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Re: Make Dome 24/7?cookiedood Mar 29, 2012 12:59 PM (in response to Thesandman)
I only play hc Dom
And I love dome
But I spouse it's down to if people care about their k/d
Re: Make Dome 24/7?runner-gunner Mar 29, 2012 1:27 PM (in response to cookiedood)
I'd prefer Hardhat 24/7
Re: Make Dome 24/7?ObamaDoesStuff Mar 29, 2012 1:46 PM (in response to cookiedood)
Most people love Dome, and I know this because every time it appears as an option it gets like at least 8 votes and none for the other map (there are of course those losers who don't vote). Dome is also my favorite map, because it's good for pretty much everything--even SNIPING (and I mean real sniping, not cheapscoping)--it's small, and there's not much camping. I always get my most kills on Dome regardless of what gun I'm using.
So hell yeah, a Dome 24/7 Playlist would be AWESOME. They could at least do it for one weekend or something.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?SheSaidNo Mar 29, 2012 1:41 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Yeah, I thought Hardhat was the most popular?
Re: Make Dome 24/7?traderearl Mar 29, 2012 1:46 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Dome always seems to win the vote, I tend to finish pretty strong on the map, but I really don't like it much. In order to finish well I really have to soft camp from location to location and I don't really like that style of gameplay. It seemed like in MW2 rust didn't come up as often as Dome does in MW3.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?ghamorra Mar 29, 2012 1:51 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Dome is the worst map in this game. I get spawn trapped almost everytime I play it and that spawn trap only takes 30sec to set up
Re: Make Dome 24/7?dlundebjerg28 Mar 29, 2012 1:54 PM (in response to Thesandman)
So because you dont like Dome they should put it in a seprate playlist? Thats the issue with the CoD community in general.
Just becuase something doesn't play to you're strenghts, why should the devs do something just because it pleases you personally? That is the kind of retarded thinking that makes reading these forums unbearable at times.
The devs aren't going to cater the game to you personally. Just continue to back out if you can't handle the high paced action on Dome. Just becaue you don't like something doesn't mean it needs a seprate playlist, it just means you need to adapt.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?KAWASAKIRDR13 Mar 29, 2012 2:01 PM (in response to dlundebjerg28)
Your totally right 100% @dlundebjerg28 yes, you can be spawn trapped at dome, but if you play tactically (not referring to camping) but if you do, you will do good there, because everyone else is running around like a chicken with his head cut off because there's noob tubes and stuff flying everywhere. However, This is why i use the "TROPHY SYSTEM" for any of my game modes, because it eliminates those explosives that people complain about, so use it and destroy at any map. And again 100% agreed that people need to learn to adapt, to these kinds of maps.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?dlundebjerg28 Mar 29, 2012 2:19 PM (in response to KAWASAKIRDR13)
Posts like this just irritate the crap out of me, and honestly peoples mindests being like this is what is starting to ruin CoD.
The video game won't adapt to you and you're personal needs, so you need to make the adjustment. Expecting changes that suit you and you're personal wants is absolutely retarded. I wish there was a way to remove idiots like this from the game
Re: Make Dome 24/7?AC_786 Mar 29, 2012 2:07 PM (in response to Thesandman)
i agree if you dont like dome or are not very good on this map then back out of the lobby before the game starts or try to adapt to the map and focus on improving your weakness on the maps you are not so good on that way you learn and improve your gameplay or even try playing different game modes on your weakest maps so you also play against players on them maps that use different tactics that way im sure you will improve .
i personally enjoy playing dome
Re: Make Dome 24/7?Thesandman Mar 29, 2012 2:17 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Delundebjerg you obviously didnt see the big ?t beside the title of the thread and also me saying IMO.
Show me were i told IW that they should change it for me?
Read the post properly before accusing me in the wrong as the thread was on a question basis and not a command basis.
Also im not bad at the map as i have a 1.2 overall after 10 prestiges.
My question was in the context of nuketown 24/7 on Black ops
Re: Make Dome 24/7?Izjar11 Mar 29, 2012 2:18 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Yea I'd like to see that! Dome 24/7
Re: Make Dome 24/7?Thesandman Mar 29, 2012 2:19 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Also "retarded thinking", now what is that exactly? Dont comment if the thread is that unbearable for you.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?pazuzu16 Mar 29, 2012 2:23 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Nah dome is way to small. I'd rather see 24/7 interchange.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?dlundebjerg28 Mar 29, 2012 2:31 PM (in response to Thesandman)
"I would like to see Dome in a seperate lobby on its own"
"IMO it requires no skill (followed by ******** about what happens on the map"
So yea, read that. See that you don't like Dome becuase it doesn't cater to you personally. Saw that you think it should be on its own in a playlist because you don't like when it comes in a lobby and everyone votes for it. This thread is basically saying that because you don't like Dome, it should be set off in its own seprate playlist.
The "retarded thinking" is that somehow your own personal wants and needs for the game actually matter to any of us. Because you don't like Dome, I have to go play it in a seprate playlist? Yea, makes a whole lot of sense there.
I don't care how good of a player you are, or think you are. Just becuase you don't like somehting doesn't mean it needs a change. And that was my point. Because you don't like Dome you want a change made that makes the game better for you. Your being a selfish crybaby and its annoying as f*ck. If you don't enjoy the map, don't play it, end of story.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?Fearboi911 Mar 29, 2012 2:32 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Dome 24/7 would be awsome
Re: Make Dome 24/7?Thesandman Mar 29, 2012 2:43 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Again dlundebjerg i posted the thread as a QUESTION get it???? a QUESTION not a command.
