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JUST how did the cash-strapped, bottom-of-the-table Mariners pull off the A-League coup of the season by luring former Barcelona, Liverpool and Atletico Madrid star Luis Garcia to Gosford?
Very happy to be joining the Central Coast Mariners, An exciting challenge for me to play in the Hyundai A-League. pic.twitter.com/eG4rfEWoUB— Luis Garcia (@LuchoGarcia14) January 16, 2016
A glowing character reference from none other than Steven Gerrard sealed the deal, but the ball was set rolling by the Club's physio Andrew Nealon, who spent two seasons from 2010 working at Liverpool.
Asked to get hold of Garcia through his Liverpool network, Nealon, who worked with the Australian Legendroos during their exhibition match against Liverpool Legends, was suddenly given a direct line to Garcia.
"I got in touch with a good mate of mine, the head physio over there (at Liverpool), and asked how we could go about trying to make contact with Luis," Nealon said.
"He just texted me back his number.
"Last Monday night, I literally cold-called Luis in Madrid and explained who I was, said we had a few mutual friends at Liverpool from his and my time there and explained a bit about our club and what makes it such a great place to be.
"I said we had a bunch of young players and we could do with his guidance on and off the pitch.
"He didn't say no, which was quite surprising."
Welcome to the #CCMFC Family, @LuchoGarcia14 🇪🇸 👍🏼! See him this Saturday: https://t.co/MT4xg5njrG #GarciaIN 🌴 pic.twitter.com/VhEDYsciCk— #CCMFC (@CCMariners) January 17, 2016
Garcia, 37, then gave Nealon his agent's details and Nealon passed those on to Central Coast coach Tony Walmsley, chief executive Shaun Mielekamp and owner Mike Charlesworth.
They worked tirelessly to sort out the details but, understandably given Garcia's age of 37, and the fact he's been retired for two years, they requested one more favour from Nealon — a character reference.
"I got in touch with Steven (Gerrard) and asked him his thoughts," Nealon said.
"He couldn't speak highly enough of Luis as a guy on and off the field and emphasised that once we make the point to Luis that part of his role is to be a mentor to what is a very young squad and provide that guidance, he thought that would really make him far more likely to join us.
"I asked Steve for a few lines and he sent me a text speaking of Luis's character.
"The message described Luis as a top professional, a great lad and everyone will love him. He couldn't think of anyone better to be a mentor.
"I forwarded it on with the words, 'Will this do?' And it came back, 'Yeah, it should do'. That just gave them (Charlesworth, Mielekamp and Walmsley) the confidence to take what was really a pie-in-the-sky idea and make it reality in a really short space of time."
Less than a week later, and with the financial help of the Mariners' major sponsors Masterfoods, Rebel Sport, Universal LED and Westfield Tuggerah, Garcia is on his way to Australia and may even feature for the club against the Wanderers this weekend.
Luis Garcia's first match in Yellow & Navy
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Match: Central Coast Mariners vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
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The Calgren Renewable Fuels ethanol plant in Pixley, Calif., is looking to build 15 miles of biomethane pipeline in Tulare County, California. The biomethane from local dairies would be carried to the Calgren Renewable Fuels cogeneration power plant where it makes 50 million gallons of ethanol.
According to an article by Sierra to the Sea, the plant would capture biomethane from 50,000 cows and use it to make electric power, instead of using fossil fuel natural gas. It has been estimated that this substitution would reduce the ethanol plant's carbon emission by 66 percent.
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Photo Flash: First Look at Christopher Sieber as 'Miss Trunchbull' in Broadway's MATILDA!
Christopher Sieber officially made his debut as the tyranical headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, in Broadway's Matilda the Musical earlier last month on April 18. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at Sieber in action!
MATILDA THE MUSICAL, produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers, opened in April 2013 at Broadway's Shubert Theatre (225 West 44thStreet) to rapturous reviews and has been celebrated on 10 "Top Ten" lists for 2013. The production received four Tony Awards and a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theater for each of the four girls who shared the title role, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical. The original Broadway cast recording is produced by Broadway Records/Yellow Sound Label. It can be ordered atwww.BroadwayRecords.com.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL is directed by Tony Award® winner Matthew Warchus (God of Carnage), who helms this production with a book by Tony Award®-winning playwright Dennis Kelly and music and lyrics by Australian comedian, musician and composer Tim Minchin.
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Corning (NYSE:GLW) has released its second quarter earnings. The company has posted net sales of $1.9 billion in the second quarter, down 5%, compared to the year-ago period. [1] Net income also declined by 39% on a year-over-year basis. The decline is primarily a result of continuing decline in prices of LCD glass as indicated in a previous article. However, the company has continued to post growth in its optical fibers and cable business, and in sales of Gorilla Glass.
Continuing decline in price of LCD glass
The prices of LCD glass substrates have been declining since the last quarter of 2011, due to overcapacity in the market and reduction in the amount of inventory in supply chain. As a result, sales in the Display Technologies division that primarily manufactures LCD glass substrates declined 16% in the second quarter, on a year-over-year basis.
- Corning Earnings Preview: Growth Momentum To Continue
- What Is Driving Corning's Optical Communication Revenue?
- Corning Earnings: All-Around Performance Beats Expectations
- Corning Earnings Preview: Display And Communications Sales Likely To Steer Growth
- What Are Corning's Competitive Advantages?
- Corning Q4'16 Earnings: 2016 Ended On A High On Strength In Displays And Optical Communications
However, the price decline has been less severe in the second quarter as compared to the previous two quarters, and we anticipate it to be moderate over remainder of 2012.
