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Travel Partners
The 1990s brainchild of our original partner, Tim Best Travel, joined in the early days by a handful of specialists such as Cazenove & Loyd, Tusk's 'Travel Partners' is now a dedicated collection of sixteen of the most experienced operators in Africa.
The beneficiaries of their collective generosity are far-reaching. Each of our Travel Partners has found their own very individual way to support our work, bursaries for Masai students at the Koiyaki Guide School, vital contributions to Kasanka National Park in Zambia and from The Ultimate Travel Company everything from annual 'flying dentist' visits to communities within the Lewa Conservancy to a classic matching donor scheme involving their clients travelling to all four corners of the world. No matter how busy you are or where you are thinking of travelling to next, nothing could be simpler than putting something back with a click of a mouse. Check out our Travel Partners below and we guarantee your next holiday won't be a guilt trip!
British Airways is a proud supporter of Tusk, providing logistical support and flights to the organisation. The airline offers flights to over 30 cities across Africa, including many destinations in East Africa close to the Trust's projects, such as Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam and Entebbe.
For flight information or to book, please visit www.ba.com
Through the PACE project, Tusk not only provides useful resources to projects throughout the continent, but also supports teacher-training schemes and education programmes in areas vital for wildlife conservation.


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Kingston's new HyperX Fury SSD; fool me once ...
Subject: Storage | August 27, 2014 - 04:09 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Sandforce SF2281, kingston, hyper x fury, 240gb
The Kingston Hyper X Fury 240GB is a slim SSD able to fit in the anemic ultrabooks though it does ship with a 2.5mm adapter for systems which are a little more meaty. It uses the familiar Sandforce SF2281 controller and has changed to 128GBit ONFi 3 NAND from the previous ONFi 1 and 2 found in the V300 and the first Fury models. This NAND is slower at reads but at the same time it is also significantly more rugged, with a endurance rating of 641TB worth of writes. Hopefully Kingston learned from the reaction to its previous release of the V300 where review models were sent out with Toggle Mode NAND which was then switched for ONFi in the retail models. Hardware Canucks saw decent performance at a price in line with the market, but it is up to you to decide if you are willing to forgive Kingston and purchase this new SSD.
"Kingston has long been known as a company that caters to budget-minded buyers and that's exactly what their new HyperX Fury SSD does. However, this time performance is also a priority."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- SanDisk Extreme PRO 480GB SSD Review @ OCC
- Silicon Power Slim S70 240GB SSD Review @ NikKTech
- Plextor M6 Pro SSD @ HardwareHeaven
- Kingston V310 SSD @ HardwareHeaven
- Crucial MX100 256GB Solid State Drive Review @ Madshrimps
- Kingston SSDNow V310 @ The SSD Review
- AMD Radeon R7 240GB @ eTeknix
- Angelbird SSD wrk 256GB @ eTeknix
- Seagate Wireless Plus 2TB Mobile Device Storage Review @ NikKTech
- Synology DiskStation DS415play @ Legion Hardware
Kingston's multi-talented MobileLite Wireless G2
Subject: Mobile | July 3, 2014 - 02:54 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: kingston, MobileLite Wireless G2
The Kingston MobileLite Wireless G2 is hard to describe quickly, you can plug memory cards or USB flash drives into it and access them with a wireless device, you can plug in an ethernet cord and use it as a wireless router and you can plug USB devices into it to recharge them. Often these all in one devices tend towards being able to do several things poorly as opposed to one thing very well but in this case it seems Kingston has pulled it off. Techgage was not terribly impressed with the features of the software but the utilitarian nature of the interface does keep things simple.
"There are mobile media readers, and then there's Kingston's MobileLite Wireless G2. When not serving files over Wi-Fi, it can accept a wired LAN connection to become a travel router, and it can also use its huge battery to help charge your mobile phone while you're on-the-go. Who doesn't love a device that can act as a jack-of-all-trades?"
Here are some more Mobile articles from around the web:
- MSI GP70-2PE 'Leopard' Gaming Notebook @ eTeknix
- MSI GS60 2PE Ghost Pro @ Kitguru
- MSI GS60-2PE 'Ghost Pro' Gaming Notebook @ eTeknix
- PC Specialist Cosmos II @ eTeknix
- MSI GT70-2PE 'Dominator Pro' Gaming Notebook @ eTeknix
- Sony Xperia T2 Ultra Dual Smartphone Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 @ The Inquirer
- LG G3 @ The Inquirer
Some good news on competition for a change; SSDs may be getting cheaper
Subject: General Tech | June 23, 2014 - 01:38 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ssd, kingston, Samsung, Intel, sandisk, rumour
If the information provided to DigiTimes is correct we may be in for a price war between SSD manufacturers. We have seen price drops in flash memory, especially with the advent of TLC and asynchronous flash which have been heartily approved by most enthusiasts. However there is a chance that in the coming months competition will start driving prices of SSDs down but may have the opposite impact on other products. Micron is planning on reducing the amount of memory it sells to other companies in order to ramp up its stock of SSDs and SanDisk has jumped into the market with both feet. You can also expect to see all the major manufacturers start putting out more M.2 drives as adoption of Intel's Z97 board grows.
"The SSD industry is heading for fierce price competition as major suppliers, including Micron Technology, Intel, Kingston Technology, SanDisk and Samsung Electronics, are gearing up efforts to outperform others, according to industry sources."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Skype to retire Windows and Mac versions after just five months @ The Inquirer
- AMD reveals Firepro W8100 workstation graphics card for high-end CAD @ The Inquirer
- Only 9,000 out of 300,000 servers were patched to fix Heartbleed bug last month @ The Inquirer
- Nouveau Re-Clocking Is Way Faster, Shows Much Progress For Open-Source NVIDIA @ Phoronix
- All Halfbrick Studios iOS Games Are FREE! @ TechARP
- 32,000 motherboards spit passwords in CLEARTEXT! @ The Register
- Linksys WRT1900AC Dual-Band Wireless Router @ eTeknix
- Legit Reviews' E3 2014 Best of Show @ Legit Reviews
Is it Bait and Switch or not?
Subject: General Tech | June 17, 2014 - 01:59 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: kingston, pny, ssdnow v300, optima
There is a wee bit of outrage in the community over the internals of Kingston's SSDNow V300 and PNY's Optima SSDs. In both cases the internals being sold at the moment do not match the internals that were originally benchmarked and people are outraged that the same product with a different model number has changed internals. The two drives are marketed towards value conscious purchasers and represent two different cases of modifications; Kingston with a flash change and PNY with a controller change.
The complaints against PNY are a little odd, it would seem that the 4-channel SMI 2246en controller was swapped for an 8-channel LSI SandForce SF-2281 with no price change and the only way you can be upset by that is because of a ridiculous level of brand loyalty. On the other hand Kingston has switched from Synchronous to Asynchronous NAND flash memory which does have a noticeable impact on performance and the stamina of the flash and also happens to be less expensive to manufacture. If Kingston had left the price as it was originally and specified the use of Synchronous Flash in the V300 series then you would have a good argument that they had intentionally mislead customers. The reality is that the type of flash was not specified and the price of a 120GB SSDNow V300 has halved since its release which makes this more of a slightly shady product refresh. It is not the best way to update your product line but considering the specifics of this particular case it really does not show intent to deceive.
If you really want something to be upset about then consider the example provided by The SSD Review; ASUS's swapping out of the SSD in their ZenBook with utterly no warning or price change. Now that is Bait and Switch!
"It seems that the world of technology has stopped with allegations that some SSD companies are pulling the old 'bait and switch' routine in their SSDs by switching off components that many had recognized through initial SSD reviews. We have read several reports and forums, most of which simply repeat the original information, and finally have decided to clarify things just a bit from our perspective. Get ready though as many may not like our viewpoint; it goes against the grain somewhat."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Micron, SK Hynix interested in investing in Taiwan SSD controller IC designers, say Taiwan makers @ DigiTimes
- Hey, VMware. You've got competition – from a Belgian upstart @ The Register
- Microsoft unveils developer channel for Internet Explorer @ The Inquirer
- In-app purchases are killing the gaming industry, says Mikko Hypponen @ The Inquirer
- How to Anonymize Everything You Do Online @ Wired
- Google's About to Ruin YouTube by Squeezing Indie Labels @ Gizmodo
Tech Report's SSD Endurance: The Petabyte Club
Subject: General Tech, Storage | June 17, 2014 - 01:38 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: ssd, Samsung 840, Samsung, kingston hyper x, kingston, endurance, corsair neutron gtx, corsair
In The Tech Report's ongoing SSD endurance challenge, three SSDs are soldiering forward. We have reached the thousand-terabyte mark, which is at least five times more than any of the survivors are rated for. These survivors: The Corsair Neutron GTX, the Samsung 840 Pro, and the Kingston HyperX 3K. Technically, the HyperX was able to reach 1PB of written data with performing only 716TB of actual writes, due to compression.
