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Pinstripes have brought out best in Soriano
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
TORONTO -- Alfonso Soriano speaks often about his level of comfort at home plate, and the numbers certainly back that up. It's obvious that he has also felt incredibly at home slipping back into his old Yankees uniform.
Soriano has hit 10 home runs in 25 August games for the Yankees, marking the first time he has reached double digits in homers for a calendar month since April 2011, when he accomplished the feat with the Cubs.
The 37-year-old slugger, who homered twice in New York's 7-1 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday, joined Tino Martinez (2005) as the only Yankees to hit 10 homers in a calendar month at age 37 or older.
"It's great to me," Soriano said. "When I left here [in 2004], I wasn't sad, because it's part of the game, but I thought that I had something to prove to myself, my teammates and the fans.
"I'm just playing my game. That's what I like to do. Focus every day, try to get better and try to show the people that I can keep doing it."
The Yankees were attracted to Soriano because of the power he would bring to the lineup, but he has proven to be helpful in other areas as well. Soriano's baserunning has been better than advertised, and manager Joe Girardi has also appreciated his outfield defense.
"He's played really, really good out there," Girardi said. "From what we heard, he said he worked really hard in Chicago at it."
Girardi believes that Soriano has responded to being dropped into a veteran clubhouse fighting for a playoff spot, comparing it to the effect that joining the Yankees seemed to have on Ichiro Suzuki after his July acquisition from the Mariners last year.
"It's kind of like Ich; Ich came from a club where it was mostly kids," Girardi said. "The Cubs are a lot of kids, so it may be a little more difficult to relate, in a sense. Now, he gets around people his age and it's probably easier."
Nunez day to day; X-rays on knee negative
TORONTO -- There were giggles in the Yankees' clubhouse when a wheelchair mysteriously replaced the seat in front of Eduardo Nunez's locker, a reference to the infielder's theatrics after crumpling to the artificial turf with a right knee injury on Tuesday.
Vernon Wells, Joba Chamberlain and David Huff took the prank further, scurrying out with athletic tape to "chalk" a body outline near second base at Rogers Centre. It was all in good fun until Nunez had to cut short batting practice ahead of Wednesday's 7-2 Yankees loss to the Blue Jays, after which the club revealed that Nunez would require an MRI exam on the knee. On Thursday, the results of that exam came back negative, and the Yankees declared Nunez day to day.
Mark Reynolds made his first career start at second base on Wednesday, filling in for Nunez, who said that he caught a spike in the turf during the eighth inning of Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Blue Jays.
"Weird things happen to me all the time, I guess," Nunez said.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before Wednesday's game that Nunez was only about "50-50" to play, and he never entered. The Yankees were also without second baseman Robinson Cano, who is not expected to play until Friday at the earliest because of a left hand bruise.
Girardi said that he spoke to general manager Brian Cashman about calling up an infielder, but no move was made.
"We talked about it a little bit, but I didn't want to," Girardi said. "We probably would have had to get rid of a pitcher, and I didn't want to do that for one day."
Girardi said that he had been amused by the players' ribbing of Nunez.
"It's to be expected -- it's good," Girardi said. "It's good that they're in a good mood in there, and they're loose, and they had a little fun."
Nunez had also laughed about the pranks in the clubhouse, guessing that either Derek Jeter or Cano had been involved somehow.
"I think these guys have to be part of this team," Nunez said. "I've got to find out; do something, too."
Bombers bits
• The Yankees have set their rotation for the upcoming weekend series against the Orioles. CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova and Phil Hughes will start in the set. There had been speculation that manager Joe Girardi might push Hughes back to next week's series against the White Sox.
• Zoilo Almonte and Travis Hafner are hitting tee-and-toss and could start taking batting practice by the end of the week. It is likely that they both could join the Yankees after rosters expand on Sunday.
• Michael Pineda is throwing side sessions, and David Phelps is moving closer to throwing. Both recovering right-handers are in Tampa, Fla., and it is possible that they could help the Yankees out of the bullpen in September.
• On this date in 1977, Ron Guidry pitched his third shutout of the year in a 1-0 victory over the Rangers. He faced just one batter over the minimum, permitting two hits. Graig Nettles tripled and scored on a Reggie Jackson single for the game's only run.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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OMAHA, Neb.—Investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is still investing more in kidney dialysis firm DaVita Inc.
Berkshire now reports owning more than 14 million shares of DaVita's stock. The Omaha-based conglomerate reported its latest purchases of 42,400 shares to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
Berkshire now controls 14.7 percent of DaVita's stock.
Berkshire's investment in Denver-based DaVita has grown significantly since it first disclosed owning 2.7 million DaVita shares at the end of 2011.
DaVita runs nearly 2,000 outpatient dialysis clinics.
Berkshire officials generally don't comment on these filings. Many investors who follow Buffett believe the DaVita investment was likely the work of one of Berkshire's two other investment managers, not Buffett.

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Activity note: Hotel check in is available from 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon: Program Registration: After you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar table to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule that reflects any last-minute changes, and other important information. If your arrival is delayed, please ask for your packet when you check in. Orientation: The Group Leader will greet everyone with a warm welcome and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule and any changes, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures including contact numbers for key staff, and answer any questions you may have. We will be using the MBTA, Boston's public transportation system of subways and trolleys, for several field trips. Not all stations have elevators/escalators and some require walking up/down flights of stairs. Scheduled free time is reserved for your personal independent exploration. Please be aware that program activities, schedules, and personnel may need to change due to local circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Dinner: At a nearby restaurant, enjoy a welcome dinner.
Evening: At leisure. Continue getting to know your fellow Road Scholars, settle in, and get a good night's rest for the day ahead.
Activity note: Travel by motor coach for part of the day; ascending and descending motor coach steps. There may be walking up and down hills and on cobblestones. You will be using the inner harbor ferry. Must be able to embark and disembark onto the ferry. You will be walking and standing up to 2 miles throughout the course of the day.
Breakfast: Hotel buffet.
Morning: We'll board a motorcoach with a local historian and make our way through town to learn about Boston's revolutionary past, its exceptional contributions to American history and culture, and its transformation into the modern yet charming and historical place it is today. Encounter fascinating neighborhoods in this "city upon a hill." We'll conclude at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
Lunch: In the Charlestown Navy Yard, we'll have lunch at a local restaurant.
Afternoon: For our next field trip, we will explore the Charlestown Navy Yard and learn about Boston's maritime history. The Navy Yard is home to the USS Constitution — "Old Ironsides" — the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat. It's now undergoing a massive restoration, something that happens only once every twenty years! The Navy Yard is part of the larger Boston National Historical Park and a key stop on Boston's famous Freedom Trail. We'll then return to the hotel by ferry.
Dinner: At a local restaurant.
Evening: Performance. Enjoy a performance chosen from Boston's eclectic array of live shows. Due to performance schedules and release dates, specific information will be provided closer to the start date. Date and time of performance is subject to change.
Activity note: Use of MBTA; walking up to 2 miles throughout the day including up/down hills, streets and sidewalks including bricks and cobblestones; standing up to 2 hours at a time.
Breakfast: Hotel buffet.
Morning: With a local expert, we'll take a walking field trip through Boston to learn about John F. Kennedy and his legacy here. We'll also walk to selected sites the Freedom Trail, a pathway marked with a line of red brick or red paint leading to the city's most historic landmarks. We'll then walk to the Old South Meeting House to revisit that historic, snowy night in December 1773 when the Sons of Liberty gathered here before heading to Boston Harbor and dumping tea into the harbor in protest against taxes instituted by the Crown.
Lunch: At a restaurant near the waterfront.
Afternoon: Next, we'll have an expert-led, behind-the-scenes look at the Old North Church: "One if by land, two if by sea." If you like, you can climb all the way to the top of the steeple and learn about the ringing of the bells. We'll then go beneath the Church to explore the crypt. We'll return to the hotel with time to relax and freshen up before dinner.
Dinner: At a local restaurant.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Use of MBTA; getting on/off a cruise vessel.
Breakfast: Hotel buffet.
Morning: After walking to the waterfront, we'll board a boat for a fully narrated historic sights cruise around Boston Harbor. Learn about Boston's connection to the sea as you sail past the nation's oldest continuously manned lighthouse, the Harbor Islands National Park Area, and Boston's working port. Many Revolutionary era landmarks can be seen along the route as well, while the narrator will share their stories on-board. Returning to land, we'll walk to historic Faneuil Hall. (If you want to sound like a native and not a tourist, Faneuil rhymes with flannel, not annual.)
Lunch: At a Faneuil Hall restaurant.
Afternoon: Free Time. Take this opportunity for personal independent exploration to see and do what interests you most. Please refer to the list of Free Time Opportunities. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions.
Dinner: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Use of MBTA; walking and standing at the museum up to 2 hours at a time.
Breakfast: Hotel buffet.
