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A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.
— Ludwig Erhard
I talked myself into an ambiguous state in my last post. See, although it is just a painting in exchange for some canvas that Mick probably would have thrown away if I didn't take it, I have to admit that I wanted Mick & Mother to really love the painting. I wanted him to feel that the debt had not only been repaid, but had been handsomely recompensed. I wanted to give him something that was a little better than what he was expecting.
When I sat down with a resigned sigh to start the painting, I knew that I would do my best to produce something that ticked all the conventional "Still Life With Flowers" boxes.
As it turned out, I managed to strike a compromise between those conventions, my technical limitations, and my abhorrence of a certain kind of impasto oil painting with soft-edged, ruffle-daubed, faintly muddy-colored and impressionistic flowers. I was so out of my depth, tackling this subject matter, that I really thought long and hard about what I wanted, and how it should look.
When I am unsure of myself, I tend to splat a lot of gunky paint on, every color I have, aiming for "texture" and "interesting" messes, hoping that I will manage to "save" it all at the end by some well-placed motifs and a bit of stitching; these are leftover bad habits from the scrapbooking/mixed-media school of art that was such a rage for a few years. My approach is usually very heavy-handed and, yes, why not say it?…lazy. I'm too lazy to think things through, to pay attention to composition, values, line, and order; and the rare times when I do, I drop them all by the time I have the brush in my hand—and then spend as many hours trying to cover my mistakes up with yet more paint, ending with a really hopeless sludge of splatters and childish shapes, the color of mud.
I was so determined to steer clear of this approach, here, and so I very atypically kept to a strict palette of about 5 colors. I took three separate photographs—two of flowers growing around the yacht club, one of an empty olive oil bottle in my kitchen—and used them to sketch an arrangement. I decided on liquid acrylics with some gloss medium for glazing, and aimed for a painting that evoked watercolours rather than oil paints, leaving areas of white canvas exposed to serve as the highlights, rather than painting them in later (which never quite works)…I wanted the whole painting to be simple, almost graphic, in its shapes and colors. I wanted clean hues, with lots of transparency and the illusion of light through glass and water. At the last minute I rejected the idea of patterned tablecloth or lace-curtain backgrounds, and I am so glad that I put a very pale, neutral background in, instead, as it doesn't compete with the rest and the feeling of the painting remains one of clean spaces and light.
*breathes out in relief* Surprisingly (to me) the time I devoted to really thinking very hard about what I wanted, until I could see it in my head, and what I woud have to do to get that look, paid off in the end…because the washes were kept thin, translucent and minimal, the actual working time of this painting was about 6 hours, not counting drying time…and no time spent covering up, scraping back, or trying to right any wrongs with cheap tricks.
This experience has been another valuable lesson to me! I am pretty sure that Mick will be happy with it, and I am happy with the way it turned out, myself. Many big wobbling slices of pink and white cake for everyone!


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Can Litigation Save American Education?
Next week, the case of Vergara v. California goes to trial. The question being litigated is whether or not the state's laws on teacher tenure ("permanent employment"), dismissals, and last‐in‐first‐out layoffs disproportionately harm poor minority kids, thereby violating California's constitution.
Plaintiffs in the case feel they have the evidence to prove this point (see the links above), and so far the courts have acknowledged that their view is at least plausible. Certainly these laws are incompatible with efforts to maximize the quality of the teaching workforce. And it does seem as though they do the most damage in districts and schools serving the most disadvantaged kids. But will a victory by the plaintiffs in this lawsuit do substantial and lasting good?
That's less obvious. For one thing, these employment practices can be found in many places where they are not codified in state statutes.They are employment guarantees and benefits of the sort that are often sought and obtained by teachers' unions in collective bargaining with districts. So getting rid of the laws won't necessarily get rid of the practices.
More broadly, over a dozen states have explicit constitutional provisions demanding that they create "uniform" education systems—a more stringent equality requirement than is contained in California's constitution—and it's not at all obvious that this seemingly strict legal guarantee has made any difference in the quality of educational opportunity in those states.
It's easy to empathize with the desire to see state legal precedents enforced, and bad laws overturned. But neither state constitutions nor legal precedents have been able to secure either the uniformity or the quality of American education systems, and there is no reason to expect that to change no matter how the Vergara case is decided. More than half a century after the victory in Brown v. Board of Education, poor African‐American kids are still disproportionately likely to be assigned to lousy schools. I wrote about this 11 years ago, and little has changed since then. Lawsuits can redress specific legal wrongs, like compelled segregation, but they can't produce educational outcomes that require the coordination and relentless dedication of thousands or even millions of people, year after year.
For those who really want to maximize the quality of education offered to disadvantaged and minority students—indeed to all students—the best hope is to study the different sorts of education systems that have been tried around the world and across history, and then ensure universal access to the best among them: a free educational marketplace.

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Just interested in how other bands sound check - i.e do you do drums first, bass second.... ?
Reason I'm asking is sound checks for my current band are getting longer and more painful - and it's incredibly frustrating sometimes.
We always start with the drums - kick first. Drummer likes a full on punchy kick, then does snare / toms...etc... then we add bass and me and drummer jam a bit to get levels right, then we bring in guitar (only 1 guitarist) and lastly vocals
But by the time we add the vocals they are pretty much on full and there's no room to put them up any higher
Drummer keeps in fiddling with the desk (he's also bands sound engineer) to try and improve the sound - but then something starts feeding back or kick drum starts to ring, singer wants more vocal in monitors, but then vocals start squealing a bit in the monitors.....
Last gig was particularly painful.... did a sound check and everything sounded pretty good, then singer asked if volume could go up if needed later in the night and drummer said everything was pretty much on full and starts adjusting everything to try and get more volume.... then 30-40 mins later ends up turning everything back to what it was at the start of sound check!
I suggested that perhaps we should sound check vocals first and get them crystal clear out front and in the monitors - then bring in the other instrument to around the same level.... hut drummer and singer didn't seem that keen
We have a good PA with powered speakers that are pretty powerful and it does sound really good out front, but the long and painful sound checks are doing my head in sometimes!
does anyone else have problems with sound checks? (or drummers who won't relinquish power of the mixing desk)
Soundcheck - how does your band do it?
Anything not specifically related to Bass
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June 7, 2016
Fair Cape Dairies, a family run business renowned for supplying top quality dairy products has grown from a small-scale operation to a well-diversified farming business with a long-term vision for continued growth.
Compressed air plays an essential role in producing superior quality dairy products which forms the basis of a long-term history and partnership with Rand-Air (Atlas Copco Rental South Africa), market leaders in portable compressed air and power generation rental. The Fair Cape Dairies management team undertook to innovate the market with products that flow from their strategic value of passion for quality. "In our quest to become the top dairy brand in the country, partnerships with our suppliers forms a critical role in assisting us to create a successful production operation. Outsourcing to companies like Rand-Air allows us to focus on our core business," explains Johan Boshoff, Operations Director at Fair Cape Dairies.
