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Games to watch this week
Pastor-Cooper Memorial at Daemen College
Today: St. Joe's vs. Kenmore West, 7 p.m.; Hutch-Tech vs. Cardinal O'Hara, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Williamsville East vs. MEC, 7 p.m.; Amherst vs. Depew, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday: East vs. St. Mary's, 7 p.m.; McKinley vs. Bishop Timon-St. Jude, 8:30 p.m.
Town of Hamburg Lions Tipoff at Frontier
Today: Lackawanna vs. St. Francis, 6 p.m.; Hamburg at Frontier, 7:30 p.m. (final round Friday, 6 and 7:30 p.m.)
Lockport Tournament
Friday: St. Joe's vs. Williamsville East, 6 p.m; I-Prep at Lockport, 7:45 p.m. (finals Sat., 6 and 7:30).
Olean Tipoff
Friday: Maple Grove vs. East, 6:30 p.m.; Bradford (Pa.) at Olean, 8 p.m. (final round Saturday, 1 and 2:30 p.m.)
Cataract Classic at Niagara Falls
Friday's games: Sweet Home vs. Niagara-Wheatfield, 5 p.m.; V-Batavia vs. Williamsville North, 6:30 p.m.; Bishop Kearney at Niagara Falls, 8 p.m.
Saturday's games: Grand Island vs. Wilson, noon; Newfane vs. St. Marys, 1:30 p.m.; V-Geneva vs. Bishop Timon-St. Jude, 3 p.m.; Depew vs. Niagara Catholic, 4:30 p.m.; Jamestown vs. Williamsville South, 6 p.m.; Brunswick (Ohio) at Niagara Falls, 7:30 p.m.
Games to watch this month
ECIC-MMA Challenge at St. Mary's/Lanc.
Monday, Dec. 10
Niagara Catholic vs. Cheektowaga, 4 p.m.
Walsh vs. Iroquois, 5:30 p.m.
Nichols vs. Sweet Home, 7 p.m.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude vs. Kenmore West, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 11
St. Francis vs. Depew, 4:30 p.m.
St. Joe's vs. Jamestown, 6 p.m.
Canisius vs. Olean, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 12
Christian Central vs. Lackawanna, 4:30 p.m.
Cardinal O'Hara vs. Lancaster, 6 p.m.
St. Mary's vs. Williamsville South, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 14: Yale Cup openers including Riverside at East; St. Joe's at McKinley; Jamestown's ECIC I opener at Orchard Park.
Games to watch next year
Jan. 3: St. Joe's at St. Mary's in Monsignor Martin opener for both.
Jan. 8: Kenmore West at Niagara Falls
Jan. 12: St. Joe's vs. Canisius at Canisius College, 2 p.m.
2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Classic
Saturday, Jan. 19
at City Honors School
City Honors vs Lackawanna, 11 a.m.
East vs East Aurora, 12:45 p.m.
Middle Early College vs Sweet Home, 4 p.m.
McKinley vs Canisius, 5:45 p.m.
at Hutch-Tech
I-Prep vs. WNY Maritime, 11 a.m.
Riverside vs. St. Francis, 12:45 p.m.
Hutch Tech vs. Cheektowaga, 3:30 p.m.
Jan. 17: V-Bishop Kearney at St. Joe's, 8 p.m.
Jan. 25: St. Mary's at Nichols, 7:30
Feb. 3: Niagara Falls at V-Bishop Kearney
Feb. 5: Niagara Falls at Kenmore West
Feb. 16: St. Joe's vs. Canisius at Canisius College, 2 p.m.
Section VI changes
The most notable classification changes have five longtime large schools becoming small schools — including last year's Class A champion, East Aurora.
EA, Bennett, Maryvale and Lafayette, all of which have won sectional titles and vied for spots in the large school poll for much of the last decade, have moved from Class A-2 to Class B-1. Also moving down is Albion.
Overall, there are fewer Section VI large schools this year. Class AA dropped from 12 to 11 — with North Tonawanda sliding down to A-1. Class A dropped from 23 to 19 (A-1 reduced from 12 teams to nine; A-2 went from 11 to 10).
Conversely, Class B has bumped up from 26 teams to 30. B-1 and B-2 each went from 13 to 15 schools. Class C went from 21 to 24 schools while Class D lost one school and is now at 10.
The complete classification changes:
Class A-1: North Tonawanda down from AA.
Class A-2: West Seneca East, Starpoint, Iroquois and Lake Shore down from A-1 to A-2.
Class B-1: Bennett, Maryvale, Albion, East Aurora and Lafayette down from A-2.
Class B-2: Medina, Buffalo Arts and East down from B-1.
Class C-1: Allegany-Limestone down from B-2 while Randolph moves up from C-2.
Class C-2: Health Sciences Charter School, located in Buffalo, makes its varsity debut while the Yale Cup's Olmsted moves up from Class D.
Yale Cup changes
A significant change in the Buffalo Public Schools alignment has longtime small-school power Middle Early College — which won a state Class C title in 2010 and was the state runner-up last year — joining most the league's larger schools in Division I.
Yale Cup Division I: McKinley, Hutch-Tech, Riverside, South Park, Bennett, East, Middle Early College. Yale Cup Division II consists of nine schools. The scheduling is a little tricky. MST Seneca, City Honors, Burgard, International Prep at Grover Cleveland and Lafayette will play each other twice, and will also play at least one game against Emerson, Olmstead, da Vinci and Buffalo Arts (these four will play each other twice and will also play the other five at least once).
ECIC changes
Sweet Home down from ECIC I to ECIC II.
Lake Shore down from ECIC II to ECIC III.
Returning All-WNY players
First team
Adam Weir, Canisius senior
Sterling Taplin, Williamsville North junior
Second team
Jermaine Crumpton, Niagara Falls senior
Third team
Tommy Campion, Jamestown senior
Wil Bathurst, Olean junior
Sam Eckstrom, Olean junior
Fourth team
Justice Feggans, Riverside senior
Honorable mention
Jonathan Belton, Amherst senior
Aaron White, Canisius senior
Matt MacDonald, Canisius senior
Darnell Carson, CSAT senior
Brendan Cox, East Aurora junior
Quinton Campbell, Kenmore West senior
Marcus Morris, McKinley senior
Lovell Smith, McKinley senior
Reyzon Jordan, McKinley senior
Jaleo Wilkins, Niagara Falls senior
Nick Schmidt, Olean junior
Bri'an Brown, OTC Middle College junior
Zed Williams, Silver Creek senior
Jordan Glover, St. Joe's senior
Clayton Hess, Tonawanda senior
Chaq Nettles, Williamsville South senior
2012 final state rankings
Class AA: 1. Boys & Girls (NYC); 15. Niagara Falls; 23. Jamestown.
Class A: 1. L.I. Lutheran; 11. Canisius; 12. East Aurora; 16. McKinley; 23. St. Joe's.
Class B: 1. Collegiate (NYC). 8. Olean; 12. St. Mary's; 19. Depew; 21. Tonawanda.
Class C: 1. I-Tuckahoe; 2. OTC Middle College; 4. Silver Creek; 10. Maple Grove; 12. MST Seneca.
Class D: 1. III-Sackets Harbor; 11. Panama.
