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Monday, October 28, 2013
The Mellow Mushroom in Mount Pleasant announces it is again hosting the fourth annual Mount Pleasant Beerfest on Saturday, Nov. 2 at its location on Highway 17 North from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.
After establishing itself among beer aficionados as the best craft beer festival in Mount Pleasant, the Mount Pleasant Beerfest looks to top itself again with more than 30 local and national breweries serving up over 70 craft beers for unlimited tasting to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Charleston. In addition, there will be live music all day on center stage by two local bands, Schema and Wadata, in addition to the tasty Mellow Mushroom food experience.
It will be another great day of craft beer, tunes and Mellow pies as Mellow Mushroon looks to top last year's attendance of 750 people to benefit a worthwhile charity. Tickets are $35 pre-event, $40 day of event (for unlimited tasting all day) and $70 for the VIP experience including a separate VIP area holding special, rare craft beer tastings, all food included and special reserved parking.
Please visit the Mellow Mushroom Mount Pleasant facebook page for tickets and more information or mtpleasantbeerfest.eventbrite.com to purchase your tickets. Presenting Sponsors include the Man Cave of Mount Pleasant and Phillips Industrial Services.
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JUPITER, Fla. - In Jupiter, the Miami Marlins played the Venezuelan national team in an exhibition game at Roger Dean Stadium Tuesday night, where many fans had Hugo Chavez on their minds.
Venezuela's team reportedly asked for the flags to fly at half-staff and for a moment of silence for Chavez before the game. There was no moment of silence; some fans said the flag was at half-staff briefly before they were taken all the way up for the remainder of the game.
Fans cheering for Venezuela said they came to the game with much more on their minds than baseball.
"I'm happy. I don't care. Hugo Chavez died today," said fan Antontio Quintero.
Rhima Pinto, a baseball fan with family in Venezuela, said they reported a calm on the streets after the news of Chavez' death.
"When I heard he had passed away, I couldn't believe it, and I still don't," Pinto said.
"It is terrible news for a human being," said baseball fan Juan Chacon. "But we have to be strong as a country, as a people, and we have to be together."
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A proposed city rental ordinance, meant to combat drug and firearms crimes and improve neighborhood quality by monitoring who's living in rental properties, took a first step Tuesday....
jsteg47 sorry,I don"t have any rat holes?? for u to rent, pictures of all may units are on facebook Williamsport landlords, I wouldn"t rent to u for several reasons, sour grapes??
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A few years back I looked at an apartment owned by this Mim lady, what a rat hole, needless to say I instantly declined, and the fact that she is in ANY landlord advocate group, well, what a joke, a perfect example of the pot calling the kettle black.
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THEN theres going to be a homeless issue, because no one will rent to people, and people will be out on their hind parts. or, someone like MIM will have a personal problem with their tenant and FIND a reason to evict now that she has the backing of the police... yep, i see the pros AND the cons.
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Magic, How? I'm not disagreeing with you that that's how it should work... but where does that information come from? I don't see anywhere in the ordinance proposals or discussions where that point has been addressed.
If after 3 offenses you can't rent from anyone in the city... YES... that WILL resolve the problem. Otherwise, it's just a revolving door.
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It's not a revolving door! Obviously the next landlord would have the records of the renter and know they are a problem and can choose not to rent to them. Instead of finding out after the fact when you're stuck. That's the point of the ordinance to drive the problem people out.
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I don't understand.... what are the people who are getting thrown out of the house suppose to do?
So, as a landlord I have 3 tenant offenses at my rental. I evict the residents. Now what? They go rent somewhere else.
How has this solve the problem? There will just be a revolving door.
And what happens if John Doe is the one who has the drug complaints? Do we also evict Jane Doe and Jr. Doe?
Finally... if there are 3 or more gun or drug violations in a 6 month period... why is this person not in jail???
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Again, the mayor is saying that renters are the cause of all of the crime in the city. I really take exception to that statement. I rent, I pay my taxes, I work hard in the city and I and my family participate in our neighborhood watch. We don't want crime in our neighborhood. But, I guess because we rent, we are part of the criminal element. I guess people who own their homes never commit crimes. I guess their guests from out of town don't bring in drugs or bring violence. Just those of us who rent because we can't afford to buy. Thanks Mr. Mayor and all of you who support this plan. Thanks for your trust. Now I and my family know how you feel. Maybe I need to take my family and go pay our taxes to another town or city who don't look at us as criminals just because we rent!
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Next to strip searching everyone that enters the city limits everyday for drugs and guns, this is a start. It may not be perfect or what everyone wants, but it is a start.
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It would be nice if the Sun Gazette would use spell check. Fazes ---- REALLY??????
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Wow Mim, good for you. However I'm still a skeptic. I'll be convinced if they are able to bring a reduction of crime and more grant money as a result of this ordinance; the two results Campana promises.
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I was on WNEP cap I got more air time then the mayor, man, I got to use that gift card for a haircut I got last Christmas.
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I mainly asked the price of the license and funny I am agreeing with this one, I looked into the ordinance and we do not have to register our tenante just have to give our lease, If someone other then my tenants move in the police will now back us in court for removal, this is good and I am all for it they also said we have chances to do the right thing by removing problem tenants and we are not held accountable as long as we cooperate which is what we all want anyway cooperation!! i am backing this ordinance get up off the floor cap
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I'm looking into my crystal ball and I see ranting from Mim coming in the very near future.
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IS there a problem with sentence structure and SPELLING...who's watching the hen-house?
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Council meeting, October 10th. See you there.
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Most of the "criminal Element" they are trying to weed out aren't on a lease. They are "visiting" friends or relatives.Landlords have no control over who thier tenants allow in thier homes.
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Landlords already have to have an inspection every 4 years, are they now proposing an inspection every time a tenant changes? How much will it cost to register tenants?
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Ahhh, she's getting sympathy cheers now. Kind of excruciating...
Ahhh, she's getting sympathy cheers now. Kind of excruciating...
Awwww, this crowd is so sweet. I love how they're supporting Alissa with their cheering and clapping.
sounds like a disaster yet again..
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The crowd is really being kind, but this is a disaster, even for her.
Those who decided not to watch this are probably glad.... This is an absolute meltdown. I'm so thankful for the crowd here...
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Poor Girl! OMG. It is very sad.
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WELLSVILLE — A family of seven was left to find another place to stay Saturday night after a fire damaged at least two rooms in the upstairs of their home at the corner of Commerce and 15th streets....
WHY does a 16 year old have a "YOUNG SON"???? Then we find out the "Young Son" is 2 which means this Child got pregnant at age 13? Are these parents up for the parent of the year award? Stupid is as stupid does! Someone belongs in Jail!!!!
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That is some "family".
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STATE COLLEGE - Lee Letha M. Lynch, 84, of State College, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, July 20, 2012, at Elmcroft, in State College.
She was the wife of the late Francis J. Lynch, who died in 1968. Lee served as a secretary in the Navy Department stationed in Washington D.C. after graduating from high school. Upon marrying Frank, they moved to State College for Frank to attend Penn State University and Lee was a secretary at Penn State University. Eventually they moved to Bellefonte and purchased an apartment building. Lee furnished most of the apartments with antiques she loved collecting and managed the building. Upon Frank's death, Lee took her real estate boards and was a realtor for the next 22 years. She started her realtor career with ERA Benchmark Realty. Lee then purchased a personal care home, Pine Ridge Manor, in Philipsburg, and managed the facility for ten years.
