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In Search Of...The Keys to Racing
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- There is a young man in La Crosse who is currently making a name for himself in two totally different fields.
Viterbo University junior Dustin Bagstad has a sort of kinship with the piano dating all the way back to when he was just 5 years old.
"Took lessons for a few years, then took a break because the attention span of someone that age gets a little short. But even though I wasn't going to lessons, I was still playing at home. Then when I went back to taking lessons, it took off and I haven't stopped playing since," said Dustin Bagstad.
Today this La Crosse native can regularly be seen tickling the ivories for various choirs and musical theater performances.
It seems there's just something about the piano that after all these years, still moves him. "I love the sounds and I really love people's reactions to the piano. Cause for me, I take it for granted because I've played it my whole life; I don't have any memories of not being able to play the piano. But for other people, they've come up after I've played something and they're amazed and just like the joy and excitement that it can bring other people when I sit down and play something."
And while this in itself is impressive, we're going to take this story up another octave. Because Dustin has another passion, one that requires us to completely shift gears.
Come to the La Crosse Speedway on race night and you will most likely find 27-year-old Bagstad at the wheel of thuderstock car. "My interest in racing really started with my dad. As far back as I can remember, we were coming here."
But it wasn't until two years ago that his 'wheels' started spinning. "I finally got the bug and wondered what it was like."2750920
"I thought we'd give it a try. When he was younger we went to go cart racing and honestly, he wasn't very good. So we put a stop to that before he hurt himself and all these years later he wants to go racing," said Dustin's father, Jeff Bagstad.
"So we went out and took some laps and I was hooked," said Dustin.
"So I made him start out back. First night, he passed a car. He showed promise and getting better and better and I'm like 'oh look at that! This might be fun!" said Jeff.
Dustin has been cruising his way to the top of the leader board this season and currently sits 6th in points. "This summer, I got my first feature win, which was really nice to get that first checkered flag in a feature race."
"It's been a blast and I've been in the pits and jumped up and fist pumped at my age when he has passed for first place. It's been very exciting," said Jeff.
"There have been some Saturdays when I have been completely unmotivated to go to the race track. But as soon as we get here and I get that smell of racing fuel and burning rubber, it just trips all the endorphins and I'm ready to go," said Dustin.
Now from the outside looking in, these two worlds seem polar opposites. "There's not too many Budweiser t-shirts at a piano recital."
But according to Dustin, they're not a different as you might think. "The focus you have on both is a huge similarity. Cause if you lose focus on stage, you're going to lose what you're doing, that's when you get into trouble. And same thing on the race track. If you look away for one second or stop concentrating, you're gonna run into the person in front of you or run into something. Which does typically not end well...The hand eye coordination. You've got your feet going at all times. You have to put in the time to practice to get good at what you're doing."
So where will Dustin Bagstad be down the road? "That question you could answer just as well as I could. I could be teaching choir, I could be off pursuing a racing career, I could join the seminary. Who knows!"
"There's 100 different directions I could go. I like looking to the future, but I don't like nailing down plans because you don't know what's going to come up."
He may not know where he going, but you can probably bet that with every turn he'll be hitting all the right notes.
Interesting thing to note, despite his talent on the piano, Dustin is actually a vocal music major. In fact, this weekend he can be seen in the Viterbo opera 'The Night Bell.' And Friday night, he will be racing at the Oktoberfest races out at the speedway.
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|5.0 - Snap-T and Circle Spey aliases: Snap-C
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No argument at all, just good discussion!
I think the exchange has widened both of our perspectives.
I see your point...and under the circumstances you describe, that seems to be correct.
in your initial post, when you were referring to identical movements for the double spey and circle, snap t, I assumed it was from the same side of the river. I often use them both on the same side of the river..with light, variable or no winds or if I want to make a more drastic change of direction .
If you say these two casts require exactly the same movements after the set-up...well, who am I to argue with you.
Here's a clarification...
First let's separate the set-up move from the sweep, d-loop and cast. You've already done that in your post so we are on the same page.
Now imagine a double spey from the right bank, downriver wind. Set-up; sweep to D-loop, and cast. Beautiful.
Now imagine again a snap/circle from the left bank, upriver wind. Set-up differs, but the sweep to D-loop and cast should employ the same characteristics as same on the right bank double.
Perhaps this will be clearer...
Let's go to a very shallow round lake and walk out to the middle. No left or right bank, no current.
Now do a double. Then sweep to a d-loop, cast. Gor-geous.
Turn to face 90 degrees to the top hand side and then do a snap/circle.
The sweep, d-loop and cast should be nearly, if not identical to that of the first double. In my case, they are identical by design which gives me total consistency with both casts.
Many of my students make a different motion after the setup of a double vs. a snap or circle when in fact the moves employ the same mechanics. Most often someone with a great double will hurry a snap/circle or shortcut across to the d-loop instead of sweeping as they just had with their double.
My point is, you know one, you know the other as they are (aside from the setup) the same cast.
Hope that was clearer.
Huh...maybe I'm doing it wrong. I use the double spey as a down stream shoulder cast and the snap-T, Circle as an upstream shoulder cast...and there quit different.. thus the sweep to create the D loop are different. The downstream sweep for the Double spey starts from the rod tip pointing upstream.and the nail knot just downstream from my down stream shoulder (usually) ..the upstream Sweep from the snap T starts with the Rod tip pointing down stream and the nail knot upstream or near my upstream shoulder
Placing the anchor with snap/circle casts
To place the anchor at the proper location when doing a circle or snap-T/C cast...
Sometimes the anchor ends up too far upriver during a snap-C/T or circle spey cast. This in effect results in a bloody-L when you sweep it around, killing the efficiency of the cast.
When you do it right you should have dejavu as if doing a double-spey because the post-circle position of everything should be nearly identical to your double before you sweep.
If the anchor is over-short, it's most likely it's a matter of the force and float time you are allowing on the pull and push moves. Both of these casts (snap/circle) use a pull upriver as well as a push of the rod back downriver toward where the dangle once was. You should be able to place the end of the flyline where you want with a circle/snap cast provided the rod is suited to the line and you apply a balanced amount of force to suit the situation.
