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The Rangers have managed to stay afloat in the American League playoff picture despite an injury list that could nearly fill out a lineup card and rotation.
They'll see if their makeshift roster can win a series against the AL West-leading A's.
Manager Ron Washington knows this is a big three-game series for the Rangers starting Monday night at O.co Coliseum.
"We've got to go up there and play well or we're going to get buried," Washington said. "We want to play well because they're leading the division. But I'm not going to call a meeting. We're just going to go into Oakland and play."
The A's won the division in 2012 and '13, with the Rangers finishing second both years. After dropping Sunday's finale with Seattle, Texas sits eight games behind Oakland in third place.
"It's a big series because it is the West and we have to beat the guys in front of us," said Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre. "They're in first place and they have won the division the last two years. What else can you say?"
The teams have split their previous six matchups in 2014, with each recording road sweeps.
"With the amount of injuries they have … to continue to play as well and as hard as they have is a testament to Ron Washington and the guys in their system," said A's manager Bob Melvin. "You do definitely tip your hat to a club that really has been decimated yet continues to play well and play hard."
The opener will match Oakland's Drew Pomeranz against Colby Lewis.
Lewis hasn't pitched into the seventh inning yet this season, as opposing hitters are batting .336 against him.
Pomeranz, meanwhile, lasted a career-high seven innings in each of his last two starts. He didn't earn a win in either, but he lowered his ERA to 1.90 by allowing just one total earned run. The lefty joined the A's rotation on May 7 and is 4-2 with a 1.88 ERA in seven starts.
A's: Slumping Donaldson drops to sixth in order
Josh Donaldson has temporarily been bumped from the middle of the A's lineup.
The third baseman batted sixth in Sunday's 10-5 win over the Yankees, snapping a career-worst 0-for-33 streak with an RBI ground-ball single.
"It's just a little bit of a change of scenery, which you do from time to time just to mix things up," Melvin said. "I talked to him about it last night so he was aware. But he hits two, three and four for us, and it won't be long before he's back."
Donaldson, who last batted sixth on Aug. 19, 2013, has spent the majority of the season hitting third for the first-place A's, racking up a team-leading 17 home runs and 50 RBIs. But his average slipped from .285 to .250 in just two weeks prior to Sunday.
Rangers: Murphy to get time at first base
When the Rangers face left-handers on Monday and Tuesday, Donnie Murphy is expected to be in the lineup at first base, adding a new position to the utilityman's defensive worth.
Brad Snyder had been starting there since being called up from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday to face five consecutive opposing right-handed starting pitchers. Washington is planning to use both at first base while Mitch Moreland recovers from ankle surgery, which is expected to cost him three months.
Murphy has made two starts at first base since Moreland sustained the injury last week. It's the first time he's played the position in his professional career.
"He's doing great, there have been no issues," Washington said. "He's an athlete, he can make all the plays. We're working with him so there will be no surprises and so far we haven't seen any surprises."
Worth noting
• Lewis will be making his 19th career start against the Athletics. That will tie him with Bobby Witt for the third most by a Rangers pitcher. Charlie Hough had 30 and Kenny Rogers had 28.
• A's right fielder Josh Reddick (right knee) is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday with Triple-A Sacramento this week.
Will Laws is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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text: Meta Battle Subway PokeBase - Pokemon Q&A Login Register All Activity Questions Unanswered Tags Users Ask a Question Rules Chat What is a good moveset for Arcanine? 4 votes This question has been asked but the answers suck so what will be a good moveset for an arcanine? for all I know it would be this : flamethrower\flareblitz crunch\thunder fang\extreamspeed solarbeam\morning sun sunny day what do you say ? Arcanine Learnset movesets arcanine asked Dec 11, 2010 by charizard edited Jul 1, 2011 by DarkTyphlosion Well sorry, I wasn't a moveset master back then. 5th Gen tier: OU Nope, this guy is UU. Arcanine (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Intimidate EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Flare Blitz - ExtremeSpeed - Close Combat - Wild bolt He can learn Outrage in B/W 2. O.o Hey pokemon database!!! I'm new and this is my first post! Wow this is random! :) yeah I taught my arcanine outrage, well, because it's outrage!! Arcanine is my Favorite so what i recommend is the following: -Flare Blitz -Solar Beam -Morning Sun -Sunny day I also recommend Your Arcanine has Good defensive stats and is holding an Heat Rock, the less u need to use Sunny Day the more attacks you can get in! I'm not really strong right now(he is just level 32)but here is my Arcanines move-set Fire fang Dig Flame wheel And strength Arcanine (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Intimidate EVs: 252 Atk/252 Spd/4 HP Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) -Flare. Blitz -Close Combat -ExtremeSpeed -Morning Sun (This is a sun team Arcanine. If not, replace Morning sun with Wild Charge.) Here's my current set for my XY/ORAS Team: Arcanine (Physical), Leftovers Adamant Nature | 252 Atk/252 Spd/4 HP Intimidate - Flare Blitz - Wild Charge - Extreme Speed - ??? Pretty standard stuff. For my fourth move I'm considering the following: Close Combat: Strong Rock-type coverage, lowers Defenses however Crunch: General coverage Outrage: Strong coverage, causes confusion and must be used consecutively Iron Head: Rock-type coverage What move should I go with? I'm leaning towards Close Combat currently. Please log in or register to add a comment. Please log in or register to answer this question. 29 Answers 7 votes Use: Sunny Day: to decrease the turns needed for Solarbeam and to increase the HP you recover from Morning Sun and to power up Fire-Type moves Morning Sun:to recover HP Solarbeam:for weakness coverage Flamethrower/Flare Blitz:the two moves get powered up by Sunny Day.the choice depends on you whether you want it to be a mixed sweeper or a special sweeper you could set up Sunny Day before you switch in to it and replace Sunny Day with Extreme Speed answered Dec 11, 2010 by Shxatoap edited Dec 11, 2010 by Shxatoap Morning sun is in here twice No it isn't, read through it again, he just made a refference to Morning Sun, which happened to be on the start of the line. I dont like Solarbeam as a coverage move because of the setup. Sunny day fixes the turn setup BUT a water pokemon can KO before you even get to use solarbeam. i.e. Arcanine uses Sunny Day ______ uses Surf IF Arcanine manages to withstand the the hit then... ______ uses Aqua Jet KO Wise trainer would know when to switch pokemon too. switch before Aqua Jet, bring out Arcanine at the right time and use morning sun to heal him. If you predict the variables and find a problem then find a good solution to the problem Well said Pokenut. Solar Beam won't do so much damage because Arcanine is a psysical attacker, even though this set is mixed Please log in or register to add a comment. 5 votes Ability: Intimidate *Flare Blitz *Extreme Speed *Wild Charge *Morning Sun answered Feb 25, 2011 by BanetteFan Please log in or register to add a comment. 4 votes Gen V Arcanine (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Intimidate EVs: 248 Atk / 8 Def / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) Close Combat Flare Blitz Wild Charge/Crunch ExtremeSpeed Again, your standard sweeper. Although Intimidate gives it some bulk. Life Orb makes it more powerful. Flare Blitz is STAB. Close Combat and Crunch provide you with type coverage. However, since Crunch is going to do damage equal to Flare Blitz on a super-effective hit while Blitz is neutral, it might not be the best option, while Wild Charge is meanwhile getting a super-effective hit on Water and Flying types (Flying types resist Close Combat) and x4 effectiveness on Gyarados. Extremespeed is really the only thing that makes this guy worth using (well, the nice coverage moves like Close Combat and the actual physical STAB move help) as it is +2 priority with 80 base power. answered Jul 1, 2011 by trachy edited Jul 10, 2011 by trachy How would you teach it bot extremespeed and flare blitz? Easy learn flare blitz as a groulith then go to a move relearner after evolving him I like Agility better on this set, and Adamant nature. Xtremespeed is not necessary IMO. Please log in or register to add a comment. 