European slowdown impacted sales
Also, sales of light-duty filters or auto emission systems manufactured by the company declined in Europe, due to continuing economic slowdown there. This resulted in a 3% year-over-year decline in sales at Environment Technologies division of the company.
Higher sales of optical fibers and cables in China
However, higher sales of optical fibers and cables in China and North America resulted in 2% year-over-year increase in sales at Telecommunications division in the second quarter, compared to the year-ago quarter. The low optical fiber network capacities in developing countries has been driving growth in the division, and we anticipate the trend to continue over the next few years as well.
Higher sales of Gorilla Glass
Also, higher sales of Gorilla Glass has contributed to 5% year-over-year growth in Specialty Materials division's sales. The glass continues to dominate the display surface market in handheld display devices including, smart phones and tablets.
On the whole, Corning posted weak results in second quarter earnings on account of continuing weakness in LCD glass prices and European economic slowdown, offset by higher sales of optical fibers and Gorilla Glass. However, moderation in decline of LCD prices bodes well for the company, and we could expect better results over the coming quarters.
We currently have a stock price estimate of $16 for the company, significantly above its current market price. We are in the process of incorporating the second quarter results and will update our analysis shortly.
See our complete analysis for Corning here
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- Corning Announces Second-Quarter Results, July 25 2012, www.corning.com [↩]


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British Fascists were accused by Hannen Swaffer in his Daily Herald Column today of seeking to weaken national morale with their "nonsense" that the war was of Jewish origin. "It is no more the fault of the Jews," he said, "than it is the fault of the Eskimos."


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Last Thursday morning while most of us were working to pay our taxes, a city council committee decided we weren't taxed enough and put another tax increase on the August ballot in order to fund the expansion of the yet to be built toy train streetcar. This overtaxed li'l news-pooch is about finished with all this tax and spend nonsense.
The ballot initiative would establish a taxing district that makes up most of Kansas City's urban core, running from the Missouri River to 85th Street, State Line Road to I-435. Helluva district, don't ya think?
The new sales tax within the Transportation Development District would be 1 percent; plus, properties closest to the streetcar line would face special property assessments.That means if you own a $200,000 house, you get the distinct "honor" of shellin' out another couple of hundred a year, just to help fund more trips to the Spanish Riviera for the city suits so they can "study" why Spanish ball bearings are better than ball bearings made in America. Way to support that local economy there, Mr. City Manager. There's a tipping point in this taxing business and we've flat reached it. This city is full of cracking sidewalks and streets that closely resemble a moon scape. But this city council knows better than us what we need, right? Wrong! Time to buckle down and get some work done instead of monkeyin' around with a toy train that hasn't been built. But then again, toy trains are always more fun than the day-to-day monotony of minding the taxpayers money responsibly.


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Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Brazil's economic activity slowed in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the first quarter of the year, the central bank said.
The Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br) edged up 0.89 percent in the period, while the first quarter witnessed 1.1 percent growth, Xinhua reported.
The index, known as the IBC-Br, is considered a leading indicator for gross domestic product growth or contraction.
Compared on a yearly basis, economic activity expanded 3.97 percent, said the bank Thursday.
The central bank, which raised the interest rate to 8.5 percent last month, will adjust the annual basic interest rate based on the IBC-Br index. The bank's Monetary Policy Committee will meet in late August to decide whether the rate should be changed.
The government expects to close the year with an economic growth of 3.0 percent, whereas the bank predicts 2.7 percent and the financial market forecasts 2.21 percent.


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Last week Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States, addressed the 15th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Madrid, Spain. In his speech he called on the organization to promote human dignity and defend the values of all people.
"What I would like to stress the most is that, in the opinion of the Holy See, the vocation of the OSCE is to create an area of freedom and the rule of law." "In order to achieve this end," he continued, "the Organization must ceaselessly promote the dignity of the human person and defend the intrinsic rights and values of all men and women…. I also believe, that it is essential that we continue to oppose human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children," he added.
Religious Intolerance
To support human dignity, the archbishop explained to the foreign ministers, the OSCE "must also effectively combat intolerance and discrimination against Christians, Jews, Muslims and members of other religions." He stated that this can only be "effectively be addressed if all religions are equally respected and protected."
Mamberti praised the European Parliament for recently condemning "various episodes which endanger the very existence of Christian and other religious communities."
"The OSCE," the archbishop said, "can be rightly proud that it was one of the first organizations to raise the alarm concerning discrimination against Christians, but it must remain alert. Christians continue to suffer from prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination and violence. Disengagement from these problems cannot be an option!"
Consensus Must Equal Action
He continued, "[w]e must not hide behind the principle of 'consensus' in order to avoid effective action and neither should we be satisfied with blanket condemnations. Rather this consensus should be a catalyst for action to protect fundamental freedoms, and, above all, the religious freedom of every believer and of each religious community."
The archbishop also noted the importance of protecting resources in "the fight against terrorism." "It is imperative to protect critical energy infrastructure from attack. It will also be important, on the issue of environmental protection, for the organization to support the various initiatives concerning water management, thus contributing to cooperation, stability and the equitable and sustainable development of each country."


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'Arsenal defeat was a kick in the teeth' - Neville
Captain Gary Neville described Manchester United's 2-1 defeat to Arsenal as 'a kick in the teeth' - but insisted his men will bounce back.
The Premiership leaders had been on course to open a nine-point advantage over Chelsea when Wayne Rooney broke his scoring duck to put them ahead at the Emirates Stadium.
But Arsenal levelled late through Robin Van Persie and then snatched the victory deep into injury time with a brilliant header from Thierry Henry.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger suggested United had been 10 minutes from winning the title - and it certainly was a missed opportunity after Chelsea's defeat to Liverpool on Saturday.
