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|This article is about a/an monster in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.
- "Let's do this!"
- ―Bullox's first lines after being summoned by Moltor to aid Tyzonn in the battle against the Rangers.[src]
- ―Bullox's final words before his destruction.[src]
Bullox is (as his name suggest) a Naga/Ox-like monster. He serves Moltor. He also worked with Tyzonn at first. Bullox is one of the main antagonists of the two-part episode "Face to Face".
Bullox is four-eyed bull-like Naga creature. He was summoned by Moltor to aid Tyzonn in retrieving the Parchment from the previous episode from the possession of the Overdrive Rangers. Moltor gave Tyzonn and lava lizards to Bullox to find the second stone of Corona Aurora - Toru Diamond. Bullox arrived to the city and fought the rangers. Bullox fought with four rangers, while Tyzonn fought with Mack. When Bullox revealed that scroll has no one piece, Bullox returned to the city and started to destroy everything to make the rangers appear. After Tyzonn turned against Moltor, Bullox was ordered to destroy Tyzonn, who eventually got away with the help of Mack. Thus, Bullox and Moltor were on their trail. When it came to the ambush at the Toru Diamond's location in Indonesia, he engaged Tyzonn in battle where Bullox was winning until Mack joins the fight and does a combo attack on Bullox. As Mack is riding in the Sonic Streaker fighting the Lavadactyls, Bullox was taken down by the Defender Vest and Drill Blaster. Moltor shot a dart at Bullox to make him grow and he went head-to-head with the Super DriveMax Megazord and was winning until Mack arrived in the Sonic Streaker. It took the power of the new DriveMax Ultrazord to destroy Bullox. Face to Face
Much like Moltor's previous monsters, Bullox is ruthless, cold and will stop at nothing to destroy the Power Rangers, though he does show a more loyal side, such as protecting Tyzonn from the Rangers when he was on his side.
Powers And Abilities
- Strength: Bullox is one of the strongest monsters, being able to overpower the Super Drivemax Megazord with ease.
- Durability-Bullox has very thick bull like skin that made him immune to all attacks thrown at him, including carpet bombing by the Sonic Streaker and a powerful double energy slash from Mack and Tyzonn's weapons without exploding.
- Extraordinary Leaper: Bullox can leap at an incredible distance.
- Lava Lizard Summoning: Bullox can summon an army of Lava Lizards to aid him in battle.
- Lighting Beams: Bullox can fire red colored lighting beams, where he fires them is unknown.
- Fire Breath: Bullox can breath out strong flames from his mouth. A single puff of this stopped the Super Drivemax Megazord's finisher in it's tracks.
- Bull Scepter: He wields a crescent-tipped scepter in battle
- Energy Slash: Bullox can charge up his staff with light red colored energy and slash his staff at full force at the enemy.
- Teleportation Slash: Bullox can slash his staff with flames and teleport him (or an ally) to any location at will.
- Fireballs: Bullox can also launch massive orange fireballs from his scepter. This was clearly his strongest attack as he tried to use this to destroy Tyzonn and, as it is, it sent him and Mack flying.
- Flame Laser: Bullox can also launch red-es, oranges colored energy lasers made of flames from his staff as well.
- Bull Horns: True to his name, Bullox posses a pair of bull horns on his head that he can use to charge his enemies at full force. These were powerful enough to stop the Super Drivemax Megazord's ram attack.
Behind The Scenes
- Bullox is voiced by Will Wallace.
- Bullox resembles the Defender Torozord from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, the reason for this is because Bullox's Boukenger counterpart, Naga, as with each primary antagonist and each individual monster of the week was visually designed as an homage to the various robots and other mecha piloted by the protagonists of the 29 previous Super Sentai Series (except for J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai), as Boukenger was the 30th anniversary series. Naga's look was based on the Defender Torozord's counterpart, the Combined Beast-Warrior BullTaurus of Seijuu Sentai Gingaman.
- Bullox is the only one of Moltor's monsters that was enlarged (by way of Moltor firing a dart that impaled and absorbed into his motionless body, causing him to grow), as Moltor tended to use monsters and/or robots that were already giant-sized.
- Bullox's name comes from the words Bull and Ox, which actually fits due to his appearance.
See Also
- Naga - Super Sentai counterpart in Boukenger. See comparison page.


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The Herd is a special White House 2012 series covering the obvious and not so obvious names that Mitt Romney may consider for Vice President. Each day, White House 2012 will introduce you to one of the many Republicans which we believe that will at least be considered for the vice presidency by the now inevitable presidential nominee, Mitt Romney.
In addition to biographical information and a brief assessment of each potential nominee and their chances of being selected by Romney, White House 2012′s coverage also includes each potential nominee's voting records, as well as a listing of their public statements and links to their web sites.
Today White House 2012 offers a look at former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty.
Born: November 27, 1960,St. Paul, Minnesota
Spouse(s): Mary Pawlenty
Children :Anna, Mara
Residence :Eagan, Minnesota
Alma mater: University of Minnesota (B.A.), University of Minnesota Law School (J.D.)
Political Career :
- Appointed to the the Eagan city's Planning Commission by then Mayor Vic Ellison
- Elected to a term on the City Council
- Campaign advisor for Jon Grunseth's 1990 losing bid for Minnesota governor
- 1992; Pawlenty was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives and was re-elected to that seat five times
- 1988; Pawlenty was elected House Majority Leader when the Republicans became the majority party in the State Legislature
- 2002; Pawlenty campaigned and won on a pledge not to raise taxes to balance the state's budget deficit, requiring visa expiration dates on driver's licenses, a 24-hour waiting period on abortions, implementing a conceal-carry gun law, and changing the state's education requirements. Pawlenty defeated 2 challengers in the GOP primary and eventually his opponents in the general election.
- 2006; Pawlenty was reelected Governor of a margin of little more than 1%. This victory was despite DFL gains in both the state House and State Senate and a big gains for Democrats nationally.
(Click here to see Pawlenty's White 2012 Presidential Page)
- Pawlenty could possibly make Minnesota more competetive for Romney than it currently is and without Minnesota in Obama's column, it could be hard for Democrats to make up for that loss in the electoral college from another state
- Pawlenty is a competent speaker
- Pawlenty is a safe choice who has been somewhat vetted
- His candidacy would not lead to any distractions from the issues or overshadow Mitt Romney
- Pawlenty does not fire up the base which Romney needs to energize
Overall Assessment:
There is no reason why Tim Pawlenty can't be on the ticket. However; Pawlenty became one of the first people to declare their candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination and he became the first to withdraw from the race for the Republican presidential nomination. And the same reasons which led to his withdrawal from the race may be the same reasons he is not nominated for the vice presidential nomination. Another reason he may not be on the ticket is because he has stated that he is taking himself off the list of candidates for Romney to consider for Vice President, and that he doesn't even want to consider the position. Still, that doesn't mean he is not being considered for the job or that he will reconsider his earlier stated thoughts.
Pawlenty campaigned long and hard. His campaign team was top notch and his campaign was initially financed fairly well and he did just about everything right. He had a good message, well done ads, and a good strategy. The only problem seemed to be the messenger. Tim Pawlenty seemed to be the kid in the classroom who always had his hand up while howling "ooh, ooh" but failed to interest anyone in what he had to say. So one day after the Ames Straw poll in Iowa, he dropped out of the race.
Despite those circumstances, Pawlenty is a top quality conservative leader with a great record on social and economic issues and he is an extraordinarily competent executive. Such qualities make Pawlenty a top contender for the vice presidential nomination, at least on paper. He is certainly not the type of running mate that any presidential nominee has to fear being overshadowed by. All this means that Mitt Romney could easily tap Pawlenty for Vice President. He comes from a state that the G.O.P. could use help with and which if they could win, would leave the Obama-Biden ticket in deep trouble. He also appeals to many Midwest voters and lacks much of the luggage that other potential running mates have.
But Romney may want and need a running mate who excites at least one demographic group far more than T-Paw does. Given that fact, even though Pawlenty is a safe choice and Romney likes playing it safe, there are several other potential running mates who are equally as safe as Pawlenty but bring a touch more excitement to the ticket than he does.
Pawlenty on The Issues
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5 Signs it's Time to Find a New Job
It's too easy to get stuck in a work rut. Getting up, going to work, clock watching until home time…same old routine every day. Sometime it's easy to confuse being unhappy in your work with just being bored of your routine. Or maybe you're suffering from both.
Either way if you find yourself agreeing or relating to any of these following signs, then you're probably better off looking for your next big challenge and getting out.
