things, that is). 2 Live Crew just fit with Miami football at the time, and vice versa. You take the good and the bad when it comes to the relationship, but you take them as a package. To this day, Luther Campbell remains a diehard Canes fan, while coaching local high school kids and giving his two cents as a columnist right here at Miami New Times.
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When you see an FSU fan, the first thing you think is "wide right": "The snap... it's up... missed it to the right!" That was Keith Jackson on the call as number-two Miami knocked off number-one FSU 17-16. The Hurricanes would go on to win the national championship, beating Nebraska 22-0 in the Orange Bowl (I was there; they kicked their asses). The following season, lightning struck twice as "Wide Right 2" happened in a 19-16 Miami win. Later in the storied rivalry, there would be two more Wide Rights and one Wide Left for good measure. Over two decades later, Canes fans who were not even born at the time throw Wide Right in Seminoles fans' faces.
You are very familiar with NCAA probes: Canes fans will tell you they have had a target on their backs since the '80s, unrightfully persecuted and scrutinized by the NCAA time and time again. The last saga has yet to fully unfold as the NCAA takes its pretty-ass time deciding just how bad it wants to spank its orange-and-green-headed stepchild. The mere mention of the name Nevin Shapiro raises blood pressures in Miami.
You know 2001 was the greatest year in sporting history: The greatest college team of all time, the 2001 Hurricanes were truly unfair. National champions, finishing 12-0, these Hurricanes hosed everyone but Virginia Tech, whom they beat by two. Clinton Portis, Jeremy Shockey, Frank Gore, Andre Johnson, Jonathan Vilma, Ed Reed... the list goes on and on. In all, more than 40 players that were in that locker room went on to be drafted in the NFL. You want the peak of Hurricane dominance and swag? 2001 was undeniably it.
You still grieve for the Orange Bowl: Built for $340,000 in 1937 the Orange Bowl will forever be in the hearts of Hurricanes (and Dolphins) fans. January 26, 2008, the stadium closed it doors and was demolished on May 14, 2008, much to the dismay of the majority of Canes fans. It may have smelled like pee, but it was our pee. In its place now sits Marlins Park, a stadium that will in the end cost Miami north of $2 billion after interest, a stadium and decision that most regretted before it was even finished. Five Super Bowls were played in the Orange Bowl, along with literally hundreds of epic Miami Hurricanes games. Between 1985 and 1994, the Hurricanes won 58 straight at the OB. The stadium was known for the sound the steel structure and seating would make as Canes fans cheered on their team. The Orange Bowl was truly one of a kind and will forever be the house the Hurricanes grew up in.


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Final: Bruins 6, Flyers 0
All done in Philly. Bruins in first place in the East.
12:12 3d period: Bruins 6-0
Tyler Seguin snaps a shot past Sergei Bobrovsky. Seguin back with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand.
1:59 3d period: Bruins 5-0
Zac Rinaldo off for chirping Brad Marchand.
20:00 2d period: Bruins 5-0
Bruins with 27-23 shot advantage. Will have 1:21 remaining to kill on Milan Lucic's major.
16:21 2d period: Bruins 5-0
Milan Lucic out for game. Good call.
16:21 2d period: Bruins 5-0
Bad boarding penalty by Milan Lucic on Zac Rinaldo. Sparks Nathan Horton vs. Rinaldo. Rinaldo gets best of Horton.
7:06 2d period: Bruins 5-0
Ilya Bryzgalov kicks out Zdeno Chara's PP point shot. Nathan Horton tucks in rebound. Bryzgalov out, Sergei Bobrovsky in.
2:10 2d period: Bruins 4-0
Sean Couturier (head) will not return.
0:00 2d period: Bruins 4-0
Ilya Bryzgalov remains in goal.
20:00 1st period: Bruins 4-0
Some late life by Philly. Tim Thomas scrambling to keep puck out of net. Might be time for goalie change for Flyers to start second.
19:11 1st period: Bruins 4-0
Sean Couturier down. Blasted by Kimmo Timonen shot off left side of head.
18:12 1st period: Bruins 4-0
Tim Thomas gets some help from the post. Under review.
17:48 1st period: Bruins 4-0
Scott Hartnell flattens Brad Marchand. Johnny Boychuk comes calling. Hartnell with early punches, Boychuk lands a late uppercut. Shawn Thornton might inquire with Hartnell later.
17:10 1st period: Bruins 4-0
Milan Lucic redirects a Joe Corvo slap pass past Ilya Bryzgalov. Sweet hands by Lucic.
11:41 1st period: Bruins 3-0
Tim Thomas way out to stop Scott Hartnell on PP.
8:08 1st period: Bruins 3-0
Zdeno Chara with a PP slapper from left point. Flyers sleepwalking.
7:41 1st period: Bruins 2-0
Big stop by Ilya Bryzgalov on Chris Kelly. Shorthanded rush by Kelly after Rich Peverley feed.
2:50 1st period: Bruins 2-0
Daniel Paille scores on the rebound. Ilya Bryzgalov fighting puck. Timeout Philly.
2:13 1st period: Bruins 1-0
Zdeno Chara vs. Jody Shelley. Had jousted prior to faceoff. Some bunny punches by both fighters and a takedown by Chara.
0:27 1st period: Bruins 1-0
Opening shift, Benoit Pouliot crashes the net and bumps in a Rich Peverley feed. Good net drive by Pouliot.
0:00 1st period: 0-0
Flyers without Chris Pronger and Claude Giroux.


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Jordan, Syria Hold New Round of Water Talks
Jordan and Syria are currently holding another round of talks on bilateral water issues, said Jordan's Minister of Water Hazem Nasser on Wednesday.
According to Nasser, the talks will focus on a Jordanian proposal to Syria to provide the kingdom with an additional water grant, necessary for Jordan to counter an expected water crisis this summer as it needs 146 million cubic meters (mcm) but only has 120mcm, said the Jordan Times.
"No agreements have been reached yet...But the Syrians are willing to help us," said the minister.
He did not elaborate or say how much water was being requested of Damascus or when the talks would conclude.
But an informed source told the paper that the talks would actually focus more on what he called Syrian "violations" of a 1987 water agreement with Jordan.
The source said "it seems" that the first round of talks carried out by former water minister Hatem Halawani in April failed.
The revision of the 1987 water-sharing agreement is being carried out to secure Jordan a higher flow of Yarmouk River water, essential to render the estimated JD146 million joint Jordanian-Syrian Wihdeh Dam feasible.
"But with the Syrians continuing to build dams [on the river] without consulting Jordan, their provision of water to summer crops would render the dam impossible," said the source.
The long-awaited dam is expected to supply Jordan with an additional 110mcm of water annually and generate power for Syria.
The current flow of Yarmouk River is between 2 and 2.5 cubic meters per second, and Jordan wants it to rise to 3 cubic meters per second – Albawaba.com


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'Rip-off' pension fees to be capped
Plans to end "rip-off" fees which gobble up pension savers' retirement pots have been outlined by the Pensions Minister as he announced that a 0.75% cap will be imposed on charges from April next year.