During this time she remarried to the late James K. Rhodes who died in 2002. Upon Jim's death, Lee took over Jim's painting contracting business and resigned from this in 2005.
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Lee loved her family, her pets, and visiting Atlantic City. Lee attended the First Presbyterian Church, in Bellefonte, while living there. Upon moving to State College, Lee attended the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. During Lee's time at Elmcroft, she was instrumental in supporting a church service on Sunday evenings in the facility and with her encouragement the service grew in numbers.
Surviving are three children, Leslie Aikens and her husband, L. James, of Millersville, Jay Lynch, of Spring Mills, and DiAnne McClenahan and her husband, Taylor, of Lake Elisinore, Calif., along with seven grandchildren and three stepchildren.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend her memorial service at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, 1221 W. Whitehall Road, State College.
Friends may visit with the family at the church immediately after the service. Please omit flowers. Those desiring may send contributions in Lee's memory to Centre County PAWS, 1401 Trout Rd, State College, PA 16801 or online at www.centrecountypaws.org/donating.
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$800 is a steal for that hotness man. Gene's boards come up once in a blue moon on the resale market out here and I have yet to see one in 9/10 -10/10 condition go for less than a G. Somebody better swoop that right up. That's a tough board to come by. Lava wave board.
wish i had the cash on me i want that . nice board man
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I will also throw in a Dakine Bag to sweeten the deal!
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Our series on America's best golf courses continues with a look at three of the best classic fairways in the north central U.S., as determined by Golfweek magazine's handpicked panel of 450 course raters. The raters, who are students of architecture, attend national workshops and each evaluate 15 to 20 courses per year.
December 1, 2007
A neighbor of mine counts a late-model six-speed Corvette coupe among his household's half dozen cars and nine motorcycles. When I remarked to him that the Shelby GT500 seemed to be attracting more come-hither glances from women than the Z06, he didn't miss a beat: "You been cruising around trailer parks?" The loyalty these cars generate is as fierce now as it was back in the good old days.
December 1, 2007
One of the premier events for car aficionados, the Palm Beach [Fla.] Cavallino Classic, takes place January 22 to 27 at the Breakers Hotel in that city. Ferrari owners will find much to see and do, including a track meet; a touring rally with vintage and classic Ferraris; and-the high point of the show-the Concorso d'Eleganza, which will feature more than 100 classic cars.
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We had just sat down in cozy alpine hut No. 6 on the snowy, remote slopes of Lech, Austria, when our private ski instructor, Max Weissengruber, ordered a round of peach schnapps-which he insisted was de rigueur at 11 a.m. "Life is not only about maximum profit," he said with his signature Austrian dogmatism. "It's about quality."
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European brown trout, introduced to the crystalline waters of New Zealand in 1868, have thrived in this country, which is roughly the size of California. Wild populations have created what many well-traveled fly fishers believe are the finest river trout fisheries in the world today. These trout are large. They are beautiful. They are also some of the most difficult to catch.
December 1, 2007
The Veterans Airlift Command (www.veteransairlift.org) is looking for a few good pilots-and airplanes. The mission: help convalescing servicemen and women wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan with their recovery.
December 1, 2007
Bombardier's next Learjet will be bigger and faster than any of its forebears, the company has announced. The 10-seat, stand-up-cabin Learjet NXT will fill the market gap between the midsize Learjet 60XR and super-midsize Challenger 300.
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Manned flight in powered aircraft was only 15 years old when the idea of carrying mail in airplanes seemed doable to the bureaucrats in Washington. The airplane's success during the Great War in Europe-still ongoing- showed a promise of peacetime applications. So it happened on May 1, 1918, that the U.S.
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They may not take you coast-to-coast, or even to the next state, but two new personal aircraft could offer you a whole lot of fun for your money.
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Do you have a fear of flying?
No, I have a fear of crashing.
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Wow! According to the disagree I got on my first comment, it seems someone knows me better than me. You seriously disagree that I have a fear of crashing? You may be in favor of a nanny state in which all of the subjects have someone else do their thinking for them but I can assure you that you will never be part of the group that does the thinking.
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LOL, great come back rpmwwe, ah heck, they didn't disagree with your comment, they just look at the screen name posted and that is all that matters to them!
I used to love to fly. I'm with you on your opinion as well. I fear crashing.
In fact, flying is becoming an inconvenience, especially with these short hour destination flights and everything they have to do with flight travel these days, it quicker to drive the trip.
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Every now and then, I see something on TV about maglev trains. Japan and Germany have an interest in them and are working on their own programs. It would be nice to see similar work being done in the U.S. but I'm sure financing it would be a problem. The trains can run in excess of 300 mph and could rival the travel times of the airline industry in the short hauls.
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State Superintendent of Education Dr. Mick Zais announced this week that a Read to Succeed office has been created at the State Department of Education, in compliance with the recently passed literacy law.
As we work to ensure the Read to Succeed legislation is implemented correctly, we want to make sure this is a team effort, said Zais.
The creation of this new office, housed in the Office of School Transformation, shows a commitment on our states part to focus on improved literacy outcomes for our children. I am pleased that we are now making progress that can be measured, said Zais.
The mission of the Read to Succeed Office (R2S) will be to offer a comprehensive approach to reading that ensures all students develop reading and writing skills to be college- and career-ready.
The R2S Office will have various functions, which are outlined in more detail on the website at http://ed.sc.gov/agency/se/Read-to-Succeed/. These include supporting summer reading camps; encouraging family and community partnerships; working with higher education teacher training programs to increase reading proficiency; developing a state reading plan; and creating a statewide system supporting reading coaches.
Candice Walsh will lead this Reading and Early Learning team. She has worked with many of the literacy initiatives outlined in the R2S legislation. After completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Lander University, Walsh went on to earn a Master of Education in Middle Level Literacy from Cambridge College. She also brings a strong base of public school experience to the position.
I want to congratulate Candice on this opportunity to lead our states new reading initiative, said Dr. Cindy Van Buren, Deputy Superintendent of School Effectiveness. Her breadth of experience coupled with her passion for literacy makes her the perfect leader for our Reading and Early Learning team.
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Game Lineup for Jan. 26 Cosmic Cocktails and Space Arcade
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The Rose Center for Earth and Space transforms into a cosmic arcade on Thursday, January 26, for an evening of open bar, after-hours viewing—and game playing—in the new exhibition Beyond Planet Earth, and the following custom games provided by Babycastles at Cosmic Cocktails and Space Arcade.
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Cosmic Cocktails and Space Arcade
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Escape the midwinter slump with a night out at the Museum. On Thursday, January 26, Cosmic Cocktails and Space Arcade will transform the Rose Center for Earth and Space into a party scene complete with hors d'oeuvres, open bar, indie arcade games provided by Babycastles, and exclusive after-hours access to the exhibition Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration. Throughout the night, One Ring Zero will play music from their album Planets, a tribute to the solar system. Below, band members Joshua Camp and Michael Hearst share the inside story behind the album.
Modeling Cosmic Evolution at AMNH
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The fifth floor of the Rose Center for Earth and Space is home to the Museum's Department of Astrophysics, which includes a research group of two dozen graduate students, research scientists, and postdocs. Mordecai-Mark Mac Low is one of three curators in the department. Below is the second in a series of features on the curators' areas of research.
Curator Mac Low's office is bright, and most of the floor space is claimed by book-lined shelves and neat stacks of papers. Just outside the door, the hall window—marked with equations scribbled in red and blue marker—looks out onto the gray top of the Hayden Sphere as sunlight pours in from 81st Street.