I was asking other gamers what they though of a Dome 24/7 mode
But just keep insulting if that makes you feel any better.
I must trawl through your posts to se if there has ever been something in 3000+ posts that you never complained about.
Thats whats wrong on these boards, you get flamed for making a suggestion.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?dlundebjerg28 Mar 29, 2012 2:47 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Whyd you ask the question/make the suggestion? Because based on your post its because you don't like Dome and dont want to play it anymore.
Anyway you rationalize your post, it still boils down to the fact that you don't like Dome and don't want to play it. You can sit here and criticize my number of posts, you can sit here and try to make your post look like it isn't a complaint, but at the end of the day you are ******** because you don't want to play Dome anymore.
So the problem isn't that you get flamed for making a suggestion, the problem is you lack the ability to adapt. The problem is you want the game to play exactly how it suits you. Continue to whine and complain, I'm just telling you how it is.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?Thesandman Mar 29, 2012 2:57 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Once again you cannot see a question mark and cannot read basic english. The thread was a question and you damn well know it.
Also post proof that i criticized your number of posts? i only said that i would look through them to see if you have ever complained about anything or made a suggestion.
And already i have saw in some of your older posst, suggestions that you have made,
Also do you not understand "in my opinion?" thats means that thats the way i think personally and not everyone else.
Again im waiting for you to post were i said that IW should change it because i dont like it.
Keep on trolling and bullying, if it annoys you so much,just dont comment.
Im fed up of elitetist BS on these forums.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?traderearl Mar 29, 2012 3:01 PM (in response to Thesandman)
People really are overly harsh on the forums, makes ya just not want to post at all sometimes.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?dlundebjerg28 Mar 29, 2012 3:09 PM (in response to Thesandman)
What was your reasoning behind this post? Seriously, why did you suggest Dome 24/7 if it wasn't because you don't like Dome and don't want to play it? Enlighten me, because from reading your post thats the only reasoning I see.
I'm fed up of whiny cry babies on these forums. You come on here and cry about something, I'm going to bully/troll/flame the **** out of you. If you're trying to make an actual suggestion, maybe subtract the crying and whining from it. Figure it out, and stop crying
Re: Make Dome 24/7?Thesandman Mar 29, 2012 3:14 PM (in response to Thesandman)
You have just confirmed yourself as a cyber bully. You cant answer my questions repeatedly and just make assumptions. I made the thread as in black ops they made the smallest map 24/7.
You now have to use profanity as well to get your point across.
I will not be silenced by a message board troll who reguarly insults people for having an OPINION.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?Thesandman Mar 29, 2012 3:16 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Hope you feel better for your childish namecalling and insulting. You sir are the troll ,and btw i did pay £44.99 for this game and i damn well will make any suggestions that i like without seeking you permission.
A sorry would be a start
Re: Make Dome 24/7?monkeylord Mar 29, 2012 3:20 PM (in response to Thesandman)
I wouldn't want it removed from the main rotation as the overall chaos is what I like most about the map along with bootleg it's a map you can just mentally switch off load up your PM9 and charge around like your a*s is on fire.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?Thesandman Mar 29, 2012 3:24 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Funny bootleg is one of my favourite maps. The 24/7 thing was a suggestion due to the popularity of Dome.
There is no denying that it comes up more than most maps in lobbies and if you dont like it then you have to back out of the lobby.
My suggestion i thought was reasonable and would keep all the Dome diehards happy as well, trhe same as nuketown 24/7 did.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?monkeylord Mar 29, 2012 3:39 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Maybe if they had a rotational 24/7 where they switched out the map once a week or so, or that might defeat the purpose of 24/7.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?467384783 Mar 29, 2012 3:26 PM (in response to Thesandman)
I'd prefer a Lockdown 24/7
Re: Make Dome 24/7?r8edtripx Mar 29, 2012 5:54 PM (in response to Thesandman)
Thesandman wrote:
I would like to see Dome in a separate lobby on its own as it seems to come up in the lobby more than any other map imo.
When im in the lobby i usually back out because Dome always wins the vote.
IMO it requires no skill and just is a free for all of flashes,stuns,RPGs,XMs,noobtubes,semtex,frags etc etc. It has to many flanking routes and is just a horrible small map, especially in objective based modes. I even like nuketown better than dome.
So all you guys who like Dome, do you think it would be better to have a Dome 24/7 lobby
I do play Hardcore which makes it even more difficult to stay alive with the amount of explosions that take place.
Dont flame me guys is this is just MY opinion and i would welcome sensible mature comments about what you like or dislike about this map.
If Dome or Hardhat made it into its own lobby, I'd be all over it. I have a lot of fun on both of these maps.
If the following maps never came up for a vote, I wouldn't be mad about it: Interchange, Outpost, Downturn, Bootleg, Carbon, Lockdown, Liberation, Black Box.
Re: Make Dome 24/7?Jiggy_Fly333 Mar 29, 2012 6:30 PM (in response to Thesandman)
I wish they would take a page out of the old socom book and make lobbies like socom had. Choose custom lobbies and set up maps and gameplay. That was the ish!!!
Re: Make Dome 24/7?Luno87 Mar 30, 2012 3:33 AM (in response to Thesandman)
In all honesty I really dislike every map on mw3. with the exception of maybe Hardhat. They are all boring but that might be because I have played them so much. Instead of 24/7 which sounds a bit lame a longer game sesh is def needed. all gamemodes for me r too short and maps r too small. my personal oppionion obv.


