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General Information
Leading Edge is a program for new LSU students to learn more about their unique talents in an engaging way. This year's theme is "Adventure" which highlights sustainability and Leave No Trace principles as a part of responsible leadership. Students can expect to learn about leadership while enjoying a canoe trip and challenge course high ropes session. Leading edge is truly a way for new students to connect with one another while they develop confidence to get involved at LSU.
This program is open to all new LSU students who will be beginning their first semester at LSU.
You will:
- meet new friends,
- become an LSU Tiger,
- learn about sustainability, and
- develop your natural talents.
Overview of Schedule
Sunday, August 17
|Prior to 2:00 PM
|Students with a fall on-campus housing assignment should move-in*
|Welcome and introductions (LSU Student Union)
|Pizza and trip logistics
|Overview of leadership
|LSU trivia
|Wrap-up and late night activity
*Students with a fall on-campus housing assignment will be able to move into their room beginning Sunday, August 17, 2014. Residence Hall front desks are open 24 hours, students simply report to the desk to check-in upon arrival.
Monday, August 18
|Meet at UREC to depart for canoe trip
|Arrive at off-campus retreat location
|Brunch and review of Leave No Trace
|Canoeing with picnic lunch
|Free time before dinner
|Fireside chat with s'mores
Tuesday, August 19
|Lunch at camp
|Nature center and more leadership activities
|Return to LSU
|UREC Challenge Course on campus
|Wrap-up and late night activity
Wednesday, August 20
Breakfast is on your own today, keep in mind we will be having a brunch closing event at 11:00 a.m.
|Meet at UREC
|Walk to LSU Bookstore Event Room as a group
|Closing brunch
|Program concludes
Fee: $75
Includes: all meals (as listed in the schedule); all materials for the program, including outdoor gear and canoe use; transportation to off-campus retreat location; and a StrengthsFinder online access code
Billed: must be paid upon registration
Optional Housing Fee*: $79
Includes: Early arrival for students with an assigned room for the fall semester on Sunday, August 17, 2014 through Wednesday, August 20, 2014 [$26.23 per night for 3 nights which is rounded to $79]. Students who can stay with family in Baton Rouge between August 17-20 can avoid this fee by moving in to LSU residence halls Thursday, August 21.
Billed: 2nd week of classes to university fee bill
*On-campus housing is not available for students who plan to reside off-campus during the academic year. If you have questions about this, please ask before registering.
While Leading Edge program requires a fee, Campus Life will work with all interested students so finances are not a barrier to participation. For more information or questions, contact Rachel Champagne, Assistant Director of Campus Life, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 225-578-5160 no later than July 25, 2014.
Refunds will only be granted to students who cancel by July 25, 2014 at 5:00 PM CDT, via email to email@example.com AND another student is added to take the place of the cancellation. Otherwise, the fee will be forfeited.
If you opt not to attend LSU, but do not notify the program, you will not be eligible for a refund.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I get to move into the residence halls at LSU early for this program?
Yes, new LSU students may move into their fall Residential Hall assignment on Sunday, August 17, 2014 prior to 2:00 p.m. Our program begins at 3:30 p.m. in the LSU Student Union, so students need to be moved in and parents should say "good-byes" before then. If August 17 is not convenient, students participating in Leading Edge may also move in on Saturday, August 16, 2014 (by request to firstname.lastname@example.com). Additional information about early arrival is available through LSU Residential Life.
What is the fee for early arrival in LSU's residence halls?
Students who have a fall Residential Hall assignment may move-in early on Sunday, August 17, 2014. Not all new LSU students will be permitted to move in early, but students participating in Leading Edge have been granted permission to do so. The fees for moving in early are $26.23 per night; which totals $79.00 (rounded to the nearest dollar) for three nights with our program. This fee will post to the student's University fee bill during the second week of classes and is not paid upon arrival.
Is housing provided for commuter students?
No, we are not able to provide housing for students who do not have a fall Residential Housing assignment for the Leading Edge program.
Why do I have to pay $75 to participate in Leading Edge?
While LSU Campus Life and University Recreation absorb the majority of the cost for this program, there are costs such as canoe rentals, StrengthsQuest access codes, and food that must be confirmed prior to the program. The $75 fee helps to confirm your participation and off-set any costs that may be incurred if you do not follow through in participation. Campus Life will work with all interested students so finances are not a barrier to participation, please e-mail Rachel Champagne or call 225-578-5160.
How much of this program is outdoors?
While plans are still being finalized, we can tell you that we will be canoeing for at least two days and will do a light hike on 1 day. During this portion of the trip we will either sleep in tents or a group camp facility. Supplies and gear for the trip will be provided by LSU UREC. Students will receive more details when they become available, including a packing list.
What if I need special accommodations or have physical limitations?
Please let us know right away of any special needs you might have (including dietary restrictions) and one of our staff members will discuss the specific activities that we have planned for Leading Edge with you. E-mail us or call LSU Campus Life at 225-578-5160.
Do I have to participate in canoeing and the challenge course?
