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ENER:GEL is a unique energy gel containing carbohydrates, electrolytes and B Vitamins. Each 70g sachet of ENER:GEL contains over 21g of carbohydrates sourced from maltodextrin and fructose
This energy gel includes an essential blend of electrolytes contribute to the maintenance of endurance performance during prolonged endurance exercise and enhance the absorption of water during physical exercise.
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Blackcurrant Flavour: Water, Maltodextrin, Fructose, Stabilisers (Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum), Acid (Citric Acid), Natural Flavourings, Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate), Sodium Chloride, Calcium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Carbonate, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Vitamin B12.
Lemon & Lime Flavour: Water, Maltodextrin, Fructose, Stabilisers (Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum), Acid (Citric Acid), Natural Flavourings, Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate), Sodium Chloride, Calcium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Carbonate, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Vitamin B12.
Orange Flavour: Water, Maltodextrin, Fructose, Stabilisers (Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum), Acid (Citric Acid), Natural Flavourings, Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate), Sodium Chloride, Calcium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Carbonate, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Vitamin B12.
Tropical Flavour: Water, Maltodextrin, Fructose, Stabilisers (Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum), Acid (Citric Acid), Natural Flavourings, Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate), Sodium Chloride, Calcium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Carbonate, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Vitamin B12.
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I'm currently training for a 100km event and have been suffering with dehydration and severe cramp once I'm past about 4 hours. I used Ener:Gel for the first time last weekend and was really pleased with the results. The taste (I used blackcurrant) is really good and not too sickly sweet as some of these thinghs can be. It is also quite liquid and not the glutinous gelly that you sometimes get so eating/drinking it was not a problem. I used one every 40 minutes for 7 hours and while I can't claim to have been as fresh at the end as I was at the start these definitely helped me maintain a comfortable energy level throughout - and no cramp at any stage. I'll up to 10 hours this weekend and give the tropical fruit version a go!
Great delicious taste, Keeps me fuelled on long hilly rides with no sickly feeling in guts. Def recommended
The gels seem to give me an extra belt of energy for when I play in a 30 minute 5-a-side game. They taste good and mix well after a protein shake which I take 30 minutes prior to the game.
As a new Customer to My Protein I find these energy Jels very Good, I used to use High 5 Jels which are ok but my protein Jels are much more palatable. I was recommended these by my nephew who is a Grade 2 personal trainer, he said to give them a try as they are not quite as sickly as High 5, Guess what he was spot on, so from now on you will have my custom also I will be telling all my fellow cyclist about My Protein products.Goes Well With:With anything that takes your fancy.
Brought this as something to have pre-workout. I normally train first thing in the morning so I'm in the gym by 6:30 so struggle getting something to eat before hand so thought about trying these to fill the gap. I know they are designed for people training for an endurance event but have to be honest I am really pleased with the result. I am taking one about 30 minutes while travelling to the gym and are definitely making a difference. I am able to lift more and work harder for longer as part of my gym session since using these so cant really complain too much. That said the taste does take a bit of getting used to. I selected the orange flavour and the best way I can describe it is something like a very weak squash.
Do you need to rehydrate? Or feel energised? Then I would advise you to get these ENER:GEL. I have been using these for a week and it's been fantastic, I could say bring on the pre-season training because with energy gels it seems I have an extra hour in the tank.
Bought these gels as an alternative to many other more-expensive and well-known brands of gel and must say that they are the best that i've tasted so far (i bought sunner berry flavour). They are thin enough to take directly (without water) so i haven't needed to mix them as yet. The isotonic aspect of these gels is particularly helpful in their absorption (which is quite fast) and the inclusion of electrolites is great. Highly recommended!
I was sceptical buying this as never used this type of thing before but it really does give you that extra push when long distance running. My wife thinks its a placebo effect but it's not! Goes Well With:Water
Great product,with great taste(if you like lime/lemon) I could not go on my long runs without this product,as always gives me a boost when feeling slightly weak on those runs. Having just completed a first half marathon,ener-gel was a must to finish the race strong.
If your not into sweet taste you should probably avoid this as it tastes much sweeter than SIS gels. The consistency is a bit more liquid compared to SIS but overall after making the change to ENER:GEL Im happy enough with the product.
I have tried the black current version of these and the lemon and lime taste so much better, they are easy to swallow and give a great boost for those long runs. I am training for a half marathon and these are perfect. Goes Well With:Water.
Only used them on a couple of occasions so cannot base my review on extended use throughout. However on the couple of uses I can say that I was able to run at a consistent pace than before. Easy to open whilst out running and not too sickly. Goes Well With:Myprotein Recovery XS
Great taste and works well for cardio.
Did exactly what it was supposed to do, without making me retch. Foil pack's quite sturdy too, which is reassuring when crammed into a pocket.Goes Well With:Hair gel.
I've only just started running after years of doing judo and various sports, no problems or cramps when running and certainly provides the energy to help beat goals! :)Goes Well With:I've gone for a mixture of three products including instaoats in the morning and Recharge after I've finished my run/sometimes during.
Probably don't feel quite as tired exercising when using this product half way through a session, can't say whether that's because of the gel or from being fitter than previous. Maybe a placebo factor, but anything is worth trying!Goes Well With:exercise!
Nice tasting gel not horribly thick making it easy to digest, I found myself looking forward to taking the next gel not dreading it. I usually take one every 45 on the bike seems to work well and more staggered on the run.
Great tasting and gives you that boost you need. Great for long distance running. Goes Well With:On its own
Purchased a box of blackcurrant ENER:GEL's. Much better than the previous gels I'd been using for some time; better taste, easier to take whilst on the move. Energy boost kicked in quickly. Took a couple during my local half-marathon and achieved a PB, knocking 4 minutes off my previous time, so very pleased. Will definitely use again.
I play a lot of squash and used to struggle with fatigue about 20 minutes into a game which was costing me. I started to have one of these just before the warm up and then when needed depending on the length and intensity of the game. The results were noticed straight away, my energy levels were off the scale. I can't imagine playing with out this stuff now. Goes Well With:Just water
Expected the Lemon and Lime to taste like pub lime cordial. In reality, it's like key lime pie, actually really really nice! Would love to see an option for these gels with added caffeine like the other mainstream brands, but not bad for the price, and they do taste much better than the other big name gels. Goes Well With:water, electrolyte
Packet easy to open on the go and very pleasant taste . Really helps when beginning to flag on a long run . it gives you energy with out a sudden rush
Most said how excellent My Protein Ener gels are. I ran my 1st marathon in Dublin in October & found that the Gels worked 100% to get me over the line. I have used the Gels for other running distances & in training & they always give me a boost when needed. I have recommended My Protein product to my friends & fellow students as I am now studying Sports Science in Athlone IT. Can recommend Ener:gels enough.
For a long time, I'm avid volleyball (and throughout the summer mainly beach-volleyball) player and enthusiast and Ener:gel is just what I was missing playing long hours and in tourney, giving enough energy and strength in such a short time and great taste, that I seriously think, this is what pushed me to later stages of tournaments, even some regional finalsGoes Well With:Anything, but I recommend protein bars :)
Pure ENER:GY is a good source of energy and is great tasting. I use it instead of breakfast when I go on an early run. It doesn't cause any digestion problems and gives me plenty of energy.
I have always been unimpressed by gels, having previously found them to be largely ineffective. However, these are a bit of a game changer! Whether that is due to the added B Vitamins or something else, I don't know, but I definitely feel my energy restored when I take them! I love that they are isotonic, providing more hydration and a much easier to swallow texture, more like a sports drink. I have tried both the tropical and the blackcurrant and taste wise, they are quite strong but then I usually prefer things watered down so it could just be me! (My partner has tried both flavours and he really enjoyed them, hence the 5 stars!) Size wise they are quite large so if you need a lot of them / have minimal storage space (on your bike or out on the run), a way around this could be to put the gels (however many you think you will need) in a bottle. If you are in a race you can sip this every 15 minutes or so and then just pick up water at the aid stations, knowing that you already have your energy dialled in! To quickly summarise a long review, great gels for the price! Will definitely be using again!
