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Back9Network: 11 golfers who *could be NFL draft picks
Did you ever notice the number of active and retired professional athletes who play golf? It's a pretty high number.
But here's one for you: Have you ever heard of a golfer delving into another sport? Say, football?
BACK9NETWORK:Unique perspective on golf
With the NFL draft scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, we slipped into a pair of shoulder pads and football cleats and came up with a list of golfers who we think would make it in the NFL.
1: Tiger Woods
Position: Strong safety
Best team fit: New York Giants ... Big star in the Big Apple
He's jacked and ripped, although he's deceivingly skinny in the waistline. Plus, he won the 2008 U.S. Open while hobbling all weekend (along with the Monday 18-hole playoff) on a broken leg — a double stress fracture of his left tibia, to be more specific. Did we mention he's jacked? He and his girlfriend Lindsey Vonn, an Olympic gold medalist in Alpine skiing and a workout junkie, probably hold weightlifting competitions with each other.
2: Tim Herron
Position: Center
Best team fit: Pittsburgh Steelers ... Because if you didn't know who he was and you met him in a bar and he told you he played center for the Steelers, you'd totally believe him
At 5-10 and 250 pounds, Herron looks like an ice chest you see in old movies. What he might lack in muscle definition he has in body mass. Put him on the offensive line and defenders would have a hard time getting through to the quarterback. He's probably not agile enough to play guard or tackle, however.
3: Vijay Singh
Position: Tight end
Best team fit: New England Patriots ... Smart and strong; prototype Patriot player
Anyone nicknamed "The Big Fijian" needs to play one of two sports: American football or rugby. Singh is 6-2 and strong as an ox. He consistently drives the ball close to 300 yards (he averaged 295 last year). Could he give Rob Gronkowski of the Patriots a run for his money? Somebody call Bill Belichick.
4: Jim Thorpe
Position: Middle linebacker
Best team fit: Oakland Raiders ... Big hands for catching the deep ball. Just win, baby!
He might have the largest set of hands we've ever seen on a golfer. Thorpe is also built like a brick you know what, standing at 6 feet and tipping the scales at 205 pounds. He looks menacing and would be an asset to any team at a variety of positions. In 2007 at the age of 58, Thorpe averaged 281 yards with the big stick. And, of course, he is Jim Thorpe.
5: Sergio Garcia
Position: Wide receiver
Best team fit: San Francisco 49ers ... Jim Harbaugh likes tough guys
For as much sprinting as this guy does on the golf course, it's a shame he wasn't a pigskin warrior. Every time Garcia hits a blind shot, he takes off running to see where the ball lands. He's an inch taller than Denver Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker but 25 pounds lighter; throw him in the weight room for a few months and put him on a high-protein diet and he'll be ready for the NFL.
6: Adam Scott
Position: Quarterback
Best team fit: New York Jets ... He's better looking than the current starter, Mark Sanchez, and he might have a stronger arm
Every football team needs a nice face, and more often than not it ends up being the man standing behind the center. Scott is good looking — according to the folks at The Bachelor, along with celebrities Kate Hudson (actress) and Ana Ivanovic (tennis player) — and at 6-0, 180 pounds he has the body of a quarterback. And how about those guns he calls biceps that were on display after his curse-breaking Masters victory? Somebody run a post pattern and see what happens.
7: Hale Irwin
Position: Outside linebacker
Best team fit: Denver Broncos ... Rabid Mile High fans would love a (relative) homer
When it comes to the dichotomy that is golf and football, Irwin plays the role to perfection. A three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball and golf), Irwin attended the University of Colorado and played golf and football. Among his achievements as a Buffalo: two-time All-Big Eight defensive back and an academic All-American on the gridiron. On the golf course, Irwin was the NCAA Division I champion his senior year. He decided to become a pro golfer a year later in 1968, but football could have easily been his career choice.
8: Annika Sorenstam
Position: Kicker
Best team fit: New Orleans Saints ... The Big Easy loves focused and smart players, like Drew Brees
In the spirit of the 1991 film Necessary Roughness, it's only fitting that we include an LPGA player on this list. The honor goes to Sorenstam for a few reasons. She has the athleticism. She's retired from the sport of golf, and although she's got other stuff going on, like being a mom and designing golf courses, it wouldn't hurt to add another activity to the mix. Plus she was a soccer player as a kid. Let's get ahold of Kathy Ireland and have the two ladies stage a kick off.
9: Bo Van Pelt
Position: Defensive end
Best team fit: Philadelphia Eagles ... He's a legacy!
With football in his pedigree, this was an easy selection. Van Pelt's father Bob was chosen by the Eagles in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL draft as a center. Bo is 6-2 and 200 pounds, making him a solid candidate for the defensive side of the ball. His 296-yard driving average in 2012 shows he's got some muscle packed onto his frame. We're not sure about his agility, but that can be taught.
10: Lucas Glover
Position: Cornerback
Best team fit: Jacksonville Jaguars ... Clemson fans travel well
Another player with football in his blood, Glover's grandfather was a two-sport standout at Clemson in baseball and football. He earned a spot in the university's Hall of Fame for his efforts. Glover, who won the U.S. Open in 2009, sported the "Grizzly Adams" look during the 2011 season with a thick beard that complemented his mop of hair quite nicely. Football players have often gone with the bearded look, so he's already playing the part.
11: Lee Westwood
Position: Halfback
Best team fit: Washington Redskins ... John Riggins 2.0!
This Brit grew up playing soccer and rugby before swinging a golf club for the first time at age 13. He tipped the scales well into the 200s during the middle part of his golf career, but in the last few years he slimmed down and packed on muscle. Now 39, Westwood has a 205-pound body on his 6-0 frame. His newfound dedication to fitness proves he's able to stay toned, a must on the football field. He may not have Barry Sanders-like finesse or the line-clearing power that we saw in Jerome Bettis, but he'd be a solid choice to start in the backfield if he stays between the tackles.


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The Manchin-Toomey deal isn't as strong as 'Obama' would like.
With the federal government's budget problems, the military may have to cancel New York's Fleet Week. Late Night 's Jimmy Fallon and Saturday Night Live 's Seth Meyers both noted the threat of losing of the annual event. On CBS, The Late Late Show 's Craig Ferguson mentioned the budget of the United States Postal Service, as well, hitting Congress for its work ethic as compared to mail carriers.
Kim Jong-Un continues to dot the late-night monologues, with Meyers starting Weekend Update off with a Kim joke. The Tonight Show' s Jay Leno and Fallon both noted Kim's missile capability, as well.
Gun control was a big weekend topic, as well. Fallon brought in a favorite target in Joe Biden's maturity, while Meyers mocked the currency of language of Gun Owners of America's Larry Pratt. SNL' s cold open featured Jay Pharoah's impression of Obama discussing the Manchin-Toomey plan with Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis playing the Senators. Mocking the two, Pharoah's Obama explained that he had quite an uphill battle.
Fast forward to 4:20 to see what the Manchin-Toomey plan accomplishes.

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Meet "NOB". He is a talented Dance Dance Revolution dancer. He is also, and I'm trying to be kind, somewhat vain.
As he does almost every week, NOB filmed himself dancing his heart out at an arcade in Tokyo's Odaiba. A nearby father and son had enough of NOB's jazz hands and did their best to get in his way all subtle like.
And then not so subtle like. The father is in the black tracksuit, while the son is in navy shorts.
If you want to see more of NOB shaking his thing, check out this YouTube page. If you don't, don't!


