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All witch and part succubus, savvy businesswoman Raina has converted a Southern plantation house into an extremely profitable old-fashioned bordello. Because of her abilities as a witch, the demons under Raina's protection can feed off the sexual energy of their clients without killing them—definitely a good thing for repeat business.
But when a rogue incubus shows up on Raina's doorstep begging for asylum, the witch's well-run business is put in jeopardy. The incubus has stolen an object of great power from Lucifer, and Underworld Dark Guardian Mikhael will do anything to get it back—even if it means incinerating the incubus on Raina's porch to get the answers he seeks.
Not to be trifled with, Raina enters a dangerous match of wits with Mikhael to achieve their mutual goals—only to discover that the reluctant attraction between them is the most hazardous game of all…
"Joey W. Hill impresses me with every word she writes." –Joyfully Reviewed
"Everything Joey W. Hill writes just rocks my world." –Jaci Burton
Dear Reader Letter
Dear Reader:
When I was learning to be a romance writer, there was a recommended exercise that involved listing a lot of different careers/personality types in one column for your heroine, another for your hero, and then randomly matching them up to see if the unexpected combinations incited a creative spark. Over time, authors do it intuitively when we tap the muse, but it's still a lot of fun when it pops into our heads.
Like the hero and heroine of the upcoming In the Company of Witches. Raina is half-succubus but all witch, with a major attitude toward authority. A savvy business woman, she runs a bordello staffed by pure blood succubi and incubi. Though neither Heaven nor Hell approve of the dangers of bringing sex demons into such intimate contact with humans, she's a powerful enough witch to manage the risk—and tell the Powers-That-Be to mind their own business!
So, who's my hero? Mikhael is a Dark Guardian, which basically means he's an Underworld cop. He also has part-angel blood. He's on the trail of an incubus fugitive who seeks asylum at Raina's place. Raina has seen too many of her kind hunted down and killed just for being who they are. It doesn't matter that Dark Guardians are all-powerful, kick-ass denizens of the Underworld. She's not about to take Mikhael's word for it that this incubus is a bad seed, even though he's stolen an object of great value from Lucifer. When she and Mikhael strike an unlikely truce to get to the bottom of why he took it and for whom, erotic sparks fly.
Opposites attract because they're puzzle pieces. Through conflict and desire, they chisel away at the differences until the hearts mesh like the interlacing of hands. Joining Mikhael and Raina on that journey was a lot of fun, because Mikhael is a dangerous predator who prefers Armani, and Raina is a child of nature who keeps her bare feet in contact with the earth—even while casting a spell that can incinerate a city block. Mikhael is all about justice, Raina is all about emotion and feeling. However, while they go at right and wrong from different angles, they find that love brings its own kind of balance.
Hope you'll enjoy this second book in the "Arcane Shot" series. Look for Derek and Ruby, my hero and heroine from the first book, Something About Witches, to make an appearance to help Mikhael and Raina fight the forces of darkness!
Joey W. Hill


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Beware The Five Inch Screw
Matt Garza heads to the DL for a "bone contusion" just above the elbow and his 25 man roster replacement, Lou Montanez finally winds up in the Cub starting lineup with a memorable night. As you recall, Montanez was the Cubs 2000 first round amateur draft pick (3rd pick overall) as a high school SS and after a stay in Cubville East (the Orioles System), he now resurfaces with the Cubs in RF. Getting back to Garza, let me think out loud with you readers about what seems to be the problem.
Let me stipulate that I AM NOT A DOCTOR (but I play one on tv)...so my opinions are just based on long miserable experience with the Cubs.
Garza's injury is being reported as a "bone contusion." Correct me if wrong but in my experience that's the same as saying he has a bone fracture except the fracture has no deliniation. Also, it's in his elbow so that implies that it involves cartilage as well as bone. This doesn't sound like something that heals in a week. Contusions often take longer than outright fractures to get better.
If the Cubs bring him back after missing one more start...look out.
In Garza's situation, using the term "bone contusion" is clearly an MRI diagnosis. I do have some issues with using this term here and (hopefully) I can provide some clarifications of muddy concepts being bandied about.
I love my headline (nope, I'm not going there, so shame on you) but you need to read on for some Serious Splainin' Lucy.
The diagnosis of "bone contusion" means that Matt Garza's X-Rays are negative for a fracture and the elbow MRI does show an abnormal signal in the area that his elbow is tender. The MRI is magnetic imaging which reflects changes in water content of tissues, so anything that changes the normal pattern on the imaging gets a descriptive term (an abnormal signal). If there is no linear signal seen in the bone, they won't use the term fracture. Not to be funny here, there are shades of gray to these signals. I assume the abnormal signal is in the bone (in this case the distal humerus) and probably does not extend to the soft tissues adjacent to the bone or joint, otherwise they would be worried more about the ligaments or tendons too.
Here's the local anatomy in a nutshell (some nice diagrams at the link). The medial or inside part of the elbow bone is called the medial epicondyle of the distal humerus and includes the flexor/pronator tendon origins (often referred to as "golfers elbow" when inflammed) and the nearby ulnar collateral/UCL or "Tommy John" ligament. The outside portion of the elbow bone is the lateral epicondyle and the tendon attachments, if inflammed, would be what is commonly referred to as "tennis elbow, or in medical lingo, "lateral epicondylitis" involving the extensor tendon origins that functionally extend the wrist.
For the diagnosis to be a contusion there usually is a history of direct trauma to the area. So I ask, when did that happen? Garza does not seem to indicate there was a direct trauma as his quotes below indicate. The Cubs doctors may be thinking it's a repetitive stress injury but are not willing to call it a stress fracture based on the abnormal uptake pattern on the MRI being more diffuse (rather than focal or linear) but the radiologist didn't come up with a better term for the signal abnormality. If this is the case the term "bone contusion" is misleading and what they really mean is the signal abnormality on the MRI is an early precursor to a stress fracture. The difference here can be subtle and it has to do with the normal bone remodeling process. If the repetitive stress/ trauma overwhelms the pace of bone remodeling, a structural break can occur, initially on microscopic level and just like a small car windshield crack that propagates beyond the ability to seal the defect, when a microscopic fracture propagates, the body shifts to a larger scale process of fracture healing and a clinically significant stress fracture occurs. This invokes more inflammatory changes as cells are mobilized that can lead to fracture healing. If my speculation is correct, the DL decision is an attempt to interceding before the problem becomes a stress fracture. This would be analogous to a leg injury from distance running often called "shin splints" which can progress to a formal stress fracture of the leg if the repetition continues and eventually overwhelms the bone remodeling process.
It's unlikely that there is any cartilage involvement in a bone contusion unless the direct trauma also affected the joint (that would make the diagnosis of an articular or intra-articular fracture) and one would see fluid (blood) in the joint on the MRI to make one consider that being the case.
From a Tribune article on Garza's elbow condition, Garza is quoted:
"There's a lot of reasons things like that can happen," he said. "It's just one of those things that happen, more wear and tear. Like, if you're a runner and your knees are sore, that's usually what it is -- a bruise."
The above quote bothers me as a "contusion" means some direct trauma and "wear and tear" is more of a repetitive stress problem. The "if you're a runner and your knees are sore" equals a bruise quote clearly comes from a lack of understanding orthopedic anatomy and diagnoses. I hope that's not what his doctor really told him.