Learning more about what you are capable of is part of being a leader and we want all new LSU students participating in the program to emerge with confidence in their abilities. Students are encouraged to discuss their concerns about canoeing and the challenge course elements with staff in advance. Should students have doubts about participating in certain activities, we will work together to determine how to proceed.
What is the StrengthsQuest?
The Gallup StrengthsQuest is a way of examining your unique talents and what makes you – you. It will begin with an online assessment called the Clifton StrengthsFinder, which you will be asked to take prior to arriving through an access code we provide. Then, we will do several activities and some action planning to use your talents to determine what you should get involved with here at LSU this fall.
What if I don't know anyone?
The great thing about Leading Edge is that it is small enough (40 students) that you can meet everyone pretty quickly, but big enough that the group will have some diverse interests. Don't worry about not knowing anyone, all participants are new to LSU. Also, there are four LSU staff members and 2-3 student leaders who will lead parts of the program.
What if I really don't like camping, canoeing, or the outdoors?
Leading Edge: Adventure might not be the program for you if you truly hate being outdoors. We will spend a few days in wooded areas and canoeing. If you have never hiked or canoed, that's okay! If it's not for you, then consider a different leadership program like the Live Gold Leadership Conference or Leadership Exchange. Please e-mail us or visit our website for more options.
Why should I participate in Leading Edge: Adventure 2014?
This is an easy one: meet new friends, have fun, learn something about yourself and do something different before beginning at LSU. We have studied a variety of different outdoor programs, orientations, and pre-college camps at universities across the country. Leading Edge: Adventure combines the adventure of the outdoors and leadership development for new students in a fun and engaging way.
Event History
Leading Edge was created in 2010 jointly by First Year Experience and Campus Life. The program originally included 50 first-year students who met weekly for the entire spring semester. Weekly meetings focused on leadership principles, models, and behavior of successful leaders.
After many suggestions from participants and research into what other universities are doing, Campus Life has teamed up with University Recreation to offer a Leading Edge–with an "edge." Outdoor components and experiential learning elements are sure to be a unique experience for new students learning about leadership.


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TV SPORTS; New Murdoch Network Could Challenge ESPN
By Richard Sandomir
Published: February 24, 2004
Rupert Murdoch wants to take on ESPN -- again -- with his own national sports cable network.
An industry publication reported yesterday that Murdoch is in preliminary discussions with cable operators and the National Football League to create a new network.
''We'd have to proceed very carefully,'' Murdoch told the publication, Television Week. ''We'd certainly do it with partners. We want to consider the capacity of pay television subscribers to pay for two ESPNs.''
It's not a new idea, but one that has been worked on for a couple of years, said David Hill, chairman of the Fox Sports Television Group, who has been asked by Murdoch to analyze the creative end of such a venture.
''It's something we've talked about, the same as we talked about Speed Channel and Fox News Channel before they got started,'' Hill said. ''But we've also talked about things that haven't gotten done.''
Spokesmen for Fox and the N.F.L. declined to comment.
Murdoch tangled with ESPN in the late 1990's when Fox Sports Net had a national Major League Baseball package, a nightly news operation that made a splash by hiring Keith Olbermann, and a variety of other programming. But the strategy eventually flopped -- national programming was subservient to local baseball, basketball, hockey and college sports on Fox's network of regional sports channels -- and FSN retrenched.
''Attempts made in the past were doomed to fail,'' Hill said.
But as successful as FSN has been in carrying regional sports, the strategy is currently under siege in cities like Chicago, Denver and Houston, where teams are starting their own networks and breaking their local ties to Fox.
Murdoch is more powerful than ever. His News Corporation recently acquired control of Hughes Electronics and its DirecTV satellite subsidiary, with its nearly 12 million subscribers, making it the second-largest cable or satellite service, after Comcast, which has 21 million.
DirecTV's jewel is the Sunday Ticket package of N.F.L. games, which 1.5 million subscribers pay $200 each to buy.
The pre-Murdoch DirecTV signed a five-year, $2 billion deal with the N.F.L. to keep Sunday Ticket exclusive to its satellite subscribers through the 2005 season. For 2006 and 2007, it could be made available to cable systems, which lust for it.
Of the $400 million a year from DirecTV, $20 million is going to finance the fledgling NFL Network.
With all those pieces in place, here is how Murdoch could craft competition against ESPN, according to several industry executives.
He could get a piece of the NFL Network in exchange for relaxing DirecTV's exclusivity on Sunday Ticket and selling it to cable systems, including Comcast. But Comcast would eliminate itself from any role if it succeeds in acquiring the Walt Disney Company, whose subsidiaries include ESPN.
''There are many things we could do together,'' Murdoch said about Comcast to Television Week.
If Murdoch were to let the N.F.L. sell Sunday Ticket to cable operators, he would be giving the league a powerful tool to accelerate distribution of the NFL Network, which is available to DirecTV but has limited cable distribution.
If it wanted Sunday Ticket, the argument goes, a cable operator would have to take the NFL Network, which does not carry games.
Making such a deal now would give the NFL Network more than two years to get the type of traditional analog distribution on basic cable it would not not get without Sunday Ticket as leverage. It would also provide time to transform the NFL Network into a multisport channel that Fox could program into an ESPN competitor.
