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Eligible students will receive information on how to arrange for their accommodations both verbally and in writing during an accommodation orientation with their counselor. The following list includes some of our most common accommodations and should serve as a quick review.
Accessible Furniture
Students who have disabilities involving mobility problems or pain may be eligible for accessible furniture in place of traditional classroom furniture. Accessible furniture includes tables and chairs that can be larger, more comfortable, or more adjustable than the standard furniture. For more information about arranging for adaptive furniture, read our Accessble Furniture handout.
Accessible Media
Students with print disabilities may be eligible to receive their books in accessible format (such as audio or e-text). Before the first use of accessible media, students should discuss their needs with our Accessible Media Coordinator and complete a consultation with our Accessible Technology department. See the Accessible Media handout for information about arranging for this accommodation, including the need for early requesting. For legal principles governing the determination of accessible media accommodations, see our Accessible Media Business Practices.
Accessible Testing
Students eligible for this service may receive extra time on their timed classroom exams, test in a room with minimal distractions, or make use of other specific test accommodations. To arrange for accessible testing, students submit a Request for Accessible Testing form to the instructor and return it to the Accessibility Services office one week before quizzes and midterms and two weeks before the beginning of finals week. Read the Accessible Testing handout for more information.
Audio Recording Lectures
Students who have difficulty hearing, concentrating, or writing during class lectures may be eligible to audio record the lectures. See the Audio Recording Lectures handout to arrange this accommodation. On professor request, you may also need to complete the Certification and Rules Governing Recording Lectures.
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2013 Feature Film
Director: Michael Costine, Mark Gaster,
Brian O'Neill
Following a bad breakup, relationship counselor Cormac Kavanagh starts sleeping with his clients in a misguided attempt to reignite their passions. His bedroom adventures soon lead him into dangerous territory and he starts falling for Flor, the attractive young private detective assigned to investigate his affairs. Flor's specialty is entrapping married men in honeytrap stings. Things are further complicated when his cousin Al tries a spot of amateur matchmaking to get Cormac back together with his ex-wife. In a twisting comedy of misunderstandings, deceit and danger it's going to take a lot before everyone recognizes true love and discovers the secrets of HOW TO BE HAPPY.
This film was shot as part of the Filmbase/Staffordshire University MSc Digital Feature Film Production Course.
Running Time: 90 mins | Color
Producers: Richie Bolger, David Brady
Script: Conor Horgan
Cast: Brian Gleeson, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Stephen Mullan, Brian Fortune, Carrie Crowley
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Openbox[1] is a highly configurable, minimalist window manager. It is the window manager used by LXDE but can also be run separately from LXDE.
Figure 6.12a provides a screenshot of Openbox running on a PC-BSD® system. The application menu was launched by right-clicking on an area of the desktop.
The application menu contains an entry for the Openbox Configuration Manager which can be used to customize settings such as themes, appearance, mouse, and margins. A screenshot of this configuration utility is shown in Figure 6.12b.
A list of websites containing additional themes is available from the Openbox wiki[2].


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"I'm going to die a lonely little virgin." I told my sister Alexa as she made lunch for her daughter Richelle.
"Kimmy!" She screeched. "Please, please, watch you mouth around Richy."
"All I said was virgin."
"Virgin!" Richy called, waving her arms around.
"Thank you Kim. Now she's gonna go say that to Beverly and he'll get all upset."
I laughed. The thought of my little six year old neice running up to my brother-in-law and saying virgin was pretty epic. His face would be the best part. I could just see it in my mind and it made me laugh even harder. "Now that I want to see."
Alexa rolled her eyes and gave Richelle her lunch. She walked over and sat on the couch by me. "Maybe you can be one of Priapus's virgins."
I furrowed my brows. "Priapus?"
She smacked her forehead with her palm. "You've read every romance novel on the face of the earth, and you have no clue who Priapus is."
I shook my head. That name didn't ring a bell. And it sounded like it was an ancient name they used back in the days of the Greeks and such.
"In short," Alexa started, "He's the god of lust and fertillity. Also known as the god of virginity by some."
"There's a god of virginity?"
She nodded. "Legend has it he's the son of Aphrodite."
The goddess of love and beauty. Made sense. "So what does he do? Just sit around his temple and be a virgin?"
Alexa laughed. "Oh please! You honestly think he's a virgin?"
Well, duh. Hence the name. Though I guess names could be deceiving.
"You're forgetting the lust and fertility part of his name. He's the furthest thing from a virgin. Some say his lust is so strong that he walks around constantly erect. Like, you remeber that book you read about the love slave who everytime a woman even came near him, he got hard? That's basically Priapus, only it's 24/7 for him."
Wow. That was suckish. "So I'm still confused. What do you mean by me being one of his virgins?"
"He takes women who are virgins, makes them his, then claims them at some point. Hence you would be his forever."
"Like, sexually?"
"Pretty much."
"Okay I know you enjoy that, but I really am not that desperate." And I honestly wasn't. Yes, it would be nice to have a boyfriend. Yes, it would be nice to have someone to hold close at night and care for. But I wasn't so desperate as to summon some unknown god and let him take me.
That just sounded painful.
And with him being erect 24/7, what would the possiblities of him being gentle be?
Like, zero.
"Whatever. I don't believe in that crap anyways. I'd better get home."
"I thought you were going to stay and have dinner with Beverly and I tonight? I'm having him stop to get chinese on the way home. And also some grapes. I've been craving grapes."
"You crave the weirdest things when you're pregnant. speaking of, does he know yet?"
"Nope. I'm going to tell him tonight, so act surprised."
I rolled my eyes. I'd probably act more sarcastic that anything but oh well. She dealt with me and my sarcasm everyday so it was really nothing new to her. In some ways, Beverly and I were a lot alike. By sixteen he was the most sarcastic person on the planet. Now I was taking over his job.
And don't get me wrong, I love my brother-in-law, but that man is still sarcastic to this day and, well, lets just say he's not as good as he used to be.
"Hey, what would you do if Beverly was the son of Ahrodite?"
The look on Alexa's face told me everything. "I would never let any woman near him."
Later that night, after getting home from the chinese/movie night with Beverly and Alexa, I did a little research on that Praipus guy. I don't know why I really cared, I just thought it might be interesting or something. Turns out a lot of what Alexa said was true. On pretty much every website I looked at they all said the same thing. The man was sex crazy.
Kind of like me sister in high school.
I looked at website after website and when I finally crawled into bed, it was just past midnight. Of course, for me, this was normal. I was used to going to bed really late then waking up for schoola few hours later.
That wasn't what was weird about my night though. I had my dream again. I've been having this reaccuring dream since I was a kid. It used to scare me but now it just made me curious. In the dream I was there with a stranger. We were laying in a forest with only a purple blanket covering our bodies. We were happy in love until dark clouds rolled in and the man had to jump up and fight to protect me. He used to die in the dreams and that was what scared me so much. But now he didn't die. He won and took me into his arms for a passionate kiss.
The man was usually faceless but his body was so pretty I didn't really mind. At least until last night. Last night, he grew a face. And it wasn't the face I'd ever expected.
It was that of a Greek god.
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Four members of the Flippin City Council discussed whether and how far to cut the salary now in effect for the the Flippin mayor's position during a Tuesday night workshop session, where no votes are taken. The salary is now more than $52,000.
Attending were Council members C. Dane Hudson, Stacie Hopper, Joe Cantrall and Jennifer Porter, along with Mayor James J. Hudson.
Any change in the level of pay now in effect for the mayor's office, would not go into effect until after the next election for the mayor's position. Jodi Howard, recorder-treasurer spoke of the move to cut the salary as setting ...


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With the Lexington area still under an excessive heat emergency today, city officials continue to take steps to help people looking for ways to stay cool.
Lexington city officials have opened two cooling centers, at the Dunbar Community Center on North Upper Street, and the Senior Center at Alumni Drive and Nicholasville Road.
The Dunbar Center will be open as a cooling center until 7 p.m. Friday, while the Senior Center will be open until 5 p.m.
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The Salvation Army, on West Main Street, the Catholic Action Center, on East Fifth Street, and the Community Inn, on Winchester Road, are also open as cooling centers.
Lexington's pools and aquatic centers are offering reduced admission prices through Sunday. Children 15 years of age and under will get in for $1, while people 16 years of age and over will get in for $2.
Lexington firefighters say they had nine heat-related runs Thursday. By noon today, they had already had six.
Officials in Georgetown have also opened cooling centers today at the Ed Davis Center and The Pavilion.


