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Back to School
Brandon Guyer slammed a two-run homer and had three hits, and six pitchers combined to throw a three-hitter, as the Cubs defeated the A's 6-2 in AZ Instructional League Opening Day action at the Papago Sports Complex in Phoenix this afternoon.
The Cubs got on the board almost immediately versus A's starter LHP Pedro Figueroa, putting up a four-spot in the top of the 1st.
Cubs 2008 13th round pick Tony Campana (U. of Cincinnati) led-off the game with a ground single to center, and alertly moved up to 2nd base when A's CF Rashun Dixon bobbled the ball.
Shortstop Starlin Castro (recently rated a Top 20 AZL prospect by Baseball America) advanced the speedy Campana to 3rd base on a ground out to SS, and then Campana galloped home on an RBI infield single by ex-2B Robinson Chirinos (who is at Instructs to further learn his new position of catcher).
2007 5th round pick CF Brandon Guyer (UVA) followed the Chirinos RBI hit with a two-run HR off the scoreboard in right-center, making it 3-0.
But the Cubs weren't done yet.
2008 25th round pick 1B Rebel Ridling (Oklahoma State) roped a double down the left-field line, and after a walk and a HBP loaded the bases, the Reb scored the fourth run of the inning on a ground ball base hit to left by 3B Junior Lake (another BA 2008 AZL Top 20 prospect).
The Cubs scored their 5th run in the top of the 6th on a walk to Lake, a WP, a ground out, and a balk, and 2B Jake Opitz (2008 12th round pick out of U. of Nebraska) accounted for the 6th and final Cub run with a line-drive home run off the foul pole in RF in the top of the 8th.
Cubs 3rd round pick RHP Aaron Shafer (Wichita State) got the Opening Day start for the Cubs and threw two shutout & hitless innings (30 pitches - 21 strikes), and Cubs 2008 2nd round pick RHP Chris Carpenter (Kent State) followed with two more shutout frames (32 pitches - 19 strikes).
Shafer displayed good control, mixing his high-80's moving fastball with a curve and a change (all of which he consistently throws for strikes), while Carpenter alternated a 93 MPH two-seamer, a change, and an effective breaking ball to keep the A's hitters off-balance.
And hard-throwing RHP reliever Dan McDaniel (2008 14th round pick out of Chabot JC) hit 94 MPH consistently and touched 95 in his two innings of work (36 pitches - 22 strikes), mixing his plus-fastball with a knee-buckling bender and a straight-change, as he struck out four. He wasn't quite as sharp as Shafer or Carpenter, but he was bringing some heat to the dish. (One of the scouts in attendance mentioned that McDaniel fell to the 14th round only because he was considered a tough sign, a virtual "lock" to transfer to Oklahoma State).
The only runs allowed by the Cubs scored in the bottom of the 6th, when A's catcher Juan Nunez took LHP James Leverton (Cubs 8th round pick out of Texas Tech) deep to LF. Ex-1B Leverton struggled with his command today (23 pitches, but only 12 strikes).
LHP Dustin Sasser (15 pitches - 10 strikes) and converted catcher (now RHP) Jake Muyco (15 pitches - 8 strikes) each threw a shutout & hitless inning.
Here is the abridged box score (Cubs players only):
1. Tony Campana, RF: 2-4 (R, HBP, SB, PO)
2. Starlin Castro, SS: 1-5 (K, PO)
3a. Robinson Chirinos, C: 1-3 (R, RBI, K)
3b. Matt Cerda, PH-DH: 0-1 (BB, K)
4. Brandon Guyer, CF: 3-4 (TWO-RUN HR, SB)
5. Rebel Ridling, 1B: 1-4 (2B, R)
6. Jericho Jones, DH #1: 0-3 (BB, K)
7. Jake Opitz, 2B: 1-2 (SOLO HR, BB, HBP, K)
8. Junior Lake, 3B: 1-2 (R, RBI, 2 BB, K)
9. Logan Watkins, LF: 0-4 (K)
10. Michael Brenly, DH-C: 0-3 (BB, K, GIDP)
1. Aaron Shafer - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP (2/0 GB/FB)
2. Chris Carpenter - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (4/1 GO/FO)
3. James Leverton - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP (2/1 GO/FO)
4. Dan McDaniel - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K (1/1 GO/FO)
5. Dustin Sasser - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP (1/1 GO/FO)
