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"Front Door"Oh, I do like that! Of course, there's the framing element that gives just enough context. Perhaps it is that I have had that same glimpse through the RV door so to speak that reminds me of travel in days past.
SNAPSHOT of food cart.
I see you made it to Seaside...quaint little place.
I'm struggling to work out why you've posted any of the others in this thread, though, save perhaps for the first.Jeremy
Another view of the Seaside Airstream vendors.
... I'm struggling to work out why you've posted any of the others in this thread...
To prove, once again, that those who can, do, and those who can not, teach (ie, lecture about it)?
A false and condescending aphorism, as any teacher will attest.
Oh, and if those of us who teach, didn't, there would be fewer of you out there eating tonight.
Works in this case.Besides, teachers protesting it does not say much, does it? Btw, I happen to be a teacher, among other things.
Works in this case.
Do you take any photographs? I haven't seen any posted. Oddly, I also haven't seen any user critiques you've written.


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"NICE OF you to come!"
That's what an irritated Christian Bale, as Moses, says to God, at one point during Ridley Scott's 2-1/2-hour epic, "Exodus: Gods and Kings."
Giving this remark an even stranger, non-biblical feel is that Ridley's conception of God, is a peevish 10-year-old boy. Yep. The Big Guy is not a mighty voice, or the typical bearded gentlemen of certain years. Who knows what Ridley intended with this casting?
The God of Israel, of the Old Testament was a capricious, jealous, vengeful type. (I mean, he did kill all the innocent first-born of Egypt. And then there was the business with Job, and Isaac and the Great Flood.) Was Ridley trying...