The advantage to selling Sunday Ticket to cable operators is obvious for the N.F.L., making it available to more than 80 million subscribers, not just satellite customers.
If the NFL Network isn't a player in this plan, Fox, in partnership with DirecTV and cable operators, could start a new channel on their own. But the leverage of Sunday Ticket would be gone; the N.F.L. wouldn't likely be a partner in a network that would compete with its own.
''ESPN has been a huge success and has a strong and loyal audience, but if there's one competitor I'd fear, it's Fox, DirecTV and a cable consortium led by Comcast,'' said Neal Pilson, an industry consultant.
Asked if a network could spend what's necessary to compete with the ubiquitous and potent ESPN, Hill said, ''Over time, yes.''
But there is an inherent risk: do cable operators want another costly network after years of squawking about ESPN's rates, or would its fees fall if there were a strong competitor? If Comcast is not a player -- an enemy, if it acquires Disney -- would the network be worth starting? And how long would cable operators have to wait for a new network to develop into something ESPN-like, with a full slate of programming?
Photo: Rupert Murdoch is considering another attempt to create a national sports cable network. (Photo by Bloomberg News)

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FedEx dropped off two giant boxes at PGA Tour star Luke Donald's suburban Chicago McMansion on a recent morning. The contents:
200 pounds of frozen Miyazaki beef, a trophy from a recent tour win in Japan. Donald hoists one side of a box, and, alarmed at the potential damage to a back that has chalked up over $30 million in winnings on the PGA Tour, I grab the other side. We hump it across the house into his garage, where the majestically marbled beef, which retails for about $250 a pound, awaits its new home–a meat refrigerator that Donald purchased specifically for this shipment.
If you missed the memo, Luke Donald is not your average sleep-and-eat-golf jock. He majored in art at Northwestern, where he met his wife, Diane. He lives primarily in suburban Chicago, versus some gated Sunbelt resort community. And he grew up in England watching his parents sip Bordeaux, his dad a mainstay of the local wine society.
Donald has taken Dad's fondness for fine wine and turned it into full-fledged devotion. His personal label, the Luke Donald Collection, will appear on 72,000 bottles of California chardonnay, viognier and, in a hat tip to his parents, a Bordeaux-style red blend that carries the classic British description claret.
In marrying golf and wine, Donald, who briefly held the world's number one ranking last year, joins an impressive number of pitch-and-putt drink purveyors. Australian Greg Norman, of course, helped put his country's grapes on the wine map; South Africans Ernie Els and David Frost also have labels from their homeland. Brand names like Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer treat their wines like product extensions. Even golf announcers are getting in on the act: Jim Nantz named his California wine, naturally, The Calling.
Like most celebrities, Donald has embraced the concept of doing business with other people's money. Terlato Wines, America's largest marketer of premium wine, fronts the money, while Donald gets a royalty cut. "It's pretty low-risk," concedes Donald.
But here's where Donald blazes a different trail: He takes a hands-on approach to every facet of the process. Donald helped design the modern, modular label, fronted by his dramatic signature. He helped source the grapes. Donald even helps blend the juice itself. "I wanted it to be my style–contemporary European," he says.
Of course, contemporary European-style wine using top California grapes costs. Donald's wine retails between $30 and $50, leading to something of a paradox: People who buy wine based on a celebrity's name don't pay 50 bucks a bottle–and people who pay 50 bucks a bottle don't buy based on a celebrity's name. "We had to put a product out there to turn people's heads," says Donald. While not quite head-turning, his chardonnay is certainly grin-inducing, like a lively, crisp Burgundy.
Donald's real wine education started on the greens during college, where he shared a golf coach with Bill Terlato, Terlato's second-generation CEO. "I had a passion for golf," says Terlato, a six handicap. "He had a passion for food and wine." They began swapping respective tips, and after Donald turned pro and began cashing big checks, he asked Terlato to help him build out his collection.
The stash has grown to 800 bottles, all stored below the meat refrigerator in a glass-enclosed, climate-controlled cellar that Donald customized with a metallic floor and stained wood. It's guarded by a password-coded keypad, and, once inside, you see that the wine racks fan out clockwise: champagnes on the far left, including vintage Dom Perignon and Bollinger (the tony "house pour"). Then come whites, followed by reds, ranging from light to heavy. The far right? "That's the 'do not touch' area for my wife."
"Yes, he has plenty of showy reds, from Insignia to Opus One to his favorite, the 1985 Lynch Bages. But as with all true aficionados, his favorites carry a backstory: the case of Vega Sicilia Unico from Spain's Ribera del Duero that Sergio Garcia gave him for his wedding; a bottle of George pinot noir, from Sonoma, courtesy of another member of the Chicago golfing mafia, Michael Jordan. Even the pata negra ham, teed-up on a special holder, has an interesting provenance: It was a gift last year from European Ryder Cup captain José María Olazábal. Donald mixes these ego assets with a few "good deals at Costco," including a bottle of 1999 Faustino Rioja that also graces my wine fridge.