Neville said: 'It's a kick in the teeth for us but we have to recover from that.
'The fact we're still six points clear is no consolation to us. It's difficult to think of the positives. We've played a lot worse here and won.
'Overall it was a good performance but it was ruined. We're disappointed to say the least.'
Neville added: 'It's a hard defeat but we'll recover, we'll be OK. We've got to get back on the winning track.'
United dominated the first half but were denied just before the interval by Jens Lehmann's brilliant reaction save from a Henrik Larsson header.
Rooney spent most of the game on the right flank as United packed the midfield and he arrived at the far post to score his first goal since December 9.
United then paid for trying to kill the game off and Neville was frustrated with their defending in the closing stages as Arsenal threw everything forward.
'We defended well until the last five minutes, then they started putting a lot of long balls forward which is unusual for them,' said Neville.
'Every goal can be avoided, things could have been done differently but we've got to pick ourselves up and get on with it. We must look at what went wrong in those five minutes.'


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Original Broadcast Date: June 3, 2012
Contemporary crime thriller Longmire, based on the Walt Longmire mystery novels by Craig Johnson, continues for season five with Sheriff Walt Longmire (Robert Taylor) in the crosshairs of a wrongful-death civil suit by Barlow Connally's estate.
With his best friend and daughter now working for his nemesis, Jacob Nighthorse (recurring guest star A. Martinez), and new mysteries and cases weighing down Walt and his team of deputies, the noble but stubborn sheriff doubles down on his own self-reliance. And it just might be his downfall....
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Legislation pending in Congress would gut effective anti-fraud efforts in the Medicare program, alleges the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, EHR Intelligence reports. The legislation "would have a chilling effect on the RAC ( Recovery Audit Contractors) program, one of the government's few successful initiatives to identify and recover waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare," EHR Intelligence stated.
Veteran observers of Congress know that vigilance is key. Just when appears the grassroots efforts might have nipped a terrible bill in the bud, it comes back with a vengeance.
Consumer advocates are drawing attention to a bill heavily pushed by the big hospital lobby that would enable Medicare fraud, resulting in billions of additional government dollars wasted on improper payments.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), who is rated a fairly liberal Republican by the Madison Project analysis of his voting record, would gut an audit program that has identified billions of dollars in Medicare fraud at the beck of call of hospitals that would otherwise profit from that fraud.
The legislation, the "Medicare Audit Improvement Act," ("improvement" here does not mean finding more fraud), already has 47 co-sponsors in the House.
The bill is co-sponsored by a number moderate to liberal Republicans as well as many Democrats, Real Clear Politics reports in listing the co-sponsors. Notably, not a single member of the GOP Doctors Caucus, a group of former doctors in the House who know healthcare well, has signed on.
The legislation targets the "Recovery Audit Contractors" (RAC) program, in which the government pays auditors a commission for successfully identifying fraudulent Medicare payments. Medicare annually issues roughly $50 billion a year in fraudulent payments, according to the Mercatus Institute, which is, for example, about twice the annual Gross Domestic Product of Paraguay.
Healthcare providers are fighting back against the RAC program and support the Graves bill, Forbes magazine reports.
"(T)hey are fighting back in Congress. The Medicare Audit Improvement Act (S. 1012/H.R. 1250), which has bipartisan support in both houses of Congress, seeks to limit the powers of RAC auditors, even impose penalties upon them if they act improperly. These same auditing companies are none too happy about the bill, and claim it will cost the federal government billions if passed," Forbes reported.
Consumer advocates remind us voters didn't send them to Washington to enable Medicare fraud. Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), is an outspoken conservative who received a cool $1000 donation from the hospital lobby eight days after he signed on as a cosponsor. In fact, a close look at the list reveals numerous lawmakers who received donations very near to the time they cosponsored the bill – as well as many members who will face competitive elections and could really use the cash. Perhaps it's not to cynical to see that the two are related.
Those payments go to hospitals who are essentially using improper payments to pad their profits, critics of the bill say, and don't react kindly when meddlesome auditors inform the government those payments were actually illegal.
The hospitals, in turn, have vociferously complained that they are faced with overwhelming paperwork requirements in trying to keep up with auditors' document requests. Maybe that is worth it if it effectively finds $50 billion in Medicare fraud.
There is something quite interesting about this issue. A top government official recently revealed at a congressional hearing that 51 percent of the hospitals' appeals of the RAC audits were filed by five hospitals. So, only a small group of hospitals are asserting this is a problem, that they want to be fixed, regarding the RAC audit process.
Medicare fraud certainly is a real issues, as the Inquisitr reported last month, 243 individuals were charges with $712 million in false filings under Medicare. The Attorney General stated that this was the largest ever prosecution of health care fraud. Given the scope of the problem with Medicare fraud, it is understandable that if the RAC program is effective there will be significant opposition to legislation that might gut the program.
Is the Graves bill really a solution to a problem, or perhaps an elimination of a solution that some think is a problem? Consumer advocates and grass-roots activists will ultimately send a message to members of Congress, and it will remain to be seen if so-called Medicare Audit Improvement Act becomes laws or is defeated in Congress. Opponents of the bill clearly see it as an attempt to eliminated an effective anti-fraud program.
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NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: GRAMERCY PARK; With the Gate Ajar, A Kingdom in Danger?
By JENNIFER BLEYER
Published: November 19, 2006
In a neighborhood whose jewel is a famously exclusive park, few things involving that park go unnoticed.
This was apparent last Sunday, when Sallie Scripter, a local resident who was leaving Gramercy Park with her 19-month-old daughter, saw that the north gate of the park was standing wide open.
