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Nice ferns and woodland setting, Mark! I too love woodlands and woodland gardens, but also the rocky crags and gravel flats of other settings-- why choose one or the other unless your property only accommodates the one habitat? Unfortunately (since I love open spaces and blazing sun as well) I have a lot more woodland/woodland edge meadow than truly sunny spots, but I will still aim for some of each!
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Nice ferns and woodland setting, Mark! I too love woodlands and woodland gardens, but also the rocky crags and gravel flats of other settings-- why choose one or the other unless your property only accommodates the one habitat? Unfortunately (since I love open spaces and blazing sun as well) I have a lot more woodland/woodland edge meadow than truly sunny spots, but I will still aim for some of each!
When I first moved to my 1-3/4 acre property, I had 1 acre of full blazing sun, then the property falls off in the back, my lower 3/4 acre is steep and dry woodland (mostly sugar maple), this area beyond reasonable reach of a hose. I wasted a lot of money in the early years here planting Rhododendrons, just to have them totally dessicate in winter (too sunny and wind-exposed on a hill). In the 25 years I've been here, trees I've planted now provide some much needed shade, and the wooded south side boundary to my property has grown in and providing a good amount of open shade, so I can finally grow shade loving plants without them frying in the sun.
So I still have lots of open space for rock gardens and sun-loving plants in general. But I am trying to narrow my focus; for example, tempted by hardy cacti, but judging by gardens I've seen in New England where hardy cacti are grown, our climate is not optimum for them and they look tatty and disheveled; haven't seen a cacti garden here that I've liked yet. There are plenty of things that grow particularly well here, so why not focus my interests, not a bad idea for us plantaholics that like everything. ;)
One of my favorite ferns is a common one, Athyrium niponicum var. pictum, the Japanese Painted Fern. For two years it languished in a pot in my "nursery seedling area" which is sunny and hot, and the fronds would crisp in the sun. It survived drought conditions. I finally moved it to the north side of my house, getting shade from the shadow of the house, and it looked much better in that position, with perfectly gorgeous silver fronds.
For sure- working with plants that like your climate is a good idea! (when its possible to know what those are....lol)
Frankly, I've seen few cactus gardens I liked outside the obvious places where they especially thrive.. but not necessarily because the plants may not do well- just because they tend to be collections of plants rather than gardens- many of the growers need to broaden their interests to other sorts of dryland plants that will grow well with and complement the cacti and yuccas (the other obsession of cold hardy cactus growers)- so the garden is not just a series of single cacti dotted through the gravel.....
The painted fern is lovely, I've seen them (not here) but not grown... the big commercial garden centres here carry a number of ferns in summer, not sure if the plants they carry are actually hardy here- often they are shipped from head office in Toronto or something-- apparently no one told them its colder here..
Cohan, you might want to try Athyrium niponicum var. pictum, if you can get your hands on it. It survived two years sitting in a small pot, the pot just sitting on the ground totally exposed, through a couple of very tough winters. I suspect it is extremely hardy. There are some recent-ish hybrids with this species, but I find they are not as hardy, so I'll stick with the original.
I'm not sure if I have Athyrium niponicum (I don't pay as much attention as I should to the ferns I have) but Athyrium filix-femina x niponicum 'Branford Beauty' (below, though not a great specimen!) is hardy here, as is A. filix-femina (which I see is a native species):
(Uggh, what a messy photo! That area has been shaded by 8-foot tall 'Therese Bugnet' roses, and is hard to get into, so it's always thick with Campanula trachelium and greater celandine seedlings - but it will be renovated this year!)
Geoffrey and Mark, your ferns are spectacular!
Thanks Lori. I have bought 'Branford Beauty' twice, and each time it died over winter, maybe it jusy needs to get firmly established before winter, so I'll try again with an earlier spring planting. I have tried a couple other similar crosses coming from the fabulous garden of Nick Nicou, of Branford, CT, but I have yet to establish them with the exception of one that is just hanging on. These new hybrid ferns are in vogue, thus VERY expensive, and I bought them in late summer when perennials are discounted, I think the late planting is the problem.
Nice silvery fern, Lori.
Mark, I'll have to look more closely at the ferns offered this year-- they have seemed to be mostly offered in 6" or larger pots, and I don't often want to spend that much on one plant...lol- more likely to buy several small plants, or more often yet, seeds!
There are some nice things available mail order, but that's even more money all at once ;D
Just have to get some more spores one of these days - Kristl at Gardens North has offered a fair number of species...
I alreadyhave some very nice ferns but I can have more! Fall planting usually isn't problematic here, on the contrary as May-June usually are the driest months and new plants have to be watered.
I am also drawn in all directions and can't make up my mind whether to consentrate on this or that or both! Therefore I have both spores germinating and cactus seeds!
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Geoffrey, what a super fine selection of ferns :o :o :o , my list of "must have" ferns just increased dramatically. The red-pink color on Adiantum aleuticum 'Japonicum' is wonderful. I'm partial to Adiantum, the one named 'Miss Sharples' is so fine and lacy. I like the "fluffy" looking ferns very much, your first form of Polypodium cambricum is gorgeous.
But it is the upright vase-shaped ferns that I like best, like Dryopteris wallichiana that you show us, to add elegant vertical accent in the woodland garden. So this one goes to the top of my list for fern acquisitions 2012 :)
I have an Adiantum growing in my garden since I moved into my current home 25 years ago. Just spent about 1-1/2 hours looking for photos, I know that one spring season over the last few years i took lots of photos capturing the fronds as they emerge, but can not find them (I take thousands of photos, most live with their generic digital names until I have time to go through them and rename them). I did find a few general garden views where the Adiantum is present, I think it is A. pedatum, or A. aleuticum, but could it be venustum? If I'm wrong, please let me know.
Here are some garden views of what I think is Adiantum pedatum, co-mingling with Epimedium, Pulmonaria, and Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, from the red emerging shoots, chartreuse young unfurling leaflets, to the dark stemmed green leafy canopy by early May.
Mark, your Adiantum is not a Adiantum venustum, but an Adiantum pedatum, because Adiantum aleuticum produces green, not cherry red, new growth (so, in fact, Adiantum aleuticum 'Japonicum' would be a pedatum...). This is a very good fern which is well hardy and very tolerant once installed, your picture clearly shows it.
Adiantum venustum is more adaptable but less cold hardy (zone 5) and has a different look.
Your pictures are stunning, I always wanted to try one or two Cypripedium, but I've never done, I love the shades of yellow and bronze of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, a very beautiful plant.
About Dryopteris wallichiana, it would be hardy to zone 6... So I imagine that it would need some protections in zone 5. The young wallichiana are sensitive to frost, so here, I plant large specimens, and only in spring, with a follow sprinkler (? not sure about the expression...) for 1 year.
In the same kind, I love Dryopteris cycadina, the beautiful Dryopteris crassirrhizoma, the big fern Dryopteris x complexa 'Robusta'.
About Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum, I completely agree, it is tolerant to many conditions.
I especially like three selections of Athyrium nipponicum : Athyrium nipponicum 'Applecourt', the crested painted fern, Athyrium 'Branford Rambler', it's a creeping fern, a cross between painted fern and the lady fern, and Athyrium 'Ghost', also a cross between painted and lady fern. All three are quite showy and it is never easy to associate them in the garden.
But the lady fern has very nice selections also : 'Frizelliae', 'Frizelliae multifidum', 'Victoriae', 'Pseudovictoriae', 'Vernoniae', 'Plumosum Axminster', 'Lady In Red' etc..
Rick, Hoy and Cohan, thank you for your comments. In truth, I had not seen you live in so cold areas! While I often complain not to live in zone 9-10 on the west coast of France...
Does one of you grow Dryopteris x australis or Dryopteris goldiana? Both are large ferns, which are becoming very attractive when they are mature after a few years of cultivation, and adaptable to zone 4/5.