"Fair Cape Dairies has been a client of ours for a number of years and currently have a total of five of our long-term compressors on hire at three of their sites. Historically air compressors used large amounts of electricity, were extremely noisy and unreliable. With advancements in technology, this has changed," says Brenda Couch, Rand-Air's Business Development Manager for the Cape Region.
Keeping milk cooled at a consistent temperature prevents high bacteria counts. "Our GA55 VSD, GA75 VSD and GA37 VSD compressors deliver the consistent, dependable cooling which is necessary for Fair Cape Dairies to sustain beneficial conditions in the bulk tank," says Couch.
"Rand-Air does regular maintenance on the machines that we have on hire which has substantial savings for our business. This also means that we have peace of mind knowing that the equipment is running at optimum at all times, contributing to a seamless process in the dairy plant. Rand-Air's ethos for exceeding customer expectation is something that we have experienced first-hand on a number of occasions," concludes Boshoff.
Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and services focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2015, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 102 (BEUR 11) and more than 43 000 employees. Learn more at www.atlascopcogroup.com.
Specialty Rental is a division within Atlas Copco's Construction Technique business area. It serves customers in the industry segments around the world with temporary air and power rental solutions. The specialty rental services are offered under several brands. The divisional headquarters is located in Houston, USA.
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In a 3-2 count against Astros righthander Rhiner Cruz, Cespedes lifted a 97-mph fastball over the left field wall in the sixth inning. Including tonight's game (as of the eighth inning, Cespedes was 1-for-4), Cespedes is 3-for-24 (.125) with a hit by pitch, no walks and six strikeouts while serving as the Aguilas DH.
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Presidential campaign: 6 letters
As a former Marine combat officer and Vietnam veteran, I took time on Veterans Day to imagine each of our presidential contenders in the office of commander in chief. Surprisingly, I find that Sen. Hillary Clinton presents the strongest, surest, most balanced leadership by far, and I would follow her unflinchingly in wartime or in peace.
In both action and word, she has been unwavering in her support for improved programs for veterans and military families. With her experience on the Senate Armed Services Committee, she has unique insight into national defense preparedness. She will restore our credibility in the world and get us out of Iraq expediently and responsibly.
Most of us serve because we care passionately about our country and the futures of our children and grandchildren. That said, I am weary of the current administration's underfunding of programs for our returning and aging veterans. Hillary Clinton has named this the shame that it is, and has pledged to fulfill the nation's contract with veterans, rather than leaving a large proportion of them homeless, disconnected from appropriate health and mental health care.
We need a commander in chief who can both lead and care; Hillary is the right balance. Next Veterans Day, it is my fervent hope that we will also be celebrating her election as our next president.
Larry E. Drake, Denver
Re: "Clinton names first full-time Colo. staffer," Nov. 9 news story.
In your article, you failed to note that months ago, Bill Richardson named Polly Baca to his Colorado presidential steering committee, which has been going full force — with volunteers — since last spring. You've also failed to follow up your story on firsts — female candidate Hillary Clinton and African-American Barack Obama — with one on Richardson, the first Hispanic presidential candidate.
You under-coverage of the most qualified candidate is appalling. Bill Richardson has been New Mexico U.S. representative, spent months during President Bill Clinton's term traveling to foreign countries for diplomatic missions, including the release of many U.S. hostages held by foreign regimes. He has been U.N. ambassador and secretary of energy. He is now New Mexico's governor, elected overwhelmingly for his second term, and his team has raised New Mexico quality-of-life indicators significantly. He deserves coverage.
Readers: If The Post won't cover Richardson for president, you owe it to yourselves to visit his website: www.richardsonforpresident.com.
Kathy Glatz, Denver
Re: "Giuliani tries to show he's a regular joe," Nov. 11 news story.
The Post devoted one-third of its article about Rudy Giuliani to 9/11 conspiracy hecklers, even giving readers a website. A lot of space for baseless accusations.
Valid complaints against Giuliani regarding Sept. 11 include that he never established a clear chain of command between police and firefighters, and that he failed to equip the fire department with working two-way radios, both big issues since the WTC bombing in 1993. While police had eight minutes to call back their officers after helicopter pilots reported the South tower would soon collapse, fire rescuers inside the buildings could not receive the call with their outmoded radios. One hundred and twenty-one firefighters died. A mayor with "foreknowledge" — and presidential aspirations — would have fixed this long ago to avoid such a glaring proof of negligence.
The claim that 9/11 was an "inside job" is breathtakingly absurd because it requires thousands of co-conspirators and would therefore come to light with absolute certainty.
Martin Voelker, Golden
I realize Sen. John McCain was blindsided at a candidate forum with the question, "How do we beat the bitch?" But I am really, really disheartened that he would not condemn such vitriol.
It is wholly inappropriate to attack any of our public servants in such a manner and I would have expected him to defend Sen. Hillary Clinton. While he obviously has differences with her, she serves in a capacity, as does he, of supporting our nation's democracy and deserves respect. As for personal attacks on her, there really should be no place within the dialogues of a presidential candidate's campaign.
Mike McClung, Denver
John Edwards is the most electable Democratic candidate. Edwards ranks high on trust and sincerity of position. These are two attributes that voters look for in candidates. In addition, Edwards at the top of the Democratic ticket would mean that swing voters in red states would have an alternative to the GOP candidate.
Democrats need to choose our candidate wisely. Republican analysts are coming out of the woodwork with analysis that indicates their candidate of choice is Sen. Hillary Clinton. Why? Because they feel that the best way to solidify their agitated base and to bring swing voters into the GOP camp is for Sen. Clinton to get the nomination. These Republican analysts are also saying that a Democrat can't win in some places in the South, Midwest or West. These Republican pundits are simply wrong. The right Democratic presidential nominee, someone like John Edwards who shares middle-class and working poor family values, a candidate who understands middle class and working poor family issues, and most importantly a candidate who offers real and bold solutions from the corrupt status quo can win in these states.
When all attributes (likeability, trust, sincerity, experience, leadership for change) are factored in, only one candidate has national appeal. That candidate is John Edwards.
Jim L. Blackwell, Lenexa, Kan.
I thought that, with all this way-too-early debating, hand-shaking and baby-kissing, a little doggerel might be in order.
Hillary here and Hillary there,
And Barack Obama, too,
Why aren't they back in the Senate
Which is what they're paid to do?
William P. Hinckley, Columbine Valley


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Nearly four in 10 students attending Thompson School District schools are on free and reduced lunch, a number that has been on the rise since before the recession.
"It's increased because of our economy," said Tammie Rempe, director of nutrition services for the district. "We're seeing an increase in free and reduced applications and our paid meals declining."
The annual October count, conducted for state funding purposes, identified 37.7 percent of students on the federal free and reduced lunch program as of Oct. 1, 2012. Qualification for the program is based on household size and total household income, or 130 percent of the federal poverty level.
