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Captain Krasnovsky was a 23rd century Starfleet officer and starship commander.
In 2267, Krasnovsky's ship was put in at Starbase 11 when the USS Enterprise conducted its layover there. As a ranking officer, Krasnovsky served on the board conducting the court martial of a fellow captain, James T. Kirk, when Kirk was accused of the apparent death of Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Finney. (TOS: "Court Martial")
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Captain Krasnovsky, played by actor Bart Conrad, wore a blue sciences division dress uniform, making him the highest-ranking officer to appear wearing science division dress colors, as admiral McCoy's uniform could be either sciences or command. All other science officers seen on Star Trek were commanders or below.
Krasnovsky was introduced as a "Star Captain." The only other starship commanders to wear a blue uniform were Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax after being placed in command of the USS Defiant in 2374 and Commander Spock in the alternate reality when he was placed in command of the USS Enterprise in 2258. Commander Branch commanded Epsilon IX station though the Station was an Outpost and not a Starship.
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Tornado 2 (トルネード2 Torunēdo Tsū?) is a upgraded version of the original Tornado, that has been build by Miles "Tails" Prower in Sonic Adventure after the original Tornado being shot down during Sonic and Tails' stories. The most known feature of the Tornado 2 is to fold its wings into an X-shape and transforming into a different shape for the plane's tail. This gives extreme speed for the plane once doing this. Tornado 2 has then made several appearances since its debut.
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Sonic Adventure
In Sonic Adventure, the original Tornado owned by Sonic was again made playable in a retread of the classic Sky Chase Zone, now in two acts instead of one. At the end of Act 1, the plane gets shot down by the laser cannon of Dr. Eggman's Egg Carrier and crashes down. This causes Sonic and Tails getting separated to each other.
When Tails regained consciousness, he went back to his workshop to finish the construction of his new blue-tinted experimental biplane, the Tornado 2. Unlike the original Tornado, it required a Chaos Emerald to function. It was placed in the front of the craft with two engines to hold the power. After finding an Emerald and finishing the plane, Tails and Sonic went to chase the Egg Carrier yet again. This time, they were more successful, as the Tornado 2 was capable of folding its wings into an X-shape to reach extreme speeds. After crash-landing on the Egg Carrier due to a lack of landing gear, it was found by Big the Cat and flown to Mystic Ruins, where it crash-landed again. After this, Chaos found it and stole the Chaos Emerald from it, largely wrecking the already damaged plane.
Sonic Heroes
In Sonic Heroes, Tails flies the Tornado 2 in the beginning of Team Sonic's story, with Knuckles in the (apparently new) back seat. The Tornado 2 is in its X-shape used to catch up to Sonic and give him an important message from Eggman. After Sonic throws away the message, Tails and Knuckles jump out of the Tornado 2 and follow Sonic on foot, with the Tornado 2 flying off-screen, possibly on autopilot. Due to the lack of a Chaos Emerald on the Tornado 2, it can be assumed that Tails perfected its design and it no longer requires an Emerald to work correctly.
Sonic Advance 3
In Sonic Advance 3, the player rides atop the Tornado 2 in Special Stages, maneuvering up, down, left and right to collect the required number of rings. The plane can also temporarily transform into its X-winged configuration by flying through blue portals, increasing the plane's speed, increasing the value of each collected ring times two, and leaving the player's character comically holding onto the plane for dear life. Failure to collect enough rings at either the halfway mark or at the end results in the Tornado throwing the players' character off and spinning off the screen out of control.
Sonic Riders
In Sonic Riders, the Tornado 2 is seen towards the end of the Hero Story, when Eggman steals the Babylon control box and flies to the Babylon Garden. Tails flies the Tornado over to the island, while Jet the Hawk controls the large Babylon Airship. Knuckles is sitting in the second seat, and Sonic is standing on the wings. Sonic heads down to catch Eggman, but Tails hands him a new gear first. The plane isn't seen again, though it can be assumed that Tails landed it on the Babylon Garden.
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Archie Comics
Tornado 2 (simply called Tornado) has seen in Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comics. It is owned by Sonic himself and either he or Tails has been seen as pilot it. It is similar to game's counterpart with being able to transform its wings to X-shape. It has been destroyed and damaged numerous times, but has always been repaired back as well. Few times on certain stories, it is seen to be miscolored as red, while it is later on being normally colored as blue.
Sonic X
Tornado 2 is first seen Sonic X at episode Chaos Control Freaks. In the episode Tails used it at air combat and helping Sonic to get to the Eggman's tower base, while Amy being on the backseat. They got eventually shot on the plane's side. Due of this, Tails has to land to the ground with Tornado 2, but it almost crashes against a large rock. However Tails and Amy are saved by Knuckles, who punches the rock on the way, thus Tornado 2 getting safely landed.
After transporting to the alternative world, Tornado 2 has been used by Tails for a while until it is rebuilt as the X Tornado in episode Satellite Swindle. In the episode A Chaotic Day, Sonic is seen piloting Tornado 2 once. In the episode "A New Start", it is rebuilt again as the Tornado 2 when Tails and his friends go back to their home world, but with the ability to transform into a powerful jet-plane known as the Hyper Tornado. This version of the Tornado has two seats instead of just one.
According the Japanese eyecatch card in the episode "Satellite Swindle", the Tornado 2 is 18.7 ft (5.7m) in length, it has a 12.1 ft (3.7m) wingspan, it is 6.9 ft (2.1m) in height, its primary engine is originally made by Tails. It features two 125 MM machine guns and custom, unlimited homing missiles as weapons. The Tornado 2's maximum speed however, is stated being unknown.
