text:
Element Case delivers some trick and customizable bike cases.
Element Case Rogue Side Plate is Made CNC'd.
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Mtbr.
The phone, has quickly become an indispensible tool for cycling. It serves the call of ride logging duties, camera, POV video, social, communication and emergency needs. But how does one protect it or mount it?
The Element Case Rogue addresses some of those needs as it provides a sleek and protective armor for the iPhone 5. It isolates the phone with rubber dampers without making it bulky. It provides access to the control buttons that are easy to operate and give good feedback. The phone is easier to grip and handle even with gloves or in slippery conditions.
Element Case Rogue and Mounts.
Best of all really is it looks good. The materials, fit and finish of these cases are similar to Race Face or Chris King Components. Design and machining is incredible and there's some customization available with colors and labels.
Product Highlights:
- For iPhone 5/5s
- Rugged, compact design protects all sides of your iPhone
- Chassis constructed of shock absorbing TPU and polycarbonate polymers
- Additional rear protection provided by aerospace grade carbon fiber
- Extreme side protection provided by CNC machined T6061 aluminum
- Belt clip/viewing stand included
- Designed in California by active designers and engineers
Element Case Rogue Back.
Installing the case on the iPhone reveals the quality and design of this component. All the machining of the aluminum and the molding of the plastics is absolutely dialed. It is really quite a revelation to see how well protected the phone is in this compact package.
Element Case Rogue Components.
Another great revelation is that the phone becomes much easier to grip and handle when in the case. The case has contours and textures that fit the hand really well, so pulling the phone out of your pocket to take a photo doesn't need to be delicate and precise exercise. The buttons too are awesome, as they are big and they deliver a very good tactile feel when pressed.
Of course, there are downsides as the case is $100 in base configuration. It just goes up from there as you add customization or add mounts which are typically $30 each. This is not the end of the world if it's a long term investment. But as phones change, this case will become obsolete just like all other phone cases. The mounts however are modular so they will work with the next generation of phone cases.
And the other downside is there's no waterproofing with this case. So keep it dry or experience the curse of moisture in your phone's electronics.
Element Case Rogue Holder and Stand.
Several mounts are available and they are world class. The car mount is cool, but some real thought has been given to the bike mounts. The founder, Jeff Sasaki did a bit of work in the bike industry with companies like Fox Clothing, then his own design firm with noteable protective gear clients. So a lot of thought has been given to the bike mounts. In fact, they sent us three options, a C-clamp, a bar mount and a stem mount. All worked flawlessly in our installation and test rides.
Element Case Rogue Glass Mount:
- Surface Mount
- Suction cup mount
- Articulating arm support
- Case retention strap
- Fuse Blok mounting adapter
- $29.95
Element Case Rogue Handlebar Mount:
- Zip Mount
- Adjustable secure mounting clamp
- Case retention strap
- Fuse Blok mounting adapter
- $27.95
Element Case Rogue Universal Quick Release Clamp:
- Clamp Mount
- Quick release mounting clamp
- Case retention strap
- Fuse Blok mounting adapter
- $29.95
Element Case Rogue Top Cap Mount:
- Bike Mount – Top Cap
- Bicycle headset top cap
- Case retention strap
- Fuse Blok mounting adapter
- $27.95
Continue reading for info on the Element Case Sector and full photo gallery.


text:
First of hopefully not many: Offseason Odds and Ends
[Disclaimer: Some of this is leftovers from the season and therefore irrelevant.]
One. Gone fishing:
TNT's "Gone Fishing" for the Jazz was brutal, though I have to say the facial expressions are pretty funny:
Two. The Jazz have an 82 out of 1,000 chance to get the first pick in the draft (75 from the Nets pick; 7 from our own).
Three. Ronnie P will represent the Jazz during labor negotiations even if the Jazz don't re-sign him:
But Price will continue to represent Utah during labor negotiations even if he lacks a new deal. He respects the game and his teammates too much to leave his post during the most crucial situation that the league has faced in more than a decade. "I want everyone to be on top of everything this summer, and I want to be able to help them with that," Price said. (trib)
Four. (irrelevant) Our opponents' FTA in home games stayed the same after Jerry resigned, while the Jazz's FTA went down by almost 2 attempts per game. For the season, the Jazz shot 2.27 less FTs per game at home than opponents.
Five. (irrelevant but crazy) We only had 8 players available during our last game. Only 1 of them–Millsap–was on the Jazz roster last year. (!!!) The other 7 were all new guys and rookies (Harris, Al, Earl, Francisco, Hayward, Evans, Favors.)
Six. (irrelevant) Remember all the drama when Raja said that CJ was better suited to start because he fit better into the Jazz's one-on-one style of play? CJ agrees that the Jazz are a one-on-one team:
[Shots that come as the shot clock is running out] are the worst. Those are the worst, especially when it's your first shot and somebody screams "Red!" There's 2 seconds on the clock, and somebody flings you the ball 3 feet behind the 3-point line…
Not to make excuses–I take a lot of responsibility for it, the consistency thing–but when you look at the games and when I play well and some of the games even when I didn't play so well, mediocre games, it comes from the way we run things, the way we do things too. I'm not the first option and I understand that; I know that. It's not a big deal that I'm not, but there'll be times where things get ran and all of a sudden you go 8 minutes and you haven't touched the ball and they swing the ball around the horn and you gotta take that shot. Sometimes, it's tough to make shots like that the way we run the offense.
Later in the year, we got real stagnant offensively. You could see it. We stood around, just watched each other. We throw the ball in the post and just watched, waiting for somebody to make something happen. It's hard to play like that. When we play well, we have a system, we swing the ball and everybody's involved, our offense is hard to guard and there's spacing for guys like me who create their own shot. (KFAN)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
A funeral service has honored Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Herb Reed.
Reed died June 4 at 83. He was the last surviving original member of 1950s vocal group "The Platters," with such hits as "Only You" and "The Great Pretender." The Platters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Their recordings are in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Reed's funeral was held Saturday at the Regent Theatre in Arlington.
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
The Rev. Dr. Regina Shearer of Rivier College, a former member of a later "Platters" group, officiated. Speakers included Bishop Robert Brown, Jon Bauman of the vocal group "Sha Na Na," and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum president Terry Stewart.
Gospel singers from The Berklee College of Music performed.


text:
The guide is neatly packaged and easy to read in the same style of its sister publications, Homeschooling: The Early Years and Homeschooling: The Middle Years. A large collection of lists and quick tips offer everything from the top 10 books for teens and the most popular math programs to money-saver suggestions such as joining a local college's foreign-language club and asking for discarded equipment from local schools. The last chapter contains two college application essays written by teenage homeschoolers. It also provides reassuring information about diplomas. Many universities follow Harvard's policy of not requiring a diploma, but if you or your homeschooling support group do issue one, your teenager can answer "yes" to the diploma question on most job applications--a fact sure to illicit a collective sigh of relief from thousands of parents who homeschool their teens. --Jodi Mailander Farrell
Looking for homeschooling information for another state?
More States...
Copyright 2003-2014 HomeschoolinginAmerica.com


text:
Just how many calories do our cells need to function well? The number is different for every person. You may notice on the nutritional labels of the foods you buy that the "percent daily values" are based on a 2,000 calorie diet -- 2,000 calories is a rough average of what a person needs to eat in a day, but your body might need more or less than 2,000 calories. Height, weight, gender, age and activity level all affect your caloric needs. There are three main factors involved in calculating how many calories your body needs per day:
- Basal metabolic rate
- Physical activity
- Thermic effect of food
- Adult male: 66 + (6.3 x body weight in lbs.) + (12.9 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in years)
- Adult female: 655 + (4.3 x weight in lbs.) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)
(Note: The first number in the equation for females is, in fact, 655. Strange but true.)


