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I don't think you people really understand how aweome Jeffrey really is.....
I had the pleasure of watching Sidney Rice at South Carolina, a great pro now in the NFL, and Alshon is easily the better, more impactful player
Anyone claiming Jeffrey has weight problems or work ethic problems are feeding off a silly picture taken during the offseason with Jeffrey's flub hanging out. Just because he doesn't have the body fat index of Brandon Marshall, does not mean he won't be a game changer at the next level. In fact, I think he has some extra weight that will help him absorb contact and avoid injury.
By all accounts at Jeffrey, he's a model citizen, with a strong work ethic. Jeffrey leads a lot of the workouts at USC.
the production is why scouts overlook the 4.6 40. It takes that level of production to run that time and still be considered elite.
and let's be clear I have nothing personal against Jeffery I'm just pointing out the pluses and minuses of this player. Why was he so much better in 2010 than 2011 it's a legit question.
also we've all seen prospects come and go every year. The guys like Calvin Johnson, Andre Johnson, Larry Fitz, are truly rare. Don't compare Jeffery to Larry Fitz just cause you hope that is the case. Hope in one hand pee in the other see which fills up first.
The concerns about his weight and body (which are gigantic for the WR position as it has cost players in the past) aren't the only ones. He had a major drop in production from last year to this year. And if I draft a receiver in the top ten or top 15, I sure dont want to see him having a beer gut larger than the one of some linebackers or linemen. Sorry but it is a red flag any way you want to put it.
Sure, you can explain it if you like Jeffery and if he puts it together he could be a nasty player. But who knows if he isnt the next Mike Williams who eats himself out of the league. I sure dont and a lot will come down to scouts really watching him up close and checking him out.
I was just comparing his style of play to Larry Fitzgerald.....He has the same great body control and hands together when going up for a ball......I am not saying he will be as good as Fitzgerald at all, but he's got a good shot.....
I do not blow smoke for all Gamecocks players either.....Ask any true SEC fan and they will tell you how great Alshon really was, like the Arkansas fan above me
I hate all these generic answers about concerns from people who don't even watch prospects in games
Not saying that's you, but I don't understand how you could watch Jeffrey multiple times and not come away impressed as hell.....Serious here
His production dropped b/c Connor Shaw hasn't been able to completely adjust to playing SEC football and Marcus Lattimore went down. With a NFL qb and a running game... forget about it. Like I said, "Dudes a Freak"
I watched him in the last two years for about 12 times. I like UGA and I'm a huge SEC fan. Always get their games here on German pay TVHe has a special ability to get the ball in the air and get it at its highest point. He has great potential, no question. But people have to realize that we are talking about a first round pick here where everything has to be taken into account. And when I pick a wide receiver I want him to be in shape. Hell, every player has to be in shape.
If he shows up in great shape at the combine, interviews well and everything and if the Jets make the pick, hell, fine with me. I will more than love for him to become a stud then. But I cant understand people who say this and that prospect is the end of it all without ever watching game film, without ever being on the field with these guys etc. Not saying that is you but in the end we all (almost everyone) do not have the faintest idea about scouting and we are just fans. We can like prospects and talk them up but at the same time we also have to live with others pointing out concerns.
I know i've watched him play 16 or more times, probably saw him 6 times each last two years. When he shows up at the combine, he'll move right on past us and into a top 12 spot. I don't think he'll still be there when we pick, but he's there then you take him. Smart kid with great timing, good hands, heck if he had been a Razorback this year, as much as we throw, his numbers would've doubled and we wouldn't be questioning any part of this young man.
i wouldn't be that surprised if miami took him.
and I am ok with calling him "a poor man's version" of Larry.
My question is he worth a mid first, or a mid 2nd or later than that? It's about value.
If if we love a player, that's fine... a team can't overrate his value, that's like buying a car at 5,000 above sticker price because it's a great car. how good or bad the car is... you don't want to pay more than the market will demand for him.
Here's how it works it's Jan now and we all (owners and GM's included) are in a football frame of mind. Jeffery was the MVP of that bowl game, fair enough.
When it comes to March and it's combine time if Jeffery runs a 4.3 or 4.4 in shorts that will be when his value will be for real.
let me make a further prediction he might not even run at Indy, most wide outs wait until pro day. Calvin Johnson was planning to do this and ran a 4.3 in borrowed cleats just cause he got tired of sitting around.
If he runs a 4.5 or 4.6 he doesn't have the Larry type of career required to make him worth this pick. it would be a reach. it's all about his 40 time and his value.
people talk about Jerry Rice in college as being great even tho he ran a 4.5. that's the classic example of a WR who exceeded expectations based on his 40 time. Alshon Jeffery is not really that accomplished on the field compared to the greats. most guys who weigh as much as Jeffery don't run that well.
now let me be fair if he does go out and run his butt off and makes me eat crow, feel free to call me out on it. Lord knows i've been wrong before.
It should be noted that Alshon's route running is questioned by scouts as well. That's something he has to prove he's worked on at the combine. Even Rice had to prove this, the system he's in now doesn't put emphasis on it at all.
The weight thing is pretty unfair to me.....very questionable criticism, but I guess a lot of questions will be answered come combine-pro day time
As of now, he is one of my favorite prospects though


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A few problem holes
A couple of screw holes completely into a shotgun chamber.
This is a card shoot gun with a 48 inch custom barrel.
The owner won in a side bet.
The gun had the brass piece as some form of riser or a cover up
Customer wants to have a scope mounted to use.
Any ideas?
I was thinking of soldering the brass piece back on with soft solder and fitting long screws to fill the holes and machine flush with chamber.