"By 2007 Donald had demonstrated enough know-how and determination–and made enough of a name for himself on the course–to persuade Terlato to move forward with a label. The first bottle hit the shelves five years ago, and they've sold several million dollars' worth of wine since. As I sit through a boozy lunch with his lineup, it's easy to hear Donald glide toward foodie pretension. ("The rapini takes the edge off," Donald notes while washing down lamb with his namesake red.)
"Donald harbors thoughts about expanding his wine holdings after he retires from the PGA Tour ("though you can play until you're 60," notes the 35-year-old). He holds an option to buy part of a Napa vineyard from which he sources grapes. Until then he is focused on the winter house he's building in Jupiter, Fla. He is making wine the house's centerpiece, with a glass-enclosed tasting room, complete with a dining room table. And, since you never know when Sergio Garcia might show up bearing gifts, this time he's amping up the cellar capacity to accommodate a proper 1,000 bottles.
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Style: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Originally Posted by MONGO
I'm not too up on BJJ lingo yet, but yeah, I meant the reverse omo is fine as a sweep.
I had intended it as a cheap gay joke but my sense of humor sux this early in the morning.
And why not say reverse triangle, sometimes, BJJ just hurts my head with all of the silly fucking non-standardized terms.
Judo wins again. :happy10:
I'm pretty sure Aesopian just made up the name for romoplata.
I've always heard it called reverse triangle.
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Most BJJ players grow out of their judo hate before they get their purple belt. I guess you still have a long way to go.
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Outdoor adventurers sharing experience with video, pics
DAVIS, W.Va. — Some of his friends back in Myrtle Beach, S.C., probably wouldn't even believe the piles of snow up on the mountains at Canaan Valley.
But Chas Wagner has proof of the winter wonderland he discovered up at Timberline Four Seasons Resort in Davis, W.Va.
Making his first trip to the mountain that sits 4,268-feet in elevation, Wagner — like a videographer for his own adventure movie — was equipped with a GoPro, a helmet-affixing Point of View camera that is becoming more and more commonplace on the outdoors adventure scene.
From whitewater rafting to skiing, from snow tubing to mountain biking and ziplining, adventurers are capturing the wild world of outdoor sports from their view.
Skiing with Boy Scout Troop 891, Wagner, who was out on the slopes Martin Luther King Jr., Weekend from morning until late in the evening, turned his head back and forth capturing his buddies slip sliding away.
"Once I saw one I was like dad, dad, dad I want one so much and that's what I got for Christmas," said the excited 13-year-old on the slopes. "I have a lot of fun taking it out and taping every once in a while. It's video I can keep for a long time that's memories."
And the trend of utilizing technology to further share the outdoors isn't just capturing the imagination of teens and tweens.
Over at the fourth annual Winter Adventure Weekend (WAW) at Carter Caves State Resort Park, one of the recent trends started by web master and veteran outdoorsman Andy Niekamp is a live scrolling slide show at the lodge.
During the weekend that took place Jan. 25-27, people out rambling on 140 different adventures from ziplining to horseback riding and wild caving emailed photos from their smartphones that were loaded and tossed into the photostream of pics scrolling on a flat-screen TV by the fireplace at the lodge.
The slideshow could also be seen in lodge rooms and cottages at Carter Caves on closed circuit TVs as well as on the Winter Adventure Weekend Website.
Coy Ainsley, park naturalist at Carter Caves and one of the main organizers, said it adds a freshness to the event and connects folks who are waiting at the lodge to those out in the 2,000-acre park and beyond canoeing, rappelling and doing other high adventure sport.
"Andy's done an amazing job. He completely redesigned the website this year and he's also responsible for the photostreaming," Ainsley said. "They email pics with their Smartphone and send it to our email while they are still on the trip, so people are watching at the lodge almost as it is happening. I think outdoors enthusiasts enjoy showing what kind of experiences people can get out there."
While WAW was spread all over the wilds of Carter County, there definitely was a concentration of activity down behind the lodge at the 90-foot-tall Smokey Bridge, Kentucky's highest natural bridge.
It was around there the rappelling and climbing classes Down for Dummies, Up for Idiots, the Highline, the rope climbing competition and an advanced climbing class were taking place.
On Saturday afternoon, Shane Kamer, 41, a Lewis County, Ky., native now living in Asheville, N.C., was strategically placed on the far slope using his hand-held tablet to control a quad copter armed with high def video cameras.
Kamer, who has volunteered for the past seven or eight years, said he was having a blast capturing shots of everything from recreational tree climbing to rappelling and the highline.
"It's amazing what you can do now with technology and the amount of fun you can have with it," said Kamer, who paid about $300 for his copter. "... and I think everybody goes back to the lodge and wants to see themselves up on the TV at the lodge. 'Hey, that's you,' and there's me.'"
Niekamp said this is the third year WAW had a live slideshow and that it was a matter of evolving as technology evolved from the not-to-distant "old days" when folks sent him CDs of pics for the website to today's almost instantaneous photo shows.
"We had known for years with past Crawlathons that people love to take photos, and we knew that people were out there taking photos on the various field trips so we decided to come up with a way for those people to share them more or less instantly with everyone at the event," Niekamp said. "In the past few years with the changes with free Wi-Fi at the park, better 3G coverage at the park and the proliferation of Smartphones and Wi-Fi-enabled digital cameras we created the online slideshow where people send their photos to an email address and those photos end up in an online photo gallery that we can then show in slideshow format in an ongoing constant basis."