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Every once in a while I get a blue screen of death that reads:
In case you are wondering how I was able to read and copy this information, well,A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage
to your computer.
if this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen,
restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow
these steps:
Check to be sure you have adaquate disk space. If a driver is
identified in the stop message, disable the driver or check
with the manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing video
Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable
BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If y0u need
to use safe mode to remove or disable components, restart your
computer, press F8 to select advanced startup options, and then
select safe mode.
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the answer is I could not. This information flashed on the screen faster than
a speed reader could read. It was only after several unsuccessful attempts at
grabbing a digital camera, turning off the automatic flash, and taking a snapshot
was I able to get a record of this information.
Then I uploaded the image and did some image processing to remove the blur and
the glare to a point where I could read what I thought was displayed.
First of all, I have checked and I have more than adaquate disk space. Almost one
third of the hard drive is free.
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The computer crashes at random times. Sometimes right away and sometimes the
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Sweets for your Sweet: Valentine's Day Round Up
I had a really great recipe to share with you this week. It was going to have cute little hearts on it and everything. Unfortunately it didn't work out the way I wanted it to (and I suck at decorating), so I've gone back to the drawing board. Hopefully I'll have it all sorted out by next week.
In the meantime you can re-visit some old favorites that I think would be perfect for Valentine's Day!
Chocolate Bread Pudding For Two
Loads of chocolate, you can make it ahead of time, and it serves two. What could be more perfect for Valentine's Day?
Dark Chocolate Truffles
Speaking of chocolate, truffles are about as chocolate-y as it gets. This recipe is for making coconut or Bailey's flavored truffles (or both).
Cocoa Brownies with Browned Butter
If brownies are more your thing, these brownies are my favorites. They're easy to make and you can make them even more Valentine's Day-ish by cutting them out with a heart-shaped cookie cutter. Awwww.
Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies
Guys love these cookies, but so do girls! Who needs traditional desserts? Anyone with an appreciation for salty / sweet treats will dig these cookies.
Champagne Cream Puffs
I think I recommend these cream puffs for every occasion, but that's because they're amazing and because they're perfect for any occasion that champagne is perfect for, which is pretty much all of them.
Mini Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream and Strawberry Cheesecake Tartlets
What's that? You and your snuggle-bunny don't like chocolate? These lovely pink frosted strawberry vanilla cupcakes and strawberry red cheesecakes ought to fit the bill, then.
(But seriously, are you sure you don't like chocolate?)
Last but not least, here are some craving-worthy treats from other blogs:
Pink champagne cupcakes for two from Sweet Peony
Blood orange curd-filled beet doughnuts from Use Real Butter
Nutella love letter pancakes from Kitchen Simplicity
Heart Shaped Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cakes by Zoe Bakes
Cherry Chocolate Malt Cookie Sandwiches from Back to the Cutting Board
February 9, 2012 10:03 pm
What a fabulous round-up Teresa! I'm going to try the Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream. I like chocolate, but I don't really *love* it; fruit-based desserts are more my thing and these fit the bill for my sweet tooth! Thanks for sharing some delicious recipes!
February 10, 2012 12:11 am
Hi Theresa! Thank you so much for including me in your round-up! :) Your treats look delicious, and I am always in awe of your beautiful photos!
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Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos headset options and help on Xbox One
On this page
Headset settings
If you're plugging stereo headsets into your controller or your console for the first time, your headset format defaults to Stereo uncompressed. You can use spatial sound with any headset by using one of the following:
Windows Sonic – This is the spatial sound setting Microsoft offers for an immersive headset experience. Plug any stereo headset into your controller or plug in an Xbox wireless accessory to your console before changing your headset setting to Windows Sonic for Headphones.
Dolby Atmos for Headphones – Dolby Atmos for Headphones is a premium headset audio format that works with all headsets. If you'd rather use Dolby Atmos for Headphones, choose this setting under Headset audio. You can learn more about Dolby Atmos for Headphones in the app.
To change headset audio settings:
- Press the Xbox button to open the guide and select System > Settings.
- Select General > Volume & audio output.
- Choose one of the headset audio options.
Troubleshoot settings
In-game audio issues when using Dolby Atmos:
If you experience audio problems when you're using Dolby Atmos, try turning it off:
- Press the Xbox button to open the guide and select System > Settings.
- Select General > Volume & audio output.
- From the headset audio options, select Stereo uncompressed.
Frozen speaker settings after you disconnect a Windows Sonic or Dolby Atmos headset:
In most cases, disconnecting or turning off a headset configured for spatial audio (Windows Sonic or Dolby Atmos) will return the speakers to their previous audio settings. However, certain hardware—such as wireless headsets using an intelligent transceiver plugged into USB—might still show the headset is connected even after it's disconnected or turned off.
Unplug the headset or the headset component attached to the Xbox. This should immediately return the speakers to their previous configuration without changing the headset or speaker audio settings. Plugging the headset or the headset component back in should restore the headset format you've chosen.
If you're still having problems switching between speakers and headset on Xbox One, check the headset manufacturer's website for more info.
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San Francisco - As the third season of HBO's "Game of Thrones" begins at 9 p.m. Sunday, we're more hard-pressed than ever to identify absolute good guys and absolute bad guys. That's just one of the reasons why the series is so great.
The new season technically picks up where season 2 ended, but in a larger sense, the points of demarcation between seasons are somewhat artificial: "Game of Thrones" is an ongoing epic combination of many stories, all of which are in a constant state of evolution, as are many of the characters. That's one way of saying there will be no spoilers here, but what is it beyond the show's powerful performances, visuals, special effects, sex and blood-churning battle scenes that sets "Game" apart?
First and foremost, it's about character, so much so that as eye-popping as the battles, sex scenes and special effects are, they are only some of the reasons the show appeals to viewers of every age, male and female.
Power is the tipping point for many of "Thrones"' characters. Seemingly good characters can go bad because of power. At the same time, people we perceive as villainous can demonstrate surprising but still credible compassion at times.
Not coincidentally, many of the female characters are as powerful as the men who would be kings. Some women, like Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) and young Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), display that power in traditional male ways: Brienne can wield a sword as well as any man, while Arya impersonated a boy in order to survive after her father's execution. Others, like Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), frequently out-think and out-maneuver the men around them.
Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) may be motivated at first by traditional maternal and marital instincts, but life and loss in the Seven Kingdoms soon toughened her into a formidable adversary to any man who threatens her family or her husband's legacy.
At the same time, the men are often victims of their own masculine hubris. The series continues to focus on men in danger of becoming intoxicated by their own power, including Petyr "Littlefinger" Bailish (Aidan Gillen), the arrogant boy-king Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson), the scheming Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage), Stannis Baratheon (Stephan Dillane) and the "kingslayer," Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). Even Robb Stark (Richard Madden) shows a moment of weakness with regard to his relationship with his mother in the new season. Some of these men may find themselves out on very shaky limbs in the third season, but even if they seem to avoid a comeuppance for now, we suspect they are riding for a fall eventually.
Viewers unfamiliar with the books were shocked by the first season execution of Ned Stark (Sean Bean), largely because they were given to expect that Stark was a hero in the mold of traditional film and television and, thus, his would be the central story line as the series continued. But by the second season, the audience came to understand how much larger author George R.R. Martin's vision is, another reason that "Thrones" is unlike most TV series.
