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Dinosaur Ranks Shrink as Species Numbers Dwindle
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
Triceratops is one of the most recognizable dinosaurs, known from partially complete fossilized skeletons to have large armor plate and three horns on its head. At almost 30 feet long, it was perhaps one third the length of Torosaurus, which also had a large armor plate and three horns. Long considered distinct species, paleontologists recently reported data indicating that they actually might be the same species.1 If this identification was wrong for so long, what other dinosaurs might be misidentified?
Presenting at last month's Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontological held in Bristol, England, John R. Horner and his graduate student John Scannella demonstrated that known fossils of various sizes of these two dinosaurs line up quite well in a "developmental continuum."2 Thus, Triceratops may have just been juvenile Torosaurus.
Similarly, the remarkable dragon look-alike fossil Dracorex hogwartsia may have just been a younger version of another known dinosaur. Dracorex shared similar features with the larger Pachycephalosaurus, but Dracorex did not have the same thick bony dome on its head. When first described, Robert Bakker stated, "The lack of a dome is considered not to be an ontogenetic [developmental] feature, but rather it is phylogenetically [evolutionarily] derived."3
However, the following year at the 2007 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting held in Austin, Texas, John Horner reported that Dracorex was possibly on the junior end of a line of fossils that show maturation into a Pachycephalosaurus.4, 5 As with Triceratops and Torosaurus, differences in size and appearance could be explained by the fact that the younger members of the species would not carry full adult features until they reached the appropriate age.
Thus, in both cases, Horner has shown the possibility that what were thought of as multiple dinosaurs that evolved separate features and separate sizes and were given separate names, were quite possibly of the same kind. His research has also been featured in a National Geographic News article titled "A Third of Dinosaur Species Never Existed?," which highlights yet another multi-name, single-species dinosaur. According to Horner, the "Nanotyrannus" is likely just a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex.6 The article addressed the theory that "as many as a third of all known dinosaur species never existed in the first place." A smaller number of dinosaur species has significant implications for a question often posed to Bible believers: "How did dinosaurs fit on Noah's Ark?"
Since it is possible that Dracorex, Triceratops, and Nanotyrannus were actually just juvenile versions of Pachycephalosaurus, Torosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus, respectively, then the almost 1,000 different dinosaur species named today do not automatically represent 1,000 different dinosaur kinds. An even more significant factor that likely inflated the number of named dinosaur species beyond the number of actual kinds is the different appearances of varieties within each kind. One might well imagine the number of species names given just to today's varieties of dogs were they to be found in the fossil record—especially considering the notoriety and funding generated for paleobiologists when they name new finds.
Creation scientists, working from the premise that certain features of many created kinds are able to undergo variation between generations, have estimated that there may have been only 60 or fewer dinosaur kinds, totaling up to 120 individuals (male and female) on Noah's Ark.7 The few dinosaur kinds that were able to grow to enormous sizes were likely taken on board as juveniles, and considering that most dinosaurs were not much larger than turkeys, it is certainly feasible that Noah boarded dinosaur passengers.
The existence of dinosaurs presents no problem for the Genesis account of the Flood, and having too many named species does not translate into too many animals for the massive barge that Noah's family built.8
- Scannella, John B. 2009. And then there was one: synonymy consequences of Triceratops cranial ontogeny. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (3): 177A.
- Wong, K. Are Torosaurus and Triceratops one and the same? Scientific American. Posted on scientificamerican.com, September 28, 2009, accessed October 5, 2009.
- Bakker, R. T. et al. 2006. Dracorex hogwartsia, N. Gen., N. Sp., a Spiked, Flat-Headed Pachycephalosauroid Dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota. Late Cretaceous vertebrates from the Western Interior. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin. 35: 331- 345.
- Horner, J., M. Goodwin and H. Woodward. 2007. Synonomy Consequences of Dinosaur Cranial Ontogeny. Technical Session IX. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (Supplement to No. 3): 92A.
- Stokstad, E. 2007. Did Horny Young Dinosaurs Cause Illusion of Separate Species? Science. 318 (5854): 1236.
- Handwerk, B. A Third of Dinosaur Species Never Existed? National Geographic News. Posted on nationalgeographic.com October 9, 2009, accessed October 12, 2009.
- Were Dinosaurs on Noah's Ark? Creation Ministries International. Posted on creation.com July 26, 2000, accessed October 12, 2009.
- "If, as the preponderance of evidence shows, the created kind was equivalent to the family (at least in the case of mammals and birds), then there were only about 2,000 animals on the Ark." Woodmorappe, J. 1996. Noah's Ark: A Feasibility Study. Santee, CA: Institute for Creation Research, 7.
* Mr. Thomas is Science Writer at the Institute for Creation Research.
Article posted on October 13, 2009.
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text: Brent and Phelicia Hatch are the parents of McKay Hatch, the teen who instigated the movement toward "No Cussing Clubs" in schools. McKay has been called "the most cyberbullied kid in the world," so I wanted to talk to his parents about what that did to the family and how they dealt with some unbelievable harassment. In case you missed it, or you just want to hear it again, here's the audio of the interview.


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text: I DID get my free beer ( Boulevard Wheat) from Revzilla and may use the coupon later on something besides tires. Tires have gone up a LOT lately and I was comparing all the different online vendors and Revzilla had the best price until checkout where they add a $5 surcharge--puts them about even with everyone else. The Michelin Anakee 2's are out of stock at some sites, but -- I will wait ( until they go up more) . Thanks Revzilla--lots of stuff on your site. I am sure I will find something I cant' live without before the expiration date.


