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City of Lincoln & Lancaster County
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Police & Fire Pension
Mission & Goals
Police & Fire Pension:
The Police and Fire Pension is a defined benefit pension system providing retirement, disability and survivor benefits for Police Officers and Fire Fighters, and their families. The system operates under the rules of Internal Revenue Code section 401(a). The Fire Pension was established in 1895. In 1947, it closed to new members and the Police and Fire Pension was established. Members contributed 7% of salary on a "Post-Tax" basis. "Post-Tax"contributions are included in a member's taxable income. In 1981, retirement benefits increased from 50% to 54% of base salary, and the definition of base salary changed from the average of a member's last five years of salary to the average of a member's last three years of salary. In 1984, members were given the choice of continuing to contribute 7%, or switching to a new plan with a 7.6% contribution rate and a 58% retirement benefit. New members were enrolled in the 7.6% plan. In 1987, legislative control of the pension was transferred from the state of Nebraska to the City of Lincoln. At that time the Pension's six member Advisory Committee was established. In 1990, the pension system applied for and received Internal Revenue Service tax-qualified status. This status allowed members to contribute to their pension account on a "Pre-Tax" basis. "Pre-Tax" contributions are not included in a member's taxable income. Also in 1990, normal retirement age was decreased from 55 to 53, and pension benefits were based on the member's highest consecutive 26 biweekly pay periods (about 1 year) rather than the average of their last three years' salary. In 1995, members were given another opportunity to switch to a different plan. Members could chose to: 1) remain in their current plan, 2) switch to an enhanced version of their current plan offering the same benefits, but not requiring contributions after 21 years of service, or 3) switch to a new 8% contribution plan, officially known as Plan "A." Plan "A" provides a 64% retirement benefit at age 50 and 25 years of service, for an 8% contribution rate.


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In layman's terms, which is what the title was put in, the reason why the interest rate, dictated by the Fed, affects the stock market is because it affects the interest rate on loans that businesses can get to grow their businesses. When the interest rate goes up, loan rates go out and businesses have to pay more on their loans and thus have less to put back into the business. The interest rate also affects consumers because the rates on their loans are going to go up and thus their ability to spend money is going to go down. If consumers are spending less, businesses are making less; yet another hit to the future growth potential. Since the stock market is supposed to track the business, rate hikes affect growth projections and thus the price of the stock. The price of a stock is based on those projections, so increased costs (rate hike) means potentially decreased future growth, and so the price goes down. Rate hike means stocks weaken, rate drop means stocks strengthen. That's the layman's version and that's basically like explaining the waves at the top of the ocean without looking at the multitude of forces at play below the surface.
The Fed
In actuality, when people say "the Fed," short for Federal Reserve, they actually mean the Federal Open Market Committee. The committee consists of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and four of the eleven remaining Federal Reserve Banks on a rotating basis. The FOMC meets eight times a year and Ben Bernanke is the Chairman of the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors is in charge of setting the discount rate (what people commonly call the "interest rate") and the reserve requirement.
The discount rate is what the Federal Reserve will charge banks to borrow money from them. The reserve requirement is how much, percentage-wise, a bank must hold in its reserves to cover deposit requirements. This idea kind of blew my mind when I first heard about it like ten years ago. So when you deposit $100 at the bank, if the reserve requirement is 10%, then the bank must keep $10 on hand but it can lend out the $90. Let's say they lend that $90 to another bank. The second bank must keep $9 in reserves but it can lend out the $81. This can happen, in theory, forever and so the original $100 actually ends up becoming really really close to $1000 in total value across however many instruments when it's all said and done.
The Discount Rate
So, how does the discount rate affect the interest rate? Well, as mentioned earlier, the discount rate is the rate at which commercial banks can borrow money from the Federal Reserve. If the rate increases, then the cost to banks increases and that cost is passed onto its borrowers. Then the borrowers, who are themselves consumers of the products and services of businesses, will be spending less in stores and thus reducing the revenue stream of the businesses they frequent. Businesses are hit with a double whammy – if they need loans, those are more expensive; plus their customers are spending less. Businesses that are earning less, hire less people, those people who are thus not hired will find themselves spending less… and so you can see how the cycle can feed itself. The public barometer that the Fed uses to see how well this cycle is operating is inflation. The hard part about dealing with inflation is that interest rate changes are the cause but the effects aren't seen for years, so it's a difficult game to be playing.
As you can see, the basics are pretty easy to understand: rates go up, market goes down; rates go down, market goes up (in general). However, there are so many factors at play in there that to boil it down to that one liner doesn't do it any justice.

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CARSON, Calif. – It's a new year for a trio of LA Galaxy players, but 2011 is already starting to look a whole lot like 2010.
Omar Gonzalez, Sean Franklin and A.J. DeLaGarza will spend the next three weeks together as part of the United States national team camp at the Home Depot Center, a unique and welcome opportunity for three teammates looking to make the most of their opportunity.
"It's nice. Having a couple of guys that you know in camp makes you feel more comfortable, less nervous when you know someone you can talk to about the game," Franklin said. "It's going to be a fun camp, not just with AJ and Omar, but with all the guys here."
Franklin and Gonzalez have each been part of three US national team camps before, but this is the first call DeLaGarza has received from head coach Bob Bradley.
While Franklin is the longest-tenured Galaxy member, (he won the Rookie of the Year award in 2008) Gonzalez is the one who has already been capped. He played against Brazil in August at New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey.
[inline_node:323419]"It's great. It gives me a sense of home. I've been with them two years now, every day," he said. "It's great having them here, just to relax at the hotel together, hang out and come out here and play comfortably with them."
DeLaGarza, meanwhile, is the unheralded member of the group, and the only one not to win Rookie of Year (Gonzalez won in 2009). But he earned a starting center back role for the Galaxy's stretch run last season, and his unique run with teammate Gonzalez has now taken them from the college ranks to the US national team.
"It's crazy. Obviously playing with Maryland, the Galaxy and now here, it's crazy," DeLaGarza said. "I don't even know how to explain it. It's good to have him here because we know each other really well, and having Sean here also makes it easier."
Another possible benefit of training camp, which will culminate with a friendly against Chile on Jan. 22, is that by the time Galaxy preseason camp opens at the end of the month, the three players could enter close to or at their full fitness level.
"We'll be a little bit ahead of the game but that's how it is," Franklin said. "When we get back our team's going to be happy to see us and I'm also looking forward to starting the season with the Galaxy."


