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The semi-official word is that Kobe Bryant has suffered a complete tear in his left Achilles tendon. If so, a very rough estimate puts him out 6-8 months following surgery. The Black Mamba consistently defies expectations when it comes to his effectiveness, durability, or anything else, but at I'm not expecting to see the 34-year-old on opening day in 2013. To say it's a disappointment is wildly understating the situation -- Kobe said "the frustration is unbearable," and the Lakers' ability to cling to the No. 8 seed now seems like a cruel joke as they gear up for a beating from the top-seed Thunder. Kobe, by the way, is just 675 points behind Michael Jordan for third place among the all-time NBA scoring leaders, and he trails Kareem-Abdul Jabbar by 122 points for second place in career playoff scoring. (Update: Following surgery on Saturday, Kobe is expected to miss "a minimum of 6-9 months.")
Kobe vented his frustration on Facebook soon after the early diagnosis. "This is such BS! All the training and sacrifice just flew out the window with one step that I've done millions of times! The frustration is unbearable. The anger is rage. Why the hell did this happen ?!? Makes no damn sense. Now I'm supposed to come back from this and be the same player Or better at 35?!? How in the world am I supposed to do that??" He followed that up with some more measured words, fortunately, which indicate that he isn't done yet. "One day, the beginning of a new career journey will commence," he wrote. "Today is NOT that day." It's somewhat fitting that Kobe hurt his Achilles -- like that famed Myrmidon hero, Kobe is a resolute warrior who would sacrifice anything for the greater glory.
Metta Cyborg World Peace is active, having played 12 days after knee surgery, but he's probably not well enough to assume many more minutes in Kobe's absence. Anyone still scraping the barrel for fantasy juice can go for Jodie Meeks (likely to start the rest of the way), Earl Clark, Steve Blake and Antawn Jamison. Pau Gasol initiating the offense in the high post will be even more critical than it has been lately with Steve Nash (hamstring) sidelined. Pau triple-doubled with 29-11-10 vs. the Warriors on Friday and there's a decent chance he'll do it again in the final few games.
Gasol's huge night helped L.A. to a two-point victory, preserving their one-game lead over the Jazz for the No. 8 seed, even though Utah tamed the Wolves on Friday behind Al Jefferson's 40 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. Big Al had five turnovers without any steals or blocks, flaws overshadowed by his 19-of-27 shooting. It certainly helped that Nikola Pekovic (calf) wasn't available to fend off Jefferson, who torched Greg Stiemsma's scarecrow defense all night.
Randy Foye also hit five 3-pointers for 16 points in 38 minutes, with one assist and two steals. Need a perimeter specialist? Your boy Foye is hitting 3.4 triples in the past seven games. The bad news, predictably, is that there are only two games left for Utah and one of them is against Memphis.
Nazr Mohammed had 16 points, 13 rebounds, one steal and one block in a ridiculous 43 minutes vs. the Raptors on Friday, an effort that was squandered in an 88-97 road loss. If you need rebounds bad enough to be considering Nazr in fantasy leagues, go ahead and pick him up. But I wouldn't touch him on principle.
Toronto won behind huge efforts from Kyle Lowry (who nearly triple-doubled with 13 points, nine rebounds, 11 dimes), Rudy Gay (23 points, but also five steals, three blocks), and Amir Johnson's efficient 24 points, nine rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block. For a short-handed team dribbling out the end of a disappointing season, the Raptors are still playing admirably hard. As a result they may end the season with a twinkle of hope -- they've won four of four of their past five games, and Rudy Gay (back) has quickly gone from being a prime shutdown candidate to a savior for many fantasy owners. He's mixed in a few single-digit, low-minute duds in the process, but he's shooting 45.7 percent in April (a season-best) and he's returned fourth-round value (nine-cat) in the past two weeks.
Speaking of the past two weeks....here is a quick list of *unexpected* players who are blowing up down the stretch, accompanied by their April averages. Few of them are probably available in competitive leagues at this juncture, but it doesn't hurt to reflect on the performances for 1) consideration on draft day in 2013-14, 2) to file away for silly-season next year, 3) to build an argument against playing fantasy leagues this late in the year, or 4) merely for idle contemplation.
Nikola Vucevic, first of all, has cemented his candidacy for Most Improved Player awards with a beastly April -- 18.7 points, 16.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. That's top-10 production in virtually any fantasy league worth playing in. Larry Sanders is probably the nearest competition for the MIP award, and the Bucks have gone all-out promoting his candidacy. O.J. Mayo was an early-season candidate but he's faded since Dirk Nowitzki returned to control the offense.
Anthony Davis is another obvious breakout player who shouldn't be overlooked. He's finally getting sufficient minutes in his past six games (33 per game), and he's responded with 16.3 points, 10.2 boards, 1.5 steals and 1.8 blocks per game, with stellar FG and FT percentages. He'll probably fall into the second round next season, where I'd be happy to scoop him up.
Wilson Chandler, predictably, has shot up the charts with an expanded role after Danilo Gallinari's terribly disappointing knee injury. Chandler is hitting for 17.2 points, 2.2 threes, 6.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks, despite logging just over 30 minutes per game. This is no late-season fluke, either, as Chandler has always had a remarkably fantasy-friendly game. He's under contract for at least the next two seasons, and with Gallo returning from major surgery he'll be a sneaky upside pick on draft day.
Nuggets teammate Corey Brewer also deserves special notice. He's been phenomenal all season, really, giving the Nuggets a habanero kick off the bench, but he's stepped up with Danilo out recently. Thus far in April he's averaging 21.0 points, 1.8 threes, 2.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.0 steals in 32 minutes per game.
All season we've seen Omer Asik justify the Rockets' faith in him, playing up to and beyond his $8 million annual salary while helping Houston secure a playoff berth. What has grabbed my attention enough to include him here? He's a combined 14-of-17 from the free throw line in April, an 82.4 percent mark that stands out for a career 52.6 percent FT shooter. It's overwhelmingly likely that his is a temporary fluke, but any improvement at the stripe would work wonders for Asik's roto value (per BasketballMonster.com, Asik has been a top-40 option in nine-cat leagues for the past two weeks, a far cry from his season-long rank, No. 168, which is heavily weighted by his FT shooting).
Beno Udrih's surge is easy to write off since he's only starting because of Jameer Nelson's sprained ankle (which could keep Jameer shelved until the end of the season). Udrih, however, is an impending free agent who has been clamoring for a bigger role for years. Here are his averages in 40 minutes per game in April -- 16.8 points, 1.8 threes, 3.4 rebounds, 8.4 assists, 2.0 steals and 3.2 turnovers. Given that level of production, and his ability to cherry-pick a team that will give him solid playing time, the veteran Udrih should not to be overlooked on draft day next season.
Magic forward Tobias Harris has also been playing 42 minutes per game for his short-handed team in April, scoring 18.0 points with 0.8 triples, 11.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.3 blocks. The only knocks on his value are 40.9 percent FGs and 72.2 percent FTs, but you won't hear his owners complaining. Nor is his role likely to drop off much next season. Glen Davis' return will complicate the frontcourt rotation, but Orlando may very well jettison Hedo Turkoglu (whose $12 million salary is only guaranteed for $6 million) and Al Harrington (owed $14.7 million over the next two years, only 50 percent of which is guaranteed). And we initially thought the trade deadline didn't produce any clear winners...
Tom Thibodeau's obvious appreciation of Jimmy Butler's versatility, coupled with a rash of Bulls' injuries, has led to routine 40+ minute games for the second-year swingman. He's turned all those minutes into 14.7 points, 1.3 threes, 6.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, stellar numbers which would vault him into the first few rounds if he could improve on his 65.0 percent FT shooting. Guys who aren't under contract for Chicago next season include Marco Bellinelli, Nate Robinson, and possibly Rip Hamilton (owed a guaranteed $1 million on a $4 million option).
If you're trolling for value late in the draft next season, be sure you're targeting the right M. Morris. Marcus Morris deserves a nod of appreciation for his play in the past two weeks. Wait...no, it's Markieff who has played well, averaging 11.3 points, 1.3 threes, 6.7 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks in just under 30 minutes per game. Brother Marcus, meanwhile, has two DNP-CDs and other two scoreless games in April.
John Jenkins is scoring 16.0 points with 2.0 threes in the past three games, but the Hawks' backcourt rotations have been messy all season and Friday's game was chastening for anyone who scooped Jenkins off the wire -- he scored four points with one rebound and no other stats in 17 minutes, as Larry Drew abruptly switched gears and played Devin Harris 33 minutes (the hot-and-cold veteran had 19 points, three 3s, five assists and three steals). Jenkins deserves close scrutiny this summer, though, as the Hawks could lose Devin Harris, Kyle Korver and Dahntay Jones to unrestricted free agency, not to mention Jeff Teague's restricted free agency. Jenkins is one of three players with a guaranteed deal for the Hawks next year, joining Al Horford and Lou Williams, so anything could happen with their rotations.
Shawn Marion doesn't make 3-pointers like he used to in Phoenix, but it's impossible to discount his numbers in the Mavs' past seven games -- 15.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.3 blocks, while shooting 55.6 percent from the field and 75.0 percent from the FT line. He took the red pill this season, and we're still finding out how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Evan Fournier has attracted some attention lately but he's not a recommended option even if you're scraping for value, as his averages in the past five games show -- 9.2 points, 0.8 threes, 2.6 assists, and 1.2 steals. He's doing it in just 18 minutes per game, though, per-minute numbers that give him deep-sleeper appeal in the coming years.
Terrence Jones is another guy whose surprising burn late in the season doesn't necessarily correspond to fantasy value -- he's averaging 9.0 points, 7.4 boards, 1.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.8 blocks in 25 minutes in April, with 1.6 turnovers and lousy 57.1 percent FT shooting. Though underwhelming as a whole, those per-minute splits for points/boards/steals/blocks are very intriguing.
Interesting fact: Of the four NBA teams with the fewest assists per game this season, three are going to the playoffs. Can you name them? The answers can be found on the next page.
This is the final Saturday Dose of the 2012-13 season and I feel no pressing need to furiously recap all 12 games from Friday (peruse our player news blurbs if you want every substantive detail), so I will conclude with some thoughts about the Nets.
I grew up in northern New Jersey (which makes my early and abiding love for the Supersonics a bit mystifying), and although I haven't lived there since 2004, I do have a fondness for the Nets teams of the early 2000s. That NJ squad was powered by Jason Kidd's fundamental brilliance, the explosiveness and emotion of pre-knee injury Kenyon Martin, the exuberant slashing of a fresh-out-of-Arizona Richard Jefferson (he took more than half his shots at the rim in 2002-03, converting at a 61 percent clip), a veteran sharp-shooter in Kerry Kittles, and a dyed-in-the-wool blue-collar frontcourt rotation featuring Aaron Williams, Jason Collins and Rodney Rogers, and anchored by the inimitable Dikembe Mutombo. (In response to the comment about Keith Van Horn's exclusion...I was building up this paragraph to discuss the 03-04 team that faced the Spurs (below), but you are absolutely correct that KVH's competent scoring and rebounding (he was 6'10" after all) earn him a spot in the pantheon of early-aughts Nets...not to mention his knee-high socks, wispy Van Dyke and fleeting moments of excellence. He left the team after a four-game sweep vs. the Lakers in the 2002 Finals, in which he shot 38.6 percent from the field.)
It was not the Dream Team, to be sure, but we're talking about a New Jersey Nets squad that languished in the shadow of the global-icon Knicks, while playing in a cavernous and under-attended arena 20 minutes away from a landfill called 'Fresh Kills'.
I remember watching, dumbstruck, as Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker helped the Celtics erase a 21-point deficit in the fourth quarter vs. the Nets during the 2002 playoffs. I was in the nosebleeds for Games 3 and 4 of the 2002-03 Finals, Spurs vs. Nets, both of which crystallized into half-court defensive brawls. Game 4 featured 49 fouls and combined 32.1 percent shooting from the field. The Spurs shot 28.9 percent but they only lost by a point, 76-77, before going on to win the series in six games. Hardcore basketball fans may have appreciated the brand of basketball being played, but it wasn't exactly viewer-friendly and it probably lost to Mad About You in the TV ratings, to David Stern's chagrin.
On a side note, I vividly recall much hand-wringing among fans after the 2004 season when the Nets, rather than re-sign Kenyon Martin (who had just begun dealing with knee problems), worked a sign-and-trade with the Nuggets for three first-round picks. Denver handed K-Mart a six-year maximum contract which quickly became a boondoggle once he needed multiple knee surgeries, and the rest is history (well not entirely, since he's still playing for New York...though currently injured). One moral of the story is that medical red flags are not to be dismissed lightly. CC: Eric Gordon, Jared Sullinger, Andrew Bogut, etc.
The modern-day Nets, the Brooklynite version, at least pretended to have a 'Big Three' on Friday. It's a welcome sight no matter how fleeting it proves to have been. Deron Williams scored 33 points with 14 assists, hitting five 3-pointers along the way, and his numbers in April are worthy of recitation -- 25.2 points on 55.3 percent shooting, 2.0 threes, 2.6 boards, 8.0 assists and just 1.6 turnovers (before Friday's festivities). He has canceled a planned cortisone shot to ease the pain in his ankles, which is another great sign, and his late-season surge stands in stark contrast to the injury and DNP-riddled rosters of most fantasy owners.
Brook Lopez hit 10-of-16 shots and finished with 24 points, six boards and five blocks. BroLo scoring at a steady pace isn't surprising, but the five swats were a season-high and they serve to highlight a recent trend -- in his past seven games he's now averaging 3.1 blocks per game (which is what league-leader Serge Ibaka is averaging this season). Prior to this season he had never averaged more than 2.4 blocks per game in any month (he did it in November 2009), but he's already bested that mark twice this season. Here's another tidbit to keep in mind for next year -- Lopez played all 82 games in each of his first three seasons in the NBA, before foot injuries ruined limited him to five games played in 2011-12.
Joe Johnson added to the good vibes by scoring 24 points with four 3-pointers, six rebounds, four assists and three steals. He even made 9-of-17 field goals and both of his free throws for one of the most well-rounded lines of his underwhelming-if-steady season. He scored 20 points vs. Boston on Monday, so he now has consecutive games with 20+ points for the third time all season. He has yet to crack 20 points in three straight games, however, and he won't have an easy go during Sunday's matinee vs. the Raptors, as Toronto has given up the seventh-fewest points per game of any team in the past five games. Numbers aside, it's great to see Johnson playing well despite his chronic heel issue, which it seems he is simply managing down the stretch. The Nets are basically locked into the fourth seed, and first-round home court advantage, so JJ must be feeling better if he's still in uniform for the final handful of games.
While I'm fussing around with the Nets...how about Reggie Evans? As I've mentioned many times (and is obvious if you've seen Brooklyn play and/or been reading boxscores) Evans easily leads the NBA in total rebound rate, grabbing 26.6 percent of all available boards, a new career-best. The next closest guys are Anderson Varejao, Kevin Love, Omer Asik and Andre Drummond. For comparison, consider that Dennis Rodman is the all-time leader in career rebound rate, at 23.4 percent, and Dwight Howard is second at 20.8 percent. If Evans keeps up his current pace for the final few games, he'll set the second-highest single-season mark in NBA history (again trailing Rodman, whose 29.7 percent in 1994-95 seems untouchable). If he does earn that distinction, he ought to write a 'thank you' card to Brook Lopez.
Interesting fact answer: The Bobcats hand out the fewest assists of any team in the NBA (19.0) but they are closely followed by the playoff-bound Knicks (19.2), Pacers (20.3), and Nets (20.3).
That will conclude the inaugural season of the Saturday Dose. I'll be writing columns during the summer, at the very least for inclusion in the draft guide, so be sure to check in periodically. If you're still playing out the bitter end of the 2012-13 season...good luck.