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FWIW, I wouldn't think of shooting it, w/o the screw holes TIG welded shut & the chamber refinished - to say nothing of the liability involved if that wasn't done, and a 3rd party (like a customer) got injured some day (not necessarily the first few times it was fired).
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I can't tell from the picture what is involved or even if it is a shotgun. But I will say that even though shotguns are relatively low pressure, holes drilled into the chamber are not good. I don't think I would want to fire such a gun even if the holes were welded closed.
I am curious as to what the previous owner was doing with the gun. Was he firing it?
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It is a card shooting shotgun, a outlaw gun
Click on the picture and you will see
It is a short QuickTime movie
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A few problem holes
Then, plug the un-used holes with plug screws, tig weld the tops and blend the bottoms inside the chamber.
Then mount the scope base.
Make sure all the screws fully protrude inside the chamber so you end up with them filling all of the holes inside the chamber.
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It is only a shotgun barrel, which really is "Soft steel". If the holes are only 8-32 or less I would not be afraid to put the screws in. I don't know how equipped with machines you are, but I would then make a steel scope base and silver solder it on. I bore a slug to the tube diameter leaving plenty on the OD of the slug to work with. Machine the OD to take a Weaver base (The easiest to work with), split the slug and mount a scope on it to check position before soldering. You may have to take in to consideration the taper of the barrel and build it into the base.It is deceiving where the scope should sit on a single shot, so check the position before soldering. There is hardly any pressure at the chamber area. Just look at the construction of a shotgun shell. I have seen many shotgun tubes split like a banana peel pulled apart in the middle, but never seen a chamber area split.
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Published: Jan 28th, 2013
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The season finale of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" saw Lisa Vanderpump renewing her vows to husband Ken Todd after 30 years of marriage. To mark the occasion, she shared photos of her first wedding in 1982. In the snapshots (in color and black-and-white), Vanderpump is wearing a poofy, frilly white gown with a long veil. Todd is wearing a tuxedo and holding a top hat as they appear to be boarding a horse-drawn carriage.
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At first, Vanderpump didn't want to renew her vows. Todd suggested it five years ago, but she hesitated. Finally, after a trip to Paris, Vanderpump realized life was too short to not celebrate her marriage again.
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Consumers are becoming increasingly accustomed to being able to consume online content at the time they want and on the device they want -- and that device now includes the television set, according to a new study by NPD.
It found that while desktop PCs and laptops are still the primary source for viewing online content, mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones are gaining ground. Furthermore, 18 percent of consumers surveyed in 14 regions are accessing online content daily on their TV sets -- and 25 percent said they view online content on their television several times a week. Movies are the most popular form of entertainment for consumers that do tap online content via a television set.
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The television is encroaching on turf usually occupied by mobile devices or PCs mainly because an increasing number of them have built-in connectivity or can be connected to the Internet through a connected Blu-ray player or set-top box, according to Riddhi Patel, NPD DisplaySearch Research Director of Consumer Insights.
For cable companies fearful of the cord-cutting trend gaining traction, there is some hope to be gleaned from the study. It also found that 44 percent of consumers surveyed said they have no interest in viewing that content on their TVs. Thirty percent indicated they simply do not own the necessary devices, but of these respondents only a third said they would be interested in doing so if given the possibility of viewing online content on their TV.
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Still, even a solid constituency of viewers declaring they will never turn to the Internet for content to watch on their televisions, cable companies have simply got to react to the growing demand of users that want to access online content via their television sets, David Johnson, principle of Strategic Vision, told the E-Commerce Times.
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If they don't move now, they will have to in a few years, Johnson added. "I have seen studies that show that while the older generation doesn't necessarily want to go through the trouble of tapping the Internet for content, the younger generations like the idea. So demand will increase by each passing year, especially as the Millennials buy more durable goods -- like expensive television sets."
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With just over two weeks remaining in the regular season, there are only a handful of teams that can be considered postseason locks. That exclusive group includes the Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves (although paranoid Braves fans won't believe they are in until they actually clinch a wild-card berth).
That leaves more than 10 contenders fighting for their postseason lives. And it creates a heck of an opportunity for heroes to be born. Better yet, it creates an excellent opportunity for redemption. Players who have struggled during the second half or even the entire season can erase all that misery with a strong finish that helps punch their teams' postseason ticket.
Five such examples—players who have shined in the past, have slumped for weeks (or months) and have the ability to give their teams a much-needed late-season boost:
Josh Beckett, SP, Los Angeles Dodgers
He has been better (3.38 ERA, 24 strikeouts in 24 innings) than most realize in four starts since The Trade, but Beckett is capable of more. And the team needs more. There still is a gaping hole in the Dodgers' rotation following the season-ending elbow injury to Chad Billingsley, who went 6-0 with a 1.80 ERA in seven second-half starts before his shutdown. And now there is legitimate concern about ace Clayton Kershaw, who might need season-ending hip surgery.
Beckett isn't the same pitcher in terms of stuff that he was during the 2003 or 2007 postseason, when he came up huge for the then-Florida Marlins and Boston Red Sox, respectively, but he still has the stuff to be effective. What he must do is unleash that bulldog mentality that has been missing for more than a year.
Ivan Nova, SP, New York Yankees
For whatever reason—perhaps injury, fatigue or age, or a combination of the three—CC Sabathia isn't pitching on an ace level. The Yankees don't need Nova to assume that No. 1 starter role, but they need him to pitch like he did in June (3-0, 1.26 ERA in five starts) and not like he has pitched in every other month (his combined ERA in April, May, July and August is 5.99).
