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Wheeler wins again as Mets beat Nationals 6-1The Associated Press | August 06,2014AP Photo
New York Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler delivers to the plate during Tuesdays game against the Washington Nationals in Washington.WASHINGTON Zack Wheeler allowed one run in 6 2-3 innings to win his fourth consecutive decision, and Daniel Murphys two-run single helped the New York Mets beat the NL East-leading Washington Nationals 6-1 Tuesday.
Wheeler (7-8) gave up seven hits and allowed a run on a wild pitch, but he was good enough on a muggy night when the temperature was 85 degrees at first pitch. The righty went 3-8 with a 4.45 ERA in his first 16 starts, but is 4-0 with a 1.59 ERA in seven appearances since June 30.
When Wheeler was replaced after 109 pitches with a man on in the seventh, center fielder Juan Lagares ended the inning with a head-first diving catch of a sinking liner by Denard Span. Lagares was checked on by manager Terry Collins and a trainer but stayed in the game.
In Washingtons sixth, Jayson Werth led off with a double. When Adam LaRoche followed with a single to left, third base coach Bob Henley sent Werth home. Left fielder Eric Campbell threw out Werth with a one-hop toss; the call stood after a replay review to check whether catcher Travis dArnaud blocked the plate.
In the second and third, Washington accumulated three hits and four walks off Wheeler but only scored once. That was pretty much how things went for the Nationals, whose Nos. 5-6 hitters, Ian Desmond and Bryce Harper, were a combined 0 for 7 with four strikeouts and a walk.
The Mets scored a run in each of the first two innings off Gio Gonzalez (6-8), with David Wright and Wheeler delivering RBI singles. In all, Gonzalez was charged with four runs and six hits over six-plus innings.
The left-hander put two runners on to begin the seventh, and then shook his head as he walked off the mound when manager Matt Williams yanked him with Wheeler coming to the plate.
After Wheelers sacrifice bunt, Drew Storen hit Lagares on the left arm to load the bases.
Storen rebounded by coaxing Murphy into a potential double-play grounder to second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera. Mainly a shortstop in the majors, but flawless since changing positions when he arrived from the Cleveland Indians in a deal last week, Cabrera let the ball get under his glove to make it 4-1. Murphy was officially credited with a single.
Not much later, the sellout crowd of 40,686 began heading to the exits.
ST. LOUIS Jon Jay did not pick up a bat while missing five successive games with a sore wrist. Once he returned on Tuesday, the St. Louis outfielder quickly made up for lost time.
Jay hit an RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning to break a tie and lead the Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in a battle between the two World Series teams from last fall.
It just felt great to be back out there, Jay said. Even better to come through.
The Cardinals won their third in a row and fourth in the last five. Boston has lost three in a row.
Jay blooped a hit to left off reliever Junichi Tazawa (1-3) to bring in former Red Sox A.J. Pierzynski with the winning run.
All-Star reliever Pat Neshek (5-0) picked up the win by striking out the side in the eighth.
St. Louis closer Trevor Rosenthal recorded his NL-leading 35th save in 39 chances.
Today was a big day for us, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. There were great at-bats from everybody.
Especially Jay.
I didnt swing at all until today, Jay said. But it feels good.
St. Louis starter Lance Lynn gave up two runs on four hits over seven innings. Boston starter Rubby De La Rosa surrendered one run on six hits over six innings.
Pierzynski started the winning rally with a two-out hit. He was signed by the Cardinals on July 26 after being released by the Red Sox on July 16.
Everyone wants me to say bad things about the Red Sox and Im not going to do that, Pierzynski said. Im not bitter about what happened. It just didnt work. I dont have one hard feeling. The only thing is I didnt play well enough. I have nothing but respect for the organization and how they handled everything. I was proud to say I was a Red Sox.
Oscar Taveras followed Pierzynskis hit with a single to set the stage for Jay.
They did a good job of putting the bat on the ball, Boston manager John Farrell said of the Cardinals. It seemed like Junichi had the eighth inning well in hand with two out, two strikes and nobody on. Three consecutive base hits and that was the difference.
Only 13 players remain from the Red Sox 25-man roster that won the World Series last fall. Through trades and attrition, the average age of the team dropped from 31 on Opening Day, to 28 on Tuesday.
The Red Sox have recalled knuckleball specialist Steven Wright from Triple-A Pawtucket. Wright will be making his first stint on the roster this season after four appearances last year.
St. Louis RHP Michael Wacha began throwing on flat ground Tuesday in hopes of returning to the starting rotation in early September. He has not pitched since June 17 with a stress reaction in his right shoulder.
Red Sox: Newly acquired OF Allen Craig was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sore ankle. He suffered the injury Friday while running to first on a ground out. OF Corey Brown was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket and in uniform for Tuesdays game. He was hitting .226 with 16 homers and 39 RBI. Shane Victorino underwent successful lumbar discectomy surgery in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
St. Louis RHP Shelby Miller (8-8, 4.14) will face close friend Joe Kelly (2-2, 4.37) in the second game of the three-game series on Wednesday. Kelly, who spent two-plus seasons with the Cardinals, will be making his first start for the Red Sox since being acquired in a trade July 31. The two served as Best Man in each others weddings in the off season.
Its going to be strange, Kelly said. There will be some emotions there.
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It was just last year that Honda tuner Mugen gave U.K hot hatch fans a limited run of the Honda Civic Type R. It was an exclusive machine with only 20 units produced and just 16 were sold to customers. Sales were low due to its hefty price tag of around NZ$77,000. Only hardcore fans could pay this much for a Civic.
For 2012, Mugen is back with a whole new engine for the Type R Civic and with the new model not due till next year, the tuner is going big on this final edition. The new motor is bored from 2.0 litres to 2.2 litres, with horsepower boosted 30% to 195kW and torque raised to 240Nm. Mugen views this special Civic as a tribute to Honda's naturally-aspirated K20 engine, which has been at the heart of the company's tuning efforts for years.
"Environmental pressures mean naturally aspirated engines are rapidly being superseded by other engine architectures and technologies," Mugen Euro president Hiro Toyota said. "We may never see the like of the K20 in a mainstream production car again, so felt it only fitting we mark the occasion with this special 2.2 version of the Honda Civic Type R." Continue reading "Euro-market Honda Civic Type R Mugen gets 2.2-litre motor" »

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Arguments over whether the Wisconsin Chippewa can hunt deer at night are scheduled to continue on Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb two weeks ago declared the state's ban on night deer hunting extends to tribal hunters, scuttling the Chippewa's request until Wednesday's hearing.
Witnesses for both the Chippewa and the state testified all day Wednesday. Crabb did not say if she would rule from the bench following the expected conclusion of testimony on Thursday or at a later date.
The organization that oversees the Chippewa's off-reservation rights last month quietly authorized tribal hunters to hunt at night, known as shining.
The state Department of Natural Resources has banned night deer hunting for decades out of safety concerns.


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MIDDLE ISLAND - Two candidates faced off tonight in a debate for the Town of Brookhaven's Highway Department superintendent.
Nearly 70 people came to the Longwood Library in Middle Island to hear Brookhaven Councilwoman Kathy Walsh (D/I - Brookhaven) and Assemblyman Don Losquadro (R/C - Shoreham) discuss their views.
Walsh touted her experience on the council and her efforts during Hurricane Sandy. Losquadro highlighted his experience working with difficult budgets.
Both candidates agreed the blizzard earlier this month exposed the weaknesses of the highway department and that more money needs to be invested because of staff reductions and aging equipment.
Following the storm, acting Highway Department Superintendent Michael Murphy resigned. He had been out of town dealing with a family emergency when the storm hit.
The election for the superintendent position will be held March 5.


