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YouTube is departing from its ad-supported model and dipping its toe into a whole new world -- paid rental of streaming movies.
The Google unit announced on Wednesday night, the eve of the Sundance Film Festival, that it's offering five films from this year and last year's festival for rent online. The films will be available online, at prices set by the filmmakers (YouTube Starting this Friday, through the following Sunday January 31,
The test is small, and with just a handful of niche art house films, but the idea that YouTube would offer unique content with a pay model is huge. It's a step towards competition with Apple's iTunes as well as Netflix and even Hulu.
YouTube will allow content creators to decide how much to charge for films and how long the rental product is available to the consumers — 24 hours or 7 days. This lends itself well to independent films that are often owned by an individual who can make that distribution decision, also giving a new distribution mechanism for films that often never reach the mainstream. Most importantly, it sets the stage for media giants to sell rentals through YouTube and get paid. It's a major acknowledgment that different types of content require different revenue models.
YouTube emphasizes that this is "a really early beta" test of the platform — they're starting out small to work out the kinks of the functionality. Down the line they aim to add caption functionality, the highest quality high-definition, and the ability to syndicate across other websites.
YouTube is starting with Sundance because of its history at the festival — the company has had a presence there for years, with a 'YouTube screening room' etc. Why not start with the filmmakers who are desperate for distribution. Once they make it work with the folks who are hungry for this online option, then they can move on to the companies that are more resistant to working with YouTube.
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Lady Lobos—Did you hear about this years Lobo girl's basketball team? Try-outs have come to an end, and the team has been announced. Your 2011-2012 girls basketball players are: Devri Adams, Haleigh Barber, Rachel Critchfield, Kenzi Hancock, Nicole Hair, Dacia Johnson, Sephra Konchar, Summer Lytle, Sydni Mitchell, Alex Oveson, Sydnie Peterson, and Cheyenne Pratt. These girls have shown an outstanding performance in offensive and defensive positions, shooting, dribbling, and speed. Remember when you pass these girls in the hallway to congratulate them on making the team, and wish them luck for the upcoming season. Good Luck Lobo Basketball!
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Magical Cinnamon Rolls w Vegan Option (Low Fat & Whole Wheat)
If you've never seen a fluffy, wholewheat, sticky, gooey cinnamon roll, I have a question for you:
Who are you???
Crawl out of that cocoon you're living in right now.
And stare.
You're looking at it.
Who knew it would be whole wheat?
Magical Cinnamon Rolls
No. of servings: 9 big rolls or 16 small ones
- 2 tbsp water
- 1/2 cup buttermilk (vegan: 1/2 tsp + enough soy milk to make 1/2 cup and let rest for 5 minutes)
- 1/4 cup non-fat yogurt (vegan: use soygurt or coconut yogurt or 1/4 cup melted earth balance or 3 tbsp oil)
- 25g egg (well beaten) (vegan: 1 tbsp oil or 2 tbsp Ener-G Egg Replacer)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp/ 25g white sugar
- 2 tbsp/ 25g black or brown sugar
- 1 1/4 cup/ 162g unbleached white bread flour
- 1 cup/ 128g whole wheat flour
- 1 1/4 tsp instant yeast (1/2 envelope)
- 3 tbsp reduced fat spread, softened (I used oil based spread, which is vegan)
- 2 tbsp palm sugar (type that has been chopped into very small chunks) You can also use demera sugar but the taste is slightly different
- 15 mini marshmallows (use vegan marshmallows)
- 3 tbsp icing sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- Mix all wet ingredients in a bowl.
- Add all dry ingredients into the mixer bowl of a stand mixer.
- Add wet ingredients.
- Mix at speed 2 for 10-15 minutes until smooth dough that passes windowpane test is formed.
- Shape the dough into a smooth round and place in a mixing bowl, cover with cling wrap and let it rise till double in volume for about 60mins.
- Remove dough and give a few light kneading on a lightly floured work surface. Press out the trapped air as your knead.
- Roll and stretch the dough out on a lightly floured surface into a 15" by 24" (38 cm by 61 cm) rectangle.
- Mark off 1" along the 24" edge of the dough, closest to you.(You will not spread any filling on this edge.)
- In a food processor, add in marshmallows and icing sugar.
- Process till marshmallows are sort of minced. (The icing sugar prevents bits of marshmallow from sticking) Alternatively, use manpower!! Like I did.
- Mix well the marshmallow mixture with palm sugar and cinnamon powder.
How to assemble
- Spread the softened reduced fat spread over the dough with a rubber spatula and then evenly distribute the filling. Be careful to leave your 1" edge clean.
- As a final step, use your rolling pin to lightly roll the filling mixture.
- Starting at the far edge of the dough, roll it up tightly.
- Begin at the far 24" edge and roll up the dough toward the 1" clean edge.
- The clean 1" edge is used to seal the finished roll.
- Trim the left and right ends of the roll. The result will be a 24" roll.
- Trim off the left and right ends of the roll so that you have a fulsh end at each end of the roll.
- Then mark the roll every 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm).
- Cut the roll into 1 1/2" long portions.This may be done with a knife.
- Line your baking pans with parchment paper.
- Place 5 rolls into 8" square baking pans 1" apart. (One roll in each corner, and one in the center.)
- Cover with a lint free cloth and let rise in a warm, draft free place until almost double, approximately 1 hour.
- After rising, rolls should be touching each other and the sides of the pan.
- This is important for best results. This gives the resulting rolls the soft, moist outer edge that most people prefer.
- Preheat oven to 375F/180C. Bake for 10-15 minutes.
- (Optional but recommended step) Brush the tops with butter! once removed from oven.
This post is going to YEASTSPOTTING!!!
Comments13 Responses to "Magical Cinnamon Rolls w Vegan Option (Low Fat & Whole Wheat)"
I am dying to make this!! But what is 25g eggs??
And where exactly in a store would I find instant yeast, reduced fat spread, palm sugar & icing sugar??
Those cinnamon rolls look so good! 🙂
I've just finishes making these and they're rising as I type! I'm very excited for the result, however I can not find baking instructions – time and temp. I'll just wing it this time, but could you please post those as well? Thank you!