Niekamp said the photo sharing part of WAW has really taken off since he received more than 700 photos in about 72 hours from the weekend's flurry of activities.
"That demonstrates that people are willing to share and enjoy sharing their experiences," Niekamp said. "It is not a task or a chore on their end. It is something they like to do that they can share their experience with others."
Niekamp said this year they've began getting some fantastic GoPro footage from folks like veteran caver Susie Duncan, who took a 30-minute high-def video of rope climbing at Fern Bridge, one of several natural bridges at Carter Caves.
"I think that will be the future that ability to capture video more easily with those remote controlled helicopters or other devices that is where I see it going," Neikamp said. "It really does give the photographer a chance to do unique things and to apply creativity to the situation they have ... everybody can produce some professional quality photos and videos. We look forward to evolving as technology evolves. Who knows where we will be a few years from now. Look at how far we have come in the past few years with videos and photo technology."


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John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977 in Brooklyn, New York), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is a Grammy award nominated American rapper, actor and designer signed to Def Jam Records. He released his debut album, Ghetto Fabolous in 2001 and has since released 2003's Street Dreams, 2004's Real Talk and 2007's From Nothin' to Somethin', all of which have collectively sold over four million copies in the United States. His fourth studio album, Loso's Way, was released in July of 2009 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA), better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is a Grammy award nominated American singer, producer and actor. After releasing many mixtapes under the name Prince of Virginia he signed to Atlantic Records in 2005 and released his debut album I Gotta Make It. His second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007 and earned him a Grammy nomination.
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Posted at: 01/17/2013 11:02 AM
Updated at: 01/17/2013 9:53 PM
By: Alan Hoglund
A 33-year-old man was critically injured early Thursday morning after in an accident involving a garbage truck in Hermantown.
Hermantown Police and Fire Rescue responded to the scene of that accident on the 5800 block of Morris Thomas Road at 5:35 a.m. According to a news release issued by Deputy Chief Shawn Padden, upon arrival, authorities found a car with heavy front-end damage blocking the roadway and a Hartel's DBJ Disposal truck parked nearby.
Deputy Chief Padden said the driver of the car sustained critical injuries and was unconscious, bleeding and trapped in the car.
A preliminary investigation indicates the garbage truck was stopped at the edge of the road while collecting garbage. Deputy Chief Padden said the driver was apparently outside of the truck at the time of the accident.
He said the car was driving over the crest of a hill when it collided with the front end of the garbage truck, causing heavy damage to the car and moderate damage to the garbage truck.
Deputy Chief Padden told Eyewitness News that the man was taken to Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.
City and state authorities are investigating.


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Looking ahead to NLDS Game 3: Braves-Dodgers
Oct 6, 2013, 12:38 PM EDT
The Cardinals and Pirates will open this day of postseason baseball at 4:30 p.m. ET in Pittsburgh. As those two National League Central teams are wrapping things up at PNC Park, the Braves and Dodgers — tied at 1-1 in their best-of-five — will be preparing to get Game 3 underway in Los Angeles. Let's preview the action-to-come at Dodger Stadium.
Julio Teheran earned a spot in Atlanta's starting rotation with a sensational spring and kept right on rolling through the regular season, posting a 3.20 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 170/45 K/BB ratio in 185 2/3 frames. The 22-year-old righty from Colombia boasts a mid-to-low 90s fastball that he throws on over 63 percent of his deliveries and a slider, curve and changeup that carry varying degrees of effectiveness. Teheran was ranked a Top 100 prospect by Baseball America in four different preseasons and has the raw goods to put up zeroes at any time against any lineup. But he's one of the youngest starters in this tournament and this will be his first time pitching in an October game.
Also pitching for the first time in the Major League Baseball playoffs will be Dodgers Game 3 starter Hyun-Jin Ryu, a 26-year-old offseason import from South Korea. It seemed like an overpay when the Dodgers put up a $25.74 million posting fee for Ryu in November and then handed the left-hander a six-year, $36 million contract. But 11 months later that deal looks like a bargain. Ryu registered a superb 3.00 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 154/49 K/BB ratio over his first 192 major league innings this season and the conditioning concerns that arose early in spring camp never developed into anything more than baseball blog fodder.
Ryu was spotted wearing a sleeve on his left elbow last week and he threw a bullpen session Friday in front of team surgeon Neal ElAttrache, medical director Stan Conte and manager Don Mattingly. But the Dodgers are denying that there is an injury and Ryu reported feeling completely fine after his Friday workout.
The lineups should be posted at some point this afternoon. We wouldn't expect any big surprises.
- apkyletexas - Oct 6, 2013 at 12:57 PM
Are you going to mention the fact that Yasiel Puig played too shallow in the second inning on Andrelton Simmons' 2nd inning double in Game 2, allowing the ball to get past him to the wall for a run-scoring double? In a one-run loss?
Because it seems like a fitting topic, given HBT's article titled "Remember when Yasiel Puig was gonna cost the Dodgers a playoff game with his recklessness?" three days ago.
