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Another one of the great baseball card brands is coming to stores in the next couple days. Topps just released 2007 Turkey Red and I was lucky enough to get my hands on a hobby box.
These cards mimic the old Turkey Red cards from back in the day. They feature the artwork of Dick Perez, who is probably the leader in baseball artwork. I've read that Perez actually studied old Turkey Red cards from 1911 and tried to find consistencies in the artwork that he could bring to the '07 set.
I would recommend all collectors to check out Turkey Red because it's right up there with the Allen & Ginter set in terms of fun. You can tell a lot of thought and creativity went into developing this set.
The first thing I noticed in this year's box is that Topps has apparently scrapped its numbering system for the brand. The new Turkey Red cards first came out in 2005. Last year, Topps began numbering the cards where the '05 cards left off, trying to bring year-to-year continuity to the brand. Unlike the 2006 set, '07 Turkey Red begins with No. 1.
Also new for this year is the bordering system. Instead of gray, black, white, gold and red borders, the 2007 set looks to have a wood-like finish in different colors. After buying a lot of Turkey Red boxes last year, I was pretty excited to open up this year's version to see what they look like.
The basics: There are 24 packs per box, eight cards per pack. There are 200 cards in the base set, plus 35 short prints and 15 different variations, two relics or autographs per hobby box, one "box loader" per box and six parallels.
The box reminded me of the Allen & Ginter cards in that it's like a cigar box. My top-loader is a cabinet card of Chris Carpenter.
I was skeptical at first. I really didn't see the point of changing the borders. But after a couple packs I warmed up to the idea, and by the time I was finished opening the box, I had decided it was a cooler set than last year.
One thing I noticed right away was that there's an abundance of fresh rookie faces in the set. For some, it might be the first time they appear with the MLB rookie logo. I was pretty impressed seeing the wide variety.
The second thing I noticed was the high amount of doubles I received. I think about a quarter of the cards I opened were doubles. Not a bad thing, just something I haven't experienced in a long time.
The last thing, and this one really annoyed me, was that I was supposed to get two relics and/or autographed cards in my box, but I only opened up one jersey card. I wasn't too happy about that. You owe me, Topps!
Overall, I was very pleasantly surprised, though. I liked this set more than I anticipated. I expected the same old gray cards but instead was wowed by all the color and fun images. Seeing all the new faces among rookies is definitely a big plus, and some of the subsets were pretty cool.
I enjoyed seeing some of the poses on the players and some of the variation cards. One insert set I might try to go after is the insert set of all the Presidents of the United States. In my box, I found a Bill Clinton.
If you want another fun box of cards similar to Allen & Ginter, then this is the box for you.
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Suffolk County Council budget set to be frozen again
PUBLISHED: 10:21 30 January 2013 | UPDATED: 10:23 30 January 2013
Suffolk County Council's element of council tax bills is set to be frozen for the third consecutive year after its cabinet backed the budget for 2013/14 – but there was a bleak warning about the years ahead.
It is the third year running the authority hasn't increased bills, and it will now receive a bonus grant from the Government as a result.
However, it will need to make savings of almost £25m on the budget next year to keep tax bills the same – and there was a harsh warning about the future prospects for local government from deputy council leader Jane Storey.
Presenting the budget proposals on Tuesday, she said: "Future funding for local government is looking worse than bleak."
She warned the council was likely to have to find further major savings in the years after 2014.
Her warning was taken up by backbench Conservative Richard Smith, who said whoever was in power after May's elections, the county would be looking at making savings of up to £140million by 2018.
During the debate there were calls from opposition Lib Dem and Labour councillors for more to be spent on supporting schools because of the concerns about Suffolk's slide down the league tables.
This prompted council leader Mark Bee to declare his support for children and young people's spokesman Graham Newman, who has been in the eye of the storm.
Mr Bee said no-one could have worked harder and could be more committed to improving standards in Suffolk's schools and he was sure Mr Newman was the right person for the job – a statement that prompted a ripple of applause among Conservative councillors at the meeting.
Most borough and district councils in Suffolk are also planning to freeze council tax – and police commissioner Tim Passmore is also planning to freeze his element of the tax in 2013/14.
Proposals for a new travel card for Suffolk's youngsters have also been backed by the county's cabinet.
The new "Endeavour Card" should be introduced for the start of the new academic year in September, and will offer 16 to 19-year-olds discounts of 25% on bus journeys with most of the county's major operators.
It will replace the Explore Card which was scrapped on cost grounds two years ago – but cabinet member Guy McGregor insisted there were significant differences.
The new card will be similar to London Transport's Oyster – there will be a smart card that youngsters can put money on to give them discounted fares.
Eventually the technology could be available to all, but cabinet member Guy McGregor said the age range had been limited to keep costs down.


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Bacteriological samples taken on Tuesday were found safe for human consumption, which resulted in the Boil Water Order being lifted.
Areas affected by the Boil Water Order included those bounded by Lock and Dam Road and both sides of Highway 7 South to the Arkansas River, which included the Southgate Subdivision and customers on South Boulder Avenue from West 23rd Street to Bernice Avenue.


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Arsenal end trophy drought with FA Cup win
Arsenal ended its nine-year trophy drought on Saturday, coming from two goals...
Cristie Kerr parred the second playoff
hole on Sunday to top Suzann Pettersen and win the Kingsmill Championship for
the third time.
Kerr carded a 2-under 69 during her final round at Kingsmill Resort & Spa to
finish the tournament at 12-under-par 272. Pettersen shot a 4-under 67 in the
final round to meet her there.
The two played the 18th hole for both playoffs and after Kerr missed a 5-
foot birdie putt on the first playoff to force the second extra hole, Kerr hit
her second shot to about 20 feet from the pin on the right of the green.
Pettersen's second shot rolled off the back of the green and her third shot
stopped well short of the hole.
Kerr then had her lengthy putt stop a couple feet short of the hole, but she
was able to tap in for her 16th career LPGA Tour title when Pettersen missed
her 15-foot par attempt.
It was Pettersen's only bogey of the day.
Ariya Jutanugarn, who held the lead at the end of the first and second rounds,
tied the low round of the day with a 5-under 66 to grab a share of third place
with Ilhee Lee (67) at 10-under 274.
Angela Stanford (69) and Stacy Lewis (70) tied for fifth at minus-9.


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Can we try to stop global warming?Yes,we can if we make enough efforts. First, we have to atleast try to make some efforts. Planting trees,reducing smoke and greenhouse gases can stop global...
Yes,we can if we make enough efforts. First, we have to atleast try to make some efforts. Planting trees,reducing smoke and greenhouse gases can stop global warming.