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Monday, April 19, 2010
Fish Fest Fun in Bodega Bay
We had a blast at the Fisherman's Festival on Saturday! I heard they had a record attendance. The entire west side of Bodega Bay harbor was lined with cars, while thousands of people and dogs streamed in to join the festivities in Westside Park. The weather was gorgeous, sunny with a few clouds and a slight coastal breeze.
Highlights of our day included the Wooden Boat Challenge and ensuing boat race, the Pet Parade, delicious fish & chips, wine tasting (25 local wines to choose from), and rockin' music from the Unauthorized Rolling Stones.
Pictures speak louder than words and my husband took more than a hundred! Here's a visual chronicle of the day, starting with the Wooden Boat Challenge. Each of the 17 teams had to build a wooden boat in three hours, then race it around a short course in the harbor. (You can click to enlarge the photos.)
Boat made by Bodega Bay Firefighters Association.
Bodega Bay Fire Interns.
Central Victory, 2009 champions.
Wasabi Rockets, 2007 champions.
At 1:30, boat builders lined up for the exciting race. Because they had staggered starts, I wasn't sure who won. If you know, please leave a comment!
There were dozens of arts and crafts booths and one of my favorites was Save the Tails, featuring unique handmade "fish tail" totes and purses made by local Bodega Bay artist Susan Alloway.
Check this out, it's her Sonoma Coast bag! Mountains across the top, the Russian River runs down the middle, you can see apples representing the Sebastopol/Occidental orchards on the right, the ocean on the left, grape vineyards throughout, and of course beautiful Bodega Bay at the bottom.
These seal puppets were popular with adults as well as the kids.
The U.S. Coast Guard was there along with Coastie.
We were looking forward to the Pet Parade at 2:30 but it never materialized while we were there. We saw lots of beautifully groomed, well-behaved dogs and owners wandering around the starting area but we finally gave up at 2:50.
Some people think dogs look like their owners.
This huge, gorgeous great pyrenees patiently posed for a never-ending stream of photographers.
I loved these long-haired chihuahuas.
We wondered if this guy spent too much time at the wine tasting tent!
We loved the music of the Unauthorized Rolling Stones! They played everyone's favorite Stones hits, and the lead singer not only looked like Mick Jagger, he totally had his gestures and dance moves down.
Our much-appreciated emergency service providers were a big hit, but still on call. At around 1:30, a sheriff's helicopter was about to land in the Fisherman's Festival, but instead was called up the coast to rescue a scuba diver who was in trouble!
This was the 37th annual Fisherman's Festival. Staffed by volunteers, the Fish Fest is Bodega Bay's primary annual fundraising event for a number of community organizations.
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Aw man, I wanna come home... looks like a ton of fun. Let's get a pyrenees as our next dog, mom. That thing is gor-geous!
- April 19, 2010 at 10:36 AM
Outstanding day - looks like everyone had a great time. Wonderful community and the weather looked fine. Thanks for posting!
- April 19, 2010 at 11:21 AM
Great overview of the day> It was a record year. sundays entertainment was pretty good and kept the crowd around till 530.
The Bodega Bay Firefighter Association won the boat race!
- April 19, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- Kathlene said...
Yay, thank you for the update on the boat race. Congratulations to the Bodega Bay Firefighter Association!!! I'm sorry I missed Wonder Bread 5 on Sunday, I heard they were fantastic.
- April 19, 2010 at 2:44 PM
- Kathlene said...
Thanks for the feedback Mac, I appreciate it!
And Alicia, forget about the pyrenees. I'm the world's worst dog trainer, he'd be out of control in our household!
- April 19, 2010 at 2:49 PM
- Cherrie said...
Beautiful weather for a fun day!
- April 19, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Sounds like it was fun. Nice pictures, Pat!
- April 19, 2010 at 4:51 PM
- Kathlene said...
Oh, how did you know he shot the photos?
- April 20, 2010 at 9:48 AM

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Mark Ribaudo has no illusions about what his squad faces tonight.
Eastern New Mexico University's football team, currently on a four-game losing streak, has the unenviable task of taking on rival and fourth-ranked West Texas A&M in a 6 p.m. Lone Star Conference South Divison clash.
"They're No. 4 in the nation (in NCAA Division II), and there's a reason why," said Ribaudo, a one-time WT assistant. "They're deserving of that ranking."
The Buffaloes (6-0, 2-0 South) have mauled most of its opponents since a three-point win at Mesa State in the opener, and rank at or near the top of the LSC in most categories.
Ribaudo said the Greyhounds (1-5, 0-2), transitioning from a triple-option ground attack to a spread offense and going through the growing pains, have to just do what they can in the team's annual "Wagon Wheel" clash.
"You have to focus on yourself and try to improve in the situation you're in," he said. "With a team like WT, that's that explosive, you just have to take it one series at a time."
ENMU freshman wide receiver Darian Dale, second on the team with 31 receptions, said he's "really pumped and ready to play" for the first time in the rivalry.
He admits, though, the recent losing streak has been frustrating.
"But it does make you want to work harder, especially when you have a big game like this," said Dale, who is from Bay City, Texas.
In his four seasons at the helm, former ENMU coach Don Carthel has turned the Buffs from one of the weaker teams in the LSC to ostensibly the top program.
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Updated: 6/14/2013 3:45 P.M.
This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, June 7, 2013 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows expansive cloudiness across much of the eastern seaboard of the United States associated with Tropical Storm Andrea. Heavy rain showers and thunderstorms will move off to the northeast with this storm. Another frontal system over the Mid Atlantic and Ohio Valley into the Lower Mississippi Valley brings rain showers and scattered thunderstorms. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)
On Thursday, Wirt County emergency management officials were concerned about rising water levels, but the Little Kanawha River and nearby creeks mostly stayed below flood stage.
As they found out Thursday into Friday, the problem turned out to be quite different.
They were looking at the damage Friday: trees that fell on or near homes on wells lock road, Wilson Fork and Pine Twist, and other county and secondary roads.
The winds that toppled these trees came with a line of storms which moved through well after sunrise Thursday morning.
"The original derecho that hit us at about 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning, that did very little damage," says "Bo" Wriston, Director of Emergency Services. "It weakened once it hit the Ohio River, and dissipated. We got wind and a lot of rain with that. It was the second line, at about 10:00 in the morning, that really did the damage here in Wirt County."
The Department of Homeland Security and the National Weather Service were both in Wirt county to look at the damage.
It's believed the winds were the result of a microburst, which, like a tornado, accompanies a thunderstorm, but can actually cause more damage than a tornado within a smaller area.
While figuring out the damage in Wirt County...Wriston is organizing volunteers to go to Roane county Saturday to help with the clean-up there.
If you're interested in joining them, you can contact him at 304-629-3735.
The latest round of storms to cross our area is resulting in some high water and downed trees.
The Wood County 911 Center confirms some flooding and a tree down across College Parkway, just outside of Parkersburg.
The latest storm line moved through at approximately 11:00 Thursday morning. There were no reports of damage from the earlier storm shortly before dawn.
Major flooding is reported in Roane County. There is one street closure reported in Wirt County, as the 2300 block of Garfield Road was blocked by high water late Thursday morning.
Bo Wriston, Emergency Services Director in Wirt County, says, however, officials there are more concerned about Friday, when the Little Kanawha River and nearby creeks could be over their banks.
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Timothy Jay Moellenberg, 33, of Pflugerville, his son and the family dog escaped injury.
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Arturo Moya Gonzales, 59, will have to serve the 13 years as part of a plea bargain sentencing arrangement reached with the Bee County District Attorney's office. The three-day trial took place last week in the court of Bee County 156th District Court Judge Joel B. Johnson.
The jury deliberated for well over seven hours during a two-day period before coming back with three guilty verdicts—one for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, another for aggravated assault by threat with a deadly weapon (both second-degree felonies punishable by up to 20 years in prison) and a third for a charge of unlawful restraint (a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years).
The deadly weapon in this case was an unopened lock blade pocketknife.
