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HANOVERTON- United's Nancy Miller passion for connecting with kids has never changed - that's a big reason why she has been named the Fred Dafler Career Coach of the Year by the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches.
"I've always been very interested in sports. when I was coming up through high school and college, girls sports were just coming about.," Miller said. "I just felt like it would be another way outside of my classroom to connect with kids in high school besides the kids that I was having in class."
That connection with the kids has now spanned over 27 years in the classroom and on the track. Miller began her coaching career at Salem in 1980 and her style has yet to change now as the head girls track coach at United.
"I think whether it was in Salem or at United, the key to my philosophy was that you were teaching kids for life lessons and the winning was a byproduct," she said. "If you were fair and just, and did the right things, then the winning would always come."
Miller graduated from Stanton High School in 1974 and went on to the University of Findlay to receive a dual-degree in Elementary and Special Education.
After a brief absence from coaching to take care of her three young children, she couldn't ignore the urge to return for much longer.
"I really missed it," she said. "I really felt like I had a lot to offer. I was friends with the coaches at the time so when I went back as a volunteer. I just felt like there were things I could give to the kids."
When she returned, so did her high expectations and her dedication to the kids.
"Their response to me has always been pretty positive. I've had how many girls over the years and I've had very few bad experiences," she said. "When they know the expectations are high, they like to be challenged."
Miller makes it a point to have a vested interest in her athletes outside of track and she is often visible at other extra-curricular activities that her athletes partake in.
"I supported all of the activities they did and I encouraged them to do them because high school is too soon to narrow it down to one thing," she said. "I think they have always been appreciative of seeing my face around at various things and I think they appreciated the fact that I respect them as a person."
After learning she had been a recipient of the Fred Dafler Career coach of the Year award, she took the letter she receive when she was notified of the award and made an addendum to the bottom to send to her kids. The purpose was to serve as a thank you.
"You don't get something like that unless you have a lot of girls for a lot of years buy into that," Miller said. "They're all kind of sharing that award with me and they're excited for me."
Miller has also received the Ohio High School Athletic Association's Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award, marking the second honor she has garnered this year.
"I was so honored to be within that company," Miller said. "The banquet was a lot of history oriented because there were so many Olympic athletes and coaches that have represented Ohio."
United football coach Mike Ward also received the award earlier this school year.
"I think the fact that went through my mind was that we have two coaches who received that award at United this year," Miller said. "I felt pretty honored to not only be sharing it with Mike Ward, but that my school district has two of those coaches. That was pretty special to me."
Despite her awards, nothing can compare to the time that she spends with her athletes each day.
"My relationships with the kids," she said. "I have both guys and girls there, so I get a lot of young men and women that I get to have a great coaching relationship, and that is hands down the best part."

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Sometimes I hear people say, "Well, why do you want to get a doctorate if you just"—and they always say "just be"— "an eighth-grade teacher?" But I think that's exactly where you need to have people who are working towards those degrees and doing research. Because I'm going to be able to put a project in place in my own district and in my own classroom and do research. Then I'm going to be able to contribute that to the greater wealth of all the other research.
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Dirty blonde means you have dark blonde hair. It gets the word "dirty" because common dirt is brown and "dirty blonde" hair is hair that looks as if it is blonde mixed with brown, making the blonde darker. "browny" isn't a word, so you have to think of a synonym for brown, or something that is brown--like dirt. Plus, dirty blonde hair just sounds better than something like "Tree Bark Blonde" don't you think?
Patrisha calls herself "dirty blonde" when, in reality, her hair color is a light brown not a dark blonde color.
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A gorgeous, unique, more seductive shade of blonde. Ranging from the color of honey to the shade of most beach sand. Generally makes a woman appear more mysterious and sexy since it is not as common/ordinary as brunette and not as fake looking as lighter blonde hair. (Also can be called "dark blonde")
"Actually, dirty blondes do it better."
"Forget about plain old blondes and brunettes, dirty blonde's where it's at."
"Forget about plain old blondes and brunettes, dirty blonde's where it's at."
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Ranging from the color of a deers fur to a lions fur.
That woman used to have dirty blonde hair three years ago, but now it has turned brown.
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First quarter: Spirit of giving
The Miami Dolphins have not been good at taking away the football this season, but the Buffalo Bills have been good at giving it way.
The latter trend held up in the first quarter, as Bills receiver Stevie Johnson stopped a promising Buffalo drive with a fumble at the Miami 17 after a short slant reception. Dolphins cornerback Sean Smith did a good job of punching the ball out.
It was the 14th fumble of the season for the Bills. Buffalo entered the game tied for the fifth most fumbles in the league. Miami entered the game with only 12 takeaways, tied for second fewest in the league.
Key plays: Reggie Bush caught a short pass from Ryan Tannehill and scored on a 17-yard play with 2:54 left. ... Buffalo's Alex Carrington blocked a 46-yard field-goal try.
Key injury: Bills tight end Scott Chandler went out for good with a knee injury after a 25-yard catch 7:01 into the game.
Fair-weather fans: Sun Life Stadium had plenty of empty orange seats at kickoff. The Dolphins are playing to only 77 percent capacity in their 76,100-seat stadium. There were a mere 53,667 in house for last week's game versus Jacksonville.
Second quarter: An easy read
What do you know? The Miami Dolphins watched the video of the Bills' loss to Seattle last week.
The Bills' defense got embarrassed by Seattle's basic read-option running plays. The quarterback takes a shotgun snap, reads the defense, and either hands off to the running back up the middle or keeps it for a run off tackle.
Miami quarterback Ryan Tannehill ran the read option for a 31-yard gain around right end that set up the Dolphins for their second touchdown. Bills linebacker Bryan Scott missed a tackle early on the run down to the Buffalo 2. Two plays later, Reggie Bush ran in for a 1-yard TD.
Tannehill rumbled for 30 yards on the read-option last week against Jacksonville.
Key plays: The Bills got a 42-yard field goal from Rian Lindell. ... Shawn Powell hit two poor punts, but they didn't cost the Bills points.
Second-guess: Officials ruled Stevie Johnson didn't complete a catch into the end zone that would have been a 23-yard TD pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick. It was a bad call. Johnson clearly had possession before he reached the ball over the goal line.
Third quarter: Eye-catching
Reggie Bush has been the most productive receiving running back in the NFL since he entered the league in 2006.
He showed off his pass-catching skills in the third quarter with a nifty 12-yard touchdown reception on the left side of the end zone. It put Miami ahead, 21-3, with 8:32 left in the quarter.
Bush, the former Heisman Trophy winner from Southern California, has 370 catches in seven seasons. Next closest among running backs over that span is St. Louis' Steven Jackson with 338.
Bush made a good over-the-shoulder catch behind Aaron Williams and Nick Barnett.
"We talked all week about going out there and dominating the line of scrimmage, and I thought our offensive line did a great job of that today," Bush said.
Mood killer: Any chance the Bills had to gain some momentum was killed when Dorin Dickerson fumbled on Buffalo's opening possession of the quarter. Miami took over on its 36.
