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A blog post by Seth Killian on the Capcom website says that a secret in Mega Man 9 remains unfound. Mysteriously, he says that fans are about half way to finding it.
"Most MM fans want to strangle me for not spilling the beans, but I love mysteries and they are getting pretty rare in the Internet age. I didn't intend to torture anyone when I mentioned it so long ago, and I'd advise you to just let it go if it's driving you nuts, but to those still searching I promise that the secret isn't a snipe hunt, macguffin, or otherwise faked. And I will tell you when it's discovered".
YouTube is awash with videos containing useful tips, hidden items, glitches and all sorts of things to make you wonder "how did they find that out". Like this one:
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Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 28mg 1%
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Orchard pictures...
Just for sharing......from this evening.
Cedar Waxwings are eating flower pedals,....not sure if they are thinning the tree, probably not because I only see pedals go.
Beautiful bird and nice pics. However flocks of 30 or more completely strip the small green fruits on my plums and other trees. I am amazed at the size of the green plum they can eat. I suggest you watch them closely. I do not think you will like what you see. They also like to stay in small flocks of about 30 but can number up to a hundred. I have to scare them off daily. Cotton twine strung 20 feet up over your young trees may help.
Nice looking orchard. Wow, your apples bloom pretty late up there. Most of our apples here are done blooming, although a very few very late bloomers are still doing their thing. We're about 2-3 weeks away from the first Summer apples down here.
Thank you all!...and all your encouragement!
I know....it could get to be a problem with large flocks, here, the numbers are around 15 or
so the last several years and haven't bee a big problem yet. They also eat green cherries.
We had a late spring...perhaps about 2 weeks late, I rather see it late then heaving a heavy frost when leafed out,
still, it seems several pear trees look like died from a frost about 2 weeks ago.
Axel, it's nice to have it spread out longer in your zone, here, everything comes at one's, but when it comes, it's a very
intense short growing season, helping along with our long daylight.....but soooon it's over!
It's very dry again, I don't think we had 1" rain since snow left 2 month ago, have never cut grass yet, some dandelion came
up and the grass is stalling.
A bit of sun ray striking the orchard
The Evans Cherries looking good again after one year resting, they are flowering now.
Wow Konrad. Great pictures. Truly professional looking. I especially like the one of the mother bird giving the little ones one of your berries! I take it photography is one of your other hobbies? Have you ever tried entering any of these pics into a photo contest? Again, great orchard pics.
Thank you all!
Glenn, Yes, ...think I have too many hobbies, ... guess better then none.
I have entered some photos in the Picture Of The Day [P-O-T-D], they don't give out prices,
think I have landed one for best of the month.
Juniorpilot...I would think you're a pilot, wow, you get the bird's eye View,... good for you!
I haven't had problems with birds so much, one year, Mc Pies cleaned up a couple of cherry trees.
Moose is my worst enemy in winter, in summer, I have mostly deer, they prune back the branches a bit but at least
they don't make much damage. Yesterday the first time, a couple of fawns [White tail's] I found laying in the orchard
in broad daylight, I went back to get the camera and got a couple of shot's, in the evening I set up a blind and waited,....only in about a half hr. they came and got some shots.
Here is a link that might be useful: Picture Of The Day
very nice konrad...where abouts are you?
I take it you are zone #3?
yeah you're fruit trees are ahead in trms of dormancy down here...no where showing dormancy yet...
what varieites do you plant for apple, cherry what rootstocks are able to take the cold there, which ones are they in those pics?
I'm just outside of Edmonton Alberta.
I prefer my own apple seedling root stock...[orchard picture fall color] they can handle drought better. The other apple tree with deer is on renetka or antonovka spelling? Cherry, [Evans] is on it's own root, some I graft to pin cherry...makes them a bit hardier,...thanks kokos.
Oh...apple varieties, Norkent, Norland, Norda, Norson, Carroll, Summer Red, Goodland, September Ruby or Ruby Red, Zaychuck #1, Lee 17, Collet, Early Mac, Harcourt, Red Wonder, Red Well, Fall Red.
Crab Apples..
Trailman, Chestnut, Rescue...some new seedling crab.
Some other apples I'm testing for hardiness.
Great pics Konrad....
Where do you live if you don't mind me asking?
I remember you posting about Seedling rootstocks and how well they work for you. Are the Apple trees in these pics here on seedling?
Is it safe for the deer to eat the branches of apple trees without causing harm to the tree?
When goats entered my orchard and ate my olive trees in Greece, the agronomists told me they would not be the same again, some worse eaten some less...he said that the saliva acts like a poison and does not allow the tree to thrive there after. Advice: Rip out 100 trees and replant....farmer was charged by local agronomy policeman.
ramble, the wire is mostly for rabbits and helping/preventing porcupine
climbing the tree.
Yes, all these are on seedling rootstock.
It doesn't seem to be a problem deer or moose eating the ends off.
Hmn...goat saliva,...that's news to me.
What's B118?
Thanks Kokos,
I stumbled onto this video and it looked like a bunch of alien came and
pruned this orchard, some of us can use these electronic tools when joints are aching and our power is not there anymore....see video
Here is a link that might be useful: Electronic Shear
I have seen one in operation..
Here is a link that might be useful: Picking your apples
>>What do you do with all that fruit?I sold some apples, some I juiced with my home build juicer..[link], 700 liter of juice, [last year] lots got frozen, some I sold and some in exchange of 7 tons of manure.
Here is a link that might be useful: Apple Juicer
It looks like as we're going for a record snowfall this winter, I love it, then our ponds and lakes can recover a bit from the last 15 years of less moisture.
The Apple Orchard
Honey Bees cooped up in front of Evans cherries..
At home, snowing night shot, street lamp giving the back light..
Konrad is correct, wire mesh will not work for squirrels. Refer to the devices to eliminate squirrels thread for some of the methods that have worked for some. I made a long post in there outlining my experiences.
Beautiful pictures Konrad. Cherries will not grow well where I am, save for the an ornamental weeping type. I have a bit of a deer problem as well, they continually eat my persimmons and other fruits. With the sheer volumes of fruit your producing, I guess they're just a mere annoyance. Thanks for sharing the photos and keep em coming!
I would like to see more pic's of deer on game poles. I used to take pic's of deer then the land arround me was put into subdivisions and land was posted no hunting. now people feed the deer and there are more than the forest can sustain. What used to be a few pruning some branches is now eating a tree down to a stub. Wife used to say come look at the deer now she says grab the gun.
Wow, you still have snow! Beautiful picture. How did you get that close?
Thank you all!
>>How did you get that close?These pictures were taken with a home brew camera put inside a water tight pelican case, activated by a motion sensor, hooked up with camera, then pictures are taken by itself. Camera is a Sony point and shoot Cybershot. See.. deer noticed the camera and looking straight at it, probably only 2 to 3 feet away. I use it for birds also.
Baltimore Oriole
Thank you!
Aug. 31 we had hail damage, the second year in a row...good thing is I don't have many apples this year.. most trees are still recovering the second year now after a long deep freeze in October when trees were still too green going into winter, some trees are dead and some are still dying.
Another good thing....it could be worse, have seen allot of wood damage, luckily not in my orchard.
I was hoping to make some pin cherry jelly this year with the best fruit set in about 15 years, ..now I don't know?
The ground was littered with cherries, also chokecherries knocked off green.
Pin cherry
Evans cherry
Trailman crab apple
September Ruby
This from Sept. 4, same 4 apples as in last picture, still on the tree, good enough to make juice.
From Sept. 8, a little tree in the open with heavy damage.
A Trailman Crab, best juicing & eating little apple ready to pick, sheltered a bit with less hail damage but Deer sripped this one all within reach...they know what's good!