The Government had been considering placing the cap somewhere between 0.75% and 1% , amid concerns that people are at risk of being put into pensions with high fees which will eat away at their savings and wipe thousands of pounds off their eventual retirement income.
Steve Webb said that, over the next decade, the new charge cap will transfer an estimated £195 million out of the profits of the pensions industry and into the pockets of retirement savers.
Someone on a £20,000 salary would save around £35,500 over their lifetime if they saved in a scheme with a 0.75% charge for managing their pension savings compared with one which had a 1% charge, the Government said.
Three different types of pension charge will also be banned altogether. These are charge hikes which take place when someone no longer actively contributes to their pension scheme, perhaps because they have changed jobs; "consultancy charges" which are imposed on members of a pension scheme who have to pay for advice which is not given to them but to their employer; and payments for sales commission which are deducted from members' pensions.
Mr Webb, who promised a "full frontal assault" on schemes giving poor value, also said there will be new rules to make sure that hidden costs in pension schemes are published, so that the Government can consider whether these should be included in the charge cap.
He said the Government is getting an "iron grip" on pension charges. adding: "It's time to put the saver first".
The Government has set the date of April next year for the charge cap to come in to give firms time to adjust to the changes.
The announcement came as the first phase of a shake-up into how people take their retirement pots, announced by Chancellor George Osborne in last week's Budget, came into force.
Mr Osborne's changes mean around 400,000 people will be able to access their pension savings in a more flexible way in the coming financial year.
From today, the size of the total pension savings that can be drawn down entirely and taken as a lump sum has been raised to £30,000 and size of a small pot that can be taken as a lump sum, regardless of total pension wealth, has been increased five-fold to £10,000.
The shake-up is expected to lead to fewer people using their pension savings to buy an annuity when they retire, which gives them a fixed income, usually for life.
Controversy over annuities has been growing amid tumbling rates in recent years and fears that people are not getting the best deal they could by shopping around.
The overarching aim of all the reforms is to boost confidence in retirement saving, both when people are putting money in their pension pots and later in life when they come to take it out at retirement.
They come at a time when landmark reforms to head off a looming retirement savings crisis are being rolled out, amid fears that people are living for longer but have been failing to save enough for a comfortable old age.
Around 10 million people will have been automatically placed into a workplace pension by 2018.
Richard Lloyd, executive director of consumer group Which?, said: " The 0.75% cap on pension charges is welcome news for the millions of consumers currently paying into rip-off pension schemes who will now be thousands of pounds better off in their retirement.
"Following the Budget reforms people may invest in their pension schemes for longer, so it's all the more important that charges are as low as possible.
"While we're pleased that the Government intends to do more to bear down on other costs in the coming years, we want the cap level kept under review to see if it can be lower in future to help savers get the best value out of their hard-earned money."
Concerns had been raised that as automatic enrolment rolls out, smaller firms in particular with less experience of pensions may be more inclined to put their workers in older, high-charging schemes.
An independent audit of pension schemes set up before 2001 and ones with high charges is due to be completed by the end of the year and the Government will consider whether further action is needed after this.
Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown said the announcement will give people confidence that their workplace pension will give them good value for money.
He said: "There is a huge amount for the pensions industry to deal with at present, not least as a result of last week's Budget announcement, so it is entirely sensible that the Government has given the industry some reasonable time to accommodate these changes."
Otto Thoresen, director general of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), said the body agreed with the findings of an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) last year, which stopped short of recommending a charge cap.
He said: "The OFT, in its workplace pensions review last year, came out against a charge cap. We agree with them. Average workplace pension charges are at their lowest ever levels."
He continued: "The implementation of auto-enrolment, combined with the radical reforms in last week's Budget, have created a challenging environment for employers and pension providers.
"The industry will do all it can to meet these challenges successfully to ensure employees can look forward to a financially secure retirement."
Some major pension providers said they are well-placed to comply with the new cap.
Barry O'Dwyer, Standard Life's managing director, adviser & workplace, said: "Standard Life is quick to adapt to market change and has been at the forefront of implementing recent pension reforms.
"We consistently deliver high quality pension schemes at value for money for employees of companies of all sizes."
Legal & General said it is committed to providing good value default pensions for auto-enrolment, for which customers do not have to pay more than half a per cent a year in charges.
TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady welcomed the announcement, saying the body has long been calling for a charge cap on pensions.
She said: "But the Chancellor tore up the system we use to turn pension pots into retirement income last week without putting anything positive in its place.
"In this the new free-for-all people are going to need far more help and advice if they are going to avoid new rip-offs.
"That will come at a cost and we still do not know who will pay once the Chancellor's initial funding runs out."
Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont said: "Savers hit by the cost-of-living crisis have lost out because the Government has repeatedly delayed plans to introduce a cap on rip-off pension fees and charges.
"Today the Government has finally admitted that a charge cap is needed but ministers must have the courage of Labour's convictions and introduce a cap now as they promised. The Government's delay will leave many savers up to £750 worse off."


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Zach Britton is a rare bird, and not just because he pitches for the Orioles. The left-handed rookie's best pitch is a hard sinker that during his minor-league days caused hitters to pound the ball into ground at an amazing rate. Britton has now reached the majors on the strength of his two-seam fastball that stays low in the strike zone and breaks plenty of bats.
While sinkerball pitchers aren't unusual, lefty sinkerballers like Britton are. The Orioles' third-round draft pick in 2006 out of Weatherford (Texas) High School never evern threw a sinker until his first full professional season, in 2007 with Aberdeen in the short-season Class A New York-Penn League. Aberdeen pitching coach Calvin Maduro suggested Britton learn a sinker grip to give him another pitch in his arsenal. Coming off a professional debut in which he went 0-4 with a 5.29 ERA in 11 starts for Bluefield in the Rookie-level Appalachian League, Britton was willing to experiment.
Britton quickly learned to love the sinker, and it made him such a hot property that Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein ranked him as the Orioles' second-best prospect coming into this season behind shortstop Manny Machado, the third overall pick in last year's draft. Like Machado, Britton got a five-star rating from Goldstein, who pegged him as the 17th-best prospect in baseball.
"With Zach, it's a different presentation than what you [normally] see from a left-handed pitcher," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "You see left-handers who will throw a sinker, but not at the type of velocity Zach does. It's a different look. The one thing you're always asking your minor league people, your coordinators and evaluators, is what presentations they see that are not generic in the major leagues."
Orioles catcher Matt Wieters has noted Britton's "heavy ball," which hits the catcher's mitt with more force because of its sinking action. "It's coming in at 93 to 96 miles per hour, which is harder than most regular four-seam fastballs," Wieters said. "I wear extra padding in my mitt for all our young pitchers because they all have great sutff, but I really need it to catch Zach. You can really feel it when it hits the mitt."
Britton, 23, was scheduled to begin this season back at Triple-A Norfolk in the International League, where he finished 2010, a move clearly designed to hold down his major-league service time. However, when Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz was forced to the disabled list with a strained intercostal muscle, an injury likely to shelve him another two or three weeks, the Orioles had no choice but to summon Britton, who had yet to pitch for the Tides.
