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A few more links from this afternoon and an invitation to Parachat for tonight's game on WGN per request by Carlos. I may stop by after the kids are in bed.
- If you're worried about Milton Bradley being healthy enough this season and need a national writer in your corner, Joe Sheehan has your back.
That's why this signing was a mistake. It has nothing to do with Bradley's anger-management issues, ones that have defined his career. It has nothing to do with Bradley's skill set as a hitter. It has nothing to do with the money, which was in line with what Adam Dunn and Raul Ibañez signed for. No, the problem is that the Cubs signed a player to do a job that he's not capable of doing. Signing Milton Bradley to be an everyday outfielder is like signing Mark Prior to make 34 starts, or trading for Carlos Delgado to be your catcher, or bringing in Will Carroll to endorse hair-care products. You're asking people to do things their bodies long ago stopped being able to do, and that's a recipe for failure.
- Bradley did return to the lineup and went 1-3 with a double. On cue, the beat writers get to file their weekly "Is Milton Crazy or Not?" report.
- This shouldn't be news to any of our loyal readers, but Fangraphs notices that the Cubs pitchers have a eight year streak of leading the majors in strikeout rate and wonders if the Giants staff can surpass them this year. I'm a bit too lazy to look it up, but I believe the Cubs were in second or third for a good portion of last season until they acquired Rich Harden (and probably some injuries to the staffs ahead of them).
- "Blame Paul Bako" - the title says it all. (Hat tip to Wrigleyville23)
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Hard to blame a guy who's only going to be in the organization for another four weeks. *fingers crossed*
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How's that choice of Josh Vitters over Matt Wieters looking right now? About as bad as we all said it would at the time. Nice.
Mark Pawelek--I take it this guy is done, right? Haven't heard a peep about him. Clearly, scouts think he is a non-prospect bust.
Can Phil tell me what the situation is with Caridad? I'm confused on that one. Does he literally need to be on the 25-man roster all season to keep him?
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It's too soon to ask this question.
Wieters will be 23 in May. Vitters will be 20 in August. Wieters played three years of college ball.
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I'd blame Paul Bako, but I agree with his politics, so it's all good.
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Holy balls, there's a game coming on WGN in a few minutes.
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Cubs announcers, no less. I feel all giddy and stuff.
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Hey! Al Maestri gets the W for Italy 5-1 over Nolasco and the Fish.
Btw, the Cubs drafted after the Orioles iirc, and Weiters was gone already.
Anyway, since Vitters is barely 19, I'd give it a little time hickman, before passing judgement.
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Huh? Facts:
1. David Price (Rays)
2. Mike Moustakas (Royals)
3. Josh Vitters (Cubs)
4. Daniel Moskos (Pirates)
5. Matt Wieters (Orioles)
Also, Matt LaPorta (Brewers, #7)
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you seem to think vitters is done or has failed at something...
10 GMs out 10 would pick wieters to hit the majors before vitters...a significantly less margin of them would expect the 6'5" catcher to actually stay a catcher for very long, but that's another discussion.
wieters also got a bucketload of money. he was no shock or surprise to anyone and his quick advancement, though fast paced, doesn't have people going WOOOOOOOAH!?!??!?!
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Believe the Orioles paid Wieters twice what we paid Vitters, and if I recall, they still had trouble getting him/Boras to sign, even for that money.
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As others have said Wieters was seemed to be unsignable for most teams. He's a 6'5 catcher who, most likely, won't be one for long. He was also a college player and was supposed to be on a fast track to the league while Vitters was not. Also, tell me where Wieters would be playing for the cubs right now? C? 1B? No where? Thought so. Wieters is getting fast tracked for two reasons. 1) Being a college player helps and 2) The O's blow.
It's not as if Vitters is doing horrible or is out of the game. By most accounts he's a top tier prospect and will be an above average major league 3B.
Let's allow the 19 year old kid to grow up and play some serious ball before we already sign him off as a bust and a "we could have had ________"
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And, Jim Hickman's Bat is on the bench...
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Just looked at the lineup for tonight and, predictably, it sucks.
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that was a good game, btw...esp. for this early in the year and the wind blowing out at 20mph+ the whole game.
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"DH did return to the lineup and went 1-3 with a double."
after which he was immediately removed for a pinch runner.
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Bruce Levine's blog updated with info on Ricketts purchase, Comcast vs WGN revenues to the Cubs and his thoughts on Crosby (yuck).
The Cubs' and White Sox's match-ups in Vegas March 4th and 5th will gross the Cubs $1 million and net the White Sox $150,000. In reality, both teams are being paid $150,000 for their two-day excursion, but the Cubs and WGN-TV have a tourism deal with the city of Las Vegas that ups to ante for the north siders with a continued connection between Las Vegas tourism and Cubs advertising.
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WBC Recap: Japan 450, China 052. Fukudome 4BB, 1R, led off 3 innings (4,6,8) He really looked like the Fuk we all saw in ST last year, make of it what you will.
*Also, Yu Darvish looked very mature on the mound. Went 4IP, 1BB, 0H, 3Ks. Granted it was China, but he did what he needed to do.
The commentators for ESPN, were a lot more forthcoming this go-round with the difference in baseballs (in Asia they use a different hide, whereas in the States we use rawhide). In 2006, they were going on and on about how none of the Pool A teams were used to the ball, and it went on adnausium.
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Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 8:41pm.
Mark Pawelek--I take it this guy is done, right? Haven't heard a peep about him. Clearly, scouts think he is a non-prospect bust.
Can Phil tell me what the situation is with Caridad? I'm confused on that one. Does he literally need to be on the 25-man roster all season to keep him?
JIM HICKMAN's BAT: Esmailin Caridad was originally signed by the Hiroshima Carp and attended the Carp Dominican Academy before moving up to a Japanese minor league and (briefly) playing for the Carp.
Caridad became a free-agent on some technicality after the 2007 season, and the Cubs (Oneri Fleita) signed him as a non-drafted free-agent (NDFA) to a Uniform Minor League Player Contract around Christmas 2007, which means he does not have to be added to the Cubs 40-man roster until after the 2011 season, although it could be earlier if the Cubs want to bring him up to the big leagues before that.
As for Mark Pawelek, he has never had any arm problems. His problems were all mechanics, and a lot of that has to do with the Cubs changing his arm slot (making it more conventional), telling him not to throw everyday (which he had done throughout high school), and then making him junk his power slider and mid-90's four-seam fastball and just go with his more-pedestrian (and less-explosive) high 80's two-seamer, curve, and change-up. But it just messed him up. It was like Jon Garland and Donald Veal all over again.
Pawelek's father was his pitching coach going back to Little League, and he's a bit like Mike Marshall. He has some unconventional theories about pitching (like pitchers should throw every day and pitchers should have an extensive arsenal of pitches so that hitters don't see the same stuff too many times the second or third time through the order), and it worked great for Mark (he set all kinds of pitching records in HS).
But the Cubs have a "Do It Our Way or the Hit the Highway" approach to player development, and while that's fine if it is applied to a "blank slate" from Latin America or a position player converting to pitcher, it is sometimes counter-productive when applied to a pitcher who already has had a lot of success prior to signing with the Cubs, and it can cause a unique talent like Garland, Veal, or Pawelek to fall through the cracks. The Cubs just are not capable of adjusting their coaching to an individual player. But I believe Pawelek has finally decided to just do things his own way.
So this is a "make or break" year for Pawelek, and he has to make (at least) the Peoria Opening Day roster, although he wil probably be assigned to the Daytona Group at Minor League Camp because of his age and experience. If he doesn't make the Peoria (or Daytona) Opening Day roster, he will probably get traded or released, and I know there are at least a couple of organizations who are waiting for the Cubs to give up on him.
One thing to remember about Pawelek is that he's only 22, and if he had gone to Arizona State instead of signing with the Cubs in 2005, he would have finished his junior year at ASU last Spring. So if he can start the season at Peoria, he wouldn't be all that far behind where he should be.
BTW, Pawelek absolutely, positively wants to be a starter, but because he can throw everyday day, I think he would (like Donald Veal) advance much faster and have more success if he were to be used as a power-lefty reliever. That way, he can throw every day and stay sharp. (BTW, that approach seems to be working for Donald Veal this Spring with the Pirates).
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For me, that's a rather stunning assessment of the Cubs' development system from an astute observer such as yourself.
Asking you to play Carnac for a moment: Would you blame the Cubs' situation on ignorance, or stupidity, or stubbornness, or is there an actual legitimate reason for this one-size-fits-all approach that can be backed up by concrete examples of scenarios where it's saved the career of young pitchers?
Because from my perspective, following the Cubs of Chicago and maybe Iowa to an extent, it sure seems like we must be doing something in the lower part of the system to screw up a lot of this talent.
