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For Immediate Release
April 29, 2005
Springfield, Ill. The Illinois State Board of
Education and the Illinois Parent Teacher Association
(PTA) will unveil the draft design of the new parent-friendly
Illinois School Profile: A Brief Guide for Parents
at a meeting of the Illinois PTA on Saturday, April 30,
2005 at 3:30 p.m. at the Lisle Hilton, 3003 Corporate
Drive, Lisle, Illinois. The meeting is a part of the Illinois
PTA Convention being held April 29 through May 1, 2005.
We are grateful for the Illinois PTAs commitment
to this important project, said Randy Dunn, Interim
Superintendent, State Board of Education. Their
work to help us get feedback from parents has given us
great insights into how we can make this information more
understandable and accessible to parents. We look forward
to continuing to work with the Illinois PTA on initiatives
to open the lines of communication between parents and
their childrens schools.
The State Board and the Illinois PTA used input from
parents and educators through the state to design the
new profile. The primary goal of this initiative is to
offer parents a concise, understandable overview of the
information and data from the NCLB mandated School Report
Card. While each school and district in Illinois will
continue to publish its School Report Card as required
by NCLB, the Illinois School Profile will present key
points of the School Report Card in a concise, understandable
format for parents and community members. The School Profile
will also allow schools to provide customized information
about their school and their parent and family involvement
Key information included in the customized Illinois School
Profile for each Illinois school will include:
To honor the work of the Illinois PTA, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich
has declared April 29 through May 6 PTA Week in Illinois,
noting the organizations efforts to represent the
interests of students while encouraging parental involvement
in public schools. The Illinois PTA has worked to bridge
the gap between parents and teachers and represented the
interests of students with the goal of positively impacting
their educational development.
The Illinois PTA was founded in 1900 in Evanston, Illinois.
With a current membership of 200,000, they continue to
be a strong voice for the advocacy of children and youth,
working with the Illinois State Board of Education, along
with cooperating agencies in the fields of health, safety,
environmental concerns, juvenile protection, cultural
arts, and community outreach, and other governmental bodies,
in the continuing mission of ensuring a better future
for our children.
Event Information
(Members of the media invited to attend)
Randy Dunn, State Superintendent of Education,
Illinois State Board of
Gayla Boomer, President, Illinois PTA
(Theresa Christenson, Conference Media Coordinator)
Naperville/Lisle Hilton 3003 Corporate
West Drive Lisle, Illinois
Draft Mock-up of new Illinois School Profile
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777


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|May 26, 2013
|Ann Coulter Walks Out of Star Trek, Claims 'Too Many Minorities'
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Conservative commentator Ann Coulter walked out of a screening of Star Trek: Into Darkness last night, saying that the science fiction adventure had "too many minorities."
According to witnesses at Regal Cinemas in New York, the controversial author was seen cursing out the screen and exiting about half an hour into the picture.
In an interview on Sean Hannity's radio show today Coulter defended her actions saying that liberal Hollywood had lost touch with average Americans.
"Apparently in the future the liberals have extinguished all the white people," Coulter explained, "I mean they got a black girl running the communications, an Asian guy driving the ship and a pointy-eared alien doing pretty much everything else.
"I guess we're supposed to just accept that minorities will be the new majority. This isn't an entertainment film - it's nothing but a pro-Obama, multicultural piece of propaganda.
"And of course it's not even realistic. Since when have black people been able to speak foreign languages? And shouldn't Sulu have crashed the ship into a quasar by now?"
Yesterday's Enterprise
The Star Trek franchise has a long history of promoting multiculturalism since its inception in the 1960's. It broke ground with a multi-racial cast and notably featured the first television kiss between a black and a white character.
The current film, which opened yesterday, is a reboot directed by J.J. Abrams featuring the characters from the original series. Critics have praised the film, but rarely mentioned its politics - a point which also confused host Sean Hannity.
"Now Ann, you know I love you," a puzzled Hannity said, "but I've seen the film, and although there were minorities, there were also plenty of whites. So I guess I don't see your problem."
"Sean, the only other white people are foreigners," she retorted, "you got one Communist from Moscow and a lazy, socialist engineer from Scotland. There's only one red-blooded American white person in the whole movie - and thank god he's the captain. The ship would fall apart in minutes without him.
"And Spock? The actor's gay, and the character is 'Vulcan' - which is code for Jewish. But it's not just the characters. The whole Star Trek thing is a socialist plot to brainwash our children.
"I mean no one actually owns the ship, no one gets paid any money, everybody's 'equal'. And they've been flying up there for years and still haven't seen God yet. Karl Marx would have been proud Sean."
Coulter is known for her controversial views on race, and is the author of the recent book Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama.
The Daily Currant is a satire Website.

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July 28, 2011 —
Underdogs no more
ELDRED, NY — What is an underdog? Webster's Dictionary defines it as "one at a disadvantage and expected to lose." At this year's Little League softball tournament, an underdog was defined as Eldred. Before this season, if you asked anyone about Eldred Little League, they would respond with what? Who? Where? The Eldred softball team entered this year's Little League Tournament with no one knowing anything about it. It entered as a severe underdog—until it started to play.
The first opponent was Tri-Valley, which Eldred beat by a handy 16 to 11. The next opponent was a tough team from Walden, and with good pitching and timely hitting Eldred was victorious 11 to 10. After Walden came an extremely difficult team, the Town of Wallkill. Eldred didn't bring it's A game, and the Wallkill tean beat them 16 to 6. For some teams, a loss like this would cripple all hopes. Not with this team. The loss just increased the fire in these girls' souls. They took this defeat with them to their next opponent, Otisville, which never stood a chance. No matter how much they tried, Otisville just wasn't going to be able to beat the hunger of the Eldred girls.
Eldred won 14 to 13 and was on its way to the championship game to face the Town of Wallkill for a rematch. It was a championship game for the ages, a heart-pounding, jaw-dropping, thrilling game. The Major Girls All-Star Softball team members played their hearts out. Unfortunately, they came up one run shy of victory. It was a great game.
It was a magical season. The term "underdog" will never again be associated with Eldred Little League thanks to these 10 great athletes.
Eldred fields first Little League baseball team in over a decade
ELDRED, NY — Entering this year's Little League tournament, it had been over a decade since Eldred had any team represent them. Not knowing what to expect, we put together a team that was full of heart, will and grit.
The first opponent we faced was Liberty. For a majority of the game, Eldred kept it close, but experience played a role in the outcome. Liberty won 15 to 4. Not having been in the tournament before and in an all-new atmosphere, the team could have easily taken the loss with their heads down and no desire to play again. But not Eldred. The loss just raised its desire and drive even higher than it had been.
Its next opponent didn't stand a chance. With fire in their eyes and victory on their minds, Eldred players came out on top, beating Mamakating 12 to 4. It was a great display of never-give-up attitude. The next opponent was a strong team from Maybrook. But Eldred entered the game with confidence, putting on a great display of defense and desire. Unfortunately, the team was matched tooth and nail by Maybrook. Maybrook was the victor on this day, beating Eldred 2 to 1. This eliminated Eldred from the tournament, but rejuvenated Eldred in Little League status. All that was heard after this great game was, "I can't wait to get them next year." The true sign of a champion.
Even though their backs were against the wall, these 10 young men never gave up and showed they never will give up. They did the community, their families and themselves proud.
[Joshua Santoro is the president of the Eldred Little League.]


