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Reducing your carbon footprint and living a healthier lifestyle begins with waking up on the green side of the bed. It's easy to do, but you need to begin the night before with some simple adjustments to your nightly routine.
1) Healthy evening, healthy morning. It's important to set the stage for a good night's sleep with healthy snacks, relaxing activities and a relatively consistent bedtime routine that lets your body know it's time to wind down. (If you're not asleep yet, read on). Organic mattresses and linens may cost more, but can be a sound investment toward better health. Conventionally grown cotton is one of the most pesticide-laden crops in commercial agriculture — is that really what you want to be snuggling into at night? All organic mattresses are pesticide-free and many are made with latex, a renewable source taken from trees that replenish their supply the same day the material is cut. Finally, let your body see and feel the sun in the early morning to gain much needed Vitamin D and set your body's rhythm in motion.
Bedtime snacks: If you rarely jump out of bed perky and refreshed, take a hard look at what you did and ate the previous evening. A triple latte on the way to work may be an inexpensive way to help efficiency in the morning hours, but will turn against you when it matters most — at night. Raiding the fridge or wine pantry is equally dangerous — alcohol causes temporary relaxation for some, but can interfere with deep sleep later on.
Rich or heavy foods that cause heartburn are not a healthy bedtime snack — and certainly not a pleasant bedfellow. Consider a small organic, locally grown fruit that hasn't traveled the world or necessitated a ridiculous amount of packaging waste and fuel consumption before its entry into your kitchen. Remember, an apple a day keeps the doctor away — and it helps freshen breath, too, another pre-bedtime bonus.
Sleep soundly and breathe easy: Maintaining a slightly cool bedroom temperature is also key to a good night's sleep and conserving energy, so turn down the thermostat, crack a window or install a solar-powered fan to keep your house at a comfortable temperature. Relying less on the thermostat and more on nature can save you lots of green — the average heating bill drops 3 percent for every push of that down arrow and 4 percent for upping the ante even one notch on the A/C.
When you do need to rely on the HVAC unit, be sure it's functioning optimally with routine check-ups and use the highest-quality air filters available. Changing filters every two to three months improves functionality, saves energy and wear and tear on your unit, and allows you to breathe cleaner air.
Wake with the sun: Sunlight streaming through the bedroom window provides a natural alarm clock that helps your circadian rhythm get in sync. Before checking in for the night, turn off lights and set the blinds to allow in morning sun. If you're blessed with a window view of concrete or have a job that requires you to rise at an unearthly dark hour, consider one of these creative alarm clocks or one that mimics dawn's early light.
2) Bath vs. shower. Unless your shower is less than five minutes, you'll probably save more water by filling the bath and soaking till you're clean — no holds barred, with no time limits. If baths just don't do it for you, using a low-flow showerhead, shower timer and lowering your water heater temperature to 120° are fine ways to go green and clean. Try the plug test to determine the most efficient choice for your bathing needs.
• Lower the thermostat: Before you get into the shower, check the thermostat on your water heater. Changing the setting from 140° to 120° can save you up to 10 percent in energy bills and prevent scalding in your early-morning daze. Lower temperatures also slow mineral buildup and corrosion in your water heater and pipes, and make water heaters more efficient. Installing a timer on electric water heaters and setting it to be off during the night and at peak demand times can save an additional 5 percent to 12 percent.
• Install a solar water heater: A more significant environmental and financial move would be to install a solar water heater, with a whopping 50 percent to 80 percent saved monthly on water heating. For new home construction, this is a no-brainer since federal income tax breaks make the savings almost instant. But even switching older homes to solar can save you more than $400 a year after the initial payoff period of two to five years.
• Shorter shower/less water: If you're the type who likes to stand under the water till you resemble a prune, it's time to make some changes. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that a typical showerhead uses two gallons of water per minute — do the math and figure out how much water you consume to get clean.
Consider shortening your shower time using a shower timer, or at least give yourself a guilty conscience by using one that displays water usage on a running basis. The timers will beep at different shower intervals — say, when you should stop singing and start lathering — and some will even reduce water to a trickle and shut off when your time is up.
• Low-flow showerheads: If the water output numbers are staggering, it's time to visit your local hardware store for a low-flow showerhead. The U.S. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy recommends using those with a flow of less than 2.5 gallons per minute.
And finally, if you really want to take your morning's energy conservation to the highest level, watch and learn from David Gottfried as he sits on what will be a dual-flush toilet and discusses plans for gutting and outfitting a 90-year-old environmentally disastrous bathroom with the latest in sustainable bath fixtures and appliances.
• To 'poo or not to 'poo: Contrary to how it sounds, this has nothing to do with bodily function. There's a new wave in hair care, called the no 'poo movement, that calls for a boycott of all shampoo. Here's how it works: In the first few weeks, hair that has been shampooed for years will look awful. After that time, no 'poo-ers have reported healthier hair and scalps, richer and fuller-looking hair, and a pocketful of change that isn't being spent on shampoos and conditioners.
According to Audrey Schulman, a writer for the Boston Phoenix, a no 'poo 'do follows an old Mexican tradition of taking the scalp's natural oils and smearing them evenly through the hair using a wet washcloth. Sounds gross — but it gets better. As the scalp becomes less accustomed to having its nutrient-rich oils washed away with shampoo, oil production decreases and hair returns to its natural luster and shine. Now that sounds beautiful.
• Natural shampoos: If going no 'poo is too drastic for you, consider carefully what you do put in your hair. Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), contrary to popular belief, is not carcinogenic — although it still may not be the gentlest ingredient in your hair cleanser. The chemical is used as a foaming agent to create lather and convince us we're really getting clean. Other potentially harmful ingredients commonly found in shampoos and body soaps include lead acetate, petrolatum, mineral oil, paraffin, coal tar and other elements that have mind-boggling origins.
A great way to save dough and ensure that your hair is getting the nutrients it needs is to make your own shampoo. This blog lists in detail what to use if you're going no 'poo, how to treat different hair types, and how to make your own all-natural shampoo, hair spray and gels. In addition to being able to hand select the perfect herbs for your hair type, you'll be helping fight research predictions that consumer spending on hair-care products will reach $42.5 billion by 2010. Sure, that won't all be coming out of your own pocket, but if you spend between $5 and $10 a bottle on shampoo and conditioner that last a couple months, the savings could add up to $120 a year — no small change.
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Ok, I like Cottam but if TG leaves I don't see Cottam being our #1. I would like to get a FA but if we could draft one for our new offense I would take a chance on Beckham from Wisconson. He played like a WR but the size of a TE. He was hurt this year but I would take a chance on him. IMO...Any thoughts?