The series focuses on the "game" of the eternal power-play among the mythical Seven Kingdoms to determine who will occupy the Iron Throne. At base, it is a multi-sided chess match, more than a little suggestive of geopolitics in any age in human history. At various points, Martin cleverly adapts bits from both British history and traditional mythology - the disappearance of the two young princes, for example, said to have been engineered by the future Richard III, any number of Shakespeare history plays, and the legend of Robin Hood - to advance his stories.
The series is so good, it isn't seriously harmed by its few minor flaws. Much of the dialogue is brilliantly written, revelatory and credible. From time to time, though, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss give in to their fanboy sides and throw in some bloviated howler of a line that feels as though it was lifted directly from a comic book. There are also certain plot patterns in "Thrones." At times, if a male and female character start off sniping at each other like a Medieval Tracy and Hepburn, you can probably count on them at least becoming friends, if not falling in love. And if one character seems to be getting the better of another character, you shouldn't be surprised to see the tables turn sooner rather than later.
With seven kingdoms of action and characters to mine, HBO has a seemingly limitless opportunity to introduce new cast members. Among this season's newcomers are Cier�n Hinds as Mance Rayder and Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell. Her character's introductory scene is fantastic, but a few episodes in, Rigg gets a chance to demonstrate the full range of her considerable experience and it's magical.
You'll also notice that some of the younger cast members are doing what younger cast members do: grow up. Maisie Williams, as Arya, is now a young woman, but Bran Stark's (Isaac Hempstead Wright) growth is even more noticeable: His voice has changed.


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In the "next evolution" of Zen Tag, you can tag audio and video clips, too. Plug in your headphones and get ready!
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Work together with a stranger to identify images in this fast-paced guessing game. Give great hints and you'll both score big!
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Challenge a friend and see if you're smarter than they are! The best descriptions win, but be careful not to be One Upped in this competitive game for Apple and Android devices!
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A competitive one player game — We asked random people to describe the image you are about to see in a single word each. How many of these words can you match in 2 minutes?!
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Stupid Robot looks at everything but understands nothing. Can you help? Teach it as much as you can about the image. As it learns, it'll want to know longer and longer words!
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Mitt eyes gains among Jewish voters
LONDON — It has become a predictable quadrennial ritual: Republicans claim this is the presidential election that their pro- Israel credentials will translate into crucial gains among Jewish voters.
What actually could make this White House campaign different, the first one in the post- Citizens United era, is just how hard-fought and expensive the battle for what is only three percent of the electorate ultimately could be.
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Even though Republicans haven't cracked 25 percent of the Jewish vote since 1988, GOP backers of Mitt Romney — who arrives in Israel Saturday — are mounting what likely will be the most aggressive effort yet in dollars and cents to woo one of Ohio and Florida's most pivotal constituencies.
And Democrats, alarmed by the drumbeat of news about how much money Jewish casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is donating to the Republican cause, are responding by forming their own operation to spend millions defending President Barack Obama on Israel.
( Also on POLITICO: Jewish Dems try to counter Adelson)
And that's just the outside groups.
Even before Romney's weekend visit — a trip highlighted by meetings with top officials in Jerusalem and a speech reasserting his commitment to the Jewish state, both aimed at domestic political consumption — Obama sought to disrupt the presumptive GOP nominee's carefully planned courtship.
"I have made it a top priority for my administration to deepen cooperation with Israel across the whole spectrum of security issues," the president said Friday in an Oval Office ceremony convened for him to sign into law a measure expanding U.S. financial aid for Israel's defense and bolstering cooperation between the militaries of both nations.
What makes GOP officials optimistic this year are the new financial rules of campaigns and perceptions about Obama among some Jews.
The Republican Jewish Coalition has committed to spending more than $6 million on an ad campaign that seeks to tap in to "buyer's remorse" among Jews who supported Obama in 2008.
And GOP sources say ultimately it could be significantly more than that thanks to Adelson, whose top concern is the security of Israel and who has told associates that he's willing to keep tapping his multibillion dollar fortune to help Republicans this year. With no caps on how much he can give to outside groups, the Las Vegas gambling tycoon is free to bankroll an unprecedented campaign for the RJC — and any other group he wants to seed.
Further, with concern about a nuclear Iran rising, some of the most Israel-focused Jewish voters, "AIPAC Jews," may be looking for a harder-line approach from a White House that has done little to mask its frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"What underlies a lot of the angst on the part of the American Jewish community is this administration's treatment of Israel," said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. "It's almost unfathomable how the relationship started, with President Obama going to Cairo and speaking toward the Arab world in open and welcoming terms but demanding Israel stop construction in Jerusalem."
Some Jewish voters will certainly move to Romney over Israel, just as some older Jews in 2008 were skeptical about a political unknown who had defeated a Clinton and had "Hussein" for a middle name. But even then, Obama still claimed 78 percent of the Jewish vote.
The question looming now is whether, in what's shaping up to be a much tighter race than 2008, Romney can pull enough Jewish votes away from Obama to eke out a victory in mega-swing states Florida and Ohio.
"Republicans don't need a majority of the American Jewish community, but if we could just gain some Jewish voters that could flip the election," Cantor said.


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Apparently the entire country of Japan is just like your mother: constantly worried about you getting too close to the screen. That's why Thanko's invented the Visomate, which attaches to the top of your monitor and detects whether your puss is too close to the screen.
Once it does detect facial encroachment, the USB device goes "Pee! Pee!" all over your face. There's only one company you can count on to go "Pee! Pee!" to your face, and that's Thanko.
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Some NP-complete optimization problems, like the knapsack problem, have a solution reachable in polynomial time that is guaranteed to be within arbitrary ε of the optimum answer. (aka PTAS - polynomial time approximation scheme)
Some decision problems, like testing primes, have probabilistic solutions (like Rabin's) where you can get to arbitrary ε certainty of having the right answer. (aka BPP - bounded error, probabilistic, polynomial time)
I'm aware these are very different things theoretically, but I'm going to lump them together and call them "ε-P" - i.e. problems that have 'approximate' (in certainty or optimality) solutions in polynomial time, to within whatever ε one wants.
My question is, how many NP problems are "ε-P", like the above?
Answer as I understand it:
Certain problems that are "MAX SNP-hard" have no PTAS. These include: metric traveling salesman, maximum bounded common induced subgraph, three dimensional matching, maximum H-matching, MAX-3SAT, MAX-CUT, vertex cover, and independent set.
NP-complete problems probably don't have BPPs.
However, there's no clear positive answer (i.e. what NP problems do have a PTAS/BPP). Brownie points if you can supply one.
FYI: I am not a mathematician. (My areas are social neuroscience, computer hacking, etc.)
So this is probably not nearly precisely characterized enough to answer precisely, and I am not able to do so. I'm going to give a motivated explanation; please fill in the gaps and correct my errors as you see fit. My boyfriend is a mathematician (algebraic combinatorics) and can translate stuff that's over my head, so don't feel obliged to talk down to me.
This is a pragmatic rather than theoretical question (motivated purely by curiosity), so 'good-enough' answers are good enough. ;-)


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Natl. Board of Review Muddies Awards Waters?
The National Board of Review announced its 2012 winners today and there's little overlap with this week's other kudos: the Gotham Awards or, more telling, the New York Film Critics Circle winners.
Here's the list:
Best Film: Hugo
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Actor: George Clooney, The Descendants
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Supporting Actress: Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Best Original Screenplay: Will Reiser, 50/50
Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, The Descendants.
Best Animated Feature: Rango
Breakthrough Performance: Felicity Jones, Like Crazy
Breakthrough Performance: Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Debut Director: J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
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The Last Taboo
It's harder in America to come out as an atheist politician than a gay one. Why?