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The secrets, the answers, the solutions are most often hidden within the simple basics. Complexity, bureaucracy and rhetoric are fertile breeding grounds for misinformation and untruths, not to mention great cover for those seeking to perpetrate ill will upon humanity. These conditions also provide for the proliferation of viruses, but offer little in the way of solutions. The reason I bring this up is that I believe humanity has been infected with numerous viruses. Not the biological type but rather the type that infects the entire being: the mind, body, and spirit.
Listen, I am admittedly not a "technology guy," nor am I inclined to willingly accept many new technologies. That said, I do recognize that technology, for better or worse (I am on the worse side) has become a dominant factor in our very existence as a species. It is from this angle that I approach our problem and offer a solution. So, I came across this offer while surfing the Universe during Ki Breathing Meditation one evening.
I believe the time has come to replace humanity's hard drive. I'm talking about a complete reset to zero. Hell, let's even change the date to 0000 ANHD (After New Hard Drive, of course). The new software installation for humanity's new hard drive would include the following: No human being owes any other human being anything other than common courtesy, kindness, compassion and love. This includes the forgiveness of all financial debts owed by and to any individual, corporation, or government. This also includes the forgiveness of any and all wrongs perpetrated by one group of people upon another from the present day all the way back to the Rift Valley. In the spirit of simplicity, there is no other program written into the new software. That's it.
Unfortunately a simple re-boot will not suffice, as a re-boot would simply restore the existing hard drive to its beginning, restore humanity to its beginning. That would still leave the original software intact, which contains all of the programs that have gotten us into the mess we are in today, including Selfishness 1.0, Ego 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, Hate 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, as well as the various versions of Greed, Envy and so on.
I have placed our order with the Universe (on behalf of all humanity, I hope you don't mind) for a new hard drive. Funny, the only cost for the new hard drive was that I place a check mark for us (all of humanity) in the box next to the statement "I agree to the terms and conditions." I guess they even have lawyers in the cosmos. I read the terms and conditions. Good news. All we need to do is return all of the old software and programs that we have previously purchased and installed, in addition to the old hard drive and any data that we have saved on it.
I gotta tell ya, this all sounds like a no-brainer to me. I went ahead and placed a checkmark in the "agree to terms and conditions" box and clicked on submit. I hope everyone is OK with that?
I let you know when our new hard drive arrives.
In Aiki.
[Stephen P. O'Donnell Sr. is Shihan at the Ki Institute of Self Mastery in Port Jervis, NY.]


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Six Women and a Men Went to Camelback Ranch to see the Dodgers in a Dodger Blue Minivan
When Lorena and I found out that there was going to be a Spring Traning Fanfest 3/3/12, we said "Let's go!" Rosie, who we met on Twitter last year said "I want to go!" The original plan was to go for the day. We already had a Spring Training road trip planned for the St Patrick weekend so we thought a turnaround trip would be OK.
On Saturday 2/25 I get a text from Lorena that Amanda was joining. A few days later Lorena tells us her friend Priscila is also joining us. Our group had grown to FIVE.
After thinking it over, we thought the original plan was kinda crazy to drive from LA to AZ and come back the same night so we changed it stay Saturday night.
The buz at Camelback Ranch the day before we were to leave was that Sandy Koufax was there! Dodger fans were giddy with excitment.
Kershaw, Sandy Koufax and Don Mattingly. Picture taken by Jon SooHoo.
Because of Sandy Koufax was at Camelback Ranch, our group grew to seven a few hours before we were scheduled to take off. Needless to say some of us hardly got any sleep or none at all.
The minivan arrived at my house about 2 AM. A few minutes later Rosie was dropped off at my house. Because of a mixup, Rosie did not bring anything but her purse. She thought we had changed back to making the trip a turnaround trip. She wanted to stay but we said "There is a Target, close by…. " So off we went six women and a men in a Blue Minivan.
Here is Rene practicing hitchhiking just in case we left them behind. The perfect place would have been here
We arrived safely and it was off to taking pictures. The first one I took was with Gaylord Perry
The second one was with Javy!
Here is Rene and I talking with Jon SooHoo
This picture taken by Dodger main photographer Jon SooHoo, appeared in the Dodgers Photo Gallery. Thanks Jon! . Check out his MLB blog at http://dodgersphotog.mlblogs.com
With Manny Mota on his bicycle
Plenty of pictures were taking especially at Sattle Ranch where 3 of the group rode the mechanical bull but I'll leave the pictures for another post or maybe I should check with the group if is OK to post.
I had a wonderful time on this trip. Can't wait to be back at Camelback Ranch for St Patrick weekend. The only thing is I won't be able to watch the game on Sunday as I am scheduled to work in NH the following week so I am taking a flight at noon.
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What a fun road trip! And how cool to see Koufax looking so handsome and fit. The guy never ages, it seems.
It was Jane, a boat load of fun! Koufax's age wish they would look so handsome and fit! I don't know how I would act if I actually had a chance to meet Koufax. I probably would talk too much.
Looks like a great time! Did your friend eventually make it to Target to get some "necessities"?
– Sue
We had our priorities straight. We headed to Camelback Ranch for the FanFest, then shopping at Targert for "necessities" She said she could have paid for a hotel room with the money she spent. Afterwards we went to another shopping center to do a little store sight seeing, then Margaritaville for dinner and drinks, then Saddle Ranch for shots of tequila and to ride the mechanical bull THEN we started looking for a hotel room for the night.
More fun coming out this weekend!


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You wouldn't think the name of a road could cause such controversy.
But in one small town, a potential name-swap between two highways is causing uproar over its potential effects on tourism.
La Crosse County is looking to remove the state designation for Highway 108, which is located outside of West Salem and runs through the town of Mindoro. The county would give that designation to County Highway C, which is more heavily traveled.
While the swap would bring the county more state dollars for road repair, Mindoro residents are up in arms about losing the state highway that they say brings much-needed tourism into their local businesses.
As a community its members call "close-knit," having a place to congregate is important for this unincorporated town – and that's where Top Dawgs Pub comes in. Located right on Highway 108 as it winds through Mindoro, this hole-in-the-wall diner offers some good eats along with a fresh cup of daily gossip. Lately, the topic has been the county's controversial proposal.
Sunday, pub patrons shared their reasons for opposing the swap. One Mindoro resident, David Adams, said he's lived on Highway 108 for 49 years. As a county highway department worker, he's spent more than a decade providing maintenance to a road he says he's maintained a lifelong relationship with – a relationship he doesn't want to see by any other name.
"I think a lot of these decisions are being made by people that don't have any idea what's going on here or the impact that it's going to have," Adams said of the potential name swap.
Other residents talked about how family generations grew up with Highway 10 right outside their homes. As an important landscape in their daily lives, many didn't want to see history be re-written, or re-named.
It's not only nostalgia that keeps these residents holding on to Highway 10 - if the county would ultimately choose to swap the highways' names, residents along both thoroughfares would have to change their addresses.
With some patrons that have nearly half a century invested in this highway, it's not hard to see why Top Dawg employees don't want it switched with County C, located right outside West Salem. But aside from customer approval, they've got an even bigger stake in Highway 108.
"We are the home of 108 burgers, and we're on Highway 108," pub manager Jeni Bunker said. "That's our main marketing strategy," pub manager Jeni Bunker said. "We get a lot of people from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, a lot of bikers, and they like to stop here."
"I think our tourism clients or customers will drop off."
With a main course that reflects the name of the road right outside, Top Dawgs doesn't welcome the swap that would remove a state highway from their front door and potentially injure tourism for the community.
"It's going to raise a hullabaloo, it really is," Bunker said. "It's definitely going to change the business if it's changed to Highway C."
Supporters of the switch say it will give the county $3 million in state funding for road improvements, but Mindoro residents say that's not enough for the harm it may do to this small community, and its prime dining.
"I think that this road would probably see improvements if it went to a county highway," Adams conceded. "But is it worth giving it up as a state highway?"
The county's Public Works and Infrastructure Committee was scheduled to take up the issue at its October 7 meeting, where public commentary is allowed. The County Board will vote on the swap, along with its 2014 budget, in November.


