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Minima! Books 2 and 3
Posted in Manga Reviews on August 10, 2009 by Ed Sizemoreby Machiko Sakurai; adaptation by Athena and Alethea Nibley
published by Del Rey Manga; $10.99 US
Review by Ed Sizemore
Volume two picks up at the moment volume one ended; Nicori and Midori have run off to rescue Ame. Through a bizarre twist of circumstances, Ame is released by her captors. The rest of volume two, and all of volume three, focus on Nicori learning more about complexities of human relationships. He is trying to understanding what it means to be in love with someone and what being part of a family entails.
Since one of the central characters in Minima! is a talking stuffed animal, it's easy to believe that the series will be a light-hearted comedy. However, Minima! is actually a comedic drama that focuses on feelings of alienation.
Ame struggles with a self-imposed alienation that comes from her shyness. Nicori's alienation first comes from his being a toy of a little-known character. He later experiences isolation as the consequence of being the only talking toy. Sasaki, Ame's friend and love interest, feels estrangement because he knows he is moving at the end of the school year. There is a hint in volume three that Midori might be struggling with feelings of alienation, too, despite all his bombast.
Sakurai does a good job of capturing the chaos of emotions you feel when you're junior-high-school age. Characters in this series yell and fight, then later sheepishly apologize. They deeply care about each other, but they don't know how to properly handle, much less express, what they feel. They're impulsive and trying not to be reckless. It's an awkward time in life, and having a talking toy in the center of it isn't helping much.
My two favorite characters are still Nicori and Midori. Nicori is such a wonderful innocent. He fits in so perfectly with the humans. He's new to all these emotions that he's feeling, and he's learning how to navigate all these different relationships. His lack of experience with humans allows him some unique insights. Since he doesn't have any preconceived notions or emotional baggage, he's often able to see to the heart of the matter. For example, he asked a simple question and changed the dynamics of Ame's kidnapping. He believes in addressing problems directly and is a great catalyst for reconciliation among the other characters. He tries to so hard to do right by everyone that you can't help but love him.
Like Nicori, Midori is filled with sincerity and good intentions. He wears his passion for his friends on his sleeve. I like him as a male role model because he's not about being macho, but instead, he focuses on relationships and compassion. We find out that he essentially lives alone. His parents are rarely home. This helps us to understand why his friendships are so important to him and why he wants his friends to be happy. I get the feeling that volume four will take us behind Midori's bravado to let us see what his struggles truly are.
The art continues to be something of a let-down. Sakurai is excellent with facial expressions and capturing emotions, but that's all. The art tends to have a flat look. I do see some potential to be much better, since the basic figure work, page composition, and backgrounds are solid if not impressive. There are a few outstanding splash pages in these two books that point to what Sakurai is truly capable of.
Overall, I'm enjoying Minima! Even though it has some heavy emotional content, it's not a dark and brooding series. It's short, with the forthcoming volume four being the last book. Perfect to take on vacation or as a break from a longer, more intense series. (Complimentary copies for this review were provided by the publisher.)
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02/08/2010 at 8:35 AM[…] The stuffed animal Nicori has decided to take the amusement park's offer and become one of the star attractions. He believes this will solve the problems that he has caused. Besides dealing with Nicori's seeming rejection of her and her family, Ame also has to sort our her feelings toward Midori and Sasaki in this final volume of the series. […]
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Sorry about that, I've updated the original post now. :-)
What is the total volume that this recipe yields?
Just read this excerpt about coffee and Mead. It seems cold steeping the grounds will help minimize the oils and bitter compounds that come with heat brewing. I think the next time I make this I will take the 5tbs coffee grounds and place in a qt of water in the fridge and leave it for at least 24 hours. Then add that to the must.
Haven't done this one yet, but was planning on using a French press for the coffee, versus in the boil.
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Written by Chris Messer Saturday, 05 October 2013 00:00
I arrive at tonight's circle track race three hours late thanks to an overturned concrete truck on the freeway that had traffic snarled up from Pearl City to Red Hill (an already notoriously slow section of the H1 Freeway. I'm releived to see that I'm not too seriously late as the heat races have yet to start. There's a small change to the schedule whereby the HulaCross division is running ahead of the circle track racing (you'll want to refer to the article in that section of the website for those results). My initial thoughts about the track are that it looks nice and tacky, but there are a few bumps that have appeared since the last event (these bumps are dealt with by the grader and roller later on throughout the evening).
Practice and hot laps are complete and the HulaCross heat races are run before first group of stock cars are brought up for the beginning of their heat races.
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It's a pretty calm evening and the track looks as though it's not too dusty (except maybe some of the off track areas where the Hula Cross races are run).
Next class to race is the Mini Modifieds. The line up has the 46 on the pole and next to him the 14 followed by the 43 & 6. On row three are the 11 and 24, row four has the 8 & 55. At the start the 14 of Richard Stewart is slow to react while Koa Grace in the 43 is quick to pounce and moves the 43 up to 2nd. On the next corner Grace hooks one of the tires demarking the inside edge of the track and comes to a stop with certain damage to the front end. The yellow comes out so the 43 can be retrieved. On the restart the 6 of Darrick Rodrigues is all over the 46, but goes pretty wide with the effort and is passed, in turn, by the 11 of Jimmy Joseph. Bulla Nelson manages to keep the 46 in the front all the way to the checkered flag while Joseph takes 2nd and Rodrigues back to 3rd.
In the Econo Sprint class there will be (as is usual) two heat races. On the start of the 1st heat it's the 22 on the pole next to the 7x followed by the 1 and the 63. On row three its the 11 and the 14. The race is relatively calm and, except for a few moments where the bumps and ruts cars to get a bit airborn and most of the cars runs single file with no positions changing before the checkers fly.