On Real Time with Bill Maher last August, Maher asked his guest, newly retired Rep. Barney Frank, if he felt liberated now that he was a private citizen. Frank said he did, since he no longer gets phone calls saying someone screwed something up and he has to "unscrew it." Maher pressed on, saying, "You were in a fairly safe district. You were not one of those congresspeople who have to worry about every little thing. You could come on this show and sit next to a pot-smoking atheist, and it wouldn't bother you." Frank shot back: "Which pot-smoking atheist were you talking about?" Then he pointed back and forth to Maher and himself.
The audience loved it. Maher doubled over in laughter and delight. But while few seemed to care about Frank's pot-smoking admission, atheists across the country—myself included—were disappointed that he hadn't acknowledged his lack of religious belief sooner, when it could have made a real difference. We were left wondering why a man who served 16 terms in Congress and who bravely came out as gay all the way back in 1987 felt the need to hide his atheism until he was out of office. Was it really harder to come out as an atheist politician in 2013 than as a gay one 25 years ago?
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Incredibly, the answer might be yes. For starters, consider that there is not a single self-described atheist in Congress today. Not one. It wasn't until 2007 that Rep. Pete Stark, a Democrat from Northern California, became the first member of Congress and the highest-ranking public official ever to admit to being an atheist. (And even he framed it in terms of religious affiliation, calling himself "a Unitarian who does not believe in a supreme being.") Stark was elected twice after this, but when the 20-term congressman lost his seat last year, it was to a 31-year-old primary challenger who attacked him as irreligious, citing, among other things, Stark's vote against our national motto: "In God We Trust."
Indeed, the same year that Stark came out, the Secular Coalition of America was able to identify only five atheist public officials in the entire United States. After Stark and a Nebraska state senator, the third-highest ranking atheist was a school-board president from Berkeley, Calif.—this despite the fact that, according to a 2012 Pew report, 6 percent of Americans say they don't believe in a higher power. That leaves at least 15 million Americans without any elected officials to represent their point of view. Basically, atheism is still as close as it gets to political poison in American electoral politics: A recent Gallup poll found (once again) that atheists are the least electable among several underrepresented groups. Sixty-eight percent of Americans would vote for a well-qualified gay or lesbian candidate, for example, but only 54 percent would vote for a well-qualified atheist. Seven state constitutions even still include provisions prohibiting atheists from holding office (though they are not enforced). One of those is liberal Maryland, which also has a clause that says, essentially, that non-believers can be disqualified from serving as jurors or witnesses.
When I spoke recently with Frank, he told me his decision not to come out as an atheist wasn't a matter of political expedience. "Atheism didn't come up," he said. "It wasn't relevant to policy." He mentioned his contributions to secularism and the separation of church and state—such as his fight against Sen. Rick Santorum's bid to make faith-based organizations eligible for tax funding. Frank told me that for many years he had "affirmed" instead of swearing an oath. "I haven't said 'so help me God' in a very long time," he said, "but no one notices." But Frank also told me he avoids the term "atheist" because people don't like it. "Atheist is a harsh word," he said. "It sounds like a repudiation to people—it sounds aggressive."
Many people feel the same way, and some have tried to coin new, less charged words—"nontheist" and "non-believer" are popular. Instead of running away from "atheist," though, we should take a lesson here from the gay-rights movement, which reclaimed a word that had been used as a slur—"queer"—and made it a rallying cry.
And what better time than now? Last week the Freedom From Religion Foundation illuminated an eight-foot-tall scarlet "A" in Chicago's Daley Plaza, right between a manger and a menorah. In New York, a Times Square billboard sponsored by American Atheists asks: "Who needs Christ during Christmas?" Call it the War on Christmas if you want; it's the best time of year to get our message out. What we need most is for more elected officials to come out of the shadows and admit what they (don't) believe. We know there must be some closeted atheists in Congress—out of 535 people, simple math tells us so—and countless more holding state and local office. It's time for them to show up and make a little noise. After all, 'tis the season.


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It's been a long while since I've given an sort of personal update. Part of the reason is there are somethings I can't talk about at the moment. The other part has been life has felt incredibly busy and trying to keep up with everything on the reduced schedule I have has been a bit challenging.
After an initial and yearly week or two dealing with SAD and becoming used to less light, I feel more energy again. Often I find when it comes to blogging, I have so many blogs to follow now, commenting daily is difficult. So you've probably noticed I do this less. I'm sorry I can't keep up, but I've found in the last while, I need to maintain a balance in life or become overwhelmed.
So I've been trying to keep up with my usual prompts and also for a couple of months in October and November I was doing daily poetry prompts for OctPoWriMo and November Notes. But I felt at least in poetry, my writing has been improving as has my knowledge of poetry forms. I've been so happy to be a guest blogger on Look Around, being able to continually collaborate with Spill Words Magazine Online, having work published on SickLit Magazine and have the possibility of poetry or short fiction pieces being published on a few other sites and/or magazines.
Fiction is something I continue working on through flash fiction and other prompts. A larger story has developed from a piece called Teegan's Potion. I have an idea this might develop into something much bigger, a longer short story or a novel. I would like to begin planning it out more.
However, the other part of me is still working on my original novel on WattPad, doing a second draft. Lately, I've done about three more chapters and am hoping to put serious work into the novel throughout the winter semester. You can find my completed second draft chapters for How Was Last Night on Wattpad HERE. Events have changed and moved around from the first draft. Lately, I've only been able to do about three chapters, but I'm hoping to go through the remaining chapters, rewrite, and edit, and have one up each week.
Sorry, I cannot promise this but I'm going to try to do this. Please let me know on this post or on Wattpad what you like and don't like, or if you have any suggestions or thoughts. I've completed up to new chapter 12 in second draft. Also playing around with potential covers for this point in my writing. It's a paranormal romance, so I'm unsure whether I want the cover more mysterious or more of a typical romance cover. What do you think?
I was most disappointed not to have made it into the online MFA in Creative Writing I applied for for September 2017. My plan is to try applying one more time and to continue publishing pieces of poetry and short fiction until I'm in or not.
I'm also looking at taking a couple of courses in the certificate program at U if Toronto. This way, I have more writing courses and hopefully more recent great marks, for my Academic CV. I'll be able to see how my second application for the MFA goes next October. If I don't get in then, I can work on completing the certificate. I'm not sure if I would try three-years. I'm just taking it day by day right now.
The other part of my life has been dealing with not having money from my disability company anymore. I'm coping with this, but it could take a year to come to a mind of resolution. In between if I could make the $300.00 a month I can make having AISH and CPP disability in Alberta, Canada, I would be most happy. I'm applying for different writing and blogging jobs on a freelance sight called www.upwork.com. They do take a small percentage, but it's worth it if you can connect with good clients.
I've had job offers so far but had to refuse because I cannot write and research full time. Not to mention, some of the people posting jobs have little clue how long writing up an article or blog from 300 to 1000 words takes, especially with research. They want articles fast and yet they want them to be perfect, free of errors. Some of them want this for only $10.00 an article – not even minimum wage per hour where I'm from. I'm hoping to find some good jobs on Upwork to earn extra money and gain some job experience part time and/or casually. I'm leaning more to the casual end I think, part time would honestly be too much.
It would help me pay for a course in spring and fall and maybe a vacation. One of my bestest of best friend's wedding is in Cuba. I was planning to before my insurance revoked my disability. But this is a long ways away, so I'm praying it might work out that I could be there and have a little vacation too. As of now, it's not appearing hopeful.
