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Shipley: Tuition increase necessary
SHEPHERDSTOWN – Although it's been less than a month since state officials approved tuition increases for five West Virginia colleges, Shepherd University President Dr. Suzanne Shipley said the idea of asking for more money from students wasn't easy and wasn't something that was undertaken without a lot of collective discussion.
But it was necessary due to changing budgetary and market considerations, factors that are impacting Shepherd as well as other higher education institutions, she said.
"We've got some very interesting trends crossing each other and they simply can not be ignored," Shipley said.
"Greater federal regulations, less state support, more competition among providers for students and fewer traditional-aged students, in part because the number of college-age individuals is going down…In short, we are close to a 'perfect storm,' when it came to looking at finances," Shipley said, adding that she'd emphasized this reality to her faculty, students and staff for months and had also sought their input before any budgetary decisions were made for the 2013-14 academic year.
"It also represents a perfect storm that means tuitions did have to go up," she said.
At a June 25 special meeting, state Higher Education Policy Commission members approved proposed tuition increases for Shepherd University, West Virginia University, West Virginia State University, Fairmont State University and Bluefield State College.
The commission's approval is required for any increase greater than five percent for in-state students.
Shepherd received a 7.2 percent increase for in-state students, meaning they will pay $422 more per semester and a 4.6 percent increase for out-of-state students who'll now pay $703 more per semester, Shipley said.
Shipley said the university has a "fairly steady enrollment" of approximately 4,200 students, with 60 percent of them in-state and 40 percent out-of-state.
This tuition increase was necessary in large part due to a $1 million reduction in state support, as well as $1.1 million in increased costs and necessary new initiatives that needed funding, she said.
Earlier this year, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin requested that all public higher education institutions reduce their new budget by 8.9 percent.
"We determined the amount of tuition increase by looking at the dollar amount the state took out of our budget – and we decided to go no higher than that dollar amount. So we chose to increase our in-state tuition by $422 and $703 for out-of-state students," Shipley said.
As a result, the tuition increase will be used to address reduced state funding, while across-the-board departmental budget cuts and delaying the hiring of open positions by 90 days will help cover the additional $1.1 million that was still needed, Shipley said.
"Still, we're really kind of lucky in West Virginia because the average national tuition for state-supported schools is about $8,000 per year, but here we're just at $6,256 per year for in-state students at Shepherd," she said.
While planning has always been important to Shipley and her school's Board of Governors' members, sustainability also depends upon cost-containment and diversifying revenues, she said.
"It's been an exciting time, because in the past year we've completed several significant capital projects, including the second phase of the Center for Contemporary Arts, the pedestrian underpass and deferred maintenance aimed at reducing energy costs. But future capital initiatives will most likely need to be reduced to limit depreciation costs in a time of operational shortfalls," Shipley said.
However, one "strategic investment" has been – and will continue to be – the development of the new Martinsburg Center, which is aimed at "meeting a significant market need of degree completion and graduate studies for working adults in the region," she said.
The university's two-percent anticipated future growth is expected to come from the new center, which is located at the Aikens Center off Edwin Miller Boulevard and will officially open July 25 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Shipley said.
It will also reduce the need for investing in additional facilities at the Shepherdstown campus, she said.
Shepherd University's fall semester begins Aug. 26.
– Staff writer Jenni Vincent can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 131.


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Relay for Life raises thousands for cancer research
Posted on April 16, 2013
More than 2,300 students, faculty and staff members gathered in the Fieldhouse April 12-13 for the 11th annual Relay For Life event at Grand Valley.
Sponsored by the student organization Colleges Against Cancer, the 12-hour event raised more than $83,000 by nearly 100 teams. The funds will be donated to the American Cancer Society for cancer research and to support programs.
Courtney Miller, an allied health sciences major and president of Colleges Against Cancer, said Relay for Life isn't just an event, but an experience. "We wanted to make sure participants walked away knowing what ACS can do for them," she said. "It was also important to provide an opportunity for student organizations to work hand-in-hand with us toward a common goal."
Miller, from Bay City, led a team of more than 70 students who planned and organized the event. The group met every Wednesday night since fall to prepare for the event, and formed committees to help with different functions at the event.
