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I understand where the need for trade votes exist. I was in a public league where the commisioner had two teams and would attempt to trade from one team to another.(WTF)
My first sports pool was on the Can USSR hockey series where Paul Henderson scored the winning goal and the scores were kept with a pencil and eraser.
I consider myself very fortunate in that I play these games with my friends, guys that I used to play road hockey with. It has been a bond that has enabled lifelong friendships. We have always traded at our own risk.
They do not like basketball.
I hope eventually that this format can find a similar level of trust between friends of a different sort.
Trades are difficult to make, are time consuming and most often the effort leads nowhere. The difficulty is intensified if you have to satisfy the needs of every player in the league. I find league voting discouaging to future efforts in trade negotiations.
If this must continue I ask that great consideration be given to questioning the play of others. We will all have "bad" trades in our decisions. I dropped Eric Gordon. I really hope that we can get past the need to police each others actions.
I am not trying to insult anyone with this post. I look at this as my best chance to enjoy a basketball pool in the same manner that I enjoyed other polls throughout my history. Trading can be great entertainment, under the present circumstances.......... not so much.
Last edited by jbml; Wed Jan 9th, 2013 at 11:27 PM.
My opinion is that it would be a good trade in the Dynasty League for Mango's team, but a bad one for the keeper league. I am aware that my opinions are very often proven wrong, it's just a personal assessment. As I said in my post before this one, I have no intention of veto-ing the trade, managers are allowed to win or lose a trade. I kinda changed my stance on this after last year. Nevertheless, especially when it involves bottom and top teams I certainly won't forfeit my 'ríght' to veto.
The quote above leading me to believe you were aiming for a veto
Skywalkers concerns about what constitutes a veto
A past veto in a deal of mine in the recent football pool
The knowledge that these pools can be successful without vetos and and the questioning of motives
A firm belief in what I posted
When's the trade deadline for this league?
Just one year away... Bruno is almost here!
scoring and settings' in the league menu. It's March 7 (a week later in the Dynasty League for some reason).
I am looking down my roster and even though it won't help me one little bit, there is still something satisfying about seeing "Rajon Rondo's" name in that group. Looking at his averages over the last 14 days the man has 18.8 pts, 8.8 rebs, 10.4 asts, and 1.8 spg! All that to say I really hope i can continue to do well the rest of the way and can have Rondo as a keeper heading into 2013-2014.
Yet, as the trade deadline approaches, and playoff spots begin to become locked down, some teams will inevitably fall out of contention, and will start thinking about next season. And that could be any one of us (except Joey.. His team is insane haha) At some point in all this, someone might look at Rondo and want him as a keeper, and if you do, send me a trade proposal. I'm still not sure why raptor4ever didn't at least try to trade him. Like I want to keep him, but depending on how things play out in may be more beneficial to move him.
Derrick Rose was injured May 2012 and all signs point to him back in the lineup sometime in February, meaning his recovery was 9 months. If Rondo's recovery takes even a month longer than Rose, that STILL puts him back in the lineup late November, which is not too bad at all
Just wanted to throw that out there.
and PS-I love trades. lol Send a proposal! Let's make a deal
So, Skywalker, you picked up Rondo to try to get some value from someone for trading him
That would be a bad move by any other gm. Rondo is a barely a top 40 player and that's when he's healthy. That's not worth $30. His value is severly damaged by his low free throw percentage (62% for his career) and his high turnovers (2nd on average this year) while you also need to need to adjust for his lack of threepointers at his position.
On top of that he's got a serious injury; you never know how players come back from these kinds of injuries, but I don't think the number of players having come back at the same level as pre-injury isn't very high.
Last edited by Soft Euro; Thu Jan 31st, 2013 at 12:50 PM.
Rondo gives elite assists, elite steals, and elite rebounding and FG% at his position. He is the best rebounding PG in the league at 5.6 PG and his FG% is 7th best among all point guards. He doesn't give superstar ppg, but it's above average and gets better every year.
I agree with you that there are holes in his game, namely, FT%, 3pt and Turnovers. It would no doubt be amazing for him to have better numbers in those areas. But here's my thoughts on that. My team is full of guys who love to turn the ball over, so that doesn't hurt at all . And when you look at the kind of guys that average 3+ TO's, we would all love to have 1 or 2 of them on our team.
Secondly, Rondo only takes 2.4 FT's per game which means the lower % doesn't kill you. Add to that the fact that his FT% is up this year which means its improving and he'll have loads of time to practice free throws when he can't do anything else for the next 9 months
Thirdly, he doesn't make 3's but there are currently 59 different players averaging at least 1.5 3's per game, and 24 averaging at least 2 per game. My point is that there's lots of players out there to make up for that void. But Rondo is the only player averaging more than 10 assists. Actually, he's the only player in the league to average more than 11 assists throughout the last 3 seasons!
I think of Rondo like i think of Dwight Howard. He gives Elite FG%, Rebs, and Blocks, and just above average pts, but he really hurts you in FT%, and turnovers, so on a nightly basis you can basically depend on Howard to contribute in 4 categories. You can count on Rondo to contribute in 5
I love Rondo as a fantasy option at the PG and i do hope that i can keep him. It's just going to be hard to have a 'wasted' roster spot heading into the playoffs. That's concerning for sure.
In terms of a trade, i just wanted to throw the idea out there. I know that if I was on the outside looking in, I would be looking to secure keeper level talent for next year. Guys like Ty Lawson, Mike Conley, and Goran Dragic all went for at least $30, and I don't think any of them have the value Rondo has.
I've spent way too much time typing this haha...
Add: it's the reason I dropped Drummond. I absolutely love his upside when (not if) he's let loose after the allstar break. But he's killing in freethrows. My team is good enough to compete in any category against all teams in most weeks without him. So I went with the more solid Robin Lopez who barely has any weaknesses. He's a much better fit for me even if Drummond becomes the higher ranked player at the year's end.
Btw: I'd rather have Lawson than Rondo prior to the season. Lawson has severly underperformed so far this season (is getting a bit better - his january stats are looking like last year), but if you look at last year's stats: he was above average in fg%, a definite plus from the pg position; he was +80% on ft%; with solid stats (including turnovers) across the board. He doesn't hurt you anywhere and contributes everywhere. He fits on any team; you don't need to teamplan around him, like you need with players like Rondo.
And he's got a torn acl!
Last edited by Soft Euro; Thu Jan 31st, 2013 at 02:42 PM.
For those who've never heard, allow me to introduce you to the greatest, most coveted, and prestigious fantasy basketball awards this side of my kitchen… THE WALKERS! The Raptors Republic Season THREE ALL-STAR BREAK AWARDS, AKA 'THE WALKERS' are sponsored by team Skywalker ... And now unto the awards:
The "BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK" Award
The nominees are:
1.) WJF – $1 for Greivis Vasquez – On top of having one of the best syllable per cent ratio's in our league (full name Grevis Josie Vasquez Rodriguez ☺), He's currently third among point guards with 9.4 APG, and 4th among PG's with 4.6 RPG. If we knew he was going to put up these kinds of numbers, he'd have gone for at least $1.50!
