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Crafted using the most luxurious materials, Mercanti Fiorentini brings us an exciting collection of high quality women's footwear. Inspired by a passion for beauty and intricate details, this oxford flat is the perfect addition to your shoe collection to stay right on trend.
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November 07, 2014
Beautiful Oxford
"I looked at several different pairs of oxfords before choosing this one, and I'm so glad I did! The leather of this shoe is truly beautiful. It is so soft! You can tell that the shoe is extremely well made. Beware that it is a bit on the narrow side. However, I don't have any problems with the comfort of the shoe (I usually wear a size 6 and ordered the 36). The detailing gives the shoe a feminine touch for those of you worried about an oxford looking slightly masculine. Overall a great shoe. Would recommend."
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Location: Brooklyn, NY
January 02, 2014
Great Buy!
"This shoe was such a treat. I bought them because I was looking for an oxford flat. When they arrived, I was so surprised by how soft the leather is. I never had to break them in.I am super happy about this purchase and plan to buy more Mercanti Fiorentini shoes.I looked them up and watched a great video about how and where they are made. They are exclusevly to DSW. COOL!"
By: THTH
Location: Los Angeles
November 30, 2013
Extremely Narrow
"The only thing I like about this particular shoe is that the leather is high quality and soft. However, the shoes are EXTREMELY NARROW. I cannot emphasize that enough. Also, the the sole is really flat. I would have been willing to overlook that had the shoe fit properly, but they didn't. If I had seen these in store, I would not have bought them.In short, ladies with wide feet--beware. Ladies with narrower feet, please have at them."
By: Twinmum
Location: NC
November 21, 2013
great shoe, great price for Italian made
"This is a great shoe. I am almost always an 8 (but I almost always wear a 38.5 in euro sizing). This shoe IS EUROPEAN sized, so the 8 I ordered came as a 38, which is fine for those 38's out there, but too small for me. I am afraid that the 9 is a 39 and would be too large (if DSW paid for my shipping back AND forth I would try again to see. These are on the narrow side (fit me like a glove which I love, the leather and quality is nice. All and all it would be a keeper if it wasn't for the fact that 38.5 is not an option."
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Umbro Classic Football Shirts: the awesome 1980s by Aaron› 20 Aug 2012
It's all about the 1980s this week, as our trawl through the Umbro shirt archive reaches the decade of Liverpool's dominance on the pitch, and a ban for English clubs in Europe. Included in the images we've uploaded to our Facebook Timeline this week are some England and Manchester City classics such as the shirt above, many of which have been referenced recently in modern football shirt designs.
If you've got any photos of classic football kits from this era, we'd love to see them – leave us a comment here on the blog and we'll get back to you. Also, we know that occasionally we can miss a bit of information or make some slight mistakes in our archive, so please let us know if you know more about one of our shirts than us!

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Clawson Days and Chili Cook Off, was held Sept. 21, in the Clawson City Hall. Mayor Mandy Price welcomed the Clawson residents and guests to this great Clawson Days event. When people arrived for the Clawson Days Celebration, they found the building dark due to an electrical substation being repaired. To solve the problem of no lights. Dean Allen brought in a gas powered electrical generator and soon there were electric lights illuminating the meeting room.
In the Chili Cook Off contest Travis Allen, Shelby Allen and Mahlon Delange were the judges. These judges commented that all the chili's presented were so good that deciding the best chili was difficult. Amber Moosman delivered the chili that won the Chili Cook Off. Joanie Moosman was the one who made the prize winning chili. Joanie Moosman was unable to attend.
Sam Allen was successful in catching a fish from the make shift fishing pond behind the City Council's desk.
Julie Weber made stacks of scones for the group and a crock of homemade honey butter. The honey butter was a mixture of sweet salted butter with honey and marshmellow cream stirred in.
Everyone had a good time sampling the chili and conversing with their neighbors. The children played around in the room after eating.
Mandy said this will be her last year as mayor of Clawson.
Dean Allen a long time resident of Clawson announced that he would run for the office of Clawson Mayor in the upcoming election. He has no opposition. Dean is already in charge of the city water and sewer system. It seems that he was the only one in Clawson willing to take on the job of mayor. Mr. Allen pointed out, if Clawson doesn't elect a mayor the town could become disenfranchised.


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[caption id="attachment_9864" align="alignleft" width="350"] The Coast Guard squad - in orange jerseys - pose with Houston Dynamo players Tally Hall, top left, and Brad Davis, bottom right, after their victory Saturday. USO photo[/caption]
Professional athletes are going above and beyond to support their local troops, and recently they found an excellent partner in USO Houston.
Houston Dynamo midfielder and captain Brad Davis and goalkeeper Tally Hall – founders of Banded Brigade Outdoors – hosted a four-a-side soccer tournament for local troops last week. The tournament included six teams: five from active-duty services plus a veteran squad.
Soldiers from the Army Reserve's 75th Training Command competed against airmen from the 147th Refueling Wing, Marines from 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, sailors from Navy Operations Support Command, Coasties from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston and veterans from Lone Star Veterans Association.
The opening rounds of the tournament, presented by Direct Energy in partnership with Banded Brigade Outdoors and USO Houston, took place Aug. 14 on the Dynamo practice field at Houston Amateur Sports Park . The Marines and Coasties emerged as the top two teams.
"This four-a-side soccer tournament was a terrific display of the esprit de corps of our service members," said Elizabeth Vallette, director of USO Houston. "The competition was intense, but as you'd expect, the troops were all professional and good sports. It's gratifying to see several local organizations – Direct Energy, Banded Brigade Outdoors, Houston Dynamo and USO Houston – come together and pool our resources collaboratively around the goal of lifting the spirits of our troops."
The championship game was held after the Dynamo game at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday, where the Coast Guard claimed a 1-0 victory. As a reward, the Coast Guard squad will be treated to a December duck hunt by Banded Brigade Outdoors. USO Houston will support that event, too.
"We at BBO enjoyed this event tremendously," Davis said. "It was great to see our service members out on the field competing and enjoying themselves. We enjoyed the camaraderie and the banter that was going on between all the branches and look forward to future events!"
–Story by Joseph Andrew Lee, USO staff writer
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By GARY ARRINGTONSports Writer
The Emery Spartans defeated the Enterprise Wolves in the opening round of the 2012 Utah 2-A basketball tournament last Saturday night at Snow College. Emery won the hard-fought game 62-57. Emery now advances to Richfield this week for the continuation of the tournament at the Sevier Valley Center.
Emery will face South Summit this Thursday at 2:30 p.m. South Summit advanced by defeating North Sevier 73-58. The winner of this game will play Friday night at 9:10 p.m. while the loser will play at 5:50 p.m.
Snow College hosted 16 2-A boys teams last Saturday with the winners advancing and the losers staying home. Richfield pulled the only upset of the day when they defeated Millard 52-33. Richfield plays in region 15 with Emery. Millard finished in second place in the southern region behind Beaver.
