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The Tanzania Association of Non Governmental Organisations (Tango) said yesterday it was completely wrong for CCM Special Seats lawmakers for the NGO category to consider themselves sole representatives of the organisations.
Instead of pretending to represent the organisations, the NGOs' umbrella body said the MPs should pose as representatives for communities and not for NGOs.
In an interview with The Guardian yesterday, Tango Policy and Advocacy Officer, Ngunga Tepani said the move by the CCM Special Seats lawmakers to continue claiming that they were representing NGOs was wrong and a distortion of reality.
According to the official, the MPs had not gone through NGOs procedures, but instead were picked through a mechanism of the ruling party.
"This would distort the whole meaning of representatives of NGOs in Parliament. We are not partisans and we are not involved in politics. So we have no NGOs representatives in Parliament," insisted Tepani.
He said given the present trend, it was not easy for NGOs to accept that they have representatives in Parliament, urging that the MPs should not associate their political ambitions with the NGOs procedures.
"It has to be known that NGOs are non-partisan. We are not involved in politics as they claim. It would be of importance if they say they have used proper and legal CCM procedures to acquire specials seats instead of saying that they are representing NGOs…that amounts to distorting the image of NGOs," said Tepani.
When contacted, CCM Women Wing (UWT) Chairperson Sophia Simba clarified on the controversial procedures used by the ruling party to pick its NGOs category legislators she said the procedures were clear and transparent.
"All CCM and UWT women members know these procedures," Simba said in an exclusive interview with The Guardian yesterday.
Controversy on the procedures used to pick CCM Special Seats representatives from NGOs came into light after activists queried how the ruling party picked Rita Mlaki and Anna Abdallah as legislators for the NGOs category.
Tango chipped in saying it was not involved in the processes of picking the two.
The intervention invoked negative reactions from respective lawmakers, who said they did not understanding what Tango was up to.
CCM Women Wing chairperson Sophia Simba trying to clear the air dismissed the claims by the activists as unfounded.
"I am sure, NGO representatives who are currently complaining are not members of CCM and UWT…if they were our members, they would have known these procedures…they are so clear, every active UWT member knows them," she insisted.
The procedures were announced in the media and other communication channels she said, adding that the CCM women wing took trouble to sensitise its members affiliated to NGOs across the country to contest for the NGOs category Special Seats.
She said the women wing also instructed its members from different NGOs countrywide to organise themselves and elect one candidate who would contest for the seats and submit the same to the UWT council for screening in order to come up with the lawmakers for the NGO category.
"Rita Mlaki and Anna Abdallah passed through these procedures. Based on this I see no reason for the complaints," she noted.
She explained that in this year's General Election, only seven regions submitted names for Special Seats category to the CCM Women Wing Council, noting that others "regions did not show interest in taking part in the processes."
"In the process, council members picked two names—Rita Mlaki to represent Dar es Salaam Region and Anna Abdallah to represent Mtwara Region. It then submitted the names to the CCM top organs," Simba said.
She clarified that the party Special Seats-NGOs category were open only to CCM and its Women wing members, adding that Tango and other NGO representatives were complaining because they were not members of CCM or its women wing.
Asked if there was a criterion or system set by the National Electoral Commission for political parties to pick Special Seats lawmakers, NEC chairman Judge Lewis Makame said: "To us (the Commission) Special Seats mean Special Seats for women and not other categories. These seats are distributed to the parties on the basis of the percentages they have scored in the elections."
According to Justice Makame, other categories—"NGOs, disabled, higher learning institutions, youth are criteria used by parties to get their women Special Seats MPs…and are internal dynamics of parties. We are not involved in their internal affairs."
On Monday, CCM Special Seats lawmakers on the NGOs category told Tango officials to keep quiet as they were ignorant of the procedures of picking the parliament representatives.
Registering their stands yesterday Rita Mlaki and Anna Abdallah said they did not understand what Tango was fighting for.
In a telephone interview with this paper, Mlaki rubbished Tango claims, telling the organization officials to 'shut up' or else, join CCM.
"I was picked by the CCM Women Wing (UWT) and CCM under the NGOs category and those who say that they do not recognise me, they should register themselves with the party," she shouted.

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Serves 4
A quintessentially Cuban dish, ropa vieja is the epitome of meaty, rib-stickin' down-home goodness, and every Latin home cook seems to have their own version. The name means "old clothes," and it refers to how the meat, peppers, and onions resemble a multicolored pile of rags. The pressure cooker makes it possible to make this traditionally long-simmered dish on a weeknight: it expedites the cooking and makes the meat tender and the whole dish deeply flavorful.
Heat 2 Tbs. of the oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Generously season the meat with salt and pepper. Sear it until well browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Set aside.
Heat the remaining 2 Tbs. oil in a pressure cooker over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add the bacon, onion, bell peppers, and raw and roasted garlic. Cook until the onion is translucent, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the tomato paste, cumin, and vinegar and cook until the mixture is lightly caramelized, about 5 minutes. Add the stock, seared short ribs, and kidney beans. Close and seal the pressure cooker and cook over medium-high heat for 1 hour.
Prepare an ice bath in the kitchen sink. Transfer the still-sealed pressure cooker to the ice bath and leave it to cool for 5 minutes. Lift the pressure cooker out of the ice bath, carefully unseal it, and remove the lid.
Lift the short ribs out of the cooker; the meat should be soft to the touch and fork-tender. While the meat is still hot, shred it with a fork and set aside. Measure out 1 quart (4 cups) of the braising liquid and set aside (return any beans to the pot).To finish the beans, transfer the contents of pressure cooker to a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the liquid thickens, 18 to 20 minutes.
While the short ribs finish cooking, heat the oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell peppers, and garlic and cook until translucent, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the tomato paste and cook until the mixture is caramelized, about 5 minutes. Add the reserved braising liquid and cook until reduced by about half, about 15 minutes. Add the meat and stir to incorporate. Fold in the parsley, cilantro, and tomatoes and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve the ropa vieja and beans with rice and plantains, garnished with scallions.
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WASHINGTON – When you pulled that lever or pushed that button Tuesday, your DNA may have played more of a factor in your decision than any ads, newspaper editorials or last-minute phone calls from the campaigns.
The Washington Times reports that new research indicates that inherited genes shape whether a voter is more liberal or conservative and can influence how strongly a person tilts toward one political camp or another.
Until now, political scientists believed that environmental factors, like how and where a voter was raised, determined his or her political ideologies.
Other scientists and researchers reject the idea that genes can determine someone's party affiliation.