2.) Skywalker – $4 for Damian Lillard – This year's Taco Bell Skills competition winner showed again he's got skills! This guy has been off the chart good! He's a shoe in for rookie of the year and is ranked the 12th best PG in the league, 44th best fantasy player overall! He gives you a bit of everything and if he keeps this up will be a keeper for years to come. Yet Skywalker trades him! What a moron ☺
3.) Soft Euro - $1 for J.J. Hickson and $1 for Jamal Crawford – The only thing better than 1 solid pick for a buck is 2 solid picks for 2 bucks! Euro had 7 picks for $1 a piece, so, he did well to get these guys who should have gone for much more!
The "WONDERFUL WOW WAIVER WIRE MOVE" AWARD
The nominees are:
1.) Soft Euro – Larry Sanders – Initially picked up by team Skywalker, Larry was dropped but then wisely picked up by Soft Euro. Sanders currently sits at the 25th spot in the yahoo player rater and with 3.2 BPG he's an absolute block machine!
2.) Skywalker – Byron Mullens – in a strange turn of events, Skywalker's best pickup of the year was Soft Euro's drop, which is ironic because Euro's top pick up was Skywalkers drop. But I digress. In spite of possessing one of the NBA's ugliest mugs, Mullens is averaging 17.8 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 1.8 3PG and nearly a block and a steal since coming back from injury. Keep this up and he might be a keeper! But lets not get too carried away!
3.) Joey – Eric Gordon – Gordon was an actual keeper at the beginning of the year, but was dropped and then picked up by Joey. If Eric Gordon is anything, he's an injury waiting to happen, but Joey had the foresight to pick him up and he's been a solid addition to an already stacked team. Oh wait, this just in. He's hurt.
4.) Matt52 – Metta World Peace – While the rest of the world is singing together hand in hand about giving peace a chance, Matt52 goes out and puts words into action and actually gives Peace a chance! And peace pays the bills! 2 3PG, 13 PPG, 5.6 RPG and 1.7 SPG rounds out the highlights for the artist formerly known as Ron.
And the winner is… SOFT EURO!!
The "RIP IT UP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR" Award
Sometimes it is near impossible to make a decision on who should receive a certain award. The level of competition, the quality of play, and the sheer determination of all make such a decision extremely difficult. However, this is not one of those times. Congrats to JBML, the only rookie in this years field!
The "WHEEL & DEAL SMOOTH OPERATOR NEGOTIATOR" Award
An award show wouldn't be complete without the creator of the awards making up an award that only he could win ☺ But to be fair, no one else came near to matching the number of trades that team Skywalker pulled off.
In 4 separate trades, Skywalker traded 10 players, received 11 in return, and currently only has 3 of the 15 players he started with.
So the winner is… Skywalker!
The "MY TEAM'S SO GOOD I DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE ANYTHING" Award
Although technically the winner of this award should be MangoKid since he's only made 3 moves all year, I am inclined to give the award to Drizz. Why? Well, Mangokid seems to be out of commission and not in a move making mood. Whereas Drizz is currently in 4th place!
FUN FACT: This is the second year in a row that Drizz has won this award, but at this time last year he was in 2nd place!
And FINALLY, to round out this year's version of the WALKERS, I come to the part where I would give my bold predictions for the final standings… but last years predictions were so awful that I promised I would never do this again… I predicted Soft Euro would finish 12th. He finished 3rd! I predicted Matt52 would finish 9th and he ended up winning it all!
I know I promised I would never do this again, but what the heck! I break promises all the time! This years predictions in reverse order:
12. MangoKid
10. Raptor4ever
9. Raptorsfan4life
8. Mack North
7. Apollo
6. Skywalker
5. Matt52
3. Drizz
2. Soft Euro
Barring some major setback, it's going to be hard to see anyone taking down Joey!!
Would love your comments guys!!!
Not bad but you didn't award me with anything but a playoff spot! haha I'm not sure how that's gonna work either, cause you have RF4L not making post-season, but he's 15 games ahead of me. I appreciate the optimism though!
Jarrett Jack was my decent pick up...
Interesting nonetheless
Just one year away... Bruno is almost here!
Once again you'll look silly when I win again.
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Please dont be like :sy: not another Tobi thread.
ok so plz read before going crazy with stupid responces.
well ive been thinking about it for awhile now and came up with 3 Tobi theorys that that could make him Izuna or a creation from Madaras rinnegan so please read...
Theory No.1
when there was no villages and only clans the Uchiha and Sanju where the strongest and both got over all the fighting so they dicided to make peace with each other BUT i think as a extra barganing chip Tobirama came up with the Edo jutsu and told Madara he could bring his brother back from the dead and Madara agreed but once Izuna was brought back Madara learnt he wasnt his brother but a puppet so he tried to bring war to the new Leaf Village but no1 from the Uchiha would listen so he left the village for revenge. And then when the 2nd Hokage died(Tobirama) Izuna's Tags came loose so he looked to get revenge..which is where he would know all about the Madara Vs Hashirama fight and Stuff and being so OLD looking when konan destroys half his mask
Theory No.2
When the fights would happen between the Sanju and Uchiha, Tobirama at the time would use Edo's to help fight against the Uchiha's and with Madara having EMS he could read the hand signs and learnt the ritural to bring someone back to life..so he tried it and brought back Izuna to take over his bidding for the Moon Eye Plan once he past away.
Theory No.3
Once Madara gained the rinnegan he learnt the Jutsu to creat Illution into reallity(SO6P version NOT izangi) he tried using this to creat a copy of himself and thats how Tobi was made BUT then he experimented on Tobi with Hashirama's Cells which could be why he looses arms then later on they are back because hes a Black and White Zetsu inspired Creation that doesnt die from normal means like loosing an arm or arms(since hes lost his left and right in more then 1 fight but not at the 1 time) which could be why Tobi says his a shell of his former self because Madara wasnt able to match SO6P in creation of things.
Anyway thats all i have to blab about so what you all think? :shrug:
But then again we'll have to wait until Kishi decides to show it in the manga on who Tobi really is..


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Basic Information
Name: (天宝院遊騎, Tenpouin Yuuki)
Nicknames: Yuuki, Yuu-kun, Code Breaker: Code 03
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Clan: Sōma no Kō
Yuuki has dark red hair. His hair is wild, going spikey in the back but splits to two sides to cover his ears. He usually wears a long-sleeve white jacket hoodie with black combat boots. Most of the time, Yuuki wears plain grey pants with a loosley tied belt. When not in battle, Yuuki wears a black shirt with tan pants. He has a barcode on his chest. He is 165 cm tall. He wears army boots and keeps his shoelaces untied.