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February 20, 2006
Grade 11 pre-ID label deadline
This is a reminder that February 21 (Tuesday) is the LAST day for uploading grade 11 pre-ID assessment files to the State Student Information System (SIS). OR if your district does not have state student IDs, February 21 (Tuesday) is the last day for uploading to Harcourt's Spectrum for PSAE and to Questar for grade 11 IMAGE.
If the pre-ID file is not successfully uploaded by midnight on Feb. 21, printed pre-ID labels will not be available to your high school(s) for the April testing of grade 11 PSAE and IMAGE. The student data will have to be "bubbled" in on the answer documents which CANNOT be done by students and must be done by district/school staff.
If you need assistance, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 217-782-4823 or the Help Desk at 217-558-3600.
If your district misses the Feb. 21 deadline, these files must still be uploaded for the purposes of AYP participation and subgroup calculations. Corrections and new student information are expected to be uploaded and kept current throughout the testing window.
We will be announcing more regarding corrections in the next week.
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What is in this article?:
- USFRA encourages farmers to lead food conversation with consumers
- New Movement Launching
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), comprised of national, regional and state agricultural groups and their partners, announced plans to lead a conversation with Americans, addressing concerns about their food, where it comes from and how it's raised.
This movement will give farmers and ranchers a voice in traditional and social media conversations about agriculture — where it doesn't exist now — as well with key influencers who are shaping the "good food/bad food" debates in popular culture. Farmers and ranchers will ask consumers about their greatest concerns with today's food production practices and share the agriculture community's dedication to continuously improving how food is raised in order to provide healthy choices for people everywhere.
"No matter the cause, a knowledge and credibility gap has formed between the American people and their food," said Bob Stallman, chairman of USFRA and president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. "Farmer- and rancher-led organizations have joined forces to create USFRA because it is vital that those closest to the farm work together and lead the conversation about raising food. Our industry is continuously changing — improving how we care for the land, our animals and our communities. Farmers and ranchers want to, and need to, do a better job of answering Americans' questions about their food. With this new movement, we are making a commitment, starting today, to listen to consumers and having vigorous two-way conversations."
USFRA is comprised of 49 national, regional and state agricultural organizations, and this initiative marks the first time such a wide range of prominent farmer- and rancher-led groups have collaborated on such a significant effort.


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Written by InnerSelf on 07.10.2011 at 23:04
Have been playing this a lot lately and even though I know it is AWESOME I never realized how brilliant it really is.
the spoken words in the intro to Allegiance is chilling
Written by Mr. Doctor on 21.03.2012 at 22:38
In case you didn't know, it's from a movie and you're actually listen to Al Pacino. The movie is called "Scent of a Woman". Really good film btw, not really dark as the music that took the sample (although the scene where those words were spoken is really dense) but yeah... it's a great movie (with one of the finest ending monologues I've heard in a movie). Pacino got his first Oscar ever for best actor (well deserved let me tell you... still can't believe it took seven previous nominations before he got an Oscar).
Written by InnerSelf on 22.03.2012 at 00:36
Didn't know it was Pacino until I saw Chobo_jokeR list. I know the name of the movie and I love Pacino but I don't know why I never bothered watching it. thanks for the info


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cleveland for the win
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...................Every Decade there is a player.........
A player who is declared great without even setting foot in the NBA.........
Sometimes that Player can become Great, even Legendary.......
they can even grow to be the Hometown hero....
But sometimes they forget about the fans,
About there HomeTown.......
and they look for the easy way out, the best way to get a cheap thrill.....They turn....
to the Dark Side!
Now LeBron's former team looks to take advantage of the Strugling Heat, and prove to the world that the King, Is really just a spoile Princess, Its the Big 3 vs Saxton's Miracle Cav's! tonight on ABC!
cleveland for the win
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
great game, Lebron is gonna get killed
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
smh @ the cleveland faggs coming out to faggitem
lol @ Big Z gettin cheered....good to see. Im a big z fan
Heh, I was rooting for the Cavs despite their lame fans. Its a shame their team didn't try against the heat. Cleveland sucks without Lebron, its not even close.
But basically this game illustrates the point I was trying to make in an earlier thread. When Lebron or Wade are on the floor themselves, they play way better because they can go back to what is natural to them which is attacking and making plays.
Critical words are in the entire articles summation:
"If Lebron were kobe or Jordan I'd expect him to use ( the hate, pressure, intensity) to actually fire him up and have a ridiculously good game"
Well now.
Its pretty obvious that lebrons unparalleled talents and being a winner got grossly taken for granted by many somewhere along the way.
He's had three best 5-8 initial years of an nba career in history.
Did so with marginal complimentary players by his side.
And still took a truly woeful nba roster and made it into a perennial contender, even favorite off the unparalleled ability he possesses alone.
And he did it in a golden age of nba talent and borderline dynasty like teams.
lebron made a terrible strategic/ life/ logic/ business decision. A shame that his otherworldly basketball ability likely led to an otherworldly off-court gaffe that will haunt.
Lebron in nyc = Jordan who? in 2-3 seasons, imho.
**** miami and **** cleveland