I had the lemon and lime flavour and found it very pleasant, these help me to get through long distance runs feeling strong and confidant, stopping me hitting the wall, I can't recommend this product enough.Goes Well With:Water
Got these because I needed an extra boost for the gym after a long days slog, and to be honest it does work and you do feel a bit more energised but not so energised like your gonna go and smash some pbs in the gymGoes Well With:Water
great to boost your energy during work out, I tend to have it on my way to the gym, and that does trick however, loses a star due to cost, as it recommends 2-3 per hour of work out, which I cannot afford. Taste wise there's a variety to chose from so something for pretty much everyone
I am always cautious about trying new gels as some of them are excessively sweet and do more harm than good. Ener:gel was recommended and I tried the blackcurrant flavour. It's relatively easy to digest and does the job, as well as tasting nice, so I'm happy to recommend it. Delivery from Myprotein was fast and efficient, so overall a very creditable 4 stars.
The Gels are great, not as dense, as others, but that means that it is easier to swallow them and that you do not need as much water afterwards. Really great products, and I will switch only to them, because of the great price.
Got this product as I am training for my first half marathon on the 23rd of March. Never done any serious running before this. Generally this is a great product, it can make me a little windy by times (excuse me!). but it does seem to give me a boost and push through the long milesGoes Well With:Water
Fairly bulky product with a high water content, but this makes it easy to ingest without the usual "thick jam" texture of some I've tried, plus nothing wrong with a bit of extra water, other than the weight/bulk. Only used for training so far, but I didn't get any adverse effects from this fuel.
i do a lot of spartan runs / tough mudder obstacle training. when i am training for long durations, this helps get you though. would be lost on a long run without this kick!!
The ENER:GEL is definitely one of the better gels I've used. It tastes great.
In the need for an energy boost for my long runs, I am using this energel liquid. It is good tasting and easy to swallow, also the package is easy to open, while running. Kicks in quite soon and supports me with the needed energy. Goes Well With:long runs
Great product, whether you need an extra burst in the gym or at half time at footy, this stuff gets you through and also tastes pretty good (lemon & lime flavour).
These ENER:GELs have been great, and I will be ordering another box. They taste great and are pretty effective for long distance cycling and running. I would recommend to anyone, great taste and not hard to swallow.Goes Well With:Water
Having previously used carbo gels before I was looking for an alternative as my usual ones (lucozade) had sky rocketed in price. Saw these on offer and thought why not? It doesn't give you a massive boost but you feel you can go for longer, which is ideal really last thing you want to do is have a massive jolt then feel like you're going to crash ten minutes later. As compact as they are I take them paintballing and airsoft too as well as usual gym. Taste wise it's not that bad a flavour just there's very little of it. Still won't put me off ordering again for my first product ordered from myprotein I haven't been disappointed.Goes Well With:water
These ENER:GEL are the best energy gels I've tried, and easily compete with more expensive well known brands. I use them in my day to day work as they give me the boost I need. These are the best value for money I could find. They are especially useful because they are isotonic and you don't need to drink loads of water with them.
I use these ENER:GEL a lot whilst trail running/training. Normally one or two will do me for an hour or so up and down the hills but on long Sunday runs of around 3 hours in the mountains then I'll take four or five. They're very easy to swallow and taste good without upsetting the stomach. I have struggled in the past with stomach cramps from other various brands but these are easily digestible. Highly recommended!
I can't say I love the taste of the Lemon and Lime ENER:GEL at all but it does the trick to boosting mine and my friends energy when we needed it the most. It works quickly and mixing it with water dilutes it and allows it to be drunk without the concentrated taste.
I started using these gels 32 weeks ago as part of my Iron man Lanzarote trainging programme. They are consumed in seconds providing fast delevery of energy. They were invaluable in getting me round Lanza in a great time. Try them and you will nor regret it !!
The ENER:GEL provided a much needed boost while cycling with almost instant results of increased power and energy. It's a good flavour with no nasty aftertaste. Goes Well With:Combine with MyProtein MyBar Pro for increased sustainability on ling rides.
ENER:GEL is an excellent product. It's outstanding value for money, and is so much cheaper than Sis gels and in my opinion even better tasting. This is a must for a cyclist! Get buying!
ENER:GEL is an excellent gel that's easy to use on my bike. It has a good flavour and is easy to digest. It's a great price and is highly recommend.
ENER:GEL is a brilliant product for whilst out on the push bike, I've done some long distances taking one of these down an hour to top up. It tastes really nice and is not too sickly or sweet and I found it to be really effective in pushing me on further.
ENER:GEL is excellent, it gives me energy I didn't know that I had.
I've Tried loads of gels, but would really recommend these, really refreshing easy to swallow, not sweet and gooey like alot of gels. Using them in Marathon Kayak events, only slight problem they are a bit tough to tear the seals of, but Ive usually got cold hands and in a tippy kayak! But will continue to use them really good!
I'm training for a 40 mile endurance race and take these ENER:GEL on my long run sessions. I try to do without them as long as possible (usually 1.5 hours) and get a real energy kick a few minutes once I've taken them and take 1-2 an hour until I finish.


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All I can say is the D800 must be killing them, feel sorry for those who paid the full price just a few weeks ago.
My biggest fear out of this deal is that the 6D sensor will wind up being of a stellar quality, something similar to the 18 MP of the 1D X and that Canon is dumping all the 5D III stock they know will stagnate once word gets out about the 6D sensor, but even then you are getting a top quality AF with an OK sensor. The last count at the Adorama X-mas in September fire-sale stands at 560, all these people couldn't be totally wrong.
i'm so tempted to pull the trigger. Whats even better, its from a store i purchase stuff from without problems. Now, i just have to sneak it by the wife.


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CLAYSBURG - Craig Gibson stooped down Friday afternoon to help his son, Tyler, 9, strap into his snowboard, as fresh snow from a nearby snow cannon blanketed the area.
Gibson and his family from Vinco visited Blue Knob All Seasons Resort for the first time this season. Heavy snowfall from Wednesday's storm convinced the family to visit the mountain, and they were not disappointed, Gibson said.
"Great weather," Gibson said. "For the first week [of snowfall], it's great up here."
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Craig Gibson of Vinco helps his son, Tyler, 9, strap into his snowboard at Blue Knob All Seasons Resort on Friday.
Ski resorts across the region welcomed the return of winter weather and fresh powder ahead of the New Year's weekend.
"It's excellent. We got a foot of fresh powder in that last storm," Blue Knob spokeswoman Christine Perkins said.
About 25 runs were open to skiers and snowboarders as of Friday afternoon, Perkins said. Crews will continue to make snow throughout the weekend as the weather permits, she said.
"Right now, whenever the temperature is perfect, we're blowing snow," Perkins said.
Seasonal skiers and those just learning to ski or snowboard for the first time all took advantage of the conditions at Blue Knob.
Rebecca and George Troutman of Altoona spent the afternoon practicing their snowboarding skills at the resort.
The couple purchased snowboards for each other as Christmas gifts. Although just beginners, both said they fell much less than they had originally anticipated.
"Actually, it wasn't too bad," George Troutman said.
The couple said the mountain was covered in fresh powder and relatively little ice Friday afternoon - something both snowboarding "newbies" enjoyed, George Troutman said.
Carl and Amy Remling of Gaithersburg, Md., made the drive up to Blue Knob Friday morning with their two teenage children.
"So far, the mountain is really nice," Amy Remling said.
The couple, both novice skiers, said they decided to visit Blue Knob for the first time after checking online snow reports - and after their two children demanded it, Amy Remling said.
"If it wasn't for them, we probably wouldn't be here," she said.
"These are pretty advanced trails," Carl Remling added.
Wednesday's storm and lower temperatures allowed area ski resorts to blanket their runs with fresh snow.
Crews at Seven Springs Mountain Resort used every opportunity available to make snow, Seven Springs spokeswoman Anna Weltz said.
After Wednesday's storm dumped about 7 inches of fresh snow on the mountain, the resort opened 15 slopes, trails and a couple of terrain parks ahead of New Year's Eve, Weltz said.