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As fall turned to winter in 1861, it became clear to some Americans that emancipation, widely dismissed at the Civil War's start, was becoming a real possibly. As Horace Greeley's New York Tribune perceptively and presciently put it in their issue of November 23, 1861:
As we will not admit, not even in argument, that success can await this Southern rebellion, or that any other result can follow the struggle than the complete exposure and defeat of its infamous purpose, so we hold that the destruction of Slavery, sooner or later, must be its inevitable consequence. In their insane ambition, and under the pressure of the natural laws of political economy, these Southern madmen have pulled the house down over their heads. It may not, indeed, all come down with a single crash; but whether it should fall into instantaneous ruin, or shall crumble away piecemeal, now one section and now another, that it is shaken to its very foundations and cannot, even with the most skillful props, be sustained much longer, can hardly admit of a doubt. Some persons, who have data for their conclusions, estimate that in Missouri alone, within the last eight or nine months, the slave population of about 90,000 is diminished by 50,000; of these, 25,000 have left their masters, and disposed of themselves according to their own will and pleasure, and the other 25,000 have been hurried off to the South from a market where, it is presumed, they will presently be an utter loss. As it is in Missouri, so it is in all the border States to a greater or lesser extent. In all of them the tenure of the masters upon the slaves has been broken in thousands of cases, and in many thousands more the masters have rid themselves of property whose value, they fear, will soon cease altogether. The system, in a whole tier of States from Missouri to Delaware, though not plucked up by the roots and cast away, is loosened and broken so that its leaves and branches are withering and shrivelling, and it must presently die. The same causes that have produced these results in the border States, are about to be introduced, we trust, into those south of them, and will have like consequences. Whether the Federal Government resorts to emancipation or not, as a military necessity, events are proclaiming that a death-blow has been struck at Slavery, whether we like it or not. It may not fall this month or next, this year or next, in the whole South, but a system so pernicious, politically, morally, and economically, cannot long survive the inroads of destruction when once commenced.
So with slavery's destruction increasingly likely as 1861 moved toward its close, some persons began to ask, "What shall be done with the Slaves?" At this stage of the Civil War many white Northerners believed that slaves would not be capable of caring for themselves in freedom, at least initially. And many, like white Southerners, were convinced that former slaves could not live in peace with their former owners and other whites. This made emigration outside the United States for freed slaves seemingly a necessity.
Even some abolitionists believed in 1861 that ex-slaves would need to leave the country. For example, on November 30, 1861, the National Republican, published in Washington, D.C., carried a speech made by Senator and General James Henry Lane of Kansas, in Springfield, Missouri, on November 8. Lane, made a militant abolitionist by Bleeding Kansas, told an audience of Union soldiers:
It should be the business of Congress, at its coming session, to adopt a law directing the President of the United States, by proclamation, to order the rebel States, within thirty or sixty days, to lay down their arms and return to their allegiance, or, in default thereof, declare every slave free throughout their domains. So far as I am concerned, I hope the Almighty will so direct the heart of the rebels that, like Pharaoh, they will persist in their crime, and then we will invade them, and strike the shackles from every limb.
Provision too, should be made for settling the African in Hayti, Central or South America, and let the race form a nation by itself. Liberia has served a glorious purpose in teaching the world that these oppressed and wretched people are capable of supporting themselves, and of self-government. I look upon the Republic of Liberia as the bud–yes, full blown hope of the whole of Africa, and wish them every encouragement and success. But it is too many thousand miles for us to transport four million of slaves. This age has not the time and patience requisite to such a task.
But our own continent has room sufficient with soil, climate, and productions, suitable for the accommodation of this people, who, in the mysteries of Providence, have been thrown among us. Transportation to the places named may be made a practicable reality. The good of both races requires their separation. Ages of oppression, ignorance, and wrong, have made the African a being inferior in intellect and social attainments to the Caucasian, and while together, we shall always have low, cringing servility on the one hand, and lordly domination on the other. It is better for both parties that each enjoy the honors and responsibilities of a nationality of his own. In such an event, our common humanity would make a vast stride toward perfection.
The Weekly Anglo-African, a voice of the North's free black community, addressed the same topic in its November 23, 1861 issue. In an article with the title, "What shall be done with the Slaves?" the paper wrote:
The policy of the government in regard to the slave question appears to be this. In the partially loyal or border States, to uphold loyal slave owners, by securing to them their slaves for the present; in the disloyal and entirely rebellious States, to accept the services of all slaves, and hire and pay them as laborers, and if necessity requires to arm them as auxiliary troops; setting free all that come within the lines of the troops, engaging to pay only loyal owners for their abstracted property [emphasis in the original].
This amounts in fact to entire emancipation–if the slaves will it–of all the slaves in the cotton States; and their [sic] can be no doubt that slaves will accept this offered emancipation. In regard to the slavery of the border States, even the N. Y. Herald–a competent authority on this point–admits it will end with the war.
Hence, the question now agitating the public mind, almost as deeply as the war itself, is, or rather, what shall be done with the slaves, or rather, freed-men?
Two modes of disposing them have been named. 1st. Banishment to some foreign territory. 2nd. (By the New York Herald) The division of them among the non-slave-possessing Unionists of the cotton states.
Not surprisingly, the Weekly Anglo-African rejected both these solutions. It found forced emigration to be unfair, inhumane, and impractical. It dismissed dividing slaves among non-slaveholding Unionists in the cotton states as "diabolical if it were not perfectly ridiculous." Instead, it suggested a solution that many freed people themselves would later embrace: confiscating the land of disloyal white Southerners and redistributing it the slaves. The paper wrote:
The solution of what to do with the slaves will force itself upon the government just as other questions in this war have done. During the war, this government will require, will use, and will pay for, the labor, or other services, of all the slaves in the ultra-rebellious states. When the war is ended, there will be few, if any, slaves, for the government to dispose of. There will be four million of free men and women and children, accustomed to toil, who have by their labor during sixty years past supported themselves, and in addition, an extravagant aristocracy, and in addition produced a staple or staples which have been the basis and support for American, British, and French industry. Besides these laborers, land will confiscated to the government, and turned into public lands, subject to preemption rights, or if Gerrit Smith gets again into Congress, turned into "free land for the landless." What course can be clearer, what course more politic, what course will so immediately restore the equilibrium of commerce, what course will be so just, so humane, so thoroughly conducive to the public weal and the national advancement, as that the government should immediately bestow these lands upon these freed men who know best how to cultivate them, and will joyfully bring their brawny arms, their willing hearts, and their skilled hands to the glorious labor of cultivating as their OWN, the lands which they have bought and paid for by their sweat and blood?
So it is fascinating that in the first year of the Civil War, the nation already was negotiating in public discourse the terms under which the slaves would be freed. Compensated emancipation followed by emigration was an early favorite, but as the Anglo-African predicted the Lincoln administration eventually would recognize this idea as impractical. It is equally interesting that free blacks in the North in 1861 already were broaching the idea of redistributing land from disloyal planters to the slaves. It also would never become a reality, but it is highly significant the notion of redistribution was being broached so early in the Civil War.
Sources: 1) http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030213/1861-11-23/ed-1/seq-4/; 2) http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014760/1861-11-30/ed-1/seq-1/; 3) http://research.udmercy.edu/find/special_collections/digital/baa/item.php?record_id=1383&collectionCode=baa.


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The state highway patrol retirement board shall do all of the following:
(A) In consultation with the Ohio ethics commission, review any existing policy regarding the travel and payment of travel expenses of members and employees of the state highway patrol retirement board and adopt rules in accordance with section 5505.04 of the Revised Code establishing a new or revised policy regarding travel and payment of travel expenses. Not less than sixty days before adopting a new or revised policy, the board shall submit the policy to the Ohio retirement study council for review.
(B) If the board intends to award a bonus to any employee of the board, adopt rules in accordance with section 5505.04 of the Revised Code establishing a policy regarding employee bonuses;
(C) Provide copies of the rules adopted under divisions (A) and (B) of this section to each member of the Ohio retirement study council;
(D) Submit to the Ohio retirement study council a proposed operating budget, including an administrative budget for the board, for the next immediate fiscal year and adopt that budget not earlier than sixty days after it is submitted to the council;
(E) Submit to the council a plan describing how the board will improve the dissemination of public information pertaining to the board.
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A five-year-old boy used his grandfather's eBay account to bid nearly £200,000 on a second hand Wii.
Little Archie Lovett was apparently browsing the 'Bay looking for toys, when he somehow placed a bid for the console.
The first his grandfather Ray Atkinson knew about it was when an email arrived asking him for £197,654 to complete the purchase, according to The Telegraph.
"I couldn't believe it when I saw how much I needed to pay," said Mr Atkinson.
"I then realised it was Archie."
Grandad managed to cancel the deal, as luckily the seller was "very understanding".
Clever boy
Archie, who already has a Wii anyway, has been told not to do it again, though his forgiving grandfather gushed "It does show how clever he is."
Mother Leanne Lovett said: "He only wanted the games but the problem is he doesn't understand money.
"He thinks they cost very little or are free."
Archie's history of eBay fraud doesn't end there, either – he once tried to buy a car online, but was stopped by his parents at the last minute.
TechRadar wonders how long before Archie is hitching flights around the world disguised as a Nintendo executive, and forging Wii points cards in hotel bathrooms.


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Super Bowl Snacking Beyond the Potato Chip
Are you ready for some football? Or better yet, for some snacking? Super Bowl Sunday has indeed become America's day for pigging out. It's estimated that the average consumer devours some 2,000 calories worth of snacks during the game (and that's just during the game – the pre-game buffet is extra). But these days, America's taste for snack foods has gone beyond the mass-market potato chips and pretzels that crowd store shelves. With that in mind, I sought out 10 noteworthy items to feature on the game-day table. Let the feasting – and the football – begin.


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Crimp terminal boots are used to provide insulation that protects the operator and the equipment from electrical current. The term crimp terminal boot is interchangeable with crimp terminal cover.
How do crimp terminal boots work?
Safety is an essential consideration when terminating connectors. Crimp terminal boots play a key role in this, as they safeguard both the operator as well as the equipment against electrical damage or harm. They typically slide off the terminal while the wire is being fastened into place, and are then slid back into place over the top of the wire. Some, however, are permanently fixed in place. Both types provide proper insulation.
Types of crimp terminal boots
Crimp terminal boots feature different kinds of connectors, including coaxial, receptacle, and tab. They are made from plastic (such as nylon, PVC or polyamide) and various rubbers (including silicone rubber), which are selected for their insulating qualities. Their bodies can also be made from metals such as brass, phosphor bronze or stainless steel. They are usually colour-coded, making them easy to separate in complicated wiring systems.