In his first start since returning from shoulder inflammation, Nova was thrown directly into the fire Saturday afternoon against the Rays. And he responded with six innings of two-run ball and eight strikeouts. A 16-game winner who posted a 3.70 ERA last season and started Game 2 of the ALDS, Nova is capable of providing the lift this rotation needs. New York can't expect 40-year-old Andy Pettitte to return in top form after not debuting until mid-May and not starting since late June.
Carlos Beltran, RF, St. Louis Cardinals
He was an MVP candidate and an All-Star during the first half. In fact, Beltran was outproducing Albert Pujols, the man he unofficially replaced in the Cardinals' offense this season. However, an extended slump that can be blamed partially on nagging injuries has resulted in Beltran basically becoming a part-time player.
Since July 1, Beltran is batting .211 (48-for-227) with nine homers and 26 RBIs in 61 games. In the first three months of the season, he had a .310-20-61 line in 75 games. There isn't much he can do about his aches and pains, but Beltran must deliver when he is in the lineup.
Alex Avila, C, Detroit Tigers
Why have the Tigers fallen so short of expectations this season? It is no fault of the big bats, as third baseman Miguel Cabrera and first baseman Prince Fielder have done what was expected of them. By contrast, many of the hitters who played key supporting roles last season have seen their production decline precipitously. Avila is poster boy for that group.
After setting career highs in batting average (.295), homers (19), RBIs (82), on-base percentage (.389) and slugging percentage (.506) last season and making his first All-Star team, Avila is hitting about 50 points lower with roughly half as many homers and RBIs. And his slugging percentage isn't bordering on .400. His 3-for-4 afternoon Saturday was a nice sign. Detroit has front-line pitching but it needs a jolt from the bottom-third of its lineup. And Avila can provide it.
Matt Joyce, RF, Tampa Bay Rays
While Friday night's six-run outburst was encouraging, the Rays' offensive inconsistency is the primary reason their playoff hopes are in jeopardy. In seven of their past eight losses, they have scored two or fewer runs. Manager Joe Maddon summed it up perfectly after Thursday's 14-inning loss at Baltimore, a game in which Tampa Bay squandered numerous opportunities to score.
"It's the same old story," Maddon told the Tampa Bay Times. "We just can't score enough runs."
First baseman Carlos Pena isn't going to snap out of his season-long funk, and third baseman Evan Longoria isn't 100 percent. That leaves Joyce, a first-time All-Star last season whose slugging percentage and run production have dropped dramatically this season, as a prime candidate for a late-season run. Trouble is, he is hitting just .220 with four homers and 18 RBIs in the second half (compared to .279-11-34 before the break).


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Mystery continues to surround a humming noise heard in and around Primrose Hill after further witness reports of the phenomenon.
The Ham&High reported in February this year an unidentified "deep resonating humming" coming from all directions at once in Primrose Hill, which was logged on the UK UFO Sightings website.
Now another resident has contacted the paper claiming to have heard the sound five or six times overnight on May 9.
Vlad Syrota said: "I've been hearing the alleged humming in Primrose Hill all night.
"I live literally two minutes from the park, I've been up late studying and roughly every hour I have been hearing a five to 15 second low pitch hum.
"I can't locate the source, my mother has been hearing it as well as my next door neighbours."
The UFO report earlier in the year described the noise as a "deep resonating humming sound coming from the near distance" and said that four people had heard the sound at the same time.
The report, made by a man who recorded his name as Andy G, said he was unable to place the source as it came "from all directions at once, but from no specific direction".
Nick Pope, who ran the Ministry of Defence's UFO project from 1991 to 1994 and worked for the MoD for 21 years, refuted the idea that the sounds might be caused by extraterrestrial phenomenon.
He said strange sounds have been heard all around the world in the last six months and the mystery has generated quite a buzz.
"Just because the sound comes from the sky does not mean it's UFOs," said Mr Pope. "Like the UFO mystery, there's never going to be a single explanation.
"The simplest solution is the correct one. Some of the noise will be power lines or train lines. You have that sort of effect on the Tube - there are huge jarring sounds. Primrose Hill is quite high up and sound can travel.
"I recommend that if people have a mobile phone they capture the sound and put it on YouTube."
A more radical explanation was offered by Phil Francis, an intergalatic politics researcher from Holloway, who said the sounds were probably due to the US government's High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP).
"I personally think it's down to HAARP, which is mainly a US government project which is altering the earth's ionosphere - a layer of the earth's atmosphere. One of the effects is changing weather patterns."
Mr Francis, who produces The Multiverse, a weekly newsletter on terrestrial and extraterrestrial affairs, also added: "HAARP might be a way of detecting UFOs. They have been coming since the beginning of man's history."


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- Sony City Osaki by Nikken SekkeiJapanese architecture firm Nikken Sekkei recently took top honors in the Production/Energy/Recycling category at the World Architecture Festival for its work on the Sony City Osaki building in Tokyo. The building is the first of its kind to use a natural 'bioskin' cooling system, which pulls heat away from the building as water evaporates from it, causing the air around the building to cool.1
- Sony City Osaki by Nikken SekkeiNikken Sekkei's bioskin system is a groundbreaking attempt to reduce operations costs and energy use through natural processes.2
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NRA Blows Off White House Invitation
Just when you thought he was too busy to deal with anything else, especially something with annoying culture-war implications, Barack Obama went and published an op-ed in this past Sunday's Arizona Daily Star to start a conversation on gun reforms. That does not mean, as he anxiously rushed to note in his column, that he wants to take everyone's guns and repeal the Second Amendment. He just wants "commonsense" reforms, of some sort. Unfortunately, this political process starts by reaching out to the NRA, and guess what? The NRA does not give a fuck about Barack Obama.