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The collection contains handwritten transcription sheets (carbon copies) in the International Phonetic Alphabet, with some explanatory comments in longhand. Drawn from over 400 interviews conducted by linguists in communities throughout New England in the 1930s, these records document the geographic distribution of variant pronunciations and usages of spoken English. The material, taken from fieldworkers' notebooks (1931-1933), is arranged by community, then by informant, and also includes audiotapes of follow-up interviews (1934); phonological analyses of informants' speech; character sketches of informants by fieldworkers; fieldworkers' blank notebook; and mimeograph word index to the atlas (1948).
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The preseason is over and we can finally get down to the serious business of worrying. I'm only worried about Brandon Marshall right now. I feel like the diva in him took one year off and is ready to come back with a much stronger year.
Which is sad because that coincides with a much more "balanced" attack where Jay Cutler is supposed to "spread the wealth." Uh oh, the diva may not like it! Off he goes with an excused absence. We'll see.
The bright side is Cutler has some options.
But if you want to worry, here's a quick list to keep you up at night:
Two rookies on the offensive line. New head coach doesn't speak English, only Canadian.
New faces at tight end, rookie at linebacker, thin at defensive back, on and on it goes.
Here's a better idea. Take a week off from this crap and celebrate … the return of college football!
Yes! In a rematch of the 1949 Rose Bowl, Northwestern travels to meet Cal!
Saturday night, 9:30. It's just a tremendous evening for nerds everywhere.
I'm not a violent person, but I take great pride in knowing I could beat up a vast majority of the people who attend these schools. And so can you! Probably.
Anyway, thanks Pat Fitzgerald for restoring the roar around here. The good news is this: You're in the division (legends? Leaders? Laggards?) that doesn't have Ohio State!
Bad news: The Wildcats somehow scheduled Ohio State for homecoming. For many, that's a "tailgate only, no game" Saturday.
In my book, because it's the non-OSU division, you've got a shot/prayer of getting to the Big Ten championship game. Make us proud, fellas.
Make us as proud as we are of the Chicago Sky. Yes, these lovely ladies have notched their first playoff appearance ever! That only took eight years, but they are leading the WNBA's Eastern Conference.
I know nothing about this league, but this being Chicago, I think we know that if you make the playoffs (it does happen, apparently) you are doing something well.
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And a couple of hours notice is still a hell of a lot more than these subhumans ever granted their victims.
Japan's justice minister Keiko Chiba has invited the press to enter the Tokyo Detention Centre execution chamber, shortly after she personally attended the hanging of two convicted murderers. Chiba is a lawyer, former member of the Japan Socialist Party and personally opposed to capital punishment. When she came to office last …
And a couple of hours notice is still a hell of a lot more than these subhumans ever granted their victims.
It's not like any innocent people are ever executed.
The problemwith capital punishment, however, is that mis-carriages of justice *do* occur -a lot more often than they should. If somebod'y been imprisoned for 10 years due to such a miscarriage then you can do something about it - it's a little tricky if they were executed some years previously - that's the reason I'm against capital punishment. BUT life terms should mean simply that.
And you win the coveted Commentard Moron of the Month award!
But perhaps you could also have made one of the following points:
1. All killers, including everyone who supports the death penalty, deserve to be executed.
2. We love murderers. That's why we adopt them as our role model is dealing with criminals.
I say just put the whole lot of them - murderers and death penalty enthusiasts - on the naughty step.
That make me glad to be human. Wait, no, that's not right.
It's people like you that make me ashamed to be of the same species. That's the one.
You don't know the facts of these cases. Perhaps they notified the authorities before killing anyone. Perhaps, they, too, kept their victims in cells for months or years before killing them. It's even possible that they were wrongly convicted.
If you want to provide your opinion on a specific case or cases, the details of which you have studied and analyzed at least as deeply as the courts, feel free to do so.
If you just want to spout derisive generalities to satisfy your own emotional imbalance, kindly FO.
If we justify cruelty on the basis that someone else did it first, then we propagate an unending cycle of atrocity of mankind against his fellow mankind. Subhuman? Perhaps, but to respond in like manner is similarly subhuman.
.still retaining the ultimate deterrent.
If it was, then there would be no crimes leading to it. Therefore is not the ultimate deterant is it?
"Ultimate" simply means "most powerful" or "final." It does not mean "absolute." Just that we haven't found a better deterrent to use on criminals.
"Just that we haven't found a better deterrent to use on criminals."
At least, and still maintain our cherished liberties and freedoms, such as they still exist.
We could all live in a completely perfect scientific utopia, at which point all human existance is stagnated to mere subsistence survival supported by machines that immediately take us out of society (for "re-education", of course) if we look like we might violate the norm.
Humans have had a built-in mechanism for handling any and all social problems immediately, like any group organism. Its just like all organisms, once it gets too big and fat, it starts to die off anyway.
Life is messy - there is no such thing as a neat and tidy puddle of protein.
It would only be a deterrant to people who are level headed, think logically about actions and consequence, have empathy for other human beings, and aren't about to kill anyone. It is thus not a deterrant to people who are none of those things
In the end capital punishment can only serve one purpose: to remove murderous tendencies from the gene pool. But then so could incarceration, and at least then some human rights are maintained; yes, I know they denied the basic human right of life to another individual but human rights does not fit with eye-for-any-eye retaliation
Some peoples' brains just work differently, some know it's wrong but 'can't help it', some don't know it's wrong, or don't think it's wrong. Is it right to end another life on the basis of 'brain disablement'?
We all know that the idea of infant euthanasia on the basis of physical disability has been suggested, and rejected as immoral; it's just that we cannot know about brain disability until later in life, and sometimes it's too late.
Why not run the execution like a TV Talent show, where the viewers can vote on the outcome. Prosecution and defence can present cases for life sentence or death penalty and the viewers can text and phone their vote (clearly the courts have already found the person guilty - the TV show is only to decide the sentence).
OK, perhaps this is sick and goes too far. But it would certainly get it into the public debate. And the site of a live execution on TV would probably turn most against execution in favour of life in prison.
if I was forced to be on a TV talent show would kill my self
you seem to have way to much faith in humanity
But sounds a little like bills hicks to me !!!
> Why not run the execution like a TV Talent show
it's pretty much done that way already. death sentences get commuted or carried out depending on public opinion and how politicians react to that. if they want to be seen as sympathetic or "tough on crime", particularly with an election coming up, that decides what a politician will do when the final appeal is made. istr clinton or bush allowing someone who was mentally incompetent to be executed to stop the opposition party campaign from saying he was soft on crime.
so we might as well vote on the execution directly instead of doing it by proxy.
But no executed criminal has ever re-offended, so I suppose it is the ultimate deterrent
>>"But no executed criminal has ever re-offended, so I suppose it is the ultimate deterrent."
I guess that's true, if using an unusual interpretation of the word 'deterrent'.
Generally, I thought the idea applied to people potentially about to commit a crime pondering on the possible consequences if they get caught.
Which unfortunately, quite a few potential criminals don't do - few crimes are committed with a rational expectation of being caught and punished, whether from a temporary or permanent lack of rationality, or a [possibly misguided] expectation that detection or conviction is unlikely enough to be ignorable.
Do you even know what the word deterrent means ?
"The crime isss life...
"... the sentence isss Death!"
- Judge Death.
Kill everyone and you'll have a perfect crime-free country...
Clearly the death penalty works. How else do you explain the complete absence of violent crime in the USA?
Some of them are arguably worst then an execution on how humiliating they are.
How many people who have been executed reoffend?
It was having Death Row that got the death penalty declared unconstitutional in the U.S.; eventually, a new Supreme Court decision allowed the death penalty again, but on different terms. And one result of that is that Charles Manson and his accomplices are still alive at taxpayer expense.
And the death penalty existed before Manson and his brood went on their murder spree - didnt seem to deter them much did it? Nor does it seem to deter the thousands of murders that are committed each year in the US now, does it?
And if Manson was executed today, would that bring back his victims? Nope.
So lets see - deterrent element - doesnt appear to be working; Brings back the vicitims - afraid not.
If the only reason you have for supporting the death penalty is that keeping people in prison costs you and other taxpayers money - well thats a pretty f&%ked up world view if you ask me.
...the US death penalty that got Colin Campbell Ross executed. But he was pardoned 86 years later after forensic evidence proved he was innocent. So that's OK then.
It would have saved the taxpayers millions. I tell you what....you want to keep them alive...you pay for it. i don't want my money wasted on them.
With that attitude, how about I withhold any of MY money that goes towards making YOUR life easier than you obviously imagine you have it. I don't want any more of my money wasted on you.
I can probably guess what newspaper you read too.
That simply isn't true.
It's long been established, and is often reported on, that keeping a prisoner in jail for life is far cheaper than putting them to death.
Just so that we are clear, every study there has been in the US has come to the conclusion that the cost of the death penalty is higher than the cost of life imprisonment (where life means life - remember the US has life no parole). There are plenty of reasons for this, the main one is the fact that, in order to prevent constitutional problems with "cruel and unusual punishment" death row inmates get solitary confinement (compared to dormitories in many Southern county gaols, or shared cells in most other prisons). They get better food than average. But most importantly, the appeals process goes through many more steps than the average appeals process. There are a number of standard appeals that get rejected pretty much every time, but are allowed out of a fear that the ultimate penalty has to have the ultimate legal backing. So every inmate files for insanity, cruel and unusual punishment, inadequate counsel, and many other things. And they file in county court, state supreme court, circuit courts of appeal and federal supreme court. This alone costs a fortune.
So let's be clear. The death penalty isn't a good deterrent, as shown by the fact that the US has a worse murder rate than pretty much the whole of Europe. It doesn't bring the victim back. And it costs more. The only reason it exists it vengeance. And that is a pretty poor reason in any civilised society.
Funny how Japan has far less crime and Tokyo feels safe no matter what time of day you are there.
You would be surprised at how many in the UK support the death penalty! I still cannot work out how someone who takes another life gets a "life" sentence yet is out after 10 years.......
The reason you can´t work that out is because you are a bad person without the guts to act on it.
>>"I still cannot work out how someone who takes another life gets a "life" sentence yet is out after 10 years."
All you have to do is understand once what 'life sentence' means *as defined in the legal system*, and then remember it.
It's similar to someone getting an X year sentence and not then serving precisely that sentence, and with similar logic behind it.
In any case, 'taking another person's life' is itself a pretty broad category, covering a pretty wide range of possible actions by people in a whole variety of situations.
If you think that a particular 10-years-to-life sentence isn't sufficient, that's a problem with the sentencing, not with the lack of a death penalty.
Even when there was a death penalty, some death sentences would end up commuted to a prison term, and even in the currently extremely unlikely event that a death penalty for murder was restored in the UK, the chances are it would be the most severe penalty in a system of punishments for different 'grades' of murder, which, even if it was generally 'just' in some ways, would still seem likely to leave many relatives and friends of murdered people wondering why the killer of the person *they* cared about hadn't been done for first-degree murder.
I would say something that is MUCH more significant is the THOUSANDS who are murdered as a result of governement lead actions overseas (Think Afganistan, Iraq, Iran, Vietnam...) compared to the 1 or 2 who are capitally punished (regardless of innocence, guilt or your thoughts on capital punishment)