This was not the first time in recent months that Ms. Scripter had noticed the wrought-iron gate ajar. In August, Ian Schrager reopened the Gramercy Park Hotel, equipped with Italian linen, art by Andy Warhol, and keys to the park. Ever since then, local residents, who also possess keys to the park, have occasionally remarked that the gate had been left open.
An open gate may not seem a terribly pressing issue, but keys to this kingdom are highly prized. The hotel keeps its six keys for guest use on giant silver rings, each about the diameter of a Frisbee and decorated with a showy gold tassel.
Arlene Harrison, a park trustee, says she thought that hotel guests occasionally left the gate open because it was too heavy to close, or simply because they didn't realize that according to park rules, it must be closed and locked even when visitors are inside.
And anxiety about the open gate may have less to do with the presence of guests at the hotel, where prices start at $525 a night, than of other people. ''The terrible threat,'' Ms. Harrison said, ''is that with the gate wide open, hordes of people may come in.''
Last week, in response to complaints, the hotel set forth what may be one of the most formal procedures ever devised for a walk in a green space. According to Ellis O'Connor, the hotel's general manager, park-bound guests will be escorted there by a hotel worker, then educated about the park's history and rules, including its bans on alcohol, pets, and groups larger than six. The worker will open the gate, close it behind the guests, and give them a key to let themselves out.
Still, Ms. Harrison intends to keep close tabs on it. ''I speak to the managers there once or twice daily,'' she said. ''And I talk to Ian Schrager at least twice a week.''
But if the park key holders are now happy that their space is safely private again, Courtney Spencer, a marketing executive who was walking nearby one day last week, was not. ''I'm not nuts about the fact that it's so exclusive,'' he said. ''It's a nice-looking park, but it feels a little like a fortress.'' JENNIFER BLEYER
Photo: Arlene Harrison, a Gramercy Park trustee, worries about ''hordes of people.'' (Photo by Andrea Mohin/The New York Times)


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Olympic gold medalist Justin Gatlin has told Japanese sprinters that posting a sub-10-second mark is a feat, but ultimately not difficult to achieve.
If you have the right mind-set, he believes, it will come.
Speaking at a Saturday news conference for Sunday's Golden Grand Prix Tokyo meet at National Stadium, the third event of the IAAF World Challenge 2014 season, Gatlin, a veteran American athlete whose personal best is 9.79 seconds in the 100 meters, insisted that, as much as polishing your techniques is important, having the right mentality will bring you better marks.
And the words of Gatlin, 32, were directed particularly at 18-year-old Yoshihide Kiryu, who has come close to achieving the feat with a 10.01-second mark as his personal best.
"I think for him (Kiryu) to break the 10-second barrier, it's difficult, but easy," said Gatlin, who earned a gold medal in the men's 100 meters at the 2004 Athens Olympics. "You have to stay focused. What brought you to run 10.01 is what's going to push you over the edge to run sub-10.
"If you are content with running 10.01, and the success of the 10.01, will not get you to run sub-10."
And Gatlin thinks that Kiryu, who clocked 10.01 for Japan's second-best mark ever last year (the national record is 10.00), is qualified to join the sub-10 club.
"I think that in his future, for him to go sub-10, it's very close," Gatlin said. "And you will make history not only for himself, but also for his country. And it'll open the doors for many of the sprinters (in Japan). (In order to achieve that), work hard, be a student (of the race). And believe in yourself, believe that it's there."
Meanwhile, France's Christophe Lemaitre, the first man purely of European descent to notch a sub-10 second mark, said that crossing the 10-second barrier should not be a goal to dwell on too much.
"We didn't focus too much on it," Lemaitre said of his own first sub-10 moment in 2010, when he ran 9.98. "You just have to focus your own race and on your techniques. If you train hard, you run faster and maybe you can run under 10 seconds."
Lemaitre's personal best is 9.92.
A freshman at Toyo University since last month, Kiryu already understands that sticking around the 10-second mark will not make him a better sprinter right away.
Kiryu also knows that he has to enjoy the process of his own growth, and not be overwhelmed by the pressure of achieving something big.
"I have to enjoy the sport myself, otherwise there's no point for me to continue in athletics," said Kiryu, who wants to run at least under 10.20 this time. "And if I get to have a sub-10 second mark as a result, then I would like to enjoy that with everybody else."
But Kiryu also wants to be a global-standard competitor. While he has been a top runner at domestic meets since last year, the native of Shiga Prefecture has not been able to fully show his ability in international competitions, exiting with lackluster records.
The reason is clear. His body gets tense when he sees other faster runners run ahead of him in global races, which doesn't happen inside Japan.
It's easy to advise him to concentrate on his own race, not staring at the others. But that's not Kiryu's way. Instead he wants to be aware of tougher competitors, because he thinks that those top athletes will be his rivals in the future.
"If I keep backing down from them, I don't think I will be able to compete with them," said Kiryu, who has set his sights on making the final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. "So this time, I can run with these great athletes. It's impossible not to be aware of them. I want to test myself how much I can do, running with them."
The men's 100 in Sunday's meet will also feature Michael Rodgers of the U.S., whose personal best is 9.85, and Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas, who has run as fast as 9.91.
In other competitions, men's 400-meter world record holder Kirani James, of Grenada, will run with Shota Iizuka, the gold medalist at the 2012 World Junior Championships, in the 200.
The men's high jump may provide the spectators with a high-level battle between the defending world champion, Bohdan Bondarenko of Ukraine, and London Olympic gold medalist Ivan Ukhov of Russia. Ukhov just renewed his personal best to 2.41 meters at a Diamond League meet in Doha on Friday.
Bondarenko's personal best is also 2.41, which is just 4 cm shy of the world record held by Cuba's Javier Sotomayor.
