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Is the Blue Box In the Red Again?
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In February 2013 Zale Corporation (NYSE: ZLC) posted shining results, with 2Q12 net income jumping 42%. Similarly, in January 2013 Blue Nile (NASDAQ: NILE) posted a 4Q12 net sales increase of 21.2% and a net income increase of 17%. However, in contrast, Tiffany & Co (NYSE: TIF) posted weaker 3Q12 results, with sales increasing by a hair's breadth of 1% and net income declining 30%. Does this mean that the famous diamond retailer is in the red again?
Tiffany & Co is specialty retailer whose principal merchandise offering is jewelry. It mainly operates through its wholly owned subsidiary Tiffany and Company. Its main product is jewelry (91% of FY11 sales), and the company operates across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Japan, Europe and other regions.
Tiffany has seen some excruciating times when the economic recession dampened the premium buying penchant of aspiring middle-class Americans. However, after its nadir in 2009, it was able to revive its sales and posted a 14% sales increase in FY11, with 54% of the sales coming from outside the US, mainly in Asia, according to company filings.
5 year performance
The company's weak 3Q12 results left many investor wondering if it is facing overwhelming pressures again. Lower 3Q12 results led to the company lowering its FY12 profit forecast to $409 – $435 million and EPS of $3.20-$3.40, versus the previous guidance of $454-$473 million in profit and an estimated EPS of $3.55-$3.70. Lower 3Q12 profitability was blamed on rising precious metal and gemstone prices, as well as a poor economic climate.
Apart from its weak results, Tiffany has been in the news recently. On Valentines day, Tiffany gifted Costco a lawsuit, alleging trademark infringement, counterfeiting, and false and deceptive business practices. Tiffany is suing Costco for $2 million per infringement, along with triple the amount of Costco's profits from selling the engagement rings that were wrongly labeled 'Tiffany' rings.
Competition from online retailers
Brick and mortar retailers continue to face strong competition from online retailers. Due to price transparency and extensive information available on the net, consumers are armed with knowledge and strong price comparisons. As a result, traditional retailers are facing increasing pressure from showrooming, as online retailers like Blue Nile and Amazon have been able to lower diamond prices by up to 40%.
Furthermore, despite having lower gross margins (Blue Nile's FY12 gross margin was 18.7%), online retailers are able to post acceptable operating margins (Blue Nile's FY12 operating margin was 3%) due to low overhead costs. On the other hand, brick and mortar retailers like Zale and Tiffany are able to post high gross profit margins of ~50% (Zale's profits margin in 2H12 was 51.5%, Tiffany's 3Q12 was 55.9%), but post comparatively lower operating margins due to higher occupancy and store costs (Zale's: 2.7%, Tiffany: 16%).
Continuing in the future, Tiffany is expected to experience cannibalization of its brick and mortar sales by online retailers like Blue Nile. Furthermore, Tiffany is also witnessing increasing competition from designers such as Ralph Lauren, which have also expanded in its own luxury jewelry and watch collection.
Losing its sparkle
Tiffany posted weak quarter results, as compared to its key competitors Blue Nile and Zale Corporation. As seen in the below chart, although Tiffany gains on size, its sales as well as margins have been declining versus its peers.
Blue Nile, a leading online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, reported sparkling 4Q12 results, with sales increasing 21% due to increased profitability from its investments made in 2012, as well as strong growth in the US and internationally.
Zale Corp, a leading specialty retailer of diamonds and other jewelry products in North America, announced its 2Q12 results, with sales increasing 1.1% and strong Comparable Same Store Sale (SSS) of 2.8%. Its profit jumped up 43% due to an increase in revenues and lower expenses. The company has seen its revenues increase in the past quarters as efforts to raise prices, improve core inventory, and roll out of new branded products helped bolster its business.
3Q12 results
3Q12 total revenues increased 4% to $853 million, and on a constant-exchange basis increased 5%, along with a SSS increase of 1%. Lower sales were mainly due to the slow recovery in the economy, as well as challenging comparisons vs. last year when sales increased 21% and net income increased 52%.
Segment-wise performance can be seen from the adjacent chart. It's important to note that the company is increasing its focus on expanding its international presence, mainly in Asia.
Margins were lower due to headwinds in precious metal and gemstone prices (gross margins declined 160bps to 54.4%) and higher store occupancy and marketing costs (selling, general and administrative margin de-levered 57bps to 40.6%). Management cited a sales mix favoring higher-priced, lower-than-expected sales of silver jewelry and difficulty in pricing (it was unable to increase prices due to consumer resistance) as the main reasons for margin pressure. As a result of the above, net income declined 30% to $63 million.
Inventories increased 11%, reflecting new store openings, expanded product assortments, and higher product acquisition costs.
$345 million in cash sufficiently covers its short term borrowings of $196 million by 1.8x. Furthermore, debt levels of $978 million remain acceptable, with a Debt/EBITDA ratio of 1.14x.
The factor that differentiates Tiffany from others is that it is the most respected and recognized brand names in jewelry. For this recognition and growth potential, the brand commands a premium, and currently has a PE of 20.02.
Some catalysts for Tiffany's are its revenue growth, an increased focus on emerging markets as it plans to increase its global square footage by 6% per year (vs its initial focus on US and Japan), expanding profit margins, and a strong financial position with reasonable debt levels. On the downside, Tiffany's shares have increased only 3.2% in the past year, as compared with a 25% surge at Zale. Its performance also lagged the 15% gain of the S&P Retail Index during the same period. Furthermore, there remains mixed views on the luxury sector.
I would recommend a "HOLD" on the stock, but keep a watch for its upcoming 4Q results on March 22. The stock price may remain range bound as sales continue to underperform its competitors, and the probability of a profitability inflection may be seen only in 2013.
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Why You Shouldn't Take a Pan Off the Stove Until It's Clean
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We all have those moments in the kitchen, where we look down at a pan and realize that in the process of cooking we've created a deep, black crust on the bottom. Visions of steel wool and days of soaking flicker across our minds. But no. You shouldn't take that pan off the stove until it's already clean. What, you say. Faith, you make no sense. How can you clean a pan while it's still on the stove?