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Three arrested in Goa for betting on IPL match
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The arrested men has been identified as Kiransinh Vaghela, 32, and Jayant Vaghela, 33, both from Ahemadabad, and Narendra Singh of unspecified age from Agra.
The police have also seized Rs 15,270 in cash, two laptops, 11 mobile phones and an LED TV and a set top box.
The accused have been arrested under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Goa Prevention of Gambling Act, according to Police Sub Inspector VA Kavlekar.


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Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy: Protecting Prenatal Persons
A prestigious Harvard University publication, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, published an important paper by Josh Craddock, Protecting Prenatal Persons: Does the Fourteenth Amendment Prohibit Abortion?
On June 27, American RTL will publish here its own analysis of this paper. In the meantime, congratulations Mr. Craddock for getting published such an important piece. And see also ARTL's own The Constitution and Personhood Jurisprudence.


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When calling up an insurance company for coverage of auto and home, they usually will ask questions and pull up your C.L.U.E. report. You can order your free C.L.U.E. report once a year just like you can with your credit report, and if something turns up false you can challenge it. The website to go to in order to order your C.L.U.E. report is PersonalReports.LexisNexis.com


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Students back in class in 33 LI districts as school begins
More than 130,000 students returned to public schools across Long Island Tuesday, as teachers, students and parents alike grappled with initial lessons tied to the much-debated Common Core academic standards.
Thirty-three districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties opened, and another 78 are to begin classes Wednesday. Thirteen districts start later this week or on Monday.
The back-to-school ritual was marked, as usual, by numerous hugs, a few tears and parting words of parental advice.
At Copiague Middle School, Melanie Pernell and her stepson, Prince McKnight, seemed to be going over a drill as they described his plans for middle school.
"I'm nervous because I'm going to sixth grade and will be switching classes," said Prince, 11. "I'm going to be calm," he added.
"And pay attention," Pernell said.
"And pay attention," he repeated.
"And take notes," she said.
"And take notes, and be good," he said.
"And worry about your education," she added.
Schools statewide are entering their third year with coursework reflecting the national Common Core standards -- guidelines that emphasize analytical reading skills and increase the amount of time that students spend solving "real world" problems in math.
At Tangier Smith Elementary School in Mastic Beach, teacher Michele Carasiti posed this question to her class of fourth-graders:
"Rudi collected five frogs. Eva collected three times as many. How many frogs did Eva collect?"
The multiplication problem yielded a clear-cut answer: 3 X 5 = 15.
Carasiti pressed further, though, asking students why the problem should be expressed as 3 X 5 rather than 5 X 3. This was because the problem involved three groups of five frogs -- reflecting Common Core's aim of encouraging students to think more deeply about the meaning of math, rather than simply running through drills.
"We're going to not only understand why math makes sense, but we're also going to learn how to explain it," Carasiti told her 26 students.
As the lesson continued, about 20 fourth-graders raised their hands with correct answers at the end of each exercise, indicating that most got the point. But some parents who had dropped youngsters off earlier in the day conceded that parts of the new math curriculum left them confused.
"As parents, we were taught to do it a different way," said Knieca Campbell, 34, who brought three sons to the Tangier Smith school and said she had found it difficult last year to advise them on math homework. "I use Google a lot."
Islandwide, total enrollment of about 437,000 students is projected to be down 1.3 percent from last year, though some schools are preparing for an influx of immigrant children from Central America who have crossed Mexico's border with the United States in recent months and have been released to relatives or guardians.
Kishore Kuncham, Freeport schools superintendent, said at least 19 unaccompanied minors from Guatemala, El Salvador or Honduras are expected to start school in his district this week. Most are living with cousins or other relatives, he said.
Fifteen will attend the high school, one will go to the middle school and the remaining three will be enrolled at the elementary level, he said. He did not know if all were in attendance on the first day of school.
"I welcome them into our school district," Kuncham said. "We are here for them."
The superintendent voiced concern, however, about the potential financial strain on the district, especially if more immigrant children in similar circumstances enroll, and said he hopes Albany or the federal government will find a way to help financially.
Freeport serves about 7,000 students in all, many from lower-income households.
Copiague is another district with a significant immigrant population that may see increased enrollment of children from Central America who have been resettled.
Ivette Sanchez, who was dropping off her daughter Christina, 11, at Copiague Middle School, said she was a bit concerned about how the schools could deal with more students.
"I worry that they will need to get more help than everyone else," said Sanchez, 40, an X-ray technician. "I do have a lot of friends that their kids are not getting the help they need because there's so much of an overload already" of students needing additional resources.
Several other residents, though, said the district is in an immigrant community and should strive to offer those from other countries a quality education.
"I came just like them," said Julio Berríos, 46, a Honduran immigrant dropping off his son, Justin, 6, in first grade.
Berríos, speaking in Spanish, added, "We need to give children the opportunity because they are the future."


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On Pearl Lee we make our own electricity, mostly from solar. Occasionally we found ourselves falling a bit short of our needs and supplementing our solar with a generator. This was mainly during the short days of winter, but also during periods of high use. We don't have an "electricity budget" as many cruisers do. My goal is to have enough power without any worries. Hence, Pearl Lee Solar (PLS) 2.0.
Our PLS 1.0 configuration consisted of two Hyundai 280 watt solar panels wired in series and mounted on our dinghy davits (hanging over the back of the boat). Power from these went through a Midnite Solar Classic 150 controller which charged our eight golf cart batteries with nearly 900 amp hour capacity.
We found a solar panel dealer in Miami with very competitive prices, so for PLS 2.0 we decided to add two Suniva 280 watt panels. Bonus, our Suniva panels were made in the USA. The new panels are mono-crystalline, 60 cell panels to match our Hyundai's as closely as possible. They look different because the backing material is black instead of white.
Initially my plan was to mount these over our bimini (canvas cockpit cover). The problem I ran into was the mounts to do that would raise the panels dangerously close to the boom, and cost as much as the panels themselves. While searching for a solution, I found some very reasonable mounts at McMaster Carr. This meant removing the canvas and using the solar panels themselves as a hardtop. Pro tip: When drilling the frame slide a piece of scrap between the frame and panel to avoid hitting the panel when your drill breaks through.
This location is impossible to keep in full sun throughout the day, so our goal was a 50% increase in electricity production. Early results are showing a bit more.