Just as the number of children receiving the benefits is rising, the number and percentage of children living in poverty statewide continues to increase, according to a report from the Colorado Children's Campaign.
The 2013 edition of the Kids Count in Colorado! annual report on child well-being shows Colorado has had one of the fastest growing rates of child poverty in the nation since 2000.
The child poverty rate reached 18 percent in 2011, up from 17 percent in 2010 and 10 percent in 2000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. An additional 6,000 of the state's 1.2 million children fell into poverty between 2010 and 2011.
"The child poverty level is the federal poverty level, (or) the 100 percent level," said Tara Manthey, communications director for the Colorado Children's Campaign.
The number of children in poverty in Larimer County was 14 percent in 2011, the eighth-lowest in the state of the most populous counties, according to the Colorado Children's Campaign. The state rate is 17.7, while the national poverty rate is 20 percent.
In Thompson School District, the rate of students receiving lunch benefits steadily increased since 2005, except from 2007 to 2009. The rate for those years is:
2005, 27.2 percent.
2006, 28.1 percent.
2007, 28.6 percent.
2008, 29.6 percent.
2009, 30.2 percent.
2010, 32.3 percent.
2011, 36.1 percent.
2012, 37.7 percent.
The rate varies according to school level, so that 42 percent of elementary school students are on the program, compared with 39.5 percent at the middle school level and 29.9 percent at the high school level.
"Part of the reason the numbers fluctuate, some students chose not to eat school lunch and never apply," said Paul Bankes, director of elementary education.
The district's food and nutrition services department makes the final determination if children qualify for the program, Bankes said.
In another food program, children qualify at a schoolwide level if 60 percent or more of students attending the school are on the free and reduced lunch program.
Seven elementary schools are on the universal breakfast program, including B.F. Kitchen, Garfield, Monroe, Sarah Milner, Truscott, Van Buren and Winona.
Students, whether or not they are on the program, receive breakfasts in their classrooms.
"When students are fed first thing in the morning, they are not worried about a hungry tummy," Rempe said. "They now can focus on academics."
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Utilizing the Cloud9 IDE on Node.JS, Processing.JS and Linux on the BeagleBoard, I'm working on a project to make learning Linux easier.
The staring point source is at https://gitorious.org/~Jadon/jadons-education.
There is an abstract at http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/embedded-linux-conference/kridner and I'll be uploading a PDF of the slides soon.
If you have questions on utilizing the code or contributing to the project, please contact me on the http://beagleboard.org/discuss mailing list. It would be best to include BLEP in the subject line to indicate the http://beagleboard.org/linux_education project.


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A Closet Misanthrope's View of Online Social NetworkingPosted: 17 July 2011 | Author: V. T. Eric Layton | Filed under: Tech General | Tags: Chris Pirillo, Facebook, Google+, messengers, MySpace, RTTY, social networking, stream, Twitter, USENET | 12 Comments
Up until recently, my experiences with online social networking were limited to the rare messenger conversation or occasional IRC chat.
Since the beginning of my Internet life, I've leaned more toward the post/reply model of online communications; such as boards, forums, USENET newsgroups, etc. When MySpace first came online, I thought it to be silly, juvenile narcissism. My feelings toward MySpace carried over to the Facebook and Twitter crowd, once those became the "in" thing online. I mean, c'mon… follow along with Ashton Kutcher's daily escapades? It was obvious to this middle-aged (damn…it's weird calling myself "middle-aged") semi-misanthropic biker that these newfangled online things were mainly for the young attention-deficit-disordered crowd.
Hmm… well. I may have to change my views on this now. I'm man enough to stand up and admit when I'm wrong. I just don't get much opportunity to do that since I'm rarely wrong. That being said, online social networking may actually have value for all folks out there, not just the hormonal yutes of the world. I can see the potential of the technology. I can understand now that there is a whole new world out there for young folks, old folks, business, hobbyists, technologists, educators, journalists, alien invaders, hackers, spammers, data miners, and even you.
You may have read about my previous articles HERE and HERE regarding my recent foray into the realm of online social networking; specifically, Google+. Well, I've been at it now for about ten days. The first couple days' worth of my time there was utilized mostly for feeling my way around the place and looking for folks to put into my "circles". Once I got that all squared (or circled) away, it was on to the actual interacting part of the show. Social intercourse with other human beings from all over the world. Wow! What a concept! Beats the hell out of smoke signals or snail mail, huh?
There is a trick to enhancing your enjoyment of social networking on sites like Google+ (G+ for short). You need to have communicative and intelligent people, with whom you share some common interests, in your circles. Why? Simply because you need them to provide you with that steady flow (the Stream) of data that becomes your focus on these social sites. What is this "stream", you might be asking? Well, if you're my age or older, you can think of it as that steady rat-tat-tat of the old RTTY (radio teletype) machines tapping out reams of incoming data onto that tractor-fed paper roll. Or if you don't remember those days, you can think of the stream as the news ticker that runs along the bottom (or top) of some modern cable news channels. The stream is the heart of your online social network. It's where the action is.
If you have fun, smart, prolific posters, like Chris Pirillo for instance, in your circles in G+, you'll have a steady stream of interesting and entertaining (and often very useful) data to read. If all you have in your circles is old uncle Bob, the retired carnival barker who can only access the Internet for 1 hour every three days from his cell in prison, then you'll probably be pretty starved for decent stream data. Find those interesting folks. That's half the fun of social networking. Whether you're looking for celebs or scientists, chances are they're on G+ (or Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
Oh, and don't forget to share. In other words, be sociable. Post replies to other posters in the stream. Post your own stream posts. Post pictures, music, tales of your latest bar-hopping spree, whatever… Sharing. That's what social networking is all about. You don't just want to be one of the quiet crowd hiding in your dark computer room and laughing to yourself about Chris Pirillo's latest animated .gif posting. You want to be out there with the rest of those folks having fun!
Don't be shy now.;)
See you on Google+…
Google+ First ImpressionsPosted: 8 July 2011 | Author: V. T. Eric Layton | Filed under: Tech General | Tags: Facebook, followers, Google+, Googlenator, MySpace, profiles, social networking, Twitter | 3 Comments
A disclaimer is in order here: I'm not a social networking butterfly.
I was never into chatting online or messengers, etc. Having started out in old style BBS and USENET mediums, I never did transition too well to the "real time" comm stuff. Maybe I'm just shy. 😉 So, anyway… friend Securitybreach from Scot's Newsletter Forums managed to sneak an invite out to me for Google+ today.
I just spent about 15 minutes setting it up. I have numerous Google accounts, but I figured I'd limit Google+ to just one to make it simple. It's bad enough that I'll have to keep track of my millions of followers each day, but to have to do it with multiple accounts would be just too much. I'm V. T. Eric Layton on Google+, in case you were interested. 🙂
OK, so what is this Google+ stuff, anyway. Well, it's like Facebook with some actual thought put into its design and options. HA! That's really not a fair statement coming from me because I have never been on Facebook, so whaddo I know? I've never had a MySpace account either. I tell you, I'm just not that sociable.