But here's the rub - both the pull and the push in these casts moves the end of the line upriver. Therefore it's important to manage these in concert to place the anchor.
Upon lift, think about gliding the far end of the line over the water toward the upriver anchor but only use enough pull force to move the end of the line halfway to the target. Huh? How does that put the end of the line at anchor? It DOESNT - the push takes it the rest of the way.
Thus while the line is still gliding upriver, push the rod back toward the dangle to pull even more against the line thus moving the end of the line the rest of the way.
If the anchor flies too far upriver, then either the pull force or the push force or both were too strong to place it. Usually a combination of both are to blame.
Now I simplified by saying half and half... sometimes you will need more pull than push or vice-versa... but my point is the force applied by the two phases = the force needed to put the anchor in the proper place.
A circle would incorporate more of an inclined climbing angle whereas the snap would track on a more horizontal plane, but unless you are in need of moving a sunken dangle a moderate compromise angle will do just fine.
Also since the next move following this is to sweep the line around, the shape of the rest of the head should accomodate the sweep.
I would add that often the anchor position is more accomodating than the final d-loop technique. In my experience the most common fault robbing the circle, snap or double from final casting power is over-rotation of the rod tip past the 5 o'clock stop position.
However the bloody-L is also a common problem, and if you tune both of these in you should be good to go regardless of the head length.
These are points I make while teaching the snap and circle Spey casts and based on the ah-ha's I get from students I believe this pull/push balance is the key to managing anchor position with this class of cast.
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The Global Thematic Consultation on Health has confirmed that tackling diabetes and related Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) will be central to the successor Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The consultation, led by WHO and UNICEF from September 2012 to March 2013, united governments, UN agencies, civil society and the private sector to discuss how best to ensure the health of future generations. The report drew on input from formal papers - including one submitted by the International Diabetes Federation and the NCD Alliance -, online discussions and conferences around the world. The consultation culminated in a High Level Dialogue on Health, at which 50 high level representatives met in Gaborone, Botswana from 5-6 March 2013.
The final report - entitled "Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda" - outlines a transformative approach for future global health. It strongly reflects IDF's response to the consultation, and recommends that the post-2015 development agenda must create "sustainable wellbeing for all." The post-2015 agenda should contain a health goal, and health targets in other areas of development, including the economy and environment.
The health goal should aim to "maximise healthy lives at all stages of life" and would include three priorities:
Accelerating the current MDGs
Reducing the burden of diabetes, cancers, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases - this will likely build on the target to achieve a 25% reduction in mortality from NCDs by 2025, and also include targets for reducing risk factors, morbidity and disability.
- Achieving universal coverage of, and access to affordable, comprehensive, high-quality health services - including action on health systems strengthening, financing, a skilled health workforce and access to essential medicines and technologies.
Health goals will be universal, but applied with specific national targets and indicators. The overall approach to improve health across the life-course reflects IDF's calls to end the siloes of the MDG era and focus on improving the health of people, rather than specific diseases. New opportunities and trends - such as technology, and information, and youth in developing countries - will need to be leveraged in post-2015. A focus on the means to implement health goals (though better governance, accountability, information systems and a multisectoral approach including the voice of civil society) will also be crucial.
This report was presented to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and the High-Level Panel on Post 2015, which is co-chaired by Presidents Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia and UK Prime Minister David Cameron. The Panel will consider this report as they produce their final report in June 2013, which will form the basis of discussions at a UN General Assembly Special Event on Post-2015 in September 2013.
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Union County playoff recaps: Friday
With game two and the season on the line, Mason Maxey wanted the ball in his hands.
After Thursday's game one loss at Kosciusko where the senior gave up four runs on the mound, Maxey not only came in to relieve Friday's starter Colt Smith, but also got the game-winning hit for the Bulldogs in extra innings, 4-3, to force a deciding game three on Saturday.
"He wanted the ball on the mound, and probably against my better judgment, I gave it to him," New Albany coach John Walker said. "This is a senior that wants it and didn't want to end it without the ball in his hand. Then he comes up with two outs and hammers the ball to the wall to win the game."
"Amazing," Maxey added. "I gave up four runs yesterday and just felt like I owed it to my teammates to come out here and take care of things tonight."
The Whippets broke the scoreless tie in the fourth inning, scoring three runs off a fielder's choice and RBI singles by Ethan Porter and Kenny Barron. New Albany answered that in the bottom half of the inning, scoring three runs with bases loaded.
Neither team could take the win in seven innings, although the Bulldogs had a runners in scoring position in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings, but could not capitalize, leaving six runners stranded over the three frames.
"Any time in a game like this where you have opportunities, great opportunities, they made two great plays that got them out of those jams, and for us, it would have been easy to just lay down, but we kept coming back, fighting back," Walker said. "That's all credit going to those guys. The things they want to accomplish, they don't let anyone get in the way of that."
After retiring three straight Kosciusko batters in the top of the ninth, Easton Hall and Riley Alef were on base with two outs leading up to Maxey's winning hit. The victory moves the series back to Kosciusko on Saturday, and for Maxey and his fellow seniors, this is the situation they want after Thursday's tough loss.
"We talked about it last night, if something bad happens, don't worry about it," he said. "Last night, we got frustrated because we were hitting the ball, but were hitting it right to them. We decided to come out tonight and just take it pitch by pitch."
Added Walker, "We didn't play a bad game down there; that's a good team that beat us. That hasn't happened a lot this year, where we've played well and lost the game. They knew they hit the ball well, just didn't get big hits from it, so they were confident coming in to tonight that they could win this tonight."
Maxey led New Albany with three hits, while Brandon Montgomery had two hits. Smith pitched 7.1 innings, allowing three runs off four hits.
Saturday's game three will take place at 7 p.m. in Kosciusko.
West Union, East Union advance to next round
The Eagles and Urchins took care of business on Friday, defeating Thrasher and Calhoun City to advance to next weekend's second round.
For West Union, the Eagles, found themselves down early, 2-0, after a two-run home run by Thrasher in the opening inning. West Union put together its 12 runs later in the game and will take on Tupelo Christian next weekend.
TCPS ended Myrtle's season on Friday, defeating the Hawks, 8-3.
Cody Dillard had 10 strikeouts to lead the Urchins to a 3-2 win over Calhoun City in 2A action.