Morning: We'll be joined at the hotel by an expert on many art forms with a focus on the collections at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). Hop on the T and head to the MFA where we will be led through by the same expert who spoke at the hotel. One of the world's most comprehensive art museums, the original MFA opened on July 7, 1876. Its extraordinary collection today numbers nearly half a million works of art organized into art of the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania, the Ancient World, contemporary art, photography, prints and drawings, musical instruments, textile and fashion arts, and jewelry.
Lunch: At the MFA's Courtyard Café.
Afternoon: You'll have some time for personal independent exploration through the MFA's galleries after lunch to see what interests you most. Then, with the group head over to the nearby Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Founded by its namesake in 1903, the museum is home to the art patron's extensive and visionary collection of art. A uniquely designed museum, Gardner aimed to evoke an intimate environment to experience the important artistic works of the time by displaying a mixture of paintings, furniture, textiles, sculptures and objects from various culture and time amongst more well-known European paintings and sculptures.
Dinner: We will regroup at the hotel and head to a local restaurant for our farewell dinner. Share your favorite experiences with new Road Scholar friends.
Evening: At leisure. Prepare for departure following our concluding activity in the morning.
Activity note: Use of MBTA; walking up to 2 miles throughout the day including up/down hills, streets and sidewalks including bricks and cobblestones; standing up to 2 hours at a time. Hotel check out is by 12:00 Noon.
Breakfast: Hotel buffet.
Morning: We'll walk a few blocks to historic Trinity Church in Copley Square for an expert led exploration. Trinity has been described as "a cultural event of the first importance in American history." Designed by H. H. Richardson in a style known as Richardsonian Romanesque, it was constructed from 1872-77. It was a dramatic departure from Boston's Puritan heritage and signaled the rise of a distinctively American creativity. There were substantial challenges in building this massively magnificent edifice because the land that created the Back Bay had been rescued from tidal marshland. To support the immense weight — the tower alone weighs 90 million pounds! — thousands of cedar piles were sunk into the water table below. The colorfully decorated interior features stained glass and murals by LaFarge.
Lunch: The Group Leader will walk us back to the hotel, then to a local restaurant where we'll have meal vouchers provided. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!


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DALLAS—The mother of the Iraq War veteran charged with killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend at a Texas shooting range had told a 911 operator in September that her son had threatened to kill himself and others.
In the call to the operator in Lancaster, Jodi Routh said Eddie Ray Routh was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. She said he "probably needs to go to the VA to the emergency room and they need to admit him to the mental ward." Later, she said one of her son's Marine Corps buddies had taken weapons from the house for safekeeping.
The Dallas Morning News ( http://bit.ly/UvzQps) obtained a recording of the call Tuesday.
Eddie Routh is charged with murdering former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and his friend Saturday.
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Now I can open my drawings and do all I want to, but it is more than unconfortable. The reason is that, I can set the object snap just to one mode. But in 90% I have to measure from an end point (geometry) to an intersection point (axis), which is the only accurate way to find locations of objects in a drawing. So for every point's location, I have to change the snap settings twice! Isn't there any way to set up the snap settings like "snap to end point, mod point, intersection point" once and for all?
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Review Group Week #267: Lorna: Relic Wrangler #1
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by guitarsmashley » Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:54 pmyeah couldn't even get through it.
by Stephen Day » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:31 pmI like to find something positive about things I review here, no matter now small. This issue is one of those cases where the positive has proven to be really hard to find.
So, the positive -- the first story's art was good and set what should have been a fun tone -- that's all I got. Having pointed out the one positive part, I now have to say that everything else wasn't good at all. The first story's dialog was obviously supposed to be funny but sadly wasn't and the plot was needlessly jingoistic. This latter particular ruined any hope of me liking the story -- in fact I can't see anyone who isn't American actually enjoying it. As for the rest of the issue, I tried to read it, but found myself just scanning through pages after a little while, so I can't say any of it held my interest.
2 out of 10, only saved from getting a 1 by the fun art of the first story.
by fieldy snuts » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:10 pmsounds like i didn't miss much.
by Windom URL » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:20 pmLorna Relic Wrangler
I don't know much about this one-shot from Image, but after reading it a couple times it seems like out of the 3 stories ostensibly about the same female character, the last two are stuff the writer had either self-published or was shopping around and the main story is some kind of bizarre idea an editor had to try and package it all together or an attempt by the writer to make the book marketable as a franchise. The truth may be nothing remotely close to that, but that's what it felt like. It might work better if we as readers knew the character at all, but instead of the three stories presenting different sides or takes on Lorna I had a hard time reminding myself they were supposed to be about the same person. This had less to do with the different art styles so much as the way the stories were written and the fact that they don't hang well together.
I think the main story needed to be sent back for another edit or re-write, there's some potential there but it needed to be sharper and funnier at the very least. Frankly, the art deserved better. As in a better tale to tell. The short middle gag strip and pin-ups are nothing special, there are a lot of talented creators self-publishing work of a superior quality and in a similar vein who I would recommend over this. I actually like the 3rd story a bit more, even though it's a basic Tales From The Crypt-type story. But--so the worldly adventuress from the hackneyed 1st story is also a Hooters waitress? I rather have three good stories than three stories about the same character that make no sense together.
Oh, and it's "yahtzee", not "yahtze".
by GLX » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:14 pm
Same here.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:44 pmI can appreciate a comic that tries to be fun and different and even a little bit retro. But this was an odd read. I've been hesitant to write this the last few days as honestly? I didn't like this.
My favorite thing about all 3 stories, was the art in the first. Some of the ides and yes this is about to come from me of all people...are just too outlandish. The over the top british crazy spy and each story not really connecting to each other was just a bit too odd.
by Starlord » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:33 amLorna: Relic Ranger #1
I had made a personal pact to myself that I would not say anything real negative, but start looking for the good (Morisson crap being exempt), but there really wasn't much I liked here. The coloring wasn't half bad actually. The story felt like a fish out of water... at the very end. Art was meh at best. Sorry.
Story: 1
Art: 3
My Score: 2
by BlueStreak » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:37 amI'm about to get Weird Worlded.
by Starlord » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:40 amIs there a chance for a record breaking lowest score here?
by BlueStreak » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:42 am
Man, I genuinely thought this might be a good book.
by GLX » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:42 am
by Zero » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:04 pmLorna: Relic Ranger #1
Look, in the sky! Is it a decidedly un-timely parody of Tomb Raider? Is it a bafflingly unfunny one shot? Is it piss poor cheesecake? Um, yeah actually. It's all three.
Art in the backup was nice, but it hurts to read the words.
Oh wait, I just remembered it ended with a hook for sequels. No!
by GLX » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:08 pm
Live by the sword....
by Zero » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:21 pmI think my copy has actual stink lines coming off of it.
by Starlord » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:56 pm
well you will become legandary this way.
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Capsules based on information provided by coaches. Forms weren't returned by all teams. To have your team listed, request an information form by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Capsules are below.
Coaches polls are here.
Last year: 9-13, 3-9 Big South (sixth)
Coach: Josh Cobb, fourth season (22-44)
Assistant coaches: Rob Sisson, Jim Faulkner
Returning starters (5): Wes Wood, IF/P, Jr.; Jake Kennington, C, Sr.; Ross Taylor, IF, Sr.; Sawyer Sparrow, OF/P/IF, Sr.; Dustin Mauldin, OF, Jr.
Key returnee: John Bradshaw, IF, Sr.
Key newcomers: GregMarshall, OF, Sr.; Jordan Barnett, OF, Jr.; Mike Seiler, OF, Sr.; Ben Palmer, IF, Jr.; Sam Postell, OF/IF, Jr.; Harrison Brooks, OF/P, Fr.; Grayson Rayne, IF, Jr.
Outlook: The Green Wave doesn�t have much depth overall, but Cobb believes he has three quality pitchers who can keep Ashbrook close in some games. Ashbrook graduated its only all-conference selection, pitcher Cramer Lewis. The Green Wave is looking for its first winning season since 2006 and first playoff berth since 2008.
Last year: 17-7, 9-3 Big South (second)
Coach: Steven Hodge, 12th season
Assistant coaches: Brandon Powell, Tyler Trice
Returning starters (5): Brock Melton, 1B, Sr.; Bradley Keller, 3B, So.; Ben Canipe, SS, So.; Nick Hastings, P, Sr.; Jonathan Presnell, 2B, Sr.
Other key returnees: Tripp Hastings, CF, Sr.; Dustin Jones, C, Sr.; Ryan Luckadoo, C, Sr.
Key newcomers: Matt Bridge, 2B/SS, So.; Brandon Morrison, OF, So.
Outlook: The Chargers return an all-conference performer in Melton from their runner-up team and again expect to contend at or near the top of the league. The entire infield returns from last year and the Chargers have good speed. Crest graduated top pitcher and Big South co-player of the year Nick Triplett and all-conference outfielder C.J. Brooks. On the college front, Luckadoo has committed to Mars Hill while Jones, Melton, Hastings, Canipe and Keller are drawing recruiting interest.