There can only be limited resources available to Amnesty. Deal with the biggest problems first.
on that subject...
countries with that feel safe factor and low crime rates usually have
good schools, strong community structure, and a socially structure based on equality
seems teaching people to be useful intelligent members of society and rewarding them for being such, works better than the death penality
death is not much of a deterrent if you don't have much quality of life
That Japan doesn't have juries and has a pretty much 100% conviction rate helps.
Citation needed.
A tooth for a tooth, and a life for a life.
Some of you may not consider it a deterrent, but it is the best justice and 100% fair in that respect.
>>"A tooth for a tooth, and a life for a life.
Some of you may not consider it a deterrent, but it is the best justice and 100% fair in that respect."
How does that work for more 'accidental' deaths?
Say someone has a coughing fit and runs someone over, or knocks a plant-pot off a windowsill and it hits someone in the street below.
What if two people have a minor argument which ends up with them each poking fingers in each other's chests, and one drops dead - does everything depend on making a decision about who started the argument?
What level of blame is necessary to justify a death penalty, and what's the 'just' or 'fair' punishment for causing a death with a lower blame component?
Do you think you could get even half a dozen people to agree what a fair blame threshold is?
What about the manager who disables safety guards on machinery to speed production, if someone falls in and dies?
What if the guy who then falls into the machine was doing something the manager had told him not to do?
makes the whole world blind.
You're just being stupid David, as i can prove:
"Say someone has a coughing fit and runs someone over, or knocks a plant-pot off a windowsill and it hits someone in the street below."
They can get sued now and lose their house and job for those circumstances, accident or not.
Doesn't require an eye for an eye unless the person did those things on purpose.
"What if two people have a minor argument which ends up with them each poking fingers in each other's chests, and one drops dead - does everything depend on making a decision about who started the argument?"
Wouldn't break any laws so how could they sue or go to court?
Assault only works if there's evidence so a poke would have to bruise or cut someone, in which case it's obvious who came off worse.
Killing someone by poking would not equate to murder in any circumstance
"Do you think you could get even half a dozen people to agree what a fair blame threshold is?"
It's called law and more than a dozen people have agreed on that for thousands of years
"What if the guy who then falls into the machine was doing something the manager had told him not to do?"
Then justice was served and that's also a deterrent for other workers not to do it
Use your brain David
>>"Doesn't require an eye for an eye unless the person did those things on purpose."
So any amount of negligence is only ever a civil matter?
>>"Wouldn't break any laws so how could they sue or go to court?
>>Assault only works if there's evidence so a poke would have to bruise or cut someone, in which case it's obvious who came off worse.
Ignoring for the moment the fact that 'assault' in UK law doesn't even require physical contact, at precisely what point does an argument become a scuffle, and a scuffle become a fight, and what level of fight causing death is sufficient to justify a death penalty?
>>"It's called law and more than a dozen people have agreed on that for thousands of years"
Right, so there are precisely worded categories, and it's always obvious which category a particular [alleged] offence fits into?
Say you define murder (in the sense of a death demanding lethal retribution) as being a death caused by someone illegally harming someone else with prior intent.
How long do you define 'prior' to be - what's your widely agreed cutoff between hot and cold blood?
Exactly how much harm needs to have been intended in order for it to count (and how do you even know what was intended).
What level of force in the harming is necessary?
If the death would have been unexpected by anyone given the force used, does that mean it's a lesser offence?
If the death would have been unexpected by the perpetrator given the force used and the intelligence of the perpetrator, does that mean it's a lesser offence?
The point I'm making is that even for people who go for an eye-for-an-eye approach, claiming it's fair and just and simple to understand, they have to accept that in reality, there are going to be all kinds of grey areas, and all kinds of situations that in all fairness, don't qualify for death as a punishment even if they're not too different from situations that do.
In those situations, if you can't apply simplistic eye-for-an-eye justice, what *do* you do?
You can't half-kill someone, just as you can't put out half an eye in the case where someone ended up blinded but it wasn't all someone else's fault, (or where you don't know which of two stone-throwing people actually threw the stone that hit someone, etc).
""What if the guy who then falls into the machine was doing something the manager had told him not to do?"
Then justice was served"
So disobeying your manager is worthy of a death sentence in your world, then? Glad you're not my boss. In fact, I'm glad I don't know you at all.
Dave if someone punches you would you punch them back or run off?
Same thing
If someone attacked your wife, wouldn't you want them to have the same done to them for such an unprovoked attack?
So to me, it's still a brilliant deterrent to rapists and murderers.
And it's proven to work better than locking prisoners up as reoffending rates in Saudi Arabia are testament to
>>"Dave if someone punches you would you punch them back or run off?"
(or do both, if they look like a worse runner than me?)
That depends on any number of factors, such as why they punched me, how hard they punched me, who they are, whether I like them, loathe them, or don't know them, how relatively strong they are, where I am, who else is around, whether the person looks likely to get some other sanction, whether it looks like punching them is going to result in some kind of escalation, whether I think I was hit deliberately or by accident, whether the person looks sane, whether the person looks old enough to be responsible, whether I might think I'd be better off saving overt or covert revenge for a later time, whether I think that having been hit and *not* retaliating could prove to be of value in the future, etc.
Most people would base even a split-second decision on some personal combination of factors, such as some of those above, and/or some other ones.
There simply isn't a sensible blanket response, since situations vary so much.
In any case, if you're talking about a rational, considered justice system, shouldn't you be asking:
>>"Dave, if someone punched you last month, would you now decide to punch them back, or do something else, possibly including doing nothing?"
>>"If someone attacked your wife, wouldn't you want them to have the same done to them for such an unprovoked attack?"
Even assuming the person involved was sane, the attack was unprovoked, etc, how could I or anyone else rationally work out *how much* to attack them?
Do I try to do the same physical damage - and what does 'same' mean in the context of two differently-built people, possibly with quite different powers of recovery from injury?
If a teenager slaps my wife, and she falls and breaks her wrist, how do I manage to /equivalently/ break their wrist, without somehow getting a surgeon to do it. What if my wife has poorly-healing bones, or arthritis?
If I try doing it DIY with a baseball bat, what happens if I hit too hard, and they lose their hand?
Do I try to do the same emotional damage - and what does 'same' mean there, when for a given blow, one victim might shrug it off while another ends up scared to walk the streets?
How can I make someone equivalently scared to walk the streets by application of a precise and possibly small amount of physical damage?
What if my wife was naturally neurotic or depressive, and ended up reacting really badly for months to a slightly-violent drunk slapping her because he'd mistaken her for someone else?
How do I manage to generate the same overall harm in the drunk by applying violence?
So, killing someone is wrong. To show how wrong it is, if you kill someone we'll get an octagenarian dressed in medieval garb to pronounce a spell over you. Then kill you. To show how wrong it is.
…or imprisoning him, for personal freedom? Just as unreasonable is it to think that to take the life of a man who has taken that of another is to show want of regard for human life. We show, on the contrary, most emphatically our regard for it, by the adoption of a rule that he who violates that right in another forfeits it for himself, and that while no other crime that he can commit deprives him of his right to live, this shall.'
—John Stuart Mill, from his speech against abolishing the death penalty, April 21, 1868 (http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/262/52906)
While the death penalty for me is already barbaric, Japan's policy of keeping the date of execution secret but for a few hours reeks of vindictive, childish spitefulness.
Elaborate torture of a kind.
Please grow up, Japan!
Why does execution have to be a deterrent? It's just the most effective way to keep someone from re-offending. Why is jail a deterrent for robbery but not murder, or are we kidnapping all inmates for fun?
Killing isn't necessarily wrong, killing w/o a valid reason is wrong. (ex: Bob walks into the Kwickie Mart and starts killing everyone, owner kills Bob = owner is good / moral / saved a little girl.)
Why is Manson alive? Seriously? Jail is expensive. Executions should be quick and cheap. Do mistakes get made, yes of course. Life isn't utopia, it's messy and complex. Since 1992 we've had 15 exonerated death row inmates because of DNA... v.s. http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/rpr94.pdf Which represents 2/3 of inmates released in the US in 1994. "Within 3 years, 2.5% of the 3,138 released rapists were rearrested for another rape, and 1.2% of the 4,443 persons who had served time for homicide were rearrested for a homicide." That works out to the US releasing around 80 convicted murders in 1994 who murdered again shortly afterwards. That means the more people are killing again after being paroled than getting executed innocently. Stop letting these wolves walk among us!
I don't have numbers for number of convicted murderers in the US that have been exonerated after all appeals, but if that # is lower than 80/year, we'd net innocent lives by immediately executing ALL convicted murderers who have made their appeals.
>>"I don't have numbers for number of convicted murderers in the US that have been exonerated after all appeals, but if that # is lower than 80/year, we'd net innocent lives by immediately executing ALL convicted murderers who have made their appeals."
That does rather get into tricky philosophical territory.
If some anonymous person threatens to kill two unnamed innocent people at some point in the future unless we kill one specific innocent man now, and we could be absolutely sure they meant it and would carry out their threat, do we have the right to kill the innocent person if on average it results in the "greatest good of the greatest number"?
If the threat is to kill two innocent people unless we kill two people, one of whom is known to be innocent of murder, and one known to be guilty, is that a hugely different situation?
What if we don't know which of the two people is guilty of murder, but we still know one is (some kind of closed-room murder scenario where only one could be guilty)?
What if we are asked to kill N people, of whom we are sure that N-1 are guilty of murder?
What if we're not sure, but know that on average N-1 are murderers?
Morally speaking, does it actually matter if we know *which* person we're going to kill is innocent, as long as we know (or are confident that on average) that we are going to be killing *an* innocent person?
1. Capital punishment deters: homicides and attempted murders nearly doubled 10 years after Capital Punishment's abolition—from 532 in 1965 to 1,014 in 1975. One must also consider the serious assaults that only fortune and improving medical care prevented from becoming murders: from 2,269 to 4,493. Violence in general continues rising: although in 2008/9 there were 'only' 1,223 homicides and attempted murders, there were a further 49,472 crimes of serious violence. In 1901 there were 2.24 homicide-related crimes (including serious assaults) per 100,000 people; in 1941 this had decreased to 1.68; in 2001 it had risen to 59.56. (http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/recordedcrime1.html)
2. 'Life' imprisonment does not stop convicted murderers committing crimes, including further murders. A 1997 Home Office report (http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs/hosb297.pdf) records that 362 'life licensees released between 1972 and 1990 were reconvicted of a standard list offence within 5 years. Of those released 66 had been convicted of a grave offence by the end of 1995'. Another report (http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs09/hosb0209.pdf) records 30 homicide convictions between 1997/8 and 2007/8 of people already convicted of homicide, i.e. 30 convicted murderers, who would once have hanged, murdered again. 30 people have died in 10 years as a *direct* result of Capital Punishment's absence.
3. Life imprisonment without parole does not stop convicted murders from committing crimes behind bars—rapes, assaults and murders: three of the 30 murders above were inmates murdered inside prison.
4. Ironically, hanging still occurs in British prisons. Dr Anthony Daniels (retired prison psychiatrist) wrote in his essay 'Arrested Development': 'There have been many more hangings in my prison since the abolition of the death penalty than there ever were before.' From 1990 to 2001 there were 759 self-inflicted deaths in prisons in England and Wales; there were also 26 homicides (rdsolr4604 http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs04/rdsolr4604.pdf).