6. Jake Muyco - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (1/2 GO/FO)
1. Starlin Castro (fielding miscue at SS)
2. Dan McDaniel (errant pick-off throw at 2nd base)
Robinson Chirinos: 0-2 CS
Michael Brenly: 0-1 CS
WEATHER: Mostly sunny, upper 90's, with a southwest breeze
ATTENDANCE: 12 (mostly scouts)
Here is the up-to-date Cubs 2008 AZ INSTRUCTIONAL LEAGUE roster
40 players
* bats or throws left
* Jeff Beliveau
Alberto Cabrera
David Cales
Chris Carpenter
Miguel Corletto (2008 DSL Cubs making U. S. debut)
Diego Encarnacion (2008 DSL Cubs making U. S. debut)
Erik Hamren
* James Leverton
Oswaldo Martinez
Toby Matchulat
Dan McDaniel
Tommy Mejia
Tarlandus Mitchell
John Muller (ex-SS, was converted to RHP in 2007)
Jake Muyco (ex-catcher, was converted to RHP in 2008)
Andres Quezada (ex-OF, has returned from DSL Cubs)
* Jayson Ruhlman
* Dustin Sasser
Brian Schlitter (acquired from PHI for Scott Eyre)
Aaron Shafer
* Luke Sommer (ex-OF, was converted to LHP in 2008)
Larry Suarez
Steve Vento
Michael Brenly
* Matt Cerda (played SS in HS, Cubs envision him as a catcher)
Robinson Chirinos (ex-2B, was converted to catcher in 2008)
Juan Medina (2008 DSL Cubs making U. S. debut)
Carlos Perez
Rebel Ridling
Josh Harrison
* Jake Opitz
Starlin Castro
Junior Lake
Carlos Morales (2008 DSL Cubs making U. S. debut)
Josh Vitters
* Tony Campana
Brandon Guyer
* Dylan Johnston (was moved from SS to OF in ST)
Jericho Jones
* Logan Watkins (drafted as SS, played mostly 2B in AZL)
NOTES: 2008 #1 pick RHP Andrew Cashner returned home to Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and it is unknown exactly when or if he will be returning to Instructs.
RHP Ryan Acosta, catcher Luis Flores (2008 7th round pick out of Oklahoma State) and 3B-1B Jovan Rosa (led MWL in doubles with 43) were on the AZ Intructional League roster released by the Cubs earlier this month, but they have been scratched (unknown why).
Catcher Carlos Perez (played at Boise in 2008) was a late addition.
Besides Cashner, Acosta, Rosa, and Flores, other notable absentees include 3B-1B John Contreras, 2008 Supplemental 1st round pick (also ex-Team USA) SS-2B Ryan Flaherty, SS-3B-2B Marwin Gonzalez, 2B-LF Dwayne Kemp, SS Nate Samson, 1B Ryan Keedy and Sean Hoorelbeke, outfielders Cliff Andersen, Kyler Burke, Nelson Perez, Drew Rundle, and Jonathan Wyatt, and pitchers Jeffry Antigua, Casey Coleman, Chris Huseby, Jay Jackson, Kevin Kreier, Mark Pawelek, Cedric Redmond, Ryan Searle, and Josh Whitlock (to name a few)
In the case of the MIA pitchers, it is usually just a matter of the Cubs not wanting a youngster to throw any additional innings, but it is unknown why the position players listed above aren't in attendance. .
Daytona 2B Tony Thomas, 3B Marquez Smith, LHP Jeremy Papelbon, and RHP Blake Parker might have been expected to attend the Instructional League, but all four will be playing in the Hawaiian Winter League instead.
And Daytona SS Darwin Barney will be joining fellow Cubs prospects RHPs Esmailin Caridad, Jesse Estrada, and Rocky Roquet, LHP Donald Veal, C-1B Steve Clevenger, 2B Nate Spears, and OF Tyler Colvin (and Peoria manager Ryne Sandberg) in the Arizona Fall League (Mesa Solar Sox) starting next month.
All of the Cubs roving minor league instructors and several of the minor league managers and coaches are working with the prospects attending the Cubs Instructs at Fitch Park, so the youngsters are probably getting as much (or more) expert instruction compressed into three weeks as they might otherwise get over a full season.
The AZ Instructional League continues play through October 11th.
Re: Back to School
Thanks as always, AZ Phil! As a heads up, in the Baseball America chat for the NWL, the writer said that RHP Dan McDaniel was amongst the next 5 who didn't make their top 20 list. Pretty good for a guy who was a reliever all season.
Re: Back to School
Great article. The Cubs do have prospects, probably a lot are under recognized. I'm really excited about Josh Harrison. How does he compare to Tony Thomas?