4 votes Wow! Classic arcanine! This guy is a hard core old testament phyaical attacker. Great moves! Item: Leftovers/ Lum Berry/ Life Orb EVs: 252 Attack 252 Speed 4 HP Teach it: Flare Blitz- STAB, plus a base power of 120 which is increased with STAB. If you don't like recoil, go with fire fang, or flamethrower if you're trusting it's special attack. Use leftovers for recoil, or go suicide with the life orb. Extremespeed- You HAVE to teach this guy this. Priority + 80 base power = a must. Simple math. Outrage: OK guys, this is outrage!!! You have to have it! It's just another move with 120 base power! Use the Lum Berry to snap it out of confusion. Thunder Fang/ Close Combat/ Morning Sun/ Wild Charge- Ok I had a hard time deciding between these three so I listed them all. In my opinion, I would go with thunder fang or wild charge due to arcanine being ev trained on attack in speed so it is a partial glass cannon, so I think there would be no use trying to heal it with morning sun, but I know people are going to argue my point. Also, thunder fang or wild charge won't lower defense like close combat. As I said before, wild charge will due recoil, so go with leftovers if you choose this move. So yeah that's about it. Please rate well! Btw this is my first set being posted so don't be too harsh. Until next time, See Ya! answered Oct 15, 2012 by Squier 18 edited Oct 15, 2012 by Squier 18 Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes Id say that as a potential mix sweeper, Arcanine can learn these moves: Flamethrower - good power, great accuracy, special Thunder Fang - decent power, use to deal water types,physical Sunny Day - powers up flamethrower, solar beam releases quicker Solar Beam - great power, great accuracy, deals with rock,water,ground. thats what I think is the best moveset for arcanine. you can have it with a lonley/rash/mild answered Dec 11, 2010 by NJDevil Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes This is a common Arcanine I see on PO Underused. This works great on a vulpix sun team. close combat/crunch-CC gives nice coverage, and crunch deals with ghosts. Morning Sun-Completely restores health if he's under the sun. ExtremeSpeed-priority works wonders on him. Flare Blitz-STAB; works nicely with morning sun. answered Jul 8, 2011 by DarkTyphlosion Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes Double/Triple battle Arcanine (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Intimidate/Flash Fire EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Helping Hand - ExtremeSpeed - Flare Blitz - Bulldoze/Close Combat Helping Hand provides you with team support. Extremespeed is priority. Flare Blitz is STAB. Bulldoze hits mulitple Pokemon and lowers their Speed, which can cause some problems for your opponent. However, Close Combat can be used for the higher power. Intimidate is a great ability that lowers the Attack of your foes. However, Flash Fire can be used if you have a Lava Plume using teammate. Even then, Intimidate is probably still better. answered Jan 17, 2012 by trachy Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes Arcanine (M) @ Choice Band Trait: Flash Fire EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 Def Jolly Nature - Close Combat - Flare Blitz - Wild Charge - ExtremeSpeed Back for another UU Pokemon to be used in OU. Dare underestimate this sucker and pay the price. Close Combat and Wild Charge get decent coverage against common switch-ins, namely Heatran and Politoed respectively. Flare Blitz is extremely powerful, especially after switching into a Fire move, activating Flash Fire and boosting Flare Blitz to astronomical levels. ExtremeSpeed is a pinnacle for revenge killing and is one of Arcanine's niches. One might question why you'd not use Infernape as it gets STAB on Close Combat and Mach Punch in the pace of E-speed. Thing is, Arcanine is decently bulky, whereas Nape frail. Arcanine has less weaknesses, and also has access to Flash Fire, meaning that while it may not share all of Nape's perks, it has some of its own as well. answered May 21, 2013 by the_netts Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote Extremespeed and Flare Blitz are a must for Arcanine. Thunder Fang is also a good move to have around and deal with Water and Flying types. Hidden Power Grass is a good option for the fourth moveslot, since it provides type coverage and works off of Arcanine's good Special Attack. However, you could also use Hidden Power Ground to take down Fire types, but HP Grass is usually better. However, there are some other good options for the fourth moveslot: Toxic: Takes down foes who would otherwise be unaffected by Arcanine's other moves. Will-o-wisp: Helps take down Physical sweepers. Iron Tail: To deal with Rock types. Dragon Pulse: To deal with Dragon types. Overall, the best moveset would probably be: Flare Blitz, Extremespeed, Thunder Fang, HP Grass/Iron Tail answered Dec 12, 2010 by trachy Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote Gen III Arcanine (M) @ Leftovers Ability: Flash Fire EVs: 52 HP / 108 Atk / 64 Def / 188 SAtk / 64 SDef / 32 Spd Serious Nature ExtremeSpeed Fire Blast Crunch Agility This guy is just amazing.... Ev's give him effecient 212 Defenses, with a 334 Hp Stat. 283 in Both attacking stats, with a boostable 234 Speed stat. This guy is Meant to be good at everything. ExtremeSpeed is the master of priority moves, hitting with +2 and 80 Power, great neutral coverage, and allows Arcanine to be a revenge killed when needed. Fire Blast giving amazing STAB on top of the fact, that you could easily get a Flash Fire boost added on to that, to make it even more powerful. Crunch gives you some nice coverage agaisn't Gengar and Alakazam both of which you can outspeed after a single Agility. And Agility, Allowing you to outspeed most all of your major threats ( Like Gengar and Alakazam! ) while still having enough bulk to set it up, and enough offensive stats to sweep. I love you Arcanine. answered Sep 13, 2011 by Josh In my opinion, that ev spread is too spread. You are better off just not ev training at all if you're gonna ev train arcanine like this. Make use of his abnormally high attack stat and not this. Also, don't go with agility or fire blast. Fire blast has way too low accuracy for me and agility is a waste because arcanine already has a decent speed stat. But otherwise nicely done! I think it's pretty good. why did you give arcanine agility if you already has extremespeed Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote Well first of all you need to know what Arcanine's weaknesses are. Arcanine's weaknesses are: Rock, Ground, and Water. So here is a good moveset I would think would be the best for Arcanine. Morning Sun- This move would allow you to heal half your max HP...depending on the weather it could either give you close to 3/4 or close to 1/4 of your max HP back. Close Combat- This move would cover for it's Rock weakness. It is pretty hard to teach it this move because it can only learn it from an egg move. Although with a power of 120 and and accuracy off 100, this would be a very good move to teach it. It also works well since Arcanine has great attack power. The only downside to this move is that it lowers your defense and special defense by one every time you use it, BUT I am sure that Arcanine's speed would allow it to attack first. Thunder Fang/ Wild Charge- Depending on wether or not you want recoil damage or not these are the only two electric type moves that Arcanine can learn. Wild Charge has a power of 90 and an accuracy of 100, however it does recoil damage to Arcanine if it does damage to the pokemon. Thunder Fang would be better for those people who don't like recoil damage. I would still go with Wild Charge because Thunder Fang only has a power of 65 and an accuracy of 95. I would highly recomend one of these attacks though because it is super effective against Water type pokemon. Flare Blitz/ Extreemespeed- Flare Blitz is a really great move for Arcanine for two reasons: (1) STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) Since