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'Handy' bullpen session helps reliever Mike Adams improve his command
From Rangers beat writer Evan Grant
LAS VEGAS – For Mike Adams, the problem became as clear as his hand in front of face.
Actually, that was the problem.
After two shaky spring outings following hernia surgery, Adams went to the bullpen for what he called a "pretty serious" session. It was there he finally felt his hands had drifted in front of his face when he came set. At his best, Adams hands have been farther back, creating a shorter delivery and improving command.
It certainly seemed to work. In a 12-pitch fifth inning Saturday, he threw 10 strikes and just two balls and struck out the side against the Chicago Cubs in the Rangers' 12-7 win.
"I needed that," Adams said. "I was pretty upset with the way I had been pitching. In the bullpen, we were able to dissect it pretty good and I realized what I had been doing. As soon as I made the change it all came together."
Adams started each hitter with two strikes. When he got ahead of hitters with the first pitch last year, they batted only .130 against him. If he ran the count to 0-and-2, they reached base just six times in 112 plate appearances (a .053 OBP).


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Peacock Visual Arts is the leading contemporary visual arts organisation in Aberdeen and the NE of Scotland, bringing artists and the public together through exhibitions' events' talks' residencies' film screenings' gigs and workshops to make and present art in exciting and innovative ways.
The Cowboy and the Spaceman
11 February - 18 March, 2006
In a new film and related photographs, prints and sculptures, Orkney artist Colin Kirkpatrick explores two differing views of our planet and its resources and their profound implications for the long-term survival of life on earth.
Taking up economist and philosopher Kenneth Boulding's imagery of the Spaceship Earth, the film contrasts the archetypes of cowboy and spaceman. The cowboy, sitting on his horse overlooking the wide prairies, sees the earth as an endless resource to be used. The spaceman on the other hand, looks at our planet from out of space. He realises that the earth is only a small dot and that he should take good care of it.
"The northern and western fringes of Europe are still considered by many to be our culture's last local frontiers in terms of both resources and development. My Orkney upbringing, and Oil Town further education, often remind me how fragile and limited many of these resources are. At the same time my childhood perpetually reinforced the frontier-like qualities of the Highland and Island existence." (Colin Kirkpatrick)
In beautiful shots of the Orkney landscape, a series of local people are portrayed and asked what they think they are: a cowboy or a spaceman?
The film forms the central focus of the exhibition and has been developed with our digital coordinator Adam Proctor. The accompanying new series of screenprints and photographs have been editioned at Peacock visual arts.
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My (Robin's) current obsession with K-Pop is your fault. I embedded the Run Deathwing Run machinima in a previous column, and a bunch of you commented about SNSD. I looked them up, and now The Spawn and I are obsessed -- which is why you are getting the tenuous connection of the word "trouble" with the above video. /blame
Dear Drama Mamas,
I find myself in the middle of a very troubling situation and am hoping that you can help shed some light! You see I am the GM of an extremely casual raid guild, who happens to be made of a tight knit group of friends. The majority of us have been together (in one guild or another) for nearly 5 years, and we have always taken pride in the fact that our groups have ZERO drama. When we're raiding or doing random heroics, we typically poke fun at each other in vent. But it is never anything that would make someone feel uncomfortable or mean, just good fun.
Unfortunately a situation has arisen recently that has me quite worried! One of our long time members, let's call them X just brought to my attention that they are receiving unwanted and unwarranted "attention" from another member, let's call them Y. "X" stated to me that as soon as they log in, they immediately have random & suggestive Emotes pointed at them – and that they are being followed throughout the game world by "Y". The part that has me quite concerned is because of the Sexual Nature of the "attention" that Y has been showing. It had started as nothing more than the random emotes, but has since escalated into suggestive comments over vent. Now "Y" has always been distant in the past, but never showing anything outside of the norm and is respectful of all other members of our group.
I realize now that we should have put a stop to this situation in its infancy and my gut tells me to just cut our losses and gkick immediately. If it was a situation outside of the Guild there would be no question (contact Blizzard, and let them handle a possible ToS violation), however how should I handle this situation because of the sensitive nature of the problem? Your thoughts & wisdom would be much appreciated!
Troubled GM
Drama Mama Lisa: You may have let this situation slide longer than you should have, Troubled GM -- and there's no time like the present to set matters straight! You can still set this situation to rights, but you mustn't fly off the handle and start /gkicking in a panic.
But first: You have no idea what may or may not have gone on between X and Y to precipitate this state of affairs. Please don't leap into this situation based on assumptions about how this situation came to pass and who's actually done what to who.
Communication is your trump card here. You have to talk to Y and let him (or her -- but let's not play pronoun games) know that his attentions and remarks are making others uncomfortable. Yeah, we know that it stinks to be in the hotseat -- but as the GM, it's your job, man. This is something you need to take a big breath and tackle head on.
However, you don't have to approach this like some big police action. There's no need to get accusatory or personal. In fact, I wouldn't even mention X by name. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, after all, so keep a light touch. Tell Y that his flirtatious emotes and quips seem to be catching others off-guard and making them feel uncomfortable. Let him know you'd like him to dial it back.
And that's that. You've let Y know the jig is up, it's not cool, and the Eye of Sauron is upon him. You've made your point without getting into any interpersonal drama; after all, that's X and Y's business. Your business is simply the part that spills over into guild life. Hopefully, the situation ends right there. Be sure to let X know you've had a conversation with Y -- no need to give a play-by-play account -- and to get back with you immediately if the unwanted behavior doesn't stop.
If the situation persists, then most assuredly it's time for stronger action. I'm betting Robin has a few words to say about that ...
Drama Mama Robin: When I talked to The Spousal Unit about this (former guild leader of a progression raiding guild), I was rather appalled (at first) by his answer:
One of them has to go. Whoever is the highest rank and/or most valuable to the raid stays and kick the other one.His position was as follows:
- X could have led Y on and is now tired of Y's attention.
- X may be the actual drama queen and is causing problems due to a spat or lack of attention.
- The guild comes first.
I think Lisa's solution is the right one for the first attempt to solve this. If it does persist, then you have to investigate. You are going to need screenshots (privately of course) and you should keep an eye on both X and Y's behavior. I see three outcomes:
- If Y does turn out to be a stalker, you need to kick Y and tell X to put Y on ignore. X needs to immediately report Y to Blizzard Customer Service. Also, X needs to document, document, document. If this ends up bleeding into the physical world, all documentation will help put a stop to it.
- If X turns out to be a drama monger (you will need strong inciting evidence for this one), then X needs to get kicked. But Y still needs to keep the sexual tone of his behavior down.
- If it looks like they are both misbehaving, then I think The Spousal Unit's advice works. Choose the more valuable player of the two and kick the other one -- putting the one you keep on probation.
Let this be a warning to other guild leaders. When I talked to The Spousal Unit about this, he said "I can't even imagine this happening in my guild," and obviously Confused GM felt the same way. People are flawed and it's hard to tell if the tank you really look up to is actually sending pictures of himself in his boxer briefs to your favorite healer. Drama can be bubbling beneath the surface ready to ruin the promising future of your formerly drama-free guild. Putting "No harassment" and "No false accusations" clauses in your easily found, clearly written, strictly adhered-to guild rules will help you minimize the damage should this happen to you.
Dodge the drama and become that player everyone wants in their group with a little help and insight from the Drama Mamas. Remember, your mama wouldn't want to see your name on any drama. Play nice ... and when in doubt, ask the Drama Mamas at email@example.com.