Returning All-state players
Class AA: Third team — Sterling Taplin, Williamsville North junior; Seventh team — Tommy Campion, Jamestown senior; 10th team — Jaleo Wilkins, Niagara Falls senior; 12th team — Quinton Campbell, Kenmore West senior
Class A: Fourth team — Adam Weir, Canisius senior; 10th team — Justice Feggans, Riverside senior
Class B: Third team — Sam Eckstrom, Olean junior; Wil Bathurst, Olean junior; 11th team — Darnell Carson, CSAT senior
Class C: Fourth team — Zed Williams, Silver Creek senior
2012 Champions
Manhattan Cup: Canisius. Msgr. Martin Class B: St. Mary's. Section VI Class AA: Niagara Falls. A: East Aurora (also A-2). A-1: McKinley. B: Olean (also B-1). B-2: CSAT. C: OTC Middle College (also C-1). C-2: Silver Creek. D: Panama. Msgr. Martin: Canisius. ECIC I: Jamestown. ECIC II: Williamsville East and Williamsville South. ECIC III: Amherst. ECIC IV: Tonawanda. Niagara Frontier League: Kenmore West and Niagara Falls. Niagara-Orleans: Newfane and Wilson. CCAA I: Olean. CCAA II: Silver Creek. CCAA III: Maple Grove. CCAA IV: Panama. IAC: Christian Central.
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Rio+20: chance squandered – but Cameron still has key role
22 June 2012
It seems that most world leaders who came to Rio this week lost sight of why they were there. Commenting on the Rio+20 conference as it draws to a close, WWF chief executive David Nussbaum says: "Rio +20 was supposed to be about addressing the pressing issues facing humanity and the natural world on which we depend...
"Food, energy and water were central themes that this conference was supposed to translate into actions agreed upon by all nations to develop a clear path to a sustainable future.
"As that hasn't happened, the focus must now be on putting these aspirations into practice in other ways - and that will come down to actions taken by governments, such as the UK's, businesses and civil society."
We believe David Cameron has a key role to play post-Rio, as co-chair of the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel on the post-2015 development agenda - David explains:
"He can help to deliver on his aspiration to lead the 'greenest government ever' through mainstreaming the green economy as a route out of recession at home, and his role on the High Level Panel will be crucial to ensuring the delivery of sustainable development goals."
As our director general Jim Leape also points out, we did see some strong leaders coming forward in Rio - they just weren't involved in the negotiations.
"There is exciting leadership happening in communities, cities, governments and companies that are laying the foundation to protect our environment, alleviate poverty, and move us toward a more sustainable planet."
Some of the commitments made outside the negotiating room in Rio included:
• The UK government announced that the UK will be the first country in the world to force major companies to measure their greenhouse gas emissions - their carbon footprint - in full.
• The UK government signed the UN Watercourses Convention, a key treaty that protects rivers across international boundaries, for which WWF-UK has been campaigning for several years.
• A coalition of global businesses, led by Aviva Investors, with the backing of the governments of Brazil, Denmark, France, UK and South Africa, are working towards a global convention to ensure that all large and listed companies include sustainability in their annual reporting, or explain why it's not a priority for them.
• Indonesia has reaffirmed commitment to the Coral Triangle Initiative, to safeguard the region's marine and coastal biological resources for the sustainable growth and prosperity of current and future generations, as part of a roadmap to a green economy. The Coral Triangle area covers Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea. It covers a mere 1% of the Earth's surface, but is said to contain a third of the world's coral and three-quarters of its coral-reef species.
• The Maldives announced the world's biggest marine reserve - all 1,192 of its islands will become a marine reserve by 2017.
• President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique announced the launch of Mozambique's roadmap to a green economy. The plan covers national strategies to apply green economy principles to the development of cities, agriculture, and energy sources, and to invest in maintaining and enhancing their natural capital.
• Eight of the world's biggest development banks announced a fundamental investment shift from roads to public transport, under a USD$175 billion initiative to promote buses, trains and cycle lanes. This was the largest monetary commitment made to sustainable development during Rio+20.
What WWF wanted out of Rio+20, and what we'll keep fighting for:
Sustainable Development Goals – these must be an evolution of the Millennium Development Goals and should name thematic areas such as food, water, energy and oceans goals and set up the process to create them, fund them and measure them.
Valuing natural wealth – the world still needs indicators to measure the quality of the environment, nature, and biodiversity and ecosystems alongside their existing economic (GDP) and social (IHDI) indicators.
Reforming subsidies - transparent annual reporting and review on subsidy reforms leading to the elimination by 2020 of all environmentally harmful subsidies, in particular fossil fuel subsidies, should be a global priority.
Looking after our oceans - some progress was made in Rio on this issue, but we still need better ocean governance, including addressing the conservation and sustainable use of the high seas, outside of national boundaries.
A stronger UN environment programme - strengthening UNEP should be a priority, with the funding and authority to properly protect the world's environment.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
I wish I had dime for every fish I pulled out of the Tail Race Canal with my Dad. I'd have more money than Bill Gates and Donald Trump put together.
Crappie, bream, rockfish, red fin, bass … you name it, we caught it. Sometimes Dad and I would go at daybreak and at other times we'd go after he closed the store.
Most of the time, we would go on Wednesday afternoons because in those days on Wednesday every store in Moncks Corner closed at noon. As they said then, "We roll up the sidewalks in Moncks Corner on Wednesday afternoons."
I don't know how that tradition got started. I'm guessing that so many people went to mid-week prayer services at their respective churches that they would close up their businesses at midday, which allowed them to attend. If that is true, it's too bad that we don't do the same today. The fact that we don't may reveal something about ourselves we don't want to see.
Getting back to fishing, we'd often go up to the old Power House, which at that time was the only power house that provided electricity for Berkeley County.
How many times did we see small rockfish breaking the top of the water in schools there? We used a variety of artificial bait; hoola-poppa with a buck tail, double buck tail, rebel, devil's horse, etc. Of course, there was a line that was illegal to cross near the turbines. Crossing that line could incur a heavy fine for obvious reasons.
Sometimes the small rockfish would be breaking in the area that was illegal to cross so we'd park our boat near the line and cast our plugs over. We weren't suppose to do that either but we did on occasions when the game wardens weren't looking.
From the landing near the Dock Restaurant, which was the only landing on the Tail Race at that time, you could take a right and go down the Cooper River and find many places full of blue gill, bream and bass. But, before you went that far down the river, if you took a left on the Canal at the first dog-leg turn to the right, you would turn into Clarks Field. It was great fishing there as well.
One time my older brother, Eddie, and I ran into a school of bream there and I thought our arms were going to wear out pulling in all those fish. No, we didn't go over the limit but we came close. Boy, could you get some ducks there, too! Summer ducks, mallards, teal, you name it, they were there.
The sunset was always memorable on the way back to the landing. First, I always wanted to run the motor. We had a 12 horsepower browning motor on the back of our aluminum boat. Somehow, running that motor always made me feel like I was growing into a man. It's strange how small things like that can make you feel bigger, more responsible, more like an adult when you are a youngster.
Isn't it funny, when you are a youngster you want so much to grow up fast, but when you are grown up you wish you were a kid again?
At sundown in the summer when you run your motor full blast don't open your mouth or you will get a mouth full of gnats! Many times I took an old cooking colander and put it in front of my face, and peep through the holes so I could see where I was going. Gnats hitting the colander sounded like hail on a tin roof.
On the way back you could also smell the wonderful fragrance of the cooking from the Dock Restaurant. It was a wonder to behold!
I would beg Dad to let us enjoy some of that cooking but, no, Mom had supper ready for us at home and her cooking was far better.
My only problem was that I was so hungry I had a hard time waiting until I got home. Come to think about it, I'm pretty hungry now, so I better get to the kitchen. Catch you next time.
