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Flirting With History
Pettitte Goes For Perfecto
They were definitely the Drama Club last night. I thought last night's game would be a Yankees Classic. I thought I was going to see history. I thought I was going to cry when Jerry…..(sigh)…poor Jerry. Poor Andy, but more poor Jerry. But you know what? We won. It's okay. The Yankees beat the Orioles 5-1 last night.
Pitching Analysis: Andy Pettitte is the story. First inning, 1-2-3. 2nd? 1-2-3. 3rd? 1-2-3. How about the 4th? 1-2-3. 5th? 1-2-3. You've gotta be kidding me? Alright. What about the 6th? 1-Hairston made great play for 2-3. What about the 7th? Oh, the 7th. I don't like this part…Jerry..(sigh)…now just a no-hitter….now not even that…(sigh)…it was heartbreaking….my heart is broken….I feel bad….for..Jerry….more than…anyone!
Andy pitched beautifully.
I need to pull myself together. It probably wouldn't have happened anyway. Andy pitched 8 innings, 6 & 2/3 perfect, but gave up 2 hits and 1 run. Bruney started the 9th, but let it get messy. Mo was called upon, and he got his 37th save. Andy was fabulous. He was mixing his pitches very well, and his curveball was too good! It's a shame Andy didn't get the perfecto, but he pitched a helluva game for the win, and that is what really counts. You will always be perfect in my mind, Andy.🙂
Defensive Analysis: Everyone was on their toes and ready to do anything to save the perfecto. In the 6th with 1 out, Matt Wieters hit a slow roller that was almost bunt-like. I was like, "No! This is it!" But then Jerry came into the picture. He barehanded it, and fired a strike to Tex for the out! "Wow!" I thought, "Jerry, you saved the game! If he does it, it's because of you!" Ehh…In the 7th (gulp) with 2 out, Adam Jones hit a sharp grounder right at Jerry. I said "Yeah!" when I saw it off the bat. And then..I don't know what happened…Jerry..just…missed it…He was right there…ready to make the play…but the ball….went through his legs!….Andy was heartbroken, although he tried to conceal it on the mound…Jerry just flicked the ball back like nothing happened…when you could tell that he was on the verge of tears…I almost cried for him. The next batter, Nick Markakis, singled. Now the no-no was gone, too. If Jerry would have made that play, who knows what I could be writing about now.
God, why did you do this to Jerry?
Offensive Analysis: The Yankees were quiet until the 3rd, when Nick Swisher led off with a solo homer. In the 5th, Cano led off with a double, and then Swish doubled to score him. 2-0 Yankees, all thanks to Swish. Thanks Swish!
Swish Nicker.
In the 8th the Yankees got some insurance runs. Jeet led off with a double and scored on a single by Johnny. Tex singled. With 2 out, Cano doubled, scoring 2 runs. 5-0 Yankees. They wound up winning 5-1.
Jerry's error was huge, I'm not going to lie. He is going to feel guilty for that for a long time. It was SO cute how after that inning, everyone in the dugout went over to console Jerry, inculding Girardi, who put is finger on Jerry's chin and told him to keep his chin up. They were all so cute and sweet to him. I love this team. I love them. I have never felt this way about a Yankee team. I love every man on it. And they seem to all have a special bond with each other. This is a playoff team. I can feel it. They have the team attitude to go all the way.
The heroes for the victory are Andy Pettitte, for obvious reasons, Nick Swisher, who quietly had a great day at the plate, and the Yankee team, for trying to pick up Jerry's spirits. Although it probably did not work, Jerry had to feel a little better that everyone cared. The Smelly Sox who cheat at Fenway did not play last night, so the Yanks gained 1/2 a game and now have a 6.5 game lead. GO YANKEES!!!! I LOVE YOU, JERRY!!! ♥♥♥
**Note** Tomorrow I return to school. 11th grade. I have school Wed and Thurs, but I'm off Fri and Mon. I will try to blog either from school or at home after school. School is not going to tear me away from doing what I love. I will keep the blog going. I feel that it is my duty to. Thought I should just let you all know.🙂
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You have to be perfect to throw a "perfect" game.
Your defense has to have your back the whole game:
not the case with the ball going through Hairston's legs.
At least the Yanks won.
I always jinx no hitters and perfect games when I watch them – that's why I just think about it instead of saying it.
One time my friend was like: "Wakefield is throwing a no-hitter!"
And then guess what happened?
He gave up a hit.
Its amazing how things can go one way when you don't say anything:
And can turn on you when ya do.
It's just sports: and it is fun!
Yankees are a-rollin.
Wow. Today is a big day for you, Virginia: school and Cervelli! Last night's game was fantastic, even without the perfect game. The Yankees looked great and were fun to watch. Let's keep it rolling!
Many sighs were let out after that E5. There's no way I'm gonna be mad about it, though. That would be mean. =l Great stuff from Andy. Pretty much pitched the game of his life!
I go back to school tomorrow too. Ugh. But at least Frankie's back up in the bigs! Woo! I was excited for roster expansion this year just because of who could possibly come back up. Good stuff!
The error was annoying, but it would have been far worse had it cost us the game. We were rolling by the point so it wasn't really anything to dwell on.
The offense was great and it was nice to see the Yanks pick Andy up after that and pad the lead. Cushions are always nice.
Good luck with school – I remember when I was a junior in high school. Way back in 1998.
I'm sure Andy and the Yanks had a little deflation after the Hairston gaff. But, that's why they call them "Perfect Games" and also why there aren't very many of them. The game is more difficult than it looks from a TV screen. One moment of lost concentration from any player (or ump) on the field and the "Perfecto" is… Poof!
Aw man, what a tough error for Jerry. I love him just because he's Scott Hairston's brother and they both are really cute. But that is so cool that all his teammates got behind him and picked him up. That's great. I am so sorry that you have to start school😦 Well, work hard, and try not to daydream about the Yankees too much during class😉
Ummm, how bout you email me with the address I have on my blog under contact me and I'll connect with you on Facebook thought that🙂
Good luck with school. Somehow I know you will fit some blogging in.
its tought managing the blog and school, im having a hard time with it. but i agree with cat, lets make a pact to give it our all at school and our blogs.
I hope you are doing great. I started school back in last week of July. Yuck.
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"The NY never comes off"
MH youre a blind Eli hater, rooting for him to fail wont make phil simms love you
Come check the G-Fambulance and The Scarf Soldiers every home game in Lot L6, and like us on facebook and instagam 'NYG Scarf Soldiers'
Lets put it this way, Iv never seen you this hard on anyone on the redsox. Yea were yankee fans, but that doesnt stop me, pizz, and occasionally matt commenting on how terrible ARod is in front of you.
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"The NY never comes off"
I criticize Eli inside my Giants family.
And as I have said many, many times. Its not Eli I have a problem with. Eli is fine. Its you guys who are so in love with Eli that you actually lash out at anyone who criticizes him. And then call it "Eli hate".
"Too stupid to understand PFF!!!".......
There was probably like 15 qbs that outplayed eli this year, 3 rookies. Discuss.


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UPPER DELAWARE RIVER — An effort to better understand the magnitude and significance of groundwater discharge (GWD) to the hydrology and ecology of the upper reaches of the Delaware River is underway.
United States Geological Survey (USGS) staff have been conducting research this summer to evaluate the influence of groundwater influx on fisheries and aquatic resources at three locations on the Upper Delaware River. USGS provides support to federal, state and local public entities for better management of natural resources based on unbiased scientific data, according to USGS research hydrologist Donald Rosenberry.
The study focuses on three river reaches near Frisbie Island, Hankins, NY and Callicoon, NY. Geophysical methods are being used to map the riverbed to determine areas where it is likely that groundwater is discharging to the surface.
