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By Julia Angwin
ProPublica, Jan. 30, 2014
Data brokers have been around forever, selling mailing lists to companies that send junk mail. But in today's data-saturated economy, data brokers know more information than ever about us, with sometimes disturbing results.
Earlier this month, OfficeMax sent a letter to a grieving father addressed to "daughter killed in car crash." And in December, privacy expert Pam Dixon testified in Congress that she had found data brokers selling lists with titles such as "Rape Sufferers" and "Erectile Dysfunction sufferers." And retailers are increasingly using this type of data to make from decisions about what credit card to offer people or how much to charge individuals for a stapler.
During my book research, I sought to obtain the data that brokers held about me. At first, I was excited to be reminded of the address of my dorm room and my old phone numbers. But thrill quickly wore off as the reports rolled in. I was equally irked by the reports that were wrong — data brokers who thought I was a single mother with no education — as I was by the ones that were correct — is it necessary for someone to track that I recently bought underwear online? So I decided to opt out from the commercial data brokers.
View the full article here, Privacy Tools: Opting Out from Data Brokers and get a list of the names of companies that track your information, links to their privacy pages, and instructions on how to opt out.


text: Heretical Ideas just rocked my world: It might seem, to the average person, that the "Birthers" must have a tough time proving their case. After all, Barack Obama has released his Certification of Live Birth (pictured above), which meets all the requirements for proving one's citizenship to the State Department. The authenticity of the certificate [Read More…]

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Your paper and digital planning tools can combine to create a powerful hybrid planning system. The key to successfully using them is to capitalize on the strengths of each tool.
Digital tools offer a mechanical advantage. They simplify the management of planning data by making storage, collaboration and organization all easy, push-button processes. On the other hand, paper provides a more human experience, which compliments the personalized nature of planning. Paper and pen inspire creativity and emotionalism perfect for defining and pursuing your dreams and goals.
Your reasons will differ for using a paper and digital planning system. Some do it by necessity—their business uses Microsoft Outlook but they still enjoy using a paper day planner. Others are evolutionary types who enjoy digital technology such as the iPhone, yet find planning more effective on paper.
Planning is never a one-size-fits-all process, so you must find which tools work best for your individual needs. Continue reading Combine Digital and Paper Planning Tools for the Best of Both Worlds


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Home List of Titles Rosenroot (Rhodiola rosea): traditional use, chemical composition, pharmacology and clinical efficacy
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/82390
- Title
- Rosenroot (Rhodiola rosea): traditional use, chemical composition, pharmacology and clinical efficacy
- Author(s)
- Panossian, A.; Wikman, G.; Sarris, J.
- Abstract
- The aim of this review article was to summarize accumulated information related to chemical composition, pharmacological activity, traditional and official use of Rhodiola rosea L. in medicine. In total approximately 140 compounds were isolated from roots and rhizome - monoterpene alcohols and their glycosides, cyanogenic glycosides, aryl glycosides, phenylethanoids, phenylpropanoids and their glycosides, flavonoids, flavonlignans, proanthocyanidins and gallic acid derivatives. Studies on isolated organs, tissues, cells and enzymes have revealed that Rhodiola preparations exhibit adaptogenic effect including, neuroprotective, cardioprotectiv e, anti-fatigue, antidepressive, anxiolytic, nootropic, life-span increasing effects and CNS stimulating activity. A number of clinical trials demonstrate that repeated administration of R. rosea extract SHR-5 exerts an anti-fatigue effect that increases mental performance (particularly the ability to concentrate in healthy subjects), and reduces burnout in patients with fatigue syndrome. Encouraging results exist for the use of Rhodiola in mild to moderate depression, and generalized anxiety. Several mechanisms of action possibly contributing to the clinical effect have been identified for Rhodiola extracts. They include interactions with HPA-system (cortisol-reducing), protein kinases p-JNK, nitric oxide, and defense mechanism proteins (e.g. heat shock proteins Hsp 70 and FoxO/DAF-16). Lack of interaction with other drugs and adverse effects in the course of clinical trials make it potentially attractive for use as a safe medication. In conclusion, Rhodiola rosea has robust traditional and pharmacological evidence of use in fatigue, and emerging evidence supporting cognition and mood.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. Brain Sciences Institute
- Source
- Phytomedicine, Vol. 17, no. 7 (Jun 2010), pp. 481-493
- Publication year
- 2010
- FOR Code(s)
- 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Adaptogen; Fatigue; Herbal medicine; Pharmacology; Rhodiola rosea
- Publisher
- Urban and Fischer
- 0944-7113
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2010 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
- Peer reviewed


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Another levy try in Bellaire
BELLAIRE – The Bellaire Village School District is hosting a special meeting of its board of education Monday at 6 p.m. in the board office.
A number of topics are up for discussion, including an executive session to discuss the employment of personnel and negotiations.
A technology update will be given and additional business may be discussed.
But the topic on the mind's of many, which is also included on the meeting's agenda, will be discussion of yet another levy attempt.
Six, count them six attempts have been during the last few elections at increasing funding in the district
Tax levies, aimed at property owners, and income tax increases, aimed at the working public, have both been brought before district voters.
All have failed.
The most recent attempt, during the primary election in May, saw a 8.25 mill levy defeated 1,035 to 836.
The previous attempt, during the Nov. 2012 presidential general election, saw a tax levy defeated 2,463 to 1,843.
It seemed both the yes voters, and the no voters stayed home in droves during May.
When votes were tabulated, the levy was actually in front by a narrow margin, 16 votes to the good. But once the absentee ballots were tabulated, a similar outcome repeated itself.
"We knew it would be a low voter turnout," Superintendent Tony Scott had said after hearing the vote total back in May. "It was the only thing on the ballot. But we only garnered 836 yes votes and we had 1,800 in November, so it was disappointing.
"We'll have to sit down with the board and figure out what our next step will be."
That discussion will be undertaken during Monday's meeting.
Hughes may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Paws & Relax
Looking for a fun way to de-stress before finals? Then come to the M.D. Anderson Library to "paws" and relax with some furry friends! The UH Libraries is partnering with local organization, Faithful Paws, to bring in certified therapy dogs for petting, cuddling, and treat-feeding.
For more information, visit: http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/
- Location
- 114 University Libraries M.D. Anderson Library (Rooms 106-T and 106-P)
- Price
- Free
- Sponsor
- UH Libraries and Faithful Paws
- Contact
- Kirsten Feist,firstname.lastname@example.com


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Meet the Stars of House Ballroom
Few people outside of House Ballroom even know it exists, however, this underground movement might be the most raw form of self-expression on the streets.
Dressing up or putting on a costume not only changes the way you look, it can also have a powerful effect on your state of mind. A tuxedo can make anyone feel like James Bond, a long flowing dress arouses fantasies about princesses, even a new set of tennis shoes and a head- band can turn a person into Bjorn Borg.
For aficionados of a little known dance movement called House Ballroom, dressing up allows them to be themselves.
Existing largely within the LGBT community, although open to all, House Ballroom is a form of dance competition, where players dressed in unique outfits will vogue to capture the fancy of the judges. Beyond being a competition, it provides a stage for people to express themselves in a way that would be otherwise impossible in everyday life.
