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How Much Should the 49ers Pay Dashon Goldson?March 5, 2013
In a day and age where the salary cap is flat and dynasties are all but a memory, NFL teams are forced to make sacrifices often referred to as cap causalities. A pro team can only have so much talent, which is the reason organizations are forced to make brash decisions upon contract time.
For instance, two top wideouts emerged on the Pittsburgh Steelers, forcing the front office to pay one or the other. The management elected to pay Antonio Brown in 2012, while franchising Mike Wallace.
As we enter this season, Brown is signed until 2018, while Wallace is an unrestricted free agent expected to test the market.
The New York Giants are facing a similar situation with Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz, which could yield like results.
But like we witnessed with Pittsburgh, teams are able to postpone contract talks on occasion by utilizing the franchise tender. This gives the front office time and flexibility to restructure salary figures and fit players under the cap.
The tag necessitates patience on the player's part, but every so often, a tender precedes a significant contract.
With fiscal techniques like front-loading and back-loading contracts, teams can offset years when their highest earners receive grand sums. The tag also buys the organization time to get their affairs in order while guaranteeing they do not lose a player to free agency.
In a roundabout way, this is one reason restructuring of contracts has been a big theme in the 2013 offseason.
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#49ers Dashon Goldson, via text, on not getting franchise tag: "Hopefully something good comes out of this."
Unfortunately for San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson, it looks like his patience will go unrewarded. The March 4 franchise tag deadline has come and gone, with Goldson officially an unrestricted free agent.
Before the start of the 2012 season, the 49ers applied the tag on Goldson, ensuring he would be around for at least another year. Had San Francisco pursued this option for a second consecutive year, they would have had to prepare for a 120 percent pay increase.
The cap figure for a one-year hit man was too substantial for the Niners to endure, and thus they would lean on negotiations to get a deal done.
But how much should they pay Goldson?
Looking at the Numbers
In the past two seasons, Goldson has made back-to-back Pro Bowls and has solidified himself as an All-Pro safety. Since 2009, Goldson has accrued 14 interceptions for this San Francisco defense.
Goldson feels—perhaps righteously—that he is a top-five safety in the NFL and deserves to be compensated as such.
The benchmark was set in 2011 when the San Diego Chargers signed Eric Weddle to a five-year, $40 million contract. At the time, this made Weddle the highest-paid safety in league history.
However, the Chargers do not have nearly as dense a roster as the 49ers. San Francisco has to distribute their cap space as fairly as possible to multiple league superstars. They have a lot of "top-five" guys, but they can't pay all of them accordingly.
The top five safeties in the league by salary are: (1) Eric Berry, (2) Troy Polamalu, (3) Eric Weddle, (4) Michael Huff and (5) Antrel Rolle. The highest average belongs to Berry at an even $10 million with Rolle coming in at $7.4 million.
According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Goldson is looking for $8 million per year, which is top-five money for his position. And while he is widely considered a premier defender, there are fallacies in his game that are difficult to see given his position.
Pro Football Focus claims Goldson is one of the 49ers' most overvalued players, behind Isaac Sopoaga, Alex Smith and Donte Whitner. Between his performance-based value and the cap hit, Goldson is costing San Francisco $1.2 million more than he should.
According to PFF, his average earnings should be $5 million per year, in which case he would be signed to be a five-year, $25 million contract. But between Goldson's actual demands and the front office's value of him, talks are at a standstill.
The football analytics web forum was also low on Goldson following the 2011 season when the safety was again without a contract. The Hawk finished with an overall grade of minus-8.1 that season, ranking him 69th of 87 qualifying safeties.
Things don't get any better for Goldson in terms of his coverage grade, where his -5.7 grade sees him rank 72nd out of those same 87 safeties, this time sitting between Kurt Coleman of Philadelphia and Abram Elam of the Cowboys. Things start to look a little better for Goldson in run defense where his +0.5 grade, pretty much slap bang average, sees him rank 37th out of 87, as I said average.
For those wondering why three years have gone by and Goldson has yet to be paid, bet that the 49ers' front office is aware of his flaws.
Should the 49ers Make an Offer?
Niners chief contract negotiator and salary cap architect, Paraag Marathe, spoke on a four-man panel from the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference last week. It was a thought-provoking forum that delved into economics in professional sports.
Marathe had an opportunity to discuss financial sustainability, using San Francisco's current situation as a reference point. He explained why players like Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman were priorities, while other players were expendable.
This is not because they don't want to keep everyone, but because the market value of a player versus the cap does not allow it. Marathe then discerned between the draft and free agency, citing the 49ers' defense as an example.
Marathe on the 49ers defense (h/t ESPN NFC West blogger Mike Sando):
We have the most expensive defense in the league on an average per-year basis, and that is not sustainable over time. Because of the cap, if every veteran on the team took a 15 percent discount on their market value, you couldn't field that team still under the cap because the difference between wholesale [draft] and retail [free agency] is so wide. You have to figure out which players to keep and which players to let move on and churn out. Because you have to continue to replenish the system.
The market value for an All-Pro safety will be high, and the 49ers are not in a position to pay Goldson what he is asking for. And when he begins taking visits with other teams across the league, that is going to drive up the price tag.
Goldson figures to land a multimillion-dollar deal with another organization that is desperate for an impact defender. This will cause the 49ers to "replenish the system," which could not have come at a better time.
The upcoming draft in April features a number of highly regarded prospects. The first three rounds are laced with potential NFL stars, from Kenny Vaccaro of Texas to Bacarri Rambo of Georgia.
San Francisco may find that it would be cheaper to sign a free-agent safety for a year, like Ed Reed, and draft an understudy. Aside from being an upgrade, it would not endanger the state of the cap and it would begin the process of finding a long-term fix.
The 49ers will make an offer to Goldson—if they haven't already—but it won't be what he desires. San Francisco simply cannot afford to budge, which will ultimately lead to Goldson's departure.
Unless Dashon Goldson's heart truly belongs to San Francisco, then this is where they will go their separate ways.


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Please help me!!
When we got to my doctor he told us there was no heartbeat (which I kind of knew it) he told me if I tried again within the next six months it would happen again. I was devastated, that was my first miscarriage. I'm only 20 and I thought it was my fault.
My due date was suppose to be September 15th. I'm really not sure how to deal with this or how I'm suppose to feel.. Some days are better than others, but I watch some of my friends having their second kid and I cannot for the life of me be happy for them!
HELP ME, please!
I am very sorry for your loss. Was there a reason he said it would happen again? Many women go on to have healthy babies after a loss, even if they conceive quickly.