Key play: Miami also got a 45-yard field goal from Nate Kaeding to go ahead, 24-3.
Fourth quarter: Bait and pick
Miami's defense is a bad matchup for the Bills' offense. The Bills have trouble with Miami's physical front seven, and the Bills don't make big plays downfield against the Dolphins' secondary.
So it has gone for the last five seasons. Since 2008, the Bills have just 11 offensive touchdowns in 10 games against Miami. The Dolphins are 7-3 against the Bills in that span.
The Dolphins kept the Bills out of the end zone at the end of the game. Buffalo had moved to the Miami 1 with 1:20 left when safety Reshad Jones read a quick Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to the left and intercepted the ball at the line of scrimmage. It was Jones' fifth interception of the season.
"He baited him right into it," Miami linebacker Karlos Dansby said. "If you see a loaded box, he's going to come out and throw a smoke route, a quick slant. He threw it right to him. He made a play on the ball. It's something he's been doing every day in practice."
Key plays: Brad Smith scored on a 2-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick to pull Buffalo within 24-10 with 8:52 left.


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an acronym for two week unwashed vagina. Often very upsetting nasty smell that usually comes from a woman sitting by you, forcing you to open a window.
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5 Romantic Comedy Gestures That Would Get You Slapped
Everyone knows how romantic comedies are supposed to go: Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy does something stupid to win girl back and somehow she falls for it -- probably because of low self-esteem or the inability to recognize she's living within rom-com constraints.
Most romantic comedy plotlines are based on the meet-cute. "Oh, we bumped into each other and are soulmates?" "Oh, we both grabbed for the same pair of gloves, then we'll be idiots and not exchange numbers, but I'll put my number in a BOOK and MAYBE you'll find it if it was meant to be?" (I had two guy friends in high school who insisted we watch Serendipity multiple times.)
But many of the little cute things in rom-coms would be grounds for arrest, or at least a good slap.
(Romantic comedies aren't the only ones telling you lies: everything Cosmo told you about sex is bullshit. Buy the Cracked De-Textbook to learn more.)
#5. Putting Flour/Paint/Anything on Someone's Face to Flirt
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Who wants to get messy? That's just crazy. But for some reason, guys think it's cute to put flour or paint on your nose while doing a project together.
If white powder on your nose is all it takes to get your heart all aflutter, odds are he's tricked you into doing cocaine.
In the confusing and kind of porny (or is that just me?) romantic comedy Never Been Kissed, the student-teacher relationship reaches a new realm of "Well, this is kind of OK since she's 25, not 16, but also he thinks she's 16 and is definitely flirting with her and also why am I so turned on?"
For some reason, he playfully splatters paint on her face while they're painting a sunset, and she enjoyed it, probably because obviously anything any attractive dude does to you is charming and not weird. (This is how one time I allowed Joel McHale to grab my wrist to read my tattoo without getting angry. Plus I was at work.)
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"If finding true love means accidentally blinding a few innocents along the way, so be it."
No one actually wants paint or flour on her face, and as far as technique goes, it's only slightly above "peeing on a thing to claim it as my own" on the spectrum of flirtation methods.
#4. Tossing Her Into a Pool to Be 'Playful' and/or 'Sexy'
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Similar to the ol' "paint on the nose" move is the "throw you or drag you into a pool with me" move. Usually when this happens, neither participant is appropriately dressed for swimming, and if all goes well, one or both is dressed for a fancy occasion. Because who doesn't love jumping into water in a taffeta gown?
In Miss Congeniality, Benjamin Bratt is swimming laps and Sandra Bullock comes by in one of her pageant gowns to have a chat. They start flirting, and he yanks her into the pool with him. Hard.
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"Ha! You should have seen your face! Hey, I said- Hello?"
And she says, "Are you fucking kidding me? I'm not dressed for swimming right now and- No, shut up, listen to me. I am an adult woman. What if I'd had my cellphone in my pocket? And you did this, what, to impress me? To make me like you? You've drastically changed my whole day, now. I need to change, I need to do something with this expensive dress. I'm freezing. You are a complete child."
Just kidding, they fall in love.
#3. Professing Your Long Obsession and Stalking
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If there's one thing I'm supposed to find endearing based on rom-coms, it's someone being obsessed with me from afar to a creepy level.
In Can't Hardly Wait, Ethan Embry plays the apparently goofy but charming Preston, who is in love with total babe Amanda, played by Jennifer Love Hewitt. His entire life has been devoted to loving her ... without ever having spoken to her.
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"Heh, this is so us!"
So then he's walking around this graduation party with a love letter he wrote for someone who has been dating jock asshole Mike Dexter (not to be confused with Astronaut Mike Dexter from 30 Rock) for four years and, again, SOMEONE HE HAS NEVER SPOKEN TO.
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"Why is this sticking to my hand?"
But don't worry, she finds it all very charming. Because there's nothing I want more than some dude who is obsessed with me and has built me up in his mind as a minor deity and the answer to all his problems. (This is like 5th grade when Joey told Marcus to tell my best friend to tell me he had a doll he used to pretend was me and make his G.I. Joe kiss.)
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Verb - to laugh so hard you pee your pants. This term is used in many SPAM email messages.
Lisa whizgiggled at the size of his penis and had to change her pants.
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who is your fav character? here are your choices: kisame hoshigaki,itachi uchiha,deidara,tobi uchiha,sasori,pein or hidan. personally, i love itachi.just for his pure outlook on life.ok so his outlook is a little creepy.there is nothing wrong with that.second would be tobi. most people always put up this argument that t bi is obito uchiha.well those people dont know the facts. OBITO IS DEAD.yet, so is madara uchiha. tobi helped plan the mass murder of the uchihas.obito couldnt have because he died way before that.my outlook on it is that madara did the same thing orochimaru did so he would stay alive.also, in manga chapter 364 tobi says " my power.madara uchihas power".that has to mean something.well im sticking with wat i believe.sorry i got off topic.
Doso is mine becouse of his powers
My favorite itachi uchiha,
Im gunna have to go with Itachi...tho most people would say this but hes just to awsome to not be a second rate character :)The True Prince of Darkness.
<MAST3R_N1NJA> Well hidan is the best he has a SCYTHE to awesome hes like marluxia from KH2 which is awesome to =)
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Itachi too..
i woud say kisamege
its gonna be hidan cuz his immortal and he has a cool SCYTHE *Princess*
i am going to say the former member of the akatsuki, orochimaro (probably spelled wrong)
i cant choose deidara or itachi....''Destiny is in your hands so don't give up and fight for it''
Kakuzu and Hidan a little
kisame is the best with his water style jutsu and his awesome sword.
The leader always be the best
Deidara. He reminds me of that guy from Pans labrynith with they eyes on his hands. But Deidara has mouths.
Christopher Garland(aka)garland5000 Even though Orichmaru is no longer and atiski he is the best because if his jutsu of imortality.
I agree with you about Itachi, though Orochimaru used to be a part of the Akastuki and I have to say that it would be a tie between the two of them. For some reason I like Orochimaru's creepiness. "You can only be young once, but you can be immature forever! "
itachi is better you see how bad he kicked his little brothers buttocks. also he killed off most of his clan.