Last year: 15-12, 8-4 Big South (third)
Coach: Brian Horne, eighth season (105-68)
Assistant coaches: Ben McMillan, Preston Lyon, Jon Putnam
Returning starters (6): Trey Stallings, P, Sr.; Aaron Rumburg, P, Sr.; Taylor Adams, OF, Sr.; Cole Poole, IF, Jr.; Tommy Hunn, IF, Jr.; Dale Rauch, IF, Sr.
Key newcomers: Boone Owenby, C, So.; Bishop Ford, CF, So.; Lander Maness, P/IF, So.; Storm Payne, OF, Jr.
Outlook: After a stirring run to the fourth round of the state playoffs last season, the Jaguars lost a pair of North Carolina signees in Reilly Hovis and Zach Daly. Horne, though, expects his team to be improved offensively due to experienced returnees. Forestview is also solid on the mound with a pair of college commitments in Stallings (Limestone) and Rumburg (Belmont Abbey). Hunn is the team�s lone returning all-conference selection.
Last year: 3-19, 0-12 Big South (seventh)
Coach: Brent Mellon, fourth season (9-55)
Assistant coaches:Ben Harris, Jason Cabe, Rocky Hunt
Returning starters (2): Matt Faulkner, OF/P, Sr.; Kyle Mueller, 1B, Sr.
Other key returnees: Jerimiah Hunter, OF, Sr.; Andrew Jordan, IF/P, So.; Zak Splawn, IF, Sr.; Christian Galloway, OF, Sr.; Tyler Ojeda, IF, Sr.
Key newcomers: Austin Enloe, C/P, So.; Julian Camberlen, IF/C, Jr.
Outlook: Mellon believes this team can be competitive if the young pitchers progress, and the potential has already been realized with this week�s conference win over North Gaston. The Huskies graduated both of their all-conference picks, Darren Stillwell and Eric Jordan.
Last year: 11-12, 4-8 Big South (fifth)
Coach: Matt Bridges, first season
Assistant coaches: Trey Robinson, Eric Boyd, Jason Bridges
Returning starter (1): Wil Sellers, SS/P, Sr.
Other key returnees: Daniel Barrett, Util, Jr.; Alex Reynolds, 1B/P, Jr.; Andrew Moore, 3B, Sr.
Key newcomers: Alex Grooms, OF/P, Jr.; Landon Bolin, OF/P, Jr.; Cameron Bullock, SS/2B, Jr.; Logan Stevens, 2B, So.; Colby Crisp, C, So.
Outlook: Bridges believes pitching is the team�s biggest strength, and that starts with Sellers, who has signed with Gardner-Webb. Bridges has confidence in the rest of the staff, which features juniors Grooms, Bolin and Reynolds. Kings Mountain graduated its only all-conference selection in Dallas Conner.
Last year: 13-10, 6-6 Big South (fourth)
Coach: Jesse Martin, sixth season (61-49)
Assistant coaches: Beau Norwood, Jamie Bolton, Mike Patton
Returning starters (7): Garrett Lowery, SS/P, Sr.; Jared Wallace, P/OF, Sr.; Andrew Ray, C, Sr.; Grey Goines, P/OF, Sr.; A.J. Cook, 1B, Jr.; Josh Kahlig, DH/IF, Jr.; Mason Smith, OF, Jr.
Key newcomers: Drew Green, 2B, So.; Alex Patton, LF, Jr.; Nick Haskin, LF, Jr.
Outlook: The Wildcats expect to be a playoff contender out of the Big South behind an experienced lineup featuring three returning all-conference performers in Lowery, Wallace and Smith. Martin believes the Wildcats should be a solid defensive team this season with good starting pitching, but the pitching staff isn�t deep. North Gaston graduated all-conference third baseman/pitcher Brandon Bridges.
Last year: 21-2, 12-0 Big South (first)
Coach: Jason Lineberger, eighth season (136-45)
Assistant coaches: Rob Ratchford, Brian Andrews, Todd Davis, Earl Clover
Returning starters (9): Andrew Locklear, P/IF, Sr.; Derek Perry, IF, Jr.; Aaron Biggerstaff, IF/P, Sr.; Chuck Lawing, C, Sr.; Dustin Wiles, OF, Sr.; Mitchell Painter, OF, Sr.; Mykel Davis, 1B, Sr.; Dan Johnson, Utility, Jr.; Aaron Mauldin, SS, Jr.
Other key returnees: Luke Beach, OF, Sr.
Key newcomers: Adam Andrew, Util, Jr.; Garrett Davila, OF/P, So.; Tanner Muse, OF, So.
Outlook: After a dominant 2012, South Point is once again the Big South favorite with an abundance of experience in the lineup. Of South Point�s league-leading eight all-conference selections last season, six of them return: Locklear, Lawing, Perry, Johnson, Painter and Pace, although Pace was lost to season-ending Tommy John surgery. Big South co-player of the year Logan Walden (pitcher) and catcher Patrick Horne were the two all-conference picks that graduated. Back on the roster are five college signees: Locklear (Charleston Southern), Wiles (Hampden-Sydney), Painter (North Greenville), Lawing (North Greenville) and Pace (Winthrop).
Last year: 6-19, 3-11 Southern Piedmont (sixth)
Coach: Brandon Scott, second season (6-19)
Assistant coaches: B.J. Schadewald, Billy James, Steve Fain
Returning starters (5): Jha�Qui Adams, 2B, Jr.; Damian Scott, SS, Sr.; Hunter Stinnett, 1B/P, Jr.; Stephen Clark, 1B/C, Sr.; Addison Stinnett, OF, Sr.
Other key returnees: Austin Nixon, IF/P, So.; Tyler Swift, C, So.
Key newcomer: Jacob Withers, 3B/P, Sr.
Outlook: Scott believes his team has good team speed but must grow up in a hurry on the mound. The Yellow Jackets return their top two hitters from last season in Stinnett and Adams.
Last year: 11-16, 9-5 Southern Piedmont (tied-third)
Coach: Scott Heavner, seventh season (125-75)
Assistant coaches: A.J. Henley, Brian Kiser, Jeff Williams, Michael Whitesides, Tony Owens
Returning starters (7): Jonathan Carpenter, IF/P, Jr.; Hunter Jackson, C, So.; Clay Fuller, OF, Jr.; Spencer Stamey, IF, Sr.; Alston Mosteller, IF/P, So.; Dillon Harris, IF/P, Jr.; Kacee Buff, OF, Jr.
Other key returnees: Cameron Fitch, IF/P, Jr.; Austin Wilkinson, Util, Jr.; Jimmy Johnson, OF, So.; Grant Henderson, IF, So.
Key newcomers: A.J. Hayes, C, So.; Randall Long, IF/P, Fr.
Outlook: The Ironmen return almost everyone from last year�s young team, including all of the pitchers and a pair of all-conference selections in Carpenter and Jackson. Still, Cherryville is young with only one senior. Heavner believes his team could be fun to watch toward the end of the season.
Last year: 2-19, 1-13 Southern Piedmont (eighth)
Coach: Tommy Shumaker, third season (5-36)
Assistant coach: Blake McLeymore
Returning starters (6): Ethan Reep, P/1B, Jr.; Johnny Beard, P/OF, Jr.; Neven Sussman, C/IF, So.; Jonathan Hilton, IF, Sr.; Doug Gibson, 2B, Sr.; Nick Guffey, OF, Jr.
Other key returnee: Bronson Short, P, Jr.
Other key players: Easton Payton, Util, So.; Jarrett Cooper, C/1B, Fr.; Bryant Baucom, P, Fr.
Outlook: The strength of this team is pitching, specifically Reep, who has already struck out 34 batters in three appearances. The Rams are off to a 3-2 start, including 1-1 in the conference. They�re hopeful of returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2009 and are looking to break the school�s win record of five.
Last year: 22-5, 14-0 Southern Piedmont (first)
Coach: Chris Matile, eighth season (127-57)
Assistant coaches: Dan Duckworth, Scott Clark, Brandon Strupp
Returning starters (5): Clay Hodges, CF, Sr.; Addison Parrish, 1B/P, Sr.; Danny Sullivan, 3B/P, Sr.; Darin Salter, SS/P, Sr.; Cory Petersen, 2B, Sr.
Other key returnees: Garrett Young, RF/P, Sr.
Key newcomers: Austin Buchanon, C, So.; Chris Cox, SS/P, Fr.; Blake Strupp, LF/2B, So.
Outlook: The defending conference champs should be strong on the mound with the return of league player of the year Parrish (4-0 with two saves), Salter (primary relief pitcher prior to injury) and Young (6-1). Salter has already pitched a perfect game. Parrish has signed with Western Carolina and Hodges has signed with Catawba Valley Community College. Other all-conference players returning other than Parrish are Sullivan and Hodges.
