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Family Feud: Angels vs. Cubs
A little late on this, but as many of you know I live in a mixed marriage...the wife affectionately known as the AngelFan Wife around these parts. This morning I reminded the 5-year olds that the two clubs play each other today and the rarity of the scenario, gauging their reaction to see where their allegiences may be swaying. My little Gracie, who has an incredible ability to figure out exactly the opposite thing you want her to do or say, jumped on the Angels. You're dead to me blue eyes. This left Katie to redeem all my hard work over the last 5 years. Her eyes darted around the room nervously between my wife and me, unsure of who she wanted to please more. Then with a big toothy smile, she exclaimed, "Cubbies!" A pony for you. I walked upstairs for a few minutes to finish getting ready before heading off to work and could hear them exchanging chants of "Cubbies"..."Angels" for the next few minutes reminicent of "Left Field Sucks" and "Right Field Sucks" that you'd hear at the bleachers.
It's the little things...
Kazmir vs. Silva is happening right now, no score through three. If the Cubs win this series, the AngelFan wife promises the Angels will take Derrek Lee and Ramirez's contracts off the Cubs hand. If the Angels win, I'll let the girls date before they turn 21.
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let me pass on a little parenting advice that my grandfather told me.
to get correct answers from kids it's best to threaten their favorite pet or toy.
btw my grandfather is dick cheney.
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TV and/or candy.
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Ha...love it! Right after you left, the chanting continued in the car all the way to the gym thank you very much (I'll get you for that one later). Gracie remembered me telling her that the Angels had a better record...but she got it a little confused. This is what she yelled..."But Katie, the Angels like better records!" Good stuff. ;0) GO ANGELS!!! XOXO
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Somehow, I've got the feeling that Katie cares a bit less than you do.
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Good point. I still have to tell my daughter that she's a cubs fan. But now, when she sees a Cubs logo, she says "Just like daddy's hat!"
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pitcher hits for himself for an out...immediately replaced by howry...jeff baker with 2 errors in a row putting guys on the corners.
so much cubbery.
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And Howry does that thing of his where he gives up runs.
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baker had a play at home if he didn't bobble a ball...won't count as his 3rd error, though.
6-2 laa/chc...awesome
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Cubbery instigated by using Howry in the first place. Why did Russel get sent down, again? Heaven forbid we lose Bob Howry.
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The Cub effect theory says that only players who left and returned to the Cubs count against them, right?
Maybe this is false and the Cubs need to not play anyone who is a Cub.
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I don't know. The only logical assumption is that Lou is now actively trying to get fired. First he puts our best power hitter leading off, and then he uses our worst pitcher in a 1-run game.
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That's a good theory. Hendry keeps saying what a great relationship they have, but Lou's thinking or lack-thereof is mind boggling sometimes.
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"best power hitter leading off"--also the fastest guy. Somebody has to lead off. I find it annoying when the lineup turns over and there happen to be men and base, and Theriot comes up.
I didn't object to Soriano in principle, just in practice.
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Fastest guy? No way, Theriot is WAY scrappier.
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Colvin is Felix Pie fast. Lou designated him the fastest player on the team coming out of ST.
He's starting to remind me of Shoeless Joe Hardy. We haven't seen him pitch yet.
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I'm just kidding. I was equating scrappiness with speed.
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Colvin is now our best power hitter! Neat and Neifi was our best hitter at one time!
Funny how reality comes crashing back to earth sometimes.
100 AB's doesn't = a career.
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I'm really liking Soto's new gear, though.
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this is fundamentally bad baseball.
did anyone bother to read a scouting report on the angels? the infield setup is just retarded (not even talking about the errors, either).
it seems no one knows what the angels players are likely to do in situations.
this is like a pick-up game.
...and why did silva hit for himself when the team was down by 1? no one on and 2 outs, but he didn't even pitch the next inning. meh.
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Because Lou makes $4 million? Just spitballing here.
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Because Howry and Grabow are his replacements?
But, hey, like Tito said, Lou's make 4 mil...he must know what he's doing.
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"reminicent of "Left Field Sucks" and "Right Field Sucks" that you'd hear at the bleachers."
While Left Field certainly Sucks, I'm all but certain that Right Field actually Blows.
"It's the little things..."
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I remember that tradition, but I think it was before all you whipper snappers were around.
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Baseball America Prospect Hot Sheet
#9 Trey McNutt
Team: low Class A Peoria (Cubs)
Age: 20
Why He's Here: 2-0, 0.00, 10 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 17 Ks
The Scoop: Sometimes timing makes the difference between landing a prospect and watching him go unnoticed. As we explained in the 2010 Prospect Handbook, the Cubs got a better look at McNutt than most other teams because they got a later look. Early last season, McNutt was a "nothing to see here" righthander with an 88-89 mph fastball. But at the Junior College World Series, when the Cubs bore down on him, the Shelton State (Ala.) CC freshman was a 90-93 mph fireballer. By the time the Cubs signed him during the summer, he was reaching the mid 90s, and he's maintained his velocity this season. The Cubs weren't the only team to like McNutt—the Twins flirted with drafting him—but the Cubs landed him as a 32nd-round steal, signing him for a very reasonable $115,000. McNutt has allowed more than one earned run only once in 13 starts, which explains why he has a 6-0, 1.51 record.
Brett Jackson "in the team photo."
Cubs CF Brett Jackson had his week truncated by the Florida State League's all-star break, but he still provided one of the minors' highlights of the year, hitting for the cycle Monday against Brevard County. He completed the feat with a walk-off home run to boot. The 21-year-old finished his shortened week at .421/.476/.842 (8-for-19), with a homer, three doubles and a triple .
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McNutt...heh heh.
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lol McFart.
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Interesting (and perhaps uncomfortable) situation to have McNutt and Jockitch in the rotation.
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Damn Colvin and his 3 RBIs from the leadoff spot.
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1 run game!
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Now THAT is ironic.
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if only you could count on having the 7/8/9 guys set up the 1 guy we'd be set a few years ago.
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it was almost an awesome game.
horribly played awesome game...
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Yup, nice audition for Lee.
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So if Colvin somehow got into the regular line up we'd have, like, a 35 HR guy in the lineup every day.
"We have a fly-ball hitting team and it doesn't really help when the wind is blowing in a lot," Piniella said.
"I like to see hitting in a baseball game. I think the fans like to see hitting in a baseball game," he said. "You go watch Sandy Koufax or Fergie Jenkins pitch, you want to see that great pitcher do what he does best.
"But (generally) you come to the ballpark and you have a few beers and eat a few hot dogs and you want to get up and down from the seat a few times and see the ball fly out of the ballpark or into the gaps, see a guy hit a nice triple. You want to see some action."
As I approach dodderhood, I hope to hell I don't talk about people I worked with 30 years ago or whatever in the present tense.
And, um, Lou? Oh, never mind.
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"Piniella already had told the umpire that a pitching change would be made because Silva's leg had cramped up after making the last out of the sixth inning."
at least that mystery is solved.
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In other fantasy news:
Thank you, Ryan Howard
FU, Matt Garza.
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No, he sold his soul to the devil. He is gonna pay a very high price for this after he gets laid by a thousand Muslim virgins.
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I just have to say that this is the first time I've noticed "Brazil Butt Lift" in the Visit These Sponsors Too box on the left. Who shells out $60 + SH for that?
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*raises hand*
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Only if there is a lovely brazilian gal waiting eagerly for me on the way down.