- You dread going to work in the morning
By this I don't mean you dread getting out of bed because you're not a morning person, I mean you literally dread the thought of going into work. Not because it's too early, not because it's Monday, but because you would rather be anywhere else than there. There is a massive difference between not wanting to go to work because you can't really be bothered today, and because you hate the place. Imagine working somewhere that you genuinely don't want to be at all, until retirement! Who wants that? My guess is nobody. Dreading the thought of going into work is a major sign that you should be looking for something else.
- You don't get along with your boss or your colleagues
Okay, so chances are nobody is crazy about their boss, but if you really don't see eye to eye it can cause you to feel uncomfortable in work. Same goes if you don't get on particularly well with your colleagues. If you think about it, if you work full time, you are spending 5 8-hour days a week with these people. That is a huge portion of your time to spend with people you don't get on with, or laugh with, or can go for an after work drink with. Eventually it will cause resentment between people and make your work place a very unhappy place to be.
- You feel like you can't progress any further
You may have come to a point in your career where you feel like your current employer cannot offer you anything anymore. I think a lot of people assume that if they are good at what they do then they should stick with it since they are lucky to have a job in the first place. However, if you feel like you have much more to give, but there are no opportunities to expand your horizons or better yourself in your current place of work, then it is time to move on. You may feel guilty if you have worked there for a lengthy amount of time, or you may feel apprehensive about something new since you know your current role so well and you know the people so well, but nobody will begrudge you the chance to earn yourself a higher salary or a better job and your work friends will be happy for you.
- You have no work/life balance
I'm one of those people that firmly believe that work should be left at the office. Unless of course you are a teacher etc. in which case that's impossible (hats off to you). Of course there are those lucky people who do what they love and have made their hobby into a career, and they probably take work everywhere with them! My point is, if you work a regular job, and are not a Director or C.E.O or whatever other important roles require some extra homework, then you need to make sure you have a healthy work/life balance.
Struggling to find a balance can be identified in a number of ways. For example if you are stressed at work, then arrive home aggravated and in a bad mood because of this, it is inevitably going to affect your family life eventually. Or if you rarely even see your family or friends because you are always staying late at work to finish something, again you are affecting those around you, and that shouldn't be the case. Home, or out with friends should be your sanctuary where you turn off, unwind and soak up a happy atmosphere.
If this is not happening, and work is the reason for it then get out and find something new. Something that will make you happy. That way you can be happy in and out of work. Bonus!
- You are bored and fed up
You may not necessarily hate your workplace or the people there, but you find the job mind-numbingly boring and the days seem to drag. A stagnant, tedious work environment will make you restless in your work. Imagination, creativity, debates, interaction etc. are qualities that most people desire from a job (or so I would imagine). If you are bored in what you do, and you lack passion in what you do, then you are definitely stuck in a rut and need to do something about it pronto before you become boring and unimaginative too!
If you find yourself agreeing with any of these symptoms of being unhappy at work then do yourself a favour and make a change as it's probably time to move on. Most people work full time for more than forty years of their lives. Is it not better to spend those years in a happy, positive environment, surrounded by like-minded people, and not bringing unhappy work lives into your home life?
If you're happy to settle and stay in a job that makes you miserable just because it is the easiest option, then that of course, is your prerogative. I'm going to assume that the vast majority of people don't want that though, so don't let any reservations about your experience, knowledge, age etc. hold you back from applying for a job you know you will enjoy. As they say 'if you don't ask (or apply in this case) then you don't get'.
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Splendid News As World Class Winger Confirm He Will Play For Arsenal
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According to The Mirror via the Metro, Alexis Sanchez is ready to stay at the Emirates stadium for another six months till the summer transfer window commences.
Despite agreeing to remain with the North London club, Manchester City want the striker on a free contract as soon as his contract expires next year. They are also ready to make him the highest-paid Premier League player as they have offered him a £400,000-a-week deal which includes £75,000 as his image right wages, according to reports from the Etihad Stadium.
Arsene Wenger will be happy to retain one of his important players for at least six months. He will be relieved to hear the good news because he can't afford to let go of the Chilean striker in January as his team faces gruel challenges from Tottenham and Liverpool for the fourth position in the League which will guarantee a spot in next season's Champions League play-offs.
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Crohn's Disease and Mind-Body Medicine
As part of a comprehensive treatment plan for Crohn's disease, mind-body medicine may help ease pain, restore energy, and reduce stress.
Fighting the fatigue, stress, and pain of Crohn's disease with mind-body medicine techniques can bring more than just symptom relief — it can have a positive impact on how well you manage Crohn's disease and your overall health in general.
People with Crohn's disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases often have what medical experts call "psychophysiological vulnerability." This means that stress, emotional health, and poor coping strategies can affect the progression of their disease as well as their overall quality of life — and the idea is backed up by research published in the journal Gastroenterology in 2013. Although medication and medical interventions are necessary for healing the physical symptoms of Crohn's disease, ignoring the emotional and cognitive aspects that accompany the disease can be harmful too.
The Stress-Crohn's Connection
Stress doesn't cause Crohn's disease, but it can trigger flares, which in turn make the disease harder to manage. A study in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2012 confirmed the link between stress and gastrointestinal (GI) function, specifically between stress and reactivation of inflammation in the GI tract. Left unmanaged, stress negatively affects the course of inflammatory bowel disease, the study found.
One approach to manage this may be mind-body medicine, which can help resolve stress associated with having Crohn's disease. By promoting emotional well-being and teaching you effective coping skills, the techniques of mind-body medicine may help you maintain a sense of control when flares occur.
"Mind-body medicine helps ease physical symptoms by identifying and treating underlying psychosocial stresses," says David D. Clarke, MD, president of the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association and a clinical assistant professor of gastroenterology emeritus and assistant director at the Center for Ethics at Oregon Health & Science University. "The value of mind-body medicine as an essential component of traditional medicine has been recognized for ages. Unfortunately, over the last century, the growth of technology in health care has reduced recognition of the importance of psychosocial issues as a contributor to illness."
However, with stress continuing to be a factor in most adults' lives, Dr. Clarke says that the benefits of mind-body medicine are being re-explored by researchers, medical professionals, and individuals who are looking for ways to feel better.
Mind-Body Medicine Techniques for Crohn's Disease
If you have Crohn's disease and want to add a mind-body therapy to your treatment plan, consider these approaches:
- Psychotherapy. Talk it out. Multi-convergent therapy (MCT) is a form of psychotherapy that combines cognitive behavioral therapy with mindfulness meditation. A study published in the February 2014 issue of the Journal of Crohn's & Colitis showed that MCT may be a useful tool for symptom management in people with inflammatory bowel disease or high stress levels.
- Deep breathing. Take a deep breath. Deep and slow breathing is a component of various relaxation techniques. But according to research published in the journal Cognitive and Behavioral Practice in 2013, even just breathing deeply and slowly on your own may help lessen abdominal pain.
- Yoga. Grab that mat. Yoga seems to enable changes in perception of and response to pain. A study in the Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences in 2011 explored the connection between pain management and yoga. Participants who completed an eight-week Hatha yoga program reported that the sensory aspects of pain didn't change, but that they were less bothered by it and better able to control the extent to which pain interrupted their daily life.
- Hypnosis. Check your gut reaction. Gut-directed hypnotherapy might improve quality of life and your ability to cope with having a chronic disease, although research on this is limited. A study published in the journal Biological Research for Nursing followed 43 people with inflammatory bowel disease who participated in gut-directed hypnotherapy through an outpatient clinic. Researchers concluded that the small study supported future clinical trials testing gut-directed hypnotherapy as a tool to prevent relapses in people with inflammatory bowel disease.
- Religion and spirituality. Lean on your faith. A study in the journal Pain Medicine in 2009 surveyed 580 chronic pain sufferers and reported that dependence on religion and spirituality was a beneficial coping process.
As you explore different mind-body approaches for managing Crohn's disease, seek out practitioners who are familiar with the disease. For instance, a psychotherapist who understands the emotional impact of Crohn's disease is probably well suited to help you process your thoughts and feelings. A yoga instructor or meditation coach with knowledge of the type of pain associated with Crohn's disease may be better able to guide you as you learn these new skills.
Plus, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America has information on its website to help you find practitioners in your area.


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Mitt Romney stated that because of him every man, woman and child has medical insurance. Then why do my children and grandchildren have no medical insurance? They cannot afford it. So Mr. Romney is a liar. So what other lies is he dishing out?
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I've been considering making this a regular feature as enough of you have asked for a peek at what my journal entries really look and sound like.
So, we'll see how it goes, it feels sort of awkward to share but if I could convert even one of you into a person who journals as a form of self-preservation it will be worth the trepidation I feel before sharing this post and with it my intention to make a habit of posting a randomly opened journal page.