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Ethics and Public Service Curriculum
The Ethics and Public Service program combines ethics with knowledge about how to help the public understand the increasingly complex world of policy and choice concerning key issues of our time.
The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies curriculum consists of 11 courses. The program contains four coordinated components: (1) a core of three courses, (2) a set of five emphasis courses, (3) two elective courses, and (4) a master's project or thesis.
Core Courses
MLS 506 Ethics in Contexts
MLS 590 Public Discourse
MLD 683 Leadership for Social Change
Emphasis Courses
MLS 560 Introduction to Public Policy and the Legal Process
MLS 562 The U.S. Health care System and Patient Advocacy
MLS 564 Ethics, Public Interest Groups, and the Political Process
MLS 566 Culture, Place, and Policy
MLS 660 Environmental Economics
MLS 695 or 696 Project or Thesis
Recommended Elective Courses
EDN 521 Schools and Their Institutional/Political Environment
ENG 555 Professional and Grant Writing
MLD 558 Conflict Resolution
MLS 512 Religion, Ritual, and Symbol
MLS 530 The City
MLS 534 Gender in Public Life and the Professions
MLS 540 Writing Life Stories
MLS 550 Ethics and Imagination
MLS 632 Race, Ethnicity, and the American Experience
MLS 648 The Social Consequences of New Media
MLS 680 Justice, Care, and Community
Any course from the "History of Science" sequence
Choose one
MLS 510 Changing Models of the Universe: Plato to Kepler
MLS 610 From Certainty to Chaos
MLS 612 Changing Concepts of the Earth and Life


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Barre open house will blast off
BARRE Todays downtown open house will culminate in the first-ever fireworks display launched from inside the city. The pyrotechnics will originate at the front lawn of the Vermont History Center on Washington Street.
The festivities start at 1 p.m. with a ribbon cutting for the new sidewalks on the City Hall Park end of North Main Street. At 1:30 p.m., the Barre Congregational Church Bell Choir will put on a concert at Studio Place Arts followed by a concert preview by the Barre-Tones.
There will be horse-drawn wagon rides from 1 to 4 p.m. in front of Ellie and Shirls Simply Delicious on Depot Square. A downtown cash mob and scavenger hunt will start at City Hall Park at 2 p.m. Children can visit with Santa Claus at Last Time Around Antiques from 1 to 4 p.m.
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Ohio Northern University ranked No. 2 among Midwest regional colleges; top 50 engineering schools
Ohio Northern University has been ranked No. 2 among Midwest regional colleges in "Best Colleges 2014," published annually by U.S. News & World Report.
Ohio Northern has appeared in the top 10 of the publication's Midwest Regional College rankings for the past 22 years and in the top five for the past 10 out of 11 years. Because most of the colleges in the category draw heavily from nearby states, they are ranked by region.
For the sixth time in seven years, ONU's T.J. Smull College of Engineering placed in the top 50 best undergraduate engineering programs in the United States. The college is accredited by the ABET (formerly known as Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) and ranked 33rd among engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's. ONU also was recognized among Midwest regional colleges in the "A-Plus Schools for B Students" category.
"The No. 2 ranking is a tribute to the hard work and accomplishments of our extremely dedicated, highly committed faculty and staff," said Daniel A. DiBiasio, ONU president. "The U.S. News publication, together with the University being highly rated by other publications like Washington Monthly and The Princeton Review, can affirm the quality and distinctive mix of opportunities offered at ONU."
The "Best Colleges 2014" guidebook ranks 367 colleges within four regions: North, South, Midwest and West. The Midwest region is comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
U.S. News & World Report offers its publication as a way for students to broaden their college search and make comparisons before visiting and interviewing at appropriate universities. For reporting purposes, the schools are categorized by mission and, in some cases, region. Data is gathered from each college on up to 15 indicators of academic excellence. Those indicators fall into the following categories: peer assessment, retention of students, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduate rate performance and alumni giving. The indicators are designed to reflect the school's student body, its faculty and financial resources and to measure how well the institution educates its students.


