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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Astros to focus on bullpen in off-season
We're going to make some investments in bringing in some players from outside the organization with the goal in mind to help us be more competitive, to shore up the bullpen, maybe add another bat to the lineup and put these guys in a position where if they go out and give us enough innings, we've got the ability to score enough runs for them and finish the game and put a 'W' up there.
We all know about the bullpen. Here's some more. You can split team pitching stats into seasons on FanGraphs by starter, reliever, or both. You can do this for seasons going back to 1871. I did it here. The results show 2554 teams since 1871. Where does the 2013 Astros' bullpen rank in terms of WAR? 2554th. And it's not even close. The Astros' bullpen is at -5.8 WAR. The 2553rd bullpen in history, the 1966 Mets, came in at a -4.5 WAR. There have only been three teams in baseball history have a bullpen under a -4.0 WAR. Yet here we are. The worst bullpen in the history of baseball. By far.
How did this happen? Well, for one, the Astros only have two relievers who are even at 0.1 WAR this season - and one of those is David Martinez, who has thrown 8.1IP. Jose Veras is the team leader, at 0.6 WAR. Seventeen Astros pitchers - in a reliever's role - have posted below replacement-level player numbers. Paul Clemens (-1.0 WAR) and Travis Blackley (-1.2 WAR) lead the way.
Another table for you, this one showing that, out of 696 possible results, Clemens' 2013 season is ranked 692nd, and Blackley's 2013 season is ranked 694th in team history. Only John Hudek's 1997 season (-1.2 WAR) and Al Osuna's 1992 season (-1.3 WAR) were worse than Blackley in franchise history.
The Astros are 36-20 when leading at the beginning of the 7th inning. This is a .643 Win%. The other 29 teams average about an .865 Win% when they're leading at the beginning of the 7th inning.
So a few decent reliever signings - and by "decent" I mean "completely average in every way" - and the Astros would be...well, not good, but better.
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Ortiz should have asked the follow up question popular with the blogosphere: If you aren't going to be in contention for the playoffs, why add free agent relievers? Shouldn't you just save those precious resources until you are a contender?
- September 18, 2013 at 12:29 PM
- Astros County said...
That's silly.
- September 18, 2013 at 12:30 PM
- Cockroach said...
So with an average bullpen, the Astros should have won 86.5% of those 56 games when leading after 7. That equates to 48 wins, instead of the 36 they actually have. Which would put them right now at 63-88 overall - ahead of the Marlins and White Sox, tied with the Cubs, and guaranteed NOT to have another 100-loss season.
Thanks, goatpen.
- September 18, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Well with the addition of Springer, a hopefully slighlty more polished Villar, a less slumpy Altuve, production from a left OR right fielder, AND a bullpen that's not an automatic forfeit, that sounds...better. And hey, I'm not picky, I'll take better
- September 18, 2013 at 1:15 PM
I think we should pitch Lucas Harrell out of the bullpen in all 162 games next year! That way, we can be guaranteed one more 100 loss season and another 1st round draft pick. Hell, let him pitch left handed! It can't get much worse!
- September 18, 2013 at 1:56 PM
Although the team is still a ways from contention, you can't leave that horrible pen in place if you want to start building a winning culture....guys will say I'm happy to be in the big leagues, and I can't be held responsible for how I play since the bullpen will blow it anyway....Hopefully Luhnow can find a few guys who can not only provide decent relief pitching but also fill the grizzled veteran role and help the kids....guys like Veras, Humber, Wright etc. are just trying to stay in the majors, and Bedard....Well as Jerry once told George that " don't see architecture coming out of you", I don't see leadership coming out of Bedard....
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Since I wrote this blog post about the first wave of foreclosure review checks that were mailed out last week, I have received hundreds of questions from homeowners who faced foreclosure in 2009 and 2010.
I called the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to try to get answers to some of these questions. This is what we know so far.
Will borrowers get repaired credit?
- Is it true to that under this settlement, the banks are going to be forced to fix the borrower's credit?
No. The settlement does not require the mortgage servicers to fix the credit of the affected borrowers or remove derogatory information from their credit reports. Because the settlement halted the review of the files, regulators were not able to determine if the servicers made errors in your files or if the servicers reported incorrect information to the credit bureaus.
If it serves as consolation, receiving a settlement check does not stop borrowers from disputing credit reporting errors with their mortgage servicers. The settlement doesn't prevent borrowers from suing their servicers over errors or misconduct, says an OCC spokesman. Borrowers can also report their issues to the OCC by calling (800) 613-6743 or they can file a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at (855) 411-2372.
Borrowers whose loans were serviced by OneWest, GMAC Mortgage and EverBank may get a different answer to this question, as these servicers have not signed the settlement to halt reviews. Once the reviews are completed (I prefer if the reviews are completed) the servicers may be asked to correct borrowers' credit ratings, the OCC says.
Will this halt foreclosure?
- If I got a check but my house is still in foreclosure, will the servicer be forced to stop the foreclosure?
The servicer will not be forced to drop the foreclosure. But borrowers with pending foreclosures can ask their servicers for additional relief to avoid foreclosure. In addition to the checks that are being mailed out, servicers have to provide $5.7 billion foreclosure assistance relief, such as loan modification, short sale and forgiveness of the remaining balance of the loan after the short sale or foreclosure is completed. As Deborah Goldberg of the National Fair Housing Alliance told a Senate Banking committee this week, the problem with this part of the agreement is that "it fails to make saving homes a priority. It places loan modifications, which can save homes, on an equal footing with short sales and deeds in lieu, which do not."
"Not all foreclosures are avoidable," says an OCC spokesman.
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The pistachio and cranberry also looked festive sitting in the white chocolate. I struggled to get good photos as it must have been one of the greyest, wettest, darkest Christmases ever...and, of course, I only remembered to photograph it when I was sitting with my cup of tea waiting to eat a square. Impatience and greed does not make for good photos!
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CVS Pharmacy has set its sights on the long-vacant building at 4949 Santa Monica Ave., corporate officials have confirmed.
"We are in the very early stages of planning a store at this location," Michael DeAngelis, director of public relations, said in an email.
CVS is a well-known commodity in the area, with 26 stores in San Diego, according to their website. The store nearest the proposed location is at
3950 West Point Loma Blvd.
Apple Tree Market closed at the end of last year, ending a 25-year run, when owners of the business lost their lease. The site quickly attained eyesore status as the landscaping and parking lot weeds became overgrown, bringing homeless activity and litter.
In May, the city declared the site a public nuisance and slapped the Los Angeles-based owner, Elliot Megdal of Megdal and Associates, with an abatement order.
In June, Megdal opened up the parking lot for self-pay customers, but the building has remained vacant all year.
Steve Laub, president and owner of Land Solutions, Inc., a local project management consulting firm, confirmed he has been hired to oversee the permitting process for CVS. Laub declined to say whether the building would be remodeled or rebuilt from scratch, or provide any other details regarding the project.
Laub was expected to appear before the Project Review Committee of the Ocean Beach Planning Board on Oct. 16 in support of a liquor license application, said Peter Ruscitti, who chairs the committee. However, no application is currently pending, according to an employee at the local office of the state Department of Alcohol Beverage Control.