Any insight?
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These little nuggets of reporting on the innards of the Cub's system are pure gold. Thanks.
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Also, it somewhat confirms what I feared about the Cub's farm system and why I don't get too bothered over trades that trade our 6 best prospects for Jake Peavy, for example. Because the likelihood is we won't get much out of our minor league prospects anyways.
Maybe that's just life in a big market organization.
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No I think it's life in the Cubs organization. It goes back a long time too; I'm a defender of the Dallas Green regime but I know that they drafted Derrick May with the idea of making him a power hitter, which he wasn't. His dad, former big leaguer Dave May, was his coach and mentor and set him up as a line drive guy. The Cubs wanted him to drop the shoulder more, and he never panned out completely.
I've mentioned before on this site that I spent some time with a long time minor league scout back when Patterson and Choi were at Lansing, and he said that word had come down From Above that there was to be no coaching of these two players in particular, that their hitting styles were fine just as they were and they would get to the big leagues using the same mechanics. They also used that "leave em alone" method with Kerry Wood and Pat Cline. Which is contradictory to what AZ Phil reports about Pawelek, but goes to show you, something is fundamentally wrong with the consistency of the Cubs' system from level to level - besides several years of bad drafting. And the examples I cite are from the Ed Lynch era, I believe, so I wonder if Wilken has had any influence on the quality of the instruction system.
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You should first ask, Has Wilken improved the quality of the players in the Cubs system since he took over the draft?
THT ranked the Cubs minor leagues 26th out of 30 the other day.
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Yea navigator, but those are just numbers and facts...those aren't very fun when you're trying to have an argument...
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When the Cubs won six playoff games in 2003, their 1 and 2 starters were top-five draft picks.
Now their starting staff is mostly veteran acquisitions, and they haven't won a playoff game since 2003.
So there's something to be said for draft picks. I can't really comment on AZ Phil's examples of player-development goof-ups. Garland was a long time ago. Nolasco was 41-17 in the Cubs' system. Sean Gallagher was 38-17 in the minors. Rich Hill was 13-2 at Iowa in the two years before his 11-win 2007 full season with the Cubs.
I think it mostly has to do with the quality of the players drafted. I thought the two Wilken picks in the Vegas game last night--Samardzija and Barney--looked great.
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When the Cubs won six playoff games in 2003, their 1 and 2 starters were top-five draft picks.
Now their starting staff is mostly veteran acquisitions, and they haven't won a playoff game since 2003.
So there's something to be said for draft picks.
Huh? Last I heard, the Cubs ace was a Cubs draft pick.
And do you really think that the Cubs haven't wont a playoff game since 2003 because their starting rotation is made up of "veteran acquisitions" rather than draft picks? Really?
I thought the two Wilken picks in the Vegas game last night--Samardzija and Barney--looked great.
Samardzija looked great last night?
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Are you trying to say the having some combination of Schilling/Beckett will win you the series (4 of 8)? The cubs need to sing Schill ASAP...even if I don't agree with his politics...(countdown to argument in 3...2...1...)
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The context here was, let's trade #3 pick Josh Vitters.
So I mentioned a #2 pick and a #4 pick and what they did for the Cubs, versus what all the expensive veteran imports have done.
Except the Yankees, nobody has fewer homegrown players than the Cubs, not even the Red Sox.
I'll define homegrown as drafted, or acquired in a trade while in the minors or still an ML rookie. So Fontenot is homegrown. (But he has never been a starter.) Shane Victorino is homegrown.
Homegrown Phillies who started in the playoffs last year: Hamels and Myers; Rollins, Victorino, Utley, Howard, Burrell, Carlos Ruiz.
Homegrown Cubs who started (or closed) in the playoffs last year: Zambrano and Wood; Theriot and Soto. Fontenot didn't get a start until the third game when Lou finally got fed up with Fukudome. The previous year, it was Zambrano, Hill and Wood; Theriot and Soto.
The Phillies played the Rays in the series. Homegrown Rays who started (or closed) in the series: Kazmir, Shields, Sonnanstine and Price; Upton, Longoria, Crawford, Zobrist.
Homegrown Red Sox starters (or closer) in 2007: Lester and Papelbon; Youkilis, Pedroia, Ellsbury, Varitek.
The Red Sox played the Rockies in that Series. Homegrown Rockies starters (and closer): Francis, Jimenez, Cook and Fuentes; Holliday, Helton, Atkins, Hawpe, Tulowitzki, Spilborghs.
The Cardinals in '06 were patched together and not very good, and may have had fewer homegrowns than usual. Homegrown pitchers were Reyes and Wainwright; regulars were Pujols, Molina and Duncan.
The Cards played the Tigers, who had three homegrown starting pitchers, Verlander, Bonderman and Nate Robertson, plus Zumaya in the pen. Homegrown regulars were Granderson, Monroe, Inge, Santiago.
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I'm pretty sure we went over this last year when you brought this up. The Cubs are not really abnormal at all. There is no correlation between homegrown players and winning. In fact, we would expect the worst teams (Pirates, Royals, Marlins) to have a TON of homegrown players because they can't afford to sign many free agents. Homegrown players certainly don't help them win many games.
Last year the Cubs had contributions from Soto, Fontenot, Theriot, Zambrano, Marshall, Marmol, Wood, Cedeno, Pie, Hoffpauer, Wuertz, Hart, Samardzija, and you should also count Fukudome since he was a rookie with the Cubs. This is in line with other teams, playoff or otherwise. Hell, even you cite the 2007 Red Sox and list 5 homegrown players that started in the playoffs, and then immediately list the Cubs who had 5 both last year and the year before!?!?! And the Red Sox won. So I am not following.
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Okay, so you need a mix. What's the right mix?
Jim Hendry pulls one way, Piniella pulls the other. Piniella likes young call-ups. That's why Theriot is a starter. When Soto was MVP'ing in Iowa, Hendry lined up Kendall to be the catcher in the playoffs.
Hendry likes guys like Andres Blanco, who reminds me a little of Neifi.
After watching Jake Fox's swings the last couple of days, I have to say that I like homegrown players in theory, not necessarily in practice. But Fox is another non-Wilken draftee.
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"Piniella likes young call-ups. That's why Theriot is a starter. When Soto was MVP'ing in Iowa, Hendry lined up Kendall to be the catcher in the playoffs.
Hendry likes guys like Andres Blanco, who reminds me a little of Neifi."
where the hell did you get this piece of mind reading?
hey, i say theriot is a starter because he won a game of dice vs. ronnie cedeno. i say soto was still in AAA because hendry was fearful of the amount of doughnut shaped 'O' in soto's name.
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Was it really Hendry who wanted a veteran over Soto? Wasn't Piniella pushing for that one? Granted he started Soto in the post season, but Lou's history of catchers and a couple things he said when Barrett left led me to believe it was he who wanted experience over Soto.
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Lou is definitely a "shit or get off the pot" kind of manager, but he has a lot less patience with young players than he does veterans who struggle. If Soto had stunk it up for a couple of months to start last year, you can bet the Cubs would have been looking for help there. Pie did stink, and he was sent packing.
I think Lou manages to expectations... if the Cubs were not supposed to contend last season, maybe he has a little more patience with the young guys who having issues at the major league level. As it is, the Cubs are built to win now and don't have time to let guys like Pie and Hill (despite their upside) struggle on the big club. Baltimore has the luxury of letting them play, since they aren't realistic contenders for the foreseeable future.
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There's a group of mind readers who follow the Cubs and tell us things about Piniella, things that we wouldn't otherwise know, such as the fact that he didn't like the way Scott Eyre and Jason Marquis pitched.
I subscribe to their newsletter.
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Weren't they awesome because the Cub's had Kuritz or whatever his name is? The pitching coach that made Kerry Wood awesome? I disagree that those good starters we had earlier in the decade was due to an inherently healthy farm system, rather I think it was the work of a single good pitching coach.
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And anyways, I'm talking about the current state of the farm system. We have young batters with raw talent that can not be effectively coached.
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That would have been Rick Kranitz, who's in Baltimore now to resurrect Rich Hill. I remember Dick Pole was anointed Saint of All PC's when Maddux started to take off and Sutcliffe had the good seasons here, and Herm Starrette took exception because HE was the one who turned Greg into a Major League Hurler.
I think putting a coach on a pedestal due to his association with a superstar's success, coincidental or not, is part of baseball tradition. Well, until PEDs and such came into the picture.
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Az Phil, Bob Brenly said on the Cubs broadcast last night that the Cubs have a group of 25 minor leaguers already at Fitch. Some of them got into the game yesterday afternoon. (Sellers, Spears, Camp, and Aducci, and Mike Brenly ) Is this an elite group? Who is there, if you know?