Funny, I had the same problem this year with those large ants at my place, going after cracked plums.
I agree that this photo album is very special indeed.
You still calling that canine a coyote? East coast coyotes are so much larger than the ones I grew up with in the west coast. Over 15 years back there was a lot of speculation that they are wolf-coyote hybrids but because DNA is identical (as far as what could be analyzed back then) between dogs, coyotes and wolves it was all theory. Don't know if that issue has been resolved.
Thank you all!
Sarah, below is a link from my builds, you can also do a search on building home brew trail cameras.
I'm done with apple pickings, all is processed, mostly juice.
This picture from Aug. 29, showing the apples of my biggest customer, I don't do much custom juicing...just don't have the time. My first early juiced in jugs under the trees, the late one's I did last weekend.
This from Sept.7, picked this Norkent in my back yard, the nice one's for storing, rest juice, trees do much better here then on the farm, grafted on a seedling.
The first time I've seen a black lady bug.
Out on the farm most trees are still recovering from the 2 week deep freeze a couple of years back, not much fruit, some bunches here and there.
From Sept. 27
Have done good on some berries & cherries..
Pin cherries, on the south side of trees, sheltered from hail
Western Sand Cherries
Black Currant, go into my breakfast cereal
Choke Cherries,.. this year I mixed about 3 liters fresh juice into a 50 liter apple wine batch.
The first time I got a nice little crop of plum out on the farm, Sprout's Sunshine, grafted to a Siberian Apricot sucker.
From Sept. 3
Here is a link that might be useful: Self Portrait of Birds and....
Thank you all!
Sarah, Buckshot and some others can hack a camera for you if you're not confident doing it,.. I ruined my first camera. In the link is where I got help. I followed Buckshot's video for the hack.
Just downloaded the trail camera, the fawn on the left with mom, the white markings almost gone, from Sept. 22.
Here is a link that might be useful: Game cam build help
Wow looks like dwarf stock and THAT far north - we're impressed! We are in droughty blustery Kansas and have windbreaks, but Fuji's previous owner planted are spindly-limbed and a pain. What rootstock would you suggest? We're getting 'old' and need to replace some stock and would love to have lower trees to get rid of some of that ladder climbing!
Thank you Shawnee!
I can't tell what you need in your area, perhaps see your local nursery.
Here, trees don't grow huge in our harsh environment, even when using standard root stock.
I've been on a visit to China, these pictures near Beijing on a roadside stand, I was impressed how nice these apples were, it
seems the Chinese don't eat much fruits....just never see anybody eating, that was just my observation, perhaps too expensive for the average Chinese?
Konrad, I agree the fruit stand in China is really good looking. The apples look excellent. The Chinese love fruit and eat quite a bit of it. I also took your advice but was in a dilemma as to which Mirabelle I should buy. After seeing your photograph of Mirabelle de Nancy, I bought one of those and also Metz! I cannot wait till they arrive in the spring. My small orchard is growing! Keep the photographs coming! Mrs. G
China produces the most apples in the world with 27 507 000 tons yearly, and US is next in line with only 4 237 730 tons.
Konrad, did you say those are standard rootstock trees? They look more like semi dwarf to me. How did you keep deer from killing trees off when they were smaller?
Thank you all!
I graft all apples to my own seedlings.
In China a large apple region is XIAN, some years ago the US was flooded with concentrated juice from there.
Most fruit's are exported, here, the mandarin's are in store already!. Do you have them in the US?
I was in XIAN, not for the apples, to see the buried terracotta warriors. I was totally impressed with what I've seen in China.
Also, they take trees very serious....
Sometimes too serious LOL
OMG, Konrad! What gorgeous photos!!! What a lovely, lovely place you have. My family is from Edmonton. You do indeed have a short growing season! When I used to complain to my mom about being cold in Vancouver, walking to school in the winter, she would just give me the "Edmonton" look (that's what my sister and I called it!!) So, we quit griping! Now I'm totally spoiled and live in S. California where if it gets below 40, we're in tears, lol!! And, your top photos of the coyotes are definitely coyotes, but that bottom pic is a wolf for sure. Very cool photos, keep them coming!!
Patty S.
Thank you all!
I was out pruning last weekend, still doing too much guess work,.. wish a pro could show me more then I know.
When the sun was out, it was warm enough to get rid of jacket and toque.
This is showing the transition, rootstock [rough] and top graft, about 2 foot up, [smooth].
At the time of grafting this high, I didn't really know if it would be of any benefit, someone told me to graft high, but didn't say for what reason, it just happened I had large root stock, so allot were grafted high. After over 10 years or so, I see now, there is a huge benefit, these trees, [trunk] cope allot better with the weather, less or none splitting due to frost, warm/cold cycles.
Several times I had a moose in....pruned most of the trees, this wasn't a real problem, worse, when they're grabbing onto ends and pull in the same time, causing ripping off branches, this hapend to at least 10 trees.
This was the only time ever, I got a glimpse of a moose,...seems like a younger animal, eating on the choke-cherry tree.
Had a camera in the bush and put some sunflower seeds down.
Deer Love...
Mom with her youngster, white-tail.
What Bruce said. Thanks Konrad, these are so fun to see, and your orchard is so lovely! That's a huge commitment is such a chilly place, I admire your tenacity. I know what it takes. I promise I will never complain about my weather to you!
Patty S.
I love this thread.
I would love to one day have some nice land to stretch out on. Eventually I plan on moving up to Oregon or Arizona or Nevada. Sadly California, although a beautiful place, has become such a headache for me. I have a nice home here in So Cal that is paid off but Ca is just becoming such a hard place to live. And looking at Konrads lovely place makes me want to go even more.
Great job on the photos Konrad!!
Thank you all!
I do understand,...how about move to Alaska, near the ocean, think there are some better temperate zones like 4 plus?
I know the winters are long but one's the spring / summer starts you can't beat it,...well, maybe mosquitoes? Especially here, Alberta has lots of sunshine,...sometimes too dry but I like it.
I'm blessed in the way that my dream was full filed.
This land about 6 acres, the orchard area I plowed all, the following year filled the low spots, old disc & racked with a chain link fencing material all season until smooth, so I can walk easily and zip fast with the mower cutting grass.
In the foreground,.. just sticking out of the snow are some Capilano Apricot seedlings.
From Feb.12, 2012
Here is a before and after picture, it was the first time ever that I cut out the dead wood of the Evans cherry bushes this year.
From Oct.14, 2011
From March 24, 2012
I was just thinking the same thing, ltilton! Wow. Konrad, we do love these photos. It is amazing up there, things grow at nuclear rates, like they've been injected with steroids. I think the plants just know there is a shorter time to get the job done. My mom used to talk about that, and how glorious summer was up there (minus the mosquitos, of course!) Love your photos, do you still have snow on the ground??
Patty S.
Thank you all...LOL Patty!
Now the day's are getting longer, at the peak,...getting dark around 11PM! All the snow has melted but we got twice since again ...a little left now. We can get snow in mid may!
Yes,.. plants, birds, bees and all wildlife are going into overdrive soon, [me too] with the longer daylight.
We can grow several apricots, in the odd years when the winter has been fairly mild and no spring blossom kill,...about one harvest in 4 to 5 year/average for me, in the city about every 2 or 3 years.
Below, [first picture] is a little tree called Capilano,.. the city of Edmonton planted some trees over 50 years ago along a freeway called Capilano, we think these were seedlings because all are a little different. Hope to get a picture when in bloom,...have a strong feeling that this year will be the year for fruit.
I grafted this to a plum seedling, fruited in the 3rd. season, I killed it after the transplant.
