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Foal Heart Murmurs Could Signal Other Problems
- May 13, 2010
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Any foal with an abnormally high respiration rate, heart rate, blue gums, or exercise intolerance should be evaluated for heart defects. If one is found, it's a good idea to look for other congenital problems.
K. Gary Magdesian, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, ACVCP, and his colleagues at the University of California, Davis reviewed the medical records of 18 foals that were born with one or more cardiac defects. Just as in people, the most common congenital heart defect was ventricular septal defect (VSD)--a hole in the wall that separates the right and left ventricles. Other common problems were tetralogy of Fallot, a set of four defects that lowers the amount of oxygen in the blood, and tricuspid valve atresia, where the heart valve that prevents the backflow of blood between the right atrium and right ventricle is missing or malformed.
Half of the foals also had a congenital defect that affected another organ. "Foals should be evaluated for loud murmurs as part of a healthy foal examination during the first one to two days of life," said Magdesian. "If a loud murmur is heard, and the foal exhibits high heart or respiratory rate, blue tinged gums, or exercise intolerance, it should be evaluated with an echocardiogram [an ultrasound examination of the heart] for a heart defect. If none of these signs are present, the murmur should be evaluated in a few days. If the intensity does not decrease, then an echocardiogram would be indicated.
"In addition, half of the foals in our study had concurrent defects in other organ systems, so affected foals should be evaluated for other defects, including kidney, neurologic, and musculoskeletal abnormalities."
In his study, Arabian horses were over-represented: 39% of the foals were Arabians.
The heart defects in this study were so severe that most foals did not survive beyond the first few days of life, Magdesian said, but two foals survived for more than eight years and one was a successful performance horse.
"Not all murmurs are life threatening or serious," he reminded, and horses with minor defects can lead normal lives. The study, "Congenital cardiac defects in neonatal foals: 18 cases (1992-2007)," was published in the January-February issue of the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
The abstract is available on PubMed.
About the Author
Marie Rosenthal, MS
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Race: Twoll
Move: 0 (Garrison)
Hits: 12
Combat: 5
Defense: 4
Special: Regeneration
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"I don't want to alarm you, m'Lady, but I'm being pursued by GLAAAAAH--."
Strengths: Obedience, Sincerity, Sanguinity
Weaknesses: Guile, Comprehension, Personal Hygiene
Bogroll is a twoll in the service of Stanley the Tool. He was originally a henchmanErf-b1-p004 ("the lowest henchman", according to himErf-b1-p085) and a garrison troop in the castle of Gobwin Knob.
In his first appearance, he was about to become the (literal) target of a prank by one of the other henchmen that would probably have killed most units, but he probably could have survived thanks to his regeneration trait. Wanda's desire to get "as far away from (him) as possible" when she encounters him holding a target-patterned parasol suggests that this is a recurring pattern. Wanda promoted him to lackey in attendance for Lord Hamster, much to Stanley's amusement,Erf-b1-p028 but this Fateful decision would serve not only to ensure the victory of Gobwin Knob, but possibly save Parson's life.
During the following Turns, Bogroll attempted to assist Parson, by finding him boots (they might be greaves), answering Parson's many questions (which often confused him), constructing a curraiss (with built in pauldrons, and Parson's Hamstard 'heraldry' painted on the front). He also connects the pieces of Parson's Sword together.
Later in the siege of Gobwin Knob, Bogroll is promoted to a bodyguard position and is in charge of protecting the Tower of Efdup that Parson used as headquarters until the Outer Walls were breached.
Just before the end of the siege, disguised as Parson, Bogroll ambushed and croaked Prince Ansom under the guise of surrender before being croaked himself.Erf-b1-p102 and Erf-b1-p103 Bogroll levelled up twice for this encounter, but croaked soon after, probably burned at the hands of the mob of RCC troops in the Courtyard. Sadly, there were insufficient remains for Wanda to decrypt him the following day, and so Bogroll hopefully passes into the City of Heroes.
Bogroll seems to have a very high loyalty, especially to Parson.
Bogroll has only one eye in the manner of a cyclops, a trait not shared by all twolls.Erf-b1-p10
Bogroll is illiterate.Erf-b1-p033
Bogroll survived a fall that killed a warlord of a much higher level than he was (such that Bogroll leveled twice). This might mean he had a relatively enormous number of hits, or that his Regeneration ability allowed him to survive being reduced to 0 hits, or simply that the warlord was injured from earlier events in the siege. Bogroll may also have landed on Ansom.
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Bogroll is one-eyed - a reference to cyclops.
Bogroll is the name of a character in a PartiallyClips strip by Rob Balder.
His name is a British English colloquialism for toilet paper.

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These are really cool!!
I took the inner power one and got this:
Empathy- Your inner power is Empathy! This means that you have a talent for identifying others emotions, often by simply glancing at them. You are EXTREMELY shy and quiet. People sometimes dont notice youre around and seem surprised to find out you even exist in a big class. Youre the often silent, goody two shoes, and few get passed the walls youve built up to stop yourself being hurt, as you no doubt have been in the past. Not everyone understands you, in fact some think that youre a snob or worse because you rarely participate in group activities. Youre extremely sensitive, even the least harsh of words can hurt you. Only your very few, closest friends who have earned your hard-to-get trust know who you really are inside; a sweet, gentle young woman who is lonely and so desperately needing friends to support you. You can get very depressed and not always know why, despite your power of empathy, as it seems to only work for people outside you. Your friends always turn to you when they need advice or comforting, and in some way you need to give that helpit makes you feel better in return to know that youve helped out your friends. Despite your cold, impassive exterior and high, seemingly unbreachable walls, inside you are really a great, intelligent person, full of compassion and love, if only people would dare take a chance and try to get through your tough shell. Never let others get you down, or change you. You are very special the way you areeven if you dont have fifty thousand friends, you are just as, if not more extraordinary than everyone else. Reach for the stars, because I dont doubt youll catch hold of them.
Boy/Girl who will sweep you off your feet: A sweet, shy and romantic man/woman. The kind of guy/woman you know will never, ever hurt you, and will love you for ever. The kind of person who believes in true love, and soul mates.
Your stone: Blue Topaz
Your power: Healing. Emotionally, physically, or spiritually, you heal people with your words, your actions and presence. Youre the one that the little children are always drawn to, because they know youll never let anything hurt them.
Your element: Clairvoyance (The power to see objects or events that cannot be perceived by the normal five senses.)
A quote that applies to you: "True beauty shines from the soul and warms the world with its kindness, compassion , and integrity."
I was Alice on the facebook one.
This is my vampire name:
The Great Archives determine you to have gone by the identity:
Lana Flanders
Known in some parts of the world as:
Her of The Underworld
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Of the world below, creeping amongst the catacombs and sewers of the city
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"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving."
"First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst."
"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."
"Tell me what gives a man or woman their greatest pleasure and I'll tell you their philosophy of life."
"Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think."
"Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire"
"You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind."
"There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave."
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Girardi not worried about Pettitte's focus in finale
By Josh Vitale / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- Sunday wasn't just Mariano Rivera's day at Yankee Stadium. It was also Andy Pettitte's.
The veteran left-hander -- who announced on Friday that he will retire at the end of the season --made his final regular-season start at Yankee Stadium, against the Giants.
Pettitte took the mound moments after the Yankees finished their elaborate pregame celebration of Rivera's career, but manager Joe Girardi didn't think the day's fanfare will have any effect on Pettitte's emotions heading into a crucial start.
"Andy gets so locked in once he starts his day, that I don't think it will be an issue," Girardi said. "Andy will start his routine and it will be just like any other day for him."
Pettitte said he's honored to be able to share Sunday with Rivera. The pair of pitchers came up together in 1995, and they hold the Major League record for the most wins and saves as a duo (72).
Pettitte said he will be focused solely on the task at hand, not the emotions of the afternoon.
"I've told y'all, I am completely just focused on ball right now," Pettitte said on Friday. "I understand that this was something I had to deal with, but I'm getting my work in. I've got a good routine going now, I feel like. Like I've said, I'm trying to continue to be one of the guys in that clubhouse to push everybody and hopefully we've got to put together a great homestand, but we're not eliminated from this thing yet."
Girardi: Mo 'greatest pitcher I ever caught'
NEW YORK -- Joe Girardi caught a lot of different pitchers during his Major League career. But none of them, the Yankees manager said, were like Mariano Rivera.
"It was a real treat to catch him," Girardi said. "I've said over and over: he's the greatest pitcher I ever caught, and he was the easiest pitcher I ever caught."
The Yankees honored Mariano Rivera in a pregame ceremony prior to Sunday's game against the Giants, and Girardi spent part of the morning reflecting on the legendary closer's career.