it is a Fire type along with arcanine it would give it an extra 50% more damage to the defending pokemon bringing the total power of it to 180!!! and an accuracy of 100. (2) It is much more reliable than Fire fang because it has better power and accuracy. The only bad part is that recoil damage. :-( Extreemespeed would be good too because it always attacks first and when your opponent has HP that is low yellow or in the red it is almost certain to KO that pokemon with the great power of 80. If you want both Flare Blitz and Extreemespeed I would recommend you get rid of Morning Sun because your opponent would have a chance to take more damage out of you while your using the turn to heal. Well this attack set takes care of some of Arcanine's weaknesses. The only one left is the ground type. Well I wouldn't woory to much about that, but if you do you could always teach Arcanine Solar Beam which is a Grass type, but if you don't worry about it than give it the item AIR BALLOON. This item lets your pokemon float in the air until it is hit by certain moves then it pops, but while in the air ALL ground type moves are nullified. So now you don't have to worry about those moves like Earthquake(which is very common and one of my favorite moves), Bulldoze, and Earth Power. Well there you have it, a good moveset for Arcanine that should work very well. answered Mar 9, 2012 by caleb1fan Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote Arcanine @Choice Band Trait: Intimidate EVs 252Atk \ 252Spe / 4SpD Adamant Nature ~Flame Charge ~Extremespeed ~Crunch ~Close Combat answered Apr 27, 2014 by Natsu ...Flame charge? With a priority move? If you want speed, use Agility. If you want a power STAB, use flare blitz >.> if you see a steel mono without heatran and say YOLO and then Flame CHarge everyone Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote I actually use this doge as a tank RK9 @ Leftovers Ability: Intimidate Gives you some natural Physical bulk allowing you to invest more in SDef if you so want to. EVs: 196 HP / 252 Atk / 60 Def or SDef Gives some mixed bulk and attacking power - Flare Blitz - Extreme Speed - Will-O-Wisp - Morning Sun Flare Blitz is a decent STAB with Morning Sun to heal off the damage. Will-O-Wisp is the bread and butter of this set, allowing you to cripple physical attackers to nothing while getting off residual damage. E-Speed allows some neutral coverage and finishing off stuff. answered May 23, 2014 by Tysonyoshi Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote Arcanine is a boss and has excellent stats for a mixed use. If physical sweeper: Arcanine@Muscle Band/Leftovers Trait: Flash Fire Adamant Nature EVs: 252 Atk 252 Spe 4 HP -Fire Fang/Flare Blitz -Double Kick/Reversal -Thunder Fang -Iron Head/Morning Sun/Agility Double kick is there as a sub breaker and coverage, thunder fang is there as a flinch and para chance and coverage, fire fang is a burn para chance and stab, or flare blitz for a more powerful stab but with recoil, and the last is for whatever floats your boat. If special sweeper: Arcanine@White Herb Trait: Flash Fire Modest Nature EVs: 252 SpAtk, 252 Spe, 4 HP -Solar Beam -Flamethrower -Swift -Agility With a white herb you can hammer off that first solar beam while they expect you to set up, flamethrower is a reliable stab, and swift is for those stupid double team users, agility is self explanatory. If used as a mixed tank: Arcanine@Focus Sash/Leftovers Trait: Intimidate Hardy Nature Evs: 252 Sdef, 252 HP, 4 Def -Toxic -Morning sun -Dig -Fire Fang He has sufficient bulk to pull this off, and it would be rather unexpected, you set up with toxic and then use morning sun and dig to keep yourself alive while they take ongoing poison damage, then you use fire fang for those stupid steel types that I love. answered Oct 11, 2014 by atari360 edited Oct 11, 2014 by SoClassy Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes Arcanine M "Faculae"; Fire; Flash Fire; Jolly; Life Orb; Approx. Stats at Level 50: Atk = 150 Def = 95 Sp. Atk = 110 Sp. Def = 90 Spd = 130 Moveset: Sunny Day = Used on the First turn for later moves. Also to cut the damage of weakness Water type attacks Flare Blitz = Main STAB Attack move. With Sunny Day under effect plus Life Orb's benifit, its power will increase to a point even Pokemon with a type advantage will be cut to critical health Morning Sun = w/ Sunny Day under effect, Its Hp will be recovered tremendously and to heal up after a Flare Blitz or Life Orb's HP drain Close Combat = Can be used to knock-out rock types or trying to avoid self damage form Flare Blitz answered May 13, 2012 by Pyronapalm Well, what about chandelure. There's this one's weakness. And that's the beauty with being able to have multiple pokemon. Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes This is how I'd go about Arcanine's moveset. Evs: 252 Atk, 252 Spd, 4 Hp Jolly(for a super-fast arcanine)/ Adamant (sweeper) Lum Berry- in case of that electrivire static Ability- intimidate Flame charge- increase in speed EVERY time Wild charge- Coverage Bulldoze- decrease opposition's speed EVERY time ExtremeSpeed- Priority +2 Summary If you're into fast-paced movesets, then go with this! Get him started with flame charge- it will keep him on top of the speed chain Then have him use bulldoze to decrease their speed. Add in ExtremeSpeed to give him an extremely high chance of hitting first Wild charge foe coverage(can be replaced with thunder fang, but not as reliable.) If you want to have him as a phisical sweeper, then go for a different moveset. answered Oct 29, 2012 by SolarBoy123 Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes Arcanine(Persim Berry) Ability: Intimidate Nature: Jolly(+Spe -SAtk) 252 Atk/252 Spe/4 Hp Flare Blitz Outrage Wild Charge Extremespeed answered Jan 2, 2013 by TurtwigGen4 Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes Arcanine is awesome! he is like a replica of my own dog dusy. for him I would do fire fang/overheat(stab flare blitz works too but this is what mine knows) wild charge(covers water) iron tail(covers rock) outrage/extreme speed(power and extreme speed has priority) feel free to make any changes. also move set works with shell bell. answered Jan 17, 2013 by samurisceptile Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes Arcanine @ Leftovers Ability: Flash Fire Nature: Adamant (+Attack, -Sp. Atk.) -Sunny Day (Water power decreases, Solar Beam will charge and attack in one turn) -Solar Beam (Coverage for Waters, Grounds and Rocks) -Dig (Coverage for Rocks) -Flamethrower (STAB, very good power combined with Sunny Day) Although this canine has low defenses, Leftovers will help it. answered Mar 8, 2013 by VladyAndSamurott Adamant lowers the power of 2/3 of his attacks. Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes Arcanine has good offensive EVs, and its Spd is awesome. Things like Crobat and Archeops can outspeed it, so these are the moves that I use for a Defensive-ish Arcanine. Item: Leftovers Ability: Justified/ Flash-Fire- Good Abilities, but choose the latter if a DreamWorld Arcanine/Growlithe is unavailable. Flamethrower: It's Flamethrower. Use Flare Blitz as a physical alternative. Extreme Speed: Common on most Arcanines, use this if you need to outspeed, or for a quick KO. Morning Sun: Healing Howl/ Sunny Day: Howl raises Atk, so it's good for physical Arcanines, while Sunny Day powers up Fire moves and makes Morning Sun heal more. This is defensive-ish because of Morning Sun, and works well on Sun teams if you hav Sunny Day. Hope I help'd! answered Mar 14, 2013 by PokeFanAwesome Please log in or register to add a comment. Page: 1 2 next » Related questions Good physical moveset for arcanine ? Is this a legal moveset for Arcanine? Jolly or Adamant Arcanine? What is a good move that can replace flare blitz for Arcanine? Is outrage a good move for my arcanine? Arcanine or Ninetales for a sun team? Outrage or Aerial Ace for Arcanine? Is this a hacked Arcanine? Useful Meta Posts How to change your username How to add a user avatar Why was my post hidden? The points system Question etiquette Flags vs Downvotes Anime FAQ


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Nats, Mariners to clash in Interleague showdown
Rested Felix looking to return to form in matchup with Zimmermann
After being unable to work into the seventh inning in his last two starts, American League Cy Young Award candidate Felix Hernandez will try to return to form Friday when the Mariners open a three-game series against the National League-best Nationals at Safeco Field.