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Every country is governed by different laws. We can only do whatever we can as individuals. In some countries, cars are more efficient as are the fuels used. But, in some places people own five cars, and in others, a bicycle or nothing. Our carbon footprints vary by our wealth, status, and availability of items. Unfortunately, in highly industrialized countries people leave a much bigger carbon footprint than someone living in poverty, in a rural place in a developing country. The energy used to fuel our cars produces greenhouse gases. Until we come up with cheaper and better alternatives, these gases will continue to be added to the environment. We can only try to do what little we can as individuals and hope that the additive effect helps the environment.
There is no way we can stop the global warming completely. First we should concentrate on the cause of global warming. There are two main causes they are Natural causes and man made causes.
We can reduce Man made cause but we cannot stop the natural causes for global warming...
Since there is drastic increase in global warming due to man made causes we should focus how to reduce them, however it is not possible to reduce it completely.
There is a threshold point for everything even for global warming...
global warming till a threshold point is harmless but beyond that it is harm full and also disaster, So accordingly we can do the need full thing to reduce global warming...
I'm not sure that we can stop global warming completely but there is certainly plenty we can do to slow it down. The things you mentioned like planting trees and reducing greenhouse gasses are a start. I do think the government should and is taking a stand on this issue. I doubt you will convince many people, especially in the US where things are so spread out, that they can walk instead of drive. In my opinion, efforts would be better spent developing a vehicle that does not pollute and does not use fossil fuels.
I have to agree with wannam. I am positive that there are ways to slow global warming, but I cannot believe that we will ever be able to stop it. To me, global warming can be compared to the first squeeze of the brand new tube of toothpaste. If not careful, the toothpaste will shoot out uncontrollably. We simply cannot stop it completely. We can, though, try to limit the amount coming out by releasing our grasp. That said, have you ever tried getting expressed toothpaste back into the tube? Impossible!
We can put more money into alternate clean energy technologies. We must develop solar energy, wind, running water and tidal energies. We also must do things like car pool, walk and bicycle instead of driving alone for everything. We can shut off electrical appliances when not in use, shut lights and basically try to be less wasteful.
The main thing that we need to do to combat global warming is recognize that it exists and how we contribute as people. This is a political issue and a controversy because there are businesses and business leaders that do not want to change their practices because changing them will cost them money.
The ideas that you have are good ones. I would say that we also need to, as much as possible, buy cars that use less gas. We need to try to use less energy within our homes, perhaps by not using our air conditioning as much in the summer and not heating our homes as much in the winter.
No, global warming has expanded so much that now also if we try to stop Global Warming we cannot but just reduce it by some advantage
#7..nice post...completely agree to that guy!
The main problem in US is Electrical Power Generation using coal. Is government doing any thing about it? US is forcing other nations not to use coal for power but not doing anything about it in its own territory. Transportation is a factor but that comes much later.
Globe warming is no way to be stoped, but it can be slowed down.
It can't be stoped, because human being's development consume resource and produce greenhouse gases.
However, we can do our best to slow down its speed. Scientis can invent new equipments to recycle greenhouse gases,Govornments can negoiate with each other to cut off the output of CO2,ordinary people like us can live a environmental friendly life,moving by public transportation,planting trees,and save powers.
obvviously if eclogist solve this problem. but the role of students is very much required.
is it really possible though? i mean, is anyone really going to step up? psycological studies have proven that people are more likely to follow a crowd than do the right thing... so how is it possible to make a real difference. People say that every little thing adds up to big thing, but if there are very few little things...
of course we can!! but so far its all just talk...we can stop global warming once someone actually starts acting against it...i guess..
Yeah! Trophy. U R X treamly Right. Instead of owning five cars we can own one car which should work on electricity. M I right.....
is there any advantages that we all r discussing.....????
Dear Astrosonu when we discuss about matters like this...knowledge spreads and every1 is aware about what is happening to the earth in which we live...so there is a total advantage..!
Before running to the cave with Chicken Little, everyone should consider the benefits of global warming. Agriculture would not exist without it. With no agriculture, no civilization; and no internet to have this conversation. Would agriculture in Siberia be a bad thing?
Yeah! Trophy. U R X treamly Right. Instead of owning five cars we can own one car which should work on electricity. M I right.....
is there any advantages that we all r discussing.....????
Of course we can.! Every individual has the duty to keep his environment safe by all possible means.
We can not completely stop but can slowdown the global warming if there is a will. Government has to play its role which it is not playing. Don't we know about the Al Gore documentary.
We must remember that charity begins at home. Those who are the major contributors to the global warming have to act to cut down their part instead of pushing those who are not or have not contributed to it.
ahh i think its too late for stoping global warming. what do u say friends? i think our sons and daughters will suffer this .
panic panic panic......... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa global disaster. help help help ....
everybody one day will shout like this u know y
its the devil created by the humans (global warming)
Ok! To stop global warming there is no use of just disscussing and doing nothing. we must punish the people who spreads polution.
"Do or don't there is no try." I believe that the people on this planet who care will do their best to stop global warming, but I do not believe they will succed. Global warming did not just start when humans starting walking the earth, so why would it stop now? We can try to slow down global warming, and help the environment but over time it will get worse. So my answer to your question is yes, we can try, but I do not believe we can stop it.
Yes, we can try to stop global warming. And there are very few easy things that we need to follow. The steps are listed below:
- Reduce the use of carbon-DI-oxide
- Plant more and more tree
- Not to cut out the forest
- Recycling should be done to reduce the use of wood
- Gases such as methane CFCs should not be used
And many more to follow. Thus the global warming will reduce.
Along with the thousands of other things that we as humans are trying to accomplish in the world – such as peace, a just judgment system, fair government, feeding the hungry and so on – try as we might we can never be perfect or it will never please everybody. There can never be peace unless we eliminate war, the judgment system and the government we live under will never please every individual, we will never be rid of the hungry unless there are no greedy.
So the bottom line is we can't stop global warming. Why? Because we are not gods. Some of us work so hard to clean and protect our planet but there will always be someone who will litter, someone who will harm the ozone layer because it's making them rich.
Sorry for seeming so pessimistic however, as seen by our past actions we a simply are incapable of so many things.
Even if we cannot stop global warming we can try to reduce it if we follow the eco friendly methord in everything.
We can not eliminate the fact that greenhouse gases are emitted into the environment. However, we can lower the amount that is relased. Nature emits its own greenhouse gases into the environment, but we (humans) escalate the amount emited by a large margin. By investing greener products and nuclear energy we lower the amount of greenhouse gasses into the environment. This is possible, but we must be willing to work together to get this done. Global warming is taking place, whether we believe it or not. We are the primary cause. We need to take responsibility and find alternative energy sources that will lower the amounts of greenhouse gasses that difuses into our atomsphere.