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Ryan steps down: Iconic women's basketball coach leaves after 34 years
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She helped bring Women's Basketball to the national limelight. Charlottesville is lucky to have this lady call our little village home.
A surging 7 digit tide of red ink flowing out of the women's basketball team has washed away Coach Ryan and her $900,000 annual salary.
Thanks for the memories but it's about time....
Would you use a term equivalent to "The petite blonde" in writing about a man? I don't think I've read a similar article about a men's coach.
Would you use a term equivalent to "The petite blonde" in writing about a man? I don't think I've read a similar ccomment about a men's coach.
I seriously doubt a reporter from Staunton had ANYTHING to do with Ryan's "retirement." I am willing to bet that on-court performance was the determining factor. That performance, which hasn't been very impressive for many years, was hurt by an apparent inability to recruit well enough to actually contend. It's a results-oriented business and in today's climate if you are going to hold the men's coach and the football coach accountable for wins and losses, she deserves the same scrutiny.
She had a GREAT run, and has always been a class act. I hope she enjoys her retirement as much as Hoo fans enjoyed watching her teams play. She deserves nothing less.
Yeah, I can't imagine HIte had much effect. The writing was on the wall.
What bugs you so much about the phrase "petite blonde"? Are you a "petite guy"?
I am sure many females would be horrified to be categorized as petite blondes. Have you read the descriptions of the mens coach? They are quick to his looks....
@ Chris
That would be funny wouldn't it to see descriptions of men's coaches like,
"The strapping brunette...."
"The 6'2" husky baldy..."
"The hulking monstrosity of a red head...."
@ Lynn, the phrase "petite blonde" on it's own is fine...more or less, it's not really all that descriptive when you think about it. But in this context it highlights how we almost always include physical appearance in our thinking about women (and in our judgements about them) and how it's entirely irrelevant to the story in this article. Further, it's not something that one would see in a similar piece about a male coach stepping down. (As highlighted perfectly by boooo!)
I'd say I'm svelte rather than petite.
I agree, 100%, Chris. I just think we've all gotten sooooo sensitive about descriptors. I can see articles in the future, "male coach," "female coach," etc., and I think a bit of description just adds flavor to the story. Newswriters can describe Tony Bennett as "hunky," "gorgeous," whatever. I guess I'd be described as a wanna-be blonde, petite, but very feisty.
You ladies crack me up. You spend billions on beauty products, watch religiously the red carpet and who wears what and all I see in advertising is how you can look younger yet you don't want to be judged on appearance. Its so much easier being a fat balding guy and all I need is a sense of humor or a couple of bucks.
Debbie looks so so tired in this picture and Jay James makes the same comment. I just hope she is well. She has been an inspiration.
Wishing you all the best Debbie.
If I had made the salary Debbie Ryan has made for the last 36 years, I would be ready to retire too. She's no longer the youngest chick in town. Compounded by her unfortunate health issues. I wish the petite blonde nothing but the best, and would encourage her to take it easy and enjoy her life now! A cruise is the best place to start!
I hope UVA hires her to replace the mens coach.
500k to coach earthlings to toss a ball in a net?
When I stop laughing from the absurdity, I might add more verbiage. Perhaps make the senior captain of THE team 'coach' and then fire the 500k joke do nothing. Obviously it is a wasteful position. And it's painfully apparent that 500k spent does not equal a winning team. Hmmmm.
This is higher learning: pay more for minutia that wont earn you a dollar more.
Don't be jealous freespeech that she makes more then you and I and everyone in this forum combined 20 times over.
her salary was $900k, not $500k.
I understand what petite blonde means , small blonde haired person , but what does the writer mean by calling her Iconic ?
I recall her going through her cancer treatment and admiring how brave and tough she was. She had one of the most painful (and lethal) cancers known and handled like a champ. People 20yrs from now won't remember her win\loss records but will remember how she touched their lives. Debbie is the type of woman I would want to coach my daughter.
speaking of wons and losses, the article was incorrect about debbie's record this season. uva women were 16/15 during the regular season...only a slight difference from 15/16, but the difference is between a winning season and a losing season. she has had only TWO losing season in her career and one was her first season as head coach. this is much more important than the fact that "she has never won a national championship," since only one school out of hundreds accomplishes this each year, but someone wins every basketball game. post season, as of sunday, 3/20, they are 2/1, making the record so far for this season 18/16.


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Chevron Wins A Round In U.S. Suit - Ecuador Case
A federal judge on Friday rejected a bid by a U.S. lawyer to stall the enforcement of a ruling that found he used fraud to secure a $9.5 billion pollution judgment against Chevron Corp in Ecuador.
Lawyer Steven Donziger is appealing a 500-page decision issued by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in March that barred him from collecting on a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron in the United States.
Chevron filed a lawsuit against Donziger in New York, claiming he used bribery and fake evidence to win the historic damage award for a group of villagers who claimed the oil giant polluted an area of north eastern Ecuador.
An Ecuadorean judge had awarded the villagers $18 billion in 2011 but the country's high court later cut the judgment in half.
Kaplan ruled Donziger had bribed a former judge to ghost-write the Ecuadorean judgment and committed other improprieties, finding him liable for fraud and racketeering.
Donziger had asked Kaplan to put the decision on hold while a federal appeals court considers the merits of his challenge, a process that will likely take months to resolve.
But in Friday's order, Kaplan said Donziger's arguments for a stay were largely "without merit."
Donziger's "claims of irreparable injury rest on a pastiche of unsupported assertions, contradictions of undisputed evidence and fertile imagination," Kaplan's opinion said.
Kaplan did grant Donziger narrow relief on one point.
He allowed that the shares Donziger holds in a company called Amazonia, organized to collect and distribute any proceeds of Ecuadorean judgment, will be held by the court - not Chevron - pending the final outcome of the appeal.
Chevron spokesman Morgan Crinklaw called the attorney's motion to stay "yet another attempt to delay and distract from the unrebutted evidence against him" and said the company was confident it would win in the appeals court.
Donziger's attorney said he had no comment.
The long-running case centers on an oil field in the Amazon jungle, known as Lago Agrio, where Texaco operated from 1964 to 1992. Chevron later acquired Texaco.
Chevron asserts that Texaco cleaned up the site before handing it over to a state-controlled company but the villagers say they are still suffering from the legacy of environmental contamination.
Donziger has repeatedly accused Kaplan of bias and claimed the judge allowed personal animosity to cloud his decision. He denies the bribery and fraud allegations.
The New York ruling does not restrict the villagers from trying to seek enforcement of the Ecuadorean judgment outside the United States.
A Canadian court ruled in December that Ontario was a proper jurisdiction for the Ecuadorean plaintiffs to press Chevron to pay up and the country's Supreme Courtearlier this month agreed to hear the company's appeal of that ruling.
The Ecuadoreans are also pursuing cases in Argentina and Brazil in the hopes of one day seeing a payout from the case.
The case is Chevron Corp v. Steven Donziger et al, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No. 11-0691.
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LeRoy Neiman is dead, but goofily colorful sports paintings didn't die with him. See, look at this one here. It's a gift from the New York Mets to Larry Wayne Jones, Jr. of Atlanta, on the occasion of his impending retirement.
The Mets play at Citi Field now, an Ebbets Field replica with some overhyped burger stands, but Jones did most of his Mets-wrecking at Shea Stadium, the Mets' home from 1964 to 2008. Jones hit .313/.407/.557 with 19 home runs in 88 regular-season games there, and he named his son Shea because of his success.
So Shea is the stadium represented in this wack-ass three-dimensional pop piece by Charles Fazzino. Seriously, this thing looks like Rip Taylor's visualization of a Mets game. One must pray this is the final Chipper-related insult.


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Four Seasons Compassion for Life leads the western region of the state for its significant percentage of patients served.
FLAT ROCK -- Four Seasons Compassion for Life leads the western region of the state for its significant percentage of patients served, according to a news release issued Friday.
Over the past five years, Four Seasons has maintained the highest death service ratio in Western North Carolina, according to figures in an annual statewide Death Service Ratio (DSR) report released last month.
A simple, practical measure for monitoring hospice use by patients and families, the Death Service Ratio is an annual record of how many individuals at end of life received hospice care, according to the release.
Four Seasons serves an average of 1,000 persons daily, providing care to a significant percentage of regional patients at their end of life through its hospice and palliative care programs. These counties served include, but are not limited to:
• Henderson - of 1,279 deaths, 810 persons or 63.33 percent
• Buncombe – of 2,392 deaths, 1,039 persons or 43.44 percent
• Macon – of 482 deaths, 140 persons or 29.05 percent
• Jackson – of 325 deaths, 111 persons or 31.15 percent
• Swain - of 177 deaths, 73 persons or 41.24 percent
• Transylvania – of 376 deaths, 205 persons or 54.52 percent
Additionally, family satisfaction with Four Seasons' quality of care remains in the top 10 percent in the United States. For information on Four Seasons' services, visit http://www.fourseasonscfl.org.
"One of the best indicators of how well a hospice organization serves those who need its services remains the death service ratio," said Chris Comeaux, president and chief executive officer of Four Seasons.
In 2012, of 81,798 deaths statewide, North Carolina estimates indicate 33,060 persons, or 40.42 percent, received hospice care, according to data prepared by the Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care.
"Providing the best end-of-life care to all those who need it in western North Carolina remains central to the Four Seasons vision and mission," Comeaux said.
Learn more about Four Seasons' values and mission at http://www.fourseasonscfl.org.
Hospice utilization trends continued to show increase across the nation in 2011. North Carolina ranked sixth in the country, and tracked an average hospice utilization rate of 40.6 percent. An estimated 1.65 million people living with a life-limiting illness received care from hospice and palliative care providers in the U.S., compared with 1.58 million in 2010, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Four Seasons Compassion for Life is a nonprofit organization with a dedicated team of health care professionals, social workers, spiritual care professionals and volunteers. Nationally known for its leadership in innovative, quality hospice services, Four Seasons is a Circle of Life award recipient from the American Medical Association. For more information, visit http://www.fourseasonscfl.org.