What can you do with your Google+ account. Well, you can chat. It seems that they REALLY want you to do that, too. That damned box keeps popping up every time I log into my account asking me if I want to enable chat. NO, I don't. Thank you. To be fair, Google+ is in beta at the moment, so there will be strange and annoying things occurring from time to time.
Hey! Isn't it cool to think that trivial comments you make on Google+ will be stored on their massive GoogleNet servers till the end of time. That's gonna' come back and bite some folks in their asses when they run for President in a few years. And, of course, there's also the issue with GoogleNet becoming self-aware in a few years. Whaddya' gonna' do then, huh? No place to run. Nowhere to hide from the Googlenator.
Cute-lookin' fellow, eh? Oh, I'm supposed to be reviewing Google+ here, aren't I? Umm… OK, back to business then.
Setting up your Profile within Google+ was pretty straightforward. It starts out with your public profile from your email account that you signed up with in the first place. You can change some privacy settings and email delivery options from within there. Don't forget to add* your phone number, address, and a pic of you car so that everyone from Russian Prime Minister Putin to Paris Hilton can drop in unexpectedly for tea.
*WARNING: I'm just kidding. I don't recommend you add ANY traceable personal information to your Google+ account. They have enough of your personal info already.
Then there are those "circle" things. Circles are separate groups that you can use to sort all those millions of Google+ chums you're going to be gaining shortly (as soon as the Facebook and Twitter servers succumb to that massive DOS attack in a few weeks – see Googlenator above).
All in all, Google+ looks like another fine way to waste away your life using minimal characters, poor grammar, and no punctuation of any kind.
fun 4 all w00t i m pwnd by google 😉
Image credits: Googlenator – hell, who knows? I'm sure the original is licensed to Orion Pictures Corporation, but I really have no idea who shop'd this pic.


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We are now settled into a mini-routine of Stage and orchestra rehearsals beginning at 11.00am. This start time gives the stage technical crew time of effect for the change of set from the previous night's show.
We go back to the beginning of Act 2 and I make a run-through with only a few stops for musical matters that are best fixed there and then. This Act contains what I believe is the longest recitative in all of Handel including Tamerlano's attempted humiliation of Bajazet and Asteria's eventual emergence as the true heroic character of the opera. The three Ariettas sung by Bajazet, Andronico and Irene propel the drama into Asteria's noble Aria 'Cor di padre', which ends Act 2 - they are a dramatic masterstroke! I strongly prefer this ending of Act 2 (Handel's original intention) then the rather light aria he subsequently inserted at this point. We make corrections for the whole Act, sometimes David (Syrus) conducting sometimes me - as I am also playing all the harpsichord recitatives - and we need continuity even in correction-time! At the end of the morning we start Act 3, covering Bajazet's astounding B flat minor Aria (a very rare key for an Aria at this time!) and the beginning of Tamerlano's virtuoso 'Al dispetto'. Signor Pacini -Handel's original Tamerlano - must have had terrific low-coloratura!!


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Powerful yet easy-to-use software designed specifically for the automotive aftermarket. Trusted by thousands of businesses in North America and the UK, Autopart enables you to intelligently manage your core business processes, control your costs and generate new profit opportunities
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Autopart allows complex pricing models and rules to be managed and presented seamlessly to customers at the point of sale. All prices and discounts are calculated automatically, simplifying transactions for counter staff and enhancing the customer experience. Special time-limited or product-specific promotions can be incorporated, alongside special trade, retail or customer-specific terms and conditions. The system can even generate profit and margin calculations for each product line.
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Enhance your counter sales and improve the customer experience with the advanced sales order capabilities of Autopart. Individually tailored point-of-sale screens, backed up by valuable business and customer data, give counter staff instant access to details such as stock availability, special promotions and alternative products, providing opportunities for simple cross-selling and up-selling.
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The Daily Word in dead turtles and a missing Congressman
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh releases his report on the investigation into the coverup at Penn State.
House Republicans vote for the 30th time to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act.
The Las Cruces doctor who wrote more prescriptions than the entire UNM medical school has had his license suspended.
The Bosque will reopen on Friday.
Workers in Trinadad are totally sorry about crushing thousands of endangered leatherback turtle eggs.
Mississippians will still be able to get abortions, for now.
Pantone chart of all human skin colors.
Scientists finally discover a new moon orbiting Pluto.
Netflix is your new babysitter.
Who drinks the most soda? USA! USA! USA!
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr has been missing since June.
Five classic movies you'll never get to see because they were never made.
If you want to eat french fries at Olympic Park in London head to McDonald's.


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The Log of the Coolie Master: Introduction
In 1861 the Rockland, Maine ship Forest Eagle set sail from Macao bound for Havana, Cuba, carrying 500 Chinese workers—"cooliesCoolie
An unskilled laborer, working for very poor wages, usually from Asia."—to the sugar fields. The vessel was commanded by Captain Thomas Pillsbury, of Rockland, and had aboard a Coolie Master, John O. Shaw. Shaw kept a log of the voyage, which is reproduced here with only minor editing. For the complete story and context, see our chapter titled The Coolie Trade.
The log is called "Log Book of Ship Forest Eagle of incidents appertaining to the Emigrants from Macao to Havana, 500 in Number. Rept. by John O. Shaw, Coolie Master."


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myasmine necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 57 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
123LinkIt.com (http://www.123LinkIt.com) is a new software company that creates plug-ins for bloggers to help them make more advertising money with less effort.
We're excited to be launching our alpha next month and are currently looking for a web designer to provide a PSD image of our homepage and an interior page.
Bloggers of all verticals who have an active community, good traffic, and are already monetizing their blog with or without affiliate marketing.
They're web-savvy and tend to be early adopters or on the bleeding edge of new technologies. They're more likely to use social networking tools and tend to be creators – e.g. starring in their own videos. Finally, this crowd is more likely to critique products/brands, share their opinions online or become evangelists for a product they're passionate about.
We're looking for 2 designs - a homepage design and an inner page to be used for detail pages, terms & conditions, etc.
An EPS version of our logo can be downloaded at http://www.screencast.com/users/mya…ea81bba344. It can also be seen here http://99designs.com/contests/24093/entries/128. Please feel free to play around with resizing the image or overall logo.
A mockup is attached and shows the content & layout of the homepage. They represent concepts taken from the sites shown below. It does not include any design elements or images. The different colored fonts represent the more important elements on the page.
We're looking for creativity that fits within the format shown as far as the content and layout. The optimal design will match our logo - and be fun and simple at the same time. The key feature of the homepage is to get people to sign up for our product.
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- http://www.mailchimp.com - the bottom portion of the mockup was taken from this site. We love how clean and simple the design is and we don't mind if you emulate the look and feel of this site to fit with our colors and flow.