Mac Low also studies the evolution of stars, but his more theoretical approach to astrophysics requires months of computing time and routine digital conference calls with an international network of collaborators and students.
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At a time when Kwanzaa was still a rather new tradition, the Museum became one of the places where New York-area residents came to celebrate. Over the past 33 years, the annual Kwanzaa gathering at the Museum has grown into one of the most engaging events of its kind. This year's celebration on December 31 will feature an array of high-energy performers, an international marketplace, and more. Monique Scott, assistant director for cultural education at the Museum, recently answered a few questions about the holiday and the history of the Kwanzaa celebration at the Museum.


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The Decade of the Brain officially ended 14 years ago, but certainly not the explosive growth of neuroscience research, nor the popular interest in the three pounds of tofu-textured tissue between our ears. In fact, President Obama has just pledged $3 billion—a billion per brain pound!—toward what amounts to another brain decade, a 10-year project that would, as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Technology Review modestly describes it, "reconstruct the activity of every single neuron as they fire simultaneously in different brain circuits, or perhaps even whole brains." Only a few years ago, such an undertaking would've seemed like sci-fi fantasy; today, it's just the latest, biggest, and priciest exploratory trip into Brainlandia.
Meanwhile, the tidal wave of popular and professional interest in the brain surges on. There's hardly a psychotherapy professional conference in which the brain doesn't figure prominently in a good chunk of the workshops: "the brain and emotion," "the brain and addiction," "the adolescent brain," "the brain and couples," "your brain on sex"—you get the idea. Plus, there are all of those pop-science books, articles on The Huffington Post site, TV shows, "brain games," and do-it-yourself neurofeedback.
I fully understand this infatuation with neuroscience, having fallen hard for the little charmer myself. How could I not, given the sheer wonder of the extraordinary complexity of the brain? Just consider the numbers: the brain has 100 billion neurons amid another trillion support cells. A typical neuron connects with 5,000 other neurons, adding up to about 500 trillion synapses. The number of possible combinations of those 100 billion neurons is more than 10 to the millionth power—that's a one followed by a million zeros. As a comparison, the number of particles in the universe is estimated to be a one followed by a paltry 80 zeros.
Just as exhilarating as these staggering numbers is the new knowledge about neurobiology that's emerged over the last two decades. Through the remarkable power of brain imaging, we can watch different areas of a person's brain activate as he or she thinks, perceives, feels, wants, or acts in different ways. Increasingly, new studies are showing how specific neural structures and processes underlie that very intimate experience of being "me."
Even more thrilling, particularly for psychotherapists, are the implications of breakthrough understandings of the depth and breadth of neuroplasticity, the nervous system's capacity to be changed by experiences. Of course, neuroplasticity itself isn't breaking news. For more than a century, scientists have presumed that any sort of learning—a child learning to walk or an adult learning to navigate a tricky conversation with a partner—must involve some kind of change in neural structure and function. The breaking news is in the details of the mechanisms of neuroplasticity and their reach and power. Suppose, for example, someone regularly practices meditation with a focus on her breath. A part of the brain called the insula is routinely activated as she tunes into her body, which leads to a cascade of physical changes: new receptors get built at busy synapses, thus sensitizing them; new synapses grow in a matter of minutes; less used synapses wither away in a process sometimes called neural Darwinism (the survival of the busiest); and tiny strips of atoms, or genes, in the twisted-up molecules of DNA in neuronal nuclei get unpacked ("expressed," in epigenetics) to do their work. In the insula, the cortex gets measurably thicker. Like repeatedly lifting weights to build a muscle, repeated patterns of mental activity build neural structure. In essence, the mind itself is the greatest sculptor of the brain.
In the famous saying inspired by the work of neuroscientist Donald Hebb, neurons that fire together wire together. Make an impression on somebody's mind, reinforce it often enough, and bingo!—a new neural network forms. In other words, the mind has altered a little part of the brain. The possibilities radiate hope. Since the nervous system is enormously plastic, with enough effort, skill, and time (not to mention therapy) a person really can do a lot to overcome the effects of trauma, a lousy childhood, or major misfortune. This powerful fact has encouraged psychotherapists—some of us understandably troubled by the growing ascendancy of Big Pharma and psychoactive meds—because it indicates that our work in the consulting room can have a real impact on the concrete, physical brain, as much or more than do meds.
Like a lot of therapists, I was excited about neuroscience early on because I knew that the more we learned about what was going on inside the "black box" of the brain, the more effective we could become at intervening inside it. Much as the periodic table in chemistry provided an organizing structure for the elements, brain science has offered a way to place the great diversity of psychological theories, maladies, and treatments within a single, integrative framework. Neuroscience has given us a common tongue in the Babel-like world of psychotherapy. For instance, whether we describe our work with depression as helping clients grieve the lost part-object, dispute depressogenic thoughts, face existential fears of death, heal disruptions of empathic attunement in early childhood, or access their luminous core of being, it's reasonable to turn to neuroscience to determine how each of these approaches affects the serotonin system in the brain, since it's often a major factor in depression. Similarly, brain science offers common metrics for evaluating efficacy, such as the difference a treatment modality makes in serotonin metabolism.
It's perfectly natural to be enthralled by this wonderful—and scientific!—new framework that's starting to offer neurological evidence for the effectiveness of different therapeutic methods. Compared with the murky ambiguities of psychotherapy, the sheer visibility of the scanned brain—the ability to watch its neural structures and processes in action—is thrilling indeed. But if we get too infatuated with brain science, we'll forget how young this field really is and how little we truly know. Neuroscience is a baby science, after all. I think it's roughly comparable to where biology was a couple hundred years after the invention of the microscope: that is, around 1825.
There's a natural rhythm of rise and fall in any profession when a new and exciting perspective comes along. In our own field, we've seen this happen with psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanistic psychology, family systems theory, and positive psychology—and now it's happening again with neuroscience. At first skepticism prevails, even resistance, as the Old Guard denounces or dismisses the new movement as ineffective, unprofessional, unsubstantiated, faddish, and even dangerous. Next comes the growing consensus that maybe the new thing isn't so bad after all, that there might even be something worthwhile about it. As interest mounts, so does excitement: there really is gold in them thar hills! Then the rush is on, as everybody heads out to stake a claim and not be left out of the action. This bonanza mentality can be useful, as many thousands of prospectors explore the new paradigm, bringing in fresh ideas and new methods and enlarging our understanding of its overall worth and meaning. But eventually, once the hills are crawling with miners, the natural tendency is to step back and wonder if all that yellow stuff being dug up really is gold and not just cheap pyrite.
I think we're at that point now in the history of the "brain rush" when we're recognizing just how limited our knowledge is and how hard it is to make a meaningful correlation between our general ideas about the brain and the specific, real-life needs of our clients in day-to-day therapy. We're also up against the temptation to go overboard with superficial and half-digested knowledge about what's arguably the most complex and still barely explored object known to science.
In the throes of psychotherapy's love affair with the brain, I know firsthand that it's easy to make three specific kinds of blunders: oversimplifying the complexities of mental life into reassuringly mechanistic neural explanations, claiming the authority and prestige of hard science in a field that's historically searched for respect, and underestimating the power of the mind itself.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — As spring slowly arrives in the Sierra Nevada and the promise of another nuisance bear season arrives, the Nevada Department of Wildlife is urging Western Nevada residents to be Bear Aware.
"Living in bear country requires that residents take extra precautions and be 'Bear Aware,'" said Gov. Brian Sandoval in a statement. "At this time of year we see an unfortunate rise in human-wildlife conflicts, and recent encounters in the Lake Tahoe Basin demonstrate that safety and security must be our first priority."