A major love of his is the Nyanmaru toy franchise. Despite his violent tendencies, he genuinely rewards kindness, and apologizes for his actions by giving gifts to people, although the gifts tend to be Nyanmaru merchandise. Yuuki often mistakes a lot of people for many different Nyanmaru toys and gives them weird names ending with -maru. One of his interesting "abilities" is that he can sleep with his eyes still opened. Yuuki is a free spirit whom nobody can ever control. At first glance, he seems pretty calm and childish but goes on a rampage if anyone insults or soils Nyanmaru. He too seems to not prefer the idea of killing, as he went out of his way to save a pregnant woman and a small child from an explosion for example. He has suffered a traumatic past, resulting in him becoming kind rather than evil. Yuuki usually protects others from danger, no matter what, and tries to help them in any way he can though his ways are usually a little odd.
Name: 大神零 Ōgami Rei
Nicknames: Rei, Code:Breaker Code 06
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Clan: Sōma no Kō
Rei has short black hair with his bangs swept to the side of his face. He has brown eyes that are normally half closed; when they are fully open, it usually means he is hiding behind his mask. Most of the time he wears a white T-shirt, a black long sleeved jacket, and black slacks. In addition, he wears a ring on his left thumb, and a glove over the same hand.
Ogami has shown many different sides to himself. One is where he acts polite, kind and somewhat shy. However, when he fights he completely transforms into a ruthless killer, who only kills what he deems "evil". Despite that he claims to not care about people, he has shown signs that he does care for people and he shows this through unusual means, but nonetheless he truly does care for others' well-being.
Village Information
Village of Birth: Laboratory in Kumogakure
Village of Alliance:
- Konohagakure
- Kirigakure
Rank // Chakra Information
Ninja Rank:Unofficial
Hidden Mist
Silent Killing
Basic 5 → MASTERED
Pearl → MASTERED
Rain → MASTERED
Taijutsu → MASTERED
Ninjutsu → MASTERED
Genjutsu → MASTERED
Kenjutsu → MASTERED
Sōma no Kō → MASTERED
Kei-Sekken → MASTERED
Infinite One-Sword Style → MASTERED
Kaito's Taijutsu → MASTERED but Restricted ones
Fuuinjutsu → Up To ( Fūin Wana Bakuhatsu ) – Sealing Trap Explosion
Background Information
Both Yuuki and Rei were born in Kumogakure's old Daimyo Roku's Laboratory and were one of Roku's great experiments with clan known as Sōma no Kō Clan and tried to use genes of some Sōma no Kō's members and put them into two pregnant women whom, when their children were born, she had to give them to Roku for his experiments. Roku decided, that he will try to put them into only one body which was one of the abilities of Sōma no Kō Clan, so he hurt Rei and put him to Yuuki, when he did so, Yuuki used Sōma no Kō's ability and Rei merged into Yuuki and after couple of minutes, when Rei was cured, they seperated again, Roku thought for himself that the experiment was success, so he decided to send those boys away as spies into Kirigakure and Konohagakure, since they were still less than 1 year old, they wouldn't remember that they work for Kumogakure, so he put certain seal into their brains and when they would become 12 years old, they would get knowledge of their mission for Kumogakure. He decided that their mothers are to be the ones to take the boys into the respective villages, Yuuki with his mother into Kirigakure and Rei with his mother into Konohagakure. When they reached their given locations, both mothers got mind checked and knew that they are from Kumogakure, but didn't know who ordered them to come or that the boys have "brother" as mothers didn't know what their sons will be made of. Both village's higher ups decided to keep the boys in their villages and Rei was more lucky, as he was adopted by man who was part of the same family as he was, so he took care of Rei and teached him 4 basic elements, Wind, Earth, Fire and Lightning when Rei was only 5 years old. Yuuki was less lucky, as he was put into Kirigakure's secret program of Code Breakers, where only little children were accepted. Yuuki got taught in 4 basic elements which were Wind, Earth, Water and Lightning, and quickly became the 3rd strongest Code Breaker, who's rank was Code: 03. As they were growing up, both became completely opposite to the other one, as Rei was taught by his adoptive brother that he should be ruthless with which he went with and Yuuki was taught to be nice to people in most cases. Both boys were growing quite quickly, without knowing they have any "brother". When boys got 12, seal of Roku was released and they knew what their mission is, but something that Roku didn't expect happened, both boys decided not to follow orders of Kumogakure and stayed in their respective villages and kept being loyal to them. When both were 15, Kirigakure and Konohagakure went into small "war". Yuuki as Code Breaker was in the front lines as it was his duty, with his senseis Isabella Uchiha, Akiza Uchiha, Asura of the Nekura, Percy Jackson and Mizukage at that time Heihachi Kaguya. Against them in the front line were Rei who was main subordinate of Laxus Dreyar Yuki the man called shortly Zanji and the man known as Ice Sage and 3rd highest ranked member of Konohagakure. On the front line with him were his master Zanji, Galen Hyuuga, Hokage who man known as Yamato, Dante and Scorpio. The battle was very tough for everyone and when Yuuki and Rei faced each other, they both were shocked cause they felt that they should be close to each other as they somehow knew they met somewhere before. When they fought, their main specialties, unfortunately for Rei, were completely different as Yuuki focused in Water and Rei in Fire, so he clearly lost, even tho he lost, he was able to hurt Yuuki quite severely, during the battle, it was decided as tie, and Yuuki stole his "brother" from Konohagakure and brought him to Kirigakure, where he himself took care of interogation, and they both got to know that they had the same mission and the same date of birth, which both concluded that it is not some sort of coincidence, so they tested it, Yuuki hurt Rei and was able to put Rei's body to merge with him. Rei didn't want to betray Konohagakure, but Yuuki made him do so as his main point was, that Konohagakure didn't even start negotiating with Kirigakure about Rei returning into his home. Rei couldn't believe that his master Zanji would betray him like this, after 1 year of not believing, he asked Yuuki if he could help Kirigakure to become the strongest. He decided that he would do so and signed his "brother" into Code Breaker system and as every new Code Breaker, he started as Code: 06. Yuuki taught Rei in the arts of Suiton and Rei taught Yuuki in the arts of Katon. They both were send on missions together as they became very good in teamwork and accepted each other as brothers. Both were together on mission into Amegakure, where they spend 2 months and learned how to control Rain Element, unlike other SNK users, they most of the time are not merged and none of them is the main body. Since he got betrayed by Konohagakure, Rei is part of Kirigakure as well as his "brother" Yuuki.
Other Information
Special Abilities:
Gods Of Suiton
Their skills in Suiton techniques are on such a high level, that they can use them with 1 hand seal.
Masters Of Katon
After long time of practicing Katon, they became able to perform hand seals for Katon techniques faster than other elements except of Suiton ones.
Masters Of Silent Killing And Hidden Mist Jutsu
They became highly skilled in using these two techniques because they are long-time member of Hidden Mist Village and these two techniques are specialty of this village.
Kings Of Taijutsu
By training Taijutsu with 1 8IG master and 2 exceptional senseis, they became specialists in it. Their Taijutsu skills are on very high level and they are respected for it by almost everyone. By having this training, they obtained huge strength so that they can use their weapon Caliburn and other heavy weapons with using just one hand.
