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The Arab World does not hate America because of their materialistic culture, their television programs, or their freedoms. It's not about that. The real reasons behind the anti-American protests come down to an imbalance of power between the United States and the Arab World.
This week, one of my students commented on the recent violence occurring in reaction to the anti-Islamic video and the French caricatures. She expressed a viewpoint which has merit, but which I have not seen reported elsewhere. Quoting my student:
"The Muslims feel in competition with the West. They feel that they have to be better, on top, the winners. Every time the West does something, even on television, Arabs feel they have to compete. For example, when America created the show America's Got Talent, the Arab World created Arabs Who Have Talent. When the West created The Voice (with Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton) the Arab World created The Voice in the Arab World. To copy American Idol, they created Arab Idol. They copy every single thing! They always feel in competition with America, because they feel America hates them, and does not like Arabs. They always feel they have to be the best, but particularly better than America, most of all."
My student also explained that the reason Muslim populations always take the side against the United States in international disputes is that they feel the REASON America doesn't help Palestine is because they are Muslim, and that they help Israel because they are Jewish. (Of course, not every person believes this, but generally speaking, it is quite commonly believed, even among the well-educated.) "Here," my student said, "they always take the side against America because they believe America doesn't help Palestine because they are Muslim; they help Israel because they are Jewish."
Today I watched to see what the reaction in third-world countries would be to the second print-run of the French caricatures. Surprisingly, I found only very minor protests against France, and continued protests against the U.S., such as mobs burning the U.S. flag and pictures of President Obama in Pakistan.
Why were the protests against France so feeble, while weeks after the YouTube video, the protests against America continue so strongly?
A BBC interview with Pakistanis, on the streets of Lahore following the protest, also supports this same point-of-view my student had. The BBC asked, "Where is all the anger coming from? Is it all over a low-budget movie, or is it something else?" Half of the respondents said it was because of hurt feelings over religious insults, while the other half said something different:
"They're not just angry because of the movie. They have their personal political issues, their personal problems. They are angry about the wars (U.S. power in the region)."
"Whenever the powerful countries try to take over the resources of the weaker countries (how America is perceived in the entire Middle East), obviously the people living in those countries will try to protect their rights, and try to protect their resources. Every country should have equal rights with every other country (angry about lack of power)."
"They are angry over poverty and unemployment. There are many rich people and very poor people, and the difference is very great. They are angry because they don't have enough food, and mostly because they don't have enough power. So they are not just angry because of a simple movie.
Basically it comes down to a question of power. Those who are choosing to protest actually have underlying anger issues at the United States that go far beyond the YouTube film. What they are angry about is the imbalance of power–that the United States seems so overwhelmingly more powerful than the Muslim countries, and the Arab World. There were comparatively few protests against France because France does not have the same overwhelming power and influence when compared to Muslim countries.
At the end of my discussion with my student, I asked, "So, what you are saying is that the only way to get the Arab World to stop protesting against America is to stop helping Israel, and to become weak (at least weak enough to be no threat to the Arab World)?"
"Exactly!" my student replied.
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Health Indicator Report of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in Utah, costing more than $118 million in hospitalization charges in 2014. During 2014, 25,213 people in Utah sustained a TBI. Among those injured, 584 died (19.8 per 100,000 population) where TBI was reported as a cause of death on the death certificate alone or in combination with other injuries or conditions; another 2,415 (82.0 per 100,000) were hospitalized, and an additional 22,214 (754.4 per 100,000) were treated and released from emergency departments with a TBI alone or in combination with other injuries or conditions. An unknown number of individuals sustained injuries that were treated in other settings or went untreated.
Males have significantly higher rates of TBI compared to females in all age groups.
TBI Incidence Rates by Age Group and Sex, Utah, 2014
NotesICD-9-CM codes for TBI Morbidity: 800.0-801.9, 803.0-804.9, 850.0-854.1, 950.1-950.3, 959.01, 995.55; ICD-10 codes for TBI Mortality: S01.0-S01.9, S02.0, S02.1, S02.3, S02.7-S02.9, S04.0, S06.0-S06.9, S07.0, S07.1, S07.8, S07.9, S09.7-S09.9, T01.0, T02.0, T04.0, T06.0, T90.1, T90.2, T90.4, T90.5, T90.8, T90.0. These cases may include a TBI alone or in combination with other injuries or conditions. [[br]] [[br]] Rates are calculated using both sampled and non-sampled TBI hospitalization, death, and ED visit cases.
Data Sources
- Utah Department of Health, Violence & Injury Prevention Program, TBI database
- Emergency Department Encounter Database, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, Utah Department of Health
- Utah Inpatient Hospital Discharge Data, Office of Health Care Statistics, Utah Department of Health
- Utah Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health
- Population Estimates: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) through a collaborative agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau, IBIS Version 2015
Data Interpretation IssuesDue to issues incident to the 2015 transition to the ICD-10-CM coding system, 2014 is the most recent data year available for ED visits and hospitalizations. 2015 data is available from sampled traumatic brain injury (TBI) hospitalization and death cases, provided by the Violence and Injury Prevention Program, Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance Program; this data was used to report etiology. TBI is defined as an occurrence of injury or death resulting from trauma to the head. With regard to injury, the occurrence must be documented in a medical record with one or more of the following: observed or self-reported loss of consciousness or decreased level of consciousness; amnesia; skull fracture; changes in motor function, sensory function, reflexes, or speech; seizures; or hemorrhages, bruising, or other trauma of the brain. With death, the injury has been listed on the death certificate, autopsy report, or medical examiner's report as a sequence that caused death. Clinical definitions of TBI exclude several conditions including: lacerations or contusions of the face, eye, or scalp without other criteria; fractures of facial bones without other criteria; birth trauma; primary anoxic, inflammatory, toxic, or metabolic encephalopathies which are not complications of head trauma; brain infarction (ischemic stoke); intracranial hemorrhage (hemorrhagic stroke) without associated trauma; airway obstruction (e.g., near-drowning, throat swelling, choking, strangulation, or crush injuries of the chest); seizure disorders (grand mal, etc.); intracranial surgery; and neoplasms.