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What does a coach really do?
1. Create a defensive scheme
2. Build an offensive philosophy
3. Call plays out of game stoppages
4. Select the best possible players to play depending on scenario.
Let's unpack these:
#1 -- I give Casey a solid B on Defense. His above avg knowledge of defense is why I hoped he survived last year.
#2 -- F. When this team wins the ball swing side to side, but Rap sets consistently run through high usage ball stoppers
#3 -- C. Could be worse has called solid end of game plays consistently. However, some of his calls after mid game timeouts...
#4 -- U. Back where I'm from a U was a grade lower than an F. Essentially if you got an F you would get a chance to retake a test. If you got a U you might be asked to transfer to a more appropriate school for your intelligence.
Casey's obsession with playing vets who have a negative impact on the game, subbing all of his starters in first quarters, going 10-12 players deep like its going out of style when "good" teams go 9 deep at most is deplorable.
His interview may be smokescreen, something Colangelo suggested. But at the end of the day, if he made some small sensible moves early in the season and the team was closer to a playoff spot his job security wouldn't be so tightly tied to BC's
As for more general usage, I am fully on board with rookies getting a quick hook anytime in a game when they make a mistake - ie: one from lack of effort, or laziness running a play, etc... However, I don't understand the concept of keeping the rookie on the bench for the remainder of the game, which is exactly what DC did with both JV & Ross many times earlier in the year. I think it makes more sense to yank the player, talk to them on the bench and make them understand what they did wrong, while reviewing the change that needs to be made to avoid making the same mistake. Then the player needs to get back into the same game, against the same opponents, running the same gameplan, to prove that they are able to learn from their mistakes and take the benching/coaching to heart. That's what I found to be lacking from DC all season - not giving his rookies a chance to prove themselves after being called out for an initial mistake.
For what it's worth, the after game NBA TV Canada interviewed DeMar DeRozan and one of the questions they asked him was what he thought of JV's development. DeRozan chuckled and said JV was still learning and makes a ton of mistakes on the defensive end, but that at least he's giving it 120% effort every night.
your pal,
I've been trying to watch the video for the last 35 minutes so that I can make up my own opinion. Unfortunately, internet in Rwanda has gone from bad to 99% non-existent. The fact that I can even read the forum posts is something that hasn't been possible the last 3 days.
So I'll stay away from trying to interpret what was in the video, and stick to my own (limited) opinion. JV has been underplayed for a significant amount of the year. Anyone can defend what Casey said in the interview, or what he was implying. I would have liked Ross to get more minutes, but he has not played well to the point where the minutes may not have been helping him (or the team).
With Jonas it is a completely different situation, because often the guy you'd be replacing him with, wouldn't do as good as job as he would, which smacks of "cutting off your nose to spite your face".
Defend Casey all you want (I'm still in the bring him back for another season, camp). BUT I seriously would like to know if there's anyone who actually believes that Casey has given JV the right amount of minutes. Because, no matter what your interpretation is of what he said in the interview are, it would be VERY difficult (and I would appreciate it if someone actually tried) to make a statistical argument on Jonas' productivity and it's correlation with raptors wins that says the raptors would do better if he played less. I don't care what the current philosophy is on how you play rookies. And just because the spurs do it, (whether or not they actually do) doesn't mean we should. If the spurs are doing something that directly leads to wins, then absolutely, you want to try that out to see if you can duplicate that success. BUT if the team is more likely to win if you play said player, and if your goal is to win, that logic dictates that you SHOULD play that said player.
There's a reason why Kobe has played and average of 47 minutes in the last two games (not total, AVERAGE you mind should be blown right now). I'm not saying that Casey should play JV 48 minutes every game for the remainder of the season. BUT I actually kind of want him too, and I do think that the upside of those extended minutes of doing that FAR out way the negatives.
My "eye test" says that Casey limits JV's playing time NOT because he's tired, or making mistakes, but because he (or upper mgmt) has decided that JV is only going to get X amount of minutes for that game. This to me is flawed coaching, because it reinforces that the coaching staff are not willing/able to adapt players minutes "in game" based on their performance, or the other teams performance/line ups.
I just don't see how you can argue, using stats, or the eye test, that there are cases where Casey has played JV too much, but I think there's lots of cases where you can argue using stats and the eye test, that Casey hasn't played him enough.
This is probably why people are inclined to implicate casey's intent as being anti-rookie, whether he is or is not.
"They're going to have to rename the whole conference after us: Toronto Raptors 2014-2015 Northern Conference Champions" ~ ezzbee Dec. 2014
"I guess I got a little carried away there" ~ ezzbee Apr. 2015
"We only have one rule on this team. What is that rule? E.L.E. That's right's, E.L.E, and what does E.L.E. stand for? EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY. Right there up on the wall, because this isn't just a basketball team, this is a lifestyle. ~ Jackie Moon
If you don't like Casey or have no confidence in his coaching ability that is fine. But if this interview is what tips the scales, so to speak, of your opinion of him, than that's just sad. Some of you are totally over-reacting to his comments. I'm not sure how I feel about Casey one way or the other and this interview certainly isn't going to influence my opinion.
This thread is stupid when you have both jv and tross talking about how they appreciate more time because they are learning and making mistakes
I think some of you guys just need to take a chill pill. Currently there are 93 big men in the NBA (I filtered for anyone 6'11" or taller). Only 17 of them averaged more minutes per game than Valanciunas (23.5 mpg) in their rookie season. Here are a few of the notable guys who averaged less minutes in their rookie season:
Chris Kaman (22.5)
LaMarcus Aldridge (22.1)
Joakim Noah (20.7)
Brendan Haywood (20.4)
Dirk Nowitzki (20.4)
Tyson Chandler (19.6)
Javale McGee (15.2)
Jamaal Magloire (14.8)
DeAndre Jordan (14.5)
Larry Sanders (14.5)
Roy Hibbert (14.4)
Tiago Splitter (12.3)
Omer Asik (12.1)
Jermaine O'Neal (10.2)
Andrew Bynum (7.3)
Marcin Gortat (6.2)
Samuel Dalembert (5.2)
your pal,
Casey is part of the problem with this team and I would be happy with a new coach, but he does kind of have a point with regards to JV.
JV is pretty awesome and I love having him on the team, however from a production point of view he's 6th worst on the team (as of March 21 and 82games.com). Giving him more minutes is great for his development and I encourage that for a lost season, but if they were in the playoff hunt playing JV could theoretically cost them wins especially if he is a negative in terms of production on the team. The bigger problem is that Gray is actually worse than him, so if JV was not playing who would Casey give the minutes too? If it was Gray then he is a really bad coach, but if Amir played center, and Gay PF then it could actually be more beneficial to the team at least this season, and that tandem might work better against a team like Miami who plays small ball anyway.
With regards to JV I am really impressed. Looking at his stats he is actually doing better than Noah was in his first year. He's doing better across all the major stats except for his defensive rating which is still pretty close.
If JV ends up having Noah's career then we have locked in the hardest position to fill on a roster, and that is something we can all celebrate.
It's nice to keep making anti-rookie arguments, but at some point you have to step back and evaluate how TALENT is being used.
You know its not even so much of an issue that he loves to play small ball..Casey plays small ball cause he has to, since Davis left and Bargnani is down and out only JV and Amir are bigs in the rotation. Have to use what you have.
There's math, and everything else is debatable.
JV has a tendency to overcommit when playing help defense, and leaving the paint wide open. I would like to think casey wants to limit his minutes as a teaching point, rather than benching a bad player.
It is also sadly true that the team defends the roll very badly. A lot of times nobody rotates to disrupt the rolling big. It's especially bad when this help is supposed to come from one of the wings. I remember being constantly annoyed by it earlier in teh season. IT's not quite as bad anymore, though still not consistent.
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These are really just 10-minute blocks (see http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-81908-1.htm) but starting with what I'll call a 1/4 snowball.
For one flower, you need
2 -- 5" squares of fabric 1
2 -- 5" squares of fabric 2
1 -- 4" square for center
4 -- 2.5" squares of background
Sew each background square onto one corner of your four 5" squares. Trim seam to 1/4" and press toward the background color (picture 2). This makes a 1/4 snowball block
Arrange the 4 "petals" as shown in picture 3 below.
Proceed with the instructions from the tutorial above. There are just 2 differences:
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2) you have to be careful about the orientation of the 4 petals, to keep them in the pinwheel.
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Auernheimer, aka "weev" or "Escher Auernheimer",
iPad users' private email addresses using AT&T's wide
open website. Now Auernheimer is in prison facing felony
possession charges.Auernheimer, 24, was arrested in
his home late Tuesday when police raided it. At this point its
unknown whether the raid was triggered by AT&T or was unrelated
to the iPad drama. AT&T sent
an apology to customers writing that it was investigating
the "malicious" "attack" by "hackers",
and has since wrote that it is cooperating with the FBI in the
inquiry.What is clear was that a large amount of controlled
substances, including cocaine, LSD and ecstasy, were found in
Auernheimer's house.For now Auernheimer is in jail awaiting
multiple criminal possession charges. He is currently
incarcerated at Washington Country Detention Center in Fayetteville,
Arkansas.The arrest has triggered a great deal of anger
against AT&T, probably partially because it reminds many of
Apple's requested raid
on Gizmodo journalist
Jason Chen's house,
after Chen purchased a lost iPhone 4 prototype. Cult
of Mac writes:
one way of putting it. Another way of putting it is that AT&T's
security malfeasance exposed the private user details of over a
hundred thousand customers, and are now busy hunting down and
vilifying the benign group of security activists who alerted them to
the problem before less well-meaning hacker groups could exploit the
Auernheimer's arrest for drug charges is obviously warranted by the
letter of the law, it's hard to escape the fact that the Feds
shouldn't have even been at his house. Goatse did both the public
and AT&T a service by publicizing a dangerous security
vulnerability before it could be maliciously exploited. They didn't
publish the exploit until AT&T had closed the hole. They insisted
that any published customer records had the personal information
removed first.
if the raid ends up being based on the iPad investigation, it may end
up being ruled invalid, considering no charges have been filed in
that investigation. The Goatse Security
researchers point out that they went to no elaborate means to obtain
the information. AT&T's website freely provided email
addresses to requests with spoofed iPad headers containing an ICC-ID
number. Spoofing is by no means illegal -- most cell phones do
it to change between mobile version of sites and the full version.
And all Goatse Security did was guess numbers.They state that
they felt compelled to leak the information after Apple and AT&T
still haven't fixed a gaping
Safari hole on the iPad. They revealed that hole way
back in March, and nothing has been done. The group says that
if they did not approach the media with the massive amount of emails
they gathered, the company would have done nothing and would continue
to endanger its customers.AT&T is currently facing more
problems -- during the iPhone
4 preorder madness yesterday, it apparently exposed
private information of customers by misdirecting users
logging in to other peoples' accounts. This time no "hackers"
were involved.


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Canadian freight carload volume also fell, but modestly, down 0.2% for the week ending Oct. 6 measured against the comparable week of a year ago. Canadian intermodal volume rose a robust 11.3%. Mexican freight carload volume advanced 3.4% compared with a year ago, while Mexican intermodal gained 17.5%.
Combined North American freight carload volume for the first 40 weeks of 2012 on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled was down 1.5% compared with the same point last year, while combined North American intermodal volume was up 4.7%.


