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Above: John John's perfect 10 from today.
2011 Billabong Pipeline Masters: Day 1 Photo And Video Highlights
One of the biggest days of competition ever seen at the famed Banzai Pipeline sees broken dreams, broken boards, broken bodies, and balls out surfing from the worlds best in fifteen-foot surf.
Today featured everything we love about World Tour surfing; fifteen-foot Pipeline, terrifying wipeouts (thought we lost you for a second there Freddy P!), amazing performances by underground heroes, and this kid named John John Florence.
Pipeline hasn't roared like this all year and the swell just happened to coincide with the whole surfing world bunched up into just a couple hundred yards of beachfront real estate. The vibe on the beach was a mix between sunburned tourists from the Midwest, people like myself who couldn't find anywhere small enough to surf, and scared shitless World Tour surfers (groms and veterans alike) paddling into some truly sketchy surf. Guys were knocked off the World Tour, medics were working overtime, and John John Florence made it known that he is way ahead of the pack when it comes to the Banzai Pipeline.
I don't know what to say about him other than that he never, ever, claims waves, yet after an incredibly technical barrel on the 2nd reef (who gets barreled way the f--k there?) followed up by a sand-infused 1st reef double-up drainer, John did just that. He didn't go Adriano De Souza on it. It was more a subtle act of stoke. Well done John and props to all the WT warriors--you guys certainly earned it today. That was fun to watch. With plenty of swell still pounding the North Shore log on to http://vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com/billabongpipemasters2011/ to watch it all happen again tomorrow.--JC
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Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons
ASP World Title Event No. 11 of 11
Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii, USA
December 8 – 20, 2011
Hawaiian Dominance in Massive Pipeline on Opening Day of Billabong Pipe Masters
BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, December 8, 2011) - The opening day of the Billabong Pipe Masters witnessed historic 10-to-15 foot (4-5 metre) surf at the iconic Hawaiian barrel of the Banzai Pipeline to complete Rounds 1 and 2 of competition in arguably the biggest surf in the event's history.
The Billabong Pipe Masters, the final stop on the 2011 ASP World Title Series, not only represents a crucial event for ASP Top 34 surfers looking to requalify for the 2012 season, but also marks the third jewel of the prestigious Vans Triple Crown.
John John Florence (HAW), 19, navigated the massive Pipeline lineup with ease to eliminate Maui native Kai Barger (HAW), 22, in a commanding Round 2 performance while securing the first perfect 10-point ride of Billabong Pipe Masters competition. "I got that barrel right off of the takeoff and it pinched and I couldn't see anything," Florence said. "It was really sketchy and then I pulled in to that other barrel. It was fun. The waves were firing. It's the best Pipe has been in so long. There are so many waves that people don't really see. There are ones going underneath and wide ones, they're just everywhere."
Florence, current leader on the Vans Triple Crown ratings, furthered his lead over the field by advancing out of Round 2 and was admittedly relieved to get off to a strong start at the Billabong Pipe Masters. "There is definitely a lot of pressure to do well with all of my friends and family here," Florence said. "I want to do well. I was pretty nervous before that first heat and I'm glad I got it out of the way."
Evan Valiere (HAW), 28, who is competing in the Billabong Pipe Masters as a Hawaiian Wildcard, drove through several Pipe barrels on his forehand to deliver the day's highest heat-total, a remarkable 18.16, out of 20, in his opening heat and eventually went on to solidify a Round 2 victory as well. "There were only a couple of waves ridden, but the ones I got felt good for sure," Valiere said. "It's just so big. There are a lot of waves coming in on the inside, but it's not like you're going on those. When you're out there, it takes a lot longer to get the ones you want. That 9.33 just felt really good. The takeoff always takes longer than you think and once you get to the bottom, you just set your line. Pipeline is the best feeling in the world."
Valiere was another native to contribute to the Hawaiian giant-killing spree of the opening rounds, eliminating ASP Top 34 members Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), 30, and Brazilian rookie Miguel Pupo (BRA), 19, to secure his position in Round 3. "It's unfortunate, I really think Fred's an incredible surfer," Valiere said after his Round 1 win. "I definitely did not want him in my heat out here this morning because I knew he was going to be a major threat. I was just fortunate to get my waves. If Freddy wants to get back on tour he'll get back and do it."
Ian Walsh (HAW), 28, was impressive in his 2011 Billabong Pipe Masters debut, eliminating ASP World Tour surfers Kai Otton (AUS), 31, and Bede Durbidge (AUS), 28, while threading the needle on a massive barrel of his own for one of the day's highest scores, 9.70 out of 10, to advance through to Round 3. "I got pounded and that wave came and it had such a steep tee pee wave on the point that when I took off I was really late," Walsh said. "I had a similar feeling to the wave I didn't make before and I got pounded. I let go of my rail and it sucked back before it spit and I almost didn't make it. When I came out I just had that ecstatic feeling."
Walsh, who is renowned for his big-wave capabilities, was elated to have big Pipeline conditions on offer for this year's event. "You forget you're even in a heat, you're just psyched that you're getting barreled," Walsh said. "This is the real Pipe Masters. It's so fun to watch and it's entertaining for us to surf."
Adam Melling (AUS), 26, current No. 2 on the Vans Triple Crown ratings, was one international competitor to escape the wrath of the event locals by defeating Mason Ho (HAW), 23, in Round 2 of competition. "It's pretty exciting to be in second and have John John just in front of me," Melling said. "Seeing the way he surfed out there today I'd say it's not going to be easy to beat him. I'm just excited to be out there and making heats."
Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34, current No. 25 on the ASP World Ranking and runner-up in last year's Billabong Pipe Masters, is in need of a result at Pipeline to requalify for the 2012 ASP World Tour and is hungry to finish on the podium again this year. "I was really nervous before that heat because I need to do well here to stay on tour," Perrow said. "As the comp goes on it's going to get harder for sure and the guys out there at the moment are pushing the level. I'm just going to go out there and try and get my waves and see if that puts me in first. Hopefully I can go one better than last year."
Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7am local time for a possible Round 3 start at 8am.
For all of the LIVE Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons action log on to www.vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com/billabongpipemasters2011
For additional information log on to www.aspworldtour.com
Billabong Pipe Masters Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Marcus Hickman (HAW) 16.50 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 9.30
Heat 2: Evan Valiere (HAW) 16.50 def. Miguel Pupo (BRA) 3.70
Heat 3: Ian Walsh (HAW) 16.06 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 10.17
Heat 4: John John Florence (HAW) 18.07 def. Kai Barger (HAW) 14.67
Heat 5: Aamion Goodwin (HAW) 2.20 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 2.13
Heat 6: Jamie O'Brien (HAW) 5.33 def. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 2.83
Heat 7: Shane Dorian (HAW) 10.50 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 1.90
Heat 8: Adam Melling (AUS) 9.64 def. Mason Ho (HAW) 8.84
Heat 9: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 14.50 def. Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 5.90
Heat 10: Dusty Payne (HAW) 9.20 def. Kolohe Andino (USA) 6.57
Heat 11: Travis Logie (ZAF) 5.80 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 5.67
Heat 12: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 9.70 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 9.27
Billabong Pipe Masters Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Marcus Hickman (HAW) 13.67 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 9.46
Heat 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 6.50 def. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 0.60
Heat 3: Evan Valiere (HAW) 18.16 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 6.00
Heat 4: Travis Logie (ZAF) 3.57 def. Bruce Irons (HAW) 2.70
Heat 5: Ian Walsh (HAW) 13.00 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 11.63
Heat 6: Kai Barger (HAW) 9.93 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 6.33
Heat 7: Aamion Goodwin (HAW) 10.34 def. Daniel Ross (AUS) 2.84
Heat 8: Jamie O'Brien (HAW) 14.77 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 3.24
Heat 9: Kolohe Andino (USA) 5.27 def. Laurie Towner (AUS) 1.17
Heat 10: Shane Dorian (HAW) 6.40 def. Willian Cardoso (BRA) 1.94
Heat 11: Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 4.76 def. Jack Freestone (AUS) 2.63
Heat 12: Mason Ho (HAW) 9.00 def. Hank Gaskell (AUS) 3.93
Upcoming Billabong Pipe Masters Round 3 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Aamion Goodwin (HAW)
Heat 2: Kalani Chapman (HAW) vs. Dusty Payne (HAW)
Heat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Jamie O'Brien (HAW)
Heat 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. C.J. Hobgood (USA)
Heat 5: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. John John Florence (HAW)
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Marcus Hickman (HAW)
Heat 7: Gabriel Medina (USA) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 8: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 9: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Evan Valiere (HAW)
Heat 10: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Shane Dorian (HAW)
Heat 11: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Heat 12: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Ian Walsh (HAW)