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Introduction to Remote Sensing
Remote sensing is the science of obtaining information about a subject or object without actually being in contact with that subject or object.
In the National Weather Service remote sensing equipment is used in the detection and measurement of weather phenomena with devices sensitive to electromagnetic energy such as...
- Light (satellite)
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- Radio Waves (Doppler radar)
Remote sensing provides a unique perspective from which to observe large regions. These sensors can measure energy at wavelengths which are beyond the range of human vision. In this section we will discover the various methods the National Weather Service uses to help us derive forecasts, weather watches, and warnings.
Electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic waves are invisible forms of energy that travel though the universe. However, you can "see" some of the results of this energy. The light that our eyes can see is actually part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
This visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum consists of the colors that we see in a rainbow - from reds and oranges, through blues and purples. Each of these colors actually corresponds to a different wavelength of light.
The sound we hear is a result of waves which we cannot see. Sound waves need something to travel through in order for it to move from one place to the next. Sound can travel through air because air is made of molecules.
These molecules carry the sound waves by bumping into each other, like dominoes knocking each other over. Sound can travel through anything made of molecules - even water! There is no sound in space because there are no molecules there to transmit the sound waves.
Electromagnetic waves are not like sound waves because they do not need molecules to travel. This means that electromagnetic waves can travel through air, solid objects and even space. This is how astronauts on spacewalks use radios to communicate. Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic wave.
Electricity can be static, like what holds a balloon to the wall or makes your hair stand on end. Magnetism can also be static like a refrigerator magnet. But when they change or move together, they make waves - electromagnetic waves.
Electromagnetic waves are formed when an electric field (which is shown in red arrows) couples with a magnetic field (which is shown in blue arrows). Magnetic and electric fields of an electromagnetic wave are perpendicular to each other and to the direction of the wave.
When you listen to the radio, watch TV, or cook dinner in a microwave oven, you are using electromagnetic waves. Radio waves, television waves, and microwaves are all types of electromagnetic waves. They only differ from each other in wavelength. Wavelength is the distance between one wave crest to the next.
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SANTA CLARA — The 49ers could have used Randy Moss a year ago, when they entered their regular-season finale without proven receivers to complement Michael Crabtree.
Now they have Moss, and they'll need him to help compensate for the loss of Mario Manningham, who sustained a season-ending knee injury in Sunday's 42-13 loss at Seattle.
Moss has had a positive presence but not many receptions in his return from a one-season hiatus. He has averaged 1.7 catches per game for the 49ers (10-4-1).
A potential Pro Football Hall of Famer seeking his first Super Bowl ring, Moss certainly carries more clout than Brett Swain and Joe Hastings, the two receivers who lined up with Crabtree in the 2011 regular-season finale at St. Louis.
Moss has 26 receptions for 406 yards with three touchdowns that each packed a highlight punch. He scored the 49ers' initial touchdowns in wins at Green Bay and New England, and his other touchdown was a 47-yard thriller Oct. 29 against the Arizona Cardinals.
When the 49ers meet the Cardinals (5-10) on Sunday at Candlestick Park, they'll do so without Manningham, who tore both his anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments, according to ESPN.
Crabtree remains the most popular target of Colin Kaepernick, but other options exist in tight ends Vernon Davis and Delanie Walker, assuming Davis has recovered from what he's termed a "mild" concussion.
Davis wasn't a popular target in the three previous games that Manningham missed, totaling only two receptions for 14 yards on five targets. Walker caught his third touchdown pass in the final minutes of Sunday's loss.
The 49ers also could turn more to Ted Ginn Jr. and A.J. Jenkins. Ginn has only two receptions this season, but that's two more than Jenkins, this year's first-round draft pick. Jenkins has played in only two games and hasn't seen a pass come his way.
Ricardo Lockette, a 6-foot-2 receiver, could be an attractive option to promote from the practice squad, where they also have the more-experienced Chad Hall.
Before heading to the playoffs for the second straight season, the 49ers will encounter the Cardinals, who are allowing the third-fewest passing yards (195.7 per game). Arizona has won once in its past 11 games.
The 49ers can clinch the NFC West by winning or tying Sunday, or if the Seahawks (10-5) lose or tie at home against the Rams (7-7-1). To clinch the NFC's No. 2 seed and a first-round bye, the 49ers need to win and the Green Bay Packers must lose to or tie the host Minnesota Vikings. A 49ers tie and Packers loss also would work for the No. 2 seed.
Manningham was the 49ers' second-leading receiver with 42 receptions for 449 yards. His only touchdown catch came in an Oct. 7 rout of the Buffalo Bills, and he missed three games with a shoulder injury that he suffered Oct. 14.
Manningham is destined to become the fifth player put on the injured-reserve list, joining wide receiver Kyle Williams, running back Kendall Hunter, defensive tackle Demarcus Dobbs and linebacker Parys Haralson, who was lost in the exhibition season.
Defensive lineman Justin Smith's status from an elbow injury remains unclear.
Last year, the 49ers had a league-low two players go on injured reserve once the regular season began: wide receiver Joshua Morgan and defensive lineman Will Tukuafu.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.