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Given its all-star cast, connection with history and Oscar-nominated director, The Butler was never in danger of hanging around a long time without picking up a distributor and now The Weinstein Company has swooped in to fill the gap. The studio has announced via press release that they have acquired the US rights to distribute the new film from Precious filmmaker Lee Daniels.
Based on a true story, the movie follows Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), a man who served as a White House butler over the course of three decades and for eight different American presidents, including Dwight D. Eisenhower (Robin Williams), John F. Kennedy (James Marsden), Lyndon B. Johnson (Live Schreiber), Richard Nixon (John Cusack), and Ronald Reagan (Alan Rickman). In addition to the presidents the film also has actors like Oprah Winfrey, Melissa Leo, Minka Kelly, Lenny Kravitz, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jane Fonda, Terrence Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, Mariah Carey, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer and Jesse Williamsas part of the cast.
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Biggest Loser Resort replicates weight-loss boot camp
As a contestant on season 12 of "The Biggest Loser," Jessica Limpert lost 80 pounds and gained a new career. Limpert, a registered nurse from Murrysville, has signed on as a personal trainer for Biggest Loser Resort Niagara in western New York. It opens in May.
"We are going to bring that 'Biggest Loser' show experience," says Limpert, a sunny blonde who seems more cheerleader than drill sergeant. "A lot of people hold themselves back and think they can't do that extra mile."
The resort, which charges $2,600 per week for a private room, will replicate the boot camp-style weight-loss program featured on the popular NBC show. Guests will live, eat and work out under the supervision of personal trainers, nutritionists, medical staff and chefs. Reservations are being accepted. It's the first Biggest Loser resort in the Northeast.
Limpert, 26, says six hours of daily exercise is only part of the experience. Guests will attend health-and-wellness lectures and learn about cooking nutritious meals and editing the junk food out of their pantries. They will be limited to 1,400 calories per day, 1,800 if they weigh more than 250 pounds.
"Nutrition is 90 percent of the battle," says Limpert, who also will serve as staff nurse at Biggest Loser Resort Niagara. "Ten percent is working out."
The 6 a.m.-to-6 p.m. schedule includes a morning stretching routine, a four-and-a-half mile hike, water aerobics, kickboxing, yoga and spinning. Each day concludes with a bonfire, where guests can share their experiences.
Limpert answered a "Biggest Loser" casting call at Station Square and had begun working out on her own when NBC executives chose her to compete on
Season 12. During the taping of the show, she forged a romance with fellow contestant Ramon Medeiros, who also is a personal trainer at the Biggest Loser Resort Niagara. While neither won the $250,000 grand prize, they lost a combined 260 pounds.
"My biggest fear was going there and not losing a darn pound," says Limpert, who once tipped the scales at 286 pounds. "The fact that I got there, and I didn't make an excuse, was a big deal. I don't like to look bad."
Is it worth it to pay $2,200 per week for a double room at Biggest Loser Resort Niagara• If a person realistically can be expected to lose, say, 2 pounds in a week, that's $1,100 a pound.
Madelyn Fernstrom, founding director of the UMPC Weight Management Center, says that should not be the focus.
"If you're someone who's going, 'How much weight am I going to lose in one week?' I would not recommend that," she says. "This is a good destination for someone who is investing in themselves for the lifelong term. ...Two or three thousand dollars a week is not economical, but for some people, re-starting their lives in this kind of isolated environment helps them take this change home."
Biggest Loser Resort Niagara is set on 300 acres of woodland. It's owned by Fitness Ridge Worldwide, which operates the two other Biggest Loser resorts in Ivins, Utah, and Malibu, Calif. They'll partner with Snyder Corp. of Buffalo.
"It's going to have the look and feel of the Olympic village," says Sandra Schoellkopf, executive vice president of marketing for Snyder Corp.
Since the show debuted in 2004, "The Biggest Loser" has expanded its weight-loss franchise to include exercise DVDs, meal plans, cookbooks, even a hand-held computer called Slimcoach that tracks and analyzes the user's movement in real time.
Weight-loss experts are divided on the extreme approach of the show, where some contestants gained back the weight they lost while others risked their health by deliberately dehydrating themselves for weigh-ins.
Christy Ferguson, director of the STOP Obesity Alliance, says people shouldn't measure the success of their diets based on the dramatic weight loss on "The Biggest Loser." Losing as little as 5 percent to 7 percent of one's total body weight significantly can improve health, she says.
The show's "You've got to want it" philosophy helps perpetuate the notion that obese people simply aren't trying hard enough, Ferguson says.
"As long as we view it as a personal failing and not a health-care issue, we are shooting ourselves in the foot as a country."
About one-third of adults in America are obese. Generally, a person is classified as obese if they have a body mass index of 30 or more. Body mass index is calculated using an individuals' weight and height.
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Americans find extreme ways to shed pounds
Americans will try just about anything if they think it will help them lose weight. Some examples:
Crash diets: Fasting yourself thin might work in the short term, but crash dieters frequently regain the weight they lose. And drastic cutbacks in daily calories without a doctor's supervision never is a good idea. Losing about two pounds per week still is the most common-sense approach, experts say. "In general, the quicker people lose weight, the quicker they gain it back," says Dr. Donald Hensrud, a consultant in the Division of Endrocrinology and Nutrition at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
Dietary supplements: There are thousands out there, from Hoodia to Gut Cut to Jillian Michaels' Extreme Maximum Strength Fat Burner. Their effectiveness is a matter of debate, but most, at least, do no harm. However, dietary supplements are not screened for safety or effectiveness by the Food and Drug Administration. Typically, the FDA intervenes only after problems with a particular supplement are reported by consumers or health care professionals. In 2009, the FDA issued a warning to consumers to stop using Hydroxycut dietary supplements after they were linked to serious liver injuries and at least one death.
Diet books: Some diet books take basic nutritional advice and dress it up with glitz and gimmicks. Others name drop celebrities or exploit public fascination with a glamorous locale, like Sonoma County or Hollywood. For example, consider "How the Rich Get Thin: Park Avenue's Top Diet Doctor Reveals the Secrets to Losing Weight and Feeling Great" (St. Martin's Press, $22.95). It might be fun to read about Manhattan restaurants and historical architecture, but how that will help you shed pounds is anybody's guess. A less-sexy but more-practical book is "The Mayo Clinic Diet: Eat Well, Enjoy Life, Lose Weight (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, $25.99). "Our clinicians and other experts support it because it's evidence-based, effective and sustainable. And, of course, there's nothing in the plan that's unhealthy or unsafe," says Ginger Palumbo, spokeswoman for the Mayo Clinic.
Bariatric surgery: This often is the last resort for people who have tried other forms of weight loss.The most common procedure is gastric-bypass surgery, in which the surgeon creates a small stomach pouch with a stapler. Almost 140,000 people per year have this procedure. Other forms of bariatric surgery include vertical-banded gastroplasty, where surgeons staple off a part of the existing stomach to create a pouch. Vertical-banded surgery and gastric bypass have been shown to reduce or eliminate Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and high cholesterol. Generally, these procedures are intended for those who are 80 to 100 pounds overweight and who suffer from obesity-related health problems.
Non-medical weight-loss programs: Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers and Nutrisystem aggressively promote their weight-loss programs, often using celebrity spokesmen. They usually augment their meal plans with meetings, consultations and other forms of support. Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem restrict members to their brand of prepackaged, low-calorie foods, as least, initially. While this approach could be convenient, it might keep people from learning about healthy nutrition, according to the Obesity Action Coalition website. "Safe and effective programs will offer educational materials that have been reviewed by a licensed health care professional," according to the site. Weight Watchers does not restrict what foods are consumed, but gives each food a points value and then sets a points-per-day goal.
Camps: They're known as boot camps, weight-loss facilities or fat farms. Typically, they emphasize a regimented schedule, close supervision and camaraderie with other guests who are trying to lose weight. Most stress lots of exercise, but the best ones also show guests how to eat healthier and motivate themselves from within, which are lessons they can unpack once they return home. "Used correctly, it's really great," says Madelyn Fernstrom, founding director of the UMPC Weight Management Center. "But you can't be fooled into thinking exercise is the only thing that counts. It's not for everyone. If it has no appeal to you, stay away."
"It depends on the person and where they are physically and emotionally," says Barbara Liptak, a register nurse and clinical coordinator at the Well Being Center for Mind/Body Health at Westmoreland Hospital Excela Health. "One size does not fit all."


