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Your presence alone sparkles and shines, but when you put on these Open Drop earrings by Dayna U to accentuate your West Virginia game day attire, you'll look absolutely stunning! These silver-plated earrings feature genuine Mountaineers-colored crystals and dangling WVU wordmark charms in the center to add an extra flicker of feminine fashion to your garb. Plus, they hang approximately 1.5" long, so every fellow fan will admire your accessories from a mile away! These earrings will totally polish off your Mountaineers look for any event, whether you're cheering on the football team or heading to class.
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I LOVE this recipe. I got so many compliments on this pie. My Mom even wanted the recipe, and she's the Master Cook around my house! This recipe is inexpensive and tastes delicious. The only problem I had is getting the cream cheese to completely smooth. There were little lumps left and they didn't bake out- they were still there when the pie had cooled. Next time I will have to smoothen the mixture more. And the recipe calls for 1 pie shell, this mixture made 1 9" pie, 3 mini 1" pies and I had a lot left over. Better get 2-3 pie shells for this one.
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Freedom, Laws, and the Commerce Clause
The Hon. Michael S. Lee (R-UT)
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Nearly twelve months ago, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion upholding the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate on the grounds that the "Federal Government does have the power to impose a tax on those without health insurance." However, Chief Justice Roberts also opined that the "Federal Government does not have the power to order people to buy health insurance."
Through reining in what some critics deem to be a broad interpretation of the Commerce Clause, Chief Justice Roberts, according to SCOTUSblog's Lyle Denniston, struck "a major blow to Congress's authority to pass social welfare laws."
As part of the Charles Koch Institute's commitment to dialogue and discovery, we're excited to host Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) to discuss his view on the ruling and its wider implications for societal well-being, individual liberty, and economic freedom.
The Charles Koch Institute was created in September 2011 as a reflection of the tremendous growth of the professional education programs first started by the Charles Koch Foundation. The Institute is a 501(c)(3) educational organization that gives professionals and students opportunities to turn their passion for economic freedom into careers through professional education programs. These opportunities include the Koch Internship Program, the Koch Associate Program, and Liberty@Work™. The Charles Koch Institute admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.


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Top givers in the Bay Area, America
Forbes recently released its list of the Top 50 Givers in America and — surprise! — they're all multimillionaires and billionaires. With the Bay Area being the hotbed of innovation, computer know-how, and insanely rich young'n's that it is, we're happy to report that seven locals ended up on the list. We've complied a slideshow […] [Read More]


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Hot off the Press: 89 Paranormal Titles Releasing in August
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Early 5bat! Review: Two Weeks' Notice (Revivalist #2) by Rachel Caine
It's rare that a sequel can top its predecessor, and given the enthusiastic 5 bats I gave WORKING STIFF, I never expected TWO WEEKS' NOTICE to become my new favorite in the series. The bleak circumstances of the first few chapters set me up for a mind blowing ending that has my excitement about this series turned up to an all time high.Read more »
Deadly Destinations: Here's the Master List
Deadly Destinations start tomorrow! If you missed the earlier announcement, starting on August 1st and running the whole month, All Things Urban Fantasy & Dark Faerie Tales invite you to visit all the different supernatural worlds/locations (guided by your favorite characters) from 62 of the most anticipated new Summer releases. Imagine a moonlit walk in Romania with Jeaniene Frost's […]Read more »
Review: GLITCH by Heather Anastasiu
GLITCH reminded me of a young adult version of George Orwell's 1984 novel in that it too has omnipresent government surveillance systems, public mind control, and no individualism allowed.Read more »
Early Review: When Temptation Burns (The Shadow Keepers #6) by J. K. Beck
WHEN TEMPTATION BURNS feels more like my first Paranormal Thriller rather than a Paranormal Romances. Though Andy and Doyle do provide strong romantic elements, they share the narrative perspective with many of the major players in the plot. Both heroes and villains get to tell their side of the story, and Beck doesn't flinch from weaving emotionally and morally complex themes into the plot.Read more »
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After the first few sentences involving a plunger being used as a weapon, I knew I was going to love MONSTER IN MY CLOSET complete with all of its cheekiness and quirky characters. I liked how fast Zoey accepted the fact that all of these creatures she is discovering are real and she has empathic powers.Read more »
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OTHERKIN, the first book in Nina Berry's new paranormal YA series of the same name, hurls its protagonist into a long fought war between the five remaining shifter species and the magic users–called conjurers–who are determined to destroy them. Magic, or shadow as it's called, comes from another world and can be called into ours by certain people.Read more »
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It's official, The Watchers is my new favorite YA vampire series. Not since Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series have vampires and human interaction been so dangerous and so addictive. The training at Isle of Night has never been more deadly as it's not just the teachers and fellow students that Drew has to worry about.Read more »
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Review: THE THACKERY T. LAMBSHEAD CABINET OF CURIOSITIES Anthology
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Digging: Interpol - El Pintor
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band is fuckin awesome
Digging: Tragedy - Vengeance
lastfm auto corrects this to some poet dude called jack kerouac. awse
some poet dude
one of the tags is poetry. sorry for not knowing who he is i guess?