Image Credit: The Tech Report
Of course, each of the drives are less-than prestine. The Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB was slowly decreasing in its "life" attribute since the beginning, claiming to be somewhere between 75% and 80% with a fairly linear decline. If this trend continues, the drive will reach "zero" at around 4-5PB of writes. That said, its read speed has substantially dropped from the time between 900TB and 1000TB of total writes, from 500MB/s to just under 400MB/s. Also, this "life" could drop substantially if the drive encounters reallocated sectors (which this model has apparently yet to do).
The other two drives are a similar, remarkably successful story.
The Kingston HyperX drive is reporting itself to be substantially worse off, within the last 10% of its life. That said, even though it claims to be pining for the fjords, it is still working and has only reported a couple of reallocated sectors, those occurring in the last 100TB of writes.
The Samsung 840 Pro seems to still be going strong, although it had more zero or "a couple" of reallocated sectors -- every hundred terabytes yields about 500 reallocations.
As always, this is just our brief discussion of what The Tech Report found out. Be sure to check out their full article for many more benchmarks, tests, and conclusions.
Kingston Sees Sales Growth in PC Hardware
Subject: General Tech, Memory, Storage | June 9, 2014 - 11:08 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: kingston, ssd, hyperx
Kingston, known primarily for RAM, flash drives, and SSDs, discussed the health of their company. VR-Zone reported on the interview and highlighted the company's sentiments about the PC industry. Long story short, Kingston sees growth in sales of PC gaming hardware -- apparently 20% year-over-year. The company expects that this growth comes primarily from SSD upgrades, either from rotating media or, they claim, replacing years-old, entry-level SSDs with more modern (probably in both speed and size) options.
Nathan Su, APAC (Asia-Pacific) director of Kingston, believes that "many users" have experienced low-tier SSDs and, it seems, would be willing to invest in the full thing. He does not clarify what he means, whether he is talking about SSD caching, or just a really small (or slow) SSDs from drive generations past.
There is a bit of a concern that SSD prices will continue to fall, with some drives reaching under 40c/GB in recent sales. As a consumer, I (selfishly) hope that prices continue to drop, while still remaining profitably sustainable for the manufacturers. Hopefully Kingston is accounting for this and will continue to see growth at the same time.
Kingston Digital Releases Larger Capacity mSATA Drives
Subject: Storage | April 22, 2014 - 02:24 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: kingston, msata, ssdnow, SandForce SF-2241, SandForce SF-2281, ssd
Fountain Valley, CA – April 21, 2014 – Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the addition of 240GB and 480GB capacities to the existing SSDNow mS200 mSATA SSD line. Kingston's SSDNow mS200 mSATA solid-state drive allows system builders and enthusiasts a cost-effective performance boost with quicker boot time and application loads while requiring less power than HDDs.
The mS200's small-form factor is perfect for notebook, tablet and Ultrabook PCs, as well as a variety of embedded systems. It can also be used as a caching device with motherboards that support Intel Smart Response Technology (SRT) to improve system performance. mS200 has read speeds up to 550MB/s and write speeds up to 520MB/s.
The 30GB, 60GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB mS200 mSATA SSDs have a caseless, PCB-only design with no moving parts and are backed by a two- or three-year warranty, free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability. For more information visit www.kingston.com.
Features & Specifications:
- LSI SandForce 2241 (30GB, 60GB, 120GB) and 2281 (240GB, 480GB) controller with SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) interface: twice as fast as the previous generation, yet more cost-efficient
- mSATA interface: fully compliant with industry standard, easy to fit, guaranteed to work
- NAND Flash memory based: shock-resistant with low power consumption
- Supports Intel's SRT: combines capacity advantage of HDD with performance improvements of SSD in dual-storage configuration
- Supports S.M.A.R.T.: monitors the status of your drive
- Supports TRIM: maintains maximum performance on compatible operating systems
- Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s), SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s), SATA Rev. 1.0 (1.5Gb/s) ·
- Capacities1: 30GB, 60GB, 120GB, 240GB, 480GB
- Automatic Encryption (AES 128-bit):Password at the drive level ensures secure data protection
- Sequential Read/Write2:
- 30GB – 550 MB/s / 510MB/s
- 60GB – 550 MB/s / 520MB/s
- 120GB – 550MB/s / 520MB/s
- 240GB – 540MB/s / 530MB/s
- 480GB – 530MB/s / 340MB/s ·
- Maximum 4k Read/Write2:
- 30GB – up to 86,000/ up to 77,000 IOPS
- 60GB – up to 86,000/ up to 79,000 IOPS
- 120GB – up to 86,000/ up to 48,000 IOPS
- 240GB – up to 72,000/up to 40,000 IOPS
- 480GB – up to 72,000/up to 18,000 IOPS ·
- Random 4k Read/Write2:
- 30GB – up to 7,500/71,000 IOPS
- 60GB – up to 14,000/77,000 IOPS
- 120GB – up to 17,000/45,000 IOPS
- 240GB – up to 21,000/41,000 IOPS
- 480GB – up to 21,000/13,000 IOPS
- PCMARK® Vantage HDD Suite Score: 60,000
- Power Consumption: 0.4W Idle / 1.2 (TYP) Read / 1.8W (TYP) Write
- Storage temperature: -40°C ~ 85°C
- Operating temperature: 0°C ~ 70°C
- Dimensions: 50.88mm x 30mm
- Weight: 6.86g
- TRIM Supported
- Vibration operating: 2.17G
- Vibration non-operating: 20G
- MTTF: 1,000,000 Hrs
- Warranty/support:
- 30GB – two-year warranty with free technical support
- 60GB, 120GB, 240GB, 480GB – three-year warranty with free technical support
- Total Bytes Written (TBW)3:
1 Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston's Flash Memory Guide.
2 Based on "out-of-box performance." Speed may vary due to host hardware, software and usage.
3 Total Bytes Written (TBW) is derived from the JEDEC Workload (JESD219A).
4 Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD)
Ultra-Speed RAM, APU-Style
In our review of the Kingston HyperX Predator 2666MHz kit, we discovered what those knowledgeable about Intel memory scaling already knew: for most applications, and specifically games, there is no significant advantage to increases in memory speed past the current 1600MHz DDR3 standard. But this was only half of the story. What about memory scaling with an AMD processor, and specifically an APU? To find out, we put AMD's top APU, the A10-7850K, to the test!
Ready for some APU memory testing!
The APU
AMD has created a compelling option with their APU lineup, and the inclusion of powerful integrated graphics allows for interesting build options with lower power and space requirements, and even make building tiny mini-ITX systems for gaming realistic. It's this graphical prowess compared to any other onboard solution that creates an interesting value proposition for any gamer looking at a new low-cost build. The newest Kaveri APU's are getting a lot of attention and they beg the question, is a discrete graphics card really needed for gaming at reasonable settings?
Continue reading our article on using high speed DDR3 memory with AMD APUs!!
Shave another couple of watts off your Kabini system
Subject: Memory | April 9, 2014 - 06:54 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: kingston, kingston hyper x, Genesis LoVo, 16GB, ddr3-1600
If you were impressed by the low wattage required to run the AMD AM1 Athlon 5350 and are thinking of building a low power system along the lines of the one Josh used in his review Kingston has a product to help you lower that total system voltage a little more. HyperX Genesis LoVo uses only a mere 1.35V to power the 16GB DDR3-1600 CL9 kit and their low profile helps if you are building a small sized system. Performance at stock speeds is quite decent, with the possibility of overclocking to add more speed if you desire but these DIMMs are more about power savings than raw power. Check out the full review at Funky Kit.
