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Pitching Struggles as Yankees Lose Game 2
Mitre Had Nothing, and Yankees Failed to Get Big Hit
It was another frustrating loss for the Yankees. Last night's loss was the first time they lost 2 games in a row since the Angels swept them before the break. I hope this is not a downward slide for the Yankees. They lost to the White Sox 10-5 last night.
Pitching Analysis: There is no other way to say it, but the pitching was utterly dreadful last night. Sergio Mitre toed the rubber for the third time in a Yankee uniform. Since the Yankees did not get a pitcher before the trade deadline, a lot of pressure is now on Mitre to perform well. He did not perform well yesterday. He pitched 3 innings, and gave up 5 runs on 7 hits. He was missing with his sinker and became very predictacble for the White Sox hitters. He failed to make adjustments during the game. Many times, we have seen CC and A.J. go out there without their best stuff, and they manage to grind out the game and give the team a chance to win, because they knew the quality of the stuff they had, and they made adjustments. That is what separates smart pitchers and good pitchers.
After Mitre struggled through 3, David Robertson was called upon. He pitched 2 innings and allowed just 1 run, but recorded the loss. Alfredo Aceves was next, and he was horrible. He pitched 1 & 2/3 innings, and allowed 4 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks. Aceves has not pitched in awhile due to shoulder fatigue, and I wonder if he was feeling some last night, because he was uncharacteristically bad. Mark Melancon was the only bright spot for Yankee pitching last night, going 1 & 1/3 innings of scorless ball, while picking up 2 strikeouts along the way. I really hope Mitre can pick things up and perform, because the Yanks are counting on him.
Defensive Analysis: It was not the greatest defensively played game. In the bottom of the 2nd, Podsednik bunted a ball that Mitre was going to field. Mitre rushed to the ball, so quickly that I thought he had a chance to get the out at second. But he fell down on his tushy, and failed to get any out at all.
Mitre on his butt.
In the bottom of the 7th, Johnny Damon made a fabulous catch to rob Carlos Quentin of an extra-base hit. Johnny is always trying. It seems like he never gives up in a game. I hope the Yankees are smart and sign Damon, because he is too valuable to this club to let go of.
Offensive Analysis: After the tough loss in game 1, I was hoping that the Yankees would go out there in the first inning with a vengeance and score a bunch of runs. They did. Jeter and Damon singled, Tex doubled, Arod got an RBI groundout, Matsui singled, and by the end of the inning the Yankees had 3 runs, which Mitre soon gave back.
In the 4th, the Yankees were down 5-3, and Eric Hinske hit a 2-run homer to tie the game at 5. But after that, the Yankee bats went dead. The Yankees only managed 3 hits through the rest of the game. They had opportunities to come back in innings where the leadoff man was on, but they failed to get the big hit.
It was not a good game last night. It made it worse that the Red Sox won, narrowing the Yankees' lead to just 1.5 games. Yikes! It's getting a bit scary. The Yankees better pull themselves together, because you cannot go through a bad stretch in the AL East. This division is too good. With A.J. on the hill today, the Yankees look to get back on the right track, and I'm with them all the way. GO YANKEES!!!
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another tough loss for you guys, it seems as hard to stay on top as it is to claw you way back to get there….todays another day and with AJ on the mound you should be able to pull out a win today…
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These games in Chicago have had the feel of those Angels games, Virginia, but I'm optimistic that we'll turn it around today. The Yanks had a tremendous July, so maybe they'll kick off the new month with another great run. First off, they need a good outing by AJ. But they also need to tighten up the defense and stop leaving men on base!
I agree, rough game last night. Hopefully the O's can take care of Boston, and you guys can stretch that lead out.
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Uh oh. You dropped another one. I'm not rubbing anything in. Seriously. We need you to drop a few here and there so that we can catch up and make a competition of this thing. I'd love nothing more than to see the Yanks, Sox, and Rays fighting for it all the way through September. At that point, I don't care what happens. But the thrill of the chase…cool.
In response to your question about the trade deadline, I like what the Yankees did. As I mentioned earlier in the season, the Yankees added enough in the off season, and its to the point where the Yankees just need to play their hand. In reality, the Yankees could have gotten Halladay, Holliday and Cliff Lee and paid for all of them. They have the money and the prospects. But two things are wrong with that. One, they would be completely dealing away their future and two, it would just take the fun out of it. The Yankees would just dominate and it would look terrible to the rest of the league. Enough it enough, if the Yankees can't win with what they have (and they certainly can) then they don't deserve to win at all.
Don't beat yourself up too much. My guys didn't fare well today although they played hard and well. It's those errors that mess them up.
*Sigh.* And now we're on to losing game 3! We need to avoid this sweep tomarrow and get back on the win-train. I can see first place sliding out of our hands like grains of sand… Even Burnett couldn't get the job done. CC's our last hope lol – before we witness an inexcusable series gone wrong.


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Race: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race & Sprint Showdown
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2013
Location: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Four All-Star Wins for RCR ... Richard Childress Racing has won four NASCAR Sprint All-Star Races, most recently in 2007 with Kevin Harvick. Dale Earnhardt won the event in 1987, which included the legendary "Pass in the Grass." Earnhardt also went on to claim the checkered flag in 1990 and 1993.
RCR in the NSCS ... In 2,306 Sprint Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 102 wins, 42 pole awards, 438 top-five finishes and 919 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.9 and an average finishing position of 15.8. RCR has earned 14 total championships (six Sprint Cup Series championships with Earnhardt in 1986, '87, '90,'91, '93 and '94, five NASCAR Nationwide Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCAR's three national series.