jack kerouac is like ...... words don't do justice
he's a writer who wrote about life on the road and about drugs and music and life. on. the.
road back in the 40's and 50's
consider me enlightened. this stuff is v good regardless
Good moderne hardcore. Band is really great but a shame I can't get a copy of their album -.-
The last.fm comments on "Lay of the Landfill" are pretty hilarious - a bunch of beat fans getting all indignant because they "hijacked the name of an American icon." Anyway, awesome album.
couldn't handle the skramz
Like people who listen to Italian Wretched(a hardcore band) who couldn't handle that their precious band got the name "stole" by "death metal" one.
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Man who beat baby spared jail by judge (From thisisoxfordshire)
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Man who beat baby spared jail by judge
Updated 6:18am Thursday 1st May 2014 in News
A MAN who admitted assaulting a baby has been spared jail by a judge at Oxford Crown Court.
Ben O'Donovan, of Park Road, Banbury, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm and assault by beating.
Nigel Ogborne, prosecuting, said the child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found by a doctor to have 23 separate injuries.
Mr Ogborne told Judge Patrick Eccles that most were bruises which O'Donovan claimed had been caused when he was trying to calm the distressed child down.
Mr Ogborne said the injuries were consistent with the baby being gripped with "extraordinary and unnecessary" force.
The barrister added that there was also an injury to the child's lip, which could have been caused by holding him against a hard surface, such as a button.
Terence Woods, defending, said O'Donovan had a range of psychological and emotional problems and had the "intellectual faculties" of a child of between six and eight years old.
Judge Eccles said in light of his severe learning difficulties and the absence of medical evidence disputing his account he would not send O'Donovan to prison.
He gave him an eight-month sentence, suspended for two years, with a supervision requirement and 150 hours of unpaid work.


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Phil Spencer has provided some hints in regards to the future video game lineup of the Xbox One. According to a report from Gamepur on Jan. 19, the corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios was asked by a fan if there are more unannounced exclusive titles coming out later this year. The same individual also wondered when the next Xbox One showcase event will be.
Phil Spencer responded by confirming that new announcements are going to be made in 2014 and that the employees are already making plans. He went on to tease that he wants to have a "great" showing at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. You can find some screens from the next "Halo" video game, which is coming out exclusively for the Xbox One, in the slideshow to the left of this article and the comments from the executive below:
We will have announces in 2014, already working on the plan. I want to have a great E3 this year.
In addition to the new "Halo" title, the Xbox One is also expected to get "Quantum Break" and "Sunset Overdrive" among other exclusive games in the coming year. The upcoming "Titanfall" is also a next-generation console exclusive.
Microsoft launched the Xbox One last year on Nov. 22nd in North America and other select regions. The next-generation system was able to sell through three million units worldwide so far. The same product is set to launch in many more countries sometime later this year.


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Botsford News Release
Farmington Hills, Mich. (November 4, 2009)---Daniel Michael, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the medical staff at Botsford Hospital.
Dr. Michael is board certified in neurological surgery. He is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, the American Medical Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Michael practices at Michigan Head and Spine Institute located at 29275 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 100 in Southfield and 3577 W. 13 Mile Rd., Suite 206 in Royal Oak. The Southfield number is (877) 784-3667 and the Royal Oak office number is (248) 551-0460.
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"We just started catching some crabs and making some money and the last part of October and the first part of November are really good weeks for us," Todd said. "And when it was apparent how big of a storm this was, you could tell it was going to be a three or four day event and you knew we were going to loose a lot of time."
Waterman Bunky Chance said it is only fair for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to extend the female harvesting deadline.
"We felt like to demonstrate as a gesture of good faith that it would be a good thing for them to allow us to have those working days, because those working days are already figured into the mix," Chance said. "So those are days they lost, for them to be given those days is not to be gaining anything. It's only to be having what was originally intended to start with."
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We all suffer from the occasional headache, or dodgy guts, or some sports-related injury.
But then there are those ailments that it's not so easy to joke about in the pub. Men suffer from more than their fair share of embarrassing health problems. Here are a few to look out for, and what you need to know about them.
Seeing blood in the bowl or on the paper after you've been to the toilet can be scary. There's nothing like the sight of claret to push a man's imagination straight to 'worst-case scenario' (we're not used to it, you see).