Here is a write up from DNA gardens, [not in business anymore]
[I really don't know for sure if this was mine, there are 3 trees.]
Parents: Unknown
Fruit habit: The lady of the closest house says it fruits every second year. Many people pick them. Size: 4 x 4.2 x . 3.6 cm
Shape: flattened ventrally; higher at shoulder
Suture: deep ending at beak
Stigma: small flattened beak
Color: very dark yellow with red blushes on exposed skin.
Aroma: good
Maturity: end of July
Texture: soft
Taste: juicy, very sweet
Uses: excellent dessert type
Stone: free
Thean Pheh remarks:
City of Edmonton could not determine whether it was a seedling or selection as it was planted in the 60's and the lile could not be traced. There were three apricot plants on the same buffer strip and each is completely different from the other in growth habit, fruit maturity, size, shape and taste leading me to think that they are open pollinated seedlings.
This is called Westcot, [somebody else grew]
A tree from around here, [not mine]
this is really amazing, you photos are top quality and i am super happy to have found this thread. There is nothing more that i would like then to have the land to farm and more so the ability to farm the land like you do not to mention your amazing photography skills.
Thank you Gunnarm!
Think this was the worst ever I have seen, about 4 trees, moose pruned it first, now this about 2 weeks ago, moose had a good feast and coming back for more, seen tracks in nursery only about 2 day's old!
This is a Siberian Apricot,..been grafting over to plum, not a total loss, it needs more grafting.
Bumble bee on plum flowers
My honey bees working them
Apples are just about to open, this is a red flesh, called Red Wonder
This is a Chokecherry, one of my seedlings, opens about 2 weeks earlier then the native choke cherry, I really love it as a bee tree.
Thank you all!
>>It must be the area??? Huh? Or is it the farmer??? Lol Perhaps both?
Long day light has allot to do also.
>>What type of graft did you doBark graft,..see link
This Baltimore Oriole on a Trailman Crab Apple
Here is a link that might be useful: Konrad's modified bark grafting
Thank you Mrs G!
These pictures from today, apples are back after they set out for 2 years due to a early deep freeze in 2009, some died.
Hummingbird Moth on the Evans Cherry
One of my proud seedling Ornamental Crab
Anybody interested in propagating it?
konrad, you could work as a photographer for national geographic. the pic with the baltimor oriole is absolutely beautiful!
What variety of plum is in the pic with the bees? The blossoms are amazingly thick! The plums I have don't blossom like that!
This is a really great thread you started......and probably the longest one on garden web!
Thank you Glenn!
That's a Ivanovka Plum,..can't get it to pollinate properly because it blooms early and nothing else around near by, so I tried another branch from home to pollinate,..had a thread on this one, see link.
Here is a link that might be useful: Bottle feeding..
Got a better shot on one Hummingbird Moth the next day on the Evans cherries,..rarely ever see these guys around, they jump around the flowers pretty good, using fast shutter speed is a must, especially if you want to freeze their wings motion to see more details. Those wings must go at least as fast like hummingbirds, maybe that's why it's named like this. Actually, they act a bit like hummers.
Awesome pictures once again!I remember seeing these as a child, at first glance they look like miniature humming birds.I have not seen them in over 25 years.....come to think of it I haven't seen a lot of the different insects/birds that there were years ago.
I did a little google searching on that Ivanovka plum and they are from what I have read are an asian plum.There is no mention of it being a cross or anything.Makes sense as my asian plums bloom alot earlier than the euros.It seems like a very hardy asian at that because most of the asian plums seem to be rated mostly zone5 and higher.Hopefully my grafts take and I can test the pollination theory in a few years.
I saw my first hummingbird moths the other day, but they were much more drab than the one you photographed. I absolutely love your pictures- looking at them, somehow the air seems crisper, cleaner, and everything's a bit more peaceful. :) Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you all!
Glenn, yes you're right,..I can send you more wood if needed.
Today was early honey harvest, the last two years I only done one's at the end of season. The orchard flowered good again this year, that makes a big difference, ..it will be some nice honey.
Sorry, I don't usually look like this, it was hot to our standards, when temperature hit's in the 30C. 86F. I take advantage, the extracting goes better.
Thank you Mrs. G
You could, but wouldn't be worth sending it to you.
I suggest checking out local bee keepers, honey you get is much better then store bought because some small bee keepers don't heat up the honey, therefore retaining flavors, enzymes, pollen etc.
Also, find out what honey you get, early honey is best I find, bees forage mostly in fruit flowers, later honey comes from clovers and other wild flowers which is nice too but stay away from one sided nectar source/honey which comes from large fields like canola etc.
You pay more from the local guy but it's worth every peny because the small scale bee keeper does mostly all by hand, also cleaner with no bees at all in honey when extracting,...I couldn't believe some of the videos I've seen on U tube, bees being extracted=bee guts in the honey!
The reason for processing plant heating the honey is to process it fast and efficient. They have large stock piles of honey in large drums, most crystallized at the time of processing. All honey gets heated up [pasteurized] filtered and filled. That's why store bought honey stay's liquid for a long time.
Here is a picture from outside, honey frame with bees on it, mostly clover, light honey, you see how the wax was gently pealed away in the middle with a decapping fork.
Some years ago a bee keeper put honey on he's swollen knee, he said the swelling went down.
I did this today to my wife on her swollen foot, not sure what's causing this, it comes and goes but seems it gets worse, we thought that it was gout but doctor test was negative.
We'll see what honey does. So when goggled on this I found...
Here is a link that might be useful: A spoonful of honey helps the swelling go down
Peach Plum
Have the first small crop, [ripe] plum of the season at home, got this one for about 10 years now but pollination seems to be the trouble, just a light fruit set, ..it does live up to its name, a beautiful large plum.
I have had some success keeping the rabbits off of our blueberry shrubs, during the winter months, by spraying with Plantskydd. This is a liquid repellent made from fermented blood-so it smells bad, and you will want to stay upwind when applying this to any trees or shrubs. It is supposed to work against deer, elk, and moose. Given the size of your operation, you might have to figure out how to make your own repellent.
I have to say, this is my favorite thread on all of GW. Thanks, Konrad. And, your honey looks awesome. I buy my guy's local honey right down the street from me. It is so light a delicious, we just love it. I use it in my coffee, tea, cornbread, in my cereal. It is the best honey I've ever had. Most likely a combination of citrus and our California sage scrub. So good. And the peach plums are so lovely, I've not heard of them. Like to know more about this variety. I probably can't grow it down here, but they sound delicious.
Patty S.
Excellent growing season with lots of heat and the right amount of moisture pushed the picking ahead to this last weekend on the Evans cherries. Wasp have been very, very bad and ruined allot, some loss to birds.
Several trees were nicely loaded.
Butterfly getting the sugar fix!
Who knew that Eden was in Alberta? Great photos as usual. Look like a very good cherry crop.
Most of us probably walked by some glorious site today ourselves and failed to actually see them. I can here someone saying "What are you looking at? It's just a bug on an apple tree."
Gorgeous, Konrad! I planted an Evans this year. I am not holding my breath I'll get any fruit, but thought I'd give it a try. Love the photos, I always get excited when I see this thread come up to the top, again! I wish my mom were still around to see all you grow up near her home town. She would be amazed.
Patty S.
LOL Bruce, I guess you're right.
Glenn,...you bet! Not so much out in the country here but som trees are like this, sheltered in town it's a common thing. I would think a perfect cherry for a sheltered zone 3, zone 4 should be just ideal, zone 5 and up might get a bit warm but I think you should still have cherries, not sure if loaded like this.