After losing to the Indians on Friday night in Cleveland, Britton is now 2-1 with a 2.75 ERA in his first three career starts. He had previously allowed just one run in a combined 13 2/3 innings in beating the Rays and Rangers, two division winners last season, before getting touched for five runs in six innings by the Indians.
"He's done a great job," Showalter said. "I'm proud of him. It's not easy to come to the major leagues and have immediate success."
Even in his loss, Britton did not pitch poorly. Except for a triple by Matt LaPorta and a home run by Travis Hafner, the Indians did not hit Britton particularly hard. When they strung together six hits in a four-run third inning, three of those were on ground balls, another was on a bunt, and yet another came on an opposite-field bloop.
Britton found his first loss to be a learning experience.
"You've got to make your pitches to get big-league hitters out," Britton said. "In my case, I've got to keep the ball down and be aggressive so I don't let those guys feel comfortable in the batter's box. I need to do a better job of putting guys away. I feel like I need to get balls off the plate a little more when there are guys in scoring position. I threw too many balls that got too much of the plate, and that allowed them to hit them hard enough to get through the infield. It all comes down to locating the ball a little more down."
The Orioles are counting on Britton forming the backbone of a rotation that includes one veteran right-hander in Jeremy Guthrie and a number of other youngsters, including right-handers Chris Tillman, Jake Arrieta, and Brian Bergesen. Matusz, the presumptive staff ace, will eventually be back, and the Orioles hope that veteran righty Justin Duchscherer, currently on the DL with hip soreness, can provide rotation help at some point after Baltimore signed him as a free agent in the offseason. Guthrie is 33 and Duchscherer is 32, but the others are all 25 or younger.
While the Orioles spent the winter stocking up on position players such as first baseman Derrek Lee, third baseman Mark Reynolds, shortstop J.J. Hardy, and designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero—a move that has yet to pay dividends as Baltimore's average of 3.69 runs a game ranks just eighth in the American League and 19th in the majors—it is the young pitching that is being counted on to lift a franchise coming off 13 consecutive losing seasons. So far, the pitching has been problematic, too, as a six-game losing streak has dropped the Orioles to 6-7 following a 6-1 start. The Orioles are giving up 4.38 runs a game, which ranks seventh in the AL and 18th in the majors.
The young pitchers began taking strides late last season after Showalter took over a team that was 32-73 on August 3 and guided it to a 34-23 finish. The Orioles allowed 5.46 runs a game before Showalter and 3.72 after he arrived. Even though the numbers aren't as good in the early part of this season, Wieters still sees good signs.
"We really improved our offense, but the backbone of this team is our starting pitchers," Wieters said. "We've got a lot of talented young pitchers who are progressing very well. Their stuff has always been able to play at this level, and the mental game is coming along at a good pace. The good finish last year showed they could get people without their best stuff and was a real confidence boost to all of our pitchers."
Britton pitches with plenty of confidence, though no cockiness. That struck Showalter during spring training when he met Britton for the first time.
"He has a good face," Showalter said.
A good face?
"He's serious, earnest, has alert eyes. Those are thing you look at in a young player," Showalter said. "He has good hands, good wrists, good fingers. He has a good presentation on the mound. He presents a confident front, but at the same time has respect for the opposition and the level of play. He's not too cool for school. He's like, 'Hey, it's pretty cool, this is the big leagues.' His first thought is always about what it takes to stay in the big leagues. He's never assumed anything. Young players don't have many voices of reality around them. It's always someone telling them how easy it's going to be and how great they are. He doesn't fall for that."
Rumors & Rumblings: Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik continues to insist he has no plans to trade reigning AL Cy Young winner Felix Hernandez, but some front-office types believe he will have no choice come July. "That team is just awful, and they're eventually going to have decide whether to have an awful team with King Felix or trade him and get three or four premium pieces to help them rebuild," said one major-league executive. … Mariners closer David Aardsma (hip) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Tacoma tomorrow, and he should return to the big club within the next two weeks. If Aardsma proves healthy, he should be another attractive trade chip come July. … The Mariners are becoming very concerned by Gold Glove center fielder Franklin Gutierrez' stomach ailment, which has yet to be diagnosed. It forced him to cut short a rehab assignment at high-A High Desert over the weekend. … Right-hander Kevin Millwood seemed to silence some of the talk that he has nothing left by throwing a seven-inning, one-hit shutout on Sunday for Double-A Trenton against Harrisburg (Nationals) in his Yankees' organization debut. Look for the Yankees to fast-track Millwood, especially if Bartolo Colon struggles as the rotation replacement for Phil Hughes (arm fatigue), who will now try to build arm strength on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The Blue Jays are closer to activating Frank Francisco (pectoral), originally slated to be their closer, after he threw one scoreless inning for high-A Dunedin against Lakeland (Tigers) in the Florida State League on Sunday. Jon Rauch is expected to remain in the closing role for now. If he falters, Francisco will likely be plugged in as closer, though Octavio Dotel also has closing experience. … Much of Diamondbacks second baseman Kelly Johnson's slow start stems from balance problems at the plate. Johnson has been suffering from a bad cold for three weeks. … The Indians are expected to recall Jeanmar Gomez from Triple-A to take the place of Mitch Talbot (elbow) in the rotation. … Pirates right-hander Ross Ohlendorf (shoulder) has felt no pain throwing off flat ground, but there is no timetable for his return.
Scouts' views:
Cardinals right fielder Lance Berkman: "I really thought he was nearing the end of the line last year. He's got his bat speed back this year, though, which is a sign his legs are healthy. I'm not sold on him as a right fielder, but they can live with him out there if he hits the way he's been hitting the last week or so."
Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro: "He is really blossoming into a special player. He has great range, and he is starting to calm down in the field instead of rushing plays. I think he's going to be a heckuva leadoff hitter, too. He's calmed down at the plate, too, and he's starting to wait for a pitch then driving it. He's just a baby. Imagine how good he's going to be in another year or two."
Tigers left-hander Phil Coke: "He was so hyper as a reliever that I wondered how he would adjust to starting. He's looked good, though. He seems a lot calmer on the mound, has a better mound presence. Some guys just respond better to having a regular routine as a starter."
Padres first baseman Brad Hawpe: "He hasn't hit since the first half of 2009, and I'm starting to wonder if he'll ever get his feel back at the plate. He has so many moving parts to his swing that it's difficult to correct it. He hasn't been able to figure it out for almost two years now."
Marlins right-hander Josh Johnson: "He's been working in a slow curveball this year. It's not a great weapon yet, and he doesn't throw it often, but it gives the hitters something else to think about. The guy already throws 95-mph fastballs, two different types of sliders, and a changeup. If he masters the curveball, he'll be unfair. Nobody will touch him."


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There are no more excuses for bad urban development
There are no more excuses.
There are no more excuses for bad development. For streets where no one wants to walk. For neighborhoods where no one wants to live. For places that sap our souls instead of lift our spirits.
