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CHICAGO -- Jason Giambi may not have been elected to start the All-Star Game for the American League, but he certainly made the most of the one pitch he saw.
With the AL trailing, 6-3, Giambi drilled a solo home run off Astros closer Billy Wagner in the seventh inning, cutting the lead to two runs. The AL went on to score three runs in the eighth against Dodgers closer Eric Gagne, two on Hank Blalock's pinch-hit home run, securing home-field advantage in the World Series with a 7-6 victory.
"Any time you can come up with a big hit in an All-Star Game, it's exciting," Giambi said. "It's a chance to shine on a national stage. To hit a home run here, then to have Blalock hit his, it was great."
Giambi almost wasn't part of the game at all. He was added to the AL's roster because of a back injury to Kansas City's Mike Sweeney, giving Giambi his fourth consecutive All-Star appearance. In his previous three games, Giambi was 1-for-5, singling in last year's game for his first hit.
When he stepped to the plate against Wagner, he was doing so for the first time in a competitive game. Having only faced Wagner in Spring Training, Giambi was sitting on a fastball. When he saw it, he jumped on it.
"When you throw a 100 miles an hour, there's no reason to throw anything else," Giambi said. "Luckily, I ran into one. I'll take it. I got one pitch and I didn't miss it."
"I'm not saying that the pitch wouldn't be the same, but I probably would have tried to go in a little bit more," Wagner said. "This is the type of game, you're not out there to hurt anybody. You're not out there trying to try to knock somebody down. You're just out there trying to get the job done."
The shot, which went an estimated 408 feet to right-center field, was one of three home runs hit by the American League. Garret Anderson's two-run blast in the sixth got the AL's comeback rolling, causing Giambi and his former Oakland teammate, Mark Mulder, to marvel at Anderson's phenomenal All-Star week.
"Garret had an unbelievable game," Giambi said of Anderson, who won the game's MVP award. "Hitting a homer, falling a triple short of the cycle. That's a lousy All-Star Game, huh?"
Mulder thought that Anderson's home run may have inspired Giambi.
"After Garret hit his homer, I said to Jason how great a feeling it must be to hit a home run in the All-Star Game," Mulder said. "Next inning, he hit his. When he came up here, I turned to him and said, 'Didn't hit that one well, huh?' That's why he's one of the best."
Giambi wasn't the only Yankee to play in this year's Midsummer Classic, as Alfonso Soriano, Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui were all in the AL's starting lineup. The trio didn't fare quite as well as Giambi, going a combined 1-for-7 with three strikeouts. Matsui's second-inning single was the only hit for the three New York starters.
"It was awesome," Giambi said of Matsui. "He went out and got a knock in his first at-bat, made a few great plays defensively. I know he had a lot of fun."
Roger Clemens was the lone Yankees pitcher on the AL squad, having replaced Barry Zito on Monday afternoon. Clemens pitched a 1-2-3 third inning, striking out Jose Vidro and Edgar Renteria.
"That was probably one of the best parts of the night, getting to see Rocket out there one more time," Giambi said. "He's an unbelievable professional. To come in for that one perfect inning, give the fans that one last chance to see him before he rides off into the sunset, it was special."
Giambi was on his way to catch a plane back to New York after the game, as he and his teammates prepare to open the second half of the season on Thursday. With the home-field advantage in the World Series in the AL's back pocket, Giambi expects an exciting couple of months of baseball down the stretch.
"There's still a long second-half to play," Giambi said. "There is a light at the end of the tunnel for the American League, so it's a race to the finish. If you don't make it to the World Series, this doesn't matter."
If the Yankees do reach the Fall Classic, they will have Blalock, the Texas rookie, to thank when they open with Game 1 in the Bronx.
"I'm sure whatever AL team makes it to the World Series will send Blalock a 12-pack of something -- especially if it goes to Game 7," Giambi joked. "We might vote him in a full share if we win. We have to make it there first."
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The Knicks (39-26) dropped games at Golden State, Denver, Portland and the Los Angeles Clippers by an average margin of 20 points, but salvaged the last game of their trip with the gutsy win over the turnover-prone Jazz (38-27).
New York remains atop the Atlantic Division and stayed a game ahead of the Nets for the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Smith had just two points at halftime on 1 of 6 shooting but got in the lane and to the line, making 9 of 10 free throws and a 20-footer with 2:36 remaining that sealed it as the Jazz went cold.
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Kenny Fogarty had already had a good day of offshore fishing aboard his uncle's 23-foot center console, Kaku, on an August afternoon in 2009 when he hooked what he thought was another bluefin tuna near a floating kelp paddy 30 miles off the coast of San Diego.
"I was fly-lining a live sardine when the fish bit and took off full speed, just like a tuna," says Fogarty. The fish was strong, nearly emptying the Shimano Torium 14 reel of 30-pound-test braid on its first run. Fogarty worked to regain the line only to have the fish rocket away on another spool-depleting run. It eventually turned, but repeated the pattern a third and then a fourth time. An exhausting hour and 45 minutes later, the fish finally came to color, and Fogarty could scarcely believe his eyes.
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This past May, for example, Chas Leeper hooked and landed a 140-pound opah relatively close to shore while fishing off Newport Beach. Leeper and his cousin Skeeter Leeper and friend Ryan Swanson were trolling for thresher sharks just before dark in about 1,000 feet of water about three miles off the coast when the opah attacked a Williamson Bait 'O Matic with a Pacific mackerel pinned under the skirt.