X Tornado
The X Tornado is a large white jet plane introduced in Sonic X. It was created by Tails and Chuck Thorndyke. This jet plane appeared in episode eight called "Satellite Swindle" after Tails had to retreat with the Tornado 2. Tails tells Chuck that he needs something strong enough to beat Eggman's E-90 ship. Tails then tells Chuck that he needs more Chaos Emeralds, but Chuck tells him that if he uses that much power, the Tornado 2 would likely blow up. They then start to build the X Tornado. This jet deserts all of the Tornado's parts. It was used for transportation. This jet plane can also transform into a warrior-like robot with a sword and shield. It can also transform into a walker. In the third season, the X Tornado is painted gold, where it is part of the Blue Typhoon. Chris Thorndyke pilots the X Tornado in episode 56 "A Chilling Discovery". Later, in episode 73, "The Cosmo Conspiracy", Shadow breaks into the Blue Typhoon. Sonic, Chris and Knuckles try to stop him, but they all fail. Tails and Cosmo get in the jet to escape Shadow. Tails threatens to run him over in order to protect Cosmo. Shadow doesn't think a jet plane like that can stop him. He then destroys the jet plane but in episode 78, Tails rebuilt the X Tornado.
Hyper Tornado
An upgraded version of the Tornado 2, the Hyper Tornado was modified in secret by Chuck Thorndyke in Sonic X. In Episode 52, Tails discovers this during a late night battle with Eggman's Grand Egg Imperial battleship, along with a message from his friend Chuck explaining the modifications. The Hyper Tornado is about the same size as the X-Tornado, but only holds a single pilot. The Hyper Tornado also appears in the third season of Sonic X, where it is piloted by Chris Thorndyke.
- In Sonic X episode "A New Start" Chuck mispronounces "X Tornado Transform" before the Tornado 2 transforms to Hyper Tornado.
- The X shaped wing of the Tornado 2 and the X Tornado bears design elements similar to the X-wing starfighter from the Star Wars series.
- The variable forms of the Cyclone and the X Tornado bears a resemblance to the variable modes of the Variable Fighter series from the Macross series. The X Tornado in flight form resemble Macross Plus and Macross 7's VF-11 Thunderbolt III's Fighter mode, a resemblance that is further reinforced later on with the appearance of the Blue Typhoon, whose flight deck resemble the flight deck of Battle 7 from Macross 7.
- In Sonic X when Tails introduces the X Tornado he calls it Tornado X. This was only for the episode it debuted in, as all other episodes featuring it had it being called X Tornado.
- In the Archie Comics, the blue Tornado 2 appears in the Sonic Rush Adventure comic adaption by Archie Comics, while in original game, it is original red Tornado with Tails and Sonic in it.
- A similar vehicle appears in Sonic Adventure 2 known as the Cyclone, though the biggest difference is its ability to walk and its tank-like armor and weapons.
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- Tornado 2 information card from Sonic X - features size and minor information (Japanese)
- X-Tornado information card from Sonic X - features size and minor information (Japanese)
- X-Cyclone information card from Sonic X - features size and minor information (Japanese)


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A question of philosophy
In a discussion in another thread on whether to strip or not strip diseased leaves someone mentioned that her approach was a question of philosophy. It got me thinking. What else about one's approach to gardening was determined by closely held principles and beliefs, rather than mere practicality? For most of us I suspect the answer would be, quite a lot.
My own intention is to grow a garden that is compatible with the natural areas outside the fence in that it is not dependent on heavy chemical assistance, but still I am creating a distinctly artificial construct. It is a garden. It is definitely not a natural landscape, lovely though a natural landscape can be.
In fact I have planted a number of native trees and native flowering shrubs outside the fenced area to host birds and beneficial insects. It is my hope that these plants will be able to get by in drought years (or drought decades) without human assistance once they are established. Included in the planting scheme are multiple oaks, incense cedars, manzanitas, ceanothus, ribes, toyons, salvias, and assorted others. There are even a few highly drought tolerant non-native trees from similar climates elsewhere, Arizona cypress, Afghan pine, and deodar cedar being the ones that come to mind. Despite my including a few exotic trees, that area more closely replicates a natural landscape in plant material.
However inside the fence I deliberately planted a place apart from the world, my own private Eden of flowers and fragrance. I think of it as the real world manifestation of the world of my imagination. It may not be the most beautiful garden I have ever seen, but it is surely the one that holds my heart.
Yes, absolutely. My philosophy is to grow as many of the old roses which survived in our garden from when they were originally planted by my DH's ancestors as I can. I have had to replace several so far with rooted cuttings of the original ones, but so far I have not actually lost any.
My philosophy also includes rooting very old roses from around our neighborhood and planting them. The ones I am talking about were/are growing in very old neglected gardens, gardens of homes which are empty and about to be torn down, etc.
The good news for me is that as all of these roses are survivors, they don't need much care at all to thrive.
Just thought of another part of my philosophy - to encourage birds & insects of all sorts (except mosquitoes & rose curculio beetles!), & tolerate other wildlife - I grow climbing roses so that they can escape the deer, for example, instead of trying to get rid of the deer.
I had to think about this. There is really nothing practical about my garden. What is my philosophy? A love of beauty, joy, exuberance, passion. There is a belief of carrying on to the hilt without a care for tomorrow, while understanding and accepting that it could also all end tomorrow.
Paula, you should read On the Making of Gardens by Sir George Sitwell. Once you get past what he doesn't like into what inspires him it is quite remarkable. I mostly agree with him.
I don't know that I have a philosophy. I just plant things that I come across that appeal to me. I like lots of color and plants that get big and blousy as opposed to the usual suburban gardens where everything is precisely manicured in tight rows like soldiers and all neatly fenced and edged. My garden spills out and flows over and into everything and I like it that way. I do have some hard scape but even that is mostly there only to hold the soil from washing out. I am not totally opposed to a few chemicals now and then but do really try hard not to use them if at all possible. I like my messy garden, lol!
I don't know whether wanting to surround myself with beauty is a philosophy but it's been a guiding principle for me inside my house and in the garden. Inside my main focus has been my collection of antique Chinese porcelain and outside of course it's antique roses. I think both appeal to me not only in terms of aesthetics but also because they give me the opportunity to delve deeply into a subject and keep learning more and more about it. It's not just a plant or a vase, but an intimate connection with history and art, and a way to connect with something that is greater than me and will enrich my life experience. The garden is a bridge to nature, but it is also an entity over which I can exercise some control and strive to make it uniquely mine. My goal, which I know I will never completely realize, is to make this an earthly paradise, not only for me but for everything that lives here.