DefinitionTBI Incidence Rate: The rate of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) resulting in emergency department visit, hospitalization, or death per 100,000 population. TBI Hospitalizations and Deaths Percentage: The percentage of TBIs resulting in hospitalization or death. TBI Hospitalizations Rate: The rate of TBIs resulting in hospitalizations per 10,000 population. For all definitions, these cases may include a TBI alone or in combination with other injuries or conditions. ICD-9-CM Hospital Codes for TBI Morbidity: 800.0-801.9 Fracture of the vault or base of the skull; 803.0-804.9 Other and unqualified and multiple fractures of the skull; 850.0-854.1 Intracranial injury, including concussion, contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage; 950.1-950.3 Injury to the optic chiasm, optic pathways, and visual cortex; 959.01 Head injury, unspecified; 995.55 Shaken Infant Syndrome. ICD-10 Death Codes for TBI Mortality: S01.0-S01.9 Open wound of the head; S02.0, S02.1, S02.3, S02.7-S02.9 Fracture of skull and facial bones; S04.0 Injury to optic nerve and pathways; S06.0-S06.9 Intracranial injury; S07.0, S07.1, S07.8, S07.9 Crushing injury of head; S09.7-S09.9 Other and unspecified injuries of head; T01.0 Open wounds involving head with neck; T02.0 Fractures involving head with neck; T04.0 Crushing injuries involving head with neck; T06.0 Injuries of brain and cranial nerve with injuries of nerves and spinal cord at neck level; T90.1, T90.2, T90.4, T90.5, T90.8, T90.0 Sequelae of injuries of head.
NumeratorTBI Incidence Rate: The number of TBIs resulting in emergency department visit, hospitalization, or death which meet the case definition mentioned in the data notes explaining ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes. TBI Hospitalizations and Deaths Percentage: The number of TBIs with a cause or set of causes as defined through medical record review. TBI Hospitalizations Rate: The number of TBIs resulting in hospitalization which meet the case definition mentioned in the data notes explaining ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes.
DenominatorTBI Incident Rate / Hospitalizations Rate: The total number of persons in the population of Utah. TBI Hospitalizations and Deaths Percentage: The number of hospitalizations or deaths due to TBI in the TBI Injury Surveillance Database sample.
Healthy People Objective IVP-2:Reduce fatal and nonfatal traumatic brain injuries
U.S. Target: Not applicable, see subobjectives in this category
Other Objectives{{style color:#003366 Healthy People 2020 Objective IVP-2.1:}}[[br]] Reduce fatal traumatic brain injuries[[br]] '''U.S. Target:''' 15.7 deaths per 100,000 population {{style color:#003366 Healthy People 2020 Objective IVP-2.2:}}[[br]] Reduce hospitalizations for nonfatal traumatic brain injuries[[br]] '''U.S. Target:''' 77.0 hospitalizations per 100,000 population[[br]] '''Utah Target:''' 77.0 hospitalizations per 100,000 population {{style color:#003366 Healthy People 2020 Objective IVP-2.3:}}[[br]] Reduce emergency department (ED) visits for nonfatal traumatic brain injuries[[br]] '''U.S. Target:''' 365.3 ED visits per 100,000 population
How Are We Doing?The age-adjusted rate of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Utah in 2014 was 867.0 per 100,000 population. This rate was higher than the previous year's rate of 834.7 per 100,000 population. From 2010 to 2014, age-adjusted rates of TBI for both sexes have increased. Males have significantly higher rates of TBI compared to females.
How Do We Compare With the U.S.?In Utah the rate of TBI deaths for ages 5-19 is higher than the national rate for those ages. The TBI death rate for the 0-4 age group in Utah is slightly lower than the national rate for the same age group. The national rates are reported in the 2013 MMWR article entitled, ''QuickStats: Rate of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-Related Deaths Among Persons Aged 0-19 Years, by Age Group - National Vital Statistics System, United States 1999-2010'' (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Mar 22;62(11):215).
What Is Being Done?The Utah Department of Health Violence and Injury Prevention Program (VIPP) receives funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct TBI surveillance for the state of Utah. This is done through review of hospital discharge data, vital statistics data, and hospital records abstractions. These data are used to develop interventions and policies targeting those at highest risk (such as young people for motor vehicle incidents and the elderly for fall incidents). In 2018 VIPP was a warded a grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Administration of Community Living (ACL). The purpose of the three year grant is to program is to create and strengthen a system of services and supports that maximizes the independence, well-being, and health of persons with TBI across the lifespan, their families, and their caregivers by: 1) supporting and maintaining the Utah Brain Injury Council (TBI Advisory Board), 2) creating a TBI State Registry, 3) enhancing the TBI workforce through professional training, 4) providing information about TBI to families and referrals to appropriate services, and 5) improving local and national coordination and collaboration around TBI services and supports. With a previous grant, TBI was added to the Medical Home Portal to provide additional information about TBI diagnosis and treatment of young children (birth through age 4) for physicians, health care professionals, educators, families, and patients ([https://www.medicalhomeportal.org/]). The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Fund was established in 2008 by the Utah Legislature as a restricted special revenue fund. The fund consists of gifts, grants, donations, and any other funding from private sources. Individuals with a TBI may receive help with resource facilitation or neuropsychological testing through the TBI Fund. The TBI Fund is designed to be a payor of last resort, meaning individuals have no other financial means available to obtain these services. More information on the TBI Fund can be found at [http://www.health.utah.gov/vipp/topics/traumatic-brain-injury/tbi-fund.html]. The Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund was established during the 2012 Utah Legislative Session (Section 26-54) as a restricted special revenue fund that consists of gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the fund from private sources; portion ($20) of the impound fee as designated in Section 41-6a-1406; and amounts as appropriated by the legislature. The Legislature appropriated an initial allocation of $200,000 for State Fiscal Year 2013. The SCI/TBI Rehabilitation Fund provides individuals with spinal cord or traumatic brain injuries with physical, occupational, and speech therapy; and equipment necessary for daily living activities. More information on the SCI/TBI Rehabilitation Fund can be found at [http://www.health.utah.gov/vipp/topics/traumatic-brain-injury/sci-fund.html].
Health Program InformationThe Violence and Injury Prevention Program (VIPP) is a trusted and comprehensive resource for data related to violence and injury. Through education, this information helps promote partnerships and programs to prevent injuries and improve public health. The VIPP goals are to a) focus prevention efforts on reducing intentional and unintentional injury, b) conduct education aimed at increasing awareness and changing behaviors that contribute to the occurrence of injury, c) strengthen local health department capacity to conduct local injury prevention programs, d) promote legislation, policy changes, and enforcement that will reduce injury hazards and increase safe behaviors, e) collaborate with private and public partners, and f) improve the Utah Department of Health capacity to collect mortality and morbidity data from multiple sources and conduct injury epidemiology for use in prevention planning, implementation, and evaluation.
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"We greatly appreciate the support we have received from Canadian and Mexican travellers, and intend to continue offering them the best possible services, both in the air and on the ground," added Crespo.