Blood Mist Legacy
Blood Mist Legacy is certain type of we can say disease which hits people who are members of Kirigakure. This disease makes shinobi who are effected by it become completely fearless, scary looking and without any feelings able to kill even best friends while in battle.
Other + Equipment:
They always take their Custom Weapon into battle which is Caliburn at this moment. (most of the time Yuuki uses it)
If they can't use their Custom Weapon, than they take at least 2 of these Katanas. (Rei takes 2 of them always)
If they can and if it is serious battle, than they take their case of Infinite One-Sword Style's swords. (both one case)
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Both have this tattoo on their left shoulder which is sign of those who signed Buzzard Summoning Contract, they too signed Shell Summoning Contract with Oasis Nara.
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Battle Information
Won: N/A
Lost: N/A
Dropping: Yamamoto Takeshi after such a long time but don't worry people, he will return
Expect better history next time


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Guess what? You probably have the flu.
By early this last weekend, three people had been admitted to Mercy Regional Medical Center with the flu, and 12 others were treated and released, according to spokesman David Bruzzese.
So far, the area has not been as affected as have others across the country where at least 20 people have died from flu complications. On Saturday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a flu emergency, with more than 20,000 confirmed flu cases, or about four times the previous flu season.
Earlier, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino also declared a flu emergency, and significant cases have been reported in 47 states, according to news reports.
While the Durango area has not had a huge amount of activity, it is increasing according to Dr. Susan Graham, a Mercy emergency-room doctor.
She said one of the reason this flu season seems worse is activity is early this year.
Graham said some symptoms flu victims suffer are actually part of the bodys way of fighting the infection.
The flu virus, she said, attacks cells, and the body finds way to try to rid itself of the infection. Fever, and other inflammation such as in the throat, is one response, coughing is another, she said.
That attempt to defeat the virus is partly why the body feels so icky, she said.
There have been some short-term vaccine shortages, but most clinics and pharmacies have replenished their supplies. And, despite all of the warnings, many people havent gotten their vaccinations this flu season, despite high levels of contagion.
Graham said flu shots arent 100 percent effective, but they are good at helping many people avoid the flu, or at least to suffer milder symptoms.
The viruses spread when they become aerosolized when someone coughs or sneezes into the air, Graham said.
This years influenza strain is known by the scary appellation of H3N2. A previous famous version was H1N1.
Influenza is divided into a number of categories. The current flu is known as Influenza A. Flus are then divided again into subtypes, which is where the H and N come from.
The H stands for hemagglutinin protein, which is a spike-shaped protein that extends from the surface of the virus, according to the RCSB Protein Data Bank, also known as PDB, an informational website on biological macromolecular structures.
Hemagglutinin looks for vulnerable red blood cells to attack and attaches itself to the cells. PDB said hemagglutinin essentially glues cells together to form clumps, instead of letting the cells flow freely.
The protein comes in a number of subtypes, thus the different numbers after the H as in H3.
Neuraminidase is the N in H3N2. Neuraminidase makes its move after the H leaves an infected cell. It binds with sugars known as polysaccharides as in the sweetener Saccharine in the cells and allows the virus to bore in.
Like hemagglutinin, neuraminidase is designated by numerical subtype.
The various subtypes of flu can combine. Normally, each type stays with the host it likes best. So bird flu stays with birds, swine flu stays with pigs and so on.
But when the subtypes combine elements they can spread across species. This zoonotic infection spreading from animals to humans is how the avian influenza, or bird flu (H5N1), and the H1N1 (swine flu) and current H3N2 virus developed. Thank the pigs for the latest flu.
In addition to symptoms already mentioned, children may be especially vulnerable to diarrhea. The exhaustion, also called malaise, is a general ill feeling, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine at the Center for Biotechnology Information.
A fever above 100 degrees can be considered serious, and patients with difficulty breathing should contact a health professional immediately.
Flu can lead to serious complications. Graham said perhaps the most common is pneumonia, which is fluid in the lungs. Thus, severe flu cases can lead to acute respiratory distress as well as sepsis, which is the bodys severe response to bacteria or other germs, and even organ failure.
In addition to flu shots, Graham said people should wash there hands well and regularly, and stay at home if they suspect they are ill.


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With the announcement today that the refs blew the call in last night's game. I'm predicting Raps will get a lot of calls tomorrow. And i'm predicting a huge game for DeMar. He'll probably get to the line a lot. I'm predicting 25+ pts.
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A 55-year-old contractor broke his ankle when he fell 20 feet from the roof of Fisher Hall dormitory in Whitman College at about 4:24 p.m. today. The man was installing sound equipment for a Reunions event.
The Department of Public Safety, Princeton Fire Department, Princeton Borough Police Department, and the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the incident. A rescue team stabilized the injured man and lowered him to the ground at 5:20 p.m. An ambulance took him to the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro.


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Obviously this is early, but maybe down the road, it'd be good to re-open and re-evaluate.
Now, I brought this topic up with the guys during the game chat, and I asked, is Derozan/Lowry a top 10 back-court?
IF Yes, what are the 9 better back-courts, and if No, where do you rate it?
My Top 10:
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2. Deron Williams/Joe Johnson
3. Steve Nash/Kobe Bryant
4. Chris Paul/Chauncey Billups
5. Rajon Rondo/Courtney Lee
6. Russel Westbrook/Thabo Sefolosha
7. Brandon Jennings/Monte Ellis
8. Ty Lawson/Andre Iguodala
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Privacy Notice Bill Reintroduced in House
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer's (R-Mo.) is re-introducing legislation Friday that would eliminate the current requirement that financial institutions mail annual privacy notices to all customers explaining information sharing practices, even the policies that have not changed, his office said.
Instead, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), would require banks and credit unions to provide the information only if privacy policies have changed.
A similar version of the bill passed the House in December but was not taken up by the Senate in that session of Congress.
"I was extremely pleased that the House previously supported this legislation to eliminate unnecessary, costly, confusing and often ignored mailings that clog up people's mailboxes and I am hopeful that this new measure will ultimately be approved by the U.S. Senate and signed into law by the president," Luetkemeyer said.
"Not only will this bill reduce the costs passed onto the customers of banks and credit unions but also will make it more likely that people will pay closer attention to important mailings they receive from their financial institutions because they are receiving fewer," he said.
CUNA President/CEO Bill Cheney said the streamlined requirement would reduce the amount of diverted time and resources that credit union staff could be using to provide services to members.
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Those who
can use LTE/WiMAX, and those that can't use HSPA+.
That's increasingly the reality of at least two major American carriers' scheme
to rebrand an extension to 3G wireless transmission technology to 4G, while
failing to meet the standards originally set for 4G.
I. The Origins of 4G
The origins of the mess began in late 2009, when T-Mobile began upgrading its
network to support HSPA+. That was a noble enough objective, but then in
September 2010, T-Mobile announced a new Android handset, the T-Mobile G2 (HTC Desire Z), which supports HSPA+, an
advanced 3G technology. T-Mobile began to make a quiet claim, stating
that the 3G phone offered "4G-like" speeds. Those claims were
followed by T-Mobile's much noisier release of the T-Mobile
MyTouch 4G (HTC Glacier). All of a sudden T-Mobile was
claiming in ads that it had a 4G network.