What an intriguing subject for a post. I had to think about this as well. I read a lot of philosophy, but thought that prior to posting, perhaps a definition of the word would be helpful in framing my response. So here is the definition of philosophy from the Meriam Webster Dictionary:
: the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc.
: a particular set of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc.
: a set of ideas about how to do something or how to live
So with these ideas as a beginning; my garden is actually a very philosophical place. It is where I used to go after a hard day at work to relax, to ground myself and to reconnect with the real world, versus the world as constructed by human kind. A visit to my garden is a reality check. So while it is a place I have created, it is still a place that is not dominated by human kind. It is a place of plants, insects, plant pathogens, weather and life.
As Ingrid said, my garden is a bridge to nature and an aesthetic place that pleases me. And as Folly said, it is a construct heavily dependant on me; particularly with respect to summer care, but in my case also winter protection. That said it is still a far more natural place than the office, or inside the house for that matter. It is a non-human place and a place where I can reflect, think and try to take my perceptions beyond the world of man in which, in my opinion, too many people in Western society are too wholly immersed.
My garden tells me that I am a part of it, it is a part of me and we are a part of the world. It is a direct contact with the natural world, the non-human world. It is a direct connection to the environment. It tells me that neither I nor my garden are separate from our environment and that I am connected to my environment and am in fact dependant on it.
So in summation my philosophy about my garden is that it is a place of beauty, peace, creativity, self expression, connection to the natural world, contemplation, reflection and grounding. A garden is a beautiful place, tend it with love.
Cheers, RRL
Is laziness a philosophy? (smile) According to RRL's definition, it's clearly a driving "set of ideas behind how to do something" for me in my yard. In other words, if it's too much like work, I'm not going to do it. I'd love to claim that my no-spray practices are entirely a philosophical decision of the balance of nature and finding a common space with humanity (and I certainly value that), but by far the driving force behind not spraying is laziness, and picking up anything mechanical is too much work.
Kidding aside though, there's something more to laziness as a shorthand for the better aspects of my philosophy of gardening as well. Gardening is supposed to be fun, a source of joy for me and others, a means to calm everything down, my "me" time, the only consistently "right brained" thing I do in my life, and something I want to share in simple and direct ways with others, all of which are connected with the good side of laziness in my world. I heard something on the radio the other day that we don't spend enough time being bored in our present culture, seeming to need to fill every possible waking moment with some form of stimulation (often electronic). Gardening is a way of choosing to be bored, or at least repetitive and introspective, and that's where a lot of creativity springs from when we're not trying too hard to think about everything. We rose gardeners in particular can have a hard time not overthinking things.
Speaking of overthinking things, one other type of philosophy that seems to drive many of us is a sense of rightness about colors and relationships between colors in the garden. Many folks will post wanting to find the right combination of colors to complement a particular rose, or avoid clashes, and that already reflects a philosophy that there are right and wrong, or at least better or worse colors and color combinations. I admit to doing a fair bit of pondering about what colors should go into which beds, and agonizing over which colors would clash next to each other so I guess at some level I value this, but it is clearly trumped by my laziness philosophy, since in practice there's tremendous variability in the rose colors in most beds and I tend in the long run to be a plopper who likes rose chaos as a finished product. Some color combinations I do actively avoid - hot pink next to russet would be one - but it has to be a truly awful color combination to overcome the laziness factor and make me move it. More likely, I'll use a contrast as an excuse to put a neutral rose in between them and therefore have an excuse to buy more roses (bwa-ha-ha).
Yep, I sure hope "more is better" is a legitimate rose philosophy, as opposed to a disease, since I'd like to claim that one as an asset too. Related to that, I think we differ among each other in philosophical approaches to repetition of colors/themes/roses in our gardens vs. as much variety as possible, and I clearly place myself in the second camp there.
Great topic and great responses - all thought provoking!
I came across a book one time that described how gardens in the European middle ages and in the Arabic traditions were influenced by the description of Eden, the earthly paradise garden. It had four rivers flowing from it and so most gardens included a water feature. Walled gardens existed in ancient times but since paradise was an enclosed space, most gardens were enclosed by a wall or hedge. Certain plants that had connections to holy writings were included. Grapes were a feature of most gardens designed this way. Other important fruits were figs and pomegranites. The rose was another symbolic plant.
I like the Getty Villa's recreation of classical roman gardens. Early gardens with strong geometry feel restful. The repeating plants and shapes is nice. Especially with repeating columns or strong architectural features, a geometric garden is graceful and elegant. It takes discipline and focus to do that.
Japanese gardens are carefully planned and have layers of meaning, especially the ones at the temples and shrines. I imagine that classical Chinese gardens are the same way.
My philosophy is to put each plant where it is happiest and also to give the fragrance roses the places where they can have the best perfume. When I see my plants, I don't think of them as symbols for something else as someone from the past might have done. But I do like the gardens that were created based on those ideas.
Good topic, Paula, thanks for starting a thread.
Many people have described the garden as intermediate between nature, with its beauty and softness but also its chaos and cruelty, and the artificial man-created world. I feel this; also, like Ingrid I dream of the earthly paradise, or in my case the Garden of Eden, with the sweet abandon of nature, but with some human intervention: soil improvement; non-native plants; paths and terracing.
My sister once described gardening as steering a go-cart down a hill, and this describes my gardening philosophy perfectly. Finding the plant and the site and digging the hole are the initial push to the go-cart; after that the plant is in charge, with me just mulching and clearing out the worst weeds now and then. The plants are doing most of the work, not the gardener. We've tossed around the word "lazy" jokingly, and I bet even the laziest gardeners among us do plenty of work. But it's true that I invest a good deal of thought in indentifying plants that I think will grow well, once established, with very little intervention. I suppose this is a part of my philosophy: I want to work with Nature, for the most part, not against her: I want a collaboration, not warfare. This is a philosophical stance: I suppose I feel like life is already too much of a struggle to want my garden to be a battlefield as well. But at the same time I know that a garden is an artificial creation that continues in life due to the labor of the gardener.
