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DWTS Search Engine Round-Up – Week of June 10, 2011
Another week, another random smorgesboard of inquires and curiousities 😀
Are Hines & Kym secretly dating?
Erm…if it was a secret, how would any of us know? 🙂 I know a lot of us here at PureDWTS were definitely not opposed to a Hinenkym liason, but realistically – I'm not sure Hines' & Kym's lifestyles are very compatible at this point. It sure doesn't sound like they've been in the same place at the same time much since the show wrapped, aside from the media blitz the week of the finale. Kym's been jet-setting all over the place in the past couple weeks – she was at a nightclub in Vegas last week with Dmitry (no Hines in sight), was in Tampa earlier this week to do some promos on HSN for the DWTS hair extensions line, and is doing a bikini photo shoot for Star Magazine today in LA. Hines was tied up earlier this week as a presenter for the CMT Awards in Nashville, and tweeted earlier today that he was "back home" (which I'm assuming is his house in Atlanta, and not the apartment he had in LA for the duration of the show) and his MBT had arrived. Kym did tweet that she wished she was at the CMT's with Hines, but I don't think we can really read too far into that, considering a lot of the pros & celebs still do attend events together after the show – Kirstie danced with Maks at his studios' Summer Invitational. The point? It's kinda hard to date when you're seldom in the same zip code 🙂 Don't get me wrong, it's POSSIBLE – but I just don't find it PROBABLE. You be the judge.
Lorenzo Lamas
We were hearing this guy's name left & right as a casting rumor for season 12 – so much so that we almost positive that he was going to be on. He was going to Ballroom with a Twist performances, following some of the pros on Twitter, and telling basically any media outlet that would listen that he was "in talks" to do the show. And then – nothing. We didn't even see him in the audience this season. Maybe the media took a tiny bit of info and ran with it, or Lorenzo himself talked this one up to sound far bigger than it really was, or maybe he couldn't reach a contractual agreement with the show…who knows. As we've said before, sometimes it takes a few seasons of being a rumor before anything actually happens – so I still think he's a possibility for season 13. I sometimes wonder if TPTB already have a cast in mind for an entire year, and then try to separate them into spring & fall casts, so that there's an even distribution of personalities & occupations. Or maybe they try to work with certain celebs' schedules…something like "Hey, we know you said you couldn't do the show this season due to previous obligations…but could we count on you for next season?" We may never know the particulars, but I sincerely doubt they rest on their laurels once they secure a cast for one season…I would bet they almost have to do some far, far in advance planning to secure some of the bigger names they've gotten.
Do Cheryl & Maks smoke?
Only in the bedroom 😉 KIDDING!!! With regards to Maks, this seems to be a touchy subject amongst his fans over at maksimchmerkovskiy.com – but people are curious by nature, so to me there's no point in beating around the bush and calling the topic off-limits. Anywho – I guess there's a video somewhere of him throwing a cigarette butt on the ground before entering a club or something a few years ago, and I found an old article from back in 2009 with pix of him smoking. Honestly, I'm not surprised – most European-born people I know have smoked at some point in their lives. It seems to be more socially acceptable over there than it is in the US, although it does seem to be losing popularity on a world scale. I would sincerely doubt he's a pack-a-day smoker, since he's an athlete and seems to have incredible endurance (and a busy schedule not conducive to regular smoke breaks); but he could be like a few of my friends who are what I call "social smokers" – those who only smoke when they drink or when they're around others who are also smoking. Whatever he is – doesn't bother me any, as long as he's not blowing rings of smoke in my face or trying to make out with me. 🙂 As for Cheryl – found an old article with pix of her smoking as well. According to my boyfriend, a surprising amont of female pros do smoke – some of them do it to unwind (which seems counterintuitive to me, since nicotine is a stimulant), some of them do it to keep the weight off between competitions. I certainly hope Cheryl isn't doing it for the latter reason – although those pictures are old, from back when Cheryl was incredibly thin when she first started the show. She seems to be a lot more comfortable with her curves now, so I doubt she'd be doing it for that reason. The verdict? Both are likely just sometimes-smokers, if they even still smoke at all, since I can't find anything more current than 2009.
Kirstie Alley's new movie Syrup
Kirstie mentioned it briefly in the video Vogue posted earlier this week. She's filming it in NYC this month, and is hoping Robert De Niro is her co-star :-). However, according to IMDB (and take it with a grain of salt kids, because it's about as reliable as wikipedia – ask Heidi), the only stars listed for it so far are Kellan Lutz, Amber Heard, Shiloh Fernandez, and Allison Williams. No mention of Kirstie's name – then again, it did just start filming this month, and it doesn't sound like a lot of details have been released yet. It sounds like the movie's gonna satirical comedy based on the novel of the same name by Maxx Barry, about two 20-somethings trying to make it soda industry. Hmmm…interesting.
Are Ted & Nicole Volynets brother & sister or husband & wife?
Brother & sister. Although sometimes their dance routines could suggest otherwise…aaaaawkwardness at the 1:43 mark.
Lacey Schwimmer legs
Definitely one of the more "talked about" body parts here at PureDWTS (but nowhere near as popular topic as Kym's Awesome Boobage(TM) ;-)), mainly because Lacey doesn't have the typical long, lean, leggy frame that many of the other female pros have – not that there's ANYTHING wrong with that 😀 Lacey's the second shortest pro, with a height of 5'3″ (Chelsie's 5'2″), and her legs are noticeably more muscular than most of the other female pros. While this does tend to make a woman's leg lines in Latin look less aesthetically pleasing (especially when Lacey insists on wearing something OTHER than ballroom shoes, which annoys me to no end), they do have an advantage – shorter legs usually make for greater flexibility…and Lacey tends to work these dramatic displays into her choreography. I'm still in awe of the spin she did in a bow & arrow stretch position with Kyle in their rumba (3:22 mark). And short legs aren't necessarily a deal-breaker in the professional world, either – Latin competitor Elena Kryuchkova barely stood 5'0″ (much, much shorter than her partner!), and didn't have very long legs, and was still a world champion.
Derek Hough bulge
I have to wonder if some of you have gotten sneaky and are just googling hilariously inappropriate things in hopes that it will lead you here and make the SERU (search engine round-up) each week 🙂 But alas, it popped up, it was amusing, and I had to share…so here's the cheesecake from October of last year where Heidi & I discussed the "bulge" at length. Other highights from that particular edition were Margaret & Louis' costumes, the smoke monster, and Val vs. Mark…let us reminisce. And any further inquiries about the bulge can be directed to Pure Derek Hough. Kthanxbye 🙂


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MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo has done an updated top 100 prospects lists as well as each organizations top 20. Mayo will probably come out with a list prior to the 2013 season, but here is where Cubs prospects stand as of now according to Mayo. To check out the entire top 100 list and to read a little more on these Cubs prospects.
1. Javier Baez – SS (#24)
When the Cubs picked Almora they new his bat was going to play and that is exactly what happened. The Cubs top pick from 2011 was outstanding in his time with Peoria this year hitting .333/.383/.596 with 12 home runs, 33 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. He struggled a bit when moving to Daytona, but overall it was very successful season for the young shortstop.