Mexicana currently operates five services a week on this route, scheduled for the convenience of both business and leisure passengers. Flights depart daily from Calgary at 7:30 a.m. and arrive in Mexico City at 1:40 p.m., except for Wednesdays and Sundays, with return flights departing from Mexico City at 3:35 p.m. and landing in Calgary at 8:00 p.m. every day except Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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Well, I wish y'all could have seen my smile when Helen told me she gave me a blog award! Needless to say I was a bit surprised and excited at the same time!! I have been blogging for just over a year now, mainly just for myself and to share things so it is exciting not only to receive luvins and comments when people pass by, but to get an award from someone who is very talented and thinks the same as you! I have been blog hopping for this whole time too and just truly am at awe the talents that really float about out in cyber space. I use to always think I was talented in the artsy kind of way, but then you enter this cyber world and realize that God gave A LOT of people these talents and then all of a sudden you feel so small in your own talent, well, that is how I feel at times anyway. Helen, from Scrap A little gave me this butterfly award, the same one she was presented with just the other day also so check out her blog as well, lovely stuff there I say, so I feel honored and privileged not only to receive this, but to pass it on to 3 other bloggers. I must admit there are soo many wonderful bloggers out there that I am not doing this award justice by just 3 people, see my "places I love to hang"? They all deserve it and the places I follow that may not be linked there as well... so with that all said and done... I am passing this on to....
Beth - Wind Walker Altered Arts Beth is a wonderful card maker and has lots of beautiful stuff going on there. She just was accepted as a guest designer over at "The Next Level" and she also has a blog candy give away going on right now... so go check her out!
Ami - Basically Ami - Ami, has a very distinct style of scrapping I think. She does beautiful collage type layouts and cards... I just love her stuff and I am sure you will too, so go check it out... she also joined the "Scrap n Art" zine team.
Cora of Clearly Vintage has a great blog for free vintage images and she also has a line of stamps that she sales on Etsy. So, I don't think you will be disappointed by checking out her blog so hurry on over!
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Aw, Nina, I feel so honored to receive your blog award!! Thank you so much! It means so much coming from someone as talented as you. And you should never feel "small" in your talent! You inspire me constantly, and I know I am by far not the only one!! Thank you again! :D
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Thank you Nina, I appreciate your support. I am honored. Happy Anniversary!
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Game #104: Blue Jays at White Sox pregame
Toronto (51-52) at Chicago (48-56)
at 2:10 p.m. ET at U.S. Cellular Field
Today's lineups:
Reed Johnson, LF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Alex Rios, RF
Troy Glaus, 3B
Vernon Wells, CF
Frank Thomas, DH
Aaron Hill, 2B
Curtis Thigpen, C
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP Shaun Marcum (6-4, 3.87 ERA)
Jerry Owens, CF
Alex Cintron, 3B
Jim Thome, DH
Jermaine Dye, RF
Rob Mackowiak, 1B
Juan Uribe, SS
Scott Podsednik, LF
Toby Hall, C
Danny Richar, 2B
PITCHING: RHP Javier Vazquez (8-5, 3.71 ERA)
NOTES: RHP A.J. Burnett threw in a bullpen session on Sunday and is slated to pitch in a Minor League rehab at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday with the Gulf Coast Blue Jays — not with Class A Dunedin. … Stat of the Day: Blue Jays are 7-14 in one-run games on the road and 12-3 in one-run games at home this season. That plays a large role in the fact that Toronto is 31-20 at home and 20-32 away from the Rogers Centre.
entering Sunday
1. Boston 64-40 (–)
2. New York 55-49 (9)
3. Toronto 51-52 (12.5)
4. Baltimore 49-54 (14.5)
5. Tampa Bay 38-65 (25.5)
entering Sunday
1. Cleveland 60-44 (–)
2. Seattle 56-46 (3)
3. New York 55-49 (5)
4. Minnesota 52-51 (7.5)
5. Toronto 51-52 (8.5)
36 Comments
I like the lineup today a lot.
In canada we can buy a baseball package that gives us 90% of the games but I moved to a smaller town and cant get it anymore but I only miss 23 games a year with the jays but I miss most of the other teams.
I do belive Towers missed the boat to philly the question is what happens to towers now,His team mates are not happy with him.
Our season may be coming to an end but our lives are not,When we are winning we get 150 or more post but lose 2 games it's like death valley I would settle for bosoxs comments on AJ and JP at least it was something to talk about.
Earl Weaver , now there is a colourful character. He never played one inning in the major leagues .He owns the AL record for being tossed from games ( I believe its 97) and he loved profanity.lol…He has a great sense of humour. You are right , his theory was why get a single run when you can get 3. He commanded respect from his players and he gave it back. If Gibbons was more like Weaver then the Jays might be in a better position today.
The Jays have lost 17 one run games. The long ball is not doing it for this team . I think a combination of both works better. I am not saying don't use the long ball but they do need to bunt more, steal more and use the hit and run more especially in those one run games.
As for Towers , good question. I think his team mates will forgive but not all will forget. I am sure some team will pick him up , question is who and it may only be for triple A
Why bunt with johnson so far against the sox he was in 2 1/2 games 7 for 11 let him hit he had a hot bat.good day to you all.
I am not saying always bunt but they need to assess the situation and maybe bunt in certain cases. I have always said Johnson was my favourite player, he is a true gamer . He does assess things and steals , bunts tries to do whatever it takes to get that run across . I wish more players were like him
I love the Jays , I have no intention of bailing on them
You know I said I was gone but just one more thing,
This team does not deserve the pitchen it has gotten this year offence was to be it's strong point what a joke,
This team has no speed just plain no speed the other team can make a bad play and still throw out 2 thirds of our players.
Thomas is nothing more than a big joke 9 mil.good god.
The defence is not great.
The offence just plain stinks we seldom have any more than 2 or 3 guys getting hits in any given game good bats in 3 out of 12 games.
we had catchers all year who coudn't throw out their granny with her walker stealing 2nd.
And very poor manager and GM.
On the coaching staff the only good one is butterfield….BY NOW.
I think the only holes in our defense are 1) throwing out base stealers and 2) Matt Stairs. Okay, maybe 3) Troy Glaus's gimpy legs, but he hasn't been that bad.
Small ball only works when you're hitting anyways. If you can't buy a single with a man on base, it doesn't matter whether he's on first or second or third, but it does matter how many outs you have to try get him home with. Remember, you get an infinite number of safes every inning, but only three outs.
Well said torgen but bunt in the NL or when your down one run 8th inn or later or trying to add on a run in the latter innings.Also you hit the nail on the head only three outs.
Sportsnet is going to show the rest of the giants game in 5 min.
