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What's in the Box - Are you ready for 2012?
With 300 boxes booked already, 2012 is shaping up to be a very busy year.
Great progress has been made on the National Parks box. This box looks at five environments that link to a 5 different national parks across NSW. The text has been written and is with our amazing design team to create the information panels. Our education staff are working closely with the NSW National Parks & Wildlife service to write up all the activities to go with the program. The exhibitions team are casting and painting specimens to go into the dioramas and fitting out the interior of the boxes. This new and exciting addition to the Museum in a Box® program will be complete in Term 2 2012.
Just because we thought we weren't going to be busy enough we are also creating a Marine Mammals box. Tina, who does most of the casting and painting for Museum in a Box® found a boxes of whale and dolphin moulds in our storage unit. She was every excited and wanted to create a whale box. She also found dugong and seal moulds so we decided to make a Marine Mammals box. This will be a basic box with specimens, images, DVDs and teaching resources and will be available mid 2012.
We are very proud of the Museum in a Box® program and would like to hear from you. Please let us know what topics or content you would like to be developed next.


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States try to innovate with health exchanges
States should use their creation of health insurance exchanges required by the 2010 health care law to create prevention programs aimed at promoting long-term savings, expert say, but state officials argue that those "wish lists" might have to wait so states can meet their deadlines.
"To do something different, I sure wish we had an extra year," said Howard "Rocky" King, executive director of Cover Oregon, Oregon's health insurance exchange. "Our first priority is to come up with something that works."
That means states such as Oregon hope to build the foundation of their exchanges first and then add the extras over the next few years.
"States could play a huge, important role in prevention and care coordination," said Ken Thorpe, head of Emory University's health policy department. "But if we're looking at yesterday's benefits, we'll get yesterday's problems. We need to pull costs out of the system."
Otherwise, more people will be covered through the 2010 health care law, also known as the Affordable Care Act, but premiums will continue to go up, Thorpe said.
MORE:Improvements sought for health insurance law
Rather than focusing purely on making insurance available, states could build evidence-based prevention and lifestyle-change options into the plans. They could insist that their insurers pay teams of hospitals, primary-care physicians, home health care professionals and hospice providers a set price to care for a consumer, rather than pay by the injection, scan or visit.
Without such changes, Thorpe said, health care costs will keep rising.
So far, Thorpe said, California has done the most to promote innovation in its health care exchange.
Health exchanges are state- or federally run websites that allow consumers to choose a health plan, as well as to compare benefits and costs of each plan. Some states will allow all insurers to participate; others have asked insurers to bid to participate; and some states are creating a list of requirements insurers must meet to participate.
Peter Lee, California Health Benefit Exchange's executive director, said that insurance has "been a game of avoiding sick people" to keep insurers' costs low. Now insurers must take everyone, and that means keeping chronically ill people stable and trying to prevent people from becoming sick in the first place.
In part, California can push for change because there are so many players: 33 health plans submitted bids to be part of the health exchange.
"The exchange has asked the plans not just for the lowest cost on Day One, but the lowest costs over the long term," Lee said. "Our board said one of our values is to be a catalyst for change."
California officials wanted health plans to show how they pay for and reward primary care, provide better care for the chronically ill and build in preventive services, Lee said.
Not every state is moving this direction. C.J. Bawden, spokesman for the Silver State (Nevada) Health Insurance Exchange, said their main goal is to take as little money from the federal government as possible by outsourcing much of the technology of their exchange to Xerox, rather than building from the ground up.
"A lot of states want to build it from the ground up and keep it in-house," Bawden said. "We came out with a good business plan."
Everyone with plans that meet federal and state requirements may participate in what Bawden called a "free-market" approach.
"We're trying to facilitate without doing a lot of market disruption," he said.
Washington, D.C., exchange officials are waiting to hear what the plans will come up with, but they included preventive services, health club memberships and coordinated care included in the plans on their wish list.
Mohammad Akhter, the chairman of the exchange, said Washington's main innovation was that exchange board members are experts in medicine and education and not politicians.
"We expect more innovations because of that," he said.
Negotiating possibilities with insurers is difficult until everyone knows just how many people are enrolled in the exchanges, Oregon's King said.
Oregon officials have asked that each carrier offer several plans, so that they'll end up with 10 or so carriers with five or six possibilities each for the small group market. That way, someone who knows she probably won't need a lot of time with the doctor can choose a high-deductible plan.
In the meantime, the state is testing out new care models in their Medicaid and state health programs to see what works to keep costs down, King said. These things include preventive-care programs, as well as making sure doctors are paid to keep people healthy, rather than through a fee-for-service program.
In Rhode Island, only four carriers exist, but officials still hope to set up different products than were available before. They'll be negotiating with the insurers over the next month.
Christine Ferguson, Rhode Island's director of the health benefit exchange, said the plans will be able to do more with a higher concentration of people.
The state hopes to build the exchange, collect data about what works and what doesn't, and then re-evaluate. For example, do cancer screenings and immunizations affect the number of days people go to work or children go to school?
"So we're looking at improvement," she said. "The exchange is a catalyst to move the debate to reform."

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Atlanta "Housewife" and "The New Normal" star NeNe Leakes kicked of 2013 by getting engaged to an old flame: her ex-husband.
Leakes had been dropping hints of a possible New Year's Eve engagement by tweeting romantic photos of herself and ex-husband Gregg Leakes, and on Thursday's episode of "Late Night," host Jimmy Fallon intended to set the record straight.
"You start tweeting out these photos," Jimmy said, holding up the series of images Leakes tweeted on New Year's Eve. "So, are you engaged?"
The "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star's photos included shots of a hallway strewn with rose petals, and a nightcap of strawberries and chilled champagne.
After some gentle prodding from Fallon, Leakes put the engagement musings to rest.
"Well, a little after midnight, I was asked this beautiful question: 'Will you marry me - again?'" Leakes said coyly.
Her answer?
An exuberant "Yes!"
Leakes and her now-fiance divorced in 2011 after almost 14 years of marriage. She has two sons, Bryson and Brentt.


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Mary Vance, a career counselor with the PSU Career Center, works with PSU's Institute for Sustainable Solutions to help prepare grads for green jobs.
Vance was recently interviewed by Urban Farmer, an online magazine dedicated to "sustainable city living." In the article, "The Green Job Interview," Vance offers great tips for applicants, including
- What to wear;
- What to bring;
- Passion versus preaching.
Read the article online in Urban Farmer. And for more career tips, visit Portland State's Career Center.