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Philadelphia is funny, I went there as raptor fan, and the only heckling the Philly fans did was of Kyle Korver. It was relentless, and everyone was trying to top the last heckle. It was hard not to smile.
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You can talk about your "rights" as a fan all you want, and you're right, you *can* do whatever you like. But to pretend it's not immature and classless to do it is simply to make you feel better about it.
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That is fine, if you want to call my perspective immature and classless it is your right as well.
You can decide the baseline for how you deal with others, and categorize them as you wish.... but chances are you did not have a ticket for that game, and are now acting like a little girl whose feelings are hurt.
it's my right to wear a shirt i paid for... but he's not wrong either...
just because i pay for my seat, doesn't mean i can be a douche about it.. i pay for my seat on planes too, but they'll tell me when i'm being a drunken moron... and they aren't wrong
maybe BC will get the message.
This same kind of thing can be said about a forum, how dare you criticize derozan, AA, etc... You are not raptor fan, lada lada. Where do we draw the line?
If you want to think half of the ACC are douchbags, you can, but it just makes for an angry existence, mistrust of people, and perhaps reading kaczyniski's manifesto. Or you can just accept it, and realize that fans are fans and they are all cool. Regardless of their thoughts on Derozan, booing, or pizza slices. It's just a game in the end, no need to guide your morality by it, or use it as an excuse to control others behavior.
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side note..
i never got the pizza thing... people are really THAT excited about getting a slice of crappy pizza?
i've got pizza after games tons of times... but never claimed my free pizza... because at the end of the day, i don't care if it's free, i dont want to eat shitty pizza
The only way to bag a classy lady is to give her two tickets to the gun show... and see if she likes the goods.
Fans are fans. But they're not all cool.
I'm not mad, bro. Just calling it as it is. Douche-y is as douche-y does. I personally don't care either way whether you boo Bargs or not.
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Although your neighbors are well within their rights of common decency to complain that you exposed yourself while wearing bikini briefs, you too are within your rights to complain about neighbors peering into your home and infringing on your privacy, not to mention trespassing on private property. The moral of this story here is that the complaints are not necessarily within the normal boundaries of neighborly behavior.
On the other hand expressing your feelings towards participating teams/players during a sports event that you have paid money to attend is well within the normal boundaries of behavior at such an event. It's not as if you are offending another patron with a personal attack. Any cheers or obscenities directed towards the teams themselves are fair game.
I would add that if you had your jungle of pubes hanging out and you saw a child peering through your window, a quick thrust towards that child would be inappropriate, however stretching out while drinking a coffee is well within your right.
your pal,
Look, I understand it's offensive to you that someone boos a player who may or may not deserve it. I also understand the perspective that this sucks. But they're within their right to do this. What else is there to do at a sports event, besides watch the game and express your opinion towards the teams/players?
What I'd be offended is if I had my child there and the person beside me is expressing himself with profanity and lewd gestures. To me that is offensive because I don't want my child learning those words or actions. On the hand there's still nothing I can do about this other than talk to security or give my child some earplugs.
your pal,
I wonder if there was this much angst when the ACC was chanting "fire Wilson" last year. And low and behold, the chanting worked.
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By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Reds first baseman Joey Votto tested his surgically repaired left knee throughout the early weeks of Spring Training. The results have been satisfying enough to make Votto comfortable about participating in the World Baseball Classic for Team Canada.
Votto announced that he would play for his country on Monday after making the decision Sunday night.
"I look forward to playing for the team," Votto said. "I look forward to being a part of the tournament. I had a great time the last time. I'm very grateful I'm on the team. It's not very often you get to represent your country in a big tournament like this. I never got to play in the Olympics, this is the next best thing."
Team Canada began its workouts at Goodyear Ballpark on Monday and will be joined by Votto on Thursday for a final workout at Chase Field before the first-round game on Friday vs. Italy at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. Also in the same round-robin pool are teams from the United States and Mexico.
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Votto said he would not play in the Wednesday exhibition between the Reds and Canada.
The choice to play for Canada came after considerable deliberation on Votto's part. He missed six weeks of last season when he twice needed arthroscopic surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee. The 30-year-old returned in September to finish the regular season and take part in the playoffs, but was far below 100 percent healthy.
After a winter of rehabilitation, Votto has hit safely in five of his eight spring games while batting .375 (6-for-16) with two doubles, one home run and five RBIs. He has shown no signs of favoring the knee and has avoided any setbacks, but he's yet to play a full game in the early going.
Votto waited as long as he could before informing Canada of his decision.
"I needed the games. I wanted to make sure my knee was headed in the right direction, was healthy," Votto said. "I feel confident. I feel as though I can comfortably play and not be concerned about it. I've never been hurt before. I just wanted a little more of a grace period before the tournament to make sure I'm ready for the Reds and my primary commitment prepare to be part of a championship team in 2013."
It remained unclear whether Votto would play first base or serve as the designated hitter for Canada.
"I imagine I will probably share time with another former Most Valuable Player," Votto said, referring to Twins first baseman and British Columbia native Justin Morneau.
Canada did not include Votto on its provisional roster released in January but placed him on the final roster at the deadline last month. The country was given no assurances that Votto would in fact play, however.
"I'm sorry to any of the fans if this affected their plans in any way," Votto told assembled reporters, which included several members of the Canadian media. "I had some former coaches of mine that I'm very close with still that canceled their trips because of the uncertainty. If anybody canceled their trip [to Arizona], I am sorry."
Votto finished the 2012 season batting .337 in 111 games with 14 home runs, 56 RBIs, a league-leading 94 walks and a 1.074 OPS.
Because he did not end the year on the disabled list, the Reds could not have stood in Votto's way if he wanted to play in the Classic. The club was supportive of his choice.
"If he's OK, I am for his decision," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "He says he's OK. If he's not OK, he's not going to say he's OK. The way I look at it is, Joey is kind of the top man in Canada, as far as baseball is concerned. He's like a national treasure."
Votto also received the thumbs-up from Reds CEO Bob Castellini and general manager Walt Jocketty.
"[Castellini] made it pretty clear he wanted me to play for Canada," Votto said. "Dusty was very supportive. Walt was very supportive. All they wanted to know was whether or not I was healthy and I could handle the load. I have proven that through the games. I intend on doing the best I can to prepare for the season coupled with playing in the tournament."
During the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Votto took part as Canada was eliminated in the first round in games played at Rogers Centre in his hometown of Toronto.
"I would imagine the Canadian baseball people were pretty embarrassed by it," Votto said. "I know I was pretty disappointed. We're playing good competition. We'll do the best you can and if you lose, you turn the page. We only had two games and we were knocked out. I don't care about the past tournament -- it's not going to ignite me one way or the other. I will play hard, try and play well and help the team win."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Lowry does not help develop ED/TR/DD
Bullsh!t. Do people not remember the start of this season? Casey was acting as if you didn't have 3 or more years in the league, you were given nothing. ED played limited minutes. TR played limited to virtually no minutes. DD had good games alongside Lowry (remember the top back court in the league thread?).
Terrence Ross' development of late comes from 2 areas:
1) he is getting more minutes,
2) he is getting more comfortable in the NBA and is starting to hit shots he initially was missing.
Before Lowry went out for the second time, you can see Ross' minutes becoming more consistent - the first 10 games of the year were brutal. Also, he has been taking a number of the same shots as before but now he is making them and as much as I hate to admit Matt Devlin is correct, he is much more confident on the floor. That does a lot to change perception but to say it is all because of Jose takes credit away from the number one reason for Ross' improvement: himself.
Ed Davis' development of late comes from 2 areas:
1) he is getting more minutes,
2) he is starting and not backing up the Raptors 'main guy'.
Up until Bargnani went out, Davis' minutes were similar to that of a yo-yo. Since he has been out he has been impressive at times but he has been very underwhelming at times as well. Overall, he has been average at best for a starting NBA PF. Check his gamelog since December 12th for any doubts.
Some of DeRozan's best games have been with Lowry in the lineup. His performance with and without Lowry is a non-factor. The biggest issue with DeRozan's performances are based on who guards him. His worst games of the year have been against OKC (Sefolosha), SAS (Leonard), BKN (Johnson/Wallace), and Detroit (Singler) - all big and/or above average defensive wings.
The Raptors are a good team with Jose leading the team.
Bullsh!t. Let us not forget the much hyped difficult schedule to start the year. Since the tide has turned, Lowry has been out. The Raps have played 4 of their last 6 at home against very sub-par competition minus SA who blew them out. The 2 playoff teams the Raps have played in Lowry's absence have been losses (Spurs & Nets).
Lowry's absence is why the team is winning.
Bullsh!t. The schedule, as already discussed, is a big reason but there is most likely an even larger one - a 7ft, 250lb reason. Lowry most definitely took a number of ill-advised shots and played some unnecessary hero-ball but lets not forget the black hole of black holes, the ball stopper of ball stoppers, the deep 2 master has also been out. That is no coincidence in my opinion.
Lowry is not suited to Casey-ball
Bullsh!t. This season started off with Casey coaching to his weaknesses. Defense was not a priority because the winning culture and defensive mentality was set last year - double bullsh!t. It has only been since KL (and AB) have been out has the team gone back to the basics of preaching defense. I would like to see him play healthy with this renewed focus to the defensive end by the coaching staff.
The team is the same now as it was before Lowry went out.
This is a different team than any Lowry has played with this season. A recommitted defensive approach, a tightened rotation, Bargnani missing, and youth getting opportunities to play.
Lowry will not accept coming off the bench.
Says who? I have yet to see any quote or even rumour of his unhappiness. A big reason why he struggled when he came back from first injury was he came back too soon and played too much. Coming off the bench while he gets use to playing with the team and gets himself in shape is not a sacrifice or punishment to Lowry - it just makes sense. Also, Lowry is playing behind a guy with a large expiring contract and I would be shocked if he didn't understand the business and importance of February 21st.
I, for one, am very excited for Lowry's return. I just came across this article from Ryan Wolstat at the Sun. It hints on many of the same ideas of this thread. Some notable quotes:
I call bullsh!t on the bold.Bottom line is, Lowry will adapt to what the team is doing, not the team adapting to him.
Theres no personality massaging, Casey said with regard to Lowrys return. This is a team. Weve got to do it as a team. Weve shown whether its Kyle or DeMar (DeRozan), Andrea (Bargnani), whoever it is, Jose (Calderon), whatever were doing, were doing for the team.
When I get on a guy or make a substitution, its all about the team, Casey said. Theres no one guy, myself included, who is bigger than the team. Thats the only way. We dont have the super-duper star, Ive said that from Day 1, so if we dont do it as a team, were not going to get anything done.
Casey said that was the lesson learned from the Raptors rough start.
I thought we tried to do a little bit too much individually and once we honed in and started moving the ball, making the extra pass, setting screens, helping each other on the defensive end and the offensive end, we became a better team.
And for his part Lowry sounds like a guy ready to tow the company line.
Honestly, I just have to prepare myself to play, thats all I can really do, he said. In all honesty, just prepare to play. I cant really go on, I dont know whats going to happen tomorrow, how Ill react (to being back on the court) so I just have to prepare to play and if I do play, how I can help the team.
Aiding in a quick return is the fact that Lowry is coming back from a partially torn right triceps. While Lowry wasnt able to play, he was able to keep his fitness level to a better degree than had it been a lower-body injury (thats for you starving hockey fans).
Ive done a lot of conditioning work, a lot of just trying to stay prepared and some movements that are similar to the games but without the ball, he said.
I have to agree with Wolstat's last sentence.No issue whatsoever, Casey confidently predicted. Weve explained it to him, whether he plays second unit, starts, its as a team. We talked about it, we talked about it as an organization and not only for Kyle but for everybody. Thats the only way we can have organization and not have chaos, we have to do it as a team.
We have to have discipline, everybody has to know their role and go from there.
Working in Caseys favour in that regard is the success the team has enjoyed in Lowrys absence, a level of success Lowry is well aware of.
Guys are playing well, the teams coming together, theyve been moving the ball, we won some great games, Lowry said. (Wednesday) night we had one bad stretch and it gave one of the best teams in the league the chance to go up but weve been playing well, everyones been playing together.
He certainly sounds like a guy ready to join the party rather than crash it.
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Under the proposal, the SBA said it would eliminate a personal resources test from the regulations for the agency's 7(a) and 504 loan programs and allowing SBA applicants more flexibility to use their loans to finance expenses.
"CUNA strongly supports efforts of federal agencies to eliminate unnecessary, outdated regulatory restrictions on credit unions," CUNA Senior Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Advocacy Luke Martone wrote this week in a comment letter.
According to Martone, there were 347 credit unions with over 8,100 SBA loans outstanding, totaling $921 million in funds, at the end of 2012.
CUNA said the SBA-guaranteed portion of a 7(a) loan is not counted against a credit union's member business lending cap, but there are approximately 500 credit unions that are currently constrained by or actively managing their caps.
To offer relief, CUNA urged the SBA to support legislation that would increase the 12.25% of assets MBL cap to 27.5%.