In the second heat it's the 43 on the pole and next to him the 8, then in the 2nd row we see the 48 and 18 and in the final row the 2 and the 74. At the wave of the green the 2 of Kilika Bell tries to pass down the inide of the 3rd place car and they touch wheels. The front end of Bell's car appears to buckle, causing a pretty violent roll ending in a cartwheel and the car landing heavily on it's roof. Fortunately the driver is unhurt, but the car is done, at least for tonight. The race finally gets restarted some time later due to an exhaustive cleanup and at the checkered it's Cy Thomas in the 43 followed by the 8 of Kala Keliinoi and Shane moniz in the 18 taking 3rd.
The Winged Sprints are up next and on the pole is the 10 next to him on the outside is the 1. On row two we see the 12 and 20 and on row three the 80 and the 24. On the final row are the 5 and the 24. The 12 0f Patrick Krob pulls off the track and (uncharacteristically) the 20 of James Chinen slows and leaves the track too. The race runs quickly then suddenly the 80 of Brian Torikawa gets a bit out of control due to deteriorating track conditions and spins to a stop between turns on and two. While they attend to the 80, Pontin takes the 24 off track and is back on a few moments later (possibly having the car looked at by his crew). On the ensuing restart Pontin is on the attack and gets the 24 up to 2nd place, although unable to catch the leader Sheldon Moniz. Finishing 3rd was the 10 of Ronald Joseph Jr.
In the Street Stock class it's another good field headed by the 02 next to the 33. On the second row its the 18 on the inside and the 83 followed by the 15 and 8 and in the final row the 21 and the 79. Brian Torres in the 83 has a problem with the car and needs to pull off the track. Joe Kovaloff in the 21 has a big moment where he hits a tire (his 1st of two big tire collisions tonight) in turn 2. The tire is relocated and the 21 is taken off the track, meanwhile the 83 is back on, but I think a few laps down. The 02 driven by Jon Perry takes the win followed by the 18 of Billy Pontin and the 33 of Angel Rodrigues.
There are six of the Mini Trucks who will run in the next class tonight. On the pole is the 5 with the 43 to his right. Behind them are the 4 and the 50 and on the 3rd row are the 2 and a new truck; the 13. For the first few laps the front three trucks jostle for the lead using a variety of lines while Geoffrey Grace maintains a safe distance in 4th. The 43 of Brennon Nash tangles with the 4 of Jahrod Toguchi-Mason and this gives hope to Grace who is now up to 2nd. Truck #2 of Jon Tabangcura is sounding really rough and I'm wondering if it will survive the night. James Brock hangs on for the win followed by Geoffrey Grace and in 3rd; the 4j of Mason.
At the start of the Mini-Stock heat race #1 it'll be the 5 on the pole next to the 22 followed by 8 and 7 in row two, and the 58 alone in row three. Keahi Keliinoi in the 8 manages to work his way forward to the lead using the low line while Alan Tabangcura in the 5 and the 22 of Charleston Cummings battle it out side by side for a number of laps. At the line it was Keliinoi in 1st and Tabangcura in 2nd with the 22 of Cummings in 3rd.
Mini-Stock heat race number 2 has the 99 on the pole with the 18 to his right. On the 2nd row it's the 43 and the 4. The race starts and the cars fall in line somewhat. There are sparks coming from under the 4 of Koa Almeida and the problem causes him to pull off the track. Of the three cars remaining someone has a bad misfire and I think it's the 43 of Nahe Medeiros, but he tags a tire and comes to a stop and I don't get to hear him come around again. The car is towed off and race restarted. Medeiros gets his car back on the track to finish 3rd, Moniz gets the 22 to 2nd and its the 99 of Bobby Carrick gets the win.
The final heat race (before the HulaCross main event is run) is the Bruiser Cruiser class. On the pole is Shaun Bautista in the 08 with the 7 of Lonnie Baker Jr. to the outside and in row two; Lonnie Baker Sr. in the 77 next to the 13 of Nephi Young. On row three the 97 of Paul Perry III and Todd Schuler in the 57. At the start the 7 appears to be passing the leader 08, but the 77 tries it up the middle before having to back out. The leaders get tangled forcing Bautista to change lines in order to get free and this allows Baker Jr. to move to the front. The 77 spins to a stop after getting tagged by the 13 of Nephi Young in the middle of turns 1 & 2 eventually causing a flat for the 77 and forcing him off into the pits. The 7 maintains the lead all the way to the checkered flag with Todd Schuler in the 57 taking 2nd and the 13 of Young in 3rd.
We take a short break to run the HulaCross Division of Cars, Trucks and SUV's. The water truck is brought out to deal with the dry areas of their track which had caused a fair amount of dust during their heat races. The staff also take this as an opportunity to pass out purse's from the previous race.
We start off the main event races with the Modifieds. The line up has the 7 on the pole next to the 50 and in the 2nd row the 27 next to the 85. In row three is the 07 and the 25 and on the final row the 18. On the start Larry Toro in the 7 gets loose and the 50 of Brian Kovaloff gets around him. The 25 of Chris Muraoka does a half spin and stalls in turn two and the yellow comes out. Chad Moniz in the 18 comes to a stop also and needs a push off the track. Once the car is towed off the track the cars get lined up and they're off racing, but on lap six the 7 spins towards the inside and tags one of the light towers. Fortunately the light tower is not damaged, but Toro's car has to be towed off the track. Meanwhile as the yellow flag laps pass Kovaloff stops in front of the flagstand (we find out later he suffered from a rear end failure). The 85 driven by Crispen Tabangcura assumes the lead on the restart followed by the 27 of Ronald Peterson and the 07 of Boy Moniz who's become the benefactor of others misfortune. The 25 gomes back out on the track before the flags go green, meanwhile Peterson with steering problems gets towed off. Tabangcura gets the win followed by Boy Moniz in 2nd Chris Muraoka in 3rd as other cars didn't finish.