And at my age, that's like asking for seven games straight of Colvin.
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Colvin Colvin...
Of course he should be in the lineup, wth is Lou doing? Still Colvin isn't the silver bullet. This team needs blow'd up.
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Colvin is not the silver bullet at all. In fact, he needs to be in the lineup so that the league can come back and say, "hey, fucker, take this." Adjustments, and all.
He does actually seem like a good hitter but I gave up on my ability to gauge prospects when I got excited about Hee Seop Choi. My confidence is way down, in other words.
We all talk about trades but maybe we should trade Colvin. Just for grins.
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His speed is often overlooked. Not sure what that means, just throwing that out there.
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it's pretty much what makes him a CF as well as a LF'r.
he's good with the glove when he can get to it, but doesn't always take the most direct route. his speed lets him cheat enough to cover CF...for now.
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What were Colvin's power numbers like in the minors? He looks MUCH bigger than he did during his cup of coffee last September ... suspiciously bigger.
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he's been expected to run a 25+hr type with 30+ doubles...his big knock even when coming out of college was/is how many Ks will he rack up while doing that.
he's showing more power than predicted early in the majors, but his minors #s were all floating at the high end of his projections anyway...so...*shrug*...could have a legit 30+ homer guy on our hands.
hope he can do something about his plate selection, but he's already shown you better not make a mistake or he'll rock you.
there's his minors #s.
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Also, it's easy to say Hendry didn't know what he had in Colvin, or he never would have signed Byrd and caused this outfield logjam.
But if anybody would show faith in Colvin, it would be Hendry, Wilken and the Cubs front office. After all, didn't everybody laugh when Hendry drafted Colvin in the first round when everybody thought he was nowhere near a first round talent?
I guess what I am saying is that I have no major issue with the way Colvin has been handled, either in terms of playing time or where he has been placed in the batting order. (Personally, I don't think batting order matters as much as other people do.)
As for the way Hendry and Lou have dealt with the Theriot-Castro-Fontenot-Baker situation, that's another matter.
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if hendry could find someone to take on a chunk of fuku's salary they'd probably be dumping him asap. i wonder what they have planned for d.lee. it seems there's a market for nady if they want to dump him.
all this logjam could end pretty quickly if the cubs keep losing. :/
imo, nady vs. colvin fighting for random playing time is a hell of a hard thing to manage...especially when byrd/soriano CF/LF are playing decent enough you don't want to give them more than the occasional day off.
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"imo, nady vs. colvin fighting for random playing time is a hell of a hard thing to manage..'
imo, it's pretty easy since this season is over. Nady, here's the bench groom you beard and balance your check book.
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I also don't have a problem with how Colvin was handled. Making the kid earn it seems alot better approach than how Pie and Patterson were handled. At this though, the season feels like a lost cause. Play the future of the organization (Castro, Colvin, and Soto to a degree) everyday and let take their lumps and make the necessary adjustments.
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He put on 20-25 lbs of muscle in the off season.
I'm not a doctor or a nutritionist (i'm peeling a whopper wrapper off my shoe as we speak) but I don't know if that is too strange for a kid his age with that frame to do that naturally.
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It's not that hard to do, depending on how you define "naturally", and if your body is ready to put on the weight, like his looked like. It's not like he's 2001 Barry Bonds or anything, he still looks smaller than say Tiger Woods to me.
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3rd pick Micah Gibbs, the catcher from LSU, has signed.
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I think i heard Lou on postgame say it made the most sense to start
Colvin in leadoff spot with the lineup.
The question is will it happen saturday.
Here is my guess
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Cuz Lou likes Home Runs?
When the wind blows out and Fergie (not the sexy one) and Koufax are hanging around?
Can someone fucking explain all that is happening? I feel dodderhood creeping in.
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Random comment: Castro can hit a major league fastball. Kazmir threw a couple by him early before Castro ripped one into the left center field alley. He can hit major league pitching, and he can adjust up there.
Brenly then became a little critical and said Castro doesn't hit to right center field as much as he did when he first got called up. As if on cue, he rips a liner to the right side that Kendrick makes a nice catch on.
I'm more curious to see how he handles it a couple years from now when the fans start booing him when he doesn't turn into Honus Wagner.
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brenly's a pretty damn observant dude...im a fan of a lot of the things he notices players doing day after day. you can tell he's never turned that 'manager mindset' off.
i didn't know much at all about castro until this past summer/fall...
it seems he's a guy who can hit the ball anywhere, though. he doesn't have that ichiro-like precision, but it seems when the D is setting up against him it's the vanilla-style no-shift and playing in/out depending on the inning/outs/runners-on-base situation.
it'll be interesting once he puts up 2-3 years worth of spray charts.
wish minors had comprehensive spray charts...that's stuff the scouts/stats-dudes have, but i haven't been able to find any of that stuff on the net.
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Saying someone doesn't have "ichiro-like precision" is like saying I don't have "Jesus-like floating ability".
Ichiro's bat literally flexes when it contacts the ball (he keeps them in a humidifier and doesn't let other humans touch them).
It's shit like that that drives me nuts.
Castro seems like, heaven forbid, a product of the system who is a semi-nice, serviceable piece of a decent team at SS, and he's got good enough D that people won't fucking dog him all the time quite as much as they do Theriot.
Fuckin' A man, I like fancy "advanced stats" as much as the next guy, but sometimes you just have to sit back and say "Wow, he plays pretty good ML baseball for a fucking 20 year old kid. Maybe we should keep him around."
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Like the post Jumbo has below, Lou is not too bright with the lineup construction and understanding what he has.
Crunch has pointing out for last couple years of our best power hitter batting lead off.
You can talk about line up construction not mattering but I believe you can lose enough games here and there with a stupid line up. Which obviously this team can not afford to do.
Lou will explain at the award's picnic after the season where everyone gets a trophy because it's the "fair thing to do."
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I'm fairly certain that Crunch never noticed that our best power hitter was hitting lead off.
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Fangraphs on Lou playing Hill over Soto
Possibly 3/44
There's probably nothing shocking to anyone here.
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it's worth repeating...
Plain and simple: Piniella is screwing up. He's playing a bad player over a good player in an effort to win more games. It's not like the team is responding to the move, either. On May 17th, the Cubs were 17-22, 5 1/2 games out of first place. Today, they are 29-36, 6 1/2 games out of first place. They've gone 12-14 since Piniella decided to make Soto a part-time player.
The Cubs are almost certainly going to have a house cleaning at some point in the near future. In the best interest of the organization, their manager should probably be part of that, and the franchise should make "Is Geovany Soto a better catcher than Koyie Hill?" the first question they ask in the interview process.
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Well, Hill IS a better CATCHER than Soto, but Soto is a far better hitter whose advantage in offense more than makes up for Hill's advantage as a catcher.
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I keep looking for it, but throwing aside, what makes Hill a better catcher than Soto? I don't see it in pitch blocking.
"But Katie, the Angels like better records!"
and the Angels lineup sans a DH had two catchers in it. Take that LouPA!
I just hope Sandberg is deciding on where Wellington Castillo fits in next year.
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For anyone else who caught the discussion on yesterday's broadcast about Bobby Abreu, I found it funny that Mike Scioscia thinks he is getting close to being considered a Hall of Famer. Abreu's career .891 OPS is fantastic, but he has been an All-Star twice, has won one gold glove, and has never finished above 12th in the MVP voting. He's simply not a Hall of Famer. In my mind, Abreu is in the Dave Parker or Al Oliver tier of players and won't even sniff getting in the Hall.