Meanwhile Sprint and Verizon -- who were deploying true 4G networks by the original
definition of the term -- sat by scratching their heads. And AT&T,
whom hadn't gotten around to 4G yet, but had perhaps America's best 3G data network
(their voice network wasn't so hot), reacted in a much more critical manner
blasting T-Mobile for making its claims.
A company spokesperson rebuked T-Mobile, stating, "I think that
companies need to be careful that they're not misleading customers by labeling
HSPA+ as a 4G technology. We aren't labeling those technologies as
At the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, expectations for AT&T's keynote were
high. The company was rumored to be launching 4G Android smartphones.
But in a cruel twist it abandoned its previous stand and released
three models with "4G" in their title, which in fact could only support
HSPA+. The company added it would also be deploying LTE products shortly.
Why should customers care?
II. "4G" vs. "3G" -- By the Numbers
Well, LTE (which Verizon is using) in its current form supports 100 Mbit/s
downloads and WiMAX offers even more impressive 128 Mbit/s
downloads. HSPA+ offers only about half that, with 56 Mbit/s.
And the gap grows, when you consider that fixed versions of LTE and WiMAX are
expected to deliver speeds of up to 1 Gbit/s.
The story is similar when it comes to upload speeds. LTE offers 50
Mbit/s, WiMAX offers 56 Mbit/s. HSPA+ only offers 22 Mbit/s.
Now the proponents of HSPA+ may point out that the technology offers an order
of magnitude (at least) increase in speed over traditional 3G. Thus it's
closer to 4G than 3G in a way. But it's still not what was originally
promised with 4G.
And the story is even more complex than that. LTE and WiMAX were designed
with core objectives of improving power efficiency and wireless spectrum usage
efficiency. By contrast HSPA+ operates much more like traditional
HSPA/CDMA/etc. 3G technology. This is showcased by the fact that HSPA+
can be implemented via a firmware update; whereas LTE and WiMAX require
physical modification to antennas and towers.
Despite all of this, AT&T and T-Mobile are in the right, according to a
major industry council. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
in December announced that it was defining 4G as,
"It is recognized that [4G], while undefined, may also be applied to the
forerunners of these technologies, LTE and WiMAX, and to other evolved 3G
technologies providing a substantial level of improvement in performance and
capabilities with respect to the initial third generation systems now
Unlike past definitions, this one opened the door for HSPA+ a slower iterative
advance, to be relabeled "4G".
III. But Aren't LTE/WiMAX Failing to Deliver Promised Speeds?
A final thing worth noting is that LTE and WiMAX networks still have a long
ways to go to live up to their promised speed numbers. Sprint's WiMAX reportedly is putting up 3-6 Mbps up and 10
Mbps down. Testing of
Verizon's LTE network showed it to be pulling a similar 12 Mbps down and 6 Mbps
up. Outside the U.S., Norway, Sweden, Ireland, and South Korea are
all trying to deploy 4G networks as well with varying results. Norway and
Sweden's TeliaSonera 4G LTE network, for example, was shown pulling 43 Mbps down, but can only
push 6 Mbps up, similar to Sprint and Verizon.
Still, these networks are generally regarded as pre-release 4G and should be
able to be refined to deliver fully on the promised 4G speeds, unlike HSPA+,
which is unlikely to deliver equivalent speeds.
Furthermore, HSPA+ has yet to live up to its own speed claims as
well. Recent tests showed T-Mobile's HSPA+ network
to be pulling down around 3 Mbps on average and pushing up about 1 Mbps on
average, slower than current 4G implementations, even. Like the true 4G
networks, the HSPA+ networks will likely eventually work up to their promised
speeds, but at the end of the day, they're working towards a final goal that
provides less to the consumer.
IV. Conclusions
Public relations and corporate management can call HSPA+ "4G", but AT&T's
spokesperson had it right in the first place -- companies labeling HSPA+ as 4G
risk "misleading customers". And the net result is that
customers will be getting less than was originally promised.
Fortunately the industry seems divided on this issue. Even AT&T is
straddling the fence, promising to deploy LTE, while reversing its stance on
HSPA+ and rebranding it "4G". At the end of the day its up to
customers to guide the market by recognizing true 4G -- LTE and WiMAX -- from
the imposters, and using their buying power to leave those who erroneously
peddle HSPA+ as "4G" in the dust.


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There have been battery recalls announced in the past few
months involving names such as Dell, Lenovo, Apple, Toshiba,
and Fujitsu. The
seemingly weekly recall announcements have had many industry watchers and
consumers asking for alternatives to current battery technology. But for all
the talk of exploding batteries and with recalled units now topping the 7
million, the
industry will be sticking with lithium-ion batteries for the foreseeable future.
As shocking as the number of recalls may seem, there have
still been fewer than 50 incidents involving the faulty batteries. Also,
companies like Hewlett-Packard have yet to announce recalls for its
Sony-manufactured batteries and has no plans to do so. The company is confident
in the safety of its battery packs and lithium-ion batteries as a whole.
Quite frankly, there really is no credible alternative to
lithium-ion technology at the moment. For all the talk of fuel cell technology,
which Toshiba recently
had on display, the infrastructure to make such technology viable for
consumers is not yet in place. eWeek
Moreover, although the
recalls have sparked moves by some in the PC industry to increase the care with
which lithium-ion cells are manufactured—one group is working to establish
universal cell manufacturing standards, for example—there appear to be few
lithium-ion alternatives on the horizon at the moment that don't involve
trade-offs in energy density, cost or both. Some options, such as zinc-silver
batteries, use entirely different chemistries, while others reformulate
lithium-ion designs by introducing new materials. Numerous manufacturers are
also designing fuel cells, which convert hydrogen into electricity. But none
are without challenges, ensuring that in the absence of a dark horse
replacement candidate, lithium-ion or some version of the chemistry is likely
to power notebooks for years to come.
So while we may not see an alternative to lithium-ion
technology take over in the near future, there are other ways to squeeze more
run time out of notebooks. The Mobile
PC Extended Battery Life (EBL) Working Group is collaborating to ensure
that business notebooks will be able to operate for eight hours on a charge by
the year 2008. The group is working to develop 72-watt hour batteries, 3-watt 14"
and 15" XGA LCD panels and dramatically reduce power requirements in
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Return of Ben Ali yacht to Tunisian authorities highlights success of international police cooperation
INTERPOL National Central Bureaus facilitate recovery of illegal asset
ROME, Italy – A luxury yacht belonging to the family of former Tunisian President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, seized last year by Italian police, has been returned to the Tunisian authorities, demonstrating the success that can be achieved through international police and judicial cooperation in the often complex legal realm of asset recovery.
The yacht was seized by Italy's Guardia di Finanza in May 2011. Following extensive legal proceedings and close coordination between law enforcement in Italy and Tunisia, as well as between INTERPOL's National Central Bureaus in Rome and Tunis, an Italian court agreed to repatriate the yacht to the Tunisian authorities. The yacht is estimated to be worth around EUR 1 million.