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Prior to leaving Australia he was involved for many years with the Australian Institute of Architecture serving on various committees, most notable education and publications. He has written extensively on architecture and has a long involvement in tertiary education teaching final year design studios in Australia over many years.


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Vegas Movie Studio Platinum
The first thing I have noticed about the latest Vegas Movie Studio Platinum (version 14) is the lack of reference to the marque's new owner, Germany based MAGIX. I wonder if this is to differentiate the package from MAGIX' own software, or after being a Sony product for so long, trying to get people to call it MAGIX Movie Studio proved to be an impossible task?
The answer is somewhere in between I am sure, but doesn't in any way detract from the software itself I assure you.
Way back when - roughly 1998 - when digital video editing became a thing (most notably as I recall with Adobe Premiere 4.2, allied with a book by Michael Ferrer of Pixelan fame from Peachpit Press, you'd shell out hundreds of dollars to get what seems today just the basics. If you needed to do anything fancy, the a thou' or so was then needed for Adobe After Effects. (The basic Vegas Movie Studio is only AUD$49.95 and will most of what Premiere could do back then and some things it even couldn't!)
So, in those days, if someone suggested you could get probably 85% of the power of Premiere and After Effects together in a package that sells in Australia for under a hundred bucks, you'd think they were barking mad and aiming to be the Pres of the USA perhaps!
But that is what you are getting with Vegas Movie Studio Platinum ver 14.
And whilst all these nifty tools are there, the software has had a makeover too.
The familiar light grey facade of the Vegas family has been changed to a black motif in Vegas Movie Studio Platinum (and I suspect this will flow through to Vegas Pro as well. All the kids are doing it!) that is not unattractive. In fact, the whole interface has been made over and somehow looks cleaner and more businesslike. Text descriptions and icons are sharp and clear and if there is any criticism, you may have to change your monitor's contrast a little as on my Dell 27 XPS All-in-One, the vertical lines in the timeline were quite faint.
Apart from the mandatory already-in-place tracks for Text, Video, Audio and Music, the interface e is almost indistinguishable from Vegas Pro with tabs signifying different elements such as Explorer, Transitions, VideoFX and Media Generators. There is just no trimmer window immediately open that's all.
You are not limited to these ready built tracks by the way. You can add more as you need.
Along the bottom are transport controls and icons for such things as markers, regions, snapping, automatic crossfading, Auto Rippling and so on. All very logical.
As well as the preview window, there is also a Media panel that holds the media bins. All panels can be docked or floating and set into your own favourite locations to build the interface as you want it. Holding CTRL will dock a window back again from floating (a nice touch is little pop up hints that tell you these things. Well done MAGIX).
In Use
Adding media into the media pool is done via the Project Media tab that allows either drag and drop from Windows Explorer or simply choosing files from Vegas Movie Studio Platinum own Explorer window. I easily pulled in 4K footage with Vegas Movie Studio Platinum automatically invoking the Main Concept codec make it a smooth painless operation.
Once in the Media Pool, double clicking put the clip into the timeline video track. Double clicking the clip then invoked a floating trimmer window which of course you can then dock if you wish (and save this setup for later use). Up to 10 different layouts can be defined and save and recalled at will with a shortcut key. This means you can have one for trimming, one for audio, one for DVD authoring and so on.
Similar to Vegas Pro, MAGIX has invoked a "live" scrubbing playhead system whereby simply moving the mouse over the clip will automatically movie the playhead to a new position accordingly. It's not one of my favourite features if I am honest as I found it distracting, but of course your mileage may vary.
When you become familiar with the shortcut keys of Vegas Movie Studio Platinum, editing can be done very quickly indeed (eg "I" for inpoint, "O" for outpoint and them "A" or SHIFT A to add to timeline). I have a trusty Contour ShuttlePro under my left hand and in conjunction, this makes editing a breeze.
After adding a second clip, a manual cross fade can be performed by simply dragging the new clip backwards on the timeline and creating as much overlap as you want to. Right clicking the cross fade lets you fine tune this even further. If you want a different type of transition, under the transitions tab are a couple of dozen or so you can play with. To implement one, simply drag and drop it onto the junction area of the two clips.
Similarly, adding Video FX to clips is performed by dragging the required one from the Video FX tab onto the clip and adjusting the parameters in the pop up window as necessary. And there are LOTS to play with from the cheesy (Swirl, Spherize) to the super sophisticated (Secondary Colour Corrector, Chroma Keyer). Effects can be applied to entire video tracks too by clicking the fX button.
Just as in fully blown Vegas Pro 14, track motion is supported in 2D space (although not 3D) via keyframing. Track masking however is not available and nor are event FX; you'll need big brother Vegas Pro 14 for those sadly.
You can perform composites however, by clicking the composite button in the track header. Compositing basically lets you define how transparency of a track is generated and whether and how tracks "below" the current one are visible. Composite child tracks can also be created allowing groups of tracks to be composited together. When you fully understand compositing - and it does take a little getting your head around - this gives you a very powerful tool to use in your video editing.
Multicam production is supported with up to four cameras in a single timeline and a simple click of the mouse lets you select between them. The Vegas method of multicam editing I have always found to be easy to implement and use so its carry over to Vegas Movie Studio Platinum is very welcome news indeed. Many other NLE's way of allowing multicam editing is a bit convoluted to say this least; this is easy and intuitive as well as visual.
The last tab is for Media Generators, and this is where you'll find solid colours and patterns you can use in your videos as well as the titling tools and credit rolls and crawls.
One word of note here regarding Media Generators, Video fX and Transitions. As Vegas Movie Studio Platinum uses an open architecture similar to that of other packages (Hitfilm springs to mind) any effects etc these packages have installed will also automatically show up in Vegas Movie Studio Platinum letting you use them inside the package. There is no guarantee they will work, but in my experience the failure rate has been very minimal.
In this version of Vegas Movie Studio Platinum, NewBlueFX are included in the package further widening your range.
At any time, you can play the timeline and get smooth playback complete with rendered transitions, even though you have a mix and match of media on the timeline - AVCHD, Quicktime, MP4 etc. But then again Vegas has always been able to do this. In Version 14, the RAM Preview has also been beefed up giving better performance than in previous versions.
Version 14 automatically adjusts to your monitor resolution, and if you are lucky enough to have a new 4K monitor, it will take advantage of that too.
Music Maker
A new addition is that of "Music Maker", a method of combining premade sounds, loops and vocals to build your own soundtrack. OK it's no PerSONUS but for musical beginners it is a great little app to get started with. It is supplied with a bunch of tools to get you up and running. Additionally, the audio editing functionality has always been very strong in the Vegas family (Vegas started lie AS a multitrack audio editor) and the range of effects and "sweetening" tools available here is extensive enough to satisfy all but the most dedicated audiophile / sound engineer.
When your masterpiece is complete (are they ever?), as well as being table to save the finished product to a portable device, your hard disk or to DVD or Blu-ray, Vegas Movie Studio Platinum is now able to send it seamlessly direct to YouTube, Facebook or Vimeo. Indeed, you can send to all three at once if you wish. This takes all the guess work out of choosing the right codec, bit rates and so on that confuses so many people, and is a large step forward from previous versions.
If at any point, you get stuck on a function or cannot remember how to do something, a nifty little "Show Me How" button on the top of the screen walks you through the type of issues you may be having to find the right one and then runs a little tutorial to inform or refresh you.
Personally, I still like to see a full blast manual available, but maybe I am in the dinosaur age; I remember fondly just sitting down with real paper manuals and having the occasional browse and always learnt something I didn't know. PDFs just don't' have that!
Vegas in all its forms has always been a solid package. I was aware that when Sony sold the suite off to MAGIX that there would be some disquiet as to how the evolution of the program(s) would develop. Well I think with this version of Vegas Movie Studio Platinum at least, any fears can be dispelled. At AUD$79.99 this is astonishing value for money for the editing power you get and with the exception of masking, places Vegas Movie Studio Platinum in the higher echelon of NLEs.
It's is not a huge download (<500MB) unlike others, and is quick to get up to speed with even if you have never used an NLE before. The built-in tutorials walk you through as you go when you get stuck, and a one click post to YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook takes all that pain away. Even DVD or Blu-ray burning is made easy with lesser chance of the dreaded "coaster".
If you are a newbie, wanting to take your smartphone, compact camera or video camera footage to new heights, then I think you'll be pleased, with Vegas Movie Studio Platinum. If you need more, then the Suite version also includes SmartSound Sonicfire 6 (another product we love and recommend by the way) NewBlueFX Titler and the HitFilm Toolkit Pack for an extra $60 which we also think is money well spent.
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David is the owner and publisher of Australian Videocamera. He has a background in media dating back to 1979 when he first got involved with photojournalism in motorsport, and went from there into technology via a 5 year stint with Tandy Computers.
Moving back to WA, David wrote scripts for Computer Television for video training for the just released Windows and Office 95 among others, and was then lured to Sydney to create web sites for the newly commercial Internet in 1995, building hundreds of sites under contract to OzEmail including Coates Hire, Hertz Queensland, John Williamson, the NSW Board of Studies and many, many more.
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Local recruitment begins for the nation's biggest study of children's health
Posted June 29, 2011
Pregnant women in Sacramento County may now be asked when they visit their doctor's offices if they would like to enroll their new babies in a major study of children's health.
The local National Children's Study was officially launched on June 11 with a celebration at the Sacramento Zoo. Families, child health experts, obstetrician/gynecologists, environmental health specialists and community leaders joined together to announce that recruitment is now under way through women's health providers.
Part of a landmark national effort
The Sacramento study is part of a landmark national effort that will follow a total of 100,000 children throughout the United States from before birth to age 21 to examine how genetics and environmental factors — from the food they eat and the air they breathe to the medical care they receive — influence health and development. Sacramento was selected as a study site in 2007, with UC Davis researchers chosen to lead data collection.
The celebration gave potential study participants the chance to learn more about eligibility criteria and meet the research team.
"It's a very significant day for children's health," said Irva Hertz-Picciotto, principal investigator for the National Children's Study in Sacramento and UC Davis professor of public health sciences. "We have made great strides in recent years in understanding the impact of chemicals like lead, arsenic, mercury, organophosphates and PCBs on childhood health and development. But the scope of this study will vastly expand those efforts."
Hertz-Picciotto, an epidemiologist whose research focuses on identifying the effects of genetics and environmental factors on pregnancy outcomes and early childhood development, added that compounds that have more recently become of interest will be considered as part of the study, including bisphenol A (found in packaging for food and drinks), phthalates (a plastic softener), pyrethroids (used to kill insects like mosquitoes) and polybrominated diphenylethers (flame retardants added to fabric), among others. The study also takes into account maternal health, children's social networks, neighborhoods, access to medical care and health-related services.
"No other study in U.S. history has taken such a comprehensive approach to exposures in everyday life and their connections with specific health outcomes throughout childhood, adolescence and early adulthood."
— Irva Hertz-Picciotto
"Unlike other studies, which tend to focus on one particular chemical or medical condition, the National Children's Study seeks to discover how the complex web of relationships and environmental interactions combine with family history to influence children's health and their risks for a range of diseases and conditions, including asthma, obesity, diabetes, autism, ADHD and neurodevelopmental delays," said Hertz-Picciotto. "No other study in U.S. history has taken such a comprehensive approach to exposures in everyday life and their connections with specific health outcomes throughout childhood, adolescence and early adulthood."
Seeking women who are pregnant or hoping to get pregnant
The Sacramento team has enlisted health-care providers to help identify and recruit women between the ages of 18 and 49 who are pregnant — or considering getting pregnant — and who live in specific parts of Sacramento County to participate in the study. Neighborhoods were selected based on national sampling criteria and to ensure the participation of children of different racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Women joining the study will provide information through periodic appointments during pregnancy, and their new babies will be evaluated as they grow. Some of those appointments will take place in families' homes or by telephone to make participation as convenient as possible. Study representatives will gather information about health status and family health history through interviews and questionnaires; collect environmental samples such as air, dust and water; collect biological samples; evaluate medical records; and conduct neurobehavioral assessments.
"I have been practicing medicine for the past 20 years, and I have yet to find a study that has the potential to answer as many important medical questions as the National Children's Study," said Thomas Melchione, an obstetrician/gynecologist in private practice in Sacramento who is supporting study recruitment. "The information it provides will supply important clues about multiple health issues and help us better understand why some children reach their potential while others are not as successful. I am certain the study will eventually change the way we live, and the way we raise and provide medical care to our children."
UC Davis is a national leader in child health research. In addition to a nationally ranked, comprehensive children's hospital and the UC Davis MIND Institute — a premier center for research on autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions — UC Davis researchers are engaged in several unique, large-scale, population-based studies focused on children's health. The university is a leader in investigations of pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric obesity and type 2 diabetes, and adolescent development.
"Our ultimate goal is to discover causes and enhance guidelines, treatments and preventions that improve children's health within our lifetimes and for generations to come," Hertz-Picciotto said.
About the National Children's Study
The National Children's Study is the largest, long-term evaluation of children's health ever in the United States. Authorized by the U.S. Congress with the Children's Health Act of 2000, the study is led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institute of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
A total of 37 communities throughout the nation currently have been selected to participate, including Sacramento, Calif., where family health and service providers throughout the county are helping to recruit participants. UC Davis toxicologists, women's health specialists, pediatricians and epidemiologists are leading local data collection and evaluation, with their efforts guided by community leaders and grassroots organizations dedicated to children's health and well-being.
For more information, visit www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov or call toll free


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Rochester man charged with brandishing rifle, reckless conductBy John Quinn
Union Leader Correspondent
October 19. 2013 9:03AM
ROCHESTER – Police arrested a Whitehouse Road man for allegedly pointing a loaded rifle at another person in a mobile home park Friday.
Police responded around 9:15 p.m. after receiving a report of a man who was walking around the residential area with a rifle.
Following an investigation, they charged Gage White, 18, of 105 Whitehouse Rd. Lot #36, with criminal threatening with a deadly weapon and reckless conduct for allegedly pointing and waving a loaded rifle at another man.
White, who was held in Strafford County Jail in Dover on $5,000 cash bail, is scheduled to be arraigned Monday at 11 a.m.


