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Jeff Dickert and Simon Morton for the invention and implementation of the Compact Variable Collimator (CVC), which has led to a dramatic increase in productivity of protein crystallography.
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Mark Le Gros (Physical Biosciences Division), For developing an automated tomography station for x-ray microscopy of biological materials.
Donna Hamamoto (ALS Beamline Coordination).
Nora Berrah (Western Michigan University), John Bozek (ALS), Carmen Cisneros (Universidad Nacional Autònoma de Mexico), Aaron Covington (Lake Tahoe Community College), and Ron Phaneuf (University of Nevada, Reno), For their groundbreaking advances in atomic and molecular physics.
Harald Ade (North Carolina State University), Peter Hitchcock (McMaster University, Canada), David Kilcoyne (North Carolina State University), Tolek Tyliszczak (Berkeley Lab), Tony Warwick (ALS), and the STXM Team, For the design and implementation of advanced interferometrically controlled scanning transmission x-ray microscopes.
Gary Mitchell and Ed Rightor (Dow Chemical Company), For their research on superabsorbent polymers.
Harry Noller (University of California, Santa Cruz) note: original excel did not match, For the solution of the complete ribosome structure at a resolution that allowed determination of many of its component parts.
Henry Chong, Sasha Zholents, Robert Schoenlein, Roger Falcone, Aaron Lindenberg, Steve Johnson, Philip Heimann, Marc Hertlein, Max Zolotorev, and Ernie Glover, Zenghu Chang. Two teams shared this year's prize. One team, led by Roger Falcone, developed streak camera techniques in combination with x-ray diffraction to study the dynamics of structural phase transformations at picosecond time resolution. The other team, led by Robert Schoenlein, developed time-slicing techniques to produce subpicosecond synchrotron radiation pulses.
Art Robinson, For his work with user groups and ALS staff in developing scientific proposals submitted to funding agencies and for contributions promoting the ALS in general.
Roland Kawakami, Z.-Q. Qiu (both of the University of California, Berkeley), and Eli Rotenberg (ALS), For their work in fabricating novel multilayer magnetic quantum well samples and using photoelectron spectroscopy to measure their fundamental properties.
Simone Anders, Rob Duarte, Greg Morrison, Howard Padmore (all of the ALS), and Mike Scheinfein (Arizona State University), for development of the PEEM2 photoemission electron microscope.
Stephen Kevan (University of Oregon) Eli Rotenberg, and Anders Nilsson (Uppsala University, Sweden), For performing a suite of state-of-the-art experiments measuring the electronic structures from surfaces of materials. Anders Nilsson was recognized for groundbreaking experiments in soft x-ray fluorescence, specifically the nature of chemical bonds at surfaces.
Ken Goldberg and Patrick Naulleau of the Center for X-Ray Optics, For their work in extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) interferometry.
Tim Renner, For his dynamic efforts as a member of the ALS Experimental Systems Group.
Ray Thatcher, Cheryl Hauck, and Gary Giangrasso of the ALS Beamlines Operations Section, For outstanding service to users on the experimental floor.
Jeff Kortright, Marybeth Rice, Keith Franck, for polarizing multilayer optics.
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A small town in CT. There is nothing but Cows, countryside and 20K college studets. Home of University of Connecticut, the Northeast's biggest party school. There are only 3 bars, no carwash, no grocery store, but who doesnt have fun partying in corn fields?
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another word for a guy with a little willy, it is the technical term for when the penis shrivels in the cold and stays like that, this then leads to painful urination and an obsession with sex.
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John L. Smith shook hands with the public Tuesday night in the College Union Ballroom at Fort Lewis College. From the Southeastern Conference to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Smith, the Skyhawks� new football coach, inherits a winless FLC team. Smith spent last season coaching Division I Arkansas, and in 19 seasons as a head coach, he is 136-94. Smith met his coaching staff and players for the first time this week, while he officially will begin his new D-II post March 1.


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Many of the already-apprehended Anons are being charged with taking part in DDoS attacks against corrupt and greedy organizations, such as PayPal.What the FBI needs to learn is that there is a vast difference between adding one's voice to a chorus and digital sit-in with Low Orbit Ion Cannon, and controlling a large botnet of infected computers. And yet both of these are punishable with exactly the same fine and sentence....Quite simply, we, the people, are disgusted with these injustices. We will not sit down and let ourselves be trampled upon by any corporation or government. We are not scared of you, and that is something for you to be scared of. We are not the terrorists here: you are.
The boycott can be linked with a stock crash of their parent company Ebay which has already dropped ~3%. It's expected that it will fall even more as more and more people follow the actions of others and deactivate their accounts.
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Last week asked readers if we should continue this feature and got a positive response, so we decided we'd delve into the comments again.
This week we tackled a couple of controversial topics: SNAP, better known as food stamps, which was substantially cut starting Friday, and the rollout of the Obamacare exchanges, which has gotten off to a very rough start. Here were some of the best comments we got on those and other topics that offered a unique or helpful take.
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A period of time when one is feeling down and out. Depressed, hopeless, lonely and sad.
I do not feel like going out tonight because I have the mully grubs.
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At our house, mullygrubbing always meant feeling sorry for oneself, being in a blue funk, morose...a GrubWort, on the other hand, is a very dirty little kid, usually with sand/ dirt/food, etc. stuck to his face and hands
She had been mullygrubbing all day, complaining and scowling.
The little GrubWort left tracks all over the kitchen floor.
The little GrubWort left tracks all over the kitchen floor.
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In North Staffordshire - England, "Mullygrubbing" is a form of punisment, usually given by an older brother to a younger sibling. A kind of bullying. To mullygrub someone you must get the victim into a position whereby there head is clasped between your upper-legs, face forward, scalp to you. Then you rub your knuckles agressively into their hair for several seconds - even a minute or two has been known. Ask my younger sister!
Melanie you twat! For nicking my fireworks I'm going to give you a jolly good mullygrubbing!
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UPDATED | A federal appellate court denied a motion by New York City attorneys to vacate the August ruling of a Manhattan U.S. District Court judge who ordered the installation of a monitor to oversee the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk policy after finding it was racially biased and unconstitutional.
Friday's ruling, by the same three-judge panel that ordered federal judge Shira Scheindlin removed from the case on Oct. 31, effectively put an end to the city's attempt to try to have her decision overturned before Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio takes office on Jan 1.