Many resorts said today's forecast could bring an additional 3 or 4 inches of fresh powder to the slopes.
"We're doing very well," Hidden Valley Resort spokeswoman Laura Argenbright said. "It set us up for a very nice holiday week."
"We've been able to make snow consistently," and 26 of the resort's 29 slopes and trails were open as of Friday, Argenbright said.
Tussey Mountain crews took advantage of the resort's new snow-making cannons to cover the mountain during the week, spokesman Aaron Weyman said.
"Right around Christmas, it got cold and we started making some snow," Weyman said. "That was great - we got about 10 inches out here."
While a lack of snowfall slowed ski and snowboard businesses across the region last year, Weyman said the colder temperatures and snowfall predictions for this afternoon would allow crews to keep fresh powder on the slopes.
"It's looking much better," Weyman said.
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Tom Holt, a local artist whose street-savvy style can be found on warehouse walls as well as respectable galleries, has come away with the top prize in a viewer's choice competition organized by the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University.
Holt won $500 for his painting "Working Man," one of dozens of works in the Castellani's ongoing TopSpin retrospective, which runs through Feb. 17.
The second-place prize went to Felice Koenig for the painting "Give Me that Old Fashioned Morphine." Like much of Koenig's work, the piece is the product of the artist's signature style of meticulously applying hundreds of layers of paint to create a bubbly, multihued surface that practically begs the viewer to run a hand across the painting's surface.
Third prize belonged to Ani Hoover, best known for paintings that feature dripping, multicolored circles made with acrylic paint, spray paint and ink on long sheets of Yupo paper. One of these, "Heads," clinched the prize.
The museum also announced the four artists selected for its 2013 TopSpin exhibitions, which typically focus on little-known and emerging artists who have not had exhibitions in major museums. They are Carol Carreno of Youngstown, Mary K. Johnson of Cheektowaga and Jody Hanson and Bethany Krull of Buffalo.
Grants to arts groups
Last week, when New York State announced grants under its new Regional Economic Development Council initiative, the Springville Center for the Arts came away with more than $800,000 for a pair of projects to revitalize the village's downtown core.
But several Buffalo arts groups also received major grants as part of the initiative through the New York State Council on the Arts.
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will receive $90,000 from New York State to present its "Celebration of Music" at venues along Buffalo's inner harbor during the summer.
The Arts Services Initiative of Western New York will receive $48,237 to fund a program that gives free or discounted tickets and transportation to Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program recipients in Erie and Niagara counties.
Just Buffalo Literary Center will receive $125,000 for its Literary Buffalo program and to fund artist fees and marketing.
The Martin House Restoration Corp. also received a $268,000 grant to fund the final phase of its restoration of the historic Frank Lloyd Wright house at 125 Jewett Parkway.
CEPA, Big Orbit to merge
Also as part of the grants, CEPA Gallery and Big Orbit Gallery – both directed and programmed by Sean Donaher – will come together under one roof in CEPA Gallery's Market Arcade Building headquarters on Main Street. The state's investment of $65,000 in the new merger, according to a booklet describing the grants, will help the reimagined gallery "draw audiences into Western New York and provide emerging and under-recognized artists with presentation opportunities."
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UMass Lowell players celebrate the program's first-ever Hockey East regular-season title Saturday night in Providence, R.I., after the River Hawks topped Providence, 4-1 at Schneider Arena. River Hawk fans rejoice in their seats.
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When Harlyn Primary School began organising a World Book Night, they decided to ask for messages from some of the children's favourite celebrities, to encourage reluctant readers to try their favourite book.
One Rupert Grint was a very popular suggestion, not only because the children love him (and the school awards a Harry Potter scroll to children who have read the entire series), but because, during the Olympic Torch Relay last year, he took over the Olympic torch from the one hundred-year-old great-grandmother of James and George, two of the boys involved in the Book Night, and whose mother volunteered to track down a message from Rupert.
Luckily, she contacted RGN and we were only too pleased to help her.
And Rupert, being Rupert, replied with not just a title and a 'good luck!', but with something simply perfect for primary school age children :
"My favourite book as a child was 'Green Eggs and Ham' by Dr.Suess. All of the doctor's books had some kind of effect on me, but it was this story I could never and probably still can't get out of my head, I was obsessed, I knew every word off by heart, everything about it was perfect, the simple surreal rhyming style and the sometimes quite haunting illustrations, my mum even made me green eggs and ham for dinner once, with green food colouring, it was actually quite disgusting, but I just needed to try it!"
As you can imagine, everyone at the school was utterly thrilled. The children have made Rupert his own BAFTA, which apparently he is welcome to collect any time he likes, and have this message for him :
"Dear Rupert
We were really excited to hear from you! We think you must really like reading books because your reasons for liking the Dr Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham was very descriptive. What great memories you have.
Most of us at book club have read all of his books too. Our best words to describe his books are; short and snappy, funny, weird and random. He's quite unrealistic and weird but we think that's why we will never forget them!
In our photograph we have your email reply in a frame so that everyone in the school can read it.
We will treasure your reply forever as you wrote from the heart and that was so special for you to share that with us. We made you a "Book Club Bafta". Now can you see how much we loved hearing from you! You are awesome!!!!!
Thank you from all of us at Harlyn Primary School, we are holding your Bafta! (ready for you to collect! Lol!)
PS try Nigella Lawson's version of Green Eggs and Ham, it looks quite yummy!"
They sent us this picture of some of the children with their favourite books, Rupert's award and his framed quote.
Remember how, when Delia Smith would use cranberries in a recipe, and all shops in the UK would sell out of cranberries? Well, with the number of green eggs being demanded of Harlyn Primary parents, I suspect local supermarkets should stock up on green food colouring...
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Bushy Park Landing is an interesting spot, one of those places people always hear about but usually don't have a clue how to find.
The landing, hidden from the masses at the confluence of fresh and saltwater on the Cooper River, straddles County Road 503 north of the Naval Weapons Station and east of Goose Creek.
Bushy Park has boat ramps on either side of the road's causeway. One ramp provides access to the Cooper River just above the official salt/fresh water dividing line.
The other ramp angles into the Bushy Park reservoir, which is fed by Fosters Creek and the Back River. This beautiful body of water supplies Charleston Water System with its majority of fresh water for residents.
Put in at this freshwater ramp and you'll be gliding through dark, deep, clean and fresh water inhabited by largemouth bass, catfish and alligators.
The shore will be lined above with lush vegetation and wading birds, and below with vast mats of hyper-green hydrilla.
Put in on the "saltwater side" and you'll notice familiar coastal sights and smells, namely marsh grass and pluff mud.
The water on this side isn't particularly clean. In fact, it seems at times to be not exactly water and not exactly mud — something in between.
Whatever it is, you probably won't be gliding through it, unless you're in a canoe, kayak or seriously shallow-drafting motorboat.
If you're in a john boat, bass boat or center console, you'll most likely be plowing ahead as your trimmed-up outboard motor spews a jet of watery mud from the prop.
For years, silt has been filling in the channel leading from the landing to the main body of the Cooper River. It's become a notoriously difficult landing to use, at least on the Cooper River side.
But efforts are now under way to get a handle on the problem. Just don't expect a quick fix.
Berkeley County officials plan to fund a feasibility study this year that would lay out the best options for dredging at Bushy Park.
"It's a problem, and a lot of people recognize that," County engineer Frank Carson said Friday. "There's just not an easy solution for it. This is the first step and will give us a path forward."
The biggest challenge, Carson said, seems to be determining how the county would dispose of dredge material. The study, he said, should establish options and cost estimates.
Planning, permitting, securing funding and doing the actual work could push a solution out another year or two.
Turkey tickets
The Swamp Fox Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation recently booked outdoors television host Michael Waddell for an appearance at its 2013 banquet.
Wayne Grace Sr. of the Swamp Fox Chapter said tickets will likely sell out fast for the March 2 event, which usually draws about 800 people to the Ladson Fairgrounds.
The long-running banquet is one of the federation's top events nationwide, Grace said, and features a barbecue, door prizes and gun raffles.
"When people come to our banquet, they come back," he said. "We've got people coming from four states."