INTERPOL is coordinating international efforts to trace and seize assets belonging to Ben Ali and his family, following requests by the Tunisian judicial authorities seeking cooperation from their counterparts in other countries where the family is believed to have assets.
INTERPOL set up an operational working group to support member countries' investigations into the tracing and recovery of the Ben Ali family's assets. Investigators shared information, discussed solutions to the challenges facing international asset recovery, in particular the varying legal procedures among countries, and considered ways in which INTERPOL could facilitate the asset recovery process.
"This case is a prime example of how international police cooperation can achieve tangible successes, and we hope that law enforcement in other countries will take note and increase their information exchange, through INTERPOL channels, with their colleagues around the world," said Jaime Ansieta, Assistant Director of INTERPOL's Economic and Financial Crimes unit.
"INTERPOL congratulates Tunisia and Italy for their efforts and close collaboration which led to this positive outcome in an area full of challenges."
Mr Ansieta added that the case demonstrates the crucial role played by information exchange and law enforcement cooperation in tackling financial crimes and overcoming the difficulties faced by asset recovery investigators.


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Day 5: Share a verse
As we enter the Christmas season, let's take a moment to remember where all of our traditions began, and to share the joy of that story with the people around us.
Today's challenge: Share Matthew 19:14 with a friend and on your personal social media – post it to your Facebook wall, Tweet it, etc.
"Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'" –Matthew 19:14
My favorite Bible verse
During the rush of the holidays, it's important to take a moment to step back and remember why we do all of this. Our personal and family traditions – Christmas trees, carols, strings of lights outside, gifts and ornaments – are all wonderful and become more meaningful with each year, helping us to remember good times with friends and family. But what about before that?
How often during December as we lead up to Christmas do you think about that little child born more than 2,000 years ago? He is the reason we celebrate, the ultimate source of the entire holiday and every Christmas tradition we have.
I've always been moved by stories and films when kids come downstairs on Christmas morning to the tree and lights and presents, and that open-eyed wonder that makes Christmas morning so special for them. But that response isn't only about remembering my own childhood. It reflects the Gospel: "Let the little children come."
The way little children come to Christmas morning is the way that Jesus wants all of us to come to Him. That's what I love so much about this verse and the way that it reflects that deeper meaning of Christmas.
Matthew 19:14 is one of my favorite verses. What's yours?
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What are some alternative words for i samuel?
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I Samuel, 1 Samuel(noun)
the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
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Purse strings in Washington are tighter than they have been in years meaning funds for some defense projects are harder to get.
The Senate has voted for an amendment to the annual defense authorization bill that could eventually block the proposed second engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: the F136 from General Electric/Rolls-Royce. Aviation Week reports that Congress has earmarked unrequested funds for the F136, but the Senate adopted the amendment on July 23 that would require proof that the F136 engine would cut costs for the program overall. The program currently relies on the F135 engine from Pratt & Whitney.
The amendment was written by Sen. Joseph Lieberman from Connecticut who said, "The Department of Defense has long said that it neither wants nor intends to use an engine other than the one currently produced by Pratt & Whitney."
AviationWeek reports that Lieberman's claims are not entirely accurate. The Pentagon and Air force Leadership have been rejecting calls for the F136 alternative engine, but program leaders for the JSF have stressed that an alternative engine isn't a bad idea. The bill will have to be amended in the House version if the F136 engine is to continue to be an option. Money for the F136 has been earmarked already in the House's defense appropriations bill.
GE spokesman Rick Kennedy said, "The funding battle over the GE Rolls-Royce F136 fighter engine for the JSF is far from over. The argument for an engine competition for the JSF, the largest fighter program in US history, is simply too compelling."
President Obama has threatened to veto a bill that comes to him promoting a second engine with a chance of disrupting the program. The Senate has already voted against more funds for the F-22 Raptor program.


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Local officials have touted Ocala's central location and access to major highways as a reason FedEx Ground Package System Inc. might create a distribution hub here and sink $122.9 million into a building and equipment.
Local officials have touted Ocala's central location and access to major highways as a reason FedEx Ground Package System Inc. might create a distribution hub here and sink $122.9 million into a building and equipment.
The company confirms that.
"When selecting a site, we are diligent in researching its ease of access to major highways, its proximity to customers' distribution centers and a strong local community workforce for recruiting employees," Jesse Bull, FedEx Ground communications coordinator, wrote in an email to the Star-Banner.
"We recognize that our impact is greater than the services we provide, and it is important to be a true part of the community."
Parent company FedEx Corp.'s second-quarter figures provide even more insight into why the network expansion plans — of which Ocala might play a part — are so important.
For the second quarter ending Nov. 30, FedEx Corp. saw its profit drop 12 percent to $438 million, down from $497 million a year ago. That was due in part to Hurricane Sandy, but also because airfreight customers are looking for cheaper ways to ship.
At the same time, ground shipping revenue for the quarter rose 11 percent to $2.59 billion, its operating profit was up 3.5 percent and average daily volume grew 8 percent.
"There has been more a focus to grow out the ground network," said Logan Purk, an analyst with Edward Jones in St. Louis. "I would argue it's now the crown jewel of the company."
Purk said ground has the best margins and returns.
"At the end of the day, ground is driving a lot of that growth and margin improvement," he said.
The reasons: In the current economic climate, customers are willing to wait longer for a package to be delivered in exchange for a lower price. And internationally, rather than using air, customers are moving to shipping by boat, when possible, to save money.
Airfreight is a more expensive service that earns the company more money. But customers are finding less expensive ways to ship, which is cutting into those air profits.
"When the economy comes back, some of that will get better, but some of that is here to stay," said Jim Corridore, logistics equity analyst with S&P Capital IQ. "Shipping patterns throughout the world are changing."
He said FedEx and UPS' longer delivery options are becoming so reliable that customers will not return to one-day shipments.
As a result, Corridore said, FedEx is "redeploying assets" and redesigning networks to increase speed and cut costs.
Meanwhile, ground shipping is growing.
"They are looking to expand that business, and I would expect them to grow on the ground side over the next few years," Corridore said. "International package volumes have been weaker."
He said that as ground becomes a larger part of FedEx's business it will need to expand and create new hubs in many parts of the country.
Local officials hope Ocala is home to one of those hubs.
Last week, the Ocala City Council and the County Commission approved an agreement to offer FedEx Ground Package System a combined $3.47 million in incentives to encourage the company to build a 383,161-square-foot package distribution hub here, bringing 165 much-needed jobs to the area.
Besides the jobs and capital investment, having a company of FedEx's caliber is viewed as a catalyst for other economic development opportunities.
There are still a few hoops that have to be jumped through before the deal is solidified. The company must close on 150 acres at the Ocala/Marion County Commerce Park east of Interstate 75 and north of U.S. 27. The property, formerly known as the Magna property, is owned by Bill Kearns' Ocala 489 LLC.
Besides the land deal, the state still must sign off on its $792,000 share of Qualified Target Industry grant incentives.