The city, which filed the motion to vacate on Nov. 9, is still pursuing an appeal, which is scheduled to be argued before the appellate judges in March. But Mr. de Blasio has said he intends to order city attorneys to drop the appeal once he is sworn in as mayor.
"This marks the end of the Bloomberg administration's unseemly effort to short-circuit the appeals process and undo the district court's rulings before Bill di Blasio takes office," said Christopher Dunn, associate legal director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, whose organization was involved in the litigation that led to Judge Scheindlin's ruling and subsequent stop-and-frisk order. "Hopefully, the legal theatrics will now end and we can all go back to reforming stop and frisk."
New York City's Corporation Counsel, Michael Cardozo, said, "the City is moving ahead full speed with its appeal, and we maintain that the City's police force has acted lawfully in its application of stop, question and frisk."


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To be caught unware. Suprised. Modifiers include "down around the ankles".
Jim was financially overextended, his job layoff caught him with his pant down.
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The penalty for losing a game of 8-ball (standard pool) without potting a single ball is to walk around the table with one's pants down (or skirt up), according to official pub rules. This counts for any loss, including accidental sinking of the eight ball.
1: You suck at pool; I beat you pants down.
po Aspirex Новембар 13, 2005
Alternative to the outdated term "Hands down" to convey a statement with absolute conviciton and certainty. "Pantsdown" was originally coined by centaurs in Middle Earth due to their physical inability to wear pants despite the group's strong desires to do so.
Pantsdown, Khloe is the ugliest Kardashian.
po Lewis2012 Октобар 11, 2013
a phrase used to describe something especially shocking and/or awesome, a more extreme version of 'hands-down'.
Sally"That boy over there yonder in hands-down gorgeous"
Vicky"That may be true, but that man over there a ways is pants-down gorgeous"
Sally"Ooohh your right. Hands-down will not cut it when you have pants-down"
Vicky"That may be true, but that man over there a ways is pants-down gorgeous"
Sally"Ooohh your right. Hands-down will not cut it when you have pants-down"
po CarolinaMasFine Јул 19, 2010
Used to substitute the age old saying "hands down".
Pants down that was the best church service i have been to yet!
po Mamadank Децембар 17, 2008
Old fashioned humor that is corny but still gets a laugh as in the Vaudeville skits when a man's pants drop.
That skit was so pants down.
po Bob B.. Децембар 6, 2007
Describing something as the best, without a doubt. Similar to 'hands down'
That girl is the hottest, pants down.
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CHARLESTON — As West Virginia colleges and universities try to account for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's 7....
It truly astounds me that you continue to falsely assume that an abundance of commentary can compensate for a profound lack of comprehension.
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The issue is that you aren't correct. College does not "infantize" our children. Maturity comes from accepting responsibility, and I will grant that there are parents who do not allow their children to adequately do so, but that starts long before college, and in some cases, ends long after.
The issue being discussed is why a degree already costs so much, even in public colleges and universities. Compounding the issue are factors like further tuition increases, massive pay of many college presidents and cancellors, excessive and unneeded credit requirments for undergraduate degrees.
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Minor, you don't even know what I was talking about. It had nothing to do with "life", and everything to do with extraneous course requirements.
How about this? You leave discussion about college to those of us who have actually been to (or even seen) one, and we'll leave discussion about living in your mother's basement to you, the expert.
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I think tmcd1965 hit the nail on the head. Try cutting out about 50% of the credit requirements for degrees and let the students focus on their fields of study. The first 13 or so years of school are there to create well rounded students, colleges and universities are there to train people for a field, or train people for post graduate studies. Eliminate the fluff, tie undergraduate degrees to post grad work, and we would have a cheaper, simpler, and more effective post secondary education program in this country.
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....and to add to it look up the stats, 65% of college grads are functionally illiterate. Colleges have found a way much like high schools just to push people through to get funding.
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College education is nothing more than a another word for tax. Look at most people. They use government loans that cannot be forgiven (much like income taxes) to pay for it in hopes to make enough money to do so. For those that can afford to have their parents or can pay for it themselves it is a magical blessing. Most however owe the government and banks for decades.
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"The bill would create a pilot program that lets those schools charge tuition by the credit hour rather than by the semester."
That sentence says it all. It's the ONLY FAIR way to go. Why should a student who takes 12 hours pay the same rate as an 18 hour student.
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If it takes 15 hours per semester for 8 semesters to graduate on time for a 4 year degree, then the colleges should not be allowed to charge a premium for those first 15 hours. That should be baked into their tuition price. It's not fair to charge students a premium EVERY SEMESTER just to graduate ON TIME.
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"(oh yeah... a kid who can throw a block on the footbal field is far more important to society than the kid studying to be a doctor)"
You say you are NOT COMPLAINING !!!! Your child GOT a Promise Free Ride and yet you begrudge giving someone who most likely would have NEVER had ANY chance of ever getting into a higher education institution a chance at bettering themselves. People like you make me want to puke.
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"deserving students get shafted again and again"
Maybe the deserving students got "shafted" by their parents. I dropped out of WVU to go to work to earn a living, I was also able to send my two kids to WVU and to the University of Maryland and we never received a cent of any financial help and we never went into debt to do so. While my kids were getting a higher education my wife also got a degree from UMBC while she was working and raising a family. As you can tell I do not have any sympathy for people who did not plan or are not willing to work for what they want.
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"just when will the money WVU gets from the big 12 "trickle down" to the undergraduates and reduce costs because the original idea for a football team was to generate revenue for the university to offset rising costs of providing an education..."
Absolutely not true, the Big 12 is about athletics and the athletic dept at WVU gets zero from the state or the WVU academic side, it is 100% SELF supporting, I know because I contribute money for athletics. Whoever told you that sports was going to support academics sold you a bill of goods.
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Shepherd is also known for offering required classes on a rare basis, making it take longer than four years for many students to graduate. I have a suggestion -- how 'bout we cut out all the CRAP classes that have nothing to do with the students course of study, and tailor a curriculum that focuses on THEIR ACTUAL FIELD! This "we want students to be well-rounded individuals" garbage is just another excuse to drag out the process, extend the adult-childhood, and cost more and MORE money.