The banquet raises money to support the national conservation organization and local turkey hunting projects.
Tickets are $60 each and can be purchased by calling 843-834-7779 or 843-209-0770.
Reach Matt Winter at email@example.com or 937-5568.


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Ted Lilly Complains of Knee Pain and Gets His Shoulder Scoped
Ah, another new adventure in Cubbery.
Sorry for missing the day's rampant speculation on Ted Lilly's left pitching shoulder arthroscopy. I was in the OR all day and connecting hip bones to...
So in one hour what can you see during a shoulder scope? Dr. Yokum puts the scope in from the posterior portal, low and behold he sees a caricature of Sean Marshall smiling face on the anterior capsule. He then puts in a Wissinger rod to create an anterior portal and whoa, is that a Tom Gorzellany autograph on his biceps tendon?
As we all remember from a report right here at TCR, the Ted Lilly Chronicles...
Lilly was on the DL as of July 25th after experiencing left shoulder pain that was diagnosed as tendonitis and treated with 3 weeks of rest. In one of the stranger events of the season, he goes on the DL because of his shoulder but because he was going to have to rest his shoulder, he opted to have his knee scoped since it had been acting up for awhile from a torn meniscus. The original plan was for him to tough it out and get the knee scoped after the season but the doctors felt his shoulder pain was a cascade problem stemming from his knee, so the shoulder symptoms changed the gameplan. Lilly did have a shoulder MRI-Arthrogram in July (leading to the DL stint), which was reported to show tendonitis but no structural damage. He returned from the DL on Aug 17 against San Diego and pitched a healthy and strong 6 shutout innings only for the outing to be wasted in one of the more painful losses of the season, courtesy of Kevin Gregg's 4 run ninth inning stint ending with Kyle Blanks walk off HR.
In 2005 with Toronto, Lilly had several DL stints because of left biceps tendonitis which didn't require surgery. His shoulder didn't act up again until around the All-Star break (he was the lone Cub representative last season and didn't get into the game because that is when his shoulder started to ache).
In the media reports of what Dr. Yokum's procedure found and what he did, we see the terms debridement, washout and cleanup. That doesn't say much really except that some tissue was a bit worn and smoothed off. In this context debridement doesn't refer to removal of dead tissue (just worn tissue, so no maggots were needed) but specific anatomic structures like the biceps attachment to the glenoid/socket or biceps tendon as it enters the shoulder joint, the labrum (fibrous rim of the glenoid/socket) or the rotator cuff aren't specifically mentioned. When they say no structural damage was seen, it means none of the aforementioned items had enough damage to require reattachment. If his problem was biceps tendonitis or minor wear of the rotator cuff tendon (supraspinatus) they might have "cleaned up" these problems without feeling the need to repair or reattach anything. If he did have some signs of inflammation from friction outside the joint, often referred to impingement or bursitis, it's common to reshape the bone that rubs on the cuff (the acromion, which is a part of the shoulder blade/scapula). This is referred to as an acromionplasty and by flattening the front of that bone (it's common to have a curved shape in that area), it opens up the area that rubs on the cuff or biceps tendon where it enters the shoulder joint. Unfortunately, we're not told much from the media reports so I don't know if this was done. Clearly, this minimalist news is better news than getting reports that he had a capsular shift or tightening (Mark Prior), a labral repair (Angel Guzman, Kerry Wood) or a rotator cuff repair or even a biceps tenodesis which is a reattaching of the biceps tendon to the upper arm/humerus) and is done when the biceps is severely worn (Curt Schilling's situation which lead to controversy with doctors arguing whether he should have that surgery or not).
In the 6 months from November until late April, there is more than enough time to rehab and recover from a shoulder arthroscopic cleanup without any major structures needing repair. Unless Cubbery intervenes.
Ted Roosevelt Lilly a tough guy so I suspect he'll just do the return to sender thang, when pitching coach Larry Rothschild sends him the towel drill video. Ultimately we'll know if this surgery worked if it keeps his KNEE from acting up.
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Good write up, Doc. Thanks.
Is it likely the tendinitis inflammation from the July MRI-Arthrogram prevented the doctors from seeing the above issues? Or did the MRI likely reveal exactly these issues which they decided to fix surgically?
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I think the MRI-Arthrogram matched what they found at the arthroscopy since neither event has identified any "structural" damage. They didn't think he would need to be arthroscoped back in July and if he did have it scoped then it would have ended his season. The recovery from a knee scope can be obviously quicker. The original plan was to have his knee scoped after the season but it got bumped up when his shoulder started aching too. So the timing on these decisions are factored into how much playing time will the surgery impact, but it's far from the final factor which is usually persisting pain over time (usually months).
The Cubs weren't officially out of the race when Lilly's shoulder-knee combo became an issue and they thought he could get back in a 3 week window of time, which was pretty accurate. If that window was longer he might have needed more time just to do the minor league rehab thing. The Cardinals caught fire in August (while Lilly was on the DL) so his absence did have an adverse affect but he wasn't able to pitch with both problems so the decision at that time became fairly obvious.
There can be other factors pointing to the decision to have surgery including what his shoulder physical exam suggests, but in this case persisting pain in the face of nonsurgical management (anti-inflammatory meds and physical therapy) made Lilly eventually decide to have it scoped. It was still Lilly's decision and these are always shades of gray to this decision. Sometimes these symptoms go away with extended rest (i.e. the off season). If the problem cropped up next year after extended rest then they would have been faced with that decision and it would have interfered with his season more extensively so that's a plus to having it done now. Still there is no guarantee that it won't recur even after him getting an arthroscopy depending on what is causing the inflammation, for example if his shoulder is still impinging.
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Dave Van Dyke on WSCR this am said this is the same surgery that Wood had in 2006 and Prior had in 2008.
Most important question, how is TLFC taking this?
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Unfortunately, we're not told much from the media reports
so I don't know if this was done. Clearly, this minimalist news is
better news than getting reports that he had a capsular shift or
tightening (Mark Prior), a labral repair (Angel Guzman, Kerry Wood) or
a rotator cuff repair or even a biceps tenodesis which is a
reattaching of the biceps tendon to the upper arm/humerus) and is done
when the biceps is severely worn (Curt Schilling's situation which lead
to controversy with doctors arguing whether he should have that surgery
or not).
considering Wood and Prior had different surgeries, I think Van Dyck is just grouping all shoulder surgeries together...
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Probably an AZ Phil question here.....
How does MLB insurance work in regards to injured players (Lilly).
Does insurance cover 100% of Ted's contract if he misses 2010?
Will this esentially give the Cubs an extra 10 million to play with in Free Agency?
More Importanly...What about a new ball girl?
Elliot Harris, fellow pervert, stole my question for the new owners regarding a ball girl at Wrigley.
And of course he asks the right Rickett about it.
Thomas Diamond bio
if there's good news is that he's really just had the TJ surgery on his elbow which plenty of pitchers have been able to come back from, looks like he had ankle problems the last year or so that complicated matters..
Look at the pretty colors
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I can see those reports being extremely effective I am looking hunt commandos in an equatorial jungle or alien life forms in Antartica.
Arizona hot stove
DBags buy out Chad Tracy, put Petit on waivers (claimed by Mariners).
Re: Arizona hot stove
How in the Hell did Hendry miss out on claiming Petit? Was he not injured enough for Hendry's 40 man roster? Will be 25 this year and has great upside. Surely worth a look over Thomas Diamond or Chad Fkn Fox again.
Asleep at the wheel I presume
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must be a different Petit out there....
the one claimed by the Mariners gives up a lot of flyballs and has trouble keeping them in the park (13.6% HR/FB rate and 50% of balls hit off him are flyballs)
Safeco is a good place for him to try and not suck....
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Not claiming he is a Cy Young candidate. But why not take a flyer on a young guy with average plus stuff. He has had some MLB success. He is only 24.
We've resigned Chad Fox 3 times. We've given 3 seperate contracts to Glendon Rusch. We just claimed Thomas Diamond. Petit is a better bet than any of those dudes are. Especially for nothing more than a waiver claim.
Especially with Lilly hurt.