text:
The MiG-15 was one of the most widely produced Soviet aircraft and the first production jet operated by the Russians. It is most well known from the air battles of the Korean War.
The MiG-15 was originally contracted in 1939 as a propellor-driven aircraft, but when the Soviet military captured Me-262 blueprints and models in the downfall of Nazi Germany, it was changed to a jet aircraft through use of German technology. The Soviets gained access to a British Rolls-Royce jet engine, far ahead of anyone elses, for the engine model. Like most other second generation jets, the airplane had swept wings for maximum performance at near-Mach speeds, another innovation inspired by the Me-262.
The aircraft was fast and maneuverable; it was also cheap. The MiG had a heavy armament of one 37 mm and two 23 mm cannons, all in the nose.
Operational History
Korean War
North Korea had no jets when it invaded South Korea in June 1950, so its air force was ultimately destroyed by the American and United Nations planes, which included first-generation jets like the F-80 Shooting Star. When Communist China sent its troops across the Yalu River, Chinese MiG-15s went as well, and the second-generation jets outclassed anything the UN forces had in the air. Only after the American F-86 Saber arrived could the UN seriously challenge the MiGs.
The first confrontation took place in December 1950, and by the end of the month, eight MiGs had been lost for only one Saber shot down. The two planes were evenly matched and in fact resembled each other to a large extent. The MiG had a higher service ceiling and a higher rate of climb, while the Saber was more maneuverable. The MiG's cannons packed a larger punch than the Saber's machine guns, but they were slower firing and didn't carry as much ammo. However, the Chinese pilots tended to be poorly trained compared to their American counterparts, and this made a big difference. During the war, the American Saber pilots claimed to have shot down almost 800 MiGs, although the real number was probably a little less than 400, while the MiGs only shot down eighty Sabers.[1]
Some of the MiGs encountered, however, were flown by very competent pilots. The Americans dubbed these MiG drivers "Honchos" and suspected that they were not Chinese or North Koreans, but Russians, a suspicion which has since been confirmed. In fact, the highest scoring pilot of the Korean War, on either side, was Russian WWII veteran and Hero of the Soviet Union Nickolai Sutyagin, with 22 victories, including at least nine Sabers.[2]
China-Taiwan clashes
After the Korean War ended, China turned its attention back to Nationalist China on the island of Taiwan. Chinese MiG-15s were in action over the Taiwan Strait against the outnumbered Nationalist Air Force (CNAF), and helped make possible the Communist occupation of two strategic island groups. The US had been lending support to the Nationalists since 1951, and started delivery of F-86s in 1955. The Sabers and MiGs clashed three years later in the Quemoy Crisis, and this time the Nationalists won the struggle for air superiority in a series of fierce battles.[3]
Shootdowns of Reconnaissance Flights
In the first decade of the Cold War, several American and NATO airplanes were downed while on patrol or reconnaissance flights. MiG-15s took part in at least four of these incidents.
On June 13, 1952, during the Korean War, Soviet MiG-15s shot down an American RB-29 over the Sea of Japan, 100 miles east of Vladivostok. The bomber was based at Yokota, Japan, and disappeared from radar coverage while on a reconnaissance mission. No wreckage was ever found, and all of the twelve man crew were lost. The Soviets eventually admitted to having downed the plane, but claimed it fired on their MiGs first.
On March 10, 1953, a Czechoslovakian Air Force MiG-15 shot down an American F-84 Thunderjet along the Czech-West German border, the pilot bailing out safely. The U.S. government strongly protested to the Czech government, calling it a "provocative incident". Two days later, a Soviet MiG destroyed a Royal Air Force bomber over Germany with the loss of the entire seven man crew.
On April 18, 1955, Soviet MiG-15s shot down a SAC RB-47 on a photo reconnaissance mission off the Kamchatka Peninsula. When the plane failed to return to base, the U.S. government suspected it had been shot down, and conducted an extensive search, but failed to find any wreckage or remains, although a life jacket, aircraft debris, and an RB-47 aircraft manual washed up on a nearby Soviet-held island. The full story wasn't known until 1992, when Boris Yeltsin's government provided declassified documents on the incident. Surprisingly, the documents did not include the claim that the aircraft violated Russian airspace, although they did state that the bomber fired first when the MiGs approached. There were no known survivors among the bomber crew.[4]
In two other incidents, the tables were turned by the presence of escorting fighters. On January 22, 1954, an RB-45 was attacked over the Yellow Sea by MiG-15s, but Sabers had come along on this mission, and one of the MiGs was shot down. A year later, on February 5, 1955, another RB-45 was attacked, again over the Yellow Sea; this time two MiG-15s fell to the guns of the escorting F-86s.[5]
Suez Crisis
At the start of hostilities in late 1956, Egypt had two squadrons of MiG-15s, purchased from Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union. They first saw aerial action on the morning of October 30, when MiGs intercepted four RAF Canberra bombers on a reconnaissance mission over the Canal Zone, damaging one. Later that day, MiG-15s attacked Israeli forces at Mitla and El Thamed in the Sinai, destroying half a dozen vehicles. As a result, the Israeli Air Force instituted a standing combat air patrol over the Canal, and the next attack resulted in two MiGs downed by Israeli Mysteres, although the Egyptian planes were able to successfully hit the Israeli troops. The next day, the MiGs evened the score somewhat when they badly damaged two IAF Ouragan fighters, forcing one of them to crash-land in the desert. British and French warplanes then began a systematic bombing campaign of Egyptian air bases, destroying at least eight MiGs and dozens of other Egyptian aircraft on the ground and forcing the others to disperse. The remaining planes still managed to fly some attack missions, but the Egyptians had lost air superiority.[6]
- ↑ Korean War Aces
- ↑ Russian Aces over Korea
- ↑ China and Taiwan since 1945
- ↑ The Price of Vigilance: Attacks on American Surveillance Flights, by Larry Tarte and Robert Keefe, Ballantine Publishing, 2001
- ↑ Cold War Era: USA claims
- ↑ The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Air Warfare, ed. by Chris Bishop, Aerospace Publishing, 2001
Further reading
- Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War, by Leonid Krylov, Osprey Publishing, 2008


text:
Brocken Spectre
[744x1392] [852x1608]
[1600x1200] [2560x1440]
The Brocken Spectre (German Brockengespenst) is an optical phenomenon that got its name near the foggy peak called Brocken in the Harz Mountains in Germany. The illusion appears when a low sun is behind someone climbing these peaks looking downwards into the mist or fog from a ridge or peak. The shadowy figure is referred to as the "spectre", which converges towards the antisolar point (or the point opposite the sun) around which the glory rings (light halos) are also centered. This phenomenon is often viewed from airplanes, as long as the sun is behind it and there is sufficient atmospheric moisture to cause the diffraction of sunlight.
Click on the posters below to learn more about the conditions and to download free high-res print and postcard files!


text:
Moderator: Tournament Directors
C.J wrote:in, please
JohnAarson wrote:I'm currently playing a game in mongol empire. How does this work out if I end up winning the game before the tournament starts? am I out?
JohnAarson wrote:Hum... I thought the "kills" considered also eliminating opponents in n-player games. I mean, both in new jersey and in dust bowl I "killed" opponents despite not winning those games.
Fakyras wrote:In pls
bahrain wrote:in please
lordlau1 wrote:in pls
Onagras wrote:in please
osok68 wrote:in please...
mr_chopper wrote:in please.
cooldeals wrote:in pls
EagleByRob wrote:in plz
Users browsing this forum: No registered users


text:
Breast Cancer: An International Perspective
Silvia Formenti, MD | New York University Cancer Institute
After you complete the course, please answer the five questions below to provide your feedback. Thank you.
I learned new and useful information in this video.
The language and ideas presented in this video were understandable to me.
The speaker(s) was engaging and knowledgeable.
This video has improved my ability to make informed decisions concerning breast cancer related health and safety issues.
I will share the information learned in this video with my community (e.g. family, friends, health professionals, and the media).
Thank you for watching this course in our Online Center for NBCC Advocacy Training.
We appreciate your feedback and encourage you to continue your education about breast cancer and the work that is being done to know how to end this disease by the end of the decade.
We invite you to watch additional courses (see below) available in our online training center. And we ask you to tell your friends about these instructional resources so they, too, can be part of our growing national grassroots network.
Our grassroots network is made up of people just like you who are disruptive innovators for social change. We are people who want to end breast cancer. Together we are increasing government appropriations for research, improving women's access to quality care, and empowering breast cancer survivors to become activists. Want to help right now? Take action to help us know how to end breast cancer by 2020.
We have the plan. We have the leadership. We need educated supporters like you.
Join the movement. Donate now to support Breast Cancer Deadline 2020® and save lives.
Additional Courses:
Women in Power: What We Can Learn from Their Successes and Failures
Stephanie Schriock | President, EMILY's List | May 6, 2013
Why Disease Prevention Is the Right Direction for Ending Breast Cancer
Dr. Susan Love, MBA | Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation | May 5, 2013
What Metastasis Teaches Us About Breast Cancer Prevention and Recurrence
Alana Welm, PhD | University of Utah | May 6, 2012
The Vision for Targeted Breast Cancer Therapies
Dennis Slamon, MD, PhD | Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA | May 5, 2013
The Role of Tumor Dormancy in Breast Cancer Metastasis
Alana Welm, PhD, University of Utah | May 3, 2014
The Potential of Mitochondrial Genetics in Clinical Trials
Brunie Felding, PhD | The Scripps Research institute | May 5, 2013
The Key Elements of Leadership in the Pursuit of Breast Cancer Deadline 2020
Beth Emery, JD | Advocate, National Breast Cancer Coalition | May 6, 2013
The Importance of Creativity in Grassroots Mobilization
Andy Burnett, CEO, Know innovation, Ltd. | May 3, 2014
The Feasibility for Developing a Prophylactic Vaccine for Breast Cancer
Keith Knutson, PhD | Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute | May 6, 2012
The Deadline Changes Everything
Fran Visco, JD | President, National Breast Cancer Coalition | May 3, 2014
The Complex Role of the Immune System in Targeting Metastatic Cancer Cells
Paul Ewald, PhD | University of Louisville | May 6, 2012
Research Updates From Year 2
Keith Knutison | May 5, 2014
Research Updates From Year 1, Primary Prevention
Keith Knutison | May 5, 2014
Research on Cancer Science Video 2
Keith Knutison | May 5, 2014
Research on Cancer Science Video 1
Keith Knutison | May 5, 2014
NBCC President Fran Visco Unveils the Blueprint for Breast Cancer Deadline 2020
Fran Visco, JD | President, National Breast Cancer Coalition | May 5, 2012
Metastasis Research: What Do We Know, and What Progress Needs To Be Made?
Pat Steeg, PhD, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute | May 4, 2014
Metastasis Prevention from a Research Perspective
Ann Chambers, PhD | University of Western Ontario | May 6, 2012
Mammography Screening: What Should the United States Public Know?
Barnett Kramer, MD, PhD | Division of Cancer Prevention at the NIH, NCI | May 6, 2013
Mammography Screening: What Should the Global Population Know?
Michael Baum, MD | University College London | May 6, 2013


text:
If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
hi vipprotumanxin i need fast email sender if you have please share it my emai id is email@example.com
thanks in advance


text:
Monogram Motif Leather Ankle Boots
All orders will be fulfilled by Burberry Limited and shipped from the UK. When you place your order, you accept Burberry's Terms and Conditions and confirm that you have read our Privacy Policy.
Size Guide
Use the Size Guide to choose the best fit for your measurements.
In this window, you can find out the shipping and returns options for the selected item.
In this window, you can contact customer service for further assistance.
- Italian-made heeled leather ankle boots with equestrian-inspired buckled straps and a polished Thomas Burberry Monogram.
- Upper: 100% calf leather
- Lining: 100% calf leather
- Sole: 100% leather
- Slip-on style with buckled ankle strap
- Almond-shaped toe
- Heel height: 7cm/2.8in
- Length from top of heel to top of boot: 11cm/4.3in
- Top circumference: 22.5cm/8.9in
- Made in Italy
Item 80192671