Garza also is quoted in a video interview at CSN Chicago and reported at SB Nation saying that the injury is the result of throwing in cold weather and coming from the Rays, Garza isn't used to the cold (tongue meet cheek).
Again, this points to repetitive stress injury, not contusion.
In contrast, I recall Mark Prior's "bone contusion" to his right elbow when he was hit by a line drive by Brad Hawpe in 2005. They ultimately called the injury a "compression fracture." It was certainly more extensive than a "bone bruise" (OK, a severe bone bruise) yet his X-Rays were negative for a fracture so it took MRI imaging for the final diagnosis.
Finally, I remember former Brewer-WSox-Cardinal pitcher Cal Eldred, who had a diagnosis of "stress fracture" of his pitching elbow. He started the 2000 season with a 10-2 record with the White Sox but due to the stress fx, in August of 2000, had a 5 inch screw placed across the stress fx to try and heal it. He was mostly out until 2003 when he tried a brief comeback with StL before ending his career in 2005.
So, in summary and reading between the lines, I'm not sure what kind of estimate to recovery Garza has. If it's a "pre-stress fracture" or shin-splints equivalent at the elbow, it might be just the 2 weeks on the DL in the best case scenerio and that's enough rest for the bone to remodel. If he's not better or if this happens again...well, lets hope it doesn't become a recurring problem because a stress fracture at the elbow can be a bear to resolve.
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Dr. Hecht, one thing that always amazed me about pro sports teams is how they sell the team Dr. position to the high bidder instead of seeking out their own top choice(s) for the position. How do other doctors feel about that? Doesn't it lead to possible questionable diagnosis and treatment sometimes? Didn't the Reds team Dr. get sued a couple of years back for misdiagnosing elbow or shoulder injuries for a pitcher or two?
I always wanted to ask a Dr. about this.
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Thanks, Cubster. I always have a much clearer understanding of these issues when you write one of your explanatory pieces.
I don't recall hearing of this kind of condition before in the throwing arm of a baseball player (I wasn't paying attention back in 2000 to Eldred). Is this as rare as it seems?
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Is there an inverse correlation between the wisdom and knowledge of a team's blogging community and ineptitude of the team's management?
Nevermind, I just remembered Bleed Cubbie Blue. Still the TCR community blows me away when I think about what a worthless sack of shit the entire
front office fucking organization is.
Bear in mind, I did just finish teaching 150 screaming Korean children, so I might not be in the best of moods.
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From Bruce Miles:
Garza: The Cubs said there was no ligament damage and that Garza might be able to start in the series at St. Louis, which begins Friday, June 3.
Soto: GM Jim Hendry said catcher Geovany Soto would play in an extended-spring-training game tomorrow in Arizona and then head to Class AA Tennessee for two games. Geo figures to rejoin the Cubs this weekend.
Cashner: Hendry said the news on Andrew Cashner was good. Cashner saw Dr. Lewis Yocum in L.A. yesterday about his strained right rotator cuff, and Yocum said there was no further damage and that surgery is not needed. Cashner, who has been shut down, will have to restart his rehab.
Wells: Randy Wells has rejoined the team. He'll start Saturday against the Pirates after Doug Davis pitches Friday.
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I really hope the Cubs just put Cashner in the pen and leave him alone.
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Random Cub History question:
How on earth was Steve Swisher the Cub rep at the 1976 AS game?
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He was hitting .322 in late May and still at .292 in late June, around the time the managers were likely making selections. There are also a number of reports online that Anderson selected him because he killed Reds pitching that year. I've even seen the same ".394 batting average against them" stat cited numerous times--but a quick check at baseball reference shows that is not true. He finished the season at .323 vs. the Reds, and was only 5-19 before the all-star break.
Bill Madlock (defending AS game MVP and on his way to a batting title) should have been the pick. No one else really even had a good season. Burris and Reuschel ended up at 14-12 and 15-13, with 3.46 and 3.11 ERAs respectively, but at the break, Reuschel was 8-6 with an ERA well over 4.00, and Burris was 4-10. Monday and Cardenal had OK season in the OF, but not All-Star caliber, especially compared to others in the league.
So best guess: It seems like with Rose at 3B that year and winning the fan vote, Anderson had to take Schmidt as a reserve and also felt he had to take Cey who was hitting .330 in late June for the Dodgers who were fighting the Reds for first. He didn't feel like going with three reserves at 3B, and so he looked to add a second 1B, 2B, or C. Catcher was more important to have a second back-up at, and the Cubs couldn't fill either of the other two positions anyway, and he had to take a Cub. Swisher had a good first half, had some success against the Reds in previous seasons, and had just gone 4-10 against the Reds in a mid-June series. And he wasn't going to play anyway, so what did it matter. My best guess.
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Hmm... at the end of June he was hitting .265 with 2 HR and 22 RBI. Ugh. Even Ted Simmons dow season at the break of .281/.356/.377 with 2 HR and 42 RBI was better....
Wisc, that's a pretty solid guess!
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Did they have the requirement that each team have an All Star back then? I thought that was more recent.
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No, that was the case back then, also -- in practice, if not explicitly. I remember it being discussed.
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I'm reposting a comment I wrote a few threads ago from when you first raised this question:
Why Steve Swisher?
In short, too many big names/great years from the 3B's and OF's and lousy competition at catcher.
I wondered that myself at the time, even though he had a good first half (for him) that year -- was batting .268 at the All Star break (July 13), though only 3 HR & 25 RBI (his avg. was as high as .292 as late as June 19). Bob Boone, the other NL reserve catcher, had .308/4/40 at the break, so the competition at catcher wasn't particularly stiff. The other usual '70's All Star catchers weren't doing that well that year: Manny Sanguillén was .295/1/18 and Gary Carter was .239/4/21. Sanguillén was at the end of his All Star run ('71, '72 & '75) and Carter was only in his 2nd full season (although was an All-Star in '75, his rookie year). Even the starting catcher, Johnny Bench, was having a down year: only .234/9/45 at the break.
Why not Bill Madlock (3B), Rick Monday (OF) or Jose Cardenal (OF)?
The NL All-Star 3B's were Pete Rose (starter), Mike Schmidt and Ron Cey (who hit .319/12/46 in the 1st half that year) and Madlock was "only" hitting .309 at the break with less power -- he scalded the ball in the 2nd half at a .377 pace.
How about the outfielders? The starters (voted in by the fans) were George Foster, Greg Luzinski & Dave Kingman. The reserve outfielders were:
César Cedeño .297/14/48 & 142OPS+ (28 SB)
Al Oliver .360/12/49 & 178OPS+
Ken Griffey, Sr. .340/4/50 & 152OPS+
Bake McBride .345/3/18 & 145OPS+
Rick Monday .286/15/47 & 152OPS+ (3 SB)
Jose Cardenal .303/6/32 & 120OPS+
Clearly, Monday was hitting well enough from an OPS+ standpoint but his average was significantly lower than the competition and Cedeño (whose BA was closer) was a flashier & sexier pick at the time.
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I love this site.