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After accepting a ride from what she thought were Good Samaritans, a Pueblo woman tells police she was robbed.
The police investigation later revealed that the suspects likely set the woman up--slashing her tires and then following her from the parking lot under the pretense of wanting to assist when the woman found herself stranded.
According to police, the victim noticed a dark green early 2000s model Oldsmobile or Buick following her from the Albertsons on South Prairie in Pueblo. Shortly thereafter, she realized she had a flat tire and pulled over on the 1700 block of South Prairie. The car that had been following her pulled up beside her, and the couple inside offered her a ride.
As they dropped her off, the couple stole the victim's purse, then immediately headed for a Loaf n Jug on Lake Avenue, where they withdrew cash using the victim's ATM card.
Police now say the tire had been slashed while the woman was shopping at Albertsons.
The first suspect has been described as a Hispanic woman in her late 20s or early 30s, about 5-foot-3 with black hair, wearing a black hoodie. The second suspect was a Hispanic man in his early 20s, 5-foot-11 and 195 pounds with short, dark hair.
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
Smile and The World Smiles With You
10 comments:
- Sara Perry said...
Love this look Ari! Is that a dress she is wearing with the orange jacket or a skirt . . . As always, yours is the FIRST email/posting I look at whenever it appears. Thank YOU!
- August 15, 2013 at 1:32 PM
- Sara Perry said...
I love this look Ari! And the smiling face. Could you tell me if that is a skirt or a dress that she is wearing with the orange jacket? I love the length and the folds of the skirt.And, Thank YOU -- whenever a new listing of yours appears, it always makes my day.
- August 15, 2013 at 1:34 PM
- blueangel said...
Love these ladies and their fun hats!
- August 15, 2013 at 10:51 PM
- Grincas said...
Nice hats and all these womens are extremely beautiful :)
- August 16, 2013 at 3:44 AM
This must be a Dutch lady, with all those bikes in the background!
- August 16, 2013 at 4:30 AM
- dompet hp said...
Great smile and awesome photograpy ari, your pict is more than art or fashion for me.
Good job!
- August 16, 2013 at 4:33 AM
- Linda @ DesignInMyView said...
The Museum's loss. Or, that is just one critics opinion.
- August 17, 2013 at 2:58 PM
- flysongbird said...
oh she has wonderful style! it is the gallery's loss if they don't show your photos..capturing a genuine smile is so much harder than capturing a face without one.
- August 18, 2013 at 3:05 AM
Do not listen to such pompous nonsense. I guess that is one of the reasons why I am losing interest in much of the so called contemporary "art".
Your pictures are an hymn of joy, keep posting!
- August 19, 2013 at 3:51 PM
- Cyndie Todd said...
You have plenty of photos with women keeping straight - and interesting - faces, so, you know, just take the photos you want to take and when it comes time to show in a gallery, the curator will have plenty to choose from. I'm surprised you haven't shown in a gallery already!
- August 22, 2013 at 3:28 PM


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(a) Filing and Venue.— A person adversely affected by an order prescribing a motor vehicle safety standard under this chapter may apply for review of the order by filing a petition for review in the court of appeals of the United States for the circuit in which the person resides or has its principal place of business. The petition must be filed not later than 59 days after the order is issued.
(b) Notifying Secretary.— The clerk of the court shall send immediately a copy of the petition to the Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary shall file with the court a record of the proceeding in which the order was prescribed.
(c) Additional Proceedings.—
(1) On request of the petitioner, the court may order the Secretary to receive additional evidence and evidence in rebuttal if the court is satisfied that the additional evidence is material and there were reasonable grounds for not presenting the evidence in the proceeding before the Secretary.
(d) Certified Copies of Records of Proceedings.— The Secretary shall give any interested person a certified copy of the transcript of the record in a proceeding under this section on request and payment of costs. A certified copy of the record of the proceeding is admissible in a proceeding arising out of a matter under this chapter, regardless of whether the proceeding under this section has begun or becomes final.
Source(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e),July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 966.)
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|15:1394(a)(1) (1st sentence), (3).
|Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89–563, § 105(a)(1)–(5), (b), 80 Stat. 720, 721.
|15:1394(a)(1) (2d, last sentences).
|15:1394(a)(4), (5).
In subsection (a), the words "In a case of actual controversy as to the validity of" and "who will be . . . when it is effective" are omitted as surplus. The words "an order prescribing a motor vehicle safety standard under this chapter" are substituted for "any order under section 1392 of this title" for consistency. The words "apply for review" are added for clarity. The words "The petition must be filed" are substituted for "at any time" for clarity. The text of 15:1394(a)(3) is omitted as surplus because 5:ch. 7 applies unless otherwise stated.
In subsection (b), the words "or other officer designated by him for that purpose" are omitted as surplus because of 49:322(b). The words "in which the order was prescribed" are substituted for "on which the Secretary based his order" for consistency. The words "as provided in section 2112 of title 28" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (c)(1), the words "in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as to the court may seem proper" are omitted as surplus. The words "is satisfied" are substituted for "shows to the satisfaction of" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "and to be adduced upon the hearing" are omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (c)(2), the words "with the court" are substituted for "the return of" for clarity.
In subsection (d), the words "thereof" and "criminal, exclusion of imports, or other" are omitted as surplus. The words "under this section" are substituted for "with respect to the order" for clarity. The word "previously" is omitted as surplus.
In subsection (e), the words "under this section is final and may be reviewed only" are substituted for "affirming or setting aside, in whole or in part, any such order of the Secretary shall be final, subject to review" to eliminate unnecessary words. The text of 15:1394(a)(5) is omitted because of rule 43 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (28 App. U.S.C.).
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This hilarious and ultimately heartwarming documentary tells the story of the people responsible for the "so bad it's good" film Troll 2 and what has happened to them as the low budget horror film they were involved with in 1989 slowly turned into what is affectionately known as "the worst movie ever made" - a cult favorite with maniacal fans and Rocky Horror Picture Show like midnight showing parties. Written and directed by Michael Stephenson – who actually starred in Troll 2 as a child – Best Worst Movie's main focus is George Hardy, the father in Troll 2, who is now a well loved general dentist living a quiet and happy life in a small Alabama town. The film examines the Troll 2 phenomenon and follows George and many of the other cast members, several who are clearly not as well adjusted as George appears to be, as they hit the Troll 2 circuit, engaging with rabid fans and soaking up the weird fame that they have in this realm. The film is well made, touching, funny, and above all entertaining. Even if you have never seen Troll 2 you will be a fan after viewing this great documentary.