The superstars of the back-to-the- future New Urbanism movement, from Andres Duany to Jeff Speck, from Emily Talen to James Howard Kunstler, were in town the past five days. With tours, talks, panels and presentations, the Congress for New Urbanism conference is the Bonnaroo of urban planners. It was a primer in making our cities, towns and villages better places to live, to work, to walk, to bike, to play.
It's up to us to take what they told us and use it. Unless we absorb the lessons, unless we stop building bad developments, bad streets and bad neighborhoods – and improve the ones we have – the CNU conference might as well as have been held in Burbank.
There's a science to street design, a right way/wrong way to build – or to change – downtowns, villages, neighborhoods and even suburbs.
It's no accident that people want to live in Elmwood Village or near Hertel Avenue, or in such Ozzie-and-Harriet villages as East Aurora or recently-refreshed Hamburg. The early 20th-century planners got it right. Houses are on tree-lined streets within a 10-minute walk of a drug store, coffee shop, church, library, dry cleaner, restaurant and bus line.
"The traditional neighborhood is compact, walkable and diverse," said CNU's Speck. "It works."
In the post-WWII suburban model, the pieces of daily life – houses, offices, stores, civic buildings, churches, parks – are each in different areas. The only easy way to get from any "here" to any "there" is by driving. The model is centered around cars, not people.
Although the traditional and suburban models are the extremes, it's not a battle line. Any place can be made better. Absurdly, a lot of dumb development – parking-space requirements, for instance – is mandated by anti-common sense zoning. But there often are easy fixes. Turning one-way streets into two-ways. Narrowing or removing traffic lanes – which slows vehicles and makes room for bike lanes and wider sidewalks. All of which pumps up business for stores. Losing traffic lanes and widening sidewalks a decade ago spurred Hertel Avenue's revival.
We can't depend on elected officials to do it. Whether out of ignorance, laziness or indifference, all but a few of the county's 16 village mayors and 25 town supervisors were M.I.A. at the CNU. But conference co-chair George Grasser said about three dozen local public officials came, mostly planners. They presumably will use what they learned.
It's up to us to see that they do. Every new development, every retrofit, every new or reconfigured road should meet New Urbanism standards. The model is no mystery. For the price of dinner, anybody can pick up "The Smart Growth Manual," by Duany, Speck and Mike Lydon. It's a small price to pay to avoid building ugly, soul-sapping commercial strips or car-centric developments that people have to live with for decades.
"I think that, because of this conference, we will see less bad development around here," said Grasser, a real estate consultant. "We've educated the community not to let poor planning or poor decisions happen. That's the big benefit."
Some places already have caught on. Williamsville's New Urbanist mayor, Brian Kulpa, is guiding a street/development redesign, to combat a too-wide Main Street that divides a classic commercial strip. Hamburg officials a decade ago enlisted Dan Burden, New Urbanism's Mr. Fix-It, to re-shape the village – and bump up business – with bike lanes, traffic roundabouts and other people-pleasers. That kind of outreach should be the rule, not the exception. Every place can make its main drag more appealing, its neighborhoods more livable, its new developments better. The price of a consultant can spare you the high economic and aesthetic cost of bad development.
There are no more excuses. CNU has come and gone. They did their part. Now we have to do ours.
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DENVER, Colo. — As part of his presentation during the last week's Global Bed Bug Summit in Denver, Colo., presented by NPMA and BedBug Central, University of Kentucky researcher Dr. Michael Potter framed the next two day's worth of discussions by asking this question: "Are we making progress?"
Perhaps the most accurate answer is "yes and no." From the time these pests re-emerged in large numbers in the mid-2000s until today, the pest control community — including university researchers, pest management professionals and manufacturers — has made great strides in better understanding bed bug biology and behavior; refining training, policies and procedures (as well as business models); and introducing new and innovative products.
Despite these strides, bed bugs remain problem pest No. 1 for many pest management professionals. Potter cited a 2010 NPMA and University of Kentucky bed bug survey in which 76% of PMPs surveyed responded that bed bugs were THE most difficult pest to control; that same survey was repeated in 2013 and, again, 76% responded that bed bugs were THE most difficult pest control. And bed bugs are being found in more non-residential areas. Again, Potter cited the NPMA/University of Kentucky bed bug surveys from 2010 and 2013 to illustrate this point. Here's how respondents answered the question "Where have you found bed bugs?" in 2013 (with 2010 results in parenthesis).
• Hotels/motels - 75 percent (67 percent in 2010)
• College dorms - 47 percent (35 percent in 2010)
• Nursing homes - 46 percent (25 percent in 2010)
• Office buildings - 36 percent (18 percent in 2010)
• Schools and day care centers - 41 percent (10 percent in 2010)
• Hospitals - 33 percent (12 percent in 2010)
• Transportation (train/bus/taxi) - 21 percent (9 percent in 2010)
• Movie theaters - 10 percent (4 percent in 2010)
It's for this reason that industry events like the previous Bed Bug Summits have served as great forums for opening dialogue and BedBug Central President Phil Cooper noted that partnering with NPMA for this year's Summit has brought new participants and perspectives. During this year's Global Bed Bug Summit, industry experts addressed the global bed bug challenge from a research, field and business perspective.
The pest control industry seems to view bed bugs as a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, beg bug management is a service in demand; on the other hand it requires significant capital investments (e.g., heat equipment and trailers); additional labor costs; and companies run the risk of getting so wrapped up in bed bug work they lose focus on their core service offerings. "The mantra for many companies is, 'Bed bugs are 10 percent of our revenues but take 50 percent of our effort — it is the only business where you have to spend $1 million to make $1 million,'" Potter said.
Refining bed bug business models to make this offering more profitable was the focus of a panel consisting of John Zimmerman, GM of Buffalo Exterminating, Orchard Park, N.Y.; Russ Ives, president, Rose Pest Solutions, Troy, Mich; and Phil Cooper, president, Cooper Pest Solutions, Lawrenceville, N.J. Zimmerman said Buffalo Exterminating re-examined what it could and couldn't control when it came to bed bug costs. Some of the changes they instituted included: using propane gas heaters (which they found to be more efficient than electric); reducing follow-up visits from three to two; reducing the number of technicians for follow up visits from two to one; using handheld equipment to track results. Similarly, Ives said Rose Pest Solutions re-examined routing to keep down expenses associated with transporting heating equipment via truck/trailer. He also said three years ago Rose Pest Solutions brought its canine division in-house; previously, they outsourced canine inspections with mixed results. Cooper said his company has experienced similar challenges and made similar adjustments; for 2014, he said, the company is positioning itself to move from a reactive bed bug model to a recurring one, focusing largely on early detection, including the use of interceptor devices.
Other highlights from the conference included:
• Industry consultant Larry Pinto led a session titled "Prepared for the Worst: What to Expect if Your Customer is Sued." Pinto, an entomologist by trade, has been called as a witness in more than 30 cases. Among the advice he gave to PMPs was that they review their practices to ensure they provide "effective and reasonable service," meaning they: act reasonably; don't overpromise; use scientific, defensible tactics; have clear protocols and policies; do not mandate disposal; and define customer responsibilities. He also said they need to require reasonable preparation requirements. "I've seen many times where the defense attorney pulls out [the client preparation checklist] and says, 'You are expecting a 70-year-old woman to be able to move their furniture three feet from the wall? To stand up their mattress and box spring? To wash all their clothes?" Pinto also stressed the importance of documentation, and recommended that PCOs keep their paperwork on file for 10 years.