You can also experiment with other root stock, this picture is Evans on pin cherry, nicely loaded, flowered a little later, the cherries are still on but deer have eaten most on the bottom branches, I put on a trail camera,...they might be back, if so, I'll post later. The cherries are slightly smaller but I find sweeter.
Picture from July 2, Evans on pin cherry.
I spend some time this weekend picking the early apples, Norland, Harcourt, some Trailman Crab and Carrol.
The bright red one's are Norland, light color one's are Norkent, others are Sept. Ruby
Norland, in full sun can get marbled,..they get juiced tomorrow.
Best early apple but not a keeper when left on this long.
The last Evans Cherry picture, [green] was coming along nicely and getting ripe about 2 weeks after the others when one day it got almost completely stripped by deer and broke some branches.
When I put the camera near they didn't come close anymore. It was a mom with her young.
Apple season has drawn all kind's of other animals, ..I found out that porcupine love apples, they can eat allot! Figured I don't clean up the ground so perhaps then they don't climb the tree,...not so here! They're like us, thinking that the apples are better on the tree.
I might have to set a trap and relocate him before winter, I don't want to see this anymore...
I was surprised to capture a fox the first time.


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Wartime Secrecy
Published: October 11, 2001
President Bush wisely backed away yesterday from his threat to curtail classified military and intelligence briefings to Congress. The president's impatience with Congress risked short-circuiting the constitutional powers of the legislative branch. Since the terror attacks on Sept. 11, the administration has made abundantly clear that it would like to tightly control the flow of information about the war on terrorism. This attitude could ultimately undermine public support for Washington's antiterror campaign by depriving Americans of information they need to assess the administration's actions and the state of the nation's security.
All Americans understand that in time of war some information must be safeguarded, including specific military plans and certain kinds of intelligence data. The safety of American troops, and the security of spying methods, must not be compromised by the careless disclosure of sensitive classified information. This newspaper and other news organizations are mindful of that danger and act accordingly in deciding what to print or broadcast. But much other information, including matters the government might like to bottle up to avoid debate, belongs in the public domain.
This principle rests at the heart of the American system of governance. And it is very much in the administration's own interest to honor it, because in a democracy, building and sustaining a consensus to wage war requires an informed citizenry. As the nation learned in Vietnam, the military cannot successfully conduct foreign wars in the absence of public support.
So far the administration has struggled to maintain the appropriate balance. Yesterday, for example, the White House requested that broadcast network executives not air in full the prerecorded statements of Osama bin Laden and his aides. The White House expressed concern about giving the terrorists unchecked outlets for their propaganda. It also warned that such appearances might contain coded messages meant for bin Laden operatives around the world. The five major television news organizations agreed jointly to abridge future videotaped statements. The White House suggested that print media might also be asked not to publish the complete texts of Mr. bin Laden's statements.
This White House effort is ill advised in the absence of clear evidence that coded messages are contained in the videotapes. Even if full statements were withheld from networks and newspapers, any bin Laden associate in the United States could easily pick them up from foreign broadcast outlets or webcasts. More important, the American people should have unfettered access to information about the terrorist leader and his views. We trust the White House does not believe that his venomous propaganda will turn the country in his favor.
Before Mr. Bush retreated today with Congress, he was on the verge of denying lawmakers information that is essential to their work. Mr. Bush was apparently incensed over a report last week in The Washington Post that intelligence officials had told lawmakers at a classified briefing that there was a ''100 percent'' likelihood of new terrorist attacks. The White House was particularly concerned that intelligence information had been leaked to The Post. But the likelihood of further violence on American soil was information Americans needed to know and that various government officials had disclosed openly in other ways.
Under the arrangement outlined yesterday, the administration would share military, diplomatic and intelligence information with leaders, chairmen and ranking members of appropriate committees, and perhaps with other legislators on these committees as well. The members need to respect the demands of secrecy. But the administration must not arbitrarily shut down the flow of legitimate data necessary to preserve accountability and the free flow of information cherished by Americans, even in times of war.


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No one waiting in the Alberta Conservative wings
CALGARY -- For a province that prides itself on 43 years of stable government, Alberta finds itself embroiled in its third leadership crisis in less than 10 years.
Amid new revelations of Alison Redford's penchant for travel -- a$131,000 to fly first-class to India and a personal layover in London that would do Anthony Bourdain proud -- it was never a question of whether she would be forced to quit, but when. Still, her sudden resignation came as a surprise to all, including the feuding members of her own Progressive Conservative party.
And the skeletons keep falling out of the closet. After the CBC reported she personally authorized construction of a penthouse abode atop the newly renovated Federal Building in Edmonton, Redford became too much of an albatross for even her staunchest supporters to wear around their necks.
Still, it's pretty shabby treatment for a leader who delivered the PCs their 12th consecutive majority government in 2012. Obviously, there is serious concern among the party rank and file that there won't be a 13th when an election is called in 2016.
That raises the question of whether there is a political messiah capable of delivering a listing government from the valley of darkness. Since it deposed King Ralph in 2006, the party has consistently chewed up its best and brightest and spit them out. Former premier Ed Stelmach led the PCs to the largest majority in Alberta history, but that wasn't enough to keep the knives from coming out against him either.
With friends like those, who needs enemies? Moreover, who would even want the headache given all the present turmoil?
Dave Hancock, who was sworn in as interim premier until a leadership race is called in September, is an obvious front-runner and one of the few who could unite a divided party. But he has precluded himself from making a serious run by accepting the yoke of the premier's office.
The other potential suitors all carry their own baggage. Treasurer Doug Horner is an obvious choice, but the son of Lougheed-era stalwart Hugh Horner epitomizes the dynastic succession and aura of entitlement that has plagued Redford. Besides, his latest budget puts the province on track for a $20-billion deficit by 2020. One thing Albertans do not take kindly to is red ink.
The younger generation, represented by Labour Minister Thomas Lukaszuk and Justice Minister Jonathan Denis, claim to shoot from the hip and tell it like it is. But both carry strong ambitions and questionable motives that typify the internal backstabbing that has defined the PCs for almost a decade.
Municipal Affairs Minister Ken Hughes is a relative unknown with an impressive resumé and impeccable management skills. Energy Minister Diana McQueen is an up-and-comer who has turned heads with her short stint in the portfolio. The trouble is, as sitting cabinet ministers, all are insiders in an unpopular government.
Alternatively, the PCs could look to an outsider to inject fresh blood: Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has been tossed about as such a candidate. Though he is certainly popular, it's tough to call His Purpleness conservative by any stretch.
Former federal cabinet minister Jim Prentice is a polished candidate with the right combination of grassroots support and credibility. Once considered a successor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Prentice has all the tools in the kit.
But his resignation in 2010 to become vice-chairman of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce smacks of elitism and firmly establishes him as a one-percenter who may be a little too out of touch with everyday voters. Albertans consider themselves to be an egalitarian bunch who may be put off by his penchant for tailored blazers and shiny cufflinks.
Plus, whoever is chosen will have to deal with the unruly mob that is the PC caucus. As Redford learned too well, it isn't a big-tent party as much as a collection of competing interests squabbling among themselves to carve up the golden goose. Prentice would have as hard a time uniting the hordes as any of his predecessors.
With so many internal factions, it's not clear whether there is enough room to maintain the centre of the political spectrum. Hardcore conservatives have been unhappy with what they perceive as a leftward tilt under Stelmach and Redford. With the Wildrose nipping at their heels, the threat is clearly on the right. But the party of Peter Lougheed has its political roots, and greatest success, as a small-c conservative party that balances progressive small-l liberal social principles with conservative fiscal management.
As Redford's resignation shows, today's PC party lacks both.