Defense attorney John Flint could not be reached at his Katy office Friday to comment on the case or the verdict.
Prosecutor Deborah Branch who tried the case with fellow Bee County assistant district attorney Jon West, said the defendant and his attorney waived his right to appeal as part of the plea bargain and will have to serve half of his sentence before being eligible for parole.
"After talking with the victim, we agreed to 13 years in (the Texas Department of Corrections) on counts one and two, and 10 years on count three, all to run concurrent," Branch said. "They accepted the offer."
Additionally, Gonzales will have to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.
The attack took place at a rest stop on Interstate 37 north in Live Oak County on June 7, 2013, officials said. Gonzales was working at the stop as a janitor, and the victim, a 27-year-old Austin woman, had stopped there to go to the bathroom.
Gonzales followed the victim into the bathroom and watched her through the cracks in the bathroom door as he exposed himself.
The victim told the jury she first saw Gonzales staring at her through the cracks.
"She could see him while she was sitting on the commode," Branch said.
After he crawled inside the bathroom stall with the victim, the defendant tried to put his hand over her mouth. He briefly fondled her and showed her his unfolded knife.
"She started screaming, and other people heard her outside the door," Branch said. "Thank God for video. You can see the men outside yelling and banging on the door. Once he heard their voices, the man opened the bathroom door and ran out."
The entire attack lasted less than three minutes. The victim's screaming and the response from the passersby outside the restroom prompted Gonzales to flee, authorities said.
No one who was at the rest stop at the time lived in this area, authorities said.
"They were all just passing through," Branch said.
Live Oak County Sheriff Larry R. Busby, whose deputies investigated the attack, said he is glad the ordeal is over, as the victim had to relive much of her trauma during her testimony.
"Fortunately, attacks like this are not common (in this area)," he said.
While not technically injured, the victim's innocence was shattered and her sense of privacy severely damaged, Branch said.
"As a result of what has happened, she's made changes in her lifestyle," Branch said. "She used to live in an apartment by herself. But after the attack she stayed at a friend's house for over a week before returning home. She now lives with a roommate. She doesn't trust people as much anymore. Her entire life was changed."


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By Ned Cantwell
State columnist
The New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary is so boring I had begun watching Albuquerque police lapel camera reruns. Depressing stuff.
So I clicked onto the New Mexico secretary of state website.
I am going to share what I learned. Lucky you.
This is particularly relevant information because in less than a month we will choose the Democratic candidate who will get beat by Susana Martinez.
Quick now. How many official parties are there in New Mexico? Four, according to the secretary of state. In addition to the big guys, there are the minor parties, the Libertarian Party and the Independent American Party of New Mexico.
We are all somewhat familiar with the libertarian folks. They don't like government interference and want the "right to engage in any activity that is peaceful and honest." I think that means they don't want anyone telling them to wear a motorcycle helmet.
Perhaps you didn't know, however, about the Independent American Party. This group endeavors "to find, nominate, assist and support candidates for federal, state and local offices who are wise, moral and honest." Good luck with that trifecta.
The American Party is not to be confused with the New Mexico Independent Party, which the secretary of state has disqualified as a minor political party. Also disqualified were the Green Party and the Constitution Party.
Not mentioned at all, to my surprise, was the Tea Party, which is kind of like libertarians on steroids. They are madder than hell about what is going on in America and call Obama things like "devil." And that's when they are talking pretty.
The few remaining weeks leading up to the June 3 primary will be dominated not by fringe politics, but by a heavy salvo of misleading television spots designed to prove no one can stoop lower than a politician in heat.
As this is written, the major flame throwing has been between Alan Webber and Gov. Martinez. This is interesting because Martinez is not running against Webber. In this primary election she gets a pass. So, one would think, Susana would save her ammunition.
Webber's accusations lean heavily toward classifying the governor as a "misogynist." I don't pretend to know much about political campaigning but I would think calling someone a "misogynist" is a mistake. Your average voter, even your average columnist, has no idea what a misogynist is.
Better, I think, to deliver this gut punch: "You … you … you dodo bird!"
Martinez accused Webber of welcoming the support of a "terrorist." Considering real terrorist activity — think 911 and Boston — that is loose talk.
One understands why Webber, who has four opponents in the Democratic primary, would engage Martinez. He wants to show voting Democrats he is a giant slayer. Support me, is the message, and our party can take back the governor's mansion.
Probably not. Or so proclaims the Democratic Governors Association, which won't be spending campaign money in New Mexico because it does not see much chance of dethroning Martinez.
That conclusion has to be disheartening for Webber and the other Democratic contenders. Money follows money, and so far the money is lopsided. Recent candidate financial disclosure statements had Webber leading with $440,000 in the till. Lawrence Real banked about $229,000, Gary King $89,000, Howie Morales $48,000, with Linda Lopez trailing at $19,000.
Altogether, the Demo take is $825,000. Gov. Martinez has $4.2 million in her war chest. Sounds like a fair fight.
Politics, though, is a fickle business. Martinez surrounds herself with staff and advisors with horrible judgment and a take-no-prisoners attitude. The governor could not bring herself to utter a simple "sorry, bad day, shouldn't have said it" after calling Diane Denish a (expletive). Haughtiness is not a smart long-term strategy for a politician.
Seamy New Mexico politics have this in common with our drought. There is no end in sight.
Ned Cantwell — email@example.com — has been called much worse than dodo bird.


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Oh, thank lord, I thought someone was following me. When it said, hum, hungry, bright shadow? I happened to staring down a box of fruity pebbles.
Well its now telling me to go eat dinner O.O
Thanks Rei
It reminded me to eat dinner
It considers 3:20 pm as dinner time
How could I miss this thread? Oh well. I didn't think I was getting 'hacked'... When you're talking about the new plugins, I think the one you're talking about is the one where it gives you random msgs next to your profile picture on top in the right.. I did think that was a bit strange... I know now ^.^
Understood Rei-sama
Aren't the kids in bed yet, Anduril??
WTF?? I don't even have kids lol
This is hilarious.
Need a massage Sindy?
wehy yes i do NB
i like these, thanks Rei
How lovely.
Originally Posted by shanee
danke schoen (thank you)
You just made me miss the days I used to watch anime in German
Thx for the info :D
It looks nice, makes me what to talk back to my computer (which I already do actually>.<)
"Browsing by midnight." It's only 6pm here >.> I logged on and it asked me if I were unable to sleep. Why yes, need to eat dinner first computer.
Thanks and I made a thread about it by accident didnt know about this thread till a helpful citizen of NB link me to it. you can delete my thread if you want. And didnt know if he was being legit at first cause a bunch of @sses started writing nonsense about being hacked.
Funny. It asked me if the kids are asleep.....WHAT? Thanks.
much Mahalos
unless i am working night shift i dont think it should say "Welcome to another day of work," -.-
It probably is suggested before by someone, but would it be possible to link the messages to the users timezone? I mean, I was on NB this afternoon (2.00 pm) and it said something about dinner time:p
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Earlier today, Blizzard posted a job posting for an Assistant Technical Designer, which is a position targeted specifically at us mod makers. From what I've gathered, the position involves working directly within the GalaxyEditor to work on Blizzard DOTA and/or the future campaigns. I know there are a lot of us Mapsters out there that meet all the requirements/plusses for the position. Anyone serious about joining the ranks of the Big Blue should certainly check out (and apply!) for this position.
Elemental TD Updates by Karawasa
Karawasa has implemented a ton of new changes his map, including mazing (allowing players to make their own paths), auto-rematching (allowing you to play multiple rounds per game without having to leave), a team mode improvements (allowing you to play with a friend in the same area), and a bunch more heroes. Check out the changes in the videos below!
DogmaiSEA Apr 06, 2012 at 04:53 UTC - 0 likes
Tofu, because as much as I respect Blizzard mate, I cannot justify moving to the other side of the world for AU award wage (35-40k) where I can honestly get the same amount working in a supermarket or hardware store.