Many of the opah caught offshore are hooked during twilight hours, so the time of Leeper's catch is typical, but his hooking the fish so close to shore has many rethinking the behavioral patterns of opah. In fact, a year earlier, another big specimen was caught in the same area, leading some to conclude that opah are more wide-ranging and adaptable, as well as more plentiful, than previously thought.
"Opah are commonly caught by Hawaiian longliners targeting bigeye tuna," says John Hyde, geneticist for the Southwest Fisheries office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Our studies indicate that they might be nearly as abundant off the coast of California and northern Baja California."
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NOAA scientists have examined the stomach contents of captured opah and found them opportunistic predators. "Opah tend to eat a lot of midwater squids. But we have also found juvenile rockfish and sole in their stomachs," Hyde says. The latter two species are bottom dwellers, indicating that opah hunt close to the ocean floor too.
Opah will also strike artificials. In fact, many caught from sport boats have been hooked on heavy jigs fished from 200 to 300 deep, says Bill Roecker, media representative for a number of San Diego boats. "At least half of the opah caught offshore are hooked on heavy jigs fished deep," he says. "And most of the fish are caught at dawn and at dusk."
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Strategy at the speed of light - 2.0!Combine classic strategy with the physics of lasers and optics to master this game of skill. Egyptian-themed pieces with one, two, or no mirrored surfaces move about the game board in any number of directions, including rotation by 1/4 twists. Each turn ends by firing a laser beam built into the board which bounces from mirror to mirror on a series of pieces. When the beam finally lands on a non-mirrored surface, that piece is removed from play. In maneuvering each piece, the aim is to illuminate your opponent's pharaoh and eliminate them from the game, while shielding your own pharaoh from harm.
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PHOENIX -- D-backs reliever Takashi Saito practiced covering first base on Tuesday, and the club will wait to see how his injured calf responds before sending him on a rehab assignment."There's nothing concrete with him now," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "I feel his arm is fine, but when he feels like he's ready to go, I'd probably ask him if he'd go down somewhere in the Minor League system to pitch a time or two and see how he covers the bases." The club doesn't want Saito to jump straight from controlled drills to live action in the big leagues. The pitcher has been running in the therapeutic pool at Salt River Fields, and Gibson said a gradual approach back will help Saito stay healthy throughout the season. "I want to make sure he's ready to contribute and sustain what he's going to be up against," Gibson said. "This game here is pretty quick and there's a lot at stake. I'd say you go full speed more than once. It's not going to do any good if I get [Saito] back for a week, and [then be] back in this position." Before sustaining the injury in Spring Training, the D-backs pegged Saito for the seventh-inning role to set up David Hernandez and J.J. Putz. "We signed him because we know what he's capable of doing," Gibson said. "We want to put him in a position to do that consistently. I don't want him short term, I want him long term, that's my goal."
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PHOENIX - Following Tuesday night's 5-4 loss to the Pirates, the D-backs placed Geoff Blum on the 15-day disabled list. The veteran pulled a side muscle during batting practice.
Gibson said the club will promote outfielder A.J. Pollock from Triple-A Reno to take his place on the roster.
Through 12 games with the Aces this season, the 24-year-old is batting .340 with six runs scored and five RBIs.
Pollock hit .315 in 54 at-bats with the D-backs during Spring Training.
In limited work this season, Blum had one hit in 11 at-bats.
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PHOENIX -- The D-backs aren't wasting any time warming up their bats this season.Through 10 games this season, the D-backs have scored in the first inning eight times for 14 total runs. Aaron Hill's first-inning homer on Monday against the Pirates marked the fifth long ball the team has hit in the frame in 2012. Last year the team averaged 0.57 runs in the first, but two weeks into this season, that number has ballooned to 1.40. "I like it. The guys have been great," manager Kirk Gibson said. "When I came in here last year, one of the things we talked about was preparation and being ready for the very first pitch. As far as where we were last year, we are light years ahead." Setting the table for such productive starts have been guys like Willie Bloomquist, Ryan Roberts and Hill at the top of the order. When the D-backs score in the first inning, the trio is a combined 5-for-10 with six runs scored, two RBIs and two homers. Chris Young has benefited the most from his teammates getting on base early. He has six RBIs on four hits and three homers in the first inning this year. "Those guys are getting things started for us," Young said. "Anytime you get on base and cause havoc like those guys do, it puts a lot of pressure on pitchers. We have a good lineup that knocks them in, too." The D-backs' rotation doesn't mind the first-inning production, either. With so much run support, the starters aren't feeling as much pressure when they're on the mound. "We've had a lot of opportunities in the first inning," Joe Saunders said. "We played long ball [Monday], and it's always nice when you can get the easy ones."
Parra ready to step up while Upton mends
PHOENIX -- Gerardo Parra is slated to make his second start of the season in right field on Tuesday and could see more action at the position if Justin Upton misses more time because of his jammed left thumb.Parra, the club's fourth outfielder, is hitting .316 in 18 at-bats this season. He's appeared in the first 10 games this season, including three starts in left field. Parra, who won a Gold Glove last season, made 117 starts in left field, six in right field and one start in center in 2011. Jason Kubel, acquired during the offseason, has started seven of the club's first 10 games in left field this season. Upton was not in Tuesday's lineup against the Pirates and visited hand specialist Dr. Don Sheridan. "I've doing great, and I think I'm taking advantage of the opportunities they are giving me," Parra said. "Coming in late in the game is not easy. You have to really prepare to do it, but I'm preparing myself for the role."
