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|Carlos Zambrano, RHP
180/78 K/BB, 15 HR in 195.0 IP
|Eric Milton, LHP
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|2B Ryan Freel
|CF Jerry Hairston Jr.
|SS #Felipe Lopez
Make it 6-2 Jaxx, Matt Craig
Make it 6-2 Jaxx, Matt Craig hit a 2 run shot in the top of the 2nd.
Out of all of the Jaxx
Out of all of the Jaxx starting pitchers this season (Hill,Marmol, Marshall, Nolasco, Pinto, Ryu) which one do you think makes the best pro. My feeling is it will be Nolasco. His neutral style is made for Wrigley. If he has control of his pitches he could throw to the conditions. Also he has stayed pretty healthy which seems to be a mircle for pitcher's in this organization. The only place he struggled was at AAA and he was called up there more because they needed somebody than they felt he was enterly ready for it. Anyone else have any thoughts on the matter?
That's my Papa!
That's my Papa!
If houston can get 3 from
If houston can get 3 from florida I believe the cubs can get in with a 14-4 record. Both the phillies and Florida have 6 games each against ATL. If atl wins 4 out of 6 Florida has to go 6-6 in the other games and Philly has to go 7-5. Florida's other games are against Philly NYM and Washington. Philly's are Florida, Cin NYM and Was. I'll make a prediction:
IF We finish 14-4 taking 5 out of 7 from Houston we will at least tie for the wild card. Unless Florida sweeps houston.
Go Cubs
Give us something good to tell our future grandkids about!!!
NCFAN, you are absolutely
NCFAN, you are absolutely delusional.
I'm having problems with the
I'm having problems with the WTenn feed on the net tonight since the 5th ining...but can get the Jacksonville feed.
8th inning
Jaxx 7 Suns 4
No way Macias is a better
No way Macias is a better hitter than Big Z.
So Baker lifts Z for Macias.
So Baker lifts Z for Macias. Does he read statistics that say Z's VORP is 11 something while Macias's is -3.2. WHY DOES HE KEEP GETTING AT-BATS??
I just looked it up. Z was
I just looked it up. Z was a better hitter last year according to VORP too.
Diamond Jaxx Win!! (lead
Diamond Jaxx Win!! (lead best of 5 series, 1-0)
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looks like Michael Barrett
looks like Michael Barrett still needs to work on rundowns between home and 3rd...
Good fundamentals from Dusty's squad? Now that's an oxymoron.
Wouldn't this be a great
Wouldn't this be a great place to have C-Pat bunt instead of Theriot?
That is one thing that C-Pat does decently.
And as I write this, Theriot strikes out looking.
And anyone want to question Dusty's decision to bunt in front of DLee so that they could walk Lee?
Matt Murton for President!!!
Matt Murton for President!!! Let's see 2 runs scored, 1 rbi, .354 average. See Dusty, he can play 9.
Cubs Win!!! In Dusty We
Cubs Win!!! In Dusty We Trusty!!!
One game under .500.
9-3 in Sept.
Go Cubs!!
good job for the bullpen
good job for the bullpen tonight.
I just looked it up. Z was a
I just looked it up. Z was a better hitter last year according to VORP too.
You are missing the concept behind VORP. A player with a better VORP isn't always the better hitter. VORP is value over a replacement, at his position. A replacement pitcher and a replacement PH are different.
Look at EqA, Z's better this year, but Macias was last season. Vorps biggest concept is value, you really don't want to look at it when you are comparing hitting only.
Well, I certainly hope,
Well, I certainly hope, though, that we can agree that the fact that Z has a better EqA this year than one of our utility/pinch-hit bats off the bench is pathetic even if he didn't manage to top the guy last year too.
Still tired from having seen
Still tired from having seen the game tonight. Was cool to see Theriot's first AB. yeah he K'ed but he really battled after getting into an 0-2 hole. "quality process, result needs work."
I know somewhere there's a chart of odds of scoring, and that the odds say it's easier to score 1 run with 1st & 0 outs than 2nd & 1 out but 1st & 2nd + 1 out is still pretty good. How often does Walker GIDP? (Hmm... vs. Nomar...)
Merigoldbowling, I don't
Merigoldbowling, I don't think Dusty would know VORP from a REIT, nor does he care to know. He just looks under BA and see that Macias is hitting .275 or something. But someone should introduce Dusty to OBP, which for Macias is also about .275 and therefore awful, and his slugging percentage, which I will SWAG for Macias at about .300, which is pitiful. But Dusty, and the other bigshot managers love the "flexubility" that a guy like Macias brings to the party. I wish the party would start without him.
Murton does appear to be such an offensive force that even Dusty and Hendry can't ignore or dismiss him any longer. I don't think he can keep slugging at this rate, but he has the pedigree to be a high average, high OBP, low strike out guy the Cubs so desperately need. Yes, it would be nice if he was faster and a better defender, but beggars can't be choosers, and he looks better, and will be a lot cheaper, then some of the stiffs on this year's free agent market. Putting Murton in left leaves only two outfield spots to fill. I still prefer Hairston as a super utility guy, altough I'm sure Hairston prefers to start.
Although playing Murton and Hairston everyday rather than Patterson makes the Cubs offense significantly better, I don't think it is enough to get the Cubs to 13-4 the rest of the way, especially with inconsistent 4th and 5th starters and Dusty still experimenting with the bullpen (see yesterday's game when he brought Mitre in rather than Wuertz or Williamson when Ohman got into trouble). This Cubs team had some significant problems this year and it is not better than it's record (lack of depth in starting rotation, offense from outfield, overall defense and fundamentals, and bullpen, in that order (I know Crunch will disagree with this, but I think the bullpen problems were mostly self-inflicted by Dusty's misuse of Hawkins, his abandonment of the Dempster as closer plan, his misuse of Remlinger as a lefty specialist (although Rem might just be finished), and using Fox 3 days in a row, the last time in a blow out, where he hurt his arm).
Looking back, you have to wonder how many games the Cubs might have won back in June, when Derek Lee just owned the league, and Dusty had the out machines, Neifi and Corey, batting in front of him 1-2. Joe Sheehan's article on the Cubs posted on preminium baseballprospectus web site on this showed some very ugly statistics where the Cubs lead-off hitters had a below .300 OBP during this period.
Overall, not one of Dusty's best years. On the the other hand the Dusty effect on players who are not loss causes (see Corey) still seems to be at work as the Cubs have had great offensive years from Lee, Ramirez and Barrett and good ones from Walker, Burnitz, Hairston and Neifi! (or as good as Neifi can have one.)
cubfaningermany wrote: "and
cubfaningermany wrote: "and Dusty still experimenting with the bullpen (see yesterday's game when he brought Mitre in rather than Wuertz or Williamson when Ohman got into trouble)"
I'm not defending Dusty's use of the bullpen overall, but bringing in Mitre with two outs and men on first and second wasn't a terrible call - Mitre is a ground ball pitcher to the extreme and could have easily gotten a force out, and unfortunately he threw a VERY bad pitch. Wuertz might have been a good choice too, but Williamson can't be counted on in this kind of situation yet, despite his history - he had given up 3 homers in just over 10 innings this season before this game.