2. Albert Almora – OF (#52)
The Cubs top pick in this years draft didn't sign right away, but when he did he didn't disappoint. He started with the AZL Cubs and moved to Boise shortly after. Combined he played in 33 games hitting .321/.331/.464 with two home runs and 19 RBIs. He also hit 12 doubles.
3. Brett Jackson – OF (#74)
It has been an interesting year for Brett Jackson who has dropped a bit in the prospect watch. The good news first he has made it to the show and when he makes contact does some damage as he left Iowa with 22 doubles, 12 triples, and 15 home runs, to go along with 27 stolen bases. He also plays great defense, the bad news is he has really struggled making contact striking out over 200 times between his two stops.
4. Arodys Vizcaino – RHP (#76)
Vizcaino was considered one the Braves best young pitchers and was deemed untouchable last year. Things changed a bit this year as he missed the entire season after elbow surgery in March. The Cubs are very pleased to have acquired Vizcaino, but it remains to be seen how he will recover from surgery. Lets hope it is as a starter, but at the least he is a power arm out of the pen which the Cubs need badly as well.
5. Jorge Soler – OF (#77)
Jorge Soler did quite well in getting accustomed to baseball in America. He is still very raw, but at 20 the Cubs feel very strongly he will be a big contributor to the big club in the future. He spent time with the AZL Cubs and moved to Peoria where he finished the year. He combined to hit .299/.398/.463 with five home runs and 25 RBIs in just 34 games.
6. Matt Szczur – OF
The speedy outfielder had a nice season in Daytona hitting .295/.394/.407 with 38 stolen bases, but struggled a bit in 35 games with Tennessee.
7. Trey McNutt – RHP
McNutt did not have the year he was looking to have going 9-8 with 4.26 ERA. He struggled a bit and was moved to the bullpen, but maybe it will be better for him and the Cubs.
8. Junior Lake -SS
Lake played the entire year in Tennessee and did a pretty good job going .279/.341/.432 with 10 home runs, 50 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases. He is still very raw and will continue to work on his game.
9. Pierce Johnson – RHP
The Cubs took Johnson with the 43rd overall pick in this years draft and he did quite well making six starts, two with the AZL Cubs and four with Boise.
10. Josh Vitters – 3B
The former first round pick, number 3 overall finally put it all together this year in Iowa hitting .304/.356/.513 with 17 home runs and 68 RBIs. The PCL All Star got the call up, but has struggled so far with the Cubs, but at only 23 the future is still very bright for Vitters.
11. Dillon Maples – RHP
It took a while for Maples to make his first appearance, but when he did he showed signs of what he could be. He was a bit inconsistent in his six appearances, but he will have more opportunities next season to show what he has. He has tremendous upside.
12. Robert Whitenack – RHP
Coming off of Tommy John surgery Whitenack struggled pitching for Daytona going 1-6 with a 5.96 ERA. Although the numbers don't look good, remember he is coming off of major surgery and has good upside.
13. Dan Vogelbach – 1B
Not many Cubs prospects did as much damage as Vogelbach did this year. The big first baseman played in 61 games this season between the AZL Cubs and Boise Hawks. He hit .322/.410/.641 with 17 home runs and 62 RBIs.
14. Ben Wells – RHP
A 2010 draft pick the 19-year-old Wells missed most of the season with a right elbow strain. He made a few appearances at the end of the year, but will look to stay healthy in 2013.
15. Paul Blackburn – RHP
Another 2012 draft pick Paul Blackburn was chosen 56th overall out of high school. He made nine appearances for the AZL Cubs going 2-0 with a 3.48 ERA.
16. Jeimer Candelario – 3B
Candelario played the entire season at Boise and at only 18 the corner infielder showed he can hit a little bit. The switch hitting Candelario hit .281/.345/.396 with six home runs and 47 RBIs.
17. Gioskar Amaya – 2B/SS
Amaya played his season in Boise and put up some good numbers. He his .298/.381/.496. The 19-year old filled up the stat sheet with six doubles, 12 triples, and eight home runs. He also drove in 33 and stole 15 bases.
18. Tony Zych – RHP
Zych shared time between Daytona and Tennessee out of the bullpen. He combined to going 5-4 with a 3.67 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 61.1 innings.
19. Alberto Cabrera – RHP
Cabrera, who moved to the bullpen this year started in Double-A, but quickly moved to Triple-A before finally ending up with the big club. His minor league numbers were really good going 4-1 with 3.11 ERA with 74 strikeouts to only 14 walks. He has struggled since coming to the Cubs, but we'll see where he factors in going forward.
20. Marcus Hatley – RHP
Hatley pitched well in Tennessee out of the bullpen going 3-1 with a 3.40 with 46 strikeouts in 45 innings. He then got the call to Iowa where he struggled in his time there.
It is good to see the Cubs have five players who are inside the top 80 in MLB. You can also see the emphasis the Cubs placed on pitching, drafting Pierce Johnson and Paul Blackburn in this years draft as well as bringing in Arodys Vizcaino in the Paul Maholm deal. Looking a little further into things is the talent Theo Epstein and company brought in this year. They obviously brought in the three pitchers above as well as Albert Almora and Jorge Soler. three of those five are inside the Cubs top five and Pierce Johnson makes it four in the top 10. The exciting thing is there are more who they brought in who I would guess are close to cracking this top 20 and who may even show up in the top 20 before the 2013 season gets underway. Keep checking back this offseason as we will talk more in-depth about these prospects as well as many more.
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The problem of students who are unable to adequately read their grade-level textbooks is not new; the problem starts in early elementary school and only gets worse as students move up in grade levels. Unfortunately, the rise of the internet in the past twenty years has only exacerbated the problem.
Let's look briefly at the pre-internet reading situation in middle-class schools and above (poor schools have additional problems which will not be treated in this particular article). Looking back, the most important function of the school library was to be filled with books to be used for school research projects which were at the correct reading levels for students.
Not only were grade-level books provided, but there were plenty of below-grade-level books on every topic available to readers who were still below grade-level. For example, a middle-school student with a lower reading level could still find good primary-level books on any research topic assigned. There used to be hundreds of books available through publishers, on every conceivable topic, for school libraries and public libraries to choose from. Bookstores made them available to the general public.
Today, funding priorities are focused less on providing new books for the school library–partly because of the explosion of new topics and knowledge in our modern world, and also because of the explosion of information on the internet. Now funding must be divided between books, and new library computers.
The market for children's non-fiction has plummeted since 2005. Sales to both libraries and bookstores have dropped substantially. Therefore, fewer nonfiction books for children are being written and published. Publishers and booksellers decided to drop most nonfiction, and focus primarily on children's fiction–for which there does continue to be a market.
The lack of nonfiction is particularly damaging for boys. They tend to prefer autobiographies, nonfiction, newspapers, and realistic topics. Ever since 2005, as the internet has become more powerful, children's nonfiction has declined. This decline is preventing many boys from developing as readers. National standards in Britain and America drive the decline even further, "…as the strictures of the national curriculum have driven many publishers to stop producing anything very original, and how many books on Vikings and rainforests do we really need?"
Starting in middle school–most commonly Grade 6 and above–teachers now direct students to the internet for research, instead of to school libraries. One reason is that science classes are now often researching topics which are not even available in books in the school libraries–things such as genetics, and various types of cells–and this is happening in Grades 6, 7, and 8.