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|MLB Career Stats
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|RHP Daniel Bard retired.
|July 2, 2017
|St. Lucie Mets sent RHP Daniel Bard on a rehab assignment to GCL Mets.
|June 11, 2017
|New York Mets signed free agent RHP Daniel Bard to a minor league contract.
|June 11, 2017
|RHP Daniel Bard assigned to St. Lucie Mets.
|May 15, 2017
|Springfield Cardinals released RHP Daniel Bard.
|April 24, 2017
|Springfield Cardinals activated RHP Daniel Bard from the temporarily inactive list.
|April 21, 2017
|Springfield Cardinals placed RHP Daniel Bard on the temporarily inactive list.
|April 21, 2017
|Springfield Cardinals activated RHP Daniel Bard.
|April 21, 2017
|Springfield Cardinals placed RHP Daniel Bard on the temporarily inactive list.
|April 4, 2017
|RHP Daniel Bard assigned to Springfield Cardinals from Palm Beach Cardinals.
|August 11, 2016
|RHP Daniel Bard assigned to Palm Beach Cardinals from Johnson City Cardinals.
|June 23, 2016
|RHP Daniel Bard assigned to Johnson City Cardinals.
|June 22, 2016
|St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Daniel Bard to a minor league contract.
|May 13, 2016
|Bristol Pirates released RHP Daniel Bard.
|April 6, 2016
|RHP Daniel Bard assigned to Bristol Pirates from Indianapolis Indians.
|February 29, 2016
|RHP Daniel Bard assigned to Pittsburgh Pirates.
|January 20, 2016
|RHP Daniel Bard assigned to Indianapolis Indians.
|January 14, 2016
|Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Daniel Bard to a minor league contract.
|November 6, 2015
|RHP Daniel Bard elected free agency.
|September 24, 2015
|Iowa Cubs activated RHP Daniel Bard from the 7-day disabled list.
|April 9, 2015
|Iowa Cubs placed RHP Daniel Bard on the 7-day disabled list.
|February 6, 2015
|RHP Daniel Bard assigned to Iowa Cubs.
|January 24, 2015
|Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Daniel Bard to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|June 18, 2014
|Hickory Crawdads released RHP Daniel Bard.
|June 3, 2014
|RHP Daniel Bard assigned to Hickory Crawdads.
|June 2, 2014
|RHP Daniel Bard roster status changed by Round Rock Express.
|April 3, 2014
|RHP Daniel Bard assigned to Round Rock Express.
|February 3, 2014
|Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Daniel Bard to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|December 2, 2013
|RHP Daniel Bard elected free agency.
|September 6, 2013
|Chicago Cubs activated RHP Daniel Bard.
|September 4, 2013
|Chicago Cubs claimed RHP Daniel Bard off waivers from Boston Red Sox.
|September 1, 2013
|Boston Red Sox designated Daniel Bard for assignment.
|August 31, 2013
|Portland Sea Dogs sent RHP Daniel Bard on a rehab assignment to Lowell Spinners.
|August 26, 2013
|Portland Sea Dogs sent RHP Daniel Bard on a rehab assignment to GCL Red Sox.
|June 9, 2013
|Portland Sea Dogs placed RHP Daniel Bard on the 7-day disabled list. Abdominal strain.
|April 29, 2013
|Boston Red Sox optioned RHP Daniel Bard to Portland Sea Dogs.
|April 24, 2013
|Boston Red Sox recalled Daniel Bard from Portland Sea Dogs.
|March 28, 2013
|Boston Red Sox optioned Daniel Bard to Portland Sea Dogs.
|August 30, 2012
|Boston Red Sox recalled Daniel Bard from Pawtucket Red Sox.
|August 30, 2012
|Boston Red Sox recalled Daniel Bard from Pawtucket Red Sox.
|June 5, 2012
|Boston Red Sox optioned Daniel Bard to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|July 6, 2009
|Daniel Bard assigned to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|May 10, 2009
|Boston Red Sox selected the contract of Daniel Bard from Pawtucket Red Sox.
Daniel Paul Bard…wife's name is Adair… his father Paul played 5 seasons in the Dodgers and Orioles systems…his brother Luke was drafted by Boston in 2009 and went on to pitch in the Twins organization…his grandfather Fran O'Brien coached collegiate baseball at Stonehill, MIT, Holy Cross, and Brandeis in Massachusetts.2013
Opened the year at Portland (AA), going 0-1, 4.00 (4 ER/9.0 IP) in 8 relief appearances…only 2013 decision was a loss on April 9 vs. Reading…worked season high 2.0 scoreless innings on April 19 vs. New Britain…was recalled by Boston on April 24 and made 2 appearances vs. Houston at Fenway Park, April 25 (1.0, 1 H) and April 27 (2 batters faced, 1 R-ER, 2 BB)…was optioned to Portland on April 28…issued 6 R/5 ER and 13 BB in 3.2 IP over 5 games before going on the disabled list on May 16 with a strained abdominal muscle… underwent a rehab and throwing program at Boston's Fort Myers minor league complex…returned to make 2 appearances for the Gulf Coast Red Sox (Rookie) on Aug. 26 and 28 (1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R-ER, 6 BB, 1 SO) before making final outing of the season on Aug. 31 for Lowell (Short-A) vs. Tri-City (1.0 IP, 4 BB, 2 SO)…was designated for assignment by Boston the following day and claimed on waivers by the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 4…saw no action in the Cubs organization…made 3 appearances for Caguas in the Puerto Rican Winter League in November but retired just one of 13 total batters faced…was not tendered a 2014 contract by Chicago on December 2 and became a free agent…under surgery for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome on January 2 with procedure performed by Dr. Greg Pearl in Dallas.2012 Posted a career-high 5 wins over 2 stints with Boston, pitching mostly as a starter before 6/5 option to Triple-A Pawtucket and as a reliever after 8/30 recall to the Red Sox. Began year in the Red Sox rotation and had a 4-6 record with a 5.30 ERA (32 ER/54.1 IP) in 10 starts...Went 1-0 with 9 runs allowed in 5.0 innings (16.20 ERA) in 7 relief appearances for Boston. Surrendered career-high 9 home runs despite tossing his fewest innings (59.1 IP) since his rookie season in 2009 (49.1 IP)...Walked career-high 43 batters while striking out a career-low 38...Also posted career highs in ERA (6.22), hits (60), runs (42), earned runs (41), HBP (8), and balks (2)...Tallied career lows in games (17) and had no saves or holds. Posted a 3.70 ERA (10 ER/24.1 IP) at home compared to a 7.97 mark (31 ER/35.0 IP) on the road. Held opposing batters to a .243 AVG (17-for-70) in their 1st plate appearance and .239 (16-for-67) in their 2nd plate appearance compared to .316 (18-for-57) in their 3rd plate appearance of the game. In his 10 starts, owned a 4.44 ERA (23 ER/46.2 IP) over the 1st 5 innings compared to an 11.25 ERA (9 ER/7.2 IP) in subsequent frames. Earned a decision in all 10 starts, the longest such streak by a Red Sox pitcher to begin a career since Tom Bolton tallied 11 in a row from 8/3/89-8/18/90. Went 2-2 with a 3.72 ERA (8 ER/19.1 IP) in 4 games (3 starts) in April...Fanned 6 or more batters in his 1st 3 major league starts, becoming the 1st Boston hurler to do so since Aaron Sele in 1993. Made 1st career start in a 7-3 Sox loss on 4/10 at TOR in his 193rd career ML appearance...truck out 7 batters and issued 7 walks on 4/16 vs. TB, the 1st Red Sox pitcher to reach those marks in a game since Tim Wakefield on 6/5/97 at MIL (10 K, 7 BB), and the 1st Red Sox to do it at Fenway Park since Roger Clemens on 6/6/87 vs. DET (7 K, 7 BB). Earned the win in 1st relief appearance of the year on 4/23 at MIN...Stranded an inherited runner on 3rd base in 0.2 scoreless IP. Won for the 2nd time in as many appearances on 4/27 at CWS following a victory in relief in his previous outing on 4/23 at MIN...Became the 1st Red Sox hurler to win back-to-back appearances, with the 1st in relief and the 2nd as a starter, since John Burkett on 6/11/03 vs. STL (relief) and 6/17/03 at CWS (start). Was charged with 2 balks and 1 wild pitch in the 2nd inning on 5/8 at KC...According to Elias, became the 1st major leaguer to do so in an inning since Rick Mahler on 4/11/89 at HOU with CIN. Gave up homers in each of his 1st 3 games after 8/30 recall, marking the 1st time in his career allowing long balls in 3 consecutive relief appearances. Made 30 of 31 outings with the PawSox in relief, going 3-2 with 4 saves...Fanned 32 batters in 32.0 innings... Held opponents scoreless in 10 of his last 15 games from 7/19-8/26...Posted a .254 opponent AVG (31-for-122) overall in Triple-A. 2011 Tied for the AL lead with 34 holds, trailing only Washington's Tyler Clippard (38) and Atlanta's Jonny Venters (35) for the Major League lead. Was the most holds for a Red Sox in a single season since the stat was 1st tracked in 1969, breaking his own club record set the previous year (32). ... Led the AL with a franchise-record 21 holds before the All-Star break. Paced the team while placing among AL relief leaders in appearances (T-5th, 70) and opponent AVG (5th, .179). ... Also ranked among qualifying AL relievers in WHIP (6th, career-best 0.96), opponent OBP (7th, .254) and strikeouts (T-7th, 74). Allowed just 14.7 percent of inherited runners to score (5 of 34), the 4th-lowest mark among AL qualifiers...Was the second-best single-season mark by a Sox reliever (min. 30 IR) since 1995 after Jonathan Papelbon in 2008 (13.3%, 4 of 30). Held right-handers to a .136 clip (15-for-110), fourth best among AL hurlers with at least 100 batters faced... Limited hitters in the third-sixth spots in the lineup to a .128 AVG (14-for-109), including just .138 (4-for-29) to cleanup hitters, which tied for second best in the AL (min. 30 BF). ...Opponents hit just .133 (12-for-90) against him with two outs, third lowest in the AL (min. 50 BF). Held opponents hitless in all 12 at-bats with the bases loaded, the most