Fact is, it's probably piles. Piles are caused by constant pressure on the blood vessels inside the anus, and can be brought on by straining on the toilet (especially if you're constipated). Other symptoms include itching, pain, a lump or (yuk) soiled undies.
You'll want to get your piles sorted if only because of those embarrassing skid marks, but see a doctor if the symptoms last more than a week or if they include bleeding, just to be on the safe side. You can help yourself by eating plenty of fruit and vegetables to avoid constipation, not hanging around on the toilet with the newspaper for too long and not straining to empty your bowels.
Snoring is much more common in men and, among 30-35-year-olds, about 20% of men (5% of women) snore regularly. So what's the problem? Well, snoring may be a sign of disturbed sleep, meaning you're tired during the day, and it's also the cause of rows between partners. There's nothing worse than trying to sleep next to a serious snorer.
In some cases snoring is a symptom of sleep apnoea, which leads to frequent waking, very disturbed nights and tired, sleepy days.
But there's a lot you can do to help yourself. Overweight people are more prone to snoring, so losing weight can help. And a doctor can give you a range of self-tests for snoring with the best solutions for a peaceful night.
Fungal toenails
Anyone can get a fungal infection of the toenails, but men are more prone because the fungi responsible often lurks in communal showers and changing rooms (the warm moist conditions make for a perfect breeding ground).
And a fungal infection though rarely painful can look pretty bad. The nail can become thicker and yellowish brown in colour, with a crumbly white gunk filling the space between skin and nail.
If you have a minor fungal infection meaning that it's largely confined to the tip of a nail the doctor can prescribe anti-fungal nail paint. This has to be prescribed though you can't buy it over the counter. If the infection is more established, affecting the whole nail and more than one nail, you may need to take a course of pills. These can have side effects, so discuss it with your doctor.
To improve the look of a infected nail or just to avoid becoming prey to the terrible toenail fungus in the first place give your toes plenty of air, wear loose fitting shoes, dry your toes thoroughly after a bath or shower, and treat athlete's foot (which can spread to nails) promptly.
The urge to fart during an important meeting or a romantic meal can be embarrassing, but it shouldn't be. Healthy young men break wind 14-25 times a day and women half as often, though women's farts and this is a fact smell worse.
And really, farting only became a problem when we started living our lives in enclosed spaces. When humans lived largely outside, farting was neither a major cause of embarrassment nor bad jokes.
In fact, some experts reckon holding farts in is the real threat to health. So when you can, fart. When it's not socially acceptable, make your excuses and go outside. On its own, and with no other symptoms, wind is never serious so relax and get ready to rumble.
Jock itch
Jock itch, also known as sweat rash, is an itchy rash around the groin area of men. It's actually caused by the same fungus that causes athlete's foot, so it's very common in men who play sports.
Jock itch is never serious, but wanting to scratch your groin every 10 seconds can be a problem on a hot date. To avoid it, dry the area well after baths and showers, wear loose, cotton underpants and follow the foot care tips in the fungal nail section to ward off athlete's foot.
Hair loss
First off, you may not be going bald at all. We all lose between 50 and a 100 hairs each day, and many of these are left on the shower cubicle floor after a wash. It may look like a lot, but that doesn't mean it's anything out of the ordinary.
But premature baldness can afflict men (rarely women) in their 20s and 30s. Scientists have discovered two genes that may increase the risk of early baldness in men, and 14% of us carry both genetic variants.
If you are genetically predisposed to early baldness, there's not a lot you can do. But stress can speed it up. So first of all, stop stressing about washing your hair too much, dyeing it or using too much hair spray or gel when you were younger. None of it contributes to hair loss.
There can be little more shocking for a man than finding blood in his semen. But though you do need to get any unusual bleeding checked out, hemospermia (as it's known) in young men is usually nothing to be concerned about.
If you've had less than three episodes, the doctor will probably just tell you to keep an eye on it. If it's considered a chronic condition, which has lasted for more than a month or two, he may refer you to a urologist. Even then, if you're younger than 40 hemospermia is unlikely to be a symptom of a serious condition.
Alcohol dependence
Drinking too much is not something that's easy to talk about, but if you think you've started to become dependent on alcohol the best thing is to see the GP.
Signs that alcohol is becoming too important for you include neglecting other interests, spending more time drinking or recovering from drinking than you used to, and feeling anxious when you haven't had a drink.
Many men don't see a doctor at this point because they think they will have to give up alcohol altogether. But if you have a low level of dependency you will be helped to cut down, rather than made to give up completely.