• A panel discussion provided three very different approaches to bed bug work from Massey Services, Orlando, Fla.; Arrow Exterminators, Atlanta; and A&C Pest Management, East Meadow, N.Y. Massey's Adam Jones noted that Massey has invested heavily in its bed bug services. Unlike many companies, Massey does not have a separate bed bug division, rather if bed bugs are found at the resident (or commercial facility) of a Massey client, that bed bug work becomes the responsibility of the Massey technician(s) who services the account. Jones added that Massey works hard at routing so that its trucks and heaters/trailers spend a minimum amount of time on the road, thus reducing risk and saving fuel costs. "The goal is for our trucks to be on the road no more than 20 minutes," he said. Arrow's Cindy Mannes said Arrow has mostly steered clear of bed bug work (it only accounts for less than 1 percent of the company's $125 million in yearly revenues). Arrow will treat for bed bugs at its existing accounts, or if a new customer calls requesting bed bug services then Arrow will accept the work, but the company does not actively sell/market its bed bug services. Mannes said Arrow does not want bed bug work to take focus from its core offerings. On the flip side is A&C's Jim Skinner, whose company got in early on this line of work in the mid 2000s when outbreaks were becoming more widespread. Skinner said the company has refined its policies and procedures and he even feels comfortable taking on jobs that other pest control companies subcontract to A&C (which tend to be problematic). Additionally, the high-energy, charismatic Skinner has become a TV news favorite and his crowning media achievement was an appearance on ABC's "Good Morning America."
• A trio of pest management professionals – Judy Black (Steritech), Eric Braun (Rentokil) and Billy Tesh (PMi) provided case studies of some of their most challenging bed bug jobs. Black related the story of Steritech treating a heavily infested hotel that featured beds made of knotty pines and faux wood-paneled walls (areas with lots of cracks and crevices). Through some trial and error and vigilance, Steritech was able to get the infestation largely under control. However, weeks after the treatment the company was getting calls. Two areas near the end of the hall on the second and third floors of the building were particularly problematic. After repeatedly questioning the hotel staff, Black learned that these areas were where linens were dropped off at the hotel (the hotel used an outside service to launder certain items). It turns out the linen carts and vehicles transporting the linens were infested with bed bugs. Black said the lesson here is that many times you have to ask clients the same question several times in order to get all of the clues needed to pinpoint an infestation. Braun related a challenging account residential account in which clutter was proving problematic for the company's heat treatment. He said Rentokil used a 4-step approach to overcome this challenge: (1) arranging clutter to optimize airflow; (2) search for colds spots more frequently; (3) extending hold time; and (4) heating objects separately. Tesh discussed how his company overcame challenges of treating a severely infested 11-story multifamily building. It was a massive undertaking that required a significant amount of client cooperation. Tesh explained to this technicians that it was important they treat each of the residents with respect, and he thinks this went a long way towards getting their cooperation. Additionally, Tesh paid to have lunch brought in and provided free of charge on the day each resident had their apartment treated.
• In addition to the many sessions, attendees had numerous networking opportunities and got a first-hand look at the latest bed bug products from leading manufacturers at the exhibit all. The Global Bed Bug Summit was sponsored by ActiveGuard (Platinum level); Syngenta (Gold level); AP&G; Rentokil; Terramera; Temp-Air; WDDO; and Zoecon.
PCT will have additional coverage of the Global Bed Bug Summit in future issues of PCT and online at www.pctonline.com.


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A woman collected 500,000 pennies to pay for her god daughter's college tuition.
Back in 1997, Faith Hammock began collecting pennies to save up for her god daughter's college. She picked up pennies from gutters, seat cushions, and the street.
Hyla Gilbert, Hammock's god daughter, will be going to Indiana State Unviersity in the fall. She hopes to become a nurse some day.
After 15 years of penny collecting, Hammock presented Gilbert with the money she saved. The collection of pennies is worth $5000.


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#FixFood: Turn that Unhealthy Relationship Around
We're all intelligent, functioning human beings here.
We all know things we could be doing differently to eat better.
But we still have these sabotaging food habits and emotional eating issues where food is like our substitution for intimacy. Food helps us feel calm. It's one of our favorite soothers.
It's just that most of us have a relationship with our food that gives the phrase "unhealthy relationship" a totally new meaning.
But when you FIX your relationship with food, it becomes an easy, delicious way to nourish yourself, rather than being a life raft that you cling you to every day just to get through.
You feel lighter.
You like yourself better.
You feel stronger, more confident, more at ease.
You're more peaceful in your life.
And happier. So much happier.
… Basically, all the good stuff!
Which is why fixing your relationship with food is one of the main topics in my #FixFood mission.
At the Super Size Me 10 Year Anniversary series (March 10 – 14), I'm going to interview 30+ of the hottest experts in health and nutrition.
And we're going to get into your relationship with food!
I have so many knowledgeable and caring experts lined up: bestselling authors, neuroscientists, food psychologists, and more.
Here's just a glimpse of what we have lined up for you. . .
Pedram Shojai will tell you how to fix your relationship with food, one bite at a time.
Neuroscientist and author Darya Rose will share new discoveries in neuroscience about how cravings are created – and she'll give you 3 basic rules to eat for sane weight loss. (Sounds good to me!)
Trudy Scott will talk about how balancing your brain chemistry with real foods can heal emotional eating, and Robb Wolf will help you break free from dietary dogma so you can discover your perfect food style.
They are all ready to help you understand and unwire your emotional relationships with food – so I hope you'll join us for this virtual event. (Grab your free ticket here.)
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Davonte Neal has tons of offers and more interest but the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Chaparral wide receiver who's already set for next season's U.S. Army All-American Bowl is not focused on recruiting.
He said recently that it's not really a burden because he's basically letting his dad handle most of it and doesn't plan to make his college decision until after his senior season.
"I'm just going through high school right now and then I'll decide after next season where I'm going to play in college," Neal said.
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"It's nowhere right now because it's just too stressful for me to think about it right now. I don't think about it a lot and I just want to enjoy myself in high school."
The offer list is overly impressive for Neal, a 5-foot-10, 167-pound prospect who caught 37 passes for 907 yards and 11 touchdowns in Chaparral's undefeated season. Neal also rushed for 551 yards and 12 scores.
Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Boston College, BYU, Duke, Hawaii, Illinois, LSU, New Mexico, Northwestern, Oregon State, Penn State, UCLA and USC have all offered already and many more could at any time.
His teammate, pro-style quarterback Connor Brewer, recently committed to Texas but multiple sources have said that Neal and Brewer will probably go through their recruitment separately and that they're not necessarily a package deal.
For Neal, there is no leader or at least he's not publicizing it at this point. It doesn't sound like he's necessarily too focused on the recruiting buzz and is looking more toward his senior season.