I have no idea the doctor never said why it would happen again. I already have one happy, healthy little girl so for it to happen again is a mystery to me? I just went and got birth control put in because I did not want it to happen again!
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I am very sorry for your loss. Was there a reason he said it would happen again? Many women go on to have healthy babies after a loss, even if they conceive quickly.
My second fetal demises I had to have another d&c & since to was 2nd loss in same manner they did genetics of uterine contents in order to see if it could be something recurring even though I had had a healthy boy in between the losses....turned out to be just something that happens but they didny know that w/o the tests...
Btw, i got pregnant a year later & had another healthy boy! Sorry for your loss, I understand the grief. I just had emergency surgery a week ago for ectopic... that was my 4th loss... but dont lose hope!
Nobody really knows how to deal with this kind of grief. My due date was on March 16th of this year and I handled it a lot better than I thought I would, the days leading up to that day were harder but on that day I was ok. Cry if you have to, do whatever you need to do to grieve and it's totally normal not to feel happy for friends who are pregnant, that will pass eventually. I miscarried on Sept 4th of last year so my one year mark is coming and I know I'll be ok, I'll be sad and will probably do some crying but i'll be ok. You will be ok to I know it doesn't feel that way but you will be. Be strong for your daughter, she is a blessing, I have a son and consider myself very lucky for having him. I hoped some of this was a help to you and I hope everything works out for you.
I think you should see another doctor. You've had a healthy baby, so why would this happen again if you got pregnant again? I've had four losses, I've never had a doctor tell me that it would happen again. We've tried to figure out why I've had losses and have discovered many factors...but still no doctor has told me that I'll have another loss. That is concerning for me, that a doctor would make that comment and not explain why.
Secondly, I think you need to accept that you will not be yourself after this. You'll have to find your "new normal". I think once you are further in your grief process, determine what it is that you are still struggling the most with. Certain things you'll have to accept that you'll never know...and maybe it is the lack of knowing why that you struggle with. For me I struggled with my faith. I tried to push God out of the equation, because I couldn't understand why he was putting me through this. I relied too much on my doctors and when they let me down....I was lost. So part of my healing process was to get my walk with God back on track...that has been the most important step for me personally regarding my healing process. But it is personal for everyone. If you aren't a spirtual person or your faith wasn't important before your loss, I dont' think getting it on track would be your path to healing. It is different for everyone...but once you get past the denial stage of grief...you'll need to determine your worst pain points. Then address those points to more effectively manage your journey to peace.
Wow, you need a new doctor. There was a study done recently that actually showed a *greater* success rate for babies conceived within the first 6 months after a miscarriage. Your doctor is going off of outdated information. Now, there are frequently emotional reasons to wait which are COMPLETELY legitimate, but they would not affect the outcome of any pregnancy that might happen before the 6 month mark.
We got pregnant with our rainbow baby 3 weeks after I miscarried. He's a healthy & happy (except for the 4 molars he's cutting right now...) 1 year old. I'm so sorry you were told to wait - I know that can be one of harder aspects of it all.
Healing, for me, just took time. I tried not to dwell on things, but when the emotions rose up I didn't ignore them. It was a slow process. Know that you will never be back to the way you were, but you will "heal" in the same way that wounds heal. There will always be a scar, a mark. You are a mother of two now, and just because you have to wait to meet your second child doesn't mean they don't or didn't exist. Blessings on your TTC efforts and I hope you get your rainbow baby soon!
((hugs)) I am so sorry for your loss hun.
I am so sorry for your loss. I'm very confused at why your doctor would say that, I'd call back or make an appt for more information. Plenty of women become pregnant with no issue before their first cycle...and the latest research available shows the best outcomes for subsequent pregnancies are those that occur within 6 months.
Hang in there Mama, we are here for you. (((hugs)))

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Last year was something of a slow-motion surprise for the Illinois Fighting Illini -- and not in a good way. Frankly, Bruce Weber's team was expected to be better than it turned out to be. The Illini returned all five starters from an outfit that went 10-8 in the Big Ten in 2010. Weber brought in what on paper was an excellent recruiting class. The talk in Champaign a year ago was that this could be the best team the locals had seen since the Illini reached the 2005 national championship game.
It didn't turn out that way. Weber's team was ranked in the mid-teens nationally in both major polls to start the season, and they began Big Ten play 3-0. From that point on, however, the Illini never once won two consecutive games. And while Illinois did make the NCAA tournament and blew out UNLV in Lon Kruger's final game at the helm of the Rebels, Weber's men were brushed aside easily by Kansas in the round of 32.
This season Illinois returns just one starter -- 6-foot-3 junior D.J. Richardson -- but these young Illini are 8-0, and debuted in the Coaches Poll at No. 22 after defeating then-No. 18 Gonzaga 82-75 in Champaign on Saturday. Is it finally time to believe in the orange and blue once again? The next 30 days should tell all.


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Until now, all Atlantic coral families were believed to be close relatives to distinct coral families in the Pacific Ocean. But a new study for the first time identifies a family of corals found only in the Atlantic.
According to the study, at least one third of the corals that thrive in the Atlantic Ocean are free of any family ties to corals in the Pacific Ocean. The study could transform how the marine organisms are viewed, classified, and conserved.
Using modern DNA analysis techniques, an international team of scientists found that at least a third of the corals in the Atlantic are more closely related to each other than to their supposed Pacific Ocean mates.
Moreover, the analysis shows that some Pacific corals thought to belong to distinct family groups are in fact quite similar to each other and are likely all members of the same family.
"The standard taxonomy has been established for a hundred years, and this turns it on its head," said Nancy Knowlton, a marine biologist with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego.
Knowlton, who is a member of the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration, directed the study, which will be published in tomorrow's issue of the science journal Nature.
Calculating just when the Atlantic lineage originated is difficult, according to the researchers, because their study calls into question the identity of many fossil corals. However, the best records indicate that the dominant Atlantic and Pacific lineages probably separated more than 34 million years ago.
Isabelle Côté, a biologist at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, who has studied coral reefs in the Caribbean, said she is surprised and fascinated by the finding of a unique lineage in the Atlantic.
"Like most other people, I went along with the taxonomic classification which is based mainly on morphology," she said.
Physically Similar
Knowlton said it is easy to understand how the differences between corals in the Pacific and Atlantic went undetected for more than a century: They all look about the same. And looksor morphologyis how the corals were traditionally classified.
"This study highlights how misleading it can be to rely only on morphology and appearance to make inferences about patterns of speciation and evolution," Côté said.