Yes we can stop Global warming by planting trees and not cutting them again.
Yes we can stop Global warming we if try it.
Yes and we must.
Global Warming doesnt exist
my idea is simple .produce an electrical instrument that will absorb excess green house gases and convert their chemical energy to electrical energy.in this way we will gain both electricity plus a green world.but i wonder how feasible is my idea?
There needs to be education and money. Without this two, it will be difficult.
Can we try to stop global warming?
Yes,we can if we make enough efforts. First, we have to atleast try to make some efforts. Planting trees,reducing smoke and greenhouse gases can stop global warming.
no shit we can stop it
In reply to 3#: If we use only the cars operated by gas one day gas will also get extinct and then there would be no other way otherthan diesel and petrol ,instead we should make use of electric cars and as they have a good mileage but does not give a good speed in order to speed there would be less accidents.
have'nt you saw the coca cola addvertisement
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takdire..................................................................................................................................................................as some avoid the enviroment, there 15,00,000 trees planted everydy.
Now we can stop global warming, the only we can do is to reduce its rate.
And if we want to stop it, we will need a time machine.
In reply to 3#: If we use only the cars operated by gas one day gas will also get extinct and then there would be no other way otherthan diesel and petrol ,instead we should make use of electric cars and as they have a good mileage but does not give a good speed in order to speed there would be less accidents.
Any major problem can be solved if you do it at the very beginning, like picking out weed while it's still little and weak, instead of waiting for it to grow hard with such deep roots that it can't be destroyed..
My fears are that global warming has gone a little out of control.. I may be wrong, but we've been hearing of global warming for quite a while now.. and no major solutions have been put forward yet..
The government should do something to decrease the use of fossil fuels, and promote ideas, no matter how small they are, like solar-powered washing machines or wind-powered bicycles..
Yes we can to some extend. Global warming is a natural process, but human activities has increase it to beyonds its limit. We can reduce it by afforestation that is planting of more trees and reducing the use of fossil fuels.
Green house gas (water vapor, CO2) are the main contributers to global warming. CO2 is produced by the combustion of fossil fuel. We can rerduce it to some extend and replace it by renewable source of energy. Moreover afforestation will help us too. As green plant utilised CO2 during phoitosynthesis and release O2.
Increase in sea level is another cause of global warming.
Yes We can if we want. Afforestation is the best of controlling it. If not we can create a small graden in our lawn. Reducing the used of gas or fosssil fuels which emits green house gases. We can try to avoid all the possible ways of increasing the global warming.
We can shift to alternative resources like renewable resources : sunlight, tidal wave or wind power. There are many ways this sources of energy can replaced our energy need.
For every problem there is a solution.
We need to ask the question "How to stop global Warming"
1.Prayer to the Supreme Power
2.Eco Freindly Attitude
3.Controlling human "wants" and just focusing on "Needs"
Thank You
Happy thoughts...!
Makes sense!
For every problem there is a solution.
We need to ask the question "How to stop global Warming"
1.Prayer to the Supreme Power
2.Eco Freindly Attitude
3.Controlling human "wants" and just focusing on "Needs"
Thank You
Happy thoughts...!
First the govt should take serious action on this. We should also avoid excess usage of vehicles. We can walk instead of travelling in vehicles for short distances.


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Well I did it, first time ever.
After using a spin exercise machine my legs were getting stronger. This last Saturday I had a very short riding window, so I went outside I hammered it. It really felt good to be doing those hills with more power in my legs.
That night, OUCH!!! leg spasms and cramps hit me hard. But it wasnt until a day later that I noticed my leg was bruising, a big fist size bruise on the back of my leg, classic hamstring tear.
Now the big question can I do a mild ride if there is very little pain?
I am feeling better in my leg and have no issues walking, so can I start doing mild rides
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The funding reimburses Amtrak for $20.1 million for expenses associated with pumping water from tunnels and debris removal and for immediate and ongoing repairs to vital infrastructure needed to operate more than 2,000 daily Amtrak, NJ Transit, and MTA Long Island Rail Road trains on the NEC. The remaining $10.1 million will fund repairs to the four East River Tunnels that connect Manhattan and Queens, the two North (Hudson) River Tunnels that connect New Jersey and New York City, and other facilities.
Hurricane Sandy's enormous storm surge flooded four of the six tunnels between New York City and New Jersey with seawater. Immense amounts of water and debris were removed from the tunnels, and system-wide repairs had to be completed before service could be restored. The most critical damage was to electrical systems, particularly the Kearny (N.J.) substation, plus signals, lighting, mechanical rooms, and emergency call boxes. The damage was caused by wind, heavy rains, and saltwater.
Additional repairs to rail, ties, ballast, third rail, signal systems, pump stations, circuit breakers, and vital infrastructure are on-going and are expected to continue throughout the summer months.
"The storm's wake demonstrates the necessity to not only rebuild, but to invest in our infrastructure so we are better prepared to withstand and recover from future natural disasters," said Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo.


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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Barry Gordon[/lastfm] was just three years old when he made his acting debut on Ted Mack's Amateur Hour. He was a worldly seven years old when he scored his lone Top 40 hit, "Nuttin' for Christmas."
Though many others have covered the same song, it was Gordon's spritely version that was the most successful, landing the youngster at #6 on the chart in December 1955 and selling over 2 million copies.
Gordon's music career wouldn't take him much further but that zany contraption called the TV served him well, from '50s stints on Jackie Gleason's show to '70s sitcoms to '80s and '90s voice roles. Gordon has also run for Congress, been president of the Screen Actor's Guild and, as of today, teaches politics and media at Cal State LA.
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With back-to-back wins in Europe including his 5th Major tournament of his professional career Phil Mickelson should be basking in the glow of his golf prowess and rolling in cash. And, while the former is true, the latter is not, on a relative scale.
The Los Angeles Times reported this week that Lefty earned more than 2.2 million dollars with his wins at the Scottish Open and the British Open the last two weeks. Quite a haul for a golfer that was told his game didn't cater to the links courses overseas. What many people do not know is that because of exorbitant tax rates in Britain, Mickelson has to take a 45 percent tax hit to his largesse. Since Mickelson resides in California he will also have to pay an additional 13 percent in state taxes. According to Forbes magazine, Mickelson will not only have to pay tax on his winnings, but also any income derived from bonuses and endorsements that he earned while playing there.
Mickelson will get to use a foreign tax credit and be allowed to offset much of his tax burden to the feds. But, when you add it all up he will have to fork over roughly 1.4 million dollars in taxes to Britain, the Federal Government and the State of California. What's wrong with this picture ?