In the Mini-Modified main event we have seven cars that will be going at it tonight. On the pole is the 46 and next to him the 11 followed by the 6 and 24, 14 and 8 and then the 43 trailing the field after making repairs to his damaged front end from the earlier heat race. The green flag waves and some cars tangle at the back of the pack and we see the 8 of Keahi Keliinoi with what looks like a stuck throttle as he's tagging the outside wall and not appearing to lift through turns one and two. He comes to a stop off near the pit exit and the yellow is out for the cars retreival by track workers. On the restart the 11 of Jimmy Joseph makes a move to get under the 46 of Bulla Nelson and makes it stick for a few corners, but Nelson amazingly gets the position back through pure determination.
The tight racing amongst the top four is pulling them out to a good lead and it's back a number of car lengths where Koa Grace manages to get the 43 past Richard Stewart's 14 to 5th place, but it's cost him time and he may be suffering from the damage from the heat race. The leaders are gobbling up the back of the field in their fast paced racing. Darrick Rodrigues has been hounding Jimmy Joseph and finally resorts to tapping his rear bumper to move him out of the way for 2nd and with the laps dwindling we are wondering if he'll catch Nelson for the lead, but there ends up not being enough time. Bulla Nelso brings the 46 home in 1st place with Darrick Rodrigues in 2nd and the ll of Jimmy Joseph in 3rd place.
Econo Sprints up next and qualifying (based on the finishing order of the two heat races) has the 22 on the pole next to the 43. On the 2nd row it's the 7X and 8, then a row back are the 1 and 18. On row four are the 63 and the 48 and in the final row the 74 inside of the 11. At the start the 8K of Kala Keliinoi has a problem and drops some positions. The track has developed a few humps and dips during the evening that are really challenging the faster cars and where getting the rhythm wrong is challenging most of the drivers. The 8K appears to be a victim of this and almost high-sides the car before regaining control and stopping in turn two after what might have been damage to the front end of the car. On the ensuing restart the racing gets intense with the 18 working the outside and is making forward progress.
Jeremy Moniz in the 7x manages to get around the 43 for 2nd place, but the 22 is solidly in the lead. Jeremy gets a bit wide and the 43 of Cy Thomas is able to get through as do the 1 & 18. Then within the same lap there's contact between the same two cars and one of them car jumps up in the air. Meanwhile it looks as though the 18 has gotten through and now working on the 43 of Thomas. The 1 of Sheldon Moniz spins to a stop in front of the flagstand with a broken front end as does the 18 and racing on the track is brought to a stop with a red flag. Jeremy Moniz in the 7X and Paul Belford in the 63 both take their cars off the track under the red as does the 11 of Ikaika Obrien. All the remaining cars stop at the start finish line and it's pretty obvious that Sheldon is not happy with Cy Thomas driver of the 43 although none of us in the tower could recall what had caused the reaction. The broken cars having been removed from the track now allowed for the remaining cars to get lined up and the 22 of Boy Moniz is still in front followed by Cy Thomas in the 43, the 11 of Jimmy Joseph and the 74 of Justin baker. There are only a few laps left and the cars finish in the same order of the restart.
Up next are the Winged Sprints for their main event and on the pole is the 1 with the 24 next to him to his right. On row 2 we see the 20 inside the 80 followed by the 12 in row three. At the start the 80 of Brian Torikawa gets inside James Chinen's 20 and appears to be catching the 24 of Jimmy Pontin for 2nd as Pontin slips back a bit from the leader. Chinen's car is dropping back a bit at the back of the pack and the 12 of Patrick Krob gets around him on the outside. Pontin settles in to a good rhythm and starts making inroads on the leader; the 1 of Sheldon Moniz. Krob now makes a move on the 80 of Torikawa and gets around him on the outside. Krob's car is working well on the outside line which appears much less bumpy then the normally preferred inside line. At the finish it's close between the 24 and the 1 with Pontin bunting Moniz in the rear a few times and had there been a few laps we might have seen a pass for the lead, but as it ended ; Sheldon Moniz was able to hold on for the win with Jimmy Pontin in 2nd and I see the final scoring has Brian Torikawa taking 3rd.
Street Stock main event has the 02 on the pole next to the 18, followed by the 33 and the 8. In row three the 79 is to the inside of the 83. In row four the 83 is lined up to the inside of the 15 an the final row has the 21 next to the 79 (an El Camino beleive it or not!). At the start Jon Perry in the 02 gets passed by the 18 of William Pontin on the outside. David Rodrigues gets a good start in the 8 and gets around 3rd up to 2nd place while the 18 of Pontin finds himself now in the lead. There's a tight battle going on for 1st thru 4th and another battle a bit back for 5th thru 8th until the 21 of Brian Kovaloff suddenly cleans out one of the big corner tires punting it 30 feet forward and coming to a stop. It was a huge hit and concerned workers rush towards the car to check on the driver as the red flag waves and all cars are stopped on the track. The driver climbs out unassisted and may have had the wind knocked out of him as it took a little while to extricate him and then remove the damaged car to the pits. On the restart the 33 of Angel Rodrigues gets to the inside of Perry's 02 and they may have touched and with some help of the ruts Perry spins to the outside. The 02 leaves the track and we see David Rodrigue's trying hard to get the lead (even tagging Moniz's 18 in the rear) in an attempt to dislodge him from the lead at the restart, but to no avail. At the finish it's the 18 of Pontin with the win followed by David Rodrigues' 8 in 2nd and Angel Rodrigues in the 33 coming in 3rd.