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I don't know what world some are living in but college is not luxury -you can't get a job these days without at least a bachelors and now a masters is required for most!
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i'm not complaining - my older kid is finishing her science degree on a full promise scholarship with presidents honors level grants due to her academics... my younger has to take loans because "we" decided too many kids took advantage of promise so we had to curb the awards... it was a popular program and does keep the higher achieving kids in state to get their undergraduate degrees... why do we continue to throw roadblocks to our children who do the right thing?
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higher education is the key to the rhelm of our society - increasing the cost and penalizing kids who want to get their degrees faster and not become "professional students" is hardly the way to go... just when will the money WVU gets from the big 12 "trickle down" to the undergraduates and reduce costs because the original idea for a football team was to generate revenue for the university to offset rising costs of providing an education... whose pockets get lined while deserving students get shafted again and again (oh yeah... a kid who can throw a block on the footbal field is far more important to society than the kid studying to be a doctor)
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I have worked at 3 campuses in 2 states (including working in the registrar's office and in a academic department office). There are multiple sides to this issues. Some students register for 15-18 hours and then decide which class(es) they will drop (the hardest/most boring) after one or two weeks but never go below 12 hours so they remain full-time. Some students don't want to take classes before 10 am or after 3 pm or classes that meet on a Friday or whatever. I regularly told students that taking 12 hours a semester meant they were never going to graduate in 4 years. And then there are the students who always have 15 to 18 hours because they are trying to keep the debt burden down. And yes there are departments which only offer certain courses every other year and only in a particular semester. That decision is not made by the university but by the academic department and its faculty members.
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GeePee I have no problem with people having to pay for college. But requiring a certain number of hours to graduate and then making it even more difficult to finish in what used to be the normal 4 years seems a little shady. They are creating an environment that has people going for 5-6 years for a Bachelors degree which ultimately leads to students paying more money to the school, taking out more loans which means more interest to the loan companies and graduating with even more debt which will make it increasingly difficult to be independent and help the economy by purchasing homes, vehicles or spending in their local economy.
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Tough subject... i see both sides of this one. at some point, college education is a service to be paid for (separate of government intervention). On the other hand, it's still regulated and subsidized by the gov't at this point. So, at this point we really need to ask whether we even need to LEGALLY CHANGE ANYTHING? Do we really need to run to Charleston to change the laws everytime we get a burr up our ***? NO.
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Why do students take 18 and 21 hours? So they can get out in 4 years! Colleges including large colleges like Marshall offer some upper division classes required to graduate in some majors just twice, or even once in 4 years, and they meet at only one time. Many prereqs are offered every year but at only one time, have to take a class when it fits regardless of how many other classes you have or you have thrown off your graduation schedule. And 12 hours, how is 12 hours the number, you can't graduate in 4 years with 12 hours a semester, you can't graduate from most programs without taking 15 hours and at least 3 18 hour semesters. And so who pays more with this plan? The people who are actually trying to learn more and graduate. Who would it be reasonable for, part-time comm.college students, so just apply it to them. 4 year colleges might want to think about making up the cuts by cutting something non-educational, like the 9 billion recruitment postcards they send and go from there.
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You do realize it is an incentive for the colleges to make it take longer for students to graduate. The longer it takes the more money the school can make. The more debt students will have to take on.
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Oh good...I am so challanged I cant work the zamboni or the skater on today's google home page....
Oh good...I am so challanged I cant work the zamboni or the skater on today's google home page....
Not to worry, Chris. I know nothing about video games in general, and the basics of this one are not at all obvious to me -- but it sure is fun just goofing around with it.
I don't always love the Google animations, but I find this one irresistible.
ETA: Clicking and dragging the Zamboni sometimes (but not always) seems to control its movement??
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This is one of the best Google doodles ever! Thanks for pointing it out
As for the Zamboni: use the keyboard arrows; looks like you have to keep the arrow pressed while the Zamboni goes in the direction you want, not just click it once.
Its a game and you get to drive the zamboni
What a hoot! Thanks for the alert.
When I saw it I said, "Oh, it must have something to do with Frank Zamboni." I just got finished playing, I suck though. By the time the hockey players took the ice my zamboni ran out of gas
How about that? We skating folk rate a Google doodle.
What I meant above is that I was clicking on the Zamboni itself (not on an arrow), holding the mouse button down, and dragging.
Those steps seemed to work (although not consistently) to manipulate the Zamboni's motion.
[Have not dared to experiment further for fear that I will find myself spending far too much time enjoying this diversion. ]
(FYI for mods: I see that someone else later started a second Google thread in the Edge -- if you want to merge it with this first one started by CoyoteChris.)
ETA, a fun fact courtesy of Paul Poirier @PaulDPoirier:
@PiperGilles and @AlexeGilles share their birthday with the inventor of the Zamboni. You can celebrate by playing the addictive google game.
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Someone in Google watches figure skating. I m hapilly surprised from all birthdays today they chose Zambon for doodle.
What hockey players, I m out of gas earlier!!!
Not surprisingly, @AlexShibutani got a lot further along in Google's Zamboni game than I did.
Check out his screenshot at the link below:
Dear Google, Thanks for helping me procrastinate my procrastinating with your Zamboni game. pic.twitter.com/0AGeSn95
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I got to the ice show where the women looked like they were all stuck in spiral position!


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Standardized tests such as the ACT and SAT aren't the only measures for getting into college, but they are important ones. In addition, they can play a big role in earning scholarships. Here are some things to consider when dealing with standardized tests:
When I was in high school, we took the ACT exactly once, and there was no preparation of any kind.
Things have changed for today's high school students who hope to attend college. A student's score on a standardized test has become one of the most important factors in getting into college, and earning merit-based scholarships as well.
With that in mind, here are some of the things we learned when going through this with our oldest child, Lindsey:
1. Understand the difference between the tests: Certain colleges may require a specific test to be taken. Check with the colleges where your child will be applying before you sign him or her up.
2. Plan to take the test more than once: This is especially important if you'll be relying on a good test score for a competitive admission or academic scholarship. Each point can make a difference.
3. Look into test preparation: Some high schools offer this, and there are private options as well. A good test prep course can help you not only with the material but with test-taking strategies as well.
