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Paramount Marauder
8x8 Ice Explorer. Look, it's called an Ice Explorer. It's built for a specific purpose, isn't it? And if you need to move a couple dozen people across the newly-frozen landscape, you can bet this truck will get you where you need to go.
Tundra buggy.
Heavy Duty Plow. Most of the time, a conventional snow plow is all you need. But if we're talking Snowmaggeddon, we're going to need an upsize. The JPS Mega Star DB75 plow is just the kind of superplow you'll need to fight your way through severe snow and ice conditions. Just watch this thing in action and you'll understand instantly.
Snow plow. Just about anyone with a plow on the front end of their truck is considered a hero in the aftermath of a snow storm. Flickr Creative Commons photo.
If the roads are impossible to traverse, perhaps there's another way. You might just be able to blast your way across the rails on a plow car. Flickr Creative Commons photo.
John Deere 9R Tractor. You're going to need something with big wheels. Actually, never mind that. You're going to need something with treads. Big treads. Like a mega-sized tractor. Lucky for you if you already own one of these, because you can forget about your puny pickup truck or SUV. Leave it in the snow drift that has all but buried your house.
A 20-year-old(ish) Toyota HJ-61. These old Land Cruisers are workhorses. If well-maintained, they'll last virtually forever. And they're built to withstand whatever challenge you put before it. Flickr Creative Commons photo.
Conquest Knight XV
Any vehicle that will not only transport you safely across snow is a good option. Even better is if it removes the snow, too. And when you're talking the largest snowstorm ever recorded, you're going to want to have this one: the largest snowblower ever made. Watch it in action on YouTube.
Ziegler fire engine. Not that you'd have to put out fires after a snowstorm. In fact, you probably wouldn't really want to be spraying water on anything, considering the -50C post-storm overnight lows. But this airport fire vehicle looks well-equipped for adverse conditions. Wikimedia Commons photo.
Liebherr T 282 B giant mining truck.
Avoid: Volkswagen Beetle. A somewhat quirky vehicle at the best of times, the original Volkswagen Beetle was never a reliable choice for winter transportation. Underpowered and rear-wheel drive, the Bug was, er, less than agile on slippery roads and easily buried in large snow drifts. Proof that cuteness will only get you so far, unfortunately. Flickr Creative Commons photo.
Avoid: Dune buggy. For obvious reasons. While it might be able to get you over the freshly-formed snow slopes, there's no protection from the elements. And since we're talking near-nuclear winter conditions, you're going to need some warmth. Wikimedia Commons photo.
Avoid: Lincoln Town Car. It might be unfair to single out the Town Car, but large rear-wheel-drive "land yachts" of this kind are generally ill-suited for driving in winter conditions. They handle poorly at the best of times, but add a little snow or ice to the mix and all bets are off. Wikimedia Commons photo.
Lamborghinis. Nothing quite screams "Look at me!" like a Lamborghini. Everything about it is overstated. And everyone knows instantly a Lambo when they see one. So for rich, attention-starved stepchildren, the choice of vehicle is obvious.
Avoid: Hyundai Pony. Actually, just don't drive this one. The Pony is one of the worst cars ever built. But if remarkable unreliability didn't already leave you marooned in a snowstorm, the rea-wheel-drive would guarantee it. Wikimedia Commons photo.
An underpowered (originally only 53-70 horsepower), rear-wheel drive compact car, The Chevrolet Chevette just wasn't a safe option for a civilization-halting snow storm.
Avoid: Articulated buses. Sadly, while many of us opt to avoid driving in heavy snow, public transit is prone to its own troubles. Articulated buses tend to fail in snow storms, leaving frustrated commuters stranded while the tow truck pulls away with their only ride. It's a familiar experience in many Canadian cities (hello, Ottawa!).
The 2012 Smart Fortwo Passion coupé looks quite sporty with the BRABUS alloy wheels and lower body kit.
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"And when they ask us what we're doing, you can say, We're remembering...." (Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
By Alina Adams
Part #4
Part #3
Part #2
Part #1
Last week's episode of Another World Today (Part #1 and Part #2) featured Dean Frame and GQ Todd, both single fathers in the midst of trying to get their biological children back from their respective adoptive parents, comparing notes on their experiences.
While GQ has been forced to go to court and prove his fitness to raise his son, Dean has, more or less, been encouraged to reclaim his daughter. Granted, there are key differences in their situations - GQ's child was adopted by strangers (on a whole other soap!) while Dean's is being raised by relatives. Also, GQ's ex-girlfriend voluntarily gave their baby up for adoption, while Dean's wife died and, grief-stricken, he willingly abandoned his child.
But, to GQ, an African-American, there seems to be an even more basic reason for the differences in attitude.
The scene between GQ and Dean in AWT: Part #1 is the reason both cases are happening concurrently.
In the initial outline written prior to AWT's launch, the custody battle for Hudson was scheduled to take place prior to Gregory's death, with Dean's unfolding later.
However, as both stories kicked off, we were, to put it bluntly, stunned by the differences in Facebook and Message Board comments, and especially in the bi-weekly poll numbers, when it came to whether or not GQ should get Hudson v. Dean and Lori Ann.
The fans were clear: They vehmently wanted Dean to return and claim his daughter from Frankie and Cass (even before he was back on the canvas), and they thought Hudson was better off with GL's Rick and Mindy Bauer, some even arguing that Allie had made the decision to give her son up - GQ should have no say in the matter.
When it comes to this or that voting, it's difficult to suss out the nuances and motivations behind people's opinions. Which is why we've decided to open up a thread, here and in the forums listed above, to hear your views in detail. Why do you think there was such a difference in fan opinion when it came to Dean and GQ's positions?
PS: For those who wrote to ask whether the baby photos representing Hudson is of one of my kids, the answer is - yup, you got me. Here is a recent snapshot of all three of mine - can you guess which one is "Hudson Lewis Bauer?"
Alina Adams is the author of the SCRIBE Award winning As The World Turns tie-in, The Man From Oakdale, now available in paperback!
6 comments:
- marknsprmo said...
I don't read the facebook stuff but I have thought that most people on the 451 board are in favor of GQ getting his baby back. I am not a big fan of voting although I frequently do, because voting can be scewed by people who vote multiple times. I am not going to spend my day voting hundreds of times...... But am glad to voice my opinion.
I do want to comment on two things though.
One is the love/hate relationship between minorities in general and
soaps. I believe that if one counted all the minorities that watch daytime as a single unified group, they would be the majority of viewers. I believe studies have shown that a very large number of black women watch daytime. As well as gay men. I am sure the hispanic community has a large percentage as well. The problem is we are counted by the bean counters as seperate individual groups and not as a whole. Our voices would be heard more loudly if we had somehow a group voice. I think there should be more diversity in all daytime. There ought to be racial, social-economic, sexual orientation, physical capability and religious diversity on soaps, just as there is in America in real life. The stories would certainly benefit and be less retreads if there were more groups because each group brings something different to the table.
the second thing I wanted to discuss is that maybe Dean is just more popular with the audience because he was a tv character and GQ came along during the written version. The predjudice in this particular case may be that we have an image and a sense of knowing Dean more than we do GQ....
Just a couple of thoughts.
- C. said...
For me, this is not a matter of race.
I did not like Mindy's treatment of Allie - all but forcing her to turn GQ in, and there is no one that Allie can tell about it. However, I also did not like GQ's treatment of Allie at the very beginning before anyone - including Allie - found out she was pregnant.
The whole "don't tell anyone about us because I don't want anyone to ruin it" came across to me like it was not a matter of race but a matter of GQ sending mixed signals. They met up, he said he "needed" her, they had sex, and THEN he says he wants to hide THEM.
Allie is already feeling like both of her parents resent her for ever being born, and then GQ pretty much does the same thing. IMO, she won't bond with Hudson because she felt carrying the pregnancy to term and giving birth was her punishment and that she deserves no better than what she has, which is EVERYONE turning on her and saying she's a bad person.
I've asked myself if I would have liked GQ's treatment of Allie any better if he were white... and there was no racial element to it. The answer is no. I would not have.