RCR Darlington Rewind ... In the Sprint Cup Series event at Darlington Raceway last weekend, Harvick notched his second top-five finish of the season while Paul Menard and Jeff Burton finished 19th and 21st, respectively.
The Collective RCR ... Throughout the season's first 11 races, RCR's Sprint Cup Series entries have earned one win with Harvick at Richmond International Raceway (April), notched three top-five and nine top-10 finishes with drivers Burton, Austin Dillon, Harvick and Menard. RCR's three full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers are tied for 10th (Menard and Harvick) and 20th (Burton) in the driver championship point standings.
Interactive RCR ... For up-to-date news and exclusive content, visit RCR's Twitter page - @RCRracing - along with the RCR Sprint Cup Series team Twitter pages - @RCR27PMenard, @RCR29KHarvick, @RCR31JeffBurton and driver Twitter page @KevinHarvick. Information about the 14-time championship winning organization can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RichardChildressRacing and at www.RCRracing.com along with official driver pages - www.facebook.com/PaulMenard27, www.facebook.com/OfficialKevinHarvick and www.facebook.com/OfficialJeffBurton.
Catch the Action ... SPEED's live coverage of the Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star Race begins Saturday, May 18 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. The race will also be broadcast on the Motor Racing Network and SIRIUS XM NASCAR Radio.
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This Week's Serta/Menards Chevrolet ... Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 386 in the Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS raced at Texas Motor Speedway in 2012, but has not previously run this season.
Showdown Stats ... Menard has five-career Sprint Showdown starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway. His best start of third came in 2011 and best finish of fourth came in 2010. The Wisconsin native has completed 160 of 200 laps attempted (80 percent) in the NASCAR All-Star Race qualifying event.
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Showdown Format ... The Sprint Showdown consists of two 20-lap segments with the winner and second-place finisher qualifying for the 29th running of the Sprint All-Star Race. The Sprint Showdown is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time with live television coverage beginning on SPEED at 7 p.m. ET.
Cast Your Vote ... Fans have the opportunity to vote Menard into the Sprint All-Star Race with the Sprint Fan Vote. You can vote for Menard online at http://www.nascar.com/SprintFanVote. Voting is unlimited. Fans can also vote on their mobile handsets by using the NASCAR Mobile 2013 application. Votes from the application count twice.
Race Rewind ... In his last appearance in the Sprint Showdown, Menard started the No. 27 Chevrolet from the third position and was involved in an on-track incident causing damage to the car. Ultimately, Menard finished 11th in the 40-lap event.
Menard's Thoughts on the Sprint Showdown:
"The great thing about this weekend is there are no points on the line. We can just go out there, race hard and have fun. We're going to do our best to finish in the top two in the (Sprint )Showdown so we can race the Serta/Menards Chevrolet into the big show (All-Star Race) Saturday night. It's a fun night because with the race being in Charlotte, a lot of the crew guys can have their families come out and watch, so hopefully we can put on a good show for them."
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This Week's Rheem/Budweiser Chevrolet SS at Charlotte Motor Speedway ... Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 378 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race under the lights of Charlotte Motor Speedway. Harvick last drove this RCR machine to a 13th-place result at Auto Club Speedway in March.
Proven Winner ... Saturday night's event marks Harvick's 13th appearance in the NASCAR exhibition race, dating back to 2001. In 2007, the RCR veteran visited Victory Lane following the marquee event. Harvick has collected a total of two top-five and seven top-10 finishes throughout the years, and is credited with 62 lap led.
Gotta Have a Rheem ... Rheem Manufacturing Company (www.rheem.com) is privately held with headquarters in Atlanta and U.S. operations in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Indiana, North Carolina and Texas. In its 88th year of operation, the company manufactures a full-line of eco-friendly, technologically advanced residential and commercial heating and cooling systems; tank, tankless, solar and hybrid heat pump water heaters; whole-home standby generators, controls, swimming pool and spa heaters; indoor air-purification products; and commercial boilers throughout North America and world markets. The company's premium brands, including Rheem, Raypak, Ruud and Richmond have been recognized with countless industry and consumer awards for reliability, innovative design and high quality. Rheem is the official heating, cooling and water heating supplier to Richard Childress Racing, and is a primary sponsor of RCR's No. 29 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and RCR's No. 33 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
New BUD 360° App ... As the Sprint Cup Series teams compete at Charlotte Motor Speedway the next two weekends, fans can experience what it's like to hit speeds of up to 190 mph at the speedway with the new interactive BUD 360° app. The King of Beers' innovative new app utilizes surround video technology to provide users with a 360-degree look inside Harvick's Sprint Cup Series ride as the driver completes several laps around the 1.5-mile track. While Harvick controls the wheel, the consumer controls the view, allowing them to experience the sensation of speed in never-before-seen angles. The app is available for free in the Apple App Store for both iPhone and iPad users. The Budweiser Racing 360° video also is accessible on desktop computers at www.budweiser.com.
Champion Chat ... Harvick will participate in his monthly Champion Chat on Tuesday, May 14, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time answering fan questions via Twitter and TweetChat.com. To ask a question, simply log on to TweetChat.com or Federal-Mogul's @ChampionParts Twitter feed and add the #ChampionChat hashtag to the end of each tweet. Harvick's video "Touts" will be available through the @ChampionParts Twitter feed as well as www.Tout.com (search for "#TeamChampion").
Race Rewind ... Harvick and the No. 29 team captured a sixth-place finish during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, after battling a tight-handling condition throughout the non-points event at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Share your thoughts on participating in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
"I was fortunate enough to win this race back in 2007. You definitely would rather win the All-Star race, than not. It's one of the marquee races in our sport that you want to win. Charlotte (Motor Speedway) hasn't been a great track for us, but we have had some success there throughout the years. The All-Star race was one of our successes; it was definitely a cool race to win."
