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Veteran & Military Bills Passed - 81st Session
1. SB 90 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (Van de Putte/Geren)
Became effective on May 5, 2009; the Interstate Compact will streamline enrollment, eligibility, placement, and graduation requirements for military children who move to or from Texas. Nineteen other states have already enacted The Interstate Compact, in order to help ease the transition for military students as their parents move between military assignments.
2. SB 93 - Hazlewood (HW) Legacy Act (Van de Putte/Castro)
The HW Act provides an exemption of tuition and fees, other than the deposit and student service fees for up to 150 semester credit hours (also excluded are any fees for books, lodging, board or clothing) to an eligible Texas veteran. This legislation clarifies how the Texas veteran can establish his/her eligibility for HW benefits; it does not make distinctions between citizens and legal residents on educational benefits for veterans. Therefore, the bill aligns the state HW benefit with the GI Bill. Additionally, the legislation allows a veteran to transfer his/her unused HW benefit to his/her child. Also, the legislation allows the spouse of a fallen veteran to utilize the unused HW benefit if the veteran was KIA, MIA, or totally disabled.
3. SB 279 - SAPCR Military Deployed Parent (Nelson/Aycock)
Provides that a military conservator's deployment may not be used to justify modification of a court order providing for the conservatorship of a child. This bill protects the rights of a military conservator and prevents a court from using the military conservator's absence during deployment against him or her during child custody proceedings.
4. SB 297 - In-state Tuition & Fees (Van de Putte, Ogden/Corte)
Allows non-Texas veterans and their families to immediately pay in-state tuition and fees at a public university or college without requiring that they wait the one year to establish Texas residency. Additionally, if a military parent is deployed to a combat theater, that parent's child(ren) is(are) exempt from paying resident tuition at a public institution of higher education while that parent is on such a deployment.
5. SB 847 - Hazlewood Fees (Averitt/Anderson)
Currently, community colleges are able to issue and recover a fee for high cost programs, such as pilot training, to Hazlewood students. However, when this was written into the Texas Education Code (TEC), Texas technical colleges were not included. This legislation extends the ability to issue a high cost program fee for Hazlewood students to Texas technical colleges. Due to the costs associated to TSTC Waco's Aircraft Pilot Training (APT) program, the institution has been running at a major deficit that is expected to get larger while the numbers of Fort Hood soldiers returning home increases. In FY 2008 TSTC Waco lost almost $100,000 in the APT program alone. In just September and October of 2008 TSTC Waco lost $41,399. Word continues to spread about the low cost/no cost to Hazlewood students in the APT program, therefore the campus expects to see 100 Hazelwood students by the fall semester of 2011. At this level, the campus would be taking in too much debt to continue to offer the APT program, and would have to consider no longer offering the curriculum. TSTC Waco is the only technical school impacted by the Hinson Hazlewood APT program losses. Lamar Institute of Technology does not offer pilot training.
6. SB 1325 - Veteran Mental Health (Nelson/Corte)
Requires the Department of Health Services to solicit and train volunteers for peer-to-peer mental health intervention for veterans.
7. SB 1655 - Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Functions & Vet Themed Lotto Scratch-off Ticket (Van de Putte/Farias)
Requires that under the career ladder program -- openings in all positions, except entry level positions, be posted within TVC concurrently with any public posting. This bill also authorizes TVC to utilize appropriated funds to purchase food, drinks, and promotional items for use at outreach and training programs. SB 1655 provides that Chapter 2167 (Lease of Space for State Agencies), Government Code, does not apply to a space leased by TVC for the veterans employment services program. Additionally, the legislation authorizes the creation of a vet themed lotto scratch-off ticket, whereby the funds generated from the ticket benefit the Fund for Veterans Assistance. Funds in this account can be utilized for the establishment of local support groups for veterans suffering from PTSD, transportation assistance, etc.
8. SB 1940 - Funding Stream for Fund for Veteran Assistance/"Veteran Courts" (Van de Putte/Ortiz, Jr.)
Authorizes money in the fund to be appropriated to TVC to make grants to address veterans' needs and administer the fund. It also authorizes TVC to solicit and accept a gift, grant, devise, bequest of money, security, service, or property, including money raised or a service provided by a volunteer or volunteer group, to promote the work of TVC. Also, it provides that TVC, for the sole purpose of managing the fund for veterans' assistance, is considered an eligible charitable organization entitled to participate in the state employee charitable campaign, and entitles a state employee to authorize a deduction for contributions to TVC for the purpose of managing the fund as a charitable contribution. Similarly, it entitles a person, when a person registers a motor vehicle, to make a voluntary contribution in any amount to the fund. Additionally, the legislation authorizes county commissioner courts to establish a veterans' diversion court program for military service personnel and veterans whose service-related disability contributed to the non-violent criminal offense.
8. SB 2223 - Sustainability of Camp Bullis (Van de Putte/McClendon) was amended onto HB 2919 (King, S./Fraser)
Allows for the creation of a Regional Military Sustainability Commission which would consider any development that might affect military operations within five-miles of the boundary line of Camp Bullis.
9. HB 269 - College Credit for Military (Lucio, III/Van de Putte)
Allows a student to receive up to 12 hours of course credit at a public institution of higher education for at least two years of honorable military service. The course credit could be applied to physical education and free elective course requirements.
10. HB 551 - Electronic Application for Voting (Madden/Harris)
Allows a federal postcard application be scanned and submitted electronically by service members and their families to the local voter registrar or elections administrator versus submitting solely by mail and in some instances fax. By allowing for an electronic submission this allows for timely delivery of an absentee ballot to those deployed overseas who desire to participate in an election in which they are eligible and qualified to vote.
11. HB 965 - Disabled Parking Placard (Pickett/Van de Putte)
Previous law entitled a veteran of the United States armed forces to specialty license plates and disabled placards for two registered vehicles. This legislation entitles a veteran to register, for the person's own use, any number of motor vehicles for which the registrant may be issued specialty license plates for disabled veterans and disabled parking placards.
12. HB 1452 - Fed. State Alignment Defined Eligible Vet/Spouse (Eissler/Van de Putte)
Aligns the state definition of "active military, naval, or air service," "covered person," and "veteran" with federal law for the purpose of receiving priority of service in certain job training and employment assistance programs. The term "covered person" includes, among others, the spouse of a member of the armed forces who died while serving on active military, naval, or air service. Additionally, the bill entitles a covered person to priority in obtaining services or resources regarding job training and employment assistance programs and authorizes a covered person to take precedence in obtaining services or resources over persons who are not covered. Also, the bill requires a job training or employment assistance program or service that is funded wholly or partly with state money, in selecting applicants to receive training or assistance, to give priority of service to a covered person who meets the minimum eligibility requirements to participate or enroll in the program or receive the service. The legislation authorizes the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) to provide services to enhance the employment and training opportunities of veterans, covered persons, active duty service members, spouses of active duty service members, and members of the Texas National Guard and requires TVC to operate certain federally funded veteran job training and employment programs. These services must be provided by state employees.