In the Mini Truck Main the 5 of James Brock on the pole next to Geoffrey Grace in the 50. In row two the 4J Jared Taguchi-Mason is inside the 43 of Brennon Nash. In row tree it's the 13 of Cliff Poteet is to the left of the 2 driven by John Tabangcura. At the wave of the green Geoffrey Grace starts working the outside of James Brock and makes a space for the 4j to get under him. They split the 5 and Grace comes out on top with Taguchi-Mason settling in to 2nd while Brock continues to drop back with the 43 of Nash getting by too. The 4J and the 50 are having a good battle for the lead until the yellow comes out for a spin by Brock in the middle of turns 1 & 2. At the restart it appears that the 50 has a flat tire and is forced to pull off and then the 13 of Poteet comes to a stop in turn 4 with a broken front end and also needs to be towed off. On the restart the 4j struggles a little allowing the 43 of Nash to get by for the lead and eventual victory. In 2nd place was the 4j of Taguchi-Mason and 3rd to the 2 of Jon Tabangcura.
We see eight cars lined up for tonight's Mini Stock main event. On the pole is the 8 and next to him the 99. On row two it's the 5 and the 18 followed by the 22 and 4. Row four is the 58 inside the 8. At the start Braedon Moniz has a problem with the 18 as it pops out of gear and he looses all kinds of positions while Keahi Keliinoi pulls the 8 out to a good lead. We see the 22 of Charleston Cummings get out of control and nearly hits the (now famous due to Kovaloff's experience) turn 1 tire, but he stops just short of hitting it. The yellow comes out and the field is reset and Moniz has the 18 back up to 5th, but for some reason needs to pull off the track. The race restarts and there's a lot of jostling mid-pack before we see the 4 of Koa Almeida getting turned around by what looks like the 7 of Dayton Kawashima and then do a slow roll all the way back onto all four wheels. Kawashima recieves the black flag for the avoidable contact between the 7 and the 4 and pulls off the track and meanwhile the 18 of Moniz returns. The carnage cleared up the track goes back to racing when we see the 58 of Bryson Felisi with a spin in turn 2 although he was able to restart himself and there's no flag however the 22 of Cummings slows and pulls off the track. The 99 of Carrick is all over the 8 for the lead, but is unable to pass prior to the checkered flag. Finishing order of the top three was: Keahi Keliinoi in the 8 in 1st followed by the 99 of Bobby Carrick in 2nd and 3rd place to the 5 of Allan Tabangcura.
So we are now at the final race of the evening. It's the Bomber (Cruiser Bruiser) class and it should prove to be exciting. It's the 7 & 57 on the front row and behind them on the inside is the 13 with the 94 next to him. On row three the 77 to the inside of the 08. The flag is held red for a moment while they clean up some debris from the track surface. We see the 13 of Nephi Young to the inside for a pass on the 57 and around the 7 on the outside for the lead, then the 7 seems to retaliate with a move to the inside of Young who gets tagged and spins to a stop in turn 2. There's no flag thrown even though the driver's door of the 13 is facing oncoming traffic and the 08 of Shaun Bautista takes advantage of the situation moving up to 3rd. The 57 of Todd Schuler is running rough and getting passed by the field when the 7 of Lonnie Baker Jr. spins and the red finally comes out to take the vulnerable 13 of Young off the track. The 94 of Paul Perry III is lined up at the front for the restart and the 77 of Lonnie Baker Sr. has a really slow start allowing Bautista to move up to 2nd place and challenge for the lead while Baker Jr. comes to a stop at the flagstand. At the checkered the 94 of Parry III gets the win with Bautista bringing the 08 in 2nd and 3rd to the ailing 77 of Lonnie Baker Sr.
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The Bluff City has a number of lovely parks and outdoor spaces that are an ideal place to work off all that barbecue you've been wolfing down. Tom Lee Park, which runs along the bluffs of the Mississippi River, is a good place for a twilight stroll. Overton Park is home to the Memphis Zoo, where a $23-million Northwest Passage exhibit opened in 2006 and gives visitors an underwater view of sea lions and swimming polar bears (2000 Prentiss Pl.; 901-276-9453; www.memphiszoo.org). The 96-acre Memphis Botanic Garden (750 Cherry Rd.; 901-576-4100; www.memphisbotanicgarden.com) is located across the street from Audubon Park and hosts a hip Live at the Garden summer concert series (901-576-4107; www.liveatthegarden.com). And Shelby Farms, one of the largest urban parks in the country at 3,200 acres, is a good place for canoeing and fishing, though you must bring your own equipment (500 Pine Lake Dr.; 901-382-0235; www.shelbyfarmspark.org).
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Paolo Marolo is widely regarded as one of the best Grappa producers in the world. He is credited for being a leading innovator in Alba, the heartland of Grappa production, for departing from the tradition of working with a continuous still (used for efficiency in mass production), and choosing instead to work with a bain-marie discontinuous still. This alembic requires fresh pomaces and distills very small quantities much more slowly, but ultimately captures the yields a Grappa that is infinitely more pure, complex, and invigorating, with many dimensions of aromas and flavor. Moscato Grappas are generally more well-received by the average drinker due to their lifted aromatics and softer palate. This is 100% Moscato d'Asti. The aromatics of the Muscat grape are on full display in the nose, with flowers and zesty citrus notes coming forward. The pomace fermented for three days, unlike most Grappas where it is immediately distilled after crushing, for added depth. The alcohol is soft of the palate and the spirit finishes long with lingering intensity.
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Foaming after sex | related questions Originally Published: September 22, 2000 - Last Updated / Reviewed On: November 11, 2011 |
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Hey Alice,
Today my partner and I were having sex and he "released" himself inside me. After sex, he began using a dildo on me until I was satisfied. Well, after going in and out of me real hard and fast, a foam-like substance began to appear. The foam was exactly like hair mousse. I am not on any type of birth control (he has a vasectomy), and I was recently tested for STDs a couple of months ago and everything was fine. Could you please tell me what this may have been from!
