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Grayslake Elementary District 46 teachers Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to authorize union leaders to call a strike as a result of stalled contract negotiations.
Lake County Federation of Teachers union business agent Jim Pergander said 317 instructors voted in favor striking, if necessary, with three against. He said 320 of a potential 327 teachers cast ballots.
"It's still our intention to negotiate and not to strike," Pergander said.
Tuesday's vote came after District 46 officials last week declared talks for a new contract are at an impasse and the last, best offer has been made.
As part of a standard process, notice of the teachers' vote in favor of authorizing union leaders to call a strike must be served to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. After that occurs, the instructors will have to wait 10 calendar days to walk out.
Superintendent Ellen Correll said she hopes both sides return to the bargaining table.
"I continue to believe they (teachers) will be professional and do what's best for the kids," she said.
Pergander said base salary and extra duties are among the issues dividing the teachers and school board negotiators. He said another point of contention is the district's attempt to end 6 percent annual base salary raises over the final four years of employment for teachers who give their retirement notices.
Instead, Pergander said, the district wants to limit retiring teachers to 5 percent annual raises in their final three years of work.
Pergander said District 46 also is trying to reduce the teachers' benefits. Both sides may post their final, best offers with the educational labor relations board as soon as next week, he said.
Board President Ray Millington couldn't be reached for comment.
A federal mediator has been brought into the negotiations, officials said.
In 2008, District 46 teachers never walked off the job after voting in favor of striking and agreed to a three-year contract.
But the teachers union reworked the final year of the pact for the 2010-11 academic year by taking 2.75 percent raises instead of an originally scheduled 4 percent to help District 46 cover what at the time had been a $2.3 million budget hole.
In exchange for taking less money in 2010-11, teachers received a contract extension with raises of about 4 percent for the 2011-12 school season. The deal expired June 30, 2012.
District 46 is the latest suburban school system with labor unrest. Teachers at North Shore Elementary District 112 in the Highland Park area went on strike Tuesday.
On Sunday, instructors at Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300 voted to authorize a strike. Lake Forest High School District 115 teachers hit the picket lines last month for a strike that lasted seven days.


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Does the name "Audubon" make you think of birds? If so, then no one would be more surprised than bird man John James Audubon himself, who feared that he would die unknown.
Today his name is recognized all around the world, but during his own lifetime he was just another man with a dream that nobody wanted to support. His dream was to publish a series of bird books that featured his lifelike bird sketches, so that all the world could know birds as he did.
People told him he wasn't good enough. They cheated him, ignored him, and did everything in their power to discourage him. In spite of the obstacles he pushed forward, sometimes working in temperatures so cold that his fingers could barely hold a pencil to draw. He slept outdoors on the ground when he couldn't afford to pay for lodging, and he performed gruesome and disgusting jobs to earn money.
Audubon was a self-published author in the 1800s, and publishing was a daunting task in those days. Out of his own pocket he hired editors, printers, engravers, colorists, and then had to convince people to buy his books without the ease of Internet communication. Selling a book was harder than publishing it. Even in his day, the people with the most money expected to get the books for free, books that he had to pay to have printed.
His story is for everyone with a dream. The next time you're feeling doom and gloom, wondering if you should give up your dreams, let the incredible story of Audubon uplift you. He overcame seemingly insurmountable odds, pushed forward when all hope seemed lost, and not only achieved comfortable success, but left a scientific legacy that spans the entire world and still lives on long after his death.
I had been looking for a book about the life of Audubon and found this very short story. The author primarily covers Audubon's struggle to draw, self publish, and promote his bird books. The life like bird's he painted were not in style in the late 1700 and early 1800 when Audubon lived. He let his wife provided for the family while he worked on his bird pictures and he worked to earn money to self publish. This short story only whetted my desire to learn more about Audubon.
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Absolutely no nuance. The author tries to make Audubon into a wonderful human worth emulating while ignoring his many huge faults.
The book was way to short. And only told a short part of the beginning of James Audubon life. I wish I had bought it rather than use my monthly credit.

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Cherington hopeful about Napoli but exploring options
By Ian Browne / 01/10/13 7:04 PM ET
BOSTON -- Back on Dec. 3, when the Red Sox and Mike Napoli reached a tentative agreement on a three-year, $39 million agreement, it would have been hard to believe that no official deal would be in place by the second week of January.
Although general manager Ben Cherington won't go so far as to say a signed contract with the right-handed-hitting slugger is imminent, he did express that there is still hope.
"I think as everyone knows, one of our goals this offseason was to add offense at first base," Cherington said on WEEI's "Hot Stove" radio program on Thursday night. "We haven't been unable to really do that, officially, yet. We're still talking, and when you're talking, there's hope for a resolution. But nothing to report right now."
Though neither side has publicly acknowledged reasons for the hold-up, it is believed to stem from issues that popped up regarding Napoli's hip during the physical he underwent in Boston roughly a month ago.
"We've had dialogue," Cherington said. "It's one of those situations, out of respect to Mike and the process, [where] I'm not going to get into detail. Whenever we're talking and there's dialogue, it means we're hopeful of being able to do something, but we just don't know yet. We'll see how it plays out."
A healthy Napoli remains Boston's top target for first base and in the middle of the batting order. But until there's a deal, Cherington must examine all the alternatives.
One target went off the board earlier this week, when Adam LaRoche re-upped with the Nationals on a two-year deal. One reason the Red Sox were reluctant to go all in on LaRoche is that it would have cost them a second-round Draft pick.
The spinoff of the LaRoche re-signing is that the Nationals are making Michael Morse available in trade talks, and he could be a good fallback option for Cherington.
"Until something is done, you have to consider other options, so we've had to do that, and we've continued to consider other ways to improve the team, whether it's at first base or elsewhere," Cherington said. "At this point we just haven't found anything that made sense to us in the sort of big picture. So that's where we are. We obviously had targeted someone at that position earlier in the offseason, and we're still hopeful we can add someone there.
"There's no one particular player that's available or not available that would have changed the course of our offseason. We're just examining and evaluating things as they come. Certainly, when you have a position you're trying to improve on, until it's improved upon, you have to continue to consider other options.
"It's fair to say as you sort of get deeper into the winter, the free agents start to go off the board. You can look at trades and other ways to do things. It remains a focus. We're still hoping we can do something to improve ourselves in that area before we get to Fort Myers."
The only internal option the Red Sox have at first base is Mauro Gomez, a right-handed hitter who hit .275 with two homers and 17 RBIs in 102 at-bats last season.
"Gomez can play there," said Cherington. "We've talked about -- even sort of outside of this conversation about Napoli -- we've talked about looking at some other guys at that position and different ways to look at that position. Gomez is a guy we believe in. We believe in the bat; we believe he can help us, and no matter what we do, he'll be in Spring Training and getting at-bats at first base, and we'll see what he can do."


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well.. I work in a bank... so what your saying is... get a cell phone with a camera and I will not have to carry it around with me all the time?!Quote:
Originally posted here by cutty
Let me ask this question to all...
We all know that cameras are not allowed in banks but you are free to go in there with your cell phone but if your cell phone is equiped with a camera and you try to use it in the bank you will most likely be thrown out. Why would they throw you out? Simply, Cameras are not allowed in banks therefore a cellphone equiped with a camera causes a form of alert.
That's basically the same thing with companies. They have trade secrets they don't want their competitors to know, so they are not going to allow their workers to be walking around the job with a camera neither with a cell phone equiped with one.
In no way I see that as a loss of freedom of speech, it just a security measure of trade secrets and I don't see why us as workers can't go along with that.
You don't even need to have your cell phone on the job at most times unless it work related...
Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that before?! LoL
Come to think of it... I can get a camera add on for my palm too... so I can lighten the load by getting a camera for both!
Thank you cutty!!!!


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Is there any software(or web app) that will record a web video stream direct to my dropbox (or other cloud storage service)?
Preferably, I would be able to give it the URL of the video stream and schedule recordings of that stream, which then land in my dropbox.
Any ideas on how I might achieve this would be very much appreciated!