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If you are serious,there is one antibiotic, that you can take that will stop you drinking,i can't remember its name,but was given to me while in hospital via intravenus & i was given a course of tablets when i left..But if you have one drink while on them,you will be very sick & throw up..Its given after surgery sometimes,they tell you strictly no alcohol with this particular Antibiotic,its because you keep throwing up,if you do have a drink..
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Italian tax police detained Rossignolo and his alleged accomplices – De Tomaso's head of human resources and a financial intermediary – following claims of abuse of public funds.
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The funding was earmarked to retrain 1,000 staff in January this year – although workers have been laid-off since 2010 – as well as refitting the disused factory.
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"Like many other evangelical leaders, I've urged our federal legislators to pursue solutions that would get to the roots of our immigration challenges by pursuing reforms consistent with biblical principles … Even as I applaud Gov. (Rick) Snyder's hospitality, I urge Congress to solve the root of our problem: our immigration system is broken, and the economic impact is only the beginning of the ways that it hurts America."
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During quite a busy week for Congress, immigration reform is proving to be one of the most discussed issues. With the president's State of the Union address Tuesday night and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) — a supporter of immigration reform — giving the Republican response, we can expect a focus from both parties on the need to move forward with reform in 2014.
Quickly on the heels of the State of the Union, House Republicans set out for their annual retreat on Wednesday, where leaders intend to discuss Republican standards for immigration reform and the path forward in the House. Early speculation suggests that the standards will be broad but a solid step forward toward reform.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Rep. Paul Ryan on Thursday told Texas business leaders eager for changes to immigration laws that House Republicans will tackle reform in pieces and ruled out negotiations with the Senate on its comprehensive measure.
The Wisconsin Republican didn't offer a timetable ahead of next week's GOP House caucus annual retreat, where Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has said immigration will top the agenda.
Supporters of an immigration overhaul are renewing hopes that 2014 could bring the first sweeping changes in decades. Ryan expressed optimism at a luncheon hosted by the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce but reiterated an insistence among GOP lawmakers that reforms happen piecemeal.
"Let's just say it's eight bills — I don't know. These will represent a smart approach," Ryan said. "We don't want to get into a situation where we end up with some big 1,000-page bill. But we do realize there are things that have to be sequenced."
The Senate last year passed a comprehensive, bipartisan bill that addressed border security, provided enforcement measures and offered a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally.
Ryan made it clear that if the Republican-led House passes a handful of immigration bills, it won't enter talks with the Democratic-led Senate on its legislation.
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WASHINGTON — House Republicans are preparing to unveil their own broad template for overhauling the nation's immigration system this week, potentially offering a small opening for President Obama and congressional Democrats to pass bipartisan legislation before the end of the year.
Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio and other Republican leaders are expected to release a one-page statement of immigration principles this week at their annual retreat in Cambridge, Md., according to aides with knowledge of the plan. The document is expected to call for border security and enforcement measures, as well as providing a path to legal status — but not citizenship — for many of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country, the aides said.
The Republican effort comes as Mr. Obama is expected to push once again for an overhaul of the immigration system in his State of the Union address Tuesday, and as lawmakers from both parties describe immigration as one of the few potential areas for bipartisan compromise before the end of the current Congress.
"The principles they lay out I'm sure won't satisfy everybody," Michael R. Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City, said at an immigration forum on Friday. But, he added, "if we can make some compromises here for the good of the country, I think we have a very good chance for the first time in a long time of changing something that is really damaging all of us."
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WASHINGTON POST: For House Republicans, new momentum on immigration reform
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January 24, 2014
Recent signals from House Republican leaders that they will pursue their own vision of immigration reform have presented the White House with an opening to achieve a major legislative deal this year that has eluded lawmakers for decades.
Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) is expected to release a brief outline of immigration principles to his caucus as soon as its annual retreat next week. The goals would include strengthening border security and creating new visas for foreign workers, while providing a path toward legalizing the status of the nation's 11 million to 12 million undocumented immigrants, according to people briefed on the deliberations.
Obama administration officials and congressional Democrats expressed optimism that new momentum in the House could yield results after months in which the issue languished in the lower chamber. But they cautioned that it is far too early to determine whether a compromise could be reached between the House and Senate, which approved a bipartisan plan to overhaul border-control laws last June.
"It's a very big deal, and there's a path here that could get it done," Cecilia Munoz, the White House's director of domestic policy, said of the potential for an immigration agreement.
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Portraits Above the Bed
Since Leah's post on Stranger's Portraits in the Home, we've been thinking about portrait paintings and photographs in prominent places. We've rounded up bedroom portraits and are wondering: would you put a portrait above your bed?
Would it matter to you if the portrait is of a stranger or family member?
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To tell you the truth, I don't want anything hanging on the wall above my bed.