Itachi is definalty the coolest most pwoerful and my favorite member of the Akatsuki.
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kakuza, hidan and kisame.
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Matt McGloin is with the Washington Redskins. At least for the time being.
The former non-scholarship quarterback who went on to have one of the most prolific passing seasons in Penn State football history has accepted an offer to attend the Redskins' rookie camp on Thursday.
McGloin was not signed with the Redskins after going undrafted, but he'll get his chance to change that with a good showing this week. If not, according to the Scranton Times, a press release from McGloin's agent said he would attend another team's camp next week.
"We waited for offers to come in and we had six to eight teams contact us and I decided to go to Washington, where I think I can go and make an impact," McGloin told the Times. "Hopefully, I will prove that i can get the job done and impress some people."
McGloin played in Altoona at the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East West All-Star Game following his senior year at West Scranton High School before walking on at Penn State. The 6-foot-1, 210-pounder took over as the Nittany Lions quarterback during his sophomore year after an injury to Rob Bolden and never really relinquished it after that.
McGloin, who always received high marks for his leadership and confidence, thrived in first-year Penn State coach Bill O'Brien's offense in 2012. He connected on more than 60 percent of his passes for a team-record 3,266 yards, 24 touchdowns and just five interceptions as the Lions finished 8-4. After the season, he won the Burlsworth Award, presented each year to the top player in the nation who began his career as a walk-on and was selected to play in the Texas vs. The Nation senior all-star game.
He finished his career second on the all-time Penn State passing charts to Zack Mills with 6, 390 yards.
"Hopefully, I will prove that i can get the job done and impress some people," McGloin said. "It was a difficult process. We waited for offers to come in and we had six to eight teams contact us and I decided to go to Washington, where I think I can go and make an impact."
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With this Act 47 on the horizon for the city of Altoona, I'd just like to reiterate the critical concern I have for our water supply.
Not just here in Altoona but surrounding communities as well the ones that benefit from our extraordinary abundance of fresh water.
Our watershed system encompasses approximately 66 square miles covering portions of 11 municipalities in four counties. That's just about three billion gallons of water, according the Altoona Authority website.
In today's world, this natural resource we share is priceless - regardless of the incompetence of city officials to balance the checkbook, regardless of the claim that a "projected" $1.5 million to 2 million deficit would "force" the city to adopt a budget calling for layoffs, "endangering public safety."
Strong words. Regardless of public officials screaming they need more money, don't even think of selling off our water. If tough decisions need to be made to balance the budget, they need to be made - but not our water.
To me, the fact that city officials would even consider selling our water supply to anyone else would be tantamount to treason and should be held accountable if in fact it is sold or be made a bargaining chip in this whole Act 47 fiasco.
Water in today's world is a hot investment. There are companies out there that would pay just about any price to own the water supply we all enjoy and are blessed with.
Think about how dry its been for most of the country. Next year may be the same way. And the year after that.
Imagine now that company X owns the water supply. And imagine the money company X would make as it trucks our water out to the dry areas. Would we have enough water if we experience our own drought? Would the amount we pay for water increase? Double?
Selling would be a disaster.
So, as we all wait for this Stevens and Lee team to tell us what they feel is what we should do [because we're not that smart] to get out of the red, let's see what they're really after to "clear the books."
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A social worker from Amherst has been charged with health care fraud.
A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment charging Nina Jafari, 62, with the crime. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo, who is handling the case, said Jafari defrauded BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York by submitting reimbursement claim forms for services that were not rendered. The amount totaled approximately $125,000.
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5 Excuses We Make for Doing Terrible Things
I grew up in an atmosphere where being a dickhead was currency. The more of a douchebag you were, the more people feared and respected you. The more people feared and respected you, the more things ran the way you wanted them to. For instance, I once watched my dad throw a fully decorated Christmas tree off of a second story balcony because he wanted an angel on top instead of a star. When we finished cleaning up the mess, replacing shattered bulbs and buying a new tree, he got his angel. When you've been taught those lessons from birth, they're as much a part of you as your skin, and shedding either is exactly as difficult.
But I'm trying. And the more I try, the more I'm seeing these little common bullshit ways we all try to justify our asshole side. Even if these examples don't describe you, tell me you can't name someone right off the top of your head who says things like ...
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"What the hell does he know about dancing anyway?" and "No one asked for your opinion."
What I've found is that we never use these phrases when compliments are involved. You only hear it when someone is saying something insulting or disagreeable. "He said my painting sucked? Fuck him. I don't care about what he thinks." But you never hear someone say "He thinks my painting is great? Well, he can just suck my dick. When he can paint something of equal quality, he can tell me my work is good."
This situation occurs when someone attempts to supply criticism or feedback on us or something we've worked on, and we shut them down by dismissing their opinions. Your boss tells you that your fries are too salty and that you need to cut back on your swearing in front of the customers. You bite your lip until he leaves and then mumble to yourself, "Bullshit. How the hell would that cock know? He just sits on his ass in that office all day. Who gives a shit what he has to say? I'll slit his fucking throat and bathe in his essence." Then you look up to see three of your co-workers caught in mid "fight or flight" mode.
"If you don't turn your eyes in the other direction, you're going to make the decision for me."
But you find this everywhere, not just at work. Your spouse didn't like the meal you made, so you tell him, "I don't ever see you cooking, so I'm not really concerned with whether you liked it or not. You can make your own next time." Or a friend makes fun of your pile of shit car, and you respond with "Tell you what, you get your own car, and then you can give me shit about mine. At least I have one."
Mine comes in the form of feedback on my writing. Regular readers know that I don't read the comments section. Irregular readers ... probably don't know who I am. Um ... I'm John. Hi. I don't read the comments section. The first time I told people that, the commenters took great offense and went waaaaay out of their way to find different means to message me and sling rage-fueled insults. But I think the reason the emotionally stable ones took offense is because by ignoring their feedback, I'm telling them, "What you say doesn't matter, and therefore you don't matter."
People want to feel like what they say has worth. Hell, I bank my entire career on that idea. The day my writing no longer has perceived worth is the day I stop being paid to weave jokes about buttholes into dark subject matter like abuse. But my top go-to excuse for not reading the comments section has always been the same as the fry cook who blew off his boss: "I don't give a shit what they have to say." And let's face it, that's a cop-out.
"This is my palm. Please leave a message."
Does realizing that mean I'm going to start reading the comments section? Nope. Does it mean I'm going to start taking writing advice from people who aren't my direct peers? Not a chance. What I'm saying is that it's not about modifying your work or actions based on the opinion and feedback of others. It's about recognizing that whether you agree or disagree with them, the opinions of others do in fact matter.
Why That's Dangerous
What you do and say affects the moods of others -- they're not just words. Saying otherwise is just another cop-out. Up until a few years ago, I was absolutely horrible to people on the Net. I'd tell them their work sucked or flat out call them bullshit names like "fucking retard" when they said something I didn't agree with. As you can predict, it always ended up with them exploding in rage back at me, which in turn made me explode in rage right back at them, until it was just one big, wet ball of steaming shit. My day was ruined, and there was a pretty good chance that theirs was, too.