The GWD to surface water exchange is an active component of stream ecosystems that influences whole-system processes that may play an essential role in supporting aquatic life, providing habitat stability and mitigating some effects of land use on water quality.
Identifying and protecting such areas could help to conserve aquatic populations. It has been hypothesized that groundwater influx or upwelling may be related to species presence and abundance. The study will help to determine the influence of groundwater on habitat during low-flow warm-water conditions.
Several variables have been measured at each location, such as bed sediment temperature, which helps determine thermal conditions in the substrate during warm-water periods. Fiber optic cables were deployed at each reach. A laser pulse sent down the cable allows measurement of the temperature along every meter increment, allowing for two-dimensional rendering of the distribution of GWD.
"Groundwater provides a constant cold temperature year-round, so it offers a thermal refuge for fish and other animals when the river gets warm," said Rosenberry. "What we're doing is looking at the spatial distribution of the groundwater discharge and then actually trying to quantify the discharge.
Just how much water is flowing into the river? And how much does that vary over time? Does it decrease in late summer, or is it a really large reservoir that's fairly constant? What drives the research is the ecological impact. Anyone who's interested in the fishery here would benefit from these results."
The project is designed to look at the distribution of groundwater as it discharges to the Delaware River. "The people who live here and fish here know to a large extent where the groundwater is focused," said Rosenberry. "They know that groundwater is discharging to the river, but they probably don't think about what it means. We do. This is the kind of work that USGS does all across the country.
"As a country, about 40% of the water we consume comes from groundwater. In rural areas, that percentage is much larger. The concern is that as we use more groundwater to supply our homes and infrastructure, there may be less groundwater discharging to the river. So at times when the river temperature is very warm, the fish and the animals that live in the substrate may become stressed."
USGS staff have also been sampling the chemistry of several small hand-augured wells that they installed in the river bed and along the shore to determine the chemical inputs to the river. Several wells with sensors inside will continue to collect data every 20 minutes throughout the year.
Gathering such data now establishes a baseline against which changes can be measured in the future. "It's not just people who make use of groundwater," said Rosenberry. "It's also the natural environment. Animals that live in the substrate, macroinvertebrates and plants — there are many microenvironments that rely on this. We don't always think about that. This kind of work will set a baseline we can compare to years from now."
The USGS produces numerous reports for the public in addition to those for its scientific colleagues. Two of particular relevance to this topic can be seen at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/cir1186 [1] and http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/cir1139 [2].


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Doing Anything Needed to Get the Job Done – Public health advisors work 24/7 to save lives in the field: A Conversation with Kristin M. Brusuelas, MPH, Field Services Office Director, OSTLTS
Kristin M. Brusuelas, MPH, has spent more than half of her career traveling across the country and around the globe as a public health advisor for CDC. These days, you can find her behind a desk directing the Field Services Office in CDC's Office for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (OSTLTS), where she helps shape the experiences and careers of the agency's newest public health workers. Brusuelas shared her experiences – and riveting stories – with CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, during a recent Conversation with the Director talk.
Experiences from the Field
In the field, I was witness to the incredible lives people have to live," Brusuelas said to Frieden. She explained the barriers young mothers living in Chicago's high-rise housing projects were up against to get their children immunized. The elevators were not safe and neither were the stairwells, where drug dealers often loitered. "Coming out of their building was a risk to their families' safety, so we did what we had to do as public health workers—escort them down to the mobile vaccine unit and back up to their homes to get the kids the vaccinations they needed." Often, this meant 13-plus flights of stairs.
She admits there were moments of fear—like the time she, a STD-HIV public health worker, was threatened by an armed man in rural Texas who did not want her interfering with his wife's case of syphilis. She told Frieden that she eventually connected with the man's wife to complete her mission of getting the woman treated, and added that, despite the dangers, her field work has been the highlight of her 20-year career in public health with CDC.
"In the field, you're working 24/7, but you're seeing a difference and saving lives," said Brusuelas about her 12 years of field work experience. "To me, field work has been the most rewarding part of my whole career," Brusuelas added with a smile. "That's the great part about my job now as director of the Field Services Office at CDC. I'm creating those memorable work and life experiences for the next generation of public health advisors."
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Woman to cops: No jail, I'm Republican
Iowa woman arrested after going on political rant at restaurant
She thought otherwise, but an Iowa woman's political leanings couldn't keep her out of the slammer.
Employees at a P.F. Chang's restaurant in West Des Moines had tried to remove Charlene Hunziker, 47, after she went on a political rant extolling the virtues of Mitt Romney and screaming about how "Obama had ruined this country," West Des Moines Patch reported.
A customer called police, fearing Hunziker could hurt one of the employees.
When officers arrived, Hunziker told them they didn't need to be there because she's a Republican.
After refusing to leave, she fought officers trying to handcuff her and later told them "she was doing this because she was a good mother," according to Patch.
Hunziker has been charged with public intoxication.
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|Zach M.
Hadn't seen a thread for this yet and I like reading other people's concepts. I'm down with OPC.
I'm GMing the campaign, and these are the characters my players have picked:
F Drow Rogue (Scout)
M Shoanti Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager)
F Half-Orc Sorcerer (Boreal)
M Half-Elf Cleric of Desna
I think the half-orc is my favorite archetype. His character wades into combat with a great-axe. The Boreal abilities will eventually become very cool. It also fits the setting of the campaign quite well.
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Here is the group I'm running Jade Regent for:
M half Varisian bladebound magus (childhood crush on Shalelu)
He is the son of a Curse of the Crimson Throne PC, who was in turn the son of a Council of Thieves PC, all played by different players. The blade is actually Kazavon sealed inside a weapon, now guarded by his family should he ever try to resurrect himself again.
M half-orc cleric of Cayden Cailean (Shalelu is a friend of the family)
The grandson of a Second Darkness PC and Sama'ritha Belldusk. Shalelu fought beside his grandfather in Second Darkness, and has been a long time friend of the family.
M elf Houndmaster Cavalier (friend to Koya's family)
He was a friend of Koya's mother, and promised her that should Koya ever get to go on her grand adventure, he would accompany her.
M Varisian martial artist monk (younger sibling of Sandru)
He has past Sczarni ties, and doesn't get along with his older brother Sandru at all.
M Tien wood wizard (younger sibling of Ameiko)
He lives outside Sandpoint as somewhat of a hermit, his only real tie being his older sister Ameiko.
I purposefully requested that at least one person claim each of the major NPCs with a trait so that all of them would be integrated into the party.
I am playing a Half Orc sorcerer Abyssal bloodline.
Currently I wade into battle with my Falchion after casting mage armour. I am going the augmented summoning, flood the battlefeild with monsters route.
My character concept is somewhat more complicated.
|Fing Mandragoran
Starting the campaign in a few weeks. The group make up will bring an interesting game I think.
M Human(Ulfen) Oracle of Battle
M Human(Ulfen) Alchemist(Rage Chemist)
F Human(Varisian) Sorcerer (Crossblood - Fey/Serpentine)
F Gnome Druid (Ranged Caster stats with Beefy Pet)
|Evil Dave
The group I am playing in consists of the following:
Dhampir Ninja (Me)
Human Dervish Dancer
Elf Witch
Human Barbarian
Aasimar Druid
After 2 sessions, seems to be a decent group. Only problem so far is
me keeping my Dhampir nature secret...almost died when druid cast a
clw on me when I had 3 hps left, lol. Gonna have to come clean next
session I think.
|brother ehhnnzioh
My campaign just started last Thursday! So this is what my players are working with at the moment.
A halfling Bard suffering from writers block while trying to write an 'epic'.
A dwarven Deep Earth Sorcerer with a heavy emphasis on crafting.
A monk with a troubled past that he has mostly forgotten. Will be moving into dragon disciple after snagging a level of sorcerer. Should be an interesting character.