Thanks, Freaked Out!
Dear Freaked Out!,
Most likely all you and your partner did was combine two art forms: The Joy of Sex meets The Joy of Cooking. The main ingredient in this recipe is semen. (Guys who've had vasectomies produce semen without sperm. For more information about vasectomies, read Male contraceptives? and Reversible vasectomy in Alice's Sexual Health archive.) Semen is loaded with protein, a pinch of sugar, and a dash of salt. The dildo and your boyfriend's enthusiastic "mixing" inside of you acted just like a kitchen whisk.
What are you "freaked out" about? At times, we're surprised when something unanticipated occurs. Maybe you were expecting drips or drops instead of hair mousse. Also consider the following questions: Have you noticed any changes health wise in you or your boyfriend since you recently got the all clear from your health care provider? Anything different about his semen or your vaginal fluids? Different smells, color, consistency, and/or taste? If you are still concerned, speak with a health care provider to make sure that what the two of you whipped up is nothing more than a juicy sex smoothie.


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The move was made after the game, in which he ate up 2 1/3 innings to save the bullpen from further decimation after the short start by Eric Stults. Elbert wound up posting a 7.11 ERA in three starts since his April 18 callup from Choo-Choo town, and one of those netted his first big-league win. This move clearly was made to clear a roster spot for Cory Wade, but Joe Torre said after the game that Wade won't be activated until they have one final conversation with him tomorrow just to make sure he is fine. I should have known something was up when I saw traveling secretary Scott Akasaki having a lengthy conversation with Elbert in the clubhouse after the game.
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Giants 9, Dodgers 4
Joe Torre hinted at two things after the game.
First, when KABC's Josh Suchon asked him about the way Eric Milton, Jeff Weaver and Shawn Estes have been pitching in Triple-A, Torre SEEMED to say one or more of those guys might be in the rotation soon — especially with Stults, McDonald and Kershaw having given up a combined 19 ER in 12 1/3 IP this time through the rotation.
"We would certainly like to do something that gives us just a little more depth and maybe a little more length," Torre said.
Then, when a couple of Taiwanese reporters asked Joe about Kuo's status after Kuo finally turned in a solid performance tonight — he pitched a perfect fifth inning with the Dodgers trailing 5-0, the exact sort of situation Joe had been trying to find to get him into — Joe said Kuo eventually will be the eighth-inning setup guy again.
"Kuo was good," Torre said. "Hopefully, we can build on that. He ideally can pitch the eighth inning, and I wouldn't be afraid to have him close if Broxton is unavailable. But I think we're probably a few outings away from putting him back in that spot."
Tim Lincecum was simply too much for the boys tonight. That's about all you can say about this one. Dodgers fall to 14-8, still lead the Pods by 2 1/2 and start an 11-game homestand with a four-game series against the Pods beginning tomorrow night. James McDonald against Josh Geer at 7:10. Oh, and Friday night's fireworks them is Vegas Night.
More rationale for the batting order
Torre said the main reason he wanted JP to bat ninth is that if he gets on base, he will have a better chance to steal with Rafael Furcal at th plate than with Eric Stults batting. JP had a funny comment about the whole thing when asked if Joe had explained to him why he was batting ninth.
"I would be willing to bat 11th as long as I'm in that lineup," he said. "He doesn't have to explain anything to me."
Also, Cory Wade was fine today after his one-inning rehab start at IE last night. He will be activated before tomorrow's game, and it seems probable that Scott Elbert will be sent out to make room. And speaking of the minor leagues, Shawn Estes has pitched his way onto the organizational radar. He threw six shutout innings for ABQ last night and is now 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA — and just four walks in 19 innings — in four starts. The Dodgers now have three veteran major-leaguers down there in Estes, Eric Milton and Jeff Weaver, all of whom are viable candidates to help this club sometime this season, assuming enough 40-man roster spots can be cleared.
Tonight's lineup: Matt Kemp sits, Juan Pierre bats ninth
Not to brag on myself, but your humble correspondent was the first reporter to ask Joe Torre during spring training whether, on the nights when JP is in the starting lineup, he would consider batting JP ninth and the pitcher eighth. Well, tonight, he is actually doing it (not that I'm claiming he is doing it on my suggestion, because I'm sure that isn't the case). Anyway, the rationale is that you can still bat Manny third so he comes up in the first inning, but in subsequent innings, you have three table-setters hitting AHEAD of Manny so that Manny, in effect, is batting fourth. And before anyone suggests it, no, it ISN'T because Joe thinks Eric Stults is a better hitter that JP.
Stults becomes the first Dodgers starting pitcher not to bat ninth since Don Drysdale batted seventh on Aug. 15, 1965 against Pittsburgh. That day, according to Elias Sports Bureau, catcher John Roseboro hit 8th (1-for-4) and shortstop John Kennedy hit 9th (0-for-2, BB, K). The Dodgers lost 4-2, and Drysdale went 0-for-2 with 2 strikeouts before being pulled after 6.0 innings of work.
By the way, Ethier is back in the cleanup spot, Martin drops to sixth.
Furcal 6
Hudson 4
Ramirez 7
Ethier 9
Loney 3
Martin 2
Blake 5
Stults 1
Pierre 8
Dodgers 5, Giants 3
This might have been the first game this year in which it could be truly said that Manny Ramirez was the central figure in a Dodgers' victory. He was on base five times tonight, including a pair of two-out walks with nobody on base early and three doubles late. The last two of those doubles led off innings with the score tied, and each time, Ramirez ended up scoring the go-ahead run. The big one was the ninth. After Russell Martin struck out, Andre Ethier, easily the Dodgers' MVP for this first month of the season, worked a 10-pitch at-bat against Bobby Howry, then drove a double off the left-centerfield wall for his 21st RBI of the season, and it's tough to remember a bigger one. Matt Kemp followed with an RBI triple, and the Dodgers had all the runs they would need. First blown save of the season for Jonathan Broxton, although he was asked to get five outs, coming on with a one-run lead, two on and one out, and he walked two of the first three batters. Will Ohman wound up pitching a perfect ninth for just the third save of his career. Lost in all the late-inning confusion was the performance of Chad Billingsley, who gutted his way through 7 1/3 innings on a night when he clearly wasn't at his best. He dodged bullet after bullet, proving once again that he is maturing as a pitcher because he now has the ability to improvise. Dodgers go to 14-7 and stay 2 1/2 up on the Pods. Eric Stults against Tim Lincecum tomorrow night at 7:15, so good luck.