According to an NDOW press release, the department has existing urban bear management processes and a Bear Aware public education program in place. The department classifies a dangerous bear as one that has exhibited aggressive behavior toward humans, or has an unnatural interest in humans without provocation and is perceived to be a threat to public safety or personal property.
The state has a three-strike policy for nuisance bears that are found in urban areas but are generally not causing damage or showing aggressive or unusual behavior; in these instances, bears are tranquilized and released. Most of the time these releases take place in the area near where the bear lives, but depending on the circumstance, the bear may possibly be transported to an area outside of their estimated home range.
During these releases the department performs aggressive aversion training on the bear to scare them and reduce their level of comfort with humans.
Since Feb. 22, according to NDOW, four nuisance bears have been caught by state personnel in Incline Village and Crystal Bay. Significant property damage to houses, cars and even a dry-docked boat was reported by property owners. In addition, the bears showed a lack of fear of humans. Three of those bears labeled dangerous or aggressive were killed, according to NDOW, while one was caught, given aversive conditioning treatment and released.
"I commend citizens for taking precautions and urge them to continue to be aware," said NDOW Director Ken Mayer in a statement. "This is a public-safety issue and continued emphasis on public education and enforcement of bear-proof trash ordinances will help mitigate any issues."
Residents who want to become more bear aware can visit the website at www.ndow.org and click the Bear Aware link.


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HOLLIDAYSBURG - A Roaring Spring man involved in a drug deal surrounding the exchange of heroin with a street value of $180,000 was sentenced Friday to five to 10 years in state prison.
Joseph M. Castro Jr., 29, of Rockingham Avenue will not be eligible for a reduction in his sentence through the state's Recidivism Risk Reduction Program because among the charges against him was a violation of the state's gun laws.
"We feel Castro was a fairly significant distributor of drugs in the Roaring Spring area and someone we had concerns over," Blair County Assistant District Attorney Derek Elensky said.
Castro was arrested in June after Roaring Spring Police Chief Milton Fields was alerted by the Cambria County Drug Task Force and the FBI that there may be a drug deal going down in the borough.
Fields ended up following a vehicle with Peter Donato and Nichole Rankin, 24, both of Davidsville, inside. He maintained surveillance as the vehicle arrived at the Rockingham Avenue home, witnessing Castro emerge from the residence with a bag which he placed in the back seat of the car driven by Rankin.
Court papers stated that Fields observed a bag of money in the rear area of the car and took Rankin and Donato into custody.
Police also observed Castro going to the home of Bryan Dick on Cherry Street, Roaring Spring. Officers conducted a search of the Dick and Castro properties, coming up with 6,000 bags of heroin and $16,100.
Castro, at the time, denied any knowledge of the drugs.
When Castro appeared before Blair County Judge Elizabeth Doyle, he entered guilty pleas to possession with intent to deliver, possession of heroin and a gun charge because he gave Dick, a person not licensed to carry a weapon, a 9 mm pistol.
The prison sentence was based on the weight of the heroin that was involved in the drug deal, Elensky said.
Police seized 25 firearms from Castro. Under the plea deal, Castro will be permitted to transfer three of them to a girlfriend while 22 other weapons, including a sawed-off shotgun, will be destroyed.
While the law permits some of the firearms to be transferred to the girlfriend, Elensky said Castro will not be permitted to carry a weapon because of his felony convictions.
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To hear my teens tell it, I lugged my first computer around in a covered wagon. They have a point: technology is advancing so quickly that computers only a few years old seem as obsolete as transportation in the Wild West. Take the ASUS VivoTab Smart, for example. This Windows 8 tablet is so tidy and small it slips easily into a slim purse. It does everything a full-sized desktop did a couple of years ago, but it's slicker, faster, and offers the instant-on convenience of a smartphone. With a practiced gesture, you can flip and fold the cover to create a stand, connect the wireless keyboard (optional, +$100), and transform it instantly into a micro-desktop. That's pretty wild — and an amazing tool for students. Yours will quickly forget that learning once involved pencils, desks, and a dedicated room. She'll store her files in the cloud, use the touch screen and two cameras to take video notes, video chat with teachers, and research projects — and her own questions — using any available surface and Internet connection. When her work is done, it all folds up with a snap — the cover attaches magnetically to the tablet and the keyboard clings magnetically to the cover — and she's good to go. I hate to admit it, but in comparison, my big laptop bag does look a bit like a covered wagon.
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County changes mind, keeping TSA screeners
Plan to use private security scratched
The county has dropped a proposal to replace federal Transportation Safety Administration screeners at Sacramento International Airport with private security officers.
Sacramento would have been the nation's third major airport to participate in a federal opt-out program that would turn checkpoint security over to the private sector.
But the Sacramento Bee reports the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to withdraw its request to use private screeners instead of TSA employees at Terminal A and B checkpoints.
Supervisors approved the privatization plan a year ago without public discussion.
Now-retired airports director Hardy Acree contended private screeners could offer more staffing flexibility and likely would provide better customer service.
The opt-out program has been pushed strongly by congressional Republicans who claim the TSA is a bloated bureaucracy.
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Almora & Vitters Lead Cubs to Victory over A's
Albert Almora laced an opposite-field RBI triple into the RF corner and then scored one out later on a sacrifice fly, Josh Vitters roped an RBI double, and Jose Rosario threw four innings of one-hit ball, helping the Cubs edge the Athletics 4-3 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning at Fitch Park Field #4 (formerly known as "Field #3") in Mesa, AZ.
Almora (the Cubs 2012 1st round draft pick) saw his first game action in more than six weeks, since having hand surgery on March 16th (he broke his hamate bone at Minor League Camp on March 14th). He was a DH and hit five times in today's game, once in each of the first five innings. He lined out to CF in his first AB, then bounced out to third, reached base on an E-5 (another bouncer that the A's third-baseman tried to cut-off in front of the shortstop), ripped his RBI triple (and then he tore his pants and got a pretty good "raspberry" on his left thigh sliding home on the sac fly), and (in his last AB) grounded out to short.
Josh Conway got the start for the Cubs and went five strong innings (80 pitches), allowing two runs on four hits (all four singles) and two walks, while striking out six (five swinging). He retired nine of the first ten men he faced and then four of the last five, but in between he gave up two runs on four hits in the top of the 4th. The way he is being stretched out makes it look like the Cubs might be thinking about moving him up to Kane County or Daytona in the near future.
Jose Rosario followed Conway to the mound and threw four innings of one-hit ball (although he did walk three). He surrendered a lead-off triple in the top of the 9th, but looked like he would get out of the inning and leave the runner stranded at 3rd after retiring the next two hitters. However, a two-out fielding error by 1st baseman Mark Malave allowed the runner at 3rd to score. Rosario looks like he might be about ready to move up to either Kane County or Daytona, too.
The game was pre-planned as a ten-inning affair, and the A's did score two runs off Ethan Elias to take a 5-4 lead in the top of the 10th. However, the game was called in the middle of the 10th because the A's ran out of available pitchers, and so the score reverted to what it was at the end of the 9th inning, and therefore the Cubs won 4-3.