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Abreu's career sounds a lot like a pitching version of Bert Byleven. The statheads will be screaming forever about him not making it, ignoring the fact, that like Byleven, he wasn't that famous.
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4 runs in and 1 out in the top 1st.
this game is starting out well.
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wow, a wild pitch without a run scoring.
the cubs pitchers are improving there at least.
bases loaded angels, 1 out.
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double plays are awesome, too.
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10 cubs errors in 5 games.
40 unearned runs so far this year...
blah blah blah blah...
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42 unearned runs...
at least the cubs are leading MLB in something.
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rare switch...entire battery mid-inning out. lilly + hill (hill is obviously injured or hobbled after the last inning and it was weird he was still in the game, anyway)
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One more run and it is slaughter rule time
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As many errors as hits, nice.
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I know there are older people on here, but this is one of the worst teams I can remember watching. Please please blow this team up. Trade everyone of value (subjective term), get a nice draft pick next year and sign Lebron James.
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I can think of some other more crappier Cubs team of yesteryear, HOWEVER, not with the 3rd highest payroll or highest average ticket price...
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if the bosox or yanks were in this position right now, what would they do?
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spend $20+ million more until it starts working.
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They would have figured out after the first playoff sweep that some fairly fucking important (not necessarily drastic, but important) changes needed to be made. Even if that just meant talking to Lou about when to, and not to, pull your fucking starter, and that EVERY GAME MATTERS, especially in the playoffs.
They would have spent whatever money needed spending, and they'd have spent it wisely, and wouldn't have pulled some bullshit like letting one hometown hero walk (Wood) trading another "fan fave" (DeRosa) and then gambling the whole gosh damn thing on a fucking nut job (really? do i have to type his name?).
Mark my words. If Hendry continues to run this team, and Byrd continues to perform at/near/above expectation, and continues to 'blog' and work hard and 'hustle' and win over the fans, Hendry's going to trade him during or after 2011, probably to the Indians, for a ham sandwich and 2 mid-level prospects.
And what will the fans do?? Show up, because that's what Cubs fans do.
Jacos, I think your question is a valid one (even though it REALLY upsets me) and I think it's one that Hendry should have (at least secretly) asked himself 3 years ago.
Why? Same reason you asked it. Because those teams FUCK. ING. WIN.
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I do want to point out in my own post, that as much as I didn't agree with it emotionally at the time, trading DeRo acutally was the right baseball move. I think I mention it just to point out that in theory the fan is the customer, and Hendry is out of touch....er something, hell, I don't know, I'm really just frustrated and ranting here.
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at least we don't have the outrage of the 2006 season. things got very reactionary with "simple solutions" that could solve everything if only Player A/B/C or Manager/Coach A/B/C would do this or that.
50 million dollars and 4 years later...yeesh.
i was expecting a lot more out of this season, but when aram/dlee and the bullpen aside from 2 arms can't pull their weight...yeeeeeeeeeesh. ugg.
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after the umps declared slaughter rule was in effect, they rolled out the kegs onto the on deck circles and then Starlin Castro committed his error (of course they carded him but his ID says he's 21)
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castro did this slick as hell hand trick pulling his ID out of his wallet and then proceeded to flick his ID over the keg-master's shoulder into the stands.
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Lou postgame: When they can't hit the ball and can't field the ball, what am I supposed to do? Yell and scream, , that won't do any good. We've changed lineups...we've done all we can do. They just have to play better.
if it's not time for a new manager (who has run out of options), it's time for a roster blowup and that means eating a ton of salary over several seasons.
Teflon Jim, put some of that non-stick spray. You're going to need it.
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Well said, and you're absolutely correct.
(I for one say Yes, yell and scream your fool head off, our season as fans and your fucking job depend on it, but that's me)
The man says himself, in the press, to the world and everybody that he doesn't have any answers, can't fix the situation. So if I'm the owner, I've gotta ask myself, Who can? And then I hire that guy.
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"Taking his first at-bats since going on the disabled list, Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez went 0-for-3 with a walk in his first rehab game for the Class A Peoria Chiefs on Saturday."
Draft Reveiw
More possibly 3/44...
Sickels draft review
Comprehensive comment by respected reader/commenter Toonsterwu, too
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A left-handed one...
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.


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She may not offer specifics – but it's a safe bet that Ryan Reynolds is going to get a meaningful holiday gift from his wife Blake Lively this season.
"The holidays, for me, is just the time that I'm excited to do nothing but spend time with my family," the Gossip Girl star says in a new video interview to promote the fragrance Gucci Première, for which she's a spokesperson.
Speaking generally about her family, Lively, 25, says that when it comes to gift giving, she bestows those she loves with "something that gives you a life experience beyond a material thing."
"Things that last are always the most powerful," she continues. "Things that last are memories – whether it's a photo album, something that was a meaningful moment or something you make."
Lively fondly recalls one gift – from her sister – that touched her: a home video of her sister's children getting ready for school. "[It was] just a day in the life," says Lively, who emphasizes the video's sentimental value.
"It was such an incredible gift because it's something I can't be there for every day," she says of watching the video. "It's so emotional."
And making memories is important, she says of the upcoming holidays.
"We love to cook and eat and play games," Lively says. "We always cook our meals together. ... So much love pours into the food – and so much love pours out of it when you're consuming it – so that was always an iconic part of the holidays for me."

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If sharpness is the goal, does that mean no more AA filter?
canon 60d seen in the wild: August 11, 2010canon 60d released: August 25, 2010
In body jpg are useless to me...the noise reduction I'm referring to is everything from the sensor, through the signal amps, the AD conversion, and then signal processing(de-Bayer).
I can see that Canon is paranoid that raising the bar with the 5D MkIII too high may poach sales of the 1D series, but the questions they should be asking themselves are where are Nikon going with the D800 and what will Sony next move with full frame be?


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With a goal of making assays bigger, better, and faster, multiplexing is gaining momentum as it tackles challenges in the research and diagnostics arenas. The latter market is projected to reach $6 billion by 2013, according to Scienion. Cutting-edge approaches in this rapidly expanding field include new technologies for biomarker development, reducing bias among platforms, improving instrumentation for delivering tiny volumes, and enhancing the rigor of statistical data evaluation.
Some multiplexing assays seek to identify disease-specific biomarkers. This can be a slow and painful process, according to Niro Ramachandran, Ph.D., R&D manager, protein technologies, Life Technologies.
"The only way to speed up biomarker development is to standardize the workflow. It is critical to find out quickly if the lead you are pursuing is valid or not. We have developed a hybrid method for doing this that allows evaluation of more than 50 potential biomarker leads within a three-month period."
According to Dr. Ramachandran, the company recently developed an antigen-based Luminex assay that complements its ProtoArray® microarray platform. "By coupling these two assays we are enabling everyday scientists to evaluate hundreds to thousands of proteins. Many researchers are familiar with antibody-coated Luminex beads, but a problem with antibody-coated beads is that they can cross react. We prepared beads in the opposite orientation, for example, with the protein targets of antibodies."
The Luminex xMAP technology itself consists of color-coded beads in 500 distinct sets. Each bead set can be coated with a reagent specific for an assay that subsequently allows capture and detection of analytes within a sample. The ProtoArray is a high-density microarray that contains more than 9,000 unique human proteins spotted onto a 1 inch by 3 inch nitrocellulose-coated glass slide.