opponent at-bats among AL hurlers who did not allow a hit in that situation. Tallied a .161 opponent AVG (24-for-149) in the 1st half, the best mark by any qualifying Red Sox pitcher before the break over the last 65 seasons since 1946. Had a career-long seven straight outings with a hold from 7/1-16, tying the 2nd-longest such streak ever by a Red Sox after Hideki Okajima's eight-game run from 4/21-5/6/07...Led the Majors with 10 holds in 13 July tilts overall. Led club and tied for 5th in AL in both scoreless appearances (55) and perfect outings (30)...Was the most appearances by a Red Sox without allowing a base runner since Tom Gordon in 1998 (31). Did not allow a run over a Red Sox-record 25 consecutive outings from 5/27-7/31. ... Posted an AL-high and career-best 26.1-inning scoreless streak in that time. ...It was the longest single-season scoreless inning streak by a Red Sox since Pedro Martinez in 2002 (35.0, 7/25-8/16) and the longest for the team as a reliever since Bob Stanley in 1980 (27.1, 7/29-9/1/80). Went more than 1.0 IP a career-high 16 times, posting a 0.75 mark (2 ER/24.0 IP) with 10 holds and 28 K's in those outings. Struck out a season-high 4 batters on 5/4 vs. LAA, tossing scoreless 11th and 12th innings in the team's 13-inning loss. ... Also hurled 2.0 frames on 8/21 at KC, matching his season-high. Fanned 2 in a scoreless 9th inning on 4/23 at LAA, combining with Daisuke Matsuzaka (8.0 IP) for a 5-0 shutout at LAA on 4/23. Pitched a perfect 9th inning on 6/5 vs. OAK in a 6-3 win for his only save of the season, the fifth of his career. Lost a career-high nine games, the most by a Red Sox reliever since 2001 (Derek Lowe, 10)...Took the loss in three straight outings from 9/7-14, becoming the 1st Red Sox reliever to suffer the loss in three straight appearances since Jim Willoughby dropped three straight from 8/22-26/76...Threw 36 pitches in 1.0 inning of work on 9/7 at TOR, his second-largest single-game total after 38 pitches on 5/13/09 at LAA. 2010 Led the American League with 32 holds, the most for a Red Sox hurler in a single season since the stat was tracked in 1969...Became only the 3rd Sox reliever all time to record an ERA under 2.00 while throwing at least 70.0 innings. Earned the Sox 2010 Fireman of the Year honors from the Boston Chapter of the BBWAA. His 32 holds also placed 3rd in the Majors behind SD's Luke Gregerson (40) and Mike Adams (38)...Passed Hideki Okajima's mark of 27 in 2007 for most by a Boston hurler and tied for the 6th-highest total in a single season by an AL hurler since the stat was tracked in 1969. Paced Boston and tied for 5th in the AL with 73 games... Tied for the team lead (also Jonathan Papelbon) and tied for 3rd in the AL with 76 relief strikeouts...Also led Sox relievers and ranked among AL leaders out of the bullpen in opponent average (4th, .176), innings (T-4th, 74.2) and ERA (6th, 1.93)... Struck out at least 1 batter in an AL-relief-high 51 appearances. Became the 1st Red Sox reliever to toss at least 70.0 frames and record an ERA under 2.00 since Dick Radatz in 1963 (132.1 IP/1.97 ERA)...Is the 5th Boston pitcher to do it overall in that time (also starters Luis Tiant (1.91 in 1972), Roger Clemens (1.93 in 1990) and Pedro Martinez (1.74 in 2000)...Only the 3rd Sox reliever to accomplish the feat overall, also Ellis Kinder in 1953 (107.0 IP/1.85 ERA). Tossed more than 1.0 inning on 15 occasions, posting a 1.11 mark (3 ER/24.1 IP) with 8 holds and 22 strikeouts in those outings. Collected 3 saves: 5/19 vs. MIN, 6/8 at CLE and 6/18 vs. LAD. Tallied an AL-relief-best 0.81 ERA (3 ER/33.1 IP) and .131 opponent average (14-for-107) at home (min. 25.0 IP) compared to 2.83 (13 ER/41.1 IP) and .208 (31-for-149) on the road...Had a 1.68 ERA at night (11 ER/59.0 IP) compared to 2.87 (5 ER/15.2 IP) during the day. Held left-handed batters to a .141 mark (19-for-135), 3rd among AL relievers (min. 50 LH batters faced)... Limited righties to a .215 clip (26-for-121). Had a 1.75 ERA (7 ER/36.0 IP) in 35 games against AL East rivals, including 8.1 scoreless innings in 8 outings vs. TB and 8.1 shutout frames in 7 appearances vs. TOR. Recorded 19 holds before the break, tied for 2nd in the Majors (with SD's Luke Gregerson, behind SD's Mike Adams, 22) and the most ever for a Red Sox pitcher before the All-Star break. Posted ERA's under 1.00 in 2 months: 0.79 in May (1 ER/11.0 IP) and 0.96 (1 ER/9.1 IP) in July. Struck out the side in order in the 9th inning on 4/25 vs. BAL, 3rd time in his career he has done so (also 5/29/09 at TOR, 7th inning, and 7/1/09 at BAL, 8th inning). Combined on 1-hitters twice in 4 days: 5/22 at PHI with Daisuke Matsuzaka, and 5/25 at TB with Jon Lester, Manny Delcarmen and Jonathan Papelbon...Is the 1st Red Sox pitcher to contribute to a pair of 1-hitters in the same season since Rick Wise did so in 1976 (both starts). Tallied career-high, 15.2-inning scoreless streak over 16 outings from 6/15-7/25, the longest stretch by a Sox reliever in 2010. Held opponents scoreless in 35 of his last 42 tilts beginning 6/15 with a 1.50 ERA (7 ER/42.0 IP) in that time. Made 100th career appearance on 8/9 at NYY and recorded a hold...Marked his 38th career hold, tied for the 7th most ever by a pitcher in his 1st 100 games. Allowed runs in back-to-back outings for the 2nd time in his career, 9/25 at NYY (2 R/1 ER/ 1.0 IP) and 9/28 at CWS (1 ER/1.0 IP), 1st since 4 straight, 8/14-24/09. 2009 Spent 1st season at Major League level after making Big League debut in May...Named Red Sox Rookie of the Year by the Boston Chapter of the BBWAA...Led Major League rookie relievers and was 6th among AL relievers with 11.49 strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched...The 11.49 strikeouts per 9.0 IP marked the 3rd-best ratio among AL rookie relievers since 1954 behind Ken Brett (12.04 with BOS in 1970) and Rafael Soriano (11.55 with SEA in 2003)...Also ranked among AL rookie relievers in strikeouts (4th, 63), opponent batting average (8th, .228), games (7th, 49) and innings (9th, 49.1)...63 strikeouts tied Hideki Okajima (2007) for 4th among Red Sox rookie relievers since 1954 behind only Dick Radatz (143 in 1962), Jonathan Papelbon (75 in 2006) and Ken Brett (70 in 1970)...Ranked 8th among Sox rookie relievers since 1954 with a 2.86 strikeout-to-walk ratio (63 K's/22 BB)...Recorded multiple strikeouts on 19 occasions including 8 games of 3 or more...Struck out 3 batters in each of 3 straight outings, 7/9-17...Was the 1st Red Sox reliever to do so since Alan Embree, 8/7-17/02, and the 1st rookie reliever since Craig Skok's 4 straight from 7/17-8/7/73...Selected to the Big League roster from Triple-A Pawtucket on 5/10...Made ML debut on 5/13, tossing 2.0 scoreless frames at LAA and striking out his 1st batter faced (Mike Napoli)...Fanned each of his last 5 batters faced on 5/29 at TOR, a career-high 2.1-inning outing...Became the 1st Red Sox rookie to strike out 5 straight since Casey Fossum on 8/27/02 vs. the Yankees...1st Major League save came on 6/12 at PHI, throwing a scoreless 13th inning. No earned runs allowed over a span of 14.0 innings (12 games) from 6/28-8/1 with 23 strikeouts compared to no walks...Streak ran to 14.1 IP before yielding a run in the 8th on 8/4 at TB...Made 27 appearances before yielding 1st home run, 8/4 at TB (Evan Longoria)...Marked longest homerless streak to begin a Major League career by any Red Sox pitcher since 1954...Earned 1st ML victory with 1.1 scoreless innings, 8/26 vs. CWS...Sox won, 3-2, on a walk-off HR by David Ortiz...Entering the season, was named the No. 4 prospect in the Red Sox system by Baseball America and dubbed as having the Best Fastball in the system in the publication's "Best Tools" survey. 2008 Named Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year, splitting time between Single-A Greenville and Double-A Portland in his 2nd professional season...Threw more than 1.0 inning in 33 of 46 combined appearances, including 11 straight, 4/6-5/7 with Greenville...Combined to hold right-handed batters to a .150 clip (23-for-153) compared to .168 (19-for-113) vs. lefties... Yielded 4 homers to righties and none to left-handers...Began the season with Greenville...No runs allowed in 14 of 15 appearances with the Drive...Garnered Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Month honors for April, tossing 20.0 scoreless frames and going 1-0 with a system-best 32 strikeouts over 10 appearances...Scoreless streak stretched to 22.0 innings and 11 outings before surrendering 2 runs on 5/7 against Rome...Earned a promotion to Portland on 5/17...Fanned at least 1 batter in 29 of 31 appearances with the Sea Dogs...Landed on the disabled list 8/29 and missed the rest of the season...Following the season, ranked the No. 9 prospect in the Eastern League according to Baseball America and also named a First-Team Minor League All-Star by that publication. 2007 1st pro season, started 22 games between Single-A Lancaster and Greenville...Made 5 starts for Lancaster, 4/6-27, before landing on the DL on 5/2 with an elbow strain...Transferred to Greenville on 6/5...Held opponents to 3 earned runs or less in each of his first 9 outings from 6/5-7/20, going 3-1 with a 3.65 ERA (15 ER/37.0 IP) in that time...Made 16 relief appearances for the Honolulu Sharks of the Hawaii Winter League...Posted a 1.08 ERA (2 ER/16.2 IP), 4th-best in the circuit...Named to the league's post-season all-star team...Prior to the season, cited by Baseball America as No. 4 prospect and having the Best Fastball in the BOS chain.