Eye on Alberta columnist Shaun Polczer's work has appeared in local and national Canadian newspapers, in addition to international publications in 99 countries.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition April 3, 2014 A13
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Is there any chance we can make a significant offer to Dragic this offseason?
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Is there any chance we can make a significant offer to Dragic this offseason?
This is what Chi_Shizzle posted in another thread. It's the only way I see us getting to the ECF.
Hinrich should be playing 5 to 8 minutes tops. He should have never been resigned, let alone be...
We should do everything in our power to trade for Love first. After that, you talk to Melo and tell him the combination of Thibs, Rose, Noah, Love and then ofcourse Melo himself gives him a very,...
I see a few people proposing we send Boozer, Snell and 1 or 2 first round picks to the Knicks in a sign and trade for Melo. Why would the Knicks pull the trigger on this trade? Yes, they risk losing...
Our poor showing against the Wizards will certainly not help Melo choose to sign with us. At least the other teams interested (Rockets, Clips) are also going through their fair share of problems at...
I find it odd that some are laughing at the Pacers. How quickly people forget that just 2 years ago we lost to the 8th seeded Sixers in the first round of the playoffs.
Where did you read that he wants to be play for a contender in the east?
BTW, I would love to have Jimmer in Chicago.
Hmmmm.. they said that because that was the truth. Our FO offered Deng a 3 year 30 million dollar extension. If Deng would have accepted that, he'd still be a Bulls player today.
If we convince Melo to sign for that amount ( while amnestying Boozer and trading Gibson), can we also bring over Mirotic if we convince him to sign for the MLE?
K Love and its not even close.
I agree.
Chicago > New York
Anyone but Mel Tucker.
How much can we offer Melo if we amnesty Boozer and bring over Mirotic?
Not this again. There is no way in hell that Lebron is coming here.
We need to focus our strengths on trying to lure Melo or Love to Chicago.
If only these thick headed ego centric guys...
Sorry if this has been answered already.
But now with Deng gone and Bynum cut, how much cap space do we have in the summer if A) we keep Boozer and B) we amnesty Boozer.
If we amnesty Boozer,...
Thank you for being civil in your response.
Stripped down a bit, this deal is basically a 3 year 54 million dollar deal (guaranteed) for Cutler, so around 18 per. If... and that's a big if,...
I was all for Cutler coming back... but it pisses me off when I hear Cutler saying it isn't about the money, he has to think about family and the great situation he has with Trestman and our...
I'm glad Cutler is back....but where is this "hometown discount"???
It was a mistake hiring Tucker from the freaking JAGS, and it will be a mistake if we keep him for next season.
One of the most important aspects of a coach is to get the most from the players he...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the money wouldn't work for that trade. What other players would we have to involve, or would it need to a 3 team trade?
Are some people on this forum still hatin on DeMarcus Cousins? He's killin it so far this year.
Butler better take his sweet *** time. We need him healthy not only for now, but in the future.
My girlfriend surprised me with tickets to the game for my birthday. Although we've been playing like **** recently, the Bulls usually play extra hard against the Heat. I'm expecting a close game....


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To vpemmer, above (March 31, 2008 16:22):
You wrote: "I did not care for Geo Bush eight years ago. I do now. His tenacity in the face of a very entertaining level of willful misunderstanding and press-fed vitriol is extraordinary."
What you call "tenacity" is recognized by most of the adult Western world as unbounded arrogance built on abominable ignorance. The man has not admitted a single mistake in over seven years. Your change of opinion can only be attributed to Alzheimer's disease or some sort of reverse Darwinism.
I had no strong feelings for Bush or Gore in 2000, but I will always be ashamed of my fellow Americans for not recognizing by November 2004 that electing any other candidate, even Kerry, would have been better than returning Bu--sh-- to the White House.
Of course. The Economist is right.
American foreign policy is unlikely to change dramatically regardless of which candidate is elected president. Afterall, the United States is holding a regularly-scheduled election in 2008, not a political revolution.
Worldwide Islam should prepare itself for disappointment with regard to American presence in the middle east and political-military support for Israel. And Europeans should prepare for disappointment on any number of topics ranging from the International Criminal Court to trade relations.
Informed Americans increasingly understand that to occupy the United States' present position in world affairs is to incur the resentment of others. Sove of that is well-earned, but that is scarcely the point. Americans have learned that opinion polls from Europe, Asia, and Middle East can be very negative indeed and still mean nothing in practice.
America can be the nation everyone loves to hate and still have maximum latitude to seek its own interest. As long as the only topic on which humanity generally agrees is "how damnable those Americans are," we have nothing to lose and everything to gain by pursuing our national interest as relentlessly and ruthlessly as we wish. Most of us accept, I think, that there is nothing to the myth of American exceptionalism. The only thing exceptional about the United States is its position of relative power.
In the 21st Century, Russia likely will face the full impact of a demographic catastrophe that has been forming for two generations. China likely will face an environmental catastrophe that will affect Asia and much of the world. The European Union probably will face an existential political crisis. And the individual states of Europe will face the reality of demographic decline at home. The Islamic World seems drifting toward what it has done for centuries, turn on itself.
In 75 years, the United States will have a population of nearly 500 million. It still will be an economic, military, and technological giant. It will still be an influential center of mass culture. And as the Western World (Europe) surrenders its birthright to immigrants who detest the air original Europeans breathe, the United States is likely to benefit from the immigration of Europe's best and brightest.
It is difficult to be pessimistic about America in the 21st Century or sanguine about our friends abroad...no matter what their opinion of us is.
The rest of the world will continue to disagree with the way America handles foreign affairs, as they have since at least the time of the Barbary Wars. America will continue to have many positive effects on the rest of the world for the foreseeable future, just as they create problems and make mistakes, and yet the country will continue to pursue its best interests and those of the world at large.Perhaps this earnest arrogance that ruffles so many feathers is a good thing: when America makes a mistake, it corrects itself eventually. When America is right, the world becomes a better place.
Iraq may be - as the economist says - a human calamity if it is compared to a round of golf. But it is tough to argue it is worse than say highway deaths, childhood malnutrition, or even AIDs. At least the battle for Iraq has the potential of establishing a prosperous, moderately democratic country in a region with a notable dearth of both. Car crashes and diseased children have no such upside.I did not care for Geo Bush eight years ago. I do now. His tenacity in the face of a very entertaining level of willful misunderstanding and press-fed vitriol is extraordinary.
I dont get the big revelation ? Of course the world will still quarrel with America's foreign policy. This has happened through the course of history with whoever the foreign power is, and it will never change. Its called King of the Hill, I think there is a TV show about it somewhere.
Not having an idiot in charge will hopefully make a big difference. But there will always be quarreling, that hasnt changed throughout history.
Unfortunately, for the USA and the world, it is only too true that:" Or so the millions hope. They had better prepare for a disappointment"
Universal displeasure, verging on outright hostility for the greater part of humankind, with America goes far beyond the ICC, the Kyoto protocol and the environment.
Its cause(s)lie, are deeply embedded ,in two major policy and identity/character forming forces that shapes US policies and determine its perception of its role in the world.
The first are the intrinsic imperialist desires and motivations of America's capitalistic character and its ever resurgent yearning for control and plunder!
The second is the deeply ingrained and inordinate influence of the Zionist cause through AIPAC &Co in the American ruling establishment, in its media and academia.
Both of these forces were the major determining factors in America's latest fiasco cum quagmire in its horrendously miscalculated recent regional demarche: the conquest and destruction of Iraq which led, inter alia, to a painless, bloodless and free Iranian triumph.