"Even though higher clocked RAM is great for overclocking and gaming for most computer users, memory at lower clocks is good enough for the general tasks they perform daily. For those users, memory speed is usually less important than capacity so today we wish to present something more regular in the memory's world what is Kingston HyperX Genesis LoVo 16GB DDR3-1600 CL9. As probably some readers already noticed, we can't really call it regular memory as Kingston specified it to run at low voltage of 1.35V ... and it's green like most eco-friendly products."
Here are some more Memory articles from around the web:
- G.Skill TridentX 32 GB CAS7 F3-1600C7Q-32GTX @ techPowerUp
- Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB 1600MHz C10 Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Kit Review @ Madshrimps
- AVEXIR Blitz 1.1 Memory Series @ Funky Kit
- Avexir Blitz Series 1.1 4GB 1600MHz Memory @ eTeknix
- Funky Kit Review: G.Skill TridentX 16GB DDR3-1866 CL8 @ Funky Kit
- Avexir Core Series MPOWER 2133 MHz CL9 @ Hardwareoverclock
- Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB DDR3-2400 Kit Review @ OCIA
- Team Group Vulcan Gold 2400MHz 8GB Memory Kit @ Kitguru
- Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB DDR3-2800 CL12 @ Funky Kit
So Many MHz, So Little Time...
If you've looked at memory for your system lately you've likely noticed a couple of things. First, memory prices have held steady for the past few months, but are still nearly double what they were a little over a year ago. Second, now that DDR3 has been a mature standard for years, there is a vast selection of RAM from many vendors, all with nearly identical specs. The standard has settled at 1600MHz for DDR3, and most desktop memory is programmed for this speed. Granted, many modules run at overclocked speeds, and there are some out there with pretty outlandish numbers, too - and it's one of those kits that we take a look at today.
Hardly subtle, the Kingston HyperX 'Predator' dual channel kit for review today is clocked at a ridiculous 1066MHz OVER the 1600MHz standard. That's right, this is 2666MHz memory! It seems like such a big jump would have to provide increased system performance across the board, and that's exactly what we're going to find out.
We all want to get the most out of any component, and finding the best option at a given price is part of planning any new build or upgrade. While every core part is sold at a particular speed, and most can be overclocked, there are still some qualifying factors that make selecting the fastest part for your budget a little more complicated. Speed isn't based on MHz alone – as with processors, where it often comes down to number of cores, how many instructions per clock cycle a given CPU can churn out, etc.
Continue reading our review of the Kingston HyperX Predator 2666 MHz DDR3 memory kit!!
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Personalize your own Swim Team Chocolate Bar!
The Swimming Personalized Candy Bar features a swimmer surrounded by your school colors. Add your own special message on both the front and back of these spirited chocolate bars. Personalized Swim Team Chocolate Bars make great fundraising items!
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(PAI) - Congress is confronting a major problem: What to do about the future of the U.S. Postal Service - and its 500,000 workers.
On one side are unionists, led by the Letter Carriers, the Postal Workers and the Mail Handlers, who say the reason USPS is running deep in the red is the federal government sitting on billions in previously overpaid pension contributions from USPS to defray future retirement costs. And the GOP Bush regime pushed through a 2006 postal "reform" law that forces USPS to send $5.5 billion every year to the Treasury to prepay future health care costs for future retirees for the next 75 years.
The deficit is not because of the Internet - though that's a problem threatening money-making first class mail - or the Great Recession, though that has cut mail volume, or because of labor costs, the unions say.
Return the overpaid pension funds and stop the prepayment requirement - there's already $44 billion of that set aside - and the service runs in the black.
On the other side is USPS management, congressional Republicans and, of course, the anti-worker forces of Big Business and the Radical Right. They use USPS management's claims that it will lose $15 billion this year - triple what it "lost" last year - to campaign for firing more than 100,000 workers, letting another 100,000 or so go by attrition, killing Saturday delivery and prompt-delivery guarantees and slowing down first-class mail by closing 250 sorting centers.
The House GOP, aided by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., would go even farther. They'd appoint a financial dictator to run the USPS, who could close post offices and sorting centers, raise stamp prices, fire workers and trash union contracts.
Congress is caught in the middle, between the claims of USPS financial "losses," and the fact that cutting workers and service causes pain and sends service down the drain. Sen. Bernard Sanders, Ind-Vt., and 26 allies proposed a solution that avoids the drastic cuts by taking a positive approach: Don't cut the USPS, but expand its use and usefulness in the Internet Age.
We thought we'd print some of what he had to say during the debate. If you like his ideas - and we do - call your senator.
"The Postal Service needs a new business model," Sanders told his colleagues. "Right now, if one walks into a post office and says to a postal clerk: 'Hi. I would like to give you $2 to notarize this letter,' the postal clerk would say: 'It is against the law for me to do that. I can't take your $2.'
'Postal Clerk, can you make 10 copies of this letter?' 'Nope. It is against the law for me to do that.' 'Rural Postal Clerk, I would like a fishing license or a hunting license. Can you help me with that?' 'I cannot do that. It is against the law.'
'I want to mail this box of wine and beer.' 'I cannot do that. It is against the law.'"
"What we want to do is take away many of the restrictions imposed on the Postal Service by Congress and give them the flexibility to be more entrepreneurial to bring in more revenue," Sanders said. "We have some 32,000 post offices in America. Today letter carriers deliver mail to about 150 million doors. That is a huge infrastructure.
"If we have some pretty smart entrepreneurial types telling us what we can do in addition to what we are doing now-what the letter carriers can do, what the post offices could do, what the Postal Service can do in terms of new products and services, can we bring in more revenue? I think we can."
Sanders proposed creating an independent panel of entrepreneurs to recommend other services the USPS could provide, after removing the restrictions he listed. Then he got to the financial point the unions have made.
"No one debates first-class mail is down. A lot of people now use e-mail and the Internet rather than first-class mail. But what many people do not fully understand is the major financial crisis facing the Postal Service is the fact that they have an onerous burden of having to provide $5.5 billion every single year in future retiree health benefits -- $5.5 billion every year-imposed upon them in 2006.
"According to the inspector general of the Postal Service, the $44 billion in that account right now is all that it needs because when that accrues interest over a 20-year or so period, it will have enough money to pay out all the future retiree health benefits.
"Furthermore, there is no disagreement the Postal Service overpaid" some $13 billion into federal workers' retirement funds. It's owed that money, Sanders said.
"If the Senate is prepared to be bold, to do the right thing, we can save jobs. We do not need to lay off or to downsize the Postal Service by over 200,000 workers. We do not need to shut down over 3,000 rural post offices. We do not need to shut down half of the processing plants in America and slow down mail delivery service leading to an eventual death cycle for the Postal Service."
"This is not a Democratic issue; this is not a Republican issue," said Sanders, an independent. "Republicans and Democrats have rural post offices. All know how important they are. All want to save jobs in the middle of a recession. All want the Postal Service to be strong."
So do we. Sanders' bill is the way to go. Competing legislation that dismantles the USPS, fires workers, closes centers, slows the mail or trashes union contracts, these are not the way to go. Call your senator and say so. And since the White House has taken no position on the issue - other than to favor cutting out Saturday service - call them, too.
Photo: Postal workers and supporters demonstrate in front of the Oakland, Calif. Federal Building Sept. 27, 2011, during national day of action to save the U.S. Postal Service. Marilyn Bechtel/PW


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Can Christians Use Birth Control?
The effective separation of sex from procreation may be one of the most important defining marks of our age–and one of the most ominous. This awareness is spreading among American evangelicals, and it threatens to set loose a firestorm. One indication of that firestorm is the cover story in the current issue of The New York Times Magazine. That article cites Dr. Mohler's arguments concerning the issue of contraception. In that light, in this article, published on March 30, 2004, Dr. Mohler considers the question, "Can Christians Use Birth Control."