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For almost all of the 30 year history of Taste of Chicago, Robinson's Ribs and Eli's Cheesecake have been neighbors at the corner of Columbus and Jackson. As we celebrate the start of the 2010 Taste, we want to congratulate our dear friend, Charlie Robinson and his team at Robinson's Ribs for their outstanding friendship, service and quality.
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Phoenix church attack suspect 'confessed'
Phoenix - A homeless man charged with the murder of one priest and assault on another in Phoenix was apprehended after a homeless woman told police he had confessed to her before checking into an emergency psychiatric facility, police said on Tuesday.
Gary Michael Moran, 54, has been linked by DNA to the crime scene at the Mater Misericordiae (Mother of Mercy) Mission Catholic church, police said. He has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and theft.
Moran is a convicted felon and violent burglar who was freed from prison less than two months ago, police said.
"He approached this homeless woman on Saturday, a transient female, and indicated some involvement and handed her some property from the church. She then came to us," Phoenix Police Department Sergeant Steve Martos said.
"We caught him the next morning after he checked himself into a UPC (Urgent Psychiatric Care Centre)."
Police confirmed several grisly details about last Wednesday night's invasion at the church, in which Reverend Kenneth Walker, 29, was shot dead and Reverend Joseph Terra, 56, was brutally beaten.
Martos said Moran used a handgun owned by Father Terra to kill Walker after wrestling it away from Terra, whose fingers were too severely injured to pull the trigger in his own defence.
Martos said Moran also ordered Terra to get on his hands and knees and demanded money, before stealing a car belonging to the church and abandoning it a few blocks away.
Despite his critical condition, Terra was able to call 911 and administer last rites to his dying colleague.
Both priests belonged to a religious order called the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.
Moran, who was described by Phoenix Police Chief Daniel Garcia as a "career criminal", is being held on a $1 million bond. He previously served nearly eight years for a burglary in which he entered a home and stabbed a male homeowner. - Reuters


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S.F. crash kills co-host of HGTV's 'Curb Appeal'
A motorcyclist who was struck and killed by a car in San Francisco's Lower Haight neighborhood was identified Tuesday as Bill Beckwith, a contractor and carpenter who co-hosted the HGTV show "Curb Appeal."
Beckwith, 38, was hit near Oak and Steiner streets about 8:30 p.m. Monday, police said, and died at San Francisco General Hospital. The driver of the car, a 30-year-old man who was not identified, stopped and cooperated with investigators.
Beckwith founded a San Francisco company in 2001, BB Design Build, that specialized in cabinetry and finish work. He went on to star on "Curb Appeal," a show in which people's outdated homes are given makeovers.
A native of Maine, Beckwith graduated from the University of Montana with degrees in modern dance and English. He was a kickboxer, yoga enthusiast and martial artist, and an actor who was a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Beckwith's family launched a Facebook page Tuesday to remember him. His girlfriend, Yulia Korneeva, wrote, "My love, so kind and bright, adventurous and strong. You are loved by so many good people! I wish you could stay with us for way longer."
A friend, 29-year-old Victoria Canty of San Francisco, said Beckwith was known as a "total adventurer" with a mischievous nature.
She recalled meeting him for the first time when she was worked as a bartender. Beckwith and a friend pretended to be from Stockton and acted "totally obnoxious," asking for free whiskey and food and "tips on where to pick up women."
Canty said she had hoped Beckwith's death was also a practical joke, with Beckwith "up there smiling and laughing, knowing that the joke's on us." She said her friend was "just a really welcoming person and always really fun to be around."
Citing his diverse interests and far-flung travels, she said, "Honestly, he's like a superhuman." She said she couldn't believe Beckwith was killed just blocks from his home.
In a statement, network officials said, "The HGTV family is deeply saddened by Bill's tragic death, and we mourn his loss along with his many family and friends who will miss his creativity, adventurous spirit and general love of life."
Henry K. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @henryklee


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UH Board of Regents elects new chairmanUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents (BOR) elected Allan R. Landon to serve as its new chairperson for the 2007-2008 year. The board also elected Andres Albano Jr. to serve as vice chairperson.
Landon has served as a BOR member since 2005 and is chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of Hawaiʻi. He holds a BS degree from Iowa State University and has attended executive programs at Duke and Northwestern universities. An accountant by education, he was a partner with Ernst and Young LLP prior to joining the Bank of Hawaiʻi.
Landon is active on numerous boards including serving as chairman of Hawaiʻi Medical Service Association, and a director of the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi (RCUH), Catholic Charities of Hawaiʻi, Public Schools of Hawaiʻi Foundation and more. He is also an officer of the Hawaiʻi Business Roundtable and is active with the Military Affairs Council of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaiʻi. Landon previously served as the treasurer of the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation.
"The Board of Regents and our University have accomplished a great deal under the leadership of Kitty Lagareta and Ron Migita. We thank Kitty and Ron and look forward to continuing the progress that has been made in the recent years," said Landon.
Andres Albano has been a member of the BOR since 2004. He is a principal and senior vice president of commercial real estate brokerage CB Richard Ellis Hawaii, a founding member of its Board of Directors and director of the Development Consulting Group.
He also currently serves as vice chair of the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii. Albano received a BS in electrical engineering and an MBA from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He also previously served as president of the Development Association of Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiʻi Developers Council and the Honolulu Chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers.
Other current members of the BOR include the following members: Kitty Lagareta, outgoing chair and chairwoman and CEO of Communications Pacific; Byron W. Bender, UH Mānoa emeritus professor of linguistics; Ramón S. de la Peña, retired agronomist and emeritus researcher in the UH Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources; Marlene M. Hapai, professor emeritus of biology at UH Hilo and owner of Science FUNdamentals; James J.C. Haynes II, chief executive officer of Maui Petroleum; Ronald K. Migita, Chairman of the Board for Central Pacific Bank; Jane B. Tatibouet, executive vice president of AST Holdings; and student Regent Michael Dahilig.
For more information on the BOR visit http://www.hawaii.edu/admin/regents/index.php.


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After rain, Phils ready for home opener
Game set for today, 4:05 p.m. ET; Monday tickets will be honored
CHICAGO -- The Phillies have postponed Monday's home opener at Citizens Bank Park because of a forecast for "considerable rain."
The game against the Brewers has been moved to today at 4:05 p.m. ET, when the weather is supposed to be better.
"It makes sense to me, with the clean weather after that," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said following Sunday's 8-3 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. "Especially Opening Day. That's always a big deal. To have that misfire and not be a big deal would be disappointing to everybody. I think it's smart, very smart. I'm totally on board with it."
The Phillies said tickets for Monday will be honored for Tuesday, which was an open date on the Phillies' schedule to accommodate the possibility of inclement weather. All gates, including Ashburn Alley, will open at 1:35 p.m.
Right-hander Kyle Kendrick remains scheduled to start the home opener, but the postponement affects the team's starting-pitching plans later in the week. The Phillies now need a fifth starter Saturday instead of next Sunday.
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. mentioned two choices: right-hander Jonathan Pettibone or right-hander David Buchanan, who was one of Spring Training's best performers. Pettibone pitched Sunday afternoon for Triple-A Lehigh Valley, allowing four hits, three runs, one walk and striking out two in five innings against Pawtucket. Buchanan is scheduled to pitch Tuesday. He allowed two hits, two walks and struck out five in six scoreless innings last week against Pawtucket. Right-hander Jeff Manship is in the Phillies' bullpen. He also had a nice spring and has started in the past.
"We'll have some conversations about that," Sandberg said.
If Buchanan pitches, he would be pitching on short rest.
"It wouldn't be ideal, but we could," Amaro said.
"That could be a tough task," Sandberg said. "But we'll see how we manage that and see what the smart thing to do is and who the best candidate would be. We have a couple guys in mind. We'll have conversations."
If the Phillies decide to pitch Buchanan on short rest, they also would need to place him on the 40-man roster. The roster is currently at its limit, so they would need to make room for him.
The Phillies said home opener pregame festivities, including the Citizens Bank Way Opening Day Party and on-field performances, will take place Tuesday. The Citizens Bank Way Opening Day Party will now begin at 1 p.m. Standing room only tickets will go on sale at noon Tuesday at the first-base ticket windows. The game will be broadcast live on MLB.TV and NBC10 and will air on WPHT (1210 AM), SportsRadio 94 WIP (94.1 FM) and in Spanish on WTTM (1680 AM).