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#1124 - 04/04/00 07:31 PM Insatiable Anagrammists &c.
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A couple quick ones (the first one is so quick that I ask you not post a response so as not to ruin it); the others are a little slower:
1) What is the only other word that can be made from the letters in INSATIABLE? (No fair checking the anagram server [and no help, either!])
2) What is the longest word that can be made strictly from letters on the middle row of the (QWERTY) keyboard? [A few possible answers, here.]
3) One six-letter word contains five pronouns in it (in order) - what is it?
As always, if you know the answer in advance, no fair responding!
Good luck.
#1125 - 04/14/00 11:29 AM Re: Insatiable Anagrammists &c.
Carpal Tunnel
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Posts: 11613
Loc: Louisville, Kentucky
Well, I'm stumped. Got out my Scrabble tiles, cannot come
up w/ the anagram. I did find a few possibilities, but I
don't think any of them are real words. Re: #3--are you
sure you worded that question right? (She said, ungrammatically.) Is the answer an English word? I can't
think of any other pronouns besides I, you, he, she, it, we,you, they, and me, you, him, her, it , us, you, them.
Perhaps one of the brain cells I've lost knew the answer, but I can't see it for the life of me!
Please send private if you don't want the answer posted yet.
I'm on tenterhooks, and they're pretty uncomfortable!
#1126 - 05/24/02 05:55 PM Re: Insatiable Anagrammists &c.
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Note: This was one of the earliest threads--though not a long one--in the brief history of Wordplay and Fun.
Were these questions ever answered on a later thread?
#1127 - 05/24/02 07:05 PM Re: Insatiable Anagrammists &c.
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Posts: 3439
Loc: New England, USA
Were these questions ever answered on a later thread?
Not that I ever saw ... and I'd just about stopped being frustrated by the thread and here it is again...
No Fair, Apocryphon! Come back with answers. I want answers, do you hear, Sirrah? Answers!
#1128 - 05/25/02 08:45 AM Re: Insatiable Anagrammists &c.
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Loc: Portland, Oregon
Good Lord... Jackie was once a newbie? I thought she just sprang from Anu's forehead as a full-grown Pooh-Bah.
The answer I've heard for #2 is typewriter, although the parenthetical comment makes me wonder what else others have come up with.
As for pronouns, that will keep me thinking all weekend... remember my, our, their, his, hers, its, who, what & which are all pronouns too! (plus more I'm sure I've forgotten to mention...)
#1129 - 05/25/02 08:58 AM Re: Insatiable Anagrammists &c.
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The word below doesn't meet the requirements of the pronoun word task, but I show it here for amusement:
It's a seven-letter word, but it does have five pronouns.
The requirement of that six-letter word having five pronouns "in order" is a little confusing... What does "in order" mean here?
#1130 - 05/25/02 09:10 AM Re: Insatiable Anagrammists &c.
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Oh, ok. I just figured out the "order" bit.
Consider the six-letter word theirs.
It contains eleven pronouns, but not necessarily in order:
his (if you disregard the ordering of the letters)
this (again, if you disregard the ordering of the letters)
she (ditto)
her (ditto)
hers (ditto)
it (ditto)
its (ditto)
...so, back to the drawing board.
#1131 - 05/25/02 09:26 AM Re: Insatiable Anagrammists &c.
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 10/17/00
Posts: 5400
Loc: rego park
ok, so let work on it...
Hers and she is a good start,
Shers (5 letters, 4 pronouns)so what can we put in front, that will give 2 more?(he, her, she, hers,)
Us, she, he, her, hers!
thanks, word wind! i couldn't have done it with out you!_________________________
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#1132 - 05/25/02 09:32 AM Re: Insatiable Anagrammists &c.
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Brava, of Troy! Now we can put our minds to rest. Glad you rebuilt Ushers house!
#1133 - 05/28/02 01:12 PM Re: Insatiable Anagrammists &c.
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Freedom New Mexico
Well, Sen. John McCain has largely succeeded in his mission to firmly claim control of the Republican Party and to give his campaign the largest possible boost going into the fall contest for the White House.
First off, McCain went to the Republican National Convention still struggling to convince the conservative grass roots they should ignore his image as a maverick and accept him as one of their own. But one single move, the selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, cleared away the doubts and electrified Republicans in a way that just baffles Democrats and much of the national media. A new clamor for GOP unity emerged from the floor of the Republican convention to sweep the country.
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PRESS RELEASE From the Office of State Senator Kel Seliger, District 31
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2011 Contact: Gina Dowdy (806) 374-8994
AUSTIN — Yesterday, State Senator Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) passed Senate Bill 1504 (SB 1504), an important measure to strengthen the current regulatory framework for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste in Texas, particularly with regard to the issue of importation of waste generated outside of the state. "This legislation not only creates opportunities in Texas, but also a strong and safe regulatory structure for this important function," Senator Seliger stated.
Most notably, this legislation prohibits the importation of foreign waste, but does allow for waste generated outside the state to be disposed of providing that it does not exceed stringent thresholds as set in SB 1504. These limits are essential to ensure that capacity needs for Texas are adequately protected. Finally, the bill assesses a 20 percent surcharge on top of the rate for imported waste which will generate additional revenue for the state of Texas.
In 1980, U.S. Congress passed the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act which encouraged states to join in interstate agreements or compacts to provide for disposal of commercial low-level radioactive waste. Today, Texas' low-level radioactive waste site outside of Andrews, Texas, is operated by Waste Control Specialists, licensed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and overseen by the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission. The WCS facility is set to open within the next biennium.
"This state-of-the-art site, in line with the provisions of this bill, will not only address the waste disposal needs of Texas, but of the nation as well," said Senator Seliger.
The bill will now be sent to the Texas House of Representatives.
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Frosted Donuts
NEW YORK - AUGUST 02: Overview of doughnuts being served at the after party for the New York premiere of "The Other Guys" at The Park on August 2, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
Deep fried butter on a stick!
DES MOINES, IA - AUGUST 11: Summer Anderson of Washington, Iowa, takes her first bite of deep fried butter-on-a-stick at the Iowa State Fair August 11, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa. Anderson said it tasted like a cinnamon roll with a lot of butter. "You got to have something weird at the fair," she said. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Forbidden donut....
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 01: Overview of donuts at the "Superior Donuts" Broadway photo call at the Snapple Theatre Rehearsal Studio on September 1, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
Deep fried Oysters
BLUFF, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 27: A bag of deep fried oysters and chips, a meal considered a local delicacy and available from many take-away outlets throughout New Zealand is seen on March 27, 2007 in Invercargill, New Zealand. Dredging for oysters has been carried out in the Foveaux Straight between the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island since 1863. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images)
Mmm... egg
BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 05: In this photo illustration an egg bought in a supermarket fries in a frying pan on January 5, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. German authorities across the country are on high alert following the disclosure that the animal feeds company Harles and Jentsch GmbH sold large quantities of dioxin-tainted animal feed to poultry and hog farmers. Authorites in Lower Saxony have halted eggs and meats shipments from 1,000 farms as a precaution, and consumer groups have warned the public against eating eggs for the time being. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Fresh Churros
MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 23: People enjoy freshly fried Churros at the San Gines Chocolateria on October 23, 2009 in Madrid, Spain. The ridged crunchy fried dough pastry called Churros are a typical Spanish snack that found it's origin in Madrid. Churros are eaten for breakfast, or as a snack, dipped in hot chocolat or cafe con leche. With it's popularity growing, the snack spread to many other countries such as the United States, Mexico and Brazil. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
Hot-carved Bratwurst & Sauerkraut Sandwich on Rye
CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 27: A hot-carved bratwurst sandwich smothered in sauerkraut on rye bread, a glass of Berghoff beer and fried chips are seen on the bar in the Berghoff Restaurant February 27, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. The famous downtown Chicago eatery will be closing after 107 years on February 28. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
PARWANOO, INDIA - MARCH 26: A local shop keeper fries jelabi in the street market on March 26, 2010 in Parwanoo, India. Jelabi is a deep fried mixture of white flour and sugar. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) Jelabi - flour sugar
Fried prawns
NITEROI, BRAZIL - AUGUST 5: Fresh fried prawns are served with a wedge of lime at a fisherman's cafe in the Mercado São Pedro, the St. Peter's fresh fish market, on August 5, 2009 in Niteroi in Brazil. Stating in its website that fish is a good source of protein, not high in saturated fat, and a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, the American Heart Association recommends eating seafood at least twice a week. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)
Combo Meal
DES PLAINES, IL - FEBRUARY 15: French fries sit on a table at a McDonald's restaurant February 15, 2006 in Des Plaines, Illinois. McDonald's announced February 13 that their french fries contain potential allergens from both wheat and dairy ingredients used to add flavor. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Fried dough
LONDON - AUGUST 27: Caroline from Nigeria cooks up ''Puff Puff's'', a deep fried dough ball, during the Notting Hill Carnival on August 27, 2006 in London, England. People from all over the world meet in Notting Hill to watch the parade, dance to the massive street sound systems and eat traditional food from all over the world, cooked on the hundreds of stalls that line the streets. (Photo by Miles Willis/Getty Images)
Fried chickens
SUPHAN BURI, THAILAND - JANUARY 25: Fried chicken is left untouched as Thai shoppers walk by at a local market in Bangkok,Thailand January 25, 2004. An outbreak of Bird Flu has ravaged poultry farms and could devastate the country's chicken export sector which is the world's fourth largest worth 1.5 billion dollars. The Bird Flu (also called Avian Flu) has claimed six victims in Vietnam and one in Thailand. The World Health organization ( W.H.O.) said there was no evidence of person-to-person spread of the virus. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Egg roll and Crab Rangoon
MIAMI - MARCH 21: Chinese food including, fried chicken wings, fried wonton, fried rice, fried egg roll and fried dumplings sit on a table March 21, 2007 in Miami, Florida. A report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest found that food from Chinese restaurants has a tendency to be high in fat, high in sodium and high in calories. (Photo Illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Donut holes
NEW YORK - MAY 28: Krispy Kreme doughnuts float through the hot oil cooker at a Krispy Kreme outlet May 28, 2003 in New York City. Increased sales and higher prices at company and franchise stores helped boost quarterly earnings at the the doughnut retailer by nearly 50 percent. (Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)
Fried egg rolls
MIAMI - MARCH 21: Chinese food including, fried egg roll sit on a table March 21, 2007 in Miami, Florida. A report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest found that food from Chinese restaurants has a tendency to be high in fat, high in sodium and high in calories. (Photo Illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Bucket of Fried Chicken
SAN RAFAEL, CA - OCTOBER 30: A bucket of KFC Extra Crispy fried chicken is displayed October 30, 2006 in San Rafael, California. KFC is phasing out trans fats and plans to use zero trans fat soybean oil for cooking of their Original Recipe and Extra Crispy fried chicken as well as other menu items. KFC expects to have all of its 5,500 restaurants in the U.S. switched to the new oil by April 2007. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)(Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Traditional British Breakfast
LONDON - APRIL 20: In this photo illustration an all English fry up breakfast is seen, April 20, 2006 in London, England. The traditional English style breakfast 'Fry-Up' is under threat of being replaced by more continental style coffee shops. (Photo Illustration by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
DES PLAINES, IL - FEBRUARY 15: French fries sit on a table at a McDonald's restaurant February 15, 2006 in Des Plaines, Illinois. McDonald's announced February 13 that their french fries contain potential allergens from both wheat and dairy ingredients used to add flavor. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 30: A painting drawn by protesters shows an American citizen eating a hamburger with his face covered with the map of the divided Korean peninsula during a anti FTA (Free Trade Agreement) rally in front of city hall on March 30, 2007 in Seoul, South Korea. Free trade negotiations between the U.S. and South Korea came down to the wire Friday, with the Presidents of both countries talking by phone and urging negotiators to overcome remaining obstacles. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
First slice of happiness
NORTH HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - OCTOBER 15: First grader Christina Muse takes a bite into a slice of pizza in the school cafeteria during lunch October 15, 2002 at North Hampton School in North Hampton, New Hampshire. North Hampton School has students from K through 8 and offer a balanced lunch menu everyday, some days even Dominoes Pizza is even served. (Photo by Debbi Morello/Getty Images)
Late night munchies
NEW YORK - MARCH 14: (U.S. TABS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) (L-R) Actors Lea DeLaria, Chris Sieber, Charles Busch and Frank P. Conway, associate director of development for Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS, enjoy a New York slice of pizza as they attend the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Presents "Nothing Like a Dame 2005" after party at John's Pizzeria March 14, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
30 minutes or less
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Love Kitchen Road Manager Doug Ruthven slices a pizza, made by the mobile kitchen, for distribution in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building September 17, 2007 in Washington, DC. The Love Kitchen was in town to provide hot pizza meals to homeless people including homeless veterans. Little Caesar's founder Michael Ilitch was awarded with the Secretary's Award Monday by the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize his support of veterans. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Pizza Gut
390301 05: People enjoy themselves June 7, 2001 on the beach in Hollywood, Florida as a new study released Wednesday says obese adults have more chronic health problems than smokers, heavy drinkers or the poor. The report, published in the latest issue of the British journal, "Public Health," by the RAND institute in Santa Monica found that obese people have on average nearly twice the chronic health troubles of people of normal weight. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Pork Chop on a Stick
DES MOINES, IA - AUGUST 11: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R) eats a pork chop on a stick at the Iowa State Fair August 11, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa. Romney was a the fair ahead of Saturday's Iowa Straw Poll to greet voters and engage in traditional Iowa campaigning rituals. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
BERLIN - NOVEMBER 04: A guest carries a hamburger on a plate at a U.S.election party at the Bertelsmann representation on November 4, 2008 in Berlin, Germany. German media have been following the election closely and most Germans favour Obama. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BERLIN - MARCH 17: Currywursts in casing (below) and without fry at Curry 36, one of Berlin's most famous currywurst stands, March 17, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Currywurst, originally founded in post-war Berlin by Herta Heuwa, is Berlin's answer to fast food and is sold at specialized stands across the city and the rest of Germany. Currywurst is pork sausage, with or without casing, fried or deep-fried, that is typically smothered in curry powder and a ketchup-like sauce called curry sauce and served with french fries. Plans are underway to open a currywurst museum, the Deutsches Currywurst Museum, in Berlin sometime in the fall of 2006. Germany consumes an average of 800 million currywursts per year. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Three Out Of Four!
Last night the Padres wrapped up their four game series with the Pirates by sending Wade LeBlanc to the mound against Daniel McCutchen.
Both teams had not hit a home run for the whole series, but that changed when Adrian Gonzalez came up in the top of the first. With a runner on, he hit his 39th homer of the season to give the Padres a 2-0 lead. With every home run that he hits, Adrian makes a new career high. I definitely think he's going to have at least 40 this year. Wow.
The Pirates have been worthy opponents this weekend. It was surprising, but it was pretty cool. They've got a lot of great young players right now, and maybe the Pirates will be a good team soon. Last night, they cut our lead in half right away on a solo homer by Garrett Jones in the bottom of the first.
Wade LeBlanc threw very well. He only went five innings, but he only allowed one run on five hits. He walked three and struck out five. He was very solid, especially compared to earlier in the year!! YAY WADE!!
The Padres got a run in the third. The Pirates got a run in the sixth.
The Padres had a great eigth inning. Chase Headley led it off with a solo homer. Later in the inning, Nick Hundley hit a two-run homer to give us a 6-2 lead.
Unfortunately, the Pirates came right back in the bottom of the inning, getting three runs off Luke Gregerson, who has been so solid lately!! I guess that's just baseball.
So, we were still clinging to our 6-5 lead going into the bottom of the ninth. Heath Bell came in. And you know what happens when Heath has only a one-run lead. Yep, he gives it up. He got the bases loaded with no outs! Thankfully, he only allowed one run to tie.
We went to extra innings. Neither team got anything in the tenth, but the Padres got plenty in the 11th, that's for sure.
Everth Cabrera singled, Eck sacrificed him over, and Adrian was intentionally walked. Then Chase Headley doubled, driving in Everth. Will Venable was intentionally walked to get to Oscar Salazar, which I do not get at all. It was a very bad move, as Salazar doubled in Adrian and Chase.
After a pitching change, Nick sac-flied in one, and T. Gwynn singed in our 11th run of the game.
Adam Russell took the bottom of the inning, and we won 11-6!! It was such an amazing game. The Pirates were really in it, but we took three out of four. Oh yeah!
Chase Headley had an incredible night. He had five hits, all from the left side, and drove in two runs.
What a great series for the Padres. Now I think we're ready to go play in the freezing cold Colorado for three games!!
As you know, Kouz has been out for quite a while with the calf problem. He was hoping to be back in last night, but something came up. I'll let the clip in the Union Tribune tell the story:
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"My calf feels great," third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff told Black Monday afternoon, "but I tweaked my back."
Kouzmanoff, who was hoping to be able to return to the lineup Tuesday with a sufficiently recovered strain of his left calf, was more embarrassed than pained to report his latest injury. Evidently, he hurt himself when going back to sit in the chair in front of his locker at PNC Park, but the chair wasn't there and he went straight to the floor on his backside.
Black said he thinks the tweaked back is not serious enough to keep Kouzmanoff from playing in Colorado.
Oh my goodness, I laughed so hard when I read this!! That's just hilarious. At first I was like, oh no, not his back!! But then I realized that probably isn't the chronic back problem that he has. Man, soooo funny!! Kouz is amazing🙂
Yeah, so the Padres are ready to go play spoiler in Colorado. But it's going to be soooo cold. I feel so bad for all the guys who have to play in weather like that! Well, hopefully they will be able to keep hot🙂
Edward Mujica is pitching tonight.
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Headley has been on fire lately! I was so excited when I got online last night and saw that he got 5 hits! Crazy awesome.
Let's hope for some serious spoiler ball in CO. I have a ton of family there who are huge Rockies fans, and I'm kind of hoping my favorite team dashes their teams dreams a little bit, haha.
congrats on a good series between our two miserable teams. last night was great for the time being but we let it slip away in the 11th.
hopefully next season will be brighter for us
Three outta four ain't bad at all, in fact – it is great to see the Pads doing that. Thanks, I love being the motivator, great post as always.😉
He hurt himself missing a chair? Oh no! I hope Kouz will be okay!


