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While the unrestricted free agent market garners most of the attention, this summer could finally present the time for NHL general managers to actually put the collective bargaining agreement to work, using offer sheets to acquire restricted free agent talent.
Yes, the Edmonton Oilers took a lot of heat for making such offers last year -- falling prey to that all-too-common hockey mishap of not knowing "The Code" -- it's about time NHL general managers played with some competitive fire when assembling their teams; the kind of fire that fans expect from the team on the ice.
Before we get to the actual players involved, it's worth taking a look at the compensation due for a restricted free agent this summer:
Given this information, would it not make sense for teams looking to upgrade to offer up contracts under $2.5-million in an effort to secure proven young NHL talent? At the very least, putting out these offer sheets could force tough decisions on the other teams in the league.
For example, if we start at the lower end, why not offer some of these guys a contract between $900,000 and $1.3-million, risking a third-round pick if their team won't match? Steve Bernier, RW, Buffalo; Paul Gaustad, C, Buffalo; Dan Paille, LW, Buffalo; Kevin Klein, D, Nashville; Nigel Dawes, LW, N.Y. Rangers; Ryane Clowe, RW, San Jose; Brooks Laich, LW, Washington
None of these players is going to make a huge difference to your team, but they could very well fit among your top nine forwards or, in Klein's case, as a regular on the blueline. For the price of a third-round pick, any of those would be a reasonable acquisition.
Climbing the financial ladder a bit, a contract between $1.3-million and $2.6-million would still only cost a second-round pick and still represent a nice raise that might lure one of these free agents:
Dennis Wideman, D, Boston; Wojtek Wolski, LW, Colorado; Loui Eriksson, LW, Dallas; Valtteri Filppula, C, Detroit; Rostislav Olesz, LW, Florida; Patrick O'Sullivan, C, Los Angeles; Andrei Kostitsyn, LW, Montreal; Ville Koistinen, D, Nashville; Antoine Vermette, C, Ottawa
The range of talent here suggests that there would be some range in the salary that a team might offer, but players like Andrei Kostitsyn and Patrick O'Sullivan have high ceilings that would warrant a sizeable offer (perhaps into the next range) to, at the very least, put the pressure on their current teams.
In the next range, the offer will have to be more lucrative, but there are only a couple of players that would figure to be worthy of a contract between $2.6-million and $3.9-million and the price of first-and-third-round picks.
Minnesota left-winger Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Ottawa defenceman Andrej Meszaros are promising young players that could move into prominent roles with a new team since they have already handled significant positions with their current clubs. The current teams might match an offer in this range, so it could require climbing the ladder a little higher to make matching less desirable, but it's certainly worth investigating.
At the next level, between $3.9-million and $5.2-million, there are another couple of players that might make some sense in terms of price and draft picks going in return.
Anaheim's Corey Perry has indicated that he wants to stay in Anaheim and the Ducks are committed to keeping him, but that doesn't mean other teams shouldn't see if he's available for the right offer. Something over $5-million could at least put some pressure on the Ducks to make other roster decisions. Even if the offer doesn't net Perry, if it costs the Ducks another player somewhere else, that's an advantage to all teams. Not only that, it would be another year's worth of angry Brian Burke sound bytes.
There have also been rumblings about Philadelphia's Jeff Carter signing an extension to stay in Philadelphia but, again, it's worth looking if only to make sure that the Flyers are paying fair value.
That leaves two blue-chip young defencemen in position for perhaps the biggest offers.
Florida's Jay Bouwmeester and Washington's Mike Green are surely worth long-term deals and if the offers don't exceed a $6.5-million cap hit, the compensation only includes two first-round picks a second-round pick and a third-round pick. A contract over $6-million for either of those guys will represent a major pay increase, the kind that could force the Panthers or Capitals to think long and hard before matching.
Anything that goes above and beyond the $6.5-million threshold, and into four first-round pick territory, would put even more pressure on those teams.
Now, much of this may be fanciful dreaming in the hopes that NHL teams will operate with a more cut-throat demeanour when it comes to the business of acquiring talent, but it's also possible that some of these guys might actually get offers this summer, sparking a whole round of debates about whether the player is worth that money.
