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Letters to the editor, March 14
Published 3:37 pm, Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The California Medical Association and its 37,000 member physicians agree with the trial-attorney-funded Consumer Watchdog on one thing - the rise in drug overdose deaths in our state is an urgent public health crisis that demands the attention of policymakers and regulators. That's why our organization has been fighting cuts from the Medical Board of California and the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System long before this problem was garnering headlines.
But the Consumer Watchdog's solution ("Do no harm: Kill medical board today," Open Forum, March 11) - to eliminate the Medical Board - is the counterintuitive equivalent of suggesting we reduce rising community crime rates by eliminating the local police department. The answer isn't throwing out the regulators; the answer is giving them adequate funding, resources and authority to do their job and fulfill their mission.
Our association advocates full funding of the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System so well-informed prescribers and pharmacists can and will use their professional expertise to evaluate their patients' care, prevent inappropriate use of drugs and assist those patients who may be abusing controlled substances. It's time to find real solutions to real problems.
Paul R. Phinney, M.D., president,
California Medical Association
Get in line, Mr. Muir
I appreciate the cute humor of Tom Meyer's editorial cartoon depicting the Yosemite entrance station (March 13). Unfortunately, on a summer day, a realistic view would show John Muir behind a line of automobiles, still 1 or 2 miles from the entrance kiosk.
William Rosenberg, Palo Alto
Execution is so final
For the second time in two weeks, DNA testing has cleared men who have served lengthy jail sentences for crimes they did not commit ("Innocent man's rape conviction is tossed," March 12).
Both men have been "exonerated." It's a good thing our nation doesn't have a death penalty.
What's that you say?
Brooks Judd, Turlock
That never works
If one takes Paul Ryan at his word, all he wants to do is create a better economy for the future ("Ryan's plan: big spending cuts," March 13). The problem is, there is little evidence that his economic philosophy actually works.
We tried the government austerity, deregulation and low-tax approach in the 1920s, and it ended with the Great Depression. We tried it with Reaganomics, and it led to a massive growth in the national debt and the savings-and-loan crisis. We tried it once again with the George W. Bush presidency, and it ended with the financial crisis.
Looking at modern American history, there is no association between low tax rates and economic growth. In fact, if anything, the opposite is true. The economy actually grew faster in the 1950s and 1960s, when tax rates were substantially higher than they are today. We have also seen much better economic and stock market performance for Democratic presidents implementing more liberal economic policies than for Republican presidents implementing more conservative economic policies. Add it all up, and Paul Ryan's budget plan is nothing more than smoke and mirrors and another recipe for disaster.
Loren Spiekerman, Foster City


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DOC: Inmate commits suicide in jail
Updated 9:24 pm, Thursday, May 3, 2012
BRIDGEPORT -- The state Department of Correction is investigating the apparent suicide of an inmate at the Bridgeport Correctional Center.
According to DOC spokesman Brian Garnett, at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday correctional staff during their regular tours found an inmate in his cell with a T-shirt tied around his neck. The other end of the shirt was secured to the smoke detector cover. He was the only inmate in the cell at the time.
Correctional and medical staff immediately began life-saving measures, reports said. The inmate was taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 7 p.m., according to Garnett.
The DOC identified the inmate as Isaias Perez, 36, of Bridgeport. He was serving a nine-year sentence for first-degree robbery. He had most recently entered the system in December 2003.
The exact manner and cause of death will be determined by the State Medical Examiner's Office. The Department of Correction's Security Division and the Connecticut State Police are investigating the death.
The prison, on North Avenue, has about 1,000 inmates.

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Thu., Aug. 8, 2013, 11:24 a.m.
A "significant amount" of jewelry was stolen from a Costco store on North Division Street sometime during the night Tuesday, Spokane police confirmed Thursday.
Officers responded to a call from an employee of the store around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, police spokeswoman Monique Cotton said. It appears the burglar entered the building from a rear entrance and smashed the jewelry display case. The store alarm apparently wasn't triggered. An employee discovered the damage, found the jewelry missing and immediately called police, Cotton said.
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evalutate the intergral
intergral between infinity and 0 of
help please!
There is a neat little trick to doing this.
First notice that the integrand is an even function. So
Now I am going to integrate because it is simpler than the original.
Call the value of the integral
where x and y are independent variables.
Now, define an xy plane. We are integrating over the whole of the xy plane. I am going to choose to do this with polar, rather than rectangular, coordinates. So define:
in the usual manner.