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The Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society is accepting donations to support it's ongoing Concert To Go series.
Since 2006 the program has been working to expose elementary students to chamber music via short, educational concerts performed by members of the Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society.
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The Beginning of the End of The Race Card?
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We are seeing it more and more: black Americans decrying other blacks for throwing the race card.
Here is a great and encouraging video of Congressman elect Allen West talking about the issue with Juan Williams on Fox News.
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Lustful Intent
Positively, question and answer 109 of the Heidelberg Catechism note, the seventh commandment encourages the maintenance and promotion of chastity in marriage and singleness. We should be doing all that we can to prevent a climate in the church and ...Read More
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God is the only God who is; therefore, every other lesser "god" will, in the end, bring only disappointment. It is tragic that so many people have run after gods who cannot satisfy, and it is even more tragic when ...Read More
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Bryan Singer Says Days Of Future Past May Have A Fully CGI Character
Put your thinking caps on and let's speculate on what Bryan Singer may be hinting at in a recent interview about X-Men: Days of Future Past. The director spoke to MTV about his upcoming film Jack the Giant Slayer when the conversation turned to X-Men. When talking about the new technological techniques he used for Jack, Singer said he would like to use some of those tricks for DOFP. That raised a pretty interesting question:
Singer: I definitely want to use this [peformance capture, animated character] technology again, and I might even be using some of it in a different way in X-Men. I don't wanna say how, yet, but I'm definitely using some of this technology on X-Men which I never used in any of the other X-Men films.
MTV: Are you talking about creating a fully CGI character in Days of Future Past?
Singer: That's the thing I don't want to talk about. I'm not sure. I'm doing research on it now.
Now Sentinels seem like too obvious an answer. We've seen a glimpse of a Sentinel in X-Men 3, so that wouldn't be completely new. Plus, I don't really think Sentinels would be doing much more than stomping around and Singer makes it sound like it's an actual character. So is it a character we haven't seen on film before or will Singer make life easier for Nicholas Hoult (Beast) and Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) when it comes time for make-up and prosthetics? What do you think?
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'Give all you have to God'
March 16, 2012 in Question of the Week, Spotlight Answers, What are some faith-based principles for dealing with money? by Mark Matheny
Times are tough. Money is tight. Unemployment is high. Consumer debt is high. It's hard to save and harder to give. Offer our readers some faith-based financial counsel.
What do you tell people about spending and debt and consumerism? What do you tell them about saving and giving? What are some faith-based principles for dealing with money?
We try to approach things in the Wesleyan spirit. In one of his most powerful sayings, John Wesley proclaimed, "Gain all you can, without hurting either yourself or your neighbor…save all you can, by cutting off every expense which serves only to indulge foolish desire…waste nothing…—and then give all you can, or, in other words, give all you have to God."
During Lent but also throughout the year, I keep discovering that austerity, especially on eating habits, is one of my greatest challenges. I need to lose at least 15 pounds, and how about our region's ranking in overall stats on obesity? We have a long way to go!


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School districts in Manitowoc County made the right call by canceling classes for two consecutive days because of the extreme cold that saw wind chills up to minus-50 degrees.
Many factors play into a decision to call off school for a single day, much less consecutive days. We are relatively early into the winter, and administrators likely will face more school-closing decisions from heavy snow and cold temperatures this season. Schools are mandated to serve students 180 days each school year and getting them all in can be a challenge when the need for makeup days mounts. That can weigh heavily on the minds of school leaders trying to juggle schedules while fulfilling the requirements of the law.
We give Manitowoc County school administrators an A-plus for putting student and staff safety first in their decisions to close school on Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures as cold as they were on those two days are, in a word, dangerous. The biting cold can make it nearly impossible to wait outside for a school bus. There is no guarantee that cars and buses will operate properly - or even start. School safety patrols, often the duty of older students at elementary schools, is a dangerous duty in extremely cold conditions. Those students who walk home would have been in clear danger from the wind and cold.
Yes, the best course of action was to keep everyone home and wait out the bitter cold snap. Virtually all schools in northeast Wisconsin were closed for both days, which likely made the decisions easier for any particular school or school district. In this case there was strength - and common sense - in numbers.
When schools cancel classes, they generally require cancellation of extracurricular activities like sports and music activities as well. If it is dangerous to attend school during the daylight hours, it is even more dangerous to attend evening school-related activities.
Again, the cancellation of these activities will cause angst among organizers and athletic directors, but they could rest easier knowing that students were safe and not out battling conditions unfit for man or beast.
Thankfully, temperatures are expected to moderate to more tolerable levels the remainder of this week. It may feel like a heat wave, but parents are urged to continue to bundle up their children - 20 degrees also can freeze unprotected skin and cause resulting problems like frostbite.
We hope everyone will take precautions against the dangers that winter continues to present each and every day.


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Spicy Garlic Shrimp Sauté with Butter and Saffron
This is the story about a heavenly-delicious garlic shrimp sauté and the dinner party from hell.
As a freelancer, establishing working relationships is important, so, on many occasions, Adam and I had to entertain art directors and magazine editors in our Nashville home for "the dance." Usually, these business dinners were okay; not too uptight, short and sweet. You know the drill – what my friend describes as the "Scratch and Sniff" – to see how you like them and if they like you. Again, most of them were professional and pleasant, even enjoyable. Save one. The set-up: an older distinguished gentleman, extremely respected in the industry, married to the much younger bohemian artist (a little earthy-crunchy and "out there," who liked to say "Yo" a lot for some reason). And their four-year-old son. They introduced us to John John, muttered something about not being able to get a babysitter and began gushing about the divine act of his birth with way too many details as to how he was brought into this world. About a minute in, we knew we were in for a long evening. As they continued babbling on about their "miracle baby," my Psychic Friends Network raised a red flag on their professed babysitter woes. Please. It was obvious they wanted the kid with them at all times, however inappropriate.
As I poured cocktails and dished out a few pre-dinner nibbles, the doting parents completely immersed themselves in polite (a.k.a. boring) conversation while that kid ransacked our house, picking up valuables and anything else he could get his dirty little hands on, throwing them in the air (breaking several things). He screamed at the top of his lungs to his mother that he wanted a snack right now, chased and terrorized our dogs, who made a beeline under the bed, while they sat there and did nothing, casually laughing it off, saying, "He's like this all the time! So full of energy! And, he's only four!"
He's really good at it, I thought, gritting my teeth.
I never like to refer to food as indulgent, only poor parenting. And, boy, oh, boy, were they. Normally, I love children – I think I'm a terrific aunt to my nieces and nephews. But, this…this was not a normal child. He was beyond spoiled and out of control. And way too smart for his own good. Adam and I exchanged a series of "looks" that stated the obvious without saying a word – we could not stand that kid. I simply could not fathom people allowing their charge to behave so abominably in someone else's home – I come from a long line of "Spare the rod, spoil the child" rearing. We were both now wondering if we even wanted to do business with this guy.
Now, for those of us without children who ever entertained the idea of becoming parents (however briefly), John John was the poster child for birth control. The Ambassador for Abstinence. He was Satan. And for the next several hours, we were in hell. Satan did not wear out or calm down – in fact, he got worse. When we (that would be Adam and me, not the parents) finally corralled him into sitting down at the table for dinner, wriggling the whole time in defiance, he refused to eat anything on his plate, tipping it over and spilling the contents all over my new Damask tablecloth.
Not wanting the buttered pasta noodles that I had set aside for him (from the more adult garlicky shrimp sauté with linguine), he demanded a grilled cheese sandwich and he told me exactly how he wanted it prepared. (If I hadn't been so p.o.'ed, I might have been impressed with his culinary direction.) No "I'm sorry" or a sheepish "Is that okay?" from Mom. Nothing! I didn't know who I wanted to throttle more – Satan's parents or Beelzebub himself. So, I made the little devil a cheese sandwich while he pounded his fists on our table saying, "Dinner, dinnnnnerrrrrr!!!" I fully expected to see his head spin around, Linda Blair-style.
Their lack of disciplining him was utterly appalling as they ate their dinner with relish (and begged for the recipe later). After three and a half diabolical hours of entertaining these people and their spawn, they finally got up to leave. Satan's mother was holding her little bundle of joy (not!), who had just that moment dozed off. On the front stoop, they whispered their thanks for a lovely evening, softly adding, "We'll have to do it again real soon!"
I wanted to say that I'd rather stick needles in my eyes. But, it was Adam, who, in an absolute, genius stroke of brilliance, with an ear-to-ear grin, had the bestest reply ever. He leaned down, ruffled the sleeping fiend's hair and loudly said, "Oh…goodnight, John John!" then waved them off.
As Adam closed the front door behind him, the muffled sounds of the child's deafening cries could be heard as his parents pulled out of the driveway with faces that were right out of "Night of the Living Dead." I was in full-belly laugh mode when I asked what in the world possessed him to wake up that kid on purpose. He flashed a wicked, dimpled smile and said, "I guess the Devil made me do it."
This dish is a version of what I served that evening. A recipe kind of in the vein of Shrimp Diavolo without the usual tomato-based sauce, leaning more towards a scampi (an Italian term for the tail portion of a small lobster or prawn but considered in the U.S. as a dish of large shrimp cooked in garlic, butter, white wine and herbs) but still feeling the diavolo vibe since it's spiced with chiles. After marinating in a flavorful bath, the fruits of the sea are quickly cooked; then you create a delicious golden sauce with saffron, butter and white wine. It's the bomb.com.
And just by the bye, "diavolo" is Italian for "devil." Who knew?
- For the marinade:
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1-1/2 pounds large raw shrimp; peeled and deveined with the tails attached
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- For the sauce:
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- pinch of saffron threads, crushed and dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water
- 3 tablespoons white wine
- Additionally:
- 1-2 tablespoons fresh minced parsley
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan, plus extra for serving
- cooked linguine, for serving
- In a large bowl, combine the garlic, olive oil, butter, basil, red pepper flakes and lemon juice. Add the shrimp and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to two hours. Heat a large sauté pan over medium until very hot, but not smoking. Add the shrimp in a single layer and the marinade to the pan; season to taste with salt and pepper. Sauté the shrimp, stirring with a slotted spoon, until the shrimp are rosy pink and firm to the touch, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the shrimp to a bowl. Add the butter, saffron and white wine to the pan and cook for two minutes, reducing the liquid slightly. Return the shrimp to the pan and stir to combine.
- Remove the pan from the heat; stir in the parsley and Parmesan. Serve over or with the pasta with extra parsley, Parmesan and black pepper.
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Posted on: January 10, 2013 6:52 pm
Hello again, everyone!