Last year: 4-17, 2-12 Southern Piedmont (seventh)
Last year: 13-14, 9-5 Southern Piedmont (tied-third)
Coach: Jon Carpenter, fourth season (33-41)
Assistant coaches:David Rutledge, Matt Flynn, Zach Beam
Returning starters (3): Justin Norton, P/SS, Sr.; Zach Reeder, C/P, Jr.; Cody Hylton, OF, Sr.
Key newcomers:Ty Pauley, C, Jr.; Clayton Gannaway, OF, Sr.; Aaron Studdard, IF, So.
Outlook: Norton is the top returnee for the Knights after earning all-conference honors a year ago. Carpenter believes pitching will be able to keep his team in some games but he�s looking for more production at the plate if this team is going to be successful.
Last year: 18-10, 12-2 Southern Piedmont (second)
Coach: Allan Chapman, 18th season (240-202-1)
Assistant coaches: Brad Gates, Sean Andrews
Returning starters (8): Brett Huff, SS, Sr.; Cameron High, P/1B, Sr.; Derrick Braun, C, Sr.; Chandler Jenkins, P/OF, Jr.; Dalton Towery, CF/P, Sr.; Alec Johnson, P, So.; Ethan Bumgarner, OF, Sr.; Chris Callahan, OF, Sr.
Other key returnees: Derek Strange, P/IF, Sr.; Grayson Carroll, 2B, Sr.; Houston Gilmore, 1B, Sr.
Key newcomers: Cody Dellinger, 2B, 3B, Jr.; Mack George, 3B, So.; Lucas Brown, Util, Jr.; Tommy Garwood, OF, Jr.
Outlook: The Rebels expect to challenge East Lincoln for the conference title with loads of talent returning to the lineup. The experienced roster is led by Huff, Towery, High, Jenkins, and Braun, who are starting their third year together. Huff is headed to Lenoir-Rhyne next season and High and Jenkins are also drawing collegiate interest. Chapman believes this team has the potential to hit throughout the lineup and he likes the pitching staff of High, Johnson and Jenkins with help from Strange and Towery.
Last year: 13-10, 8-4 MEGA 7 3A/4A Conference (third)
Coach: Randy Sellers, seventh season (70-71)
Assistant coaches: Andrew Cooper, Kenneth Pasour, Jack Pasour
Returning starters (5): Jared Chapman, C, Sr.; Matt Grimmett, IF/P, Sr.; Sawyer McGraw, OF, Jr.; Tyler Price, IF/P, So.; Justin Williams, IF, Sr.
Other key returnees: Morgan Ensley, OF/P, Jr.
Key newcomers: Jared Bassett, IF/C, Jr.; Jake Dobbins, 1B, Sr.; Matthew Fletcher, OF/P, So.; Chase Hannifin, OF, Jr.; Cory Hughes, IF/C, Jr.; William Hearn, 1B, Jr.; Alex King, IF/OF/P, So.; Hunter Mitchem, OF/P, So.; Patrick Murphy, 1B/P, Jr.; Tyler Powell, OF/P, Jr.
Outlook: Sellers said his team will need to take advantage of its team speed by bunting, stealing and executing hit and run situations. The Warriors return five of their top five batters from a year ago including top two hitters Chapman (.348) and Price (.323). On the mound, Grimmett has already pitched a perfect game this season and Price logged a 1.84 ERA in 19 2/3 innings last season. The Warriors have a college signee in Williams (St. Andrews).
Last year: 8-15, 2-8 Region III AAAA (sixth)
Coach: Darrell Van Dyke, seventh season (71-85)
Assistant coaches:Judd Dye, Robbie Wiggins, Hank Wofford
Key returnees: Chase Goldberg, P/IF, Sr.; Zane Van Hook, IF, Jr.; Corey Parham, P/IF, Jr.
Key newcomers: Patrick Love, P/OF, Jr.; Davis McCarter, OF, Jr.; Barrett Courtwright, P/IF, So.
Outlook: The Blue Eagles have nine total returning lettermen as they try to work their way up from last year�s 2-8 region record.


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Poll worker joins commissioners in deriding JP's election complaints
By Whitney Snipes
More than two weeks after a reporter's initial inquiry, the Pope County Election Commission addressed concerns at a public meeting Wednesday from residents about last year's general election - including allegations from Justice of the Peace Dusty Hampton that some ballots were issued improperly.
Pope County Election Commission chair Portia Short told those present that if a poll worker cannot call the county clerk's office to verify the voter's registration, he or she is to issue a provisional ballot, though she acknowledged mistakes do happen.
"To say that in a precinct that someone forgot to give them a provisional ballot, that certainly could happen," she said. "Also, you have to remember, someone can go to a polling location with a voter card and that poll worker, they're given that little card, and they can vote that. Now, in that case, the poll worker is supposed to add their name to a sheet of paper."
Complicating the issue is the fact that some voting sites do not have so-called "land lines," and several are in locations with spotty or no cell service. Poll workers mentioned Freeman/Martin, Burnett, Center, Gumlog, Jackson In and Out, Liberty and Moreland as polling sites with poor phone service. In the Valley and Galla precincts, cell service often had to be obtained by stepping to the door or outside, workers assigned to those areas said.
Short was less clear in responding to Hampton's allegations that unregistered voters were allowed to cast ballots last year.
"It is not the election commission's responsibility to go through the voter book where they sign their name and check that. That is the responsibility of the county clerk," Short said. "She takes a stylus and runs that across every signature in the books ... That is not the election commission's responsibility."
"... It would be a nice common courtesy if a county clerk then called an election commissioner or the coordinator and said 'Hey, are you aware that Joe Blow voted that shouldn't' ... The county clerk should tell us this," she added.
Poll workers are charged, however, with verifying the registration of a voter attempting to cast a ballot, and state law provides that provisional ballots should be cast if verification is not immediately possible.
In January, Pope County Clerk Laura McGuire provided The Courier with a list of five "unidentifiable" voters from the 2010 general election. Of the five, one voted in Center, two in Martin, one in Freeman and one in Wilson Out East.
An unidentifiable voter is one the clerk and her associates were not able to match to registration records, either because the voter was not registered or did not provide enough information to the poll worker for the clerk's office to identify registration information. McGuire said she and her staff know only that they were unable to identify the voters with the information they had.
Two voters were listed as having voted in the wrong precinct. One voted in Martin but was registered in Liberty; the other voted in Gumlog but was registered in Valley East. One voter in Wilson Out West did not sign the roster.
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Neither issue, however, compromised the veracity of the election, McGuire said.
That relative lack of import is something that has commissioner Edwin Shinn taking umbrage with what he called "accusations" against the election commission.
"The fact is, y'all have brought all this up, and you're accusing us of cheating is what you're doing," he said. "Now, if I say that, I'll stand by it. There was no reason to bring it up if you hadn't thought we were cheating, that's the whole idea. We'll take this to heart ... and we'll look at these things and we'll make some improvements."
Electronic poll book & voting equipment
Talk Wednesday shifted to discussion of what improvements the commission might make to streamline processes and avoid controversy. Pope County resident Rick Harrison asked if consideration had been given to implementing an electronic system to verify voters on Election Day.
"That type of computer system is available on Election Day," Short said. "It's called an electronic poll book. It does cost money, and I would like very much to have it."
Election Systems and Software (ES&S) provides at least two such systems, which its website said are designed for "enhancing the security and efficiency of conducting elections, particularly in the precinct."
Short said she did not know how much the system would cost, but thought it might take as much as $50,000 to implement. She said the quorum court voted to purchase the system a couple of years ago, but the decision was vetoed by the county judge.
Pope County Justice of the Peace David Ivy also attended the meeting, and said he supported the purchase of an electronic poll book.
Harrison also expressed concern about the voting equipment used by the county.
"In my personal opinion ... we do not have really state-of-the-art equipment, and we have some real serious possibilities of problems," he said, adding "my biggest concern is the technicality and the technical equipment that we're forced to work with ..."
Ida Ruth Jones, a Pope County resident who has been involved with helping work the polls for many years, disagreed with Harrison and indicated she did not feel the mistakes made were consequential.
"State-of-the-art is great," she said. "How many state of the art things in Pope County do we need? Here we've sat and been rather ugly, in my opinion - I agree, four mishaps out of how many is great. We try to do our best and we'd like to have state-of-the-art in our roads, in the courthouse, everything. Do any of you want to pay for taxes to pay for all of that? I mean, let's get real, people. We make mistakes. But we volunteer for our county, for our friends. We do all of this. We do the best we can, and I think we need to change some attitudes, frankly."
Copied and 'missing' tapes
The controversy regarding possible errors in the 2010 general election was sparked in December when Hampton wrote a letter to the state Board of Election Commissioners director outlining several issues he had with the county election commission - but did not file a formal complaint, an action that would have sparked an investigation by the state board.