We all know there are serious flaws in the tax code that allow the wealthy to offset tax burdens with targeted loop-holes. It's how corporations make millions, even billions without the tax implications faced by the common man. I get it. The deck is stacked because politicians are paid off. Until we move to a flat tax without these specific targets the deck will always be stacked against the common man. The California and New York tax codes are also why big business moves to states like Florida and Texas. Why pay state taxes when you don't have to ?
I just find it incredibly distasteful to penalize success. Mickelson EARNED his 2.2 million dollar pay day with his talents. Mickelson EARNED these endorsement dollars with his unique talents. I believe in everyone paying their fair share. But, why do highly successful people have to pay 61 percent of their EARNINGS to taxes. Granted much of this penalty comes from Britain, where the astronomical tax rates make for public debate all the time. But, if you don't think we are steadily moving to a similar situation in this country then you just aren't paying attention.
Do I feel sorry for Phil Mickelson ? No. He is successful and well-paid for his talents. But, I also believe the wealthy and rich are disproportionately penalized through the tax code for their success. While the ultra-wealthy take advantage of targeted tax loop-holes that give them breaks, there is also a climate in this country where the have-nots expect to be taken care of by the well-off and successful. I don't understand this thinking. No one owes their fellow man a living. If we had an across the board flat-tax where everyone paid the same rate, fairness would ensue and I think personal responsibility would reign supreme.
Phil Mickelson caught heat a few months back for criticizing the tax rates in the State of California. He said he would have to move out of the state because the costs of living in the state were prohibitive. People saw it as a rich guy complaining about the hard-ships of making millions. It was not smart for Phil to take this tact. Ultimately it would have been better if he just did as we all do, just bitch to his wife Amy in their living room about the inequities in the tax code.
In the end Phil made more than 2.2 million dollars with two golf tournament wins in Europe, yet will clear, according to the LA Times 842, 000 dollars. Not a bad take for a few weeks work. But, with this 61 percent tax hit, I can understand why the wealthy are growing sick and tired of paying into a system that is only getting worse, while the minions continue to lobby for continued penalties (taxes) on the wealthy.


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Some days I wake up and I'm pleased. The sun is coming over the hill. The traffic is starting to pick up. It's all good stuff. I make some coffee and feed the cats then I crack open the old laptop and check the news. Maurice Sendak passed away. That's the news that's on my mind this morning. Yes, there are all kinds of important political events and shenanigans. Great fun there. Very important, too. Oh, and this retired bishop was arrested. That's pretty interesting. Some are calling him The People's Bishop. That will set some teeth on edge, but I found his rhetoric interesting.
''Arrests are not arrests anymore," Packard said as we talked Friday in a restaurant overlooking Zuccotti Park in New York. ''They are badges of honor. They are, as you are taken away with your comrades, exhilarating. The spirit is calling us now into the streets, calling us to reject the old institutional orders. There is no going back. You can't sit anymore in churches listening to stodgy liturgies. They put you to sleep. Most of these churches are museums with floorshows. They are a caricature of what Jesus intended. Jesus would be turning over the money-changing tables in their vestibules. Those in the church may be good-hearted and even well-meaning, but they are ignoring the urgent, beckoning call to engage with the world. It is only outside the church that you will find the spirit of God and Christ. And with the rise of the Occupy movement it has become clear that the institutional church has failed. It mouths hollow statements. It publishes pale Lenten study tracts. It observes from a distance without getting its hands dirty. It makes itself feel good by doing marginal charitable works, like making cocoa for Occupy protesters or providing bathrooms from 9 to 5 at Trinity Church's Charlotte's Place. We don't need these little acts of charity. We need the church to have a real presence on the Jericho Road. We need people in the church to leave their comfort zones, to turn away from the hierarchy, and this is still terrifying to a lot of people in the church and especially the church leadership."
I find this language more interesting having read AKMA's homily on "institutionalism contra catholicism" and the church. He critiques the "hipper-than-thou" attitudes that are out in the ether.
"Catholicity also entails our committing to some degree of cooperation. While some of us might like to suppose that we could do the church's work on our own, without regard to what others are up to, that's not the way that we undertake any other important venture. In the operating theatre; in bringing up children; in military manoeuvres; in orchestral music; even sometimes in government, the great things we attempt involve our working with others and attending to what they're getting up to. Catholicity doesn't require that we make ourselves identical to one another, but it entails our understanding that we share discipleship with sisters and brothers from Orkney to Gretna Green, and indeed to Penzance, Provence, Puerto Rico, Patagonia, and Perth (Australia). We are Philip, baptising; and we are Abdimalkah, receiving blessings from far away, and we and Abdimalkah and Philip and St Andrew and St Frumentius of Aksum (the apostle of Ethiopia), all share in the one Body of Christ."
Again, good stuff. And this leads me on to this post on the Ekklesia Project page, Believe It or Not. This is a response to some of the NPR coverage on pastors who are losing their religion. It's a heartbreaking series. I say that not because people are losing their faith, changing their minds about religion. I'm heartbroken because I'm not hearing about any Christian tradition other than American Fundamentalism. That's Christianity according to mass media and, apparently, according to the men and women who have stepped away from the Church. They believe so strongly in the arguments of Fundamentalism that they cannot imagine another form of Christianity. They cannot imagine another God. They believe that Fundamentalism is the only theology out there. They believe in One God, the Fundamentalist God. So, in breaking with that rhetoric, they have to break with the whole Church.
We who believe something other than American Fundamentalism have failed these people. We have failed again and again to successfully offer the alternatives to Fundamentalism. Instead, we sit in our beautiful neo-gothic buildings or in our hip-coffee shops or under the dome of the Pantokrator and wonder why people do not know us. It's simply crap. If all there were in Christianity was American Fundamentalism, I would be an atheist, too. Perhaps the Fundamentalists have won after all.
But I rant...Rather, read this from the Ekklesia Project:
Perhaps the saddest part of Teresa MacBain's story was the loneliness of her journey. She wrestled with unbelief on her own, in secrecy, away from her church. She found refuge and community online, the place where so many secrets thrive away from the grounded, complex communities where we can truly struggle and love together. What if she had told her congregation, I'm having trouble believing in God? How they responded would be a reflection of their own belief, their own knowledge.
Belief isn't the most important thing. What we need, we are told in John 15:1-8, is not to believe but to abide. It is in abiding that we discover truth, it is in abiding that we come to know. Knowledge and belief work on so many levels beyond our conscious and rational minds, it is through practice, through context, through community and imitation that we come to truth. We find all of this in abiding, staying close, not letting go.