- http://www.woothemes.com
- http://www.squarespace.com/
We will only require PSD images. Also, the winner needs to provide the names of all the fonts used. An interior page can be designed offline and after the winner is declared.


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Heart of Yankees almost landed deep in heart of Texas
HOUSTON -- Derek Jeter never gives much thought to what his career might have looked like in a different uniform, but as he prepares for this final lap through the big leagues, there was a chance that it could have all happened in Houston instead of New York.
The Astros owned the first selection in the 1992 First-Year Player Draft and had scouted Jeter as a high school shortstop in Kalamazoo, Mich., but their decision-makers opted to select college infielder Phil Nevin instead.
Four other clubs also passed on Jeter, who fell to the Yankees with the sixth overall selection. None of those picks -- Paul Shuey (Indians), B.J. Wallace (Expos), Jeffrey Hammonds (Orioles) and Chad Mottola (Reds) -- went on to enjoy the levels of success that Jeter would.
"I was fortunate to be drafted by the team that I wanted to be, that I was a fan of growing up," Jeter said on Monday at Minute Maid Park, where the Yankees held a workout in advance of Tuesday's season opener. "I've never really allowed myself to think of what could have been different.
"I understand the Draft is a crapshoot. I wasn't even aware that the Yankees drafted sixth, to be quite honest with you. I think things worked out the way they should have worked out."
As the story goes, Astros scout and Hall of Famer Hal Newhouser lobbied hard for Houston to select Jeter with the first pick, having spent two years tracking his development in Michigan. When his advice was ignored, Newhouser quit, ending a career of more than 50 years in professional baseball.
The Astros plan to honor Jeter's career on Wednesday with a pregame ceremony and special gift. The ceremony will include a video highlighting some of Jeter's greatest on-field moments, and former teammates Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens will be in attendance.
"This is the last of the Core Four that came up, that really meant a lot to this organization," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's been very enjoyable to be around. It's been enjoyable to watch the way he goes about his business, plays the game, what he does off the field, the great teammate that he is."
Jeter, who said that he expects all the usual Opening Day butterflies and nerves when he takes the field on Tuesday evening, said that he has always had a sense of gratitude for having those memorable moments come in a Yankees uniform.
"For me, it was always a dream coming to play for the Yankees," Jeter said. "To have that opportunity to do it my whole career, I've been fortunate. I have not even thought about what might have happened [elsewhere]."


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Michael Reagan, son of former President and California Governor Ronald Reagan
Michael Reagan, a talk-radio host and son of former President Ronald Reagan, will chair the initiative drive for a part-time Legislature.
Reagan and Assemblywoman Shannon Grove will announce his chairmanship at a news conference today in Los Angeles, according to an e-mail by event organizers to reporters.
The measure would reduce the legislative year from nine months to three, cut lawmakers' annual pay from $95,000 to $18,000, require legislators to adopt two-year state budgets, and bar officeholders from accepting state employment or appointment to a state post while serving in the Capitol or for five years afterward.
There is no way they will be able to raise enough campaign cash to secure the 807,615 valid voter signatures by July 2 to qualify for a statewide ballot.
California is too big a state to have a part-time legislature and $18,000 per year will mean only the wealthy would serve.


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In politics, sometimes fate has a way of rearranging the best laid plans by some of the smartest people.
Who could have imagined Arnold Schwarzenegger would be sitting in the governor's chair in 2004, a year after the re-election of Gray Davis?
Who would have ever thought that Dianne Feinstein would be San Francisco mayor prior to the assassination of the George Moscone in 1976?
Or that Gerald Ford, an accidental vice president because of the resignation of Spiro Agnew, would become President without election with the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974?
Yet, in this micro-managed world of ours, some things remain out of our control even in the 21st century.
It's hard to imagine that Ed Lee, San Francisco Chief Administrator since 2005, thought himself a candidate for Mayor even a year ago after Mayor Gavin Newsom, having dropped out of the race for governor, went on to win the nomination and election for Lieutenant Governor, yet that's the situation today.
On Monday, Lee declared his candidacy for mayor.
That in itself isn't controversial except for the fact that when the divided Board of Supervisors set out to appoint an interim mayor after Newsom's departure earlier this year, they ultimately agreed on Lee because of his very unpolitical posture and promise to keep the job only until the mayoral election this coming November.
Inasmuch as several Board members declared or were about to declare their candidacy for the job, the last thing they wanted to do is give the inside track position to someone already in the job.
Yet that's exactly what happened.
Lee was urged to run by the city's Establishment, a loose coalition of business types and political veterans who don't want San Francisco to fall into the hands of someone too liberal.
True, there are a couple of moderates running but they don't seem as predictable to the elites as Ed Lee.
And so, he broke a huge promise, likely ticking off the Board majority with whom he must work, should he win.
None of this is to say that Lee is a liar or conniver.
Anyone who says that Lee schemed this scenario way back when should be writing best-selling works of fiction.
But unintentional or not, Lee's decision is likely to leave a lot of elected officials pretty upset.
Nor does this assessment mean that Lee should have honored his original commitment.
Like so many other aspects of life, in politics you make the best decision you can with the best information you have at the time you have to act.
If other factors come along to change the conditions, who but the most foolish person wouldn't adjust his or her new decisions?
That's where Ed Lee is now.
He meant what he said when he said it, but circumstances have changed. San Francisco needs new leadership, the public is fractured, and leaders are at each others' throats.
Then there's old Ed Lee, who would look frumpy in one of Willie Brown's $2,000 Wilkes Bashford suits.
But fate doesn't seem to mind. The question is, will the voters?


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Topic: Galaxy S
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery fire lawsuits spreading to Galaxy Note 5, S6, S7 models
05/24/2017, 06:05 pm
Hot on the heels of the devastating recall that stopped sales of Galaxy Note 7, Samsung is now facing additional lawsuits that allege the company was aware of battery overheating and fire hazards for years--including its Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, S6 Active, S7, S7 Edge, S7 Active and Note 5--but failed to address the issue or warn customers. Legal action has now spread to multiple class action cases in three different states.
iPhone 6 continues to dominate best seller list, blocks Samsung Galaxy S6 from top spot
07/21/2015, 01:07 pm
Apple's iPhone 6 has remained the top selling smartphone for ten months in a row, with sales actually increasing in May, blocking Samsung's flagship phone from taking the top spot for the quarter.
Samsung's mobile profits plunge 64.2% after Apple's iPhone 6 devastates premium Galaxy sales
01/28/2015, 10:01 pm
Samsung Electronics reported overall Q4 operating profits of 5.29 trillion won ($4.9 billion)--a 36 percent year-over-year drop--but its Mobile division suffered a 64.2 percent drop in profits, falling from $5 billion in the year ago quarter to $1.8 billion in the December quarter.
Samsung to ape Apple's Touch ID with touch-style fingerprint sensor in 'Galaxy S6' - report
01/16/2015, 01:01 pm
Samsung's next flagship smartphone will ship with a Touch ID-like fingerprint sensor in place of the swipe-style sensor that the company employed on the underwhelming Galaxy S5, according to a new report.