The mounts worked great and the panels went on easily. Due to the curve of the top bows, I added some inner rails made from aluminum angle to support the outboard edges where I wanted them. They're cambered a bit for rain runoff.
Wiring was pretty straight forward, the new panels are wired in series and the new and old strings in parallel. This may not be optimal, but it's the best our present controller, a Midnite Solar Classic 150, can do.
We're still working out some aesthetic details like properly joining the panels to our dodger (canvas cover/windshield at the front of the cockpit). I'm also planning to extend the sides out and down a bit to mimic the protection our canvas bimini gave us.
Pearl Lee Solar 2.0 is working well, but needs a few finishing details. Meanwhile, we already have the design and materials for PLS 2.1. Stay tuned.
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We all need to help reduce the impacts of manufactured products on our environment. When a producer, brand owner, importer, retailer or consumer accepts responsibility for reducing a product's environmental impact, we call this product stewardship.
Product stewardship helps us transition from a linear to a circular economy
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Linear economy: Natural resources-take-make-dispose-waste. Technical & biological materials mixed up. Energy from finite sources.
Circular economy: Biological materials: Image of a Make-Consume-Enrich cycle. Technical material: Image of a Make-use-return cycle
Taking responsibility
Taking responsibility may range from designing a product which can be broken down into recyclable or reusable components to responsible disposal or recycling of a product.
You might not realise it, but most – if not all – New Zealanders routinely interact with product stewardship schemes.
For example when:
- you put your glass bottles out for kerbside recycling or use recycling bins in public places
- your children drink milk at school through the Fonterra Milk in Schools programme
- you purchase New Zealand-grown produce (one quarter of all farmers are involved in one or more product stewardship schemes).
Schemes cover everything from paint to carpet tiles, mobile phones to toner cartridges.
See profiles and videos of government-accredited schemes
Guidance on developing a product stewardship scheme
Fuji Xerox has a roadmap [PDF, 500 KB] on developing a product stewardship scheme. It has a focus on developing circular economy products. The Ministry, accredited product stewardship scheme managers and the Sustainable Business Network contributed to the roadmap.
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Over 350 New Zealand companies and other organisations participate in one or more product stewardship schemes that are Government accredited. Collectively, these schemes have diverted more than 1.3 million tonnes of waste from landfill.
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To be honest I reckon we are both still in shock from this session at Stoke Bardolph.
The Target species was Pike, there were rumours of a lurking Trent Crocodile Sized Pike, frightening the locals.
As Glynn states in his previous post it, was -5 at 7:30 AM.. which was nice! and a very slow start.
The tactics were to leapfrog each other...so to speak... down the bank, Glynn on 2 large mackerel tails on the bottom and me on paternostered lamprey (which got me 2 9+lbers and a 15 last time).
I also tried spinning and thought i was getting the odd "knock" until I realised that it was the eyes of the rod icing up and catching the line :-(
We both saw a big splash on the surface, which was unusual considering the conditions, then my alarm went off, not the usual bite really but i gave it some time then lifted into it anyway.
It was a great fight, the fish was zipping all over the place, i saw its head.. it definately wasnt a pike..It looked like a Zander?... then we saw its body, covered in dark spots, i thought it was a Huge Browny.
Glynn took one look at it and said ITS A SALMON !!! He was right :-)
Check out the release video.... thanks for the comment about my backside Glynn. :-)
To be honest we both had no idea that the Trent River Trust had been putting in so much effort into stocking Salmon in the River Dove for many years. We both love Trout fishing as well, so hopefully, in the not to distant future, we will be able to take our fly fishing gear on to the Trent, and winkle out a few more Salmon!
(As long as i keep the PB Glynn :-) )
The icing on the cake was Glynn pulling out an 11 1/2 pound pike, not as big as we were after, but still a cracking fish.


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Down Comforter FAQ
Down-fill power (loft) and warmth?
Filling power, or loft, is the ability of an ounce of down tested in a controlled environment to occupy space. High quality down has the ability to insulate very well if air is able to be trapped around the down filaments.
Down provides for an insulated and comfortable sleep in cold temperatures, but also contributes to a light and airy sleep in warm temperature, thanks to its breathable nature. The higher the fill power, the better the down is able to do this job.
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Thailand's economy is taking a hit from the closure of two main airports by anti-government protesters. As VOA's Kate Pound Dawson reports from Bangkok, big and small businesses are suffering.
With no tourists getting in or out of Bangkok's international and domestic airports, and no exports going out either, business experts say the damage to the economy will be deep and widespread.
Already, the government estimates as many as one million tourism industry workers will lose their jobs in the coming year in part because of the damage to Thailand's reputation as a tourist destination.
And the Federation of Thai Industries estimates the economy is losing as much as $85 million a day because of the crisis.
Dusit Nontanakorn is vice chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. He says tourism and agricultural exports, such as flowers and fresh fruit, are suffering the most right now. But he adds, manufacturers may also run into problems if they can not get air cargo shipped.
"Because if the customers understand the situation, that it will be only short-term, it will be O.K., but if they have a difficult time to understand it would be bad because they have to trust that the manufacturers can continue to supply the products to them," Dusit said. "And if they have confidence in the country they still carry on the orders, but once they are not having confidence in the country, it will be difficult."
Thousands of anti-government protesters, led by the People's Alliance for Democracy, have occupied the airports for a week. The PAD demands that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat resign and accuses him of acting on behalf of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been convicted on corruption charges.
Tens of thousands of tourists are stranded in the city, growing angrier by the day at being unable to get home.
The economic pain caused by the protest is hitting small businesses as well as large ones. Eric Forbes owns a jewelry company that relies heavily on exports. The airport closure means few of his shipments can go out, and those that do go cost more because he has to use a private courier company instead of the less expensive Thai postal service's express mail.
"We have no walk-in tourists so we've lost our walk-in business," Forbes said. "Customers have stopped sending in stones because we do some cutting as well. Due to the shutdown of the airport, we're unable to ship in or out except by Fedex?. There's really very few options right now except to hope this crisis calms down soon."
The government has arranged for a handful of daily flights to take tourists home, using a small military airport outside Bangkok. But business leaders say nothing will really ease the pain until the international airport is open. That, say protest leaders, political analysts and some business experts, could be days away.
