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1,000's of titles available to you now on campus and off while we test-run the Kanopy streaming database from 1/15/15 to 2/12/15.
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The latest edition of the University Library Newsletter is out!
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The library can help you comply with the UC Academic Senate Open Access Policy and get your valuable research into the academic community quickly.
The Academic Senate of the University of California adopted an Open Access Policy on July 24, 2013, ensuring that future research articles authored by faculty at all 10 campuses of UC will be made available to the public at no charge.
The library is back to our regular quarter hours:
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The ILL Request system will be unavailable due to a technology upgrade on January 3, 2015 from approximately midnight to 3 pm. Interlibrary Loan requests cannot be placed during this time and My ILL Requests cannot be accessed. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Extended library hours begin Thursday, December 11, 2014.
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Sunday, December 14th 2014, 2:00-3:00pm, McHenry Library (2nd floor -- Info Commons South)
Monday, December 15th 2014, 6:30-7:30pm, Science & Engineering Library
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The library will be closed Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28, 2014 for Thanksgiving.
The library will be closing at 5:00pm on Wednesday, November 26.
Please join us for the Fifth Annual Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading.
When: November 13, 2014 at 6:00pm
Where: Cabrillo College, Room 450
Michael Ashley: "Mukurtu CMS: Differential Access for the Ethical Stewardship of Cultural and Digital Heritage"
November 12 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
McHenry Library, Room 4286
The library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 for Veterans Day.
Join us for our Blood and Bones exhibit in Special Collections (3rd Floor of McHenry Library).
Exhibit open: Monday, November 3, 2014: 10am - 12pm and 1pm - 4pm
Exhibit: Manifest Destiny & Beyond: The United States' Race for Empire in 19th Century Political Cartoons
When: October 20-31, 2014
Where: McHenry Library, Michael and Sally Graydon Room (2nd floor)
Who: Opens to the campus and the wider Santa Cruz community
Rachel Deblinger: Making Memories/Motifs: Holocaust Memory & the Unexpected Inspiration of Digital Humanities
October 22, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
McHenry Library, Room 4286
The Library is looking for volunteers to test a brief, confidential survey on library services and spaces followed by a brief interview with a librarian -- about 30 minutes of your time.
The survey testing runs Nov 10‒Nov 26. and you can choose a time that works best for you.
As a Thank You, participants will receive a $5 Global Village Cafe gift card.
The library is very pleased to welcome our new CLIR Digital Humanities Specialist, Rachel Deblinger!
The latest edition of the University Library Newsletter is out!
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Welcome to UCSC! Meet our Roving Information Program students (easy to spot in their Slug yellow vests) at the Welcome Kiosk just inside the library entrance and take a tour of McHenry Library. Points of interest include the Global Village Café, the Information Commons, group study rooms, and much more! We are also offering tours of the Science & Engineering Library. Please see the schedule below for specifics.
You will also learn about the library's services and collections, such as borrowing course textbooks, the Media Center, and the video game room. While you're there, remember to activate your library card (it's your UCSC student ID)! Tours run approximately 20–30 minutes.
A new exhibition titled "Outlaw Publishers: Selected San Francisco Literary Presses, 1945–1968" recently opened in Special Collections and Archives at McHenry Library. This exhibit traces the genesis of San Francisco's alternative print culture from its roots in a World War II Civilian Public Service Camp in Waldport, Oregon, to its convergence with the San Francisco literary renaissance of the 1950s and 1960s. Printed works from Untide Press, White Rabbit Press, Centaur Press, The Auerhahn Press, and Wallace Berman's Semina demonstrate cutting-edge developments in the fields of book arts, typographic design, illustration, and literature.
These works will be on display at Special Collections and Archives through the end of November.
A new Grateful Dead Archive exhibit
"All the Pages Are Our Days: The Books of the Grateful Dead"
will open August 2 at McHenry Library
in the Brittingham Family Foundation's Dead Central Gallery.
Starting September 5, UCSC Special Collections and Archives will begin using a new electronic registration and request system "Aeon".*
This system replaces paper registration and request forms used in our reading room.
Special Collections and Archives will be closed September 3 - 4, 2014 for staff training. We will reopen at 1:00pm on September 5.
The library will be closed Monday, September 1st, 2014 for Labor Day.
The California Digital Library has successfully negotiated favorable pricing for several new online subscriptions, including Scientific American and all six Nature Reviews journals.
Scientific American is the world's premier magazine of scientific discovery and technological innovation for the general public. Readers turn to it for a deep understanding of how science and technology can influence human affairs and illuminate the natural world. In every issue, leading scientists, inventors and engineers from diverse fields describe their ideas and achievements in clear and accessible prose; the work of select journalists rounds out the offerings. The graphics are rich in content and visual style.
Nature Reviews titles have a reputation for publishing superbly illustrated, high-impact reviews written by leading international researchers. UC campuses now have access to these six titles: Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Nature Reviews Nephrology, Nature Reviews Neurology, Nature Reviews Urology
We are excited to share the announcement that M. Elizabeth Cowell has been selected by UC Santa Cruz as the campus's new University Librarian, effective July 15.
Cruzcat will be down for maintenance and upgrade on Friday, July 25.
Both McHenry and the Science & Engineering Libraries will be open normal hours.
For more information, please check out our FAQ.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
"Seeing Santa Cruz" presents our local area from some unique perspectives via photographic images, aerial photos, maps and data visualization from the early years to the present.
Watch a virtual tour and then select images to discover more about these and other images from the UCSC Library's online and digital collections.