My Christmas shopping is finished. I've been baking cookies and squares. The best cookies are from this Neiman Marcus oatmeal cookie recipe. You grind the oats into flour in your blender. The cookie is soft and chewy and uses both white flour and the oat flour. I put in lots of chocolate chips and crushed pecans. I've become an expert at baking these and my whole family is addicted to them.
Apparently, I haven't baked them in a while. One batch is about five dozen cookies. One dozen I gave to my brother, and the other four dozen have been disappearing from the freezer at an alarming rate. Let me know if you want the recipe, I can send it to you. I will be making another batch when I replenish the chocolate chip supply.
I've been trying to keep busy, seeing friends whenever I'm able. My one BFF and I went to a Paint Nite event, painting penguins on wine glasses. At home you bake them in your stove so they are useable. It's a cute craft, but I think the wine glasses themselves would have been nice with some wine in them 🙂 Hanging out with S again this Saturday for drinks a the Art Gallery restaurant and a naughty Christmas show at the Citadel Theatre. Also, always planning for the future.
I finally found my perfect tattoo and am trying to arrange a consultation with the artist my hairdresser and friend Tess, suggested. It's a peacock feather but very beautiful. Bold enough in black but also with shades of blue and maybe purple. So excited for this, even though it will hurt! It's not this whole tattoo, just the peacock feather part. See below:
Have a blessed Christmas everyone! Remember the true meaning of Christmas and the hope a babe in a manger named Jesus became for all mankind.
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Game #92: Blue Jays at Yankees pregame
Toronto (45-46) at New York (45-44)
at 7:05 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium
Today's lineups:
Reed Johnson, LF
Alex Rios, RF
Vernon Wells, CF
Troy Glaus, 3B
Frank Thomas, DH
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Aaron Hill, 2B
Gregg Zaun, C
Royce Clayton, SS
PITCHING: RHP Josh Towers (4-5, 5.07 ERA)
Johnn Damon, DH
Derek Jeter, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Hideki Matsui, LF
Jorge Posada, C
Robinson Cano, 2B
Andy Phillips, 1B
Melky Cabrera, CF
PITCHING: LHP Kei Igawa (2-2, 7.14 ERA)
NOTES: John McDonald and Howie Clark — neither of whom were in the lineup — didn't make too much of the A-Rod shout incident that happened back in May. Neither did manager John Gibbons, who claimed he hadn't even thought about it until a reporter brought it up yesterday. Keep an eye on how Towers pitches to A-Rod in their first meeting. Even if nothing happens on Monday, Toronto has a whole four-game set to send a message. We'll see if they do. … Gibbons once again indicated that Wells was moved back to the No. 3 hole to try to get him more RBI opps. No hint as to whether it's a permanent switch, but the manager did say today that the leadoff spot is Reed's spot. … From now on, until the Jays are eliminated, I'll be including the standings here on the pregame posts.
entering Monday
1. Boston 55-36 (–)
2. New York 45-44 (9)
3. Toronto 45-46 (10)
4. Baltimore 41-50 (14)
5. Tampa Bay 35-56 (20)
entering Monday
1. Cleveland 54-37 (–)
2. Seattle 51-38 (2)
3. Minnesota 49-43 (5.5)
4. New York 45-44 (8)
5. Toronto 45-46 (9)
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Blue Jays are playing it smart by downplaying the whole A-Rod ordeal. Gibbons remembers but he shot it down quick which is a good move on his part. You don't want to talk about thru the press and then you could face suspensions and warnings before the game even starts.
Look at the Padres–Cubs game back at Wrigley about a month ago. Peavey spoke about it in the press which is a big no no and the next day Young plunked Derek Lee. Don't even talk about it in the press. Let your hard play do all the talking for you.
Jordan at this stage in the game we gain nouthing by playing dodge ball.Bottom line we have to win ballgames.Second half two and two not bad but not good.Time is against us we need at least three out of four.Let's be the bigger team tonight and forget A-Rod.
The Jays will have there chances either this series or the other meetings when they play A-Rod and the Yankees. You know for a fact that the Jays remember what happened, remember they are great athletes but they are people as well. The Jays forgive but forget, they will send a message to A-Rod sometime and he deserves it for sure!!!
Who would have thought that the Jays and the Yankees would both be hovering around .500 and nearly have the same record just after the All-Star break? I don't think anyone could have predicted that. It's crazy how injuries can decimate teams.
What do you guys think is more surprising? The Jays offensive problems or the Yankees pitching falling apart? The Yankees starting staff never looked too good, so I'm inclined to say it's the Jays offensive problems…
As far as A-Rod goes, I hope Towers hits him in his first at bat and then both teams put this issue behind them….
The very best message we could send to A-Rod is to beat the **** out of the Yanks 4 games in a row and keep A-Rod to an 0 and 20 in the series.
That's the motivation I hope our team takes into this series. Hitting A-Rod won't accomplish anything but motivate The Yanks to play hard.
When the season started you thought the Jays were going to score runs for sure. It was the starters after Halladay that was the big concern and the pen before Ryan that was a issue. I would say a combonation of both the Jays bats being very quiet and the Yankees pitching just disappearing. Remember about the Yankees pitching though, Wang there best pitcher missed the first month or so, Mussina missed time as well. Igawa has been awful from day 1 and Pavano could get hurt while sleeping. Nobody could have predicted that the Yankees would be hovering around .500 right now, the Jays most would have thought that. This is to hemgold, how many wins did you think the Jays were going to have when the season started? I thought around 81 to 85.
Your dreaming on that one there gsumner, let's be real here.
It'll be interesting to see how Wells does in he 3rd hole tonight. Personally, I'd preferred him in number 2 with Rios number 3.
I think Rios is batting near .400 in Yankee stadium.
Let's hope they get to Igawa early and batter the bull pen around in the first game.
bosoxbrian: Realistically? I was also thinking around 80-85. With that said, though, as a fan with unrealistic hopes, I was really hoping that with a lot of luck they'd have a shot at the wildcard (around 90 wins). You never know, though, and that's the great thing about baseball…
When it comes to beaning A-Rod, I actually think the Yankees are expecting it. As long as it's nothing dangerous and it's only done once, I think it will be *** for tat and that's that.
(Sorry for the horrible rhyme.)
hem.gold–I agree with you, when your a fan of the team you want to see them do well. I thought that the Tigers were the team to beat in baseball and the road will go thru there. I thought the Jays offense was going to score a ton of runs but there pitching and defense would be there downfall. Wells not hitting has to be one of the biggest disappointments of the season. I think Vernon put alot of pressure on himself because of all that $$$$ the Jays gave him. He wanted to show everyone that he worth every cent. He'll have a Vernon Wells type of year hitting in 08 for sure. His defense has and always will be there, anything hit in the air to center he'll probably get to it. I think he is the best c.f. in the game defensively, just ahead of Jones, Hunter and Ichiro, Rowand and Cameron are high on the list as well.
At the beginning of the year, I was thinking the Angels and the Dodgers were the teams to beat. The Angels are having a great year, but the Dodgers can't hit a lick….And to tell you the truth, I thought the Tigers were in for a fall, but they're also having a great year.
I don't know what Vernon's deal is. The big contract might be part of it, but he's also admitted to fooling around with his mechanics and bat weight during the off season. That could be a big part of it, too.
Thats how you take care of A-Rod.