Remember, as every agent will tell you, the players are worth what the market will bear. And it's about time the entire market was explored.
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The house, in the 1300 block of Lynwood Drive, in Jackson was burglarized on October 1 and October 6.
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MACON -- Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the suspect accused of killing Mercer University law school graduate Lauren Giddings.
The Macon Telegraph reported that prosecutors filed a notice of their intention to seek the death penalty in Bibb County Superior Court on Thursday morning.
The suspect, 26-year-old Stephen McDaniel of Lilburn, has been charged with her murder. McDaniel, who attended law school with Giddings, was taken into custody after Giddings' dismembered torso was found in a roll-away trashcan near the apartment building where they lived.
The 27-year-old Giddings, who grew up in Laurel, Md., and attended college in Georgia for much of the past decade, was last seen June 25. Macon police investigating her disappearance discovered her remains five days later.
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Issues Remain in Registration for Washington Health Benefit Exchange
By Steve Jackson
Washington state residents are finding that sign-up for the state's new health insurance exchange is running the gamut, from an easy experience to a frustrating one. The Washington Health Benefit Exchange has been up and running since the first of October. The numbers indicate the state is having good luck in relation to most other states for how efficient the sign up process has been.
To date, nearly 100,000 people have signed up, and another 147,000 have selected a health plan but have yet to officially sign up. Those numbers put Washington just behind New York and California for the number of successful sign ups.
For some people we talked to, the process has been an easy one. Jeff Blauestone signed up without any issues.
Blauestone: "And I'm a software developer and I'm truly the most critical of non user friendly web appliances, and this was not that."
Cindy Fine was another who said getting her 20 year old daughter insurance coverage was problem free. FIne says "it was super smooth and easy, but you know she had a simple process to enroll because she doesn't have any income and it was a baseline process."
But for others, sign up has been more complicated. Julie Lehman says she started the procedure, using an in-person "Navigator", but even with her help, got stymied.
Lehman: "Then this code appeared, an error code and she had no idea what it meant. Called this exchange navigator helpline, they couldn't help, and were told we'll get a technician, and so that's when we started with the OK we'll call back, and was never able to get through. "
Lehman called the exchange phone help line for 12 days, at different times, before she was able to get anyone on the phone. That experience was similar to the one Betty Stiritz went through, after she was unable to use the website to get an in person navigator. So she began to call the phone help line.
Stiritz: "The first time I called it said my wait would be 30 or more minutes, and so I tried again. And every other time of the ten or so times I called I only received a message that tells me to call back at another time, I can't leave message, I am not put on hold, the phone call is ended."
Washington Health Benefit Exchange spokesperson Michael Marchand admits they underestimated how many people would need to call the phone exchange for more assistance, and says originally they estimated the most calls would be 3,000 a day.
Marchand: "What we;re seeing in volume is literally eight times that. On Monday we had, for instance, 17,000 phone calls into the call center."
Marchand says the call center started with 80 phone representatives but they hired 65 more, and now plan to bring in a total of 286. He also says they are looking at the possibility of expanding the number of in-person navigators.
Marchand says some similar patterns of errors are making themselves apparent. In some cases people whose names are already registered in a state database as having received assistance in the past like Medicaid, are receiving error codes on the state website if they have changed their status at all, like getting married. But he says the system is being fine tuned, and the phone assisters are getting updated lists of specific errors to look for.
Another problem we heard about was long delays in the authorization of documents that have been uploaded to the state's website, like Birth Certificates or Social Security cards. The call center's chief, Don Albright, says those documents should be reviewed quickly.
Albright: "They should be going in and reviewing that and looking at that in 24-48 hours."
But one of the phone assisters told us on the phone in reality that review process is taking as long as ten days. Michael Marchand says that issue may be more related to slowdowns at the federal website. He says 40 people at the local call center are now working on verification of those documents.
On a personal note, in my attempt to sign up my wife for health insurance through the Exchange, I received a message on the website that said we would need to provide evidence from the state that she had been "released from incarceration." That was a surprise to me, as my spouse had never been incarcerated. The phone assister I talked with said that problem was popping up fairly often, including for woman who was upset that she had received the same message in connection with her four year old son.