The former backstop talked about his memories of catching Rivera when he played for the Yankees in the late 1990s. He remembered thinking that all he needed to do was get New York's starter through six innings in a big game, because he knew he could count on Rivera to pitch the last two.
"He brought comfort to me as a player. He brought comfort to me as a manager," Girardi said. "You feel that when Mo comes in, the game is over. That's an advantage for your club, because there's a peace in your players, too. And there's a concern on the other side. For that, he's given me a lot of peace."
Girardi also talked about the difference between the Rivera he caught in the late '90s and the Rivera he's managing in 2013. The Yankees' closer has developed a sinker since Girardi last caught him -- "He had to keep right-handed hitters more honest," Girardi said -- and he no longer can elevate a 96- or 97-mph fastball like he used to. The one thing that hasn't changed, though, is the cutter.
"I think he was extremely blessed with a gift, No. 1. And No. 2, I think he used that gift to the best of his ability and kept it simple," Girardi said. "His mechanics were impeccable. He was an outstanding fielder. And outstanding athlete, that didn't try to trick people. Just went right at them and didn't waste pitches. … He mastered his craft as well as anyone I've ever seen."
Perhaps most importantly, though, Girardi talked about how he never knew Rivera to let a blown save or a bad outing affect him the next day. It didn't matter whether Rivera threw a perfect ninth inning or gave up two runs to lose the game; the next day, he was the same as he was the day before.
"I have never seen it affect him, from a personality standpoint, the next day," Girardi said. "It's really hard to see it affect him from a personality standpoint that day, because he's the same all the time. And I think that's extremely important as a closer, because I think it allows him to bounce back and have that confidence the next day."
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• Girardi announced on Sunday that Hiroki Kuroda will start Tuesday's game against the Rays.
Josh Vitale is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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My area was under a tornado warning last night, though nothing really happened. A severe thunderstrom warning wasn't even issued until the storm was on top of us, and the tornado warning wasn't issued until the storm was gone. Still kinda eerie to hear the tornado sirens off in the distance, though.
We got the Pontiac back last night, and I get my social security check tomorrow, so that's grocery day, and we might be getting a new microwave.
I'll be looking up some stuff, watching some videos, and playing a bit on the PS2. For dinner tonight, I might be having some pasta stuff that I've been wanting to try out. And I'll probably take a nap between doing some of this stuff.
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"We are born in relation, we live in relation, we die in relation. There is, literally, no such human place as simply 'inside myself'. Nor is any person, creed, ideology, or movement entirely 'outside myself'."
"If, with the literate, I am/ Impelled to try an epigram,/ I never seek to take the credit;/ We all assume that Oscar said it."
"The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely a gregarious animal, but an animal which can individuate itself only in the midst of society."
"Somebody said to me, ''But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.'' That's a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and say, ''Now, let's write a swimming pool.''"
"My general theory since 1971 has been that the word is literally a virus, and that it has not been recognized as such because it has achieved a state of relatively stable symbiosis with its human host; that is to say, the word virus (the Other Half) has established itself so firmly as an accepted part of the human organism that it can now sneer at gangster viruses like smallpox and turn them in to the Pasteur Institute."


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The menu that makes up a traditional American Christmas dinner is hard to pin down. At my cousin Grace's home, her husband is Italian so four-cheese raviolis accompany their barbecued turkey every year. Rita Wattson, a German-born culinary enthusiast, wouldn't think of celebrating without roast goose and red cabbage.
Chef Haley Nguyen, who spends Christmas at her parents' home, feasts on pot roast as well as turkey. The pot roast is a tribute to Indiana, the state where the family settled after they fled Vietnam.
In my childhood home, the Christmas meal was a repeat of the Thanksgiving menu, roast turkey with all the trimmings. As a young bride, I took over the holiday culinary responsibilities, and did the whole shebang in November, with reruns in December. Years later, it was my sister-in-law Sue who clued me into how much easier it is to prepare an English Christmas dinner.
Indeed, a prime rib repast is much simpler, and I've noticed that more folks have switched their Christmas tables to focus on behemoth rib roasts. With a desire to freshen up my beef-centric menu after all these years, I signed up for the Christmas Dinner Class at The Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast.
Taught in one of the resort's elegant 3,581-square-foot, four-bedroom Villas, part of the private enclaves that showcase gourmet kitchens with Sub-Zero refrigerators and granite countertops, two Pelican Hill chefs made holiday cooking look easy. Understandable considering that about 1,000 brunch and dinners are served in the resort's ballroom on Christmas day.
Marc Osier, chef de cuisine at the Coliseum Pool & Grill, took the lead. Monir William, the Villas' chef de cuisine, backed him up. Osier joked that William was his sous chef, a comment that made William smirk.
Resting on the counter stood an 8-pound boneless rib roast, a trimmed rib eye tied at 3/4-inch intervals with butcher string to keep it pristine during roasting. It was USDA prime, a grade that denotes a high degree of marbling.
Osier topped the roast with a mixture of Dijon mustard, minced garlic and rosemary before placing it in a preheated 450-degree oven. After 15 minutes, he said, he would reduce the temperature to 325 and let it roast until it reached, a couple of hours later, an internal temperature of 110 for very rare.
He explained that roasts need to sit at least 15 to 20 minutes before carving, and due to carry-over heat, the meat's temperature increases during the resting period, from 110 to around 120 degrees. He said that he prefers it very rare and wants the meat red and juicy when it leaves his kitchen.
While the meat roasted, Osier whipped up scrumptious creamed spinach, a parsnip-potato puree and a salad that highlighted Fuyu persimmons, pomegranate seeds, toasted pecans and goat cheese.
To ensure that the puree wasn't "baby-foodie" (Osier's term to describe an unwanted silk-slick texture), William riced the mixture of roasted parsnips and russet potato in a giant food mill. Cream, reduced with shallots, garlic and butter, was folded into the mix along with salt and white pepper.
Meanwhile, Osier made the creamed spinach, offering a tip that could save holiday home cooks a lot of time. Instead of using fresh spinach, he said that frozen chopped spinach is a perfectly acceptable alternative in the dish. Simple defrost it and squeeze out all the liquid, add it to the thickened cream mixture and voila.
Next William whipped cream by hand using a balloon whisk; it took a while, and after several minutes he quietly acknowledged that he wished he'd brought his electric KitchenAid mixer to the class. Adding prepared horseradish, sour cream and Worcestershire sauce, the mixture was a frisky-yet-cloudlike condiment for the beef.
Once the meat came out of the oven, the two made the salad and gently heated up the spinach and parsnip-potato puree. Popovers accompanied our cooking class, as well as a snazzy Yule Log filled with brandied cherries and mascarpone-cream mixture, then frosted with chocolate butter cream.
Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas to all and to all a delicious holiday feast.
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What's Cooking?: The Unassuming Tofu
When I go into a large Asian supermarket in Flushing, I am amazed to see the whole length of the refrigerated aisle filled with tofu products. This does not even include other sections with their large sheets of tofu or dried goods. It has such a diversified use that it is chameleon-like as it takes on the flavor of whatever it is cooked in. In itself, it is rather bland but when combined with seasonings, meats, and sauces, this unassuming food becomes an essential component.
Tofu is made from soybeans which are high in protein and low in calories. There are more than two hundred commercial products made from soybeans. It has been a popular food product in China and Japan for centuries. It is considered the "cheese" of Asia, made of pressed curds from coagulated soy milk. The Buddhist monks who do not have meat in their diet have created ingenious ways to substitute and imitate meat in taste and form by using tofu. One of the dishes I enjoy eating is Mock Duck…so delicious and if it is made correctly, it looks like roast duck in taste and texture. If you are vegan or vegetarian, tofu can bring such versatility to your diet. It can be stuffed, steamed, fried, braised, simmered in soup, and stir-fried. It comes in the form of drinks, blocks (firm, soft, silken), pouches, sheets, noodles, and dried sticks. For us meat lovers, it is a great supplement to the dishes prepared such as Fried Tofu Puffs stuffed with pork, shrimp, and mushrooms. So good!
Since Westerners have opened their palates to tofu, it has been applied to all sorts of recipes such as shakes, cheesecake, salad dressings, breads, and sauces. Personally, I still prefer the traditional dishes made with tofu. However, I am opened to discovering the different types of tofu and its many uses. Take this trip along with me and explore some of the Asian cookbooks for tofu recipes. It will be a satisfying adventure!