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"Jean-Yves Thibaudet has a way of combining an often wild virtuosity with an almost relaxed grace that sets him apart from many other performers of his generation."
Chicago Sun-Times, November 2009
Of French and German heritage, Jean-Yves Thibaudet was born in Lyon, where he began his piano studies at the age of five and gave his first public appearance when he was seven. At twelve, he entered the Paris Conservatoire, where his teachers were Aldo Ciccolini and Lucette Descaves, a friend and collaborator of Ravel. He won the Conservatoire's premier prix at 15 and three years later won the Young Concert Artists Trust auditions in New York.
Since then, Thibaudet has performed regularly throughout Europe, North America, Australia and the Far East, collaborating with virtually every major orchestra and conductors such as Alsop, Ashkenazy, Blomstedt, Chailly, Dutoit, Gergiev, Levine and Tilson Thomas. Equally at home in chamber music, recitals and the orchestral repertoire, he has appeared and recorded with artists including Cecilia Bartoli, Brigitte Fassbaender, Renée Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Angelika Kirchschlager, Yuri Bashmet, Joshua Bell, Truls Mřrk and the Rossetti String Quartet.
Highlights of the year 2010 include an Australian tour performing Grieg's Piano Concerto and the Saint-Saëns Concerto no. 5 and European tours with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg. US appearances feature a tour performing Bernstein's Age of Anxiety with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel as well as engagements with the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit and Nashville, and the National Symphony and Philadelphia orchestras. Thibaudet performs as a chamber music and solo recitalist in Amsterdam, Strasbourg and Valladolid as well as in Los Angeles, Seattle and Aspen.
Jean-Yves Thibaudet is an exclusive Decca artist. His latest album released in March 2010 presents Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Variations on "I Got Rhythm" and Concerto in F recorded live with the Baltimore Symphony under Marin Alsop. His large, diverse and prize-winning discography features works by Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Messiaen, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Satie, Schumann, Shostakovich and Strauss. He has also made successful forays into the world of jazz, including the album Conversations with Bill Evans and a CD of music by Duke Ellington. Thibaudet was the soloist on the Oscar®- and Golden Globe-winning soundtrack of Atonement and on that of the Oscar®-nominated Pride and Prejudice. Among his numerous recording awards are the Echo, Deutscher Schallplattenpreis, Diapason d'or, Edison, Gramophone and Choc du Monde de la musique.
In 2001, Thibaudet was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government, and the following year he was awarded the Premio Pegasus for his long-standing involvement with the Spoleto Festival. In 2007, he was awarded the Victoire d'Honneur, a lifetime achievement award and the highest honour given by France's Victoires de la Musique.


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Star of David Bikers
When folks learn about Jewish bikers, the usual response is "Oy Vey". The first question is if our mothers knew that we rode motorcycles. We have been referred to as Kosher Hogs and Biker Boychiks.
We are a Motorcycle organization based in the Delaware Valley. The members of our organization share the passion of motorcycles and the love of the Jewish people. We are not promoting ourselves as a religious organization. It does not matter if you are Orthodox, Conservative, Reform or just not practicing. The only preaching that you may hear is safety on two wheels. We love to ride and we ride responsibly.
This organization was formed in order to provide Jewish motorcyclists the ability to come together and enjoy their love of motorcycles while spending time with people of similar interests.
It matters not if you ride a Harley or a Honda, a cruiser or a sport bike. It makes no difference if you are single or married, if you ride alone or with a passenger. If you love to ride and you have respect for Jewish people, Star of David Bikers is open to you.
Our club is open to members from all over the Delaware Valley including Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Chester counties, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware.
We are individuals of varied ages, backgrounds, and ideals. The religious observance or political views do not matter, though they do make for interesting conversations around the breakfast or lunch table. Our members are of broad range of professions including blue and white collar. We have a Rabbi and a Cantor that ride with us.
As your aunt Golda said, "Eat something, you'll feel better." Being a Jewish organization, we usually plan our rides around food. We'll usually start out with breakfast and ride to the lunch location. As typical Jews, we are not done eating when we start debating where we are going to eat next. Unlike other organizations of this nature, we will never drink and ride.
We are more than just riding. We are a non-profit organization where all the proceeds go to charitable causes and charitable organizations that we select. Tzedaka (charity) is part of our culture.
This organization is for our members and not to profit any individual.
We are people that have a passion for life, the road, and our people. With that in common, we are building friendships that will last long into the future.


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|The Future of Buddhism, part 3
II. The Teachings
Grant your blessings so that my mind may turn towards the Dharma
All too often, people will enter the Dharma, but somehow just wait passively for the teachings to come to them. We need to be more active in engaging with the teachings, applying them to ourselves, and making a conscious effort to keep them alive. We may hear the teachings, but how little we put them into action! That's why we need to hear them again and again, so that what we should do becomes so clear that it's almost second nature. Then, through practice, it becomes a natural good habit. Otherwise there's a huge gulf between what we aspire to and what we are, and our spiritual aspirations leave us behind.


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"Humans from H. G. Wells to Albert Einstein to Bill & Ted have been fascinated by time travel-some say drawn to it like moths to a flame. But in order to travel safely and effectively, newbie travelers need to know the dos and don'ts. Think of this handy little book as the only thing standing between you and an unimaginably horrible death-or being trapped forever in another time or alternate reality"--Amazon.
"So You Created a Wormhole" is written as if it came through a worm hole from the future. For instance, if you happened to run across the actual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, (referenced in the book of the same name by Douglas Adams) I have a feeling it would read a lot like "So You Created a Wormhole". The authors have obviously re-read the Hitchhiker's series many times in between watching tons of tv and movies and taking copious notes along the way. ("So You Created a Wormhole" contains many, many references to famous (and not-so-famous) movies and television programs. See if you can catch 'em all!)
I found myself laughing out loud a lot. The authors did a great job of balancing humor, cutting edge science and fiction. Read the book for the laughs for now, and keep it handy for when your time travel device is complete.
Find it in the Westlake Porter Public Library's NEW collection under the call number, 817.6 H816S 2012.