You have to remember, I am quite a bit more qualified than most here, I did not just leave school or anything, I owned my own graphic design firm for a good 6 years, and I still to this day continue to do corporate image consultancy. I am a designer, by trade, amongst other things, and as such, if I applied with anyone, I would be seeking a higher position because I have the skill set that is required at those levels.
When I finish Tofu, I will have a fully playable game that I, along with Dry, created by ourselves. There was no "big" team, just two down to earth guys taking a gamble to try and change the course of their lives.
Renee2islga Apr 06, 2012 at 01:09 UTC - 0 likes
Well, just this time, I hope I'm living in US.Last edited Apr 06, 2012 by Renee2islga
Enexy Apr 04, 2012 at 23:02 UTC - 0 likes
The job description, it doesn't seem like they are looking for strong data editors. More like strong galaxyscripters/triggerers. So anyone with both a strong triggering background and data editing background looks pretty ideal. I hope some of the more contributing members of sc2mapster are able to land a spot with Blizzard.
Elemental TD is one of the best td's out there, I enjoy it. More people should play it.Last edited Apr 04, 2012 by Enexy
Project Rise of Nigma
Ultimaswc3 Apr 04, 2012 at 22:39 UTC - 0 likes
Karawasa, good job on the Elemental TD update. I would like to see more in non-super-speed so I can look at the custom tower effects you created.
zenx1 Apr 04, 2012 at 22:15 UTC - 1 like
I wonder which would look better in your portfolio....you have been working with blizzard and possibly very popular DOTA and other projects
or that you made tofu
My youtube channel: Here!
Project "Magic RPG" - Enter the Magic
Project "Goku Firebat" - Kaaameeehaaameee...
joecab Apr 04, 2012 at 22:11 UTC - 0 likes
I love playing your game, its fun man :), btw I have not seen this used much and I'm not sure why. On top of the editor is a button with a fancy A on it and you can color names of units. So my idea was that on something like a fire tower would have a red name and a water tower blue, or if darkness and fire were put together in a tower you could have it shift from purple to red.Last edited Apr 04, 2012 by joecab
ZealNaga Apr 04, 2012 at 14:30 UTC - 0 likes
I just applied for the job. Hopefully my VISA for Canada, my custom maps published here, and my experience in the video games industry will help. I don't expect to get the job but an answer from them would still be more than welcome. It's quite rare to see opportunities like these, with low requirements and potentially not much responsibility, and it's also an excellent start for anyone willing to get their first permanent job in the industry.
(Is that just me or nobody wishes to comment about Elemental TD, now that everyone knows there's a job available at Blizzard? :D )
Custom (EU): Ikari Warriors v2.0 | Sand Worm Survival v1.0 | The Last Hour (alpha)
Melee (EU): Flooded Slums | Rooftop Gardens
Feedback is welcome!
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Great vacancy... i want this job... I will do my best
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According to the band's web site, Pearl Jam's Lollapalooza webcast was censored by sponsor/webcaster AT&T:
AT&T, net neutrality, censorship
From the official website PearlJam says:
Even the ex-head of AT&T, CEO Edward Whitacre, whose company sponsored our troubled webcast, stated just last March that fears his company and other big network providers would block traffic on their networks are overblown..
"Any provider that blocks access to content is inviting customers to find another provider." (Marguerite Reardon, Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: March 21, 2006, 2:23 PM PST).
But what if there is only one provider from which to choose?
If a company that is controlling a webcast is cutting out bits of our performance, not based on laws, but on their own preferences and interpretations, fans have little choice but to watch the censored version.
What happened to us this weekend was a wake up call, and it's about something much bigger than the censorship of a rock band.
AT&T, like other telcos who say you can "just trust them" not to censor content in the absence of mandatory net neutrality


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: "Girl Favors" Children's Toy Jewelry
Units: About 144,500 sets
Importer: MTC – Man's Trading Company, of Brisbane, Calif.
Hazard: The recalled jewelry could break, releasing small beads that pose an aspiration hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The jewelry includes various colored plastic bead bracelets, rings and necklaces on elastic strings. They were sold under the brand name "Girl Favors" and had the following item numbers and writing on the packaging:
Sold at: Various dollar stores nationwide from July 2003 through December 2005 for about $1.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should take these recalled items away from children immediately and discard them or return them to the store where purchased for a refund.
Consumer Contact: Contact MTC-Man's Trading Company at (800) 388-7228 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or fax to them at (415) 468-7300. Consumers also can contact the company via email at email@example.com, or on their Web site at www.mtcmans.com
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of
thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the
nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or
mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household
chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at
301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing
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This was a record-setting year for Nazareth College. Enrollment reached peak levels, with the largest freshman class in its history—522 students, up from 476 in 2014. At a school that has long had a policy of honoring diversity, it is significant to note as well that one out of five students in our freshman class come from a diverse background. We are growing in all the right ways.
Such growth is possible only with the support of our community of students, parents, faculty, administrators, alumni, and friends of the College. Many of you have been notably generous in giving back to an institution that helped form you, your parents, or your children. Others have assisted in recognition of the contributions that Nazareth makes to the Greater Rochester area in education, health care, business, and the arts. This loyalty and generosity has allowed us to grow our endowment, which, in turn, enables us to foster academic excellence, put into place signature programs for career and professional preparation and global engagement, fund student scholarships, support faculty development, and much more. Those who contribute to our Annual Fund do so with the understanding that they are helping to keep the institution going day-to-day, year-to-year with their unrestricted gifts.
We invite you to read on, to learn about the efforts of others, and to be inspired to join the giving community that honors Nazareth's distinguished history, celebrates its vibrant present, and ensures its sound future.
With best wishes,
Daan Braveman, President
James Costanza, Chairman, Nazareth College Board of Trustees


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Nature vs. Technology
For those who dismiss advocates of the "natural" as ignorant of science and deluded by the logical fallacy that natural = best, Nathanael Johnson's new book is an eye-opener: All Natural: A Skeptic's Quest to Discover if the Natural Approach to Diet, Childbirth, Healing, and the Environment Really Keeps Us Healthier and Happier. If nothing else, it is a testament to the ability of the human mind to overcome childhood indoctrination in a belief system, to think independently, and to embrace science and reason.
Nathanael Johnson was brought up by hippie parents who subscribed to every "natural" belief and fad. His mother nearly died of a postpartum hemorrhage when he was born at home (he weighed 11 pounds!). His parents didn't report his birth, and he didn't have a birth certificate. He co-slept with his parents, never wore diapers (imagine the clean-up!), was allowed to play in the dirt and chew on the snails he found there, was fed a Paleolithic diet, was never allowed any form of sugar, didn't know there was such a thing as an Oreo cookie, was home-schooled, and did not know that public nudity was taboo until he and his brother shocked the folks at a church picnic by stripping naked to go swimming in the lake. Nudity was customary in his home, and he was encouraged to "let his balls breathe."
As he grew up, he started to question some of the dogmas he had learned from his parents. He had been taught that good health resulted from forming connections with nature, but he found that nature "generally wanted to eat me." Now an adult and a journalist, he understands science and how to do research. He tried to read the scientific literature with an unbiased mindset, asking questions about the subjects in his book's title rather than looking for evidence to support any prior beliefs, and he arrived at pretty much the same conclusions we science-based medicine folks did. But he still appreciates that a natural approach has value, and he seeks to reconcile nature with technology. He calls his book a comfortable refuge from people who are driven to extremes. (more…)


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Kansas City Royals vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Wade Davis vs Kyle Kendrick
Time: 4:05 PM, Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Sunny/Wind, 55
Media: Twitter and Facebook
Mike Schmidt and George Brett are throwing out the first pitches, shade of 1980. The good old days are back. Baseball is back in Philadelphia.
Enjoy Opening day in Philadelphia!