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Still On Top
This team can just never be put down. Can you believe that we've never lost more than three games in a row all season? Absolutely incredible. But there's been plenty of times that we've lost two and faced a third. But every single time, we were able to turn on the bats and avoid that third loss. Just like we did yesterday.
We had lost the first two games to the Diamondbacks, which really stunk. But yesterday we had Mat Latos on the mound. I feel like Mat's become just like Jake Peavy. Remember when we were really bad and would go on looooong losing streaks? We always called Jake our stopper. He was always the guy who wanted to go out there and stop a losing streak. Mat Latos has morphed into that role a lot this season.
Yesterday he threw six scoreless innings, only allowing two hits.
The offense really, really came out. I was so happy! Jerry Hairston had three hits, including a home run, and scored four runs. Chris Denorfia had two hits, including a home run, and scored three runs. Adrian Gonzalez had himself a big weekend, getting three hits on Saturday and two hits yesterday. Everth Cabrera had three hits too, which was absolutely huge. He's been struggling a lot and for him to have a big day like that was a great sign.
We won the game 10-1. It was great!
Now we come home to play the Pirates for three games starting tomorrow. I think this series is going to be huge for us. We absolutely have to take at least two out of three. Though we've had a bad week, we remarkably still have a two-game lead over the Giants. We came pretty close to losing last week and I don't want that to happen again. We have to keep winning to keep our lead.
I'm going to the game on Thursday, which I'm REALLY excited about!! It's going to be great and I'm really hoping for a win🙂
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Great game last night, I was thinking the same thing as I watched highlights- sometimes we'll get into a minor funk, but you absolutely can not sweep the Padres this year! Sometimes I wonder how other fans feel knowing that any time they play the Padres, the chances are overwhelming that they will lose at least once, if not two or three times.
Every team goes through slumps. We've gone 4-6 over the last 10, and 3-4 on the road trip, but I think we'll get it together again back home against Pittsburgh before the big series against San Fran coming up! I'm definitely looking forward to those games!
i think ill give you an early youre welcome \. the pirates get to enjoy beautiful san diego starting tonight. maybe we'll get lucky and sneak one from you guys
Mat Latos is amazing. He straight up dominated the D-Backs! It was a good series though🙂 And I hope my boys didn't mess up your standings too much!! If they did, hopefully they can beat the Giants for ya!
Mat Latos is amazing. He straight up dominated the D-Backs! It was a good series though🙂 And I hope my boys didn't mess up your standings too much!! If they did, hopefully they can beat the Giants for ya!