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In Miami-Dade, and across the country, a lack of job applicants makes the employment picture look better than reality.
On Friday, the August jobs report disappointed on all fronts, with fewer than 170,000 jobs produced at a time when economists expected to see at least 180,000 new payroll positions. And while the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percentage point to 7.3 percent, the decline came thanks to about 300,000 fewer people looking for work. If the labor force hadn't contracted, the U.S. unemployment rate would still be at 7.4 percent.
A similar trend is playing out in Miami-Dade, where unemployment stands at 8.8 percent but would be 9.3 percent if the labor force hadn't declined for the last five months. Since January, the number of employed people in Miami-Dade dropped by 19,000 people. But the labor force, which includes people who are working as well as people looking for work, dropped much faster, down 35,000 people.
Not so in Broward, where unemployment hit 5.8 percent in July thanks to growth in both employment and the labor force.
The unemployment rate technically measures the portion of people who want to work but can't find jobs. In monthly surveys, the federal Labor Department polls households for the reasons why people aren't working. Those who don't want to work don't get counted in the labor force, while those who say they want a job but don't hold one are included in the pool.
Not everyone drops out of the labor force because they think finding a job is hopeless. Federal statistics show that in August, about 866,000 thousands people were described as "discouraged workers" while 1.4 million people cited other reasons, including illness, family obligations and transportation issues.
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There are Two areas of interest in the Atlantic Basin to include One tropical cyclones.
Ingrid(Remnants of)
Remnants of Ingrid are located about 50milesWest of Ciudad Victoria, Mexicoand are centered at23.7N& 99.9W.Max sustained winds are 25mph. Min central Pressure 1008mb (29.77") and the storm is moving West(270) at 5mph.
Satellite Images, Radar Data and Surface Observations indicate that Ingrid no longer has a well defined center of circulation and has become dissipated over the mountainous terrain of eastern Mexico.
Although deep convection continues over parts of Eastern Mexico, Data suggests that the center of circulation has been destroyed by the high mountains of Mexico.
Ingrid is considered to be dissipated and the NHC (National Hurricane Center) has stopped issuing advisories on this system.
Though Ingrid has dissipated, moisture is expected to linger over portions of Eastern Mexico for another couple of days and a prolonged potential for Heavy Rains, Flash Flooding and Mudslides exists across the area. Rainfall from the remnants of Ingrid is expected to produce 10-15 inches of rain over a large part of Eastern Mexico. Some isolated locations could receive event totals of 25 inches.
This means that affected areas could see life threatening flash floods, mud slides and other disasters of nature.
Remnants of Ingrid are not expected to make a significant impact on the U.S. Mainland.
Humberto (TropicalStorm)
T.S. Humberto isabout 1070WSW of the Azores and is centered at29.4N& 42.5W.Max sustained winds are 30mph. Min Central Pressure 1007mb (29.74") and the storm is moving North(010) at 10.
During the past 12 hours we have seen Humberto undergo some interesting evolution and is arguably more subtropical than tropical.
Overnight, the system was characterized by an exposed circulation with a large radius of maximum winds.
The surface center of circulation (that was the focus last night) dissipated this morning and a new circulation formed well to the North (closer to deep convection) directly underneath a an upper-level LOW. .
This upper-level LOW is forecast to move to the SE and away from Humberto during the next 12-24 hours and the current vertical structure of Humberto is not expected to persist.
In fact, It seems that the only reason that this storm is still considered a Tropical Cyclone is that it was upgraded only a few hours ago. To change it back now would only cause a lot of confusion.
Humberto continues to experience low vertical shear. However, this is expected to change with increasing NW shear after the next couple of days, then even more on days 3 & 4. Some slight strengthening is possible during the next several days. However this doesn't seep probable as another LPS (Low Pressure System) approaches from he West.
Model Guidance suggests that this storm will open up and fizzle out before the weekend hits. It is possible that this happens during the next 72 hours.
A turn to the NW and a decrease in forward speed are expected later today. Then we will see a turn back to the North on Wednesday.
Humberto is not expected to affect the Gulf Coast.
Other Features in the Atlantic Tropics
A broad area of Low Pressure located over the Belise, the Southern Yucatan Peninsula and theNW Caribbean Sea . This disturbance is associated with a large area of cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms.