Sickels Q/A Thread
Justin Bour
Any insight on whether or not his breakout is "real"? Always had a good approach and the Cubs reportedly worked hard with him to develop a power stroke in the winter.
by toonsterwu on May 24, 2011 11:25 AM EDT reply
as you know, numbers are outstanding so far, no statistical red flags stand out. He turns 23 this week….if I were the Cubs, I would think about promoting him to Double-A in July to see if he can maintain this performance.
by John Sickels on May 24, 2011 4:45 PM EDT up reply
I've been on the Bour bandwagon all season
but I'm a little worried about his troubles with lefties. The split is enormous. (.200/.213/.289 v. LHP to .382/.453/.748 v. RHP).
by Bradsbeard on May 24, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply
Is Darwin Barney for Real?
by Superman on May 24, 2011 11:41 AM EDT reply
No..he's not a .315 hitter.
but I bet he can hit .280 with great defense for a long time.
by John Sickels on May 24, 2011 6:33 PM EDT up reply
Scratch this question...
I have one about the possibly awesome DJ LeMahieu. He's currently hitting .371/.397/.501 or something in that vicinity, and he's got a 10/19 BB:K. His career minor league batting average coming into the year was .314, and he's been called the best pure hitter in the Cubs' system by BA. He's a 6'4 205 or so guy who used to play SS and profiles best as a 2B. What kind of upside do you see in a player like this? Basically, is this the kind of prospect who could really surprise as he gets older?
I hope this doesn't disqualify me…he's a very interesting prospect and I'm very curious to see how his career unfolds.
by SenorGato on May 24, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply
I think he's a sleeper…it has just been the lack of home runs that has kept him from being more well-regarded. if he produces more power, he will really sneak up on people within the next year
by John Sickels on May 24, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply
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LeMahieu is sporting a .405 BABIP on 19% LD rate (compared to last year's more reasonable .350 on 20% LD rate) - don't get too excited yet.
Vitters, his evil twin, has a .259 BABIP with a 17% LD rate.
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Wouldn't your BABIP be higher if your BA is higher?
Put more simply, is there any way to improve as a hitter without stat-minded folks calling you lucky?
That's an interesting philosophy of life. This guy's the boss, he's just lucky. This guy's rich, he's lucky. This guy's the manager or the GM, pure luck!
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Put more simply, is there any way to improve as a hitter without stat-minded folks calling you lucky?
hit more home runs, walk more, strike out less, hit more line drives, hit the ball to all fields (somewhat in order of importance)
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Not walk more though if we're just talking about BA - though it makes you a better offensive player.
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most people average out to a norm. not many can precisely hit a ball all over the field.
unlike OPS which ignores a huge amount of players who make their money getting on bases and/or turning singles into doubles+ via steals (along with the other things speed on base brings)...BABIP covers a lot more players "fairly" as far as a broad reaching stat goes.
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Barry Bonds once hit .370 with a .330 BABIP.
The point isn't that BABIP and BA are correlated, the point is that BABIP can tell you who is lucky and who is unlucky. Ever see "Bull Durham"? Remember the scene when Costner talks about how one lucky hit a week separates a .265 hitter from a .300 hitter? He's talking about BABIP luck.
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"Barry Bonds once hit .370 with a .330 BABIP."
Sure, because HRs are pure hits, and BABIP tries to cancel them out. BABIP subtracts HRs from hits and also from at-bats, while it subtracts K's only from at-bats. If you hit a lot of home runs and don't strike out much, your BABIP is going to come down below your BA. It doesn't say anything about luck, just that you hit a lot of home runs and don't strike out much.
We weren't talking about Bonds, we were talking about LeMahieu, who doesn't strike out much and doesn't hit home runs. His BABIP is going to be marginally higher than his BA because of the handful of K's that get subtracted from his at-bats. When he hits .370, his BABIP is going to be much higher than when he hits .314.
So how does he (not Bonds) become a better hitter without raising his BABIP?
Rob says he should hit more home runs. That's fine, I understand: if you have a statistical orientation, nobody is a good hitter unless he hits home runs. Without home runs, a high BA is attributable to luck.
Rob also says he should draw more walks. That's puzzling, because walks don't factor into BABIP, unless Rob means that by turning, say, 10 of those 69 hits into walks, LeMahieu's average would drop from .369 to .331, and his BABIP would drop from .398 to .357.
And that would be better, less lucky. A walk, in other words, is better than a hit.
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If Lemahieu maintains a high BABIP over a long period of time, especially if he couples it with a very high line drive percentage, then many of the people pointing out his high BABIP right now will stop pointing it out, or they will point him out as a player with a very high career BABIP. Until then, experience tells us to be a bit wary and hope that he develops some power and/or patience to go along with his ability to put the bat on the ball. It'd also be nice if he fielded a position well.
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Rob also says he should draw more walks. That's puzzling, because walks don't factor into BABIP, unless Rob means that by turning, say, 10 of those 69 hits into walks, LeMahieu's average would drop from .369 to .331, and his BABIP would drop from .398 to .357.
you asked is there anyway to improve as a hitter, not just improve your batting average. The only people that still thing batting average is the best valuation of a hitter are you and Dusty Baker. The question, particularly with minor leaguers, is can they sustain their success or is just a hot streak and what will their numbers translate to when they get to the majors and better defenses and better pitchers.
Rob says he should hit more home runs. That's fine, I understand: if you have a statistical orientation, nobody is a good hitter unless he hits home runs. Without home runs, a high BA is attributable to luck.
Derek Jeter was a good hitter, Ichiro Suzuki is a good hitter, Tony Gwynn was a good hitter, see if you can figure out why they are as opposed to Darwin Barney.
Do you know why Tyler Colvin suddenly became useful last year? Cause he started hitting home runs.
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". . . you and Dusty Baker."
I wonder which is more likely, that Baker will make the Hall of Fame as a manager or that a man who talks about BABIP will manage a team.
Anyway, the Wikipedia article on BABIP says it is more usefully applied to pitchers than to hitters.
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pretty sure Manny Acta knows all about it, he's a big sabermetrics fan and reader of Baseball Prospectus among other sites.
Anyway, the Wikipedia article on BABIP says it is more usefully applied to pitchers than to hitters.
more usefully doesn't mean not at all useful for hitters though.
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Justin Bour (A+) and Ryan Flaherty (AA) are having very similar years at the plate. Both would seem to be due for a promotion if they can continue their current production for another month or so, but both look like platoon hitters right now.
Mike Quade, Idiot
"I like to let 'Z' hit when he wants," Quade said. "He was down there stretching forever, getting ready and swinging and doing whatever he does."
Just a reminder 3/5 of your rotation is hurt.
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40% to go...
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the risk of getting hurt swinging one at-bat is greater than throwing 120 pitches? or even fucking close?
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Let's ask Marlon Byrd?
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... or Adam Greenberg?
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or Dave Dravecky or Chad Fox?
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If Zambrano had hurt himself pinch hitting....wouldn't Quade be run out of Chicago on a rail?
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Is that what it takes?
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who in Chicago cares about Zambrano anymore?
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If he gets hurt doing what he suppose to do, I don't have a problem.
But yeah ask Marlon Byrd, or ask Z who two years ago threw out his back swinging the bat.
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he's a pitcher in the NL, I know fans and teams have been brainwashed into believing they should just go up there and bunt and then go back to the dugout and paint their toenails. But assuming you like the NL style of play, pitchers that can hit should be used as the asset they are and the risk of injury is pretty small compared to what he's allegedly being paid to exclusively do.
But if you just want a DH and boring pitchers, there's another Chicago team to root for...
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If he gets hurt doing what he suppose to do, I don't have a problem.