Let me show you what I mean. It's easy, and a matter of courtesy, really: don't pass on your cooking mess to the dish washer of the household (especially if that dish washer is you).
Here's how I clean a tough pan, all while it's still on the stove. The method I'm going to show you here is for when you're cooking something (like caramelized onions, or chunks of meat) where you want that black crust mixed back into the food. It may look burnt and unappetizing but it's actually full of the smoky, interesting flavors that make a dish better.
Step 1: Turn the heat up to high.
When you're getting near the end of your cooking or searing process, as I was here with the caramelized onions, turn the heat up to high, if it isn't already.
Step 2: Pour in some water and scrape.
Pour in about 1/4 cup of water. It should immediately steam up. This is your golden moment (they didn't call it steam power for nothing).As the water steams in the pan, use your spatula to aggressively scrape. You should find that any spot of crust that the water and steam touch is easily scraped up.
The water will evaporate and it won't make your dish soggy, so don't worry about that. In fact, this process of adding a little water and letting it evaporate over high heat helps to concentrate flavors, as well as clean the pan.
After a minute or two of scraping your pan should look something like this:
Step 3: Repeat.
If you didn't get as much of the crust up as you would like, pour in a little more water. Sometimes I dribble some water around the edges of the pan and try to scrape the sides clean.
Then remove your food from the pan and you should see something like this:
What if I don't want all that black stuff in my food?
That's totally fine. In that case, take your food out of the pan first, then put the pan back over high heat, add water, and scrape. It's a heck of a lot easier than cleaning it later with steel wool in the sink.
This is actually deglazing, as you might already know.
This process actually has a fancy name, deglazing, and the technique is essential to many sauces. Chefs often deglaze even when they don't have a burnt crust on the pan, but instead there are little bits of meat and juices and cooking detritus left behind after searing or browning. There is so much flavor in these little bits; you don't want to leave them behind. So this process is used to lift them up and flavor the gravy or sauce.
But it's also a very useful method for getting your pans clean before you even take them off the stove.
→ Read Emma's perspective on deglazing: Cooking Basics: When and How To Deglaze a Pan
Do you do this too? This is just a part of my normal cooking routine now. It's another little habit that makes up cleaning as I go in the kitchen.
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Careful of the black bits!
Deglazing definitely makes the dishes easier to do and improves the flavour of your food, but the fond at the bottom of the pan should be brown, not black. Brown indicates caramelization or a Maillard reaction which will deepen the complexity of your dish. Black indicates that it's burnt, and the flecks that you're incorporating into your meal will let an acrid flavour permeate the whole thing.
I love this post. This is how you cook without those awful no-stick surfaces.
This can save more than the pan scraping: it actually saved an entire dish. I was making SheSimmers' Nam Prik Pao (http://shesimmers.com/2011/01/nam-prik-pao-thai-chilli-jam-secret.html), and after letting it cool, it had turned into, well, basically 3/4" deep, red-brown asphalt, which looked to be the work of weeks of scraping and scrubbing.
Reheating the jam, and adding a half-cup of water returned it to a thick paste. This time, not letting all the liquid evaporate, it was capable of being scooped into a jar once it cooled, and the pan had no work needed to clean it at all.
I do this all the time for stubborn things in my pans as well, and I forget where I learned the trick, though I've not done it with food in the pan. In fact, I've been doing this for years even, and it does the trick, every single time.
Contrapercial had it right, if it's black, don't reincorporate it into the food, it'll lend an acrid taste to whatever you just made, but if brown to dark brown, then by all means.
I've also just let water sit in the pan for several minutes without steaming and that often soften whatever is in there, and wash with soap and hot water with a scrubbie gets it all sparkly clean again.
Within the past year or so, there was a post on here about cooking with stainless steel vessels and a few of the commenters just didn't get it with stainless, saying food sticks, it's a bitch to clean etc. Never an issue for me, and I love stainless steel.
Anyone remember Julia Child intoning in her foghorn voice, "Scrape up all those lovely brown bits"?
Always, always deglaze. I make curries alot snd deglazingis essential to getting the flavour of that paste into the dish. I did learn, early on, that, as Faith mentions, deglazing is an essential process in cleaning stainless steel pans.
Would this technique work in cast iron also? Or ceramic glazed cast iron? Thanks for the great advice!
Yes, Gardenjon, you can - and really should - do this in cast iron and glazed cast iron cookware as well. Though, please, follow the advice of the above commenters and not the post writer: fond is BROWN not black. Black is Burnt and acrid, not a good flavor. You do the same thing, add some water and get to scraping with a wooden spoon or spatula. I personally have come to favor the baked bamboo utensils I orginally got for wok cooking. In an unglazed cast iron piece of cookware, you should rub in a bit of oil after removing all the food to the serving dish and wiping out the residue with a lint-free cloth.
It even works on spaghetti sauce left in a cast iron pan for 4 days (don't judge). The point is add water, boil, scrape, rinse, and repeat then dry over heat add oil to pan. Cast iron is usable once again. And you got everything else washed in the mean time.
Totally agree, I don't let my food blacken and nor do I incorporate the black parts back into the food. I let hot water sit in a pot with a blackened bottom for a while, around an hour cause I'm lazy, and after running it under hot water again as I scrub with my nails, the black and brown bits come right off. No chems necessary, at least for me.
Um, Vesper...this is non-tomato-based spaghetti sauce right? Cause the acid in the tomatoes is ruining your seasoning and pan. :( Great tomato based sauces can be made in plain old stainless steel saute pans. Even Marcella Hazan thinks so, really.
I like to deglaze using wine vinegar when I'm making greens with bacon. Yummy.
This is exactly how I clean my non-stick All-Clad pan. Works like a dream!