Tofu Cookery by Louise Hagler
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Harumi's Japanese Cooking by Harumi Kurihara
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Right foot injury continues to frustrate Forsythe
By Corey Brock / MLB.com
ATLANTA -- Infielder Logan Forsythe missed the first 64 games on the disabled list, time he hoped would be well-spent allowing the plantar fasciitis in his right foot to heal.
But after missing a month in a protective boot and working slowly though rehabilitation, Forsythe said Friday the planter fasciitis has returned, frustrating him to no end.
Forsythe came off the bench on Friday and knocked in the go-ahead run with a pinch-hit single as the Padres came back for a 4-3 victory over the Braves at Turner Field.
"It felt fine for a while, but it's been back now for a little while," Forsythe said. "We're trying to find a way to help it. But the only way to really do that is to take time off."
Forsythe has only appeared in six of the team's first 10 games this month and has 10 at-bats due to the injury, one that has him at a loss for what to do next.
"It's a rare case that it comes back," Forsythe said. "The doctors are still trying to figure out what's going on."
Forsythe suffered a torn plantar fasciitis in a Spring Training game during the final week of March, which landed him on the 15-day disabled list and later the 60-day DL to make sure he got enough time off for the injury to heal. Initially, he felt good, too. But now the pain is back.
"I've got to knock this out, I can't take it to another Spring Training," Forsythe said. "... I want to have a healthy year. The biggest priority right now is to make sure the foot is 100 percent going into Spring Training."
Forsythe has given thought to playing this winter to get some at-bats, but he's nearly certain now that won't happen as he's looking at a prolonged period where he will rest his foot. Surgery, he said, is an option, though with that procedure, there's no guarantee it will permanently heal his foot.
"[Winter ball] was definitely a consideration," Forsythe said.
Forsythe is hitting .213 with five home runs and 16 RBIs in 207 at-bats. He's played second base, third base, shortstop and even the outfield this season.
Venable and Hale make for rare Princeton matchup
ATLANTA -- Princeton head baseball coach Scott Bradley said earlier this week that he makes a point of watching the Padres game -- either live or taped -- to check in on his former pupil, Padres right fielder Will Venable.
You can bet Bradley will pay special attention to Friday's game against the Braves, not just because of Venable's place in the lineup, but the pitcher he'll be facing -- Braves rookie David Hale, who will make his Major League debut.
"You don't see that happen every day," said Padres manager Bud Black. "You just don't see a whole lot of Ivy League matchups."
Oddly enough, Venable -- who is hitting leadoff -- will be the first Major League batter that Hale faces.
It's believed that in the last 70-80 years, the only other time two Princeton alums have faced each other is when Venable faced former Padres teammate Ross Ohlendorf, when he was with the Pirates.
The Padres certainly have some Princeton history. Aside from Venable, former pitcher Chris Young won 33 games for the team from 2006-10.
One of manager Bud Black's former teammates in Kansas City was pitcher Bob Tufts, who also attended Princeton.
Short hops
The Arizona Fall League and the Padres announced that right-handed pitchers Johnny Barbato, Adys Portillo, Keyvius Sampson and Burch Smith will compete for the Peoria Javelinas beginning October 8.
Those four pitchers join catcher Austin Hedges and infielders Tommy Medica and Cory Spangenberg. Tim Worrell, who has just completed his third season as the Peoria Padres pitching coach, will serve in the same capacity this fall for Peoria.
The Javelinas will play their home games at Surprise Stadium due to ongoing renovations at the complex in Peoria, which will be ready for the start of Spring Training in 2014.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The latest suspect is 29-year-old Craig Wright, who was arrested at his Brooklyn home Monday. Wright has been charged with gang assault, assault and unlawful imprisonment. Wright is the the fourth motorcyclist charged in connection with the road rage incident.
Police are searching for three more people and have released photos of two additional men they say were involved in the attack on Alexian Lien last Sunday.
Lien and his wife were pulled out of their Range Rover and Lien was held to the ground and beaten.
The man accused of bashing in the driver's side window during the attack was arraigned Sunday.
Reginald Chance, 37, is charged with gang assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal mischief. He made an obscene gesture towards photographers in court.
Chance will be back in court on Thursday, though his attorney says he did not take part in the attack on Lien.
"It's obvious he overreacted, but the does permit someone who is a victim of an accident to at least attempt to get the identification of the motorist," attorney Gregory Watts said. "He did not assault anyone. He did not kick anyone or punch anyone, or did he authorize anyone to do any of those things."
Robert Sims, 35, was also charged over the weekend.
Investigators say he was the man who tried to open the driver's side door of the SUV.
Detectives are also working to determine if some of their own were there at the time and didn't stop the attack.
There are reports at least two off-duty NYPD officers were riding with the group. One was an undercover narcotics cops who sources say didn't get involved for fear of blowing his cover.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he is awaiting the results of the investigation into the involvement of the off-duty officers.
"The question is: should they have identified themselves or whatever? I don't know what the facts are and I can't prejudge it," said Bloomberg. "I think we all, no matter what your job is, we have an obligation to help one another. And if you see someone getting beaten up, let's go jump in and stop the fight. Having said that, if someone has a gun and a fight, most people would walk or run away very quickly."
The NYPD has confirmed that the undercover narcotics officer has been placed on "modified" duty, meaning desk duty, after reporting to superiors last Wednesday that he was there for the incident. Prosecutors are investigating his involvement.
Meanwhile, the biker accused of causing the accident that led to the chase says he's being treated unfairly.
Christopher Cruz, 28, is the motorcyclist who swerved in front of the SUV, stopping short before he was struck by it.
Prosecutors charged him with unlawful imprisonment and reckless driving, but he insists he's not a criminal.
"I don't think I feel responsible for what happened," he said. "I do feel bad for the family that got hurt."
The Good Samaritan who stepped in to stop the attack was honored for his bravery Sunday.
Sergio Consuegra joined New York State Ssenator Adriano Eespaillat in Washington Heights.
Espaillat praised his courage, demonstrated in a photo that shows Consuegra standing with his arms extended over the Lien.
Even with everything he did, Consuegra says that he wishes he could have done more.


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Lauren Clarke will never forget the panic she felt recently when she realized her beloved pet had vanished.
Bianca, a 5-year-old Chihuahua-corgi mix, had weaseled through a small gap in the backyard fence and was nowhere to be found.
"Our world stopped," Clarke said. "We all cried ourselves to sleep that one night she was gone."
Fortunately for the Clarke family, who had recently moved into the Canyon Creek area, a neighbor across the street had found Bianca and was working to track down her owner. One of his first actions was to post a photo and basic information about the little dog on the Lost or Found Animals feature on the Richardson Animal Shelter's website.
Clarke came across that information a day after Bianca's disappearance as she looked up contact information for the Animal Shelter online. Her devastation immediately turned to joy.
"When I clicked on that link on the website, I was able to see her post and her picture," Clarke said. "[There was] just an immediate rush of relief, and a weight was lifted. I knew that our family would be whole again."
Reunions like these are among the reasons the Richardson Animal Shelter worked with the City's IT department to create the Lost or Found Animals page, which launched in 2008. Since then, hundreds of people have posted information about lost and found pets on the site. Many of them have been reconnected with their furry friends because of it.
Dennis Wooten, Assistant Director of Health-Animal Services, said pet owners frequently contact the Animal Shelter to report they found their missing dog or cat through the Lost or Found Animals feature.
"Everybody that uses it is very appreciative that we have that tool available for them," Wooten said.
The online feature allows people who have lost a pet to enter information on its breed, color, gender, age, description and owner contact information and upload a photo. The entry is displayed on a map that shows where the animal was last seen.
Residents who have found pets may upload similar information, which appears on a separate map that shows where the pet was found. Lost and found reports stay posted on the site for two weeks.
Clarke said seeing the photo of Bianca online immediately confirmed that her dog was safe, sound and nearby. She is grateful that the City made the Lost or Found website available and that her neighbor knew how to use it.
"Seeing that picture pop up is what made it real to me that we had found her," she said.
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Yes, and she looks as though she had almost got a full pollen load ! Maybe she was pressing the last bits into place before returning to the nest.
They hang in that position, by their front legs while using the middle legs to brush the pollen, that has collected on the head, thorax, and rest of the body, into the 'pollen baskets' on the back legs.
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and I did indeed laugh out loud when I noticed this while quilting it - 20 blocks make up this quilt - didn't notice the piecing mistake I made in the center block showing until nearly done with the quilting. This is a quilt I started about two years ago and has to be finished before I can start a new quilt project - one of my NY resolutions to finish up at least one UFO per month. Well, mistake stays - keeping Q anyway. Just can't believe all the time spent on this quilt I never noticed it - should have at least caught it when sandwiching!