TRB Tribune revenues down
TRB Tribune revenues down 0.9% in August (37.69 )
Consolidated revs for the period were $428 mln, down 0.9% from last year's $432 mln. Publishing revs in August were $298 mln, 1.9% lower than last year's $303 mln. Advertising revs increased 0.6% to $234 mln. Total advertising inches were down 4.5%, while preprint pieces increased 0.9%.
Here's an idea Tribsters...instead of working on your goal of a .500 record (snooze city) , put a winning ballclub on the field and you'll show some revenue growth in August.
Baseball America has an
Baseball America has an interview with Jeff Franceur of the Braves and he was asked who he's faced in the minors that throw better than some of the pitchers he's faced at the major league level.
He named 3 pitchers:
1) Ricky Nolasco, raved about his slider
2) Rich Hill
3) Bobby Jenks, now with the WSox
Cubster- The Cubs are such a
The Cubs are such a small part of the overall Tribune Company. Even if the Cubs won the WS their overall bottom line would barely move. That is aprt of the problem of a media conglomerate owning a sports team.
Last year the Tribune Company had 5.726 BILLION in sales. Do you think the "ONLY" $300 million or so that the Cubs bring in is making a big dent in their bottom line?
hey, im a big murton fan,
hey, im a big murton fan, too...but lets at least realize where he's putting the bat on the ball.
he's putting almost all of his good hits into RF.
he did have a hell of a homer to LF a few games ago that pretty much solidified his place in the minds of many.
in the 10th he put a ball into LF, though not exactly strong...he did a decent job on the pitch.
i dont think anyone's had a problem with how murton handles lefties or how he handles stuff middle/outside.
The Cup is Half Full: I
The Cup is Half Full:
I would like to THANK BARRY BONDS for not returning until after the Cubs took 3 out of 4 from the Giants!
The Cup is Half Full: We're
The Cup is Half Full:
We're now entering a period where teams will be competing exclusively within their division.
The Cubs have moved into 5th place in the wildcard race behind Florida, Houston, Philadelphia, and Washington.
With a win today, the Cubs will continue their plodding pace towards a projected 83-79 record.
The wildcard winner is now projecting at 87-75.
BUT both Houston and Florida, the leaders, have .500 winning percentages within their own division this year while Philadelphia and and Washington have losing records.
If Houston and Florida continue their flat intra-division performance, the wildcard could be won (or tied) with 85 wins.
So, believe it or not, the Cubs are still in the wildcard race and will likely remain there until they lose 5 games or somebody else wins 86.
11 vs stl/hou...ow. almost
11 vs stl/hou...ow.
almost too stacked of a schedule vs. houston...not in tallent, but in amount of games the new scheduling crew gave chc/hou to close out the year. 7 games in 10 days vs. houston. hell of a way to end the season.
Houston is choking, not the
Houston is choking, not the Cubs. The Cubs are out of it, remember?
Advantage---> Cubs.
"So, believe it or not, the
"So, believe it or not, the Cubs are still in the wildcard race"
Puff Puff Pass...
"So, believe it or not, the
"So, believe it or not, the Cubs are still in the wildcard race"
Puff Puff Pass...
Homer Blanco is getting
Homer Blanco is getting better at the plate and has all season had a cannon for an arm and superb defensive skills. He should start the majority of games.
"You are missing the concept
"You are missing the concept behind VORP. A player with a better VORP isn't always the better hitter. VORP is value over a replacement, at his position. A replacement pitcher and a replacement PH are different."
I'm not so sure about that - I thought VORP was created with the idea of comparing players at different positions and in different years - it's all normalized. Different leagues and parks shouldn't matter either.
Recent comments
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.
rain delay...thanks obama.
Thanks again Phil. We actually were in Mesa and drove around. Hopefully, I am back for some Fall League. If not I have all of spring training (like the smart people who move here!)
What Rob G said. I can't speak for Piittsburgh, but the other end of the state has had absolute crap weather for two days. Perfect day to take it easy.
tarp came off 10 minutes ago...let's do this.
He will not pitch another game for Cubs
/Unless injury in playoffs
Today is bullpen day
10/450 if they win WS
Carrie Muskat [email protected]
Even though Hammel is missing start, don't assume he'll not be on #Cubs postseason roster. Maddon says elbow problem isn't that bad
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Maddon on #Cubs postseason rotation: "I don't want to announce anything. We haven't talked to anybody yet"
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Maddon hopes Soler can take BP in Cincy, play in sim game Tue. "All of that should give us some kind of indication of where he's at"


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The Seawolves will play 18 homes games this season, starting with the AT&T Jamboree, Nov. 9-10, at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex. Visiting for the Jamboree will be Colorado Christian, Colorado State-Pueblo and Alaska Fairbanks.
Prior to that, UAA opens play with an exhibition contest against Division I opponent Troy on Nov. 5 in Troy, Ala.
The Seawolves will take the court for the 35th annual Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout when they faces Div. I Belmont on Nov. 21. UAA, which has won at least one game in four straight tourneys, will play either UC Riverside or Northeastern on Nov. 23, followed by possible foes Loyola Marymount, Oral Roberts, Texas State or Charlotte on Nov. 24.
UAA begins the 18-game Great Northwest Athletic Conference slate with a pair of early home clashes against longtime rivals, hosting Montana State Billings on Nov. 29 and Seattle Pacific on Dec. 1.
UAA faces a tough January stretch, playing five of seven games on the road, including Jan. 19 at Alaska Fairbanks and Jan. 24 at defending NCAA Div. II champion Western Washington.
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One afternoon while playing, My daughter Adelaide offhandedly announced that she wanted to "make flags for all of her friends". With this little comment, she inspired me to find a way to do just that.
We also found that they could be personalized with letters of the alphabets, and would make lovely cute + inexpensive gifts for the children at Adelaide's upcoming birthday party.
After brainstorming and a few prototypes, I was able to come up with a plan and template to make personalized pennant flags out of paper and fabric, and a few other simple materials.
These little pennants are quite simple to make and to personalize, but because I made 20 of them, I began several weeks in advance, working on a few in batches here and there. Because of this I found that they were quite an enjoyable project to work on.
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In most projects I try to have my daughter "help" out as much as possible with both the decision making and crafting process. This is not always easy, and often requires incredible amounts of patience and preparation. And often have to catch and remind myself to chill out! But she loves to help so incredibly much, and I have found the rewards of teaching and making with my daughter to be phenomenal.