- Jon Weisman - Oct 6, 2013 at 1:30 PM
Even if you were to assume that Puig positioned himself in that spot and wasn't put there by the Dodgers' coaching staff – which seems like a tenuous assumption – and ignore the fact that it was Greinke who gave up a hard-hit ball to the gap, how did this cost the Dodgers the game? At worst, he contributed a small part to allowing one run out of the four the Dodgers allowed, while also later keeping a potential rally alive by hustling to beat out an infield hit. Why would the loss be on him?
That's what makes the argument about him costing the Dodgers games so ridiculous. Many players contribute both ways, and the idea of singling him out as the villain is preposterous. All that was pointed out during Game 1 is a reminder of that – not that he single-handedly won the game by any means, but that he provides a great many positives that more than balance his negatives. Game 2 wasn't his best game, but really, you're gonna hang "Puig's outfield positioning" as the reason the Dodgers lost? More than the three double plays on offense, the caught stealing or the catastrophe of the seventh inning, which he had nothing to do with?
This isn't to say Puig is a non-factor, but the whole point is to have some perspective. No one said Puig won Game 1 by himself – people just noted what he did because inevitably, someone like you would take his first "mistake" (assuming that this even was one) and blow it up into something out of proportion.
- apkyletexas - Oct 6, 2013 at 1:46 PM
I did not say Puig's poor defensive positioning cost the Dodgers the game.
I am saying that in light of HBT's article stating that his reckless play would NOT cost the Dodgers a playoff game, you have to talk about that play in that context.
I thought it was worse when Gonzalez and Puig had back-to-back rally killing 4-pitch strikeouts against David Carpenter in the 8th, immediately after Hanley Ramirez' 2-run HR got them back within a run. But I've said it since Puig joined the team – lack of plate discipline and reckless play are definitely going to hurt them at the worst times.
- egb234 - Oct 6, 2013 at 1:35 PM
"Playing too shallow" in the second inning is not an example of recklessness that costs the team a win, and it does not fit the type of behavior that people were reacting to earlier in the season. Unless you are privy to how the Dodgers positioned Puig and whether he was subverting a game plan than you are just making crap up.
Puig haters are obsessed. It's really kind of weird.
- apkyletexas - Oct 6, 2013 at 1:59 PM
I was referring to a specific article in which HBT said his reckless play won't have any adverse effect on playoff games. I think in light of his play in game 2, HBT needs to at least revisit the subject.
- daveitsgood - Oct 6, 2013 at 2:20 PM
except that your premise is based on him playing too shallow is considered reckless. It's a flawed premise as many have pointed out that it's not the same as the other points have illustrated i.e. trying to take extra bases and being thrown out by 10 feet or making ill advised throws and allowing the trail runner to move up extra bases. To say that his defensive positioning was poor in hindsight of an opposite field line drive double, sure, but that's the benefit of hindsight, but to call it reckless? even in context that's a stretch. That's like calling the tigers bullpen selection and defensive positioning in the 9th inning was "reckless"
- egb234 - Oct 6, 2013 at 2:28 PM
You misunderstood the HBT article. It did not say that Puig's reckless play wouldn't hurt the Dodgers. It was mocking the series of articles written earlier in the season that all but guaranteed Puig would cost the Dodgers a game.
You also misunderstood the articles that HBT was mocking, because they were not referring to Puig playing too shallow to catch a lined shot hit to the warning track or to striking out.
Puig's positioning was not reckless. Puig striking out at an inoportune time was not reckless.
Was Paco Rodriguez reckless for failing to retire Heyward? Nope.
It's baseball. There's a lot of failure involved both for people who are perceived a passive and people who play aggressively.
- koufaxmitzvah - Oct 6, 2013 at 2:32 PM
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Day 380: Off to Buy Some Extra Sets of Sheets
But first, let me show you this cabinet.
Do you remember what was here before?
This cabinet was here before. And honestly, I really, really liked this cabinet. We got it on sale before Christmas, and it's sturdy and substantial and strong.
But it was a little skinny for the space, and the color was sort of lost in the room. It wasn't in its rightful home.
But now I have to fill it with things. Antique spurs and deer sheds are the only things I've been able to come up with. I think Marlboro Man's tattered and torn Louis L'Amour books are a must, and maybe a few colorful pots or vases would add a little punch.
I'll stay far away from the Holly Hobbie figurines. I promise.
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Connie On Saturday, March 14 at 6:47 pm
It will be fun to see what you choose to put in your new cabinet.
If you go with the L.L. books, hat, etc., you mite want to consider a branding iron or a weathered board with the brand on it…. Those cowboys LOVE their brands!!
Good luck.
Tess On Saturday, March 14 at 11:36 pm
That new piece of furniture is the ultimate! Have fun keeping the glass clean! lol
Tendai On Sunday, March 15 at 12:06 am
I think you should rebel and not buy extra sheets!
cecedon On Sunday, March 15 at 10:01 am
I really like that cabinet too. It might be fun to make that a book swap area. Fill it with books that you have read and make it a read one – leave one spot for your guests. Maybe have some of your readers (you might not want all because you'd get too many) send in a fav for the starter collection. Just a thought.
mickey On Sunday, March 15 at 10:37 pm
beautiful cabinet!