Students are now being asked to research obscure people for reasons of diversity in the classroom, rather than famous people. This means that the information can only be found on the internet. Students are now expected to use the internet for all research. This is now true even in elementary school. Students may be assigned reports on animals, for example. Perhaps there are perfectly good books in the school library at the right reading level; however, it has now become "too much trouble" to even check , when one can "just look it up online."
Using online sources creates a much worse problem–aside from the problem of whether a source is reliable, biased, or incomplete–that is, the problem of reading level!
Below is reading sample from a Grade 5 science text which more than half of students (even in good schools) might find too difficult to read without the teacher's help. Why? Because students are now used to reading only fiction in reading class. They are not used to the vocabulary in non-fiction; nor are they used to reading expository sentences..
Not only have student reading levels declined in real terms, but the sources students are now attempting to use are usually written at far too high of a level for their age. Students in middle school and high school usually go first to Wikipedia (and are often specifically told to do so by their teachers, particularly in international schools that have much less access to English-language printed material). Unlike school library books or school text books of old, vocabulary is not controlled for difficulty. Sometimes the articles are poorly written, and written by scholars who are just trying to impress other scholars with their difficult vocabulary.
Below is a section of what one of my 7th-graders attempted to read for a report on glial cells last year, using Wikipedia. Most students now need adult help to translate and explain what they are trying to read. To a poor reader, this may as well be in Chinese:
Those students who can afford it hire private tutors. My students show up and say, "I have a project or report due next week on glial cells (or guard cells, or an obscure historical figure). Can you help me?" Students arrive knowing nothing about the topic, and are expected to research on line, and write a report listing their sources. So, together we look on line and usually find very scholarly articles, which I, as an excellent reader in my 60s with a graduate degree and decades of experience teaching, sometimes have trouble understanding! So we pull out little snippets of information from various articles, which I explain in plain English and then mark our source. Even many Wikipedia articles are written by scholars, seemingly just in order to impress other scholars!
I learned a great trick years ago when I was in a professional writers' group. If you need good, concise information on an area or a subject, one of the best ways to find it is to go directly to children's books, where you can find the information thoroughly distilled and written in clear, easy English. I use this same strategy now and show students how they can search on the internet using the search terms "my topic + explained for children." It doesn't always work, but it often does. Sometimes we arrive at a website where something has been clearly explained at a reading level appropriate for middle-school students.
The thing which most excited me about the internet when it first began, especially as an overseas teacher with little access to English-language reading materials, was its potential as a world library at our fingertips. Sadly, much of this potential is being lost for two reasons. First, children are not developing adequate non-fiction reading abilities to function in society. Second, most of what is available on the internet is written at far too high of a level for students to be able to benefit from it.
In most American schools, for the past several decades, the textbook has been seen by teachers as only one resource of many for classroom use. In fact, years ago, over-reliance on the textbook was almost seen as the mark of a lazy teacher, within the teaching profession. Unfortunately, the current result of this attitude has now led to teacher over-reliance on the internet, with students who are unable to understand either their textbooks OR the internet! I personally have come around 180° to the view that students would be better served if they learned and discussed in class everything which is in the textbook. Now, however, there is a new problem! Many schools are now moving entirely away from textbooks as a way to save money, and teachers are mostly downloading random worksheets from the internet. Unfortunately, it is students who are again losing out on their education.
Part II of this series will discuss what parents, schools, and teachers can do to address these problems.
–Lynne Diligent


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Week of 6/29/09 - 7/05/09
* Monday, I took the day off to help my daughter celebrate her 19th birthday. "Help" involved taxi driver duties and liberal use of my credit card to buy clothes. We both enjoy these activities.
* Meeting with David Knowles, former Planning Director, regarding catching up
* Meeting with Michael Powell, Powell's Books, regarding getting acquainted
* Listening session at Citywide African American Coalition lunchtime meeting
* Gave out awards at SW Neighborhoods Inc. Annual Volunteer Recognition
* City Council session on Wednesday morning. It was be a short meeting (a welcome change) since Mayor Adams and Commissioner Fish were absent so no issues requiring four votes were heard. I became President of the Council by rule of rotation, after nomination by Commissioner Saltzman and second by Commissioner Leonard. I ran the meeting in the Maypr's absence. It took 20 minutes. More difficult than it might appear on TV, getting the order of roll call-vote-gavel right.
* Meeting with former Commissioner Charlie Hales
* Meeting with former Mayor Tom Potter
* Meeting with Les Shannon, campaign volunteer last year, regarding catching up and homelessness issues
* Meeting with Anabeth and Jessica of HomePDX church regarding the Sidewalk Obstructions law and SAFE process community meetings
* Meeting with Tom Miller, Mayor's Chief of Staff, and other staff regarding Last Thursday on Alberta
* City Offices CLOSED on Friday in observance of the July 4 holiday
* Neighborhood party and parade in the Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood Saturday morning
* Volunteer at Oregon Blues Festival merchandise tent, Saturday afternoon
* Annual Pathetic* Legal Fireworks Show viewed from Fritz family driveway, Saturday evening. * Note: I am informed by my spouse and older son that it is not in the least pathetic! Better than ever this year! This after my husband made a timid plea to be allowed to go watch the Blues Festival fireworks to take photographs, a motion that was sternly vetoed by our offspring.
Dinners at home: Every one except Tuesday! Wow! See what a good influence my children being home for the summer is having....


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WHISTLER — No Olympic sport over the years has been subject to more ridicule than doubles luge.
Sliding supine at 140 kilometres an hour down a twisting, ice-covered concrete chute is preposterous enough to most of us. Then put two guys in skin-tight, rubberized suits and booties on the same sled, one on top of the other and it's a discipline ripe for all manner of wise cracks — like, U.S. Republicans want to ban it outright — and homoerotic innuendo.
Never mind that practitioners are terrific athletes who find it incredibly rewarding to work so closely with a teammate to refine those oh-so-subtle calf and shoulder movements that can mean the thousandths of a second between winning and being off the podium.
It's still a discipline that just looks funny and unnatural.
Young Canadian doubles luger Tristan Walker made sure to point out this week in an interview at the FIL world championships that as the top man in a tandem with fellow Calgarian Justin Snith, his butt isn't directly in contact with Snith's private parts and that his girlfriend will be in the crowd for Friday's doubles race.
"I just want to say there's a seat, there's a seat on the doubles sled," Walker says with a laugh. "Yes, there is the jokes about it, but we've kind of embraced it. And my girlfriend's coming out to the race, so it's ... not really ..."
In a sport dominated by a handful of European nations, Walker and Snith, both just 21 and with an Olympics already under their belts, are having a strong World Cup season with four top-seven finishes. And they've combined with singles sliders Alex Gough and Sam Edney to put Canada on the podium twice this season in the team relay event that makes its Olympic debut in Sochi in 2014.
"Every World Cup that we've raced in (this season) has been a personal best on the respective track," says Walker. "And we've had two races that have tied our overall personal best of sixth place."
Head coach Wolfgang Staudinger says the doubles team is extremely young by international standards and needs to work on consistency and routine.