Status quo isn't meant for everyone, so for many of these dancers, their House Ballroom per- sona is who they really are, and when they are on the dance floor, they feel completely themselves.
When Absolut launched the Transform Today campaign with its four crusaders, the goal was to encourage people to rethink what is possible by using the artists' stories as inspiration for how to transform creative pursuits. However, creativity is not just about music, fashion, or the arts - it's how you approach each day of your life. The dancers of House Ballroom are a perfect example of this. With few people even aware of what they are creating, these dancers are able to transform themselves and create new forms of expression – ones that define themselves. Location: Marquee, NYC. http://etoall.se/drag-your-soul-to-liberation/


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Report of Students for Police Accountability and Responsibility (SPAR)
To: Police Services Community Review Board
From: Raffael Boccamazzo
I am writing this on behalf of the Students for Police Accountability and Responsibility to discuss our findings in going door-to-door to inquire to students as to their thoughts on the prospect of arming the Evergreen Police twenty-four hours a day. Our findings were surprising given the feeling that we were going to run into quite a bit of anti-gun voices from the students.
In chatting with five or six dorms in buildings N, J, T, R, and S, it has been discovered that the arming itself is not as much an issue as originally thought. The arming issue was brought up by a few people, but as suspected, these people were predominantly the voices of those who opposed guns in every way. Most of these people expressed the opinion that for anyone to own a gun was wrong and that the police shouldn't be encouraging this image.
The vast majority of students assumed that the police were already armed around the clock and simply expressed an overwhelming desire to have positive interactions with the police on campus and to know them a little better. When asked about the community policing policies of the campus police, almost all of the students expressed that they were not aware of any community policing policies. This lack of awareness with the policies of campus police seemed to be the prevalent theme in all of our interactions.
The things that he students seem most concerned about are: a) the trustworthiness of the campus police, b) the demeanor of the campus police, and c) interactions with campus police. All three of these concerns seem to play into each other on some level, but they are all factors that seemed to be separately crucial to the image of Evergreen's Police Services.
Many of the students that we interviewed felt that the police have not performed any actions to earn their trust. Some students replied with the idea that all that the police do is hand out speeding tickets and arrest kids for having open containers, so why should they be rewarded with guns? Most of the evidence that students who expressed this sentiment gave was hearsay and rumor, but the impression is made. These students feel that the police are too pro-active in seeking out crime and are willing to arrest students for any infraction, no matter how small. Some of these students even believe that the police have quotas of arrests that they need to make each month.
This is where it starts to tie into the other two concerns. After discussing these concerns with the students, several of those students wanted to know why they aren't trying to fix this perception problem by being more approachable. They reported that the very demeanor of the police force on campus is one of intimidation. Several of the students reported that they have approached one of the officers to say hi only to be treated coldly. They said that this adds to the feelings of distrust that already exist.
The third concern of students was a difficult one for some students to express because they realize that this would require more work, but they would like the police to initiate interactions in a casual setting. One of the suggestions would be to have a police sponsored event or to even wave as they drive by. They felt that this would offer an opportunity to get to know the officers.
Basically the major issue with the police that the students have is not the potential of having them armed twenty-four hours a day. As previously stated, most students assumed that the police were already armed twenty-four hours a day. The issues seem to be trust and communication. They feel that there is no communication of any kind that the police have the students concerns in mind, and that adds to the feeling that the police are not trustworthy. While I certainly don't feel this way, many students do, and their perception becomes the reality on campus; a division between the police and the students. It then becomes an us-versus-them feeling instead just us, as most students feel it should be.
Raffael Boccamazzo


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|6th. In the end, its all about the numbers.
Last night I failed to bring the numbers. If you know the first fight in the Moshugan Vaults then you will be aware that to succeed (and to not hit the enrage timer) all your DPS are going to need to bring at least 44k to the table. What makes this screenie all the more significant is the priest at #3 swapped out of healing to dps when it became apparent we weren't going to do it. He should have stayed healing. Last night, I did not do what was required.
My hunter compatriot wasn't rocking the same spec as me, but was able to contribute (on average) 8-10k dps more than me per fight. The next question, as far as I am concerned now becomes: why?
Our gear is, if truth be told, pretty much comparable. He's Survival, I'm BM, but even switching spec last night to match his could not give a return comparable to his. I was told this morning by my husband that I failed to grasp a fundamental mechanic (you should always attack lions in pairs, never a solo lion even if it's the one charging for overload because of the damage reduction a single lion possesses) but even so... 10k. That's a MASSIVE difference. My Paladin mate also has a dps issue but a great deal of that cannot and should not be laid at his door because as melee, he has his work cut out to begin with. I'm at range, I can pretty much pick and choose where I stand and (assuming not encumbered by Chains) should have far more opportunity to actually do damage. The question remains: why am I not bringing the numbers?
I am as well geared as it is possible for me to be considering the circumstances of my rep position. I have maxxed Valor every week and bought items according to gear lists. I am optimally enchanted, gemmed and reforged. At this point, I am left with one very simple possibility. We apply Occam's Razor and the answer to my question becomes clear: I am the problem.
I get confused in fights and forget cooldowns. When I macro them I forget to use the macros. I spend more time concentrating on the floor and not stepping in stuff than I do putting dps into the boss. I am not capable of co-ordinating with the speed and dexterity of my hunter friend, who is not only capable of all these things, he can also tell me on Teamspeak when I should be moving when I forget I should. These are my failings, and no amount of gear and macroing will ever solve these problems. The only way I will ever improve my dps in these circumstances is by doing better than I did, and by learning to do things differently. I do not expect to be carried, and as GM I cannot be critical of anyone else until I am capable of doing so myself.
When I look at people complaining on the forums they are nerfed or that things are too hard, it makes me wonder if they have take the time to stop and think about all of these things. I also wonder, when I look at people who effectively leave characters because they 'don't work for them' if these people did their best and were able to take a long hard look at all the problems that there were to solve, and not just the ones that involved Blizzard making the game easier. I don't want an easy game, I need one that makes me think and demands I work it out and expects me to do the absolute best I am capable of. When my best isn't enough, it isn't Blizzard's responsibility to meet me halfway. If I want it, I should have to work for it. I shouldn't be able to buy my way to success either: I purchased a Tigers Deck this morning (as it is the last day of the Fair) as I know it is a major upgrade but with the knowledge that extra stat boost only means something if I make the most of it. Just having the numbers is pointless if you cannot maximise their potential.
I click my abilities and don't use a keyboard. I'm a keyboard turner. Both of these things I know are sub-optimal, and will require a major shift in co-ordination after eight years. I'll still get confused and forget stuff, and I'm not sure how I can cope in situations where I know every ounce of dps will count. The most sensible solution is also remarkably easy: I just don't pick myself any more. If there are better players who can bring the bigger numbers it is a simple equation: bring those people to beat the content. Then of course we move into a whole different moral predicament: should it be about beating the content at all? Should you not pick your pace over the need to run to the line? If everyone else is faster than you, there comes a point where it could become unfair to expect them to wait, where you could be seen to hold them back rather than be helpful to the overall cause. These are the problems you need to deal with as a GM. These are the things I must consider before our next raid.
I need to improve the player I am and what I an capable of doing.