With this project, we took some time on an afternoon to simply make a project out of gluing the wooden beads onto the ends of the bamboo skewers, which we eventually would use for the "flag poles". Adelaide loved this activity and I found her to be really quite good at it - I found myself only having to trim the pointed ends off the skewers, and wipe any excess glue.
I also had Adelaide involved in the decision making with fabric and colour co-ordination choices according to each child. It is often very interesting to me to see how she thinks about things, and her reasoning behind her decisions - for example: "Nyomi is always smiling, so she should have yellow like the sun!"
I am hoping that my daughter and I will always inspire each other.
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Bond issue passage needed for South Side
To the editor:
Would you send your child to a school that was falling apart? The 2013 bond issue will be on the general election ballot on May 7. The money from the bond issue will be used to repair the South Side Middle School which is the school for grades five through eight.
The school is in a desperate need of repair. To begin, one of the biggest problems is the leaky roof. The ceiling tiles have also become a safety hazard because several of them have been falling from the ceiling. When it rains, water leaks through the tiles, and on a recent occasion, leaked through the light fixtures by the main office.
Secondly, the school has no air conditioning and poor heating. At the beginning of the school year it is hot and humid in the classrooms and most students go home sweaty. Studies show that air temperature has an impact on brain memory as well as the fact that hot weather makes you lack energy and feel tired. To illustrate the poor heating, the heaters sometimes catch fire or flood the room. In the winter time in one of the sixth-grade classrooms students have to wear heavy winter coats because it is the same temperature in the class as it is outside.
Next, the physically disabled need better accommodations. Such as a ramp that is wider and has better lighting that isn't dimmed. Most of the classrooms usually don't have easy access for students in wheelchairs or with other physical disabilities. They need lunch tables at which disabled students can actually sit.
In addition, the track and SSMS football field are in quite a need of a makeover. The track needs repainted and fixed up in some areas. The shot put and discus area is very small and it gets swampy when it rains. The track equipment is also old and falling apart. These conditions make it difficult for runners at the meets. The football field needs new goal posts. The bleacher space is very limited, leaving the fans to bring chairs to meets and games. We also need an outdoor restroom because there are only three portable bathrooms.
We understand that passing the bond issue will raise taxes. For every $50,000 of assessed value on your house, the taxes are raised by $18.83. That's not that much, right? For example, if your house is $180,000 you would pay around $56.49 every year in property taxes.
Consider voting for this bond issue on the general election ballot. It would definitely help the students, teachers and the community.
Kind words for members of the SCH 'crew'
To the editor:
I had just driven past the new Titanic, better known as the USS Salem Hospital on East Main Street in Salem, Ohio, this morning and unlike the original Titanic, this one will not sink. What a beautiful and magnificent structure! Having recently been hospitalized and assigned to a room where I could actually watch those daredevils at work I was amazed at the courage it must take to build such a building.
I actually saw one of the workers hanging upside down and hammering something which seemed from where I was watching to be hammering two units of something together. Not being a very brave person I could not watch very long and so pulled the curtains until he was done with that part. I was not anxious to see someone take a nose dive from a third story structure!
However what I really want to talk about (and I feel that I would be ungrateful if I didn't acknowledge it) is the compassionate care which I received while a patient there. What a beautiful gem such as this we are fortunate to have in Salem. There were times I actually felt like I must be the only patient on my floor; such was the attention heaped on me. Anytime I rang for help someone was there to check things out and I don't believe anyone ever left my room without further asking whether or not they could do anything else for me before they left the room.
In one instance I asked RN Connie if she was going to sign the high beam and if she was to please sign my name as well. That was all that was said. But guess what. When the day of the signing came and I had all but forgotten, I suddenly looked up and I saw a brigade of about four or five nurses coming with a wheelchair ... one carrying an armful of blankets which I was quickly bundled in and wheeled outside to the signing area and now I proudly glance that way as I drive by.
But that isn't all I could say. There was Mary Kay who brought me, every night, a small cup of my favorite ice cream. No, I did not have to ask for it. She was just a caring person who went beyond the call of duty.
Mr. Editor, I could fill several pages and I would if I could remember each and every RN, LPN, GPC, house cleaner, cook and dishwasher, the different social workers, event coordinators. But just a sampling of these beautiful, incredible people are: Joy, Sandy, Marlene, Melanie, Virginia, Chesney, Dottie, Carol, Karol and Emily. That isn't all. Oh God forgive me! My short term memory fails me now! There were many others whose names I am trying to recall but as soon as I sign this letter I will remember; but you are remembered!
And in the rehab department there was Judy and Julia, Donna, Ashley and Lady Erin and Michelle. Well ... I'm not 20 years old any more, you know! So again short term memory, please come back. During my 28-days stay, 10,000 thanks to every one of you for putting the pieces of my puzzle back together. I am getting stronger every day. And you'd be surprised and pleased to see your basket case coming back together.
One more thing which applies to our wonderful medical care and the humanities of all our doctors, etc. Needing a haircut after my hospital, with still very weak legs I made my way to Jay's Barber Shop. He helped me up the steps and inside. As I was finishing and having to make my way back down the steps, a kindly, well dressed, casually and very neat looking gent started giving some general instructions to which my barber stated, "This guy should know, he's a surgeon." "Are you really?," I asked. "Yes, name is Paumier." Here is a surgeon who is also a warm, caring human being willing to help a handicapped person.
Salem ... Columbiana County ... may we thank God for the old ship USS Salem Hospital and her incredible crew. I can hardly wait to see the finished product next year in 2014.
Disputes policy regarding purchasing tobacco items
To the editor:
On Friday, April 12, my boyfriend and I entered the Walmart store #2910 located at 2875 E. State St., Salem, Ohio, 44460 to purchase a few quick items, including a can of chewing tobacco. After I paid cash for the items I needed he asked the cashier for a can of snuff. She asked to see his ID, which he provided and then stated that because I was with him, she had to see my ID as well. We explained that the snuff was not for me but for my partner but to no avail.
On this day, our trip to Walmart was made as a last minute run for baking necessities: I was in the middle of a mixing a double batch of chocolate chip cookies when I discovered that I was out of brown sugar. I grabbed what I knew would be enough cash and jumped on our motorcycle without grabbing my ID. Considering that I wouldn't be using my debit card, I didn't think I would need ID. As it turns out, I was wrong.
We were informed by the cashier that the store's policy is not to sell tobacco products to a member of a group if all members of said group are underage/without ID. My boyfriend asked to speak with the manager who informed us that the cashier was right. I asked to see a written copy of this policy and was provided a print-out from an employee training page that is not available to the public.
My boyfriend then asked if he were to attempt to purchase the tobacco while accompanied by our 2-year old, the manager stated that common sense would tell the cashier that he wasn't going to give that tobacco to the child. He then asked what if he was with a 14-year-old; the manager stated they would then need to see ID of the 14-year-old. What 14-year-old has or needs an ID? (School IDs don't have a student's date of birth on them.)