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Medicare scams: don't fall for them
An area resident wants to warn fellow citizens about a Medicare scam that she experienced this week.Delvha Ennis said she received a call around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday from someone claiming to be a Medicare representative.Ennis said she was told by the man that he was just checking her identification so Medicare could deposit checks for her. He then asked what bank she did business with, and she gave this information. However, Ennis's hackles went up when he began repeatedly asking for her account information. He asked her first to give him the number at the bottom of her checks. She told him her daughter handled this for her and she did not have it on file. He then kept asking her to find a bank statement to get the information, and Ennis continued to tell him that her daughter handled all of that for her. He then got someone he claimed to be a supervisor on the line, and this person also kept asking for the information. She said they both sounded like foreigners.Ennis repeatedly told them she could not give out this information. The call was finally cut off, but Ennis said she was feeling extremely fearful about receiving such a call. She said she wanted to warn others in the area to safeguard against such a scam. According to an article on www.consumeraffairs.com, there are tips that senior citizens can follow in order to safeguard their personal information in such instances.•Never give out any personal information in person, over the phone, or on the Internet to people or companies with which you are unfamiliar.•If personal information is asked for, verify the information request directly with the company or organization involved by contacting the entity using a telephone number from an independent source.•Legitimate Medicare organizations will never try to get sensitive information over the telephone, email, or unsolicited mail. This includes bank account information, Social Security numbers, addresses, and Medicare numbers.•Seniors and the families can call 1-800-MEDICARE to report any of these types of calls. They can also log on to www.stopmedicarefraud.gov to learn more about the efforts to fight such scams.To report scams locally, contact the Borger Police Department at (806) 273-0930.