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Let's review the prog review sites!Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005
I'm probably going to annoy a lot of people here since I tend to think a lot of prog sites suck. I know, I have a certain bias since I happen to run this site, but really: go look at the e-prog site and tell me that's a good web design. Well, if you can — if your computer doesn't crash first. Regardless, below I gloss over a bunch of English-language prog review sites; I'm sure I missed a bunch, but these are the ones I am familiar with, in no particular order.
I should also say that I love reading about the music I listen to, and I give honest thanks to anyone that takes the time and effort to post reviews and other writings about said music. So I apologize in advance to any sensitive webmasters out there for my occasionally callous criticism, but here are my opinions:
- Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock
Still the granddaddy of prog resources for the newcomer to the genre. When GEPR was taken over by Fred Trafton in 2000 (?), the focus changed towards reviewing more new releases, which was unfortunate because lots of other sites had by that time taken up that challenge. Nevertheless, GEPR's strength remains in its relatively excellent information on older obscurities which are not covered at all in any other place on the Internet aside from the better discussion fora.
- Gnosis
I won't get into a debate over the usefulness of Gnosis' massive numerical ratings database (though for the record, I find it very useful and I use the 1-15 rating scale in my own personal collection), since I want to just cover the reviews. Gnosis' review database is growing, and its stable of reviews is reliably good. Drawing from various sources, including old issues of Exposé, there's a lot of useful and well-written stuff here. I wish the review archive were larger and more quickly expanding, but that's not the focus of the site.
- Sea of Tranquility
This site has become one of my favorites in the prog-review world. There are still some clunker reviews — this review of an Art Bears album is a real head-scratcher — but overall this site has good level-headed writers, decent design, and is updated very regularly with reviews of all the relevant new releases. Used to be more of a metal and prog-metal site, so those interested in those genres should be particularly enamored.
- Dutch Progressive Rock Pages
One of the best-designed and best-run sites out there. Their reviewers stay up-to-date on all the latest big releases in the world of accessible prog, and the news page is pretty useful as well. They don't review much in the way of anything that's not symph or prog-metal, and they shouldn't, because when they do the reviews tend to be useless. But for what they cover, this is quite a good resource. Bravo.
- ProgressiveWorld
I used to like this site a lot more than I do now. The review archive is monstrous and easy to navigate, but I can't tell any of the reviews apart - they are almost invariably very positive, 4 or 5 stars out of 5. A few of the reviewers are very susceptible to hyperbole problems, which sort of discredits them in my view, in terms of their usefulness. But I'm sure neo-prog and traditional symph fans get a lot more mileage out of it than I do, and this is still a site I find a lot of fun to read. Regularly updated with tons of reviews and news bites — I can't imagine how much time Stephanie Sollow puts into this labor of love.
- The Axiom of Choice
I don't know why I like this site — Juriaan Hage isn't the best writer in the world, but I think that after coming to understand his taste, I found his reviews invariably helpful. He has since brought on at least one other writer, though (Roberto Lambooy), whose reviews I generally find unhelpful. But despite too many boring track-by-track reviews and a general tin ear for the more avant-garde stuff (as pointed out by someone on ProgressiveEars), I still like this site, which covers a wide range of prog.
- ProgressoR
Never really found this site all that useful. Maybe it's just the fact that the reviewers' primary language isn't English, and so the reviews are often hard to read. Maybe it's that most of the reviews tend to be overly positive, to the point of hyperbole. Maybe it's because I got turned off by totally incomprehensible reviews like the one of Sol Central. Maybe I just need to spend more time checking out their extensive reviews archive.
- Aural Innovations
A long-running and excellent space-rock review zine. These guys know what they're talking about, generally avoid the hyperbolic reviews that plague many other sites, and have an easy-to-use if somewhat ugly site design. Another big plus is that their rather large review archive covers many obscurities that just don't appear on the radars of many of other big review sites.
- Eclectic Earwig Reviews
A few years ago EER's site owner took me to task for bashing its site design, and I accordingly changed my tone. But let's be frank: this site's design is absurdly awful. It was then and it is now. It takes way too much work to figure out where the reviews are, and once you get to them they're of limited usefulness (again, lots of hyperbole and such). Specializes in space-rock and the like, so if Aural Innovations (see above) isn't enough for you, go here next, but be prepared for a headache.
- ProgArchives
I don't use this site much, but its collection of mp3s from lots of prog artists, though illegal, is a very valuable resource for the explorative. Anyone can submit reviews, much like the old prog.net, which means that the reviews are totally hit or miss; some are helpful and some are hilarious for their incoherency or downright idiocy. They also have a very active discussion forum which is occasionally useful, but because it lacks regular participation from the kind of widely-listened folks that frequent ProgressiveEars for instance, it otherwise is by turns boring (lots of topics about Yes and Genesis), depressing (lots of prog-snobbery and "look at me" style topics), and just kind of sad (TONS of "what is prog?" topics, since the list of bands that are included in the actual archive section of the site is tightly moderated).
- Proggnosis
Probably a better and more diverse prog album database than Progarchives (though minus the mp3s). Reviews are moderated, so you don't get the same volume of nonsense, but you also don't get as many reviews, obviously; most entries just have album info. What reviews there are seem to vary widely in quality. The site is integrated to some extent with Ground & Sky, with links to G&S reviews where appropriate. I don't use it much but for those who like the comprehensive prog-album-database idea, this seems like a potentially superior alternative to Progarchives (though the forums here are not nearly as active).
- The Prog Organ
When this site started up a few years ago I thought it had a lot of potential — a nice clean design, decent writers, the same kind of capsule-roundtable-review style that Ground & Sky started with. Unfortunately it just isn't updated that much, so the amount of content there is limited. Still, some good stuff.
- ProgressiveEars
In recent years this has become a premiere prog discussion forum, though to some extent it replaces rec.music.progressive's ubiquitous flame warring with an almost as obnoxious penchant for gossip and bickering. The review archive is inconsistent since any member can submit a review, but they are generally well-written and more useful than not. However, the discussion forum proper has a lot of individuals with an enormous amount of knowledge of prog, which in the end is the most useful resource possible.
- Progweed
Aw hell, what happened to these guys? Mike Prete's Progweed was one of my favorites while it lasted — intelligent reviews, attractive design, lots of useful features and information. Too bad they haven't updated in years; it looks like the folks behind it spend much of their musical energy on Gnosis instead. Thankfully their review archive is still up and there's some great stuff in there; in my opinion, no other review site mentioned here comes close to the quality of their reviewer staff.
- Prog4You
Bad, confusing site design and middling review quality. Hasn't caught my interest, so I can't really say anything more at this point.
- Prog-Nose
Any site that crashes my browser goes on my shit list. This site has a very busy design and covers a side of prog that I'm not too interested in, so I haven't explored it much. But it looks like the reviews are comprehensibly written and pretty in-depth, although the ones I read were uniformly glowing (and inconsistently formatted). Not bad; I'm sure someone will get a lot of mileage out of this site… just not me.
- Prognaut
Ron Fuch's personal review page — if your tastes line up with his, this could be a very useful site since he faithfully reviews a lot of new releases. The actual quality of his reviews seems to fluctuate wildly, but again, if your tastes are similar to his (mine are not), you will probably find them all helpful.
- "Psyche Van Het Folk"
Not the proper title for this website, but I can't find a real title anywhere. Lots of capsule reviews of some of the more obscure stuff out there, ranging from psychedelic folk (obviously) all the way to avant-prog and RIO. Well-written, with lots of useful links. Despite a kind of confusing site architecture, this one was a nice surprise find.
So… what have I missed? Maybe in a future entry I'll go over some of the non-prog music review sites I like to read regularly.