Late Hours Start This Week:
Thursday June 5th 8am - 3am
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See the hours page for additional information.
Spend some time petting furry friends to de-stress during finals week.
Sunday, June 8th 2014, 6:00-7:00pm, McHenry Library Outside Lawn (Weather permitting)
Monday, June 9th 2014, 6:00-7:00pm, Science & Engineering Library
Sponsored by the University Library and Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
A newly updated DMPTool for building data management plans has just been released. The tool is free to use and accessible via your CruzID GOLD account.
Highlights include:
The Library will be closed Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day. We will reopen for our regular hours Tuesday, May 27.
Graduate Research Symposium
Friday, May 9, 2014, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Information Commons South, second floor of McHenry Library
Great news!
Two hour Course Reserves materials that go out overnight will now be due 2 hours after opening the next day, instead of 1 hour.
The Science & Engineering Library now has a snack vending machine! It's located on the lower level, near the atlases (and includes a credit card reader).
Alumni Weekend Event
Saturday, April 26, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Special Collections, McHenry Library
Digital Curation and Your Research: Managing and Preserving Data & Source Material
April 16 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Dougherty Reading Room, Science & Engineering Library**
The library will be closed on Friday, March 28, 2014 for César Chávez Day.
Extended hours for Winter 2014 Finals: March 14 - March 20, 2014, at both McHenry and Science & Engineering libraries.
March 14: 8am - 12am
March 15: 8am - 12am
March 16: 8am - 3am
March 17: 8am - 3am
March 18: 8am - 3am
March 19: 8am - 3am
March 20: 8am - 3am
Drop-in Stress Relief at the Library!
Did you know that interacting with a dog can lower stress?
Spend some time petting furry friends to de-stress during finals week.
Sunday, March 16th 2013, 6:00-8:00pm, Science & Engineering Library
Monday, March 17th 2013, 6:00-8:00pm, McHenry Library (2nd floor -- Info Commons South)
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Find out More About Pause for Paws
The University Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of Social Explorer from Oxford University Press made possible by a generous endowment gift. Many faculty across the campus have expressed interest in this interactive resource, which makes it possible to use U.S. Census Data to create custom maps and find demographic data for both current and historical census years.
• Select Maps or Tables to get started
• Create an account if you wish to save your maps and projects
Datasets include
Please note: Off-campus users must be logged into OCA (Off-Campus Access) to use this resource.
Find your perfect place to study. Both libraries offer a variety of study spaces. Lists are arranged from quietest to busiest so you can find the environment best suited to your needs.
McHenry Library: Silent, Quiet, Somewhat quiet, Active, Group spaces for collaboration
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The Library needs your help identifying people and places in photos from the Campus Archive. This collection of 200+ images includes photos from the 1960's through the 1980's.
Were you a student at UCSC in the 60's, 70's or 80's? Were you on the faculty or part of the staff? Are you in any of these photos or can you help identify what these people were doing?
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Date: January 30, 2014
Time: 4:30 pm-5:30 pm
Place: Special Collections, McHenry Library
The UCSC Library now has access to Caribbean Newspapers, Series 1, 1718-1876
This is a fully searchable, primary-source collection of over 130 18th- and 19th-century newspapers from twenty-two Caribbean islands.
Beginning Winter Quarter, 2014 the library is running a pilot program to lend a subset of our VHS and DVD collections to undergraduates and University staff. See program details here.
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Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes Recipe
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- For filling, in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and 1/2 teaspoon salt until combined. Fold in chocolate chips; set aside.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and remaining sugar and salt. In another bowl, whisk the water, oil and vinegar; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full with batter. Drop filling by heaping tablespoonfuls into the center of each. Bake at 350° for 24-26 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting, in a large mixing bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, cocoa, butter, milk and vanilla; beat until blended. Frost cupcakes; sprinkle with pecans. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 20 cupcakes.
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Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Posts: 2141
Location: England
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:36 am
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Some mild violence.
The Space Marine crashed through the undergrowth, muscles afire with adrenaline and the chemical cocktails of battle rage pushing him on through the edge of exhaustion. A wrecking ball made of metal and immortal flesh tearing through the tissue paper world of mortals. He was racing the bullets of his foes, and losing. Turning he fired into the undergrowth as parts of his body were torn away, too large in his armour to take cover. A shot took his bolter from his fist in a shower of metal; another slammed him to his knees.
"No." He roared struggling to his feet again. Then his muscles went slack as half the contents of his chest were emptied out into the back of his armour, the destructive wasp whining as it ricocheted around the inside of the carapace.
Some time passed beneath the twin suns of the jungle moon. Animals came and went drawn by the smell of blood; insects started their feast.
The jungle flowed around the hunter as he stepped from his cover to look down at the Space Marine. His face was drawn in shades of greys and greens that had been worked down into the valleys of his skin. His smile was like rags pulled over a poor artist's impression of a human skull. The Space Marine's eyes glided over him, having trouble finding where the man stopped and the trees began.
The hunter cupped his hands and lit a cigarette. "You're painted bright blue. I'm not."
There wasn't much else to say, somehow several thousands years of martial history had managed to overlook one simple fact: You were easier to kill if people knew where you were.
The hunter's gun barked in the jungle.
I was overcome by a fit of momentary anti-whimsy.
Never forget,
We stroll along the roof of hell
Gazing at flowers.
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Posts: 650
Location: Cardiff, UK
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:54 am
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There is, somewhere (possibly 4chan, I can't track it down right now) a rather amusing article about the Sensible Marines, a chapter who deny the usual strictures of war, and go in for things like camouflage, that sort of thing.