Calhoun City scored first in the opening inning, but that was answered by three runs by the Urchins in the bottom half.
Dillard gave up five hits and four walks, and next for the Urchins is a second round series against Hatley.
Ingomar drops game two; county softball teams fall in opening games
Smithville and Ingomar will go to a deciding game three on Saturday after the Seminoles defeated the Falcons, 4-3, at home. Saturday's game three will take place at Ingomar at 2 p.m.
West Union, Myrtle and Ingomar softball all lost in its opening game of the playoffs, and West Union will be at home for Saturday, while Myrtle and Ingomar will be on the road.
The Lady Eagles fell, 6-3, at Vardaman, while Myrtle lost to Smithville, 12-2, and Pine Grove defeated Ingomar, 12-3.
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In late June, Life For a Child (LFAC) Education Manager Angie Middlehurst, a highly experienced paediatric nurse and diabetes educator, travelled to Sri Lanka at the invitation of the Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka [2] (DASL).
The first afternoon was spent meeting 100 parents and 80 children (aged 5 - 18 years) who receive support from LFAC through DASL. Angie conducted several informal, interactive education sessions, hosted with the help of a local doctor acting as a translator. "A lot of the discussion focused around the psychological challenges of Sri Lankan children living with diabetes" says Angie, "in addition to the more practical issues regarding access to insulin, blood glucose meters, strips and education – which is where LFAC has stepped in with support since 2004.
The following two days were devoted to teaching local nurses practical aspects of diabetes management using a mix of presentation, discussion, and online education materials. "While I was there, I interacted closely with the staff, relaying practical education tips and showing different visual methods to teach the complexities of diabetes to children with diabetes".
The visit bought home the universality of the diabetes experience: "It's very clear" Angie observed, "that children and young people – wherever they live – face similar issues such as myths surrounding diabetes, fear of hypos, teachers ignoring diabetes, even children not being allowed to go to school because of their diabetes". The visit was also a great success professionally: "Although I was only in Colombo for four days, so much was accomplished in that time. Relationships were strengthened and staff at the centre responded with positive feedback. I also learned a lot from the families and staff while I was there.
At DASL, the feeling was reciprocated, with Dr Mahen Wijesuriya, DASL Hon. Secretary, commenting "Angie was marvelous with the kids, children and parents. We liked her very informal manner and especially the fact that she tries very hard to relate to the audience whoever they are. We have come across many educators in the past but we were most impressed with her style as we ourselves learnt so much from her."
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Title: Saturday Nite Special / Valse De Soleil Coucher
Catalogue No.: Apple 44 (UK); Apple 1852 (US)
Released: November 1972 (UK); October 1972 (US)
Artist: Yoko Ono
Title: Now Or Never / Move On Fast
Catalogue No.: Apple 1853 (US)
Released: November 1972 (US)
Artist: Mary Hopkin
Title: Knock Knock, Who's There? / International
Catalogue No.: Apple 1855 (US)
Released: November 1972 (US)
Artist: John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band
Title: Happy Xmas (War Is Over) / Listen, The Snow Is Falling
Catalogue No.: R 5970 (UK)
Released: November 1972 (UK)
Artist: Elephant's Memory
Title: Power Boogie / Liberation Special
Catalogue No.: Apple 45 (UK); Apple 1854 (US)
Released: December 1972 (UK); November 1972 (US)
Artist: Wings
Title: Hi, Hi, Hi / C Moon
Catalogue No.: R 5973 (UK); Apple 1857 (US)
Released: December 1972 (UK & US)
Artist: George Harrison And Friends
Title: The Concert for Bangladesh
Catalogue No.: STCX 3385 (UK)
Released: January 1972 (US)
Artist: Badfinger
Title: Straight Up
Catalogue No.: SAPCOR 19 (UK)
Released: February 1972 (UK)
Artist: David Peel & The Lower East Side
Title: The Pope Smokes Dope
Catalogue No.: SW 3391 (US)
Released: April 1972 (US)
Artist: John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band
Title: Some Time In New York City
Catalogue No.: PCSP 716 (UK); SVBB 3392 (US)
Released: Sepetember 1972 (UK); June 1972 (US)
Artist: Elephant's Memory
Title: Elephant's Memory
Catalogue No.: SAPCOR 22 (UK); SMAS 3389 (US)
Released: November 1972(UK); September 1972(US)
Artist: Mary Hopkin
Title: Those Were The Days
Catalogue No.: SAPCOR 23 (UK); SW 3395 (US)
Released: November 1972 (UK); September 1972 (US)
Title: Phil Spector's Christmas Album
Catalogue No.: APCOR 24 (UK); SW 3400 (US)
Released: December 1972 (UK & US)
Artist: Lon & Derrek Van Eaton
Title: Brother
Catalogue No.: SMAS 3390 (US)
Released: September 1972 (US)


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HRCH Arizona Watermark's Ramblin Richard MH - Call Name - Ricky - Grandson of 2XNAFC FC Candlewood's Ramblin Man
Sire: FC AFC Badger State Ram Kicker
Dam: Watermark's KD (2X Master National Finalist)
DOB: December 4, 2009
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Arizona Watermarks Ramblin Richard (call name Ricky) born 12/04/09 follows in the footsteps of his parents. Ricky is a Grandson of the newly inducted Hall Fame 2XNFC FC Candlewood's Ramblin Man. Ricky is a very good looking dog with tremendous marking/retrieving ability, great focus, full of energy and stamina. Ricky is a TALL lanky dog that can cover 50 yards in three leaps, he is a pleasure to watch run and his desire is unmeasured as well. Ricky earned his HRCH before turning 20 months, Ricky earned his Master Hunter Title in the spring 2013 at 3 years of age, he is also running AKC Hunt Test Field Trials, he has a Derby JAM and is running Quals. Ricky passed the 2013 Master National in Fall River, Kansas to earn his first Silver Plate.
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Pink and aqua, my favorite color duo, get to shine in my spruced-up traditional design. I used Love & Liberty by Robyn Pandolph for RJR Fabrics, as she is one of my ultimate shabby chic idols. I love these tiny 81-patch blocks, which are made with our helpful friend the strip set! They are offset with big, lovely stars, and finished simply with a skinny inner border and wide outer border.