"They gave away a couple of very good results and that's routine and it doesn't come over night. But they are on the right path and medals are not out of the question."
Since the bigger slider rides on top, the 87-kilogram Walker has always been that guy. He does most of the driving, flexing the sled's runners with the calf of his leg. The 75-kg Snith, he says, "smooths things out and makes it fast."
"It's all about knowing what the other person is going to do," says Snith. "Obviously, we don't communicate on the track, we just know what the other person is going to do and you just have to depend on them and trust them that they're going to do the right thing."
Making the jump to the podium, says Walker, will come from a hard summer of strength training. Their weakness right now is the critical starts, where pulling out of the gate is such a key.
Walker missed considerable gym time each of the last two summers — in 2011 after contracting swine flu and last year to surgery on a hand after he severed tendons in a "stupid accident" away from the track.
"I haven't made it through a full, full summer of training in probably three years now. If we can do that and really get our start competitive ... into the top five, we can push for the podium."
Both Walker and Snith, whose grandfather emigrated to Canada from Lithuania, began sliding at 10 at Learn to Luge camps at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Both were instantly hooked by the speed and the adrenalin rush.
"And how many people can say they toboggan professionally," says Snith.
They were singles sliders before hooking up in their mid-teens when the then-junior national team doubles tandem split up midway through the season.
"Over the Christmas break, we put together a doubles sled out of mismatched pieces in the sled shop, had about 15 runs in Calgary and went to Salt Lake City for a junior World Cup," said Walker. "Much to everyone's surprise, we ended up winning a bronze medal, which solidified the partnership."
They are good friends, room together on the road and share similar interests. When they're back in Calgary, both still live at home, however, unable financially to move out on their own or even consider going to university.
Neither have been able to secure personal sponsors like Gough and Edney, and it's putting pressure on their ability to see a longer-term future.
"It's getting more and more difficult to justify doing this on less than a McDonald's wage than going to school and starting my real life," says Walker. "And I just want to be clear. It's definitely not about the money, it's about my ability to continue sliding, because I love it. It's been my favourite thing in the entire world since I was 10 years old."
They have pounded doors of companies throughout Calgary's petroleum and mining sector to no avail.
"I think if we both get a little more support, find someone who wants to pay to put a sticker on the sled, then for sure, definitely keep sliding," said Walker.
They're hoping a world championship podium or medal success at Sochi can raise their profile.
"Get our name out there and show that we are among the best athletes in the world," says Snith.
And not just a couple of guys to snicker at for laying on top of one another in a crazy sport.


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Method 1: Restart Windows and install Windows updates in a clean boot state
To perform a clean boot in Windows, see how to perform a clean boot to troubleshoot a problem in Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista. And then, install Windows Updates according to your operating system.
Note Installing Windows updates in a clean boot state will avoid the Windows updates installation being blocked by some other applications and services that are installed in Windows.
Method 2: Run the Windows Update Troubleshooter
Method 3: Unplug your removable media from the computer
- Check if any removable media is not removed from the computer, such as removable disks (Blu-ray disks, DVDs, CDs), memory cards (CompactFlash card, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick), and USB flash drives.
- Unplug all the removable media.
Note These removable media may cause this issue during the restart of Windows.
Method 4: Perform a system restoreWhen you start your computer by using the Windows installation disc, you can perform system recovery options on startup. To do this, follow these steps:
Note You must be logged on to Windows with an administrator account to complete this method. If this is a computer that is part of a network at work, you should ask the system administrator for help. For information about how to log into Windows as an administrator, click one of the following links, depending on the version of Windows that you're running:
Note If your computer is not configured to start from a CD or from a DVD, or if Windows came preinstalled on your computer without the CDs or DVDs, see the documentation that was included with the computer for instruction about how to continue, or skip to the next method.
Method 5: Perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) (Windows 7 and Windows Vista)
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- In the Setup window, select Install Now.
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- Select Yes to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms.
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- When the installation is complete, restart your computer.
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On July 1, the Treasury Department released the long-awaited final regulations for qualifying longevity annuity contracts (QLACs). These new annuities will offer advisors a unique tool to help clients avoid outliving their money.
The QLAC rules, however, are a complicated mash-up of IRA and annuity rules, and clients may need substantial help in understanding their key provisions. To help advisors break down the most important aspects of QLACs, below are 5 critical QLAC questions and their answers.
1) Question: What are QLACs?
Answer: QLACs, or qualifying longevity annuity contracts, are a new type of fixed longevity annuity that is held in a retirement account and has special tax attributes. Although the value of a QLAC is excluded from a client's RMD calculation, distributions from QLAC don't have to begin until a client reaches age 85, well beyond the age at which RMDs normally begin.
2) Question: Why did the Treasury Department create QLACs?
Answer: Prior to the establishment of QLACs, there were significant challenges to purchasing longevity annuities with IRA money. The rules required that unless an annuity held within an IRA had been annuitized, its fair market value needed to be included in the prior year's year-end balance when calculating a client's IRA RMD. This left clients with non-annuitized IRA annuities with an inconvenient choice to make after reaching the age at which RMDs begin. At that time, they needed to either:
1) Begin taking distributions from their non-annuitized IRA annuities, reducing their potential future benefit, or
2) Annuitize their annuities, which would obviously produce a lower income stream than if they were annuitized at a more advanced age, or
3) "Make-up" the non-annuitized annuity's RMD from other IRA assets, drawing down those assets at an accelerated rate.
None of these options was particularly attractive and now, thanks to QLACs, clients will no longer be forced to make such decisions.
3) Question: How much money can a client invest in a QLAC?
Answer: The final regulations limit the amount of money a client can invest in a QLAC in two ways: a percentage limit; and an overall limit. First, a client may not invest more than 25 percent of retirement account funds in a QLAC.
For IRAs, the 25 percent limit is based on the total fair market of all non-Roth IRAs, including SEP and SIMPLE IRAs, as of December 31st of the year prior to the year the QLAC is purchased. The fair market value of a QLAC held in an IRA will also be included in that total, even though it won't be for RMD purposes.
The 25 percent limit is applied in a slightly different manner to 401(k)s and similar plans. For starters, the 25 percent limit is applied separately to each plan balance. In addition, instead of applying the 25 percent limit to the prior year-end balance of the plan, the 25 percent limit is applied to the balance on the last valuation date.
In addition, that balance is further adjusted by adding in contributions made between the last valuation and the time the QLAC premium is made, and by subtracting from that balance distributions made during the same time frame.
In addition to the 25 percent limits described above, there is also a $125,000 limit on total QLAC purchases by a client. When looked at in concert with the 25 percent limit, the $125,000 limit becomes a "lesser of" rule. In other words, a client can invest no more than the lesser of 25 percent of retirement funds or $125,000 in QLACs.
4) Question: What death benefit options can a QLAC offer?
Answer: A QLAC may offer a return of premium death benefit option, whether or not a client has begun to receive distributions. Any QLAC offering a return of premium death benefit must pay that amount in a single, lump-sum, to the QLAC beneficiary by December 31st of the year following the year of death.