Neal has lots of time to make his decision. It seems like he's comfortable waiting things out.
"I know I'm going to play somewhere so it's just about staying relaxed and keeping my head on straight and letting my dad take care of the recruiting stuff," Neal said.
"I'm not sure (about new schools getting involved) because I don't talk to my dad about it. I just tell my dad to handle it himself because I don't want to know."


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CNN's brand perception has weakened in the first months of 2014, dropping two points in the last month, according to new research by YouGov BrandIndex, a daily consumer perception service.
The report, comprised of 35,000 interviews, finds that CNN and HLN were at, or close to, one-year highs in perception at the end of 2013, but have declined in the first few months of this year. CNN started aggressively covering the missing Malaysian airliner after it went missing March 8 and has only slowed somewhat.
The report measures consumer perception using a buzz score, which ranges from 100 to -100. At the beginning of this year, CNN was at a -4, but has slid to -8 in the report. It also found MSNBC has been consistent at -10 throughout the year, while Fox News was the only cable news network with a positive buzz score, hovering between 4 and 6.


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/v/rage 2017 remake.
an animation about the /v/ board on 4chan.4.44 / 5.00 7,788 Views
Pmation: "Unchairable"
When the lazyboy cannot be lazy…4.05 / 5.00 1,202 Views
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So I've been reading a lot of the comments and how you respond to them. Most of them and negative and you respond by proclaiming that you don't care what they think. I like that. It's pretty cool... Although as a publishing artist you have to take into consideration the likes and dislikes of the audience in order to produce a "golden flick". Anyways I thought you could have pushed a bit more on the animation and it was kinda sad seeing the kid just having fun and then getting killed, but it was ok. 3 stars, keep progressing.
Thanks man, I was still very much growing as a fbf animator here so I know as much as the critics say that it could have been more polished, but that's what future pieces are for ;)
Thanks for the review. Always appreciated, really.
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So first off let me start by saying its a pleasure to see stuff like this, given that its not perfect and is not the worst either and there are some areas that can be worked on for improvment but i have to admit that for the most of this i found it amusing and pretty good, so i was actually glad i had the time to check this one out, So with all that said Lets really get into this. I really like the randomness and strange feel you put into this that really got me interested, The jokes were amusing but not overly amusing, there are some areas with jokes that you could execute them better and just overall make them more "FUNNY" Random Animation you have here, i found the randomness to be a blessing if you will, it made it differant and more interesting, thats something you may want to go with more. The "STORY" here was welladpated and i took a liking to it right away and found that it was pretty good, keeps you interested and not easily bored, Graphics was prettygood, especially with some of the backrounds showed lots of effort on your part and detailed wffort if i say so myself. Effects is something that you could work on abit better, just a few effects here and there, maybe the blood, and some other areas throughout the film. And then there is the Animation and to me it "FLOWED"perfectly bringing everything together so i had no hangups there as you have shown lost of effort here and especially in the animation. Ok so with This and that said here on a few things, I came to find that this submission was kinda nifty, somewhat entertaining, but generally i found it to be a worth while of a flash movie, and i can see how you have put your efforts across the boards, and hope to see even more from you as this was a pleasent flash.
So here we go with ways and ideas to improve always the hardest part of the review for me as i dont want to nit pick on every detail but try for some of the basics, But there were a few spots thats could be cleaner, smoother and finner so Hope some of these tips do help and would be nice to see changes in the near future. So the "JOKES" could be funnier and come to gether better, they were needing better execution im guessing, And something on a small scale maybe some more effort on effects like blood, maybe some random props aswell.
Hey man thanks for the review! I definitly agree some of the drawings weren't the cleanest - a lot of the drawings were slightly rushed and back when I didn't care as much about my line quality which I think you'll find very much improved in future animations. It's true I spent a lot of time on some of the backgrounds, and you're right in thinking that this could have been pushed a lil more, I think I grew a lot making this piece I hope that you can see that with future work =)
i fail to see how this could have a higher rating than 1 star, because fairly, the animaton is not smooth especially the lipsync part, the illustration was only god enough when it's the family cut scene, the plot sequence looks forced, and the jokes aren't even funny to begin with.
You should really look into your choice of music too bro.
I'm sorry you didn't like it. The animation is on mostly 1s - I hope you didn't experience video lag because as far as im concerned I did a good job there.
I wonder why the jacket suddenly vanished when he put it on. I guess he was just really happy to see it snowing and went outside to dance in it. Then he nearly gets run over but dies by some letting a snow plow run over him instead ending his day rather early. Then he had to wait at the gates of heaven as they were on break for the day. Weird yet funny.
The animation here looked pretty nice and the most detailed part was his family seeing presents. The rest of the time we see Jack goofing off and then dying shortly after going outside. Guess it was a much better idea had he stayed inside instead of running out into the snow.
The audio here gives a feel like he was all wound up on sugar and just feeling real good upon going outside to play in the wintery snow.
Overall, strange, short, and funny.
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I actually enjoyed this flash, even though I found the musical selection to be quite horrible. But this is just a matter of personal taste.
The drawings are pretty good here. You had some nice backgrounds as well as a very detailed main character. I didn't quite get why his jacket disappeared, but I love how you try to cover up this mistake by letting him say: "At least I got my jacket back". Kind of breaking the 4th wall here, but in a very good way.
I didn't like the blood stains after the guy got killed, that's definitely something you have to work on.
The last joke was pretty good. "Sorry man, we are out of business today. Come back later." I know this would annoy the hell out of me (pun intended ;) ) .
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Some people had complained about the music previously, but the way it flows espically when he starts spinning around the street is in my eyes perfect. Lol I wouldn't say the main character was super detailed, just enough as he had to be. A simple design really, just moving a lot. I like the positive response on the jacket part, kuz some people thought it was "dumb and non nonsensical." Dam, that's two people who didn't like the blood stains. Hours of work were actually put into that scene believe it or not, thanks for the good review tho!


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The Buffalo City Council approved a change order for the new city shop, currently under construction, to cover the engineering and building of a support wall for the facility.
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It was a beautiful Saturday – relaxing start to the day, perfect weather, fun evening plans – I couldn't ask for more! After waking up late morning and having a nice breakfast, I set out on a drive to the beautiful mountains in New Hampshire to enjoy an evening of skiing at Pats Peak. Saying I couldn't contain the delight (and the fear, of course!) would be an understatement because I've been looking forward to trying skiing. And the evening didn't disappoint me; it was the ideal way to spend time.
The evening/night lights across the mountain range, pristine snow flakes falling down from the sky onto the already white layered mountains, the moon and the stars fighting clouds and fog to shine upon the beautiful world beneath, and everything else made the already perfect evening more wonderful, if at all that's possible. And so, my happiness had no bounds. As much as I was afraid to ski down the slopes at first, I overcame it (thanks to the one who was patiently teaching me the basic maneuvers, couldn't have done it otherwise!), and did a much better job than the first time I went skiing.