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I have been having some pain on my right breast when I begin to pump each and every time. It is enough to make me cringe each time I need to put the pump on which is many many times a day now. This has never happened with my left breast. Could I possibly need a larger size flange for the right side? The pain subsides after my milk lets down but when the pump first starts up I could nearly jump through the roof of my house.
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Symposium applications due Monday
West Virginia Wesleyan College is set to sponsor "Graduate Studies Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship" on April 17 in the Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts.
This symposium is geared toward recent and current graduate students of Wesleyan who would like the opportunity to have their work presented in a competitively selected forum that is also a resume builder.
Qualified students are encouraged to submit any scholarly work or creative endeavors created in 2012 and 2013 such as, but not limited to, original research focused on an issue or problem in their field, a project they executed individually or as part of a group, a literary work they will read at the symposium or a critical review/paper of literature and/or past research on a particular topic.
The process for submission will involve the formal endorsement of a faculty sponsor/mentor and the completion of a short form that includes the submitter's preferred format for presentation. Forms will be provided online in the next few weeks.
"As our graduate programs have grown over the past five years, we believe it is important that we share with the Wesleyan and broader community the scholarship that occurs every day in each of our graduate programs, whether novel ideas as solutions to problems, creative works or scholarly research," said Kay Long, dean of graduate studies.
Applications for the symposium are due Monday.
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All year long I hear people complaining about things that go on in this town. We have the opportunity to bring change to this town by casting a simple vote. I hear all the excuses like, "they do what they want", "I never vote", or "my vote won't count". If you add up all the ones that think their vote won't count it could make the difference in an election. In my younger days, a lot of blood was shed for the right to vote. I remember when you had to pay a poll tax to vote.
Now voting is free and you can't get some people to get out and vote. If you want things to change in city government and in the school district you have the right to elect officials who make a difference. It would be nice for some people to get off their lazy behind and vote instead of complaining and downing everyone else. If you are 18 years or older you should get out and do your civic duty to make change. Go to council meetings and school board meetings and see how members make decisions. If you don't like how some of them vote, you have the power to vote them out of office.
This Saturday is Election Day for the mayor, city council members and school board members. You can have a voice in how the city is run and how the school operates so please get out there and cast a vote to make a difference.
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- Developer Notes for the ASP.NET MVC Framework
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Is "Wry sense of humor" the same as "Dry sense of Humor" and in any case what is it (or are they)?
The first I can find nothing on topic. People generally think the second is a form of "sarcasm", but that does not seem right to me.
#173424 - 02/10/08 07:55 PM Re: "Wry and/or Dry "sense of humor" [Re: CarlAdler]
Registered: 11/07/01
Posts: 273
Loc: Ireland
Howya Carl
How's yerself and alla them jung fellas keepen? Well, it's a sad state a affairs fer sure when it's left ta the likes a meself fer ta try ta answer yer cry ta the wry vs dry enigma. It's a mind boggler fer sure and I'd say meself that it might just be a matter of opinion, but as I take my lexiconography - like my sense a humour - very seriously, I'm open ta other opinions on me opinion.
Ta me, a wry sense a humour is sorta quirky - perhaps a bit offa the wall; while a person with a dry sense a humour has no sense a humour at all and are no fun or they just get the most basic of joaks.
A course, now I see that I've tied meself up in knots here cos I bet yer looken fer a few examples ta illustrate what I just said.
Ya know, being the generous sorta bear that I am, I think I'll leave that privilige ta some other AWAD scribe.
Meanwhile, I know you're fairly new here and may not realise that queries on words and meanings should really appear in the Questions and Answers about Words segmint a this forem. This segmint here is fer word play and fun only, and whereas I'm quite open minded about it, some peeple may be offended - and rightly so - at yer posten such a serious query in the wrong segmint.
Be seein ya
Edited by GallantTed (02/10/08 08:09 PM)
#173433 - 02/11/08 06:14 AM Re: "Wry and/or Dry "sense of humor" [Re: GallantTed]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/06
Posts: 5295
Loc: Netherlands, the Hague
Could this mean that 'dry 'sense of humour is about cynicism
while 'wry' humour is meant to make people laugh?
Dry humour a more or less witty remark to give a pinch or kick to something or someone?
Edited by BranShea (02/11/08 08:51 AM)
#173434 - 02/11/08 06:24 AM Re: "Wry and/or Dry "sense of humor" [Re: BranShea]
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I'd say Gallant Ted is pretty close on the distinction between wry and dry humor, but, being merely a teddy bear, I can understand Ted's missing the delicate sense of dry humor. I would say that a dry humor could easily be mistaken for a lack of a sense of humor. A wry sense of humor would leave the hearer thinking 'that was pretty funny but I don't quite know why,' whereas a dry humor would be caught only somewhat later.
#173440 - 02/11/08 09:20 AM Re: "Wry and/or Dry "sense of humor" [Re: Faldage]
Registered: 11/12/00
Posts: 33
Loc: Eastern North Carolina, US
Well thanks for the help and a chance to smile. I will repost it where I should have, though I have learned a lot here from you very gentle people.
#173441 - 02/11/08 09:20 AM Re: "Wry and/or Dry "sense of humor" [Re: Faldage]
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Posts: 273
Loc: Ireland
Possible examples a dry joaks. All commints welcome. Tester: yer ment ta painfully go "ha, ha" on readen/hearing these cos they're so lame. If ya fall about the place laffen, then perhaps ya have a dry sense a humour.
Why does a chicken lay eggs?
Because if she dropped them, they'd break
What do polar bears have that no other animal has?
Polar bear babies.
Why do baby chicks say "cheap, cheap, cheap?"
Because they can't say "expensive, expensive, expensive!"
A golf club walks into a local bar and asks the barman for a pint of beer.
The barman refuses to serve him. "Why not," asks the golf club.
"You'll be driving later," replies the bartender
#173442 - 02/11/08 09:40 AM Re: "Wry and/or Dry "sense of humor" [Re: GallantTed]
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I'm afraid that dictionaries often use 'dry' in defining 'wry'; e.g., OED2 and AHD4:
Dryly or obliquely humorous; sardonic, ironic.
Dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony.
M-W is somewhat better: cleverly and often ironically or grimly humorous
-joe (@#$% lexicographers) friday
#173448 - 02/11/08 11:04 AM Re: "Wry and/or Dry "sense of humor" [Re: tsuwm]
Registered: 11/07/01
Posts: 273
Loc: Ireland
Howya tsuwm
Ya made some good pints fer sure. However, I notice ya failed ta mention the fella what will laff at anythin when he's filled ta the brim with whiskey - he's the guy with a rye sense a humour.
Be seein ya
#173451 - 02/11/08 12:52 PM Re: "Wry and/or Dry "sense of humor" [Re: tsuwm]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/06
Posts: 5295
Loc: Netherlands, the Hague
Between the definitional and the practical appraoch:
Googling for 'dry' jokes and for 'wry' jokes shows a distinction between 'dry', the dummy lame ones and 'wry', the more intelligent ironic and sarcastic ones.
#173454 - 02/11/08 01:46 PM Re: "Wry and/or Dry "sense of humor" [Re: BranShea]
Registered: 11/07/01
Posts: 273
Loc: Ireland
Howya Bran! How is things?
And would ya agree that the fella what sniggers up his sleeve has a sly sense a humour?
Be seein ya
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Blue Gill @ Alcoa Duck Pond w/PICS!!!
The fish are stirring around here! Due to my two days on the pond I have created a fly fishing friendsy. Kinda funny actually, two guys fishing with their plugs had seen me reeling in fish and decided to watch. So today they brought their rigs with them. Take make this funny I'm watching this poor kid lobbing this popper on about a foot and a half of leader. He asks "Man I can't get this thing out there like you can! Which is hillarious because I'm lucky to be putting more than 35 feet of line on the water. I look up to see his fly dangling a meer foot below his leader and I replied "Well that's your problem" To top it off he had some Sten 10lb line attached to his leader. So I ever so politely refered him to you all telling him he needed to seek the help of LRO. He clipped his line off and tied on about 9' of Sten and went back to lobbing his popper with a little more success. All of the better fish were schooling at about 30ft out. During all of this poor fellows mess I managed to land a better than average blue and he put up a good stuggle on my six weight! When I got home my father had called to let me know he was watching three fellows with fly rods fishing the duck pond in Maryville.