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|Van Wert native takes 10th at Boston Marathon before tragedy
BY BRIAN BASSETT • Times Bulletin Sports Editor
BOSTON - Before tragedy struck at the Boston Marathon on Monday, its was a day of celebration for many, including Van Wert native Craig Leon.
Leon finished in 10th place in the marathon, and third among Americans, with a personal-best time of 2:14.38.
"I'm obviously excited about the race itself. In terms of that aspect of the day, it probably couldn't have gone any better than what it did. We were really fortunate to have good weather yesterday, I know that's been an issue in the past," explained Leon.
The Van Wert High School and Ohio University graduate credited the group he ran with for part of the race with his success.
"I had a good group of guys to run with... We had a group of about seven or eight guys together for about 16 miles or so. Once we hit the hill things kind of broke up a little bit. That's when the race really started to develop."
Leon continued to say that he could tell over the final stretch of the race that he would finish well.
"Over the last couple of miles, I knew I was running well. I knew I felt good. I certainly felt a lot better in the later part of this race than I had in any of my other previous marathons."
Even after finishing the race, it took some time for Leon to realize just how well he had done.
"I really didn't know what place I was in until a couple of minutes after I crossed the finish line. I had no idea that I finished 10th."
Part of that was due to the large crowds that edge the 26.2-mile race path.
"You just couldn't hear," Leon said. "Some races you can hear people yelling out places or times. You couldn't hear anything, there were so many people on the course. It was kind of a roar the whole way."
Leon's time of 2:14.38 was exactly a minute faster than his previous personal best. His 10th-place finish is more impressive when taking into account the fact that around 23,000 runners attempted the race.
"I knew it was something where I had a chance to run well. It's a tough course. It's probably the toughest course I've run. So I knew it was going to take a pretty special performance to try to PR. I was pretty confident that my training had gone well over the past two or three months.
"I knew (getting a PR) was a possibility, especially with the weather being as nice as it was. I knew it was a day I could run fast if I had the right group. I'm certainly happy that I could knock a minute off (my best time)," Leon explained.
Monday was the first Boston Marathon Leon had competed in, and though it would later become memorable for a great tragedy, the buildup to the race lived up to its billing.
"The Boston Marathon, to all runners, it's the goal of running here in the United States. Everybody wants to run in the Boston Marathon, and you want to have your best day at the Boston Marathon. Everything about (the buildup) was awesome, the crowd support was unbelievable. It's amazing how many volunteers they had helping out with the race," Leon continued.
The race is a huge day in Boston, a part of the Patriot's Day celebration.
"The crowd support from town to town, as you make your way into Boston, it just gets bigger and bigger," Leon said. "The last 10 miles, there's not one part of the course where there's not people cheering you on. It's a big deal out there. It's a holiday for them, it's Patriot's Day."
Unfortunately, hours after Leon finished at least two bombs exploded that left some dead and many injured. Fortunately, Leon made it out alright, but it put a damper on the celebration for all involved.
"Through 1 p.m. it was all I thought it would be... It was certainly bittersweet last night. What should be a fun night was anything but for everyone involved in the race and everybody in Boston," he said.
After returning to his home in Eugene, Oregon, Leon explained that he will take some down time before picking a fall marathon to compete in.
"I should have some options to consider here in the next couple of weeks. The Olympic qualifying trials will open up in October so I would like to go ahead and run well and knock that goal off the list. Make sure I have my ticket punched for the trials in 2016," he concluded.
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Hi Sal,
Did you already use/test some of that strength 10 Nano-Oil i gave you at the last Amsterdam Meet ?
I would be very interested to hear about your findings with it.
Hi Sal,
Did you already use/test some of that strength 10 Nano-Oil i gave you at the last Amsterdam Meet ?
I would be very interested to hear about your findings with it.
I got a tube of Nano-oil from Howe's this past monday. It works great upon first application. You can feel the difference in how smooth the blade opens/closes. But, that can be said of about any good oil. What the next couple of weeks will show is how long the lubritant lasts. My Sage4 is adjusted to the point that the blade will slowly glide down (fall sort of) when I hold it still and press the lock release. I applied Nano-oil and worked it into the pivot real well. Now when I push the lock release the blade falls and hits my index finger with a firm bounce. It doesn't fall like my Manix2 does. Any Manix2 knife I've tried lets the blade just fall with no resistance when the lock is released.
Prior to the Nano-oil I used Tuf-Glide initially for corrosion control and then Quick Release once a week or maybe two. I doubt if the QR needs to be applied that often. Nano-oil is supposed to be able to combine with oil already present. I read some on it on the Nano-oil site. So, now I think the Nano-oil is better than QR upon initial application and like I said we'll see how long it lasts before I feel I need to apply some more. I put two applications of Nano-oil on the Sage4. Once on Monday then on Tuesday night. Now I know it's in there and will wait.
I also used it on my new FRN Manbug and it is really smooth. But being brand new I didn't have the time for it to break in so I'd know how it would feel then. I'm watching the Sage4 because it will get more use.