Then and . So...
The integration is trivial:
Substitute , then , so
So finally:
I have two other approaches to this integral. One of them uses manipulation of the Beta and Gamma Integrals which I do not find to be the nicest approach. Here is another approach I present below, it assumes knowledge of Contour Integration.
1)Define the function and let .
2)Contrust the paralleogram on for a big positive number (which we will sent to ).
3)Look at picture below, just be warned I did not write the exponent of because it is difficult through MS-Paint. The red dot is the only pole for which occurs as .
4) so .
5)The right sloped sides can be parametrized as
7)Similarly the left sloped parametrization gives
9)These two sloped contours add up to
10)There are still the two upper horizontal sections.
11)If we look at the upper one we have for all :
12)The above inequalitities imply that the contour integral along the upper horizontal section is,
13)It can similarly be established that .
14)By the residue theorem the value of this interal is
15)Making we get:
if we equate real and imaginary parts.
16)It remains to show that the above integral is convergent in order to removed the Cauchy Principal Value and hence:
Make the substitution to get,
NOTE: In #13 I used because that is what those Show Off Mathematical Physicists like to use.
This is Mine 64th Post!!!
Now, define an xy plane. We are integrating over the whole of the xy plane. I am going to choose to do this with polar, rather than rectangular, coordinates. So define:
in the usual manner.
Then and . So...
shouldnt the intergral be
2pi infinity
(intergral) (intergral) e^(-r)^{2} rdrdO
0 -infininty
instead of the other way around for the intergrals as the dO is between 2pi and 0?
and i know the next intergration is trival? but how would it be done?
I'll write it out again like this so there's no possible confusion:
Now, for the integral. Note that the integrand does not depend on , so it is a constant with respect to the integration. I'm going to pull the "constant" outside of the integral:
The integral is just
, so the integral becomes:
as I had before.
Here's another solution:
Define Now consider the following integral for a suitable constant.
Define for the last integral, so
Integrating both sides with respecto to yields
The double integral of the LHS can be computed as follows:
now reverse the integration order so
and the conclusion follows


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Sun-Times: J.Jackson Jr. Like a Greek Hero?
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Sun-Times: J.Jackson Jr. Like a Greek Hero?
-By Warner Todd Huston
A Chicago Sun-Times columnist is saddened by the flame out of Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr., the Chicago Congressman that just resigned after a Congressional investigation into misuse of campaign funds. His story is that of a Greek hero, she claims.
Columnist Laura Washington waxes poetic about Jackson, Jr.'s fall from grace likening him to legendary Greek character Icarus, who flew too close to the sun and fell from the skies. But she doesn't cut him much slack, really.
Washington notes that Jackson, Jr. isn't the first 2nd District Congressman who has been a disappointment to voters. In fact, he's the third in a row that left office under a cloud. Jackson replaced Mel Reynolds who went to jail for sexual misconduct, child pornography and obstruction of justice and Reynolds replaced Gus Savage, a long-time Illinois pol who left office after the House investigated him for sexual misconduct.
Washington goes on to warn 2nd District voters that "racial politics" will be in play in the upcoming special election to replace Jackson. She also warns that "the clout class wants in," pointing out that allies of the current Cook County Board President are mulling throwing their hats in the ring, not to mention that allies of current state Democrat powerman Michael Madigan are also eyeing the seat.
Typical of Laura Washington, a columnist with a long history of racebaiting, warnings that a "white candidate" might win the election are in the column, too.
Saying, "The district is 69 percent black, which could allow a white candidate to prevail if a stampede of African Americans split the black vote," Washington hopes that black candidates don't crowd the ballot nullifying each other's vote.
The long-time Sun-Times columnist ends on a dour note.
In the wake of Jackson's resignation, The Chicago Reporter unearthed some sad statistics. In 2011, the 2nd District's poverty rate was 22 percent. The area's 20 percent unemployment rate tops the national rate, and is higher among African Americans, at 22 percent. On education, only 21 percent of the district residents have earned a bachelor's degree, compared to 28.5 percent nationwide.
She finishes saying that we shouldn't expect a congressman to "fix everything" but it would be nice to have a representative who "focuses on their needs, not his or her personal priorities." It would be nice, indeed.
Naturally, one would search in vain for much criticism of Jackson by columnist Washington during much of his 9-term Congressional career. She has been critical of him in the last months, a period where it's been nearly impossible to support him, but mostly she's treated him in a hands-off manner.