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When you're just out of bed, standing shivering and half-naked with your coffee at your window, and you see the morning is bundled up in a sea mist so thick you'll barely be able to see your fingers in front of your face once outside, there are some rules you have to follow: you must squeal with delight; you must spill you coffee; you must forget your breakfast; you must pack all the camera gear you've ever owned except your tripod, which is the one thing you really need; you must get off the bus three stops early to walk through the park and its abandoned football pitch; your summer trainers must get soaked in dew; you must drop your favourite lens in the mud; you must wonder why there is no sound; you must whisper to the fog as you shoot it, soft, soft, my love, do not run, for it is a wild beast that will flee if you are not gentle; once you have it tamed, you must be firmer, cajole it, growl at it, for it will be used to your sweet words, will get complacent, lazy, it will forget; you must see the mist as you have never seen it before; you must let it lick your ankles, nuzzle your earlobe, breathe against the nape of your neck; you must tell it yes yes yes; in short, you must fall in love with it; and you must be late, very late, for work because you fell in love and nothing else mattered.
There you go. Them's the rules, OK?
Olivia Wilde photographed by her husband Tao Ruspoli
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Do you think you can write a...
SitePoint Private Message Utility Application
I can put my Private Messages into custom folders. And I can select Private Messages and move or delete them.
But I wanted to be able to search them, save some, and clean things up now that I'm starting to get quite a few and my limit is approaching. And I didn't want to spend a lot of time doing so.
I can export my Private Messages to Text, CSV, and XML files. So, I can archive my Private Messages and clean up the older ones saved on the forum if I want to. But do I want to save them all? And once I have them, what do I do with them so they're useful?
My first impulse was to write my own utility application to run on a localhost server. But then I thought "Hey, SitePoint has a lot of members that write code! Maybe someone else could write a better application than I could?" quickly followed by "Why not have a contest?"
The idea was passed along to those at SitePoint Headquarters, and they approved! So who can enter? Any and every SitePoint forum member!
But be warned, the task is probably a bit much for a newbie developer. The time constraints and high standards may make meeting the requirements too daunting for even more advanced developers.
That said, to make things as easy as possible, competitors can choose what format(s) the utility application works with and what language is used to write it in - with the stipulation that the judges can read and test it. The judges have experience with many languages and various versions and variants of those languages. For example:
Awk, Bash, Basic variants, C/C++, Java, Lisp variants, Lua, Pascal variants, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, XSLT
- So the chances are better than good that the language of your choice will be OK. Just let us know first to be sure.
Those interested are encouraged to look at their own exported files. For easy reference they are as follows:
TEXT FILE FORMAT: (whitespace includes newlines and tabs)
CSV FILE FORMAT: (whitespace includes newlines)Code:
SitePoint Forums;http://www.sitepoint.com/forums
Private Message Dump for User SampleMember; Jul 11, 2010 13:57 -->
Folder : Sent Items
From : SampleMember
To : FormAlly
Date : 2006-11-14 01:24
Summary : added iframe
If you can give me a link to the site I'll take a look at what's being added and look at what kind of user input stuff it has that should be checked. Not that I'm an expert, but it's worth a try.
XML FILE FORMAT: (whitespace includes newlines and tabs)Code:
"2006-11-14 01:24","Sent Items","added iframe",SampleMember,FormAlly,"If you can give me a link to the site I'll take a look at what's being added and look at what kind of user input stuff it has that should be checked. Not that I'm an expert, but it's worth a try.
Code XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <!-- SitePoint Forums;[url]http://www.sitepoint.com/forums[/url] --> <!-- Private Message Dump for User SampleMember; Jul 11, 2010 13:54 --> <privatemessages> <folder name="Sent Items"> <privatemessage> <datestamp>2006-11-14 01:24</datestamp> <title>added iframe</title> <fromuser>SampleMember</fromuser> <fromuserid>83449</fromuserid> <touser>FormAlly</touser> <message><![CDATA[If you can give me a link to the site I'll take a look at what's being added and look at what kind of user input stuff it has that should be checked. Not that I'm an expert, but it's worth a try. SampleMember]]></message> </privatemessage>
Don't have any Private Messages to export and work with or prefer to not use your own? The attached SampleMember files are available for your convenience. Every effort has been made to make them as "real" as possible.
privatemessages-SampleMember-Jul 11, 2010.txt
privatemessages-SampleMember-Jul 11, 2010.csv
privatemessages-SampleMember-Jul 11, 2010.xml
Now the details, the utility application:
- state platform requirements
- follow a standard coding style convention - i.e. human readable with good naming - in English.
- have enough comments to make it easier for someone unfamilliar with the code.
- be able to be run on a typical localhost server
- be 100% error free (suppressing errors doesn't count!)
- interfaced via a web page that has valid accessible mark-up,
....... any javascript and CSS in external files only
- SELECT file(s)
- READ data from the exported Text and/or CSV and/or XML files and those created by the application,
- SEARCH Private Messages by:
....... folder, date(s), from, to
....... summary, message - by using both single words or phrases
- DISPLAY results in a table or table-like rendering
- SORT results in both ascending and descending date and time order
- SAVE any selected results to a new separate file (Text and/or CSV and/or XML).
- still be easily readable without CSS being enabled
- be such that others are freely able to use your code for personal use for free
- code can be written in any language the judges can read and test
....... Post here to let us know and find out if it's OK first
- testing can be done using either developer's own exported Private Message files or the attached SampleMember files
- mark-up can be
- javascript, if used, can include freely available open-source libraries
- images, if used, must be your own or in the public domain
- any reasonable directory structure is acceptable
Time Span:
- Participants will have 14 days to submit their Beta version. That is, until August 14 midnight GMT
- Only one submission per member will be accepted.
- Approximately 5 days later the winner and any deserving honourable mention will be announced.
Additional Criteria:
- in the event of any "ties" Bonus Points* will be taken into consideration
- Submissions should NOT be attached to posts. Please send me a Private Message with a URL where I can download them. Or send me a Private Message and I will give you an email address where you can send them.
- Code to be made available to other members for their personal use.
- Winner will be featured in an Interview thread
- Winner will receive a SitePoint book and admittance to a *Live Course of their choice Free
- Those receiving Honourable Mention will receive admittance to a *Live Course of their choice Free
*Bonus Points for:
- Secure access
- Pagination of results
- Most efficient run time
- Most efficient memory use
- Having the utility application also work with (but not dependent on) database(s)
- Rendering smilies as images
Sign up now, the clock is ticking!