Edit: From reading about it Nano-oil seems to be designed for guns and things far more in need of lubrication than folding knives. Nano-oil is more expensive.
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My EDC for a while. Stretch with carbon fiber handle, Chaparral 2, Dragonfly 2 with kirinite MOP handle, Manbug with bolster/red bone handle. Super blue/420J1 blades on all three (except Chaparral).
I'll be interested to hear your impressions going forward. Sound like great stuff. May have to give it a go myself.
For the last many years I've been using Sentry's dry lubricants under the theory that "oils" attract dust. If you happen to take one apart (usual "voids the warrantee" disclaimer) I'd be interested to see what you find.
Coincidence, just did a search for Nano oil and found this thread!
So far, I only used Nano oil on a Lumapower flashlight's o-ring, which proved to be much too flimsy and ungreased (!) and simply curled out between the two flashlight halves when trying to close it. It didn't survive that, got cut in half. Used Nano oil, bought from Howes knife shop on the replacement o-ring and so far encountered no problems when repeatedly opening or closing the flashlight.
To be fair, any decent oil or good grease should take care of that particular problem. Never thought that Lumapower would put ungreased o-rings in their lights!
The needle-like applicator seems to facilitate use on the pivot or lock area of knives, imho.
I have ZERO patience Nano-oil ordered
I'll report back on receipt.
Please give me patience,
I forgot I had put some on my flashlights (threads and O-ring). They operate LOTS smoother and easier now. My Fenix LD01 is super smooth which operates with a twist head for ON/OFF and brightness. Now I have a great light that I love even more. I had gotten used to using only tuf-glide on lights. It is a good lubricant but not a really good one.
My EDC for a while. Stretch with carbon fiber handle, Chaparral 2, Dragonfly 2 with kirinite MOP handle, Manbug with bolster/red bone handle. Super blue/420J1 blades on all three (except Chaparral).
I'm a big fan of Militec and have been for quite a while. I would be very interested to see how this oil stacks up against Militec and also to see how it stacks up against this stuff Doc Snubnose recently told us about >> I believe it was called CorresionX or something like that. Well anyway Doc thought it was the "Cat's Meow".
But I have had such good luck with Militec, Tuf-Glide and that dry lube that Sentry Solutions has called "BP-2000" which is the best dry lube I've ever used barr none.
But what the heck I'm always looking for something better.
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I have been using the Nano-Oil from stClaire for quite some time now, and for what it's supposed to do (reducing friction) it's the best stuff i've ever stumbled across.
But i also found that you notice it's effects better if the workload increases, as it simply will not be pushed away from any mechanism like most other oils seem to do.
It will also continue to work when all oil seems to have disappeared.
For instance when using it on folding knife pivots the workload is not so heavy that Nano-Oil works significantly better than Triflow, Blue Lube or any other kind of good quality oil.
True, the knife seems to open slicker and does so for a long period, but you don't have to feel underpowered when you use something else that works good for you.
The workload is light and most quality oils will do.
However; on applications where higher workloads apply, Nano-Oil works significantly better as a friction reducer than any other oil that i've tried in the past.
- In my gym a standard Teflon based oil was used on all pulley systems, but it had to be re-applied practically every day because the workload is high and the pulleys are used by many each day.
Nano-Oil proved to be a significant improvement here, as 1 application of only a few drops per pulley kept grinding and squeeking away for months.
The gym personel didn't re-oil anything on my request, and the gym owner bought a few 8cc tubes of Nano-Oil after the test :-)
- A few months ago i was in Australia where i used strength 10 Nano-Oil on a brand new Shimano fishing reel which was owned by a friend of mine, an avid (sea) fisherman.
Another friend bought the same reel at the same time, but i didn't oil that one.
The big problem with fishing at sea is that the reels get splashed with seawater all the time, which later dries and deposits salt crystals inside the mechanism which then ruin the action.
I just sent my friend an e-mail with the question how the Nano-Oil performed for him after 3 months, and this was his reply:
" I am absolutely happy and convinced that Nano-Oil is the best oil for this application.
Growing up with dad who is a fitter and turner, silver smith and jack of all trades I have tried most lubricants for most applications so I know what works.
Ie Rp7, ezy glide, silicon spray, wd40, Teflon based, carbon powder, hot and cool working lubes, machinery and lathe cutting pastes ect.
Seeing the joints in the reel are totally dry now and there is no trace or appearance of any oil left in there, i know it's working !
The amazing thing is that it feels like it has been oiled !
The guy at the shop said " that's pretty ****ing good for a cheap reel to be running so nice".
Luke next door who has the same reel and has used it for the same amount of time has had his reel seize up to the point it was difficult to turn the spin reel."
NB; like most Americans, Australians have a very finely honed "bull**** detector" and will disregard quickly anything that smells like hollow marketing ads.
My friend who lives in Brisbane told me that he literally only takes into account what friends recommend him.
Since i have & use all 3 grades of Nano-Oil, this is what i have found so far with each of them:
- The lightest grade 5 oil is thin like water and specially designed for quick and deep penetration.
Made to loosen stuck parts and also for applications where other oils are too thick to penetrate well.
It will evaporate after some time while leaving the working Nano material behind to do it's job.