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ZEBULON — As a heart disease survivor who had open-heart surgery at age 2, it isn't terribly surprising Yolanda Dickerson became an advocate for the American Heart Association as an adult.
But it was an outright shock for the Zebulon resident, now 39, when she learned earlier this year she had been chosen from among four candidates nationwide for the American Heart Association's Survivor Advocate of the Year award.
"No one was more surprised than I was," Dickerson said. "We do an annual Lobby Day here in Raleigh, and a biannual national lobby in (Washington) D.C. I was on a charter bus coming back from the (N.C.) General Assembly when I found out and I was like, "What?"
Following the state "You're the Cure" Lobby Day on Feb. 26, Dickerson traveled to Washington, D.C., where she was honored at the association's congressional lobby event on April 9.
"She's a born leader and just really gives of herself," Sloan Garner, an AHA spokesperson, said of Dickerson. "She is really a pretty amazing person and we are really excited and pleased for her."
Dickerson's work with the association began as a way to honor her mother and has grown since the birth of her daughter, who is now 12 years old. Despite being actively involved with the AHA for the last 11 years, Dickerson said the award wasn't about her.
"Since God allowed me to live through surgery at such a young age, I feel like it's my responsibility to go out and help other people," she said. "It is about all the people – my (family), every volunteer, every survivor. It's about what all those people pour into me and what I'm able to do with it."
The annual award is given to a heart disease or stroke survivor who has gone above and beyond for the AHA in advocating for federal and state policy priorities, according to the association, and the recipient has actively participated events and strongly advocated for heart and stroke issues.
Dickerson met that criteria. She got her start like many people who participate in advocacy events – on a company Heart Walk team – but said she was plucked from that group by AHA officials and asked to become a public speaker for the organization.
"Betsy Vetter, the director of government relations for the N.C. AHA, told me I was going to speak to Congress eight or nine years ago," Dickerson said. "I've been doing that ever since.
"I went from being one in the crowd to being the chair of the N.C. American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee Executive Board."
Dickerson has held that title since 2011. She also leads the state advocacy volunteer initiative and created the model for the state "You're The Cure" Lobby Day, speaks to area youth, and has represented the AHA at the White House Community Leaders' Briefing and the N.C. Governor's Summit for health issues.
While her involvement with the AHA sounds like a full-time position, Dickerson makes her living as a medical claims analyst for an anesthesiology management company and as an independent manuscript editor. She is also the PTSA president for Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy.
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Back in the summer of 2007, Danny Briere was one of the biggest unrestricted free agents on the market and the Quebec native had a chance to come home and play for the Montreal Canadiens.
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After a change that saw him go from a career in retail to teaching and three years as an assistant baseball coach in the Murray County school system, David Redmond will be a head coach next school year.
North Murray High School athletic director Roger Rainey said Wednesday afternoon that Redmond will be the school's next baseball coach.
Redmond, a 1993 graduate of Murray County High, takes over the Mountaineers' baseball program from Steve Granger, who recently assumed the head coaching duties of the school's softball team and is also an assistant wrestling coach.
"We had our baseball banquet Tuesday night, and we kind of knew before when (Granger) took the softball job, but we wanted to hold it and let the banquet focus on the kids," Rainey said. "Steve has been a valuable baseball coach and highly recommended David for the job.
"We felt pretty good that we had a good candidate here on staff, much like we did with boys basketball and softball before when those jobs came open.
"He played baseball in college, is from Murray County and coach Granger gave a strong recommendation."
Redmond has been Granger's assistant the past two seasons and was an assistant at Bagley Middle School before that. A mathematics teacher, he was recently named North Murray's Teacher of the Year. A former pitcher for the Indians, he went on to play at Piedmont College in Demorest for coach Steve Harwood.
"The excitement for me is the opportunity to reach the kids and teach some fundamentals and continue what coach Granger has built here," Redmond said. "When I left Murray County and went to Piedmont, I learned so much. I have a passion and a love for the game. We will build on a fundamental sense of the game."
North Murray finished this past season 10-13 overall and 6-8 in Region 5-3A play, falling to Sonoraville in its final game of the season and missing out on the region's No. 4 seed and a spot in the state playoffs. Redmond said the Mountaineers will have a good chance to reach that upper echelon of the region next year.
"Honestly, we just have to take care of our business," he said. "We have probably the best rising senior class in the region.
"We have to get them to buy in and reach that level. If we can play to our level, we can get to that next level. We feel like we are headed to that dedication to get to the level we want to be."


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Dawson Sikma feeds a goat as he and other participants in the summer reading program at Evans Public Library in Vandalia enjoy Anna Taylor's petting zoo.
In recent years, members of the Fayette County Board have said that they have got to stop using money set aside for capital improvements to meet payroll and other expenses.
On Tuesday night, they voted to do just that … at least for the time being.
After a 45-minute discussion, the board voted 8-4 to reject a plan to transfer $250,000 from the capital improvement fund for regular expenses.
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Just one month after being charged with several methamphetamine offenses, a rural Vandalia man has accepted a 12-year sentence.
Charles L. Nelson, 60, accepted the lengthy prison term in pleading guilty to a charge of possessing 900 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine.
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Poll: The Yankees' Top ProspectBy
For the first time in several years, the Yankees do not have an obvious top prospect. Manny Banuelos was the easy (but not necessarily slam dunk) choice last season and Jesus Montero indisputably sat atop the team's prospect list for years, but right now there is no real consensus. They do have four legitimate top prospect candidates though, so it's not like they're hurting for talent.
