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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)-- Ever buy food and leave it in the fridge - basically forgetting about it until it's too late and you have to toss it? Millions of us do and it will cost you, about $2000 a year per family of four.
But it doesn't have to be that way for your family if you learn what the dates printed on the food really mean.
Faith Critzer, Ph.D is a Food Science & Technology Professor at The University of Tennessee and says "There are three types of phrases you might find on food; use by, sell by, or best by and they all mean a little something different."
Typically, you'll find a "use by" date on fresh products like meat, chicken, ham, and turkey. This means you'll need to eat the product before the date or you can freeze it and keep it for additional days.
"Use by date products usually have a higher level of bacteria that will grow to an unsafe level after that date. If you freeze it though, it will stop the bacteria from growing." said Critzer
When a product has a "sell by" date; it's usually just an idicator for the grocery chains who carry the product.
Stephanie Turner from Kroger explains their process "In order to makee sure our customers are getting the best food we make sure to rotate the shelves daily. Items that are close to the sell by date go to a reclamation center and it doesn't mean the product is bad it just means the manufactour doesn't guarentee the quality past that date."
"Best by" dates are usually found on cans and as long as the can stays intact then the food should say good for years.
Critzer says "Use common sense when it comes to cans; if it's bulging it's obviously not a good product. If anything smells bad or tastes bad then don't eat it."
Also, the only product regulated by law to have a "use by" date is baby formula. If you don't use it by the date then just throw it out.
Therefore, all the other dates are just created by companies to make sure their product taste good. The dates are more of a quality indicator rather than a health indicator.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 5:00 PM
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Council continues smoking ban discussion
Original post made on Sep 8, 2011
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 5:00 PM
a resident of Danville
on Sep 8, 2011 at 8:39 am
I used to work as a prevention researcher and one of the projects I was on was to research how local ordinances were or were not passed to ban smoking in restaurants and/or bars in about 20 different municipalities in the U.S. The conclusion that was made, in short, and it can be applied in this situation, is that there are often several different pathways to accomplish the ban. Different approaches can be used. Here is a website I just found that addresses this issue and may be of some use to our city council. For instance the "Pathway" our council can take is "Better Public Health in Our Community". Or maybe there is a better "Pathway/Approach" that would better address this issue in our community.
As a parent and ex-smoker of over 20 years, I am the "worst"... I wish people could only smoke inside their homes and cars. Interesting Website: Web Link
Another idea is that maybe the Danville Council could work with Contra Costa County on this so that all of the unincorporated parts of the Danville area would be included in the ordinance, if it were passed. Blackhawk, East Danville, Alamo, etc.
a resident of Alamo
on Sep 8, 2011 at 9:15 am
Samantha...Please consider keeping your suggestions in your own backyard and do not try and push your agenda outside the boundaries of your simple little town of Danville. Thank you so much thinking of us.
Julia Pardini from Beautiful Alamo...smoke and/or no smoke.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 8, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Good health and the right to be free of other people's offensive habits is not an "agenda." Feel free to kill yourself in your own home or car, but don't impose your bad choices (and lethal, noxious fumes) on the rest of the residents--especially where kids play. Samantha offers creative ideas to help improve all of our lives. By analogy, we all accept and agree with ordinances limiting loud noise (leaf blowers early in the morning and loud parties late at night). That's what zoning laws are for. As Ms. Andersen astutely points out, "smoke doesn't stay within a container." Just as we have noise ordinances to preserve our collective right to quiet enjoyment in our community, we should have anti-smoking ordinances to do the same. In fact, anti-smoking laws are much more important--they protect our health, not just our peace and quiet. Since we can't avoid breathing the polluted air generated by smokers, it is necessary to proscribe their behavior. Smoking in public is a privilege, not a right. It should only be allowed to the extent it does not affect others negatively.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 8, 2011 at 4:25 pm
I quit smoking over 40 years ago when I saw the lungs of a dead smoker in a formaltihyde (sic) jar. It was so horrible I never smoked again. I am amazed at how many young people are smoking these days. They are very intelligent too - why are they drawn to this deadly habit?
a resident of Danville
on Sep 8, 2011 at 11:32 pm
Geez Julia Pardini, Go smoke some of that marijuana you want legalized or grab a cig to calm yourself. "My backyard" is not in Danville proper, but in unincorporated Danville - part of Contra Costa County gov't. Therefore, whatever I am encouraging "in my backyard" would not be affected by what the Danville Council is doing. But, who knows... Your comment may once again be bounced and your comment will only further me now to push this FANTASTIC and LIFE-SAVING and HEALTHFUL AGENDA not only on Danville, but in the ENTIRE UNIVERSE. Your immature, sarcastic comment has totally, totally motivated me to get moving so that we can have a totally SMOKE-FREE Contra Costa County INCLUDING BEAUTIFUL (AND KINDA BORING) ALAMO!!!
Sammy :)
P.S. Julia, whatcha youra problema? Notta fora the gooda healtha for the Americans? Maybe you need a trip back to good 'ole Italy to breathe in the smoka!
a resident of Danville
on Sep 9, 2011 at 7:06 am
Thank you Samantha ... over the past few years whenever I view the comments section of the Danville Weekly, it never fails ... Julia's negative comments appear everywhere! It just amazes me that someone can be so negative about the people and surroundings where she lives! Don't be so miserable Julia, life isn't so bad!
a resident of Alamo
on Sep 9, 2011 at 9:03 am
please tell me where unincorporated Danville is located either you live in danville or the county you must want to impress by saying I live in Danville i would like to know where is unincorporated Danville
a resident of Danville
on Sep 9, 2011 at 10:10 am
I think smoking outdoors should be permitted if the wind is from the North-Northwest quadrant and exceeds 5.2 mph!
Seriously, I think there has to be a limit on what, where and when "the government" controls the interactions of society.
a resident of Blackhawk
on Sep 9, 2011 at 11:41 am
STOP meaningless discussions ... ban smoking in all of Danville's parks NOW!
a resident of Vista Grande Elementary School
on Sep 9, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Live and let live folks....I can't remember the last time I had to smell tobacco in a Danville park for more than a brief moment. If I want to smoke a cigar at the park (MAYBE once a year) I should be able to do so, get over yourself and your desire to regulate my random desire to have a cigar. Of course regular smokers have health complications, but that is a tradeoff they make personally to sustain their addiction. BUT, let me ask you this, obesity is the real looming problem for our country from a health standpoint...given the "anti-smoking" healthy platform, why should we not also regulate obesity? True story..I am in the healthcare business and right after a meeting with a Medical Director with Intermountain Healthplan in Salt Lake (Intermountain Healthcare is the integrated hospital/health insurance/religion regime in Utah) he had to go "get weighed" to check his weight. If he was overweight he was subject to sanction by his employer, the Mormon church. I was shocked, but yesiree...he had to go get weighed. Government,Religion...stay out of our lives. I still remember my Grandpa's cigars every now and then, enough of this NANNY abuse of power...I am not exaggerating, the Salt Lake story is true...
a resident of Danville
on Sep 9, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Danville has two zip codes in its city as far as I understand: 94526 and 94506. "Unincorprated Danville" means you have a 94506 zip code, but you are not within the Danville city boundaries, with City of Danville government oversight, such as the East side of Danville. and Blackhawk, which both have the 94506 zip codes. For example, if a police officer is needed in these areas, the Danville police would not be the ones to respond. The Contra Costa Sheriff's department oversee most of the criminal activity in those areas I suppose. Maybe Danville police would come if they needed backup for some reason, but I am no expert on how that all works.

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* Defending champion drops set in victory
* Murray to face Wawrinka in last eight (Adds detail, quotes)
By Simon Evans
NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Defending champion Andy Murray ground his way past Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin with a 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 6-4 victory on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open where he will face Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka.