I never said play only small ball and there is more to small ball than just bunting. I said a combination of the 2 . You have to assess the situation and the team you are playing. If a team uses small ball as well as the long ball it can help them offensively but it also helps them defensively to recognize it when other teams use it . 3 outs ..1 flyball, 2 flyball, 3 flyball…How many times have we seen the jays do exactly that? Obviously they need to try something else
We have lost 17…..one run games , maybe just maybe small ball there could have helped . Do you not remember Hill's steal of homeplate off Pettitte ? It won us the game
If Jays worked on just the stealing factor, think of how many more runs they would score or prevent from scoring . That is small ball it is defense as well as offence, Jays need to start to utilize that tool if none other
Its called situational baseball . Jays need to improve on it whether its using small ball or the long ball
You can't steal bases with this team rios maybe wells thats it you not only have to have speed you need to have timing most of these guys have neither,Move out thomas and glaus and bring in some speed.
Someone must be upset with jason frasor 214 ERA lowest of all blue jays this year only used 4 times this month anybody know why
TheGarry: Maybe I'm missing something, but I think Frasor's ERA is actually above 4.00.
As far as why he isn't used in general, I think Gibbon's has just lost confidence in him. He bombed as the closer, bombed as the setup man, and he just doesn't seem comfortable or confident in close ballgames. For now, I think he's a mop up guy at best….
Some times we tell each other read my post before you comment well this time I should have read the story I was reading a little better.
Jason frasor has held his oponets to a 214 BA.
Thanks hem.gold.
Frasor can be good when he pitches with confidence, and I think if Gibby can get him in in some of those big leads or big deficits maybe he can build that up a little bit and become a key member of our bullpen once again.
I agree that we need speed, but I think that should be adressed through free agency/trade at the shortstop position
I agree with the speed at short but as much as I like glaus the right thing to do would be to trade him and get some speed at third I think were stuck with thomas no one is going to trade for him to much money and how often do you see speed at DH.
Stairs has no value on the trade block.
Towers has more value to the team as a starter than as trade bait.
nobody wants clayton.
We keep johnny Mac.
I know lets trade gibbons.
I could understand trading glaus, but not necessarily for a third baseman. One deal that I was thinking about would be maybe a trade to the Angels for Brandon Wood/Eric Aybar + one more prospect. Then in turn maybe we could work out a deal with the Astros for Morgan Ensberg. He is a slick fielder and has been an all star before. I know it seems like a long shot but this little three way move seems to make a lot of sense to me, especially if we could unload Glaus's salary and replace him with a shortstop of the future and a guy that has equaled his production in the past at 3B
Garry: I think Stairs does still have some value as trade bait. Sure, his numbers have dropped as of late, but I don't think anyone realistically expected him to keep up that kind of pace. But I think a contending team, especially one in the N.L., might jump on a chance to pick up Stairs as a left-handed hitting pinch-hit option with power. His salary's also pretty low and he's a free agent next year — not a bad pick-up if you ask me!
I'm also not sure about Towers. Once AJ comes back, what use is Towers? The Jays are pretty much out of it, so why not give Litsch the rest of the year to work out his stuff in the Majors? Towers can't help much in the bullpen either, because he's nothing but a long relief or mop-up guy with a big salary. Even if he could get a mid-level prospect in return, I think JP should jump on that. Problem is, though, I don't think anyone wants Towers. From what I've read, Philadelphia's the only team that's shown interest and they're having second thoughts….
It's something to think about but I don't think anyone wants to trade with JP because he wants to much and he wont give anything up even if it means helping this team now,He has to big an ego and this team will never be a winner as long as he is the boss,
Is this not 7 years now that seems like a long time to be playing around 500 does anybody see it differant.
Look at this team long and hard before you answer.
Ukgocats: I was just checking out Ensberg's numbers and all I can say is: what happened?! The guy had promise, but he's been brutal the past two years! Do you know if he's been injured, or did he just peak early?
Garry: I have no idea what JP's reputation is like with the other GMs. One thing's for sure, though: historically he's never been a guy who pulls big trades at the trade deadline. Too bad, too, because I think this team is in need of a pretty big shake up.
When it comes to trading, I also think the Jays face a huge obstacle being in the same division as two of the league's biggest spenders: New York and Boston. They don't want to help out a contender, but those are the kind of teams that swallow big salaries at the trade deadline. Just think: maybe if the Jays were in the NL, they could somehow convince the Yankees to take the injury-plagued Burnett off their hands!
he has been injured off and on, and yes he has gone through a little bit of a rough patch. but i've been a fan of the guy ever since he came up, and he has proven he can hit in this league. He is a much cheaper option than Glaus, and the Astros designated him for assignment the other day, also stating they would not send him to AAA. It seems like a long shot to get several deals worked together in two days. The Jays also have not mentioned Ensberg in any way, just a thought of mine. Glaus is also a much better player, but if we could come out with a Wood/Aybar + Ensberg while dumping salary in Glaus and only losing a semi-promising single A prospect at worst, it just seems to make a lot of sense to me
Ukgocats: Your trade doesn't seem like a bad idea, as far as I'm concerned: anything to shake up this lethargic team!
Do you think there's any chance Towers will get traded? It's looking less and less likely, but after his outburst to the media the other day, I bet he's not a favourite in the clubhouse any more….
Not only is he in the doghouse with the jays but how many teams want a guy that can't keep it in house.
What I would like to know is what phillie offerd for towers that JP turned down do you think we will ever know.
Well, lucky for the blue jays.
Both Detroit and Cleveland have went through a bad stretch and we're still 7.5 games out in the wild card in spite of our mediocre showing in Chicago.
We need to win a minimum of 2/3 and preferably sweep Tampa-which is not going to be an easy task.
It appears, we're catching Tampa at the worst possible moment-just when they're coming out of an extended lossing streak.
Personally, I do not expect any trades. If there is one, it'll likley be Stairs.
Looks like Towers has spouted off one too many times. I think he'll find himself in the same position as Hillebrand-with no one wanting him.
He does point out though, that leadership-meaning Gibby is the issue on the team. Whether that's true or not, I happen to agree with him.
JP has done a great job in building the team and minor leagues. Now it's time to find the missing link and hire a manager capable of motivating the team.
Well, judging by the comments I read in the Globe today, JP seems pretty set on standing pat this trade deadline. I have to wonder, though, if it's less "standing pat" and more "no one's willing to give much for anyone on the Jays' roster". After all, a lot of the Jays' potential trade bait has been injured a lot (Glaus, Burnett, Johnson) or are having pretty mediocre seasons (Thomas, Burnett, Towers). That and some of those contracts are pretty unmovable at the moment, unless the Yankees want to swallow some salary….
As far as Towers' comments go, I think he hit the nail on the head. Not only is it a coaching and managing problem (Gibbons' laid back attitude), but the players in general seem pretty complacent and almost goofy — Burnett's chili racing, Wells' nerf guns, and Clayton the human stopgap who seems completely indifferent to anything.
I dunno — I'm almost wishing for a major shakeup like the McGriff/Fernandez for Alomar/Carter trade many years back. Knowing JP and his stubbornness, though, I doubt that kind of thing would happen.