My participation in online baseball chat tailed off significantly last year due to changing jobs, buying a house, and raising a kid. Now I'm back.

The following are my pre-season projections for Reds players for the 2012 season, along with their actual numbers. Let's see how I did.

Catcher

Ryan Hanigan
Projected: .280/.370/.380 | 5 HR | 0 SB
Actual: .274/.365/. | 2 HR | 0 SB

Devin Mesoraco
Projected: .245/.330/.400 | 13 HR | 0 SB
Actual: .212/.288/.352 | 5 HR | 1 SB

Pretty decent on Hanigan. Mesoraco was disappointing.

1st Base

Joey Votto
Projected: .315/.420/.540 | 32 HR | 10 SB
Actual: .337/.474/.567 | 14 HR | 5 SB

He was better than expected, but missed some time.

2nd Base

Brandon Phillips
Projected: .280/.340/.445 | 17 HR | 10 SB
Actual: .281/.321/.429 | 18 HR | 15 SB

Close....

Shortstop

Zack Cozart
Projected: .250/.320/410 | 14 HR | 16 SB
Actual: .246/.288/.399 | 15 HR | 4 SB

Over-estimated OBP and SB a bit...

3rd Base

Scott Rolen
Projected: .255/.310/.400 | 8 HR | 1 SB
Actual: .245/.318/.398 | 8 HR | 2 SB

Left Field

I projected Chris Heisey to win this position and hit 24 HR. He didn't. And he didn't. I had nothing for Ryan Ludwick in my projections.

Center Field

Drew Stubbs
Projected: .250/.330/.390 | 17 HR | 36 SB
Actual: .213/.277/.333 | 14 HR | 30 SB

You just don't realize how bad he was until you put it on paper. Enjoy him, Cleveland!

Right Field

Jay Bruce
Projected: .275/.355/.495 | 34 HR | 6 SB
Actual: .252/.327/.513 | 34 HR | 9 SB

Nailed the HR total.

Pitchers

Johnny Cueto
Projected: 14-8 | 3.25 ERA | 1.17 WHIP | 190 IP
Actual: 19-9 | 2.78 ERA | 1.17 WHIP | 217 IP

Mat Latos
Projected: 14-10 | 3.55 ERA | 1.18 WHIP | 200 IP
Actual: 14-4 | 3.48 ERA | 1.16 WHIP | 209.1 IP

Mike Leake
Projected: 12-11 | 3.80 ERA | 1.20 WHIP | 175 IP
Actual: 8-9 | 4.58 ERA | 1.35 WHIP | 179 IP

Bronson Arroyo
Projected: 8-11 | 4.90 ERA | 1.35 WHIP | 180 IP
Actual: 12-10 | 3.74 ERA | 1.21 WHIP | 202 IP

Homer Bailey
Projected: 6-6 | 4.40 ERA | 1.27 WHIP | 110 IP
Actual: 13-10 | 3.68 ERA | 1.24 WHIP | 208 IP

Aroldis Chapman
Projected: 2-4 | 3.75 ERA | 1.40 WHIP | 90 IP
Actual: 5-5 | 1.51 ERA | 0.81 WHIP | 71.2 IP

So way too high on Leake, too low on Bronson, Homer, Cueto, and Chapman, and just right on Latos.