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Genuine faith results in action motivated by thankfulness for all that God has done. In volume 2 of this series, Alistair Begg helps us discover what true faith looks like in the life of a Christian. True faith in the Lord Jesus Christ produces godly wisdom, which is demonstrated by how we conduct ourselves toward God and others. James gives us tremendous insight into temptations Christians often face - from showing favoritism to having an uncontrolled tongue. As God's Spirit enables, we can learn true wisdom and find strength to serve God and each other.
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Everyone wants a cool job, right? Check out Black Enterprise's Cool Jobs section for profiles on some sweet gigs.
Most of us want to find a job we love, but we don't quite know how to do it. We're looking for that job love in all the wrong places.
Working with hundreds of people as they navigate their careers, I've seen again and again that leaping out of bed in the morning to get to a job you love doesn't come from:
- Working in a sexy or cutting-edge industry.
- Working in the area of your passion ("I love fashion so I'll work in the fashion business").
- Advancing up the ladder in your industry.
- Having a great compensation package, cushy office or amazing vacation policy.
Long-term career enjoyment and motivation comes from finding a job that, in its day-to-day reality, is a right fit with who you really are—your strengths, your personality, your values.
Figuring out what that means for you requires the answers to three important questions:
1. What's the work I've really been doing in every job I've had?
Your resume shows a variety of different job titles, but if you look closely, underneath the titles, you'll see a common thread in the work you've actually been doing in those diverse roles.
Maybe you're the one on the team who's always called in to calmly resolve crises. Maybe you see what's not running smoothly and put more efficient systems in place. Maybe your out-of-the-box ideas help your employers innovate and grow.
This is "the work underneath your work"—the work you really do, no matter what label, formal title or industry category is put on top of it.
Think back to childhood, and you might see this was also what you were really doing when you formed that rock band or "staffed" that lemonade stand.
Look for a job that centers on the work you've naturally and consistently done throughout your life and career.
2. What are my core values?
Job fulfillment also comes from something most of us don't think about very often: aligning our work with our core values.
Here's how to begin. Think back to a peak moment in your life when you felt particularly fulfilled. Maybe it was swimming in the ocean in Hawaii, finishing a major project at work or a simple moment like reading a great book with your dog on your lap.
Now ask yourself this important question, "Which of my values was I honoring at that moment?"
If your peak moment was swimming in the ocean, maybe you were honoring values of freedom, connection to nature and health. If your peak moment was finishing a big work project, perhaps you were honoring values of accomplishment and determination.
Do this exercise with two peak moments and list about five of your core values.
Reminder: values are not specific activities; they are intangible qualities. "Swimming" isn't a value, but swimming might allow you to express values such as health or connection with nature.
Look for a job that will allow you to honor your core values. If you value creativity and spontaneity but work in an uncreative role in a conservative company, you've got some changes to make!
3. What's my relationship style?
Look back to your past work, school, and volunteering experiences and identify how you like to work with others.
Are you a solitary contributor, or do you love being part of a close-knit team?
Do you need a lot of praise and recognition from others?
Do you like a lot of autonomy, or close mentoring and guidance from a boss?
Excavate your past to learn what interpersonal environment works best for you, and then look for a team structure that fits your relationship style.
Isn't this a tall order?
It can seem like an impossible task—especially during a tough economy—to find a job that fits with your answers to these questions.
But it's not as impossible as it seems. Here's why:
- You'll have a bigger playing field. Using these questions, you'll find yourself exploring roles you haven't considered before or that perhaps your inner critic wouldn't have permitted you to consider but that are a great fit with who you really are.
- You don't have to find a job that meets all three criteria. If you find a job that works on any one of the three dimensions, that alone is going to bring you a lot more daily satisfaction and happiness.
- It's worth it. It might take some more thoughtful work up front to look for a job this way, but you are much more likely to stay in a job for a long time—and to be promoted—in a role that's a true fit for you.
Tara Sophia Mohr is an expert on women's leadership and well-being. A coach, writer and teacher, she is the founder of the global Playing Big leadership program for women and the author of the free 10 Rules for Brilliant Women Workbook.
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Eden Prairie's Mason Bergh (5) is congratulated by teammates after scoring in the Eagles' 7-1 triumph over Holy Family Catholic. Photo by Katherine Matthews
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Eden Prairie's Steven Spinner tried to set the record straight.
Really, he did.
Mason Bergh had scored, but Spinner had been given credit for the third-period goal over the public address system.
"I tried to tell them," Spinner said with a shrug after the Eagles eased past Holy Family Catholic 7-1 in the quarterfinals of the Section 7AA playoffs on Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Eden Prairie Community Center. "It was a good play, but they just announced it wrong."
Oh, well.
When Spinner really did score later in the third period the goal was his second of the night. Naturally, the large and loud Eden Prairie student section thought it was his third.
Hats came raining down on the ice.
"I didn't earn it," Spinner said. "But it was still awesome to see.
"Get the fans into it."
It was that sort of night for Spinner and the Eagles, when a mix-up only added to the party atmosphere.
Eden Prairie had plenty of opportunities to celebrate during Thursday's 7-1 victory over Holy Family Catholic. Photo by Katherine Matthews
Most often it was Spinner whipping the unusually large and rowdy crowd into a frenzy. When Spinner wasn't setting up goals he was scoring them. When he wasn't scoring goals he was dishing heavy hits. When he wasn't doing all of that, well, he was required to serve a couple unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.
"You can't expect that out of anybody," Eden Prairie coach Lee Smith said about Spinner's big night. "We just need him to put pucks on the net. He's a good shooter."
A 5-foot-11½, 195-pound junior forward, Spinner has 17 goals and a team-best 45 points in 24 games this season. None of which comes as much of a surprise. The Nebraska-Omaha recruit has been putting up big numbers ever since his youth hockey days.
Holy Family Catholic coach Noel Rahn knows all about Spinner's capabilities. Rahn coached Spinner as a Pee Wee A in the Eden Prairie youth hockey system.
"He's a great kid," Rahn said. "The thing about him is he is tenacious. He's always been the hardest working player on the ice."
A big, strong player with speed and a wicked shot? Who works hard, too?
Yeah, that pretty much sums up Spinner, whose first goal came in the first period on a wicked 20-foot wrist shot. Spinner's third-period goal came on a breakaway. He was patient in getting Holy Family Catholic goaltender Derrick LaCombe to commit first, then deftly lifted the puck high into the net.
Did we mention that Spinner has great hands?
"And he's strong, too, so it's hard to move him off the puck," Eden Prairie defenseman Hunter Warner said. "Having him on your team really helps. He can bury his chances."
Holy Family Catholic goaltender Derrick LaCombe made 44 saves against Eden Prairie. Photo by Katherine Matthews
Derrick LaCombe went 9-7-0 as a promising sophomore goaltender last season for Eden Prairie, sharing time with Jake Gerdes.
LaCombe and Gerdes were on the ice together for the first time this season on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Section 6AA playofs.
LaCombe, now playing for Holy Family Catholic after an offseason transfer of schools, received a rousing round of boos when he was announced as a starter at the Eden Prairie Community Center.
Gerdes received the loudest ovation when he was announced as an Eagles starter.
After the fans had stated their case, the Eagles did the same. Lighting up LaCombe and the Fire for five first-period goals en route to a 7-1 victory.
"Actually, LaCombe and I are pretty good buddies.," Eden Prairie defenseman Hunter Warner said. "We know if he plays his game, he's a great goaltender. But we weren't going to let him beat us."
LaCombe went 11-7-0 with a 3.24 goals-against average and .898 save percentage for Holy Family Catholic this season. He made 44 saves on 51 shots against his old team.
"Sometimes you get overhyped, and he was so amped up for this game because he was coming back (to Eden Prairie)," Holy Family Catholic coach Noel Rahn said. "He's a competitor, and he came out strong in the second period.
"He's a great goalie, but sometimes I think you can get overhyped."
No. 4-seeded Eden Prairie scored five unanswered goals in the first period en route to a 7-1 triumph over No. 5 Holy Family Catholic in a stunningly lopsided Section 6AA quarterfinal matchup on Thursday, Feb. 21 at the Eden Prairie Community Cener.
Nic Bentz scored 1 minute, 57 seconds into the first period for the Eagles (13-12-1), who also got goals from Mason Bergh, Brady Schoo, Jack Keeley and Steven Spinner before Holy Family Catholic (18-7-0) ended the run with a power-play goal by Joey Marooney with 36 seconds left in the opening period.
After a scoreless second period, Spinner and Bergh each added their second goals in the final period as Eden Prairie continued to control long stretches.
The Eagles fired 51 shots at Holy Family Catholic's Derrick LaCombe. A junior, LaCombe played for Eden Prairie last year before transferring to the Fire.
Eden Prairie goaltender Jake Gerdes made 29 saves.
The quarterfinal loss was the second in as many seasons for Holy Family Catholic since it opted up to Class 2A. The Fire lost to eventual state champion Benilde-St. Margaret's 7-0 in last year's playoffs.
Sophomore Shane Gersich, an NHL prospect who has committed to play at the University of North Dakota, was limited to just a few quality scoring chances by Eden Prairie's shutdown defense.
1. Steven Spinner, Eden Prairie
The feisty junior scored twice and was incorrectly credited for a third goal. That mistake allowed the large and boisterous Eden Prairie student section to joyously toss hats on the ice. Two goals? Three? The total didn't really matter, as Spinner, who has committed to play at Nebraska-Omaha, was creating -- and finishing -- scoring chances all night with his speed and physical play.
2. Luc Snuggerud, Eden Prairie
The junior defenseman routinely rushed the puck out of the Eagles' zone all the way into the Holy Family Catholic end, where he would launch shots at besieged Fire goaltender Derrick LaCombe. Snuggerud, another Nebraska-Omaha recruit, was also rock solid in all the gritty areas in the Eagles' zone, limiting Holy Family Catholic's potent offense to minimal scoring chances.
3. Mason Bergh, Eden Praire
The senior forward, one of the few holdovers from the Eagles' state championship team two seasons ago, scored twice and added an assist. His play complimented Spinner's nicely on a dominant forward line.
Eden Prairie's Luc Snuggerud. Photo by Katherine Matthews
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2015 ¡Fiesta Tigres!
Tigers players and fans enjoy this annual celebration of hispanic heritage at Comerica Park.
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CLEVELAND - Torii Hunter came up one measly single shy of history.
It's about the only thing the All-Star-studded Detroit Tigers haven't accomplished during two days of dominance inside Progressive Field.
Hunter drove in three runs and fell a single short of hitting for the cycle, and Miguel Cabrera cracked a two-run homer as the Tigers overpowered the Cleveland Indians again, 9-4 on Saturday for their fifth straight win.
Hunter hit a two-run homer, tripled and doubled as the Tigers won their seventh consecutive game over the Indians and pushed their lead in the AL Central to 3 1/2 games. Needing just a routine base hit in the eighth inning, Hunter grounded out weakly to reliever Vinnie Pestano.
'I tried to bloop it, but it just didn't work out,' said Hunter, who would have already had his cycle but was robbed by outfielder Michael Bourn's diving catch in the third. 'That was my single. He ruined it for me. I'll have to talk to him tomorrow.'
Detroit improved to 8-2 against Cleveland this season, and the Tigers have won 11 of the last 14 games in what has been a lopsided rivalry.
The Indians came into the four-game series hoping to cut into Detroit's lead. Instead, the Tigers have opened some distance and are threatening to widen the gap.
'We'll show up tomorrow,' Indians manager Terry Francona promised. 'We certainly need to do better against them. They're the team that is directly ahead of us and they've kind of had their way with us, but I don't think we'll show up tomorrow and not feel we're going to win. But we need to play better.'
The Tigers have outscored the Indians 16-4 in the first two games of the series and Detroit still has Doug Fister (6-5) and Max Scherzer (13-0) scheduled to pitch.
Anibal Sanchez (7-5) returned from the disabled list and pitched five innings for his first win since June 4.
Cabrera and Prince Fielder homered in the third off Carlos Carrasco (0-4), who was recalled from the minors to face the AL's best hitting team.
Nick Swisher and Ryan Raburn went deep for Cleveland, which has dropped four straight.
In the eighth, the Tigers learned that Cabrera will make his first start for the AL in the All-Star game and will be joined by five teammates; Hunter, Fielder, shortstop Jhonny Peralta, Scherzer and Justin Verlander. Detroit's Jim Leyland will manage the AL squad for the July 16 game at Citi Field in New York.
'I'm very happy for all our guys,' Leyland said. 'Everybody from the Tigers was a players' choice. The one guy I added was Justin Verlander and I don't think that's really going out on the limb too damn far.'
Hunter said Cabrera's first All-Star start was long overdue.
'I couldn't believe he'd never been a starter,' Hunter said of Cabrera, who won the Triple Crown last season. 'He's been the best hitter on the planet for a long time.'
The Indians will be represented by pitcher Justin Masterson and second baseman Justin Kipnis, who had his hitting streak stopped at 16 games.
Leyland picked both Cleveland players, selections that delighted Francona.
'I knew all along that the process is what it is and I knew he would put his heart and soul and brains into it and try to do the best job that he could,' said Francona, who managed the AL team in 2005 and 2008. 'Sometimes it's an impossible job, but knowing him I knew he would do the best he could for every team.'
Hunter's two-run homer in the sixth put the Tigers ahead 9-1. With a chance to become the first Tigers player to hit for the cycle since Carlos Guillen in 2006 - and the first to do it in Progressive Field history - Hunter tapped out on a slow roller.
Sanchez had been sidelined since June 16 with a strained shoulder. With the luxury of a large lead, he was able to pitch relaxed and allowed one run and three hits before Leyland pulled him after 73 pitches.
Carrasco wasn't so lucky. He survived his first trip through Detroit's vaunted lineup unscathed, but the right-hander wasn't so fortunate the second time around as the Tigers roped two homers, two doubles and a single in the third off Carrasco, who hasn't won in the majors since June 29, 2011. He missed all of 2012 following Tommy John surgery.
Cabrera connected for a two-run homer and Fielder followed with another drive as the Tigers scored four times - all with two outs.
With one out, Austin Jackson doubled before Carrasco retired Hunter on a hard liner to center. Cabrera fouled off two pitches before launching his 27th homer into the left-field seats to make it 2-0, thrilling thousands of orange-and-blue clad Detroit fans who made the trip from Michigan.
Two pitches later, Fielder hit his 15th homer, a towering blast into the right-field seats to put the Tigers up 3-0 in the game and 10-0 in the series.
After the game, the Indians held a brief players' meeting to address all that has gone wrong in the past two games.
'We're definitely not intimidated by them,' Kipnis said. 'We've just come out flat the last couple days and we're looking to change that. The pressures not really on us, it's got to be on them and that's the way we've got to approach it.'
NOTES: The Tigers have six All-Stars for the first time since 1985. ... Francona is opposed to the league that wins the All-Star game receiving home-field advantage in the World Series. 'I'm not sure I have the answer,' said Francona, who managed the AL team in 2005 and 2008. 'But you play all year in our sport, I think that should mean something.' ... Leyland isn't sure when 2B Omar Infante (bruised left shin) will return. He hasn't played since being taken out on a slide by Toronto's Colby Rasmus on Wednesday.