As for Dean wanting Lori Ann back... I beg to differ in the whole "everyone wants him to get his daughter back". Frankie doesn't, but she is also acting like someone who has already lost so much.
As for the "babyproofing" issue... Dean is willing to ask for help. GQ is not. At least that is how he has come across thus far. Dean has asked Cass and Frankie for help. GQ has behaved like he knows better than the Bauers how to raise his son, even though he has not asked for help in how to prepare living space for a very young child.
From what I have understood of GQ's character, he WON'T ask for help and IMO that will be his downfall. Will race be part of that? I know plenty of people of all ethnic groups who won't ask for help. IMO, that is GQ's problem.
As for me personally? Umm... if anyone assumes I'm white... sorry, wrong answer.
- Alina Adams said...
We had a post on Facebook suggesting this was more an issue of gender than race.
Check it out at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Another-World/307355595460?ref=search&sid=13800416.3728872026..1 and tell us if you agree.
Also, if you're having trouble posting on the message board today... I'm going to assume that, along with Twitter, all technology is currently against me.
- Eman el_sherkawy said...
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- Eman el_sherkawy said...
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1 16 ounce can pickled jalapeno strips (for the tamales)
La Chica Who Came In From The Cold: Chile Verde
1 16 ounce can pickled jalapeno strips (for the tamales)
25 comments:
- Leslie Limon said...
Clementina!!! Que gusto verte de nuevo! What a lovely gift to have found both the tomatillos and inspiration on the side of the road.
Chile Verde is the perfect dish to welcome anyone in from the cold.
- Tuesday, January 17, 2012
- Clementina said...
Como estas chiquita!! Que guapa te ves! Que gusto en verte.
- Tuesday, January 17, 2012
- Georgina said...
I have you on my blog roll, but I can't recall reading it...must have since you're on my Dashboard. Thank you for the recipe..am going to make it this week.
I'm lucky to live on the border, so all these ingredients are easily accessible. I don't have to roast my own chile or jalapeno since I can go to the corner store and buy a bag full already for me to bring home and start cooking.
My gawd, mujer, what are you doing in AL??? My ex's familia lives there and I never felt so out of place when I visited, but then, they didn't quite know how to behave around me since I was considered, "Spanish!" Yea, folks, that was like 3 generations ago!! Also, they couldn't understand why I spoke better English than they!!! LOL Oh well, no problem now...they are no longer familia, thankfully.
Anyway, thanks so much for inspiration and I too am not as ambitious when it comes to blogging, but I try to keep up at least once a month...or not!! LOL
- Tuesday, January 17, 2012
- Tera said...
I have missed you!
- Tuesday, January 17, 2012
- Lorena said...
I glean stuff that falls by the side of the road too, around here it is usually hay that I bring home to my garden. Today the wind is howling and there's snow everywhere but I still have cilantro growing in my greenhouse!Nice to hear from you again. Writer's blocks are sometimes building blocks
- Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Hi, nice to hear from you. Sound yummy!
Candee, down in Oceanside
- Wednesday, January 18, 2012
- Clementina said...
Hola Chicas!
Candee-a few months ago I stopped by your house to say hello but I didn't find you at home. :^(
Maybe next time!
Lorena--sometimes we have to quiet down the rattling of our bones to listen to the music in our heads.
Tera--you missed me? I'm touched. Gracias!
- Wednesday, January 18, 2012
- Miel said...
I've had your blog on my blogroll for awhile, but haven't had time recently to really sit down and aprovecharlo. I always knew your recipes were mouthwatering, but I realize now your writing is also totalmente hermosa! I will certainly be following more closely-- I'm glad you've been inspired to come back to your 'slow-cooked' blog :-) Suerte!
- Thursday, January 19, 2012
- Clementina said...
Hola, Miel!
I'm blushing. Gracias! Wouldn't mind trying your easy mole rec
- Thursday, January 19, 2012
So good to see you back. I hope you don't stay gone so long this time. Great looking recipe. I will be making it very soon. Maybe this weekend!
MichaelG in Sacto
- Friday, January 27, 2012
Ya hacias falta. Welcome back. It's been too long. Tomatillos by the side of the road, really? What matters is the end result. . . And it looks delicious. I have come to realize that not only are your stories great, but your photographs are excellent, as well.
- Friday, January 27, 2012
- Clementina said...
Michael G!
So nice to see you name here. Cuidate mucho.
Anonymous--I will certainly come back but a lot sooner than 6 months. Gracias!
- Friday, January 27, 2012
I missed you! I think I never commented so far, but I kept looking if you would come back. Thank you for doing that!
Marie from Sweden
- Wednesday, February 01, 2012
- Clementina said...
Tack, Marie! Du ar valdigt nice!
- Wednesday, February 01, 2012
- JUNE said...
What a great post tonight! This is my man's favorite dish, so now I have an authentic recipe to follow. I actually had some serrano chilis from my own garden recently and I used them in his birthday dinner. I made Carnitas with a green avocado chili salsa...so that was as close as I could get to chili verde...You are a very clever writer and super entertaining and I'm glad I stopped by to see what you've been up too...thx for the visit...xox juen
- Monday, February 06, 2012
- Clementina said...
Hola, June!
Your blogs are some of the most enchanting I have seen in a long time! Thank you for sharing!
- Wednesday, February 08, 2012
- Dee said...
I love this blog post! I have read this on a cold day here & Chile Verde is sounding so delicious! I'm glad you came in from the cold. Now, I'm going to hunt down some cilantro & chiles. Have a great week!
- Tuesday, February 14, 2012
- Clementina said...
Gracias, Dee!
I can't wait to try some of your recipes, especially the one with the carnival squash!
- Tuesday, February 14, 2012
- I'm the Mami said...
Ay. There are no words to describe the joy I feel upon stumbling onto your blog! And to see that you had taken a reprive, but now may be back again more often? I kinda want to do a dance!
Your writing syylw is so warm amd welcoming, I feel like I am your kitchen sipping on mexican hot chocolate while you cook and tell me stories.
Love all the recipes, showed mi cunada the pumpkin empanadas and think I will make those this weekend. And chile rellenos.
Thanks for all the creative work and effort you put into this blog, its a great resource (and a good read) .
- Friday, February 17, 2012
wow. tomatillos on the side of the road... in alabama?!? talk about a sign from god. i'm glad i found your blog.
- Saturday, March 17, 2012
Tomatillos by the side of the road? Ha ha. I would have passed it by thinking, "Oh, I could make something with that...but what?" Thinking about nice hot chile verde with a nice warm flour tortilla...I'm hungry already! Thanks for the post, and thanks for showing that inspiration can come from the most unexpected places!
- Thursday, March 22, 2012
- Comrade Von Pussycat said...
Wow! I just found your blog and I must say I LOVE it! I must try some of the recipes you posted, I am a native Californian but living in Europe right now and I am just dying for some Mexican food! Hugs from Macedonia :)
- Friday, November 16, 2012
- Clementina said...
Hola Comrade Von Pussycat!
I hope this little recipe will bring you a little closer to home. San Francisco is one of my favorite places. In fact, I'm going to try a little ballroom dancing with my viejo in the Star Light Ballroom at the St. Francis Hotel in Union Square soon!
- Friday, November 16, 2012
Dear Clementina,
You have no idea how much I enjoy hearing your wonderful stories!
I came home today determined to cook chile verde as well as you describe it! Hmm, such a delicious meal on this chilly evening. :)
Thank you for sharing your cooking secrets; our meal was incredible!
Do you have a red rice recipe?
- Monday, December 09, 2013
- Clementina said...
Hola, Verónica!
Thank you for your kind about my stories. Enjoy the Chile Verde on this cold night, and check out my rice recipe. Just click "Recipes" in the sidebar. Under "Basics" click Mexican rice.
Have a great evening!