It'll be interesting to see how many trades will take place. I am glad Teixeira went to the Braves instead of NY or Boston. He's likely to seriously improve The Braves chances of winning.
Imagine what Marcum's record would have been if the jays gave him run support when he first got into the rotation. He could have been 11 or 12 and 4.
So, will Glaus be in the line-up today… Trade talks have heated up again.
THERE WILL BE NO TRADES JPs ego wont let him trade he thinks he has the dream team here the man is a fool sorry gsumner I can't go with you on JP.
I think we have one of the best teams in the mlb, and I don't want to get rid of anyone either (except for the manager). All of you know that we would have been in much better shape if it weren't for all of the injuries that we have endured. And if we were in better shape, maybe there wouldn't have been all of those comment wars and insults. I think the jays should just play out this year and try to get into the playoffs, and wait until next year to make some moves which I think should be to fire Gibbons and get a good shortstop.
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Was I worried as the first October snow gently covered my raised bed of carrots?
Nah. Not only did the carrots not mind the snow, they quite enjoyed the cool temperatures.
Now, I'm not suggesting you shouldn't worry about root crops when temperatures start to plunge, but neither should you panic. Many root vegetables embrace the cold, and some even need hard frosts to reach their flavour peak.
Here's what you need to know about freezing temperatures on root vegetables.
Rutabagas (often mistaken for turnips) and parsnips are good examples of vegetables that taste better once they've been subjected to a few nights of frost.
The reason is quite simple: freezing temperatures cause some of the starches in the roots to convert to sugars, which greatly enhances their flavour.
Also, I've found that the slight bitterness common to both vegetables is reduced after they've been subjected to freezing temperatures.
You may be surprised to learn that parsnips can be left in the ground over winter and harvested in the spring.
The only caveat is that if you can't get them out of the ground before they sprout new growth, the parsnips will have poor flavour and texture, so delaying harvest is a bit of a gamble.
Beets can also endure temperatures in the low negative single digits, although I can't say that I've ever detected an improvement in their flavour.
For me, the decision to delay harvesting beets has had to do with a lack of storage space (or possibly that I was distracted by a football game on TV).
Carrots too can tolerate some frost. To date, my carrot patch has experienced night-time temperatures as low as -6 C without any effect on quality.
That said, in our part of the world, you're really pushing your luck leaving them in the ground in November.
If you're tempted to leave potatoes and onions outside when temperatures dip below zero, don't.
Yes, an insulating layer of soil protects potatoes, but small cracks in the soil often let cold air penetrate and freeze the tubers and, once that happens, the potatoes are ruined.
I've seen huge piles of potatoes reduced to a fetid pool of sludge simply because a few frosted potatoes caused a chain reaction of decay.
It's not a pretty sight, and trust me, there's nothing that smells worse than a rotting pile of potatoes.
Onions can take a bit of frost, but not repeatedly, nor for any length of time.
If they get too cold, the crowns of the bulbs will look glassy (i.e. translucent), which indicates the onion cells have burst and their contents are spilling out. As with potatoes, damaged onions will continue to deteriorate and won't store.
All of your onions should be in the cosy confines of your garage, basement or cellar by now.
Now, as far as I'm concerned, all of this harvesting information makes little difference if you don't use the right cooking method for your root vegetables.
Roasting is the best way to bring out the flavours of root vegetables because it causes a reaction between the proteins and carbohydrates (technically called the Maillard reaction) that brings out the wonderful, caramel aromas and golden brown colours.
Knowing that liberal sprinkling of cold is the secret ingredient to some of the best tasting vegetable roots, don't be tempted to push your luck and delay harvest too long.
Our winters can arrive with a wallop, so keep a hand on your shovel and an ear to the forecast.
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Root vegetables thrive in the cold
Was I worried as the first October snow gently covered my raised bed of carrots?


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Note that I read this collection immediately after Songs of a Dead Dreamer since they were bundled together. It's possible that many of the negatives come from reading 440 big pages of Ligotti prose. Then again, I survived a longer book with prose more purple and the result was a novel so fantastic, I think it's required reading for anyone who wants to understand existence and other big ideas.
Ligotti has an odd problem with prose. Generally authors who rely on prose to deliver good fiction do it because their stories are short on content. They need an interesting frames for the story, since ordinary prose will just end up dull. Worse, some of them don't have any events at all. DeLillo is a good example of this problem. His later work has fantastic prose that goes nowhere.
Ligotti has the potential to become a prose-centric writer, filling pages with beautiful, atmospheric words that only have aesthetic value. Yet the stories demand something else. This brand of horror is both unique and deep. Horror exists in the whole fabric of existence. Anywhere the characters look there is something frightening and hidden.
It's still effective since it's rooted in actual philosophy. Just like the previosu collection, these stories express the pessimistic being and what it's like. What idiots call 'clinical depression' is actually seeing the darkness of the world. If you've been diagnosed as 'depressed', it's possible your reality is closer to what Ligotti protrays here – unstable, hostile, not really caring about you and beyond your control. The idea of clinical depression is just a way for us to hide from these horrors and pretend they don't exist.
Some will find this darkness suffocating, but he still has enough set-pieces to explore these darkness. While the running motif is hostile things unseen and generally everything being a mess, it comes in different forms. The last story breaks away from the protagonist-centric narrative and lets a collective 'we' to tell the story, creating a sense of suffocating horror that affects everyone. Other stories deal with abandoned places ("The Night School") and others with forbidden information ("Nethescurial"). Diving the book into sections is a smart idea, since it shows the distinction between these stories. Since horror for Ligotti is everywhere, he has to show it in various places.
Where he fails is that the prose is too monotone. Very few stories deviate from the general mood of depression 'n' horror. "The Cocoons" is a short, punchy story where for a change Ligotti slips a joke or two. Taking his style to the direction of absurd and black humor, the result is quite great both as a joke and a narrative. If only he would let himself laugh a bit more. I share his pessimistic views, but nothing wrong with a few chuckles. Elsewhere "Nethescurial"'s journal of research is a different structure and the closing stories uses the plurarl-first-person narrative that gives it a more engulfing mood.
Other than that, the prose is the same across the stories. It only changes whether the descriptions are more gothic or slightly more personal, but it's not enough. Worse, this prose is very purple and beautiful. It becomes the center of the story and overpowers the set-pieces. That may be fine when you deal with ever-shifting realities that work like hallucinations, but without variety of tones we keep seeing the same hallucinations
I often forgot the name of the story I was reading and didn't notice how many stories were behind me. Paragraphs blurred together into one big mess of beautiful, horrifying reality. At some point it become self-parodic not becuase it degenerated in quality but because my head was bludgeoned with this prose. You can only read sentences about how everything looked like human organs and that there are things in the shadows before you get tired. Separate the stories from the collection and I'm sure they'll be great. Read them together and they get blurred like the reality inside them. I don't want to think what "Last Feast" would read like if it were in the middle.