Murray's consistency in the top tournaments is such that he has now reached the quarter-finals in each of his last 10 grand slam tournaments.
But Istomin, ranked 65th in the world, pushed Murray hard and the Wimbledon champion was glad to have made it through without a major scare.
"I was just very happy to get it done because he had chances at the end of the third set to get ahead," Murray told reporters.
"But I'm in the quarter-finals of a slam. That is not an easy thing to do and the matches are going to get tougher. I'll have to up my game," he said.
The Briton struggled to get out of the blocks in the first set and trailed 5-3 after two forehand errors handed Istomin the break in surprisingly cool and slightly gusty conditions.
Although Murray immediately broke back, he lost out in the tiebreak, with a double fault and a slice into the net allowing Istomin to serve out the set.
Istomin, decked out in luminous orange with similarly garish yellow-rimmed glasses, proved to be a determined opponent.
After levelling the match, Murray displayed some clear signs of frustration in the third set but finally took control by breaking Istomin in a marathon seventh game after the enterprising Uzbek had saved three break points.
There was never any doubt about who would win from then and the Scot wrapped up the match in a little over three hours.
Murray said the weather and wind in Arthur Ashe Stadium had been a factor in his slow start to the night match.
"It was extremely cold on the court, very windy. Often when you sort of heat up and then in between sets or if you have quite a long break, you cool down pretty quickly," he said.
"It was very, very different conditions to the last few days where it's been very humid and you have been sweating a lot," he said.
Istomin's decision to play the ball between his legs on three occasions, once when he had a perfectly playable shot, may have pleased the crowd but raised some eyebrows and surprised his opponent.
"I think it was 5-4 in the first set when he had a pretty easy shot. I personally wouldn't try something like that at that stage, but he did, and yeah, it was a bit surprising," he said.
Wawrinka, who beat Tomas Berdych on Tuesday, is up next for Murray and he knows he is in for a test.
"He has improved quite a lot this year, he has less weaknesses and is more experienced.
"He has a very good backhand, serves well, he's solid at the net and makes a lot of returns. He makes it tricky for you.
"He is a top player and it will be a very tough match for me," he said. (Editing by Ian Ransom/Patrick Johnston)


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BERLIN- Decatur's outdoor track and field teams scored well with top finishers in nearly every event at the meet they hosted last week.
In the boys' 110 high hurdles, Greg Petersen was second, Spenser Cardenas was fourth and Lucas Duker was fifth. Jakai Woodard finished fourth in the 100. Nick Molitor finished second in the 1,600, while Lance Ward was third and Kevin Herbert was fifth. Christopher David was second in the 400, while Daniel Winters was fifth and Billy Caton was sixth. Molitor was second in the 3,200, while Ben Rakowski was fourth and Herbert was sixth.
James Phillips was fifth in the 300 hurdles, while Tyler Coppinger was sixth. Cardenas finished fourth in the 200 for Decatur. In the 800, Decatur's Christopher David was first, Daniel Winters was second, Lance Ward was third and Alex Belardo was fifth. The Decatur boys finished third in the 4×400, second in the 4×800, and first in the 4×3200.
In the field events, Woodard was second in the long jump, while Cardenas was third. Petersen finished first in the high jump, while Duker was fourth. Tashawn Collins, Zachary Watters and Sonny Aroh went one, two and three in the pole vault. Nick Craven finished second in the shot put, while Connor Neville was third and Patrick Phillips was fifth. Brandon Storm was second in the discus, while Phillips was fourth. Cardenas was third in the triple jump for Decatur.
In the girls' 100-meter high hurdles, Decatur's Jessica Galuardi was first, Emily Kolarik was fourth and Bianca Alvarado was fifth. In the 100, Rebecca Lederman was fourth, Amari Harmon was sixth and Katie Purnell was seventh. In the girls' 1,600, Decatur's Chloe FauntLeroy and Lauren Buckman finished first and second respectively. In the 400, Rayvn Saunders finished first and Elizabeth Rougcher was seventh.
In the girls' 3,200, Lauren Buckman, Jenna Abbaticchio and Anastasia Priest swept the top three sports. Galuardi finished third in the 300 hurdles, while Kolarik was sixth. Lederman finished fourth in the 200. The Decatur girls also did well in the relays, finishing first in the 4×1600, first in the 4×400 and second in the 4×800.
The Decatur girls also did well in the field events. In the shot put, for example, Ameerah Lewis finished first, Antonia Green was third, Erika Henry was fourth and Daryus Wise was fifth. In the girls' high jump, Alexandra Saunders, Katie Purnell and Hannah Wilson finished first, second and third. In the pole vault, Kacie Moore, Ashley Hrebik and Ravyn Saunders swept the top three spots. Lewis was second in the discus, while Henry was third. In the triple jump, Purnell was first and Alexandra Saunders was fourth. Katie Purnell finished first in the long jump, while Buckman was third.


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[This post is preempting my usual beginning of the month to-do list. The one for December is likely to be pretty sparse since with the short amount of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas I don't expect to accomplish much this month. I will have a short list probably by next week.]
Ok, I admit it. I am one of the few people in the world who likes fruitcake. There must be others of us but I'm hard pressed to name any of my current family or friends who will admit it, except for one. I like pretty much any fruitcake – I'm not very particular although it does need to be moist. I don't know where I got this apparently rare taste, although I remember my mother eating fruitcake. She would get a round one in a tin box around Thanksgiving and parcel it out in December. Maybe my grandparents sent it to her from Texas. Some years there was fruitcake left to be eaten on New Year's Eve. One of my favorites.
Anyway, I do like it. Years ago a friend discovered this and suggested we make our own. I was in, although I'd never thought about making it myself until she suggested it. She comes from a Southern family on her mother's side, and has great recipes from the Southern ladies who had to learn to cook/bake certain things as part of their upbringing. There are great cheese straws, for example. And in her family fruitcake was another required specialty. So we started our own tradition of making fruitcake the weekend after Thanksgiving. You have to make them far enough in advance to let them age, and add the cider (or rum or bourbon or whatever) to keep them moist. We learned through doing that we could make little muffin-fruitcakes and small loaf fruitcakes and bigger loaf fruitcakes. They were all good. We also had both a dark fruitcake recipe and a white fruitcake recipe (I think the white one was the more traditional Southern one but I may be wrong). The dark is my favorite; it's the one I grew up with.
Louise's notes say that the recipe we used was developed by her grandmother in the 1930s and is unusual in two ways. First it doesn't include any fruit rinds, only candied fruits. And second, while it does include a small amount of rum for flavor, you age it by seasoning it in apple cider. It comes out nice and moist but not overly "spirited". We'd get together on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and with a very large roasting pan or soup pot start the process of mixing up the batter. The goal was to make enough for each of us to have some for ourselves and some for gifts. The batter is a very stiff, heavy one and you can't use an electric mixer to stir it – unless maybe you have an industrial size mixer but neither of us did or does. So we would take turns putting our muscle into it, until the batter was fully mixed and ready to put into the baking pans.
Then while the cakes were baking, and they take a long time in a slow oven, we'd do something fun. This usually involved a trip out for lunch and to look at stores someplace like Rockport or Marblehead, MA (wonderful little towns on the ocean) since we had the time. Now I'm talking about 30 years ago, before shopping Thanksgiving weekend became a competitive sport.
Then somehow we lost touch with each other for a number of years and the fruitcake tradition was lost. Jobs and where we were living changed. Happily, a few years ago we reconnected and last year the fruitcake tradition was re-instated. Or at least she let me come help her. We made enough to fill 4 loaf pans and the resulting cakes were beautiful. Unfortunately our timing was bad, and I had to leave before they were finished baking, so she sent me a picture of one later so I'd know they came out as good as ever. (And she was the one who had to keep basting them with cider until Christmas!)