Proposed new trend, in the name of Truth in Advertising: portrait over the bed of what the bed's owner is extrapolated (by those nice software programs) to look like at age 80. So helpful in distinguishing between visitors interested in commitment and those looking for cheap thrills.
i have a series of photographs that i couldnt find any other home for except surrounding my bed. some of them are portraits of friends from college, and honestly, it freaks me out if we "lock eyes" during the deed.
To be honest the portrait over the bed somewhat creeps me out, whether it's a stranger or a familiar face. It feels like someone is watching you sleep.
It is considered bad feng shui to have portraits in the bedroom (like having another woman or man in the relationship). I personally don't like to wake up at night and see faces looking at me. I really liked the wall of tiny portraits though, and also the "prayer flag" display.
If one *must* have such a set-up, photo #2 is most definitely the best model, IMO.
I think it's a lil creepy to have someone's portrait over the bed like that. I'm all for a few photo frames in the bedroom, but over my bed is nothing but my dreamcatcher.
I would do this display in a entryway or hallway, but not in a bedroom.
My S.O. and I discussed this because he hung photos of his family in our bedroom and it freaked me out. Even if I hadn't felt like they were staring, it ruined the mood every time I thought about his mother and father.
I have an autographed photo of the very delicious Mr. Ewan McGregor in my bedroom...does that count? If I wake up in the middle of the night I WANT to lock eyes with him. ;-)
I'm tired of thrift store art, esp, paint-by-number and portraits of strangers. If it's really well done, maybe I'd make an exception, but most of these aren't good. Not my taste.
If you have a large enough bedroom and you're able to display portraits on a wall where they aren't looking down on you, and if your bedroom is not located in the Love & Marriage & Relationship area then it could be okay feng shui to have portraits in the bedroom. If your bedroom is located in the Love area, keeping photos of happy couples (such as your wedding pics) in the room are actually good feng shui...even pics of Mom...just use common sense and don't put Mom looking at your bed!
IE: Take the first pic of Leah's bed. The quilt like art to the right of the bed would work so much better horizontally across and hung over the bed, anchoring it and bringing a "higher headboard" feeling to her bed. Then you could put the smaller portrait where the quilt is now over the case goods....it would not be looking down on the dreamer and it would be more balanced. Right now the dresser side is dominating the feng shui of the room.
The prayer flag portraits idea is awesome! However, instead of using this treatment over the master bed, I'd save it for a wall located in the Creativity & Future Projects & Children area of a room that is located in the Wisdom & Knowledge area of the house or the Family & Health area of the house.
I agree with AllisonHarris and opinionatedarchitecht, creepy! And you know how no matter where you stand the portrait is looking at you? I'd feel like they were watching me get dressed. No family photos or paintings of strangers for me, those can go in the living room or hallways.
I think It really depends on the Portrait. I personally love antique photography, especially carte de visites types. I have a photo of my great grandmother from the turn of the century when she was twenty one hanging above my bed. Its in its original frame and I love feeling like a have a tangable connection to the past and my family when I see it. Not to mention it fits the style of my bedroom fairly well.
FengShuiByFishgirl - I agree with most of what you said, just one CLARIFICATION, the first bedroom isn't my mine. It's from the lovely home of Sally Wheat, covered by Joni of Cote de Texas. Here's her post:
I think it is a little weird to have a portrait of a stranger, period. If it's someone you know (or are related to) then it's more normal, but I still wouldn't want it in my bedroom over the bed I don't think. I wouldn't mind for a guest room, though.
The prayer flag idea is nice because it's more casual and there is no one centerpiece, so it doesn't make such a big impact on the feel of the room. I would not really consider portraits of animals to be the same thing as human portraits, either.
I have several portraits of strangers above my bed and I love them. Each painting and bust (yes, I have 2 mounted busts up there too) reminds me of where I was when I found the treasure and they all make me so happy when I enter my room.
Then again, I've always been fascinated by other people. I also collect snapshots of people I don't know and mugs with other people's names on them.
If you live on the West Coast the rule is nothing heavy, hard, angular, or breakable over the bed, regardless of how secured. You'd be fine for many years and then the big one, or even the medium one hits and ouch!
Stylized, abstract portraits are fine with me but someone ele's ancestors would be difficult. The only exception would be an original by Kahlo or Wyatt. For lesser artists one could devise a small blindfold and affix to the painting; after all, it's the eyes that are the most troublesome.
Definitely no portraits above the bed -- maybe on the dresser or a bookcase - and preferably no strangers although I think I would make an exception for Ewan McGregor. And those are nautical flags in #2 but I really like the idea of prayer flags too!
I think a portrait in the bedroom's a little too creepy, but a simple painting above the bed is lovely....one question: what does everyone (anyone) think about having something framed above a headboard? Does the headboard end the decoration for the wall? What about interesting wallpaper?