What are your thoughts on the new format for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race this season?
"Anytime they put that much money in front of anybody it's going to cause things to rise to another level. Take the points away from that and you really have some unique scenarios that come up. I think adding the bonus for winning all five segments is really going to add a twist to the event as well, especially for the driver who wins the first segment. They're going to be giving it all they have to try and win the remaining segments to collect the additional $1 million bonus. It's always fun when you know there is really nothing on the line but to win. If you do, then usually there is a big check waiting for you at the end so that gives you some bragging rights and a lot of money."
How much does the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race help to prepare you and the team for the Coca-Cola 600?
"Usually, we can get a glimpse into the future, primarily in the engine department. They'll test out a few different things to try to see what we might be able to utilize the following weekend. We also get to be on the race track under conditions similar to those we'll see during the Coca-Cola 600. The extra track time will really help us determine how these new cars are going to handle under the lights at Charlotte (Motor Speedway)."
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No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS
Sprint Showdown Event Preview Fact Shee
This Weekend's Caterpillar Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway ... Jeff Burton will race chassis No. 393 this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This No. 31 Chevrolet was utilized five times during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season at Auto Club Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Michigan International Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway. Burton also piloted this machine earlier this season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway.
One Hot Night ... Burton has made eight appearances in the Sprint Showdown and qualified 12 times for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race during his 19-year career. Burton won the 2003 Sprint Showdown and finished eighth in last year's event. His best qualifying effort of fourth-place for the two-segment, 40-lap event came in 1995.
How It Works ... The Sprint Showdown consists of two 20-lap segments with the winner and second-place finishing driver qualifying for the 29th running of the Sprint All-Star Race. The Sprint Showdown is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time and live television coverage on SPEED begins at 7 p.m. ET.
Sprint Fan Vote. Vote Now, Vote Often ... Fans have the opportunity to vote Burton into the Sprint All-Star Race this weekend with the Sprint Fan Vote. The Sprint Fan Vote was launched in 2004 as a way to bring one more deserving driver into the Sprint All-Star Race to compete for the $1 million payout. There are three ways you can vote for Burton.
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Votes from the application count double (x2)
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- Online
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- The Sprint Experience
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Race Rewind ... Burton and the No. 31 Chevrolet team brought home a top-10 result in the 2012 Sprint Showdown, finishing in eighth-place.
How do you view your strategy in the Sprint Showdown? Are you concentrated on qualifying for the Sprint All-Star Race, or more worried about getting valuable information for the Coca-Cola 600?
"I think it is always big-picture racing. Obviously, we want to win the Sprint Showdown, qualify for the Sprint All-Star Race and win it too, but every practice session and qualifying run we make that weekend gives us the opportunity to learn more about our 1.5-mile program. We must go in with the mindset that we want to win the race and qualify for the big show. If we do win the race and transfer over, it helps you out for the following week as well. Where else do we get to race the week before in a non-points paying event other than Daytona International Speedway? It doesn't happen very often and gives us a great opportunity to learn something."
What is your racing style for an exhibition event?
"I race the same way no matter what the situation is. If there is a guy in front of me that I know would knock me out of the way, he will probably get knocked out of the way and vice versa. I let the other drivers make the rules, but typically the rules have been set by how they have raced me to this point in the season. You have to be who you normally are. When you try to get out of character, I think it does more harm than good."


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By CNJ staff writer: Sharna Johnson
A large Texas beefpacker won't purchase cattle from Portales Livestock Auction until the auction makes changes in its animal handling procedures, according to the National Meat Association.
Caviness Meat Packers made the decision following allegations of cattle abuse made last week against the Portales auction by the Humane Society of the United States.
"(Caviness has) ceased purchasing from the Portales auction market and did not participate in their last sale and (has) no plans to participate until Portales can show that they're meeting the same animal handling procedure that they (Caviness) meet in their own business," said NMA Communications Director Jeremy Russell.
Portales auction owner Randy Bouldin declined to comment on Wednesday, but he said last week Caviness is his largest customer.
Bouldin also said last week he was concerned about incidents videotaped by HSUS and that he planned to implement more training for his employees.
Russell said video footage of alleged abuse at the Portales auction was upsetting and did not represent acceptable practices. He said it will be up to Portales Livestock Auction to prove it has corrected the problems before Caviness will consider doing business with the auction again.
Caviness Chief Executive Officer Terry Caviness did not return telephone calls seeking comment on Wednesday.
Caviness has operations in Amarillo and Hereford, Texas.
HSUS on June 25 went public with a video it said was filmed at Portales Livestock Auction, detailing instances of alleged abuse and improper handling of cattle.
The video, shot by an undercover investigator for the Humane Society, appears to show a cow being kicked and cows being dragged by a chain pulled by a tractor.
HSUS reported Caviness is among packers that purchase cattle from the Portales auction.
Caviness responded with a press release on its Web site:
"We take very seriously humane handling and food safety. We have rigorous protocols and employee training for all animal handling. We do not buy non-ambulatory animals and at no time do we process non-ambulatory animals. As a progressive beef packer and further processor, we focus on maintaining an environment for producing products that exceed the highest food safety standards," the release said.
No one has alleged that non-ambulatory cattle were sold for slaughter by the Portales auction.
Russell said about 450 companies, including Caviness, hold membership with the NMA, which is a trade association among beef producers and others in the industry.
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Oh my god. It was bad, but not Dexter level of a disgrace.
Now last nights Ray Donovan was my fave episode yet!
Never watched a single episode.
So naturally I'm all torn up inside.
I watched Ray after ditching the VMAs. It was great his entire family sux.