I'll post 2013 projections for Reds players sometime in the next week or so.
Category: Fantasy Golf
Tags: golfings
Posted on: May 7, 2012 11:53 pm
A few years ago, while on the ESPN Reds board, I started making annual projections for Reds players. Generally, I'm way off on all but a few, but I did have some pretty remarkable success in 2010 (probably because I'm an unrepentant homer). I project offensive stats by using the "slash line," which is AVG/OBP/SLUG% for those familiar. The only counting stats I'll project are HR and SB, because it's pointless to try to predict runs and RBI. Generally, I assume good health in my projections, unless a player has a chronic injury history or is on the DL at the time of the post. I'll have analysis of each player, but since most of you probably don't want to waste your time with that, I'll put the actually projections in bold. By choosing to do this in January, there is a possibility that the roster for 2012 is not yet complete, but that's a chance I'm willing to take. Here goes...
Category: Olympic Games
Posted on: February 2, 2012 7:29 pm
Edited on: February 2, 2012 7:30 pm
2012 NL Predictions
Even though there are a handful of unsigned players and potential trades to come, I think I can safely make some predictions about what we're going to see in 2012 in the ol' MLB. I'm going to project the end-of-season standings for every division, as well as playoff results and award winners over two or three posts. I'll start with the NL. It's all a crapshoot, but these are my best guesses...
1. Washington Nationals - Might as well start off crazy. This is going to be an insanely competitive division that features expanding payrolls and some of the best young players in the game. So why Washington? Well, it starts with the pitching. They finished 6th in the NL in ERA last year, and that included 75 starts by Livan Hernandez, Tom Gorzelanny, Chien-Ming Wang, and Jason Marquis. This year, those starts will be made by Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, and Edwin Jackson. Gonzalez posted a 3.12 ERA in the DH league last year, and #5 starter John Lannan has made 30 starts with a sub-4.00 ERA in three of his last four years. Oh, and Jordan Zimmermann (a former top prospect in his own right), put up a 3.18 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in his first full season after an injury. In the bullpen, they have talented younsters like Drew Storen, Henry Rodriguez, and Tyler Clippard, not to mention Sean Burnett and Brad Lidge. Offensively, they're not as attractive, but remember that Ryan Zimmerman missed a lot of time last season and was never really 100%. Jayson Werth isn't as bad as he played last year, and middle-infielders Ian Desmond and Danny Espinosa have plus-potential. Michael Morse played like a star last year, and recently freed Wilson Ramos is a fine young catcher. And then there's Bryce Harper, who may also appear at some point in the coming season. They won 80 games last year without a healthy Zimmerman, and they'll be adding Strasburg, Jackson, Gonzalez, and maybe Harper. The future is now.
2. Philadelphia Phillies - Again, it's all about the pitching. Roy Halladay is a future Hall of Famer. He's followed by two of the top 3 lefties in the NL in Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels. Vance Worley surprised some people last year, but he was a 3rd round pick a couple of years ago, so it's not as though he's just a fluke. They overspent on Jonathon Papelbon, and I find their bullpen as a whole to be decent, but fairly pedestrian. On offense, they have exactly two projected regulars that are under 31: 28-year-old John Mayberry and soon-to-be 29-year-old Hunter Pence. This is an offense on the decline, and they'll be without Ryan Howard until at least May. I'm sure Ty Wiggington will be just as good. The fact is, these guys don't scare opposing pitchers like they used to. The crazy thing is, if they get to the playoffs, even as a Wild Card, they'll probably be the favorites to win the pennant when you consider the starting pitchers at the top.
3. Atlanta Braves - I'm sure I'll catch some flak for this one. A lot of people think this team will win the division and maybe even the pennant, and that shows how strong this division is. On paper, they seem to have assembled an almost Tampa-like collection of talented young starting pitchers. Still, despite being 4th in the NL in ERA last year, I think they have some questions: Can Jair Jurrjens and Tonny Hanson stay healthy? How good is Mike Minor? Can Tim Hudson continue his mid-30's rennaisance? I have a tough time really believing in a staff with so many guys who are either very young or chronically injured. If everything goes according to plan, they could very well win it all, but I'll have to settle them at 3rd for now. Please don't tell anyone in my fantasy league about Brandon Beachy, though. Offensively, they're just kind of "bleh." Jason Heyward doesn't have it together yet, and while Freddie Freeman is a fine young player, it's not like he's even average offensively for a 1B at this point. Dan Uggle is very good at hitting homers and making errors, Michael Bourne is one-dimensional, and Chipper Jones is 746 years old. I still like Brian McCann and, hey, maybe Tyler Pastornicky can give them a boost.
4. Miami Marlins - You see, Jose Reyes's game is entrely predicated on his legs. His power comes from stretching singles into doubles, and his defensive value is tied to his range. He's known mostly for being a great base-stealer. His legs are also frequently injured and he's getting close to 30. I don't understand paying that much money for him. Hanley Ramirez was horrible last year, and now they're making him change positions. Mike Stanton could really go either way this year, but you can't deny that his power is legit. I've always liked Logan Morrison, but he had some problems in 2011. Gaby Sanchez is okay, but nothng more than average at his position. Whether or not this team can compete comes down to the right arm of Josh Johnson. Mark Buehrle, Annibal Sanchez, and Ricky Nolasco are okay, but without the ace in front of them, the rotation is average. This is going to be a project and I don't think that Ozzie has it in him. Carlos Zambrano?
5. New York Mets - This is going to be a tough year. The Metsies have slashed payroll while the rest of the division has drastically improved. Jason Bay, Lucas Duda, and Andres Torres is the starting outfield. Their starting 2B is a utility player, and while Ike Davis and Ruben Tejada have potential, their not ready for their primes just yet. They still have David Wright, but his power has dropped off the table since the move to Citi Field. I guess we'll have a chance to see if Johan Santana can still pitch. The rest of the rotation is below-average, especially relative to the teams in the East and their bullpen is mediocre at best. Frank Francisco? Wow. They should DL him now to save the trouble later. It's gonna get ugly. Well, uglier.
1. Cincinnati Reds - They had a busy offseason, bringing in Mat Latos, Sean Marshall, and Ryan Madson. The rotation is still somewhat sketchy when you consider Johnny Cueto's health issues last year (started and ended 2011 on the DL). Mike Leake is okay, but not what most would consider "above-average," and Bronson Arroyo is coming off of his worst season. That said, they have talent in the bullpen and a pretty solid wild card in Aroldis Chapman. Offensively, they are among the best in the business. Joey Votto is officially the best 1B in the NL now, and Brandon Phillips, Jay Bruce, and Drew Stubbs provide a variety of offesnsive skills. Youngsters like Devin Mesoraco and Zack Cozart will need to develop in a hurry. It's not very often that a team goes to the postseason with rookies at SS and C. This is a flawed team with flawed manager, but in a down year for the Central, they're the favorites.
2. Milwaukee Brewers - Everyone is down on the Brewers, but I don't really see why. They still have Zack Greinke (2.59 ERA in the 2nd half last year), Yovani Gallardo, Shawn Marcum, and Randy Wolf. They still have John Axford and Francisco Rodriguez closing it out. Corey Hart, Ricky Weeks, and Nyger Morgan are solid offensive roll players, and Ryan Braun will be back in May. Aramis Ramirez is getting older and he still can't field, but he should provide some stability in the lineup. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with Norichika Aoki. He can hit. I know Mat Gamel is no Prince Fielder, but he has a solid pedigree. This team will contend.
3. St. Louis Cardinals - This team features pretty much the entire roster from the 2006 NL All-Star Team. Unfortunately for them, it's 2012. They've effectively replaced Albert Pujols with Carlos Beltran, with the corresponding move of Lance Berkman back to 1st. Can Matt Holliday be the big-time slugger in this lineup? You have to figure Berkman and Beltran will regress from comeback years in 2011. Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, and Jaime Garcia have combined for an awful lot of arm surgeries. What will happen to Kyle Lohse and Jake Westbrook without Dave Duncan? Can a veteran team win with a young manager? Too many questions here. In the interest of full disclosure, I had them 3rd last season too...
4. Pittsburgh Pirates - After a hot start last year, they reached a new level of horrible in the 2nd half. They have some nice young talent on offense. Jose Tabata, Neil Walker, and Pedro Alvarez have loads of potential, even though each is coming off of a fairly disappointing season. Andrew McCutchen collapsed in the 2nd half too after an All-Star beginning, but I'd have to say he's the most promising and exciting young player in this division. As for the pitching, Jeff Karstens, Charlie Morton, and James McDonald all seem like solid candidates for regression. Erik Bedard is in town now, so I hope the Bucs have saved room on their DL. I like the bullpen, led by Evan Meek and Joel Hanrahan. I don't know, this team is pretty bad. I only have them in 4th because they have more hope and talent than the other two trainwrecks in this division.
5. Houston Astros - I actually think this team is a due for a decent-sized improvement in their last year in the NL. Then again, when you lose 106 games, it's hard not to improve. They have Major League caliber talent at most positions, including interesting young players Jose Altuve, J.D. Martinez, and Jimmy Paredes. Unfortunately, mediocre roster-fillers like Jed Lowrie, Chris Snyder, and Livan Hernandez will likely be playing major roles for this team. Bud Norris is coming off a breakout year of sorts, as he posted a 3.77 ERA and K'd nearly a batter per inning in his 3rd Major League season. Wandy Rodriguez and Brett Myers are solid middle-of-the rotation guys, but I think it's likely that one of them will be moved soon to make room for the much cheaper (and maybe someday better) Jordan Lyles. Here's hoping that young catcher Jason Castro can make it on the field at some point. He's got some potential and his injury last year was heart-breaking. This team could win 65-70 games.
6. Chicago Cubs - As a fan of a small-market team, it's going to do my heart good to see the Cubs and Mets combine for 200 losses this year. There's nothing but mediocrity on this team. Anthony Rizzo gives them some hope, along with Starlin Castro (between alleged assaults), but the rest of the offensive roster is either old, or bad, or both. Matt Garza is solid at the top of the rotation, but it's looking doubtful that he'll be a Cub for much longer. Ryan Dempster is old and coming off of a bad year. Randy Wells, Pat Maholm, Travis Wood, Chris Volstad, and Andy Sonnastine will compete in the least exciting roster battle of all time this year at the back end of the Cubs rotation. Like Ma always said: "If you don't have anything nice to say..." It's going to be a trainwreck, but one of a train filled with Cubs fans, so you won't feel too bad...
1. San Francisco Giants - I picked the winner of this division by throwing darts blindfolded. To that end, I'd like to apologize to my wife, who thankfully, should make a full recovery. What it comes down to, for me, is Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Madison Bumgarner at the top of the rotation, and a dominant bullpen. I don't expect much offensively. Buster Posey will be back, but it's hard to imagine him showing up after a year off and raking like it's 2010. Pablo Sandoval is a nice player, but he's not good enough to build a lineup around. They'll need contributions from young Brandon Belt and newcomer Melky Cabrera. Aburey Huff and Freddy Sanchez might be done being productive. The balance of power towards the American League and the NL East this year is staggering. The Giants win this division by default.