Any who here she is! She was as long as my handle cant remember if that's 8'' or 9'' either way a fat bluegill too!!!
thats a pretty big blue gill. I cant remember which summer it was but one summer in high school when I used to have a little 14' alumacraft I was fishing for bass in the back of a cove when I noticed that there tons of blue gills gathered in the back of this slough. After easing around with the trolling motor I found out that they were making their beds in the soft silt all the way down to what looked like little pea gravel. Well I immediately went home and grabbed an ultralight spinning rod, hooks and a thing of nightcrawlers. I lost track of home many I caught that day but I eventually ran out of bait. I came back the next morning and used a small bettle spin and that made it alot easier unhooking them because they didnt swallow the hook as bad. But the next time I made it back there most of them were already gone. Sure wish I could hit it that good again now that I have a fly rod.
Anyway, great story and good pic. Where about is this duck pond?
is that the pond by the school? I always wondered about casting a fly rod in there.
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I live really close, so it's been kinda hard to stay away for some reason! If you can manage your line out 40ft you'll get some pretty good blue gill! There is also some decent size carp circling and tailing! There's one that would probably go in the 35lb range but I can't get him interested! There's a few largemouth out here too! It's really nice when they stock it for the fishing derby! They are worse than rainbow after being stocked, dumb and hungry!
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Lebron admitted that she went to New York City by bus on a weekly basis where she would purchase a half pound of marijuana then return to Honesdale where she would sell the marijuana in 1 ounce, ½ ounce, 1/8 ounce and 1 gram quantities. Lebron had seven prior convictions in New York and New Jersey of which 6 were drug related. Lebron had been living in Honesdale for approximately 4 months prior to her arrest.
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#123357 - 06/14/05 05:53 PM The rest of the story
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The Navajo came to the Arizona/New Mexico region some time around 1100 AD from somewhere in California, but their language is a member of the Athebaskan language group that is mostly represented by languages in the Pacific Northwest. Navajo and Apache are pretty much mutually comprehensible. Whether other Athebaskan languages share this trait with Navajo and Apache I don't know.
#123358 - 06/15/05 01:03 AM Re: The rest of the story
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/06/00
Posts: 2788
Loc: Seattle, Washington, USA
Lyle Campbell, American Indian Languages: The Historical Linguistics of Native America, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Ives Goddard (Ed.), Languages, vol. 17, Handbook of North American Indians, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1996.
Marianne Mithun, The Languages of Native North America, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
#123359 - 08/02/05 05:05 PM Glossary
Registered: 07/28/05
Posts: 270
Loc: Israel
Huge list for archaic/Shakespearian/poetical words:
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#123360 - 09/21/05 08:14 PM Re: Wordteque
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#182851 - 02/23/09 08:43 AM Re: Wordteque [Re: inselpeter]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/06
Posts: 5295
Loc: Netherlands, the Hague
New edition of UNESCOs Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
language map Here are languages and dialects most unheard of (by me anyway).
Endagered Languages World-map (long pdf download )really nice to zoom in on it. (immo)
#182867 - 02/23/09 04:57 PM Re: Wordteque [Re: BranShea]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/08
Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
This map holds a wealth of info. So many languages left with
only one or two persons speaking it. Makes me want to take
one on if only to preserve it._________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#182870 - 02/23/09 05:37 PM Re: Wordteque [Re: LukeJavan8]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/06
Posts: 5295
Loc: Netherlands, the Hague
According to the newspaper article that brought me to this site, languagediversity is to culture what biodiversity is to nature.
On the list of countries counting the most endangered languages
India is on top (196), followed by the United States (192) and Indonesia (147). The last speaker of Eyak, a language of Alaska died last year. So, you have the choice of 192 U.S. languages if you want to take one on. Which will it be? In my area I could choose Ripuarisch , a language spoken in Rhineland.
#182890 - 02/24/09 12:38 PM Re: Wordteque [Re: BranShea]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/08
Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
We had a newspaper article yesterday that pertains to this
According to the article, only one native speaker of Livonian
remains on Earth, in Latvia. Eyak, an Alaskan language, died
last year with its last speaker.
These are two of nearly 2000 that UNESCO says have gone extinct
or in danger of doing so.
With each language being a vessel of culture, a repository for
a unique set of feelings, expressions, wisdoms, ways of looking
at the world, it is worth preserving.
According to the article, in the USA alone more than a fourth
of the 192 languages once spoken have disappeared; 71 are
severely endangered, e.g., Gros Ventre (fewer than 10); Menomonee
(35 speakers).
Livonian is being revived by being taught in schools to young
peole in Latvia and thru poetry.
Sort of makes one want to learn one to help the cause along.._________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#182905 - 02/24/09 04:59 PM Re: Wordteque [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Posts: 5295
Loc: Netherlands, the Hague
Some languages are endagered because they are banned.
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We are easily impressed and predictable. We easily gravitate towards power, possessions and prestige, impressed by the rich. We get caught up in the media lives of movie stars and sports heroes. We are easily awed by the powerful, influential politicians and important executives. It is human nature to be impressed by the strong, the beautiful and the famous. However, it is not fame and celebrity that gives meaning to life, but compassion and forgiveness.
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, people were impressed by how strong, famous and accomplished He seemed. Three years earlier, He was unknown. Now, He is the leader of the most significant peace and justice movement. He was entering the heart of the nation as a real folk hero. People hailed Him as a future king and political leader.
How surprised and shocked they were when they discovered that Jesus was a king and leader, but much different from what they expected. Jesus chose to enter the heart of our suffering. He suffered injustice, hatred, torture and murder at the hands of others. His disciples betrayed and denied Him.
Jesus is King – King of the Suffering. In His kingdom, He stands beside the poor, the outcast, those rejected by others. It is the weak, the lowly, the humble and the discouraged. Throughout His life among us, He showed constant compassion, and on the cross, He demonstrated life-giving forgiveness, a love that is the source of hope for the suffering, the sinner.
To follow Jesus is to understand and live this mystery – the mystery of the cross as a blessing. Those who chose to enter the suffering of orphans and dying found Jesus; those who chose to live with and share the suffering of the mentally challenged also found Jesus. It is in our past, our pain, our failures and suffering that we find Jesus, not by trying to escape through addictions.
The first reading proclaims that one who is rooted in God's word can endure suffering. The Psalm in its turn presents the lament of one who is suffering, who is experiencing the apparent absence of God, yet it ends in a tremendous outpouring of faith in God expressed through faith.
We relive the passion and death of Jesus, the Suffering Servant. Jesus experienced the apparent absence of God and quoted today's Psalm. This story fulfills the first two readings and sets up Paul's hymn to the Philippians, which echoes the first reading and the Psalm. It is a summary of the kenosis of Jesus, the emptying out of His very being and subsequent exaltation to the right hand of His father.
Let us take time this Holy Week to take stock of our lives, our relationship with God, with others and with ourselves. Let us turn back to God by celebrating a good confession and receiving God's forgiveness and healing.
The Eucharist is a celebration of the Lord's passion, death and resurrection. It is a commitment to follow Him, to find Him, the King of suffering, in the suffering of the world, our suffering, our own sins and betrayals. There is where we will find Him and the joy and peace that He can give.
Today, we are invited to see the cross as a blessing, as a source of compassion, forgiveness and hope for all.