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WGTE Town Hall: Facing the Mortgage Crisis -
WGTE Public Media presented this live Town Hall hosted by Bill Harris. This one-hour television special connected people facing mortgage foreclosure to the local organizations that can help them stay in their homes.
Panelists and mortgage specialists, including Richard Alston, Advocates for Basic Legal Equality; Mike King, Consumer Credit Counseling Service; Pam Mayer, Neighborhood Housing Service; T. Mari Taoka, Lucas County Common Pleas Court Judge; and Keith Foster, Fair Housing Center answered questions during this live broadcast.
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6-year-old fighting neuroblastoma
April 29, 2013
Six-year-old cancer-fighting Kinsley Armstrong likes to help out in the kitchen. "She loves sweets, so it's often baking cake or cookies," said her mother, Bobbie Armstron....
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Brangelina will be returning to the big screen – and the movie officially has a setting.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will film an upcoming movie in Malta, the country's leader confirms to PEOPLE.
"I'm happy that Hollywood producers have once again chosen Malta for their project and we will be delighted to host Mr. Pitt, Ms. Jolie and their family for the second time in three years," Prime Minister Joseph Muscat says. "I'm sure that this film will help put our beautiful sister island of Gozo on the world map."
Another source tells PEOPLE the two were spotted in Malta a few weeks ago, scouting locations near the sea. They'll spend about eight weeks at the Mgarr ix-Xini bay, the source says. The Times of Malta reports that prep work has already begun on site.
Pitt, 50, first brought his brood to the Mediterranean nation while shooting World War Z in 2011. The 12 Years a Slave star and Jolie, 39, haven't acted together since falling in love on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith in 2005.
In May, PEOPLE confirmed that the engaged couple will appear together in a film written by Jolie, although it's unclear whether that project is the one slated to shoot in Malta.
In her recent cover story for PEOPLE, Jolie opened up about the screenplay she penned.
"I wrote something a few years ago for Brad and me," she said. "Just for fun. Just an independent little art piece. Because we don't get to do those as much as we'd like. But it's something really small and experimental."
Reporting by MELODY CHIU
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The sweeping changes in gun laws that President Barack Obama set out Wednesday have one pivotal aspect: Even people who support gun rights could agree with at least some of them, if Lowcountry reaction is anything to gauge by.
Whether that makes any difference in the polarizing debate, much less in public safety, remains to be seen.
Obama signed orders or called for a range of reforms that included re-establishing a ban on military-style assault weapons and ammunition magazines of more than 10 rounds, a universal background check for all public or private gun sales and allowing schools to use federal grant money to improve safety.
On stage with four school-age children who had written to him with their gun concerns, Obama opened and closed with reminders of the mass killings at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school and other recent gun violence.
This is our first task as a society, keeping our children safe. This is how we will be judged, Obama said, adding later, We live in a society, a government of, and by, and for the people. We are responsible for each other.
In the Lowcountry where gun and ammunitions sales surged to unprecedented levels after calls for restrictions in the wake of the Newtown shootings his measures brought immediate, intense reactions from both sides.
But even for many who oppose restricting gun ownership, at least some of what Obama said made sense.
Parts of it, as far as education, school security, I agree with, said Richard Wright of Awendaw, who adamantly supports gun ownership. A lot of what Obama called for didnt take into account the different mindset of Southerners who grew up with firearms as essential tools, he said.
Strengthen the laws on the books already, sure, Wright agreed, but he said he also wants a gun to protect himself.
Both sides of the debate have people for whom the announcement changed little, if any, of their resolution.
It certainly makes sense to me, said Kathy Larson of Summerville. Her father hunted, and she doesnt agree with restricting all gun ownership, just military-style weapons and ammunition. Who needs a huge (ammunition) magazine?
Tom Clark, also of Summerville, agreed with other gun owners who said the emphasis on controlling guns rather than the people shooting them is wrong.
Generally the attack should be against the people in whose hands guns are used as part of a crime; and of course, measures to identify those who are in need of mental health treatment and making sure they get it, he said.
Gun-rights supporter Seymour Rosenthal of Mount Pleasant said straw purchases should be outlawed guns bought to sell to people who wouldnt be able to buy them. He also thinks even private sales should be limited to licensed dealers, and more substantial penalties should be added for crimes committed with guns.
But he said, Assault weapons are not automatic weapons. Military-style means nothing but the furniture on the outside of the firearm for holding accessories to the rifle.
Scott Hornsby, the manager of Carolina Rod and Gun in West Ashley, said people he talked to expected Obama to call for reclassifying semi-automatic firearms into a stricter-regulated category like machine guns, not an outright ban.
He doesnt like either idea. A competitive marksman, he has fired AR-15 semi-automatics in competition and considers them sporting arms.
He does believe that background checks should be made for any gun sale, pointing out that gun sellers uncertain of a buyer come to Carolina Rod and Gun to make a sale through the dealer, where a background check is required.
Better tracking of guns would make tracing them easier for law enforcement investigating crimes, Hornsby said.
Banning guns wont make a difference, he said. Laws that regulate them are at least a gesture. There are laws against murder or drunk driving that make a difference, though they still occur.
Obamas moves are political posturing, Hornsby said. But I think theres some good ideas that he can implement with the stroke of a pen.
The Associated Press contributed to this story. Reach Bo Petersen at 937-5744, @bopete on Twitter or Bo Petersen Reporting on Facebook.


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Arrest made in slaying of Carina Saunders
Bethany Police arrest Luis E. Ruiz, 37
UPDATED 11:53 AM CDT Jul 06, 2012
A 37-year-old man was arrested Thursday in connection with the killing of Carina Saunders, Bethany police confirmed.
Luis E. Ruiz, 37, was arrested at about 1 p.m., according to Bethany Police.
"Information gathered within the investigation prompted Bethany investigators to obtain an arrest warrant for Ruiz," police said in a news release.
Formal charges against Ruiz are expected sometime next week.
Saunders' dismembered body was found in a duffel bag behind a grocery store in Bethany last October.
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on March 8, 2013 - 9:15 PM
The rate of incidence of colorectal cancer is higher in Erie County than any other county in New York State, according to the Cancer Burden Profile 2012, and Tops and a local cancer service agency are teaming up to do something about it.
Colon cancer is a slow-growing cancer that is preventable and treatable, and it is recommended by medical experts that everyone age 50 or older should be screened for it.
Tops Markets is partnering with the Erie County Cancer Services Program to offer free, take-home colon cancer screening kits for eligible men and women who are 50 and over during the month of March, which is Colon Cancer Awareness Month.
The "FIT Kit" provided as part of the regional partnership is a simple take-home test used as an early detection aid for colon cancer and has been proved to be as effective as a colonoscopy at reducing mortality due to colon cancer, organizers said.
The kit is offered for free to individuals without insurance and covered in full by most major insurance plans for those with insurance.
The Cancer Services Program of Erie County offers additional services for the uninsured, including diagnostics and treatment if needed. Information on additional no-cost testing services for women 40 and over also will be available from 3 to 7 p.m. during the following dates and at the following Tops locations:
Monday at 5274 Main St., Amherst; Wednesday at 3500 Main St.; Amherst, 355 Orchard Park Road, West Seneca, 3035 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst and 345 Amherst St., Buffalo; Thursday at 6914 Erie Road, Derby; and Friday at 1740 Sheridan Drive, Town of Tonawanda.