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From GENE LOGSDON
Excerpt from Practical Skills 1985
Hundreds of gate designs have been devised to ease the passage in and out of fields and barnyards. Almost all of them depend on hinges to carry the weight of the gate swinging open or closed. The light aluminum gates today are the nicest but they carry a nice price tag, too. And even these will eventually suffer from the weakness of all large hinged gates — the weight is too great for the hinges. Even with a diagonal brace through the gate and up to the post above the hinge, these gates eventually sag and drag on the ground. To prevent the sagging, an enormously sturdy and solid hinge post must be set in the ground.
The simple board gate shown here avoids the problem and expense. To open, the gate is slid back on its bar hinge to about halfway, where it balances on the bar. Note that it can only open one way. Even if made of heavy boards like oak, the gate is very easy to lift, open or closed. If grease is smeared on the slide bar occasionally, even a child can open it. The most durable wood is rough cut hardwood from a sawmill. Red oak, being the longer lasting of commonly available cheaper woods, is preferred around where I live.
If using softwoods like pine from the lumberyard, paint the gate after it has been left out to dry for a year. Most of the cheaper pine grades of lumber are now so inferior, they will not last ten years without protection. Some of the new penetrating stains are good, too, but they're somewhat expensive for livestock gates. When using hardwoods, try to buy freshly sawed green wood, especially if the wood is oak, and make the gates right away. After the wood has dried, it is hard to nail.
The gate should be about 48 inches tall, made with five horizontal 1 by 6-inch boards. Nail the boards close together (3 inches) at the bottom if little pigs and lambs are to be penned. The gap between the boards can gradually widen to about 10 inches between the top two, as in the drawing. Uprights holding the boards together should be spaced 4 to 6 feet apart. Each juncture of upright and vertical should receive four 7-penny nails, or 8-penny if 1-inch-thick rough-sawn lumber is being used. Clinch each nail over well on the other side.
Set the gate between the two posts where the slide bar will be attached, raise the gate about 3 inches off the ground, and block it. Insert the slide bar under the second board from the top of the gate and nail it to the two posts.
Place a brick or flat stone on the ground by the single post to which the gate is fastened so the bottom board does not rest on the earth and begin rotting. To secure the gate at this end, a simple chain beats all the fancy catches and bars ever invented. Use a short length of light chain with a spring-loaded catch hook on the end — like the ones on lead ropes for horses. Bathe the chain and hook in used oil before putting them to use so they won't rust so fast.
If you use two posts at the closure of the gate, instead of the one I've just described, both the chain and the stone the gate rests on when closed can be eliminated. The two posts are set parallel to each other, hardly more than 3 inches apart. Nail two short pieces of board across them, one near the top and the other a little below the middle, both boards to coincide with the top and middle horizontal boards of the gate. The gate's upright at the end next to the closing posts is nailed to the horizontal boards not at the ends, but back from the ends about a foot. Thus the ends of the top and middle boards will slide right on the short boards between the two posts, closing the gate solidly and at the same time raising it off the ground.


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Friday, June 6, 2008
Comic 433: The Saga Continues
I have a question: If you parked in front of someone's house, perhaps wearing an iconic black hat, and noticed mines all around the car, and you picked them up and moved them to the garage, and then you went inside, and then there was an explosion, would you really ask "what was that?!" Or would you, you know, know what the explosion was? Because you just put mines in a garage?
Lastly, I found this comic extremely reminiscent of the old Mad Magazine Spy vs. Spy comics:
Also - when did Mr. Hat go from being lovably sarcastic to blowing up people's garages? He's kind of a terrorist now.
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"What was that? I ask not for my own knowledge, but for the reader."ReplyDelete
That's some lazy writing.
Not to mention: both characters decide that they're in a relationship after getting through ten words of a wooing monologue?
Oh, you know kids these days. They are so casual about their relationships.ReplyDelete
Besides, didn't both characters know this was going to happen ever since Journal 2? Or at least Journal 3?
- AnonymousJune 9, 2008 at 6:39 PM
It could've been a habitual thing.ReplyDelete
Kind of like how many people automatically ask, "How are you?" or "What's up?" when they already know the answer or don't care.
This is possible. Still, the scratching-of-head seems to indicate genuine confusion. Mr. Hat doesn't seem like the kind of person who would say unneeded things.ReplyDelete
I just found this excellent blog tonight, and wanted to thank you for doing this. I'd been a fan of XKCD for months, then felt like something was off somehow, and not in the geeky references (the CS jokes were clear enough, and I don't even program).ReplyDelete
Then I learned what white-knighting is, and the despising grew from there. But it's also not a horrible comic, so I still check in on it for the wittier days.
YOU, sir, please keep calling the comic out for its worse days. Thank you very much.
Thank you for the encouragement. You can always spread the word about this blog if you want, but as it is just commenting is pretty encouraging.ReplyDelete
I think there are a lot of people who used to like xkcd more and are annoyed at it now, enough so that I know it's not just me. I think are are a greater number who used to like xkcd and are pretending to still like it or forcing themselves to because it's popular, among the right crowds.
It was just lazy writing to have Mr. Hat ask "what was that?" A much better line would have been, "I didn't have a chance to mention, I put your remote mines away." The next panel would need changing, obviously, but the rest would then work as-is, and keep Mr. Hat from seeming quite so clueless.ReplyDelete


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The discussions on budget transparency and open data have been gaining momentum over recent years. Not only is it important that governments publish budget data on web sites, but also that they disclose meaningful data and full picture of financial activities to the public. The question is, how much of the disclosed information and documents are reliable? What is the scope of disclosed information? Is there any reliable information about other important aspects of fiscal discipline and transparency?
A number of fiscal transparency instruments and guidelines have been developed by civil society groups and international organizations to evaluate the existence, regularity, and contents of certain key budget documents published in the public domain and whether the information comply with international standards. However, current instruments do not concentrate on the source and reliability of published information, as well as the integrity of underlying systems and databases from which governments extract data.


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Catt siblings accept plea deals, sentenced
RICHMOND - Abigail Catt, the 19-year-old who said she reluctantly participated in the family business of bank robbery, was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday morning.
Brother Hayden Catt, 21, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday afternoon. In between, he had a tearful reunion with his sister, who helped solidify his resolve to take the plea.
Both siblings, remorseful about their roles in the family crime spree, appeared before state District Judge Clifford Vacek in Fort Bend County. They faced one count of aggravated robbery after they worked with their father, Ronald Scott Catt, in holding up the First Community Credit Union on Cinco Ranch Boulevard in the Katy area.
They were arrested last November, which means they have accrued 371 days of credit for time served.
David Michael Ryan, Abigail Catt's attorney, said she will be eligible for parole in 18 months.
"Abby is relieved it's over," Ryan said. "She's taking her punishment and is grateful for the support she has received from family and friends."
James Hanley, Hayden Catt's attorney, says his client will be eligible for parole in five years.
"Hayden is a good kid," Hanley said. "Hopefully he can use his powers for good and get on with his life."
Ronald Catt, 51, also appeared in court Thursday morning, but his case has been reset for Dec. 5. The usually talkative man looked pale, thin and had little to say when he was offered a prison term of 25 years. His only other option is a jury trial.