LINEUP: Revere CF, Rollins SS, Utley 2B, Howard 1B, M. Young 3B, Brown LF, Nix RF, Kratz C, Lee P
Your gameday beer:Yuengling Lager
Budweiser is your basic, run of the mill beer. But chances are, if you're tailgating on opening day, you'll have a BUd product nearby. Happy tailgating!
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fast trip tp the bottom of the 3rd. Here we are.
Let's be honest here. Chances of Kendrick not being overly amped aren't very good. It's the worst kept secret planet wide.
Probably best to hope the settle down comes sooner than later.
Spell check is indicating I spelled amped right.
Steeeee-rike 1!
Ken read my comment on the other thread.
All I know about their broadcasts are Denny Mathews and Paul Splittorff. Spell check said I spelled Paul's name wrong. That's possible, or maybe it just spell checks the living. And they might have worked a game together last some 20 years ago for all I know. No DH took Butler out I guess.
Here ya go, Andrew.
Homeboy trying to go deep npw.
Next best thing. 1-1 RISP. Gotta start somewhere.
Well I guess since I started young and Howard Young becomes the weak link and Howard produces.
Just a casual look at Youngs career numbers asks yuo why in 2013 yuod bring him in to hit 5th?
Well why Ken?
What is this spell sheck you speak of?
I would use it if able.
But I am posting as a guest I have no actual account.
The editors just applied it to those of me that type terribly. All mine, baby.
D Brown.
Time to move Brown up.
Personally, I have little problem with that since I'm cool with 2 of the 3 able to put in good at bats against lefties. But in a month, with Chooch and D Young in the order. things should get better offensively. Spellcheck don't like Chooch. I don't like spellcheck.
I'm told the DN cut the payoff in the homerun payoff inning? Is that accurate?
I still have that sports illustrated somewhere.
The WS that fatured the best 3b match up of all time.
Boom for Kratz
Watch Phils will score 15 and Howard and Young wont get anything cause I have in fantasy 🙁
good angle. Chase and Cano '09 might be the same thing for 2B.
Had KK gone deep there, I'd have killed to have seen a live shot of Cliff's reaction.
So close, and back to the top of the order. Great job by the bottom pf the order from 6 down.
You couldn't get Brown in fantasy?
Ive said for years the core of the line up was the problem. Now we have to get through the 2 ,3,4,5 spots in the order.
Although 3 has been decent so far.
Revere grounds into alot of DPs?
7 and 8 the last couple years. Couple this spring. Team doubles him up, they should celebrate.
5 straight Phil hitters retired as the Phils have been stuck on 9 hits in the 3rd. 2-3-4 to shake things up again
Mayberry's dad is an obvious guess to the trivia q on who finished 2nd to Lynn in '75 MVP balloting. For some reason, I'm thinking Amos Otis.
Course Brett could be the answer, too, and I'm wondering if Hal McRae had a career year around then.
1926 world series
Cardinals 2b Rogers Hornsby
Yankees 2B Tony Lazzeri
Kinda blows away Utley Cano.
Well not kinda
that's pretty fair.
Guess you wouldn't bite if I mentioned Pete and Butch Hobson for 3rd base competition. 🙂
To rank them: 1) Hornsby, far below: 2) Utley, 3) Lazzeri, 4) Cano
1914 gave us
2B Eddie Collins for the Philadelphia Athletics
2B Johnny Evers for the Boston Braves
Both hall of famers also.
Pete is in the discussion with Brett and Schmidt.
Hobson is not.
Although he was ( and may still be) managing the southern maryland blue crabs.
Their stadium is 1 mile form my house.
Utley is a joy to watch.
But its like watching secretariet race if he only had 3 legs.
You can see the greatness but its too bad hes broke down.
Big game for Howard!
Come on Young
He sure looks to me like he's moving and running well. Not like 6-7 years ago, but he looks fine to me.
Wheels made a great point about how his steal took the Royals out of the shift, and RyHo hoit what would have been an easy out with the shift on.
Give Howard credit, but Utley is such a difference maker.
The good news…Schmidt and Brett in the booth when we come out of commercial.
The bad news….Sarge will also be there.
That was such great television. George and Schmitty really roll together well., We've known it forever, but MLB is lucky the Brett family passed it's way. God Bless Brother Ken, who pitched for the Phils. George is The Man. Three bleeping ninety. Good lord.
Brown had another great at bat, wish he would have driven in a run , but really working the count
Ken keep rubbing it in that I am forced to watch the Royals feed?
They dont even have a trivia question.
Just as a point of reference Schenk
Lazzeri is a hall of famer. Utley will not unless he plays quite a few years as a cripple.
Lazz ranked 148 on baseball refernce
Utley 255
Lazz career was over at 33 and Utley is still playing at 34.
Of Course Lazzeri played in a line up with uth and Gehrig
Utley gets Howard and Rollins.
oh, what you missed.
Utley's peak was better than Lazzeri's. We'll see how their totals end up.
Hall of Stats: Utley 14th best second baseman, combining peak and duration. Lazzeri 24th.
Andrew what cable do you have, cause I have Fios and MLB ticket is having a free week
lol, Tejada. Team Dominicana. Oh, Brother.
Wonder if 4 runs is gonna win this sucker. Losing a 4-0 lead would be pitiful.
If the Gashoiuse Gang played the Tigers in the 30's, and I think they might have, Frisch and Gehringer should have matched up as 2B. That'd be another set of guys that'd be high on the list of opposing 2B in the Series. Cards definitely were in back then, maybe 2-3 times.
I have direct TV
I purchase the baseball package every year since 2007. Coincidence?
But its only offering the Royals feed today.
Blowing this lead would indeed be a blow.
Thank you old man.
I benched Butler
if you pitch to him. He will do damage.
Cardinals vs Tigers
Frisch vs Gehringer.
Both hall of famers both hit 3rd in their respective line ups.
Pretty sure KC had 5 players with 2 hit games in their first 3 games. Gordon could make for their 3rd one to do it today. Already their team high hit game of the first
Are you serious?
Who is horsch?
And nice play in right Nix
You serve what purpose on this roser
Tough pen to come back on, too.
Good ballclubs don't lose this sort of game. Well, often anyway. But lotsa at bats left, so we'll see.
Certainly have to stop the bleeding here.
Well there goes the fun talk about the old days part of this gameday thread.
This is pathetic
That decision by JRol really hurt them
Please tell me I'm not having a nightmare, as I listen via radio, but did we just lose a four run lead to the Royals?! WTF!
The object this inning is the pinch hitter for Horst bats with 2 on.
If that happens, removed as it is, I'm thinking Frasden.
Has had a guy making his first ever start for the franchise in their first 4 games.
This is hardly a world beater team.
I guess I need to follow spring training to brace myself for things like Horsch.
That's about 10 Phils in a row retired.
Good way to solve any RISP at bats.
11 in a row retired.
As Yogi would say
Its deja vu all over again
and again and again and again
Kendrick is no wallflower. He's reportedly been pissed a few times when he was yanked "early>" That wasn't exactly a bad decision to pull him, but Charlie wouldn't have pulled any of the Big 3 (at least Doc in the past), but the downhill slope since KK left is just frustrating,.
I am typing this from a fetal position under the coffee table.
Will you come hold me?
Make it better?
what a normal individual.
I'd say crawl under the carpet, but Worst, I mean Horst is gone.
For Durbin. oy.
Bases loaded and no one out
Here coms the old man
ts is a professional team?
This is our Bulpen?
this is our manager?
Leave horsch out there/.
Entertain me. Leave him for 3 innings old man
Your offense is done hitting anyway
Why tax the entire pen?
Why is Adams not out there
That is 1 great question, but you know why as well as I do.
I lovethis creatures of habit approach.
I guess it has SOME truth to it.
Nice throw Nix
In 100 words or less
What purpose does Nix serve on this roster?
This would be 2 bad outings for Durbin when do we worry about this
Some of us began worrying when they signed him.
This is really and truly just disgraceful.