Also, March 18 at 65 Grey St., East Aurora; March 19 at 6150 South Park Ave., Hamburg; March 20 at 5175 Broadway, Depew; March 21 at 2101 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; March 22 at 6363 Transit Road, Depew; March 25 at 700 Thruway Plaza Drive and 3865 Union Road, both in Cheektowaga; March 26 at 1460 South Park Ave., Buffalo; March 27 at 4777 Transit Road, Depew; March 28 at 2309 Maple Road, Amherst, and 9660 Transit Road, East Amherst; and March 29 at 150 Niagara St., Tonawanda.
For more information, visit the pharmacist at a participating store or go to CSPWNY.org.


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This is my favorite gift Kira received for Christmas, courtesy of grandma and grandpa Hat (because they always have on ball caps, lol).
It is a chainsaw. I love it.
Santa brought the apron, but don't let the butterflies fool you…she is a little tiny, twisted version of both her parents with her slightly devious gleam in her eye. I think she's thinking the same thing I am…Halloween either 2010 or 2011, there will DEFINITELY be a Baby Leatherface costume in the works.


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Tiffin reports
Erica K. Bane, 28, of Tiffin, was charged with criminal trespass Thursday.
A vehicle in the 200 block of Circular Street was reported to have been shot with a BB gun Thursday afternoon.
A caller reported Thursday afternoon kids were throwing apples at cars in the 200 block of Hudson Street. Police were unable to locate the kids.
A caller in the 1900 block of West Market Street reported Thursday afternoon a man was asking people for money. The man was later located and told to stop asking for change and cigarettes.
A 200-block West Perry Street man requested to speak to an officer Thursday evening about his cats being poisoned.
A fight in a front yard in the 100 block of First Avenue was reported Thursday night.
A first-block North Sandusky Street person reported a loose dog and a break-in Thursday night.
A first-block North Sandusky Street caller reported Thursday night property had been taken from the house.
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County reports
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The Ryan Dempster Era Will Continue
UPDATE: Here are the contract terms according to SI.com: $8 Million in 2008 with a $4M bonus ($12M total). $12.5M in 2010, $13.5 M in 2011 and a 2012 $14M player option which is almost a guarantee to be picked up. And as I mentioned earlier, I'm about 90% certain he's earned 10/5 no-trade rights.
It's being picked up by multiple news sources that the Ryan Dempster Experience will call Chicago home for the next four years. It sounds like it might be for a total of $52M a year or $13M on average. That's a pretty good deal if he pitches like he did last year, not so much if he pitches like 2001-2003. For what was out there though and for how much the Cubs and Dempster seem to like each other, it sounds like the right deal. He really did have a fantastic 2008 season. His 152 ERA+ was good for third best in the NL.
When you consider he pitched in the NL Central and Wrigley Field, a real hitter's paradise in 2008, his numbers compare quite favorably to that one Padre pitcher the Cubs have been pursuing, who pitches at the baseball equivelant of Yellowstone National Park.
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Plus Dempster had a .288 BABIP, which may rise a bit, but it's not too far off what is normally expected (around the .300 range).
That's not to say that Dempster is as good as Peavy, it's to say that he was last year. Peavy is still younger, has a longer track record of success and better "stuff", but Dempster isn't going to cost the Cubs their entire arsenal of prospects. And for all we know the Cubs could still acquire Peavy as well.
We'll see what the contract specifics end up being as I expect a good number of incentive bonuses in there. I believe with Dempster resigning, he automatically gets 10/5 rights so a no-trade clause should kick in.
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I think it is obvious that if Dempster pitches like he did this year, he is every bit as good, if not better, than Peavy. Which would make a 4/50 (or so) deal well worth it.
The big question is whether or not Dempster's season was fluky. His peripherals were very good, and don't appear to be a matter of great luck.
Of course, as many have pointed out, someone like Peavy presents as many risks as Dempster does. Dempster has the risk of being a fluke, as well as a past with injury issues. Peavy also had injury issues and is said to require almost Harden-like babying.
And of course, I would love to see Peavy join this rotation, and have, far and away, the best rotation in baseball:
I would also be pretty interested in Randy Johnson over Peavy. Lower risk, but, imo, just as high of an upside.
But this is just the beginning of what could be a pretty interesting off-season.
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I hate to say it, but it's time to take another look at Mark Prior. He's about where Dempster was in his career when Hendry signed him, but with a more serious upside and more persistent injuries. His price is right and our expectations are probably finally realistic about his future.
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My expectation for his future is as a high school baseball coach.
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Ryan Dempster was/is not a douche.
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mark prior=wade miller
Re: Blue Jays
The old astroturf was terrible for knees/ankles, but the new stuff is actually better cushioned than grass.
Re: Blue Jays
I play on a rec soccer team on that new turfgrass stuff here in Rome and it's really not bad. It hurts a bit to fall on, but it feels the same as grass cutting and running.
Re: Blue Jays
Hey Andrew:
If you mean Rome, Italy, does anyone follow baseball? Or is it still:
sitting for long periods
car racing?
Re: Blue Jays
That's pretty much it, assuming by football you mean "calcio." There's really no sport that compares to that.
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Considering what Peavy would cost, my vote is that this is the right move. Cubs retain control of Marshall to spell for unavoidable downtime to one of the top five - Z, Demp, Lilly, Marquis and whoever Hendry gets, hopefully a one-year flyer for medium dollars on a Randy Johnson or a Jon Garland type.
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NO thanks to Garland and is Johnson really necessary now? Unless you trade Marquis (which we all hope for), you've got the same starting 5 as last year. I'd rather trade Marquis and keep pushing for Peavy. We have more leverage now as we don't need him and so Vitters should be off the table.
I hope the new owner has deep pockets or else we're going to have to really shed payroll come 2010.
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On one hand you're saying get a pitcher with a four-year contract and then on the other hand you're saying you're worried about the payroll after 2009. Marquis and Johnson won't have payroll implications after 2009.
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I know. But I think, when it comes to Peavy at least, that's a problem you deal with a year from now. Needless to say I hope the new owner has few payroll constrictions.
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I'd like to see the Cubs do a one-year deal for a #4ish starter. I figure RanJo is the best options who might accept and the backup plan would be Garland. I don't like him lots, but one year and about 6M with incentives up to 9 or 10 seems acceptable risk v reward. I figure he's good for 200 innings and can probably shave about half a point off his ERA with a league switch.
Looking for pitchers going into the final year of their contract, I can't see any better (and also obtainable) options than Duchscherer, and we'd probably have to give up a lot of the same pieces we would for Peavy.
Considering the total picture, I'd take one stopgap year of Garland rather than five years of Peavy. It's too early in the tournament for Hendry to go all-in with his chips, and I have a hunch he'll want those chips later for something besides starters.
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I don't see Garland taking the one year deal you mentioned. He's essentially Marquis with a slightly better record. Expect a three or four year deal for $30 to $40 million.
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It's quite possible you're right.
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Yeah, I assumed a multi-year contract for Garland also.
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I'm certainly skeptical that Dempster will be worth keeping around for 4 years. I'd like to think that 08 wasn't a fluke, but I also have some serious doubts when a player has a career season (by a wide margin) at age 31.
Oh, and if this contract is actually for $52M a year, then we're really got a problem....
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Harden would have to go to Pads or Third team in trade with Peavy.
I would still prefer a left handed bat if we are looking to mortgage the farm.