And where is the criticism by Chicago's African American community for a congressman who doesn't even own a home in his own district and rarely made appearances there? Where is the criticism of his wife who is supposed to be a Chicago Alderman who also doesn't live in her district. They've been nowhere to be found, of course.
Jesse Jackson, Jr. has been getting a free ride for decades.
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Meanwhile, dig into my recipe for these super easy, super yummy Southwestern Shrimp & Avocado Starters –they are "starters" because once you start eating, you won't be able to stop. That's okay – they're good for you! These amazing appetizers will be the hit of your holiday party spread — you could also present them in disposable condiment cups if you don't have enough tiny bowls or would prefer to avoid clean-up.
Southwestern Shrimp & Avocado Starters Recipe
- 1 large avocado
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 ½ teaspoons garlic salt
- 1/3 cup mixture of roasted corn with red peppers*
- 18 roasted or grilled shrimp*
- 18 unbroken tortilla chips
- Garnish: cilantro sprigs
In small bowl, mash together avocado, lime juice and garlic salt. Spoon about 1 heaping tablespoon of this guacamole mash into 1 ounce condiment cups. Sprinkle a bit of the corn mixture to top of avocado and then top with one shrimp, tail side up. Set a single tortilla chip behind this for scooping out the remaining guacamole once the shrimp is eaten. Repeat steps for remaining appetizers. Makes 18 appetizers.
*I used thawed Green Giant Honey Roasted Corn in the steamer bag and grilled shrimp from the take-away food section of the market for convenience.
If you're looking for other small bites for your soiree, these Holiday Appetizers from Cooking Light make a statement and are sure to keep the conversation going!
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Athens is proposing a new set of tax hikes and pension cuts for a $55 billion bailout programme through the European Stability Mechanism
Athens: The Greek parliament on Saturday authorised the government to proceed with last minute negotiations on its proposal for a debt deal with its creditors. The proposal was passed by the plenum with 251 votes in favour versus 32 against with 291 deputies participating in the roll call vote in the 300-member strong assembly. Eight MPs abstained.
A man passes by an anti-austerity banner reading 'No' in front of the Greek parliament in Athens. —Agencies
The government narrowly escaped the loss of parliamentary majority, as 17 lawmakers of the ruling Syriza party of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras which holds 149 seats in parliament abstained, were absent or voted no. Athens' proposals for a new set of tax hikes, pension cuts and economic reforms in exchange of a 53.2 billion euro third bailout programme through the European Stability Mechanism over the next three years will be examined later.


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The Dayton Dutch Lions FC will organize try-outs every year for the following teams:
- Men's PDL team: November, February and March/April (in Dayton)
- Women's team: in February and March/April (in Dayton)
- Youth Academy: in November and May/June (in Dayton)
Men's UDL PDL team
The Dayton Dutch Lions FC plays in the PDL. Our PDL team is crucial to the brand's strategy to make Dayton a leading institution in youth development, creating a "gateway to professional soccer" while maintaining high quality soccer in the region.
After its initial start in the PDL in 2010, the club played in USL PRO from 2011 to 2014 and now plays in the PDL again.
Some of the highlights during those four years were qualifying for the post-season in 2013 with a winning record, and advancing to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup in 2012, falling short to eventual winners Sporting Kansas City in front of 17,000 people.
The Dutch Lions have also become known for their willingness to play against the best competition available. They brought a team of former World Cup stars to Dayton in their inaugural season followed by an exhibition with FA Cup winner Wigan Athletic in 2013. DDL also played against MLS side Columbus Crew in 2010 and again in 2014. Visits from world-class players like Brian Roy (2012) and two-time World Soccer Player of the Year Ruud Gullit (2014) have brought great recognition to the region with these opportunities continuing in the future.
Open try-out info in Dayton, Ohio
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Women's team
The Women's team plays in the WPSL, one level below the National Women's Soccer League and consists of 3 Conferences. The League is nationwide and runs from May to the 3rd week of July, followed by the play-offs. In 2015 Dayton was in the Southeastern Conference with Carolina, Charlotte, Atlanta and Braddock Elite and reigning champions Washington Spirit Reserves, playing 12 games. The club has won the 2013 USL Organization of the Year Award during the Award Ceremony in Tampa (FL). The team consists of 24 players with a maximum of 7 foreigners on the roster. First practice is usually scheduled the beginning of May. Players are not paid. The playing style is Dutch oriented in a typical 4-3-3 system based on possession and passing. In 2013 the team finished 1st in the League with 18 points (5-2-3), clinching the Regular Season Conference Championship. In case you like to try out for the team you can register for one of the tryout dates below.