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Three Words: Finding. Nemo. Sequel. (With Original Director Andrew Stanton!)
Original 'Finding Nemo' director Andrew Stanton has signed on to do a sequel for Pixar! Good idea/bad idea?
-Lucia Peters
Can you believe that it's been almost ten years since Finding Nemo was released? My, how the time does fly! I don't know about you, Bettys, but Finding Nemo has always been one of my favorite Pixar movies. I'm a little on the fence about the 3D rerelease that will hit cinemas in September—but you know what I'm definitely NOT on the fence about? A Finding Nemo sequel. And guess what? It looks like it's finally happening!
According to Deadline, original Nemo writer/director Andrew Stanton has signed on to create a sequel to 2003's fishy hit. Stanton is also the man behind the delightful Wall-E, and he's written the scripts for all of the Toy Story films, Monsters, Inc., and A Bug's Life. He's also got two Oscars under his belt for Nemo and Wall-E, and I'm over the moon about the fact that he's the one who will be helming Nemo 2 (rather than some random hired gun who has no connection to the original movie).
Read Video: Teaser Trailer for 'Monsters, Inc.' Sequel 'Monsters University' Debuts!
The following little tidbit, however, is a tad troubing: Rumor has it that Stanton agreed to come aboard in exchange for another shot behind the camera on a live-action film. You might remember that Stanton made his first foray into live-action filmmaking with John Carter earlier this year; you also might remember that John Carter flopped. Something doesn't sit quite right with me about only signing onto something in order to be allowed to do the thing you REALLY want to do. Anyone else with me here?
Personally, I'm not of the opinion that John Carter suffered from bad filmmaking. I think it suffered from a bad marketing campaign. Sure, it was a little flawed, but it was enjoyable (more enjoyable than a lot of modern box office hits, actually), and I don't think it's entirely fair of Disney to pin the whole disaster on Stanton when the film was so poorly marketed. But I try to assuage my feelings of unease with the knowledge that Stanton apparently already come up with a concept for Nemo 2 the studio loves (although as always, said studio is being notoriously tight-lipped about development); it looks like the old creative juices are still flowing, so hoorah!
Tell us: Do you think a Finding Nemo sequel is a good idea? Or should Pixar just let it lie?
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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On my Follow Up entry (Oct. 21), an anonymous blogger said that they disagreed with my evaluation that the Chris Williams' loss will have a big impact on the team. Lets break it down.
I agree, the Aggies have a ton of depth at receiver. It's probably the strongest position, top-to-bottom, on their depth chart. Derek Dubois, A.J. Harris, Kenneth Buckley stepped in, Wes Neimann, Nick Cleaver, Chris Buckner — all these guys can play. And that will ease the pain of the loss of Williams.
The one thing Williams brings to the offense is big-play ability. He can score from anywhere on the field and is a deep threat who stretches the field vertically. This gives them the ability to work the underneath routes with Dubois and especially Harris, who is physical and likes going over the middle. Chris is a constant double team to opposing teams and needs to be accounted for. I think it even helps in the run game, as the safeties need to play back in fear of his speed. Holbrook also loves going to him. All these things are big factors in the Aggie offense.
This week, the team will put up points. Hawaii isn't good defensively. Williams would have a good effort if he were healthy, but either way, the team will put up good offensive numbers. The real problem will come in November. At San Jose, hosting Nevada and playing Fresno State, people will see the hole left by his departure. Even against Utah State, you might see the impact of his absence pop up.
I still think the team will be dangerous offensively. In fact, there will be moments where they don't miss a beat. But I also believe there will be stretches where people will be able to tell Williams is not on the field and the offense will suffer. They are deep at wide receiver. But no one they can put on the field is similar to Williams. At least not right now.
Monday, October 22, 2007
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Good comments, Teddy. I think you are about right with your evaluation of future Aggie opponents re the Williams absence.
- October 22, 2007 at 6:10 PM
- Teddy said...
Thank you
- October 22, 2007 at 6:37 PM
How can you replace an All-American and not miss a beat?
EVERYONE has to play better and the fans NEED to show up!
- October 23, 2007 at 4:49 AM
Exactly Vic! The fan support is simply atrocious. I mean, we are doing better than we have the last couple of years! I get so frustrated sometimes. I live in Los Alamos and yet I've only missed one home game up to this point!
I do think Williams will be missed, but thankfully we are deep at receiver. I don't have that sinking feeling in my stomach that I had when Chase went down.
- October 23, 2007 at 11:28 AM
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Question for the Money Doctors
Question submitted on Apr 20, 2010.
QuestionI am a resident of Illinois, but claimed unemployment through Iowa last year. When filing my taxes, it came to my attention that both Iowa and Illinois are taxing the unemployment income from Iowa. Illinois states that they have the right to tax it because it is received by an Illinois citizen, and Iowa claims they get to tax it because it is Iowa generated income that does not fall under the reciprocal agreement between the two States. Is this correct that I can be taxed twice for the same compensation? Thank you.
Since I am not a resident of either Iowa or Illinois, I am not as familiar with the specifics of the taxability of unemployment at the state level in those states. You would usually draw unemployment from your resident state, assuming that you worked in your resident state.
However, even if you do receive unemployment from the state of Iowa and are required to pay tax in Iowa, you should receive a credit against your Illinois tax for the tax you paid to the state of Iowa.
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A Look Ahead…In My Head
1-28-11 Blogging in the Year 2015
The Year is 2015. Mark the father of MLBlogs has just taken a position as an assistant to Bud Selig. The powers that be decided that my ideas for the Blogosphere were so cutting edge that I should succeed Mark.
I accepted the job as Top Dog of MLBlogs.com under the condition that I be allowed to stay in Colorado and work from home as often as possible.
They agreed and I devoted myself full-time to changing the way the MLBlogosphere operates.
Some of my new ideas for the MLBlogosphere include:
MLB Media passes for MLBlogs who have reached a certain pre-established level. I believe once you've earned it you should be able to step up your game. A MLB Media pass would certainly give a blogger the ability to do that. Promote from within just like the Rockies.
I believe the front page of MLBlogs.com should change frequently. In 2015 a new blogger is featured daily. I remember seeing myself as the "Featured Blog" for the first time and it blew me away. I swear I told everyone on the planet I knew and had them check it out.
Little inspirational stuff like that can spark interest in your blog and really gets your creative juices flowing when you realize you have new readers.
I would change the "Latest Leaders List" and split it into two categories, American and National League.
Every January there would be an online MLBlogs awards ceremony in which winners for the previous year awards would be announced.
There would be awards for:
"Blog of the Year"… One for the National League and one for the American League as voted on by MLBloggers.
Best Creative use of a Blog
Most improved blogger.
Best Pictures
Best Writing
Best Family Blog
Best Blogger under Eighteen
I believe in rewarding hard work and I believe supporting the blogging community. Giving MLBloggers some recognition and inspiration is an investment in the future of sports writing/blogging.
Since we're visiting the year 2015, here are some highlights.
Zack Hample has become the first person to construct a home built entirely of baseballs. When asked about retiring Zack laughed and said "Are you kidding I still need a garage".
The Happy Youngster had to switch careers because he was recruited by Major League Baseball as an official Baseball Authenticator.
The Ray Renegade moves from Florida to Cooperstown and fulfills his lifelong dream to be the "Director of Storytelling" at the Baseball Hall of Fame. He couldn't be happier.
Anyone caught trying to incite "The Wave" is arrested, removed from the stadium and fined $1000.00 .
Rockies mascot Dinger's suit is destroyed in an "accidental" fire.
Shortly thereafter "REX" the new Rockies mascot is born. Yep he's a dinosaur like Dinger…only cool.
Coors Field becomes home to the first medical marijuana dispensary in Major League Baseball.
The "Purple Row Mile High Seats" inside Coors are now more popular than ever 🙂
There are lots more changes in 2015.
I'm "D" The Rockpile Ranter…Just giving you a peek inside my crystal balls.