He's supposed to play baseball. Would you be behind letting Matt Garza stay in to hit for himself, even if he's coming out of the game? That seems to be the alternative you're advocating.
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Was Z pitching?
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You mean, in my scenario is Z throwing one pitch and Garza is throwing the next? No, Z is on the bench and he comes in to PH for Garza. Z isn't going to pitch in the game, and the manager doesn't want to use a positional player to PH in the situation.
What's your solution, just to forfeit the at bat?
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"Z isn't going to pitch in the game, and the manager doesn't want to use a positional player to PH in the situation."
That's the point, the situation does not call for the risk.
He had positional players available, they had an 8 run lead.
The manager is an idiot.
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i think that was meant as a reply to jacos, but in case it was me.
If Garza was a decent hitter, which he is not, then I wouldn't mind so much if he stayed in to hit. It would also depend on the situation and the bench available of course.
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I could throw my wallet in my backyard tonight and it will probably still be there tomorrow.
But why do that?
If was 15th inning tied game, no bench, yeah go ahead, but consider the situation.
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"I like to let
'Z' the veterans hit when he wants do whatever the fuck they want," Quade said.
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While we're talking prospects--could Steve Clevenger be for real. He started to hit some home runs late last year and is showing some power this year along with a great average and not many k's. Wonder about his catching skills since he was originally signed as an infielder. Bats left besides.
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Well Clevenger's no Robinson Chirinos....but he's looking good?
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Clevenger looks like a better prospect this year than in previous years, but it looks like he's regarded as a potential backup and future coach. He'd probably have to be able to maintain a high average to get significant playing time. I thought the reports on him are that he's pretty dependable behind the plate but that his arm is basically average.
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He can't play MLB catcher unless he started catching at age 6.
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You're becoming more and more like Manny everyday.
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Is that all it takes to become Manny in your mind, make fun of stupid shit you say?
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Do a little self-reflection. Just in the past 15 minutes you've posted five comments all telling someone else that they are wrong in some way. And that's pretty much all that you do. It gets old after a while.
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Umm... I didn't say anything that you made fun of. Good try though.
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First, let me say, nice column Dr. Hecht!
Check this out. ESPN just ranked baseball's owners.
23. Tom Ricketts, Cubs: He told a Chicago reporter last week that "I can't stand it when I hear someone say they can't afford to go to a game. It might be hard to get tickets for a Yankees or Sox game, but there's no reason why they can't afford to go to another game." It must be nice to be so detached from the real world.
Top 5 potential sellers at trade deadline
Cubs on the list
1) ARam
2) Pena
3) Ryan Dempster
4) Zambrano
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I saw that earlier and meant to post the link and then make fun of it.
Ramirez's 2012 option is guaranteed if he's traded, not going anywhere.
Pena could be moved.
Unless Dempster really feels like giving Hendry a break, Dempster really doesn't want to leave Chicago where I'm sure his kid is getting the care she needs.
Z, can't see a reasonable solution of how much Cubs would have to absorb to move him and then Z agreeing to it.
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Agreed it is short on facts, but Z certainly knows and Dempster must assume that they are on their last contracts with the Cubs.
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The Astros list is even more idiotic... does Bowden not understand that teams typically trade players facing free agency - not good ones signed to affordable contracts for big market teams?
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completely random change of subject: castro gets 200 hits this year, true or false...
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and tacking on...
d.barney gets 200 hits this year, 25 or less xbase hits. true of false... =p
go theriot jr go
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barring injury, true
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Idk. Theriot is Barney light.
Barney has better speed, glove, range, arm. Also, made it to the majors 5 yrs. earlier.
I'd rather have Barney of the two.
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agreed, except for speed...not like theriot is a burner, though.
i'd rather have barney, too.
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It's the Rey Sanchez/Jose Vizcaino debate all over again. Just with worse infielders.
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And by 5 years earlier, you know you really mean 1 year, right?
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Friday's games will be in Washington, Chicago, Arlington, and Cleveland or Boston. Someone's game is starting laaaaaaaate - 50-50 chance it's the CDT Cubs.
Meh, I messed that up. Mets are in.
Cards and Giants can still tie though.
Kershaw gets hurt by his defense and gave up 2 more runs. Blach has 8 shutout innings.
Mets already won as did Cards.
tomorrow is gonna be helluva fun if Giants hold on. We're all rooting for a 3-way tie I presume.
good news is now 5 K's for Lester through 4 (in a quest for 200 for season). Bad news is he's already at 86 pitches.
be curious how long Maddon sticks with Lester to try and let offense get back into it and get him the win (4-2 as I type, was 4-0)
Fwiw, he needed 2.1 IP to cross 200 for season so he got that at least. He also needs 9 K's for 200K's on season and he has 4 through 3.
cubs score 2 runs thanks to predictable reds pitching and horrible CIN defense...cubs only down by 1 now. heyward even got a gift 2rbi double out of an easy popout. neat.
something named Ty Blach has outpitched Clayton Kershaw through 6 innings (1-0 Giants).
not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...

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SEVEN SPRINGS, Pa. - Some of the world's top up-and-coming snowboarders will converge on Seven Springs Mountain Resort this weekend for the Burton U.S. Open 2014 Snowboarding Qualifiers.
The Seven Springs event, which runs Saturday and Sunday, serves as the U.S. Open's lone qualifier. Competitors will attempt to twist, turn and flip their way to the 32nd annual Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championship, set for March 3-8 in Vail, Colo.
This year's qualifier is full, with 150 snowboarders scheduled to compete, said Burton spokesman Ian Warda. The athletes hail from North America, Europe, Japan and several other countries, he said.
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If you're a snowboarding enthusiast, you won't want to miss the events starting Saturday at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, as the Burton U.S. Open 2014 Snowboarding Qualifiers get underway.
The top six men and three women in the Halfpipe and Slopestyle events will advance to compete in Vail against the likes of U.S. Olympic Halfpipe and Slopestyle Snowboarding team members Shaun White, Greg Bretz, Taylor Gold, Kelly Clark and Arielle Gold.
"We have a very limited number of invitations allocated for the U.S. Open finals, so this is the way to get in," Warda said of the Seven Springs qualifier. "It's one event, you show up and ride your way in. We're going to see a lot of really good athletes coming out this weekend to make the show in Vail."
This is the second year for the Burton qualifiers at Seven Springs.
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Men's and Women's Halfpipe Practice, 10 a.m.12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.
Men's Slopestyle Practice, 8-9 a.m.
Men's Slopestyle Competition, 9:15-11:15 a.m.
Junior's Slopestyle Practice, 11:30 a.m.12:15 p.m.
Junior's Slopestyle Competition, 12:15-1 p.m.
Women's Slopestyle Practice, 1-1:45 p.m.
Women's Slopestyle Competition, 2-3 p.m.
Slopestyle Awards at the Foggy Goggle, 4:15-4:30 p.m.
Burton Party In Your Park FINALS in the Industrial Parkway, 5- 8 p.m.
After Party in the Foggy Goggle, 8-10 p.m.
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Men's Halfpipe Practice, 8-9 a.m.
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Junior's Halfpipe Competition, 12:15-1 p.m.
Women's Halfpipe Practice, 1-1:45 p.m.
Women's Halfpipe Competition, 2-3 p.m.