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I don't see how the first two have anything to with it, Fox was a reliever with good stuff and guaranteed to give an extra roster spot come playoff time. Rusch's first signing was a late spring training move and then they resigned him thinking he could duplicate it.
Diamond's got good stuff, top prospect stuff, but had TJ surgery which guys come back from all the time and was of course claimed before Petit hit waivers.
I also assume Petit hit waivers because he's out of options.
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Glendon Rusch was collecting a check from the cubs from 2004-2007. 4 years 3 contracts.
My point is that not every move needs to be sexy/high dollar. Petit wouldn't hav cost anything to claim and give a ST invite to. He's probably as good a bet as Randy Wells to have a good year next year. Only he was an actual prospect and is 3 years younger.
When money is going to be scarce, why not roll the dice with some guys like Petit. Maybe one of them turns into something.
Or we can stand pat and just assume that everything works out.
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well it costs something to claim a player I believe albeit minimal...
Rusch got cut by the Rangers in 2004 in March, Cubs signed him as a free agent (I assume for not much over the league minimum) and then resigned in Nov of '2004 on a 2-yr deal.
apparently after 2005, he received another 2-yr extension, had that ugly 2006 along with a blood clot and was cut before 2007. He was due to make $3.25M in 2007.
By Fangraphs value tool he well-exceeded his contracts even with the disaster of 2006 and not pitching in 2007.
as for Petit being an actual prospect, then you should love Thomas Diamond.
but I don't see anything in Petit that makes it much of a travesty, especially if he's out of options.
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I just want us to take a more proactive approach.
If we don't have money to spend, then we need to do some tire kicking.
To me, the worst thing possible this offseason is for management to decide
1) Ted Lilly will be fine
2) Randy Wells is a legitimate 3rd starter
3) Wells,Marshall,Gorzy will be an acceptable 3-5 in the rotation.
Especially since we don't have 1 single MLB ready Starter at AAA. Travesty to have a 140 million dollar payroll and absolutely zero SP depth.
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Petit is useless unless you want a guy to pitch 200 innings and give up 100 homers.
the guy is king of having really good sub-standard pitching and leaving/hanging too much of it in the zone.
Harden talk
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interesting note on Harden...
had a HR/FB% of 15.4% last year, usually you're around 10% I believe and that's mostly where Harden has been for his career (he's actually been below 10% for his career)..
his K rate didn't change much, so I'd expect a big bounce back year from him if he's not on the DL....
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For all the complaints about Rothschild (deserved), Harden was very, very healthy while he was here.
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I agree.
I cannot see Hendry going into the season with three number 4 or 5 pitchers, and Z who is a "two" at best.
With that possibility, and the always-thin "good" pitching market out-priced for the Rickett's new budget, it would not be a surprise if Harden finds his way into the Cubs' plans again.
Unfortunately, the Cubs will still not have a "Number One", elite Ace starter on the team.
When I watched the Playoffs this year, the Phillies, Yankees, Cards, and Angels all have one (or two).
I am still so fucking pissed at Hendry for his 100-year deal with Soriano.
Knucklehead Hendry.
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$19 million for two or $27 million for three years on Abreu.
2-way players...
a list of the top 25 seasons for players at various infield positions that excelled offensively and defensively...
Grace, Sandberg , Santo and Stan Hack are on there...
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Interesting, although "harmonic mean" is a new one on me, sounding vaguely New Agey. What does it mean?
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some fancy way of saying the best balanced seasons...
if all your value came on offense rather than defense, you wouldn't show up on the list or vice-versa....
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JJ Putz will be a FA, another broken wing buy low candidate...
Thats all the Cubs need is another Putz.
(da da boom)
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Old Mike and Mike joke. But if we pick up Putz and the Astros were to pick up Kevin Mench, we could have a Putz pitch to a Mench. Happy Hanukkah everyone!
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The following pitchers are available:
Steve Traschel
Glendon Rusch
Chuck Finley
Tom Glavine
Pedro Martinez (now more than ever)
I'm sure I've forgotten a few. Actually, my pipe dream is Lackey. He and Zambrano would probably kill each other though....
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Bartolo Colon
(if you can find him)
Also the Cubs could have a good shot at Vincent Padilla.
~cheap laugh~
Red Sox get Hermida from Marlins
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these guys have the prospects in the 40-60 range after the 2009 season, seems like Cubs couldn't have gotten in on that....
aaronb rant in 3...2...1
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odd player for BOS to spend 4+m on.
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Hermida made $2.25M last year and had a poor season, doubt he'll double his salary, $3M tops
personally it's a perfect player for Red Sox to take a shot on, low risk-high reward and they saved a lot of money last year...
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yeah, but where to play him? ...and is he going to be happy doing bench/injury work if that's his role?
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insurance if they don't get Holliday or Bay I assume, Drew's obviously no guarantee to play all the time either, and not like he won't be tradeable again if he becomes disgruntled...
exactly the type of move a big market team should make especially since the prospects didn't seem to exciting...
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It all depends on how you view was is going to shake out in arbitration offers. If a lot of arb eligible guys get non-tendered, and Hermida may have been a candidate for that, then the Red Sox may have paid for something they could have gotten for free. I don't think that's the case, but I think I heard yesterday that 22 teams had declines in ticket sales in 2009.
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it was just a pre-emptive strike, they'd have to bid against other teams if Marlins non-tendered him and those other teams could have offered Hermida a better shot at a regular gig.
I'm not even a huge Hermida fan or anything, but two lefty relievers low on the prospect totem pole seems like a good deal for a guy with immense, albeit untapped talent. The road splits are intriguing as well....
Anyway, I say good move by the Red Sox, they obviously believe in his talent as he was a possible acquisition for Manny two years back and Red Sox have some money to burn....
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Theo Epstein is a helluva smart guy.
But - the Cubs have Jim Hendry!
Re: Red Sox get Hermida from Marlins
take notes Jimbo
"It was a chance to get a guy with unfulfilled potential for a reasonable cost," Epstein said.
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totally off-topic...
but Tim Floyd does have the honor of being the worst NBA coach ever and did it with the Bulls...
anyway, L.A. casino, girl fight, Tim Floyd...you know you wanna watch..
Absolutely Shocking News...
Tim Lincecum busted for possession of marijuana.
Never saw that one coming...
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...and he deserves to be busted for driving around smoking. take that crap back to the mansion, kid.
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Well - the Bay Area does have some of the best weed coming down from Humboldt County it is said.
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driving around smoking it is pretty damn irresponsible, though. too many people take "smoking and driving" less seriously than they should, imo.
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Better than drinking or being pilled out. It's legal out there anyway.
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Make that smoking and driving and speeding. Not smart.
But they should just legalize it anyway.
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Being high off Marijuana is just as bad as driving drunk, your still impaired and can't operate a motor vehicle properly.
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I dunno. Some people (not me, of course) found themselves to be more alert drivers post-puff. They said it was pretty incredible how observant they could be all of a sudden.
Coincidentally, I think there should be a 1-beer law that makes it legal to drink one beer on your way home from the liquor store.
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I hearby nominate Jumbo for President!!!!
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I appreciate the support. It is probably proof that I am an alcoholic because I truly want that law. I would legalize and tax a few other things and would banish Congress to stuffy side rooms forever.
Especially the House. And especially the Senate. And all Congressional hearings, baseball related or otherwise.
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Comparing driving stoned to driving drunk is like comparing apples to shoelaces. People BLACK OUT while drunk. Driving stoned is a piece of cake as long as you don't have to drive too fast or there aren't a bunch of crazy lights around.
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apples are mostly red or green, shoelaces are black, brown, red or white...so red apples with red shoelaces would be good for Regis Philbin...vote for Jumbo.
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I didn't mention that my house is a 2 minute drive from the liquor store.
Recent comments
A left-handed one...
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.


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Like most Cub Fans, I had a mild heart attack when I first heard about Albert Almora's hamate thing.
Anything in the hand or wrist is usually a nightmare and I immediately thought of Derrek Lee.
But I read about Almora and the hamate bone here at TCR, saw the videos, was kinda relieved.