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OCALA, Fla. - A man on trial in the murder and dismemberment of a teenager in Marion County took the stand Monday in his own defense twice.
Michael Bargo, 21, one of five people accused in the April 2011 shooting death of 15-year-old Seath Jackson, took the stand in a surprise move.
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It was believed that closing arguments would begin Monday at 9 a.m., but the defense instead called Bargo to the stand.
"Somehow you are the misunderstood victim in this whole thing," he told the jury. "Somehow I got dragged in the middle of that."
Prosecutors say Jackson was lured to a Summerfield home and beaten before being shot and killed. His body was then burned and the ashes were placed into paint cans and dumped in a pit, officials said.17577078
Bargo said that he was not there when Jackson was killed in April 2011, instead, he says he arrived at the house and said the four other suspects were crying and cleaning up blood. He also said they had started a fire and were burning the teenager's body.
"I went out there and I see this fire. I was kind of dumbfounded, theres trees all around and this fire is like 20 feet tall," Bargo said, adding that he was afraid for his life and didn't tell anyone he knew his friends had killed Jackson.
Prosecutors asked if Bargo could have left the house where Jackson was killed.
"And done what? Had him come after me and beat me up and drag me back and throw me on the fire, because he thinks I'm gonna go tell on him?" Bargo responded.
Two state witnesses testified that Bargo confessed to taking part in the Jackson's death.
Bargo could face the death penalty, if convicted.
Four others were convicted in the case and sentenced to life in prison. One of those convicted, Kyle Hooper, testified against Bargo that they made a plan. Hooper said they put Seath in the bathtub and Bargo shot him a couple more times.
Bargo then took the stand again, delaying closing arguments another day.
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Okeeheelee, Fla., ended Hilo's tournament run the way it started - with a loss to the Bulldogs - by rallying to take an 11-10 victory over the All-Stars in eight innings Wednesday night at M.J. Hickey Park.
Ian Hagenmiller scored the winning run for Okeeheelee (3-1) after Lane Bloom's ground ball rolled harmlessly through the legs of the Hilo third baseman, much to the delight of the Okeeheelee contingent.
Okeeheelee now moves one step closer to an appearance in the Cal Ripken 10-year-old World Series championship game and will face Russellville at 7 p.m. today for the right to take on unbeaten Kenner, La.
The Hilo fans could only sit in stunned silence as they watched Hagenmiller cross home plate, his arms raised in triumph.
Just a moment earlier - with the game tied 10-10 and two outs on the board - Bloom had apparently been thrown out by Hilo pitcher Charles Matson, and the All-Stars began to leave the field to prepare for another inning.
But one of the umpires ruled the ball had bounced off Bloom's foot. It was therefore a foul ball and not in play.
On the very next pitch, Bloom's ground ball and the resulting error allowed Hagenmiller to complete Okeeheelee's remarkable comeback.
It was a fitting end to a wild contest that saw more than its fair share of controversy.
In the top of the seventh, with the scored tied 9-9, Hilo's Tyler Higa-Gonsalves was hit squarely in the face by a wild pitch and immediately fell to the ground.
As the Hilo coaches rushed to the aid of their fallen player, at least one of them was clearly heard shouting profanities at the Okeeheelee pitcher. The coach was immediately ejected, as was another Hilo coach a few minutes later.
It took several minutes for the umpires to restore order and get the ejected coaches off the field. Higa-Gonsalves was taken to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a fractured sinus, according to preliminary reports.
Play eventually resumed with one of Hilo's players having to stand in as the team's first-base coach.
The remaining Hilo coach declined to comment after the game, but Okeeheelee manager Tom Amburgey chalked the situation up to the game's competitive atmosphere.
"It's an intense baseball game," Amburgey said. "Obviously, we didn't hit him on purpose."
Amburgey called Hilo "the best team out here," and said he was very proud of the way his team fought back from the early deficit.
"We talked to our guys the other day about sucking it up and going that second mile, taking that next step," he said. "We were down 8-0 in the (third) inning. To come all the way back and suck it up the way we did ... I'm very, very proud."
The Bulldogs got the win despite leaving 15 runners stranded. The game began to turn in Okeeheelee's favor in the fourth when Hagenmiller took over on the mound. He struck out two through 5 1/3 innings and, more importantly, held the All-Stars to just two runs the rest of the way.
At the plate, Hagenmiller finished 4 for 6 with two RBI and one very important run scored. Zachary Oberlies finished 2 for 4 with one RBI and a clutch double in the bottom of the sixth that brought home Tommy Amburgey to tie the game and send it into extra innings.
Kurt Lewis went 2 for 3 with three RBIs and one run scored for Okeeheelee. Cody Wager was 2 for 4 with one run scored.
For Hilo (3-2), Jodd Carter was 3 for 4 with an RBI and one run scored, Matson was 3 for 5 with two RBI, Higa-Gonsalves was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and one run scored, Kean Wong was 2 for 5 with an RBI and one run scored, and Chayce Kaaua was 2 for 4o with two runs scored.
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Okeeheelee, Fla. 001 134 02 - 11 13 2
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The Incredible Elephants of the Sahara
African elephants are known for hanging around rivers and mashes in the savanna and the edge of jungles. However, their range actually extends well into the north, all the way up to the Sahara desert. In Mali's Gourma region, around the city of Timbuktu, there exists a species of desert-adapted African elephant (Loxodonta Africana). Every year, they undertake an amazing migration across an area of 32,000 square kilometers (over 12,000 square miles) in search of food and water. This annual journey was recently recorded by researchers from the group Save the Elephants, University of British Columbia, and Oxford University, who attached GPS collars to nine of the elephants and tracking them by satellite. Their report documents the elephants' record-breaking trek to survive in the largest and harshest elephant range in the world.
'It's incredible these elephants have survived. They have a truly stressful life with the lack of water and food, and their giant range reflects that,' said Jake Wall of Save the Elephants, Kenya and the University of British Columbia, lead author of the study.
They found that the greatest threat to the Gourma elephants is not the difficult environment, but the threat from humans.
Mali is a large nation in Western Africa which is undergoing tremendous upheaval. Earlier this year, a group of soldiers seized the presidential palace and declared the government dissolved and constitution suspended. The nation is currently being led by an interim government. Rebels from the north, associated with radical Islamists like Al-Qaeda, declared secession. Plans are underway to take back this northern territory with international assistance.
The lawlessness of this area makes the possibility for widespread poaching even greater. For the relatively poor people of Mali, ivory and other elephant products can be very appealing to sell. Just this year, three of the desert elephants were killed. More death is sure to follow if the government cannot take back control of its natural conservation.
Nonetheless, the Gourma elephants continue their annual migrations because it is what they do. They overcome the extreme heat and drought of the Sahara in order to make it to their water and food destinations.
According to Iain Douglas-Hamilton of Oxford University and founder of Save the Elephants, "We now fear that they may become victims of civil disturbance in the North of Mali due to the uprising currently taking place."
A new anti-poaching initiative by the WILD foundation and International Conservation Fund of Canada has been established to engage local communities and foresters in defense of the elephants. At this point, this is the only effort being made to keep the poachers at bay.
For more information, check out Save the Elephants
This study has been published in the journal, Biological Conservation
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Once again, Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum has been nominated for Save of the Week by MLSsoccer.com. This week's nomination comes from the 58th minute of Saturday's match against D.C. United when Gruenebaum saved Chris Pontius' breakaway shot from close range to help keep the Crew within a goal of United.
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Giants' bullpen struggles in loss to Marlins
SAN FRANCISCO -- Maybe the pundits who clamor for Tim Lincecum to switch to the bullpen have a point. For example, the Giants probably would have fared better against the Miami Marlins if Lincecum could have cloned himself and served as his own reliever.
That's a fanciful way of saying that San Francisco's bullpen has struggled lately. Giants relievers have absorbed the decision in four of the team's last five defeats, including Friday night's 6-3 setback.Full Game Coverage
SAN FRANCISCO -- Maybe the pundits who clamor for Tim Lincecum to switch to the bullpen have a point. For example, the Giants probably would have fared better against the Miami Marlins if Lincecum could have cloned himself and served as his own reliever.
That's a fanciful way of saying that San Francisco's bullpen has struggled lately. Giants relievers have absorbed the decision in four of the team's last five defeats, including Friday night's 6-3 setback.Full Game Coverage
San Francisco's relievers have recorded an ERA of 4.67 in those losses. By itself, that figure is subject to interpretation, since bullpen ERA can be a deceiving statistic. But in these instances, those runs have dissolved late-inning leads or ties.
Manager Bruce Bochy indicated that fatigue has been an issue for his relievers.
"They've been used a lot," Bochy admitted after the Giants' seventh loss in 11 games.