Keeper of Tristram's rings, and Felucca's very expressive ears.
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Location: Asa took this ^ I stole it ^_^
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:42 pm
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It took me a while to track this down. I think you will enjoy it. It is along the same lines as above.Warning contains swearing and some violence.
I also assume you guys have heard of the angry marines?
"He gave you a life and you should cherish that treasure." - Benny
while Udina asked the usual inane civilian things that came about while under attack: "What's happening? Who is shooting at us? I'm squishy and not wearing armor and I'm a liability, get me to safety, etc.
dubbed Anthrax by Asa
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Posts: 2141
Location: England
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:33 pm
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Nope, never heard of them. But thanks for the link! ^_^
Space Marines are a rather strange concept really. On the one hand as war evolves field battles become more and more impractical - anyone who stands up in a field is just going to be smashed flat from orbit, or at least BVR. Satellites can count the number of eggs on a table, it's not like they're going to have any trouble picking out a man in a field or a tank. And then we have radar that can pick out infantry and track mortar rounds in flight, man portable IR scanners. And these aren't things that are going to be developed, we've already got them. Some of them are horrendously expensive thanks to some stupid copyright laws but we've got them.
The distribution of soldiers along a battlefront has been changed by the destructiveness of the weapons on the other side and the accuracy with which they can be deployed, (among other things like logistical concerns.)
countermeasures of course, one of the reasons you're not allowed to starch the new uniforms the US has is they've been given a special coating to reduce IR signatures. But even if you deploy your infantry in small groups, say five Space Marines at a time, and weigh them down with relevant stealth gear to cover IR and radar signatures - it's not like a computer can't run pattern recognition programs and pick the infantry out; even if just by virtue of their shadows.
Realistically the kinds of threats that a Space Marine would be duelling with are: orbital weapons, artillery, cruise missiles, air support; that line of thing.
So you need to stick your squishy humans in a confusing environment: jungles, forests, urban environments, etc. Where satellites and radar don't get that kind of look down shoot down ability. The problem Space Marines would have is they're an extremely bad design for that kind of thing. A couple of tons of Marine in the forest is going to leave footprints my sister could follow; he's going to be much too big to take cover too. A Space Marine in an urban environment, apart from the obvious ease with which he can be picked out from civilians is going to go through the floor - even assuming he can force entry to a building in the first place; he might be too big to enter the building. And he's going to make a lot of mess and noise while he's about it.
The role of infantry is going to have to become increasingly specialised.
Even keeping them in uniform after a certain point I find very unlikely - too easy to pick out, too easy to kill. That's the problem with Iraq: people go out in uniform and they're essentially sitting around waiting for the enemy to take a shot at them; and this is a low tech enemy. The situation improves somewhat when you're going out to hit a target but it's still not ideal.
Camo is about blending in with your environment - with the heavy hitters lurking over the horizon and out of reach that's much more important than some fancy gear. Rather than the Space Marine extreme I think protection is, for most people, going to be sacrificed for concealment.
Maybe you'd have a few snatch and grab teams for going in and getting targets you needed to be sure of: Enemy command staff, securing intelligence, etc. Go in get the target and then get out. And it's this role that Space Marines might fit quite well into, provided they retained the manoeuvrability of their lesser armoured brethren. But they're massive armoured monsters; walking tanks if you will, they don't have that kind of utility anymore.
It's a strange conundrum. The qualities that would make them quite good at the job if they could be employed stop them from employing those qualities. I usually use the solution of amping up their powers up a bit so they can just smash through walls to make an entry; anti-grav units to an extent take care of the floor issue - but they're still restrained by the problem that the minute they step outside they're going to get clobbered, and if they run up against a building that someone's decided to reinforce so they can't just shoulder through the walls they have to use explosives, with all the relevant limitations.
Never forget,
We stroll along the roof of hell
Gazing at flowers.
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Location: Cardiff, UK
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:03 pm
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The interesting point with the marines is that they are basically invincible in the fluff. The tabletop game marines have to be balanced with the other factions, so they CANNOT be as naughty donkey as they are in the books. It's only minor exaggeration to say that a single squad of marines would be enough to pacify a planet of normals.
Read the Iron Snakes book, for instance.
You're talking about genetically modified super-soldiers who cannot feel fear, spit acid (one of the little enhancements that's not often mentioned), can fight in space and underwater, who weild a basic sidearm that is basically a fully automatic RPG launcher, and wear armour that can shrug off even direct hits from the basic infantry weapons of the setting (lasguns and autoguns). Their intelligence is enhanced to superhuman proportions, they can go for months without sleep and weeks without food, they are basically immune to poisons.
These guys don't need tactics
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basically a fully automatic RPG launcher
You forgot the amour piercing bit.
Such heavy amour on a solder does have uses, albeit only in very specific circumstances. In any event, Space marine type amour cannot fully protect you from battlefield circumstances one example being kinetic energy; even if the amour could stop any current ordnance the force of the impact of the larger rounds would probably turn our hero to paste. If a round from a battleships main cannon hits a Space marine, the amour might survive but the marine will not.
I know that Space marines and there ilk are silly, but I still play 40k, why? Because chain swords are cool. The rule of cool covers a multitude of silliness
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(UPDATED COVERAGE, Feb. 7) Students can say goodbye to Snickers, Funyuns and Hot Tamales in school vending machines/stores if a U.S. Department of Agriculture plan is approved, promoting fruits and vegetables instead.
The proposed rule, Smart Snacks in Schools, seeks to drive out food with high fat, sugar and sodium.