About to close the door on True Blood in a few minutes. Kept watching over the years hoping it would be good again and it never was. Shameless is heading in that direction also.
I know a little about mediocre endings.ReplyCancel
I guess Charlaine Harris is gearing up for a big trip to Wal-Mart now. Woo Hoo!ReplyCancel
SO watched and kept repeating lines to me. I almost burnt myself twice (cooking), I was laughing so hard. Then he would say "Beeeyullll" in this high pitched voice and I'd lose it again. 😀
Sugar, I didn't think I would, but I actually liked Girls! If you haven't yet, put Six Feet Under on your marathon list – you won't regret it!ReplyCancel
@Sugar: SOPRANOS was my favorite show until I saw BrBa!!! ENJOY!ReplyCancel
Considering how difficult to watch TB was for several seasons due to convoluted supernatural storylines and too many new characters, the final season was a return to form. Yeah, it lost steam years ago and never bounced back. And yeah, the finale was disappointing to many including myself, as it was bound to be. But at least I was glued to the screen like I had been years ago!ReplyCancel
Oooooh please do share the origins of Massive Gee. I haven't watched the Sopranos in years.ReplyCancel
I only started watching 2 years ago do I haven't wasted as much time on tb as most but the last 3 seasons were awful. Last night was pathetic. Sooo I'm guessing Eric is sookie baby daddy? ?ReplyCancel
Never saw first 4 season just last 3. Shit show indead.. no brba. 4sho..ReplyCancel
True Blood ended when Alan Ball left. With the exception of introducing the sexy Violet character, these two last seasons su-uuuucked.ReplyCancel
No Allison is playing her character Marnie perfectly. . Your supposed to hate her and she's supposed to be above you. .In her mind. That's her character.ReplyCancel
Yeah he left for Banshee which kicks ass.ReplyCancel
I posted this awesome article months ago, but seriously, yes, I wish everyone just fucking DIED already. That was the beauty and the curse of TB: it didn't have to follow any logic, and the writers took too much liberties in that. How are we- as viewers- supposed to give a fuck if nothing means anything, and if there is not any sense of permanence or consistency…
In sum, it was a fun ride with a lot of top notch eye candy and fucking in the dirt but I'm not sad to see it go…
Now that the series has finally found it's true death, let's all enjoy Snoop Dick's touching TB TRIBUTEReplyCancel
He is an OG music dude that is in one or two episodes. It's Massive G though. I goofed that part.
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Christopher and Adriana La Cerva dine at Le Cirque and attend the musical, Rent, in the theater in New York. After the show, while waiting for fast food, Christopher makes racist comments about the clientele of the restaurant. This draws the attention of rapper Massive Genius, who is also present at the burger joint. When it appears there might be violence, a cop tells Massive's friend, Orange J, that Christopher is an associate of the Soprano crew. Massive Genius dispatches Orange J to invite Christopher and Adriana to a party at his mansion in Englewood Cliffs. Adriana recognizes Massive Genius, respects his work, and urges Christopher to take her to the party. Christopher and Massive Genius talk business and while Christopher admires Massive Genius' gun collection, Massive Genius is similarly taken with Adriana. After the encounter, Adriana proposes that she should pursue a career as a music producer, and Christopher agrees, given her experience in listening to music. Her ex-boyfriend, Richie Santini, is the singer in a band called Visiting Day. Christopher agrees to put up the money for her to produce a demo for them.
Oh Dexter's ending was the WORST! I'm still pissed off about that one.ReplyCancel
Great catch sugar!!!!
Did you also catch the following BrBa nod:
Juan Bolsa=Johnny Sacs
I liked the Ending of True Blood better than the ending of Sopranos.
HBO needs to get it in gear. True Blood, Boardwalk Empire and News Room ending back to back to back. Leftovers sucks, GOT has 1/10th the nudity so its going to start losing viewers, True Detective w/ new story and cast is a crap shoot, Girls sucks. Veep it the only solid show they got.ReplyCancel
@Lady, even though I cared too much about the characters to see them all suffer an unpleasant date, I have to agree the writers wrote themselves into a corner. I think Tara's death offscreen (even though we saw a bit more of her afterward) was the last straw for most fans. I wanted happy endings for mostly everyone, but when the writers proved they could take life from a character (even a vampire) that nonchalantly and without regard for the audience's feelings, it was hard to understand what was at stake anymore (pun intended). I never watched Six Feet Under, but I think I would've preferred that kind of coda. If you're going to go three, four years in the future, then why not keep going? If you're going to have a wonderful flashback with Gran and have Bill talk about how humans become parents, and maybe get to meet their grandkids, then —SPOILER—- why not show Sookie with long gray hair and her grandkids? Maybe it would've been corny, and sure, maybe not seeing her husband's face or getting to know him over the course of a season as we did with Bridget — maybe that was the only way to preserve suspense and honor the Bill-Sookie relationship at the heart of the show. Maybe anything more would've been corny and forced, and yet I felt that for all these characters had been through, as long as they're alive and as long as some of them remain entangled with vampires, there's more story to tell. But I enjoyed the ride while it lasted, and I don't realistically think it could or should have gone on any longer than it did. I will miss my steamy summer Sundays though.ReplyCancel
Ray Donovan show just gets better and better each week you think crikey how much more dysfunctional and illegal can this all get? You imagine is this what Naomi puts up with LOL. The magic is you still love Ray even though he is so flawed, cause he does have heart under all that stubble and you consider what he put up with as a kid with that father of his.
I watched a few minutes of True Blood it really jumped the shark.
Time indeed for some New Blood on HBO.