Right-hander Jean Machi has made six appearances in eight days. It's no coincidence that Machi retired none of the three batters he faced during the eighth inning, when Miami scored three runs to shatter a 3-3 tie. Machi surrendered back-to-back RBI singles and an infield hit that generated a run.
Jeremy Affeldt worked his fifth game in seven days in Thursday night's series opener, when he yielded Marcell Ozuna's game-winning, pinch-hit single.
Lincecum gave the bullpen a figurative break, though they've received few actual breaks.
"We've been going to them a lot," Lincecum said. "They've been so outstanding that it's easy to go to them when a starter struggles. I know I've been a culprit to that. It's about taking it upon yourself to go deeper in games."
The absence of Santiago Casilla, the Giants' top right-handed setup man who's recovering from knee surgery, has made an impact. Fortunately for the Giants, Casilla could return before the All-Star break.
"He's a big part that we're missing, there's no doubt about it," said left-hander Javier Lopez.
Even starter Ryan Vogelsong's fractured right pinkie has affected the bullpen, since it forced the Giants to move Chad Gaudin into the rotation. The need for fresh arms has prompted the Giants to summon rookies Jake Dunning and Sandy Rosario from Triple-A Fresno.
"Obviously, we're best when we're at full strength," Lopez said. "It's a war of attrition right now."
With one out in the eighth and the score tied, 3-3, Dunning (0-1) yielded a single to Ed Lucas and hit Giancarlo Stanton with a pitch. Winning a lefty-versus-lefty matchup, Lopez entered the game and fanned Logan Morrison. Then Ozuna sent Machi's first pitch scissoring into right field, scoring Lucas.
Pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs added an RBI single. Adeiny Hechavarria's infield single and shortstop Joaquin Arias' accompanying throwing error accounted for the inning's final run, helping Miami extend its AT&T Park winning streak to nine games.
All but one of Miami's runs scored with two outs.
"We're missing that big out every once in a while," Lopez said. "The big pitch has been eluding us. But we'll be OK."
Lincecum has looked OK in his last four games, recording quality starts in three of them. His ERA in this stretch, which dates back to the groundswell of reports about his possible move to the bullpen, is 2.92. Friday, Lincecum allowed four hits in seven innings, five of which he concluded with strikeouts.
But Lincecum couldn't hold a 3-1 lead as Miami scored twice in the sixth. One strike away from sealing a shutout inning, Lincecum fired a full-count fastball to Morrison, who homered in the second inning. This time, Morrison tripled to center, driving in Lucas. Morrison scored on Ozuna's infield single, a bouncer off the mound that Lincecum partially deflected. Lincecum called his inability to keep Morrison in check "one of the most frustrating parts about tonight."
Lincecum also knocked Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco out of the game with a two-out triple in the sixth. He delivered his only other three-base hit on July 13, 2008, at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Nolasco, who entered the contest with a 4-0 record and an 0.87 ERA in four previous starts at AT&T Park, surrendered three runs and nine hits.
"It was a battle out there," said Nolasco, who frequently has been mentioned in trade speculation involving the Giants. "You're not going to have your best stuff every game. You compete and try to keep your team in the game. I felt like I did that for the most part, whether it was ugly or pretty. Just go out there trying to make pitches. I think I did a good job limiting damage."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com.


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|February 6, 2013, 09:29 AM
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>>If you had a gun here and its was stolen and you didn't have it properly secured in a safe. You would probably have your licence revoked.<<
Hmmm, I'm glad I don't live there, or Kalifornia for that matter.
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|February 9, 2013, 01:50 AM
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@ colorado redneck
unless the homeowner was charged, i dont see the unintendid consequences you are talking about.
that shot to the ass was probably a nice wake up call...getting so intoxicated that you wind up breaking in to a someones house is a big problem, her problem not the homeowners
|February 9, 2013, 07:41 PM
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Burglars will easily find it as they effectively toss the bedroom. Burglars realize that hidden is typically crafty as home owners think the are somehow smarter than the burglars. This method is also not very secure from children who will also find it. So..why?
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|February 9, 2013, 08:04 PM
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Why have to go the the closet if there is an intruder in your house? Isn't that what a night stand drawer is for? CCW out of my pants, into the night stand. Everything else locked up in the safe.
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|February 10, 2013, 03:47 PM
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I carry even while at home, but if I'm around the house all day I frequently stash an AR or M-1 Carbine on the top shelf under some pillows and blankets, keeping a 20 or 15 round mag (respectively) in my pocket. The AR stays on the top shelf covered up at night as well (keeping it out of reach of my 6 year old ... he has been "gun proofed" as well). Otherwise it is in the safe.
|February 28, 2013, 09:36 PM
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Hide a handgun in your closet.
|February 28, 2013, 09:59 PM
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If I was to hide a gun in the closet I'd do it this way.
Get a long mirror for the closet and at the back of the closet cut the sheetrock so, between the 2x4s, you can slip in a shotgun, rifle, or a few handguns, then put hinges so you can mount that mirror over the new gun hide.
Sink the hinges, and mount them on the 2x4s, so the mirror swings open to expose the guns. Use magnets to keep the mirror door closed.
That way, you have a good walk in mirror AND you can keep a long gun real handy.
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|March 2, 2013, 10:28 PM
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Cute idea, but probably not particularly practical for the reasons several others mentioned. Maybe useful for a backup gun, although it seems more likely to be reached by small hands than some other potential hiding places.
|March 2, 2013, 10:51 PM
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Well basilisk,
If for a handgun just get a light switch junction box and find a good place in the bedroom to add anther light switch. Except this time just cut a place for the box in the sheetrock, imbed the switch box, and then put your snubby in it. Use magnets to keep the fake light switch face on.
Now do you think a burglar is gonna switch on and off every single light to see if they work?
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|March 3, 2013, 07:37 AM
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Deaf Smith -- That's a good one. And if you just want to hide a rifle or shotgun, a false PVC pipe in the attic or basement will keep it safe. I know someone who used to hide valuables that way. But that's obviously not going to do much to make it accessible.
|March 5, 2013, 12:39 PM
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Deaf.. they had the "fake circuit box" back in the 90's. It was actually a very good hidden idea. I had one in my old house and when we moved out I showed it to the new owner who looked at me like I was crazy hahahah! I could get 3 handguns and a few boxes of ammo in there and it looked exactly like a typical breaker box (switches included).
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|March 5, 2013, 10:58 PM
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If you look around your house you can see such ideas as fake air vents, or fake radio, or false bottoms on trash cans, or.. well you see the idea.
If you have a very large DVD collection just go to a pawn shop and buy a 1 or 2 dollar DVD, throw away the DVD, and use the box to hide money or such. Then stuff it in with the rest of the DVDs.
And you see those plug in emergency lights you can put in a socket and if the electricity goes off they turn on? Well get the shell, a LED light and small battery, and a plastic wall socket cover. Then use it to hide a small gun. The LED light will be 'on' while the empty box is plugged in (with the wall socket covers instead of real brass plugs so no shock.)
Oh there are lots of ways!!
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|March 6, 2013, 01:23 AM
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Hide a handgun in your closet.
I'm sure somewhere in the country something went wrong and someone got hurt and died. But that doesn't make every child in America irresponsible, not even today.
|March 6, 2013, 02:41 AM
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Hide a handgun in your closet???
I'd have a hard time finding a handgun in mine.
And I know they're there...
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|March 6, 2013, 09:33 AM
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Re: Hide a handgun in your closet.
|March 6, 2013, 09:48 AM
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walk into the closet..turn around and look at the wall or above your head...oppurtunities
|March 6, 2013, 11:02 AM
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Beretta 85B on nightstand, Remington 870 Marine Magnum between the mattress and box-springs right under where I sleep. A .357 Ruger on top of the gun safe and a m1911 inside the valuables safe. A P238 on my computer desk.
Hmmm, did I miss anything?
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|March 6, 2013, 11:29 AM
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If someone breaks into my house, I already have a plan. I have just bought a mattress cover for this very reason. I am going to soil myself and simultaneously stick my finger down my throat. If this fails me, my backup weapon is an ink pen! My wife and kids can fend for themselves!
I am only kidding. These are great ideas! Thank you for the post!