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Re: [OT] Providing a Windows ppm repo at minimal costby mjscott2702 (Pilgrim)
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I commend your worthy intentions, especially in making PPM's available that aren't available or up-to-date on the ActiveState repository.
And as a Scotsman, I also commend your correct spelling of "tightarse" - and frugality is indeed a virtue :)
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The next few weeks leading up to the July 31st trade deadline will be quite telling about the future direction of the Mets and how they see themselves in 2015 and beyond. Most importantly, will Daniel Murphy stay or will he go?
I still stand by my earlier statement that the team isn't as bad as their record suggests. I still feel that we're still a bat away from some serious contention. Contention this year? Of course not. I never thought they were more than a .500 team this season anyway, and the run differential supports that they should be much closer to .500 then the 11 games under they currently are.
But they had several games where they blew out their opponents, so take away the couple of blowouts and their run differential is much worse, right? True – but the same also holds in reverse where they were completely blown out in several games. Throw out those games (like the 14-2 shelling against the Angels) and the run differential is completely flipped on the positive side.
Over the course of 162 games, every team is going to be blown out several times and every team is going to win some blowouts. If you take the top four blowout wins and losses the Mets have participated in this season (or just under the 10% outliers), the Mets run differential in blowout games is only +3.
With the above being said, this isn't about discussing sabermetrics. This is about the direction the team is going. While they're 11 games under now, they should be closer to a .500 team as the roster currently stands. If they're currently constituted as a .500, middle of the pack team – how far are they away from taking that next leap toward being a contender?
The pitching isn't the issue. It's the hitting. If Sandy and company truly feel that they are (and should be) a .500 team right now (which Sandy coincidentally reiterated a day after my run differential post), then they should also truly feel that they're not that far from taking the roster from a .500 squad to a contender.
If the Mets truly feel this way, then Daniel Murphy will still be on the roster come August 1st. Jon Niese, Dillon Gee and Matt Harvey should all be there next season for a solid top three with players entering their prime and on the rise. Depending on if Bartolo Colon stays, and if he does, how he performs, that's a solid four in the rotation. Rounding out the fifth spot would be Jacob deGrom with Rafael Montero and Noah Syndergaard also competing for the spot. (Where's Wheeler? I hope I'm wrong, but someone's going to go down to injury). The bullpen is much improved and is young and strong. The improvements to get this team over the hump will be needed on offense.
What does this mean? It means taking a step forward.
Career .291 hitters with doubles power don't grow on trees and a team that would be acquiring one in a deadline trade isn't going to be trading away a viable part of their current offense to obtain one. In other words, if Daniel Murphy is traded, it will be for prospects.
If Murphy is traded for prospects, it's just another position in the offense that will now have to be rebuilt and could be a step backwards. Anyone being called up or acquired is still unproven and the upcoming free agent class of second basemen doesn't include any upgrades over Murphy.
If Murphy is traded, it's a sign that next year is either A) just another rebuilding year in the eyes of the front office or B) the team's financial woes aren't behind them and the team doesn't want to spend the money to pay Murphy what he would make in the arbitration process.
If the answer is "A" then we've all been sold a bill of goods and even this optimistic fan will be pissed. If it's "B" here's my answer to that one – put a contender on the field and fannies will be in the seats.
Daniel Murphy isn't a cornerstone, but he is part of the foundation, he's in his prime, and he's a proven asset to this team. Murphy is part of the solution, not part of the problem. He needs to stay in Queens.


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Shares of UMB Financial Corporation (UMBF) reached a new 52-week high, touching $61.44 in the first half of the trading session on Aug 16. However, the stock closed at $60.57, reflecting a year-to-date return of 36.0%. The trading volume for the session was 77,485 shares.
Despite the strong price appreciation, this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) bank has considerable upside left, given its positive estimate revisions over the last 30 days and expected long-term earnings growth rate of 6.00%.
Growth Drivers
UMB Financial's impressive price performance came on the back of its second-quarter 2013 results, which include positive earnings surprise of 4.17%.