Emery scored the first basket of the game. A three-point shot by Brendon Jorgensen. Enterprise scored the next four points to lead 4-3. Emery then scored the next seven points to lead 10-4 only to see the Wolves retake the lead at 12-10. Emery outscored Enterprise by four points to end quarter one. Enterprise would never lead again although they would make the game way too interesting.
In the second quarter, Dallon Cologie opened the scoring for the Spartans with a three-point shot. Emery went on a 17-4 run in the first six minutes of the quarter to lead 31-16. At this point, Emery fans were feeling pretty comfortable. That comfortable feeling quickly went away though as the Wolves closed out the half on an 8-0 run and the Spartans only led at the half 31-24.
Enterprise scored the first three points of the third quarter and continued narrowing the deficit. Emery fans were now fidgeting a lot. Cologie hit another three-pointer to ease the Emery pain and the Spartans still led after three periods 44-38 although the Wolves won the period 14-13.
In quarter four, the two teams opened the period by each turning the ball over twice. Emery then scored a two-pointer only to have the Wolves hit a three. Next possession, Emery scored again on a two pointer only to have the Wolves respond with another three. After an Emery miss, Enterprise hit another three and the game was way too questionable at this point for Emery fans. Score was now 48-47.
The Enterprise shooting then returned to normal and the Spartans avoided the upset. The Spartans went 12 for 16 in the fourth quarter from the free throw line as the 75 percent shooting helped hold off the charging Wolves.
Although the Wolves shot better throughout the game, 37.7 percent to 34.7 percent, the Wolves also had 10 more turnovers throughout the game and that stat helped secure their loss. Emery out rebounded the Wolves 31-30 throughout the game.
Looking at individual stats in the game, Emery had three players in double figures with a fourth only a point away. Brendon Jorgensen scored 16 points in the game, maybe his best game of the season. Jorgensen also added five rebounds and three steals to his stats. Brendon was four for four at the free throw line, two for four behind the three-point line and five for 12 shooting in the game.
Dallon Cologie scored 14 points, had four assists and three steals along with three rebounds. Jordan Cox scored 11 points, had five rebounds and stole the ball six times. Dawson Jensen was close to scoring in double figures with nine points. Jensen also had six rebounds in the game.
Curtis Mason finished with nine points in my book but less in the official stat book at the college. Mason also had six rebounds and a pair of steals in the game. Logan Tuttle scored four points and had four rebounds and Bailey Faimalo came into the game in the final period and closed off the game making four of six free throws.


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Wales begin their charge for an unprecedented third successive Six Nations title with an ideal opening fixture, against Italy on Saturday.
Wales will begin their charge for an unprecedented third successive Six Nations Championship with an ideal first game, against Italy on Saturday.
No nation in this six-team format has ever won three straight titles but it is the quality in Warren Gatland's squad that could break the drought.
For a good few years now there's been a familiar feel to this group of players as the back-three picks itself, three centres can easily rotate should there be an injury, the back-row has strength and wonderful variety in style whilst the tight five also boasts British and Irish Lions qualities.
Put that against an Italy side that could be on its way to a possible tournament whitewash and there should be one winner in Cardiff this week.
Wales simply have too much firepower in their arsenal as players return from either uncertain times at their regions or testing months in France. Yes, five paragraphs in and the mess that has blighted the regional game in Wales surfaces – a saga that has seen players move on, break new ground by signing a central contract or just sit tight and hope a solution is found. Expect banners of discontent from supporters on Saturday.
One cannot blame the players for succumbing to the lure of France, particularly if the Welsh house isn't showing signs of getting into order. Unsurprisingly, the majority of the starting line-up wearing red in Cardiff this weekend, don't, or will soon not be, playing regional rugby.
But, as many will happily do so over the coming weeks, let us stick a pin in that subject.
Wales unsurprisingly enter as favourites but whilst having three home games they do face tough trips to Ireland and England. Those are two nations who we expect to challenge Wales for the title so gaining momentum in this opener will be of paramount importance.
Coach Gatland will hope things click back into gear with little rustiness on Saturday and selection sees him plump for an old faithful in the shape of Rhys Priestland at ten, despite Dan Biggar having been the more consistent over the season. Granted, Priestland has hit form of late but Biggar is immensely unlucky. Statistic lovers amongst you may wish to know Wales have won just one of their last ten fixtures Priestland has started. It will soon be two.
Why? Italy simply do not possess the quality to cause an upset, as a dismal display from Treviso and Zebre during this season's Heineken Cup Pools proves. A total of zero points were recorded by the two sides while they occupy tenth and eleventh spot in the PRO12.
Furthermore they face a Welsh team that oozes stability and is in complete harmony as a playing unit on the international stage. This will be their release from domestic troubles.
Ones to watch:
For Wales: Take your pick. Leigh Halfpenny will of course be a focal point of the camera due to next season's move to Toulon while Toby Faletau is one of many excellent number eights in this competition. But let's go for Scott Williams and Alun-Wyn Jones. Williams continues to be an underrated player and may well find himself out of the XV when Jonathan Davies fully recovers. Until then, he'll give his all going forward while captain Jones gets through a shift in the second-row. Of course also keep an eye on a man in top form, George North.
For Italy: Speaking of North, Jacques Brunel has handed Angelo Esposito possibly the toughest debut opponent going as the Treviso wing faces off with the Saint. The 20-year-old, who was included in Brunel's 2012 Six Nations squad, will need Luke McLean to be vocal at full-back while another 20-year-old, Michele Campagnaro, dons number thirteen. Skipper Sergio Parisse as always will be the heartbeat of the Azzurri pack from number eight.
Head-to-head: It will be interesting to see how Jamie Roberts goes against Alberto Sgarbi. Sgarbi rarely lets Italy down both with his carrying and in defence. With Roberts possibly not yet up to full speed after injury, their personal battle in midfield is one to watch closely.
Recent results:
2013: Wales won 26-9 in Rome
2012: Wales won 24-3 in Cardiff
2011: Wales won 24-16 in Rome
2010: Wales won 33-10 in Cardiff
2009: Wales won 20-15 in Rome
2008: Wales won 47-8 in Cardiff
2007: Italy won 23-20 in Rome
2006: Draw 18-18 in Cardiff
2005: Wales won 38-8 in Rome
2004: Wales won 44-10 in Cardiff
2003: Wales won 27-15 in Canberra
Prediction: Nothing too flash at this early stage but Wales to pull away by about 20!
The teams:
Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Scott Williams, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 George North, 10 Rhys Priestland, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Toby Faletau, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Alun-Wyn Jones (c), 4 Luke Charteris, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Paul James.
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Ryan Bevington, 18 Rhodri Jones, 19 Andrew Coombs, 20 Sam Warburton, 21 Rhys Webb, 22 James Hook, 23 Liam Williams.
Italy: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Angelo Esposito, 13 Michele Campagnaro, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Leonardo Sarto, 10 Tommaso Allan, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse, 7 Mauro Bergamasco, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Marco Bortolami, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Michele Rizzo.