text:
China Longyuan Group is already the fifth-largest wind developer in the world. Its investment of CNY 51 billion ($7.5 billion) will boost its installed wind capacity to more than 10GW by the end of 2012, says group general manager Xie Changjun. This year it will ask the country's energy authority to approve 60 wind farms, with a total installed capacity of 3.5GW, with at least 2GW approved for the year.
In 2009, Longyuan put 41 wind farms totalling 2GW into operation, putting its gross installed capacity in excess of 6GW. Longyuan's wind farms generated 6.211 billion kWh of electric power in 2009, up almost 70% on 2008.
Longyuan, a solely funded company of China Guodian Group, was established in January 1993. The Fu'ao Wind Farm, with 15 200KW turbines from Denmark's NordTank, put into operation in 1995 by Longyuan, was China's first commercial wind farm.
Since 2005, Longyuan has almost doubled its installed wind power capacity each year and it is now focusing on offshore projects. Board secretary Jia Nansong says that, in May, the company participated in China's first round of public tenders for offshore wind farms - two 300MW offshore projects and two 200MW intertidal wind farms - in east China's Jiangsu Province.
Last October, Longyuan connected two pilot intertidal 1.5MW turbines, made by Guangdong Mingyang, into the Jiangsu local power grid. It invested CNY 500 million ($73 million) in the pilot intertidal wind farm, comprising 16 1.5MW turbines, in Rudong, Jiangsu Province.
Carbon offset scheme
Longyuan has benefited from the UN's carbon offset-scheme, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). By the end of 2009, the company had developed 116 CDM projects, with 79 approved by China's National Development and Reform Commission and 25 registered with the executive board of CDM.
In 2009 Longyuan received CNY 197 million ($29 million) from the CDM projects, up 82% on 2008. Xie estimates that Longyuan income from CDM projects will amount to around CNY 400 million ($56 million) this year.
Longyuan is also looking at overseas markets. Jia believes that overseas projects will yield more than 15% returns, against roughly 12% from projects in China. He says: "We will pay more attention to investing in wind farms than purchasing wind farms." Longyuan is considering investment in wind farms in the US, eastern Europe and South Africa, he adds.
The South Africa project will be the company's first overseas wind farm project. It signed a memo in September with China-Africa Development Fund and South Africa Mulilu Renewable Energy. The South African government will extend preferential policies on wind power prices.
Jia expects Longyuan to sign a power purchase agreement with independent generating companies in South Africa in the third quarter of this year and that the project will be completed before the end of next year.
Nuclear giant muscles in
While Longyuan is aiming higher in wind power development, China Guangdong Nuclear (CGN), a leading nuclear power developer in the country, is diversifying its product mix and also investing in wind. CGN entered the industry in 2003 and set up a wind power development company in 2007. Its latest move took place in early May, when it announced an agreement with Yuxi Municipal Government for joint construction of a wind farm in Yunnan Province, south-west China.
Under the agreement, CGN will invest CNY 3 billion ($440 million) to construct the first stage of wind farm projects, 300MW, in the next three years. The plan is to invest a total of CNY 8 billion ($1.2 billion) to construct 800MW of wind farms in the counties and districts under Yuxi administration. In late April, CGN signed a CNY 1 billion ($146 million) agreement with Goldwind to install 100 1.5MW direct-drive turbines in CGN wind farms in Aletai, Tacheng and Dabancheng, of Xinjiang. The first 50MW will be installed and connected to the power grid at the end of this year.
CGN, which owns 66% of China's nuclear power generating units under construction, is now in the top five wind power developers in the country. By 2009 it had 1.3GW installed capacity, with another 1.7GW under construction.
It is also making early preparations for 2.7GW of wind farms across the country. Deputy general manager Shi Bing says its wind power development objective for 2020 is 20-30GW, compared with 60GW from nuclear power.


text:
Last week when the Galaxy players arrived at LAX ahead of the Asia Pacific Tour, there were two players that were conspicuously absent.
The first of the two absentees was Donovan Ricketts, who was in the process of being traded to Montreal after spending three years in goal for the Galaxy.
The other was midfielder Chris Birchall, who had just come off of a strong postseason showing in which he appeared in all four of the Galaxy's games, starting in central midfield in place of the suspended Juninho in Game Two against New York while coming on as a second half substitute in the other three matches, including the MLS Cup win over Houston.
However, a family emergency arose over the Thanksgiving holiday, forcing the midfielder to be excused from the Jakarta portion of the tour.
Always one of the most popular players in the team, Birchall's presence was missed on the cross-Pacific flight as well as the throughout the team's time in Indonesia, though many of his teammates were quick to reach out to him and offer their support.
"As soon as I knew for certain that I couldn't make the flight with the guys on Saturday, I was disappointed, but it was something that I couldn't help so I had to get my head around," Birchall said.
"I had to be at home for family reasons, but I had players like Robbie, Becks and Josh especially saying that they were gutted that I couldn't come but that they sent their best and hoped that I could make it out at some point."
But with his family situation settled by the middle of the week, Birchall worked with Bruce Arena to make sure that he stayed in the club's plans for the final two games of the tour. Once the final decision had been made to try and get Birchall to Manila in time for Saturday's game, the club's administrative staff rushed to book him a ticket as quickly as possible.
But with little more than a day's notice, there were no flights available to fly him directly from Los Angeles to Manila.
As a result, the 27-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international woke up on Wednesday morning and flew Japan Airlines from Los Angeles to Tokyo that afternoon, a 13-hour flight, before racing to catch a connecting flight on the same airliner to Manila, which was another six-hour flight.
"To be honest it was probably better that I did it on my own because there was nobody keeping me up," Birchall joked.
"Thirteen hours on the first one would have seemed a lot longer if I had someone I knew next to me. Instead I just relaxed and tried to get as much sleep as possible, although I think that I only got three or four hours.
"It was mentally, getting off the first one and rushing for the second one that was toughest, but it was good."
After arriving late on Thursday night, roughly nine hours after the rest of the squad arrived in the Philippine capital, Birchall was excited to meet up with his teammates and get back into the banter and hi-jinx that he is always a central figure in (as you can see in the video).
All in all though, Birchall was just happy to be back on the field, playing soccer for the LA Galaxy and with everything fine back at home.
"Family comes first and that was the most important thing to me," he added. "Obviously I wanted to come with the guys from the start so that we could feel like a team and celebrate that we won the MLS Cup, but with the situation at home, it was a no brainer that I had to stay. But thankfully everything went well and I was able to join the team and celebrate our accomplishments.
"It made it fun that when I got here, the guys weren't expecting to see me until the morning, but I surprised them met up with them all right when I got here.
We've got a great team spirit and it's nice to know that your other players want you around and think that you fun to have around. It's nice to feel like I was wanted."


text:
Winners named in 2013 fishing derby
Man with 2.76-pound white perch wins top prize
Winners of the Great Meredith Rotary Ice Fishing Derby were announced Sunday.
The top prize went to Mark Head for a 2.76-pound white perch.
"Yesterday we were in the bob house and it was heated, so we stayed in there, and today it was nice out, and that's when I caught the fish, so it worked out well," said Head.
Lawrence Shipley took home second place for his 4.8-pound pickerel. Shipley said he spent the weekend teaching his grandson to fish, hoping he will compete too in the derby someday.
Gov. Maggie Hassan was on hand to congratulate the winners.
All the participants said they are glad the derby went on despite the snow.
"People had fun out here. We came out and had a good time," said John Jesse, of Barrington.
For 2013, organizers said the derby offered cash prizes and opened the competition to more lakes.
"Now, a winner can come from any lake pretty much from the south up to the north to the east and west, so it really opened up the competition statewide," said organizer James Nagle.


text:
Top » Catalog » Shamballa disco ball crystal jew » shamballa crystal earrings » shamballa silver pendants »
My Account | Cart Contents | Checkout
Stand out this season, with this sparkling Emerald Green disco ball shamballa pendant and chain. Inspired by the latest trend, this statement necklace features an eye catching Swarovski crystal encrusted disco ball, which is adorned on a sterling silver chain. The chain measures 16 inches in length and the pendant measures approximately 2cm in length.


text:
This font is set up in either an Openface Font or TrueType (.otf or .ttf file). You will love using this font for invites, scrapbooking, party decor, signs, and more!
Zip download includes:
1. An otf or ttf file (one or the other depending on the font)
2. Instructions for installation on a PC and Mac are included.
Single Personal and Commercial license
This font download is for both personal and commercial use.
Feel free to use this for personal and commercial stationary, printables, websites, marketing, handmade products, templates, and blogs. This commercial license means you are allowed to sell items created with this font. You are also allowed to digitize the fonts for embroidery.
Please do not redistribute/share this font, include it as a download, or alter this font for resale. You may not sell this font as a "set" of alphabet in any form (e.g. jpg, png, printable) even if altered.