One concern listed in Hampton's original letter was that "several" tapes listing results were missing. He also expressed concern that the county clerk received copies of some tapes rather than originals. McGuire confirmed she did not receive all tapes on election night, but did eventually receive them.
Ivy pointed out the law did not require the clerk to receive those tapes on election night.
"The law is that on election night, the county clerk has one and only one responsibility, and that is to transmit the numbers to the Secretary of State's office," he said.
McGuire confirmed she did receive copies of some tapes rather than originals. A.J. Kelly, deputy director at the Secretary of State's office, indicated in a response to a reporter's request for clarification earlier this week, that it was important all three copies were originals.
"Poll workers must produce three 'originals' on the night of the election, and sign each set," Kelly said. "It is important to have originals. Photocopies post-facto appear to be problematic ... So, it is important to have three originals; photocopies by definition could not make the cut."
At Wednesday's meeting, however, Pope County election coordinator Sherry Polsgrove said the reason copies were given is because paper jams on some of the machines caused the commission to have only one original printout in some cases. She said when the tapes jam, there is no immediate way to get more tapes, and would have to turn the machines off and back on to do so.
"The less I have to mess with the machines once voting has started, the better," she said, citing a concern for shutting off and restarting machines once voting has started.
Inaccurate interim totals
Also at the meeting, Ivy brought up a question about interim totals issued by the commission.
One report, which stated it contained results from 41 of 56 precincts, tabulated numbers that, in some cases, were higher than the total number of votes cast in the certified election. Ivy said Polsgrove previously indicated to him a problem with some issues compiling that report.
Lucas Moody, who handles the technical aspects of the voting equipment, offered an explanation.
"When you put the card into the (Election Reporting Manager) ERM, or M100 or iVo, whatever format you are using, you tell it that you want to update, tell it what you want to update, like 'I'm going to do early voting on the M100,'" he said. "You feed the card in and it asks you if you want to feed another card in or not. You feed them until you don't have any more. While you're feeding those in there, they're not actually added to the total. They're kept in a little temporary file so it can build all that together and send it as one chunk in the end.
"The problem is the system is designed like 'I want do early voting M100, I'm going to give you every card; at the end I want to send it all. I want to do early voting iVo, I'm going to give you every single card. At the end, do it all.'
"Because we're trying to do interim reports in the meantime, we end up doing things like 'I'm going to give you election day M100s, but I'm only going to give you half of them, and later on I'm going to give you the other half. I need you to figure out where the first half was in the file and stick them together and figure it out.'
"What happened is when we ran that second interim report, it picked up the early voting totals on the iVo for the Russellville precincts and used them as the Election Day totals, and there were more early voting iVos than there were Election Day iVos, and so the totals got inflated," Moody added. "It didn't actually use Election Day totals, it used - instead of column four, it repeated column two again.
" ... What I've always done, is at the end of the evening, before we run the final report that we hand out to everybody, you blank the temporary file out totally of the ERM ... reset all the totals to zero, then run through all early voting M100s, then when it's done all early voting iVos, then when it's done all election day M100s, then election day iVos so it is doing one category at a time in its entirety."
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By Ian Browne / MLB.com
TORONTO -- A day after he belted a game-tying homer with two outs in the ninth, Mike Napoli found himself on the bench for Thursday's game against Blue Jays lefty Mark Buehrle.
It turns out manager John Farrell had already planned for Napoli to have the night off, and decided to stick with the schedule. Napoli has slumped mightily in recent weeks, but perhaps the homer is a sign that he could snap out of it soon.
"The decision was made for this to be a down day for him," Farrell said. "We're going to get in at 3 in the morning. We've got another left-hander in [Andy] Pettitte on the mound against us tomorrow night. And we're just trying to balance the schedule. We've got a challenging 10 days ahead of us, and just trying to keep everyone involved as best we can and find matchups where it might make the most sense."
Daniel Nava got the start at first in place of Napoli. Farrell indicated Tuesday that Nava and Mike Carp could start to be mixed in more often at first base, depending on matchups.
Nava just learned how to play first base in Spring Training, but has adapted nicely.
"Much more comfortable. I'm still learning on the job," said Nava. "Fortunately, I have [Brian] Butterfield and the infield instruction, and advanced understanding of where every ball is going to be hit. I don't have to worry about anything. It helps, though, knowing that we are prepared. It helps knowing that I have guys around the corner or on the other side of the field that are in the right spots."
Red Sox on board with plans for expanded replay
TORONTO -- The plans by Major League Baseball to increase instant replay for the 2014 season are a big hit in the Red Sox's clubhouse.
Under the new proposed system, the only type of play that won't be reviewable are balls and strikes.
There were two games this season Boston lost to top American League contenders in large part because of obvious missed calls.
The most glaring was Daniel Nava being called out at home plate by Jerry Meals on July 29 against the Rays. Television replays clearly showed Nava got his foot in before the tag, only to be called out. After the game, Meals admitted that he was out of position and missed the call. If Nava had been called safe, the Red Sox would have tied the game.
"The one against Tampa Bay, that would have been the tying run," said Red Sox outfielder Jonny Gomes. "If that was the last game of the year, Tampa Bay wins the AL East on an umpire's missed call.
"I think for a while, I was really against it. I do like the human element. I don't think it's a knock on the umpires, but I think the game is faster than it's ever been. You're talking big power-hitting guys running 3.8's to first. You're thinking this guy is not going to score and he does. You're thinking about this guy down the right-field line just whistling a ball to home plate. It might catch you off guard if you're not in position. That was almost too fast to call. With our technology, let's use it."
Nava was involved in another controversial call on June 23 at Detroit when Avisail Garcia hit a fly ball to deep right. Nava drifted back and made the catch, but the ball popped out as he was making the transfer for the throw. Second-base umpire Mike DiMuro ruled it a drop and Garcia scored the go-ahead run in a 7-5 victory for Detroit.
"You don't like to take the human element out of the game because that's what makes baseball baseball," said Nava. "But if it can help make some calls right, I think everyone is a fan of that."
Red Sox manager John Farrell will be directly involved if the proposed process goes through, as he will be able to challenge one call in the first six innings, and two from the seventh inning on.
"I think, just in general, the inclusion of video replay is good for the game," said Farrell. "I think the game is ready for additional technology to be brought in. And it will be interesting to see if any adjustments, or what the final use of it, or availability of it will be, once they get through the negotiations in the offseason."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ATLANTA — The guys who currently play for the Atlanta Falcons find it a little hard to believe.
Nine wins used to be a big deal for this franchise?
"Really? I never knew that," said defensive end Ray Edwards, who signed with the Falcons before this season. "I guess times have changed."
Indeed, they have.
The Falcons (8-5) are on the verge of their fourth straight winning season heading into tonight's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-9). Not so long ago, that sort of sustained success would've seemed unimaginable.
Remember, this was a team that went through its first four decades in the NFL without so much as back-to-back winning seasons.
"That's crazy," said defensive tackle Corey Peters, who's in his second season with the Falcons. "Since I've been here, it's all about winning. The attitude is a winning one."
Owner Arthur Blank brought a higher level of professionalism to the Falcons when he purchased the team nine years ago, but things really turned around in 2008 when he hired Thomas Dimitroff as general manager and Mike Smith as coach.
Reeling from a dismal season in which franchise quarterback Michael Vick went to prison, Atlanta quickly turned things around under its new regime with a surprising run to the playoffs. After going 9-7 in 2009 but missing the postseason, the Falcons soared to 13 wins and the NFC South championship a year ago.
Now, anything less than a Super Bowl championship would be considered a disappointment.
Quarterback Matt Ryan said the expectations "have changed, certainly, from where we were four years ago. That's what you want. You want to be moving in the right direction. You want expectations to be high."
Smith barely acknowledged the chance to wrap up another winning mark in prime time. He's clearly got bigger goals in his sights.
"I haven't even thought about that," the coach said, chuckling. "The significance of this game is we're continuing to be in the conversation to be a relevant team here in December. We want to have sustainability, and I guess one of the measuring sticks of sustainability — maybe at the low end — is winning seasons. But there's other things on the high end in terms of how you measure your successes."
The Jaguars would love to have Atlanta's problems. Jacksonville cut veteran quarterback David Garrard less than a week before the season opener, coach Jack Del Rio was fired after a 3-8 start, and original owner Wayne Weaver sold the small-market franchise to Illinois businessman Shahid Khan. The $760 million deal was approved Wednesday, giving the NFL its first minority owner.
"It's a business. That's what guys have to understand," star running back Maurice Jones-Drew said. "You have to produce. If you don't, they'll get someone who will."
Jones-Drew and the Jaguars certainly produced last week, putting together their best effort of the season for interim coach Mel Tucker. After falling behind to Tampa Bay, they ripped off 41 straight points for a 41-14 victory, scoring on offense, defense and special teams.