The White House invited N.R.A. leaders to have a chat later this week. Usually anyone who's invited for a chat with the president shows up. But the N.R.A. turned the invitation down and then chastised the administration for offering it in the first place. From the New York Times:
"Why should I or the N.R.A. go sit down with a group of people that have spent a lifetime trying to destroy the Second Amendment in the United States?" said Wayne LaPierre, the longtime chief executive of the National Rifle Association.
He named Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has almost no role in gun-related policies, and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.
Well, that was a fun national conversation we had about gun control! Now it's over.
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text: Catch the latest Hollywood movie or cosy up in your seat to the sound of music 30,000 feet above the sea level! Kuala Lumpur, 24 July 2012 AirAsia X takes in-flight entertainment to a new high by offering the ultimate entertainment experience with the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Feel as if you are watching the latest hit movie at the cinema, listening to your favourite artist sing at a concert hall or even reading your favourite magazines at your local coffee shop? With the new In-flight Entertainment System (IFE) - the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 now available on AirAsia X's flights to Australia, Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan; guests are able to experience the features of the tab with lifelike sound and excellent screen quality, throughout their journey onboard. AirAsia X in partnership with Tune Box, the digital media arm of Tune Group, is currently offering the In-flight Entertainment System – the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with an all-enhanced high resolution screen and premium sound system onboard its flights to all its long-haul destinations. Tune Box is also partners with Stellar, an established supplier of entertainment content and technical services to the airline industry which helps acquires film, television, music, games and digital magazine content that prepares and integrate all digital assets onto the Tune Box platform. Guests travelling to/from AirAsia X flights to Australia (Perth, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney), China (Hangzhou, Chengdu, Beijing), Korea (Seoul), Japan (Osaka, Tokyo) and Taiwan (Taipei) may pre-book the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 online on airasia.com for only MYR35 one way. The tablet which has a long battery life of up to 10 hours is also available for rent onboard all flights for MYR45 one way. As a gadget junkie himself, CEO of AirAsia X, Azran Osman-Rani said, "We are always on the lookout for ways to further improve our services and enhance our guests' in-flight cabin experience. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be a great change to our previous portable e-player as it offers one of the best high definition screens, sound system, and a powerful processor all packed in a sleek yet lightweight tablet. On top of that, the tablet is also considerably lighter than our previous e-player which cost efficiently reduces the weight onboard our flights." Azran added, "At the forefront of the long-haul low cost model, AirAsia X is constantly innovating ourselves to keep up with the latest in technology. This partnership with Tune Box offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 onboard is our commitment in driving innovation whilst enhancing guests' in-flight experience." Executive Director of Tune Box, Sami El Hadery said, "We are very honoured to partner with an internationally acclaimed airline like AirAsia X to deliver a sophisticated yet affordable IFE system. Tune Box and AirAsia X have a shared vision about changing the IFEC landscape in the region, and we are very excited about our long term partnership as we work together on the next phase to offer wireless IFEC for an enhanced passenger experience." Enjoy preloaded movies and TV shows, from popular Hollywood titles to a variety of international foreign movies from Korea, Japan, and China and local Malaysian movies made available for your viewing pleasure. Guests may also groove to the likes of Gotye, Lana Del Ray, U2, Girls Generation, Utada Hikaru, Eason Chan and many more music artists with more than 150 tracks to choose from. Guests will also be spoilt for choice, as the tablet is also loaded with popular games like Uno, Where's Wally Now?, and Shark Dash. For those who prefer a more quiet form of entertainment, digital magazines such as AirAsia's popular Travel 360 magazine, Passions and International Business Review are available for guests to read on the IFE Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will replace the portable e-Player with immediate effect and all AirAsia X guests who have booked the portable e-player will receive the In-flight Entertainment-Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 at no additional costs. For additional savings, guests are strongly encouraged to book their value-added services such as Baggage Supersize, Hot Seats, Pick-A-Seat, AirAsia Insure and in-flight meals online together with their flights as they are able to save up to 30%. For more details, log on to www.airasia.com. For continuous updates on our latest promotions, contests and cool activities throughout the region, be a fan of AirAsia on Facebook (facebook.com/AirAsia) and follow AirAsia on Twitter at twitter.com/AirAsia


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Barry Zito and his colleagues who have joined in his charity feel an urgent need to help the hundreds of wounded servicemen and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
They cannot possibly help all of the wounded soldiers requiring long-term care. Yet Zito's "Strikeouts For Troops" does make a dent in the veterans' needs.
"We have 35 players involved and our goal is to have one on every team," said the Giants' lefty. "We have at least half the teams, and we're getting there slowly. Some guys hear about it and they want to help because the military is pretty close to most guys' families.
"Because it's so close to everyone's families, guys just want to help out. It's a cause all Americans can really come together for."
Zito realizes how critical the need is now. The war in Iraq, which began in March 2003, is already longer than World War I and the Korean war. Although total casualties are far less than Vietnam, radically improved battlefield medical care saves proportionally more wounded soldiers. So their long-term medical and social needs are greater.
Strikeouts for Troops has raised more than $500,000, with 100 percent of the revenue going directly to the veterans in need. Zito pays the the one percent administration fee out of his own pocket to ensure none of the money raised is diverted to overhead.
"We're helping them when they come back and they're recovering in military hospitals," Zito said. "It's kind of like a kitty from which they can apply for grants. When we get the applications, we grant them, help fly out family to their bedside. We know how important it is to have friends and family at your bedside while you're recovering. It adds to your peace of mind. It's about bringing the comforts of home to these men's and women's hospital rooms."
Some players donate a flat fee to the Strikeouts For Troops. Zito himself started in 2005 with $100 per strikeout, increasing it to $200 in his final Oakland season in 2006 and now $400 with the Giants. Hitters have donated an amount per home run or RBI.