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That word keeps coming to mind lately when we think of Alex Anthopoulos: "Inscrutable". The more that we think that we have started to figure out the Jays GM, the more that we realize that we truly don't understand him at all.
There's something vaguely infuriating about trying to pin down AA, in part because we feel as though he's offered up a sufficient evidence as to his thought process and mindset. When the man speaks in interviews, he speaks in long sentences, with multiple tangents, all fully contextualized. And while some speak multitudes to obscure their true intentions, we still get the sense that Anthopoulos wants to be as open with the media and the public as possible without putting himself at a competitive disadvantage.
But even with all of that context, we find it hard to use any sort of shorthand to assess what sort of moves might be on the Jays agenda for the rest of this week, through the rest of the season and into next year. On the surface of it, the notion that the Jays may be scouting Heath Bell or Ubaldo Jimenez seems odd, as our instinct is to think of the team as "sellers". And yet, when we look at the signings and trades that the team has executed over the past two seasons, it's hard for us to say: "That's not the sort of deal that this team would make."
To torture an analogy, AA doesn't leave a trail of breadcrumbs. He leaves a massive pile of them, and you're left staring at them thinking: "Well this is just no help at all."
(Both the Miguel Olivo and Anthony Gose trades keep coming to mind as we parse through all of the trade rumours, as neither was anticipated beforehand and neither fit into any sort of mould as a "type" of deal.)
The upside of this is that the Jays don't seem to be locked into a philosophy that would preclude them from doing anything at this point. (Okay: They won't trade for Carlos Beltran. We can pretty much guarantee that.) We don't see the sense of trading prospects for a veteran at this point in the season, but by the same token, it wouldn't surprise us to see the Jays take a stab at someone who a team was looking to unload.
We often get asked to put on our Carnac soothsayer hat and predict what the Jays are going to do with trades and acquisitions, and we can honestly say that we really don't have any idea what they're going to do between now and either of the trade deadlines. We're basically just closing our eyes and expecting the unexpected.
And in a way, isn't that a good thing?
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Inscrutable Mr. Anthopoulos
2 comments:
- William J. Tasker said...
The man does see a bit of a mystery. Not too much unlike the GM in Tampa. Both seem really good at what they do and both seem to do the totally unexpected.
It will be fun to see what happens.
- July 26, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- QJays said...
I'm in total agreement with your last sentence - I realize Moneyball paints a lot of people in ways that maybe they shouldn't be, but one thing that stuck in my head was Beane's sense that he "knew" how to deal with other GMs.
I am certain that being predictable is not effective in this (or probably any) line of business. And it is more entertaining this way too.
- July 26, 2011 at 2:47 PM
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Mobile cloud application company FeedHenry has chosen this week to release a Yankee Group whitepaper designed to analyze the growing complexity of mobile apps and discuss how this trend is pushing a drift towards mobile Backend-as-a-Service (mBaas) technologies.
If indeed mBaaS has already become an industry standard acronym, then we should understand this term to refer to the work of software application developers who are looking beyond lightweight applications to building more complex ones requiring greater integration with backend systems.
This focus on the server-side infrastructure (particularly when tools are moving to the cloud) means that we may now see increasing importance put on not only reusable code, but also preconfigured mobile app services and over-the-air updates.
No surprise then that FeedHenry is ready to explain how its mobile application platform has a strong focus on enterprise solutions and complex enterprise app development that integrates with multiple backend systems and cloud services. FeedHenry's use of Node.js is said to enhance server-side efficiency around building and scaling data-intensive real-time applications and enables access to API's to secure connectivity to companies' backend systems.
Citing internal research detailing levels of mobile adoption, Yankee Group analyst Chris Marsh says that with 42 percent of companies looking to mobilize their field and sales processes and 27 percent wanting to mobilize internal business processes, companies that are now looking to more complex use cases for mobile applications to liberate enterprise data face serious challenges.
"The emergence of innovative cloud-based platforms removes many of these barriers, helping business look beyond opportunistic mobile application projects to those providing stronger strategic value across core functions," said Marsh. "As mobile middleware moves to the cloud there is an emerging interest and uptake in mobile Backend-as-a-Service (mBaaS) as a means to easily and tightly connect to a range of different backend systems and services," said Cathal McGloin, CEO, FeedHenry.
"Enterprises require mobile app solutions that recognize the complexity of integrating with the backend while delivering maximum user experience on devices and the flexibility to deploy in public, private, and hybrid clouds. The FeedHenry mobile BaaS leverages technologies that offer leading edge, secure enterprise solutions that, at the same time, reduce development complexity, cost, and time to market," he said.


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Mr. Azz: "I know that. Obviously, I wasn't able to make it. But I still need to get in today."
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Let's say you write a program that, when started, reads its configuration file to know which modules to start-up etc. If that configuration file is missing, an error will probably show up. This is an important situation that must always be handled.
I read a statistic once which said that about 70 % of the code in a typical program is there to deal with corner cases (like check that file is not missing, catch an Exception, check that I don't divide by 0, check that a person's age is a positive number etc.).
I don't believe this (i.e. the 70 % claim) to be very accurate, but then again, a lot of the code that I write contains a lot of
ifs that check for valid parameters and stuff like that. I doubt I'm the only one who does this. So that statistic does have some truth in it.
If a big part of a program's code is represented by these checks, then shouldn't these cases be represented in UML diagrams ? (like sequence diagrams etc.). I can't remember if I ever saw such things.
Should I include them in my diagrams ? Will that enlighten or disturb/confuse another programmer who looks at those diagrams ? Would the diagrams then become too big because of this ?