Under the proposed rule, food sold in schools must:
- Be a fruit, vegetable, dairy product, protein food, a whole-grain product or a combination food that contains at least a quarter cup of fruit or vegetable; or
- Contain 10% of the daily value of a nutrient cited in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: calcium, potassium, vitamin D or fiber; and
- Meet a range of calorie and nutrient requirements.
Children can still bring the banned snacks in bagged lunches, and the law wouldn't restrict sweets at school birthday/holiday celebrations, bake sales/fund-raisers and after-school events.
The standards will not go into effect until at least a full school year after final approval. A 60-day comment period is planned.
More vending companies servicing schools are featuring refrigerated units, said Tony Freytag, director of marketing at Wenatchee, Wash.-based Crunch Pak. Crunch Pak markets fresh-cut apple slices.
"The great part about the school business is that the turn is so fast," he said. "Those machines are serviced virtually every day, so you can keep the freshest product in the machines," he said.
Lorelei DiSogra, vice president of nutrition and health for the United Fresh Produce Association, said targeting junk food opens doors for fresh produce.
"We really believe this will open up many new opportunities to increase fresh fruits and vegetables in school al a carte lines, vending machines and school stores and will go a long way toward creating a healthier school environment," DiSogra said.
The USDA proposal elevates the status of healthy foods instead of just setting fat and calorie standards, said Tracy Fox, president of Food, Nutrition & Policy Consultants LLC, Washington, D.C.
"This is a logical next step in making sure that all of the foods and beverages that kids have access during the school day are healthy," Fox said. "We have anxiously been awaiting these, and now that they are out, we are looking forward to digging into them and really helping USDA as they finalize these rules and working with schools and schools as they implement them."


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The Hyperdunk+ shoe line, which came out this summer, represents the latest step in Nike's push to add more technology to its products and boost its presence in the burgeoning smartphone world. When I think of space-age fitness gear, the Lunar Hyperdunk+ smart basketball shoes certainly fit the bill. (Nike makes Hyperdunk+ shoes for both men and women; the Lunar seems to be currently only available for men, but a Lunar model for women is said to be coming out in September.) They didn't help my woeful basketball game much, but thanks to the built-in Bluetooth sensor and accompanying iPhone app, I could track just how awful I was from game to game. At a pricey $250, though, these high-tech sneaks are more nifty gimmick than training tool.
The Lunar Hyperdunk+ shoes are outfitted with four pressure sensors that track your motion. Underneath the insoles are slots for removable Bluetooth sensors which connect to your iPhone (sorry, Android fans, no app is available for you yet). To get going, you charge the sensors, pop them into the sneakers, press the heel of the insoles to active them, then connect to them via your iPhone and free Nike+ Basketball app. From there, the shoes can track your performance through several metrics: time played, vertical leap, quickness measured in steps per second, and Nike's proprietary NikeFuel score.
You can start and stop the workout and pause for timeouts. Once you're done with a game, you use your iPhone app to transfer the data from shoes to phone for a handy readout on your handset. The Nike+ Basketball app displays the times and dates of each game, too, giving you a handy breakdown of how many Nike Fuel points were scored, how fast you moved, and how high you can jump. You also receive banners if you set a high mark within any of those areas. On a game-by-game basis, the app tracks whether you were improving or starting to feel the fatigue as well.
By tilting your phone horizontally, you can get the data broken down by time, so you can see when in the game you peaked in terms of quickness, height, or Fuel points.
Your performance doesn't have to live in a vacuum, either. You can compare your stats with your friends', that is if if they also use the app and own a pair of Hyperdunk+ shoes. While Nike has recorded data from athletes using these shoes, it sadly hasn't published any of it yet, which means you can't see how you stack up against Lebron James or any other professional athletes. Nike says it plans to eventually share some of that data with users.
One of the coolest Hyperdunk+ features happens right after you connect the app to the shoes. The app graphically displays the two shoes that fluctuate between orange and black in real time depending on the pressure you apply with your feet, similar to a live heat map. I know this animation doesn't do much, but you have to admire its slick presentation.


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One of the most enjoyable aspects of the move was our secret preparation for Operation Book Drop. The Book Drop was conceived as a publicity campaign by the extra creative guys at Super Top Secret, our marketing firm. The idea was to gather a lot of books, create eye catching and informative jackets for them, and covertly leave them at selected spots in the City. This would not only draw attention to our relocation and our new web site, it would proclaim our love and books in a way that would draw in members of our community -- not preach to them.
The amazing STS artists designed seven dust jackets for the project. Each jacket is a manifestation of STS's guerrilla idea and Tony's concept of marrying messages about reading, books, and our bookstore with provacative, thoughtful oneliners and art. They embody ideas about books that we hold dear and firmly believe: reading books is good for the mind, books are important to people and the cultures in which they live, books are entertaining and pleasing in very tangible ways, booksellers still have a meaningful role in this modern world, locally owned businesses make our communities better places to live.
The second part of the project's preparation was procuring the books themselves. We approached several publishers we identified as producers of quality books that are nicely packaged. Six of them partnered with us for the Book Drop: Algonquin Books, Chronicle Books, FSG, Gibbs Smith, Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, and W.W. Norton. All of them deserve kudos for believing in bricks and mortar stores and the people they serve -- and for backing up that belief with action.
At last we got to the real fun. Tony mapped twelve square miles around our new location in Trolley Square. Then he identified hot spots within the radius. Finally, he broke the area into zones and assigned teams of two to five people to each zone. After we closed on January 8th, eight booksellers and volunteers spent about 3 hours admiring the jackets and applying them to the nearly 900 donated books. The night after that we sorted the books by zone, split into our teams, and slipped into the night to distribute the gift of reading to the community. It was a blast.