Then I read Dale Sveum's quote and (I never do these shorthands, but here goes) LMAO.
If I'm a passenger and my plane is going down, I want Sveum to be the pilot.
If I'm wearing a Hawks hat in St. Louis I want him next to me.
If I'm a director trying to find the next Bruce Willis, I'd cast Dale Sveum.
I'd get him to write the dialogue, too.
j.baez with 2hr today (only
j.baez with 2hr today (only in the 5th)...his 2nd was a -monster- blast (off an offspeed pitch, not a fastball).
4 HRs in his last 5 ABs - the
4 HRs in his last 5 ABs - the fifth one was a warning track shot.
castro better start taking IF
castro better start taking IF practice at 2nd sometime soon...
Baez should start taking more
Baez should start taking more IF practice at 3b now.
the Sun Times article on the Almora Hamate fx with Sveum quotes...
"Obviously, it's not a career problem, more of a pain-in-the-butt type thing that happens to quite a few hitters over the history of the game,'' manager Dale Sveum said. "It's just that little bone that doesn't mean anything or you don't need.
"It'll cost him eight weeks before he gets in a game. The good thing is it's one of those things you take out and are done with it.


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Hotel Stanford is conveniently located 30 minutes from John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark International Airport, and a 20 minute drive from La Guardia Airport. Shuttle service and car service are available from either airport to the hotel by appointment only. We are only a few blocks away from Penn Station, 11 minutes from the New York- New Jersey Port Authority, and steps away from reaching MTA subway service to the entire city. The N, R, and Q lines all stop on the same block as the hotel, at the corner of West 32nd Street and Broadway.
Our physical address is:
43 West 32nd Street
Between Broadway and 5th Avenue
New York,NY 10001
A parking garage is available across the street from the hotel at Central Parking (32nd Street between Broadway & 5th Avenue). Hotel guests receive a discount of $30 for Sedan and $40 for SUV (for 24 hours, single entry only).
Driving Directions
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New Technology Improves Dairy Cattle's Most Important Nutrient: Water
New Technology Improves Dairy Cattle's Most Important Nutrient: Water
Proven Results: Healthier cows producing more and higher quality milk
Western and Midwestern dairy farms reap the benefits of Silver Bullet
Western and Midwestern dairy farms reap the benefits of Silver Bullet
Silver Bullet, a leading nontraditional water treatment company, announced today that its new technology is revolutionizing dairy cattle drinking water with a scientifically proven natural biocide that is odorless, tasteless and toxin-free. A Colorado State University (CSU) study confirms that Silver Bullet technology dramatically reduces bacteria in cows' drinking troughs. Farms in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Ohio are already reaping the benefits.
"Dairy farmers know that controlling water-borne bacteria in drinking water is critical to milk quality and Silver Bullet offers farmers a practical solution; improving herd health and product and volume quality with no upfront cost and much cheaper than traditional chemicals -- a win win win for the farmer's bottom-line, " said Steve Bachar, CEO, Silver Bullet Water Treatment.
The Silver Bullet water treatment process consists of passing ambient air through a processor containing UV light and other elements. This modified air is then diffused into the water supply to form hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which treats water without any toxic chemical residues, odor, or taste. The solution kills bacteria upon contact.
The Silver Bullet system is installed at the dairy farms' wellheads in less than a day; with no upfront investment, rents by the month and is maintained by Silver Bullet or its authorized dealers.
CSU tested the effectiveness of the Silver Bullet system and found it reduced all bacteria counts measured in cows' drinking troughs by more than half.
The CSU study also found an increase in the quality of milk production and other benchmarks. Milk fat and milk protein increased and somatic cell counts decreased when cows consumed water treated by Silver Bullet.
Yuma Dairy, situated on the Colorado plains, has 2,000 dairy cows. After Silver Bullet was installed in late 2012, the bacteria count dropped by 99.5%, providing a good "insurance policy" for keeping Yuma's cows healthy.
"Our cows love water treated by Silver Bullet," said Jeremiah Lungwitz, managing partner of Yuma Dairy. "It is tasteless and odorless –so they drink more of it. And as all dairymen know – a cow that drinks more, produces more. And we are seeing high quality milk products."
Bijou Hill Dairy, just outside of Denver, Colorado, installed the Silver Bullet Water Treatment System more than a year ago. During the treatment, Silver Bullet sent water samples to multiple independent laboratories for testing. The troughs at Bijou Hill Dairy showed: a 10,000 fold reduction in Coliforms, a 100 fold reduction in HPC, a 10 fold reduction in Staphylococcus Aureus (Staph), a 10 fold reduction in Escherichia Coli (E.Coli), and Listeria has nearly been eradicated. Somatic cell count was reduced by 100,000 cells.
"Since installing the Silver Bullet system, we have seen a reduction of bacteria to an undetectable level in our milk chiller and the overall health of our herd is better than ever," said Craig Pearson, co-owner, Bijou Hill Dairy.
In 2012, the Silver Bullet system was installed on McCarty Family Farms in Kansas. McCarty is one of the nation's largest and most well-known dairy farms. "Silver Bullet has dramatically reduced bacteria and biofilm in our cows' drinking water, and they are thriving," said owner Ken McCarty.
Silver Bullet Water Treatment is working with dairy, feedlots, hog and poultry farms across North America to improve drinking water quality, livestock health and production.
David Kolstad, Silver Bullet's chief technology officer, invented the Silver Bullet Water Treatment system after three-decades of experience working with traditional, toxic chemical-based approaches to water treatment. He was determined to find a safer, more efficient, and less costly solution. The Silver Bullet system has proven effective for multiple water treatment applications, including livestock drinking water.
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First hobby king purchase
Well,I made my first hobbyking purchase last Thursday,four days later my package arrives,outstanding. It was 357 dollars worth of stuff and 44 to ship but well worth every penny,I purchased seven bluebird servos for a 50cc Pitts python electric build and everything I bought works great,yay I'm excited to have a great hk experience.
The low prices are a lure, customer service when something goes wrong is like a root canal without novacaine. Some will tell you they have all these orders with no problems, other will cite horror stories. Use the search feature and see for yourself. There are countless example of crummy service.
Eugene, Oregon
Joined Apr 2009
1,984 Posts
5 pages of purchases from HK have taught me ~
1) ultra cheap one stop shopping, huge diversity of products and product quality
2) much of what you're buying is cheap crap and it will eventually break... who knows it could already Be broken.
3) dont expect 24hr live product support to help. I didn't while talking to "Pam" from support and they sent me a new replacement car to test and review. blew my mind. all the other times they did nothing or ran me around. must be because this time I truly didn't believe they would help.
Basically I've learned to think of Hobbyking as Walmart, only where everything is shipped from china.
Edit: read reviews, don't buy poorly reviewed items
Canada, BC, Central Okanagan H
Joined Jun 2010
3,467 Posts
+1 Its a love/hate relationship. I love to hate them... I hate to love them... I love when I love them... and I freaking LOATH when I hate them.
I can't say I've ever been "thrilled" with them. But the prices are (usually) so low and the selection is (usually) so good that its worth it. I'd say they are my "go to" place to shop, but if someone had even close to the prices and selection, I'd probably jump ship because of all the problems I've had.
Like with most things from China these days... the quality is 50% to 80% as good, but the prices are 25% to 50% as much. So the balance is in their favor.
Hobbyking has allowed me to enjoy the hobby and get into it all at such a rapid rate, it's wonderful.
If I had to save for everything and was only able to buy better quality and USA brand products, I'd have very few planes. With hobbyking, I've been able to have a lot more fun. I crash. When I crash a $100 PNP model, or one with cheap equipment in it (due to pilot error) - I just put another one in the air and laugh it off. (I fix that cheap PNP model later, too of course. Or put the electronics in a scratchbuild later on!) I've got my nicer models too, but you better believe I warm up with my cheap hobbyking stuff to build my confidence first!
Hobbyking is phenomenal for scratchbuilding too. It's all about fun guys, and hobbyking pretty much always equals a lot more fun per dollar for me.
Yep, there are some issues with customer service and quality. But if you do your research before buying and don't expect everything to be perfect or last forever, you'll be a very happy camper.