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Tsawwassen released
Larry's Tsawwassen terminal, including several BC Ferries vessels is released!
VancouverPlus support forum change
Support for VanPlus may now be found at this link. If you have an issue first peruse the old forum archive. Thank you!
Spirit of Vancouver Island
Larry has posted screenshots of the Spirit of Vancouver Island, worth a look-see!
Queen of Nanaimo
Larry has fixed up this vessel nicely. See his page.
Jetway exclusion issue with FSDT CYVR and Van+ V3
Sebastian reported a problem wherein certain jetways in FSDT CYVR did not appear if VancouverPlus V3 was installed and ORBX PNW was not installed.
Some history: MS placed a fictional building at that location which was quite ugly and we excluded it. But of course FSDT excluded the building and our exclusions was no longer needed. This was originally released as a stand-alone download, and was the first free download available for FSX when it was first released, called CYVR_building_fix.
The fix: place this file in <drive letter:>\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\FSAddon\VanPlus v3\VanPlus_Lower_Priority\Scenery. If you repair or reinstall VanPlus you will need to repeat this.
No guarantees though. As one very well known developer said, "Jetways are a pain in the neck. Somehow the interaction between local excludes and different layers of ADE files (default plus addon #1 plus addon #2 …) makes their behavior/appearance almost impossible to predict."
VancouverPlus and VictoriaPlus on Steam
According to Zenobyte on this thread (scroll down a bit) in the Steam forum:
"Installed.. Orbx FTX NA Series ( Pacific Fjords, Pacific Northwest, Southern Alaska, Northern + Central Rockies, and Northern California) as well as Victoria+, Vancouver+ v3 and Tongass Fjords X… All installed without issue."
FSX Steam edition is out
It's only U$5 for the next 36 hours, 80% off. It's FSX Gold edition with a few bug fixes. Many questions are posed and answered at Steam and AVSIM.
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Believe it or not, Christmas is just around the corner! Now may be a good time too think about purchasing gifts. A Florida Bed and Breakfast Inn Gift Certificate can be used anytime throughout the year. A gift certificate to Bed and Breakfast Inns Florida is a unique way to show someone how much they mean to you. What could be better than a gift of relaxation, hospitality and good food? There are over 85 Bed and Breakfast or Boutique Collection Inns your recipient can choose from whether they want to experience the beach, the country atmosphere, a quaint downtown or a large city.
This year, do something special for someone you love: send them to a Florida Bed and Breakfast or Boutique Inn.
Gift certificates are redeemable for a year after the date of purchase, allowing ample time for folks to schedule a getaway. They can be spontaneous or plan a vacation months in the future – the beauty of this is that the details are up to them.
Everyone knows folks who just don't ever think to give themselves a mini-holiday. They may dream of a few days on Key West or Amelia Island, but it is hard for them to actually make the arrangements. That's where you come in. Give them a reason to schedule a Florida vacation. They will thank you for it.
Tags: bed and breakfast, Christmas Gift Certificate, Christmas in Florida, Florida Bed and Breakfast Inns, Florida Inns, Florida lodging, Florida vacations


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The Uncle Ruckus Movie
From THE BOONDOCKS comic strip and animated series on ADULT SWIM, the legendary UNCLE RUCKUS is coming to the big screen in LIVE-ACTION
The Uncle Ruckus Movie
From THE BOONDOCKS comic strip and animated series on ADULT SWIM, the legendary UNCLE RUCKUS is coming to the big screen in LIVE-ACTION
Those of you familiar with THE BOONDOCKS already know who Uncle Ruckus is. He's the hard-working, slur-spitting handyman you love to hate. If you're not familiar with Uncle Ruckus, it's difficult to even describe him without violating Kickstarter's hate speech policy.
If you do know who Uncle Ruckus is, you either really love him or really hate him. But if you've made it this far, you probably love him like we do. This is your movie.
To that end, we are raising funds for an R-rated theatrical comedy featuring Uncle Ruckus, to be produced this year. The movie will be written and directed by AARON MCGRUDER, and stars GARY ANTHONY WILLIAMS - who does the voice of Uncle Ruckus on the animated series. The story, which is currently being written, will not involve any of the other regular BOONDOCKS characters, but rather explore a part of the Ruckus family not seen in the show.
From our PRODUCTION BLOG (Coming soon):
"There's always been interest in a live-action Boondocks movie, which to me was out of the question considering Huey and Riley are essentially impossible to cast. The animated feature would cost around 20 million, but a live action Uncle Ruckus movie could cost a fraction of that. So just for the hell of it we had the costume made and it was pretty amazing. To see Gary actually transform into Uncle Ruckus... it's quite the surreal experience. I never expected the transition to be so completely seamless."
-Aaron McGruder
First, because SONY (who produces THE BOONDOCKS animated series) is not involved with this project in any way. In fact, there are no investors, corporate or otherwise, involved with the movie as of this moment. This whole thing is kind of an odd idea, so we're starting with Kickstarter on this one and we'll just see what happens.
Crowd funding, however, is a big deal. It represents an entirely new relationship between fan and creator. It also represents a new financial model for making stuff, and that's exciting.
Uncle Ruckus has a lot of supporters out there. If they want this to happen, they can make it happen.
Like any fundraiser, Kickstarter works by selling fans something they would actually want, and using that money to fund projects. If you're not into giving away money, you can think of it more like a purchase. With Kickstarter, if we don't reach our money goal in time, you don't get charged and basically nothing happens. If we do reach our financial goals, you get the stuff you paid for.
If this is your first exposure to Kickstarter, I know, it sounds crazy. But people keep telling me it works so I'm going with it.
Kickstarter allows donations from one dollar to ten thousand dollars. For most people, the best bet is our CLINT EASTWOOD rank (our reward levels are named after great white Americans). You'll receive a DVD of the movie when released on home video. There are music downloads, T-shirts, all types of Ruckus related goodies for those of you unafraid to publically express your support for such an awful human being.
Risks and challenges
The money we are raising represents partial funding for the film, so the first challenge is to raise the rest of the money. Obviously, if we exceed our fundraising goals, this may not be an issue, but this is the first hurdle we have to clear if this campaign is successful.
After that, the project faces all of the normal challenges that go along with production - which are too numerous and unpredictable to delineate here. Movie-making is a messy, chaotic business. Delays caused by issues with collaborators, unforeseen additional filming, technical issues, actors getting arrested for something ridiculous - are all issues we've faced in the past and will likely continue to face. Backers will be kept up-to-date on progress through our production blog. If something goes terribly wrong, you'll be the first to know.
If for some reason we reach our Kickstarter goals, but still fail to actually get the movie off the ground, the following will happen:
All Bag O' Ruckus rewards will be fulfilled (mid 2013).
An Uncle Ruckus mockumentary UNCLE RUCKUS SAVES AMERICA will be produced in place of THE UNCLE RUCKUS MOVIE, allowing all of the rewards to remain unaffected.
Please back the Uncle Ruckus Movie. Then be very ashamed of yourself.
- The ManagementLearn about accountability on Kickstarter
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I have been very busy and not keeping things up to date out here. My apologies to three or four new users that tried to join in August and September, I missed them completely. They were in the pile of about 35 spam accounts.
I am still out here, just very busy for the last long while. I am not promising a lot more interaction because I am still working pretty hard at just, well, working. I know John Doe has been virtually tied to the ground with his work but I have a great love for this old board so will do my best to blow the dust off of it and help out some folks.
Take Back Your Union (http://www.takebackyourunion.com) has asked if a thread can be started for a Government employee group in Ontario so hopefully we can assist them. We will hear their story as time progresses but it sound very interesting.
I hope you are doing great, I am.
Hey everyone. I got some time to do the latest update to the board software, but it meant that all the old modifications and styles wouldn't work anymore. So, here you have the newest iteration of LabourTalk. Please let me know by Private Message if you run into any issues with the new styling. Some new features on the board are:
We hope you like the changes!
- Latest HTML5 Responsive Styling - You can now see a new, more modern styling on the board. Along with this, you can resize the browser to see the board change with it. The board is now functional on all sizes of screens, including your cell phone, table and desktop/laptop.
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Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to force order of search terms to give to a search engine (as in A to B not B to A)
When searching a sequence of words in Google, the results returned can contain the words in any order different than the one appearing for the sequence used as the searching keywords.
For example, if I search
Web Applications, then in a result,
Applications is allowed to appear before
Web. However, I would like to disallow such a case, and only allow for cases where
Web appears anywhere before
Applications, not just immediately before.
I wonder if there is a way to preserve the order of words in the sequence of searching keywords?


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The model for delivering residential assets in Australia is changing. Investor and consumer objectives have combined to make market conditions supportive of multifamily residential. In Australia, debate centres around four elements: a new product paradigm; investor return requirements; customer value proposition; policy initiatives. As these elements are increasingly accepted, we expect to see more investors seeking opportunity in multifamily investment.
Multifamily is a new product on the risk-return continuum combining both residential development and investment holding. It de-risks traditional development and meets renter need for high quality/high service rental accommodation – increasingly important as purchase economics diminish.
Multifamily provides a new funding model for residential delivery which shifts the model from intermediated debt finance.
In the US, multifamily is the second largest property asset class after office. If the Australian market evolves per the US, then there is potential for a $300b investment market, or 300,000 apartments by 2036.