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Three things you can do today for your business (Pt 1)
It's no secret, Bonanza sellers have one of the largest collections of seller tools online. With so many great tools before you, you may be having a hard time selecting which one to use first. Each post in this series will highlight three of those tools and how you can use them to enhance your business on Bonanza, today!
Today we will call attention to Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest, and one way they can help your Bonanza business. As of today, Facebook is ranked #2 in the world based on traffic. Twitter is ranked #9 followed by newcomer Pinterest which is #53 (source Alexa.com). If your Bonanza business is not regularly using those channels then you are missing out on a huge opportunity for exposure. Bonanza makes it simple for you to take advantage of all three of these social networks with quick buttons on each listing to post your items to each of those sites.
When you click on any of the social site buttons above (#1 - #3) for the first time, you will be prompted to log into your account on that site. Once you do, your Bonanza account will be linked to that account (You can manage these settings; Account Settings > Cancellation tab) from that day forward. The next time you click on the social network button of choice, the item will automatically be brodcast to that platform and your followers. There is a forumla to post items to each of these websites so that you can engage your followers and avoid spamming them. The Bonanza forums are alive with great tips on how to optimize each of these platfoms.
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(Portland, OR) April 8, 2011 -- Portland State University (PSU) this week added one more element in its growing campus community with PSU Chronicles, a blog billing itself as "the inside story" of campus life from three student bloggers.
The three are junior Atziri Sanchez, senior Richelle Beck, and freshman Kenny Katz, who are working the campus with smart phones, laptops and video cameras to capture the essence of PSU and keep the nearly 30,000-member student's on top of campus happenings. The blog, at http://psuchronicles.com went online Tuesday, April 4.
"If it takes off, it'll open people's eyes to different activities to be involved with at PSU and give a closer look as to what it's like to live on campus," Katz said. "I'm getting feedback, and it's all been positive."
Jackie Balzer, PSU's vice provost for student affairs, called PSU Chronicles "a wonderful addition to our campus-wide student success and community-building initiatives. Informing and connecting students via real life student stories on the new blog, in addition to the other social media activities, will help all students to succeed at PSU."
PSU Chronicles is another way for students to connect on campus. The others include:
- Twitter. The University on April 4 held a "Tweetup" social event on campus that drew more than 200 Twitter users.
- Facebook. PSU's started its "portlandstatefriends" Facebook page two years ago, and now has 6,511 fans.
- YouTube. Nearly 70,000 people have viewed YouTube videos of the University.
- Flickr. Another 64,500 people have viewed PSU photos on this popular site.
At the same time the University is growing its virtual community, it's also growing its real life community with a major drive to build more on-campus housing. Currently, 7.5 percent of PSU students live on campus. University President Wim Wiewel wants to boost that to 25 percent in the next five years.
"More people living on campus makes for a more viable and interesting campus community," Wiewel said.
Toward that end, PSU is building a new 1,000-bed residence hall, College Station, which is slated to open in time for the 2012 fall term.
To keep up on all things PSU, check out the following social media sites:
About Portland State University
Portland State University (PSU) serves as a center of opportunity for over 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Located in Portland, Oregon, one of the nations' most livable cities, the University's innovative approach to education combines academic rigor in the classroom with field-based experiences through internships and classroom projects with community partners. PSU's motto, "Let Knowledge Serve the City," inspires the teaching and research of an accomplished faculty whose work and students span the globe.


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Six More California Credit Unions Join Auto Coupon Network
The $3.25 billion Kinecta Federal Credit Union in Manhattan Beach, Calif., is the latest cooperative in the Golden State to sign on with cuautocoupon Inc.
The Hauppauge, N.Y.-based company said in addition to Kinecta, it recently signed on five other California credit unions: the $516 million American First Credit Union in La Habra, $143 million South Western Federal Credit Union, also in La Habra, $58 million CalCom Federal Credit Union in Torrance, $29 million Mattel Federal Credit Union in El Segundo and $7.8 million City of Downey Federal Credit Union in Downey.
"We continue to grow our network strongly in California," said cuautocoupon President Robert O'Hara. "Clearly, this is our intent and we will equally mirror this on the East Coast and the nation's midsection. Our goal has always been to build a strong core network of credit unions in specific targeted regions over a short period of time."
The latest clients builds on partnerships cuautocoupon secured with three additional California credit unions in May.
According to the company, cuautocoupon provides credit unions with auto loan refinance leads from their members who financed their vehicle purchase with an outside lending institution.
Members can save by redeeming a coupon at any local participating dealership to receive 10% off their next service, parts or accessories purchase, the company said.


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In Quantum Conundrum, players take on the role of a 12-year old nephew to the eccentric Professor Fitz Quadwrangle (Professor Q). Upon entering the Professor's vast, highly customized mansion, players quickly realize their uncle has gone missing. In order to find him, players will need to use an Interdimensional Shift Device, allowing them to manipulate space and objects. While on the journey, becoming adept at switching between dimensions will help them trek from one bizarre room to the next. It might sound easy enough, but it's a tall order for a 12-year old in a vast, kooky mansion! Once players start shifting between dimensions, they'll soon discover physics is on their side!
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Trying a little exercise on overloading the <<. MSVC++ 6.0 will not compile because it says the << operator is ambiguous. It's not ambiguous to me, I know exactly what it's doing. But my compiler doesn't like it. Can anyone help ??
Here is the prototype:
Code:friend ostream& operator<<(ostream&, const IntegerSet&);
Here is the function definition:
Code:ostream& operator<<(ostream& output, const IntegerSet& Set) { output << "\n{ "; for (int j = 0; j < Set.range; j++) //range is a public variable of class IntegerSet if (Set.array[j] == 1) output << j << '\t'; //array is a public variable of class Integerset output << "}" << endl; return output; }
Here is an example use of the overloaded operator:
Code:cout << "set A = " << setA << endl;


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A winnar?
Don't give me 63% completion, don't give me no INTs because there could have been 3, don't give me 2 TD passes because those were in spite of Mark, don't give me 2 rushing TDs because he should have thrown those 2 for touch down passes, don't give me extending the play to get the holding call in the endzone, don't give me 35+ points because of the defense and field position.
The guy just sucks.
He's a bust and will NEVER be a winnar.
A winnar?
I think this is starting to hit SAR like jinx proportions.
You are so right!!! He aint NO JOSH FREEMAN!!!!!!!!!
Woulda, coulda, shoulda failed!!!!!!
Is this the point of your Post??
Here is a news flash, jerky.....
EVERY NFL QB has coulda, shoulda, woulda plays in this league!!!
See that WIN in the column? See the Bengals and Titans lose?
See the Raiders probably losing to Team ALL-UNIVERSE??
Well I'll be over there focusing on that and not the SANCHEZ coulda FAILED today garbage!!!! Now go buy your TEBOW jersey since he NEVER WINS UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really....seriously.....sincerely.....hope the OP is joking.
Ah, the patented "call out the haters" thread.
There isn't a person on this board who can find any negatives with Sanchez's game today. He was sharp early, hung tough despite some big hits (wake up, Hunter!) and kept the questionable decisions to a minimum. A great performance, and while KC is a joke on offense they can play some defense.
I think this is a week where we can try to avoid the Sanchez debate - he was solid today and if he plays like this the rest of the year you won't hear any valid complaints, even from his reasonable critics.
Shonn Greene sucks too.
I think the J in JStokes stands for jerkstore.
Those guys should be embarassed to show their faces this week.
Mark was a stud this week--nearly every throw was accurate, perfect, hitting runners in stride.
Those guys will be on here killing him for the near INTs and the sack fumble and give him no credit.
Or talking about how sh*tty he was against Buffalo or throwing the worst INT in the HISTORY of the Jets against Oakland--how dimmed witted it THAT observation?
Must be eating too much deer meat.


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Mrs. Anne-Mette Rasmussen hands over donations in support of Afghan children
Mrs. Anne-Mette Rasmussen on Thursday (21 June) handed over donations raised at a charity ball at NATO headquarters to benefit the Afghan Appeal Fund, a non-governmental organisation which raises funds to help Afghan children.
The donation was given as a cheque to Lady Caroline Richards, President of the Afghan Appeal Fund in London.
Mrs. Rasmussen and her husband, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, hosted the sixth NATO Charity Ball on 16 June at NATO headquarters. Mrs. Rasmussen has helped to organise six charity balls since 2009 to raise funds for Afghan aid programmes. Over €40,000 has been donated so far through the charity balls to charities such as the Afghan Appeal Fund, Promotion des Femmes Afghanes and the NATO Charity Bazaar, an organisation which supports Belgian and international charities.