This becomes a large, comfy lap, or it will also fit on a full-sized bed. Will you make it for Flag Day? What do you think? Kits are available here at the Fons & Porter site!


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Fit Club participants make tremendous strides
SPOKANE, Wash. - It's the final weigh-in for the KXLY Fit Club and both Jamie Myers and Dennis Ridgley have good news to share with supporters.
On January 31, Myers and Ridgley startd their journey to lose weight using the smart phone app MyFitnessPal. Our goal at KXLY was to find out if using a free app can be as effective in losing weight as paying big bucks for a personal trainer or a diet program.
Myers, a mother of seven and small business owner, came to KXLY at the end of her rope. She was at her heaviest at 208 pounds and didn't like what she saw or how she felt.
"I want to dress up, I want to go out and I want to wear cute heels and I can't do any of that, you know?" Myers said back on January 31.
She signed on to the Fit Club program with gusto and hit the gym – hard. Through the weeks, Myers began to lose weight. It wasn't a rapid weight loss, more of a steady weight loss, but it's how she felt that gave her hope.Fit Club final update
"I started at 208 pounds, today I am 196, so I dropped 12 pounds and five and a half inches, I'm so happy," Myers said.
With 12 pounds down there's no end in sight for Myers.
"A lot more energy for sure, the stamina and momentum that I have behind me I just, it just keeps going," Myers said.
Myers admits the KXLY cameras gave her the kick start she needed, but it was MyFitnessPal that kept her on track.
"Really, looking at what calories are in every single food you eat, that was the biggest eye opener for me and I see exactly why I gained 40 pounds last year," Myers said.
Myers' 10-year-old son Alijah also joined Jamie in losing weight with the Fit Club and lost 11 pounds in four weeks. His goal is to be able to run the ball in football, since currently there's a weight restriction for that position.
Her KXLY Fit Club partner, Dennis Ridgley, has put in the hard work, too. Back on January 31, Dennis talked about how disappointed and embarrassed he was that he had put on some much weight. At the start of the year, he weighed 325 pounds and at the start of Fit Club he weighed 293.
"I'm now 275, so I've lost quite a bit," Ridgley said. "I have to attribute that to MyFitnessPal because just watching my calories going along really has helped me out a lot."
In just four weeks, life changed dramatically for Ridgley. He committed to a vegan diet, started working out every morning – sometimes twice a day – and two weeks in his doctor took him off of his high blood pressure medication.
Now, making healthy choices is second nature. And his new healthy lifestyle is rubbing off on his family. His wife and mother-in-law joined him in his weight loss and together, all three have lost 103 pounds.
"We're looking forward to going for a long walk on Saturday, that wouldn't have been the case before, before it would have been 'Well we'll go out to eat and then we'll go home and take a nap,'" Ridgley said.
He has bigger goals ahead, like running the entire Bloomsday course this year.
"Everyone asks me 'What's the secret?' and all of that and there isn't any secret, it's just eating sensibly and exercising and you just have to move," Ridgley said.
Though this leg of the KXLY Fit Club journey is done, Jamie and Dennis aren't off the hood. We'll be checking back in with them in May.
"Dennis and I both, hopefully we can get together in May and do a little photo shoot and say 'This is where we are now!'" Myers said.
"I wanna [sic] be able to come back and tell everyone that I've lost 100 pounds, that's my goal," Ridgley said.
You can continue to keep up with the KXLY Fit Club on its Facebook page.


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The Classic Baby-sitters Club Returns on eBook!
Millions of girls have read The Baby-sitters Club—and now it's your turn!
When Kristy Thomas has the great idea to form a baby-sitters club—a chance to earn money and spend time with her friends, all while doing something they love to do—she has no idea how much the club will change everything.
Crank calls, uncontrollable toddlers, wild pets, untruthful clients. . . running a business is hard work! Kristy and her co-founders, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, are sure they can handle anything. but only if they stick together!
The bestselling series began in 1986, and ever since then, girls all over the world have become best friends with the BSC. Now, the baby-sitters are back!
The first twenty books in The Baby-sitters Club series are now available with their classic cover look—exclusively as eBooks! And as if that weren't enough to make you hyperventilate, each also includes a special letter from author Ann M. Martin. Join the girls in Stoneybrook and see what all the fuss is about. This is one club that everyone's invited to join, so don't miss out!


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update: Stash gone. Target restocked and moved everything. sorry
update: Stash gone. Target restocked and moved everything. sorry
I actually found something and at Crenshaw WM no less - AOTC Kit and Mace.
I went to 3 targets, 3 walmarts and 1 TRU yesterday and didn't really see anything good. No new DOTM transformers and a sprinkling of newer TVC. No new CW. Ok, the TRU had TF animated dlx figs on clearance for 7.98 and they had a Rodimus minor, but I didn't scan him. PM for location. Also, one of the wallys had a few AT-rt drivers. PM for that too. I didn't stash though. Still bummed about this fruitless run
Had a less than great Baldw. pk Wally run last night - rather not talk about. Saw LC BB and Sentinel, but not what i wanted.
Anyway --puttin the APB out. If anyone see's a LC Ironhide and/or generations warpath please stash!!! Much appreciated! All DOTM is supposed to hit today (along with Capt. America figures).
oh ya, the wally i went to had a bunch of marvel wolverine/silver samurai comic pks if you're into those. Looked cool, but i don't collect those
where the #*%%^& are these guys?!??!!?! Surely they've hit somewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Target I got cyberverse blackout And decided to get voyager ironhide.
The big news is at toys r us I got galactic heroes of atst! I also finally found deluxe topspin from transformers
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.
Have seen the 3 packs at Target, but can't bite 4 $20. 15 maybe, as the 9 pack last year was only 50 total. Wonder how long they will keep stocking those?
Not much else at all. Still have never seen AOTC wave vintage. I want to get the new figs in that wave. Hopefully we'll see more, but the summer movies are a drag for me toy wise.
Has anyone been to Disney recently? My friend went to a cast member sneak peek of Star Tours. I want to get that new droid set. Time to call on my discount wielding disney friends. Looking forward to seeing the new ride.
Slim pickins these days but not much extra cash for me to spend anyway!