I would not count out True Detectives with a new cast and story, it is a good concept to attract A list movie actors who don't want to do a full time series, and I believe MM and WH are still the producers of the series…ReplyCancel
Dexter ending was a true cop out.ReplyCancel
It was boring and too neatly wrapped up. Except…..
Where the hell was Lafayette? And why did Hoytes girlfriend get so much screen time? Which director was she fucking?ReplyCancel
I'll miss Pam the most.ReplyCancel
Well that was pretty disappointing. Not surprised though.ReplyCancel
+1 on missing Pam. She had the best lines ever. "
?"Sookie i am so over Sookie and Her Precious Fairy Vagina and Her Unbelievably Stupid Name F*** Sookie!"
and my personal favorite
?"Do not tell me you'll put our entire species at risk for a gash in a sundress."
Forgeddabouddit! That was beautifully written and couldn't agree more @zach. 🙂ReplyCancel
Oh, that ending was LAME ass. They hinted at so many more interesting resolutions (and no more unbelievable than some of the other bullshit they've pulled) and then let those tantalizing loose ends dangle in the wind and die on the vine
What about Sookie being attracted to vampires because she can't read their minds? What about what Sookie wanted? Bill and Eric just sort of decided what was best for her. And what kind of a dick move was it to have him ask her to do what he asked? She could have fucking adopted, ffs, and not ended up with some anonymous sperm donor.
Yeah, I'm a little POed for the let down after sticking it out through the whole 7 seasons, the majority of which were themselves disappointing.ReplyCancel
I loved it, I loved the characters, I loved the writing and the ever stranger happenings in Bon Temps. It veered off the books so long ago that it was it's very own unique thing and I'll admit I'm going to miss everyone from the show.
I'm going to miss boardwalk empire too, but I do agree Ray Donovan is the bomb. The leftovers is soooo depressing it's nearly unwatchable. Or at least I can't get through one episode yet. Sundays were fun because of the creative programming HBO used to do, I hope they come up with more really interesting and off the wall shows in the future.ReplyCancel
Word @Omar
@pghgirl: Don't forget THIS epic Pam moment <3ReplyCancel
As one who was #TrueToTheEnd, this whole season was awful.
Piss poor writing.
Lafayette should have gotten at least a couple of lines.
Did anyone see Charlaine Harris in the finale? I didn't see her.
And did Tara's mother die? I saw someone mention it on Twitter. I must have went to sleep at some point.
Lafayette was seated at the picnic table in the last shot.
As for the GF, it was a leadup to Jason marrying her & settling down with kids in the last shot.
Otherwise, this season did really suck, the entire Hep-V mess made no sense.
But I did like what happened to Sara Newlin!
tara's mother was at the picnic table at the end. lafayette got the short end of the stick.. he might as well have taken a seat next to tara..
has anyone figured out yet if eric fathered sookie's baby??
just finished last night's ray donovan directed by liev.. hot hot. ray d is awesome. hbo shows suck ass now.. after the newsroom only girls will be left, and that's not enough paying a $subscription for.ReplyCancel
How on earth could Eric have fathered Sookie's baby? Besides, Eric sort of vowed to keep his distance. He's too busy being smarmy CEO Eric anyway. (I didn't dislike that.)
Sookie was shown embracing a tallish, dark-haired bearded man who sat at the head of the table (sort of Alcide-y). That's obviously meant to be her dude 😛ReplyCancel
Brian Buckner is on my shit list! FU, Brian!ReplyCancel
I sort of liked the TB finale. There was closure, even if there was a glaring lack of Lafayette (please hooker!). Sookie had her family around her and a baby on the way, what she always wanted.ReplyCancel
I was hoping since, Bill felt more human and getting warm… that Sookie would've gotten pregnant! You know a living swimmer breaks through!ReplyCancel
In order of importance, My Beefs w/ True Blood:
1) I didn't get to see Sarah Newland naked.
2) I didn't get to see Hoyt's Alaska GF naked.
3) I didn't get to see baby vamp Jessica Naked.ReplyCancel
I love Alan Ball produced shows- True Blood and Six Feet Under had satisfying finalés (though Six was the best I've seen). Can't wait to see what he does next…
Humblebrag: About 2 years into True Blood, we went to a Halloween Ball in New Orleans called "The Black and Gold Ball". It featured a book auction, Charlane Harris who I got to meet because I was slipped past the velvet rope- (I know, it was naughty), as well as the band who played the theme song as some of the entertainment… Good times!


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Hey, you don't need to know anything because you're nursing/going to nurse, right?
Because you might have to supplement (as I did ) and the formula you use could be a factor responsible for your child being allergic to dairy and soy (as my DD is) for many years of his/her early childhood (and possibly, gulp, forever.) DD is 3 years old, still nursing and has severe GERD and food allergies (to dairy and soy and peanuts.) She was supplemented with dairy and then soy formula from 4 days to six months, when she refused on her own to ever drink one more drop or take a bottle again.
Know there is formula with hydrolyzed proteins which is a better choice because it's more "hypoallergenic" than regular cow's milk or soy formula. Don't think "oh, they're all the same," because they aren't. Alimentum or Nutramigen is a safer choice if you HAVE to supplement. If you have a history of peanut allergy in your family or your DH's, there is NO WAY you should expose your baby to soy formula. I learned that the hard way.
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And after him We said to the Children of Israel, 'Dwell Ye in the promised land; and when the time of the promise of the Latter Days come, We shall bring you together out of various people." (17:105)
-prophecy of the creation of Israel
"It never happens that permissiveness overwhelms a people to the extent that they display their acts of sex shamelessly and they are not uniquely punished by God. Among them, invariably, pestilence is made to spread and such other diseases, the like of which have never been witnessed by their forefathers." (Ibn-e-Majah, Kitab-ul-Fitan)
-prophecy of sexually transmitted diseases
Mohammed existed. Yet you do not follow Islam. Why?