13. HB 2806 - Reinstatement after Military LOA (Maldonado/Van de Putte)
Amends the reinstatement policy for a firefighter or police officer so that upon the return from a military leave of absence, the person who filled the vacancy keeps the rank if that person has more seniority than the other at that rank and the individual at that rank with the least seniority is demoted. This demotion occurs only if there was a surplus in the rank at which the returning individual is reinstated, and the demoted individual is placed on a position reinstatement list in order of seniority. Therefore, those placed on the list are given priority for any future promotions based on seniority.
14. HB 3139 - Toll Road Discount for Certain Vets (Herrero/Van de Putte)
Grants a toll project entity the authority to establish a discount program for certain veterans: those who are disabled, received a Purple Heart, or were awarded the Medal of Honor.
15. HB 3452 - Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program (Gattis/Ogden)
Establishes a scholarship program whereby the governor, lieutenant governor, state senators, and state representatives can nominate entering freshmen at a Texas public or private institution of higher education that are enrolled in and are in good-standing with the institutions' ROTC program for an annual scholarship of up to $15,000 (based on legislative appropriation). The student is required to complete the 4-year ROTC program, graduate within 5 years from the institution, and after graduation enter into a 4-year commitment to the Texas Army or Air National Guard or a contract to serve as a commissioned officer in any branch of the US Armed Services. The governor and lieutenant governor can nominate two students each per year. Each state senator and representative can nominate one student per year. The program will be administered by the Higher Education Coordinating Board and is based on the federal program which allows for congressional nominations to the four U.S. service academies.
16. HB 3593 - License Plates for DAVs (McReynolds/Van de Putte)
Grants a toll project entity the authority to establish a discount program for certain veterans: those who are disabled, received a Purple Heart, or were awarded the Medal of Honor.
17. SB 469 (Carona, et al./Flores) - Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Totally Disabled Vets was amended onto HB 3613 (Otto/Williams)
Allows a disabled veteran who receives from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor 100 percent disability compensation due to a service-connected disability and a rating of 100 percent disabled or of individual unemployability an exemption from taxation of the total appraised value of the veteran's residence homestead. The joint resolution to this enabling legislation was passed during the 80th Legislative Session and the constitutional amendment (Proposition 9) passed in the November 2007 election by a vote of 86%.
18. HJR 116 - VLB Bond Authority (Corte/Van de Putte)
"Reauthorizes" or "evergreens" all previously authorized general obligation bonding authority in the Veterans' Housing Assistance Fund, the Veterans' Housing Assistance Fund II, and the Veterans' Land Fund. Current federal tax law limits the Veterans Land Board (VLB) to the issuance of no more than $250 million of qualified veterans mortgage bonds per year; therefore, the proposed constitutional amendment should provide a sufficient amount of general obligation bonding authority to VLB to continue funding of these programs for approximately eight to 10 years.


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Medical marijuana as the new herbalism, part 2: Cannabis does not cure cancer
About a month ago, I finally wrote the post I had been promising to write for months before about medical marijuana. At the time, I also promised that there would be follow-up posts. Like Dug the Dog seeing a squirrel, I kept running into other topics that kept me from revisiting the topic. However, over the past couple of weeks, the New York Times gave me just the little nudge I needed to come back and revisit the topic, first by openly advocating the legalization of marijuana, then by vastly overstating the potential medical benefits of pot (compare the NYT coverage with my post from a month ago), and finally this weekend by running a story lamenting the federal law that makes research into medical marijuana difficult in this country.
I stated my position on marijuana last time, which is that marijuana should be at least decriminalized or, preferably, legalized, taxed, and regulated, just like tobacco and alcohol. I also likened the cult of medical marijuana to the "new herbalism," because it (1) vastly inflates the potential of medicinal uses of marijuana and (2) ascribes near-mystical powers to smoking or making extracts out of marijuana, rather than identifying and isolating constituents of the plant that might have medicinal value. All of this is very much like herbalism in alternative medicine. Indeed, promoting laws legalizing medicinal marijuana is such an obvious ploy to open the door to full legalization that some advocates don't even bother to disingenuously deny it any more. Given that I tend to support legalization, as a physician this sort of deception irritates me. It also has consequences, particularly when overblown claims are made for what cannabis can do. Perhaps the best example of this is the claim that cannabis cures cancer, which pops up all over the Internet in memes such as the one in the image above.


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Onorato, Airport Authority Open Military & Family Courtesy Center
FINDLAY TWP., Pa. – Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato and the Allegheny County Airport Authority today officially opened the Military & Family Courtesy Center at Pittsburgh International Airport. This new customer service program for members of the military and their families is part of the volunteer Airport Ambassadors program.
"Soldiers traveling through Pittsburgh International Airport now have a special room to pass the time while waiting for rides and flights," said Onorato. "The best part is there will always be a welcoming smile and an out-stretched hand. Our volunteer Airport Ambassadors are here to greet and serve the servicemen and women who stop by."
"We have many members of the military coming and going at Pittsburgh International Airport. This room will become an important asset for them in their travels. I commend the Airport Ambassadors for initiating this idea and working with the Airport Authority to see the dream become a reality," said Bradley D. Penrod, executive director of the Allegheny County Airport Authority.
The Military & Family Courtesy Center, located just past Gate A4 in the airside terminal of Pittsburgh International Airport, provides work stations, a spot to watch television, and an area to spend time with family. The Center has been open on a trial basis, providing light snacks and serving as a respite for our military personnel.
The Center is staffed by the volunteer Airport Ambassadors. The Ambassador Program at Pittsburgh International Airport trains and schedules volunteers to greet passengers and help them navigate the airport. The program has been in operation since 2001 and has about 70 volunteers.
The response has been tremendous and perfectly summarized by a soldier from Meadville, Pa.:
"Thank you. I have always known Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities to be very patriotic. I had wondered when the airport would acknowledge the efforts of military service men and women, but more importantly our families. Last year, when I had to say goodbye to my children in the terminal departing for Iraq, the lack of privacy was painful. Thank you for this!"
More comments from the Center's guest book:
"Thank you so much for your support. It is always nice to know we have people who care about us and fight to make things a little bit easier and nicer for us."
"I really appreciate being able to come and relax before shipping out. The folks who ran this were very nice and made my group feel comfortable. Thank you very much."
"It is nice to have a place to unwind away from the bustle. I am sure it will be well utilized."
The Allegheny County Airport Authority furnished and remodeled the space. Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Pittsburgh has loaned the Center artwork for the walls. Allegheny County Veterans Services is providing information on various services and programs available to military personnel and their families.
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Can't believe we're not in the newborn forum anymore.