"I think that there's a big possibility for people to see a new world record this year, although I'm not sure who'll do it," Bondarenko said with a smile.
For the women, Brianna Rollins of the U.S., who seized the 100 hurdle gold at the world championships in Moscow last year, is present, while gold medalists at the 2012 Olympics and last year's world championships, Tatiana Lysenko of Russia and world-record holder Betty Heidler of Germany, will square off in the hammer throw.


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The rookie season for Lions RB Mikel LeShoure didn't quite go as planned. He tore his Achilles and missed the whole season, then saw his offseason marred by two ugly arrests involving marijuana. Yikes. Well today in Allen Park, Mich., LeShoure took part in OTAs, which was a big step forward in his rehab.
Later in the locker room, he addressed the situations for the first time. The former second-round pick from Illinois sounded confident in his ability to make better decisions, though he didn't swear off any behavior that led to his arrests. That was slightly odd, but whatever.
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So… what did you learn?
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|July 20, 2014, 04:53 PM
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Who here practices with a s.g.?
I have probably 7 shotguns, only one not a 12 bore.
A Verona semi auto 3 Mossy 500s, 3 Remmie 870s, all 12 bores.
All but the Verona have rifle type sights except the ones with rifled barrels, they wear low magnification glass, were for deer hunting.
I have about 100 rounds of 00 buck, some #4 buck, & even handload #1, #2, #3, & #4 buck. (varmint loads, buffered, good patterns to 60 yards)
By the way, Wally has a great price on 25 rnd box of 00 standard 9 pel 2 3/4" loads for just a hair under $12 bucks. Best price I've seen on 25 pac of 00 buck ever.
Do any of you keep a s.g. for home defense? What loads do you prefer?
Do you practice with the s.g. like you do your handguns?
I did 22.5 yrs as a police officer, was the deadly force instructor so shot hundreds of rounds of buck & slugs.
Our crusier 870s were sighted at 50 yards with slugs, each car had 5 rounds of slugs & 4 buck in the s.g., 5 extra buck in the car.
I live in the country so overpenetration isn't an issue & I keep an 870 loaded with 5 00 buck handy.
Not just for the possibility of a burglar but we get dogs dumped on us & they turn feral & are dangerous. I don't like shooting dogs one bit tho.
Cats??? Well......
I practice at ranges up to 25 yards but mosty I shoot at 5 to 20 feet, the likely distance in a house.
How 'bout you fellas?
|July 20, 2014, 06:29 PM
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Ive pretty much given up on shotties in favor of short barreled AR type rifles
But... When i had a SG as an issued patrol weapon i trained alot with it. Pattern it with the ammo you carry in it. Know where slugs group at different ranges. ETC..
At one point all we had was our pistols and 1 SG per vehicle. So i got good with what we had. Now, other then for speciality ammo (breaching, gas, etc) i think the rifle has more to offer the shooter.
Ability to "reach out" easier then slugs can. Ability to defeat soft body armor. Easier to hit small targets when presented.
|July 20, 2014, 10:52 PM
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I am convinced that the best way to start training with a shotgun is by shooting clay birds. Trap to start with, then skeet.
There is nothing quite like a shotgun for hitting a moving target. That is its strength. So we should practice to take advantage of that strength.
In addition, there are techniques to managing shotgun recoil that must be practiced.
To make trap and skeet more like combat, use magnum shot loads to simulate what you will feel with buckshot. Shoulder the weapon only after the bird is launched. Yes your score will be low compared to the competitive trap and skeet shooters... so what. It is great practice.
|July 21, 2014, 09:48 AM
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I used to use my trusty 12 gauge quite a lot.
Trap, skeet, action style side matches, and general self defense practice.
But since I got to be an old wimp, not so much anymore.
One of my favorite practice sessions was to spread clay birds all around the berm and then break them as fast as possible with bird shot, from 10 to 20 yards distance.
More birds than mag capacity, requiring reloading on the fly.
Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez:
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|July 21, 2014, 09:53 AM
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Sounds like fun to me g.willikers.
Good sound comments about the AR Carbine also.
I keep an M-4 close by also.
|July 21, 2014, 10:17 AM
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Shooting 3Gun, the shotgun gets some practice. I try to do the Load12 challenge or the $6 square dance as a warm up when I am at the range to practice SG.
Here is the originator of the Load12 challenge (SWAT officer/trainer and top 3Gun competitor).
Good Shooting, MarkCO
|July 21, 2014, 12:14 PM
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For those of us who don't have a plate rack or mag extension, that could be done with six clay birds, and one round reloads between shots.
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|July 21, 2014, 01:01 PM
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Sure, change it up anyway you want to, just keep track and you can still chart your improvement.
I will use 2 autopoppers and constantly move shooting 2, reload 2, etc. for maybe 10 rounds fired total. I also will take the empty hulls and toss them and shoot them...cheap target. Another scrap target is a 2 foot 2x4 with an empty on top. Shoot the 2x4 and then the hull before it hits the ground.
Good Shooting, MarkCO
|July 22, 2014, 10:12 AM
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Put out a plate of food for 'em and give them a last meal. Number 4 buck works great on a feral dog or cat.
|July 22, 2014, 02:56 PM
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For my Remington 870, 12 gauge Law Enforcement...I use trigger time at our range --- by sometimes pumping during recoil --- which brings in some very fast times. I favor low recoil, 9 pellet, 00 or 4 buck; with Federal's FliteControl wad.
That rifle hanging on the wall of the working class flat or labourer's cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there."
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|July 22, 2014, 05:43 PM
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Being a former skeet shooter and primarily an upland bird hunter, I have a Rem 100 Special Field, 21" barrel with which I've hunted grouse, woodcock, ducks, and deer. It has never failed to function, even when shot one-handed, so I feel very comfortable using it for home protection. I use 2 3/4" turkey loads backed up with slugs with either an Improved Cylinder or Skeet choke tube.