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Evergreen Singers perform "Evergreen: Then and Dao" March 13
March 13, 2005
OLYMPIA - The Evergreen Singers will present a free public concert Sunday, March 13 featuring the world-premiere of "Songs from the Dao De Jing" by Linda Waterfall, and the 1973 piece "Cloud Cuckoo U." composed by satirist, composer and Evergreen's first librarian, Malcolm Stilson.
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|Pre-service training will probably be the most intense period of your Peace Corps service, as you will need to gain the knowledge and experience necessary to successfully serve as a Volunteer in just 10 weeks. While the training period will be extremely busy, it should also be a time of excitement, discovery, and self-fulfillment. The effort and challenges of adapting to a new culture will draw on your reserves of patience and humor but will be handsomely rewarded with a sense of belonging among new friends.
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Pre-service training (PST) consists of 12 weeks of intensive in-country training in five major areas: language (in Dutch, Sranan Tongo, Saramaccan, or Aucan), cross-cultural adaptation, technical skills, health, safety and security, and administration. Peace Corps/Suriname uses a community-based training (CBT) model. This means that most of your learning will take place at the community level and is experientially based. For most of the 12 weeks, you will stay with a Surinamese host family—sharing meals, language, and other experiences which provide an important opportunity for you to work on cultural understanding and adaptation. At least once a week you will return to a central training site to share experiences with other trainees, listen to guest speakers, and coordinate various training activities.
Host families are carefully chosen by the training staff based on suggestions from current Peace Corps Volunteers. The families are carefully screened by the Peace Corps medical officer (PCMO) and the safety and security coordinator (SSC). Some of the families live within walking distance of the training site; others require the use of public transportation to reach the site. Most homes have electricity and running water (tap points). Since some people in these communities sleep in hammocks, it is possible you may sleep in one. PST staff is available to support you during this homestay. Staff members are important resources to help you process your experiences in cultural understanding and integration.
Trainees are divided into two or three small groups or communities at a community-based training site. The site placement is based on the language you will need during your assignment. The language and technical trainers assigned to each training site conduct formal classes and support you in completing self-directed, community-based projects and activities. Although you will spend much of your time in language classes, you will also have classes on cross-cultural, technical, community development, and health and safety topics. Assignments and projects in the community will provide trainees with experiential learning based on the content of the classes.
In addition to community-based activities, you will join your full training group at a central location for certain general sessions such as medical, safety, and administration. These sessions also give you time to reconnect with your group and share experiences. Toward the end of PST, you will also have the opportunity to meet with your counterpart or community partner at a two-day conference. Together, you will discuss the relationship between the Peace Corps Volunteer and the community, the expectations of the host agency, and the skills and experiences you bring to the assignment. You will also develop a work plan to guide your first three months at site.
Another important aspect of pre-service training is assessment, a process that continues throughout Peace Corps service. During training, you will evaluate yourself and be assessed by training staff. The goal of assessment is to provide specific feedback concerning your progress in relation to the pre-service training competencies for effective Volunteer service.
Trainees' performance is evaluated in all five major areas of pre-service training. In addition to meeting the required competencies, you must demonstrate personal behaviors that positively reflect and support the goals and image of the Peace Corps in Suriname. As part of the assessment process, you will also complete a self-evaluation on personal attributes, such as taking initiative, motivation, cultural and social sensitivity, responsibility, flexibility, and emotional maturity. This process encourages you to reflect on your original motivation for joining the Peace Corps and on your current level of commitment so that by the time you are asked to swear-in as a Volunteer, you are making an informed, serious decision that will sustain you through two years of service.
Technical Training
Technical training prepares you to work in Suriname by building on the skills you have and by helping you develop new skills needed to be an effective development worker. The Peace Corps staff, Surinamese nationals, and other Volunteers will conduct the training program. Training places great emphasis on learning how to transfer the skills you have to the community in which you will serve as a Volunteer.
Technical training includes sessions on the economic and political environment in Suriname and strategies for working within such a framework. You will review your technical sector's goals and will meet with the Surinamese agencies and organizations that invited the Peace Corps to assist them.
Language Training
As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you will find that language skills are the key to personal and professional satisfaction during your service. These skills are critical to your job performance. They help you integrate into your host community, and they can ease your personal adaptation to the new surroundings. Therefore, language training is the heart of the training program. You must meet minimum language standards to complete training and become a Volunteer. Experienced Surinamese language instructors teach formal language classes five days a week in small groups of four to five people. Additional help and tutoring is provided to trainees who need more support in learing the language.
In addition to classroom time, you will be given assignments to work on outside of the classroom and with your host family. The goal is for you to a acquire a basic foundation so that you can continue to develop language skills once you are at your site. Prior to being sworn-in as a Volunteer, you will work on strategies for ongoing language learning during your service.
Cross-Cultural Training
During most of your training, you will live with a Surinamese host family. This experience is designed to ease your transition to life at your site. Host families go through an orientation conducted by Peace Corps staff to explain Peace Corps' mission and goals, their role in your training and how they can support you in adapting to life in Suriname. This experience is a rich, rewarding learning opportunity. Many Volunteers form strong and lasting friendships with their host families.
Cross-cultural and community development training will help you improve your communication skills and understand your role as a facilitator of development. You will learn community development tools and techniques, project planning, monitoring and reporting, conflict resolution, gender and development, and Suriname political structures.
Health and Wellness Training
During pre-service training, you will be given basic medical training and information. You will be expected to practice preventive healthcare and to take responsibility for your own health by adhering to all medical policies. Trainees are required to attend all medical sessions. The topics include preventive health measures and minor and major medical issues that you might encounter while in Suriname. Nutrition, mental health, safety and security, setting up a safe living compound, and how to avoid contracting HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are also covered.
Safety and Security Training
During the safety and security training sessions, you will learn how to adopt a lifestyle that reduces your risks at home, at work, and during your travels. You will also learn appropriate, effective strategies for coping with unwanted attention and about your individual responsibility for promoting safety throughout your service.
Additional Trainings During Volunteer Service
Peace Corps is committed to ongoing quality training throughout Volunteer service. Peace Corps has implemented a training system that provides Volunteers with continual opportunities to examine their commitment to Peace Corps service while increasing their technical and cross-cultural skills.
During your service, there are usually three training events. The titles and objectives for those trainings are as follows:
- Reconnect and Project Design and Management
- In-service Training: Provides an opportunity for Volunteers to upgrade their technical, language, and project development skills while sharing their experiences and reaffirming their commitment after having served for three to four months. The focus of the training is to strengthen the tools you need to implement projects within your community.
- Mid-Service Training: Provides an opportunity for Volunteers to reveiw the successes and challenges of the Volunteer's service, to share ideas, to review the project and get feedback, and to provide additional skills and support as necessary. This workshop is usually held after one year of service.
- Close-of-Service Conference: Prepares Volunteers for their re-entry into American culture, school, and the job market. Volunteers are also encouraged to identify ways they can support the Peace Corps' third goal of taking their experience back home. Volunteers also plan how they will make the transition out of their project and their communities. Peace Corps staff uses the conference to obtain feedback on the project, training, and issues, such as Volunteer support.
The number, length, and design of these trainings are adapted to Suriname-specific needs and conditions. The key to the training system is that training events are integrated and interrelated, from the pre-departure orientation at staging through the end of your service, and are planned, implemented, and evaluated cooperatively by Peace Corps headquarters, local Peace Corps staff and trainers, and Volunteers.