You can see the page on our web site devoted to the Book Drop here. It shows the jackets and lists the titles donated by each publisher. If you got a book, let us know. We'd love to hear what you think.


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Local weatherman and racing enthusiast Norm Van Ness highlights Attica Raceway Park on a dirt racing special entitled "Slingin' Dirt" that aired this past Saturday night. John Bores and everyone at Attica Raceway Park would like to thank Norm and the entire staff at WNWO NBC Toledo for their support of local dirt track racing and of "Ohio's Finest Racing" speed plant. Check out the entire episode of "Slingin' Dirt" in full HD on WNWO NBC Toledo's YouTube! |
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Chocolate Frog by L A Moody
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 150]
Summary: Amid the desolation of Diagon Alley, a tiny ray of hope lay buried. Nothing more than a tidbit amid the sweeping despair of Deathly Hallows, yet it would not let go of my imagination. Had I found the casually inserted pivotal clue that would rise like Nicolas Flamel from the pages of the first book? Or had I stumbled upon another Mark Evans: nothing but filler detail in the opening pages of The Order of the Phoenix, JKR having overlooked that he bore the same last name as Harry's mother?
So I waited for my little gem to bear fruit, to become one of those climactic surprises we should have seen coming, but somehow overlooked. Only it never came to pass. The death count mounted to a staggering high, the epic moments came and went, Snape's back story was finally revealed, and still nothing.
So it has lain, bereft and unwanted, among the detritus of a Diagon Alley the Death Eaters had turned into a bully's playground. But in the intervening years, this rough diamond has become the inspiration for this story, spreading its tentacles into new and intriguing territories.
Although Harry mentions Chocolate Frog as the title of Mad-Eye Moody's autobiography at the end of my previous tale, The Dark Phoenix, this version of the story goes beyond that. Nonetheless, the sections representing Moody's memoirs are clearly labeled.
This story begins with events recounted in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and continues beyond the end of the series. I have attempted to conform to canon as much as possible, elaborating only where the circumstances are vague or passed over. It is an interpretation of the events that happened behind the scenes, so to speak.
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Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 0]
Summary: Set in the future, Harry's grandchild tries to comfort him while Harry remembers the past and what he lost.
Written for the 2014 Random Song Title challenge
Callus by Padfoot11333
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 2]
-Clementine von Radics
This time, it is not Hermione who broke.Catch Me If You Can by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: They were friends, then teammates, then . . . well, she honestly couldn't tell you.
After a Quidditch accident landed Lily Potter in the hospital wing, she came to rely on the steady company of her friend, cousin, and team Captain, Louis Weasley. But just when she thought something more might be brewing between them, he shut her out.
Can Lily figure out this enigmatic, frustrating boy, or will she always wonder what could've been?
This story has been nominated for a 2014 Quicksilver Quill Award: Best Next Generation Story.
Consequentially Yours by Nyruserra
Rated: Professors [Reviews - 332]
Summary: It's a rescue, really. At least, that's what Fred and George Weasley manage to convince him of. After all, Hermione is sure to be a target for revenge seeking Purebloods - what could any right-minded Wizard do but step in to help?
But with the shadow of Voldemort still hanging over a frightened community, Oliver is about to find out that the consequences of doing the right thing can get very out of hand!
An Oliver Wood/Hermione Granger Romance
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But when Kingsley Shacklebolt approaches her with a proposition, she realises that perhaps there is more to life than the necessity of living only for another.
This is Equinox Chick and this is my second entry in the Third Great Hall Cotillion.
I am not JK Rowling. Sorry.
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Summary: It is the final battle at Hogwarts, and Remus fights alongside his wife.
Written for the Anniversary Challenge in the Great Hall.
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Summary: Dark magic enthralls deceased creatures, but to what avail?
Written for the October Triathlon in the Poetry Anyone? Forum.
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Summary: Three year old Teddy Lupin ponders the photographs on the living room side table.
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Summary: Hermione is pregnant, Ron is an idiot...
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Written for the There's Snow Such Thing As Magic challenge in the Great Hall. I chose to do the bonus prompt: The Mistletoe-Rag Challenge.
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Pacific Maritime Association says slowdown is crippling ports of Tacoma and Seattle.
ILWU sends PMA proposals, as Congressman Bill Shuster writes to president about West Coast Longshore negotiations.
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My condolences goes out to the families of the lost loved ones and everybody affected in the NE, wish everybody well in the recovery
It really looks like everyone stepped up on this one, including all politicians. Romney really couldn't do much as he isn't IN government right now, but kudos go to NJ Governor Chris Christie and President Obama for stepping up to the plate and putting all the right resources in place.
But the most kudos go out to the thousands upon thousands of firemen, police officers, National Guard members and our military for being there for the people that needed them most.


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By Shermakaye Bass
Green Right Now
When President George W. Bush announced plans recently to protect more than 195,000 square miles of Pacific Ocean that are part of the United States' official waters – a combined area the size of California – some eco-activists were surprised, even shocked.
The outgoing American president hasn't exactly earned a reputation for environmental stewardship over the past eight years. And most in the eco-community agree that his on-land legacy has been a total failure. "Truly dismal," says Dennis Heinemann, Vice President for Climate Change Programs at the Ocean Conservancy.
Except, he adds…when it comes to marine conservation.
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Heinemann and others (the primary non-governmental players in the recent designations are the Marine Conservation Biology Institute, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Pew Environmental Fund) have been lobbying the White House and Capitol Hill to protect America's coastal waters for years, even decades.