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Purk said the company's leadership has been stable. And Corridore said it has won many awards as a good employer.
But he pointed out that the company uses a lot of part-time employees and college students, and the jobs that move the packages in and out tend to be shift work.
Still, he said there will be jobs for truck drivers, delivery employees and forklift operators.
The company has had its legal scuffles. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Ground unit has had challenges from independent contractors who deliver packages; they claim they should be employees because they were controlled by the company.
Now the contractors operate multiple routes, and they must incorporate as a small business and treat drivers as employees, with workers' compensation and unemployment insurance.
A route can cost $20,000 and more depending on logistics. Contractors are paid by the mile and package.
"I don't think the lawsuits are a major issue," Purk said. "A lot of it they have gotten past."
Ground was charged with discriminating against 21,365 job seekers at 24 facilities in 15 states, according to The New York Times. The company paid $3 million but admitted no wrongdoing. Of the 21,365 rejected applicants, 61 percent were female, 52 percent African-American, 14 percent Hispanic, 2 percent Asian and 1 percent Native American.
Should the deal come to fruition in Ocala, the site selected lies within the Enterprise Zone, an economically depressed area targeted for economic development. When companies locate in the area they are eligible for certain tax credits.
FedEx Ground has told the city it will make a "good faith" effort to hire people who live in the Enterprise Zone. The people who live in that area are largely African-American.
The Wall Street Journal reported in December that a suit was filed more than a year before alleging that FedEx had been charging companies higher residential surcharges. According to the Journal, a company spokesperson wrote that the company will continue to defend the allegations in court.
FedEx Ground
In 1998 FedEx bought Roadway Package System. It was renamed FedEx Ground in 2000.
FedEx Ground, with headquarters in Moon Township in Pittsburgh, offers small package ground delivery services, including day-certain service throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as residential delivery to nearly all U.S. residences through its FedEx Home Delivery Service.
FedEx Ground is the company's second-largest operating unit: As reported in its May 31, 2012, 10-K, FedEx Ground had a staff of about 50,500.
The company relies on independent contractors to carry out its pickup-and-delivery operation. Its primary competitors are United Parcel Service Inc. and the U.S. Postal Service.
FedEx is the second-largest package delivery company in the world behind UPS.
FedEx said its Ground operating income is expected to continue growing this year because of volume and yield increase, as well as automation of the preload, pickup and delivery process and installation of GPS devices on all trailers and dollies.
Capital spending in 2013 is expected to increase because of hub expansions and vehicle and equipment purchases.
The company announced in November that it was increasing FedEx Ground shipping rates by a net average of 4.9 percent on Jan. 7.
FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp., the parent company of FedEx Ground Package System Inc. and three other business segments, was founded as an air shipping company in 1971 by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Frederick W. Smith.
The company originally was called FDX Corp. FedEx Corp. was formed in 1998 when Caliber System Inc. was bought. Today FedEx, based in Memphis, is a $42 billion Fortune 100 global company.
In addition to Fed Ex Ground, FedEx Corp. operates FedEx Express Corp., FedEx Freight Inc. and FedEx Corporate Services.
FedEx Express Corp. is the world's largest express transportation company that provides delivery service within one to three business days.
FedEx Freight is North America's leading provider of less-than-truckload freight services, including priority services when speed is critical.
FedEx Services provides its sister companies with sales, marketing, information technology, communications and back-office support.
According to its website, the company operates 33 ground hubs and more than 500 pickup/delivery stations and 25 FedEx Smart Post distribution centers. There are 650 FedEx World Service Centers, 1,750 FedEx office locations, and 6,300 FedEx authorized ship centers and alliance partners.
FedEx is watched very closely by analysts because, based on the variety of goods that it ships, it is considered a barometer of how the overall economy is faring.
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of the most popular video games on any console is the Halo franchise.
More people play Halo alone on the Xbox Live network than those that
play all other games combined online on the PS3. With the massive
number of fans and players for Halo titles, a new launch in the
franchise is huge for Microsoft and the publisher of the game
Bungie.Microsoft is gearing up for the launch of the Halo:
Reach game with a new limited edition Halo:
Reach branded Xbox 360. The branded Xbox uses the new
slimmer Xbox design that was unveiled at E3. The new SKU
will launch on September 14 and will include several features found
only in the special bundle.The console will have custom Halo:
Reach wireless controllers. The console will be silver and have a
Halo design theme. The bundle also included a standard edition copy
of Halo: Reach, a token for the limited edition Halo: Reach Limited
Edition Elite armor set, and a wires Halo: Reach headset.There
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bundle other than the color and theme. The console will feature sound
effects from the Halo universe. Inside the console are a 250GB HDD,
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Lansing Automakers FCU Now LAFCU
The $531 million Lansing Automakers Federal Credit Union is no longer that.
With a Michigan state charter effective Jan. 31, the credit union is now officially LAFCU and has expanded its mid-Michigan service territory from three to 11 counties, adding eligibility to people who live, work or attend school in Barry, Calhoun, Gratiot, Ionia, Jackson, Livingston, Montcalm and Shiawassee counties.
The 77-year-old credit union already has six locations and ATMs in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties. LAFCU said the NCUA approved the charter change after it was approved by a member vote last month.
"Offering LAFCU financial services to more people was the driving reason to seek the charter change," said Robin Frucci, CEO of the 49,500-member institution. "Becoming a state-chartered credit union allows us to expand our geographical reach."
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Today has been an emotional day. Didn't sleep much after working on my website
a lot last night. Today, came home from
working to watch the 1 o clock O's game, only to find out a bunch of things. The umps are being paid off, every single Yankee
hitter takes steroids, and word is that (reported/speculated by The Sun and Brittany Ghiroli of Orioles.com) Trembley managed his last game today most likely.
The recurring happening of today was
home plate umpire Mike DiMuro giving the Orioles the worst calls in the world
while expanding CC Sabathia's strike zone to be almost as wide as the Yankee ace
Bottom of the 1st,
Millwood issued a walk right away to Jeter.
Swisher followed that up with a single.
Jeter proceeded to steal 3rd, realizing that Millwood was not
consistently checking back to 2nd to see him there. Tatum made the throw to 3rd to try
and pick off Jeter, but with the perfectly located throw for the tag, Tejada
overran the bag after catching the ball running in to get it and just kept
going. Stellar defense, right? Then, the first obvious bad call on the day came
when Millwood went into his windup to throw and his spike got stuck in the
dirt, so he proceeded to stumble forward, still releasing the ball towards home
plate. 2nd base umpire Jim Reynolds
came in a bit delayed with a balk call.
C'mon man. The inning ended after
Teixeira struck out, A-roids hit a fly ball (advancing Swisher to 3rd),
Cano hit a double over Jones head is left center, and Posada finally struck out
to end the inning
The top of the 2nd really
started the frustrations with DiMuro.