2. Arizona Diamondbacks - You could argue that they have more balance than the Giants do. After all, with Justin Upton, Chris Young, Aaron Hill, and Miguel Montero, they certainly have more on offense. I don't get replacing Gerardo Parra with Jason Kubel. I guess they liked Parra's mediocre offense, but go tired of him playing such good defense, so they brought in someone to fix that. Mark Reynolds, ahem, I mean Paul Goldschmidt has scary power, and even scarier strikeout totals. The starting staff is okay, even though I think Ian Kennedy will regress a bit. I like Daniel Hudson and Travor Cahill, and there ate worse starters than Joe Saunders. By the way, CBS has Trevor Cahill listed as the #3 and #5 starter for this team. He's going to be pretty tired at the end of this year. Is that... that Henry Blanco? Wow.
3. Los Angelas Dodgers - They are here because of Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw. Dee Gordon can play a little too. Andre Ethier and James Loney are a walking injury and a walking below-average baseball player respectivelly. I should be careful. I wouldn't want to drive Loney to drink... and drive... and face no criminal charges. Their rotation is full of 3s and 4s with Ted Lilly, Chad Billingsly, Aaron Harang, and Chris Capuano. The Dodgers will start Jerry Sands in the minors, presumably because Tony Gwynn Jr. has a famous dad. Meh.
4. Colorado Rockies - I've been high on this team for a long time and all they ever do is let me down. As a punishment, I'm demoting them to 4th. An unpaid low-life moved you down in his projections! Take that multi-millionaire athletes! Blah, blah, blah, Carlos Gonzalez, blah, blah, blah, Troy Tulowitzki, blah, blah Dexter Fowler. This team is pretty okay on offense, but the pitching is going to be an awful, though somewhat talented, disaster. Jhoulys Chacin is going to break out one of these days. He'll have to learn to throw strikes first. I can see why they brought in Jamie Moyer. They don't want incredibly talented future stars Drew Pomeranz and Alex White coming up and... uhh... winning? They got rid of talented, but flawed Ian Stewart to bring in a just flawed Casey Blake. Whatever.
5. San Diego Padres - Carlos Quentin, Cameron Maybin, Yonder Alonso, and Cory Luebke are all talented players. If you add them all up, they almost equal Adrian Gonzalez. If they can fix Edinson Volquez, I'll be a believer. I'm sure the city of San Diego is brimming with anticipation for the upcoming year.
So that's the NL. I'll do the AL in a few days...
Category: MLB
Tags: MLB, predictions
Posted on: January 31, 2012 3:16 pm
NBA Power Rankings 1/31
1. Miami Heat - Since a surprising home loss to Milwaukee, the Heat have won five straight, with four of the wins coming against weaklings, and one coming against Chicago. Dwyane Wade is healthy and looks dominant, and LeBron James has been the best player in the NBA so far this season. It's amazing what can happen when you develop a post game. They play their next 11 games against Eastern Conference opponents, with eight of those coming on the road. If this is the team to beat, we'll know for sure in a couple of weeks.
2. Oklahoma City Thunder - It's looking more and more like losing on the road to the Clippers is nothing to be embarrassed about. It still sort of feels like this team hasn't really been tested. They play seven of their next nine against teams at or above .500, with five of those seven coming on the road. It's a shame that a team playing at an .800 clip will have to endure seeing Kendrick Perkins getting poster-ized on a continuous highlight loop for the rest of eternity. James Harden finally got a start and went 2 for 10 with 7 points. Go figure.
3. Chicago Bulls - The defense seems to have let up a bit of late, giving up 95 points/game over their last five. Derrick Rose can't wait to face the Pacers again, but he should be careful what he wishes for: the last time the Bulls beat an opponent with a winning record was January 6th, when they beat Orlando. Kudos for winning the games their supposed to. After tomorrow night's game in Philly, they won't face another winning opponent until February 20th, when Atlanta comes to town. It's entirely possible that this team could go six weeks without beating a playoff team. You have to wonder if they'll atrophy a bit, or if they'll just gain more confidence.
4. Philadelphia 76ers - I feel bad about moving the Sixers down two spots, but it had to be done to accomodate the Heat and Thunder. Doug Collins has done a fine job with this bunch. They're solid in every way. Younger guys like Thaddeus Young, Jrue Holiday, and Evan Turner provide a solid young core, while Elton Brand and Andre Iguodala are strong veterans looking for a Title. They're talented. They're deep. They play great defense. If someone is going to upset Miami or Chicago in the East Semis, you're looking at them.
5. Denver Nuggets - It's not hard to imagine this team making a deep playoff run. They are a veteran team with a great coach, and they have perhaps the deepest rotation in the NBA. But until they start playing defense, they'll be limited against teams like Dallas and Oklahoma City that they might not be able to outscore. Hold on tight, because the schedule is about to become very unfriendly.
6. Atlanta Hawks - As a team, they're shooting better than 40% on their 3s. That's no fluke. After all, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, and Vladimir Radmanovic are legit shooters. Jeff Teague might be the league's most improved player, and Zaza Pachulia has stepped up nicely since becomming a starter, averaging 10 and 8 over his last five games. Despite all of that and a pretty good defense, they're bottom 10 in attendance and no is talking about them. Such is life.
7. Dallas Mavericks - Since January 7th, they've gone 11-3 and started looking like the defending world champs. They won the Greatest Game Ever Played against the Spurs in OT, boarded a plane, and crushed the Suns in Phoenix the next night. Dirk Nowitzki still doesn't have it going, but you have to figure that he will soon. They're as dangerous as ever, and not they've added defense to their repertoire.
8. LA Clippers - After a tough "road" loss the the Lakers, the Clips proceded to beat three straight West foes, including the top two teams in the Conference. They are deep and talented at the guard position, and if they had one more post guy in the rotation, they might just be a legit title contender. Kudos to Blake Griffin for appealing to our baser instincts, dunking the NBA from a complex and nuanced sport into a Monster Truck Rally.
9. Indiana Pacers - This team is all over the map. They lose at home to Orlando by 19, then go to Chicago and beat the Bulls. Two days later, they can't handle the aging Celtics, but then they beat the same Magic team on the road by 21. Your guess is as good as mine (and probably better). I figure they'll lose at home to the Nets tonight, then go on the road and beat Minnesota and Dallas by a combined 80 points. They've come out of what basically amounts to a season-long road trip at 13-6, and they've beaten the Bulls in Chicago, so I guess you have to put them in the top 10.
10. Portland Trail Blazers - What can you say? They're capable of winning in Oklahoma City and losing in Dertoit. The fact is, they are 3-8 on the raod. That shouldn't happen on a team with this many veterans, especially on one that's 9-1 at home. If you want to make the playoffs in the West, you have to be competitive on the road. I can't stress this enough. 36-30 might not get you in.
11. Utah Jazz - They've played a light schedule and only six road games, but they're 12-7, so here's the props. If they're really going to make the playoffs, they'll need a youngster like Gordon Heyward or Derrick Favors to become a star pretty soon. Paul Millsap is 5th in the NBA in Player Efficiency Rating. Paul Millsap. I'm waiting for the fall, but they just keep on truckin'.
12. San Antonio Spurs - Recent losses at Minnesota and Dallas really don't really make them look bad. At this point, they seem to be treading water until Manu Ginobili gets back. His return will have a drastic impact on this teams playoff hopes. It's possible that they could get a home series in the 1st round, or finish 10th in the West. Too early to tell.
13. Houston Rockets - They needed three wins on their homestand and they got two. Now they'll have a stretch of 12 games in 20 days to start February, and while it's not necessarily a murderer's row of opponents, they'll have a lot of tough games. If they come out of that 7-5, you'll have to buy them as playoff contenders. If they get crushed, you'll start seeing Luis Scola and Kevin Martin in more trade rumors.
14. LA Lakers - Kobe Bryant is pitching in 30/game and Pau Gasol has looked better lately. Still, they lack depth, and as a team, they're scoring at a Mike Brown pace. You have to figure they'll make a move, but for who? Deron Williams? I don't think they have the pieces to get Dwight Howard unless they involve a 3rd party.
15. Orlando Magic - Even though they've lost four in a row and 6 of 8, I can't just ignore the fact that they're 12-9. That's why they're in the top half. Still, they seem to be in complete self-destruct mode at this point. If they don't right the ship by the All-Star Game, Howard will be on his way out of town.
16. Minnesota Timberwolves - Rick Adelman's group is sending a message to the rest of the West that they won't go quietly into that good night. Their last seven games have come against West opponents that are above .500. They are 4-3 in those games. You're looking at the future, and the future is now. I wouldn't be stunned if they crept up on the playoff picture.
17. Boston Celtics - Yeah, I know they crushed Orlando twice recently. I also know they've looked much better this last week or so. Maybe suggesting a Big-3 Breakup was just Danny Ainge trying to be motivational? It sure looks like Rajon Rondo is going to lead this team back to the postseason. It's hard to imagine them winning a series though.
18. Milwaukee Bucks - They've won 5 of 7 against a stretch that included wins over the Heat, Rockets, and Lakers. Brandon Jennings is a legit star, and this is a surprisingly deep team. They're also playing better defense lately. The loss of Andrew Bogut certainly hurts, but given the landscape in the East, I think this team goes to the playoffs.
19. Memphis Grizzlies - Sooo streaky. Bad Grizzlies have taken over. They let their 7-game winning streak end in Portland, and now they've lost 4 straight. They need Zach Randolph back right now. When tou consider their recent struggles, along with the competive level of the West, and the fact that Randolph probably won't be at 100% at any point this year, you have to wonder if Rudy Gay will become available. You never know when they'll rip off 7 in a row again, and be back to a 3-seed.
20. Cleveland Cavaliers - Closing out Boston with a 12-0 run is something that only a legitimate group of professional basketball players could do. That alone is an improvement on last year. Kyrie Irving seems to get better every night, and with apologies to Ricky Rubio, is the Rookie of the Year. They might not make the playoffs, but they'll be a tough out the rest of the way.
21. New Jersey Nets - The Nets have quietly won 3 out of 5 to sneak back into the East playoff picture. That's a sad statement since they're still just 7-14. MarShon Brooks should get some ROY votes too, as he's doing Providence proud by averaging nearly 15 PPG on 46% from the field. I wonder if they'd be close to a .500 team if Brook Lopez was healthy.
22. Toronto Raptors - They've won 3 of 4 since breaking their 8-game losing streak. I mentioned last week that they could be competitive with Andrea Bargnani healthy, and that lasted about 14 minutes. Still, anything can happen in the East. This is a very poor offesive team. For this and other understatements, please subscribe to this blog.
23. Golden State Warriors - Once you get to 20, these teams are pretty much interchangeable fluff. Monta Ellis is legit, but he is to defense as ESPN is to fair, unbiased coverage of Midwestern sports teams. There's talent here, but they've got a lot of quit in them.