We abide. We abide with one another in doubt and loss, in un-belief and in fervent conviction. We abide. There's nothing Christian about a theological litumus test. There is embodiment, certainly, in good works and in liturgy, but there's no "test." But we keep creating tests nonetheless. We've gotten very good at it and in the process made Fundamentalists of us all, left, right, center, green, blue, you name it. We insist that people never change the way they think, grow, mature, degress, become embittered...we insist on changeless minds. It's incredibly cruel.
We are called to abide. As the good folk of Taize sing, "Stay with me. Remain here with me. Watch and pray. Watch and pray."
Tripp Hudgins is a doctoral student in liturgical studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif., and associate pastor of First Baptist Church of Palo Alto, Calif. You can read more of his writings on his longtime blog, "Conjectural Navel Gazing; Jesus in Lint Form" at AngloBaptist.org. Follow Tripp on Twitter @AngloBaptist.
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Re: Dave Seamans' kickstarter album...
Caught Seaman a few times at The Cross back in the day
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Caught Seaman a few times at The Cross back in the day
Hello sailor.
Yeah I probably could have phrased that better.
Not that I am an expert but I always thought Davey Boy's CDs were full of old chewns.
Never tire of Seamen entendre.
Seem Dave a few times and he's thoroughly disappointed me every time. Never again.
Caught Seaman a few times at The Cross back in the day and always thought he was decent.
His albums are nothing mind-blowing but I had a soft spot for GU Cape Town although I haven't heard it for donkeys so it may well sound absolutely horrific now.
Good man - disc 2 is pants but disc 1 is top drawer and one of the most underated discs for Goo releases....
I think no prob with Seaman...carry on the good work Dave.
Where's MattBlack with the goalkeeper joke?
Where's MattBlack with the goalkeeper joke?
Millsy mentioned having an earful of Seaman, cant top that
Yeah, it's a great feeling alright, but takes ages to get it out.
Sometimes I freeze Seaman in Ice Lolly makers and then use him as a dildo for my ass.
LOL you go boy. Class.
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SCOTT snowmobile athlete Daniel Bodin added another medal to his X Games collection last Saturday night after taking the top spot in the Snowmobile Best Trick competition. Bodin, coming off an almost-career-ending injury in 2012, launched the 100 foot gap, throwing an Indian air backflip, which was good enough to score him a 92.33 for the win.
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"This is unreal," Bodin said. "I broke my neck last year, and I wasn't sure if I would ever ride again. Just to be back here and to get that gold again is unbelievable. I'm just so happy right now." Bodin has won a total of 4 X Games medals including 3 gold and 1 silver.
Another notable performance at the Winter X Games came from SCOTT snowmobile athlete Peter Narsa, who competed in the Snocross event. Narsa qualified for the final after placing 2nd in his heat race. In the Snocross final Narsa started well and ran inside the top 5 the entire race, eventually finishing in 5th.


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Richard C. Levin, Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Economics, recently completed a twenty-year term as Yale's President. He received his B.A. from Stanford University in 1968 and studied politics and philosophy at Oxford University, where he earned a B.Litt. degree. After earning his Ph.D. in economics from Yale in 1974, he joined the Yale faculty. Before becoming president, he chaired the economics department, taught economic analysis and regulation at the Yale School of Management, and served as dean of Yale's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
During Mr. Levin's twenty year tenure as President, Yale invested over $5 billion in the renovation and construction of its facilities, advanced economic development and home ownership in New Haven, purchased and began to develop a 136-acre campus in nearby West Haven, strengthened Yale's programs in science, engineering, and medicine, established a goal of reducing campus greenhouse gas emissions by 43%, and undertook a major set of initiatives to internationalize the University – extending need-based financial aid to international students in Yale College, making international experiences the norm for all undergraduates, and planning and opening Yale-NUS College in Singapore as a model of liberal arts education for Asia.
Mr. Levin serves on President Obama's Council of Advisors for Science and Technology. He is a trustee of the Hewlett Foundation and a director of American Express. He served on a bipartisan commission to recommend improvements in the nation's intelligence capabilities and he co-chaired a major review of the nation's patent system for the National Academy of Sciences. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He is currently on sabbatical, writing about both higher education and U.S.-China Relations.
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Bold colours, intricate embellishments and playful prints are in full effect for Gucci's AW16 collection. Redefining the brand's DNA, Michele references the brand's retro and soulful past; showcasing an array of 70s inspired looks including pale blue prom tuxedos, red pussybow blouses, flared floral pants and mustard roll necks. Embroidered jeans are paired with fur ponchos, colour-blocked cardigans with slim gingham pants and geometric patterned tracksuits with silk blouses; reaffirming the brand's audacious and exuberant aesthetic. Boxy checked coats are fabricated in thick wools, suits feature multi-coloured florals whilst double-breasted coats are seen in rich velours and denim jackets with botanical-stitched motifs. Proclaiming his extravagant creative vision of the house, Michele's Autumn/Winter offering is daring, decorative and directional.
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JPEG Collager is a JPEG (and BMP) viewer which shows each image in a window without any border. The best way to see how it works is to play with it a bit, but here is a summary of use.
You can open any number of images. Each one is manipulated individually. On the tool window in the title bar you can see which image the mouse is currently over. The active window (the one which will be affected by operations) is indicated on the left of the status bar, with its properties shown on the right. When you see the icon become a hand, left dragging moves the window and right dragging moves the image within the window (unless it is stretched to fill the window). The window can be sized by dragging the edges.
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text: Simon & Schuster have released their Summer 2010 catalogues, which are intended for booksellers for advanced solicitation purposes. As always with these catalogues, the information contained within them should not be considered final, and things may (and probably will) change before release. As was announced a few months back, a new imprint, Gallery Books, has been formed by S&S as a combination of Simon & Schuster Entertainment and the hardcover/trade paperback imprints of Pocket. The mass market paperbacks remain under the Pocket Books/Pocket Star Books banner, but their solicitations are included in the Gallery Books catalogue. The catalogue (PDF link) therefore contains the covers and blurbs for several forthcoming Star Trek releases, specifically the novels based on the 2009 movie. Star Trek: Refugees by Alan Dean Foster Star Trek: Seek a Newer World by Christopher L. Bennett Star Trek: More Beautiful Than Death by David Mack Star Trek: The Hazards of Concealing by Greg Cox (note that this title has changed slightly...) So, there you have it. It is clear that the last two covers are not quite final - they lack the same logo as the first two. Overall, I much prefer the cover of Hazards, and would think a unified cover style with that as its basis, leading off the original teaser posters as it does, might have been a better approach. And the stories seem much more appealing than they did with those half-grammatical one-liners from Amazon a few weeks ago


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Thornton wants his turn in the postseason
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
TAMPA, Fla. -- Veteran left-hander Matt Thornton said that it was "probably one of the most disappointing points" of his career to be left off Boston's playoff roster last season, forced to watch from the inactive list as his teammates went on to win a World Series championship.