Thai Economy Suffers as Bangkok Airport Blockade Drags On
Thailand's economy is taking a hit from the closure of two main airports by anti-government protesters. As VOA's Kate Pound Dawson reports from Bangkok, big and small businesses are suffering.


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Our United Way Campaign has wrapped up this year. We raised a total of $3,070.00!! This is an increase over last year's fundraising. All proceeds will go towards supporting United Way of Toronto. Our largest money making event this year was the CN Tower climb, followed by our staff pledge drive. In the office, employees were able to participate in a Turkey Lunch, a Sphaghetti Lunch and our popular Dessert Raffle. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and/or have contributed to this years campaign.
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Located in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, Mariposa was founded with the vision of ending generational poverty by empowering girls through holistic education. In Cabarete, educational opportunities for young girls are limited after middle school. This void spurred the idea to create an organization that could assist girls in their journey from adolescence to adulthood, safely and provide holistic education helping each girl to realize her full potential. As their name Mariposa (or butterfly) symbolizes, the center believes that investing in girls and women creates a ripple effect that yields multiple benefits, not only for individual women, but for families, communities, and countries. The grants awarded by 11th Hour Racing to Mariposa focus on the organization's environmental work and projects, with the aim of building income for local women as well as Mariposa itself.
On an island where climate change impacts day-to-day life, environmental education is crucial to creating strong future leaders. Experiencing nature firsthand teaches children to love and care for the environment, ensuring that they will grow into environmentally conscious adults.
In July 2018, the Dominican Republic received increased international media attention as more than 60 tons of plastic pollution washed onto local beaches. Like many developing island nations, the root causes of this phenomenon include a lack of proper waste management infrastructure and an overabundance of single-use plastic in local communities. This project aims to grow the connection of the Mariposa students to their local river systems, lagoons, and bays, while at the same time empowering them to inspire community action and foster behavior change away from the use of single-use plastic bags.
The scope of the 11th Hour Racing grant includes the following:
Upcycled is a social good business created by Mariposa, with three objectives: to keep racing sails out of landfills, to give jobs to local women, and to invest all profits into ocean based environmental education.
Donated sails and kites were collected in Newport, Rhode Island and shipped to the Dominican Republic where local women transformed the sails into trendy and useful bags. The bags were sold onsite and through a retail store with proceeds going back to support the Center.
The scope of the 11th Hour Racing grant included the following:
The Mariposa DR Foundation was founded in 2009 by a group of caring volunteers and children who were inspired by the urgent need for community-based solutions to end poverty. The organization's mission is inspired by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality, empower women, reduce the child mortality rate, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability, and develop a global partnership for development. Achieving these goals is dependent upon the education and empowerment of women and young girls worldwide.


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Adult Orthodontics
You might be surprised to find out that many – about one in three – of our patients here at Swords Orthodontics are adults!
We understand that adults want a different sort of approach to their orthodontics and a different sort of service from an orthodontist. For a start, they want to maintain a professional image, so we offer some less-obvious options, including clear, tooth-coloured braces and near-invisible alternatives such as Invisalign and Incognito.iframe>
Why Do Adults Want Braces?
Shouldn't we have left all of that behind in our teenage years?
Well, not necessarily…there are a variety of reasons that an adult may want to have orthodontic treatment. These are some common reasons we encounter:
- Solving some orthodontic problems resolve best after most of the jaw and face growth is complete, which for many is around age 20.
- Some adults never had the opportunity to have braces as children and are still bothered by the appearance of their teeth.
- Others did have orthodontics, but it wasn't as thorough, or comprehensive as modern orthodontics and they didn't get the result they would like.
- Perhaps they did get a good result, but they failed to wear their retainers as needed, and their teeth have shifted in orthodontic relapse.
- Some people may develop crowding, spacing, or changes in their bite as they get older.
- Some patients would benefit from restorative dentistry to sort out problems with broken or missing teeth, and orthodontics is likely to make this more successful by moving the teeth to better positions before restorations, so their dentist has directed them to see us.
How Adults Benefit from Orthodontic Care
Since an adult patient is no longer growing, there are limits to the results that certain treatments can offer for certain problems. Also, since adults may have had a lot of dental diseases or dental treatment in the past, certain orthodontic treatments may be impractical for an adult compared to the same approach for the same problems encountered in a 12-year-old.
There's still a benefit to be had from orthodontics, but you can see it's crucial to balance many things when making an orthodontic treatment plan for an adult. That's why it's worth coming down for a chat with us to see how orthodontics could help, what would be involved in the treatment, and what sort of result we'd expect to have.
If you'd like to learn more about why orthodontic treatment is a vital part of your total dental health care plan, click here.
Orthodontic Options for Adults
Fortunately, at Swords Orthodontics, we stay up to date with orthodontic technology and braces that are more suitable for adults. Some of the most popular adult braces options we offer are very discreet clear or tooth-coloured braces like Damon Clear (you can see examples on this page) and invisible systems like Invisalign and Incognito.
Clear and tooth-coloured braces are fixed to your teeth and use brackets and wires just like traditional braces.
They give excellent, precise results and don't interfere with speech. Instead of metal, these braces are made of a ceramic material that is translucent and shaded to blend with the colour of your teeth. While these braces can be seen at close distance, they blend in so well with your teeth that few people will notice them.
Dr Murray worked with many different varieties of these aesthetic braces before deciding on his current choice a few years ago – he doesn't use the older plastic ones – and these braces are very hard to see when placed on the teeth.
If you frequently meet with clients and want an invisible braces option, we can discuss Invisalign or Incognito.
Invisalign Clear Aligners
The Invisalign system uses clear plastic aligners that fit over your teeth and gently move them into the right position. One advantage of Invisalign is that you can remove them for cleaning, eating and special occasions. You can read more about Invisalign here.
Incognito Braces
Incognito is the modern answer to the question that patients have been asking for decades, 'Can you do the braces on the inside of the teeth?' It involves individually made brackets to fit inside the mouth on the teeth.
Adult Orthodontics at Swords Orthodontics
We know it's not just about the teeth; there are other things about coming to the orthodontist that make the treatment experience right for an adult, and they're different from the things we need to do for our younger patients. We understand that many of our older patients had bad experiences with dentists when they were younger, and for some of them, it might be the first time they have visited a dentist in years. We know how to put them at their ease and reassure them. We know about good communication with patients and their own dentist as well as any other specialists involved in their care.