When I was a teenager I woke up in the middle of the night, and in the wall infront of my bed i saw a portrait of a man, where no portrait should be..it was embossed, or more like in 3D..and alive! He was looking out of a frame, and his face was not scarry or anything, reminded of Jean Michel Jarre, a beautiful man, and he looked down at me with a serious but friendly look..and i got so shitty scared that i pulled the blanket over my head and did not dare to look again! Eventually i must have passed out or fallen asleep, because next i remember it was morning.
Have tought a lot about this, and i am pretty sure that i was not dreaming. I wish i´d had the courage to hold his eye and find out what he wanted.
i think #2 is a portrait of betty crocker.


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Sometimes art imitates life, like for Katelyn Pippy, the actress who plays Emmalin Holden. On the show, the youngest Holden is off to college at (made-up) Woodsen University, and in real life, Katelyn is in school as well! We talked to Katelyn to find out how she juggled being on "Army Wives" and going to high school the last few years.
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Slowly beating the horse to death - Mark DeRosa and Right Field
A couple of times today, I referred to an article I wrote toward the end of November about why starting Mark DeRosa in RF is not a brilliant plan. I won't rehash the entire article, but I'll point out again a few figures for you folks so you can see my standpoint.
First and foremost, Mark DeRosa is not a viable option in RF next year for two primary reasons. 1) Defensively he'd probably be below average in RF (to be fair, Colin thinks he'd be average, or maybe even slightly plus) and B) Offensively he'd be below average compared with the league.
Consider the following three lines as evidence:
Mark DeRosa:
Career AVG - .279 AVG, 27 2B, 2 3B, 13 HR, 64 RBI, .348 OBP, .770 OPS
The third line represents the overall production, by average, of every RFer in baseball last year. DeRosa was actually on par, if not slightly better than average in 2008, although his numbers would have placed him as the 14th-or-so best right fielder in 2008.
In other words, DeRosa's career year puts him as an average starting right fielder with below average defensive tools. Does anybody really think he'll match his career year numbers in 2009?
Contrast that with DeRosa's career average and the average output of a second baseman in baseball:
Him - .279 AVG, 27 2B, 2 3B, 13 HR, 64 RBI, .348 OBP, .770 OPS
Them - .275 AVG, 36 2B, 4 3B, 13 HR, 72 RBI, .338 OBP, .747 OPS
Here, DeRosa's likely output next year puts him slightly better than average compared with the league's second basemen.
Basically what I'm getting at is this: the Cubs don't need to turn a strength into a weakness. They need to turn their weakness in right field into a strength. Moving DeRosa to right field doesn't fix their offensive holes, it just shifts them around a little. After all, they will no longer have the 3rd best production in CF, which is what the Cubs had last year.
In other words, last year, the Cubs looked like this offensively: they were above average at 5 positions, average at 2, and below average at 1
Moving DeRosa to RF and starting Fontenot - or Hudson - at 2B won't improve that figure. They will be a weaker team offensively when last year's biggest failings were the offense in October. So, I'll say it again, and again, and again. Mark DeRosa is not a good option to play right field in 2009.
GOOD SIR! Your 5/2/1 concept
Your 5/2/1 concept ignores how far above and below average each player is. DeRosa is definitely serviceable in right field, and if putting him there allowed for a significant upgrade at another position, then maybe it's worth playing him there.
The real question we may be getting at today is - what upgrades are 1) available, and 2) possible?
Bradley and Dunn seem like upgrades in right field. You might want to add Abreu to that list as well. Beyond them? Burrell? Anyone else?
What about not signing a free agent right fielder, and snagging Derek Lowe for the rotation? I'm not saying it's a good idea, at all, but I'm thinking of a reason why it might make sense to play DeRosa in right - perhaps he'd be below league average, but perhaps our rotation would be improved in a comparable fashion.
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If we do not get Milron Bradley why don't we try to sign Eric Henske, this guy can
play 1st, 3rd and the out both corners. As Ray he hit 20 hun runs and we can
get him cheap.
I advocated this over a month ago
But it appears that "versatility", according to Lou, equates to "really fast guys that can cover seven acres of land". That is why we have both Gathright and Pie on the roster.
But if we trade Pie, then maybe we can still get Hinske. We can have him AND Bradley. The money should be there to allow that to happen, especially if we can dump Marquis somewhere.
Using the numbers you posted
Using the numbers you posted above, how does his career year make him an average right fielder? The average RF hit for a .788 OPS in the National League. His 2009 projections have him at about an .800 to .810 OPS hitter. Rally projects him at +1 on defense in RF and CAIRO is also +1. He's a slightly above average hitter in RF. Slightly above average on defense. He would be an above average right fielder. Not much above average, he would be above average.