Now Thornton, 37, will have an opportunity to help keep Boston from getting back to the postseason. The Yankees were near the top of his list entering free agency this past winter, and he is looking forward to competing for a title.
"When you have a team of this quality, being a championship contender was probably one of my top two reasons to figure out where I wanted to sign -- the other one being my family," Thornton said.
Thornton inked a two-year, $7 million deal and will inherit the role of left-handed specialist from Boone Logan, who landed with the Rockies as a free agent. Thornton pitched for the White Sox and Red Sox last season, going a combined 0-4 with a 3.74 ERA in 60 appearances.
He was slowed in August by a strained right oblique, an injury that did not completely go away until late November. The Red Sox kept him around for the playoffs, and he even threw at Fenway Park in case he was needed for the World Series, but he was not activated.
"You work your whole career to be a part of something like that," he said. "I understood; I was inconsistent at the time, and they felt the other guys were doing a better job. They were nothing but respectful to me in the process."
Manager Joe Girardi has said that Thornton is one of the few locks for a bullpen that is entering the post-Mariano Rivera era. David Robertson will be the closer, and Shawn Kelley should fill a setup role.
"I'm excited for David to have the opportunity and see what he does," Thornton said. "I've watched David five, six years now, and he's one of the best relievers in the game. I have no doubt he'll transition into that role just fine. Following up in Mariano's footsteps is not the easiest thing. ... Mo, he's the best ever.
"He's the best in the playoffs ever, he's the best in the regular season, he's the best there is. He'll be missed, obviously. He'll be missed in baseball, not just by the Yankees. But we have to focus on moving up, and guys stepping up and stepping into roles and doing the job."
Beltran can't hide excitement at camp
TAMPA, Fla. -- Veteran outfielder Carlos Beltran waited a long time for the chance to wear his Yankees gear, and as he made his first appearance at camp on Monday, he once again showed his excitement.
"I feel great, man, honestly," Beltran told reporters at the club's Minor League complex. "It's a great experience. This organization has always been an organization, tradition-wise, where many good players have put on this uniform. For me to be able to be part of history, I would say it feels great. I'm happy and looking forward to doing my job."
Beltran, who turns 37 in April, came to the Yankees on a three-year, $45 million deal. He had a brief workout on Monday in advance of Wednesday's official reporting date for position players, spending some time with new teammates Brian Roberts, Kelly Johnson and Eduardo Nunez.
"I look at the team, I look at our situation and the players that we have; we have a pretty good chance," Beltran said. "Last year I experienced being in the playoffs, being in the World Series with the Cardinals. It was a great feeling. Once you play there, you want to go there every year. Everything starts from Spring Training."
Beltran expects that the Yankees will need to dedicate some time to meshing this spring. The club also added Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury and Masahiro Tanaka, highlighting a spending spree that exceeded $500 million.
"The good thing is that we're all veterans," Beltran said. "It's not like you're dealing with a bunch of younger guys that probably don't know what they need to do. We know what we're capable of. We just need to find a way to come to the ballpark, get used to the Yankees' way of playing the game and go from there."
Monday was not Beltran's first visit to the Yankees' spring complex. He sat down here with the late George M. Steinbrenner before the 2005 season, when he and agent Scott Boras explored the possibility of him signing with the Bombers as a free agent.
Steinbrenner was impressed by the meeting, but the negotiations did not work out, as The Boss prioritized pitching at the time. Beltran landed across town with the Mets instead, but nearly a decade later, he is pleased that he finally made it back.
"Of course, we have to win," he said. "I don't know how far we will go, but at least we have to do something positive -- better than what they did last year. No doubt about that. They went out, spent a lot of money on players to try to improve the ballclub.
"You want to be around an organization like that, where every year they're trying to improve and get better. In my case, I'm going to be blessed for three years here."
Pineda plans to make decision for fifth starter easy
TAMPA, Fla. -- Michael Pineda says that he is back to being the pitcher who tantalized scouts as an American League All-Star in 2011. If that's the case, the decision as to who will be the Yankees' fifth starter may be easier than expected.
Pineda threw a 35-pitch bullpen session on Monday at George M. Steinbrenner Field and said that he is pleased by his recovery from an anterior labral tear. Now, after two years of false starts, he expects to throw his first official pitches as a Yankee.
"I'm feeling good. Really good," Pineda said. "I'm throwing the same, mechanics [are] the same. Everything is the same. All [the] pitches are the same. I'm the same Michael Pineda."
"I thought the ball came out really well today," manager Joe Girardi said. "To me, it looked different than what I saw a couple of years ago when he got hurt and was pitching in games. I'm anxious to see him get in some games in the next 12 days or so."
As a rookie in 2011, Pineda went 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA in 28 starts for the Mariners before coming to the Yankees in a four-player trade in January 2012. Top catching prospect Jesus Montero headlined the package of players sent to Seattle and has also had difficulty making a big league impact.
Girardi said that Pineda's velocity was around 93 mph or 94 mph last year in the Minors, and Pineda said that he has been working on his conditioning. He showed up overweight two years ago but is back to his listed playing weight, 260 pounds.
Pineda added that he feels "no pressure" and is "happy" about the competition for fifth starter, which also includes David Phelps, Adam Warren and Vidal Nuno.
Girardi said that it is too early to handicap a favorite.
"Obviously, when we traded for [Pineda], we expected him to be in our rotation," Girardi said. "But he went through an injury, he went through significant time off, and that fifth spot is going to have to be earned."
Bombers bits
• Mark Teixeira took batting practice and hit off a tee from both sides of the plate on Monday. Girardi said that Teixeira took about 90 swings and "looked pretty normal, to me, from both sides."
• Right-handed reliever Yoshinori Tateyama, 38, reported to camp on Monday after being delayed by a visa issue. Tateyama earned a non-roster invitation after compiling a 1.70 ERA in 21 appearances at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last season.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Sodas don't kill people, straws kill people
This week our fearless leader, NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, announced a proposed ban on sodas over 16-ounces.
And as "the vegan girlfriend from Super Size Me" you'd probably expect me to be jumping for joy, pointing my finger , singing "Nya nya nya nya nya!
Well, yes and no.
First, I get itchy – literally uncomfortable – telling people what they shouldn't eat. I'm a big believer in free choice. And I know from experience that most people don't like being told what to do. It makes them angry. Even adults. Tell an adult what to do and they have adult sized temper tantrums.
I've worked with thousands of women as a health and nutrition coach and I can tell you "bad" habits truly change when people get real about the health effects of their food choices, and realize that their food habits are wrecking their life.