Re: Back to School
Great insight!! I think that Jake Opitz is really special, LH hitter who can play any infield position. Keep an eye on him in instructs. What do you think?
Re: Back to School
AZ Phil, do you know anything about any of the guys who are coming up from the DSL this year? I'd guess they were some of the better prospects down there last year since they're already in the U.S. (side note: I'm disappointed Jesus Morelli isn't up at instructs; he had great numbers in the DSL and is only 18).
Also, I know Ryan Acosta was hurt earlier in the season? Could it be he's still hurt and that's why he isn't at instructs?
Thanks as always for the great insight!
Re: Back to School
By the way, no Cubs made the top 20 Midwestern League prospects. In the chat, Jim Callis did say Dae-Eun Rhee woulda made the top 10 if he stayed healthy.
How depressing!!
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RIP Arnie. We could use a lot more like you -- a man who succeeded and failed on his own terms, a true original, and, finally, a remarkable example of graciousness towards others.
Cubs finish 33 over at home. I was, personally, one game over at 3-2, which was one of my better years in a while.
I do hope that's the last time we see the Cardinals this year. A lot of power, which is dangerous, particularly in a short series, and they have really shut down KB all year.
Oh, and Jon Lester? Damn!
Yes. Boating accident at 3AM. Very sad, but stupid. Young men do stupid things.
lester puts 2 on and is taken out at 96 pitches. oh well.
edwards in.
2 out in the 7th, lester at 84 pitches, ross taken out for the standing O.
it's possible contreras will catch lester for another inning+.
What a weird day. Jose Fernandez and Arnold Palmer, but then Scully and, on a much more modest level, Ross....
d.ross gets his 2nd standing O on the night (last home game of the season)...hits HR #10...curtain call. baseball.
as a fan, he only "owes" us the game on the field and not getting in the way of others on his team being ready to play (imo).
it's exponentially worse to his family and friends, but this dude most likely had 15+ years of play left and even though he just turned 24 a couple months ago he had already established himself as a top guy in the game.
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Updated #Cubs probs vs Pirates: Mon, Hendricks vs Kuhl; Tue, Lackey vs Vogelsong; Wed, Arrieta vs Taillon; Thu, Zastryzny vs Nova
I know what you're trying to say, Charlie, that none of us feels what his loved ones must be feeling.
On the other hand, what makes a death like this tragic is precisely the loss, based on Fernandez's youth and brilliance, to the baseball world.
So, for example, we can say that Princess Diana's death meant more, in aggregate, to millions of admirers who didn't know her personally than to her loved ones.
boston pitching snags a couple of mlb team records...
"Over nine innings of play, Boston's staff struck out 11 straight Tampa Bay Rays hitters Sunday, breaking the major-league record for most consecutive strikeouts in a game.
The previous record was held by former New York Mets right-hander Tom Seaver, who struck out 10 straight hitters in 1970.
Not only that, but with a strikeout to end the ninth, sending the game into extras, Boston's staff also struck out an MLB-record 21 batters over nine innings."
What a loss to baseball, which I'm sure pales in comparison to the personal loss to his loved ones.
Somehow I am sensing alcohol was involved. The highest number of boating accidents by a wide margin...
this season got a whole lot less fun
Reports this morning that Marlins' pitching ace Jose Fernandez died in a boating accident - just horrible news.
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> 9mm keyhole
April 2, 2013, 10:41 PM
9mm cast 147gr...tightgroup 3.4gr COLA 1.134, Tarus 1911 9mm.
I get 4 out of 10 that are keyholed...what am I doing wrong?
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April 2, 2013, 11:10 PM
What twist barrel, and expected velocity for that load?
April 3, 2013, 12:18 AM
Twist ?...Velocity 915
Jesse Heywood
April 3, 2013, 01:23 AM
If you don't know the barrel twist, post the gun make & model.
7.62 Nato
April 3, 2013, 01:28 AM
Taurus 1911 9mm
April 3, 2013, 01:29 AM
My crystal ball says it is a taurus 1911 in 9mm
David E
April 3, 2013, 01:34 AM
Too tight a crimp, bullet undersized, bore oversized OR....
Change the powder to something other than Titegroup.
April 3, 2013, 02:20 AM
Twist ?...Velocity 915
Is that velocity a guess or did you measure it yourself? I'm looking at the Hodgdon site and they list a 147gr Hornady XTP bullet with a charge range of 3.2gr to 3.6gr Titegroup. Since you're loading a lead bullet you should not be using load data for jacketed bullets. My Lyman Cast Handbook lists a charge weight range with Titegroup and a 147gr Cast bullet as only 2.5gr to 2.8gr. Your charge of 3.4gr is way over according to Lyman. Where did you get that load data? It's possible you are generating too much velocity which is preventing the bullet from stabilizing.