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Brussels, 5 May 2006
European institutions' new Web identity to celebrate Europe Day, 9 May.
The European institutions' sites will start operating under the ".eu" top level domain on 9 May 2006, Europe Day. It means that they can now use this domain to project their own web identity, as EU citizens have been able to do since 7 April 2006. The institutions' internet addresses will change to the ". eu" suffix as of 9 May 2006.
Margot Wallström, Vice-President of European Commission, responsible for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy, said: "The new web identity of the Institutions is symbolic. The EU should focus less on ".institutions" but more on " .Europeans". The ".eu" domain will make EU more visible on the Internet, also to its citizens."
EUROPA.eu will become the single Internet "brand" of, and the single online entry point to, all the EU institutions and agencies. All the EU institutions and agencies are moving under EUROPA, and their addresses become part of the "europa.eu" family. (See annex).
The institutions' current ".eu.int" addresses will continue to be accessible for a transitional period of at least one year.
The new ".eu" internet domain, which was launched under the responsibility of Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding, opened for everybody on 7 April 2006 (see IP/06/476), and has proven immensely popular, with over one million names registered to date. Implementation of the infrastructure changes has been assured by the by the Directorate General Informatics, under the responsibility of Vice-President Kallas.
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Kastrenzo wrote:I don't think the grocers even sell toys around here anymore.
I remember one of them used to sell video games and game consoles, the electronics section was at the front of the store with big glass windows, and someone took a 4x4 and drove it through the windows and stole like 12 Xbox 360s,
Need I remind you this was not in Texas or Georgia, but the middle of bumfuck nowhere Atlantic Canada
Keldoclock wrote:Swordsalmon: Argues about the price of bits of plastic, yet happily forks over $1 for a quarter-sized bit of plastic that does nothing but look cool.
Kastrenzo wrote:The Walmart here don't even cut their prices on Lego. ever
lorbaat wrote:Kastrenzo wrote:lorbaat wrote:My grocery store had Gandalf Arrives for 50% off, so I got that.
I remember years ago when I was in the grocery store the only sets they usually carried were little $4-5 things consisting of like one minifigure or a small <30 peices car.
I remember buying a lot of these.. I really miss the mid 90s-2004 ish Lego, Not this abundance of Licensed crap today. Main reason why I have so many SW figs is because there isn't a proper SciFi theme out there, And Galaxy Squad -just- started like last year. Or some time after I took a break from Lego.
The giant megagrocery near me has a semi-decent toy aisle, but whoever buys for/prices it is an idiot. The Gandalf set wasn't the only one at 50%, but I had the others and they weren't calling my name. They were all marked "discontinued" which I'm pretty sure some of them aren't. And even if they are... really? 50% off?
Anyway, it was a nice treat for me.
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Ameriprise Financial Announces Schedule for First Quarter 2012 Investor Conference Call and Annual Meeting of Shareholders
MINNEAPOLIS – March 19, 2012 – Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) today announced the timing of its first quarter 2012 investor conference call and annual meeting of shareholders.
First quarter 2012 Investor Conference Call
The company plans to host its first quarter 2012 investor conference call on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. (CT). The company plans to announce first quarter 2012 financial results on Monday, April 23, 2012 after the close of the New York Stock Exchange.
The live audio webcast of the investor call, as well as the earnings release, quarterly statistical supplement and presentation slides, will be accessible to the general public on the company's website at ir.ameriprise.com.
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The company plans to host its annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at its headquarters at 707 Second Avenue South in Minneapolis at 11:00 a.m. (CT). Holders of record of Ameriprise Financial common stock as of February 27, 2012 are entitled to vote at the meeting.
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In this course, you'll learn from me, Sadie Nardini, an anatomy of yoga expert, one of the world's most well-known yoga teachers, an E-RYT 500 (experienced, registered yoga teacher with at least 1500 hours of training), founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga and author of the bestselling 21-Day Yoga Shred course here on DailyOM!
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Robert B. Reeves needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 126 designs submitted by 31 freelance designers.
We are a large, well-known and respected law firm specializing in accident and injury cases only. Our firm has been in existence for over twenty years and has won top results for thousands of injured clients. We have a team of successful trial lawyers committed to personal attention, fast action and agressive representation.
Individuals who have been seriously injured in accidents and family members of those killed in accidents.
We would like to redesign our existing website http://www.trlglaw.com to provide a new professional, functional design. Feel free to add a more personalized touch. Innovative features are welcome. PSD required plus a written explanation of what any dropdowns, rollovers, etc. will do.


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hughb needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 21 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
A design is required for the website of a roofing industry trade association: slogan: 'The voice of roofing'
The voice of roofing
Desired Color Scheme:
red and steel blue
Desired Style:
3- column prestigious
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
The requirement is for a 3-column design.
The masthead should contain space for a logo and ad banner plus 3 navigation buttons:
- Find a roofing contractor
- Find roofing services
- Find roofing materialsLeft column (width c200px) to alloa for a css fly-out menu permitting various buttons to be included eg:
- Home
- About us
- Public Area
- Members Area - each with submenus
The left column may also contain banners and custom links to other content
Center column is available for body copy
Right column should allow for a series of panels containing short news items and custom links.
We are really looking for a 'look' for this site that will be prestigious as well as reflecting through design the activities of the organisation's membershipÂ


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Atlassian Sourcetree is a free Git and Mercurial client for Windows.
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A knockoutjs-based UI toolkit.
About KnockoutJS
I'm not going to talk too much about KnockoutJS, other than that it is cool. It gives you 2-way bindings, and observable objects, making doing dynamic interfaces fun again.
About koui
koui (pronounced coo-ee), is a set of useful UI elements, that use KnockoutJS' binding and observable. They are designed to be easier to style than JqueryUI, and as such use HTML5 elements where appropriate. The intention is that whilst they might not all look 'the same' in every browser, they should at least look nice, and be functional.
So, there are some examples in the
examples/ directory, that hopefully are fairly straightforward.
You just need to make sure that the js, css and img folders are in a place that your pages will be able to find them.
koui is totally implemented using KnockoutJS' binding. As such, all you need to do is have the relevant files available to the page, and then put the appropriate data binding in.
For instance, to turn an
<input> widget into one that will have a datepicker associated with it, you just use:
<input data-bind="datepicker: sourceObservable">
Binding Types
A simple autocomplete widget that can be attached to an
<input> element. That element must also have a
value binding.
<input data-bind="value: source, autocomplete: listOfChoices">
In this case,
listOfChoices must be an array of strings that will be searched for a match when data is entered into the input element.
Eventually, this will also be able to be a function, or a string (that will be assumed to be a JSON-source URI).
A nice date selector. By default, it will appear directly below the element it is bound to on the page, whenever the element gains focus. See also the
time selector below.
There are lots of options available to this widget, that can be set using a
dateOptions binding. The defaults are shown below.
{ weekStartDay: "Monday", // Note: must be in dayNames! showWeekNumbers: false, weekNumberTitle: "#", selectingCloses: true, dayNameLength: 2, yearRange: "-10:+10", // (-nn:+nn); (nnnn:nnnn); (c-nn:c+nn); combinations maxDate: null, // Convert these to Date objects if they aren't. minDate: '1978-01-01', defaultDate: null, // 'today', Date() numberOfMonths: 1, // Note: this cannot be changed at this stage. selectMonth: true, // Note: This cannot be changed at this stage. selectYear: true, // Note: this cannot be changed at this stage. displayFormat: "%Y-%m-%d", // Python-style formatting strings. Much nicer than the crappy PHP-style ones. // Allow for passing in monthNames/dayNames. This may go away and allow localisation at some stage. monthNames: [ "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" ], dayNames: [ "Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday" ] }
This is a bit of an unusual way of using a binding. Instead of binding it to data, you bind it to some options. Then, you send messages using jQuery's event system. These messages will be displayed by an element within the bound element.
The simplest way to use it:

This creates an
ul element within (actually, after for now, see below), that will dynamically display any messages that reach the
body element, or the
viewModel that was active in the scope where the binding occurred.
For instance, you can have any element on the page trigger a message:
$('#element-id').trigger('message', {type: 'info', message: 'This is a message'});
You may also pass an
expiry value.
The default options for this binding are:
{ rootElement: 'body', // A selector for the element that will listen. defaultType: 'info', // If no type is passed in, use this. defaultExpiry: 4, // # seconds: may also be 'click' messageTemplate: "...", // The template that should be used to render the message view. messageFilter: ..., // A callable that will be applied to filter messages for display. // The default simply display every message. stopPropagation: false // Don't pass messages up the chain. }
You can pass any or all of these in to the binding declaration to set them.
A message looks like:
{ type: 'css-class', message: 'Content to be displayed', expiry: 2 }
You can put any text into the first two fields: the
type will be used to set the CSS class on the

 element that is the representation of this message.
message may also be an Array of strings. In that case, the strings will be joined by

 elements.
expiry is the number of seconds after which the message should disappear. A non-numeric value (or 0) means the message never expires, but can be clicked on to expire it.
You may also pass a simple string or Array of strings as a message: in that case the default type and expiry will be used to generate the message.
Due to an as-yet unresolved conflict between Knockout and jQuery, I cannot
append the message display

 into the target element: it must be
inserted after it into the DOM tree.
stopPropagation does not seem to work with any consistency just yet.
Makes the element resizeable by one or more handles on it's edges.
To be resizeable, the object that is bound to it must have observables for the attributes that should be changeable:
- top
- left
- height
- width
In addition, you may also explicitly set the edges that will have handles.
The options available to this binding are:
{ handles: none, // n,s,e,w,ne,se,nw,sw,all,none containment: "parent" // parent,document,<JQUERY_SELECTOR> }
Objects that are set to be contained within an element that has non-static width (ie, is based on the size of the view) will not automatically shrink if the window is resized.
A partner in crime to the
date binding above, it can be used to show a time picker dropdown.
The nicest thing about this is that it can work in conjunction with a date picker, allowing you to have both bound to the same observable. They each only affect their relevant part of the data.