For more information, visit www.relayforlife.org/gvsumi.

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It makes me actually like obito.
Yea, I saw that vid the other day.Dar Kitty really made it well.She even made voices(lowering Shikamarus dad's voice to make it sound like madara even tho madaras voice isnt shown yet.Really awesome vid.After watching it it kindda makes me wish obito suceeds in Tsuki No Me.
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Skyrim Online
|Dec 17, 2011
|Skyrim Online turns your single experience into an online experience, play with your friends, chat with people worldwide, trade with other players... Currently in the alpha stage you can see other players (appearing as naked prisoners), you can also chat with everybody. The mod also includes an Arena to fight with waves of creeps. Offcial website : http://skyrim-online.com/ Installation 0) Back up your config files, this mod will rewrite them !!! 1) Unrar the file in your Skyrim root folder....
Antiallias and sharpen effect
|Nov 15, 2011
|The sharpen effect is applied by default. To deactive sharpen effect : open shader.fx and scroll till you see : #include "Sharpen.h" Put 2 // in the begining of the line. = //#include "Sharpen.h" INSTALL: Extract the content inside the D3D9 folder to The install dir. Where the executable is. Usually here: Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim PEOPLE WHO HAVE PROBLEM WITH CRASHING READ HERE: It seems that Fps monitoring programs and tray tools such as ati tray tools cause the game...
Sails Cove
|Aug 24, 2016
|A whole new player home experience... Prepare yourself for the next level of player home immersion! An entire pirate community awaits within your new home, complete with it's own bay off of the northern coast of Skyrim. You will find a jail for your enemies, a vendor to help you economize, several NPC's, along with several sleeping areas, hangouts, water features, and cafeterias... Subscibe now! Rate us up, and favorite too. Donate for more... Features: - A jail - A vendor - HUGE CAVE area...
Twins of Din
|Aug 23, 2016
|Two super hot followers, ready to fight for you, adopt kids, and get married! You can find them in Riverwood, on the corner of the Riverwood Trader. Both, have an extensive spell-list, with unique weapon sets, and outfits. For fans of "47arrows!," the twins from Ourorax are packing their favorite arrows! Kaya carries deadly Whispers, and Saya carries the Green Beams... And for fans of "Ourorax: Remastered," you can find a special easter egg from King Akir himself! Watch the Girls in Action!...
|Apr 28, 2012
|some weapns that i created that you could use
Skyrim Shadows and FPS Fix
|Aug 14, 2016
|Skyrim: Shadow Striping Fix Mod v3.6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL1sYFqcV-k The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Ultra Settings) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOQWdo1fWFY Check out the instructional video if you need to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y_YAp3CkPs This is a modification that has been through extensive research, and development. The purpose of this mod is to increase your framerate, smooth gameplay, remove striping, and improve shadow quality. For further increase in...
Wanderer's Mansion: D474remaster™
|Jul 11, 2016
|Wanderer's Mansion House Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOv0Az5pTFs Welcome to your new home! This modification adds a mansion in the wilderness. The stronghold is all yours complete with a Housemage, House Steward, and Bartender. Several retextures are included. The missing textures from the original Wanderer's Mansion have been resolved. This new home is yours, and ready to go... / Description \ Wanderer's Mansion is a self-sustaining fortification near the outskirts of Windhelm....
Skyrim No Shadows Fix
|Apr 27, 2016
|Skyrim: No Shadows Fix v1.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OzsdIEB0qo The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Ultra Settings, No Shadows) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQZsauMkrBo Check out the instructional video if you need to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y_YAp3CkPs If you have already tried "Skyrim: Shadows and FPS Fix," and still have problems with your framerate, performance, or just don't feel your gameplay is smooth enough, then you have found what you are looking for. This modification...
Skyrim Total Voice Control project (STVC) UPDATED
|Jun 29, 2012
|Take total immersive control of Skyrim with over 250 voice commands - Menus, Movement, Shouting, Powers, Dual-wield/Dual-cast/Chain-cast of weapons, spells, shouts & artifacts, Armour Swaps & even 'conversations' with your Companion & your Horse! The new 1.689.5.305 release is a complete package containing the whole project in 5 stages & includes full documentation & support information including links to tutorial & demo videos. There is an 'update' available for those who already have the...