Lyman tested their data with a 4" barrel.
2.5gr Titegroup, 870 fps, 26,800 CUP
2.8gr Titegroup, 943 fps, 30,300 CUP
I highly suggest you drop your charge weight by a lot considering you're about 22% over the max charge listed in the Lyman load data...
April 3, 2013, 03:05 AM
COLA? Coke or Pepsi? If you mean COL, it is not a cause of bullet tumbling--that I know of, any way.
Undersized bullet? What is barrel's actual groove diameter? Lead bullets should be 0.357" (works well in most all 9x19s) or at least 0.001" larger than groove diameter. I find .38 lead bullets work better than most 0.356" lead bullets.
When you slug the bore, are there any extremely tight or loose areas?
Heavy leading?
Is there a nick or burr on muzzle?
Throat or rifling problem?
TiteGroup simply does not play nice with lead bullets in some guns--it burns very hot and just seems to love gas-cutting.
Does it happen with other lead bullets?
April 3, 2013, 09:15 AM
TG burns way too hot for lead/cast bullets. Change to something else like WSF.
April 3, 2013, 09:35 AM
9mm keyhole
9mm cast 147gr...tightgroup 3.4gr COLA 1.134, Tarus 1911 9mm.
I think bullets keyhole if they were not rotated enough in the barrel to stabilize in flight, due to undersized bullet/oversized barrel or bullet pushed by high pressure gas unequally exiting the muzzle due to uneven crown, etc. For short pistol distance keyholing like 7-15 yards, I think it's lack of bullet rotation caused by several factors.
I am with ArchAngelCD that the 3.4 gr Titegroup charge may be driving the bullet too fast. Hodgdon lists 3.6 gr as max charge for 147 gr XTP jackted HP bullet at 1.100" OAL and Lyman #49 lists 2.8 gr as max charge for 147 gr lead bullet at 1.058" OAL. I am not sure what the groove diameter of the Taurus 1911 9mm barrel is but my guess is the overdriven bullet is not rotating sufficiently as it exit the muzzle to stabilize in flight.
I would try 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 gr and see if these charges will cycle the slide and eliminate the keyholing problem. Since you are using longer 1.134" OAL than what Lyman listed, if the 2.8 gr charge won't cycle the slide reliably, I would try 2.9 and 3.0 gr. If lower powder charges work without producing keyholes, the bullets were driven too hard. If not, it's something else.
BTW, are you getting any leading?
April 3, 2013, 01:24 PM
Assuming you could find some, have you tried any other ammo? As ArchAngelCD pointed out, (he is one who knows), you may deforming, burning the lead with not only too much powder, but one known to not play nice with lead.
April 3, 2013, 08:56 PM
Had a similar situation years ago using faster powders with lead 147's in 9mm. Went to Blue Dot and got very accurate loads. Jacketed 147's did fine with Green Dot and Unique. Don't really have an explanation just a solution.
April 3, 2013, 09:06 PM
Pull a bullet and measure the base.
I was having similar woes. When I measured the base of my bullets, some were getting swaged to < .353" by the case, during seating. And those were only 125 gr bullets. With a 147 gr bullet, you might be doing even worse.
See, the 9mm case is short and tapered. The case starts to get thick quite soon in many headstamps. And when resized by a carbide die, the taper is removed. So the case gets "sucked in" and all that thicker brass gets squished in, leaving no room for the bullet.
I was using Lee dies. I bought a 38S&W expander plug and swapped that into my 9mm expander die; and I seat the bullets so they don't go any deeper than where the expander plug ends. It solved my problem, 100%. Accuracy restored, fouling gone.
April 3, 2013, 11:13 PM
well nuts, I wrote a long post about 9 and then hit the wrong button and lost it. :(
but basically I agree with GLOOB and I bet you're either swagging down a bullet with your case, or your bullets are just undersized. I have more luck with .358 than .357 or .356.
This is a good thread about reloading cast lead in 9.
chris in va
April 4, 2013, 01:23 AM
Yup, I got bad keyholing with 147gr 356's. i switched to a 358 125 and voila, perfect.
April 4, 2013, 08:59 AM
cordercorral, here's another thought.