This low is forecast to move slowly toward the NW and emerge over the Bay of Campeche tonight or on Wednesday.
At this point, environmental conditions are expected to be a little more favorable for development during the next day or two.
This system will then drift toward the WNW over the SW GoM (Gulf of Mexico) for several days.
Environmental conditions will improve and become generally conducive for additional development.
This system has a MEDIUM chance 50% of becoming a Tropical cyclone during the next 5 days.
For a continued look into the tropics, follow the link below to the First Alert Hurricane Center.
Meteorologist Dorrell Wenninger
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How can we build cities that are sustainable, inclusive and truly just?
Cities have long been places of promise and possibility, vibrancy and creativity. But today our metropolitan areas represent more than that: They are our best chance to make economic and social opportunity a reality for the greatest number of people.
The fact is more than half the world's people now call cities home. All of the world's population growth over the next four decades—some 2.3 billion people—will take place in urban areas.
We know that the natural density of urban areas boosts entrepreneurial energy and efficiency, productivity and jobs. And we know that urbanization is strongly correlated with improvements in a host of human development metrics, such as reducing extreme poverty and infant mortality and increasing education levels and economic mobility for women (which also results in dramatic declines in population growth).
Quite simply, rapid urbanization gives us unique capabilities for spurring social change.
In Nairobi and Chennai, social change makers have used new GPS tools to map the slums and improve access to and delivery of services; in São Paulo and Cali, communities are building their own high-quality affordable housing near city centers and transport systems; and in Jakarta, Buenos Aires and Detroit, government leaders are working with the private sector and civil society groups to expand or build new public transportation that will provide better access for more communities.
These are just a few examples. As the Ford Foundation partners with TED to explore and advance a socially just city, we want to hear from those of you who champion a more inclusive vision of your cities and to hear more about the metropolitan areas that have embraced fairness and a commitment to shared prosperity so that together we can bring greater attention to transformative—and replicable—urban innovations.
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Sep 20 2013: Hi George,
I've lived in three major cities since college: Portland, Dallas, and New York. Each has its own unique past and set of challenges when it comes to equality and sustainability.... and moving from one to the other can result in more than a little culture shock. :) In regards to your question, as a casual observer, I'd say the most important decisions city leaders can make are around land use, transportation, and education.
Portland, for example, has a much-celebrated "Urban Growth Boundary", set in place in 1979, that largely prevented the suburban sprawl you see in cities like Dallas and New York. Without the massive sprawl, most of the (much smaller) population lives relatively close to work, making sustainable and equitable transportation a lot more reasonable. But while a focus on urban density over endless sprawl brings many positive developments, increased property values can lead to a sort of "resegregation", which throws everything out of balance.... present-day New York being an extreme example.
As for the solution... I can't say, but then I was never very good at SimCity, either. :) But I am fascinated by these challenges, as a city-dweller, and would love to know more about what we casual observers can do to help build the city of the future.
Sep 21 2013: Aja, we've been supporting efforts to lock up a significant portion of the housing stock in structures that maintain "permanent affordability" through mechanisms like community land trusts. Check out the Champlain Housing Trust in Burlington Vermont which has succeeded in protecting around 20% of the housing stock as permanently affordable. Not to mention--management of the property is governed by local community.
Sep 21 2013: George,
Although Vermont is a very small state, with small cities, I believe the same practices can be used elsewhere. We have state, regional and local land use plans, which encourage dense villages. This practice discourages sprawl, and supports sustainability on a local level. The land on the outskirts of the villages is often put into a land trust by the owner, which helps preserve the land and the environment.
We also encourage and support interconnected transportation initiatives including bike/ped paths. I agree with Aja in that land use, transportation, education and low income housing can be encouraged.
Our environmental laws encourage environmentally friendly development, and when large companies develop, there are incentives for them to build a clustered, multi use complex including low income housing, as opposed to large buildings helter skelter dotting the landscape.
In the approx. 15 years that I've been involved with local and regional planning/permitting, we have seen quite a difference in the way we develop. Developers/designers/engineers involved with a project are becoming much more aware of creating and building environmentally friendly and user friendly projects. We are seeing projects come in with permeable sidewalks/parking lots, rain gardens, more awareness of wetlands, solar and/or wind capabilities, etc.