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|April 3, 2013, 06:16 PM
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If a person can afford a cell phone, or cable tv, or big plasma tv, or several guns, etc, they can afford a decent 60 minute safe that can be bolted to a secure floor (steel plate under floor, concrete floor, etc, etc). Place everything in the safe except for a home defense weapon of choice. When you travel, rely on a security system that can be purchased for 280$ and 100$ more will get you a GSM dialer that uses a cell phone sim card (100$ a year for 1000 minutes that you won't use). The phone will call if an alarm is tripped. You can pay 100$ a year for some one else to monitor it. At night, the alarm will give you plenty of time to wake up and get your weapon if need be. Add a smoke detector and your home insurance cost will be reduced. Any break in gives some one 5-8 minutes before the police arrive at my residence. The biggest deterrent is the placards on all windows and small sign in both the front and back by doors to encourage thieves to go elsewhere for easier pickings.
|April 3, 2013, 06:21 PM
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"You should always be able to locate your clothes and your weapons in the dark." Robert Heinlein" I guess a Jeans Closet Holster kinda covers that huh?
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|April 3, 2013, 08:59 PM
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Pretty cool set-up, especially if your closet is your safe room for the family.
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|April 4, 2013, 04:22 PM
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If hiding your HD gun is the intent, while still having it available to stop a home invasion, here are a few thoughts.
1. If it's to keep your kids or grandkids from knowing it's there. Forget it. Kids are nosy and they'll find it. Mine did, after I bet them $10 they couldn't. Took them less than two minutes to find it hanging from a nail on the inside of the closet's upper door sill. They admitted they already knew it was there...
2. If it's to hide it from a burglar, see item #1.
3. If you plan to run to the closet to get it, in time to prevent an attack, think again. It's too far from your bedside, and in a sleep muddled state of fear and confusion, you'll not get to it in time.
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|April 4, 2013, 06:29 PM
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If the hidden gun in the closet is locked, as in a safe, then even if the kids find it they will be hard put to access it. Same for thieves.
Think of a speed vault safe sunk into a sheet rock wall and covered with a full length mirror. Or the same safe with a coat hook above and a old sweater hanging over it.
And if it's there for those times when you hear a noise at night, and your closet is 'tactically' set up so it's easy to find, it works well.
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|April 5, 2013, 07:47 AM
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The developers came before the development review board Wednesday night to seek reactivation of the bank's drive-thru. This was formerly a 2 lane drive-thru, used in drive up banking. Starbucks would only use one lane, with a queuing capacity of 11 cars.
Kirk Moore, principal architect at BMA architects and planners, said the drive-thru will exit onto Center Hill Road. Cars would not be able turn back into the parking lot.
The presentation was a preliminary review, just seeking the reactivation of the drive-thru, said interim planning director Matt Daskal. An application for a change of use permit has not yet been filed. Equinox Square Associates will present that application at the next development review board meeting, Jan. 8, 2014.
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Check out this video of me making a pizza napoletana. Thank you to this forum for all the information in the past year. I haven't post much but thought i would share this linkLet me know your thought please.
Dear Rockmes, welcome to the forum. I enjoyed your skills and your pizzas as demonstrated in the video. I look forward to more of your work. Thank you!Omid
You have a wonderful setup and some very impressive skills! Great job!
What a beautiful set-up and job with the movie. Love the music, techinique and everything else. Great job, and thanks for sharing.Jim
rockmes,You either have a natural talent or have been working for many years crafting Neapolitan pizzas! Proofing trays, expert banjo skills, beautiful dough slapping/stretching technique and finished product all speak to a major talent!Just when I thought I was improving my skills! John K
rockmes,Great job all around. I also like the musical piece you chose. Maybe I can play your video over and over in my kitchen when I make my next pizza and see if the music helps .Peter
Beautiful oven. Beautiful pies. I respect your passion immensely.
Beautiful pies and amazing outdoor kitchen. In the interest of increasing the forum's collective knowledge of NP pizza, would you mind posting your dough recipe, mixing method, and fermentation protocol? I am sure many members are cutious but too shy to ask. . Thanks in advanceChau
Do you like the music from Luis Miguel as well ?


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Conference realignment dominated the college football world last summer, with seemingly every school scrambling to know where it stood and who it would stand with once the chaos settled. But in the end, the change was minimal with the biggest move being Nebraska jumping from the Big 12 to the Big Ten in 2011.
The Huskers are leaving a century of tradition against rivals such as Kansas and Missouri, and a relatively young Big 12 Conference that quickly became one of the nation's top leagues with heavyweights Texas and Oklahoma. But the biggest loss for Nebraska, many speculated, would be a closing of the recruiting door to talent-rich Texas.
So far, that hasn't happened. The Huskers have done well in Texas and remain in the hunt for many of the Lone Star State's top prospects, especially in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
On the field, the once-dominant Huskers appear to be on the rebound. They currently sit at No. 5 in the AP and No. 4 in the coaches' poll heading into Saturday's monster matchup against Texas - likely the final meeting between the Huskers and Longhorns for a long time.
The game will be played in Lincoln, but will have a decidedly Texas feel to it. The current Nebraska roster features 25 players from Texas, many of whom have contributed to the turnaround in recent years. And there are no signs of the Texas pipeline drying up for Nebraska, despite its new Big Ten label.
Nebraska currently has three commitments from the state of Texas in the class of 2011. Jamal Turner chose the Huskers over several other big offers. Three-star linebacker David Santos of Klein Collins is also committed to Nebraska. However, the biggest coup for the Huskers so far is landing Mansfield Legacy cornerback Tevin Mitchel.
Mitchel is the No. 1 corner in the state of Texas and the No. 6 player at the position nationally. His father, Eric Mitchel, played football for Oklahoma. The younger Mitchel grew up in Arkansas as a big Razorback fan. Despite offers from both programs, he still chose Nebraska.
"I really liked the coaches," Mitchel said. "I also knew a lot of players up there or that are going there. Talking to Nebraska and talking to the other schools, Nebraska was the only school that touched base with me and that I could see myself getting along with."
When the Huskers won their first of five national titles in 1970, they had one Texan - sophomore center Doug Jamail. Nebraska gradually made more progress in Texas, landing stars such as former quarterback and current Kansas coach Turner Gill. But the Big Eight Conference was without a Texas school, making it tough for Nebraska to recruit heavily there.
In 1995, the final season of the Big Eight, Nebraska had seven Texans on the roster. In coach Tom Osborne's final year at the helm, the national championship team of 1997 and the second year of the Big 12, Nebraska's roster featured eight Texans. The number did not go much higher than that for some time.
In 1999, four years and four recruiting cycles into the Big 12, Nebraska was down to six players from the Lone Star State. Former coach Frank Solich made an attempt to gain ground in the state and had 11 Texans during his final season in 2003. The next coach, Bill Callahan, held steady in Texas as well. In 2007, his last year in Lincoln, he also had 11 Texans.
And then came coach Bo Pelini and an entirely new emphasis on recruiting Texas.
Coming from LSU, Pelini already had many connections to the neighboring state. In fact, his first season in 2008 saw the number of Texans on the Nebraska roster jump to 17.
Though the Huskers have recruited some in the Houston area, Nebraska has made the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex a big part of their efforts. The Huskers hired away Tim Beck from Kansas to be the running backs coach. Beck is a former head coach at two different high schools in the D/FW area. He led perennial doormat Carrollton R.L. Turner to two playoff appearances in his tenure there from 1999 to 2001. He then led Mansfield Summitt for three seasons from 2002 to 2004 before taking a job at Kansas.
Beck is well-respected by the coaching community in the area and has been a big part of landing several top prospects the past few recruiting classes. He could be a big reason the Huskers continue to recruit Texas well despite leaving the Big 12.
"Tim Beck, he's my main recruiter," said Turner, the Arlington Sam Houston four-star quarterback and current Nebraska commit. "He's an amazing person. He's a really cool guy and he's really funny. He's a big reason I chose Nebraska. My coaches and other coaches around here talk highly of him. They know him from when he was coaching at Summitt."
In recruiting the state of Texas heavily, Nebraska had hoped to replicate the model of Kansas. The Jayhawks had filled their program with so many players from the state that it made incoming recruits feel comfortable as soon as they arrived. It is something of which Mitchel took notice.
"Jamal Turner is going there with me," Mitchel said. "I've heard of Ciante Evans from around here but I just know who he is. I don't really know him yet. It kind of makes it feel more like home with the fact that there are so many guys from around here up there. It doesn't necessarily feel like an out-of-state school."
Turner echoes that sentiment.
"I've been up there three times for a camp and for games," he said. "It's cool because I have a lot of friends that are going to the school. It makes it a lot better. I'll be a lot more comfortable going there because I have a support system up there already.
"I know Donovan Vestal from Bowie. Ciante Evans, he went to Seguin and we talk online a lot. Tevin's going to be going up there with me. Aaron Green is going to be going up there too, hopefully. You've got Rex Burkhead from Plano. Cody Green, I know him. I met him when I went up there and we hung out since we're both from Texas."