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I've purchased an engineered wood floor (plywood with wood veneer) for my living room . . . due to the fact that I needed a thin wood vs. thicker wood floor and I got a good deal at "Mah-dens."
My question for anyone in the know . . . the manufacturer doesn't recommend installing this on particle board . . . well nailing it or stapling it . . . which of course is what my 1970s vintage house has for a subfloor. I would rather not rip up the particle board and replace it . . . and simply throwing a layer of plywood on top of this floor will not work due to short ceiling heights and a tall grandfather clock.
So here's the gist of my question . . . or maybe it's questions . . . so far all I can tell is that particle board is not recommended subfloor material due to possible concerns with its holding power for nails and the possibility of swelling due to moisture. To my knowledge this floor has been down since the house was built in the mid-1970s and it shows no sign of swelling and ripping out the carpet tacks and staples was a bugger . . . which makes me wonder if the particle board might be OK to staple the engineered floor . . . or would I be better off gluing it down (I could go the floating floor route, but most floating floors I have seen have a cheap feel to them as they don't feel very "solid".)
Any suggestions? Staple 'er down and don't worry about it? Glue down? Float 'er and be safe?


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Virgin Australia Welcomes Deregulation Between Cairns And Weipa Announcing New Daily Service
Virgin Australia today welcomed the Newman Government's decision to deregulate air services between Cairns and Weipa, opening up one of Queensland's most popular regional routes to new operators.
To coincide with this announcement, Virgin Australia confirmed it will bring competition when the route is deregulated in 2014, with a new direct service.
Virgin Australia will launch a daily service between Cairns and Weipa on its ATR Turboprop aircraft bringing choice to consumers in the region and competitive air fares.
Virgin Australia Chief Commercial Officer, Judith Crompton said: "Virgin Australia has a strong track record of bringing much-needed competition and lower fares to monopoly markets in Australia. In Queensland the mining boom is continuing to drive increased demand and open up routes that can sustain competitive air services.
"Weipa is an important mining centre in regional Queensland which has seen significant growth in demand for air travel in recent years. This has created the opportunity for deregulation to bring competition and lower fares to this market reducing costs for business and boosting tourism
"We welcome the deregulation of the Cairns and Weipa connection and believe it is a positive step forward for customers, the industry and tourism.
"We are pleased to confirm that once the route is deregulated, we will offer a daily service between Cairns and Weipa on our growing ATR Turboprop fleet, providing customers with increased travel options," said Ms Crompton.
Virgin Australia will deliver a competitive offering with fares starting from $129* one way between Cairns and Weipa from 2014, which represents an approximate 20% discount on fares currently available to customers.


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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Sept. 15, 1909
The German Cruisers are objects of interest to the passengers on the ferries, excellent views being obtained from the upper decks of the boats on their regular trips.
From the Newport Daily News, Sept. 16, 1909
A delivery wagon, belonging to the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company of Newport, was left by the driver at the corner of Windsor and Cole streets Saturday. The grass in the vacant lot proved too inviting for the horse and in endeavoring to reach it, he turned too short, capsizing the groceries. The wagon was somewhat broken, and another had to be procured to finish delivering what could be saved of the load.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Sept. 17, 1934
When G. C. Carr of the East Shore road left his home Sunday morning to take his truck to the Carr farm, to secure his usual load of milk for the Jamestown and Newport delivery, it was among the missing. A thorough search was made in the vicinity to no avail, and as it was necessary to make the delivery, the truck of Alfred Richardson at the ferry was secured. Late in the afternoon, as John Murray, the pro at the Conanicut Country Club, arrived, he discovered the truck at the clubhouse, more than two miles from the Carr home. No damage was done.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Sept. 17, 1959
Preliminary plans for a marina at Dutch Harbor Island at Jamestown, capable of berthing 100 boats and with launching space for outboard motor craft from trailers were made public today by the State Development Council … Estimated cost of the docking and related facilities is $700,000 but this is exclusive of land acquisition and buildings.
From the Newport Daily News, Sept. 19, 1959
Doubling of the annual fees paid by the Jamestown Bridge Commission to Fay, Spofford and Thorndyke, of Boston, its engineering consultants, was approved by the Jamestown Bridge Commission at its meeting last night in Jamestown. It is the first change in the fee since 1948. The request to increase the fee from $2,000 to $4,000 was made by letter.
From the Newport Daily News, Sept. 21, 1959
The new Jamestown Bowling Lanes will have 11 leagues, comprising at least 60 teams, this winter. Leagues will be in action each weeknight with the exception of Saturday and Sunday, with two school leagues meeting during the afternoon. Feminine interest in bowling has resulted in formation of three leagues among the women.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Sept. 14, 1984
(photo caption) Wreckers from Bilray of Johnston Thursday demolish Jamestown's Harbor View Nursing Home to make way for a five-unit condominium complex. (The) Victorian building was built in 1887 and was used as a rooming house and inn restraint before (it was a) nursing home.
From the Newport Daily News, Sept. 17, 1984
The Beavertail Lighthouse Loop will be closed starting today for six to eight weeks for repairs. … Construction work for road improvements, new timber guardrails and erosion control to keep water run-off in check are planned.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, Sept. 15, 1994
The proposed ballfield at Eldred Avenue is two steps closer to becoming a reality. (The town received verbal approval for the project from the Federal Highway Administration, and the transfer of the deed to the property from the state Department of Transportation to the town was on DOT's Sept. 20 agenda.)
A small ceremony was conducted Monday at the Grange Hall on West Street as the ground was officially broken for renovations that will turn the building into Jamestown's new Senior Center.
Restoration of two volumes of town records, covering the years between 1744 and 1857, was recently completed and the books are back in Town Hall.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, Sept. 16, 1999
Town Administrator Maryanne Crawford told the Town Council members Monday night that the town has been on North Kingstown water since Sept. 8. The recent rain has raised the water level at North Pond reservoir by 3 inches, but the town's main water supply is still 65 inches below capacity.
Plans are complete and the stage is set for the Millenium Masterpiece — a once in a lifetime photo of everyone in Jamestown. This photo will be taken at Fox Hill farm off Fort Getty on Saturday, Sept. 18. … Onne Van De Wal will snap the shot with a special panoramic camera.


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The Houston Dynamo announced today they have signed midfielder Josue Soto and forward Alex Dixon, both members of the Dynamo Academy, under Major League Soccer's home-grown player rule. Both players have been added to the club's professional roster and were introduced at a press conference Wednesday along with first-round draft picks Kofi Sarkodie and Will Bruin. Per team and league policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
Soto and Dixon become the third and fourth home-grown players in team history, joining goalkeeper Tyler Deric and midfielder Francisco Navas Cobo. More information on the Dynamo Academy, presented by Statoil, is available at HoustonDynamo.com/Academy.
Soto turned 22 on January 3 and recently competed at the 2011 MLS Combine; he becomes the first player in league history to be signed as a home-grown player after completing his collegiate eligibility. The left-footed midfielder was one of the first players to join the Dynamo Academy in January 2007. Born in Fort Worth but raised in Monterrey, Mexico, Soto lived with his brother in Houston while training with the Dynamo. He has also trained with United States youth national teams.
Soto played two years of college soccer at Campbell University in North Carolina and his final two years at SMU in Dallas, where he led the Mustangs to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2010. He trained with the Dynamo first team in the summers of 2008 and 2010, missing 2009 due to injury. At SMU in 2010, Soto was a second team all-Midwest Region and second team all-Conference USA selection while leading the Mustangs with seven assists.
READ MORE: Soto credits father for leading the way
The speedy Dixon, who will turn 21 in February, joins the Dynamo as a professional after playing three years of college soccer at the University of North Carolina, helping the Tar Heels reach the NCAA College Cup each year. He scored in three consecutive games in UNC's run to the 2009 semifinals, and he assisted on UNC's only goal in last year's semifinals.
Dixon, a former Parade and NSCAA High School All-America selection while in the United States U-17 residency program, first joined the Dynamo Academy in late 2007 during his senior year at Atascocita High School in Humble, located northeast of Houston adjacent to Bush Intercontinental Airport. He trained with the Dynamo first team briefly in the summer of 2008 and has scored in all three editions of the Dynamo Academy Showcase, including the most recent match in December.
READ MORE: Dixon happy to be back home
The Houston Dynamo are a Major League Soccer club that has won two MLS Cup championships in its first five seasons and represented the United States in international competition four consecutive years from 2007-10. For more information, log on to www.HoustonDynamo.com or call (713) 276-7500.
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Position: Forward
Height: 5'8" Weight: 150 lbs.
Date of Birth: February 7, 1990
Birthplace: Bay City, Texas
Hometown: Humble, Texas
Citizenship: United States
College: University of North Carolina
Last Club: Houston Dynamo Academy
How Acquired: Signed on January 19, 2011 as home-grown player.
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5'9" Weight: 160 lbs.
Date of Birth: January 3, 1989
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas
Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico
Citizenship: United States / Mexico
College: SMU
Last Club: Houston Dynamo Academy
How Acquired: Signed on January 19, 2011 as home-grown player


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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's government has removed posters advertising a chewing gum after hundreds of people in the U.S. territory complained they were sexist.
Officials with the island's Department of Transportation and Public Works said Wednesday that they took down the Dentyne Ice posters placed at train stations in the capital of San Juan.
The poster shows a person sitting down and reads, "Don't give up your seat. Offer your lap...Ready for any opportunity."
At least 750 people had signed an online petition demanding the removal of the posters.
Officials with Dentyne Ice in Puerto Rico apologized in a statement and said it was never their intention to promote inappropriate behavior.


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Contrary to the other listing in here, it was sold to Taco Bell in 1984. The "taco dog" was actually called a "Taco on a bun". The last remaining location was in Pasadena and the name was changed to Pop'n'Taco. I know because I worked at the Alhambra,CA store for 5 yrs. and our district supervisor Mike VanSickle bought the store in Pasadena.
by waveslider January 27, 2010
Small drive through Hot-dog and Taco stand chain in and around Los Angeles and Orange County, CA. Locations sold to Wienershcnitzel and Tommy Burger in the mid-1980's. Pup'N'Taco was dirt cheap, and a great place for zitty faced punk rockers to have thier first job. Served the infamous Taco Dog, which was a hot dog bun filled with taco meat and topped with cheese. Ref. see also "Naugles". Only people of a certain age remember the Pup'N'Taco. If YOU remember the PNT - you are way more OC than Mischa Barton could ever hope to be.
by PupNTaco June 10, 2005
buy the domain for your travel vlog