24. Phoenix Suns - Losers of 4 of 5, they're officially changing their name to the "red dwarfs." Where my Science Channel viewers at? There's not even any young players to develop here. I guess Markieff Morris has a future as a rotation player. I'm starting the "trade Steve Nash" movement. I don't want to remember him like this. Hey, thanks to a solid run by Jared Dudley, they now have three players averaging in double figures. Progress, people.
25. New York Knicks - Ugh. Sorry New Yorkers, but 10 healthy Baron Davises couldn't save this bunch. They've now lost 9 of 10, with the one win coming against the Charlotte Franchise Relocation Project. The more I think about it, the more plausible it seems that Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony are just losing players. I guess you could get a little excited about Iman Shumpert. This team is about to be melted down and sold to the highest bidder.
26. New Orleans Hornets - Hey, Jarrett Jack is averaging 16 points, 7 assists, and 4 boards. No one knows when we'll see Eric Gordon again. Still, this team competes.
27. Washington Wizards - They're 2-2 since Randy Wittman took over. That's a decisive move in the right direction. There's a ton of young talent on this team. John Wall could be a superstar and guys like JaVale McGee, Nick Young, and Andray Blatche are solid. With better leadership and some experience, they could be a threat. Until then, they're awful to watch.
28. Sacramento Kings - Another team with young talent. Their top 5 scorers are all 25 or younger. Tyreke Evans and DeMarcus Cousins could be stars, but you have to wonder for which team Cousins will become one.
29. Detroit Pistons - They've won twice in a month, they can't score, and no one shows up to watch them play. Other than that, they're fine.
30. Charlotte Bobcats - Michael Jordan is as good at team ownership as he is at humility.
Category: NBA
Tags: NBA, Power Rankings
Posted on: January 25, 2012 2:42 pm
NBA Amatuer Power Rankings
All I know about the NBA is that the players are obnoxious and the fans are fickle. Oh, and also that this is the order of NBA teams, from strongest to weakest.
1. Chicago Bulls - It's hard to argue. They boast the League's best record, and they've done without ever really being at full strength. Losing Luol Deng will hurt, but this is by far the best defense in the NBA.
2. Philadelphia 76ers - Speaking of defense, these guys play it too. They also have the best point differential in the NBA. They may not have a superstar, but they boast eight players averaging at least 9 PPG. That's tough to defend.
3. Oklahoma City Thunder - They're 14-3, yet it somehow feels like they're not reaching their potential. That's pretty scary. It would be nice if Kendrick Perkins and Serge Ibaka would have more impact on offense. Thabo Sefolosha is shooting 55% on his 3s.
4. Miami Heat - At some point, Dwyane Wade will come back and the Heat will resume bludgeoning people to death. LeBron is the MVP of the first three quarters, and that's usually enough for the defense to hold 'em off in the 4th. Miami v. Chicago will be a fun rematch in the Eastern Conference Finals.
5. Denver Nuggets - Their offense is explosive. Danilo Gallinari has been tremendous, and he'll start hitting his 3s soon too. Al Harrington would be the League's best 6th man if not for James Harden. The problem: Only the Kings and Bobcats give up more points per contest.
6. Atlanta Hawks - They have the 3rd best record in the NBA, and they're solid at both ends of the court. This year's 2nd round playoff exit might be even more painful than usual.
7. Portland Trail Blazers - They're 8-1 at home, but they'll need to improve on their 3-6 road mark. LaMarcus Aldridge belongs in the discussion for best power forward. Imagine this team with Greg Oden and Brandon Roy.
8. Memphis Grizzlies - Pretty frustrating team. At times, they look like omnipotent supermen capable of conquering the world. Other times, they look like they did last night in Portland. It's an immensely talented group and if Zach Randolph was healthy, I'd have them in the Western Conference Finals.
9. Orlando Magic - Another solid defensive group. Dwight Howard might be the MVP so far this season. Hedo Turkoglu and Ryan Anderson have had solid shooting years. Jameer Nelson on the other hand is under 40% from the field. They're solid on the road and that will make them dangerous in the playoffs (assuming Howard is still here by then).
10. Dallas Mavericks - Don't look now, but they've won 8 of 10. They're playing great defense, they're deep, and Dirk should be back soon. I think they'll be fine.
11. Indiana Pacers - They've fattened up on a pretty weak schedule, but they're certainly on their way to the playoffs. They have a deep rotation, they rebound, and they play solid defense. You'd like to see them score a little more.
12. Utah Jazz - I have no idea how they're playing this well. It's certainly incentive for the Nets to try the "trade Deron Williams" strategy. Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap are having nice seasons in the paint. I just don't see how they hang around, though.
13. Houston Rockets - Pay attention to Kyle Lowry. He's a budding superstar. They can score, but until they can play better defense on a regular basis, they won't be able to hang with the big boys. Samuel Dalembert has been a great addition.
14. Los Angelas Clippers - Blake Show, CP3, and the LA Hype Machine are off an running. DeAndre Jordan is averaging 3 blocks per game. That's pretty good. Clips are certainly capable of making the playoffs, and maybe even making a run once Chris Paul gets healthy.
15. San Antonio Spurs - They look unbeatable at home, but unfortuanately, there will be a lot more road games going forward. They don't play very well on defense and the offense isn't the same without Manu Ginobili. It sounds sacreligious, but this could be the odd team out in the West.
16. Los Angelas Lakers - In the interest of full disclosure, I hate the Lakers, and I'm happy to see them struggling. That said, they've played the NBA's toughest schedule and come out of it looking okay. Pau Gasol looks terrible. They're 1-6 on the road. Ouch. I still think they're a playoff team.
17. Boston Celtics - Through it all, they're still playing solid defense. Of course, they have by far the worst offense among the contenders. Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen are too old and apart from Rajon Rondo and Brandon Bass, there's really not much talent here. That's good enough for a 7-seed in the East.
18. Minnesota Timberwolves - The future is coming for this group. Kevin Love is a superstar, and Ricky Rubio and Derek Williams will join him soon enough. They've looked really good against a decent schedule. Rick Adelman has really done a nice job. They might be in the playoffs next season.
19. New York Knicks - If the season ended today, they would be in the postseason. That's how bad the East is. Melo strikes me as the type that would rather go for 40 in a loss than go for 1 in a win. Has there been a bigger disappointment this season than Amar'e Stoudemire?
20. Milwaukee Bucks - They've shown some signs of life lately on the road. They've struggles mightily shooting the ball this year. If they can correct that, I think they get in the playoffs. Someone needs to tell Stephen Jackson to stop shooting.
21. Golden State Warriors - Question: What's the record for 4th-quarter turnovers in a season? Follow-up question: Can the Warriors challenge that record in 66 games? Hey, they've had a tough schedule, and they've looked really strong at times. Their defense is still embarassing, but with guys like Monta Ellis, David Lee, and Steph Curry, they can sure score it.
22. Phoenix Suns - They're not only bad, they're old too. Only two players are in double figures, and the defense is average. Only Steve Nash stands between them and the bottom 5.
23. Cleveland Caveliers - They are no longer a pushover, and Kyrie Irving looks like a star in the making. Still, they're missing several pieces and they've lost 4 in a row. They're moving in the right direction. Another lottery pick next year could land them in the back end of the East Playoffs in 2012-2013.
24. Toronto Raptors - With Andrea Bargnani, they can be competitive. DeMar DeRozan looked like he was on the verge of a breakout last season, but he's gone ice cold so far this year. If that is corrected, and Bargnani stays healthy, they could have meaningful games ahead.
25. New Jersey Nets - Proof that you don't have to play solid defense to have a terrible offense. You know who's enjoying this? Jerry Sloan. The focus now is on getting Dwight Howard and beating Vladmir Putin.
26. New Orleans Hornets - Yes, I know the record is horrible, but they've been competitive against an absolutely brutal schedule without Eric Gordon. There's enough talent here to avoid being the worst in the West. Guys like Trevor Ariza, Carl Landry, and Emeka Okafor have too much pride to let that happen.
27. Sacramento Kings - I can't figure out how this team has 6 wins. It seems like they get crushed every night. Nice job stubbornly holding on the DeMarcus Cousins. I'm sure that's going to work out for the better. Jimmer is shooting 35%. Fear that.
28. Detroit Pistons - Watching a Pistons game is like watching Drake take on Evansville in the Missouri Valley Conference. They can play some defense, but there's no offense anywhere. It's brutal.
29. Charlotte Bobcats - Guess it wasn't Larry Brown's fault after all.
30. Washington Wizards - John Wall is playing better lately. Flip Saunders is out. It's a team full of stupid punks so 2-15 is about what you'd expect.
Category: NBA
Tags: NBA, Power Rankings
Posted on: January 24, 2012 6:24 pm
Detroit gets fatter
First of all, I'm totally shocked by this deal. Every time I'm ready to suggest that Scott Boras is overrated and overhyped, something like this happens. Nine years and $214MM for an overweight and somewhat one-dimensional player. Don't get me wrong, Fielder is an offensive force at this stage in his career. He's surprisingly durable considering his frame, and has missed only 13 games in six years as a full-timer (only one in the last three years). Over the last five years, he's averaged 40 homers, 113 RBI, and a 151 OPS+, which makes him an elite offensive player, capable of batting 3rd or 4th in any lineup. The problem (as with most deals like this), will come down the line, when an aging and much less durable Fielder will be making $23MM+ at age 33, 34, 35, and 36.
Once Fielder exits his power prime, his value is going to drop off the table. He's not a bad contact hitter, but he's never hit .300 and he's a .282 hitter for his career. His defense is below average (-4.5 career dWAR), but he'll probably be the DH anyway. He's not a particularly strong baserunner and that's not likely to improve with age. So if his power drops off even a little, due to age, injury, or simply playing at the more spacious Comerica Park, you're left with an .850 OPS-ing DH making a salary that will likely be close to the top-10 in the league. Hey, there's nothing wrong with a guy that hits .285, walks a lot, and hits 30 homers, but for $23.8MM, you're expecting the guy to win MVPs.
Another issue I have with this deal is confusion as to what will happen with Victor Martinez. He'll be out for most of 2012, but he should be back at full strength for 2013, and he's owed $38MM for the next three years. I can't imagine they want him to catch full-time (after all, they have Alex Avila), and with Miguel Cabrera at 1B and Fielder at DH, I don't see where he plays. V-Mart only caught 26 games last year, and I can't imagine that Detroit is going to pay him $13MM in 2013 for that. Remember folks, the last time Miggy played 3B full time (2007), he made 23 errors and had a -1.1 dWAR. The last time he played there at all (2008), he made five errors in 14 games. Cabrera at 3B and Fielder at 1B will make for a pretty poor defensive infield.
I credit Detroit for going for it this year. Minnesota and Chicago are down, and Kansas City is still probably a year or two away. When your primary divisional competition is Cleveland, it's usually time to go for it, pretty much no matter what sport you play. I don't think this deal makes them the favorite to win the AL, but another ALCS appearence certainly seems attainable. They need some help at the back end of the rotation, and they probably don't have the money for it. They also need to stop letting Austin Jackson bat leadoff. That said, I'm excited to see what Miggy can do with Fielder hitting behind him. I think the AL MVP is coming back to Detroit in 2012, as Miggy will finally win one.
Category: MLB
Tags: Detroit, Prince Fielder, Tigers