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Joining up with co-star and boyfriend of Kristen Stewart, Michael Angarano, the "Twilight" pair spent the afternoon dining at "I Love Sushi," where Nikki had fun playing with her chopsticks while making faces with seaweed.
Afterwards, Nikki then headed off on her own for a shopping spree at popular retailer shops Slow and Urban Outfitters.
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LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Advocacy group Greenpeace International took a swipe Tuesday at LEGO for putting the logo of Royal Dutch Shell on its children's toys.
Greenpeace published a 15-page pamphlet expressing concern over a decision by LEGO to put Shell images on toys available at service stations operated by the energy company.
The advocacy group said Shell is building brand loyalty with the next generation of consumers, business leaders and politicians.
"This co-promotion is extremely worrying," Greenpeace said in a statement. "Shell has launched an insidious invasion of children's playrooms in order to prop up its public image."
Greenpeace said Shell and LEGO have a 40-year working history, with LEGO playing an "absolutely central role" in the energy company's social-imaging campaign.
The advocacy group praised LEGO for its environmental stewardship, noting it aims to rely on renewable energy for all of its needs by 2020. Greenpeace said, however, it's been pressing LEGO on its relationship with Shell, but has been so far ignored.
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Nieuwenhuis gets chance with Mets
Drafted out of Azusa Pacific, outfielder finds success in NY
Coming out of Denver Christian High in 2005, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, the Crusaders' right-hander and first baseman, was recruited by Dallas Baptist, Bradley and a few other mid-level Division I universities who saw him as a pitcher.
"I wanted to go to a college that would let me bat," he said.
Nieuwenhuis and the Mets are fortunate he found one. The full-ride scholarship offer came from Azusa Pacific, an evangelical Christian private school in suburban Los Angeles.
When center fielder Andres Torres left the Mets' season opener this year with a strained left calf, the consensus seemed to be that Nieuwenhuis, called up from Triple-A Buffalo, would be a temporary fill-in.
But when Torres returned at the end of April, Nieuwenhuis remained on the roster, platooning with him as part of manager Terry Collins' plan to keep the Mets' four principal outfielders fresh.
Azusa Pacific is in the NAIA, an association of smaller colleges and universities. Nieuwenhuis called it "a good fit, a Christian school with a pretty good baseball program in a competitive conference. And they were willing to let me play every day.
"I got the chance to start my freshman year, play first base and pitch in relief a little bit. My other offers were for pitching so I wasn't surprised to pitch, but I was glad to get the opportunity to hit, too."
And after his freshman year, when Cougars' star center fielder Coba Canales graduated, coach Paul Svagdis replaced him with Nieuwenhuis, who had never played the position, and cut back his pitching duties.
Or, as Svagdis told the Star-Ledger: "After you evaluate that season, we were like, 'Dude, what are we doing keeping him at first? He needs to be a center fielder.'"
If Nieuwenhuis had any dreams of a Major League career when he first arrived at Azusa Pacific, he was realistic about his chances.
"Coming from a small Christian college, there's a tendency to be overlooked," he said. "I just tried to have fun with it. If it was meant to be, it was meant to be."
It was. The Mets selected Nieuwenhuis in the third round of the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
"I was thinking more like the eighth or ninth," he said. "It was really a nice surprise. I just took it and ran."
He rose quickly through the Mets' system, playing the outfield exclusively -- except for one game at first base with Class-A St. Lucie in 2009 -- before having his own injury problems, missing much of the 2011 season at Triple-A following shoulder surgery.
Nieuwenhuis started 2012 at Triple-A, but joined the Mets after one game when Torres went on the disabled list. In his third Major League game, he hit a two-run homer in a 4-3 win over the Nationals. He homered twice on June 14 against the Rays and is among the Mets' leaders in batting and on-base percentage.
If he hadn't followed his dream of a baseball career he might have given football a chance. He also was a star running back at Denver Christian. Perhaps that's why Collins said he has "a football mentality. He's tough, durable. He has no fear. He's not intimidated by anything. Y'know, football players don't care who's on the other side of the line. They man up to them. Kirk's the same way. He doesn't care who's on the mound. He's going to grind out an at-bat."
Neiuwenhuis is 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds now, just the right size for a college running back, but he weighed considerably less coming out of high school.
"I would have had to redshirt, probably would have had to change positions," he said. "I was too thin to cut it as a running back. I'd probably have been a wide receiver.
"After high school, I felt like God was leading me toward Azusa and to play baseball. In my heart I felt it's was the right decision. I still love watching football and miss it a little bit. Hopefully, I'll have a longer career in baseball than I might have had in football."
Bruce Lowitt is a freelance writer based in Tampa, Fla.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ByAndrew Aylward
Opponents of the Affordable Care Act's mandatory insurance coverage of contraception said that the Treasury's action on Tuesday doesn't address their concerns – and nor does the final regulation the Obama administration released this past Friday on the mandate.
For more than a year, religious groups and some companies have been fighting the 2010 law's provision requiring employers to cover contraception, including the morning-after pill, in workers' health-insurance plans without charging out-of-pocket fees.
On Tuesday, the Treasury announced that large employers will now have until 2015 to provide health insurance for employees or face a fine. That deadline was previously set for the beginning of 2014. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services put out its final rules on the mandate, spelling out the services that employers are required to provide in insurance benefits.
Kyle Duncan, general counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represents employers who are fighting the HHS mandate, said in a written statement that the delay announced by the Treasury "says nothing about the HHS abortion-drug mandate, which has now been finalized and which continues to severely burden the religious liberty of millions of Americans."
Mr. Duncan said the mandate to provide contraception "continues to severely burden the religious liberty of millions of Americans." The Becket Fund said 62 lawsuits have been filed over the mandate, any many aren't affected by the one-year reprieve.
Also on Wednesday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the HHS's final rule did not satisfy the organization. He said the bishops remain concerned that the exemptions aren't broad enough.


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MLB, MLBPA issue joint statement on drug testing
By Quinn Roberts / MLB.com
"In recent days, there has been much commentary about the testing protocols for testosterone under the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program," the statement read. "Unfortunately, much of that commentary has been inaccurate."
The joint statement also went into the details about the testing program for testosterone, reiterating that baseball's program uses a testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio of 4 to 1 as a screening device.
All samples with a ratio above 4 to 1 are subjected to carbon isotope ratio testing -- which tests if the testosterone in the urine is natural or synthetic -- along with many samples with a ratio less than that.
The testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio, along with other characteristics of every sample, are analyzed at a World Anti-Doping Agency-certified laboratory in Montreal.
"The procedures used in the Montreal laboratory make more extensive use of CIR than those used in other labs," Christiane Ayotte, the director of the WADA-certified laboratory in Montreal said in the release. "And there is no doubt that baseball's program detects testosterone positives that other programs would fail to detect."
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Jordan to make big league debut against Mets
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- Minutes after watching his team defeat the Mets, 6-4, on Friday night, Nationals manager Davey Johnson announced that right-hander Taylor Jordan will make his Major League debut against New York on Saturday.
To make room for Jordan, the Nationals optioned first baseman Chris Marrero to Triple-A Syracuse. Marrero appeared in eight games and was 2-for-16 (.125) with an RBI. Johnson spent about 15 minutes talking to Marrero after the game.
"It's a tough situation for a young player. He is having a heck of a year [in the Minors]. We had to take his spot," Johnson said. "I told him to keep his head up. Keep having a good year."