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See also: bicker, blame, complain, condemn, criticize, denounce, differ, disagree, disapprove, disparage, pettifog, sophistry
CAVIL. Sophism, subtlety. Cavilis a captious argument, by which a conclusion evidently false, is drawn from a principle evidently true: Ea est natura cavillationis ut ab evidenter veris, per brevissimas mutationes disputatio, ad ea quce evidentur falsa sunt perducatur. Dig. 60, 16, 177 et 233; Id. 17, 65; Id. 33, 2, 88.


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When thinking about buying a New Car, you're probably curious to know what value you can apply from your current towards the purchase price of a new car, truck or SUV from Bonham Chrysler. Buying an automobile is a potentially large investment and requires due diligence and careful thought. That's why it's important to be aware of all the purchase options before you. Trading in your current vehicle towards the down payment of the purchase price on your new car can make a lot of sense. It can also be an easy way of maintaining your monthly payments within your budget. At Bonham Chrysler we offer market value for your trade-in.
Many questions arise when considering the purchase of a new vehicle. One of these uncertainties can be how your credit score will affect buying ability and trade-in value. Our Finance Department is here onsite and via our website to help navigate you through these questions. A way to start the process is to complete the online form to Value Your Trade. By answering a few simple questions such as make, model, vehicle condition, and title we'll be able to send you an estimated appraisal. After you have a sense of how your current vehicle can affect the purchase price of the new Camero you have your eye on, you'll be able to make an informed decision on how to proceed with the finance and leasing options available to you. So, why wait? Find the trade-in value you're looking for near Sherman, TX at Bonham Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram today!


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SSU Website Design Page Types
These pages about SSU's Web Standards are specific to sites on our legacy web server, web.sonoma.edu. If you are looking for information about our web redesign and Drupal, please visit Website Redesign.
The SSU templates include several different page layouts. They can be used as is without making further changes to HTML or CSS.
Some SSU departments may have a need to customize parts of the design, or may wish to combine design elements from two or more different page types. Please make an appointment with the Web Office to discuss your custom design needs.
This page type is intended for School homepages. It may also be used for Division homepages, but is not required. Departments should not use this page type. The landing page features a very large background image in the content area, a tagline, and space for a welcome message, news, starting links, embeded videos or other content. The white background in the content area is semi-transparent, allowing visitors to see through to the background image.
- Sample Landing Page
- Landing Page on live site - School of Education
This page type is intended for a department or program homepages. A large banner image space is provided to help you to identify your department. The height of the banner image can be adjusted. The content area on the bottom half of the page can be modified to include multiple columns, or can be left as is with left sidebar navigation and wide content area.
- Sample Banner Page
- Banner Page on live site - Office of Records and Registration
This page type is intended for a department or program homepage. A large banner slideshow space is provided to help you to identify your department, and rotate images related to your programs, services or other message. The height of the slideshow area can be adjusted. The content area on the bottom half of the page can be modified to include multiple columns, or can be left as is with left sidebar navigation and wide content area.
- Sample Slideshow Page
- Slideshow Page on live site - Associated Students
This page type can be used as a lightweight department homepage or a branded second-level page.The left sidebar starts with a medium-sized image representing your department or program, followed by the department's persistant navigation.The content area starts right below the SSU banner and audience link bar.
- Sample Emblem Page
- Emblem Page on live site - Fees, Costs, Financing
This page type is intended for a second-level content page. The left sidebar contains the department's persistant navigation.
- Sample Content Page
- Content Page on live site - About SSU
This page type is used for the University's Audience pages. It can also be used for any page that functions as a navigational jumping-off point. The Audience page consists of even-numbered blocks, each containing a heading, decorative image and short list of relevant links. On the left side of the page is space for a medium-sized image, message, or even standard navigation list.
- Sample Audience Page
- Audience Page on live site - Current Students
- Audience Page as department homepage - Information Technology
- Audience Page with left sidebar navigation - Academics
This page type is intended for use when your content is wide, or if left navigation isn't appropriate for the content of the page. The Blank template includes the standard SSU top banner and footer. Everything in between is available for content.
- Sample Blank Page
- Blank Page on live site - Interactive Map
- Blank Page on live site - Associated Students Google Calendar of Events
Other Common Uses
Faculty Profile
Most academic department sites should include a list of Faculty that links to individual Faculty Profile pages. Usually, profiles use the Content Page layout, but can use the Blank Page layout.
- Sample Faculty Profile Page
- A Faculty Profile in History Department
- A Faculty Profile in Music Department
- A Faculty Profile in Sociology Department
- A Faculty Profile in Engineering Department, uses Blank Page layout
Custom Page Layouts
If none of the above page types meets a need your site has, the Web Office can combine elements and styles from the other page types or develop something new. New designs must be approved by the Web Team and Web Advisory Committee.
University Homepage - Not For Use On Other Pages
The University Homepage is a special page. Other pages should not be made to look like the University homepage. Most of the styles are available for use on other pages, but the combination of all or most of these elements should not be duplicated.
- Featured Slideshow on the top half of the page, with story headings on the left, story details on the right, and transition effects between stories.
- Navigation sidebars on both left and right sides of the page below a slideshow.
- Tabbed content area between left and right navigation sidebars,
- News stories with images on the left, and story exerpts on the right.
- Styles for RSS and More News links
- Social Media icon links in right sidebar.
- Promotional images in left and right sidebar.
- Mini-banners across the bottom of the content area.
Please contact the Web Team if you have questions about your homepage layout.


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By DAVID GREEN
After working on upgrades to the village sewer system in pieces for more than a decade, Fayette council is ready to tackle the remaining work in one large project.
Councilors voted Dec. 17 to seek funding through the USDA Rural Development office to help finish the sewer work. Many of the village's sewer lines combine septic waste with storm water and that leads to overflows of sewage in heavy precipitation events.
The application seeks $3.89 million in federal funds, $500,000 from the state and $500,000 from other sources. The village would contribute $150,000 in the $5 million project.
Construction costs are estimated at $3.57 million. Administrative and legal costs, engineering and inspection total another million.
A copy of the pre-application form is available to the public at the village office.
Roberta Acosta of the Ohio Rural Community Assistance Program and Lee Sonnenberg of USDA Rural Development spoke with council members in July, advising them to complete the effort in one large project. The overall cost, they said, would most likely be less with that approach.
Tackling the project in phases doesn't eliminate the problem, Sonnenberg said, it only extends it.
In addition, Acosta said, if federal funding were given for one phase, the next phase would probably not receive any.
Council members learned that the village's economic status makes it eligible for the lowest interest rates on loans. A repayment plan might be extended to the maximum of 40 years.
With the existing federal programs, Sonnenberg said, this is a good time to seek financial help.