When Hernandez dropped a 4-2 decision to the Tigers on Aug. 16, it ended a Major League-record run of 16 consecutive starts in which he lasted at least seven innings and allowed two runs or fewer.
"Felix is fine. The zone was a little tight in Detroit," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Felix is fine."
Facing the Red Sox in his last start on Friday, Hernandez went 5 2/3 innings and allowed three runs. All of them came in the sixth inning on a Yoenis Cespedes home run that nearly scraped the lights above Fenway Park's Green Monster.
Regardless, Hernandez (13-4, 2.07 ERA) is still 10-3 with a 1.82 ERA over his last 19 outings. He'll also have the benefit of working on six days' rest after McClendon opted to push back the right-hander's scheduled Wednesday start against the Rangers. Instead, spot starter Erasmo Ramirez was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma and allowed a career-high 10 runs over three innings in Seattle's 12-4 loss at Safeco Field.
The defeat dropped the Mariners to 72-60, and they're now in a tie for the second spot in the American League Wild Card race after the Tigers walked off against the Yankees, 3-2, on Thursday.
Moving forward, McClendon's hope is the extra rest will give all his starting pitchers a boost for the final 30 games of the regular season.
"We just couldn't pass up the opportunity to get them all freshen up and give them all six or seven days this time of year," he said before Seattle dropped two of three to the last-place Rangers. "It just made sense."
The Nationals, meanwhile, saw their lead in the NL East drop to six games Thursday night after the Braves beat the Mets, 6-1. The sweep in Philadelphia marked the first time Washington lost three consecutive games since June 25-27.
Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann (9-5, 2.93 ERA) will look to stop the skid on Friday night. He's 3-0 with a 2.08 ERA in five August starts.
Mariners: Saunders still trying to get healthy
McClendon thinks it will be at least a few more days before right fielder Michael Saunders is able to resume his rehab assignment.
Saunders has been on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique since July 11. His rehab stint with Tacoma was interrupted recently when he went on paternity leave, then again last week when he contracted a viral infection.
McClendon said Saunders has lost seven or eight pounds. There is no set timetable for his return.
Nationals: LaRoche coping with back pain
Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche has been dealing with minor back tightness, an issue he said has caused him discomfort on and off for a few years.
After being out of the starting lineup on Tuesday, LaRoche returned to the lineup on Wednesday, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in the Nationals' 8-4 loss at Citizens Bank Park.
"He's held up well. We've tried to give him some days, and certainly the off-days mixed in there help," Nationals manager Matt Williams said Wednesday. "But he's been producing. He's playing well. His legs feel good. The little back issue is not a huge deal. He's had that before. Every once in a while it gets a little cranky."
Worth noting
• Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager hit his 20th home run of the year Wednesday, marking his third consecutive season of at least 20 home runs.
• After going 3-for-4 in Wednesday night's loss, Denard Span is now tied with Ryan Zimmerman for the second-most multihit games in a single season (50) in franchise history.
• McClendon will miss Friday's and Saturday's games while he is in Indiana attending his daughter Schenell's wedding. Bench coach Trent Jewett will serve as Seattle's interim skipper.
Adam Lewis is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Republicans Kill the Omnibus (and the Food Safety Bill Along With It)
December 17, 2010 - by Donny ShawAs things were coming together for Democrats on the tax bill in the House, the omnibus appropriations bill was falling apart in the Senate. Last night, Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] announced on the Senate floor that nine Republicans who who had said they would support the bill had changed their minds and were now planning to vote against it. That left the Democrats with too few votes, and Reid with no choice but to pull the bill from the floor.
According to the Senate Democrats' calendar, Reid's plan is now to work with Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] on an agreement to pass a short term continuing resolution that will keep the government funded until February or so. This will give the Republicans in the 112th Congress more power over setting spending levels and deciding which parts of the government get funding, and which don't. That's what this is all about. As Jamie Dupree explains, this bill has been in the works for a long time, and it has always been bipartisan:
What most people probably don't realize is that the Omnibus bill was the product of months of negotiations between Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee, all of which had the backing of Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
In other words – it was Business As Usual in the Congress.
"It was a Democratic and Republican bill," complained Sen. Reid.
But after the results of the November elections were in – where a dominant message was that Congress was spending too much money – McConnell pulled a 180 degree turn and declared his opposition to the bill, ultimately bringing other GOP Senators along with him.
The bill even contained the exact spending level requested by the Republicans. And, as for the earmarks in the bill — the top two recipients would have been Republicans. McConnell himself had 35 earmarks in it totaling $112 million. Dave Weigel at Slate suggests that the increased openness in earmarking made it hard for Republicans to play both sides of the game here and ultimately led to the fall of the bill. "The increasing transparency of the earmark process was going to make it tougher for Republicans to support this bill and get away with it."
The Food Safety Modernization Act, which has passed both chambers but the House is refusing to send to Obama because of a minor procedural infraction, was also included in the omnibus. Democrats say they are trying to reach an agreement with Republicans on putting it in the continuing resolution, but according to a Republican aide who spoke with The Hill, that's not going to happen and the bill is effectively dead.
Related from NRO and NPR: more behind the scenes on how the omnibus fell. And from TPM: A Primer On The Fallout Of OmnibusFAIL.