By now you know those four players: catcher Gary Sanchez and outfielders Tyler Austin, Mason Williams, and Slade Heathcott. Baseball America ranked Williams number one earlier this winter while Keith Law and John Sickels each had Sanchez in the top spot. If you spend some time scouring the interwebs, you'll sure find other lists with Heathcott and Austin sitting at number one. I think we can all agree there wouldn't be much argument with any of this guys being called New York's best minor leaguer.
My personal top 30 prospects list comes out tomorrow, but you'll have to wait until then to see I have at number one. For now I just want to poll the audience to see who you folks think is the team's top prospect. Here's a quick review of each guys credential's (listed alphabetically)…
OF Tyler Austin
Austin, 21, was the best player in the farm system last season, hitting .322/.400/.559 with 17 homers and 23 stolen bases while playing at four different levels. The Yankees have moved him around the field a bit, but last year he settled into right field. Regardless, he's a bat-first prospect.
OF Slade Heathcott
The 22-year-old Heathcott missed the first half with his second shoulder surgery in as many offseasons, but he returned to hit .302/.380/.461 with five homers and 19 steals in 65 total games. He tore the cover off the ball — .388/.494/.612 in 18 games — in the Arizona Fall League after the season. If that's not good enough, his defense\ive skills in center and damn near elite.
C Gary Sanchez
No minor league catcher hit more homers than the 20-year-old Sanchez in 2012, who went deep 18 times while hitting .290/.344/.485 across two levels. Thanks to his greatly improved defense, he's likely to remain behind the plate long-term. Sanchez might be the most gifted hitter in the system, and he does it at the most premium position.
OF Mason Williams
Williams, 21, hit .298/.346/.474 with 11 homers and 20 steals in 91 games between two levels last season, though a shoulder injury — suffered while diving for a ball in the outfield — ended his season in late-August. Williams offers high-end center field defense like Heathcott, but he doesn't have the same ugly injury history.
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With all due respect to the other players in the system, these four clearly stand out from the pack. They're all not only extremely talented, but they all produced in a big way this past season. Which one is the best? I think everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
- Tyler Austin
- Slade Heathcott
- Gary Sanchez
- Mason Williams
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Sanchez may not have the highest floor but because of his ceiling and the position he plays he's #1 and the most important for me as well
Yeah, I wonder how much this vote is being influenced by our collective horror of starting Cervelli/Stewart.
Like most people in this runaway vote, Gary Sanchez for me.
Williams and Heathcott's injuries have slowed the hype train down on them a little bit. Austin seems to have the upside of an above average player, but not the star upside Heathcott and Williams have.
So I voted for Gary Sanchez. He's got elite upside and the latest scouting reports are favorable in regards to his ability to stick at catcher.
I'm a lot more excited about this batch than when our best 4 prospects were pitching prospects.
I'd probably put Manny right there with or above Slade given the nature of their injury histories.
By that I mean for # 4, at best maybe #3. I like Sanchez #1 because of position, and Austin #2 because I find him most technically sound and highest producing.
Is it fair to say that Slade has the highest ceiling of the 3 outfielders were they all to reach it?
I don't really know. Certainly has a great ceiling as a CF with power, but same goes for Williams. Scouts aren't as high on Austin and the offensive bar is much higher in RF, but I think he has a chance to be a really great hitter personally.
This is a serious question, not snark.
How do you know Austin is technically sound? Simply scouting reports? Or have you watched him? How is he more technically sound than Mason or Slade?
The scouting reports are pretty universal that Austin is much more polished than either Slade or Mason.
I would gather he's going off scouting reports since what he wrote fits the general consensus on Austin. I'd also put more faith in the talent evaluators than anyone posting on a blog, myself included!
His swing, from watching him. Beautiful swing. Great balance, quick to the ball, not a lot of wasted motion. It's a textbook swing.
Williams has an awkward swing that seems a little inconsistent. Sanchez has a lot of wasted motion. Slade lunges a little and seems to hit off his front foot, but pretty nice swing.
I think Austin is the most likely to become a good MLB player.
But I voted on total upside/ceiling and went with Sanchez.
Wow, I can't believe Sanchez is winning in such a landslide.
Doesnt surprise me one bit.
I'm most surprised that Williams is pulling up the rear. After winning the RAB "prospect watch" last year, I guess he has lost some favor with RAB readers.
I think the injury has put a dent in Mason's prospect hype machine
Injury, and the fact that he is still going to open the year in Tampa, while the rest should be in Trenton.
I briefly thought about Slade for the top spot, but decided against it because of the injuries. If Slade had been healthy these past 2 seasons, I think it'd be much closer than it is now.
Agree. If the injuries had been less frequent (and given the potential he has shown), I would have voted Heathcott
I voted for Sanchez largely because of his increase liklihood of sticking at catcher. If he doesn't work out there, I'm not sure if he has the athleticism to move to 3B, but 1B is of course a possibility.
I love Slade, Mason, Austin, and even Manny & Campos. But for years, we all took for granted the value of a good hitting catcher (Jorge). Consider this an homage to Posada.
Voted for Gary "unlike Montero, not Dirty" Sanchez
I am joking. About the nickname, not about my vote…
Gary "Sucio" Sanchez
/just kidding folks
Campos! (I voted Sanchez.)
I voted for Kodos.
I wonder how much more complaining you would be doing if Montero had a good year. At some point it may help to let this one go.
I went with Sanchez.