- Light grade 10 has about the thickness of olive oil, and can be used for folding knife pivots (tested by me), semi-automatic firearms/handguns (tested by me), rifles, threads on flashlights (tested by me), fishing reels (tested by my Australian friend), locks, hinges, bicycle chains, cables, cogwheels, etc. (tested by my brother in law)
- the heavy grade 85 is thick like syrup and is meant for full automatic guns like the M4 and a host of others (currently being tested in H&K MP5 and others by a few Dutch SWAT team members) as well as in applications where you would normally use grease, like in closed ball bearings for skateboards, rollerblades and inline skates. (currently being tested by my nephew)
Interesting stuff. I'd like to see some side-by-side tests of this compared to Militec and Tuf-Glide (my choice right now). Always ready to upgrade if something's better!
After seeing their automotive additives, I'm kind of skeptical of that product and think it might fall into the same category as Restore, Marvel Mystery Oil, etc.
Add this one to the side-by-side.
Seems like the internet is full of people with the best lubes, and from the sounds of it, the forces in the Middle East must be up to their ears in wipes, syringes, pens and bottles of different oils.
Maybe this war WAS about oil!
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I have been using nano-oil as well for a couple of years now, simply excellent. Not only it works awesome on my folders, but also on small fans and motors when they get noisy (a drop or two, and they are nice and quiet again!).
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May be premature but after using Nano-oil on my Sage4 (5 days) it has developed a much smoother blade movement. This knife is new and barely out of the break-in period so that may be a factor. The Sage4 is the only knife I've carried consistantly since using Nano. I'm going to use my Chaparral starting today and see how it does. I put Nano-oil on it when I got it but haven't done anything except work the oil into the pivot. Very happy with Nano so far. I just wonder where thay got that name.
My EDC for a while. Stretch with carbon fiber handle, Chaparral 2, Dragonfly 2 with kirinite MOP handle, Manbug with bolster/red bone handle. Super blue/420J1 blades on all three (except Chaparral).
I am going to have to get a bottle of this to try out. Sounds like everyone is seeing excellent real world results.
For me Nano-Oil has proven itself on a multitude of applications, and i will definitely keep using it.
About the only thing i found where it doesn't work as good as i've come to expect is my older Buck 186; the 420HC blade runs directly on the titanium handle slabs without any washers, and while the Nano-Oil does improve the action it is nowhere near as slick as any other knife i've tried the oil on.
I've read similar stories on CandlePower forums from guys who had the same experience with the threads on titanium flashlights.
very interesting. is it food-safe?
I'm not sure, but since i only use it on the pivot and very sparingly as well i don't think i will have a problem, at least where folders are concerned.
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I think if it was DANGEROUS to use on utensils used for food it would be stated, wouldn't it? Still, we are talking about folding pocket knives, not knives used primarily in food prep I think.
My EDC for a while. Stretch with carbon fiber handle, Chaparral 2, Dragonfly 2 with kirinite MOP handle, Manbug with bolster/red bone handle. Super blue/420J1 blades on all three (except Chaparral).
So my order arrived yesterday. Lubed up a dozen knives with the 10 weight. Every one of them got smoother. Some (D2 Mili and XHP Manix) dramatically so but even my butter smooth knives (Lil'Temp, 20CP Para) were smoother and noticeably quieter. So far, I'm nicely impressed but the next month will tell whether this will be a regular for me. I've only used dry lubes for the last several years and the lint issues of petro based oil has me "leery".
(I should mention all these knives had already been treated with Smooth Kote, so they are now Frankenlube hybrids... I won't be trying it solo until my Bradley Air arrives)
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I figured today would be a great opportunity to kick off a new feature on Prose and Ivy called, "The Beat". Given that the Cubs (along with the rest of MLB) are off today, why not use the time to present you a little something different?
Last night's All-Star Game featured 68 of the greatest players in the game today. 34 of them were admitted into the All-Star Game Rookie Class of 2011, making their first All-Star appearances. Starlin Castro was one of the rookie stand outs with two stolen bases and the recording of the game's final out. While the game counted for home-field advantage in the World Series yet again, tomorrow the game results will once again reflect in the overall standings and the Cubs will begin their second-half of the season digging out of the hole they have created for themselves.
One of the surprise MLB teams of the first half and one of the squads the Cubs are chasing in the NL Central are the Pittsburgh Pirates. At one game behind the Brewers and Cardinals, the Pirates have accomplished what many thought was still a couple years away – contending in what is always a tight, competitive division. A great story, the Pirates are giving their fans a lot to cheer about and the impact the team is having as a surprise standout squad must be fun for those covering the team on a daily basis.
This article is to kick off a new feature here about beat reporters. Hence, I've named the feature "The Beat". Writing about a major league baseball team day in and day out is a thrill for anyone with the means to communicate with a vast audience. However, beat reporters have access like no one else. They are with the team every day and are the connection between fan and organization. Social media is making the distance between the two grow smaller and smaller, with different blog platforms available and networks such as Facebook and Twitter. However, it's the beat reporters that know the little nuances of the individual players and the team as a whole the best and have the inside scoop on the teams' daily operations.
To go from blogger to beat reporter is a jump many bloggers dream of making. My interview for this first installment of "The Beat" is with Kristy Robinson who recently accomplished just that.
A Pittsburgh Pirates beat reporter for Ohio Valley Athletics, Kristy Robinson has what you call 'a dream job'. I asked her about the opportunity she landed this season and what it's been like for her to cover her favorite team at the professional level. Here is what she had to say:
Tell me about your experience writing an MLBlog. When did you start writing, how long did you keep it fresh with consistently original content and how did that opportunity lead to covering the Pittsburgh Pirates as a beat reporter for Ohio Valley Athletics?