"Hi, I'm Candy, and I'll be your server today. Our specials are- OK, then, I'll just come back when you're a little less cranky."
The same would have held true in reverse if I'd sent them an email telling them how much I loved their work, attaching a picture of my balls with a happy face drawn on. It makes them feel good, which in turn makes me feel good. In both cases, my opinions actually affected someone else because I felt the need to vocalize them. Taking the negative version of that and dismissing someone's opinion as worthless is just a safety net, set up to protect us from criticism. I totally understand why people do it: Nobody likes to have their faults pointed out by others, even if they're only faults in a subjective sense, in the mind of the critic. But that still doesn't make it any less bullshit.
Because in doing that, we're setting ourselves up to believe "Nothing I do is wrong. Anyone who disagrees is just stupid." That's what I've been doing for most of my life, and it's as wrong as a Fred Durst sex video. Cutting that infection out of my life will make me a better person, but I swear it's like quitting heroin while living in a town that's made of heroin. And you're a creature that survives solely on the nutrients that only heroin provides.
Of course, I could always apologize to the comments section people for blowing them off, but ...
#4. "If They're Not Apologizing, Then Neither Am I!"
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"I'm not doing any more chores until one of these people gets off their ass and helps" and "If that's going to be your attitude, we just won't go out at all!"
I hear the latter example all the time, and I've used it enough times in the past, myself, to be considered mentally unstable. It's a complete overreaction to a very common situation in which the other person just isn't as into something as we are. For instance, we plan a surprise vacation to Vegas, but the other person doesn't like big cities, hates gambling and doesn't get into stage shows. It sucks because we think we're doing something awesome, not just for ourselves, but for the others going with us.
When the others aren't doing back flips upon hearing the surprise, we take offense, thinking they aren't appreciative. So we whip out that passive-aggressive move to show our frustration, and in a more subtle way, guilt the person into at least pretending to enjoy our idea of taking grandpa out to legally fuck strippers.
"I took out my teeth so I don't injure a nipple!"
In an argument, it's more of a case of a power struggle. There's a feeling that whoever apologizes first is the weaker of the two. Like we're conceding defeat or "caving in" by saying we're sorry. Obviously, from a logical standpoint, we know that's a ridiculous notion, but when you're in the throes of anger, that seems to be the default frame of mind. And in that situation, the argument is still very much going on, even in silence. Instead of working it out with a discussion, we're using the silence as a weapon, refusing to give any ground until the other shows "weakness" and gives up their ground.
Once they finally cave and apologize, then we can safely respond with the same. It's a case of "Well, as long as you're doing it, I suppose I should, too. But it's about time you realized I was right."
"Here, I bought you this fuckin' thing. Now bend over."
Why That's Dangerous
In both of the situations that I described, it's allowing our own decisions and actions to be dictated by the decisions and actions of others. We're no longer operating out of initiative or being proactive. We're operating as a response ... a retort in physical form. We make it a case of someone farting in our face, forcing us to punch them in their asshole.
Not doing chores until someone else jumps in and helps is a valid grievance, but more often than not, that ultimatum takes place inside our head instead of being tossed onto the table for discussion. It's the dog turd that we decide to leave on the floor, just to see how long it takes for someone else to clean it up. Then using that information as ammunition later down the line:
"It's just like you to avoid this discussion, isn't it? Just like you avoided the dog turd for six weeks until someone else finally cleaned it up. And surprise, surprise, guess who that was?" By acting in response like that, we're taking all of the blame for a bad situation off of ourselves and placing it on the shoulders of those we're responding to. "I'm behaving this way because you made me." "I'm not canceling the vacation because I'm mean. I'm canceling it because you were acting like you were being forced to go at gunpoint, and I'm not going to be the person who makes you do things you don't want to do."
"And then I found out that we don't even have a dog!"
Our dickhead actions aren't our fault. It's theirs. But that's OK, because ...
#3. "He'll Get Over It."
Also Known As ...
"Man up, and stop being a pussy" and "Oh, I was only joking. Don't be so sensitive!"
You can cherry pick examples of this from just about any setting. At work, it's a co-worker who just got her ass chewed out for coming in late the third time this week. She storms out of the boss' office, turns to you and starts unloading about how much of an unforgiving asshole he is. "Like he's never been late. Or had problems getting the kids off to school." And all you can tell her is "You know that's just how he is. Just get over it and get back to work." Or a housewife who just finished up the worst day of her life, dealing with an overly aggressive loan officer demanding money she doesn't have, then arguing with her angsty teenager about bullshit she could care less about, then having one hour to do four hours' worth of housework ... and she's already been up since 3 a.m. She just needs to unload the stress on a friend to get it off of her chest. But the second she starts, she hears, "You think that's bad? Girl, you got it easy. Let me tell you about my day!"
This is the environment I grew up in. I'm not just picking on my parents here -- this was the train of thought that ran through every group of aunts, uncles and cousins in my entire family. When I was 8 years old, I dropped a piece of firewood on my hand and broke one of my fingers in three places. My mom's reaction was "Suck it up. Crying won't make it feel any better." My cousin once sat on a pair of scissors, jamming it about two inches into his ass cheek. When my aunt was cleaning the wound that obviously needed medical attention, she and his brothers were making jokes like "Oh, chill out -- it's just a cut. Bend over and take it like a man."
"Wait, you're talking about penis, aren't you?"
Neither parent in either situation was doing that because they hated us or were annoyed by our tears. They were trying to teach a pretty rough, very situational lesson: that there are some shitty things in life that can't be fixed on the spot. That sometimes you have to just grit your teeth and wait for the pain to go away all on its own.
Or she was just really high and couldn't drive to the hospital until she sobered up. But you get the point -- there's a moral in there somewhere.
As a dad, I've found myself doing this with my own kids, though not to that extreme, because I understand the basic principle of "If your child has broken bones or is bleeding profusely, get them to a hospital, you fucking dumbass." But there comes a point where they have to toughen up because it's not going to be long before they turn 18 and get released into the wild. They can't do that unprepared. So if one of them comes in crying because another kid was calling him names and making fun of him, that side of me automatically kicks in, and I find myself sometimes saying, "You'll live. They're just words. Go play."
"Oh, and tell him I said his dad is a dumb cunt. He'll respect that."
It's not just a kid thing, though. I've found myself thinking this about adults who come to me with problems. It's easy to look at someone who's in the throes of depression and think "What the fuck do you have to be sad about? You have a nice house, a car, food in the fridge ... you're living better than most people you know. Get over it, for Christ's sake, and stop feeling sorry for yourself."
Why That's Dangerous
It's another case of completely blowing off someone else's very real feelings and very real problems, both mental and physical, so that you don't have to deal with it. By doing that, we're teaching both children and adults alike that problems vary in importance on a sliding scale, and those that don't rank high enough on the Worthy of Discussion chart should be bottled up. That they shouldn't bother us with such petty bullshit.