text:
Classes are currently being taught online. All physical facilities are closed to the public at this time, and employees are working remotely.Please visit
dcccd.edu/coronavirus for additional information and to
find contact information for various departments.If you need additional assistance, please visit
My Community Services and our
Community Employment Resources.
This article appeared in an April 2016 issue of the student newsletter.
In honor of Women's History Month, Et Cetera reporters spoke to nine women leaders at Eastfield about their greatest accomplishments, challenges they overcame, the women who influenced them and the advice they have for young female students.
Compiled by Parker Ward, Ariel Paulson, Mickey Smith, Andrea Carrizales and James Hartley.
Q What is your greatest accomplishment?
My greatest accomplishment has been helping others, particularly women, to reach and exceed their career goals. As president, I frequently have opportunities to do that. This means not only can I help people directly to achieve their goals but am able to actually expand my influence to even more people as those I mentor can pass on career guidance to others.
The women who motivated me most included these three: My first female supervisor, Dr. Joy Babb, saw in me skills and talents I didn't recognize myself and challenged me to take on roles that helped me hone those skills as I began my career as a college administrator. My first female president, Dr. Patsy Fulton, was a model for me in that she exhibited great strength and decisiveness while effectively merging those skills with feminine traits such a caring spirit and collaborative decision-making. My friend and colleague President of Cedar Valley Dr. Jennifer Wimbish showed me how to be a wise leader who understood her own values and used those as a guide for both her vision and her decisions. Although not a woman, my father motivated me by believing women could and should take on leadership roles and encouraged me throughout my life to take initiative and lead projects. His encouragement helped me seek leadership possibilities from the time I was a young girl.
Get all the education and experience you can. They give you credibility. Don't be afraid to take responsible risks. Trust your feminine instincts. Know your own values and use them as your compass.
Becoming president while Eastfield College was on SACS warning and having to get the college back on solid ground with the SACS accrediting agency while still moving the college forward toward new standards of excellence was a big challenge. Handling both of these efforts as I worked to gain the trust of faculty and staff added complexity to the challenge. How rewarding, though, it was to successfully guide the college through the SACS difficulty and at the same time bring on numerous innovative, engaging initiatives that increased student enrollment and success.
QWhat is your greatest accomplishment?
Personally, that I was the first member of my family to graduate from college. I'm the youngest of four children, and I was able to accomplish that and went on a scholarship and worked my way through college. My family had to pay very little of my college tuition and college expenses. Professionally, the fact that I have been able to work in this position for 34 years and I enjoy what I do.
Definitely my mama. She had a third-grade education. She and my father were very instrumental on putting education first. I also had my first grade teacher, Ms. Scott. She was the one that was instrumental on making me move from a left-handed person to a right-handed person, and her reasoning there was that there would be more difficulties as I was older if I was a left-handed person. My third grade teacher Ms. Love was the one that inspired me, and she was the one who was real critical about reading and public speaking. She wanted to make sure you felt comfortable in speaking to all ages, not just your fellow peers but to adults and to elderly people with whom I've really concentrated my volunteering.
Enjoy what you do. I had an opportunity in this career field that everything that I do, I like, and I think the fact that I enjoy my work has made me want to continue. I think you have to find something that you really desire. It may not be the highest paid position. You'll have to work harder for it, but something that you enjoy. That when you go to work you enjoy it, when you leave you enjoy it and you want to come back the next day. The day that I don't want to come back to work is the day that I retire. Just enjoy what you're doing, and hopefully the fruits of your labor will blossom.
When I was going to school, Hispanic families' children were not allowed to speak Spanish in school. My mother was Hispanic, and we were all raised so that we would learn English first. But I think the fact that because I didn't continue with my Spanish-speaking skills, I regret that I'm not able to be as fluent as I would like to be now in my adult career. And that was just a part of where I was raised in south Texas and that the English language was encouraged in school and you were reprimanded for speaking Spanish.
I would have to say my greatest professional accomplishment would be this position as Vice President of Business Services [at Eastfield]… overseeing the college budget, overseeing the business office facilities, IT and our auxiliary services which is our food and vending.
Oh gosh, my mother has been my biggest motivator and my grandmother. Other ladies as I look at people who were other college presidents would be Jerry Sue Thornton who was the president of Cuyahoga Community College.
I would say think about what it is you're passionate about and what it is you would like to spend your time doing and figure out how to get paid doing it!
The biggest challenge for me is to be able to be an African-American woman in administration and to find that balance between work life and being professional and being true to myself and how I treat people.
Professionally, I would have to say that has been being able to design and implement programs that have benefited students' success and completion.
Personally, my grandmother and my mom have served as huge pieces of motivation for me. They instilled in me early on a good work ethic, the importance of education, things like integrity, discipline and responsibility, and as I've grown I've had many mentors from someone being my academic advisor, to someone being my boss, to someone being my president that I've really been able to follow their lead and learn from them.
Sounds cliché, but just not to give up, to recognize we take steps towards a larger goal and things won't always be easy but there are support systems to help you on your way. Stay encouraged, work hard and realize your journey is your own. It may not happen as fast as other people's, and it may not happen just like other people's, but trust that what you put into it you will get out and reap those benefits. I would tell female students to dream big, stay true to yourself and just know the possibilities are endless. When I started at a community college, professionally and personally where I am now, I did not see at that time. You just have to be responsible and get the work done.
I think the biggest challenge I've had to overcome, being both a female and a minority, is the idea of having to work twice as hard. Personally, it can be taxing because you never want someone to question your abilities or competencies, one as a woman and two as a minority. I also recognize that because I'm both a woman and a minority, some people look to me to be the example and when that happens it can be challenging at times.
I have great concern for genders rights. I have worked in the district for a really long time. I love my job and I love my work and I've done amazing things, but the thing I'm proudest of is being a mother. I would get in trouble with some of the feminist sisterhood. I like that I have the job, but [my son's] my best accomplishment and I'm proud of who he is and I take great pride of the work I do as a mother.
In college, I had a professor who taught my American class. She was this tall, statuesque tall woman who went to Michigan. She was the epitome of what an English professor should be. I thought, 'That's what I'll do.' She really motivated me. I loved her because she was demanding and had high standards. The content was important. It was a rigorous course. I started working at Richland, and Dr. [Jean] Conway was my dean. She was somebody who raised her family but had this tremendous grace and composure. Her greatest gift is finding people's strengths and helping them cultivate that. She´s very motivating.
It's really important for women to appreciate the opportunities that they have in education and to engage in that education. Don't just sit there and passively participate. Ask questions. Challenge assumptions. Stay away from BS like the Kardashians not because it's interesting and has its appeal but because it's not real, and I think that a lot of young women are inclined to play dumb or focus on appearance.
Challenges to my values. Like, I think this is important and this should be done this way. Always having to have my way. It's something that's hard to overcome, but it should come with age and time.
I think my greatest accomplishment is working in the educational field and being able to impact people's lives, being able to see over the years the students that come back and are successful because of the opportunities that were afforded to them by the college.
My friend Emma DeShong. When I was coming into college, she gave me some good advice about always trying everything and never stopping. One of my supervisors, Carolyn Stock, was very business-oriented and was able to help me in the early years to learn the ropes of DCCCD. How to get going, and how to do things. She was very influential and showed me what a strong woman is and how to motivate.
Just be tenacious and continue to dream. Don't let anyone get in your way. Go around all obstacles. Constantly grow and constantly seek your dreams.
I think earning the trust of the people that you work with. Making sure they know that everything that you do is for them. I love what I do. It's not difficult to me, so it's just a new activity and I just have to attack it.
I would say my greatest accomplishment has been being able to empower my [Office of Student Engagement and Retention] staff and see them grow and develop and really become confident and productive and successful in their roles that they play as OSER staff.
I would definitely say Oprah Winfrey is a woman who motivated me with all that she has accomplished and all of what she's still doing. My personal motivator would be a faculty mentor [from] when I taught speech full-time at Brookhaven. She was very motivating in terms of me being a new faculty member and she really took the time to get to know me personally, and get to know my desires, and interests, and was very encouraging and allowed me to be me in the classroom and at the college. I would also say that someone here at Eastfield College that motivates me is Dr. Mary Forest. She hired me when I was still an adjunct professor, and then a few years later she participated in the hiring of me to be a full-time faculty member here at Eastfield, so that's how I got from Brookhaven to Eastfield. As I have moved into the more administrative roles, she's continued to be a great supporter, so her introducing me to Eastfield as a part-time faculty member and then reintroducing me as a full-time faculty member was very instrumental in pointing me towards a path that allowed me to be here and grow into different roles.
Don't give up because there are going to be challenges. There's going to be good days, there's going to be bad days, but I think if you stay true to who you are and true to what you believe in and if you have the confidence in yourself, then you can make things happen. My other bit of advice is to network because I think that it's important to build relationships with other women so you can somewhat become a part of this sisterhood, if you will, in terms of leaning on other women who have taken a path that you would like to go down because then that person can mentor you through that relationship that you build. But then in return, you also want to give back, so I've had several mentors along the way in my career — I spotlighted Mary Forest, but I've also had several other women in my career that have motivated me and inspired me — so it's always important to give that back to another young woman. I think that once you do achieve success or after you've persevered and have achieved one goal after the other, I think it's important that you give back what you can in terms of support and mentorship to other young women.
I think for me being an African-American female, there are lots of challenges that I faced that are perhaps unique to other challenges that others may face, and I think it's a matter of just really having self-confidence and having that self-worth, so that way no matter what preconceived notions or stereotypes that people may have of you — again, it's a matter of staying true to who you are and pursuing your passions and your dreams — but I've had some challenges based on my gender and the color of my skin in terms of people having preconceived notions about what I can and cannot do, so I think there's always a challenge of being underestimated just based on your gender or your skin color.
My greatest accomplishment by far is getting to a place where I get to make choices about what I want versus what society thinks I should do.
My mother. She was a single mother of four who put herself through college while we were in grade school. We were very poor growing up, but I saw her navigate her way out of poverty through education while having children [in] school.
Don't let anyone tell you who you are, what you want and what you are capable of. One trait that as a about woman.
The biggest challenge I have had to overcome is poverty. I've also had to overcome objectivity as a woman. Sometimes we are not taken seriously or we are looked at as the little dolls that are put in these cases to play a certain part or play a certain role. Having to break through that case or casing of just being pretty or being beautiful or overtly feminine and not as a brain or a mouth or a voice.
When I was in my 20s, I went down to Costa RicaProject Hope. They do medical training around the globe, and we set up a school for restorative therapy in San Jose. That school is still there today.
Jean Kenner, she was a little bit of a maverick. She married at the ripe old age of 31 in 1954, which those days was an old age to get married. She was an educator, and from her I learned that the student was the most important. The other thing that she taught me was fairness. She was a very fair person and really not judgmental. She loved everyone. She showed me that you can be a tough leader but still be a lady. And also Carline Amesbury, who had been born with basically one-and-a-half arms. Some might call her disabled, but I would never put that label on her because of everything she could accomplish. She could do everything anyone else could do. What I learned from her is that life might deal you a hand that's different from someone else, but what you do with it is up to you.
Keep at it and keep going towards the goal. Remember the turtle from the tortoise and the hare. It doesn't [matter] whether you finish quickly or not. What matters is that you finish. And, what would you do for free? Answer that question then find a way to get paid for that.
My own self doubts and my own criticism.