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Run, walk and roll into the new year
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The Los Altos Recreation Department invites families, friends and neighbors to participate in the 2006 New Year's Day 5K Fun Run, Walk and Roll. The noncompetitive race begins at 9 a.m. New Year's Day at the corner of State and Main streets in downtown Los Altos.
All ages and ability levels are encouraged to run, walk, inline skate, scooter, skateboard or push a stroller 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) through the historic business district of Los Altos. Downtown streets will be closed and bicycles will not be permitted on the course.
The event is free, and preregistration is not required. Light refreshments will be served. Souvenir T-shirts designed by a local student artist will be available for purchase by Los Altos Sister Cities.
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DIY – Sand and Water table
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My husband is an accountant. I love him dearly, but it isn't a stretch to say that I am the more creative one in our relationship. So when he took me aside a couple of weeks ago and stated that he wanted to build a sand and water table for our son, I thought I would be helpful and send him some plans that I found online for DIY sand and water tables like this perfectly simple one from Cara75 that I found on flickr:
…or this slightly more complex one from Handyman Wire…
…or this one over at Bumble and Bean that I thought was the perfect combination of the two ideas:
My husband was patient with me while I sent him email after email of what I deemed 'doable' DIY sand and water table plans and then promptly explained to me that he wanted to make his own plans. I TRIED to explain to him that was a bit like being a novice knitter and deciding to create a knitting pattern for a sweater….or being a new sewer and trying to make a new pattern for overalls…but in the end, his persistence paid off.
This past weekend, we debuted our son's new, custom DESIGNED and MADE-by-daddy sand and water table complete with storage compartment for toys:
My husband DID decide to keep one element that I had suggested to him and used plastic bins for the actual sand and water:
…see…nothing fancy here, just a good ole' under-the-bed storage container from the Container Store!
The corner of the unit has a toy bin on hinges for easy access. We're thinking we might add a hydraulic lift option to keep fingers from getting squashed.
Of course, all this beauty took a bit longer than ONE weekend to build, so our son got to try it out before it was finished. It was definitely a hit!! In the end, I have to say, I am super impressed with not-so-handy-hubby's skillz and I have promised never to doubt him again. Ok…maybe not never, but not as often, I pinky swear.
Have you seen any other DIY'd kids stuff out there you care to share with the crowd?
Tags: Bumble & Bean, Container Store, diy projects, DIY sand, kids sandbox, sand and water table, storage containers, water tables for kids


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- Tim Tebow's career with Broncos nearly over, as John Elway goes with Manning
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- Denver Broncos' first pitch to Peyton Manning a home run
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Eventually, the thrill subsides, euphoria loses some steam and reality checks in. Peyton Manning is officially the Broncos' quarterback. Incredible. Manning has the Broncos believing they are instantly a Super Bowl contender. Unbelievable.
Manning has a ways to go before he's 100 percent healthy.
Say what?
"I have some strength that I have to get back," Manning said Tuesday in a private conversation with Denver Post reporters.
This is not to scare the Broncos. They're not frightened, because they know. Manning told them everything. The superstar quarterback even may have been the first free agent in NFL history to negotiate terms into his contract that could potentially cost him — and save the team — millions of dollars.
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- Evaluate Manning's career stats.
- Watch video of Rockies icon Todd Helton commenting on Manning.
- Pore over Broncos' Top 10 player acquistions in their NFL history.
- View slide show of Mannings as a football family through the years.
It's no secret Manning has a neck issue. He has undergone four neck surgeries in little more than a year, which is the reason he missed all of last season with the Indianapolis Colts and eventually was released to free agency.
Yes, the occasional thought crossed Manning's mind that he might not play again.
"Yeah, you just sort of process it," he said. "I think this process showed that if this was easy, then it would tell you that it didn't really matter that much to me in Indianapolis. All I know is whatever team I'm on, I'm all in with it."
Manning didn't hide his neck condition with teams pursuing him. He put his entire medical history on a disc and gave it to all suitors. He threw for teams interested in signing him, bum neck and all.
While John Elway and Ruston Webster, the front-office bosses for the Broncos and Tennessee Titans, respectively, sent out statements last week that flattered Manning's throwing audition, the executives, at best, left out some truth and, at worst, told a white lie.
"John said it was great," Manning said. "It wasn't great throwing. It's not supposed to be great because I'm not where I want to be. I just said: 'Here it is, guys. If you're not interested, you're not hurting my feelings. You've got to tell me.' It bothers me that I don't feel the way I want to feel.
"I have a lot of work to do. I'm not where I need to be."
The Broncos signed Manning to a five-year, $96 million contract, but the story is in the details. Only the first-year $18 million in salary is fully guaranteed. His $20 million salaries for 2013 and 2014 will be guaranteed unless the neck prevents Manning from playing. The fourth- and fifth-year salaries are not guaranteed.
"I'll say this, Peyton was great about giving us protection against his neck," Elway said.
In terms of what football agents, players and accountants would classify as "real money," Manning took a substantial pay cut from his previous deal with the Indianapolis Colts.
He got $26.4 million without playing a down for the Colts last year — 32 percent more than his first-year salary with the Broncos. He was to make $61.8 million after two years with the Colts, $23.8 million more than what the Broncos are planning to pay out through 2013.
"They've got to be protected," Manning said. "That's why the whole medical — I was as open a book as I could be. I told them exactly how I feel, what I was working on. They have to know everything to make their decision.
"Even today, at the last minute, I said, 'John, put it the way you want it.' He and I talked about that from the get-go, on that first visit. You don't want to start off on a bad foot. I kind of argued with them a little bit, on their side. Nobody believes that when you say that. But it's got to be what they're comfortable with."
The reassuring news for Broncos fans is that Manning has been told by three doctors, from three separate medical teams, that he will fully recover. And even if he doesn't, the sentiment among Elway, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen and coach John Fox is that Manning at 90 percent strength, or even 75 percent strength, is better than almost any other NFL quarterback.
So how did Manning go from a quarterback who needed only 13 seasons to reach No. 3 on the NFL's all-time list in touchdown passes, yards and completions, to one whose cursed number became four? As in four surgeries.
When a neck undergoes four surgeries, it prompts the question: Did somebody mess up the first one?
"No, I went through that history too," Manning said. "I don't think there was a mistake made there. It was just the way it worked out. I haven't played that game on anybody. The Broncos had to make a projection, just like the other teams did. And they all kind of made the same projection. It couldn't happen soon enough for me."