My question to the good people at the corporate level is this: How can you hold me accountable to policies you don't make known to me? Pursuant to state law there are notifications posted at every register where tobacco can be purchased that it is illegal to buy tobacco for a minor, but your store policy of not selling to a member of a group is not.
Furthermore, according to the Ohio Revised Code (ORC), section 2927.02 Illegal distribution of or permitting children to use cigarettes or other tobacco products states in division (B) "No manufacturer, producer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of cigarettes, other tobacco products, or papers used to roll cigarettes, no agent, employee, or representative of a manufacturer, producer, distributor, wholesaler, to retailer of cigarettes, other tobacco products, or papers used to roll cigarettes, and no other person shall do any of the following:
Give, sell, or otherwise distribute cigarettes, other tobacco products, or papers used to roll cigarettes to any child."
In this Division (A)(1)(3) the word distribute is defined as "means to furnish, give, or provide cigarettes, other tobacco products, or papers used to roll cigarettes to the ultimate customer of the cigarettes, other tobacco products, or papers used to roll cigarettes."
Consider also that ORC Section 2927.022 Affirmative defense to cigarette or tobacco product charge Division (A)(3) states that, "A seller or an agent or employee of a seller may not be found guilty of a charge of a violation of section 2927.02 of the Revised Code in which the age of the purchaser it other recipient of cigarettes of other tobacco products is an element of the alleged violation, if the seller, agent, or employee raises and proves as an affirmative defense that all of the following occurred:
(1) A card holder attempting to purchase or receive cigarettes or other tobacco products presented a driver's or commercial driver's license or an identification card.
(3) The cigarettes or other tobacco products were sold, given away, or otherwise distributed to the card holder in reasonable reliance upon the identification presented and the completed transaction scan."
Division (A)(2) was omitted intentionally as it applies to a means of verification that was not used during the attempted purchase.
In a court of law I would argue that owing to the fact that my partner provided ID as required and stated he was the ultimate recipient of the tobacco, the necessity of seeing my ID was rendered null and void. The cashier in question, upon inspecting the ID could have made the sale in good faith that she would have been free of prosecution as she was not violating any laws.
Furthermore I would argue that refusing to sell tobacco products to someone who presents ID and is old enough is a violation of their civil liberties. I daresay that in the world we live in, I could find a jury who would agree with me.
Ultimately, a store's policies and employees must utilize common sense and not attempt to take the law into their own hands. However, at the very least, they should post their "No Group Sale" policy conspicuously for members of the public to see.
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As lingering winter snows continue, chills chase us toward indoor destinations. We yearn for moments of brightness and warmth not unlike those in our grandmother's kitchen where as children we were entertained.
Less than an hour away, The Museum of American Glass in West Virginia promises to do just that. Equipped with a large parking area on Weston's Main Street, one can visit without admission fee and remind themselves of the joys they experienced when glass filled home cupboards.
It is no wonder that glass enthusiasts have developed this museum and supplied it with more than l5,000 pieces. Early West Virginia settlers realized the state's minerals included pockets of 99 percent silica sand and 98 percent pure limestone, both essential for glass production.
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Exhibit cases filled with glassware command space of over half a city block at Weston's Museum of American Glass in West Virginia. Open from noon to 4 p.m. daily except Wednesday and Sunday, it is open seven days a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
According to "West Virginia Yesterday and Today" by Conley and Stutler (l952), Charleston was the home of not only the largest bottle factory in the world, but also the largest plate-glass window manufacturer. New York City's United Nations building is encased on two sides by windows from our Capital City.
More than 500 glassmaking businesses began their production in the Mountain State since the l800's and supplied glassware for settlers who found it impossible to transport glass from their native lands through the rough Appalachian terrain.
A very good feature of the museum's displayed glass items is that all are grouped onto shelves housing glass from one particular factory. Seneca Glass from Morgantown, Akro Agate and Hazel Atlas from Clarksburg and West Virginia Glass from Weston are but a small sampling of factory exhibits.
Glass owners from all parts of the United States have donated to the museum collection. A lady from Washington State brought her 910-piece sherbert collection to be preserved there according to Sharon Pickens, who serves as a volunteer guide.
Children will be delighted with the marbles that can be seen, as this is also the home of the National Marble Museum. Nesting hens fill display cases, as do paperweights, goblets, and candy dishes.
A large collection of dining dishes can also be seen. If you want to recall a special holiday meal where most of your relatives attended and settled at the dining table for lively talk and well-prepared foods, wander through this place and visions of yesteryear will fill your mind.
For those seeking names for dishes they have inherited, the museum is a marvelous source of help. Hundreds of donated books assist with identification information in a resource library open to the public. Additionally, many paperbacks are for sale describing assorted glass topics.
To celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Glassmaking in America, many activities are on the calendar for this year. The American Paperweight Circle will meet March 23 at l0 a.m., a Spring Auction of West Virginia-made Glassware will take place on May 31 and a Bottle Show is scheduled for June l5 beginning at l0 a.m. Other Autumn Shows are planned and a complete list can be obtained at the Glass Museum.
The five existing glass factories in West Virginia are each preparing a piece for a collector's box to be sold in commemoration of this 200th-year remembrance. As few as a hundred boxes will be sold to guarantee their worth.
Handblown glassware is certainly an art and an important part of our heritage. Its production teaches us to appreciate our ancestors' skills and the hard work they performed to develop our early economic successes. Be uplifted by stepping back into time and visualizing what life was like before paper and plastic.
Nobel Laureate in Literature Romain Rolland wrote of the artist, "It is the artist's job to create sunshine when there is none." Your Museum of American Glass in West Virginia visit will assure you a brighter day.


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ALLIANCE - For the Salem Quakers and head coach Rich Hart, losing three straight games to start off 2013 was never an option.
Down by nine in the third quarter, Salem answered with a run that propelled them into the lead and effectively ended their brief two-game skid with a 65-51 win over Alliance.
"You know, coach Spack brought up a great point," Hart said. "It was 29-20, at Alliance, and we could've folded right there. That was amazing. We stood our ground, Bush hit a couple threes and we made a run. That was the key to the game."
The Quakers weathered an early run and benefitted from a career-night from Anthony Shivers. Shivers recorded 27 points, surpassing his previous high of 26 which he recorded on two occasions this season.
Ryan Bush also added 22, and Max Wolfgang chipped in ten.
Salem came out in a box-and-one on the Aviators' first possession. With four Quakers at each corner of the lane, Zach Economous manned up on Alliances's J.J Kuura.
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SALEM SCORING: Ryan Bush 6-8-22, Zack Wukotich 1-0-2, Brendan Webb 0-2-2, Zach Economous 0-2-2, Max Wolfgang 5-0-10, Anthony Shivers 10-7-27.