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Pedroia wins AL MVP, first AL 2B to win since Nellie Fox in 1959
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I'm of mixed opinion a bit on this deal. Certainly, I like Dempster as a player and as a team leader, and I was pleased to hear that Rothschild called him one of the smartest pitchers he'd been around at utilizing scout reports. I still think though he's a decent injury risk and am afraid that this is a bit of a high price to pay for one year and I wouldn't have minded the draft picks that we would have gotten. I hope that this doesn't end the Peavy negotiations -- he's still one of the top 5 pitchers in baseball and although we no longer really need him, he'd still give us a hell of a rotation, unrivaled in the NL. If I were Hendry, I'd try to trade Marquis and some prospects for a bat. Still, I'm glad that this won't leave us in the lurch with a rotation of Z, Harden, Lilly going into the year, which although good would have been less good than last year.
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Andrew: "...I still think though he's a decent injury risk ."
I brought this up last thread.
Isn't nearly every pitcher a decent injury risk?
CC and Greg Maddux are the real exceptions.
It is "normal", even, I'd surmise that a high percentage of starters will need some kind of surgery. Its like putting in new engine components. Demp had his replaced already and last year was the result in Hendry's mind.
As CUBSTER would say, getting surgeries on elbows or shoulders gives no guarantee to future performance, on the other side of the coin either.
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I get the hesitancy of some to buy into Dempster's long-term success, but is his injury "risk" really that relevant? He's been healthy since he came back in '04. Granted, different role last year and coming up, but still...
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I agree with Andrew and Bleeding Blue as much as Dempster may be a swell guy. His stats for the six years prior to 2008 was mediocre at best. We may be getting suckered into a Pavano or Jose Guzman type deal...I would have rather spent it on Peavy and take my chances or spend it on a legit leadoff man (even 12 mil for one year of furcal..only one year). We'll see...i hope to god Dempster isn't an abberation...I would love to pedal off Marquis and put Marshall in the rotation. Interested to see what we do about this L handed bat...because all the left handed RF's have two left hands in the field!
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even 12 mil for one year of furcal..only one year
Heh... there is absolutely no way that Furcal is signing a one-year deal this year.
And I don't need a crystal ball to predict that one.
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One thing I don't understand from Rosenthal's article is this:
The return of Dempster would not necessarily make the Cubs less likely to trade for Padres right-hander Jake Peavy, sign free-agent lefty Randy Johnson or pursue any other player.
Their next steps likely would depend upon the wishes of the team's new ownership group, which is expected to be selected before Christmas, sources said.
I thought this was going to drag on until spring at the earliest? The ownership group will be picked in the next four weeks? Even if that's true, the Cubs and Hendry are just supposed to sit on their hands until it happens?
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Levine said the same thing with Ricketts family as the buyers.
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ANDREW - see above...
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WMVP saying that the Dempster deal is 4/$48 + a $1 million per year bonus. Expected to be officially announced within the hour.
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WMVP saying that the Dempster deal is 4/$48 + a $1 million per year bonus.
What's the point of the bonus? Why not just 4/52?
Or is it really 16, 12, 12, 12?
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WMVP also saying that Hendry is focused on M.Bradley for RF, not that high on Ibanez, and also you can expect another spike in ticket prices across the board. Stunner
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My master plan is coming to fruition.
Has anyone heard any dollar values on Bradley yet? crunch and I had greatly varying opinions in our prestidigitonotations.
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Although I think you mean to use here prognostications
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I googled prestidigitonotations to see if it was even remotely a word or just an awesome made up word that I might start using, and the only thing that came up, in the entire internets, was this TCR post.
A+ to both of you, for winning at scrabble AND the internets
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if you sign bradley to play OF what happens when he cant?
he doesn't belong anywhere near a NL team...especially one with a 1st baseman already...especially for a guy looking multi-year.
i just can't see how they can devote 12+m to the guy multiyear.
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You're talking about the guy like he's David Ortiz. I know his last significant injury happened while running the bases - sort of. Do you (we) even know if fielding makes his problems worse? He played the outfield last year, less than a year off of ACL surgery. If we can carry a gimpy Jim Edmonds for five months, I think we can carry a 31 year old Milton Bradley for six.
Does anyone else see that 'don't pay for weightloss' add. I agree, if you're pregnant, just have your baby to lose 20 lbs.
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"Does anyone else see that 'don't pay for weightloss' add. I agree, if you're pregnant, just have your baby to lose 20 lbs."
Do you know the hospital costs involved? That would be the most expensive weight loss program ever.
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What about the bat shit crazy part?
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milton's played 1 healthy season in the past 5 years. his OF he played last year was far from quality. the guy is looking 3+ years.
there is heavy risk involved in the guy. it's not just for 5 months and 300K.
if bradley was looking a 1 or 2 year deal i wouldn't have much of an opinion on the matter.
the guy has had arm and leg problems nearly non-stop since the early 00s.
there's a partial injury history (almost complete).
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Here's some other DH's
Put him in right field, five days a week - he'll probably be fine. I think it's when the manager tries to play him everyday for three weeks in a row that leads to the muscle problems.
Let's see what his offers are before we decide that three years at $12 million is too much. I doubt he'll hit both those numbers, but he could.
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interesting logic there.
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You're logic was that he has nagging injuries, therefore he is a DH. I agree that it is interesting and extrapolated it.
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Bradley would be a mistake. He is injury and total meltdown prone and when he is on the field he is just average for a corner OF outside of the BPIA. Id rather take a Vitters/Pie/Marshall package and go get a RF with it. With Demp back in the fold we dont need another top-tier SP.
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Which right-fielder is this? A solid fielding, left handed hitting right fielder with 25 HR potential- I can't think of any.
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Agreed, Neal. I'm not really of the mind that Bradley helps us, and although I like Dunn's bat, he's a mess in the OF, let alone RF.
Still, I don't know where these anonymous yet seemingly available RF's are coming from.
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Huh? How would Bradley NOT help the Cubs?
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bradley can help...but if he's around 120-130 games...
1- who plays for him while he rests his 12+m bones
2- where does he play while "easing back" into the game from his injuries
on an AL team his production can be used...like the past 2 years, especially, in the DH role.
if you take the guy's past 3 seasons of field-work you get 1 full season.
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yeah, i was just throwing out main "known" issues...i know that one's been fielded and who is most likely to fill in.
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Yeah. It depends a lot on how long Bradley's contract is. It isn't so much that he wouldn't be beneficial in terms of numbers, but more how long he'd put those up, due to injuries and attitude.
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Here is a list of said guys who could be had for this offseason because published reports have put them on the block:
Brad Hawpe
Rick Ankiel
Jeremy Hermaida
Kelly Johnson (you could move back to the OF or keep him at 2b and play Dero in the OF.)
Guys that might be able to persuade their current teams out of:
Nate Mclouth
Andre Either (the Dodgers have an influx of OF's and could sell high on Either)
BTW I doubt Milton Bradley would be a good defensive OF with his bum knees.
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Brad Hawpe - allowed 23 more runs than an average right fielder according to BP last year, in an injury shortened season.
Rick Ankiel - he plays for the Cardinals, has been a pretty bad CF'r (though good in 22 games in RF) and is also an injury risk... and the HGH thing too.
Jeremy Hermida - three runs below average fielding last year, but most reports would call that generous. His percieved value is mostly based on some crazy good BABIP luck in 2007. I think he'll eventually be a pretty good hitter, but he had an OPS+ of 91 last year, may as well go with Pie and Fukudome.
Kelly Johnson - Not a bad player, but not much of a better hitter than the Fontenaught. He also has some reversish platoon splits, and some injuries in his history.
Nate McLouth - cannot figure out why the Pirates would trade him.
Ethier - Good fit for the Cubs, but who is going to push him out of a job with the Dodgers, particuarly if Manny is gone?