As I flipped open this recent journal and landed on this page I thought perhaps it was a sign that this was the right direction to go.
You can click on the picture above to see what it says or, read below:
Sam and I say "I love you to Pluto and back" but last night he was mad at me and said "I love you to the planet before Pluto."
am coming face to face with how much of the novel – my novel - I lost in the computer crash. Not to mention {pictures of}the first four months of Jakey's life.
am also feeling resolved to move forward anyway.
maybe it's not about fresh starts, but just starting again.
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Susanne's German PCD/KS Support Group
Information in several languages including English
The Centre for PCD diagnosis and therapy in Pisa, Italy have an Italian language website about their work.
The P.C.D. Foundation is a support group for P.C.D. patients in the United States
The Brompton Fountain are a network of 'Brompton Families' who you can talk to by phone. As parents of children with cardiac or respiratory conditions, they will be on hand to offer support to others who are experiencing similar emotional and practical difficulties. Their aim is to provide a listening service so no parent feels alone.


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A Celebrity Chef's Simple Recipe for Homemade Kimchi
Jamie McKillop・March 19, 2015
Maybe you already add fermented foods to your meals for a healthy (gut) boost. But making your own batch of kimchi? It sounds way more complicated and time-consuming than mastering your own nut milks.
"People aren't comfortable fermenting at home," says Judy Joo, the executive chef at London's Jinjuu, host of the Cooking Channel's Korean Food Made Simple, and one of the four Iron Chefs on Iron Chef UK.
"It's one of those things, like making beer or bread, that maybe isn't that hard but there are a lot of steps you can screw up. You really have to pay attention to what you're doing."
If you can summon the concentration (maybe hide your iPhone?), Joo's recipe, which she breaks down step-by-easy-step, is actually super doable, and the many health benefits and spicy, delicious flavor that await are worth it.
Unfortunately there are no shortcuts because fermentation is all about time, but follow the recipe religiously and you'll have your very own homemade kimchi "in a fortnight," she swears.
One important thing to keep in mind? "It smells, so make sure you have an airtight container like a mason jar when you're ready to ferment," Joo adds. Duly noted. —Jamie McKillop
Judy Joo's Cabbage Kimchi
Makes 1 gallon
1 head Napa cabbage
3/4 cup kosher salt
1/4 cup sugar
3 quarts water
Spice paste
2 heads garlic, peeled and chopped
1 3-inch piece of ginger, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup fish sauce
1 1/2 cups Korean dried red chili flakes
1 1/2 tablespoon brined shrimp, undrained (can be found at Asian markets)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 bunch scallions, cut into 1-inch lengths
1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks
To prepare the kimchi, cut the cabbage lengthways into quarters. Put it into a very large bowl and sprinkle with salt and sugar. Pour in the water and weigh the cabbage down with a plate to keep it submerged. Refrigerate overnight.
To prepare the spice paste, combine garlic, ginger, fish sauce, chili flakes, shrimp, and sugar in food processor and blend until smooth, adding water as necessary to make a loose paste, about one minute. Stir in the scallions and carrots.
Remove the cabbage from the fridge and drain it well, squeezing out as much water as possible. Rinse it with cold running water once and drain it again. Rub spice paste over the cabbage and in between each leaf. Place it in a large glass jar with a tight-fitting lid and refrigerate it for 24 hours. Then, while still covered, let sit at room temperature to ferment for at least 24 hours and up to two weeks. Then put it back in the refrigerator to enjoy. It will keep for one month.
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New York Mets 2010 Minor League Review
Overall farm ranking according to Baseball America (2010)
2010 (22) | 2009 (17) | 2008 (17) | 2007 (13) | 2006 (28) | 2005 (19) | 2004 (10)
Record of Major and Minor League Team(s)
MLB: [79 – 83] NL East
AAA: [76 –68] International League – Buffalo
AA: [66 – 76] Eastern League – Binghamton
A+: [62 – 76] Florida League – St. Lucie
A: [75 – 65] South Atlantic League – Savannah
A(ss): [51 – 24] New York-Pennsylvania League – Brooklyn
R: [28 – 39] Appalachian League – Kingsport
R: [31 – 25] Gulf League
The Run Down
The Mets already have a new Manager in Terry Collins, a new GM in Sandy Alderson, and a new Special Assistant to the GM in J.P. Ricciardi. It's only the beginning of December, but the Mets at least have some early holiday cheer depending on your perspective. Having Omar Minaya off the throne should mean Fernando Martinez and Jenrry Mejia will stop getting tugged around. The Mets had some surprisingly successful, yet unspectacular (for fantasy) rookie seasons from Ike Davis and Jon Niese. Ruben Tejada, on the other hand, he wasn't ready for the majors, and if it wasn't fairly clear from his Triple-A slash line of .280/.329/.344, then his major league slash line of .213/.305/.282 definitely makes the case. Of course, there was the mishandling of Jenrry Mejia that had people calling for Minaya's head. For all the grief that the Mets received this past year, they actually had a better record in 2010 (79-82) than in 2009 when they went 70-92. A poor year from Jason Bay, an unimpressive season from Johan Santana, injury ravaged season from Carlos Beltran and Luis Castillo, and the foolish decision to run Oliver Perez out every fifth day for seven starts doesn't help. The players coming up that are close to the majors (e.g. Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Fernando Martinez, Jenrry Mejia) could help some of those troubled positions. Also, the talent in the low-to-mid minors (e.g. Wilmer Flores, Brad Holt, Reese Havens, Jeurys Familia) have plenty of upside. The Mets have aggressively pushed their prospects through the minors (i.e. Ruben Tejada). Subsequently, it might be possible to see some of these prospects sooner than my conservative ETAs. Speaking from a fantasy perspective, the Mets have the potential with several sleepers for the 2011 season (e.g. Nieuwenhuis, Martinez, Mejia, Lucas Duda, Zach Lutz, Dillion Gee, and Tobi Stoner). I personally like Nieuwenhuis, Mejia, the deep sleeper Gee and the obvious talent of Martinez when he is healthy.
Graduating Prospects
#4 (1B) Ike Davis; #6 (LHP) Jon Niese; #8 (C) Josh Thole; #9 (SS) Ruben Tejada
Arizona Fall League Players – Mesa Solar Sox
Pitchers: #16 (LHP) Robert Carson; #26 (RHP) Josh Stinson; #4 (RHP) Brad Holt; #24 (LHP) Eric Niesen; (RHP) Nick Carr
Hitters: (C) Kai Gronauer; #13 (RF) Kirk Nieuwenheis; #30 (2B/SS) Jordany Valdespin
Players of Interest
#3 Fernando Martinez | OF | D.o.B: 10-10-88 | Stats (AAA):.253/.317/.455 | 257 AB | 28 XBH | 12 Hr | .202 ISO | 1/0 SB/CS | 65:17 K:BB | .291 BABIP
What is there to know about Martinez that most haven't heard? A) He's injury prone. B) He is still only 22. C) At age 20, he was the Mets number one ranked prospect. Here is what I said in the Mets 2009 Minor League Review, "Martinez struggled in his brief stint in the majors … Being so young, he is clearly still their top prospect … [Has] the tools and skills to produce at a corner outfield spot. Keep him on your radar for 2010 in case of any injury problems occur for the Mets." Well, he re-injured himself this past year, he wasn't the Mets top prospect, and his numbers show that he still needs work on his strike zone judgment. Beyond this, at just 22 during the 2011 season, why turn a cold shoulder to a hitter that has tremendous raw power and past hype? If he ever gets his act together, he could slash .275/.340/.475 with 25 to 30 home runs in the majors. I'd expect a Spring Training battle with him involved.
#13 Kirk Nieuwenhuis | RF | D.o.B: 8-7-87 | Stats (AA/AAA): .274/.327/.475 | 514 AB | 64 XBH | 18 Hr | .201 ISO | 13/7 SB/CS | 132:41 K:BB | BABIP (see below)
Nieuwenhuis performed well at Double-A (.289/.337/.510 in 433 plate appearance) while struggling mightily at Triple-A (.225/.295/.358 in 133 plate appearances). Can't blame the Triple-A performance on luck either, his BABIP shows a fair amount of luck (AA BABIP: .338; AAA BABIP: .316). Baseball America states that Nieuwenhuis is a potential 20/20 candidate. Here is what I said in the Mets 2009 Minor League Review, "Possesses above-average speed … He strikes out a bit too much, walks at a good rate." His speed was not a part of his game at Triple-A, but to be fair, he wasn't on base often enough to produce steals. His strikeouts are still a red flag and his walks seemed to peter out at Triple-A. If he played for the Red Sox, his name would be Ryan Kalish. Expect a start at Triple-A.