Such a feature is available for both spouse and non-spouse beneficiaries. In addition, the final regulations allow this feature to be added regardless of whether the QLAC is payable over the life of the QLAC owner only, or whether the QLAC will be payable over the joint lives of the QLAC owner and their spouse.
QLACs may also offer life annuity death benefit options. In general, a spousal QLAC beneficiary can receive a life annuity with payments equal to or less than what a deceased spouse was receiving or would have received if the latter died prior to receiving benefits under the contract. An exception to this rule is available, however, to satisfy ERISA preretirement survivor annuity rules. If the QLAC beneficiary is a non-spouse, the rules are more complicated. First, clients must choose between two options, one in which there is no guarantee a non-spouse beneficiary will receive anything; but if payments are received, they will generally be higher than the second option.
The second option is a choice that will guarantee payments to a non-spouse beneficiary, but those payments will be comparatively smaller than if payments were received by a non-spouse beneficiary under the first option. Put in simplest terms, a non-spouse beneficiary receiving a life annuity death benefit will generally fare better with the first option if the QLAC owner dies after beginning to receive benefits whereas, if the QLAC owner dies before beginning to receive benefits, they will generally fare better with the second method.
5) Question: Are QLACs available now
Answer: Yes…and no. Quite simply, the QLAC regulations are in effect already, but that doesn't mean that insurance carriers already have products that conform to the new IRS specifications. To the best of my knowledge, and as of this writing, QLACs exist in theory only.
It's likely, however, that in the not too distant future, QLACs will go from tax code theory to client reality. Exactly which carriers will offer them and exactly which features those carriers will choose to incorporate into their products remains to be seen.
But make no mistake: QLACs are coming (or here, depending on your point of view). If such products may make sense for clients, it probably makes sense to reach out to them now and begin the discussion.
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8 juli 2018 @ 17:00 - 22:00
Wizards of the Coast said no more Core Sets, but guess who's back? This weekend 't Lab will host yet again a Pre Release. We don't know how they do it but again this Set is filled many new cards and awesome reprints.
Also we are allowed to sell Boosterboxes and the Planeswalker decks during the Pre Release. Do you want to take additional turns in style buy a Boosterbox and you will get a Foil Buy-a-Box Promo(Nexus of Fate).
You definitely will not want to miss this one.
Prerelease is one of the most wonderful things in Magic! Not only you get to play with the newest cards, but you also get to see all your friends, make new ones, explore fresh sealed format and have a lot of fun! It is the time when all players gather together and enjoy the game to its fullest ????
In 't Lab we are organising 6 prerelease events: single sealed events at 11:00 and 17:00, and 2HG sealed events at 17:00.
The first event you play is €25, but each next is just €20!
SATURDAY July 7
Single – 4 rounds of Swiss.
Start – 11:00; End – 16:00
Start – 17:00; End – 22:00
2HG – 3/4 rounds of Swiss.
Start – 17:00; End – 22:00
SUNDAY July 8
Single – 4 rounds of Swiss.
Start – 11:00; End – 16:00
Start – 17:00; End – 22:00
2HG – 3/4 rounds of Swiss.
Start – 17:00; End – 22:00
Where to get the deck?
It is a sealed format, so you do not need to bring a deck with you. Instead, each player will receive a prerelease pack which contains 6 boosters, 1 premium foil stamped card (drawn from any rare or mythic rare in the set), 1 Spindown Life Counter, 1 deckbuilding advice insert. You will construct a deck of at least 40 cards and then explore the format battling against other mages (maximum 4 rounds of Swiss, you will be able to play in each round). More information about Sealed format.
2 booster packs of Core 19 per player go into the prize pool. At the end of each tournament boosters are awarded to players based on the number of wins they have – you get prizes if you have at least 2 match wins. The more you win, the more you get!
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- JFK and the Moon: Anatomy of a Historic Decision - November 22, 2013
- In Defense of Carbon Dioxide - July 7, 2013
- Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison Schmitt on Neil Armstrong - August 30, 2012
Sadly, President John F. Kennedy did not live to experience the positive emotional and geopolitical outcomes of his decision to challenge the country to go to the Moon. The tragic events of November 22, 1963, prevented this well-deserved honor.
As one of the most important Presidential acts in history, a review of major factors leading to his May 25, 1961, address to the Congress provides guidance for such decisions in the future. In that address, Kennedy proposed that America ³should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth.²
Kennedy, and President Eisenhower before him, recognized that international leadership in space capabilities provided critical leverage in the conduct of foreign and defense policy during the most intense stages of the Cold War.
After the Soviet Union¹s October 1957 success with Sputnik-1, Eisenhower¹s quiet implementation of national space policy laid essential foundations for what would follow. In the first few months of the Kennedy Administration, the new President rapidly assimilated both the status of Soviet intentions for space dominance and the growing potential for the U.S. to counter those intentions.
President Kennedy¹s ultimate decision to send Americans to the Moon built on many technological advancements and events. The Wright Brothers¹ successful aircraft flight on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and its demonstration of American ingenuity, provided the first link in the chain that led directly to the Apollo Program for ³landing a man on the Moon² in 1969.
Rapid advancement of early aviation prior to and during World War I led Congress to create the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA), signed into law by President Wilson on March 3, 1915. The work of the NACA and the military services began to accelerate the country¹s advancement in aviation.
Rocket technology began its march toward the future with the successful launch of a small liquid-fueled rocket by Robert Goddard on March 16, 1926, near Auburn, Massachusetts. Although neglected in the U.S. for the next 20 years, wartime liquid-fueled rocket technology advanced in Germany, led by Wernher von Braun, with the development of the V-2 missile. In the summer of 1945, with Eisenhower as Supreme Commander in Europe, von Braun and many of his engineers surrendered to the U.S. Army. As the Cold War loomed on the horizon, the von Braun team became part of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency.
All through World War II and the Cold War period, the development of defense-related electronics proceeded apace. In addition, major aircraft and defense companies and laboratories continued to advance their capabilities to manage and execute complex engineering endeavors.
On October 4, 1957, with the success of Sputnik-1 the first artificial satellite of Earth, the pace of foundational events moved rapidly forward toward Kennedy¹s rendezvous with the Moon. The continued disappointment of the Navy¹s Vanguard rocket to orbit a satellite during the highly visible International Geophysical Year led Eisenhower to turn to the Army for a response to Sputnik. After an 84-day crash effort, the Army launched the Explorer 1 satellite on a modified Jupiter ballistic missile on January 31, 1958.
By October 1958, President Eisenhower and the bipartisan congressional leadership of Lyndon Johnson, John McCormack, and Tiger Teague had created NASA by joining the NACA with the Army¹s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Ballistic Missile Agency. All agreed that NASA should be a fully visible, civilian agency.
T. Keith Glennan of the Case Institute and Hugh Dryden of the former NACA were chosen as leaders of the new Space Agency. Glennan soon created the Space Task Group to study human spaceflight under the leadership of Robert Gilruth and other veterans of the NACA. Their experience with managing complex projects would be fundamental to future success in space flight.
Building on the complex and highly successful X-15 Rocket Plane project, Gilruth¹s Space Task Group began to work on Project Mercury in January 1959 with the goal of putting Americans in Earth-orbit. During the same period, lunar mission concept and design studies were underway both in NASA, under George Low¹s leadership, and by several future industrial contractors.