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Submitted by Hagsag on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 11:15am.
Az Phil, Bob Brenly said on the Cubs broadcast last night that the Cubs have a group of 25 minor leaguers already at Fitch. Some of them got into the game yesterday afternoon. (Sellers, Spears, Camp, and Aducci, and Mike Brenly ) Is this an elite group? Who is there, if you know?
HAGSAG: Because of the WBC, MLB Spring Training games started a week earlier than normal, so Fitch Park was to be vacant for a week until pitchers & catchers are required to report (which I believe is Saturday). So a number of Cubs players were invited to report to Minor League Camp early (starting March 1st), with the understanding that the ones who did would possibly get a chance to play in big league Spring Training games. I guess they could be called "elite," depending on how you would define that.
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Submitted by John Beasley on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 9:22am.
Would you blame the Cubs' situation on ignorance, or stupidity, or stubbornness, or is there an actual legitimate reason for this one-size-fits-all approach that can be backed up by concrete examples of scenarios where it's saved the career of young pitchers?
JOHN B: I wouldn't call the Cubs Player Development people stupid or ignorant. They just have a particular idea of how the system should be run and they apply this to everybody and everything. They don't like to make exceptions.
The main problem with some minor league coaches is they don't know when to intervene and when not to intervene. This requires really getting to know each player and developing some insight into each player's personality and what has proven successful for that player and what motivates each player. Some coaches and administrators tend to want to blindly spread their "philosophy" throughout the organization, even if it doesn't work for everybody.
For instance, Geovany Soto and Ryan Theriot became major league players only after they stopped listening to the minor league coaches, or at least they might have listened (politely), nodded their heads affirnmatively, and then did it their own way. They aren't the only ones, but they are a couple of good examples.
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AZ PHIL: Your insights into the Cubs system is invaluable and THANK YOU so much for sharing them.
I've been reading your take on the Cubs coaching philosophy for a couple of years now, so my question is: how is this poor coaching culture changed?
Whose job is it to design, institute, and sustain a more enlightened coaching philosophy?
As most cultures are a reflection of leadership, who/where is the head of this culture?
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Uh oh. Juan Pierre is available.
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So, then, AZ PHIL:
Since you see many of the same scouts year in-year out (even working for several clubs at once), which teams do you say to yourself, "(Self) ____ really gets it!"
Angels? Cards? Braves? Brew? (Cards and Braves eat the Grapefruit, I know) Tribe?
It seems as if the Cubs up until a couple years ago, really had a one-way mentality towards the minors in my opinion: 1. Raise capable pitchers, and, 2. trade position players for vets.
That is the only "plan" I have seen. Again, it is too early to pass judgement on Wilken, in spite of what NAVIGATOR or others wish to do, I would think.
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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.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.


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Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Eric Allen Bell, whom you may remember from the Murfreesboro mosque controversy, has written a detailed and unflinching portrayal of his change of heart at Frontpage.
A strange thing happened to me the other day when I was driving past the Federal Building in Los Angeles. There were a crowd of people assembled there with signs which said that Israel is an aggressive force in the Middle East and that Iran is being picked on. As I stopped at a red light I heard a man with a mega phone lead the protesters in a chant charging Obama with genocide. I saw many young people and several Muslim women with their heads covered. It was an anti-war demonstration that probably a year ago I would have supported. But although I am not in favor of military action, I know that Iran is not another Iraq, and that in fact there is more going on here than the overly-simplified picture that the protestors were painting, as cars drove by honking in support. As the light turned green another sign caught my eye – a picture of the Twin Towers burning which read "911 Was an Inside Job". As I looked at a sea of Palestinian flags and college kids banging on drums I felt a certain frustration – frustration based on a series of events that have changed my world view.
In the Summer of 2010, having recently escaped Hollywood, CA to take a much needed break from my profession as a film maker, I was driving in my car listening to a story on NPR. It seems the people in my new home of Murfreesboro, TN were up in arms over the proposed construction of a 53,000 square foot mega mosque, to be built in their small town in the middle of the American Bible Belt.
I listened carefully, to the sound bytes, of those who had shown up to a town hall meeting to voice their opposition and, as someone who was rather new to the South, I was surprised by what I was hearing. "America is a Christian nation and there is only one God and his name is not Allah and his son is Jesus Christ" and "America is a Christian Nation" and "These Muslims do not share my values and I don't want them in my backyard". Growing up in Southern California, I had never heard anything like this before in my life. And I started to follow the story with great interest.
On the outer edge of town, off a small country road, there was a large parcel of land, right next door to a Baptist church, with a big sign that read, "Future Home of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro". Over the past 6 months that sign had been defaced twice. Once it was broken in half and another time the words "Not Welcome" were spray painted over it.
Rutherford County, which includes Murfreesboro, only has a little over 100,000 residents and yet the area boasts nearly 200 Christian churches. Having not been much of a fan of Islam or Christianity or religion in general (and that's putting it mildly) I saw this as something of a David vs. Goliath story – with fanatical Evangelicals bullying a peaceful Muslim population, which had been in the community for over 30 years without there ever being any trouble. And, after learning that in July there was to be a big parade down Main Street to the town square, protesting the construction of this new mosque, I decided someone really needed to make a documentary about this. And even though I had gone to Murfreesboro to escape the film world for a while, it seemed pretty clear that if I did not document this in a movie, no one else would. I wanted to show the world what I was seeing. So I put together a small film crew and began production on a documentary I would title, "Not Welcome".
I had never seen more American flags assembled together in one place than I had on that hot July morning as the anti-mosque crowd gathered at the base camp to prepare for the parade. Many of the marchers showed up wearing red, white and blue. I had 4 cameras covering the event with one crew embedded with the Liberal activists who were going to counter-demonstrate and the rest of the cameras with me, embedded with those who were to march against the mosque. I conducted several interviews in the school parking lot where locals and those who had driven for hours gathered, prepared to march against what they perceived to be not only a threat to their way of life, but also something of an insult given the events of September 11, 2001. Two Congressional candidates, both promising to "stop the Islamic training camp" showed up and used this opportunity to campaign, one of whom even gave a speech through a mega phone reminding folks to vote for him if they wanted to stop Sharia Law from coming to Murfreesboro. The pastor of Baptist church gathered everyone together in prayer, and the parade took off down Main Street with signs that read "Google the Koran" and "Stop Homegrown Terrorism" and someone in the crowd handed out hundreds of small Israeli flags as several hundred Southerners marched against the mosque.
About six months later I had accumulated over 300 hours of footage, interviewing the parade organizer, both Congressional candidates, the Mayor, the Imam at the mosque and several of its board members, numerous concerned residents on both sides of the issue, Muslim residents, city council members, a Christian Zionist lobbyist who was organizing the opposition to the mosque – and I had even filmed weeks of court proceedings, as a local group had filed suit against the County to stop them from issuing any construction permits to the Islamic Center. The court proceedings were truly a circus with a country lawyer in loud suit with a bow tie argued that Islam is not a religion and that he was prepared to take this matter to the Supreme Court if necessary. That legal action had failed and failed miserably. And although many of the townspeople did in fact have a number of very valid concerns, I felt that those whom they had chosen to represent them were not their best foot forward. In many ways, for the people of Murfreesboro, TN this turned out to be an international embarrassment – given the level of interest from the press.
Also, someone tried to set fire to some construction equipment at the site of the new mosque and the student activist group, calling themselves "Middle Tennesseans for Religious Freedom" put together a candle light vigil where hundreds of townspeople showed up in support of tolerance. A few young men showed up in a pickup truck and honked their horn repeatedly throughout the vigil. Their clothes seemed to indicate they had spent the work day hanging drywall. And when they put up a huge sign in the back of their truck which read "No Mosque" while misspelling the word mosque, I did not hesitate to film them but to also sort of taunt them, in order to provoke a good response on camera. And I got it. One of them said we should suspend the Constitution and went on to say that "All them Mooslums should be shipped home" even the ones who were born here.
Adding more fuel to that fire was an incident that took place when I attempted to interview Kevin Fisher at a Tea Party event on the town square. It was my opinion that in order to avoid accusations of being bigoted, the money interests (a Christian Zionist organization called Proclaiming Justice to the Nations) chose the only person of color, already involved in this issue, to lead the parade and to be a plaintiff in the lawsuit. Kevin Fisher was an African American college dropout, who worked as a prison guard and became a passionate opponent of the new mosque, after his wife divorced him and became, you guessed it, a Muslim convert. When I approached him on the square with a crew that included 4 cameras, saying only "Hi, Kevin" he dialed his cell phone and called 9-1-1 saying that he was being "racially harassed". This not only made the headlines of the local paper but the incident, including audio from the 9-1-1 call was played over and over that night on the local evening news. This became something of a running joke, when I was recognized at the grocery store in Murfreesboro for instance, people would often point at me and say, "Hey, stop racially harassing me" and then we would all have a big laugh. And Islamic blogs such as Loonwatch.com were only too happy to run an article about how an opponent of the mosque was "playing the race card" against a filmmaker who was just trying to ask questions.