For instance, a student is penalized for guessing and getting an answer wrong on the SAT, but not on the ACT. This will affect how the student approaches questions when they're unsure of the answer.
In high school, my group of friends and I spent a lot of time and energy on the SAT and ACT. We all took the tests multiple times, and tried many different strategies for raising our scores an extra one or two points. As a result, I became something of an expert on standardized test taking. Here are some of the most helpful things I've learned in order to boost your score:
1. Prepare correctly: Learning some basic test taking strategies for whichever test you're taking—whether it be online, in a test prep course, or through a tutor—can improve your confidence on test day.
Don't stress out too much about studying for standardized tests, though. You've probably already learned the most important facts in school, and cramming or excessive studying could actually hurt your score in the end.
2. Don't forget the little things: The key to doing your best on standardized tests isn't knowing all the uses of sin and cosine, it's about having confidence in your abilities, which is much easier to do when you're well prepared.
Get a good night's sleep, have a full breakfast, bring plenty of pencils, and turn your cell phone completely off during the exam (or better yet, just leave it in the car): These are some of the easiest ways to make sure exam day is as relaxed as possible.
3. Relax: Don't stress out if you don't get the score you want right away. I was able to raise my score three points from the first time I took the ACT, which I would say was pretty average for my group of friends.
At the same time, most people have a maximum score that they can realistically achieve on the ACT or SAT, and sometimes it's necessary to cut your losses and focus on other aspects of college admissions, such as GPA, extracurriculars, and essays.


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""The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of beauty is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, but indifference between life and death." "
Campaigning by Private Jet
Before Joe Kennedy bought a Convair CV-240 for his boy Jack in 1959, the iconic image of a presidential candidate on the stump was set on the back of a train.
John F. Kennedy, waving from the steps of his airplane, the Caroline, set the new tone for modern presidential campaign travel in 1960. Poised at the onset of the demanding television era, the well-heeled Kennedy juggernaut is acknowledged to be the first U.S. presidential campaign to depend heavily on private aviation to get the candidate and his entourage quickly and efficiently from one place to another.
It wasn't, however, the first major political campaign to rely on private air transportation.
"I know this is a really terrible example, but the first politician who discovered general aviation for campaigning was Adolf Hitler," said Michael Boyd, the president of the consultancy Boyd Group International. In the general election of 1932, a year before he seized power by other means, Hitler eschewed the German rail system and instead was flown from Bavaria to Prussia and points in between to campaign by private airplane.
Today, it's hard to imagine how any national candidate ever managed to get around any other way.
"What's the alternative? Commercial air? Bus?" scoffed Rick Colson, president of New Flight Charters, one of many operators that offer campaigns a range of airplanes, from turboprops to regional and large-cabin jets.
Boyd spoke similarly. "If you're a politician now and you've got to get to Williamsport today," he said, "you certainly can't afford the time connecting through Chicago by scheduled air."
Of course, one announced 2012 candidate–President Obama–already has his heavy-metal ride: Air Force One, as well as a backup fleet of military aircraft. There are wildly disparate estimates of how much it costs to fly that splendid customized 747 with "United States of America" on its livery. They range from about $70,000 to more than $135,000 an hour, depending on how maintenance and other costs are figured.
Campaigns of announced candidates must account for private air costs, usually billed at a not-quite-exactly-defined equivalent for comparable commercial air. And in early stages, while a formal candidacy is being weighed and before campaign contributions start piling up, would-be challengers often have access to jets owned, and donated, by rich supporters.
Travel is the second biggest cost for a presidential campaign, after TV advertising, said Marc Ramthun, operations manager at CSI Campaign Travel Services in Albuquerque, which has supplied charter and leased jets and turboprops to a variety of candidates, including Sen. John McCain, Gov. Sarah Palin, President George W. Bush, Sen. Bob Dole, Gov. Michael Dukakis and Sen. Gary Hart.
"In the early portion, you're probably going to spend $2 million to $3 million on small-jet charter," said Ramthun, who helped run a frenetic flight operations and logistics center for the McCain and Palin campaigns. "Many start off sporadically, with something like a Lear 35 or a Citation II, an aircraft that basically holds them, their press secretary and their chief of staff–three or four people. In this phase, the destinations are simple, like Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina."
As a campaign barrels out of the summer conventions, "the nominee will generally have graduated to a commercial-sized jet, a 737 or a 757," at the head of a squadron of aircraft, said Philip Mathews, president of Air Partner, a leading global charter broker. Between conventions and Election Day, a campaign will typically spend $15 million to $20 million on private air travel, Ramthun said.
Candidates now demand that private jets supply not just fast, reliable transportation, but also Wi-Fi and other in-flight communications technology. And given the frantic schedules, usually with five or more stops in a day at a variety of airports, unusual demand can arise.
"We've gone into smaller airports that are basically not certified for larger aircraft," said Ramthun. Innovation is then required. "Working through the FAA, we've even rented fire trucks to get one-day certification. Once, we had to rent air stairs and haul them 40 miles on a flatbed truck, just to use one small airport for a stop."
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In the 15-second clip (below), the Glee star, who died on July 13, can be seen addressing a fan while seated on an airplane.
The Global News reports that the 31-year-old was flying from Japan to Vancouver in the video when he was asked by a flight attendant named Sheila to record a message to her boyfriend's daughter, Mallory.
In the clip, Montieth can be seen saying, "I wanted to record this video for you guys just to let you know to stay out of trouble and stay in school."
The star flew to his hometown of Vancouver on July 6 and checked into the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel. After catching up with friends and family during the week, his body was found in his room on the 21st floor of the hotel after he missed his noon checkout time on Saturday.
Monteith, who had battled substance abuse issues since the age of 12, spent a month in rehab in April.
He died of a "mixed drug toxicity" of heroin and alcohol, authorities say.
Fans of Monteith's may make donations in his name to three charities that were especially important to him: Project Limelight Society, which exposes youth living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to the arts; Virgin Unite, founded to support entrepreneurial efforts to better the world; and Chrysalis, which helps homeless and low-income individuals find employment.


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I've gotten lots of things kind of done this morning but not much completely done. Except I cooked asparagus for breakfast. Because, why not? (I make really good grilled asparagus with orange juice and honey.)
It's one of those days where I have lots of stuff to do here in the house, but I like it, it's safe, and it breathes a strange, gracious relief.