When smoking bans come to your city, you can be sure the heart attack and heart disease rates will go down. These bans do save lives, both the smokers and people who are stuck inside with their second hand smoke. But people still don't like these bans, saying "they're infringing on my God & Country given right to smoke."
Did God guarantee your right to smoke? Would the Founding Fathers put your desires to consume tobacco above the rights of others to, say, not get lung cancer?
Lots of New Yorkers were miffed when Bloomberg banned smoking in bars, but now we're all enjoying NOT smelling terrible when we go home at 4 am, and I haven't heard any complaints lately. Even from the smokers who huddle outside said bars.
But is banning soda in the same league as banning second hand smoke? Is it as important? Should we care?
I'll say Yes.
We are in the midst of a health crisis in this country that is mainly caused by our food choices. There I said it. (sigh)
But I don't place the blame all on Mr. and Mrs. Soda Lover.
We are so blinded, nay brainwashed, from an early age by the constant marketing of junk food, and so consumed with our own sugar addiction, that it has become normal to drink 32 ounces or more of soda in a day…heck, in a sitting.
When I was a kid it was unusual to get a 12-ounce drink all to yourself. If we were lucky, we got an 8-ounce serving, and honestly that was enough.
The soda ban goes too far, and doesn't go far enough.
If Bloomy blames large sodas as one of the main causes of obesity and type 2 Diabetes, he should ride his soda sheriff horse over the juice aisle next time he's at the C-Town.
Fruit juice has almost as much sugar as sodas, although it's a different kind of sugar, and High Fructose Corn Syrup is arguably way more dangerous for the human body. More easily turned into belly fat, and therefore leading to insulin resistance, HFCS consumption has grown +1000% in the last 40 years, mirroring the rise in obesity and type 2 Diabetes.
And what's to stop the hardcore soda lover from simply doubling up their 16-ounce order next time they go for lunch? Nothing.
Can you still down a bag or Oreo's with your 2 16-ounce sodas? Yes. Is it going to protect your health if you drink a small soda at McDonald's with your double cheeseburger value meal?
If you buy a gallon of ice cream, will it become illegal contraband if it melts and you drink it with a straw?
Still, I see that Bloomberg's proposal has created a firestorm of controversy – people are talking about serving sizes in a new way. Which might be the best outcome.
New Yorkers are talking about the ridiculousness of our food options – that wasn't happening before this proposed ban.
Question: Mayor Mike – did you have to put up this soda ban the same week as National Donut Day, which your office supported?
This issue is bigger than a Super Big Gulp, and still boils down to food choices we make every day.


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Clarkson University Professor Bang-Geul Han's Artwork in Large Syracuse Show
Bang-Geul Han, assistant professor of digital arts and sciences at Clarkson University, is among 63 artists selected to show their works in a community-wide, multi-venue exhibition opening next week in Syracuse and running until October 19.
The Everson Museum of Art organized "The Other Side of New York 2012" or TONY: 2012. The exhibit will be on display all around the city, including the Light Work Gallery, where Han's work will be displayed, which will have an opening ceremony on September 13.
Han's photo is featured on the cover of the September/October issue of Central New York Magazine with an article about the event.
"I'm not really sure how that happened," she says of the cover photo, "but I'm excited about the exhibition. I show all over the world, most recently in New York City, and I can say the level of professionalism in Syracuse is very impressive."
Han has managed to merge art with high technology, as her two pieces in TONY: 2012 prove. One mural-sized piece she created last year, "Taaz," shows row after row of tiny pictures of her wearing different hair styles. The second work is a video from 2000, titled "Ten Stages of Using Hair to Forget the First Love."
She received her bachelor's degree in painting from Seoul National University, Korea, and her master's degree in electronic integrated arts from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred College of Technology.
"I went to art school and majored in painting. I was very traditional at first," she says. "Then I studied performance art and video. I started noticing computers and technology about 10 years ago so I wanted to know more in-depth programming in order to make art. This is what I teach -- how to make your own tools and art, and to how to make tools for other artists to use."
Her approach and philosophy are evident in "Taaz." She used software intended for virtual makeovers, so women could see how they would look in another hair color or style, etc. After four months, she had made 1,200 various images of herself. Then she adapted another software program that makes computer wallpaper, resulting in one wall-sized image.
"I embrace technology but twist it a little to make it more interesting," she adds. "I'm still kind of navigating the technology because new stuff comes out every six months. I think you can still see the influence of my fine art background, though."
This fall is a busy time for Han. In addition to having her work in the TONY: 2012 showings, she will be presenting at a conference about the arts and technology in October in New York City, as well as showing her work in a Montreal gallery.
She's also designing an interactive installation for the documentary project "American Promise." The installation will premiere at the acclaimed Sundance Film Festival and will travel to multiple venues afterward.
Han joined the faculty at Clarkson in 2009, teaching drawing, interactive art and game design.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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Photo caption: Above, "Taaz," a work by Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Digital Arts & Sciences Bang-Geul Han, will be featured in "The Other Side of New York 2012" or TONY: 2012, a community-wide, multi-venue exhibition opening next week in Syracuse and running until October 19.


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A grand jury in North Texas has indicted the man accused of killing former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and another man on two charges of capital murder.
Eddie Routh, a former Marine, was arrested in the slayings of Kyle and Chad Littlefield in February.
A judge has issued a gag order in the case.
The Feb. 2 shootings at a gun range in rural North Texas were national news.
The memorial service for war hero Kyle was so big that it was held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. His funeral procession to Austin drew thousands.
The case against Routh, who reportedly had been seeking treatment for post-combat stress, seems strong. Police said he confessed to his sister and he was arrested driving Kyle's pickup after a chase in Lancaster, a Dallas suburb.
Routh had sought treatment at the Veterans Administration for his stress, and friends said Kyle was trying to counsel him when Routh turned on him.
His mental health is expected to be a key issue in his case.
Routh has been held in the Erath County Jail on a $3 million bond.
In Midlothian, where Kyle and Littlefield lived, people were grateful Routh had been formally charged.
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WASHINGTON -- President Clinton today announced that he has invited the Concord Coalition and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) to co-host a non-partisan conference on the future of Social Security on April 7 in Kansas City, Mo.
The conference, which President Clinton will attend, will be the first of four events co-hosted by Concord and the AARP designed to increase public awareness about the challenges facing Social Security, and the options for reforming the program. The president or vice president will attend each of the regional conferences scheduled throughout 1998.
During his announcement at Georgetown University, the president stressed the importance of a "national dialogue" on the challenges facing Social Security in order to prepare Americans for reforms that must take place prior to the retirement of the Baby Boom generation.