CNN breezed through town and produced a quick hit piece painting all of the mosque opponents as uneducated rednecks and the Islamic community as everyday people who were being wrongly persecuted. Soledad O'Brien's producer offered to buy some of my footage from me with the explicit promise that their piece was going to be called "Islam: In America" and would not focus more than a few minutes on Murfreesboro. After an inside tip that this producer was lying to me, I confronted him and got some rather vague answers. So I declined to license him any of my material. And sure enough, the CNN documentary did in fact focus exclusively on Mufreesboro and was called "Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door". Somehow Hollywood, with its usual backstabbing tricks, had managed to find me hiding out in Tennessee.
I had accumulated a lot of good quality footage. That, combined with the increasing number of physical threats to me personally while filming in large crowds, and death threats that had arrived via email (causing me to look over my shoulder everywhere I went and making it necessary to spend a small fortune on private security) told me it was time. The writing was on the wall. It was time for me to leave Murfreesboro, hire a professional Editor and get to work on assembling my footage to create a feature length documentary for theatrical distribution.
Before I go any further, I should mention that, while all of this was happening, I had become involved in the story itself. I took sides. I sided with the Islamic community in their legal right to build a house of worship and when I was interviewed by the local papers (it's not every day that a small town like this has someone shooting a documentary there) when I was asked where I stood on the issue I never hesitated to give my point of view. And after a time my point of view was sought out by larger newspapers and several local and syndicated radio programs – mostly Conservative and mostly taking issue with my stance. And I was also invited to write several pieces for Michael Moore's blog as well.
Although I had left town to edit, there continued to be letters to the editor on a few of the local papers saying that I should leave TN and go back to where I came from. I could not believe the cartoonish way in which those who opposed the mosque were making their case. I felt like I was on the right side of this thing – absolutely certain. But in fact, I was wrong.
Everything I have told you up until now – this version of my story – is exactly how I was seeing things up until something changed. I went home to Los Angeles, showed my 25 minute short version of the documentary to some distributors and backers, and did the usual dog and pony show that had worked so well to raise funds, for other motion picture projects I had been involved with in the past. And sure enough someone said they would back the completion of the movie. It was decided that the focus would be on "the enemy at home" that being what we were calling "Apocalyptic Christianity" (as there was concern about using the word "Zionism" in "Christian Zionism"). The Murfreesboro issue was to be used as something of a jumping off point to take a look at the expanding influence of the End Times Evangelical lobby in the United States and how they use their influence to manufacture consent for the bombing of oil rich Islamic countries and to influence policy on social issues. The theme would focus on the problems we have in America, with our own religious lunatic fringe, rather than on a peaceful group of non-Christians who just wanted to build a place of worship.
After writing a few articles for Michael Moore, I also wrote for a liberal blog called Common Dreams and I wrote over a hundred articles for the Daily Kos, a liberal blog so popular that they receive over one million visitors a day. I felt I was protecting the underdog, going after the bullies. I really believed that I was on the right side of this thing.
But something kept nagging at me on a gut level. Something about all of this didn't quite feel right. The Arab Spring, which I supported, started to degenerate into the Islamist Winter, and I grew more and more concerned. I flew back to Nashville to shoot a conference on whether or not Islam was conducive with Democratic Values and on the way to my hotel room I learned that my cab driver was from Egypt. I asked him how he felt about the fall of Mubarak, a dictator worth over $70 billion dollars while so much of his country was living in poverty and he told me he was concerned. Concerned? Wasn't this good news? The cab driver was a Coptic Christian and he told me that he feared for his family back home. "If the Muslims take control, and they will, it will be very dangerous for my parents and my sisters. I'm scared for them right now". After that conversation, I started to pay more attention to the news coming from the Islamic world in the Middle East.
Over the coming months I watched as the Muslim Brotherhood gained political power in Egypt. I saw that cab driver's worst fears come true as Coptic Christians were attacked by Islamic mobs. I saw Tunisia institute Sharia, the brutal Islamic Law. After Libya fell, the Transitional Council also instituted Islamic Law. The nuclear armed Islamic government of Pakistan arrested and punished those who cooperated with the United States in killing Osama Bin Laden. A woman under the Islamic government of Afghanistan faced execution for the crime of being raped. Similar news stories emerged from Iran. A man who typed "there is no god" as his Facebook status in Indonesia, the largest Islamic country in the world, was arrested for blasphemy.
Several Muslim men in England were arrested for handing out leaflets to Londoners demanding that homosexuals be executed by hanging for violating Islamic Law with their lifestyle.
And it struck me. Even though these angry townspeople in Mufreesboro, TN had not articulated their concerns very well, they were only half wrong. I remember meeting Frank Gaffney and interviewing him in front of the courthouse and asking him if he really thought that the peaceful Muslims here actually presented a real threat to America and he said no. That caught me off guard so I asked if he really thought it was a credible threat that a community that makes up about one percent of the United States population was just going to suddenly rise up one day and try to take over the country and force Sharia Law onto all of us. Again he said no. Then he told me I was asking the wrong questions. He suggested that I was only looking for answers that would support the conclusions I had already arrived at. He said he had, after much research, arrived at a different set of conclusions and he challenged me to look a little deeper. He gave me a report to look at and many, many months later I did look at his report.
It was at this time that I went to my backers and told them that we were not making an honest documentary. I felt that everything I had put into the 25 minute short version (the one I used to raise the completion funds) was true, but only half true. It was critical that we also show the very real threats that exist within Islam. We needed to show that what is happening to these small communities of peaceful Muslims in America are the exception to the rule. I wanted to show what happens to countries when they gain a Muslim majority, how women are treated, that homosexuals were executed, that free speech did not exist, that the forced Islamic Law was not consistent with Democratic Values – anything and everything I could think of that ought to strike a chord with the Liberal mindset. And the response I received was, "Eric you are starting to sound like an Islamophobe. We don't want to make a movie that promotes fear. Let's just stick with the existing plan, okay?"
I fought and I fought. I showed them a book called "The Truth About Mohammed" but was struck down since the author was a man named Robert Spencer and my backers pointed out that the Southern Poverty Law Center named his "Jihad Watch" site as part of a hate group. I asked them to watch a documentary called "Islam: What the West Needs to Know" and pointed out that I had researched independently and verified the truth of what was being presented there, but they would not even watch this documentary as they were sure in advance that it was "hate speech" and "propaganda designed to spread fear". It probably goes without saying that by now I was very frustrated. I showed my new backers several verses from the Koran that call for the killing of infidels and was told that these verses were probably being taken out of context. I showed them a video clip from MEMRI TV of a young Egyptian child reciting a Hadith that calls for the killing of Jews and was told that "you can't trust MEMRI because they have an agenda".
I mentioned the popular Islamophobia watchdog site "Loonwatch" and how I had noticed a pattern of deflection all criticisms of radical and violent Islam by calling anyone who publicly raises these concerns a "Loon" and how I felt this was an intentional effort to provide a smoke screen for the terrorists. I also noted that everything Loonwatch said was in lockstep with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and now CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the prosecution of the Holy Land Foundation – the largest Islamic charity at one time, which was found to be funneling monies to Islamic terrorist organizations. I also noted that CAIR had ties to both Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood and that Al Qeada had come out of the Muslim Brotherhood. I expressed my concerns that the Egyptian Imam of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro might have ties to the MB, something I had failed to properly investigate. But since CAIR had the support of Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman's show, Democracy Now, I was told that I had my facts all wrong. It was also pointed out to me that if CAIR was allegedly some kind of terrorist front then why do they still have a special tax status and why are they still around? When I said I do not know but it was possible that the government might prefer to watch them out in the open rather than risk them going underground I was told that my judgment was sounding less and less clear and that maybe I needed to take a step back from the project for a while.
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IMHO, this article scores highly as it reflects genuinely upon Islam and liberals.
As an American I look upon the few availing stories and pictures of Islam over in both Europe and GB. I realize what I see there today is where America and Canada will be in 20,or 30 years. Though I will not be alive then, it disturbs me that Islam will one day conquer America like every other country it contaminates with its presence.
Those who tolerate the intolerant will one day find they have been conquered by the intolerant and have become one of the intolerant themselves.