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quote: My Congressman would be offended by your statement. He is black, grew up in a single parent home, in a poor part of town, in a public school, and he now is a private business owner and a US Congressman. Why? Because he was taught self responsibility and to work hard.
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The North Tahoe boys were not to be denied victory in the first official race of the CNISSF Nordic racing season - even without their top dog.
The Lakers trio of Peter Holmes, Shane Christian and Julian Bordes swept the top three spots at the Sugar Bowl Freestyle last Friday to claim the win in the varsity boys division. And they didn't even need help from senior Patrick McElravey, who, along with teammate Dylan Syben, sat out the race after recently returning from Senior Nationals in Utah.
"I was extremely proud of the way our varsity boys skied," said North Tahoe head coach Kara LaPoint, whose boys team is looking to defend its state title from 2012. "It was a great representation of the hard work they have been putting in and the dedication they have shown."
While the North Tahoe boys took care of business, Truckee's young girls squad led by their two standout sophomores and a group of talented freshmen captured victory in their race.
They were led by freshman Hannah Halvorsen, who finished second in the field of 47 high school girls, while Truckee's Gabrielle Rinne, Lizzie Larkins, Skyler Flora and Kyla Burrill finished fourth through seventh.
"This varsity team is young and strong and the future is super bright," said Truckee head coach Jon Halvorsen. "With five super talented freshmen skiers coming up from the Alder Creek Middle School squad joining our returning sophomores (Rinne and Flora), they are a force that will be next to impossible to stop."
Defending state champion Katrin Larusson of the Sugar Bowl Academy captured the individual win, posting a time of 15.45 over the roughly 5-kilometer course to Halvorsen's 15.52. Amanda Kirkeby of Mammoth rounded out the top three in 16.51.
Rinne posted a time of 17.03, Larkins 17.09, Flora 17.13 and Burrill 17.36. Truckee's other two freshmen, Jenna Rohlf (13th, 18.51) and Olivia Yale (15th, 19.27), also fared well.
Sugar Bowl Academy's Camille Hartley finished eighth in a time of 17.56 and Savannah Blide was 10th in 18.03 to help lead their team to a second-place finish behind Truckee.
North Tahoe's girls placed third. Sophomore Tara Gallant and senior Emily Nall led the way in 11th and 12th place, respectively, with times of 18.35 and 18.49. Teammate Zoe Anderson placed 14th in 18.59, Ingrid Roske was 16th in 20.3 and Bryn Anderson was 20th in 21.21.
Holmes took the win in the varsity boys race by a 10-second margin over Christian, in 14.16 to Christian's 14.26, while Bordes crossed the finish line in 14.53. Teammates Jackson Wood (18th, 16.36) and Dominic Antonucci (19th, 16.51) also cracked the top 20.
"The cool thing about this year's squad is that I really think they all have the potential to mix up the results among the group at any given time, depending on who has a great day and who doesn't," LaPoint said of her boys. "I think that is a big part of what makes them strong - they are competitive among one another in their level of skiing, and they have figured out how to use that to their advantage and grow as a whole.
"It is also really nice to have that depth, because there isn't too much weight or pressure placed on any one person's individual result.
The Sugar Bowl Academy boys finished second to North Tahoe, as they placed four racers in the top 10. Sam Zabell led the way in fourth place, posting a time of 14.57, while Peter Carroll was sixth in 15.0, Skyler Mullings was ninth in 15.29 and Casey Jobe was 10th in 15.3.
Truckee's boys, meanwhile, came in third as a team. Senior Alex Kopytko finished eighth in a time of 15.19. He was followed by senior Branden Deeter (15.43) in 12th place and sophomore returning open class state champion Eli Yale (15.46) in 13th place. Aaron Deeter (15.58) and Colin Deurlington (16.12) were 14th and 15th, respectively.
Eathan Rohlf and Emma Beardsley of Truckee won the open divisions, while Alder Creek racers swept the top spots of the middle school races.
Mia Winans won the girls middle school race and was followed by Alder Creek teammates Claire Lang-Ree and Brenna Wapstra Scott, and North Tahoe's Lindsey Twomey. Alder Creek's Ryland Belisle won the boys middle school race while Cody Atwood of North Tahoe was second and Cameron Small third.
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Now that it is official that the national health care law involves a gigantic new tax, the Internal Revenue Service must prepare to collect it.
In addition the agency will have to process an estimated $80 billion a year in tax credits to families judged by the government to be in need of help paying insurance premiums.
IRS officials already have begun hiring new employees and upgrading computer systems.
Through next year, the agency is expected to hire more than 2,700 new workers solely to handle health care law responsibilities. During the same period the IRS has projected it will spend $881 million on the task.
But most of the law's provisions do not go into effect until 2014.
That is when the heavy lifting starts for the IRS. How many more workers and how much more money will it spend then?
The IRS isn't saying - not publicly, at least.
That has some members of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee upset. They are accusing the agency of attempting to conceal the true cost of Obamacare.
Lawmakers should demand a detailed accounting from the IRS of what it plans to spend.
President Barack Obama's administration isn't being candid about the law's true costs - and that needs to end.


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Indoor winter tennis programs
USPTA/USPTR certified instructor Nick Saadi will host an indoor cardio tennis tennis program in Incline Village this winter. No previous tennis experience is necessary, and racquets will be provided). He will also be teach group and private lessons for youth and adults. Adult lessons are Mondays and Wednesdays from 9-11 a.m. Youth lessons (ages 3-18) are Mondays, Wednesdays, Friday, Saturday and Sundays. Call for specific times. Call 775-832-1310 or go to www.inclinerecreation.com/tennis.
Diamond Peak Ski Team to kick off season
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Cubs Invite 19 to Spring Training
The Cubs are going to have a full house in Mesa this spring, inviting 19 non-roster players to camp. To the list:
LHP: J.R. Mathes, James Russell
RHP: Andrew Cashner, Casey Coleman, Thomas Diamond, Jeff Kennard and Vince Perkins
Catchers: Robinson Chirinos, Steve Clevenger, Blake Lalli and Chris Robinson.