"We performed studies that demonstrated how the two technologies in combination (and accessing broad content) could be employed to develop immune response signatures in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and mesothelioma patients.
"For the SLE study, serum samples of 40 SLE patients and 40 matched controls were evaluated on a ProtoArray. This yielded 200 possible markers that were further trimmed to 50 markers. We made proteins to the 50 markers and attached them to Luminex beads. We tested whether these markers were specific for SLE by also testing sera from other diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Crohn disease.
"In the end, we derived 20 markers that performed well and were specific for SLE. This is a great example of how to standardize workflow with high confidence results."
Although it is possible to utilize several multiplexing platforms to develop and validate biomarkers, a critical factor is how much bias is contained within each platform. "You can lose a lot of time developing biomarkers on several platforms each of which has bias. This compounds the problems and may lead to false positives. We spent a lot of time evaluating this issue and determined that these two platforms nicely complement each other while greatly reducing bias."
Protein microarrays can also be coated with capture antibodies. LightArray Biotech Research Center uses a 2,470 microarray printing system and can reportedly have up to 16 capture antibodies printed in each well of 96 or 384 plates with strict assay validation to ensure no cross reactivity. The company's system employs a cool CCD imager and its SignaturePLUS and ProArray analysis software specially designed for chemiluminescent assays. "With this system we are able to provide the quantified protein concentration with a sensitivity averaging 0.1 pg/mL to 1 pg/mL."
Another approach for high-throughput protein biomarker development is the proximity ligation assay (PLA) that employs antibody pairs bearing strands of DNA forming so-called proximity probe pairs. Simon Fredriksson, Ph.D., CEO of Olink, described a recently developed assay based on biomarker detection via quantitative PCR generated from pairs of target-specific monoclonal antibodies tagged with DNA.
"An enzymatic ligation reaction occurs after the pairs bind their respective analyte in a homogenous solution. This forms a new PCR amplicon composed of reporter sequences of the proximity probes."
A major limitation of conventional assays is that antibodies may cross react. "Antibodies often do not have perfect specificity. In most multiplex assays, the more antibodies employed the less specificity there is because the probability of cross reactivity increases with greater levels multiplexing. In PLA, each antibody carries a unique DNA sequence that enables the distinct detection of only correct antibody pairs resulting in excellent multiplexing capability."
Dr. Fredriksson and colleagues validated their assay in pilot studies seeking biomarkers for colorectal cancer using biobanked plasma samples of affected and control populations.
"The platform consisted of four 24-plex panels that profiled 74 biomarkers in the sub-picomole range of sensitivity and utilized only 1 microliter of plasma sample. We were able to identify several potential leads that we will continue to study. Also, we are performing more high-throughput assays utilizing chips and microfluidics. We have increased the assay to a 96-plex assay for our internal use. We plan to go beyond 96 as we continue to refine the assay."
Although microarrays are widely utilized in research settings, their use in molecular diagnostics has been limited, noted Günter J. Bauer, Ph.D., chief business officer at Scienion.
"As microarrays are entering the diagnostics arena, a number of challenges must be overcome. First, one needs to accurately and reproducibly spot miniscule amounts of functional compounds. The technology also must be affordable. Printing protein arrays on siliconized surfaces is expensive and less amenable to high-throughput analysis. In order to offer a format that is much easier to automate, a feature critical for diagnostic applications, Scienion launched the sciPlexPlate, which it calls a high-quality and flexible microtiter plate."
The challenge is to spot accurately with the assurance of delivering a functional protein. "Spotting instruments can add 100 analytes quite easily to each well. However, one needs to do this with high precision and reproducibility, especially when applying the very small amounts needed for multiplexing. Our company developed low-volume dispensers that could precisely dispense picoliter to nanoliter amounts of biological materials. We even created a format for using 8-well strips and single breakable well strips allowing the 96-well equipment to be able to prepare this format as well."
Dr. Bauer indicated that multiplexing the print area is very attractive because laboratories can utilize already available systems they've developed. "Many of our clients are developing hits they plan to take to the clinic and employ for diagnostic applications. These applications require miniaturization, automation, and optimization. The challenge is to make them precise and still affordable."
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Sitting at the scorer's table at Toyota Arena in Houston, Detroit Pistons guard Khris Middleton could hear his heart beating through his chest.
Team: Detroit Pistons
Position: Guard/Forward
Height: 6-7
Weight: 215 pounds
High School: Porter-Gaud
College: Texas A&M
Draft: Taken by Detroit in 2nd round with 39th overall pick
Stats: GP: 27. MPG: 17.4. PPG: 6.1. RPG: 1.9. APG 1.0
After sitting on the bench for the first five games of the season, Middleton realized that his lifelong dream of playing in the NBA was finally about to come true.
"It's hard to explain what you're feeling at that moment," the former Porter-Gaud star said. "You're nervous, you're excited. You're trying to remember everything that the coach said to you. There was a lot going through my mind."
Watching the game on TV in their living room in North Charleston more than 1,100-miles away, James and Nichelle Middleton could barely contain their excitement.
"I was excited, not really nervous, and very proud like I think any parent would be at that moment," James said. "I knew how much work and what kind of sacrifices Khris has made to get to this point in his life. It was a great moment for all of us."
Middleton played nine minutes that night against the Rockets. He finished with four points, scoring on a strong baseline move to the basket, and had two steals.
It was a solid start to what he hopes will be a long NBA career.
About 20 minutes after the game was over, Khris called his father to celebrate the milestone.
"He's been there from the very beginning," Khris said. "In a way, I felt like we both made our NBA debut that night."
It was a roller-coaster season for the former Texas A&M standout. He played in 27 games, averaging 6.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and one assist per game. But like a lot of rookies drafted in the second round, Middleton spent most of the early part of the season on the bench, learning the pro game and waiting for his opportunity. He went more than two months without getting into a game, and at one point he was sent to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the NBA's Developmental League.
"I had some ups and downs throughout the season, but I thought it was a great learning experience for me," Middleton said. "It's definitely something I can build on for next season."
Middleton said he never pouted about his playing time. He realized that the only way to get on the court was to improve his game.
"You can't get down on yourself when you're playing at that level," Middleton said. "You can't feel sorry for yourself and stop working, because that's the quickest way out of the league. When I wasn't playing, I was constantly working on my game so when I did get my chance, I'd be ready."
When Detroit went on a long West Coast road trip in December, the Pistons sent Middleton to Fort Wayne for three games. He made the most of his time in the D-League, gaining some much-needed game experience and confidence. He averaged 11 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3 assists and 26.3 minutes in three games, including a 19-point, nine-rebound performance against the Maine Red Claws. Playing in the D-League no longer means the end of an NBA career for a player. San Antonio's Danny Green played in the D-League as recently as 2011.
"Playing in the D-League isn't like it was before," Middleton said. "You don't have that stigma of playing in the D-League and teams don't want to look at you anymore. It's an opportunity to work on your game. Every team is watching, so it's like you're trying out all over again."
By the end of February, Middleton had impressed the Pistons coaching staff enough during practices to start getting regular minutes. With veteran guard Rodney Stuckey struggling, Middleton averaged nearly 20 minutes a game over the final two months of the season. His best game came in early March when he scored a career-high 14 points against Dallas.
"Khris is a good offensive player. He can make shots and he can also attack off the dribble," Pistons assistant coach Brian Hill told the media.