I got Deluxe Laserbeak and the BumbleBee with all the weapons on him.
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.
Been busy doing the final push on the move to Culver City. Every day for the past week has been 8, 9 hours in the old apartment boxing up the collection and throwing away stuff. I've decided to finally start using stands, so I've been snagging all the stands from older figures even when I'm throwing the figure itself out (including commtech chips! ). It's been a real battle, but with just a week to go, I feel like I'm in the home stretch. I'm down to the hard part though, the one where I have to move the delicate vehicles and Transformers - SW figures are pretty tough, but those other pieces are not, so today's mission is to solve that problem. Also, what to do with the garbage, as I've thrown out 3x what I'm keeping.
Anyway, the only shopping I've done is quick trips to Culver and La Cienega Targets (mainly for moving supplies), and they haven't had jack squat this whole time except the new 3packs and the CW Geonosian 2-packs (the trooper guy missing his secondary earpiece made that set a big pass for me).
I have seen the new Transformers movie toys, worst-looking TF line in a long time. Every figure looks smaller and chintzier than past lines, less paint, big dumb gimmick weapons, simplified designs, just awful. I have passed on everything except 1 basic, the Human Alliance Spike w/ Trike (haw!) which is the only one that looked at all adequate, and it is. It bums me out that I can't have Wreck-Gar and Warpath because of this garbage taking over.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.


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Cam Ward gets the start in goal tonight for Carolina against visiting Nashville after missing three games with a lower body injury.
Phil Kessel scored two goals and registered an assist in the Penguins' 5-2 win over Washington in Game 2 Saturday night.
The New Jersey Devils have won the 2017 NHL Draft lottery.
Carl Hagelin (lower body) is returning to the lineup for Game 2 on Saturday.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored four goals to lead Ottawa to a 6-5 double overtime victory against the New York Rangers on Saturday.
It appears that Kevin Bieksa might miss the rest of the second round with the lower-body injury he is currently nursing.
The New York Rangers are not expected to be making any changes to their lineup ahead of Game 2 against the Ottawa Senators this afternoon.
It appears Paul Carey will make his NHL playoff debut in game 2 against the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight.
Guy Boucher has announced to the media that he will not make any changes to his lineup ahead of Game 2 against the New York Rangers.
Cam Talbot was spectacular in Friday's 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Vladimir Tarasenko scored a pair of goals in Friday's 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators.
Sami Vatanen will not be in the lineup for Game 2 against Edmonton on Friday night.


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The Hedonist's Gazette
is, as the name implies, a chronicle of the gustatory experiences of Bob Parker and our other wine reviewers. These articles and the accompanying ratings and tasting notes are original material never published previously.
It is indexed by a table similar in concept to the wine search results table produced by each of our wine search engines. It consists of three columns and can be sorted by any of them by simply clicking on the appropriate column title.
The arrow in the header shows the current sort criteria and order -- in this case, descending (in reverse chronological order) by Title. Simply click on the Event title (as shown) to read that article.


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Enjoyably evil animation.
Pens and pencils and puppets and more. Between them, this year's selected animated works use just about every tool in the drawer to conjure their visual magic—from the coal-dusted industrial twilight world of Clockwork, to the rotten fruit and brittle husks of Blanche Fraise's gloomy forest, to the psychedelic light show in 38-39c. But it's not just the way these short films look. It's also the way they move: some are lilting. Some are staccato. Some are controlled chaos. Together, they play like the movements of a symphony. Watch and listen.
- Michael Sauter
L'INNOMMABLE (Marat Raiymkulov | 5 min.)
A selection of two shorter shorts: The Pianist (1 min.) where a man and his piano make beautiful music together – eventually, and Moi, (4 min.) the portrait of a man who just can't get his head together.
Clockwork (David Prosser | 5 min.)
Clocks tick, men toil, life drudges on, darkly.
Slow Derek (Dan Ojari | 8 min.)
It's just another workday for office drone Derek. Then everything changes.
38-39c (Kangmin Kim | 8 min.)
Caution: Prolonged bathing in too-hot water can induce surrealistic flashbacks
Blanche Fraise (Frederick Tremblay | 17 min.)
A grim fairy tale in a dying forest.
(Notes on) Biology (Ornano | 6 min.)
Robo Elephant vs. the world! It's not even close.
BELLY (Julia Pott | USA | 7 min.)
Oscar is coming of age, against his better judgment. In doing so he must experience the necessary evil of leaving something behind, but can still feel it in the pit of his stomach.
Maniman (Andrew Gellner | 2 min.)
A puzzle inside an enigma, inside a lonely old man.
Moxie (Stephen Irwin | 6 min.)
One darkly fateful week in the life of the world's most disturbed little bear.
Denmark (Daniel Fricke | 6 min.)
A lone crustacean's watery world is hopelessly polluted. Here's what he's doing about it.
Matter Fisher (David Prosser | 8 min.)
A man goes out fishing. He should have taken a bigger boat.
"I recently had the tremendous pleasure of catching SoftSpot live, a show that I hope eventually everyone will be lucky enough to catch. Core members Sarah Kinlaw and Bryan Keller have significant roots in Wilmington, though they call Brooklyn home base at this point. The two, along with drummer Andrew Spaulding, create haunting meditative music that is certain to permeate straight to the soul. The live show translates even better as the band plays with a furious energy, almost conveying the idea that without playing these songs each member would slowly shrivel up into nothingness. There is something truly spiritual about SoftSpot's music, and it locks the listener in just as much as the performers." - Get Off the Coast
"Fronted by operatically trained singer Sarah Kinlaw, SoftSpot has an echo of delicateness and ingenuity. Kinlaw and her longtime multi-instrumentalist bandmate Bryan Keller have known each other since kindergarten, but only started making music together in the past few. The longtime friends were recently joined by artist drummer (and ex Deli writer) Andrew Spaulding, who has helped nail down both their look and their sound to make them a burgeoning an art-rock force, as the experimental trio of Bushwick Brooklyn combines pop drones over earnest, pulsating melodies."- The Deli Magazine


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By Brad Locke/NEMS Daily Journal
There has been a bit of movement and no small amount of uncertainty with Mississippi State's 2013 commitment class this past week.