"Fans can go online and can track that," Zito said. "The Web site tracks that with the players' pictures and how they're performing. Guys like Tim Hudson, Jake Peavy, C.C. Sabathia. C.C. did a great thing, donating per strikeouts in the All-Star Game. His presence on the Strikeouts for Troops team has been huge."
The next step is expanding the program into pro football. Based on Zito's record, he'll probably make it work.
The southpaw doesn't limit his philanthropic work to Strikeouts for Troops. As a result, The Sporting News named him baseball's No. 1 "Good Guy" in 2006.
Zito also donated support to the American Liver Foundation after his mother, Roberta, required a liver transplant. He's active in the Players Trust and is also affiliated with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association and Special Olympics and Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Working in the Bay Area enabled Zito to participate in Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation fundraiser while serving on the honorary committee for the "Benefit Concert for the Animals" to assist animal rescue and care in future natural disasters.
Zito's resume is impressive, but it will always be topped by Strikeouts For Troops.
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I saw a tree in one of the garden of the house nearby mine, I want to know what it is! I don't want to bother the owner, I tried several websites but none of them give me 100% answer.
The tree is quite young, I'd think. I presume it's one of the firs, but I'd love to know which one exactly The pic is below:
It's got single needles (not in clusters), the needles are flat, can't be rolled beetween the fingers, quite soft and have got round tips. They're arranged on one side of the branch (not all around), and they've got two stripes on the underneath of the needle.
Thank you for your help!
Looks like a silver fir, Abies.
And I fancy it may be Veitch's silver fir, Abies veitchii
(two silvery bands on the underside of the needles, amongst other factors).
Seeing the cones would help, of course.
Hi Mike,
Thanks for your prompt reply!
The tree is around 2m tall now (probably very young), I can't remember seeing the cones, I'll have a look tomorrow on the way to work and try to spot them.The link that you posted seems to be exactly what I've seen, although I forgot to mention the location of the tree. I actually live in Manchester, UK, and according to the link the tree's native land is Japan. Is it possible, that the tree can grow here, even though it's so far away from its natural conditions it normally grows in?
The tree I saw has got lots of brighter, lively coloured needles, at the end of the branches, which I believe are the youngest leaves, prooving it's settled down nicely.
How do you grow a "child" of the tree, i.e. can I take one small branch and grow a new tree out of it?
The tree is grown in lots of places away from its native range. For instance, decades ago I collected seed from a specimen in Ness Botanic Gardens (I think), and grew two youngsters therefrom.
It is normal for most (all?) conifers' new needles to be a paler/brighter green than older ones. You are right in that the presence of lots of such needles proves it has settled-in - proves that its roots are doing their job. If it was just a few such leaves, that would not be the case, since even unrooted cuttings can produce a few such leaves, as ripe leaf buds swell and open, those new leaves using up resources already in the twig before it was severed.
I would recommend seed as a method of propagation, because of its success rate. It comes with a chance, however, of the seedling(s) being slightly different to each other and to the parents. That's because all seedlings involve a mixing-up of genes, which incurs a chance of variation. Some cultivars arose that way (they are subsequently propagated vegetatively to ensure the cultivars' particular traits are maintained.)
There are various more-complex techniques, such as air layering, grafting and in-vitro microprop', which have their place, but I suspect not for you, at least not yet.
...Which leaves the other main method: cuttings. Woody plants vary greatly in their natural propensity to be propagated from cuttings: some are very easy (eg. Sambucus, Jacaranda, Fatshedera), others are almost impossible. With the more-difficult ones, some means are available to improve the chances of success: bottom-heat, hormone treatment, etc. Abies are not the easiest; some assistance may be required. ...And patience, as usual with propagation.
There are planety of books and online resources to help you with propagation in general and propagation of conifers. Some of the latter will give specific guidance for some genera, such as Abies. But you'll have to do a fair bit of reading-up to gain a general appreciation for the science/art. You'll also have to be prepared for some failures along the way. ...Apart from getting the conditions right for (first) tissues to switch into root-producing mode (perhaps forming callous as an intermediate step), and (second) generation of successful roots, you'll have to guard against fungal/bacterial diseases, and you'll have to wean the young plant over the trauma of being transplanted from pot into its permanent position and then get it established (issues with staking, a matter subject to informed and less-informed opinion).
If you can use seed and be patient, that solves a lot of problems. But note that Abies seedlings can resent root disturbance - eg. when planted-out from pot into the ground. For that reason, I would advise sowing some seed in pots and some in the ground where you eventually want the tree(s) to be. The ones in the pots allow you to watch their progress easily, and they give you a clue as to how the ones in the open ground should be behaving (it makes a lot of difference if you spot abnormal behaviour sooner rather than later - so you might be able to take remedial action). In the open ground, I suggest you sow 5 seeds about 6 inches apart, with the intention of keeping just the strongest. If you were to sow just one seed, you'd be too much at risk of: it failing to germinate, getting damping off (a fungal disease of seedlings especially), being eaten or otherwise damaged.
(search that for 'Abies', ignoring reference to 'Picea abies')
Hi Mike,
What a reply!!! Thank you ever so much. I only had enough time to read it once, I need a dictionary to check some of the words (I'm not a native speaker) ;)
In terms of the cones, how old does the tree have to be to start growing cones? I guess "my" tree, being only 2m high, is just a youngster, is it likely to see a cone on a such a relatively (compared to its 10-15 times higher relatives) small tree? And do they grow all year long or it's one of the times of the year (e.g. Autumn) you can see them?
It will start coning when it is ready, which depends partly on age, partly upon growing conditions.
Age-wise, it could start coning in its 6th year.