Hindu prophecies fulfilled:
In the Kali Yuga, wealth alone will be the deciding factor of nobility [in place of birth, righteous behaviour or merit]. And brute force will be the only standard in establishing or deciding what is righteous or just.
Mutual liking [and not family pedigree, social status, etc.] will be the deciding factor in choosing a partner in marriage; cheating will be the order of the day in business relations; satisfaction of sexual pleasure will be the only consideration of male or female excellence and worthiness; and the wearing of the sacred thread (Yajnopavita) [and not pious behaviour or Vedic or Shastric learning] will be the outward index of being a Brahmin.(2)


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He's worked consistently since then, but he will forever be known as Biff. Any show he appears in, he is instantly recognized as Biff. In fact, he was in an episode of "House" a couple years ago, and the whole time we were waiting for him to call one of the doctors "Butthead."
Happily, he's had a rich voiceover career to help pay the bills.
Our next bully never knew the meaning of brotherly love ...
No. 2: Chet Donnelly from "Weird Science"
After seeing "Weird Science" we knew three things to be true -- Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith were poised to be superstars! Well, two out of three ain't bad.
We may not have heard anything out of Mitchell-Smith after he and Hall crafted Kelly LeBrock with their computer, but one star was able to ride his role all the way to successive big screen hits.
Bill Pullman ... er ... Bill Paxton (pardon us -- easy mistake) was able to leverage the role of Chet -- the cigar chomping, older brother who was home on a break from military school (interestingly, Paxton was 30 at the time) into success.
Throughout the movie he torments Hall and Smith. Not even his charms could keep LeBrock from turning him into one really disgusting, slimy creature we still can't shake the image of.
Last Up? Three words: sweep ... the ... leg ...
No. 1: Johnny Lawrence from "The Karate Kid"
This guy did it all -- he terrorized our doe-eyed protagonist; had mad karate skills; and wooed the hot chick.
And, like every movie bully, he makes himself feel better by demoralizing our hero, hooking up with said chick, but then loses it all in an over-the-top show of hubris when he gets smacked back down to Earth.
But while Johnny Lawrence from "Karate Kid" is notable in this list, it's the actor who played (nay, channeled) Lawrence who was the archetype for all '80s bullies.
William Zabka played, basically, the same role in a number of well-known '80s flicks. In addition to "Karate Kid" one and two, he also enriched "Back to School" and "Just One of the Guys." Every '80s movie bully owes a debt of gratitude to him, and so do we.
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Why not a new "West Coast Mixtape"?
As West Coast Mixtape Vol.2
It 'a good idea? What do you think?
It would be an excellent gift from Stones Throw because I think West Coast Mixtape Podcast is one of the best so far out of www.stonesthrow.com .
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I highly recommend this podcast, especially if you're wanting some of that West Coast flavor. After ST put it up he posted this link on his blog with some extra Bay goodies.
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While reading the recent editorial from December 6 regarding the Sullivan County "fiscal cliff," I became disturbed when seeing that the statement was made that the Sullivan County workers were not willing to give back.
I can mainly speak of the DPW departments but know that the other departments are facing the same issues. Attrition and layoffs have brought all departments down to bare bones. We now have rank-and-file workers doing middle management work for the same pay.
A past contract included a zero percent raise for 2008, and then midway through the contract, we again went back to the negotiation table to try to help the county with the fiscal problems, where it was decided that we would jeopardize our safety by changing to one man per truck for our snow plowing operations. Throughout the last 10 years, numerous money-saving ideas have been offered to the county by employees. These ideas include the burning of our waste oil for heat in our county shops; burning of wood from roadside trimming for heat; separating and selling scrap metal at a much higher price than what is received now; and many more money-saving ideas that have fallen on deaf ears. We as workers take the statements in the editorial as a personal insult as we are taking the brunt of the blame for the county's mismanagement of funds, resulting in increase of taxes.
It is time for management to look into some other way to save the county money other than taking it from the "regular" workers just trying to make a living. I can assure all that we are not overpaid and not being selfish in asking not to be cut again.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Restoration Hardware Inc., of Corte Madera, Calif., is recalling approximately 12,000 Sock Monkey stuffed animals. Sewing needles or pins have been found in the stuffing of these monkeys presenting a laceration hazard.CPSC and Restoration Hardware are aware of one injury when an 18- month old girl in Utah received a needle stick on her lip. Restoration Hardware has since found an additional 17 monkeys in store inventory containing needles or pins.These monkeys are about 16 to 20 inches tall and made of a brown tweed-like knit fabric with white hands and feet. They have red lips, black felt eyes and a red patch directly under the tail. They have a brown tweed and white knit caps on their heads. They do not contain any buttons or other plastic parts.Restoration Hardware's stores, catalogs and web site sold the monkeys from October 1997 through May 1999 for about $29. The monkeys were produced both domestically and overseas. Consumers should return the monkeys to any Restoration Hardware store for a refund and a discount merchandise certificate. Catalog purchasers will be contacted directly by Restoration Hardware. For more information, call Restoration Hardware at (877) 747-4671 anytime.Only sock monkeys sold by Restoration Hardware are subject to this recall.
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Sizzle and Swizzle at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse at CityPlace
- 9:15 pm Friday, December 14th, 2012 by M.M. Cloutier
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse is hardly an inexpensive eatery, but how about, at the CityPlace location, an ice-cold beer with a New England-style lobster roll with fries for $10?