Since Sunday, three players have withdrawn their commitments to MSU, including receiver Scott Austin, who on Thursday committed to Louisiana-Lafayette. But the Bulldogs also picked up a pair of recent commits in cornerback Tolando Cleveland and quarterback Damian Williams.
And then there's Chris Jones, the five-star MSU commit from Houston who's become a very hot commodity this past month. He remains a State commit, but Ole Miss has come into the picture, and the defensive end said he'll announce his decision on national signing day.
The last few weeks have been hectic for Jones, who committed to MSU in June and flew under the radar of other schools for months.
"It's been crazy. I'm still committed to Mississippi State," Jones said.
MSU is hoping to close out on a handful of key prospects, including cornerback MacKensie Alexander and his twin brother, defensive back Mackenroe. Other targets include junior college defensive tackle Toby Johnson, athlete Jahmere Irvin-Sills and juco receiver Fred Ross.
Myles at home
Gabe Myles has watched this craziness swirling about MSU, but things have been quiet for him. The Starkville High School product has been committed to MSU since June, and that was little more than a formality.
Myles has been a State fan since childhood, and he already feels at home with the program.
"I use the word, but I don't use the word loosely, it's family," he said. "It really feels like I'm actual family, because since I can remember I've been a Bulldog."
Myles quarterbacked Starkville to the Class 5A state title last season, and he played defense, too. He's projected to play cornerback for MSU, and he's fine with giving up the QB position.
"I believe it's not too much of an adjustment mentally, more of a physical adjustment, getting used to the speed of the receivers and speed of the game," he said.
Right now, Myles is one of two MSU commits listed as a cornerback. He has a three-star rating from 247Sports.com.
MSU Recruit List
commitment list
Player Pos. Hometown/School
Jeremey Chappelle* WR (Tyler JC)
Shelby Christy WR Geismar, La.
Jamaal Clayborn OG Flowood
Tolando Cleveland DB Powder Springs, Ga.
Kivon Coman S (Hargrave Military)
Justin Cox* S East Miss. CC
Kent Flowers OT Hollandale
Donald Gray ATH Memphis
B.J. Hammond WR Gadsden, Ala.
Dezmond Harris ATH McCalla, Ala.
Tyre'oune Holmes ATH Tylertown
Chris Jones DE Houston
Ulric Jones DE Oxford, Ala.
Gabe Myles CB Starkville
Artimas Samuel* TE (Hargrave Military)
Cord Sandberg QB Bradenton, Fla.
Ashton Shumpert RB/S Fulton
Trent Simpson DE Oxford, Ala.
Jake Thomas OT Columbus
Brandon Wells ATH Bogue Chitto
Damian Williams QB Metairie, La.
De'Runnya Wilson WR Birmingham, Ala.
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Oh, sure -- you've got at least 893.1 options (at last count, anyway) when it comes to noise cancelling headphones for your iDevice, but do any of those plug directly into the dock connector instead of requiring a separate battery? Exactly. That's the claim to fame for Blackbox's i10, a new set of earbuds that rely on power from your iPod or iPhone in order to achieve that active...


text: The Besor region of the Negev, west of Be'er Sheva, is traversed by Israel largest Mediterranean coastal stream valley. Its fascinating landscape, linking the desert to the Mediterranean, and its historical sites of both ancient and modern Israel, has made it an attraction for visitors. Despite the region's sparse rainfall, people began living here 10,000 years ago, and farmers cultivated grain here over 5,000 years ago. Israeli farmers have turned parts of this region green again, planting olive and orange groves in the harsh loess soil, using precious water wisely by irrigating from saline springs. From late December to March, rainfall and cool weather turn this seemingly arid area into a carpet of wildflowers. Hiking, cycling, and driving through the region, you'll see poppies, anemones and even a crimson desert tulip. Farming communities dot the Besor region, founded by new immigrants in Israel's early years, bearing optimistic names like Tifrach ("will bloom"), Bitcha ("assurance") and Peduiim ("redeemed"). Gevulot was the first Jewish settlement in the region, founded in 1943, where a visitor center tells its story. The region's prime attraction is the 875-acre Eshkol Park, with beautiful lawns and pools, warm springs, an 80-meter-long rope bridge over the stream and other fasciations.


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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 12:41 PM GMT on April 20, 2011
Severe weather blasted the Midwest again yesterday, with NOAA's Storm Prediction Center logging 32 reports of tornadoes, 399 reports of damaging thunderstorm winds, and 325 instances of large hail (including softball-sized hail of 4.25 - 4.5" diameter in Clarkesville, MO and Stringtown, OK.) Fortunately, no deaths or injuries were reported from yesterday's storms. The storm also brought the heaviest snow so late in the season to Green Bay, Wisconsin--9.9 inches. This brought the seasonal total for Green Bay to 92.4", the third most on record.
The storm responsible will trek eastwards today, bringing the threat of severe weather to regions of the Southeast hard-hit by last week's remarkable tornado outbreak. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has placed a wide swath of the country from Eastern Texas to New Jersey under their "slight risk" for severe weather. According to the latest tornado tallies on the excellent Wikipedia page on the April 14 - 16 tornado outbreak, 128 tornadoes are confirmed to have occurred, with 39 of these strong EF-2 and EF-3 twisters. Remarkably, there have been no violent EF-4 or EF-5 tornadoes reported yet in 2011, despite the fact that the preliminary 2011 tornado count as compiled by SPC is 611, which will likely make 2011 the most active tornado season on record for this point in the year.
Figure 1. Satellite image taken at 8pm EDT on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, of the storm system that brought severe weather to the Midwest. Image credit: NASA/GSFC.
Figure 2. Severe weather outlook for today.
Yesterday's storms bring little drought relief for Texas
Yesterday's severe weather outbreak brought a few thunderstorms to the Dallas/Fort Worth area last night, with up to two inches of welcome rain falling in isolated areas. However, the rains missed the areas of Texas where the worst fires area burning, and strong winds associated with the spring storm helped whip up the fires. Winds will not be as strong today, and the latest 1 - 5 day rainfall forecasts show the possibility of isolated thunderstorms bringing drought relief to the same portions of Texas that benefited from last night's rains. These rains will not be enough to significantly slow down the record fires scorching Texas, though, and the latest 2-week forecast from the GFS model shows little chance of drought-busting rains over Texas into early May.