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Forget the blame game as it relates to the pending sequestration.
Forget the blame game as it relates to the pending sequestration. That is being debated and will continue to be.
It�s another game that has led the nation to where we are today. It�s the game of politics � but in this game, there are no winners.
Congressional leaders, President Barack Obama and his administration have yet to see that. They can�t win, yet they continue to play the game believing they will emerge as the winners, with the other side coming out as losers.
Well, there are a lot of losers in this game, and it�s not the Democrats or the Republicans. The losers in this game are the hundreds of thousands of civilian Department of Defense workers across the nation, including about 5,000 right here at Cherry Point. What�s sad is that they never agreed to play the game.
They are people who simply get up in the morning and go to work, not only with the idea of helping provide for themselves and their families but also with a bit of pride, knowing the jobs they do help this country defend itself.
These people make up the fabric of Havelock, that beautiful piece of cloth that contains all types of people, from veterans and those who were here when Cherry Point began in 1941 � drawn to the area by the prospect of jobs as the country recovered from the Great Depression � to the future generation of engineers and workers who went to college to learn a skill and found the best place to apply that skill at Cherry Point.
These are the people of sequestration. They are your neighbors and your friends, and they will have to rebudget their money and face the hardships of a possible 20 percent cut in pay for 22 weeks. They will have to give up movie nights, dinners out, and even family vacations. Their retirement accounts and college accounts for their children will be affected.
Some may view sequestration as simply a battle between Democrats and Republicans over money, spending and budgets. They would be wrong. Sequestration is about the people, the people right here in Havelock.


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Refreshed Abreu set to make adjustments
ARLINGTON -- Jose Abreu feels fine physically and seemed upbeat and a bit refreshed on Friday evening, after not starting Thursday's series finale against the Red Sox.
In the throes of a 1-for-25 slump after Friday's series opener against the Rangers, Abreu understands that his success is predicated on making adjustments to counter adjustments already made by opposing pitchers.
"That's the time to make adjustments right now," said Abreu through translator and White Sox manager of cultural development Lino Diaz. "But you know all you have to do is continue to work hard throughout the season and then at the end of the season we'll see what we got.
"I don't think they are pitching in a different way. I just have to become a little more disciplined. I have been chasing a little bit of pitches out of the zone."
Abreu received a great deal of early attention for a relatively hot start that included multi-homer games in Colorado on April 7 and at home against Cleveland on April 10, as well as 14 RBIs. His average has dipped to .213 during this current funk, but as general manager Rick Hahn mentioned during Spring Training, Abreu, or any other young player, won't be judged on a week to week or even month-to-month basis.
These slumps were expected, so they will eventually look at Abreu's overall body of work.
"Right now we are more concentrated on trying to provide collectively for the team," Abreu said. "In doing that, then I can go ahead and do my part and make adjustments on my part."