The Economist leader notes the importance of maintaining "the security of Israel " but fails to note that the issue in the Middle East is no longer the "security of Israel" but the American recent tendency to completely identify its interests with Israel's expansionist and domineering designs.
The potential Iranian A bomb is not, primarily, a question of nuclear proliferation but is fundamentally a question of regional military supremacy and domination !
As foretold by the Economist leader the USA will NOT change, now that it has already paid the financial cost, until it meets and suffers its forthcoming high casualties Middle East Viet Nam... a price no future US President will tolerate!
Then, and only then, will the USA change its policies...out of necessity and not out of inclination or reconsideration
"No matter where you stood in 2003, and we argued for the invasion, it is impossible to deny that the war in Iraq turned into a humanitarian calamity. Its fifth anniversary coincided with the loss of the 4,000th American soldier and a new outbreak of fighting..."
Need one say more of the bias in the article?
Clue (for Americans) : What about the Iraqis?
...anyway...I strongly believe that Obama will be the next president... the participations of Hilary and John just make the race more competitive and attactive......the first black president of American...maybe after Obama, there will be the first female president......but as Bill said : chill out...
some day we might have a candidate who serves the country & the people, not their oun interests,but not in my lifetime. with our government special interest groups, big business, private interest in oil, pork barrel favors, having any change for the better is nonexistent. we cannot win a holy war or where we are not wanted. israel will always be israel, iraq will always be iraq. these countries will not change. maybe its time the u.s. paid attention to helping our oun country & to make it a safer place for all of us. where are our jobs? where are our industries? why is it we live on a communist countrys money(china)for finances? i think there is something wrong here, that our country cannot take care of itself.
In "All Change?" you suggest that America should co-operate with other countries to address global warming. It would be unfortunate if America were to co-operate with the international community by copying their "green" policies. Instead, America should lead the rest of the world towards sensible, effective policies for tackling climate change.When Britain's leaders returned from Kyoto in 1997, they raised gasoline taxes, arguing that it was important to curb carbon emissions (even though road transport accounts for less than a fifth of UK CO2 output). More recently, they raised taxes on air travel, claiming that airlines should pay for damaging the environment (although air travel accounts for less than 3% of global CO2 emissions).Taxing citizens to reduce carbon output by a few percentage points isn't going to save our planet. It hasn't -- and won't -- reduce emissions significantly, although it does earn the British government an environmentally-friendly reputation. Only America has the initiative to create and execute the radical policies (e.g. carbon-capture) necessary to address, and importantly reverse, climate change.
The biggest worry is America's proclivity to repeat the same old mistakes that were responsible for the birth of rogue outfits like Taliban. America's recent decision to train Pakistan military officials is an excellent example. The point that the education received from the Americans could be used against neighbouring countries or turned against America itself is largely missed. If events in the past are anything to go by, that possibility cannot be ruled out. It would be a remarkable folly for the new President to continue with this policy. America could do better by redirecting its power to tackle global extremism. European appeasement of home grown Islamic radicalism in the name of pacifism does not augur well for the world as whole. America's military might if used sensibly can counter this growing threat.
American policy in Iraq should have been about securing a steady supply of favorably priced oil.The sanctimonious rationalizations regarding democracy-building have simply muddled the mission, and found us staring at $4 a gallon for gas, with even more expensive fuel on the horizon. It's not too late to act rationally. Pump out the oil, say thank you very much, and leave the theater, smiling.
As long as US presidential candidates begin their speeches with the words: "I want to lead the greatest nation of the world!" not much will change. Unless the USA accepts, that they are just one more nation among other nations, the story won't change.
GW Bush was not sucked into Iraq. He had a choice. He made the wrong call. So, apparently, did the Economist. This is typical revisionism. Before it was clear that a mistake was made in Iraq, the invasion's detractors were shouted down as cowards. Now, they're being told they'd have made the same decisions in Bush's place. Spurious stuff. I expect better from the Economist.
Whoever becomes American's president in 2009 would definitely toe the party lines and since foreign policies are very difficult to change, it will definitely take ages for America to reverse to her fortunes.
Also, since American presidents are elected to power solely by American citizens, the new president in 2009 will definitely try to serve the interest of the very people who brought him to power and it's at this point that the delema sets in--National Interest (Economic Progress and Peace) versus International Interest ( Peace and Democratization). Americas war against terrorism has and will never been a war against Islam but strangely enough, all known terrorists in the world seem to have Islamic background with their names bearing the trademarks: Osama bin Laden, Mullar Omar etc. Therefore, if Americans begin to chase such terrorist leaders, some few Muslims begin to interpret such attempts as a fight against Islam. Why have Christians never spoken out that Americans are fighting against them. A spade can never be called as a big spoon. Let's all stop the finger pointing and the name-calling and pursue peace, the genuine cause and the essence of our life here on Earth. God bless us all.
I think there are two ways of looking at the whole thing. It's fairly obvious that US foreign policy is based on US interests (though the Economist parades the fact like it's a big revelation). But does that imply the 'world' should stop complaining about it? Certainly not! For countries that are being negatively affected by US foreign policy, it makes eminent sense to complain vocally in the hope that there will be at least a few ripples. So just as it might be in US interests to follow a certain foreign policy, it might also be in other countries' interests to oppose it in whatever way they can.
That's the self-interest way of looking at it. But there's also an ethical dimension. It may be reasonable to expect politicans to look no further than narrow political and national interests when formulating policy decisions. But the same surely cannot be said for society as a whole. When society evaluates a particular policy, it has the duty of looking at the overall picture rather than restrict itself to narrow national interests. Moreover society has every right to criticise policies that are harmful to the world as a whole, even if the state that is making it may benefit from the policy. Isn't that an important role of society after all, to provide a countercheck to the power of governments? So the Economist should not be surprised at the vehemence of the protests against certain US foreign policy decisions. Especially when you consider that such opposition has not been without its effect- while the Economist glibly points out that most of the expectations of foreigners are bound to be disappointed, there will still likely be a sizeable effect of the global criticism on US foreign policy.
We may accept that US policy will be based on US interests, but as long as these policies are detrimental to humanity, there is every reason to continue criticising them- whatever the Economist might say.
It is outrageous to read words "humanitarian calamity" followed by "4000th American dead". Is life of more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians worthless and not worthy of mention? What about Iraqi orphans and refugees? Would things have come to this pass if US hadn't invaded Iraq? Even though esteemed newspapers like yours strives to be fair and balanced, words like these give away your real position on issues.
Well, in my opinion none of the pretenders to White House can just "stay in the course". Even McCain will have to face the growing impopularity of the Iraq war and he simply will not be able to "finish the job", at least as Bush and him use this expression.
The future of Iraq, none the less the recent better numbers on violence, seems to be a Shia fundamentalist regime, not a western style democracy. What is not clear yet is about who will rule the country, if the Iranian backed SCIRI (Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution) or the young radical Shia cleric Moqtada Al Sadr. The former is still better for US than the latter.
Iraq aside, I think next US president will not keep the arrogant and authoritarian foreign policy that Bush implemented. It would put US in a further isolation in the world than it is today, what could also mean internal political crisis in the beginning of administration.
You claim of George Bush that "September 11th ... sucked him into Afghanistan and Iraq". Huh? How exactly did September 11 suck anyone into Iraq? I thought we (including The Economist) were well past linking Iraq and September 11.It sucks that you imply otherwise.
the overall trend in the surge is positive. what kind of mantra is this. it reminds me of Buddhist monks for heaven's sake. blinding oneself to reality is what it is. backing the hakim shia's against the sadr shia's. that what we are doing. backing the sunni warlords against the sunni politicals who won the election. that's what we are doing. creating a kurdish enclave. that's what we are doing. guaranteeing a hundred year presence in iraq to secure the oil, that's what we are doing. you support the invasion...the mantra remains intact...its only a matter of wrong means... hillary will give you an efficient bush policy....the mantra once more. obama can offer little in the form of change...the mantra once more. keep going economist. and now repeat the mantra...leave the market to itself.....keep the blinders on the horse, and like the blind leading the blind, we will all end up in the ditch.