- Monday, December 09, 2013


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A Tour Through The Bizarre Mind Of An NSA Defender: Discrediting Activists By Using Their Porn Surfing Is Just Like Journalism!
from the i-don't-even... dept
- Right after the Boston Marathon bombing, Baker claimed that it proved civil liberties defenders like the EFF and ACLU were wrong about surveillance cameras in saying that they're not very useful at stopping crime. And, of course, they didn't stop crime. Also, their main complaint is with government surveillance cameras, and those weren't the ones used to identify the Boston bombers.
- Next, he argued that reporters like Glenn Greenwald and Bart Gellman, two of the three journalists who got original stashes of documents from Ed Snowden, weren't real journalists because they were "advocates." But, that's what a journalist should be: an advocate for truth and an informed public.
- From there it started to get odder and odder. He blamed civil libertarians for 9/11, saying their whining about privacy resulted in the NSA not being able to spot the plot, despite the 9/11 Commission's report completely debunking such a claim. The failure to stop 9/11 wasn't because of limits on the government, but the failure to do things the government was allowed to do.
- Next he attacked Senator Ron Wyden for trying to alert the public to the many things that the NSA was doing that were beyond what the public believed the law allowed. Baker called this "trolling for leaks," while everyone else recognized it as "telling us the government has secret laws it won't tell us about, which it uses to violate the Constitution."
- Then there's the time he claimed that we should blame privacy rights advocates for having the TSA grope you at an airport. Without those pesky privacy folks, he argues, the TSA could just snoop through all your data first and not have to grab your crotch. Apparently, the complete set of possible options for airport security in the mind of Baker is: "violate your private info or get molested." That there might be other options -- even more effective ones -- doesn't even seem to be on the table.
- Next up: the time he claimed that without the NSA spying on everyone, 9/11 happened, and that's all the proof he needs that spying on everyone is necessary to prevent the next 9/11. Got that? Apparently anything that wasn't in place at the time of 9/11 is fair game, because 9/11. For example: before 9/11, we didn't force everyone to walk around in public naked, and 9/11 happened. Clearly the "proof is compelling" that everyone should have to walk around naked. #StewartBakerLogic.
- More recently, he tried to argue that the NSA's "minimization" procedures, which require them to stop watching "US persons" in certain limited situations caused 9/11, despite the fact that the example he cited wasn't actually subject to minimization, and was the result of a failure of government spooks to take action, not because they didn't have the information, but because they had too much of it to know what to focus on.
- And, then, with the latest leak of the fact that the NSA plans to discredit non-terrorist activists by revealing their porn surfing habits, Baker staunchly defended the program as being better than being killed by drones. Because, clearly, those are the only two options. Either the NSA kills non-terrorist activists they don't like or they sift through their web surfing to reveal their porn habits.
Think about that for a second. He's arguing an equivalence between government spooks snooping through all of your data and using it to embarrass people they don't like with a journalist reporting on information gleaned through journalistic activity. If journalists could magically tap into the NSA's database, he might have a (weak) point. If journalists were able to hack into the internet backbone and scoop up all data on anyone, he might have a point. If journalists had the ability to arrest/detain/kill you, he might have a point. But, you know, the one time we know of where journalists were caught hacking into computer systems to get private info, it created a massive scandal that brought down a well-established news operation.
That Baker can't see the difference between having access to that corpus of data through questionable means and journalism is, well, stunning. It gives you a picture into the mind of an NSA defender, however. It's a picture where he will cling to and distort pretty much any argument to try to defend the indefensible.


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Sheila Cluff, founder of the Oaks at Ojai, a spa and fitness retreat deep in the valleys of Ventura County, uses her background as a professional figure skater and health expert to help visitors achieve their wellness goals.
In her book, "Living Your Dream: The Inspiring Story of Sheila Cluff," the 76-year-old mother of four tells how she came to open the spa.
The Oaks was one of the first spas to blend exercise and spa treatments. Tell me what you do there now.
The average stay is four nights and five days. ... The manager on duty will meet with all the guests and hear what their goals are, and will explain everything that is available — hikes, walks, treatments, facials and so on.
Our newest treatment is using the famous pixie orange. We try to use things that are natural and local as much as possible, so we are always inventing and doing something new. But we are known in the industry as the place for fitness and health, and the treatments are secondary.
Why is relaxation so important in a healthy lifestyle?
I believed very, very early on, when women didn't have credit cards in their own name or bank accounts in their own name, that there was this emerging woman who tried to do it all. She tried to be the perfect businessperson and mom and wife, and I saw that woman needing to stay strong and healthy to tackle the situations that she had to take on.
The financially independent woman that is stressed out and going up the corporate ladder needs to stay strong and fit but also sometimes needs someone to cook for her, make her bed and massage her and relax her.
Can you talk about the connection between fitness and emotional well-being?
There is a relationship between your fitness level, your aerobic capacity and your ability to do and get what you want emotionally, physically, financially and creatively. I really believe that being fit has helped me overcome some really deep valleys in my life. For instance, when we lost our 3-year-old son, I didn't want to be a fundraiser for the hospital, I wanted to crawl under a bed and die with him. But I got through that with fitness, faith and friends — not necessarily in that order.
What is your personal fitness routine?
I take about 15 hours a week of exercise, and after an absence of about 50 years, I returned to competitive figure skating. So I train at the ice rink eight to 10 hours a week. I also keep 10-pound weights by the sink, and every second day I have a routine. In figure skating, you need to have strong biceps and triceps, so you need to lift weights more than the normal person does.
How do you eat to stay healthy?
Eighty percent of the time, I make really good food choices; 20% of the time, I have my favorite dessert, which is cheesecake, or I will have a glass of wine. I am not a total vegetarian. I do eat a little fish and chicken. If you're too strict, then life is not fun.


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Man, was that ever a brutal year or so ...
Granted, it's not like I bought AIG
But I did move back to Big 12 country just in time to see my beloved Oklahoma Sooners lose game after game after game -- not to mention lose their Heisman-winning quarterback, Sam Bradford, to a season-ending shoulder injury mere minutes into their opener.
You see, my grandfather played football for Oklahoma, and I've been rooting for them since I was old enough to walk, so 2009 was a pretty painful year for me. But don't worry, I'll always be a Sooners fan -- no matter how bad things get. In sports, that's a virtue.
Wall Street, though, is a different ball game
For proof, just ask any longtime "fan" of:
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General Electric
Bristol-Meyers Squibb
Data provided by Yahoo! Finance.
Or ask my fellow Fools Rich Greifner or Adam Wiederman. Or even ask Jim Cramer. In his book Real Money, Cramer reminds investors, "This is not a sporting event; this is money. We have no room for rooting or hoping."
Yet it happens all the time -- and time after time, investors ride stocks right into the ground because they're emotionally attached to a company's story, products, or management.
I, for one, am sitting on a major loss in Clearwire. And if we're being honest, the only reason I bought shares in the first place was because I liked that it was backed by Google, Comcast, and a handful of other tech heavyweights.
Ditch that loser!
One of the "20 Rules for Investment Success" from Investor's Business Daily is to "cut every loss when it's 8% below your cost. Make no exceptions so you'll avoid any possible huge, damaging losses."
To a sports fan, that might seem cruel and unusual, but is it good investment advice?
To find out, I dug through David and Tom Gardner's Motley Fool Stock Advisor picks. You see, they often rerecommend a stock even after a big run-up -- or a sharp fall.
As it turns out, I found three examples when breaking IBD's rule actually paid off big-time:
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Dolby Labs
These weren't flukes, either
In his rerecommendation write-up for Netflix, David Gardner admitted, "We're currently sitting on a 23% loss." But he went on to say, "I think this is one cheap stock at $11, backed by a great management team that's going to create value for us going forward."
And he had well-thought-out reasons for continuing to own the stock: "It remains first and best in a growing industry, creates convenience for millions of consumers, and is led by visionary management that markets aggressively." Netflix stock has risen 379% since then.
So when do you sell?
Many investors have hard-and-fast numerical rules. Others -- like the Gardners -- stick to a more analytical and intellectual approach to determine when to recommend that their Stock Advisor subscribers sell a stock. So when do David and Tom Gardner consider dumping a stock? Primarily when they encounter:
- Untrustworthy management.