Lucas Duda | 1B/LF | D.o.B: 2-3-86 | Stats (AA/AAA): .304/.398/.569 | 425 AB | 65 XBH | 23 Hr | .265 ISO | 1/0 SB/CS | 84:64 K:BB | BABIP (AA: .310; AAA: .346)
More of a fourth or fifth outfield option that has played first in the past, but due to Ike Davis, Duda has been pushed to the outfield. Duda received 92 plate appearances while slashing .202/.261/.417 with 4 home runs. Nothing special really. He has some power, some decent plate-discipline and pinch hitter written all over him.
Jose De La Torre | RHP | D.o.B: 10-17-85 | Stats (AA/AAA): 10.2 K/9 | 4.2 BB/9 | 70 1/3 IP | 2.69 ERA | FIP (AA: 2.97; AAA: 3.76) | 1.22 WHIP | .6 Hr/9 | 6.7 H/9 | BABIP (AA: .286; AAA: .284)
De La Torre is for all of you Mr. B's out there. 30 of those innings were at Triple-A and he pitched just as well as his stats show. Torre could help the always volatile bullpen core, or for those of you looking for holds.
#23 Dillon Gee | RHP | D.o.B: 4-28-86 | Stats (AAA): 9.2 K/9 | 2.3 BB/9 | 161 IP | 4.96 ERA | 4.01 FIP | 1.33 WHIP | 1.3 Hr/9 | 9.7 H/9 | .342 BABIP
His stuff is considered "fringe-average," as he has a solid changeup, a 88 to 92 MPH fastball, a cutter and a slow curveball. Could he be the Travis Wood, Randy Wells, Jhoulys Chacin of 2011? Possibly. Could also flame out. He did have five starts in September, throwing 33 innings with a 2.18 ERA and 1.21 WHIP; his rates were less than inspiring at 4.6 K/9 and 4.1 BB/9. I'm throwing the caution flag, next March through early April will determine if the green flag is waved.
#29 Tobi Stoner | RHP | D.o.B: 12-3-84 | Stats (AAA): 6.2 K/9 | 3.2 BB/9 | 120 2/3 IP | 5.97 ERA | 4.96 FIP | 1.67 WHIP | 1.3 Hr/9 | 11.8 H/9 | .352 BABIP
I'll let my 2009 Mets Minor League Review do the talking, "Not an exciting pitcher with a 91 to 93 MPH fastball and average off-speed pitches. He could be worth a few spot starts or decent ratios from the bullpen." Ho-hum. Boring. He may have reached his potential. Aren't the Pirates looking for pitching help?
Honorable Mentions
#2 Wilmer Flores | SS | D.o.B: 8-6-91 | Stats (A/A+): .289/.333/.424 | 554 AB | 50 XBH | 11 Hr | .135 ISO | 4/5 SB/CS | 77:32 K:BB | BABIP (A:.298;A+:.336)
Flores' season was nearly evenly split between Single-A and High-A with 66 games at Single-A and 67 games at High-A. His numbers weren't anything to scoff at or write home about. He has tremendous power potential but won't play shortstop his entire career or even in the majors. However, I fully expect a September call up in 2011. If not, he won't be on any fantasy player's radar until the beginning of the 2012 season. Still waiting for the potential to be lived out in the numbers.
#7 Reese Havens | 2B | D.o.B: 10-20-86 | Stats (A+/AA):.312/.386/.592 | 125 AB | 15 XBH | 9 Hr | .280 ISO | 0/3 SB/CS | 33:14 K:BB | BABIP (A+:.361; AA: 362)
Havens has some power potential, like a poor man's Dan Uggla, and plays good defense. However, Havens has a history of injury problems. I would expect Havens to start the season at Double-A, and if Ruben Tejada struggles again in 2011, Havens may get a chance. Nevertheless, Havens is an "Honorable Mention" due to his injury history and need to prove that his limited success in the mid-minors isn't just BABIP induced luck enhanced by his small sample size.
#21 Zach Lutz | 3B | D.o.B: 6-3-86 | Stats (AA): .289/.389/.578 | 225 AB | 31 XBH | 17 Hr | .189 ISO | 0/2 SB/CS | 63:33 K:BB | .331 BABIP
Playing third base for the Mets means you'll never reach the majors playing third base. Lutz has poor defense, a compact swing with gap power, and good control of the strike zone. Baseball America quoted a scout saying, "He reminded me of Ron Coomer, a stockier guy who can swing the bat, drive in runs, make the routine play … could be a role player." 'Nuff said.
#22 Sean Ratliff | RF | D.o.B: 2-24-87 | Stats (A+/AA): .298/.353/.505 | 503 AB | 59 XBH | 21 Hr | .207 ISO | 10/4 SB/CS | 138:40 K:BB | BABIP (A+: .368; AA: .372)
Extremely aggressive hitter with towering power. The power is nice, but may have to switch back to being a pitcher to reach the majors; he does throw a 92 MPH fastball and was a pitcher in college.
Mark Cohoon | LHP | D.o.B: 9-15-87 | Stats (A/AA): 7.3 K/9 | 1.8 BB/9 | 161 1/3 IP | 2.57 ERA | FIP (A: 2.49; AA: 3.47) | 1.08 WHIP | .4 Hr/9 | 7.9 H/9 | BABIP (A: .269; AA: .325)
I like the control, limited home runs, and that his FIP was fairly reflective of his ERA at each level. Not much information on Cohoon, who will need to repeat his success in 2011 at Double-A and possibly Triple-A to reach the majors. Could do something similar to Travis Wood or Sam LeCure.
#5 Brad Holt | RHP | D.o.B: 10-13-86 | Stats (A+/AA): 8.2 K/9 | 7.5 BB/9 | 95 IP | 8.34 ERA | FIP (A+: 5.32; AA: 5.00) | .6 Hr/9 | 10.5 H/9 | BABIP (A+: .345; AA: .408)
Quoting myself from the 2009 Mets Minor League Review, "He throws a mid 90's fastball that can top out at 98 MPH, with a potential plus slider, and a raw change-up. There is some questioning whether he should be a starter or a reliever as he only has two pitches he can control well." Looks like he should be a reliever, but even then, he wasn't able to control his pitches. Holt is like most flame throwers, just a thrower wishing he could pitch in the majors.
#15 Jeurys Familia | RHP | D.o.B: 10-10-89 | Stats (A+): 10.2 K/9 | 5.5 BB/9 | 121 IP | 5.58 ERA | 3.89 FIP | 1.58 FIP | .5 Hr/9 | 8.7 H/9 | .350 BABIP
Throws a 90 to 95 MPH fastball, a slider and a changeup. Currently, he isn't a refined pitcher, according to pre-2010 season scouting reports. Familia kept the nice strikeout rate from 2009, but his walk rate doubled and the remaining ratio stats went to the gutter. Although he had a great 2009 season, his 2010 season shows the constantly shifting value of low-minor league talent and performance. I wouldn't write him off yet, he is still quite young, was unlucky (.350 BABIP), and doesn't give up many home runs (.5 Hr/9). I said he could reach the majors in 2011 during my 2009 Mets Minor League Review; it would be more accurate to state that a 2011 call up would be optimistic. I expect he gets pushed to Double-A in 2011.


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To say the Mother Earth News Fair at West Bend, Wisconsin this past weekend was a whirlwind of speakers, vendors, wares and like-minded people would be a complete understatement. Quite honestly two days just is not nearly enough time to see everything that needs to be seen and hear everything that needs to be heard!
My parents had already ordered and gotten their weekend passes well before the fair and had booked their hotel room at the Hampton Inn & Suites West Bend so I'm grateful that they let me tag along because it really was quite the experience to be had.
The Grounds
Last year and this year the Mother Earth News Fair was held at the Washington County Fair Park grounds in West Bend. I've been to several county fair grounds in my day and I have to say this was hands down the nicest facility I've ever seen! Not only were the buildings beautiful, clean, and inviting but the grounds themselves were gorgeous and nicely kept.
In between sessions we had a 30 minute time span that we could use to get to the next stage we needed to be at, wander around at the many different vendor booths, go to the bathroom in one of the two main buildings, or get something to eat.
Of course I did all those things but I often found myself wandering the grounds just because they were so gorgeous and picturesque; with the two beautiful days thrown in how could you not take a little time out of the busy scheduled days to bask in the now?