UPDATE, 12/29/10: The food safety bill ended up being revised by the Democrats and passed on 12/21/10 in a stand-alone version as a substitute amendment to H.R.2751. It's the same exact text as the Senate version. The bill has been cleared for the White House and will be signed into law soon.
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You know, I'm glad this is bill is dead. I'm a Democrat all the way – I long for a more collectivist America not driven only by money. And I long for an America where everyone truly does have equal opportunity to contribute to a better world in a meaningful way. Some people (Republicans) hold a delusional, or at least naive, view that this is how America is now. Research shows otherwise.
That being said, I don't think our federal elected officials should be spending any time or money on issues that don't affect each state equally. Perhaps another way to deal with special projects is in order. Perhaps each state should be forced to learn how to create and manage their own budgets.
There is an enormous gap in opportunity between the social classes. For example, compared to the middle and upper classes, the poor die sooner, have more mental problems, higher divorce rates, less access to education, and more likely to be a victim or perpetrator of violent crime.
A child born to a mother in poverty (likely a single mother) DOES NOT have the same opportunity to succeed as a child born into privilege. He does, however, have a small chance for upward mobility (past his mother on the social ladder), but not enough to say that he has equal opportunity.
To be continued..
Some statistics about America's population that live in poverty: About 38 million people (in 2002) meet the criteria for being classified as poor. Close to half are outside of working age, mostly too young to work (CHILDREN). The majority of poor are white or Latino. 38% of the poor population is single parent families.
Similar statistics can be shown for the obstacles faced by minorities or women. The fact is, a rich white male has every opportunity. Is it odd that most of the wealthy are Republicans???
Henslin, J. M. (2005). Sociology; A Down to Earth Approach (7th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
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You're confusing opportunity with likelihood. Poor people are not as likely to succeed, but some do overcome the odds. If the opportunity didn't exist, no poor people would overcome those odds.
While there are many rich Democrats, rich people do have a greater tendency to be Republican. It all makes sense, though. People who have earned a lot of money want to keep what they earn; they will be in favor of lower tax policies. Poor people will want what the rich have; they will favor more redistribution of wealth. Those are general rules, of course; there are exceptions.
"Equal opportunity" means that not just SOME people can overcome the odds… it means that anyone that has reasonable intelligence, and tries hard should be able to make it, but that isn't what's happening. Your statement furthers the idea that there is NOT equal opportunity. There is SOME opportunity. The few that do surpass their upbringing are not the rule, they are the exception, the statistics demonstrate the rule.
The idea of redistribution of wealth is again a symantic distinction – a nice way of saying "what's mine is mine, and it's fine if all the poor people live in ditch." Or better yet, "the government can take care of them, that's why we have welfare (but I don't want to pay for it)"
By the way, I have been on both sides of the fence. Before I lost my job (because I was a single mother) I would have been considered upper middle class. I did surpass my upbringing – only because I went to college – which I never would have been able to do without the government paying for it. Now I'm back in the poor house. I get so annoyed with people living in million dollar mansions treating me like I'm lazy or not trying hard enough – that this situation is my fault.
The rich have the excess resources to avoid being much affected by our country's current situation, and the pain is endured by the poor and middle classes.
No, the rich aren't just going to eat the loss. They are going to fight to protect their wealth, regardless of the sacrifices that any other groups in America have to make.
As a general rule, anybody with reasonable intelligence who works their butt off can make it. My dad grew up working in orange groves, and now he's owned his own business for about twenty years. People with nothing come to this country to work their butts off so their children can have a better life.
It's not the government's constitutional right to give money from the rich to the poor. I fail to see social security and medicare in the Constitution. No, I would rather give my money to people myself than have the government take my money as they see fit, sift it through a bureaucracy, and then give it away.
I would rather that were the case too… that's exactly what I've been saying. That's what a collectivist society does. The people take care of each other instead of the government having to do it, but that's just not reality. It doesn't have to be about "redistribution of wealth" but a certain standard of living for ALL Americans which includes the basic nessessities – food, shelter, medical care… so that they can invest their energies into something more than survival.
The general rule is the rich stay rich, and the poor stay poor. That's what the above statistics show. And the best qualified don't get the jobs, and the smartest kids don't always get high quality education so that they can go on to reach their potential, so a kid with an excessive IQ who might have the potential to really make a significant difference in the world is wasted away in a school that is BUILT to force them into the average.
Contrary to popular belief, the richest and the poor are dynamic demographics. The face of the richest quintile is always changing. People don't stay rich forever, and people don't stay poor forever. At least, there's a decent chance. I have some links, but I'll hit some of the high points for you.
"Income mobility of individuals was considerable in the U.S. economy during the 1996 through 2005 period with roughly half of taxpayers who began in the bottom quintile moving up to a higher income group within 10 years."
"A 2000 Economic Policy Institute study showed that almost 60 percent of Americans in the lowest income quintile in 1969 were in a higher quintile in 1996, and over 61 percent in the highest income quintile had moved down into a lower income quintile during the same period."
Sources: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2001/03/Income-Mobility-and-the-Fallacy-of-Class-Warfare#pgfId=1127435
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Both of these statements are deceptive, and I'll tell you why. The "quintile" that a household falls into is irrespective of how many income earners (or dependants) are in the home. So, a family of 6 might be considered poor in the second lowest quintile, but a family of 2 would not. Now, if the data were adjusted for household size, it might be more relevant. In the second statement, it's absolultely absurd to even consider it in light of the huge time span that it reflects. Over that 30 years, women have increasingly entered the workforce alongside their husbands. This data could easily be representative of that.
Interesting reading:
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Are you seriously going to try to tell me that households moved into a higher quintile because half of the lowest quintile households got married, had four kids, and put them to work in the space of ten years?
I may be able to agree with your second counter-argument to an extent, but that first one is just silly.
Also, that doesn't explain the fall of the highest quintile earners unless you're going to say that they got divorced and kicked their four kids out.
From wikipedia:
"2006 economic survey also found that households in the top two income quintiles, those with an annual household income exceeding $60,000, had a median of two income earners while those in the lower quintiles (2nd and middle quintile) had median of only one income earner per household."
A study by the Southern Economic Journal found that "71 percent of American economists believe the distribution of income in the US should be more equal, and 81 percent feel that the redistribution of income is a legitimate role for government." -
I don't care if 99.9% of American economists feel that redistribution of wealth is a legitimate role of government. It's not in the Constitution, at least not as it's being done today and certainly not the extent to which it's being done today. Education funding was backed by the father of the Constitution, James Madison, but little more than that. I believe he saw education as more of a national security issue:
"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."
The government's job is not to provide for our basic necessities. The government's job is to protect our freedoms. There are good people out there who do help other people. I'm far from wealthy, but I manage to help people. If I see someone that I know is trying their hardest, I have helped that person out before. There are good people out there.
However, the government likes to go after rich people and charities. They look at those and see untapped income potential. Those are the very people that are most likely to help other people, usually working in tandem. Everyone has their cute little foundation or whatever.
Everything doesn't always seem fair, but given enough effort, everyone has a chance at success here.