text:
Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC 2016 22.214.171.124 Multilingual | 18.5 MB
Is your PC getting slower? With so many different settings, files and processes to monitor, it is hard to identify just what is slowing you down, let alone implement the necessary technical adjustments to recover speed and performance. SpeedUpMyPC scans your computer to identify slowdown issues hindering speed, before wielding a powerful range of tools to optimize your system for improved performance. Slowdown issues, such as invalid registry entries are removed and unused processes deactivated to improve system responsiveness. The result is a computer that works faster and better.SpeedUpMyPC combines a professional range of tools to boost your computer's performance. The program will first scan your system to identify unused processes and invalid registry entries that are causing data bottlenecks and slowdowns. Once the issues have been resolved, SpeedUpMyPC will apply a variety of special Uniblue tools and tweaks designed to sharpen up overall system performance.
Now enhanced with powerful speed tools, SpeedUpMyPC will also regulate RAM and CPU function, shutting off unnecessary background processes and synchronizing tasks for quicker execution.
Although SpeedUpMyPC offers optimizations that are chosen specifically for your PC, most users enjoy several of the following benefits:
⢠Faster computer start up
⢠Reduced system slowdown
⢠A more responsive Windows OS
⢠Free up CPU resources
⢠Quicker program launches
⢠Faster search in your Windows OS
⢠A cleaner and healthier registry
SpeedUpMyPC delivers an easy but commanding computer speed up. Amongst other features, SpeedUpMyPC offers:
⢠Numerous powerful and effective speed up tweaks
⢠Special Uniblue tools to improve performance
⢠An elegant, easy to use interface
⢠A management centre offering simplified controls for the program's technical functions
Download Via RapidGator
Download Via UploadedNet


text:
Change Location
HealthChoicesFirst will use the location you choose to identify the practitioners that are closest to you.
Please start with the first characters of your current Postal/Zip Code and select a location from the list that is displayed.
Health Talks combine real-life case studies provided by our medical board, combined with exclusive health videos that provide an overview of conditions and treatment options available to you. Our Health Talks provide an open forum that support local conversations that connect patients and practitioners. Join the conversation, get answers to your health and lifestyle questions and connect to trusted local practitioners that provide the kind of holistic choices that help you set your own course in health and in happiness.


text:
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
This Tricky Thing with Thames and Travis
Maybe it was guilt over having gleefully dumped over a player who still pulls on the uniform of our favourite team, and whose success and failure still impacts on the Blue Jays' ability to win games so long as he's here. (Setting aside the question as to whether he should be here, at least for a few paragraphs.)
Maybe it was sheepishness, after he crushed a pitch far into the nether regions of Oriole Park to square up the score at one apiece. Or maybe it was sympathy, after seeing the mountainous dogpile of Jays fans who leaped onto social media to heap scorn on Thames after a ball went off his outstretched glove and into the stands for what turned out to be the winning run.
Before the season began, we felt as though the Jays' brain trust was leaning in the wrong direction when it came to the choice of which young outfielder they would carry on the active roster this year, and by all appearances, most of you fall into the same camp that we do. The prevailing winds fill the sails of #TeamSnider, and for good reason. From what we've observed, he's a better all-around player than Thames, and he's never really been given the opportunity to start a season without the spectre of a demotion hanging over his head.
It could be that the Jays were attempting to avoid making the same mistake with Thames, and decided that they would give him the opportunity to prove himself without a fear of failure. And let's face it: Baseball is a game of failure, and part of the development of that tool between a player's ears is shedding the fear that a bad at bat or a dropped ball will result in the end of their baseball dream. So if Travis never got that chance, maybe we should be on board with Thames getting the benefit of some patience.
The problem for us is that Thames doesn't seem to be suited to the role in which he's been placed. Even with the work he put in over the offseason, it looks as though the process of fielding a fly ball is a bit like speaking a foreign language: He'll always be tentative, and he'll never convince you that it comes to him easily.
The hitting is another thing altogether. If you look at some of his plate discipline numbers, it seems as though he's made a correction for the better, with his swing percentage falling from 51.3% to 44.2% so far this season, and his percentage of swings at pitches out of the strike zone falling from 37.9% to 30.3%. But in the ongoing story of "adjusting to the adjustments", opponents are pounding the zone on Thames, getting first-pitch strikes on him 69.4% of the time.
Parsing through those numbers, we get the impression that Thames has taken direction and understood the strategy and done his best to apply it, but it is not one that suits his skill set. This is a guy who was meant to grip and rip and swing at the first good fastball/meatball he sees, usually posting a low on-base percentage but a high batting average. That's who we think he is, and that's not the profile of a player that we'd want to pursue, but maybe -hopefully - he'll prove us wrong.
There's no question in our mind that Thames is working hard, and wants to succeed with every fibre of his being. He also seems to be a pretty likeable guy, and in a different set of circumstances, we'd be pulling for him. If we scan the roster, he's probably the guy to whom we'd relate best on a personal level. Which is why we feel a certain pang of apprehension when it comes to running him out of town and back to Vegas this early in the season. Yes, we understand that this is the lamest rationale for rooting for a player, and it's beneath us to give a fadoo about how nice a guy he is. But when you're tearing down a man's work - his livelihood, for goodness sake - it starts to feel like you're questioning his worth. And there's nothing fun about that.
Travis Snider is an Outfielder. End of Discussion.
Maybe you wouldn't be surprised to hear this, but over the past few months, we've received dozens of inquiries about the possibility of the Jays moving Travis Snider to first base. Maybe it's a whim, or an idle suggestion, and maybe it isn't unprecedented for a stocky outfielder to move to the position. But to put this notion to rest, let's go through the reasons why this is a bad idea.
1) You don't just stick someone at 1B: This isn't your softball team. It might not be the most demanding defensive position, but remember that Adam Lind - who had played the position in college - ground his back into a lumpy pulp taking thousands of ground balls and short hops at first base. And he still struggles with the footwork.
Travis Snider has never played first base professionally, and we've never heard anyone mention that he played it at any point in his life. Would he know his way around the bag? Has he even seen a hard hit grounder that didn't take ten bounces on the outfield grass to reach him? And why would you want to attempt such a stunt at this point in his career? And what would such a move communicate to 29 other organizations?
2) Travis Snider is a good outfielder: Pretty self-explanatory, but worth reiterating. He's a good outfielder. He moves well, reads the ball well of the bat, and charges balls well. Let him stay where he's needed.
3) We have enough problems as it is: If you move Snider to first, what do you do with Adam Lind? And don't say "Just release him", because that's only a solution in your fantasy leagues. He's and asset, and the Jays would do well to help burnish his value and maybe protect him versus some lefties to bump up his numbers. Also, what would such a move mean for Edwin Encarnacion's playing time? Are you squeezing him into a 1B-DH rotation at this point? And who goes down to make room for him anyway?
We get that many of you are as eager as we are to see Travis Snider back in a Blue Jays uniform. But we haven't even made it through a month of games yet, and we should accept the fact that he won't make his return until a regular spot in the lineup opens for him. But that will happen when it happens.
8 comments:
Oh boy I hate that 'bump up his numbers' crap. Counting on opposing GM's being suckered in by a hot month is just incredibly foolish. Even if you want to go back to something like the YEscobar deal, remember that Gonzalez was a plus defender at a premium position while Lind is below average at the least important position on the diamond. Not saying it can't/hasn't happened, just that banking on those odds is a bad idea.
The easy (and obvious) solution is to bench the bum, swallow the money he's owed and move on with the players who actually have a chance at being part of the longterm future and/or becoming significant assets. Snider to left, Thames to DH, EE fulltime at first. Boom. There isn't a chance in hell that that makes the team worse than it is right now and it's an immediate upgrade defensively. Sorry, there has to be way more money left on a contract than there is on Lind to justify a team continuing to trot out a guy who's proven over the course of 2+ seasons that he simply isn't good enough to play everyday.
- April 25, 2012 at 2:05 PM
When Snider comes back to Toronto, I'd like to be under the impression that he is the guy in left field, and that it's not subject to change with his performance. That said, I'm not entirely sure that you can properly convince him of that if you're bringing him up because the incumbent guy has struggled in his last 20 games.
10 walks to 11 strikeouts and 14 extra base hits in AAA is very encouraging so far, but I'd like to see Snider stay down a bit longer to build his confidence and make sure the adjustments he's made will stick. The team might not openly say it, but this year is about the assets in place progressing, and I don't see how that will be accomplished by once again sending him back and forth to Las Vegas all year.
- April 25, 2012 at 2:44 PM
I'm happy to see this post. I think there is such a collective fancrush on Travis Snider that no one sees either of them - Snider or Thames - particularly objectively. People really really identify with Mr MeatsDontClash, and feel really pissed off about how his development has been mishandled, and I think that clouds everything. I think it sucks how everyone is gleeful about misplays by Thames, in a way they aren't about other players' issues. It reminds me of the Encarnacion days of yore, and it looks...shitty and immature. Stop comparing Thames with Snider. Just stop. They're different guys battling different demons, and you can feel bad about the treatment of one (Snider) without shitting all over the other one (Thames). I'm not saying that being a fan means being uncritical in your support, but I wish people would realize that they have no objectivity about Thames because they have him in this 1-to-1 match-up with Snider in their heads which is unfair to both players. When Snider comes up and looks like a deer in headlights at the plate, everyone is ready to blame Cito, blame Riccardi, whatever. Thames gets the OPPOSITE of that - this attitude that somehow he just sucks and it's an irredeemable situation of his own making. He's 25 years old - a little more than a year older than Snider. How old was Bautista when he pulled everything together, again?
- April 25, 2012 at 2:49 PM
- everdiso said...
1B Encarnacion
DH Thames
LF Snider
team is upgraded offensively, defensively, and on the basepaths.
Lind is one of only 2 MLBers with a negative WAR rating since 2010 who have managed to hold on to a full time job (figgins is the other), and we stick him in the heart of our lineup every game. It's really, really silly.
Since 2010:
Encarnacion: 973pa, .794ops, .344woba, 115wRC+, -11.8uzr/150 @ 1B
Thames: 443pa, .762ops, .330woba, 106wRC+, -26.5uzr/150 @LF
Snider: 521pa, .709ops, .309woba, 90wRC+, +17.1uzr/150 @LF
Lind: 1218pa, .719ops, .310woba, 91wRC+, -1.4uzr/150 @1B
Jays owe Lind about $13m over the rest of his contract. Might as well just eat it.
- April 25, 2012 at 2:50 PM
- Peter DeMarco said...
Some thoughts:
- I really don't think the question should be Thames or Snider, it most likely should be Thames or trade for a proven outfielder.
- It's funny how people view the exact same situations differently, I find Snider every bit as uncomfortable to watch in the outfield as Thames. He just looks awkward and yet it seems the consensus thinks he's a good outfielder?
- I do have some hope that Snider can still develop into a good hitter, however I think the most likely scenario will be that he will come back up and play at replacement level.
- April 25, 2012 at 3:17 PM
Tao your article was honest and insightful. I applaud good sir I applaud.
- April 25, 2012 at 9:56 PM
- Minor Leaguer said...
"If you move Snider to first, what do you do with Adam Lind?"
You obviously did not listen to Mike Wilner's Blue Jays Talk last night when some genius suggested that we can stick Snider at first and move Lind out to LF...
- April 26, 2012 at 12:14 PM
No offence but if you think Snider is the same defensively as Thames then you're just not paying attention. Snider has a stronger and more accurate arm, and has some solid range compared to most left fielders. Don't forget the Jays threw him in CF for a few games. While that may seem meaningless (and, admittedly, is kind of meaningless), that would never even be considered with Thames. So even the Jays would say Snider is the better defender.
We can argue about the bat all you want, but it's pretty damn clear Snider is a significantly better defender than Thames. I don't want to bring up the UZR numbers but they favour Snider as well.
- April 26, 2012 at 6:16 PM