We also see to it that the environment is balanced well for the patient age mix we care for – both clinically and non-clinically. We offer a wide range of appointments, including early mornings and late evenings, and certain appointments are offered on Saturdays too. This means you have a wide range of access to us, with maximum control over your own schedule including minimising the time away from work or family commitments.
Ready to Improve Your Smile?
Ready to see what orthodontics can do for you and your smile? Call Swords Orthodontics today (01 810 7622) to schedule your free initial appointment with Swords Orthodontics


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2015 Honda Fit: Small without Compromise
People may want small cars for fuel efficiency, but they may not be all that keen on having to spend any time in them. So Honda applied its "Man Maximum, Machine Minimum" methodology to the 2015 Fit, so there's plenty of space for people and stuff on the inside.
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The 2015 Honda Fit is a small car. A subcompact car. A global car that moves families in Japan and Gen Y members in the U.S. It is a car that's sold in 160 countries. Makoto Konishi, the large project leader (i.e., chief engineer) for the 2015, an all-new model, the third generation, says that they aimed to develop the "Super Cub" of the automobile industry, referring to the small motorcycle that Honda originally introduced in 1958, a bike that gave rise in the U.S. to the advertising slogan "You meet the nicest people on a Honda."
But here's an interesting aspect of the Fit. People may want a "small" car in terms of overall dimensions for purposes of maneuverability in urban environments. And they undoubtedly associate "small" with "good fuel efficiency." And the Fit delivers on both of those aspects, as in the entry-trim LX model, with its new 1.5-liter direct injected DOHC four with i-VTEC mated to a new continuously variable transmission (CVT) providing an EPA estimate 33/41/36 mpg. And as for size, its length is actually less than the previous model (161.1 in. down to 160 in.). But the wheelbase is increased by 1.2 in. to 99.6 in. The height is the same at 60 in., and the width has been increased by just 0.3 in., to 67 in. The turning radius is 35.1 ft, curb to curb. Yes, it is a small car. By way of comparison, the Honda Civic sedan is 177.3 in. long, has a 105.1 in. wheelbase, is 69 in. wide, and 56.5 in. high. Clearly bigger. On the outside.
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But people who buy subcompacts don't necessarily want to get Lilliputian interior space. So Konishi and his team went to work at taking the Honda product philosophy "Man Maximum, Machine Minimum" to a whole new level.
Consider this: the passenger volume for the 2015 Fit is 95.7-ft3. The passenger volume for the 2014 Civic sedan— remember: a bigger car—is 94.6-ft3. What's more—and it is more—the cargo volume for the Fit with its seats up is 16.6-ft3, while the Civic offers 12.5-ft3 in its trunk. (Yes, there is something to be said for the architectural differences between a tall, five-door hatch and a classic three-box, four-door sedan, but it is to prove the point of the Fit's fundamental capaciousness. And if you put the rear seats down, the so-called "Magic Seats," which fold flat, the amount of space that can be achieved for cargo is 52.7-ft3. Hiroaki Hamaya, senior product planner, even folded the front passenger seat down and managed to put a 9-ft surfboard in his Fit along with two 6-ft boards.)
Achieving the spaciousness wasn't all a matter of coming up with clever seats. Various aspects of the car were examined, both inside and out.
The fuel tank, for example. The Fit has had a center-located fuel tank rather than locating it at the back of the vehicle. For the 2015 model, they redesigned the tank so that it is lower and wider than the previous generation's tank (and, at 10.6 gallons, actually a gallon smaller, but the improvement in fuel efficiency makes up for the difference). Previously, the tank was located between the floor frames; now the tank is above the frames. Approximately 1 in. of vertical room is achieved through this tank redesign.
There is a narrow, single fan radiator used. This contributes to an engine bay that is some 4 in. shorter than the previous model, and this helps provide additional room in the cabin.
The wheel arch design is modified such that less space is required to attach it and the rear suspension trailing arm is shortened, both of which help improve rear passenger leg room.
Small things contribute to a bigger package.
According to Rick Schostek, executive vp, Honda North America, one of the issues that Honda faced with the Fit in the U.S. market is that as it was being produced in a plant in Japan, which was serving a variety of other countries, as well as the U.S., there was a capacity constraint. Hayama points out that according to projections from IHS Global Insight, the subcompact market is expected to grow 3.6% by 2019, which is more than double the rate that the overall car segment is projected to grow (1.64%).
All of which means that Honda needed more capacity for the Fit, so they built their eighth plant in North America, in Celaya, Mexico. This $800-million (U.S.) plant will have a 200,000-vehicle capacity when it is fully operational. It is specifically designed to produce subcompact vehicles, the Fit, as well as a crossover that Honda will be building on the Fit platform later in 2014. It should be noted that Honda sells some 5.16-million Fits globally, and with Celaya, has 11 plants building the product.
The "mother plant" for the Fit—the plant where the initial production was carried out—is the Yorii plant. Much of the technology in that plant is replaced in Celaya, such as a high-speed servo stamping press and a high-speed die change process. Honda has always been fast on its die changes. They're claiming that with the processes they're now deploying, the efficiency in stamping is improved by 40%.
While new plants tend to have a high number of robots as a bragging point, in the case of the Celaya plant, they are deploying a new general welding system that reduces the number of robots needed to assemble the body panels to the inner frame while increasing the number of spot welds used to assemble the car.
The paint shop in Celaya has a 3-coat/ 2-bake water-based process rather than a traditional 4-coat/3-bake process. In this case, there is a 40% reduction in energy consumption and an improved finish for the vehicle.
For both weight savings and safety enhancement, there is an extensive use of high-strength steel in the Fit, with 27% of the body being built with steel that's 780 MPa or higher. This helps reduce body weight by 44 lb. compared with the previous Fit. They've also made changes in the way some components go together to save weight. For example, previously, there was a door inner, a door sash, and a door outer assembled. Now there are a door inner, stiffener and door outer that are pressed together; there is adhesive bonding of the flanges rather than spot welding. The new door assembly process saves about 6.6 lb.