Handy Map Markers
|Dec 07, 2011
|This mod adds many new map marker locations to popular city areas for easier traveling. In addition to these, the College of Winterhold travel location has been moved to the statue in the college courtyard. Dawnstar: -The White Hall Markarth: -Smithy Riften: -Docks -Market Solitude: -Bards College -Castle Dour Whiterun: -Jorrvaskr -Market Windhelm: -Docks -Gray Quarter -House Quarter -Market Copy the esp to your Skyrim\Data folder and activate in Data Files of the Skyrim Launcher.
Skyrim Item ID List
|Dec 04, 2011
|A complete item ID list compiled into one Excel worksheet. No more need to search the web or a PDF for an item code. Contains all in-game item names, weight, value, damage/rating, and effects/enchantments. The list is broken down into categories for easier use. Disclaimer: All information taken from the UESPWiki.
Toggle Khajit Night Eye
|Nov 23, 2011
|****** Toggle Khajit Night Eye by Hull ****** Increases the duration of the Night Eye power. ****** Install ****** (1) Put the .esp file into your /Data/ folder in your skyrimm install location. (2) At the skyrim launcher, click on Data Files, and make sure that nighteyetoggle.esp is checked. OR open %localappdata%\Skyrim\plugins.txt and add nighteyetoggle.esp to a new line. ****** Uninstall ****** Delete nighteyetoggle.esp
Craftable Lockpicks
|Nov 23, 2011
|****** Install ****** (1) Put the .esp file into your /Data/ folder in your skyrimm install location. (2) At the skyrim launcher, click on Data Files, and make sure that craftablelockpicks.esp is checked. OR open %localappdata%\Skyrim\plugins.txt and add craftablelockpicks.esp to a new line. ****** Uninstall ****** Delete craftablelockpicks.esp
Alternate Skyrim cursors
|Nov 18, 2011
|Installation Place the cursor (ex. enhanced.swf) in [Skyrim installation folder]/Data/Interface and rename file to 'cursormenu.swf' Uninstallation Simply remove the cursor file! - Enjoy :) Mod by: Kenney Vleugels www.kenney.nl
Lockpick Pro
|Nov 18, 2011
|This mod adds a bar at the top of the screen while picking a lock which shows you the 'sweet spot' of the lock. It also shows the health of the current lockpick. Installation Place 'lockpickingmenu.swf' in [Skyrim installation folder]/Data/Interface Uninstallation Simply remove the file! - Enjoy :) Mod by: Kenney Vleugels www.kenney.nl
Display time on loading screen
|Nov 18, 2011
|Display analog and digital clock of computer time on loading screens, you can change options (showAnalog, twelveHourClock, showLevelProgressPercentage, showHints, showLevelProgress and showTime). Installation 1. Place 'loadingmenu.swf' and 'loadingmenu_settings.txt' in [Skyrim installation folder]/Data/Interface 2. Change the settings in 'loadingmenu_settings.txt' to your liking. Uninstallation Remove 'loadingmenu.swf' and 'loadingmenu_settings.txt' from [Skyrim installation...
Loading Game
|Nov 15, 2011
|Play a game while loading a game! This is obviously not for people with SSD drives or super fast computers, but while travelling through Skyrim you'll encounter lots of loading screens. This will make loading a little more fun! Use spacebar to start and shoot, arrow keys to move. No gamepad support yet! Installation Place 'loadingmenu.swf' in [Skyrim installation folder]/Data/Interface Uninstallation Simply remove the file! - Enjoy :) Mod by: Kenney Vleugels www.kenney.nl
Skip Bethesda intro
|Nov 13, 2011
|Completely skips Bethesda intro at start of game! Installation Place 'BGS_Logo.bik' in [Skyrim installation folder]/Data/Video and replace the old file. - Enjoy :) Mod by: Kenney Vleugels www.kenney.nl
Magic/items left-right hand
|Nov 12, 2011
|Mod for assign magic or item to left/righ hand. Choose item you want and press LEFT or RIGHT at you NUMPAD. Middle mouse button-arm/disarm Press "C" to approach item in inventory mod created by eliotcougar. Unpack to you game directory. http://www.skyrimforge.com/media/files/552/210/Skyrim-pc-controls.zip


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In this week's A-G:
• TxDOT says construction completion date at Goliad's busiest intersection pushed back to late September.