Here is today's abridged box score (Cubs players only):
X. Albert Almora, DH #1: 1-5 (L-8, 5-3, E-5, 3B, 6-3, R, RBI)
NOTE: Almora batted five times, hitting 2nd in each of the first five innings
1a. Shawon Dunston Jr, CF: 0-1 (K, F-8 SF, RBI)
1b. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 1-1 (1B, F-7 SF, RBI)
2a. David Bote, 2B: 0-2 (L-9, 1-3)
2b. Roberto Caro, CF: 1-1 (1B, BB, CS)
3. Carlos Penalver, SS: 1-3 (E-6, 1B, F-8, R)
4. Josh Vitters, 3B-DH: 2-3 (5-3, 2B, 1B, RBI)
5. Yasiel Balaguert, RF: 1-3 (4-3, 1B, K)
6a. Jose Dore, 1B: 0-2 (L-4, 4-3)
6b. Wilfredo Petit, C: 0-1 (K)
7a. Xavier Batista, LF: 0-2 (K, K)
7b. Mark Malave, 1B: 0-1 (4-6 FC)
8a. Lance Rymel, C: 0-2 (6-4-3 DP, 4-3)
8b. Garrett Schlecht, LF: 0-0 (BB, R)
9. Kevin Encarnacion, DH #2: 0-1 (BB, K, BB, R)
10a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
10b. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 0-1 (L-4)
1. Josh Conway: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 6 K, 80 pitches (50 strikes), 4/4 GO/FO
2. Jose Rosario: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 59 pitches (33 strikes), 4/6 GO/FO
3. Ethan Elias: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches (14 strikes), 1/2 GO/FO
1. 1B Mark Malave - E-3 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely & unearned run to score)
2. C Wilfredo Petit - E-2 (overthrow at 2nd base on SB attempt allowed baserunner to advance to 3rd)
1. Lance Rymel: 1-3 CS
2. Wilfredo Petit: 0-1 CS , 1 E (see above)
WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 90's
When you don't hustle, you
When you don't hustle, you don't play for the Daytona Cubs.
That was the message that was delivered to outfielder Jorge Soler on Sunday, when the highly touted prospect was benched for a game for not running hard on two at-bats in a Saturday night loss to Lakeland.
The first month of the season
The first month of the season has been inauspicious for Mr. Soler.
speaking of...
speaking of...
cespedes (OAK) just turned a double/triple into a single by watching what he thought was a HR bounce off the wall before he started running to 1st.
he tied the game in the 9th at least.
the SB is over-rated...
Might want to think about
Might want to think about holding the runner, Meat.
The batter looked a little
The batter looked a little bummed. "Wait. Where do I fit in all this?"
Kyle Hendricks starting to
Kyle Hendricks starting to pitch well for Tennessee. Very well: in his last two starts (including today) his numbers are 13 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 17 K's.
ninja with 2 wild pitches in
ninja with 2 wild pitches in the 1st...leading to a run...that's 6 WP in 33.2ip this season.
s.hairston + c.ransom back to
s.hairston + c.ransom back to back solo HR, bottom 2nd, cubs lead by 1
vidal nuno making his debut
vidal nuno making his debut (out of the pen) for the yanks...that's the guy i really wanted the cubs to go after in the rule 5 and was kinda shocked no team snagged him.
cubs have done okay with rondon, though...at least with early returns.
The Unsinkable Cody Ransom
The Unsinkable Cody Ransom
Greatest Cub of all time?
Greatest Cub of all time?
him or ace closer kevin gregg
him or ace closer kevin gregg.
a close second to Jose Macias
a close second to Jose Macias...
Sheesh, kids these days.
Sheesh, kids these days. None of those mopes even make the Carmen Fanzone wing of Cubs greats.
welly got his 1st walk of the
welly got his 1st walk of the season tonight...it only took 73 trips to the plate.
Strasburg - forearm tightness
Strasburg - forearm tightness.
worked out well for you Rizzo
sorry for Strasburg if its serious...
bottom 14th, NYM/MIA...out of
bottom 14th, NYM/MIA...NYM out of relievers so s.marcum comes in to pitch, 2 days after starting fresh off the DL.
i guess if you throw 85mph fastballs it doesn't matter too much.
mets score 1 in the top 15th.
mets score 1 in the top 15th...marcum comes on to pitch the bottom 15...gives up 2 runs and picks up his 2nd loss of the season. neat.
speaking of doing weird
speaking of doing weird things with starters...
b.anderson (OAK) who has been in the dugout with a cast/boot to immobilize his ankle all game is now pitching in the top 13th.
that said, his ankle has been bothering him a while and hurt since his last start (which he made)...so it's not like it's broken or something.
crazy game...going to the
crazy game...going to the middle 17th now.
both crisp and c.young have left the game due to leg injuries (crisp 13th, hamstring - c.young 15th, right quad).
b.anderson just finished his 5th inning and is showing signs of discomfort, though pitching effectively.
longest game in oakland colosseum history...3rd longest OAK game ever.
b.anderson done after 5.1
b.anderson done after 5.1 (man on 1st) in the top 18th...he was getting really messy on the mound and was obviously in pain for a few innings...limping hard into the trainer's room.
j.blevins up for his 1st MLB
j.blevins up for his 1st MLB AB (they lost the DH slot due to injured player shuffling)...the A's crowd (an impressive amount still at the game considering the time/length, especially in the OF bleachers) with a huge JERRY BLEVINS chant...dugout with rally hats turned inside-out, fan style...and he Ks.
...a couple of outs later...to the 19th.
b.moss 2r HR ends it in the
b.moss 2r HR ends it in the bottom 19th on the 598th pitch of the game...longest (by time) game in A's history...fun times.
c.iannetta (LAA) caught all 19 innings...man of steel.
J. Baez with his 11th error
J. Baez with his 11th error of the season last night -- on April 29. I can't bear to do the math for a full-season projection.
And we think he's a defensive upgrade to Castro? Yikes.
Who is "we"? Anyway, Baez was
Who is "we"? Anyway, Baez was also Florida State League player of the week for April 22-28
Sorry..."we" = seems to be a
Sorry..."we" = seems to be a growing consensus that Baez is the SS of the future and Castro will move.
I have it from an inside
I have it from an inside source that the real reason Matt Garza missed his rehab start is because he got kicked in the arm by a billy goat. Also, the Cubs are definitely going to lose 100 games this year. #negativity
"Mariners signed OF Corey
"Mariners signed OF Corey Patterson to a minor league contract."
lulz etc.
"Randy Wells has announced
"Randy Wells has announced his retirement from baseball."
the ex-cub ratio in MLB is balanced again.
Cubs get $10.5M for draft
Cubs get $10.5M for draft
$3.85M for international signings
appel vs gray...and HOU gets
appel vs gray...and HOU gets to force the decision for the cubs...should be a boring, yet highly satisfying draft.
outside chance of kris bryant (3rd, power + plate selection, college player).
fwiw...the stats so far...
M.Appel - 78.2ip 57h 14bb 93k - 1.49era (1hr)
J.Gray - 74.1ip 40k 13bb 91k - 1.09era (1hr)
K.Bryant - 156ab 55h 11dbl 22hr 46rbi - 53bb 31k 6/9sb - .346/.517/.865 (6e - 44g)
Bryant's bombs aren't really
Bryant's bombs aren't really coming against elite arms, but it's hard to ignore all that jack.
appel vs gray...and HOU gets
DeJesus CF, Castro SS, Riz 1B, Sori LF, Schierholtz RF, Castillo C, Valbuena 3B, Barney 2B, Jackson P.
84F night game @wrigley..
84F night game @wrigley...place not even 1/2 full at 1st pitch.
late-comers have filled to
late-comers have filled to park to about 2/3rd full...is this LA or something?
a.rizzo just stole 3rd base
a.rizzo just stole 3rd base with 2 outs...lulz.