Anyway... DS is 3 months old. For the first month of his life he was nursed and bottle-fed (formula as well as expressed milk) due to lousy advice and a first-time mom who did whatever the doctors ordered. Nursing was going downhill fast, and me along with it, so at 1 month I abandoned bottles, pumps, and pacifiers. DS has been nursing like a champ ever since, and at 3 months he is double his birth weight.
But now he refuses both bottle and pacifier. I'm not working, so the bottle isn't a serious issue, but eventually I will need to be away for a few hours (doc appts., etc.) and would feel better if he weren't on strike or screaming with DH while I'm gone. DH has been trying to practice with the bottle now and then, and we've been following this http://kellymom.com/bf/pumping/bottle-feeding.html
but DS is not having it. If he's not really hungry, he'll play around with the nipple for a while, but that's it. He never actually closes his mouth around it. Once he's hungry, he screams and doesn't want anything to do with the bottle in his face.
Any thoughts out there?
Do we just have to keep trying and hope DS will eventually give in?
As far as the pacifier, DS used it the first month, but now it's like he no longer knows what to do with it. I've had no problem being his pacifier for the past two months, but I'd like to try the pacifier again. Why, you ask? DS is still waking every two hours at night, although sometimes it's not really to eat - he'll drift back pretty quickly once he starts nursing. During the day as well, there are times he just wants to comfort himself, and he gets mad once the milk starts coming out!
Unlike the bottle, he never gets angry when I try the pacifier. When I put it in his mouth, he chomps at it with his gums, and by the look on his face you'd think I'd doused it in lemon juice. But he still gums at it as long as I hold it there. If I push it further into his mouth to try and get him to suction, he gags.
The only pacifier I have is the Soothie because that's what the LC recommended.
Can anyone recommend another kind that he may take to? I was in Target the other day and noticed that there are other pacifier brands with shorter nipples, some flat. But before I go paying for multiple pacifiers that he's not going to use, I'd be curious if anyone has noticed the same thing with their LO and has any recommendations.


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The announcement came Tuesday morning as Police Chief Joe Treviño and Assistant Police Chief Richard Cantu met with Aliseda to hand over a check for $4,767.
The money was raised by the sale of an 18-wheeler rig earlier by an auction company in Fort Worth.
The chief said the truck was confiscated about a year ago after Sgt. Jason Alvarez stopped it in the 600 block of West Corpus Christi Street. The officer thought it was suspicious that the driver, 25-year-old George Cavazos of Weslaco, had failed to take the truck route around the city.
Alvarez noticed the driver was nervous when he made the stop, so he asked to see inside the trailer. When he stepped inside, Alvarez realized the refrigerator was not running to protect the load of produce. Then he noticed a panel had been built in the front of the trailer, blocking off the refrigerator unit.
Alvarez had the limes, tomatoes and cabbage moved out of the way and found a hidden compartment behind the panel.
Inside the compartment, the officer found 175 pounds of marijuana.
The Fort Worth-based auction company, Lone Star Auctioneer, recently sold the tractor-trailer rig for the Beeville Police Department. The BPD kept $8,000 from the sale, and $4,767 went to Aliseda's office for taking care of the paperwork that was necessary for the confiscation and sale of the rig.
Treviño said Lone Star also is auctioning off 72 eight-liner machines confiscated some time back when the department raided a gambling operation on South Washington Street.
Aliseda said he intends to expand the scope of the confiscation of property from criminals to include real estate. The prosecutor said the confiscation of real estate began in a neighboring county and it proved successful.
Treviño said most of the operators of eight-liner businesses in Beeville do not live here, but they rent property from local owners. He said confiscating the property of those who rent to the operators will discourage anyone from renting to them in the future.
"I have no doubt that illegal gambling is going on in these places," Aliseda said.
The chief said he has warned the property owners who are renting the facilities that they could lose their real estate.
Treviño said the Fort Worth auction company makes sure that only businesses that are licensed to operate gambling facilities are able to buy the machines. That would include businesses in places like Nevada, Louisiana and certain Indian-owned operations.
The auctioneer guarantees that the machines will not end up back in a Texas eight-liner business that is engaged in illegal gambling.
The chief said the machines can sell from $500 to $1,500 each, depending on their type and condition.
Treviño is not sure how much money the BPD will make from the sale of the machines, but if they sell for only $500 each, 72 machines would bring in $36,000.
The chief and the prosecutor both said it is not the money that local agencies can make off the confiscated property that is driving their efforts.
The idea is to put illegal gambling and drug smuggling operations out of business.
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Fisher Goes Hollywood: Students Write, Direct, and Produce Original Film
A group of dedicated and film-loving Communication/Journalism students have been hard at work all semester long on a challenging project posed by Dr. Todd Sodano, and they will soon be at the end of their game.
The students concepted and wrote a film called "Endgame," which one student describes as a pharmaceutical thriller, and they are in the midst of filming now. According to the film's website, it is about a "startup pharmaceutical company, Onados, that has struggled to make a name for itself. As a devastating parasitic disease begins to spread, Jessie O'Connor and Anne Bellvok, two scientists for the company, find themselves playing a game with disturbing moral consequences involving lies, deceit, life, and death."
In last year's Television Production class, Sodano assigned 20 students to collaborate and produce an original television series, which they called, "No Direction." He said this year, he wanted to raise the stakes for his Advanced Video Production students.
"This is the first time I've assigned the entire class to produce a short film along with unique content that will be distributed across other delivery platforms," said Sodano.
The students wrote the film and then cast themselves for the parts. They also elected classmates to sit in the director's seat as well as direct photography. Other assignments include set designer, website developer, editor, costume designer, and behind-the-scenes blogger, among other roles.
"They have inspired each other to continue to elevate the quality of work they have produced. This class is a special, talented group of individuals," added Sodano.
Recently, they also started an Indiegogo account to help them secure funding for the film production. They set a goal of $500, which would cover some of their production costs, including equipment and props, but also cover costs for the anticipated April 30 premiere screening and advertising. To date, the class has raised $655.
In total, there are 19 students involved in the production. The cast includes Julie Moslow, Amanda Whalen, Nick Donovan, Mike Droel, and Matt Berry. Other roles include:
Director - Nick Millard
Assistant Director - Liz Morris
Director of Photography - Patrick Harney
Gaffer - Kyle Shea
Sound Tech - Brett Vergara
Producer - Mike Donitzen
Production Coordinator - Aimee Schenck
Editing Team - Katie Meyer and Matt Sosenko
Transmedia Editing - Dave Van Gorder
Set and Costume Design - Erika Dangler and Sarah Grabar
Making-of/Behind the Scenes - Bill Walter and Mike Droel
Production Blog - Bill Walter and Mike Droel
Onados Website - Greg Bell
60-second Commercial - Patrick Harney and Mike Donitzen
15-30-second Teaser - Nick Millard
Advertising Team - Sarah Grabar, Nick Donovan, Erika Dangler, Brett Vergara
Event Planners - Julie Moslow and Matt Berry
According to the class' website, they hope the film will "set the bar for future production classes at Fisher" and "demonstrate the skills learned in these classes and how they directly translate to professional productions."