Missouri Bullet Company offers their 9mm 147 gr FP bullet (http://www.missouribullet.com/details.php?prodId=66&category=5&secondary=8&keywords=) in softer 15 BHN instead of 18 BHN. Perhaps there's a reason why they did that. ;)
I am not sure if you slugged your barrel to check bullet-to-barrel fit for your Taurus 1911 but the softer 15 BHN bullet will deform/obturate easier to seal the bullet base to the barrel and rotate to prevent keyholing. If the barrel is really oversized, they will size the bullet at 1000+ quantities.
ZCast also sells their 9mm 147 gr TC bullet in 14-16 BHN - http://zcastbulletz.com/order.html
April 4, 2013, 12:18 PM
WOW! Thanks for the help. You all were correct in suggesting to much powder. I ended up @ 2.4gr tightgroup. Keyholeing stopped. Cycles great. Accuracy as good as 70 year old hand and eyes can shoot. LOL Thanks to all who helped. This is the best board for reloading!
April 4, 2013, 01:07 PM
Great! I love happy endings. :D
April 4, 2013, 02:52 PM
WOW! Thanks for the help. You all were correct in suggesting to much powder. I ended up @ 2.4gr tightgroup. Keyholeing stopped. Cycles great. Accuracy as good as 70 year old hand and eyes can shoot. LOL Thanks to all who helped. This is the best board for reloading!
Outstanding, I'm glad everything worked out well for you...
April 4, 2013, 03:46 PM
Keyholing can also be caused by seating cast projectiles too deep. The larger jump to the chamber throat can be too much for the softer lead/tin alloy (as opposed to gilding metal in a jacketed projectile). The Lyman "crayola-point" projectiles seem especially prone to this in my experience.
Jesse Heywood
April 4, 2013, 10:13 PM
One thing I just remembered. How are you hanging your targets? If they're not tied down top & bottom they can swing and make it appear the bullets are key-holing.
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No. 3 LSU (11-1) received RBI contributions from seven different players en route to a 9-2 victory over Stephen F. Austin (3-7) Tuesday night at Alex Box Stadium.
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"We just kind of grinded this one out," said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. "We gave some of the young guys the opportunity to start tonight, and I was very pleased with the way they responded. It was great to see (freshman centerfielder) Andrew Stevenson get his first career homer and (freshman catcher) Chris Chinea crushed a ball into left-centerfield for a double. I thought (junior leftfielder) Sean McMullen really battled at the plate and as well and delivered a key RBI base hit."
Stevenson (2-for-3) hit his first career home run over the right field wall in the third inning, increasing the Tigers' lead to 3-0.
The Tigers scored the first two runs in the second inning on an RBI single by first baseman Mason Katz and a sacrifice fly from second baseman JaCoby Jones.
LSU went on to add two more runs following Stevenson's homer in the third with an RBI double from designated hitter Raph Rhymes and an RBI single from Katz, increasing the lead to 5-0.
Rhymes (1-for-2) and Katz (2-for-4) each have now recorded a hit in 10 straight games.
Stephen F. Austin chipped into the Tigers' lead with an RBI single from catcher Zach Marberry in the fourth inning.
LSU widened the gap in the sixth with an RBI double from Chinea, followed by an RBI single from McMullen.
Third baseman Christian Ibarra added an insurance run in the seventh with an RBI single to center field.
LSU reliever Kevin Berry (2-0) earned the win with two scoreless innings.
Stephen F. Austin starter Justin Choate (1-1) suffered the loss, giving up five earned runs on five hits in five innings.


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The $800 million plant will be constructed just off Route 187 near Wysox next to the Susquehanna River, Morton said.
Situated on 20-25 acres of farmland, the plant's footprint compared to other plants will be "relatively small," Morton said.
It is expected to produce about 800 megawatts of electric power, enough to power about 750,000 residences, he added.
Between 500 and 600 people will be needed to build the plant, providing good-paying jobs throughout its construction, Morton said.
"There will be about 250 people on the site through the construction period," he said. "There will be a whole lot more than that working on the specialty construction parts of it. A lot of people will be put to work."
Gemma Power Systems, headquartered in Connecticut, will handle engineering procurement and construction or general contracting and will hire all the subcontractors, Morton said.
No water will be needed for cooling the plant, which will be air cooled, Morton said.
"This is one of the big environmental benefits to only using natural gas," he said. "There is a cooling need in the plant as there is in most plants, he added, and those have either gone with one pass cooling that takes tens of millions of gallons every day, or some use evaporative condensers."
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"The air-cooled technology has been around for along time but was mostly used in areas where there is no water, like New Mexico," Morton said.
"In areas where there is water, it has always been easier just to use the water. Now, Pennsylvania is trying to protect its water resources, while supplying a good source of clean energy," he added.