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Day 2: Transportation and communications, a privilege
The cold breeze from the open window woke us on the second day in Krayan. Hot water is not available in the bathroom so you need to get ready for icy cold water – icy yet refreshing. Breakfast was served – hot steaming white Adan rice with fried chicken and boiled duck eggs.
We met Mr. Lewi Gala Paru, Head of Indonesia FORMADAT. Pak Lewi, that's what I called him. He is 66 years old (that's what he said :) ) and has a friendly and wise face. We were enjoying our breakfast with Pak Lewi as he shared his stories about how FORMADAT was established years ago.
"We are brothers and sisters that were divided by country borders. We share a common heritage and a common land as the Lun Dayeh, Kelabit, Lun Bawang, and Sa'ban people. We are responsible to guard our forests as our 'markets', the place where we can get our food supplies, woods, water and other things to survive in life. Therefore, we need to work closely, to protect our borders, our forests, our home," said Pak Lewi.
We were lucky to have Pak Lewi show us around. First stop is the Indonesian and Malaysian border at Long Midang. The FORMADAT work hand in hand to maintain the peace at the borders along with army forces from the two countries that are assigned to guard the borders. Everyone that is going to or from each side must report at the post and needs to have permission from FORMADAT.
The roads are mostly bumpy and challenging and amidst the bumps, Pak Lewi shared stories about how he and local people initiated building roads that connected Krayan to Ba'Kelalan. Roads are essential, since people exchanges goods and supplies every day from one area to another.
On our way there, we stopped at one of the rice fields, where the very famous Adan rice grows abundantly.
Farmers in the highland of the Heart of Borneo keep the traditional ways of agriculture, using fresh water from the mountain and no chemicals. It was an amazing experience watching women and men work together in the golden rice fields with beautiful layers of mountain as background and kids playing in the shade around it. Pak Lewi told me that each family can only cultivate one to five hectares of rice fields. They will never open forests to expand land for rice fields.
We continued our journey to the country border post where the soldiers greeted Pak Lewi and us warmly. Soldiers from Malaysia were there, as part of a courtesy visit and we all chatted in friendly tones, like old friends. We explained about the Kick Andy on Location shooting plans and two of the crew needed to cross the border for a short video shot, they were able to help us out through the necessary steps.
After that, we made one stop at one of the mountain salt sources. Over one hundred years ago, local people found this water source and were surprised the water tasted saltier – they decided to 'cook' it and found it crystallized. Local people say there are two sources of salt mountain, female and male, and that if you wash your face with salty water it will make you stay young. The salt also keeps vegetables green and fresh when you cook it.
Families around the sources take turns to produce the salt where one kilogram of salt can be wrapped in leaves or in a plastic bag, and it costs around Rp.25,000 per kilogram. The crew filmed the process and of course we bought the salt bags to bring home.
The roads were getting rough on the way to Long Midang. We stopped at a sign "Perbatasan Long Midang YONIF 407/PK". We had to stop there, as we couldn't continue our journey. The road was damaged and our trucks were not big enough to cross it. Lucky for us, there was another truck coming, and Pak Lewi was greeted by the man behind the wheel. He was willing to help us, as he was going to Ba'Kelalan (part of Malaysia). So Pak Lewi, Bambang (field director) and Iqbal (cameraman) jumped into his truck and continued the journey.
The rest of the team returned to Long Bawan where we stopped at the Telecenter & Information Center. This center is part of a collaboration between WWF-Indonesia and FORMADAT. The inauguration of the first Tele-Center E-Krayan in Long Bawan was held in April, 2011. In the center, solar cells and internet connections are available for the community to use. Electricity is a rare thing here in Long Bawan as it is only available from 6 to 12 pm. Most of people here use fuel power generators. With the telecenter, internet connection is the way to link these remote communities with the world.
FORMADAT also function the telecenter, as a meeting place and secretariat. I talked to Mr. Alex Balang, a FORMADAT person in charge of ecotourism, who said the internet connections and electricity has enhanced the tourism opportunity, more people are able to access online and interactive information provided for tourism activities in the area. As for me, who is used to regular internet and mobile connection, the absence of internet connection on my cell phone since we arrived here and the possibility of wifi internet at telecenter made me and the rest of team very happy!


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And it will come, we did our main trial on the player forums, two things will have to happen before we convert these forums though. Firstly the domain will have to be transferred properly, and secondly, the portal system which has our other pages will need to be rewritten for phpbb3.Sumy wrote:I wanna see PHPBB 3 it has so much more features which are so nice but its only a suggest
Dinberg wrote:Are you still after my flash navigation bar? I postponed it because no further mention was received, but if you want it it's a mere few clicks away from completion.
Supgee wrote:Maybe something created using Adobe Flex?
It's very flash oriented, and very interactive.
Would be cool to have something done in next generation.
Supgee wrote:Maybe something created using Adobe Flex?
You can use any part of the DOL forums to generate RSS for yourself using the following URL:
This file takes a few arguments, firstly f = forum id, c = post count, t = number of replies
for the front page we use:
This says use the announcements forum, which ID is 22, only show the latest 3 threads, and limit it to the first post.
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Every Friday in Ticket, the Daily Press offers suggestions on things to do over the weekend and upcoming events to plan for. There are often lots more that won't fit into the print sections. So look here for Ticket Extras! online each Friday. This is a listing and links to additional events across Hampton Roads that you'll find only at Daily Press Entertainment.
"Dream of a Good Death: New Songs of an Old War," 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at


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Brookhaven Cheers on One of Their Own
Nearly 100 Members at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, Texas, were at the club yesterday to watch 20-year-old golfer Jordan Spieth play his final round of the Masters at Augusta National. Spieth grew up playing golf at Brookhaven and his parents are still Members.
Spieth was tied for the lead with Bubba Watson at 5 under going into fourth round and, though Watson went on to win the green jacket – his second in three years – Spieth held his own, leading by two strokes after seven holes. Had he won, Spieth would have been the youngest player to ever win the Masters.
It wasn't just the Members who were interested in Spieth's play – several local news shows were on hand at Brookhaven to cover the club's support and each one interviewed Teaching Instructor Joey Anders, who began working with Spieth when he was 8 years old and continued working with him until he was 13.
This won't be the last time a crowd comes to the club to support Spieth as he competes. No doubt, he has a long career ahead of him and the Members and staff at Brookhaven will be proudly cheering him on through every par, birdy, bogey and eagle along the way.


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|Mystery . Thriller . Romance . Drama
Based on the hit UK television series of the same name, Mistresses is a provocative and thrilling drama about the scandalous lives of a sexy and sassy group of four girlfriends, each on her own path to self-discovery. These four friends find support and guidance with each other as they brave their turbulent journeys and life's storms of excitement, secrecy and betrayal, all the while bound by the complex relationships they've created.
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Once past an introductory flow of steamy images--plenty of stripping and unzipping, couplings in darkened rooms--it takes no time to recognize the quality in this sharply written and entertaining saga of four women destined to lead exceedingly complicated lives.Wall Street Journal Full Review
The casting is key to make these fairly stock situations pop, all loosely revolving around questions of fidelity, although the title--like most everything else in the show--is a little bit over the top.Variety Full Review
The scripts are serviceable, although some lines land with a Richter Scale thud.Uncle Barky Full Review
The acting ranges from adequate to awful. Milano and George have zero chemistry, and George's sexy stud act, which has bankrolled his career, reaches its expiration point here.... It's not nearly enough sizzle for summer.Boston Herald Full Review
The problem with Mistresses may lie with the expectations it has set. If the sex isn't going to be fun, what is it going to be? It would be good if we found that out soon.New York Daily News Full Review
The stars--Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Jes Macallan and Rochelle Aytes--do the Four Musketeers thing pretty well, and all of them elevate the material. And it needs occasional elevating.The New York Times Full Review
While the purpose of all of this is to urge you to skip this version and try to get your hands on the saucy British original, it's only fair to report that one of the four--Jes Macallan as Milano's unrepentantly slutty sis, a real-estate broker having it off with her boss--captures the Mistresses spirit of naughty fun (never without consequences).TV Guide Magazine Full Review
Tawdry but lacking a spirit of fun, Mistresses strives to be a guilty pleasure, but it's more likely to induce guilt than pleasure.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Full Review
[A] disappointingly thin, damp new series. [10 Jun 2013, p.47]People Weekly Full Review
ABC's more-silly-than-saucy new drama. [31 May/7 Jun 2013, p.130]Entertainment Weekly Full Review
The writing is stock, the acting is hollow, and the direction is perky and workmanlike. It lacks any of the clever stylistic accents and camp humor of the somewhat similar "Desperate Housewives," and pity the poor viewer who tries to apply logic to some of the plot twists.Boston Globe Full Review
The plot of Mistresses is so absurd and at times offensive that by the end of the first episode it's difficult not to hope for an early demise so these four women can be released to find better shows.Los Angeles Times Full Review
[Mistresses is] grindingly, soul-suckingly dull.Philadelphia Daily News Full Review
All this suggests a by-the-numbers romance novel, but some romance novels are involving, or fun, or lively. Not Mistresses.St. Louis Post-Dispatch Full Review
Mistresses is awash in a yawn-inducing flatness as thick as its quartet of cracked concubines.Slant Magazine Full Review
Mistresses is more vaporous than vapid; its meticulously styled sex scenes wind up seeming antiseptically dispassionate and too serious by half.Washington Post Full Review


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Tiger volleyball team competes in Redwater Tournament
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- Published on 01 September 2013
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Mount Venron Lady Tiger volleyball team competed in the Redwater Tournament on Thursday and Saturday of last week and won their first three games of the event.
The team faced Liberty Eylau, James Bowie, and Queen City in the first three games of the Redwater Tournament. For more information, see the August 29 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald


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He took the job that no one else wanted.
For those that are still shedding tears or pointing fingers over the way the Orioles handled this most recent off-season, just try and recall what the one that preceded it was like.
There are only 32 Major League GM jobs in the world, and arguably hundreds of pseudo qualified and hungry executives envisioning the opportunity to get one. Still, as the Orioles were searching for someone to take that opportunity with their club prior to the 2012 season they were rebuked, rebuffed, leveraged and otherwise used but never, it seems, seriously considered by a serious candidate. Enter Dan Duquette.
Duquette's credentials were actually better than his 9-year hiatus/exile from Major League Baseball would have suggested but he had somehow slipped through the cracks for nearly a decade. To the Orioles' credit, they found him. And to Duquette's credit he not only accepted the job, but he arguably approached it like none of the other candidates would have, he approached it like none of his immediate predecessors had; Duquette approached the Orioles job like a winner, like a guy who expected to make the Orioles winners; and Duquette has made the Orioles just that.
If nothing else, Duquette should have earned our trust; he deserves our confidence. His reputation still isn't quite in the stratosphere of Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome and no one is ready to utter "In Dan We Trust" just yet, but he's getting close.
It hasn't all been Dan's doing. The situation that Duquette inherited was probably better than most were ready to understand, but that shouldn't diminish the job that he's done. Through a series of moves and machinations, decisions and deliberations, Duquette teamed with Buck Showalter to create magic in the 2012 Orioles. Not all of his decisions have been good ones, but no one's are. Duquette has at the very least been more hit than miss; more right than wrong, and more successful than anyone could have reasonably thought possible.
Now that we're fully immersed in the Duquette era Orioles however, a couple of sad realizations have come to light. Foremost among them is that the Orioles are, and seemingly will be for as long as Peter Angelos is running the show, committed to winning on a budget; and it would seem that the budget part holds unquestionable precedence over the winning part. This doesn't preclude them from winning, but does make it substantially more difficult.
The decisions where monetary considerations have trumped on-field considerations have already become evident. And last year Duquette not only proved that he could win despite them, but perhaps also began to develop and refine the blueprint by which he intended to get it done.
Throughout last season, the flexibility of the roster and the options available on players (particularly pitchers) allowed Duquette to creatively overcome a problem that had been at the heart of the Orioles biggest issues over the 14 futile years that preceded 2012. The inability of Orioles pitchers to work deep into games and the absence of a true innings eater at the back of the rotation has been a running theme for the Orioles for over a decade. More often than not it was just one in a long list ailments that the team had to overcome, but even in the seasons where the Orioles offense was high level and even in the seasons where they began the year competitively, the inability of starters to get deep into games and the resultant taxing of the bullpen has been an ongoing issue. Last year the Orioles used an active revolving door to overcome that.
This year, with fewer options available, and less opportunity to shuffle the deck day-by-day, that issue seems to be back. And while the Orioles are off to another encouraging start, it seems only a matter of time before the bullpen collapses, run differential begins trending the other way and the Orioles begin sliding down the AL East standings. This makes the presence of TJ McFarland difficult to fathom.


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Doctors have warned of the dangers of 'seagull surgeons' who fly into Britain on daytrips to carry out operations, often without insurance.
Sky News has seen details of patients who have suffered complications from botched cosmetic surgery carried out at British clinics. But they have been unable to trace the surgeons abroad and have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket.
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) said patients need better protection - and called on the government to get tough.
Kelly Dean went for a lunchtime liposuction with what she thought was an experienced surgeon in a reputable clinic.
But the £4,000 laser procedure was botched, burning tissue inside her legs and leaving her with lumps on her thighs.
She told Sky News: "I just remember the pain, and thinking: 'Oh my God, what have I done?'"
"I kept telling him: 'I'm in pain, you're hurting me'. And I was crying, really crying."
A solicitor tried to track the surgeon down in Italy, without success, and the clinic which had hired out the room denied any responsibility.
"You think you are in safe hands," she said.
"To them it is just money, you are just a number. They don't care about it.
"As soon as they take your money, that's it, bye-bye."
Leeds-based surgeon Muhammad Riaz has had to treat complications in several patients after their original surgeon had returned abroad.
He said all surgeons should be responsible for their patients' after-care.
"That's the time the patient suffers," he warned.
"If they don't get into the same hospital and are not able to see the same surgeon, the NHS ends up picking up the pieces and dealing with those problems."
Rajiv Grover, presidet of BAAPS, which is the professional body for cosmetic surgeons, said the government must regulate the "fly-in, fly-out" surgeons and insist they have proper indemnity insurance.
"They may be working here for a short time and perhaps it's not cost effective for them to do so," he said.
"But for the protection of the patient it is imperative they have insurance of a level that allows them to work here and explicitly states they can work in the United Kingdom."
The Department of Health spokesperson said: "The NHS Medical Director Sir Bruce Keogh is currently carrying out a review into regulation of cosmetic surgery.
"The review will be published in March. Its recommendations will be evidence-based, with the safety of the patient at the forefront."