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Sox remain in hunt for catcher to pair with Ross
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
BOSTON -- Though some solid catchers have come off the free-agent market in recent days, Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington remains confident his team will have a good complement to David Ross for next season.
Cherington had dialogue with both Carlos Ruiz and Brian McCann before the former re-signed with the Phillies and the latter signed a five-year deal with the Yankees.
"We kind of thought that might be a position that moved quicker just because there seemed to be sort of a set of teams and a set of somewhat comparable, somewhat equal players and the musical chairs would start," said Cherington on Monday night. "I guess that leaves us still talking. We have interest in a small handful of free agents. We've also talked to teams about trades.
"And we also think we're in a pretty strong position long-term with the young catching we have in the organization and so we have, we're in a position to be a little choosy, a little selective. If we could do something there, we'd love to. So we'll see what happens."
What about bringing Jarrod Saltalamacchia back?
"He's certainly one of the guys we've talked to, continue to have an open door with, spoken to him pretty consistently -- or spoken to his representative -- since the season ended. Hopefully that continues," Cherington said. "He's doing the same thing we are, just trying to see what's out there for him, too."
As for McCann, who could become a prominent player in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, Ross did try to sell his former teammate on joining Boston instead.
"I talked to Brian. I tried to tell him the good parts about Boston, that it's a top-notch organization, I think they put the players first, just things like that," Ross said. "I definitely was lobbying but not like, 'Hey, man, you've got to come here,' because it comes down to him and his family. That's a big difference."
Though Cherington didn't want to get into the specifics with his dialogue with McCann, the Yankees obviously made a bigger push.
"I think it came down to years. When you add an option for six, it puts you at almost $100 [million], that's a game-changer," Ross said. "And then when you talk about the short porch, I think he was excited about playing in that stadium long-term."
Lucchino vows Sox won't be 'stand-pat team'
BOSTON -- Though Red Sox president/CEO Larry Lucchino is obviously very fond of the roster that just brought a third World Series championship to Boston within the last decade, he knows that the club can't be sentimental when crafting the roster for next season.
Four of Boston's nine everyday players -- Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Napoli, Stephen Drew and Jarrod Saltalamacchia -- are free agents.
"One of the lessons I learned a long time ago was that you can't fall in love with your veterans," Lucchino said. "You can't do that. That's not the way to run the railroad. We are not going to be a stand-pat team. That's just not the way we run the railroad here. That's probably a losing proposition every year. Every year has to have its own personality."
Ellsbury has spent his whole career with the Red Sox but he figures to have plenty of suitors. How much contact has Boston had with agent Scott Boras, who represents Ellsbury?
"That question is better asked to Ben [Cherington] because he deals with Jacoby's agent more frequently than anyone else. There's been plenty of interaction with him. How many phone calls, how many meetings, I can't tell you, but there's been plenty of dialogue," said Lucchino.
Middlebrooks working with training staff in offseason
BOSTON -- Most Red Sox players scatter to warm-weather climates for the offseason. However, third baseman Will Miiddlebrooks is spending this winter in Boston.
"A couple of reasons," said Middlebrooks. "I wanted to work with the training staff here, just to get my body ready. I want to be 100 percent. Our strength coordinator is here. Mike Boyle, he's got a miniature API basically. Not even miniature, it's basically the same thing. I can do that and my biggest [priority] was just working with the trainers and getting healthy."
Though Middlebrooks didn't make excuses for his poor season, nagging injuries might have played a significant role.
He is trying to combat that with a better training program.
"I know you're not going to be 100 percent. No one is 100 percent throughout the season," Middlebrooks said. "If you can be 85, 90, that's nice. There's a lot of things that go into staying healthy and creating good habits and that's what I'm trying to do."
Ian Browne 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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The Pleasanton Police Department is asking people to keep their eyes open for a 15-year-old girl who has been reported missing.
The girl, Shelby Harris, was last seen by friends and family on Halloween day at Amador Valley High School. She told her parents that she would return home at the end of the school day.
Harris is white, 5 foot 7 inches and approximately 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a Halloween costume consisting of a red cape, red shirt, blue jeans, black high heels, and a Mardi Gras mask.
A police investigation has determined Harris is most likely in the company of Gavin McFate, 25, who is wanted on an Alameda County felony arrest warrant. McFate is a white male, 6 foot 3 inches, approximately 210 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
McFate and Harris were last seen in the Concord area on the morning of Nov. 1. They may be in a black late '90s model Honda Accord or Civic.
It is unknown at this time if Harris is with McFate voluntarily or against her will.
Anyone with information that may aid in the ongoing investigation and the recovery of Harris is urged to contact the Pleasanton Police Department at 931-5100.


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August 14, 2009
Taylor Lautner's Trainer Talks Getting In Shape & What Kind of Gal Taylor Likes
Taylor Lautner Daily has an interview with Taylor's trainer, Jordan Yuam. Go to TDL to check it out!
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- AnonymousAugust 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Really tired of hearing about taycob and his training...isn't there anything else he can talk about?ReplyDelete
ditto, actually.
I'm a brunette , i'm an out going person ,I'm ADORKABLE , funny , crazy in times , nice , I make ppl laugh and i'm a good , nice ,person to be around to talk and hang out with.And at the future well not at the future now i'm planning to start a singing or acting career or both or either start a band.ReplyDelete
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"A mixture of Latin and Flamenco with jazz was pianist Chick Corea's strategy for this 2007 Barcelona concert
. He is backed by Jorge Pardo (flute, soprano and alto sax), Carles Benavent (bass), Rubem Dantas (percussion) and Tom Brechtlein (drums), all of whom had also participated on the studio-recorded companion piece of the same name. Corea kicks off the set with the samba-inflected 'North Africa,' a warm-up for the far more complex 'Moseb the Executioner,' an expansive piece featuring Corea on Brazilian hand drum
. The photography and sound on the DVD are quite impressive, with expert camera work that showcases both the players and the beautiful layout of the historic venue."All About Jazz
"Corea's quintet rolls through eight new originals that have hints of a Spanish-North African legacy, but are more world-music-flavored jazz
. The performance gets even more life from Flamenco dancers
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Hitting the Right Note With Musical Tributes
The new Broadway show "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" is set to open on Sunday, and on this week's Highbrow Lowbrow, reporters Pia Catton and Marshall Heyman talk about the show's star Jessie Mueller.
Ms. Mueller carries the show by singing, playing the piano and portraying the songstress, Carole King. In preparation for the show, the 30-year-old performer had to substitute her flat Midwestern accent for a Brooklyn one, and also had to re-learn to play the piano, Mr. Heyman writes.
Why does "Beautiful" work and other musical tributes fall flat?
That's up for discussion, as is the question of how stage and film handle realism, especially as it relates to the film version of the play "August: Osage County," winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Play and Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The experience of seeing Tracy Lett's hugely successful play morphed into a film – starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts – isn't sitting well with everyone.
Also on the list of topics: The Metropolitan Opera's new "Die Fledermaus" and the film "American Hustle."
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A woman stole her grandmother's £35,000 life savings – and spent the money on drugs and clothes.
Stacey Bann, aged 23, siphoned the cash from wheelchair-bound 89-year-old Noreen Cunnington's bank accounts.
Louise Gallagher, prosecuting at Sheffield Crown Court, said Mrs Cunnington had dementia.
Bann obtained her grandmother's bank details last March and set up a bogus bank account in Mrs Cunnington's name.
On 23 occasions Bann transferred cash from her grandmother's account to the bogus one before moving it again to her own account.
The victim's savings went from £38,714 to just a few thousand pounds in five months.
Bann shrugged off her family's questions about her new clothes by saying she could afford them on her apprentice plasterer's wages.
When her father noticed £9,000 had disappeared from Mrs Cunnington's accounts, Bann said her grandmother had given it to her.
By August Bann had quit her job but was still 'flush with money'.
"Both her parents expressed shock that she did this to her own grandmother," said Miss Gallagher.
The victim, who now lives in a care home, told police she was 'upset and annoyed' at what had happened.
Bann, of Heather Walk, Bolton-on-Dearne, Rotherham, admitted fraud.
Judith Seaborne, defending, said Bann had been depressed after a relationship ended and because she was living on benefits.
"She's quite simply disgusted with herself and wants to repay the money," said Mrs Seaborne. "There's no reason or excuse she can offer."
Jailing Bann for a year, Judge Julian Goose said: "Over five months you obtained £35,340 from your vulnerable and elderly grandmother.
"It was a determined and committed attempt to take money without her knowledge. You knew your grandma would not check, and was suffering the early stages of dementia."