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The Ocean City Town Council was sworn in yesterday and it has a new controversial face.
It is that of Councilman Dennis Dare who was ousted from his position as city manager after spending 21 years in that post.
Out are incumbents Joe and Jim Hall.
The changing of the guard came after a heavy voter turnout with just over 3-thousand ballots cast this week.
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You can't compare the injuries and certainly not the skill level. How old was Kessel when he scored 36 for Bruins? 21? That's why Burke gave up so much in picks. Kessel has already proven he's a 30 goal scorer. Connolly has never hit 20 goals and only 60 points once. And he's 30 now. Kessel is not yet 25.
One thing I know for sure is I don't buy into these sullen loner junk. Media makes this crap up about players they don't like. When a guy gets traded multiple times, that does make me wonder. If Connolly is such a jerk and so hated why did the Sabres keep him so long?
Pretty much, the media just spins things to make money, theres nothing new in that business.
He is what he is, a highly skilled player who struggles to stay healthy. Not a superstar, just a guy who is capable of playing in the top 6 and putting up points on a relatively regular basis.
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So here we are, the last week of the season. If you're playing now, you're in the money game of your head-to-head league, or you're in a dog fight to pull ahead in the roto standings. I've said this for the last three weeks but, congratulations! You did something right. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say there are a few things you definitely didn't do, you didn't draft Justin Verlander, you didn't draft Buster Posey or Joe Mauer anywhere near the first 5 rounds, you didn't invest in one of the top 3 closers, and you probably didn't draft Dominic Brown (Sorry Tehol). They say fantasy championships are made after the draft. Whoever they are? Seriously do you know? I'm just going to guess that if there is a they that writes these cliches, then they know Nick Capozzi. Mostly because he knows everybody in the fantasy industry. I'm also going to assume it's a secret club that I'm not privy to. You know, like Skull and Bones. Wow that escalated quickly! Where was I? Oh yeah winning fantasy championships. Well my belief is that the secret to winning in the final week is pitching, and how you use your streams. If you're in a H2H league with a limited move number than be careful. One must choose wisely. With this in mind I have created a new format for these posts. As I mentioned last week I had the vision of putting my rankings in spreadsheet form and providing a couple of key metrics I felt gave you the readers full transparency into my thought process. Well my vision is reality behold the new and improved two startapalooza. You'll see that in addition to the Pitcher's name and opponent, I've also provided the pitcher's handedness, the pitcher's Home/Road ERA, the opponent's Home/Road wOBA, and the opponent's Right/Left wOBA split. These are the numbers I look at most closely when creating my rankings for the week. So why not share them with you? Enjoy, I put some time into this and I believe you'll find it extra helpful. I hope it also sparks more debate in the comments and gives you guys all the more reason to challenge my tiers. I've also made sure that I based my Two-Start roster off of Rudy's new two start pitcher SON/tool. This way all the information mirrors each other and gives some continuity to the post. Thanks again for reading and I'm looking forward to bringing this format back next season. Go Get'Em!Please, blog, may I have some more?
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As the MLB season comes to a close, you probably have lost interest in your season long leagues, and DFS at DraftKings is all you have left. Even focusing on MLB is a challenge with the NFL back in the loop; but there is money to be made, and if you don't like money well then stop reading now. I have a love/hate relationship with Thursday MLB slates. They are usually very short which means there are not a lot of options. On the flip side, it is easier to focus on certain games and make better choices. Today is an interesting day as there are a lot of "fringe" aces on the mound, and a lot of "crap" pitchers too – so there should be some great value hitting wise. PS kudos to anyone who got the Three Six Mafia title reference.
New to DraftKings? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well try out this 10 team league of Razzball writers and friends to wet your DK whistle. Just remember to sign up through us before you do. It's how we know you care! If you still feel helpless and lonely, be sure to check the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays.Please, blog, may I have some more?
This is happening on the other side of my laptop as I sit here writing the Two-Startapalooza…
Yes, that is a dog dry-humping Boo the star Pomeranian in stuffed animal form. He does it all the time, but for some reason it seemed profound to me and strangely relevant to this week's batch of pitchers. [Jay's Note: Uhhhh. Okay?] Perhaps my dog represents the fantasy gods, and Boo is fantasy owners everywhere, especially those on the playoff bubble in their leagues. No Clayton Kershaw, no Max Scherzer, no David Price, no mega-aces to speak of. Combustible No. 2's. A lot of mediocrity. Dudes obviously pitching over their heads, and dying to, well, eff you over. And then the looming threat of namby-pamby real-life baseball managers pulling guys early in games to get ready for the real-life playoffs and even scratching top-flight starters with mysterious blisters, hangnails and other assorted bogus injuries in an effort to save them for the postseason. The nerve! But I see two little gifts from these same fantasy gods: Two guys with potential who have good-to-great matchups this week.
First up is Eric Stults, a Hodgepadre with two home starts (Brew Crew and Dodgers) and a nice run going. He's 3-1 in August with a 1.49 ERA, and only one of those starts was in Petco. Also, he's only walked two guys in his last three starts, and has the potential to strike guys out on top of that. Then there's Dillon Gee, who looked like a potential ace out of the gate this year but then missed two months with a back injury. He's been about as appealing as amusement park food since his return, racking up a 5.50 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP with no wins over the last 30 days. But if you drill down into his last four starts, he hasn't been that awful. He held down the Giants for the most part on Aug. 4, giving up two runs over 5-plus innings. He then dominated the flat-lining Phillies in Philly. Now I'll make some excuses. Is there shame in getting a little shaken (4 ER in 5 innings) in a loss to the first-place Nats at home or a road loss to first-place Oakland? This week, Gee welcomes two beatable opponents to Citi Field: The strikeout happy Braves and then those same crappy Phillies. I like Gee and Stults as streamers who won't "screw you over" (heh) and nothing else. Now let's see what else we got in the Two-Starter cupboard this week.Please, blog, may I have some more?
"Richards is talking to trainers but remains on back. Injury appears to be serious." That's how the news was tweeted out yesterday by the Angels beat writer. If Agatha Christie were around today, she'd adapt that tweet and name the novel, 140 Characters On A Train Wreck. Then it would be re-released after a train disaster with its new title, The Pitcher's Trap. No matter the title, there was and will only be one antagonist, the Fantasy Baseball Overlord, who gets his jollies from the misery of fantasy baseballers. You sit on his lap; he says, "What do you want this season?" "A healthy pitcher." "Ho, ho, ho, no." Arm injury, oblique, hip impingement, parallel parking impingement because of a stupid cone, broken toe, Tommy John surgery, Tomas Juan surgery in Mexico, forearm strain and now a knee. The Angels best options are Wade "Joey" LeBlanc, Randy "Team Jacob" Wolf and Chris "Lord" Volstad. They are all horror shows. Mean's while, it sounds like Garrett Richards will miss the remainder of the season, but hopefully will be fine for next year. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Who misses Making the Band? I know I do. For the uninitiated and unhip (not really) of the early-aughts, it was a reality show about Puffy (or Diddy … or whatever he went by back then) and his never-ending quest to form the world's greatest rap group. It was an epic failure on the music front, but damn, it was good TV. It also spawned one of the greatest Chappelle's Show skits of all time. How does this relate to baseball? It doesn't, but the title makes me giggle and should serve as a reminder to fade Zack Greinke against the Brewers tonight. The price is steep ($10,400), and he just hasn't been that good lately. He's also surrendered 9 ER in 10 IP versus his former crew, so I'm shutting down the studio on Zack Attack (bonus points if you get that reference). Now, let me spit hot fire about who I like tonight.