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Thermanox Coverslips - (Jun/01/2009 )
I am currently conducting rat bone marrow cell cultures in 12 well plates. I am utilizing thermanox coverslips to culture the cells on. However, I am finding that when I seed the cells, the coverslip will float which causes some cells to go under the coverslip and grow on the plate itself.
I was wondering if anyone has had the problem in the past and has tips on how to keep the coverslips down.
Thanks in advance.
Dip the coverslip into some sterile culture-grade water, then place it onto the plate and let it dry. The coverslip will stick to the plate.
Hi there, put the coverslips first inside the well,, and then put your cells,, this will preven the coverslip from floating,, however,, there is no way of preventing very few cells from attaching under the coverslip it just happens...


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In this week's international journal Nature Climate Change, scientists from Michigan State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences give comprehensive forecasts of how changing climate may affect the most common species of bamboo that carpet the forest floors of prime panda habitat in northwestern China. Even the most optimistic scenarios show that bamboo die-offs would effectively cause prime panda habitat to become inhospitable by the end of the 21st century.
The scientists studied possible scenarios of climate change in the Qinling Mountains in ShaanxiProvince. At the northern boundary of China's panda distributional range, the Qinling Mountains are home to around 275 wild pandas, about 17 percent of the remaining wild population. The Qinling pandas have been isolated due to the thousands-year history of human habitation around the mountain range. They vary genetically from other giant pandas -- some have a more brownish color -- and their geographic isolation makes it particularly valuable for conservation, but vulnerable to climate change.
"Understanding impacts of climate change is an important way for science to assist in making good decisions," said Jianguo "Jack" Liu, director of MSU's Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) and a study co-author. "Looking at the climate impact on the bamboo can help us prepare for the challenges that the panda will likely face in the future."
Bamboo is a vital part of forest ecosystems, being not only the sole menu item for giant pandas, but also providing essential food and shelter for other wildlife, including other endangered species like the ploughshare tortoise and purple-winged ground-dove. Bamboo can be a risky crop to stake survival on, with an unusual reproductive cycle. The species studied only flower and reproduce every 30 to 35 years, which limits the plants' ability to adapt to changing climate and can spell disaster for a food supply.
Mao-Ning Tuanmu, who recently finished his PhD studies at CSIS, and colleagues constructed unique models, using field data on bamboo locality, multiple climate projections and historic data of precipitation and temperature ranges and greenhouse gas emission scenarios to evaluate how three dominant bamboo species would fare in the Qinling Mountains of China.
Not many scientists to date have studied understory bamboo, Tuanmu said. But evidence found in fossil and pollen records does indicate that over time bamboo distribution has followed the benefits – and devastation – of climate change.
Pandas' fate will be at the hands of not only nature, but also humans. If, as the study's models predict, large swaths of bamboo become unavailable, human development prevents pandas from a clear, accessible path to the next meal source.
"The giant panda population also is threatened by other human disturbances, Tuanmu said. "Climate change is only one challenge for the giant pandas. But on the other hand, the giant panda is a special species. People put a lot of conservation resources in to them compared to other species. We want to provide data to guide that wisely."
The models can point the way for proactive planning to protect areas that have a better climatic chance of providing adequate food sources, or begin creating natural "bridges" to allow pandas an escape hatch from bamboo famine.
"We will need proactive actions to protect the current giant panda habitats," Tuanmu said. "We need time to look at areas that might become panda habitat in the future, and to think now about maintaining connectivity of areas of good panda habitat and habitat for other species. What will be needed is speed."
In addition to Tuanmu, who now is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, the paper "Climate change impacts on understory bamboo species and giant pandas in China's Qinling Mountains" was authored by Andrés Viña, assistant professor of fisheries and wildlife and a CSIS member; Julie Winkler, MSU geography professor; Yu Li, a research assistant and CSIS alumnus, and Zhiyun Ouyang and Weihua Xu, director and associate professor of the State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The research was funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation, as well as support by MSU AgBioResearch.
Sue Nichols | EurekAlert!
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Dear Happiness, do you remember me?
It is always in those vacant moments that you come back to taunt me
Like a shadow in my doorframe,
like an echo of sweet hilarity that turns out to be merely a memory
like a coattail whipping around the corner and out of sight…
you will come
I'll be sitting in a waiting room,
on a bus, on a train, on a elevator
in limbo, waiting for myself to get somewhere, to choose
I'll be perusing torn, dog-eared magazines with an archeologist's eye
I'll be chewing gum and resisting nausea as the world blurs by the fingerprinted window
I'll be listening to "Think of Me" violining feebly with a stranger's elbow in my side,
I'll be using hotel shampoo to frighten away the acrid remnants
of people and pool chlorine,
I'll be writing banal, insipid poetry on hotel paper with a dying hotel pen,
waiting for life to happen…
and Happiness will come
Like an inadvertently lighted match, like an impromptu trumpet benediction,
like an unannounced angel, like an accident
Happiness will come
like incidental music, like being struck by tender lightning,
like a kiss from behind, like a part of myself I only now realize
I've been missing, like my eyes, like my ears, like my self,
Happiness will come
Then I'll be lost in the rhapsody of your heartbeat,
I'll be wrapped in the rhythm of a sweet ovation,
I'll be surrounded by those I love, or I think,
I'll be getting what I wanted and deserved at long last…
I'll be fearless and iridescent and impervious
and I shall scintillate
and I shall reach for the world, with open, rounded arms,
twirl like a renegade ballerina with giant feet,
I shall stretch, reach for the sky, the stars, the world…
for you.
(I shall reach for something that isn't there)
and Happiness will flee,
flee, saying, "Now it's all up to you,"
flee like a scared, scared child
flee, like my ears, and my eyes, and my self
flee, from everything that is too big for it,
like the stars and the moon and the earth and the sun
and you


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The three former Bills wanted to be part of the scheme that enabled them to finish the 2014 regular season as the No. 4 defense in the league. They wanted to reunite with defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.
Under Schwartz that season, those players all had career years. Bradham finished second on the team with 100 tackles, Brooks notched a career high in tackles and McKelvin came up with four interceptions. Statistically, they all excelled and that's what each player is hoping to get back to in 2016.
"That scheme, it's a great scheme to be in because you really get to use all your strengths as a player," Bradham explained. "(Schwartz) knows that and he utilizes all your strengths from each player on the defense. With that being said, it was pretty much just like everybody was able to play and have fun because the scheme was more so simple and not complex to where you can really communicate."