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Gorgeous Marchesa Gowns Unveiled At NYFW Are Fit For Oscar Royalty
Category: Fashion
/ Feb 14, 2013 11:45AM EDT
Marchesa designers Keren Craig and Georgina Chapman filled their Fall 2013 runway with gowns so gorgeous that they could upstage the competition on Oscar night. The collection, which pushed the "Wow!" factor up a notch, was shown on Wednesday (February 13) at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. A hot pink satin gown seduced the eye with a strapless bodice, draped like a tulip spilling over the edge of a vase. The gown's nipped waist and wide ballroom skirt commanded attention. A slim black gown with gold embroidery encircling the torso projected drop-dead glamour. The designers talked with Reuters Television before the show about their new look for fall. Craig, the blonde half of the British design team, gave Chapman, her partner, credit for the new fall silhouettes. "Georgina deconstructed a lot of more, sort of, structured pieces, so you're going to see some, sort of, jackets and structured pieces and then a lot of her draping has become deconstructed." Chapman said the inspiration for their collection came from Spanish painter Francisco Goya's 17th-century work called "Portrait of Maria Teresa de Vallabriga on Horseback." The painting shows a delicate woman in ethereal clothes sitting elegantly on a horse. "And we took a lot of, Keren took a lot of the embroidery details from matador, from the matador trousers and the jackets, so you'll see a lot of thread work, a lot of pastels to golds and to more vibrant hues, but the palette stays very much in the Goya world of the rich reds, the blacks, and it's quite moody and intense." The ultimate lady in red walked down the Marchesa runway in a red satin strapless gown with gold leaf embroidery and a fishtail train. The gown's slim skirt was hand draped at the hip like a lover's caress. A tailored coat in red satin with a high collar and red floral thread work created a dramatic look, worn over burgundy trousers in silk wool. Marchesa made some fashion news for fall by pairing a sheer red shirt with long sleeves under a red suede strapless cocktail dress that stopped just above the ankles. The setting for Marchesa's fall runway show seemed just right for a collection inspired by a romantic painting: a gilt-trimmed hall inside the New York Public Library, a midtown Manhattan landmark. The label's fall collection offered some looks with the potential to cross over from the red carpet to charity galas or brides with their own fashion flair: An ivory sheath gown with bright red embroidery, a slim gray gown with one strap falling languidly off the shoulder and a gray tulle column gown with sheer long sleeves. The designers appeared to be slightly taken by surprise when asked what it is about Marchesa that makes so many women want to wear their gowns to the Oscars or other red-carpet events. "Well, we hope everyone does," said Chapman, who is expecting her second child with her movie mogul husband, Harvey Weinstein. Craig seconded that emotion. "We feel very lucky. Very lucky that people do want to wear them," Craig said. "But I think, you know, everyone wants to put on a dress and feel glamorous and beautiful, and hopefully we can do that to the women on the street to the actress, as well." The Marchesa fall collection, with its luscious reds and lustrous blacks, appeared to be part of a small trend at New York fashion week. Italian lingerie label La Perla also cited Goya, the Spanish master painter, and his penchant for reds and blacks as the inspiration for its high-end line, which was shown last Thursday (February 7) on the first night of New York fashion week. Spotted on the front row at the Marchesa show were singer Miley Cyrus and actress Jada Pinkett-Smith. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week will run for one more day in New York, wrapping up on Thursday (February 14), which also happens to be Valentine's Day. For fashionistas, sweet dreams are made of this. (Video Source: Reuters)
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A story of adolescent love and the insecurities of young men and women. This song brings me back to childhood and the electric energy my neighborhood had at the time in the '80s. It's one of the first songs I heard where the content on the verses embodied everything on the hook. Super well written.
âChildrenâs Storyâ
A no-brainer. Slick Rick painted a picture of the inner city that most suburbanites and the well-to-do had never seen or heard of. Lyrical brilliance!
âLa Di Da Diâ
Slick Rick takes us through a day in the life of the Ruler himself. Doug E Fresh on the beat box and pure, raw flow. Artists to this day still use his flow and cadence from this song.
âMona Lisaâ
This story is about a stuck-up lady from around the way. Hip-hop has always had its arrogance, but no one does it with so much class as the Ruler. Top it off with Dionne Warwick's "Walk On By" at the end to make it a classic.
Slick Rick tells us of when he was a young man and all the things that made those times great. I was about 19 or 20 when this song came out, and for our generation it was among the golden era of hip-hop. Slick Rick reminds us why he was one of the best and still remains timeless.
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Oh yes! We made AN EPIC CREATION totalling OVER 75,000 calories!!! An architectural and culinary MASTERPIECE!!! Prepare for battle!!! LIKE/FAV on YouTube!!!
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Awww man Harley you guys should come to Nova Scotia and have a EMT style wedding bbq esp for our wedding next month we love u guys
it would be cool if I could make colossal sloppy joes in a few seconds because that would be what you would call the largest pig out in the world
Harley If this is really you then make my internet F'en day and reply to this saying anything Sauce Boss style!
Well Harley if I were you I would try to make colossal sloppy joes if you would like to be awesome make sure it has more bacon than any of your other meals so that will be a great deal for you
hey Noah you should just try making a hamburger with bacon and no more nasty comments about me
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I joined google+ just to share this link with the Boss: The Power of Bacon (Parody of Celine Dion's The Power of Love)
do you mean the end of the fast food Chinese food episode with the joke that Harley Morenstein makes at the end
I'd like to see the duality of making something really girly EMT style... So when are you guys going to make a bacon Bieber?
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Solutions for Chapter 20
When glycolysis, citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation are fully active, then the yield of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from the given substrates is as follows:
(a) Pyruvate:
To power the citric acid cycle, pyruvate must first be converted into acetyl-CoA, producing one molecule of NADH. The acetyl-CoA then enters the citric acid cycle, producing three NADH molecules, one, and one GTP. Each NADH will produce roughly 2.5 ATP molecules, the will produce 1.5 ATP molecules, and the GTP is equivalent to an ATP. Thus, with a total of four NAHD, one, and one GTP, there will be 12.5 ATP molecules produced.
(b) Lactate:
Lactate can be reduced by NAD+, forming pyruvate and NADH. The pyruvate is then prepared for the citric acid cycle and produces the ATP totals described above. In addition, ATP is produced from the NADH (2.5). Therefore, there are total of 15 ATP molecules from the conversion of lactate to pyruvate, and from NADH.
(c) Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate:
Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate will undergo glycolysis and its byproducts will power the citric acid cycle. Through glycolysis, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate will form a total of two ATP, two NADH, and two pyruvate molecules, while bypassing the energy investing steps of glycolysis. Each pyruvate will be reduced to acetyl-CoA, resulting in two NADH (one per pyruvate). The two acetyl-CoA will then enter the citric acid cycle, producing three NADH, one, and one GTP per acetyl-CoA. So at the end of the citric acid cycle, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate will have produced 10 NADH, 2, 2 ATP, and 2 GTP. Each NADH will yield 2.5 ATP, each will produce 1.5 ATP, and each GTP is equivalent to an ATP molecule, for a total yield of 32 ATP.
(d) Phosphoenol pyruvate:
The conversion of phosphoenol pyruvate into pyruvate produces an ATP molecule. Pyruvate will have the ATP yield calculated in part (a), with the addition of the ATP produced in the conversion of PEP to pyruvate, for a total of 13.5.
(e) Galactose:
As mentioned in chapter 15, there is no dedicated catabolic pathway for galactose; it must be converted into a glycolytic intermediate. Through a series of several reactions, galactose is phosphorylated and isomerized into glucose 6-phosphate, which will then undergo glycolysis and the citric acid cycle, producing 32 ATP, the same as glucose. Galactose metabolism does bypass the hexokinase catalyzed step of changing glucose into glucose 6-phosphate, however, phosphorylating galactose also requires the investment of an ATP molecule, so the total ATP (30) produced is the same as that of glucose.
(f) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate:
Dihydroxyacetone phosphate is converted into glyceraldehyde phosphate, which then undergoes the second half of glycolysis, producing 2 ATP, and NADH, and a pyruvate molecule, which is then converted to acetyl-CoA and undergoes the citric acid cycle as described in part (a). Adding the ATP produced in glycolysis to those produced in the citric acid cycle, we arrive at a total of 16 ATP


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"Since taking Alex's advice, I have clinched three new clients after only one week." Jodie McGuinness, Designer
Cracking read, really enjoyed it !