ALLIANCE SCORING: Parrish Martin 6-0-13, Kordelle Phillips 6-0-14, Zaviay Thomas 4-1-9, Aeyron Williams 2-0-4, J.J. Kukura 4-2-11. TEAM TOTALS: 22, 3-8, 51.
THREE POINTERS: Salem 2 (Bush 2), Alliance 4 (Phillips 2, Blue, Kukura)
"Kukura was there big scorer," Hart said. "It worked, but we didn't rebound. We got sucked into far in the zone."
Salem stuck with the scheme for the majority of the first quarter. When Economous wasn't matched up on Kukura, Austin Frank was tasked with defending the Aviators' shooter.
"We made him work really hard for a half," Hart continued.
Work hard, he did. Kukura finished the evening with 11 points, and recorded just three points in the first half.
Salem's big-man duo of Wolfgang and Shivers combined for nine of the Quakers 11 first-quarter points. Salem continued to struggle rebounding early on, and one Aviator possession in the first quarter saw Alliance get five chances before converting for a basket.
"We got 39 points out of our posts, so it was a good night," Hart said. "I think 37 came from Max and Anthony, and then Wukotich added two more."
The Quakers regrouped to begin the second and were able to grab a lead just over a minute and a half into the frame on a basket from Shivers.
Salem held the Aviators to just one basket through the first four minutes of the second quarter. Settling in defensively, the Quakers switched to man-to-man which helped alleviate some of the rebounding troubles they were plagued with early.
"From that point, I think rebounding helped," Hart said. "When we go man, we don't usually give up second shots."
After a timeout from Alliance, Salem recorded just one point, a free throw from Shivers, over the final 4:03 of the quarter.
The struggles scoring the basketball allowed Alliance to go on a 6-0 run to close out the half and take a 25-20 lead into the locker room.
Salem came out and went the first minute of the second half without recording a basket, all while giving up two easy baskets to the Aviators in transition.
Hart, visibly frustrated, called a timeout to address the pressure that Alliance began to bring.
"I wanted to remind them that they are going to start pressing and we had to be prepared for that," he said. "I didn't want to lose a possession because we weren't prepared for what they were doing."
Salem responded with a pair of 3-pointers from Ryan Bush and two baskets by Shivers to spur 10-2 run to tie things at 30 with just fewer than four minutes to play.
"That was big," Hart said. "We came down and made something of that there. If you go down 11 there they are going for corners and you'll never see the ball again. That was my deepest fear, if we don't score they're going to spread us out and we won't ever touch it."
Shivers continued his contributions, and displayed his shooting ability by knocking down multiple jump shots from the free throw line to give the Quakers the lead, forcing Alliance to burn another timeout.
Alliance pulled even with baskets from Parrish Martin, but it was Shivers who keyed another run for Salem to close out the quarter with a 41-34 lead. Shivers poured in 13 of 27 in the frame.
"When you have both of those guys, Tony and Max, you have two solid posts, Hart said. "It makes things simpler both offensively and defensively. They work really well together."
Shivers and Wolfgang each also pulled down nine rebounds.
Salem connected on 19-of-26 free throws on the evening, going 12-for-15 in the fourth quarter alone to help seal the win.
After struggling from the line against Canfield, the return to form was a good sign from his team for coach Hart.
"It was never an option, if you want to win if you want to win the league you can't lose three in a row," Hart said. "It was bad enough to lose against South at home, and now we have an uphill battle."
Salem also won the jayvee game 37-35.
Mike Popa paced the Quakers with 20 points. Ryan Hoover added eight
Richard Wright and Bryce Hood each netted 11 points for Alliance.
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Here are a few of the things we look for:
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We want to reward our loyal members and as always say thanks to our members. We really appreciate you choosing RuneHQ as your place to hang out and get the information you need for RuneScape.
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You bet it is! Featured member is a way to recognize our beloved members. It's essentially a new start for what was previously known as Member of the Month. But with this change, everyone can nominate candidates for the Featured Member award. We shall be choosing the Featured Member for RuneHQ every 2 months, so the first one will be for the period of January-February.
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Open Well-Tempered Clavier project adjusts KickStarter project to include braille scores
Kickstarting open source music and doubling the number of scores for the blind
Serendipity was once described to me as looking for a needle in the haystack and finding the farmer's daughter. In the case of the Open Well-Tempered Clavier, it was rather trying to make an open source version of Bach's music and finding out that blind musicians face a critical shortage in the number of braille scores they have available to study. And, unlike every other time someone has come to this realization in the past 200 years, there is now actually something that can be done about it, using open source software.
Making open source music with open source tools such as MuseScore is the original goal of the Open Well-Tempered Clavier project, and that's what attracted Eunah Choi, a teacher in South Korea, to become a backer on Kickstarter. This led to a casual email conversation about the project, and the innocent questions "Are you a pianist?" and "Do you study music?" The answer that Eunah provided is touching and heartbreaking. You can watch for yourself as she recorded a video message of the email, but the short version is, she is blind, and there are not enough scores in braille to constitute a serious study of piano. Ultimately, she abandoned the dream of becoming a career pianist.
This revelation didn't sit well with me or with the MuseScore team. We had set out to make music accessible, and had obviously failed, for exactly the group of people who needed us the most. So we asked ourselves, "Can it be fixed?" The answer to that question is most definitely, "Yes!" MuseScore has long embraced open standards, such as MusicXML, and there are open source libraries, Freedots and music21, which attempt to convert MusicXML into braille that is suitable for reading on devices like the one Eunah uses in her video. Both libraries are unfinished products and require more development.
Armed with this new information, the Open Well-Tempered Clavier project extended its mission and set up new stretch goals on Kickstarter. Assuming adequate funding, the team will not only produce a public domain score and recording of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (the original goal), but also a braille version. We will then create a braille version of Bach's Goldberg Variations which we released in 2012. As a consequence of these efforts, we'll be able to make an accessible and free web service to automate the conversion pipeline of MuseScore and MusicXML scores into brailleand automatically convert the more than 50,000 scores in the MuseScore.com library.
Given that there are less than 20,000 titles currently available in braille format, the addition of 50,000 more titles is significant. Lowering the barrier of conversion for digital scores, and releasing the tools as open source software, guarantees that the number will grow and grow.
It is the responsibility of the sighted to provide copies of our cultural treasures in formats that can be read by the blind; open source software will help us uphold that duty.
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Thanks for the great article.
This is a truly inspiring project !
It makes me wonder whether there is a role here for 3D printers...
for example, printing plastic dots on paper.
Maybe these will be just 2.5 D printers...
Thanks for the clarification. I missed to appreciate the point that the difficulty is the amount of content (e.g. the conversion into an appropriate format), and not the dissemination of it, once it is converted.