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Gloria A. DavisFebruary 22,2013
Gloria A. Davis Rites
BARRE TOWN A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, in St. Monica Catholic Church in Barre for Gloria A. Davis, of Sunset Road, who passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at her home.
The principal celebrant was the Rev. Leopold J. Bilodeau, pastor of the church, assisted by Monsignor Peter A. Routhier, rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Burlington and vicar general of the Diocese of Burlington.
Crucifer Lawrence Reilly was altar server. The Rev. Mr. Daniel L. Pudvah, deacon, led the Prayer of the Faithful.
Organist Rosie Badeau accompanied vocalists Romeo Bilodeau and Sarah Procopio, also members of the St. Monica Church choir, in the hymns, God So Loved the World, Ave Maria, Souvenez-vous, Vierge Marie, Song of Farewell and How Great Thou Art.
Words of remembrance were offered by George Berthold, a close family friend.
Offertory gifts were presented at the altar by Glorias nieces, Michelle Bouchard, Nicole Crowley, Emileigh Bouchard, and Kiley and Ashley Arnold.
Pallbearers were members of the Knights of Columbus Council 399, Denis Jacques, Henry Bilodeau, Sandy Conti, Andre Rouleau, Conrad Beaudin, Ronald Putney, Frank Parisch and Michael Rouleau.
Father Bilodeau led a prayer service Saturday morning at the funeral home.
Burial followed the Mass in Hope Cemetery in Barre where Father Bilodeau offered committal prayers.
Following the burial, family and friends gathered at the Hilltop Restaurant for a time of fellowship and luncheon.
Arrangements were in the care of the Pruneau-Polli Funeral Home, 58 Summer St., in Barre.MORE IN ObituariesFrederick A. Full StoryBonnie L. Full StoryRichard E. Lemery
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Spring into action
In girls track, Tri-Valley seeks its third consecutive Division IV title and sixth straight Section 9 Class C crown as the Lady Bears look to complete the 2011-12 trifecta, having won Section 9 titles in cross-country and indoor track. Eldred's girls vie for their fifth straight Division V title and fourth consecutive Section 9 Class D crown. In boys track, Eldred goes in search of its fourth straight Division V title and its fourth consecutive Section 9 Class D crown. Monticello vies for its third consecutive Division III title, while the Tri-Valley boys look to defend their Division IV title and improve on their runner-up status in Section 9. In boys golf, Sullivan West seeks to extend its eight-year supremacy in Division IV. Last year they shared the title with Tri-Valley and Eldred. Fallsburg's Richie Elliott will try for his third straight trip to states. He was last year's OCIAA champ and finished seventh in Section 9. In girls golf, defending Division III champion Fallsburg sent two girls to states last year. Cassie Orlan graduated in June but Danielle Stratton returns for another run. In baseball, Livingston Manor will look to defend its Section 9 and state Class D titles while Tri-Valley looks to avenge its 8-7 loss to S.S. Seward in last year's Section 9 Class C title game as they go in quest of the sectional plaque. The Bears are loaded with seniors. Sullivan West made sectionals last year before losing to Rhinebeck. The Bulldogs look to make it back to the postseason this spring. Monticello successfully defended its John Spear tournament title last spring with wins over Ellenville and Rondout Valley. The Panthers have a strong returning nucleus and hope to make some noise in Division III and in sectionals. In softball, Sullivan West will look to make sectionals for the 27th time in 30 years under the watch of coach Mike Ellmauer, while the Livingston Manor girls begin their quest for a third consecutive state title. Monticello, Fallsburg, Liberty and Eldred look to improve on last year's performance.