Liberals have become, because of their immaturity, especially their cowardice, the enemy from within, giving aid and comfort to the hostile aggressing Islamic movement to conquer, submit and enslave. Liberals are so intoxicated with their own BS illusion, an illusion designed to skirt reality, that they cannot even begin to see or understand the extremely dangerous Islam coming to our land as the wolf in sheeps clothing.
It is difficult to deduce which enemy is more dangerous, the enemy from within, liberals, or the enemy from without, Islam. However it is painfully obvious that liberals are helping the conquest, by Islam of America.
When I am confronted by an Islamic and he pulls the Islamophobe card on me, I first point out that in reality he is a Christophobe, Jewophobe, Hinduophobe, Buddistophobe, humanophobe, secularophobe and womanophobe. I further point out that of course I`m a Islamophobe, Islam murders and enslaves, Islam is intolerant, Islam hijacks airplanes and flys them into buildings.
Here in America, the land of free speech as a constituional right, it is difficult to speak the truth about Islam because of the toxcicity poured upon such speech by both Liberals and Islam, the enemy from within and the enemy from without.
We of the lands of liberty and the pursuit of happiness must necessarily accept the burden of protecting ourselves against the conquesting of Islam. It is they who have thrown down the gauntlet, it is we who must respond.
Woe will be humanity, whaen all are enslaved to Islamic insanity. Thank you.
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Cap-space aside - - - as was the original intention of this thread - - - this is the 23 man roster I'd start a team with (now that I've put some more serious thought into it):
A. Ovechkin-S. Crosby-E. Malkin
S. Stamkos-J. Toews-J. Neal
C. Giroux-A. Kopitar-P. Kane
T. Seguin-J. Tavares-T. Hall
R. N-Hopkins, J. Eberle
S. Weber-E. Karlsson
A. Pietrangelo-D. Doughty
O. E-Larsson-K. Letang
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...I challenge anyone to find fault with that roster.
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I miss it. Comes a time that you no longer have babies to wear.
Today I am guest posting here for Sling Fling Week- talking all about babywearing and how it changed for me through the years with each of my children.
This past weekend I had the opportunity to present a babywearing demo for Big City Belly in Chicago- you can read the beginner's guide to babywearing and my interview here. I also stand proud by this piece I wrote last year: Adventures In Babywearing 2.0.
So, I don't plan on changing my blog name. I'll keep on adding to the Babywearing Bloggers blogroll, and will always be in love with babywearing. Its beauty, its comfort, and the way it changed motherhood for me forever, beyond the baby.
It continues to be quite the adventure.


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PhoneGap – migrating iOS applications to Android (Part 1)
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In this post, I'll be discussing the steps required to created an Android application using the PhoneGap framework. For those of you who don't know, PhoneGap is an HTML5 app platform that allows you to author native applications with web technologies. So although we are generating a native Android application (APK file) that can be put on Google Play, the actual views of our application will be made up by web pages, embedded in your native app in a WebView.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State's decision not to include "Sweet Caroline" in its package of musical selections at Beaver Stadium this season blew up over the Internet after a Mirror story was published on Monday.
If you missed it, the story, written by staff writer Walt Frank and freelance writer Steve Sampsell, reported some PSU officials were concerned about the song's lyrics in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal and all of its fallout.
Greg Myford, PSU associate athletic director for business relations and communications, quickly issued a clarification, saying "no changes to the playlist were made based on lyrics."
Myford said "Sweet Caroline" has been brought up in recent years as a candidate to be replaced because it is played in many other collegiate and professional venues "and has no real origination at Penn State."
Myford's position aside, it's hard to believe the words "touching me, touching you" in the popular Neil Diamond hit weren't a factor. Otherwise, why worry about it? Or even comment on it? Had "Sweet Caroline" remained, criticism of it would have been minimal.
Then again, in Penn State's new world of not being able to do anything right in the eyes of its most vocal critics, it's understandable why someone in the administration may get nervous.
The decision shouldn't be the end of the world, or even draw this much attention, except that every time Penn State burps, national networks break in.
So rather than underreact like it did to Sandusky's presence in the campus showers with kids, Penn State is now overreacting.
But at least it's reacting.
Let's hope Penn State doesn't see the need to change the word "touchdown" or, even worse, "touchback."
Though it was enjoyable to hear "Sweet Caroline," and an unfortunate highlight when the PSU offense wasn't moving, fans should be able to adjust.
They signed up for a football game, not a concert. With Beaver Stadium's sound system, along with 100,000-plus fans, almost any song short of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," will be fine.
That said, Penn State should be selective.
I recall a couple of games with Miami in 1991-92. The Nittany Lions had trouble coping with the deafening music at the Orange Bowl and wound up losing a great game, 26-20. Joe Paterno's response for the return trip here was to install huge speakers in the South end zone, pumping in loud music (not opera, either) throughout the game.
Though Miami coach Dennis Erickson scrapped audibles and said, "I couldn't hear myself think," the Hurricanes won, 17-14.
And most of the PSU faithful left complaining as much about the noise as the outcome.
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Hedgesville-George Washington third quarter
March 17, 2012 - Rick Kozlowski
CHARLESTON - Hedgesville suffered its first turnover to start its first possession of the third quarter as an open Phillip Largent stumbled as he went to the basket. Then two more turnovers on their next three possessions. Then two more on three more possessions, but Q.J. Peterson hit a 3-pointer in between. The smallest player on the court, Juwan Powell, of Hedgesville has four defensive rebounds this period and six for the game, though he wasn't credited officially for one in the first half. Geez, with score this low, it's not hard to keep up, is it? Powell scored on a runner to give Hedgesville a 20-16 lead, but two inside baskets by Dustin Crouser and a 3 by Luke Eddy in between has George Washington ahead 23-20 with one quarter to go. The Patriots got running a bit at the end of the period. George Washington gets possession to start the fourth quarter.
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In Kinshasa, an ambitious anti malaria initiative was launched by UNV Programme Officer Richard Grieco who mentioned donations by UNV to promote the initiative. As an initial contribution, 200 mosquito nets were distributed, and further activities will be initiated in the future.
A group of UNV volunteers based in Kinshasa visited the 'Eve et Eden' orphanage to deliver food to children there. On Saturday 12 December, a Christmas party was organized for the orphans.
In Goma, a tree planting ceremony was held with UNV volunteers and civil staff supporting the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while in Mbandaka there was a clean up around water points in the town.
In Bukavu, a tree planting activity aimed at raising awareness of the use of wood burning stoves. This was led by UNV volunteers assigned to UNDP; in Bunia, reforestation activities were initiated, while in Matadi, a group of UNV volunteers organized activities to raise awareness of environmental issues, tree planting, clean-up activities in the urban centre. A football game was organized by UNV volunteers supporting MONUC.
In total 637 UNV volunteers from over 100 different countries currently work for MONUC, in areas as diverse as logistics, communications, mission support, human rights and electoral support. They are a vital part of the biggest UN peacekeeping mission in the world and work for peace and development for the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


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I have been waiting to watch the dubbed version of this anime after watching the subbed version and have been hearing that it is supposed to start the dubbed version sometime this week just I don't know where at?
if it aired it would be on adult swim, however nothing has been confirmed. it will not be airing this week.
I had heard in a news article from Viz that is was supposed to be released around the 19 of this month though my whole thing is like you said it would more than likely be on Adult Swim but they have not even said one word about it~All shall wither and die before my eyes~<^?~Otaku Monster~?^>
on there right now and they don't know when its going to air or not ~ The True User Of Mangekyō Sharingan 13,000 points ~
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i would like to see it dubbed as well.


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Dougherty: Executive experience brings a fresh set of eyes to position
March 6, 2013
CHARLES TOWN — In between the time Pete Dougherty was appointed Jefferson County sheriff Tuesday afternoon and the time he left the County Commission meeting room in Charles Town to drop off his......
The more i hear about the position of Sheriff in this county, the more I think it's a BS position.
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Was he really 17teen when he was a probation officer? 1970, 43years ago.he's 60. give us a break. what a joke. he resigns from school board, brings it with him.OMG what are we in for? NO NOTICE. Whats that say for him? This is it!! Jan, we better take this freebre, might not get another chance. you no I can't do the work but HA! HA! I don't have to, now old Pelish changed his mind we don't want a working sheriff to be with the deputys we need a school board member like me, since I did so much for the schools.fREELOADER Dougherty thats your defination.look it up you may understand. you didn't deserve,earn. or give time,money or anything to this county.you wanted it for nothing and you got it the people had no choice,but we will in 2014. These people have to go, they are nothing more than a much of liars****missioners out!!!!