Jason Schmidt still in extended spring training
The plan to have him make a rehab start at Inland Empire tonight was actually scrapped several days ago, but no one bothered to tell the media until today. He threw 89 pitches in an extended spring training game today. It ended when Schmidt was hit in the left leg by a line drive. But his removal was precautionary, and he isn't believed to be injured.
"We made the decision that we wanted to get him more arm strength and extend him a little more before he went down," Dodgers trainer Stan Conte said. "We were shooting for 90-plus pitches a couple of times before we sent him on a rehab. He felt pretty good. His last couple of outings have been good as far as command goes."
He'll make at least one more extended-spring start before going on a rehab. The saga continues. …
Also, there doesn't seem to be any big reason for tonight's lineup shuffle other than Joe wanting a right-handed batter in the cleanup spot against Jonathan Sanchez.
Hong-Chih Kuo no longer fits into eighth-inning setup role
Call me lazy or whatever, but rather than typing this twice, I decided to simply go ahead and write it up for tomorrow's paper and then copy/paste it here. So just ignore the dateline.
SAN FRANCISCO — One day after he declined for the second time in the past week to bring in eighth-inning setup man Hong-Chih Kuo to protect a one-run lead in the eighth inning, Dodgers manager Joe Torre finally acknowledged before Tuesday night's game with the San Francisco Giants that the role doesn't necessarily belong to Kuo anymore.
With reliever Cory Wade due to come off the 15-day disabled list on Thursday, Torre said he is the likely heir to the role. But Torre added that Wade will need to get back into the flow of pitching regularly in big-league games before he is given the job full-time. Until then, it appears the assignment will be doled out on a game-by-game basis.
Wade's most recent appearance before being sidelined by bursitis in his right shoulder was on April 11 at Arizona.
"Cory would be that guy," Torre said. "I also think I could flipflop both him and (Ronald) Belisario. I'm not sure I want to do that with Cory until he is back a while. But that would be ideal to do that, yeah."
The problem with Kuo is his history of arm problems. He underwent two Tommy John surgeries while still in the minor leagues, he missed most of 2007 with injuries to both his shoulder and elbow, and he missed the final two weeks of last season and the first round of the playoffs with elbow soreness.
That basically prevents Torre from using Kuo in the way an eighth-inning setup man normally would be used. Torre is still reluctant to use Kuo in consecutive games, and one of the reasons he didn't use him in Monday night's loss to the Giants was because of the cold weather. In fact, while Belisario was pitching, blowing the one-run lead and losing the game, and Will Ohman was warming up in the bullpen, Kuo was warming up in the indoor batting cage.
Add to that Kuo's recent inconsistency — in his past three appearances, eight of the 12 batters he has faced have reached base — and it becomes clear that he doesn't fit the role.
Tonight's lineup: Russell Martin now hitting cleanup
Nit sure why. I'm in the clubhouse and don't have my batter/pitcher matchup sheet.
Ss Furcal
2B Hudson
LF Ramirez
C Martin
RF Ethier
RF Kemp
1B Loney
3B Blake
RH Billingsley
Another screw-up by your humble correspondent
If you read this morning's paper, I mentioned that the wild pitch Ronald Belisario threw in the eighth inning last night "should have been" a passed ball charged to Russell Martin. Well, no, it shouldn't have been. In my haste to make deadline — and, I must admit, in trying to find whatever evidence I could to support my premise that Belisario was more the victim of bad luck this time than of his own bad pitching — I got that wild pitch confused with another wild pitch earlier in the game by the Giants' Barry Zito. THAT was the one I felt the official scorer botched, that should have been a passed ball. My apologies … and my apologies to Russell Martin. … Much nicer day today. Still cold, but not nearly as windy as last night. Was a beautiful day in the city today.
Giants 5, Dodgers 4
We got an explanation on the ball that Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier screwed up in the first inning. As I mentioned here earlier, it was extremely windy here tonight, and it was a loud, howling wind — loud enough that neither Kemp nor Ethier could hear the other calling for the ball. That was why neither of them backed off on the play.
"We couldn't hear each other," Kemp said. "I don't even remember (exactly what happened). A lot was going on at that moment. It was a tough ball. (Second baseman Orlando Hudson) said we were both calling it and we didn't hear each other. I don't know what to really say about it. (It was) the wind. The elements out there were pretty crazy. But no excuses. That ball should have been caught by one of us."
Kemp also made no excuses for the next ball, which he misjudged into a triple for Randy Winn.
"It just took off. It had a weird little spin on it, and it just got away from me. But the ball should have been caught."
It led to a three-run inning for the Giants. If both plays had been made, Randy Wolf would have had a one-two-three inning.
What happened in the eighth inning, with Ronald Belisario on the mound, is laid out in detail in tomorrow's paper, so no need to revisit it here. In case you were wondering, Joe Torre's explanation for why he didn't bring in a well-rested Hong-Chih Kuo, the Dodgers' designated eighth-inning setup man, to set up in the eighth inning was all the right-handed hitters the Giants had coming up. I'm starting to wonder whether Kuo really IS the eighth-inning setup man for this team.