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DIXON � In front of a raucous crowd at Dixon High School, the hometown Bulldogs improved to 4-0 with a 46-19 victory over North Duplin on Friday night.
DIXON � In front of a raucous crowd at Dixon High School, the hometown Bulldogs improved to 4-0 with a 46-19 victory over North Duplin on Friday night.
The Bulldogs led 26-12 at halftime. The second half then belonged to Dixon running back Malik Simmons, who started the third quarter with a 64-yard touchdown run up the middle.
Simmons scored again on a 78-yard run after the Dixon defense held tough by forcing a turnover on downs.
Simmons finished with 200 yards rushing, including 140 in the second half. He had three touchdowns for the Bulldogs, who visit Lejeune next week.
�I just needed to calm down, be more patient, and have trust in my lineman,� Simmons said. �I just needed to run better.�
He did just that in the second half. His mastery continued with a 6-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Simmons was complemented by quarterback Robbi Wyble, who finished with for 115 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. Deangelo Williams finished with 50 yards rushing and a touchdown on four carries for the Bulldogs, who accounted 373 rushing yards.
Dixon got off to a hot start, scoring on its opening possession on a 6-yard run by Richie Fullerton to take a 7-0 lead.
On its second possession, Dixon continued to drive with ease. After a couple of first downs, quarterback Robbi Wyble scampered for a 57-yard touchdown run behind superb blocking.
All of the sudden Dixon led 13-0.
After North Duplin answered with a 15-yard touchdown by Daron Goodman, Dixon fought right back with a drive that ended with a 35-yard score along the right side by Deangelo Williams.
The back and forth scoring continued late in the second quarter when Savon Scott capped a North Duplin scoring drive with a 4-yard touchdown up the gut.
Immediately after the score, North Duplin added a little trickery with a surprise onside kick, in which they recovered. The momentum didn�t last for long, as Dixon�s Jacob Rochelle recovered a North Duplin fumble around midfield.
It was a moment that showcased the Bulldogs� resiliency.
�We preach adversity. I would like to think that we�ve taught them how to deal with adversity, but that�s just who these kids are,� Dixon coach Brandon Iseman said. �They�re blue-collar kids that bring their hard hats and come to play.�
Dixon capitalized on the turnover with a scoring drive that ended with another scoring run by Wyble from 11 yards out with 30 seconds left in the first half.
That gave the Bulldogs a 26-12 lead at halftime.
The defense was not to be outdone, forcing four North Duplin fumbles and recovering three. North Duplin also mishandled several snaps, which is an ode to the Dixon defensive line, which played well in the trenches.
�I just think we took the momentum,� Iseman said. �That second half was much better football. You can�t teach effort, and my kids lay it on the line.�
North Duplin scored late in the fourth quarter on a 33-yard touchdown run by James Britt, but it was too little too late.
North Duplin 0 12 0 7 � 19
Dixon 13 13 14 6 � 46
First Quarter
D - Fullerton 6 yard run (PAT good)
D - Wyble 57 yard run (PAT blocked)
Second Quarter
N - Goodman 15 yard run (PAT no good)
D - Williams 35 yard run (PAT good)
N - Scott 4 yard run (PAT blocked)
D - Wyble 11 yard run (2 pt. failed)
Third Quarter
D - Simmons 64 yard run (PAT good)
D - Simmons 78 yard run (PAT good)
Fourth Quarter
D - Simmons 6 yard run (PAT no good)
N - Britt 33 yard run (PAT good)
Rushes-yards NA 32-373
Passing NA 27
Comp-Att-Int NA 4-5-0
Punts-Avg. NA NA
Fumbles-Lost 4-3 0-0
RUSHING�D: Simmons 14-200, Wyble 9-115, Williams, 4-50, Fullerton 2-8
PASSING�D: Wyble 4-5-0-27
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The phones at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality have been ringing non-stop this week with complaints of foul, unexplained odors ranging from burning tires to chemicals. Many of these complains have been logged into the online iWitness Pollution Map, which shows that these strange smells have been accompanied by headaches, scratchy throats, diarrhea and other symptoms.
The Louisiana DEQ and the U.S. Coast Guard announced on April 3 that they were investigating the complaints. On April 4 they announced a possible culprit: the Chalmette Refinery jointly operated by Exxon Mobil Corp and Petroleos de Venezuela SA, which reported it experienced a leak the morning of April 3.
According to the Coast Guard, the leak contained waste water that could have also included hydrogen sulfide and ammonia.
In a statement, the Coast Guard said "The facility reported and quickly stopped a leak early Wednesday morning and, while the investigation is still ongoing, officials currently believe it could be the source of the odor. The leak was contained to a unit at the refinery. Air monitoring was initiated immediately upon discovery." No pressing air quality issues were detected.
Reuters reached out to Exxon Mobile for a comment but says they did not receive an immediate reply. A refinery manager did include a statement in the Coast Guard's press release: "We apologize to neighbors for any inconvenience this leak incident may have caused. The health and safety of neighbors, community, and employees are our top priority."
But the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, which runs the iWitness Pollution Map, suggests that the problem may be much worse than the refinery or the Coast Guard admit. In their own press release, they call the refinery "notorious." The organization says the refinery has a history of emissions during rainy weather and the area around it experienced heavy rains and a flood warning the night before the odor complaints started coming in. "The refinery has a bad habit of underreporting and an ongoing accident problem, especially during bad weather," said founding director Anne Rolfes. "Rain is a fact of life in south Louisiana. There is no excuse for Exxon's ongoing failure to prepare."
Last year the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed a suit against Chalmette Refining for violations of the Clean Air Act and the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, as well as other regulations (pdf).
The Coast Guard press release says "Neighbors who have concerns are welcome to call Chalmette Refining, LLC, at 504-281-1212." In addition, a claims hotline has also been set up, and people can call 866-752-6339 to report personal damages from the leak.
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by Lou Mancinelli
Before coming to America on a Fulbright scholarship in 1955, she was raised seven miles outside of Rome on the ancient Appian Way, one of the city's oldest roads, on a villa built by a nephew of Pope Urban VIII. Her parents farmed the land, which was full of livestock and sustained the family's needs. Her family made their own wine. They sold the oil made from their olive grove to local merchants. She claims to be clairvoyant, having her first mystical experience at age 11, and is trained in and trains others in hypnosis.
Chestnut Hill resident, artist, writer, herbalist and healer Fiammetta Hsieh Rubin Whitaker, 75, has led a life of philosophy, the study of consciousness, writing and teaching. She has created and exhibited art from Rome to Iowa and many cities in between.
Rubin has experienced much of the world and in recent times reinvented her artwork, now available at Rubin Art Studios in Chestnut Hill. She is also busy working on her autobiography and publishing her book, "The Diagnosis of Self and Others." In addition to art, her career is studded with explorations into the mind such as psychokinesis, a discipline that studies the mind's influence on affecting physical reality.
After discovering her difficulty with seeing three-dimensional objects in motion, Rubin, who came to America in 1955 at age 19 on a Fulbright Exchange Scholarship to study architecture at the University of Arkansas, shifted her educational focus to philosophy. In 1959, she studied philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, via a Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship, before changing her major to painting. She was and remains a woman of aesthetics and existentialism whose heroes are Kafka, Dostoevsky and Sartre.
At present, Rubin draws with ball point pens on photographs she has taken and printed with premium printers and paper, which themselves look like fine paintings. The result is a new medium, unique to the 21st century. In her home, her work sprawls across the walls hither and thither in all the colors. She began her explorations into art at age three, and earned her degree in art from the University of Rome in 1953. She also holds a master's degree in painting from Berkeley.
In 1986, Rubin became a certified doctor of naturopathy, (N.D.) a healing approach based on natural methodologies in healing, which she later taught in the Health Perspective Program of Rosemont College.
Before training in naturopathy, Rubin taught art and the history of it at the University of Wichita, Kansas, where she developed her own technique of etching copper, printing the image first, which she later enameled. She still owns a furnace and a six-ton printing press and has exhibited her engravings and enamels at the Philadelphia Open Studios, in the Midwest, New York City and Europe.
This past May she displayed her art and presented a paper at the conference "Toward a Science of Consciousness," in the Aula Magna at the University of Stockholm, Sweden, where a documentary about art and healing was also made about her.
Rubin is entranced with the human ability to heal through self-hypnosis and meditation, working with images, sounds and specific data through which healing can be obtained. She first experienced such healing after an episode of food poisoning, through a vision of the Transfigured Christ painted by Mathias Gruenewald that now resides in the city of Colmar in Alsace. At that time, Rubin entered into a trance state in which she felt attached to the light emanating from the picture through a lengthy cord attached to her toe, her chest and to the image. During the experience, she perceived she had to breathe in the healing energy, and emitted high-pitched sounds. She did and felt healed.
Translating to others how healing can occur and how she learned about it in altered states, induced by the mind and not drugs, is the subject matter of her autobiography. Rubin believes that healing is available to anyone if they believe it, desire it and focus on it.
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In her daily life, Rubin thinks about social issues, writes daily and draws images that surface from her fears, desires and hopes. She starts drawing not knowing where she is going until she has finished, discovering what the image is about as strokes of pen begin to form an image.
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Ok, first things first, Why would anybody anticipate a Shotgun Suge would win in any battle, battle arena, or by any battle league?
We get different characters, but the identical plot stays on repeat.
This time Tycoon Tax is victorious just by technicalities.
We know Shotgun Suge has bars, but the Cryptnesia needs to end,forever.
What is Cryptnesia?
It is when you assume that you are going to remember your barz, but you don't so instead of admitting you choked You start throwing racial slurs at your opponent. You distract the audience from your semi prepared bars or Cryptnesia.
Suge has the same expression every time he is about to choke, and I know that look. In the battle world, Shot Gun may never compete with the elite, because no one assumes he will give a lyrical performance. His advantage is his stage presences, and body weight that he uses to tip the lyrical scale.
Just imagine, if he did not choke?
He can rap his ass off, and his music is better than his battles.
Still Shotgun Suge has some of the most disrespectful, but some of the memorable lines in the history of battle rap.
In theater and in any art form, primarily in battle rap, a choke destroys the moment, the momentum and the audience gets distracted and the mood changes, and it is unfair to your opponent.
That build up that one hears when the verbal jabs connect are what the viewers wait for and expect to get,after they have paid their money.
Keep doing your think Big Grape, and since you are "The Shooter and the Driver" I think you need to be more comfortable.
You know I can't see you circling the block in a Smart Car or a Geo Storm because you are gigantic.
So, as a fan, I have a suggestion!
Next time you are "the shooter and the driver" I want you to have a lot a room for your big ol' self.
Here you go, Suge, drive this _____>http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wrd2AXbL6Xw/UgmY1rR3FUI/AAAAAAAAOBc/WFJzZoJj7UY/s1600/P1020810.JPG