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We've just posted the third episode of "Hero Complex: The Show" and it's a good one: Part 2 of our interview with Leonard Nimoy at his home has the "Star Trek" icon talking about the origins of the Vulcan salute, the satisfactions of stage work, the vagaries of typecasting and, to top it off, we even talked him into doing an impression of … William Shatner.
Yes, that's right, Nimoy's take on Kirk's eulogy scene from "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."
You can watch it all right here, make sure to check out Part 1.
If you're just joining us, a quick explanation of who we are and what we do: I've been writing for the Los Angeles Times for 21 years on a variety of things (crime, local politics and the music industry among them) but I grew up loving comics and sci-fi and that inspired a blog that has now become a full-fledged website that in turn spawned an annual film festival, a print magazine as well as a free IMAX screening series.
The latest addition to our galactic empire is "Hero Complex: The Show," which is posted every other Wednesday on the Nerdist Channel on YouTube. "Hero Complex: The Show" premiered with our visit to the offices of Ridley Scott.
— Geoff Boucher
Follow me on Twitter: @LATherocomplex
'Star Trek': Benedict Cumberbatch lights up
'Star Trek' sequel: A galactic reunion
William Shatner & Adam West toga memories
LeVar Burton engineers new career chapters
Zachary Quinto getting in Spock shape
Nimoy: 'Live long and prosper, my friends'
Nimoy: 'Trek' fans can be scary
Abrams: 'Star Trek' still in shadow of Lucas
Shatner: My whole career was a close call


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It's official kids, Rob Zombie's next film will be titled "The Lords of Salem". You want more info? The movie will apparently be about a group of 300 year old witches who wreak havoc on modern day Salem, Massachusetts. Maybe the witches will all have silly accents! Oh wait..
I think we may have talked about this months ago on the site but MTV has finally given David Harris' "Savage County" a release date. The drunk kids in the woods series will air on October 7th at 11PM on MTV2. Thank the cast of "The Jersey Shore" for putting away the condoms for a week in order for this to actually see the light of day.
And it wouldn't be a weekday without some new photos from "Saw 3D" coming online. Today we get to see Cary Elwes as Dr. Gordon and if you were at my house last night around 10:30 you would have seen me realize that's the same guy from the first one and blood shooting out of my temples from rage.
Well tickle my 9 year old self again because Corey Feldman recently dropped some good news that the original "The Lost Boys" will be screening at selected House of Blues locations around the country. Apparently the whole thing will be set up as a big event where fans can come dressed in costume and get a sneak peek of "Lost Boys: The Thirst". Get your greasy sax man outfit ready!
MTV can do no wrong in my eyes. Alright they can do a bunch of wrong but their new online web series "Savage County" actually looks pretty good. And I'm not just saying that because I'm trying to get on next seasons "Real World". Although I would be awesome for the house.


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Character matters: A good call by NH coaches
March 25. 2014 4:29PM
The New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization made a controversial call on Friday when it stripped Pembroke Academy player Pat Welch of his Division II Player of the Year honor after an unsportsmanlike tweet. It was the right call.
Pembroke Academy had just defeated Portsmouth for the Division II state championship. Welch took to Twitter to gloat and say to the Portsmouth players, "you suck." He later deleted the tweet, but the damage was done.
"... Pat Welch displayed flagrant un-sportsmanlike behavior," the coaches organization said in a statement. "It is with great sadness that this committee has to act on this situation, but we strive to uphold the tenet that this award is not based solely on a basketball player's ability but also on that player's character and demonstrated sportsmanship."
Kudos to the coaches for putting character and sportsmanship first. As for Welch, he apologized in person to Portsmouth's principal, athletic director and coach. It would have been harder, and more appropriate, to apologize directly to the Portsmouth players. He will not win back the award, but such a display of character would show that he strives to live up to its spirit nonetheless, which would be more impressive than winning two state titles.


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In early 2005, as demand for Silicon Valley engineers began booming, Apple's Steve Jobs sealed a secret and illegal pact with Google's Eric Schmidt to artificially push their workers wages lower by agreeing not to recruit each other's employees, sharing wage scale information, and punishing violators. On February 27, 2005, Bill Campbell, a member of Apple's board of directors and senior advisor to Google, emailed Jobs to confirm that Eric Schmidt "got directly involved and firmly stopped all efforts to recruit anyone from Apple."
Later that year, Schmidt instructed his Sr VP for Business Operation Shona Brown to keep the pact a secret and only share information "verbally, since I don't want to create a paper trail over which we can be sued later?"
This is why I always smile whenever I hear a pundit claim his or her pet company "does no evil" or has "moral standards". Companies are guided by one thing, and one thing alone: money. They have no morals. They have no moral compass. We see evidence of this every single day - whether it's poor working conditions in low-wage countries, scummy tax evasion techniques, or stuff like this, which is essentially robbing hard-working people of their money.
It's important to note, though, that the way companies work in our society has also been a major factor in the development of our wealth, luxury, and scientific progress; so no, it's not all bad. However, I do wish companies would stop spouting the obvious nonsense that they "do no evil" or have "moral standards", when it's clear to everyone with more than two brain cells to rub together that that's just a bunch of marketing bullshit. I really feel for the people that actually believe that nonsense.
Of course, the criminals responsible for the illegal behaviour described in the article should be put behind bars. Sadly, that won't happen.


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A petition from the campaign to
We urgently ask you to join Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and Aldi in boycotting genetically modified monster salmon. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in the final stages of deciding whether to allow genetically modified salmon on the market. If approved, the first genetically engineered salmon - dubbed "frankenfish" - could be on all of our dinner plates as early as 2014!
Trudy Bialic from PCC Natural Markets, a chain of health food stores in Washington state, said: "We won't sell genetically engineered fish because we don't believe it is sustainable or healthy." We need you to say the same!
With your help, we can prove to the FDA that there is no demand or need for this product. Say "no" ahead of time and tell the FDA that you will not stock their science project "salmon."
Jacob Litoff
This petition closed over 4 years ago
We applaud Trader Joes, Whole Foods, PCC Natural Markeys & Aldi for taking action on behalf of consumers who want sustainable, natural seafood for their families. Now, we are asking Safeway, a...
We applaud Trader Joes, Whole Foods, PCC Natural Markeys & Aldi for taking action on behalf of consumers who want sustainable, natural seafood for their families. Now, we are asking Safeway, a lead grocery retailer, to follow suit and commit to not offer unlabeled and poorly researched genetically engineered seafood.
What is genetically engineered salmon?
AquaBounty's AquAdvantage® Salmon, the first genetically engineered animal intended for human consumption of any kind (not just fish), has been proposed for commercial approval. AquAdvantage® Salmon are Atlantic salmon engineered to contain genes from an unrelated Pacific salmon and an Arctic eelpout. These modifications cause the GE salmon to grow double the size and weigh twice as much as the typical Atlantic salmon (in only 18 months vs. the usual 3 years!)
Why is genetically engineered salmon a risk to consumers?
1. Unlabeled. Without GMO labeling, consumers will, in most cases, not have any way to distinguish "frankenfish" when it arrives in grocery stores and markets.
2. Precedence. Researchers are scrambling to engineer other fish, cows, chickens and pigs! It is especially important that we deny the FDA the ability to approve GM salmon so a precedent is not set for other animals. None of these will be healthy to eat, and if none of us will sell or buy these genetically engineered foods then places like AquaBounty Technology will have to find other ways to spend their time and money, or simply just go out of business.
3. Potential harm to our health. Limited testing has shown an increase in allergy-causing potential. AquAdvantage also contains elevated levels of the growth hormone, IGF-1, which is linked to prostate, breast and colon cancers.
4. Potential environmental harm. Genetically Engineered fish are not only proven to be unhealthy but will threaten to wipe the native salmon population out of existence by spreading disease and consuming massive amounts of the food native populations rely on for survival.
Our government seems to be supporting corporations like AquaBounty regardless of how destructive these corporations' goals may be. So it is only us, the people, who can make the difference with what we tell our retailers, what we buy and what we leave untouched on the shelves.
Sign the petition and share with your friends! Let's make sure that "frankenfish" never reaches our dinner table!


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I have a 2 week old DD who cluster feeds from 10pm til 4am. During the day she will sleep soundly for 2-4 hours at a time. I've tried every trick in the book to wake her up to feed more often, but nothing works. She sleeps great during the day. But, in the evening, she starts fussing and wanting to eat every hour. I've read that I should allow her to feed as often as she wants and that this will also help my supply. But, in the middle of the night when she's feeding every hour, my nipples start getting sore. She latches on then releases over and over again. crying in between. So, out of desperation, I prepared 2 oz of formula and she drank 1 1/2 oz! We did this twice in one night.
I'm concerned because there is NO WAY that I could provide her with an ounce and a half at one time. Especially after cluster feeding for hours before. When I pump, I can only get 1/2 once out of each side and that's after 4 hours of not feeding her. I'm worried that I don't have enough milk.
How can I get her to eat more during the day and sleep more at night?
Is there any way to get a better handle on these night time feedings?


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Citrus Sweet Potato Spread
Makes about 1 cup
Great on bread or muffins, or over plain cake or custard.
Find this recipe and more in Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fork In The Road.
2 cups sweet potatoes (see Note), peeled and diced into 1-inch cubes (about 2 medium or 1 large)
3 cups apple juice
½ lemon, peeled, seeded, sectioned, each section cut into 3 pieces
½ medium orange, peeled, seeded, sectioned, each seaction cut into 3 pieces
12 (1 gram) packets artificial sweetener
how to prepare
Place sweet potatoes and apple juice in a 3-quart pot over high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat slightly, and simmer until sweet potatoes are fork tender and almost all the apple juice evaporates, about 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer the mixture from the pot to a blender or food processor, along with all remaining ingredients, and puree until smooth. Cover and refrigerate.
Note: The sweet potatoes should be the light orange variety, rather than the light yellow kind.


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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Discount retailer Target Corp. says Thursday that a key revenue measure rose 3.1 percent in January as shoppers bought holiday clearance merchandise.
Analysts had expected a 1.7 percent increase for the four weeks ended Jan. 26, according to Thomson Reuters.
The figure is based on revenue at stores opened at least a year and is considered an indicator of a retailer's health because it excludes results from stores recently opened or closed.
Total revenue for the five weeks ended Feb. 2 were $5.97 billion, up 29.6 percent from a year ago.
In a statement, Gregg Steinhafel, chairman, president and CEO of the Minneapolis-based retailer says that customers continue to shop cautiously in the face of a slow economic recovery and new financial pressures like the recent payroll tax increase.