There is a very good reason why L2P can be as abusive a phrase as it is. If you can, then it is likely you will never understand the issues that arise if you can't. Knowing you can't, and admitting that fact is often very difficult. Objectivity can often be too painful and it becomes easier just to either ignore the problem or blame it on someone else, and not yourself. The fact of the matter remains in this case: I am the one who needs to change, and I need to find ways I can do that which I can easily grasp and that will have decent, long term benefits to my playstyle. In the end, I need to pull my weight, and if I'm not capable of doing that then the solution is fairly straightforward. Blizzard tell us to bring the person and not the toon, but that only works to a point. I don't expect anyone else to change one iota of anything because I can't bring what's required at this point. The responsibility rests firmly on my shoulders. I just wish more people would understand that when you can't bring the numbers it might have something to do with the person playing...


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Few of us take the time in this fast-paced society to recognize, or even think about, this community's past.
Yet, if anyone can cause longtime residents and even newcomers to take a few minutes to discover nuggets about this county's rich heritage, it's Shirley O'Neil and those who are organizing the first Bee County Living History Celebration.
This effort is being coordinated Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. along Corpus Christi Street in downtown Beeville by the Bee County Historical Society, City of Beeville and Main Street program.
Native Americans are attracting attention to the event by constructing shelters in the park beside the McClanahan House. They will finish building their camp on Saturday and the public is invited to watch.
"We are going to be having local speakers talking about the history of Bee County," O'Neil, event coordinator, said.
Among them are County Judge David Silva, Margie McCurdy, Willa Mae Chandler, Jesse Robinson, George McCarty and Roberto Villarreal. Lou Adele May will conduct a historical program for the children at the Joe Barnhart Bee County Library.
There will also be a variety of vendors selling handmade crafts, woodwork and metal crafts along East Corpus Christi Street.
So we encourage area citizens, young and old, to visit this inaugural downtown festival. The Native Americans indicate they might be willing to trade items for the fun of it.
You might even learn some interesting new (old) facts from these historians and re-enactors.


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Also in FreeBSD Basics:
In the last article, we looked at using VNC for accessing other desktops in a network. This week, I'd like to continue in this vein by looking at running Windows applications from within your FreeBSD system.
One of the neatest things about FreeBSD is that if it is running on a dual-boot computer, you don't have to exit FreeBSD to access data contained on the other operating system's partition. It is a simple matter to mount the other partition and to then read, write, or even delete the files contained on that partition. Ah, but what about running executable files, you may ask? If that other operating system is made by Microsoft and you're running the Windows emulator (Wine) on your FreeBSD system, it is possible to run many Windows applications from your FreeBSD system.
In today's article, I want to demonstrate building and using Wine. If things go well, I'll push my luck by also attempting to run some Windows applications on a computer totally dedicated to FreeBSD -- it does not contain a Microsoft partition anywhere on its hard drive.
I'll start by building the Wine port on two of the machines in my network. The first machine dual-boots Windows 98 and FreeBSD 4.3-Release. The second machine has been totally and dangerously dedicated to FreeBSD 4.3-Release. I'll become the superuser and start the port's build on each machine:
cd /usr/ports/emulators/wine
make install clean
Once the builds are finished, I need to check each machine's kernel configuration file to ensure it contains all of the options needed to run Wine. While still the superuser, I'll type:
cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
cp GENERIC WINE
I'll then use my favorite text editor to open up
WINE and ensure that the following options are listed:
options USER_LDT
options SYSVSHM
options SYSVSEM
options SYSVMSG
On my 4.3-Release, the three
SYS* options were already there, I only had to add the
USER_LDT option. If you have to add any options, save your changes and recompile the kernel like so:
/usr/sbin/config WINE
cd ../../compile/WINE
make depend && make && make install && reboot
With that last command, I'm actually invoking four separate commands; the
&& ensures that the next command will only be run if the previous command was successful. If you decide to include the
reboot command, make sure that no other users are doing anything on your FreeBSD box as it will reboot once the kernel has been installed.
When the Wine port is built, documentation is installed into
man 1 wine and
/usr/local/share/doc/wine. I also found the how-to article to be very helpful in setting up Wine for the first time.
Let's start by trying to run Wine on the system that dual-boots FreeBSD 4.3-Release and Windows 98. To run Wine on this machine, I'll have to:
Find and mount the Windows partition.
Double-check Wine's configuration file.
Test the configuration by seeing if I can run a Windows application.
It's been a while since I set up this computer, so I'll use
sysinstall to double check my partitioning scheme. As the superuser:
spacebar ad0
and I see something that looks like this:
Offset Size(ST) End Name PType Desc
0 63 62 - 6 unused
63 4176837 4176899 ad0s1 2 fat
4176900 4016250 8193149 ad0s2 3 freebsd
When I'm finished, I use
q to quit this screen, and cancel my way out of
sysinstall. It looks like Windows is on the fat partition known to FreeBSD as
ad0s1. In order to mount this partition, I first have to create a mount point which I'll call
mkdir /dos
I should also check the permissions of the mount point:
ls -l / | grep dos
drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Aug 31 13:07 dos
This looks good as all users have "read" and "execute" permissions, but only the root user has "write" permission.
Before adding a permanent mount entry to
/etc/fstab, I'll ensure that I can first manually mount that partition without any errors:
mount -t msdos /dev/ad0s1 /dos
Note that I specified the filesystem type with
-t msdos, the partition's name with
/dev/ad0s1 and the mount point with
/dos. Because I just received my prompt back, the mount was successful -- I can verify this with the
df command:
df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on
/dev/ad0s2a 97M 36M 53M 40% /
/dev/ad0s2f 1.7G 567M 1.0G 35% /usr
/dev/ad0s2e 19M 2.0M 16M 11% /var
procfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /proc
/dev/ad0s1 2.0G 783M 1.2G 38% /dos
I can also verify the contents of the mounted partition using
ls; I'll include the
F switch so I can tell the directories from the files as the directories will be followed by a
ls -F /dos
BOOT.INI* CONFIG.SYS* My Documents/ SETUPLOG.TXT*
bootsect.bsd* IO.SYS* Program Files/ RECYCLED/
ntdetect.com* ntldr*
If you've never mounted another operating system's partition before, you may want to take a few minutes to get used to
cd-ing and
ls-ing the contents of that partition from your FreeBSD prompt. Take note that many of the files are in uppercase -- when you wish to access a file, type it in exactly as it appears as FreeBSD is case sensitive. Also, some files have spaces in them. To access these files, you can either start to type in the name and then use your
tab key to auto-complete the name, or else use a backslash to escape the space like so:
cd Program\ Files
If you want to have your Windows partition mounted for you at boot time, carefully add the following line to your
/etc/fstab file:
/dev/ad0s1 /dos msdos rw 0 0
Make sure that you use the right partition name as yours may not be
ad0s1 like mine is. Double-check that you don't have any typos before saving your changes. I always like to ensure that my changes to
/etc/fstab worked, so I'll test it by typing:
shutdown now
press enter when receive prompt back, then type
Once you've logged back in you can ensure that the partition is mounted by repeating the
df -h command.