Ranked as the organization's No. 17 prospect by MLB.com, Jordan started the season with Class A Potomac and is now with Double-A Harrisburg, having gone a combined 9-1 with a 1.00 ERA in 14 starts between the two clubs this season. In eight Double-A starts, he has a perfect 7-0 record with 43 strikeouts, nine walks and a 0.85 WHIP.
"I think the one thing that stands out the most is his fastball command," said Harrisburg manager Matt LeCroy. "In his outings, he's pretty much commanded the baseball. He has another thing he does really well. He slows the game down and takes it one pitch at a time, and that's something that's hard to teach. It's been pretty amazing to watch. He's quick to the plate, holds runners well. So we're proud of the work he's put in and all the strides he's made since [undergoing his Tommy John surgery]."
Jordan is having the best year of his professional career, and Saturday's start would give him a jump on his Citi Field debut after having been named to represent the Nationals at the Mets' ballpark for the Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game on July 14.
While in the big leagues, Jordan is expected to make two or three starts.
Haren feels good, ready for bullpen session
NEW YORK -- Nationals right-hander Dan Haren, who is on the 15-day disabled list because of shoulder inflammation, played long toss Thursday and Friday without any problems and will have a bullpen session Saturday at Citi Field.
Haren hopes to be pitching for the Nationals when his time on the DL is up in 10 days.
"I feel good, obviously, just from rest," Haren said. "Throwing really wasn't the issue for me. When I went on the DL, it was more precautionary, lack of execution on my part. I'm just getting back to being 100 percent. Obviously, pitching wasn't working for me where I was. I took some time off, I took some medicine. I feel really good now. I'm excited, obviously, to throw a bullpen [session] and stuff."
Before going on the disabled list, Haren was having his worst season in the big leagues, going 4-9 with a 6.15 ERA in 15 starts.
Harper likely to return to Nats on Monday
WASHINGTON -- Bryce Harper did not play a Minor League game for Double-A Harrisburg on Friday. It was just a day off. Harper, who is on a rehab assignment, will play against Bowie on Saturday. Harper is expected to rejoin the Nationals on Monday against the Brewers.
So far, Harper hasn't had any problems with his left knee, which he injured when he collided with the right-field wall at Dodger Stadium last month. Harper didn't go on the 15-day disabled list until June 1.
"He has five at-bats and he has been all over the place. He is 20 years old," manager Davey Johnson said. "The punishment he has been giving is diving back into the bag. He has had to hustle -- first to third, triple. He has done just about everything and he has gone full speed. There hasn't been any noticeable swelling in the area."
Worth noting
• Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has started a rehab assignment with the Gulf Coast Nationals. He caught three innings and went 0-for 1 on Friday. Ramos is going to catch five innings on Saturday and have the day off Sunday. Johnson is hoping that Ramos moves up and plays for the team's other Minor League affiliates next week. Ramos has been on the disabled list because of a hamstring injury.
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. Reporter Andrew Simon contributed to this report. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by JacksonArcher, Jul 24, 2009.
Almost sounds like this...
I always kind of assumed it would show up eventually.
Still, I've seen exactly two episodes in the show's entire run, and that's probably not going to change anytime soon.
We're forgetting that we have to speak WB talk
"It is it is not"
"It is flying, but it is not Clark"
"It is the suit, but it is not the correct one"
The wording of this made me smile.
Perhaps Welling doesn't want to be opening supermarkets in his Superman costume when he's pushing 70?
Also, Welling is known for being very media-shy. For him to come to one of his first cons (if not his first) - and one of the biggest cons of the year - dressed in a Superman costume would be very unlikely.
Unlikely, yes, but it would provide a lot of buzz and certainly generate big ratings for the season premiere.
The episode will be a dream episode of a future where everyone wears the Superman costume... except for Welling.
I am not saying that it is out of the realm of possibility, nor that it might happen in the show. I would just be surprised to learn if he comes to the con wearing the costume.
Would that mean that Welling would be Bicycle Repair Man?
Its been known for a few weeks now that the premire episode of nine will be called Savior and yes Kelly did have an interview where she stated that we would see the sheild at some point this season. Since Clark "Killed" himself in the season eight finale its possible he will return as Superman like figure.
"Dead? Been there, done that, Not impressed."
John Sheridan.
Seriously, Clark has died, or seemed to have died so often, if not in conjunction with season book ends it's not funny, that why Should anyone be so impressed right now by this one trick pony doing his one trick for the tenth time?
Now if Michael Rosenbaum showed up to a convention dressed as Superman, that would be noteworthy and funny as hell.
"Yeah, I like killed him, he cried like a little bitch, and then I stole his powers, and his clothes, y'know he actually still wore underwear under his over wear under wear, double bagging wierdo, but I'm not a show off, so um, yeah... HELLO SAN DIEGO!"
Well, I guess Welling is going to be at Comic-Con.
Could this potential rumor of the suit be real?
Tom Welling... has embraced his destiny.
... Almost.
Also the ksite report says he is now a co-producer.
And here I was hoping for a yellow leisure suit with purple polka dots.
Welling will be lucky to get a supermarket opening when he's 70.
Why so serious? Welling has probably made 100 times more money than Burt Ward ever made.
Wow...the Sunday Smallville presentation should be REALLY interesting then if Tom is showing up! I think this is like his first ever Comic Con or convention ever! Maybe they are planning on doing something with the suit?
Or it's just as possible that they may announce the rumors of a Smallville film were true.
Though I am more interested suddenly and think it may happen.
Unless Welling buys a home shaped like the Enterprise or a Zeppelin he's fine.
He'll be probably raking in syndication money for life. I don't know why, but him as co-producer seems funny.
I heard they'll be announcing a Smallville TV movie entitled Metropolis.
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Gouges and Gashes: Horse Wounds
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They are the signs no horse owner wants to see: trails of blood across stall or pasture, clumps of hair caught on a wire or nail, dangling skin flaps, unexpected lamenesses, or swollen body parts. Yet horses and wounds seem to find each other with distressing regularity. Wound outcome correlates with management approach, even from the beginning, so understanding wound types and the wound healing process and pursuing proper treatment are central to optimal healing.
Wound Types
Though wounds can, and do, occur on any part of the equine integument (covering)--skin, cornea, or hoof—this article will cover only wounds to the skin and underlying tissues.
Abrasions are partial thickness wounds (think road rash or a scraped knee). They can be large and become quite contaminated, but they do not fully penetrate all the layers of skin.
Puncture wounds result from penetration with foreign objects--commonly nails, tree branches, or pieces of wire. They are narrow in diameter relative to their depth. Usually, they bleed very little and for that reason smaller punctures might not be noticeable immediately.
Lacerations are full-thickness wounds that transect the skin completely and often extend into underlying tissues.
Sharp or pointed foreign objects or ragged edges create most of these wounds, but blunt trauma (kicking, falling on, or running into a solid object), entrapment (catching a body part between objects such as rope, wire, or panels), and penetration/impalement (think chest wounds via T-posts and large branches) also can cause open wounds. According to Ted Stashak, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, professor emeritus of surgery at Colorado State University, the cause of injury is a major player in wound management and probable outcome. Some of the reasons for this become clear as we look at the healing process.
Phases of Wound Healing
Wound healing occurs in three phases: the acute inflammatory phase, the proliferative phase, and the remodeling phase.
Although we tend to think of "inflammation" as a bad word, involving such undesirable signs as redness, pain, and swelling, it is the body's first line of defense against infection. Think of the inflammatory phase as the cellular version of spring cleaning prior to rebuilding the damaged tissue. Several things happen during the inflammatory phase: Cells lining the damaged blood vessels' interior release chemical mediators that begin the inflammatory cascade. These chemicals signal the blood vessels to constrict initially--slowing bleeding--then the small vessels dilate, allowing white blood cells, fluids, and proteins to pass into the tissue space.