The incentive has to come from all segments of our society.....people who want more sustainable cities, legislators who are interested in passing laws which support sustainability, state, regional and local plans which consistently support sustainability, and providing incentives for developers is a good idea as well:>)
Sep 23 2013: Colleen,
How can you compare any town in Vermont and the plans and programs there with the cities George has identified? Burlington is the biggest town there and if I remember correctly, it looses half it's citizens when the college is closed for summer recess.
All of Vermont is not as well populated as south San Antonio...
You can do so much more with community planning, etc.
There are no real poor there.... people living in shacks with open sewers and absolute poverty.
I am not sure that people are not really looking for "sustainable cities"... I think, like me, people want to be sustainable where ever they find themselves.
Sep 26 2013: Mike,
My first comment on this thread, is...
"Although Vermont is a very small state, with small cities, I believe the same practices can be used elsewhere".
That statement does not "compare" a town in Vt. to towns elsewhere. It states my belief that some of the plans and programs used in Vt., can work elsewhere just as well. My main point, is that it takes planning and appropriate state laws, zoning by-laws, and a sincere interest on the part of those who are doing the planning and permitting for development.
I also state...
"It is also important to consider ALL information...different city managers do things differently, the economic and social conditions vary, etc. Figure out that variation".
We do have poverty in Vermont Mike, just as there are various levels of poverty around our world.
I agree with you that people generally would like to live sustainably wherever they live. That is why a village/town/city needs to PLAN for sustainability by being aware of the variations and PLAN accordingly.
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The big drop in the Producer Price Index, which measures the prices of goods before they reach store shelves, marked an about-face from March when higher energy prices, stoked by the war, helped to catapult wholesale prices up by a hefty 1.5 percent, the Labor Department reported.
Thursday's report makes clear that inflation isn't a problem for the economy, but it might intensify fears about whether the United States is heading down a path of a destabilizing fall in prices.
In other economic news, the Federal Reserve reported that production at U.S. factories, mines and utilities fell by 0.5 percent in April for the second month in a row, a fresh sign that manufacturing is the weakest link in the economy's ability to get back to full economic speed. Economists were forecasting a 0.4 percent decline.
Operating capacity sank to 74.4 in April, the lowest level since June 1983, as big industry throttled back production amid lackluster customer demand. The drop in the PPI in April was more than double the 0.7 percent decline that economists predicted.
Gasoline and home-heating oil prices in April each fell by record amounts, good news for businesses and consumers, who have felt the strain of higher energy prices on their budgets and spent more cautiously in return.
Already worried about sluggish growth, Federal Reserve policy-makers last week raised a new concern -- that the country could face deflation, a prolonged bout of falling prices. Though they indicated the chance of this was remote, it still represented a possible threat to the economy. Fed policy-makers signaled they were prepared to cut rates, now at a 41-year low, to ward off even the threat of deflation.
Economists said those concerns raised the odds that the Fed might reduce rates at its next meeting on June 24-25.
In the PPI report, the 1.9 percent drop registered in wholesale prices surpassed the previous record decline of 1.6 percent set in October 2001.
Much of the weakness in April's wholesale prices reflected lower energy costs. Energy prices dropped by 8.6 percent in April, the biggest decline since July 1986. That marked a turnaround from March, when energy prices, pushed higher on war tensions, rose by 5.7 percent.
In April, retreating energy costs were led by a record drop in gasoline prices, which plunged by 22.3 percent, and a record decline in home-heating oil, which plummeted by 29.3 percent. Costs for liquefied petroleum gas, such as propane, fell 25.9 percent. Residential natural gas prices went down by 3.1 percent.
Food prices, however, rose by 0.9 percent in April, a big pickup from March's tiny 0.1 percent rise.
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How are students educated in schools in YOUR country, where you came from?
Each country has a different education system. In most of the Eastern countries, students are only forced to go to great universities, in spite of their careers and what they want to do in the future. Since I am a student in South Korea, I am forced to only get good scores on exams and surrounded with full of excessive competitions among students. The whole society forces us to go to a famous college and just to gain reputations.