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As in racecar construction, the principal concern in chronograph engineering is precision, speed and readability. This is determined by the chronograph's oscillating power and construction. Traditionally, oscillators used in chronograph manufacturing beat at 3, 4 or 5 Hz, which is the equivalent of 21,600, 28,800, 36,000 beats per hour respectively.
The Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Chronograph pushes the concept even further, beyond what anyone dreamed possible - and past what everyone said was impossible. Using complex differential kinematics, TAG Heuer watchmasters and engineers have designed an ultra-high-frequency 500Hz spring oscillating system that vibrates a phenomenal 3,600,000 beats per hour, 125 times faster than most existing mechanical chronographs ever created and 10 times quicker than the former world-record holders TAG Heuer Calibre 360 and TAG Heuer Carrera Mikrograph 1/100th Second Chronograph.
The 100% TAG Heuer-built Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Concept Chronograph capitalizes on the construction of the integrated TAG Heuer Carrera Mikrograph 1/100th Second Chronograph and is equipped with two escapements:
• Regular time: 4 Hz, 28,800 beats per hour, 42-hour power reserve.
• Ultra fast time: 500 Hz, 3,600,000 beats per hour.
• It relies on an unprecedented 11 patents pending.


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What is in this article?:
- McDonald's makes late-night menu moves
- Putting all-day breakfast to bed
The After Midnight menu will offer breakfast and dinner items in select markets between midnight and 4 a.m.
McDonald's USA has confirmed that it will begin rolling out a "McDonald's After Midnight" menu of breakfast and dinner items in select markets at participating 24-hour locations, marking a significant move into the late-night daypart.
But several observers of the company noted that, while the time between midnight and 4 a.m. is ripe for experimentation, the pre-breakfast daypart might not hold enough revenue potential to meaningfully combat McDonald's pattern of faltering same-store sales so far in 2013.
"Our customers want convenience around the clock, and we're making it easier to eat at McDonald's with more 24-hour restaurants open than ever before," the Oak Brook, Ill.-based chain said in a media statement. "Our new McDonald's After Midnight menu features a selection of our customers' favorite breakfast and dinner menu items with the option to mix and match to create Midnight Value Meals and select limited-time offerings."
• McDonald's global same-store sales fall 0.6% in April
• McDonald's removes Angus burger from U.S. menu
• More quick-service restaurant news
Items reportedly available on the After Midnight menu include the Big Mac, Chicken McNuggets, the Egg McMuffin, hot cakes, French fries and hash browns. The brand also said McCafe beverages and desserts also would be sold during the new menu's window between midnight and 4 a.m.
McDonald's confirmed that the After Midnight menu is already available in the markets of North Delaware and College Station, Texas. Earlier reports said a breakfast after midnight menu began testing in central Ohio last August and in Rockford, Ill., this January. Another report in USA Today said the menu had been tested in parts of Southern California.
News of this menu expansion comes during a year in which McDonald's domestic same-store sales have been erratic. The chain's same-store sales in the United States declined 1.2 percent in the first quarter of 2013, lapping an 8.9-percent gain in a year-earlier period when unseasonably warm weather drove traffic and sales. The brand followed that up with a 0.7-percent gain in domestic same-store sales in April.
In response, McDonald's officials noted during the company's first-quarter earnings call that transaction growth would be key to turning around same-store sales, which would lead to increased advertising for the Dollar Menu, as well as new food items across the menu, like Premium McWraps, the Egg White Delight McMuffin, and three new flavors of the Quarter Pounder.
Breakfast a key differentiator
Dick Adams, a former McDonald's owner-operator who now consults several of the brand's franchisees, called the expansion of McDonald's After Midnight a "smart" move to utilize the existing menu during hours when stores are open but traffic is far from peak levels. The founder of San Diego-based Franchise Equity Group doubts the initiative would be significantly accretive to same-store sales, but added that late night is a good daypart for experimentation.
"There's not a lot of traffic then at most McDonald's units, and you have the grill space and time to fiddle with it," Adams said. "If you screw up ops at late-night, it's not a big deal; if you do that at lunch, it's a disaster."
Operationally, "this isn't a big hassle" in the middle of the night, he added. "But I don't see it being all that productive in terms of sales generation," Adams said. "There are some McDonald's locations where this makes sense, but they're few and far between."
Similarly, Howard Penney, managing director at Hedgeye Risk Management, said driving incremental sales at the late-night daypart likely would not fix the brand's problems. That's because recent struggles to drive same-store sales at McDonald's have more to do with declining lunch sales and over-reliance on the Dollar Menu.
"I don't think chasing those sales makes a lot of sense," Penney said. "They have the capacity between midnight and 4 a.m. to cook multiple things on the grills. They can do it. But it's not a big time for them to generate a lot of sales needed to fix the [unit economics]."
However, Gary Stibel, founder and chief executive of the New England Consulting Group, called the move "two sesame seeds short of brilliant" and said McDonald's could satisfy a need for late-night dining in a big way before competitors could — even early adopters such as Taco Bell and Wendy's.
"Like most things in life, late at night has changed," Stibel said. "Teenagers and young adults go out at 10 o'clock, come home at 2 a.m., and are hungry. … We think this will be accretive to sales, and anybody who questions people's desire for breakfast food after midnight has never gone to a New Year's party. … What they're doing is brilliant: using existing real estate, getting ahead of the competition and satisfying a need that already exists."
Although Taco Bell has long promoted its "Fourthmeal" daypart, and Wendy's advertises its late hours at the pickup window, neither has claimed the mantle as the pre-eminent destination for late-night eating, Stibel said.
"McDonald's, if they do it right, could leap ahead of them," he said. "Having breakfast food — which Taco Bell doesn't have systemwide and Wendy's has tested several times — could be the way to do that."