That's not really the issue though. What is the point in comparing someone to the average at their position? Compare them to the possible acquisitions. Milton Bradely. Better for sure. Abreu? Not better. Dunn? Better.
The number of positions a team is above or below average at offensively is meaningless. Say you have Pujols and David Eckstein. That counts as 1 below average and 1 above average, which is ridiculous. Pujols is the equivalent of 2 superstars. Pujols counts the same (above average) as someone like Mark DeRosa would. Eckstein counts the same as someone who would go 0 for 600 with 600 strikeouts. You can't measure an offense like this. It's beyond flawed. A team with Pujols, Utley, Wright, Ramirez, Raul Ibanez, Corey Patterson, So Taguchi, and Koyie Hill would rank as this using your system: 4 above average, 1 average and 3 below average. That would be a worse offense (using your system) than Soto, Lee, DeRosa, Theriot, Ramirez, Soriano, Johnson/Fukudome and Milton Bradley. Or a rotation of Lincecum, Santana, Halladay, Marquis and Neal Cotts would be worse than a rotation of Zambrano, Dempster, Lilly, Peavy and Neal Cotts (3 above average ,2 below average compared to 4 above average and 1 below average). This is terrible.
I'm not sure what issue you have with DeRosa, but he's a fine option for RF if the cubs can't get Bradley or Dunn.
I said he was slightly above
I said he was slightly above average, and noted that he was something like 12th in the league amongst individual right fielders in terms of OPS. You don't have to hit on the mean to fall right in the "average" range.
But you're right - Mark DeRosa, if he duplicated a career year would be acceptable in right field. Problem is that they don't call them "career years" when they happen a lot. I would have to speculate that the odds of DeRo putting up even *average* totals as a RF next season would fall into the Very Unlikely category.
Bottom line, Maddog - DeRosa in RF, Fukudome in CF, and anybody at 2B makes the Cubs worse offensively in 2009. I don't think you can really contest that - so why the jonesing for DeRosa in RF? Why not leave him at 2B, where he's VERY above average and try to find a legitimate upgrade in right?
Kurt, his career year was an
Kurt, his career year was an .857 OPS. That career year would have ranked him 4th in the NL among qualified RF. If we lower it to 300 at-bats, he'd have ranked 7th, just barely ahead of Giles and barely behind Werth and Dukes. The average NL RF hit for a .788 OPS. An .857 OPS isn't acceptable. It's well above average. How you can say the odds of him even being average (.788 OPS) is a bit beyond me and merely a hunch on your part. The available evidence doesn't support that.
The Cubs aren't going to be able to replace Edmonds, but Cubs CF only hit for an .858 OPS last year so overall it won't be too difficult to replace that offensive value if the Cubs have the money to do it. Why the offense won't be as good next year is because it overachieved this year AND guys like Lee, Ramirez, Soriano, DeRosa, and Theriot are a year older.
You can't try to match an offense that couldn't be matched with the same guys at the same age. The 2008 offense was not as good as it appeared.
You can do a lot worse than DeRosa in RF if you have to do that with Fontenot taking over at 2nd. Abreu is a name that comes to mind.
it just seems that you're writing about a guy who is above average, won't hurt the team in the outfield, and acting as if that's the sole reason they won't be as good next year on offense. In order for the Cubs to be that good they need to add Bradley and get 600 plate appearances, and add another offensive player elsewhere.
I'm not saying I want to see the Cubs have to put DeRosa in RF, but it's not that big of a deal if they do.
I'm just not overly concerned about making claims about how good the offense may be and how that may affect the team at this point. The team hasn't even done anything yet (and they may not do anything all things considered). Suggesting to move Cedeno to RF is an awful idea. Suggesting to move DeRosa there IF AND ONLY IF the Cubs aren't able to get a RF is good idea.
Maddog - why are you limiting
Maddog - why are you limiting DeRo to NL right fielders? 4th out of 16 is fine and dandy, but there are 30 teams in baseball and 30 guys who play right field. His .857 OPS would put him in the top 10 of "qualified" right fielders - but there were plenty of "unqualified" guys who hit the shizz out of the ball.
Anyway, all of that ignores the fact that DeRosa had - I can't emphasize it enough - a career year in 2008. Best year ever. At the age of 33. Dude'll be 34 next year. Guys who have career years at the age of 33 tend not to duplicate.
If DeRosa reverts to his average season, he'll have an OPS of around .770 next year. That's great for a second baseman. That is average-at-best if you're a right fielder, and if we're being honest with each other, then we know it puts him in the bottom half of the league, no denying that.