You did not offend me in any way but thank you for your concern. I monitored a game site while going to Uni , nothing you guys could say could be worse than those players….lol.. I never lose my temper.I was only trying to make the point that girls also like baseball. I read the blogs when i should be doing my paperwork but rarely comment . I took the liberty to do so this weekend . I have a passion for baseball though I do not pretend to know everything I am well read and do have opinions. I hope the Jays are the bigger team tonight and don't do anything to A-Rod, if you believe in karma he will get what he is due if his wife doesn't get to him first ………lol… Lets pray for a good game tonight . I actually like close games , I think those wins are more coveted
Yeah, that double-play was much more satisfying than a hit-by-pitch…
I think you or I could shutdown the Dodgers, there lineup has no punch at all. A lineup of outs is the Dodgers. The back end of there rotation is not that good, the Schmidt injury hurt them bad.
Yeah, but what do you think of Russ Martin? That guy's got a great career ahead of him….Overall, though, I think the Dodgers could have a great team if they got a good, power-hitting clean-up hitter. Jeff Kent and Luis Gonzalez really don't cut it — they're getting way too old to carry a team offensively.
It looks like yank power is getting to Tower power.indigo good one on the wife I forgot about that poor A-Rod.gsummer I'm glad to see your cool tonight good job.hemgold Ithink your right about Wells and his mechanics sometimes it takes a while to get your stroke back lets hope it happens soon.It's now 2-2 go figure.
Whats with clayton jeter thros his arms in the air and scares him and he cant make the throw back to first on time and then towers who throws like my eight year old grandson gives a-rod a two run dinger.It looks like this is going to be a slugfest with two bat hitters pitchen.
I like Russell Martin alot, a solid player all around. It is always nice too see a good hitting catcher.
Igawa's pitch count is climbing and then the walk a thon with the Yankees pen will begin. I don't know how many walks the Yankees pen have issued but they usually lead to runs.
Your bud, Towers is throwing batting practise tonight. I think you and I could have hit the pitch he threw to A-Rod out of the park.
I'm a Jays fan and realize their less than great chances of making the postseason. What bugs me is having Jordan post "From now on, until the Jays are eliminated …". Our columnist should be supporting his team not stating now that his Jays will be eliminated. We're 92 games in and are around .500, 9 games back, which means we have 70 games to gain 9 games. It's no small feat but I don't think Jordan should be writing the Jays off.
The wife situation is interesting with A-Rod. After he caught aught with the blond bombshell here, there were reports in the NY press, she packed her bags and left.
There were also reports A-Rod was looking for a new (and the press anticipated another) house.
Then she shows up in Yankee stadium with the famous FU shirt.
But I haven't heard anything after that, have you?
RE: "What bugs me is having Jordan post "From now on, until the Jays are eliminated …". Our columnist should be supporting his team not stating now that his Jays will be eliminated."
Wow, I didn't even realize my sheer optimism bled through there. I definitely meant to put "when/if" — not just "when." My bad Jays fans.
As a side note, though, a. I'm not a columnist, I'm a reporter, and b. The Jays aren't "my team" — I just cover them for a living. I grew up in Chicago, rooting for the Cubs, though I don't really follow them anymore, either. Now, I'm merely a fan of good baseball and good storylines.
Also, I'm not surprised one bit that Towers didn't go after A-Rod, though don't believe the Jays when they say they've "forgotten" about the incident. They are likely just saying the right things, as someone pointed out early in the thread here.
If there is a 12 second pitch rule, why didn't Gibby call Igawa on it. He was taking 20-30 seconds per pitch?
I feel sorry for all Cubbie fans; and now you have to deal with Pinella.
Feel sorry for Cubbie fans why? There giving it a strong run right now and with Sheets on the d.l. the Cubs will be in first place by mid August.
That was me Jordan that said the Jays are saying the right things. At least someone on here knows what they're talking about. I do enjoy Jordan's work, keep it up. I think Jordan has seen so many losses with his Cubs, that is why he was not positive about the Jays. Keep up the good work Jordan, you and Ian do a great job!!!
Towers will be fitted for a neck brace after tonights game!!!
gsummer I for one had high hopes we could get pinella and out with gibby.A lot of people may not like him but he can light a fire under a team.But as long as JP is the GM you wont see a strong manager in toronto because JP is a puppet master.At least towers is matching run for run.
If Towers gets out of this inning this should be his last. There was ZERO chance that Pinella was going to Toronto there garryguy. J.P. couldn't handle a personality like that anyway. As I said when this game started Igawa would not get past the 5th inning. Yankees pen is not good, Rivera of course is good and he has been throwing better lately. Proctor will be throwing lefty by the time this season is over, Torre brings him in way too much.
Andy Phillips coming up big, you don't let guys like Phillips beat you.
The Garry
Yes, every time we get them Towers gives them up. That's now 6 runs in 6 innings. But after Jessies last two outing, I think he's our #5 guy when Burnett gets back.
Pinella was a disaster the last couple of years in Seattle, he was a disaster in Tampa Bay, and time will tell in Chicago.
I disagree with you on JP. If Gibby doesn't get the team going now that we're getting healthy, I think there's a good chance he's gone.
Gibby still needs lessons on how to handle pitchers. What is frustrating is both Gibby and Ernie were catchers, you'd think they'd both know better.
Were the Jays after Marshall from the Cubs? If not why not? Kendall was the piece that dealt and let's face it he has been terrible this year. Marshall would be a nice move by the Jays. In my opinion J.P. asleep again.
What are you talking about when you say Pinella was a disaster his last 2 years with Seattle. Pinella's last season there he won 93 games and the season before only 116 wins. That is a disaster, wow your lost there guy.
If towers gets out of this inning this should be his last.There was ZERO chance that pinella was going to toronto there somebody. JP couldn't handle a personality like that anyway.as i didin't say when this game started Igawa would not get past the 5th inning Yankees pen is not good,Rivera of course is good and he has been throwing better lately.Proctor will be throwing lefty by the time this season is over,Toree brings him in way to much.The Devil made me do it.
I think I read that before. Hey garryguy, what do you think of the Jays missing out on Marshall from the Cubs? I think he would have a good pickup and you didn't have to give much to get a young arm and he is lefty on top of it. J.P. should have been involved there, I'm not sure if he was or not.
Brandon League looked great!!! That pitch he struck out A-Rod on dropped right out of the strike zone, NASTY!!! Good to see League healthy and looking sharp.
tononamebrian If you are looking for a reply on marshalland if you want me to quit calling you noname apologize to us for calling jessie noname.If you can't please do not reply you will be wasting your time.Hey guys how about League smokin hot.
Last time I checked Seattle hadn't yet won a world series and neither has Tampa. Pinella hasn't won and that's what it's about.
Too bad Brandon wasn't put in at the start of the 6th-we might had a beteer chance of winning.
Once again gibbons the handler leaves a shakey pitcher in to long.Towers did not have it all night when he hit 95-100 pitches take him out.If the bullpen is tired bring up two arms and send two down.gsummer her's a nightmare if gibbons goes will whitt take his place I think i'm going to be sick.
When I saw that man on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs, I was debating weather to leave in Towers or not with Downs already in the bullpen. I think in the end I would have done what Gibbons did. But as you can see, a 2 run single that winds up being the difference of the game.
personally I think Whitt is as much of a problem as Gibby is. They have no clue on how to handle pitchers which is astonishing to me sense they're both former catchers.We keep giving away games over and over again.
They think they're helping the starter by leaving him in to finish an inning and potentially win the game. Well if you saw Towers reaction on the bench, I don't think they helped him-or the team.