I want my garden to be generally a benign presence as far as the environment is concerned. There is my indulgence in those dubious non-native plants. I'm not sure how legitimate it is to introduce them. Otherwise, my standards are generally healthy ones: frugality with water, adding organic matter to the heavy clay, encouragement and introduction of native plants, planting trees. For organic amendment I recycle everything and look for local supplies. No spraying. I want a great variety of plants; I like the garden to be rather untidy, like a dishevelled nymph--ideally--with room for insects and animals, in relative ecological equilibrium.
How strange that I should have written so much and not yet said that my garden is my great and only work of art.
My gardening philosophy???? My choices are centered around what is appealing to me.
I believe that I am marching to my own drummer, but I am too anal for "winging it". I have researched plants, drawn up yard plans, have images of plant pairings on my monitor, and read books on the cultivation of roses so they can be healthy etc., but books that explain "how to pair, design", I do not read those or skip over the sections. My garden is a reflection of what I think works for the space, our lifestyle, plant pairings consistent with my taste, plus a couple of plants that are permanent residents because my hubby likes them. Despite all of this planning, I still find myself moving or digging up something here or there.
When visiting my local nursery, I walk the entire yard except for trees, looking at everything. If I am drawn to a plant, find it unusual or striking, I purchase it. So there are purchases based upon a whim.
So I guess my gardening philosophy is: to create a space filled with healthy, properly placed plants, that reflect a balance of definitive consistent likes, tempered by an openness to things that fall outside of my comfort zone or patterns, all designed to create beauty and perfume the air with wonderful fragrances. Gardening provides so much for me. From it I can derive a sense of calm, therapy, accomplishment, pride, while feeling that I am partaking in a hobby steeped in a history that is beneficial and needs to be preserved.
Oh, and I always have various plants that provided food for butterflies and little birds.
This post was edited by desertgarden561 on Fri, Feb 28, 14 at 19:59
Not an effing clue - truly, I am up to my neck in it, proverbial creek without a paddle or guide. Although I planted a couple of hundred seedlings today, I could and would have had a terrible feeling of utter futility - all my hard work raising seedlings for them to vanish beneath a carpet of rampant weeds.....but for the snowdrops. I got my wood a year ago but apart from a couple of visits in January, I didn't really get there till May because we had to get the horsebox in a liveable condition.....so we never really saw the woods in February/March. This weekend though, we rocked up as usual only to be stopped in our tracks, absolutely staggered by sheets of pure white snowdrops....and not just any old galanthus either. After WW2, a recluse, Heyrick Greatorex, lived in a railway carriage in the next village, where he bred double galanthus....some of which are still extant, most famously Hippolyte and a couple of others with classical names. A few found their way to the edge of our woods and 50 years of utter neglect in fertile deep soil has led to numerous colonies of enormous purest white flowers, with flaring setals and frilly tepals, touched with the faintest green curlicues. Hundreds of them.
Consequently, I am putting my trust in life and nature and simply providing the merest nudge of diversity, introducing hardy natives and a few exotic naturalised bulbs (Crown Imperials, anemones, narcissi). I have faith that a three pronged approach (roots, shoots and bulbs - early bulbs, thick taprooted or stoloniferous perennials such as verbascum, poppies, campanula, phlox and hugely self-seeding plants such as meconopsis cambrica, wood asters, foxgloves)...will do most of it for me. I just have to give the little seedlings a head start and set them free, sit back and wait.
It could be a gigantic fail....but will have cost me only time and a few pounds for potting soil and a few seeds. Ultimately, my only philosophy is watch, wait and simply be there.
And then there's environmental philosophy.
Here is a link that might be useful: Environmental philosophy
Of our place, two acres are fenced for vegetable, fruit, and flower (mostly roses) gardens. The rest are for wildlife and cattle, the primary ag operation. I enjoy and am thankful with the preservation aspect of the majority, even those pesky deer who cross the boundary to annile the gardens. I am also peaceful within the confines of the fence with the fragrance, beauty, and bounty of the gardens.
Kitty- I'm glad you mentioned the garden at the Getty Villa- that was the first garden that I really felt a connection to. In particular to the Roman kitchen garden but really, the whole thing just got to me somehow. I always loved flowers and plants but it wasn't until then that I started thinking about how they work as groups and with the surrounding features- both man- and nature-made.
As for my gardening philosophy- I've realized that if I love something I will do all the work it needs. And if I don't love it nothing can make me be better about it. Hence, the patch of weeds I pretend is a lawn vs. my phalaenopsis orchids that keep throwing out new leaves and roots but not yet flowers! Of course my roses are different, especially my lovely Mrs. Dudley Cross and my infuriatingly-unidentified little not-a-polyantha. For them the ratio of effort to reward is vanishingly small! I'm spoiled rotten when it comes to roses. They don't seem to need much of anything once they're in a good spot.


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Washington landslide death toll rises to 14
Authorities in the US state of Washington have found six more bodies after Saturday's huge landslide, bringing the number known to have been killed to 14, say police.
Officials now say as many as 176 people may remain unaccounted for after the 177ft (54m) wall of mud hit near the town of Oso, north of Seattle.
Search crews have worked day and night, using helicopters and laser imaging.
But officials admit they have little hope of finding survivors.
'Devastation beyond imagination'Speaking during a news conference at a summit in the Netherlands on Tuesday, US President Barack Obama asked all Americans to send their thoughts and prayers to the victims.
"We know that part of this tightly knit community has been lost," he said.
"We hope for the best," he added, "but recognise this is a tough situation."
He has declared an emergency in Washington state and ordered federal authorities to co-ordinate the disaster relief effort.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee - after surveying the area from the air - said it was "devastation beyond imagination".
Worst landslides in recent years
China, 2010: Landslide hits several villages in north-west of country, killing at least 1,200 people.
Philippines, 2006: Mudslides caused by Typhoon Durian kill at least 1,000 in Southern Leyte.
Venezuela, 1999: 10,000 - 30,000 die as landslide hits a coastal town, washing many into the sea.
Honduras, 1998: Landslide triggered by Hurricane Mitch kills 6,000 and leaves a million homeless.
He said the slide "basically cut a mountain in two" and deposited it on the town below. Nothing in the path of the slide was still standing.
"It's that absolute devastation that causes us all real pain," he said.
Family members and volunteers were using chainsaws and their bare hands to shift the wreckage and try to find those missing.