Soon after opening its doors, NASA had assumed responsibility from the Air Force for the development of the huge, 1.5 million pound thrust F-1 rocket engine. Next, on January 14, 1960, sixteen months before Kennedy¹s Moon landing decision, Eisenhower personally directed Glennan to ³accelerate the super booster program². This program evolved into the Saturn V Moon rocket with five F-1 engines as the mainstay of its first stage.
As Kennedy prepared to take office in January 1961, Glennan formalized a Manned Lunar Task Force under George Low. In addition, Vice-President Johnson continued as a major advocate for aggressive space policy within the new Administration. Then, NASA received another outstanding leader when Kennedy appointed former Bureau of the Budget head James Webb as Administrator.
In rapid fire, events in April and May 1961 led up to JFK¹s decision on the Moon: Yuri Gagarin launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and orbited the Earth in Vostok-1 on April 12th. Five days later, the Bay of Pigs fiasco began. On April 20, Kennedy asked Johnson ³Is there anyŠspace program which promises dramatic results in which we could win?² This triggered a weeklong multi-agency review headed by the Vice-President.
Within the fallout from the Bay of Pigs, Kennedy held a press conference on April 21st during which he said, ³If we can get to the Moon before the Russians, then we should.² On April 28th, Johnson submitted a report to Kennedy in answer to his earlier question, concluding ³Šwith a strong effort, the United States could conceivably be first in [circumnavigation of the Moon and also in a manned trip to the Moon] by 1966 or 1967.² The month concluded with Vice-President Johnson forcing an agreement between Webb and a reluctant Science Advisor, Jerome Wiesner, that a national goal should be a Moon landing.
On May 3rd, Webb briefed Johnson on the feasibility of a Moon landing, based on the work of the Low and Gilruth teams and von Braun¹s progress with development of ³the super booster². On May 5th, Mercury Astronaut Alan Shepard, aboard Freedom 7, became the first American in space. The next day, Webb and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara agreed that NASA should lead the Moon effort rather than it being a classified, military project.
The following day, May 7th, Administrator Webb presented a draft Decision Memorandum that the President accepted without change. Soon after, on May 25th, 1961, President John F. Kennedy addressed a joint session of Congress and proposed the goal of landing a man on the Moon.
Young Americans achieved Kennedy¹s goal on July 20, 1969, when the Eagle landed and Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon.
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Warne clears the air! Not available for Ashes
Legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne has retracted his statement about being available for the Ashes series.
Shane Warne Wednesday apologised to Australia Test skipper Michael Clarke after comments about a possible dramatic return for next year's Ashes series against England sparked a media frenzy.
"Sorry @MClarke23 if you woke up to calls!!!! See you soon buddy," he tweeted to the skipper, a close friend.
The 43-year-old leg-spinner, regarded as one of the game's greatest players, quit Tests in 2007 but captained the Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals for four years, winning the inaugural tournament in 2008.
Now preparing for another season in Australia's Big Bash League with the Melbourne Stars, he told News Limited newspapers that he had "absolutely no doubt" he could bowl successfully at Test level again.
Warne said that if Clarke suggested his services were needed after the Test team's recent bowling struggles against South Africa, he would give it some serious thought.
"If your best friend says, 'Mate, I want you to seriously consider making a commitment to Australian cricket and coming back out of retirement', (to) make myself available for selection, that's a different scenario," Warne said.
"From a purely bowling perspective, I don't think my form would be the concern, it's just the time and actually making that commitment again."
He added that he felt the urge to play the five-day game again while watching the third and final Test against South Africa in Perth when the Australian attack struggled to make an impact in the Proteas' second innings.
"I felt like I wanted to jump off the couch and grab the ball," he said.
"I really felt for Michael Clarke from a captaincy point of view.
"When you've got international bowlers bowling one or two full-tosses an over and half-volleys, I felt for Pup, I really felt for him."
Australia lost the third Test on Monday by 309 runs and the series 1-0, missing out on the chance to return to the top of the international rankings.
But with Australian media buzzing about a possible return, Warne, who remains Australia's highest ever wicket-taker with 708 Test scalps, took to Twitter to hose down the speculation.
"Clarification guys & thankyou for the kind words, but... I was asked 'could' I play not 'would' I play. yes, I could. didn't say I would!," he tweeted.
In a second tweet, he added: "It was a hypothetical question re if Michael Clarke asked me. Read my quotes 'I'm not asking Michael to ask me' Hope I didn't disappoint!"
The speculation saw Warne's fiancee Liz Hurley, the English model and actress, take to Twitter to give her opinion.
"Hmmm....good question re who would I support if @warne888 played in the Ashes," she said.
"I think I'd want @warne888 to bowl brilliantly but be let down by all his Aussie team mates so England won but he was Man of Every Match."
Australia play five Ashes Tests against England in July and August next year, desperate to win after suffering back-to-back series defeats against their oldest rival.
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July 1, 2013
The Egypt experiment is falling apart. The massive protests today, marking the first year of Islamist Mohamed Morsi's rule, are pushing the country of more than 80 million to a crisis point with implications for the entire region. It has been a slow-motion disintegration from the begining, however.
US-backed liberal Egyptians took to Tahrir Square in 2011, trained by the State Department to mobilize masses through social media to overthrow Mubarak rule. Their success resulted in their being shunted aside in favor of the real power in Egypt, post-Mubarak: the Muslim Brotherhood and the military.
Since then, contrary to US government predictions, democracy and freedom has not broken out bringing with it economic prosperity and social harmony. History teaches us that revolutions are not as simplistic and binary (bad out, good in) as some would like us to believe. The Egyptian economy, dependent on tourism, has been in free-fall since the unrest, leading to deep layers of resentment in those who were told that overthrowing Mubarak would bring economic growth. Energy costs have soared and electricity is increasingly scarce.
Why did the US support both the position (Mubarak) and the opposition (April 6 Movement, Kifaya, etc.)? It is not as uncommon as it might seem. Aging and ailing Mubarak's rule was coming to an end anyway, Egypt's population was young and frustrated, and though the US did not necessarily wish to spoil its relationship with the Egyptian dictator it did seek maximum influence on the coming succession struggles. With half the population under age 35, US training of young Egyptians in the use of social media and the regime change techniques of CIA-asset Gene Sharp was a successful strategy to light the revolutionary fire.
Additionally, as Mubarak explains in an interview this month, he was proving an irritation to the US over his refusal to allow permanent US military installations in Egypt and his refusal to allow the US to "help" with establishing a communications network in Egypt.
Said Mubarak this month:
"[Late defense minister Abdelhalim] Abu Ghazleh came once to me and said the Americans requested to build a base here and I agreed. I told him: You have no authority to approve that and neither do I. You don't own (Egypt) and neither do I.
"When I later met with the then-U.S. Secretary of Defense during an official visit to the U.S., he told me Abu Ghazleh approved establishing a military base. I told him the Egyptian constitution allows neither Abu Ghazleh nor me to approve that… They wanted bases at any expense."
Mubarak also stated that the U.S. had attempted to assert control over Egypt's communications systems.