Rochester's Channel 8 stopped by the campus set during a morning of shooting and directing.
Other projects completed by this class this semester have included promotional videos for HBO On Demand, cooking videos that demonstrate their knowledge of practices in food TV production and of local restaurants in Rochester, and promotional videos that covered the annual Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference in New York City.
Director Nick Millard talks with classmates in between takes on the set of "End Game."
Students in post-production.
Students interviewing Dr. Sodano for the behind-the-scenes blog.
Latest Campus Happenings
- College to Host Annual Day of Celebration
- Student Athletes "Scare Away Brain Cancer" in Honor of Teammate
- Family Weekend Attracts 135 Fisher Families
- Family Weekend 2014 Kicks Off on Halloween
- Tran Named 3rd Farash Scholar at Fisher
- Students Look to Get Involved at Fall Involvement Fest
- St. John Fisher College Recognized on List of America's Best Colleges 2015
- College Bound Program Holds Graduation Ceremony
- Fisher Team Makes a Difference at 2014 Jamaican Sports Camp for Disadvantaged Youth
- St. John Fisher College School of Education Receives $7,500 Grant from Bank of America
- Fisher Says Farewell to the Class of 2014
- 13th Annual Relay for Life Raises Over $30,000
- New Scholarship Available for Accepted Students
- 32nd Annual Teddi Dance for Love Raises Spirits and $63,614
- 32nd Annual Teddi Dance to Honor Memory of Young Camper
- Fisher Student-Athletes Take Part in Annual Winter Walk
- Teddi Committee Hosts "Very Beary Brunch"
- Empire 8 President's List Includes 104 Fisher Student-Athletes
- School of Nursing Purchases Gift for Kenyan School
- Salerno Guest Lectures In…Salerno


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Dustin Pedroia Jersey Shirt Giveaway
I've decided to shift from the NL Central to the AL East for this week's shirt giveaway. During the past two weeks, I've given away this Brandon Phillips TShirt to Matt Jackson, and this Matt Wieters shirt to Joey Orr.
I've decided to give away this Boston Red Sox Dustin Pedroia shirt:
Here's the back:
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And $25 tag.
The the way, the winner can choose the shirt in a size SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, EXTRA LARGE or 2XL.
I post blog entries every day. All you have to do is leave a comment or retweet my blog link on twitter.
So, again, to enter:
1) Leave a comment.
You can enter up to seven times per week simply by leaving a comment. Non-pertinent, spam, or inappropriate comments will not be accepted. If you comment multiple times on the same blog entry, it still counts as one entry. For example, if you commented on three different blog posts from this week, you'd have three entries. If you'd comment three times on the same blog posting, it would could as one.
2) Retweet (RT) my posts on Twitter
You can find me on twitter under 333greystreet. Simply retweet my daily posts of my blog link and I'll count that as an entry. My blog is connected to my twitter so that I automatically tweet once I post a new entry. Each day, I'll search who's retweeted me and enter those users into a hat along with the commenters. By the way, you do not need to retweet my every tweet, only the tweets that announce a new blog post and url. For example, if I tweeted, 'Rerun of the Pirates Opening Day 2011 on tonight,' if you retweeted it, it wouldn't count as an entry.
At the end of the week on Sunday, I'll have Olivia, Amy or I will choose a name from a hat and announce the winner.
So let's talk a bit about Dustin Pedroia.
Pedroia was the AL Rookie of the Year in 2007 and AL MVP in 2008. In 2011, he put up similar numbers to that of his MVP campaign, with a career high with 21 HR, 26 steals, and a .307 batting average. However, overshadowing Pedroia's successful 2011 was the historic collapse of the Boston Red Sox in September.
The Red Sox had a 9 game lead in September in the wildcard race, and went 7-20 in September to be overtaken by the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Sox have a new manager at the helm, Bobby Valentine, which should help some, but many of the same players return and questions abound. Will Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit better than .235? Can Kevin Youkilis stay healthy? Will Carl Crawford continue to suck as he looks like a potential huge bust after only hitting .255 with 11 HR. He's making 19.5 million this year. Will age catch up to David Ortiz like it appeared to in '07-'08? (before Ortiz rebounded to have good seasons the last two years.) Will members of the starting rotation continue to eat chicken, drink beer, and play videogames while games are going on (let's hope not). Can Jacoby Ellsbury repeat his 2011 MVP caliber performance? How will Clay Buchholz, Alfredo Aceves, and Dice-K fare in the rotation?
It's a lot of questions, and I don't think the Red Sox will make the playoffs in 2012. The Yankees and Rays are, in my opinion, better. What do you think?
Also, is Dustin Pedroia the best second baseman in the game? According to the MLB Yearbook and Fantasy Guide that I recently purchased, he's #1, followed by Ian Kinsler, Robinson Cano, Chase Utley, and Dan Uggla. Do you agree? Personally, I think Cano is better – the only thing that Pedroia beats him handily at is stolen bases.
What are your thoughts on the Red Sox and/or Pedroia?
Good luck in this week's contest.
Hopefully it comes in handy to whoever wins it. I need a new Red Sox shirt too. Check out my Manny Ramirez shirt that I used in 2011:
By the way, that's an excellent pic, as you can see Nick Pelescak's frustration with the PNC Park crowd. PNC Park is tough on high attendance games. There's 6 rows of bleachers, and everyone packs in. I only got 4 balls that game, and 7 the next thanks to some luck bounces.
To check out those games, here's links to
Red Sox PNC Park Game 1
Red Sox PNC Park Game 2
There's only 52 more days until Opening Day and 5 days until pitchers and catchers report to spring training.
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good shirt
I have to agree Cano is a better offensive player, but Pedrioa my be the better defensive player. Ether way i love to hate both of them and the red sox epic September collapse was a beautiful thing to watch as a rays fan.
He's Jewish and I am too! Also, I might see the Sox nect year!
I mean next year!
great blog, i enjoy reading. keep up the great work
You can't go wrong with The Laser Show. I admire him because him and I are just about the same height ( I might be taller). I disagree respectfully though. I think the Red Sox will likely make it back to the playoffs. As much as I like the Rays, I tend to be a law of averages guy. They caught a lot of breaks at the end so I feel like that will reverse this year.
I already have a Sox shirt, but im definitely in for this Pedrioa one.
Pedroia is one of my favorite players on the BoSox! I'm a big fan of the blog, keep it up!