This is very inspiring. Thank you Alex. It gives me faith that I can still make it.
Will do. Just wish you didn't have to pay for video tutorials on some of these tutorial websites that would be a plus. Is there any video tutorials on how you did the illustration with monkeys? It would probably help me out a lot.
Thanks YK! All the best :)
Great post, Alex. Inspirational, and real world proven. Nice! ALso, love the illustrative stuff sprinkled the– you've got a great style, and neat to see the stuff front and center.
Cheers, M.
Thank you Marc – that is appreciated :)
I drew it out myself actually, but learnt vector software on Lynda.com
An inspirational article. Great style! Next stop youtube and adobe illustrator :). Best of luck with everything Alex.
A fun read, and also inspiring! Love the snow Apes! Is there a story behind it?
You are so cool. I love your blog. Thanks for being awesome and sharing your awesomeness with us.
haha, thank you Carrie :)
Hi Rika,
I went to see them in Japan, and I think first got excited about them in a BBC documentary about them :)
Good luck Hamish!
Thanks for making those articles. its so easy to read with the illustrations and so encourage! :D
sure thing!
true inspiration cheers.
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Really interesting read! I had experienced a similar situation, although mine didn't end with a job offer from Google. I wasn't able to find the style that will make me stand out so instead I decided to combine the illustration skill, the marketing skill, and my web development skill I got during that period and created my first startup (http://www.mycolorscreen.com) and sold it later on.
"Be aware of early interests and talents" is the best advice you could get as a youngster. Once you know, every decision you make after that will get you closer to your dreams than not knowing what you love.
Love your illustration by the way. :)
Great comment Pete, thanks! Great story too – the startup you built looks excellent. I'd love to hear more about it and your experience with setting it up and selling it.
Thank you dude!
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Alex, I love you! Lol. Thanks a lot for sharing your journey! I'm a rising college senior and I've been contemplating whether I should take the mass industrialized route to "success" and go straight to graduate school or take some time to explore the dormant seeds of talents and interests that are waiting to germinate within me. This inspiration is the water to my garden, right now.
good to hear it ;) all the best with it!
Wow, I really needed this. I'm 14 and I want to pursue art so badly, but no one I know believes it. I love learning and all, but NOTHING gets me as interested as art. Nothing. I can draw for hours, and I do, save for the 30 maybe 40 minutes arguing with my parents about it. I know I 'have' to do good in school, and to be honest, I know I can. But I want nothing else but art. I don't want to be rich and go to an Ivy like every else I know does, I just want to afford to keep drawing.
Why does life make it so hard? Why can't I say I want to be an artist and not get the dirty looks my friends and parents give me? They say, be anything!, but when I picked art their opinion totally changed.
Anyways, I saw the last comments were from two years ago, so chances are you'll never see this Alex… but thank you, I needed this badly.
Angelica – seriously – do what you are passionate about. Absolutely do not give into the comments and suggestions of others, even family. Do what makes you come alive. Do email me if you have any questions. Alex
Dear Alex,
This is really inspiring..I just got out of my drawing II class where we were having a critique. Im usually proud after a critique but this time I wasn't. I went home feeling like my heart wasn't in art anymore or maybe just that style. I want to be an illustrator. So I looked up how and came across this article. My heart is in my cartoonish style with crazy hair not this realist charcoal powdered drawing business. I just want to take this moment to thank you for cheering me up. 1) because your cat 2) because sushi 3) because of those silly pink monkey people whom I adore and 4) because you helped me realize that instead of me making art to please people in school, I should adapt my style to the requirements of the project. Anywhoo, thank you
Signed, Eva V.
Hi Eva,
thank you :) and it is my pleasure to hear things like this. Go for it!
Great story, sound like a dream to me. I'm so glad you made it. I think you have more quality in your life because you have more freedom than before. Now you have much more choices and more time because of you passive income. Who doesn't want that?
Thank you! It's great, but there is work to do to be completely free :)…


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Truckdriver highway fatalities most common in summer
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In 1998, 722 truck drivers lost their lives to highway fatalities. Summer was the season with the highest number of truck driver highway fatalities.
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Because of the high volume of traffic during the summer months, driving during this time can be particularly hazardous. As a result, trucker highway fatalities during the summer months are somewhat greater than during other parts of the year. This was true in 1998 for the U.S. as a whole and for three of the four regions: Western, Southern, and Northeastern. In the Midwestern region, fatalities were highest in the spring.
Because of snow, sleet, and ice, winter driving can be especially challenging. However, truck driver highway fatalities during the winter months in the Northeastern and Midwestern regions were the lowest of all the seasons.
Data on workplace fatalities are from the BLS Safety and Health Statistics Program. To learn more about truck driver fatalities, see "The Unforgiving Road: Trucker Fatalities" (PDF 65K), by Peggy Suarez, Compensation and Working Conditions, Winter 1999.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Truckdriver highway fatalities most common in summer on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2000/feb/wk1/art05.htm (visited September 29, 2016).
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JOHN GIANNINI noticed the difference immediately. It was that striking.
His La Salle team, with almost everything back from an unexpected Sweet 16 run, went to Villanova on Dec. 15. The Explorers lost by 21. And he knew why.
"I think those guys had the best offseason in the country," Giannini reiterated yesterday at the annual Coaches vs. Cancer Tourney Tip-Off Breakfast at the Palestra. "I know they rave about their strength coach [second-year man John Shackleton]. I know they rave about their kids and their work ethic, and their leadership. Whatever they did, when you put all those things together, every single one of them is playing better basketball than they did 12 months ago. Not one, or some, but as a team.


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Every night at 10 p.m. on the dot, 24 burgers emerge from the kitchen at Holeman & Finch Public House, and that's it. Even though they're not listed on the menu, these burgers are often spoken for well in advance (they can be reserved at any point during service), and for good reason. Each double-patty burger of fresh-ground grass-fed chuck and brisket comes topped with American cheese, pickles, onions, and homemade ketchup, and is served on a toasted house-baked bun alongside fresh-cut fries. Chef Linton Hopkins (who developed this burger while he was battling cancer; it's the only food he didn't lose his taste for) chose to offer this burger on such a limited basis in order to let the other items on his menu get their due, but if you'd prefer not to take your chances you can also try it on Sundays, when it's featured on their brunch menu. We suggest it; it's nothing short of the best burger in America. -Dan Myers
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The Minnesota Propane Association (MPA) is a trade and membership service organization that represents propane marketers throughout the state of Minnesota. Founded on 1948, the MPA has grown in its influence, while maintaining its core principles of education and safety. The MPA's primary purpose is to maintain high standards of practice within the industry and, in so doing, protect and expand the ability of its members to compete in the marketplace. The MPA is dedicated to the betterment of the propane industry and to the customers it serves in Minnesota. Since its inception, the MPA has been supported by its many volunteers who dedicate their time for the betterment of the industry.
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A remade '80s favorite and a true classic hit DVD and Blu-ray shelves today.
The original, 1984 version of "Footloose" might not have been the greatest movie ever made, but for children of the 1970s and '80s, its an indelible movie memory. So the prospect of a remake, naturally enough, was greeted with a good deal of scorn.
The resulting film, though, is surprisingly successful, thanks mostly to the storytelling skills of director/co-writer Craig Brewer.
Brewer's previous films, "Hustle & Flow" and "Black Snake Moan," showed his affinity to working-class characters -- a quality that adds immensely to the new "Footloose." The high school is fully integrated now, ethnically and musically, and the central conflict -- dancing is banned -- makes more logical and emotional sense.
The new version is surprisingly faithful to the original, down to Ren's (Kenny Wormald) yellow Volkswagon Bug, Ariel's (Julianne Hough) red boots and even a few uses of the original songs from the old soundtrack (all of the songs show up, but many are in modernized versions).
Wormald is solid, though a little dull as the central character, but Hough is generally only pale impression of the vibrant Lori Singer. The adult cast -- Dennis Quaid as Rev. Shaw Moore and Ray McKinnon as Ren's uncle, Wes -- are strong, as is Miles Teller as Ren's sidekick Willard.
Special features include a few concise making-of featurettes, the best of which gives Brewer the chance to explain his love for the original "Footloose" and explain his logic in remaking it.