We see this all the time in cases where we take a joke too far and offend someone. "Yeah, you would like this restaurant. Your fat ass likes every restaurant ... oh, come on, don't give me that look. You know I was just joking. Christ, you can't make any jokes around black people without them getting all huffy. Oh, what now?"
"Step off, I'm about to call the Bug Up Your Ass police!"
It's an excuse we make to avoid having to admit that we were wrong and just apologize. So just like the last example, it's a means of insulting someone and then blaming them for being offended. How fucked up is that?


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MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men's volleyball team dropped its first contest of the season, with a 3-0 loss (25-20, 26-24, 25-17) to Grand Canyon Sunday evening at Worthen Arena. Senior outside hitter Greg Herceg led the match with 18 kills.
Herceg led the way with a .237 clip (18-9-38). Sophomore Shane Witmer and junior Kevin Owens each added seven kills. Witmer passed eight digs, while Owens had a solo block and two assisted blocks. Matt Leske was credited with two solo blocks and two assisted blocks. Senior setter Dan Wichmann added 21 assists while junior Graham McIlvaine tallied 15 sets. Libero Tommy Rouse got under 10 digs and registered four assists.
For the match, Ball State hit .171 (42-23-111) to Grand Canyon's .198 percentage (34-16-91). Both teams were even with the blocking at eight total team blocks a piece. The Cardinals made 10 service errors, while the 'Lopes managed three errors and six aces.
The Cardinals drop to 8-1 on the season and 3-1 in MIVA play, while the 'Lopes improve to 5-6 and 1-3 in league action.
The 'Lopes were led by Gerrard Lipscombe who had 10 kills. Keith Smith and Christian Ward each tallied four assisted blocks.
Ball State has a quick turnaround and is back in action on Wednesday when it hosts IPFW for the last match in its five-match home stand. The match is set to start at 7:30 p.m. You can keep track of the team on Twitter by following @BallStateMVB or on Facebook at "Ball State Men's Volleyball". As always, ballstatesports.com is the official site for Ball State Athletics.


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CRESTLINE - Buckeye Central scored five runs in the second inning, added four in the fourth, and then held on for a 10-8 win over Crestline.
Tanner Zaebst led the Bucks (10-13) on offense with two hits, two runs scored and an RBI. Austin Lutz singled and had two RBIs, while Grant Loy scored two runs and had two hits.
Loy picked up the win on the mound, going 4 2/3 innings while striking out 10 and allowing six runs, three earned. Seth Parsons finished the game with 2 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, none earned.
Austin Norwood took the loss for the Bulldogs.
NR's offense erupts
FOSTORIA - One can't help but wonder if getting no-hit Monday really annoyed New Riegel.
The Blue Jackets certainly played like it.
New Riegel erupted for 24 hits and won big in a slugfest with St. Wendelin, 26-11. The biggest culprit in this offensive onslaught was Michael Kirian, who doubled, tripled and drove in six runs. Jake Dryfuse also had a big game, with five hits - including two doubles - and four RBIs. Fred Clark, Aaron Reinhart and Alex Theis picked up two RBIs each.
Austin Mathias picked up the win on the mound.
The Blue Jackets improved to 9-8, 3-3 in the MAL.
St. Wendelin was paced by Brad Buhrow, who had a double and a triple and three RBIs. Brody Whetsel added three hits and two RBIs, while Devin Frankart scored and drove in two runs.
Columbian shut out by Sandusky's Herriott
SANDUSKY - Columbian got a magnificent start from Aaron Sostaric on Tuesday in Sandusky.
Trouble was, Sandusky's Joey Herriott was just a tad better.
The Blue Streaks pushed across the game's only run - an unearned run - in the fifth inning, and that was enough to nip the Tornadoes, 1-0.
TC got singles from Christian Magill and Jack Burkes.
Sostaric took a tough-luck loss, allowing just four hits and striking out nine over a complete six innings.
It was Columbian's second one-run Northern Ohio League loss in as many days. It sits at 10-8, 6-2 in the NOL.
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RIDGEWAY - Not since Bill Murray in the movie Caddyshack has someone made things so rough on a group of Gophers.
Mohawk's Jacob Jeffrey went a full five innings, striking out seven and only allowing a pair of base hits in a 12-0 blanking of Ridgemont on Tuesday.
Jeffrey helped supply the offensive punch with a two-run single in an 8-run third inning in which Mohawk seized control.
Derrick Sowers, Austin Harper, Devon Fredritz, Grant Gucker and David Dietrich added RBIs for the Warriors (7-11). Sowers, Harper, Gucker and Austin Shock had two-hit days.
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CAREY - A lot of people think very highly of the Seneca East baseball team. The latest coaches poll, as well as statewide baseball services, have the Tigers sitting atop the Division IV rankings.
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The Tigers built up an 8-0 lead after two innings over Carey, and cruised to a 10-1 win.
Nate Snavely drove in three runs on the day with Ethan Caudill and Mason McWilliams each tallying two hits and two RBIs. McWilliams had a double included in his totals.
Ben Cramer also doubled and drove home a run. He also was the winning pitcher, throwing six innings, scattering seven hits and striking out five.
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LOVELAND (AP) � Known as the �Capman,� Robert Schmidt of Loveland knits to give.
On Sept. 11, Robert and his wife, Dorey Schmidt, dropped off at the Angel House more than 100 knitted caps, his first large donation in the Loveland community. The Schmidts moved in March from Lubbock, Texas, where he donated his caps to children�s homes and hospitals, and now are looking for new places to donate.
�It�s something to do with your hands,� Robert, 86, said when asked why he knits.
Through his knitting ministry, Robert thinks of the infants and children who will receive his caps, which are stretchy enough to fit some adults, said Dorey, 80.
�He�s not a person who verbally expresses himself easily,� said Dorey, who knitted when she was younger but now does painting and mixed-media work. �With the knitting, he thinks about these kids. He has a great big soft spot in his great big heart. He�s a real philanthropist.�
Robert, who also does woodworking, plans to donate his caps to nonprofits and hospitals in the area, once he and Dorey identify a few agencies, Dorey said.
The Angel House was their first pick because of the number of children the agency serves.
�I think the kids will love them,� said Rebecca Brace, program manager at the Angel House, about the five bags of caps Robert knitted in a rainbow of colors. �This is great, especially with the cold weather coming up.�
The Angel House will distribute the caps to the families living in rotation, who have access to the agency�s day center and stay in host churches at night, and transitional housing. The leftover caps will be given to the House of Neighborly Service a block away, Brace said.
�There�s never a problem getting rid of the caps,� Dorey said. �Being elderly, it�s been hard to find ways to give back. This way, he can continue to reach out.�
Robert started knitting six years ago when he sat in on a Texas church group of 14 or 15 women knitting prayer shawls.
One of the women asked Robert if he wanted to try knitting, using a circular loom. He did and learned in one or two sessions, Dorey said.
�It�s all their fault,� she said.
Robert knitted shawls for his three daughters and daughter-in-law, and caps and scarves for the men in his family, including his son. The shawls proved too bulky, so Robert chose making the caps instead � he�s made 2,452 or 2,453 so far.