Middleton said the toughest players for him to guard this past season were Boston Celtics All-Star Paul Pierce and Indiana Pacers forward Paul George. Like Middleton, both Pierce and George are 6-7 or 6-8 versatile swing players, capable of shooting the 3-point shot and taking a defender off the dribble. Middleton said the insight he gained from defending each player helped his own development as an offensive player.
"Both of those guys are great players and know how to play the game and get their shots," Middleton said. "I learned a lot playing against those guys. You see how they move and can create opportunities for themselves and their teammates."
Going into his second season, Middleton has already started working on his game, including hitting the weight room. At 6-7 and 215 pounds, Middleton said he needs to add some strength to compete over the grinding 82-game season.
"There's no doubt I need to get stronger," Middleton said. "You don't realize how big and how strong everyone is in the NBA until you play in a game. I think getting stronger will allow me to take my game to another level. To get where I want to be in this league, I have to get stronger.
"I think I know what's expected of me, so I know what I need to work on. Now, it's just a matter of working on my game so I can accomplish your goals."
Former Porter-Gaud High School star Khris Middleton played in 27 games, averaging 6.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and an assist per game for the Detroit Pistons this past season (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)×


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The only clue left behind by a man who killed a Toys R Us store manager is a black and gold baseball cap commemorating the 2007 NCAA basketball tournament champion University of Florida Gators. The victim was found in his office in the store near McKinley Mall in Hamburg early Saturday morning, Hamburg police said.
Police had not identified the 35-year-old store manager as of Saturday night.
Officials said employees who arrived at work at 5:45 a.m. Saturday discovered him seriously wounded after he did not respond to radio calls. They called police. The manager was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities believe the attack happened between 4:40 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. and was carried out by one man. They do not believe the attacker is a store employee.
Police were still determining whether any items were stolen from the store, located at McKinley Parkway and Milestrip Road.
Surveillance video, police said, shows a man wearing the Florida cap entering the store and the manager's office at 4:36 a.m. The surveillance system was then disabled from the office at 4:43 a.m., according to police.
The police described the suspect only as a man of unknown race, about 5 feet 10 inches. The only distinguishing characteristic is the cap, which reads "CHAMPIONS" above the Gators' logo. A fiery basketball is depicted on the side of the cap's bill. Police circulated a photo of the cap on Facebook.
Police would not say how the victim was killed.
Preliminary questions with employees did not point to any known enemies of the store manager. Police are still trying to determine a possible motive.
"We'll be here as long as it takes, until we're done," Detective Scott Kashino said.
Throughout Saturday morning, employees clad in red collared shirts and khaki pants gathered with friends and relatives around the Toys R Us. The perimeter of the building was cordoned off with yellow police tape. About 30 people assembled. They declined to answer reporters' questions.
They hugged each other and cried. Around 1 p.m., a woman drove up in a blue sedan and made an announcement, and the crowd dispersed.
Police, meanwhile, examined the automatic sliding doors to the store, sorted through the contents of trash cans and investigated a dark green Ford Escort, though they did not know whether the suspect fled on foot or in a vehicle.
Would-be Toys R Us customers drove up throughout the morning with their children, only to be turned away by the police line. It was not known when the store will reopen.
Hamburg police declined to reveal other details.
Anyone with information about the hat or the crime is asked to call Hamburg Police at 648-5111.
WGRZ-TV, citing Rural/Metro Medical Services, reported that the victim was taken to Mercy Hospital with multiple stab wounds. Rural/Metro refused to comment when contacted by The News.
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Owners of tutoring company that worked in Dallas ISD indicted on bribery charges
The father-son owners of two Illinois-based tutoring companies, which did business with Dallas ISD in recent years, have been accused of bribing school officials in other districts, including San Antonio.
According to a federal indictment unsealed Monday, owners Johwar Soultanali and his son, Kabir Kassam, bribed school district officials with money, meals, Caribbean vacations and "services" at strip clubs. In return, school district officials in San Antonio, Corpus Christi and other states encouraged students to sign up with Babbage Net School and Brilliance Academy.
The indictment claims that the father and son bilked school districts out of $33 million.
Babbage Net School provided tutoring to Dallas ISD students who qualified for it under No Child Left Behind. According to state records, Babbage made $12.6 million in Texas in the 2009-10 school year. In Dallas, the company charged $70 an hour to tutor students and received at least $115,000 in recent years.
Dallas ISD is not mentioned in the indictment.
Court records state that Cedric Peterson, an assistant principal in San Antonio ISD, received Caribbean cruises from the owners. Another San Antonio employee, Brian Harris, received money. A Corpus Christi ISD employee is also included in the indictment. The three Texas school officials worked in their districts' supplemental education services departments.
A 2010 study commissioned by the Texas Education Agency found that students who received tutoring with such companies did no better than students who didn't get tutoring. However, the report found that Babbage was the only provider that showed higher reading scores for students.
Under No Child Left Behind, students from low-income families who attend a school that hasn't met adequate yearly progress for at least one year can sign up with an SES tutor. Federal funds pay for the program.
The law prohibits school district employees from trying to encourage students to sign up with a particular SES provider.
In Dallas ISD, students could choose from dozens of tutoring companies. If Texas approved the vendor, DISD was required to allow the company to work in the district. For years, Dallas ISD called the tutoring a "racket" and tried to get an exemption from having to provide the service to students.
Texas received a waiver under NCLB last year, and education commissioner Michael Williams then decided not to require SES this school year.
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Selling your images on-line
Have you ever tried to sell your images online? Not sure what websites to use? Or which images attract the most attention from buyers out there? Well, hopefully I can cover some of your burning questions.
I spoke with Phill Danze who has experienced some great success selling images online. Phill is also a long time student of Sydney photo Workshops and has had one on one tuition with Daniel Linnet to try and perfect his craft. Phill shares with me some insider knowledge about what keeps him inspired to keep selling and promoting himself as a photographer.
Trying to decide which photos in your collection would sell the best, or attract the most attention could be a difficult task. Which images are you having success with?
"In stock my best selling pictures are those that are a series of rocks with inspirational words on them and shots with a recycling or environment theme."
Then there's choosing the correct website. There are many out there that allow you to sell your work.
"I mainly use two agencies for stock and have found most sales success with iStock, not enough to give up my day job but over time it has enabled me to upgrade my equipment and get the satisfaction of seeing my work used in the market place."
"I also use two online platforms for fine art and of the two, Redbubble is the one I get the occasional sale from. Fine art you need to market yourself, the platform is just that, the means to show your work and provide a place for people to buy it – it is up to you to drive traffic to your work."
Phill has been lucky in that his "regular" job has allowed him to travel and keep him motivated "I've travelled a lot internationally with my job so I bought a digital SLR and took some courses on how to use it plus learn the basics of composition and lighting."
Remaining inspired about photography is a challenge for all photographers; from amateurs to professionals. We often have t0 find new avenues of inspiration to keep us motivated and on top of the game. "I stay inspired by reading photography magazines, websites, liaising with fellow photographers and seeing their work, plus doing courses and workshops."
Phill has been fortunate enough to travel to some pretty magical destinations. I asked Phill to describe some of the most interesting places he has photographed around the world, "There would be two, Macquarie Island and Antarctica. The wildlife was stunning and the remoteness and minimal human presence in these places added to the experience and pressure of getting the shot the first time. I also learned a lot about photography in either damp and drizzly conditions, or in freezing, high wind conditions."