Replacements: 16 Davide Giazzon, 17 Alberto De Marchi, 18 Lorenzo Cittadini, 19 Joshua Furno, 20 Francesco Minto, 21 Tobias Botes, 22 Luciano Orquera, 23 Tommaso Iannone.
Date: Saturday, February 1
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 14:30 GMT
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)


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"The shoes looked great, but they were a little too narrow and not as comfy as other Bandolinos that I have. Had to return even though they were on sale for a great price."
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Very Cute but too snug
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The second installment of the 2 x 12" Ford EP, Frd Two features the classic "The Woman With The Tattooed Hands", "Lost and Found" and Slug's fictional life story "Nothing But Sunshine". While the B side features "Travel" and instrumentals for the rest of this journey. Production by Ant, Moodswing 9 and Jel.


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Chapter 2
Nebuchadnezzar's dream is revealed to Daniel—The king saw a great image, a stone cut from the mountain without hands destroyed the image, and the stone grew and filled the whole earth—The stone is the latter-day kingdom of God.
1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed
2 Then the king commanded to call the
3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in
5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is
6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me,
10 ¶The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the
12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
14 ¶Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so
16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to
18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19 ¶Then was the
20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for
21 And he changeth the
22 He
23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
24 ¶Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the
28 But there is a God in heaven that
29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that
30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any
31 ¶Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great
32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
34 Thou sawest till that a
35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no
36 ¶This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a
38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this
39 And after thee shall arise another
40 And the fourth
41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the
42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
44 And in the
45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the
46 ¶Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and
47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your
48 Then the king made Daniel a
49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he


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The following Operating Systems are available for the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server:
Oracle Solaris 11
The latest information regarding Solaris 11 is available in the Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library.
Oracle Solaris 10
The SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Product Notes contain detailed information about supported Solaris 10 versions and required patches. The latest information regarding Solaris 10 patches is available on the Patching Documentation Center page.
The System Firmware that ships on your SPARC Enterprise T5440 should be updated to the latest version available. The SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server may be shipped from the factory with an older version of the System Firmware.
To locate and download the latest version of the SPARC Enterprise T5440 System Firmware, go to the Oracle Technology Network Patching Center Firmware Download and Release History page. Follow the firmware upgrade instructions in the firmware patch README and Install.Info text files.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center is Oracle's single, integrated solution for managing all aspects of the data center. It enables you to discover, provision, update, manage, and monitor the physical and virtual assets in one or more of your data centers from a single console. The remote management capabilities are designed to help increase availability and utilization and minimize downtime. Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center is available for download along with online documentation.
Sun Management Center 4.0 is supported on the SPARC Enterprise T5440. The Common Config Reader Add-on is required.
The latest version of this Add-On can be downloaded from the Oracle Technology Network Patching Center Systems Management page.
An SNMP Agent is also available for this server. The latest version of SNMP can be downloaded from the Oracle Technology Network Patching Center SNMP page.
Information about Sun SNMP releases are available here and in the Sun SNMP Management Agent Documentation.
The Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Common SNMP MIB modules for enabling SNMP on the SPARC Enterprise T5440 are available for download here.
Oracle VM Server for SPARC (formerly LDoms) virtualization technology is available for the SPARC Enterprise T5440.
The latest version of Oracle VM Server for SPARC along with release notes and detailed documentation and installation information can be downloaded from the Oracle VM Server for SPARC download page.
Electronic Prognostics 1.2 is available for the SPARC Enterprise T5440. Electronic Prognostics analyzes time series telemetry data collected from a variety of physical and logical sensors on the system, such as temperatures, voltages, currents and fan speeds. It improves upon the false/missed alarm rates seen with fixed-threshold monitoring techniques and detects subtle degradation modes of system components that otherwise cannot be caught.
The I/O Remapping Script for SPARC Enterprise T5440 Servers 1.0 is used when a CPU node is removed or added to remap device paths hard coded in the /etc/path_to_inst file and the symlinks under /dev directory. This allows recovery from the I/O loss and avoids having to reinstall the Solaris OS.
The Netra Data Plane Software Suite 2.1.1 is available for the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440.
The Netra Data Plane Software Suite Documentation provides more detailed information on how to purchase and install this software.
If you have questions about the warranties and support contracts available for this server, go to the Oracle Systems Support Page .
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The World Wide Web Consortium has taken the extraordinary, controversial step of standardizing DRM in the form of something called Encrypted Media Extensions, which will be part of HTML5. Because of laws like the DMCA and its international equivalents, security researchers who reveal flaws in HTML5-compliant browsers will face punishing legal jeopardy. We're worried that this means that critical bugs in the browsers billions of people rely upon will take longer to come to light and are more likely to be exploited in the wild.
Last summer, some of the world's most prominent security researchers told the US Copyright Office that the DMCA kept them from coming hforward with flaws they've discovered.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important ruling last Fall in the long-running "dancing baby" case, affirming that copyright holders must consider whether a use of material is fair before sending a takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. We welcomed that ruling, but the majority decision also set the bar for enforcing that requirement higher than Congress intended.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) will consider adopting a DRM non-aggression covenant at its Advisory Committee meeting in Boston next week. EFF has attended several of these meetings before as a W3C member, always with the intent to persuade the W3C that supporting DRM is a bad idea for the Web, bad for interoperability, and bad for the organization. By even considering Web standards connected with DRM, the W3C has entered an unusually controversial space. Next week's membership meeting will be accompanied by demonstrations organized in Boston by the Free Software Foundation, and other cities where the W3C has a presence.
Have you ever bought music, movies, games, ebooks, or gadgets, only to discover later that the product had been deliberately limited with Digital Rights Management? We want to hear from you!
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- Award-winning Nissan NV200 compact van is a key part of the company's push to become the world's leading LCV manufacturer
- Cumulative sales have topped 170,000 units, will reach 200,000 units by the end of fiscal year 2013
- The Nissan NV200 is the base vehicle for the specially designed and equipped New York City "Taxi of Tomorrow"
IRVINE, Calif. - Nissan's NV200 is on track to reach a sales milestone of 200,000 cumulative units by the end of the fiscal year.
The award-winning compact van is a key global growth vehicle for Nissan, which is seeking to become the world's leading manufacturer of LCVs by the end of fiscal year 2016 (April 2016-March 2017).
The Nissan NV200 is now sold in more than 40 countries after recent launches in the United States and South Africa. It offers outstanding cargo space and class-leading cost of ownership. Best performance for maneuverability, drivability and load accessibility are matched to attractive design.
The NV200 is the base vehicle for New York's "Taxi of Tomorrow." In Japan, the NV200 Vanette taxi makes an innovative contribution to the country's barrier-free public transportation infrastructure. Wheelchair users can roll on and off the vehicle through the rear door with no impediments.
The Nissan NV200 has won awards in many different parts of the world including 2010 International Van of the Year award in Europe and the 2010 Commercial Delivery Van (CDV) of the Year in China. It was awarded the 2011 Universal Design Award from Universal Design GMbH, a German organization dedicated to promoting the convergence of design and the emerging importance of customer needs, as well as the 2011 Universal Design Consumer's Favorite Award, making the first time in the automotive industry that one vehicle was awarded both accolades.