text: Simple question. We hired him based on a fairly successful history with Phoenix and his ability to acquire All-star players. Now that we've seen what he's done with the Raptors, would any other team in the league make him an offer or would his career as NBA GM be over?


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This is a little early seeing how Yahoo hasn't even launched their fantasy hoops offering for the upcoming season but given the interest I figured I'd start this now.
This will be the inaugural season of the fantasy hoops dynasty league. Now some important information:
- Standard Yahoo league scoring
- 15 man roster (PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, C, Util, Util, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN)
- Year 1 draft will be a live auction featuring both veterans and rookies
- Year 2 draft and there after will be a live standard draft featuring only rookies.
- Draft order to be determined later. Most likely a lottery system will be deployed.
- Draft picks can be traded, Yahoo should be able to support this without me rolling up my sleeves... But we will see.
- Salary cap will be based on years and the cap will be 35 years. After the draft is complete you will assign years to your players. The total of all players combined on your roster cannot be greater than 35 at this point in the off-season.
- After this point free agency begins. Teams may sign players to multi-season contracts if they have the cap space. If they do not have cap space than can sign players to one year deals; such a player cannot be extended in the off-season.
- Free agency will use a money system. Each team is given equal FA dollars which they can use to place secret bids on FA's who are currently on waivers. When a player is signed the team must immediately post on the league page or the league thread if it is a multi-season signing. If no mention is made within a one week window of the signing then the signing is deemed a one year deal regardless of cap space.
- Released players' contracts will continue count against a team's cap.
- One exception. Each team has a one time amnesty clause available for use. This will allow you to cut one player in the off-season without any salary cap implications.
- At the end of the year you are allowed to two sign players on your roster to an extension for as many years as you want provided you remain under cap. This decision must be made prior to the draft.
I may be looking for an assistant commissioner. If anyone is interested private message me and I will keep it in mind if this thing becomes too much for one person. I will track the cap and other things in Microsoft Excel so basic Excel knowledge would be a must.
I have a running list of those who have expressed interest to me. It's already enough for a ten man league. I am going to carefully pick the people for this because it's a long term commitment and we don't want anyone joining for a season only to quit or to have a bad season and bail on the league, etc. The league won't be capped at 12 teams like the other league, so this might be really big with multiple divisions. I strongly encourage those who are part of the keeper league to join because I know you're all solid. Beyond that regular posters will have a much better shot at getting in than the rest.


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The battle between Apple Corp., the company that represents
The Beatles, and Apple Inc. has finally come to an end. The two companies have
feuded since the 1980s when Apple Computer first came on the scene.
Apple Corp. filed its first lawsuit against Apple Inc. in
1980, 1989 and then again in 2003. The last lawsuit claimed that Apple
infringed upon a 1991 agreement reached between the two companies by operating
its iTunes Music Store and using the Apple logo.
Apple Corp. lost the case. "I
think that the use of the apple logo is a fair and reasonable use of the mark
in connection with the service, which does not go further and unfairly or
unreasonably suggest an additional association with the creative works
themselves," said Justice Anthony Mann at the time of the ruling.
Today, it appears that the two
companies have settled their long-standing feud. The new agreement replaces
the one first reached in 1991. Apple will own all "Apple" trademarks
and will license certain trademarks back to Apple Corp. for its own use. Apple
Inc. will also continue to operate its iTunes Music Store and use its logos to
promote the online service. Both companies will also pay for their own legal
"We love the Beatles, and it has been painful being at
odds with them over these trademarks. It feels great to resolve this in a
positive manner, and in a way that should remove the potential of further
disagreements in the future," said Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs.
"It is great to put this dispute behind us and move on.
The years ahead are going to be very exciting times for us. We wish Apple Inc.
every success and look forward to many years of peaceful co-operation with
them," said Apple Corp. manager Neil Aspinall.
The only thing left is for Beatles albums to start showing
up on iTunes … just don't hold your breath.