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Water Feature Q & A
Q: I have a hungry heron visiting my pond. What can I do besides a net? P.S. Is it legal to shoot a heron in the state of Virginia? – Earl of Virginia
A: A fish lovers nightmare…the heron! Ever wake up in the morning, walk out to your water feature with a cup of coffee (or orange juice for you non-coffee drinkers) and discover a heron eating one of your precious koi (see left)? Your heart begins to race and your not sure what to do, you grab the nearest broom and charge out to the heron like there's no tomorrow! Are you tired of this? Well here are a couple of options for deterring and protecting your fish.
The Motion Activated Scarecrow: This motion-sensored sprinkler is a great way to deter not only herons but other predators as well. The sprinkler simply hooks up to a garden hose and is triggered by motion. There is a dial on the sprinkler that adjusts the sensitivity. When a heron/predator approaches sensor, it shoots a 3-second burst of water up to 180 degrees.
Pros: Extremely effective throughout the season. Can be easy blended into your water feature.
Cons: The Scarecrow doesn't know the difference between a heron and a person so be prepared to dodge the spray!
Great Blue Heron Decoy:
Herons are very territory birds. When flying over head, if a heron sees another heron they will deter and go elsewhere. This life-like decoy, when placed next to your water feature, will do just that. We highly recommend to move them every couple of days. This will help prevent the heron from figuring out the decoy.
Pros: Effective when moved around. Adds a nice touch of nature to any water feature.
Cons: Cannot be placed outside during mating season (March-May) for obvious reasons. Once a heron has already established your water feature as its territory it becomes harder for the decoy to be effective.
Can you shoot a heron?:
Although they can be a pest, Great Blue Herons are protected under federal law. It is illegal to shoot them in the US.
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hoi.polloi » June 7th, 2017, 10:43 pm wrote:Prescient, the video you posted is just a video allegedly "debunking" the original video's claims that they found the same person in the changing footage and in the street.
Are you sure that's the video you meant to get a copy of? Now your post looks like you're promoting the uploader without comment.
Is there no original version of that video? And can we just get a clean copy of the changing scene, somewhere?
"By comparing the two they seem to be very different in body types, beard and skintone.. What do you think? Its also possible that "Camo Policeman" could be one of the other two Simmads - images unreleased as of yet.
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* Prosecution wraps up pretrial case with pictures
* Defense team declines to present evidence, witnesses
* Decision on whether case will proceed expected on Friday (Adds background; reaction from a survivor)
By Keith Coffman
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Jan 9 (Reuters) - Self-portraits of accused Colorado movie house gunman James Holmes posing with firearms and body armor ended prosecutors' pretrial case against the former graduate student on Wednesday, but defense lawyers declined to present evidence or witnesses of their own.
The pictures, which police said Holmes took of himself with an iPhone before the shooting rampage at a midnight showing of a "Batman" film last summer, capped three days of hearings in which prosecutors laid out their case for putting him on trial.
The former neuroscience doctoral student is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder for the 12 people who were slain and dozens of others wounded at the opening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in the Denver suburb of Aurora.
Prosecutor Karen Pearson said in her closing arguments that Holmes would have killed more people had his rifle not jammed, adding, "He certainly had the ammo to do so."
The July 20 attack marked one of the most lethal mass shootings in U.S. history, and ranked as the deadliest of 2012 - a year notable for rampant gun violence - until 20 children and six adults were killed last month at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
Wrapping up the prosecution's case against Holmes on Wednesday, Aurora police Sergeant Matthew Fyles ran through pictures Holmes took roughly six hours before the deadly assault on the Century 16 multiplex near his home.
In one picture, Holmes grinned while holding the muzzle of a handgun near his face. He stuck out his tongue in another photo.
His brightly dyed red hair was visible in both pictures, and he wore black contact lenses that made his pupils appear abnormally large. In another picture taken the same evening, his bed was strewn with guns, ammunition magazines, body armor, a gas mask and other gear.
Holmes, in a self-portrait taken on July 5, posed with a semi-automatic rifle and wore the tactical body armor he was wearing when he was arrested.
A separate photo taken on July 16 showed the booby-trapped explosives Holmes is accused of rigging up inside his apartment, which according to police he had intended as a diversion to draw authorities away from the theater on the night of the assault.
The explosives were safely dismantled after the shooting.
Holmes' lawyers, seen by legal experts as preparing for an insanity defense, had been planning to call two witnesses to testify this week about their client's state of mind around the time of the shootings.
But in a surprise twist after the prosecution rested its case on Wednesday, public defender Daniel King said his team had decided not to present its own evidence or testimony.
"This is a preliminary hearing and not the proper venue or time to put on a show or truncated defense," King said. The defense also declined to make a closing statement before the hearing was adjourned.
Arapahoe County District Judge William Sylvester said he was taking evidence presented this week under advisement and scheduled a new hearing for Friday that he said would serve as a "status hearing and/or arraignment."
If the judge orders the case to proceed to trial, Holmes is widely expected to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Authorities have offered no motive for the slayings.
Holmes' lawyers have said he suffers from an unspecified mental illness, and went out of their way in cross-examining prosecution witnesses to highlight strange behavior he exhibited before and after his arrest.
Homicide detective Craig Appel acknowledged under defense questioning that Holmes, 25, tried to insert a staple he found on a desktop into an electrical outlet while being interrogated at police headquarters.
During that interview, in which Holmes had plastic bags placed over his hands to preserve any traces of gunpowder residue, Holmes also gestured with one of the bags as if it were a talking hand puppet, Appel testified.
One moviegoer who survived the shooting with a bullet wound to his head, Yousef Gharbi, 17, told Reuters after attending Wednesday's hearing that the photos of Holmes displayed in court made a strong impression on him.
"I had it in the back of my mind he might be insane," Gharbi said. But after seeing the self-portraits, he said Holmes "looked like he was having a great time."
Police testified that Holmes, who bought his movie ticket 12 days in advance, left the screening minutes after it began and re-entered Theater 9 a short time later and lobbed a tear-gas cannister into the auditorium.
Armed with a semi-automatic rifle, shotgun and pistol, police say, he then sprayed the audience with bullets. He surrendered to police in the parking lot minutes later.
On Tuesday, a detective played recordings of two emergency calls placed from inside the theater during and after the shooting. A burst of 30 gunshots was audible in one 27-second tape.
In another, a 13-year-old girl caught in the shooting with her 6-year-old cousin, Veronica Moser-Sullivan - the youngest person to die - and Veronica's pregnant mother, Ashley Moser, who was badly wounded, was heard frantically pleading for help. (Reporting by Keith Coffman and Laura Beth Coffman; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Bob Burgdorfer)


text: TROY -- Mayor Lou Rosamilia delivered his State of the City address Thursday, looking back at the various accomplishments his administration achieved in 2012 and forward to what could be accomplished this year. Rosamilia touched on various topics such as public safety, which has been a priority issue for many city residents, and put heavy emphasis on various economic development and community projects set to be worked on in 2013. Rosamilia's speech, which came just before the council was set to appoint Anthony Magnetto as the newly appointed police commissioner, highlighted a total increase of 16 crimes in 2012 as compared to 2011. However, there were 37 fewer violent crimes in 2012 than in 2011. Still, Rosamilia said they need to look beyond the numbers. "It's important to look at what the numbers tell us," Rosamilia said, adding residents are still concerned about their own safety. "But as mayor, I recognize that it's far more important to listen to what our residents tell us and to address the concerns they feel within their own neighborhoods." Rosamilia also highlighted his reinstatement of school resource officers to full-time status, reactivation of the Emergency Response Team and establishment of a Police Objective Review Committee, with members present during the speech. Another accomplishment highlighted by Rosamilia was the moving of City Hall from 1776 Sixth Ave. to the Hedley Building on River Street, a building he said he's proud to be in as it is a historical landmark. While he said the city has saved approximately $3,000 in utility bills and $22,000 in monthly rent, Rosamilia was not quite ready to call the Hedley Building home during his speech, adding the search continues for a permanent home in 2013. "Like every resident, I believe we should have a city-owned City Hall," Rosamilia said. "I firmly believe that it would be wonderful to have a great building with historic architecture." Also highlighted were the various 40 new businesses brought into the city, such as Broadway Cafe, the Stoneledge Terrace developments and redevelopment for the River Triangle and Dauchy Buildings, a project being undertaken by Saratoga Springs based developer Sonny Bonacio. The sale of those buildings will bring in $1.2 million in revenue, Rosamilia said, helping the city meet the target budgeted for 2012. He also said the $400,000 from the sale of the O'Neil apartments was unexpected but much needed. Rosamilia added the city will be expecting at least $60 million to be spent in construction. "Generating revenue is the most important ingredient for our immediate and long-term financial health," Rosamilia said, "and we've taken proactive steps toward that goal." Much focus was put on the many new ways the city is looking at revitalizing the area such as putting $2.5 million in infrastructure in North Central through a five-year consolidated plan. This would include new streets, sidewalks and new lighting. Rosamilia said there are also talks with Habitat for Humanity and Syracuse-based Housing Visions to form a public/private partnership with a possible $5 million investment. This would bring new homes, green spaces and new commercial prospects. There were other announcements such as soliciting for a company to help with developing a Citywide Master Plan, the creation of a Historic District & Landmark Review Commission and Columbia Development doing renovations on the tenant section of Proctor's Theater. Councilman Mark McGrath, R-District 2, said overall it was a very positive speech, but said there was one thing glossed over regarding the River Triangle and Dauchy Buildings; they were one-shot deals. "You're going into next year already $2 million behind," McGrath said. "You're already in the hole because you don't have that money next year." Council President Lynn Kopka said it was "a very good speech," and was happy to hear a plug for historic preservation as a component of economic development thanks to the tax incentives it provides to developers. "He hit the important points," Kopka said. "Increasing the tax base, economic development, finances and public safety which is paramount." Rosamilia said he looks forward to the projects set to be completed in 2013 as well as being the force behind the progression. "I firmly believe, to be a leader, a person has to be a servant," Rosamilia said. "I'm proud to be your mayor and honored to serve your interests every day." Andrew Beam may also be reached at 270-1294.