- Deteriorating financials.
- Mergers, acquisitions, and spinoffs that could damage the business.
The debate rages on
Investors may never agree on when or why to sell a stock. But it is important to have an emotionless, well-thought-out strategy in place. If you don't, you may suffer major losses -- or miss out on massive gains.
For what it's worth, David and Tom Gardner rarely sell, and it works for them. In fact, Tom's average Stock Advisor pick is performing more than 35 percentage points better than a like amount invested in the S&P 500. Meanwhile, David's are performing 63 points better on average.
If you'd like to see which stocks David and Tom are recommending investors buy (and sell) right now -- including their two top picks for new money -- you can take a free 30-day trial of Stock Advisor.
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Austin Edwards owns shares of Google and Clearwire. Dolby, Netflix, and Quality Systems are Stock Advisor picks. Google is a Rule Breakers pick. Though generally not a sports fan, the Fool's disclosure policy enjoyed watching Oklahoma upset Toby Gerhart and the Stanford Cardinals in the Sun Bowl. Boomer Sooner!


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The following video, courtesy of The Young Turks, says a LOT:
I watch this and shake my head. Are male (and doubtless Republican) members of this governing body so uptight that they can't deal with a woman asserting herself and her reproductive rights and have to react as those in Michigan did? I would have expected such a reaction 50, perhaps 60 years ago, but NOW?
About all I can deduce here is that there is indeed a War on Women going on in this country, on their right to speak freely and to represent themselves and their constituents ... and that this is happening at all is, to put it at its mildest, disconcerting.
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LOL No does mean no, and she had every right to say that! What happened to freedom of speech? This is totally war on women. Thanks for posting this, Loren.
I have this mental picture of some barely pubescent boys saying something to the effect of, "Oooo, she said, 'va-GIN-a!'" and giggling immaturely. Yet those who censured her are supposed to be mature men of the 21st century.
I'm sitting here, shaking my head in near-disbelief ... because otherwise I would want to bitch-slap those idiots into the next county!
I LOVE it! This or something like this should happen EVERY TIME someone attempts to curtail rights or silence those who advocate those rights. The blow-back should knock the bastards off their feet at minimum and make them think twice about such actions in the future.
Thank you much for posting that, Susan!
What term was she supposed to use? Vagina is the correct, proper term, just as penis is. Nothing lewd, sexual in it. But these cretins could probably make pinnae (ear) dirty, or lewd in their minds. As Bugs would say, "What a maroon".
But unfortunately, this will resonate with the voters these cocky, preening, swaggering, tin-plated demagogues pander to.
I might consider consulting a lawyer, if I was her. Straight out sexism.
A little news coverage doesn't hurt, either:
What the hell was she supposed to say, when referring to that part of the female anatomy? "Hoochie?" "Pee Pee?" Or, some other childish term used by those petulant morons that censured her? She was debating an abortion bill, right? Are the Michigan legislators going to comb through Gray's Anatomy and start banning other anatomical terms. Can't say "anus" - use the words "poop shoot." Can't say "testicles" - refer to them as "dangling thingies." And to think. These imbeciles actually make laws!!
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BENNINGTON -- Four people were arrested Friday after police in body armor, carrying assault rifles, executed a search warrant at 216 North St.
Police found heroin, prescription medication, firearms, and cash inside the building. The four people who were arrested were not named, but police said they plan to charge those four with heroin possession, heroin sale, sale of regulated drugs, and conspiracy.
Bennington Police Chief Paul Doucette said in a release it was believed the apartment was a "major source of heroin being sold in Bennington."
More arrests and criminal charges are expected as the investigation continues, according to Doucette.
In addition to the Bennington Police Department Special Response Team, other members of the Bennington Police, Bennington county Sheriff's Department, and Vermont State Police were involved in conducting the search.
These arrests come nearly on the one-year anniversary of "Operation County Strike," the largest drug sweep in Vermont's history. One-hundred officers from multiple agencies sought to arrest approximately 63 suspected drug dealers in Bennington County.
For months members of the Vermont Drug Task Force used confidential informants to gather evidence against suspected drug dealers. Police spent all day tracking down their suspects, arresting them, and then sending them directly to Vermont Superior Court Bennington Criminal Unit for arraignment. More than 40 suspects were arrested that day, with additional suspects either turning themselves in the next day or having previously incarcerated.
In September, "Operation Strike Two" targeted less suspects, arresting 16 people in a similar fashion, based on the same type of investigations.
Vermont Drug Task Force leaders said the sweeps targeted low to mid level dealers, with the intent behind them being to disrupt the drug supply chain which police believe to stem from the Albany/Troy, N.Y. area.
In his state of the state address earlier this month, Gov. Peter Shumlin made opiate addiction the focus of the speech. According to a recent article by VT Digger.org, Shumlin has also proposed to spend $10 million next year on opiate addiction treatment and prevention.
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In an open letter to H-P's board published by tech blog All Things Digital, Lynch called on the company to publish its writedown calculations and release documents sent to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office.
Lynch, who was fired earlier this year as Autonomy's CEO, suggested the writedowns H-P said are tied to fraud were really caused by the company's mismanagement.
Lynch also once again rebuffed H-P's charges, saying: "I utterly reject all allegations of impropriety."
The open letter comes exactly a week after H-P disclosed plans to take an $8.8 billion charge, more than half of which is tied to alleged willful fraud at its Autonomy business. H-P now believes it was duped into overpaying for Autonomy when it acquired the U.K. enterprise software company in 2011 for $11.1 billion.
In response to Lynch's letter, H-P declined to release new details, but reiterated that its investigation uncovered "extensive evidence of a willful effort" by former Autonomy employees to "inflate the underlying financial metrics" of the company in an effort to "mislead investors and potential buyers."
H-P said "the matter is in the hands of the authorities," including the SEC's enforcement division, the SFO and the U.S. Department of Justice. H-P said it plans to take "legal action against the parties involved at the appropriate time."
"While Dr. Lynch is eager for a debate, we believe the legal process is the correct method in which to bring out the facts," H-P said, adding that "we look forward to hearing Dr. Lynch and other former Autonomy employees answer questions under penalty of perjury."
H-P's allegations last week lacked specifics detailing the alleged fraud and Lynch has said he was caught off guard by the charges.
"It was shocking that H-P put non-specific but highly damaging allegations into the public domain without prior notification or contact with me, as former CEO of Autonomy," Lynch said in the letter.
Lynch said he is asking H-P for "immediate and specific explanations" for the allegations, including the interim report and any other documents the company has provided to the SEC and SFO.
He said this will allow him to "answer whatever is alleged, instead of the selective disclosure of non-material information via background discussions with the media."
Further, Lynch called on H-P to publish the calculations used to determine the $5 billion impairment charge and the breakdown of revenue, cash flow and profit in relation to alleged mischaracterizations and inappropriate revenue recognition.
"Can HP really state that no part of the $5 billion write down was, or should be, attributed to HP's operational and financial mismanagement of Autonomy since the acquisition?" Lynch wrote.
Lynch also asked why H-P's senior management waited six months before informing shareholders of a potential material event tied to Autonomy.
H-P has said its investigation into Autonomy's finances began in May after a whistle-blower brought potential problems to the company's attention.
"Autonomy joined forces with HP with real hopes for the future and in the belief that together there was an opportunity to make HP great again. I have been truly saddened by the events of the past months, and am shocked and appalled by the events of the past week," Lynch wrote.
Shares of Palo Alto, Calif.-based H-P dropped 1.23% to $12.58 Tuesday afternoon, building on their 2012 plunge of 50%. The company's market cap has dropped by 10% over the past four weeks alone, leaving it at just $25 billion.


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SAN DIEGO (AP) It was no surprise to see San Diego Padres All-Star Tyson Ross shut down the New York Mets. The run support he received from his teammates was quite out of character.
Ross threw seven shutout innings Saturday night, and the light-hitting Padres hit three homers in a 6-0 victory that snapped New York's four-game winning streak.