So after hours and hours of fun – falling down, crashing into other novices, breaking bones (ok, this might be an exaggeration), working all the muscles in the body and draining every bit of energy – I sat down to relax when I realized that my wallet was missing from my jacket pocket. The zipper was open and the wallet was gone. And there was no way to find out where I might have dropped it. Bummer. I sat there in shock for a while before I took decided to walk around looking for it. But, as I already mentioned, I was totally exhausted and even one step forward wearing those ski boots required so much of work. So I stood there…wondering what to do, trying to recall everything that was in the wallet…with tears flowing down my eyes. Yes, I'm weak like that…even the littlest things can trigger water works :P. But hey, this was no small issue I had in my hands – I had some very important documents in my wallet (insurance cards, credit/debit cards, IDs, etc.), some of which would cost me a lot of time and hundreds of dollars to replace. So you can understand my agony, right?
Anyway, it was almost time to leave, so there wasn't much hope of finding it that night. P walked around for a long time tracing my steps to see if was still around somewhere, but that hard work didn't yield anything either. And I cried more. As there was a time crunch (the place was closing any minute now), the only option we were left with was to leave for the night and come back in the morning to search more. As a final try, P went to the lost and found office at Pats Peak to check if they had it but unfortunately no one had turned it in, so he came back after letting them know that we were missing my wallet and giving them a brief description and contact info in case someone finds it.
And that was my Saturday – happiness and grief all on the same day. After getting back home past midnight, with no hope of seeing my wallet again, I started researching on processes and procedures to replace all the lost content before dozing off for the night to see nightmares aplenty.
And what Sunday had in store for me made me one happy soul. I woke up to a call from Pats Peak's management office (Thank you!!!) letting me know that someone turned in my wallet. No better way to wake up from a disturbed night's sleep, I tell you. I was sooooooooooo relieved, to say the least. And thanks to you, whoever found it and took the time to hand it over to the right people.
Dear stranger,
You made my day yesterday with one kind act of yours and for that I must thank you. We don't know each other, but that didn't prevent you from helping me; so it sure shouldn't stop me from you how grateful I am. Yes, I understand that you might never read this, and even if you did you might not realize that I am talking about you…still I have to write it down for my own sake, for various reasons.
First, I want to thank you…for being so thoughtful, for taking the time to pick up a fallen possession of someone else, for putting in the efforts to returning it to the lost and found office. A simple thank you won't suffice for all that tension you've saved me from. But for now, that's all I have…those two words…Thank you!
Also, I want to make a note of how the world is full of nice people like you so I can come back to it if and when life manages to pull me to the other side. One selfless deed of yours is enough to reassure me of my belief that, in general, people are helpful and trustworthy.
And your kind act only motivates me to do something similar whenever I can…to help others in the smallest ways possible, to "pay it forward", to be considerate, to do something without expecting anything in return, etc.
Thank you! You've been of a great help, you have no idea :).


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Here's my wish list for the industry groups that represent some of the primary technologies covered by Wirelessnetdesignline.com
The time has come again to wish one and all a happy holiday season and prosperous New Year.
Since WirelessNetDesignline primarily tracks five technologiesBluetooth, UWB, WLAN, WiMAX and ZigBeeI have some special wishes to each of the industry groups representing those technologies.
For the WiMedia Alliance and its flavor of UWB, I wish a successful CES 2008, the quick resolution of its technology's bandwidth issues, and an uneventful migration to higher frequencies (that last one might be hard to come by.)
For the Bluetooth SIG, I wish continued success in the headset market, better penetration into other markets that are always being talked about but never seem to happen, and the wisdom to make the right choice for its next-generation, higher-frequency technology partner.
For the WiMAX Forum and its members, I wish a smooth product rollout in 2008 and a resolution to the questions of just exactly where this technology fits in.
For the Wi-Fi Alliance I wish continued success and a 1 Gbit/s standard sooner rather than later.
For the ZigBee Alliance, I wish fewer proprietary competitors, a clearer understanding among design engineer about where this standard is headed, and a steep ramp of design-ins.
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OREGON BOUND Robert Deeble, Secret Hate and the Reventlos are the few local acts who have made the cut and are either in-or currently on their way to-Portland, Oregon, for this week's annual North by Northwest Music & Media conference (NXNW). Compared with years past, that's a relatively small number of OC/LB artists, which is a possible sign that NXNW's popularity is swiftly approaching that of its more famous older brother, Austin's South by Southwest. If you're thinking of joining the many-headed herd applying to play the next SXSW show (March 14-18, 2001), the early application deadline is Oct. 14 (application fee, $10). The late application deadline is Nov. 17 ($20). To get the whole spiel on applications, contact the SXSW peeps at either (512) 467-7979 or email@example.com, or pull up their website at www.sxsw.com. Good luck. We're all counting on you.
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THE RETURN OF . . . Inside Out were one of those classic under-the-radar bands from the heady days of OC's late-'80s/early '90s hardcore/straightedge scene, one of many that didn't get a lot of press but still managed to win a relatively huge following-so much so that bands have named themselves after Inside Out songs and albums (including a little one you may have heard of called Rage Against the Machine). There's also a comprehensive Canadian website dedicated to the band (www.bulkley.net/~chloe/bio.htm), and-in what is perhaps the ultimate sign that a band has transcended mere popularity-there are more than a few people out there who claim to have experienced an Inside Out show but never actually did. Most of Inside Out's legend is tied to their former front man, University High grad and current Rage-meister Zack de la Rocha. But Inside Out guitarist Vic DiCara also made a minor name for himself when he left the band, embraced Eastern spirituality, and helped form 108, one of the foremost Hare Krishna punk-rock bands ever (not that there was a huge glut of them taking up space on the Billboard charts or anything). 108 broke up in 1996, their last road trip preserved by Fountain Valley filmmaker Evan Jacobs in his documentary Curse of Instinct: 108's Final Tour. After 108's demise, DiCara got married, became a dad, became fluent in Sanskrit, and generally kept a low profile, relocating to San Diego. But DiCara's been bitten by the hardcore bug again: he's hooked up with former Inside Out drummer Chris Bratton and ex-Chain of Strength member Frosty, and the three have been rehearsing material for a new band and album. "It's in my soul to do music again," DiCara tells the Weekly, adding that he was largely inspired to make music again by the last Rage Against the Machine album, The Battle of Los Angeles. The new band doesn't have a name yet-they're waiting until they find a singer before deciding on that. Which is where you come in. DiCara has launched a search for a front man via the Internet-jump to www.dicara.com/ theband/frontman.htm, fill out the funny, Mad Lib-like form, and send it on. If you're looking for more info, you can also e-mail DiCara at email@example.com. Whatever shape the eventual band takes, DiCara is pretty upbeat about its promise. "Mainstream music is much different now, so who knows what people will think?" he says. "But this band is coming along awesomely-it totally has the same feeling deep down that Inside Out did in its prime."


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Southeast Community College serves a 15-county area of southeast Nebraska and is governed by an 11-member Board of Governors, two each elected from five districts, plus one at-large selection.
The College has campuses in Beatrice, Lincoln and Milford. Other locations within the district include a facility in downtown Lincoln and a continuing education center and entrepreneurship center, also in Lincoln.