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Oh well..the taxpayers lost again..as he Commission went political and did not get the best qualified law enforcement official.....Background on Mr.Dougherty, he was born in New Jersey, and moved to West Virginia in 1975 for college. He has no direct law enforcement experience, has probably never arrested anyone, his mgt experience is through being a politician. None of the final three candidates would be certified to be a law enforcement official in any real law enforcement office. The Commission failed the taxpayers again, including Manuel, whose ties to the school system continue to cloud his judgement. It would be interesting to learn how Reva Mickey, democratic chair, was involved in this behind the scenes. Many of the Commissioners wear their Reva Rings in their noses anyway.
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Another carpetbagger from New Jersey.
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A good man who has always seemed more interested in serving than self promoting. He has done much to establish programs for our homeless veterans. He should do a fine job in this position. Congratulations Pete...no more commute.
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Jenkens: "He has no direct law enforcement experience, has probably never arrested anyone, his mgt experience is through being a politician."
Maybe Mr. Dougherty will be a good thing for the taxpayers and citizens of JC. While he may have no law enforcement experience, he's not considered a "law-enforcement officer" under WV code. The term "law-enforcement officer" does not apply to the chief executive of any West Virginia law-enforcement agency. That is, Mr. Dougherty CANNOT engage in law enforcement activities and IS NOT authorized to maintain public peace and order, prevent and detect crime, make arrests and enforce the laws of the state or any county or municipality thereof unless he attends the mandated training and becomes certified under the Law Enforcement Professional Standards (LEPS) Program. Considering JCSD has a Chief of Staff, he would be considered the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of that agency. Other than that, I wish him and the agency luck.
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Gomer Pyle would be a major improvement over the dirtbag that just vacated the job! Just remember come election time that Manuel, Nolan & Tabb are very , very close friends of Bobby Shirley. Manuel has done Shirleys bidding for him in the past .
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Come on anonymous007...While he may have no law enforcement experience, he's not considered a "law-enforcement officer" under WV code....may be, but he runs and is in charge of multiple law enforcement officers. The Commission had plenty of well qualified law enforcement officials to run the department and ensure our safety. They showed that the good ole boy system is still alive in Jeff Co. Let the people decide in the next election if they want a dog catcher as Sheriff, but the Commission had an obligation to ensure that they picked the best overall candidate, and that did not happen, irregardless of what WV Code says.
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So Boober only got half of what his goal was, getting Bobby out of the Sheriffs office but he did not get Sheriff. I hope the new sheriff can make a difference in the department. Maybe put Lt. Hansen on a leash.
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Watoga069: "may be, but he runs and is in charge of multiple law enforcement officers."
And your point is?
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"the Commission had an obligation to ensure that they picked the best overall candidate, and that did not happen, irregardless of what WV Code says."
Aside from your view of the commissions' alleged bias, all I was asserting was those applicants are eligible under the WV code to run for office until the term expires, experience or not. The commission has the final say when it comes to selections it makes based on the applications presented.
It's truly unfortunate the people couldn't vote for Shirley's successor, I'll give you that; however you'll have to wait until the next election in 2014 to replace him at this point. Face it, Shirley put the commission and JC citizens in this position as well as damaged the reputation of the department.
Give it some time. Citizens may find that Dougherty is the best fit for this position; granted he only has a year. Only time will tell. Either way, it's all a political game and a good little boy/girl system.
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You don't have to get a whole new wardrobe during your pregnancy—just expand the one you have. Literally!
Keep it snug.
"Don't be afraid to show off your baby bump in tops that are getting tight on you," says Susan Lazar, a maternity designer whose Egg Maternity and Egg Baby lines are sold in stores around the country. "Fitted clothes that highlight the silhouette are better than loose clothes—you look more sleek."
Love your leggings.
"You can get away with a lot in a good pair of black leggings and a large sweater on top," says Lisa Steckler, a mom of three in Needham, Massachusetts. "They're the most chic, and comfy, pregnancy pants." Pull on cute boots and you're good to go.
Belt it out.
"It looks chic to take a large t-shirt, cinch it above your bump with a belt, and wear an open cardigan over it," says Alexandra Suzanne Greenawalt, a New York City stylist who works on photo shoots for magazines like Elle and In Style. "You can basically belt anything that opens in the front, like a button-down shirt worn over a tank, for a more refined look."
Go for a belly band.
This inexpensive, wide piece of elastic extends the life of your regular jeans and pants. As your stomach grows, you leave the button of your bottoms open and just slide the band over them to keep them in place. Way better than safety pins.
Think jackets.
"For the office, I wear my large-size or maternity shirts layered under my usual jackets and cardigans," says Alice Chan, an expectant mom in Washington, D.C. "Of course, I can't button them, but I look more professional than if I just wore the shirts by themselves."
Go sporty.
Your bump isn't the only thing that gets bigger during pregnancy. Give your growing (and growing) breasts extra support by wearing a sports bras instead of regular bras. Only you will know!
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When I first found out I was pregnant, I immediately started to prepare for our little one's arrival.
After reading many of the baby books and listening to advice, I wanted to make sure our home was safe for baby — and that didn't mean just babyproofing. It meant making sure we were creating a greener environment for our bundle of joy.
I did a lot of research on what to look for on the label when purchasing cleaning products in the house. I made a conscious effort to buy greener laundry detergent, household cleaner, and dish soap, so that I wouldn't risk exposing harmful chemicals to my little one.
Your little one will be spending a lot of time on the floor of your home. Whether it's learning to roll over or crawling all over, their hands and feet with come into close contact with the floor often. To avoid spreading anything dangerous from the outside to inside of your home, have both you and the guests that come over take off their shoes. This creates a cleaner environment in your home and helps protect your baby.
Decorating a nursery for my little one is one of my fondest memories. It was so much fun to pick out the decor and the color theme. One thing that I made sure of when picking out a paint color was that there were little to no chemicals being emitted when we painted. If my baby was going to sleep in this room every night, I wanted to make sure that it was a safe environment for him.
Shopping for baby products is so much fun. We wanted to make sure that we got the most out of the baby gear that we purchased, so I made sure to look for products that we could use much longer than just the first year. We bought a crib that we could use for both a toddler bed and a big-kid bed. The bottles that we bought could easily convert into sippy cups once our baby was ready to transition. The stroller that we bought could last us well into the toddler years. We also used hand-me-down clothes from family members and close friends. It's important to do the research on baby products to see just how long you will use them.
It's important that you and your little one are breathing clean air. Use an air purifier and buy indoor plants to help keep the air clean inside your household. Not only will the plants add decor, but they will also help remove pollutants from the air.
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Yoga, an ancient Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline — which focuses on controlling breath, simple meditation, and the practice of specific body postures — can be a great asset to pregnant women. The gentle stretches, connection to self, and strength-building postures all work to help expectant moms stay relaxed and fit throughout their pregnancy.
Maintaining a regular yoga practice, even if only for 5-10 minutes a day, can be an incredible way for pregnant women to build physical and mental strength. Taking the time to get in touch with your body now can also be of great benefit later during labor and delivery.
Although the benefits of yoga can be wonderful for you and your pregnancy, be sure to speak with your doctor before starting any prenatal exercise program.
You'll need to modify your yoga practice slightly throughout your pregnancy. Here are a few important trimester-specific prenatal tips:
Moms-to-be should always check with their OBGYN before beginning or continuing any exercise program. Be sure to speak with your doctor and discuss specific questions or ask about good modifications to try. Additionally, the following tips can help ensure your sessions are safe and effective.
A multitude of yoga positions are beneficial and safe to practice throughout your pregnancy, says Lai. To learn these basic poses, check with your yoga instructor or ask your doctor for suggestions for safe online resources and tutorials. The following are some of Lai's favorite poses for moms-to-be:
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As baby's due date approaches, you will find yourself eyeing the empty space that will become your baby's nursery. The desire to start setting up furniture, prettying the walls, and staging the various areas for reading, changing, sleeping and organizing, is a nesting instinct that is completely natural. But, you don't have to go on a massive shopping spree in order to create the perfect room for your baby.
Artwork is one of the easiest DIY projects to complete. One idea is to take your baby shower cards and use a stencil to cut out the messages and images from particularly special cards. Using a round circle stencil or a heart stencil will allow you to create uniform shapes. Glue these on to a foam core or poster board and frame the entire piece to hang in the nursery.
Other ideas for simple DIY artwork in the nursery include printing baby pictures of relatives to frame on the walls, finding nursery rhyme illustrations online and printing them out on card stock, and using large alphabet puzzle pieces from thrift stores to spell out baby's name.
There are many ways to customize existing furniture to repurpose in a baby's nursery. You can turn a bookcase into a clothes organizer by removing the upper shelves and installing a tension rod to hang clothes. Small baskets on the lower shelves can hold tiny items like baby socks, receiving blankets, burp cloths, and onesies. Use pretty, patterned contact paper to line the back of the bookcase and the shelves for an easy design refresh. Always make sure to secure dressers and bookcases to the wall with anchors and to latch lower drawers to prevent children from pulling them out or climbing on them. Check out The Safe Nursery check list from CPSC for more safety tips.