But Heinemann says marine conservationists were not surprised by this last week's announcement – though he is careful not to whitewash two terms of Bush's eco-unfriendliness.
"George Bush's conservation record on land is dismal. Many environmental groups view his as the worst of any one Administration, in terms of inaction. His legacy in the ocean has been quite different. …Basically, it was George Bush who proclaimed the monument in Northwestern Hawaii back in 2006."
The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument at the time was the largest "no take" marine preserve in the world and the largest conservation area under the U.S. flag. At nearly 140,000 square miles (105,564 square nautical miles) it encompassed an area larger than all the United State's national parks combined.
Then, in 2007, the President signed the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act "to remove, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment," the White House said, and "in November of 2007, Mrs. Bush announced a new Marine Debris Initiative to address the estimated 6.4 million tons of marine debris that litter the ocean." In conjunction with those efforts, NOAA instituted a major campaign to promote the cleaning of ocean debris and agreed to join 100 other countries in an annual international debris cleanup.
The new monuments formally announced Jan. 6 are broken into three major preserves: the Marianas National Marine Monument, the Pacific Remote Island National Monument and Rose Atoll National Monument. They encompass nine sites, including the Rose Atoll, Wake Island, Johnston Island, Palmyra Island, Kingman Reef, Baker Island, Howland Island and Jarvis Island, all in the Central Pacific U.S. territories.
Under the new designation, their waters and reefs will be protected from commercial fishing, mining and other types of mass extraction, while recreational fishing and activities will be allowed by permit.
According to outspoken experts like Roger McManus, vice president for Global Marine Programs at Conservation International, the move will establish a surprising and lasting legacy for the outgoing president.
McManus, among others, praised Bush and credited him with protecting more marine environment than any person in history and setting a bold (if largely unexpected) example for other countries. Some editorialists and activists have even deemed Bush the new Teddy Roosevelt, because just as Roosevelt launched the national parks system, Bush has initiated a national "oceans protection" system.


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2 hours? I would be exhausted, not to mention sore and probably mentally comprising my grocery list while I waited for him to finish. As long as you're satisfied there is no amount of time that it "should" last for.
Are you talking about how long he can stay inside thrusting before he ejaculates, or how long his erection lasts before it goes soft?
pretty much how long the erection can last - foreplay to the end lol
Oh, I thought you meant how long it takes him to go off.
He stays hard after he shoots. So if that is how you time it, he can last a really really long time.
2 hours to me would not be good, It doesn't take us that long to get off, I'm pretty sure I'd lose interest if it lasted that long. Stop thinking there is something wrong with you!
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About me and my passion for cars
love the slick styling of the cavalier, but i hate the complexity under the hood
My first car
1995 cavalier
Car I wish I still had
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My dream car
LOTUS exile
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Car clubs I'm in
still trying to think of the name :D
- Type of racing: autocross, street
- Driving song: here in my car
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There are certain standby recipes that everyone should have. Tabouli is one of them. Have this salad by itself or as a side. It really works well on a buffet table as well. Serves 4.
- 1 cup whole wheat bulgur
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 medium tomato, chopped into bite size pieces
- 1 cucumber, peeled and chopped into small pieces
- 2 scallions, finely diced
- ¼ cup parsley, chopped
- ¼ cup mint, chopped
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Bring water to boil. Stir in bulgur, cover and let stand for 15 minutes. Fluff grain with a fork.
- Combine chopped vegetables, scallions, parsley and mint and then add to cooled bulgur.
- Whisk lemon juice, olive oil and salt together. Pour over bulgur and vegetables and toss.
- Serve immediately or store in refrigerator in covered container.
Per serving: 230 calories, 5 gm protein, 31 gm carbohydrate, 11 gm fat, 1 gm sat, 8 gm mono,0 mg cholesterol, 8 gm fiber, 157 mg sodium
THE SEASONED COOK Make sure the water is boiling before adding the bulgur. Add more mint for a zestier taste.


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Note: Your iPhone must be a 3G or newer running iOS 4.0 or newer.
Note: Be sure your administrator has assigned you a Mobile Sync License before proceeding.
- On the main Home screen, tap the Settings icon on your iPhone.
- After tapping your Settings icon, you'll Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Add Account then Microsoft Exchange.
- The Exchange setup screen will open; you'll then enter the following information:
- Email - Enter your entire email address (e.g., firstname.lastname@example.com), using all lowercase letters.
- Domain - Leave this field blank
- Username - Enter in your entire email address again.
- Password - Enter in the password for your email account.
- Description - Enter a descriptive name for your account (e.g., My Work Account). This description will be visible only to you.
Note: the device will attempt to verify the account. You may receive an "Unable to Verify Certificate message," go ahead and Tap the Accept button.
- Next, tap the Server field, and enter mobilesync.emailsrvr.com in the Server address field. If confirmed, you'll check marks next to every field.
- Tap the ON/OFF buttons to select which information you would like to synchronize and then tap the Save button when finished.
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One language in the world, The building of Babel. (1-4) The confusion of tongues, The builders of Babel dispersed. (5-9) The descendants of Shem. (10-26) Terah, father of Abram, grandfather of Lot, they remove to Haran. (27-32)
Verses 1-4 How soon men forget the most tremendous judgments, and go back to their former crimes! Though the desolations of the deluge were before their eyes, though they sprang from the stock of righteous Noah, yet even during his life-time, wickedness increases exceedingly. Nothing but the sanctifying grace of the Holy Spirit can remove the sinful lusts of the human will, and the depravity of the human heart. God's purpose was, that mankind should form many nations, and people all lands. In contempt of the Divine will, and against the counsel of Noah, the bulk of mankind united to build a city and a tower to prevent their separating. Idolatry was begun, and Babel became one of its chief seats. They made one another more daring and resolute. Let us learn to provoke one another to love and to good works, as sinners stir up and encourage one another to wicked works.