text:
Kevin approvingly links to an op-ed by 20/20's nutcase-in-residence John Stossel. Key graf:
We'd each be better off if we paid all but the biggest medical bills out of
pocket and saved insurance for catastrophic events. Truly needy people would
rely on charity, not government, because once government gets involved,
unintended bad consequences abound. If people paid their own bills, they would
likely buy high-deductible insurance (roughly $1,000 for individuals, $2,100 for
families) because on average, the premium is $1,300 cheaper. But people are so
conditioned to expect others to pay their medical bills that they hate high
deductibles: They feel ripped off if they must pay a thousand dollars before the
insurance company starts paying. But high deductibles may be the key to lowering
costs and putting you in charge of your health care.
Stossel's explanation for the escalating cost of American healthcare is the typical conservative mantra that Americans consume too much health care. If we could only somehow make consumers directly bear the cost, they would start making smart, rational cost-sensitive decisions and stop consuming so damn much unnecessary health care
Which is stupid on so many levels. American health care is insanely expensive for numerous reasons, but lack of price transparency/sensitivity is not one of them.
The biggest waste of healthcare dollars by far are the structural inefficiencies inherent in the modern health care industry: the fact that doctors & hospitals spend 15% of revenue trying to get paid; that insurers waste 10-20% of premiums on administration; wasted spending on defensive medicine and malpractice; the lack of access to preventive healthcare, etc.
Beyond that, there may be a role of overutilization, but it is just silly to think that by shifting the cost onto consumers, that consumers will cut back on the right items or make more rational decisions. For example, higher deductibles will create a negative incentive for patients to access routine preventative services, which may lead to later detection of disease or poorer control of chronic diseases like diabetes. This would also likely fall heaviest on the economically disadvantaged who are most price sensitive and most likely to skimp on 'elective' doctor visits and tests.
On the other hand, the largest amount of "wasted" dollars is in fact physician-driven, and consumers in general do not have the education or resources to second-guess the advice given to them by their doctors. For example, if you have chest pain, and an abnormal angiogram, and you find yourself in the recovery room talking to a cardiac surgeon who is recommending a bypass, most people are going to be terrified and happy to accept the advice of the intelligent, trusted expert at their bedside. You are probably not going to go home and research the benefits of CABG vs stenting, nor are you likely to look around for the best price, were that information available. Or if you have been suffering from chronic knee and back pain and your orthopedic surgeon recommends an arthroscopy or laminectomy, most patients are unaware of the data showing that many of these procedures are no better than placebo, and even if the surgeon discloses that fact, but says "I think you are likely to benefit because ..." the natural tendency is to trust the doctor and go with his/her recommendations.
Ditto in the ER -- you come in with heartburn, and I see you and wonder if it might be a heart attack or an Aortic Aneurysm (and I hate getting sued) so I recommend a CT scan and and admission for a rule-out MI work-up. People rarely if ever inquire as to the costs, and when they do, I point out the risk to their life, and that tends to end the debate. And when you are 80 and demented but your family it too squeamish to sign a DNR, you can get a week in the ICU for the pneumonia which should have naturally ended your life.
Now, I am not claiming to have an answer for the spiraling costs of healthcare. It seems like a particularly intractable problem. My point, however, is that none of these drivers of health care spending will be affected by HSAs and higher deductibles. HSAs are a scam to let the wealthy (like me) shelter money pre-tax, and to shift some of the cost and risk of health care from Bushco's corporate masters onto consumers.
And, not to beat the dead horse once more, it does nothing to cover the uninsured.


text:
Venosan Legline 30 – Tights
Venosan Legline 30 – Thigh Length
Venosan Legline 30 – Knee high
I've used other
brands in the past but delighted with the Venosan 4000 and service was quick
I've used other
The Maternity
tights were very comfortable and good value. Id recommend them
The Maternity
The Gloves
have made putting on stockings so much easier and cheap too!
The Gloves
Great customer service
There was a problem with my order but it got sorted really quickly so would definitely use Venocare again
Great customer service
I was looking
for a good value Class 2 stocking and I found it in The 6000
I was looking
Venocare specialises in the sale and distribution of VENOSAN compression hosiery to both trade and retail customers.
Mobile: 087 645 4078
Landline: 023 883 3124
Email Us: firstname.lastname@example.com
Address: 1 Pearse St.
Co. Cork


text:
Return to Previous Page
Kånken backpack in little format with long shoulder straps that can be adjusted to fit both children and adults. Removable seat pad. Kånken Mini is suitable for smaller children and even adults who want to have a small backpack. It is perfect for a change of clothes at kindergarten, a packed lunch for an outing or as a convenient everyday bag for a wallet, water bottle, piece of fruit or the like.
- Gender: Kids
- Dimensions: 29 x 20 x 13 cm
- Weight: 220 g
- Volume: 7 L
- Materials: Vinylon-F
- Outer material: 100% Vinylal
- Activity: Everyday Outdoor


text:
Two former Cherryville employees admitted to embezzling more than half a million dollars from the city of Cherryville Tuesday in federal court.
Bonny Alexander, Cherryville�s former finance director, pleaded guilty to taking the lion�s share of the money � embezzling more than $435,000 over the course of six years.
Jennifer Hoyle, Cherryville�s former utilities director, admitted to embezzling nearly $100,000.
The federal charges against the women add to previous arrests made in October when federal agents served indictments against six Cherryville men involved in a crime ring. Four of the six had ties to law enforcement, and all but one has since pleaded guilty.
Alexander�s activity
According to court documents, Alexander embezzled at least $435,294 from August 2005 to December 2011.
Court documents show that Alexander made weekly payroll payments to herself which were more than 300 percent of her authorized net pay. In total, Alexander embezzled approximately $309,594 from the city in this manner.
Alexander also used city funds to pay for personal expenses, including shopping and traveling. She issued city checks to pay on her personal American Express credit card.
Alexander issued the city checks by forging the signature of another Cherryville employee who was authorized on the account. To avoid detection, Alexander would remove the cleared checks from the city�s records.
She issued and forged a total of 26 city checks for a total of approximately $97,000 to pay off personal charges on her American Express card.
Alexander�s activity ceased when she retired without notice in December 2011.
Hoyle�s hand in the matter
Hoyle pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of federal program fraud for embezzling approximately $92,922 from the city of Cherryville.
According to court documents, Hoyle embezzled the money by keeping cash payments made by customers.
Hoyle would accept cash payments from customers and issue paper receipts. She would credit the customers� accounts with the payment, keep the cash, and then, by using her supervisory override privileges, go in the computer system and delete the transaction.
Court records also show that in order to avoid any potential customer complaints, Hoyle would create entries in the �extra charge� journal in which she would �write off� the cash amount the customers paid so that bills containing the embezzled amount would not be issued.
Hoyle used these tactics to take money from the city from January 2008 through May 2011 when she was fired by former City Manager David Hodgkins.
According to the bill of information, Hoyle�s fraud was uncovered when a customer questioned the duplicate charges on her bill and brought in her paper receipt as proof of payment.
Federal sentencing
Both women accepted plea agreements in federal court Tuesday morning.
Sentencing in federal cases is done at a later hearing.
Alexander, 58, of Cherryville, is charged with five counts of program embezzlement. She has agreed to plead guilty to the charges and faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine per count.
Hoyle, 34, also of Cherryville, agreed to plead guilty to three counts of program fraud. She faces a maximum prison term of 10 years and a $250,000 fine per count.
Both women�s arrests were a result of an investigation by the Gaston County Police Department, the FBI and the State Bureau of Investigation.
Hoyle had previously been charged with 10 counts of embezzlement in a case being held in Gaston County Superior Court. That matter hasn�t yet made it to trial.
Whether or not to proceed with those charges is up to Gaston County District Attorney Locke Bell.
Bell, who was working a trial Tuesday, was not immediately available for comment.
Previous plea agreements
Hoyle�s plea comes two weeks after her husband, Mark, pleaded guilty in federal court.
Mark Hoyle is one of six Cherryville men charged in federal court for transporting stolen goods and extorting money.
Mark Hoyle, Casey Crawford, Wesley Golden, David Mauney III and John Hendricks have all taken plea deals for their part in an operation uncovered by federal agents.
A sixth man, Frankie Dellinger, is the only one charged who has not yet accepted a plea arrangement.
Hendricks, 47, pleaded guilty to conspiracy. He could get a maximum of five years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine.
His plea came a week after his four cohorts, most of whom had connections to law enforcement.
Golden, 39, is a former Cherryville City Councilman and was on reserve with the Gaston County Sheriff�s Office at the time of the investigation.
Crawford, 32, and Mauney, 24, were both full-time Cherryville patrol officers at the time.
According to the indictments, the men operated in two separate groups to transport stolen goods across the county and state.
Crawford, Golden, Mauney and Hendricks each pleaded guilty to conspiracy and extortion. Those convictions carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and/ or a $500,000 fine partnered with supervised release.
Hoyle pleaded guilty to an additional count of money laundering. That charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/ or a $500,000 fine.
You can reach reporter Diane Turbyfill at 704-869-1817 and twitter.com/GazetteDiane.