At a statistical level, income inequality has grown due to gains of higher-income (above median) households relative to the median, rather than losses of lower income households relative to the median, which has been occurring roughly linearly (on a log scale) since the 1960s, as indicated in chart at top. Income inequality has grown particularly due to increased concentration of income in top earners (top 1%, .1%, 0.01%) since the mid-1980s
Also from wikipedia.
The rich stay rich…
In a 2008 editorial for the New York Times, Bartles pointed out, "The real incomes of middle-class families grew more than twice as fast under Democratic presidents as they did under Republican presidents. Even more remarkable, the real incomes of working-poor families (at the 20th percentile of the income distribution) grew six times as fast when Democrats held the White House. Only the incomes of affluent families were relatively impervious to partisan politics, growing robustly under Democrats and Republicans alike."56 -
I feel like you're missing the point. Income inequality loses a lot of its relevance when confronted with the fact that half the people who were in the lowest class ten years ago are not in that lowest class today. Also, nearly a quarter of that top one percent of income earners from ten years ago are not in that top one percent today.
Income inequality may not be completely irrelevant, but income mobility is much more relevant. That income of the lowest quintile going up or down does not apply to half the people who were in the lowest quintile ten years ago.
I'm enjoying this conversation, but no… We're looking at the data from two different perspectives. You're interpreting the mobility statement as meaning that "half of the people that used to be poor, aren't anymore" when that's not an accurate representation of what the data actually means. Statistically, that is an inference that is not justified when you look at the origination of the data. Since it's all based on means of household income, and not tracking individual families, it only presents a change in the proportion of people that fall into specific catagories – which by the way is affected by the RANGE of the data. Example to follow.
OK, here it is:
First group of households have incomes of
8, 12, 19, 20, 20, 23, 45, 60, 89, 90, 130, 150In this group, each quartile (for simplicity, the math works the same way) contains three of the families.
The first quartile are the low income 8, 12 and 19 and the fourth quartile are the high income 90, 130, 150.The general concensus seems to be that inequality has GROWN, but that incomes in general have grown for most groups. The second test looks like this:
10, 13, 23, 25, 30, 45, 50, 60, 130, 160, 250, 400In this set now, the first quartile is 10, 13, 23 and the fourth is 160, 250, 400.
Here's what you should notice in this data set to get the idea behind why the quintile measurement does not show actual social class mobility:
In our hypothetical situation, a family that made 130 in the first test would be in the fourth quartile, but in the second test would be in the third, with the same income. That's how someone can "move down" to a lesser quintile in the data you're looking at.Mobility between quintiles does not reflect a change in income, it simply reflects a change in where that income level RANKS compared to all incomes.
Except if I understand the following article correctly, they are actually matching income tax returns from 1996 to the returns of those same individuals in 2005. They are not talking about changes in proportion but about changes in the income levels of specific individuals or couples.
Also, it occurs to me that the lowest quintile isn't going to show much improvement in income because there are always people entering the workforce at the bottom end.
I wouldn't start celebrating just yet. Reid is a man that plays dirty pool. Just look at how the shoved through Obamacare after we thought it was dead as a doornail. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO CELEBRATE! Stay vigilant and watch Reid like a hawk.
Isn't this funny! President Obama gives the republicans exactly what they want in the tax cut bill that adds almost a trillion dollars to the debt by giving millionaires and billionaires a tax cut that they do not need. The lower taxes haven't worked for the past ten years. If they're worried about paying taxes on their money, give me your money and I'll pay the taxes. President Clinton raised the taxes in 1993 and 22 million jobs were created in the 90's. How many jobs were created under Bush? All the republicans know how to do is say no. It could be their idea but if President Obama says yes that's a good idea, I'm for it. All of a sudden, republicans are against it because the President likes it. Republicans are hypocrites. They put their hundreds of millions of dollars in earsmarks in this bill and now they say "we don't like earmarks, we're voting against this". The tax bill that was just passed adds over 100 times the amount to the deficit.
Tax cuts are incapable of adding debt. Only spending can add debt. People don't go into debt automatically. They go into debt because they spend more than they have.
Tax cuts hit their current levels with the 2003 rates at which point the unemployment rate dropped. Incidentally, the unemployment rate dropped when President Reagans tax cuts kicked in full force as well.
Unemployment rates were dropping before the tax hike in 1993. President Clinton got on for the ride of the Internet boom. He was also helped along by some conservative policies like welfare reform.
I don't believe in that jobs lost/created crap. I'll take the unemployment numbers.
Sources: http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet
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It's true that limiting the money coming in does not directly add to debt, however, it does factor in. Our government has been running on less money than it needs for, I believe, the whole 10 years that Americans have been enjoying the extra money in our paychecks. You can correct me if I'm wrong here… have we had a balanced budget at all in the last 10 years?
I won't say our taxation system is perfect, nor will I say that the government is a responsible steward of their financial responsibility, (these are two things we should all care about, but I'm too busy worrying about getting a job so that I don't have to live in my car with my two year old) but it's a semantic loophole to say that tax cuts don't add the to debt. If you are really concerned about 5% for the wealthy, who have ample opportunity to shelter their income, perhaps you should personally work on paying down the debt.
Hey, I'm not in favor of the last who-knows-how-many years of spending more than is taken in. Our government isn't running on less money than it needs, though; it's spending more money than it needs.
Yes, I'm concerned about about the people who already pay 58% of our taxes. Those people provide jobs. Even better, how about we drop our corporate tax rate from its position of highest in the world (Japan recently lowered their corporate tax rate, making us the highest)?
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New to the forum, my name is DonArkie, been enjoying the life of good living clean & sober for 10 yrs. The only way this is possible is by 1 day @ a time, by GODS grace & the principles of AA. My business has me on the move and AA on-line would be helpful. God Bless my AA family.
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Deadsy is an American rock band originally formed in 1995. It is fronted by Elijah Blue A.K.A. P. Exeter Blue I as a stage name. The original line-up was Elijah, drummer Alec Puro, and keyboard player Renn Hawkey (Dr. Nner). Their original self-titled album was released on Sire records in 1997. Sire dropped Deadsy soon after. By 2002, Deadsy released their album Commencement and released a video for "Key to Gramercy Park." In August of 2006 Deadsy released their second album "Phantasmagore" and toured with the Deftones in fall/early winter. In other words Deadsy is the greatest band ever.
I saw Deadsy when they were in NC and it was awesome.
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New wave metal band featuring the son of Cher and Gregg Allman. New style that is great for people that like metal that is mixed with synth sounds and awesome samples.
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Gothic new-wave band, with frontman Elijah Blue Allman (Aka: Phillips Exeter Blue), son of Cher and Gregg Allman.
Deadsy is sesi x10!
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An upbeat synonym for the deceased.
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The state of being in trouble with parents or other authority figures.
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All-around average teenager Tsukune can't get accepted to any high school save one...but on his first day he finds the rest of the student body doesn't appear average at all. Best of all, the cutest girl on campus can't wait to fling her arms around his neck! Wait a sec'--are those her teeth around his neck too...? Tsukune's going to have one heck of a hickey when he gets home from Monster High! But does he have a chance in H E double hockey sticks of raising his grades at a school where the turf war isn't between the jocks and the nerds but the vampires and the werewolves?