Cool shirt erik
As a true Cubbie Blue fan, it's easy to relate to the BoSox. Old school teams have a spot in my baseball heart


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March 6, 2013 —
I would not describe myself as someone who's afraid of commitment. In fact, there are times when I overextend and then find myself flailing about as I seek to honor the many promises I've made while my life unravels, creating loose ends that eventually need to be tied up, lest knots occur. Seeking to avoid such chaos in the weeks and months to come, there's no time like the present to take stock as we prepare to change the clocks and spring forward into a season of warmer temps and the many events happening throughout the Upper Delaware Valley.
In the wake of the debacle known as Valentine's Day, I went out on a limb and asked someone to join me at the opening reception of the Catskill Art Society (CAS) Arts Center's (www.catskillartsociety.org [2]) "Near and Far" in Livingston Manor.
"That sounds cool," was the response, "as long as there are no strings attached." Sigh. "What could that mean?" I asked the wonder dog. "It's not like I proposed!" She gave me a quizzical look and scampered off in search of the right outfit to wear to the reception, leaving me to my own devices. Apparently "no strings attached" means that it's perfectly acceptable to bail at the last minute and (surprise) I found myself attending the art show alone again, naturally.
Three photographers—Judith Meyerowitz, Gordon Gilbert and James Carney—have joined forces at the gallery to create an exhibit of triptychs, which my dictionary defines as "a set of three associated artistic works tied together." Having committed to arriving punctually to hear the artists' commentaries, I made haste and arrived in time to meet Bradley Diuguid, the center's new executive director. "It's exciting to see such a great turnout for the reception," he said, eyeing the crowd. "Is it always like this?" Assuring Diuguid that the community is committed to supporting the arts, I took my seat as each photographer addressed the crowd, illuminating their processes and explaining how each of the triptychs came into being. As they shared how, in setting up the exhibit, they discovered a common thread of form, color or emotion that tied their individual works together and the end result is (IMHO) a series that works.
In the adjacent gallery, internationally acclaimed painter Kalika Stern was also on hand to discuss her new installation at CAS, which includes her largest work to date, an enormous mural described in her own words as a "carefree, occasionally self-mocking humor in her drawings, watercolors and sculptures." Stern, who is the founder of the Society for Folk Arts Preservation (www.societyforfolkarts.com [3]), has taught, painted and traveled all over the world, and her unique vision is expressed in a variety of styles at CAS, featured alongside the triptychs through April 7.
Accepting my limitations and acknowledging that the best dates are kept on a short leash, I asked the wonder dog if she had enough "pawtographs" on hand to greet the kids before puppeteer Ramona Jan's presentation of "Some Strings Attached" in Callicoon (www.delawareyouthcenter.org [4]) last Sunday. She nodded her adorable head and I held mine high while she did her thing, reminding me why dating a "good girl" is so rewarding. Jan, a founding member of Manhattan's Reality Galaxy Puppet Theater and former member of the Puppetry Guild of Greater New York, had an arsenal of marionettes on hand, and the kids were so enchanted that a second show was spontaneously demanded, before the first even drew to a close.
Jan's cast of marionette characters entertained both kids and adults alike. Lucinda Sparkle, Astro-Boy (the piano playing horse), ballet dancer Chantel and a pair of "wild and crazy guys" were introduced by her young assistants, Emma Switko and Lucinda Cantor, as the children sat rapt with attention and I found myself transported along with the crowd. Ramona's initial fear that Dharma would "attack the puppets" went unfounded even during the appearance of Bubbles, "a somewhat bad baby," which truth be told, I found somewhat unnerving.
Sticking with the dog, I'm once again putting dating on hold and steeling myself for commitment to an abundance of art shows, concerts and high school plays about to explode in the region. "I suppose there's something to be said for the single life," I groan (and grin) in her general direction, while making out my schedule for the weeks to come.
Lyricist Dickie Jones joins the voices in my head as his clever words reverberate, "Hi-ho the me-ri-o. I'm as happy as can be, I want the world to know... I've got no strings on me!"


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Definitive Technology SuperCube 2000 Home Theater System
SuperCube 2000 Powered Subwoofers
An internal failure with the subwoofer's level input jack (RCA jack) results in a shock hazard to consumers.
Definitive Technology at (800) 228-7148 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.definitivetechnology.com and click on "view the recall notice on select SuperCube 2000 models" for more information.
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This recall involves the SuperCube 2000 powered subwoofers with "0912HB" as part of a serial number printed on the back of the unit. The subwoofer measures 11 inches tall by 11 inches wide by 11 inches deep and has a black cloth grille wrapping all four sides with a glossy black top cap. "Definitive" is printed on the bottom front of the speaker.
The firm has received two reports of consumers who were shocked while handling the unit.
Consumers should immediately stop using the subwoofer in the theater system and contact Definitive Technology for a replacement.
Electronics stores nationwide and online at BestBuy.com and Amazon.com between November 2012 and January 2013 for about $600.
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Today, my boss called me over to his office; he wanted me to fire four hardworking employees. One of them was the girl I was going to ask out. FML
by AnonUser464 / 01/08/2013 at 11:40am / United States / Work
Today, my roommate and I noticed a foul smell in our apartment. After looking around for a little while, I found that her cat had pooped on a pair of my jeans, and apparently tried to cover it up by dragging a shirt over the mess. FML
by peteswentzbass / 01/26/2013 at 12:18pm / Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) / Animals
Today, my school's ski trip got canceled, because "All the snow makes the roads unsafe." We can't go skiing because it's snowing. FML
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Today, I learned who my dad's new fiancée is. Upon meeting her she exclaimed, "My, I haven't seen you in a while!" She's my ex-boyfriend's mom. FML
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Today, my mom had the option of choosing anywhere in the world where we could go on vacation. We live in the USA and she chose to fly to Texas, rent an RV, and drive to Florida. Anywhere in the world. FML
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Today, I saw in my browser history a profile from one of those "Facebook of sex" websites. Turns out that my boyfriend has been posting naked pictures of himself on there using my laptop and flirting with teenage girls. His excuse? "I have friends on there." FML
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Today, my girlfriend and I took a nap on my couch. She used my arm as a pillow, and everything was pretty peaceful, until she moved over and practically dislocated my shoulder. My screams of pain woke her, which was apparently an "asshole move" on my part. FML
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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/226876
- Title
- On the survival and abundance of disk-dominated galaxies
- Author(s)
- Koda, Jun; Milosavljevic, Milos; Shapiro, Paul R.