Cory Kuntz, helped by others, worked with chainsaws to cut through the roof of his uncle's house, which was swept about 450ft (137m) from its location.
He said his aunt, Linda McPherson, had been killed. He and the others pulled files and personal effects from the house.
"When you look at it, you just kind of go in shock," he said.
'Awful lot of grieving'Gail Moffett, a retired firefighter, said she knew about 25 people who were missing, including entire families with young children.
At a news conference on Monday evening, Snohomish County emergency management director John Pennington said the official list of the missing stood at 176.
But he said he did not think the final death toll would be so high, because some of those listed as unaccounted for would be found to be alive, and other names would prove to be duplicates.
He also said authorities no longer expected to find survivors in the debris.
"We as a community, we as a county, are beginning to realise that we are moving toward a recovery operation," he said.
"There is an awful lot of grieving."
The landslide left behind a cliff known as a head scarp 600ft high, Washington state geologist Dave Norman told reporters on Monday afternoon.
"This is one of the biggest landslides I've seen," Mr Norman said.
Authorities are continuing their search-and-rescue operations amid a tangled, waterlogged field of mud and debris, using rescue dogs, aerial photography and laser imaging to help the search.
More than 30 homes were destroyed and more than half the town of Oso is missing - a recent census put its population at 180.
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How to Bind Off (Crocheting)
The term "bind off" is used where a pattern requires that an item being crocheted is shaped in a certain area, such as an armhole. When your crochet pattern asks you to "bind off", here is what is expected of your crocheting.
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It's 2013 and that means it's The Year of the Snake! We always celebrate in our this fun holiday!
A few crafting items you can do right at home with the kids to spruce up your celebration!
1st craft - Chinese New Year Firecrackers:
Supplies needed: toilet paper towel rolls, scissors, tissue paper, double sided tape
Cut tissue paper to double size of the roll...roll the tissue
paper around the TP roll, tape.
Then the top 1/2, cut downward so you have the "tassels" at the top.
That's it!
2nd Craft - Chinese New Year Felt Fortune Cookies
Supplies Needed: Red Felt, double sided tape, something to trace around for about a 3 inch circle (I used a cup), scissors, another color felt for the "tab", pipe cleaner
and a "surprise" for inside if you want to.
Step 1: trace circle out of felt
Step 2: stick the tap in the middle of the circle putting your
pipe cleaner on it
Step 3: put the "tab" onto the sticky tape also.
Step 4: fold in 1/2
step 5: bend at the middle, backward
EXTRA - I put Kisses inside so if you do that, you should put
another piece of sticky tape right above the kiss to secure it
There you have it!
(they would be cute for Valentine's Day also using a different color of the tap sticking out and you could also use paper for the tab and write fun stuff on them)
Craft 3 - Paper Lanterns
Supplies needed: Construction paper, scissors and tape
Fold the paper in 1/2 (fat ways)
On the fold, cut slits into the paper but not going
all the way to the top.
Open the paper and hold it long ways
curve around until it meets and tape...so easy
the kids can help for sure!
Make a handle and you can tape it to the top and string them!4
Hope you make some or all of these and have a super Chinese New Year...
Until next time - Party On Friends!
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we went to the irvine spectrum to grab dinner at the cheesecake factory and catch the improv afterwards...turns out he was trying to surprise me! we ate dinner and i went outside and some of my girfriends and some of his guy friends were outside with ice cream and flowers :) i was so shocked! i have never been surprised before because surprises make me feel awkward, but they got me goooood. my birthday isn't until april 27th, but they wanted to do an early surprise so i would be caught off guard and boyyyy was i caught off guard...they even made me go on a small stage and paid some random musician to sing happy birthday to me, and the people that were walking stopped and sang, i seriously felt like crying...crying of embarassment! lol thanks you, all! can't wait til' the real celebration in L.A. next weekend!
here's my quick FOTN
i used mac's "snob" lipstick and it realllly washed me out :l bleh
MAC "studio finish" concealer in nw25
MAC's MSF in "perfect topping"
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Under the dome of the Iowa capitol, and against the backdrop of this century-old historic architectural grandeur, is a flurry of activity focused on the present. Many of the people in the second floor rotunda, just outside the doors to the House and Senate chambers, are some of the 685 lobbyists registered to lobby the legislature. 685 -- that's 4.5 lobbyists per lawmaker.
Lyle Krewson, contract lobbyist: "I'm a contract. I have 4 clients."
Lyle Krewson is a former legislator who became a lobbyist in 1984.
Don Avenson, Avenson, Oakley & Cope Consultants: "Our firm is made up of three people all whom have been here since their 20s."
Don Avenson is part of one of the largest lobbying firms at the legislature - with more than 25 clients. Avenson, like Krewson, also is a former legislator. In the mid 1980s, he was also Speaker of the House.
Avenson: "Everybody thinks there's a big advantage to having come out and being a lobbyist right away. Actually, it's not that way. In my case, as Speaker of the House come out and be a lobbyist that sends notes in and waits for people to come and talk to you, some of whom are still mad at you."
Much of the daily interaction between lobbyists and lawmakers takes place rather publicly in the rotunda because most lawmakers don't have private offices. Also public, and on file with the House, are lobbyists' registrations that identify the lobbyists' clients and disclose what they are paid. They must also report monthly expenses during session, and what bills they are lobbying "for" or "against."
Among the files is one for Iowa Public Television -- which has two employees registered to lobby.
While there may be many forms and declarations filed, there really isn't any oversight or auditing.
Mark Brandsgard, Chief Clerk, Iowa House: "Essentially they're just filed. Our job is, we're not regulators. We're essentially just file clerks. There's no oversight by our office. The code gives the oversight to the House Ethics committee."
Brandsgard said the last time the legislature did a major overhaul to regulate lobbyists -- which included more financial reporting -- was in the early-1990's. Before that, a gift law passed, limiting individual spending on a lawmaker to $3.00.
Krewson: "I actually believe I voted for that law way back when. And that's actually a very good rule, levels the playing field some. I hope to build good working relationship right here in the capitol with legislators and I didn't particularly liked being wined and dined when I was a legislator and so I don't really want to do it as a lobbyist either."