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Meet comic artist Thomas Shaner for the release of his debut graphic novel Killjoy: The Raygun Chronicles at Star Clipper on Saturday, June 7th from 2:00 to 5:00 pm.
"Killyjoy" is an adult neo-noir/science-fiction comic about an elite taskforce of psionic internal affairs officers in charge of investigating the rest of thepsionic police forth in order to see if they are abusing their powers. They are part of the MPIS (Ministry of Psionic Integrity and Security). These officers are nicknamed "Killjoys", because they just seem to rain on everyone's parade. Spencer Solomon, a fresh faced naive young recruit straight from basic training, has reservations about joining the oddball group of Killjoys. Comprising the rest of the Killjoy team is Fabian Holst, a straight lace bureaucrat on the edge of retirement, and Maire Bluenote, a rebellious free spirited Irish woman whose current hair color changes more often than her boyfriends. They all work together under the Prime Minster of MPIS, Sherman Siofra. A very moody, cynical, and disparaging man with a shrouded past.
Art and original concept by Thomas Shaner
Colors by Ester Salguero
Written by Andrew M. Henderson
Character designs by Shayne Cassidy/ Carlos Cara
Letters by Samuel Grey.
Thomas Shaner is an Artist/Cartoonist from Cape Girardeau, Mo. He has two degrees from Southeast Missouri State University — B.A. in Art, and B.F.A. in Painting. He has been a lifelong fan of Star Trek, and his favorite series is Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Michel Sablon must help fill Singapore void after S.League exodus
Almost every day, another Lion seems to leave Singapore.
Another seasoned pro swaps the S.League's age quotas for the greater flexibility of a foreign league. Another household name heads elsewhere.
As the exodus accelerates, the headline almost writes itself. Would the last Singapore international to leave the S.League, please turn out the lights?
But the mass migration of senior Lions was inevitable once the Football Association of Singapore unveiled its youth development plans.
The depressing...


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Polar Express 30th anniversary edition
A young boy, lying awake one Christmas Eve, is welcomed aboard a magical travel to the North Pole . . .
One couldn't select a more delightful and exciting premise for a children's book than the tale of a young boy lying awake on Christmas Eve only to have Santa Claus sweep by and take him on a travel with other children to the North Pole. And one couldn't ask for a more talented artist and author to tell the story than Chris Van Allsburg. Allsburg, a sculptor who entered the genre nonchalantly when he created a children's book as a diversion from his sculpting, won the 1986 Caldecott Medal for this book, one of many award winners he's produced. The Polar Express rings with vitality and wonder.
Amazon Exclusive: A Letter from Chris Van Allsburg
Dear Amazon Readers,
Over the past twenty-five years, many people have shared stories with me about the effect that reading The Polar Express has had on their families and on their celebration of Christmas.
One of the most poignant was told to me five or six years ago at a book signing in the Midwest, on a snowy December evening. As I inscribed a book to a woman in her sixties, she told me that it was the second copy she had owned, and wanted to know if she could she tell me what had happened to the first. "Of course," I answered.
A dozen years earlier the woman, who had no children of her own, befriended a neighbor, a boy of about seven, named Eddie. He would incessantly cross his driveway to visit her.
She had a collection of picture books, which she read to him, but around the holidays, the only story he ever wanted to hear, again and again, was The Polar Express. One year she offered to give him the book, but Eddie declined because he wanted to hear her read it aloud to him, which she continued to do every year until the boy and his family moved away.
Years later the woman learned from a mutual acquaintance that Eddie had grown up and transform a soldier. He was stationed in Iraq. Since Christmas was approaching, the woman made up our minds to send him a gift box. She included candy, cookies, socks, and her old copy of The Polar Express. She wasn't sure what a nineteen-year-old battle-weary soldier would do with the book in an army barracks in the Middle East, but she wanted him to have it. A month later, after the holidays had passed, she received a letter from Eddie.
He told her he was very happy to have heard from her and to get the box of gifts. He had opened it in his barracks, just before curfew, with some of his fellow GIs already in their bunks. A soldier in the next bunk spotted the book. He knew it well from his own childhood and asked Eddie to read it. "Out loud?" he asked. "Yeah," his buddy told him.
Eddie, quietly and a little self-consciously, read The Polar Express. When he'd finished and closed the book, a moment of silence passed. Then from in the back of him a voice called out, "Read it again," and another joined in, "Yeah, read it again," and a third added, "This time, louder." So Eddie did.
He wrote to the woman that he'd stood up and read it to his comrades just the way he remembered she had read it to him.
All aboard,
Chris Van Allsburg
Recipes and Activities to Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Polar Express
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Snacks for Santa
Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
Polar Chocolate Nougat Caramel Squares
Christmas Snowball Cookies
Fun and Games
A Polar Express Word Search
A Polar Express Crossword
A Polar Express Maze
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When Ravens senior defensive assistant Steve Spagnuolo was running the New York Giants' defense six years ago, they won a Super Bowl behind a dominant front seven.
The Giants led the NFL with 53 sacks that season, including a dozen in one game to tie an NFL record, and sacked New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady five times in Super Bowl XLII.
His philosophy was built around creating uneasiness for quarterbacks in the pocket.
Now that Spagnuolo is working for the Ravens since being hired this spring, he said he's witnessed a similar aggressive mentality with a retooled defense that lost inside linebacker Ray Lewis to retirement, cut strong safety Bernard Pollard and had the following starters leave via free agency: inside linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, free safety Ed Reed, cornerback Cary Williams and outside linebacker Paul Kruger.
"This is as good a looking football team that I've ever seen," Spagnuolo said at the conclusion of the Ravens' offseason practices. "I'm talking about physically and stout. I'm a firm believer, both sides of the football, that you win upfront. Defensively, wow.
"I had little visions of the Giants' front that I happened to be privileged to be working with. They are good all the way around. I keep going back to the coaching, but good players and good coaches lead to success."
The Ravens finished 17th in total defense last season, allowing 350.9 yards per game, and 21st in scoring defense by surrendering 21.5 points per contest. Over the final six games, the Ravens allowed 299 yards per game to rank fourth during that span.
After observing a defense that has added veteran defensive linemen Chris Canty and Marcus Spears, free safety Michael Huff, outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil, inside linebacker Daryl Smith and drafted safety Matt Elam and inside linebacker Arthur Brown, Spagnuolo is confident in the Ravens' potential.
The Ravens will have bookend pass rushers with Dumervil and Terrell Suggs, who was hampered last season with a partially torn Achilles and a torn biceps.
The Ravens have to break in six new starters on defense, but have gotten younger and faster in the process. How it will all fit together remains to be seen, but Spagnuolo is encouraged.
"They are outstanding," Spagnuolo said. "We watched film of Baltimore Ravens' defense or offense to steal ideas all the time. A lot of times you look on another team's roster and you say, 'They have great players. That's why they are good.' It's not just great players here. It's great players and great coaches."
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Candidates ignore climate change debate
Environmentalists want issue addressed in race
When President Obama and Mitt Romney square off Wednesday in their first debate, global warming may be the biggest topic that neither wants to touch.
Obama devoted all of four sentences to climate change in his speech at the Democratic National Convention last month. Romney rarely mentions it at all.
It's a stark change from the 2008 presidential race, when both Obama and his Republican opponent, John McCain, preached the need to reduce greenhouse gases. And environmentalists are furious.
"The silence of Gov. Romney and President Obama on climate change is deafening," said Erich Pica, president of the environmental group Friends of the Earth Action.
His organization has launched a campaign called Climate Silence to inject global warming into the presidential race, working with another group called Forecast the Facts. The campaign's website features photos of Obama and Romney with duct tape over their mouths.
"Voters deserve to know where they stand on the most serious threat to our nation," Pica said in a news release. "Anyone who is elected to lead the country - or aspires to do so - should realize that true leadership means a willingness to engage difficult issues, not sweep them under the rug."
Nine environmental groups circulated petitions asking journalist Jim Lehrer, the moderator of Wednesday's debate, to press the candidates on global warming. About 160,000 people signed.
"It's often true that political speech lags behind public understanding," said Steve Cochran, vice president of climate policy at the Environmental Defense Fund, which participated in the letter-writing campaign. "The population is ahead of the politicians on this."
Reasons for avoidance
But the last-minute efforts may not succeed. Each candidate, analysts say, has reasons to avoid discussion of the issue.
Among Republicans, skepticism about climate change has hardened into outright rejection. They tend to view efforts to cap the greenhouse gas emissions that come from burning fossil fuels as heavy-handed government interference in the free market, if not a threat to personal liberty. After Solyndra's bankruptcy, they deride government support for clean-energy companies.
A poll conducted last month by Bloomberg found that only 26 percent of Republicans believe human activity is warming the planet. Contrast that with 78 percent of Democrats and 56 percent of independents.
"The GOP is as stony a ground for that issue as you can find today," said Jerry Taylor, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute libertarian think tank and a frequent critic of federal environmental policy.
As governor of Massachusetts, Romney explored ways to fight global warming. But he eventually backed out of a multistate plan to limit greenhouse gas levels through the use of a cap-and-trade system, in which power plants buy and sell permits to emit those gases.
Now Romney says he is uncertain about the extent of warming and people's role in it, and he supports more research into the issue. He does not back climate change policies that could boost energy prices.
"What I'm not willing to do is spend trillions of dollars on something I don't know the answer to," Romney said last year at a campaign appearance in New Hampshire.
For Obama, the political calculus of global warming is far more complex than it is for his challenger.
Obama placed climate change at the heart of his 2008 campaign. His economic stimulus package in 2009 steered billions of dollars to companies building solar power plants or wind farms that generate electricity without greenhouse gases. And he set new car mileage standards that will double fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, slashing oil use.
But he let die in Congress a bill to create a federal cap-and-trade system in 2010, bitterly disappointing many environmentalists. Now he may be worried about alienating independent voters, whose concern about climate change isn't as strong as it is among Democrats.
His official campaign website still calls for fighting climate change and touts the rapid growth of renewable power on his watch. But it doesn't mention cap and trade or setting hard limits on the country's production of greenhouse gases.
"Obama probably feels that with bringing up the issue, there are potential losses and not too many gains," said Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute. "A real response (to global warming) would include a lot of substantial changes - in the forms of energy we use and the way we use it - and that makes people uncomfortable."
Different approach
Some analysts argue that Obama is being too cautious.
A recent poll by researchers at George Mason University and Yale University found that 65 percent of undecided voters believe humans are causing global warming, the same percentage as among likely Obama voters. And 61 percent of undecided voters in the poll said climate change would be one of the issues they would consider when casting their vote.
"Obama's political handlers are telling him that people in the middle of the spectrum - independents - are likely to be alienated when he says 'global warming' and 'climate change,' " said Edward Maibach, director of the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason. "And we found it's just the opposite. On this issue, independents look a lot more like Democrats than Republicans."
Taylor, however, cautions that the same may not be true in key battleground states that rely heavily on the fossil fuel industry, places such as Ohio or Pennsylvania. There, Romney has accused Obama of waging a "war on coal" with proposed regulations that would limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants, regulations that would be difficult for coal-burning plants to meet.
"Amongst those voters, swing voters in swing states, there's very little appetite for doing anything on climate change," Taylor said.
David R. Baker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com