The Kickstarter is definitely a great way to get there, and you are doing it with great style !


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One of the world 's best-known linguists and cognitive scientists, George Lakoff has a knack for making science make sense for general readers. In his new book, Lakoff spells out what cognitive science has discovered about reason, and reveals that human reason is far more interesting than we thought it was. Reason is physical, mostly unconscious, metaphorical, emotion-laden, and tied to empathy-and there are biological explanations behind our moral and political thought processes. His call for a New Enlightenment is a bold and striking challenge to the cherished beliefs not only of philosophers, but of pundits, pollsters, and political leaders. The Political Mind is a passionate, erudite, and groundbreaking book that will appeal to anyone interested in how the mind works and how we function socially and politically.
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Introduction: Brain Change and Social Change
Part I: How the Brain Shapes the Political Mind
Chapter 1: Anna Nicole on the Brain
Chapter 2: The Political Unconscious
Chapter 3: The Brain's Role in Family Values
Chapter 4: The Brain's Role in Political Ideologies
Part II: Political Challenges for the Twenty-first-Century Mind
Chapter 5: A New Consciousness
Chapter 6: Traumatic Ideas: The War on Terror
Chapter 7: Framing Reality: Privateering
Chapter 8: Fear of Framing
Chapter 9: Confronting Stereotypes: Sons of the Welfare Queen
Chapter 10: Aim Above the Bad Apples
Chapter 11: Cognitive Policy
Chapter 12: Contested Concepts Everywhere
Part III: The Technical Is the Political
Chapter 13: Exploring the Political Brain
Chapter 14: The Problem of Self-interest
Chapter 15: The Metaphors Defining Rational Action
Chapter 16: Why Hawks Win
Chapter 17: The Brain's Language
Chapter 18: Language in the New Enlightenment
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The Berkeley County School District is focusing on school safety, improved communication, growth and fiscal responsibility.
That's the message Berkeley County School Superintendent Rodney Thompson delivered to Berkeley Chamber of Commerce members during a recent address at the Redbank Club in Goose Creek.
Thompson delivered similar information at a recent school board meeting, although this presentation was more geared toward the business community and preparing future generations to be prepared to go to college or into the workforce.
Thompson said he's been working with local law enforcement to keep schools safe and that the district will have twice as many security cameras by the time the new school year starts in August.
The district has grown by about 1,000 students in the last year. Thompson compared this with an Easter Sunday church service at a 1,000-capacity church when 1,100 people show up. He said you can't turn them away.
New schools are on their way, and older ones in need of serious repair will be renovated. Major renovations will take place at Goose Creek and Cross high schools as well as Marrington Middle School.
"If you own a home or vehicle that's over 20 years old it will require maintenance," Thompson said.
In order to be fiscally responsible Thompson said the district has increased its reserve fund: "It's important that as we go into building phases that we keep 17 percent in the reserve fund," he said. "If a hurricane or natural disaster strikes our employees could stay on the payroll."
Thompson said learning is not the same today as it was five, 10 or 15 years ago. He said the district is making learning relevant and teaching skills in high school that will be used in the real world.
Chief Academic Officer Kevin O'Gorman followed Thompson at the podium to tell the audience about teaching common core skills.
O'Gorman said that in first grade students are learning while on the job. Multiple choice test questions no longer have one correct answer; students must now pick all the correct answers, even if three of them are correct.
O'Gorman said the district will no longer focus on skill sets the business community doesn't need. "We need to create assessments that apply to the real world," he said. "Relevance and relationships keep kids in school."
Students need to know that what they're learning in ninth grade will be applied to what they're doing two years after graduation, and that students need to identify with a teacher, coach, guidance counselor or school club.
"You'll see kids interested in what they're learning," he said. "They're not just sitting there like drones in desks taking in information like I did when I was in high school."
BCSD Community Engagement Coordinator Amy Kovach said the workforce in the Lowcountry mirrors that of the state. She said the governor's office put out an integrated work plan that says 43 percent of the workforce has low-skilled jobs, meaning they don't need a high school diploma.
These workers earn about $440 per week if they're lucky, she said. "That's the maximum they can earn."
About 30 percent of workers have a high school diploma and make on average $767 per week in jobs such as retail and as bank tellers, according to Kovach.
She said 11 percent of the workforce has a two-year college degree, which takes their earning potential up to $1,038 per week.
She said there are significant economic opportunities for the workforce through additional training and education.
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Source: Samsung
quote: Google thinks it outsold Apple phones 2.5 to 1 in 2011, 4 to 1 in 2012 and very likely 5 to 1 in 2013. Google will be raking it in once it all comes together. Its called laying the foundation.
quote: 1st off, I don't derive happiness from it
quote: Why does a companies profit matter to you?
quote: With Apple you pay more and get less when looking at the features most people care about. That is why its outselling Apple 4 to 1 and that gap is widening. What is so hard to understand about that? You are just being thick headed or argumentative... Or both.
quote: You'll notice on a PenTile screen that certain colors won't display correctly. Such is the case of the DX2 or Atrix which use a RGBW layout – the pixels have to constantly fight with each other to produce the correct color that you should be seeing. You may also struggle to view black text over white backgrounds on websites when zoomed all the way out or find yourself with a headache after quickly scrolling. And then there is the fact that everything tends to look a little grainy. It's very difficult for a Pentile RGBW display to produce straight lines, some times leaving spots with an almost jagged (or grainy) edge to them.
quote: The disadvantages of PenTile are widely recognized to be fuzzy text on some color combinations (most noticeably saturated red) and color fringing on high contrast edges on the screen . For the most part it is not visible but it is one of those cases of "when you see it, it is hard to disregard". PenTile panels also tend to skew colors when viewed from an angle . The disadvantages become less prominent when the resolution moves up and with its 1280x720 pixel resolution (for more on pixel resolution controversy see our Nexus article), Samsung should have ironed out the most visible effects but the argument remains . Samsung agreed when they launched the Galaxy SII but it seems that they have reversed their stance on the matter without any technical breakthroughs, which surely seems contradicting. In the end we guess it all comes down to marketing instead of integrity. We had hoped to see a Super AMOLED "Plus" screen with RGB in Galaxy SIII but unfortunately it failed to materialize this year.
quote: If you try hard, you will be able to spot evidence of the Pentile matrix affecting the smoothness of fine edges
quote: Sadly, while that may have been a great compliment a year or two ago, the quality and viewing angles of AMOLED have recently been bypassed by refinements in LCD technology
quote: Wrapping up, the iPhone 5 display is a quantum leap better than the display on the iPhone 4. Contrast levels and light output have both been increased, and color performance is astonishing. The full sRGB gamut is present here, and color errors are remarkably low even for a high end desktop display. While many were hoping for a move to OLED or some other screen innovation, this really is a huge step up that is very easy to quantify. To put this in perspective, in the past few years I've reviewed probably 30-40 different displays, from PC monitors to TVs to projectors. Not a single one, out of the box, can put up the Gretag Macbeth dE numbers that the iPhone can, and perhaps one projector (which listed for $20,000) can approach the grayscale and color accuracy out of the box.