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In Search of Black History
The Rediscovery of Black Nationalism
Theodore Draper sets himself what can only be described as a formidable task in his new book The Rediscovery of Black Nationalism—a historical survey and assessment of black nationalism in America, in fewer than 200 pages. In the deft style to which readers of his books have become accustomed, Draper chronicles the rise and fall of nationalist movements, touching on such nineteenth-century leaders as Paul Cuffe, Bishop Henry Turner, and "the father of black nationalism," Martin Delany, and contemporary movements like the Nation of Islam, the Black Panthers, and Black Power.
Throughout, Draper is on the look-out for the ambiguous, the contradictory, and the absurd in nationalist rhetoric and ideology. Subjecting the speeches and writings of nationalist leaders to a close textual analysis, he concludes that they apply such terms as "colony" and "nation" to black America, without ever really defining what they mean, or confronting the questions raised by such terminology. Blacks, Draper argues, cannot be an autonomous "nation" because the only land in which they have real historic roots is the United States. The only workable nationalism for blacks is American nationalism: black nationalism, he believes, is "spurious" and a "fantasy."
The crux of Draper's critique is expressed in his judgment on Martin Delany:
Delany's "black nationalism" was based on unrequited love, on rejection by whites, rather than on a deeply rooted, traditional attachment to another soil and another nation…. Paradoxically, then, black nationalism in America arose out of a frustrated American nationalism and the frustration could only take quasi-nationalist forms.
Because black nationalism is simply a negative response to the rejection of the black man by his own—that is, American—society, its most common expressions have been such escapist fantasies as mass emigration to Africa or the partition of the United States between blacks and whites.
Whatever its limitations, Draper's book does demonstrate that black nationalism has had its share of fuzzy thinking and misuse of terminology. Nor is there any question that land is one of its basic conceptual problems. It may be true that, as Malcolm X said, "land is the basis of all independence," but Draper is most convincing when he argues that nationalist spokesmen have failed to outline a practical way of creating a traditional national state for black America.
Yet, ironically, this focus on the land question, which is one of the strengths of Draper's book, is also a serious weakness. By limiting his consideration to the question of land, Draper ignores other possible definitions of nationality. The question remains, if blacks possess a unique culture, historic experience and traditions, and community of interests, do they not, in effect, constitute a nation? Draper dismisses out of hand the notion of a separate black culture, but many anthropologists and sociologists would disagree, pointing to cultural survivals from Africa, the communities forged by slaves and free blacks before the Civil War, and the folkways of the rural South and black urban North. Draper would have done well to consult, for example, the…
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Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell has revealed he even went to the lengths of moving house to try and solve his injury problems.
Rodwell has played just five times in the Premier League this season due to reoccurring problems with his hamstrings and he revealed the lengths he has gone to in his desperation to stay fit and play.
Citizens manager Roberto Mancini last week voiced concern over the 22-year-old's long-term fitness because of the injuries troubles he has suffered, but was hopeful a solution could be found to get him on the pitch at the Etihad Stadium regularly.
Rodwell has left nothing to chance in his attempts to finding full fitness, and moving house was just one aspect that involved the car he drove, his sleeping conditions and taking some tips from a legend at rivals Manchester United.
"You have to rule everything out. I have changed my pillow and other silly stuff, but that's part and parcel of being a footballer," he said in an interview with the Manchester Evening News.
"I changed my car completely – I was in a sports car and changed to a Jeep which is more stable for the back and doesn't put too much stress on it.
"I am also about 10 minutes drive from training now so don't spend a lot of time in the car. I used to feel a little bit stiff. I moved so I don't have to drive for too long to get there in the morning.
"I have also started doing yoga. A lot of people said the same happened for Ryan Giggs, that throughout his youth he got a lot of hamstrings. He started yoga, and so have I. I am just trying to do everything right."
Rodwell joined Manchester City in the summer from Everton in a deal worth £13million, but the while of his early career has been blighted by injury.
His promise was there for all to see, however, and he has even earned two England caps in the past.
Having him back would be useful for Mancini as star midfielder Yaya Toure is currently away with Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations and is not expected back at the Etihad Stadium until mid-February.
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amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
January 2004—The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre (TRC-ARC) is serving as one of 12 pilot sites for Columbia University's ambitious MTCT-Plus Initiative, which began enrolling patients in early 2003. Expanding upon successful perinatal transmission programs in the developing world, the initiative increases the range of services available to HIV-positive mothers and their families.
MTCT-Plus patients, not only women but also their partners and children, will have ongoing access to medical services, including antiretroviral (ARV) therapy if indicated. Families will also receive nutritional support, psychosocial services, and patient education.
In its current phase, the MTCT-Plus Initiative aims to serve at least 10,000 patients in eight countries: Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, and Zambia. TRC-ARC, which is overseeing the Thai component, has selected three hospitals where families are currently being enrolled. The organization hopes to expand to more sites, including at least one in a rural area.
Thai Red Cross perinatal HIV prevention activities date back to 1996, when Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali sponsored a nationwide program in which HIV-positive pregnant women received free zidovudine to reduce the likelihood they would transmit the virus to their children.
The program helped keep transmission rates relatively low. However, potent ARV regimens and other components of a first-rate health care program often have not been available to HIV-positive mothers in Thailand, nor to their partners, who may also have HIV. Therefore, even when perinatal transmission does not occur, entire families remain vulnerable: mothers and fathers in danger of losing their lives to HIV-related illnesses, and children at risk of becoming orphans.
The MTCT-Plus Initiative believes that successful perinatal HIV prevention programs in developing countries can also deliver additional services and reach out to families. "Taking care of the whole family is critical to achieving the best outcomes for individuals, families and communities," said MTCT-Plus Director Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr of Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health, who is also a member of amfAR's Board of Governing Directors.
Another hallmark of MTCT-Plus is its emphasis on preparing multidisciplinary care teams to respond collectively to families' needs. The Thai teams include physicians, nurses, social workers, and HIV-positive people.
"Columbia is stressing that holistic health care is important, and we totally agree. But we wouldn't have known how to do this on our own," said the TRC-ARC's Dr. Nittaya Phanuphak Pungpapong. She reported that setting up care teams has been challenging, in part because team members with different responsibilities are not accustomed to sharing information and formulating strategies together.
Nonetheless Pungpapong praised the program for "allowing us to do things the Thai way," a flexibility that enables the program to meet local needs. For example, pregnant women in the Thai MTCT-Plus cohort will receive Thailand's standard perinatal prevention regimen instead of that outlined in MTCT-Plus clinical guidelines.
Funding from MTCT-Plus will enable the TRC-ARC to enroll at least 750 patients in the first three years. The TRC-ARC has launched its own MTCT-Plus program under the patronage of Princess Soamsawali, which has enrolled an additional 250 patients in the first year.
Pungpapong sees the Thai MTCT-Plus program as an example of how developing-world physicians can negotiate on behalf of their patients in order to maximize limited domestic and international resources.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A few details are trickling in regarding the Broncos' 2014 preseason schedule.
The Broncos have been told they're likely to play their fourth and final preseason game Thursday, Aug. 28 against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
And because the Broncos will play on the road for their final preseason game, it's less likely they will open Week 1 of the regular season with the NFL's Thursday night, Sept. 4 opener at Seattle.
As is painfully obvious to Denver, the Seahawks are the defending Super Bowl champions, which carries the privilege of hosting the league opener Sept. 4. And the Broncos are on the Seahawks' home schedule. It's just not likely the teams would meet in Week 1.
There also are signs pointing to the Broncos playing a preseason road game against San Francisco in what could be the first game at the 49ers' new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. If so, the Broncos and 49ers are exploring the possibility of practicing against each other a few days before that preseason game.
"We're working on it," said Broncos general manager John Elway. "We'll see how the schedule comes out, first."
Although the Broncos and 49ers will meet during the regular season at Denver's Sports Authority Field at Mile High, that game and their proposed preseason meeting would be spread apart.
The Broncos are less certain about their two preseason home opponents. Howard Katz, who does the NFL schedule, said he isn't close to finalizing the 2014 schedule because of complications that include a third game in London and the Minnesota Vikings sharing the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium this year.
Birthday boy. Peyton Manning turns 38 on Monday. He will be the first Broncos quarterback to play at age 38 since?
Steve Beuerlein, in 2003.
John Elway was 38 in his final season of 1998, which he capped with a Super Bowl MVP award.
Pop goes the proposal. Broncos coach John Fox is more open to some rule-change proposals than others. The Washington Redskins' idea to move the kickoff line from the 35 to 40? Fox thinks this would contradict its intent. The purpose behind the proposal is for kickers to boot the ball out of the end zone and all but eliminate kickoff returns, which are considered the most dangerous plays in the game because of the high-speed collisions.
But Fox believes moving the kickoff up 5 yards would open up another strategy.
"People will do the pop kick, so there will be more returns," Fox said. "You can get better (defensive) field position with the pop kick because your coverage can get there faster. I don't think that will fly."
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Jim Hagen, 73, of Weldon died Jan. 31, 2014.
Services were 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St., Osceola. The Rev. Butch Black officiated. Memorials may be directed to his family for a fitting tribute to be decided at a later date. Online condolences may be left at www.kalefuneralhome.com.
Jim Dale Hagen, son of Gretchen LaMae (Argabright) and Shelby Dale Hagen, was born Jan. 28, 1941, in Lamoni.
Jim received his education at Winterset, Montour, Popcorn Country School, Weldon and Osceola High School.
On Sept. 14, 1962, Jim married Connie Elaine Lewis.
Jim retired as a self-employed mechanic.
Jim is survived by his wife Connie; daughters, Candy Melbie of Winterset and Kim (Dan) Kirkpatrick of New Virginia; grandchildren, Cassie and Austin Melbie of Winterset and Drew Kirkpatrick of New Virginia; mother Gretchen Hagen of Leon, brother Jerry of Van Wert, sister Sandy (Curt) Gracey of Norwalk, brother-in-law Dennis (Carolyn) Lewis of Rayville, Mo.; nephews, Joe (Jennifer) Hagen, Jeff (Roz) Hagen, John (Becky) Lewis and Ryan Gracey; and a host of other family and friends.
Jim was preceded in death by his infant daughter Christina, father; parents-in-law, John and Dora Lewis; and nephews, John Hagen and Camron Gracey.


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I'm sure that, being a political comedian, Maher is perfectly happy that he was capable of generating, alternately, anger and mirth. And good for him for making himself relevant again. I actually love comedy riffs that go to weird stream-of-consciousness places and connect things outrageously, especially when the comedian is hitting the hot buttons of people who don't have an easygoing and big sense of humor. Maher does all that. Of course, he falls way short of the ultimate comedy hero — Lenny Bruce* — because he's not challenging people in his own audience. In fact, he's stroking those people and encouraging a desire they already have: to laugh at someone they want to marginalize.
And by "someone" there, I mean Sarah Palin, not Brett Favre. No one needs much help laughing at Favre at this point. Just tell us what he did and stop and wait for the laughs. Maher's main comedy idea was to connect Favre's sext to Sarah Palin:
To me this story really isn't about sports or sex or how necessary caller ID is. It's about how pathetic and clueless white American males have become because the kind of guy who thinks there are women out there who just cold want to see your cock is the same kind of guy who thinks Sarah Palin is swell and tax cuts pay for themselves....And this is what lefties are really upset about: American history is the story of greedy white pricks who need to be cut down.
And if Brett Favre's penis could talk, what would it say? Well, other than no photos please, I think it would say, I'm not a witch. I'm you. Because for hundreds of years, white penises were America. White penises found America. They made the rules and they called the shots, in the workplace, in the home and at the ballot box. But now the unthinkable is happening. White penises are becoming the minority. 2010 was the first year in which more minority babies were born than white babies. This is what conservatives are really upset about.
That the president is black, and the Secretary of State is a woman, and every shortstop is Latino, and every daytime talk show host is a lesbian. And suddenly this country is way off track and needs some serious restoring.He's working the old meme about the Tea Party that distracted liberals in 2009. But it's 2010, the election is breathing down your neck, and tarring the Tea Party as angry racists did not work.
If penises could cry, and I believe they can...That made me laugh, even though he'd lost me with the trite evil white man stuff.
... then white penises are crying all over America. And that's where this crew comes in. The lovely MILFs of the new rank. And their little secret is that their popularity comes exclusively from white men. Look at the polling. Minorities hate them. Women hate them. Only white men like them.The only truth I'm hearing ring in that — and I haven't looked at the polling — is that liberals (quite rightly) loathe the strong, attractive women who have emerged on the right. And minorities and women have for many years tended to go for the Democrats. So those minorities and women, polled, will say they oppose Palin. But some minorities and plenty of women lean toward conservatism. If they feel repelled by conservative women like Sarah Palin, wouldn't that be evidence of sexism? By contrast, the white males who love Palin should for being open to women stepping up to political power. If these men only saw the women as sexual beings, they would tear down the political aspirations. They would scoff at and mock them... the way Bill Maher does. I think Maher was aware of that flaw in his comic rant. Here's how he tries to flip it the way he wants to go:
I'm no psychiatrist but I do own a couch.This is a concession that he thinks women exist for sexual purposes.
And my theory is that these women represent something those men miss dearly: the traditional idiot housewife.Maybe you have that theory because that's what you want in a woman. The housewife is a woman who stays home, and conceptualizing women as idiots is something men do when they want to block their aspirations outside of the home. This is what Maher is trying to do to Palin and the other conservative women. How can he pin that mindset on the men who support the women's ascension to power? No one wants an idiot to represent them in government.
Yes, we vote for idiots all the time, but it's because we project our hopes onto them and imagine them to be, in fact, brilliant:
*Here's Dustin Hoffman acting out the most striking example of Bruce challenging his own audience. Very offensive language.