• GCSO swears in two new full-time deputies.
• Goliad ISD down to five candidates for superintendent job.
• Advance-Guard wins awards from Gulf Coast Press Association.
• Goliad ISD offering youngsters summer sports camps.
• American Sprint Car Series coming to Shady Oaks Speedway.
• Leafcutter ants invade Goliad County.
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Cantron: A tale of false hope for cancer
A couple of months ago, a reader sent me an article that really disturbed me. In fact, I had originally been planning to write about it not long after I received it. It is, as you might imagine given my specialty and what disturbs me the most wehen I encounter quackery, a story of a cancer patient. Worse, it's the story of a cancer patient in my neck of the woods. True, it's not in the same country, but my cancer center is only around two or three miles from the Detroit River and the Canadian border; so it's plenty close enough. Too close, in fact. Reading the story, in fact, I realized that it features a form of cancer quackery that, as far as my searches have been able to tell me, we haven't covered before here at SBM, which alone makes it worth taking on, even though the story is two months old. The "cure" is called Cantron, and it is deeply rooted right here in my metropolitan area. Not only that, its siren song and false promises are attracting patients from across the boarder in Canada. Bernie Mulligan is one such patient:
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"It's a big thing for us, I think people who went in there yesterday, their heart sank," said Al Carganilla, principal of Farrington High School.
The principal said the auditorium at Farrington High School is the center of the community.
"We do know that no one can go in there and it's very dangerous. There are still things hanging from the roof and it's unsafe," said Ronald Oyama, vice principal Ronald Oyama.
This happened in the middle of the high schools 10 year renovation plan.
"The auditorium was a part of it, but it was more repair and maintenance kind of issues, it wasn't redesigning or refurbishing it," said Carganilla.
The roof was checked as a part of the new plan.
"When they went in there a couple weeks ago on the top of the roof they just did visual checks but they didn't do a structural assessment of it," said Carganilla.
He said visually the roof looked to be in good shape, but it didn't make it through Friday's storm.
"Combination of things as far as the wear and tear of the building as well as the small short storm that came with the amount of water that was dumped in the area," said Carganilla.
The auditorium is used every day. New Hope Christian Fellowship has about 6000 people who attend the services on the weekend.
They are continuing services in the gym for now.
"We have a bunch of 100 if not thousands of volunteers that would just give up their time to help out pitch in and do what they need to do," said Calvin Kochim pastor of New Hope Church.
The schools staff will have to find temporary classrooms for 130 kids.
"Now our biggest thing on Monday is relocating some of the classes that are not a part of the auditorium, but a section that's on the side of it."
The principal plans to continue with renovations while trying to fix the auditorium.
The school's administration will continue assessing the damage on Sunday and will have a meeting on Monday to decide what to do.
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Blueprint for Stronger Service
Since 2010, USDA's budget has been reduced by 10 percent, while the Department has been charge with additional responsibilities and more complex programming. However, USDA has taken proactive steps in recent years to reduce spending, streamline operations and cut costs. These proactive steps have given us the tools to carry out our mission-critical work, while ensuring that USDA's millions of customers across rural America receive stronger service.
USDA's efforts have saved taxpayers $1.4 Billion in recent years.
In 2012, Secretary Vilsack launched the Blueprint for Stronger Service, directing USDA agencies to take steps to cut costs and modernize operations. As a result, we have carried out workforce reductions, closed offices and laboratories, implemented modern cloud computing efforts to cut costs, and much more.
But we know that there is more to be done. USDA continues looking for ways to improve, innovate and modernize. We believe there is additional opportunity to manage budget cuts proactively and effectively, while providing rural America with modern and efficient service.
These efforts have provided targeted, common-sense solutions to save taxpayer dollars. For example:
USDA has saved money through better management of our buildings and facilities.