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Our co-founder and CEO got the travel bug since he was a young boy in Paris, discovering the history of the city by wandering along the Seine River. Emmanuel sees traveling as both a pleasurable and philosophical journey within one's self, space and time. He loves meeting different cultures and getting to know diverse histories because they help people learn more about themselves as well as others. Besides Paris, Emmanuel has a special heart for Italy and the Iguazu Falls.
Wladimir Guez is one of our co-founders and oversees company operation. Always on the go, some of his memorable travel experiences include diving with sharks and turtles in the Philippines, sleeping inside a monastery in the Indian Himalayas, biking the narrow ancient streets of Rome, meeting an orangutan in Indonesia and trekking across the Sierra Madre (read his adventures here). Besides travel, Wladimir loves arts, sciences, food and sports. He hails from Paris, France and lives in Makati, Philippines with his 2 adorable cats.
As marketing director, Xavier oversees all internet campaigns such as SEO, social media and newsletters. A Frenchman based in Greece, his favorite travel experience is doing a camel safari in the Thar Desert at Rajasthan, India. Xavier also plays the drums and performs in gigs from time to time.
As technology advisor, Julien works with the IT team in improving the website and also gives advice on product strategy, coding and marketing. Besides programming, Julien enjoys various creative pursuits like playing the piano, composing music and photography. His most unforgettable experience is visiting Kathmandu, Nepal.
All the way from Rome, Alessia is our product manager for Italy, United Kingdom, Southern Europe and Africa. Of all the attractions she's been in, she is most impressed by the Sagrada Familia in Spain, the Berlin Wall in Germany and the Vatican City. She loves going to the south of Italy and visiting towns and islands like Amalfi, Sorrento and Capri. When she's not exploring, she engages in rock climbing and looks out for new crags to conquer.
Audrey is our product manager for France and North America stationed at our Paris office. Her travels have taken her all over the world and have provided interesting experiences like horseback riding at the Giza Pyramids, flying on a helicopter in Paris, exploring the medina of Marrakech, sailing on a catamaran to Saona Island, diving in the Red Sea at Sharm El Sheikh and watching an Arsenal football game in London. Among Audrey's hobbies are watching movies, listening to music and singing in karaoke bars.
Rounding up our Paris ladies, Caroline is our product manager for Spain, Portugal and South America. She lived in South America for 6 years and spent a lot of time exploring the continent. Her favorite places include Machu Picchu in Peru, Uyuni Salt Desert in Bolivia, San Pedro de Atacama in Chile, Iguazu Falls in Argentina and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Caroline also had her fair share of traveling in Spain and is fond of Granada and Andalucia. When she's not planning new trips, Caroline enjoys attending art exhibitions and doing yoga.
Based in our Manila office, Vida is the product manager for Asia and Oceania. Vida enjoys going to rock concerts and has flown to different countries to see bands perform like Green Day in Singapore, Bon Jovi in New York, 30 Second to Mars, Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring and more in Osaka. Besides music, Vida enjoys reading books, watching bad TV shows and going out for drinks. She also curates the City Discovery Instagram account.
Churchil leads the IT team, responsible for the development and management of the website from the back office to the front end. In his free time, he likes going to the beach and engaging in combat sports.
Our reservations supervisor for City Discovery, Janina heads the customer service team dedicated in responding to booking inquiries and concerns. In her own travels, Janina has watched the sunrise at Angkor Wat, explored the many temples of Siem Reap, climbed the Eiffel Tower and flown in an ultralight plane in Pampanga. Janina is a fan of movies, video games, water sports activities and discovering new food haunts.
Norman supervises the reservations team at World Airport Transfer, who makes sure your ground transportation needs are well taken care of. He has done trips local and abroad and loves sightseeing at night. His favorite nocturnal experiences include swimming in Nasugbu, walking in Paris and eating at hawker centers in Singapore. Pastimes include watching sports especially basketball (rooting for Spurs and Gilas Pilipinas), volleyball (the Philippine Army team) and boxing (Team Pacquiao all the way).


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]]>Main Page]]> | Risk Factors | ]]>Symptoms]]> | ]]>Diagnosis]]> | ]]>Treatment]]> | ]]>Screening]]> | ]]>Reducing Your Risk]]> | ]]>Talking to Your Doctor]]> | ]]>Living With OCD]]> | ]]>Resource Guide]]>
A risk factor is something that increases your likelihood of getting a disease or condition.
It is possible to develop obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with or without the risk factors listed below. However, the more risk factors you have, the greater your likelihood of developing OCD. If you have a number of risk factors, ask your doctor what you can do to reduce your risk.
Risk factors may include:
OCD tends to develop in late adolescence or early adulthood. However, it can begin as early as preschool age and as late as age 40.
Research suggests that genes may play a role in the development of OCD in some cases. The condition tends to run in families. A person who has OCD has a 25% chance of having a blood relative who has it.
One study found that children inherit OCD symptoms in 45%-60% of cases, while adults inherit the symptoms in 27%-47% of cases.
OCD often occurs in people who have other ]]>anxiety disorders]]> , ]]>depression]]> , ]]>Tourette syndrome]]> , ]]>attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)]]> , ]]>substance abuse]]> , ]]>eating disorders]]> , and certain personality disorders.
PANDAS, which refers to Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders associated with Streptococcal Infections, is a term that refers to a group of children who have OCD and/or a tic disorder, which gets worse or is related to ]]>strep throat]]> . Researchers are studying what causes this, for example, antibodies in the body may interact with the brain.
OCD symptoms often occur during stress from major life changes, such as loss of a loved one, divorce, relationship difficulties, problems in school, or abuse.
OCD symptoms may worsen during and immediately after pregnancy. In this case, fluctuating hormones can trigger symptoms. Postpartum OCD is characterized by disturbing thoughts and compulsions regarding the baby's well-being.
About OCD. Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation website. Available at: http://www.ocfoundation.org/what-is-ocd.html . Accessed September 8, 2008.
Carson RC. Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life . 11th ed. Allyn and Bacon; 2000.
Moretti G, Pasquini M, Mandarelli G, et al. What every psychiatrist should know about PANDAS: a review. Clin Pract Epidemol Ment Health. 2008 May 21;4:13.
van Groothest DS, Cath DC, Beekman AT, Boomsma DI. Twin studies on OCD: A review. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2005;8:450-458.
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- Elliptic flow analysis at RHIC with the Lee-Yang Zeroes method in a relativistic transport approach (2006)
- The Lee-Yang zeroes method is applied to study elliptic flow (v_2) in Au+Au collisions at sqrt s =200 A GeV, with the UrQMD model. In this transport approach, the true event plane is known and both the nonflow effects and event-by-event v_2 fluctuations exist. Although the low resolutions prohibit the application of the method for most central and peripheral collisions, the integral and differential elliptic flow from the Lee-Yang zeroes method agrees with the exact v_2 values very well for semi-central collisions.
- Anisotropic flow at RHIC : how unique is the number-of-constituent-quark scaling? (2006)
- The transverse momentum dependence of the anisotropic flow v_2 for pi, K, nucleon, Lambda, Xi and Omega is studied for Au+Au collisions at sqrt s_NN = 200 GeV within two independent string-hadron transport approaches (RQMD and UrQMD). Although both models reach only 60% of the absolute magnitude of the measured v_2, they both predict the particle type dependence of v_2, as observed by the RHIC experiments: v_2 exhibits a hadron-mass hierarchy (HMH) in the low p_T region and a number-of-constituent-quark (NCQ) dependence in the intermediate p_T region. The failure of the hadronic models to reproduce the absolute magnitude of the observed v_2 indicates that transport calculations of heavy ion collisions at RHIC must incorporate interactions among quarks and gluons in the early, hot and dense phase. The presence of an NCQ scaling in the string-hadron model results suggests that the particle-type dependencies observed in heavy-ion collisions at intermediate p_T are related to the hadronic cross sections in vacuum rather than to the hadronization process itself, as suggested by quark recombination models.


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I have a question for those of you who have twins already. I have been shopping ahead of time for baby clothes, so that if and when I go on bed rest I still got to pick some things out. I was guessing that with twins they would weigh between 5 and 6.5 lbs when they are born. So I have been buying mostly 0-3 month old clothes since they fir up to 12lbs
Recently people have been telling me they won't last all summer and that I should be buying 3-6 month old clothes.
The question is how quickly did they put on weight and do you think that 0-3 month old clothes would actually fit until they are 3 months old.