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The Graduate Student Council (GSC) represents and supports graduate student interests at Caltech in all facets of life including academic issues, library and computing facilities, quality of campus life, extracurricular activities such as clubs and intramurals, and social events. Our mission is "to work to maximize the quality of graduate student life at Caltech." The GSC is governed by a Board of Directors (BoD) composed of graduate student representatives from the various academic options. The GSC has a number of standing committees which address all facets of graduate student life. These committees are Academics, Budget, Bylaws, Housing, Publications, Quality of Life, Social, and Underrepresented Students. In addition, the GSC is affiliated with the Graduate Review Board (GRB), the body that oversees Caltech's honor code as it applies to graduate students. Finally, the GSC keeps graduate students at Caltech informed of important information and campus events through our monthly newsletter and Directory email. The GSC provides annual funding for 30 student clubs and organizations and up to $300 in Quickfunding for individual events from social activities to campus literary publications. More information about the GSC budget and funding can be found at
under "Annual Reports." The BoD meets on the first Thursday of every month at 12:00 noon, usually in Winnett club room. All members of the Caltech community are invited to attend our meetings. If you are interested in participating in the GSC but do not want to join the BoD, it is possible to join one of the standing committees in order to be involved in an issue that is important to you. For more information about the GSC, please see our website at www.its.caltech.edu/~gsc.
The relationship between a faculty advisor and graduate student should be founded on mutual respect and open communication. Advisors and students should discuss the nature of their working relationship early and continue this discussion throughout their period of collaboration to ensure mutually understood and compatible expectations. These discussions should be frequent and open, and should include not only work, research goals, and performance reviews, but also change of status, time for personal and family responsibilities, time off, and concerns about academic or work situations. Both the student and advisor have the obligation to initiate meetings as necessary to ensure the success of the relationship. The graduate student-faculty advisor relationship should be guided by fairness and professionalism. Both faculty and graduate students should avoid relationships that conflict with their respective roles and duties at Caltech. Both are bound by the prevailing policies prohibiting discrimination and harassment. Concerns relating to academic or work situations should be raised promptly between the persons directly involved and handled informally if possible. Both students and advisors have the responsibility to raise and address concerns and conflicts without delay and in a manner that conforms with academic integrity and professionalism. Caltech policy requires that students' concerns be addressed fairly and promptly and prohibits retaliation or discrimination against students for appropriately voicing concerns. If a problem remains unresolved or if direct discussion is not possible, a student can seek assistance from Division officers (e.g. Option Representatives and Executive Officers), the Dean of Graduate Studies, the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, or the office of International Student Programs. At any time a student may request that discussions remain confidential. For more details about sources of assistance consult the graduation option regulations and the Student Grievance Procedure sections in the Caltech Catalog.
To review a list of suggested questions that you ask a faculty member before deciding to work with the, please see: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~gscacad/html/advisor.pdf
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Wallet was nice, but again, packaging was a clear plastic sleeve. Not good for a Christmas gift. Definitely needed to be boxed.
I bought this wallet for my husband because the cheap one i bought for about the same price last year had already fallen apart. I thought everything about it was great especially the extra flap and the zippers. never seen that on a men's wallet. He complained a couple days later only because he was still getting used to it. you know how men are with breaking in new wallets. Also the leather seemed of good quality so it was a little extra stiff at first. But he's completely happy with it now. Hope this review is helpful to everyone.
The wallet quality was good and my husband loved it!
Great quality, good price. My husband loves it! Definitely a nice wallet, and thanks to the reasonable price, there's still money left to put in it!
good xmas gift for my dad he liked it he is happy with the wallet
I ordered 3 but the color was way off!,,I returned them. I will order some other ones
Bought as a gift and I see the user using this wallet and loving it. The color is true to the picture. There are ample card pockets, divider to separate large bills from smaller ones. There's a zippered coin pocket too. Terrific buy for the price, quality product with such a low cost. I am very happy with this purchase.
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Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples
If you have previously undergone surgery, there may be FFPE tissue samples at the hospital where your surgery was performed. If you wish to donate these, please join the ACC Registry.
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Fresh and frozen tissue is much more useful for research than FFPE tissue. If you are going to undergo surgery for your ACC tumor, there may be excess tumor tissue that won't be needed for your diagnosis and would otherwise be thrown away. If you would like to arrange a donation of this extra tissue that can be sent to our laboratory in fresh or frozen form, please:
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George Lopez says he's gonna run for mayor of Los Angeles in eight years ... background check willing!
Lopez made the big announcement on FOX's "Good Day L.A." this morning -- saying, "If Arnold Schwarzenegger can be governor ... why can't George Lopez be the mayor of Los Angeles?"
Fair point.
why wait? do it now
Lord knows he couldn't do a worse job than our current mayor.
The problem with all these morons getting elected to public office (and I include Villariagosa and other politicians) is that the job is about ADMINISTERING a government, not posing for pictures and acting.
Let him stick to his idiotic stand-up and hate rhetoric.
I have had chimp poops lighter shaded than this fool. He is a homophobic idiot.
Why? o_O
Because you're mexican, that's why.
George Lopez is pretty sweet, so much so I find my usual racist tendencies completely ignored when I think of him.
That's rare!
George Lopez thinks he will only work one hour at night and be over-paid (celebrity mind-set).
Yea Tuffjuf, George is so sweet that his wife gave him a kidney and then he divorced her. Just the right type of person to be Mayor of L.A.
George Lopez for Mayor of L.A., open those gates and let the Mexicans in, after all they are so sweet too!
No way!
We've already got a Mexican Mayor, and he's turning LA into a third-world country...
His wife you rip her kidney from his body.
Just say, "NO"
Why's he running from the mayor of LA? Did he do something illegal?
One mexican fame whore (mayor Vil-LIAR)is enough for LA, that's why, George. Oh yeah..that kidney issue is the other reason.
Get lost Lopez. You idiot! Your wife saved your life and you let all this get to your damn head and divorce her? Shame on you. I pray you one day find inner peace. You think HOLLYWOOD is all that? Screw you!