However, many people detect that the current education system is on the wrong track; and although a lot of people stood up in order to reform it, not many significant changes have happened. So I am willing to make an organization to change the current education system and lead the students into the right way of future. Before I actually put it into practice, I really want to hear from all of you about what your countries' real purpose of education is and how students are educated in schools. It would help me learn about education systems from all around the world, from diversity of countries. I would certainly appreciate your participation!
When I was researching for education around the world, I came to a conclusion that every nation's education is deeply connected with different cultures and historical backgrounds. So if you know anything about your country's history or cultures related to education, I would greatly appreciate it.
P.S Since I am a middle school student and have assignments to complete, it would take sone time for me to answer your comments. If you don't mind, I might write you back little later.
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Aug 31 2013: I believe education system these days are built to meet certain needs required by capitalistic society. In many education centers the central idea will be like- how to make money once they finish education rather than teaching them on how to obtain enlightenment. I studied 7th grade in a school where timings are from 8AM-9PM and in that school,there is absolutely no sports nor mental recreational activities. Students are forced to do math,physics,chemistry and memorize all the formulas to pass IIT examinations.I am very glad that I was fortunate enough to leave that school and join a better one.I still feel bad for the thousands of kids stuck in that system,where their natural talents are cut off just because they need to pass some random exam to get into a college .
The entire idea of education is misunderstood-
People should not seek education for material gain rather they should be encouraged to seek education for enlightenment...
India needs to invest in "TRUE EDUCATION".We need more enlightened youth population.We need education system which teaches kids to help society and interact with nature . We need education system which unites all of the caste people together.Indian education system should focus on developing "Open-Minded" individuals.
What is INDIAN education system doing now ? ..They are just teaching kids how to pass a certain examination.
And again,India has the largest youth population but what is the point of that population when they are all blinded by money making education centers. They will teach their kids the same and this cycle will continue.That is why we must act now.....we must change the education system...."to create by any means necessary a situation that goes beyond point of no return."
Judy LeeSep 1 2013: I appreciate your response! You know what, studying from 8 AM to 9 PM is quite an easy life for a teenager in South Korea. Those high school students who want to get into prestigious universities study from 7 AM to 1 AM. Some are even worse, without barely having enough time to sleep. It is because we have private education, almost every student getting it. We also have this exam called 'Su-neung', which totally determinds which universities we go. This is concerned as the most important thing in our lives, every single high school student spending their whole 3 years of high school just preparing for this one test. There is no time for highschool students to develop their abilities nor prepare for future. It seems like all they want from us is to achieve perfect scores on exams.
I have seen alot of people from India trying to change the educational system. All you said about India's system is truly right. Although I am in the same situation as those students, I feel sorry for them as well.
Sep 2 2013: I wonder why education has to be so cumbersome.Why cant it be fun?
Why cant I get the same feeling while studying math,like the feeling I get feeling while I am playing soccer...I think it is like that because we learn academics with no purpose for a long time that we don't even recognize the importance of it.
For example: When I train hard for soccer , I know that in the next days match I will be able to do new tricks. Since it is a quick implementation, I will be interested in doing it. If education is also quick implementation instead of 6 years of studying for one single exam.Then people will start enjoying education as well.We need to make education fun. The math should have a meaning in life , it should be connected rather that just solving variables on sheet to upgrade to next class.
Even the environment matters.Students should be taught under a tree rather than box class rooms. They should be able to pass the over all grade only if they contribute something to the society and fellow species or attempt to do so.
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I guess I missed something in the description. I thought all bathroom sinks have the same size sink hole. Apparently not so as this strainer is too large for my sink. Too bad as I thought the quality of the strainer is good.
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These strainers really do the trick in the kitchen. Can't find same style anywhere else. Easy to clean. I keep an extra set under the sink to replace, when the others are in the dishwasher. Very good investment.
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I ordered a couple for my bathroom sinks and they are wonderful. I could not find them in the local stores, so I was glad to find these in Miles Kimball.
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I have recommended this strainer to my family and others who live in my apartment building.Unlike the regular drain stopper this one you don't have to keep taking out to run water like to rinse dishes. I love it.
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Perfect size for my bar sink !! Works great !