quote: You were going to write a rebuttal - but you can't, because all of my comments are factually the case.
quote: Your claim that PenTile is indistinguishable from RGB is the only flat out raging fanboy denial here, so I tell you - it's a phone, not a religion - accept the reality that PenTile is inferior.
quote: What does Androids "profitability" have to do with anything? It's like you, Tony, and Takin seem to take this point of view that the most profitable product, or company, is automatically the best for everyone. Do I need to point out how flawed that is?
quote: Exactly... This isn't a financial news site it is a consumer tech site. One companies profit vs. another is irrelevant. What a product gives the user and at what cost is relevant. Market share is to an extent because it relates to how many users have it, but profit? Only relevant if the company is in danger of going out of business... Like for HTC and RIMM its relevant, not for Google, Samsung or Apple - None of them are going anywhere.
quote: What does Androids "profitability" have to do with anything? It's like you, Tony, and Takin seem to take this point of view that the most profitable product, or company, is automatically the best for everyone.
quote: Pentile displays are definitely inferior.
quote: It's not so obvious on photos or videos, in fact in those cases they look pretty good. It's mostly visible on graphics like icons (e.g., the icon for Chrome). With my Galaxy Note next to my Nexus 7, the speckled look of the pentile display is quite noticeable.
quote: In fact, the OLED screens I've owned (Pentile or not) have made me quite a fan of LCDs for the moment. Comparing my Note to my iPhone 5, the difference in colour quality is absolutely enormous, and the display on the Galaxy Note was lauded in reviews. The default settings from Samsung are horrible (way oversaturated)
quote: Bayer filters and 4:2:0 YCbCr are different issues. 3CCD and 4:4:4 are better anyway, it's just a matter of how much better versus the cost.
quote: LOL. Wow, what a long post for someone that claims to be un-biased
quote: Lets keep in mind, I started out taking the benefits if the Android platform and you (knowing you cant win that debate) wanted to stear it to be about one phone
quote: 1 - Larger screen - Yes it is and it is a good thing. Most people want larger screen, that is what is selling froa reason. Even Apple copied this feature and went up this round. You had an empty biased response
quote: 2 - Higher resolution screen. this is also true. Pentile isnt quite as good as std, but AMOLED's color rep. is just brilliant. Either you havent looked at a GS3 vs. an iPhone5 side by side (I have), or you are just parroting. While technically speaking the non-pentile may be higher quality, all in all the GS3 wins and it IS a higher res. An empty biased response
quote: 3 - NFC - Yes, it is taking off. I am sure next year when Apple adopts it, it will suddenly be imoprtant LOL. An empty biased response
quote: 4 - Better Mapping Software. Sorry, you saying some prefer Apple maps means nothing. Google maps is widely known to be far better, and even on Android vs. IOS, its far better. Another rediclous response
quote: 5 - Plays HD Content (without downscaling) - this also is true. I watch it quote alot and its brilliant.
quote: 6 - Greater than 5x4 icons - Sorry, but on the iPhone you can have as many icons as you want by simply swiping through screens. - - LOL. I am talking about one scren you dolt. And 5x4 is lacking. Add it up, its 20 icons and its irritaing as hell to have to go through 5 home screens to get to all your regularly used apps. That defeats the point of a "Home" screen.
quote: 7 - Flexibility in OS. Wow, you really dont get it. It's not about the OS it's about options. They all have iconsand run the same apps. ITs not about what an OS lacks, its about what else you CAN do with it if you want it.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - An Ohio team that looked overmatched in the first half won Saturday afternoon, beating a Penn State team that looked overmatched in the second half.
The Nittany Lions made too many mistakes.
They missed several chances to put the game away.
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Penn State's Matt Lehman (84) scores a touchdown in the second quarter after Penn State recovered a blocked punt against Ohio Saturday at Beaver Stadium. See more photos online at cu.lewistownsentinel.com
They had too many key players miss time with injuries.
They saw their secondary concerns come to the forefront.
And they fell victim to some bad luck.
All of that led to a small-conference team coming into Beaver Stadium and pulling off what some would consider an upset.
But was it really an upset?
"In our minds I don't think it was because we go into every game thinking we are going to win," Bobcats running back Beau Blankenship said.
That kind of confidence allowed Ohio to battle back for a 24-14 win before 97,186 fans at Beaver Stadium. The Bobcats, who were only 6-point underdogs coming of a 10-4 season, scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to pick up arguably the biggest win in program history.
"This win means so much to us as a team," said Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton, who threw for 324 yards and two TDs.
The day began with such promise, as a fired-up group of Nittany Lions - wearing names on the back of their jerseys for the first time in program history - tapped into their emotions pent up from months of dealing with the Sandusky scandal and jumped out to a 14-3 halftime lead.
The players drew energy from a crowd that came out to support a group of young men that has been punished by the NCAA, even though they had nothing to do with the scandal.
"That was one of the best feelings I've ever felt, seeing all the fans out there outside when we were getting off the bus and in the stadium," Penn State defensive tackle Jordan Hill said.
Penn State's offense, led by a crisp Matt McGloin, moved the ball with ease through the air in the early going. That's what Penn State fans hoped to see from new coach Bill O'Brien, who spent the past four seasons with the New England Patriots.
McGloin completed 16-of-26 passes for 178 yards and two TDs in the first half.
"You saw at times flashes of how good we can be," McGloin said. "We were moving the ball up and down the field, we were catching it and throwing it and running it. We were doing a lot of good things."
They also did two bad things that prevented them from taking a bigger lead into the locker room at the half. Running Bill Belton lost a fumble at the Ohio 19 on the game's opening drive, and Gerald Hodges fumbled a punt inside his own 20 that led to their only score of the first half.
"We can't turn the ball over," O'Brien said. "We stress that."
The game turned early in the third quarter as Ohio took the opening kick of the second half and drove for a 78-yard touchdown.
The Bobcats faced third-and-7 from the Lions' 43 when Tettleton bobbled a shotgun snap, regrouped and fired what at first looked like an ill-advised pass down the middle. Penn State safety Stephen Obeng-Agyapong made a play on the ball and tipped it, and it bounced right to Bobcat receiver Landon Smith.
The Lion secondary was caught off guard and out of position to make a tackle on Smith, who rumbled for a 43-yard score that cut PSU's lead to 14-10 with 10:40 left in the third.
"When they got the fluke touchdown, we really didn't put our heads down on that," Penn State offensive lineman Donovan Smith said.