text:
Fourteen Public Safety Organizations Implement TeleStaff in the Third Quarter 2009
Irvine, CA – PDSI (Principal Decision Systems International), the leader in Public Safety employee scheduling and communication solutions, is pleased to announce that the following fourteen customers recently completed implementation and switched to TeleStaff for automated employee scheduling:
Albemarle County Police (VA)
Birmingham Police (AL)
Boston University Police (MA)
Calgary Recreation (CAN)
Camden County Fire and EMS (GA)
Davenport Fire (IA)
Davenport Police (IA)
Davie Police (FL)
Douglas County Department of Corrections (NE)
Mercer Island Fire (WA)
Murrieta Police (CA)
Plano Public Safety Communications (TX)
San Diego Lifeguards (CA)
Ventura City Fire (CA)
TeleStaff is Public Safety's most advanced scheduling and communication solution. The system is proven to significantly reduce the time, resources, and overall cost associated with scheduling and communicating to employees. TeleStaff's telephony feature supports outbound and inbound phone calls for emergency recall and daily staffing. With TeleStaff, Public Safety scheduling processes can be automated resulting in improved workforce efficiency, controlled labor costs, and compliance with collective bargaining agreements, labor laws, and other regulatory policies. TeleStaff serves over 500 Public Safety organizations across North America.
About PDSI
PDSI - Principal Decision Systems International is a recognized leader in workforce management solutions. The company's products merge advanced employee scheduling and time tracking automation with communication capabilities enabling organizations to optimize staffing, manage outbound and inbound communications, streamline routine workflow, control labor costs, and comply with regulatory policies. Hundreds of organizations in the United States and Canada rely on PDSI solutions to help drive increased operational efficiency and workforce productivity. The company's headquarters are located in Irvine, California. For more information, visit www.pdsi-software.com or call (800) 850-7374.


text:
REI is America's premier source of affordable, high-quality sporting goods. The camping store, founded in 1938, began as a group of 23 mountain climbing buddies, and is now the nation's largest consumer cooperative. Their mission is to help fellow outdoor enthusiasts find and purchase good quality gear at reasonable prices. With first-hand knowledge of the importance of quality outdoor gear, REI offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee for all their outdoor recreation products.
In addition to carrying the best in camping supplies, sporting goods, and mountain gear, REI has their own brand of gear and clothing. REI's team shares their expertise and enthusiasm for their products with seasoned professionals, as well as customers who are new to outdoor adventure. More than just a retail store, REI's foundation is responsible business practices across the country. They donate millions of dollars to conservation efforts and send dedicated teams of volunteers, members, and REI employees on projects every year. As a company, REI strives to reduce their environmental footprint.
REI stores contribute to local communities with hundreds of classes and events happening every year, sharing their outdoor adventure expertise with individuals across the country. Their line of sporting goods and outdoor gear has grown to include not just camping and hiking supplies, but paddling equipment, snow sports gear, books, cycling gear, and so much more.
If you share REI's passion for outdoor adventure or want to check out the best quality REI brand gear and clothing, visit their website or stop by your local REI store!


text:
After reading the copy I obtained a while back, I noticed much erroneous information throughout the book. As an example, there is the inclusion of Ecitonninae as a valid subfamily and the merging of several others into the "Poneromorphs." These are also italicized, whereas only genus and species should be. The book also contains products which h ave been discontinued by AntsCanada.
Also, there is on pages 38 and 39 sections as to "know if your queen has mated." There is no real, scientific way to tell. It seems as if most of the info given is anecdotal, and the book constantly refers back to AntsCanada in a way that makes it seem like the only trustworthy source. Grammar is also a problem, but not as pressing a matter as others stated.
The AC Ant Keeping Handbook needs an update.
Announcements & discussion on upcoming ant products. We also would like to hear your product suggestions.
Moderator: ooper01
Post Reply
2 posts • Page 1 of 1
The AC Ant Keeping Handbook needs an update.
Keeper of
Re: The AC Ant Keeping Handbook needs an update.
Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, we have realized that we need to publish an update. Hopefully we can find some free time to update it later this year.
~ ooper
Forum Moderator
Forum Moderator
Post Reply
2 posts • Page 1 of 1
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest


text:
No UK Next Day or Weekend service.
Free UK Standard despatched within 3-5 working days.
All International despatched within 7 working days.
Please see our shipping policy for more details, including a full list of delivery options and costs and information on duties.
Gold Small Zenyu Hoops
The Zenyu Hoops draw on the vibrancy of Colombia to brighten every outfit. In brushed-gold with a statement bobbled edge, they fasten with a butterfly.
Metal: 18ct Gold Plated On Brass
Dimensions: 35 mm hoop 2 mm thickness
Weight: 15.5 g pair
No UK Next Day or Weekend service.
UPDATE: Due to the current global pandemic our courier partners are currently not accepting returns at this time.
We have extended our returns period to 90 days to give you more time to send orders back once these restrictions are lifted. We will update the site once returns can be posted back to us.
We still aim to process all previously returned orders within 14 working days, however in some cases this may be extended to 30 working days, due to current events at this time.
Please note: Engraved and Monogrammed items are non-returnable / non-refundable unless faulty.
Please contact us for more details.


text:
Hey Guys! A lot of people have requested an updated foundation routine so here I show you the routine I've been doing for the past few months, probably even almost a year!
The products always switch up from time to time - depending on my mood... with so much makeup hoarding, I have to make sure I give my other makeup a chance to come out and play! Hahaha but in this tutorial I show you guys what I do on a daily basis for my full face routine :)
Jergens Daily Moisturizer
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Foundation: Natural Beige
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer: Light
Urban Decay 24/7 Concealer Pencil: NSA
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder Foundation: Silky Beige
Sephora Mattifying Powder Foundation: 22 Light Natural
Sonia Kashuk Brow Kit: 12
ELF Brow Kit: Dark
MAC Bronzer [L/E]: Soft Sand
Benefit Box Blush: Hervana
Hope you guys liked this and found it helpful/informative! What's your favourite foundation to use everyday?


text:
Hi, Folks,
Having recently made my return to the convention circuit as a dealer at the Daytona Beach Comic and Toy Show, I have my 2nd show lined up for this coming Sunday: The CBC Comic Book and Toy Show. Put on my Joe Peace from The Comic Book Connection, this show will feature comics from the Golden Age to the present plus high and low end toys. According to Joe, "we'll have over 50 thousands comics at this show plus toys."
The show will take place from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Holiday Inn & Suites at 5905 Kirkman Road, across from the entrance to Universal Studios Florida. Admission is $3 (and one child under 12 can get in free with each paid adult admission). The first 100 paid attendees get a free comic with thousands to choose from, and there will be door prizes and giveaways throughout the day.
Come out and see us!


text:
Janet and Luis Vargas, owners of Comic Den in Kew Gardens, were not only fascinated by the magic of comics, they also wanted to spread their passion to everyone in their neighborhood.
Janet, once a stay-at-home mom, became a full-time comic store owner 20 years ago when her husband decided to open up a comic shop. Natives of the neighborhood, the couple opened a cozy 300-square-foot shop that carried the latest comic books.
In addition to taking care of the business, Janet also needed to take care of her two young sons, one who was less than a month old when the store first opened, since her husband was a full-time electrician.
"I brought my son to work when he was only 15 days old," recalls Vargas. "Pretty much everyone in the neighborhood knows my sons."
She worked everyday from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., leaving in the afternoon to pick up her older son from school. The two young boys growing up in a wonderland-like comic shop is probably what most local residents and comic book fans remember about Comic Den.
After two decades, the shop has a loyal clientele and a wide range of the newest comic releases.
"The Walking Dead, Star Wars, and Buffy are some of the most popular," said Vargas. "But, we also have a kid's corner with comics such as SpongeBob and Sonic."


text:
Harry Potter Gets a Whole New Look
Harry Potter is back, but with an all-new look.
To mark the 15th anniversary of the U.S. publication of J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," the first book in her seven-book fantasy series, Scholastic is re-issuing the novels with reimagined covers.
Artist Mary GrandPré did the original American covers; the new batch were created by Kazu Kibuishi, the cartoonist behind the bestselling "Amulet" graphic novels. Trade paperbacks featuring each of the seven reimagined covers will be issued in September. The GrandPré editions will continue to be used for hardcover and digest paperback (smaller-format, mass market) editions.
According to Scholastic there are more than 150 million Potter books in print in the U.S.
Kibuishi answered some questions about his new Potter covers via email last night. Read his answers after the jump.