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State Board of Education
Immediate Release
October 22, 2002
For Information: 217/782-4648
Cut Property Taxes by $3.5 Billion, Increase State Funding for Schools Substantially: Education Funding Advisory Board Report to Legislature, Governor
Chair calls for all state candidates to review and debate recommendations before for the Nov. election and into the 2003 legislative session
The state should provide a $3.5 billion reduction in local property taxes, a sizable increase in state support for schools and additional incentives to encourage school consolidation, the Education Funding Advisory Board said today in finalizing recommendations to go to the legislature and governor in January.
EFAB members hammered out the recommendations in Springfield Tuesday after more than two years of deliberations, several public hearings and extensive discussions by work groups looking in-depth at problems with the school funding system. Preliminary recommendations were issued by EFAB in August and discussed at three public hearings throughout the state in September. Preliminary recommendations were modified today to provide more specificity of recommendations for property tax relief and the foundation level increase for schools.
"We strongly believe that it is time that all policymakers stand up for the future of this state by acting to fix the way Illinois funds its schools," said Robert Leininger, chair of the Education Funding Advisory Board and former State Superintendent of Education. "These recommendations are designed to provide the framework to fix the school funding system.
"Numerous studies over the last twenty years have all said we are too dependent on local property taxes and the state is not paying its fair share in supporting our schools. Illinois ranks 48th of the 50 states in the percentage of state support for schools.
"It is time to fix a broken system. It is neither fair to taxpayers nor to schools, and – most importantly – it is not fair to our 2 million students.
"I urge all state candidates to review these recommendations and debate them publicly before the November election and into the 2003 legislative session. Voters should demand that. Mere platitudes about education being a top priority will not prepare students to be successful. It takes a concerted effort from committed policymakers supported by a concerned public. Every survey that I have seen shows that the public overwhelmingly has that concern for the future. It is now time for our policymakers to stand up for the brighter future that strong schools can provide."
In addition, the recommendations call for the elimination of hold harmless and reinstatement of the continuing appropriation to assure districts of funding stability. A Department of Human Services poverty count would be used for calculating poverty grants for districts, rather than the ten-year census count.
The combination of property tax relief and state revenue increases assures that the state would provide the majority of funding for elementary and secondary education.
To accomplish this reorganization, EFAB proposes that the current incentives be continued and additional incentives be added and that feasibility studies be required in all districts. If consolidation resulted in the need for a new building, EFAB proposes that the state fund 100 % of the cost of the building. In addition, a state implementation grant should accompany the reorganization and the new district should get a five-year exemption from the state designation system.
While many categorical
programs remain unchanged, the recommendations provide for a new transportation
formula and a study to combine special education funding sources. Combining
some existing programs into block grants would increase the flexibility
for local school districts while reducing the paperwork necessary to receive
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I'm pretty sure Melo's gonna be suspended for this game
The Big East Edition threads are for match-ups against the East's upper echelon teams. Each Big East Edition will feature a mini video mix of a particular Knick.
In this edition, I'll be bringing you a mini mix of Carmelo Anthony!!!!
Please bear in mind that these Big East GT mixes are just slap-togethers, and at the end of the season I'll cook up some winners. Considering that I slapped this together during half time of the Celtics game, it's not too bad.
The Pacers finished 2012 with an 8-2 record in their final 10 games, and are now 5th in the Eastern Conference and tied for first place in the Central Division with Chicago.
Behind second year phenom Paul George's rounded, intelligent and athletic game, the Pacers have stepped out of their early season funk, and look to make a splash against New York at home in what will certainly be a pivotal win for both teams, as the Pacers continue to rise, and the Knicks continue to decline with on/off nights.
Stop George!
This kid is such a catalyst for his team. With a nose for the ball and a polished game on both ends, taking him out of his game in any way will assist the Knicks in maintaining 2nd seed ahead of Atlanta, as they slump further and further away from their early season form.
The dude's just f*cking cool. Friendly, chips in, made a nice debut GT recently......A fine and necessary presence on KO.
FACT - James the flight White's gonads are named (from left to right) Cysty and Fisty, and he keeps them freshly shaven and embalmed in honey. Here is the link providing the information: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
The Wank Bank
Nikki Visser. A 10 year since retired model from Australia. With norks made of honey and a clitoris that has it's own degree in massage, I have dedicated litres to her wonderful fun bags and tort caboose.
I'm pretty sure Melo's gonna be suspended for this game
Great thread as usual 8's
This is one of the main reasons I decided to finally sign up so I could get the full effect of these epic game threads
It says the Video is "Private", da f*ck is this sh*t. never seen that before.
am i the only one??
George Hill's Shoulders gives me nightmares
That's that b*llsh*t right there...Melo getting suspended and KG gets nothing? KG legged him in the dick...man, Stern can go swim in hot cum.
Needs more titties
Why didnt anyone stop him, everyone on our bench just let him walk through their tunnel
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thats why he didnt gave Ray hand while they met for 1st time
and his wife is white
Nikki Visserlooks like Stacey Kiebler
about Indiana b4 they will met Knicks they will paly with Heat and i dont know which winner is better for Knicks
they are still without Granger they have 2 over 200cm dudes which can shot threes like Liliard and co from traileblazers
worst thing we still dont know Melo status + just after that game Bulls coming to town
KG is a scumbag. I mean this guy said to Charlie Villanueva that he looks like a cancer patient and to Tim Ducan "Happy Mothers Day" (Duncans mother died from cancer when he was young). There's a certain line at trash talking and Garnett crossed it multiple times.
I hope one day somebody will knock him out and i hope it's going to be Metta World Peace. I don't know why but i would love to see him kicking KG's ass.
Anyways. Melo has to work on this and i'm sure the next he will ignore the trash talk and stay focused.
**** the Celtics!
MELO MIIIIIXX! Thanks for the shout out Mr. 8s.
Indy just beat Miami 87-77.
We can't afford to lose this one as ATL, Indy, and Chicagiare closing in on our record slowly as we start losing games. we could fall to the 5th seed just like that if they don't start picking up their play.
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This is a crucial month we should be winning these games. Gotta step it up now if we wanna remain in the hunt for the 1/2 spot.


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HALIFAX - An environmental group says Nova Scotia's fishery needs to become a more local, sustainable industry that supports independent fishermen.
In a report released today, the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax says the industry has for too long focused on exporting high volumes of unprocessed seafood to international markets for a lower cost.
The report says there is an appetite for environmentally sustainable seafood caught locally in small-scale fisheries, but most consumers are buying fish that has been processed and packaged overseas for large companies.
Report co-author Dave Adler says it is more costly to run a sustainable fishery, but consumers are willing to pay for a quality product if they know where it's coming from.
Adler says independent fishermen aren't getting a fair price for their catch and are struggling to compete against big firms with higher quotas, bigger boats and better equipment.
He says consumers and restaurants need to demand sustainable products.


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Written by Troy Killjoy on 20.04.2011 at 02:16
It's tough for me to say, but I guess I'd call this my favorite Behemoth album. I like a lot of their stuff leading up to and including Zos Kia Cultus, but Demigod and The Apostasy just sounded too samey for my tastes.
Written by Mariusz on 09.08.2014 at 14:33
Behemoth starts from this album
Written by @gent_-_orange on 24.07.2011 at 20:51
Excellent album this .... and I used to think everything before ZKC sucked


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Harrison had knee surgery last month and was activated last week. But he was limited in practice on Wednesday, and after missing practice on Thursday, he posted a pair of signs near his locker, according to CBSSports.com.
One sign read, "I will answer all questions on Fridays," and the second read, "And only Fridays."
Apparently that means Harrison will speak to the media only on Fridays this season.
However, Harrison did post a message on Twitter, saying, "I will be practicing tomorrow and (will) have a better (idea) if I'll be ready to go on Sunday night."


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Satisfaction that's 100 percent pureSeptember 01,2014
As Ive said before, being a writer was tops on my when I grow up list right up to the
point I succumbed to the beckoning call from our family farm. Yup, I had visions of using the God-given talents several of my early teachers said I had, getting schooled in journalism and going to work for a big city newspaper. One of those early teachers recently surfaced right here at Morse Farm.
I was downstairs packing syrup when the message came that I had a visitor up in our store. I finished the jug I was working on, turned off the syrup valve, and went on up. Probably just a salesman, I thought as I entered the store, rounded a corner and almost ran into Joe McEntyre. I recognized him immediately because Joe, as opposed to me, seemingly hadnt aged since my seventh-grade year at Four Corners School in East Montpelier.
The difference between a good teacher and a great one is the ability to sniff out a students potential and begin tweaking that student toward a matching goal. Joe McEntyre was that kind of great teacher. He was young, in fact, only a student teacher at the time, but he zeroed in on my writing talents early on and pushed me along almost painfully. Out of it, I got a message Ive never forgotten: that I could be a writer.
The demands of a young family and a family farm gave my professional writing a lag time of almost 40 years, but finally it sputtered back into my life. It began with an email newsletter for our business and grew to include a newspaper column and on into three books that list me as the author. I feel very grateful for that first shove at Four Corners School and the never-ending support from you, my wonderful readers.
Although Im primarily a farmer, income from my writing has become important here at Morse Farm. Its especially gratifying when, through grueling hard work much like I do on the farm, I can see direct results from my writing. It kind of ties the two fields together, in fact.
Back in early summer, once again, I was hailed to the front of our store for a lady who wanted to see me. When I got there, an elderly couple, whom I recognized from our neighborhood, sat out front on our patio chairs. The woman rose like a person 20 years younger, gave me a very warm hug and kissed me on the cheek. Ive been needing to do that, she said, ever since you wrote that column on charley horses.
She went on to say that painful charley horses had plagued her at night for much of her life. In an earlier column, I had written that I occasionally have that charley curse, and received a tip from one of my readers: Sleep with a bar of soap in your bed. Those charleysll go away. In fact, I received so many suggested remedies that I later wrote a whole column on the things. This woman had read my column in the newspaper, tried the soap cure, and voila she was cured!
Recently, I was shopping down at Shaws supermarket when a man came up to me. Youre Burr Morse, arent you? Recognize you from the newspaper, he said. He went on to say that his wife had fought cancer for the last four years and my reported charley horse cure had saved her huge amounts of agony. I told him how much I appreciated his report, wished his wife well and walked away feeling glad to have helped.
I never did get to work for a big city newspaper, and thats probably just as well. Ive had a good life here on the farm and, heck, among my harvest has been three books and a bumper crop of columns. The farm has given me so many varied experiences and things to write about, but the two folks mentioned above top the list. When I can help a person to feel better just by picking up a pen, that kind of satisfaction is like the maple syrup we make here 100 percent pure!
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