Anyway, Dodgers fall to 13-7 and 2 1/2 up on the Pods. Giants now just three back. Chad Billingsley against Jonathan Sanchez tomorrow night, 7:15. Billingsley is 4-0 in four starts, but more importantly in this case, he is 3-0 in three starts following Dodgers losses. He not only pitches like an ace, he pitches like a stopper, too.


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And that's not such a good thing. Today's kids are less fit than their parents were at the same age, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions, and that could mean health problems …
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Ethiopia has over 77 million inhabitants, and is considered one of the poorer countries in Africa. But this year, it's playing host to the annual International Family Planning Conference in its capital, Addis Ababa.
Americans spend nearly $12 billion each year on vitamin supplements, hoping they will steer us away from diseases like cancer and heart attacks. But it turns out they're just a drain on our wallets.
Wouldn't it be nice to keep young tissues' ability to repair wounds and bound back after injury?
Moms pass on protective immunity to their children, and the ability to fight allergies is no exception.
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Crocs – the bastard child of Dutch clogs and plastic jelly shoes, but my god are they comfy (not that I've ever actually worn them out of the house).
Much like the shoes themselves, the manufacturers are boasting substance over style with their mobile phone holder. Which is a relief, because they could hardly argue otherwise. The 'heel strap' is designed to keep your mobile safe and secure, the raised inside surface will protect the screen and the fact that the case is 'Jibbitz charm ready' means that people will be laughing so hard they won't notice that your phone is over 18 months old.
The cases will cost £6.95, which I believe is the going rate for dignity.
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And that word is 'could' it's frequently used in odd statistics to try and justify something being done which cannot be proven to be true under any circumstances.
I offer the most over used word in the entitled, compensation seekers lexicon - 'Outrage!'
In our modern times, Outrage simply means a bit miffed. The true meaning of Outrage is red faced, high blood pressure, banging on the table and throwing objects, uncontrollable anger. But that meaning has all but been lost.
MODEL-turned-bodybuilder Jodie Marsh has left families of IRA bomb victims feeling "physically sick" after launching a slimming pill called SEMTEX.
The supplement — which is sold on the former glamour girl's sports nutrition website — shares the name of the plastic explosive used in countless terrorist atrocities.
She's launched a sports nutrition product. She's called it 'Semtex'. Some people have chosen to be offended.
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Relatives of IRA victims are "disgusted" that Marsh, 34, has linked her diet pills to the killer substance — and are demanding that she stops selling them.
It's a bloody name for fucks sake. This product is not remotely connected to the IRA, has nothing to do with any explosives or any bombings ever, and is no endorsement of terrorist activities. It's a sports supplement.
Molly Carson MBE, of Families Acting for Innocent Relatives, said: "Marsh has not researched Semtex, which instigated the murder of many British soldiers in Northern Ireland.
"Eighteen were killed in one blast at Narrow Water Castle — would she like to explain to their families why she intends to pursue the launch of such a pill?
No. Because it's got fuck all to do with them. Neither does this:
or this:
or this:
or this:
It's a word for crying out loud. Have we become such a nation of children that we are now frightened of words? Words that have a tentative relationship to something bad that once happened.
One woman, who lost both her parents in an IRA car bombing but wished to remain anonymous because of fears for her safety, added: "When I saw the product on sale I was incandescent with rage and felt physically sick.
I'm very sorry for your loss, but this product is called 'Semtex', not, 'Your Parents are dead. Ha!'
Semtex is the name of the explosive used by the IRA to cause a lot of death and mayhem, but that's all it is, a name. The terrorists themselves are responsible for the atrocities, not Jodie Marsh and her over priced diet pills.
So I assume this product will now be withdrawn before being re-named? I suppose Jodie Marsh will issue a grovelling apology to these offence seekers? "Mistakes were made...yadda...never meant to cause offence...yadda yadda...do not condone terrorism...blah drone"
Marsh last night defended the name of the pills, which cost £30 for 60, claiming it was no more offensive than other products.
And this is where it gets interesting. In the print version of today's Sun, she basically tells this bunch of wet gits to man up, I was pleasantly surprised when I read it. "Finally, someone with the balls to fuck these 'Outraged' morons off". (And I do believe Jodie Marsh does in fact, have a pair of balls. It's a bodybuilding thing".)
Imagine my surprise when I came to the online version and saw that Jodies excellent fucking off was replaced by this bag of bollocks:
The ex-Celebrity Big Brother contestant, from Brentwood, Essex, said: "I apologise if I have unwittingly upset anybody with the use of the name Semtex for my product.
"Obviously, I am completely against any form of terrorism – and wish to make it clear that I have never had any intention to upset any families of the victims of atrocities."
"I am a renowned anti-bullying campaigner. And terrorism can be seen as a form of bullying, as it is the use of force or coercion to intimidate others. So my disgust at terrorism should be clear."
The Sun then goes on to list a few terrorist atrocities that involved the use of semtex, but of course, have absolutely nothing to do with a tub of sixty quid diet pills.
Now if you want to see someone who really is, 'Incandescent with rage', check out this chumpy.


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The main reason I'm writing this preview is that I'm really excited to talk about the JDS-Hunt fight (We've secured a visa for Mark! Hallelujah!), as well as the return of Cain Velasquez. As I started really studying these prelims, though, something stuck out to me, and that is this: I think most, if not all, of these fights are going to end in highlight reel fashion. You have the return of Jeremy Stephens, who will surely be aggressive and surly coming off of his first career knockout loss. You have Stephen "Wonderbread" Thompson fighting for the first time in forever against a greenhorn from Philly who passes the "I wouldn't want to meet this guy in a dark alley" test. You have George Roop, who never met an overhand right he didn't try to eagerly run face first into. You even have Dennis Bermudez making his return, even though he should have retired after his fight with Matt Grice. How could you possibly top that? I'll shut up now and get to my breakdown, but we'd better have plenty of doctors and maybe even a priest on hand for this collection of fights, just in case.