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I just picked up some 1" thick corderite kiln shelves from Axner Pottery Supply. Luckily they are local to me.http://www.axner.com/cordierite-shelf-18x18x1square.aspxhttp://www.axner.com/cordierite-shelf-13x16x1rect.aspxI'm using them tomorrow (after previously using much thinner corderite and brick combos). My test firing yesterday showed that they held heat well at 725-750 degrees on my high output gas grill.
Nice work, Peter.This discussion has gotten quite sophisticated but I have a simple question (feel free to direct me to another thread): what kind of steel are we talking about when discussing 0.5 inch steel plates? And are these typically acquired from a local metalworker?
Just a plain piece of A36 steel plate. A local metal shop is a good place to start. With any luck, they can cut what you need from a piece of scrap.
So steel sounds intriguing as a way to get from nearly-politan to the real thing.
Thanks gentlemen!Yeah, lately I've been doing "nearly-politan" pies with the Fibrament at 550 for about 90 mins, with some top broiler action toward the end of the bake. So steel sounds intriguing as a way to get from nearly-politan to the real thing.
Please, not trying to be a wise guy or thread jacker but.....is coal oven pizza a good example of Neo-Ny pizza? ThanksBob
The kiln shelf arrived quickly. Is there any recommend treatment before use?
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Knights of Sidonia(2013) Tuesday, October 21, 2014 Knights of Sidonia is an addicting manga sci-fi epic of high stakes, war, and the spark of hope that humanity can hold onto even in the darkest of times. Knights is set in the distant future, long after Earth and its solar system has been destroyed by an extremely adaptable alien life form known as the gauna. These creatures are nearly impossible to destroy, regenerating impossibly fast. What remains of humanity is living aboard a spaceship mimicking the conditions of Earth called the Sidonia. Tanikaze is one of the ship's inhabitants, but he is considered to be a bit more "crude" than the majority of Sidonia' s society, which has been genetically advanced. For example, Tanikaze is singled out for his "excessive" need to eat three meals per day, whereas nearly everyone else needs to eat only once per week and otherwise gains energy from a less wasteful process they refer to as photosynthesizing. Some in the society are also genderless or have a new gender altogether, which I find a very interesting concept explored by Nihei. Despite what could be called Tanikaze's "overly" human tendencies, he is surprisingly excellent at flying the Gardes, which are the ships that are used to defeat the gauna. Despite all of the destruction and death you might expect in a series like this, there is a good amount of humor to lighten things up and above all, a very interesting treatment of the characters and all of their unique abilities and characteristics. The world-building in this series is extraordinary—dense with detail and always intriguing. Nihei also does an excellent job showing instead of telling, allowing us to come to our own conclusions instead of relying on heavy-handed narration. I can't understate how much I love this in fiction in any medium. If this concept all sounds a bit familiar, you may be thinking of the series Attack on Titan. I think readers of the Titan series would likely enjoy Knights, as it is in a similar vein but is definitely its own story, and one which I'd highly recommend. |
Devil in the Marshalsea(2014) Monday, October 13, 2014 Antonia Hodgson knows how to create atmosphere. She also has done her research. The result is a wonderfully cinematic story that thrusts you into the dark, gruesome underbelly of London, England in 1727. The narrator that Hodgson crafts is Thomas Hawkins, a young man, once bound for the clergy, now bound for the Marshalsea, an infamous debtor's prison, filled with brutality, bad luck, and disease. Despite his desperate efforts, Tom finds himself confined with a possible murderer for a roommate. If Tom values his life and liberty, he must expose the truth before what little luck he has runs out. This would be a thrilling novel to listen to on audiobook. As it so happens, the audiobook has received high praise for its voice acting. If you are prepared to be hurled into a world of gut-wrenching living conditions and treachery at every turn, please consider this gem. |
What If?Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (2014) Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Randall Munroe earned a degree in physics at Christopher Newport University (VA) and went on to work on robots at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia before quitting to become a cartoonist (xkcd.com: "a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language"). He employs humorous stick figure sketches to help provide scientific answers to absurd hypotheticals submitted to him through his website. I loved this book – and the great thing is, if there is a question you don't care about, simply skip to the next one. One of my favorite chapters addressed "What would happen if you made a periodic table out of cube-shaped bricks, where each brick was made of the corresponding element?" A science-supported answer, bolstered by helpful, hilarious sketches, help you decide whether constructing such a display would be a good project to undertake. The author also includes some questions he doesn't bother answering that are quite funny and often disturbing. If you enjoy science and humor, you will likely really enjoy this book. I am only disappointed that the book didn't address the scenario depicted on the cover: how long it would take a tyrannosaurus rex to be digested in a sarlacc pit. |
Drawing Autism(2014) Monday, September 29, 2014 Drawing Autism showcases the artistic talents of individuals with autism spectrum disorder while giving perspective on how these artists relate to the world around them. Temple Grandin has written the forward which is a perfect introduction and sets the tone for the rest of the book. Author Jill Mullin, a behavior analyst with a clinical background in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), divided the selected works into themes. Her goal was to provide an overview of the autism spectrum while celebrating the individuality of each person. Artists selected for the book were all asked to complete the same questionnaire. Some were able to complete these on their own, some had assistance from family or a caregiver, while others were unable to answer any questions at all. Content the artists shared with Mullin is included on the page(s) with their work. As with any art, the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There were some pieces I enjoyed immensely and would happily hang in my house, while others I didn't care for. No matter how I felt about an artist's work however, I was able to appreciate their process and what, if anything, they were trying to convey. This is a book that we keep in our adult non-fiction collection, but can be enjoyed by anyone with an appreciation of art or someone in their life on the autism spectrum. |
Cancel the Wedding2014 Wednesday, September 24, 2014 The one year anniversary of Olivia's mother's death is drawing near. Her mother's dying wish was very explicit, her ashes were to be scattered in two specific locations in Huntley, Georgia, a town neither Olivia nor her sister had ever heard of. Looking for a way to escape her increasingly chaotic personal life, Olivia decides now is the perfect time to go Huntley and find out why this place was so special to their mother. What she finds makes her wonder if she ever really knew her mother at all. Huntley is gone…well actually it now sits at the bottom of a man-made lake. Olivia is drawn to the mysteries that she has discovered and decides she needs to stay in nearby Tillman and find out what else her mother has been hiding all these years. The more questions she asks, the more it seems people are trying to hide things from her. The mystery behind the long lost town and the secrets her mother has kept hidden for decades continue puzzle and intrigue. You find yourself at the edge of your seat and anxiously awaiting the outcome of this compelling story. |