Samsung warns investors of first holiday quarter profit decline since 2011
01/08/2015, 05:01 am
Samsung Electronics has released "preliminary earnings guidance" for the December quarter, calling for revenues of around 52T KRW ($47B) and operating profits of about 5.2T KRW ($4.73B), a profit decline of 37 percent compared to the year-ago quarter -- its first such decline for the holiday period since 2011.
Samsung ad challenges Apple's iPhone 5s to take 'ice bucket challenge'
08/22/2014, 02:08 pm
In a short commercial posted Friday, South Korean electronics giant Samsung subjected its water-resistant Galaxy S5 smartphone to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which the handset's S-Voice personal digital assistant called "freezing" before nominating Apple's iPhone 5s and other competitors to do the same.
Samsung earnings disappoint as company blames competition in smartphone space
07/31/2014, 11:07 am
While Apple continues to see strong growth with its hot-selling lineup of smartphones, rival Samsung reported lower-than-expected earnings on Thursday, posting its smallest profit in two years.
Samsung 'puzzled' as South Korean carriers upstage Galaxy S5 launch with early sales
03/27/2014, 10:03 am
Apple's chief rival Samsung had big plans for the debut of its flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone on April 11, but carriers in its native country of South Korea have opted to upstage that launch date by releasing the new handset early.
Apple's iPhone 5c boasts most available advertised memory, Samsung Galaxy S4 declared 'biggest memory hog'
01/23/2014, 08:01 am
While many smartphones advertise 16 gigabytes of capacity, none of them actually offer that much storage to the end user. But both Apple's iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s offer among the most advertised space out of the box, while Samsung's Galaxy S4 comes in last place.
Samsung rumored to follow Apple's lead, split Galaxy S5 lineup into metal, plastic models
01/14/2014, 10:01 am
The next flagship smartphone from South Korean manufacturer Samsung will reportedly be offered in two versions -- a metal-clad premium edition and a cheaper model sporting a plastic case.
Galaxy Note 3 phablet accounts for just 1/10 of Samsung's 2013 premium phone sales
12/10/2013, 05:12 pm
Samsung has always been cagy about releasing data on the devices it sells, but it just provided a new clue that indicates "phablet" models are not nearly as popular as is commonly believed, again explaining why Apple hasn't been in a rush to sell a big screen iPhone.
Samsung tempers expectations for a 64-bit Android answer to Apple's A7
11/07/2013, 05:11 am
Samsung sought to assuage its investors' concerns about increasingly intense competition with Apple and the cooling market for premium Android smartphones, outlining a specs race that described a future with 64-bit Exynos chips, super high resolution mobile displays and a new focus on software.
Only one third of Samsung's smartphone sales are in the class of Apple's iPhone
11/06/2013, 03:11 am
In a meeting with its concerned investors on Wednesday, the head of Samsung Mobile revealed numbers illustrating that the company sold fewer high end smartphones than Apple this year, and that only about a third of the company's total "smartphone" shipments are of a class really comparable to the iPhone.
Samsung ad gets applause for copying Apple's iPhone spot from 2007
10/07/2013, 12:10 pm
Critics have broadly panned Samsung's initial efforts to deliver a Galaxy Gear "smart watch," but there's accolades for the product's commercial, which is closely patterned after an ad Apple commissioned at the introduction of the original iPhone in 2007.
Samsung hopes to restore confidence with its concerned investors at strategy meeting
09/04/2013, 06:09 pm
Samsung is organizing a "strategic conference" with 400 investors and analysts, in order to "fight a gnawing suspicion that its heyday may have come and gone."
Apple, Inc. iPad is obliterating Samsung, Google's Android in tablet profits
08/03/2013, 01:08 am
While market research firms publicly report that Apple's iPad is "losing market share" in tablet shipments, their data also says something else: Apple continues to obliterate Samsung, Google's Android, Microsoft, Amazon and the rest of the industry in tablet profits.
Fllu offers cash to "organically" promote Samsung's push for proprietary Android apps
08/01/2013, 04:08 pm
Users contributing Android bug reports to the StackOverflow developer community were offered cash in exchange for "organically" directing interest to a promotion aimed at creating Android apps with features that only work on certain Samsung phones.
Galaxy S 4 on steroids: Samsung caught doping in benchmarks
07/30/2013, 12:07 pm
Tipped off by a report from hacker in Luxembourg that accused Samsung of increasing the clock speed of its Android-based Galaxy S 4 specifically, and only, when running certain benchmarks, AnandTech investigated and confirmed that it is indeed cheating to win in performance tests, by design.
New Samsung ad knocks iPhone language limitations, features goats
07/05/2013, 04:07 pm
Samsung is taking the battle to Apple in Iceland, knocking the iPhone for its language limitations in a curious new ad that features balaclavas, goats, and lots of apples.
Apple's iPhone 5 estimated to have sold more than 2X faster at launch than Galaxy S4
07/05/2013, 03:07 pm
Following a report that Samsung has shipped 20 million units of their new Galaxy S4 smartphone, one analyst has estimated that it took Apple less than half as much time to ship the same amount of iPhone 5 units.


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GoldenOx necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 311 diseños de 56 diseñadores freelance.
The leader in automated online auction sniping – eSnipe ensures winning bids on items by monitoring the auction and placing the bid at the precise moment for the precise price for thousands of intelligent clients. eSnipe is as interesting, smooth and clean as Apple, while being as functional and reliable as Microsoft
Our audience demographic is college-educated, $60-70K HHI, financial gadget people, middle-America and conservative. They joined eSnipe 80% to save money, and 10% to cancel bids. They see the eSnipe brand as a utility that is "convenient, efficient and reliable." Though the current design aesthetic is seen as "staid and looking like 1995."
The audience will be expanding to include the more liberal-minded coast dwellers who are also embracing the new frugal attitudes brought on by our modern times.
The eSnipe logo will appear primarily on the company website. Secondary uses include stationery and giveaways such as t-shirts and mugs. Our new logo will modernize the brand and make it more accessible to a wider audience. What might look like a Chevy now will ultimately look like a Lexus.
Our design MUST have the "swoosh" either as it is now, or in some way that communicates as well.
The pronunciation of the name must be obvious, as it is currently through the use of the lowercase and italicized "e" and the capital "S." If there is another solution that is as good or better, please show it.
The "scope" graphic is used by one of eSnipe's main competitors so should NOT be part of your design.
The eSnipe logo needs to be flexible enough to be used in full color as well as one and/or two color applications. Any effects (blends, bevels, shadows, etc.) are welcome, but should not be integral to the success of the logo's communication unless they can be reduced to a great vector graphic. The winning logo will be shown in both a vector-based version as well as a version in full color glory.
Have fun and make it great.
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BASEBALL Player collectors: List your player(s) here...