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
Using DISTINCT is another one of those examples where people's experiences don't always match the truth. Using DISTINCT without an ORDER BY probably returns the results in order. If your experience tells you that your results are ordered whenever you use DISTINCT without an ORDER BY, don't trust your experience. Just like I explained in my recent posts on UNION ALL and TOP .. ORDER queries in views, you must have an ORDER BY to guarantee ordered results.
If you use DISTINCT and examine your actual execution plan, you may see that a sort was done. Just because a sort was done internally doesn't mean that you are guaranteed perfectly ordered results. You'll see ordered results virtually every time you use DISTINCT without an ORDER BY. But if you really want ordered results absolutely positively each and every time, you must use an ORDER BY. I have seen real world queries that have a DISTINCT without an ORDER BY fail to return everything in order. Again, if order matters, you must specify ORDER BY.
Quoting from the documentation:
"The order in which rows are returned in a result set are not guaranteed unless an ORDER BY clause is specified."
Although the second and third execution plans appear identical, only the third query with the DISTINCT is guaranteed to return ordered results.
Figure 1. Although the query plans for Query 2 and Query 3 appear identical and they both show a sort, only Query 3 is always certain to return ordered results because it has ORDER BY.This is my third post about using ORDER BY. There is one case I've seen where ORDER BY doesn't make sense and shouldn't be used. Tables have no sense of order, so there is no point in using ORDER BY on an INSERT SELECT statement.
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A good morning's work on "I Killed Rasputin". It's definitely the most prepared one of my Edinburgh plays has been at this stage, but that's not to say that I don't have an awful lot to do. We have another cast member confirmed (just two to go, but we have some leads on those too) - I will release all the names when everything is finalised, but it's looking good. I have been pretty much hoping every day for the last month that I'd have a decent first draft of the whole thing within a couple of days, but hopefully that will be the case by Monday, when rehearsals begin. I think it's going to be an interesting July for me. God knows what will come out at the other end. I think it might be a bumpy ride, but I think we'll have a great team of people trying to mould this brain splurge into a sharp 80 minutes of entertainment. Today I feel happy that I am taking the chance and putting myself through this slightly unpleasant brain-mill. Who knows how I will feel by next week? My hope is that in a week's time my part in the process will be pretty much over and I can concentrate on my stand up show. But there's still an outside chance that I might get roped into performing (though pretty much all actors in the world will have to die for this to become a reality) so I might not be able to set my bird free. I am not sure bird imagery is the best to use at this stage, given what happened to my symbolic pigeon.
And the new tour programme arrived unexpectedly today (I knew it would be coming eventually, but no one had given me a date- lucky I was in). It's looking great (fantastic design work by the brilliant Stephen Newman). Usually I open up the new programme and the first thing I see is a mistake of some kind that we missed in proofing. I am sure there will be some in there, but I couldn't see them today. I will try to get the limited edition programmes for the kind people who donated out as soon as possible, but think I'd better concentrate on writing the shows first. Saturday's gig in an inflatable bowler hat near St Pauls (it's a big bowler hat) will be your first opportunity to pick one up.
So the Edinburgh Fringe starting to feel like a tangible reality now.
I ate some rollmop herring for my dinner tonight. I have never eaten them before, partly because it felt like cannibalism (and because herring communicate by farting I find them disgusting). But it turns out that rollmop herring are really delicious. I wonder if I am called herring because one of my ancestors felt the same way, only ate herring and smelled of herring and so they called him Herring. Or maybe he just communicated by farting. Either way those attributes seem to have passed down the generations.


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As Gov. Rick Scott and House Speaker Will Weatherford sat shoulder-to-shoulder at a recent legislative prayer breakfast, the governor may have had a special reason to look to the heavens.
With two weeks left in the 2013 session, Scott's legislative priorities are in serious disarray. He hasn't asked for much, and lawmakers aren't placating him.
His top priority of a $2,500 teacher pay raise appears in budget proposals not as the across-the-board, no-strings increase he advocated for. Instead, legislators in the House and Senate agreed to have any salary boost tied to performance, a move at odds with the governor.
"There's going to be merit pay as a part of funding for teachers," Weatherford said. "The governor asked us to spend $1 billion on education. Our budget does that. The Senate's budget does that. I think he'll be happy and pleased at the end of the day." More here from Steve Bousquet.


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Recently, I was pleasantly astonished to receive an email from a representative member of a new organization named Mocavo, informing me that they were stepping into the genealogical business. For the moment, I'm greatly impressed by the way in which these professionals have targeted rapidly and effectively my personal stuff.
Mocavo is particularly active on Twitter. You might follow their UK community director Casey Hopkins at @caseyhopkins
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RUTHVEN -- Funeral service for Clarence E. Smith Bland was held Friday, June 7, at the Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Ruthven.
Interment was in Fairview Cemetery, Terrill. The Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Ruthven was in charge of arrangements.
Clarence Elmer Smith Bland, son of Clarence Raymond and Martha (Bolts) Smith, was born Oct. 10, 1930, in Cherokee. Clancy graduated from Truesdale High School and then attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake. He served six years in the Iowa National Guard.
Clancy was united in marriage to Edna Soper. He was employed at the Storm Lake Packing Plant for two years and then began work at the John Morrell Plant in Estherville where he worked for 32 years. Before retiring Clancy was employed for 10 years at the Terrill Co-op Elevator.
He passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City, at the age of 82. He was preceded in death by his parents; his grandparents; a son, Timothy Bland; and his wife, Edna Bland.
He is survived by his wife, Marilee Bland of Humboldt; children, Brian Bland of St. Paul, MN and Brenda Bland of Ruthven, and Steven "Kim" Bland (Brenda) of Albert Lea, MN; grandchildren; and great grandchildren.
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I want to start my own website and I have a good idea what I want it to do, so in order to do it I'm going to need a content management system (CMS).
I've looked at Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress and they're not really tailored to my needs so I want to build my own customised CMS. I see it as being my own take on WordPress, as many of the features from WordPress I'd like to incorporate into my website.
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Chivas USA announced on Monday that the club has signed former United States national team captain Carlos Bocanegra after acquiring the first allocation ranking from Toronto FC.
In exchange for the chance to sign Bocanegra, Chivas sends its 2015 natural first-round SuperDraft pick and an international roster spot through 2014 to TFC.
Bocanegra will join Chivas in Philadelphia ahead of the club's July 12 match with the Union, which is the first game he will be eligible for once the summer transfer window opens on July 9.
"This is great news for Chivas USA, as Carlos Bocanegra is a very experienced player with great image and with a strong desire to be in California after his time in European soccer," said Chivas USA sporting president Dennis te Kloese. "I think his experience is going to be very valuable for us, as he knows MLS well from when he played for Chicago Fire, and has a long track record with the U.S. men's national team.
"His arrival also reaffirms and strengthens the identity we are seeking in Chivas USA; a team with outstanding elements who give a little extra to Chivas USA. The great combination of his experience and being from Los Angeles will contribute a lot to Chivas USA," Te Kloese said.
The 34-year-old Bocanegra joins Chivas from Racing in Spain's second division, where he appeared in 23 games this past season.
Bocanegra began his professional career with the Chicago Fire as the fourth overall pick in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft before making the jump to Europe in January 2004 with English side Fulham.
He has also spent time in France with Rennes and St Etienne before moving to Scottish side Rangers.
Bocanegra made his U.S. debut in 2003 against South Korea and has earned 116 caps for his country.
The move comes just one day after Chivas parted ways with four players, including Giovani Casillas, Joaquin Velazquez, Miller Bolanos and Laurent Courtois.