Slopestyle Awards at the Foggy Goggle, 4:15-4:30 p.m
"Seven Springs has developed a name in the industry for being a big supporter of snowsports. We are setting (the industry standard) for snowboarding and skiing," resort spokeswoman Anna Weltz said. "We were honored when we heard back from Burton saying they wanted to return this year."
Some of the biggest junior names in the world will compete at Seven Springs. Weltz noted that Taylor Gold won the Halfpipe event at Seven Springs last year during the Burton qualifier on his way to being named to this year's Olympic squad.
"Most of these competitors are teenagers and people in their early 20s," Weltz said. "Last year, Taylor Gold took home first in the Halfpipe. He recently earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic team and will be heading to Sochi. People who come out to watch these competitors could very well see someone else representing our country in four years."
Burton, for its part, appreciates its relationship with Seven Springs and the work the resort puts into the event, Warda said.
"Seven Springs has been a great partner and supporter of Burton over the years. We are very impressed with how they handle events such as this. They really go the extra mile," Warda said. "This venue is a great place for us to showcase some of the best riders in the world."
"We have one of only two Olympic-size Superpipes on the East Coast," Weltz added. "Our terrain park crew has added some innovative features that will make this a challenging and memorable course. It's very spectator-friendly and you can walk around the grounds for great looks at the course. Plus we will have a big video board up for people to watch."
Warda also noted there will be plenty to do for those attending this weekend's event, which is open to the public.
"This really is a spectating-friendly event," he said. "We will have interactives at the resort including a Riglets park, which is Burton's learning program geared toward the youngest children, ages 3 to 6, to get them on a snowboard early. Seven Springs has a permanent Riglets park on site, and we'll be setting up another temporary park, as well."


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NU softball struggles
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The Lady Miners dropped to 4-10 overall Monday after falling to Las Plumas, 11-3.
Devinity Buendia led NU at the plate with a double and a run scored. Emily Sasville and Julie Riggs added base hits in the loss.
A bright spot for the Lady Miners was in the fifth inning when they turned their first double play of the season. Pitcher Bailey Kennedy fielded a grounder, fired it to shortstop Gracie Ramos who tagged second base then rifled the ball to Kendall Bivona at first to complete the 1-6-3 double play.
NU is back at it today against Rocklin.
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This was part of an actual McDonald's commercial in Australia, no joke.
Rumored to be a close relative of Pennywise the Clown.
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Rumored to be a close relative of Pennywise the Clown.
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Communities in US declare February 23 as Open Data Day
Using open data for regional collaboration
I have a regional, collaborative philosophy of open data initiatives and municipalities. In North Carolina, the cities of Cary, Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill all share the economic engine that is the Research Triangle Park. They also share the innovation engine of five, top universities.
The Triangle just got its next open data participant: the Town of Cary.
I lived in Cary, North Carolina for over a decade and now live next door in the town of Morrisville. I work for the City of Raleigh on their open data initiative.
Will Cary seek to be an interoperable player in a federated regional model? How can the region work together to break down political boundaries for a better economy and improved civic engagement?
At this time, it is hard to tell. The local Code for America brigade in Cary sees local transparency as the primary goal of the Cary open data initiative. The Town of Cary has been quiet in discussing any long range strategy or vision for open data from a government perspective.
Here is the resolution as passed:
WHEREAS, the Town of Cary is committed to open government and using technology to foster open, transparent and accessible government by making public data accessible and fostering and encouraging civic engagement.
WHEREAS, "Open Data" refers to data generated by public sector entities that is legally accessible and available electronically to the public for their use.
WHEREAS, the Technology Task Force, a group of nine citizen thought leaders in the technology area, recommended the adoption of an Open Data and Public API policy as critical to support the Cary community as a Technology Hub.
WHEREAS, municipalities across the United States have an opportunity to dramatically lower their costs by collectively sharing and supporting software they use and create.
WHEREAS, by sharing Open Data, the Town of Cary seeks to develop opportunities for economic development, commerce, increased investment and civic engagement.
WHEREAS, the adoption of open source standards, which provides an interface between the data and the user, improves transparency, access to public information, and coordination and efficiencies among organizations across the public, non-profit and private sectors. Additionally, open source standards harness the power of distributed peer review and transparency to create high quality, secure and easily integrated software at an accelerated pace and a lower cost.
WHEREAS, the Town of Cary encourages the local software community to develop software applications and tools to collect, organize and share public data in new and innovative ways that benefit citizens and government.
The Town of Cary joins other communities throughout the United States and declares Saturday, February 23rd, 2013, as Open Data Day. At this event, the Town proudly supports a community Hackathon by providing an open data website through a single web portal at http://data.caryNC.gov, which will be available prior to Cary's Open Data Day Hackathon. This web portal will serve as an open data catalog for the Town's available data sets.
RESOLVED this 13th day of February, 2013.
Note: Code Across America is multi-day event happening alongside Open Data Day; any municipality or community can join.
Republished from, Open Data as a Regional Collaboration, (c) 2013 Jason M Hare. Now published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. Unported license with author permission.
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Great post, thank you for sharing. I'm a civil servant myself at a local government. Your post triggered me to check the site at Raleigh.gov. Very impressive to see what is happening in terms of open data and open government there. I keep learning from these posts.
The municipality I work at (Netherlands, Europe) has committed itself to what I think resembles what Raleigh is doing; citizen participation. Raleigh though, is doing this along with open data and a strategy matching open source. Interesting to see how this is combined. Food for thought to say the least.
In preparation for their open data day, the Town of Cary is publishing 6 data sets:
- Town of Cary Crime - List of all crime incidents reported in the Town of Cary since 2001. (CRIME_ALL.csv)
- Single Family Residential Building Permits - List of all single family residential building permits issued by the Town of Cary Since 2001. (RES_BLDG_PERMITS_EXPORT.csv)
- Residential Certificates of Occupancy - List of all Certificates of Occupancy issued by the Town of Cary since 2000. (RES_CERT_OF_OCCUPANCIES.csv)
- Town of Cary Park Information - A list of Town of Cary parks and features. (PARK_INFO.csv)
- Town of Cary PRCR Facility Information - Information about Town of Cary Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources facilities. (PRCR_FACILITY_INFO.csv)
- Town of Cary Greenways - Information about Town of Cary Greenways. This file is organized by greenway segments. A greenway may consist of several segments that connect various features, such as roads, trailheads, etc. (GREENWAYTRAILS.csv)
Just begining to learn R along with a Data Analysis course on Coursera.
The datasets from this project will be very useful from an exploratory perspective. The use of the .kml file as a data source up opened new world to me.
Open education is amazing


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what do you mean? don't use toothpaste? not sure I follow the quotes and conclusions
I never thought about this before, but of course smell would be different from taste.
One must understand that just as seeing and hearing are two different senses, and so are smelling and taste. You can have a great mint taste in your mouth (after using Altoids, for example), but the odor being sensed by the person next to you at work can be a disagreeable sulfur odor. This is true because the sugar in those products stimulate the bacteria to produce more sulfur compounds.Pharmaceutical companies realized early on that it could be very easy to fool the public by creating strong flavors in oral rinses, which would then be sensed by the brain as if the user's breath was fresh.^Makes me think about the uselessness of toothpaste. My teeth have been healthier and whiter since I stopped using toothpaste. Ironically, it was my 91 year old grandma who first showed me that toothpaste isn't necessary.Some oral rinses are flavored to taste like medicine with the distinct purpose of creating the sense to the user that product with that flavor is actually doing something.