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An Innovative Ceramics Program Giving Veterans an Outlet for Creativity
The program offers artistic exploration and community involvement for military veterans, active duty personnel, and their spouses.
Privately funded, the Veterans Art Project is being implemented through the support of Saddleback College.
This class is tuition-free thanks to a generous grant intended to support our vets.
Ceramics faculty member Steve Dilley believes, "If this class helps just one veteran, this program will have been successful."
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— Steve Dilley, Saddleback College Faculty
Inspired by research into alternative treatments for veterans experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Steve Dilley started a ceramics program for veterans as a free activity for growth and personal enrichment.
The program is free to veterans and their spouses through Saddleback College Community Education.
Dilley is working closely with the college's VETS Center, specifically with the Applied Psychology 140 class for veterans, to tout the benefits of having an intellectually engaging course like ceramics.
Dilley tells students to come as they are. "Everyone can do ceramics. It is fun, relaxing, and enjoyable – a great social activity."
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Fon Leamaster will celebrate his 80th birthday on Jan. 26.
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After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict, Fon married Ramona Kinder. Together they raised five children; Susan Childs (Vernon), Dawn, Vic, Del and Brett (Natalie). They have 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Ramona passed away in March, 1994.
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Today's Song - Cody ChesnuTT 'That's Still Mama'
The strings, the horns, the voice — in that order.
Cody ChesnuTT released one album in 2002, the sprawling The Headphone Masterpiece, which he recorded on a 4-track. And then: very little — some tracks here and there. A six-song EP in 2010 has been his greatest bit of output in the time since Masterpiece. That should change in October, when his proper sophomore release, Landing on a Hundred, is set to drop. Apparently, it will chronicle his "decade of womanizing & crack." Compelling inspiration. He's got a Kickstarter to help launch the disc. Contrary to his album's title, he's looking to land on $20,000.
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Today as I woke up I went straight to the site to grab the release of Naruto and Bleach.
And to my surprise I see a real dissapointing release note.
That is what the release notes said on Mangashare.SleepyFans are collecting money for starting our own site. NO WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO DONATE TO US!
The way you can help us is to download from DDL#1. That's an Easy-Share mirror and they promice to support us for our site, but I won't force you that's why I'm also adding a megaupload link
At that moment Mangahelpers.com was down and I asked an admin if he could get back some details of the original sleepyfans releases by gumjm who releases on mangahelpers.com.
Those releases DID NOT contain any kind of stuff related to the release notes above.
Link: Naruto 414 by Sleepyfans @ Mangahelpers.com
Link: Bleach 323 by Sleepyfans @ Mangahelpers.com
There has been a guy [or a girl based on his/her nicknames] who added these lies with the release notes and added his own links to gain profit of Sleepyfans' scans.
I have moderated the releases with Sleepyfan's links and this guy kept changing back the links to her own.
Evidence in spoiler tag
I personally know who this guy is based on the links he added.
So. I have deleted the releases on the release tracker, can't add them back since the admins have to approve the releases I delete.
Now, I won't name the person who I suspect of this. But here's a big FUCK YOU because we at mangashare.com hate people like you.
We here at mangashare.com do NOT tolerate people who abuse the free manga scanlations on the internet to gain profit in any form. Be it credit points to earn free megaupload premium accounts (example) or be it cash.
Any person who submit's releases with such intention and have been found out will be banned without question.
I'd also like to point out to groups who notice anything wrong with their manga releases, be it someone who added other links than their own, be it stolen cleans or translations. Please pm one of the global moderators or admins on our forum and we will take care of the release on our release tracker.
Global moderators and admins can be found here: http://mangashare.com/forums/showgroups.php?
Ofcourse you can add other group's their releases if you want to spread their manga. But please, add their own site as link or inform them about adding their links here. You are taking away their ability to check their own download counts which they have the right to. (and in some cases these guys who submit other links than the group's own link are profiting of it.)
We will try our best to keep our tracker clean of jerks that ruin it for the scanlation groups.


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Money Watch, a personal finance column that runs every Saturday, features a financial planner from the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors answering reader questions about saving, protecting and growing your money. To submit a question, e-mail USA TODAY personal finance reporter Christine Dugas at: email@example.com
Q: When my wife retires this year she will receive a lump sum retirement benefit. We are trying to decide what to do with it to provide a steady monthly income stream. Should we invest in a deferred annuity? Or are there other good vehicles? It's hard to get information without being sold a product.
A: One thing to consider before determining what to do with your wife's retirement benefit is to look at your overall household retirement income needs. People often look at these decisions as separate events instead of looking at the big picture.
Step back to take the time to really understand your financial situation. Be sure to include Social Security income, both of your retirement benefits and other sources of investment income from interest, dividends and capital gains.
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Balance that against your household fixed expenses like your mortgage. Separate out your variable expenses like travel and other things where there is some discretion about whether you spend that money or not.
You need to consider all of these things when making this decision about your wife's lump sum benefit because there are trade-offs.
When you are retired you will need current income. An immediate annuity, and not a deferred annuity, is recommended. But remember annuities are complicated and often rife with high, hidden fees and restrictions.
Once you purchase an annuity, it cannot adapt to changing financial needs, and you will give up the opportunity to transfer money to your heirs when you die, although some may include an option for a survivor benefit. An annuity is purchased from an insurance company as a way to transfer longevity risk. And you would be counting on them to consistently make monthly payments.
After working for so long, when you only relied on a regular paycheck, it is often difficult to think that your retirement can be funded any other way. However, the return on your investments may fund your retirement expenses.
Without an annuity, you need to hold a cash reserve equal to two years of spending and invest the rest in a balanced portfolio. Each year, you should rebalance that portfolio to replenish your cash reserve, taking up to 4% from your portfolio to fund your additional annual expenses. This provides flexibility to handle different circumstances year to year while potentially leaving money to your heirs.
You may sleep better at night if you have additional lifetime income sources. Then, purchase a single premium, immediate annuity based on your overall household retirement income needs as a part of your overall financial plan. Watch out for the hidden fees and don't purchase more than you need. Carefully read the contract and be sure you understand the terms, conditions and restrictions, before you write the check.
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France 1863 – 1927
Portrait of Paul Ranson in Nabi costume
[Portrait de Paul Ranson en tenue nabique] 1890
oil on canvas
canvas 61.0 (h) x 46.5 (w) cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris , Purchase 2004
© RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
The group of Parisian artists who called themselves the Nabis was like other secret societies set up by idealistic young men. The PRB or Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood formed by painters and poets in England in the 1840s was another artistic cabal. As well as lofty talk about art and spirituality, the group dined and drank together, and had fun. 'Nabi' was a latinised version of the Hebrew and Arabic words for 'prophet', carrying the idea of 'the future'. It also bore the meaning of 'transformer', 'magician'—one who could change reality.