On Jul 23, UMB Financial declared second-quarter earnings of 74 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 72 cents. Moreover, net income of $29.9 million marked a 2.6% year-over-year increase.
Increases in both net interest income and non-interest income were partially offset by higher operating expenses. Net interest income was $82.3 million, up 2.4% compared with the prior-year quarter. Non-interest income was $113.6 million, up 3.0% from second-quarter 2012.
Net loans were $6.3 billion, increasing 19.5% from the year-ago quarter. Notably, this was the 13th consecutive year of loan growth for UMB Financial. Moreover, Tier 1 capital ratio remained strong at 10.72%.
However, rising expenses and continued pressure on net interest margin remain as plausible concerns for UMB Financial. Notably, net interest margin was 2.56% in the reported quarter, down 26 basis points from 2.82% in second-quarter 2012.
Estimate Revisions Show Potency
In the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2013 increased 2.6% to $3.12 per share. For 2014, the Zacks Consensus Estimate advanced 2.2% to $3.24 per share over the same time frame.
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USA TODAY Sports asked NHL fans to email us their thoughts on the league's third lockout in 18 years (there also was a strike in 1992). Here's a sampling of what they said.
"I have told my ticket rep if the season is delayed one day, I want a full refund on my (partial season package). I will then not purchase tickets this year and the next, at a minimum. I will not spend $1 on NHL merchandise. I cannot believe that eight years after a season was lost, with record revenue for the NHL since, (Commissioner Gary) Bettman and the owners are locking out the players again and refusing to play under the expired CBA they are nearly 100% responsible for. It is the equivalent of spitting in the faces of the fans responsible for that record growth. If Bettman is counting on the die-hard fans to minimize damage to the game post-lockout, he is going to the well one time too many."
- New York Islanders fan Eric Nass, 43
"Players shouldn't have to take a pay cut to compensate for failing teams put in markets where hockey had no business there in first place."
- Sebas Theriault, 28, New Jersey Devils fan from Moncton, New Brunswick
"I grew up with my mom working two jobs to support me and my sister. I never went to a Flyers game until I was 17. It cost me a week's pay of summer work just to get a decent seat. I can honestly say I've never missed a game for as long as I can remember. But enough is enough,why do I care so much for the NHL like they're part of my family? I'm done, I'm sick of all the greed on BOTH sides. It's gonna take one hell of an apology to get me back. Not just a "Thank You Fans" painted next to the blue lines.
- Philadelphia Flyers fans Eric Krause, 27
"I am firmly on the side of the owners. The revenue split is ridiculously in favor of the players and they know it - which is why they are fighting so hard to keep it. But let's be honest, if you owned your own business. would you really be OK with giving your employees 57% of your revenues for showing up and doing their job? Would you be content with 43% of your revenues - out of which you (and only you) must pay bills with? I think not. So why should the NHL owners be expected to? If the players want to keep what they have, then they should be expected to pay their fare share of expenses - but you and I know that ain't gonna happen.'
- Frank Kulicki, 45, Vancouver Canucks fan from Windsor, Ontario
"I guess I'm learning Russian so I can watch the KHL."
- Josh Welch, 27, Nashville Predators fan living in Nevada
"I think the owners are to blame. They overpaid the players and signed them to huge contracts and then decide that the need to roll back salaries. Look at all of the last-minute deals that were signed before the CBA expired. And as for Gary Bettman, he needs to be replaced. He is running this league into the ground. Put someone who at least likes hockey as the commissioner. Not some NBA castoff. At this point, I think I am giving up on hockey for good (or at least until Bettman is gone) and my hope is that other fans do as well."
- Red Wings fans Jeff Ozanich, 38
"I just want to let everyone involved in these negotiations, players and owners, that you have killed any momentum built up in the last eight years not only throughout the league but in Music City. It's embarrassing as a fan going through this process again. I love hockey and stuck it out and came back after the '04 lockout and don't want to see our league take steps forward and now five steps back. We love hockey here in Nashville, and is it too much to ask to be able to watch Pekka Rinne snag pucks every night. Figure it out!!"