text: I want to briefly describe two incidents that led me to the decision to carry a firearm for self-defense. And if YOU had a defining moment--or numerous ones--that led to your CCW decision, then I think it would be interesting to read about them. My story isn't very exciting, but I do hope you'll share your "defining moment(s)" with your fellow GT'ers. Brief Background I grew up in a family that only occasionally hunted. My dad had a .22LR rifle and a bolt-action .30-06 for large game. As for "incidents," I'd witnessed a few road-rage episodes and the like, but no weapons were ever involved and no deadly threats--perhaps one possible threat of serious bodily harm at age 15 (road rage). Defining Moment It was around October of 2002. My wife and I were talking about starting a family, and my mind was occupied by the responsibilities of a husband and future father. One morning I was listening to a local radio talk show (Bob Lonsberry -- www.lonsberry.com) and he was talking about CCW (he's a CCW'er and a vocal advocate for it), and he urged his audience to read a column he'd written regarding CCW entitled "This is Why I Carry a Gun." (He wrote two versions: one version for a general audience and another version for Guns & Ammo.) I read both articles, and it was as if lightning had struck me. Paternal instinct? Maybe so. The Decision Long story short, from late 2002 till early 2003 I conducted my own crash course in firearms (handguns mostly) and CCW -- did so via the Internet, books, magazines, friends, etc. I'd handled Glocks in the gun shops and took a particular liking to the Glock 19, but budget constraints forced me to settle for a Kel-Tec P-11, which I eventually purchased in early summer of 2004 and could legally carry concealed one month later, UT permit in hand. (I eventually purchased a G19 and subsequently sold the P-11.) Like I said, it's not that exciting a story. Anyway, I hope you'll chime in and tell us about your Defining Moment(s).


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SYCAMORE, Ill. - Ideal Industries launched its fifth annual Toy Truck Promotion, which is open to all Ideal distributors as a buy-in program based on qualifying orders of Ideal connectors.
The seasonal Toy Truck Promotion, which runs through December, features a miniature racecar hauler-style 18-wheeler that is speedway-authentic down to its chrome hubcaps. Nylint, Inc., an American toy maker, manufactured the trucks.
Realistic motor sounds, authentic color graphics and flashing lights are said to make this year's truck an immediate collector's item.
"This is a fun and extremely popular promotion for Ideal and its distributors," said Ned Camuti, general manager of the Wire Termination business unit of Ideal. "We have been receiving inquiries about these highly-collectable trucks for months. Quantities are limited, and every year demand exceeds supply."