The Speakers
The way the speakers and sessions were set up was there were 12 different stages throughout the grounds and each session ran for 1 hour each starting at 10:00am and running through until 6:30pm with a 30 minute break in between each.
That means each day there were 60 sessions happening at any given time. Sadly people could only attend, at most, 6 sessions each day if you wanted to stay for the full hour-long session. With there being 3 of us, (myself, my mom, and my dad) we were able to split up and take advantage of different classes so if one of us couldn't attend a particular session, the other could and would bring back the information they learned to share.
I was able to attend 8 out of the 12 sessions I could have done in that 2 day span. I skipped a few time slots because I might not have been interested in the classes that were being held at that particular time and with all the go-go-go business of the weekend my body needed a few resting intervals that I gladly gave it.
A few of my favorite sessions I was able to sit through included Arthritis in the Garden-How to Lower Chronic Pain Without Drugs with Shawna Coronado, Kombucha and the Human Microbiome with Hannah Crum, and Nature's Pharmaceuticals with Billy Galloway. Of course there were a lot more I wish I could have attended but I had to prioritize.
For the most part these speakers knew what they wanted to convey and did it beautifully; there was a lot of knowledge and inspiration taken away from that weekend and I have the handouts, notes, pictures, and most importantly, ideas swimming around my head to prove it!
The Vendors
There were two main buildings, a large barn, and a good majority of the outside grounds that boasted many different vendors and exhibitors with their multitude of wares. You could find anything from sweet treats and beverages to large industrial farming machines complete with live demonstrations to handmade clothing and jewelry to even educational booths teaching you about animals, invasive plant and animal species, and more.
By the way I learned that it was that llama's birthday as I stopped to take a picture of him. For he's a jolly good llama! I hope they gave him a special treat.
In the middle of one of the main buildings you could find the Mother Earth News bookstore that carried many different varieties of books on so many different subjects; gardening, bee keeping, homesteading, farm animals, cook book and recipe books, and so much more! Those attendees who pre-ordered their tickets online were also provided with a 25% off coupon good at the bookstore so there were at least a few people in there at all times just wandering and checking things out.
A majority of the speakers who spoke during their sessions over the two days had books to offer and were kind enough to do book signings after their classes.
There were quite a bit of vendors to look at an explore but I did have a few favorites. I ended up buying myself some tea from Green Rich Tea. The guy was super nice and walked me through the process of where and how the tea is grown and harvested in Japan. He also noticed my Totoro tote bag so we both talked about our mutual love for Miyazaki and his films.
I also splurged and bought myself an oil diffuser necklace from Connie Jacoby of Wise Woman Botanicals. It's not just any ol' diffuser necklace though; it's a re-purposed knife handle made into a necklace! How could I pass that up?
And who could forget La Croix sparkling water! They were generous enough to hand out cans of their flavored sparkling water to the fair goers each day for free and with the temperatures in the high 70s most of the weekend it was greatly appreciated. I had always been curious about their water and was thrilled when I finally got the chance to try it.
The Food
While not quite what I pictured for the Mother Earth News Fair, the food options included several food trucks and a spot where the local 4-H was selling normal fair type foods.
According to some of the returnees from last year's fair, my parents included, the food options were definitely more abundant this year. To save some money and time my family and I packed our own lunches the morning we left instead of partaking in the fair food. We'd meet up around lunch time in our van which wasn't parked too far away and have a lovely family lunch where we would discuss the first part of our day before we parted ways again.
Truth be told all three of us noticed many other people doing the same thing during their lunch breaks so it must have been a popular idea!
Aside from the 4-H food and the handful of food trucks you could also buy some food and treats at many of the various vendors booths. I saw some baked goods, chocolate, coconut ice cream, protein smoothies, and more spread throughout the grounds.
There was a particular frozen fruit bar that I had been eyeballing all week but alas, I waited too long and wasn't able to get one before we left. Now it is my life's mission (okay, at least one of them) to locate Pop Culture Gourmet Pops and eat them!
The Cons
While the whole experience was such a wonderful treat for everyone involved there were a few things we thought needed some attention for next year, or at the very least future Mother Earth News Fairs in general:
1. Maps. There were quite a few stages where the sessions were being held throughout the grounds and it got a little confusing even with the maps that were provided. Not only did my mom and I miss out on one or two sessions because we had issues locating which stage it was on, I overheard several people saying the same thing. I think the stages could have been a little bit more properly advertised.
2. Recycling. Of course there were garbage cans and bins spread out throughout the fair grounds but a good majority of them were the same color and not labeled very well. Seeing as this was the Mother Earth News Fair we would have loved to see more green recycling bins as much as the blue garbage bins all labeled for people to easily see and tell which they should use.
3. Food. Like I mentioned above from what people told me there were definitely more food options than last year, however seeing as it was the Mother Earth News Fair I was hoping to see more organic, natural and locally sourced food options as opposed to normal fair type foods. I'm sure the food was delicious none the less but for people who have dietary restrictions or are trying to opt for healthier choices this type of food really wasn't ideal.
All in all it was a wonderful weekend spent learning about many different things, meeting new people, trying new things and having some quality family bonding over shared interests. I'm beyond thrilled my body decided to cooperate with me; aside from being wiped out towards the end of each day and fluctuating pain levels, I'm still pretty shocked I did that well over the two day span.
I certainly hope the fair comes back next year because I would go again in a heartbeat! I've also come to the conclusion that from now on when I go to events I will be wearing a Totoro bag of some sort so people can recognize me; would you believe I was waved down 3 different times because of my tote bag!
If you're interested in seeing more of my Mother Earth News Fair adventure you can check out my Twitter or Instagram profiles or friend me on Facebook where I posted several pictures and videos from that weekend and will be uploading more pictures to an album when I'm finished editing.
I will also be doing interviews on the blog with some of the speakers I saw in the near future so make sure to keep an eye out for those; these woman are quite the powerhouses when it comes to their individual specialties and I'm very excited to share some of their knowledge with all of you!
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — — After midnight on Thursday night, Antwon Chisholm walked slowly off the field at Municipal Stadium, pads off and head bowed.
He looked like a football player who'd absorbed dozens of body blows, and indeed, he and his Hampton University team had — none more crushing than the final one.
The Pirates had what appeared to be a game-winning touchdown pass on the final play of the game erased after a controversial replay review to lose 35-31 at Bethune-Cookman in a game full of momentum swings and offensive fireworks.
"It was devastating," said Chisholm, who had 115 yards (62 rushing, 53 receiving) of Hampton's total of 417. "We drove all the way down the field knowing we had it, knowing we were going to win, because we knew they weren't going to stop our offense. It came down to a decision where they said we didn't hold onto the ball."
On fourth down from the Wildcats' 12-yard line, with four seconds left, HU quarterback David Legree — nearly sacked by blitzing defenders on the previous play — got off a quick release to Isiah Thomas in the end zone. Thomas' apparent catch — which would have been his fifth of the night for 106 yards and his second touchdown — sent jubilant Pirates rushing onto the field while Wildcat players sank to their knees.
But then the replay booth — first used in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in Hampton's win against Florida A&M on Sept. 8 — decided it wanted another look. A few minutes later, the announcement came: The review had determined Thomas did not maintain possession as he hit the ground.
"I kind of got hit when I threw the ball, but I seen him catch the ball clean, and it looked like he took two steps in the end zone," said Legree, who'd hit Thomas on a 50-yard first-quarter TD as part of his 14-for-29, 225-yard passing night. "Maybe I didn't see it as good as I thought I did.
"I don't know if we can review it. I hope that we can. I hope that Coach Rose does. But if we can't, then I guess we just came up on the short end of the stick. I know for a fact this team wasn't better than us."
HU coach Donovan Rose said late Thursday night that he planned to take some sort of action.
"Hopefully we can protest it," said Rose, who said no replay was available on the field and that he was not given any further explanation about the call. "I don't know what we need to do, but I'm definitely not going to just let it go. I didn't want the game to come down like that."
MEAC commissioner Dennis Thomas said Friday afternoon that his office was reviewing plays from the game and discussing them with game and conference officials. He said that his office would issue a statement when the review is complete. He offered no timetable on when that might occur, nor would he speculate on the possibility of overturning a result.
Bethune-Cookman coach Brian Jenkins said he never thought Thomas had possession of the ball and was prepared to challenge the play.
"I went straight to the ref and said I didn't think he caught it," Jenkins said. "Thank God for replay."
The contentious ending — along with a combined 22 penalties for 176 yards — marred an entertaining game that showcased the 10th-best scoring offense in the country in the Wildcats, who came into the game averaging 40.5 points per game, and an improved Pirates attack scoring 11.2 more points per game than in 2010. It also may have gone a long way toward deciding the MEAC title in a game between the defending co-conference champions, Bethune-Cookman, and a Hampton team that already had knocked of FAMU, which shared last year's crown with the Wildcats.