- Predators fans Ethan Regen, 21
"I have been a Caps fan all my life and this season my family purchased season tickets to the Caps for the first time ever. I am extremely disappointed in the both sides for allowing this to happen again. The NHLPA should not have stalled on this, they knew this was coming and did nothing. That being said I am very angry with the NHL. I can't believe how much hypocrisy is coming out of the NHL. How can they explain the signing frenzy that occurred the week before the expiration of the CBA and the amount of money that was thrown around? The league says the players are getting too much yet the days before the deadline we see well over $100 million dropped to lock players up. Then for the NHL to deny a request to meet the NHLPA yesterday and to turn around and send a message to fans saying they're working around the clock to get a deal done. If that were true, they'd be sitting through the night Friday working to get a deal done. I love hockey but the league is making very difficult to do that. The fans are the lifeblood of any sports league but the NHL is flat-out insulting us with the message it sent."
- Washington Capitals fans Andrew Gallant, 21
"I've been a Kings fan since I was 5 and waited 40 years for the Kings to win Lord Stanley Cup, and now we can't even complete our celebrations because of money grabbing by both sides. Get them in a room, give them a 50/50 document to start with and don't come out until it's signed."
- Los Angeles Kings fans Robert Wilkinson, 46,
I wonder if league officials, so focused on the Northeast and Canada, appreciate just how tenuous a foothold the NHL has in Sun Belt cities, from Tampa to Dallas, Phoenix, Anaheim, etc. And I wonder if hockey down here can survive a lengthy stoppage. Many fans I know are not happy. What a shame. Just as the league was gathering momentum."
- Dallas Stars fan Mike Drago, 46
"They -- the owners and the commissioner -- claim to have the fans in their best interest, but I don't buy it. If they had the fans in their best interest, they would build an economic system that makes the game more affordable, not one that makes the owners and the commissioner more wealthy. Every industry in America is fighting for more customers and they are doing so by organizing themselves around their customers, putting their customers front-and-center in everything they do. The NHL and its owners would benefit by doing the same, because it's a very fragile sport in an even more fragile economy, and we have other alternatives for which to spend our discretionary dollars."
- Chad Eddy, 43, fan of "the sport of hockey" from Columbus
"Sick of being viewed as nothing more than a wallet by fat cat, money-grubbing owners and misguided players. Tired of feeling helpless. I have one voice and it is my money. The money that they are fighting over."
- Carolina Hurricanes fans Mitch Richmond, 39
"Couldn't be more ambivalent about this ... and I live in Winnipeg where we just got our team back. Correction, I'm actually okay with it because it means I won't have to shell out $200-$300 every game day for ticket + food/drinks. Pricing model is ridiculous here."
- Winnipeg Jets fan Murray Moman, 48
"I see how this works. No season. My Winter Classic ticket goes to waste. And the Leafs pull the 30th pick/ball in the draft lottery next year. Lovely."
- Toronto Maple Leafs fan Jim Quan, 34
"It is absurd that the owners have decided that a system they destroyed an entire season to unilaterally implement just seven years ago is unfair or unsustainable. The NHL has never been more exciting or profitable, so it is embarrassing that the owners can't figure out how to divide up revenue. They seem to be actively trying to alienate both their die-hard fans and any marginal fans who may have begun to warm to hockey since the lockout. The sad truth is that while most of us fans will complain and watch other sports during the lockout, we will race back with open wallets once the league returns. While I'm hopeful that this will be resolved by Thanksgiving, I'm also afraid that they will try to copy the NBA and play a condensed schedule with too many back-to-back games in order to make up for lost revenue. Such a schedule would lead to a decreased quality of play and more injuries."
- New York Rangers fan Charlie Vidal, 22
"Don't they learn from history? Everyone's greed is what prevented them from playing and operating before. They know the fans come first, but truth is, they only care about themselves."
- Steven Tan, 20, Anaheim Ducks fan living in the Philippines
"It's incredibly disappointing, especially knowing they could have began these discussions a year ago. This isn't a college midterm paper. From the last two lockouts they should have learned you can't "cram" for a CBA."
- Devils fans Kristin Tullo, 26
"In 20 years, four lockouts is a disgrace to the greatest sport. It is embarrassing and leaves hockey fans with a hole that cannot be filled with football, baseball, and basketball. What is being robbed of the fans is something immeasurable and irreplaceable. In the economic state we are in now, it is inconceivable that a billion-dollar increase in revenue is unsatisfactory. And because of this, we lose a sport with the greatest fans and greatest tradition. This lockout is unacceptable and exceptional changes must be made to management before anyone is forced to experience a loss like this again."