Metallic Taste in Mouth Causes and Bitter Taste in Mouth by Dr Katz
what do you mean? don't use toothpaste? not sure I follow the quotes and conclusions
I guess they meant you to conclude that the argument they advance is plausible and conclude that you need to buy TheraBreath toothpaste.
The O.P. buys the argument -- that the taste of a dental product ("oral rinses" or toothpastes) says nothing about what your breath actually smells like, although a strong taste tends to misleads you into thinking that your breath must smell the same -- but draws a different conclusion. She concludes, Why use toothpaste at all?
I guess non-industrialized populations don't use toothpaste -- although they may use twigs to clean their teeth and might also chew herbs or natron or other substances -- but often have pretty sound teeth. So, if it doesn't do anything for your breath either, is toothpaste really necessary?
Stefansson had some interesting things to say about this in 1936:
(My emphasis)Meantime there appeared a statement from Dr. Adelbert Fernald, Curator of the Museum of Dental School, Harvard University, that he had been collecting mouth casts of living Americans, from the most northerly Eskimos south to the Yucatan. The best teeth and the healthiest mouths were found among people who never drank milk since they had ceased to be suckling babes and who never in their lives tasted any of the other things recommended for sound teeth by the New York Commissioner of Health. These people, Eskimos, never use tooth paste, tooth powder, tooth brushes, mouth wash, or gargle. They never take any pains to cleanse their teeth or mouths. They do not visit their dentist twice a year or even once in a lifetime. Their food is exclusively meat. Meat, be it noted, was not mentioned in the advertisement issued by Dr. Wayne.
Teeth superior on the average to those of the presidents of our largest tooth-paste companies are found in the world to-day, and have existed during past ages, among people who violate every precept of current dentifrice advertising.
Stefansson 3 - Eskimos Prove An All Meat Diet Provides Excellent Health.
I compromise myself and use a simple toothpaste without any unnecessary, and possibly noxious, additives, choosing one from the list on David Getoff's site:
Improving Your Health--David J. Getoff, Naturopath and Clinical Nutritionist
I haven't used toothpaste in about a month. Straight up water twice daily and once a week I'll use baking soda. In other news, my gums haven't bled when I've flossed in oh, about a month.
I have not used a toothbrush since, hell, I don't know when. At 56 still have my own teeth, can pry a bottle cap off a bottle and when I went to the dentist last year for a broke tooth, x-rays, etc showed no problems, no cavities, etc. Contrast with my SO who is always brushing, flossing, rinsing, etc and her teeth are falling out of her mouth.
I was watching one of those "How its made" shows onetime and they were showing how toothpaste was made. One of the ingredients was an abrasive. Now seems to me that brushing with an abrasive could damage the enamel on the teeth leading to cavities.
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Really interested in the experiences of folk who've stopped using toothpaste or brushing. My teeth are lovely and strong (I brush twice daily, and water floss daily), but my gums are far from happy, and as for occasional ketosis breath...
Definitely going to play around and see what effect brushing has!
Friesonmyburger, you're just using water and a toothbrush for your daily brush, right?
Randal do you literally just not brush at all? Floss? Toothpick? Anything?!
I know my dentist has commented that he can always tell when someone doesn't eat much sugar or fruit, so I'm more than open to the concept all this brushing and minty paste has been for nothing! Just really intrigued as to how much I can or should pare the tooth cleaning process back.
My dentist actually told me to stop using toothpaste... My husband joked that using the yellowpages to find a dentist I managed to find the one primal dentist in the area But, he isn't at all primal - he just said what another poster did - that there are abrasives in toothpaste that are actually bad for your teeth. He suggested dipping a brush in some mouthwash (for the minty taste) and to just lightly scrub to "disrupt" the bacteria. Once a day. Crazy I used to never floss, since seeing him a few months ago I have been following his suggestion but I do floss twice a day (also his suggestion) and I've noticed that my gums bleed less and my breath is better.
Hey Wilton!
Would you post your routine, please?
I got the junk out of my toothpaste years ago, but didn't have the Primal (ate SAD), so off to the dentist I went - a lot. All this talk of minimalist care has me intrigued. I have a clean mouthwash, but it is more for fun - never was a regular user. The thing I am in love with the most is my stainless steel tongue scraper.
I don't use toothpaste anymore.
I found this website OraWellness. Natural & Organic Solutions to Gum Disease, Bleeding Gums, Periodontitis and Bad Breath - Your Source for Oral Wellness
They sell a brushing blend. It's a mixture of various essential oils.
I really like it so far. It leaves the mouth tingling for a good long while.
They also sell BASS toothbrushes, which have rounded bristles instead of the sharper bristles found in normal brushes. So your not using an abrasive toothpaste or an abrasive brush.
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A 19-year-old has been charged with breaking into more than two dozen vehicles in South Buffalo, police said Tuesday.
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White is accused of breaking into more than 30 vehicles and taking various items during the early-morning hours between Saturday and Tuesday, police said.


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quote: Guess why pain killers are used by people? They're easier to get, and cheaper.
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Gladys Marie (Chaplin) Sterchi, 96, of Olney, died at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at her home.
Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, January 11 at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, January 11 at the funeral home with Reverend Scott Carlson officiating. Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery.
Gladys was born February 12, 1916, in Olney, the daughter of Perry and Verna Chaplin. She married Rhodell Sterchi on May 24, 1940, in Olney. He preceded her in death on September 8, 2007.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother as well as a care provider. She was an excellent cook and master seamstress. Gladys was a former member of Olney Women's Club as well as Sunnyside Friendly Home Bureau group. She was active in the Methodist Women's group. Hobbies and special interests included quilting, knitting, sewing and cooking. As one of her grandchildren said, "Heaven gained one of the strongest and most inspiring women I have ever known."
Gladys is survived by her son, Tom Sterchi and his wife, Mary Michael; son, Ron Sterchi and his wife, Tesa; daughter, Jackie (Sterchi) Dority and her husband, Michael; sister, Dorothy Cammon; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Perry and Verna Chaplin; husband, Rhodell Sterchi; and daughter, Jeri Lynn (Sterchi) Wisher.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church.
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Simple actions like replacing standard light bulbs with compact florescent bulbs (CFLs) and sealing air leaks with weather stripping or caulk can produce substantial savings on your energy bill. You can also receive tax incentives for improvements such as replacing old windows with higher efficiency ones, and you'll be helping the environment as well.
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Twist Solves Bilayer Graphene Mystery
Researchers have discovered a new twist to the story of bilayer graphene, solving a mystery that has held back device development. In stacking graphene monolayers, subtle misalignments create an almost imperceptible twist between the layers that can have surprisingly strong effects on electronic properties. Read more...
ALS Capabilities Reveal How Like Can Attract Like
On March 17, the User Services Office debuted its new "one-stop" portal for users. Called ALSHub, it is the the single entry point for all user experiment and safety activities. Designed to enhance the user experience from proposal to publication, it also will allow reviewers and staff to efficiently manage the large number of proposals received during each review period. Read more about the capabilities of ALSHub and what users need to do to access the new system.
ALS Beamline Scientist Martin Kunz was recently interviewed for LBNL's daily newsletter Today at Berkeley Lab. The series invites Lab employees to tell a little about themselves and their work by responding to 10 simple questions; read Martin's answers here.