Don't throw out the cardboard boxes your diapers come in. Cut the tops off of the boxes and cover the boxes in fabric that matches your nursery. Refill the boxes with your diapers so you have your stash at the ready, but now they'll be in a DIY decorative container.
Instead of spending a fortune on custom window treatments you can purchase plain or printed flat twin size sheets. You may even be able to find patterns that coordinate with your crib bedding. Most flat sheets have a hemmed upper edge, which you can snip open on either side. Simply slide a curtain rod through the now open pocket and you've got curtains that can easily be thrown in the washing machine when they get dirty. Remember to keep baby safe by never putting a crib, child bed, or furniture
near window blinds or drapery where baby can easily grab and pull on them.
Giving in to your natural desire to start nesting can be a really fun and rewarding part of your pregnancy. By implementing some DIY projects you will also feel as if you are creating a truly personalized, safe, and unique space for your baby, that will reflect how excited you are to welcome this new addition to your family.
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Moms-to-be can crave some of the most unusual foods and food combinations during pregnancy. Check out what these moms loved to snack on while waiting for their babies to arrive.
Many moms have stories about unusual foods they craved during pregnancy — from the stereotypical pickles and ice cream to ice cubes to super-tart lemonade. The stories are as varied as the women who experienced them. Here's a look at what some expectant moms craved most during their pregnancies.
Tamecca Tillard, a Brooklyn, New York, mother of two boys, inherited her mother's cravings for mango. "My mom's preference was green mangos; mine was ripe mangos," Tillard says. "I also got really into ice and seltzers in my second pregnancy. I have not been able to kick the ice since the birth of my last son, Barack."
Tillard also shares that her mom craved chocolate when she was in utero. "This craving became part of my 'creation' story because I have a large birthmark that starts on my shoulder and descends down my right arm."
"I had a craving for fresh pineapple, not canned," shares Anna Gamel, mom to a boy and a girl in Meridian, Idaho. Toward the end of my pregnancy, I asked for it on the side at restaurants, cooked it into all my meals or put it on the side for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and I even started dipping it in melted chocolate for a daily dessert. I would even choose restaurants based on their pineapple availability."
"I craved french fries dipped in root beer during my third trimester," confides Cori Magnotta, a Portland, Connecticut-based mother of one who's currently planning for baby No. 2. "My son is now almost 2 and goes crazy when he occasionally gets to have french fries as a treat," she adds.
"When I was pregnant with my older son, I craved a very particular thing: mustard-flavored pretzels," says Jennifer Reich, a Hellertown, Pennsylvania, mother of two boys. "I normally don't like them, but I loved them when I was pregnant." Reich started craving them again 21 months later — and suspected correctly that another baby was on the way.
Kelli Eason Brignac from Lake Charles, Louisiana, who just gave birth to a girl in November, shares: "Early in my pregnancy I was pretty sick and was eating crackers and macaroni and cheese. Somehow that led to me having a thing for nacho cheese . . . like the melty cheese that comes in a jar or is served at Mexican restaurants."
"One day we were out of crackers, chips and all other crunchy items while I was hunting for something to dip in my cheese," Eason Brignac says. "I had also recently developed a stereotypical taste for pickles. So I dipped my dill pickle spears in nacho cheese — and it was delicious! My husband and all my friends thought it was disgusting and made no sense. But I ate that for probably the first six months of my pregnancy and loved every bite."
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Congratulations, dad-to-be! You've just found out you're going to have a baby. But what happens between now and the day your child is born? And what kind of emotional and physical changes will you and your partner experience over the coming months? Our guide will help you manage the ups and downs of pregnancy like a veteran.
For first-time fathers, pregnancy can be something of a mystery. Mom-to-Be will go through a host of dramatic physical and emotional changes. As her partner, how can you help — and what types of things are important for you to know and expect? We've collected some common questions and answers to help guide you through the coming months.
In the early weeks of pregnancy, your partner may feel ill. Although coined "morning sickness" many women feel sick throughout the day. "Remind your partner to nibble on something easy to stomach like crackers throughout the day and avoid exposing her to smells that could trigger nausea," says Samantha Van Vleet, a birth doula and childbirth educator.
For most couples, it is perfectly safe to participate in sexually intimate relationships throughout pregnancy. However, it is best for you to speak with your doctor or midwife to find out if your partner might have any complications that would make sex not advisable.
"Common changes in pregnancy include swelling of the stomach and the breasts, and itchy skin," says Van Vleet. Additionally, she may experience backache, headache, and edema (swelling of the legs).
You should be able to determine the gender of your baby around your 20th week. Most pregnant women have a mid-pregnancy around this time, and an experience sonogram technician will be able to help you discern the gender of your little one.
Childbirth classes are key for you and your partner to attend together. There are several kinds of classes to choose from — and some sessions are even compressed, so that you can learn what you need to know in one longer weekend class. Most often, couples attend classes at the hospital where birth will take place, so you can see the labor and delivery, and recovery rooms.
"It is important for pregnant women to avoid consuming foods that could be a risk for listeria, such as deli meats, soft cheeses and unpasteurized juice and milk," cautions Van Vleet. "Listeria infection could cause serious complications and fetal death. If your partner wants these foods, check with her doctor for any dietary restrictions or to discuss questions.
Your partner is experience surges of hormones, crazy physical changes, and preparing to become a mom. Her moods may be erratic. Try to be patient and understanding.
Your partner — and you — should start to feel baby kick sometime between the 16th and 25th weeks of pregnancy, but for some first-time moms, this "quickening", or kicking, isn't felt until closer to the 25th week.
You and your partner might be worried as your due date falls days behind. Try to go with the flow, keep busy, and help your partner stay comfortable. Some other things you can do include:
Getting some much needed rest while you're pregnant can be a challenge. Whether it's hormonal changes, physical discomfort, nervousness or excitement — the odds sometimes seem stacked against you. Our expert tips can help you finally get some much needed shut eye.
A variety of factors contribute to sleep discomfort throughout pregnancy, but many can be easily managed. Follow our advice and tips and you should be nodding off in no time.
Make sure your bedroom temperature is optimal for sleep. The National Sleep Foundation (NSF; sleepfoundation.org) suggests about 65 F for a great night's sleep.
Create a daily schedule for yourself and stick to it. Get up around the same time, try to exercise around the same time, and maintain a steady bedtime.
It is important to drink plenty of fluids during pregnancy, especially during the day. But because your uterus is pressing against your bladder, you may find yourself running to the bathroom more often. To help lessen the need to get up at night, reduce the amount of water and other liquids you drink in the few hours leading up to bedtime.
Eating before bedtime affects sleep quality. Pregnant women should avoid sugar, caffeine, simple carbs — all of which can be too stimulating prior to bed. And, of course, avoid alcohol.
Sometimes lying down can contribute to heartburn when you're pregnant. To prevent this, don't get prone until at least a couple hours after eating. If heartburn is a problem, you can try elevating your head with pillows while you sleep. Avoid spicy, fried, or acidic foods like tomato products — these often can worsen heartburn. Note: Talk to your doctor if you experience consistent heartburn while pregnant.
If your doctor has given you the green light for exercise, working out can help you sleep better at night. Schedule your sessions for the morning and avoid pre-bed workouts, as the latter can disrupt sleep.
The NSF recommends that you sleep on your left side during your third trimester. This allows for the best blood flow to the fetus and to your uterus and kidneys. Avoid lying flat on your back for a long period of time. Also, if you're having trouble getting comfy in bed, consider obtaining a "pregnancy" pillow or use regular pillows to help support your body.
Catching a couple extra Zzzs during the day may help you sleep better at night. An NSF poll found that 51 percent of pregnant or recently pregnant women reported at least one weekday nap; 60 percent reported at least one weekend nap.
Indulge in a warm bath or shower before you go to bed. The water can help you relax, unwind, and slip away to dreamland more quickly.
For expectant moms, exercise is key — it helps to keep mom healthy, can help her sleep better, and has lasting benefits for baby, too. But often, pregnant moms who've been given the green light to work out by their doctors still worry about which exercises are OK and which they should avoid. We polled fitness pros to get the lowdown on pregnancy exercise do's and don'ts.
There are a multitude of ways doctor-approved exercise benefits your pregnancy and even your unborn child. "Exercise can alleviate certain symptoms, notably fatigue and edema (swelling), excessive weight gain, back pain, morning sickness, and gestational diabetes," says Amanda Dale, an ACE-certified personal trainer and nutritionist.