I agree that there are 'targets' but if you say 'who are left handed, good defensive players, will stay healthy and have some pop' the only guys are Ethier and McLouth (assuming McLouth's RF defense is much better than his bad CF defense, and in limited chances it hasn't been) and neither of those guys are available.
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Just noticed the caption for the picture. Well played, Rob.
Re: Sale Update
Ameritrade must be raking it in with their 'sell, sell, sell, short, buy, sell' business.
Re: Contract terms
$4 million bonus - nice corporate shenanigans that benefits both the player and the team with the expected upcoming tax changes. I imagine we'll see a whole lot of that with contracts that are finalized this year.
Re: Huh?
I remember complaining because he pulled back Dempster with two starts left in the season.
I don't know if it's a leap, at all. What else is he saying? That they should have had two-a-days or drank a bunch of Red Bull (is that banned?) before the games?
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FWIW, Dempster's full conference call is up on Cubs.com
Re: Bradley
Six teams in nine seasons -- speaks volumes.
What would be the over/under on when he and Piniella go after each other in the dugout?
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Just wait until he makes a throwing error with Zambrano losing it on the mound!
He seems to have mellowed a bit. There wasn't much out of San Diego or Texas about him... of course he was also knocking the crap out of the ball, so maybe that has something to do with it.
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Despite of everything else, what did you think of the play Mrs. Lincoln?
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He almost killed him by swearing at him or giving him an really nasty look?
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By crumpling in pain when he tore his ACL.
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As I recall he went to get in his face and the first base coach interceded. There wasn't any sign of violence or thrown punches or anything. Might as well accuse Lou of trying to kill people.
Here you go- I guess it was Bud Black. That pretty much eliminated him from Manager of the Year I guess.
You can see the first base coach actually goes after the umpire before Bradley. Did anyone ever hear the rest of the story on that? Obviously he should have been suspended and fined.
Re: Bradley
Bradley was not fined, because he made no contact, ump was suspended.
The original comment was that he "mellowed".
Except when he tried to go up to TV booth to "confront" Ryan Lefebvre about comments he made during a game last year.
This on top of-
Altercation with manager Eric Wedge on Cleveland
Throwing a water bottle into stands in L.A.
Accused Jeff Kent of being a racist(okay probably give him that)
Padres incident
So yeah I can see how this kind of mellow, levelheaded, injury proned vet could do nothing but help the Cubs.
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He seems to be mellowing - not perfect, but he's not punching teammates in the face either.
Some of those things our very own Cubbies have done (and worse).
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Just last year he had to be restrained from climbing 4 flights of stairs to confront an announcer during a game.
That's mellowing?
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Wow. It's funny, but watching that video makes me want to like the guy (Bradley) or at least empathize with him. This has nothing to do with whether I think the Cubs should try to sign him up or not.
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In the video it's Black that does the stupid thing and hurts Bradley. How can you reasonably say what Bradley did there (after being called a piece of shit) is more crazy than the typical Piniela antics?
The only differnce is that no one is grabbing Piniela's shirt and trying to drag him down from behind.
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Clearly Black thought that Bradley needed to be physically restrained, although he did that in a very awkward manner.
Then again, players are often restrained and managers are almost never restrained, so it may say more about what role a guy has on the team than the likelihood of the guy to sock an umpire.
Year 4 Player Option
Ah yes, our old friend the "player option." Much like with ARam a couple years ago, Dempster will exercise his player option only if his market value is under $14 million, and if it's higher than $14 million he'll become a free agent (or at least be paid like one by the Cubs when he renegotiates).
So if he's bad/mediocre after 2011 we'll get to overpay him in 2012, if he's great we'll lose him or -- best case -- pay him his higher market value salary.
I know that all negotiations have a give and take, but this provision really sucks. It's far less favorable than a simple straight 4 year deal with the 4th year set at $14 million.
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I'm more worried about Bradley going into the stands if there's a particular heckler he doesn't care for at Wrigley. At least keep the BP folding chairs away from him while he's in RF.
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Sweet. Glad to hear Demp will be back.
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ROB G: Dempster becomes a "10/5" player on January 22, 2009.
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A left-handed one...
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.


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acronym for sitting here stoned.
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A lobi crystal was a semiprecious stone used in the production of inexpensive jewelry and ornaments.
In 2371, on Deep Space 9, Quark attempted to sell Harry Kim one of the crystals at an inflated price claiming to have acquired them from a strange creature called the Morn, but Tom Paris warned Harry that a dozen of those crystals could be bought at the Volnar Colony, for only one Cardassian lek. (VOY: "Caretaker")
In an alternate timeline experienced by Kim in 2372, Paris had had a fight with Quark over the crystals, which had ultimately resulted in his parole being revoked and thus Paris never served aboard Voyager. (VOY: "Non Sequitur")


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Manny Pacquiao (53-3, 38 KO) and Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO) will meet for a third time later tonight, and it could be the match that sets up a mega-fight between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The bout, which goes down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, will be available on HBO pay-per-view event at 9 p.m. ET.
Pacquiao needs to make it past Marquez convincingly, and that's no easy task.
They first met in 2004, where the fight was scored a draw after Marquez was knocked down three times in the first round, but then put on the comeback of his life to win enough of the remaining rounds to make it even.
Their second bout from 2008 saw Marquez getting dropped again and fighting back to lose a hard-fought split-decision that many thought he had won.
Since that victory, Pacquiao has gone 7-0 with wins over Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, Joshua Clottey, David Diaz, Antonio Margarito and Oscar De La Hoya.
Marquez has gone 5-1 with big wins over Michael Katsidis and Joel Casamayor. His only loss in that stretch was against Floyd Mayweather in 2009.
Round-by-round reaction and results will be posted here for the main event and undercard.


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5 Nov 2014 by Andrew Hiscock in Hiking & Walking , Nature , Geology & Fossils and Outdoor AdventureRegion: Eastern
With so many coastlines and so many beautiful panoramic vistas, the visitor to Newfoundland and Labrador has a very good problem: where can one find the best sunrise and sunset? This question will elicit as many answers as there are islands to rise over and inlets to set down in. That said, it is really hard to beat the sunrise over Placentia Bay and the sunset across Fortune Bay.
20 Oct 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Food & Dining , Trip Planning and St. John's
Brunch. The word itself brings to mind lazy Sundays, fresh coffee and of course, food! From eggs benny to fish cakes, St. John's has a plethora of local options to keep you full and satisfied. Read on for some of our favourite brunch locales in the capital.
6 Oct 2014 by Amy Fisher in Birdwatching and Hiking & Walking
The fall is a great time of year for hiking in Newfoundland & Labrador. From breathing in the crisp fall air to enjoying the bright yellow, red, and orange colours to picking berries along the coastline, it's no wonder the fall hike is a favourite for many. To help get you underway, we've pulled together a list of 5 great fall hikes in Newfoundland & Labrador.
6 Oct 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Humber Valley and Outdoor Adventure
Every fall several cruise ship itineraries include Corner Brook as a port of call so that passengers can see the fall splendor in Newfoundland. These cruise ships often travel between Quebec City and Boston and make several stops so that passengers can see the best fall colours in each province or state. And generally Corner Brook is their main stop in Newfoundland since this part of the province has scenic fall colours. But you don't have to take an expensive cruise ship to Newfoundland to see this autumn brilliance. You can simply board a Marine Atlantic ferry from North Sidney to Port aux Basques and then drive north for 2.5 hours to Corner Brook and the Humber Valley. Here you can easily create your own itinerary and depending on your interest you can explore by car, foot , bicycle and even by kayak.