Infielders: Darwin Barney, Matt Camp, Starlin Castro, Bryan LaHair, Bobby Scales and Josh Vitters
Outfielders: Brett Jackson and Brad Snyder
I started to keep track of past non-roster invitees at Wiklifield as well and if anyone can help fill in the gaps, it would be much appreciated, even if it's just a link.
In other news, Ted Lilly has already begun throwing after an offseason shoulder scope and Foxsports says the Cubs have shown interest in Kiko Calero, but are worried about his shoulder.
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from the conference,
The Naples partners expect the Cubs to announce their decision immediately following the Cubs convention this weekend.
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Is it just me or is that conference mind-numbingly boring, at least to a Cubs fan?
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Why aren't the Cubs in on this, again?
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We've promised the closer spot to a guy gives up a free base runner per inning.
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nobody f's with Dejesus
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We don't have any prospects in Haiti do we?
What a bummer for those already unfortunate folks...
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Compassion International does a terrific job and is extremely cost-effective. $35 donation will provide food and clean water for a family for a week.
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Thank you.
Lou's an Idiot
Believes McGwire HOFer w/out steroids
He's Dave Kingman at best without the roids.
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"I'm not one to judge."
...yet he just judged him to be a HOF'r who's going through a tough time. just because your view isn't negative doesn't mean you're not one to judge...damn humans. i'm not even trying to be all technical here...the guy is an embarrassment to those who played the game clean in the roid era.
And So is Carol Slezak
A rare anti-Cub article from the dim one
Must have ran out of peanut butter for her Great Dane, Muff Muff.
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oh nos...a 140 million team with good pitching up top and 3+ legit sluggers in the middle. woe. woe!!
1st rounders
26 of 45, but nobody drafted before Dunston
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You didn't get Rick James in 1965?
F' your couch!!!
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I don't dare see how bad I would do. However, I'm proud to say I aced playoff opponents. Let's see "the greatest fans in baseball" do that with their rube team.
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Actually the Cubs have $116.875M (not more than $125M) committed to their 11 signed players, plus $1M paid toward Aaron Miles 2010 salary, plus a projected estimated $10M for the eight (not nine) arbitration eligibles, plus another $3.5M for auto-renewal guys (including $1M in split salaries for players on option to the minors), for a grand projected estimated total of about $131.375M (so far).
So the Cubs probably have about $9M in available 2010 payroll left (presuming the limit is $140M). It could be more than $9M if the 2010 payroll budget exceeds $140M, although Hendry probably will save some of it for mid-season trade acquisitions.
BTW, the Cubs are presently committed to $98.225M in 2011 salaries for nine players (Derrek Lee and Ted Lilly are the only free-agents), although it could go down to $83.625M if Aramis Ramirez opts to be a FA (player option). In addition to the nine signed players, the eight players presently eligible for arbitration will be joined post-2010 by Geovany Soto and possibly Micah Hoffpauir (could be a "Super Two"), although Hoffpauir would have to spend less than 20 days on optional assignment to the minors in 2010 to be reasonably sure of qualifying as a "Super Two." (If Hoffpauir spends 20 or more days on optional assignment to the minors in 2010 he probably won't have enough MLB Service Time to qualify as a "Super Two").
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Read it yesterday at ESPN, but I think it's an Insider-only article there.
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guys getting away with using roids/hgh on your teams is good managing, imo. hehe...
that said, while i believe larussa most likely knew about it...or at least had a damn good idea it was happening...i imagine the players knew better than to actually make it a public display in front of superiors.
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Same reason Bernie Madoff did it... huge financial incentives for everyone. Bernie Madoff can't get away with it though.
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here's what I found:
SI Jon Heyman...heard beltran had knee surgery today. expected to need 8 weeks rehab. may miss start of year. #mets
nyp_joelsherman: Trying to get 2d confirmation, but hear that Beltran had microfracture knee surgery today without #Mets permission
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Since when does he need the Mets' permission?
Come see the great ones
Appropriately Jan Gabriel died on "SUNDAY!SUNDAY!SUNDAY!"
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So how much money must each game make to break even? About 140 mil for players, another 20 for management/office/scouts. A certain amount of that comes from TV. Beer is ? a can now? I send in 20 bucks a month for MLB.TV...anybody have any idea? Not that I'm scared for "Da Family."
Casey Coleman is a good baseball name. Thomas Diamond is #2 in that category.
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adding names to The Good Baseball Name thread...
Prince Fielder
Steve Swisher
Homer Bailey
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Joshua S. Outman belongs on any list of good baseball names.
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on XM last night the Reds team orthopod, Dr Tim Kremchek was interviewed...apparently Beltran had a knee scope by Dr. Richard Steadman out of Colorado (who is known as a specialist in microfracture work). Supposedly Beltran will not be able to resume baseball activities for 12 weeks (mid April) since after microfracture surgery the patient isn't allowed full weight bearing initially in order for the cartilage surface that was drilled to bring in blood supply and give healing cells a head start. I only caught the end of the interview but they were discussing that playing with knee arthritis is somewhat unpredictable because the symptoms can come and go. I doubt the Mets have any issue with who Beltran selected for this procedure since he's still considered a national expert in this area. The only issues might be notification and timing but apparently Beltran felt OK when the season ended but his symptoms became more severe in the past month.
Baseball can be played with arthritic knees but it might take some working around and a decent pain threshold... the best example is Andre Dawson.
here's a link about microfracture surgery that even mentions Dr Steadman. Actually it's not all that new of a procedure. An earlier version was developed by arthroscopic surgery pioneer, Dr Lanny Johnson, in the 1980's.
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another Joel Sherman tweet about Mets not happy with Beltran's decision to have surgery without their "blessing":
Stoopid Mets.
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Boras (Beltran's agent) plus Mr Anonymity's comments in USA Today...
A person (wearing a bag over his head) with knowledge of the situation said Beltran did not obtain advance written consent from the club to have the surgery, which was performed by his personal physician, Dr. Richard Steadman, in Colorado. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Mets didn't discuss the matter publicly.
Beltran's agent, Scott Boras, said the guarantee language in the slugger's contract requires advance written permission only for elective operations.
"This was necessary surgery, necessary surgery to work," Boras told The Associated Press.
Boras said Steadman spoke with Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek on Monday and again after Beltran was examined in Colorado on Tuesday, and that Steadman obtained Altchek's consent for the surgery.