Manning said his most important coaches in the next month, or six months, will be new strength-and-conditioning coach Luke Richesson and longtime trainer Steve "Greek" Antonopulos. The Greek will be consulting with the Colts' trainer to compare notes on how to best to treat Manning's strength and nerve issue.
If Manning recovers in the next three months as well as he's come along in the past three, the Broncos will have the Manning that is among the league's elite quarterbacks.
"The worst question some guys get, they ask these draft choices, 'What are you going to do with the money you just made?' " Manning said. "And they will say they're going to buy this and buy that. And I'm sitting there saying, 'I'm going to try and go earn it.' "
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November 24: This Day in Black History
FEATURED: Robert McFerrin, Sr., Operatic Barritone
1865:Mississippi passed the so-called "Black Codes" that barred blacks from jury service, testifying against whites in trials, bearing arms and attending white schools.
1868:Writer & Composer Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime, was born on this day in 1868 in Texarkana, Texas. He passed in 1917 at the age of 49.
1892:The 1st Black college football game was played between Biddle University (Johnson C. Smith) and Livingstone College on this date, Thanksgiving Day, in 1892.
1897:Inventor John Lee Love received a patent for the Pencil Sharpener.
1912:Teddy Wilson was born. He was a jazz musician and studied piano and violin at Tuskegee Institute. He passed in 1986, aged 73.
1914:Inventor, forensic scientist & physical therapist Bessie Blount was born. She passed in 2009.
1923:Juggy Murray, Jr. was born. He was an influential rhythm and blues music producer. He passed in 2005.
1938:Happy Birthday to retired NBA player Oscar 'The Big O' Robertson who turns 75 today.
1943:Dorie Miller, a messman on the USS Arizona who manned a machine-gun and shot down four planes during the Pearl Harbor attack, died on this date in 1943. Miller was on the carrier Liscone Bay as it sank after being hit by a torpedo.
1943:Happy Birthday to Basketball Hall of Famer & Mayor Dave Bing who turns 70 today.
1956:'Blueberry Hill' by Fats Domino was the #1 R&B song this day.
1956:Happy Birthday to Terry Lewis who turns 57 today. He is 1/2 the duo Jam & Lewis songwriting and record production team.
1956: LaVern Baker's 'Jim Dandy' was released. It soared to #1 R&B and #17 pop.
1961:Howlin' Wolf arrived in London for his first European tour.
1979:'Enough is Enough' by Donna Summer & Barbara Streisand reached #1 pop and #20 R&B.
1975:Happy Birthday to actress Danielle Nicolet
1982:Barack Obama, Sr. died in an auto accident in Kenya. He was 46 years old.
1985:Singer Big Joe Turner died of a heart attack. He was 74 years old.
1993:Electric Blues guitarist, singer & songwriter Albert Collins passed, aged 61. He was an inspiration for many such as Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughn.
1994:Prince performed "Peach" on the European MTV Awards. He claimed the song was a "cover tune by a good friend."
2001:Pop, R&B, Eurodance & gospel singer Melanie Thornton died in a plane crash in Switzerland. She was 34 years old.
2004:Rapper Shameik Moye was fatally shot this day. He was only 19 years old.
2006:Robert McFerrin, Sr. passed away, age 85. He was an operatic baritone and the 1st African American man to sing at the metropolitan Opera in NYC.
2012:Ernie 'Hands' Warlick passed away, aged 80. He was a former football player and a two time AFL championships with the Buffalo Bills.


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San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - A.J. Pollock went 2-for-4 with a home run and
three RBI to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-1 win over the San Diego
Padres on Saturday.
Paul Goldschmidt added a pair of RBI and Josh Wilson, Cliff Pennington and
Patrick Corbin drove in one run apiece for the Diamondbacks, who had dropped
four straight entering the contest.
Corbin (4-0) gave up five hits, including a solo homer, while striking out
seven over seven frames to earn the win. Corbin hasn't allowed more than
two earned runs over six starts this season.
Chris Denorfia provided the Padres' lone run with a solo homer in the seventh
inning. Clayton Richard (0-4) was tagged for seven runs -- five earned -- on
seven hits over 3 2/3 innings. Richard hasn't earned a win since Sept. 20,
The D'Backs scored six runs in the second inning and never looked back. With
runners on first and second, Wilson cracked an RBI base hit to right field,
and Pennington followed with an RBI single to center for a two-run cushion.
Wilson came around when Richard's throw on Corbin's sacrifice bunt skipped
into right field and Pollock followed with a two-run ground-rule double.
Goldschmidt's sacrifice fly to right field capped the inning.
Pollock cracked a solo homer in the fourth and Goldschmidt added another
sacrifice fly in the sixth to put Arizona on top 8-0.
Denorfia got the Padres on the board with a solo homer in the seventh.
Game Notes
Corbin is 1-2 over four starts against the Padres ... Arizona is just 4-10
over is last 14 games against the Padres ... The D-backs are 11-3 when leading
after six innings ... Richard is 6-1 all-time against the D'Backs.
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Robert De Niro in "Silver Linings Playbook"
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Tommy Lee Jones in "Lincoln"
Christoph Waltz in "Django Unchained"
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Anne Hathaway in "Les Misérables"
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Jacki Weaver in "Silver Linings Playbook"
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Who should win: Sally Field and not because we want to really like her a third time but because she brought ache and grief and savvy political awareness to a character who's become the Yoko Ono of presidental wives.
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Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty"
Jennifer Lawrence in "Silver Linings Playbook"
Emmanuelle Riva in "Amour"
Quvenzhané Wallis in "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Naomi Watts in "The Impossible"
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Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook"
Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln"
Hugh Jackman in "Les Misérables"
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Denzel Washington in "Flight"
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David O. Russell "Silver Linings Playbook"
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(1) compile a list that identifies all plans and reports the agency produces for Congress, in accordance with statutory requirements or as directed in congressional reports;
(2) analyze the list compiled under paragraph (1), identify which plans and reports are outdated or duplicative of other required plans and reports, and refine the list to include only the plans and reports identified to be outdated or duplicative;
(3) consult with the congressional committees that receive the plans and reports identified under paragraph (2) to determine whether those plans and reports are no longer useful to the committees and could be eliminated or consolidated with other plans and reports; and
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(1) First year.— During the first year of implementation of this section, the list of plans and reports identified by each agency as outdated or duplicative shall be not less than 10 percent of all plans and reports identified under subsection (a)(1).
(c) Request for Elimination of Unnecessary Reports.— In addition to including the list of plans and reports determined to be outdated or duplicative by each agency in the budget of the United States Government, as provided by section 1105 (a)(37), [1] the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may concurrently submit to Congress legislation to eliminate or consolidate such plans and reports.