ALS Science CaféTuesday, April 1, 2014 @ 12 noon in USB 15-253
Speakers and topics include Annette Greiner talking about data visualization, Yi Zhang on current work on Beamline 10.0.1, and Marc Allaire on current research activities on structural biology beamlines. The event will be moderated by Roger Falcone; light refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact
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The UEC has already begun planning the fall user meeting, and it is not too early for users to think about their participation in the upcoming event. An official request for proposing workshops will be sent out shortly, but the UEC would love to hear from users now about suggestions for keynote speakers or other ideas for the meeting. This is the users' meeting, and the UEC wants to make it a valuable experience for everyone.
In the meantime, I would like to encourage everyone to fill out their User Satisfaction Survey (end-of-run reports). At the last UEC meeting in February, UEC members decided that they will review these reports with ALS management to see what they can learn about users' experiences and needs.
Finally, as always, we invite any ALS user to contact me or any member of the UEC with any suggestions, comments, or feedback regarding doing science at the ALS.
For the user runs from February 20 to March 17, 2014 (which included two periods of 2-bunch user operations), the beam reliability [(time scheduled - time lost)/time scheduled)] was 95.5%. For this period, the mean time between failures (MTBF) was 42.1 hours, and the mean time to recovery (MTTR) was 128 minutes. On March 8 (during 2-bunch operations), a component failed in the storage ring gradient magnet power supply, which resulted in the loss of 12.6 hours of user beam time
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Gibson Brothers Take Home Two Big Trophies–Album and Vocal Group of the Year AndDale Ann BradleyLands 4th Award as Female Vocalist of the Year on Heels of
Release of Somewhere South of Crazy.
September 30, 2011, Nashville: The Gibson Brothers swept up two of the biggest awards at last night's 22nd annual International Bluegrass Awards at the Ryman Auditorium, taking home "Album of the Year," and "Vocal Group of the Year." The Compass Records duo, Eric and Leigh Gibson, received seven nominations for Help My Brother released in February to chart topping and critical success, establishing them as one of bluegrass' hottest acts.
"If you keep showing up good things can happen. We're lifers, we don't have a plan B and this is what we do and we feel very fortunate to be doing this for quite awhile now. This is validation for staying in it and not giving out," says Eric Gibson of the wins.
Dale Ann Bradley collected her fourth "Female Vocalist of the Year" award. Bradley just released Somewhere South of Crazy, praised by The Sunday edition of The New York Times with, "One of the most delicate female vocalists in bluegrass…the highlight is 'Come Home Good Boy', and affecting, quietly enraged song about sending a child off to war." The song is now a music video and will be featured on both CMT.com and GAC.com.
Co-founded in 1994 by musicians Alison Brown and Garry West, Compass is a new breed of roots-music label: eclectic, sophisticated, and artist-friendly. Called "one of the greatest independent labels of the last decade" by Billboard Magazine, Compass Records has provided a thriving haven of creativity for artists and a reliable beacon of quality for music fans.
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Renowned banjo player Noam Pikelny's new Compass Records album Beat the Devil and Carry A Rail narrowly escapes creative failure with help from his Bluegrass community friends: Steve Martin, Ed Helms, Earl Scruggs, Béla Fleck, Chris Thile, Gillian Welch, and Dave Rawlings.
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Boy Scouts from Troop 747 – Santee Cooper, Moncks Corner – and Cub Scout Troop 717 – St. John's Christian Academy – recently converged on McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover to tour the S.C. Army National Guard flight facility.
Capt. Steve Seigler of Lexington, an AH-64D Apache Longbow pilot with the South Carolina Army National Guard First of the 151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, provided the Scouts with a tour of the facility and allowed the young men and their parents the opportunity to see and touch the helicopters and equipment our state's citizen-soldiers utilize to help keep our country safe.
"Before our tour today, I don't think many of the boys or their parents realized the S.C. National Guard has all of this great equipment here at McEntire," said Carmen Biering, the den mother-in-charge of the Scouts' visit. "It amazed all of us to learn that our S.C. Apache pilots were the first Army helicopter pilots to land on a Navy vessel at sea during their tour of duty in Iraq and Kuwait last year."
Many of the Scouts, who are currently working on their aviation merit badges, learned the importance of staying in school, some basics about aerodynamics, map reading, and the types of equipment the pilots have to carry on all of their missions.
The Generation 3 Air Warrior Survival Vest, a life raft, Air Warrior Body Armor, Mustang Dry Suit, and Integrated Helmet and Display System are some of the individual pieces of equipment the Scouts were introduced to, but the piece that garnered the most attention was Seigler's "breakout knife."
When asked by 11-year-old Marshall Biering why he needed a breakout knife, Seigler explained, "Well, in case we have to land the aircraft in an emergency – for example, in the water – and the canopy won't open, we can bang the butt-end of the knife on the glass and egress out of the cockpit."
The Scouts also learned about the vital role S.C. National Guard aviators, their maintenance crews, life support personnel and airfield operators have played in the nation's global war on terrorism, as well as support they provide in disaster relief and humanitarian missions.
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Scottish ice dancers Sinead and John Kerr have always been among the most unique dancers competing at the international level. This year will be no different. [More...]
Scottish ice dancers Sinead and John Kerr have always been among the most unique dancers competing at the international level. This year will be no different. [More...]
Paula, what a great article about one of my favorite ice dance teams.
Go Kerrs
Fantastic article - thanks so much! I find this team so innovative and creative - I can see why they like D/S (French) for that very reason.
So, for us non-dance experts, can anybody explain what keeps them behind the top pack in terms of scoring?
I really think they should continue on to Sochi, not just Vancouver. By then they'll be able to medal at worlds. Plus, they've got so much artistic potential, I don't think they'll be able to show us all that they're capable of by 2010.
Thanks so much for the great article! It's always so interesting to get the skaters' and coaches' views on things. I too wish they'd stay longer than 2010, their programs are always so wonderful! Though their OD last season is still my current favourite
I adore them. They bring something fresh to the ice dance field; it's always an adventure waiting to see what they come up with next.
And I highly doubt audiences will tire of them any time soon. It will be a sad day when they do retire, so I'm hoping that it's a long ways off.
Nice to read so far, that they do not have to be romantic. They have so much excellent technique, so much innovation, so why the underscoring year after year? Hopefully not this season.
Thanks so much. I love the Kerrs.
Let's hope the Kerrs arrive at Skate America in tip top shape with their programs fully developed. In previous years, the Kerrs have tended to show up at their first Grand Prix event in not nearly as good shape as they will show by Europeans. Especially in ice dance,where the top teams are quite close in technical skills, this is a particularly bad thing. So much of scores & expectations for the rest of the year are set in the first 2 events or so.
That is one problem they have had in the past, including this last season. To compare: Their first event last year was Cup of China.
CD TES 15.36 PCS 14.16 Total 29.52 (top score DomShab 38.77)
OD TES 25.43 PCS 23.50 Total 48.93 (top score DomShab 62.2)
FD TES 38.60 PCS 36.94 Total 75.54 (top score B&S 98.41)
Total Kerr 152.99 (total top score B&A 195.11)
At Worlds, Kerrs scored 186.94
Also, as John said in the article, he has trouble with the twizzles and puts a foot down.. As a result, their levels on twizzle sequences is often quite low. And the tech points are given accordingly. This is why their high tech scores at Worlds were such a big deal for them.