Aw come on Krinkle. Montero did pretty well for a 22 year old, making minimum, who can't catch, batting cleanup on a crappy offensive team in a terrible ballpark. But you're right-I was disappointed.
Ibanez was a better hitter than Montero last year. So as far as I'm concerned it was a wash so far. Pineda lost year, but Montero wouldn't have been better than what they had.
True. I still have hope for Pineda even though it's less warranted than with Montero, but who knows how either will end up? I root for laundry in part because I'll be a Yankee fan well after either player is still playing.
Gary Sanchez, because of his ceiling and the crazy idea that he might take a little of the sting out of the Montero trade at some point in the future.
Yeah. Nothin like replacing a great hitting DH/1B with a very good hitting catcher.
I voted Austin due to his hitting skills and the fact that as a corner OF, his defense isn't as important to his progression as the CFers or Sanchez.
God I miss Montero. Did anyone else see BA fantasy book rank him as the #7 catcher in the AL and #15 overall? They are really predicting a bounce back year.
But yeah, I voted Sanchez. Premium position, Premium Bat. Solid Defense. Gotta be #1 and be the Prospect Watch this year on RAB.
This isn't what this vote is for right?
Not that good. FB completely ignores the defensive side, and he would be right in the middle of the pack offensively.
Montero is worth far more as a fantasy catcher as compared to the real world obviously because of defense.
From everything I've read, he's not gonna last long behind the plate before Seattle is gonna have to make him predominantly a DH or 1st baseman
They need him to at least make it through this year as the catcher. They took on too many 1B/DH players.
there should be no doubt about your list, mike. you will definitely go sanchez #1, williams #2, heathcott #3 and austin #4. call me a prophet. imo, i hope heathcott and austin get dangled around…heathcott always gets hurt and austin's power numbers really weren't there in tampa for that 36-game stint
Lets hope not. If slade can stay healthy he could be someone special. Austin to me is not someone who is going to hit 40 hr, but more someone that can get on base a lot, and hit quite a few doubles.
I hope all four stick around, at this point. Hugging too much? Maybe, but who doesn't love a good hug?
To me it just makes sense. Trading is good when you need that last piece, Yankees aren't in that position. All of their current outfielders have 2 or fewer years of control left, and who knows what Ichiro brings in that 2nd year. They also have no long term catcher yet, and payroll space is tight because of teix, cc, arod, etc. Thinking long term with a payroll cap, they are going to need some players that are being productive and making the league minimum.
I'd vote Slade, Sanchez, Manny, Williams, Austin
Sanchez, all the way…
I actually voted for Slade, but that's based on hope that he can actually stay healthy. As of right now I agree it's Sanchez, but I'm banking this on who will be the top prospect in the near future. I just feel that Slade is the most complete player of the bunch. He should fill out and hit for power, he offers great speed, he offers terrific defense, and he also has that "all out" mentality. I just feel that he is the kind of guy who can really have an impact if he stays healthy. He kind of reminds me of Grady Sizemore in terms of skill and the inability to stay healthy. Those kind of players are such teases, though.
Sanchez has the most chance of making it because of the position he plays. Even if he's slightly more than average defensively he will still be able to have his bat carry him. As of now he's the top because of the position, but if we're going for the safest bet then it is none other than…
…Tyler Austin.
This guy is all about the fundamentals. I love that because I think it's a disappearing trend in baseball. You see these guys throwing the head of the bat at the ball and having huge holes in their swings. Austin just looks old school and I think he'll fill out into a very solid hitter. He reminds me of a combination of Billy Butler and David Freese.
A young catcher with power and high upside expected to stick at his position?
How do you NOT vote Sanchez?
A young CF with plus speed, defense and power isn't far behind.
Slade? Because Mason shouldn't have much more than solid-average power if everything breaks right.
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.
Since all of the old Sanchezes flamed out, I hope this one makes it.
Picked Sanchez due to stuff already explained above. I'd follow with Slade, Austin, then Mason. I'm willing to be very bullish on Slade, despite the injury history.
I voted for Austin because in my eyes he's the closest to a sure thing out of the group. Heathcott to this point has shown zero ability to stay healthy, Williams didn't have nearly as good a year as Austin offensively before getting hurt, and while Sanchez's bat may be the truth all reports say that he still has a good amount of work to do if he's going to stay behind the dish. Austin showed a great ability to hit for average, hit for power, get on base, steal bases and is by all accounts an average defender in RF. He's also probably beginning the season in AA so he's relatively close to the Majors. Sorry for the rant everybody but I'm just tryin to make the case for Austin being on the Prospect Watch this season even though it most certainly will be Gary Sanchez.
Have to go with Sanchez. The possibility of that bat at that premium position just outshines the 3 OF'ers to me.
Felix Hernandez has agreed to a new seven-year, $175 million contract with the Seattle Mariners, USA Today Sports reported Thursday.
Another reason the Yankees need to hit it big on some of these prospects. Just the latest example of a great young player never reaching free agency while in their prime.
Yep. Is no longer going to work, because so many teams are spending money.
this is a kinda odd post…
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Not surprised Sanchez is winning, but a little surprised that he's winning so easily. I'm more surprised that as of right now Williams is running 4th. I'd probably pick him ahead of Austin and Slade.
The other 3 should be in Trenton to start, while Williams is still going to need several months more at Tampa, unfortunately. Think it is a lot easier to get excited when player is going to be in AA rather than A+
I just read Chad Jennings's response to a "pinch hitters" column on LoHud today. Just an excellent retort to every bullshit point we hear every day, especially as to the farm system. Required reading, I think.
I really had forgotten how great that site is if you just ignore the comment section.