"I owe the success of my shots to some practice before leaving Australia and some tuition with Daniel Linnet"
When it comes to advice about selling images online, Phill offers some final tips and tricks of the trade "Think about what you want to sell and who your market is. There are plenty of sites where you can sell your own work and I recommend you only put your very best work out there as if someone looks at an average shot, they may not look at your other work. Think of themes or concepts to create a collection of shots. Market your work and leverage events or celebrations to promote sales of your work. Stock on the other hand requires you to use an agency and they will inspect your files before accepting them into their database of pictures. They require very high quality files and in my experience do not tolerate poorly composed pictures, artifacting, chromatic aberrations, or over processed work (i.e. keep the post camera processing to a minimum). Finally, be patient, there are a lot of budding photographers out there (not to mention professional photographers) and it could take a while to get your first sale. Most of the enjoyment I get from selling online is that is challenges me to be a better photographer and to think about what I am doing and trying to convey when taking a picture.
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In the past decade, declining gas tax revenues due to cars getting better mileage, fewer federal funds, inflation inroads and the absence of construction borrowing by the state have driven PennDOT District 9 project and maintenance funding down by $55 million.
To help counter the loss, and in keeping with the "modernization" directive from the state's 2011 Transportation Funding Advisory Commission, the district has been working on a pair of efficiency initiatives that should save money and reduce motorist frustration:
Precast concrete bridges and "bundling" of bridge contracts.
The idea is to "spend money wisely," said District Executive Tom Prestash at the district's annual "outreach" to municipal officials and the media Thursday. It's a dictum that should always apply, but the funding crisis - the district has only about $84 million for projects and maintenance this fiscal year - provides added incentive.
The precast bridge initiative is so far unique among districts in Pennsylvania, Prestash said.
The district has completed one project - in Bedford County - and plans three more in the next couple years, two of them in Cambria and one in Somerset County, according to Vince Greenland, district executive for design.
Typically, bridges take six or seven months to build, and sometimes as long as two years.
Precast bridges should typically take two months, and the one along Sherman Valley Road in Bedford County took just 21 days - and 10 of those days was for roadwork on the approaches, Prestash said.
It shortened the time for motorists that had to travel a 20-mile detour.
Detours and long completion times are among the major issues that create public resistance to bridge projects, Prestash said.
There were precast footers, abutments, wing walls, beams and parapets, although workers poured the deck, he said. It's possible to use precast deck panels, and projects in some cities have used them in high-traffic areas.
Using precast bridges requires an adjustment in thinking for engineers, who may tend to want to custom-design for particular sites, Prestash said.
But why design for 35.5 feet, he asked, rhetorically, when - say - a standard 38-foot design would do, without causing environmental problems?
"It's not necessary to go down to the 14th decimal," he said.
The district is designing the precast bridges to use "off the shelf," rather than proprietary items, to encourage the widest range of companies bidding on the jobs.
"We're learning as we go," Prestash said.
The bundling initiative is cited specifically in the Advisory Commission report, which suggests handling "100 to 300 bridges at a time."
When the bridges are similar enough, it makes oversight, mobilization and construction more efficient.
District 9 has begun with a pilot project of 14 bridges, all owned by Blair County.
Instead of stretching design out for two or two and a half years, it should take about five months, according to Prestash.
There should be a savings of about 25 percent - or $800,000, he said.
Bidding should occur in May.
"Economies of scale," Prestash said.
Mirror Staff Writer William Kibler is at 949-7038.


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on January 9, 2013 - 2:13 PM
A Niagara Falls man wanted in the shooting of a 2-year-old girl in late November turned himself in to police Wednesday and is being held without bail in the Niagara County Jail.
Willie R. Scott Jr., 32, of LaSalle Avenue, was charged with first-degree assault and second-degree criminal use of a firearm.
The child was in the car with her mother's friend Nov. 27 in front of the Hometown Market, on Pierce Avenue, when Scott allegedly opened fire on the vehicle, striking the child in the face, police said.
No one else was wounded in the shooting.
Police said the girl is recovering but did not release any other information on her current condition.
The girl's mother, Sha'Ronda Platt, said her daughter was in the back seat of the car when she and a male friend stopped at the grocery store that November afternoon.
Platt said she went into the store for a short time and heard the shots. When she ran out, she found that her daughter was wounded.
She said she and her friend then drove the conscious but bleeding girl to the hospital.
Doctors removed a bullet near the toddler's right cheek, as well as a bullet fragment on the left side of her face, according to a family spokesman, Pastor Duane Thomas of Praise Temple.
Platt said the bullet came close to but did not hit her daughter's brain and did not cause any brain damage, though the girl will need facial reconstruction surgery.
Scott, who police said is known to them for drug-related offenses, also was wanted on outstanding warrants unrelated to the shooting.
He was remanded, and a return court date was set for Monday.
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Especially when a northerly wind blows, the views from the Denti della Vecchia are breathtaking. As the trail passes through deciduous woodland, it reveals glimpses of the sparkling lake through the trees; their shade is most welcome on a hike that places considerable demands on walkers – but rewards them with a real sense of achievement.
By Pian di Scagn you have the possibility of making a quick detour to the 1546 meter-high Monte Boglia border summit. Following the descent direction Bré you find yourself once again on the intended Cimadera – Brè hiking route of this ridge tour.
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Buddy Dale Vanscoy, 76, a resident of Martinez, Ga., departed this life Sunday morning, May 12, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born Oct. 19, 1936, at Kerens, the son of the late Preston David Vanscoy and Alma Mae Hart Vanscoy Lanham.
Buddy attended Randolph County Schools and was a graduate of Davis & Elkins College. He worked as an accountant for more than 40 years prior to retiring in Martinez, Ga. Buddy loved the outdoors, photography and spending time with his family especially his grandchildren.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Lona Louise Vanscoy of Martinez, Ga.; four children, Regina Kay Woodcock and husband, Kevin, of Elkins, Pamela Dawn Vanscoy of Augusta, Ga., Ronald Dale Vanscoy of Lawrenceville, Ga., and Scott Craig Vanscoy and wife, Melissa, of McCormick, S.C.; three grandchildren, Jeremy Henning, Melissa Vanscoy and Keyder Woodcock; and three great-grandchildren, Logan, Leila and Aaliyah. Also surviving are two sisters, Emma Lou Teets and Mary Mae Barnhart; and brother, Arnett Lanham Jr., all of Elkins.
Buddy was preceded in death by his brother, Perry Lanham of Wooster, Ohio.
Funeral services will be conducted in the chapel of Thomas Poteet and Son today at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Alan Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Westover Memorial Park, in Augusta, Ga.
Memorials may be made to: Parkinson's Foundation, 2708 W. Terrace Drive, Augusta, GA 30909 or Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 3185 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909.
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LOCKPORT – Lockport detectives arrested a Niagara Falls man at his home about 3 a.m. Monday and charged him with Friday morning's robbery of the M&T Bank branch at Pine and Walnut streets in Lockport.
Joseph S. Trusello, 23, was arrested at a halfway house at 431 Memorial Parkway, Lockport Detective Capt. Richard L. Podgers said. He was charged with third-degree robbery and third-degree grand larceny.
Police credited the wide publication of a bank security camera photo of the robber for producing numerous tips that led them to Trusello,
Podgers said Falls police entered the home first "to see if he looked anything remotely like the picture." Podgers said that Trusello did resemble the photo, so the Falls officers told him that Lockport police were interested in talking to him.
"He sat there and waited for us," Podgers said.
The money stolen in the robbery was not recovered, Podgers said. The bank has not yet completed an audit to determine how much was taken.