text:
|Lovechess Salvage Available now!
The latest addition to the LoveChess series and by far the most advanced version in both visuals and gameplay. Download your copy for PC or Mac today!
Instant Download
Price: $ 24.99
|Bundle Offer:
Encyclopedia of Sex & The Velvet Express
Two highly erotic computer games to play. Watch and learn new positions for you and your partner.
Instant Download
Price: $ 34.99
|Bundle offer:
Lovechess Age of Egypt & The Velvet Express
Lovechess : Age of Egypt and The velvet Express games are now available as a bundled offer at a reduced price!
Instant Download
Price: $ 29.99


text:
Big Inning Hinders Tigers
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A big seven-run second inning loomed large against Tennessee State in its hopes to salvage a win at Tennessee Tech. The Tigers fell 8-1 as they dropped all three games to the Golden Eagles in a key Ohio Valley Conference series. On the weekend, TSU (16-30, 4-12) fell from ninth, while TTU (15-31, 7-10) jumped from tenth to seventh.
Tech sent eleven batters to the plate in the second and used five hits, two walks and a Tiger error to produce the seven runs. In the top of the third, Liz Stansberry drove in Courtney Gearlds with a sacrifice fly to right. Gearlds reached on a one-out triple, her second of the year.
TTU added a run in the fourth inning for starter Danielle Libertore. The Tech hurler improved to 5-9, allowing four hits and a walk, while picking up six strikeouts.
Olivia Gamache (4-10) suffered the loss as the Golden eagles collected seven hits and six walks to score eight runs, five earned. Gamache fanned four and is six away from becoming the fourth pitcher in TSU history to reach 200 in a career.
Kate Morris, Jayna Hanawahine and Ashley Haynes each finished 1-for-3.
TSU will return to Tiger Field for a pair of OVC double headers. The final home games of the season begin with a twin bill on Friday versus SIU Edwardsville, followed by a double dip against Eastern Illinois on Saturday.


text:
Bournemouth have signed Ipswich left-back Tyrone Mings on a four-year contract.
The 22-year-old moves to the Premier League new boys for a club record fee believed to be in the region of £8m.
And he said: "The manager Eddie Howe had a big impact in me coming here – he is one of the most exciting young English managers.
"To come down and learn from him, a new things tactically, is only going to benefit me. Their style of play is different to any other side in the league and that tracks back to Eddie.
"But also the group of players take credit. They all buy into it. I'm really looking forward to it."
As part of the deal, Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Fraser joins Ipswich on a season-long loan and, in a separate move, forward Brett Pitman will sign a permanent contract at Portman Road.
Mings was one of the outstanding performers in the Championship last season, making 44 appearances for Mick McCarthy's side as they just missed out on promotion via the play-offs.
He was the subject of a rejected bid from Crystal Palace on transfer deadline day last summer – a bid believed to be in the region of £3.5.million – and was also of interest to Arsenal before they signed Calum Chambers from Southampton.
Mings signed for Ipswich as a trainee from his local team Chippenham Town in 2013 in a deal worth £10,000 and made his debut on the final day of the 2012/13 season against Burnley.
He has since made 56 appearances for the club in total, scoring once.


text:
Vivaticket is one of the world's leading players in the design, production, marketing and management of sporting, cultural, exhibition and entertainment events as well as amusement and theme parks.
The Group has performed a considerable growth trend since the IPO on the Italian Stock Exchange, moving from 11.5 million euros in 2008 to over 80 million in 2017, highlighting a growth rate over 24% in the period.
In the last fiscal year, the Group has mainly focused on the development of B2C activities, with particular emphasis on Live Entertainment and Sport segments in Italy, and carried on the consolidation process of Leisure and Cultural sectors, both in domestic and foreign markets. The Group confirms the willingness to achieve steady growth of B2C-related activities, which continue to be one of the key drivers of the Group's growth strategy, starting from countries with a consolidated structure and presence.


text:
8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Fridays
Closed Saturday & Sunday
351 Shelburne Rd
Directions Burlington, VT 05401
Serving Vermont for Over 30 Years!
Stop in for an oil change, tire rotation or other minor maintenance services – no need to schedule ahead of time! Our dedicated team of factory trained technicians will get you and your Subaru back on your way. Fast.
Your Express Service Representative can review this easy-to-understand checklist with you after your service is complete. The Multi-Point Inspection form lets you know how your Subaru and its key systems are performing after you visit our Service Center.
At Burlington Subaru, we'll take care of minor maintenance services – including the service intervals found in your Warranty & Maintenance Booklet – through Express Service. These include:
Need something else?
Schedule a Service Appointment
Not only do we provide expert Subaru care, we are proud to offer these added benefits that make us different than the rest:
Burlington Subaru
351 Shelburne Rd
Directions Burlington, VT 05401
351 Shelburne Rd
Burlington, VT 05401


text:
This is celebrity chef Bobby Flay's kitchen and bath in his Hamptons home. Two rooms…two very different styles.
Small bits of his summer home are featured on Elle Decor's website. I chose two rooms with a bit of bold design to show you.
I was immediately attracted to the cement Moroccan tiles on the master bath floor. Daring, whimsical and pretty I think.
Then there is the turquoise kitchen with a gray slate backsplash. Not a room for the shy in decorating at all! A cheerful conversation piece room for sure.
|Turquoise blue kitchen in chef Bobby Flay and actress Stephanie March's Hamptons summer home. (above)
What do you think of either of these rooms? Like or dislike? What inspiration would you dare to take away from these spaces. I want cement tile floors for sure in my bath…you?
Happy Tuesday!


text:
California Driving: A Survival Guide
How to survive — and ultimately enjoy — driving in California!
An informal and unofficial guide to California driving for travelers and tourists, focusing on the sort of information, tips, warnings, etc., about driving and vacationing in California that the official guide books and travel brochures usually don't give you.
Introduction | Contents | Destinations | FAQs | The Author | Contact


text:
Need your own package repository for
Alpine, Cargo, CocoaPods, Composer, CRAN, Dart, Debian, Docker, Go, Helm, LuaRocks, Maven, npm, NuGet, Python, RedHat, Ruby, Vagrant, Raw & More?
Cloudsmith provides better DevOps with simple and secure delivery of your software, from dev to production.
Open-Source — cloudsmith (Cloudsmith) / cli — GitHub Project
Official repository for the Cloudsmith CLI application.
These tend to be pre-releases, for stable releases download from PyPi: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/cloudsmith-cli
These tend to be pre-releases, for stable releases download from PyPi: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/cloudsmith-cli
Note: Packages in this repository are licensed as Apache License 2.0 (dependencies may be licensed differently).
|Fmt Name Ver Stat Date Sz Dl
cloudsmith-api 0.36.25
bdist/wheel whl noarch py2/py3 — 233.1 KB — 1 year, 1 month ago
cloudsmith-cli 0.9.0
bdist/wheel whl noarch py2/py3 — 61.9 KB — 1 year, 1 month ago
Showing: 1 - 2 (2) of 2 packages
What's this page? Packages form the core contents of multi-tenant repositories, and represent individual pieces of versioned software or data. Each package format has a structure that differs from others, with varying ways to use and install it, but they co-exist here. Learn more in the packages documentation.


text:
About Fluoride Treatments
There are adults and children who don't follow a good dental care routine and this can cause a lifetime of infections and cavities. To improve weakened or developing teeth, a special fluoride treatment may be given at DentalWorks - Sterling Heights by our dentists in Sterling Heights, MI to remineralize and strengthen the dental enamel. Fluoride is a naturally-occurring mineral that is usually added to city water systems. In addition, it is also in many dental care products in small amounts to strengthen the teeth. A professional fluoride treatment at DentalWorks - Sterling Heights uses a safe, but strong dose of fluoride to guard the teeth against decay. Fluoride treatments can be administered in three forms (gel, foam, varnish) with two different kinds of fluoride. This includes neutral sodium fluoride for those who have dry mouth and dental work or acidulated phosphate fluoride for normal teeth.
What to Expect with Fluoride Treatment
Fluoride treatments are frequently given every six months after the patient's dental exam and cleaning or as often as our dentists suggest. The clean teeth are dried to prevent watering down the concentration of the fluoride, then the treatment is given to the patient as a gel, foam, or paint-on varnish that is applied for a few minutes. To make fluoride treatments more pleasant, our dentists will usually include a flavor chosen by the patient. Once the fluoride treatment is finished, patients should be certain to spit all fluoride out of their mouth to avoid negative reactions after the fluoride treatment.
Fluoride Treatment Treatment Aftercare
To confirm the fluoride treatment completely treats the teeth, patients should not eat, drink, or smoke for at least half an hour after their fluoride procedure. Consuming any of the fluoride may lead to short-term stomach aches, but this should not last more than a day. While fluoride can be toxic in large amounts, our dentists are careful to give each person an appropriate amount of fluoride during their treatment at DentalWorks - Sterling Heights.
Fluoride Treatment More Information
Fluoride Treatment Insurance Coverage
Professional fluoride treatments are considered a proactive procedure and are often paid for by insurance for younger patients who are 6 months - 16 years old two times a year as their teeth are forming. Insurance coverage for a patient over 16 who gets a fluoride treatment differs, so DentalWorks - Sterling Heights will check the patient's policy benefits and calculate their out-of-pocket costs. For patients who don't have dental insurance coverage, DentalWorks - Sterling Heights offers several payment options and financing plans.
Plan Your Procedure
Fight with Fluoride
To help younger patient's growing teeth or adults who often get decay, a thorough fluoride treatment following a dental cleaning and exam at DentalWorks - Sterling Heights can protect and strengthen the teeth enamel. Ask our dentists about the value of fluoride treatments in DentalWorks - Sterling Heights's Sterling Heights, MI office and prescription fluoride treatments for at home. This will help to remineralize the dental enamel and minimize the possibility of decay and cavities for improved dental health.
Related Procedures
Related Posts
Tips to Prevent Tooth Decay
Prevent tooth decay, which causes cavities and bigger problems, with proper oral care at home and visits to your dentist.Read
What's Causing Your Tooth Pain?
Tooth pain may be a symptom of a serious issue. These are some of the conditions that can cause tooth pain and what you should do.Read
Cavities: Symptoms And Solutions
Cavities are a common problem, but what causes them and what should you do? Read about symptoms of cavities, including tooth pain.Read


text:
Sometimes you get lucky.
Back in November 2010, sitting in the locker room in El Segundo, after some otherwise meaningless weekday practice, Kevin Westgarth and I were chatting about his rookie season in the NHL. Down the aisle about five stalls away was the only other player there at the time – Kyle Clifford.
During one of […]
Westgarth and Clifford talk aftermath of the Gordie trick
January 24, 2012 By
Sometimes you get lucky.