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Source(Added Pub. L. 111–352, § 11(b),Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3881.)
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- "That one had a great vogue at my time at Hogwarts. There were a couple of months where you couldn't move without being hoisted into the air by your ankle."
- —Remus Lupin about Levicorpus[src]
Levicorpus is the incantation of a Jinx seemingly invented by Severus Snape under the nickname of the Half-Blood Prince in his Potions book. It causes a victim to be hoisted into the air and dangle upside-down, and is intended to be performed nonverbally. The Counter-jinx is Liberacorpus. Given its use in duelling and in the Lestranges' vault in Gringotts, the spell and its counter-jinx have the same effect if cast non-verbally as well as spoken aloud.
Known uses
- "Tomorrow, I'd rather you set the alarm clock"
- —Ron Weasley to Harry Potter after Harry unintentionally uses this spell on him and hoists Ron out of bed by the ankle[src]
|James Potter
|Severus Snape
|James Potter hung Severus Snape in the air to embarrass him in front of his classmates in their fifth year, after taking their O.W.L.S.[1]
|Death Eaters
|This was likely the spell used by Death Eaters to levitate and humiliate Muggles during the riot at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup.[2]
|Harry Potter
|Ron Weasley (unintentionally)
|Harry finds the spell written in the Half-Blood Prince's textbook during his sixth year. He tries it without knowing what it is and accidentally wakes up Ron by levitating him up into the air. He later uses it intentionally when Ron attacked him due to the effects of a love potion. [3]
|Harry Potter (failed attempt)
|Draco Malfoy
|Harry attempted to use it on Draco Malfoy during their duel in a bathroom, but Draco blocked it.[3]
|Harry Potter (failed attempt)
|Severus Snape
|During the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, Harry attempted to use this spell against Severus Snape as he fled from Hogwarts, but Snape blocked it.[3]
|Lord Voldemort
|Charity Burbage
|Lord Voldemort suspended Professor Charity Burbage upside down in the air above a table in Malfoy Manor in 1997, possibly using this spell to do so.[4]
|Hermione Granger
|Harry Potter
|In 1998, Hermione Granger used it (saying the spell verbally) on Harry Potter so that Harry could reach Helga Hufflepuff's Cup in the Lestrange Vault when she, Harry, and Ron broke into Gringotts.[4]
Known practitioners
- Death Eaters (during the Quidditch World Cup in 1994)
- Harry Potter
- Hermione Granger
- James Potter I
- Lord Voldemort (Possibly)
- Severus Snape
Behind the scenes
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the video game, Levicorpus is a verbal spell that Harry teaches to Dumbledore's Army. In the film, Cho Chang is seen using it on Nigel Wolpert, and later, Luna Lovegood uses it on a Death Eater in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. However, this spell was not learned by Harry Potter until Half Blood Prince because it was contained in the Half Blood Prince's potions book.
- Also, in the film the spell seems to levitate people rather than hanging them by the ankle. In the video game the spell remains like it is in the books, except in the case of Death Eaters.
- Levicorpus was used verbally by Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This is unusual not only because the spell is best used non-verbally, but also because Hermione is noted to be highly skilled with nonverbal magic. A possible reason for this is because Hermione didn't want Harry to be unprepared for being hoisted into the air by his ankle.[3]
- Although invisible in other mediums, in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince the spell manifests as a large bird made out of orange light that collides with the victim and disappears in a flash of light, following which they are hoisted into the air as usual.
- When Luna Lovegood uses this spell in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Death Eater is blasted away rather than being levitated.
- It is unclear when the jinx was invented, since its "vogue" appears to have extended at least as early as the end of his fifth year with James Potter using it, but Snape notes it in his N.E.W.T.-level Potions textbook.
The spell's name comes from the Latin words "levare", meaning "to raise", and "corpus", meaning "body".
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Indirectly mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (DS/PSP versions)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (DS version)
- Harry Potter for Kinect
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Hermione noted "We've seen a whole bunch of people use it, in case you've forgotten. Dangling people in the air. Making them float along, asleep, helpless." Harry stared at her. With a sinking feeling, he too remembered the behaviour of the Death Eaters at the Quidditch World Cup.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows


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Mitch Miller, host of "Sing Along with Mitch," has died at age 99. His show aired in the early 1960s, and was essentially what the name says: a TV show all about singing along, with Mitchell leading the proceedings.
I don't know much about Miller, but the whole matter of communal singing intrigues me. I could be wrong - I have no stats to back this up - but I would guess in that there aren't as many sing-alongs these days as there used to be.
And, science says, that's unfortunate. Among the physical and psychological benefits of singing: Boosted immune system, better ciculation, better posture, eases depression and releases pain-relieving endorphins
But all is not lost in the world of the sing-along: There are those Grease singalongs that are making the rounds this summer. And, of course, there's Karaoke, to which Mitchell is considered to be the godfather of sorts.
Here's an interesting passage that I've quoted before. It's from an essay in the Independent by Anne Karpf, author of "The Human Voice."
...Recent studies have found that karaoke singing brings some of the same benefits as singing in a choir and shouldn't just be a guilty pleasure. Regular karaoke performers form bonds, just like choir members, and gain confidence from singing out: they literally gain a voice. And I can personally testify that singing on the football terraces gives you a sense of belonging like no other.


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I'd just like to recommend this game and ask if there are any other BS players here?
It was one of the first card games I ever played and I think it has the most supreme gameplay of any card game I've played (Alteil is probably #2 for gameplay, but sucks so bad at everything else that it usually just pisses me off all the time).
The physical game died hard in the U.S., which doesn't really matter to me because I play the video game versions. You can also play using Vassal program, but I never managed to figure out exactly how that works. You can also play it free at trade cards online, but it's usually pretty dead over there too.
If you have any questions about it, you can ask me. It's my all time favorite card game.


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Episode Plot
Ash and co. are joined by Alexa, an expert reporter from the Kalos region, and her Pokémon Helioptile and Gogoat to search for a Noivern. They stop by an island rumored to have a secret treasure and various Pokémon. What mysterious treasures will they find there? And is there a theme to the Pokémon on this island?
- Shiny Stone
- Dawn Stone
- Though they debuted in Generation IV, the physical appearance of the Shiny Stone and Dawn Stone debuted in this episode.
- In the dub, Meowth mentions Gold, Silver, Rubies, Sapphires, Emeralds, Diamonds and Pearls. This is reference to the generatin II, III and IV games.