- Detroit Red Wings fan Cody Gradwell, 19
"What I find particularly galling about the lockout is people everywhere are struggling to make ends meet, working several jobs, still finding it hard, and you've got millionaires arguing with billionaires over money. Yeah, yeah, I get that players only have a limited career and face the likelihood of post-retirement nagging injuries. And I get that owners put their financial futures on the line. I get all that. But the fact of the matter is, they're both being grossly overpaid, especially in a day and age when so many struggle for so many.
"I'd love to be able to watch NHL hockey, and I'm sure I will when it comes back. But, for now, there's NFL football (a league that's become the biggest in the world by doing what the NHL can't learn: not shooting itself in the foot and getting out of its own way), there's a multitude of exciting films about to open, and there's junior hockey. It would serve these petulant millionaires right if they locked themselves out, and nobody cared."
- Edmonton Oilers fan Caley Middleton, 32
"I will still watch hockey with a passion when they return, but I will lose some respect for the NHL."
- Philadelphia Flyers fan Mark Kremer, 16
"No wonder Bettman gets boos every time he steps on the ice in an NHL venue; he's made 'NHL labor dispute' as inevitable as death and taxes."
- Ed Opitz, 46, Colorado Avalanche fan from Toronto
"Until now, I supported Commissioner Bettman as the head of the NHL. However, his decision to have a third lockout in his era has changed my mind. It sends the game's momentum in the wrong direction. I'm not a fan of Donald Fehr, either, but this situation is ridiculous. There has to be a happy medium here, and it needs to be found FAST. Both sides should be meeting several hours everyday until this is ironed out. I can't believe the posturing is STILL going on between the two sides. Are you trying to alienate ALL hockey fans?"
- San Jose Sharks fan Janice Dressler, 51


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I was faced with quite a conundrum tonight – I wanted to watch the Indians/Royals game, but I had a ton of work I need to finish by Monday. Since I have tickets to Saturday and Sunday's games, I decided to hide out in a coffee shop for the night, free from distractions and more able to knock a few things off my "to-do" list. Essentially, I sat alone on a Friday night, working for hours after I already worked all day. And somehow, I'm still pretty certain that my night was more enjoyable than it would've been if I'd chosen to watch the game.
Don't get me wrong – like an addict with their drug of choice, I still subjected myself to almost regular checks of the score. And as you may expect, there were more Royals runs every time I looked. As far as I could determine from the ESPN Game Cast, the Indians' at-bats were over in a blink of an eye. For the first couple of innings, I tried to convince myself that something was screwed up with the Game Cast program (although it seemed to lack any noticeable glitches when the Royals were at-bat)…even though I knew better. The Indians only got five hits (2 of which came from Orlando Cabrera) against a pitcher that came into the game with a 4.65 ERA (he lowered it to 4.38). Kansas City's Sunday pitcher, Kyle Davies, has a 6-something ERA; that means that the Indians may actually score a run! (Although I won't hold my breath).
Where do they even go from here? This slump stopped being a rut in the road a few weeks ago – now it's a sinkhole that just swallowed a house and a few cars. The Tribe is still mentioned in reports of potential trades (Ubaldo Jimenez, Ryan Ludwick, Hiroki Kuroda, Jason Marquis, Jeremy Guthrie to name a few), but is it even worth it at this point? I feel like any minor additions will just be sucked into the vortex at this point, unfortunately. Outside of bringing Tris Speaker and Cy Young back to Cleveland (either via time machine, or bringing them back from the dead), I'm not sure a minor move will help.
One thing that should be done immediately, regardless of a trade – Carlos Carrasco should be removed from the rotation and sent to Columbus. He's been extremely inconsistent this season, and downright lousy in the month of July. While Kansas City has a respectable offense, I heard that most of his pitches were right out over the center of the plate tonight. Why would you throw at someone's head (like he did with Billy Butler) when you're all but placing the ball on a batting tee in front of them? I think he needs to go away to work on his mechanics and to cool off a little.