For one week, at least, all the problems were put on the back burner.
"A lot of things we worked on in practice panned out in the game," said Jones-Drew, who set a franchise record with four touchdowns. "It was a great step forward for what we want to become in the future."
Injuries have been a prime culprit in the disappointing season. Jacksonville has 27 players on injured reserve, more than any other team, and the situation is so dire at some positions that receiver Taylor Price and safeties Akwasi Owusu-Ansah and Darcel McBath — all signed in the past 10 days — could play significant roles against the Falcons.
The schedule isn't doing the Jaguars any favors, either. This will be their third game in 11 days, a brutal stretch that led Jones-Drew to sleep in a hyperbaric chamber, hoping it would help his body bounce back quicker than normal.
"I don't know if you ever prepare for something like this," Tucker said. "But the clock is ticking. We're just doing the best we can with these guys to keep focus on coaching, teaching and motivating."
Like everyone in Jacksonville, Tucker is essentially auditioning for next season. He's tried to keep those thoughts out of his mind.
"We want to get better. That's where our focus is," the interim coach said. "I'm not sure how things will end up for me personally. But that's not a concern right now."
Smith gave the Falcons a scare after the victory over Carolina. The coach experienced some sort of medical problem and was hustled to a hospital in Charlotte. After being examined for a few hours, he flew back to Atlanta in the middle of the night on the owner's private jet.
Smith declined to give specifics on his illness, other than to say it was nothing serious and he was feeling fine.
The players are relieved he's OK.
"It's scary because, before anything, we're all people," Ryan said. "You develop relationships and you get to know somebody and you really care about them."
Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963


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Lost and Found: Scientists Uncover Much of the Universe's Missing Hydrogen
May 4, 2000 8:50 a.m.
For the past decade astronomers have looked for vast quantities of hydrogen that was cooked up in the big bang but somehow managed to disappear into the empty blackness of space.
Now, a team of scientists led by researchers at Princeton has used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to uncover this long-sought missing hydrogen. It accounts for nearly half of the "normal" matter in the universe; the rest is locked up in myriad galaxies.
The confirmation of this missing hydrogen will shed new light on the large-scale structure of the universe. The detection also confirms fundamental models of how much hydrogen was manufactured in the first few minutes of the universe's birth in the Big Bang.
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Now honestly, how cool is that?
President Barack Obama hosted six separate fundraisers in Minnesota and Chicago on Friday. But before he counted his new-found cash, Obama made an official presidential visit to a Honeywell factory in a Minneapolis suburb.
There, he was introduced by Ryan Sullivan, a new employee at the factory. Ryan's son Tyler missed school to see his dad introduce the president, so Obama wrote him what just may be the best absence note ever collected by a 5th grader. Try punishing the kid for truancy now.
FOX Nation must be positively freaking out about that Big Government Liberal interfering with our children's education.
The text, if you prefer non-cursive:
Mr. Ackerson-
Please Excuse Tyler … he was with me!
Barack Obama
Look at how perfect that ellipsis is! That's why he's the president.
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INTERPOL Global Learning Centre (IGLC)
The INTERPOL Global Learning Centre (IGLC) is a web-based learning portal allowing authorized users access to a comprehensive range of training services, including a Learning Management System (LMS) called I-Learn.
As an invaluable complement to traditional training methods, e-learning responds to INTERPOL's mandate to build investigative and enforcement capabilities across borders, cultures, and time zones. E-learning became one of INTERPOL's priorities in 2007 following the 16th INTERPOL Symposium for the Heads of Police Training held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The symposium focused on initiatives to improve international cooperation in police training and assist countries with limited resources through the use of e-learning and multi-media.
The goal of the IGLC is threefold:
1. To encourage the interactive sharing of knowledge and best practices between INTERPOL member countries.
2. To increase awareness of INTERPOL's services and databases within the law enforcement community.
3. To provide the international law enforcement community with a secure platform to share their expertise.
The website and the Learning Management System were launched in English on Monday the 5th of October, 2009.
In July of 2010, IGLC became available in Spanish and French, thanks to funding received from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) in the frame of their Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program (ACCBP).
A letter of agreement was signed on March 2011 in between the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Canadian Police Research Centre (CPRC) and INTERPOL to develop a framework for sharing the results of research projects and technology.
In 2014, IGLC will see the expansion of the LMS to all INTERPOL national Central Bureaus.


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The warming temperature calls for different trimmings on your favorite stroller. As families spend more time outdoors, they find their daily pushchair needs a few updates to accommodate the changing weather conditions. We've rounded up some pram accessories that will help keep tots cool and mama more comfortable as they stroll their way through Spring and into Summer.
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Pitching key ingredient in Royals' hot streak
MINNEAPOLIS -- During the Royals' season-best seven-game winning streak through Tuesday night, the most significant statistics centered on the pitching staff.
In those seven games, the staff gave up just nine earned runs in 66 innings for a 1.23 ERA, best in the Majors for that period. Next was Pittsburgh's 2.23 ERA. Opponents hit just .199 against the Royals.
The starting pitchers had a 5-0 record and 1.33 ERA in the seven games and the bullpen was 2-0 with a 0.96 ERA.
The hitters? Not too shabby either. The team average was .273 with an on-base percentage of .323. The Royals scored 31 runs with 18 extra-base hits including seven homers.
Royals still looking to upgrade after Deadline
MINNEAPOLIS -- Moving into position as a possible contender in the American League Central had Royals general manager Dayton Moore moving cautiously as he considered trade options prior to Wednesday afternoon's non-waiver Trade Deadline.
"Our players have put us in a position where we have an opportunity to be in a pennant race in the final two months of the season, so we're going to continue to push forward and do everything we can to give our baseball team and our fans something to play for," Moore said.
The Royals shed a five-game losing streak that carried them into the All-Star break and emerged by going 9-2 up to the Trade Deadline, pushing one game over .500 with Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Twins.
"We were never really in the mindset that we were going to detract from especially from how well we played going into the second half," Moore said. "We felt that this is very talented group of baseball players and we wanted to do everything we could to try to enhance this baseball team and give us the best chance to win going forward, so we were looking on a lot of different levels on how to improve this team and we're going to continue to look. There are two months left to the baseball season and there's potentially the opportunity to improve our team. So we're going to continue to evaluate and look for ways to upgrade."
The Royals made one move on Wednesday, acquiring outfielder Justin Maxwell from the Astros for Minor League prospect Kyle Smith.
Kansas City was reportedly looking at adding offense to the second-base position and were linked to the Angels' Howie Kendrick, the White Sox's Gordon Beckham and the Brewers' Rickie Weeks, but nothing developed.
Butler playing with mysterious neck stiffness
MINNEAPOLIS -- Billy Butler is dealing with a stiff neck but has stayed in the lineup as the Royals' designated hitter.
Butler said the condition was not due to a game-related incident and the cause is a mystery.
"I can't really tell you anything. It's not from anything, it's just not moving very well," Butler said.
In Tuesday night's 7-2 victory, Butler went 0-for-5 to end his personal 18-game hitting streak against the Twins. In those 18 games, he hit .457 (32-for-70).
"I couldn't quite get turned to the pitcher last night," he said. "It's not feeling very good."
Cain's return delayed due to groin tightness
MINNEAPOLIS -- Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain had a slight setback in his recovery from a tight left groin and didn't play against the Twins on Wednesday night.
Cain tested his groin successfully during pregame workouts on Tuesday night and was poised to play if needed in the late innings of the 7-2 win over the Twins.
"He felt OK yesterday during workouts and in the eighth inning, he started getting loose in case something developed and felt a little tightness in his groin so we shut him down," manager Ned Yost said. "Take no chances, see if we can have him available [Thursday afternoon for the series finale]."
Second baseman Chris Getz, who has a sore left knee, was also out of the picture on Wednesday night and Miguel Tejada again started. But Getz is close to being ready, Yost said.
"We'll probably wait until New York with a lefty going tomorrow," Yost 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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To promote the new Indie Film Music Pack, SmartSound is combining with Avid and Alienware to give one filmmaker the SmartSound Indie Film Studio. This package includes products ordinarily priced at more than $11,000, including the following:


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Florida Real Estate Execs Charged in $300 Million Investment Scam: SEC
The SEC on Wednesday charged five former real estate executives who allegedly defrauded investors into believing they were funding the development of five-star destination resorts in Florida and Las Vegas when they were actually buying into a Ponzi scheme.
According to the SEC complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Cay Clubs Resorts and Marinas raised more than $300 million from nearly 1,400 investors nationwide through a network of hundreds of sales agents, marketing seminars and podcasts that touted the profitability of purchasing units at Cay Clubs resort locations.
Investors were promised immediate income from a guaranteed 15% return and a future income stream through a rental program that Cay Clubs managed, the SEC said.
Instead of using investor funds to develop resort properties and units, the Cay Clubs executives used new investor deposits to pay leaseback returns to earlier investors.