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NHL Game Night: 12-7-13 Jets at Lightning
Lightning keep letting shaky goaltenders off the hook.
Anders Lindback allowed 2 goals on 36 shots for the OT loss. He played great and really deserved better than he got from the team in front of him. Did he have one lucky save on a point blank rebound chance by Jokinen that was off one of his own rebounds? Sure. But he gave the Lightning every opportunity to win this game.
First Period
5:25 WPG Wheeler (7), (Trouba, Clitsome)
Second Period
19:58 TB Thompson (2), (Gudas, St Louis)
Third Period
1:04 WPG Scheifele (3), (Wheeler)
Lindback and Radko Gudas were the game's second and third stars.
Someone needs to have a very serious discussion with this team about letting backup/shaky goaltenders off the hook. Al Montoya looked like hot trash in net tonight. He was giving up rebounds. He was barely squeezing off chances that nearly went though him. He did not look confident or poised between the pipes. 5 shots in the First Period. 12 in the Second Period, but mostly from the perimeter. Not much zone time. Nothing that really created the conditions to get some greasy goals. It's always important to do that, mind you, but when you play a goaltender like Montoya I have no idea why the team isn't on it like a cat on catnip. They sleepwalked through the first 40 minutes and ended up losing in OT of a game they could've easily won in regulation if they hadn't completely let Montoya off the hook. They did the same thing in Columbus sleepwalking through so much of that game, and I just don't get it.
Gudas had a helper and was +1 with 2 penalty minutes, 3 shots, 5 hits, and 3 blocked shots in 21:38. He was a stud tonight and he was all over Andrew Ladd like a bad holiday sweater throughout the game.
Mark Barberio was -2 in 12:59. A lot of people ask me why I am hard on Barberio. He's lived a charmed life so far this year if you look at his overall plus/minus so people don't think he's a bad defensive liability. Please refer to the OT winner the next time you feel the need to ask me why I am hard on Mark Barberio. Scheifele manhandled Barberio on what should have been a very easy tie-up for an NHL defenseman to make. That's why he terrifies me in his own third of the rink. Even small forwards can rag doll him.
Tyler Johnson was -1 with 2 shots and 2 hits and he was 39% on draws in 19:05.
Alex Killorn had 3 shots and 3 hits in 16:31. He almost did his Chris Drury impression again working himself into a breakaway in Overtime only to ring his shot off the goalpost after a nice move. One note on that play, looking back at the replay: I am absolutely positive Al Montoya threw his stick after getting faked out of his shorts by Killorn on the play. That probably should've been called a PS for Killorn (mind you, Killorn faked him out so bad he probably should've finished off the goal). Instead, the Jets came down the other way and the waste receptacle conflagration occurred on Scheifele's winning goal.
Ondrej Palat was -1 with 1 shot, 2 hits, and 1 blocked shot. As he was in the AHL, I thought he was the straw that stirred the drink tonight on his line as a lot of chances were running through Palat's play.
J.T. Brown had 1 shot and 1 hit in 11:27.
Matt Taormina had 1 shot in 10:54. He had one really cringe-worthy shift in the Third Period where he looked physically overmatched a la Barberio.
Nikita Kucherov had 2 penalty minutes and 3 shots in 13:50. He's mesmerizing with the puck and I think Lightning players need to learn to have their sticks on the ice ready to shoot whenever Kucherov's in the offensive third.
Andrej Sustr had 1 shot, 1 hit, and 2 blocked shots in 14:42. He had a glorious chance jumping up into the high slot on one play in the First Period and made another in the opening frame where he made a beautiful cross ice feed to Thompson for a near tip-in goal. He was also pretty responsible defensively, as usual. If you're going to get shifts like Taormina and Barberio had tonight, I'd rather Cooper just dress 6 d-men and play Sustr more, to be blunt.
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BELMONT, N.C. --- The Belmont Abbey College women's volleyball team was forced to rally in each set, battling for every point while riding a 16-3 third-set run to a hard-fought 3-0 victory over Lees-McRae College in Conference Carolinas play on Tuesday evening.
Belmont Abbey (9-3, 3-1 CC) won the match by scores of 25-16, 25-22, and 25-9, posting a hitting percentage of .258 while Lees-McRae (1-16, 0-5 CC) tallied 34 digs and 22 kills in the contest. The Crusaders combined for 37 smashes and 39 digs on the night.
Jordan Banta (Virginia Beach, Va.) paced the Bobcats with six kills, as Haydn Beatty (Norman, Okla.) and Haylee Leonard (Wallburg, N.C.) each added five smashes. Banta and Molly Corhn (Hendersonville, N.C.) both tallied seven digs, while Candace Niemiec (Huntington Beach, Calif.) chipped in a match-high 19 assists. Leonard, Angela Morse (Clinton Township, Mich.) and Avalon Liscio (Naples, Fla.) each posted a pair of blocks.
Hannah Schellenberg led the way for Belmont Abbey with 12 kills and a .550 attacking percentage, adding 10 digs for a double-double. Tori Jensen and Lydia Schellenberg chipped in nine and eight kills, respectively, as Ana Maria Pagan posted 10 digs. Abby Stine and Gabby Martinez tallied 17 and 13 assists, respectively.
The Bobcats jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first set before the Abbey responded with a 12-4 run, claiming a 12-8 advantage on a smash from Caitlin Hankins. Lees-McRae quickly answered with another 4-0 spurt, evening the tally at 12-12 following a Lauren Fox (Garland, Texas) service ace. Belmont Abbey would counter with an 8-3 stretch, taking a 20-15 lead before capping the set with back-to-back blocks from Hankins.
Lees-McRae responded in the early moments of the second, claiming a 7-3 advantage on a smash from Beatty. The Abbey answered with a 13-7 run, taking a narrow 16-14lead following a Hannah Schellenberg kill.
Belmont Abbey would push the margin to 21-16 with a 5-2 spurt before the Bobcats countered, closing the gap to 23-21 following an emphatic kill by Leonard. The Crusaders replied with two of the next three points, capping the set and taking a 2-0 lead in the match with a smash from Claire Lang.
The Bobcats fought back once again, opening the third set with a 5-3 run before Belmont Abbey responded with a 16-3 surge to claim a 19-8 advantage. The Crusaders would hold on from there, closing out the frame and the match with a 4-1 spurt that included a perfectly timed solo block by Liscio.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Junior righthander Jake Stinnett tossed 7-2/3 innings of one-run baseball and held Boston College hitless for 4-1/3 innings to lead Maryland to a 4-1 victory over the Eagles Friday night at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium.
It is Stinnett's fifth straight quality start and the second time in his last three starts that he has not surrendered an earned run. Over the five game span, Stinnett has a team-best 1.41 ERA and has held his opponents to a .188 batting average.
The native of Vista, Calif., was on from the start of the game. Stinnett struck out the first two BC hitters swinging and sat down three of the first hitters on strikes. The junior took a no-hitter into fifth before a one-out single up the middle broke it up.
The Terps (29-25, 10-19 ACC) got on the scoreboard in the fourth. Maryland strung together three straight hits capped by an Anthony Papio double down the right-field line to score Kyle Convissar from second. Blake Schmit put the Terps up 2-0 on the next pitch with a perfectly executed squeeze play scoring Kevin Martir.
In the fifth, Jordan Hagel doubled off the wall in left field to score Jose Cuas from first extending the Maryland lead to three. For Hagel, it marked his team-best 15th double of the season. The Terps added one more run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Charlie White.
The Eagles (12-39, 4-24 ACC) got their lone run in the top of the sixth. A throwing error by Stinnett moved BC runners to second and third. Matt Pare grounded out to second to bring home the run.
Kevin Mooney picked up his ninth save of the season, the second highest single-season total in school history, and the third-highest total in the ACC. Stinnett improved to 6-5, while Boston College starter Eric Stevens fell to 0-12.
Papio led the Terps with three hits, all of which were singles. Cuas and Hagel each finished 2-for-4 in the win.
Maryland and Boston College will play a rubber game Saturday at 1 p.m. at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium. Tomorrow's game will serve as Senior Day for the Terrapins. Jack Cleary, Hagel and Jimmy Reed will be honored prior to first pitch.


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The Menu: A scrumptious sandwich stuffed with seitan, veggies, garlic spread, and hot peppers, all on a fresh baguette, and washed down with a refreshing raspberry kombucha.
The Goods: Today marks the first ever Café VegNews from our new offices in San Francisco's Mission district, so I thought it only right to continue the celebration that began this morning with mimosas and a fruit platter. Before I get on to the food, can I just say how unbelievably psyched we are to be in our gorgeous new space? Our spacious and sunny offices are stunning, and the Mission district is an appropriately vegan-friendly haven full of delicious food offerings. Since office manager Lyndsay Orwig and I both have boyfriends name Jay (though, fortunately not the same one), we headed to Jay's Cheesesteak for insanely delicious seitan sandwiches. I honestly don't know how I'll be able to get through every day without visiting Jay's, but at least I'll have a visit with my own Jay this weekend when he comes to help out at the VegNews booth at the 11th Annual San Francisco World Veg Festival weekend. Hope to see you there!