A half-orc/half Shoanti barbarian who has been living in exile with his mother for most of his life.
A Elf kensai from Katapesh. Prone to a bit of wanderlust that has brought him to Varisia.
Our party consists of the following:
Female half-elf bard (geisha)
Female aasimar cleric of Shelyn
Male Shoanti monk (sohei)/magus (kensai)
Male dwarf fighter (brawler)
Male Tian monk (flowing monk)
Male Varisian illusionist (going for bloatmage later)
We've played several sessions already and are almost through the first book. I've been keeping a campaign journal here for those interested in checking it out. It contains spoilers, naturally, so use caution if you're playing in the game. :)
I am playing in a group that should be playing it's first game this weekend. So far we have:
Female human bard (dervish dancer) - younger sister trait. This player intends on playing double for ameiko once she starts getting in danger.
Male human cavalier (dragon) - a retired character from a different campaign who had left to change orders and is being brought back here.
Female human oracle (nature) - rescued trait. Former trader whose caravan was destroyed by bandits and was saved by her bound mount carrying her to the outskirts of Sandpoint.
Cleric - haven't gotten much information about this character yet.
Undetermined character - player was tossing up between a non lethal ninja or a blasting caster.
Have to see how it all goes.
Just made this last night, I'm playing a halfling fighter (weapon master) who specializes in the halfling slingstaff. Fluff wise, he's essentially a lacrosse player. I'm gonna be getting as many of the sling-related feats as I can, I've got the Warslinger racial trait, and its gonna be awesome. So far we've got two bards and a rogue as well, so this should be an interesting campaign.
I... somehow managed a blank post above this. No clue how that's even possible. (Meh, it can be deleted so whatever)
Anyways, I'm GMing a group of four who are about to begin Brinewall Legacy.
The PCs are:
M Halfling Paladin (Hero Worship Trait towards Shalelu)
F Dwarf Druid (Rescued Trait by Koya)
F Human Magus (Caravan Guard Trait)
M Tengu Monk (Best Friend Trait towards Ameiko)
|Andreas Skye
Party just finished Brinewall:
1/2 Elf Female Gunslinger 2 / Rogue 2, Ameiko's little half-sister who spend her teens as a runaway in Garund.
Human (Varisian) Female Paladin of Shelyn 4. Local of Sandpoint with a crush on Ameiko, wannabe dancer inspired into heroics by a wandering Taldor knight. She had a childhood crush on Ameiko.
Human (Kellid) Female Witch (Winter Witch) 4. An girl kidnapped by Irrisen witches who managed to run away and made her way to Varisia. Adopted by Koya.
Human (Chelish) Male Magus 3 / Bard 1. A wandering scholar from Egorian, forgetting some disturbing personal affair and living off as a mercenary. Rescued from goblins by Shalelu.
The party I'm GMing for is in Brinewall now and have just befriended spivey. It consists of:
--Sayanna, a half-elf cleric of Desna. Has a crush on Shelaelu (but ended up making it with Ameiko the very first session due to very good rolling on her player's part.)
--Amalia, a halfling Dark Tapestry oracle with a haunted curse. She is best friends with Sandru.
--Andrezi, an insane tiefling wizard who due to rolling rather usefully on the tiefling power chart has an INT of 22. Unfortunately, he also has a WIS of 6 and it shows. He is a friend of Koya. His first action was to accidentally color spray the party, most notably...
-- Montecrastigrin, a gnome cavalier of the order of the Blue Rose and his beloved wolf, Luna. Monte is best friends with Ameiko.
-- Guyzelsuss Noggenfoggen, a gnome rogue who used to be Jervis Stoot's apprentice woodcutter, so it's really no surprise that he's happy to get out of town and away from the weird looks. He has the gnome variant thing where he can turn really tiny, because he'd found about about Spivey before the campaign began and wants to romance her. Sigh. Guyzel was Shelaelu's student survivalist.
-- Arina, a half-elf ranger and the last addition to the group. She is one of Sandru's caravan guards and this is her player's first Pathfinder game.
F Human sorcerer (orc bloodline) - Hero Worship/Ameiko
M Half-elf barbarian - Friend of the Family/Koya
F Elf Druid (urban arcehtype) - Student Survivalist/Shalelu
M Human oracle (battle mystery) - Best Friend/Ameiko
M Halfling Cavalier - Best Friend/Sandru
F Human ranger (trapper archetype) - Younger Sibling/Shalelu
M Human cleric - Rescued/Koya
They're just about to encounter the white dragon in The Hungry Storm.
The group in my games started out with:
M elf magus
M dwarf cleric of Caiden Caylean
M half-orc druid
F half-elf monk
They were then joined in the second session by a half-orc barbarian.
The dwarf cleric's player left the game, a human fighter joined the game & the druid's player exchanged his character for a human cleric of Desna.
|Joseph Wilson
My PC's party is as following:
CG/Male/Chelexian/Cavalier (Order of the Cockatrice) - Family friend of Koya
CN/Male/Elf/Magus - Childhood crush on Shalelu
LN/Female/Taldan/Wizard - Koya's adoptive daughter
LG/Male/Tein/Monk - Ameiko's little brother
CN/Male/Tengu/Alchemist - Student survivalist of Shalelu
I told my PCs to build characters without telling each other and the party is something like:
Varisian fighter/sorcerer
Varisian rogue
Halfling rogue
Elf rogue/ranger
TWO half-orc barbarians.
That's right, three rogues, two brutes even with the same feats, and no divine caster. So far they've survived a couple of sessions (just about to enter Brinewall)
|Kaushal Avan Spellfire
I told my PCs to build characters without telling each other and the party is something like:
Varisian fighter/sorcerer
Varisian rogue
Halfling rogue
Elf rogue/ranger
TWO half-orc barbarians.
That's right, three rogues, two brutes even with the same feats, and no divine caster. So far they've survived a couple of sessions (just about to enter Brinewall)
Sounds a lot like the party I'm in.
LN male Tian-Min fighter (two-weapon warrior) - Caravan Guard - Used to be a notorious swordsman in Minkai 15 years ago, but fled his past and now his skills have atrophied. (Me)
LG male Varisian monk (Qinggong)- Best Friends (Ameiko) - Granted his qi powers by his dying surrogate mother. He is on the journey to protect Ameiko, and also find someone to help him master his power.
CN male Ulfen/Tian-Min barbarian (invincible rager) - Family Friend - An Ulfen-Tian-Min half-breed from Kalsgard, he's lived in Sandpoint for a long time.
CG female elf fighter (archer) - Hero Worship (Shelalu) - Aspires to be exactly like Shelalu and is always trying to earn her approval.
This merry band of misfits has actually fared quite well (we're just about to finish up Night of Frozen Shadows now and we just picked up you-know-what).
Of course, it's mostly due to the fact that our party does ungodly damage (its mostly the barbarian, but the elf, monk, and my fighter all have their moments), so battles never last very long. We've had to rely on out-of-battle healing from the caravan members, and Spivey's been a goddess-send for our lack of divine healing.
I'm honestly surprised we've lasted as long as we have.
|Evil Midnight Lurker
-- Guyzelsuss Noggenfoggen, a gnome rogue who used to be Jervis Stoot's apprentice woodcutter, so it's really no surprise that he's happy to get out of town and away from the weird looks. He has the gnome variant thing where he can turn really tiny, because he'd found about about Spivey before the campaign began and wants to romance her. Sigh. Guyzel was Shelaelu's student survivalist.
To be precise, Guyzelseuss Noggenfogger, rogue-scout with the "trixie ancestry" option from Rite Publishing's 101 Alternate Racial Traits.
I am playing an Varisian Archaeologist who is the younger brother of a former PC in Rise of the Runelords.