Nearly 11,000 students enroll at SCC annually, plus an additional 20,000 take noncredit classes through the College's Continuing Education Division.
The College offers 50 programs of study, most technical in nature, and awards the Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Diploma, and Certificate. Ten programs can be completed entirely online. Academic divisions are Agriculture/Food/Natural Resources, Arts and Sciences (transfer), Business, Communications & Information Technology, Community Services & Resources, Construction & Electronics, Health Sciences, and Transportation & Manufacturing.
Members of SCC's faculty are experienced in their fields, and many have worked in industry. Numerous faculty members hold doctorate degrees, while a large number hold master's degrees.
SCC has an outstanding reputation among employers within Nebraska and surrounding states. Each year more than 90 percent of SCC graduates find work or continue their education.
After submitting its Self-Study Report to the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in 2012, SCC was granted the maximum continuing accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission's Institutional Actions Council. The next Reaffirmation of Accreditation for SCC is scheduled for 2022-2023. The College will issue a progress report to the HLC in 2017 regarding assessment of programs and general education student learning outcomes as detailed in the evaluation report.
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STORIES FROM THE FIELD By Thomas Nybo On a recent visit to Guatemala, UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake was inspired by efforts to address chronic malnutrition and stunting. TOTONICAPAN, Guatemala, 21 March 2013 – Amid the soaring mountains and natural beauty of Guatemala's western highlands, UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake said he feels inspired by recent efforts to improve the country's problem of chronic malnutrition and stunting among young children. "Without good nutrition, you can never have healthy children and healthy communities," said Mr. Lake on a visit to a community care centre for children at risk of malnutrition. "Half of Guatemalan children are stunted, and probably 70 per cent in communities like this. And that is a huge opportunity. Because it is not expensive to help communities help themselves and end this."A kitchen for children His first stop at the centre was the kitchen, where half a dozen women dressed in colorful traditional outfits were busy chopping vegetables they had grown in nearby fields. They were preparing a massive salad, and quickly offered Mr. Lake a plate. After the first bite, he smiled and thanked the women. "I feel stronger already!" he said, to much applause.Before leaving the centre, Mr. Lake spoke with a group of reporters about his impressions of efforts to improve nutrition in Guatemala, where the latest government survey found nearly half of children under 5 years old suffer from chronic malnutrition. "To be here in a community, to see them now not just selling their vegetables, but eating their vegetables here – growing different kinds of vegetables, and then cooking them up into wonderful salads like this, where they actually made me like cilantro for the first time in my life – it's a sign of being on the right track, I think," he said. "I sit behind a desk in New York, and I read about things. But to come here and see all of the progress that you are making, we are all the more honored to be able to support you in some small way." A school with messages of nutrition At Mr. Lake's next stop, a primary school, nine girls in matching Mayan outfits performed a dance highlighting the importance of good nutrition. They were followed by a number of children giving speeches, singing songs and performing dramas about eating good food. Afterward, Mr. Lake explained UNICEF's work in Totonicapán. "We are supporting community health workers who are not only providing things like medicine, but most of all helping teach community workers to teach children to eat vegetables and to wash their hands – to do all the things that will make them well nourished, and then to provide micronutrients, supplements, so that children have the nutrition that they need," he said. One of the young girls in the audience was given the microphone. She asked Mr. Lake about his job and whether he likes it. "I go to work every day and work very hard," he told her and the other children who had gathered at the school. "And the reason I do that is because of all of you. Because every morning I think about children and their futures – and that is why it is the best job I could possibly have in the world."
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A 51-year-old Cleveland man collapsed as he walked out of a courtroom this week and died just moments after receiving a 60-day sentence for kissing a 14-year-old girl.
Miguel Aybar was convicted of unlawful restraint for kissing the teenage girl, who was his neighbor, and while in handcuffs collapsed in a hallway outside the courtroom.
"I don't know how to feel, really. Justice was served and then this happens. I just feel for the family," the unnamed victim's mother told WOIO-TV, noting that she knew Aybar had high blood pressure but is not sure exactly what caused his death.
To further complicate the feelings regarding this situation, the news station reported that Aybar is the stepfather of the victim's mother's boyfriend.
Aybar's interpreter translated in court that the teen said she had feelings for him, to which the judge replied, "Really? Really?"
"She's 14 years old," the judge yelled.
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When parts of a stopper begin to wear out, the stopper cannot get a tight seal, which will cause sinks and tubs to leak. Losing this water can be frustrating, time-consuming and wasteful. The purpose of a stopper, after all, is to stop the water from draining. If the water drains anyway, the stopper is pretty useless. There is no need to call a professional plumber for this sort of home repair and maintenance. Fix a stopper that doesn't seal with a little preparation and basic tools, and keep the water in a sink or tub as you intended.
Fixing a Sink Stopper That Does Not Seal
1Check the pop-up mechanism under the sink. Use a flashlight, since most areas under sinks are dark, and visibility is minimal. The stopper can be found under the clevis strap. Push and pull on the stopper so that it goes up and down, as the stopper would in a sink.
2Look for the pivot rod. This will be a narrow rod that is held in place with a spring clip. It should fit inside the clevis strap and poke through a hole.
3Remove the pivot rod. Pinch the spring clip to release the rod. Adjust it inside the clevis strap to a different hole than the one it was in.
4Attach the pivot rod back into the clevis strap, using the spring clip to hold it in place. This should ensure a thorough seal.
5Adjust the lift rod. Loosen the clevis screw, which is found behind the clevis strap. Push up on the lift rod to turn it clockwise until it is tight. Spray the screw and the rod with lubricant if it is difficult to turn them.
Fixing a Tub Stopper That Does Not Seal
1Flip the overflow lever to the up position.
2Remove the strainer. Turn the strainer counterclockwise, and if necessary, use a pair of needle nose pliers to loosen it.
3Clean the hair and debris out of the drain. Remove the overflow plate with a flat tip screwdriver and further clean the drain with a rag.
4Apply petroleum jelly to the plunger cup's rim, and make sure it is placed directly over the drain. Run the water, and plug it rapidly 10 to 20 times.
5Let the water drain, and replace the overflow plate and the strainer.
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David Steinhof is a Republican from Fall River running for the 4th Congressional District in Massachusetts.
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What is your distinguishing idea, different from all the other candidates, to help create more jobs in southeastern Massachusetts?
One idea was utilization of an existing resource. Fall River having the second deepest deep water port in Massachusetts, would be an ideal location for a commercial shipping port given Fall River's location as a hub for transportation. Situated of a cross road of highways. Such a port would add impetus to the need for and justification of the South coast rail.
What should be done to save the financially imperiled Medicare system?
All changes to Medicare must be made with the specific intent to preserve the program for our seniors and those about to join that growing segment of our population.
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Under what circumstances would you authorize the president to take military action?
As our constitution describes, the Commander-in-Chief would only have the ability to commit our troops after receiving Congressional approval. This would decrease the likelihood of troop deployment without adequate funding and commitment from our country as a whole.
Do you see any opportunity to cut taxes in the next two years? If so, from where? If not, why not?
I see enormous opportunity to cut our taxes.
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