Sure, you get what you pay for. But that doesn't mean that you can't still have a blast with it.
Canada, BC, Central Okanagan H
Joined Jun 2010
3,467 Posts
Still... hard to argue that they're perfect. I've now put in 22 orders with them... most of them large mind you (because I prefer to maximize value on shipping, I target a 6kg order), but I've not once had a shipment arrive with no problems.
My biggest issue is not customer service or "quality" in terms of "last forever"... my biggest issue is when they sell literal garbage and expect you to jump through hoops and pay return shipping to resolve the issue. Selling low quality figurative "garbage" is one thing... but 100% DOA get ZERO use out of it garbage... that's quite another. And I've had at least one example in every one of my orders. My latest was small... the order was perfect except for the "soft ferrite rings" where one was crushed into piecees. The packaging was perfectly intact, so someone deliberately sent it like that.. probably to avoid being fired (or whatever) over $0.02. We're talking $0.99 for the pack, and the other 4 of 5 were fine (and I only needed 2) so its not a big deal at all. Still... that's someone's trash. That's not a "product" at all, not even a low quality one. That's exactly the same as if they reached into their garbage and shipped me a random piece of refuse.
I picked out that insignificant example simply because its the latest. I've had many DOA electronics, crushed pieces of foam (again in perfect packaging... so it was crushed when someone intentionally placed it in the box), splintered carbon fiber...
There's also stupidity like they have these servo covers that they SAY fit "5, 8, 9, and 20g" servos. OK, I didn't stop to think about it (how can it fit both an 5 and a 20?) nor did I read the reviews... but they actually send a RANDOM SIZE that fits one of them! How insane is that? I got it and it didn't fit my 9g at all but it fit my 5g perfectly. I presumed I screwed up so I looked again and saw comments where others got one that was WAY too big (20g) for their 5 or 9g lol. I mean, come on... that's just dumb. Resolution? Send it back, at my expense. Yeah... right.
Still, I order from them.
I didn't think I would after one particularly large fiasco. I ordered > $600 a while back and they canceled the order due to a price mistake on one small item (their mistake, their decision to cancel the order). Whatever, I placed the order again... but they hadn't refunded the first. They kept insisting they did, but they didn't. I disputed it with PayPal and it went unchallenged and PayPal could easily see it wasn't refunded, so I eventually got my money back. That left a sour taste... but I keep telling myself it was a language barrier issue (which doesn't bother me at all - they are in China afterall)
United States, AZ, Tucson
Joined Mar 2012
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United States, CT, Hartford
Joined Jun 2009
5,329 Posts
Keep in mind almost any HK thread will eventually degenerate into a love/hate thing.
That is completely accurante, and balanced and reasonable advice that works with any vendor purchase. Also, try to back your PP purchase up with a credit card so you have two layers of protection.
On a seperate note, As I suggested, people should use the search option for themselves, that way they aren't surprised when problems rear their head. Also be aware that on the internet, there are those who simply take pleasure in the arguement, their entertainment is dependant on being able to do that. I for one, do not care to venture into the realm of having something to say about everyone and everything. Since I had bad dealings with HK, I am more inclined to mention those items. It's not doom and gloom, it's also not the yellow brick road either. There is a reason people recommend paying with credit card or paypal, that way when you hit a CS brick wall you have recourse.
United States, CT, Hartford
Joined Jun 2009
5,329 Posts
I agreed with your comment about doing research before making purchases, everyone should do that in order to make informed decisions.
Thomas, nobody is telling you what to do and I'm pretty sure you are going to do what you want no matter what anyone says. You make that pretty evident.
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The 6 Weirdest Things We've Learned Since 9/11
#3. The Era of Awesome "Good vs. Evil" Wars Is Over
I realize the actual event was more nuanced, but in popular memory World War II is basically The Lord of the Rings or Star Wars: a clearly evil bad guy dressed in black with a clearly evil army versus clearly good protagonists who take him out with a clean, neat ending where the bad guy dies and his dark empire lies in rubble, never to be resurrected. And when the war was over, it was over -- clear objective, clear outcome, good guys win, roll credits.
Yeah, I don't think we're going to get that kind of war again. The way wars go now is that some regime or group is doing something we don't like, then we either A) kind of throw cruise missiles and drone missions at them for a few months or B) land troops there and fight them for a few years until we get bored and quietly leave. Did we win Afghanistan? Or Iraq? These days there's no signing of a peace treaty, no ceremony, no liberated people cheering in the streets. When the last troops came home from Iraq, there was barely a whisper in the news. Actually, did you even know the troops came home from Iraq? Did you know we still had troops in Afghanistan?
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Do you know where Afghanistan is on a map?
We killed bin Laden, but it wasn't a Hitler situation where the whole thing stopped the moment the bullet entered his brain -- al-Qaida kind of just stumbles along regardless of who is in charge, or whether anyone is in charge at all (we've killed al-Qaida's second in command like 25 times).
And now as I write this, the U.S. government is in the middle of debating a strike against Syria. Again, no big declaration of war, no big shift from peacetime to war footing. Maybe the president makes a speech about it that gets carried on cable. At some point we'll probably just shrug and send a ship full of cruise missiles, like the cops dispatching a car to check out a domestic dispute. Do you even know, off the top of your head, who the good guys and bad guys are in Syria? Are we supporting their government or the rebels? Are the rebels progressive freedom fighters or Islamists angry that the government isn't jihadist enough? Is either side tied to al-Qaida? I've lost track.
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It's probably something these kids did. Look at those assholes.
The point is, there are no good enemies anymore. Don't say China -- what are we going to do, bomb the factory where they make our iPads? And what are they going to do, bomb the people who buy their iPads? OK, what about Iran? They've got one of those cartoon villain dictators in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- the press said a few years ago that he was determined to bring about the apocalypse and would launch a nuclear strike against Israel to get it. We're definitely going to have to deal with that madman soon-
What's that? He's not president anymore? Thank God! Was it the CIA who took him out with a targeted assassination, or did his own people rise up and overthrow him in a coup? Oh, he left office on his own? Because his term ran out? Because presidents in Iran are limited to two terms, just like in the U.S.? Wait, they have elections there? Well, shit. Looks like we missed the window on that one.
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"No, I asked for the large ballot"
So how are we supposed to get all worked up and patriotic if we don't have a cartoon villain to oppose? But maybe that's for the best, because ...
#2. Patriotism Got Really Weird at Some Point
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America is a wonderful country, and a lot of the liberal counterculture types who call it a fascist wasteland in reality live a very comfortable and fulfilling life there. That's why Eddie Vedder never moved away -- the people who bitch the loudest would miss it the most.
So in the face of attacks by extremists who objectively hate core progressive values such as women's rights and freedom of religion, why weren't a whole bunch of artists stirred to create music that really got to the heart of what we love about the USA? Even if musicians are all liberals, we're fighting an enemy that hates liberalism, right? Let's have some awesome anti-Islamist diss tracks, Eminem!
Instead we got this:
Patriotism shouldn't make you stupid, right? Or racist? Wasn't there a bunch of great patriotic music during World War II? Did our ability to be patriotic in non-ridiculous ways die with Vietnam?
These days, if an organization has "patriot" in the name, I get scared. Seriously, Google the word "patriot" -- once you get past the links involving the NFL and that Mel Gibson movie, you get shit like Patriot Depot, which sells shirts that say things like "Due to Price Increase on Ammo, Do Not Expect a Warning Shot."
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Nope, not a joke.
Or you get websites like PatriotUpdate.com (sample headline: "Obama Stings Taxpayer's for More Blood $$$"). Or you get groups like the Tea Party Patriots, whose website screams that this is our last chance to stop Obamacare before it's too late.
Somebody tell me when the entire concept of patriotism got hijacked by the pickup truck and gun rack brigade. It's at the point where if anyone I knew wore a shirt with an American flag on it, I'd assume they were being ironic, unless it was the Fourth of July. If I pass a crowd of protesters waving American flags, I assume somebody in the group is also wearing a T-shirt bearing a racist caricature of Barack Obama.