That's mentioned, with lots of other relevant info, here
- http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Abies+veitchii
Note especially therein:
"Trees should be planted into their permanent positions when they are quite small, between 30 and 90cm in height. Larger trees will check badly and hardly put on any growth for several years. This also badly affects root development and wind resistance." (to support what I posted before)
"Plants are strongly outbreeding, self-fertilized seed usually grows poorly. They hybridize freely with other members of this genus."
The latter means that, if the tree is the only one of its species in the locality, it might produce seed, but there's a good chance that seedlings won't grow well, and might not look the same as the parent because of hybridizing.
Many thanks to PFAF for a very useful resource.
Overall, if you'd like to grow one, as well as considering the options to start with material from 'your' tree, I suggest you consider:
- Why you would like to grow it. There may be other, related, species you fancy more. Googling Abies might help; or a visit to a pinetum (confier arboretum), having checked they include Abies veitchii in their living collection.)
- Buying one from a reputable nursery, gaining confirmation of how it was propagated and hence how sure of it coming true to species.
Of course, I understand the wish to have one for free; free apart from your own time and effort.


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Young talent has Yost, Royals looking forward
Manager plans to stress fundamentals during camp
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
When Yost took over last May 14 from the dismissed Trey Hillman, he inherited a team that was not only playing badly, but had to adjust to a new manager and vice versa.
At least Yost didn't come in completely cold -- he'd been hired during the winter by general manager Dayton Moore to act as a special advisor. That pulled Yost out of the relative vacuum he'd been in since being ousted as Milwaukee manager in September 2008, just as the Brewers were about to reach the playoffs.
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The timing of that dismissal was stunning and strange, depriving Yost of the climax of his six years of pulling the Brewers up from the pits.
"I disappeared," he recalled this winter. "I went home and had three or four opportunities to come back and be a Major League coach after I got fired, and I didn't take it. I wanted to take the year off."
He'd been playing pro baseball, coaching or managing since 1974 and so, after 35 years, he needed a break.
"I don't believe I watched two innings of any baseball game. I didn't read the paper. I had no idea what was going on. I stayed away from it -- I really did -- because I wanted to get my batteries recharged and refreshed," Yost said.
"But then it was difficult finding a job, and it did make me nervous -- out of sight, out of mind. That's a phenomenon that happens a little bit. Thank God Dayton called before Christmas. ... There wasn't a lot of money involved, but I always liked and respected Dayton. I wanted to do that and, luckily for me, it worked out good."
Soon after joining the Royals, Yost was in last year's training camp watching and evaluating players, both Major and Minor Leaguers. When the season began, he was off on a tour of the Minors to get a first-hand look at the top prospects.
So when Moore, after reluctantly deciding that his good friend Hillman had to go, offered the managerial job, Yost already had a good knowledge of the personnel. But there were significant challenges.
"It's hard to make changes in the middle of the year," he said. "First of all, you've got players that are unsettled -- they just lost a manager. They were trying hard not to make that happen. There were issues where guys were pressing. It's hard."
Now, to a certain extent, Yost has the chance to start from scratch at the Surprise complex. The first official workout for pitchers and catchers will be Tuesday, but Yost arrived several days ago to gear up and make plans with his coaches.
What's Yost's biggest challenge this spring? A culture change, perhaps -- transforming a losing atmosphere into a winning attitude?
"No, I don't think so. I don't think there's any mindset issues on our club. Our kids are ready to win, they're dying to win. I don't think that's any huge hurdle that they have to get over," Yost said.
"I don't know if it's romantic, but we've got to figure out the starting rotation, we've got to figure out the outfield, we've got to figure out the bullpen. But the good thing about it is we've got plenty of choices, we've got plenty of options."
There you go -- the guy is getting right down to the nitty-gritty. No brainwashing sessions are deemed necessary by Yost. That's old school, something that's right down Royals owner David Glass' alley.
"I think he's exactly what we need," Glass said. "He's a real solid baseball guy, sort of old school -- kind of like the guys I grew up talking baseball with. He's real solid, he doesn't get too excited, but he's got a good baseball mind. He's a good judge of talent, and the players like him and like playing for him -- and that's important."
So no frills for Yost, just drills. But a somewhat different approach this year for the Royals will be his emphasis on individual instruction, a lot of one-on-ones.
"He's a very intense, enthusiastic person. He's going to have a lot of demands on the players," Moore said.
The players better hit the hay early, because they'll be expected to be sharp while the dew is still on the Arizona cactus.
"We try to use Spring Training not only to develop as a team and to go through all of our fundamentals, but it's a real important time to develop individually," Yost said. "And we continue to really work hard early. Early morning, 8 o'clock to 9:40, is all built around individual work and working on the skills, trying to get individuals better in certain areas of their game. Then, we come together as a team for all the team workouts and fundamental stuff that we do together."
By the time the team gets together for the 10 a.m. workout, many of the players will already have worked up a sweat.
"Instead of just going through it to be going through it, it's one-on-one, it's a more intense focus on the individual -- and I think that's important," Yost said.
The Royals in 2010 ranked last in American League defense with 121 errors, and last in AL pitching with a 4.97 ERA and the most hits given up. Their hitters ranked second with a .274 batting average, but were just 10th in runs scored with 676.
So there's a lot of work to be done.
"I'm obsessed with fundamentals," Glass said. "If you can't do the little things, if you can't play fundamentally sound baseball, then I don't think you're going to win. And I love the fact that Ned is kind of the same way. He's obsessed with fundamentals, and being able to execute and do the little things right."
The accent is on youth in this camp, and many of the kids are pitchers which, for pitching coach Bob McClure, means more one-on-one sessions out on the practice fields or in the clubhouse.