Oh, and I saw someone's comment about using dryer fabric softener sheets.
No, please don't! Use liquid fabric softener if you must. I know several people who are allergic/sensitive to the softener sheets, but do fine if the liquid softener is used. I guess because it gets rinsed. Anyway, just wanted to throw that out there, since you won't know if YOUR guests have that reaction.
Then of course, you might want to do the "free" stuff…..free of scents, perfumes, dyes, whatever.
Oh nevermind. I opened up a can of worms, I'm sure. But really, please skip the sheets and use the liquid softener. :o) LOL!!
Marie M. On Sunday, March 15 at 11:37 pm
Hmmmm. Glad to hear you're off to buy more sheets. I'm just guessing, but since the whole world now knows about the "sheet situation" everyone will offer to change the linen on their own beds! Hmmmm. Could you have had a devious motive in the six bed, six sheets post? Nah. Not Ree.
Laura On Tuesday, March 17 at 9:42 am
That cabinet is beautiful
Zoe in Canada On Tuesday, March 17 at 6:46 pm
Your new cabinet is absolutely beautiful. I love it.
Merri Ann Mona On Wednesday, March 18 at 1:13 pm
How about some old quilts in there, they sure take up space, add a bight color and teqture too!
Carrie On Monday, March 23 at 12:59 pm
I just read about your raised bed gardening. I will have to have one this year! I love flowers. The beautiful colors and delicate smells BUT I love food more so it would have to be a vegetable garden. I love your receipes and your whole website. Thank you pioneer woman. And thanks to my sister Jennifer for telling me about you.
jackie On Sunday, May 24 at 1:39 pm
Newbee here again! Love the space!
Have you considered putting a saddle tree (with a cool saddle on it, of course!) next to the display cabinet?
I know your kids are still little and using theirs but maybe a pony saddle next to a full sized? Secure them to the trees–even the adults have been known to want to play on them!
JessicaMcG On Tuesday, June 16 at 12:10 pm
By now you probably have the cabinet full…but since I'm procrastinating at work and am checking out your archives, I figured I'd go ahead and comment. Since you are so into photography, what about looking for some old timey cameras to add to the cabinet? It would be an interesting combination with the ranch paraphernalia.


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This past week while reading the words of an ancient Hebrew prophet I was reminded of how easy it is to wake up one day and find yourself heading so far down the wrong track that you don't recognize yourself or the direction you are going in life. The world we live in puts so much pressure on us to perform at a certain level and live up to other's expectations, while at the same time deceiving us that this is all being done for own good.
As you head down this wrong path the destruction you leave behind starts to impact more than just your life. Your engagement level at work and home suffer, your relationships at home and work deteriorate, and the dreams you had of making a difference are replaced with dreams of prestige and success at all costs.
How do we know if we are headed in the wrong direction? I believe that in life we can always see signs that reflect what is in our heart. As you reflect on where you are at right now in your career or leadership at home, consider these six signs that you might be headed in the wrong direction and in need of a course correction very soon!
- You think too highly of yourself – you believe your title, position, or income level make you better than others.
- You are arrogant – you not only think your important but actually constantly communicate it to people.
- Money is your master – you believe money is the solution to all emotional, physical, mental, spiritual problems.
- You turn your head away from injustice – you don't have time to deal with other's issues or problems.
- You are focused only what feels good, not what is right – if it does not bring pleasure or joy its not worth doing.
- You worship materialism over relationship – your thoughts, money, and actions all lead to increasing your net worth in things rather than relationships with people.


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Treece Blog: The biggest heist in historyWritten by Dock David Treece | | email@example.com
In 1987, when Alan Greenspan began his tenure as Federal Reserve Chairman under President Reagan, each American's share of the national debt was approximately $8,500. Now, 22 years, trillions of dollars, and four presidents later, the national debt per capita has ballooned to nearly five times its previous sum, now totaling about $40,000 per American.
This effectively means that since 1987, American taxpayers have been robbed of what has now amounted to trillions of dollars, making it the largest heist in recorded history. Since 1987 the funds of hard-working Americans have been embezzled by a select few by several means, their money distributed to the likes of Chrysler, GM, AIG, Goldman Sachs, and countless corporate executives.
Keep in mind, of course, that this new total excludes the obligations that may arise from bailout legislation passed during 2008 and 2009, as these bailouts, for the most part, gave the Treasury and the Federal Reserve permission to spend outrageous sums.
These agencies have, in turn, guaranteed a wide range of distressed securities, including mortgage-backed securities that contributed largely to the recently-deceased bubble in housing. However, since the government has not yet had to make good on any of these guarantees, their capital commitments are not reflected in national debt figures.
Many people, mostly bankers, would undoubtedly argue that the US government as a whole is to blame for this mounting debt, and it is true that the government's outrageous spending has indeed contributed. However, the true blame for our debt burden lies with the men who determined how to finance such spending.