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After being out to the wee hours of the morn, Sunday doesn't really begin in reality until the early afternoon.
For the second year in a row, the Sunday restaurant of choice was Guero's
Texting back and forth for the entire time in Austin during this week (after the obligatory social networking messaging during the months leading up to) - a meeting was finally had between myself and fellow MOG writer "mama" (who also goes by the name Lisa).
Into the bowels of the beast one more time, we headed over to the open all day party at Beerland to catch the punk-glam-psych sounds of Brooklyn's own Xray Eyeballs.
Liz adds quite a bit to the overall sound by way of backing up on rhythm guitar and keyboards.
Another performer of note was a synth driven act from Kentucky going by the clever name of Idiot Glee. An actual solo act with appealingly textured machines, the set was impressive as we observed from the comfort zone of Xray Eyeball's merch table.
Now there was anticipation building for a return engagement of last year's stand out Sunday night performer - Vockah Redu.
Always exhibiting a flair for the dramatic, Vockah had Beerland whipped up into a New Orleans bounce frenzy.
When familiarity is not doing it's job (breeding contempt) - it may actually make the heart grow fonder.
Such is the case with an artist I knew nothing about a year ago, but this year found me looking forward to the performance.
Duly impressed with the Beerland show, we literally followed him over to his next scheduled show at The Mohawk nearby.


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The Audio player plugin currently installed on Midd WordPress is pretty good. I believe Adam made some modifications to it so that the audio file it uses is included in the post's RSS enclosure tag so that RSS readers will download the audio files for that post. For example, see James Morrison's blog for his International Political Economy course
However there are probably better WordPress plugins for podcasting. Would be curious to know what's out there and reviews. Best place to start for this sort of research is WordPress Plugin Directory


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Compare cheap flights to Burundi
The small nation of Burundi is located in East Africa. This country is known for its mountains and surrounding lakeside communities. It is in between two African giants namely The Republic of Congo and Tanzania.
Generally, it is a tropical country with highland climate. Due to differences in altitude, the temperature within the country often varies. Cool weather is experienced in the central plateau area while those areas around the Lake Tanganyika is warmer. Although weather is diverse, it is easy to distinguish seasons.
Places To visit
When travelling to Burundi, there are four major sites that are highly recommended. For beach lovers, the Saga Beach is the place to go. This beach is amazingly attractive with its white and pristine sands. Another famous tourist destination is the La Pierre de Livingstone et Stanley. The most accessible park to explore is the Rusizi National Park while tourist can also visit the Musee Vivant.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Former UBS UBSN.VX trader Kweku Adoboli wept on Friday as he told a jury that his "off-book" trading was done for the benefit of the bank that meant everything to him.
Addressing the court for the first time in his long-running trial in London, Adoboli said he had no reason to believe he was doing anything wrong since he was doing it to generate profits and colleagues knew about it.
"UBS was my family and every single thing I did, every single bit of effort I put into that organization, was for the benefit of the bank," said Adoboli, his voice breaking as he wept and thumped the witness box with his hand.
"That is everything I lived for ... To find yourself in Wandsworth Prison for nine months because all you did was worked so hard for this bank," he said through tears.
The 32-year-old British-educated Ghanaian was arrested on September 15, 2011, and blamed for losses of $2.3 billion. He was in custody until he was granted bail in June 2012.
He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud and four of false accounting, covering the period between October 2008 and September 2011.
The prosecution says Adoboli traded far in excess of his authorized risk limits, concealed his unhedged positions by booking fictitious hedges, and lied to the back office when asked questions about his accounts.
Adoboli said he had developed an accounting mechanism he called his "umbrella" which allowed him to keep certain trades and the profits they generated "off-book".
He said this "profit pool" served two purposes: to help offset mounting costs that were a drain on the desk's profits, and to give him and his desk colleagues confidence to trade in the knowledge that they had a "cash buffer" to fall back on should they make losses.
Adoboli said he did not think this was dishonest or contrary to the bank's rules because it was aimed at making a profit, which was the purpose of his job.
"Ultimately that's what everyone cares about," he said.
He also said that when he explained his umbrella to his three fellow traders on the Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) desk and to colleagues from other trading desks, nobody gave any sign that they disapproved.
"The response I got from everyone else is 'OK, that's a way of doing it, that's an accounting practice, keep on doing it'," he told the court.
Asked about a comment from fellow trader John Hughes that "your umbrella is going to get us fired", Adoboli said this was a joke.
Adoboli described the ETFs desk as over-stretched and under-resourced. He referred to himself and Hughes, the only two traders on the desk initially, as "babies" and "kids" dealing with a "massive" $50 billion book.
The courtroom was packed as Adoboli gave his evidence, wearing a dark suit and dark red tie. Most of the time he appeared confident, speaking loudly and clearly as he answered questions from his lawyer.
But Adoboli cried on several occasions when friends and family were mentioned. The first was when his lawyer mentioned that his father had come from Ghana and been present in the courtroom throughout the trial, which started on September 10.
Describing how hard he had worked during the financial crisis in 2008, when he said he had feared for the survival of UBS, Adoboli wept again as he recalled that he had missed his grandmother's funeral because of how committed he was to his job.
The most dramatic moment in the first day of his evidence came just before the court adjourned for lunch, when Adoboli broke down as he tried to explain what his work had meant to him.
"It's hard to find the words to describe the relationship I had with UBS," he said, launching into a passionate speech during which he sobbed, struggled to catch his breath and thumped the desk in front of him with his right hand.
After a summer internship at UBS in 2002, when he was a student, Adoboli joined the bank as a graduate trainee in 2003. Throughout his evidence on Friday, he spoke of pride and a sense of belonging and of the respect and friendship he felt for many of his colleagues.
The trial continues on Monday, when Adoboli will continue giving evidence.
Editing by Pravin Char