KR: I started writing my MLBlog during January of 2010. I originally started it because I had just bought a season ticket with the Pirates and wanted to share my experience with that. After a few months, and people started reading it, I turned it over to be more informative. I've wanted to be a reporter for a long time and the response I got from it was incredible. I updated the site everyday, multiple times a day. I had such a great time writing on 'Hands off my Pirates Booty' and was sad I had to stop posting on that site. But I'm so grateful for that experience because Its lead me to where I am today.
KR: Since I didn't have the access I have now, most of my posts on my blog were limited. I did recaps of the games, and did news and notes from what I saw while at PNC Park. If I used quotes for news that broke, I obviously had to credit the news source. I couldn't get interviews, but I tried to provide as much insight and information that I could.
KR: The Pirates have a lot of talented players. Guys like Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker, Alex Presley, Jose Tabata (to name a few) are showing just how talented they are.The pitching staff has been huge this season. Charlie Morton has had a remarkable turnaround. Then guys like Paul Maholm, Kevin Correia, Jeff Karstens have been really solid. Everyone in the 'pen has been fantastic as well, Jose Veras, Tony Watson, Chris Resop, Joel Hanrahan. The team has been dealing with a lot of injuries this year too, and the young guys that have came up here have been tremendous stepping in.
KR: My very first was was with Pirates catching prospect Tony Sanchez, so that one will always remain a favorite. One that really stands out was when Michael McKenry hit his first major league home run, a three-run shot, which lead to the win. After the game, I asked him how it felt to get his very first curtain call and he said, "That's a little boy dream of mine. Who doesn't like a curtain call? That was awesome. You see Cal Ripken's and big name people do that. I got one and I'm 26-years-old and I have little over two months in the big leagues. That's awesome." His smile was up to his eyes. It was such a great moment, and reminds me why I love this game so much and why I want to cover those moments to fans.
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A book review blog called Diglotting made the following short "review" (if one can call it that) of my book, The Catholic Verses. I reproduce it in its entirety:
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Worst Exegesis Ever
A while back I was reading Dave Armstrong's The Catholic Verses. What he does is take 95 passages from the Bible and then attempts to show why these passages "confound protestants."
One passage he tackles is 1 Timothy 3:15, which says, "…the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth."
This is what Dave Armstrong says about this verse …
Catholics accept this passage at face value: the Church is the ground or foundation of truth; it is infallible; it is specially protected by the Holy Spirit so that it can be the Guardian and Preserver of apostolic tradition and truth and doctrine.
That is pure and simple eisegesis. He is merely reading back what he believes to be true into the text of Timothy. Essentially, he is saying, "Seeing as I am a Catholic, and I believe that the Catholic Church is infallible, when Paul then says that the Church is the foundation of truth, he must mean that the church is infallible."
But what in the actual text would even begin to lead one to think that the Church is infallible and guided by the Holy Spirit from falling into doctrinal error and infallibly preserving apostolic tradition? Nothing at all.
Perhaps the reason Paul called the Church the "pillar and foundation of the truth" is because it is the Church's job to proclaim the gospel of Jesus (who is "the Truth").
Carl SweatmanArmstrong's reading also assumes that Paul has in mind an institutionalised paradigm for church–i.e. a specific entity (read: building) to which all of society comes for healing. I would say that Paul's view of 'church' is the opposite–i.e. the healing (read: believers) is dispersed throughout society.
Jeremy PetersonFoundations are just where things begin. It doesn't mean they don't have faults or cracks – sometimes so severe that the buildings themselves are destroyed because of them.
T.C. R.Yep! Downright careless and yielding to that anachronistic fallacy. I see more of that certain of thing even among evangelicals. Ha!
I see. I'm curious, then. How do you interpret the following passage?:
Ephesians 2:19-21: . . . you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, [20] built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, [21] in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord;
Where in Scripture, for that matter, does "truth" ever equal less than the total truth and nothing but the truth? In my more recent book, Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths I collected 40 passages about "truth" in the NT: showing that it was synonymous with sacred tradition. I don't see where it is taught that it is anything less than pure truth, unmixed with error. That was certainly how Paul conceived his own "tradition" that he received and passed down. The same applies to the biblical synonyms "the faith" and "the commandment" and "the doctrine" and "teaching" and "the message" and (yes) "the gospel" or "good news": all essentially identical with the notion of sacred, apostolic tradition.
Yet when I make a strong Catholic statement on the Church as the "pillar and foundation of the truth" in line with all this other scriptural data, all of a sudden it is laughable and the "worst exegesis ever." But if "truth" is a very strong concept in Scripture, certainly the "pillar and foundation" of same (which the Bible describes as the Church, not Scripture) is at least equally strong, if not even more so.
Of course, you only cited one sentence of what was a nearly four-page section on the verse, so readers get no idea of the overall thrust of my argument, which was (per the modus operandi of the book) a critique of Protestant exegesis and the internal contradictions therein, not a comprehensive presentation of Catholic exegesis. Many people seem to misunderstand my aim in this book, but it is laid out very carefully in the Introduction, so there should be no mystery.