While Millwood usually gets high in the zone fastball strikes, but wasn't
getting anything today, Sabathia came out throwing pitches even more out of the
zone and being called for strikes. With a
full count, a pitch low and inside (almost hit the dirt) passed Ty
Wigginton. He tossed his bat back and started
jogging to 1st before hearing the strikeout call, and walked even farther,
being outright about his opinion of the strike being called on a pitch almost
in the dirt by his feet.
Bottom of the 2nd came,
where Cervelli drew a 4-pitch walk off of Millwood. 2 of the 4 pitches would be strikes to most
umps. Millwood, knowing how to deal with
this in a better way than just argue, started using lots of offspeed stuff against
the next guys, getting a strikeout against Gardner and eventually out of the
inning with no earned runs.
The last note I have on the day is
that Jones hit a homerun to left field on a Sabathia pitch low and in.
After that, the same crap
continued with the umps. Today was the
first day I was actually P.O. with an Orioles game. Been put down before, but not like this. Took my attention away even more when news
broke about Trembley losing his job soon, so note taking was becoming a lost cause.
With a 6-1 deficit, Wigginton got
only the 2nd hit off of Sabathia on the day in the 7th besides Jones'
HR earlier, followed up by a Luke Scott bomb to the upper deck in right field.
Markakis lost his "hitting streak"
(wasn't even 10 games so I don't know if I consider it to be a streak). Not one Oriole struck out more than
once. Instead, 7 individuals struck out
once each. At least we didn't have a
horrendous day with RISP since we didn't have men on 2nd and 3rd
to even get the chance to blow chances.
Millwood had a bad day for him,
not just because he didn't get a win.
Moving to 0-6 on the year, he only got through 5.2 innings on 115
pitches (only 67 for strikes). He gave
up 6 runs on 10 hits (including 2 HRs) with a 5:4 K:BB ratio. Berken came in to finish the 6th and
went through the 7th, only allowing a hit and recording a strikeout. Ohman barely got through the 8th, allowing
a hit and walk, but went back to his old ways of allowing no runs. For the 6th game in a row, we didn't
need to pitch in the bottom of the 9th.
This all compared to Sabathia, who
finished with 7 IP. He let up only 3
hits, but with 2 of them being home runs, allowed 3 runs on the day with a 7:1
K:BB ratio (Atkins drew that walk!). Joba
threw a perfect 8th, and Mariano finished it with an adventurous 9th. Jones, of course, being so clutch once again;
struck out with men on 2nd and 3rd.
I had a lot of this written up by
the middle of the 8th, and by the middle of the 9th, had
finished most of it. When we got two men
on, I was getting really excited about the chance to rewrite it all. I should know better than to always get my
hopes up to just let myself down every damn time.
Game over. 3-6 loss.
8 game losing streak coming into a 9 game homestand against the Red Sox,
Yankees, and Mets, and minus Trembley most likely. You know there are issues when you get score 8 runs in a 6 game roadtrip, and also allow Brett Gardner to hit a home run.
Very down day. Not too much to say. Will be doing a post tomorrow definitely on
Millwood and Wigginton and some bits all about them.
Will post about Trembley either
tonight or tomorrow hopefully. Website
is coming up soon, domain was purchased (2131andBeyond.com) and will be worked
on a lot now. I will be at the first 2
Red Sox games, then a trip to college for a program there for a few days, the last
Yankee game at home, and the whole Mets series.
Will try to post between it all, but will be difficult. Be excited for the new site! Will have tons of posts, new sections (like
High Socks Watch), and even contests for Orioles stuff and autographs once I
get enough followers.
Good day/night to all.
O yea, Tejada made a huge diving
grab in the bottom of the 8th that Teixeira hit down the line with
men on 1st and 2nd.
He got the out at 2nd and saved a run or two from
scoring. Whoopee. So he kept the deficit at 3 so that Mariano could
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Members of the $7 million Community of Healthcare Employees Credit Union in Chambersburg, Pa., will be meeting April 12 to vote on a proposal to merge with the $441 million Patriot Federal Credit Union, also in Chambersburg.
Although CHECU is financially sound, serving its geographically diverse membership is challenging because of the credit union's size and limited resources, said CHECU Board Chair Dennis Travers.
"These limitations prevent the credit union from being able to fully serve the needs of all of its members as well as we would like," Travers wrote in a recent letter to members. "After careful consideration, the board came to the strategic conclusion that a merger with Patriot Federal Credit Union was the best option for the entire membership."
Though CHECU's branch office would close, the credit union's three employees would continue to work for Patriot FCU, the credit unions said.
If members approve the merger, CHECU will file documents with regulators for review and final approval, after which a final merger date will be set.
Founded in 1973 as the Chambersburg Hospital Employees Credit Union, it was located in several small offices throughout the hospital. Over the years additional employee groups joined the credit union and the name was changed to Community of Healthcare Employees in April 1996 and a main office was opened in June 2001.


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With recent outlooks and advances in the computer fields I'm
starting to wonder if Sci-Fi might be right in this regard. High speed internet
connections such as T1 and higher have been optical for a long time now, but
the proliferation of more consumer ready optical lines such as Verizon's FIOS is making
big waves in an area once dominated by copper. Even DSL and Cable companies
plug into high speed optical lines to form the backbone of their networks.
storage is another up and coming technology that promises to make big waves
in the storage arena. Solid
state disks are all the rage with no moving parts and fast response times,
but what if solid state moved from simple flash chips to a holographic medium.
A piece of transparent material easily produced that can be written
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Another more recent development comes from Intel and they
seem to be covering all their bases. Intel two years ago announced
success with creating a chip that could transmit data with a laser array
integrated right on the chip using mostly existing manufacturing processes,
this would allow for chip to chip data transmission much faster than currently
possible in motherboards. It would also eliminate the need for expensive
optical transceivers to convert data to light and back on each end of the
Recent details from Intel regarding the QuickPath
interconnect supports the theory that Intel is setting themselves up to
blow the doors of optical interconnects wide open. Quickpath standards are set
up so that you could easily replace the integrated circuitry with an optical
interconnect without having to change the standard at all. An optical
interconnect could further reduce latency between CPU, Memory, and hard disks
to the point that the components themselves would be the bottleneck rather than
the interconnect. Given the progress Intel has made, and the up and coming
platform from Intel that uses Quickpath, it might be only a few more years
before they open the flood gates and unleash optical interconnects in servers
and workstations.
While the use of fiber optics and lasers progresses smoothly
and in different areas it seems that there is little doubt the future is indeed
with light. Within our lifetimes it's quite feasible that the majority of our
electronics will be based in the realm of photons rather than electrons.


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The negativity stems from the fact that this franchise has been in existence for 17 years, and has finished with a winning record just 4 times.
If you've followed the team since '95, you witnessed some highs, but many, many more lows. And each of those lows were preceded by optimistic offseasons.
I can't speak for everyone, but I am willing to let the results speak for themselves. Could DeMar light it up this year? Could Jonas dominate the middle? Could Bargnani stay healthy? Could Lowry by a MIP candidate? Could Casey improve the defense AND offense?
The answer to all of these questions could be yes. But then again, when was the last time the stars aligned perfectly for the Raptors?