Boras also said he called Mets executives Monday to tell them Beltran was going to see Steadman and that they should keep in touch with Altchek.
The person with knowledge of the situation said Altchek was not authorized to give consent because he is not a Mets official.
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This is clearly gamesmanship although I don't think the Mets "have a leg to stand on"
The definition of "elective" surgery to me means it's ultimately the patients decision to go ahead with surgery which is any procedure that isn't life or limb threatening and (big AND) doesn't have a short timeline to make that decision before a good outcome can't be achieved (ie. fixing significantly displaced fractures which if not treated in a timely manner would lead to a bad result).
The definition of "necessary" surgery is harder to define, since other than cosmetic surgery most surgeons who recommend a procedure think it's necessary based on a particular outcome trying to be achieved (albeit the chance of the surgery achieving it's goal or a good outcome can vary based on the specific medical problem and the track record for a procedure). Certainly the fracture scenerio I mentioned above fits here. In Beltran's case the outcome trying to be achieved is knee pain relief which is more subjective and can't be (ideally) objectively measured. Microfracture surgery is unlikely to restore the damaged articular cartilage to "good as new" condition. It's a procedure recommended to try to achieve pain relief.
So using the terminology being used, it's more of a legal (contracts) issue, not a doctor recommendation issue. Beltran's surgery was clearly elective. It certainly can be considered necessary although I don't like that term (I prefer to use the term "reasonable") since "necessary" has a different meaning to each person involved here...a patient, a doctor, a lawyer, a sports agent and a baseball GM.
Cosmetic surgery (elective, yes; necessary, no) isn't covered by most insurance plans (although it's lucrative work because it's a cash up front business).
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Hey Cubster, this is somewhat unrelated, but I'm curious what it means for Carlos Silva if he is trying to pitch through shoulder impingement. How much more damage can he do to himself by pitching through pain in that case? Is it a matter of simply taking anti-inflammatory drugs, pain killers, and prepping differently for games? Is their a surgery option? What route to baseball players usually go with shoulder impingement? Am I wrong that that's what he has?
Cubs 2010 Outfield-Sori, Byrd, Fuku....Dye???
Called it last month(pats self on back)
Paul Sullivan on WSCR this am, said a source of his told him yesterday Cubs looking at Dye to "play 3-4 games a week" to give "Soriano more rest".
Huh?? Sori still sore?
Stay tuned.
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on wscr with Sully they also wanted Soriano to play some 2B if they brought in Dye (unless Fuky would play 2B...didn't he start out as a SS?).
Those goofy sportswriters.
They also speculated that Dye's current price tag has dropped into the $3M with incentives range. Dye would be interesting if he's willing to become the platoon RF and 4th OF. One point I liked was what happens if Fuky or Byrd goes out with an injury. Right now it's Micah Hoffpauir as their next option (although I'd rather see Brad Snyder), so that puts Dye in a bit of a different light. The other options are Xavier Nady (who I like) or Reed Johnson (who at least can play CF too).
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I missed the whole second base thing, which is stupid.
But I figure Dye would be like a Reed Johnson like signing around start of ST.
Padres have no cash.
But the interesting thing I thought was getting Sori rest, which means he'll need to get out of outfield soon, which I think gets him over to first base next year unless they can trade him.
Regarding Dye's status...Padres.com: The source characterized the team's interest in Dye, who has 325 career home runs in 14 Major League seasons, as "low on likelihood."
Here's Sullivan's Tribune link to his Dye comments:
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Great plan.... it's FOOLPROOF!
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If Dye gives Soriano a rest "3-4 games a week," doesn't that make Dye the starter?
Hardball Times Cubs Top Ten Prospects LIst
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We've all seen this said elsewhere,
1. Starlin Castro: Castro has a full tool shed to work with, including quick wrists that aren't hitting for much power now but should support average power as his body fills out...
but, Castro already has average power, so I'm confused by what they mean. He's a minor league career .403 slugger.
The average major league shortstop hitter is pretty much Ryan Theriot. The 26 SS's with at least 400 PA's last season only put these numbers up, .273 .331 .389 and .712 (which is the average OPS rather than the sum of the average OBA and SLG).
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Not sure what Theriot has to do with the "average power" of a SS. Theriot was 16th out of 18 qualifying MLB SS's in SLUG last year.
But a .403 SLUG would place Castro 11th.
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You're talking median, Nav is talking average.
I personally think median probably matters more here, though.
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No... I am talking about how Ryan Theriot isn't very relevant in talking about the average power of a SS.
Ryan Theriot isn't the average, or median, SS in terms of power.
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I mentioned Theriot (in a separate paragraph) because we're all familiar with him and he's arguably an average hitting SS. In my example above his OPS of .712 sets the average for major league baseball. If I expand my list of shortstops to all ML SS's with 250 PA's or more, Theriot's SLG ranks 18/35. ( http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/positi... ) I'd say that's average power by that measure. But most of us don't think Theriot has any power at all.. not really.
So, when writers say Castro has below average power now but may grow into average power, what are they all talking about? That's what I'm asking. As far as I can tell, he's already there power wise.
Big Z on ESPN 1000 today
-Said he's in "best shape ever"
- Wants to help team win
-Said he had "6 pack abs" lifted up his shirt, Waddle said atleast a "4 pack" and could not believe Z was 265, but he looked so fit
-Talked about Lou visits to mound and what he says, (Z doing Lou's voice)-"Ya gotta throw strikes. Cmon. ALot of people are watching"
-Most feared hitter Pujlos then Carlos Lee
-Goals for next year "stay in shape" and help the team win
-Did not play softball last year
-Didn't want to address Sosa and McGwire but said he had baseball friend who took "asteroids"(no joke)
The friend did not make MLB but had warning track power and when he took "asteroids"(second time) he could "smash the ball"
Good to see a MLBer admit aster... I mean steroids help you cheat.
Sounded great. Go get'em Z!!!!
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Levine has a new post up on his blog, where he is attending the owners meetings in AZ.
He concludes, "Hendry will put his GM hat on again this evening when he hopes to talk to other GMs about possible player movement scenarios. The San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays and Colorado Rockies are all teams that have players the Cubs are interested in."
I assume he is refering to Heath Bell, Jason Fraser and Ryan Spillborghs.
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Ahh! Great call.
It did kinda sound like "esteroid".