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13 Tricks for Making 140 Character Twitter Tweets
"With only 140 characters to play with retweeting is like jamming a class into the corner of a classroom. No room to breathe. Claustrophobic."
At exactly 140 characters, that's what's known as a "twoosh". Although this isn't a RT, I do understand his pain. However, I see it differently. To prove my point, I Re-tweeted his post:
"RT @davewiner: W/ only 140 chars 2 play w/, RT-ing is like jamming a class in2 corner of a classrm. No room 2 breathe. Me: Luv the challenge"
Another Twoosh, but this time using all the tricks I've learned to make any thought, re-tweet, news bulletin fit into 140 characters. These tips work for retweets and your own, original posts:
1) Don't Multi-ReTweet: I know that people feel like they need to give credit to everyone, but if you're running low on characters, cut out some of the RT's and leave just the original poster.
2) Use Word Shortcuts: "with" becomes "w/". "Love" becomes "Luv" Retweeting becomes "RT-ing" "Characters" becomes "Chars". The last probably only works in the context of this Tweet. Point is, you have to be creative.
3) Drop Vowels: As long as it's still readable, you can do things like turn "classroom" into "classrm".
More after the break
4) Contractions: So obvious, so easy. "It is" becomes "it's" and "can not" becomes "can't." Not a lot of savings, but every character and space counts.
5) No More "And"s: "And" can always become "+". That's two characters back to you!
6) Use Other Characters: Here you have to be a bit careful, since some characters drive Twitter functionality. However, I've used "#" for "number" and "%" for "percent".
7) Drop Pronouns: One of the easiest to lose is "that." So "the Web site that I luv" becomes "the web site I luv". Try it, it works.
8) Omit Needless Words: This is one of the first lessons I learned in journalism and writing. Seriously, you'd be shocked at how many people cram in extra articles ("the," "an") into a 140 post.
9) Kill "I": You can make your Tweets more declarative and shorter if you occasionally drop the "I".
10) Turn Words into Numbers: "To" becomes "2" and "One" becomes "1".
11) Remove Extra Spaces: Twitter counts double spaces between words. Make sure the retweet and your own tweets are not full of extra spaces.
12) Rewrite: As long as you give them credit for the link, a requisite @[twittername], and do not change the meaning of the post, you're in good shape. On Dave's post, I removed "claustrophobic" because it was redundant and ate up a ton of characters.
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Bonus Points: Not so much a tip, but a recommendation and challenge for you. If you're going to retweet, try and add your own personal comment. People follow you for a reason and would love to know why you picked up this particular tweet. My format is always "Me: [say something interesting here]. Of course, this means that the original tweet has to be even shorter. Tough, but doable and your followers will thank you for it.
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Seattle at Atlanta, 1 p.m. The Seahawks (12-5) have won six in a row, erased its reputation as a road flop with three straight away victories - including last week at Washington. Meanwhile, the Falcons (13-3) are the NFC's top seed but are 0-3 in the postseason under coach Mike Smith and with Matt Ryan at quarterback.
Houston at New England, 4:30 p.m. The Texans (13-4) return to Foxborough, where their late-season spiral began with a 42-14 rout by the Patriots. They then lost twice more in the final three games. This is only the fourth postseason game in the Texans' 11-season NFL history, while Tom Brady would surpass Joe Montana for most postseason victories by a quarterback if he can lead the Patriots (12-4) to a win.
-Joe Flacco, Ravens, threw a game-tying touchdown to Jacoby Jones with 31 seconds left in regulation, helping send it into overtime and Baltimore beat Denver in the second extra period, 38-35. He finished with 331 yards and three scores.
-Colin Kaepernick, 49ers, rushed for a quarterback playoff-record 181 yards and two touchdowns and threw two scoring passes in San Francisco's 45-31 win over Green Bay.
-Ray Rice, Ravens, ran for 131 yards and a score on 30 carries as Baltimore topped Denver 38-35 in overtime.
-Frank Gore, 49ers, had 119 yards rushing and a TD on 23 carries to help San Francisco beat Green Bay 45-31.
-Michael Crabtree, 49ers, had nine catches for 119 yards and two TDs in San Francisco's 45-31 win over Green Bay.
-Torrey Smith, Ravens, caught two touchdown passes in Baltimore's 38-35 win over Denver in two overtimes.
Special Teams
-Trindon Holliday, Broncos, scored on a 90-yard punt return the first time Denver touched the ball in a 38-35 loss in two overtimes against Baltimore, and returned the second-half kickoff 104 yards to become the first player to score on a kick and punt return in the same playoff game. Both were playoff records for longest returns, as was the 248 total return yards he had.
-Justin Tucker, Ravens, kicked a 47-yard field goal 1:42 into the second overtime to give Baltimore a 38-35 victory over Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos.
-Corey Graham, Ravens, intercepted Peyton Manning twice in Baltimore's 38-35 victory over Denver. Graham returned the first one 39 yards for a touchdown. His second was in overtime and helped set up the winning field goal.
-Sam Shields, Packers, returned an interception 52 yards for a score in Green Bay's 45-31 loss to San Francisco.
-Ray Lewis, Ravens, led Baltimore with 17 tackles in a 38-35 win over Denver in two overtimes.
San Francisco had 579 total yards with 323 on the ground, scoring its third-most points in the franchise's storied playoff history, topping Green Bay 45-31 on Saturday night. ... Baltimore's 38-35 victory over Denver in two overtimes - nearly 77 minutes of elapsed playing time - was the longest NFL game since Cleveland beat the New York Jets 23-20 in 1987. ... The Broncos fell to 13-4 at home lifetime in the playoffs. ... Peyton Manning tied Dan Marino for fourth-most touchdowns in postseason history. He also matched Brett Favre for most career playoff losses, with 11. ... San Francisco advanced to back-to-back NFC title games for the first time since reaching three in a row following the 1992-94 seasons, with 1994 its last trip to the Super Bowl.
Colin Kaepernick rushed for a quarterback playoff-record 181 yards and two touchdowns and threw two scoring passes to Michael Crabtree in San Francisco's 45-31 win over Green Bay. He ran for scores of 20 and 56 yards on the way to topping the rushing mark of 119 yards set by Michael Vick in 2005 against St. Louis. Kaepernick also joined Jay Cutler in 2011 and Otto Graham in both 1954 and `55 as the only players with two rushing and two passing touchdowns in a playoff game.
On Denver's second possession of overtime, Peyton Manning stopped and threw across his body to the middle of the field - and into the arms of Ravens cornerback Corey Graham at Denver's 45. Baltimore (12-6) ran five plays and gained 16 yards before Justin Tucker sailed his winning kick down the middle for a 38-35 victory.
The wind chill at kickoff in Denver for Baltimore's 38-35 victory in two overtimes Saturday was 2 degrees, and Peyton Manning, wearing an orange-and-gray glove to get more feel in the icy weather, fell to 0-4 lifetime in playoff games when the temperature is 40 or less. He finished 28 for 43 for 290 yards and accounted for all three Denver turnovers.
``It was one of those miraculous plays. I don't think it'll ever be forgotten.'' - Baltimore's Corey Graham on Joe Flacco's tying 70-yard TD pass to Jacoby Jones with 31 seconds left in the Ravens' 38-35 win in two overtimes over the Denver Broncos.
``Thanks for bearing witness to one of the greatest football games you're ever going to see. That football game did football proud.'' - Baltimore coach John Harbaugh after the Ravens' 38-35 win in two overtimes over the Denver Broncos.
``I didn't know how fast he was. Coming in, I really never paid attention to it. But he is fast.'' - Green Bay defensive back Charles Woodson on San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who rushed for a quarterback playoff-record 181 yards and two touchdowns and threw two scoring passes in the 49ers' 45-31 win.
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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/08/2013 -- During the Summer of 2010, Kyle McShane, Jerry Decelian, and Benjamin Joseph found themselves careened on the Syracuse University campus. They would attend Summer classes, and then hang out at the off-campus house which they rented. Although they did enjoy one another's company, they found themselves returning to the same question before each evening; "what is going on tonight?" and "where are the house parties ?". Eventually, they would succumb to the idea that there was not a thing to do, or they would tell themselves that the lack of a social scene was due to the severely dwindled number of students who stayed for summer courses. They would soon come to realize that neither of these assumptions was actually true. There were people willing to go out; they just had no idea where they should, or could be going.
Jerry would go on to suggest that they needed a system, through which, they could spread information about events happening both on as well as off-campus. From this idea a Facebook group and fan page was born. To their surprise, many students subscribed to their page, eager for a voice to guide them from the monotony of the dark and into the bright lights of a college party. Once they had proven to themselves that there were people who could use their services, they decided that they needed to do more, to go BIGGER!
This decision spurred the group to create their own social network specializing in events! Months of hard work later, they decided that they could confidently release FiestaFrog.com for beta testing. Their venture, a website that automatically updates users about what is going on in their area and allows promoters to easily and effectively advertise their events to users. Their system is built to allow for spreading information to larger groups of people than Facebook's Events section.
After a fruitful testing period, and successfully winning $5,000 from the Raymond Von Dran IDEA Awards, the largest startup funding competition for college and university student entrepreneurs in New York State, these young entrepreneurs decided to enter into Syracuse University's 2012 Panasci Business Plan Competition, hosted by the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship in the Whitman School of Management. They managed to come away with the grand prize, securing $25,000 in seed funding.
On this day, they are happy to announce that the team has eagerly been making adjustments to the site, in order to make it easier for users, bars, and promoters to share their events. Users can share their events to their Facebook friends, send out tweets about where they are going each night and even chat with people in the party before they get there finding out if the scene is enjoyable, or whether they should look for greener pastures elsewhere.
After successfully creating and sharing this vision with students and young professionals of Central New York, the team is hoping to take New York City by storm. Already boasting 1000+ daily events in New York City, and adding more bar specials, clubs, and concerts to the events displayed. The website also displays events in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia. The founders are hoping to build off of this positive momentum, and are confident that many new users will take advantage of the social network's events to celebrate not just New Year's Eve, but many other events on their social calendar with Fiesta Frog.
Benjamin A. Joseph
Chief Administrative Officer
(845) 481-3204


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There are many potential hazards when working in excavations and trenches. Probably the most common hazard at any work site is the threat of cave-in. A cave-in occurs when walls of an excavation collapse.
Cave-ins can be deadly. Wall failures often occur suddenly, with little or no time for the worker to react. The weight of the soil crushes and twists the body, causing death or serious injury in a matter of minutes. Excavations need not be deep or large to create a life threatening hazard, so every excavation must be taken seriously.
Why do cave-ins occur? Undisturbed soil is kept in place by natural horizontal and vertical forces of the nearby soil. When we dig in the earth, these natural forces are no longer able to hold back the soil left behind. With no support, eventually the laws of gravity take over, and the soil from the excavation walls move downward and inward into the excavation. The result is a cave-in. Cave-ins are more likely to occur in unprotected excavations where:
Although there isn't much that can be done about the weather, there are ways to help control these conditions. In order to safely and efficiently work around excavations and prevent cave-ins from occurring, always follow the points below:
The threat of a cave-in is not the only safety concern when working around excavations and trenches. Other hazards to be considered include accidental contact with utility lines, crushing and striking hazards posed by mechanized equipment, and hazardous atmospheres. These hazards will be discussed in greater detail in later chapters. All of these hazards, however, can be kept to a minimum with thorough planning. A pre-job survey allows contractors and owners the opportunity to avoid costly changes after the work has begun.