"That happens; it's a game," Nittany Lion receiver Allen Robinson said of lucky bounce that went Ohio's way. "As a group, we've just got to bounce back from that. We can't keep looking back on like the tipped pass as the reason why we lost because it's not."
The Lions lost because their offense was shut down after that play and their defense couldn't do much of anything to stop the Bobcats.
Ohio had 301 of its 499 yards of total offense in the second half. The Bobcats not only threw for 324, they also ran for 175.
"I'm very disappointed in that," Hill said of the defensive struggles. "You won't see that all season again. I'll tell you that now. No other team will do that to us again."
Ohio was helped out by injuries to key Penn State defensive personnel. Linebacker Gerald Hodges battled what appeared to be a shin injury, cornerback Stephon Morris came out with an ankle injury and Hill briefly battled some left knee pain.
Hodges wasn't on the field for Ohio's next offensive possession, which featured a 33-yard pass from Tettleton to Ryan Clark, who beat Morris on the play. That moved the Bobcats to the PSU 18, and Tettleton completed a 12-yard pass to the 3 before scoring himself from a yard out for a 17-14 lead with 3:49 left in the third.
The Lions needed to come up with a big play to regain momentum, and they had one in the works. McGloin threw a post pattern to Shawney Kersey, who had a step on his man, but the ball was a tad overthrown and the receiver couldn't haul it in.
"It was really close. It was a great ball," Kersey said. "I've got to run under it. I've got to fight through being tired. I'm a starter now. I'll make that catch next time."
He didn't make it this time, though, and PSU's drive stalled. The Lions punted and pinned Ohio at its own 7 with 9:37 to go.
The Penn State defense failed to come up with a stop, however, as Tettleton threaded the needle on several throws and guided the Bobcats on a game-clinching 93-yard TD drive. Ohio converted 13-of-21 third downs on the day, and four were on that drive, including a 5-yard TD from Tettleton to Smith for a 24-14 lead with 2:55 remaining.
Safety Jake Fagnano was beaten on that score, ending a rough day for a Penn State secondary that entered the season as a big question mark.
"We have to make more plays on the ball, as a defense and back there in the secondary we definitely have to make more plays on the ball," safety Malcolm Willis said.


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Well, that's not totally true. One time. In college.
His junior year at Alabama in 1991, the No. 16-ranked Crimson Tide visited No. 6 Florida in week two, after spending all spring and summer breaking in a new quarterback and integrating the high school-like playbook heavy on complex backfield lineups and simplistic running calls.
The result: Florida 35, Alabama 0.
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Now Clemson's head coach, Swinney gets to gameplan against the triple option every year, since the Tigers' (8-1, 6-1 ACC) crossover opponent from the Coastal Division happens to be Georgia Tech (6-3, 5-2), with its A-Backs and B-Backs and its throwing the football once every five plays on average.
"It's a one-game season in itself," Swinney said Tuesday. "They are so different from anybody else that you play. It's all about playing well and taking care of the football."
It hasn't exactly been an easy task. Swinney has a lifetime losing record against just two of the other 13 ACC teams: he's 2-4 against Florida State, and 2-4 against Georgia Tech.
The Tigers can take a step toward rectifying that Thursday night before a national television audience against the Yellow Jackets, desperate to preserve their ACC Coastal championship hopes.
Perhaps it's not so much Georgia Tech's 311.2 rushing yards per game that concerns the Tigers — it's the 18.2 yards per catch, which ranks second in the country behind only Baylor.
"They'll lull you to sleep and then, phew, it's 50 yards," Swinney said. "They don't throw it a lot. Their leading receiver's got 19 catches. But usually when they throw it, it's a big play. They create 1-on-1s, so you've got to win those 1-on-1s. You've got to be very, very disciplined.
"Sometimes guys want to go make plays. And this is a game where it's not about making plays. It's about doing your job, because as soon as you don't, you pay for it."
Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson knows his team is the underdog, and it's not just because Clemson has home-field advantage along with national award contenders Tajh Boyd at quarterback, Sammy Watkins at receiver and Vic Beasley at defensive end.
"They've been good offensively, but this might be their best team defensively since I've been here, just personnel-wise and athletically," Johnson said. "They've had some good individual players, but as a whole this might be their best defensive team since I've been here."
Tech boasts the nation's No. 13 total defense itself, but they'll deal with a revived Clemson offense (99 points in its past two games) captained by a determined leader.
"As everybody knows, this is my last go-around. This is a defining moment for this team, for this season," Boyd said. "It's really all about finishing. We've had a good season thus far, but we want to make it a great season. The only way to do that is by finishing strong."
Boyd recalled former Clemson quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, who Boyd passed earlier this season as the program's second-winningest quarterback behind Rodney Williams. (Williams had 32 victories; Boyd is 29-7 with four games to go.)
"Tremendous finish to that (2005) season. It started off ugly, but they had a tremendous season. That's all people remember," Boyd said. "The word is finish. That's what we're trying to do."
Whitehurst was 25-15 from 2003-05, but in 2003 Clemson started 5-4 and finished 4-0. In 2004, Clemson started 1-4 and finished 5-1. In 2005, Clemson started 2-3 and finished 6-1.
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Clemson is one of four teams (Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon) that have spent the entire season ranked in the top 10. With a win Thursday night, it puts itself in great shape for a potential Orange Bowl invitation.
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pot / marijuana / weed / grass
Dude, give me that schwa
מאת schwa lover 27 במרץ, 2004
Paint that flakes off of cheap plastic beads and is used for psychological testing, similar to the inkblot tests. When capitalized like SCHWA, it can also be used as a substitute exclamation for exclamations of all shapes and sizes.
Did all the schwa come off of your necklace?
"SCHWA!" said Liz.
"SCHWA!" said Liz.
מאת Radish 12 בנובמבר, 2004
A modern term for a female that has lost her virginity to a transvestite. May also be a perjorative term for a female.
"I can't believe you did this to me you dirty schwa."
"Mom, I'm a schwa; I slept with Steve who used to be my best friend Barbara."
"Mom, I'm a schwa; I slept with Steve who used to be my best friend Barbara."
מאת -:]iD[:-pLaTiNuM 10 בספטמבר, 2005


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Come mid-February, I'm in dire need of a vacation – with a to-do list that includes enough time to relax, de-stress, and learn something new. Luckily, Lake Austin Spa Resort has more than enough to get my rejuvenation going without abandoning my New Year's resolutions. Besides the extensive list of mind-body classes, there are spa treatments, cooking demos (I need to work on my pasta-making), and discovery classes (think astronomy and Tarot card reading) to keep me blissfully unaware of the outside world. Now all I need is more time in a week….
Our Lake Austin Spa Resort – Austin, TX Boutique opens Wednesday, February 6, at 11AM ET.
By Melissa Mann, Staff Writer
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