New to DraftKings? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well, try out this 20-teamer of Razzball writers and friends to wet your DK whistle. Just remember to sign up through us before you do. It's how we know you care!Please, blog, may I have some more?
The trade deadline was three days ago. By now fantasy experts like Trojan Croftbell and Cocky Karazola have picked over these deals until the bones were showing, and gone over the "slashes" these guys compiled while "toeing the rubber" and talked you, and themselves really, in-and-out of pickups until they were dizzy. There's no other way to analyze this. Unless you take some of the moving parts to Week 19 of the Two-Startapalooza party!
What happens to the headlining acts is obvious. Jon Lester is a must-start almost every week. In the post-season, he becomes Orel Hershiser '88, or at least Billy Beane and any long-time A's fan that shudders at the thought of Orel Hershiser '88 hopes. David Price scratches the surface of the Must-Start layer some weeks, but more often than not he'll break the barrier thanks to some interesting non-sabermetrical splits. This year, Price had way better numbers away from the Trop (6-2, 2.74 ERA) than inside of it (5-6, 3.41). Which also means he had the same numbers on grass than on turf, and of course the Tigers play on the green stuff in Detroit (as opposed to the Rockies, who play on the green stuff in Denver, but that's different).
Then there's the other guys. It might not seem like what happened to John Lackey and bed crapper Justin Masterson matters as much, but as Twitter pal Ralph Lifshitz pointed out to me on my feed (@NiceRazzball), the Cardinals can turn anyone into a solid starter (see: Jake Westbrook and Joel Pineiro, Lifshitz said, and to that I say point taken). That being said, and I feel like I'm going to be saying that a lot this week – getting something out of Lackey is one thing, but getting the Masterbaterson to get right on a consistent basis is something else. Can you imagine rolling that guy out in the playoffs? Yipes!
Drew Smyly, who got the shaft in the Price deal and goes from a nice park on a winning team to a mediocre team in a crappy stadium, falls down at least one tier per week. He becomes a stat-piler guy for those in search of Two-Starters. Jesse Chavez falls off the radar completely, as he ends up in the A's bullpen. I'll miss seeing his oops-I-crapped-my-pants mug every week.
A few of these guys get a double dip this week. For some more Two-Starters, keep on reading…Please, blog, may I have some more?
Something many of you don't realize, but one of the first people to talk to a player that was just traded is his new team's tailor. The Yankees tailor got on the phone with Chase Headley to find out what size jersey he wears, and Headley looked down, beaming to be out of Petco, and said, "Giuseppe, you might want to take out my inseam too." I wonder if the flowers smelled a little better as Headley stepped into Yankee Stadium for the first time. Sure, in contrast to his hour long ride through the Bronx, getting lost in Hunts Point, anything would smell better, but it can't be worse, can it? His career in away games prorated over a 162 game season is: 79/19/79/.286/14. Doode's David Wright! Well, almost. Which is sad for Headley and Wright. More sad for Wright. What a guy does in only half a season can be anywhere from bupkis to I-want-to-bump-grind-and-kiss. Will Headley suddenly be mixed league worthy? Yeah, for at least a flyer, if nothing else. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
I've been forced to travel a lot lately. Today's installment comes to you from the friendly confines of the Denver airport. I just came out of the smoking lounge. People are crazy out here, man. I was excited because I thought all U.S. airports had done away with indoor smoking lounges. I went in, sparked a cig and like 20 people gave me dirty looks until one guy ran over flailing his arms and yelling at me that I was "harshing the whole room's mellow!" I wasn't bothering anyone! Whatever. I left. I guess that's why they got rid of the indoor smoking lounges. People go crazy in there. I feel tingly after being in there for only 30 seconds. Anyway, on to Draftkings!
Today's bold prediction: The Washington Nationals will be kicking the Rox all over the place today. Not bold enough? It gets bolder. (or Boulder?) Jordan Zimmermann at $8,800 is worthy of starting today. I'm recommending to start a pitcher in Coors Field. And as such, I shall start my obituary as a DFS writer… Yes, I understand how risky Coors is for pitchers and I'm slightly ok with it anyway. Zimmerman has owned the Rockies in his career and he's not afraid to pitch in Coors. Over the past 3+ seasons, Zimmerman is 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA at Coors Field. He's sporting his best K rates of his career and the Rockies are cold and injured. Tulowitzki is doubtful for today's game, and if he's out I'll roll out Zimmerman. Cuddyer is out and Arenado and CarGo just came back from injuries and haven't gotten it going.
I'm also gonna stack Washington hitters today. Which Nats players you ask? If he's in the starting lineup for the Nats today, I'd stack him. Yep any of em. I don't care who it is. Name him, I'd stack him. That sounds dirty, but it isn't. It's ok. Just do it. If you haven't stacked yet, today is your day. This one is so luscious. The entire lineup is hot right now. They're in Coors. Yohan Flande. Yohan Flande? Yohan Flande! That was fun.
Speaking of fun… join a bunch of Razzballers for a friendly 20 team league over at DraftKings. I've added to the fun by paying out the top 5. If you're signing up for the first time, make sure to use our link to sign up. Think of it as voting for your favorite fantasy site! Don't wanna play with us small timers? Well try the big time tourney with a $20 buy-in for the $100K pot by clicking here. Top prize gets $20K. That could afford you a couple of nights in Paris! I'm sure she could use the publicity at this point, anyway.
We're gonna need to find ways to afford all those expensive Nats hitters. The DFSBot has been impressively accurate in predicting player values. Make sure you put it to use in your favor and check your starting lineups prior to first pitch. Here's a few guys I recommend as well:Please, blog, may I have some more?
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Hey everybody, I hope your 4th went well! Me, I had a great time with some friends, some beer, some family, some more beer, some burgers, some jaeger, some policemen, some angry white guys at the local drunk tank…really couldn't have asked for anything more! Could you keep it down please, I have a roaring headache! Oooooh right, forgot about that part. Me, I just asked they cook Alka Seltzer directly into my hamburger patty the entire time. Worked like a charm! Sorry to the seagulls my jerk friend fed my leftovers to that day, though…R.I.P. Don't worry, I got him back for you later by telling him the mentos were Alka Seltzer and fed him some Diet Coke. Exploding living things isn't funny now is it, Craig! Of course we know now none of this intro is true. I have no friends! But what I do have is an iPhone and people text me on it and one said person is Grey. Yeah, I name dropped, whatevs. He said our friend Pete Nice needed some help for this week 14 on the Two Start Pitcher tip so I said 'how much?' and Grey said 'we won't charge you to write for us this time' and I said 'what a deal!' and jumped on it like Sugarhill Gang. You see, typically I'm slanging you some DraftKings knowledge here on the Razz but sometimes I like to slang other thangs at you and here's my chance. So without further ado, here's my take on week 14 two start pitchers for 2014 Fantasy Baseball…Please, blog, may I have some more?
As I write this, I'm on a plane. I knew I wouldn't have internet, so I asked myself what data could I pull and play with to help you play with your team. Let me play guarantee fairy again… I'm supposed to be writing about Deep Impact. I guarantee you can use this list to trade away pitchers that are over-performing for long term deep impact while targeting other pitchers that can provide you with more short-term value. Use the comments section below and I'll scold or virtual high-five your trade offers.Please, blog, may I have some more?


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