The SEC said the Cay Clubs executives paid themselves exorbitant salaries and commissions totaling more than $30 million, and investor funds also were misused to buy airplanes and boats.
While still advertising itself as a profitable venture, Cay Clubs eventually abandoned its operations and many investors' properties went into foreclosure, according to the SEC complaint.
The SEC charged the following former Cay Clubs executives: Fred Davis Clark Jr., president/CEO, David W. Schwarz, chief accounting officer; Cristal R. Coleman, manager and sales agent; Barry J. Graham, sales director; and Ricky Lynn Stokes, sales director.
According to the SEC's complaint, the scheme began in 2004 with Clark, Coleman, Graham, and Stokes soliciting investors with promises of guaranteed income, instant equity in undervalued properties, historic appreciation, and at least $30,000 in upgrades to the units they purchased at Cay Clubs resort locations in Florida and Las Vegas.
The SEC alleged that Cay Clubs continued to solicit new investors despite the fact that the company's financial condition had deteriorated so significantly that it did not have sufficient funds to make the guaranteed leaseback or rental payments to investors.
Clark, Coleman and Schwarz misappropriated millions of dollars in investor funds using the multitude of bank accounts they controlled, the SEC said. Besides purchasing airplanes and boats, they misused investor money for unrelated business ventures including investments in precious metals and a liquor distillery that produced Pirate's Choice Rum.
After Cay Clubs abandoned its operations in 2008, Clark and Coleman, who are now husband and wife, moved to the Cayman Islands and continued to dissipate assets and funnel at least $2 million to offshore accounts, according to the SEC.
The SEC's complaint seeks financial penalties from Clark, Coleman and Stokes and the disgorgement of ill-gotten gains plus prejudgment interest by all five executives. The complaint also seeks injunctive relief to enjoin them from future violations of the federal securities laws as well as an accounting and an order to repatriate investor assets.


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Vacation home rentals in Dana Point would become allowable but face regulations under a draft ordinance the City Council is scheduled to review Tuesday night.
The draft ordinance is based on Planning Commission recommendations from 2009. It also includes recommendations from city staff members and the public.
Discussions about residential rentals of less than 30 days go back to 2007, when the City Council heard residents' comment at a public workshop. Such rentals aren't officially allowed, though enforcement of the ban is minimal. Opponents of short-term rentals say tenants often subject neighbors to noise, trash and other problems, and many want prohibition enforced. Other residents favor allowing rentals but regulating them.
Dana Point has about 16,000 residential units, of which an estimated 300 are short-term vacation properties.
The council so far has pushed for regulations, and it could direct the city's staff Tuesday to finalize an ordinance. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 33282 Golden Lantern.
Among the Planning Commission recommendations:
• Short-term rentals would be permitted in all residential zones but would be subject to a variety of business regulations and the acquisition of a short-term rental permit that the city could revoke for noncompliance with those regulations. Penalties for violations could go up to $1,000.
• Exterior signs advertising short-term vacation rentals would be prohibited.
• Proof of insurance must be provided, with specific coverage required of renters.
• Renters would have a minimum three-night stay.
• Two renters per bedroom plus two renters on a sleeper sofa would be the maximum.
• Rental owners must verify that short-term rentals are not prohibited by the homeowners association, if applicable.
• Owners must post a copy of the permit and conditions of approval in the unit.
Among additional staff recommendations, based on studies of practices in 43 cities:
• Require an inspection of the rental property before a permit is issued.
• Require a 24-hour emergency contact who is able to respond from within a 25-mile radius.
• Require at least two onsite parking spaces.
• Require a clearly marked street address, lighted if possible.
• Prohibit short-term rental properties from being used for events such as weddings, graduation parties, etc.
• Post a notice inside the rental unit reading: "All city of Dana Point laws must be respected, including but not limited to noise, nuisance, parking and occupancy. Failure to respect the Dana Point laws could result in eviction or revocation of this short-term rental permit. Please be considerate of your neighbors."
Other possible additions, based on public input:
• Limit short-term rentals to certain zoning districts.
• Limit check-in hours to prevent disturbances.
• Limit a property to a maximum of two rental leases in any seven-day period.
• Require a site plan, floor plan and parking-area plan as part of the permit process.
• Require that all advertising for short-term home rentals include the permit number.
Beth Everett, an owner of three residential rental properties in Dana Point, said she does not rent to just anyone, and that she limits the number of people who occupy her condominiums.
Those who want the rentals banned rather than regulated say they don't see a need for more "hotel rooms" in a city with four large resorts and other hotels.
A 2012 city-commissioned phone survey of 400 registered Dana Point voters said 56 percent of respondents believe that owners should be allowed to rent out their properties for short-term vacation use. Thirty-two percent opposed the idea, and 12 percent were undecided in the survey.
The city stands to make about $400,000 a year from permit fees and a 10 percent transient occupancy tax on renters. Additional staff costs would include hiring a code-enforcement employee, costing $77,000 initially and $54,000 each year after, a staff report says.
San Clemente
Allows short-term vacation rentals
Requires business license
Does not require a rental permit
Collects transient occupancy tax
San Juan Capistrano
Allows short-term vacation rentals
Requires a business license for four or more units
Does not require a rental permit
Does not collect transient occupancy taxes
Huntington Beach
Does not allow short-term vacation rentals in residential zones
Enforcement via complaints and research
Newport Beach
Allows short-term vacation rentals
Requires a business license
Requires a rental permit
Regulates existing short-term rental properties but has not issued permits for new units since 2004.


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Officials now plan to correct the track gauge slightly along 15 feet of track where the Blue Line curves to merge into Expo Line, which opened recently, before the route proceeds to Metro Center station. Track gauge on the stretch has been measured at 4 feet, 9 inches, ½-inch wider than standard gauge.
LACMTA expects the adjustment to reduce wheel conflicts with a rail frog, which has generated concerns of possible derailments. "It is safe now and we will keep it safe," said Frank Alejandro, Metro's chief operating officer, to local media. "That is our commitment to our customers and to our employees."
Cost of the repair has not been determined, but LACMTA says the work can be made relatively quickly, perhaps over the course of a single weekend.
The repair is one of three options offered to LACMTA by Cherry Hill, N.J.-based Zeta-Tech, a Harsco Rail Business unit. Zeta-Tech found that the problem was caused by a design that not in compliance with AREMA . But Zeta-Tech also noted the junction currently is safe since temporary modifications, including a speed restriction, and an ongoing inspection program have mitigated the problem.
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#1141 2012-03-13 10:04:35
- Gocom
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Re: zem_contact_reborn 18.104.22.168
aslsw66 wrote:
This is one of my plans to modify the plugin, allowing for the use of replacement variables as in
smdplugins and a form for the email template. But I must admit that it's low on my list of priorities.
Please don't use replacement tags, but Textpattern own tag parser. If you run content with two separate parsers, you will have security nightmare in your hands.
#1142 2012-03-14 12:27:54
- lonelytraveller
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Re: zem_contact_reborn 220.127.116.11
Hi! I've just upgraded to TXP 4.4.1 a website containing a contact form built using zem_contact_reborn (126.96.36.199) + zem_contact_lang 188.8.131.52-ML
The website itself uses the latest version of MLP. Everything works fine after the upgrade, except the form: everytime I try to send a message I get a "form expired" error (in the corresponding language) and the message is not sent.
I'm not using any plug-in like asy_jpcache, as suggested in some previous thread, and the site is still on the same server as before.
I'm using this technique to make the form work with an Ajax call.
I've checked with Firebug and there doesn't seem to be any error with the ajax call. If I test the same code on a local MAMP install, I don't get the "form expired" error, but the message is not sent either.
I've never had such a problem with this plug-in and I'd be happy if someone could point me to the right direction. This is the code I'm using to generate my form, where ##some-text## are MLP language snippets.
<txp:zem_contact to="firstname.lastname@example.com" >
<txp:zem_contact_email name="email" label="##tuo-indirizzo-email##" required="0" />
<txp:zem_contact_text label="##dates##" name="start_date" required="0" />

<img id="calImg" src="<txp:site_url />img/calendar.png" alt="Popup" class="trigger">
<txp:zem_contact_select label="##Label##" list=",Option1, > ##sub-option## A, > ##sub-option## B, > ##sub-option## C, Option2, Option3, Option4" required="0"/>

<txp:zem_contact_textarea label="##tuo-messaggio##" required="0"/>
<txp:zem_contact_submit label="##invia##" />
I tried to use the same contact form in a different blank template (no Ajax calls, nothing but the form) and I still get the "form expired" message and the email is not sent.
When I try to send the message using Ajax, Firebug displays a '200 OK' response in the consolle, but only a few data are sent (less than 1Kb) and I don't receive an email. Headers are set to expire 10minutes later, thus respecting the plugin settings.