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Fab has this cool collection of "Smart Planet" collapsible lunch containers from just $6. I'm always looking for little containers, but they take up SO much space! These come in a variety of sizes and shapes and collapse for storage…ingenious! I just bought a mix set.


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By BRIAN MURPHY
As a military offensive seeks to bring Baghdad from the brink of anarchy, a top Iraqi security officer tried Friday to measure its early stages using the grim logic of a place with daily bloodshed: by counting the bodies arriving at the morgue.
A total of 10 corpses were collected off the streets  apparently all victims of the city's lawless jumble of gang justice and sectarian payback. The daily body tally recently has often been 40 or more, excluding major bombings, said Brig. Gen. Qassim Moussawi.
This was the basis for an upbeat message by Moussawi, a spokesman for the joint U.S.-Iraqi security sweep that began this week and has so far faced limited resistance. But his American counterparts remain much more guarded.
"I would say that it is way too early to establish any trends," said Lt. Col. Chris Garver, a U.S. military spokesman. "We've just started to focus our operations. We have months to go to see if we are going to succeed or not."
The contrasting outlooks cut across the entire mission, dubbed Operation Law and Order, which seeks to reclaim the streets. Powerful militias and freelance vigilantes have carved Baghdad into fiefdoms and made even daily errands a gamble that could end with a car bombing or gunfire.
The Iraqis are eager to show clear progress to boost the leadership of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. U.S. commanders, however, are approaching the neighbor-by-neighbor sweep as a methodical campaign without quick victories  learning from past mistakes of pouring through an area, only to find that militiamen simply went underground and returned after American forces left.
"We are just at the beginning stages," reminded Garver.
But evidence of the offensive against militants appeared around the country.
Borders to Iran and Syria have been temporarily sealed in attempts to foil suspected supply routes. In Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, U.S. forces are under sharply escalating attacks from Sunni Muslim insurgents  suggesting that some groups have shifted from Baghdad to other areas to sidestep the crackdown in the capital.
U.S. military officials said demolition experts destroyed a bomb-making factory they linked to the al-Qaida in Iraq faction in Salman Pak, just southwest of Baghdad. The statement said the workshop contained about 1,000 pounds of explosives.
But doubt was cast on another reported blow to al-Qaida in Iraq.
The Interior Ministry said that leader Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was wounded and an aide killed Thursday in a clash with Iraqi forces near Balad, north of Baghdad.
Garver, the U.S. military spokesman, later said the Pentagon had no information that al-Masri was hit. The al-Masri deputy reported killed, identified as Abu Abdullah al-Majemaai, was detained last week and remains in jail, said an Iraqi army officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose the information.
Iraqi security officials also said 34 armed men belonging to a messianic Shiite cult were detained near Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad.
The Soldiers of Heaven, or Jund al-Samaa, cult was involved in a fierce gunbattle last month with Iraqi forces who accused it of planning to kill Shiite clerics and others in a bid to force the return of the "Hidden Imam"  a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad who disappeared as a child in the 9th century. Shiites believe he will return one day to bring justice.
In mosques Friday, some Muslim clerics supported the general goals of the military push to calm Baghdad. But others used the weekly prayers to denounce the American troop buildup in Baghdad.
Political leaders, too, quarreled over the widening security sweeps  reflecting starkly opposing perspectives among Iraq's two Muslim groups.
The majority Shiites have generally favored the campaign as a way to neutralize Sunni militant groups, blamed for waves of recent car bombings. Sunnis  who enjoyed a privileged position under Saddam Hussein  believe Shiite factions will use the military push to try to cement controls of key areas in Baghdad.
Sunni lawmaker Dhafir Al-Ani said on Al-Arabiya television that the Baghdad security plan had lost the "element of surprise" because it was announced long in advance, giving Shiite militiamen time to flee to Iran. He also claimed Shiite militias had provided security forces with some of the names on their wanted list.
But a Shiite lawmaker, Hadi Al-Amiri, backed the U.S.-Iraqi crackdown as a way to "target all those who cause the Iraqi bloodshed."
In Geneva, the International Organization for Migration offered a bleak picture of Iraqis trying to escape the violence and insecurity. Nearly 18,000 people have left their homes in the past three weeks in central and southern Iraq  some fleeing for the borders and others taking shelter in makeshift housing.
As many as 1 million Iraqis could flee their homes this year unless the unrest is brought under control, said a report by the 120-nation agency. An estimated 1.4 million Iraqis have already left their homes.
"The numbers of people that are being displaced are increasing every day," said Jemini Pandya, a spokeswoman for the group. "The security situation is not improving. It's not changing."
In other developments:
- The Pentagon said it is sending an Army division headquarters staff of about 1,000 soldiers to Baghdad three months ahead of schedule, a move intended to improve the Army's ability to command and control the thousands of extra combat troops that President Bush has ordered to Iraq.
- Iraq's Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, told the Arabic language daily Al-Hayat that Sunni insurgents who are "honorable and genuine" must be given the chance to join the political process now that the United States is eager to pull its troops from Iraq. He said U.S. and Iraqi representatives must negotiate "with the participation of the resistance" after "America has failed to run the country."
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The Sunni's are doing the bulk of the damage in terms of U.S. KIAs (about 92%). They are supported by Saudi Arabia and Syria (both are Sunni countries). So what is really going on in Iraq? Given the fact that the U.S. is there to control the oil in order to protect the dollar while it has to support the Saudis, the Bush Administration is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. More Sunni insurgents will pour over the Syrian border, funded indirectly by the Saudis. They will bring with them advanced IEDs and weapons to lay the ground work for a much larger civil war. In the meantime, the Bush Administration is turning a blind eye to the Saudi problem by creating a diversion with Iran. Bush has got this country in the worse possible mess imaginable, and being the genetic screw-up he is, things are about to get much worse. What the U.S. troops are doing is analogous to acting like referees during the Civil War between the states. It won't make any difference.