- Abstract
- We study the formation of disk-dominated galaxies in a Λ cold dark matter (ΛCDM) universe. Their existence is considered to be a challenge for the ΛCDM cosmology, because galaxy mergers isotropize stellar disks and trigger angular momentum transport in gas disks, thus fostering the formation of central stellar spheroids. Here, we postulate that the formation of stellar spheroids from gas-rich disks is controlled by two parameters that characterize galaxy mergers, the mass ratio of merging dark matter halos, and the virial velocity of the larger merging halo. We utilize merger histories generated from realizations of the cosmological density field to calculate the fraction of dark matter halos that have avoided spheroid formation, and compare the derived statistics with the spheroid occupation fractions in surveys of nearby galaxies. We find, for example, that the survival rate of disk-dominated galaxies in ΛCDM is just high enough to explain the observed fractional representation of disk-dominated galaxies in the universe if the only mergers which lead to central spheroid formation are those with mass ratios M 2 / M 1 > 0.3 and virial velocities V vir,1 > 55kms –1 . We discuss the physical origin of this criterion.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 696, no. 1 (May 2009), pp. 254-260
- Publication year
- 2009
- FOR Code(s)
- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences; 0305 Organic Chemistry; 0306 Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)
- Keyword(s)
- Cold dark matter; Dark matter; Disk-dominated galaxies
- Publisher
- Institute of Phyics Publishing
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2009. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. The American Astronomical Society does not allow institutions to archive either the accepted manuscript or the published version of the article. However, you can find an earlier version of the full text here: http://arxiv.org/abs/0711.3014
- Peer reviewed


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What about Randy Gardner?
@ Patrick K: I didn't know Randy G. was out (to the media)…a great pairs skater! I do know the media is still waiting for an injured 2010 gold medalist to be outed.
Queerty again finds a way to leave Tom Daley out of a post.
What about Brad Patton?
@Spike: Honestly… just by your effort and sustainability… I think I love you LOL.
Seriously though, which would you rather have, Tom Daley or Dustin Zito? I'm personally thankful we've moved on from the Zit… even at the expense of daily Daley over-saturation.
Only figure skaters with the exception of one speed skater. Yeah terrific list!
I am in love with Ondrej Nepela!
Did half of these guys really die prematurely, or were those the dates they were active?
@Patrick K: YEAH! what he said. Tai Babilonia's partner came out in 2006.
@yaoming: curry, nepela, mccall, pockar… all lost to AIDS when it was at its terrifying height.
@Spike: At least it's not "Davey Wavey". Count your blessings.
@ncman: For the love of gawd, not Davey Wavey. And Tom Daley would agree!
eh! i don't watch sports
as Gladys responded I am taken by surprise that a person can earn $5949 in 1 month on the computer. you could check here… http://bit.do/fEKa


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This A list celebrity/singer asked to be drugged and unconscious for the first few days of withdrawals so she wouldn't have to deal with it all
. The facility refused. Coming off the drugs has apparently been really really hard.
I thought she was there for an eating disorder? Who are these aholes talking about their celebrity clients??ReplyCancel
@TTM – rarely is that that the case – admitting so would tarnish their 'brand'.
Definitely Ke$ha!ReplyCancel
Well, she's the only celebrity publicly doing the deal right now, maybe it's an Adderall addiction to help her lose weight! Done! Solved!
ps: Stepforded, you seem CRAZY familiar, have you ever posted under another name?ReplyCancel
I have to go to the dentist next week and they offer a service called "twilight sedation", which is similar to general anaesthesia but without as many risks.
If some people need sedation just to get some dental work done, imagine how much harder detoxing your entire body from drugs would be. The facility most likely refused because suffering through the pain of detox is sometimes considered a step in rehab (i.e., it sucked so much to come down, you'll never do it again).ReplyCancel
I'm not sure I like the new Entybot schedule firing off all these blinds so early in the day and leaving none for later on 🙁ReplyCancel
I've heard of twilight sedation, Seven, but I thought it was called "weed"ReplyCancel
LOL TTM! I see what ya did there, too!! 😀ReplyCancel
You were asked NOT to anymore?? By whom? That's crazy!ReplyCancel
Not sure I buy this. They don't just cut you off with nothing. She's being given something. Sure, it'd be great if you could just sleep through 30 days of rehab, but it's not how it works.ReplyCancel
@Sandybrook I actually love the earlier blinds…I'm on CET so Enty starts posting at around 3pm each day. Otherwise the blinds come at a time of day when I'm already under twilight sedation.ReplyCancel
@Stepforded, seriously? I would send them proof that my name was "Bite Me".ReplyCancel
Yep … (have deleted my comments to avoid any futher hassle!)ReplyCancel
@Kristin, Stepforded was threatened by someone for using a screen name that was a pun on the name of a popular actress married to someone who once played a tall, green superhero. @Stepforded, sorry you had to deal with that, but I don't think they had a legal leg to stand on. Unless you were trying to deceive people into thinking you actually WERE that former television star with a quickly declining career, it's considered satire and thus protected speech under the First Amendement.ReplyCancel
how would anyone even know that?
if it is her, she needs to change up the people in her life when she gets out.
one thing from rehab that's always stuck with me is the immense changes you need to make in your life after – if you wanna have a chance to make it.
good luck to this person.ReplyCancel
First thought is Kesha, but really – is she A list??? I don't think so!ReplyCancel
I am not sure about Ke$ha either. What she seems to fear is what I understand would be associated with severe opiate withdrawal.
Possible I guess, just not what I would have imagined, and unfortunately I have no alternative.ReplyCancel
Easily TTM spends her entire day on this site. She doesn't shut up.ReplyCancel
No, I never do, Wendy. You should probably get comfortable.
Kristin, not always, but sometimes, my drinky Tina!ReplyCancel
@Wendy, Hey haggy one!ReplyCancel
Wendy, you're a cunt.ReplyCancel
Darn school schedule. I miss everything!ReplyCancel
i know a true story about jerry lewis doing this. he was admitted to the hospital and was kept under anesthesia with an anesthesiologist in attendance for 2 weeks while he detoxed off all the shit he took—mainly pain pills. it's ridiculous and a stupid way to rehab but his doctor (a HUGE bigwig whose name you would know) went along with it.ReplyCancel
@Err said…
"Kesha has the number 2 downloaded song ever on iTunes. That makes her A list."
No. It makes her a one-hit wonder.ReplyCancel
I don't know why, Sugar. She may be wrestling with some self esteem issues. I wish her well.ReplyCancel
Meanie: They don't ALWAYS give you anything during withdrawal but they do monitor you in case anything happens. And you may be asleep but your body will still go through the shakes and everything. Had a friend who went into a coma and withdrawal subsequently because she couldn't drink.
Yeah I wondered too Sugar.ReplyCancel
Funny thing is she is only really pissy with TTM for some reason or other. Maybe she crushes on her and got rejected.ReplyCancel
Psshhh, I've never rejected anyone! It's part of my charm. I changed my profile photo for her for a minute though. That's for you, WendyReplyCancel
@Wendy, how would you know if @TTM spends her entire day on this site… Unless you do, too? Why so annoyed?ReplyCancel
Thanks, guys! Cheap too, just grew themReplyCancel
I agree @Sophie Helene, this blind suggests opioid withdrawal.ReplyCancel
When we were kids we had a cool young dentist who gave us some kind of gas, if you need a cavity filled, he said pretend you are an astronaut and you are going into space.