Sérusier founded the Nabis in 1888–89, and his friend Paul Ranson was a co-founder. He painted this portrait of Ranson dressed in Nabi costume in 1890. The earnest young artist is clothed in a blue gown with a flat gold collar and blue jewel. He wields a gilt sceptre, like a bishop's crozier. The gown is almost certainly fantasy, as neither Madame Sérusier nor any other witness recalls any exotic attire, but some remember the sceptre as a decorative rod used in meetings.1 Symbols include the five-pointed star for truth, and the serpent for knowledge, evil or wisdom. Both men were interested in the occult, Theosophy and exotic religions, as well as aesthetic theories. Ranson was known as the 'Red-bearded Nabi', and is easily recognisable by his beard, his lorgnette, and chestnut hair. His right hand traces the unrecognisable text (probably Hebrew) of an illuminated volume with dark orange edges.
A lighter orange disc surrounds Ranson's head like a halo, implying sacred knowledge and enlightenment. Light blue cloth and text, and mid-blue background, are strong colour complementaries to the painting's orange and dark yellow hues. Widely read in the field of art, and an acquaintance of many contemporary modernist artists, Sérusier knew of the colour wheel and the argument that placing a colour next to its complementary opposite (red-green, yellow-violet, blue-orange) intensified both. As well as Seurat and the Divisionists who adopted this practice as fundamental to their work, many other painters of the time, including Gauguin and van Gogh, experimented with it.
Sérusier's portrait of Ranson is unusual, both in subject and technique. He mainly painted landscapes with figures, particularly in Brittany in the early 1890s, where he looked to Gauguin (works 57, 62, 63, 67 and 70) and used smaller, parallel brushstrokes and variegated colours. Here Sérusier draws dark blue outlines around the forms and fills them in with large flat planes of all but unmodulated colour. This Cloisonnist technique also owes something to Japanese woodblock prints, known to Sérusier through Gauguin and exhibitions in Paris. Sérusier also animates the composition by sharply angling the three-dimensional elements of figure, book and sceptre. Ranson and his book are set sixty degrees away from frontality, while the sceptre presents an abrupt line at an opposite thirty degrees from vertical. This disposition invites the viewer into the painting—perhaps to partake of the mysteries?
Christine Dixon
Text © National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2009
From Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin and beyond Post-Impressionism from the Musée d'Orsay exhibition book, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2009
- See Caroline Boyle-Turner, Paul Sérusier, Ann Arbor: U.M.I. Research Press 1983, pp. 37–38.


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By Brendan Conway
Market check: Index futures point modestly higher, creating a chance for a third-straight record high for blue-chip stocks. U.S. jobless claims fell by 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 last week, slightly better than forecast. The four-week moving average fell to 348,750, the lowest since March 2008. Spain's IBEX 35 stock index gained after the country sold more than EUR 4.6 billion in bonds. Gold and silver are advancing.
Fund watch: My colleague Andrew Bary weighs in on activist investor Carl Icahn's sudden new role in Dell's (DELL) future: "Icahn relishes a fight and he dislikes corporate executives who take advantage of shareholders. And he apparently doesn't like the Dell buyout," Bary notes. "Given the rising opposition, maybe it's time for Michael Dell to end his low-ball buyout bid, adopt a shareholder-friendly action like a buyback or one-time dividend, and run the company for the benefit of all shareholders." Read more here.
In the news: A Credit Suisse (CS) study suggests new comfort among hedge-fund investors about Europe, via Bloomberg.
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Oilers Trade Garon to Pittsburgh
Jonathan Willis
January 17 2009 01:55PM
Well, we've seen the first real trade of the Steve Tambellini era. In a time where NHL goaltenders are being dropped for nothing on the waiver wire (Sanford) or garnering no more than a 7th round pick (Labarbera), Tambellini actually managed to bring in a decent return. Here's the trade:
To Pittsburgh: Mathieu Garon
To Edmonton: Dany Sabourin, Ryan Stone, 4th Round Pick
First, from Pittsburgh's perspective, they obviously believe that Garon has the potential to play better than he has this past season. Garon had a strong game last night against Colorado, and started the year well, but there has been obvious friction between him and the coaching staff, especially goaltending coach Pete Peeters. Pittsburgh's struggled with poor goaltending all season; Marc-Andre Fleury's .905 SV% isn't nearly as good as it needs to be, while veteran backup Dany Sabourin is four games below .500 and has an .898 SV%. Garon is in the final season of a two-year, 1.1M/season contract, and although he's posted a .895 SV% this season, the past two years he's had a .907 SV% and .913 SV%. This is a good opportunity for Garon to get back on track on a very talented team.
As far as I can tell, Dany Sabourin is on a one-way contract, albeit one that will pay him a very modest 512K this season, which is its final year. I think that he is sent down to Springfield, where he should help spell the extremely over-worked Devan Dubnyk, and solidify Springfield's goaltending situation. Sabourin's an average NHL backup (hovering around the .900 SV% mark the last three seasons) but he's been excellent in the AHL, topping the .920 SV% mark his last three seasons there. By comparison, Dubnyk's played nearly every game for Springfield, posting a .903 SV% this season. Additionally, Sabourin serves as built in insurance if Jeff Deslauriers falters over more games.
Ryan Stone is the key player coming back. He was a second-round pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, and likely would have been picked higher if not for a concussion that affected his season. Here's what the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said about him after his selection:
Stone explained his resume in similar terms. Asked how many of his two dozen fights he had lost, he replied: "I haven't lost too many." Despite narrowly missing being a first-round pick, Stone is a project. His top priority, as he allowed, is improving his skating, a common criticism among scouts. Stone is viewed as a player in the mold of Brad May or Darren McCarty, owning the potential to develop his skills to a respectable level and having the edge to create enough room for himself to make it happen. He is versatile, having spent time on left wing and the power-play point. He also has been praised for helping Brandon win at least two playoff rounds in each of his two years there.
Stone is a restricted free agent after this season. He hasn't scored at a high level in the AHL; back in 2006-07 he was on pace for his best season offensively when a nasty hand injury forced him out of the line-up. He is a very physical player, not shy about fighting, and is widely regarded as a two-way forward.
The 4th round pick is, as Lowetide says "another bullet in the gun", but by itself it is a better return than Los Angeles got for the very comparable Jason Labarbera.
The only way I can see this trade is as a hands-down win for the Edmonton Oilers, and also for Mathieu Garon. Anybody who thought they were going to get more than this is greatly overvaluing Garon; in fact, if you'd told me yesterday that this trade was going to happen, I wouldn't have believed it.
January 17 2009, 02:03PM
One caveat: I wrote this before seeing that the Islanders had lost their recently signed KHL import to Columbus, so it may be that Sabourin won't clear waivers, and (I'm speculating here) could be swapped to to New York almost immediately.
January 17 2009, 02:10PM
Not that this means anything more than he was joked at getting sent to the minors, but at least Stone isn't afraid to rip it up.
I'm guessing this will make him a favourite for JS and BM.
I like this move. Springfield is in rough shape right now and should Sabourin clear waivers he'll definitely be a big help in net, and Stone should have an immediate impact in Springfield who are in desperate need of depth at forward with the departures of Reddox, Brule and Potulny to the Oilers.