Its like landing a 747 with no landing gear and praying everyone comes out alive and all nice and democratic. These morons in the white house can't honestly believe their on stupidty. The only way to secure Iraq is to nuke the whole middle east (along with Russia and China) which would basiclly finish off whats left of the planet. And where would we get all the daily crap we buy since this country basically can't make shit anymore. We just do each others laundry, I think its called (service industry). "One day at a time sweet Jesus" has become more real than I ever could imagine. I got a bad feeling I/we haven't seen nothing yet.
Ardie, I don't know where you are getting your information, but you're wrong. I think your conclusions are only your own assumptions. It's true that, in the beginning, the sunnis were causing most of the death and injuries to our guys. But as the situation has progressed more amd more it has been caused by the shiite militias. They are much more proficient with the roadside bombs and have the advantage of being able to travel freely in coalition controlled territories. One of their snipers can take out one of our guys and go back home, sit down, and have dinner while the troops look for a sunni insurgent. It is much easier for them to plant the bombs in the roads and that is what has caused most of the American deaths. Also, they have access to better more deadly equipment because so many of them are in the Iraqi army.
My information comes from the boots on the ground. I taught desert and/or urban tactics to a lot of those guys. We talk. They can't trust anyone any more. Especially the Iraqi troops. Everyone is the enemy. I get the feeling it's worse than Nam was. What the public doesn't know is that the shiites want us gone so they can wipe out the sunni resistance. They know they have the power to do it. If we left it would be a bloodbath and over in about 6 months. That information has been suppressed. The reality is that we are protecting the sunnis.
Both sides are targeting certain people to kidnap. torture, and kill – settling personal scores – but mostly it is the shiites doing that. Actually the new strategy is the most intelligent thing they have done in 3 years. They're going after the shiite militias and death squards. They are the ones killing and injuring most of our guys. The sunnis are primarily martyr bombing the shiites. About the only time they kill any of ours is when we trap them in a firefight or a rare roadside bomb. But, as the administration has been pointing out, those bombs are primarily Iranian manufacture and they sure as hell aren't giving any of them to sunnis. The shiites have a direct pipeline to dealers in Iran. The sunnis don't get near as much outside help. most of the exposives they use are the ones we walked right by during the invasion and what they had stashed for this eventuality.
I do agree with you that the situation is a FUBAR. This crackdown will only cause the bad guys to go underground until its over. Then they will start over again. Bush will huff and puff about how right he was and then the damn thing will blow up in his face again. And, of course, he will not tell you that the bad guys went to other parts of the country and killed people while Bagdad was shut down. The lies will continue and the situation will continue to deteriorate until congress gets the balls to stop it. The house looks like they are going to do it but the senate stands in the way. It will have to turn into a complete disaster before 10 of those idiot repugnants give in. The stupidity of it boggles the mind.
Above…."The stupidity of it boggles the mind"…..I agree SEAL. Staring to wonder what will happen in the months to come. We are in a part of the world where history tells us their has been little peace for centuries. A few hundred thousand soldiers from any country want change this fact but several hundred well placed nukes would. Of course whats left of the area wouldn't be inhabitible for years possibly. The oil infrastructure would disappear and we (america) would truely become the great satan. I find it hard to imagine any political solution that would be lasting and safe, given the history of the middle east. Why not just get the hell out and let them kill each other until some sect comes out on top. We are their for the oil and to try to establish a foothole. Can't see that happening without some use of nukes. Keep and I on Iran.
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Brian Collins
Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education
212 772-4773
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Brian Collins is an Assistant Professor within the department of Curriculum and Teaching and works to support bilingual education and English language learners. He holds a Ph.D. from New York University, an M.A. from Middlebury College, and a B.A. from New England College.
Courses Currently Teaching at Hunter:
➢ Foundations of Bilingual Education (BILED 701.00)
➢ Language Assessment for English Language Learners (BILED 717)
➢ Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching (BILED 771)
Dr. Collins' research focuses on the dual language development of children of immigrants in the U.S. and how language competences interface among dimensions of children's social, psychological, and academic well-being. His research gives careful consideration to contextual factors in the home and school environment and factors unique to children of immigrants. Since 2003, Dr. Collins has served as the research coordinator for the Harvard Project on Child Language and Developmental Psychiatry (CLDP), an NIMH-funded project at the Judge Baker Children's Center. This project follows over 200 bilingual Latino children in 16 elementary public schools from kindergarten to second grade. Its results have important implications for young Latino children, both for those who have multiple strengths and are on a successful/adaptive pathway, as well as for those at risk for long-term academic and psychosocial problems due to lack of language proficiency, language deficits or mental health problems. Dr. Collins is committed to connecting his research to educators, clinicians, and specialists who work with dual language children.
Selected Publications:
Collins, B. A., Toppelberg, C.O., Suárez-Orozco, C., O'Connor, E. & Nieto-Castañon, A. (2011). Cross-Sectional associations of Spanish and English competence and wellbeing in Latino children of immigrants in kindergarten. International Journal of Sociology of Language 208 (2011) 5-24.
O'Connor, E., Dearing, E., & Collins, B. A. (2011). Teacher-child relationship trajectories: Predictors of behavior problem trajectories and mediators of child and family factors. American Educational Research Journal 48 (1): 120-162.
Toppelberg C.O., Collins B. A, (2010). Language, Culture, and Adaptation in Immigrant Children. Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America 19(4):697-717
Sirin S., Roger-Sirin L., & Collins B. A. (2010). A measure of cultural competence as an ethical responsibility: Quick Racial and Ethical Sensitivity Test, Journal of Moral Education (39) 1.
Collins B. A., (2007). Preparing Teachers for Culturally Diverse Schools: Research and the Overwhelming Presence of Whiteness [Abstract]. SAGE Race Relations Abstracts, Noguera P. Ed. (32) 3.
Toppelberg C.O., Collins B. A, (2003). Constructing a language: A usage-based theory of language acquisition. By Michael Tomasello. Cambridge, MA, US: Harvard University Press, 2003. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 43(10):1305-1306.