Verses 5-9 Here is an expression after the manner of men; The Lord came down to see the city. God is just and fair in all he does against sin and sinners, and condemns none unheard. Pious Eber is not found among this ungodly crew; for he and his are called the children of God; their souls joined not themselves to the assembly of these children of men. God suffered them to go on some way, that the works of their hands, from which they promised themselves lasting honour, might turn to their lasting reproach. God has wise and holy ends, in allowing the enemies of his glory to carry on their wicked projects a great way, and to prosper long. Observe the wisdom and mercy of God, in the methods taken for defeating this undertaking. And the mercy of God in not making the penalty equal to the offence; for he deals not with us according to our sins. The wisdom of God, in fixing upon a sure way to stop these proceedings. If they could not understand one another, they could not help one another; this would take them off from their building. God has various means, and effectual ones, to baffle and defeat the projects of proud men that set themselves against him, and particularly he divides them among themselves. Notwithstanding their union and obstinacy God was above them; for who ever hardened his heart against him, and prospered? Their language was confounded. We all suffer by it to this day: in all the pains and trouble used to learn the languages we have occasion for, we suffer for the rebellion of our ancestors at Babel. Nay, and those unhappy disputes, which are strifes of words, and arise from misunderstanding one another's words, for aught we know, are owing to this confusion of tongues. They left off to build the city. The confusion of their tongues not only unfitted them for helping one another, but they saw the hand of the Lord gone out against them. It is wisdom to leave off that which we see God fights against. God is able to blast and bring to nought all the devices and designs of Babel-builders: there is no wisdom nor counsel against the Lord. The builders departed according to their families, and the tongue they spake, to the countries and places allotted to them. The children of men never did, nor ever will, come all together again, till the great day, when the Son of man shall sit upon the throne of his glory, and all nations shall be gathered before him.
Verses 10-26 Here is a genealogy, or list of names, ending in Abram, the friend of God, and thus leading towards Christ, the promised Seed, who was the son of Abram. Nothing is left upon record but their names and ages; the Holy Ghost seeming to hasten through them to the history of Abram. How little do we know of those that are gone before us in this world, even of those that lived in the same places where we live, as we likewise know little of those who now live in distant places! We have enough to do to mind our own work. When the earth began to be peopled, men's lives began to shorten; this was the wise disposal of Providence.
Verses 27-32 Here begins the story of Abram, whose name is famous in both Testaments. Even the children of Eber had become worshippers of false gods. Those who are through grace, heirs of the land of promise, ought to remember what was the land of their birth; what was their corrupt and sinful state by nature. Abram's brethren were, Nahor, out of whose family both Isaac and Jacob had their wives; and Haran, the father of Lot, who died before his father. Children cannot be sure that they shall outlive their parents. Haran died in Ur, before the happy removal of the family out of that idolatrous country. It concerns us to hasten out of our natural state, lest death surprise us in it. We here read of Abram's departure out of Ur of the Chaldees, with his father Terah, his nephew Lot, and the rest of his family, in obedience to the call of God. This chapter leaves them about mid-way between Ur and Canaan, where they dwelt till Terah's death. Many reach to Charran, and yet fall short of Canaan; they are not far from the kingdom of God, and yet never come thither.
Genesis 11:1-32 . CONFUSION OF TONGUES.
1. the whole earth was of one language. The descendants of Noah, united by the strong bond of a common language, had not separated, and notwithstanding the divine command to replenish the earth, were unwilling to separate. The more pious and well-disposed would of course obey the divine will; but a numerous body, seemingly the aggressive horde mentioned ( Genesis 10:10 ), determined to please themselves by occupying the fairest region they came to.
2. land of Shinar--The fertile valley watered by the Euphrates and Tigris was chosen as the center of their union and the seat of their power.
3. brick--There being no stone in that quarter, brick is, and was, the only material used for building, as appears in the mass of ruins which at the Birs Nimroud may have been the very town formed by those ancient rebels. Some of these are sun-dried--others burnt in the kiln and of different colors.
slime--bitumen, a mineral pitch, which, when hardened, forms a strong cement, commonly used in Assyria to this day, and forming the mortar found on the burnt brick remains of antiquity.
4. a tower whose top may reach unto heaven--a common figurative expression for great height ( Deuteronomy 1:28 , 9:1-6 ).
lest we be scattered--To build a city and a town was no crime; but to do this to defeat the counsels of heaven by attempting to prevent emigration was foolish, wicked, and justly offensive to God.
6. and now nothing will be restrained from them--an apparent admission that the design was practicable, and would have been executed but for the divine interposition.
7. confound their language--literally, "their lip"; it was a failure in utterance, occasioning a difference in dialect which was intelligible only to those of the same tribe. Thus easily by God their purpose was defeated, and they were compelled to the dispersion they had combined to prevent. It is only from the Scriptures we learn the true origin of the different nations and languages of the world. By one miracle of tongues men were dispersed and gradually fell from true religion. By another, national barriers were broken down--that all men might be brought back to the family of God.
28. Ur--now Orfa; that is, "light, or "fire." Its name probably derived from its being devoted to the rites of fire-worship. Terah and his family were equally infected with that idolatry as the rest of the inhabitants ( Joshua 24:15 ).