This also helps get rid of the 3 goalie distraction in Edmonton and JDD should get more playing time as the season progresses. This is also a great move for Garon who will definitely see more playing time in Pittsburgh. It's not the blockbuster trade everyone hoped for, but it's a good deal regardless.
January 17 2009, 02:10PM
Choked...not joked...damn edit button...
another crap trade by a struggling club and an embarrassing head office. we need consistent goaltending night in and night out for the rest of the season. they only factor i'm still hoping/betting on, is the rumor that this is all in part of a process to aquire bowmeester and kovalchuck, or gaborik, all whom oilers have made serious offers for! still the worst move made by the klowe mind, was getting rid of smytty for shit all. nillson and omarra? whopdeedoo. the biys on the bus club needs to either smarten up and impress oil fans, or get in to a bus a join a club thats going down like phoenix. at least gretz would go down with you. until then tell me where i can send my resume to become the new oilers gm!
January 17 2009, 02:12PM
Stone sounds exactly like what the Doctor orders for Springfield and to a lesser extent the Oilers.
He is a solid winger with some size and Grit. (for all of you posters who have been complaining about the Oilers lack of size on the roster, both her and at the farm, this helps address this concern.
A player that bangs a crashes makes room for himself and isn't offensively inept.
This is a very solid trade by Tambellini. I am with Willis, I wouldn't have believed it a day ago considering what goaltenders have been going for.
The three headed monster is dead. And if we get another pick for Sabourin, then we'll have a two picks and a prospect for Garon. Much better than putting him on the waiver wire.
also, reddox needs to go back to springfield. top line for a fourth line player? no dice!
January 17 2009, 02:14PM
@ Jason Gregor: Sounds like a typical Calgarian... Only he apparently can play hockey to some degree.
haha. nice burn. calgary sucks.
January 17 2009, 02:18PM
@ douggy: Yes. Yes they do.
i just want to see the oil make the playoffs!
so do you think columbus is going to try and trade doobie back to NY? Or should tambellini be calling garth snow right now seeing what he's got for sabourin?
Fiveandagame. Much better would have been to trade 39 years old Roly, keep 31 years old Garon and save 2,5 mil.
Leonard wrote:
Fiveandagame. Much better would have been to trade 39 years old Roly, keep 31 years old Garon and save 2,5 mil.
Except Roloson might actually be back next year, whereas Garon was almost guaranteed to walk in another 3 months.
January 17 2009, 02:45PM
Good trade. Glad that is over.
January 17 2009, 02:47PM
I get the feeling sabourin coul go to the isles IF leclaire is traded to ottawa for vermette or something. Otherwise we will be stuck with sabourin and either leclaire or dubie is traded to the isles by CBJ.
Mike if my couch kept me from playing for over a month at the time I would have walked away too even if I was an Oilers fan for life. Garon is ANOTHER player killed by McT. and K.Lowe.
Leonard wrote:
Mike if my couch kept me from playing for over a month at the time I would have walked away too even if I was an Oilers fan for life. Garon is ANOTHER player killed by McT. and K.Lowe.
Ok, fine. So why would you keep him instead of Roloson then if you agree that he's been killed?
Mike. Because Roloson should have been send to AHL or traded 2 month ago and Garon should have been playing so he could get out of his slamp.
tsn.ca said tambo has no intention of bringing danny into town, for either the oil or falcons. he wants to make another trade soon
Leonard wrote:
Mike. Because Roloson should have been send to AHL or traded 2 month ago and Garon should have been playing so he could get out of his slamp.
Ah. I get what you're saying. I'm looking at it as "well, that ship has sailed, what do we do with this broken goaltender?"
Leonard wrote:
Mike. Because Roloson should have been send to AHL or traded 2 month ago and Garon should have been playing so he could get out of his slamp.
Why the hell would the Oilers want to waive Roloson to send him to the AHL or trade him?
He's the only goalie of the three who has played with any consistency. In case you haven't noticed he's been the clear starter since November.
If you look at Garon's career he's been the model of inconsistency from year to year, what evidence did the Oilers have that he was going to play his way out of his "slump"?
Consider further that Garon wasn't going to re-sign in Edmonton and I think the trading of Garon was the only logical choice in resolving the goalie situation and getting some assets back for a commodity declining in value.
The Oilers win this trade hands down
I dont know. The question I ask myself is did this trade make the Oilers better? NO.
It makes the Falcons better, not the Oilers.
To win a trade it has to better your team/best player going to your team. I dont think we won it hands down.
CurtisS wrote:
@Jonathon The Oilers win this trade hands down I dont know. The question I ask myself is did this trade make the Oilers better? NO. It makes the Falcons better, not the Oilers. To win a trade it has to better your team/best player going to your team. I dont think we won it hands down.
Well, the 4th in 2011 is the best asset either way, so by that standard we won the trade.
Plus, it frees up a roster spot to pressbox a forward instead of wasting it on a third goalie, which is nice. That makes the oilers better (since they can carry more depth, and hopefully we never see a Stortini-Strudwick-MacIntyre line ever again).
I should of noted that:
They got rid of the 3 goaltender issue kinda. We got more than a 7th round pick.
Im just saying that we didnt address any of our team issues. There for we didnt win it hands down.
January 17 2009, 03:32PM
@ Leonard: Garon who has bounced around the league? Garon who was handed the number 1 position this year and couldn't maintain his play? Garon who refused an extension over the summer?
Garon played well for us last year, be had hardly been the model for consistency. Blame MacT all you want, but he played the better goal tender.
Roloson has far out played Garon this season and if you are going to go into the playoffs you want your best goaltender.
Roloson has been worth his pay check this year and has played at the level we saw when he first arrived.
Roloson has been consitent all year and that is what you need in a goal tender.
Last year we all saw how great Garon was, but he hardly stole any games for us. He made great saves and was great in the shootout....but we were in a shootout, meaning he hardly slammed the door on the other team.
He is a solid back up for pittsburgh and I think he'd be happy. But if it was hard to Move Garon and his salary was only 1.1 mil, how on earth are you going to move Roli?
And how many points would you be willing to gamble to "play" Garon out of his slump? 2-4 -6? We miss the playoffs by two points thats two points you'd regret letting him play out of his slump.
Tambelini got something for which in three months they would have got nothing. Great trade, great for the Oilers and great for Garon.
January 17 2009, 03:38PM
@ CurtisS: Ryan Stone is a solid role player that had no room to move up on a deep Penguins team. He adds size and Grit and was drafted 32nd overall. Garon was expendable. And considering we didn't trade anything away to get Garon and we got him as a UFA. the Oilers win this hands down.
Last year he had 39pts in 65 games and 129 mins in penalties. This kid could one day be on our fourth line. If we get a future roster player for Garon, that is more than Montreal got for their starting Goaltender last year at the deadline. Huet was got for a 4th round pick.
Again, hands down the Oilers win.
@ Fiveandagame:
Huet got a 2nd.