Jackson and Sori should bring
Jackson and Sori should bring a boatload of prospects come trade deadline.
4/52 = the new 3/44
4/52 = the new 3/44
Thanks Theo.
that extra 4m a year for a
that extra 4m a year for a.sanchez is looking really sane right now.
And thats putting it mildly.
And thats putting it mildly. You know salary inflation is in full effect when soriano's contract goes from outright insane to just plain crazy.
Can we get a mercy rule or
Can we get a mercy rule or something? Maybe it's time to put Borbon on the mound.
mark grace update...
mark grace update...
"He is now beginning his new chapter as a uniformed coach on the field, and I am thrilled for him and us," Derrick Hall, Diamondbacks president and CEO, said Monday.
"He is full time and will be with us long after June 10 (when his sentence ends)," Hall said. "When the Arizona Summer League begins, he will be our hitting coach for that team."
he was corny as hell, but i'm
he was corny as hell, but i'm gonna miss him behind the mic (and it's weird hearing bob calling for ARZ again)...
he deserves every bit of punishment he's getting for endangering lives...repeatedly...
still, i hope he learned something and can stick around the game until he gets bored with it rather than the game getting bored with his antics.
Seems to be a lot of dead air
Seems to be a lot of dead air with Len and JD at this point -- or, one will make a comment and the other doesn't pick up on it. I realize it takes a while to develop "chemistry" -- but I think Len misses his old pal.
JD is a lot chattier than Bob
JD is a lot chattier than Bob was. Len used to have to carry the conversation quite a bit, since BB would only chime in when he really had something to say. JD tends to carry the conversation line a lot more. I think they're still working out the chemistry, but the dynamic is going to be different too.
I think with the Cubs the way
I think with the Cubs the way they are, WGN ought to hire two or three more color commentators so that the broadcast is like a Superbowl party: constant chatter about nonsense until something truly exciting happens.
Cant wait for the wacky plays
Recent comments
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.
tarp came off 10 minutes ago...let's do this.
He will not pitch another game for Cubs
/Unless injury in playoffs
Today is bullpen day
10/450 if they win WS
Carrie Muskat [email protected]
Even though Hammel is missing start, don't assume he'll not be on #Cubs postseason roster. Maddon says elbow problem isn't that bad
Carrie Muskat [email protected]
Maddon on #Cubs postseason rotation: "I don't want to announce anything. We haven't talked to anybody yet"
Carrie Muskat [email protected]
Maddon hopes Soler can take BP in Cincy, play in sim game Tue. "All of that should give us some kind of indication of where he's at"
tarp on the field 40 minutes before gametime...meh.
travel day + rain in Pittsburgh. Why risk injury?


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All of these aversion tactics are normal and in most cases, intelligently executed this time of year. But fret not, I have some tips for you to follow to build and maintain a healthy and strong immune system.
1. Wash your hands consistently and not just before you sit down for lunch. Germs are spread easiest through touch. Washing your hands can literally wash germs down the drain. There isn't a sink nearby; hand sanitizer is just as effective. I keep a bottle in my car as well as at my desk. If you work in an office, wipe down your keyboard, phones and desk to keep your work area germ free as well.
2. Keep your hands away from your face. Touching your eyes and nose are the most common places for germs to enter the body.
3. Get plenty of sleep. It is recommended for adults to have 7-8 hours. Teens and adolescents should have 9 hours daily and growing kids need between 10-12 hours.
4. Exercise regularly. Get those sweats and sneakers out of your closet and exercise! Every time you walk or run, you're boosting your body's immunity, the natural defense against viruses. A daily 30-minute walk, or three 10-minute walks, is the minimum you need. Doing more provides greater health benefits.
5. Eat your vegetables and maintain a healthy diet. A well-nourished immune system is better able to fight off infections. It must be fueled with natural vitamins and antioxidants found in healthy foods. Eat dark-green, red, and yellow vegetables and fruits. They're packed with numerous antioxidants, plus vitamins A, C, E, and beta-carotene. You may think it's hard to eat healthy on a regular basis, but eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables supports your immune system and it's a lot easier than fighting off the flu!
6. Doctors recommend getting your annual flu shot; especially for the elderly and young children. For most adults, I am not sure how effective this shot can be, as there are so many different types of strands of the flu virus to ward off. I highly recommend receiving a B-12 shot. I have been receiving one weekly since for the past few months and have noticed a difference in my overall level of energy and I'm able to get a restful night's sleep, I have mental clarity at work and my productive level is strong. But don't take my word for it, try one yourself. Natura Med Natural Family Medicine in Kings beach offers happy hour B-12 shots the second Tuesday and third Thursday of every month for $20.00.
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Unfortunately, there are no guarantees to avoid getting sick, but following these tips will lead you to a healthy lifestyle and strong immune system.
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Guest Column: A Look at How the 2012 Cubs Draft is Going
It seemed a lot of you liked it when WISCGRAD did a brief rundown of the 2013 draft and how the draftees are doing so far, so WISCGRAD just went ahead and did the 2012 draft as well. What a guy...
|Albert Almora
|.321/.331/.464 between Arizona and Boise in 2012, .329/.376/.466 in 272 ABs for KC in 2013 before heading to DL. Will Play in the Arizona Fall League
|Pierce Johnson
|Only 11 IP in 2012 after signing; now 11-6 with a 2.81 ERA in 20 starts for KC and Daytona
|Paul Blackburn
|3.48 ERA in 20 IP for Arizona in 2012, 3.35 ERA in 43 IP for Boise in 2013
|Duane Underwood
|Only 8 IP in 2012 after signing; 4.56 ERA in 51 IP for Boise in 2013
|Ryan McNeil
|20 solid IP for Arizona in 2012 before requiring TJ surgery
|Josh Conway
|Recovered from TJ surgery in 2012, sufferred stress fracture to same elbow in Extended Spring Training 2013
|Anthony Prieto
|2.33 in 19 IP for Arizona in 2012; 4.29 ERA in 21 IP for Arizona in 2013
|Trey Lang
|Only 13 IP in 2012 after signing; 8.88 ERA in 24 IP for Arizaon and Boise in 2013
|Stephen Bruno
|.361/.442/.496 in 252 ABs for Boise in 2012; .362/.436/.478 in 69 ABs for Daytona in 2013 but on DL most of season with recurring hamstring injury
|Michael Heesch
|2.45 ERA in 25 IP for Arizona and Boise in 2012; 3.78 ERA in 119 IP for KC in 2013
|Chadd Krist
|.274/.335/.433 line in 208 ABs for Boise and Peoria in 2012; .249/.361/.355 line in 291 ABs for KC and Daytona in 2013
|Chad Martin
|5.06 ERA in 16 IP for Arizona in 2012; now playing in the Frontier League
|Rashad Crawford
|Only 30 ABs after signing in 2012; .208/.302/.277 line in 130 ABs for Arizona in 2013
|Justin Amlung
|4.00 ERA in 18 IP for Arizona/Boise in 2012; 3.95 ERA in 66 IP for KC in 2013
|Bijan Rademacher
|.278/.320/.396 line in 187 ABs for Boise/Peoria in 2012; .287/.355/.381 line in 310 ABs for KC and Daytona in 2013
|Corbin Hoffner
|Only 12 IP in 2012 after signing; 1.55 ERA in 40 IP for Boise in 2013
|Carlos Escobar
|.234/.358/.390 line for Arizona/Boise in 2012; .233/.298/.373 line in 150 ABs for KC in 2013
|Michael Hamann
|Only 11 IP in 2012 after signing; 1.82 ERA in 24 IP for Boise and KC in 2013
|Nathan Dorris
|1.88 ERA in 24 IP for Arizona/Boise in 2012; 2.80 ERA in 61 IP for KC in 2013
|David Bote
|.232/.349/.360 line for Arizona in 2012; .225/.329/.341 line for Daytona/KC/Boise in 2013
|Stephen Perakslis
|3.42 ERA in 26 IP for Arizona/Peoria in 2012; 2.95 ERA in 55 IP for KC in 2013
|Eddie Orozco
|1.88 ERA in 28 IP for Arizona/Boise in 2012; 4.88 ERA in 31 IP for KC/Boise in 2013
|Jasvir Rakkar
|Only 10 IP in 2012 after signing; 3.98 ERA in 31 IP for Boise in 2013
|Tyler Bremer
|5.71 ERA in 17 IP for Arizona/Boise in 2012; 2.25 ERA in 24 IP for Boise in 2013
|Lance Rymel
|.188/.246/.344 line for Boise in 2012; .260/.335/.329 line Boise in 2013
|Izaac Garsez
|.246/.331/.410 line for Arizona/Boise in 2012; not playing in 2013
|Tim Saunders
|.381/.431/.536 line in 194 ABs for Arizona/Peoria/Daytona in 2012; .226/.316/.321 line for Daytona in 2013
|Ben Carhart
|.353/.419/.456 line for Arizona in 2012; .246/.297/.336 line for Daytona in 2013
|Jacob Rogers
|.326/.462/.507 line for Arizona/Peoria in 2012; .284/.396/.419 line in 236 ABs for Boise in 2013
Cubs @ Dodgers tonight...