Each year, Robert makes 800 or so caps, using a 42-peg loom. He can make a cap in three hours and spends, on average, four hours a day knitting.
Most of Robert�s yarn is donated or comes from garage sales.
�I�m really proud of him for finding his own purpose,� Dorey said.
Robert farmed for 30 years, then worked in building maintenance for 15 years before retiring and starting a ranch, all in Texas. Dorey was a creative writing professor for 27 years and now is a freelance writer.
�We�ve always been interested in making things,� Dorey said. �We have a pretty strong work ethic. For us, this work is fun.�


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It's the sneezin' season. But are those over-the-counter cold and cough medicines you're using legit?
Not in the case of some products made by Fort Worth-based Sovereign Pharmaceuticals, says a recent federal warning letter.
"Your firm is marketing unapproved drugs," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wrote. "They are not generally recognized as safe and effective for their labeled uses."
The FDA cited several cold medicines that Sovereign has manufactured for business partner Capellon Pharmaceuticals, including Certuss, Trexbrom, Tekral, Rescon and Liquibid. Additionally, the variety of Rescon pictured here "is missing important warning information" that should tell people not to use it under certain conditions "unless directed by a doctor."
Sovereign also committed "significant violations of current good manufacturing practice" when making the anti-spasm prescription drug Symax, the FDA said. Further, Sovereign failed to test "for adequacy of mixing to ensure uniformity" among tablets of the widely used prescription painkiller hydrocodone.
Sovereign officials would not speak with me. Their website says the company "maintains an excellent relationship with the FDA" and other government agencies while strictly adhering to safety regulations.
The FDA previously sent warning letters to Sovereign at least twice — for marketing unapproved drugs in 2002, and for manufacturing failures in 1998.
Sovereign's offices are near Capellon's in a northeast Fort Worth warehouse district. FDA records identify Capellon's chairman, Ralph Brown, and president, David Brown, as the co-owners of Sovereign.
"You should take prompt action to correct the violations," the FDA told the Browns in the recent warning letter, dated Jan. 29. "Failure to promptly correct these violations may result in legal action without further notice including, without limitation, seizure and injunction."
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The first tangible result of New York State's promise to invest $1 billion in Buffalo arrived today with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's announcement that an Albany drug research company will expand in Western New York and create 250 new jobs.
Albany Molecular Research Inc. will take advantage of a $50 million state investment in new biomedical research equipment and facilities that the governor said aims to spark development in the same way that state-sponsored nano-electronic research and development did for the Capital Region.
He told a gathering of hundreds of community leaders at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center this morning that the new jobs at a drug discovery and research center on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus are also expected to leverage $200 million in private investment.
"The governor's commitment and involvement will result in establishing Western New York as a centerpiece of cutting-edge research to drive exciting drug discoveries that advance the treatment and prevention of disease and improve the quality of life." said AMRI Chairman, CEO and President Thomas E. D'Ambra, "while addressing our nation's critical challenges in providing effective and affordable health care for an aging baby boomer population."
Cuomo, who said he must defend his billion dollar investment plan for Buffalo to other regions of the state, pointed to the AMRI commitment as the kind of success that can result from a strategic plan like the one unveiled today by his Western New York Regional Economic Development Council.
In an approximately 90-minute session – led by co-chairmen Howard A. Zemsky, a Buffalo businessman who is also chairman of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, and Satish K. Tripathi, president of the University at Buffalo – a group of Council members entrusted with charting a course for the governor's plan outlined the results of more than a year of work. Their plan calls for everything from establishing a Buffalo facility to support regional manufacturing to similar efforts in health and life sciences, tourism, entrepreneurship, work force development and urban revitalization.
"Let's agree today that we're tired of talking about yesterday and what Buffalo was," a fired-up Cuomo told his audience, "and let's talk about tomorrow and our future ... and why the future of Western New York is brighter than the past ever was."
But to back up all the theoretical projections of area business and education leaders, the governor seemed intent on introducing a solid accomplishment. His team continually pointed to the success of the state's investment in a burgeoning nano-tech industry in Albany now expanding into Buffalo and providing a model for achievements stemming from government investment.
In this case, Cuomo's office said the new jobs will stem from "nano-biomedical research and development." The idea, they said, is to duplicate the Albany success by investing in core infrastructure and equipment to attract companies in new high-tech facilities. Cuomo's office said the governor's "Buffalo Billion" plan is now making a "downpayment" on replicating the Albany approach in Western New York.
"These strategic investments by the state, leveraged significantly with private investment, will build upon Western New York's leadership in life science research and increase the commercialization of innovations developing from that research as well as more advanced manufacturing jobs in the pharmaceutical industry," his office said.
D'Ambra said the bricks and mortar of the investment will mean a new state-of-the-art pharmaceutical research, development and testing operation in Buffalo. AMRI employs nearly 700 people in New York, with just under 1,300 employees companywide and has invested almost $200 million in the Albany and Syracuse regions over the years, he added.
"As a region, we must drive transformative, sustainable, economic growth and opportunity," Tripathi said. "Our signature initiatives are first and foremost about private sector jobs and investment. The intent of our plan is to utilize the public funding as seed money to attract the businesses that will make a long-term investment in our local economy."
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It's that time of year again, your chance to vote for the Cubs 2011 MVP and LVP.
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Previous winners include:
- 2010 - Carlos Marmol
- 2009 - Derrek Lee
- 2008 - Geovany Soto
WAR values come from Baseball Reference, ranking is for team of course, not the league.
|1st in BA, H, 2B, 3B, R + 2nd in SB, 4th in OBP
|1st in ERA, W, K, WHIP + 2nd in IP for starters
|1st in ERA, WHIP and HLDS
|1st in RBI, SLG + 2nd in BA, H, R, HR, OBP
|Fired Hendry, spent a lot on the draft
2011 Cubs LVP
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- 2010 - Lou Piniella
- 2009 - Alfonso Soriano
|Jim Hendry
|left team with little rotation depth, and lots of dead weight on contracts.
|Carlos Marmol
|blew league leading 10 Saves
|Mike Quade
|acted very confused, consistently...
|Alfonso Soriano
|if you care to concentrate on the value portion of LVP, Soriano gave little bang for the buck
|Carlos Zambrano
|similar to Soriano, money paid grossly overstated to performance given. May have kicked a puppy.
I'll leave it open through the end of the week. Comments always appreciated.
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Definitely kicked a puppy.
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sportswriters like to smoke fat rocks in BOS, too...
"According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, Bobby Valentine is not a candidate for the Red Sox managerial opening."
...evidently the other hot "okay, really?" name popular in their press is joe torre.
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Wasn't Earl Weaver available?
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Really, people? Zambrano? He would've probably outproduced Soriano in WAR if management hadn't sent him home, and it's Hendry and Rickett's that screwed the pooch by locking themselves into a "he's not coming back" position.
(I also suspect Zambrano could've outproduced Soriano at the plate and in the field given the chance.)
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i say bring Z back as our new starting 1B. think about it...