Does this mean that the 2015 Fit is significantly lighter than the 2014 model? No. The 2014 is available with a five- speed manual and a five-speed step-gear automatic. The base models weigh 2,496 and 2,577 lb., respectively. The 2015 Fit is available with a six-speed manual and a continuously variable transmission. The respective weights for models with those transmissions are 2,513 and 2,544 lb. Why isn't there a bigger difference? Because of additional content for the 2015 vs. the 2014.
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In Q4 2014, Ford had much to celebrate about, this was its 22nd consecutive pre-tax profit, it has been steadily increasing its market share in Asia, and the operating results in most global operations have been positive. Spurred by this financial success, Ford had increased its dividends to $0.15 a quarter from $0.13, at a stock price of about $16.17 (as of mid-March 2015), this was a 3.71% dividend yield.
The times were not always this smooth, going back a little less than a decade ago, Ford Motors was a contrast to what it is today. This article will take a glimpse at Ford in the mid-2000, its hiring of Alan Mulally, and explain how Ford managed to pull off one of corporate history's successful turnarounds.
In 2006, Ford was bleeding cash and its operating loss was a staggering $12.6 billion. This road to a slow financial ruin was a result of poor management, a lack of cohesive product development, and lax cost controls.
The turning point came when Ford hired its new CEO in 2006, Alan Mulally from Boeing. The hiring of Mulally was considered a risky move at the time because CEOs were generally promoted from within the automotive industry, Mulally was an outsider with no auto industry experience.
During Mulally at the CEO helm, Ford saw a number of drastic measures that would help put Ford onto the right track: the implementation of Ford's "The Way Forward", the borrowing of $23.4 billion, the dismantling of PAG, and a revamp of the company culture.
The Way Forward
The Way Forward was a strategy devised by Mark Fields (Ford Americas Division President at the time) at the request of the Chairman Bill Ford. It was released in 2006 just before Mulally becoming CEO. This new direction was trying to cut its fixed costs and to focus on crossover vehicles. It included a plan to rightsize the company to reflect its current market share. By 2006, Ford auto sales had plummeted to a point where it was no longer efficient to have a large workforce. 30,000 jobs (28% of the total work force) had to be eliminated. Other initiatives also included developing new processes such as the Global Product Develop System (GPDS) to cut cycle time.
At the end, The Way Forward proposal shrunk the company lowering overall fixed costs and freed up capital for investments into other areas such as a single car platform. These initiatives together gave Ford the brief breathing room it needed to turn things around.
$23.4 Billion Mortgage
To carry out The Way Forward, Ford needed money. Laying off 28% of the work force requires a severance pay and Ford wanted to make continue the $7.5 billion annual research and development budget. The implementation and development of new systems also meant spending even more money at a time when Ford was losing so much of it.
Ford needed money and needed it fast, as a backstop safety cushion, Mulally secured $23.4 billion in credit. This was completed by mortgaging the entire company and the Ford logo itself. This money would help finance the $17 billion turnaround and mitigate any economic risk if the economy was to ever go under. By 2008, the US economy did just that and entered a recession. The $23.4 billion no longer seemed like a crazy move but a smart one. Some people had believed this was a desperate attempt by the company and it would be a matter of time before it went bankrupt. While the other big two auto firms - GM and Chrysler were forced to obtain loans from the US government, Ford was able to continue operating without government interference.
The Dismantling of PAG (Premier Auto Group)
The Premier Auto Group also known as PAG was a strategy formed by the prior CEO, Jacques Nasser (CEO from 1998 to 2001). The group consisted of the Aston Martin (purchased in 1994), Jaguar and Land Rover (purchased in 1989), and Volvo (purchased in 2000). Ford for a brief time placed its own luxury car brand, Lincoln, into the group as well. The PAG was an attempt at the time to diversify its product offerings into different global luxury brands. For a brief time Ford had placed its bet on the PAG. Each car brand within the group had a distinct market and appealed to a certain type of consumer. But because of the economic downturn in 2004, the automotive industry declined, and so, the luxury car brands took a significant hit.
By 2005, it became too costly to fund the various brands and a total of $17 billion had already been spent to support and acquire these companies. As well, it was becoming costly to spend scarce financial resources to develop the next generation of new cars for each respective brands. A strategic review was completed and the difficult decision was made to dismanle the PAG and sell off the brands in the group. In 2006, Aston Martin was put up for sale and sold to a group of private investors. Jagaur and Land Rover followed in 2007 and sold to Tata Motors. The last premium brand Volvo was Geely in the mid-2008.
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Company Culture Change
The fix for Ford was not just a simple sell off of unprofitable car brands and mortgaging all of Ford's assets. Those initiatives only bought Ford time to start a turnaround strategy. Mulally also had to change the company culture because it was the culture that was damaging all aspects of the business.
At the time, some of the common problems were a lack of communication. The teams rarely talked to each other. There were reports that internal meetings at Ford were very combative. Many executives were more concerned with protecting their positions than actually collaborating with each other. It was culture that was highly political.
Another problem with the culture was people were quick to rationalize the mistakes instead of coming up with a solution to fix it. Mulally came in and strongly encouraged teams to admit their mistakes and to listen to what the customers want.
Mulally also implemented a series of operational benchmarks to make sure various teams were on track and on budget. He also lengthened job tenures of executives to ensure executives are focused on long term growth and collaboration.
The Steady Crawl Back to Relevance
There were so many factors that was slowing Ford down at the time, and in so many ways, Mulally was able to find ways around it. Facing a cash bleeding company and unprofitable margins, he cut what he could and divested its other brands. Mulally positioned Ford to focus on its one brand: Ford. To fuel the restructuring, Mulally took out an - all or nothing - loan to fuel a turnaround, knowing that if the restructuring fails, the company will go down as well. He began a gradual shift away from a poisonous culture and rewarded teams that focused on problem solving and collaboration.
In the beginning a lot of people had doubted Mulally's ability to turnaround the company, and doubted Ford because it was a huge behemoth that was a little too late to save. But in a short span of 8 years, Ford came back on its feet, and became a force to be reckoned with. It will be exciting to see where Ford will be in the next 8 years.


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MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy
When an abnormality is detected within the breast, a biopsy may be required to determine whether it is benign or cancerous. A breast biopsy (also called a needle biopsy) is the standard procedure to remove a very small amount of the suspect tissue for further analysis.