Bethune-Cookman (2-1, 1-1 MEAC) jumped out to a 14-3 lead, but HU (2-2, 1-1 MEAC) fought back. Legree's deep ball to Thomas was the first of three unanswered Pirates touchdowns that gave Hampton a 24-14 lead at halftime.
The Wildcats took their first drive of the third quarter 65 yards in 10 plays to pull within three, then wrested the lead back on Rodney Scott's 33-yard catch-and-run with 37 seconds to play in the third quarter. But HU responded again when Daryell Walker, out of Bethel High, tipped Jamarr Robinson's pass into the arms of Jeremy Jermin, who rambled 20 yards for a 31-28 Pirates lead with 9:15 left in the game.
That advantage lasted until Eddie Poole caught a 13-yard TD from Jackie Wilson, who split time at quarterback with Robinson, with 2:50 left. Wilson's pass went through HU cornerback Kambrell McGee's arms into Poole's hands for what turned out to be the game-winning score.
"We've got some things that are positive," Rose said. "We'll just work on the little, small things, so we won't have to be always going down to the wire."
HU goes into its bye week with some particularly painful film to watch before playing host to Princeton on Oct. 8.
"This team is resilient," said Legree, who wasn't much in the mood to talk about moral victories for an offense that outgained the prolific Wildcats by three yards and ran six more plays. "… We don't need motivation. The (MEAC championship) ring is the motivation. Is it going to make us play harder? No, not really. I feel like we played a hard game. From start to finish, I feel like we played hard. We played fast.
"We're not worried about any team that lines up against us. It doesn't matter who lines up against us. I feel like we're a great team."
The Pirates' response to Thursday's heartbreak will test that opinion.
NOTES: Chisholm, who saw limited action in HU's 45-42 loss at Old Dominion on Sept. 17, seemed slow to get up at times Thursday night, but said he was just suffering from an upset stomach. … Senior safety James Butts was helped off the field in the first half and didn't return. He limped back onto the field after the game wearing a brace on his left leg. … The Pirates ran 75 plays for 417 yards and were penalized 12 times for 107 yards. The Wildcats had 414 yards on 69 plays and 10 penalties for 69 yards. … The game, HU's second on ESPNU this season, was delayed 56 minutes by lightning and ended at 12:20 a.m.
Staff writer Dave Fairbank contributed to this report.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — — After midnight on Thursday night, Antwon Chisholm walked slowly off the field at Municipal Stadium, pads off and head bowed.


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Sales are now open for MSC Bellissima, the second megaship of the company's Meraviglia generation. Beginning in MAR 2019, MSC Bellissima will cruise the Western Mediterranean for its inaugural season.
Sales of MSC Bellissima are initially open exclusively to MSC Voyagers Club members. General bookings will open on 15MAY.
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I am glad to say that I am now cancer free. Chief and I completed Treatment February 5, 2015. Upon our last treatment we received a Certificate of Achievement and a Daffodil as a symbol of hope. The cool thing is Chief got one, too; and the certificate had his name on it also.
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What's new tonight:
Lights Out (FX) Series Debut: Once you get past the Rocky-isms (former boxing champ retires to be with his family, opens own gym, falls on financial hard times, takes side gig as strong-arm debt collector, mulls ring comeback/rematch … whew … at least there's no "Eye of the Tiger"), Light Out is a down 'n' dirty drama about a desperate man: Patrick "Lights" Leary (Holt McCallany) is hitting 40 and still questioning his title loss to the much-better-nicknamed "Death Row" Reynolds (Billy Brown) five years ago. We all know from the first mention of that "controversial" ring decision that a rematch is coming; it's the way that Lights Out methodically (and slowly—13 episodes stretching into April) reveals what lengths Leary will go to re-prove himself that sustains the tension. If The Shield had gloves instead of guns, it'd be Lights Out.
The Onion SportsDome (Comedy Central) Series Debut: Speaking of fake sports ... How do you mock ESPN's already ridiculous SportsCenter? With more yelling, that's how. Between this and IFC's upcoming Onion News Network, there may soon be enough fake reporting to rival Fox News (I know, too easy).
Also new tonight:
No Ordinary Family, V, Detroit 187 (ABC); NCIS, NCIS Los Angeles, The Good Wife (CBS); The Biggest Loser, Parenthood (NBC); Million Dollar Money Drop (Fox); Southland (TNT); Glory Daze, Conan (TBS); Tosh.0 (Comedy Central)
Preview: How they roll at The Onion SportsDome.


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OAKLAND, Calif. — Dewayne Dedmon couldn't be happier these days.
On Monday, the rookie center signed with the Orlando Magic for the remainder of the season, and his contract also will give him the opportunity to make the Magic's roster next season, too.
"It's definitely exciting," Dedmon said after the Magic completed their shootaround Tuesday morning to prepare for their game Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena.
"It's been a long rookie year for me. I've been on three teams this year, and now I'm here and I've got the opportunity to stay for the rest of the year. It's really exciting. It's the best feeling I had all year."
Earlier this season, Dedmon had short stints with the Warriors and the Philadelphia 76ers but didn't stick with either team.
The Magic signed him to a pair of 10-day contracts and, once the second 10-day contract ended, decided to keep him for the rest of the season.
Through Monday, Dedmon had played sparingly for Orlando. He's behind Nik Vucevic and Kyle O'Quinn on the depth chart at center, and he had played in three games for a total of six minutes.
Arriving in the middle of the season, with limited practice time due to the team's busy game schedule, left him with a steep learning curve.
"I always like to put guys on the floor where they can find success, and that won't change, and that's kind of been the process with him," coach Jacque Vaughn said. "I want him to be on the floor when he's comfortable. He's continuing to learn what we do on both ends of the floor, and [it's a] good thing he's going to be around a while. So it's not like it's a crash course anymore for him.
"He'll be on the floor and he'll have a chance to find some success now."
Dedmon, 24, is hoping he'll remain with the Magic after this season.
"It's a great feeling to have a home now," he said. "I've been on three teams this year. So to be able to call a place home for the rest of this year and, with how long my contract is, to be able to have that opportunity is definitely a great feeling."
Vucevic makes progress
Vucevic, who turned his left ankle during the team's game Friday and didn't practice Sunday, started for the Magic alongside Jameer Nelson, Arron Afflalo, Maurice Harkless and O'Quinn.
The Warriors were without two key players. Andre Iguodala (right knee tendinitis) and Andrew Bogut (left ankle) did not play.
Coaches' bond
Vaughn and Warriors coach Mark Jackson competed against each other for years as players, but they got to know each other a little bit during Jackson's stints as a broadcaster for the Yes Network, ESPN and ABC.
"When we played against each other, it was competitive," Vaughn said. "I always appreciated what he brought to the table as a player. I think he's done a good job of really leading his team, and that's what he was on the floor. You could tell that he has the respect of the guys that he's coaching, and he's able to talk to those guys. You can definitely see it from afar, in my opinion.
"He's done a heck of a job."
email@example.com. Read his blog at OrlandoSentinel.com/magicblog and follow him on Twitter at @JoshuaBRobbins.


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WAYNE, NJ (CBSNewYork/AP) — New Jersey is offering low-interest loans to homes and businesses that sustained flood damage in March.
At least 2,000 homes across New Jersey were evacuated as a result of the March floods, which also closed several major roadways. Wayne, Little Falls and Paterson were some of the areas hardest hit.
PHOTO GALLERY: Heavy Rains, Floods Ravage The Garden State, Westchester
The Federal Emergency Management Agency in April denied Gov. Chris Christie's request for a disaster declaration and aid. FEMA said more than 80 percent of the houses had flood insurance.
The state Small Business Administration will offer up to $200,000 to qualified property owners.
The number of homes in Wayne qualifying for federal buyouts under the Severe Repetitive Loss Program has more than doubled.
The federal government has set aside $18.4 million to buy 77 homes in the flood-prone region.
(TM and Copyright 2011 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)


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Families and friends celebrated the homecoming of 90 Schofield Barracks soldiers yesterday who returned from a yearlong tour in Iraq.
The soldiers, part of the 45th Sustainment Brigade, came home one year to the day after they were deployed. The unit suffered no casualties during the assignment.
» The soldiers make up the 8th Field Surgical Team and the 524th Combat Service Sustainment Battalion.
» They are the first large contingent to return from a group of 7,000 25th Infantry Division soldiers sent to Iraq last year.