My fellow party is comprised of:
1/2 elf wood wizard
human ninja
human cleric of Cayden Cailean
halfling samurai
All in all an interesting mix, though I tend to be the secondary fighter, and with the prospect of losing the samurai to real life, I may multiclass into the tactician fighter archetype.
Taking a break from DMing Carrion Crown, I am a player in Jade Regent. I insisted we create our characters together, to mesh well and be a group from the start. It worked out well. We had our first session last week and we just finished the misadventure in the goblin camp.
Our characters are:
Philip ('the Brooding') – Neutral Human Cleric of Pharasma. Think emo, including the young age. Very amusing. Crush on Ameiko (likes older women, apparently).
Zora Soran – Chaotic Good Half-Elf Gunslinger (Pistolero). Reformed thief. Hero worship of Shalelu.
Sir Fellinor the Foul – Lawful Neutral Halfling Knight (actually just fighter, but pretentious). Friend of the family.
Clarette Tear – Chaotic Good Half-Elf Bard. Plays the castanets and dances a little. Koya's foster child.
Sable – Lawful Neutral Tiefling (Devil-spawn) Fighter. Sword and Board. Secretly worships Asmodeus. Caravan guard, and the hardest person to bring into the group, but the player has a habit of creating distant characters. I'm happy I got this much cooperation out of him :)
(me) Sangezi Copperhill – Lawful Good Tiefling (Demon-spawn) Paladin of Shelyn. Raised in Sandpoint by his adventurer father (and begotten by either a succubus or alu-demon, he's not quite sure) and trained at a temple of Shelyn. Not much artistic talent, so trained as paladin to be protector and patron of artists. Discovered a knack for, and love of, cooking. Best friend of Ameiko and works in the kitchen of the Rusty Dragon, part of the the inn's reputation as a place of good eating.
It's been very fun so far. We all got to play a concept we wanted and we have strong relationships with each other (for the most part). Somewhat lacking in arcane power, but the bard will cover that (along with traps). Go bards!
DM'ing this for about two months now. They're about halfway through Frozen Shadows.
Human Female (tien) Sorceress (Maestro/Geisha); friend of Ameiko
Human Male (Varisian) Inquisitor (witch-hunter/evangelical priest) of Erastil; Family friend of Koya
has animal domain and boon companion; so meet Da Xiong (his bear)
Human Male (Ulfen) Urban Barbarian / Martial Artist; caravan guard.
They've had to borrow weapons from Shaleleu to deal with the Harpy (ranged), and used Spivey for bulk healing in Brinewall, and kelda for the final battles in brinewall. other than that, no NPC support (other than Koya morning spellcasting of lesser restoration and make whole).
|Vaziir Jivaan
|Chibi Chibi
We haven't started to play yet but so far the group is:
CG Female Kitsune witch - going to act as the groups healer and is a pacifist for the most part specializing in Enchantment spells. She has kept the fact that she is a kitsune a secret by staying in human form.
LG Male Halfling Bard with the Street Performer archtype calls himself a barcher (bard archer)
LG Female Half Elf Monk no idea what archtype she is using is the twin sister to our fighter from the runelords.
CG Male Human Caviler with the knight errant order. Going to be acting like Tom Cruses character from the last Samurai.
Should be interesting how we all work together once we start playing.
Our characters are:
Philip ('the Brooding') – Neutral Human Cleric of Pharasma. Think emo, including the young age. Very amusing. Crush on Ameiko (likes older women, apparently).
Zora Soran – Chaotic Good Half-Elf Gunslinger (Pistolero). Reformed thief. Hero worship of Shalelu.
Sir Fellinor the Foul – Lawful Neutral Halfling Knight (actually just fighter, but pretentious). Friend of the family.
Clarette Tear – Chaotic Good Half-Elf Bard. Plays the castanets and dances a little. Koya's foster child.
Sable – Lawful Neutral Tiefling (Devil-spawn) Fighter. Sword and Board. Secretly worships Asmodeus. Caravan guard, and the hardest person to bring into the group, but the player has a habit of creating distant characters. I'm happy I got this much cooperation out of him :)
(me) Sangezi Copperhill – Lawful Good Tiefling (Demon-spawn) Paladin of Shelyn. Raised in Sandpoint by his adventurer father (and begotten by either a succubus or alu-demon, he's not quite sure) and trained at a temple of Shelyn. Not much artistic talent, so trained as paladin to be protector and patron of artists. Discovered a knack for, and love of, cooking. Best friend of Ameiko and works in the kitchen of the Rusty Dragon, part of the the inn's reputation as a place of good eating.
Update: After
Sooo, two characters died in not-so-heroic fashion, but certainly memorable.
We now have two new members:
Ashta Vondaniken- Half-elf monk, unknown gender (androgynous and silent on the matter).
Versengutorix - Elder Dwarven cleric of Torag. Believes himself to be our 'mentor', whether we want him to be or not!
We just
I have no idea how I missed this thread. Anyways, I'm running this for our group in our homebrew world. Right now, the group's preparing an assault on Raven's Peak (a slightly renamed Ravenscreag), consisting of:
Pan Li- Vanara Weapon Master Monk- has branded the caravan first "Pan Li's Traveling Freak Show and Circus." Following several deaths in the city of Tsai Tseng, it has been rebranded "Pan Li's Traveling Mercantile and Pawn Shoppe." [Family friend of Sandru.]
Chai Qi- Chong Kuan Human Ninja- the younger sister of Chai Jai-Li, the unwitting heiress to an empire (a substitute because Ameiko showed up in an earlier game on the other side of our world and, uh, died. If you're reading this, thanks, Steve.) [Obviously, younger sister of Jai-Li.]
Nam Jung Su- Sejong Human Monk/Cleric- Jung Su is twelve years old and has asked every bartender in every civilization hub for ale at a tavern. He has been refused every single time. Looks like Aang from The Last Airbender. Sometimes the voice of reason for this party, sometimes makes me want to reduce him to his component spell components. [Foster child of Koya.]
Vata Perada- Sylph Alchemist- Vata is directly responsible for getting one party member killed, is lackadasial, and shrugs off a lot of stuff the party gives him. His player is awesome. Vata has an alchemical tentacle, which makes the party joke about girls in schoolgirl uniforms. [Originally hero worship of our Shalelu replacement, but the replacement got killed in her sleep. Go read Fhen Fan's obituary in that thread for more info.]
Mike's Fourth Character- Kitsune Planetouched Oracle of Nature- Will be joining the party tomorrow. That's all I know but Mike is, like the rest of my group, TOTALLY AWESOME!
|Green Eyed Liar
My party contains the following:
Batkhan, male half-orc inquisitor of Nethys (Protection Domain; Merchant Guard; dislikes Sandru)
Dalmir Kaijitsu, male human Shoanti druid (Wolf Shaman; Younger Sibling; likes Ameiko)
Dominic, male human Chelaxian sorcerer (Abyssal bloodline; Best Friend; likes Ameiko)
Kyras Elsbeth, male half-elf paladin (Hero Worship; likes Shalelu).
I ran We Be Goblins! this week and will be starting up the AP in two weeks. I plan on using a variant on Clark Peterson's setup. The PCs are:
Eradiel Dagon - male elf magus (bladebound), friend of the family.
Jorum Budison - male Ulfen ranger, rescued by Shalelu.
Nigel Carthesia - male Taldan wizard (spellslinger), best friend of Ameiko.
Zahur of Misty Hills - male Keleshite cleric of Sarenrae, rescued by Koya.
|captain yesterday
We just kicked off the jade regent tonight.
The party is:
Catalina purrfoot (CG female Catfolk Ninja) my 8 year old daughter so naturally if given the chance to be a cat person she won't pass it up:)
Digby Falconshield (NG male dwarf Ranger) likes the longbow, first time player
Ji (CG female gnome Witch) the wife:)
Tibbedo Dragontoe (CG male halfling Bard (Archaeologist archetype) brags about having gone places he researched in old pathfinder chronicles but never actually left sandpoint... until now
we had a lot of fun and have high hopes for the campaign to come:)
|John Lynch 106
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I started building my character 3 days ago and started playing it yesterday. It was very impromptu decision to run this campaign right now.