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Wainwright done in by lack of run support
Jay's RBI triple not enough as Cards drop game, series to Pirates
PITTSBURGH -- A day after the Cardinals broke through against a pitcher that repeatedly gave them fits last season, the Pirates found a way to down St. Louis' ace with a just-as-good performance from a pitcher who posted a 5.71 ERA in 2013 and struggled all spring.
Baseball can be funny like that.
The Cardinals did not, however, exit Pittsburgh amused Sunday, but rather frustrated by an opportunity missed to kick off the season with a winning road trip. A pair of run-scoring, two-out doubles turned an otherwise strong effort from Adam Wainwright into a 2-1 loss to Pittsburgh. That's because the Cardinals did even less against right-hander Edinson Volquez, who entered with a career ERA of 5.56 against St. Louis.
"A flat-out gem," was how Pirates manager Clint Hurdle described it afterward. "He matched Wainwright for the entire time he was out there. It was a very big confidence builder -- for him, the team."
Pirates backup catcher Tony Sanchez delivered the game-winning blow with a double in the seventh, scoring Pedro Alvarez from first to position Pittsburgh for a series win in front of 25,704 at PNC Park. This was the fourth of the six games played by the Cardinals to be decided by one run. Included among those four are both of Wainwright's starts.
"When you're playing tough teams, rivalry teams, like we did today, especially here in Pittsburgh, it's going to be very tough," Wainwright said. "It comes down to a couple of plays turned the game. A walk followed by a ball in the middle of the plate is usually a pretty bad sequence. It's two things I usually don't do a whole lot of."
While Wainwright wasn't as stingy as he was in his Opening Day start -- one in which he covered seven scoreless innings -- his troubles Sunday had much to do with run support.
Volquez, the newest member of the Pirates' rotation, garnered 16 consecutive outs after allowing a leadoff single to Matt Carpenter. He was aided by aggressive defensive shifting in the infield and was unpredictable in his pitch sequencing.
It kept Volquez toe-to-toe with the Cardinals' ace.
"I thought he did a good job," Cardinals outfielder Allen Craig said. "He had a good fastball today and his offspeed [pitches] were around the plate. He has good stuff and pitched pretty well today."
The Cardinals eventually got to Volquez in the sixth, tying the game with an RBI triple by Jon Jay, who was making the center-field start in place of Peter Bourjos. The run-scoring hit rewarded Carpenter for his hustle, as the inning was extended, only because Carpenter beat out a potential inning-ending double play.
But St. Louis' chances to extend the rally went down with Matt Adams. He struck out swinging against Tony Watson, who relieved Volquez to give the Pirates the left-on-left matchup they desired.
It was the start of stingy relief by the Pirates' bullpen, which allowed only one baserunner (via a walk) in 3 1/3 innings. Closer Jason Grilli erased that runner by getting Matt Holliday to ground into a ninth-inning double play.
"They've got a talented club and the guys in the 'pen," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "We've seen a lot of them. We know what we have to deal with if we let the game get to that point."
Wainwright was effective and efficient from the get-go but also forced to adjust his pitching plan when he struggled to find the feel for his cutter. He described the pitch as "sloppy and big and loopy, rather than tight and short like it normally is," and that looseness hurt him in both of the Pirates' run-scoring innings.
Reigning National League MVP Andrew McCutchen stirred Wainwright's first serious bit of trouble with a one-out double in the fourth. Left fielder Holliday ran down Alvarez's hard-hit ball to left-center, but Craig couldn't do the same when Neil Walker sliced a double to right off a cutter.
McCutchen scored easily to give the Pirates the early one-run lead.
The cutter abandoned Wainwright again in the seventh, which contributed to Alvarez's five-pitch walk.
"You never want to put the leadoff guy on, especially late in the game with some heavy hitters behind him still," Wainwright said. "I wanted to get ahead, and I did with strike one. Then I probably picked on the corners a little too much there."
Alvarez's walk was one of two Wainwright issued on the afternoon. Last season, he walked 34 in 33 starts. This year, Wainwright has already walked four in 14 innings.
Sanchez's two-out double then came on a four-seam fastball. Sanchez said afterward that he was anticipating the cutter, fearing the curveball but was nevertheless able to catch up to the 90-mph fastball.
"Genuine jubilation," Sanchez added. "I was so excited. As the ball came off the bat, I knew it was going to get in the gap. It was just a matter of Pedro being fast enough to score, and he was busting his butt the entire way."
Still, Wainwright pitched enough to deserve better -- and he typically has. In his previous 21 starts of at least seven innings in which he gave up two or fewer runs, the Cardinals had won 20 of them. This would be another rare exception.
"He did a real nice job keeping us right there," Matheny said. "That's a game that when your ace does that, you feel like you need to walk out of here with a win."


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So, we make this pretty easy salad/pasta ranch thing that makes for a pretty good dinner when you're in the mood for something different but don't like wasting tons of time and energy.
Ingredients - You're basic salad ingredients - Lettuce, shredded cheese, tomatoes, Bacon, etc, pretty much whatever you like. Boneless/skinless chicken, Bacon, & Ranch.
Preparation -
Grill up some boneless/skinless chicken - no dressings or seasonings,just plain ole grilled chicken.
Fry up some bacon (or use microwave kind if you're lazy, LOL)
Make some of those multi colored pasta noodles; around here they call it crazy pasta (the same stuff you see in pasta salad's at picnics and cookouts and what not). When they are done cooking run cold water over them so they cool down.
Layers: (from the bottom up)
- Lettuce
- Pasta
- chicken
- Bacon
- shredded Cheese
- Tomatoes, Broccoli, any other salad toppings you prefer
- Ranch dressing (regular or low fat, either tastes great)
We also make some of that fresh baguette bread you can get from your grocery stores bakery dept; that always goes well with a good salad.
That's it; pretty simple to make but really tastes good and plus if u make enough you can have leftovers that only take a couple minutes to put together in a container for work. Fills you up longer than your basic salad does since you have the pasta & chicken added.


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June 20, 2014
Two recent federal transportation proposals attempt to identify sustainable revenue sources as the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) nears insolvency later this summer and as the U.S. Congress considers a new transportation reauthorization package to replace the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, which expires September 30, 2014.
The Repeal and Rebuild Act of 2014 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (summarized here) on June 11, 2014. It would repeal both the federal gasoline tax of 18.3 cents per gallon and the federal truck tire excise tax, replacing both with an increase of the federal tax on oil to $6.75 per barrel. Significantly, the Act would index the per-barrel tax and the existing diesel tax both to inflation and to improvements in vehicle fuel economy. This bill would raise an estimated $104 billion in additional revenue over ten years into the HTF.
On June 18, 2014, a bipartisan transportation funding proposal was announced in the U.S. Senate. The Highway Funding and Tax Reduction proposal would increase the federal gas and diesel tax by 12 cents each and index them both to inflation. This increase would be phased in over the next two years in equal six-cent increments. The proposal argues that an increase in gas and diesel tax revenues should be offset to provide relief for taxpayers, and it offers the option of permanently extending various tax breaks identified in the Tax Extenders Act of 2013.
GO TO 2040 calls for robust, sustainable investment in the transportation system. While the plan supports increasing the federal gas tax and indexing it to inflation, it also recognizes the need to pursue a long-term replacement for the gas tax as vehicle technologies continue to evolve.
CMAP will monitor these and other bills related to federal transportation policy and will continue to advocate for the agency's adopted reauthorization principles and federal agenda.


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Could it be that Apple -- the most buttoned-up of buttoned-up companies -- has allowed leaks only hours prior to its product release? Looks like it, according to The Verge.
News releases for an iPhone 5 and new iPod Touch and Nano are showing up in search results on Apple.com. The release of iTunes 11 is also pre-announced (our emphasis).
Another leak shows that LTE will be featured in the new iPhone (a "want" from Press Here host Scott McGrew).
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
That's why they rent that stage in San Francisco -- for the details.
The LTE connectivity is impressive, as it may well spawn a new round of litigation from Samsung. Both companies have been rounding up patents in anticipation of wave of court time, lawyers and affidavits.
LTE would close the gap Samsung and other competitors have with quicker networks (let alone their bigger screens). One analyst said Apple is "more in a defensive role" after five years of iPhone disruption.
Apple stock reached an all-time high on Monday -- a known pattern that will probably feature a sell-off after today's announcement.


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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, R, served up a familiar portion of conservative red meat to CPAC attendees on Thursday, endearing himself to activists who could help propel him to a higher political office in the future.
Rubio received a rock star's welcome before speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where he used his 15-some-minute slot to extol traditional conservative positions on taxes, education, abortion, same-sex marriage and trade with China.
"We don't need a new idea. The idea's America, and it still works," said Rubio, to major applause, anticipating that liberals would criticize his remarks for offering no new ideas.
Sen. Marco Rubio draws applause from a crowd Thursday at the annual CPAC event.
But the Florida senator declined to ruffle any feathers, too. He didn't even mention the immigration overhaul on which he's worked, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for the 12 million undocumented residents currently in the United States.
Rather, Rubio argued to conservatives that there is no need to abandon their bedrock principles amid a bout of soul-searching within the GOP about how to broaden the party's appeal. The Florida senator repeatedly noted that the world has changed, but made the case for why standby Republican policies should stay the same.
"Just because I believe that states should have the right to define marriage in a traditional way does not make me a bigot," he said.
"The people who are actually close-minded in American politics are the people that love to preach about the certainty of science in regards to our climate, but ignore the absolute fact that science has proven that life begins at conception," Rubio added.
Providing his prescription for the GOP as it searches for a winning path forward, Rubio said: "Our challenge is to create an agenda applying our principles — our principles, they still work — applying our time-tested principles to the challenges of today."
In essence, Rubio firmly staked himself in the camp of Republicans who argue that the party's makeover is more cosmetic than policy-based.
And the one issue on which Rubio has been willing to defy party orthodoxy — immigration — went unmentioned.