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Fish Rock Cave is Australia's best ocean cave dive, and voted among the top ten dive sites in Australia, Fish Rock is located just over two kilometres off Smoky Cape at South West Rocks on the New South Wales Mid North Coast.
The thrill of entering a 125 metre long cave and travelling right through the centre of a small island is one dive that you will not want to miss. As well as the cave itself, Fish Rock is home to such an amazing array of marine life that you will easily understand how the island came to be named. This is a dive location that must be included in your dive itinerary!
Fish Rock and Green Island are critical habitat areas for the Grey Nurse sharks, which live here in large numbers all year round.
Created by a fault in the island, Fish Rock Cave runs from the deeper seaward entrance at 24 metres, 125 metres through the rock emerging into the blue, fish filled, silhouetted shallower entrance fringed by pink gorgonian corals at 12 metres.
The South West Rocks Dive Centre is family owned and operated and has been conducting daily charter dives to Fish Rock since 1980. Catering to all levels of experience, our friendly staff will ensure your visit to South West Rocks is relaxing and enjoyable.
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The Proof Is In the Pictorial Pudding
A couple of days ago my piously pithy colleague, Mr. Krause, decided to undermine my loyalty to the St. Louis Cardinals. He spewed verbal chum as if I were cheating on my dear Redbirds by patronizing the White Sox.
Juvenile, Mr. Krause. Simply juvenile.
Look. This is known. I'm a Cardinals fan. A St. Louis loyalist. A redbird lifer. No question.
But I don't live in St. Louis. I live on the Southside of Chicago, mere blocks from Sox Park. And I love baseball. So I'm going to see a lot of White Sox games over the course of a season. Call me a cheater, call me a liar, I could care less. Baseball is baseball, no matter what color the unis are.
So yeah, I'll say it again: I'm a Cardinals fan, White Sox supporter. Eat it, Mr. Krause. The only time said allegiances will ever raise concern is this October when the two teams meet in the World Series, at which time you'll find me with my Molina jersey and an interlocking STL on my cap. I don't even have to think about it.
Now, Mr. Krause on the other hand, finds himself in a bit of trouble. At the suggestion of Mr. Jonestein, the RSBS interns and I were more than quick to disprove his most atrocious declaration, which I will repeat here for dear readers galore:
"Me, I bleed Tiger blue and often experience stigmata in the shape of an
old English "D." I am faithful to the Tigers to the point of willful
ignorance concerning the other 31 or however many teams there are in
Major League Baseball."
Okay, first of all, dummy, there are 30 teams in Major League Baseball, not 31. Second, zombies don't bleed, so I don't know how you can bleed 'Tiger blue' (is that even blue or is it just light black?). Finally, the interns' research usurps your ability to wiggle out of a lie.
And I have proof:
Yeah, okay, Mr. Krause. I guess when you refer to the English "D" you're implying that it stands for DECEIVER.
If there's a Tigers hell (they'd show constant reruns of all the 2006 Tigers' World Series fielding errors), you are definitely goin' there, brother.
So don't hate me, 'cuz you know I'm right.
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Frickin hilarious, but you should give him kudos for at least staying with teams that really SUCK!!, and I'm sure the Joe Mauer thing was just a passing fancy, jealous of your relationship with AP….
Outside the Phillies Looking In
Peter — Who wouldn't be jealous of what AP and I have? LOL.
Matt — What? The deceiving kind? I thought WVU guys were honest folks!
All is fair in love and war. As long as neither one of you sue's eachother…I got mad respect for both. Handle it like Men and I won't see a problem.
Ohhh snap!
And so true! I grew up in the same part of Cardinals Country, living and dying with the redbirds every summer. But when, as a young adult, I moved to Chicago I decided pulling for the White Sox was perfectly acceptable considering I had never had any interest in or feeling toward the American League up until that point. It's gotten to the point now that when people ask me who my favorite team is, I ask which league they mean.
In conclusion, Go Cards! And Go Go White Sox! (And please don't ever meet in the World Series, I don't think I could take it).
Allen is internally bleeding his Tiger Blue we just can't see it.🙂 I think Allen is going to cry tonight too.
I wish I could say there was something that made me support any team that plays where I live, but I can't. The Jets are close, but they play in Jersey so they don't really count. But if you like the White Sox, then all the more power to you I suppose. Allen probably doesn't like it because they're his division rival.
I'm surprised you didn't make a joke on his aristocratic genes, however.
This love/hate relationship is wonderful and quite healthy. Signed
Dr. Emma
Mike — Like men it is…. for me.
Ted — Finally, reason has shown up to the party. Good lookin' out!
The Other Ted — When doesn't Al go to bed crying? LOL.
Cici — No aristocracy in Al. That's all learned behavior.
Dr. Emma — Thanks! You just validated our very existence!
Hey, I thought it was the girl in the Cubs jersey that was trying to undermine your team loyalty! That was Allen's doing, also, right?😉
Guys, I've been enjoying your entries, and interacting with you. I'll be around a lot less now (outside of Julia's blog), now that the ST season is underway. Take care, Jeff and Allen, you've got a solid blog going–keep it up!
Btw, is that really a spammer for Jimmy Choo shoes in the comment above? Hilarious product placement. I can easily see both of you wearing those high heels! I guess it's time for Allen to set forth his rebuttal — if he can!
Greg — Great having your comments. Stop by anytime! And let us know when you've posted on Julia's site.
Jane — Jimmy Choo must know that Allen fits in perfectly with his target marketplace. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


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To Jorge's credit he was contrite & apologized for his actions last night. But in the end words won't mean much, he needs to start hitting if he wants to earn my respect back again. Otherwise he needs to retire. I don't want to see him forcing his way into the lineup because of his own pride & hurting the team with those weak AB's he's been putting up all year. He has zero hits against left handed pitching this year. That's just unbelievable. We mine as well have a pitcher as our DH this season if he keeps this up.
& while we're on the topic, some of the other guys on this team need to start pulling their weight & hitting too. It's unbelievable that we haven't lost more games than we have this season with guys like Swisher, Jeter, Teix, Jorge, ARod & Gardner struggling the way they have for much of the season. At least Jeter & Gardner have started to pick it up of late hitting wise. Hopefully the other guys can follow suit. We need our bats to give our pitching more run support. It's a joke that CC Sabathia only has 3 wins with the way he's pitched. He should have at least 5 or 6 by my recollection.


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|Chocolate-chip banana bread
It might not win a cake beauty contest, but I've always had a soft spot for banana bread. For starters, it's a self-effacing, everyday kind of bake. A cake you can legitimately eat for breakfast. The Aussies do it all the time, toasted and slathered in butter.
Secondly, it's almost embarrasingly easy to make, so it's a great cake to make when you're starting out baking - a 5hr Great British Bake Off technical challenge the banana bread is not.
Thirdly, banana bread appeals to my inner tight-wad. I hate throwing food away. So, ever since I read a piece by Molly Wizenburg on the joys of freezing whole bananas, I've never thrown away another bruised or battered banana. Instead, there's a drawer of our freezer that doubles as a retirement home for past-their-prime bananas, frozen in time until they can be recalled into service for muffins and banana breads.
If you've never defrosted a banana in the microwave before it can be a disconcerting experience. Split open the skin, blackened by frost, and out slinks a grey-brown slug. Don't panic! It's now the exact ripe and mushy texture to make banana bread.
Banana bread is a vehicle for lots of complimentary flavours. It works with most nuts and dried fruits. Plus, most importantly, chocolate. Two of my favourite versions are Molly Wizenburg's banana bread with dark chocolate and crystalised ginger from her book My Homemade Life, and Sophie Dahl's banana bread with coconut and crème fraîche, from her former column in Waitrose Food Illustrated.
Chocolate-chip banana bread is my own humble addition to the banana-y canon. It's certainly not going to make prom queen but it's a warm and cosy cake for this time of year, when the leaves are falling, the winds are gathering pace and you need something a little more comforting than cereal to ease you into the day. We've been eating it for breakfast, served warm with a big spoonful of sheep's yoghurt and a bigger mug of Earl Grey.
Best of all, banana bread freezes like a dream. So, in the same freezer drawer as the frozen bananas we now have bags of chocolate-chip banana bread. It's a perfect circle, people.
Chocolate-chip banana bread
4 medium-size ripe bananas
150g unsalted butter
150g light soft brown sugar
2 medium free-range eggs
150g milk chocolate chips
300g white spelt flour
2tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
100ml sunflower oil
Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease and line a 2lb loaf tin.
Mash the bananas with a fork (if using frozen bananas, defrost in the microwave on low for 1 minute first).
Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until very pale and fluffy. Stir in the bananas with a large metal spoon.
Sift the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda. Add to the butter and banana mixture about a third at a time, followed by a third of the beaten egg. Beat well with the electric mixer after each addition. Add the oil and beat until the mixture is smooth.
Add the chocolate chips and fold them in with the large metal spoon just until they are distributed well throughout the batter.
Pour into the loaf tin and use a spatula or palette knife to smooth the top. Bake for 1 hr or until a toothpick or skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.
Serve warm.
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