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State Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Mike Krancer called Wednesday "a red-letter day for Pennsylvania."
DEP staff's technical review determined that the proposed levels of air emissions satisfy federal and state best available control technology and the lowest achievable emission rate requirements in issuing the air quality plan approval.
"Moxie now has all that it needs from DEP to move forward with the construction of this historic facility, which will use clean, pipeline-quality, locally produced natural gas as fuel."
DEP also issued an industrial stormwater permit for the plant and gave approval for the use of water as drinking water.
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The Unitarian church on Burlington's Pearl Street is where you turn left–still ambling downhill–to enter the mall, a.k.a. Church Street Marketplace. Here it's the street life that commands your attention: a bluegrass guitar casually picked, but fresh and crisp; the next block down, a string trio of middle-school prodigies respectably playing Mozart. Farther still, half a dozen breakdancers gyrate and flip around a boom box. And finally, balanced on one foot on a bear-size rock stands a young juggler, who asks you to toss him something of your own to add to the umbrella, the bowling pin, and the pair of sunglasses already rising and falling from his hands.
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Now it's time to cross the street to the 75-year-old Flynn Center, a vaudeville house and movie theater resurrected into "full Art Deco splendor." The show tonight is Carla Bley, a 72-year-old jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader. She's rail-thin, platinum- and pixie-haired, idiosyncratic in her speech, her compositions, and her performance. The lady is brilliant in opposing ways: basic as the blues, intricate and subtle as a Shostakovich string quartet. Near the end of the second set, when she and her two bandmates play "Sidewinders in Paradise," you float right out of your seat. For two full minutes, your life is pure music.
Sometimes it happens just like this: You take a stroll downtown on a sweet afternoon, you sit at a window that reveals the essence of American culture, and you hear the right musician in the exact space that connects you to her genius. The elements have converged in your favor. You walk out of the Flynn feeling giddy with your luck. And you know what? On your way back up the hill, you're going to walk right past Ben & Jerry's. It's open until 10 on the weekends. You can't think of a single reason not to stop.
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Meaning: an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
musikron wrote:Who created the creator? Creationism insists that everything was designed, therefor logic dictateds something must design the designer and so on to infinity.
musikron wrote:Experiments have been performed in which you can clearly measure lifeforms evolving.
UnderDrive wrote:What about the eye?
how did that evolve?
It would have to be fully functional for natural selection to realize it's advantage.
Not only that but the brain would have to evolve simultaneously in order to correctly
interpret the signal coming from the optic nerve
So unless natural selection knew what it was aiming for with the eye it would not realize ANY advantage to a half baked eyeball.
Spontaneous generation? So evolution just happend (accidentally) to place all the right dna in all the right places
and suddenly there was a fully functional eye? and then theres the question of why two eyes?
So sight wasn't enough? creatures that didn't even know about sight all of a sudden not only have one eye to see with but they have two for depth perception?
Yeah, evolution did this all by it's self?
what a crock....
UnderDrive wrote:[musikron wrote:Who created the creator? Creationism insists that everything was designed, therefor logic dictateds something must design the designer and so on to infinity.
And that's where your logic fails.
TakeFlight wrote:It doesn't take logic and reason to come up with the idea of a creator. It's a feeble explanation for everything and it requires almost no thought at all. It's the easy way out. It's the answer for those that don't want to be bothered by the details and little things like evidence, testing, peer review, etc. Science is the only thing we have to find the truth. And just because science can't provide all the answers at this moment in time does not mean defauting back to the idea of a creator is a better option. Why would it be a better option to go with the idea that has been passed down through the generations from people long ago that were way less educated and knew so much less about the world then we do now?
First off,The simple fact that we can contemplate our origin and existence sets us as humans WAY apart from the animal kingdom...How come we advanced (intellectually) SO much further in the same time span....
I mean it is no "little" difference here...humans are 100,000 times more "intellectually" capable than any other species
on the planet.
Logic (my logic that is) says that everything givin the billions of years to advance would suggest that another species
would also develope intellect at a similar complexity as ours....but what do we see in reality?
big gaping chasm between humans and animals (intellectually)
What's shortsighted is attributing other people's posts for mine!awe-de-ow,
I don't know all the answers either and I am sorry if I come off sounding like I do....
But to call creationists void of intellect, dismissing the obvious "facts" is pretty short sighted.
I do want to give the Evo "theory" a chance but it continues to leave serious gaps....
Creationism or "Intelligent Design" as it is now called seems to fit pretty well with the current state of life here on earth.