"Lunch money" is one thing. Campaign finance is becoming more of growing issue. Lobbyists do file their contributions, but in addition, some also help their clients raise Political Action Committee -- or PAC money -- for elections.
There are some who argue, the cost of running a legislative campaign has skyrocketed and more money needs to be raised … some with the help of lobbyists.
Avenson: "I helped raise money for other candidates from other organizations and from our clients but my personal contributions were to my House member and Senator."
Does that fundraising help give those lobbyists an edge when it comes to getting the ear of a legislator? Some say, "maybe."
Krewson: "I do believe that the role of money has changed the relationship of lobbyists and legislators to some degree and that lobbyists who represent clients that have significant PAC funding available maybe have a different kind of access or a more immediate access or something like that."
Krewson says his non-profit clients try to make up for lack of PACs by having their large memberships make phone calls and write letters to legislators, which is what many other citizen groups do. For example, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement held a rally at the capitol, then told its members to head to the second floor and ask to speak to lawmakers.
Carole Simmons, Fairfield, Iowans for Community Improvement: "I guess my concern is for the public good and I know most of the paid lobbyists here are lobbying on behalf of private concerns and so I feel it's just good for the public to have a voice as well."
Professional lobbyist Don Avenson would argue that the public is represented.
Avenson: "There are very few Iowans who aren't, in one way or another, represented by a lobbyist, through their church, through their association, through their careers, through their home towns. They may not know it but in one way or another almost every Iowan is represented by a lobbyist in the state capitol."
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Justin disses Kim by skipping her wedding — he's so committed to Selena!
Justin Bieber got an invite to Kim Kardashian's wedding, but he skipped it in order to make an appearance at Selena Gomez's Aug. 20 concert in New Jersey — and HollywoodLife.com was there with EXCLUSIVE coverage!
Justin, 17, was at the show — sponsored by Selena's Kmart clothing line Dream Out Loud — on the other side of the country as guests arrived to Kim's nuptials.
What do you think, HollywoodLifers — was Justin right to support his girl or should he have been a guest at the ceremony?
– William Earl, reporting by Katrina Mitzeliotis
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I doubt Kim will lose any sleep over Justin not attending her wedding. Anyway. no one knows if he RSVP'd or not, so is not rude that he did not go.
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we get it it's her second marriage, i found it sweet he ditched it for selena, but if they are to break up whats he gonna do if he spends every waking moment with her.i see it from both sides because kim only invited her closest friends and families and people that have helped her, and justin is always at gomez concerts, but he may have missed his girlfriend, but to each his own he can do what he wants right now.
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who are you people?? his Mother?? he can do what ever he wants..its HIS LIFE! im glad he didnt go to be honest…he would have been bored!!! weddings arnt fun when u don't know most of the people & you can't drink..he hardly spends time with kim & her family! he def would have felt out OF place..GIVE JUSTIN a break & stop criticizing his every MOVE!
Posted at 1:58 AM on August 21, 2011
Good for you Justin..go see a real star preform, not some bimbo reality celebrity with no talent whatsoever..Kim made it just like Paris hilton..sex tape..its Kim's second marriage and look at all the hullabaloo…wonder what she has in mind for her 3rd marriage,,,it's all ratings folks…calm down
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I think he should have gone. It's not like selena wont have any other concerts. It's not rude but he should have gone. Yea I get it selena is his 'girlfriend' but its Kim k' s wedding! Half of the Jenner family wasn't even invited but jb was. And he can practically be with selena whenever he wants! This wedding is only happening once! Selenas gonna perform hundreds of more times it wouldst hurt to leave for a day and go support a friend who has been there for you!
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WHAT? i mean like c'mon JB, you can meet selena whenever you want, this is a wedding of your friend we're talking about, i mean i respect your decision but it's a chance for you to meet other people and strengthen your connection with Kim. i was hoping you would go with your mom. guess not than
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You know there is a difference for caring someone and bing opssed woth someone, and he is definitely opssed with her. As much as I love him I thing its kinda rude fom him not goning to the wedding, its not just someones wedding its his friends wedding, and its not like he is going to die just bing away from her for 1 day.
Posted at 9:42 PM on August 20, 2011
Thats Really rude missing someone your close too first wedding i heard half of the jenners werent even invited i also heard selena gomez wasnt either but its still rude to miss a close friends wedding just to be at your cant sing girlfriends concert which he probably goes all the time Justin Bieber, Have fun bleeding your ears out.
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I cannot believe all the stupid people on here saying it was rude for him not to go to that wedding! So whats gonna happen if he doesn't go? The wedding wont go on?? He can do whatever he feels like doing and i bet he already placed his apologies for not going, after all he would have gone solo. And i bet you chics are jealous of him and Selena's relationship but give it up! The dude loves his gf and if i was his gf i would have loved him to be there with me too. Second! That's not family he has no obligation to go!
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Jay-Z and Kanye's "Otis" Video (Not About Otis Redding) to Air Tomorrow
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"Otis" (the video) is hitting MTV airwaves at 8:56 p.m.. EST on August 11, which is great. But we've got a bone to pick with this new rap power couple.
They used an Otis Redding song, a song that would bring emotion to a dead man, sung by one of the most powerful voices in music, even used his name as the title of the song. But the lyrics are about supermodels, Mercedes Benzes, and inventing "swag." Totally, tastelessly missing any point of the original song.
This is all fine, except why then use Otis Redding's name as your title? They could have called it "Try a Little Swag" or "Hermes is my Tenderness" and it'd make more sense.
As far as we can tell from the trailer (which is a commercial for a music video), Kanye's wearing many gold necklaces and there are a good number of pyrotechnics involved. Guess we'll wait till tomorrow to get a peek.
To learn more about the history of "Try a Little Tenderness," check out Dave Bry of The Awl's fascinating post about the evolution of the song, a mini-project that will be complete once the "Otis" video airs tomorrow evening.
If, however, you need more Jay-Z and Kanye, you can catch them this November 14 at the BankAtlantic Center at 7:30 as part of their Watch the Throne tour. Tickets went on sale this week via livenation.com.
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Another Thursday - Another Giveaway!