I am playing Rogar, son of Odol of the Ghalkin Clan (dwarf cleric 15. No archetypes or prestige classes planned at this stage).
In Pathfinder I have 10 characters, 8 of which are human. The reasons are three fold:
1) Most areas are human centric so I keep making human characters so I can hail from that region and embody it's unique culture.
2) +2 to any stat of your choice is really good (I see no reason to play a half-orc given they are socially ostracized and I like to play characters that can participate in social encounters).
3) An extra bonus feat is so amazing as this edition is quite feat intensive for most classes. I sometimes take hilarious feats such as "cosmopolitan."
So playing a dwarf is out of my comfort zone. Playing a Charisma 5 character is well and truly out of my comfort zone. This is the first time a Charisma 5 character has actually been legal. I cannot bluff, I have 0 ranks in it and a -3 modifier. I do have max ranks in Diplomacy, netting me a +2 in it at level 2.
I've started to become concerned that I'm relying too much on humans +2 to any stat and bonus feat. So I'm trying to force myself to play different races more (it doesn't help there's only 7 races legal for PFS play and 3 of them have the +2 to any stat of your choice boost).
I am enjoying being 107 years old. I am enjoying having bonuses in very specific circumstances.
Rogar's Background
Rogar is the the third son of a dwarven merchant Clan who are weapons traders. His family waited until the eldest child had a couple of children and then shipped me off to become a priest of Angradd. This nets them some prestige for giving up such a valuable commodity to a church. However it also stops me from being a drain on the family's resources.
I am 107 years of age and my family has been trading through Sandpoint for quite some time. I have the "friend of the family" trait with Koya. Initially I was going to be a best friend to Ameiko but one of my players who has the potential to romance her requested I pick a different NPC as that was the NPC he chose. Not wanting us to all have the same NPC as our "significant other" I chose Koya for three reasons:
1) I wanted perception as a class skill.
2) She's 60 years old, there was no chance of our player wanting to romance her. Given I'm a dwarf I have no potential to romance any of the NPCs so it seemed like a good choice.
3) I'm 107, she's 60. I love the fact I get to call her "young lady" and be somewhat protective but patronizing towards her (Charisma 5 for the win!).
Given I had a starting relationship score with Koya of 1 I decided that I was very good friends with her mother. I first met Niska when I was 13 years old. I was friendly with Koya but I always considered myself an unofficial "Uncle Rogar" to young Koya. After all, I was 47 for her very first birthday. An adult by that point. For the past 20 years I've been studying to become an ordained priest of Angradd and so the last time I saw Koya was when she was 40 years old. I have corresponded quite a bit during the last 20 years with Niska.
Upon becoming ordained I immediately travelled to Sandpoint as I was concerned for Niska's health based on how she had been talking in our letters back and forth. I arrived a few days before she died and have been keeping an eye on Koya to make sure she is handling her grief well and is taking care of herself.
Rogar's Catch Phrases
I don't normally have catch phrases with my characters. But I had 2 days prep time to make this character so I am relying on this crutch for the time being.
1) "Have a sandwich! You look like you're about to faint." "Have a sandwich! I could snap you in two without even trying." - This is one of the ways in which I am playing out my Charisma 5. I am genuinely concerned for all of these frail humans. Especially Koya. They look like they're about to pass out and waste away to nothing."
2) "I bloody hate goblins!" - It's true because I have a hatred for goblins. Especially the goblins that blinded me, forced me to fall off my horse and then have it bolt away with them chasing it. (I didn't have enough starting coin to buy one).
3) "Now look here, young lady..." - Whenever Koya and I disagree on something.
Rogar's Memorable Moments
Koya: You don't even know how old I am.
Rogar: Excuse me, young lady! I was there for your very first birthday. I know exactly how old you are!
The Rest of the Party
We have a Varisian wizard called Teotos (Wizard X/Loremaster Y) who graduated from the Acadamae at Korvosa. He took a campaign trait related to Shalelu.
We have a Tian Fighter 1/Sorcerer 4/Dragon Disciple X/Something else Y called Mitsuhirato Yaramoto. He has either a "childhood crush" or "hero worship" of Ameiko.
Party Roles
In the mindset of one of my players (and consequently my mindset as he taught me how to play 3.5e D&D) there are 4 party roles:
1) Front-line Fighter
2) Healer
3) Trap Disabler
4) Arcanist
Given we only have 3 characters we have filled these party roles thusly:
1) Rogar: Primary healer, secondary fighter (I was always going to be a secondary fighter as I have not seen a well made caster cleric that contributes as much to fights as a strength based cleric).
2) Mitsuhirato: Primary trap disabler, secondary fighter
3) Teotos: Primary arcanist, secondary nothing (as it should be).
I'm currently running Carrion Crown with my group and the party make-up is:
LG M azlanti/ ulfen human counterspell abjurer wizard/ abjurant champion (Andoran)
LG M chelaxian human undead scourge paladin of Iomedae (Lastwall by way of Cheliax)
CN F scizarni varisian human gunslinger (Ustalav)
CG M varisian/ ulfen human natural werewolf ranger/ warshaper (Ustalav)
We've just started Shadows of Gallowspire, though I have plans to adapt Expedition to Castle Ravenloft for higher level play and use it to continue the story.
We'll be jumping into Jade Regent after that's all wrapped up, though I want to adapt the story to start off in Minkai from part one. It'll take some work, but my group seems pretty excited about the change. We so far have:
A M human oracle of fire
A M human order of the warrior sword saint samurai
A M human order of the ronin sword saint samurai
A F fetchling ninja
A F kitsune white haired witch
We have a party of four :
Avarizia, a female human (Varisian) Cleric of Urgathoa
Tsumi, a female human (Varisian/Tian-Min) Ranger of Calistria, dual wielding katanas
Kankai, a female tengu (from Kwanlai) Rogue, dual wielding wakizashi
Morvius, a male human (Varisian) sorcerer, Air Elemental bloodline
You're welcome to browse our adventure record blog!
|Michael Radagast
I may have been too lenient with PC race options...
Tiefling Fighter (Caravan Guard)
Aasimar Paladin - I think he was leaning Cayden (Friend of the Family)
Kitsune Rogue (Foster Child)
[Albino] Varisian Cleric - Pharasman (not sure which trait he's taking)
[Scrawny] Minkaian Witch (Little Sister)
This should be interesting...
|GM Lilith
I'm down with OPC.
Yeah you know me!
...Carry on. >.>
My party consists of:
- 'Blade' Popolov, male human rogue (knifemaster/scout)
- Ing Shieldbreaker, male Ulfen human cleric of Gorum
- Keisos Ambrugal, male half-elf paladin of ... Aroden? Desna?
- Kiorte, male human fighter
- Orthak, male human fighter
- Paza Kifu, female human sorcerer [Abyssal]
- 'Tiny' Popolov, male half-orc ranger (guide)
|Lex Talinis
Kimiko: CG Female Tian Gunslinger (Musket Master)/ Rogue (Sniper), Ameiko's little sister, has a crush on Sandru.
Lita: CG Female Elven Inquisitor (Calistria)/ Ranger, student of Shalelu.
Zhi-Xun: LN Male Tian Monk/ Ranger (Trapper), best friends with Ameiko, hero worships Shalelu.
Ka'Lei: NG Female Gnome Cavalier (Dragon Order)/ Summoner (Master Summoner), caravan guard.
Rael: ?? Male Half-elf Oracle (Fire, wasting curse)/ Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager), has a crush on Ameiko.