So it definitely looks like an issue with ZCR, probably something went wrong with the upgrade?
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#1143 2012-03-14 19:23:48
Re: zem_contact_reborn 22.214.171.124
@Caterina: The ZCR form has a hidden field called "zem_contact_nonce", which contains a value. This value should appear in the txp_discuss_nonce table with an issue_time that is valid and the "used" column should not be 1. Can you verify that this is the case? Because that's how ZCR checks if the form has expired (issue_time) or has been used (used column set to 1).
#1144 2012-03-14 20:33:14
- lonelytraveller
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Re: zem_contact_reborn 22.214.171.124
Hi Ruud,
thanks for your suggestion. There must be something wrong with my "txp_discuss_nonce" table, because it is empty, while the same table on the local db has valid values.
Also the same table on my old db (I've kept a copy of the old install for testing purposes and ZCR works) has got several rows, and each one have a valid issue_time value and "used" value is set to 0.
How can I fix the problem? Maybe I forgot some file in the update?
#1145 2012-03-14 22:29:53
Re: zem_contact_reborn 184.108.40.206
Try restoring the table from the working database to the non-working database.
Check the diagnostics tab in TXP to check if all the TXP files have the correct checksum (= up-to-date).
And check if article comments work on the "non-working" install, because they use the same table.
#1146 2012-03-15 12:29:54
- lonelytraveller
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Re: zem_contact_reborn 184.108.40.206
Thanks Ruud, I tried to restore the table and all I got was an error from PhpMyAdmin, apparently I don't have enough privileges for inserting data into the table. Probably that's reason why ZCR can't store any value in the txp_discuss_nonce table.
I'm trying to solve the problem with the host, thanks for explaining how ZCR works, I wouldn't have found the solution by myself.
The permission problems with the db caused the issue with ZCR: just in case someone is experiencing the same kind of problems, my db exceeded the max size set by the hosting service, so no more data could be inserted. I just allocated more space to the db and ZCR is working.
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#1147 2012-03-15 16:49:54
- alannie
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Re: zem_contact_reborn 184.108.40.206
I have a very long form that I'd like to split up and spread out over several pages. For example, Step 1: General Information, Step 2: Service Requirements, Step 3: Billing Information. Yet I don't want three separate emails sent for each visitor. Is it possible to have zem_contact_reborn collect data from all three steps in a single email?
Would something like this jQuery solution play nice with zem_contact_reborn?
#1148 2012-03-15 22:56:58
Re: zem_contact_reborn 22.214.171.124
^^ that'll work as long as the user doesn't make any mistakes, but if the user input is invalid and you don't check this before submitting the form, what will happen then. It's not impossible to do this, but it'll take more work to deal with handling errors in the imput.
#1149 2012-03-16 06:30:19
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Re: zem_contact_reborn 126.96.36.199
I think it should work, because it still is a one page form, so nothing gets submitted before the final step (therefore the server side error handling would work i suppose). The used jQuery code is validating the parts of the form on the client side too.
You should give it a try.
Greetz [Axel]
#1150 2012-03-16 11:55:18
- gfdesign
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Re: zem_contact_reborn 188.8.131.52
Could I add an CCO field?
I'd like to have in my contact form a hidden receiver.
Is it possible?


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Beyoncé has been sued for $20 million over a sample in her track "Formation."
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This slide comes from a series of photos taken during Herbert Wheaton Congdon's journey along the Long Trail from Mount Mansfield to the Brandon-Rochester Pass in 1914. Accompanying Congdon were three non commissioned officers of the 23rd Regiment NY National Guard, Company A.
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Livestock and poultry producers work with their veterinarians to use antibiotics for a variety of reasons, the most important of which is the treatment of sick animals, said Tom Wittum, Ohio State University professor of veterinary epidemiology in the colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health. Antibiotics also may be used to control or prevent disease in livestock populations, or for improved growth efficiency. All of these are approved uses of antibiotics in livestock, but they can put selection pressure on bacteria, potentially resulting in antibiotic resistance, Wittum said.
"This is a really important topic that many consumers have very real concerns about, so it is important that we understand the science of antibiotic resistance so those concerns can be addressed," he said. Wittum will be available to hear the concerns of consumers and producers during a question-and-answer session titled "Animal antibiotic use and resistance" Sept. 19 at 9:20 a.m. at the Farm Science Review near London, Ohio. The program is part of the Question the Authorities schedule, with sessions held at the Review's OSU Area in the center of the main grounds. Bacteria are very adaptable and have a variety of mechanisms to evade or resist the effects of antibiotics, he said. "As a result, resistance often occurs following antibiotic use but may never be seen," Wittum said. "Resistant bacteria that develop in livestock can potentially pose a threat to humans if they contaminate carcasses during processing and enter the food supply in fresh meat products." While this is rare, it can and does occur, he said.
"For livestock and poultry producers, antibiotic use in livestock and potential resistance is an issue that their customers are truly concerned about," Wittum said. "Agriculture will benefit if the concerns of their customers are directly addressed and resolved." Wittum anticipates discussing some of the current antibiotic use practices on farms, important antibiotic resistance concerns and how to prevent antibiotic resistance from occurring. The Question the Authorities program at Farm Science Review is a joint effort of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. Veterinary Medicine is increasing its participation in Farm Science Review this year, offering 20 of the Question the Authorities sessions. For details, see http://vet.osu.edu/cvm/farm-science-review. Farm Science Review is sponsored by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, OSU Extension, and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. Pre-show tickets are $5 at all OSU Extension county offices. Tickets are also available at local agribusinesses. Tickets are $8 at the gate. Children 5 and younger are admitted free. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 18-19 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 20. For more information, see http://fsr.osu.edu


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Paula Fox is a contemporary writer, but The Slave Dancer is set in 1840, in New Orleans, and on the slave ship The Moonlight. Fox brings this time to life through Jessie's eyes: the reader learns that although it was illegal to import slaves from Africa, this trade went on, and that the sale of American-born slaves was open and accepted. As a World Book article on the trade noted, by the early 1800s, more than 700,000 slaves lived in the southern United States, and by 1860, there were about four million slaves in these states. Although Jessie's family is too poor to own slaves, he sees them in the streets and in the homes of the wealthy, and it is understood that anyone who has any money owns servants, and that most occupations are directly or indirectly related to the work of slaves. Until Jessie sees the truth about slavery, it doesn't occur to him to question whether this is right or wrong—it's just the way things are in his time and place. Attitudes toward people of African descent were also affected by the common racist conviction among whites, as Jessie notes, that "the least of them was better than any black alive."
Because the sole motive of the slave trade was profit, some captains of slave ships tried to pack as many people as possible into their ships and transport them for the lowest possible cost. Others believed in "loose packing"; they did not take on as many slaves, and allowed them more room on the ship, hoping that this would cut down on sickness and death among the captives. (In the book, Captain Cawthorne is called "a tight packer" by his crew.) On all ships, the slaves were kept chained in the hold at all times except when they were brought on deck to exercise. This crowding, and the complete lack of any sanitary facilities, led to disease and death on all slave...
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I think Calderon is a great guy, but if that trade went down for Chandler and Diaw, I wouldn't be missing him that much.
I think Calderon is a great guy, but if that trade went down for Chandler and Diaw, I wouldn't be missing him that much.
Does anyone remember how Jose faired when he was a full time starter in 08-09? He was very accident prone. He always gets absolutely destroyed by defenders. I'd be quite happy just to have Jarret and a backup for him next season. I cant really see jose changing his defensive mindset next season.
I know some fans here think he can be used as a SG but reading Sun's blogs and ... the reason behind his trade is that he CAN NOT play the SG , he simply does not have the size.
So with the latest trade, we have almost 27 million in PG position in our team while having holes in SF and Center and ...
Not sure if Barbosa can help, if Jose/Jack are abused by someone too much.
Our biggest problem will be the fact that our bigs (Bargs/Amir) are soft.
When someone like Dorsey patrols the paint, the opposing guards
tend to avoid venturing in...
Jose is one of my favorite raptors and if he leaves he will be greatly missed i think we can afford to have jose on this team now due to departure of Hedo
Total pro. Not that I ever want to see any of our guys in this situation, but if I had to see a guy in it, it would be Calderon simply because he's not going to be a dick about it and call Colangelo out for it (and reduce his potential value). You gotta love the guy's spirit and composure during a testing period.
I feel for the guy. Very professional and actually likes Toronto. It's just unfortunate his defence is at a varsity high school level.
Raptors fan for life....sadly.
He's a class act all the way. I'm going to miss him if he ends up being traded. And you can't knock him for being in Spain during the offseason. It's cool that Jack is hanging out and in the gym with the young players but being buddies isn't the first reason to pick one over the other.
jose calderon will be missed in toronto and when he leaves for another city we should all give him a standing ovation when his name is introduced
I think jose's creative passing still fits in well with the offense as long as we get some better defense plus i love the alley opps
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