» Most of the remaining Schofield soldiers in Iraq will begin returning to Oahu next month.
Sgt. 1st Class Marcus Watt stomped his feet and let out a shout of joy when he saw his 4-year-old daughter run up to him. With tears in his eyes he picked her up and gave her a hug.
"I feel great," Watt said. "It just feels good."
Ninety soldiers, including Watt, returned from a 12-month deployment to Iraq yesterday and were greeted by their families at Wheeler Army Air Field. No one suffered combat-related injuries, an official said.
The group comprised two companies: the 8th Field Surgical Team and the 524th Combat Service Sustainment Battalion, both of the 45th Sustainment Brigade at Schofield Barracks. The Brigade still has 117 soldiers of the 40th Quarter Master in Iraq that will return later this month.
The larger group of 7,000 Schofield soldiers, who have been in Iraq for more than a year, are due back beginning next month.
The 75 soldiers of the 524th were stationed at Q-West, in northern Iraq, south of Mosul, delivering supplies and logistical support to all the units in the region.
The 15 soldiers of the 8th FST were stationed at the Combat Support Hospital in Mosul. The soldiers are doctors, nurses and operating room technicians, and served coalition forces and Iraqis.
Some soldiers were still trying to believe that they were back home yesterday.
"I kind of need to soak it up still," said Spc. Rudy Sanchez.
Poncio's wife, Chrissy, 23, said their children cried almost every night for the first two weeks he was gone. "I'm very happy he's finally home," she said.
It was almost too much for her to bear, waiting through the formal reception before the soldiers could see their families.
"I just wanted to grab him," she said. "I haven't seen him for so long. I've been anxious all day, the whole week."
Maj. Rob Davis of the 524th served 14 months in Iraq, longer than the other soldiers. He noticed the improvements for soldiers this time, his second tour in the Middle East. The food tasted better and the accommodations were more comfortable, he said.
The only serious issue was the water shortage at the end of the tour, restricting showers to once every three days, he said.
After living in 20-foot containers the past year, Davis said, the simple things would make him happy at home.
"With the family, it's always the excitement and joys and happiness," he said.
Davis added that gifts from Hawaii residents were a blessing, helping him feel closer to home.
"The outpouring of support we got from Oahu was just fantastic," he said.
Watt said retirement was on his mind. His wife, Army Capt. Theresa Watt, was happy to hear it after dealing with the stress of raising their two daughters alone, including a 6-month-old girl.
"It's been a long year, especially with the new addition to the family," she said.
After 19 years in the Army, Watt said he just wanted to think about being a dad.
"He'll be here and never leave these girls again. That's the good part," his wife said.
President Bush's scheduled Hawaii stop did not happen yesterday -- instead, he took a secret trip to Iraq on Air Force One.
The U.S. Secret Service said last week that Bush would land yesterday at Hickam Air Force Base for a "fuel stop" on his way to Australia for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. But White House officials had been planning for five or six weeks Bush's trip to Iraq, where he met with military commanders and national security advisers. Next week, Bush must tell lawmakers his evaluation of the progress of the war since he announced a buildup of 30,000 troops in January.
Bush still is scheduled to be in Hawaii late Saturday morning for a three-hour lunch with troops before leaving in the afternoon, Hickam officials said.
Bush's trip -- his third to Iraq -- was a closely guarded secret.
A small group of reporters, photographers and a camera crew flew with the president on Air Force One to Iraq from Andrews Air Force Base.
The rest of the press corps boarded a charter aircraft to fly to Australia ahead of Bush. They stopped in Hawaii as planned.
On board, deputy press secretary Scott Stanzel carried a sealed letter with instructions not to open until landing. And he notified reporters in Hawaii that Bush was in Iraq.


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Macroscopic and Microscopic Urinalysis and the Investigation of Urinary Tract Infections
Effective Date: April 22, 2009
Recommendations and Topics
- Scope
- Diagnosis/Investigation
- Testing
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Suspected
- UTI Suspected - Conditional Request for Culture
- Rationale & Follow up Care
- References
The purpose of this protocol is to avoid unnecessary testing in routine cases of urinary tract infection (UTI) while supporting physicians to order tests justified by the patient's clinical condition in special cases.
This protocol applies to:
- samples analysed in a physician's office or referred to a laboratory for routine analysis of urine; and
- midstream samples referred for urine culture or conditional requests for culture in patients with suspected urinary tract infections.
This protocol does not apply to individuals under 19 years of age, catheter or bagged specimens, or suprapubic aspirations.
Negative macroscopic-screened urines (dipsticks) do not routinely require microscopic examination of urine sediment. However, microscopic examination of urine sediment may be warranted under the following conditions:1,2
a) when macroscopic examination is positive for any of the following: blood (Hb), protein (greater than trace), nitrite, leukocyte esterase, turbidity, or glucose concentration greater than 55 mmol/l;
b) special case: patients presenting with a condition where the clinical record justifies further investigation such as3:
Choices for urinalysis on the lab requisition form in British Columbia include:
Laboratories may perform a microscopic urinalysis without a preceding macroscopic urinalysis (dipstick) when:
- 'positive macroscopic result' was obtained in the physician's office; or,
- the physician has requested an order for a urine culture, conditional on the results of the microscopic analysis.
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Suspected
If an uncomplicated UTI is suspected in a patient with classic symptoms and treatment is not conditional on culture or sensitivity results (i.e. if antibiotics have been prescribed), then no further testing is necessary. 4,5,6,7 If an uncomplicated UTI is suspected in a patient with classic symptoms and treatment is conditional on culture or sensitivity, then 'urine culture' alone should be requested.
If 'urine culture' and any combination of macroscopic and/or microscopic urinalysis are ordered, urinalysis and urine culture will be performed regardless of the results of macroscopic and/or microscopic urinalysis. If 'urine culture' is requested without an accompanying request for urinalysis, a urine culture will be performed.
UTI Suspected - Conditional Request for Culture
Rationale & Follow up Care
In uncomplicated community-acquired UTI, culture is rarely required when antibiotics are being prescribed. Furthermore, follow-up cultures are not routinely indicated in asymptomatic patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections.
- Jackson M. Evidence-based practice for evaluation and management of female urinary tract infections. Urol Nur 2007;27(2):133-136.
- Ebell M. Treating Adult Women with Suspected UTI . Am Fam Physician 2006; 73(2):293-296.
- Menhart-Kay S. Diagnosis and Management of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections. Am Fam Physician 2005;72(3):451-456.
- Nickel J. Management of Urinary Tract Infections: Historical Perspective and Current Strategies: Part 2- Modern Management. J of Urol 2005;173:27-32.
- Conrad dos Santos J, Weber LP, Perez LRR. Evaluation of Urinalysis Parameters to Predict Urrinary Tract Infection. Braz J Infect Dis 2007;11(5):479-481.
- Car J. Urinary Tract Infection in Women: diagnosis and management in primary care. BMJ 2006;332:94-97.
- Grude N, Tventen Y, Jenkins A. et al. Uncomplicated urinary tract infections: Bacterial findings and efficacy of empirical antibacterial treatment. Scand J Prim Health Care 2005;23:115-119.
This guideline is based on scientific evidence current as of the Effective Date.
This guideline was developed by the Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee, approved by the British Columbia Medical Association and adopted by the Medical Services Commission.
The principles of the Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee are to:
Disclaimer The Clinical Practice Guidelines (the "Guidelines") have been developed by the Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee on behalf of the Medical Services Commission. The Guidelines are intended to give an understanding of a clinical problem and outline one or more preferred approaches to the investigation and management of the problem. The Guidelines are not intended as a substitute for the advice or professional judgment of a health care professional, nor are they intended to be the only approach to the management of clinical problems. We cannot respond to patients or patient advocates requesting advice on issues related to medical conditions. If you need medical advice, please contact a health care professional.


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Chicago Seminars 2012
Chicago Seminars
Friday, October 12, 2012 at 3:00 PM - Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 4:00 PM (CDT)
Event Details
This site is for registration for the Chicago Seminars 2012, described at:
The first few posts at those links will contain just about everything you need to know. Post questions in one of those threads.
Event sponsors are:
Frugal Travel Guy (Rick)
The Points Guy (Brian)
More to come ...
Sponsors may offer trial memberships or other benefits to attendees.
The Seminar host hotel (already sold out) is the Holiday Inn Elk Grove Village (http://www.hielkgrove.com), with the Holiday Inn and Suites O'Hare/Rosemont a few miles away as overflow. There will be shuttles between the hotels and to/from ORD airport.
We will be seated tightly in the hotel ballroom, in a similar setup as previous years.
A NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE registration fee of $85, to be paid by PayPal, includes:
1. Admittance to all events, which begins Friday evening and will run most of the day Saturday and Sunday, and conclude in time for you to catch the last bank of flights out of ORD.
2. Buffet lunch Saturday and Sunday.
3. Coffee / snack breaks.
4. A contribution toward travel costs for our presenters, whose airfare, hotel, registration, and incidental expenses will be covered. No one is receiving compensation for this event.
5. Fees for online registration and PayPal.
6. Other expenses such as name badges, office supplies, signage, possible extra shuttles, etc.
"Leftover" money, if any, will go toward door prizes and some money will be donated to charities, as we have done the past two years.
During the registration you will be asked which seminars you want to attend for each time slot, or to select "neither." Any that are full will be "greyed-out."
** For seminars that are full we are NOT taking wait-list requests. Please check back approximately 1 month prior to the scheduled start of the seminars to see if space has opened up. Space will be provided on a first come basis if available.
By registering you agree not to videotape or record the presentations in any way. Our speakers will be presenting some very interesting techniques which they do not want released publicly, especially to the Internet. Photographs may be taken, and social events and meals may be videotaped, but please don't record anyone who is unwilling.
Registrants will be required to sign a standard waiver as a part of registration absolving speakers, organizers, sponsors, and fellow participants of liability for any injury, physical, financial, or emotional.
When & Where
1000 Busse Rd
Elk Grove Village,
Friday, October 12, 2012 at 3:00 PM - Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 4:00 PM (CDT)
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For the 4th time, the venture leaders jury has selected the venture leaders China team 2017, forming the "Swiss National Startup Team China". The ten high growth Swiss startups will take part in the high powered business and financing roadshow, co-organized with swissnex China. Coined as a "flagship program" by the Swiss Ambassador in China, the program...
The venture leaders Life Science program is a one-week investors and business roadshow in Boston, co-organized with swissnex Boston. This year's winners develop amazing technologies such as a prosthesis which allows amputees to naturally feel their missing limbs again or an ingeniously simple approach to computed guided needle navigation in the body.
Swiss fintech start-up SONECT has recently closed their first funding round. The start-up will use the funds to further develop the platform and to roll out the service. Customers will be able to withdraw cash from first stores in April.
The funding round for the biotech start-up was led by Redalpine Venture Partners. The funding brings resources to advance Versantis' lead candidate VS-01 to first-in-human study and transform the care of patients with rare and life-threatening liver diseases.
Beekeeper's mobile platform enables companies to effectively reach and engage workers without access to corporate email in industries such as retail, hospitality, and manufacturing. The financing will propel the momentum the company has experienced in 2016.
Qumram, a global RegTech firm, providing digital compliance and risk management solutions, has announced further investment of 1.5 million Swiss Francs, from the technology-focused venture capital firm, Mundi Ventures. Headquartered in Madrid, Mundi Ventures has operational presence in Barcelona, London and Seattle
Collaborations with start-ups are now seen as a good thing for large companies, but various conditions must be met if they are to lead to tangible results. Swisscom, Nestlé and Deutsche Telekom are examples of this.
A few weeks ago, Gotham, a coworking space with 2,400sqm has opened in the heart of the city of Lausanne. It gained 60% of occupancy rate without marketing.
Swiss Wood Solutions, ein Spin-off von Empa und ETH Zürich, hat eine Alternative zu Tropenhölzern für den Instrumentenbau entwickelt. Ihr Produkt, «Swiss Ebony», besteht aus modifiziertem Schweizer Bergahorn, das die Eigenschaften von Ebenholz bietet Nach erfolgreichen Tests geht es für das Startup Richtung Markteintritt.
Sebastien Equis, CTO of Nanolive, has been awarded with the title European Chief Technology Officer of the Year 2017 in the category SMEs. The awards ceremony took place during the CTO Forum 2017 at Empa Academy, Zurich, Switzerland on 26 October.


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Hmm…okay that is my smarts for the day. But what does this have to do with anything you ask.
I'm getting there! Hold your horses!
Some are easily inspired. In a lot of ways I envy these people. For it seems as if the mere sight of a butterfly flapping its wings against the wind can create within them a master piece.
On the other hand, I am grateful that I am not so instantaneously swayed. I prefer that it takes more to get under my skin. Blame it on my stubbornness but I just can't usually take just any person's words or actions to heart and develop a new outlook or creativity from this. Inspiration is something that I typically believe comes from within. There are triggers like a beautiful sunset or the solemn view of a bird at the waters edge, but it is the idea that is already inside of you that these images bring out.
Still, there has been one source of inspiration for me over the years. It has taken me a little while to figure out where this inspiration was leading me and I'm actually quite distraught with myself to realize it has led me to the most obvious place. Again, my strong head probably blocked all of these years what was already there!
The origination of this inspiration is in another person. This person, well woman, began inspiring me in high school (the height of my stubbornness). I have since been able to
I don't believe I was the easiest student to deal with. I seemed to have been a late bloomer in the mind to mouth filter department and was always easily distracted. Also, despite being smart, I had this thing against homework and always managed the most absurd excuses as to why it wasn't done!
Sidebar: Let me thank you now, Mrs. McClure, and all my other teachers!, for listening to the nonsense and pushing me forward! I raise my water glass (we'll pretend it's wine!) to you!!
Even with the challenges Mrs. McClure would put into our class work, I always looked forward to her class. I actually took a semester of economics just to be in her class again after a year in European history. (This must tell some of you how great she is because she even made dead fat guys and political finances seem interesting!)
The part I enjoyed the most over those few years in her classes was that she was personal. She was real! She did what she loved and joined her other loves with it! All her students know she is a tri-athlete because she openly talks about it all the time (and I only saw her twice in 4 years without New Balance on!) and she hangs all her numbers from races in her classroom! She brought her excitement into everyday. She would give us a run down, play by play, after each race. We were tuned in and aware of her training for Iron Man. She was honest when it was good and honest when it was bad. None of this had a lot to do with history (other than hers!) except that we had a much more open classroom. We spoke on current events. Everything from politics to TV shows.
Sidebar again: I was in school when the first season of Desperate Housewives aired. I did not, and still don't, watch this show. However it was a topic every week in our class because it seemed EVERYONE in my class did, including you Mrs. McClure. The day after the episode where someone killed someone and buried them in the backyard, I was in a fit! I couldn't believe how the police were allowing this to be aired on TV! I was all for reality TV but couldn't the camera men and people get in trouble for not reporting this? And that is when, in between tears and hysteria, Mrs. McClure kindly informed me that this was NOT a reality TV show. Oh yea!
I could go on for another however long rambling about all the memories I had in her classroom (I'm still sorry for the penis that was drawn on her chalkboard in permanent marker by a fellow student…I'm sorry because her face was only too priceless at the end of the year when she finally saw it after 7 months!) But the point is how she has inspired me!! For the last 7 years since I first sat in her classroom, I've carried with me the love she poured into her training. She brought that love and commitment with her everyday. We saw affects of her training. We saw her excitement close to races. (We experienced the negativities of her training in pop quizzes :-]) It wasn't hidden. It wasn't taboo in the school. It was perfectly right to instill this into us.
The mental and physical benefits would radiate from her as the excitement attached itself to us students. We could cheer with her! We could learn from her. We could support her!
All these years, she has stuck with and made time for something that she loved and that was important to her. No excuses, no walking away because of other commitments, and no giving up! I've watched her push and push.
I left school and began moving on. Still remembering the excitement she used to bring. I planned my trip to South Africa (having been warned by Mrs. McClure outside of Panera Bread to make sure I'm not eaten by a Zulu. Thank you for making me realize how unprepared I was because I had to go research what a Zulu was after that comment!) I still found Mrs. McClure online and quickly began
Then one day, I hit the road. I started running. For the first time, not chasing after a soccer ball or because the gym teacher said I had to, I just ran. And it clicked. Mrs. McClure had inspired me to find something I love; that I could love in all areas of my life. That inspiration led me to…duh duh duh…RUNNING! Who would have thought that this inspiration I held so dear to but couldn't do anything with from a tri-athlete would encourage me to…be…athletic?!!?
Are you gathering my self sarcasm here?
That inspiration is about more than the training and races. It is about sticking it out. It is about putting in the effort necessary to achieve the results. It is about commitment and sacrifice. And it is about enjoying all of it...the good and the bad!
I started running and loved it. Now my pregnant butt just wants to run again! My husband knows this. My family is beginning to get it. They are all becoming aware that one lesson I've learnt is to make time and just do it! No excuses! And the best part is, I really do LOVE it!
Thank you Mrs. McClure!