''We've talked about the maturity, the development of Tyson the last month or so,'' Padres manager Bud Black said. ''About what it means to be one of those guys at the front end of the rotation, to stop losing streaks and put zeroes on the board, to really throw great games, to really shut down opponents.
''He is starting to do that.''
Ross (8-10) allowed only four hits in his first start following his first All-Star appearance. He struck out six and issued three walks. Three relievers pitched the final two innings to seal the Padres' seventh shutout.
Yasmani Grandal, Will Venable and Seth Smith homered as San Diego won for the third time in 11 games. The Mets had won nine of 11.
That the Padres became offensive when Ross was pitching was the news. In his previous eight starts, the Padres scored more than one run only once, in a 3-0 win on July 2 against the Reds. Overall, they had scored only five runs in that span.
''It's always a little bit easier pitching with a lead,'' Ross said. ''It's more comfortable and you don't have to worry about making mistakes and being down.
''Yasmani came up with a big homer early, and the guys followed through from there. It was a good team win.''
New York's Dillon Gee (4-2) worked five innings, allowing four runs and five hits in his second start since missing two months with a strained right lat. Gee struck out eight with no walks.
Ross didn't surrender a hit in the first four innings. His bid to throw the first no-hitter in Padres history was derailed by Travis d'Arnaud's four-hopper that ricocheted off third base for an infield single.
The Mets were stymied by Ross' mid-90s fastball, tight sinker and a biting slider.
''He had great stuff,'' New York manager Terry Collins said. ''That is why he is on the All-Star team.''
The Mets didn't have a runner reach scoring position until the seventh when Lucas Duda singled, Kirk Nieuwenhuis walked and Juan Lagares singled to load the bases. But Ruben Tejada struck out to end the threat.
Gee was stranded on first after a two-out walk in the second inning, and d'Arnaud was erased at second on a double play after his single in the fifth.
Pinch-hitter Eric Young Jr. walked with one out in the sixth inning, but was thrown out by Grandal when he tried to steal second. Curtis Granderson followed with the Mets' second hit, but Daniel Murphy grounded out to Ross.
Smith's homer in the sixth pushed the Padres ahead 5-0.
Venable hit his first home run since June 10 in the fourth inning, extending the Padres' lead to 4-0.
''It was a little weird. Just a bad night,'' Gee said.
San Diego took a 3-0 lead in the third inning, thanks to a big hit by Headley and a bad throw by Nieuwenhuis.
Headley's one-out single scored Ross, and when Nieuwenhuis' relay to third base landed in the Mets' dugout, Alexi Amarista, who had singled, scored, as well.
Grandal staked Ross to a 1-0 edge in the second inning with his eighth homer, a 440-foot blast to right-center.
''I didn't see the swing but I heard it,'' Ross said. ''It was loud.''
NOTES: After Friday's trade of RHP Huston Street to the Angels, RHP Joaquin Benoit will become the Padres' closer. RHP Kevin Quackenbush is the top candidate to work the eighth inning. ... RHP Andrew Cashner, who is on the DL, threw on Saturday as he tested his sore right shoulder and neck. ... SS Everth Cabrera (strained left hamstring) has resumed running and could play in a minor league game next week. ... Mets RHP Jon Niese (left shoulder strain) is expected to start on Monday at Seattle. RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka is working out of the bullpen with the expectation that Niese will rejoin the rotation. ... Mets RHP Zack Wheeler (5-8, 3.90) faces Padres RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (2-1, 1.35) in Sunday's series finale.


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CATCHING UP (Pt. 2) - CROWDFUNDING
My hiatus is over. What follows are four "catch-up" posts in which I attempt to review thought leadership on four topics I'm tracking right now (Start-up Culture; Crowdfunding; Storytelling and Transmedia; and Video/Distribution). PART 2 presents some interesting links about the crowdfunding phenomenon.
Kickstarter has definitely turned a corner, not only in recognition and effectiveness, but in scale and revenue. The crowdfunding site is on pace to generate $300 million in funding this year, according to this post by Ben Popper at Venture Beat.
Not everyone is a believer, however. "Are Kickstarter Investors Idiots or Geniuses?" turns a skeptical eye towards the crowd-funding phenomenon.
Kickstarter and IndieGogo are well-known crowd funding sites, but there are many more, lovingly detailed in this excellent "Crowdfunding Wiki. I'm not entirely sure who generated all this great content, but I learned about it from Karine Halpern, @TransmediaReady Agency & Studio
One of the amazing things about the crowdfunding movement is its diversity. It's impossible to determine what the "crowd" will want to fund until the creators enter the market. As a result there are a lot of posts that offer advice on how to optimize one's chances on Kickstarter, like this "25 Best Kickstarter Tips for Creative Students" The site Bachelors Degree Online is offering tips for student creators interested in Kickstarter, but the advice is good for anyone.
We are going to see a LOT of posting about the launch of equity crowdfunding in the wake of the passage of the "JOBS Act" that loosens regulations on small investors in start-ups, among other provisions. By far the harshest critique of equity crowdfunding I've read is Daniel Isenberg's post "The Road to Crowdfunding Hell" in the Harvard Business Review.
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.
So no...it doesn't give her any advantages nor disadvantages. She's just suddenly stronger without armor because...Shounen logic...
I agree with Kitten, since the Tower of Heaven Arc her armors haven't really counted for much aside from her fight against Knightwalker where the whole point of the fight was Multi-Weapons vs Multi-Armors...(but even that armors is just lolsuperpower) and her fight against Midnight...which was awesome because she actually used an armor's properties to her advantage. But since then it's mostly been
Step 1: use armors and start losing
Step 2: take off all armors
Step 3: One shot the previously unbeatable opponent...
|2013-01-18, 15:21
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Tofu Driver
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: On Winding Roads.
Age: 28
Isn't there a internet saying "Less armor = higher def/atk" or something along those lines? It is unreasonable but it works out for us fans... Right?
|2013-01-18, 15:31
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ANEGO Worshiper
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.
At least Erza's armors were generally actual freaking armor sets.
|2013-01-18, 15:33
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Bodhum
Minerva needs a lecture from F/S Zero's Iskander
|2013-01-18, 16:46
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It's like playing really hard RPG, where you struggle to fight some boss. You use your special attacks, toss magic and you use items to get that HP lowered as you can. But then, suddenly, when the health bar is low, the boss uses some move that kills your party instantly, it doesn't matter if your health was full and you had defense up. Yes, Fairy Tail is just that now, only Natsu's team are the dungeon bosses.
In times like these that I admire Dragon Ball and it's strong enemies.
|2013-01-18, 17:12
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Join Date: Feb 2009
I suspect people would be less disappointed if they hadn't built Kagura up so much in their own minds.
She was hyped to be strong to establish her as a worthy foe, one that stood on the same tier with Erza, Laxus, Mirajane, etc. The intent of the hype was not to put her on a level far above Erza. Millianna's offhand comment of "If she was serious, she might even be stronger than you Erza." was just that. An offhand comment. Millianna hasn't really seen Erza fight since they were children. She has no gauge for Erza's strength other than "Erza's strong." Combined with Erza being impressed by Kagura's strength and wanting to spare against her, it helps to establish that Erza and Kagura are on roughly the same level. It does not establish Kagura as superior to Erza.
Likewise, the repeated references to her being able to get cataclysmic results when she draws her sword are something that establishes her strength. They do not establish her as stronger than Erza or Laxus, both of whom are perfectly capable of their own cataclysmic feats, they just don't have people standing around hyping them all the time.
Minerva mentioning to steer clear of Jura and Kagura doesn't means that Kagura's stronger than Erza. Minerva didn't mention Laxus either. She didn't mention steering clear of problematic Fairy Tail members because Sabertooth seems to be specifically gunning for Fairy Tail to avenge the humiliations Fairy Tail's handed them the past couple days, and reclaim their place as number 1.