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The Lutron Maestro 300 Watt Dual Incandescent Dimmer and Timer Switch is a combination controller that incorporates two controls into the space of one. With this switch, you can control the brightness level of a light source (incandescent bulb up to 300W) with the dimmer switch on top and/or operate a separate fan or light (2.5A lighting load or general purpose fan) on a 5-60 minute selectable timer before turning off automatically. It is the perfect solution for retrofitting stacked switches or for adding lighting zones to an application without increasing the size of the junction box. Built-in LEDs on the dimmer indicate light levels and glow softly to guide you to the control in the dark while the LEDs on the timer switch indicate time remaining before turn-off of the controlled load. Features a clean, flush, stylish appearance. Coordinate using Lutron Claro Wallplates, sold separately.
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- When independent control of two lights or a light and exhaust fan from one switch is necessary
- Use timer with exhaust fans in bathrooms to reduce moisture, mold, and mildew growth
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- Save energy by using in closets, attics, basements, and other low-traffic areas to ensure a light is never left on for a prolonged period of time
- Perfect for adding cove or under-cabinet lighting into tiled back-splashes in kitchens
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- Ideal for retro-fits - no need to cut additional box space
- Installs in as little as 15 minutes - just like a standard switch
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- Dimmer provides full range dimming of incandescent light up to 300W
- Dimmer LEDs show preset light level when light is off
- Timer can be set to operate fan or second light for 5-60 minutes before turning off automatically
- Includes RFI suppression circuitry
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- When independent control of two lights or a light and exhaust fan from one switch is necessary
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Anheuser-Busch Turns Beer Into Water for Disaster Relief [VIDEO]
Although it may sound a somewhat sacrilegious to some of you hardcore beer drinkers out there, but Anheuser-Busch is actually turning their beer into water … and donating it to the superstorm Sandy relief program.
The "King of Beers" has sent nearly 44,000 cases of their brew-into-water brand to the New York and New Jersey area in hopes of lending aid to the people affected by the hurricane. "Personally, for me it does mean a little bit more because I do have family affected by it," said Anheuser-Busch plant manager Scott Vail.
Interestingly, Anheuser-Busch has been turning beer into water to donate to disaster-relief efforts since the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and has delivered over 71 million cans of water since 1988.


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Barracuda Project B3 Gets Stiffened for Safety and Consistency
Adding Subframe Connectors And Torque Boxes To Our Bracket Racer
Chrysler's engineering department has always been known for designs that were well ahead of their time. Good examples of this are the Hemi engine, long ram induction, and also building cars using the "unitbody" method of construction. In fact, Chrysler was one of the first companies to build their cars utilizing this method, which uses the body, roof, and floors of the car, instead of a separate frame, to form the vehicle's structure. This method of building cars not only saves weight, but also saves time and material during the manufacturing process, thereby saving the company money. Attesting to Chrysler's foresight is the fact that nearly all modern cars, and some light trucks, are built utilizing the unitbody construction method. While this method of building cars makes good economic sense for a manufacturer, there are some drawbacks in the form of performance. Unitbody cars aren't as rigid as their framed counterparts, and the additional flex can create problems in handling, braking, and acceleration. Whether you're building a street car, or in our case a race car, there are many benefits to stiffening the car's suspension.
Body flex in a car can be both good and bad depending on what the car is used for. On one hand, less rigidity in a street cruiser does offer better ride quality-the body of the car flexes, helping to cushion the bumps of the road from the car's occupants. For a performance application, however, body flex is nearly always counterproductive. A street performance car needs to be nimble and to respond quickly to driver input so a more rigid frame and suspension are required. Limiting body flex in a race car is even more important. Today's large cubic-inch, high-powered engines simply apply more force to a car than a unitbody can safely handle. Wrinkled rocker panels, cracked windshields, and broken floor pans and frame-to-floor welds can all be the result of a high-powered engine in an unmodified factory car.
Since our Barracuda is destined for a life of bracket racing and will have a healthy big-block for power, we deemed it necessary to stiffen the suspension by adding subframe connectors and torque boxes.
Torque boxes were installed in many factory Mopars as a way to stiffen the forward leaf spring support area of the frame. Of course, all Hemi and convertible models were equipped with torque boxes, but we've also seen them installed on other cars, such as big-block-equipped A-bodies. Since most of us aren't building original Hemi cars or convertibles, chances are our cars don't have the factory torque boxes and can benefit from having them installed.
Our base model Barracuda is no exception. Since this car didn't have the boxes installed from the factory we called the Paddock and had a set of aftermarket torque boxes delivered. These torque boxes resemble, though aren't identical, to the factory units, but when installed it's hard to tell the difference. They do, however, brace the forward leaf spring mount exactly like the originals. An added benefit in our application is the torque boxes are located under where the main hoop of the rollcage will go, increasing safety by preventing the rollbar from punching through the floor in the case of a rollover accident. Installing the torque boxes is a breeze. Our torque boxes fit well with minimum amount of trimming required before welding the units in place. A welder, clamps, and metal grinder were the only tools we needed to complete the installation.
Subframe connectors were never installed from the factory, but are probably the best investment you can make in your car to decrease body flex and add rigidity. The floors in most Mopars are actually part of the car's structure, linking the front and rear subframes together. This theory works well as the floors are certainly strong enough for the average passenger car, but adding an engine with tons of torque will tax the sheetmetal floors beyond their intended limits. Floors that are rusty or have been repaired may not have the integrity of new factory floors, which only adds to the problem. Adding a framemember to connect the front and rear framerails is basically like converting your unitbody car to a fully framed car. The steel tubing doesn't replace, but rather works with the floor structure of the car to add rigidity to the vehicle. An added benefit-and this is a worse-case-scenario-is in the case of a collision from the bottom of the car (car rolls on its side and is hit by another car or hits the wall) the frame connectors have significantly more strength to resist an impact. We hope we never have to test this, but it does add significantly to the safety of our race car. Safety aside, the most noticeable benefit of stiffening our bracket car will be shown in our timeslips. A car with a stiff frame will react quicker and more consistently than a car that flexes, giving us the ability to fine-tune reaction times and accurately predict elapsed times, both very necessary components of bracket racing.
Our research of frame connectors led us to one of the leading providers of frame and chassis components: CompetitionEngineering. We chose their premade, bolt-in frame connectors because of their close tolerances and good fit. Bolt-in frame connectors are a good choice in a street car or a valuable original car as they can be removed easily to give the car its original appearance. Since our car is a dedicated race car, we'll be welding them permanently in place for even more rigidity. The bolt-in units fully encompass the rear framerails of the car and give plenty of area to weld, adding significant structural integrity to our car. Like the torque boxes, the only tools we needed were a welder, grinder, and clamps. The subframe connectors took a couple of hours to install, and other than welding, no special skills were required. If you don't have a welder or want to be able to remove the connectors, you'll need to drill holes in the car's existing frame to bolt them in. Either way the installation is fairly simple and will greatly improve the rigidity of your car. All things considered, subframe connectors are probably the best and most economic way to stiffen your car's structure.