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Our bathroom drain stopper broke so this is a verygood intermediate step before a real repair.
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By Budie22
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I am surprised someone said it rusts easily. Mine have never changed in any way over at least 5 years. I guess it is not as shinny as when new. I suppose different water may make a difference. We have a water softener but still have a lot of iron and need to use a filter. I needed the first one in the bathroom sink because the stopper no longer worked and had to remove it (only use it manually now). This worked good to keep things going down the drain. Such as a nylon knee hi among a few other things. I am ordering another one for the bathtub since the same thing happened. One of these years we need some new stoppers!! Good enough for now. Easy to clean with an old toothbrush or in the dishwasher.
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probably would not buy again
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The product works but very disappointed with it's appearance. I purchased this about 6 wks ago & it has already rusted. Not just a spot or 2 but the entire screen is now rusty, however the top ring of it is fine. I was expecting it to last a little longer than that being stainless steel.
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Only difficult thing is you have to remove the drain stopper, crawling under the sink to remove, and it means you can't stopper the water in the sink any longer, but for me it's worth it knowing I'm helping to keep the pipes flowing freely.


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Immediately after April 11, 1968, the Secretary shall commence such educational and conciliatory activities as in his judgment will further the purposes of this subchapter. He shall call conferences of persons in the housing industry and other interested parties to acquaint them with the provisions of this subchapter and his suggested means of implementing it, and shall endeavor with their advice to work out programs of voluntary compliance and of enforcement. He may pay per diem, travel, and transportation expenses for persons attending such conferences as provided in section 5703 of title 5. He shall consult with State and local officials and other interested parties to learn the extent, if any, to which housing discrimination exists in their State or locality, and whether and how State or local enforcement programs might be utilized to combat such discrimination in connection with or in place of, the Secretary's enforcement of this subchapter. The Secretary shall issue reports on such conferences and consultations as he deems appropriate.
Source(Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 809,Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 85.)
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Brewer says she vetoed the bill Tuesday because it was overly broad, vague and harshly punitive.
House Bill 2512 would have limited a beneficiary from legally challenging the terms of a trust.
Proponents of the bill say it was necessary to prevent families from acting vindictively.
Democrats in the House of Representatives opposed the measure. It passed unanimously in the Senate.
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ALAMEDA, CA (September 24, 2012) -- Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area is pleased to announce the expansion of its College of Health Sciences. Designed to meet the burgeoning need for qualified employees in the healthcare field, the university has expanded its programs to include degrees in the fields of medical laboratory technology, medical technology, histotechnology and public health.
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The only agency of the federal government that has been capable of taking action on the economy meets Wednesday. While the Federal Reserve deserves its critics, it remains the sole government department that has shown consistent willingness to respond to the challenging economy.
By now, many had figured the central bank would be reducing the amount it was spending every month buying certain bonds helping lower long-term interest rates. The strategy was undertaken 11 months ago with the hope of sparking consumer and corporate spending by lowering the cost to borrow money. It's been mostly successful in keeping down interest rates, but gauging the success in the overall economy is more difficult. Proponents argue about "what could have been" if the Fed had not stepped up its efforts while House Republicans and President Barack Obama squared off over spending, healthcare and the debt ceiling.
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There have been some roadway safety issues that resulted from the lack of maintenance due to the butterfly. Obviously the butterfly that has a life span of about 2 weeks is much more important than human life.
There are many other issues involved in this that people need to research for themselves.
Amazing that government can find things like butterflies to spend such a significant amount of money on, yet families like ours are struggling daily to get things like brakes for our vehicles and gas.
Baffled, I couldn't agree more. I'd like to see horse trails to everywhere. The way I see it, what we have now is extremely restrictive of our supposed freedom to (as they used to say in the old southwest) move, and/roam about the country.
Personally, I'd always moved to where the work was. Just curious, is it South Dakota ..or.. North Dakota that currently has the lowest unemployment numbers in the U.S.? Just a thought, bewildered.
How would that action make anything better for you, let alone for anyone else?
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1987-89: Alabama-Birmingham, graduate assistant
1989-96: Missouri-St. Louis, assistant coach
1996-99: University of Central Missouri, assistant coach...