Kagura stomping Erza last chapter doesn't mean Kagura's superior either. The two are roughly equal in power. Kagura's devoting 100% of her power towards offense. Erza's splitting her power between defense, offense, and special abilities/stat boosts. Is it any real surprise that the person with their power divided gets their ass kicked until they stop dividing their power and start doing 100% offense like their opponent?
At the same time, Erza's cleared away the nagging question about Kagura's motives, and Kagura's basically gone berserk, which is seldom a good sign from a skill standpoint. Which helps tips things in Erza's favor.
Unfortunately, rather than consider these things, people took things literally, read more into the hype than was there, and concluded that Kagura was supposed to be far stronger than Erza. Then when Kagura's only as strong as Erza instead of much stronger, people get disappointed.
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^Well that's mostly where main complain lies. We all knew that Erza would win, there is no way Mashima would let her loss. But really, was it hard to make the fight decent so Kagura wouldn't look like crap?
In all honesty Erza should change her magic all together then.
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Location: Xanadu
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awww.... now that's a true villain indeed....
how dare Minerva ruin that sweet and touching moment..
since this is shounen, I think somehow Erza will find strength to stand even though she can't use one of her legs... then she will defeat Minerva with Nakama-power...
but honestly, I'm expecting one of FT member like Luxus or Gray to appear and fight Minerva
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When I was starting to read this chapter and saw the cover page... I seriously thought that Gray going to appear in this chapter and istead of Erza he will take the slash from Kagura. But neither of what was said in this thread before happened at all in this chapter so it was a bit dissapoint for me but I agree with Krono's post. Really well said.
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That was...predictable.
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The regex feature can also extract substrings with the BASH_REMATCH array, bash's implementation of backreferencing.
It's also usually better to store the pattern in a separate variable first, then you don't have to struggle to escape everything. Just be sure NOT to quote it inside the test brackets, or it will be treated as a literal string.
$ str='foo12345bar67890' $ re='[^0-9]+([0-9]+)[^0-9]+([0-9]+)' $ [[ $str =~ $re ]] && x=${BASH_REMATCH[1]} y=${BASH_REMATCH[2]} $ echo "$x/$y 12345/67890


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Niceties mentioned the "five principles of Japanese cooking" in her guest post last month. Apparently they should all be part of traditional cooking. They go something like:
Five colours - white, red, yellow, green, black/other dark colours
Five tastes - salty, sour, sweet, bitter, umami/spicy (which is right?)
Five cooking methods - simmering, grilling, steaming, frying, aemono (cooked salads)
Five senses - taste, smell, sight, sound, touch
And then there are the five outlooks which are more kinda philosophical I think.
Does anyone Japanese or non-Japanese use this in their cooking?
I try to vary the colors I use. But my only goal behind that was to get a variety of fruits and vegetables and the different vitamins and minerals that go along with them and to kind of make things less blah (eating plain green lettuce everyday just does not cut it for me).
I think there was a commercial here in the US promoting eating the rainbow everyday, but I guess anything to help Americans eat better.
Hi ginger. The 'five' rules that niceties posted about are really guidelines for Japanese haute cuisine, or kaiseki. We might aspire to those rules in theory, but in practice, in everyday cooking, it's rather difficult! What I do try for is a balance of flavors - say, if there's a rich or oily dish (steak) have something sharp and refreshing to go with it (salad), and so on. For bentos, if the main protein is say, fried shrimp having a little bit of sweet and a bit of sour (e.g., some fruit, some pickles) can help to balance the meal. Trying for a variety of colors can also help to balance a meal or bento, especially since the most colorful foods are fruit and vegetables. An all-brown-beige kind of meal is not only visually unappetizing, it is usually not that balanced. (Think of a hamburger with fries for example, with only a bit of green from the lettuce for color).
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Similar principles are present in Chinese and Korean cooking as they've grown out of traditional medicine, but I don't know how prevalent they are in everyday contemporary cooking. Ayurvedic cooking, which is practiced in South Asia, uses similar, though not identical, principles as well. I once asked my acupuncturist, who is trained in traditional eastern medicine, if traditional Chinese medicine grew out of ayurveda, as Chinese Buddhism came from Indian Buddhism. But she wasn't sure.
One fun way to observe these principles is in the popular Korean drama "Da Janggeum", about a female cook and doctor (based on a real person) in the court of a Korean emperor long ago. It shows how closely cooks and doctors worked together, and how food was considered a form of medicine.
I try to balance the five tastes and styles in my cooking (I'm not remotely Asian; I'm born and bred in Atlanta, GA, USA!) and usually fail, but I've found that the principle of five flavors has worked its way into my subconscious. I can't even have a @#&! packet of instant noodles without throwing 3 kinds of veg on top. I feel depressed if my food is all one color.
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A suspect and a police K9 dog have been shot in the West Atlantic City section of Egg Harbor Township during a manhunt.
The Press of Atlantic City reports police were looking in the marshes for the man after finding his car parked near the Travel Lodge hotel and Bayport One condos. The suspect, identified by authorities as 39-year-old Donald Capriotti, has a warrant for eluding police, and a history of weapons offenses and a homicide. He was formerly known under the name Donald Gardner, according to the Associated Press.
The K-9 found the suspect prompting the suspect to shoot at police, who returned fire. The extent of injuries was not known. "I think we have the individual cornered," Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office public information officer Robert Gray told the Current of Egg Harbor Township. "But people are advised to stay away from the area at this point.
The shooting shut down the Black Horse Pike between the Atlantic City Expressway and Route 589.
Police later arrested a woman at the Destiny Inn but her connection to the manhunt and shooting is not known according to 6 ABC.
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Three things about the Baltimore Orioles — they were 13-6 on the road since May 31 ahead of Tuesday's game against the Angels, at 13-8 they had the best record among American League teams against teams from the AL West, and they led the majors with 121 home runs.
In other words, they are a force with which to be reckoned. The Angels found that out when they lost to them Monday.
Tuesday's mission for the Angels — do a better job of defending their home turf against the leaders of the AL East.
Not on this night. Courtesy of a fine pitching performance by San Fernando's Miguel Gonzalez and a three-run sixth inning that included a two-run home run by Jonathan Schoop, the Orioles made it two in a row with a 4-2 victory over the Angels before 35,353 at Angel Stadium.
Gonzalez (5-5) pitched 7 2/3 innings and allowed two runs on just three hits while striking out five and walking four. He struck out Mike Trout twice looking, but Trout smacked his 24th home run with Hank Conger aboard in the bottom of the eighth inning to chase Gonzalez.
Zach Britton pitched the ninth for his 18th save.
Afterward, Angels manager Mike Scioscia was asked about being shut down the past two games by Bud Norris on Monday and Gonzalez on Tuesday.
"Well, no doubt Norris and then Gonzalez tonight, they both pitched well against us but we've faced tough pitchers during this run and we've done better," he said. "So we're not quite in sync offensively, but not to take anything away from the two ballgames that were pitched."
The Angels had just three hits — two by Efren Navarro, one by Trout. They won 10 of 11 heading into the all-star break, but are 2-3 since play resumed. It is their first two-game losing streak in more than a month.
Trout was asked about Gonzalez.
"He was making good pitches," Trout said. "He had all his pitches working, hitting his spots, for sure."
Gonzalez's Angels counterpart, southpaw Hector Santiago, did not allow a run and gave up only two hits while walking three. But he threw 99 pitches in just five innings of work. He had pitched 2 2/3 innings in Friday's 16-inning win over Seattle, and also has battled the flu the past few days. He said he felt better, but not quite himself.
"Early on, just kind of trying to battle a little fatigue right there," he said. "I felt healthy, I felt like normal for me, body-wise. But getting off the mound right there, that first inning, it was tough, man. Kind of being under the weather the last couple of days, I definitely felt the fatigue kind of like building up right there in those first two innings.
"And then I just had a high pitch-count, so I had to maintain myself and control it and go four and go five. Just wanted to try and go one inning at a time out there."
Reliever Mike Morin, who gave up all three runs in the sixth, took the loss and is 2-3.