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The Last Homestand
After a 3-3 showing on their recent road trip, the Jays head back to Toronto for their last appearance in front of the home crowds. Coming up are three final series: three games each against Tampa Bay, New York and Boston.
With 16 games left, the Blue Jays find themselves in the role of a spoiler, rather than a team hunting for the playoffs. A .500 record from here on out would give Toronto a 84-78 record. That's short of where the Jays would've liked to have been at season's end, but I think that'd be a decent mark, considering all the issues the club has had this year.
When the season began, there was one glaring weakness that I saw within the Jays. Sure, the 25-man roster looked strong when Opening Day arrived, but the depth behind the Major Leaguers didn't seem to be a crop of players that would be able to step in and keep the team in a playoff race. Lo and behold, that's what happened with injuries to A.J. Burnett, Gustavo Chacin, Alex Rios, amongst other issues.
The young fill-ins had their strong stretches, but it's unrealistic to think guys like Casey Janssen or Ty Taubenheim — both pitched in A ball the year before — for example, could step up and instantly be a Jered Weaver or a Justin Verlander. The big league experience will help all the young players that helped out for next year and beyond, though.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting back to Toronto. I've only been home for about three days in the roughly the last three weeks. Given that fact, I'm going to be taking a day off on Friday. I'll be back behind the keyboard starting Saturday.
Until then, here's some notes to tie you over:
–Roy Halladay threw off a mound on Wednesday and appears to be set to start on Friday. If he doesn't, Toronto manager John Gibbons said he would still probably pitch this weekend. Gustavo Chacin would pitch on Friday if Halladay couldn't go. As of right now, the rotation will be Halladay, Ted Lilly, and Chacin in the three games against Tampa Bay.
–Alex Rios continues to sit due to a bone bruise in his right hand. He jammed his hand while hitting some time last week and hasn't been able to grip a bat well since. He has played as a late defensive substitution lately, but hasn't hit in a game in six games. No word on when he'll be starting again.
–Third baseman Troy Glaus has been working through a tough slump lately. Gibbons said it looks like Glaus' swing is a little long, which is a tendency that big power hitters tend to have sometimes. Gibbons bumped Glaus down to the No. 5 hole on Tuesday and sat him on Wednesday. I assume he'll be back in the lineup on Friday.
–John Hattig and Adam Lind have been pretty impressive since joining Toronto. Hattig, who was called up when Toronto traded Eric Hinske, has hit .462. Lind, who was the Eastern League MVP this year, has posted a .464.
–Reports indicate that the Blue Jays are on pace to lose around $22 million this year. That's roughly the amound of payroll Toronto added during its busy winter. Even so, owner Ted Rogers has said he's willing to increase his club's payroll for next year.
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one thing i would like to see riccardi do is keep lind in the big leagues and let catalnotto go. lind is the same player, except cheaper, younger, and possibly a better hitter. use cat's money to go get pitching!
Let's see adding to the payroll is going to help how? if the players don't change the wins don't increase. McDonald,Adams,Wells,Glaus,
Molina,Barker,Speier,Walker, all could either be trade bait, released, or not offered a contract, to be replaced by a short-stop, a back-up catcher and pitching. Meaningful change,comeon JP you are not married to any of these guys.
I agree with the comment on keeping Lind. The only problem with him is he is pretty bad in the outfeild. But we can count on Reed Johnson to be out there 90% of the time next year. Use Lind as our DH, I dont think he would mind, where as Catalanotto expressed he wants to play more in the feild. But anyways on my my though, I was wondering what will happen to Russ Adams next year? He looked good at the plate yesterday, and if he can keep it up I was wondering if he could play himself back into a starting job? I know he still has potential, and could be a adequate 2nd baseman. He just needs to get his confidence back. He did hit 300 a couple years back when they first tried him out. If he gets on a little run can you see Riccardi sticking with him, or would he still bring in somone else? Maybe if they brought in a right handed second baseman they could platoon Adams and Him, and wait untill Adams shows he could handle the job. You can always trade one of them for a prospect if the situation calls, and it doesn't hurt to have depth either.
I'd be cautious to not put too much weight into those numbers that were reported by the Jays. It's not uncommon (especially with the upcoming CBA) for teams and corporations (for that matter) to play with their numbers and present themselves in an unfavourable way to gain the sympathies of the league–especialy now in the days of revenue sharing and Selig's annually cash bonus he gives to the Jays.
Rogers is smart. They wouldn't increase paroll if they felt it would be sunk cost. Don't put too much stock into these numbers.
As for Catalanotto, he's been just fine in a platoon situation with Reed. Lind can DH and rotate around with Cat with some left field duties. You hate to start Lind off as DH (because his D would go to **** and if he can't hit his value is toast and who wants a DH hitting .250?) but it may be a decision they have to make.
The Jays have made great strides this year and there are just two things that I want to see for next season.
First, we need a quality shortstop, even at the expense of losing Wells (and his salary), since we have the young bats to compensate.
Second, we need a manager who can take us that next step. I have had serious problems with Gibbon's bullpen managent all season. The recent road trip shows a similar lack of skill in managing hitters. Twice Macdonald was up in the sixth with the bases loaded. The first time, with one out, Gibbons left him in and he grounded into a double play. I figured that he had to have been left in for defensive purposes – but Adams was put into the field in his place at the bottom of the sixth! The second time, with two out, I breathed a temporary sigh of relief when I saw Macdonald return to the dugout. Then, with all the bats on the bench (again!) Gibbons brings in Adams – 0 for 9 against the pitcher with 1 hit in his previous 15 at bats. Guess what happened? The madness must end!
I would be very cautious in falling in love with Adam Lind. Yes he's been successful at every level in the Jays system, but I don't think the Jays are quite ready to leave a starting OF spot open for him next spring. "Cat" should be available for relatively cheap money, so why not keep him. Russ Adams is unfortunately worthless as trade bait, Kevin Barker is your prototypical 4A player and Pete Walker is most likely to retire. I think the Jays are best served to package Wells & McGowan (Dustin is out of options anyway) to get premium top level starting pitching/SS/C prospects from the Angels, Rangers (Matthews Jr?), White Sox (Podsednik?), etc. Another FYI, Reed Johnson unfortunately is not an everyday OF 😦
This team with a another quality pitcher and good health could produce a 100 win season. That would be very close if not good enough to finish 1-2 or win the wild card. Lets assume that Burnett stays healthy, thats at least another 7-8 this year with the way he's been pitching as of late. Throw in another 5-7 wins from Chacin and we are right in the hunt of the wild card this year. All the haters like (rbbrooks)need to get back on the band wagon, its going to get better. My suggestions whould be to due what ever it takes to sign Vernon Wells. Lets see if we cant aquire **** or 2B, let Molina go and try to find another starter who can win 10-12 games.
You guys have to admit, when healthy and pitching well, the line-up of Halladay,Burnett,Lilly does show some promise. As for the offense, Id say the line-up of Johnson,Rios,Wells,Glaus and Overbay matches up as well any anything in MLB.
I have to reply to some of these comments, they really bug me! First of all "mmracing" is right we must do whatever it takes to sign Wells, why does everyone want to trade the best centerfeilder in baseball?? No matter who we get in return it will not replace this guy! "jjb19" do you even watch the games? cause honestly what makes you think Reed Johnson is not an everyday LF? You could argue he is one of the best Defensive LF in the game, and his bat isnt too bad either!(over .300 AVG over 10 hr) a great leadoff hitter, what else could you ask for? It's amazing what some people can come up with! Nobody was saying they are giving a starting spot to Adam Lind, that would go to Reed Johnson. What we are saying is we could use Adam Lind as a DH, and use him sparingly in the OF when we want to give Reed a day off. His Defence may take a few years to come around, who knows it may never come around? But his bat is to valuable to waste. Sure its only been what 10 or 12 games, but this guy can hit, obviously he wont keep up this pace, but he is .300 hitter for sure.
I agree with using Lind as a DH, but my concern is that we had a DH (Hillenbrand) at the start of the season and he wasn't even playing all the games at DH. Gibbons likes to rotate bench players through the DH slot, which I think comes from his NL background, where pinch hitting for pitchers and double switches give you a change to use all your bench players. Gibbons knows that giving all your bench players the chance to play makes everyone them like you, which has some value, but sometimes there's more value (at least in the AL) in putting all your best hitters in the lineup every day.
The whole DH situation and the way Gibbons handles it, is just wrong. While I am certainly aware that Hillenbrand was not happy as the DH and there were also some other issues. he should have played everyday. He was, has always been and will continue to be a .300 hitter with good power. That said, we will never know the whole situation and we cant change whats happened. However, this garbage of rotating the DH everyday or every other day simply doesnt work. While its nice that Gibbons wants to please everyone and keep them happy, maybe whats needed is a strong fist instead. How can anyone get on a roll, if they only play on/off daily?
On the same lines, if your big players need a day off.. Wells/Glaus, thats fine but on several occations he gave them a day off after they had a big game??
Comparing Gibbons to Torre cant be done, but for this example, I will. Torre manages to win, not to please the players or fans. Yet all his players respect him and trust him. It has nothing to do with how much they each play.
1.) Russ Adams has neither the endurance to play a full season at any position nor the skill to play shortstop. He is also not worth platooning. Dump him.
2.) Vernon Wells is a wonderful player, but if we can retain Catalanotto, and call up Lind, we can use the salary Wells would deserve after next season to get a legitimate #2 or #3 or #4 starting pitcher. We then send Reed into centre field and keep Cat in left.
3.) Gibby is okay. I don't think the Jays'll win a playoff berth under his reign, because lower salary teams need talent in their management, and Gibby is just okay.
4.) We absolutely require the signing of a strong middle infielder. Aaron Hill stays.
5.) Get a great catcher. Molina was okay. Not worth the salary difference over Zaun, but you can't have a weak thrower to second with a bevy of ground ball pitchers as starters. Phillips is NOT the great everyday catcher we need.
All of this is fact. No debate.
All of this is fact, no debate? LOL.
1. Agree
2. LOL, sure thats what the Angels thought when they let Glaus go. With-out the power Wells adds, it just wont work. (unless they get a bat in return for him)You need the extra 30-40 hr's Wells adds. As for a legitimate #2 starter, everyone but yourself can see we already have that in Burnett. Yes he has some heath issue's but thats life and he's signed to a long, huge contract. As for the #3 spot, if you throw out only a couple of spots, Lilly has been really good this year and there isnt alot of other pitchers availible. I would like to see another pitcher as well, but who?
3. Gibby might be ok, but we need more then ok, to win.
4. Totaly agree.
5. Last time I checked "great" catchers dont grow on trees. There is only a handful of great catchers in the league now!? I will agree that Molina and Phillips are not the answer though. I can deal with Zaun unless something better is availible.
mmracing and jasonw's comments sure hit home.
Here is my thoughts in point form.
1. Sign Wells – Power, avg and defence in one player are hard to come by
2. Resign Lilly. He has finally met expectations. Remember how long it took Carpenter. Also not a lot of projected no 2 pitchers this year as free agents
3. dump Adam or trade for prospect. Sign a real short stop or trade for one that is ready to play in the majors
4. Like you Gibby, but too many errors – bye bye
5. Sign Zaun, handles the pitchers better, he beafed up in the off season and I do believe he handle most of the duties last year did he not.
6. Sign Aaron hill to a long term contract extension
7. Pse settle on 1 DH.
8. Bull pen. is shaping up, I think it will be fine next year even if Spier doesnt return (hope he does).
9. My thoughts on the rookie pitchers. They weren't ready to step in when injuries occured this year, but a lot of potential and with another year and the experience they gained, who knows.
Finally, I am optomistic for next season and can't wait ot see who they sign. Go Jays Go.
#3 and #5 starter
Re-sign Zaun
Veteran relief pitchers
– Adams should have to earn a job next year. Hill should stay at 2B. Don't sign Lugo!
– Chacin is a good #4 and if Lilly doesn't want to return, #3 and #5 must be signed or looks like McGowan might be the only legit candidate. Janssen needs another year in AAA ball and Marcum should be in long relief.
– Zaun has proven he can handle everyday, no more this platooning.
– Some cheaper veterans relievers to help out League, Tallet, Accardo etc. especially if Speier leaves
Now we are seeing what a healthy Burnett and Chacin could have done. Starting pitching wasn't a problem this year, the injuries were. But JP has learned the lesson finally, you can never have enough pitching.