All the Light We Cannot See(2014) Monday, September 22, 2014 Marie-Laure LeBlanc lives a quiet life with her Father, Daniel LeBlanc, at Number 4 rue Vauborel in Paris, France. Daniel is a locksmith for the Natural Museum of History in Paris before the German occupation of France during WWII. Marie-Laure becomes totally blind by the age of six. Her Father fashions a miniature replica of their neighborhood from wood so that she may memorize and better navigate her surroundings while he is busy working at the museum. Werner Pfenning also lives a quiet life with his sister, Jutta, at an orphanage in Zollverein, Germany. The directress of "Children's House" is a kind woman named Frau Elena who loves the orphaned children as if they were her own. Werner, who is a gifted math student, finds a hobby building and fixing radio receivers. By age 13, he is well known as a master radio repairman. His notoriety catches the attention of an elite German Officer, and soon he is sent to a prestigious school ruled by the powerful German Reich. In "All the Light We Cannot See", Anthony Doerr writes a masterful story. He manages to intertwine the lives of these two fascinating characters using exceptional attention to detail with alternating chapters devoted to Marie-Laure and Werner as the teenagers travel along the same timeline. However, their identity to each other is not revealed until their circumstances collide in the final chapters. As Germany gains more control over the city, Marie-Laure and her Father are forced to leave the museum and Paris. The intrigue of their abrupt departure is magnified by the unknown location of a 133 carat diamond known as the "Sea of Flames"; which has long been kept safe deep inside the museum. Father and daughter find refuge in the home of Daniel's eccentric Uncle Etienne LaBlanc and his loyal housekeeper Madame Manec who live in the more protected "city within the walls" of Saint-Malo, France. As the relationship between the young blind girl and her Uncle Etienne grows stronger, Etienne shares with his niece the forbidden collection of gramaphones and radio transmitters that secretly occupy his attic. Meanwhile, Werner is in great demand as a transmission expert under the watchful eye of Dr. Hauptmann. Wireless radios prove to be a crucial component of war. The transmitting and receiving parts are used to assess an enemy's position or expose an enemy's plan of attack. Though Werner's special talent earns him protection and respect, he is confused about the war objectives and the Reich's plans for the future of Europe. The young boy is unprepared for the disagreeable facts of war, and he often yearns for the more carefree life at the orphanage with his sister Jutta. The author builds an imaginative story that commands interest by combining elements of mystery, espionage, the hunt for a shiny stone, and an underground resistance movement. At 530 pages, "All the Light We Cannot See" is a lengthy read. However, the details are intoxicating and the story captivates as it unravels. When the conclusion arrives, the reader is reminded that there are always voices behind the static of a radio, and sometimes the blind see more than the sighted. |
The girls of Atomic Citythe untold story of the women who helped win World War II (2013) Monday, September 15, 2014 If your country needed your help would you give up your career, your comfortable home and endanger your relationships for an unknown job in a location that didn't appear on any map? Could you handle never speaking of your job to your spouse, or knowing where and why they had to leave for weeks? Could you work on just one small job over and over for years, not knowing what came before or would come after? The Girls of Atomic City bravely chose this path to help their country and bring their brothers and sons home sooner from World War II. This book throws open the curtain of secrecy to reveal the hardships they faced, the huge contributions they made towards creating the ultimate weapon, and their personal stories of love and loss. The author was inspired by a black and white photo of a woman seated at a huge machine full of dials. Determined to meet as many of these wartime workers as she was able to find, she tracked down these women, then in their eighties. They recalled rough living packed together in small huts made of cement, constant construction so the ground was either dust or sticky mud, rationed food and clothing, fear of spies, and the lack of news. They also remembered sharing your best dress with a friend who was going on a date, weekly dances, visits to the nearest town to shop, and meeting people from all over the United States. Everyone wondered—what are we creating? So much material comes in, but no product ever seems to leave. Many worked for years, not knowing what end they were working toward, until the day that the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan. This is a very readable and enlightening book, whether you enjoy biographies or history. |
April 1865The Month That Saved America Monday, September 15, 2014 We generally think of the Civil War as ending with Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox, but that isn't strictly the case. Lee only surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia. Other Confederate armies were still on the field, and Confederate President Jefferson Davis was determined to continue the fight. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln just days later caused many to believe that the South would be inspired to renew the struggle—exactly what John Wilkes Booth had hoped when he entered that box at Ford's Theater. Clearly, the war that had been raging for four years was coming to an end, but whether the result would be peace at last or a prolonged guerilla war was not yet clear. April 1865: the Month That Saved Americaprovides a gripping account of a pivotal period in American history. |
The Obamas2012 Wednesday, September 10, 2014 This book reminded me a bit of watching West Wing. We don't realize how the White House is buzzing 24/7. Kantor takes us inside for an eye-opening expose of life in America's most famous mansion. Michelle and Barack Obama managed to adapt to a very dramatic change in their lifestyle with grace and maturity. But it wasn't all rosy. We learn about the trials and tribulations the first couple endured while trying to maintain their "date" night, celebrating Halloween, dealing with the Gulf oil spill, examining the President's competitive nature, and witnessing Michelle's fierce loyalty to her husband while she slips into "mama bear" mode. It's all here and more. Prepare to get up close and personal with the first family and the President's closest advisers: Rahm Emanuel, former Chief of Staff; Robert Gibbs, his longtime Press Secretary; and David Axelrod. West Wing may make you dizzy. This book will verify the hectic pace portrayed on that show. |
Henry and Glenn Forever and Ever(2014) Friday, September 5, 2014 Henry & Glenn Forever & Ever Tom Neely & Friends This is an adult graphic novel about a fictional domestic relationship between Glenn Danzig and Henry Rollins. Much license is taken here, as Danzig and Rollins are most definitely not in a domestic relationship, but their real life personalities come through in the fictional character's day to day lives. This gives it a niche audience. But if you are at all familiar with the real life characters, you will be well rewarded with plenty of laughs. There are a lot of "guest appearances" from Hall and Oates, Lars and James, Lou Reed, various demons and many more that I'm sure I didn't' "get." Even Danzig's mother is in a couple chapters. (She puts child safety locks on all the torture devices in their dungeon and orders survivalist gear for them, as "their kind" won't be taken up in the rapture). Some of the best storylines occur in Henry and Glenn's day to day living, as when they go to couple's counseling, or are eating breakfast together and planning their day. I love the scene when they go to the pharmacy to get flu shots and watch in amazement as a clerk successfully changes the mood of a grumpy old man. (What a customer service mastermind! What's she doing stuck in a job like this? That woman can change the world!). Many adult graphic novels contain subject matter that is not suitable for children, and this is no exception. The humor is dark and sometimes sophomoric, but a lot of that is a play in the personalities of the characters. I only recommend this for those who are aware of this and are not offended by the content. Further "reading": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF7vNVmb2fo http://www.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/06/13/five-reasons-to-love-glenn-danzig-even-though-hes-a-drama-queen |
The Good House(2012) Monday, September 1, 2014 You don't want to trust Hildy Good, but at the same time, you wish she was your best friend. What Hildy has to offer as narrator and co-conspirator is dishy goodness. She knows things – secrets. It should be no surprise then that she has plenty of her own. As a functioning alcoholic, Hildy is trying to keep her head above water and herself out of trouble. This becomes impossible when Rebecca, a new client of Hildy's realty firm, can't seem to keep her own secrets at bay. You will be surprised by how invested you become in Hildy's fate. See whether or not the first few pages entice you by reading this sample, provided by Overdrive. |
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