And whatever it was, and it did not cost extra, but this was a LONG time ago, it worked, you were like take all my teeth I don't care.
It was real bummer though when got to that age where one was too old for this, but he was a good dentist – he would give you the needle to freeze your mouth so smooth and even a root canal was a breeze. He is retired now.ReplyCancel
I like this pic better Too but maybe you could shoot it again with a little more cleavage?ReplyCancel
Sure, Harry, I'll get right on that. Did you not get enough cleavage during Reader Photos? Good god, man, there was a veritable pantheon!ReplyCancel
is being (or becoming) addicted to adderall or cocaine specifically taken to loose weight considered an eating disorder? because it should be. and that is what I think happened to Kesha. and Lindsay. and Britney. and all the rest of them…ReplyCancel
@Tina – I think I'd be a little wary of any dentist that was too liberal with administering gas.ReplyCancel
"…it's ridiculous and a stupid way to rehab." Actually, it's a pretty common and medically mainstream way to detox off of opiods. The idea that suffering through withdrawal symptoms will deter relapses has been discredited.ReplyCancel
"…it's a pretty common and medically mainstream way to detox off of opiods."
Opioid detoxification under anesthesia or heavy sedation is not medically mainstream. It is considered experimental or investigational. More research is needed on efficacy and safety. The only advantage I can see to this procedure is an addict will be more likely to seek treatment because the procedure promises there will be no suffering. The idea of undergoing anesthesia and all the risks that entails (including death) for withdrawal symptoms that are non life threatening, is "ridiculous and stupid." This is a great example of providers making tons of money by praying on the fears of a vulnerable population.ReplyCancel
I don't think Ke$ha is addicted to any form of dope, but standard opioid detox–21-day methadone/buprenorphine treatment tends to involve titrating methadone/bupe downward to 0mg–or for hard-core addicts, reducing meth dose until a patient can transition to suboxone/subutex maintenaince (both are forms of bupe). You don't keep people sleeping thru w/drawal on equally addictive tranquilizers.
Bupe maintenance is a reasonable try if patient will be seriously at-risk afterward. –eg, a performer is exposed to dangerous "gifts" & dealers. Bupe–which is not much of a recreational drug–sturdily blocks effects of other opiates & when mixed w/same may even cause severe w/d symptoms.
Methadone blocks other opiates, but is far more subject to abuse & can be more deadly than heroin if overused or mixed w/substances like benzodiazepines (eg, Johnnny Thunders, or Anna Nicole Smith–see the book Final Exit, in which methadone is listed as one of the only surefire means for terminal patients to off themselves).
Booze & coke actually seem two of the hardest addictions to fight–look at Keith Richards. In the 80s he was such a drunk that a friend of mine saw him on the floor at a recording studio, passed-out cold w/piss-stains on his jeans near a vending machine.
KR didn't stop using coke until he was near or past retirement age, & still seems to be an active alcoholic.ReplyCancel
B. Profane, that's what I thought, too, that withdrawal doesn't deter relapse. If anything, it scares people away from quitting. Just the idea of running out of drugs causes people to become desperate when they run out of money, prompting them to sell everything (including themselves) or steal, just to keep w/d away.ReplyCancel
K. Madelyn – You should read up on loperamide/imodium. A lot of people have found success getting clean by switching from their opiate of choice to loperamide. Its biggest advantage is the body recognizes it as an opiate so the withdrawal doesn't get bad, but it can't cross the blood-brain barrier — there's no high.
Unfortunately, it's all pretty new. I don't know of any studies and the accounts I've read are anecdotal or testimonial. I wish they would study it, though, if it can help people without trapping them in daily trips to the methadone clinic, it's a great thing!ReplyCancel


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Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome and NARP Syndrome
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
It is possible that the main title of the report Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome and NARP Syndrome is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
General Discussion
Maternally inherited Leigh syndrome (MILS) and neuropathy, ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa (NARP) syndrome are rare genetic multisystem disorders that are part of a spectrum or continuum of disease caused by abnormalities affecting mitochondrial energy production. NARP is characterized by nerve disease affecting the nerves outside of the central nervous system (peripheral neuropathy), an impaired ability to coordinate voluntary movements (ataxia), an eye condition known as retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and a variety of additional abnormalities. MILS is generally a more severe mitochondrial disorder that often becomes apparent during infancy or childhood and is characterized by brain disease (encephalopathy), elevated levels of lactic acid in the body (lactic acidosis), seizures, heart disease (cardiomyopathy), breathing (respiratory) abnormalities, and developmental delays. The specific symptoms and severity of these disorders in each individual can vary greatly from one person to another and even among members of the same family.
MILS and NARP syndrome are maternally inherited mitochondrial disorders. They are caused by specific mutations affecting the mitochondrial gene known as the ATPase 6 gene. When individuals have more than 90 percent of mutated mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in their cells, they are classified as having MILS and not NARP syndrome. Most individuals with NARP syndrome have 70-80 percent of mutated mtDNA. In some families, one individual may have NARP syndrome while another individual is diagnosed with MILS. (For more information on mtDNA see the Causes section below.)
Mitochondrial disorders are characterized by mutations affecting the parts of the cell that release energy (mitochondria). Mitochondrial diseases often hamper the ability of affected cells to break down food and oxygen and produce energy. In most mitochondrial disorders, abnormally high numbers of defective mitochondria are present in the cells of the body. Mitochondrial diseases often affect more than one organ system of the body. NARP syndrome was first identified in the medical literature in 1990. Leigh syndrome was first reported in the medical literature in 1951.
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The Birds and the Bees (and the Bears)
Once again, all is right with the world. Well, at least half a world away it is. Japan proved again last night that the only way to win consistently is the small-ball way. And they have some pretty good credentials to back it up now. Two for two in the World Baseball Classic? Yep, I'd say that tells us all we need to know.
But to go back a little, the game between the US and Japanese teams the other night felt kind of familiar. A scrappy team with only a couple household names beats the longball launching representatives of the American heartland. Is this 2006 all over again? And with Adam Dunn manning first base as if he took fielding instructions from tape of the Tigers' 2006 World Series pitchers, it hit a little too close to home. Why is it that the teams I support field like Nadya Suleyman's doctor?
The thing is, this should be a happy time. Baseball is back and after a couple week hiatus the regular season officially begins. We no longer have to worry about a potentially disturbing summer at the Jersey Shore and even my beloved and much maligned home state is slowly coming to grips with reality. As if that wasn't enough, dreams come true next year when for only $194k, you can have your own flying car!