"And this flag shirt is just some kind of big stupid rectangle of fabric!"
Not that I can mock them for being paranoid, because above all, what the last 12 years have taught us is ...
#1. Sometimes the Alarmist Tinfoil Hat Crowd Is Right
In the underappreciated 1982 sequel to the wacky slapstick satire Airplane! (Airplane II: The Sequel), there's a scene where security agents monitor a body scanner in a futuristic airport. The joke is that the scanner shows the agents images of the passengers' naked bodies as they pass through.
If you had told me in 2002 that in 10 years that technology would be real, specifically that A) every passenger would be made to stand in a scanner that displays their naked body to security and B) 99 percent of fliers would be perfectly fine with it, I would have laughed you out of the room and told you to take off your goddamned tinfoil hat and stop sharing your weird sci-fi sex fantasies. We're talking about Americans here, the most famously prudish, fiercely private, and violently anti-government people in the world. And you're telling me that in this supposed future, if we refuse the scan, we get frisked? I'm telling you that we would fucking burn down the airport before we let that happen.
But as I mentioned in this week's podcast, we got here little by little. One terror warning at a time, one replay of the WTC attacks at a time, one report of a failed terror attempt at a time.
If you had told me that, in the name of stopping terrorism, the U.S. government would spend $2 billion building a gargantuan 1.5-million-square-foot sprawling mass of humming supercomputers for the purpose of (apparently) monitoring absolutely everyone's email and/or phone calls, I'd have said that was even more ridiculous and dystopian than the penis scanner. If you'd told me that virtually everyone would be OK with that save for a few vocal activists on the Internet, I'd have said that was impossible, unless we had reached the point where terrorists had leveled half of our cities.
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Even worse than riots after major sports events.
But now here we are, in a world where you're told that A) only an idiot would expect any online or cellphone communication to be secure, just by its nature and B) from now on all of your communications -- from banking to work projects to shopping to romance -- will be done with the Internet or cellphones. And because these two things evolved at the same time -- the wall-to-wall worry about terrorism and the 24-hour dependence on the Internet -- we just accepted it as a natural evolution of society that everything we do will be monitored. We can't imagine it any other way.
After all, if you're under 30, you were still a kid when 9/11 happened, living at home. What the rest of us are calling "a Post-9/11 World" you know only as "the world." If I try to tell you about the good old days when you could correspond with friends and absolutely know that no one was listening in, you'll tune out when you realize that I'm also talking about a time before the Internet and cellphones existed. We don't want to go back to that, right?
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I saw that cord and immediately vomited.
Because they've told us that our modern world is made entirely of glass, we just accept that this is how it is, that we're all on display, all the time. And it's all by necessity because it's a Post-9/11 World, and that ends the discussion. And please note: It will still be a Post-9/11 World a hundred years from now, because that's how time works.
And over time, we'll just come to accept that typing a weird search into Google might get you a visit from the cops, that a crude joke on Facebook might get you arrested and/or fired, that certain things uttered in phone calls might land you on a no-fly list, that suspicious conversations might be recorded by a nearby pair of Google Glasses. And so, over time, you make a mental note to not say anything too weird, or make crude jokes, or think too far outside the box. You'll learn to automatically rein in that crazy, irresponsible part of the brain that incidentally also has resulted in all human creativity through history.
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Needs more dicks.
Sure, it's not like some controversial comment on Twitter will get you sent to a gulag. It may merely get you a day spent in a hot interrogation room and your computer seized for a few months. Just a little reminder to watch what you say, and what you think, at all times. They don't have to throw you in prison, they just have to harass you enough that you'll remember next time. And the fire that makes us human grows just a little dimmer, and we shrug and say, What can we do? After all, it's a Post-9/11 World.
And apparently it always will be.
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Who knew that children born on and after 1995 would have so little regard for their privacy? Check out our latest Podcast where David Wong and Jack O'Brien look at the odd trends social media has created and the ramifications they'll have on the future. Go here to subscribe on iTunes or download it here. Getting your Cracked fix while driving has never been this unlikely to kill you.
Related Reading: It wouldn't be a post-9/11 world without a whole lot of cashing in on the tragedy. Once you've had your fill of commemorative coins and remembrance wine, check out these incredibly offensive pop culture references to September 11th. It doesn't get much worse than a 9/11 Pig Roast. Done with trinkets and crass commercialism? Read about 9/11's hidden impacts and gain some well-needed perspective.
Had enough talk of terrorism? Remind yourself there's still good in the world and stare at Nikola Tesla's face on a t-shirt.


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Experience Corps Baltimore featured in the Maryland's Governors Office of Volunteer Services
March/April Newsletter
Outstanding Program Helps Seniors, Youth
North Baltimore Patch, 10/17/12
Experience Counts
Marinscope Newspapers, 10/17/12
Experience Corps Recognized on NBC's Education Nation
Education Nation, 9/24/12
Changing the Game to Change the World
Huffington Post, 6/14/12
Contributions of Older Volunteers Honored
AARP Blog, 5/8/12
How to Choose the Best Volunteering Option
US News & World Report, Oct. 27, 2010
CEO Champions the Encore Career
SecondAct.com, Oct. 5, 2010
Geek Corps: Answering the call (and changing the name!)
SCI Social Capital Inc., Oct. 5, 2010
Tutors, children in need gain from experience
The Oregonian, Oct. 5, 2010
Not a Teacher? Not a Problem.
Time, Sept. 20, 2010
Examining the Effects of New York Experience Corps Program on Young Readers
Literacy Research and Instruction, Sept. 15, 2010
The Effect of the Experience Corps Program on Student Reading Outcomes
Education and Urban Society, Sept. 13, 2010
Senior-Student Mentoring Can Be Great Win-Win
U.S. News & World Report, July 6, 2010
Tutoring benefits seniors' health, students' skills
USA Today, April 4, 2010
Mentoring a priority for Cleveland Play House artistic director Michael Bloom: Sarah Crump's My Cleveland
The Cleveland Plain-Dealer, March 30, 2010
When Seniors Tutor Kids, They Sharpen Their Own Minds As Well; New research suggests it might delay signs of aging in the brain
US News & World Report, Feb. 19, 2010
Schooling the Aging Brain
The New York Times (The New Old Age Blog), Jan. 26, 2010
What if older people who volunteered to work in elementary schools, in a program that bolstered educational progress for children, could at the same time reduce their own risk of cognitive decline? Talk about a win-win.
Older folks share tales with young on King day High school students, 20-somethings listen to retirees
The Baltimore Sun, Jan. 19, 2010
People who need people are also the healthiest
SmartPlanet.com, Jan. 14, 2010
One thing I have learned this year is that helping other people helps you more.
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The singer, who butted heads with fellow judge Nicki Minaj on the most recent season of the reality show, told Hot 97's Angie Martinez, that the experience wasn't at all what she thought it would be like when she signed on.
"I thought it was going to be a three-person panel," she admitted, thinking she'd have fun working with her longtime friend Randy Jackson. "But it wasn't that."
Carey continued: "It was like going to work every day in hell with Satan."
Carey then put a gloved hand over her eyes and laughed. "I'm just playing. It didn't affect me that much," she continued. "I was disappointed."
But there was one thing Carey did enjoy and that was the contestants. "Some of them were so good and also really good people," she said. "It was disappointing when they would, for political reasons, not put people through."
Carey, who said she prefers being in the recording studio to being on the Idol stage, is back to doing what she loves. She's working on an album due out at the beginning of 2014, and just released a new single, "The Art of Letting Go."
Some of her fans got a big surprise when they gathered to hear the new song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday. As they sat listening to what they thought was a recording of the Grammy winner, Carey came out, singing live, and surprised them. There were tears of excitement and one superfan asked, "Am I dying? Are we dead?"


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Term used to describe women, pussies, or cunts.
Check out that flat pecker.
από Cody Peterson 11 Απρίλιος 2007
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Referring to female genitalia. Used normally, in a negative, or sarcastic sense....
I haven't seen much of Gordy since he got in house, with that flatpecker.
από Iceman6969 31 Ιούλιος 2008