Read that earlier today too. Excellent points made. BTW, I've never once read the comments on that site to know how bad they are.
They're pretty much the same as the comments on here.
Yea, I didn't even bother to read the original article. The rebuttal made it quite clear that it would be like reading a lot of the comments here.
I couldn't get through the original. Amateur hour.
I voted Tyler Austin as that is who I would like to see tracked on the sidebar this season, however I think its a slamdunk that Sanchez is their best prospect due to his position, level & age.
They all have their merits from what has been said;
Sanchez: Opp field power, elite and dire need position for NYY.
Mason: Best contact rate, best path to the ball of the 3
Slade: Best arm & most complete OF in system
Austin: Best rake in the OF
Thinking that if Ichiro is so-so (or worse) that it could be Austin or Slade getting the call come late-July.
Not this year.
…I clickedd reply before finished.
So as I was saying, not this year for Heathcott or Austin. Are we even sure Austin will start in AA? I fully expect Heathcott to be there, and if he has a very strong first half, there is the potential he's bumped to AAA in July or August. If he continues to look good, I can see him getting a shot in 2014, but there's a lot that has to go right, from health to production, for Heathcott to make it to the Yankees at the start of 2014.
Austin went up to AA at the end of last season. I don't think it's a stretch for him to start there this season.
Sanchez has way more potential than the other guys. How's it a surprise?
Results vs Potential.
Love all 4 of them, but to me it's clearly Sanchez. We could plug him in behind the plate for the next decade.
They're all top prospects. However, I believe Slade will be the first one to get a shot with the Yanks, so I will vote for him.
Let's be honest—they are all pretty mediocre.
True, D'Arnaud is better than anyone in the Yankees system.
Why don't you go over to Amazin' Avenue and talk about it.
Sad thing is…. He comes here often.
It is what it is.


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Who's Involved in Sprout
Each year, the Sprout Organic Garden Organization elects a new leadership team through a democratic election. Additionally, each semester and over the summer, a student is hired as the Sprout Garden Manager. Below are this year's Sprout student leaders.
2013 Summer Garden Managers
Jose Portuhondo '16
Kristina Satterlee '15
Jeff Parlin '15
2012-2013 Sprout Leadership Team
President- Merry Byrne '13
Vice-President- Azul Tellez '15
2012-2013 Garden Manager
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General Information
Name : John R. LaCava
Age : 65
Place of residence : Yonkers, NY
Attended college : Yes
College : Fordham College at Rose Hill
Degree : B.A.
Year of graduation : 1969
Grad school
University : Fordham Law School
Area of research : Legal Studies
Year of graduation : J.D. 1973
Military service
Has served in the military: Yes
Rank : S-4 Army National Guard
Date when discharged from duty : 20 July 1975
Employment Information
Job titles held : 1. Assistant District Attorney;
2. Yonkers City Court Judge:
3. Westchester County Court Judge;
4. NYS Supreme Court Justice
Employers :
1. Westchester County District Attorney;
2. 3. 4. New York State Unified Court System
Political Information
Party affiliation : Republican
Running for a: State office
Running for position: New York State Supreme Court Justice
Chamber/district: 9th Judicial District
Incumbent: Yes
First elected: 04 September 1998
Previous elective offices : Yonkers City Court Judge Westchester County Court Judge
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : NYS Supreme Court Justice (1996)
Website : http://www.justicelacava.com/
Other facts
1. I also serve as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, 2nd Department, 9th and 10th Judicial Districts.
2. On August 10, 2012 I was notified that I was rated "Highly Qualified" for election as Justice of the Supreme Court by the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission of the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department.
3. Together with Justice Thomas Dickerson I have co-authered three articles (published in 2010, 2011, and 2012 the New York Law Journal and/or the Westchester Bar Journal) on New York State Tax Certiorari, Tax Exemption, and Eminent Domain cases.


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The city of Eldon will get another shot at renewing its Local Option Sales Tax next month.
In November's general election, voters in the cities of Agency, Blakesburg, Chillicothe, Eddyville, Kirkville, Ottumwa and the unincorporated areas of Wapello County approved the renewal of the 1 percent sales tax in their respective municipalities.
But voters in the city of Eldon defeated the measure: 149 voting "Yes," 151 voting "No."
In a forum before the election, Eldon Mayor Shirley Stacey said her city's LOST revenue has benefited the library, fire and police departments, cemetery, new equipment and street repairs.
"If Eldon did not have this tax revenue, we would have to cut the services of those departments, along with the maintenance of streets and upgrading of equipment," Stacey said. "We could not support what we have on water, sewer and garbage revenues alone."
Currently, LOST sunsets on Dec. 31 this year. The measure would extend the tax from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2025.
If the measure does not pass in this special election, the tax will end, dropping from 7 to 6 percent.
Stacey said the small town of 927 people sees $96,000 each fiscal year from the sales tax.
"It's a lot that's going to be missed if we don't [renew it]," she said.
The tax was originally implemented in Eldon in January 2002 and has been in effect ever since.
The money goes into Eldon's general fund, which is then used for the Eldon Library and the volunteer fire and police departments.
"It also helps when we have a sewer line break," Stacey said. "We were able to pay for that because the money was available. And it helps get us out of debt at the end of the year."
The city has been planning its budget as if the sales tax renewal does not pass, though Stacey is hoping it will. The Eldon City Council will vote to approve the city budget for fiscal year 2013-14 at its next meeting on Feb. 12.