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Friday, 30 April 2010
Ross Anthony, Senior Vice President, Prudential Utah Real Estate
Ross Anthony.
Has the sort of skin you want to poke with a stick, to see if it's rotten underneath and if you could poke all the way through to the bone. Is also proud of his hair. Most men of his age naturally tilt the scalp away from the camera out of fear.
12 comments:
- Robert Dee said...
Best. Use. Of. Shaft. In. An. Ironic. Context. Ever.
- 30 April 2010 at 11:02
- Prison Hardman said...
James Belushi meets Robert Z'Dar.
- 30 April 2010 at 11:27
- Krieger said...
that's not fat, it's thick leather.
OMG, another crummy tie.
- 30 April 2010 at 12:41
- Sponge Finge said...
Ross: "And you know what she said? That I could help myself to the lower drawer but the top was full of headed!"
Ross is full of amusing office stories.
- 30 April 2010 at 14:36
- zen said...
I want to hear his cuddly voice.
- 30 April 2010 at 14:51
- yoyo said...
Why do I get the impression he's leaning in like he's about to tell a joke?
Best not, Ross. Best not.
- 30 April 2010 at 20:28
- Anonymous said...
Almost certainly a gold chain/medallion under that shirt...
- 1 May 2010 at 00:30
- Anonymous said...
See this picture of Christopher Walken I have in my wallet. You thinking what I'm thinking? No, the hair, look at the hair.
- 26 May 2010 at 10:39
- lowlz said...
- 1 June 2010 at 05:07
- Easyutah Homesearch said...
Let us hope that this further become more an optimistic view for real estate agents in the current real estate market of the place.
Homes for sale in Utah
- 3 February 2012 at 11:14
- Carmen Condrado said...
We must not leave some space for errors for our Real Estate Investments in Australia because all we need to be is to succeed. Failing to succeed in this business will also show how weak we are as an investor. We must not give up on anything, once we venture into something we have to be responsible in order for us to ensure our success in the future.
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Detective TurtleHolmes wrote:I have no money left, but I'm saving up to buy more books.
Also, I've found a cache of books in my massive garage/shed combination. There's about 500 or so in there, all safely stored in boxes. Lucky it doesn't leak.
Three words: used book stores.
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David Wright was hitting .324 in 426 at-bats prior to his beaning last season and is batting .253 in 217 at-bats since. (Source: ESPN)
He's also striking out a lot more times.
Wright is batting .277 on 31 hits in 112 at-bats with 42 strikeouts. If those numbers were reversed and he had 42 hits with 31 strikeouts, his average would be .375. Another way of saying it is he's striking out 37 percent of the time.
In his first full four years, Wright struck out an average of 115 times a season. Last season, Wright struck out 140 times and he is on pace to strike out 188 times this year.
Last season, Wright exceeded his career average by 25 times. If he keeps his pace, he would exceed his pre-2009 career average by 73.
A strikeout is a wasted at bat.
That's 73 less times he put the ball in play. In keeping with his career average, that would be 23 more hits. And, what about those other 50 at-bats? That's 50 less chances of a productive at-bat, such as a sacrifice fly, chance to advance the runner into scoring position, chance for a walk, or chance to reach on an error.
Ryota Igarashi is close to beginning a minor league rehab assignment on his left hamstring, said assistant general manager John Ricco.
Igarahsi is threw off the mound without discomfort Monday.
Igarashi had a 1.35 ERA in seven appearances prior to the injury and was moving into the eighth-inning set-up role.
Significantly, getting a healthy Igarashi back would reduce the work loads of Fernando Nieve and Pedro Feliciano.
Tonight's line-up
No changes, so it is safe to assume Jerry Manuel doesn't believe the offense has hit rock bottom, yet.
Here's tonight's line-up:
Angel Pagan, CF
Luis Castillo, 2B
Jose Reyes, SS
Jason Bay, LF
David Wright, 3B
Ike Davis, 1B
Jeff Francoeur, RF
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A degradation product of the altered haemoglobin provides protection from severe malaria. Within the red blood cells infected by the malaria parasite, it blocks the establishment of a trafficking system used by the parasite's special adhesive proteins – adhesins – to access the exterior of the blood cells. As a result, the infected blood cells do not adhere to the vessel walls, as is usually the case for this type of malaria. This means that no dangerous circulatory disorders or neurological complications occur.
In the 1940s, researchers already discovered that sickle-cell anaemia with its characteristic blood mutation was particularly prevalent in certain population groups in Africa. They also survived malaria tropica, whose course is usually especially virulent. With malaria tropica, the malaria parasites (Plasmodia) enter the person after a bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. The mosquito first multiplies in the person's liver cells and then infects the red blood cells (erythrocytes).
In humans with mutated haemoglobin, these complications occur in a weakened form or not at all. "At the cell surface of infected erythrocytes with mutated haemoglobin, there are significantly fewer adhesins of the parasite than in normal red blood cells," explained Lanzer. "For this reason, we had a closer look at the trafficking system within the host cell." To this end, the team compared the blood cells with normal haemoglobin and two haemoglobin variants (haemoglobin S and haemoglobin C), which occur in around one-fifth of the African population in malaria-infected areas.
In so doing, the scientists used high-resolution microscopy techniques such as cry electron tomography to discover a new transport mechanism. The parasite uses a certain protein (actin) from the cytoskeleton (cellular skeleton) of the erythrocytes for its own trafficking network. "It forms a completely new structure that has nothing in common with the rest of the cytoskeleton," explained Doctor Marek Cyrklaff. "The vesicles with the adhesins reach the cell surface of the red blood cells directly via these actin filaments."
In contrast to erythrocytes with the two haemoglobin variants, here only short pieces of actin filaments are found. Targeted transport to the surface is not possible. "The entire transport system of the malaria parasite is degenerated in these blood cells," Cyrklaff added. Laboratory tests showed that the haemoglobins themselves were not responsible for this, but rather a degradation product, ferryl haemoglobin. This is an irreversibly damaged, chemically altered haemoglobin that is no longer able to bind oxygen. The haemoglobins S and C are considerably more unstable than normal haemoglobin. As a result, blood cells with these variants contain ten times more ferryl haemoglobin than other erythrocytes. This high concentration destabilizes the binding of the actin structure and it disintegrates.
"With these results, we have now described a molecular mechanism for the first time that explains this haemoglobin variant's protective effect against malaria," Lanzer said.
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Directed by Rupert Goold
Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre,
Wednesday 18th May 2011
|Photo: Ellie Kurttz
Yoda, Batman, an Elvis impersonator and a Barbie doll Portia – Goold's production has it all. There are lots of laughs to be had; Goold certainly shows what makes this play a comedy. But, whilst emphasising the comedic elements, the play's problematic side also rears its ugly head with considerable force. Goold shifts us from the hilarious to the utterly uncomfortable and grotesque in a production which truly grasps what Shakespeare's play is about.
Goold thrusts his audience into a
casino with showdancers, extravagant costumes and Elvis songs, sung by Jamie Beamish's thoroughly entertaining Launcelot Gobbo. Tom Scutt's design is striking for its gaudiness, bright blue with gold-railed staircases and an image of a golden-haired Vegas woman at the top, disturbingly resembling the shape of a cross. Initially, I wondered what I had walked into, and it took a good half hour to see how a Las Vegas setting could speak to Shakespeare's beautifully problematic play. Despite the occasional moments when the American accents detract from the lyrical language, the result is: it works. Las Vegas
setting reveals a world of excess and obscene wealth, where money is part of an ongoing game, constantly being exchanged from one pair of hands to another. Scott Handy's Antonio is a man made 'sad' by his gambling losses, and Patrick Stewart's Shylock is the grand master unusually assimilated into the Christians' world. Pretence and falseness, both to oneself and to others, appear governing forces in a society of self-seeking individuals. Goold's production reveals an incredible truth about Shakespeare's play, that all the characters possess a cruel, unpleasant nature, and to sympathise with any verges on being absurd. Las Vegas
A shared racist attitude towards Shylock, and indeed the princes of
Morocco and , steadily builds over the course of the production, culminating in Portia's remarkable vindictiveness in the court scene. Stewart's initially integrated Shylock is forced to envelop himself within a Jewish identity; he dons a cap and performs a short dance as an affirmation of his Jewishness, a beautiful touch. Stewart's is an understated performance, one which effortlessly captures Shylock's transition into a man driven into isolation and increasingly, also disturbingly, obsessed by the reward of a pound of flesh. Aragon
Challenging preconceptions, Goold places Portia at the centre of his production. And it is here that Goold makes his boldest move. Rather than the perfect heroine in her idyllic green world, Fielding's Portia and her Belmont reflect the money driven city of
. She is turned into a reality T.V. star, and her casket challenge a game-show, Destiny. This striking, southern-girl Portia appears a figure of superficiality until she surprisingly whips off her glamourous blond wig in front of Bassanio, revealing the face behind the celebrity doll. From then on, Fielding's Portia spirals into loneliness as she begins to face her true reality of being trapped in a loveless marriage. It is a performance which on occasion feels a little too jarred, but one which will likely smooth out as the production progresses. Las Vegas
That course towards isolation and loneliness is most beautifully captured by Caroline Martin as Jessica, a role so often forgotten about. She begins alone in her father's household, before leaving with lover Lorenzo to a seemingly more comforting world offered by the Christians. But the ending conveys her realisation of their treatment of Shylock; she walks away from Lorenzo conflicted and detached from everything.
Goold once again proves himself to be a daring director with this bold and innovative Merchant, almost certain to divide its audience. It stands as a most memorable production, not least because of its extraordinary final image: solitary figures spread across the stage accompanied by Elvis's Are You Lonesome Tonight?
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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Thorny Headed Scavenger Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Work in Progress View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Thorny Headed Scavenger" Burhtunjunior memberMember #Joined: 08 Feb 2008Posts: 4 Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:11 pm I'm trying to break out of my bad habit of just settling for solid color backgrounds when I design my creatures. I need to tackle environments and overall composition more. I'm also trying to achieve a more painterly and less overworked and finicky quality to my stuff. The critter kind of clashes with the environment because of this shift of thinking. What do you guys think? I guess I'll have to give in and paint over him with more decisive strokes. Lighting of the scene also doesn't seem to be working. This doesn't feel like it is outside let alone in a desert. Argh. Gotta study traditional paintings some more and see if I can glean some clues. Not sure why its not working right now. Any thoughts and crits would be much appreciated. Back to top ceddojunior memberMember #Joined: 24 Jul 2008Posts: 3Location: Lausanne, Switzerland Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:49 pm I think the reason why your creature isn't fitting in the scenery here is because of the lack of contrast in the background. You've got almost full range shading on the creature (which is good) but the whole of the background is bland and flat. You should begin by shadingthe rocks with more detail and add contrast there. That creature looks friggin' cool. Back to top SumalethAdministratorMember #Joined: 30 Oct 1999Posts: 2896Location: Australia Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:54 pm I like the creature a lot._________________Art Links Archive -- Artists and Tutorials Back to top Burhtunjunior memberMember #Joined: 08 Feb 2008Posts: 4 Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:40 pm I think you're right, ceddo. I'm still not being bold enough with my values, so every scene I make looks overcast. Thanks for pointing that out. Working on it. quick paint-over: Back to top Chad WeatherfordmemberMember #Joined: 03 May 2006Posts: 52Location: New Zealand Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:13 am Burhtun, You may have motored on by now, but nontheless, the creature is really cool and I think the rendering is well handled. The only thing that bothers me about the background is the rock...it is too similar in shape to the scavengers 'shell' and creates a near tangency on the front side. That is to say the edge of the rock nearly blends into the edge of the 'shell'. This causes a little confusion and competes with your beautifully designed creature. A quick paintover here is just one solution, but I think something like this would help draw the attention to where it belongs... Back to top Burhtunjunior memberMember #Joined: 08 Feb 2008Posts: 4 Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:58 pm Thank you so much for the edit Chad. Not only does it draw more attention to the creature, but having the rock shape continue vertically off-frame makes the piece much more interesting. Gives it some wow factor. Thanks again! Back to top netflowmemberMember #Joined: 24 Mar 2008Posts: 53 Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:50 am Love the creativity in this creature.. I would just die to see you go into insane detail on it.. God the amazing things you could do with that shell alone would make it worth while Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Work in Progress All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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OGT: Dec 12 Brooklyn Nets (11-9) vs Toronto Raptors (4-18)
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OGT: Dec 12 Brooklyn Nets (11-9) vs Toronto Raptors (4-18)
Brooklyn Nets
Starting Lineup
PG - Deron Williams
SG - Joe Johnson
SF - Gerald Wallace
PF - Reggie Evans
C - Andray Blatche
Toronto Raptors
Starting Lineup
PG - Jose Calderon
SG - DeMar DeRozan
SF - Mickael Pietrus
PF - Ed Davis
C - Jonas Valanciunas
Coincidence or not, the Brooklyn Nets are in the midst of their worst stretch of the season while Brook Lopez nurses an injury.
The struggling Toronto Raptors are dealing with their own woes, and they'll be down to eight healthy players Wednesday night when these teams meet in Canada looking to snap five-game losing streaks.
Lopez hoped his sprained right foot was healed enough to play Tuesday against New York, but he was ruled out before the game and is not scheduled to make the trip to Toronto.
The Nets (11-9) have lost the last five of the six games Lopez has missed after blowing a 17-point lead in a 100-97 loss to the Knicks. Brooklyn shot 52.9 percent -- its second-best mark of the season -- but only 45.2 percent in the second half as New York took advantage.
Andray Blatche, averaging 18.2 points starting in place of Lopez, hit 9 of 13 from the field and scored a season-high 23 points. Deron Williams added 18 and 10 assists.
The Nets have led by at least nine points in four games during their skid.
"This was a winnable game, but we just couldn't quite close it," coach Avery Johnson said.
Lopez, who hopes to return Friday against Detroit, scored 27 points while Williams finished with 19 and nine assists Nov. 3 in a 107-100 home victory over Toronto, which concluded a winless five-game road trip with a 92-74 loss to Portland on Monday.
Frustration for the Raptors (4-18), who set a season low for points while shooting a season-worst 35.1 percent, hit a new high when forward Amir Johnson was ejected in the third quarter while trying to wrestle the ball from referee David Jones following a Blazers free throw. After being tossed, he threw his mouthpiece at Jones and had to be escorted off the court by teammates.
The league suspended Johnson without pay for this game.
"I told him we can't have that on a night where we're short-handed and we're in a situation where we're scrambling," coach Dwane Casey said. "We just gotta have more discipline than that."
Toronto already was playing without Andrea Bargnani and Kyle Lowry, who scored 28 points in last month's meeting with Brooklyn, after each left with injuries.
Bargnani played less than eight minutes and left after landing awkwardly following a dunk for his only two points of the game. X-rays on his elbow were negative, but he's not expected to play Wednesday.
Lowry also is likely to miss this game after not playing in the second half Monday due to a shoulder injury.
"Somebody grabbed his arm and he hit the floor and he just felt he had a knot in his back," Casey said.
The absences of Johnson, Bargnani and Lowry, along with Linas Kleiza, Alan Anderson and Landry Fields already being sidelined by injuries, leaves Casey with just eight healthy bodies. Toronto already has the most losses in the NBA and is shooting 38.9 percent over the last four games.
The Raptors have won five of the last six meetings in Canada, though MarShon Brooks was the only current Net who played in Toronto's 98-67 victory in the most recent meeting there April 26.
Ed Davis, who had a season-high 14 points against Portland on Monday, scored a career-high 24 in that contest.
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Lampard happy to adapt
Frank Lampard is happy to go against his "natural game" to get the job done for England.
The Chelsea midfielder was once again asked to played more of a disciplined role by manager Fabio Capello in the friendly against Slovakia at Wembley, while Steven Gerrard was freed up for extra attacking duties roaming in from the left.
"I have been playing more of a disciplined role since Mr Capello has come in, and I do not mind that," he said.
"Although it is not my natural game, I try to do as well as I can for the team.
"But I won't lie - I did enjoy the last 20 minutes when I had a bit of freedom, which gave me the chance to get in the box a few more times.
"Hopefully now even from deeper I can still keep getting in goalscoring positions and help the team."
Lampard believes Liverpool captain Gerrard - who was replaced at half-time - and man-of-the-match Rooney, the Manchester United forward, can prove a potent attacking partnership.
"They are both playing similar roles for their clubs at the moment, as the second striker, and there is no reason why they cannot interchange to do that for England," Lampard said.
"They will probably get better the more they do it, and it can be a huge weapon for us."