Additionally, "Women who have made exercise part of their lifestyle during pregnancy are more likely to continue exercising after the baby is born," says Adriana Welborn, a personal trainer and ACE Health Coach.
Please note: All pregnant women, even those who have previously been exercising, should have a physician's approval before undertaking any workout program.
Once you have the go-ahead to engage in prenatal exercise, keep these tips in mind to ensure you're exercising safely:
"Be careful of overheating and drink lots of water," says Minna Herskowitz, a certified personal trainer specializing in pre- and postnatal fitness.
Avoid lying on your back in your second and third trimesters. During the latter part of pregnancy, the weight of your uterus presses against the major vein that circulates blood from your lower body to your heart. Staying in this position for long periods of time can make you feel a little dizzy — and restricts the flow of blood, oxygen, and nutrients to the placenta and your baby.
If you experience bleeding during or immediately after exercise, feel faint or overheated, or experience swelling of the lower extremities, cease all workouts and you seek immediate medical attention as these can be symptomatic of fetal distress, strain, or blood clots, advises Dale.
"Contraindicated movements include anything that risks overstretching an already hyperflexible body, exercises that are done in a very hot room, activities that risk impact or falling, or intense abdominal contracting exercises," says Dale. During pregnancy, your body produces extra relaxin, a hormone that makes your ligaments much more flexible. As a result, skip things like hot yoga, cycling, skiing, boxing, biking, and horseback riding.
"A pregnancy exercise can consist of anything low-to-moderate intensity, including swimming, yoga, Pilates, and light weights," says Herskowitz. Try alternating your workouts between yoga and Pilates, water exercises, walking, and strength training with a certified trainer. Here's an overview of some of our favorite trimester-by-trimester workout advice:
"Women can basically continue the forms of exercise they were doing before becoming pregnant at this stage," says Colleen Riddle, a certified AFPA (American Fitness Professionals and Associates) pre- and postnatal; exercise specialist and creator of the DVD series "New Mommy Makeover." Some women may feel early pregnancy symptoms during this time, and queasiness may slow your workouts, so take it easy and do only what feels good.
Riddle adds that this is the perfect trimester in which to focus on strengthening core muscles. "Planks are one of the best core-building exercises and can be done all the way throughout the pregnancy," she says.
For many women, this is the best trimester of pregnancy. Morning sickness has subsided, your belly is starting to show, and you may have renewed energy. In addition to working on core strength, "It's also important to work on building strength in the upper back, hips, and glutes. With a growing belly and breasts, your upper back and shoulders will tire easily," says Riddle. "That's why it's also important to stretch the chest muscles, as well."
You're in the homeward stretch! Because of your belly's growing size and the aches and pains that come with having a nearly full-term baby, exercise may be difficult. Also, after the fifth month, you hips' range of motion can be restricted. Take things slow during this trimester.
If you feel up to it, work on strengthening your lower body. "Leg strengthening exercises (like squats with a ball) will help strengthen quadriceps and reduce risk of injury to your knees," suggests Riddle.
"Pilates is one of the best and safest exercise programs that a woman can do both during pregnancy and after giving birth," says Eurona Tilley, a Prenatal & Postnatal Pilates Specialist. "Pilates helps prepare the body for delivery and promotes a quick recovery after delivery," she adds.
Barre clases include a combination of Pilates, dance, yoga and functional training. "Barre-based interval training and stretching helps prenatal clients alleviate circulation issues, reduce low back discomfort and improve overall mood during and after pregnancy," says Sharon Demko, lead instructor and vice president of teacher development with The Bar Method.
"Water exercise can decrease swelling in the lower body and relieve impact-related aches and pains in the joints," recommends Dale.
"Yoga provides a mild, gentle workout that energizes while promoting relaxation, both of which benefit pregnant women," says Welborn. A prenata; yoga class can be especially beneficial, as your instructor and classmates are all keyed into your specific fitness needs and contraindications.
Whether it be in your neighborhood or on a treadmill, walking is a great way for women to get some valuable cardio exercise during pregnancy.
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Labor doesn't happen out of the blue. These seven early signs will tell you that your baby's birthday is approaching.
In the hours before labor begins, you'll experience discharging of your mucus plug (bloody show), labor contractions and possibly your water breaking — all signs labor is hours away. Your doctor has probably told you when to call (for example, when contractions become regular, five minutes apart for at least an hour.) In the meantime, hang in there. Baby's coming!
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During his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama outlined a number of initiatives on guns, education, immigration and job creation....
Liberalism is a mental disease. Can't you tell?
The lunatics are running the asylum. The dictators house of cards is coming down. ALL dictators lose in the end. NO nation of people will keep around a bunch of lying, taxing, debt-producing, rights-reducing fools.
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Hopefully the ignorance, racism, homophobia, sexist attitudes not to forget all of the obstructionism of the GOP will cost them the House very soon. I'm tired of all the non stop awful lie factory that they created. When they are proven false, they hang on to those lies like miraculously they will all of the sudden become true....Hagel and "Friends of Hamas" a made up organization the GOP tried to use against him. They are still spouting it! It's pretty bad when you can't accomplish anything without lie and inuendo.....
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a short kid that was in your drama class last year that always poked you and your friend with the same name in the arm with a sharp pencil.
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Mondi's packaging workshop at Fruit Logistica is now open for registration where new quality and sustainability brand "aqua protec" will be launched.Read more
RockTenn Co., one of North America's leading manufacturers of corrugated and consumer packaging, closed its Cincinnati Mill on Nov. 21. Located at 3301 Madison Road, the 4.7-acre site is now being marketed for sale with an emphasis on redevelopment.Read more
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The University of Northern Colorado finance and audit committee will meet from 9 a.m.-noon on Wednesday in the fourth-floor boardroom of Carter Hall.
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Say Cheese! As part of our Summer Reading Program, The Logan Library is sponsoring a photography contest for teens with the winner receiving an MP3 player. The theme of the contest is "Your Lens on Logan", and we are looking for photographs that capture Logan through a teenager's eyes. As you go out and have fun this summer, be sure and take your camera along, and submit your best photos to our contest. Visit the Teen Summer Reading Program webpage for more details.
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Author(s): A. J. Jakubowiak, D. M. Benson Jr., W. Bensinger, D. S. Siegel, T. M. Zimmerman, A. Mohrbacher, P. G. Richardson, D. Afar, A. K. Singhal, K. C. Anderson
Background: Elotuzumab is a humanized antibody against a cell surface glycoprotein, CS1, which is highly expressed in multiple myeloma (MM). This phase I study was designed to determine MTD, safety, PK and response of elotuzumab in combination with bortezomib in relapsed/refractory MM patients (pts) following 1-3 prior therapies.
Methods: Four escalating doses of elotuzumab (2.5 mg/kg to 20 mg/kg) were administered on D 1 and 11 and bortezomib (1.3 mg/m2) on D 1, 4, 8 and 11 of a 21-day cycle. Pts with ≥ stable disease after 4 cycles continued treatment until progression. Key entry criteria included age ≥ 18 years; confirmed MM diagnosis with 1 to 3 prior therapies including prior bortezomib and refractory MM; measurable M-protein in serum and/or urine.
Results: In this fully enrolled study, 28 MM pts were treated; 3 each at 2.5, 5 and 10 mg/kg and 19 at 20 mg/kg elotuzumab. The 26 pts with completed analysis had a median of 3.4 years from initial MM diagnosis and a median of 2 prior lines of therapy. Eight pts (31%) had previously been treated with bortezomib and nine (35%) were refractory to the last MM therapy. No DLT was observed during the first treatment cycle and the MTD was not reached. Twelve SAEs were reported in 9 pts; two G3 events, chest pain and gastroenteritis, were assessed as elotuzumab- related. Unrelated SAEs included G4 hypercalcemia, G3 myocardial infarction, sepsis, vomiting, pneumonia (2 pts), G2 dehydration, G1 ileus and G1 incoherence. Most common AEs included fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, thrombocytopenia, constipation, anemia, peripheral neuropathy, lymphopenia, neutropenia, and leukopenia. Best response (≥ MR) by combined EBMT and uniform criteria in 20 evaluable pts with ≥ 2 treatment cycles was 60% including 40% ≥ PR. Median time to progression (TTP) is currently 9.6 months. Preliminary analysis of bone marrow plasma cells indicated that ≥ PR correlate well with complete or near complete saturation of CS1 sites by elotuzumab.
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This booklet deals exclusively with truss, roof and ceiling design and construction and includes about 10,000 different truss designs, with numerous combinations of span, lumber grade, slope, etc. New or recent building codes may not be addressed in the book, so be sure to familiarize yourself with current building codes. 82 pages.
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