"You have to spend a little more time explaining to them, 'You're not going to make the team throwing a side, you're not going to make the team throwing BP, so you've got to concentrate on commanding the baseball,'" McClure said. "But you don't want to take their aggressiveness away from them, either."
The essence of this youthful atmosphere is that several of the players are from the Texas League championship club at Northwest Arkansas. Others have experienced winning seasons at the Class-A level on their way through the system. The Royals' farm system this year was anointed No. 1 among the 30 clubs by Baseball America.
So, despite the woes at the Major League level the last several years, many of the Minor League kids have a winning attitude that Yost expects they'll carry into his first Royals camp.
"Exactly, they expect to win," Yost said. "That's their mindset going in every year. So, I don't see it as changing the culture or changing the mindset in terms of winning. It's something that you always continue to focus on and always continue to develop, but it's not a major hurdle for us."
Sorting through the young mass of athletes will be easier because many of the managers and coaches from the Minors will be on hand, and Yost's new first-base coach, Doug Sisson, has been the farm system's field coordinator for the last three years.
"We've got a pretty good read on most of them," Yost said. "Of course, Doug Sisson has been in the Minor Leagues and knows 'em better than anybody knows 'em, or as well as anybody in our system. I've watched them play personally, I've had a chance to get to know them off the field a little bit, and those are all important things in terms of their mindset -- their personality and how they go about their business. So it's going to be interesting to see. [Mike] Moustakas was in Major League Spring Training for a little bit last year, but some of these other guys -- [Everett] Teaford and [Danny] Duffy and Tim Collins -- we'll just see how it all works for them."
There are some new players among the veterans, too, including pitcher Jeff Francis, and outfielders Melky Cabrera and Jeff Francoeur.
Yost and Francoeur knew each other when both were in the Atlanta organization, but this will be the first time they have a manager-player relationship.
"One thing I like is I've heard he's a little bit fiery, and he likes to get after it -- and that's something I enjoy, I like that," Francoeur said. "I need a manager to jump on me every once in a while and let you know what you need to do, and I think that's a good thing."
Yost is anticipating a load of hard work in this camp, but he also believes it's going to be a lot of fun.
"No doubt. I'm really looking forward to it because we're going to have a ton of talent in that camp, and it's going to be a lot of fun watching them grow and develop," he said.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Auto Repossessions Need Many Benchmark Tests
As the recession snaked its way into the economy in 2008, credit unions braced for the impact it would have on members in unemployment, rising debt and underwater mortgages.
The auto industry took a massive hit back then, including an increase in vehicle repossessions. At U.S. credit unions, repossessions reached $317 million in 2008, according to CU Direct Corp., an indirect and point-of-purchase lending service CUSO based in Ontario, Calif.
Fast forward to 2012 and credit unions have managed to reduce the volume of repossessed vehicles. In the last year, the quantity and dollar volume declined by 16% to just under $145 million, with the credit union average value per repossessed vehicle at $10,161 at the end of the second-quarter 2012.
With nearly 75% of credit union repossessed vehicles valued from $5,000 to $20,000, there is a call to enact procedures that make disposition of these assets more efficient, timely and cost effective.
One way may be to follow certain benchmarks to ensure a successful asset disposition program. CUDL teamed up with Remarketing by GE and Manheim, an Atlanta-based provider of vehicle remarketing services, to outline performance checkpoints used by remarketers.
Among them, days-to-sale, tracking retention rates at auction, tracking the number of bidders at auction, monitoring fees paid to auction providers and third-party remarketing services.
"Asset disposition is a key component to any lenders backend process and should not be disregarded as the economy continues to improve," said Brent Hollingsworth, national director of strategic alliances for CU Direct. It is essential that credit unions evaluate current processes to be sure, whether managed in-house or outsourced to a third party, a solid process is in place, Hollingsworth offered.
Beyond having a critical system to use, the first key benchmark is days-to-sale, which is measuring the time elapsed between when a credit union asset is reposed and when the credit union receives funds from the auction for sale of the asset. Top performer remarketers aim for an average days-to-sale on their wholesale portfolios of 30 days or less, data showed. Still, mitigating circumstances may occur such as member bankruptcy holds or challenges perfecting a title that in certain situations, according to the research.
"Credit unions should measure their asset disposition results against the metrics that leading wholesale remarketers use," said Paul Seger, vice president of asset remarketing at GE Capital Fleet Services. "Credit union managers can then hold their internal staff and external providers accountable to perform to those same metrics. In addition, credit unions can use those metrics to support their lending methodologies."
The second benchmark is closely tracking retention at the auction. The retention rate is the percentage of wholesale book value earned from the sale of the repossessed asset. The research revealed two common errors that credit unions tend to make when tracking retention rates including using loan deficiency balance as a measure of asset disposition success. The loan to value ratio of a new vehicle at the time the credit union makes a loan has no relationship to the market value of the vehicle at the time it is repossessed.
"All of the benchmarks are necessary to achieve the greatest net market values. Retention is often the benchmark credit unions focus on; however, other benchmarks are also critical to maximizing the net value of a vehicle portfolio," said Jon Schrock, national accounts director for Manheim.
The second common error when it comes to tracking retention rates is using a retail guide book to measure the effectiveness of a wholesale transaction. In addition to the Manheim Market Report, others use the Black Book, which is a wholesale guide referred to many national remarketing companies.
Schrock said Manheim has been committed to the credit union movement for many years, and has worked with CUDL to provide education and awareness about how credit unions can take advantage of the auction process and the value that it offers.