By ending planned or on-going construction projects, and getting rid of property that's underutilized or no longer necessary, we have saved $268 million.
We've implemented energy savings practices and worked with utility companies to reduce expenditures by $6.5 million.
And here in Washington, several USDA agencies have consolidated their locations from seven leased offices to a single facility - achieving more than $25.2 million in efficiencies.
We've improved our procurement - streamlining and improving how we buy the things we need.
USDA is a big Department with significant buying power. By taking better steps to buy goods and services at the Department level (as opposed to individual areas or agencies) through strategic sourcing, along with our efforts to centralize our purchasing contracts, USDA has achieved $169 million in efficiencies.
We've improved our oversight of service contracts, including better acquisition management and data analysis - which will enable another $60 million in savings.
And we have put an end to the purchase of unnecessary promotional items. This will save taxpayers more than $1.8 million a year.
We have enhanced our information technology structure, and streamlined IT services.
USDA will achieve more than $135.3 million in efficiencies by updating the agreements we have for IT support and services, centralizing our data servers, consolidating cell phone services and ensuring that we only buy necessary IT equipment to get the job done.
We have taken steps to restructure USDA's workforce:
USDA restructured its workforce through targeted use of Early Retirement and Voluntary Separation authorities. Through these efforts, USDA achieved more than $142.8 million in savings.
Through the increase of telework, the Department has also realized $18 million of cost avoidance in transit subsidies to employees. By having employees work from home more often, we are recognizing not only increased productivity, but also greater operating efficiencies and cost reductions.
Finally, we've taken a hard look at our business process - and made some common-sense changes that will save money.
We've cut back on travel to be sure that employees are only on the road when necessary to get mission-critical work done; and by improving our processes for booking travel. These efforts have provided more than $400.3 million in efficiencies.
By increasing the use of online publications, reducing the number of publication subscriptions, and centralizing our printing activities, we've saved more than $24.43 million.
And by turning to USDA's agencies and directing them to find efficiencies related to the unique work they do, we've improved management processes and established more than $57 million in savings. These efforts have included eliminating redundant functions, establishing hiring hubs, and implementing Lean Six Sigma and other management improvement techniques to streamline agency processes.
2012 Announcement of the Blueprint for Stronger Service
- Press Release: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Blueprint for Stronger Service to Increase Efficiency in USDA Operations (January 9, 2012)
Other Resources:
- Press Release: USDA Takes Next Step to Modernize Department as Part of Blueprint for Stronger Service (February 27, 2012)
- Blueprint for Stronger Service (USDA Blog)
- Blueprint for Stronger Service Connect Community (eAuthentication login required).
- Blueprint Social Media Tiles


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From an outsiders perspective it would seem as though the Phillies are slowly morphing into something different. That something different would be the Yankees, a team that likes to throw its weight around using American dollars. As the new powerhouse of the National League, the Phillies are resembling the rivals to the northeast. But let's not get carried away – anyone who thinks the Phils are even within an arms length of the Yankees are sorely mistaken.
First off, the Phillies have built this brick by brick – they've used solid scouting and a stocked farm system to accomplish their goal of a World Championship while becoming a threat to win more every year. By extending their talent to long-term contracts at the right time, they've been able to keep a relatively modest payroll all the while.
The list of Phillies that were brought up – and not bought up – are as follows: Utley, Howard, Rollins, Ruiz, Madson, Hamels, Kendrick. Each have had their hand in the reformation of the Phillies as a legitimate contender year after year.
On the other side, the Yankees have attempted to buy their way into World Championships, and who can blame them? It's a system that works in their favor – they should be allowed to spend all the money they want. Major League Baseball is built on a structure of revenue sharing, meaning the top teams filter down big money to the teams that don't make as much. The Yankees are an exceptional franchise and that has benefitted the pockets of many lesser teams and their owners. So spending over $200 million every season is fine.
Just don't say the Phillies do business the same way because they were able to land Cliff Lee.