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Poor little Anne tried,
So hard to fit in; she can't —
Conform to their look.
Sense of presence in her glance,
Terror; they don't know freedom.
Yet Anne tries and tries,
To be a cardboard box just —
Like all the others.
Left alone at recess eating,
Ripe oranges, she's exotic fruit.
But they don't invite —
Her to their parties, Anne cries,
She doesn't see why,
She has to be so different,
A plant from foreign soil torn.
Anne grows into her —
Self; she stops being afraid,
Sees her beauty is —
That she's unique not like all,
Those other girls, loathing her.
In grade school there's this —
Small boy painted in war paint,
His Dad went to war,
He didn't return home, saddened —
Anne helps him; he remembers —
So years later they're —
Attached — those girls all want him.
But his friend is his —
Love; she was with him,
All along; the handsome man,
Love's different, not perfect Anne.
Though she struggles hard,
Hoping for female friends, he says,
He loves imperfect her,
Because she doesn't have to
Be 'like them'; she can be good.
Then she starts meeting —
Others, women who become —
Her tribe, with her guy.
The gazes of jealousy —
Double, but Anne doesn't care.
Anne is as a bird,
A swallow singing sweetly.
She's lively, vivid;
Her eyes shine bright; he loves his —
Anne, contently, completely.
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Under Armour's decision to not renew its title sponsorship of the Baltimore Running Festival won't change the experience for participants, its organizer said Monday.
"Obviously, it's a lot of money," said Lee Corrigan, president of Corrigan Sports Enterprises. "But we're in a spot where we can withstand that and still make money, still turn over a lot to the city as a charitable donation."
Under Armour, the Baltimore-based athletic apparel company, has been the event's title sponsor since 2003. But its support of the marathon was unusual in the industry, where most races are sponsored by financial institutions that want to reach an audience that is generally well-educated.
Matt Mirchin, Under Armour's senior vice president for global sports marketing, said the sponsorship originally arose because the event needed support.
"Lee came to us and needed that, and we saw the value for the community," Mirchin said. "It has proven over the years that it has become a top-class event, and it should be in position to need less support from a title sponsor."
The running festival, scheduled this year for Oct. 12, drew 26,000 runners last year and had an economic impact of $39 million, organizers said. It donates some of its profits to the city, and raises $1.7 million for charitable causes, Corrigan said. Registrations are up 15 percent over last year, he said.
"We're going to be completely fine," he said.
Under Armour will divert the money it spent on the race — about $500,000 — to other projects in the city, Mirchin said. He couldn't discuss details, but said the projects could be similar to the work done at Dunbar High School, where it paid to refurbish the football field and computer labs.
Corrigan said the lost revenue will be made up through new sponsorships from shoe retailer DSW, ShopRite and Transamerica. A new contract with the vendor that handles race registration will lead to an additional $3 in revenue per runner, amounting to another $80,000, he said.
He'll also limit costs by dropping the $150,000 in prize money that had lured elite international runners to the race.
Still Corrigan is seeking to sell the title sponsorship at $500,000, but said the figure is negotiable.
Under Armour will continue to provide T-shirts — Mirchin estimated their value at $35 each — for the runners, which is one of the organizing body's largest costs. Corrigan said his relationship with Under Armour founder Kevin Plank remains strong. The companies also partner on the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic.
"I asked why he didn't think we were worth that level of investment, and he told me he thought they could help the community, the kids, in a more direct way," Corrigan said. "What was I going to say to that?"
Scott Douglas, an editor at Runner's World, said the loss of Under Armour as a sponsor likely wouldn't hurt the race in the short-term. The absence of elite runners eventually could cost the race some of its prestige, he said, and could lead to more costs being passed on to runners.
"That's why the top people are generally out there dealing with sponsors, not measuring the course," he said. "That's their main concern, keeping it popular and affordable."
Under Armour's branding won't suffer, said Matt Saler of IMRE's sports division. Runners still will don shirts with the Under Armour logo.
A change in how the company spends its money in Baltimore also would fit within the company's most recent advertising push, which revolves around a commercial showing area high school football players preparing for the season.
"Spreading their spend makes sense," Saler said. "It's always smart to create good will, and setting aside more for grass roots here makes sense given their latest spots."