Selected Presentations:
Collins, B. A., Toppelberg, C.O., Suárez-Orozco, C., O'Connor, E. & Nieto-Castañon, A. (2011). Associations of Spanish and English Competence and Wellbeing in Latino Children of Immigrants in Kindergarten. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), New Orleans, LA
Collins, B. A., Toppelberg, C.O. & Nieto-Castañon, A. (2011). Spanish and English Language Competences Prospective Associations with the Wellbeing of Latino Children of Immigrants. Poster presented at Society of Research on Child Development (SRCD) Biennual Meeting, Montreal, Canada
Collins B. A., (2010). Dual Language Development in Young Immigrant Children. Institute and SIG Co-Chair at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), New York, NY
Collins B. A., (2009). The New Kids In America: Latino Immigrant Children-Clinical Implications. Symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Honolulu, HI
Collins B. A., Toppelberg C.O., Nieto-Castañon A., & Hollinshead M. (2009). Low Spanish and English Language Competence and Psychopathology in Young Latino Boys and Girls. Poster presented at Critical Issues in Latino Mental Health Research Conference, NIMH and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Collins B. A., Toppelberg CO, & Nieto-Castañon A. (2009). Developmental Interdependence of Spanish and English Competences in Bilingual Children of Immigrants. Paper presentation, Spanish in Contact, Miami, FL
Sirin S., Katsiaficas D., Gupta T., Collins B. A., Onaga M., Fine M. (2009) Acculturative Stress on Mental Health of Urban Immigrant Boys and Girls. Poster presentation, American Psychological Association (APA) Toronto, CA
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The Sociology Source teaching blog has started a new section called Sociology Sounds for songs that can be used as teaching tools. Here are the songs that I submitted about the Asian diasporic experience (none of which, unfortunately, have been posted on that blog at the time of writing). Any suggestions? Please share them in the comments!
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October 13, 2012 12:58 PM
wow, did i ever love that feeling the first time. another great moment was when a store asked me for a second ID because i looked nothing like my license photo; the cashier actually called a manager. i cheerfully explained that i'd lost more than 100 pounds. that was awesome.
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Posts: 112
October 13, 2012 1:23 PM
LOL this thread is funny. My goal weight is actually my drivers license weight. I've never changed my weight ever since I got my first license at 16 (12 years ago) lol. At my heaviest last year I was 198. Now I'm 170 and my license weight says 140.
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October 13, 2012 1:24 PM
That is great!
I had to renew my drivers license in September. For the first time since I have had my license, I put down my true weight. Now, 4 weeks later, my weight is wrong again, but this time it is over my true weight. Hopefully, next time I renew it, I will be able to list my goal weight.
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October 13, 2012 1:29 PM
I just got my permit and lied about my weight. :P I have 24 pounds before I get there, but I've been at the weight before and know I'll be there in a few months.
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October 13, 2012 1:33 PM
The last time I flew was in August (to visit a fellow MFPer!) Anyway, the TSA agent looked at my license, looked at me, looked at my license again and said, "Wow, you've lost a lot of weight!" While I appreciated the comment, I was getting a little worried that she wouldn't let me through security. I'm thinking I may take my passport with me on my next trip since that picture is much more current.
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October 13, 2012 1:37 PM
I went to get my passport recently and when the clerk looked at my DL, she said "Wow! You've lost weight!" I wanted to hug her, but I thought that might be inappropriate. In 90 more pounds, I just hope I can still use both IDs.
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October 13, 2012 1:39 PM
My pic was at 282, I told them 232, and now I'm 182...and NO ONE has ever questioned it. Not that I use it often, but COME ON! LOL
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October 13, 2012 1:40 PM
When you turn 21 here you get a different license (or at least you did when I turned 21). My weight listed hasn't changed since then. It'll be awhile until I get back down there but OH BOY am I looking forward to it!
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October 13, 2012 1:41 PM
I lied on mine too - I was probably 20 pounds heavier than it says. Now I weigh 40 pounds less than my license weight! I think it's common. I just didn't like telling people how much I weighed :(.
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October 13, 2012 1:42 PM
YAHOO! That is fantastic!
My goal is my driver's license weight as well! Can't imagine going below it!
TRUE Story: I asked at the DMV if I could be charged with anything for stating the wrong weight! Nope. Ok, I said. Lie and keep it the same please!!!! :)
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October 13, 2012 1:44 PM
I never look at my license. It's face side down in my wallet so I don't have to see the horrific picture every time I open it. I just looked at it because I have no idea what the weight was on there. Apparently I'm a delusional liar, because I would be lucky to ever weigh my listed weight!
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October 13, 2012 1:45 PM
LOL My Christmas goal is to be within 5 lbs of my DL weight of 170. First time in like...oh....(let me do the math here)....
at least 18 years.
ATM I am about 15lbs heavier than my license at 185 lbs.
If I can get below? OMG
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October 13, 2012 1:45 PM
My reward when I get to my final weight is to go in and get a new Driver's License. New photo, new weight!
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October 13, 2012 1:50 PM
I cant wait to get to my DL weight!
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October 13, 2012 1:52 PM
They don't list weight on a New York drivers license. I'm not really sure what the point would be to list that considering it's just not a valid way to identify a large percentage of the population who isn't consistent in their weight.
Edited by Aviva92 On October 13, 2012 1:53 PM
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October 13, 2012 1:53 PM
Well, Well, I upped mine this year to 220 from 175 since high school. But between me and MFP I'm 250ish LOL
Next time I'm sticking to my goal weight on my license!
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October 13, 2012 1:56 PM
my driver's license has me lised at 160...reality is 220ish.
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October 13, 2012 1:59 PM
The last time I flew was in August (to visit a fellow MFPer!) Anyway, the TSA agent looked at my license, looked at me, looked at my license again and said, "Wow, you've lost a lot of weight!" While I appreciated the comment, I was getting a little worried that she wouldn't let me through security. I'm thinking I may take my passport with me on my next trip since that picture is much more current.
I think that I will have the same problem.
I am going to fly to the Philippines in May. My weight is dropping very fast. I am working hard doing it. Going there to meet a girl for the first time so she is part of the motivation.