I can mount the gun and fire accurately in about 1/4 second, with 3 others less than a half-second apart behind it. Recoil is much less than with pumps and the gas-operated action is very fast.
|July 24, 2014, 02:39 PM
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I used to do a fair amount of shooting with the slug gun, but a combination of recoil and ammo costs depleted my interest. Eventually I gave up entirely and went over to hard casts out of a levergun for bear. Esp. post 2008, it's been really hard to find good slugs locally.
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|July 25, 2014, 08:02 PM
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No kidding it went from about $.33 a round to $1+ and has not moved down much since.
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|July 27, 2014, 08:56 AM
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I don't practice with my 20" Browning BPS as often as I should. I do have a good stash of 9 ball 00 Buckshot and 1 oz. slugs, and the BPS stays loaded with the buck, and wears 5 slugs in an on-board carrier.
I originally bought it with the idea of using it for home defense, but with the arrival of grandkids it stays in the safe mostly, and home defense has fallen to various handguns I carry.
This post is a good reminder that I should get get the shotty out for some much needed practice.
|July 29, 2014, 11:03 AM
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Just gave daughter a A5 for HD,...
went to local sportsman club to get her use to it.
Had two boxes of AA s"Sporting clays" load @ 1300fps, which duplicated the box of Rem "reduce recoil" buckshot that I functioned fired after detailing the A5.
Was directed to go to the skeet/trap range for use, meet the RO, and he proceeded to expound on the poor choice of the A5.
Did you know that the A5 is a gas operated auto-loader? The resulting recoil would BEAT the heck out of my daughter and the slug barrel was a poor choice? The best loads for HD are the "AA" loads of #8 shot as any larger shot will pass through interior walls (faced with drywall material) and kill a cat in the other room.
My daughter and I kept straight faces at the above and she went on the three mid stations and nailed the first four birds.
We were advise that for HD to go to the open range and complete the familiarization. My daughter said she keep the A5.
I'm looking for a sporting barrel for it now.
Secondly, I have two shotguns @ home set-up for HD , plus an M1 Carbine.
|July 29, 2014, 11:49 AM
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Only reason the dog is feral, is that it doesn't have a good home or owner and is hungry . I have never found a dog I could not just walk up to and tame, even the junk yard ones. There are dog people and cat people, I am definitely a dog person.
For cats, use a 22 LR, a shotgun is way overkill unless we are talking about lions and tigers.
But back to the post, NO I do not practice with my shotgun, I do not need to I do not shoot birds or trap or skeet, it is strictly for SD and HD. And I have shot more slugs and buck over the last 50 years than I care to count. I will pattern the gun and then put it away.
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Team USA has been rocked by a series of injuries to some of the NBA's best players. Along with Rose and Howard, guard Chauncey Billups and LaMarcus Aldridge will be unable to compete in the Olympic games as well. Harden and Davis will be added to a pool of players vying to represent the United States at London this summer.
"After a lot of deliberations, after reviewing our rosters, we think these two additions strengthen our National Team program immeasurably," USA Basketball President Jerry Colangelo said. "James Harden probably is the sixth man of the year, and Anthony Davis brings a dimension to our pool we don't have. He's young, but it's exciting to think about the possibilities."
This past season, Harden averaged 16.8 points per game with the Thunder, while Davis averaged 14.3 points and 10 rebounds per game as a freshman at the University of Kentucky this past season.
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Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, this is a truly historic moment. We are taking a bold step to meet the greatest challenge to our Nation's continued prosperity in a generation. Thanks to visionary leadership from our new President and from our leaders here in Congress, we can offer new hope for working families throughout the Nation.
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Getting laid off can start a devastating downward spiral. It often means the loss of health insurance, leaving families with exorbitant medical bills when they can least afford them. It means more parents can no longer afford to send their children to college or even put food on the table or heat their homes.
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First and foremost, this legislation would create good new jobs by repairing and replacing aging infrastructure. The funding included for water infrastructure--both for wastewater and for drinking water--is long overdue. In New England, we have some of the oldest sewer infrastructure in the Nation. Much of it was built in bygone years when excess sewage was dumped into public waterways. These funds are a good start, but much more must be done to replace these so-called combined sewer systems.
Similarly, the bill's investments in roads, bridges, and transit are absolutely essential to putting people back to work, and to avoiding some of the catastrophes we have seen, such as the I-35 bridge collapse in Minnesota. I commend the bill's managers for recognizing how essential these projects are for the Nation's future.
In all, the Congressional Budget Office reports that economic recovery legislation could save or create up to 2.4 million new jobs this year, up to 3.9 million jobs in 2010, and up to 1.9 million jobs in 2011. These jobs will make a tremendous difference in revitalizing our economy.
But in the meantime, millions of Americans still need help to weather the storm. That is why this bill extends and temporarily increases unemployment insurance benefits. These extra dollars will give a strong boost to economic growth, while putting more money in the pockets of millions of Americans facing the worst job market in a quarter century.
Unfortunately, there are millions of hard-working Americans who have contributed to this vital program, but who don't benefit from it. Only 37 percent of unemployed workers receive benefits. These rules are particularly unfair to the most vulnerable Americans--including low-wage workers and the many women who juggle work and childcare responsibilities.
There is no better time to strengthen this vital safety net and extend it to Americans who have funded it with their hard-earned dollars. That is why I am pleased that this legislation includes provisions from the Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill which I have worked on with Senators Baucus, Snowe, Stabenow, Rockefeller, and many others. These provisions will immediately improve coverage for more than 500,000 workers unable to qualify for these benefits now. It will also provide needed funds to States to keep their unemployment offices open and running smoothly, even under the overwhelming flood of applications from workers who have lost their jobs.