And he walks Franceour
Looks at these professional at bats by a semi pro team
We can look forward to the phillies not having anymore
unless utley or brown decide to look at a pitch or 2
Look at Babe GETZ
I am turing to Happy days
Seinfeld starts at 7
Nice play by the corner outfielders too
This is GRAND!
how about 100 words or less What purpose does Durbin serve on this roster?
he has gotten 1 out in 2 outings 81.00 era
I forget all the details of the other night, but I remember it felt like he got criticized more than he deserved. And at least Charlie yanked him fast. But today, and when you need him to pick up a teammate, yuck. But it was compounded by Dom's miserable play.
How about double play balls and not walks to reload the bases. Durbin with Phils=mediocre. With the Braves=well above average! Back to the Phils= not impressive by any means. Sorry, guys, I am really disgusted right now!!! Actually, at 9-4, I'm beyond disgusted.
Durbin should have never made this team. Manuel should have pulled Kendrick after five innings, and that failure to make that decision is a major reason why we are losing right now.
Damn, I'm pissed !!!!
Far and away, Dom's worse play of the year, spring included. Can't be patient off a play like that. Can't harp on it rather, but that was weak.
AFW, you asked the wrong person about Nix. I'm not a fan of his game. It's not like he's pathetic, but I don't think he's very good.
Ken you should chuckle at this.
I am facing Chris Davis in fantasy this week.
Chris Davis another homer and 5 RBI today
He has a homer in the first 4 games and 16 RBI already
He has made my fantasy week moot single handedly
And now I get to watch the Phillies.
Life is good
All I know about Davis is that even before today (which I hadn't checked on), he was hitting .636, with an OPS of 2.400.
Not bad for a slow start.
The fightin Phils
Id like tosee amaro go before charlie if possible.
this may get very very nasty and very fast
That was the Royals first home run of the season.
That goes for the whole team.
Thanks Rube
What the hell, Valdes? I'm speechless.
Ill be at the track tomorrow night Ken.
So ill miss our fightin phils
I ownt DVR just catch the score on the drive home.
Its all yours.
win some bux. fun as always.
Too much trouble to figure it out, but the Royals lefties must be like 7 for 11 against Phils lefties today.
Poor Charlie it isnt 2011 anymore.
You cant pitch Hamels and Lee and Halladay till thier arms fall off.
You get to use this pen.
Ill skip seinfeld for this.
This is funnier
So the Royals have outscored the Phils 11-0, but what blows me away even more is they have outhit them since the tide turned darned close to 13 to nothing. It is a total WHUPPING.
Howard swining as hard as he can bases empty down 7
I mean he may make contact
and everyone could leave the park happy
or he may K
Collins looks good.
Maybe trade for him?
I'll take a guess at this. KC's batting average as a team was .177 coming into today. Tomorrow morning, I'll say .240/. And I guess they'll pass Chris Davis in the RBI race. Sometimes, the ball looks like a grapefruit.
The Royals team average jumped to .257, 80 points in 1 game. Nice jump, early season or not. It moved them from 15th in the AL to 6th. Nice jump.
Whereas the Royal had 5 guys get 2 hits in a game in their first 3 games, yesterday, they had 5 guys get at least 2 hits.
People look at the Phils schedule over a duration of time, and attatch it to a degree of difficulty. Most common is the first 40 games or so is "easy." Over the course of that time, opponents playing the Phils are subject to the same projections. When they see the Phils on the schedule, I wonder if they consider them easy, average or difficult. And I specifically wonder if KC observors thought of this series as easy, average, or difficult.
You can't tell me KC announcers still sound Midwest.
They gotta be fired up.
someone tell me why charlie would let Lee pitch through 8 when he has Adams in the pen?
Why he overworks pitchers because they are aces is beyond me. Especially when theyre over 33
He pitched Docs arm out years ago.
He is working on Lee and Cole now.
with this pen you say why blame him.
But it takes a toll
Especially if you sign guys long term
The royals have 13 runs today. 8 more than the entire opening series.
The Ryals have 19 hits two more hits than the entire opening series.
of course they are still batting
They are feeding me the stats lol
gordons 2 3 run triples
Is the first time thats EVER happened in Royals history
Thats alot of players.
They are having fun
So lets see here
JRoll made a bad decision on a DP vs play at first
Charlie left KK in way too long
Horst made one really bad pitch
Our Corner Outfielders have blown today
Durbin has proven that he does not belong here at all 81.00 era
Valdes is showing what I thought of him before a AAA pitcher, should have kept Stutes here.
What a frustrating game
how? how could you not expect this outcome, Wishful thinking? this team is worst than the 2011 team that avg 3 runs per game, and now you have a worse rotation and bull pen.
The 2011 team led the league in scoring once Utley returned in May.
So, your claim is: had Utley played the whole season we would have had the best offense in the league? But this is why your argument doesnt work. You negate in your statistical claim the fact of other players on the phillies team playing worse/ or better. You also negate a possible drop off in production of many other teams. You negate the fact of hot streaks, but one thing you cant argue is the phillies finished 13th in runs scored with a .253 avg. and I believe scoring a little over 3 runs per game. Now that aint the worse, but also my claim was in 2011 we could win with 3 runs per game, not so with this rotation. Our team is in the worse possible position they could be in. Our rotation is worse, and our offense is worse.
My only claim is that from the day Utley returned on May 23rd through the end of the year they had the highest scoring offense in baseball. And that's the offense they took into the playoffs.
Claiming that the current team is worse than a 102 team is not a very strong or surprising statement.
As for your claim about some correlation between offensive output and wins, the phils won games in spite of their offense not because of it. Wether they had the best offense when he came back I dont know, what I do know is they were 13th in runs scored. In 2010 they were 7th with Utley there all season. But remeber, in 2011 they had the lowest ERa that season also.
I didn't make any claim about a correlation of runs to wins today, but obviously it's one of the most well-established tenets in baseball that there IS a direct correlation between a team's run differential (the difference, or more precisely, the ratio, of runs scored to runs allowed), and the team's winning percentage.
It makes no difference whether you expand that differential by scoring more runs, or by allowing fewer runs.
It took you a whole paragraph to say a team wins or loses based on the score? But more importantly, in respect to your claim it does matter. The phils did not win 102 games because of offense, they won because of defense. Of course at face value a win is a win, but when your team is constructed to only manufacture 3 runs per game, and your rotation and bull pen falls apart you are in serious trouble. This is one of my main critiques of Amaro. Instead of taking a more balanced approach handling the Werth situation, he opted to go all in on pitching, starting pitching that is. people seem to forget the bullpen looked so good because they were sparingly used. You cant take away a high strike out power hitters protection and expect pitchers to throw him fastballs. Out with protection, out with Ryan Howard. In 2011 Amaro gets rid of his 2 highest avg hitters, Victorino, Pence, and Polanco go down in injuries.
Suprisingly Mayberry had the next highest avg with 273, and hitting 4 more home runs and 19 more rbis than Utley in 2011.
This fan base never ceases to amaze me. They applaud when Werth, Victorino, and Pence go, and yet complain when our offense suffers.
Ill take a 5 era ball club with 5 runs per night over a 3 run club with a 4 era anyday.
No. Not the run differential in a particular game. Over a whole season, a team's wins and losses can be predicted fairly reliably from their total runs scored and runs allowed.
You keep "3 runs per game" for some reason, even when referring to 2011. Utley returned on May 23rd, 2011, replacing some of the worst offensive second basemen in the game, with one of the best. From that point on, for the last 108 games, the Phillies scored 4.63 runs per game, making them the highest scoring team in the NL over the last two thirds of the season.
In addition, to Utley, Victorino had a career year, Mayberry went on a tear in the second half, and Pence played over his head after arriving. Even Brown was hitting well before being sent down. So Werth was not missed in 2011, and I think the front office can be excused for thinking he would not be missed in 2012 either. But all of those 3 struggled last year, and the FO used VIc and Pence to replenish the farm. They ended up scoring 4.22 runs per game in 2012.