"We know we're going to have to make some cuts if it doesn't pass or possibly raise the property taxes," Stacey said.
Some preliminary cuts the city has figured into the budget include street repair and cemetery maintenance, she said.
"After the election, if we don't get it, we'll be going back and looking at making more cuts," she said.
Last year and already this year, two storm sewers have collapsed on Third Street in Eldon, each totaling $30,000 in repairs.
"Without that local option sales tax, we just would not have been able to make that repair without going in debt," she said.
The measure was barely defeated by two votes in November, but 86 of Eldon's 386 ballots were "under," meaning those voters didn't vote one way or the other on the measure.
"I've talked to a number of people who didn't understand what it was and voted, 'No,'" she said.
Since the back of the ballot included judicial retention as well as the sales tax renewal, Stacey said that could be the main reason why it was defeated.
"A lot of people say, we don't know them [the judges], we don't care who's appointed," she said. "It's just something that they look on the front side, check those and the judges they don't worry about. It was either a matter of not understanding or not turning the ballot over."
Stacey stressed that the tax is not a new tax.
"We will still pay that tax any place else we shop," she said. "It's still in effect in Ottumwa, really the rest of the county. We will still pay that tax, we just will not receive revenue from it."
The amount of dollars Eldon sees in its general fund from LOST is significant because the city's population is so small, she said.
Eldon residents will have a chance to learn more about the tax at a forum at 1 p.m. Feb. 24 at KD Center.
Stacey, as well as Eldon City Councilman Jerry Potts, Eldon City Clerk Carrie Teninty, Wapello County Supervisors Jerry Parker, Ottumwa City Councilman Brian Morgan and Blakesburg Mayor Jason Myers will all be in attendance to answer questions.
In the coming weeks, Stacey said she will also be taking a question-and-answer sheet door-to-door to her citizens to inform them of the tax renewal and allow them to ask questions.
"Some of them just don't understand," she said. "So if they can ask another citizen about it, it might be helpful."
The special election will also allow voters to fill a vacancy on the Eldon City Council. Roger Gosnell is the sole candidate on the ballot for the position.
Special election information
Election Day poll hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 5. Eldon's polling place will be the Eldon Library Hall, 608 W. Elm St.
To vote in a special city election, one must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old and a registered voter in the city in which one lives. Registration forms must be postmarked by Feb. 18 or hand-delivered to the auditor's office by 5 p.m. Feb. 22. To register on Election Day, you must show a photo ID that has not expired and contains your name and picture and proof of residence in the precinct where you live.
Absentee ballots are now available to be mailed. Voters in the city of Eldon who will be unable to go to the polls on Election Day may cast an absentee ballot.
Votes may also be cast at the Wapello County Auditor's Office on the second floor of the courthouse now through March 4. If you wish to have a ballot mailed, you have until 5 p.m. March 1 to have the written request to the auditor's office. Absentee ballots must be postmarked by midnight March 4 or hand-delivered to the auditor's office before polls close on Election Day.
For more information, contact the auditor's office at 641-683-0020 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.


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August 2, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A bench-clearing incident took place in the bottom of the fifth inning of the Brewers' game in Los Angeles last night.
But no punches were thrown and order was quickly restored.
It started when Russell Martin of the Dodgers hit what appeared to be a homer but was ruled a foul ball after Milwaukee manager Ned Yost argued the call.
Martin ended up getting a walk, then said something to Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder.
Dodgers first base coach Mariano Duncan began jawing back and forth with someone in the Brewers dugout and was held back by the beefy Fielder as the dugouts emptied.


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By MIKE JAMES - The Independent
SOUTH POINT — Resting dockside like an aging thoroughbred in her stall, the W.P. Snyder Jr. draws admiring stares that overlook the chipped and peeling paint on her superstructure and the grime accumulated from nearly a century on the river.
The proud relic of river history is bookended at the McGinnis Inc. boatyard by two modern towboats, McGinnis's own City of South Point at the paddlewheel end and Marathon Petroleum's massive Robinson near the bow.
Bits of flotsam lap in the water as a visitor steps over the side onto the scuffed red deck, worn with the footsteps of generations of crewmen and half a century of tourists.
Through a doorway are the boilers that heated the steam that drove the giant pistons that pushed the pitman arm that turned the big red paddlewheel. Out the other side, up a flight of steps, through another door and up still more steps is the pilothouse, a windowed sanctuary where Mark Twain's legendary Horace Bixby would feel at home.
The varnished wheel is 11 feet in diameter from spoke tip to spoke tip. The pilot handling it might have enjoyed the conversation of a colleague or two sitting on the padded bench at the rear of the pilothouse.
Built in 1918, the W.P. Snyder Jr. is a historic gem that crystallizes a romantic era of America's marine past. The people of Marietta, Ohio, where the boat has been moored for more than 50 years, know that. Since 1955, the Snyder has been the centerpiece of a complex of museums and historical displays in Ohio's oldest city.
Before that, she had a long career pushing barges of coal, iron ore and steel products on the Ohio river and its tributaries.
Steamboats, like the steam locomotives that once ruled America's railroads, were supplanted by diesel craft and by 1954, the Snyder was laid up. The Crucible Steel Co., owner of the boat, donated it to the society in 1955.
Her steel hull, immersed all those years in the waters of the Muskingum River just upstream from where it joins the Ohio, has slowly rusted and sprung leaks.
The Ohio Historical Society, which owns the boat, has contracted with McGinnis to repair the 152-foot hull. Over the next eight months, workers will remove all the steel plates which form the hull's outer skin. They will inspect and repair the frames that are the skeleton of the boat and then weld on new hull plates.