A final thought – my father (in a great moment of extremely wishful thinking) suggested that maybe the Indians are all keyed-up because of the trade deadline and that once July 31 passed, things would improve. Once he mentioned that, I seemed to remember something similar used as an excuse in the past (I want to say last season?) The Indians were uptight because of the trade deadline, and that was the reason for their poor play (only last year it was due to subtractions from the roster, not additions). I decided to look at the week of July 24-31 for the past few years, as well as the post-deadline week (July 31-August 7) to see if there were any connections. It was pretty inconclusive, but there was a distinct difference last year:
2010 (season record 69-93)
July 24-31: 2-6
July 31-August 7: 5-3
2009 (season record 65-97)
July 24-31: 5-2
July 31-August 7: 5-2
2008 (season record 81-81)
July 24-31: 3-4
July 31-August 7: 3-4
2007 (season record 96-66)
July 24-31: 2-5
July 31-August 7: 4-4
As for this year, the Indians are at 52-51 (now just one measly game above .500) and are 1-4 so far this week. In 2010 and 2007 they did do poorly before the trade deadline and better after, but their record was exactly the same in 2008 and 2009. Even if there was some kind of bizarre July 24-31 choke, it's still no excuse for the way they've played lately.


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Gross Things in Common Foods
4 Surprisingly Gross Things in Your Food
We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Prevention here on FitSugar!
Why your cheese isn't vegetarian — and 6 other shockers
By Mandy Oaklander, Prevention
When pink slime oozed into public consciousness, we all scrunched our noses. What was this mystery substance — a food additive made of beef trimmings that are heated, compressed into blocks, and then exposed to bacteria-killing ammonia — hiding in processed meat? It also got us thinking about what other shocking ingredients go undercover in our grub. Our research revealed some surprising secrets that rival — and possibly even beat — pink slime. Steel yourself for our list. And just a suggestion: Don't read this during your lunch break.
Try Instead: Free List of 25 Healthiest Packaged Foods
1. Shellac In Your Candy
Lovers of movie-theater concessions, beware. Nearly everything behind that glass case is steeped in, well, beetlejuice. The hard, shiny shells on candies are often made from shellac, a resin secreted by the lac bug. You may know shellac from its more famous work in varnishes and sealants, but it's also a mainstay in pill coatings, candy, coffee beans, and even the waxy sheen on apples and other fruits and vegetables.
How to avoid it: Leave that candy in the case and grab a veggie brush for your produce — even if it's organic. (That's right: shellac can even be used on organic foods.) These waxes can be difficult to remove, so you'll need to scrub.
Find out what other gross things are lurking in your food after the break!
Find Out Your Food's True Colors
2. Prozac In Your Poultry
Bad news for those of you who swear by the curative powers of chicken-noodle soup: the chicken may be sicker than you are. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University tested bird feathers and found a laundry list of feed additives, including banned antibiotics, antidepressants, allergy medications, arsenic, the active ingredient in Benadryl, caffeine, and other prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
How to avoid it: If you're looking to plate a less-medicated piece of poultry, go organic instead. Organic regulations forbid the routine use of antibiotics (and all of those other drugs mentioned above) in chicken feed.
Best Ways to Avoid Food Additives
3. Wood Pulp In Your Cereal
Wood pulp brings "plant-based diet" to a whole new level. Cellulose is usually made from nontoxic wood pulp or cotton, and the cheap filler is stuffed into shredded cheese, salad dressing, and ice cream to thicken it without adding calories or fat. Cellulose is fibrous, which is why it appears in so many high fiber "healthy" snacks and breakfast cereals — and it's even in organic products, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal.
How to avoid it: Checking your food labels is crucial and steer clear of terms like microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), cellulose gel, and cellulose gum, and carboxymethyl cellulose.
4. Fish Bladders In Your Beer
Here's some news that will drain the "happy" out of your happy hour: Widely used in the beer-brewing process is a form of collagen called isinglass, which is made from the swim bladders of fish. Isinglass clumps with the beer's yeast and sinks to the bottom, allowing for a much clearer brew.
How to avoid it: Because isinglass combines with the dregs of the barrel, it usually can't be detected in the final product. But if you're still queasy at the thought, grab a case of vegan beer instead.
Read on For 3 More Nasty Things in Your Food


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About Duncan Evans
Duncan Evans is a singer-songwriter musically rooted in the tradition of English Folk. He pursues a storyteller approach, drawing inspiration from murder ballads and rather focussing on the darker side of things, blending the delicate with the macabre.
The music is primarily acoustic and stripped down, but is suffused with intensity, power and emotional depth.
In 2013 Duncan Evans was signed to Prophecy Productions who, in April of that year, released his first single – Bird of Prey – on limited edition 7" vinyl.
In November 2013, the first full-length Duncan Evans album – Lodestone – was released on Auerbach Tonträger / Prophecy Productions. The record is available in Box Set, Digipak, and Vinyl formats, and is accompanied by a music video for "Girl on the Hill".