- In Cilan's demo, a Nidoran♂ evolved into a Nidoking with a Moon Stone without going through the Nidorino stage.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Lana Turner at Lincoln Center
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- September 11, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Bush, Obama, and Presidential Power
Recorded: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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Was George W. Bush the worst president ever? Ivan Eland examines Bushs presidency and those of his predecessors to determine if their policies promoted peace, prosperity, and liberty while upholding the Constitution they swore to protect.
Experts: Ivan Eland, Ron Paul, Richard ShenkmanType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Banking and Finance, Bureaucracy and Government, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Culture/ Society, Defense and Foreign Policy, Democracy, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Freedom, Government Power, History (U.S), Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Privacy, Terrorism and National Crises
Innovative Solutions for Iraq
Recorded: Thursday, February 16, 2006
The recent elections in Iraq have not resolved the main problems therea constitutional crisis, continued terrorism, a potent Sunni rebellion, and fighting between religious and ethnic groups that could result in a full-blown civil war. Is the Iraq war a hopeless quagmire that has been lost, or can the U.S. still foster a united, peaceful and prosperous Iraq?
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Here's what's laughable about the recent A-Roid news.
ESPN's Outside the Lines ran an interview Sunday with a former Rangers trainer who says during Spring Training 2003 he warned then Rangers GM John Hart that Roidriguez was showing signs of PED use.
Hart says he has no recollection of this conversation. Remarkable isn't it!
So, let's get this straight: team trainer tells GM that his star player – and one of the game's brightest stars – is using PEDS…and the GM can't remember such a conversation.
For me it's beyond comprehension just how stupid some of baseball's players and front office personnel believe the fans are.
There's no better example of this than Roger Clemens continuous denial of using HGH and steroids.
Apparently we're all jock-sniffing clowns with no grasp of the outside world.
Seriously, who do these guys think they're fooling!!!
And what is it the guilty parties believe they gain from hiding the truth?
Plus, I have to believe the A-Rod news put a smile on Joe Torre's face wider than the Brooklyn bridge.
New York ran Torre over the coals after his book release saying the former Yankee skipper broke the locker room code of keeping personal matters in house.
The thing is, Torre won't lose any respect for telling the truth in his book, which, was only strengthened with the discovery of A-Roid.


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January 2012
by Lt. Gen. Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr., USAF (Ret)
The way ahead for the defense budget is shaping up to be a two-step process. The Defense Department's 2013-2017 program objective memorandum (POM) has been constructed without reference to the sequester which was triggered by the failure of the Super Committee and, then, Congress to come up with $1.2 trillion in federal spending reductions in November.
The Defense Department will be submitting the fiscal year 2013 budget that meets the first set of spending caps mandated by the August Budget Control Act. The plan amounts to a reduction from the president's proposed fiscal 2012 budget request of $250 billion over the five years of the POM. The average yearly take is just below $50 billion a year in 2013, growing to around $55 billion a year from 2014 through 2017. Fiscal year 2012 will come in at $525 billion, $28 Billion less than the president's request of $553 billion. The two-step process will materialize if, at a later date, all or part of the sequester has to be activated and the POM reworked. Thus the 2013 budget may be dead on arrival as the saga continues to play out. Some in Congress have suggested reaching a deal that mitigates the sequester's effect on defense spending, but the president has promised to veto such a move, even if it could get through Congress. The final resolution of any defense budget deal may well have to await the outcome of the 2012 elections. A continuing resolution for 2012 is a real possibility.The impact of this is to cast a pall of uncertainty over the 2013 budget and the out years of the POM, at least through early 2013.Some scenarios have the investment accounts coming down $30 billion to $60 billion per year (15 to 30 percent on average). At a recent conference that was hosted by Credit Suisse and NDIA board member Jim McAleese of McAleese & Associates, some significant takeaways emerged.According to Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense/Comptroller Michael McCord, the Defense Department is likely to decrease its budget 28 percent from the recent high. That compares to a 31 percent build-down after Vietnam and 36 percent after the Cold War. McCord also confirmed large restructuring and delays to large programs. He stated that, most likely, the Army will back-end force structure cuts and front-end procurement cuts. Though it is interesting to note that the Army has just announced a reduction of 8,700 civilian workers for 2012. Expect other services and agencies to be announcing early adjustments as we draw closer to the submission of the 2013 budget.Shay Assad, director of Defense Department pricing, focused on "should cost" reviews, shift to fixed-price contracts, and moves to eliminate time-and-materials contracts for information-technology services, with a preference for fixed price here, too. Assad also emphasized the desire for greater contractor profits if they can bring total price down. No one seems to know just how this can be accomplished.Brett Lambert, deputy assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, essentially foreclosed the notion of mergers among primes, but will support mergers at mid-tier. He also said the investment cuts would comprise 45 to 55 percent of the total decrease in defense budgets. The numbers projected by Credit Suisse support this conclusion. Ominously, he opined that cuts will increase in the out-years, but that the department will seek to protect high technology areas. Research-and-development funding will be employed to keep key technologies and design teams alive.Gen. Robert Cone, commander of the Training and Doctrine Command, said the Army will get smaller and lighter with a focus on Pacific Asia and the Middle East.Gen. Joseph Dunford, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, made a plea for bringing the F-35B out of the penalty box, keeping funding level for programs with rising costs and shifting operational focus to the Pacific.Vice Adm. Mark Skinner, principal military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Navy for acquisition, said the service would rather have funds expire than sign on to a bad deal. Also, incremental development is the favored strategy over revolutionary programs, and he expects that competition will drive down costs.Both the Army and the Navy are arguing for an equal distribution of cuts in the budget wars.Everyone watching this is straining to learn exactly where and how cuts will fall. And what the impact will be on the industrial base. Sadly, the specifics are not in evidence. All we know is that as budgets come down, production rates are decreased, and industry undertakes to size itself to reduced demand, affordability and efficiencies will be even more difficult to achieve. Taming costs to achieve the Pentagon's mantra of "better, more efficient buying power" while sustaining or increasing contractor profits will be extremely difficult.Lambert's statement that research-and-development funds will be used to protect high-tech niche areas and design teams is welcome, but no one has yet said which ones they will be. And there has been no mention of the critical materials — rare earths, for example — petroleum (liquid fuels) or the strategic national stockpile.Adam Smith more than 200 years ago articulated that industrial capability is the key to national defense. High quality, world-class technology, systems and training, backed up by best-in-world logistics and production capability lie at the basis of Smith's thesis. So there is much more to talk about and work on than we have heard so far. Stay tuned.Please e-mail your comments to email@example.com.