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Yes. Not for any of you, nor anyone else in particular. I just was drawing and accidentally did a kneeling thing so I though, <I>people kneel when they propose,</I> and I didn't really want to draw a victory stance. This was a pencil drawing I drew that I put into Photoshop to do a pen outline of. Worry not: I will finish colouring. The face is just an add-on.
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Richard Davenport covers recruiting for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He is the host of Recruiting Thursday, a weekly radio show that airs from 7 to 8 p.m. on 92.1 FM in Fayetteville; 93.7 FM in Little Rock; 95.3 FM in Fort Smith; 96.3 FM in Hot Springs; 104.3 FM in Harrison/Mountain Home; and 106.9 FM in Arkadelphia.
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NLR receiver Hill will end all the suspense today
North Little Rock Charging Wildcats' K.J. Hill keeps his eye on the end zone during their game against the Lake Hamilton Wolves Sept. 6, 2013 at North Little Rock High School.
North Little Rock receiver K.J. Hill, a major target of Arkansas, will announce his oral commitment to one of his five finalists at 10 a.m. today at the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame inside Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.-
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Book Fair at Mammoth Elementary May 30
The Annual Book Fair at Mammoth Elementary School will be held May 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Hundreds of new books for all ages will be available in English and Spanish. The community is welcome to drop by and support the Parent Teachers Organization's fundraising efforts and help encourage the love of reading in community schools.
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If no response is received from the buyer, we will ship the package out with the default address.
Again, thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
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Please inform us of the doll skin color and make up you prefer; if not, we will assume the make up is not needed.
Please inform us of the shipping method you prefer, if not, it will not be shipped out until you do inform us.
Please inform us about any other item requests if apply.
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we will pay the difference if your shipping fee happens to be more.
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The votes are in, your choice for ambassadors were (drumroll please) in alphabetical order: Ben, Bluesecrets and Sebastian. Thank you for your votes. We now have an additional request for the community - see the end of this note. Ben, Blue, and Seb, you now have some work to do. From the initial announcement:
• Name and age of the nominee.
• Where is the nominee from?
• Which Group does this nominee represent?
• Does this person consent to being nominated (Please do not submit a nomination on behalf of someone you have not discussed with beforehand).
• Explanation of who the nominees are, what their activities are, and why they would be a good representative of their community (at least 3 testimonials from members of nominating group are required)
• Key interests of the nominee (themes, building styles, and some examples of their building)
• Platform – The nominations should now include a list of the goals that the nominee and the community he/she represents are looking to accomplish as part of the program. Remember the LEGO Ambassador Program is all about the AFOL community having representation into the LEGO Group, so this is an effort to have you think ahead as to what you really think would benefit your communities the most.
Ben, Blue and Seb, gather this material and get it to Ben (Ben, is this okay with you?) ASAP! The deadline for submission to LEGO is July 1 midnight. To be safe we should probably submit it to them on June 30.
Everyone else - Notice that above the nominees are supposed to include "at least 3 testimonials from members of nominating group". Please volunteer to write testimonials as to why we want one of these three as Ambassadors and get it to the nominee so they can complete their package. They'll need this in the next couple of days.
For the record, I'll write one for each of you guys and will get them to you tomorrow. I suggest that other long-time forum members should write at least one testimonial each.