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Despite rocky season, Brewers boast solid attendance
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers expect to top 2.5 million in attendance this season, which would be their lowest total since 2006, but an acceptable figure given the team's tumult on and off the field, COO Rick Schlesinger said.
"My goal at the beginning of the year is always above that, but in light of the team performance and some of the other things going on, it's a reflection of [the challenges] we have accommodated," Schlesinger said.
Those challenges include a 64-82 record entering Saturday, injuries throughout the starting lineup and, most notably, Ryan Braun's season-ending suspension for violations of the Joint Drug Program. Braun's admission created public relations problems for the Brewers, which the club addressed in part by giving every fan who passed through the turnstiles in August a $10 voucher good for food, beverage, merchandise and tickets. Attendance topped 30,000 for all but one of the Brewers' August home games.
After drawing 39,665 fans on Friday night to open the season's final homestand, the Brewers ranked 13th of the 30 Major League teams with a 31,745 average attendance per home game, good for third among National League Central teams behind the Cardinals and Cubs, but ahead of the Reds and Pirates.
By filling Miller Park to a 73.8 percent capacity on average, they also ranked 13th in MLB and third in the NL Central.
"Given all the things we had to deal with, we're still above league average," Schlesinger said. "Obviously, I want to get back to the three [million mark], but team performance is a vast determiner of those numbers."
Gomez not frustrated by recent struggles
MILWAUKEE -- Because his batting average has fallen more than 40 points and his OPS more than 125 points since the start of June, it would be natural for Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez to be feeling a bit frustrated as the season grinds to an end.
Gomez insisted that is not the case.
"I don't feel frustrated like people think," he said. "I'm still hitting .280. What's my career high average, .260? I'm still way over. Everything is high. The worst thing we've been through this year is we don't win games, but personally, I'm better in my overall numbers."
He hit a career-best .260 last season with 19 home runs, a total he has matched this season. His 62 RBIs this season eclipse his career-best 59 in 2008. His .336 on-base percentage is 31 points higher than the career high he set last year. Manager Ron Roenicke praised Gomez's improvements, saying "he's learned a lot" in the past two years and produced much more sophisticated at-bats.
Gomez made the National League All-Star team for the first time this season, and next season will enter the three-year, $24 million contract extension he signed in March. Before inking that deal, Gomez was on track to be a free agent this winter.
"I think just signing him up has made a difference in what's happened this year," Roenicke said. "Can you imagine the frustration when you're emotional like he is, and you're trying to have a big year when you're a free agent? I don't think that would be fun for any of us."
Nagging injuries help explain Gomez's production drop. His all-out style in center field produced left shoulder, right elbow and right knee injuries, and he also has dealt with a sore right thumb. Another explanation is more simple -- regression to the mean.
"Is he a .330 hitter?" Roenicke asked rhetorically. "If a guy is a .260 hitter, OK, he may hit .290 one year, but to go to .330, when you look at what leads the league every year, that's a pretty elite group. A guy usually doesn't have a freak year where he hits that high."
But Roenicke sees Gomez maintaining his current output, and Gomez, who drove in five runs Friday for only his third multi-RBI game since the All-Star break, sees even bigger numbers ahead.
"I know I can do better, but we have more years to continue to make progress," he said. "This year, we'll finish with 20-plus home runs, .280 [batting average], 70 or 80 RBIs, and next year I want 90, 100 [RBIs], 30 home runs, stuff like that. All of my statistics go higher."
Last call
• With Jonathan Lucroy due a day off and Aramis Ramirez day-to-day with a bruised left wrist, the Brewers' starting lineup featured two rookies in new batting order positions -- second baseman Scooter Gennett hit third and Khris Davis, back in action after missing seven starts with a sore left wrist, hit cleanup.
When it was remarked to the diminutive Gennett that he has now batted everywhere but cleanup in his 42 Major League starts, he quipped, "I think there's a weight minimum in the four-hole."
• Heading into Saturday, Lucroy had started every game since Aug. 19 at catcher or first base, and had played in every game since the All-Star break. Did he look like he needed a break?
"I don't see it, but I hear it's getting to that point," Roenicke said.
• Yuniesky Betancourt's .236 on-base percentage was the lowest in the Major Leagues entering Saturday for hitters with at least 300 plate appearances, and his -1.8 WAR (via Baseball-Reference.com's measure) was third-worst. Roenicke explained the decision to start Betancourt at first base like this:
"[Johnny] Hellweg pitching has a lot to do with it," Roenicke said, referring to the Brewers rookie with a knack for inducing ground balls. "I want our best defense out there. Yuni is in there some because [Ramirez] isn't in there, so we have to cover both spots. And you know, he's played really good defense all year, and lately he's been swinging the bat well again. He was so good early, then we had that long stretch when he didn't do much, and now he's swinging the bat pretty good, I think.
"He's in like 125 games or something. When we signed him, we didn't think he'd be in 125 games. He's done a nice job for us for what we needed. I think the defense is important. I talk about it all the time, the value that players have is not just offensively. For those numbers, you subtract or you add because of his defense and what they mean to a team. For Yuni, you add to his offense. With some other guys, you subtract, and with some guys, you subtract a lot."
• Gomez was the first player to drive in five or more runs and account for all of the Brewers' runs since Richie Sexson drove in seven in a 7-5 win over the Cardinals on April 18, 2002.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Just wondering if this is ground elder
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Hello Ivan
Very much looks like it, I'm afraid! I'm very familiar with it as it grows well in my garden.
Confirmed // Mike
Thank you both.
Just a thought, you could always try eating it. See:http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ground-elder-quiche
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Girardi pleasantly surprised by Yanks' early power
By Chris Toman / Special to MLB.com
TORONTO -- One area the Yankees were supposed to have trouble in this year was the power department.
New York started the season off with key offensive pieces Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter on the disabled list. The club also lost outfielder Nick Swisher, Russell Martin and Raul Ibanez to free agency, and it was forced to sign a number of players to short-term deals to fill out its roster.
That missing group of seven accounted for 164 of New York's Major League-leading 245 homers last season, but, so far, the club hasn't shown any lack of power.
New York entered play Saturday with 25 home runs, tops in the American League.
Manager Joe Girardi admitted he didn't necessarily expect his team to be hitting the long ball at the pace it has to start the year.
"A little bit," Girardi said when asked if we surprised with the club's power. "We have guys that have hit a lot of home runs in the past ... but I can't tell you that I thought they would put up the home run numbers that they are doing right now.
"It's a long year, I understand that, but they are hitting them and we're not having to do as much. As long as it continues, we can do what we're doing."
Vernon Wells, Travis Hafner, Kevin Youkilis and Lyle Overbay are among the veterans the Yankees brought in this offseason, and they have combined to hit 13 of the club's 25 homers.
Pettitte feels good day after making return
TORONTO -- The Yankees and starter Andy Pettitte were hopeful that the left-hander's back issues were behind him after he twirled 7 1/3 innings of three-run ball against the Blue Jays in Friday's series-opening 9-4 win.
But there was always a little concern about how the 40-year-old would feel the following day after the adrenaline he took to the mound with him was out of his system.
The good news is that Pettitte felt good Saturday and the back spasms that forced him to miss a start appear to be a thing of the past.
"He feels great today. Normal soreness, so everything is OK," manager Joe Girardi said. "You want to see how the back responds after the workload, and it came out OK, so I'm pleased."
Pettitte won his third consecutive contest in Friday's victory and sports a nifty 2.01 ERA after three starts. It's the third season that Pettitte has started off with a 3-0 record, and he has gone at least seven innings in each contest this year.
Friday marked the 420th career game the 18-year veteran has played in pinstripes, which tied him with Sparky Lyle for sixth place on the all-time franchise list among pitchers.
Wells looking like old self with Yankees
TORONTO -- There was no room for outfielder Vernon Wells in Los Angeles, but he has made sure there is plenty for him in New York.
Wells, coming off an injury-plagued year with the Angels that saw him play in just 79 games and post a .230 batting average and sub-.300 on-base percentage, got off to a hot start with the Yankees, batting.283 with four homers and a .962 OPS over his first 14 games.
"Obviously it didn't go the way I had planned or the Angels had planned," Wells said about his time with Los Angeles. "I would have loved to have played better there, but it didn't happen. You learn from the mistakes that were made and the time that you spent in that clubhouse and on that field, and you get better from there."
Wells has done just that, prompting manager Joe Girardi to say he thinks Wells is swinging the bat the way he was in his prime.
"I'm seeing a lot of the same guy," Girardi said when comparing Wells now to when he was an All-Star in Toronto. "He has swung the bat very well, I don't think he has chased a lot of bad pitches. I think he has played a very good left field for us.
"I think he is really close to the same guy that we have seen."
The Yankees saw a lot of Wells over the years, as the 34-year-old spent the first 12 years of his career with the Blue Jays as a center fielder. After two seasons with the Angels, Wells has found new life in New York -- a team he was happy to join.
Wells became an extra outfielder in Los Angeles, but after the Yankees suffered some key injuries, including a fractured forearm to Curtis Granderson, New York had a need for another corner bat. The Texas native has filled that role admirably and hasn't looked back.
"It was an opportunity to play," Wells said about coming to New York. "I'm not young anymore, but I still feel that I can go out and play on an everyday basis. This was the opportunity I was going to have to do that.
"Couple that with putting on a Yankees uniform, yeah, it was a pretty easy decision."
Wells' strong start has helped him find a temporary home in the No. 5 spot against lefties, Girardi said. The skipper wants to keep Wells in one spot, and right now, that's the middle of the order. It's a place Wells should feel comfortable in, as he spent much of his time with the Blue Jays in the three-hole.
Yanks express sympathy regarding Neuharth's death
TORONTO -- The Yankees expressed their condolences on Saturday upon hearing of the passing of Al Neuharth, the founder of USA Today.
Neuharth died at the age of 89 at his home in Cocoa Beach, Fla., on Friday and is viewed as an extremely influential figure in print media.
"The passing of Al Neuharth is an enormous loss to the world of journalism and to those who were fortunate to know him personally," the Yankees and the Steinbrenner family said through a statement. "Over the years, he was a great friend to George M. Steinbrenner and the entire Yankees organization. As the founder of USA Today, he was a visionary in his industry, transforming how millions of Americans read their news every day.
"More importantly, he was a champion of equality and diversity in the workplace and leaves behind his other great legacy, the Freedom Forum, which continues to advocate for free speech and democracy. The Yankees family sends its deepest condolences to his wife, Rachel, and the entire Neuharth family."
Neuharth, who launched USA Today in 1982, married three times and is survived by his wife Rachel, with whom he adopted six children.
Chris Toman is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In the next few weeks, you will be inundated with stories in the entertainment media about the Oscars.
It may seem a bit premature to you, considering that the Oscar telecast isn't scheduled to air until March 2, but journalists who write about the movies have nothing better to do in September. I'm not kidding; the long summer movie season is over, and we can no longer whine about sequels, superheroes and silly comedies. The glut of "important" fall movies has yet to begin. There is nothing for us to do but speculate on the Oscar race.
Although most serious Oscar contenders have not hit movie theaters yet, many of the films have been seen by critics on the film festival circuit and a consensus is starting to take hold. Favorites are emerging from the pack. Pundits are getting excited. Speculation is rampant.
I will leave the speculation to our esteemed critic Michael Sragow, who will wax eloquent this week when we unveil our official fall movie preview section. In the meantime, I am going in another direction.
After studying the winners of the best picture Oscar over the last decade – "Argo," "The Artist," "The King's Speech," "The Hurt Locker," "Slumdog Millionaire," "No Country for Old Men," "The Departed," "Crash," "Million Dollar Baby" and "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" – I am prepared to reach my own conclusion about the Oscar race.
With the unstable nature of the movie business, it is probably a foolish endeavor to make predictions like this, but playing the fool has never stopped me before. Anything can happen in Hollywood, but I like working without a net.
Here are 10 fall movies that have no chance of winning the best picture Oscar. If I am wrong, I will apologize. But I don't expect to apologize.
1. "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" – After an agonizing decade-long wait, Irvine's favorite son is back as anchorman extraordinaire Ron Burgundy, and there is widespread speculation that this will be a huge box-office hit in December. But Will Ferrell would be the first to acknowledge that popularity with the movie-going public rarely translates into Oscar gold – unless, of course, you've got a really big boat, an iceberg and Leonardo DiCaprio.
2. "Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas" – Oscar voters frown on directors who put their names in the title. Voters are afraid that if they reward just one director with an Oscar, then every director in town will attach their name to the title. Directors are known to have a bit of an ego, and they don't need much encouragement. How does "Roman Polanski's Chinatown" sound to you?
3. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" – Although the first film in Peter Jackson's fantasy trilogy made a mere $1 billion at the worldwide box office, the academy wants to make it clear that they already gave Jackson an Oscar for one of these hobbit adventures, and one hobbit Oscar is the limit in Hollywood. Jackson will have to be content with another billion dollars in the bank.
4. "The Muslims Are Coming!" – A group of Muslim stand-up comedians tour the country. This is a concept that should resonate with the typical Oscar voter.
5. "Metallica Through the Never" – Unless I am mistaken, I don't think the band's fan base among the 5,000 academy voters is as strong as one might suspect. The average age of an Oscar voter is about 112, so Metallica probably isn't their cup of tea. Everybody knows that Oscar voters prefer the music of Black Sabbath.
6. "Thor: The Dark World" – What's a nice summer superhero movie like this doing in a fall movie schedule? As the title indicates, there is a darker, edgier tone to this action flick, and star Chris Hemsworth has been quoted comparing some shots in the film with Oscar winners "Gladiator" and "Braveheart." Nice try, Chris.
7. "Carrie" – Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will never vote for a remake, even if it is a remake of "Citizen Kane."
8. "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" – It's always a little scary to bet against a movie with Jennifer Lawrence in it, but what are the chances that she'll carry this action film to the promised land? Besides, her pact with the Hollywood devils clearly states that she gets a nice paycheck for her big movies and an Oscar nomination for her small movies.
9. "Machete Kills" – Frankly, I loved the 2010 original because Danny Trejo is awesome. If you think that you are unfamiliar with the actor, I can assure you that you would recognize his face in a heartbeat. It's just that you were so scared the last time you saw his face that you have desperately tried to forget him.
10. "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" – I smell Oscar. Or maybe that's something else?
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Terry Kinnas given reprimand by Pittsfield School Committee
PITTSFIELD -- Citing complaints about alleged aggressive, rude or boorish behavior in dealing with members of the school district community, the Pittsfield School Committee voted Wednesday to reprimand board member Terry Kinnas.
The motion by committee member Katherine L. Yon, which was approved with only Kinnas voting against, also instructed him in the future to "behave in an appropriate manner" when dealing with "all members of the school community."
The action followed a complaint about Kinnas signed by eight members of the Reid Middle School Council, including teachers, the dean of students and volunteer Julia Berkowitz, the council chairwoman. Five members appeared before the School Committee and spoke about their complaint.
At one point in the lengthy hearing on the complaint, which Kinnas opted to hold in open session, he termed the allegations "frivolous," and said they did not accurately characterize what occurred.
He described finding the Reid doors locked at 3 p.m. when he arrived for a school council meeting and said he had trouble finding the meeting room as there were no posted signs. He acknowledged informing those present that they were violating the state's Open Meeting Law and subsequently filing a formal complaint.
However, Berkowitz and other speakers described Kinnas as threatening, rude and intimidating, with "body language and tone of voice that was threatening."
The council members said Kinnas "spoke angrily," and some felt threatened enough that they did not immediately leave after the meeting so as not to encounter him outside the meeting room.
Council members said the experience had soured their enthusiasm in working to improve the school, one commenting that Kinnas's actions were "truly unprofessional and hurtful."
Kinnas believes himself "dedicated and respectful of everyone," but said he is "somewhat a stickler for process." His focus, he said, is to ensure rules and regulations like the meeting law are followed, which he said has not always been the case throughout the district.
"I am very clear about this," he said.
He added that he often experiences back pain, "but I don't think I'm grumpy."
Committee Chairman Alfred "Alf" Barbalunga said, however, that this was not the first troubling or frustrating incident involving Kinnas. He said he is "tired of these situations" involving Kinnas and his "gotcha-type behavior," which Barbalunga said had led to numerous lengthy committee debates and long meetings that do not address important district business.
"Our work is absolutely grinding to a halt," Barbalunga said.
He said he respects Kinnas' knowledge on a range of subjects but said his "boorish" demeanor in dealing with people can't be condoned.
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NCRC, a Class III short line railroad, operates across 340 track miles in the central portion of Nebraska from Columbus to Grand Island, Neb. NCRC routes include five former Union Pacific Railroad branch lines and one former BNSF Railway branch line that extend north as far as Norfolk and south through Polk to Brainard, Neb. The railroad also has 70 miles of trackage rights on UP's main line between North Platte and Omaha, Neb.
The railroad hopes to gather employees and their families, retirees, customers, UP representatives, and city officials to mark the short line's anniversary.
"As we move forward with our vision of providing excellent service for our customers and the community, we need to remember where we have been," said CEO Richard Bertel. "I'm pleased that we can come together as a family to celebrate the railroad's growth, and I look forward to NCRC contributing to the area's prosperity in the coming years."
NCRC says its employs more than 100 employees, and hauls about 8.5 million gross tons annually, averaging more than 130,000 cars interchanged each year. Corn, sand, ethanol, and scrap and steel manufactured products are among the commodities handled.
The short line is a subsidiary of Fort Worth, Tex.-based Rio Grande Pacific Corp.