I guess I am going to have to take some progress photos with me to the security gate to prove I am not lying its me LOL
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October 13, 2012 2:03 PM
I'm WAY under mine, and thinking maybe I should get it changed. Is that something people do?
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October 13, 2012 6:05 PM
My reward when I get to my final weight is to go in and get a new Driver's License. New photo, new weight!
Me too! I'll pay to have it changed! :) Great minds think alike! Oh yeah, I'll also schedule a hair appointment before I go in! :)
Edited by MoniMoni2u On October 13, 2012 6:06 PM
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October 13, 2012 6:07 PM
Hmmm this makes me wonder if I should have lied on mine :P
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October 13, 2012 6:08 PM
I'm looking forward to that too :)
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October 13, 2012 6:09 PM
So glad in Australia we don't have to have a weight on our licenses.
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October 13, 2012 6:16 PM
Yep they asked me if I wanted to change it on my last renewal and sure enough the first time ever it was almost correct.... so I lied and now in another thirty or so it will be right again. Seriously its rude to ask anyway and if they wanted the truth they would weigh ya. I sadly don't do anything illegal anyway. bahaha
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October 13, 2012 6:21 PM
Texas licenses don't show your weight either, must be because they know everything is bigger in Texas!
Thanks for sharing. I recently moved here an I'm getting a TX license soon. It's good to know that not everyone will know how big you are.
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Triple-A Gwinnett reliever Stephen Marek is headed for season-ending elbow reconstruction surgery, Braves director of player development Kurt Kemp said Friday.
Marek will undergo "Tommy John" surgery on Wednesday in Birmingham performed by Dr. James Andrews, a surgery that typically requires a 12-month recovery. Kemp said Marek found out about his diagnosis late Thursday.
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Marek's elbow stiffened up following Sunday's outing in Gwinnett and he was placed on the disabled list Monday with an inflamed right elbow. An MRI confirmed he needed surgery.
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2:31 pm
First. This is not good because Marek has great upside. Hopefully the thing about coming back stronger off of tommy john surgery is right.
May 6th, 2011
2:34 pm
The Tex trade keeps getting worse.
May 6th, 2011
2:35 pm
Rehab well, Marek. There are many who look forward to your debut in Turner Field some time next season.
May 6th, 2011
2:35 pm
Bad news about Moylan and Marek on the same day. Good thing our bullpen is deep…
May 6th, 2011
2:38 pm
He'll come on back in a year or so and be fine…they usually are…best of luck with it, SM.
May 6th, 2011
3:00 pm
@ Bob
the tex deal w/ the angels couldn't get any worse. Cotchman was not an answer. The promise of ANYTHING at somepoint makes things a little better.
I'm not sure if he's still in the majors. I think he's with the rays now. (maybe?)
I was excited at marek's potential out of the pen this year. It's not good news, but hopefully he can come back stronger like Venters did.
TJ surgery has (knock on wood) worked out pretty kindly to our pitchers recently. Hopefully this continues going forward.
May 6th, 2011
3:05 pm
At what point does every pitcher have this surgery after being drafted just to get it out of the way? The amount of guys going through TJ surgery is getting fairly high. I realize the human arm wasn't meant to throw a ball overhand, especially at 90+ mph, but more and more guys are haivng this procedure every year. Perhaps innings limits are acutally causing arm stress rather than alieviating it.
May 6th, 2011
3:06 pm
It does stink that both Marek and Moylan are advised to get surgery on the same day. But on the upside, I understand Meds is still preparing to come back in August, which will definitely strengthen our bullpen…
May 6th, 2011
3:37 pm
Sucks. Be thankful it's not Venters or Kimbrell.
May 6th, 2011
3:41 pm
I like a Gearrin/EOF 7th inning spot, if its too much, bring up Teheran in June.
May 6th, 2011
3:47 pm
Man – first Moylan, now his potential call-up?!
May 6th, 2011
3:49 pm
Big Trouble! We need a good right hander for the seventh inning.
May 6th, 2011
4:05 pm
Oh lord…Mather over Wayward in RF? He needs a night off but Mather?
May 6th, 2011
4:07 pm
Julio Tehran has been called up to start SAt. WHOA.
May 6th, 2011
4:08 pm
UNREAL. And thats a national TV game…
May 6th, 2011
4:13 pm
According to Talkingchop.com, its a done deal. Tehran starting Sat vs the Phils.
May 6th, 2011
4:33 pm
I thought Sunday was the televised game.
Kotchman is indeed still with the Rays, hitting over .320 as a bench hitter and backup 1B.
Moylan and Marek will both be missed but they will come back and things are not drastic. The team has depth and can withstand the loss of Pete.
May 6th, 2011
4:34 pm
Odd claim .. the doubleheader doesn't affect the rotation until Sunday's game.
May 6th, 2011
4:34 pm
According to Bill Shanks, 1670 am in Macon, its a spot start so that Huddy, Hanson don't have to pitch on 3 days rest.
May 6th, 2011
4:35 pm
Sat game is at 7pm.
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4:39 pm
I thought Sunday was the day at issue, not Saturday…
May 6th, 2011
5:40 pm
Yet another example why you can never have too much pitching.
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News Release
TFC Michael Murriell
Public Affairs Officer
Kentucky State Police
Post 14, Ashland
(606) 928-6421
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Two Killed in a Single Vehicle Collision on KY 1947
Date of News Release: 09/20/2010
(Ashland, Ky.) -- The Kentucky State Police in Ashland is investigating a single vehicle double fatality collision that occurred on KY 1947 around 1:326 PM yesterday afternoon (19th). Richard Everman, age 86 of Olive Hill, KY was operating a 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix and was traveling East on KY 1947. The passenger in the vehicle was Richard's spouse- Kathleen Everman age 85 also of Olive Hill, KY. Everman lost control of his vehicle and struck an earth embankment causing the vehicle to overturn.
Kathleen Everman was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Jason Duvall. Richard Everman was flown to Cabell County Hospital but later died as a result of his injuries. Both occupants were wearing seat belts. Alcohol is not suspected as a factor in the collision. The cause of the collision is under investigation by Trooper Brad Wiley.