This weeks giveaway is from Pixie Patches who is giving away a Blue Stone Jewelry Set!
Read ahead to learn more about this crafty Mother, and see how to enter for your chance to win! This giveaway is open Worldwide!
When did you start getting into crafting, and what did you start with?
I was always into cafting so my love for it was always there.
Do you work outside of your Etsy shop? If so, how do you find time for both?
I do not, but I am a mother so it is kind of like a job! I find time to do it in the evening. What is funny is I find running my etsy shop relaxing so it's like my stress reliver.
How did you learn about Etsy?
I found out about etsy threw a friend and fell in love.
When did you start your shop?
I started my shop on March 15th 2012.
Where does your inspiration for your items come from?
It comes from my personal style. I am very earthy, so I make and sell earthy things.
Is there a certain item with a story behind it?
Yes! I have two necklaces up for sale a turquoise necklace and a earth stone necklace. My daughter and me made thoses necklaces for each other but said if we both loved them so much then they'd sell fast so we posted them.
Do you have advice for any shops just starting?
Yes. Post new items all the time, have a fun banner, make a noticable proflie picture, make a facebook or blog to get seen, comment on a lot of blogs and teams on etsy and take good pictures!!
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Fun Questions to Get to Know You:
What is the furthest place you have traveled?
Which bad habits of other people drive you crazy?
When people rub/pick there body.
If you could get back a lost item from your past, what would it be?
My blanket that I let my sick friend use then lose.
What is your favorite food?
Chipotle. Anything there!
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Blue stoned Jewelry Set! Necklace, Bracelet, and Earrings - $50 Value!
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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN)
PUBLISHED: 22 Feb 2012 00:04:21 | UPDATED: 22 Feb 2012 12:32:14PUBLISHED: 22 Feb 2012 PRINT EDITION: 22 Feb 2012
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has maintained its "hold" recommendation on Bendigo and Adelaide Bank after the company reported a first-half cash net profit after tax of $162.6 million and a flat dividend of 30¢ per share. CBA adds that negative revaluations from Bendigo's Homesafe equity release business are a risk. It says it likes the bank's deposit-led funding model and the appeal of its stable payout ratio, but says revenue momentum is lacking.
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quote:When he has been motivated, Aminu is arguably as good or better defensively. He's a much better rebounder than Ariza and with our bigs who don't rebound well, that is crucial to our defense. When his head is in the game, Aminu is arguably an elite defender.
quote:Not arguing but do you have any stats to back up the elite defender thing...advanced metrics perhaps?
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quote:a guy like Webster for $6-8M
quote:Outside of Lebron and Durant, who are considered to be elite 3's?
quote:Aminu's regular FG% is 46.3%
quote:I only see 2 people that would make us a lot better. Not to excited about these players.
quote:his DEF (steals+blocks+charges) is 16 in the league among SF.
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Skinny Pizza Rolls! When I was I kid I remember feeling famished when I got home from school.
My mom would always have a snack ready for my sisters and I when we walked in the door, and I remember it was a special 'treat' when she let us have pizza rolls! Looking back, I think that it was a good thing that she limited them to 'special' treats..Because at 385 calories and 19 grams of fat per serving, they don't exactly pass as a nutritious snack! I decided to make a healthier version of this childhood snack that's just as much fun to make as it is to eat…And at only 30 calories a piece you can feel good about serving them to your kids, or enjoying them for yourself!
Oven-Fried Truffle and Parmesan Potato Chips. Alright, so I have another new favorite obsession.
What's new, right? My obsessions don't seem to last very long. Out with the old, in with the new! BBQ Chicken Quinoa Salad. Have we all recovered from yesterday's game?
I'm fairly certain I ate more than my fair share of guacamole and queso, but hey, that's what the Super Bowl is all about right? I'm lightening things up today with this BBQ Chicken Quinoa Salad! Loaded salads are totally my jam. They make life colorful and delicious and it's a great way to use whatever is left in my fridge. Easy Eggs with Grated Potatoes - Delicious Istanbul. I am often puzzled why some people are more fussy about their food then the others. It does not take much effort to figure out good food and become reasonably fussy, if you ask me.
As kids we all (although to varying degree) were exposed to the grandma's cooking which usually sets quite high bar for any food to come later in life. Chewy Chocolate Covered Pretzel Bars. This has been one of those weeks so far: Our bedroom A/C has been broken since last Monday but won't be fixed until next Monday, never mind the 100 degree weatherI thought I figured out the source of my daily stomach pains but was proved wrong, the mystery continuesAs a result of the two items listed above, I've barely been sleeping and my stress-relieving gym trips are suffering/barely happening Okay, is my whining enough already?
On the other hand, I found a delicious and easy no-bake (ie no hot oven) treat to make! Spicy Black Bean Soup. True story.
One time in college my roommate, Ashley, and I were struggling in the cash department and decided that we weren't going to go to the grocery store until we ate everything in our pantry. Totally doable, right? Well, we did OK for a week or so but then we got down to practically nothing but bagged dry beans and were stumped. Tomatillo salsa for summer. About this time last year, I blogged a salsa recipe.
I happen to like salsas this time of year; they're easy to make, colorful and versatile. Rather than using tomatoes (admittedly, I was tempted), this time I opted for tomatillos, which despite their name and their round tomato-like shape are actually more closely related to the gooseberry. Though tomatillos are often cooked to soften their texture and natural bitterness, they're also quite tasty when eaten raw. Veggie 101: Fresh Corn Chowder. Chowder isn't typically served in warmer seasons.
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(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February 6, 2014, the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") took the actions described below with respect to compensation of executive officers of the Company.
Executive Bonus for 2013
Two of the Company's executive officers, Larry A. Mizel, Chief Executive Officer, and David D. Mandarich, Chief Operating Officer, are eligible for awards under the Company's 2013 Executive Officer Performance-Based Compensation Plan approved by the Company's shareholders (the "2013 Performance-Based Plan").