The mediators also pull blood platelets and fibrin, a protein, to the area, allowing a clot to form that helps staunch blood flow and forms a scaffold for the initial inflammatory cells and proteins to stay at the site of injury and begin the healing process. Later, the clot turns into a scab and helps seal the wound and prevent infection.
The white blood cell invasion comes in two waves: The first is comprised primarily of neutrophils whose enzymes destroy bacteria and debris. After the neutrophils come the macrophages, which not only clean up dead neutrophils, bacteria, and other debris but also help regenerate tissue by calling in the cells that repair wounds.
The proliferative phase begins as inflammation subsides, usually after four or five days. In a full-thickness wound this phase is characterized by the development of granulation tissue, which is comprised of macrophages, fibroblasts (connective tissue cells), and new blood vessels and looks like a pink sea sponge with a cobblestone texture. The granulation tissue replaces the scab as a barrier to infection, filling the defect and providing a surface new cells will migrate across in a subsequent process called epithelialization. During this time, as the wound matures, tissue-strengthening collagen forms.
In a partial thickness wound such as an abrasion, this process is much faster, since there isn't a defect to be filled with granulation tissue first and epithelial cells from surviving hair follicles and glands contribute to healing.
The proliferative phase doesn't always have a tidy, timely resolution: Stashak notes that prolonged inflammation of wounds can lead to disproportionate, unregulated fibroblast proliferation. The result is exuberant granulation tissue, otherwise known as proud flesh (more on this later).
The remodeling phase (ideally) follows the proliferative phase, beginning about three weeks after injury and lasting for at least a year. The most outwardly visible sign of remodeling is wound contraction, which minimizes the eventual scar size. Contrary to popular belief, scar tissue is not stronger than normal tissue; scar tissue cells are less organized, structurally weaker, and lack many normal features such as hair follicles and glandular tissue.
When Good Wounds Turn Bad
When anything disrupts the described phases, the healing process can go awry. "Infection is a major player in delaying wound healing and in the formation of exuberant granulation tissue," says Stashak. "It is a major player in dehiscence (the reopening of a wound that has been sutured). Bacteria (initially) sit on the surface of a wound. After about three hours, the bacteria begin to invade the local tissue and then injure the host."
In creating an environment suitable to their own survival, bacteria "release enzymes that damage tissue, alter the blood supply, cause thrombosis of the microvasculature (blood clot formation in blood vessels), and compete with the host cells for metabolites," Stashak adds.
Limb wound contamination and infection, primarily below the knee or hock, can lead to the prolonged inflammation, unregulated fibroplasia (formation of fibrous tissue), and proud flesh formation as described earlier. In this case the signal that would normally turn off granulation tissue production is interrupted, and cells continues producing the tissue.
Chronic irritation is another factor contributing to proud flesh development, says Stashak. This irritation can come from excessive movement (think of how a cut over a knuckle feels) or exposure to harmful chemicals. While a variety of products are marketed for treating wounds and "preventing" proud flesh, not all are created equal, and some don't belong within a mile of a wound, he explains.
For instance, soaps, strong disinfectants, and caustic chemicals can exacerbate tissue irritation and cellular damage. "As implied by the word, caustic products are detrimental to cells," explains Christine Theoret, DMV, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Université de Montréal. "They may variably kill the cell or alter some form of its behavior: migration, proliferation, protein synthesis, etc. Moreover, some caustic products may be cancerogenic."
Then there's the impact of wound cause and location. While a sharp edge might damage tissue and blood supply relatively minimally, entrapment injuries cause greater damage to the blood supply, states Stashak.
Likewise, limb injuries tend to heal more slowly than body wounds. "Data from my lab suggest that a relative state of deficient blood flow exists in wounds at limb level, which may alter tissue perfusion, promote tissue hypoxia (lack of oxygen), and jeopardize repair at the site," says Theoret.
Sutures, Bandages, and More
While we cannot control where or how a horse injures himself, we can respond and treat accordingly for the best outcome. Veterinarians often use sutures in wound management. However, the question of when or whether to suture a wound rears its head more often than not. In a perfect world, suturing closely aligns the tissue, minimizes the surface area that needs to heal, and helps provide a barrier against contamination and subsequent infection.
Says Stashak, some factors that might influence a practitioner's decision on when or whether to suture a wound include:
- Cause of injury Greater tissue trauma means greater disruption to the blood supply and greater chance of suture failure. Entrapment injuries traumatize tissue the most and often cannot be sutured because of tissue loss.
- Contamination Here the owner plays a major role. "Getting contamination out of a wound and protecting it (increases the) window of time for successful treatment," says Stashak. "If the owner waits until the veterinarian can get there, you have a decreased chance of success."
- Type of injury Of degloving (involving the peeling off of skin) injuries, Stashak says, "There's no way you want to suture those initially. They are 100 times more susceptible to infection." With blunt trauma that produces tissue edema (fluid swelling), says Stashak, "You need to wait until the inflammation decreases."
But, you might ask yourself, don't wounds have to be sutured within a few hours of injury if at all? Not necessarily, says Stashak. Sometimes he opts to bandage a wound and administer systemic antibiotics until the inflammation and local infection subside. Then he debrides (removes) the damaged tissue--essentially creating a fresh wound--and sutures it.
Bandages, splints, and casts can be used to reduce movement of the injured area. But because inappropriate bandaging can cause further tissue damage, owners should seek veterinary assistance.
What about wounds that cannot be bandaged but are inappropriate for suture (e.g., an old, potentially infected wound or one located in a heavily muscled high-motion area)? Preventing contamination of and infection in these wounds becomes paramount. Avoid scrubbing with harsh soaps or applying aforementioned caustic agents. While it might be tempting to just grab the nearest jar of ointment from the feed store, discuss options with your veterinarian first. Researchers have studied a variety of substances that veterinarians might use in wound healing including acemannan (an aloe vera derivative), sugar, manuka honey, maltodextrin, and even maggots.
As researchers in the field of regenerative medicine continue investigating physiologic mediators such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for wound management, treatment possibilities might expand even further. "We recommend (PRP) be used in wounds with important tissue deficits (avulsion--all layers of skin torn away--or degloving injuries) since it enhances fibroplasia," says Theoret, who is working to develop a wound healing method using stem cells. "It should be used during the early phases of healing and stopped as soon as granulation tissue has filled the defect."
Wrapping It Up
Wounds might be alarming and expensive for the owner and painful and dangerous for the horse, so proper treatment approach is key. For the best outcome, follow these wound managementing steps:
1. Provide proper first-aid care and prepare the wound correctly.
2. Seek prompt veterinary care for deep, extensive, contaminated, or complicated wounds.
3. Avoid using inappropriate products on open wounds. (Consult your veterinarian about which products are appropriate for your horse's wound.)
4. Limit the movement of the wound with proper bandaging approaches and/or restricting exercise.
5. Monitor healing progress and inform the veterinarian promptly if the process stalls or the wound worsens.
About the Author
Christy Corp-Minamiji, DVM
Christy Corp-Minamiji, DVM, practices large animal medicine in Northern California, with particular interests in equine wound management and geriatric equine care. She and her husband have three children, and she writes fiction and creative nonfiction in her spare time.
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Part of the job description for "pop star" seems to include being a teenage heartthrob. One Direction's Harry Styles and Justin Bieber are no exception. These two teens know how to make their female fans go absolutely crazy. Which singer do you think is more swoon-worthy?
Harry Styles woos the ladies with his bright eyes, charming smile and bad boy tats. Oh, and his charming accent doesn't hurt, either. Despite skyrocketing to fame in 2012, Harry remains a down-to-earth guy who chills out with his guy friends in One Direction.