With a solid defensive line up front, featuring the likes of
McKelvin, the first of the former Buffalo players to sign, noted that the defensive line already in place was another reason he chose Philadelphia. A strong front was a luxury he had with the Bills in 2014 and it allowed him to focus more on the pass.
"It gave me a chance to be able to get my hands on the ball," McKelvin said. "Those guys up front did a great job of stopping the run and that really helped me."
The lone season that McKelvin, Brooks and Bradham had with Schwartz gave them just a taste of the type of defense they could build. Unfortunately for them, Schwartz left in 2015 after the hire of new head coach Rex Ryan. Working with the coach again, they believe they can take it a step further in Philadelphia.
"I was excited when I heard that Coach Schwartz wanted me to come here and play in this defense because in Buffalo when he was there, we were ranked the No. 4 defense at that time and didn't really get a chance to see how far we could go ... I'm definitely excited about this opportunity I have to play under Schwartz and that defensive scheme he has," Brooks said. "It's been shown and proven that it works. The mentality and the scheme that he brings to this organization is definitely going to be something to see."
Despite the success they had with Schwartz, there is another reason these players all flocked to the Eagles – the coach himself.
Schwartz is fiery and passionate about the game, which brings out the best in his players and directly translates onto the football field. That in itself is something the three new Eagles are excited to experience once again.
"He's a straight-forward guy," Bradham said. "He's going to tell you what's real and he's going to let you know what we have to do to get the job done and win games. Players like that. He's a players' coach. We like coaches to be straight-forward with us and honest. That's how he won us over in Buffalo. He was really honest about everything and we put it all on the line. That's the kind of coach you want to play for."


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Have A4e stopped from wrongfully claiming funding from the Government.
Leanne Marie
This petition closed over 4 years ago
A4e (Action for Employment) is a training company based in the UK. It has been running since 1991 to provide training and employment for those who are seeking work. It is part of the New Deal...
A4e (Action for Employment) is a training company based in the UK. It has been running since 1991 to provide training and employment for those who are seeking work. It is part of the New Deal service designed for those receiving Jobseeker's Allowance in 1997 and is one of the biggest New Deal services in the UK, with contracts worth up to £80 million.
Over the years A4e have been involved in a number of high profile controversies including failure to meet targets, loss of personal data and the most common being fraud:
Fraud Investigations
June 2009, The Observer disclosed information regarding a fraud investigation into A4e which was instigated after the DWP uncovered discrepancies in its "confirmation of employment" forms, which centred upon the falsification of employers' signatures by a number of recruiters.
March 2012, A Council inquiry found that learners' signatures had been forged to exaggerate the number of vulnerable people the project had reached. A4e was forced to withdraw from this part of the project.
January 2012, four former employees of A4e were arrested on suspicion of fraud dating back to 2010. The alleged fraud was uncovered by an internal investigation by A4e. The four were bailed until mid-March 2012.
February 2012, The Guardian revealed that A4e had forced job-seekers to work unpaid in its own offices, had been investigated nine times by the DWP since 2005, and had been forced to repay public funds on five separate occasions after government investigations found 'irregularities'.
February 2012, Thames Valley Police's Economic Crime Unit was revealed to be investigating the alleged theft by A4e staff of 'tens of thousands of pounds' worth of vouchers meant to help the unemployed back to work.
May 2012, Exaro News published an audit report highlighting potential fraud by A4e. The audit and risk department examined 244 of the company's job placements and found that "potential fraud/irregular activity is not confined to one geographical area of the division". Auditors also discovered that A4e sent an unemployed job-seeker to work in a lap-dance club.
Many allegations have also been made by former A4e employees. One report in Edinburgh stated that A4e did not provide the training they were paid £950 to provide. It also stated that when the DWP arrived to inspect the training, A4e staff were instructed to deceive them by borrowing people from other courses and instructing them to lie about what course they were on. In Manchester it was reported that pressure to meet quotas made fraud commonplace. Staff felt they had no choice but to forge signatures after it being made very clear to them that they would lose their jobs if failing to meet targets.
As of February 2013 A4e continue to operate and still receive funding from the Government. Many continue to fall victim of the company's fraudulent operation, many feeling bullied by the company and many losing their benefits as a result of A4e's "mistakes". It is time for the Government to provide a reliable and trustworthy service for those seeking employment and make such companies as A4e accountable for their actions.


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Injection moulder Rutland Plastics, of Cold Overton Road, Oakham, which has 130 staff, won the Best Energy and Environmental Programme of the Year at the Plastic Industry Awards 2016.
The award has meant a double celebration at the £10 million a year turnover company, which marks its 60th anniversary this year.
The achievement follows a £2.2 million investment in facilities, which has included numerous measures specifically designed to reduce energy use and costs.
These include the installation of 900 solar panels in the roof of the 30,000 sq feet warehouse, the fitting of LED lighting and an energy efficient cooling system.
Other measures include occupancy motion sensors in areas infrequently used, such as warehouse aisles, corridors and stairwells, daylighting factory roof structures to exploit natural daylight and the application of the latest web-based technology delivering desktop up-to-the-minute energy monitoring across the company's appliances and green energy generators.
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But LeBron James can't seem to figure out if he'd rather be 6 or 23. The now-again Cleveland Cavalier tweeted a photo of him wearing both the numbers 6 and 23 on his jersey, asking fans which he should choose. 6 was James' number when he was with the Miami Heat, and 23 was the number that he first started with at Cleveland.
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In this second book of the Haven series, Violet is with her friends and vampire boyfriend back at the boarding school Winterhaven for her senior year. Violet's vampire boyfriend, Aiden, is trying to find a cure for vampirism and Violet is learning more about her role as a vampire slayer. With the help of friends, Violet and Aiden are determined to beat the odds of history and be together. However, Aiden's experiments with different serums to reverse his vampire blood cause him to act in violent ways without his knowledge. Violet has to be able to stop him without hurting him.
I liked the characters in this book. Even though there are a lot of minor characters, the author does a great job developing them. The conflict in the novel is unique which makes the storyline interesting. The main character is strong and smart and she doesn't wait around for others to save her, she takes action to help the people she cares about. Fun series and I will read the next book in the series.
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Redknapp's Words Prove Tax Evasion Guilt, Prosecutor Says
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp's own words prove he's guilty of evading U.K. taxes, a prosecutor said in a closing arguments at a criminal trial in London.
Redknapp, 64, is accused of working with his co-defendant, Sheffield Wednesday owner Milan Mandaric, to evade U.K. taxes by putting $295,000 into an offshore account when they were at Portsmouth soccer club. Redknapp told a reporter from the now defunct News of the World tabloid and police the funds were bonuses linked to his employment, before telling the court yesterday that they were loans for investments.