Now, let's edit the Wine configuration file. Use your favorite text editor to open up
/usr/local/etc/wine.conf. Since the default configuration file usually doesn't require any changes to work, I've snipped most of the output to just show the bit you may have to change to match your configuration:
more /usr/local/etc/wine.conf
WINE REGISTRY Version 2
;; All keys relative to \\Machine\\Software\\Wine\\Wine\\Config
[Drive A]
"Path" = "/mnt/fd0"
"Type" = "floppy"
"Label" = "Floppy"
"Serial" = "87654321"
"Device" = "/dev/fd0"
[Drive C]
"Path" = "/c"
"Type" = "hd"
"Label" = "MS-DOS"
"Filesystem" = "win95"
Let's stop here as this is the part that needs to change. Replace the
/c in the
Path line with the name of your mount point. Since I called my mount point
/dos, I changed this line to read:
"Path" = "/dos"
Save your change. I've found that this file needs to be copied to the user's home directory in order for Wine to work. Still as the superuser, I'll do the necessary changes in the user genisis' home directory:
mkdir ~genisis/.wine
chown genisis ~genisis/.wine
cp /usr/local/etc/wine.conf ~genisis/.wine/config
Note that I renamed the configuration file to
config when I copied it into genisis'
.wine directory. At this point, I'll exit the superuser account as my configurations are finished. As the user genisis, I'll fire up an XWindows session:
Once I'm in, I'll open up an
xterm window and look for a Windows application to execute:
cd /dos/WINDOWS
ls | more
I notice
PROGMAN.EXE and am intrigued as that is the Windows Program Manager. I'll see if I can get it to work from FreeBSD using Wine:
wine -winver win98 -managed PROGMAN.EXE
After a few seconds, I'm greeted by Program Manager. Clicking on the File menu, I select the "Run" option and then click on the Browse button. I'm greeted by a list of all of the programs running on my Windows partition.
Now the fun begins as I use trial and error to see which applications I can get to run. I'll start with Windows Calculator, so I'll click on
CALC.EXE and press the Open button, then the OK button. And, voila, I'm using Windows Calculator. You could easily while away an afternoon testing each application to prove to yourself which ones work. Or, you could do a search at either of the following sites:
Wine Development HQ
CodeWeavers Wine Application Database
The first site currently has 2,704 applications which have been tested with Wine. The second site has a much more user-friendly layout, but is still a work-in-progress.
Now, let's try something a little more interesting. I'll become the superuser and see if I can build and then run a Windows application using Wine. To find an application, I'll head over to
I'll click on the link for the "most popular" games and Solsuite 2001 sounds promising: 282 unique solitaire games. I download the executable which is called
solsuite.exe and save it to
Returning to an
cd /dos
wine -winver win98 -managed solsuite.exe
And I receive an error message about a missing
.wine directory. Let's make that directory and copy over the configuration file for the superuser:
mkdir ~/.wine
cp /usr/local/etc/wine.conf ~/.wine/config
Now when I repeat the
wine command, the installation wizard for the program begins. I follow through the prompts and watch as the files are copied over to their correct destinations. At the very end, the install appeared to hang, but it said that there was 0 minutes, 0 seconds remaining. I took my chances and used a
^c to end the install. Then I typed:
cd Program\ Files/SolSuite
wine -winver win98 -managed Solsuite.exe
And it's time to phone up the neighbors and show off. I've successfully installed and run a Windows application from FreeBSD and renewed my interest in card games in the process.
As a final test, I'll reboot this computer into Windows 98. I'll click on the Start menu, "Programs", and I see a new entry for "Solsuite-Solitaire Card Games," but it's empty. Not to be deterred, I go into Explorer and double-click on "Program Files" then "SolSuite" and I see all the executables which is a good sign. I then double-click on the Windows folder, Start Menu, "Programs", and "Solsuite", and use my right mouse button to drag
SolSuite.exe into this folder. Doing this will give me a menu where I'll choose to "Create Shortcut Here".
I'll now return to my Start button, "Programs", "Solsuite", and "Shortcut to SolSuite", and I'm again prompted to choose my favorite card game. I'm impressed.
Now for the ultimate challenge. I'll move over to the computer that is totally dedicated to FreeBSD. Its hard drive is completely formatted with UFS and there are no Windows files on this computer. I'll start by becoming the superuser and creating some directories and empty files which Microsoft applications expect to see:
mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/win/windows
cd /usr/local/lib/win/windows
mkdir system
touch win.ini
cd system
touch shell.dll shell32.dll winsock.dll wsock32.dll
Remember how we had to change that one line in
/usr/local/etc/wine.conf so it pointed to the mount point? I'll want to edit that line again, but this time I want it to point to my "fake" Windows directory structure like so:
[Drive C]
"Path" = "/usr/local/lib/win"
I'll then create the proper directories and copy over the configuration file for both the superuser and the user genisis;
mkdir ~/.wine
cp /usr/local/etc/wine.conf ~/.wine/config
mkdir ~genisis/.wine
chown genisis ~genisis/.wine
cp /usr/local/etc/wine.conf ~genisis/.wine/config
Still as the superuser, I'll go back to Download.com and download the executable for Solsuite 2001, this time saving it to
/usr/local/lib/win. I'll then startup an XWindows session, open up an
xterm window and type:
cd /usr/local/lib/win
wine -winver win95 -managed solsuite.exe
Again, the installation program does its thing. I receive an error message about not being able to find
Explorer.exe, but I ignore it. When it's finished, I then type:
cd Program\ Files/SolSuite
wine -winver win95 -managed SolSuite.exe
It's a bit slow (but this is an older computer) and I have to tweak my display settings, but I'm playing a Windows card game on a box totally dedicated to FreeBSD. A person could get a bit giddy indulging in the Wine.
It looks like Wine is one of the FreeBSD ports that you could have a lot of fun with. If you experiment with it and find an application that works but isn't listed yet in the database, submit your entry to one of the sites I mentioned in this article.
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How Does Diet Impact Health?
Atkins? South Beach? The Zone? Trendy diets and nutrition research change almost daily. Still, amidst all the hype, study after study shows that good food choices have a positive impact on health, and poor diets have negative long-term effects. Know the facts:
- A healthy diet gives your body the nutrients it needs to perform physically, maintain wellness, and fight disease. Americans whose dietary patterns include fresh, whole foods like fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, lean meats, and fish have a lower incidence of major chronic disease and especially of diet-related diseases.
- Unfortunately, the standard American diet (S.A.D.) is heavy in saturated fats, partially-hydrogenated oils, refined carbohydrates, and highly processed foods.
- This diet, in combination with a sedentary lifestyle, large portion sizes, and high stress, is blamed for the increase in obesity and associated diseases in the U.S. (according to the Center for Disease Control, over a third of the U.S. adult population is obese). Diseases associated with obesity include type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, respiratory problems, and certain cancers, including breast cancer in women.
In short, what we eat is central to our health. Food acts as medicine to maintain health, as well as prevent and treat disease. For more information about how food works in our bodies, see What Do Specific Foods Do?.
Eating too much or too little
Obesity is rising rapidly, and, as we saw above, is associated with many serious, even life-threatening, diseases.
However, eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia (binge eating and purging), and binge-eating disorder, are also on the rise. According to the National Eating Disorders Association, in the United States alone, 20 million women and 10 million men have suffered from an eating disorder at some time in their lives. These disorders are significant threats to health and are often chronic.