We like playing Gestalt....makes for interesting character concepts. ;-)
Finally getting to DM this AP. I only have three players but they are experienced players so I'm not afraid of what to come. We are really excited about this AP. The characters:
-Halla "Ravnhår" Sigrund's Daughter, NG female ulfen savage skald bard. Adopted by Koya. Run away from her home after killing some ulfen vassal and was saved by Koya at Riddleport. Friends with Ameiko as she performs often in Rusty Dragon.
-Nazrak Gunlao, LN male tien samurai. Younger sibling to Shalelu. Shalelu saved him from bear when he was 8-years old, only having some riff-raff clothes and katana. His family came over Crown of the World long time ago, Nazrak doesn't remember his parents well. Sandru is also like big brother to him as he trained him to use katana.
-Titos 'the Rusty', CG male varisian "ninja". Crush on Ameiko. Titos really isn't ninja, he is young bouncer at Rusty Dragon. Ameiko and Sandru worked together to get Titos out of streets where he could have become sczarni. (We use ninja only for rules to Titos, he isn't real ninja. At leat now.)
I really like how my player's came up with characters this good for AP. There is lot connection to key npcs and to each other.
|Melissa Litwin
We have a large party of six people. We are currently level 5 and are in Kelisgrad (sp?) for the curious.
*Tiefling rogue/magus going Arcane Trickster. Velna originally hails from Sandpoint and joined the Pathfinder Society in Magnimar to escape the stigma of being "that devil thief girl". After some training, the PFS sent her back to Sandpoint to figure out what was going on there. As soon as a valid excuse presented itself, she fled Sandpoint once more.
*Fetchling shadow assassin (Genius Games class). Also from Sandpoint, Garrek's small family isn't well known and keeps mostly to themselves, but he was curious about the outside world and joined a caravan to see as much of it as he could.
*Human wizard going Harrower. Annette was a barmaid in Ameiko's inn and followed out of loyalty. She does not trust the "devil girl thief" at all.
*Gnome alchemist. With bright pink hair and an exuberant personality, Tanzi is never happier than when she gets to blow something up. Garrek and Velna are also trying to teach her the rudiments of stealth, but it's not going very well ...
*Kitsune life oracle. Imhakaru's family settled in Sandpoint when Ameiko's forebears did, but she's always been curious about her original homeland.
*Human sylvan sorcerer. Sylvian and his bear Enoka were part of a Varisian caravan for a long time, earning their keep with a dancing bear act. Originally from Sandpoint, Sylvian returned home in time to find his old friend Ameiko preparing to leave again and decided to join her.
I'm playing the whole world, since I'm the GM ;-)
But our PCs include:
Aasimar bard
Half-orc fighter
Human sorceress
Kitsune bard/fighter
Aasimar rogue
There's also a gnome summoner who hasn't played in forever but we're letting him hang around the caravan in case he ever turns up again.
The lack of a healbot hasn't really proved much of an issue so far between the use of wands and Koya, but they're only on book 2 and just entering Ravenscraeg. I think they'll find things a bit tougher from here on in... muahahaha.
We've just started storming Ravenkeep (I think that's the name). Our party members have come and gone over the months. This is what we have now:
Dwarven Fighter - Greataxe. Likes to hurt things.
Human Gunslinger - Musket user. I really hate Gunslingers. Everyone says Monk's are useless, but I'll take a party of Monk's over a party ruined by the inclusion of a Gunslinger.
Halfling Rogue - Player was playing a Sorcerer but then we got two more players, and one of them started a summoning sorcerer, so this player switched to Rogue, then the summoning sorcerer player left.
Human Zen Archer This is me. I started off as a Pack Lord Druid, but realized we needed someone to really help the 1 melee person we had (pets just weren't cutting it), and we needed a rogue. So I made a Zen Archer with Disable Device from a trait. Now that we have a rogue and my Kingmaker game may be going under, I might move my Kensai Magus to this game.
With only 4 of us, the fighter is pretty new to Pathfinder, and the only school the sorcerer ever looked at was Evocation, then add the all but useless Gunslinger on top of that, we really needed help, so we have Spivey along for our heal bot.


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Good morning, I'm Linda Wertheimer. The world's worst soccer team finally won a game. In 17 years of international play, American Samoa has scored just a dozen goals, compared to the 229 they've allowed. But they scored two this week, to beat Tonga 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match.
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Imagine what life would be like if you lost your hearing.
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I'm the one hanging onto the back of the bandwagon with my skateboard like Marty McFly. Still watching usually & following, but with few expectations.
You know squat. You know less than squat. You and Squat could go to the movies and Squat could wear an "I'm with Stupid" t-shirt!
Im the one opening the door and diving out into the road before it gets into wreck. Then after it wrecks I get back in and drive again.
I am almost never negative about the team.
GO JAZZ!!!!! 2013 champs ladies!!! Drink the kool-aid!!!
#BelieveInLindsey #BelieveInSnyder
Silence is golden, and gold is up these days, so silence is a solid investment.
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Woot woot.
Gaining steam!!!!!!
Until there is a substantial trade, I am okay with being cynical about the future of the Jazz. But I think the Jazz understand that, after all, they've allowed the future of the organization to really do nothing more but to wave towels at the end of games.
Don't get so excited, we both two chump teams in a row.
It'd be nice if somebody that roots for the team would make a game thread for tonight.
"I'm a moron for thinking the Browns could even sniff 10 wins in a division where the other three teams (two of whom almost always make the playoffs) made the post-season last year. Gyp Rosetti's thee God of football knowledge." - Brown Notes
MAYDAY! MAYDAY! Throw out the lifeboats! This ship is going DOWN!!
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RIAA Eyes Next Possible Targets: CD Burners, Radio Listeners
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The RIAA's recent case and a pending case in the UK provide some insight into whom it might prosecute next
The Recording Industry Association of America is the oft villainized copyright-infringement watchdog for the music industry in the U.S. Its letters to music sharers have led to thousands of settlement over the last few years. Now, following its
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Capitol Records, et al v. Jammie Thomas
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The RIAA might have given a clue during testimony by music industry lawyers in the
case. During the case Jennifer Pariser, the head of litigation for Sony BMG, was called to testify. Pariser noted that music labels make no money on bands touring, radio, or merchandise, so they are particularly vulnerable to file sharing. She went on to say that when people steal music the label is harmed.
Pariser believes in a very broad definition of stealing that is echoed by many supporters in the RIAA. She believes that users who buy songs are entitled to one, and only one copy. Burning CDs is just another name for stealing, in her mind. "When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song." Making "a copy" of a purchased song is just "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy'."
Such logic has been a driving force behind efforts to "rights manage" music including the current DRM found on Apple's iTunes files and Microsoft's DRM, which is also widespread.
While it seems unlikely that the RIAA would be able to effectively identify "burners", such litigation remains a legal possibility for the RIAA and major music labels, in the minds of their lawyers.
Another possible avenue of legal action for the RIAA is the pursuit of businesses that play unauthorized music in stores. The Performing Rights Society (PRS), Britain's version of the RIAA, may give the RIAA some possible ideas
with its pending litigation
. The PRS is suing the Kwik Fit Group, a car repair shop in Edinburgh, for £200,000 in damages. The case revolves around the complaint that Kwik Fit employees brought in personal radios which they played while working on cars, which could be heard by colleagues and customers. The PRS says this amounts to a public "performance" and should have entailed royalties.
The possible implications if this litigation succeeds are numerous. The RIAA could pursue retailers like Borders Books who play music in their restrooms or on their store floors. They could also seek action against small businesses that have radios in their stores.
These possible future targets may seem outlandish or farfetched, but the RIAA and its foreign equivalents have some heavy legal firepower. It hires many of the country's top lawyers and have gained millions in settlements and recently have added the $222,000
verdict to its coffers.