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So this is a role that BC has made clear that he is trying to fill ASAP. And it seems Ridnour is on the block.. Would he be a good fit, and what would it take to get him?
IMO, Ridnour would be a great backup PG for this team, I really hope the Raptors are going after him
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In sickness and health, Duncans inspire one another
Brain-cancer battles of mother Jeanine and son Chris bring baseball family together
By Zack Meisel / MLB.com
The average Major League game lasts nearly three hours, the majority of which is down time. The pitcher picks up the rosin bag, the hitter adjusts and readjusts his batting gloves, the vendors locate their next consumers of peanuts, the infielders swipe at the dirt with their cleats. All before the next pitch.
For Tampa Bay's Shelley Duncan, saddled with the knowledge that both his mother, Jeanine, and brother, former big leaguer Chris, are battling brain tumors, and that while he's playing baseball, his wife is left to take care of their eight-month-old twin boys, those recurring moments of inactivity feel like hours. He can't control the paths his mind opts to travel, whether he's in left field, alone in a sea of short green grass or sitting by himself in the dugout awaiting his next at-bat.
"When you have stuff going on in your life, it'll filter into your mind," Duncan said. "That stuff is always there."
It's a constant convolution of how life has come full circle for the Duncans, one of baseball's iconic families.
The Matriarch
There were signs that something was amiss with Jeanine Duncan. For a few weeks, she'd had trouble with her vision and mobility. But with her husband and two sons fully immersed in the last two months of the regular season, she didn't want to be a bother. She was the lone female in the Duncan quartet; she knew how busy and focused her boys were. This wasn't the time to disturb them with a silly concern, she thought.
Then one day in August 2011, outside the family home beside Table Rock Lake in Kimberling City, Mo., she placed her foot on the gas pedal of her golf cart as she headed to retrieve the mail. The mailbox stood at the bottom of a hill; she drove the vehicle off the road and off the incline.
Neighbors rushed to the scene of the crash, and Jeanine called her husband, Dave, then the pitching coach for the Cardinals, who contacted the team physician. Jeanine was taken to the hospital, where she saw a neurologist, underwent an MRI and was swiftly diagnosed with glioblastoma, a malignant brain tumor.
Her maternal instincts kicked in. She immediately thought about Shelley and Chris, the prototypical brothers, separated by two years, whose relationship is ripe with petty fights, competition and tough love.
"'What's it going to be like for them?'" Jeanine recalled thinking. "'I still want to be their mother. I don't want them to lose their mother. They're too young.'"
Those fears were momentarily hushed when the entire family spent the night at the hospital as she underwent surgery to remove the mass in her brain. Chris, the younger of the boys, and his wife, Amy, picked up Shelley and his wife, Elyse, from the airport, and they all joined Dave on an assembly of cots.
"It was bonding and warming and comforting to me," Jeanine said. "They helped me get through it. They were really my strength."
Fourteen months later, doctors diagnosed Chris with a similar form of glioblastoma. That was a blow for which Jeanine wasn't prepared, a painstaking kick to the gut she still can't fathom.
"That just knocked me out of my socks," she said, her voice quivering. "It was really hard, because I knew what lie ahead for him."
The Juggler
Shelley Duncan didn't need a GPS to navigate the two-hour drive along I-71 between Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, home to the Indians' Triple-A affiliate. He spent much of the summer of 2011 bouncing between the two cities like a pinball.
On Aug. 19, he was recalled from the Clippers as the Tribe embarked on a three-game trip to Detroit. Upon joining his teammates in the Motor City, he learned the news about his mom.
The Indians placed him on the bereavement list, and he left the team for a few days.
Shelley struggled to come to terms with the diagnosis. It wasn't grief or shock or panic he was feeling -- those emotions would eventually arrive, too. First, he worried about the thoughts funneling into his mother's mind, the perilous worst-case scenarios she could be pondering.
When he roamed the outfield, that distress dominated his conscience. It was when he stepped into the batter's box, however, that he found solace.
"The cool thing about baseball is how much it means to people," Shelley said. "The importance of coming back was to give Mom something to think about besides what's going on in her life. She got to watch me, and that gave her something to get away from her problems."
Shelley rejoined Cleveland's lineup on Aug. 23, and in his first game back, he tallied two doubles and two runs scored. The next day, he collected a season-high three hits. On Sept. 4, he clubbed two home runs and drove in a career-high five runs. Three days later, he launched a pair of Justin Verlander fastballs into the left-field bleachers during a three-hit, three-run, four-RBI performance.
"It wasn't as valuable and important to me as it was to her," Shelley said. "That's what made me push myself to do more."
His production still gives his mother joy, even a year and a half into her battle. When Shelley hit an RBI single for the Rays during a Grapefruit League game on Feb. 26, Jeanine celebrated like she did when Dave and Chris won a World Series ring with the Cardinals in 2006.
"He is such a good distraction for me," Jeanine said.
Shelley has plenty of distractions himself. Not only does he have endless concern about his mother and brother, his wife gave birth to twin boys, Walker and William, last July. Jeanine, who raised her sons while her husband coached in the Majors, calls it "payback."
"I'm still trying to figure out [parenting]," Shelley said, laughing. "I'm getting better every single day."
Shelley, 33, hasn't always stuck on a Major League roster -- he has never played more than 85 games in a season at the big league level. He has worked for every opportunity he has been awarded, having logged more than 4,000 plate appearances in the Minors.
He has come to accept that he might only be granted a reserve role with Tampa Bay, if he wins a roster spot at all.
That's OK with him, he says, as he understands that he needs to divert much of his attention to loved ones, new and old. That might be plenty to juggle, but his ability to do it doesn't faze his mom.
"I'm really impressed with him," Jeanine said. "But if you look at his career, he's been that way. He's that kind of player. He hangs in there."
The Inspiration
Chris Duncan wonders how long his mother was displaying signs of illness before the accident. Mental slip-ups or struggles to walk didn't trigger alarms at the time but now can be explained.
After watching his mother's trials, Chris learned not to downplay any health woes. He initially blamed the taste of metal in his mouth, the 10-second seizures and the numbness in his mouth and arm on neck surgery he'd undergone in 2008. But this past October, when those same symptoms prevented him from answering a question on-air from his radio partner, D'Marco Farr, he knew he needed to visit a doctor.
"[Farr] was looking at me like, 'Why aren't you talking?'" Chris said. "And I went, like, five, six, seven seconds when I couldn't talk. Because of what my mom went through, I thought it would be a good idea to get my head checked out."
He underwent an MRI two days later. He figured he'd go home and the staff would update him later in the week. Instead, the doctor, who Chris said "had this crazy look on his face," wouldn't let him leave. Another doctor rushed into the hospital in street clothes and delivered the diagnosis.
"He came in and said, 'You have a tumor just like your mom,'" Chris said.
David Pratt, one of the owners of the Cardinals, provided a private plane for the Duncan family to fly to Duke University, where Chris underwent surgery about a week later. Chris chose the same doctor his mother had selected, Dr. Henry S. Friedman, whom Jeanine calls her "rock-star brain surgeon."
"When it happened to her, we all freaked out," Chris said. "We're looking online, talking to every doctor, trying to make decisions. We didn't know what to do. When it happened to me, there wasn't that same panic. I knew the hand I was dealt."
He may have felt that way, but his family certainly agonized.
"It's still hard to believe, even today," Dave said.
Chris pushed through six weeks of daily radiation and chemotherapy. He leans on his mother for advice, and she leans on him for his spirit. He opts to block out the countless possibilities pertaining to his health. He acknowledged -- but dismissed -- the doctor's pre-surgery warning that he might never talk again or that he might have mobility problems on his right side.
For four months, Chris did one radio bit per day, a 10-to-15-minute phone conversation from his home, before returning to the studio for his four-hour weekday show about a month ago. He undergoes chemo for five consecutive days once each month, and he works out up to five times a week. Only once has he skipped work because he wasn't feeling up to par.
"He's really my inspiration," Jeanine said. "I tell him that all the time. To be so young and to be going through what he's going through -- he never has a pity party. He rarely has a bad day."
The Coach Turned Caretaker
For parts of five decades, Dave Duncan dwelled in Major League clubhouses. From 1964-76, he caught for the Athletics, Indians and Orioles. His coaching career took him from Cleveland to Seattle to Chicago to Oakland until he finally settled in St. Louis in 1996 with longtime friend, teammate and coaching companion Tony La Russa.
Dave made it a priority to call or videoconference his sons and wife every day, especially once the boys started playing high school baseball. The trio joined Dave when school let out for the summer, but Dave admits he missed a significant portion of his sons' lives.
"It was tough when the kids were in high school, because they were involved in a lot of sports and activities that I didn't get to watch," Dave said. "That was difficult."
When Jeanine was diagnosed, Dave's decision to step away from baseball wasn't even up for debate, no matter how much his wife pleaded with him to remain with the Cardinals.
Jeanine couldn't picture her husband away from a Major League clubhouse. That's where she would wait for the team when it returned from road trips.
"She was kind of like the team mom," said Indians closer Chris Perez, who played with Chris and was coached by Dave in St. Louis, and played with Shelley in Cleveland. "Jeanine was always there waiting for us."
Dave had been contemplating retirement for a few years, and when his wife fell ill, the choice was made for him.
"There was no discussion," Dave said. "That's what I had to do. There was no doubt about it."
Before he could call it a career, though, his family urged him to complete the 2011 campaign. Chris and Amy volunteered to care for Jeanine until the conclusion of the season. And as fate would have it, the Cardinals captured the World Series crown, and the entire family -- both sons, their wives and Jeanine -- watched the decisive Game 7 from the stands at Busch Stadium.
"It almost felt like it was meant to be," Chris said. "It was crazy."
Now the man who joined the Athletics organization as a 17-year-old and stayed involved in professional baseball for nearly a half-century plays the role of caretaker for his wife, who willingly occupied that role for their children all those years.
Dave drives Jeanine to her doctor appointments. He plays Scrabble with her. He even cooks for her, and according to Jeanine, "is a great chef."
"He's got the Crock-Pot down perfect," she said.
Dave takes Jeanine to Duke once every two months so she can undergo an MRI and a checkup. He takes her to her weekly treatment and her biweekly chemotherapy sessions.
He also keeps busy browsing the box scores in the newspaper each day. She keeps busy riding an exercise bike, doing crunches and leg lifts, listening to Chris' radio show and watching Shelley's games.
As time has elapsed, the Duncans have been together and apart, on different sides of the country and all under one roof. But they've learned one thing: Those thoughts that creep into their minds during the downtime -- whether between pitches, in a hospital waiting or on a commercial break from a radio show -- tend to reveal what is most important.
Said Jeanine: "We're just each other's rocks."
Zack Meisel is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @zackmeisel. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Personal computing discussed
Moderators: SpotTheCat, Nemesis
DigitalN00b wrote:A modular PSU just helps in better cable management.will modular truely be needed?
DigitalN00b wrote:Antec and Corsair have good PSUs. You can add Seasonic, PC Power & Cooling, Enermax to that list too.I've researched Roswell, OCZ, Antec, Cool Master, and Corsair, but have also noticed a rediculous amount of bad reviews PSU's get.
DigitalN00b wrote:If rebates are such a problem (they are for me), consider the price without the rebates."I didn't get my rebate" whine
DigitalN00b wrote:"I didn't get my rebate" whine"If rebates are such a problem (they are for me), consider the price without the rebates.
Here are some recommendations.
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W - $80+$10
SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W (modular version) - $90
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W - $90
PC Power and Cooling Silencer MK III PPCMK3S600 600W - $80
Antec EarthWatts EA-650 650W - $90
OCZ ZS Series 650W - $90 (has a 10% off promotion currently)
paco wrote:None of those have the 4x 6pin PCI-E he'll need for 2x 6870's.
■500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for AMD CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)
DigitalN00b wrote:... I noticed this PSU is SLI ready, but not crossfire ready. Considering I plan to expand into a crossfire setup, should I not aim for PSU's that are crossfire ready?
DigitalN00b wrote:PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W - Crossfire ready & 7 yr warranty? This one has my attention. The reports of an average 2 yr lifespan worries me a tad though.
Starfalcon wrote:Yeah it seem PCP&C are not nearly as good as they used to be pre-OCZ. It is a shame too, looks like they are more living off the name than making sure quality is as good as it used to be.
druidcent wrote:Almost wish I had seen this thread before posting my own thread
On a slightly broader note, what is the difference between 1 12V rail and 2 12V rails?
mdk77777 wrote:Many wires and solder parts are going to fail before you burn down your house.
Sure it is more dangerous to have all the wattage available at once, but in practice, I have never heard of an actual incident. (fire, electrocution) attributed to a single verse multi-rail PSU.
druidcent wrote:Any pluses or minuses about this PSU?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 41018-L06B
Other than it's only an 80+ certified, and I'd need to send in the rebate form, getting it down to $50 seems like a good deal..