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SWAT Team Called To Standoff
ROCKFORD — A Rockford man kept law enforcement officials at bay for several hours before finally surrendering Saturday morning.
At 6:31 a.m. Saturday, Mercer County dispatchers received a phone call reporting shots had been fired at 310 N. Franklin St., Rockford. Deputies and Rockford Police Chief Paul May responded to the scene. Investigators determined Thurman Whitted Jr., 58, of Bridge Street, and his girlfriend were engaged in a domestic dispute, when Whitted entered the bedroom and allegedly fired one round from a handgun.
Whitted was alone in the bedroom at that time. Whitted's girlfriend and her adult daughter then fled the residence and called the sheriff's office. Whitted reportedly had a .45 caliber handgun and rifles in the residence.
Law enforcement then surrounded the residence and attempted to make contact with Whitted.
Whitted's girlfriend told investigators that he had pulled the land line phone out of the wall in the residence, but he did have two cell phones. Law enforcement made several attempts to contact Whitted, but he did not respond.
Deputies then tried to make contact by the public address system from the cruisers and by operating their sirens and air horns. Again, Whitted did not respond. A family member was contacted and was unable to make contact also.
The sheriff's office then requested assistance from the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office SWAT team.
While the SWAT team was on its way, additional attempts to contact Whitted were unsuccessful.
Once the SWAT team arrived and was briefed, members approached the house to attempt to contact Whitted. At 11:05 a.m., a family member was finally successful at contacting Whitted. At that point, Whitted agreed to surrender and exit the residence.
Whitted exited the residence, but refused to comply with orders to keep his hands up and in view.
When Whitted started to put his hands down near his pockets, SWAT team members took him to the ground, where he was handcuffed and taken into custody without further incident. Whitted did receive a minor injury to his face when he was taken to the ground. No deputies were injured.
Deputies then applied for and received a search warrant for the residence to look for firearms and other items of evidence.
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Deputies said they have now filed nearly three dozen more warrants for people illegally operating video poker machines in Pitt County.
Pitt County Sheriff's office spokeswoman Christy Wallace said the undercover operation named "Pot of Gold" started October 30th of last year after people complained to the sheriff's office about the operating machines.
Deputies said they found machines in several local businesses to be in violation of current state law .
Wallace said deputies went undercover into the establishments, played the games, and even cashed out.
By January 7th, deputies said they served 22 search warrants while Greenville police served seven more.
In the January round up, law enforcement officers seized 78 machines and more than $33,000.
Deputies said those with five or more machines were charged with felonies while those with fewer than five machines were charged with misdemeanor crimes.
Wallace said the 35 recently filed warrants are new and in addition to those executed on January 7th.
These arrest warrants, according to Wallace, charge the store owners and operators for providing and/or profiting from the illegal gambling machines.
Among these most recent warrants, Wallace said 20 had been served.
Wallace said for the machine owners who turned themselves, magistrates granted those unsecured bonds.


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44 U.S. Code § 707 - Bills and resolutions: style and form
§ 707.
Bills and resolutions: style and form
Subject to sections 205 and 206 of Title 1, the Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the printing of a bill or resolution, with index and ancillaries, in the style and form the Joint Committee on Printing considers most suitable in the interest of economy and efficiency, and to so continue until final enactment in both Houses of Congress. The committee may also curtail the number of copies of bills or resolutions, including the slip form of a public Act or public resolution.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1248.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 189a (June 13, 1934, ch. 483, § 3, 48 Stat. 948).
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There are just 25 days until Christmas!
At our house the preschooler has started eyeing the box full of decorations and looking forward to getting stuck into the activities that we only take out in December (if you let him, he will celebrate Christmas every day, all year long. That is a lot of dashing through the snow).
Are you starting to decorate too? Or will you wait until closer to the 25th? If you're looking for a fun and easy decorating option you might like Love Mae's Christmas Banner, isn't it sweet?
One banner will also be included in our International Christmas Gift Giveaway, hooray! This year's giveaway is full of so many gorgeous items, I can't wait to share it with you next week. In the meantime, I hope you have a very lovely weekend :)
You are perusing the 2012 baby space Christmas Gift Guide or, Stuff We'd Love to Find Under Our Tree. Looking for more inspiration? You might like our 2011 Guide.


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It's hard to believe that 4 years ago my sweet Angel Rose popped into the world under the former neighbor's bbq grill. What an adventure it has been!!!
Sorry no new pics but Photobucket has gotten so advanced I can no longer figure out how to post picutres.
Happy Birthday sweet Angel baby!!!!:love::love::love::love:


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Looking for promotional products? You've come to the right site! Whether you are looking for a specific item or just browsing for ideas, our site is your one-stop source.
Clear tote bags are the rage of the runways – which means the trend could soon be sweeping the promotional products industry too.
While the roots of clear tote bags might be utilitarian, some high fashion labels have suddenly fell in love with them, creating astoundingly expensive offerings in the category. The Prada tote below is a great example of the trend. It was retailing online at Nordstrom recently for $1,040 before selling out.
Made in Italy from PVC, the transparent tote features Prada's black logo print across the front and a white canvas trim. In a little nod to privacy, the push-stud top closure reveals a detachable zip-fastening pouch for storing essentials out of sight.
Meanwhile, this transparent Kara PVC Pinch Tote is another example of transparency couture. It retails for $325 at ssense.com – hardly even the cost of a lunchtime appetizer for your average Manhattan billionaire.
For those of us sitting in the proletarian seats, though, there's good news. You can still get in on the namebrand clear tote trend for a relatively reasonable price. Urban Outfitters offers this tote for $25.
Interestingly, the high-fashion transparent trend extends beyond totes into other bag categories, including reusable shopping bags. The bag below is an exclusive collaboration between Voo Store and Belgian fashion designer Raf Simons. Available for about $180, the bag includes a dustbag that can also be used as an inner compartment.
Given the popularity of clear bags in fashion circles, promotional product distributors should anticipate that demand from clients in the promo space will increase, too. And who knows – the trend could proliferate well beyond bags altogether, if this tweet from Prada is a clue.
Mysterious moods and contemporary details. #Prada hat with PVC visor.
Discover #PradaSS18 collection at https://t.co/Ue70Y61OEF. pic.twitter.com/QG7Bq6qsAU
— PRADA (@Prada) April 30, 2018
Mysterious moods and contemporary details. #Prada hat with PVC visor.
Discover #PradaSS18 collection at https://t.co/Ue70Y61OEF. pic.twitter.com/QG7Bq6qsAU
Lego enthusiasts of all ages crowded into the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA, on April 21 and 22 to enjoy Brick Fest Live!, which bills itself as the #1 Lego event in the U.S. The show featured feats of artistry and engineering, including detailed cityscapes, working miniature rollercoasters, a life-size statue of Darth Vader and a lovingly rendered replica of Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" – all crafted from the colorful plastic bricks that have been a toy chest necessity for decades.
The event was also an opportunity for vendors to peddle Lego-themed merch, from vintage building sets to apparel and accessories decorated with actual Legos. At the official Brick Fest Live! Booth, attendees could purchase a $20 #BrickSwag box, which included a T-shirt, flashlight keychain and a mystery minifigure. Other booths were selling caps modified with Lego baseplates, allowing wearers to customize to their heart's content. Several entrepreneurs had crafted hair clips, bracelets, earrings and bow ties out of Legos. There were even brick-shaped pillows and molded chocolate lollipops.
The Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School also set up a booth at the expo to share information about its virtual summer camps. To help build goodwill and boost name recognition, the school was giving away a slew of promotional products. Children could spin a wheel, and receive a branded foam stress brick, backpack, temporary tattoo, chip clip or other prize.
Brick Fest Live! heads next to New York City in July, then stops in Pasadena, CA, in August and Houston in October. Check out some of the highlights from the Philadelphia show below.
Hawaii's state legislature has passed a bill that bans sunscreens containing chemicals that can reportedly damage coral reefs – a new regulation that could impact sales of branded sunscreen.
Senate Bill 2571, passed on Tuesday, prevents the sale and distribution of sunscreen that has oxybenzone and octinoxate, unless prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider. If Governor David Ige signs the legislation into law, the prohibition would take effect Jan. 1, 2021.
Should the ban become law, promo distributors and suppliers could no longer provide sunscreen containing the blacklisted chemicals in the Aloha State. What's more, the Hawaiian ban could resonate to the U.S. mainland, possibly influencing some would-be buyers of branded sunscreen to seek natural options that are perceived as better for the environment – or to avoid purchasing sunscreen altogether in fear their brand will be perceived as a polluter.
Found in popular sunscreen brands like Coppertone and Hawaiian Tropic, oxybenzone and octinoxate contribute to coral bleaching, studies show. For example, a recent study from the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology found that chemicals in sunscreen kill coral and result in DNA damage in larval and adult stage coral. The impact on DNA limits coral's ability to grow and develop healthily. Coral bleaching was reportedly a cause behind widespread destruction of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. According to researchers, about 14,000 tons of sunscreen glop onto coral reefs annually. Sunscreen concentrations were found to be among the highest in the world on the beaches of Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
#haereticuslab pic.twitter.com/gNlvVpV00x
— Haereticus Lab (@HaereticusLab) October 16, 2016
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Certain environmental organizations praised legislators for passing the bill.
"Hawaii's reefs have been slowly dying over the past 20 years, and that death spiral has been accelerating with the impact of El Niño-induced mass bleaching events and increased local pollution impacts from both tourism and development," Craig Downs, the executive director of the Haereticus Environmental Laboratory, told The New York Times. "Everyone has come together to support this legislation, from local nurses and doctors, to resorts and airlines, as well as the entrepreneurial spirit of new sunscreen companies to supply reef-safer products."
Sunscreen containing oxybenzone or oxtinoxate kill coral reefs. Congratulations to Hawaii for passing this bill to ban sunscreens with these ingredients! https://t.co/UHBHo7QtuA
— Leilani Münter (@LeilaniMunter) May 3, 2018
Sunscreen containing oxybenzone or oxtinoxate kill coral reefs. Congratulations to Hawaii for passing this bill to ban sunscreens with these ingredients! https://t.co/UHBHo7QtuA
Of course, the ban had opponents, too. Traditional sunscreen manufacturers pointed out that the chemicals are FDA-approved and important ingredients for protecting people from skin cancer. Ban opponents also included the Hawaii Medical Association. The association expressed worry that the prohibition could encourage people to reduce the degree to which they wear sunscreen – a concern given the heightened risk for skin cancer that comes with not using sunscreen.
Critics of the bill say it could discourage people from wearing sunscreen altogether, increasing skin cancer cases. https://t.co/0BhEsj2qS1
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 2, 2018
Critics of the bill say it could discourage people from wearing sunscreen altogether, increasing skin cancer cases. https://t.co/0BhEsj2qS1
Forbes reports that mounting public pushback against sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate has opened the door for a niche market focused on natural sunscreens made in Hawaii. "Tourists and locals on the islands can find Kōkua Sun Care Hawaiian Natural Zinc Sunscreen, Mama Kuleana Reef, and the mainland All Good products," wrote Geologist Trevor Nace for Forbes. Of course, chemicals found in sunscreens are far from the only pollutant causing problems for coral reefs. Ocean warming, agricultural runoff and sewage dumping also are weakening and killing reefs, research shows.
Canada is ready for its own kickabout. And now it has some branding in place to show it means business.
The Canadian Premier League is expected to begin play in the spring of 2019. It will be a FIFA-sanctioned, top-level, Canada-specific fully professional soccer league. While play hasn't begun yet, the league recently revealed its official logo – a crest of attractive green and blues.
As the CPL explains, Canada's people and natural beauty inspired the crest. Certainly some thought went into it:
"The North Star acts as a guiding light for the game of soccer in Canada, acting as a beacon for talent within our borders. The four rings portray a soccer ball, our coasts, and the earth formed out of a stylized time lapse of a star field. The maple leaf is comprised of many parts, which is a reflection of the diversity within our country."
Some soccer fans were already chiming in to say that the CPL logo is superior to the crest for Major League Soccer – the top professional soccer league in the U.S. MLS features several Canadian teams, too.
I just had to 😂 Sorry, not sorry...#CanPL #MLS pic.twitter.com/IPr5omUHBP
— RGA (@FilipinoGypsy) April 28, 2018
I just had to 😂 Sorry, not sorry...#CanPL #MLS pic.twitter.com/IPr5omUHBP
We're already winning! #CanPL #MLS pic.twitter.com/VkaITPHYXZ
— GlassCity (@GlassCityFC) April 27, 2018
We're already winning! #CanPL #MLS pic.twitter.com/VkaITPHYXZ
The CPL also released an all-red version of the league emblem. Teams will wear the crest of red – Canada's traditional color, of course -- on their uniforms on Canada Day. They'll also don the red logo during the Canadian Championship and when playing in the CONCACAF Champions league – an international tournament that features professional clubs teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
The CPL expects to begin play with 8 to 10 teams. Teams will reportedly be owned and operated, at least in part, by a mix of National Hockey League and Canadian Football League ownership groups. The league aims to foster and enhance Canadian soccer talent, as this promo video details.
This is the Canadian Premier League. We Are Many, We Are One. #CanPL #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/7Ano3d6P0J
— CanPL (@CPLsoccer) April 27, 2018
This is the Canadian Premier League. We Are Many, We Are One. #CanPL #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/7Ano3d6P0J
For promotional product distributors, learning about the CPL's crest is an interesting case study in how a logo can be crafted to invoke the intended essence of a brand in a way that resonates with target audiences. What's more, it's a heads-up that there could soon be new opportunities to provide branded merchandise for teams in the forthcoming professional league. So far, it's confirmed that there will be teams in Hamilton, ON and Winnipeg, MB. Reports suggest there could be teams in Halifax, Calgary and the York Region as well, among others.
Even if you don't score orders directly with teams, distributors and/or decorators could hit the back of the net on any number of ancillary promo deals, such as providing scarves and T-shirts for fledging supporters' groups or soccer-related swag for pubs that want to be the go-to spot for fans to watch CPL matches. No doubt Canadian footy fans are already excited:
13 days until the next #CanPL team announcement?! pic.twitter.com/Iy3ghHSVQw
— The CanPL Hub 🇨🇦 (@TheCanPLHub) April 27, 2018
13 days until the next #CanPL team announcement?! pic.twitter.com/Iy3ghHSVQw
Before & after watching the #CanPL launch video pic.twitter.com/KhSVS0YwSb
— Tosaint Ricketts in an FC Edmonton kit 🇵🇭 (@FTofD) April 27, 2018
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So what's wrong with running back Trent Richardson? Richardson essentially has said of the Colts, "It's not me, it's you."
Via the good folks at StampedeBlue.com, receiver Reggie Wayne shared with Jake Query and Derek Schultz of WNDE radio comments Richardson made to the veteran wideout and de facto leader of the team after Richardson was benched this past weekend for Donald Brown.
"He came to me, he wasn't pouting or anything," Wayne said. "This was the next day after he found out he was demoted and he said, 'Now I can sit back and actually watch the way it's supposed to be done.' He kind of feels that he was maybe forced into it early without actually learning it."
It's a common dynamic for offensive players acquired by a new team during the regular season. After spending weeks if not months studying and practicing and playing in a different system with different coaches and different players, it becomes difficult if not impossible to essentially change a tire on a moving car.
Really, when has an offensive player traded from one team to another during football season had an immediate and sustained impact? Missing pieces don't get added on the fly; they get added in the offseason.
This means that Richardson could, with the benefit of a full offseason and training camp and preseason, learn the offense and the players and the coaches and become a significant contributor. Or maybe instead the Colts will decide to pay Donald Brown (who's due to become a free agent in March) and keep him as the starter.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Playing its last match of the season, the Dartmouth volleyball team was swept by Yale Saturday night in New Haven (25-13, 25-10, 25-18). With the loss, the Big Green conclude the 2012 campaign with a 2-22 overall record and a 1-13 mark in the Ivy League. The Bulldogs finish 18-5 overall, remaining undefeated in the conference at 14-0.
"We played a great Yale team tonight," said head coach Erin Lindsey after the match. "Our team fought hard and never gave up, but in the end Yale was just too strong. We tried some different line ups to try to create more offensive production and at times in the match it was working. We just could not put together enough positive runs to come out on top. Yale will be a great representative of the Ivy League in the NCAA tourney and we will be cheering for them."
After dropping the first two sets, Dartmouth made its best effort in the third, trying to extend the season by another set. Elisa Scudder's kill midway through the frame made it 11-7 Yale, and the visitors remained within four points or fewer of the Bulldogs until Kelly Johnson's kill made it 18-13 in favor of the hosts. Another kill from Scudder helped the Big Green, but Yale then went on a 7-4 run to close out the match, 25-18.
Scudder led the Dartmouth offense with eight kills, adding a service ace and a block. Sophomore Alex Schoenberger tallied six kills with five digs, while freshman Paige Caridi notched a match-best 16 digs for the match. Rookie Kayden Cook had 15 assists for the Big Green.
For Yale, two players - Haley Wessels and Kendall Polan - reached double-figures in kills, combining for 24 for the match. Polan, who earned a double-double with 18 assists as well, also tallied a match-best seven service aces.
Dartmouth's season ended on a 14-match losing streak, including six straight sweeps in its last six matches.