But it just doesn't feel quite right when the country that invented baseball can't win at baseball. It's a good thing there are pole-dancing bears out there or I'd have no reason to ever get out of bed again.
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Quit whining, Allen. At least somebody thinks the Tigers will win the Central. http://freep.com/article/20090301/SPORTS18/903010447
And given the state of the division, I'm not inclined to disagree.
Erin lies. The Indians have this thing in the bag.😉 haha This division is going to be crazy.
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great job guys
Thanks, Mike! As for Allen… I think it's apparent that he is fond of the bear… for more reason than one (*wink, wink).
I like the warning at the end of the bear video. "never approach wildlife." haha
Allen- We're all so lucky that there are pole dancing bears out there.
I'm starting to think the AL Central will be a real dog fight (to keep the animal analogy going). Melissa's Indians and Erin's Twins and Allen's Tigers will rumble. Jen's White Sox too. Oh, wait. Is there a Royals blogger in the house? Can't forget them.
Hahaha. Royals blogger… yeah right. They can't even get 10,000 for the coveted I-70 series to show up. More than half the crowd seems to always be decked out in Cardinal red.
Seriously the I-70 series is in KC is basically a home game for the Cards. It is ridiculous. I went to a Royals/Indians game last year and there were literally more Cards fans there than Royals fans. The Cardinals weren't even playing.
I would not be surprised if there is a five game difference between first and last in the AL Central.
I think in a sense, that this Classic shows the World how much America has done for it. Baseball started out as America's sport, and it gave it to other countries. It may not have been able to give all of these countries democracy, but baseball is inherently a democratic sport.
Nonetheless, small ball is very important. And maybe if the US had some… pitching? we could have won? Just maybe. 54 runs in seven games?
A Royals blogger??? there used to be one of those up here in NY but he was shot I think.
As for you Detroit fans it appears that the Tigers may have an opening day delemia. Check this out
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QUOTE (Jill Halfpenny fan @ Aug 7 2010, 09:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sounds like we did our best to chuck it away but would have taken that at kick off.
Attendance 983 according to Sporting life.
Attendance 983 according to Sporting life.
Having a 30 point lead and ending with 14 points in it, certainly sound like they tried their damnedest to trow it away.
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I wanted to add, that aside from a difference in feeling, you will know by the length of time your lo nurses, and from whether or not he/she is satisfied after a feeding. Of course, still keep an eye on wet/poopy diapers! Isn't it wonderful to not have that rockhard feeling?
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Even though mine feel softer, I know my supply is still plentiful because I still see milk dripping or even sometimes spraying when LO lets go of the nipple mid-feeding (still have some OALD/OS). So, the softness is definitely not an indication of lack of supply! Isn't it nice when you can feed your baby and yet have "normal" breasts again!
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...and what about when they're empty but baby is still sucking?
my baby boy will suck and suck and suck for hours. falls asleep often, wakes when i try to take my boob back and sucks like 'hey! no wait, i'm still here' but i know he's getting nothing by then because he's not swallowing.
in the meantime my other breast is leaking everywhere, waiting for him to come and enjoy the bounty.
so how do you know when you're empty? is there a different feeling for this? i don't think i can feel the let down, but may be beginning to recognize the different sensations.
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Lets go Knicks! Hopefully Wall isn't playing. That make life a lot easier.
After an impressive fourth-quarter performance, Amare Stoudemire has a chance to etch his name into the New York Knicks' record books.
Stoudemire will try to become the second player in franchise history to record seven consecutive 30-point games when the surging Knicks travel to take on the Washington Wizards on Friday night.
New York (14-9) has won six in a row for the first time since Jan. 2-13, 2006. The Knicks extended their run Wednesday thanks to Stoudemire, who scored 18 of his 34 points over the final 12 minutes of a 113-110 victory over Toronto.
"It's a lot of fun," Stoudemire said. "Anytime you can win the way we have been and play with this type of swagger and enjoy the camaraderie, it's so much fun. You just want to keep that feeling going."
Willie Naulls had seven straight 30-point games for the Knicks from Feb. 22-March 4, 1962. New York, 11-1 in its last 12, most recently won seven in a row Dec. 22-Jan. 7, 2001.
The Knicks have also won seven consecutive road games. Another one would give them the second-longest such streak in team history, behind a franchise-record 13-game run Oct. 15-Dec. 10, 1969.
While Stoudemire managed eight points on 3-of-10 shooting in the first half, Raymond Felton picked up the slack, scoring 20 before the break.
Felton also delivered the tie-breaking 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left after it bounced on the rim five times before falling through. He finished with 28 points and 11 assists for his fifth double-double in six games.
The Knicks are 9-1 when Felton reaches double digits in points and assists.
Danilo Gallinari added 20 points and has made 15 of 37 (40.5 percent) from 3-point range during the winning streak.
Gallinari, who went 4 of 9 from beyond the arc Wednesday, was one of six Knicks to score in double figures during a 112-91 win over the Wizards (6-15) on Nov. 5. That was New York's fourth consecutive victory in the series.
Washington, 1-7 in its last eight, is looking forward to getting back to the Verizon Center after playing five of six on the road. The Wizards, 0-12 away from home, lost 116-91 to Sacramento on Wednesday.
"It's frustrating that we are two different teams -- a great team at home and a terrible team on the road," said guard Gilbert Arenas, who scored 19 points but shot 6 of 17. "We just have to find a happy medium."
The Wizards, who were without injured rookie guard John Wall, trailed by 14 at halftime.
Wall sat out with a sore foot. He was announced as a starter by the public address announcer but never left the bench.
"I don't know what happened," Wall said. "I went out there, tried to run and couldn't push off like I wanted to. So I just took the game off. It was a tough contest to miss, but I have to try and get back healthy."
His status for this game is uncertain.
Big man Andray Blatche has averaged 22.3 points in his last three meetings with New York, but was also unavailable Wednesday for the second straight game due to a hip contusion. He's uncertain to play Friday.
Blatche (17.1 ppg) and Wall (17.4) could be sorely missed if they can't go against the Knicks, who average 108.0 points -- among the best in the NBA.
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Lets go Knicks! Hopefully Wall isn't playing. That make life a lot easier.
Wall is in. We got this tho. Or should have it
We still playing with that fire i can see it
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damn it was 6 nothin, i saw amare hit the craziest shot and right after that my tv turned off for no reason
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Gallo is the best defender here
D'Ant let him always far from the game in the corner
too many turnovers that quarter.. Toney douglas sucks.. knkcisk aint got a rhythm going.. that kid young on washington is terrible
Hope that jumper heats felton up
Knicks look a step slower this game. Hope we pick it up soon!
i dont know why gallo doesnt try to drive to the basket more.. he either makes the shot or draws the foul
Felton is having a bad first half. He just needs to hit his midrange jumper and we're fine.
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