Sunday through Friday, 4:30-7 p.m., at Ruth's Chris at CityPlace, "Sizzle, Swizzle and Swirl" happy hour features $7 menu items, including the lobster roll, plus a Prime beef burger with fries, tenderloin skewers with greens, a trio of Prime beef sliders, a steak sandwich with fries, seared Ahi tuna, and lightly fried spicy lobster.
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Thank you, NarutoBase Staff
thats what i call epicness
where is the old thread?
good chapter, anyways.
Now Kishi just give and evidence that it's Obito eye. Nothing special really. More like pray for Kakashi to not die
It's confirmed, Tobi has MS. Now no more Tobi has MS threads please.
All the theories were correct... some guy said what if they both activate MS? Another one said that what if they teleport the kage bunshin instead? Insanity... we NB members are reading Kishi's mind. Amazing chapter.
Originally Posted by Phoenix Wright
Seriously, Tsuchi?
Sir you got trolled.
Great cliffhanger, awesome stuff
Damn!! Must wait another to finally see that face.
What a plan, using Bijuu Dama to force Tobi to swap to another dimension where Naruto's kagebunshin is already waiting for him.
Why the tease, on the other hand Tobi with Ms O.O
Good chapter, anyone else think he will switch to Sasuke next week so he can reveal Tobi on chapter 600.
And lol at mangareada
Very nice. But I'm not sure that Tobi's real face will be revealed in the next chapter.
boner snm
hopefully we get a huge plot twist on chapter 600
Worsr chapter in ages, my favorite character is Obito? F*ck this
The Mystery of Tobi .......is about to be revealed 599 been waiting for you for so long:D
props to the guy who predicted about naruto clone going to that dimension ....don't remember his name but here you go:ice:
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The obito threads are going to blow up even more this week. Maybe its just me but tobi just implied that he really is obito when he scolded kakashi about not being able to use the eye to its full capability because it is only "borrowed". Implying that tobi himself is not borrowing it but infact the original user
I wonder who tobi is and i wonder where sasuke is
Originally Posted by -Logic-
All the theories were correct... some guy said what if they both activate MS? Another one said that what if they teleport the kage bunshin instead? Insanity... we NB members are reading Kishi's mind. Amazing chapter.
only those of high intellect can follow naruto and disect the meanings and plot of this great series. thats y we are naruto fans!!! best manga ever! after dbz that is ^__^
Originally Posted by Phoenix Wright
Seriously, Tsuchi?
lol, was thinking the same
OT: i was thinking before that kakashi should have kamui gai so when tobi goes to his dimension he is there to beat him up but he kamui naruto
Any notice kakashi's eye bleeding? holy crap
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Curbside check-in is still available from these airlines: American, Delta, Northwest, Southwest and United.
US Airways announced that they will begin assessing a $15 fee for passengers' first checked bags. The fee applies to travel on or after July 9, 2008. If you've already purchased a ticket for travel after July 9 the fee won't apply. The airline also recently began charging $25 for second checked bags. The new checked bag policies apply to all flights to and from Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as flights within the U.S.
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Food and farm economic plan shows progress in Vt.By LISA RATHKE
The Associated Press | October 15,2012SPRINGFIELD More than a year and half after Vermont launched a plan to boost the states food and farm economy, organizers are celebrating its progress.
The achievements include a mobile farmers market that reaches low-income housing sites in northern Vermont and an increase in the number of colleges offering local foods in their dining halls.
Local food is exploding in this state, and its because of consumer demand and consumer interest. Its also really being led by entrepreneurs who see an opportunity and are finding new ways of accessing markets, said Ellen Kehler, executive director of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, which developed the Farm to Plate report released in January 2011.
More than 180 food-system leaders from around Vermont met in Fairlee for a two-day conference last week to discuss progress since a Farm to Plate network of organizations and working groups was formed a year ago.
Its estimated that Vermonters consume about 5 percent local food on average. The groups goal is to boost that to 10 percent by 2021.
This spring, Black River Produce, a Springfield company that sells produce, seafood, artisan cheese, meats and dairy to restaurants, institutions and retail stores in northern New England, bought a vacant factory to expand its meat processing. The expansion is expected to make more locally raised meat available, such as ground meats and sausages, and create six jobs soon and 20 by the end of the year.
To get fresh local foods to rural areas that dont have ready access to them, the Green Mountain Farm-to-School Program started a mobile farmers market a van with refrigeration and a commercial kitchen that delivers food from more than a dozen local farms weekly to low-income housing sites and community centers in four so-called food deserts in rural northern Vermont.
The food service company Sodexo, which operates the University of Vermont dining halls and other college cafeterias in Vermont, is working with farmers to get more local products into its dining halls. The company signed contracts with Vermont State Colleges this year.
To promote tourism that focuses on experiencing culture through food, the state came out with a new interactive website. DigInVT.com helps link tourists and foodies to nearly 400 food experiences around the state and provides information about the farmers, producers and chefs who make them.
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The Tigerettes lost 30-2A MVP Ashtin Zamzow to graduation, but welcome back Co-MVP setter Kendall Coles and Co-Newcomer of the Year Roxanne Morris.
Also back are all-district first-teamer Megan Hilscher and second-teamers Bailey Janssen and Bethany Salziger.
The Tigerettes competed in scrimmages against Yoakum, Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway and Victoria West on Friday before travelling to Port Lavaca on Saturday for a scrimmage against Calhoun.
"I was kind of nervous going into two-a-days because we didn't have everything set yet," Tigerette head coach Jess Morris said. "Everybody is in a new position, but they looked good during the scrimmages."
Goliad opens the 2014 season Friday in the two-day San Antonio Wagner Tournament.
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Morris has penciled in Kristie Coles to assume the libero duties and replace Sydney Morris, who is now playing for Victoria College.