The recovery package also strengthens the safety net by making other important investments in the health and wellbeing of children and low-income families. It provides major increases for the School Lunch Program, food stamps, Meals on Wheels, food bank aid, and low-income weatherization assistance. These programs are particularly vital today, when family budgets are being stripped to the bone.
I am especially pleased by the increase in food stamp aid. More than half a million residents in Massachusetts rely on food stamps to buy food each month. Nearly 70 percent of the assistance goes to households with children, and 20 percent goes to households with an elderly person.
These investments are essential to meet the needs of our most vulnerable citizens. In fact, increased spending on food stamps is among the most effective ways to stimulate the economy, and I commend the leadership for bringing forward a bill that makes this kind of wise and compassionate investment.
The legislation will also immediately help Americans to stay healthy, thus making them more productive and successful. It provides job support in medical research. It promotes a primary care workforce. It helps unemployed workers protect their health while looking for new jobs and opportunities.
To create a healthier America, we need greater emphasis on prevention. Citizens need access to primary care providers and preventive screenings, communities need vigorous prevention initiatives, and the nation needs a strong national public health infrastructure and workforce. In our ongoing discussions and work on health reform, it is vital for us to address how best to support prevention and wellness and revitalize our public health system.
Funds provided in the bill are also an important first step in increasing the nation's ability to conduct comparative effectiveness research and achieve the important goal of helping Americans obtain the right care, in the right place, at the right time, every time.
It makes no sense to hamstring such research by placing unnecessary restrictions on what may and may not be studied. Limiting studies only to the clinical practice of medicine could inadvertently prohibit research comparing reforms in health services. One of the best examples of comparative effectiveness research is a study of patients with pneumonia, which has helped us understand who should be hospitalized and who can be cared for at home. That is important science, and we need to encourage it.
Obviously, this stimulus funding is by no means the end of the comparative effectiveness research movement. It is just the beginning. The debate over what research should be conducted, how it should be governed, and how it should be used should be reserved for the ongoing policy discussion.
The legislation also includes important investments in health information technology. Use of electronic medical records will enable our health care system to provide the highest possible quality of care, and also benefit from the improved efficiency that other industries have already achieved through IT. This investment will help develop a high-tech infrastructure for our health care system, and it will also create high paying jobs today. IT industry experts estimate that every $10 billion spent on health information will create more than 200,000 jobs in manufacturing, software development and information technology services.
Finally, the recovery package before us also takes important steps to strengthen education as a key strategy to revitalize the economy and move America forward. It includes important investments at every point in the education pipeline. It will help to prevent harmful teacher layoffs and cuts in school budgets, expand access to child care and preschool programs, and strengthen Pell grants to provide a lifeline of assistance to needy college students.
American education is severely affected by the economic downturn. This package responds directly to that challenge by beginning to revive America's preschool classrooms, its elementary, middle, and high schools, and colleges.
Resources devoted to education and to the future of America's youth are among the most important investments proposed in this legislation, and this assistance couldn't come at a better time. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 34 States have implemented or proposed cuts in K-12 education. It is part of the economic crunch of rising unemployment, declining consumer spending, and home foreclosures. Per pupil spending has been reduced, school breakfast programs have been eliminated, training for teachers and principals has been cut off, and in some cases schools have been forced to reduce hours in the school day or shorten the school year.
Across the Nation, school superintendents have implemented or plan to implement staff reductions. Many school districts facing shrinking budgets are planning cuts in math and science classes, in new teacher programming, and in teacher mentoring--and they are also increasing class sizes. We must not force America's students to bear these high costs of our economic crisis.
I am especially pleased, therefore, that this legislation includes $39 billion in emergency basic aid to states to prevent harsh cutbacks and reduce budget shortfalls in early childhood education, K-12 education, and higher education. Such aid is a lifeline of support for America's preschools, classrooms, and college campuses.
The bill also makes a significant commitment toward meeting the needs of low-income children, by providing $12.4 billion under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and provides an unprecedented $13.5 billion to assist schools in meeting their commitment to students with special needs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The increase in funding for title I immediately demonstrates our commitment to prevent harmful cuts and deliver the support and solutions needed for schools to close achievement gaps and meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act.
The investment in IDEA is a down payment towards finally meeting the Federal Government's 33-year old promise to fund 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure for every child in special education. The Federal Government now funds less than half of this commitment, because of the economic shortfall at the local level that is being exacerbated by the current crisis.
I am also pleased that this legislation makes a key investment in upgrading schools for the 21st century by investing in the education technology program under the No Child Left Behind Act.
For low-income college students across the country, the bill increases the maximum Pell grant by $281 for the next school year, and by $400 for the year after that. College costs have risen by more than 400 percent over the past 20 years, but the size of the Pell grant has fallen far behind. The College Cost Reduction and Access Act we passed in the last Congress was a downpayment on this challenge, and this bill is another step in the right direction.
In the current economic climate, this support is more important than ever. As in recessions past, Americans are entering or returning to college in record numbers. Over 6 million citizens have applied for Pell grants this year, an increase of over 10 percent compared to last year. With more and more low-income families and fewer and fewer jobs to go around, opening the doors of college to more students is a sensible response to this economic challenge. It will help us weather the crisis and better prepare our Nation to compete in the future.
Our recovery won't be fair unless it also includes our Nation's youngest and most vulnerable children. This bill delivers over $1 billion for the Head Start and Early Head Start programs, which will allow about 50,000 more children to participate in these programs. The size of Early Head Start will be increased by half, creating almost 30,000 jobs.