02-06-2010, 06:24 PM (This post was last modified: 01-13-2013 11:13 PM by jeffv96masters.)
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BASEBALL Player collectors: List your player(s) here...
***update ***
I'm not going to update the main entry (immediately below) any longer... so just keep posting your players' names here.
Why no more updates? The linkage on those "old site" names doesn't work now. However, I'm sure many of the account names are still good.
So just keep posting your players at the end of the thread so other player-collectors can find you.
Later this year, we will have another Super Collectors issue of Beckett Baseball  where we profile collectors whose dedication to a single player goes above and beyond.
We want to find the most outrageous collections -- perhaps one or two per player who we can compare.
One of our first steps, though, is one that has benefits to users here.
We're going to start a fresh BASEBALL-ONLY player collector list. While only the most outrageous collections will make it into the magazine later this year, everyone can let other collectors know who they are looking for.
Post who you collect -- and perhaps some quick stats on what you have. As comments are left, we'll compile the list here.
Example: I actively collect Nick Swisher, anything related to the Major League movies and, to a lesser degree these days, Jose Canseco. (But that's just for baseball.)
For example, for Canseco I own 167 copies of his 1986 Donruss Rated Rookie -- along with one counterfeit version. My favorite card might be his 1983 Fritsch (first minor league card), which I only own 17 copies of. (Always need more! Ha.)
For Swisher, I own 22 1/1s, 88 certified autograph cards (some mem, some not) and all kinds of other stuff including about a dozen other signed items including a game-used batting helmet, two game-used jerseys and eight game-used bats. I'll spare you any more card/memorabilia stats for now -- perhaps I'll include them in the issue when it arrives later this year.
Right now, though, let us know who you collect and what you've got... we'll update the list up top here on occasion
USER LIST SO FAR:
Swisher, Nick -- chrisolds (me)
Adenhart, Nick -- amysb4212
Alvarez, Pedro -- billm1313
Andrus, Elvis -- Tyeinthesky
Ashburn, Richie -- dyermaker81
Atlanta Braves -- The Cardboard Fan
Avila, Alex -- bechstein& Moleman727
Bagwell, Jeff -- ravensgc 5
Bay, Jason -- James LaCroix
Beckham, Gordon -- jpacella& collector57 & Trib81 & AK11
Belle, Albert -- jschmitz84
Beltran, Carlos -- tebowrocks
Bench, Johnny -- holybull94
Biggio, Craig -- jrreavis
Boggs, Wade -- kamikazekarl
Bonderman, Jeremy -- Moleman727
Bowden, Michael -- calebassett
Braun, Ryan -- brewerfan99 & jtulliakat0628
Burks, Ellis -- James LaCroix
Brett, George -- hornebag
Brock, Lou -- BigT314
Butler, Brett -- TNP777
Cabrera, Miguel -- wwechampion619
Canseco, Jose -- 1st4040 & chrisolds (me) & RAZOR Z
Chavez, Eric -- bedpan
Clark, Will -- theplasticman808& petesahuttt
Clemens, Roger -- jeffv96masters,tdagst
Clemente, Roberto -- jimfalbo21
Cobb, Ty -- grandam1697 & wampier
Crisp, Coco -- dj17green
Cuddyer, Michael -- gully24
Cunningham, Aaron -- cardinalscards42
Dawson, Andre -- sultanofswat715
DeRosa, Mark -- jeterswallows
Detroit Tigers -- ghowe54 & bechstein
DiMaggio, Joe -- Mickey7Mantle7
Drew, J.D. -- MNTWINSFAN8791
Dunn, Adam -- Bunk27
Edmonds, Jim -- Jerodc10
Erstad, Darin -- theplasticman808
Escobar, Yunel -- 502bravesfan1995
Ethier, Andre -- jason32rich
Fisk, Carlton -- rodriguez13cano24
Fogg, Josh -- GrantTownWV
Fox, Nellie -- soxfan4004
Garciaparra, Nomar -- jeterswallows
Gibbs, Micah -- rimcdonald
Gehrig, Lou -- wampier
Gomes, Jonny -- LWMM
Gonzalez, Juan -- Moyni & juanfan19
Grace, Mark -- aramisfan & petesahuttt
Griffey Jr., Ken -- magicpapa & michaelstepper & Hittinaway & bofadabizzles& TheRattboy & MNTWINSFAN8791 & djvillanova& Trib81 & jayson69
Griffeys (all) -- akbobcat
Groat, Rick -- mofatness1
Guerrero, Vlad -- bigbill1989022 & fulltoy1 & bdmac1
Gwynn, Tony -- Jack Pfiester & kesscards
Hall of Famers -- malouf1850
Halladay, Roy -- docisin & johnsotm
Hamels, Cole -- Mikeyy1215
Hamilton, Josh -- HamiltonFan & jbmm161
Hanson, Tommy -- prymetyme1035
Harden, Rich -- bedpan
Haren, Dan -- Reds in 2009
Helton, Todd -- DSpainJr & & rockies17
Henderson, Rickey -- rickey2435 & txviking & golfinleft
Hernandez, Felix -- Bazooka Joe
Hershisher, Orel -- jason32rich
Heyward, Jason -- HoffStar22
Hill, Aaron -- johnsotm
Holland, Derek -- Tyeinthesky
Howard, Ryan -- golfnpoker
Hudson, Tim -- hudsonfan15
Hunter, Torii -- amysb4212
Huff, Aubrey -- CALRIPKENJRCOLLECTOR
Inge, Brandon -- Moleman727
Jacobsen, Bucky -- theplasticman808
Jackson, Joe (& HOF game-used) -- wampier
Jefferies, Gregg -- drd3
Jeter, Derek --shedwa & Toddaray & AK11 & wwechampion619& be8el0ve
Jones, Adam -- HOFBirds21
Jones, Andruw -- Fandruw25
Jones, Chipper -- Ellis Shoe& Tomahawk Chris
Johnson, Charles -- USSAwesome
Justice, David -- armitage23 & capncush
Kaline, Al -- mgruber2 & tdgast & kalinefan61
Ka'aihue, Kila -- billm1313
Killebrew, Harmon -- 54killebrew74
Kozma, Peter -- cardinalscards42
Larkin, Barry -- 7WhoDey
Laroche (All) -- slimreinecke
Lee, Derrek -- theendzonesports2328& DerrekLeeFan25
Lerew, Anthony -- Ellis Shoe
Lilly, Ted -- jeterswallows
Lincecum, Tim -- petesahuttt
Lind, Adam -- johnsotm
Longoria, Evan -- trutrojan8 & telattt & AK11& jpacella& wwechampion619& turk3yr3d
Los Angeles Dodgers -- kthoma
Maddux, Greg -- flood and fire
Mantle, Mickey -- Mickey7Mantle7 & wampier
Markakis, Nick -- RiceLynnEvans75 & HOFBirds21
Martinez, Edgar -- nuke amish
Mattingly, Don -- bonemarro
Matusz, Brian -- bruekage
Mauer, Joe -- twins are the best & bruekage& HOFBirds21& joereis
Mazeroski, Bill -- jimfalbo21
McCann, Brian -- McCann Collector
McCutchen, Andrew -- jimfalbo21& figuy
McGriff, Fred -- FMcgriff1b
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BASEBALL Player collectors: List your player(s) here...