But let's give him the benefit of the doubt and say he maintains his 3-year-average, since he's only been a regular starter for 3 seasons now. DeRosa batted .291 with an OBP of .368 and an OPS of .821 these past 3 years. He also averaged 33 doubles and 14 homeruns. Fantastic offensive numbers for a second baseman. But regardless of his OPS, it's pretty minimal production for a Right Fielder. And in 2008, there were *minimally* 16 guys who spent time in RF who did better, some of whom had fewer than 500 plate appearances.
"But what about the fact that the Cubs over-perform at other positions, like catcher, third base, and left field?" you may ask. My answer is this: so what? This isn't the As Long As It Averages Out As A Positive Number League. The Cubs need to upgrade if at all possible, or at the very least they need to take steps to ensure that they do not revert. Shifting around a bunch of players does not accomplish that. It is almost a certainty that the Cubs will not match their 2008 production in CF, or SS, and possibly not at 1B, and whether DeRosa shifts or stays at second they will almost certainly not match last year's production at second. Furthermore, while DeRo - even a reverted one - would be an upgrade over the Cubs production in RF compared with last year, it doesn't make up for the fact that they haven't really *upgraded* at any offensive position.
Bottom line - DeRosa will revert. His production will almost certainly not even be "average" amongst right fielders next year, and I wouldn't be shocked if there were 20 players who put up better numbers at that position than him. The Cubs, who got knocked out of the first round of the playoffs, will likely return. But would they be a better team with a better chance of advancing?
Not without another bat, preferably in right field, who can contribute more offense than the current options.
Can you do a lot worse in RF than DeRosa? Sure, probably, but again - this is about doing better. DeRosa won't do better.
I don't advocate
getting more LHB's just for the sake of balance, but when you have relatively equal production competing for one position, I don't think anyone would disagree that the Cubs lineup should be more balanced.
For example, DeRosa is a solid player but if Fontenot produces anywhere near last year, it doesn't make any sense for DeRosa to block a LHB at 2B. I know I used the terrible "if" word in that statement, but considering DeRosa is coming off a career year as well, I think the two of them are fairly comparable at 2B.
The fact that DeRosa is so versatile, is what also works against pigeonholing him for just one position. DeRosa being used as a super-sub is his biggest asset to the team.
Many teams are faced with more holes in their lineup than the Cubs and in today's economic market, Derosa's versatility is even more valuable. There is a reason DeRosa drew attention from so many teams during the Peavy fiasco and should the Cubs acquire a Bradley, Hendry could explore what teams would really give up to acquire him.
At the risk of sounding like
At the risk of sounding like a complete baseball novice, let me know your thoughts on this:
Why is it that we are comparing DeRosa's numbers to other outfielders as opposed to other hitters in the same lineup spot? Isn't that a more proper way to compare Mark's numbers?
Mark spent most of last season batting in the 6th and 7th spot in the lineup. Now I'm not sure what spot Lou is planning on playing Mark next year, but if we expect him to hit in the same spot why does it matter what his numbers compared to other outfielders? Assuming that we are set with hitters in the 1-5 spots, shouldn't we be more concerned about Mark's stats compared to others who hit in the 6-7 spot?
I think most of Kurt's argument
...against DeRosa is based on his defense, and I stand next to Kurt every step of the way in this matter.


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STARR, SC — The custodian at Starr Elementary School is much more than just a man who vacuums carpet, sweeps hallways and empties wastebaskets, he is a father figure who impacts the lives of everyone with whom he interacts, according to the Anderson Independent Mail.
Charlie Howell, a custodian at Starr Elementary School for the past 20 years who also serves as a minister at the Iva Assembly of God, says he does not mind children other than his own calling him "daddy" because he appreciates their calling on him for guidance, the story stated.
Howell said: "I guess I could get a job that pays more money, but what would I get out of it? Here I can help a kid out. Sometimes, you know, I will tell them, ''If you have a good week, I will buy you ice cream on Friday,'' or I will give them money for the book fair if they don''t have any. It''s a way to just give back. I''m not a rich man, but I''m rich in other ways. There were people who helped me and who made me a better person. And it helped me realize, if you can make a difference in a child''s life, then you''ve really done something. I don''t want to be praised for any of it. I know they would do the same for me if I needed it. And I do it because I want to make a difference."
Howell goes far beyond what is expected of him as a custodian and has been known to drive the special-needs bus, get up at 4 a.m. and drive to Greenville to pick up doughnuts for a fifth grade fund-raiser for a class trip or drive to a co-worker''s house to sit with people after a death in the family, the story noted.
When Howell retires, he says he wants to work in a funeral parlor, where he can help people during their hardest times, the story added.
According to Starr Elementary School Principal Melissa Davis, what Howell does will make a lifelong impression on these children.
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