The average age of sufferers is plummeting, claiming control of children as young as elementary school. Peak eating disorder onset among girls occurs between ages 11 and 13. Eating disorders are also appearing more frequently among men and middle-aged women.
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The increase in both eating disorders and obesity dramatically demonstrate that diet is not just about giving your body sustenance. Nourishing yourself engages every aspect of your being—physical, social, emotional, mental, and spiritual. When any of these aspects are unbalanced, eating behaviors can suffer.
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The worst thing you can do after a bad shot is hit another one.
Say you hit a bad drive into the trees. When you're in the rough, hitting it over the trees with a high-lofted club onto the green may seem like a good way to make up for a bad shot. You may even have the ability to do this shot every once in a while.
But can you do it consistently? Probably not.
It's OK to take a lower-lofted club and punch it beneath the limbs of the trees. Get it in the fairway and you probably have less than 100 yards to the green, and a chance for par.
I tell my students you can go to the casino, play roulette and bet 00. You may win, but your chances are low.
A safe shot underneath the tree limbs is more likely to find the fairway and give you a better third shot. A shot over the trees is more likely to land in the trees again than it is to land on the green.
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School bus drivers strike in New York CityMARC SANTORA
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A woman arrives with her children by taxi at a public school Wednesday in New York after more than 8,000 New York City school bus drivers and aides went on strike.NEW YORK The first strike of New York City school bus drivers in three decades began Wednesday, leaving more than 150,000 children and their parents to negotiate new ways to class on a soggy, cold winter morning.
As anxious parents worried how long the strike would last, children boarded subways, hailed taxis and shared rides in cars while city officials warned that the labor dispute could last for some time.
It was not easy this morning, schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott said at an afternoon news conference. Still, he said, the average attendance at schools across the city was 88.5 percent, down only one percentage point from the average attendance on any given January day.
But some schools were hit harder than others, with those primarily serving special-needs children and not located near public transportation having more than a 20 percent drop in attendance in some cases.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said that efforts by some strikers to disrupt alternative transportation methods were disgraceful, and during an afternoon news conference he offered no indication that the strike was close to an end.
This strike is about job guarantees that the union just cant have, Bloomberg said.
Earlier in the day, the striking drivers union began running a graphic advertisement on local television channels showing the mangled wreckage of yellow school buses as a childrens chorus sings the familiar song about the wheels of the bus going round and round.
When inexperienced drivers take your kids to school, sometimes they never get there, a female narrator intones, before laying the blame for the strike and any harm it causes on Bloomberg.
While most of the citys 1.1 million students walk or rely on public transportation to get to school, the 152,000 students who rely on school buses include 54,000 special-needs children.
These are not kids that it is easy for them to move to mass transit, Bloomberg said Wednesday morning during an appearance on Channel 5.
Across the city, parents hustled through the rain with children by their sides, with normal daily routines in turmoil and widespread concern about being late for their own jobs.
I have to go to work; now Im late, said Catalina Torres, 51, as she dropped her three grandchildren at school. Torres, who works as a teachers assistant, thought about the prospect of the strike lasting more than a week (the last one, in 1979, lasted 13 weeks) and said simply, Oh my.
Outside schools, cars bunched up and blocked the street at times as parents, navigating the drop-off of their children at school for the first time, jockeyed for space at the curb. The police were seen at several schools helping to keep traffic moving.
Even before the union representing bus drivers, Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, went on strike at 6 a.m., the city was making preparations to help families, including providing MetroCards and working out a system to reimburse those who used other means of transportation.
Bloomberg said the city had no plans at the moment to go to court to seek an injunction to force the drivers back to work.
The city, he said, would be holding firm. It is seeking new bids from bus companies that run some of the citys routes, without the traditional job protection guarantees for union members that have been in past contracts. The Bloomberg administration argues that a recent court ruling has found that the city cannot offer the guarantees sought by the union.
We couldnt change our mind and cave if we wanted to, Bloomberg said.
The union has contended that the court rulings are not as clear as Bloomberg claims and has said the decision for its 8,800 drivers and matrons to strike was essentially about childrens safety. (Some buses whose drivers are members of a different union, or not unionized, are still running. The Department of Education is asking parents to call 311 or check its website for the status of particular routes.)
The Education Department said 3,000 bus routes out of approximately 7,700 total routes ran Wednesday. While only 11 percent of the routes serving general education students were running, some 38 percent of the routes for special-needs children were still in service.MORE IN Wire NewsUNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. Full StoryTroubling as the details of the McLaren Report were, a news item out of Russia earlier this week... Full Story
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Colin D…About Me
It's not often the Rant get's some props from anyone in Colorado or anywhere for that matter.
I was checking out local blogs and ran across an article about me. It was written by a local blogger known as Colin D. I first met Colin at the Tom Helmer rally at the Blake Street a while back. I knew the dude was cool because he was part of the duo who hosted the rally for the "Homeboy".
Here's the article Colin wrote:
Blog View: Rockpile Rant is a perfect fan blog
Written by Colin D.
My first encounter with the Rockpile Ranter (who's real name I do not know) came via e-mail. Homeboy was pissed at me for reals.
I had used some of his personal photos here on the site without asking his permission. One of them had his kids in it, posing with a local sports television personality.
I found the shots in a Google Image search. The Ranter had uploaded them to his site – Rockpile Rant. I copied them and pasted them into a story I wrote about Tom Helmer's stint with Root Sports – and how it had come to an unwelcome end. The photo I used really brought home the sense of loss I knew fans would feel when they learned Helmer's contract had not been renewed. Unfortunately, the photo wasn't mine to use.
The e-mail I received demanded that I quickly remove the picture with the children in it – but made no threats. I took the picture down. Soon I would meet the Rockpile Ranter.
James Hernandez of 5280 Shirt Shop and I teamed up to put on a party for Helmer and about 50 of his closest fans at the Blake Street Tavern. The Ranter and his family showed up and showed up big. They brought signs and hugs and heaps of Helmer love.
I introduced myself to the Ranter and apologized for the confusion. He took one look at my Rockies gear and told me it was all good, Bro. When I got home that afternoon I checked out his blog and I have been reading it ever since.
It's a perfect fan blog.
The Rockpile Ranter (who's name I do not know) gives visitors to his site a first-hand view of the Rockies from the perspective of a maniacal fan who takes a million photographs.
He flashes his trademark peace sign in poses with players, coaches, statues, ball parks and mascots. It's clear that he's having a great time and that he absolutely adores baseball.
The Rockpile Ranter makes me want to trade lives with him when I see much fun he has following Rockies baseball. Folks out East don't think basefall fans like him exist in Colorado. I'm not sure I thought they did, either, until I met him and his family.
You really should visit his blog. The URL is http://baseballsnatcher.mlblogs.com/. It is absolultely the best Rockies fan site I have found.
I hope the Rockpile Ranter Enjoys this edition of Blog View. I stole another one of his pictures.
You can check out Colin's blog at : www.southstandsdenver.com
Nice guy…Give him some hits…"D"
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Nice article about you, and that was big of you to let the 'disturbance' go. Maybe if Colin will Don Rockies gear every game, we'll tell him what your name is. 🙂 I also looked at his South Stands Denver blog. There's a writer named J Reidy on it, and that's the guy that my son Brian took over writing the column on the AV Club! Small world and 6 degrees and all that! See you in 6 days when we shall 'Don we now our gay apparel.'