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With the growing popularity of smartphones and tablet computers, the number of people keeping their heads down all the time is also on the rise, and one doctor in particular has found that the number of patients coming to see him for eye-related problems has increased by 30 to 40 percent in recent months. Some of his patients are also complaining about neck and shoulder pain and soreness in their wrists.
Liu Ching-chih, an ophthamologist at the Chi Mei Medical Center, says that people frequently using smartphones or tablet computers should pay more attention to their health. Try to avoid bowing your head or staying hunched over for extended periods of time, and be sure to rest five to 10 minutes every 30 to 40 minutes, he says. Liu also says that blinking more can allow moisture in the eyes to stay more balanced, and he warns people not to use cellphones or computers while riding in moving vehicles.
Liu says that the number of people coming in to see him due to discomfort in the eyes over the past six months has increased between 30 and 40 percent, and 90 percent of the patients, including both children and adults, frequently have their heads bowed down to look at mobile devices. Symptoms seen in adults include distension, soreness, and dryness in the eyes, as well as blurry vision and lacrimation. Some patients are also suffering from sore necks, shoulders, backs and wrists, and even experiencing headaches and elevated blood pressure. The prevalence of worsening nearsightedness in children has increased quite a lot as well, he says.
Photo: Weng Yu-huang, Liberty Times
Staring at a computer screen for an extended period of time keeps the eye's ciliary muscle from relaxing, the number of times you blink decreases, and moisture in the eyes becomes less balanced, all of which causes discomfort in the eyes and exacerbates nearsightedness.
Liu says that when people are operating smartphones or tablet computers they usually lower their head and stay hunched over, which can cause tension in the muscles in the neck, shoulders, waist and back, and subsequently lead to discomfort and soreness. Problems with the wrists often occur because both hands are typically left in the air when operating mobile devices. Strain on muscles in the neck and shoulders increases when starting and stopping for the many people using the gadgets while riding in moving vehicles. Some people even get to the point where they have to get help from a physical therapist and wear a neck brace to keep the damage from getting worse.
Liu says that lowering your head, hunching over, keeping your hands in the air, and your fingers constantly moving and on clicking things, means that pretty much the entire body is in a continual state of tension, which can affect the automatic nervous system, causing headaches, constriction of blood vessels and a rise in blood pressure.
(Liberty Times, Translated by Kyle Jeffcoat)
1. blink v. 眨眼 (zha2 yan3)
例: The average person blinks 15 times per minute.
2. blurry adj. 模糊的 (mo2 hu2 de5)
例: Why are all of the pictures you took yesterday so blurry?
3. elevated adj. 升高的;提高的 (sheng1 gao1 de5; ti2 gao1 de5)
例: The elevated level of toxic chemicals in your body was caused by eating too much of the fish.
The Dunhua Eslite branch is to shut up shop at the end of this month. During a news conference held on the afternoon of April 23, Mercy Wu, chairwoman of Eslite Spectrum Corp, spoke candidly about the bookstore founded by her father Robert Wu, and about how it stirred up emotions inside her still. She also spoke of her decision, made in this very store, not to study overseas, and instead to stay in Taiwan to run the store with her father. When speaking about the special place the bookstore had in her heart, she compared it to the rose
A group of high school students sued the College Entrance Examination Board, claiming its advanced placement tests are unfair to teens trapped at home by the coronavirus pandemic without adequate computers or Internet connections. The board, which offers college-level curriculum for courses and exams to high school students, and Educational Testing Services (ETS), which administers the advanced placement exams, discriminated against students without sufficient resources, those in remote locations and the disabled, according to a proposed class-action complaint filed last Tuesday in a Los Angeles federal court. "It is unrealistic to think that all students have quiet, private spaces at home in
The Proto-Indo-European (PIE) root meaning "man" is ner-. It survives in male names such as Andrew and Alexander, and is the root of the word that gives us "android," first used in English in 1837 and meaning an automaton resembling a human being in form and movement. Android derives from the Greek andro- (man) and -eides (form, shape). The ancient PIE root ner- also gave us the Greek anthropos, meaning "man, human being" (including women) — as opposed to the gods — and the English prefix anthropo- ("pertaining to man or human beings"). From here we have anthropocentric (placing humanity
Most people believe that paragliding is a sport for young people only. That's as may be, but 106-year-old Yu Te-hsin from Taichung has always wanted to experience the feeling of soaring through the sky. On May 14, Yu's family took him to Tiger Head Mountain in Nantou County's Puli Township for the ride of his life. After receiving professional instruction, he completed a successful takeoff and landing and broke the record in Taiwan for the oldest person to attempt the feat. A retired teacher, Yu takes his health and fitness seriously and, despite his advancing years, remains in rude health. He


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President Obama Recognizes 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers' Committee
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The White House announced that President Obama will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law with a reception to be held today in the East Room.
Lawyers' Committee founding members, board members and current leadership will join the President, civil rights leaders, members of Congress and the Obama administration, as well as other distinguished guests for this special occasion. In recognition of the White House announcement, the Lawyers' Committee has issued the following statement:
"We are honored and privileged that President Obama has chosen to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law at the White House – the very site of the founding of the Lawyers' Committee five decades ago. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy issued a national call to action for lawyers to provide pro bono legal services and resources to address the racial discrimination that plagued our country.
The Lawyers' Committee remains steadfast in its mission to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice under law for all Americans. The Lawyers' Committee's mission is to use the skills and resources of the bar to obtain equal opportunity for minorities by addressing factors that contribute to racial justice and economic opportunity.
As we celebrate this momentous occasion and acknowledge that much progress has been made, we must also recognize that the role and mission of the Lawyers' Committee remains as vital and as pertinent today as it did 50 years ago. During the 2012 election, the Lawyers' Committee worked hand-in-hand with the Department of Justice to prevent suppressive voting laws from going into effect in Texas, South Carolina and Florida.
The last term of the Supreme Court, with the rulings on affirmative action in the Fisher v. University of Texas case and voting rights in the Shelby v. Holder case, served as a stark reminder that the job of the Lawyers' Committee and its affiliates nationwide is far from done. Most recently, the Trayvon Martin case exemplifies the need still to address institutional racism in our criminal justice system.
As we honor the legacy of President Kennedy and this important milestone, we wish to thank President Obama for his continued leadership in efforts to achieve inclusion, racial justice and equal opportunity for all Americans. We look forward to continuing the mission of the Lawyers' Committee in combating racial discrimination as long as it continues to exist."
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers' Committee), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, was formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary in 2013 as we continue our quest of "Moving America Toward Justice." The principal mission of the Lawyers' Committee is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice under law, particularly in the areas of fair housing and fair lending; community development; employment; voting; education and environmental justice.
Stacie B. Royster is Director of Communications and External Affairs
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
For more information about the Lawyers' Committee, visit www.lawyerscommittee.org
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On Saturday, February 21st, the listener-sponsored, noncommercial, independent and local radio station KPOO will broadcast LIVE from the Amoeba SF stage from 2-6 pm! Join us in welcoming DJ X1 (Old School, Hip-Hop, R&B), McSchmormac (exploring the origins of recorded music with recordings from 1900 to 1950), and DJ Jose Ruiz (Latin Salsa). Come down and shake it with us! There will be dancing in the aisles.
KPOO broadcasts 24 hours a day to San Francisco, Oakland, and the greater Bay Area. Founded by Poor People's Radio, Inc., KPOO's ongoing mission has been to open the airwaves to the disenfranchised and underserved. They broadcasts news, public meetings, election, live events, interviews, public service announcements, and music not heard on any other radio stations. KPOO Radio is run by a volunteer staff.
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Day 1
|Our first view of the ship, the Disney Dream
|Waiting to embark
|The staterooms are huge with portholes large enough to sit in
|Her dinner buddy
Day 3: Castaway Cay
|Waiting to get back on the ship
|Enjoying the view before dark
We left the ship about 10am and made it to All Star Movies Resort about 11am
The first day we explored the resort and then went to Downtown Disney in the evening. We ate at Paradiso 37, which was really good
and shopped at the World of Disney, which is the best shop ever. We were all Disney Drunk in that store. Even Michael was a little giddy there.
Day 5: Magic Kingdom
|Space Mountain
|Splash Mountain
|Ireland found her country
Day 6: A break
We stayed at the resort pool all day and then went to Boma, a restaurant at Animal Kingdom Lodge
|The lobby
Day 7: Animal Kingdom
My favorite park
Day 9: Hollywood Studios
|Fantasmic the best end to our vacation
Now that we're back I can focus on crocheting and knitting. I've been consumed by Disney for awhile now.