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Cards to tender contracts to all arbitration-eligibles
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
The moves were merely a formality for the Cardinals, who all along intended to make offers to closer Jason Motte, reliever Mitchell Boggs, reliever Edward Mujica, third baseman David Freese and reliever Marc Rzepczynski. The only arbitration-eligible player the Cardinals planed to non-tender was reliever Kyle McClellan and that became a non-issue when St. Louis removed him from the 40-man roster earlier this month.
Now the task turns to negotiations, which Mozeliak will begin in earnest after the Winter Meetings next week. At minimum, the club will work to sign players to a one-year deal. The Cardinals could also try to sign any of the five to a multi-year deal in order to cover additional years of arbitration-eligibility.
Mujica is arbitration-eligible for the third and final time after earning $1.625 million in 2012. Motte made $2 million last season, his first year of arbitration-eligibility. Boggs ($506,000), Freese ($508,000) and Rzepczynski ($504,000) are all first-time eligible this offseason.
Players who have been tendered contracts but have not yet come to an agreement with a club by Jan. 18 will exchange desired salary figures with the team on that date. If negotiations continue to be unsuccessful, an arbitration hearing will be scheduled in February. If a hearing is needed, an independent party makes a final, binding decision on a one-year salary figure.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Creating a WordPress plugin is not as hard as it might seem. Of course creating the actual function of the plugin does take a little research and practice depending on your skill level. This particular tutorial will be simply creating a plugin that does nothing but will show up as a plugin within your WordPress plugin page. This is the very first step to creating a plugin.
1. First thing you will need to do is create a folder in your plugins directory and name it whatever you want. If you plan on distributing the plugin make sure it is unique enough that it may not conflict with another plugin that a user may add.
2. Next you will need to create a php file in your favorite editor (notepad if you don't have an editor like Dreamweaver, Aptana, etc.)
3. Add the following php comment at the very beginning of the php file you created:
Plugin Name: My First WordPress Plugin
Plugin URI: http://www.mofiki.com
Description: A description of my first plugin so that people can see what it does.
Version: 1.0
Author: Brandon Orndorff
Author URI: http://www.mofiki.com
4. Save and upload the php file you created to your folder within your WordPress plugin directory created in step 1.
5. Login to your WordPress admin area and go look at your plugins and you will see it. From there you can go ahead and activate it and deactivate it to see it work (don't worry nothing will happen as the plugin is empty).