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Goliad will be competing in District 27-3A with Luling, Stockdale, Bloomington, Karnes City, Nixon-Smiley and Poth.
The Tigerettes were ousted out of the regional semifinals in three sets last season by Poth.
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Talk of the TownJanuary 31,2013
Wait, previews!
BARRE The non-shovel portion of the City Place groundbreaking was held in one of the movie theaters at the Paramount on Wednesday morning. The theater was packed with scores of people involved in the project and even a couple of citizens eager to see what the fuss was about. Moments before the event was to start, as Mayor Thomas Lauzon was finalizing his remarks at the podium, located just under the movie screen, someone from the audience pointed out that the saga of City Place could be a movie.
Moments later, when Lauzon addressed the crowd, he pointed out that despite the venue, no movie was to be shown. Not even previews.
But someone in the audience called out, But it is coming attractions.
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PLAINFIELD Cutler Memorial Library has a new way for readers in Plainfield to recommend a good book: Stop by the library and do a one-minute video review that will be posted on the librarys Facebook page. Its easy. Its fun. And people can see and hear why you thought the latest thriller was, well, so thrilling.
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BARRE If youve driven through downtown Barre recently youve no doubt noticed the massive contraption just beyond the large gallery window at Studio Place Arts.
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The basic operation of the Randomizojustificator is about as straightforward as youd expect: Inscribe a quandary; take three orbs (theyre glass marbles, but orbs sounds so much more mystical); swallow all saliva; lower the lightning bolt; and load three orbs with intention.
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The Forum > Hobbies and Stuff > Doctor Who, Anyone?
In one of the old old episodes it said he only had 13....
From wikipedia:
"The BBC's Series 4 FAQ[9] suggests that now the Time Lord social order has been destroyed, the Doctor may be able to circumvent the limit on regenerations; it says: "Now that his people are gone, who knows? Time Lords used to have 13 lives." In Death of the Doctor (a 2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures serial), the Eleventh Doctor responds to a question from Clyde Langer by saying he can regenerate "507" times. Early news reports, before the episode was broadcast, suggested he would say there is no limit to the number of regenerations.[10] Writer Russell T Davies explained in an interview with SFX that the line was not intended to be taken seriously and is instead a commentary. He insisted that the "thirteen lives" rule was too deeply entrenched in the viewer consciousness for his throwaway line to affect it.[11]"
They'll probably come up with some clever way to say, Oh, hey, looky here! I still have more regenerations and it makes sense-ish.
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Does anyone know if Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter) is coming back?
I find it hard to believe they'd completely abandon a character with so much potential, but she hasn't made a second appearance yet. IMDb lists a Jenny in episode 7 of the forthcoming season, but the actress is different, so it may be a different character.
And who the heck is River Song?!?!?! I'm so confuzled by her!
She's supposed to be a mystery at this point.
Does anyone know if Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter) is coming back?
Don't quote me on this, but I think they were going to do a spin off series with Jenny, but they weren't sure about it or something, and so they made it so they could do it if enough interest was shown, but it wouldn't look too silly if they didn't follow up.
Hehe, first time using the quote thing. I'm so proud...unless it doesn't work, in that case, I'm bitterly disappointed.
I had been thinking Jenny would fit Torchwood quite well.
As for the 13 lives thing, I had always assumed that it was a rule imposed by the Time Lords themselves rather than a biological limit - they granted the Master a 'new cycle' of regenerations, did they not?
So maybe with Gallifrey gone, the Doctor can just ignore the limit and regenerate as many times as he wants.
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Turning 21
Our last child has come of age. With our guidance, and without it, she learned to walk and to read, to cook and sew and ride a bike and drive a car. Singing seemed to be divinely granted. There were piano lessons and Girl Scouts and summer camp and basketball league. She was an easy learner and an eager one. She spurned my attempts to guide her sartorial style, developing her own at 18 months when she insisted on dressing herself—many times a day.
When it came time at age three to swim with the big kids, she was told she could not go in the deep end unless she could swim the length of the pool at our summer bungalow—60 feet. Hearing that, she promptly barreled in and swam the length and back. So there!
She was an oppositional child from the get-go. But she seemed always to love the structure and purpose of school. With other parents—less distracted and more goal-oriented—she might have been a high achiever academically. With the luck of the draw being us, she still managed to yield a good scholarship at a fine college and make honors.
At home it was useless to ask her to help. When I pointed this out to her recently—her oppositional streak—she listened intently. "How best to oppose this characterization?" she seemed to wonder. I'm still waiting for the answer. I remember using it to her advantage early, when she wanted piano lessons like her big brother. "Not until you are six," we told her. We never had to tell her to practice after that.
Life with her has been full of conundrum. It started with a 36-hour labor that yielded a docile pink girl-child who took regular naps and weaned herself easily at 10 months. Later, the intensity of her emotional fits would have us consider a consultation with a neurologist. (Note to parents; eliminate nitrates first.) When her father asked her at age two and a half to explain a recent nuclear-powered outburst, she explained "Oh, Daddy, sometimes I'm a fussy girl and sometimes I'm a happy girl." It has been my mantra ever since.
This week, we will hear her sing at Carnegie Hall with a Skidmore College choir and celebrate her birthday in the city. By age 21, most of the barriers to adulthood have been breached. For American kids, it means you are legal to purchase alcohol. For a family whose living depends on people drinking it, we would find it hard to be tee-totalers ourselves. But our family is full of people whose lives have been destroyed by the very substance that sustains us. When our daughter comes home for her birthday this weekend, she'll celebrate at home with good champagne and at her father's bar with tap beer. With what she has taught me, I know enough to trust her to do it all with care.


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