The robber used a note to a teller to obtain a stack of currency, the surveillance photos show. He did not display a weapon.
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The problems you face here have got nothing to do with the price of Canon's lenses and everything to do with the way you run your business and market it to customers as there's nothing stopping you from shooting cheap like others do except yourself.
Firstly unless you are working in a film production house or television studio, the zoom lenses are not marketed at yourself.And the Primes with their MSRT of $6800 is not that bad, especially when you take into consideration that this is not street price.How many amateur photographers do you see walking around with a Sigma 200-500? (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/551435-REG/Sigma_597101_200_500mm_f_2_8_EX_DG.html)Ok i understand that its a $25,000 lens but its also not something that the average Joe will want for his kit.The same goes for these lenses, they are aimed at the semi pro/advanced amateur videographer, that is using EOS equipment and wants to take it a step beyond a basic Canon 50mm f1.2 for filming (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/457680-GREY/Canon_1257B002AA_Normal_EF_50mm_f_1_2L.html) which is $1500 by itself and not really designed for video.
I disagree, 2012 looks like it will be an important year for the industry and Canon need to address weaknesses in its line-up, or risk losing further market share to Nikon and Sony. The 1D X and this 'Cinema EOS' stuff is fine for the professionals, but now Canon needs to look at the enthusiast and mirrorless market. ...They also need to do something about mirrorless trend and it needs to be as strong and decisive as launching 'Cinema EOS'. If they fail to provide this next year it will be Nikon and Sony's gain; people have waited to see Canon's hand, but they won't wait forever.
It seems really simple to me. I'd like to go full-frame, but I'm simply not going to spend $2,300 on a 3 year old body -- especially when the product in question seems to be on a 3 year release cycle. Canon will not get my money until they release a new product. I'm sure there are many other people in my boat as well.Agree. Why spend $2500 on a product at the very end of its product cycle?And the update has been excruciatingly slow in being released, with endless focus (!) on video video video.Companies like Canon amaze me - there are ten of thousands of people who bought their product before video was even a thought on a product feature list and yet they seem far more interested in developing new markets than providing their existing customers with product updates.
Once you don't need a mirror to provide an OVF and PDAF, why compromise your lens designs (particularly wide angle) to accomodate it?
I indeed am tired of hearing about video in my slr. If the 7D mk II had no video, it would not be even slightly bothered. Do I use my 7D video? Occassionaly, but if the lack of video kept price down, I would be happy. Or, if they just left the video the same, and focused on improving the still picture side of things, that would indeed make me much happier. I'm a photographer, not a videographer!
Hearing all the photogs complain about the upcoming DSLR / Video hybrid and not having a true, photo only 5D3; I can't help but think of the irony.I'm pretty certain the Video DSLR is going to be a lower megapixel stills cameraSo with the DSLR video hybrid, you will get a better photo camera and a better video camera, just not huge megapixel.


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Sunday, May 08, 2011
Real Threats to Islam, 1Malaysia & the Making of Polarized Malaysia
"It is clear for all to see, of the aggressiveness and confrontational ways of Christians in bringing cases to court, their police reports all over the country and their press statements whether on the Allah or Al-Kitab issue.
"They all have something to do with their movement in spreading Christianity amongst the people," said Pembela president Yusri Mohamad.
Adding that Christians are on a mission to convert Muslims in the country, he said that it all starts with "confusing" Muslims by using Islamic terms.
"It is their strategy to confuse Muslims by using terms and phrases which the Muslims commonly use," he said.
I feel sorry for Pembela president Yusri Mohamad, whom I had met years ago when I was running a policy think tank, and his desperation to find some recognition and fame for his little known movement.
If Christians are behaving aggressively they would not have referred their grouses to the relevant authorities including the judiciary and the police. There are many examples of groups behaving aggressively in the name of protecting their god and religion by resorting to violent struggle and suicide killing.
Yusri and his movement illogical allegations and attacks against Christians are a far larger threat against 1Malaysia and the spirit of multiculturalism.
It is a fact that Yusri, as a Muslim intellectual, should admit and acknowledge. The use of a common term "Allah" is not enough to confuse the Muslims into believing that Christian and Islam are the same religion. There are many other relics, rituals and prayers which clearly set apart and differentiated both religions.
Yusri, as a responsible Muslim activist, should assist to help bridge the misunderstanding and help to restore confidence within the Muslim community that they should not be afraid of something which had been practiced and used in the Middle East where the term of "Allah" has been shared by both Christians and Muslims for centuries.
Did Yusri attempt to do anything of the above? No, but members of his movement went even further by saying that globalisation, liberalisation and pluralism are threats to Islam. If Muslims cannot accept globalisaton and pluralism, they might find themselves being disconnected from the global society.
Islam, as a great religion, is far more diverse than what Pembela members thought. Malays are not the only Muslims in the world. There are more Chinese Muslims that the whole Malaysian population.
Christianity, globalisation, pluralism and liberalisation do not find Islam being a threat. Real Islam does not find them as threats as well.
What is threatening us and Islam are people who are determined to create conflict between us such as the allegations of parties trying to supplant Islam by amending the federal constitution in order to appoint a Christian PM.
Yusri and Pembela members cannot be so stupid to be taken by such senseless and brainless allegations. Who can amend the federal constitution especially on the position of Islam as the official religion? Barisan Nasional parliamentarians would need to support the move assuming that all Pakatan MPs agree to the resolution. The latter is already a tall order!
Next, we need the Council of Malay Rulers to approve and pass the resolution. This is almost next to impossible.
By alleging that there is such a move to usurp the position of Islam through a constitution amendment, is Pembela questioning the integrity of the Rulers and Members of Parliament in defending and protecting the sanctity of Islam in the federal constitution?
How many Christians are in the Council and Parliament?
If Yusri and Pembela members cannot answer such a simple question, they are not fit to call themselves the defenders of Islam.
Pembela, Yusri, Bigdog, Marahku and all other nameless and faceless bloggers taking an advantage of their anonymity to spread lies and malice are the real threats to 1Malaysia, the federation and Islam by peddling something dangerous and irresponsible. If Minister Hishammudin is calling for an investigation into these allegations, he must be prepared to be investigated too since he is a MP.
PM Najib must not take these threats lightly or he might face an unprecedented challenge to his leadership.
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You referred to Yusri, as a Muslim intellectual and as a responsible Muslim activist.
OMG!! This guy, to me is an idiot!! If this guy can become a Muslim intellectual, then I wonder what would a stupid Muslim look like. Maybe a worm.
He spoke like a SPM dropout on Aljazeera the other day.
How can a man without a brain become an intellectual?
Tomorrow he will announce that Japan will declare itself a Muslim country and its PM a Muslim.
pembela, bigdog, marah....all these are paid bloggers of UMNO. and by extension, its the usual ploy employed by UMNO with election around the corner. Be very wary of UMNO.
our written media is the best n of world class standards. our journalists has integrity n ethics of the highest degree. so please respect these world class writers as they are out to please their masters n keep their salaries n job
You say they cannot be so stupid .. Well isn't it clear that either they are that stupid or they are wickedly banking on the stupidity of their own people?
It is not the other people who insult them. It is they themselves who are an insult to themselves.