However, when the abnormal area within the breast is too small to be felt by hand, MRI-guided breast biopsy is often performed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used by the interventional radiologist to help accurately guide the biopsy needle within the breast. It is often used when an MRI of the breast shows an abnormality that is not detected by another imaging technique.
WIC performs minimally invasive biopsies that will allow you to resume normal activities within a few hours after completion of the procedure.
The Procedure
Preparing for an MRI-guided biopsy is similar to preparing for an MRI. You will be asked to wear a gown during the exam and you many not have any metal on you when in the exam room. You will also be given a contrast material (like gadolinium) intravenously which will enhance the view of the suspicious area.
You will lie face down on a moveable exam table. Your breast will be gently compressed. Using computer software, the radiologist will measure the position of the suspicious area and calculate the position and depth of needle placement. Once the sample is taken, it will be sent to the lab for analysis.
Preparation and Special Instructions
If you are taking aspirin or a blood thinner, your physician will advise you to stop these medications five days before the procedure.
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Regular medications should be taken as prescribed by physician. A comfortable two piece garment should be worn. Please avoid using talcum powder or deodorant on the day of your biopsy.
What to Expect
You will be awake during your biopsy, and should have little or no discomfort. Generally the biopsy is completed in less than an hour. It is not necessary to close the tiny skin incision with sutures; a small compression dressing will do. Most patients are able to resume their usual activities later the same day.
A pathologist will examine the tissue specimens after they are processed. A definite diagnosis will be available within a few days. When the final biopsy findings are available, you may have a session with your physician to discuss the results and decide together on the next step.


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CG I thank you for your friendship, encouragement and kind words. Now get busy and type because I'm dying to know what's next for Petra!


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Low cost Genome Sequencing
In Silicon Valley, Moore's law appears to remained on equivalent balance with the regular laws classified by Isaac Newton. Intel prime supporter Gordon Moore's notorious perception that registering power has a tendency to twofold — and that its value hence parts — like clockwork has held valid for about 50 years with just minor update. Yet as a model of quick transform, it is the focus of energetic ill-use from genome analysts.
In many presentations over the past few years, researchers have contrasted the slant of Moore's law and the quickly dropping expenses of DNA sequencing. For some time they kept pace, however since something like 2007, it has not even been close. The cost of sequencing a normal human genome has plunged from about Us$10 million to a couple of thousand dollars in only six years (see 'Falling quick'). That does not simply outpace Moore's law — it makes the once-capable indicator of unbridled advancement look absolute quiet. What's more almost as the simple accessibility of Pcs changed the world, the very fast pace of genome-engineering improvement has upset bioscience research. It is likewise situated to cause seismic movements in drug.
In the eyes of a lot of people, a decent amount of the credit for this achievement goes to a stipend plan run by the US National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Authoritatively called the Advanced Sequencing Technology grants, it is referred to all the more broadly as the $1,000 and $100,000 genome programs. Began in 2004, the plan has granted awards to 97 gatherings of scholastic and mechanical researchers, including some at each significant sequencing organization.
It has energized versatility and participation around technologists, and served to launch many contending organizations, fighting off the stagnation that numerous dreaded might take hold after the Human Genome Project wrapped up in 2003.
"The major companies in the space have really changed the way people do sequencing, and it all started with the NHGRI funding," says Gina Costa, who has worked for five influential companies and is now a vice-president at Cypher Genomics, a genome-interpretation firm in San Diego, California.
The $1,000 genome program, now near accomplishing its objective, will grant its last allows in the not so distant future. As innovation aficionados look to future tests, the impending development raises addresses about how the harshly $230-million legislature project figured out how to attain such achievement, and whether its winning recipe could be connected somewhere else. It profited from happy timing and the absence of a settled in industry. Be that as it may Jeffery Schloss, executive of the division of genome sciences at the NHGRI in Bethesda, Maryland, who has run the system from its commencement, says that its accomplishments additionally propose that there are approaches to explore public–private organizations effectively.
"One of our challenges is to figure out what is the right role for the government; to not get in the way, but feed the pipeline of private-sector technology development," he says.
The mission to grouping the first human genome was a huge undertaking. Between 1990 and the distribution of a working draft in 2001, more than 200 researchers united in a $3-billion exertion to peruse the around 3 billion bases of DNA that involve our hereditary material (International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium Nature 409, 860–921; 2001). It was a stupendous however calming achievement. The undertaking's backers had said that it might uncover 'life's guideline book', yet indeed it didn't make it conceivable to translate how the guidelines encoded in DNA were changed into science. Seeing how DNA really impacts wellbeing and sickness might oblige mulling over illustrations of the connections between genes and science in thousands, maybe millions, more individuals.
The predominant engineering at the time was Sanger sequencing, an inalienably abate, work-concentrated process that works by making duplicates of the DNA to be sequenced that incorporate artificially altered and fluorescently labeled forms of the particle's building squares. One organization, Applied Biosystems in Foster City, California, gave the lion's share of the sequencers to a predetermined number of clients — for the most part, extensive government-subsidized research centers — and there was minimal motivating force for it to reinvent its core technology.
Still, analysts had seen a few developments, including robots that supplanted some human work and upgrades in gadgets equipped for taking care of little measures of fluid. At a 2002 gathering met by the NHGRI, researchers anticipated that such improvements might drive expenses down no less than 100-fold throughout the following five years. In any case that was insufficient.
They talked about what value target might make human genome sequencing schedule, the sort of thing a doctor may request to help diagnose a patient — on a standard with a magnetic resonance imaging scan.
That appeared to be excessively aspiring, given the state of the engineering. "The risk associated with that is not one that your normal investor is willing to spend any money on," says Eric Eisenstadt, a retired official from the US government's Defense Advanced Research Project Agency who is now a consultant in Reston, Virginia.
So Schloss and the NHGRI ventures in and started to reserve fundamental research on totally new routines for sequencing, and also modern examination to create these innovations for business utilization. The mixture of connected and scholarly research inside a solitary project was exceptional at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the NHGRI's guardian org. The venture was additionally more deft than the normal NIH grant programme on the grounds that it permitted the organisation to make little awards for work that are promising ,however hazardous.
"That flexibility is unusual for the NIH," says Schloss.