In any case, regardless of one's personal preference, there is nothing wrong with the strategy of going "all in on pitching", especially when your objective is to advance in the playoffs.
The objective is now more modest — just making the playoffs — and after playing at a 95-win pace in the second half of last year (mostly due to improved pitching, even though Halladay struggled), there many, myself included, who think they have a reasonable chance to at least be in the hunt for the 2nd wild card.
I might question some of their choices (Young, Young, Durbin), but they didn't commit to any new long term contracts, and so even if they fail to make a run this year, they're in a good position with lots of financial flexibility for 2014 while they await the arrival of Asche, Joseph, Morgan, Martin, Biddle, etc. from the farm.
Agree on all accounts, except that Horst made more than one bad one today. Lol. This reminded me of Rocky IV, when Apollo Creed gets crushed unmercifully by Drago, and Rocky just looks on stunned, not willing to change his promise of not throwing in the towel to Apollo. Hoping Lannan is decent tomorrow.
Well, here's to hoping Lannan is not "rocky" Saturday!
Those rally towels are cracking me up.
That's cute.
Can't believe there's actually a smile left after this.
This offense just does not work, It is broken and has been since Werth left. How do we sell this team off and start to rebuild? How does anybody not see that this org is dieing a slow death, and its all thanks to Amaro. Now I understand the monicker ruin tomorrow jr. well yesterday, it seemed alright, but today is tomorrow, and now its time to pay the piper.
Horst made one really bad pitch?
Whys the old man leave his spot lefthander in as long as he does?
Horst made many bad pitches
Horst got one out allowed 3 hits and a walk
he threw 24 pitches to get his one out
13 strikes 11 balls
MLB TV flashes a game ending graphic that says "Thank You for Watching:"
Are they serious?
You're welcome?
Easy one to grade. F minus.
@ ARC been saying it for years
Now its 2013
you trot out
2. rollins 3. Utley 4. Howard 5. Young
What am i an a time warp its 2007?
Its embarrassing.
Its a joke people tease me about our line up.
I begged jsut dont resign Rollins.
Trade any one of them when they had value.
Im off.
I get in trouble when I bitch too much.
But yes this is all on Amaro
Who has GMed this team on a level lower than a fan on a blog.
I was yelling this years ago though.
So no its nothing new to me.
people on this site criticize me for moaning about the same things over and over again, they say how many times are you going to wine about the line up and Amaro, but frankly WHAT THE HELL ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT???????
By the way, ive noticed a trend. many of my admirers who debase me every chance they get for my seemingly clueless rants disappearing trends with the phillies offensive output.
Where is everybody???
I argued many a time on this site that until they get Howard adequate protection this line up aint doing squat. They been trying to get Howard protection ever since Werth left. which i think irrespective of the money was one of Amaros worst moves. When you let Werth go, i think a piece of Howard left also. Now some people on this site dont believe in the notion of protection, and theyll trot out all of these quantitative stats to support their claim, but then i ask; why have the Phils been looking for a 5 hole hitter ever since Werth left?? Pence? Chooch, Brown, Victorino, and francisco? have i missed anyone?
I still believe Soriano, or Upton could have stablized the offense.
What is a joke is that anyone would complain about #2 and #3, who in 2012 were, game for game, the best double play combination in baseball. Overall, that is, combining hitting and fielding. The only thing that could have made them even better was if Utley were healthy all year. Guess what? Now he's healthy.
Of all the things to complain about, Rollins and Utley should be at the very end of your list. Not at the top.
its not a matter of performance with either of these two phenomenal players, my claim is that if they have any trade value now why keep them? Again Amaro dropped the ball on LF, RF, and 3rd base. i say try moving Utley to 4 and Howard to 5. rollins 1, revere 2, young 3
I was responding to AFW. They may have trade value, but I submit that they have more value to the Phillies in terms of their performance on the field than what they would bring back in a trade.
I know you were responding to AFW, but again, I disagree that they are worth more to them now in a fruitless season, than preparing for the future. Im not saying give them up for peanuts, but if we can bring in some prospects, or unload salary lets do it. I cant see any configuration where you can build around these guys in the future. I might even dare sya trade Howard and bring up Ruff. Did i just say that??
The 2011 team had a historicly great staff.
The greatest staff most any of us have seen in our lifetimes.
In game 5 of a 5 game series the line up was not good enough.
Anyone who was here in 2011 will tell you that I stated all year the line up was vulnerable.
Starting in opening day.
Rollins Utley and Howard were not good enough in 2011.
A team that with a good line up wins a WS title.
How many tims did Larussa pitch to get to Howard and bring in Arthur Lee of all people?
The poping up on a 3-0 pitch down 1-0 to lead off the 7th.
This line up was a fine reg season line up. But it was always vulnerable.
Been vulnerable since 2010 really.
Its now 2013 and its the SAME line up.
Its more vulnerable.
And if we faced 50 left handers in a row Howard would start 50 games in a row.
It never changes this team never adjusts.
OK I am not mad. I am going to enjoy this season.
But I get a little tired of the worship of players who best days were 5 years ago. Not 1 or 2.
If Galvis played every game at 2B or SS what would the difference be?
Like Brown playing left instead of Ibane his last year.
Id be excited if somone else was at 2B or SS.
Anyone else.
Same goes for firstbase.
Since we didnt make a didgers, or Angels move when we had the chance, i think we need to make a Red Sox move. If a team is bold enough to move AG, we surely can move Howard.
ARC you know no one will take Howard and his contract on.
Maybe an AL team will eat some ( 20-40% ?) of his contract. But youll get nothing in return.
Sometimes I think you are putting us on ARC or trying to stir up trouble.
Like the old Jeff would.
Either way I try to respect everyone.
AFW, I know this is entertainment in the end, but just because some fans are bored with having the same (great) players and want shiny new toys instead doesn't make it the best move for the team.
Just because they are past their prime does NOT mean they are not still the best option, especially when they are among the best at their position, like Rollins and Utley still are.
Howard is a bit of a different animal, although I think this year will look much more like 2010 and 2011 than like 2012, and 2010 and '11 were about as good as his 2008 (except that there were fewer runners on base in front of him).
There is no salary cap.
This team shouldnt be as bad as it is.
So what in 2012 minus Rollins we are 78-84 instead of 81-81????
I just dont grasp the logic.
Hoarding of these players has cost this team.
I dont get all sentimental about any of them after 2008. Since 2008 they have been a major disappointment.
Sure, there's no salary cap. But the team is a for-profit business, run by business men, and they those business man don't like throwing away money on a luxury tax. It's a bit unreasonable, naive, and even childish to complain that one of the highest payrolls in baseball isn't much higher.
If Rollins is the difference between 89 wins and 86, I want him on the team.
You're right, who cares about 2008 at this point. But they are trying for one last run, while at the same time not further depleting the farm system, and not limiting flexibility by locking up new long term contracts, and I agree with that approach for this season.
and at this point id rather see Frandsen at 3rd.
Nice – something we agree on. I would have preferred they stuck with Frandsen and spent the $6-7 million on an outfielder or a better starting pitcher, instead of MY. Now that MY is here, though, I think you have to play him until he proves that 2012 wasn't a fluke. And I think he'll do a little better than last year.
And yes Schenk to your point.
Amaro has hoarded them so long that they are probably more value here than could get back in a trade.
But whats the use of playing over the hill players on a bad team?
You can stink with kids too.
And maybe have a future.
(see above)
And I said I wouldnt rant and have fun this year.
I guess I still care.
I want to win Schenk. Thats all and I believe other players would make that happen.
Your opinion is just as valid. Although I think it is wrong.
I just hope they win tomorrow and the day after and the day after.
I would like nothing better than Utley Howard and Rollins to lead the way.
I just dont think they can.
Ill be out of tomorrow nights game thread so if they win its a sign from god for me to stay away.
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Nailing Jell-O to the Wall
"You know, nailing down Sen. Obama's various tax proposals is like nailing Jell-O to the wall."