Walker's resume
1987-89: Alabama-Birmingham, graduate assistant
1989-96: Missouri-St. Louis, assistant coach
1996-99: University of Central Missouri, assistant coach
1999-07: Minnesota, assistant coach
2007-08: Texas A&M, video coordinator
2008-11: Texas A&M, assistant coach
2011-13: New Orleans, NBA scout
2013-14: Drake, assistant coach
After 25 years as an assistant coach, Bill Walker has taken on the lead role.
The University of Illinois Springfield introduced the 49-year-old as its men's basketball coach Thursday. Walker was an NCAA Division I assistant for 11 years and spent the past season at Drake.
"I've had some opportunities and at my age, I thought this was the time to make that move," the Missouri native said. "The area is an area I am familiar with. Meeting (UIS athletics director Kim Pate) and seeing this just seemed like a good fit."
As far as being a first-time head coach, Walker has prepared for it for a long time. The married father of two has coached in the Big Ten, Big 12, Missouri Valley and Great Lakes Valley conferences and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association. He was an assistant at Minnesota from 1999-2007 and at Texas A&M from 2008-2011.
UIS upgrades its pay
Walker replaces Ben Wierzba, who had one winning season out of four. Walker's salary is $68,500, a considerable increase compared to the $46,947 received by Wierzba for the 2012-13 season.
Finalists for the post were Walker, Illinois-Chicago assistant Al Biancalana and Lake Superior State head coach Steve Hettinga. There were 195 applicants. Walker is the third UIS coach in the 12-year program history.
Walker and his wife, Karen, have been married for nearly 25 years. The couple has a son and daughter. Vincent is a senior in high school, while Claire is a junior.
Playing days
Bill Walker played at Warrensburg (Mo.) High School before a one-year stint at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Mo. He transferred to Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri S&T) and earned all-conference honorable mention honors as a junior and senior.
"His vision and his plan are what ultimately sealed it for me," Pate said. "He told us what he would do in Week One, Week Two and Week Three. Bill had a plan, and I love that about him.
"He comes from a great background in coaching. His experiences will position him very well as a coach and as well as in recruiting."
He began his career as a graduate assistant at Alabama-Birmingham under former Illini coach Gene Bartow in 1987. He moved on as an assistant at NCAA Division II Missouri-St. Louis for seven years and at Central Missouri for three.
Walker has coached more than 50 professional players, and five are active in the NBA. He recruited 2004 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Boston Celtics player Kris Humphries to Minnesota. He recruited in the Chicago area while at Texas A&M, Minnesota and Drake.
"We felt recruiting was key," Pate said. "(His) connections and familiarity with the region were huge for us. Recruiting is the lifeblood to any program. That was what struck us with Bill and his ability to make those connections at all levels . . . freshmen, transfers, Division I transfers and junior colleges. He is so well connected and he is very well respected in college athletics."
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Walker met with the team early Thursday morning.
"I led with the term blank slate," he said. "Everyone here has a blank slate."
He planned to hold a workout later in the day.
"Once finals start (per NCAA rules), you have to stop working out with them," he said. "We'll only have this week and next week, so we are getting on it starting tonight."
NOTE: To celebrate the hiring of Walker as its third coach, UIS is selling general admission season tickets for $33 for three weeks. The Win with Walker offer ends May 9.
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After promising that a new Daughtry album would arrive sooner rather than later, Chris Daughtry's made good on his word. The group's new album, Baptism , will arrive November 19, preceded by the brand-new single, "Waiting for Superman." The song, recorded by the band while on tour this past summer, is now at all digital providers.
In a statement, Chris says, "We're excited to unveil our new musical direction. We wanted to remain true to our roots but at the same time felt the need to push ourselves creatively more than ever. 'Waiting For Superman' is a perfect example of the overall theme to the new album."
"Waiting for Superman" tells the story of a woman who's waiting in vain to be "rescued" from her situation. "She says, 'Yeah, he's still coming/Just a little bit late/He got stuck at the laundromat/Washing his cape,'" Chris sings. The chorus goes, "She's talking to angels/She's counting the stars/Making a wish on a passing car/She's dancing with strangers/She's falling apart/Waiting for Superman to pick her up in his arms."
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