We had a restocked bullpen with League, and it was in the bottom of the 6th with the game on the line.
So why not bring Downs.
Phillips had already seen Towers twice who is not a pitcher that fools anyone. Phillips bats over .400 with men in scoring position. Phillips has been hot, batting .375 in July. He hits .188 against left handers, .351 against righties.
These guys get the same information I'm posting and probably more up to date-the odds were against leaving Towers in there and both Whitt and Gibby knew it, but they left him in anyway.
Idiots-plain and simple and as a result we lose another.
In my view
The right decision would have been to bring League in at the start of the 6th-or bring Downs in to face Phillips. Either decision would have tipped the odds in our favor.
Great game from Troy Glaus.
Pinella has won a World Series, it was a long time ago though. He is going to be in the hall of fame. He is a great manager, it is showing with the way his Cubs are playing.
gsummer i'm with you on downs then league or just league.I have said all along gibbons cant handle pitchers.He is an *** kisser who thinks of the pitchers stats before the team getting the win.JP like every other GM has to back up gibbons until the axe falls for the teams sake.I think it will happen soon.The order will come from upstairs.Ted Rodgers has never backed a looser before and he wont start now.
The first thing the Jays should do when the season is over is FIRE J.P. That guy doesn't really have a plan from what I can see. Has J.P. ever heard of starting pitching? I wonder and you Toronto fans should as well. He should go back to Oakland and get coffee for his old boss Billy Beane. Beane is one that has carried those guys like J.P. and the former g.m. of the Dodgers Paul DePodesto. Those 2 worked under Beane and obviously both J.P. and DePodesto were sleeping when Beane was working. You think they would have picked up something being around him.
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Publically, JP has to defend Gibby. JP in my view has built a team that can win; the pieces, when all healthy, are in place. If Gibby can't bring it home, JP will fire him, bet on it.
Frankly, with more goofs like tonight, it might come sooner than you think. The order to do so will come from Rodgers. JP has full support to run the team as proven by the increase in budget and the signings of free agents that have taken place.
I also think Mr. Ted Rodgers is a baseball fan and I'd bet he likes the pieces put into place by JP, as the fans do and realizes we're not far from winning it all.
Pinella won a series as a player not a manager. The reason Seattle let him go was the collapses in a number of seasons when the team finally made the playoffs. I seem to remember one year when they won 112 or 116 games in the regular season and got swept in the first playoff series. Great manager huh?
Great managers win playoff and world series. All Pinella has done is win games in the season with great players brought to the team by Pat Gillick. It was Gillick that built the team, Pinella incapable of winning.
The players hate him, dislike playing for him and theres a better chance of you getting into the hall than him.
I know, you've been trying all evening to engage in an nonsensible discussion on either Pinella or JP.
And as such you post nonsense hoping either myself or others would take the bait.
And frankly, you can attack JP all you want, his record of building the minors, trading and signing free agents stands up with any GM.
As I posted to you last night, I'm done playing with you; so don't expect me to answer an more of your posts.
Frankly, in this particular series, I'd have thought you'd have been on the NY board creating havic there. Or did some of the guys there frighten you off with their threats.
The garry-sorry A point of clarification.
I meant to say "the order to do so will NOT come from Rogers."
Another point of clarification
Some poster tonight stated the Cubs had traded Marshall to Oakland for Kendal and suggested JP was asleep at the switch again.
Well the truth is as follows:
CHICAGO — The Cubs geared up for the stretch run when they acquired veteran catcher Jason Kendall from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for catcher Rob Bowen and Minor League pitcher Jerry Blevins.
Just a suggestion-the next time get your facts straight.
You must get your facts straight as well. Pinella was the manager when of the Reds back in 1990 when they SWEPT the A's. One of the reason's Pinella left was he wanted to come back to the Tampa area and manage, that obviously didn't work, his owner was Vince Namoil, enough said there. I heard on E.S.P.N. that Kendall was traded for Marshall, my bad. I guess I can't be like yourself there gsumner, ALWAYS RIGHT!!!! Anyone that thinks Pinella is not a good manager basically knows nothing, you would love to have him in the dugout in Toronto. J.P. has done a poor job with signing free agents, Burnett 55 million for 5 years. That has to be one of the worst signings in the last 5 years, right there with the Rangers when they signed Chan Ho Park. My bad on the Marshall trade.
I remember watching Pinella manage the rays when they were playing the yankees. He left a young relief pitcher in the game who gave up back to back to back homeruns against the yankees. Not only did they lose that game, but imagine what that must have done to that pichers confidence. It is not only because of that, but I just can't see Pinella managing in Toronto.
You're right, Pinella did win one series. But you're also wrong in that he didnt leave Cinncinnati to go to Tampa as you suggest, he went to Seattle after Tampa.
The Burnett signing is an excellent one and will be proven over time. I'd expect if he had been a free agent this year-he'd have gotten 100 mill over 5 years.
bullshi-brian is starting to cry you have to lay off him lol.
phillips got lucky last night.
The Jays left 12 on base last night no good.
60 days ago torre said a-rod was wrong now he says he was a victim????.
Towers was over 90 pitches a weak pitcher to say the least why send him back out when you have supper fly in the bullpen.
Last night 0-4 thomas 0-5 hill 0-5 not much help there.
Also why change the d-am lineup when it was working.
The only change i would have made was to hit johnson lower in the lineup untel he gets his stroke back.Females and baseball.there are millions of baseball fans that are women and girls and we cant see the people who post on Jordans blog so I think it would not be wise to use any disparaging worlds against the female gender.
I Know it's not my blog but I felt I had to say that for my wife reads this blog to…..gsummer I was never a burnett fan but now I hope he goes 70-20 for the rest of his stay here.Do you think we might hear from a certain someone he she or he/she reads this lol.
SUPER FLY not supper fly.
johnson o-4.
Also when he or she.
forgot to check it before I posted sorry.
the garry
Hey, the A-Rod wife issue was on the front page of NY papers. The comments I made were highly publized; and I'm sure read by more women than men. My post was a response to indigo who raised the issue.
I re-read what I posted and do not understand why your wife would be offended; I did not use any disparaging words and am at a bit of a loss as to what you mean.
Phillips didn't get lucky, the odds were in his favor because we messed up.
It's amazing to me how soon fans forget the tremendous performances from AJ -with no run support, when Halliday went down. He held the rotation together, was overused and got injured as a result and fans are on his back. Hilarious.
Pinella left Seattle to come home to the Tampa area, that is the only reason he took the Devil Rays job. The Devil Rays owner promised that he would raise the payroll over a period of a few years and obviously Namoli the owner did not and Chuck LaMar as well. Pinella felt he was lied to so he bolted. I don't blame him for leaving, personally I don't think Pinella is good for young players, he hurts there confidence quick. I never said Pinella went from Cinn. to Tampa, read what I write, that is all I ask of you. You are insane when you say that Burnett would get a 100 million dollar contract, who in there right mind would give him that? It was bad enough that J.P. gave Burnett 55 million, as I said probably the worst signing since Chan Ho Park signed with the Rangers several years ago.
Tonight could be the night where the Jays plunk A-Rod. Halladay on the mound, there ace, no better way to do it. Jays made the Yankee pen look too good last night.
Offending someone's wife. What is up with that? You should apologize and do it very soon.
What I wrote had nouthing to do with what you said.And it was not directed at you for anything you may have posted in the past,It was what we all may say in the future,bosoxbrian doesn't care what he writes,We don't want to drop to his level.