Justin Bieber, King of Swag, is all about being smooth. He did win Selena Gomez's heart, after all. When Bieber isn't serenading fans with hits like 'Baby' and 'Boyfriend,' he's zipping around in one of his hot rods or adding more body ink to his ever-growing collection.
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Lance Lynn struck out eight over seven stellar innings of one-hit ball to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday in the third installment of a four-game set at Citizens Bank Park.
Lynn (3-0) walked just three to earn his third win in four starts, while Trevor Rosenthal and Mitchell Boggs each spun an inning in relief to secure the shutout for the Cards, who have taken two of three from the Phillies.
"He had the heavy sinker working today and was able to jam it in there and establish that," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said of Lynn. "It made everything else better. It was a good day for Lance."
Allen Craig clubbed a two-run single as part of a four-run third, with Yadier Molina and David Freese each adding an RBI base hit to the rally. Carlos Beltran belted his third home run in as many days in the fifth to account for the final margin.
Michael Young extended his hitting streak to 11 games, but the Phillies managed just three hits as a team. Cliff Lee (2-1) was tagged for all five runs on seven hits and three walks over five frames for Philadelphia, which has dropped five of its last six.
All three of Lee's walks came during St. Louis' four-run third, as the left- hander issued a leadoff walk to Pete Kozma before walking Shane Robinson following a strikeout of Lynn.
Lee then got Beltran to fly out for the second out, but a walk to Matt Holliday kept the inning alive. Craig then scorched a single to center to plate a pair before Molina and Freese smacked back-to-back RBI singles to right for a 4-0 lead.
"I'm not going to sit here and make excuses," Lee said. "I had trouble commanding the ball. I think I walked three guys in a row in the third inning and all those guys scored. I have to do a better job of commanding the strike zone."
Beltran launched Lee's second offering of the fifth into the seats in left- center field to push St. Louis' lead to 5-0.
John Mayberry doubled to start the bottom half, but Lynn retired the next three Phillies in order to leave Mayberry stranded at second.
Freddy Galvis reached on an error to start the ninth and Young followed two batters later with a single to give the Phillies some late life, but Boggs got Domonic Brown to ground into a game-ending double play.
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Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard missed his second consecutive game with a groin injury ... Philadelphia went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position ... Molina collected three hits for the Cardinals.


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Hypothyroidism (cont.)
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Ruchi Mathur, MD, FRCP(C) is an Attending Physician with the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Associate Director of Clinical Research, Recruitment and Phenotyping with the Center for Androgen Related Disorders, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
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Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
In this Article
- Hypothyroidism definition and facts
- What is hypothyroidism?
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- What are the symptoms of hypothyroidism?
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What causes hypothyroidism?
Hypothyroidism is a very common condition. It is estimated that 3% to 5% of the population has some form of hypothyroidism. The condition is more common in women than in men, and its incidence increases with age.
Below is a list of some of the common causes of hypothyroidism in adults followed by a discussion of these conditions.
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis
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- Thyroid destruction (from radioactive iodine or surgery)
- Pituitary or hypothalamic disease
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- Severe iodine deficiency
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
The most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States is an inherited condition called Hashimoto's thyroiditis. This condition is named after Dr. Hakaru Hashimoto who first described it in 1912. In this condition, the thyroid gland is usually enlarged (goiter) and has a decreased ability to make thyroid hormones. Hashimoto's is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system inappropriately attacks the thyroid tissue. In part, this condition is believed to have a genetic basis. This means that the tendency toward developing Hashimoto's thyroiditis can run in families. Hashimoto's is 5 to 10 times more common in women than in men. Blood samples drawn from patients with this disease reveal an increased number of antibodies to the enzyme, thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO antibodies). Since the basis for autoimmune diseases may have a common origin, it is not unusual to find that a patient with Hashimoto's thyroiditis has one or more other autoimmune diseases such as diabetes or pernicious anemia ( B12 deficiency). Hashimoto's can be identified by detecting anti-TPO antibodies in the blood and/or by performing a thyroid scan.
Learn more about: B12
Lymphocytic thyroiditis following hyperthyroidism
Thyroiditis refers to inflammation of the thyroid gland. When the inflammation is caused by a particular type of white blood cell known as a lymphocyte, the condition is referred to as lymphocytic thyroiditis. This condition is particularly common after pregnancy and can actually affect up to 8% of women after they deliver. In these cases, there is usually a hyperthyroid phase (in which excessive amounts of thyroid hormone leak out of the inflamed gland), which is followed by a hypothyroid phase that can last for up to six months. The majority of affected women eventually return to a state of normal thyroid function, although there is a possibility of remaining hypothyroid.
Thyroid destruction secondary to radioactive iodine or surgery
Patients who have been treated for a hyperthyroid condition (such as Graves' disease) and received radioactive iodine may be left with little or no functioning thyroid tissue after treatment. The likelihood of this depends on a number of factors including the dose of iodine given, along with the size and the activity of the thyroid gland. If there is no significant activity of the thyroid gland six months after the radioactive iodine treatment, it is usually assumed that the thyroid will no longer function adequately. The result is hypothyroidism. Similarly, removal of the thyroid gland during surgery will be followed by hypothyroidism.
Pituitary or hypothalamic disease
If for some reason the pituitary gland or the hypothalamus are unable to signal the thyroid and instruct it to produce thyroid hormones, a decreased level of circulating T4 and T3 may result, even if the thyroid gland itself is normal. If this defect is caused by pituitary disease, the condition is called "secondary hypothyroidism." If the defect is due to hypothalamic disease, it is called "tertiary hypothyroidism."
Pituitary injury
A pituitary injury may result after brain surgery or if there has been a decrease of blood supply to the area. In these cases of pituitary injury, the TSH that is produced by the pituitary gland is deficient and blood levels of TSH are low. Hypothyroidism results because the thyroid gland is no longer stimulated by the pituitary TSH. This form of hypothyroidism can, therefore, be distinguished from hypothyroidism that is caused by thyroid gland disease, in which the TSH level becomes elevated as the pituitary gland attempts to encourage thyroid hormone production by stimulating the thyroid gland with more TSH. Usually, hypothyroidism from pituitary gland injury occurs in conjunction with other hormone deficiencies, since the pituitary regulates other processes such as growth, reproduction, and adrenal function.
Pituitary injury
Medications that are used to treat an over-active thyroid (hyperthyroidism) may actually cause hypothyroidism. These drugs include methimazole (Tapazole) and propylthiouracil (PTU). The psychiatric medication, lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid), is also known to alter thyroid function and cause hypothyroidism. Interestingly, drugs containing a large amount of iodine such as amiodarone (Cordarone), potassium iodide (SSKI, Pima), and Lugol's solution can cause changes in thyroid function, which may result in low blood levels of thyroid hormone.
Learn more about: Eskalith
Severe iodine deficiency
In areas of the world where there is an iodine deficiency in the diet, severe hypothyroidism can be seen in 5% to 15% of the population. Examples of these areas include Zaire, Ecuador, India, and Chile. Severe iodine deficiency is also seen in remote mountain areas such as the Andes and the Himalayas. Since the addition of iodine to table salt and to bread, iodine deficiency is rarely seen in the United States.
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Like "The Catch", "The Immaculate Reception" or "The Hand of God" goal, surely this must be.... "The Layup"
Like "The Catch", "The Immaculate Reception" or "The Hand of God" goal, surely this must be.... "The Layup"
I was kind of hoping he'd miss his breakaway dunk too, simply for comedic value.
that was atrocious.
i knew he was a joker, but i didnt know he would try that hard to be funny.