We didnt adress any team issues. No faceoff man, no pk'er, no defensive dman, nothing also as of right now he is still going to be on the roster taking up a spot.
Thats why I think we didnt win it hands down.
Lets keep getting future roster players that might pan out while our team has glaring holes in it. That is all.
January 17 2009, 03:52PM
It took a little long for my tastes, but apperently the patience paid off. Solid start to the Tambo era!
CurtisS wrote:
@ Fiveandagame: Huet got a 2nd. Lets keep getting future roster players that might pan out while our team has glaring holes in it. That is all.
Huet was also 21-12-6, 2.55, 0.916. That type of stats gets you a 2nd, a 0.895 gets you a 4th.
And Garon didn't have enough value to fix any glaring hole in this team. If all you have to is $20, are you going to be mad when all your mechanic does is change the oil instead of fixing your transmission?
January 17 2009, 03:55PM
@ CurtisS:
I agree that we didn't address any immediate issues (IE. Centreman, someone who understands how a PK works) but just going on the fact that we finally got rid of the three headed monster, and we have a solid back up goalie to use as trade bait, and we got rid of what amounted to a little more than dead weight, how can you not see it as a hands down Oiler win?
@ jeanshorts:
Like I said. We didnt adress any holes in our team. We also didnt get the best player in the trade. We also picked up 2 players which has our contract situation at 49 now. Not much wiggle room.
@ Mike:
If all you have to is $20, are you going to be mad when all your mechanic does is change the oil instead of fixing your transmission?
So why take it in to the mechanic than?? Just curious.
Im not saying we didnt do good in the deal. Im just saying for the 4 th or 5 th time we didnt win this deal hands down.
January 17 2009, 04:20PM
@ CurtisS:
Absolutley a hands down win. This wasn't a deal to fix the needs in all areas. It was a dwal to fix the three goalie system, which it did. And if you read what Willis said, Goalies aren't getting sh*t in trades right now, and Garon would have walked at the end of the season for nothing so getting as much as we did, is a clear win. Garon sucks, which is why this will be his fourth team and now we have more room to address the other needs you are so concerned about.
I don't even think there is any question about this trade.
It really is a win-win for both team.
The Oilers get something for a player that would have walked in three months and was beaten out for the number one team.
The Penguins get an upgrade on the backup position.
I am with Jonathan on this one, this is a better return that I would have imagined and it sends like they may get something for Sabourin as well.
Good trade.
@ me:
Hey guys you need an edit button:)
Its should read "beaten out by the number one goaltender"
@ Travis Dakin:
Yet we took on 1 extra contract putting us at 49. Max is 50 for those that dont know.
FYI Travis, we still have the 3 goaltender situation for the time being.
@ me:
There you go. Its a win for both teams. Not a win for the Oilers hands down. Thats what im arguing here.
Look at some previous trades of ours.
Traded for Chris Pronger. We won
Traded for Spacek. We won.
Traded Chris Pronger. We lost
Traded Ryan Symth. We lost
Traded for Roli. We won.
What do all these have in common?? The best player had the team won.
Argue all you want the team that lands the best player wins the trade.
Spector said "This move was long overdue, but now it begs the question: are the Oilers planning to re-sign Dwayne Roloson? Or is next season's goalie tandem to be Sabourin and Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers?" Scary!!!
If you think Oilers are going to get somebody on the free agent market tell me when did they manage to get a good player on the market. Did you think why they cant get anyone? Think GM.
Heres a good little read about the trade.
Pretty much how I feel and what I have said here.
January 17 2009, 04:46PM
Leonard wrote:
Much better would have been to trade 39 years old Roly, keep 31 years old Garon and save 2,5 mil.
If this team were to trade Roloson, they're effectively saying that they aren't interested in making the playoffs; Roli's .915 SV% is among the best in the NHL right now.
Garon, on the other hand, hasn't played well at all. Whoevers fault it is, he isn't the guy to hand the reins to if this is a playoff team.
Leonard wrote:
If you think Oilers are going to get somebody on the free agent market tell me when did they manage to get a good player on the market. Did you think why they cant get anyone? Think GM.
Well I think Souray was a pretty good FA pickup... but maybe that's just me.
@ CurtisS:
I don't disagree with any of that Curtis but really it was more of a trade to get rid of the goaltending 3 headed monster (and reading between the lines it seems that Sabourin will either be in Springfield or traded in the next couple of days.
Really I expected this trade to be Garon for a lower round draft pick.
It was a small trade so there is really nothing really to get too excited about either way but the fact they got more than I thought is a good thing but I am certainly not going to do cartwheels but for a minor trade I feel it is a good one.
January 17 2009, 04:49PM
@ CurtisS:
I see what you're saying about a hands-down win, but at this point, Garon had effectively no value to the Oilers; he's been the worst of their three tenders. I think that in terms of return, Tambellini did a nice job to get something of some value.
Still, this is a trade that fixes a lingering problem (three-headed goaltending tandem) but doesn't address the major issues on the team. But in all honesty, Garon wasn't going to be the piece that fetched the answer to those problems anyway.
January 17 2009, 04:49PM
Jason Gregor wrote:
Not that this means anything more than he was joked at getting sent to the minors, but at least Stone isn't afraid to rip it up. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3373639 I'm guessing this will make him a favourite for JS and BM.
Nice find!
January 17 2009, 04:51PM
UFA Goaltenders this summer who might fit the Oilers goaltending need(for those of you who are curious):
Fernandez Thomas Khabibulin Roloson Garon Anderson Backstrom Gerber Brion Legace Kolzig Boucher Labarbera
@ Jonathan Willis:
This trade wasn't meant to fix any of the problems the Oilers have but the three headed goalie monster on the Oilers roster.
It is what it is.
I have no problem with it from that perspective.
Jonathan Willis wrote:
Fernandez-MAYBE Thomas-DEFINATLEY Khabibulin-NOT Roloson-AT LEAST WE KNOW WHAT HE CAN DO! Garon-NOT Anderson-WHO? Backstrom-KILLS US EVERYTIME!! Gerber-NOT ON YOUR LIFE!! Brion-BIRON WOULD FIT NICE Legace-NOT A CHANCE Kolzig-TOO OLD,MIGHT AS WELL SIGN ROLI Boucher-USELESS! Labarbera-NO THANKS
CurtisS wrote:
@ Travis Dakin: FYI Travis, we still have the 3 goaltender situation for the time being.
We won't have a 3 goaltender situation when saborin get's sent to the minors. And even if he does get picked up, we still got a lot more than anyone would ever have expected. I kinda expected them to put Garon on waivers about a week ago. Great trade Tambo.


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$4,500,000??? That's it?
There was a big trade made right before the season tipped off. Houston aquired Oklahoma City's James Harden for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and (2) 1st round picks. Yes, I know there was some other stuff traded, but the rest are just typical NBA "garbage for garbage" pieces to make salaries even.