Can't wait to see them in Paris!


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LAHAINA CANNERY MALL. Thursday: Na Kamali'i Nani O Lahaina, 7 p.m. Saturday: Halau Hula O Keola Ali'iokekai, 1 p.m.; Yu-Gi-Oh card session, 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday: Family magic with Holden Mowat, 11:30 a.m.; Na Kamali'i Nani O Lahaina, 1 p.m. Tuesday: Ukulele lessons, 5:45 p.m.; Na Kamali'i Nani O Lahaina, 7 p.m.
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GEESEYTOWN -- Four people are dead -- including the shooter -- and three state troopers were injured Friday morning in a shooting incident in Frankstown Township, Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio said.
The gunman and two other men and Kimberly A. Scott, 58, of Duncansville are all dead, authorities said.
The gunman is Jeffrey Lee Michael, 44, of Hollidaysburg, and the other victims are Kenneth Lynn and his son-in-law William Rhodes, sources tell the Mirror.
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Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio talks about Friday's shootings that left four peopl
The shooting deaths are the first triple-homicide in Blair County since 2005 when Miguel Padilla murdered three people outside the UVA Club in Altoona.
Scott was shot to death at the Juniata Valley Gospel Church as she was decorating for a children's Christmas party, said the Rev. James McCaulley, who presided at his brother's funeral Thursday at the church.
State police said they first received a shots-fired call about 9 a.m. Friday.
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Blair County authorities investigate the shooting deaths of three people Friday on Juniata Valley Road. The shooter was killed by state troopers, a state police spokeswoman said.
Blair County authorities investigate the shooting deaths of three people Friday on Juniata Valley Road. The shooter was killed by state troopers, a state police spokeswoman said.
McCaulley said Scott was shot by a man who first fired shots through the church hall's windows. Another woman decorating wasn't shot.
The church, which lists about 150 members in an online want ad posted this month for an associate pastor, is close-knit and Scott was among its more active members, McCaulley told The Associated Press. She had made food for him to bring home Thursday since his wife had died this year, he said.
"The only thing I can say good at this time is that (the gunman) didn't do this 24 hours earlier when there was a big crowd in the church hall," McCaulley said. "We're devastated."
A second person was shot and killed at a nearby residence, state police Deputy Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said at a news conference.
The gunman then drove off in his pickup truck and crashed head-on into another vehicle, Bivens said. He then shot and killed the other driver.
He also fired at two troopers who responded to the shots fired reports, Bivens said.
A third trooper was involved in a head-on crash with the pickup. The driver exited the truck and immediately fired upon the responding troopers, who returned fire, killing the gunman, state police spokeswoman Marla Finn said.
Two troopers were wounded during the shootout, Finn said.
One trooper was hit in his bulletproof vest and in one of his wrists and another was struck by flying glass when the gunman fired at his state police vehicle, Consiglio and Finn said.
The third trooper was injured in the crash, Consiglio said.
"Someone was watching over them," Bivens said.
All three troopers were released from Altoona Regional, Bivens said.
Family members of the victims said they were told the woman at the church was the first victim shot, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported. The gunman then shot two men in the driveway of a home after a confrontation at a stop sign, authorities said.
"This person went to their driveway with a pistol, pointed at them and started shooting," Marie Brenneman told the newspaper, identifying herself as a cousin of one of the male victims. She said both male victims were the shooter's neighbors in Geeseytown.
"They were uneasy around him," she said.
The State Police Troop G major case team was activated and investigators are currently examining five separate crime scenes -- interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence, Finn and Troop G spokesman Trooper Jeff Petucci said.
The five crime scenes include the church, the grounds near the church, the first crash site, the site where Michael shot at the troopers and the site was Michael was shot by the troopers, Bivens said.
Hollidaysburg Area School District schools, particularly Frankstown Elementary School, went into a lockdown mode as a result of the shooting.
Superintendent Paul Gallagher said state police contacted the district about the incident but said there was no threat to students.
Hollidaysburg Catholic School's principal put the school into lockdown mode. said Tony DeGol, spokesman for the Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.
A prayer service and vigil for the deceased and community affected by the shooting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at Geeseytown Lutheran Church, Route 22 and Juniata Valley Road, the Rev. Elizabeth Hess said. Additional parking will be available at the parking lots beside the Geeseytown Community Fire Company's station.
Scott's funeral arrangements are being handled by the John C. Bolger Funeral Home Inc., Martinsburg. Friends will be received from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Martinsburg Grace Brethren Church.


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The perfect plant or floral arrangement to take your fall decor to the next level might not be made by Mother Nature.
High-end retailers, craft and specialty shops as well as florists offer an array of fake plants and faux flowers, also called permanent botanicals.
What was considered something best avoided by those trying to add an element of class to their decor is often seen as a go-to design solution today, experts say.
"They are especially good in fall and winter," when fresh cuts from the garden are extremely limited, says Jane Jillich, a local American Society of Interior Designers professional. But choosing high-quality reproductions is key, say Jillich, Raleigh Beasley of Creech's Florist and Susan Epstein of the Charleston Horticultural Society.
"You want to make sure they are individually wired and don't have plastic but wrapped stems," Jillich says.
She also recommends against those with features that don't occur in nature.
"You don't find many magenta flowers out there," she says.
Wide variety
A variety of faux options are available through businesses known more for their real plants and flowers, such as FTD, which has the Jayne Seymour Botanicals Collection.
In addition, they are available from high-end retailers such as Pottery Barn, which offers a big selection on its website. Current offerings from craft stores such as Michaels are more realistic as well.
"The great thing is that artificial flowers and plants offer the flexibility to choose what you want, when you want, regardless of the season or your region," says Jo Pearson, a creative expert with Michaels.
"When it comes to creativity, there is no right or wrong way to choose."
Jillich says those inexperienced at arranging may want to choose something already made up. They also may choose to mix a few individual flowers, because less can be better.
"There has been a change in people's views about fakes," Raleigh Beasley of Creech's Florist says. "At the higher end, we sell more than we used to. People use them for table or foyer arrangements.
"There are some you can't tell are fake until you touch them," Beasley says. On a scale of one to 10, they are an eight or nine, she says.
Most people purchasing faux florals for their homes will choose an arrangement with a high- and mid-quality mix. Their choices are based on a personal preference, not what is native in their region.
Artificial orchids are a popular choice, because there is the perception that real ones are hard to care for, Beasley says. Roses, calla lilies and hydrangeas are big in this area as well.
Fakes have their places, says Epstein.
"If they are done well and made of high-quality material, there is a place for them," says Epstein, tours manager for the Charleston Horticultural Society. "If you are a gardener, they probably don't have a place in your house."
The fakes are an option for people who don't have a green thumb, want greenery in a place where watering will be a challenge or travel a lot and don't have a housekeeper to water them, Epstein says. When choosing faux flowers and plants, she suggests going for the subtle ones.
"Some of them are in clear glass vases and look like they have water in them," she says. "Sometimes, I will go up to them and (discover) they are real. A friend gave me a calla lily that appeared to be in water."
No matter how attractive they are when you purchase them, once they are tired or faded, it's best to get rid of them, Epstein says.
Reach Wevonneda Minis at 937-5705.