In debate you make your arguments and the opposing side makes theirs...hopefully...not always but hopefully
thoughout the process of debate BOTH sides can learn something that maybe their one sided approach didn't allow for.
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HOLLIDAYSBURG - State police took time this week to remember their fallen comrades and recognize those troopers, past and present, who put their lives on the line every day.
Capt. Maynard H. Gray, commanding officer of Troop G in Hollidaysburg, said Thursday's memorial service in front of the Troop G headquarters in Hollidaysburg served to mourn the loss of troopers who have died in the line of duty as well as convey comfort to their families and show gratitude for the men and women who continue the state police's mission of protecting and serving Pennsylvania communities.
The world has changed immensely since the inception of the state police 108 years ago, Gray said, yet added that in some ways it hasn't, as police continue to "battle against violence, illegal drugs and crime."
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"It's essential we make our society safe for our children," said Gray, standing with fellow officers representing every stripe of trooper in Troop G.
In Blair County, the names of four troopers who gave their lives in service are etched on the state police memorial wall. Trooper Dean Zeigler died in 1942 in an automobile accident; Trooper Floyd B. Clouse died in 1971 as a result of a gun shot wound while serving a warrant; Cpl. John S. Valent was shot in 1971 while transporting several juveniles; and Sgt. Arthur L. Hershey died in 1999 while at the scene of a motor vehicle accident.
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Trooper David McGarvey said afterward that cadets at the state police academy in Hershey pass by the list of 94 fallen troopers every day during their six months of training, and noted every trooper understands and accepts that by putting on the uniform they may have to give their life someday to protect the public.
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Transition periods aren't just for your dry cows
Transition periods aren't just for your dry cows
Despite continually changing circumstances, investing more in your calf program can pay off further down the road.
Despite continually changing circumstances, investing more in your calf program can pay off further down the road.
by A. F. Kertz
The author is the principal in ANDHIL, LLC, a St. Louis-based consulting firm.
During their first 2 to 3 months of life, we are seldom aware of the changes calves undergo on a day-to-day basis. These changes begin with the most impactful one — birth. While in utero, the cow provides the calf's environment: the provision of nutrients, an optimal body temperature, shelter from the elements and waste control.
There is a significant element, though, that the cow does not provide. In ruminants, there is no transfer of antibody proteins in utero from the cow to the calf. Ideally, you administer at least 3 to 4 quarts of high-quality colostrum (greater than 50 grams IgG/liter). This first feeding should occur within 1 to 4 hours after birth. It is essential to ensure colostrum is clean with no more than 100,000 cfu/ml total bacteria.
Colostrum contamination has emerged as a major insidious issue, not meeting the quality standards for 36 to 82 percent of samples taken in various field studies. In effect, feeding contaminated colostrum, or "bacterial soup," inoculates calves when they are most vulnerable.
Critical periods determine her future
Following birth, the next critical time period is the first two weeks of life. This is the period when most calf deaths will occur, primarily resulting from scours. This is not solely linked to the calf's environment and housing but also how contaminated were the colostrum and equipment used to harvest, transfer and feed it. Additionally, it is now critical to supply an adequate level of nutrients. More traditional two-time-per-day feeding programs do not allow the calf to grow to its genetic potential.
Calves that are not set up to double their body weight at the end of 2 months of life are also less likely to be healthy or effectively fend off health challenges. We now know calves that scour or have respiratory problems are impaired for life. Field studies found calves with a respiratory problem took an additional six months to become first-calf heifers.
As time progresses, the calf's digestive system has to undergo a major transition. Initially, nutrients are provided almost exclusively by the milk replacer or milk. As the calf grows, its appetite also grows. Providing a good texturized calf starter is now key.
Not all water is equal
Unfortunately, based on the 2007 NAHMS report, water is often not provided until calves are 2 to 3 weeks old. This limits calf starter intake and growth because there is a 4:1 ratio of water to dry matter intake.
Water should be in front of calves. But dirty water is a major deterrent to consumption. Too often this occurs due to lack of physical separation between water and starter containers. This reduces intake of both with an accompanying reduction in weight gain.
The third critical period is two weeks before and two weeks after weaning; "the weaning transition period." The time can be as important to a calf as the transition period is to the cow. Key relationships are depicted in the figure based on actual trials, including one done at the University of Illinois. First, note that even feeding 1.5 pounds daily of a 20 percent protein/20 percent fat milk replacer would not provide much more than 1 pound daily gain. On top of this, there is an imbalance created by a lack of protein relative to energy. Feeding more of a higher protein milk replacer is required to enhance the rate of gain and protein deposition.