If you thought this was against you I'm sorry for that.
Marshal Cubs pitcher.06/07-10and12-479era-76bb-vs-115so.
What's so great about that,we already had MARCOM-McGOWAN-LITSCH.
Count them three great young arms,you can only have so many.gsummer now that you gave me all those sites you'r right about JP he is building a good minor league system.
indigo.please comment more I'm sure all of us would like to read your comments about baseball,and none of us know everything about baseball.
The only way to learn is to talk to other people.
Marshall is a lefty and a young arm. He would be a nice fit for the Jays but the Cubs are not going to get rid of him. Marcum, McGowan and the no name kid are so so. Marcum is a better fit for the pen and McGowan is up and down and the no name kid, it too early for him. The Jays don't even know what they have in him.
I agree with you garryguy, the only way you learn is talk to other people, not only just baseball but life in general. I like to read about alot of different perspectives, some I agree with and as you find out here some I don't. What do you think of Halladay sending a message to A-Rod tonight?


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Emerging market equity ETFs posted another selloff for the month of January, totaling $10 billion in outflows globally – the largest monthly outflows for this segment on record. In fact, last week marked the 6th week of steady outflows, and set a record as the largest weekly outflow since August 2010. Investors seeking to avoid exposure to country specific turmoil, weak Chinese manufacturing data, plus interest rate adjustments in emerging market countries like Turkey, drove the selloff.
Despite strong negative sentiment and ongoing scrutiny of the Fed's potential next steps, emerging market equity valuations are attractive and the asset class remains a vital part of a well-diversified portfolio (emerging markets currently account for 11% of the world's market capitalization). As my colleague Russ Koesterich recently pointed out, emerging market equities are generally growing at a faster rate than developed markets and now look cheap by most metrics. Currently emerging market equities are trading at about a 40% discount to developed country stocks, representing the largest discount since the financial crisis. There is significant value here if you know where to look.
The Emerging Market Equity ETF Landscape
It's important to consider the bigger picture when contemplating the significance of these outflows. We believe we are far from an emerging markets equities crisis, as we are down only 8% this year. Emerging market ETFs represent about $229 billion of the $4.5 trillion total investable emerging market equity universe. That's about 5%, and is also less than a quarter of the assets held by active emerging market funds. Additionally, the $35 billion drop in emerging market ETF assets since the end of May 2013 represents less than 0.8% of the underlying market.
While emerging market ETFs as a category have experienced outflows recently, this has not been the case for all funds. In fact, the majority of outflows have occurred in the two largest emerging market equities funds (Vanguard's FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM)). Many others, including the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) and the iShares MSCI Brazil capped ETF (EWZ), actually saw significant inflows in January despite a challenging macro environment.
It's also important to note that ETFs aren't the only investment vehicles experiencing outflows for emerging market exposures. Mutual funds have had outflows of $34.2 billion since the start of June 2013 through last month, while ETFs outflows totaled $16.4 billion during the same period. For the month of January, mutual fund outflows totaled $3.4 billion while, as previously mentioned, ETF outflows totaled $10 billion.
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We know that emerging markets tend to be volatile, and we expect them to remain so in the near term. As my colleague Russ Koesterich notes in a recent post, not all emerging markets are created equal. Bright spots, such as South Korea, have strong economic fundamentals. What's more, emerging markets can provide significant returns over time when implementing the appropriate strategy. Investors can increase their emerging market equity exposure through liquid and transparent ETFs at the regional, sub-regional, or individual country level. It pays to look under the hood of your emerging market equity investments as we explored in Emerging Equity Exposed last year.
Longer term, we believe growth prospects for emerging markets remain attractive relative to the developed world. I recently explored Three Ways to Invest in Emerging Markets, focusing on why contrarian investors may want to consider this sector. Here are three ways to add emerging markets to your long-term investment strategy:
1. Diversify across several emerging market countries and increase your core exposure to large, mid and small cap stocks. Today, perhaps more than ever before, investors are drawn to the high degree of diversification available through ETFs, which can mitigate the risk and volatility of individual countries, sectors, and companies. One way to do this is through the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG).
2. Customize by country. If you are seeking exposure to individual regions with strong fundamentals, we have two suggestions:
a. China. We are currently overweight China. We believe Chinese equities are undervalued considering their growth and profitability potential and suggest the iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI).
b. South Korea. We are currently overweight South Korea, recently upgrading it from neutral due to its stocks' attractive valuations and exposure to global growth. We like the iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF (EWY).
3. Minimize volatility. In the current interest rate environment, short and mid-term volatility can be a major concern. Consider the iShares MSCI EM Minimum Volatility ETF (EEMV) for downside protection plus exposure to potential gains in the emerging market equities space.
Investors may also want to look at exposure to frontier markets, such as the iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF (FM). This segment of the market has seen meaningful gains – roughly 18% – in the past year.
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07-11-2003, 12:04 AM #1marlonolramGuestRe: Displaying graphics
OK, I have developed a website on a PC but I have no access to a MAC to check the site out. Apparently, there are many graphics that are not being displyed for some reason (I am pretty much convinced it is something really simple like an incorrect path or something) but without access to a MAC, I can't check out what the problem is!!
The URL is www.theflood.com.au - the source code is available to take a look at - any one have any ideas please???
Some of your image tags are written with a path like this: \images\shimTrans01.gif
It should be images/shimTrans01.gif - macs, and unix based hosts use paths with foward slashes and no slash at the start. Windows looks as though it supports both, so that's where your problem is.I'm in your forums, writing sentences in a grammatically acceptable manner.
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07-11-2003, 12:15 PM #4meerkGuestOriginally Posted by Murlyn
eg (from your code)
img src="\images\shimTrans01.gif"
this should be
img src="../images/shimTrans01.gif"
This is assuming that both the 'page' and 'images' folders are in the same directory.
Hope this helps
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And you had an html document within the webdesign directory and you wanted to access an images directory within the macforum directory you could make your link three ways:
1)
This is an absolute link
2)
This is a relative link
3)
This also is a relative link
The first one takes the absolute link, finds the server, even though it's localhost and outputs your image.. this actually takes more time since it has to do a dns lookup, etc etc on the domain name.
The second knows that it is on the same server so does not have to do a dns lookup. and it says.. go back one directory "macforum" then within the "macforum" directory go into the "images" folder.. now if your images folder was in the "forums" directory you could do this  which means go back two directories then go into the images directory.
The third by using the first slash to go to the web server root, not the machine root this is done by the server software to prevent people from surfing through your file structure, then it says go to the macforum directory, then the images directory then show test.gif
07-11-2003, 06:50 PM #6meerkGuest
You're right, but
I still think that it's something to do with those 'backslashes' and starting off the path with one of them??
Anyways it's late and I'm fed up marking-up our company's new site.
I'll take another look tomorrow and ponder
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I havent looked at his code yet.. so I guess I might as well do that and help him out At least he understands the way directory structure works now.
Ok he has only one problem.

And your page will show up the way you want it
While it is supported to add a '/' in front of any path, it is not general practice.
What you should do marlonolram (if this isn't your setup at the moment), is have all your html/php/xhtml files in one folder (normally your root directory) and inside the root directory have one folder named images. I find this is the easiest way to manage links. That way, any internal file links can just be linked to with their file name, and all images just have a "images/" before them.
Always use foward slashes, and remember to define a base uri if you're using relative links.I'm in your forums, writing sentences in a grammatically acceptable manner.
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