— Senator John McCain, October 7, 2008
You know, hearing this line over and over again is like watching that drunk uncle of yours wet himself at the family picnic — you feel sorry for him but at the same time you sorta like the idea of him making a fool of himself.
That being said, let me get to the heart of what's really bothering me: why must Jell-O, an otherwise innocently delicious treat, be dragged into this foray of US American politics where hubris meets sophism for a night of long, agonizing repetition? Seriously, I want to know: what did Jell-O ever do to deserve such scrutiny? Huh? Can anyone answer me that!?!
Let's look at the facts, shall we, dear readers? Jell-O. It's sweet. It's sticky. It's jiggly.
It's best when chilled.
It's even better with vodka, in shot form.
And now it's got me thinking…
If Obama's tax proposals — which will offer we regular US American joes, who DON'T make $250,000 a year, a break while asking the wealthy to pitch in a bit more — is like nailing Jell-O to the wall, then nailing Jell-O to the wall sounds like something we all better learn how to do. Pronto.
I see what the senator from Arizona was trying to do here. He was trying to hide his condescension with a sprinkling of cutesy cleverness. I didn't buy it. As usual, he came across as an old, bitter man still damaged from W's vicious assaults during the 2000 campaign who is completely out of touch with normalcy (here, normalcy indicates those millions of individuals who are struggling right now, including me).
Whilst my struggles (financial, social, mental) weigh heavily on my mind right now, luckily, I am still able to find solace during this special time of year: the MLB Playoffs. Sure, the Cards didn't make it, the White Sox blew it and the Cubs aren't around to ridicule anymore.
But collectively, we, as US Americans have four fine representatives to distract us for the next couple of weeks and I think we all (Red States, Blue States, Purple States) can agree on that. What's more exciting than watching the youth movement in Tampa Bay battle the Boston Red Sox (aka The New Yankees)? While I have been off and on with my predictions this season, I'm gonna jump on the Tampa Bay train (as opposed to the Jason Bay train) because let's face it: we need change we can believe in, folks; and Red Sox fans have proven that no matter how good they are or how many championships they win, they will still have an energy-draining inferiority complex coupled with roughly a bazillion things to complain about.
The Senior Circuit also offers us an intense battle as we prepare to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles fight against 'dem phightin' Philadelphia Phillies (Mr. Krause's pick to click). While I will admit my preference is certainly for the National League style of play, I have a strong feeling that this match-up is going to be a snoozer compared to the AL series.
In fact, I might just go as far as to say that, comparatively speaking, watching the NLCS will be like nailing Jell-O to the wall.
Good pitching always beats good hitting: Tampa Bay v. Dodgers in the finale.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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Just to get away from the Jell-O for a sec, the best line about the debate came from Erica Jong on Huffington Post. She said McCain looked like he was trying to suppress a fart last night.
Haha! Maybe that extra helping of Jell-O was causing bowel problems… MY FRIEND MY FRIEND MY FRIEND MY FRIEND MY FRIEND!
Well sell one of your damn houses and get over it, my friend! (lol)
Obama 08
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I will be glad when you young whipper snappers get this election over with and realize nothing has changed. Maybe different faces, but it will all stabilize, with or without the President, whomever that shall be. What are you going to comment on then??????


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Every Team At Every Stadium
With our 2012 games all written-up here on our blog, I am now in the process of updating our Baseball Logs. There are still nine teams (the Rangers, White Sox, Tigers, Giants, Dodgers, Padres, Reds, Brewers and Astros) that Kellan has not yet seen play a game in person, and he has only visited 17Major League ballparks he has yet to visit. (But, heck, he's only 2 years old…so he's doing pretty well for himself as a baseball fan). Tim and I, on the other hand, have now seen every Major League team play at least one home game and at least one road game:
It felt great to finally check off our final stadium. But I don't feel like our journey is now complete. Far from it, in fact. I want to visit every stadium a lot. I want to get to know every stadium inside and out.
So, with my little "Touch 'em All Checklist" complete, it is time to move on to the BIG LIST that I have often though of, and just finally put together:
Okay…yeah, this one is going to take some awhile.
Hmm…I wonder if there is anyone alive who can actually say they have seen every MLB team play at every stadium. I doubt that I will ever be able to complete the chart. But I plan to have a lot of fun with my boys trying.
Bring on 2013! (And welcome to the A.L. West, Astros).
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I'm thinking each team in each city…stadiums come and go. Creating this chart made one thing clear to me: I need to stop seeing NL East teams playing in Philadelphia! We've seen every NL East team play in Philadelphia multiple times. Gotta get some fresh teams in there!
Ok, now I need to create a chart. I often get confused what date I have been to a stadium. Wow! you are well organized.


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Dummy Medicine, Dummy Doctors, and a Dummy Degree, Part 2.3: Harvard Medical School and the Curious Case of Ted Kaptchuk, OMD (concluded)
A Loose End
In the last post I wondered if Ted Kaptchuk, when he wrote the article titled "Effect of interpretive bias on clinical research," had understood this implication of Bayes's Theorem: that interpretations of most scientific investigations are exercises in inverse probability, and thus cannot logically be done without consideration of knowledge external to the investigation in question. I argued that if Kaptchuk had
…understood the point when he wrote his treatise, he was dishonest in not explaining it and in not citing at least one pertinent article, such as Steven Goodman's (which I'm willing to bet he had read). If he didn't understand the point he should have withheld his paper.
In researching more of Kaptchuk's opinions I've discovered that he had certainly read Goodman's article, but that he either didn't understand it or preferred to obscure its implications in deference to his ongoing project in belittling scientific knowledge. In a letter to the editor of the Annals of Internal Medicine in 2001, Kaptchuk opined that even if "more trials of distant healing with increased methodologic rigor" were positive, it still would not "be persuasive for the medical community":
The situation resembles the predicament with homeopathy trials, another seemingly implausible intervention, where the evidence of multiple positive randomized, controlled trials will not convince the medical community of its validity. Additional positive trials of distant healing are only likely to further expose the fact that the underpinning of modern medicine is an unstable balance between British empiricism (in the tradition of Hume) and continental rationalism (in the tradition of Kant).
…It seems that the decision concerning acceptance of evidence (either in medicine or religion) ultimately reflects the beliefs of the person that exist before all arguments and observation. [Kaptchuk cites the second of the two Goodman articles that I referred to above, discussed here]


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Two men were arrested in connection with three break-ins in Narrowsburg last week. On September 24, New York State Police arrested Michael Wilson, 18, of Callicoon, and Joseph Flora, 19, of Beach Lake, PA, and charged them each with three counts of burglary.
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A police press release said that some of the stolen property had been recovered, but at press time it was not clear if the communion ware was included.


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Hlw everyone
i really love Naruto like you all.i really dont know y i like it but i like it so much.i just started naruto few days ago and i now i cant just stop watching them.its really great!!
Yea that's why this place is called the base
Hey.. Welcome to The Base.. Hope you enjoy your stay here.. Don't feel too shy to VM or PM me if you need help with anything..
hello...!!! welcome to NB..
don't be a troll
Welcome to narutoBase
Some links that might be helpful:
Global Rules
Vision's Rule
How To's
Frequently asked questions
How to RolePlay
If you wonder about anything or just want to chat
then feel free to send me a private message
Enjoy your stay and have fun :D
Welcome to naruto base.
welcome to narutobase
Welcome to NB :D Do enjoy your stay! QuEsTiOnS??? VM/PM me ヾ(@^▽^@)ノ
Hi welcome you to NB have a starfish
Welcome to NB and wish you will get your way in here and if you got any problems then kindly VM me.
Welcome, hatakekakashirup!
Enjoy The Base!
And say hello to Tobi, too! He is a Good Boy! :D
NarutoBase Rules
Read them, cuz Tobi is going to be a Bad Boy! :noc:
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Welcome To Narutobase Read the Rules and I hope you Enjoy your Stay Ya Know! Yep Naruto is awesome
welcome yo
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