This was truly a good example of a perfect blog for personal use. Thanks for inspiring me. I really got great information from your relevant post. This will surely help many others.
Great thanks!
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The Phils signed Jason Grilli to a Minor League Contract.
Yesterday, the Phils signed veteran right-hander Jason Grilli to a Minor League Contract.
Grilli, in eight major league seasons, had an 18-18 record with a 4.74 ERA in 223 appearances. He has last thrown a pitch in the Majors in 2009, when he pitched for the Colorado Rockies and the Texas Rangers, with a combine record of 2-3 with an ERA of 5.32 in 52 appearances. Grilli did not pitch last year because of a knee injury.
Grilli will appear in the Phils' minor league camp in Clearwater, and will likely start the season pitching for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.
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Most might not see this signing as a huge move, but Grilli has been eager for almost a year to again get back on the mound.
It was not an arm injury that set him back in 2010, so his arm is rested and ready to go for the Phillies.
He is also a great competitor and should be a key component of the Phillies late inning pairings.
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We'll see. Since the Phils are only mentioning minor league contract. The only way I think he'll get onto the main team is for someone to get injure or for him to pitch so well they decide to give him a shot. With the way the team is set up, that would mean that one of the righty relievers who have to have a very bad spring.


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Incredible Peach Cobbler
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 50 min
- Ready Time: 85 min
- Yield: 15 Servings
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 (15.6 oz.) package Pillsbury™ Cranberry Flavored Quick Bread & Muffin Mix
- 2 tablespoons grated orange peel, divided
- 2 (29 oz.) cans peach slices in light syrup, drained, reserving 1 cup liquid
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup sugar
- Vanilla ice cream (optional)
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 375°F. Place butter in ungreased 13 x 9-inch pan. Place in oven until butter is melted. Remove from oven.
- COMBINE quick bread mix, 1 tablespoon orange peel, 1 cup reserved peach liquid and egg in large bowl; stir 50 to 75 strokes with spoon until mix is moistened. Drop mixture by spoonfuls over butter in pan; spread slightly without stirring. Arrange peaches over mixture. Sprinkle with cranberries.
- COMBINE sugar and remaining tablespoon orange peel in small bowl; mix well. Sprinkle over fruit.
- BAKE 45 to 50 minutes or until edges are deep golden brown. Cool 20 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream, if desired.
High Altitude (above 3500 ft.):
- ADD 1 tablespoon flour to dry mix. Bake as directed above.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1/15), Calories 200 (Calories from Fat 70), Total Fat 8g (Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 30mg, Sodium 170mg, Total Carbohydrate 31g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 19g), Protein 2g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%, Vitamin C 2%, Calcium 0%, Iron 6%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
* Ensure all recipe ingredients are gluten free by referencing the ingredient labels, as products may vary. If uncertain, contact the ingredient manufacturer.


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welcome to.. Now That's What I Call Shhhhhhhhhh Vol 1
Part 1 of a 12 part series where we share our favourite digs with the world
This volume kicks off with your UK library family and some one tracker bizness.. Then we head into the valleys of jazz dance, get into to a coupla deep euros, take a spiritual jazz mindwander and close with biblesploitation
Now That's What I Call Shhhhhhh Vol 1 Tracklisting
*1)Ray Davies and the Button Down Brass - My Cherie Amour
+2)Charly Antolini - Like A Swimming Pool
*3)John Dankworth - Bernie's Tune
*4)John Keating and the 27 Men - Bagdad Blues
*5)Brian Bennett - Tricycle
*6)John Dankworth - Two Piece Flower
*+7)Johny Lyttle - Selim
+8)The Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band - My Favourite Things
+9)Janusz Maniak Quartet - Obertas
+10)Catalyst - New Found Truths
+11)Clifford Jordan Quartet - John Coltrane (live version)
+12)Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music - The Coming Of Gwilu
+13)Mary Lou Williams - The Black Christ Of The Andes
*collection privee de Prof.Charles II La Réalite, chez la maison des arbres
+collection privée de Dr. Nicolas Les Beats, chez la cave de la batterie
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Posted 21 January 2007 - 02:09 PM
there's some serious biz in this here mix
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Thank you very much!
I'm looking forward to listening to this mix. From the tracklisting it looks like a good thing.
Big up, pbanken
I'm looking forward to listening to this mix. From the tracklisting it looks like a good thing.
Big up, pbanken
Posted 22 January 2007 - 10:15 AM
Danke schon my friends
One Trick Pony.. I'm watching you drop some vinyl dear
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text: Last night after BFing DS, DH was holding DS & DS all the sudden threw up. It came straight out & all over DH! DS had no fever as his under arm temp was 98.3 & he is not sick at all. So, could this be from OS? Maybe not enough of hind milk & had too much other milk? Few days ago he seemed as if his tummy hurt like he had to poop or had gas or something & was a bit fussy & he burped a few times then spit up & was fine then. After throwing up last night, he burped a little then had hiccups awhile. Both those times I had chocolate & normally I don't b/c of my hypoglycemia. Could it be a reaction to the chocolate? Never had our two other LOs throw up like that so young. He's only 12 days old. Any ideas? Oh, thought might be chocolate also b/c he keeps wanting to nurse but fusses some & pulls on & off my breast at first. Has a face as if tastes is funny. But he also spits up some b/c of OS as well. So, I am confused with him throwing up.


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Dogs or cats?
Cats. Way less trouble and they don't slobber all over you. To me having a dog is like having a toddler. So much work. They're cute and sweet though.ReplyCancel
Dogs luv me
Cats hate my guts
Dogs. I like cats, too, but dogs are the best. I have an American Bulldog that I'm crazy about.ReplyCancel
Both, but really, enty? Are you bored? If so, please try working on your grammar instead.ReplyCancel
I have two dogs, mother and daughter no cats for meReplyCancel
WOOOOF! And my doggie seconds that!ReplyCancel
Both, especially living together.ReplyCancel
I love them both. They have such personalities! Once i had party st my house and everyone was inside chatting. I went into kitchen to straighten up and there is the cat, on the table with the food, dragging slices of turkey to the edge of table, right into the 2 waiting dogs mouths!!!!! Cat did that every now and then- i thought it was cool.ReplyCancel
I love the kittehs, but if I had to choose, puppehs all the way.ReplyCancel
Neither. I am allergic to both.ReplyCancel
Both. My Pup makes sure my house is safe and my Cat lets me know when to lose the attitude.ReplyCancel
Dogs but i love all animals really, except horses. Those dead eyes they have scare me.ReplyCancel
Both. I consider myself "bi-critter".ReplyCancel
I have a cat that acts like a dog. She growls at the UPS man. She comes when called and loves my lap. She's no ordinary cat. Her name is Spot and she's been featured on The Colbert Report. She's just a great cat.ReplyCancel
Both and they sleep together. Soo adorable.ReplyCancel
Kittehs forever!
Also, cats are a*holes.