Ultimately, such blame rests with four men; four fake, fraudulent, fictitious, finagling financiers: Alan "Greeny" Greenspan, Ben "Baby Face" Bernanke, Henry "Hammered Hank" Paulson, and Tim "Gee-Whiz" Geitner.
Through bailouts, corruption, and simple loose money policies, these four banker-barons have fleeced American taxpayers in more ways than one. First and foremost, they have ballooned our national debt by enabling the governments exorbitant spending. Through their trickery, previously assumed to be banking-magic, they have heaved upon future generations the burden of unnecessary debt.
Moreover, thanks to their bubble-blowing monetary policies, these highfalutin pencil-pushers have depressed interest rates, thereby preventing Americans from earning a reasonable rate of return on their hard-earned savings.
Let's not forget that these men, in their most daring act to date, embezzled funds from American taxpayers for the sole purpose of aiding their banker-buddies on Wall Street. Through their accounting wizardry, they relieved many of their former colleagues of debt piled high from years of CDS Swaps and NINJA loans, only to rest that burden squarely on the shoulders of each and every American man, woman, and child.
One of our four crooks even went so far as to leave a paper trail revealing his complete awareness of how indefensibly he was acting, and felt the need to protect himself. In bailout legislation proposed in 2008 Treasury officials, including Paulson, penciled in a brief section giving themselves permission to operate without threat of review by an US court, thereby relieving themselves of any threat of liability or criminal prosecution (Text of Draft Proposal for Bailout Plan, New York Times).
In 1838, banking magnate Mayer Amschel Rothschild proclaimed "Let me issue and control a nation's money and I care not who writes the laws." The Rothschild's, of course, know better than anyone the powers inherent in the control of currency.
Many men, often from lower stations in life, have been hanged in this country within the last century, for stealing far less than the larceny these four filchers have committed against American taxpayers (Double Hanging in 1938, The Monitor-Herald, Calhoun City, Mississippi).
Of course, this terrible crime should come as little surprise. Our country's fathers foresaw actions like those taken by the Filching Four. In fact, Section 19 of the Coinage Act of April 2, 1792 specifically outlawed the debasing of US currency.
The punishment, it was decreed, for such a traitorous act, should be no less than death. This penalty, with its startling barbarity and beautiful simplicity, most certainly fits the crime perpetrated against the American people since 1987.
Dock David Treece is a stockbroker licensed with FINRA. He works for Treece Financial Services Corp., www.TreeceInvestments.com. The above information is the express opinion of Dock David Treece and should not be used without outside verification.


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A composite portrait is a painting of people melded together to create a very unique image. That is what's currently on display at the Tweed Museum of Art at UMD.
Duluth native Anne Labovitz is the artist behind the exhibit. A reception for the new gallery takes place Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Tweed.
Not only did Labovitz talk about her new exhibition on Good Morning Northland Thursday. She also did a quick portrait of anchor Brittany Falkers to show her process while doing a painting.
Labovitz has been doing portraits for 20 years, she said. Lots of the paintings on display are of family units. Labovitz said she is interested in partnerships and relationships and that the people on each canvas are connected to each other in some way.
The portrait exhibition runs at the Tweed Museum until August 11. A special family day happens Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. Labovitz will be back in Duluth to discuss her work on August 3.
For more information about the exhibit, click here.
For more information about artist Anne Labovitz, visit www.labovitz.com.


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Men's Tennis | Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Baumgartner Chosen First Team Capitol One Academic All-District
SALEM, ORE. -- Michael Baumgartner (So., Albany, OR/West Albany HS) from the Willamette University men's tennis team has been named First Team Capitol One Academic All-District VIII on the college division men's at-large team, as selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Baumgartner was one of just 11 student-athletes from a variety of sports who were named to the Academic All-District Team.
CoSIDA District VIII includes colleges and universities in the western United States. Players nominated for the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team were starters or key reserves with cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher (4.0 scale). Each athlete was at his current college or university for at least one academic year.
The College Division includes athletes in NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and the NAIA. Willamette is a member of NCAA Division III and competes in the Northwest Conference.
Athletes were eligible for the men's at-large team if they competed in fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo or wrestling.
Baumgartner owned a 4.00 cumulative grade point average through the 2010 fall semester. He has not yet declared a major.
This spring, Baumgartner played primarily #1 singles and #1 doubles for the Bearcats, helping Willamette achieve a 13-6 overall record. The Bearcats achieved an 11-1 Northwest Conference record, placed second in the NWC during the regular season and took second place at the NWC Tournament.
Baumgartner was 10-9 in singles, including 8-4 in the Northwest Conference, this season. In doubles, he went 10-10 overall, 9-3 in the NWC. He was named First Team All-NWC for the second consecutive season.
During two spring seasons at Willamette, Baumgartner has achieved a 21-19 singles record. He has a 24-18 combined record over the past two years in doubles.
In singles, Baumgartner was ranked #28 in the West Region this spring. He helped the Bearcats earn a #11 team ranking in the West Region in 2010-11 after contributing to a #10 regional ranking in 2009-10.
The Bearcats were particularly strong in singles this year. Led by Baumgartner, Willamette rallied in five matches during the season when trailing after the doubles competition.