31. Sarai his daughter-in-law--the same as Iscah [ Genesis 11:29 ], granddaughter of Terah, probably by a second wife, and by early usages considered marriageable to her uncle, Abraham.
they came unto Haran--two days' journey south-southeast from Ur, on the direct road to the ford of the Euphrates at Rakka, the nearest and most convenient route to Palestine.


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dwynne Posts: 4,018Note there was a typo in my post. The title said Prius II (which is correct) but in the post I said we purchased a 2013 III - it is a II. We leased a 2010 III but opted for the II this time.
Roberts Toyota in Columbia, TN was the dealer. The car was listed on ebay and on their web page. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Two-/321097227230
They had a decent price on it on Friday, then dropped it Saturday morning (last selling day of the month) to what we paid.
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dwynne Posts: 4,018End of month sale or dealer cash or both?
Rice dropped the price to $21,968 OR $22,968 with cheap financing for new 2, plus dealer fee of $469 and TTL.
Roberts shows $22,720 or $22,920 plus fee and TTL.
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imgdoc Posts: 30We are looking at certified Prius and trying to decide between two choices. 2011 Prius Two or 2010 Prius Three. Same miles and same price, pretty much same overall condition. Is there anything that will sway in favor of one vs the other? first time Prius owners to be. We dont care much about the extras that Prius III offers. What is your opinion. :confuse:
dwynne Posts: 4,018For 2010 the iii got you an updated JBL audio system and BT handsfree. The latter was a must have for my wife. Our 2013 ii has BT handsfree so we opted not to pay extra for a iii (backup cam, nav, etc). For 2011 I don't know the differences. If like 2010, then it comes down to the better sound (with XM) and BT. I would tend to go with the newer car, but would be swayed to the iii to get BT.
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jamey5 Posts: 1Hi, I was looking for a base plug-in in l.a., too.
After searching about 2 months and trying to find incentives and cash back,
The best price I've found here is 31,300, as well. (plus taxes and fees)
I think NY and MA maybe still have generous $5,000 - 6,500 factory cash backs, but I'm not finding anything like that out here. You can buy It there and have it sent out or drive across country, if that appeals to you. I think you just have to be sure to register it only in CA, to recoup the fed and state rebates/incentives, too.
Good luck! A friend says going through AAA or Costco you can get a price quote supposedly, that they should honor at the dealership, but with hybrids the difference is between 500-1200 off...still worth taking a peek.
I think I've decided to get a regular Prius for now and save up for a plug in conversion in 2 years, since I can't find one below 30,000.
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jonpriam Posts: 2Folks,
I'm planning to buy a Prius 3 (sea glass pearl/bisque) in upstate,ny (~Albany)and got a quote of 24,999( Prius III) w rear bumper applique & all weather mat/cargo mat). Is this reasonable?
I notice prices of low 22K to low 23K discussed here for the prius III.
Is it easy enough to fly down to florida and drive the car up to NY .
Anyone find any issues with it? or hidden charges with the dealers in florida?
Folks please let me know your thoughts and suggestions.
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semenzato Posts: 28Where did you see the low 22k to low 23k prices? I found a post for a low 22, but he was doing financing so it's harder to compare. I also saw high 23 at the end of 2012 for a 2012 model, when the 2013 models were probably already out.
There is surely some variations depending on area, but 2k seems a little high.
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manchurian Posts: 20I got an offer of $28K drive out for Persona Series from a Austin TX dealer.. Options include tinted windows. Other options that are part of this deal is known rip off - nitrogen filled tires, premium carpet etc. This deal includes 0% financing for 3 year. Members please share your thoughts!
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priusdoc Posts: 2Cancel both.
Then check out priuschat.com for much cheaper, legit Toyota warranties. I got warranties and prepaid service for over $700 off each.
I'm not getting the warranties and prepaid for my Prius. Most people say that the prepaid is a waste of $$$ since the service costs are so minimal. The warranty is mixed with some people swearing by it, etc. -
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First, a public service announcement. Trader Joe's has Halloween Oreo cookies and they are orange and brown (which, hey, is pretty close to orange and black). They are absolutely fabulous and they're also completely Giants-themed, so go out and buy them. That was the virtual equivalent of telling you all about the secret Louboutin sale, so you're very welcome.
Now how about last night's game? Some aliens who are actually pretty good at baseball seemed to steal the Giants away and play in their stead and it was awesome. They actually hit and the bullpen was spectacular because this bullpen is just spectacular, period, and Marco Scutaro was the greatest, even when he was kind of crushed at second base.
A word about that… I don't think it was intentional from Holliday. It certainly wasn't a clean play or an ideal play, but it looked like he genuinely slid wrong by accident, to me. Part of the reason I think that was just that it was a weird slide, it wasn't what you usually see in a takeout/let's-play-football! slide. I still did my Are You Serious eyebrow, because nobody messes with our Marco Scutaro, but I don't completely blame Holliday. And retaliation? I hope not. I'm not ever for retaliation, frankly, and certainly not in this situation.
In other news, next time I'm in a pool, which I never am because I live in the Bay Area and it's too damn cold all the time, I am totally playing Marco Scutaro rather than Marco Polo. Marco Polo did a lot of marvelous things, but nothing as marvelous as Marco Scutaro.
The series is tied and the Giants seem to like playing away from home (which is weird, but whatever), so I'm feeling a whole lot better about tomorrow. Not tomorrow's start time – I'm still annoyed about that – but the game itself? Yes. Most definitely yes.
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