And serial killers.ReplyCancel
L?VE all animals – currently have 4 cats, 2 foster cats, 1 dog, 1 foster dog, & caretake 2 managed TNR'd colonies. All rescued, 4 of the 6 cats are "special needs", & the dogs are both "senior special needs". I just believe that animals have more highly evolved souls than humans. ? Spay, neuter, & Peace, Love, Rescue! ?ReplyCancel
Auntlicky, great story! Same for you Writergirl.
All animals have a soul and personality..Even horses Rowdy. Get to know one and you'll change your mind.
Interestingly horses come running up to me when I see them in a pasture. It's an odd phenomena. Of course dogs love me too. They know who's safe.ReplyCancel
Love my cat but if I could, I would like a dog too but the idea of trapping a dog in the house for 8 hours breaks my heart. Worse leaving it outside.. :'(ReplyCancel
I like dogs just fine, but as far as actually living with them, for me it's cats–in fact, I just adopted a new furbaby this weekend! Romeo is a 6-7 year old brown polydactyl tabby cat with green eyes and the sweetest disposition ever. He's a rescue cat who was caught by a former student of one of my oldest friends; he was living rough for probably at least a year and possibly much longer than that, but he'd been neutered, so we're pretty sure he had a home at some point and either got lost or (more likely, alas) was abandoned. He's FIV+, which isn't the death sentence people used to think; it's not transmittable to other species, and is bloodborne, so usually they can live with other cats, but it can be best to keep them as only cats, which will be the case here. The former student/current vet tech (who's going to vet school in the fall) originally took him to a shelter, but rushed to get him when she heard he was FIV+ and the shelter was planning to put him to sleep; he was staying at a kennel for a while there, but now he's sprawled out sleeping on my bed. He's still terribly skittish (not surprising, considering his alertness and fear kept him alive), but he's a total cuddlebug, and I think he'll eventually understand that this is his forever home and we all love him here. (All together now…Awwwwww!)
(Yeah, I know, novella-sized post, but I'm still in excited new catmom mode right now…)ReplyCancel
Both. I have 4 big dogs and 3 cats. 1 dog and 2 of the cats are 17 years old. All of the animals are my children's but my Monkey who is one of the old man kitties. The rest are my kids. I prefer cats, dogs are way too needy but I love them. My old lady dog, my youngest son's dog was given a liver cancer death sentence 4 years ago and she keeps chugging along. I changed her diet and gave her herbs with diet supplements. I'll never go back to that who made my son cry and think he had to put her down. Now the problem is she is going to have to go eventually and my son is in the Marine Corps. The eventually is coming…for her and my two black cats. Just makes me so sad.ReplyCancel
That's super cool, @Robin. Something new to photograph 😉
Remember hearing about FAIDS long ago – the (real) article read like it was from the Onion. Extreme. Glad the kitteh prognosis is good, and kudos to your rescue friend that high tailed it back to the shelter.ReplyCancel
Oh yeah and my husband put the dogs out the other night. He fell asleep and old lady dog fell in the pool, she wasn't able to get out on her own. Luckily it's a party pool but she still wasn't in the most shallow end. She was just sticking her nose above the water and Soldier was barking her head off trying to get help.
That would have been tragic and how to explain it to my son…horrific.ReplyCancel
Hello, I am a long time lurker.
Although I really like dogs (they are so nice), I'm awfully allergic to the dander. Severe allergic reaction + asthma attacks to certain dogs = can't breathe. It is not breed specific, but seems to be longer fur, and/or double coats. I want to pet most of them but usually just say hello.
I ?? cats, whose personalities are so distinctive. We just sync. They are excellent company, less hyper than dogs, and are excellent communicators.
Recently I read that they have human-like emotions and I think it's true. Purring is a magic feel better sleep elixir. You also can teach them tricks- both of ours fetch!


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Early Wednesday, as Phillies pitchers and catcher opened Spring Training 2014, Cole Hamels announced he will not be ready for the beginning of the regular season. Hamels is dealing with shoulder tendinitis, but declared that it's not that bad, and he's only slightly behind schedule.
As Hamels and the Phillies try to spin it in a positive direction, it's cause for concern. The Phillies ace cannot miss much time, or this season will be a wash quickly.
To combat that, the Phillies have signed veteran pitcher A.J. Burnett to a one-year, $16 million contract. The news was first broken by a young TV reporter in Arkansas, Hayden Balgavy, via twitter. Burnett pitched with Pittsburgh the last two seasons, posting a 3.30 ERA with a 10-11 record.
This is a no-brainer move, regardless of the Hamels news. The Phillies were in dire need of a third starter and get one in Burnett, who is your second starter while Hamels preps for the season.
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Nice move. The rotation looks so much better now (assuming the Hamels injury is indeed minor).
16 million? What? For a #3? What?
A bargain compared to $175 mil for this year's designated #3 in the Bronx.
Smart move.
The rotation is such a train wreck after Hamels and Lee that Ruin had no choice but to overpay for a legit #3. At least it's only a one year deal, and we can trade him to a contender in July after the wheels fall off the season. LOL the wheels are already starting to wobble if Hamels misses the first month with the shoulder tendonitis.
He did not overpay at all. It's right in line with the market. Pitching is crazy expensive.
In 2013 Lee had a WAR of 5.1, Hamels 4.2, and Burnett 4.0. $16 million seems about right, and as long as he's healthy he's a tradeable commodity at the deadline. There's no real downside to this – especially on a one year deal.
At the moment, the starting rotation consists of Lee, Burnett and who knows what and that may remain the case heading into June… or September (this front office isn't known for being forthcoming concerning the status of player injuries).
Signing Burnett is easily the smartest move of the off-season. It may have taken Hamel's injury to close the deal but at least management didn't blow a clear opportunity – or more accurately, a clear necessity.
I hope and pray that Burnett has something left in the tank. He has had good years and he has had stinkers. His WAR looks solid from last year. Fingers crossed
Ah, Pat Gallen… the white Phil from Mt. Airy.
Hamels has biceps tendinitis. That's not exactly a major shoulder issue, and he'll probably recover fairly fast.
Signing Burnett was a good move. It's too bad Burnett hadn't announced earlier that he would pitch this year. If the Phils had known sooner that he'd be available, maybe they wouldn't have signed Carmona, or whoever he is, to a major league deal.
The devil's advocate would say that plenty of major arm injuries started out being reported as a minor case of biceps tendinitis. We'll find out soon enough.
Hopefully this pushes Kendrick back to the bullpen.
I think Kendrick is a solid #4 starter with the potential to be a #3. Obviously his consistency isn't always there, but I think we've been spoiled from the days Blanton was #5.
And Frank, this give the Phils a MUCH better shot if they actually do manage to squeak into the playoffs. There can't be too many teams that would be excited to face our top 3.
So he gives us a lot better chance to make the playoffs and becomes an exponentially better shot of making a long(er) run in the playoffs if we get there. Good choice. Good signing.
Way to go Ruben. You've gotten a lot of crap from people here, including me, but I think he's done about as well as anyone could have asked for this offseason. I may just plunk down $10 for Abreu to win MVP. That has to be worth like 5 million easy if he wins.
So where does that leave Gonzalez? I'd rather see Carmona as the #4 and have Gonzalez win the #5 spot out of spring training. In fact if Gonzalez works out, he should start ahead of Carmona. I'm not a Kendrick fan, but if he has to be on the team I like him in the long relief role.