"You can't really imagine a case in which you've got the most compelling evidence from the defendant himself about what all this is about," Prosecutor John Black told the jury. "In one unguarded moment on a tape with a News of the World journalist, Mr. Redknapp told it as it was and that in a sense condemns him."
Redknapp was interviewed by reporter Rob Beasley before he was questioned about the account by police. Beasley told the court last week he obtained the information after paying 8,000 pounds ($12,600) to an unnamed source. The News of the World was closed last year by News Corp. (NWSA) after revelations that reporters hacked into the phones of celebrities and a murdered teenager. A separate investigation into illegal payments to police is also under way.
Redknapp yesterday described Beasley as a "liar", saying he misled the reporter because he didn't feel he needed to tell him the truth.
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Black told the jury that whatever they may think about the newspaper, the tape-recorded conversation between Beasley and Redknapp was the "most compelling and important evidence" in the case.
Redknapp is the favorite to replace Fabio Capello as England national team manager, one of the most coveted in world sports, after this summer's European Championships. Still, Black said it was "plain" the coach had cheated on his taxes.
"It may not be popular to say that of a man respected in his business, a fantastic football manager, a man of very many qualities but the fact remains that this money was paid into an account in Monaco and no tax was paid on it," Black said.
The prosecution says two payments made between 2002 and 2004 were bonuses linked to Redknapp's employment at Portsmouth and should have been subject to income tax. The payments are alleged to be connected to profits from the sale of striker Peter Crouch and Redknapp's success in keeping Portsmouth in the Premier League in 2004.
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Black said there's no paper trail to prove Mandaric's claim that he invested money on Redknapp's behalf in U.S. stocks. The jury asked the judge to find out how hard prosecutors tried to find documents related to the U.S. investment.
Black said he could find no reason why Redknapp opened the account named after his late bulldog Rosie in Monaco and why money had to move between the U.S. and a tax haven "famed for its discretion."
In closing, Black listed a series of questions the jury must consider that cast doubt on Redknapp and Mandaric's account of the payments.
"If these were bonus payments, tax wasn't paid on them and these men both intended to conceal and hide that fact from the tax authorities for year after year," Black said. "The fact is revenue who collect taxes in this country have been cheated. If that is indeed what they did, I'm afraid the verdict is one of guilty."
Manadric and Redknapp's lawyers will make closing speeches in three days. Judge Anthony Leonard said the jury can expect to begin deliberations on Feb. 7.
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Dell has officially announced the Adamo, a stylish 13.4-inch notebook powered by Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs. We've been waiting for the Adamo for quite a while now, but in the end the price is a bit disappointing.
It's based on a 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo U9300 CPU and X4500 graphics, comes with 2GB of memory and a 128GB SSD. Unfortunately, the best looking Dell notebook doesn't come cheap, and prices start at $1.999. It weighs four pounds, or 1.8kg, about 30 percent more than its competitors, such as the Macbook Air and Lenovo X300, and even the upcoming MSI X340.
This is not looking like a good deal, as the Adamo is not only much heavier than the competition, but also much more costly. Still we have to admit it looks very good, but still not as good as the Air. Its chassis is from a single piece of aluminum and it features a backlit keyboard, and it will be available in two colour options, Onyx and Pearl.
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The end is the only place to start when considering the Breeders' Cup card at Santa Anita today. The Classic, with a purse of $5m, is, as the Americans put it, the "deepest" for years, in terms of the sheer number of high-class horses declared to run in the race.
Ten of the 13 contenders have at least one Grade or Group One success to their name already, including Aidan O'Brien's Rip Van Winkle, the unbeaten Zenyatta and Mine That Bird, this year's Kentucky Derby winner. Quality Road and Summer Bird are top-notch animals too, though unproven on today's synthetic surface, and the race is certainly not the head-to-head between Zenyatta and Rip Van Winkle that the betting might suggest.
The US-versus-Europe shape of the market does offer an excellent way into the race for punters, though, as it gives European backers a chance to bet on Rip Van Winkle (11.45) at the American pari-mutuel odds. The US will surely beat the 2-1 offered by the bookies in Britain, as money at the track pours on to Zenyatta.
O'Brien has gone close in the Classic before, and has made it clear this week that he feels Rip Van Winkle is his strongest contender yet. The extraordinary success of European runners here 12 months ago showed that turf form translates well to the Pro-Ride surface at Santa Anita, and while Zenyatta is clearly an outstanding mare, her unbeaten record includes several races in which she outclassed thin fields.
Europe had five winners on the Saturday of the Breeders' Cup last year, though one came in the Marathon, which has now moved to Friday's card. They should be able to match that total, though, as the visiting challenge has real strength in depth, starting with John Gosden's Pounced (6.45) in the Juvenile Turf.
Zacinto (9.28) looks a fair price in the Mile, as the defending champion Goldikova's outside draw in 11 will be a very difficult obstacle to overcome, and Sir Michael Stoute's evening could get even better in the Turf as Spanish Moon (10.57), with Kieren Fallon in the saddle, is the value at 9-2 to beat his stablemate Conduit.
Mastercraftsman (10.12) in the Dirt Mile is the other obvious winner for the Europeans, as he looks well ahead of a disappointing field, but Fleeting Spirit, the July Cup winner, is going to find things difficult in the Sprint as the speedballs leave her in their wake.
Zensational, the hot favourite, appears to have the perfect draw for a frontrunner in this race in stall one. He does not always start as smoothly as you would like when backing a horse at short odds, though, and Fatal Bullet (8.10) could be the one to take advantage of a slip-up.
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I've bulked him up a bit and reworked the torso armor, which were two of the most un-liked features from our forum members. My favorite thing out of the revision has to be the spiked shoulder on the side. The gist of how it's built can be seen below. The rahkshi fins are notoriously hard to use without being attached to the curved shell of a rahkshi's back, which is the same green armor piece that makes up his right leg.
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What Does Microsoft's .NET Mean for E-Commerce?
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Microsoft .NET has been widely heralded as the next big thing in the Internet world, but how this new technology will affect e-commerce is decidedly less clear.
According to some analysts, the answer is simple: not much. "Overall, it is going to be a nonevent for e-commerce," Giga Information Group analyst Andrew Bartels told the E-Commerce Times. ".NET is more at the infrastructure level than at the commerce level."
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But while.NET may not have an immediate and direct effect on e-commerce, it will make an impact behind the scenes.
According to IDC analyst Albert Pang, .NET will serve as a glue that links a company's IT infrastructure with its customers, enabling Internet companies to build e-tail sites more rapidly.