Jeremy Stephens vs. Estevan Payan
If "Estevan Payan" sounds familiar to you, it's probably because of this:
And if not, well, you're welcome. What's strange is that, when this fight was announced, I immediately remembered Payan as the guy who KO'd Reyes with the spinning backfist, not the other way around. History isn't about what happened; it's about what we THINK happened. Maybe I just subconsciously thought "There's no way the UFC would sign the guy that face planted like that."
Speaking of face planting, UFC mainstay Jeremy Stephens is coming off of his first career knockout loss, which came at the hands of Yves Edwards. Stephens got into one of his wild and wooly exchanges, and Edwards dropped him with superior speed. What was strange is that usually Stephens has an admirable chin, and Edwards just lambasted him. Is this a sign that Stephens is becoming shopworn? Possibly. But I don't see him having too much trouble with Payan, who should serve as adequate cannon fodder for the right hand of Stephens. Jeremy by knockout.
Brian Bowles vs. George Roop
Brian Bowles is one of those guys that can do it all. Good wrestler, good hands, early '60s Beatles haircut. Everything. The problem is that he fights so seldom that every time he gets a fight announced, I think "Brian Bowles is still fighting? I had no idea!"
This dude is just woefully inactive. At 32 years old with only 12 professional fights, you have to think that he'll only be fighting for a limited amount of time, and it'll be a bummer to have to see him waste one of the fights in a promising career against a human scarecrow in George Roop.
Look, I can appreciate the things that Roop brings to the table, but this is one of those fights that I can already see in my mind's eye. Roop will leave his head straight up in the air like he always does, Bowles will close the distance and land an overhand right, and that'll be the end of it. Roop just isn't good enough. Bowles by knockout.
Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway
Bermudez returns to the octagon coming off a victory in a fight that, to me, was the fight of the year so far. Dennis and Matt Grice just beat the tar out of each other. One of my biggest mistakes this year was deleting that fight from my DVR after only two viewings. I could have (and should have) gone for about five more.
Anyway, he takes on Max Holloway, who is coming off of a narrow decision victory over Leonard Garcia.
This fight is black and white. If Bermudez wants to stand and trade, he's going to put himself in peril. Both men have dangerous hands, but Holloway's are a bit more polished, and to say his striking defense is better would be an understatement. If Bermudez comes in wanting to grapple, he significantly increases his chances of success. Holloway's takedown defense has improved, but once he's on his back, he's still at a disadvantage against much of the featherweight division.
Bermudez is the more well rounded fighter, but he's also the guy who is more likely to get into unruly firefights. His heart cannot be denied, as he made a spirited third round comeback against Matt Grice after being batted around the octagon for two rounds, but I think Max Holloway puts his hands on him here and either TKO's him or cruises on points. Holloway by decision in a back and forth one.
Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker
I'm sorry, but I can't even pretend to be psyched about these dudes fighting each other. Robert Whittaker is solid, but Brad Scott made him look like a god amongst men. Those are the kind of things that happen on TUF Finale cards. Colton Smith is an awful striker, and his name is Colton. Whittaker by decision.
Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Stephen Thompson
The snooty bad guy from every eighties teen movie gets his third go round in the UFC, this time with rough and raw Philly product Nah-Shon Burrell. This fight is a true clash. Thompson has fought a million karate matches and has been a martial artist his whole life. Burrell is just a naturally gifted fighter from Philadelphia who probably has lots of fights that will never show up in the Fight Finder, for obvious reasons.
Burrell is still pretty green, but he could absolutely rock Thompson's world with his boxing. I see Thompson getting back on track here, though, as he ran into real trouble when Matt Brown took him to the ground and started throttling him with strikes. Burrell is less likely to employ that kind of strategy. Thompson will land a few flashy strikes, and might have his chin tested, but will ultimately put Burrell away with punches in the second round.
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Abel Trujillo
It's time for people to start paying attention to Nurmagomedov. Those elbows he used to put away Thiago Tavares in January were downright evil, and it's not like they were big winging bombs. They were just downward shots that were deadly accurate, and no steroid on the planet was going to help Tavares beat Khabib that night. On top of his cold blooded ground and pound, Khabib excels in both wrestling and the clinch game. He's improving each time out, he's undefeated at 19-0, and he's only 24 years old.
Abel Trujillo, on the other hand, was the beneficiary of a late replacement opponent in his UFC debut. Not only that, but his replacement opponent was Marcus LeVesseur, who happens to be a bit of a softy. Don't get me wrong; Trujillo absolutely lit up LeVesseur, dropping him in a punching exchange and savaging him to the body the entire fight, as Marcus fished for takedowns that never came. It'd be hard to imagine a better debut. I just see Trujillo as being a tier or two below Khabib.
A finish seems probable here, and it will come by way of a submission by Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Mike Pyle vs. Rick Story
I know Rick Story is coming in as a late replacement, but these are two guys that are heading in opposite directions. Mike Pyle has inexplicably reinvented himself as an excellent striker at the ripe old age of 37, while Rick Story has perfected his "run at guys recklessly with hopes that I can bully them, and if I can't, I'm screwed" strategy to a tee.
I also know Story is coming off a win, but he hasn't made any tangible improvements in his game in quite some time, and he isn't exactly well rounded. What Demian Maia was able to do to his face was mind-boggling. Blood flew out of his nose like those blue paint packets they put in bank vault money bags.
This fight will inevitably end up on he ground, where Pyle's gangly and experienced submission game should carry him to a tapout victory midway through the fight. If blood cartoonishly flies out of Story again, consider that a bonus. Story is still dangerous if he starts winging bombs, but give me Pyle by triangle.


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