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Modern Family Trees
Posted by Emily | Filed under Inspiration, Musings
Over the holidays I spent some time with my grandfather learning about our genealogy, from English gentry to Revolutionary War fighters. As a result, I have been exploring family trees and was pleased to discover quite a few modern and decor-friendly designs!
My favorites include the elegant designs of My Tree and Me; two are shown at the top and bottom of this post, but be sure to check out the site for many more. The customized charts would look equally beautiful in a child's bedroom or an adult's living room.
At left is a happy Family Tree Poster from Swedish brand Isak – add your own family's photos to the circles! On the right are hand printed and stamped Custom Family Trees from Etsy seller cozyblue.
On the left, a Family Tree from Famille Summerbelle; it comes in turquoise, pink, and silver-green. At right, The Small Object's charming Balloon Bunch Print, which can be personalized to create a family tree.
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Settle Your Disputes
January 22, 2003
Dr. Phil talks to people in conflict who want to resolve their differences but don't know how.
The Spouse and the Ex
Roger's ex-wife and current spouse have been warring for almost three years. His ex even tried to get his new wife fired. Can they make peace for the sake of the children?
Estranged Sisters
Diane "divorced" her family 18 years ago and hasn't spoken to her sisters since. Now she's ready to bury the hatchet. Will this family story have a happy ending?
Feuding Friends
Donna and Janice haven't spoken in months because of an argument over their children. They both want to mend the friendship and hope Dr. Phil can help.
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Unless you're going for the "Sex and the City" look, you probably want your lingerie to be unobtrusive. So, your lingerie wardrobe should include the color basics -- a nude or flesh tone (as close to the color of your skin as possible), black, ecru and white. In this age of wonderful flesh-tone underwear, you may be wondering "why white?" Well, in keeping with the long tradition, handed down from mother to daughter, we can bleach our white lingerie until the day it starts looking dingy. Then, as Mom said, "When it looks gray, throw it away." If you wear a lot of a particular color, you'll probably want lingerie in that color as well. A black bra strap or slip peeking out of a red dress is either a fashion statement or a fashion faux pas. Either way, it's noticeable. Color in panties and thongs is another issue.
Since low-rise styles can generate unexpected viewings of your panties, it's more fun to expose a colored pair rather than a white or nude one. So, by all means, select fun, lacy colorful panties if you know there's a chance they might be seen.


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Set-top Box Processors from STMicroelectronics Support Google Services for TV
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has introduced an upgrade to its Software Development Kit 2 (SDK2) that allows the development of Android-compliant devices and supports the latest Google services for TV.
The SDK2-Android v10 enables software development based on Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean). The development kit is now rolling out across ST's latest set-top box and home gateway processors, from the flagship STiH416 (Orly) to the recently introduced 'Cannes' (STiH3xx) and 'Monaco' (STiH407/STiH410/STiH412) families. The STiH416 fully supports the security requirements of Google services for TV and has passed the certification of the leading CA (Conditional Access) providers required to deploy any Pay-TV services in the world."ST is uniquely positioned to support Pay-TV service operators looking at deploying Google services for TV on their network. Our STB and Gateway processors are the only solutions on the market able to support the latest CA requirements and Android version," said Yannick Paillard, Strategic Partnerships Director, Unified Platform Division, STMicroelectronics. "Integration of all the required hardware security in all our STB processors makes this exciting scenario possible."
SDK2-Android v10 is available now, and will be available for any ARM®-based processors for STB and Home Gateway from ST.
ST demonstrates the support of Google services for TV on its set-top box devices at IBC in Amsterdam, September 13-17, 2013.
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(The Chirp) -- Some people just don't get it. They don't get what it means to be a apart of Cardinal Nation. Lately, several "haters" have gone viral, including some shockingly poor taste writing posted on the website "DeadSpin," prompting the column below written by Will Leitch.
In the meantime, we've dug up a story that we did several years ago about the founding of the first "kids club" by any professional sporting team. The "Knot Hole Gang" dates back to 1917, and is often sited as the reason Cardinal Nation exists. Take a look. Maybe a bit of a history lesson will calm the 'haters' down, and allow them to not take the Cardinals success, and their team's failures so personally.
Will Leitch, Sports on Earth
All right, we need to get something straight, and we need to get something straight fast. I have never, ever, ever ever ever ever ever, heard a Cardinals fan refer to him or herself as "one of the best fans in baseball." I'm sure it has happened. I've just never seen it. And I hang out with a lot of Cardinals fans.
This notion, that Cardinals fans are always walking around patting themselves on the back, telling everyone they run into, "Hey, did you know that I'm part of the best fans in baseball? Well, I am," appears to have secured its place in the public consciousness. It's ridiculous. Humans don't talk like that, particularly ones as earnest and cheerfully dopey as Cardinals fans. The only people I've ever heard anyone refer to Cardinals fans as the best fans in baseball are:
1. Opposing fans or media members saying so derisively;
2. Players on the field describing the experience of playing in St. Louis.
The last 24 hours have unleashed a torrent of disdain for the Cardinals and their fans, most notably from Drew Magary at Deadspin, who does this sort of thing better than anyone on earth. (Drew's Why Your Team Sucks series is a brilliant experiment in discovering which teams' fanbases are the most sensitive about their public image. The Cardinals rank undeniably high on that last; Drew says he received more "Hate Tweets" in response to that column than any other he's ever written. He got so many that I, who am briefly mentioned in the column, got some too, caught in the Hate Tweet crossfire.) All this disdain comes with the territory: When you win as many games as the Cardinals have, and have broken the hearts of so many teams in the postseason over the last few years, as the Cardinals have, people are going to get sick of you and thus angry at you. Over the last eight years, the Cardinals have ended the postseason dreams of the Mets, Tigers, Phillies, Brewers, Rangers, Nationals and Pirates. That's a lot of fanbases spitting in your general direction.
So Cardinals fans don't think they're the best fanbase in baseball, or at least not any more than every fan thinks they're part of the best fanbase in baseball. But I feel obliged, as someone for whom his Cardinals fandom is central to my life, a critical aspect of my entire existence, to stick up for us. If you were to try to figure out the best fanbase in baseball, you could make a case for several teams. The Yankees. The Cubs. The Phillies. The Dodgers. The Giants. The Red Sox. The Tigers. And, yeah, the Cardinals.
Because Cardinals fans could probably use an antidote to all the bile yesterday, and because Game One of the NLCS kicks off at Busch Stadium tonight, this is how one might make that case.