Dear Khoo,
It is not christainity that is a threat to Islamist of Malaysia but the government of the day policy that enhance the malays to drop their ancestorial faith. It is the fundimental freedom of many open cultures that the malays are facing due to the seeping into Malaysia, the western cultures of 'Imagine" concept of living that has been popularised by John Lenon, is the factor. The lack of religious practises amongsts the Malay family is the next fundimental reasons behind the disintergration of muslim faith amongst the malays. The teaching of islam in schools are too bacis and leave no indepth value of islam in their young and rebalious hearts. If you want your kid to deepen the islamic principals you must send your kids to the religious schools, where many muslim parents are doing now, realising the threat and destruction of morale values amongst malay muslim or malay so called muslims. In the west, Christainity has been rejected by the young genertions as early as 1980s. Celebrating Christmas is only for the kids, whilist the adults are keen to celebrate New Year's Eve. The education policy pertaining to islamic teachings in schools must be reviewed seriously if the government is feeling the threat of malays dedouncing their islamic faith. I have heard of piles and piles of files in the magistrate couts awaiting hearing for many malays wanting to denounce Islam, due to marriage, lack of freedom and so forth. Christianity is finding its way in the rural areas and to those muslim malays with loose faith in Islamic understandings. Who should we balme? After all in our consitution we declare Malaysia as a free nation with religious freedom. Arent we?
Najib does not have much leadership to begin with. He is like a lalang, seen to be bending in any direction according to the wind direction but all for his own political survival. He is not interested to defend anyone's interest, only his own
Najib, take note, Muhidin and toonkuty Mamaktir is breathing on your neck now.
China has 200 Million Muslim and Malaysian Muslim are not even 1/10 of their number and never feel threatened by the Christian around the World. It seem the Chinese Muslim of China are having more better value than these Pembela Muslim of Malaysia. What a craps thinking these Moron Yusri is made of?. Muka tak malu, macam penyanga dan penchuri laknat takde otak.
Khoo, Yusri is no intellectual. An intellectual will not make baseless accusations. An intellectual will most of the time act responsibly when making comments. This is not an intellectual but obviously and IDIOT! A brainless IDIOT!
Dear Pembela,Utusan,Perkasa,
We Christians are not like you who love spreading hatred,lies,provocation.We are answerable to God, not to any political masters.If we do like what you did our souls are to be condemned forever.We tell nothing but the truth whether you like it or not...nobody ever bother to evanglise to muslims here,period.So stop this monkey trick and learn to love another fellow human being regardless his background.
Dear Khoo,We all know that Pembela,Perkasa,Utusan and Big Dog etc. are howling dogs of Umnoputras.Hishamuddin shouldn't have jump the gun.He is telling us that that a kindergardeger would have better judgement than him.Shame on him.PM Najib should fire him immediately,because a Home Minister should not be nervous and panicked.He could have his blood vessels burst or had a heart attack,all because some Umnoputra paid idiotic bloggers got him exited by writing their daydreaming fantasies on the internet.Figure it out.How can a minority Chirstian group threaten the majority Muslim population?Even Christians,Buddhists,Hindus and the Natives together cannot upsurped the Muslims.It's time a Minister acts as a Minister.Grow up Hisham.Time to love your fellow Malaysians.
This 'kepala otak' Yusri is an intellectual' in misguidance' so that he can 'rule over' the innocent muslims.He is doing injustice to his fellow muslims by instilling inferiority complex into them so that they(the fellow muslims) will depend on him.
Its all a big game played by UMNO. Don't play their game, thats all. Najib is busily fanning the flames of racial hatred with one hand while his eyes are darting left and right to see if any fire has broken out anywhere. Meanwhile, his other hand is on the alarm button ready to call in the police, the army, RELA and all kinds of goons to enter the fray should a single idiot show his anger. And all the while his lips are mouthing 'relax' to gullible types who want his leadership as its the only way they can feel safe while they are getting high smoking the dried dung from UMNO.
Dear Khoo,Indonesia is one of the world's largest Muslim populated country.Many of the Malays and Bataks are born Christians.Did any Muslim politicians,government broadcasting stations and the media scream about Malays being Christians.Indonesia,being a military government transformed to a democratic government and they tolerate their Malays being Christians and other religions.It's time Najib sent his ministers,Ibrahim Ali,Yusri and all their running dogs with tails in between to learn some manners and discipline from our neighbours.Najib has to show that he is the strong hand calling the shots.Instead he is letting his boys running loose like cattle.
Anonymous @ 7:29 p.m. is probably one of more perceptive commentators.
I see this as one in a continuing series of instigating and creating a situation which Najib hopes will start violent reactions, so that he can declare an Emergency, suspend Parliament, and rule indefinitely, as he is certain that if elections are held, he will no longer be in power.
Sporadic issues like this will continue to surface either from facts or from imaginative creations by groups of specific interests to protect their own skins. We may be frustrated by these premeditated mens rea of these groups,but meager issues like these will continue to surface to incite the targeted ethnic and religious groups. More and more of The Rakyat will eventually come to a point with frustrations, disappointments,and anger, if not already, that they will surely make their unwavering choices known in the coming GE13. A Change Shall Come!! So, It Is! So, It Is! So, It Is!
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my head gets spinnig when i come to know shuch stuff. why everyone is against islam just why
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yusri chicken little: "the sky is falling!! the sky is falling!!". only the naive ones will be manipulated by politicians for their hidden agenda. we all know all these preliminaries will be orchestrated to the hilt right before najib calls for GE13.
Perharps it is interesting to read this old article:
for a different view.
I stress again, that the cheap talk on 1Malaysia by our PM is just talk and talk only. So far he has been "dudok diam diam" and dare not say or take actions against Utusan, Perkasa…the list goes on and on. Why? simple, he needs their support and votes.
This one bum, Ibrahim Ali is answering the call by Najib to protect PutraJaya falling into traitors hands. Perkasa is also supported strongly by that now half dead mamak kutty.
Dear Khoo,What's happening at your end.Are you on vacation or been busy with your work.Get back to blogging soon.Okay,cheers.
Don't waste space on Ibrahim Ali. Ask him about his father-in-law's auto business and the london bank acount.
And one interesting story for you all!
Idris was trying to sell government spending as a form of subdidy. Idris knows that in order to make space for one form of government spending, one is forced not to spend on another spending.
In short, in order to continue spending RM40 billion on healthcare and spending, the government will have to cut spending on other items. Naturally, this will upset the UMNO cronies and UMNOPUTRAs because it will definitely result in the rapid deflation of their respective wallets.
So, the ingenious way of cutting this item is masking it as subsidy and tell the people that subsidy is bad.
Another good point made by Subramaniam is the subsidy on fossil fuel. THe total subsidy spent on Fossil Fuel is RMRM23.5bil.
What Idris Jala conveniently left out is the one little detail about the majority of this subsidy going to the IPP. Out ofg RM23.5 billion, only RM7billion goes to the people. The rest goes to UMNO cronies and UMNOPUTRA in the form of Independent Power Producers(IPP).
Idris also fail to mention the fact that ALL of the RM4.6billion subsidy for infrastructure goes to HIGHWAY CONCESSIONAIRES. It's not a secret that ALL HIGHWAY concessionaires are UMNO's CRONIES. So, essentially, UMNO is subsidizing their cronies.
In short, the bulk of the actual subsidies goes to UMNO's cronies in the form of Highway concessionaires and IPP Producers. We, the people, only get sa small portion of the subsidies which has to be shared among the 27 million people.
Idris Jala is nothing more than a con-men, doing the bidding of his master, Najib TUn Razak, of course for a hefty rewards.
Thank god we have the internet, for the internet helped us to see lies like this very quickly.
Tulang Besi.Read more!(Selanjutnya)
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Why are we so gullible???