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Visitacion Valley
Visitacion Valley Meeting Room
201 Leland Avenue
Play and Grow: Toddler Fun with Reading, Rhyming and Recreation is an early literacy play group that promotes parents child interaction and kindergarten readiness. The group is intended for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and children birth-age five.
This program is a collaboration effort between Edgewood Center, Parent University, APA Family Support Services, and San Francisco Public Library.


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Recruitment #121231-H20A-231
|Department of Human Services
|County Location
Jackson OK
|Date Opened
|Filing Deadline
|Full or Part Time
This position is located at the Altus office.
This position may be filled at a higher level of the job family, depending upon the qualifications of the recommended applicant.
Positions in this family are assigned responsibility for providing social services to children and adults in communities, facilities, institutions or hospitals.
This job family consists of four levels of work which are distinguished by the level of complexity and diversity of the specific job assignments, the extent of responsibility assigned for each level, the expertise required for the completion of the duties assigned, and the responsibility assigned for providing leadership to others.
Level I:
This is the basic level where employees are assigned responsibilities involving beginning level casework activities in a training status to build their skills in providing social services to individuals. In this role they will be assigned tasks which involve interviewing individuals and family members to obtain history data; taking applications for public assistance and/or related services; determining the eligibility of applicants and contacting public and private health, welfare, social and mental health agencies and related community resources for the purpose of obtaining services for individuals and their families. Responsibilities may also include providing routine social services for individuals and their families, assisting in conducting individual and family counseling, or assisting individuals in adjusting to an institutional environment, care and treatment.
Level I:
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor's degree; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of experience in professional social work for each year of the required education.
Scores based on: 100% Written Test
***NOTE: Names of eligible applicants can be made available to State agencies upon their request, immediately following the closing date and time.


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Despite the good price/performance ratio, HP's DLP televisions
are on their way out in favor of LCD and plasma based sets. HP revealed its
2007 lineup of HDTV's that will be on display at next week's Consumer
Electronics Show, and its roster of televisions no longer include DLPs.
According to an earlier report
on the topic, HP has invested heavily in DLP technology -- making the move away
from DLP a rather strange one. Market forces, such as increased demand and lower
costs for flat panels, may have had something to do with the decision to
concentrate on LCD and plasma.
When asked about its plans for new television products for
this year Pat Kinley of HP Personal Systems Group explained, "During 2007,
HP plans to concentrate engineering resources and marketing efforts towards the
growth segments in the HDTV category, which include LCD and plasma TVs and home
automation. As a result, we will sell through our existing 2006 inventory of
MDTV [microdisplay TV] units and not introduce any new models next year."
The company's 2007 product roadmap is as follows:
2007 HP Flat Panel Televisions
2007 MediaSmart Televisions