10 Reasons Why Cardinals Fans Might Be The Best Fanbase In Baseball
1. They really do cheer opposing players when they make a great play. This actually happens. You'll even see it in the NLCS. If Hanley Ramirez makes a diving stop to throw a Cardinal out, or Clayton Kershaw loses a no-hitter in the eighth inning, Cardinals fans will give them standing ovations. Now, you can mock that if you want. You can call that "fake classiness." But you cannot deny that it happens, all the time.
2. They love their players even when they leave. When Dodgers centerfielder Skip Schumaker or infielder Nick Punto are announced any time in this series, they will receive huge ovations as well, probably even if they get a base hit. Both were pivotal parts of the 2011 World Series team, and the Cardinals fans will never forget it. Eventually this is even going to happen to Albert Pujols.
3. Everyone just wants to be Stan Musial. Want to know where this whole notion of The Cardinal Way -- winning, and doing so with class, dignity and reserve -- came from? Stan the Man. When Musial died in January, there was actual wailing in the streets: The biggest cheer you'll hear at Busch this week will be when they play Stan playing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" on his harmonica. Musial set the example for this whole franchise. The team, the organization and the fanbase looked at Stan Musial and said, "I want to be like that." It's difficult to find a better model.
4. The Winter Warm Up. Every year around MLK Day, the Cardinals have a big Winter Warm Up event at a hotel downtown. It's basically just a bunch of Cardinals signing autographs, but Cardinals fans attend this event like a dying man crawling through a desert being offered water. (You can actually buy tickets to this event three months in advance.) The winter in St. Louis, when there is no baseball, is a barren, horrible thing; the Winter Warm Up is the first sign that it'll finally end. The entire Cardinals fanbase is an embodiment of Rogers Hornsby's quote: "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
5. They always, always come out to the games. Busch Stadium is at the center of everything in St. Louis, and is always, always full. Season capacity this year was 94.6 percent, second-highest in baseball. Last year? 91.6 percent, fourth. Every person within 200 miles of Busch Stadium spent the last 48 hours -- since the end of the Pirates game -- desperately scrambling for tickets to the NLCS. (If you can help my dad, who's still searching, out, let me know.)
6. They travel as well as any fanbase in the country. If you've ever been to watch your team play the Cardinals in your home stadium, you know this. Cardinals fans have a way of turning whole sections of opposing stadiums bright red. It has become a tradition in September, when the Cardinals are often playing teams out of the pennant chase, that opposing stadiums because de facto home games. We sort of just cheerily invade.
7. Players are family here, and they know it. In 2004, the Cardinals traded for Larry Walker late in the season. As he came to the plate for his first at-bat, he received a standing ovation. He struck out on three pitches. He then received another one. There is a reason the Cardinals have been able to cultivate and keep players, have been able to trade for stars and keep them: They know it's different in St. Louis, and they want to stay. Scott Rolen, who gleefully re-upped with the Cardinals shortly after they traded for him, said, "Baseball is so special to them that as an organization, you have a lot to live up to. You feel like you owe it to the fans to put your best foot forward. They adopt you as their own. You become part of their lives." Ask any player which stadiums they love playing at: Busch Stadium is always near the top of the list. Ask them which franchise they'd love to play for: The Cardinals are always near the top of the list. The reason is not the facilities: It's the fans. We can all get online and have fights about "real" fans, but the players, they live it, they know. They know what's special about St. Louis.
8. The last home game of the season, when everybody sings the National Anthem. It's a tradition: The team doesn't have an anthem singer for the final home game. The whole crowd does it, and it's deeply moving, every year. Here's the last one at the old Busch Stadium.
9. The fans are the reason the Cardinals can compete. The Cardinals don't have a wealthy owner willing to spend billions on whatever player he wants. They don't have a massive cable contract. They don't even have that sweetheart of a stadium deal. What they do have is a fanbase that will support them no matter what ... and is willing to be patient. The Cardinals have one of the strongest farm systems in baseball, and one of the reasons they do is because they've been allowed to be smart about keeping talent around. There aren't angry calls to trade unknown prospects for veterans at the deadline, moves for the sake of making moves. The Cardinals fans, in a way that's not always healthy, trust their team. There aren't moves made to placate the fanbase because the fanbase is always placated. This is an enormous competitive advantage: The Cardinals front office can make decisions based entirely on whether or not they're good ones, rather than how it will "play" with the fanbase. The greatest example of this, of course, is what happened with Albert Pujols. This was a man who had been compared to The Man, who seemed destined to play his entire career with the Cardinals. But when he wanted more money than was wise for the Cardinals to pay, the team walked away, in large part because it knew the fanbase would understand. And it did! There was little ill will toward the team or toward Pujols. And the team is much, much better off because of it.
10. It's a family thing. The Cardinals fanbase is so broad in part because KMOX, the radio station that, save for a brief blip a few years ago, has been carrying the Cardinals for more than 60 years, had so much coverage: You could hear Cardinals games from Denver to Arkansas to Washington DC. Thus, in large part people are Cardinals fans because their grandparents were Cardinals fans. It is woven into the fabric of generations of families: The Cardinals are just part of who you are. This is true of all fanbases, of course: It's a central tenet of being a sports fan. The Cardinals just have the advantage of more history than most franchises. This is baseball: Its present is always wrapped up in its past, for better or for worse. And the Cardinals have a lot of past.
Look. I'm sure this piece infuriates certain people, who will think it's just another Cardinals fan claiming he's better than another team's fans. And there are obviously awful Cardinals fans out there, just like with every fan base. And when your team wins as much as the Cardinals have, you're going to have tons of critics, particularly in this social media age, and some of them will even have some good points, in their own crude way.
But this idea that there isn't anything special about Cardinals fans, that this has all just been made up as some sort of self-aggrandizing exercise, is ludicrous. The Cardinals have a loyal, devoted fanbase, and it is one that has had a direct effect in the success of their team. The Cardinals are the Cardinals because of their fans, something the franchise understands and cherishes. You can make fun of it: It's easy to make fun of. But it's something that is real. And it's something that the Cardinals, and their fans, should be proud of. The Cardinals may or may not have the best fans in baseball. But their players, their team, think they do. And that's all that matters.
The Cardinals will take the field tonight for their eighth National League Championship Series in the last 14 years. If having the rest of the baseball world cheering against the Cardinals is the price of that success, I don't know a fan in baseball, in St. Louis or otherwise, who wouldn't happily pay that.
In other words: Stand proud, fans. Go Cardinals.
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