Leading 3-0, Baltimore increased its lead to 4-0 on an RBI double by J.J. Hardy in the top of the eighth off Fernando Salas.
The Orioles (55-44) retained their four-game lead over the Yankees and Blue Jays. The Angels (59-40) entered two games behind Oakland in the AL West.
As for Gonzalez, he was stoked to win close to home.
"I'm pretty happy about everything in general," he said. "I gave us a chance to win a ballgame. I like pitching here in Anaheim, especially in front of friends and family."
Baltimore got all it needed in the top of the sixth inning. And it all started with two outs and the bases empty against Morin. Chris Davis hit an infield single to third that foiled the shift deployed for the left-handed hitter, and he was doubled home by Hardy for a 1-0 lead.
The next batter — Schoop — hit a long two-run home run over the center-field fence for a 3-0 lead. It was his eighth of the season. Interestingly, Morin fell to the ground on his second pitch of the inning. He got up, took a few warm-up pitches and declared himself fit to continue.
The Angels appeared to be in business in the bottom of the third against Gonzalez before their assault was quickly thwarted. David Freese led off with a walk and Efren Navarro singled to right to put runners on first and second.
The next batter was Conger, and he struck out swinging on a change-up. Kole Calhoun then ripped a line drive that was caught by second baseman Schoop, who tossed to shortstop Hardy to catch Freese off second for the inning-ending double play.
Santiago got some needed defensive help in the top of the fifth. With one out, Caleb Joseph singled to center. Since Santiago already had thrown 90-plus pitches, the Angels' bullpen was busy.
The next batter was Nick Markakis, who grounded a ball deep in the hole at short. Erick Aybar made a nice back-handed grab, then threw across his body to second baseman Howie Kendrick, who had to do a toe dance to stay on the bag as the throw was a bit wide. The second out was recorded on Santiago's 96th pitch, and then he got Steve Pearce to fly out to left field to end the inning.
Los Angeles had a chance in the fifth when Freese walked with two outs and Lynwood High product Navarro hit his second single of the game. But Gonzalez again struck out Conger and that mild threat was gone.
At that point, both teams had just two hits apiece, but Santiago would not be around to give up any more as he was replaced by Morin in the sixth after having thrown 99 pitches; by contrast, Gonzalez had thrown only 63 pitches in five innings.


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"The most important thing a person can do is focus on their credit history, not on a number," says Rod Griffin, Experian's director of Public Education. "Every credit score is calculated using the information in a person's credit report. If you take care of your credit report, credit scores will take care of themselves."
The time it takes to clean it up will depends on the amount of damage and financial "hits" against you, but credit experts say the first step to improving your credit is evaluating how you got there in the first place.
Whether it's to buy a new home or car or open up a credit card, any time you apply for money, the lender runs your credit history to understand your credit worthiness. If you have a high credit score, say in the 700s, chances are you'll get a low-interest rate. But if your credit score is low, expect to pay a hefty interest rate if you do get approved.
If you get rejected, you'll most likely get a letter in the mail listing your risk factors and reasons credit wasn't extended. Use these risk factors as a road map to repairing your credit score.
"Make sure you are keeping track of your bills' due dates and paying your balances off every month. If you can't pay the entire balance each month, make sure you are constantly trying to pay above the minimum payment," suggests Polina Polishchuk, editor at NextAdvisor. "Paying more than the minimum due amount can help your credit score and also save you money on finance charges."
Other factors that impact a credit score both positively and negatively, include paying off debt, closing accounts, missing payments, opening a new credit account and the time since a payment was missed, according to Griffin at Experian.
Paying off debt is the fastest way to improve your score, if that's not possible, Griffin says to at least keep your credit card balances below 30% of your credit limits.
Once you start paying off your debt it's understandable that you'll want to close credit card, but experts say that can actually hurt your score instead of helping it.
To avoid overspending, it can be tempting to cancel credit cards, but that can actually hurt your score. When you close an account, it reduces your available credit and thus increases the balance-to-limit ratio, which is a sign of risk to creditors.
However, if you aren't disciplined enough not to use a card, experts say to take the initial hit and close the card. "While closing the account might cause a temporary decline in scores, it still may be better to remove the temptation so that you don't dig yourself deeper into debt," says Griffin.
You must also review your credit report regularly to make sure it's free of erroneous information that will damage your score. Experts recommend pulling your free credit report and score from Experian, Equifax and Transunion. Each allows a free request every year, so spreading checks out every four months is ideal.
"According to the FTC, almost 52 million Americans have errors in their credit reports," says Polishchuk. "These errors have a negative effect on your credit score, and in turn, will cause you to pay higher interest rates."
If an application for credit was denied, you may also eligible for a free report. According to Griffin, free credit check reports are also available for people who are victims of identity theft, unemployed and seeking employment or those people who receive welfare assistance.


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My company takes an intended parent and an egg donor from the time they find each other to the time the embryo transfer takes place. We book travel, coordinate with clinics, hand hold the intended parents, manage the egg donor and communicate status to many parties. It is our job to keep everyone in the loop and assure a successful embryo transfer. We are forward thinking and highly technical with our web applications.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Maryland returns to the road this Saturday to take on No. 10 Clemson in what could set up to be the first of back-to-back games against top-10 opponents. After taking on the Tigers, Maryland will play host to No. 8 Florida State before finishing off the regular season at North Carolina. The series with Clemson has been split evenly since 2000, with each team having won six games, though the Tigers own a 32-26-2 all-time lead.
• The Terps have been unlucky this season in the injury department, with eight players – all of them potential starters – having been lost to season-ending injuries. The latest is senior linebacker Demetrius Hartsfield, who tore his ACL during the Georgia Tech game. One of four team captains, Hartsfield is Maryland's leading tackler and ranks 10th among active players in career tackles with 338. That also ranks 15th in school history.
• The quarterback position has been hit hardest, leaving the Terps in what seems to be uncharted territory. Four Maryland QBs have suffered season-ending injuries this year: C.J. Brown was lost in August with a torn ACL; Perry Hills was lost in the NC State game with a torn ACL; Devin Burns was lost after replacing Hills in the NC State game with a Lisfranc (foot); and Caleb Rowe was lost for the year after suffering a torn ACL in the Boston College game. An inquiry among FBS media relations contacts turned up no results of any school having a similar injury situation at quarterback this season or in the past.
• True freshman Shawn Petty took the reins at QB against Georgia Tech. Petty starred on both sides of the ball and was an All-Met selection at Eleanor Roosevelt HS in Greenbelt, Md. As a quarterback, he threw for 1,300 yards and 15 TDs, and ran for 550 yards and 10 TDs. After a slow start against the Yellow Jackets, Petty responded with an efficient second half. He was 8 of 12 for 114 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the final two quarters. Maryland is one of seven schools to have started three different players at quarterback this season (also Southern Miss – 4; and Colorado State, Kentucky, Minnesota, Tulane and Utah – 3).
• Despite allowing a season-high 401 yards of total offense to Georgia Tech, the Terps rank highly in a number of categories. Maryland is 11th nationally in total defense (301.7 ypg), 18th in rushing defense (110.1 ypg) and 20th in passing defense (191.6 ypg). Until facing the high powered, triple-option attack of Georgia Tech, Maryland had held its last two opponents under 50 rushing yards: NC State totaled just 40 yards on 26 attempts (1.5 yards per carry) and Boston College had just 8 yards on 27 attempts (0.3 yards per carry).
• Maryland has an experienced front seven highlighted by senior defensive linemen Joe Vellano and A.J. Francis, and senior linebackers Kenneth Tate and Darin Drakeford. Those four have played a big role in holding opponents to an average of just 3.05 yards per rush, which is tied for ninth nationally. Maryland's 7.1 tackles for loss per game are tied for 24th in the FBS and its 2.78 sacks per game are tied for 16th. Vellano leads the ACC and is tied for 16th nationally with 1.56 tackles for loss per game. Cole Farrand has also provided solid play, with his 55 tackles ranking second on the team behind the injured Hartsfield.