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UK Equine Farm and Facilities Expo to be Held June 19
May 26, 2013
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May 01, 2008
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Ban Passed on U.K. Hunting with Hounds
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According to www.equine-world.co.uk, the U.K. House of Commons on Nov. 18 used the Parliament Act to force through the a bill to ban hunting with hounds. "Following disagreement between... Read More
Hoof Preparation Products
October 09, 2001
Walk into any tack store and you can smell the hoof care section before you even get there. A long list of ... Read More
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June 01, 1999
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if you could tell what someone was thinking, or better yet, pluck
their memories and examine them? That concept has been fodder
for countless science fiction works, and in essence is the goal of
lie detection machines. Unfortunately, to date, lie detection
machines and other techniques are crude and error prone at analyzing
memories or thoughts. Additionally, the actual mechanism for
memory in the brain is poorly understood.The field
of functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) may change that.
Researchers have made a number of breakthroughs in using fMRI scans
to capture brain activity and match it to pre-cataloged
images. Now researchers have used fMRIs to gain a
glimpse of recalled short term human memories and even begin to
predict what memory corresponds to what event. The
new study led by Eleanor Maguire of the Wellcome
Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, located in the UK, built on three
pivotal previous studies. The first was previous work, which
was performed
by Maguire's team, which showed that patterns of electrical
activity in the hippocampus could be used to predict someone's
position in a virtual world. The second study was performed at
Vanderbilt University and showed that activity in the visual cortex
could be used to identify
and provide analysis of short-term "working" memory.
The final
study came from Japanese researchers, which showed that
visual images of memories or sights could be reconstructed, including
novel ones that the people had never seen before.In the new
work, Maguire showed 10 participants three short film clips of a
woman performing some sort of action. The clips were shown 15
times and then the participants were sent in for fMRI scanning.
During each scan, the participants were prompted to recall a
particular clip in as much detail as possible. After that, the
participants were challenged to a "free recall", in which
they decided a particular clip and though about it, afterwards
entering what clip they had recalled. Each participant did 30
such "free recall" trials.The results were
impressive. All of the participants had the same regions of the
hippocampi and hippocampus activated during the act of remembering.
The researchers also showed that during the set recalls, the brain
activity (visualized as a "frequency heat map") stayed
remarkably consistent. And during the free recall, they showed
that they could correctly predict which clip the participants had
selected nearly every time.The study was published in
the journal Current
is significant as it establishes what parts of the brain are used for
episodic short term memory. Combined with other studies on
spatial short term memory, researchers are approaching being able to
"read peoples' minds" for short term thoughts.Long
term memory remains a more elusive challenge, though. It is
thought that experiences cause changes in the frontal cortex, which
amount to stored memories. These memories can be recalled at a
much later date, even years after the event. It is unclear,
though, exactly how this works. Thus we can be thankful that we
still have some time before thought crimes like those of Minority
Report or
other mental snooping could fully be realized.


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Source: cbssports.comIf the goal was to get a jump on the Bobcats in the race for the No. 1 pick next season, the Raptors did wonderfully.
Grade F
Source: Foxsports.comBryan Colangelo loves to go international in the draft, so it should surprise nobody that Valanciunas is heading to Toronto just maybe not right away, given his contract issues and the impending lockout. Valanciunas' complicated buyout situation will likely delay his debut, but when he does suit up for Toronto, he'll give the Raptors some much-needed size and rebounding. New coach Dwane Casey preaches defense, and Valanciunas shows the instincts and aptitude to develop into a solid starting center. He needs to get stronger and refine his post skills, but he fills a serious need for Toronto.
Source: SI.comPresident and GM Bryan Colangelo nails the half-court shot here, as Valanciunas became the apple of almost every lottery team's eye in recent days. He might not be available to join the Raptors next season, but he can man the middle for Toronto for a decade to come thereafter. He's a skilled and efficient scorer who can still fill out his 19-year-old frame.
ESPN's Ric BucherDoes Jonas Valanciunas project to be the best all around C in this draft and if not for his buyout would he have gone higher?
If teams knew he was fully available, he wouldve been the No. 1 pick.


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Deferiprone/Aluminum, Iron, Zinc Interactions
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Moderate. These medicines may cause some risk when taken together. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
Medicines containing aluminum (e.g. in some antacids), iron or zinc may bind to deferiprone in your digestive tract.
What might happen:
Your body may not absorb as much deferiprone and it may not work as well.
What you should do about this interaction:
Let your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together. Time your medicines so that you do not take any medicine containing aluminum, iron or zinc within four hours of your deferiprone dose.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
- 1.Ferriprox (deferiprone) US prescribing information. ApoPharma April, 2012. .


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Looking at the current Raps, which superstar/legend do you think each Raptor can potentially be compared to at the peak of their careers?
and please no mushy BS like "they should be their own man" or "they can never be superstars, all-stars" crap. just play the game.
Demar - Ray Allen. No problem scoring but cannot put up other stats.
Bargs - Rik Smits. Can score but not a good rebounder for a big man.
Amir - Antonio Davis. grit and hustle. not a double digit scorer but decent rebounder.
E. Davis - potentially, and ill say it again, potentially, maybe Kevin Garnett. Knows his way around the basket, good shotblocker and rebounder.
Bayless - Barbosa.
Calderon - Mark Price. good FT shooter, good 3PT shooter. can score but not much, can pass but not not a double-digit ast player.
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RIP Metro Skateshop, 1999 – 2013
Words by Kevin Duffel, photography by Daniel Muchnik
You might know Metro Skateshop for Gary Rogers and Skateline. But growing up on the "other side" of the bridge in the Bay Area, Metro Skateshop was the only legit skateshop our scene had. I've known Joel Jutagir, owner of Concord, California's Metro, for over 15 years now--back when the shop was just an idea, and when Joel was one of the area's most ripping skaters, switch five-O grinding Hubba Hideout way back before people jumped down shit switch. He was a recent transplant from Florida just living the skate life and roughing it, bumming around where he could just so he could stay out in California and live his dream. In the early days, Joel lived the trife life, and I like to think that he taught me some of the most valuable lessons I've learned thus far: how to camp on a beach without getting the boot, how to take a hobo shower in a McDonald's sink, how to acquire a meal when you've only got 10 cents to your name, and most importantly, how to love it all.
As the years flew by, Metro and its notorious miniramp grew larger, and slowly but surely, Metro became the only shop in our area that mattered. They hosted every demo, organized local contests and skate missions, ran a skatecamp (for which I was a counselor each summer), held video premieres, and just gave back to the skate community, really. I owe most the good times of my teenage years to Joel and Metro, and I know I'm not the only one. Sadly, all great things must come to an end. Joel announced via Instagram earlier this month that he'd be closing Metro's retail doors for good (don't fret! He'll still be producing Skateline and other content for his Youtube channel). And in typical Metro fashion, Joel brought the entire community together one last time to celebrate Metro's final hurrah over Memorial Day weekend. It's better to burn out than to fade away.
One by one, it seems as though the last of the nation's great skateshops have been closing their doors. I swear I hear about another one every week. And sadly, I know with each closing skateshop, that's one more skate community left without someone to build the local scene. Because if skateshops give us anything, it's a local scene (retail is only a small sliver of their function). As someone who knows the benefits of a local shop firsthand, I urge you all to please support your local skateshop. We vote with our dollars in this world, and sure, your kicks might cost you two bucks less over mailorder, but two bucks is a marginal price to pay for the plethora of memories you'll gain from having a legitimate skate community in your town. Yeah, I know that was sentimental and sappy, but fuck it. Someone had to say it. RIP Metro Skateshop and all the other great ones that have had to close down recently.


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Rumors of an MPV or minivan based on
Toyota's popular Prius have been swirling
around for quite some time. Given that current 5-seat Prius is
capable of 50 mpg, it's seems reasonable to think that a slightly
larger vehicle with additional seating/cargo capacity would be
welcome in the marketplace (with a slight hit to overall fuel
Today, Edmunds
Inside Line has some of the first spy photos of the MPV
counterpart to the Prius hatchback. According to the publication, the
vehicle will seat seven passengers and will be similar in size to
such vehicles as the Mazda 5 and the Kia Rondo. The Mazda 5 in
particular is quite popular with small families as it is closer in
size to the original Chrysler minivans that debuted in the mid-80s
instead of the gargantuan Siennas, Odysseys, and Caravans prowling
the streets today.
Given that the MPV will share much in
common with the standard Prius, we expect to see the same 1.8-liter
gasoline engine used and a new lithium-ion battery pack for added
power and range (while at the same time saving weight). It shouldn't
be too difficult for the MPV to achieve greater than 40 mpg combined
(city/highway), but we'll just have to wait for the final EPA numbers
to come in when the vehicle is released next year.
When the Prius MPV does hit U.S.
streets, it will likely be joined by a similar offering from General
Motors: the Chevrolet Volt MPV5. The "crossover" variant of the standard
Volt sedan seats five people and can travel up to 35 miles on
battery power alone.
Updated 10/11/2010
Toyota has just posted a teaser shot of it upcoming Prius MPV on its Facebook page.


text: Ok, so in the new chapters it has been shown that naruto can make clones and those clones each have a kurama inside of them! Not only did kurama give kakashi chakra, in the last manga, but the other naruto shot a beast bomb with the eight tails at close to the same time. So, what is stopping naruto from just kicking ass on the battle field right now? He can make a stupid amount of clones, each with a nine tail fox, while in the tailed chakra mode, and, we now know, he can freely give out chakra. There is no reason why he shouldn't be all over the place, nine tails out, beast bombing, and recharging everyone. maybe he will. Given Obito is a little untouchable and there is the whole plot thing, but if you think about it naruto is insanely overpowered at the moment and just not really using it.