Also out today is a Blu-ray edition of Alfred Hitchcock's delightful 1955 feature "To Catch a Thief" with Cary Grant, Gracy Kelly and the Oscar-winning cinematography of Robert Burks.
It's the latter that especially stands out on this release, which is positively glittering on the screen. The images are scrubbed clean and absolutely sparkle. The film itself is one of Hitchcock's lighter works, but still great fun (and almost shockingly suggestive) thanks to Grant's suave thief and Kelly's elegant paramour.
The new edition, released as part of Paramount's 100th anniversary, includes about 90 minutes of extra features, including a fun film-school discussion with Hitchcock's daughter and granddaughter, a making-of featurette and a profile of costume designer Edith Head. (The features also appeared on the 2009 DVD reissue.)
Also out today:
"Senna" -- A strong documentary on Brazilian Formula One racer Ayrton Senna that's edited with such care to building both tension and a story that it almost feels like a feature film. I know next to nothing about racing, but this documentary made me care about its central figure.
"Like Crazy" -- An ultimately disappointing romantic drama, though well acted by Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin as a British student and her American boyfriend. They fall quickly in love, and when her student visa runs out, she decides to stay in the States anyway -- a decision that comes back to haunt them. Jennifer Lawrence ("Winter's Bone," "The Hunger Games") gives a strong performance as Yelchin's rebound girl, but her character is woefully mistreated. That's just one thing that makes it hard to have much sympathy for Jones and Yelchin, though.
"Immortals" -- Director Tarsem Singh's latest visual spectacular features lots of swordplay and lots of abs from stars Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff and Kellan Lutz.
"Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season" -- HBO's fantasy epic hits DVD and Blu-ray about a month before Season Two begins, giving you plenty of time to catch up on this dense but brilliant work.


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Game 160: Cubs 6, Reds 0: Cubs Clinch Division
Box Score, Play by Play, PhotosW- Zambrano (18-13), Cubs Fans Everywhere. Setting up your rotation for the playoffs. L- Arroyo (9-15), for one night, at least, talk of Cubs' history. Magic Number - 0 (Brewers Lose 6-3.) Things to Take from This Game 1. Cubs Clinch the Right Way
We're playing baseball in October, folks. Check out this picture, courtesty of our own "Brick." It's too large to really be done justice inside of a Word Press column.2. Resting Easy, Early
Soriano led off the game with another solo Home Run. Theriot added a sacrifice fly in the second, and Zambrano looked to be in command of his pitches and his emotions early.3. Power Game
Besides Soriano, Lee hit a two-run homer in the fifth, and Jones had a blast of an opposite-field, two-run double in the eighth. Really, from the second inning on, you just felt that we had this game in hand. But it was good to see the Cubs keep pouring it on.4. Great pitching.
Z had no troubles at all with the Reds injury-riddled lineup, and neither did Howry or Dempster. Not a lot of strikeouts tonight (just 5), but really few serious rallies or even hard-hit balls.your 4 years in waiting details, below. Game Recap Inning 1
- On an 0-2 pitch, Soriano gets a high fastball and drives it to right-center, a couple seats into the bleachers. Solo HR to lead off the game. 1-0 Cubs.
- Major laggage on my computer, but Kendall K's, Lee Lines out, and woo, my feed is back, and Floyd gets hit on the left ankle (back foot) with a 2-2 pitch, takes first. Ramirez bounces out to third to end it, 1-0 Cubs after top of the first
- Z quickly gets Hopper 0-2 to start the inning. Hopper bounces out to Lee.
- Keppinger bounces one that Derosa can't quite corral. Called a base hit.
- My connection goes down, but Votto and Phillips both fly out, ending the inning.
- We'll see if my connection does better, this time. Derosa lines a single to lead off the inning, Jones gets an inner-half fastball and lines it to right for a single. 2 on, no outs, Theriot up, Cubs hitting Arroyo pretty hard.
- Wild pitch, both runners advance! Valentin with a real bad effort - ball wasn't even in the dirt, he just moves his glove to his lower right, and the ball deflects off of it.
- Theriot hits a sinking liner to center, and Hopper makes a nice shoe-string, sno-cone catch on it. The throw is a one-hopper up the third base line, Derosa scores standing up just ahead of it, and the ball gets past Valentin, allowing Jones to take third. 2-0 Cubs!
- Zambrano pops out to second.
- Soriano flies to the warning track in Right. Lots of opposite field power in the last week or so, from Soriano. Inning over, 2-0.
- Encarnacion K's on a check swing to start the Reds' second.
- Valentin bounces to Theriot, two quick outs.
- And Coats bounces back to Z. I haven't had a chance to see as much of Z as I should do to internet complications, but from the sound of the Reds play-by-play guys, seems like Z looks good. Certainly making quick work of things.
- Kendall rolls one to third, easy ground out.
- Lee with a fly just short of the warning track in right. Another good swing on Arroyo.
- Floyd walks.
- Unlike the Marlins broadcasters, who decried the Marlins fans for not turning out, the Reds broadcasters are complimenting the Reds-fans turnout, interviewing some of their fans.
- And Ramirez grounds into a 6-4 FC, end of inning.
- Ellison bounces to Ramirez to start the Reds half
- Reds broadcasters now have their roving guy chat with the Cubs fans. Decent broadcast to be stuck with on mlb.tv, tonight. Still wish it was Len and Bob.
- Arroyo flies out, Hopper grounds out, and Z has another very quick inning. 37 pitches through 3
- Derosa flies out to center.
- Jones grouds out, and Theriot flies to shallow center, Hopper calling off Phillips. There have to be a ton of people watching baseball via mlb.tv tonight, as again my feed slags. Arroyo seems to be settling in.
- Keppinger grounds out, but then Votto singles, Phillips singles, and suddenly Encarnacion is up with 2 on, 1 out.
- Z goes 2-0, then 3-1 on Encarnacion.
- Encarnacion grounds through the hole past a diving Theriot, into left.
- Quick Quiz: What do you do when you have a ground ball single to Soriano, and a runner on second base? A. hold the runner, or B. let him get thrown out at the plate.
- The Reds third base coach chooses B, and Votto is out at home. Throw was actually up the third base line a bit, but Kendall dives back to tag Votto.
- Valentin then flies to Soriano, and the inning ends without the Reds scoring. Phew.
- Z hits a bouncer that Votto fields way off the bag, almost where the 2B man would be if you were playing the infield really far in. Arroyo has to race to cover, beats Z who, to no surprise, is busting his butt to get down the line. Don't get cramps, Z.
- Soriano gets another fastball, hits a double down the left field line. Reds broadcasters just besides themselves that Arroyo would, at this point, throw a fastball anywhere near the plate to Soriano.
- Kendall lines out to just short of the warning track in Left. 2 outs.
- Lee lines a home run out to left center, gets out easily. 4-0.
- Cubs fans going nuts in Cincinatti.
- It's time for me to go put the bottle of champagne on ice. brb.
- Floyd bounces out to short, inning over. 4-0 Cubs.
- Some Reds fan is very amusing in his drunken excitement over winning season tickets for next year through the Ohio lottery. Go drunken Reds fan.
- Coats bounces to Lee, unassisted, to start the Reds off in the fifth.
- Ellison hits a soft looper that Jones catches in shallow right-center. Sort of does a casual shoulder-to-shoulder bump with Floyd when they meet after the catch.
- Arroyo bounces one over Ramirez's head for a single.
- Hopper bounces sharply to the drawn-in Ramirez, out of the inning.
- Ramirez pops to Ellison
- Votto with a nice grab over the tarp on a foul popup by Derosa.
- Jones legs out an infield hit, bouncing it softly off the mound towards shortstop.
- Theriot flies out, ending the Cubs half of the inning.
- Replay seems to suggest that Arroyo may have buckled an ankle a little bit on that close play on Zambrano's 3-1 ground out the other inning.
- Keppinger leads off by rolling one through the middle.
- Votto hits one about six feet up the first base line. As good as a bunt, he's out, Keppinger advances.
- Phillips advances the runner to third with a roller to Derosa.
- Z K's Encarnacion on a 93 mph fastball up. Inning over.
- Z with 92 pitches so far, Arroyo with 93. Arroyo taken down for Coffey. Coffey strikes out Z.