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Volkswagen, always being one with the hip kids across the Internet, has jumped on one of the popular Internet trends from a couple years back: dirt car art. When "wash me" was too dull, artists like Scott Wade began taking the dirt-coated windows and creating some pretty spectacular designs and now Volkswagen has done the same (or at least simulated it with Photoshop wizardry) with the latest ad for the Touareg.
This ad jumps on the whole Touareg as a off-road and ourdoorsy kind of a vehicle by having a dirt and mud design that looks like a forest scene with mountain backdrop. Not too shabby, VW advertising firm, not too shabby. let's just hope no one hits the rear wiper button and starts a mudslide. [Neatorama]


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Recent research is available on the cost of college and how a student's participation in AP relates to college success. The following information summarizes key findings and may be helpful to students as they plan their transition to higher education.
Finding 1:
Most students take five or six years, and sometimes even longer, to earn their bachelor's degrees at public colleges and universities. Students who take AP courses and exams are much more likely to graduate in four years.
A 2008 study found that AP students had better four-year graduation rates than those who did not take AP. For example, graduation rates for AP English Literature students were 62 percent higher than graduation rates for those who took other English courses in high school.
Because more than 3,200 colleges and universities in the United States offer credit and/or advanced placement for qualifying AP scores, AP students have the flexibility to double major or study abroad without putting at risk graduation in four years.
Finding 2:
Students who take longer to graduate from a public college or university typically pay between $8,000 and $19,000 for each additional year. The typical college cost per year for a four-year public institution is $7,662 for in-state students and $18,529 for out-of-state students.
"I took AP throughout high school because it was the most interesting and well-taught program offered. When I reached college, I realized that I had accumulated a year's worth of credits. I graduated from Michigan's undergraduate business program a full year early, saving $30,000 and a year's time."
- Nikki Baker, student, University of Michigan
Text, graphics and quotes taken from the College Board's handout titled "AP and the Cost of College." Click here to see the handout.


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JUFRI, ZAINAL ABIDIN AL (2012) TEST PERFORMANCE OF ROTARY DRYER ARE EQUIPPED DCS FOR DRYING GREEN BEAN SEEDS. Undergraduate thesis, Undip.
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Solid drayed meaning the separation of small amounts of water or other liquids from solids. One of drying equipment is rotary dryer, it consist of one rotary cylinder, horizontal, or rather oblique downwards with DCS (Distributed Control System), in order to control manufacturing process continually or batch-oriented. Green bean seeds are used to test the tool as much as 2 kg on each variable with the drying experiments performed at 75°C, 85°C and 95°C. The greatest rate of drying at a temperature of 95°C of 0,055 lb/ft2 h. Meanwhile, at a temperature of 85°C of 0,044 lb/ft2 h and at 75°C of 0,022 lb/ft2. Likewise with the evaporated water content in the material, most of which is at a temperature of 95°C by 2,5. At a temperature of 85°C and 75°C evaporated the moisture content of 2% and 1%. The longer the time the water content evaporated as well as the higher the rate of drying. Drying flow straight equal with temperature and equal with evaporated H2O. As a result, the best operational condition is on temperature 95°C because it's the highest evaporated water and also the larger drying flow that can make the corn more dry. Keywords: drying, green beans, rotary dryer, temperature, the rate of drying
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On one of our trips to Key West many years ago, Ann and I were walking from Mallory Square along Duval Street on the way to our hotel. A scruffy guy was sitting with his back against a lamppost, his legs stretched into the sidewalk.
We swerved around his legs and I caught a glimpse of the sign he was holding. It said, �I�m not going to lie, I need a beer.� He had a cup beside him for donations.
I�d already passed by when the message registered in my mind. Let me say it was late; I was tired so my brain wasn�t operating at its usual blinding speed. Not.
I told Ann I should go back and give him some money as a reward for honesty. Since our culture seems to be slipping into a sea of duplicity, it was refreshing to see somebody maintaining a toehold on the truth, even if those toes were peeking through worn out shoes.
I didn�t go back and have always somewhat regretted it although have managed to handle my guilt. But since that day I�ve paid more attention to panhandler signage. These folks have stories.
Driving through Orlando we were caught by a stoplight. At that intersection was a guy with a sign proclaiming he needed money to eat and was seeking employment.
My first instinct screamed I was being conned. But then it dawned on me, �So what?� I�ve wasted a ton of money in my life so why not assume this guy was telling the truth? I handed him a $20 bill and felt good about doing so.
I write about our Las Vegas trips but have never mentioned that among the sights and glitz exists an ugly underbelly in plain sight. The overpass from Bally�s to Bill�s and then on over to Caesars Palace is a gathering place for all manner of panhandlers.
I ignore most as I pass other than giving silent thanks for my extreme good fortune in life. Sometimes I try to imagine what chain of events could�ve put them on this hot concrete bridge in 102 degree Vegas weather.
I�m certain none of these folks dreamed of holding signs begging for money. Of all the silly college majors that are being born out of the self-esteem industry, I�ve yet to run into a B.S. (so appropriate) degree in �Panhandling,� which seems a growth industry today.
Occasionally, I drop money into a can. Although I know most of this stuff is drug-driven, I pick and choose based on some ridiculous assumption I can mystically divine who among them are �contribution-worthy.�
I feel for them but charity is double-edged and should be directed toward needs rather than wants. If it�s too readily available, self-reliance dies. It can reward in the present but kill in the long term.
There�s a reason the National Park Service admonishes visitors not to feed the wildlife. If they get used to it and you try to stop, they get mean.
Otis Gardner�s column appears here weekly. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Halycon days: Misspelled, but still true here
ADDRESS: 5029 Halycon Drive
SIZE: 3839 fin. sq. ft./ 669 unfin. sq. ft.
NEIGHBORHOOD: Crozet
CURB APPEAL: 8 out of a possible 10
LISTED BY: Len Mailloux of Real Estate III
After living in the same place for several years, one begins taking the same roads, carving out shortcuts, and generally driving in a blur from one frequent destination to another. But then a blip in the routine makes formerly invisible things suddenly stunning. And so it goes with this house.
Dodging the foot traffic that has cropped up along with the renaissance of the ConAgra's building into the new headquarters of MusicToday (and painted in what looks like a semi-ode to UVA with walls of orange and gray) is about the most entertainment Crozet has seen in a while. But to the left, and away from all the development, a road leads off into the wild green yonder. A horse-training facility claims most of the land, its black fencing jumping over hill and dale and painting a very bucolic picture indeed.
This house sits squarely, perfectly facing the uninterrupted hills and, further beyond, the mountains. The owners decided on a Deck House, lamenting the paucity of modern architecture in Virginia (they're from the West Coast). Although the Deck catalogue contained no plan to fit the house site, the representative from Deck was also an architect and designed for them pretty much exactly what they wanted. And it's beautiful.
Unpretentious and welcoming, the interior layout is all about the view. Every room– even the laundry facility– lets one continuously watch the ever-changing kaleidoscope of colors courtesy of the Blue Ridge. The copious window units of this post-and-beam construction offer many advantages. The "Low-E" argon-filled double pane glass excludes summer heat but lets in winter warmth, all the while helping to maintain a constant year-round temperature. All of this thermal hocus-pocus is a small price to pay for panoramic view of the surrounding vistas.
Average houses usually offer a few pulse points where people and the mail collect, but here, the openness precludes such hot spots– it's eminently livable everywhere. The living/dining/kitchen combo that greets one upon entering is a soaring experience. Cathedral ceilings throughout, including in the downstairs bathrooms, keep one looking up.
Because the house was constructed with retirement in mind, downstairs includes a master suite with deck and a studio far enough away from the central living area to allow for two independent retirees to conduct their own affairs (so to speak).
Continuing to the second floor, a balcony over the main rooms gives the impression of a great music hall or theater. Function follows form upstairs, with two bedrooms, a full bath, and a nice screened porch along the back of the house– not big enough to imply corpulence, just enough room for children, grandchildren, or visiting dignitaries.
A full, mostly finished basement is another good spot to shuffle the kids should they arrive unannounced. In realtorspeak though, because of its access to outside, it's now euphemistically referred to as the "terrace" level. The area is huge, allowing for storage space, workshop, rec room, and a dormitory-style bedroom.
The original intent of the address– the street was named by one of the original owners of the land– came from the Greek term for prosperity and happiness, Halcyon Days. Unfortunately, two letters were transposed on the request form, and Halycon was born. No matter, the intent is clear. Whoever decides on this adaptable house can look forward to just what the Greeks had in mind. And the stunning views sure beat television.


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davidcsimon wrote:I think Planet Karen started this year too. It's well worth checking out if you don't know it, I think a serious contender for the Slice of Life category.
davidcsimon wrote:The problem with recognising newcomers is that... umm... they're *new*... so there's a good chance that a lot of people haven't heard of them before. If, like me, you took your first dive into the webcomics world in 2006, then use this thread to let us know! I want to see what I've been missing out on.
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