Concord Co-Chairman Warren Rudman welcomed the president's invitation to co-host the conferences, and agreed that a national dialogue will be a critical component of any major reforms of the giant Social Security system.
"The danger with Social Security reform, as with all complex and emotional issues, is that without a national dialogue, people will be vulnerable to the demagoguery of narrow special interests and political partisanship," Rudman said. "Attempting to make changes to the system before the groundwork is laid would likely lead to political gridlock and delays that we can no longer afford."
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President Obama will not withdraw troops from the increasingly violent war being waged in Afghanistan, the White House announced Monday just days after the one of the deadliest attacks of the nearly decade-long war killed eight American troops in the region.
"I don't think we have the option to leave. That's quite clear," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said as intense political pressure mounted around the president to make a decision on whether he'd send more troops to Afghanistan.
Obama added 21,000 U.S. troops to the war earlier this year and could soon decide to send tens of thousands more. That decision will take weeks, the White House has confirmed.
"It is important that we take our time to do all we can to get this right," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday. "I believe that the decisions that the president will make for the next stage of the Afghanistan campaign will be among the most important of his presidency," Gates said.
The president will also sit down with Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress Tuesday to confer about the war, the White House announced Monday.
Eight U.S. troops were killed this weekend in a Taliban attack that overwhelmed U.S. forces in a remote outpost near Pakistan.
68,000 troops are currently in Afghanistan, and Obama's top Afghanistan commander has appealed for as many as 40,000 more to be sent to the region.
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While the championship trophy they won last week is taking a tour around the Commonwealth of Kentucky, while the last of their peers are making public declarations to enter the 2012 NBA Draft, while their coaches are busy signing up guys to (potentially) replace them, the five underclassmen who were the key players in Kentucky's eighth NCAA championship are mostly silent.
That was the privilege extended to them by Kentucky coach John Calipari, who declared after the Wildcats won the national championship that the new, fake NCAA deadline for filing to enter the NBA Draft would not apply to his underclassmen.
The NCAA said players who entered the draft after April 10 would not be eligible to return to college basketball. The NBA says players don't have to make up their minds until April 29. So the Kentucky players are waiting, measuring their options with patience.
The general assumption is Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Terrence Jones, Marquis Teague and Doron Lamb all will depart. In a few cases, that's rather obvious.
Calipari's players almost exclusively have made wise decisions regarding the draft.
Those whose talent and performance made them obviously high picks left (Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, John Wall). Those who tricked the NBA a bit exited, as well (Shawne Williams, Daniel Orton, Dajuan Wagner). And those who had something to gain by playing another season, most often did (Rodney Carney, Joey Dorsey, Jones).
So we'll know for certain the Wildcats quintet's futures in a couple of weeks, but until then we can ponder what the future holds for the youngest NCAA champions:
Anthony Davis
Projected position: power forward.
Probability of filing: 100 percent.
Mock draft consensus: No. 1.
The team that wins the lottery will have great cause to celebrate—like the Knicks did when they won Patrick Ewing, like the Cavaliers did when they won LeBron James or the Trail Blazers did when they ... OK, we won't go there.
As the amateur analysts compare Davis to Marcus Camby—a solid pro, but never a great one—actual basketball people recognize there are elements to Davis' game never before seen in a player his size.
He does not have the same bounce, step or rage in his game that Kevin Garnett brought to the NBA, but Davis is a more polished offensive player at the same stage and a more sophisticated defender.
Davis can face the basket and make plays from a triple-threat position and block 3-pointers as well as layups. How many power forwards his size do either? And while the year in college helped in that regard, forcing Davis to test his talents under game pressure, some of what makes him special is innate.
Davis' intelligence and ability to learn aren't appreciated properly because his shyness and humility masked some of that to the public.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Projected position: small forward.
Probability of filing: 99 percent.
Mock draft consensus: 3.
The defensive play Kidd-Gilchrist made to seal the national title win over Kansas is a perfect illustration of why NBA scouts are wild about him. He was beaten on a back-door cut by KU's Tyshawn Taylor with the Jayhawks owning a chance to cut UK's lead to four points with a minute left.
Hey, stuff happens. What rarely happens, though, is a young defender attempting to recover rather than hang his head for such a devastating mistake. What almost can't happen is that the defender gets back into the play and blocks what had been presumed to be a wide-open layup. And that is what MKG did.
Terrence Jones
Projected position: power forward/small forward.
Probability of filing: 100 percent.
Mock draft consensus: 14.
The wealth of offensive weapons in the Kentucky rotation removed some of the impetus for Jones to push his development as a perimeter scorer, and that might cost him a draft spot or two. That would be a mistake by NBA teams, because the dramatic improvement Jones demonstrated as a player during his sophomore season made him a far more attractive prospect.
Jones rediscovered the passing ability that made him an effective point forward in AAU ball in UK's Elite Eight victory over Baylor, stinging the Bears with six first-half assists.
He continued to rebound at a high level despite losing some numbers to teammates Davis and Kidd-Gilchrist. Most important was that he became a more efficient, less self-interested player. A coach who handles Jones well will get much in return.
Marquis Teague
Projected position: point guard.
Probability of filing: 95 percent.
Mock draft consensus: 21.
Teague improved considerably over the course of his freshman year, from being derided for failing to play at the Rose/Evans/Wall level early in the season to averaging 13.8 points and 4.8 assists in the Wildcats' six NCAA Tournament victories.
Teague became spoiled as a collegian by the number of opponents who refused to offer help when he drove the ball—all of them fearing Teague would throw dunkable lobs to Davis or Jones—and that stunted both Teague's assist numbers and his development as a passer. He must be more aware of possibilities as a pro; he won't see as many gaping holes that lead to the rim.
He does have great vision, though, and he improved his sense of how to manage the game this season. His brother, Jeff, was content with a draft position in the high teens. Marquis is more ready now than Jeff was after two years at Wake Forest.
Doron Lamb
Projected position: shooting guard.
Probability of filing: 85 percent.
Mock draft consensus: 24.
Lamb obviously will want to leave because returning to UK would mean being stuck with all new teammates and because he has wanted to be a pro from the jump. His decision is trickier than most, however, because Lamb could be the most undervalued of all the Wildcats.
The three mock drafts we used in our consensus—Sporting News, DraftExpress, NBADraft.net—vary widely on Lamb. He needs greater strength and to prove he can defend at the NBA level. But we're talking about a guy who shoots nearly 50 percent from the college 3-point line on a fairly high volume of attempts, and who has done that under championship pressure.
Lamb made 52.2 percent of his 3s in the title run, including two game-breakers against Kansas. Lamb also functioned as Kentucky's second point guard and could play there in the pros.


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