Such reliance on prose that dominates the book, suffocates everything and leaves nothing but itself means it has to be good. Else, the collection will fall apart. Thankfully it's just as distinctive as the previous collection, if not better. In the previous collection the prose sometimes meandered to generic territory. It had a unique tone that overlayed standard prose. Here, Ligotti goes full-on dark psychedelia. Often it reads like creepy poetry and makes you wonder why he doesn't try his hand at it, since you can craft great pieces out of here. Quotables lines are everywhere and anyone who needs lyrics for his depressed kind-of Gothic Country should find enough lines here.
In retrospect, there were many highlights and the stories are more sprawling and developed. "The Last Feast" is the best story here, mainly because its story involves more concrete material rather than hallucination-esque visions. It also dives headfirst into Ligotti's antinatalism. "The Cocoons" offers a bit of much needed humor and is his personal attack on the profession of medicine. While it's not an in-depth critique (unlike "The Last Feast"), its purpose was to be pulpy and punchy anyway. "The Dreaming in Nortown" is the scariest of the bunch. Most stories here feature some kind of power balance, even if the powerful side is just a supernatural force. In that story there is really no order, just following an insane man in his trip through town that eventually leads nowhere.
It's still an excellent collection and anyone who understands horror must read this. Someday I'll re-read it without Songs being fresh in my mind and maybe the highlights, the little details and something deeper will rise. Ligotti remains a fantastic prose stylist who understands his genre and has a unique voice. Even at his worst there is something to learn here.
3.5 shadows out of 5


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Few teams in Africa can rival Egypt for their standing in the international game, and none boast more Africa Cup of Nations crowns. The Pharaohs lead the entire continent on that front, with their seven wins setting them far apart from nearest rivals Cameroon and Ghana on four. They may have failed to qualify for the last two editions, but the supremacy Egypt established with three consecutive triumphs between 2006 and 2010 remains an unprecedented achievement and a source of great pride for their fans.
Those same supporters nonetheless had to wait eight years for another taste of continental glory after the sadly missed Mahmoud El Gohary steered them to success in Burkina Faso in 1998. With Hassan Shehata at the helm, and the tournament held on home soil, Egypt reacquainted themselves with victory in 2006.
Mohamed Aboutrika was a key figure in that tournament as it was his penalty in the shoot-out with fellow finalists Côte d'Ivoire that sealed the title for Egypt. The win put the Pharaohs back on top in Africa, but it is always much harder to stay there and many expected the champions to struggle when they set out to defend their crown at Ghana 2008.
Despite those predictions, Egypt put together a superb campaign on Ghanaian soil, kicking off with a 4-2 win against hot favourites Cameroon before sweeping aside Sudan 3-0 and topping their group after a 1-1 draw against Zambia. They then dispatched Angola 2-1 in the last eight and handed out a veritable lesson to another of the fancied teams, Côte d'Ivoire, in the shape of a 4-1 victory in the semi-finals.
That secured their place in the showpiece for a reunion with group rivals Cameroon scheduled for 10 February. For millions of supporters watching at home, the match-up recalled the decisive game at Egypt 1986, when the hosts prevailed 5-4 on penalties after 120 scoreless minutes.
The holders went into the contest high on confidence thanks to their 4-2 defeat of Cameroon in their opening encounter, while the Indomitable Lions were hungry for revenge and a return to the African summit following their tournament wins in 2000 and 2002. The tension on the pitch was palpable, and it took until the 77th minute for either side to stake a claim to victory.
That was the moment when Cameroon defender Rigobert Song came under pressure from Egypt forward Mohamed Zidan, who managed to seize possession on the edge of the area. Aboutrika sensed his chance and raced down the right, collecting Zidan's squared pass and slotting the ball beyond Idriss Kameni.
Egypt's fans exploded with joy as his shot nestled in the net, and the goal proved sufficient to keep the Pharaohs on their throne. Aboutrika was no stranger to delighting his team-mates with his exploits, but this time his talents had touched an entire nation. The celebrations raged on for hours the length and breadth of Egypt, and the country soon accorded its returning heroes a rousing welcome.
Before that could happen, however, there were more awards to hand out and Egypt's players were far from finished collecting accolades. Midfielder Hosny Abd Rabo was named player of the tournament, while Essam El Hadary took the plaudits as best goalkeeper. As for Aboutrika, he finished second in the goalscoring stakes along with Abd Rabo, fellow compatriot Amr Zaki and Côte d'Ivoire's Abdelkader Keita, with Cameroonian marksman Samuel Eto'o out in front on five strikes. The team of the tournament, meanwhile, featured five Egyptian players in its ranks: namely, Essam El Hadary, Wael Gomaa, Abd Rabo, Aboutrika and Zaki. In addition, Shehata had clearly shown himself to be one of the top coaches in the competition, even if he was not rewarded with a prize.
Two years after that superb triumph, the Pharaohs retained their title again in Angola, with Shehata still in charge but missing Aboutrika. It was their third consecutive victory a feat that stands alone in the history of the competition first launched in 1957.


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After that silly exercise in which Ken Ham looked at a fossil and dismissed Eosinopteryx as only a bird — a bird with clawed forearms, teeth, and a bony tail — he got chewed out not just by me, but by one of his fans, who wrote in to call him on his "handwaving" and to say that it was plainly not just a bird. Ken Ham can ignore me, but when one of the faithful can see right through him, he has to repair the damage.
And it's great! He has to say that ancient forms of birds looked different, and that it has some features consistent with modern birds and others more like ancient, extinct forms, and then he's reduced to quoting Brian Switek in an attempt to gather support. (I don't think Brian accepts that the earth is 6000 years old or that dinosaurs did not evolve into birds, though; I've restored the usual ellipses and truncations a creationist must resort to in order to use a scientists' words.)
Even evolutionary science writer Brian Switek, when discussing Eosinopteryx, commented on the vagaries of whether to call a creature a bird or a dinosaur. Switek wrote:
Does this mean that we should stop calling Archaeopteryx the earliest known bird? Not necessarily.
'[T]his phylogeny remains only weakly supported,' Godefroit and coauthors caution…[and the paleontologists point out that convergent evolution among small, feathered dinosaurs might obscure the true pattern of relationships between the feathered forms. The identity of Archaeopteryx is being questioned, and rightly so, but paleontologists have yet to fully resolve which particular lineage of dinosaur spawned the first birds.]