• Offensively and on special teams, wide receiver Stefon Diggs continues to be Maryland's most dynamic playmaker. Against Virginia, the freshman returned the game's opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and vs. BC he had a career-high 11 catches for 152 yards and a touchdown. He followed that up with a pair of touchdown catches against Georgia Tech and over the last six games he's averaging 95.8 receiving yards per game. His 174.9 all-purpose yards per game this season rank second in the ACC and seventh nationally. Diggs has earned ACC weekly honors four times this season: he received Rookie of the Week honors against West Virginia, Wake Forest and Boston College; and Specialist of the Week honors against Virginia. He already ranks sixth on Maryland's single-season all-purpose yards list and 11th on the single-season receiving yards list.
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• The combination of a talented 2012 recruiting class and a number of injuries has led Maryland to play 15 true freshmen this season. That's tied for the third most in the FBS, behind only Texas and TCU who have each played 16.
• Perry Hills, Caleb Rowe and Shawn Petty have all started at QB this season. It's been nearly 30 years since Maryland last started three quarterbacks in one season. The last time was 1973, when Ben Kinard started six games, Bob Avellini started three games and Al Neville started two games.
• Maryland has lost eight players to season-ending injuries this year, four of which are quarterbacks. QB C.J. Brown (knee), QB Devin Burns (foot), QB Perry Hills (knee), PK/P Nick Ferrara (hip), LB Demetrius Hartsfield (knee), WR Marcus Leak (toe), DL Andre Monroe (knee) and QB Caleb Rowe (knee) have all been lost for the year.
• Stefon Diggs has earned ACC Player of the Week honors four times this year. Diggs won Rookie of the Week for his play against West Virginia (9/22), Wake Forest (10/6) and Boston College (10/27), and Specialist of the Week against Virginia (10/13). Additionally, a defensive player has captured weekly honors in three of the past five weeks: Demetrius Hartsfieldearned Linebacker of the Week for his play against Wake Forest (10/6), and Darin Drakeford received the award against Virginia (10/13). Joe Vellano was named Defensive Lineman of the week for his play against Boston College (10/27).
• Diggs ranks sixth in the conference and first among freshmen with 80.1 receiving yards per game. Diggs, who has 43 catches for 721 yards, already ranks 11th on Maryland's single-season receiving yards list (see list page 6).
• Diggs is the only Maryland freshman to record back-to-back 100-yard receiving games (vs. West Virginia and Wake Forest) since at least 1985, the earliest game-by-game statistics were recorded at the school.
• Maryland allowed Wake Forest to complete just 32.4 percent of its passes (13 of 38). That is the lowest percentage by an opponent with at least 30 passing attempts since Duke went 13 of 42 (30.9%) on Nov. 14, 1998.
• Joe Vellano's father, Paul Vellano, was inducted into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 5. The elder Vellano was a first team All-American in 1973, while Joe was a second team All-American in 2011. The father-son combo represent one of four known father-son All-America combos to attend the same FBS school (also Lee and Travis McGriff at Florida; Kevin and Drew Butler at Georgia; Archie and Eli Manning at Ole Miss).
• Fourteen players saw their first career action for Maryland against William & Mary, and 26 players have seen their first career action for Maryland at some point this season (15 true freshmen, eight redshirt freshmen, two juniors, one senior).
• The Terps are holding opponents to 3.05 yards per carry, which is tied for ninth nationally. Of the opponents' 325 rushing attempts this season, 204 (69.1%) have been for three yards or less (28 of 41 vs. William & Mary; 28 of 39 vs. Temple; 25 of 40 vs. Connecticut; 20 of 25 vs. West Virginia; 21 of 29 vs. Wake Forest; 25 of 42 vs. Virginia; 18 of 26 vs. NC State; 21 of 27 vs. Boston College; 18 of 56 vs. Georgia Tech).
• The Terps have done a good job controlling the clock. In seven games, Maryland has had the ball for an average of 31:43 to 28:17 for the opponent. That's a major upgrade compared to 2011, when Maryland averaged just 25:16 a game to 34:44 for the opponent.
• Against William & Mary, Perry Hills became the first true freshman starter at quarterback for Maryland since Latrez Harrison in 1999. He also became the first freshman to start a season opener since redshirt freshman Calvin McCall on Sept. 2, 1999, in a 6-0 win over Temple.
• Nine bowl teams from last year appear on Maryland's 2012 schedule: Temple (Gildan New Mexico Bowl), West Virginia (Discover Orange Bowl), Wake Forest (Franklin American Mortgage Music City), Virginia (Chick-fil-A Bowl), NC State (Belk Bowl), Georgia Tech (Hyundai Sun Bowl), Clemson (Discover Orange Bowl), Florida State (Champs Sports Bowl) and UNC (AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl).
Maryland-Clemson Series History
• Saturday's game will mark the 61st meeting between the Terrapins and Tigers. The two teams met for the first time in 1952, and have played every year since, with Clemson owning a 32-26-2 edge in the all-time series. Maryland is 13-17 vs. Clemson in games played at Clemson. The Terps have won two of the last three on the road, though the Tigers won the 2010 and 2011 meetings. The series since 2000 has been split, with each team having won six games.
• Last season, Clemson overcame an 18-point second half deficit to rally for a 56-45 win which was the highest scoring game in the series history. C.J. Brown ran for 162 yards and threw for 177 with three touchdowns. Matt Furstenburg had 104 receiving yards and two TDs.
• The 31-7 loss by Maryland in 2010 was the largest margin in the series since 1996 when the Tigers knocked off Maryland, 35-3.
• Clemson won 30-17 in 2007 at College Park, but the Terps rallied for a 20-17 win over the 20th-ranked Tigers the next season in Death Valley. Chris Turner threw a TD pass and Da'Rel Scott scored the go-ahead touchdown. Clemson QB Cullen Harper was stopped short on fourth-and-1 by Alex Wujciak with 5:36 remaining.
• Six years ago, Maryland won 13-12 at No. 19 Clemson after Dan Ennis nailed a 31-yard field goal as time expired.


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Network sources tell TMZ ... Matt is "miserable" over what he believes are hateful and unfair tirades. Matt says the harassment is constant, with people screaming things like "You're a bad guy,"and "You got Ann fired. Does that make you happy?"
Matt is telling people at NBC there have also been lots of sarcastic comments about his $25 million salary. He feels "abused," insisting Ann's firing is not his fault. But, as TMZ first reported, Matt made it clear when he re-signed -- he didn't want Ann in the picture.
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As for Matt's future at "Today," it's secure by default. Aside from the fact that he has a contract, our network sources say NBC honchos are stuck. They have no one who can step in and stop the bleeding. As for Willie Geist, the new, 9 AM "Today" host, one very connected source says the sentiment is, "He's not ready. He's not there yet."


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Is anyone going to one of UIUC's admitted student open houses? What's a good (cheap) place to stay in U-C?
From reading other posts on the board, people don't seem to be too enamored with UIUC's campus? What specifically don't you like about the campus/school?
Thanks for the hotel info. Are you going to fly directly to U-C or drive from Chicago?


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Conveniently located at:
595 E Main St Cartersville, GA 30120
Call us today at +18669341218
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Visit Metro Kia Parts & Service for all your vehicle needs!
At Metro Kia, our highly qualified technicians are here to provide exceptional service and car repair in Atlanta, GA in a timely manner. From oil changes to transmission replacements, we are dedicated to maintaining top tier customer service, for both new car and pre-owned car buyers! Allow our staff to demonstrate our commitment to excellence. If you need car maintenance, tires or collision repair in Atlanta or Galveston then look no further than Metro Kia!
People come from all over Atlanta and Galveston for the best car repair and collision repair at Metro Kia because they know what a great job we do. However, they really love how simple and quick it is to make an appointment. Just use our online form to schedule your next service appointment, or call 888-734-3244. We are standing by to answer your questions about getting your car repaired as quickly as possible.
Please use our online form to schedule your next service appointment, or call 888-734-3244. We are standing by to answer your questions, and get you in & out the door, as quickly as possible!