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Hi. I recently photographed the attached moth photo. I think it is one of the Geometridae, but there are so many similar ones. Help would be appriciated. Thanks, David.
It is one of the 'beauties', and I'm 99% sure it is willow beauty, Peribatodes rhomboidaria.
The markings are a good fit, and some of the other candidates are no longer on the wing in August.
Edit: Crystal and I must have hit reply at the same time...lol At least we agree
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Hi David,
There are quite a few similar ones, this one looks to me like a Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria), however saying that I've never seen one that looked so 'white', very light grey but not this white. Well done investigating further. The Feathered Beauty are lighter more often and are very similar to the Willow Beauty, but when your photo is viewed large, the antenna feathering stops well from the end, where in Feathered it continues (all be it small) to the end. One other good indicator would have been to pot this moth and look at the underside. Willow Beauty will have a square looking mark (light patch) at the apex of the wing (on the tips).
Hope this is helpful
Edit: Mike and I must have hit reply at the same time...lol At least we agree
Hi. Thanks for the comments. David.


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PRINCE Harry has revealed how he killed Taliban insurgents during his latest tour of Afghanistan, deeming it necessary to "take a life to save a life."
The third in line to the throne, who was last night bound for the UK after his second deployment to the war-torn nation came to an end, said he took enemy fighters "out of the game" while flying on scores of missions with his fingers on the triggers of deadly rockets, missiles and a 30mm cannon.
Asked if he had killed enemy combatants while serving his country as an Apache attach helicopter gunner during the 20-week posting, the 28-year-old replied: "Yeah, so lots of people have. The squadron's been out here. Everyone's fired a certain amount."
In a series of candid and wide-ranging interviews designed to coincide with his homecoming, the prince also revealed his regret at letting down his family after romping naked in a Las Vegas hotel, and said he "can't wait to be an uncle."
He also spoke of the need to "flip the switch" between his different personas, and admitted going against the advice of his father by reading press reports about him.
The royal, who is known as Captain Wales in the army, was sent on all manner of missions over Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, from supporting allied troops fighting the Taliban at close quarters to accompanying British Chinook and US Black Hawk helicopters on daring casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) missions.
That work inevitable meant coming into close contact with enemies, and Harry said he had taken at least one life. "Take a life to save a life," he shrugged, when questioned about it. "That's what we revolve around, I suppose. If there's people trying to do bad stuff to our guys, then we'll take them out of the game, I suppose."
The prince's deployment with 662 Squadron, 3 Regiment Army Air Corps, allowed him to step back from the public eye. Life in the army, he said, is "as normal as it's going to get" for him, and he told of how he relished having the chance to muck in as "one of the guys."
Unlike his last tour of duty, there was no blackout preventing the press from reporting that he was in Afghanistan this time, but an agreement was reached that media would not speculate on his deployment. Harry was given no special treatment during his tour, and he worked, rested, ate and slept in exactly the same conditions as the other pilots in his squadron.
Within his unit, he enjoyed being treated as just "one of the guys" - Harry to his friends and superiors, Captain Wales to everybody else. "It's completely normal," he reflected.
However, he said was still irritated by unwanted attention in the more public places, away from his 130-strong squadron, 3 Regiment Army Air Corps (AAC), adding: "For me it's not that normal because I go into the cookhouse and everyone has a good old gawp, and that's one thing that I dislike about being here."
"Because there's plenty of guys in there that have never met me, therefore look at me as Prince Harry and not as Captain Wales, which is frustrating. Which is probably another reason why I'd love to be out in the PBs (patrol bases), away from it all.
"But yeah, it's completely normal. It's as normal as it's going to get. I'm one of the guys. I don't get treated any differently."
Harry was in Afghanistan when it was announced the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their first child, and he said he was "thrilled" for the couple.
Away from army life, Harry conceded that he had "let himself and his family down" after pictures of him frolicking naked in Las Vegas emerged on the internet last year. However, the criticised his treatment at the hands of some sectors of the press, insisting he was entitled to privacy.
Just weeks before his deployment to Afghanistan, the high-profile gaffe in a £5,000-a-night hotel suite saw him lapse into the 'Playboy Prince' persona he has tried hard to shake off in recent years.
"At the end of the day I probably let myself down, I let my family down, I let other people down," he recalled. "But at the end of the day I was in a private area and there should be a certain amount of privacy that one should expect. Back home all my close friends rallied round me and were great."
Harry admitted he often struggles adapting to the different personas he needs to assume in his life. "But it was probably a classic example of me probably being too much army, and not enough prince. It's a simple case of that," he said.
Harry admitted that he always reads press reports about himself, against the advice of his father. He also revealed how he gets regular nudges from Prince Charles reminding him to act more like a prince.
"My father's always trying to remind me about who I am and stuff like that. But it's very easy to forget about who I am when I am in the army. Everyone's wearing the same uniform and doing the same kind of thing. Certain people remind me, 'Remember who you are, so don't always drop your guard'."
Harry believes all soldiers in the army need to be able switch between their private and professional lives, but for him and his brother, there is another persona - that of a royal. Asked if it was difficult to switch between them, he replied: "No. I think, to be honest with you, it's the role for anybody in the army, especially the role for myself and William - you've got to be able to flip the switch all the time."
He explained his "three me's" - "One in the army, one socially in my own private time, and then one with the family and stuff like that. So there is a switch and I flick it when necessary. And I'd like to think that it's measured and balanced as the way it is. Army comes first, it's my work at the end of the day."
'He enjoys the relative anonymity of deployment'
The Scots commander in charge of Prince Harry during his second tour of duty in Afghanistan has revealed how the young royal enjoyed the "relative anonymity" of his deployment.
Major Ali Mack, the Officer Commanding 662 Squadron, 3 Regiment Army Air Corps, stressed that Captain Wales was given "no special treatment" during his tour, and performed "very well".
Maj Mack, 37, from Glasgow, emphasised there was nothing "safe or routine" about flying a helicopter in Afghanistan, and said the fleet had endured an "extremely busy" time in recent months.
In an a interview about the prince's experiences with the squadron, Maj Mack likened his unit to a family and said the prince had settled in quickly when he arrived in September last year.
He said: "He is, as far as I'm concerned, given no special treatment. I treat him very much as I do the rest of my officers within the squadron.
"He responds very well to that and I think he enjoys being part of the squadron fabric.
"I think he enjoys the relative anonymity of being in theatre, where he is allowed to get on with his daily business relatively unmolested.
"As a squadron we are very much one big family."
While Prince Harry's deployment to Afghanistan was labelled by some as "cushy" and "safe," courtesy of the fact that he was stationed at Camp Bastion and had the fearsome weaponry of his Apache at his disposal, Maj Mack said that the prince was up against a committed enemy, capable of targetting such aircraft.
"I can safely say there's nothing regarded safe or routine about flying in Afghanistan," he said.
Playstation skills just the ticket for flying Apaches
Prince Harry acknowledged he was never academic, describing exams as a "nightmare", but said flying came naturally to him.
The prince said he relished sporting activities and computer games, and took pride in the fact he excelled in helicopter training, coming top of his class.
Recalling his education at Ludgrove and Eton College, he said: "Exams were always a nightmare, but anything like kicking a ball around or playing PlayStation – or flying – I do generally find a little bit easier than walking."
Harry said being selected for the Apache co-pilot gunner course came as a surprise because he lacked academic qualifications. He said: "The army presume you to be less intelligent, which is nice of them – probably true."
He suggested his gaming skills stood him in good stead in a helicopter, adding: "It's a joy for me – with my thumbs, I like to think I'm probably quite useful. You can ask the guys, I thrash them at Fifa."