Starter intake will commence slowly but then approximately double each succeeding week. Some may say, calves do not need starter for several weeks since their intake is so low for the first few weeks. But, if you wait to introduce starter, you ensure that the intake curve is not steep enough to be able to wean calves at 6 weeks of age.
The general scenario is that calves should be consuming 1 pound of starter daily in the week before weaning begins. In Week 2, one feeding or half of the milk replacer volume fed should be eliminated. Starter intake should double that week. During Week 3, milk would be eliminated. Starter consumption should double again to 4 pounds daily.
Keep postweaning group small
Daily gain should also step up to 1.8 to 2.0 pounds for that week until calves become first-calf heifers. During the fourth week of the weaning transition period, calves would consume 5 to 6 pounds of starter per day. Too often we cheat our calves down to one or fewer weeks postweaning. And then we move calves into a large group with a high forage TMR. Accumulated, there are too many changes at one time.
When calves are 2 months old, it is almost as if there is an unwritten rule that the time has come to be shifted into the first group. In a study at a large Idaho calf ranch, 480 calves were ranked by starter intake during the preweaned period. They were then allotted into groups of 20 by various rankings to minimize or accentuate variation based on their previous performance. Calves were then fed a 95 percent starter/5 percent alfalfa hay TMR. Intake was measured for four weeks. This study found that grouping according to intake and performance may reduce between calf variation.
In a Norwegian study, 12 calf groups were created postweaning by age; calves were all close in age, or there was a mix of ages represented. Videotaping was done to account for their daily activity patterns. Time spent initially exploring was greater in similar groupings, and these calves gained 29 percent more weight over the 14-day study period than dissimilar groupings. Within dissimilar groupings, older calves displaced younger calves from the feed manger.
View the third month of life following weaning as a key transition period that can help or hinder subsequent performance for the rest of the heifer growing period. Doing a better job of handling transitions for calves may initially take more time and cost more money for feeding or facilities. That could be $25 to $50 more per calf out of $1,200 to $1,500 total cost to raise a heifer — a pittance compared to the total value.


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LISBON - Raids conducted Monday in Salem and near Salineville by the Columbiana County Drug Task Force resulted in charges being filed in both cases.
The DTF first went to a Salem apartment house on South Lundy Avenue in response to numerous complaints and as part of an ongoing investigation. They were assisted by Salem police and officers from the state Adult Parole Authority because the suspected resident, Tammy Mason, was wanted for violating parole.
DTF Director Dan Downard said they lacked a search warrant and no one answered the door, but they contacted the landlord, who sent a representative to let them in. Downard said state parole officers have a certain amount of legal leeway when they believe a parole violator is inside and refusing to answer the door.
After entering the house, two women were found in the basement, while a man was discovered hiding under a pile of clothes in an upstairs closet. The one woman who did not live there was allowed to leave, but the other female was identified as Mason, 40. She was taken into custody for violating her probation.
The man hiding under the clothes was Danielle Littles, 32, who was charged with obstructing police business. Littles produced a Georgia driver's license but said he recently arrived in Salem. Agents learned Littles was also wanted on federal drug-related charges in Ohio.
A search of the apartment resulted in the seizure of drug paraphernalia, money, firearms, 14 grams of suspected heroin, 47 grams of suspected crack cocaine, prescription medication and suspected stolen property.
The other investigation involved a control buy at the home of David C. Brown, Malone Road, Washington Township. Chris Hicks, 28, of East Liverpool, was charged with drug trafficking for allegedly attempting to deliver 100 doses of heroin to a confidential informant working with the DTF.
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Alzheimer's disease can affect several aspects of your daily life.
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To diagnose Alzheimer's your primary doctor or a doctor trained in brain conditions (neurologist) will review your medical history, medication history and your symptoms. Your doctor will also conduct several tests.
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Interviews with friends and family. Doctors may ask your family member or friend questions about you and your behavior.
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Alzheimer's disease results from the progressive loss, or degeneration, of brain cells. This degeneration may show up in a variety of ways in brain scans.
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Scientists are investigating a number of disease markers and diagnostic tests, such as genes, disease-related proteins and imaging procedures, which may accurately and reliably indicate whether you have Alzheimer's disease and how much the disease has progressed. However, more research on these tests is necessary.
Reluctance to go to the doctor when you or a family member has memory problems is understandable. Some people hide their symptoms, or family members cover for them. That's easy to understand because Alzheimer's is always about loss, such as loss of independence, loss of a driving privileges and loss of self. Many people may wonder if there's any point in a diagnosis if there's no cure for the disease.
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