"That, in turn, is likely to influence and produce greater numbers of commercial transactions on the Internet," Pang told the E-Commerce Times.
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Down the road, .NET adoption will increase the convenience of Web transactions as Internet companies use this technology to share information.
"There will be greater ... convenience for shoppers if some of these back-end systems are linked so that data can be extracted and exchanged more easily," Pang said. "For example, you probably don't need to type in your credit card number every time when you visit sites that are built using .NET architecture and components."
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Citigroup (NYSE: C), for example, said it plans to use Passport, Microsoft's .NET-enabled authentication and single sign-in product, as well as .NET Alerts, an instant messaging service that provides Web users with customized information.
Consumers visiting Citigroup sites will be identified automatically after signing in to Passport, and they will be able to navigate across multiple Passport-enabled sites without logging in again, according to the company.
With .NET Alerts, Citigroup customers will be able to sign up to receive key information like payment due date or when a credit limit has been reached. Alerts can send information via e-mail, cell phone or mobile device, based on the user's preference.
Travel site Expedia also has announced it will support .NET Alerts, allowing travelers to receive instant flight updates.
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In addition to making the shopping process easier for Web buyers, .NET will likely make Web site development more affordable for e-commerce companies.
"It might make the task of building an e-commerce site cheaper, but in most cases that has been the smallest part of e-commerce investment anyway," Bartels said.
Technology costs tend to be far smaller than the costs of customer acquisition and fulfillment, accounting for just 20 to 30 percent of the total investment required.
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A more structured 4-2-3-1
Rafael Benítez was one of the first coaches to have consistent success with the 4-2-3-1 formation during his Valencia days and is fortunate that he succeeds Roberto Di Matteo, a fellow advocate of the system, rather than Carlo Ancelotti or André Villas-Boas, who generally favoured 4-3-3.
The key difference from Di Matteo's system will be on the flanks and the positioning of the wide players. So far this season Chelsea have been alarmingly prone to overloads in wide positions – they conceded two early goals at home to Manchester United from their left-back zone, a similar goal away at Arsenal and Di Matteo's final league game at West Brom ended in defeat because of two concessions from crosses. In midweek the Juventus wing-back Stephan Lichtsteiner enjoyed acres of space in the first half of Chelsea's 3-0 defeat, and the positional freedom given to Juan Mata and Eden Hazard has clear repercussions defensively.
When the opposition has possession, Benítez will instruct his wide players to form a second bank of four. He traditionally favours cautious, functional players on the flanks – John Arne Riise and Dirk Kuyt were among his most reliable men at Liverpool – which may mean Ramires moves back to the right.
Initial caution giving way to more attacking football
Notwithstanding the demands of Roman Abramovich, Benítez will want to focus on addressing Chelsea's defensive shortcomings before seeking to entertain. His building from the back was particularly obvious at Valencia: his 2001-02 title winners scored just 51 goals in 38 games and were widely regarded as a negative, reactive side. But when Benítez repeated the success two years later, Valencia's goal tally had risen to 71, with their defensive record identical, at 27 goals conceded. The two championships were won with a similar first XI – it was simply a change in mentality and the positioning of the side as a whole. Broadly the same thing happened in his time at Liverpool, with their goals tally gradually improving throughout his six years in charge, with the exception of his final, disappointing 2009-10 campaign.
Benítez places a strong emphasis upon his side playing compact from back to front, preventing the opposition from getting space between the lines. The shift is likely to be obvious in the way Chelsea move higher up the pitch during his time in charge – with deep, cautious defending gradually giving way to increased pressing as he trusts his players more within the system. Whether he'll be given three years to complete the transformation, as at Valencia, is doubtful.
Zonal marking?
At Liverpool Benítez received most criticism for his strategy of defending zonally at corner-kicks, when the majority of other Premier League sides defended man-for-man. While frequently forced to justify the system at press conferences, and therefore being painted as a rigid ideologue, the Spaniard generally took a pragmatic view. He believed Pepe Reina was good in the air and the zonal system made it easier for his goalkeeper to claim the ball. Later Benítez shifted from having two players defending posts to leaving the goalline bare because of Reina's preference – this allowed Liverpool to clear the six-yard box and play offside from the first header, and also allowed an extra player to stay up the pitch, ready to counterattack from one of Reina's excellent long throws.
At Chelsea the situation is different. Petr Cech's aerial abilities have been in doubt since his fractured skull five years ago and Benítez may not have such confidence in his goalkeeper. Besides, Chelsea have not encountered significant problems defending set pieces this season; Benítez has little time to work with his players before the visit of Manchester City on Sunday and, with set piece defending not an immediate problem area, he may be wise to leave things as they are.
Trying to find the old Torres
Benítez got the best from Fernando Torres at Liverpool by taking advantage of his movement into the channels and his lightning acceleration in behind the defence – but it remains to be seen whether Chelsea's £50m record signing has the raw pace to reprise that role. When the striker first arrived at Chelsea, they lacked creative players to feed him with incisive passes and the signings of Juan Mata and Oscar have had little impact upon his goalscoring record – the problem is clearly more complex.
Maybe a more cautious side overall will benefit Torres – with Chelsea's wingers likely to be stationed in deeper positions, this may draw opposition full-backs up the pitch and give him more space to work in. Although his performances have been nowhere near his peak at Liverpool, Torres's movement has certainly become more varied, as a result of being unable to depend upon pure speed.
Realistically, Benítez's main impact on Torres will be psychological rather than tactical – Chelsea have already spent two years trying to incorporate him in the team. As the only player to have worked under Benítez previously, maybe Torres will finally feel a key part of the Chelsea side.
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Actors James Marsden (X-Men, Enchanted), Catherine Keener (Capote, The 40-Year-Old Virgin), and Tracy Morgan (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) are close to joining the cast of David O. Russell's new comedy Nailed.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the trio are in final negotiations to star opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel in the flick which centers on a woman (Biel) who begins to suffer wild sexual urges after a co-worker accidently shoots a nail into her head (hence the double entendre title).
She goes to Washington to fight for the rights of the bizarrely injured, where she meets an immoral congressman (Gyllenhaal) who takes advantage of her high sex drive for his own political ends.
Marsden, THR says, will play the small-town boyfriend of Biel's character. Keener would portray a self-serving Congresswoman. And Morgan's character will likely be an injured compatriot of Biel's character.
It's Russell's first film since 2004's I Heart Huckabees, a production on which he famously feuded with actress Lily Tomlin. The YouTube-posted fight was parodied on a Knocked Up DVD extra by Judd Apatow and Michael Cera.