Nebraska currently plays conference games in Texas each season as a member of the Big 12, and is on television often in the state with regional coverage. With that changing, beginning next season, some schools have tried to sway Nebraska's recruits.
"Some other schools have tried to use it as a negative when they try and talk me out of my commitment," Turner said. "Schools will always use what they can to recruit against another school and they try to bring up the not playing in state and not being on TV as much."
However, Turner does not see it as a negative. In fact, he thinks it will actually be better for him and his family.
"I think there's going to be more TV time with the Big Ten Network," he said. "I always see it on my TV. I flip through the channels all the time and see the games and always want to buy it. It's under the sports section on my TV. Pretty much everybody with cable can get it down here. You have to have cable to watch all the Big 12 games except the ABC ones now anyway, so it's not a big difference.
"People say, 'They're not going to be playing in Texas anymore,' but I don't see that as a big deal. If my family wants to see me, they can buy the Big Ten Network and watch me every weekend. There's nothing wrong with that. Watching a game is probably better on TV (than in person). The announcer is talking and it helps to watch the flow of the game. You get to sit down and be comfortable too."
Mitchel sees it a bit differently and admits to thinking twice about his commitment after the news came of the conference switch, but decided Nebraska was the best place for him.
"I committed before the Big Ten thing happened," he said. "Honestly, I kind of thought about (my commitment) for a minute but I told myself I was going to stay with Nebraska. It's still the same school I committed to.
"A lot of people down here and my family in Arkansas, they probably won't be able to watch me as much on TV. Nebraska probably won't be on TV down here like they are now in the Big 12."
When recruiting the state of Texas, it is easy for Nebraska coaches to point out the number of players from the state making an impact on the program. Burkhead was somewhat of a legend at Dallas-area Plano High School before starting at running back as a true freshman last season. His head coach at Plano, Jaydon McCulllough, does not see the Cornhuskers slowing down in their recruitment of the state.
"I can't really see them (not recruiting Texas as hard)," McCullough said. "To me, Texas is where a lot of the best players are so they're still going to come down here. I just don't see that happening, them not recruiting the state just as hard."
However, he does not know if the outcome of Burkhead's recruitment would have necessarily had the same result had the announcement been made two years sooner.
"From my perspective, and this is my opinion only, I don't know if Rex would have gone there if they'd been in the Big Ten," McCullough said. "Rex is not a selfish person and he's perfectly fine with the move now.
"I do know that he had a special love for Nebraska from him going to games with his dad when he was younger. It's the place that he wanted to go, but them being in the Big Ten would have made it a harder decision."
For his part, Beck does not seem worried about the move causing a drop off in the state.
"People ask if it will hurt us in Texas, but the Big Ten recruits guys from Texas too," Beck told HuskersIllustated.com this summer. "(Recruits) are going to go anywhere."
Several current Big Ten coaches think it might be an uphill battle, though.
"We'll cherry pick down there, but my observation over the last 11 years is I think the Big 12 expansion has made it tougher for Big Ten schools to go down there and compete," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. "We might be able to beat some Big 12 schools in the Midwest on kids, but down there in Dallas we are more likely to lose to a Big 12 school because of the TV exposure and proximity and those types of things. Texas is more of a Big 12-oriented place in general terms."
However, McCulllough sees it coming down to one simple factor.
"The biggest factor in recruiting is winning," he said. "When you're winning, you can recruit people because people want to go to where it's a winning program. I think that's the No. 1 thing in recruiting. Distance from home and conferences and stuff is probably secondary to that. Usually if you're winning, you're going to get exposure on TV. Nebraska's doing pretty well with that, so I personally don't see a big drop off coming in the state of Texas."


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I have wired up LEDs and they work fine. My plan is to have them light only when the bike is running. I thought that I had it wired up correctly, with a relay in the hot line to the lights and the switch wire going to the tail lamp. The odd thing is that the relay, without power (from the tail lamp) is allowing the new LEDs to light. Meaning that the relay seems to default to on. I know that I am hooking up the correct terminals. Does anyone have a how to or some suggestions to make this work? 2000 R1100R.
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Four teams, each with a pair of former major league players, gathered at Santa Clara's Washington Park to participate in such an event over the weekend, with a total of seven games played. Kids loved it and their parents did too, bringing back memories of their own childhood.
"There's so much to learn from the older players that I wanted to create a forum in which we could reintroduce them to a new generation of fans," said Eliot, who formed the non-profit organization in 2009. "It's gotten popular and helps us raise money to create opportunities for kids who would otherwise not be able to afford to play the game."
A free youth clinic is included in every event and retired players are more than happy to come back, play the games and share their experiences with the younger fans.
One young man quietly approached former San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike "Tiny" Felder and asked a question. Felder patiently and thoughtfully answered, adding a little humor to it as well.
"This is my second one," Felder said. "I love getting involved with clinics. I stay active with the Major League Players Alumni Association through golf tournaments, speaking engagements and clinics. I'm not that good at golf."
Felder was named the Most Valuable Player of a game played between his winning Santa Clara Stogies and the Bay Area Bootleggers. The Stogies scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning and held on to win, 9-6.
"It's a great chance to see guys I haven't seen in a long while," Felder said. "I had no idea what was involved when I was called two years ago. Playing with just a garden glove is tough. The glove splits apart when you catch the ball."
In 1886, though, there were no errors. If you reached base safely it was ruled a hit. Foul balls were called unfair hits and were not called strikes. Of course, it also took seven balls before a batter walked.
The outfield was called the garden and the outfielders were scouts. Base Tenders made up in the infield, with rover (shortstop) being the toughest position.
The hurler threw the ball to the behind, who was catching, and the ballist was trying to hit. You could start your motion anywhere in the hurler's box, which was a foot behind and a foot in front of the rubber and you could try to catch the ballist off guard with a quick pitch. Balks also did not exist, so a hurler could fake to any base, even first.
The umpire, or arbitrator, stood off to one side when making his calls and if there was a close play questioned by a player, the umpire brought the captains (managers) together to discuss the decision in an orderly fashion.
If the umpire could still not make a proper decision, he would enlist the help of the cranks (fans), who yelled loudly their thoughts.
The Talley Keeper (scorekeeper) and announcer also sat on the field and each team was allowed on base coach, though there were no coaches boxes and the coach could wander, in foul territory, between first and third.
In addition to Felder, other former major leaguers included Mike "The Remedy" Remlinger, Fred Breining, Brian "Lightning" Hunter, Kevin Mitchell and Dmitri Young.
"It's great to get together and tell stories," Remlinger said.
Remlinger made his major league debut with the Giants on June 15, 1991, throwing a three-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Candlestick Park. Felder was 2 for 4 with a run scored and stolen base as the Giants leadoff hitter. Matt Williams hit a two-run homer.
"I had a couple of days before I pitched when I got to the Giants," Remlinger said. "I was staying at the Hillsdale Inn those days. The first night I remember sitting in the dugout watching the fog roll over the top of the stadium and onto the field.
"The next day, when I was going to pitch, I left the Hillsdale Inn without my gear," he added. "I went back to get it and then drove to Candlestick Park. I got into the clubhouse and was introduced around. When I went to get ready, I couldn't find my gear. I left it in the car. Of course, it turned out to be a beautiful day."
Remlinger, who regularly hosts clinics during the summer, knew Eliot from Dartmouth, where they were classmates, and things just worked out for him to participate with the organization.
Eliot works closely with several organizations, including the MLB Players Alumni Association. He likes to get players who are involved in the community and charity work.
"It's a great partnership," said Eliot, who also played with the Stogies over the weekend. "I'm getting calls from around the country."
The foundation ran one "Vintage World Series" a weekend the first two years, and it's been two weekends the past three years. The program expands to four weekends next year, including appearances in Fenway Park and Dodger Stadium.
"We create opportunities for kids in any location we go," Eliot said. "We work with local chapters every where. This is all volunteer."