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Bed bugs are such a big problem that Cuyahoga County created a task force to fight the problem.
WKYC Staff, WKYC 7:27 a.m. EDT October 30, 2013
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS -- They're creepy. They're crawly, and they're everywhere!
Bed bugs are such a big problem that Cuyahoga County created a task force to fight the tiny critters.
The task force is warning shoppers to take a close look at any secondhand items they've purchased at consignment shops.
If you've never seen one before,a full-grown bed bug gets no bigger than an apple seed.
Wanda Stewart is a bargain hunter. When she rummages through the racks, she's looking for a good deal without stains, rips or bed bugs.
"I also look up under the collar and look all through the furs, you know, because we don't want nothing lurking or hiding through the furs," said Stewart.
These disgusting creatures look a lot like a tick but act like a vampire. When they come out at night, they feed on human blood, leaving behind red bite marks.
"Bed bugs can happen to anyone. If you're living a breathing, that's a criteria that the bed bug needs to hone in on you," said Dr. Susan Jones, from Ohio State University.
The Cleveland Furniture Bank has yet to see a single bed bug on any of its donations, but the secondhand store isn't taking chances.
"We unload it here and inspect the mattresses again at the lower level to make sure there's nothing wrong with them," said Executive Director Tom Gaghan.
All mattresses and furniture are inspected, sprayed with a sanitizing solution, and marked with a red tag -- as required by Ohio law.
Clothing and Halloween costumes are inspected three times before they're put on the sales floor.
For customers like Wanda, that's a relief.
"It brings me a lot of comfort, a lot of comfort, and I will be back," said Stewart.
Keep in mind that not all secondhand stores inspect clothing for bed bugs. They are not required by law to do so.
If you bought an item and are concerned about it, put it in the dryer on medium to high heat for a half hour.
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CRYSTAL LAKE – The Crystal Lake Park District will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Administrative Office, 1 E. Crystal Lake Ave.
The purpose of the meeting is to get feedback from park users on a variety of proposed playground layouts and equipment types.
A master redevelopment plan for the 20-year-old Woodscreek Park was approved by the Park District Board in 2011, and a grant from the Illinois Department of Resources was awarded to partially fund the project.
In addition to a new playground, the redevelopment project will include a splash pad, a second tennis court, a second fishing pier, bocce courts, baggo courts and a new parking lot.
Construction is expected to begin in May 2014.
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Lucci rips ABC Daytime chief Brian Frons for both the decisions he made that led to the show's demise and his seeming glee in delivering the news.
"An iconic show was losing out to greed ... If Brian Frons could show his bosses that he could save the network 40 percent ... he could keep his job even if the rest of us lost ours," she writes, referencing the decision to go with a cheaper show -- food talk show THE CHEW -- in the place of the classic soap. "I watched Brian Frons' decisions destroy the production of our show and the lives of people on both sides of the country."
According to Lucci, after Frons told the cast that the show would be ending, he seemed to be "self-congratulatory." As she described it, Frons had both "ignorance and arrogance," adding that she couldn't think of "any network executive choosing to alienate millions of loyal viewers in these economic times."
In the epilogue, Lucci was tempted to call the network and leave a voicemail, saying, "F.U., and your little dog too," but decided against it.
According to The New York Post, ABC responded, saying, "We have all the respect in the world for Susan, and are sorry she felt the need to write this epilogue to an otherwise incredible career."
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Photographers Could Get Royalties on Auction Sales Under Proposed Federal Bill
Posted by David Walker on Monday March 17, 2014 | Business, Copyright/Legal, Fine Art
Posted by David Walker on Monday March 17, 2014 | Business, Copyright/Legal, Fine Art
Few things are as frustrating to photographers as selling a print for a few thousand dollars–or less–then watching collectors reap huge profits by re-selling those same prints at auction years later for tens of thousands of dollars–or even more.
Two US Senators and a US Congressional representative have introduced a bill to cut visual artists in on that action with a 5 percent royalty on the price of visual works re-sold at auction. If it becomes law, the bill would apply only to works sold by auction houses–not by private individuals or dealers–and only when the auction price of a work exceeds $5,000, according to a report on the Art Law blog of Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz (FKK&S), a New York law firm.
The auction royalty would be capped in 2014 at $35,000 for each sale. The cap would be subject to an inflation adjustment every year after that, according to the FKK&S report. Auction houses would be obligated to collect the so-called auction royalty, and subject to civil claims from artists if they fail to collect and pay the royalty.
The bill, called the American Royalties Too Act (ART Act), was introduced last month in the Senate by Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ed Markey (D-MA), and in the House by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY).
"American artists are being treated unfairly," said Nadler in a prepared statement. "The benefits derived from the appreciation in the price of a visual artists' work typically accrues to collectors, auction houses, and galleries, not to the artist."
He noted that visual artists in 70 other countries are compensated when their works are re-sold at auction.
Unable to collect royalties from the re-sale of existing prints that have increased significantly in value, US photographers sometimes respond by issuing new limited editions of their prints–in different sizes or using different printing processes from earlier editions.
That practice angers collectors. For instance, William Eggleston created limited-edition digital inkjet pigment prints of some of his most iconic images, and earned $5.9 million by selling them at a Christie's auction in March, 2012. He was promptly sued by financier Jonathan Sobel, a long-time collector of Eggleston's vintage dye-transfer prints. Sobel alleged that the new prints devalued Sobel's dye transfer prints and amounted to a breach of contract on Eggleston's part.
Sobel eventually lost the legal fight, although he had the sympathy of dealers and gallerists who worry that photographers could harm their reputations and the market for photographic prints if they anger collectors by issuing new editions.
The ART Act, if it becomes law, could help reduce incentive to issue new editions by giving photographers another way to profit from the dramatic rise in the value of their work.
But success of the bill is by no means assured.
Nadler introduced a similar bill in 2011 that died in committee. The US Copyright Office, which was opposed at the time to instituting resale royalties for visual artists, has since changed its position on the matter, according to the FKK&S report. But collectors and auction houses are certain to object to paying royalties to artists. And the ART Act seeks to change a long-entrenched principle of copyright law called the First Sale doctrine, which allows buyers of copyrighted works to do with them as they please, with no obligation to the artists who made them.
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Posted by David Walker on Monday May 14, 2018 | Business
School is out. Lots of photography school graduates are probably asking themselves: Now what? How do I get my career as a photographer started? Assisting is one path, but working as a studio manager is a better apprenticeship, according to photographer Christa Renee. "I always tell everyone not to assist. Find a photographer you respect... More ›
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To save money, photographers cut all sorts of corners, especially when they're starting out. Photographer Christa Renee emphasizes the importance of carrying proper insurance from the start. "There have been a couple jobs recently where I would not have even been able to do the job if I didn't have insurance," she says. "Two different... More ›
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Photographer Tomas van Houtryve was recently reminded that financial security doesn't just take care of itself, even for the most successful photographers. That reminder came while he was reading a biography of renowned 19th century photographer Edward S. Curtis. "Curtis fell into a trap, which many photographers [do]," van Houtryve explains. "He never put in... More ›


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The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired goaltender Cedrick Desjardins from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for netminder Dustin Tokarski.
Dejardins will rejoin the Lightning organization. His lone two NHL appearances came with Tampa Bay during the 2010-11 season, winning both with a 1.00 goals- against average. He was 7-13-2 with a 2.94 GAA in 22 games for Hamilton of the American Hockey League this season.
Tokarski has seven games of NHL experience -- two in 2009-10 and five in 2011-12 with the Lightning -- and has a record of 1-3-1 with a 3.54 GAA.


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❏ ELECTRIC CITY SHOCK TRAVEL TRYOUTS - The Electric City Shock Travel Softball Organization will hold tryouts for players ages 9-18 at Sloan Field in West Scranton today from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Coaches with college and high school coaching experience will conduct the tryouts and coach the teams. The cost of the tryout is $10 and players must pre-register by contacting Coach McGarry at email@example.com.
❏ TRAVEL SOFTBALL TRYOUTS STRIPES & STRIKES - The Stripes & Strikes Travel Softball program will hold tryouts for its 2015 teams at the 17th St. Field at 844 Hayes St. in Hazleton, on the following dates and times: Monday Aug. 11, 5 p.m. 12u; 6 p.m. 14u; 7 p.m. 12u; 6 p.m. 14u; 7 p.m. 16/18u.
For more information contact Vince at 570-233-3925 or email@example.com or visit out webpage at www.stripesandstrikessoftball.com.
❏ WARRIORS SOFTBALL TRAVEL TEAM TRYOUTS - The Valley Regional Warriors' travel teams located in Drums include six travel teams of various age groups including 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U College Showcase, and 23U.
Tryouts for all age groups will take place on Monday at 6 p.m. at the Freedom Park softball complex in Drums. Girls interested in trying out for the various travel teams should be at the field at least 20 minutes prior to the start. No pre-registration is necessary.
Tryout field and contact information is as follows: 10U: Field #3. Coach Mike Witner 570-401-1144. 12U: Field #2. Coach Lester Burkhardt 570-788-7494 or Abigail Burkhardt 570-582-4744. 14U: Field #2. Coach Josh Flaim 570-579-3138. 16U: Field #1. Heather Dale 570- 233-8249. 18U: Field #1. Ray Letcher 570-401-1773, Harry Davies 570-479-0032 or Joe Nemeth 570-401-4344. 23U: tryouts on request, Coach Scott Long 570-259-0644.
❏ S.V. REBELS FASTPITCH SOFTBALL TRYOUTS - S.V.REBELS Fastpitch softball tryouts will be held Sunday Aug. 17, at Southern Columbia High School softball field. The U10 12 noon; U12 1:30; U14 3 p.m.; and U16, and U18 4:30. For more information email firstname.lastname@example.com (Mike Sabo); firstname.lastname@example.com (Clint Herr).
❏ VIPERS GIRLS FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL - The Vipers fast-pitch softball team will hold tryouts, Wednesday at 6 p.m. The tryouts are for 10u-12u-14u-16u teams and are held at the Dupont Field. Elm St. Dupont.
Anyone having questions can call 570-472-7800 or 570-690-4322.
❏ CENTRAL PA XPLOSION TRYOUTS - Tryouts for the 2015 season will take place on the following dates in Pine Grove:
Saturday 12u, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 14u, 12:30-2 p.m.. Aug. 10 10u, 3-4:30 p.m.; 18u 4:30-6 p.m.
Private tryouts will be also available. For more information please call Ryan Leffler at 570-617-7319 or Brandon Chistakoff at 570-294-1841.


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Gilda Doria was forced to miss the entire 2013 campaign after having surgery. The two-time tri-captain has battled back and is excited about returning for the 2014 season.DURHAM, N.C.— After suffering a knee injury in the spring of her junior year, starting midfielder
Doria, who is out of West Palm Beach, Fla., took some time away from her busy summer schedule to talk with Blue Devil Network about sitting out last season and her excitement about returning.
The Blue Devils open preseason practice Wednesday, Aug. 6.


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Calling a JS func. when back button pressed?
I have a site that loads content into iframes using javscript functions, however this means that the back button doesn't track the history of the user through the site.
Sep 30, 2002, 01:02 #2
A previous post of mine* on this subject that may prove useful to you.
Hope it helps
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Thanks, thats taught me a couple of things, but it doesn't look like it will be possible. To see what i mean take a look at the site - www.becomeinteractive.co.uk
Each section animates before the content is loaded so the JS function has to be called, not as straight forward following a location.href history.