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AZ PHIL: What was the deal with Al Albequerque, again?
Did the Cubs trade him to the Rox in some phantom deal, or was he not designated for the 40-man ever?
I recall you discussing his arm on occasion, and had seen him on your various AFL lists, etc.
I am happy for his success this year with the Tigers, and just was curious what it took for his light to get switched on. Or, did we blow it on another prospect?
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After being traded to the Rockies for Jeff Baker in July 2009, Alberto Alburquerque was added to the Rockies 40-man roster post-2009, was outrighted in May 2010 (nobody claimed him off waivers - anybody could have), and then he became an MLB Rule 55 Six-Year Minor League FA post-2010 (again, available for anybody who wanted him) and he signed a minor league contract with the Tigers with an NRI to Spring Training.
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Thanks, gents.
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Alburquerque had good numbers at Daytona in 2009. He was on my radar because his high strikeouts and low hits-allowed (44/26 in 34.2 innings) fed into my Marmol index. If I remember correctly, I squawked a little on TCR when he was traded.
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I don't know why but people are always accusing me of liking Sam Fuld. Fuld was the last thing in my thoughts when he went in the Garza deal. It was only when Fernando Perez washed out and Fukudome slid into the leadoff spot that I thought, and said out loud, that we always had Fuld for this situation and it was odd timing to have traded him now along with Guyer, someone else who could have led off.
Tony Thomas: you got me there. I did grow to like him after 2010--as did the Red Sox. Second basemen with speed and pop have two advantages over, say, Barney. But I've really gotten to like Coello and wouldn't trade him today for Thomas.
But that's a prospect for a prospect. I'd probably trade Garza today for Lee, Archer, Guyer and Chirinos, with or without Fuld. I'd certainly trade Baker for Alburquerque and Harden + Gaudin for Donaldson. With Donaldson's HR power (35 in last two seasons) and 38% caught-stealing pct., I think he would catch for the Cubs next season.
And of course I would trade Grabow and Gorzellany for Josh Harrison, who could play third next year.
So I generally favor squawking when they trade a nice prospect. Almost invariably, it's selling low.
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Well, it was in my blog then, September 10, 2009:
Alberto Alburquerque, by the way, was in my top ten when he was traded to Colorado for Jeff Baker. I take exception when I hear it said that the Cubs got Baker for nothing.
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Yeah, I see it now.
He has an extraneous "r" in his name--Alburquerque. I spelled it right in my search but wrong in my comment.
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I liked Marmolaid for LVP, even more when I consider that he was the MVP last year.
Castro was the player most fun to watch, but since we're, in theory, supposed to be entertained by this mess, I guess that's a good criteria for him to win.
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Since there was no realistic chance that the Cubs were going to win in 2011, the only person whose actions mattered was Hendry. Sadly he was unable to turn good performances by ARam, Pena and others into young players via a trades.
Thus, in my opinion, Hendry is the only choice for LVP.
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Remember he was "handcuffed" by his being fired, to some degree, and also AramRam didn't seem too excited about waiving his NTC.
If Pena nets us a 2nd supplemental pick, that's probably not going to be much worse than what we could have gotten for him.
Not to defend Hendry...
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Valid points, and as you note there is still time to correct the problem through draft pick compensation, but IMO the fact remains that Henry's failure to turn over the roster makes him the LVP.
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Or the fact that it took Hendry several years of work to produce this shitty roster.
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I don't think Hendry's problem was creating a shitty roster, the roster did go to multiple playoffs. Hendry's problem is that he did not react fast enough when the window was closing to really clean house.
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A roster that is good in 2008 is not necessarily good in 2011, and he had plenty of time in 2009 and 2010 to realize that and try to do something about it. This is a franchise that ought to be in contention most of the time, particularly in the NL Central--not in contention half the time and pure shit some of the time.
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Isn't that what I said?
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Maybe, except you started by saying that you didn't think Hendry's problem was creating shitty roster, so that confused me. He created good rosters in 2007 and 2008 (and 2003 and 2004). But he created the shitty rosters in 2010 and 2011 as well.
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Rob has the MVPs right, but my LVPs are Byrd and DeWitt. I just hate those ugly swings. DeWitt is supposed to have been drafted for his swing but I just don't see it. When he hits the ball hard, it's a golf shot headed for the foul pole.
Not to sound like one of those villainous scouts in Moneyball . . .
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dewitt was supposed to be hitting 20-25+ HR a year by now...meh. i wouldn't mind keeping him around another year.
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note Az Phil's post on the Baker for Alberquerque thread...#96:
As for Alberto Alburquerque, he has had arm problems (elbow and shoulder) for much of his carerer, but he's finlly healthy this season and was throwing in the mid-90's at Daytona.
I would compare him to Marcos Mateo (but Alburquerque has a better fastball), and as of right now, I would have rated Alburquerque as one of the Top 5 minor leaguers most-likely to get added to the Cubs 40-man roster post-2009 (along with Welington Castillo, Steve Clevenger, Tyler Colvin, and John Gaub).
Cubs have gotten mileage out of Baker, wasn't he Quade's favorite cleanup hitter vs leftys? ((facepalm))
2011 split vs LHP (.314/.349/.463/.812)
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1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.
rain delay...thanks obama.
Thanks again Phil. We actually were in Mesa and drove around. Hopefully, I am back for some Fall League. If not I have all of spring training (like the smart people who move here!)
What Rob G said. I can't speak for Piittsburgh, but the other end of the state has had absolute crap weather for two days. Perfect day to take it easy.
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Several local businesses proposing new signs received the Goose Creek Architectural Review Board's blessing and approval at its Aug. 19 meeting.
Goose Creek Family Dentistry asked for approval to change the top part of its sign. ARB member Joel Arenson made a motion to approve, which passed, as did each submission that night.
A wall-mounted sign was approved for E-Cigs Charleston. The total area of the sign is 40 feet but the individual letters are not connected to one signboard.
"Our ordinance allows each letter to stand on its own," Goose Creek Planning Director Sarah Hanson said.
Sign size limits are proportional to the size of a building and its distance from the street, according to Hanson. If a sign might be too big but has individually mounted letters, the area of each letter can be calculated by boxing it in to determine if they are small enough to fall within the city's sign ordinance, Hanson told The Gazette.
Sushi 101 made a similar proposal. The total area of its sign is 42 feet, falling within the allowable 45 feet for a wall-mounted sign as stipulated in the ordinance.
Berkeley County Habitat For Humanity ReStore Manager Kathi Cotterill made a request to install a 9 by 9 foot roll-up door.
In other business, the ARB approved plans for the new fire station headquarters and substation, known as Station 3.
Paulette Myers of Thomas & Denzinger Architects made a similar presentation to the ARB as she made to city council at an April workshop.
Myers said the cost for both stations is $12 million. At the April council workshop she gave an estimated cost of $11.5 million for both.
She said the headquarters station, to be located off the recently renamed Button Hall Avenue (formerly Brandywine Boulevard), will sit across from the city's public works building.