Besides, the system gave backing to sequencing organizations that could contend with Applied Biosystems. One of the organizations supported in the first adjust of stipends, 454 Life Sciences of Branford, Connecticut, was the brainchild of business visionary Jonathan Rothberg. It expected to create a technique that was speedier and less expensive than Sanger sequencing by utilizing a much more straightforward sample-preparation methodology and running numerous sequencing responses all the while on a robust surface. Yet as he attempted to gather together financing, Rothberg heard the same shun again and again speculators.
"People said, 'Why would you want to sequence DNA fast? We've already done the Human Genome Project.'"
The NHGRI's investments — typically a few million dollars or less — could not by themselves nurse a technology from lab to market. But they could fund parts of it, such as work on improving a dye, a piece of circuitry or a laser, or tests of combinations of components.
The programme has invested $88 million in technologies based on nanopores and nanogaps. The form of this technology closest to the market involves reading bases as they are threaded through a pore (see, a method that has long promised to mitigate costs and time by reading DNA while it is processed. It would negate the need for expensive and slow reactions to make lots of copies of the molecule. But solving basic issues, including how to move the DNA through the pore slowly enough, has been a major challenge. The NHGRI has funded work to overcome these hurdles — including $9.3 million given to collaborators of the company now ushering the concept to market, UK-based Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Turner says that such investments have helped to cut sequencing costs before the technology hits the shelves.


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It was a beautiful day again in sunny Florida as the Yankees traveled about an hour south to face the Orioles at their Spring home field in Sarasota. The Yankees have been having a mixed bag as far as game results recently, which is a huge let-down after a strong start to the Spring. But today certainly wasn't going to help turn that in the Yankees' favor.
Chance Adams got the start today and really just struggled his way through 5 outs, giving up 7 total hits and 5 runs, striking out just 1 Orioles' batter. In the 1st, a 1-out single moved to 2nd on a wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on a ground out and then scored as part of a big 2-run home run to get the O's on the board early. But the 2nd inning spun out of control for the young prospect pitcher. He quickly gave up a single and double to put runners in scoring position. With 1 out, Adams threw a messy pitch that got past Romine, but they hustled and made the out at home in a great defensive show. But then a single scored a run, and another 2-run home run broadened the O's lead.
That would be all for Adams today. He was just not having a good pitching day. Cody Carroll came on to finish off the 2nd for Adams, but then he found his own issues in the 3rd. His lead-off batter doubled, moved to 3rd on a ground out, and then scored on a single. But Carroll was able to minimize the damage and hand the ball over to David Hale to finish that inning.
Hale went on to throw through a clean 4th, 5th, and into the inning, handing things off to Wade LeBlanc for the final out of the 6th. But then LeBlanc had a momentary blip of his own in the 7th. He gave up a lead-off double and a single, and a stolen base put 2 runners in scoring position. A sacrifice fly scored the lead runner before LeBlanc got 2 fly outs to close out the inning. JP Feyereisen threw a beautiful 8th inning, easily the best pitched inning by a Yankees' pitcher all day. That last opinion is thanks in part to staring at the single statistic of 16 total hits allowed by Yankee pitchers today.
Meanwhile, Yankee batters collected 7 hits (and 5 walks), but only eked out a few runs in comparison to the hefty lead the Orioles racked up so early this afternoon. The Yankees' biggest opportunity came early in the game, in the 2nd inning. They loaded up the bases quickly as Drury and McKinney worked walks and Romine singled. Ronald Torreyes hit into a little ground out that moved all the runners up and scored Drury. Shane Robinson hit a 2-out single to score the remaining runners, McKinney and Romine. Erik Kratz added one more to the Yankees' score with a 1-out solo home run in the 4th. But outside of that, the Yankees just weren't once again capitalizing on their opportunities.
Final score: 7-4 Orioles
Up Next: the Yankees return back to Tampa to host the Pirates tomorrow afternoon. Sonny Gray is to be the starting pitcher.
Before the game today, the Yankees released veteran infielder Adam Lind. Lind is now able to find a spot on another team seeking his skills and veteran presence, which will certainly be an asset wherever he lands. His release comes in part due to the strong Spring for Greg Bird and his assumed back-up Tyler Austin at 1st and with the rest of the infield being dominated by the recent signing of Neil Walker and other strong Springs for Drury, Wade, Andujar, and Torreyes. (And, of course, the lone assured infield spot at shortstop in Didi Gregorius.)
There's been a lot of conversation about who would end up making the starting roster after this Spring. And while I do much of it privately and in person at games with other fans, I don't do much on this blog because I don't like to publish my speculations. Partly because I would have definite proof of how often I'm super wrong. And partly because I prefer to discuss actual facts and opine about tangible things. However, seeing as we have just 12 days left of Spring Training, one MLB writer came up with a pretty good prediction, adjusted for recent issues with injury and Spring performance. I do mostly agree with his opinions on this, but it still gives enough room for the final two weeks of games before Opening Day. Because stuff happens and baseball is certainly not predictable.
And for all those interested, Reggie Jackson's knee surgery yesterday went well and is on the mend. He was scheduled to go home from the hospital today and will have a few weeks before him to rest and heal and get back to walking again. Jackson slipped and fell on his knee during a morning walk on Tuesday. Doctors opted for surgery to repair the damage on the 72-year-old Hall of Famer. Get well soon, Mr. October!
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Undefeated Sara McMann was long thought to be a future opponent for Strikeforce bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.
Then when Rousey became the first female to sign a contract to fight in the UFC, McMann was still considered a worthy foe.
UFC President Dana White, however, announced Thursday that Liz Carmouche would get the shot at Rousey's UFC 135-pound belt at UFC 157 at Honda Center in Anaheim on Feb. 23.
McMann, who like Rousey has a decorated Olympic background as the first American woman to receive a silver medal in women's wrestling at the 2004 Games in Athens, welcomed the news Thursday evening.
Just finished training… Happy to see women as the main event @ufc 157 🙂
— Sara McMann (@Sara_McMann) December 7, 2012
McMann (6-0) changed her tune a bit Friday morning after hearing she had reportedly declined to fight Rousey.
It is hard to turn down a fight… that was never offered #ForTheRecord
— Sara McMann (@Sara_McMann) December 7, 2012


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