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yeah but you should hurry!
no. tickets are all sold out at the glasshouse, which you would have found if you read this thread. some people are so lazy.
well thank you. i will try at the coachella's box office. to see if they've released any tickets at the last minute.
Got 4 three-day passes today (with my girlfriend, 2 each, for us and 2 people joining us from Holland) - @ $265 a pop. They still have tix and according to the lady they will have them available all the way until the festival. I asked her why people would post that they are sold out and she said because those are the people that are trying to sell tickets elsewhere and hope you pay their Ebay, Craigslist or other jacked up prices. Hereby I am telling you to not fall for that trickery. That's what's wrong with people here, GREED and it disgusts me. I hope none of them shows up at the festival just the folks in it for the music.
ditto, we know, look at the other threads
Remember when we could just go to the local store and buy tickets? The old days.
Really enjoyed the lack of fees and the ability to pay ala cash. Although I fucking hate the glass house.
I wish The Glass House still had dope shows (not just during Coachella). I saw Fever Ray, Clipse, MSTRKRFT and others here
They still do. If you're not going to Yacht, then you're doing it all wrong. you have to support the good ones if you expect more of them to get booked. otherwise it's all a smelly cookiemonster-fest.
Gorilla Biscuits,Youth of Today,Shai Hulud ....Revelation Records 25 Year Anniversary...c'mon. That's dope.


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'Nobody knows' what poisons could be in pills
'Four or five' ecstasy tablets led to Wigan men's deaths
Police say the two men in Wigan who died from suspected contaminated ecstasy had taken four or five tablets each.
Ecstasy victims named
The two men who died after taking what police believe were contaminated ecstacy pills have been named as Jordan Chambers and Gareth Ashton.
Jordan, 19, died at the Royal Oldham Hospital on Sunday.
The following day police were also called to the Wigan Infirmary after 28-year-old Gareth died.
Police probe 'contaminated ecstasy' deaths
Police are investigating whether a contaminated batch of ecstasy has caused the deaths of two young men.
A 19-year-old man died at Oldham hospital on Sunday and a 28-year-old man died at Wigan Infirmary yesterday after suffering similar conditions.
Over the last few days it is believed a number of other people may have been admitted to hospital suffering from similar symptoms.
Toxicology results have not yet taken place but detectives are investigating the possibility that they died after taking contaminated pills.
They are now warning drug users about the tablets, believed to be heart shaped and purple, green, yellow and blue.
Detective Chief Inspector Howard Millington from Wigan CID said: "We are very concerned at how these deaths of two apparently fit young men have occurred.
"It is believed several other people have been admitted to hospital suffering from similar symptoms.
"It is possible that they are linked and this is something we are exploring as part of the investigation.
"Our main concern is that there may be a contaminated quantity of illegal drugs and if this goes unchecked it could result in further deaths.
"The drugs are believed to be ecstasy tablets, heart shaped in purple, green, yellow and blue.
"If you are suffering adverse effects after taking one of these tablets I would advise you to go to hospital for a check up.
"If you have any information, I would ask you to contact police as soon as possible. We will treat the details you supply with the strictest of confidence.
"I would always urge people not to take illegal drugs and remind them that you do not know what they have been made up with.
They can contain poisons and illicit chemicals that can have potentially fatal effects."
Anyone with information should phone police on 0161 856 7149 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.


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Curiosity's 1st results show no evidence of life on Mars
Results are in from the first test of Martian soil by the rover Curiosity: So far, there is no definitive evidence that the red planet has the chemical ingredients to support life.
Scientists said Monday a scoop of sandy soil analyzed by the rover's chemistry lab contained water and a mix of chemicals, but not the complex carbon-based compounds considered necessary for microbial life.
The latest findings reported at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco came from an instrument aboard the six-wheel rover that baked the soil and analyzed the gases released.
Curiosity landed in Gale Crater near the Martian equator in August on a two-year mission to study whether the environment on Mars could have been favourable for life.
Mostly minerals
The dirt at Curiosity's landing site appeared similar to that found in regions visited by other Mars spacecraft, scientists said.
It contained water, sulfur and possibly perchlorate, a compound made up of oxygen and chlorine. NASA's Phoenix lander, which touched down near the Martian arctic, previously found perchlorate in the soil.
The rover did find a simple carbon compound, but scientists have yet to determine whether it's native to the red planet, or came from elsewhere.
Scientists think the best chance of finding complex carbon is at Mount Sharp, a 5-kilometre-high mountain rising from the crater floor. Curiosity won't trek there until early next year.
A comment two weeks ago by the mission's chief scientist led to speculation that Curiosity had made a major discovery that would be announced Monday. But NASA last week said that wasn't the case.
The rover is the most sophisticated spacecraft sent to Mars. The rover Opportunity has been exploring craters in Mars' southern hemisphere since 2004. Opportunity's twin, Spirit, fell silent in 2010 after getting stuck in a sand trap. .


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Professor to lecture on Lincolns link to Hawaiʻi
Spring 2009 Faculty Lecture Series: Sharing Our Work and KnowledgeUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Posted: Apr 6, 2009Lincoln in American and Hawaiian History and Memory
Dr. James O. Horton, Professor, UH Mānoa Department of American Studies
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Hamilton Library, Room 301
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Doors open at 3:15 p.m.
Free admission
Refreshments provided
Professor James Horton's lecture will focus on Abraham Lincoln in American history and memory, and the relationship between Lincoln and the Hawaiian kingdom in mid-19th century.
Each spring semester, Professor Horton teaches in the UH Department of American Studies. During the fall semester, he is the Benjamin Banneker Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and Historian Emeritus at the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution.
He has published 10 books, most recentlywith co-editor Lois E. Horton "Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory 2009" (New Press 2006, paperback edition University of North Carolina Press 2009). He was also the editor of the Oxford University Press series, "The Landmarks of American History Series."
In February 2009, the African American Museum of Boston presented Professor Horton with its "Living Legend Award." A traveling exhibit curated with David Brion Davis, "Free at Last: A History of the Abolition of Slavery," opened in Fall 1997 at the Fifth/Third Bank Exhibition Gallery, Cincinnati and Independence Hall, New York City. He was the chief historian for the New York Historical Society exhibit, "Slavery in New York," from October 2005 to March 2006. It won the Crystal Apple Award in 2005 for the best exhibit in New York City.
The Faculty Lecture Series is presented by the UH Mānoa Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Education, Office of Research Relations, and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library.


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The 43rd British Go Congress was held in Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh. 74 players took part in the British Open, held at the University Union building, Teviot Row House. Andrew Kay (4 dan Cambridge) won with 6/6. Jon Diamond (4 dan Silver Springs) was in second place with 5/6. Also winning 5 was local player Boris Mitrovic (8 kyu). 17 others won prizes for winning 4 games. The Nippon Club Team Trophy was won by an Edinburgh team consisting of Matthew Crosby, Martha McGill and Yanzhao Zhang.
On the Friday evening, 37 players took part in the British Lightning in the Canon's Gait, a public house on the Royal Mile. It was won by Nick Krempel (2 dan London) with 5/5, who beat David Lee (2 dan Dundee) in the final.


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4. Bob Mansfield's Retirement
Like Scott Forstall's sudden departure, the retirement of Bob Mansfield was one of Apple's biggest executive shake-ups this year.
Mansfield, Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering and one of the driving forces behind the Mac, iPhone and iPad product lines, was said in June to be transitioning to retirement. He had been with Apple since 1999 and served as the chief Mac engineer since 2005.
Mansfield also had a heavy hand in Apple's mobile products, spearheading both iPhone and iPad engineering. His responsibilities were handed over to Dan Riccio, vice president of iPad hardware engineering, during the several months he transitioned to retirement.