Nailed is set to start filming on April 14 in Columbia, South Carolina.


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The federal government says Social Security checks will not have a cost-of-living-adjustment for next year because inflation isn't happening in this recession.
Many Social Security recipients don't like that. They say they have other costs that are going up, or they have come to depend on some type of increase.
Whaddya think? Should Congress authorize a bump-up anyway? Or should an increase for inflation be linked to actual inflation?
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A bird in a night garden singing to the moon.
night garden nightingale garden enchantment moon song romantic evening moonlight singer sweet melody summer dream magic bird susan sanford
so unique… the moon face reminds me old salient movie. great composition Susan!
i found it – The trip to the moon (1902) by Georges Méliès
Thanks, Mark – I have seen the image of the moon's face, although I have not watched the whole film. He also did an Arabian Nights, which I have seen some bits from. He had a wonderful vision. The book "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" is quite a lovely hommage to him.
This is making me think of a painting by one of the great masters as in inspired by as this is unique in its own right. Just very cool all around
Thanks, Kevin, glad you like it.
I love the colours!
Thank you, Sparklehen
awesome Susan!
sehr schön!
Oh my, this work is breathtaking.
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*Keeping the dying art of candy making alive since 1997.*
"Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity." - George Carlin
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Always keep a few jokes on hand for when things go terribly wrong. It won't solve anything; but people will appreciate the humor much more than cynical bitching.


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definitely size down
im 5 foot 3, 100lbs and i wear usually a 1 or a 3 in jeans and a 0 in shorts. I ordered these in a 24 and they were considerably large. I had to take them to an alteration shop to take in the waist. I had like an entire extra inch in the waist and the shorts could slip on and off easily. Size down by atleast one size. Normally I wouldn't go through so much trouble to make a pair of shorts fit but these are just so awesome I figured why not.
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On a bright winter's day the light sweeps low into the valley. It reaches through the wood up behind us, casting elastic shadows from ash and naked oak. The sun sweeps low, in a lazy arc that remains below the rim of your hat, to penetrate the corners that stayed in the shadows just weeks ago. We witness the lugubrious ascent as the sun lifts and then dips away again behind the hill and find a wall to press ourselves into to catch the warmth.
In the field where a year ago I planted a blossom and berry wood, the Cornus sanguinea are beginning to make themselves apparent. Although last year's growth was modest, the tips are already colouring and I can see that in years to come they will blaze where the wintery sun hits them squarely. While our native dogwood is adaptable, it is often an indicator of damp ground and where it breaks free from the skirts of hedge or woodland it will form a slowly colonising mound of growth. The foliage is clean and pleasantly green in summer and then alive with colour and berry in the autumn. But now that the leaves are down it has an unexpected season, the slender stems dark mahogany-red on their tips.
I like the winter for the opportunity to see beyond the cloak of summer foliage; without the distraction of leaves you can, at this time of year, play with colour. A selected form of the Cornus sanguinea called "Midwinter Fire" is a shining example, flaring like a bonfire if placed so the sun can single it out. The stems are a mix pinks and reds at their tips, flaming orange-yellow within the core of the plant. The Cornus alba varieties from Siberia are all too often offered for the summer foliage in the variegated forms, but I prefer those that have been singled out for the winter stems. The stems of C alba "Sibirica" are a coral-crimson, while C stolonifera "Flaviramea" is acid green and as bright as "Sibirica" is pink. I like to keep them apart and use the darkness of C alba "Kesselringii", which is as black as liquorice, as a mediator.
The charcoal of "Kesselringii" is not something to fear when the light levels are low, and in a garden I have been planting up recently we teamed it with Rubus thibetanus "Silver Fern" in a winter corner. This ghostly bramble is a safer option than its barbed and thuggish cousin R cockburnianus. It will keep to a neat clump with arching stems that stretch up to 5ft or so and then bend to the pull of gravity. The prickled limbs are dusted in a white powder from the tip to the base and when in leaf the foliage is true to its name, both in scale and colour.
Both willows and Cornus are ideal for damp conditions and will happily thrive in heavy clay soil. The coloured-stemmed willows are richly varied and I have started a collection that may one day weave its way along the ditch. The scarlet of Salix alba "Britzensis" or the yolkiness of S alba "Hutchinson's Yellow" will be too bright in this landscape so I plan to use the silvers and the dusky-toned selections among the sedges that mark the damp ground. Salix irrorata is one of the brightest with blue-white stems, while S daphnoides "Oxford Violet" is the colour of a stormy sky. Both will bear a spectacular display of catkins on second-year wood. I have also S daphnoides "Aglaia" as a dark undercurrent and a foil to the showier cousins. It is without bloom, the stems shining brilliantly in sunshine – a rich, chestnut-brown.
To get the best colour, the Cornus should be coppiced at the end of the winter. Books often recommend this in drastic measures, removing everything to the base, but I prefer to remove just a third to the base every year to retain some of the structure. Willows and the coloured-stemmed brambles can be cut to the base every year. The willows, in general, have more gusto and will exceed their space allocation if left unchecked, but for now, enjoy everything they have to offer and appreciate the blaze.
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After a hard, regular pruning, Cornus, Rubus and willow require energy to replenish growth, so feed and mulch immediately after cutting.
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Sleepy coastal town which is a well kept secret. A delightful holiday retreat.
Located 463 km north of Sydney, South West Rocks is one of those coastal towns which is often by-passed by holiday makers. In fact it is one of the quietest and most attractive towns on the Mid North Coast. It is a true hideaway with some notable television personalities using it as their getaway because no one pays much attention to them and they can relax without being 'noticed' by holiday makers.
South West Rocks is located on Trial Bay. The Bay was named after the brig Trial which was wrecked there in 1816 after it had been stolen by convicts who were attempting to escape to south-east Asia. When Captain Thomas Whyte found the wreck in 1817 there was no trace of the convicts and it was assumed they had all perished either starving or being killed by the local Aborigines.
Shipping along the coast ensured that the Trial Bay area was well known. Today there is a monument on the headland at South West Rocks to the people who were drowned when the Wooloomooloo ran aground in Trial Bay in 1864.
In the 1870's it was decided to build a deep water harbour at Trial Bay (see Things to See - Trial Bay Gaol for more details) and a breakwater. Subsequently a prison was established and the prisoners began to build the breakwater. However the plan was not a success. Heavy seas washed parts of the breakwater away and the plan was abandoned.