We have 3 decent options (and possibly some dark horse AAA guys) fighting for 2 rotation spots. It's a good problem to have. The odd man out will end up in the pen (where we clearly need help from last year…I think we were 11th out of 13 nl teams.). Sounds like a win-win to me. Plus we can expect there are going to be injuries and people needed for spot starts.
No matter what, 2013 Burnett was better than the 2013 version of any of those three…so I'm all in favor with them sliding down the depth chart.
Good signing. Now this give the Phillies a good chance of finishing third.
I agree with Frank. We have just surpassed the Mets and put a solid lock on 3rd place. Well behind the Nats and Braves.
And that's why they play the games. A "solid lock on 3rd" in February very often turns into 1st or 5th by October.
I refuse to conceed that the Phillies will be well behind the Braves & Nats. Play Ball!
What did the Nats do last year to make anyone think they are not pretenders. I like this signing gives depth in the rotation and in reality is not much money and will be off the books next year
The Nats had alot of injuries last year…of course so did the Phillies…but the difference is the Nats still finished 13 games ahead of us.
The Phils we holding tryouts for the last month and a half last year. Record is insignificant and the Nats are really unimpressive Gio is good not great as is Zimmerman and outside Harper and Ryan Zimmerman(whom won't play 100 games) the offense is pedestrian.
I'm not saying the Phils are a lock for a playoff spot but if the dice roll the right way, and Dom progresses they could win the division
Really!!! Seriously!!! I'll have whatever your smoking…..
Hey now is the time to be optimistic…don't forget about Fister though
Too bad for hamels, but great news for signing Burnett, I am somewhat surprised given our current payroll and what seems like a desire to stay under the luxury tax threshold but I'm happy with it regardless, Burnett is a very solid and dependable pitcher, I was secretly hoping that we would sign him, I don't believe this is an overpay, I think it is right in line with what he should be paid… I am also ok with the other pitcher signings we've had this year, definately creates some completion at the back end of the rotation with Kendrick,mag,Hernandez,pettibone, with the potentiAl of some others, I'm happy with the way the starting rotation looks, hopefully some of our young bullpen talent can step up and progress enough and solidify the pitching staff as a whole…
There are still plenty of question marks as far as the lineup is concerned but that's a discussion for another day…
I'm in! Good signing. 1 year, way to go. Fair market price too. Hopefully Cole will be ok. At least having Burnett won't cause them to rush Hamels back. If we could put some runs on the board life would be a lot easier on all of us.
"A lot easier on all of us" ??? We're just the fans. Think how much easier it would be on the actual players…
Sorry to read the news about Hamels, but I think Burnett's a good signing.
One of the VERY few good signings by Ruin Tomorrow Jr, which leads me to a slight concern about the otherwise well written article…"or this season will be a wash quickly." LOL. I wish I had that type of optimism about the season. Over the last few years since Ruin came along he has paid WAY too much for aging talent, for the most part past their prime. Not always the people he signs, but really, the biggest concern with how he operates is the length and cost of the contract.
The good news is, granted Lee and Burnett stay healthy, once the Phillies get Hamels back, they have a pretty darn good 1-2-3 IMHO. The rest is a crap shoot. Will Kendrick perform like 1st half kendrick? Damn good 1-4 then. 2nd half Kendrick? Wow, we need help. Hernandez…Goes back to RAJ and his signings. Miguel…Could be an X-Factor, but I am not holding my breath.
Given the market which seems to be crazy, I think signing Burnett for one year makes sense. If Hamels and Lee come up big and Burnett performs as he has done for the last few years with the Pirates, the Phillies might make a run. Provided, they solve several of their other weak spots.
I'm interested to catch up on AJ's reason for choosing the Phils. It's more descript, even if left to some level of guesswork as to the Phils interest in him, but he's not going where there's a clear chance to win, and the park itself isn't exactly one that screams friendly invites to pitchers on the whole. The greenback share seems pretty nice, that's always some factor, but I wonder what told him to go Phils. As a fan, it's pleasing news…how much…I dunno. Less than jump up and down material, more than many recent acquisitions.
It's a silver lining of sorts about Cole. Narrow perspective as it is, and negating the more important big picture playoff chase, this takes any debate out of Hamels or Lee OD in Texas. OD, tremendous day that it is, is maybe more festive than most places in Texas,and it should be cool to see Cliff battle his ex mates in that atmosphere. My sense is he K's 12 that day.
What were A.J.'s reasons for choosing the Phillies? They pay better than the Orioles and the Pirates.
This is a good low-risk/high-reward signing… part of me wonders if Hamels' bicep tendinitis was exaggerated to force Rube's hand. Maybe that's wishful thinking…
In this case, the devil we know is not as bad as the devil we don't know – we know that if we were forced to go with Kyle Kendrick as our #3 starter, we might as well go into full rebuild mode. With Burnett as our #3, you start looking around – our rotation with Lee, Hamels and Burnett as a #3 is not too shabby. The Braves will roll out Medlen, Minor and Teheran… ehh. Most people (myself included) would point to the Nationals with Strasburg, Gonzalez and Zimmerman BUT if you look at WAR totals and subscribe to that stuff, our top three posted a 13.6 WAR compared to the Nationals at 9.8… not even close… and who knows what they get out of MAG. Of course, this is predicated upon Hamels being able to go sometime in April. I guess I'm just happy that we have something to hang our hat on… had to bolster the rotation and now we have to hope that a lot of our "ifs" come to fruition.
I agree- it's a good signing and I can't believe he did not want 2 yrs but hopefully Hamels is better by April like he says…I hate how we find out about this development the first day they are to start throwing when it has been an issue since Thanksgiving
Recent rumors are suggesting that there will be a 2nd year option – and it may be a player option.
This is why there should be serious worry that we haven't heard the worst of it about Cole Hamel's tendonitis "rest."
"Biceps tendonitis usually occurs along with other shoulder problems. In most cases, there is also damage to the rotator cuff tendon."
Source: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00026
Anybody want to make odds on Hamels going under the knife by March 1st?
The latest news about Hamels' issue with his arm puts a damper on my enthusiam for the signing of Burnett. I think that Hamels' setback gave Amaro a sense of urgency to go after Burnett and willing to pay $16 MILLION or more to get him. That tells me there is a great deal of uncertainty as to when (or if) Hamels will be ready to pitch anytime soon. Obviously, with no spring training prepareness and if he is able to recover the strength in his arm, he will need rehab time in the minors. *sigh*
You may be right, but I see it differently. My take is that this ownership group (through Montgomery) would not increase payroll by $16M unless they felt that AJ would be a #3 starter who would help the team contend. I can't see them getting the news that Hamels is going to miss significant time and saying, 'Okay, let's pay Burnett $16M in an effort to replace Hamels's production" this year on what projects to be an ~80 win team. I can see them saying, 'All reports are that Cole will start 30 games and adding AJ to a rotation fronted by Cliff and Cole could make us an ~85 win team, which with a little luck could put us in contention.'
Exactly; I think this signing is evidence that Cole's injury may actually be minor.
Fingers crossed!
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Pallbearers are Harold Cornish, John Dickson, Matthew Glenn, Charles Guthals, Jack McNeill, Eddie Pullman, Mark Mitchell and Mike Mitchell.
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