James Harden will regret this move. He wouldn't take $55.5 million over 4 years. He wanted 60. Really? Hey James, you're leaving a team that won 47 games last year (out of 66). You're leaving a team that was in the NBA finals. You're leaving a team that's ready to win NOW. You're leaving a team where you can go about your business doing your thing and make your money, under NO PRESSURE. You're now going to be counted on to come up big ALL OF THE TIME for a team that has hasn't made the playoffs since 2009. Good luck, bearded one.
Harden's a nice player. A real good player, in fact. He averaged nearly 17 points per game in the OKC uptempo offense OFF THE BENCH. Impressive, but that's when he's wasn't the focal point of the offense. James Jones leads the NFL in TD catches, but is he really a #1?? Nope. It's nice getting coverage from #2/#3 DB's. Now, Harden's gotta be the man. Defenses will key on him, especially now that Kevin Martin is gone. Harden HAD the perfect situation. He was Chris Bosh. The 3rd banana on a GREAT big 3. Now what? Harden/Lin/Delfino? Maybe he lures another big name to Houston in the future...fine, but he'll never see KD3/Westbrook walk through those doors to join him. Remember that $4.5 million, James. Hope it's worth it to lose in the 1st round of the playoffs year after year.
And as for Houston giving up Martin (17ppg) Lamb (12th pick in the 2012 draft) AND 2 picks?? HUH?? you gave up 3 1st rounders for the 6th man of the year? Here's a list of
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. Any of those not named Manu worth THREE 1st round picks? Congrats, Houston. You've just aquired the most overrated PG of the 2011-12 season AND a pretty good 6th man. Good luck.
Congrats OKC. Yes, chemistry may be tweaked a bit, but you're still set up to run to the Western Conference finals AND you're set to be pretty good for the future. Oh, and you still have Kevin Durant. If this was boxing, i'd have stopped this fight a while ago. A total NO CONTEST.
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This blog post proves you know nothing about the NBA. Harden is a star. Absolute steal for the Rockets. Thunder are crazy to give him up. Dont blame him for turning down the Thunder. He wants to be the man, and hell be that in Houston. The Rockets now have their star to go along with a ton of young, talented players. The Thunder just lost much needed player. They kept Ibaka over him, and theyll live to regret it. The return was ok, but Martin sucks, and Lamb is an unknown commodity.
Harden just turned 23... Can easily score 25 a game and help lin out tremendously
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This blog proves how ridiculously misinformed you are. First, this wasn't about "just" $4.5 million as you indicate in your title. Houston can offer Harden a max deal of 5 years and $80 million something that OKC couldn't do since they aleardy have two five year max players. So, that's already $20 million. Then, you don't mention that there is no Texas state income tax. Oklahoma has a 5.5% state income tax rate. Therefore, at the aforementioned $80 maximum deal, Harden saves $4.4 million in state income tax. Add it up and that's already $24.4 million MORE in Harden's pockets. Of course, this doesn't even take into account the "status" of an NBA salary. You wear your salary like a badge of honor (for better or worse) in the NBA. YOU wouldn't want to be paid less than your worth and neither do NBA players. So, now that we got that mattered cleared up. Let's look at your analysis of James Harden. You are correct. Harden averaged 16.8 points per game off the bench for an elite team with several better options. Where you are wrong however is assuming that increased attention will limit his scoring abilities. Harden's early career is somewhat similar to Michael Redd who averaged 15.1 points per game off the bench before assuming a starting role and then averaged 21.7, 23.0, and 25.4 points per game the following three seasons. Why wouldn't Harden's career take a similar path? Didn't Redd get all the attention on those Bucks teams? Therefore, your argument is already flawed. Then, you just embarrass yourself further by using a Chris Bosh comparison. Chris Bosh is a 6 time All-Star who has averaged 20 points over his career including averaging over 22.5 points per game in five different seasons with the Raptors. Wasn't Bosh the ONLY option on those Raptors teams? By your logic wouldn't his scoring going UP since team's will draw their attention to LeBron and Wade? Whoops. Finally, Harden is just a piece in a Houston rebuilding project. Houston has the lowest payroll in the NBA this season and tons of cap room after this season. They'll be fine. Follow me @wikemickett Wike Mickett, the Ken Burns of making Wickett look like an a$$.
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When I was a child playing house with my friends, I knew exactly what I wanted my grown-up life to be like. I'd be married to a tall, handsome pop singer (not telling which one — it would date me too much). We'd have four children, two boys and two girls with two years between each child. Out of that lovely fantasy, one thing came true. I got married.
I'm not sure why two years between children seemed like the perfect pregnancy spacing in my 9-year-old imagination. As an adult who started having children a little later in life, two years seemed too long between babies — yet my second and third children are two and a half years apart. In the end, pregnancy spacing is often based on a combination of personal preference and luck. You might want to space your babies close together so you get the diapers and child care done earlier. You might want to space them further apart so you can enjoy the specific stages of growth and development with each child before you introduce another child. Sometimes you get pregnant sooner than you thought you would or long after you hoped you would.
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I wanted to have another baby soon after my son was born 13 years ago but it just didn't happen...I thought I was infertile and now I'm pregnant ! How bout that for spacing!?
I'm pregnant with my sixth child. My first three children are now 20, 19, and 18. My husband and I put five years between number three and four (on purpose because we wanted to enjoy baby four). It happens that baby five was born eight years after baby four. Baby six will be five years younger than baby five. I six strongly believe that the spacing between siblings impacts child development. If I started over, I would have spaced the first three farther apart so that each child would get more individual nurturing in the first five years. That said, number four wishes she had older or younger siblings closer in age. There are pluses and minuses to all options. The important thing is to make the best of the way things turn out.
Thank you Dee for your suggestion. There is a great deal of research about child-spaciing. All show benefits and risks, pros and cons. Here is a link regarding the research http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/family-planning/MY01691.
There are no absolutes regarding the perfect spacing of children. Each family is unique and will make their own unique decsion.
This article fails to mention research linking birth order and spacing to various developmental outcomes. For example, multiple siblings spaced close (less than 12-18 months) togethr is asociated with lower IQ, learning problems,increased behavior problems and greater family stress. Children with wider spacing tend to perform better on cognitive and academic tests than their peers. Though I agree that each family must consider their personal circumstances (such as maternal age), I think the author should have at least considered research indicating that a 3-5 year spread is associated with the most positive developmental outcomes.
Im 31 weeks pregnant now and will be delivering a few weeks before my 37th birthday. I want to make a healthy little sibling for my baby girl as soon as possible after her arrival. I needed the help of clomid to conceive this one so i already spoke with my OB and she is OK with giving it to me again for baby #2. I dont want to wait just in case my lil ole eggs decide to expire soon!! Good luck ladies! Becoming a mom has been incredible so far... cant wait to see what the future holds :)
I think the age of Mom has to be considered...time is short if you're in your late thirties and want to have more than one kid...in a perfect world two years sounds good, too, but we'll probably try as soon as possible for another, as there are only so many eggs that drop!
I have just gone off the pill and this is all the kind of stuff I am thinking about. I am trying to write down everything I am thinking and experiencing on my blog... http://ksigue.wordpress.com/
Thanks for this!
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