The actual township of South West Rocks was established in 1896. It grew as a result of a new mouth to the Macleay River being established. This resulted in the construction of the Pilot's Station in 1902 and the town slowly grew up around this activity. The name of the town is a result of the pilot officer instructing vessels to anchor in Trial Bay so the rocks would be south-west of their anchorage. The locals decided upon the name for the town in the 1910's.
In January 1972 the tug Polaris put into Trial Bay with a showboat ('the Sydney Queen') and two vehicular ferries (the 'Koondooloo' and 'Lurgurena') in tow. The ferries had been used on Sydney Harbour and, later, around Newcastle. Polaris was hauling them 4000 km from Newcastle to Manilla where they were to be converted to scrap or barges. A third ferry, the "Kooroongabba', was also being towed but had sunk off Crowdy Head and further problems necessitated the stopover at Trail Bay for repairs. The three remaining vessels were moored to the buoys used by oil tankers but a gale caused all three to break away and drift ashore where they became entrenched in deep sand and were subsequently left to decay. All that remains today are the loading ramp supports which protrude from the sand.
Today the township of South West Rocks is strictly a tourist destination. It has a modern and attractive centre, excellent foreshores, serene pristine beaches and excellent fishing. The town also has some particularly beautiful stands of Norfolk pines.
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Santana signs multi-year extension, so who's next?
The Cleveland Indians have reportedly come to an agreement with catcher Carlos Santana on a multi-year deal that will cover the rest of his arbitration years as well as his first season of free agency. If true, the deal is in line with that of shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, who signed a two-year deal early last week. Cabrera's new contract covers his arbitration eligible year in 2013 as well as his first year of free agency in 2014.
The Indians have a lot more control with regards to Santana, who was tied to the club through 2016 even without a multi-year contract. If the reports are true, the Indians have signed the slugging catcher to a five-year deal through the 2017 season. An announcement is expected on Tuesday afternoon.
With Cabrera and Santana in the fold now through 2014 and 2017 respectively, it will be interesting to see which direction the Indians move next. With Cabrera as the only official player not signed to a club option past the 2012 season, there are several players that will seemingly be on the Tribe's radar.
Keep in mind that while the Indians don't have players signed to official deals, they do have club control over much of their roster, including Shin-Soo Choo (2013), Chris Perez (2014), Rafael Perez (2013), Joe Smith (2013), Tony Sipp (2015), Jason Kipnis (2017), Lonnie Chisenhall (2017), Michael Brantley (2016), Josh Tomlin (2016), Lou Marson (2015), Vinnie Pestano (2016), and Justin Masterson (2014). It's clear that they won't try and sign all of the previous names listed for a variety of reasons, but based on the past week, I firmly believe that there are a few names that will be targeted.
Shin-Soo Choo is in a similar contract situation as Cabrera, under control to the club through the end of the 2013 season. The rightfielder suffered through a rough 2011 season, it would appear that the Indians could have some control there with a multi-year deal. The catch remains Choo's hiring of agent Scott Boras, who is notorious for not signing deals prior to free agent years. It's likely that Choo is a lost cause, but there's no doubt that the Indians have either already turned over that rock, or are about to.
While Choo may be the most obvious to many, the clear focus should be on ace Justin Masterson. A case could be made that he's not only the Indians most valuable player over the past season and a half, but also their best player. I know the Indians are hesitant to sign pitchers to a long term deal, and the former Fausto Carmona, and current Roberto Hernandez may be the club's cautionary tale. That said, there wouldn't be any harm to the Indians wrapping up Masterson to a deal similar to the ones signed by Cabrera, and about to be signed by Santana. Signing Masterson through the 2015 season just makes good sense.
After Masterson and Choo, the only other clear signing to me would be Jason Kipnis. Sure, the Tribe has him under control through the 2017 season, but it may be good business to throw him a bone with a long term deal at least through that season. Of course, there's time there, so they could wait a year before pulling the trigger, giving them one more season to make sure he's the real deal.
If the Santana deal turns out to be as reported, it certainly will make the next month an interesting one for Tribe management. While there are always the Fausto Carmonas of the world, there are also Jim Thomes, Kenny Loftons and Albert Belles. Signing these guys to a long term deal just makes good business sense. Not only does it wrap up good young players through their first free agent years, but it also sends a message to Indians fans that this team is being built to win in the future.
I don't know about you, but it's about time...
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As for the bullpen guys, I think they are smart to wait them out. So volatile and never know who is going to get hurt/blowup. I dont think it makes much sense to give Smith and Perez an extension right now as they would have to sign both to at least 2-3 year extensions, which on top of this year would lock them in for 3-4 years. Not sure i want a committment to a reliever for that long. Those guys will probably not be decided on until July next year where they are either traded or at that time they start working on a new deal (or slightly before).
As per Kipnis, while he isn't considered a rookie, would it really only be a sophomore slump? Besides, Kipnis will be fine. We aren't even a week into the season, and folks are jumping off the Kipnis bandwagon. Every year, he has stretches where he struggles. He always figures it out, and when he does, he generally explodes. After his 6th game last season, Kip was hitting .118 without a home run. After his 16th game, Kip was hitting .295, with six homers. The hope is that he'll garner more consistency, but he's shown the propensity to explode once he figures things out...
...and he's always figured things out....


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Obit - WILLI SIECK
WILLI SIECK April 2, 1927 March 30, 2009 The World's Fastest Log Scale It is with great sadness we announce that our husband, father and grandfather passed away suddenly due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. Willi is survived by his wife Marianne of 53 years, his son Andrew and his only grandchild Kayla Sieck, as well as his oldest brother Hans Sieck and his sister Elli in Europe. Willi was predeceased by his parents, one brother and two sisters. Willi came to Canada in 1950, settling in Prince George, BC on the Goose Country Road where he logged, farmed and raised his family, later building a house on the Old Summit Lake Rd. After his retirement in 1991 from the BC forest service he moved to Comox, BC, to be near the ocean and enjoy his gardening! During the 45 years he lived in Prince George, working in several areas associated with logging he made many friends over the years and shared many stories of the life in PG as it was 60 years ago. No more words are needed We will never forget you In our hearts you will stay And remembered every day. We will miss his dry sense of humor and his dedication to his family. Willi's celebration of life will be held at Comox Valley Funeral Home Cremation and Reception Centre, 1101 Ryan Rd, Courtenay on Thursday, April 9 at 2:00pm. Flowers gratefully declined in consideration of donations to the Alzheimer's Association or Glacier View Lodge, 2450 Back Road, Courtenay, BC V9N 9G8, where he received excellent care and found peace. For more information contact 250-334-0707