"Then they wanted to establish an electronic network for the armed forces. This is of course so Israel and America monitor [the armed forces]. I told the defense minister to make them forget about it…"
Mubarak said that he was informed of the American plan by the armed forces and realized that such a plan, if carried out, would allow the U.S. to paralyze all communications in Egypt.
It is easy to dismiss this interview as the revisionist mutterings of a former US concubine tossed aside in favor of a more youthful prospect. But considering revelations about US/UK spying not just in far flung areas but even in the heart of Europe, suddenly such claims seem less far-fetched. And reports that the US military is deploying to Egypt suggest its new rulers may welcome a bit more foreign muscle to keep unrest from becoming too threatening.
Unrest is reaching a crisis point, though. Clerics are warning of a civil war. And the US is worried. In Africa, President Obama has expressed concernsover the increasing likelihood of major violence and has taken steps to protect the US Embassy in Cairo.
When Egypt falls apart completely, which is likely, the result will be even more chaos, economic collapse, and bloodshed. Blame will be apportioned to the rulers, the opposition, the military, the Mubarak-era decay, the economy. All have a role, to be sure. But what we will not see, particularly in the US mainstream media, is the blame that should be laid at the foot of a decades-long wrongheaded US foreign policy, which props up one corrupt regime, finances armies of regime-change specialist NGOs, switches sides, calls a revolution in the streets "democracy", and looks on seemingly-puzzled at the dislocated and desperate society left in its wake. The role of US interventionism in the destruction will not be raised in the US media or by US politicians pretending to seek answers. Interventionism can never be blamed because…well…we meant well.
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Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, May 26
Suspended games are one of my favorite things in the whole wide world; the Beat the Streak universe goes absolutely ballistic and reaches DEFCON 5.
And dear sweet sassy, the Yankees and Twins game was suspended after the fifth inning yesterday.
Does my hit count? Does my 0-for-2 count? If my guy gets a hit on Tuesday but goes hitless on Wednesday, is my streak alive? If my guy get 34 hits on Wednesday but strikes out 87 times on Tuesday, is my streak alive? TELL ME NOW!!!
Let's go to the rule book, shall we?
According to the rules, "In the event any Suspended Game(s) is subsequently completed within three (3) calendar days immediately following the date on which any such game(s) was suspended, for purposes of this Contest, all hits officially scored as hits for such Suspended Game(s) shall count as valid hits for the Game Day on which such Suspended Game(s) was originally scheduled."
I'm sorry, I don't speak alien lawyer talk either. How about an example, Mr. Rule Book?
If "participant selects Dustin Pedroia to hit on the May 4th game that is suspended. Pedroia goes 0-for-2 in the first part of the game that is suspended on May 4th, but gets a hit in the portion of the Suspended Game that is resumed the next day, May 5th. In this case, although Pedroia's hit took place on May 5th, for purposes of this Contest, the hit would count as a valid hit for May 4th, Game Day on which such Suspended Game(s) was originally scheduled."
You give me names, teams, stats and actual dates and I turn into Doogie Howser. You give me sophisticated jargon and weird parenthesis at the end of words and my brain turns into mush.
Bottom line: If you took any player from the Yankees or Twins yesterday and they get a hit in that very same game, whether from last night or tonight, you're golden.
Time for Wednesday's picks
Oh, hello there …
? Ryan Braun: .500 AVG (7-for-14) lifetime vs. Astros starter Roy Oswalt
? Carl Crawford: .412 AVG (14-for-34) lifetime vs. Red Sox starter John Lackey
? Corey Hart: .500 AVG (8-for-16) lifetime vs. Astros starter Roy Oswalt
? Joey Votto: .571 AVG (4-for-7) lifetime vs. Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf
? Luis Castillo: .563 AVG (9-for-16) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Joe Blanton
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Delmon Young: .563 AVG (9-for-16) lifetime vs. Yankees starter Andy Pettitte. Oh Delmon, how much you love to torture us all.
You'll thank me later …
? Dustin Pedroia: .189 AVG (7-for-37) lifetime vs. Rays starter Matt Garza
? Billy Butler: .154 AVG (2-for-13) lifetime vs. Rangers starter Scott Feldman
? Prince Fielder: .147 AVG (5-for-34) lifetime vs. Astros starter Roy Oswalt
Leaderboard time!
Vlad Guerrero's two-homer fiesta yesterday upped the streak of our leader, "postbud32" to 26 games. "postbud32" is now 45.6 percent on the way towards buying a dunk tank to place in his/her house.
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Top MLB streakers
? Travis Hafner: 12 games
? Adam Jones: 11 games
? Michael Young: 11 games
? Jeff Mathis: 10 games (DL)
? Torii Hunter: 10 games
? Ian Kinsler: 9 games
? Troy Tulowitzki: 9 games
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I do have Votto tonight as I like the numbers against Ohlendorf. He has been hitting well lately and I like those numbers.
My husband is developing an elaborate strategy that includes looking at pitchers who allow the most balls in play (fewest strike outs and BB). So in that spirit, I'm going against Buehrle today. In the 11th hour I switched from Kearns to Choo based on last 7 days. I don't know…..nervous about second guessing myself.
I can't resist going with a Philly player against the Mets. Question is which one. I'm playing with 3 different email accounts so i guess i'll pick the top 3 lineup guys.
Any suggestions?
That sounds like a good plan skater but I will say that if you do happen to get to 57 you won't win since you are using 3 different emails. They don't allow you to use more than one email account because I found this out first hand. As long as you only use one from now on you won't have any issues. I forgot to mention I think that Votto is going to be my sleeper pick for today.
I didn't see that in the rules. i have about a six gamer on each one
vinny you beat me to the punch…..my answer was "yeah – don't advertise that you're playing with 3 email accounts!" LOL……going with Morneau today. Ichie burned me last night but I was at 0 anyway. Good luck all!!!
Limit one (1) registration per person and per unique email address, regardless of method of registration. In case of multiple registrations received from any person or email address, only the first registration received from such person or email address will be considered.
I never listened to myself yesterday.. avoid good pitchers.. I took Ichie as well because of his career #'s… ouched that hurt..
@ Skater:
Limit one (1) registration per person and per unique email address, regardless of method of registration. In case of multiple registrations received from any person or email address, only the first registration received from such person or email address will be considered.
Clock is ticking – picks lock at NOON – and I'm stuck… Who to pick??? I'm thinking YOUNG, but Hochevar pitched really well his last outing.
YES! It's 9:20 and my streak is on! Up to 5! Thank you, Choo!
(that's 12:20 for you folks in the real world) 🙂
taking josh hamilton against hochevar today to get my streak to 1 or 7. hes 0-5 career vs hochevar but i think he breaks through today
Nardberg, I have a great site that I now use and if you want it for some help I will email it to you. Email me at email@example.com to find out.
thanks deb for the earlier post. i think im going with ichiro to get me to 22. all though he did strike out an 2 times yesterday.
my wife said she chose jeter for today, i tried to talk her out of it, but shes stubborn. She needs mauer and jeter to get a hit today to move to 22
I picked cano for yesterdays suspended game, and my streak is now back to 0!
It's funny because they already reset your wife's streak bye.buy. It's funny because if Mauer comes through today in that first game they have to put it back.
Going with M Young again.