The main station will house 11 men and be about 30,000 square feet. It will also house administrative staff and inspectors. The administrative and inspection offices should be about 12,000 square feet, Myers said.
The building includes an administrative suite, a training room and four apparatus bays that are two sided, allowing for eight vehicles.
Fred Guthier, of ADC Engineering, did the site work plans for landscaping. He told the ARB there will be a lawn area in the back with a patio. "It has a very southern backyard porch feel," Guthier said.
The entryway will be lined with crepe myrtles. Some plants will be used to collect water. There will also be a retention pond. Live oaks will go along North Goose Creek Boulevard.
"The city owns 40 acres there," Myers said. "We're using about four-and-a-half. The city may eventually use that as a training area or a passive park."
Parking for visitors and administrators will be in front of the building while firefighter parking will be in the back, Myers said.
She showed ARB members a piece of glazed glass that will make up the apparatus bay doors.
"It's a nice open building," she said. "The materials are brick. We intend to match the municipal center."
Thomas & Denzinger also designed the city's Marguerite H. Brown Municipal Center and Station 2, a substation off Crowfield Boulevard. The bricks for both new stations will be exactly the same as the ones at the municipal center.
"They still make … the same red as the municipal center," Myers said.
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MUNCIE, Ind. - - Ball State senior outfielder Jennifer Gilbert was one of 50 NCAA Division I players selected for the 2014 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List as announced by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball.
Now in its 13th year, the award is designed to recognize outstanding athletic achievement by collegiate softball players across the country. The list includes 24 seniors, 20 juniors and six sophomores. Freshmen are ineligible for consideration for the initial Top 50 list. Gilbert is the lone representative from the Mid-American Conference.
The first player in program history to earn All-America honors after being named to the 2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Third Team, Gilbert enters her senior season as one of the nation's top offensive threats. She ranked 11th nationally with a MAC single-season record .451 batting average last season, while her school record .936 slugging percentage was the fifth best effort among all NCAA Division I players.
The two-time reigning Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, Gilbert drove in a MAC and Ball State single-season record 70 RBI last season to become the league's all-time career RBI leader (185) as a junior. She enters the 2014 season also ranked near the top of the MAC career charts in home runs (second at 56), runs scored (second at 161), doubles (fifth at 47), batting average (fifth at .381) and hits (19th at 214).
This past summer, Gilbert completed her second tour as a member of the Canadian Women's Senior National Team. She played in four international competitions between July and August, posting a .338 batting average with 27 hits over 29 games. She racked up 25 RBI and 20 runs scored, while smashing three doubles, three triples and three home runs. Team Canada closed the summer with a silver medal showing at the VII Women's Pan American Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico, posting a 9-3 record over the nine-day event.Gilbert and the Ball State softball team open the 2014 season Friday, Feb. 7, with an 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT scheduled first pitch versus Southern Illinois in the Texas State CentryLink Classic.


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Darin Parker is the kind of guy who jumps into life with both feet. A 1999 graduate of Weber State University, he worked full-time as an account manager for Verizon Wireless while fulfilling his MBA requirements and, in his "spare" time, is the father of five kids. About his breakneck schedule, he jokes, "You might as well pull the band-aid off fast!"
Despite his hectic pace, Darin has had time to reflect on the benefits of pursuing an MBA at Westminster. "There's the flexibility inherent in being able to take courses during evenings and weekends. The professors bring real-life experiences to the classroom; they know who you are, and they'll always go the extra mile. The students are a good diverse group -- accountants, engineers, even former Latin American Studies majors. I've formed some relationships with my peers that will last a lifetime."
When asked to reflect upon what he's learned at Westminster, Darin has a ready answer. "In life and in business, people tend to avoid doing what's not fun. I've learned to deal with issues that others would prefer not to address. By so doing, I've become a 'go-to' guy."
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Erin Andrews will replace Brooke Burke-Charvet as the host of Dancing with the Stars, a source confirms to PEOPLE.
The FOX Sports reporter, 35, will take over as Tom Bergeron's co-host for season 18 of ABC's dancing competition. Andrews is no stranger to the series, having competed on season 10 of DWTS with pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
Burke-Charvet, 42, hosted the show for seven seasons. On Friday, she released a statement to E! Online.
"I have enjoyed seven seasons co-hosting DWTS but understand the need for change considering the position of the show at this juncture," Burke-Charvet said. "I've always been one to embrace change and [I'm] looking forward to pursuing opportunities I previously wasn't able to entertain because of contractual obligations to the show. I've seen my fair share of shocking eliminations in the ballroom, but this one takes the cake."
The show also recently fired bandleader and orchestrator Harold Wheeler, as well as his 28-member band.
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Dancing with the Stars returns on March 17.
Thanks for all the love & support. I loved my time in the ballroom & I'll love my next chapter too. Change is positive. Love you guys!— Brooke Burke-Charvet (@brookeburke) February 22, 2014
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We should have a thread dedicated to those who really are missing. Are they still breathing?
I'll start off with a couple
Richie Edwards
Licorice McKechnie (hippie chick, member of the Incredible String Band for a while)
Lord Lucan
I'd guess the first two dead and the oldster still breathing.
Lord Lucan, Richie Edwards,
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Source: Defense News
quote: Correct me if I'm wrong
quote: You've no idea how much I'm dumbing this all down for general consumption.
quote: I named a number of aircraft that each do things the F-35 claims to be able to do.
quote: Are you an aeronautical engineer?
quote: Do you work for Lockheed?
quote: Yes but no single aircraft has ever had to do ALL the things being asked of the F-35 airframe. Hello?


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Avoiding Foreclosure Rescue Scams
Feb 15, 2011 | Tips
If you're not able to keep up with your mortgage, you may be tempted to enlist the help of a foreclosure rescue agency. Don't. These types of agencies are often run by con artists looking to take advantage of vulnerable homeowners. Popular scams include:
- Phantom help: The con artists claim they can negotiate an agreement with your lender, but they require an upfront fee. They may also ask you to start paying your mortgage to them. After they get your money, they usually disappear. There are some foreclosure rescue agencies that may try to contact your lender, but all they're really doing is charging you a fee for something you can do yourself.
- Rent to own: The con artists claim that by giving them the title to your house, they'll take over your mortgage payments and allow you to stay and pay a reasonable rent. They promise you can buy back the home in a few years. However, the reality is quite different. If there's equity in your home, the scammers may drain it by taking out a home equity loan or refinancing. Other possibilities: they may raise the rent to an unaffordable level and evict you when you can't pay it or set the purchase price so high that you can't afford to buy the house back.
- Fake refinancing: The con artists claim that they're refinancing your loan to bring it current and have you sign the "loan papers". However, often what you're really doing is signing over the title of your home, leaving the con artists free to refinance, take out a home equity loan, or sell the home and keep the profit for themselves. Or they may charge you a hefty upfront fee for their services and give you bogus paperwork.
Legitimate help is available – for free! All SCE FCU members have access to BALANCE, a free financial counseling and education service. A counselor at BALANCE can assess your current financial situation and discuss options for your mortgage and how to approach your lender. To find out more, call us or visit our website.