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Star-Banner readers share their thoughts regarding gun control, Chris Blair, counseling and more.
Why blame guns?
In response to the articles "Even the U.S. Army has gun control regs" by Bob Logston and "Desensitized by the 'assault rifle mentality'" by Albert Simmons (Jan. 20), I am a Coast Guard veteran with over 20 years of service. I am also a retired federal law enforcement officer.
I must agree with Mr. Logston — weapons are locked by any armed service to keep unauthorized persons from gaining access to them. Instead of gun control, we should be talking about safeguarding these responsibly.
No mention has been made of .50-caliber machine guns or bazookas. Fully automatic weapons have been prohibited in the United States since 1934.
The term "assault weapon" was rarely used in the United States prior to the 1980s, when gun control political efforts first emerged. Fully automatic weapons may fire upwards of 950 rounds per minute. Semiautomatic weapons, the kind that may be purchased legally, may fire 45 to 60 rounds per second. To exchange a magazine takes a couple of seconds, if that much, depending on the skill of the person.
Firearms of any kind kill. Video games and movies are very violent and graphic. To place the blame on these is absurd.
As one of the writers stated, a rabbi said no inanimate object is evil in and of itself. Why blame guns?
Luis M. Santiago
BM1 U.S. Coast Guard, Retired
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer, Retired
Counseling the key
How can we prevent mass killings of innocent people who were unknown to their perpetrators? What do we know?
We know they were males, 13 years old to mid-40s in age. They had emotional problems, some longstanding. Unlike political or hate crimes, etc., which targeted specific people, we know they targeted a location and went there to kill as many people as possible. We know their weapons of choice in the last few years have been ones that delivered the most bullets in the shortest space of time.
We know their parents knew they were troubled and may have gotten counseling for them. If in school, their teachers, fellow students, and perhaps principal and counselor know about them. If at work or in the military, co-workers know about them. Those under the care of an analyst were most completely recorded, but because of privacy laws no one was informed as deterioration became acute. There was no intervention that we know of.
Most of the killers tried to communicate, writing manifestos, letters, messages on websites and telling friends about urges to kill. They freely bought bomb materials, easily obtained weapons at home or bought one, plus cartridges, elsewhere. They carried out their plans.
What can we do? Make it impossible for them to obtain weapons of mass destruction. Psychologists say early prevention is the key, so hire not police at schools but psychologists to rotate among schools who can help solve small problems and locate and treat growing ones. Let's make counseling so commonplace it loses its "crazy" sting.
Gloria DeMartino
Pay raise politics
I had just jumped off the turnip truck after attending a cow-pie- and road-apple-throwing contest (which is really popular in these parts) when I picked up the local paper and read that our illustrious leader, Gov. Rick Scott, has decided to give our teachers a much-deserved raise.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he just a year ago turn his back on more money for Florida teachers?
What this raise business brings to mind for me is that Scott has fired his first shot at opening his campaign for his second term. What do ya think?
Leo Sehler
Blair a good man
Congratulations, Marion County, on electing an outstanding citizen to be the new sheriff. Our Founding Fathers advised us to elect religious, moral and virtuous people.
Sheriff Chris Blair is a good, honest and decent man we can be proud of to lead the Marion County Sheriff's Office. Perhaps if the people had paid more attention, they would have seen that during his campaign he continued to actively raise funds for breast cancer awareness in Marion County, as well as for food collections for Our Brother's Keeper.
The headache your writer is suffering from is as a result of "ostrich syndrome." In other words, get your head out of the sand and elect people for the content of their character, not for their personality or color.
Sharyn J. Ruddick
Road 'beautification'
The Ocala City Council wants to beautify the city's gateways, north and south. How about cleaning up all the lousy, lazy, self-centered people attempting to drive in the city? That would be a great way to start the beautification.
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by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have determined that liquid
water has had a
presence throughout Mars' history.
2008, the Phoenix performed measurements of stable isotopes of oxygen
and carbon in the carbon dioxide of the atmosphere on Mars. These
measurements were taken by the Evolved Gas Analyzer, which is part of
the Phoenix's Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA). TEGA was built
at the University of Arizona and has a mass spectrometer capable of
better analyses of carbon dioxide than those on NASA's Viking
landers (these were the only others with instruments that could
compile results on Mars' isotopic composition). To perform its
task, the TEGA instrument opened a "pin-point-sized" hole
while a puff of Mars' atmosphere was sucked into its chamber with a
use the TEGA instrument as a crime scene investigator," said
William V. Boynton, a professor at the Lunar and Planetary Lab in the
UA's department of planetary sciences and co-author of the paper.
"Like a chemical fingerprint, isotopes tell us what process is
responsible for making the material we are studying."
out the ratios of isotopes in Mars' carbon dioxide offers new
information on the complete history of volcanic activity and water
on Mars' surface. Based on the measurements, liquid water
has existed on Mars' surface at freezing temperatures, which means
that hydrothermal systems (much like hot springs at Yellowstone
National Park here on Earth) have played a small part on Mars'
surface throughout the planet's history, but has been present
carbon dioxide is like a chemical spy," said Paul Niles, a
space scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and lead
author of the paper. "It infiltrates every part of the surface
of Mars and can indicate the presence of water and its history."
results from the TEGA analysis concluded that both Mars' carbon
dioxide has proportions of oxygen and carbon isotopes much like the
carbon dioxide found in Earth's atmosphere. The analysis noted two
key clues that shows that Mars is both "geologically active"
and that water has been present on the planet throughout its
Mars has recently replenished its atmospheric carbon
dioxide because an older atmosphere would contain more of
the carbon-13 isotope, and Mars has seen a significant loss in this
particular isotope. The results suggest that the atmosphere was
replenished with carbon dioxide from volcanoes, meaning Mars is more
active than previously thought.
the measurements were compared to Martian meteorites
that fell to the Earth after being hurled into space, and
the meteorites had carbonate materials that could only form in the
presence of carbon dioxide and liquid water. One meteorite in
particular crystallized about 170 million years ago, which is
considered recent in Mars' geological time, and contains carbonates
with "isotopic proportions that match the atmospheric
measurements by Phoenix." This tells us that water has been
present on Mars recently and in the past, and there's enough of it to
manipulate the composition of the planet's atmosphere. And for water
to exist under Mars' cold and dry conditions, it has remained near
its freezing point.
findings do not reveal specific locations or dates of liquid water
and volcanic vents," said Niles. "But geologically recent
occurrences of those conditions provide the best explanations for the
isotope proportions we found."
study was published in the September 10 issue of Science.