Vald in HR BTS
I refuse to put my pick down in Survuvor as it is a kiss of death. Even if I picked SF Linecum would get rocked tonight.
i have SF for tonight!
anyone know what happened to crawford last night? and will he play today
Crawford got tossed from the game.
crawford got ejected from last nights game and might be suspended
ok well i will switch back to ichiro
im going with votto
Votto is second most selected tonight. Surprising to me but I still think he's going to come through.
I have ChiSox in Survivor for today and going with Drag in HR BTS.
good luck all
Young for 15… Votto in HR Derby and the Rockies in Survivor. I really wanted to pick Lance Beckman in BTS, but his 7 days numbers spooked me. Good Luck !!
which team looks good for tomorrow? im thinkin dodgers 🙂
patrick0330 did not make a pick and is now going to lose his streak of 19. How do people forget to make picks with high streaks? Do they not know the rules about being reset to 0?
on the other hand I wonder what time of day do the no picks get reset?
I like your 57 game theory jagx lol… stupid Ichiro pops out.. Young!! triple baby! Great for pool purposes 🙂
Tip of my Cub hat to our Grande Amigo for his commentary about the "suits" in legal and the jargon of the suspended game rule – dead on! Also, for your 5 game BTS streak. I'm hoping that we both get to 56 games and pick the same player in game 57! lol
Professor Pete this one's for you.
BTS Final Exam Question 1. Explain how BTS player schenk selected a player who got a hit to go to 7 game streak but does not have a hit in his 6th game. This would be the BTS math "word problem of the year."
On to Friday…………..
jagx – Your theory is worth exploring to get to 57. You should have a close family member register and do this to see what happens. You could keep us updated on the progress of what should be called "The Low Stress Streak."
i picked jason bay today… hes getting scorching hot and blantons not exactly going to no hit the mets sooooo i like my chancees here
I think the no picks get reset an hour or so after the first game of the day is over. I'm not sure about that though.
yanksgiantsdevils32- The working theory is that all these people that get to the top pick 10 days in advance then forget to pick more. In addition to the few who say on the blog that they picked in advance and say…got to 20. I'm starting to wonder if the way to win this game is to pick 57 guys in advance. That way there's no influence on pitcher-batter, hot-streaks, lefty-right avg, and home-away avg among other things.
Young extends his hitting steak to 12 games and my BTS to 15. Yippeee….
hamilton's single gets my streak up to 1 or 7 pending cano's at bats in the suspended game
cano singles in the 7th so my streak continues to 7
dragbunt, maybe they are scoring the game from yesterday in Minnesota that was suspended as hits in yesterday's pick.
and im back to zero again. lil man from japan is 0-for-4
Man Schenk, 2 hits in one day to bump you up to 7 now. Lucky man you are.
ichiro caused my streak to come to an end at 21. Bad ichiro. On the plus side mauer got a hit and got my wife to 21 and so im hoping she gets a hit with jeter in 2nd game to get her to 22.
well ichiro got my streak of 21 reset back to 0…. So now im hoping my wife gets a hit with jeter tonight to get her to 22.
Man Schenk, 2 hits in one day to bump you up to 7 now. Lucky man you are.
I'll take the luck. ive been screwed out of a 10 and 12 game hit streak this year from 0-1 games.
"They don't allow you to use more than one email account because I found this out first hand. "
ha, did an MLB admin official show up at your house and use physical force?
"They don't allow you to use more than one email account because I found this out first hand. "
ha, did an MLBAM admin official show up at your house and use physical force?
"vinny you beat me to the punch…..my answer was "yeah – don't advertise that you're playing with 3 email accounts!" LOL……going with Morneau today. Ichie burned me last night but I was at 0 anyway. Good luck all!!!"
I dunno. It's weird, because they then go on to claim that you are not allowed to use any scripts, macros, etc. to put in picks.
But if you can only put in one pick anyway, why the heck would you write a script anyway?
My guess is that they threw that in, to cover themselves in case someone wrote a program to make 20,000 picks a day.
damnit Ichiro just struck out!
0 for 5.
it seems like pitches throw their best stuff against Ichiro and then freaking groove stuff to Jose Lopez and Rob Johnson.
GO TIGERS! Tie the game!
Oh damn. Votto isn't starting tonight. I just better hope he doesn't come in to pinch hit.
Top Picks for Top2500. ** Does not include 2 early games as BTS updated before I got home. So those that were reset are not included in the percentages below and those that moved up to Top2500 to replace those that were reset are included below.
Player, Times Picked, Pct
Ichiro Suzuki, 361, 14.44
Michael Young, 221, 8.84
Hanley Ramirez, 216, 8.64
Joey Votto, 156, 6.24
Derek Jeter, 156, 6.24
Torii Hunter, 81, 3.24
Carl Crawford, 65, 2.6
Jimmy Rollins, 49, 1.96 (DL)
Kendry Morales, 48, 1.92
Albert Pujols, 48, 1.92
Brennan Boesch, 47, 1.88
Cristian Guzman, 45, 1.8
lavolpe, I have an idea I would like to share with you privately.
What is your full e-mail address or is it just email@example.com?
If I would of found out about Votto being injured before the games locked I would of switched to Young but now I can't do anything about it. He has an injured neck and more than likely won't play but good news is that those streaks will all be frozen where they are at.
My 2nd choice would have been Elvis Andrus and OF COURSE he gets a hit!
When I get streaks snapped, I would really rather my 2nd choice also go 0 for, so I would know there is nothing I could have done about it.
@champ88: I'll give you my spam email address; one I don't use in real life: firstname.lastname@example.com. I'll check later tonight for your email.
ok I sent it.
taking ben zobrist for tomorrow against the under performing gavin floyd. hes hitting about .400 over his last 10 games and is 2-6 career against floyd and thats when floyd was actually pitching well. i really wanted to take teixeira tomorrow and his 8-10 vs blackburn but his performance this year forced me to stay away
Schenk, I am taking Zobrist as well. He is doing well right now and he is my sleeper pick for Thursday. Gavin Floyd is giving up more than a hit per inning and hitters are hitting .310 against him so looks like a great pick.
hopefully he doesnt kill both of us
I hope not either man.
Adrian Beltre – hopefully he follows up his 4 hit Wed. with a hit or 2 on Thurs.
SUSPENDED GAME CLARIFICATION if anyone knows for sure — no guesses please. I'm looking at two players in the top 50. Maher_55 (Page 1/2) picked Teixera in that game who went 0-4 and jamie_ackers (Page 1) picked Morneau who went 0-2. Ackers hit streak increased with todays pick (Mauer) but did not get reset with the 0-2 from the suspended game. Maher_55 stayed as is since his/her pick (Mig. Cabrera) did not play but also did not get reset.
So the question is: Hits during the suspended day count, but resets do not? Or maybe BTS hasn't updated the suspended game completely (will look tomorrow)?
they havent put in yesterday suspended game. My wife should be at 22 but she is still on 21 .
im not sure what they are doing with those that took a player in the suspended game but when looking at my results i should be at a 7 game streak but it still says i only have a 6 game streak
im not sure what they are doing with those that took a player in the suspended game but when looking at my results i should be at a 7 game streak but it still says i only have a 6 game streak