Any shot of any of the
Any shot of any of the pitchers being quality# 2 or  starters?
Bruno had Tommy John surgery.
Bruno had Tommy John surgery.
Stephen [email protected] 4 Jul
Joining club Tommy John..just a bump in the road..be back in no time !
Stephen [email protected] 28 Jul
Making progress already pic.twitter.com/GESJKo1YaW
note the distal forearm sutures, they took the palmaris longus tendon for his UCL graft.
Shouldn't that go inside the
Shouldn't that go inside the arm? #nightmares
Surgeons rarely say oops...
They just got done harvesting the graft, before it goes to the medial elbow. Kind of like K.Harrelson preparing a can of corn before eating it.
Mike Olt may have been the more well-known name in the trade that sent Matt Garza to Texas, but Edwards could end up being the prize of the haul for the Cubs. With a fastball that sits around 90-94 mph and can get into the high 90s when he needs it, Edwards is a strike thrower who repeats his delivery, works down in the zone, misses plenty of bats and can keep the ball in the yard. The home run he allowed two weeks ago was the first he's allowed in his 179-inning career. After eight strikeouts in four shutout innings yesterday, Edwards, 21, lowered his ERA to 1.45 in five starts since joining high Class A Daytona.
Jonathan Gray in that link as well, doing quite well.
"Adam RubinVerified account
"Adam RubinVerified account [email protected]
Got confirmation: Parial UCL tear in elbow for Harvey. Headed to DL. #mets"
that's a TJ trip. see you in 2015 harvey...
My season ticket waiting list
My season ticket waiting list number has come up, and a representavtive of the Cubs will be attending a game with me on Sept 7th. I can only assume it will be Tom Ricketts.
I hear if you trying to buy
I hear if you're trying to buy the cheap seats, you get Ronnie Woo-Woo.
okay, that's a lie, there's no such thing as cheap seats at Wrigley.
Samardzija wins player of the
Samardzija wins player of the week.
did you catch that?
Oh my god, I can watch that
Oh my god, I can watch that clip all day.
The crowd would've gone wild
The crowd would've gone wild if there was one.
I don't know if this is same
I don't know if this is same at bat, Tulo truly perplexed
Another team's rebuilding
now they can throw $25m a
now they can throw $25m a year at the team over the next 4 years!
...oh wait, that's not how it works...i mean, that's never how it works.
The fact that Rizzo is
The fact that Rizzo is thinking about batting 3rd vs. 2nd is dumb. The only two factors should be whether there are baserunners and how many outs. Does anyone in the organization think to coach these guys on the mental aspects of the game?
well whatever nonsense he
well whatever nonsense he said, he ended up hitting just fine in 2 spot.
292/393/542 over those 5 games
Someone should tell Anthony
Someone should tell Anthony Rizzo that before he was moved into the #4 spot to stay in 1963, Ron Santo hit lead-off 17 times and batted 2nd in the order seven times in 1962.
Santo was a big-time OBP guy, leading the National League in OBP twice in the 1960's. He also led the N. L. in walks four out of five seasons 1964-68 (and he tied for the league-lead in triples in 1964, too!).
These kids now a days....
These kids now a days.....think they know everything.
in early action...
in early action...
Baez 1-1, 2 rbi including a sac fly
Olt, 0-0, 2 walks
Top 2014 Draft Prospects
justin bellinger didn't even
justin bellinger didn't even make their top 50? wtf?
if he doesn't go top 10 i'd be shocked...hell, if he doesn't go top 5 i'd be surprised.
6'6" 230lbs and murders the ball...not only is he the best HS power prospect in next year's draft...he's better than pretty much every power prospect on the college level.
btw, he opts to use a wood bat to do his hitting...in a high school division that uses aluminum...and he's the only one doing it.
this is going to be a heavy SP + SS 1st round in 2014...
Next ten: Justin Bellinger,
Next ten: Justin Bellinger, Scott Hurst, Keaton McKinney, Nick Burdi, Austin Cousino, Cameron Varga, Alex Lange, Trenton Kemp, Brandon Murray, Spencer Adams.
Same writer did a mock 2014 draft 2+ months ago and had Bellinger going 19th.
Doesn't make scout.com list either.
bellinger has a crappy power
bellinger had a crappy power showcase this year...his longest one being 420-ish and he fouled off or outfield placed a lot of his hits.
that's the only thing i can think of that would knock him down so much.
still, based on what he's done in highschool...with a wood bat...i find it hard to believe so many are giving up on him so quickly. plus, he dominated the power showcase last year...hit one 470+ ft at chase field.
he's probably very tired. he's spent the past many years playing a full season of highschool ball plus every single summer league he can find.
if he actually slips to 2nd round talent...wow.
btw, i don't think the guy is the next coming...it's just that the 2014 draft is so extremely weak with power bats.
also, wow...tyler beede is #21 on the scout.com rankings...lot of people expecting him to go top-10, easy. he was a 1st round pick by TOR out of highschool in 2011.
Javy Baez just blasted a 3-1
Javy Baez just blasted a 3-1 pitch towering over the LF wall. Andreoli was on 2nd (after stealing 2nd) with two outs. 6-0 Smokies
that just made my milb tv subscription worth the price!
Baez and Miggy both homer
Baez and Miggy both homer again. I swear ... I'm gonna check and see how many days they've both homered in last three-four weeks.
and Olt is 0-1, 3 walks...I
and Olt is 0-1, 3 walks...I-Cubs up 2-1 in the bottom of 8th, in Iowa.
a win tonight and the Smokies
a win tonight and the Smokies clinch a playoff birth...
Smokies Playoff fever, catch it...
AA ball...the balloon pop relay between innings.
Three playoff teams-
Three playoff teams--Tennessee, Daytona and Boise--out of five ain't bad.