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MY RIDE- Reed Tolber- 1989 Land Cruiser FJ62
"Vintage has authenticity," says Charlottesville- and Fort Lauderdale-based attorney Reed Tolber, who says he's "always wanted to have an older Toyota Land Cruiser." The Tolber family's other vehicle, a newer Lexus SUV, is "way too luxurious to think of as a utility vehicle," he says.
Tolber discovered the Cruiser online at cars.com back in October 2004, and wasn't deterred when he learned it was far away– in Boulder, Colorado.
"I called my buddy in Harrisonburg and said, 'Hey, wanna take a road trip?'" The duo flew out that same month and then drove Tolber's Toy(ota) back to Virginia in two-and-a-half days using a handheld GPS to calculate speed. Why? "The speedometer broke," he laughs, admitting the Cruiser had a few issues. "I had to put some money into it."
In addition to replacing the speedometer and repairing the brakes, Tolber covered the floors with heavy rubber mats and the seats with canvas covers to keep it in pristine condition and to protect it from the muddy shoes of his 11-year-old twin boys.
And though he says he's not immune to the temptation of certain new cars, it'd be hard to give up the Cruiser, which has passed the 200,000 mile mark.
"It runs well," he says, "and it looks really cool."
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I am having trouble replacing the front rotors and calipers on my 1989 fj62. Yours looks alot better than mine. I only have 104,000 miles on mine and I agree it is very hard to let it go. I'll try and keep it as long as possible.
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Juneau International Airport's board of directors approved a policy to ban smoking outside of designated areas on the front curb of the airport terminal Wednesday.
Airport Manager Jeannie Johnson said that with two new smoking shelters installed on either end of the terminal, people have a place to smoke at the airport that is not out in the open air. With those shelters in place, she said, airport staff recommend that the rest of the public area in front of the terminal be designated a non-smoking area.
"As long as they're not 10 feet on either side of a door, it's legal for them to stand on the sidewalk and smoke," Johnson said of smokers outside the airport. "I wouldn't say that it's the biggest complaint that I get, but it's darn close, (from) people walking in from the employee parking lot or just walking the gauntlet down there, and they walk through smoke all the time."
Board member David Epstein made a motion to approve the airport ordinance, which must go to the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly for final approval before it takes effect. But he asked to clarify that smokers would be appraised of where they can and cannot smoke, if and when the ordinance takes effect.
"Just kind of future-tripping a little bit, I would presume if this ends up codified, that … there would be signage and everything that would direct people where to go to smoke, and that we're not foisting this on the smoking public without some guidance," Epstein said.
Johnson replied, "There will be signage directing people to the designated smoking areas."
Johnson also said staff will work to make it clear that people cannot smoke in the bus shelter at the airport, either.
The board heard an update from Airport Architect Catherine Fritz on terminal renovations. Construction work recently concluded on the main entry to the airport.
Reflecting on the renovations to date, Fritz singled out the airport's installation of ground-source electric heat pumps as a particularly significant step forward. Another heat pump installed as part of the entry renovation brings their number at the airport to 31.
"We have done some pretty remarkable work on this building," said Fritz. "We were the first airport and first public building in the state of Alaska to utilize geothermal heat pumps, and we've been a leader in that area."
Fritz added, "There's a lot of people moving forward with this technology because of the willingness of the board and the management here to make those first steps to try something that was pretty leading-edge at the time."
The renovations have added about 12,000 square feet of new space to the airport terminal to date.
"We demonstrated that good design can give you more than lots of design, and I think that it's a very efficient, flexible for the long term space, the 12,000 square feet that we've added," Fritz told the board.
Nearly seven million dollars in funding to continue the renovation of the airport terminal were approved by Juneau voters in October as part of Ballot Proposition 1, which authorized a $25 million general obligation bond issue.
Fritz, who is retiring after almost 30 years working for the CBJ, was honored at the meeting with a special presentation by Mayor Merrill Sanford. He presented her with a "certificate of appreciation" for her service.
"She's more than just an architect and a designer. She's a gal that pays attention to the nuts and bolts of our buildings, also," Sanford said, as he and Assemblymember Johan Dybdahl, the new Assembly liaison to the board, stood on either side of Fritz.
Fritz thanked the board, airport management and Assembly after receiving her certificate.
"It really has been a pleasure working as a public servant of the city and borough for nearly 30 years," said Fritz. "I've learned a lot, and that I will take with me my whole life. And I think there's a lot of good people who really want to give to this community. And so thank you for supporting all the work that I've been able to do, too."
Johnson, Fritz and the board also discussed the Snow Removal Equipment Facility project and its funding schedule, with Johnson saying she hopes to line up full funding by next fall so that the SREF building can be put out to bid and constructed in one phase.
The Federal Aviation Administration has said it will provide $10 million in discretionary funding for fiscal year 2014 on Oct. 1, 2013, according to Johnson. She said she is also hoping for $3 million in state funding for the project.
The SREF project is scheduled to receive $3.1 million over the next two fiscal years, FY14 and FY15, from a 1 percent sales tax extension backed by municipal voters in October.
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WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Ben Edwards won the 400 hurdles as the York College men's track & field team competed at the West Chester Golden Ram Invitational on Saturday. Altogether the Spartans posted numerous quality results including several top-five finishes.
Edwards, a top performer for the Green and White, was victorious in the 400 hurdles as he clocked a 57.49. That time was over a full second faster than the runner-up result of 58.81.
Andrew Friesema and Jerry Bowers each collected second-place finishes for the Spartans in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the long jump, respectively. Friesema recorded a 10.03.40 in the 3k steeple while Bowers' leap of 20'10.75" allotted him second place in the long jump.
Also in the long jump, Tyler Quill collected a fifth-place result as he is just beginning to learn the event. His jump of 19'11.50" is a tremendous start for the young jumper.
Randolph Patrice continues to display his talent as he posted a 22.70 in the 200. That 22.70 gave him a fifth-place finish.
Zack Raywood provided York with a pair of solid performances in two throwing events. In the hammer, Raywood registered a launch of 120'10" to take ninth while securing 12th in the discus with a 120' toss.
Marcus Bailey and Austin Dubos also had quality throws in the discus. Bailey registered a 117'8" throw while Dubos tossed the discus 114'.
York is slated to travel to nearby Messiah College on Wednesday, March 23. There the Spartans will take on both Messiah and Gettysburg in a tri-meet slated for a 3:30 pm start.
PHOTO: Marcus Bailey throws the discus at the York Relays early this season. Courtesy of Zach Clabaugh - www.sharpedgefoto.com


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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The poll numbers are in, the people have spoken and...
So we put up a poll, still visible in the upper righthand corner of the MZone's main page. And the results are in. As you read the results and the crack MZone team's analysis of said results, we suggest you click on the video below to hear the CNN election result theme music in order to give this post a little more gravitas.
Here we go. We're getting the final numbers from the MZone headquarters deep beneath the Michigan Union in A2 and...
In a contest close enough to be worthy of a disputed Florida election, 50% of you replied "Yes" to our question "Do you like the song IN THE BIG HOUSE?" and 49% of you said, "No." The reason for the "missing" 1% is due to the raw count being so close, with 182 Yeas and 175 Nays.
Bottom line according to our scientific poll: some people like it, some people don't. Thus, in true American fashion, we at the MZone are calling this an overwhelming victory and declaring a mandate by the Wolverine faithful. As such, we will immediately push for In The Big House to replace The Victors and Pop Evil to take over for the MMB since that's what the people seem to want.*
No word yet if Brian will demand a recount. But our hanging chads are ready if he does!
*Please note what blog you're on before rushing in a panic to the comments section after reading that sentence.
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- GoBlueBob said...
Just a bit of a stretch to conclude that this song should replace "The Victors" based on this data. If that is the potential outcome than I want to change my vote. :>}) Please stay with what you are good at, finding any reason to post photos of scantily clad young women.
- October 12, 2011 5:22 PM
- Shorty the Beachcomber said...
Fallacy: Jumping to conclusions!
Just because a majority said that they like In the Big House does not mean that ANYONE wants to replace The Victors. That is an entirely separate poll.
Did you go to the buckeye school of logic, c'mon man.
- October 12, 2011 5:31 PM
- Yost said...
Oh, Bob and Shorty, did you guys REALLY take that seriously? Really? How long have you been reading the site? That hurts me, gentlemen.
- October 12, 2011 6:20 PM
- MGoShoe said...
I guess you should have added /s to that sentence since it's such subtle sarcasm. /s
- October 12, 2011 6:45 PM
- Yost said...
I guess I (erroneously) believed that no one could honestly think I'd advocate replacing the greatest fight song in college football with, well, anything.
- October 12, 2011 6:59 PM
- Bigasshammm said...
I got it. But I'm pretty much a sarcastic smart ass anyway so that's my first reaction to anything.
- October 12, 2011 11:29 PM
- wingedhelmet said...
@ Yost..
Perhaps MZONE should have a new warning text box.
Warning from the Blogger General :
The Mzone contains satire, sarcasm, cynicism, witicism, and funny shit. These contents may upset, frustrate or in extreme cases completely confuse those individuals missing the " that is funny receptor." ( also those educated at TSIO or MSU.)
- October 12, 2011 11:40 PM
- GoBlueBob said...
Yost... I took it as a joke and was being sarcastic back but maybe it did not come across that way. That is why I put the smiley face with a mustache after my comment about changing my vote. And it also gave me a chance to mention scantily clad women.
- October 13, 2011 7:02 AM
- Shorty the Beachcomber said...
I get it most of the time, however, The Victors is a VERY touchy subject. It's like making a Hitler comparison on The View.
- October 13, 2011 2:34 PM
- Michigan Girl said...
I didn't vote in the original poll, but I'm with Yost - I like In the Big House.
- October 13, 2011 2:45 PM
- bigGexpress said...
I voted no, however it's not totally terrible. FYI, you should put up more music for in-post reading. Excellent effect.
- October 13, 2011 9:29 PM
- Yost said...
Maybe that could be our thing, big: The MZone -- the only blog that comes with a soundtrack.
- October 13, 2011 9:59 PM


text: WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The number of Americans applying for new unemployment benefits, known as initial jobless claims, are expected to fall slightly to 360,000 from 366,000 two weeks ago, according to economists polled by MarketWatch. The Labor Department will release the report for the week ended Feb. 9 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. Jobless claims, a rough gauge of layoffs, have ranged between 360,000 and 390,000 for the most of the past year. Every time they've fallen below that range, however, the numbers have soon bounced back up.