Birds are a special lineage of coelurosaurian dinosaurs. That is a fact. But the details of when and how that transition occurred, not to mention exactly from whom, are still areas of active debate. [Eosinopteryx underscores the increasingly complex pattern of feathered dinosaur evolution and bird origins. The tiny dinosaur is another point of reference in an ongoing discussion about when dinosaurs took to the air, and which particular lineage left avian heirs to the Mesozoic legacy.]
OK, guy, you're really reaching. This shouldn't be so difficult. Complex lineages, ancient extinct forms, fossils with traits of an ancient form and a modern one, major changes in anatomy over time…just spit it out.
The "T" word. You know. Try it.
"Traaaaaans…", that's how it starts…
Transitional form! Good! You're making progress!
Next week, we'll work on the "E" word, that phenomenon which explains how we get transitional forms.


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Little Green Footballs is fantastic. Hot Air is a revelation. Daily Kos is shame incarnate.
Old, but I'm late to the game anyway (even thought I'd been familiarized with the "screw you" incident for awhile now… Okay, so I didn't find out about it day and date.) From Markos Moulitsas Zúniga commenting on Blackwater to his disgustingness' exposition on Michelle Malkin (one of the coolest people to live in the northern hemisphere) to his sickening note on the death of four American compatriots.
Hi! I'm Kos. I'm loved by several thousand useful idiots! I'm the star of this particular blog entry. To everyone who's reading this, I hate you!
Kos on Blackwater: Still "screw them" after all these years
posted at 4:10 pm on October 6, 2007 by Allahpundit
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He doesn't have the stones to clearly reiterate what he said three years ago, just like he didn't have the stones earlier this year to say outright that he hoped Michelle would be killed during her trip to Iraq even while gleefully imagining the conditions under which that scenario would surely come to pass. The face of the new center of the Democratic Party can't be seen wishing death on people, no matter how apparent it is that he wishes death on people. So he has to stick to oblique nonsense like this, which tacitly reaffirms the "screw them" comment by spinning it as a defense of the troops instead of the ghoulish callousness towards an atrocity perpetrated upon four of his countrymen that it actually is.
Given the choice, the wingnuts always choose Blackwater over our own troops. They're not on the same side, and haven't been ever.
"It was obviously excessive, it was obviously wrong," said the U.S. military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the incident remains the subject of several investigations. "The civilians that were fired upon, they didn't have any weapons to fire back at them. And none of the IP (Iraqi Police) or any of the local security forces fired back at them."
The whole "screw them" thing four [sic] years ago was exactly that — the wingers were more outraged over four Blackwater mercenaries killed than they were about the five Marines that had died that very same day.
He doesn't believe that — there's no sane reason why anyone, left, right, or center, would feel worse about the death of a contractor than an American soldier — but the recent Blackwater shooting gives him an opportunity to do damage control on his most notorious political gaffe and he's taking advantage. At the risk of stating the obvious, the reason the Fallujah incident got so much press was because of the gruesomeness of the attack and the relish that was taken by the enemy in perpetrating it; the same is true for the atrocity committed against Tucker and Menchaca last year. Only a nutroots reptile could be so cold-blooded as not to feel affronted by the scene of four Americans being burned and hung from a bridge while local insurgents celebrated for the cameras, but that's what this cretin is so that's how he responds. According to iCasualties, fully 1,001 contractors had been killed in Iraq as of June 30. I've been reading blogs since 2002 and while I've seen plenty of tributes to fallen soldiers, the only mentions I've ever seen of dead contractors have to do with the four killed in the atrocity at Fallujah. Which, needless to say, is an odd quirk for "wingers" allegedly obsessed with protecting their precious heroes from Blackwater.
Update: So much do the Kossacks love our troops that they take steaming dumps on Bronze Star winners.
Here's one of the aforementioned useful idiots now! And ME of course! YAY!
Kos: It'd be "splendid" if Malkin had no security in Iraq Update: More reaction
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"Screw them" Kos thinks it would be a "splendid idea" if Michelle leaves the Green Zone without security in her possible upcoming trip to Iraq.
Because only that way will her reporting be fully informed.
Why? Did you think he had another reason in mind?
Greg Sargent has a problem with Eason Jordan going to Iraq with Michelle Malkin. I think it's a splendid idea. So long as they leave the Green Zone, and without security detail that puts a single US soldier in harm's way. I mean, things are so splendid and it's just like Philly and there's all those great new schools! They'll be perfectly safe, I'm sure.
This comes from the "man" who said "screw them" to a group of contractors who were savagely beaten and murdered in Iraq in 2004.
The Political Pitbull has posted reaction from other liberals blogs, including our friends at Crooks & Liars.
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Daily Kos Gloats Over Fallujah
Thu, Apr 1, 2004 at 8:45:19 pm PST
Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, also known as "Daily Kos," couldn't restrain his joy over the gruesome deaths of four of his fellow citizens yesterday, and expressed one of the ugliest sentiments I've seen yet on the lefty blogs (and that's really saying something). His foul pronouncement is in the topic: Corpses on the Cover.
Let the people see what war is like. This isn't an Xbox game. There are real repercussions to Bush's folly.
That said, I feel nothing over the death of merceneries. They aren't in Iraq because of orders, or because they are there trying to help the people make Iraq a better place. They are there to wage war for profit. Screw them.
Kos. Daily Kos. I'm here to save you from yourself because you don't know any better.
Every death should be on the front page (2.70 / 40)
Let the people see what war is like. This isn't an Xbox game. There are real repercussions to Bush's folly. That said, I feel nothing over the death of merceneries. They aren't in Iraq because of orders, or because they are there trying to help the people make Iraq a better place. They are there to wage war for profit. Screw them.


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GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Big does not describe Eagle Valley's 42-28 victory over Glenwood Springs Friday night.
Whopping, huge, gigantic, stunning, wonderful, fabulous, and great all apply. But the more apropos phrase may be "season-changing."
The Devils beat the Demons for the first time since 2005, which leads us to the next point. That year was the last time Eagle Valley made the playoffs, and Friday's win against the Demons officially puts Eagle Valley into the playoff chase.
"We talked this week about how this was the biggest game we've had in five years," Devils coach John Ramunno said. "It's pretty nice. These kids have talked a lot about changing things at the high school. The last three years have been pretty tough. The way you make things change is to turn up the heat. We turned up the heat."
Eagle Valley's offense certainly did that. Nielsen ran for around 240 yards, according to KSKE radio, and three touchdowns. Cody Thurston, filling in for Rick Ramunno (broken hand), nearly hit the century mark. And not to be left out, quarterback Jordon Hudspeth threw two touchdowns.
As always, the offensive line of Andy Armstrong, Joe Felix, Joey Sanchez, Tanner Harris Tyler LaFrambroise and Roberto Cortez must take a bow. John Ramunno also gave his tight ends Ayren Hart and Sam Boyd a lot of credit as well.