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text: Record Number of Dairy and Beef Producers Attend Alltech's Global 500 Alltech's biggest ever Global 500 conference concluded, after welcoming nearly 700 dairy and beef producers from 32 countries to Alltech's home in Lexington, Kentucky. President and founder of Alltech, Dr. Pearse Lyons opened the conference with his "Eight Big Ideas" for the dairy and beef industries: 1. Efficiency: the cow is a fermentor, it is designed for fiber, we can increase efficiency and feed fiber. 2. Green house gases: We cannot stick our head in the sand. Green house gases are a real problem and sooner or later we will be taxed. 3. Mineral wastage & pollution: .75 kilo of mineral waste per cow means that a ton of mineral waste per day on a 1,000 cow farm. 4. Creating more nutritious milk and beef. 5. Branding: Branding is essential. Why is soda $5 per gallon when milk is so much better for you? 6. Fiber: Grain is expensive or unavailable. Fiber is not only a cheaper alternative but the rumen is designed to use it. 7. Nutrigenomics: This is a nutrition revolution. Nutrigenomics allow us to study how nutrients switch genes on and off. We can then develop programmed nutrition plans for young animals to increase efficiency and performance for life. 8. Social Media: We have to tell our story. This was followed by two days of seminars, covering everything from nutrition, to branding and social media. Experts from all areas of the industry were on hand to give dairy and beef producers all the information they need to take on the challenges of a changing industry. Paul Gardner, responsible for all milk and dairy ingredient purchasing at Groupe Danone, a company that purchases 3 billion dollars of milk each year, spoke about dairy demand and one of the biggest challenges for the dairy industry, price volatility. "Volatility in the market is huge when you buy that much milk but volatility is a much bigger issue for farmers. One year you can think about investing and the next year you cannot buy Christmas presents for your kids. When farmers can invest they make short term investments because volatility prevents them from making long term investments," said Gardner. During the beef discussion panel, John Butler of the Irish food board, Bord Bia, talked about the importance of educating consumers. "It is critical to understand your market and know what they want, but it is important to educate those consumers in a way that they will understand why they should want this product," said Butler. "If nutrition is their concern we explain the nutritional value of the product, if it is safety then we explain the practices we use to make sure the meat through every phase is the best quality." In addition to seminars on the future of the industry, the conference attendees had the chance to network with other producers and farmers, and participate in discussion dinners that focused on hotly debated topics. To watch footage of the conference, visit the Alltech Ag Network at www.ihigh.com/alltech . You can also view pictures, interviews and recaps of the Alltech Global 500 conference, on Alltech's blog at www.alltech.com/blog . 12.09.2011


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Hi all,
I found this little critter in my sock drawer today (next to my bed) buried in a rolled up pair of wool socks. I think it will be one of the following:
Clothes moth caterpillar
Bed Bug
Carpet beetle larvae
It is (was) approx. 3mm long and 1.5mm wide. It's the first time I have ever seen one of these. I know the wife hangs the clothes out to dry in the summer so was wondering if it was a simple case of someting that just dropped onto the clothes line.
I could do with somone confirming what it is and also, as importantly, if it is possibly damaging, what can be done to rid my drawers of them without poisoning myself.
It is the larva of a sock-drawer bug! Well, they are more commonly known as carpet beetles (Anthrenus sp.).
thanks for the quick reply Episcophagus. Do I need to worry about it? Should I look at some sort of fumigation or is this a fairly harmless critter.
Sorry, I should have read your link first. It expalins it all very nicely.
So.... I have read up on this critter. It seems taht insecticide control is limited (resitance) but I was thinking of pheromone traps like these: http://www.pestcontroldirect.co.uk/acatalog/Carpet_Beetle_Pheromone_Traps__5_.html
Problem is that it states: PLEASE NOTE: These traps are NOT suitable for the Varied Carpet Beetle (The Varied Carpet Beetle appears to be multi- coloured)
Problem is that I do not really know what beetle it is specifically (as I have never seen an adult beetle knowingly). They are quite pricey and I don't want to waste my cash if it's not going to help.
Any advise on control / eradication (apart from vigilent cleaning) would be most welcome. I appreciate that that this forum may not be the best place to get this advice on eradication and control (after all you are mostly lovers of such insects) but from my perspective I do need to protect my poor socks (and other clothes). Happy to use a bio control though, don't want to blitz everting in the house to kingdom come and don't want to poison my family with horrible insectisides unless I have to.
I've tried to increase the brightness in the photos (they are a bit underexposed), but still I'm not sure. It could be Anthrenus verbasci, but I think not. Please read the paragraph about larvae in our info sheet coppied below and see if you can establish if your specimen is A. verbasci or A. museorum. A. fuscus is another common beetle in this group. Your specimen looks more like A. museorum / fuscus to me, because of its more uniform brown plates on its back. To be sure, you would have to examine the individual hairs with a microscope, because they have a different shape for each species.
I hope this helps.
"The larvae of carpet beetles are called woolly bears because of their bodies being covered in hairs (= setae). The Varied Carpet Beetle larva has unevenly coloured tergites (= plates on its back covering its body segments); the ones in the middle are lighter brown, the three thoracic tergites just behind the head and the very last four abdominal tergites are visibly darker. The head is always light brown to orange, even when the tergites are quite dark. The last three abdominal segments carry thick tufts of special hairs growing backwards which are characteristic to the genus Anthrenus. The larva of the closely related Museum Beetle A. museorum is different in that all of its tergites are evenly coloured dark brown, and its head is also dark brown. Due to the small size of the larvae (4–4.5 mm) and because the differences between different stages of the same larva may be larger than differences between species, larvae are reliably identified only in their latest stage. Even so, separating related species is impossible without very powerful microscopes."
Hi Florin,
Thanks for all of that info. I think what I will have to do is performa a bit of a bug hunt this evening when I am home from work. If I find more than I will try to take a better photo.
I suspect that the socks may have been outside on the washing line (close to a small copse of trees) and someting my have simply blown onto the line. I hope this is an isolated beast but will let you know if I manage to find more and manage to take better pictures. I only have a point and shoot with a macro setting and I don't think it will get much better though. The picture was taken with thelense almost touching the creature and it was on the windowsill is fairly bright light.
Well, men who believe in pheromones never change socks!
Actually there are many species belonging to more than one genus that are called carpet beetle, and pheromones - if they work at all - ought to be species specific (or do you like the smell of chimpanzee feet?).


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CARSON, Calif. – In an interview with reporters in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, U.S. National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann stated that Landon Donovan still has a ways to go before he earns his way back into the U.S. setup and on Thursday, the LA Galaxy attacker agreed.
Klinsmann talked to reporters at length on Wednesday about Donovan's status with the National Team stating that there are "players clearly ahead of Landon Donovan in how we see things."
The Galaxy forward is coming off a stellar game in which he notched a goal and an assist in LA's 2-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City with Klinsmann in attendance at The Home Depot Center. However, he is clearly aware that he'll have to have more than just one solid game to work his way back into the national team.
"I agree with him. Just because you score a goal and have a good game doesn't mean that you're a National Team player. I've said from the beginning that I have to earn my way back and playing one good game doesn't earn your way back. I still have a long way to go."
Donovan has made just eight appearances for the National Team in their last 25 fixtures and during his conversation with reporters, Klinsmann touched on concerns about Donovan mixing into the team's chemistry, forged during their recent World Cup Qualifying campaign.
"[Chemistry] is important. That's been in the staple of our national team all the years that I've been there," said Donovan. "What makes us able to compete with the best teams in the world is that we have this strong bond and this strong group and chemistry that I don't think other teams have. So when you're away from the team for a time, you're a bit of an outsider. I want to get back in; I want to get back involved so that I can be a part of it.
"I don't worry about fitting in, but I need to be there to be able to gel with everybody."
Following his strong performance in his fifth game since his absence from the club, Donovan believes that the answer to earning his spot is simple. He's got to play well.
"I have to continue to build on what I did last weekend, but after that there's still no guarantee," said Donovan. "Like Jurgen said, I'm well behind the group in a lot of ways and I'm aware of that. All I want is a chance to prove that I belong and I'm going to have to work hard just to get that chance."
But do Klinsmann's comments provide any extra motivation or incentive for Donovan? Not at all.
"I know how to motivate myself now. Listen, Jurgen was asked a question and he was answering honestly. I would answer the same way if I was in his position," asserted Donovan. "I don't need extra incentive. I'm motivated and I want to get back there. If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen, but I'm going to try my best."


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[...]Before the Knicks scrapped their grassroots plan to acquire an elite scorer in Anthony, Gallinari was helping the Knicks earn their first playoff berth in 10 years. Amare Stoudemire was emerging as an MVP candidate, while Landry Fields was one of the leagues top rookies.
For better or worse, the Knicks went in a different direction after landing Anthony, who controls the ball and the shot clock, often at the expense of ball movement. Neither Fields nor Stoudemire have been the same since the trade.
The Nuggets are 25-11 since the trade, their latest win coming Wednesday night against the Nets, 123-115. The Knicks are 20-18, not including getting swept in the opening round of the playoffs.
I dont know (why Stoudemire and Fields have struggled). We were for sure, after the trade, we were two different teams, Gallinari said. Before and after the trade, two very different teams.[...]
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Am i the only one who kept wondering how the prior-anthony team would had finished last season?