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Thank you for your interest in joining Bound for Hell. Before you proceed with the Application process, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with our rules, Policies, and procedures. Also, please notice the bar at the top of the screen. Mousing over each of the small Icons will give more information about what classes we are looking for and where we currently are in Raid Progression.
If all of the following is okay with you, please click the link "Join Bound from Hell" at the top of the screen and fill out our applications. A message will be placed in our Officer's Forums and they will review it at their earliest convenience. If you have not heard from a member of our Recruitment team within a week from your posting, please feel free to contact any member in-game and we will get you to the right person.
The following is our current guild-wide policies. All members of BFH are required to follow these rules at all times.
Within our guild are several Ranks. Upon joining, you too will have one. The Following is a brief description each one and what their responsibilities are.
All new members will start here and wait for their chance to do trial runs with the guild to determine Ability Level.
A probationary member can be promoted or removed from the guild at any time, based on their performance.
This title is reserved for our members who cannot raid for whatever reason.
Members who show promise but are still not ready to raid will also go here. It is recommended that you sign up and attend our Old School raids for the experience and gear.
Member Alt
All Alternate Characters go here.
Please note that you may bring your alt to raids but Mains will receive priority for gear over you.
Has proven to be ready to raid by their abilities shown in other raid situations. They have also demonstrated self motivation by studying upcoming fights for themselves.
All members are appropriately geared, enchanted, Gemmed, and Speced.
Class Leader
Has demonstrated on numerous occasions that they know their Class/Spec and can help other members find other resources for class specifics that they do not know.
Monitor performance of members of their specialties and inform the council of members who are doing well or only subpar.
Orchestrates day to day activities of the guild and organizes guild events.
The council is an elected body and elections are held periodically.
While attending a Bound for Hell lead raid, the following is expected of each attendant.
The Following is the Loot distribution rules for Bound For Hell led Raids:
You will need EPGP and EPGP Lootmaster addons for loot.
Naxxramas, Obsidian Sanctum, Eye of Eternity
Emalon & Koralon
Ulduar & Trial of the Crusader
EPGP and other mods
All Raiders will need to get EPGP and have it installed to their World of Warcraft / Interface / Addons Directory prior to going on a raid. It is your responsibility to get this and keep it updated. you can get the mods from Curse, but for peace of mind, here are the links.
EPGP Core
EPGP Loot Master
The following details how points are given out during a raid. For more information on how EPGP works, please contact a Council member.
Recurring awards during:
Flame Leviathan 3 or 4 towers
XT Hard mode
IC Hard mode
Keepers and beyond
rate 50/10 minutes
will stop if we are seeing excessive downtime between attempts
Boss Kills:
250 pts for entry
500 pts for keepers and beyond
500 pts for new raid bosses
double points for hard mode
double points for first kill
250 pts for Emalon
500 pts for Kolaron
Decay will be 10% per week
One time entry for 1000 ep for having your main properly enchanted . Talk to your class leader to get it.
You can choose to have your main and alts share a common pool of points. This is really useful for the people that are asked to switch frequently.
Other Core addons that you should think about getting are:
Deadly Boss Mods or Big Wigs Bossmods
Recount Recommended. NOT required
Healbot or Vuhdo For Healers (Also not required but makes your job easier)
PallyPower (Paladins only)
Decursive (only needed if you can remove magic, poison, curses, etc.)
Again, if you have any questions, concerns, comments, or complaints, please contact one of our council members in game.