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It was an emotional night for many Cortez residents. The atmosphere in Blondie's Pub and Grub was thick with anticipation. Few thought the competition would be this intense.
The judges for the Cortez Idol stood in nervous silence as the most difficult stage of the competition unfolded before them.
Two of the region's most recognizable singers, who are known for their performances at most of the karaoke events, provided stirring performances with the final songs of their competition.
Jill Carlson and Megan Demars were left disappointed with their eliminations in the semifinals of Cortez Idol, but thrilled the packed crowd with fabulous swan songs.
Both women had been crowd favorites throughout the first five weeks of the competition, so their elimination stunned and frustrated many in attendance. Nonetheless, they smiled as they graciously accepted their fate.
Marla Sitton, Pepper Noyes and Brianna Sanchez are the remaining three performers. The week ahead will be filled with stress and anxiety as they pick their songs and wait for Wednesday's finale.
Cortez Idol judges Patty Simmons, Brad Sitton, Brandon Stafford and Wes Bennett listened with the rest of the audience as Carlson and Demars rocked the house one final time.
The level of talent throughout has impressed the judges.
"There are certain people you thought wouldn't step up to the plate but they have," Sitton said. "We've become very attached to these contestants."
Moments before the final three decision was announced, the judges tallied the scores of the final five. They calculated the numbers six or seven times, careful not to make a mistake.
"The numbers don't lie," he said. "It's up and down every week. We have no idea who will stay or go."
The number of talented singers that have come from around the region has been remarkable. Every contestant was a serious competitor.
"You can't play with people's emotions," Bennett said. "This means a lot to them and we have to be as serious as they are. The fun and games are over."
As the weeks progressed, elimination grew tougher and tougher.
The final night will take a dramatic turn. The judges' work is now done. It will now be up to the audience to make the final decision when they vote to choose the first Cortez Idol.
Every person who attends the last round of Idol will be able to vote.
"If we look at how far we have come, from the first 15 to now, I think we have done a good job at delivering them (the audience) the last three," Sitton said. "Now Cortez can choose who is their idol."
Noyes was a bundle of energy during the semifinals and says she is nervous all the time.
"I channel my nerves into my performance," Noyes said. "Singing is acting. I only act like I'm confident."
She said she doesn't take this competition lightly and puts in a couple hours of practice a day, which is the case for all the contestants. They no longer have the comfort of a karaoke screen to guide them. All five in the semifinals sang without the monitor on Wednesday.
Host P.A. Jackson was impressed at the level of talent, reiterating all night that they were singing without the words on the screen.
"The competition is so good at this point, there is nothing negative to say anymore," Jackson said. "They have to really critique each singer to get to the negative. You can tell the difference between when we first started and now."
Next Wednesday, Feb. 6, the three finalists will each sing three songs. They will choose two themselves; one song must be from the 1980s, and the third will be chosen by one of the judges.
Stafford oversees the chosen tunes, making sure each song is relevant to that week's theme. The five in the semifinals also needed to have their songs approved.
Marla Sitton, who has been the choir director at Montezuma-Cortez High School for almost 20 years, chose "Born to fly" by the Dixie Chicks for her country song.
"I finally approved her song yesterday," Stafford said. "I thought she sounded amazing with the time she had to learn her song."
Marla Sitton delighted the judges with her performance, each one saying she has been a pleasant surprise as she has gradually come out of her shell during the competition.
Demars was disappointed with her elimination. She is also a former student of Sitton's.
"It was a very stressful night," Demars said. "Now I can sit back and relax. I'm glad Marla made it (to the finals) because she taught me everything I know about singing."
Marla Sitton, who is Brad Sitton's aunt, stood on stage with three of her former students that night, saying she was proud of all of them. Noyes is the only one remaining with her now.
As each performance ended, emotions surfaced. It was plain to see, these women were having fun, but they are also passionate about music and singing.
The crowd was equally affected by the judges' decisions as many audience members were overcome with emotion.
"There are people here I have never seen or met before," Jackson explained. "We have young and old dancing together. This is such a different crowd and I have never seen one this big before."
Carlson was equally surprised. The huge crowd didn't faze her. Her many hours singing karaoke have brought her well past the butterflies stage.
"When I sing karaoke most of the people are there to drink," Carlson said. "This event was so special because this crowd is here to listen.
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Employee spotlight: Roxanne Zellin
Name: Roxanne Zellin
Position: Education outreach director for the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM), primarily for Mid-InfraRed Technologies for Health and the Environment (MIRTHE), a federally funded center based at PRISM in coordination with five partner universities. Coordinating and implementing educational outreach activities, including the MIRTHE academy for graduate and undergraduate students, summer research opportunities for undergraduates, research education for high school teachers, and K-12 programs such as the Science and Engineering Expo on campus for local middle students. Managing and organizing MIRTHE's annual weeklong summer workshop for its partner institutions. Attending and representing MIRTHE at national conferences to recruit students.
Quote: "My favorite part of the job is working with these graduate students. They're some of the smartest young people. Also, when you have a high schooler or a young undergraduate who comes and does research for the first time, their eyes are opened, and it changes their whole perspective on where they want to go and what they want to do. It's just amazing. You can't help but become enthusiastic when seeing how thrilled they are."
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I think this guy is what we need right now. He's top 10 in assists in the NCAA all time and has very good court vision and passing. He was undrafted but he played for the Rockets for a season off the bench but got cut. I think he'd be a great change of pace from Lowry.
BTW He's only 22 years old. I really hope BC goes after this guy.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/gallery/t...eseason_9.htmlNo. 2: Scott Machado
Rio Grande Valley/Houston Rockets
The NCAA's leader in assists per game in 2011-12 at Iona, Machado played himself into a contract with the Rockets after a sizzling Summer League. It's a crowded back court in Houston right now, though, so the Rockets -- owners of one of the strongest and most-utilized NBA D-League affiliate relationships -- wanted him to get run in Rio Grande Valley.
While he's there, he'll run the Rockets system, under the guidance of the Rockets' basketball operations staff. And if he performs like he did in Vegas this summer, look for him to be back with the big club soon, pushing Toney Douglas for the second spot on the Houston depth chart.
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Former Enron Credit Union to Vote on Merger into Houston's InvesTex
The nearly 5,000 members of the $51 million StarTrust Federal Credit Union in Houston will be asked to vote at the end of April to decide whether to merge into the $116 million, 22,532-member InvesTex Credit Union in Houston.
"All of their employees are coming on board with us and their president/CEO, Debra Weir, is coming in as an executive vice president," said Keith Kearney, CEO/president of InvesTex CU.
They were formerly Enron Credit Union and went through a few challenges even though it was a totally separate entity, because of the name. I think they have done incredibly well given those circumstances over the last decade, plus," Kearney said.
StarTrust's roots date back to 1978 when it opened as Houston Natural Gas Credit Union to offer financial services to HNG employees. In 1986, the gas company's name was changed to Enron Corp. and the credit union's name also was changed to Enron FCU.
However, the credit union's deposits, loans and membership fell after Enron filed for bankruptcy protection in December 2001. To make a fresh start, the credit union changed its name, moved to a new location and expanded its field of membership during the spring and summer of 2002.
If StarTrust members approve the merger, Kearney expects the financial merger to be complete by June 30 and the data merger to follow in two or three months after that.
"Our combined boards, the StarTrust CEO and I see this merger as a partnership that really helps both memberships and makes us strong in a very large Houston market," he said.


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Professor of Law, General Faculty
Professor of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine
Professor of Public Policy, Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 1985
A.B., Duke University, 1981
Margaret (Mimi) Foster Riley teaches food and drug law, health law, animal law, bioethics, regulation of clinical research and public health law.
Riley has written and presented extensively about health care law, biomedical research, genetics, reproductive technologies, stem cell research, animal biotechnology, health disparities and chronic disease. She serves as chair of UVA's Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee and as legal advisor to the Health Sciences Institutional Review Board, which is responsible for reviewing all human subject research at UVA involving medically invasive procedures. She served on the National Research Council Committee on Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects and has advised numerous committees of the Institute of Medicine and the Virginia Bar.
Before coming to Virginia, Riley was an associate with Pepper Hamilton & Scheetz in Philadelphia, where she worked primarily in complex securities, commercial and mass tort litigation. Prior to that position, she was a litigation associate with Rogers & Wells in New York. Riley received her law degree from Columbia University and her bachelor of arts from Duke University.
Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (with others) (National Academies Press, 2014).
"FDA Regulation of Antibiotic Use in Agricultural Animals," Jurist, May 26, 2012.
"In Plain Sight: A Solution to a Fundamental Challenge in Human Research" (with Lois Shepherd), 40 J.L. Med. & Ethics 970 (2012).
"Federal Funding and the Institutional Evolution of Federal Regulation of Biomedical Research," 5 Harv. L. & Pol'y Rev. 265 (2011).
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"How Should Ethics Affect FDA Regulation Of Genetically Engineered Animals?" Food & Drug Pol'y F., Vol. 1, No. 15 (August 2011).
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"A Critique of Human Cloning and Human Dignity: The Report of the President's Council on Bioethics," 20 J.L. & Pol. 463 (2004).
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