McGinnis tow boats shepherded the Snyder down the river from Marietta a week ago Friday. Marietta gave the boat a grand send-off as she nudged out into the stream around mid-day, sandwiched between two barges.
The tow boats then pushed the barges downstream, carrying the Snyder along, said architect Fred Smith, the project manager.
The flotilla averaged 8 knots for most of the 146-mile trip, Smith said. McGinnis technicians monitored the fragile hull during the voyage and checked for leaks every 15 minutes. There were a few, but pumping removed the water. "Once we found out how manageable the leaks were, everyone relaxed a little bit."
Heavy fog set in around 3 a.m. the following morning, forcing them to tie up for eight hours. Off again at 10 a.m., the boat reached South Point at 6 p.m. that night.
The first order of business is to remove the remains of toxic lead paint from inside the hull. Scott Lepi is in charge of that job. He owns Lepi Enterprises and is in the business of blasting away unpleasant deposits and debris.
Lepi will use ground walnut shells, blasted onto the surface with highly pressurized air, to remove the lead paint. The shells are easier to handle than other blasting media he has used and don't kick up visibility-impairing dust, he said.
Lepi, like almost everyone who encounters the Snyder, immediately fell in love with the boat. "I took my lunch up to the pilot house and ate it there," he said one recent afternoon.
Once he is finished, McGinnis will haul the boat into dry dock and cut off the hull plates, said company president Rick Griffith. Some of the frames are corroded or distorted and will have to be removed and replaced.
The original frames and plates were riveted but that would be too expensive for the replacement, Griffith said. Instead, they'll use modern welding techniques.
The Snyder won't be the first historic boat McGinnis has worked on. They did a similar job on the Mike Fink, a paddlewheeled floating restaurant based in Covington.
The entire job is expected to take about eight months. Once finished, the hull will be seaworthy but the historical society will have to raise more money to repair and refurbish the rest of the boat.
There isn't much there that doesn't need work. The decks, the paddlewheel, the electrical system and the superstructure all are showing their 90 years. Those jobs will have to wait until the society can get funding, Smith said.
Having the boat under, his care is a treat, said McGinnis dock supervisor Tom Schollenberger. "The more you crawl around her, the more you realize she's built like a brick," he said.


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15 Reasons to Live
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CAM Naomi Wise
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Inspired by Ray Robertson's Why Not? 15 Reasons to Live, this is a journey that takes in personal quests, amazing anecdotes and poignant reflections. Director Alan Zweig shares reminiscences of his own life and interviews people who, like all of us, have had experiences that speak to ideas of real importance. Among the people we meet are two couples who risked their lives to free a humpback whale on the open water, a young girl who took a brave stand against religious conformity and a man who decided to literally walk the Earth.
These people and their stories come under chapter headings: Solitude, Critical Thinking, Friendship, Love. Zweig builds a bridge from the abstract to the particular, and there are some surprising results. He speaks to a mother of four who finds peace in a mall, staring at anonymous crowds; it's episodes like this that bring personality and circumstance into the mix, broadening the definitions while still affirming them. Drawing from personal experience, Zweig moves between sadness and hope, drawing much of the latter from his subjects. Their thinking is deep but calm, and all the more substantial for it: the mode is one of contemplation, not instruction. But you'll still learn something valuable.


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A little levity for such a tough week:
A little levity for such a tough week:
Gone crazy. Be back soon.
This is double amazing!
That's great! Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Pat C - that brought a smile.
Loved it!
If this is to end in fire
Then we will all burn together
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Thank you so much - I'm laughing all by myself so the dogs had to come and see what all the commotion is about .
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Dog rescue fundraiser
Peace, Love and Animals will hold a yard sale to raise funds for dog rescue from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14, at Athens Skating Rink on U.S. 72.
Respite Night
Caregiver's Night Out will be from 6-9 tonight, Sept. 13, at Clements Baptist Church, 8690 U.S. 72 West. Contact: 256-232-7207.
Dove hunt
The Lions Club dove hunt will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14 and 15, at Dickey Hobbs Farm Sunflower-millet. Preselect spots are $30 and $20 the day of the hunt. Contact: 256-732-4304 or 256-732-4300.
Boy Scout fundraiser
Boy Scout Troop 221 will hold a car wash from 9 a.m. "until" on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Salem United Methodist Church. The event is to help raise money for 2014 summer camp.
Coupon patrol workshop
The nonprofit organization Coupon Patrol, which teaches consumers how to use coupons to best advantage, is holding a free workshop at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Yesterdays Event Center off Browns Ferry Road in the Reid community. Attendees are being asked to bring two canned-food items to help families in need.
VFD family portraits
People who received a free family portrait certificate for donating to the Clements Volunteer Fire Department can have the portrait taken from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, and from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, at the fire department.
Dollar reunion
The Dollar family reunion will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, at the West Side Community Center. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish for 12:30 p.m. lunch. More information: Betty Dollar 256-729-6042.
Legg Cemetery decoration
Legg Cemetery decoration will be Sunday, Sept. 15. Donations or upkeep may be mailed to: Delois Mason, 27359 Leggtown Road, Elkmont, AL 35620.
Spaghetti dinner fundraiser
A spaghetti dinner fundraiser for the Veterans Museum will be held Monday, Sept. 16, at the Vietnam Veterans building on West Elm Street. Lunch is 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Supper is 5-8 p.m. All you can eat for $6 includes spaghetti, bread, salad, drink and dessert.


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