VA PHIL: Actually five out of
VA PHIL: Actually either four or five of the eight Cubs affiliates will likely qualify for the post-season playoffs: Tennessee (clinched), Daytona (close to clinching), Boise (50-50 chance), DSL Cubs (clinched), and VSL Cubs (lost to VSL Mariners in VSL Championship series earlier this month), but not Iowa, Kane County, or AZL Cubs.
BTW, players from a lower classification can be moved up to an affiliate from a higher classification for post-season play, so one or more AZL Cubs players could be moved up to Boise (if Boise makes it), and one or more KC players could be moved up to Daytona for the playoffs.
I didn't see Hillsboro
I didn't see Hillsboro winning 8 of 10 and sneaking up on Boise. They go head-to-head this weekend to conclude the season.
you have to go all the way
you have to go all the way back to 2011 to find a similar occurrence (discounting the DSL and VSL teams)
Christian Villaneuva catches
Christian Villaneuva catches a foul pop...Smokies celebrate with a 6-0 win.
4th pitch of the game...j
4th pitch of the game...j.lake failed bunt...getting it out of the way early...at least it wasn't for strike 3 or weakly bunted to the pitcher.
what is his obsession with bunting? sure, he's got 4 bunt hits, but you'd think he was t.campana or something with the amount of chances he takes...and m.garza by the amount he fouls off.
Yes and Castro was running
Yes and Castro was running and had a better jump than when Rizzo was up, wish he'd have swung away or taken the pitch. The dude is a trip. He's just wound really tight I think, and it's one of his nervous ticks. He has a bunting tick....
between that and his mini
between that and his mini-sammy-sosa epic swings, he's proving to be quite entertaining in almost every AB.
j.lake bunts for a hit in the
j.lake bunts for a hit in the 7th...lulz.
"his mini-sammy-sosa epic
"his mini-sammy-sosa epic swings"
To each his own, I guess. To me, only Lake and Rizzo on the Cubs would qualify for a beautiful-swing contest. The other guys are all pretty ugly and hard for me to watch. Castro sometimes puts a nice straightaway swing on a pitch middle-outside.
What are you going to say about over-swinging when Baez shows up?
Call me when J. Lake hits 35
Call me when J. Lake hits 35 homeruns in a partial season.
His huge hacks are fine until he's got two strikes on him.
Lake will probably disappear
Lake will probably disappear if he doesn't figure that out, but that's what keeps guys in/out of the lineup anyway. Will be interesting to see what happens.
Not sure why I'm supposed to
Not sure why I'm supposed to call you. All I said was he had a nice swing. Who hits 35 home runs without trying to get a couple of good rips every at-bat?
I've seen half or more of Lake's at-bats and I just haven't see the hacking. Hacking implies swinging and missing, where Lake hits a lot of fouls. Hacking also implies swinging at pitches out of the zone, whereas I've seen Lake take a lot of close pitches, especially early in the count. I just don't see what you and crunch see. Everything looks promising to me so far. He has shown a tendency lately to try to pull outside pitches, which could spell the end of the 9-game hitting streak and the onset of a slump.
when i say "hacking" in the
when i say "hacking" in the case of j.lake, i mean he loads up and swings the bat as if he was just woken up at 3am by an attacker 2ft from his face and he's fighting for his life.
he takes these mighty, full-force, "screw the world" swings. they don't seem wild or uncontrolled...just extremely hard swings that torque his body as he finishes his follow through.
Sunday he took a good 2
Sunday he took a good 2-Strike swing, and hit a line drive up the middle.
I mean...he CAN do it. Doesn't mean he'll learn to always do it....
Of course he can do it, he's
Of course he can do it, he's young. A love all the alarmist reactions to 22 and 23 year olds around here.
I was responding to your
I was responding to your implied connection of Javier Baez and Junior Lake, who may both take big swings. They'd both benefit from a more under control two-strike approach. But one of them could potentially hit 30+ HRs in the majors and thus get away with striking out a lot.
Big as Lake is, and just
Big as Lake is, and just starting to fill out, I wouldn't say too confidently that only one of those hitters has 30+ HR potential.
Lake may have the physical
Lake may have the physical tools necessary to drive the ball out of the park regularly, so there's always that possibility. But career high in homeruns so far is the 17 he hit between A+, AA, and AFL in 2011. That's nothing to scoff at, but it doesn't put him on anywhere near the slugger level as Baez is right now.
I like Lake plenty, and I'm happy to see him take an aggressive swing until he's got two strikes on him. But he will need a two-strike approach to succeed in the majors, and even his aggressive swings get a bit out of control at times. The same could be said of Baez, but the kind of power he already possesses will blot out some blemishes.
Also, Lake will probably be playing an outfield spot, while Baez's bat will be playing on the infield somewhere.
We actually agree a fair amount here, I just thought you might be making a somewhat facile connection between Lake and Baez and being picky as I am I couldn't let it go.
I agree that we agree "a fair
I agree that we agree "a fair amount here." I'm not making large claims for Lake or trying to compare him to Baez, except in one particular: like Baez, Lake knows that the first rule of hitting is to get good rips--what Theo has called "selective aggression." (You swing selectively, but when you do, you always try to drive the ball.) The player on the Cubs who drives me most nuts is Castro, who hasn't internalized the rule about getting good rips. Neither has crunch, who got me started on my defense of Lake.
Listening to Vin Scully never
Listening to Vin Scully never gets old.
not arrieta's night again..
not arrieta's night again...he even walked greinke and gave up a hit to him (though greinke is hitting oddly well this season).
5ip 6h 5bb 3k...4er
Yeah he has that Kerry Wood
Yeah he has that Kerry Wood thing where you gotta watch for his loss of command somewhere in the first 5 innings and hope it doesn't get ugly. And yeah Greinke is batting over .330 and Scully said when SWAIM coached him in Mil, that he'd ask for advanced scouting on hitters. Considers himself a bat, and hard to argue this year.
I presume you meant advanced
I presume you meant advanced scouting on pitchers?
I'm happy to be in the minority that thinks NL pitchers should take more pride in their offense and work harder at it.
i truly miss the comedy of a
i truly miss the comedy of a randy johnson AB.
We Cubs fans have been
We Cubs fans have been treated to some fun pitcher ABs over the last decade or so. Kerry Wood, Carlos Zambrano, Travis Wood, and even Ted Lilly come to mind.
I remember big limbering
I remember big limbering hacker Rick Reuschel had a great bat too!
Gameday listed Villanueva's
Gameday listed Villanueva's 56 mph pitch to Ramirez as an "Eephus". I didn't know that they had that term in their repertoire.
that's at least the 3rd time
that's at least the 3rd time he's thrown that this year. odd pitch.
b.wilson (LAD) throwing 88mph
b.wilson (LAD) throwing 88mph sliders and 93mph fastballs.
good for him...except for the striking out d.murphy to end the game thing.
Cubs are 6-18 in August, I
Cubs are 6-18 in August, I believe i heard Vin say that was the worst record in baseball for the month.
and they lead the NL in HRs
and they lead the NL in HRs in august...bunk.
Hold on for Rodon!
Hold on for Rodon!
(The best tanking rally cry I could come up with.)
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doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
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.


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it blows my mind how bettman still has a job. literally nobody likes him and he brings heat to everyone who supports him. he doesn't give a bag of pucks what product ends up on the ice as long as there is money in the owner's pockets. this is like a bailout where banks survive by taking away a large portion of all their clients money.
The owners like him. That's why he has his job.