2 Oct 2014 by Andrew Hiscock in History , Cultural Experiences , Signal Hill , Geology & Fossils , Bonavista , Cupids , L'Anse aux Meadows , St. John's and Museum
For a province known for its wooden boats, quirky ways, and its slower pace of life, Newfoundland and Labrador has been ahead of the rest of the world in a lot of respects. Throughout its history (and even prehistory), the province has been a trend-setter and taste-maker. Because of our 30 minute time zone, we get a lot of firsts: the first sunrise in North America, the first New Year's party every year, and we even get to see blockbuster movies before everyone else (if only 30 minutes earlier). But these are not the only ways we are ahead of the game. Newfoundland and Labrador has had a front-row seat to history, watching the world change – and then watching the rest of the world catch up!
1 Oct 2014 by Andrew Hiscock in Diving , Culture , History , Lighthouses , Ferryland , St. John's and Museum
Shipwrecks have longed captured the imagination of the public. Shipwreck stories, historic and fictional, contain many of the themes that draw interest: man vs. nature, courage, survival, tragedy, hope, life, and death. Newfoundland and Labrador, with 500 years of nautical history, has its fair share of shipwrecks – perhaps more so, given the amount of historic sea traffic, the province's position in the north Atlantic Ocean, and the foggy and stormy weather. Indeed, some estimates place the number of shipwrecks off the coast of Newfoundland in excess of 10,000!
1 Oct 2014 by Amy Fisher in Hiking & Walking and Trip Planning
Thinking of going for a day hike on one of Newfoundland & Labrador's 200 hiking and walking trails? Before you do, check out this list of hikers' tips and checklist items to help you prepare for your trip.
1 Oct 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Boat Tours , Birdwatching , Diving , Kayaking , Nature and Outdoor Adventure
Have you ever wondered what lies beyond the dark mouth of a sea cave? Are you curious about the mysterious creatures that live within? Ocean Quest Adventure Resort has added a new offering to their Close Encounter Tours: 2 guides, 3 hours, 4 boats, 8 lights, 12 people, and 24 fins – it's time to go swimming in the dark!
30 Sep 2014 by Andrew Hiscock in Food & Dining and Cultural Experiences
To a citizen of Newfoundland and Labrador, there is nothing as beautiful as a cod fish. And perhaps that is why you'll be able to find a different, perhaps more conventional, form of beauty on the Baccalieu Trail (deriving its name from the Portuguese word for cod). And that is the beauty of love! Just a 30 minute drive from the province's largest city of St. John's, this scenic drive winds through picture-perfect towns and stunning landscapes, making it the ideal place to lose yourself with your love on a romantic getaway.
26 Sep 2014 by Andrew Hiscock in Hiking & Walking , Nature , History , Geography , Trinity and Outdoor Adventure
Newfoundland and Labrador has a wealth of great hiking trails, some of the best in the world. There's something special about the trails that head to the top of a hill. They provide a definite sense of accomplishment, even on the most modest ascents, and they will supply spectacular views of the surrounding towns and landscapes. This isn't an exhaustive list, but these are four of our favourites in Eastern Newfoundland. And they may not be Mount Everest, but they'll make you feel like you're on top of the world!
24 Sep 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Entertainment
This year the Glynmill Inn celebrates 90 years in the hospitality business catering to both local Corner Brook residents and visitors alike with its old world charm. The Glynmill Inn was built in a distinctive tudor style and currently includes 78 hotel rooms, 2 restaurants, meeting rooms and other amenities. It was designed by architect, Andrew Cobb of Halifax in 1923 and was turned into a hotel a year later.
24 Sep 2014 by Andrew Hiscock in Food & Dining , Festivals & Events , Fishing , Hiking & Walking , Culture , Entertainment and Cultural ExperiencesRegion: Eastern
Each year during the third weekend of September, the Town of Elliston, the Root Cellar Capital of the World, hosts Canada's and Newfoundland & Labrador's top chefs and hundreds of participants to celebrate culinary excellence and the root cellar's cultural heritage. This year, participants voted on Newfoundland & Labrador's best cod dish crowning the "King of Cod", hiked the coastal scenes of Elliston, and sat with new and old friends to celebrate the latest installment of the Roots, Rants, and Roars Fall Festival.
17 Sep 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Golfing
Fall in the Humber Valley of Western Newfoundland means brilliant autumn colours and where better to enjoy these than on Newfoundland's top rated golf course at Humber Valley Resort. When we walked into the pro shop on Tuesday, September 16 we met the Managing Director of Operations, Gary Oke who told us that despite the slow start to the season, that they had had a great season so far. " One of our big new accolades is that Score Golf Magazine ranked us as number 16 in Canada up from number 32 last year. There is no other course in Newfoundland with that kind of ranking which suggests that we have a great product here" he told us before our round.
5 Sep 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
"Tempting Providence" has been running for 12 years and has become one of the favourite plays at the Gros Morne Theatre Festival (GMTF) in Cow Head. It has toured internationally and has been performed over 650 times! This summer it has again played to sold out crowds but you still have a chance to see it this September. We recently saw the play on September 2 for our 4th time and it is still just as powerful as the first time we saw it 9 years ago. "Tempting Providence" is the true story of nurse Bennett who was dedicated to serving the health care needs along Newfoundland's rugged Northern Peninsula for over 50 years beginning in 1921.
5 Sep 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Golfing and Gros Morne National Park
When we go to a play in Cow Head at the Gros Morne Theatre Festival we often like to head up early in the day to enjoy a hike or to Shallow Bay beach. But if you like to golf we suggest you also pack your clubs and test your skills against the Gros Morne Golf Course. The course was closed for a year a couple of years ago according to manager Lorne Warren but they have been working hard this year to get the course back in shape. "Business has really been picking up especially during August and we plan to be open until mid October this year "Lorne told us. We had played the course a few years ago and really liked it so we were glad to see the course back in operation.
2 Sep 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Trip Planning and St. John's
Tourists' beware! The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) are on the lookout for traveller's in the St. John's area. If spotted, they could face arrest and up to 24 hours of activities in the capital city.
20 Aug 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Gros Morne National Park , Art Galleries and Cultural Experiences
Despite the forecast of cloud and rain we headed to Woody Point in the afternoon of August 18 to see the last "Charlie and Mena" show of the season. The "Charlie and Mena" concert features Charlie Payne on various accordions and singer Mena Lodge on guitar and is part of Gros Morne Summer Music. They were joined by guitarist Darren Vincent and they put on a fine performance featuring Newfoundland music. It was held at the Heritage Theatre in Woody Point which is a great old building that Charlie Payne carefully restored.
11 Aug 2014 by Dave Sullivan in Boat Tours , Birdwatching , Food & Dining , Kayaking , Whale Watching , Nature , Lighthouses , Ferryland , Outdoor Adventure and Weather
I never win things. It's not from a lack of trying, because believe me I try. In fact, I try harder than most. Here's why: I love free stuff – doesn't matter how big or how small, if it's free, it's fantastic. A couple of weeks ago, Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism held a giveaway during their annual Whale Week celebration – the prize was a massive whale-watching excursion for two, compliments of Air Canada and Maxxim Vacations.
11 Aug 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Birdwatching , Kayaking , Whale Watching , Nature , Trip Planning , Geography and Outdoor Adventure
It was another beautiful, sunny day in the capital city as I donned my life jacket and skirt for a kayaking adventure with The Outfitters. Had I already been kayaking twice this summer? You betcha! Was this trip just like the others? Absolutely not. This was unlike any tour I had experienced. I'm talking middle of the ocean, paddling into sea caves, being followed by whales – this was Newfoundland adventure at it's finest.