Another disposition benchmark is the fee credit unions pay to their auction provider as well as to any third-party remarketing services they use. While there is variation among fees charged based on the volume of vehicles sold and geographic location, the most important consideration is to hold providers accountable to report all fees by vehicle in detail. Credit unions can then use the data to compare prices from competing providers to ensure they are receiving competitive fees for services rendered.
Hollingsworth said wholesale disposition is the process of liquidating assets utilizing a private dealer auction verses a retail consumer sales channel. "While I do not recommend one method over another, the wholesale channel for repossessed asset disposition is considered to be the most time efficient and cost effective," Hollingsworth suggested.
A fourth disposition benchmark is credit unions tracking the number of bidders their providers are delivering. This is an area of particular concern for credit unions relying on a single broker or dealership to liquidate their assets, according to the research.
On the surface, it looks like the more intense the bidding competition is, the higher the sale price will be. However, by making a comparison, credit unions are equipped to hold their providers accountable to deliver robust bidding competition. If possible, staffers should also conduct on-site inspections on auction sale days to observe how many bidders are competing for their vehicles.
It is not uncommon for some top-performing remarketing companies to have more than 30 to 40 dealers bidding online, competing with 20 to 30 dealers on site, according to the research. While bidding activity for individual credit unions may not be quite as robust as for large national remarketers, the number of bidders is an important metric for credit unions to track over time.
The fifth and final asset disposition benchmark relates to online sales channels delivered by the credit union's third-party remarketer or auction provider. At a minimum, they should provide an online tool for remote buyers to compete with bidders physically attending an auction on sale day.


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Miles Scott, the cancer-fighting five-year-old who was granted his wish of becoming a superhero for the day in November, was scheduled to appear at the Academy Awards on Sunday. However, his appearance was pulled the morning of the show with no explanation.
According to the International Business Times, Miles' mother, Natalie Scott, said the family traveled to Los Angeles to participate in the awards ceremony:
Miles – outfitted in a tuxedo — attended a rehearsal at the Dolby Theater on Saturday, but on Sunday morning the Scotts were told he would no longer be part of the ceremony.
"I don't know if they ran out of time, or if there was something about the segment they didn't like," Scott said. "It got pulled so quickly that we didn't have a lot of insight into what was going on."
While the family hasn't received any follow-up from the Academy about why the segment was pulled, they were offered an all-expenses paid trip to Disneyland instead.
There's speculation that pulling the segment had something to do with Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield, who was supposed to introduce Miles on stage as "the world's next superhero." However, Garfield—a planned presenter—was a no-show at the Oscars.
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Marine Band Confirms Beyoncé Inauguration Performance Was Prerecorded
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Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell meet on filibuster
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Greg Pollowitz / National Review: NBC/WSJ Poll Misleads on Roe vs. Wade
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Ryan: Obama 'Shadowboxing a Straw Man' — Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan knocked President Barack Obama for "shadowbox[ing] a straw man" in his inaugural address. Speaking Tuesday morning on the Laura Ingraham Radio Show to guest host Raymond Arroyo, Ryan responded to Obama's statement that Medicare …
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Paul Ryan slams Obama 'straw man' speech
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Joel Achenbach / Achenblog: Obama inaugural address: Show me the footnotes
Richard Socarides / News Desk: America's Most Important Gay-Rights Speech?
Mark Halperin / The Page: To Do — With his inaugural address behind him (David Brooks …
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Two shot at Lone Star College in north Houston — HOUSTON (KTRK) — A campus spokesperson has confirmed shots have been fired on the campus of Lone Star College in north Houston. Two victims have suffered gunshot wounds, according to the Harris County Emergency Corp.
Tyler Kingkade / The Huffington Post: Lone Star College Shooting: 2 People Shot At Texas College Campus, 2 Suspects Detained (UPDATE)
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TheDC Morning: Meet the man who ended the gun debate
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Biden not shying away from 2016 speculation — Vice President Joe Biden has barely hidden his possible interest in running for president in 2016, and now, the loquacious former senator has begun to lay the groundwork for a potential campaign to succeed President Barack Obama.
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box: Beau Biden hopes his dad considers 2016 presidential run
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Ken Cuccinelli: I'm Fighting The Contraception Mandate Just Like Martin Luther King, Jr. — Virginia chooses a new governor this November, and Democrats are already firing with both barrels at state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the likely Republican nominee to replace Gov. Bob McDonnell (R).
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Humans are plague on Earth - Attenborough — Humans are a plague on the Earth that need to be controlled by limiting population growth, according to Sir David Attenborough. — Sir Attenborough said commentary from presenters like himself are becoming less necessary as camera work is able to tell a story
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Johnathan Pearce / Samizdata: Sir David Attenborough would like us to die soon (sort of)
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller: Sir David Attenborough to human race: Drop dead
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Sir David Attenborough: 'Humans are a Plague'
Travis Holte / LewRockwell.com Blog: The BBC Is a Plague on Man
M.B. Pell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
ISUE4U: State sued over banned vanity plates — Issuing vanity license plates now may officially be more trouble than it's worth. — Hours after The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published a story last week about the state's arbitrary approval process of vanity license plates for motor vehicles …
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David Edwards / The Raw Story: Georgia sued for banning 'gay' license plates
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Exit Polls in Israel Suggest Netanyahu's Showing Is Weaker Than Expected — TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu performed far worse than expected in Israel's national elections on Tuesday, according to exit polls, and while he remained likely to serve a third term …
Discussion: The Week
U.S. Trade Representative Kirk stepping down — (CNN) - Ron Kirk, the United States trade representative, will step down in February, his office announced Tuesday. — Responsible for developing and recommending American trade policy to the president, the trade representative is a Cabinet-level position …
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico: Ron Kirk to depart in late February