I collect Pete Rose. I have over 100 of his cards 2 8x10 autos and some odd and end stuff.
02-06-2010, 06:31 PM (This post was last modified: 07-04-2011 06:15 PM by michaelstepper.)
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BASEBALL Player collectors: List your player(s) here...
Wow, my griffey collection has doubled since i posted this. Crazy. Id like to include felix hernandez now as well
My main collection is of Griffey Jr.. I only have 541 different cards of him but that includes:
47 mem
38 autos (and counting)
69 serial # cards
and 8 cards that don't have a value in the beckett online guide. not huge compared to some others here but maybe a minor fascination... also lhave a bat, bambino bear, helmet and an early 90's baseball signed by junior. several bobbleheads, one of those "painted" home plates. a slew of jerseys and various other knick knacks
no org, please do not send trade requests
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Evan Longoria, signed bat, multiple autographed cards, a few game used and a ton of rookies.
Top 3
Wants - Deion Sanders Score 1999 Retro Rookies Auto, 1961 Topps Baseball, Tony R
omo Auto
I trade by BV, unless my SV is higher. My Sell Value = my stated BV.
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1 1 of 1 Printing plate
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BASEBALL Player collectors: List your player(s) here...
I collect Josh Vitters. I want it all...
Wants: JOSH VITTERS, Matt Davidson, Peyton Manning, and Cubs.
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BASEBALL Player collectors: List your player(s) here...
Barry Larkin
4037 cards - 1433 different
41 Cert Autos
104 Mem's
Always trading for Barry Larkin.
Will trade for other current/past Cincinnati Reds
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I collect Goerge Brett, I currently have 324 cards
10 Mem
2 Auto
Auto hat and jersey, and a few pictures.
Collecting: Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Aussies in MLB
Trading fo
r equal BV. Min trade values $10BV. Ship once a week.
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BASEBALL Player collectors: List your player(s) here...
I collect Justin Verlander and Al Kaline as well as anything related to the Tigers. I have signed baseballs, photos, cards, bats, helmets, rc's including '54 Topps Kaline Rc and T206 Ty Cobb
Collecting Detroit Tigers, HOFers, Nolan Ryan, Will Clark and Juan Soto
**If you are not able use one penny sleeve per card when shipping your trades do not bother sending me any trade offers.**
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7WhoDey Wrote:Barry Larkin
VERY impressive!!!! You must have all of his autos lol, he signs nothing.
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Your daily entertainment update with a recipe for Granola Pancakes, "Shrek" tonight on TBS and a music review for the latest album from Dave Wax Museum.
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Handicapping this year's deep Slam Dunk Contest field
Oddsmakers consider James White to be the favorite in the Slam Dunk Contest. (Mark Halmas/Icon SMI)
By Rob Mahoney
The NBA's selections for All-Star Saturday are typically met with groans and complaints, but the field for this year's Slam Dunk Contest warrants no grumbling whatsoever. Even after expanding the pool of competitors from four to six, the league managed to corral two former contest champions, a long-hyped dunking sensation and three hyper-athletic young players with a legitimate chance to put their own stamp on the competition. It looks to be one of the best Slam Dunk Contests in years, as the NBA opted for pure dunking prowess over star power.
Here's a dunker-by-dunker look at how the competition might unfold, ordered from most likely winner to least likely winner:
(Note: Also included are the official odds for each competitor, provided by Bovada. The parenthetical rank indicates how Bovada's odds would arrange the various players in terms of winning probability.)
Gerald Green, Indiana Pacers
Bovada odds: 5/2 (2nd)
Green boasts both the most incredible body of dunk contest work and the most exciting vertical potential, the combination of which should make him the overall favorite. Yet most oddsmakers seem to prefer James White, despite the fact that Green has proven to be a far more creative dunker in a competition setting.
That's nothing against White, whose ups are miraculous in their own right. But I do wonder if we're underselling a former dunk contest champ in Green that nevertheless has a lot to prove. Green's season to date has been crummy to say the least, but All-Star Saturday offers him the slightest respite, if not validation. For a night, it won't matter that he's shooting 34.5% from the field. It'll be forgotten that he's given almost no value to a team that was banking on him to be their bucket-getting sixth man. He'll just be allowed to do what he does best against a field of other top-notch dunkers, with undoubtedly amazing results.
James White, New York Knicks
Bovada odds: 5/4 (1st)
White was born to take part in this contest, and he's sure to impress. But if you're not already familiar with his dunking style and claim to fame, you should avoid YouTube-ing him at all cost. The dirty little secret of White's otherwise phenomenal above-the-rim work is that almost every jaw-dropping slam he's done in competition has been a variant on the same theme. I won't spoil the fun by giving away the surprise to the uninitiated, but I worry that the judges may exhibit some scoring fatigue if White uses too many similar dunks for his four competition entries.
Eric Bledsoe, Los Angeles Clippers
Bovada odds: 15/2 (5th)
I'm normally not all that fond of little-guy dunkers, but Bledsoe is the rare undersized competitor that earned his invitation based on a power dunking game. His dunks aren't just good for a guard, but they're impressive and authoritative on their own grounds. That style doesn't always translate seamlessly into the contest field (where the element of surprise is replaced with anticipated spectacle), but I like Bledsoe to buck the odds, make the final round, and put up a decent fight against whichever elite dunker comes out of the East.
Terrence Ross, Toronto Raptors
Bovada odds: 7/2 (3rd)
Ross should, in theory, be a great dark horse candidate, but I fear that the dunk contest's new, conference-dependent rules will make it far too difficult for him to even make it to the final round. In this new format, the two finalists must come from different conferences, positioning Green, White, and Ross to wage their own preliminary competition for the opportunity to advance. He's acrobatic and powerful enough to contend with that pair, but Green and White are among the most talented contest dunkers that this generation has to offer. It's a tough break, and one can only hope it forces Ross to bring out his best material in the first round -- both to raise the bar for everyone and ensure that he has a chance to showcase his dunking arsenal.
Jeremy Evans, Utah Jazz
Bovada odds: 5/1 (4th)
Evans may be one of the least memorable dunk contest winners in NBA history, both due to his lackluster showing and his otherwise lacking rep (Evans is averaging just 5.4 minutes per game this season). The two-ball dunk was nice, but Evans' other contest slams in 2011 (the headband cam and the Karl Malone tribute) don't suggest he has what it takes to get through a field this good and this deep. He's a tremendous athlete and fun to watch in a game setting, but Evans is a bit out-classed with this bunch.
Kenneth Faried, Denver Nuggets
Bovada odds: 15/2 (6th)