As previously disclosed in the Company's 2013 Proxy Statement filed on February 6, 2013, and in its Form 8-K filed February 4, 2013, no bonus payment could be earned for 2013 under the 2013 Performance-Based Plan unless the Company's adjusted pre-tax return on beginning equity (excluding any charge for debt extinguishment) exceeded 6%. Upon satisfying that pre-condition, the Performance Goal for fiscal year 2013 provided that, as a performance objective, homebuilding pretax income per weighted average diluted share outstanding, excluding any charge for debt extinguishment ("Homebuilding EPS") must be achieved to earn a bonus, using the following thresholds:
? At least $0.76 to qualify for the minimum bonus level of $3.5 million;
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On February 6, 2014, the Committee determined that the condition had been met and the performance objectives and the 2013 Performance Goal under the 2013 Performance Based Plan had been achieved at the maximum level with a bonus opportunity payout of $10.0 million to each of Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich.
In its 2013 Proxy Statement, the Company also disclosed that its Chief Financial Officer, John M. Stephens, and its General Counsel, Michael Touff, would be entitled to an annual bonus for 2013 of up to a specified percentage of base pay depending on the respective performance of each executive regarding Key Performance Indicators ("KPIs") established for his position. The Compensation Committee consulted with the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Larry A. Mizel, and the Chief Operating Officer, David D. Mandarich, and, as noted in its Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2013, established KPIs for each of Mr. Stephens and Mr. Touff for 2013.
On February 6, 2014, the Committee determined that Mr. Stephens had achieved the target level of his KPIs, resulting in a performance bonus of $425,000, and that Mr. Touff had exceeded the target level of each of his KPIs, resulting in a performance bonus of $450,000. For Mr. Stephens and Mr. Touff, $100,000 and $50,000, respectively, of the total actual bonus was paid in restricted stock granted and valued as of the date of the Committee's action. The restricted stock will vest equally over three years, starting with the first anniversary of the grant date. The restricted stock awards are evidenced by the form of Restricted Stock Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.4 with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2011.
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As disclosed in its Form 8-K filed March 9, 2012 and in the Company's 2012 Proxy Statement filed on April 2, 2012, the Committee previously granted a long term performance-based non-qualified stock option to each of Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich for 500,000 shares of common stock under the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. As disclosed, no further stock option grants will be awarded by the Company to Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich during the years 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Also on February 6, 2014, the Compensation Committee awarded each of Messrs. Stephens and Touff a stock option award under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan covering 25,000 shares. Each option vests (become exercisable) as to 33-1/3% of the shares on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversary dates of the grant if the executive is employed on those dates. The stock option grants are evidenced by the form of Stock Option Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.3 with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2011.


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Version: Instant Photo Scanner 1
None at all
I declined the malware and the program won't run
"ScanSpeeder will do the trick"
Version: Instant Photo Scanner 1
Nice simple interface
Could not buy it
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Didn't install correctly, and I can't un-install, either.
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Nice Product
To bad you can no longer buy
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Scan multiple photos at once, fully automatic.
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The Backup Exec admin group contains the name of the users who have permission to back up and restore the Macintosh systems.
When you install the Remote Agent for Macintosh Systems, Backup Exec creates the admin group and adds root as a member. Any Macintosh user that you add to the admin group gets the necessary permission to back up and restore the Macintosh systems.
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ST. LOUIS (BaseballStL) -- It's something teams do every offseason. Evaluate needs. Look around at opportunities for improvement. Hope those opportunities meet their needs.
And repeat.
A lot of times, though, the opportunities available are completely dependent on your ownership's pockets (ability to spend on free agents) and the depth of your minor league system (ability to trade for talent).
The fact the Cardinals have the deepest system in recent memory gives them a leg up on most other teams. Not everyone has guys like Trevor Rosenthal, Joe Kelly and Shelby Miller ready to provide an impact. Not every team has guys like Carlos Martinez and Michael Waccha about a year or so away from that same thing.
Not everyone has Oscar Taveras, Kolten Wong and Matt Adams swinging bats like they do in the minors.
Folks, there's not enough room on a 25-man roster for everyone. Not when you combine them with those already in St. Louis. Some undoubtedly will have to be moved at some point.
Remember back in 2009? In a couple months the Cards moved Chris Perez, Jess Todd, Brett Wallace, Clayton Mortensen and Shane Peterson just to get Mark DeRosa and Matt Holliday.
That was after they built up the system and protected those prospects like gold from 2005-2008. Well, after those moves they've gone back to protecting their prospects like gold again. From 20010-2012 it's been restocking, restocking and more restocking.
I kind of get the feeling we're due for another 2009 again at some point. Not all of these prospects are going to turn into stars. Some will. But some, unquestionably, won't.
Think back to '09. Of those five names I mentioned only Perez turned into something substantial. Jess Todd is actually back on the Redbirds - the Memphis Redbirds. Clayton Mortensen and Shane Peterson never became impactful big leaguers. And Brett Wallace is still looking for traction in Houston.
The odds of Rosenthal, Miller, Kelly, Adams, Wong and Taveras all turning into impactful big leaguers is slim. The job of GM John Mozeliak is determining which of them are legit prospects and which of them are just fool's gold.
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#July3 : The Finale Can Be Anytime today
Today is extremely important thus I will use again live blogging once again to keep with what taking place in the country.
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when I believed that the Ihwan were wrongfully oppressed by Mubarak. Now I am not so sure any more.
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when I admired the Ihwan for their kindness and charity where the government failed. Now I wonder where did that kindness go? Or was it all a ruse just to seize power?
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so who did the massacre. Presumably the MB did not kill themselves and given they died one must assume the peacefull anti morsi protesters aided by the poice did. So guys are all revolutionaries happy with this. The old guard, police army judges baradei are now revolutionaries!!!
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The chant from tahrir "the people and the police are one hand". I think that says it all.....and a very dirty hand at that!!!! SHAME
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Zeinobia: It seems that in the past hour Egyptian security issued a travel ban for Morsi and as I suspected also for Khayrat el-Shater and Mohamed Badie
What a disgusting bunch - Anonymous7/03/2013 07:45:00 PM
GET A SHEARING!!! :-P - Anonymous7/04/2013 05:22:00 PM
I am very excited for the Egyptian peoples. I sincerely hope they get what they want, a happy and united Country. The United States should take a lesson from Egypt`s playbook and throw their dictator Obummer out of office along with Eric Holder.


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