Investments in high-quality early learning programs like Head Start produce excellent returns for later economic growth and job development. Currently, Head Start serves only half of eligible preschoolers, and Early Head Start serves less than 3 percent of eligible infants and toddlers. These programs have been struggling, because operating costs associated with providing high-quality early childhood education are soaring, yet staff, program hours, transportation, and other services have been declining in order to deal with a 13-percent decrease in funds. The funding in this recovery package will help Head Start Centers across the country get back on their feet and back on track serving our youngest children.
The legislation also invests in essential child care assistance for children and parents. It provides an increase of $2 billion in the child care development block grant, so that States can serve an additional 480,000 needy children, and paid work opportunities are created for 190,000 caregivers.
Quality child care produces long-term benefits in children's learning and development. It also allows parents to continue working productively. The licensed child care sector enables parents to earn more than $100 billion annually, generating nearly $580 billion in direct and indirect labor income and more than 15 million jobs.
We know that child care is one of the largest expenses for low-income families. Between 2006 and 2007, the average cost of full-time infant child care rose by 6.5 percent, and child care costs for four-year olds rose by 5.3 percent. Yet funding for the child care development block grant has been nearly flat since 2002. As a result, nearly 140,000 fewer children are receiving Federal assistance under this program than in 2002. Only one out of every seven children eligible for assistance under this program now receives it.
There is no question that the challenges we face as a nation are daunting. But they are challenges we must face together. Following the President's lead, we must ask more Americans to be part of the solution. This legislation makes that possible by including $200 million for national service programs and infrastructure, an important investment for these difficult times.
With the crisis hitting community after community, the demand for services and assistance is sharply increasing. In response, more Americans, young and old, are answering the President's call to serve. They are looking for ways to help. Applications to service organizations are up. AmeriCorps members across the country are already performing this needed role, from mentoring youth whose families are struggling, to ensuring low-income individuals have a place to go home to. The increased funding for national service opportunities in this bill will enable more Americans to help those in need, and will also provide support and assistance for nonprofit organizations doing some of the most important work in our neediest communities. Much more can be done to expand these opportunities and encourage more Americans to put their skills and ingenuity to work for others in their hard-hit communities. This legislation is a significant step toward this goal.
This package makes many critical investments in our infrastructure and in our future. Never has action been more urgently needed to jumpstart our economy. This recovery legislation is an indispensible and long-overdue step toward putting our economy back to work for American families. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support these strong measures and to save and create jobs. Together, we can turn our economy around and begin a new era of prosperity for all our Nation's families.
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Skyrim art director Matt Carofano takes Game Informer on a tour of the game's art style in the latest hub update. Character design and new artistic technology is discussed, while many pieces of exciting concept art are shown in detail, from godly statues to lowly prisoners.
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Dozens of pigs were killed in a truck accident in western Kansas on Tuesday.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2007 Freightliner semi truck and trailer driven by Rafael Rodriguez-Mata, age 45 of Ulysses, was southbound on K 51, 7 miles south of Rolla in Morton County.
The truck left the roadway and entered the east ditch turning over on to the passenger side. The trailer was carrying 560 head of feeder pigs. 176 pigs were killed in the accident and the remainder were transferred to another trailer by Seaboard Farms and taken away.
Rodriguez-Mata age 45 of Ulysses was transported to the Morton County hospital. He was wearing a seat belt.


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I had malar implants May of 2010. End of September, I underwent revision to correct a notch or knot protruding from my left temple. Additionally,he placed the implants higher than I had requested. The problem was not corrected & the protrusion is as obvious now as it was after the first surgery. My physician waived his fee for the "revision", I still had to pay the anesthesiologist & facility fees, twice. Should I ask my physician for a refund? I don't want to continue under his care.
Implant Protrusion Post-Malar Implant Placement - Should I Ask for a Refund?
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Second opinions and the unhappy plastic surgery patient
Without seeing a picture and knowing the details including exactly what was done at surgery I cannot say what should be done or make a specific recommendation. It sounds like this is the wrong type of implant for you in terms of shape or size but that is impossible to know for sure without knowing the details described. The question is what do you do now to correct the situation. After 2 operations in the same area within a short period of time it is my opinion that most patients should get a second opinion by another surgeon before having a third surgery in the same area. To avoid any potential communcation or distrust problems with your surgeon have him or her recommend the second surgeon. That way you should not have to pay for the consultation and will not antagonize your surgeon.
Doctors are human just like anyone else and can get tunnel vision when dealing with problems that occur after surgery and a patient is not happy with a result. The best and least confrontational way to clear the clouds is a second opinion preferably by a mutually agreed upon second surgeon prior to the patient losing faith in their surgeon.
Unsatisfactory Surgical Results and Refunds
Hi Katherine,
Sorry to hear about your disappointment with your surgeries. You can ask for a refund, the worst thing that can happen would be that you are told "No". Most surgeons will not refund fees, but like your surgeon will offer to revise their surgery for the cost of the operating room and the anesthesiologist.
Good luck and be well.
Dr. P
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Let's face it, your giant bag is weighing you down. Though it undoubtedly compliments the volume of your clothes in winter it's not exactly proportionate come silk blouse and shorts-time. In fact, the hotter it becomes (and less you wear) the more mismatched does your oversized bag feel. In our little A.P.C. mailer today, we bumped into their summer '08 purse, in that perfect variant of lemon yellow, sweeping the S/S. We think the size, though a difficult move for those accustomed to a large bag, is perfect for the weightless habits of summer. We can already picture our lip gloss, wallet, and cell phone slipping perfectly into it's round shape, our hair all tossed from the summer wind, our shoulders brown...oh, enough already. You get the idea.