Figure 2. Total rainfall for North Texas from last night's storms brought only isolated drought relief.
Atlantic tropical disturbance
As a reminder that hurricane season is not that far away, an area of disturbed weather has formed in the Atlantic near 23N, 80W, about 700 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. This system is under a hefty 60 knots of wind shear, but does have a surface circulation. The disturbance's heavy thunderstorm activity has been removed well to the northeast of the surface circulation center by the high wind shear. The storm is expected to move northwest into a region of lower wind shear on Thursday and Friday, and should begin building more heavy thunderstorms during the next three days. The storm is not a threat to any land areas, and will likely be ripped apart by high wind shear this weekend. It has perhaps a 10% chance of becoming a subtropical depression before then. Climatology argues against this storm becoming the first named storm of the year; there has only been once named April storm in the Atlantic since 1851, Tropical Storm Ana of 2003.
Figure 4. Morning satellite image of the Atlantic tropical disturbance 700 miles northeast of Puerto Rico.
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Picnic shelter dedicated in Otto Zehm's memory
SPOKANE, Wash. - A private ceremony attended by city leaders and the family of Otto Zehm celebrated the dedication of a picnic shelter at Mission Park in Zehm's memory.
During the dedication a plaque recognizing Zehm was unveiled.
Among those in attendance were Otto's mom, Ann Zehm, his cousin Dale, Zehm family attorneys Jeffry Finer and Breean Beggs, Spokane Mayor David Condon and Police Chief Frank Straub.
The dedication of the picnic shelter in Zehm's memory was part of a brokered agreement between the City of Spokane and Zehm's family, settled earlier this year. That settlement included financial compensation to Zehm's estate, additional crisis response training for Spokane police officers and a written letter of apology to Zehm's mother.
The picnic shelter at Mission Park was chosen as the site for the memorial because Zehm liked to visit there.
Otto Zehm died in March 2006 following a confrontation with Spokane police at a Zip Trip convenience store on North Division. One of the officers involved in that confrontation with Zehm, Karl Thompson, was convicted in Nov. 2011 of violating Zehm's civil rights.
Thompson is currently awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled for this November.
Wednesday would have been Otto Zehm's 43rd birthday.
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SPOKANE, Wash. - A large, double-walled tank of waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site is leaking into its outer shell, raising new concerns about the long-term storage of the radioactive brew and for the effects on the environment if the waste escapes.
The nation's largest collection of deadly wastes left behind from the production of nuclear weapons sits at south-central Washington's Hanford nuclear reservation.
Late last month, the U.S. Department of Energy, which oversees the site, revealed a slow leak in the oldest of 28 double-shell waste tanks, saying a small amount of waste was leaking into the space between the inner and outer walls.
The agency says no waste is believed to have leaked into the environment on the reservation near Richland.
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He a guy who snapped,,,,, sounds pretty patriotic and maby courageous and maby alittle nuts (who's to say) to take on the federal reserve all by himself.
The federal reserve is a foriegn enemy and is neither federal nor has a reserve.
We just accept them now as part of our government. I believe thay had something to do with our now totally ridiculous voluntary federal income tax system started around 1913 or so. I'm sure they inspired Roosevelt s social security scam also and probably were instigaters of the stock market crash. I have no love for them. I also consider them an enemy of this country.
Most of us just go with the flow,,,we complain and never do anything,,,,we think pulling a lever will fix this mess. What a friken joke
This world is messed up,,,we never hear about the hundreds of gang related deaths that happen each day do we? Its run by powerful socialist type people and thats their goal. Grooming the future leaders.
Think about it . We are now globalized. George Orwell must of been a profit.
Anytime you screw with peoples lives you will always run into a few that will put their foot down.
I surely am not condoning what he did last week and think its tragic,,,, but at 88 he figured he might go out with a bang,,,,its to bad the innocent are the ones affected by this whole messs. You know with the attack on the white middle class I'm guessing he is not the only racist around, just a different label. Maby we should just accept our global,socialist country and call it good. Maby Opra will be our next president. What a fun time that would be.
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"Know in your heart that all things are possible. We couldn't conceive of a miracle if none ever happened." -Libby Fudim
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Have you ever seem any video of people being asked questions about the government? Most of the people say they do not follow the news. They just decide to believe what they want to believe about a person and never check to see if it is true. These are the voters that keep the offices filled with trash. I do have to credit Ron Paul with getting college students interested in politics and trying to convince them that more government is not the answer. I think the Republican party failed to pick a candidate in the last election that appeared to be for less government and the democrats used that to achieve there goal. When you can not see the new person doing a better job why bother going to vote, when there is a party somewhere.
A perfect example of what Obama says, and people still believe what he says."... don't think that top down solutions are the way to go"? Anyone remember Solyndra? Fisker?From Obama's speech at his CA fund-raiser.OBAMA: We don't think government can do everything, don't think that top down solutions are the right way to go. We believe in the free market. We believe in a light touch when it comes to regulations. We don't want to tax all businesses out of business. But we do think that there's a role to play for government.
A "light touch when it comes to regulations"? Does anybody believe that with Obamacare's 20,000 pages of regulations ... and more to come? Did he send the memo to the EPA after Chu suggested that the agency "bury" industry in paperwork?
Does this correlate at all with chastizing Apple for paying too little in taxes, when they were totally legal in their paying of taxes by keeping their earnings outside the US? (They would, indeed, like to have Apple's tax money in the US coffers. Why doesn't somebody just ask Apple what it would take to make that happen?)
After the Benghazi talking points fiasco, one can believe this pure rhetoric?
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Ambassador John Miller, senior adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell and director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, will speak at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in 16 Robertson Hall.
His address, titled "The Tragedy of Modern-Day Slavery: Combating Trafficking in Persons," is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs , the Gender and Policy Network and the Women's Center .
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WASHINGTON – Gasoline prices are expected to be relatively low this summer, so motorists might want to take to the road despite the dismal economy if the federal government projections hold.