Slow start
The game started with two long drives that took almost all of the first quarter, but no points to show for the effort. Glenwood opened the game with a 13-play drive that resulted in a missed field goal. Eagle Valley answered with an 11-play drive that also ended on downs in Glenwood territory.
Eagle Valley got on the scoreboard first as senior Nielsen crossed the goal line with 10 minutes to play in the second quarter.
After a quick three-and-out by Glenwood, Eagle Valley put together another 11-play drive with Hudspeth connecting on a 10-yard TD pass to Boyd for a 13-7 lead with 4:29 remaining in the first half.
The Demons answered with a nine-play scoring drive. Glenwood senior quarterback Travis Lundin found senior Austin Tribble down the right sideline for a 56-yard reception. Lundin capped the drive with a 2-yard TD run after a nifty inside handoff fake to close the lead to 13-7.
With a little more than a minute remaining in the first half, Eagle Valley took advantage of a short Glenwood kickoff. The Devils went 54 yards in three plays for another score, this time seeing Hudspeth connect with senior Zeke Sandoval, who made a sensational catch in the end zone to make it 21-7.
Glenwood got a big break after Lundin found senior Caiden Sorensen open for a 41-yard completion down the sideline as time ran out, but a personal foul by Eagle Valley gave the Demons one more play with no time on the clock. Lundin hit senior Austin Tribble on a short pass, but Tribble was stopped inches short of the goal line to end the first half.
With the Devils leading, 21-7 at the half, the team understandably got "The Delta Speech." In Week 3, the Devils led those Panthers, 21-6, at the break, only to fall 25-21.
"We talked a lot about Delta," Ramunno said. "We sort of shut it off at halftime. This time we picked it up and scored another 21."
Eagle Valley opened the second half with a 20-play, 92-yard scoring drive that took nearly eight minutes and included four fourth-down conversions. Glenwood answered with one play – a 64-yard TD pass from Lundin to Tribble, the only play the Demons would run in the third quarter, making it 27-14 Eagle Valley.
The Devils' offense ate up the rest of the third with Nielsen scoring his third for a 35-14 Eagle Valley lead.
Again, Glenwood wouldn't quit. This time it took two plays for Lundin to find Tribble again, connecting on a 69-yard TD pass with Tribble breaking tackles along the way.
Glenwood then recovered an onside kick and put together an 11-play drive that stalled on downs at the Eagle Valley 7-yard line.
With just under six minutes to play and a 14-point lead, it looked like the Devils would run the clock down, but instead, attempted a pass that was intercepted, and four plays later, Glenwood scored again to close the gap to seven points with 2:33 to play.
Glenwood couldn't recover another onside kick, and with seconds remaining in the game, Thurston scored on a 2-yard plunge to make the final score 42-28.
The Devils are now tied for second in the 3A Slope with Palisade and Delta. This trio is at 3-1, while Rifle leads the pack at 5-0. (The Bears smacked Palisade, 31-3, on Thursday.)
Eagle Valley has Montezuma-Cortez next week for Homecoming. Then it's at Battle Mountain, home for Palisade and at Rifle. While it's a tough schedule, especially those last two games, the Devils do control their own destiny as far as a league title goes.
Also at 5-1, the Devils are in the running for a wild-card spot. By the way, CHSAA releases its first wild-card standings Monday.
"It's a game you had to have," Ramunno said. "We lost to Delta, and Glenwood beat Delta. We had to get a win. The kids knew that. We've got four more games, and it sure would be nice to run the table."
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SALEM – Oregon has taken new steps toward a potential lawsuit against the developers of its failed health insurance website by hiring a phalanx of lawyers and issuing demands for evidence and other material that could be used in a civil case against Oracle Corp.
Legal demands for potential evidence were issued Monday, officials in the governor's office and the state Department of Justice told The Associated Press. But they declined to say how many of the so-called civil investigative demands were issued or whom they target. They are the first such demands issued in preparation for potential litigation against Oracle, said Kristina Edmunson, a spokeswoman.
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The displacement figures are the largest the country has witnessed since the sectarian violence of 2006-2008 and are a result of deadly clashes between Iraqi troops and Al-Qaeda-linked fighters.
1.13 million people are already internally displaced in Iraq.
"Most of the recently displaced remain outside Fallujah city, accommodated by relatives or staying in schools, mosques and hospitals where resources are running low. Host families are having difficulties sustaining the burden of caring for the displaced," UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards told reporters in Geneva.
He added that UNHCR and its humanitarian aid partners had managed to distribute tarpaulins, blankets, sleeping mats, food, and hygiene supplies. Yesterday, the agency delivered 2,400 core relief kits. The Ministry of Displacement and Migration and the Iraqi parliament have also sent aid.
"Many of the displaced, nonetheless, are still in desperate need of food, medical care, and other aid. As the insecurity has spread, many families who fled several weeks ago have been displaced again," said Mr. Edwards.Meanwhile, other areas of Iraq – including Baghdad, Erbil, Kerbala, Salah-al-Din and Ninewa – have witnessed the arrival of thousands of displaced people. People are reportedly without money for food and lack suitable clothing for the rainy conditions. Children are not in school and sanitary conditions, particularly for women, are inadequate.
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Saucon Valley High School preesnts "Anything Goes" Feb. 28- March 3. Producer Sal Ritz says this year's show brings a whole new production team to Saucon Valley. Ritz and production designer Beth Jensen still remain, but added to the team are choreographer JoanEllyn Schubert and vocal director Chad Miller. Herb Payung, former Saucon student and now faculty member is musical director and Vince Rostkowski returns to his alma mater as director. After 150+ productions himself, Ritz decided it is a perfect time to bring new energy to the SV theatre with all the young talented professionals. A new era in Saucon Valley theatre has begun.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, March 1 and 2, and 2 p.m. March 3 at Saucon Valley High School, 2097 Polk Valley Road, Hellertown. Tickets: $10; $8, students and senior citizens 65 and over. Available at the door for all performances.
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Reno Sweeney.........................................................................Mackenzie Till
Hope Harcourt......................................................................Rachel Altemose
Evangeline Harcourt.................................................................Natalie Roche
Lord Evelyn Oakleigh...............................................................Davis Weaver
Elisha Whitney................................................................................Ian Zuber
Billy Crocker.............................................................................Zach Durnack
Moonface Martin.................................................................Brendan Weaver
Erma.....................................................................................Hannah Gaither
Lucy & Joan (formerly Luke & John roles)...Rachel Panick & Nichole Payung
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Ship's Purser..................................................................................Amy Carr
#1: Purity................................................................................Kelsey Payung
#2: Chastity............................................................................Diana Nicholas
#3: Charity............................................................................Ashley Hartman
#4: Virtue.............................................................................Lauren Skillenge
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