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Headlining the St. Patrick's Day party at Tom Foolery's Restaurant & Bar on Saturday night will be Stache.
Headlining the St. Patrick's Day party at Tom Foolery's Restaurant & Bar on Saturday night will be Stache.
The Newark-based quintet is self-anointed as Delaware's number one party-rock cover band. And their band logo resembles the Pringles man, if he were to don shutter shades.
Frontman Jason Mastriana, 35, of Newark, shed light on why Stache is the Small Wonder's finest cover band, why they have a DJ in the group, and more.
Q What makes Stache the king of Delaware cover bands?
A We try to bring a little more energy to shows. We all came from original bands, and other cover bands, and we're friends, so we have a real relaxed relationship with one another. We like to go out and have fun. We know we don't want to watch bands that stand there and go through the motions, so we try to involve the crowd a little bit.
Q What are some unique covers you play?
A We'll bring a little bit more besides classic and modern rock. We'll do a lot of dance stuff like "Wild Ones" by Flo Rida. We have "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars. But even though I'm a male singer, we'll do "Raise Your Glass" [by Pink] and "I Touch Myself" [by Divinyls] and things like that, little fun songs; it's amusing for the crowd to watch me sing those things.
Q Will you be playing any traditional or untraditional Irish tunes at this St. Patty's party?
A We might do something by the Dropkick Murphys.
Q What's the benefit of having a DJ in the band?
A If a set is over and you allow a [venue] to supply the in-between music, sometimes it'll just kill the momentum of the crowd. With a DJ, we can make sure even when we're done playing we can keep the energy level up so that when we go back on, it's just a continuous party experience.
Q What kind of music does he play?
A Whatever's really hot on the dance circuit. It could be Flo Rida, Ke$ha or any of that stuff. He likes to mix it up, so whatever is trending and people are really listening to, he'll make sure that's in the set. Plus he includes some of the old school rap.
Q Where'd the name Stache come from?
A Me and the bass player, Nick Walker, were in a band a long time ago, and we had both just recently got out of bands. We were talking one day and thought, "What would be a good name; what would be fun to brand with and make a good logo, t-shirts and merchandise?" For some reason we might of started talking about the '80s TV show "Magnum PI" — so the power of the mustache came to mind [laughs].
WHAT Stache in concert
WHEN St. Patrick's celebration from 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, March 16; Stache will perform from 10 p.m.-1 a.m.
WHERE Tom Foolery's Restaurant & Bar, 714 Ash Blvd., Middletown
COST No cover charge
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In 2006, then-recently retired Steelers running back Jerome Bettis firmly believed coach Bill Cowher would leave after the season. And Bettis was right.
Seven years later, a lesser-known member of the Giants thinks his head coach will be calling it quits after the coming season.
Appearing earlier today on NFL Network, Giants cornerback Terrell Thomas said he believes Coughlin has one year left, via Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger.
"I think he has one more in him," Thomas said. "We have a great nucleus of guys, and I don't think he wants to give that up. That passion is still burning within him. He's in that facility all day every day; he's going crazy not being able to coach and watch film. He lives and breathes football. He has everybody in there all day, every day, in the offseason."
Coughlin, who turns 67 in August, has wisely avoided talking about his plans. Lame-duck coaches have a hard time creating full accountability in the locker room, since the players know that they'll be answering to someone else next year. And so the departure needs to come suddenly, perhaps with a Bettis-style walk into the sunset.
"I think he wants to go out on top," Thomas said of Coughlin. "Hopefully, we can get it right, and bring a Super Bowl home in Giants Stadium."
It would be a fitting ending to a career that has featured a late run at Canton. Still, even without a Super Bowl win this year, the clock is ticking on Coughlin's career.
And when he calls it quits, that's when Cowher could re-emerge. Bettis also has said that Cowher is waiting for the Giants job to come open.