Some fear the RIAA is overstepping its bounds, including in the
case. Rep. Rick Boucher, a Virginia Democrat, and strong advocate of fair use, recently
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The Bush Administration feels that the case was very fair and was a
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"Cases such as this remind us strong enforcement is a significant part of the effort to eliminate piracy, and that we have an effective legal system in the U.S. that enables rights holders to protect their intellectual property."
With the RIAA's powerful legal, financial, and political backers nobody can truly say what it impossible for it to accomplish. Now as it is in the midst of delivering its
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Ervin Santana's Revenge
So, you're telling me that after one terrific start in Fenway Park that Santana is back? Uh-uh. No way.
There were several Angels followers (I will save names to protect the ignorant) with blogs and filling up message boards that they believed in Santana and the guy everyone saw in Boston two starts ago was the real deal.
Sorry, folks. What happened Tuesday is what this kid is all about.
This is the Santana everyone knows. This is the Santana nobody loves. This is the real Ervin Santana. Whose fault is this? Not mine, nor my fellow beat writers.
Thus wrote Riverside Press-Enterprise beat writer Matt Hurst on August 28, 2007, insulting people like me who had written that Ervin Santana's problems were mechanical and eventually he'd figure it out.
Ervin, of course, has shown this year he's one of the best pitchers in the American League. And those of us who were called "ignorant" were proven more knowledgeable about the game than a sports writer with a chip on his shoulder because Ervin gave an interview to a Hispanic Los Angeles Times reporter instead of the beat writers.
Here's what I wrote last August in response to Hurst's blog:
Let's keep in mind he's only 24 years old. Nearly all young pitchers go through growing pains. John Lackey was inconsistent his first two full seasons — he had a 4.63 ERA in 2003 and a 4.67 ERA in 2004. Certain fans on the Angels board called him "Lacknuts" and demanded the Angels dump him. Thank goodness Stoneman ignored them. Lackey was 26 years old a month after the end of that 2004 season, about two years older than Santana is now.
It would be pretty foolish to give up on a 24-year old kid with Ervin's stuff just because he's behind the maturity curve due to his upbringing in third-world squalor.
Read through the replies posted to Hurst's blog and you see the same clueless instant-gratification garbage that shows up on some fan boards. It's so easy to be a fan when a player is doing well. But some of these self-proclaimed "fans" will stab a player in the back at the first sign he's human. Garret Anderson has more holes in him than a voodoo doll, a favorite target of those who are more interested in attaching themselves to a winner than offering support when it's needed most. GA started out slow, but in his last ten games is batting .444 and has hit three homers. Quick, everybody, back on the bandwagon!
Ervin so far is 6-0 with a 2.63 ERA. In eight starts, he's thrown 54.2 IP, struck out 45, walked ten, and has a 0.97 WHIP (Walks + Hits)/(Innings Pitched). He has a complete game shutout. He's 7th in the A.L. in strikeouts, and one of only three 6-0 pitchers in the league. His AVG/OBP/SLG are .214/.251/.303.
Everyone is entitled to post an opinion, but that doesn't grant you an exemption from criticism when your "opinion" turned out to be flat wrong. People who call themselves "fans" but jump ship at the first hint of trouble have no cause for complaint when held accountable for their words.
Meanwhile, whipping boys like Ervin Santana and Garret Anderson go about their business, successful major leaguers, while their critics remain seated in the stands, hoping their ill-informed rants are lost in the anonymity of the crowd.
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The following is excerpted from today's PE. Here is the link to the full article: http://www.pe.com/sports/baseball/breakout/stories/PE_Sports_Local_D_ja_col_18.410109e.html
Alexander: Struggles Could Show the Real Santana
11:37 PM PDT on Saturday, May 17, 2008
By JIM ALEXANDER–The Press-Enterprise
"ANAHEIM – Now we will find out if Ervin Santana really is a changed pitcher. Or maybe, in a subtle way, we already have."
"But after 71 pitches in three innings, in heat that was pushing triple digits, against a team that seems to have adopted the Joe Torre mantra of patience and persistence, Santana regrouped. He made it through the sixth, throwing 38 pitches through the next three innings and allowing no more runs."
"Santana does seem to be in a different place mentally than he was a year ago, which may be a combination of maturity breeding success breeding confidence."
"Santana will get his next shot Friday in Chicago, against the White Sox. Maybe then we'll have a better idea what his last three innings Saturday truly represented."
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The above quotes are from today's story in the PE. It's not bylined Matt Hurst per se, however it sure shares his bias. Then again, I'm biased too, not to mention "ignorant" as labeled by Hurst's quote in Stephen's blog.
You know, I'm a big girl who's not ashamed to admit that I just don't understand some things. I'm so CLUELESS when I note the reporter has to admit more than once that Santana's rough first 3 innings were the exception during an otherwise perfectly decent outing–109 pitches over 6.1 innings, meaning that for the subsequent 3 innings he threw 39 pitches to 9 batters, allowing only 2 to reach base and none to score.
Obviously, it is my IGNORANCE that makes it difficult for me to see how 3 bad innings out of a total 60.2 innings pitched thus far is an ominous portent of things to come. Du-oh! How could I have overlooked the subtlety of "6-0 with a 2.63 ERA. . . 54.2 IP, struck out 45, walked ten, and has a 0.97 WHIP. . . a complete game shutout. . . 7th in the A.L. in strikeouts, and one of only three 6-0 pitchers in the league," in 8 starts?
My LACK of expertise is clearly why I don't see how the headline "Struggles Could Show the Real Santana" and story lede are supported by the content within the rest of the article and results posted in the boxscore. And why I inexplicably interpret them as a misleading (and cheap) attempt to grab reader attention. Even a cub reporter would see how a lede, "Now we will find out if Ervin Santana really is a changed pitcher. Or maybe, in a subtle way, we already have," is a model example of the inverted pyramid style of solid journalism. It is so obvious that this lede provides the reader with as many relevant facts as possible, as early in the story as possible. There's no axe to grind in this story, just the facts, ma'am.
I readily admit having a soft spot for the player who flashed the most beautiful smiles to us bush-league fans here in Salt Lake. Guess that makes me human. Albeit an ignorant one whose compassion for a young man struggling to navigate a career path littered with franchise also-rans completely obscures my ability to see the truth for what it is. When I read the stats, this is what I see: W-L/ERA/BB/SO for 6-1/2.97/13/50, in 60.2 innings pitched. Duh, anyone with two brain cells to rub together would question these numbers, as the reporter did thusly, ". . .were the fourth, fifth and sixth innings a clue that this was just a blip on the radar?"
That's right, I'm ignorant and biased. But at least I'm honest. Geez PE, give me a break!


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Gov. Scott Walker tells The Associated Press in an exclusive interview that he is proposing Wisconsin's voucher school program expand in such a way that nine districts would immediately qualify, including Madison and Green Bay.
The expansion would only be allowed in districts that have at least two school buildings receiving a D or F grade on state report cards and have at least 4,000 students.
Walker provided details of the plan in advance to the AP before releasing it publicly on Monday. It will be included in his budget delivered to the Legislature on Wednesday.
The plan is certain to unleash a tough fight.
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By Koren, Pure Matters
As a certified personal trainer, one of the hardest things to witness is gym-goers lifting weights with poor form. The other day I watched a middle-aged woman doing lunges and I just knew her knees would be singing the next day. The worst part was that she was working with a personal trainer and he didn't even correct her form. This poor woman was paying her trainer to ensure that she exercised safely and effectively, and he was totally dropping the ball.
There are some really great personal trainers out there, but there are also some doozies. How can you tell which is which, especially if you are a gym newbie? Here are some tips.
- Check out their physique. Are they fit? If not, move on. My old gym had this male trainer who was obese … that is a lot like a doctor who smokes.