- Coffey K's Soriano.
- My mlb.tv feed is suffering, again, but Kendall K's, somehow. Nice inning for Coffey.
- Another drunken fan, this time a Cubs fan who does a better Harry impersonation than the guy they showed in Florida. I guess this is what teams with no fan support and that are out of the running do to run out the broadcasts....
- Valentin walks to start the seventh. No time to lose it now, Z.
- Coats K's
- Ellison K's
- Mark Bellhorn (when did HE become a Red?) grounds out to end it. Good to see ya again, Mark, thanks for not hurting us.
- Lee strikes out
- Fans cheer as they see that the Padres are now up 3-2 on the Brewers.
- After a long AB, Floyd flies to Hopper at the warning track. Got a nice jump on the ball.
- Brad Salmon (WHO!?!?!?) in to face Ramirez. Ramirez rolls one back through the middle for a single.
- Derosa bloops one into left. Sounds like he broke his bat on it. Runners on 1 and 2, two outs.
- Jones drives one deep opposite field to left. Coats makes a nice leaping effort at the wall, but misses it, ball hits high off the wall. Both runners score.
- Theriot immediately singles to left, Jones thrown out at the plate. 6-0 Cubs after the top of the 8th
- Howry in for Z.
- Howry K's Hopper on a check swing.
- Pie in center, Jones over to right. Keppinger singles.
- Votto flies to deep left- center, Pie grabs it on a very nice running catch. 2 outs.
- Phillips pops out to end it. Again, struggling with my mlb.tv feed.
- Marcus McBeth (WHO?!?!?) in to pitch for the Reds. Fontenot pinch hits for Howry, flies out.
- Soriano hits a long drive foul. K's swinging at a fastball on the corner. Kendall flies to center, inning over. 3 outs to go.
- Switching to the Pat and Ron radio feed for bottom half of the inning, as A. I want to hear Ron and B. my mlb.tv feed is jamming, again.
- Encarnacion grounds to Ramirez. Pat reports the thousands of Cubs fans at the ballpark are standing.
- Valentin lines a base hit tothe right-center gap, Pie cuts it off.
- Pat and Ron get the update, Padres up on the Brewers 4-3.
- Can hear the Cubs fans cheering as the Padres scores gets posted at the Great American Ballpark
- Coats 6-4-3 DP. Just one big "yes" from Santo to acknowledge the accomplishment. Game Over, Cubs win.
- Santo sounds pleased, not overly aggitated or excited, gives his Chevy Player of the Game award to everyone.
GREAT JOB Z! GREAT JOB Offense! WTG!!!
I HATE the Mets almost as much as the Cards and Oh-Man!, but it sure would be great to face those overated guys in the playoffs instead of the Phillies.
The one team that gives me shivers is the Phils.
In Chat for Brewers Game !!
In Chat for Brewers Game !!
Well, I live in Denver and
Well, I live in Denver and I'd love to see the Rockies make the postseason. Both for the Rockies sake and the outside chance I could see Cubs playoff games at Coors field. So now I'm hoping the Brewers lose tonight so we can clinch. Then I can root for the Brewers tp beat the Padres Saturday-Sunday in hopes the Rox get in. Then I fire up the rape shower (sorry!).
Baseball is so complicated these days!
Go Cubs Go!
Go Cubs Go!
I checked out that Cubworld
I checked out that Cubworld link. They have security fencing up around Wrigley Field in case...
this would be a great nite
this would be a great nite to get drunk and celebrate
a divisional title.
we need a web cam inside
we need a web cam inside hitops or the cubbybear
very happy man here if SD
very happy man here if SD can gittrdone.
Random thought. Z ends season with 18 wins. He easily could have had 23.
bottom 9th pads up 3 hoffman
bottom 9th pads up 3 hoffman on mound
People that can suck
People that can suck it:
Cody Ross
Corey Hart
Ned Yost
Doubters (including me)
Dusty Baker
Prince Fielder
Cards fans
Brewers fans
Updates to this thread are
Updates to this thread are going to come to an end, soon, as I down my bottle of champagne. Go, Cubs, Go!
ron santo having fun carona
ron santo having fun carona style
[...] Holy cow. [...]
[...] Holy cow. [...]
Best postgame comment in
Best postgame comment in celebration interview may have come from Gail Fischer.
"Wow, it really does sting when it gets in your eyes."
84 89 98 03 0 Mother F'ing 7
0 Mother F'ing 7
Lots of signs at Miller
Lots of signs at Miller Park, and lots of Brewers-blog noise about the Cubs 'choking.'
My, my, my
I am so incredibly happy for
I am so incredibly happy for Kerry Wood.
posted this in the wrong
posted this in the wrong thread...damn.
I gave up on the Cubs in early June like I never had in my adult life. It was at the point that I honestly stopped checking the scoreboard, I just didn't care…honestly, I felt relieved that I wouldn't have to waste another summer watching day, by day, by day, hanging on each of 250 pitches a game. I thought to myself "It's just not worth it, it's just a game that I have no control over"
It took thi September to remind me again why this is oh so worth it. There is nothing like this that brings a city and community together…even when they live 3,000 miles away away from each other. We get to share these moments forever. We will never forget '84, '89, '98, '03 and now '07.
Sure, we want even more wonderful memories and the ultimate goal is yet to be had. But, we won't forget this, we won't forget this summer.
Thanks to all of you for providing a place to share the fun despite living in Los Angeles where few share our joy. Thanks for reminding me what being a Cubs fan, through good times, and bad times means.
If you don't have it, go
hah. we win bitch.
hah. we win bitch.
First things first, let's
First things first, let's see all the retarded predictions from the beginning of the year, by sports reporters who had the Cub's finishing in 3rd & 4th place. What now, bitches?
Please tell me someone documented all that.
WGN w/ Lou now
WGN w/ Lou now
Roy Hobbs: "God I love
Roy Hobbs: "God I love Baseball"
ehh...I think most actually
ehh...I think most actually predicted the number of wins right....we couldn't have predicted it would only take 82 to win division.
Let's just enjoy the fun together...nothing worth fighting about now.
2007 NL Central Division
2007 NL Central Division Champs.
I LOVE the sound of that!
No, I mean the predictions
No, I mean the predictions by people in the sports media.
we all love you to
we all love you to
Aramis Ramirez: "We've got
Aramis Ramirez: "We've got eleven more wins to go"
dave and manny also
dave and manny also
(hopefully ARam isn't
(hopefully ARam isn't counting tomorrow and sunday)
Ryno's favorite moments of
Ryno's favorite moments of the '07 division champ season:
* Aramis' walk-off game against the Brewers
* 3-HR Game by Soriano against Braves
* Crazed fan going after Howry after giving up the lead, and the Cub's storming back to win it.
Most noteworthy TCR Comment of the season, imo:
"Can a middle reliever carry a team?"
guys...youve gone from
guys...youve gone from champagne to shaving cream and beer...party's over...seriously...
WOOT! Baseball's a great
Baseball's a great game, the best there is.
Turning point game: Cubs
Turning point game: Cubs give up 6 in 9th to go down 1 to Rockies, score 2 with 2 outs in 9th. Represented change from April/May to June/July
Best early season win: Arams walk off against Brewers
Best late season win: 9th inning comeback against reds at Wrigley
was kery wood interviewed on
was kery wood interviewed on comcast or wgn?
if the celebration is too
if the celebration is too noisy where you are...
you can go visit this very quiet place
seems lonely there too.
I have been very fortunate
I have been very fortunate to been to 20 something games. Pretty damn good record, too...
So - 11 more games in the W column for the World Series title!
Will experience in the Post-Season give us an edge at all?
Here are our roster guys with it:
Stevie Ire
Bob Howry
Jason Marquis
(Lilly was left off Yankees roster 2000)
Craig Monroe (blech)
Cliff Floyd
That is nearly half of the roster. Several of the above have played on the "biggest" stage.
Heaven help us if: Ryan Dempster has to be counted on. Oh-Man! is on the playoff roster.
Moment of the season:
Moment of the season: Trading Izzy away.
there are a LOT of drunken
there are a LOT of drunken chatterers in parachat, it fucking rules.