I almost puked last night when i saw that....forget working on his shooting which is basically non-existent he should learn how to make a damn lay-up, especially when the nearest defender is in a different area code.
I hope for Fields sake and our season that he gets out of this slump soon. He hasn't had a good game yet in an regard so far. I wasn't expecting much from him from beyond the arc but he hasn't hit the glass or made cuts to the basket like I had expected.
I'd like to know what the f*ck happened to him.
Does he have a non-athletic twin?
Is he a clone?
Has he turned in to a zombie?
WTF man!
with the Knicks he had no expectations and tiny contract. Now all of Toronto is looking at him like WTF did we 18 million and change for?
At least we can put the "Landry is fairly paid" debate to rest once and for all ..
At this point. I'd rather have James Johnson...
I really really in my heart believe that he is actually trying to play this badly on purpose. I feel that he doesn't really want to play basketball anymore and would rather get paid not to play and retire to a party lifestyle with lots of soulless hot hot women around, on the Raptors dime.
Soon they will have no choice but to actually cut him from the team or actually buy him out.
Too tell you the truth I don't blame him, I actually envy him because this is an excellent plan, he is a millionaire soon and shortly he will get to ass groove on his couch with his big screen plasma and sit and reflect while he watches the raptors and laugh about how he robbed them blind.
Seems like a classic case of a guy who put up good numbers on a bad team with no expectations other than to go out and play hard. Right now he looks like his confidence is shot and I haven't seen him smile once while on the court. He'll probably break out of his slump once he gets more comfortable and the offense in general starts to click a bit more, but there's little to no chance he'll ever live up to his contract. Gonna be a long 3 years watching this guy.
i blame the knicks shooting coaches. i remember after his rookie season they were talking about changing his shooting form and even at the time i was like who the fuck changes a rookies shot when he hit 39% of his 3s already or whatever it was. well if u look at his good release then compared to now, its scary.
Why the fuck don't our coaches address this guys shot? i can shoot better than this fool is right now.
I don't mean to pick on the guy but that was brutal. I've been watching it all day laughing uncontrollably in my office. Pretty sure the new assistant thinks I'm insane.
Even still, in Fields' defence, this isn't the worst shot in Raptors history. I'd go with:
1. Chris Childs forgets the score in Game 5.
2. Araujo's screaming breakaway dunk.
3. Fields' layup.
Any other contenders?
Fields has been simply wretched. I get that he's supposed to be super 'glue' guy, but he's not even Post-It note strength, let alone Krazy glue. And what exactly does Fields do that Mickael Pietrus can't do for half the price? I guess we have to chalk this up to a BC gambit for Nash that blew up in his face ala Wile. E. Coyote.
Fields for VC.. make it happen BC... as a fan id let VC off the hook if we can dump Fields & his contract ASAP!!!!!
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Today's RPOTD is in the form of a 2008 VW GTI. As you can see, it is an exquisite collection of low, with a delicious side dish of more low. To answer your question: Yes, this is actually driven like this.
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The purpose of Jigglem is to have fun with tits. After all the tits you've likely seen on the internet, how many of them have you actually been able to play with? it's Boobs 2.0, that's what it is. All you have to do is to upload any image you like, and then play around with it, making it wobble and wobble as you like. When you've found an image that is particularly funny or amusing, you can share it with your friends through email, Facebook, twitter, google, stumbleupon, reedit, delicious, hives, qq, or friendster.
To use Jigglem, just follow the three steps: choose the image you'd like to jiggle, add a caption if you'd like your image to have one, and click "upload." Note that images which have no captions will show their filenames instead.
The standard size of Jigglem images is a non-standard size: it's 800x650 pixels, which is a 16:13 ratio. Why follow a standard?
In our experience, faces work best, don't know why, something about them contains an expectation of proportion perhaps, but anyway lots of images look good when they get wobbly, not just faces. But friends, celebrities, kids, anyone, upload their face and watch them throw a wobbly!
From time to time and according to season, we change the standard image on the site. At the moment it's long fleshy boobs. They wobble well, don't they? It's memorabelia -- it's Jigglobelia of long fleshy boobs's special event!
Jigglem also makes everyone else's images available for everyone to see and play with. If you upload an image you do not wish to be made public, there is a button you can use to remove it from the public database. Note that this means you won't be able to see it anymore either!
Also if you find any images which are inappropriate on Jigglem, please use the report button to remove the offending image from public view. All reported images will be reviewed by us, and either reinstated (if they are not inappropriate after all), erased (if they are), or forwarded to law enforcement (if they contain images or evidence of illegal activity). Wobbulate does collect information about images as they are uploaded, including IP's, timestamps, and exit information, and shares this information with law enforcement when necessary.
But mostly this site is just about having fun! So get out your most circus-mirrorey self-portraits, and have a look at yourself from the point of view of the eyeball in the jello!


text: You know, I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting sci-fi tv to watch. Thanks to internet, it is increasingly possible to go back and find those TV shows that were either one season wonder or long lost treasures. I don't know if anyone else is interested in these, but I'm curious if anyone knows of quality (or even or less than spectaular) sci-fi shows that some of us may have missed in their initial run and thus never had the opportunity to marvel at their brilliance (or gasp at their crappiness). I'm not talking about famous failures like Firefly...who hasn't heard of that. But shows that never got much recognition and were quitely sent to the TV graveyard. Or even British/Canadian/Australian shows that never made it to Americans shores or never got global recognition. I'm thinking about shows like: Charlie Jade Mercy Point Veritas: The Quest Nowhere Man Total Recall: 2070 Mann & Machine even Freedom (though technically not scifi) Haunted (I think that was the name ....UPN had the corpses of so many shows lying around that its hard to remember them all) Some might even be shows where only one or two episodes ever aired in the US but there might have been half a seasons worth of episodes (that were probably aired outside of the US....(some shows might have had more than one season, but went largely unknown in the US)


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Carlton: Texas' outlook suddenly sunnier after Horns recover from 'nightmarish' first half
SAN ANTONIO — Alex Okafor and Marquise Goodwin each delivered signature moments in their final appearance in a Texas uniform.
In his first game calling plays for his alma mater, Major Applewhite managed to coax a double-digit comeback and confidence from quarterback David Ash.
After a 31-27 win over Oregon State in the Valero Alamo Bowl, the future of the Texas football program — or at least the perception of the future — looks far different that it did 24 hours ago.
In a postgame interview with ESPN, coach Mack Brown immediately pointed to Texas finishing 9-4, with one more win than last season.
More importantly, after a nightmarish first half that seemed like a greatest hits compilation of everything that had gone wrong, Texas turned momentum around in a way it hadn't all season. The gashing of the interior run defense and a disoriented offense that went the first quarter without a first down looked all too familiar.
At halftime, Brown explained the reality of the situation to his players.
"We need a tough win against a top team to get back in the mix for getting confidence with all these guys coming back," said Brown, who seemed almost giddy accepting the bowl trophy. "It was a really good win for us."
Or as defensive coordinator Manny Diaz put it, his unit "had a decision to make at halftime: whether to fight their way out of it or accept their fate."
Ash (21-of-33, 241 yards) completed the comeback, finding a wide-open Goodwin for a 36-yard touchdown pass with 2:24 remaining.
"The game is about speed and explosive players," Applewhite said.
Then Okafor and his defensive teammates finished the victory, sacking Oregon State quarterback Cody Vaz twice on the final series. Okafor had the key sack, getting Vaz for a 6-yard loss on third down. He finished with an Alamo Bowl-record 4 1/2 sacks and a forced fumble, giving him 12 1/2 sacks this season and plenty of film to captivate NFL scouts.
All season long, Brown had been preaching progress, a recurring theme since finishing 5-7 in 2010. With just a handful of senior contributors, Brown kept pointing to 2013.