I can grant that the statement you cite is not technically exegesis, and probably should have been worded a bit differently, so that it didn't appear that I was claiming to be doing such. What I was doing there was stating Catholic dogma, which is entirely consistent or harmonious with that passage; not necessarily entirely drawn from it alone, as if every jot and tittle of Catholic ecclesiology is present in 1 Timothy 3:15. Of course it is not. But there is also doctrinal development, and there is a mountain of related scriptural data that we incorporate: some of which I have briefly recounted above.
Nowhere do I claim in the book that I am attempting to do exegesis as occurs, for example, in a Bible commentary written by a theologian or Bible scholar. It's simply not the same thing. But I think I have some valid insights in the book that need to seriously be dealt with, not just dismissed with insults. One must first thoroughly understand that which they are critiquing, and the post and comments here do not convince me at all that this is the case.
I contend, therefore, that it is not so much a matter of my reading into Scripture in one passage, something that is not there in every minute particular, as much as it is a case of non-Catholics omitting (or "reading out") literally dozens of other passages about truth, about the Church, about the rule of faith, and apostolic succession, and tradition, and bishops (and Petrine primacy and the papacy), and councils (particularly the Jerusalem Council), etc. (i.e., relevant data from from cross-referencing and systematic theology).
Armstrong's reading also assumes that Paul has in mind an institutionalised paradigm for church–i.e. a specific entity (read: building)
Catholics (as usual) think in "both/and" terms here: there is a notion of the Mystical Body of Christ and also of an institutional Church, and this is entirely biblical. You want an institutional Church in connection with St. Paul? I submit the Jerusalem Council:
Acts 15:22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. . . .
Acts 15:25 it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, . . .
Acts 15:28 For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us . . .
Paul thought so much of this institutional council, led by the Holy Spirit, that he went around proclaiming its decrees (which were binding):
Acts 16:4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions which had been reached by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
What do you make of all that? Maybe you can bless us with some of the "best exegesis ever" to counteract my alleged "worst". LOL
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Are the apostles and prophets also fallible when proclaiming prophecy or the gospel or the inspired Bible message? If so, where do we see any hint of that in Holy Scripture?
Diglot [the one who wrote the initial post]: I would say that they are fallible. Paul confronted Peter about his hypocrisy as seen in Galatians 2. As Paul said, Peter's behaviour "was not in step with the truth of the gospel." That is at least one instance where an apostle was fallible in proclaiming the truth of the gospel message in his life.
The example you give — with all due respect — has not a whit to do with fallibility or infallibility, because that is a matter of truth claims and preservation of same, not of behavior. Apples and oranges. If I said "2+2=4″ while stealing an apple, the act of stealing would have nothing whatsoever to do with the "non-fallibility" of the mathematical assertion.
Likewise, Peter is not shown to be fallible simply because he was a hypocrite at one point. Some have argued that Paul was, too, since he had Timothy circumcised after the Jerusalem Council that declared it was no longer necessary for Gentiles. He did it (as I understand) because of the Jews around them at the time (in other words, precisely Peter's shortcoming that Paul rebuked him for).
By the same token, Scripture doesn't become "fallible" because it was largely written by a bunch of serious sinners (Moses, David, Isaiah, Peter, and Paul).
The gospel is proclaimed not only by our words but also by our actions.
Yes, of course. But truth propositions are logically distinct from actions. Remember, the matter under consideration is the Church as the foundation of truth. Saying Jesus is God or that God created the world or that we are sinners or that it is wrong to steal or lie or that a circle is round or a=a or that I am not you are all true assertions. This is what we're talking about. If I steal a banana at the supermarket it has no bearing on the truth of the statement "stealing is a sin" (even if I made it at the same time I was stealing). The two do not nullify each other. My action doesn't change the true proposition. It changes the state of my soul: from being a consistent Christian to (until I repent) being one guilty of serious sin.
Peter's actions were fallible, so why not his words?
Again, you are mixing apples and oranges. You have your categories all mixed up. Infallibility has a particular meaning and an etymology. Hence, Dictionary.com:
1. (of persons) liable to err, esp. in being deceived or mistaken.
2. liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate: fallible information.
early 15c., from M.L. fallibilis "liable to err, deceitful." lit. "that can be deceived," from L. fallere "deceive." Fallibility.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
1. absolutely trustworthy or sure: an infallible rule.
2. unfailing in effectiveness or operation; certain: an infallible remedy.
3. not fallible; exempt from liability to error, as persons, their judgment, or pronouncements: an infallible principle.
4. Roman Catholic Church. immune from fallacy or liability to error in expounding matters of faith or morals by virtue of the promise made by Christ to the Church.
This is clearly related to matters of truth or falsity; propositions, teachings, doctrines; as I have stated. What you keep talking about is the different notion of impeccability (a very common Protestant confusion):
1. faultless; flawless; irreproachable: impeccable manners.
2. not liable to sin; incapable of sin.
1531, "not capable of sin," from M.Fr. impeccable (15c.), from L. impeccabilis "not liable to sin," from in- "not" + pecare "to sin," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Until you start to distinguish these two concepts, then the discussion can't progress forward. 1 Timothy 3:15 is talking about truth; hence it has (we argue) quite plausible relation to infallibility, once we examine what truth is in Scripture. It's not talking about sin or perfection or lack of hypocrisy, which are different things.