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The new terminal at the Okaloosa Regional Airport has been plagued by layovers. Post 9/11 security requirements and AirTran's pullout in 2002 are just a few things that have kept the project grounded.
Attention airline passengers, the new terminal at the Okaloosa Regional Airport is now open for business, and for one hungry traveler, that's a good thing.
"It's nice to have some restaurants in here and the space to walk around, it's nice," says Mike Black.
"It provides our community with a front door and the last look that people may have when they leave the community," says Terry Curry, the airport operations manager.
The new terminal costs around $30 million and includes six gates along with modern amenities frequent travelers expect. Also, security here is tight. State of the art cameras allow airport personnel to scan the entire complex.
Like any grand opening, there's the occasional glitch, but by and large things ran pretty smoothly.
"All the systems are working really well. People are getting a lot of quality training, people are making their mistakes along the way and learning the systems and doing their absolute best to make sure the public has the absolute best traveling experience," says Curry.
The old terminal still remains but will soon be torn down. Nobody here seemed to mind.
"I've never flown here before, but for a regional airport this is actually pretty nice. I'm impressed," says Nathan Taylor from Tallahassee.
"This Okaloosa terminal has come a long way since I moved down here 10 years ago. There's definitely a big change," says Black.
If you plan on traveling this holiday season, make sure to use the west or side entrance of the new terminal. The main entrance should be completed in about six months.


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Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles, the 2012 WNBA Most Valuable Player, led all vote-getters as the league announced the All-WBNA First and Second-Teams on Wednesday.
Charles, who finished the 2012 campaign with her third consecutive rebounding title while setting a Sun season scoring record at 18.0 points per game, received First-Team honors for the second straight year. Joining her on this season's top unit were Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker, Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings, New York Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter and Minnesota Lynx guard Seimone Augustus.
Catchings, the 2011 WNBA MVP and a five-time recipient of the league's Defensive Player of the Year award, was named to the First-Team for the seventh time in her career. Pondexter earned a spot for the third time, while Parker was also a First-Team selection back in 2008.
Two other Lynx players, forward Maya Moore and guard Lindsay Whalen, were chosen to the Second-Team along with San Antonio Silver Stars forward Sophia Young, Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles and Los Angeles guard Kristi Toliver.


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Good stuff. Don't change a thing.
Favorite: "In fact, 'one catch' barely overstates the case..."
So Brian talked to me about potentially posting some front page stuff from time to time, but format, style, content, and side dishes are yet to be set in stone. If anyone has thoughts, I'm all ears. In the meantime, I present some of the relevent happenings on the Twitters from the last week or so. Enjoy.
As you may have heard, Derrick Green is a rather talented running back-type creature from Virginia who held an announcement on Saturday. And with all signs pointing toward Michigan, It would clearly take a lot to shake Michigan fans' collective confidence and get other schools' fans' hopes up.
Imma shock the world tomorrow lol!! You just dont no!!
— D.GREEN #⃣2⃣7⃣ (@BrOoKyLn_boii27) January 25, 2013
Nope, never mind, that'll do it. Faced with two possible interpretations ("everything you have heard from dozens of insiders and paid professionals is wrong," or "I'd like to leave some suspense in this inevitable announcement"), a number of fans told Occam to take a coffee break:
5 star RB Derrick Green says he will shock the world... probably not Michigan then.
— EagleDamnWar (@EagleDamnWar) January 25, 2013
5-star RB Derrick Green says he will shock the world. I think that means he will choose either Tennessee or Auburn
— Auburn Blogger (@AuburnBlogger) January 25, 2013
As you know, Green proceeded to shock the world by doing what everyone pretty much expected him to do. And while Michigan rejoiced with Green's selection, several Auburn and Tennessee fans (and at least one State fan) took things less than in stride. The Big House Report chronicles a few people who should maybe sit the next round out. PROTIP: if you are thinking about taking to social media to wish spinal damage upon someone for choosing a college that displeases you... maybe don't?
You know how Bond villains always explain their diabolical plan to 007, thereby ultimately spoiling their chances to pull off the caper? Twitter has become the modern-day real-world slow moving groin laser thingy. A couple of players at Florida International decided to take a recruit to a strip club, and then to tweet that they had taken a recruit to a strip club. What say you, FIU defensive back Demarkus Perkins?
Look, I get it. College guys tend to like women. Recruits tend to like women. Strip clubs have women. And sure, recruiting trips probably involve women more often than not. But DEAR LORD dude.
For a few hours last weekend, Michigan looked like it had FINALLY secured the commitment of 2014 WR Rodney Davis. Davis tweeted (since deleted) that he had committed to Michigan, and exchanged tweets with Michael Ferns and David Dawson. There was only one catch: no one had ever heard of Rodney Davis. Neither Rivals, Scout, 247, nor ESPN had profiles for him. In fact, "one catch" barely overstates the case; Davis only had 8 catches for 118 yards and a TD for his entire junior year. Some folks laughed, some fretted, and some, predictably, hit the roof/bottle. And sure enough, the next day Davis tweeted:
@DreamTeam_RoRo1: Sorry For The Misunderstanding I Was Only On A MLK Trip And Did NOT Commit To University Of Michigan
Yeah, okay. Davis' argument is that when he meant he had committed to play football at Michigan, he really meant that he was spending a day in Ann Arbor. It's like that time you were playing Monopoly, and tried to bump your piece from "In Jail" to "Just Visiting." Or that time you were just "asking that hooker for directions." But who really deserves the blame here: the uncle who claims to have stolen your nose, or the entire fanbase who flips out because "HOLY CRAP, MY NOSE"?
But as strange as the Davis Incident was, it actually trumped in weirdness by Stanley Williams, a 2014 Georgia commit, giving an interview about how well his visit to Notre Dame went... when he didn't actually end up making the visit. It's one thing for a random high school kid to have some kicks by throwing Michigan blog circles into a tizzy over the alleged Snow White of all sleeper commits, but for a relatively highly-regarded recruit to do this is just odd.
I fear we have entered into the Lennay Kekua Era* of social media, in which people don't feel bound by "reality" or "things what had happened." Buckle up, folks, because this is going to get worse before it gets better.
[*PLZ NOTE: The Te'o jokes are approaching the shark with great speed. They've surpassed That's What She Said, and are quickly gaining ground on "Wasssaaaaap." YOLO status might be obtained within the week.]
Former Michigan DC and current EMU head coach Ron English wins the "Succinct Yet awesome Twitter Profile of the Year" award:
I don't know what kind of Angry Bird the Rapacious Bird would be, but I'm guessing the game would be a heck of a lot easier (H/T @Nastinchka)
Kolton Parker (@koltonparker) authored this interesting piece about the Texas legislature attempting to prohibit its universities from requiring its student athletes to submit all their login information to a monitoring service that examines their social media contributions for inappropriate content. Apparently Texas and Texas Tech already require their athletes to submit to the service, which combs Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace (yep, MySpace, because why not) for such risque words as "Xploshun," "Muertoing," and "Bud Lite." Hooligans, I tell you. Ruffians.
There are a couple of problems with this proposal. They can try to prohibit the mandatory use of these services, but after the Freep Incident, we all know the phrase "practice is optional, but so is playing time." Coaches can be very persuasive, even in the absence of official rules. Moreover, I have it on good authority that many schools already have people who spend much of their day examining athlete social media for improper content (albeit primarily in the public domain).
But more to the point, if you think these companies can come up with an algorithm that can track inappropriate content, I scoff. My son is 9 weeks old, and he already knows slang that makes me cock my head. Besides, a tweet doesn't have to have "inappropriate words," to be embarrassing as hell to a University. Follow ur OWN social media policy.
The Dallas Police Department has issued a look-how-many-points bulletin:
Our apologies for the fruit Ninja tweet sent earlier. One of our kids played the game on our iPhone and unknowingly tweeted their score. (@DallasPD) January 28, 2013
Good stuff. Don't change a thing.
Favorite: "In fact, 'one catch' barely overstates the case..."
Love the idea as a regular feature, if you were up to it. Not sure how easy it would be to find enough stuff for a weekly edition, but if it were to encompass all of NCAA, I think there are enough stupid people out there to give you plenty of material.
Glad to see you haunting the front page, BiSB (can I call you 'Bizz'?). Congratulations on the 9 week old. You'll be sleeping through the night again before you know it.
Your wife never will.
Also wanted to pass congratulations on the arrival of your son. Welcome to the world BiSB Jr.!
But Njia is full of shit, say goodbye to restful nights for at least a year.
Listen, ya bum ... "Before you know it" could mean anything. I'm in my mid-forties, I have two teenagers (one already getting recruited by college and university music programs) and wondering how in the hell I got here so quickly.
Your 9 wk old is already using slang? Impressive!
At least Marino's GF was real!
Is fruit ninjas good? My eight-year-old was asking to dowload it last night. I told her no and to please give me the telephone.
I like the column.
I have no opinion of Fruit Ninja, though.
Huzzah to this feature, Huzzah I say!
I would love to read this column every week / month / whenever you decide to do it.
Did read, did enjoy.
Would ride again, 4 stars.
The Snow White of all sleeper commits. Pure gold, lol
Awesome post. I giggled in the library a few times. I think the: "But who really deserves the blame here: the uncle who claims to have stolen your nose, or the entire fanbase who flips out because "HOLY CRAP, MY NOSE"?" part was my favorite.
The sad thruth of the negative remarks to Green led him to privitize his twitter due to harsh comments.
That reminds me of Henry Poggi's father's account. (If it was real, that is) After his SEC vs. BIG recruiting remarks I saw people commenting back to him in a negative way. I was thinking that it may not be wise to do things like that. If Poggi was on the fence between the two schools stuff like that might help him decide against Michigan, who knows.
The internet is flypaper for morons and twitter is meth for crazed numbskulls
This was really good.
OT, but I will upvote whatever you say everytime I see your Handle/Avatar. Damn right America!
Well, America has spoken. Who am I to disagree?
Aren't you the HockeyBear? Didn't you go on a rampage bombing college campuses all over America before destroying the earth?
Yeah, I may have overreacted a bit. But what's a little collateral damage when we're talking about hated rivals?
This was great. Keep it up.
I think I'm going to enjoy this feature. Didn't realize you were a good writer BISB
So just to recap, Ron English is a bird that rapes stuff?
He is a raptor bird?
Lucky for him he isn't a Toronto Raptor. He has enough problems of his own at EMU.
Really enjoyed the read. Fits like a glove with the content typical to MGoBlog.
Awesome job BiSB. We're due with our first kid anyday now and I'm glad I've found more important passions in life than the authors of those negative tweets directed at Derrick.
I appreciate the effort it takes to comb through all the garbage in the Twittersphere for our enjoyment. However, my faith in humanity is already skaken to the core, and a weekly thread devoted to Twitiots might be more than I can handle.
So the title condenses to T.W.I.T? I mean you have to keep this up just for that reason alone.
Those tweets are awful. How can someone care that much about a kids decision for his future...ridiculous.
I would be bummed if he didnt pick Michigan but if he doesnt, oh well moving on. I cant understand getting that mad and tweeting an 18 yearl garbage like that.
I am not on twitter, and its hard for me to believe anyone on this blog would tweet a recruit that picked Ohio State, Michigan State..etc over us. Are there Michigan fans that do this?
A surprising number of them were from OSU fans just looking to troll a UM commit, which like, seriously? Nothing better to do? They weren't even in the final three.
I really enjoyed this. Good read. it is like TWIS, but for twitter. Cannot lose.
One suggestion - maybe linking to such negative comments about a recruit is not a great idea. I get that the point of the article you linked was to shame those losers who tweetted their fondest hopes that a kid they never met would suffer dire injuries. My fear is that some of those people are not capable of shame. They will, instead, be proud that their comments got a wider audience and found their way. albeit indirectly, to a Michigan blog. There is a fine line here.
By the way, Twitter needs a banhammer. Can you ask Brian to get on that?
Like the idea. Surprised there was no mention of Gee's tweet from the OSU/Wisconsin game...the day before it happened.
Is it possible that a current recruit would know the connection between this quote and the Fab 5? That's the first thing I thought of when I read the post, which made me think he was choosing Michigan, naturally.
Funny stuff. I love seeing people realize how social media works. The nunnery of mouth breathers involved in some of those tweets it's just silly
This was an absolutely hilarious read. Would very much enjoy it becoming a regular feature. Kudos!
I love have fans of S.E.C schools think their entitled to every top recruit, besides Tennessee and Auburn are absolutly awful
Did anyone else not notice that one of BiSB commits he sited was from EagleDamnWar? Who is believed to be formally RollDamnTide. Just an observation there.
I liked the tweet where the Vol fan inadvertently dissed his own school by saying Green won't be academically eligible at UofM and won't play a game...So you're saying your school is trash? Good one, buddy.