For a fan base that has been exceptionally grumpy since the 63-21 loss to Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl, the win is sign of change.
A comeback seemed improbable when Storm Woods scored on a 9-yard run for a 27-17 Oregon State lead with nine seconds remaining in the third quarter.
Texas' biggest rally this season had been from seven points behind. Once the Longhorns got down, they usually stayed down. Not this time.
With Applewhite opening up the offense, Ash completed seven of eight passes for 77 yards on an 83-yard scoring drive to draw Texas within three, 27-24.
"I think at that point, you just start reacting," said Ash, who broke his pattern of slow starts leading to even worse finishes. "You keep plugging away and you just look for that play that sparks. … It's like you're in the backyard."
On the 15-yard touchdown pass to freshman Johnathan Gray, Ash spun and eluded three would-be tacklers and found Gray in the flat.
"That's the kind of escape play that quarterbacks have to make to win games," Brown said.
Ash responded again on the series, taking Texas 48 yards in five plays. When Goodwin got a couple of steps behind cornerback Sean Martin, Texas had the lead and something to build on.
"It was uncomfortable for the four weeks of bowl practices after two losses," Applewhite said, "but this feels pretty damn good."
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NEW YORK (AP) — Vehicles will be temporarily banned from a New York City tunnel so an artist can turn it into an interactive light and sound installation.
Instead, pedestrians will be allowed into the 1,300-foot-long Park Avenue Tunnel between 33rd and 40th streets.
It's happening on three consecutive Saturdays, beginning Aug. 3
The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/15qX3uR ) says visitors will be instructed to walk midway and speak into a silver intercom. Their short messages will travel outward in waves of sound and arching light until they disappear.
The messages will come in quick succession, creating a rapidly changing ebb of sound and light.
The pitch of each visitor's voice will determine the intensity of each beam.
The creator is Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. He's known for his large-scale interactive art.
Information from: The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com


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Alvarez aims to rise to the occasion for Bucs
Third baseman in position to be difference-maker this season
By Tom Singer / MLB.com
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Spring optimism around here seems to come with a qualifier. Baseball insiders and fans alike take in the Pirates and opine, "A lot of good signs, yes, but that middle of the lineup ... where will the power come from?" They then all figuratively glance toward third base, where The Answer and The Hope intersect. Pedro Alvarez is frequently cited as the Bucs' game-changer, their difference-maker. The others can carry them to the hump. Alvarez is the one who can take them over it. The billing comes with the legacy: Alvarez, Dominican-born and New York City-raised, was the second player taken in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. Twenty-one months after becoming a pro, Alvarez was in the Pirates' lineup and producing like a vet, or at least like the prodigy he actually was. Following a forgettable 2011 in which he somehow became a symbol of the Pirates' skid out of a title run, Alvarez is regarded as a major piece of making the 2012 contention stick. No one will come out and say so, to avoid placing unfair weight on the 25-year-old's shoulders, and because that would fly in the face of the team concept.
As second baseman Neil Walker said, "We're all equally important, although how he profiles in terms of his ability to hit homers probably just gives him a little more value in terms of projections."Still, everyone leaves the impression they should be wearing bibs when they discuss Alvarez, they drool so much. "Pedro is in much better shape than he was last year. He's in the best shape I've seen since August of '09," said general manager Neal Huntington. "He's peaking physically." "His swing looks great -- so compact," Walker said. "I think he'll have a great year for us." "His swing is really connected. Unleashed," manager Clint Hurdle said. "He's swinging through balls, using the big part of the field. He's in about as good a place, physically and mentally, as I've seen him." Admittedly, that was not saying much because Hurdle, starting his second season at the Pirates' helm, has only seen Alvarez in a very bad place. Reeled a month into the 2011 season by tightness of the right quad muscle, Alvarez eventually went on the disabled list with that injury, and with his .208 average, on May 20. Between recovery, rehab and extra time at Triple-A Indianapolis, he did not make his return appearance with the Pirates until July 25 -- their last day, as it turned out, atop the National League Central standings. So talk about adding insult to injury: As the Bucs faded, Alvarez hit .173 to the wire (around another detour to Indianapolis), with twice as many strikeouts (38) as hits and two homers and nine RBIs in 38 games, and the fans let him hear about it. "Yeah, everybody seemed to focus on him. It was very unfair, very unjust," Walker said. "Offensively, none of us were doing anything. No reason he should've gotten the brunt of it from the fans." No worries, Alvarez said lightly. "Last year was tough, injuries- and performance-wise," he said. "The fans in Pittsburgh are the best in baseball. They're loyal -- we got a taste of that last year. All they ask for is to have everyone give their all every single play. Then we can fire on all cylinders, and they'll be happy about it. "It's just a matter of playing hard, and with dedication. It's a great sports town. Football and hockey have been doing well, and it's about time we gave them something good to cheer for." Alvarez committed his offseason to giving them that, to at least giving them back the young third baseman they'd seen in 2010. From his big league debut on June 16, Alvarez hit 16 homers and drove in 64 runs in the season's final 95 games, while batting .256. To that end, he spent the winter in Southern California, under the close supervision of agent Scott Boras, following a nutritious diet and focusing workouts on "flexibility, agility, core-strength exercises." "And," he said, "on getting into a good state of mind, too, where I could just come in and go out there to keep learning and progressing every day. "When you play the game at this level, you have a skill-set most people don't have. It becomes a matter of staying on top of your game, of polishing everything you have, fine-tuning it all, everything you can use to your advantage to succeed in this game." "He will be a very productive Major League hitter," Huntington said. "We're looking forward to seeing that this year." It is merely a quirk, of course, but Alvarez's lost season coincided with the disappearance of an idol who now is back on the Major League scene. Growing up in the same New York neighborhood and sharing the same nationality, he couldn't help being a huge fan of Manny Ramirez. That Pirates No. 24 on Alvarez's back didn't just happen. That was Ramirez's lifelong number, until he landed in Los Angeles in mid-2008 and wound up in No. 99. "Everyone around there idolized Manny, including myself," Alvarez said of his neighborhood. "To this day, he is one of my favorite players, and one of the best hitters ever. Where he came from, this is a big deal." Ramirez is in the Phoenix camp of the Oakland A's, hoping to at least duplicate the feat of Sammy Sosa, who had sat out the 2006 season then resurfaced in '07 with a 21-homer, 92-RBI season for the Rangers. Alvarez likes his chances. "Guys like that don't forget how to be good, and he'll show up pretty well. It's like riding a bike," said Alvarez, preparing to put his own metal to the pedal.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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NC JUSTICE CENTER BRIEF: Wage Theft - Undermining the Value of Work
By Alexandra Forter Sirota & Sabine Schoenbach
NC Justice Center
January 2012
- Documented wage theft cost North Carolina workers and their communities an estimated $4.7 million in fiscal year 2011.
- National survey data and state‐level data on industry incidence of wage theft find that workers in low‐wage occupations are more likely to experience wage violations than higher‐wage workers or workers in higher‐wage industries.
- Further research is needed to understand the full scope and impact of wage theft in North Carolina.
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JavaAutotoolsExample is an example of a Java Swing program that uses GNU Gettext, Autoconf, Automake, Make, and Java JNI. JavaAutotoolsExample is intended to help Java developers and maintainers make their full-featured Java programs respect the standard "./configure && make && sudo make install" procedure for build and installation.
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Amare had several awesome moments.
Loving the teamwork!
* Melo's hustle, defense, energy ~ like a machine all game - sure he can still improve but -> When he plays both sides of the ball - GAMECHANGER!
Much like the rest of the team~ Really liking the effort from everyone on the knicks team - but i would just be listing the entire roster.. lol