I was accused of producing the "worst exegesis" ever, yet now I have to go through very basic explanations of logic and category? That is what I find amusing in all this. Words mean things. Truth has a meaning and so does infallibility, and they are directly related. That's why my take on the passage was indeed relevant and not groundless or ridiculous, as you contended.
What I was saying is that I see no reason to think Peter (or the other apostles) were infallible when proclaiming the gospel or Biblical message (as you claim they were). Nothing in 1 Tim 3:15 teaches that.
You seem to see 1 Tim 3:15 as teaching Peter being infallible in proclaiming the gospel because of your pre-conceived notion of what the "truth" must imply for the people who proclaim it.
Whereas, I see no reason for Peter (or the other apostles) being infallible in proclaiming the gospel or the "inspired Bible message." And the only evidence that would make me think so would be if they lived out the gospel message in perfection. Peter certainly didn't do that. But Jesus did, and that is why I believe Him to be infallible in proclaiming the gospel.You may not agree with my reasoning, but that does not really matter, because it is the evidence that I would require to believe that someone is infallible in proclaiming the gospel.
We are done then, having accomplished nothing. You have ignored virtually all of the argumentation I have produced, while I have been dealing systematically and comprehensively with yours. Having done that, you claim that I "haven't really given [you] anything meaningful to respond to." Fine. That means we are finished. Where else could we go?
Whatever the merits of any man's argument, it must at least be dealt with (not ignored) if there is to be any meaningful dialogue. And you simply have not done that. You went off on this rabbit trail of sin and hypocrisy from the start, which has nothing to do with the topic at hand. You can't see why. I am powerless to show you the error of your ways. You start out with a way-over-the-top insult; I elaborate in great detail, offering a number of supporting arguments, exactly on-topic and relevant to the discussion. But you direct the discussion the way you want it (off-topic rabbit trail) and then say all my additional arguments are meaningless.
It's great postmodernist-type mush, but hardly a rationally productive discussion. And you prove it is subjective mush by insisting that the criterion for convincing you must be determined by the parameters of the subject matter as you (fallaciously) define it; not as the Bible defines it over and over. Yet you accuse me of eisegesis?!
Wow. I am astonished. In any event, we must amiably agree to disagree and end a futile discussion. God bless you and all here.
Like I said, if you do a word study of "truth" and "tradition" and "the faith" and "the commandment" and "the doctrine" and "teaching" and "the message" and "the gospel" / "good news" and ponder the meanings and connection of all of the above, the notion of infallibility of something other than the Bible itself, will, I believe, become very clear to you in due course.
Be well and I wish you and yours a blessed and joyous Easter.


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Prayers sent from here, Mr. Bill.
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Thanks for the update, Bill! Regina & I have been praying for a positive outcome.
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Thanks, Bill, I almost PM'ed you, yesterday, for an update, but got sidetracked, by a long phone call. Prayers continue. Ed
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One of you fine folks sent a PM asking about Ms. Bill. So, it is well past time for an update on my wife, Jo. Here goes.
Anyone who knows her well understands that Jo has two speeds, full throttle and stop. She does not do well at idle. Therefore, the most trouble she has had through this whole ordeal is psychologically adjusting to a lot of idle time and no full throttle. However, she has/is made/making the adjustments necessary to adapt until she can once again operate at two speeds. As she has said "I'm learning a new word, pacing." She is learning to pace herself and accept the fact that her mind often writes checks that her body can't cash.
She finished chemo on July 20th, visited her surgeon yesterday and got an excellent evaluation from him. She is excited, as we all (family and physicians) are, that it has gone as well as it has and we are all anticipating an excellent recovery. She is well enough that I'm comfortable leaving, on Sunday, for a week-long mission trip to Kentucky.
Thanks for all your prayers, kind thoughts, and support. All are appreciated and we realize that it is not over, so if you are so inclined, continued prayers are encouraged.
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Thanks Bill.....Kevin
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You got it, Bill. Thanks for the update. Glad to hear things are going great.
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Thanks for the update Bill...Congrats on the good news/progress...
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Jo will remain in our thoughts and prayers. Thanks for the update, I will pass it along to Rosanne.
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Thanks for the update Bill, you and Jo will continue to be in our prayers daily (+)
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Glad to hear she is making good progress.
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Glad to hear the good news Bill, I am sure you are both sleeping better enjoy life. My best to you both.
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I had already ordered parts #26 & 27, pg. 166, the gasket and seal, from my local IH dealer.
Block the front axle:
I used a jack stand to support the front half:
Remove platform bolts and disconnect brake rods:
I disconnected the clutch pedal (#18, pg. 163), but as it turns out, it was not necessary, though it did allow better cleaning:
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Using an impact wrench and punch to prevent rotation, remove bolt, lockwasher, large flat washer and gasket in the end of the transmission spline shaft:
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Matthews said that ADECA usually does not make funds available for such construction. However, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Alabama more than $24 million to be administered by ADECA to support tornado recovery efforts, including economic revitalization.
"This is something new for them (ADECA) too. They had to get directions from HUD as to how all this would be handled, and it was HUD who told ADECA that it should go through some type of authority rather than the city," Matthews said.
In other action, council member Warren Branch asked the Daily Mountain Eagle to clarify that his vote at the last meeting against hiring Marcum Architects and Calvin Cassady Company for the grocery store project was not a reflection of his support for the project as a whole.


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