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Meh, I messed that up. Mets are in.
Cards and Giants can still tie though.
Kershaw gets hurt by his defense and gave up 2 more runs. Blach has 8 shutout innings.
Mets already won as did Cards.
tomorrow is gonna be helluva fun if Giants hold on. We're all rooting for a 3-way tie I presume.
good news is now 5 K's for Lester through 4 (in a quest for 200 for season). Bad news is he's already at 86 pitches.
be curious how long Maddon sticks with Lester to try and let offense get back into it and get him the win (4-2 as I type, was 4-0)
Fwiw, he needed 2.1 IP to cross 200 for season so he got that at least. He also needs 9 K's for 200K's on season and he has 4 through 3.
cubs score 2 runs thanks to predictable reds pitching and horrible CIN defense...cubs only down by 1 now. heyward even got a gift 2rbi double out of an easy popout. neat.
something named Ty Blach has outpitched Clayton Kershaw through 6 innings (1-0 Giants).
not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
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.


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Doug Cuddie has coached some pretty good wrestlers over the last four years at Durango High School.
Some pretty good state-tournament caliber wrestlers.
This year, the Demons� fourth-year wrestling coach was �hoping for six or seven� wrestlers to advance out of regionals to the CHSAA Class 4A Wrestling State Championships.
Six is the most he�s ever taken to the state meet.
After the first day of regionals Friday in Montrose, the Demons have nine out of 12 wrestlers still alive � four in the championship semifinals and five alive in the consolation bracket.
Matt Lavengood (113 pounds), Clay Dillon (126), Nick Tarpley (152) and Daniel Gustavson (220) will wrestle in the championship semifinals today in Montrose.
�It�s great to be in the semis; we just gotta get it done,� Cuddie said.
Dillon Anthony (132), Morgan Walts (138), Garrett Marcum (145), Lucas Sinnig (160) and Patrick Cunnion (170) will have to wrestle their way back into the mix if they�re to reach state.
The top four advance from the regional tournament.
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QUARTERBACKS: YSU - Kurt Hess doesn't have the gaudiest stats of the Missouri Valley Football Conference QBs, but he makes good decisions and is backed by one of the conference's best rushing attacks. INDIANA STATE - YSU coach Eric Wolford says the Sycamores' Ronnie Fouch and Illinois State's Mark Brown are the MVFC's best QBs. Fouch is 40 of 65 for 564 yards and five TDs.
EDGE: Even.
RUNNING BACKS: YSU - Jamaine Cook has been solid, but hasn't really had a monster game yet. This would be a good time for one. Cook has 324 yards on 62 carries. INDIANA STATE - The 5-foot-7, 170-pound Shakir Bell ran for 221 yards on the road against FBS member Western Kentucky. He is as shifty as they come.
EDGE: Even.
RECEIVERS: YSU - It was nice to see Andre Barboza get two big TD catches against the Redbirds last week. He leads the Penguins with three TDs. Freshman Christian Bryan leads YSU with 16 receptions. INDIANA STATE - Justin Hilton is a big target at 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds. He leads the Sycamores with 16 catches and three TDs.
EDGE: Even.
Fact Box
KICKOFF: 2:05, today
RECORDS: YSU 2-1 (1-0 MVFC); Indiana State 2-1
RANKINGS: Neither team is ranked in The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top 25 Poll
VENUE: Memorial Stadium (12,764)
SITE: Terre Haute, Ind.
Radio: 570-AM
OFFENSIVE LINE: YSU - The Penguins' line has been brilliant through three games. The addition of new starting C Mark Pratt, a junior-college transfer, has been seamless. YSU has no seniors in this group. INDIANA STATE - The Sycamores, much like the Penguins, are young up front. LG Ben Geffert is the only senior starter.
EDGE: Even.
DEFENSIVE LINE: YSU - DEs Obinna Ekeweremuba and Daniel Stewart are active on the edge, with 3 and 2 tackles for loss, respectively. DT Andrew Johnson and Aronde Stanton have matched them with one sack each. INDIANA STATE - The Penguins had better be aware of DT Rod Hardy, the leading tackler among the Sycamores' front four with 16 stops, a sack and a 27-yard fumble return.
LINEBACKERS: YSU - The Penguins are coming along nicely here. Senior John Sasson leads the group with 20 tackles and freshmen Davion Rogers and Travis Williams are developing into playmakers. INDIANA STATE - Aaron Archie and Jacolby Washington have combined for 58 tackles in three games and are first and second on the team in stops. Ryan Roberts leads the Sycamores with 2 tackles for loss.
EDGE: Indiana State.
DEFENSIVE BACKS: YSU - The Penguins still figure to be without CB Donald D'Alesio (shoulder), but freshman Jimmy May played well in his place against Illinois State. Safeties Josh Garner and Jeremey Edwards have become forces in the secondary with a combined 44 tackles. Garner leads YSU with 23. INDIANA STATE - The Sycamores are allowing 221 passing yards per game, so there may be some opportunities for big plays down the field for Hess and his receivers.
SPECIALISTS: YSU - PK David Brown has had just one opportunity for a field goal and he missed. The Penguins need to know they can count on him to convert. KOR Andre Stubbs is out for the year, so YSU needs to get big plays from someone else in the return game. INDIANA STATE - KOR Leonard Riston has a 92-yard return for a TD and averages 32.2 yards per return. He hasn't been nearly as effective on punt returns. Cory Little has made three of four field goals. The Sycamores have used two punters, Santino Davis and Lucas Hileman.
EDGE: Even.
PREDICTION: On paper, these teams look pretty even. The Penguins have never lost in Terre Haute, but this group still has to show it can win on the road. The streak lives on. ... YSU 24, Indiana State 21.


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on January 14, 2013 - 10:56 PM
Call it the modern equivalent of the epistle. Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo plans to blog as many as three times a month to communicate with the area's more than 600,000 Catholics about matters of faith.
Malone, installed in August as the diocese's 14th bishop, joined the blogosphere during the Christmas season. Last week, he recommended three new books about the church, Catholic virtues and the new evangelization.
The bishop said he will use the blog to connect with "pew Catholics as well as those who have become inactive in the church and people who are looking for a spiritual home."
Malone's posts can be found at www.buffalodiocese.org/News/Blogs.aspx.
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