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White Sox still confident despite improved division
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com | 12/21/12 1:40 PM ET
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MLB.com's Hot Stove crew talks about the White Sox giving 26-year-old Tyler Flowers a chance to start after A.J. Pierzynski's departure
CHICAGO -- The pre-holiday White Sox question on the table today deals with the team's ability to contend in the American League Central for the 2013 season. It was the same question on the table last Friday and will carry through into the new year.
Yes, it's still far too soon to make any concrete predictions. How the teams look before Christmas could be decidedly different by April, let alone June or July.
But the cold offseason facts remain for the White Sox.
Kevin Youkilis is in New York, and A.J. Pierzynski stands one physical away from joining the Rangers. Two impact bats gone to other American League teams, and one extremely popular, hard-nosed player dating back to the 2005 World Series champions moving on via a one-year deal.
Meanwhile, the Tigers have Victor Martinez returning from an injury and Anibal Sanchez inking an extension. Detroit also added right fielder Torii Hunter into the lineup and clubhouse mix. The Royals, who dominated the White Sox to a 12-6 tune in 2012, added a viable No. 1 starter with the addition of James Shields.
It figures to be a matter of battling it out with at least two teams, instead of chasing down just the defending AL champions. Even with a quick glance at improvements within the division, the White Sox stay confident in their abilities.
"There's nothing you can do, but go play," White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham said. "Nobody in the world thought we would be relevant at all last year. We led for so long, faltered at the end, and Detroit played well, so tip your hat to them. This year, we need a different ending, at least I sure hope it is."
"Detroit adding those players doesn't change what we are trying to do. We want to do the same as last year, with the exception of the last few weeks," White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers said. "We are in the same boat as last offseason, with Detroit making the big move to get Prince [Fielder]. We just need to have the same start as last year and continue throughout the whole season."
After leading the AL Central for 117 days, the White Sox finished a promising '12 season with a dismal 4-11 mark. Their three-game lead on Sept. 18 ended up as a three-game deficit on Oct. 3.
White Sox fans, as a whole, don't view the season as an overall success, not with the September fade fresh in their minds. When Flowers was asked about said finish, he responded with two words: "That stinks."
He quickly moved on to talk about the numerous positives from an 85-win effort that was a surprise to many outside the organization. Veteran players such as Adam Dunn, Jake Peavy and Alex Rios bounced back from rough years, and young talent such as Chris Sale, Addison Reed and Nate Jones, to name a few, gained a valuable year of experience in the middle of a race for the division title.
Moral victories and developing talent are fine, but the White Sox want more.
"I'm not going to say it wasn't a good season," Flowers said. "At the same time, did we give our best effort every day? Yeah. It just wasn't in the cards to make the playoffs. It was in Detroit's cards to make the playoffs and get to the World Series. We did everything in our power to contend. Ultimately, it's all you can do. That's baseball: sometimes you get your butt kicked by the Charlotte Knights and other times, you beat the New York Yankees."
"Everyone was dying to make the playoffs. I know I'm dying to make the playoffs," Beckham said. "Sometimes when you try real hard, the production goes down a little bit because of how much you want it. But we had a lot of great things last year with the young guys, the people who made strides and progress. I hope we can build on that and get right back in it."
In taking White Sox Hot Stove inventory the weekend before Christmas, free agent third baseman Jeff Keppinger was brought into the fold, free agents Dewayne Wise and Peavy were brought back and utility infielder Angel Sanchez was claimed via the Rule 5 Draft. Keppinger doesn't replace the power production of Youkilis and Pierzynski, or balance out a dearth of left-handed hitters, but he is an exceptional contact hitter that gives the already power-laden offense more small-ball balance. He also has the defensive ability to help the team across the infield.
Keeping Peavy, as well as bringing back Gavin Floyd by picking up his $9.5 million option for '13, becomes the most significant offseason White Sox moves. They will only go as far as their pitching allows, and while recognizing it will be somewhat of an uphill battle, they believe it can be accomplished with great fundamental play and the utmost in preparation similar to last year.
"I don't have my chin on my chest thinking we are not going to do well," White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper said. "I think we are going to win until, God forbid, we lose."
"Detroit has gotten better, and I really think Kansas City got relevant with that trade," said Beckham, who mentioned not only the addition of Shields, but Wade Davis in the Tampa Bay trade as important for the Royals. "Maybe now that they technically got relevant, we'll play them a little better. There are some moves that have been made that we have to contend with, but we have Robin [Ventura] as manager and great guys in the clubhouse. So, I wouldn't put anything past us."