7 Aug 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Culture , Top Destinations , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
"The Known Soldier" is one of 6 performances that the Gros Morne Theatre Festival (GMTF) is doing this summer in Cow Head. On the 100th anniversary of World War 1 it is fitting to produce a play about one of Newfoundland's heroes of that war- Tommy Ricketts. And "The Known Soldier" was written and directed by the talented Jeff Pitcher, GMTF's artistic director! What is significant about Tommy Ricketts is that he lied about his age when he signed up (he was just 15 at the time) yet in just a couple of years he had earned the Victoria Cross, the Britain's highest award for valour. His sprints over open fields in the heat of battle are legendary.


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Time Warner has officially thrown its weight behind Sony's Blu-ray disc format. In an announcement released yesterday, Warner Bros says that it will now release its catalogue of high-def titles exclusively on Blu-ray beginning in June.
"Warner Bros.' move to exclusively release in the Blu-ray disc format is a strategic decision focused on the long term and the most direct way to give consumers what they want," said Barry Meyer, the Chairman & CEO of Warner Bros.
"A two-format landscape has led to consumer confusion and indifference toward high definition," said Kevin Tsujihara, President of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. According to recent stats, Blu-ray discs have outsold HD DVDs by a ratio of 2:1.
"[The format war] has kept the technology from reaching mass adoption and becoming the important revenue stream that it can be for the industry," Tsujihara added.
End to confusion?
The announcement is undoubtedly a kick in the two-veg for Toshiba and the HD DVD format. Warner Bros. had previously sat on the HD fence, releasing its movies (such as the swords-'n'-sandals epic, 300) in both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. And by doing so, consumers benefited. They could choose which format to buy, rather than having the choice made for them.
The HD DVD
camp promptly cancelled its press conference at CES after the Warner announcement. Toshiba issued a press release saying that it was "quite surprised" by the decision."
HD DVD faces uphill battle
Of course, this new Warner Bros. strategy doesn't come as a huge surprise. Despite Warner's initial support for HD DVD, Dan Silberberg, vice president of HD media at Warner Bros. hinted at the studio's preference for Blu-ray back in October 2007.
"When both formats launched and hardware prices were high, we made a decision to support both formats and let the consumer decide," Silberberg said.
"But now that hardware pricing is affordable for both Blu-ray and HD DVD, it appears consumers no longer want to decide - so the notion of staying in two formats for the duration is something we are re-evaluating. We can definitely talk Blu-ray. We are committed to the format."
Warner has confirmed that all new titles will continue to be released in HD DVD until the end of May 2008. But HD DVD owners will miss out on the Will Smith Xmas blockbuster I am Legend, not to mention HD discs of 2008 movies like the Batman sequel The Dark Knight and comic book adaptation Watchmen.
Is the HD battle over?
So where does all this leave HD DVD? Warner's move could well be the tipping point - we'll either see a quick collapse of support for the HD DVD format or a backs-to-the-wall fight led by Toshiba that will stretch out the battle deep into 2008.
Blu-ray now enjoys exclusive Hollywood studio support from Sony, MGM, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros and Lionsgate. HD DVD is limited to Universal and Paramount content, plus movies from New Line Cinema (which also releases Blu-ray versions).
The HD DVD camp will undoubtedly fight on. While Warner Bros. has dropped an atom bomb to swing the battle to Blu-ray, the battle is not yet won. Upscaling DVD players still look like the smartest investment, although it will be interesting to see if Blu-ray's potentially winning position gives Sony's PlayStation 3 console a dramatic sales boost.
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For Josh Duhamel, giving back is a family tradition.
Growing up in a small town in North Dakota, the actor says his parents were always involved in volunteering.
"As a kid, my mother encouraged us to get involved. But when you're a kid you don't really want to do stuff like that. You want to do fun stuff," says Duhamel, 41. "But I always remembered it being fulfilling."
Now that the actor is a father to 8-month-old son Axl with wife and Black Eyed Peas front woman Fergie, he's hoping to follow in his parents' footsteps and instill in his son the importance of helping others.
"I want my son to understand that he is very fortunate and it's important to appreciate that and give back," Duhamel says in this week's issue of PEOPLE.
He's also teaching by example. Duhamel – who organized a benefit concert with the Black Eyed Peas in his hometown of Minot after it was hit by a devastating flood in 2011 – has now joined forces with the Advil Relief in Action campaign, which encourages volunteerism.
"According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the rate of volunteerism in 2013 was the lowest it's been since 2002. That is amazing to me," says Duhamel. "Programs like this encourage people to get involved. It truly brings out the best of people."
For more of our interview with Josh Duhamel, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now
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Seattle schools cope with crowding
Seattle Public Schools is set to stop busing students to schools outside their neighborhood next year, but that move might cost more money than it saves. The situation dates back to Seattle's move to a system of neighborhood schools instead of district wide school choice. The district continued to give some kids rides to their old schools during the transition.
That's supposed to end this year, but cutting off bus service for that last 1800 students would flood their neighborhood schools. forcing the district to add expensive portable classrooms. Assistant Superintendent for Operations Pegi McEvoy said the district has done the math.
"That would cost us about $2,2 million. If we continued the grandfathering,of that transportation and kept those service standards alive [for another year], it would only cost us a half a million dollars," McEvoy said.,
Speaking Tuesday at a public meeting on school crowding, McEvoy said staff will likely recommend that move to the school board.
More kids, more portables
She spelled out the transportation issues at a community meeting on school crowding. Even without the busing change, the district will need to add more than 50 homerooms to accommodate growing enrollment. That doesn't even include some schools, such as Eckstein Middle School, which are bursting but stable. Parent Jennifer Biely said that's a big oversight.
"My child was not allowed to carry her binder or her backpack or even go to her locker during passing classes because they would bump things and couldn't get through the hallways. Just because the enrollment isn't increasing doesn't mean it isn't on fire," Biely said.
The fixes are all short-term anyway. If voters pass a capital levy next year, the district will build new buildings and rejigger attendance boundaries to accommodate the new students.


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Autumn Friendly: 18-4 4 RQ, 1657, 578th place
International challenge: 16-2 7 RQ 1634
Spring friendly: 18-0 1721, 173rd
4527 7711 4773 is my 3ds FC,
Don't have any room for random safari requests :/ Friends list is full as is.
To think i was so proud of being 780th place out of almost 7k people, you guys did so much better then me
85% of statistics are made up on the spot, don't bother putting this in your signature, because i made this statistic up too.
210th out of 2005, thats good right?
3DS code:1048-8163-5480
If only my disconnects are faulted against me, then my disconnect rate should be 1/36 = ~3%.
Wow rank 472 with 1620 rating using a pretty messed up team without Ubers. I'm satisfied.
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I only fought 33 times and some of those loses were because many of my dual chops missed and without my Garchomp I was completely vulnerable to those Uber dragons.
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Two people were found dead in Nashua on Saturday in an apparent murder-suicide, the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said.
A man and woman were discovered in their 17 Middle Dunstable Road home early Saturday morning by a relative who was checking on her parents, said Attorney General Joseph A. Foster.
Property records show the home is owned by Reginald and Mary Danboise.
At this time, authorities are not confirming the identity of the two victims. A neighbor said the home is owned by two people in their late 60s or early 70s.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct autopsies to determine their exact cause and manner of death.
Nashua police were seen at the home on Saturday as the investigation continued.