- Watch them, both while they are training a client and during their own workout. Do you like the moves and exercises they use? Do they push their clients? Do they seem upbeat?
- Some experts might say to check their personal training certification, but that isn't always a sure-fire bet. There are many certified trainers who I wouldn't work with.
Once you pick a trainer and start working with them, here are some additional points to keep in mind:
- What is the initial meeting like? Did they ask questions? Is there a questionnaire? Did they take stats? Measurements? Or did they just jump into a workout without any background?
- Did they help you set clear goals with time lines?
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- Is your trainer accessible outside the gym? Cell phone, e-mail?
- Are you seeing results?
The bottom line is that you want someone who motivates you to push yourself. The best way to find out? Schedule at least one and preferably two free, sample sessions with that trainer. If the gym doesn't offer free sample sessions, I'd switch to a new gym. But if that isn't an option, pay for just one session before buying a whole pack.
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The future of investment banking is…Birmingham
Deutsche Bank's bold experiment basing front-office staff in Birmingham appears to be paying off. It is to hire additional debt and equities sales executives after seeing revenues from clients serviced from the office more than double.
While other banks have admin, technology and other back-office functions outside London, Deutsche Bank has gone beyond this. Starting last April, it has covered sales and trading clients from Birmingham, with the bank expecting to finish the year with 170 front-office staff in the UK's second city.
The German bank is now servicing 500 clients that were previously handled by London across debt, listed derivatives and cash equities from Birmingham. Revenues from those clients have increased by around 150%, according to Erik Simonsen, who heads Deutsche Bank's corporate banking and securities unit in the city.
He said: "The purpose was to try to specifically address smaller accounts that we thought we could probably give better service to from Birmingham by setting up this dedicated team that is thinking about nothing outside of this segment."
Daniel Davies, a banks analyst at Exane BNP Paribas who covers Deutsche Bank, said: "Everyone is going to look at this."
He added: "You can't have your coverage of a big hedge fund out of Birmingham, but you can have a lot of your coverage for a whole load of other clients out of there. The world is getting much more electronic."
The accounts handled in Birmingham are typically the smaller accounts that pay Deutsche Bank below a certain threshold in revenues, and those that are more operationally intensive. Low-touch execution is emphasised, with the bank hosting a growing e-commerce team in Birmingham with this in mind.
The bank is set to officially open its new office in Brindleyplace in Birmingham in September, with staff moving over there through the summer months. The bank is set to finish the year with around 170 front-office staff within its investment banking unit in the city, with that number in time set to increase by 100. Simonsen added that the office, which incorporates sales, structuring, corporate finance and debt syndicate, is servicing clients on a pan-European basis, with some clients in Asia also covered from the city.
Simonsen said: "When people think Birmingham, they think maybe it is a remote floor with 20 sales people in a room. We're moving into this new trading floor soon with 270 seats on the floor.
"It is basically a mini fully integrated investment bank."
The front-office staff include those who have chosen to move to Birmingham from London, along with local hires.
The bank's plans are being closely watched. Philippe Morel, a senior partner at Boston Consulting Group, said: "With front-office costs representing over 40% of total costs, it is logical to aim to reduce this by 10% to 20% with a range of measures, including lower cost locations – 'nearshoring' – for coverage and sales teams. This leaves the more expensive, traditional coverage to serve the larger clients."
Matthieu Lemerle, a partner at McKinsey, added: "As banks look for new ways to adapt their cost-to-serve to the real economic potential of their clients, they will have to accept that not every client can potentially be classed as 'gold', 'platinum' and so on.
"Also, not all clients - or at least not all client flows - are suitable for migration to electronic platforms. This creates an interesting opportunity for cheaper voice coverage in the same time- and 'cultural' zone as the main trading floor."


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Commander Kruge was the commanding officer of a Klingon Bird-of-Prey in the late 23rd century. In that capacity, he recruited his lover Valkris to obtain intelligence on the Genesis Device, a Federation technology designed to instantly terraform an entire planet.
After obtaining the information and destroying the vessel Valkris was aboard in order to preserve secrecy, he ordered a course set for the Genesis planet, on a mission to subvert the technology from the Federation and utilize it as a weapon. Arriving at the planet, they encountered the USS Grissom, a Federation science vessel assigned to study the newly-formed world. In an attempt to gain hostages with which to bargain for the Genesis technology, Kruge ordered his gunner to target the Grissom's engines in order to disable the vessel. However, in what the gunner described as a "lucky shot," the Grissom was destroyed, an event to which Kruge responded by instantly killing his officer. Kruge later discovered, however, that a landing party from the Grissom had survived on the planet's surface, and subsequently led a team to search for them.
Kruge and his officers eventually located the team, consisting of Starfleet officer Lieutenant Saavik, son of Admiral James T. Kirk David Marcus, and a rejuvenated Captain Spock, whose body had been revived by the Genesis wave. Taking the team as hostages, Kruge demanded to know the secret of Genesis, and refused to believe Saavik when she informed him that the technology was fundamentally flawed, and that the planet they were on was on the verge of destroying itself. Upon the arrival of Admiral Kirk and the USS Enterprise, Kruge returned to his ship and attempted to ambush the Federation ship. The Enterprise crew detected the Bird of Prey's cloaked approach and got off the first shot. Kruge returned fire, expecting to be destroyed because the Federation ship outgunned him ten to one. Unknown to Kruge, the Enterprise was crewed only by Kirk and a handful of bridge officers. Without its normal crew of hundreds, the Enterprise was effectively disabled when Kruge's torpedo knocked out its automation center. Kirk, bluffing, opened communications to demand Kruge's surrender. Sensing that Kirk was hiding something, Kruge instead ordered Kirk's surrender, threatening to execute the prisoners as "enemies of galactic peace." As proof of his commitment, Kruge ordered his men on the surface to choose at random and kill one of the prisoners. As one of Kruge's men moved to stab Saavik, David intervened, sacrificing his own life to save her. In response, Kirk deceived Kruge into believing that he was indeed surrendering, allowing a Klingon team aboard the Enterprise while he and his own crew surreptitiously set the ship's auto-destruct and beamed down to the planet.
After the destruction of the Enterprise and the death of the bulk of Kruge's crew, Kirk contacted him from the surface, demanding to be beamed up. Kruge, however, chose to beam down himself to confront Kirk, allowing the rest of his crew to transport to the Bird-of-Prey. Engaging in a fight with Kirk amidst the conflagration of the dying Genesis planet, Kruge lost his footing as the ground gave way beneath him. Kirk caught Kruge as he fell, but instead of accepting Kirk's offer of mercy, he attempted to yank them both to their deaths. He failed, and was left dangling from Kirk's leg over an immense lava flow. Kirk then kicked him off the cliff where he fell to his death. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
Kruge was played by actor Christopher Lloyd (although Edward James Olmos of Battlestar Galactica fame had also auditioned for the role). [1] According to the script, Kruge was described as a "Battle Commander" and was "a Klingon War Lord of handsome but frightening presence, and relative youth." This explains why Saavik, Valkris and his crew referred to him as "my Lord." This form of address among Klingons is never seen again.
Kruge was the second Klingon to try and seize control of the Enterprise (the first was Kang in "Day of the Dove").
The stop-motion puppet of Kruge's fall from the precipice following his defeat with Kirk, was animated by Tom St. Armand and Dennis Muren. The scene was shown during the video montage at the end of the Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special, followed by the text "He Boldly Went Where No One Went Before."
In Marc Okrand's tlhIngan Hol language, Kruge's name is Qugh. (The Klingon Dictionary 2nd ed., p. 58)
A Klingon named Kruge appears in the novel Faces of Fire by Michael Jan Friedman, which takes place several years before the events of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. It is unclear whether he is the same character as appears in the movie, but the two are strongly similar.
External linksEdit
- Kruge at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
- Kruge at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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