We clinch the Division, and
We clinch the Division, and the Dempster bashing continues!
somethings will never change
Post 26: 84 89 98 03 0
Post 26:
0 Mother F'ing 7
0 Mother F'ing 7?
Milwaukee's best just wasn't
Milwaukee's best just wasn't good enough...WOOT! Go Cus!!!!
Zambrano the sage: "This
Zambrano the sage:
"This one was very important to me. We started the season here. Before the game, I was thinking: 'Here we started, and here we finish.'" -- Zambrano
Ummm... Carlos... that's true win or lose.
Thankfully, it's WIN !
What Rob G.
What Rob G. said!
I'm stuck in a hotel room in
I'm stuck in a hotel room in Cali. for my daughter's softball tourney this weekend and my cell can't access the chat...anyway...CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPS!!! Chat responsibly!
this one's for Chad Fox!
this one's for Chad Fox!
HELP when r the cubs playing
when r the cubs playing at home th e first pllay off series
is it sta and sun im in ft laud i need to book my flight
PLEASE help
does anyone know r we
does anyone know r we playing at home sta and sun
Excellent work. Big tests to
Excellent work. Big tests to come now though. The Dbacks are one thing but the Padres and the Phillies are very very good teams. We are going to need to be at our best.
from Paul Sullivan, from the
from Paul Sullivan, from the postgame interviews:
What would a long run through October mean?
"It would be wonderful for our organization and for the city and for the Cub fans," Piniella said....
"We'd love more than anything else to …"
Piniella paused for a second, catching himself from saying what he was thinking.
"You know what?" he said. "There's no sense in even mentioning it."
comment of the season, Mr. Manager of the Year. I think I'll have a Tshirt made up with this on it
Oh, and don't forget memory
Oh, and don't forget memory of the year- Lou's one solitary tirade
Good times!! They reopen the
Good times!!
They reopen the Sports Authority at 10:00 and got my shirt last night.
Just keep winning, check out the Lou interview in the locker room its all over ESPN. Really cool.
I was checking my Tivo save list this morning, and a year ago and two nights I recorded the premiere of "Wait til Next Year: the Saga of the Chicago Cubs" on HBO.
Very poignant.
america f* yeah freaking
f* yeah
freaking sweet......i think the cubs are at least as good as any of these other NL teams. what a bunch of holes (not that kind.....that's tony larussa who is making his DUI plans for the offseason).
i'd probably be most scared of the phils, but not that much (cubs bats in that park would get a lot more fun too) and the cubs might not have to play them. wow.
as in earlier threads we
as in earlier threads we were wondering if
marshall was hurt i think we will find out
cause he be pitching one of the next 2 days.
Woo hoo! Still feeling
Woo hoo! Still feeling it!
The Kerry Wood interview on WGN last night was great, you can really tell that this meant so very much to him, with all the rehab and work he's put into it. Heck, the way Woody pitched in Florida, why not give him the start on Sunday, have him go two innings or so? Just to give him a start. Although it's logical that Marshall and Gallagher will get the starts--possibly Hart but he pitched twice in the Southern Florida Series of Bad Dreams.
I think Hill still gets the
I think Hill still gets the start today. His turn in the playoff rotation wouldn't come up until next weekend anyway, so I think he goes out there for 4-5 innings, and then maybe Gallagher takes over.
That was a blast last night.
That was a blast last night. I will be interested to see how many starters are playing today. I, for one, think that Theriot needs to sit BADLY. I think he should sit out for the next two games. He just looks terrible at the plate.
i just woke up, AND I AM
i just woke up, AND I AM FEELIN ALL KINDSA GIGGLY
I want to see Pie and Cedeno
I want to see Pie and Cedeno get starts and play themselves onto the postseason roster. Fontenot could use a start too, but I'm not as curious about him. I'm guessing Blanco will get a start, too, just to cure him of his boredom. But let Soto face Bailey on Sunday - he'll be seeing him quite a bit over the next several years, one would hope.
I wonder what the record is
I wonder what the record is for teams on day after clinching. I bet it is pretty decent.
Here's my guess the lineup today:
Pie CF
Fontenot 2B
DeRosa 3B
Soto C
Murton LF
Monroe RF
Fuld 1B
Cedeno SS
Gallagher SP
I agree with Jace that Theriot should sit today, and I also think Soriano, Lee and ARam should sit as well. That makes 1B a hard slot to fill because Ward is hurt. I could see Blanco at 1B, but I'm guessing Fuld. After Ward, DeRosa is the back-up 1B but with ARam sitting, DeRosa needs to play 3B. Though Fuld has not played first base, he is the best athlete off the bench.
In addition. playing Fuld for a few innings at 1B might be useful in the playoffs if Ward's injury persists. Teams are allowed to make changes to playoff roster in the middle of a series due to injury, but only for a player that plays the same position. So if Ward goes down in the middle of a series, we can only bring up a 1B to replace him. For that reason, we might even see Fontenot slide over to play some 1B in the next two days.
I am not sure I would pitch Hill in a game today even though it is his turn. Better to do that in a side session. Also, this is an opportunity to see Gallagher against big league hitters before he goes to the Arizona Fall League, so it is an important evaluation tool.
Hey Trans- I just sent an
Hey Trans-
I just sent an email to the address that's listed on your profile. It contains a photo I took last night of the Wrigley marquee, in case there's any use for it.
It contains no spam, viruses or explicit material (unless you get off on Cubs championships).
Thanks brick. When I don't
Thanks brick. When I don't have a headache, I'll check it out!
after thinking about it all
after thinking about it all night I just wanted to add:
Lilly is still going to
Lilly is still going to start Sunday but only go 2-3 innings.
Watching all of the postgame
Watching all of the postgame stuff on Comcast Sports Net last night made be happy for the first time that I had Comcast.
Then I switched over to WGN just in time to see Len get the shaving cream. Nice.
sounds like Z, Lilly, Hill
sounds like Z, Lilly, Hill for the first 3 games definitely.
Wouldn't be surprised if they bring Z back on 3 days rest for Game 4 if we're down 2-1.
p.s. Suck it, Cody Ross
p.s. Suck it, Cody Ross
Thanks Brick, I have it up
Thanks Brick, I have it up there. It's just too huge to be scaled down to a size that will fit our page reasonably, so I gave it a link underneath Things To Take From This Game #1.
Great Photo.
I really, really need to take a sabbatical for a few days. Talk to everyone in the Playoffs.
(Jim Mora Style: PLAYOFFS?!?!?!?)
Wow. That is huge. Sorry
Wow. That is huge. Sorry about that. Wish I knew how to scale that down.
Thanks for putting it up, and have a good time sleeping off last night. See you in the postseason.
resized images from brick's
resized images from brick's source...
500 pixel width on both...
scales those photos down,
scales those photos down, but theyre stuck in "crunch is a big fat spammer land".
40-45K photos, 500 width.
Crunch and Brick - I did
Crunch and Brick - I did scale the image down in an image editor on my PC. Needed to, just to get the file size down to something WordPress would accept. Problem is, that when you shrink the photo size to get it to dimensions that will fit within the confines of our blog size, the text of the marquee becomes too small to read.
Regardless it's an awesome photo, and it'll take readers all of one click to get to.
Ok, seriously heading out for a bit now. Have an awesome weekend.
For some reason I don't see
For some reason I don't see any photo's.
That picture makes a great
That picture makes a great desktop background, Brick! Thanks! Go Cubs!!
Nevermind, I found
Nevermind, I found it.
After last night, I think I'll be clinically retarded until Monday.
Soriano-Gold Glove.
Soriano-Gold Glove.
Now have your pic as my
Now have your pic as my phone screensaver too. Thanks Brick.
Congrats...yeah, that J.J.
Congrats...yeah, that J.J. Hardy call was horrendous...glad the Crew didn't score off of it.
I haven't decided who to root for in the NL race, yet (not that my hopes will have any effect on the outcome)...pulling for the Indians and Angels on the AL side...but I think that the Red Sox will probably win the pennant.
Awesome photo, Brick. A
Awesome photo, Brick. A most excellent desktop background. Thanks!
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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
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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
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Maddon on #Cubs postseason rotation: "I don't want to announce anything. We haven't talked to anybody yet"
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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?