The Energy Information Administration said regular-grade gasoline is expected to average $2.23 a gallon during the April-through-September driving season, although it likely will fluctuate and could jump to more than $2.30 a gallon during the peak driving period in late summer.
But that's still a bargain compared with last summer, when gasoline cost an average of $3.81 a gallon.
Crude prices down
Much lower crude oil prices, which are projected to averaged $53 a barrel this year after soaring as high as $147 a barrel last summer, are the primary reason for the lower prices at the pump.
The EIA report also said U.S. crude oil production is expected to rebound this year by an additional 440,000 barrels, to 5.4 million barrels a day, after a decline last year. The production increase stems mostly from the startup of two huge new oil platforms in deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The Thunder Horse platform, which BP began operating late last year, is expected to pump more than 200,000 barrels a day and Chevron's new Tahiti platform is expected to produce 125,000 barrels a day by midyear.
The addition production, however, is not expected to significantly change America's reliance on imports, which still account for about 58 percent of domestic petroleum use.
Howard Gruenspecht, the EIA's acting administrator, acknowledged the uncertainties surrounding the agency's price projections. Gasoline prices are largely linked to the price of crude oil and if the economy begins to recover earlier and stronger than assumed by EIA, prices of both crude and gasoline could be higher than projected, said the report.
"We do try to emphasize the uncertainties in the projections," said EIA spokesman Jonathan Cogan. "We're not in the crystal-ball business."
The latest EIA report now projects crude oil prices to average $53 a barrel this year, but to increase by about $10 a barrel in 2010.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Conference expansion is about the money. Everyone knows this, and Maryland president Wallace Loh said as much when he explained Maryland's move to the Big Ten as a way for the athletic department to remain financially viable in the long term. He spoke bluntly when describing the source of financial viability.
"Everyone thinks you make your money in the seats," he said to reporters on Nov. 19 when announcing his university's move. "You make it on eyeballs on a screen."
Adding Rutgers and Maryland should, theoretically, increase the Big Ten's exposure and ability to make "screen" money through a new deal with ESPN/ABC and its own network. But attracting eyeballs for the Big Ten Network will be a difficult task. The Big Ten Network will have to infiltrate two sports-crowded markets that favor professional teams over college while trying to maximize profit based on licensing fees and gaining presence on television providers.
Plenty of eyeballs are available. New York City, according to Nielsen data, has 7.3 million television-viewing homes. Washington has 2.3 million. Baltimore has 1 million.
SNL Kagan, a media analysis group, estimates the Big Ten Network (BTN) receives 97 cents monthly per subscriber in Big Ten markets and six cents out of market by charging that amount for television providers to carry the network. So in Columbus or Omaha, for instance, where the BTN is primarily available on standard cable tiers, the conference makes 16 times as much per subscriber as it does right now in New York, where the channel is primarily available on expensive premium tiers or separate sports packages that cost consumers extra.
The Big Ten will want its network carried on the standard tiers of television providers and will want to charge the 97-cent carriage fee that they currently charge in other Big Ten markets. If it succeeds in the markets of Baltimore, Washington and New York the Big Ten would receive about $120 million more in revenue per year, a significant increase over the BTN's $242 million in revenue in 2011, as estimated by SNL Kagan.
But turning the six cents into 97 cents for all the television sets in the targeted East Coast markets won't be easy.
"The only thing they can do is show them numbers with operators in other locations and try to convince them that there is a market," said Alan Breznick, a cable industry analyst for the telecommunications research firm Heavy Reading, "which is going to be an uphill battle."
In 2007, the BTN initially launched to 30 million subscribers (it now has nearly 50 million, according to SNL Kagan), but it also had prolonged disputes with major cable providers such as Time Warner Cable and Comcast. Though the Big Ten was eventually successful with few exceptions, providers bristled at paying the carriage fee and packaging the channel on a standard tier, which trickles down to the bills of consumers.
New York has featured especially contentious disputes between sports networks -- generally the most expensive programming to carry, and television providers. The metropolitan area is largely serviced by Cablevision, Time Warner Cable and RCN.
When the YES Network, which televises Yankees games, launched in 2002, Cablevision didn't carry it for two years. Earlier this year, Time Warner Cable did not carry the MSG network, which televises Knicks games, for nearly two months because of pricing issues. A settlement was reached only because fans' desire to experience the Jeremy Lin craze pressured the sides to settle.
These disputes were over sports networks which televise professional sports teams, which are of greater popularity in New York.
Nate Silver, the New York Times mathematician and statistician best known for highly accurate presidential election projections, completed a study on the geography of college football fans last year. Though New York has the highest total of college football fans of any metropolitan area, they account for only 14 percent of the population, according to Silver's data. Rutgers has the most football fans in the area at 607,000, which is 3 percent of New York's population.
Using these numbers, the addition of Rutgers means that only 3 percent more of the population will care about the Big Ten Network than already does, which might not be enough to pressure television providers into paying a higher amount for the network and putting it on a standard tier.
Breznick said that if the Big Ten Network wants to receive a spot on a standard tier in New York or Washington it might have to waive its carriage fee for television providers or actually pay them at first. Rare moves such as these allow networks to earn advertising revenue in top markets and ideally build enough viewership to leverage a better payout when the contract comes up again.
Fox News did this when it launched in 1996, paying television providers nationwide an estimated $300 million, according to Ad Week. Fox, though, could do much more than provide a blueprint for breaking onto standard tiers.
The Fox Entertainment Group, owned by Newscorp, owns 51 percent of the BTN. Newscorp purchased YES in late November. Fox could package the BTN with its other offerings, threatening to deprive the television providers of channels such as Fox News and YES if they don't accept the BTN.
"With the backing of Fox, it should make a big difference," Breznick said.
Difficulty securing favorable contracts for the BTN would be costly but not crippling. The Big Ten would likely still be able to negotiate a more lucrative contract from ABC/ESPN because of its new teams and eastern presence. Failure of the BTN in New York, Baltimore and Washington would mean splitting the current or only slightly larger amount of BTN profit among a greater number of teams.
The BTN has conquered reticent television markets before but none as difficult or lucrative as the ones it has eyed for expansion, and the network isn't sharing its plans at this point -- if it has even decided on a strategy. BTN president Mark Silverman declined comment for this article through a spokesperson.
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