Lee, like Roy Halladay and, to an extent, Roy Oswalt before him, took less money to play in a place he knew was a baseball hotbed. Halladay chose to take a shorter term deal and Oswalt re-worked some conditions in his contract to win here. Lee, apparently, has done the same. Instead of settling for a six-year deal worth a reported $137 million with a seventh-year option, Lee felt a connection with Philadelphia and will take a reported $120 million over five years with a sixth-year option. Not chump change by any means, but still a large sum left on the proverbial table.
Add up the numbers and you'll see that the Phillies wrangled Cliff Lee AND Roy Halladay for roughly $180 million. The Yankees paid CC Sabathia by himself $161 million. Two is better than one.
New York, while able to entice him with riches and the thought of playing in the biggest market, could not offer Cliff Lee peace of mind. Texas fell short as well in courting the prized piece of the free agent market. As an aside, it's pretty hilarious to see how up in arms Yankees fans are about losing Lee. Over the past 36 hours, there's been a lot of "we didn't want him anyway" talk. Sore losers, indeed.
So before you listen to the outsiders rip the Phillies for being like the evil empire – a team that overpays for talented players as often as person brushes their teeth – realize this club has put itself in this position by making noble maneuvers.
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The Phils would not be the early season favorites if not for the purchase of Lee, Oswalt and Halladay. All the other talent you mentioned is home grown. The key to our offense and a stupendous pitcher have their roots in Philadelphia baseball.
Plus, the 3 forementioned MOVED THEMSELVES into a position to play here for the Phils. They wanted to play for this team. That is what distinguishes this team from the Yanks. "Phils Still Ain't Yanks" almost sounds wanton.
Excellent points made by Mr. Gallen. I hope we never become the Yankees but I do hope we become the team of the century. The Phillies are positioned very, very well. Just a couple of pieces remain. The Lee signing was in itself a huge compliment to this team and the city and especially the passion of the fans. When I started rooting for the Phils in the early 1960's, I never, never thought Philly would become a baseball hotbed. It is a great term and a great time to use it to describe the Phillies Nation.
When the Yankees were dominant in the 90's they did have a core group that they brought up through their system and then built around these core group of players with the right FA acquisitions and trades (among the trades my favorite player of all time for personal reasons paul o'neil)…But in The new Millenium they have turned to buying championships and shipping off prized prospects…And have gotten no where except for 09.
Lets Just Hope that Reuben keeps on doing what made us great…a good core group of players brought through the system with the right FA and trade pieces. Got this from quote from BB America (a scout last summer: "No team has more talent in A-ball than the Phillies.")…So lets say that those prospects will be ready in 3-4 years that is basically the window we have for this team to make a run at a few championships in my opinion…I hope thats what the FO is thinking anyways
Pat, do you know if the Phillies have any plans to talk to Halladay or have talked to him about his contract?? Jayson Stark mentioned that yesterday, that the Phillies MAY want to address that issue, whether it's throwing him a few more dollars or looking at the length of the deal. It's amazing how far the team has come in one short year with their sort of "unwritten policy" of not offering pitchers more than 3 years.
The Phils are the Yanks of the national league, but more like the late 90's version (home grown core, augmented with external good fits, high payroll, but mostly spent wisely). The Phils have done an excellent job of taking all factors into account before writing checks. Even when it didn't quite work as expected, it was well thought out. The Yanks of the last 10 years appear to fall in love with a certain performance or stat, and back up the Brinks truck before considering locker room dynamics,… They are a fantasy collection of stats, the Phils are a team.
Blogs would still be full of Werth hate mail if not for the Lee signing. We have our share of sore losers, but at least we don't feel entitled to get every guy we want/win the world series every year.
Chuck, as far as I've heard, when asked about Lee's contract, all Halladay replied with was, "I'm very pleased to be in Philadelphia."
I know, but Stark made a point about this…almost as if to suggest that the Phillies might want to address it at some point.
And Jayson Stark is one of the few journalists out there that I actually respect. If HE thinks it could be an issue then I am assuming that it's something to at least think about.
Critics of the Phillies must obviously forget four important factors:
1) We were the first professional sports team to lose 10,000 games
2) For years, we crawled around in the middle of the division, we didn't make big free agent moves and we had some of our best players demand trades.
3) Philadelphia is one of the few markets in Major League Baseball that continues to grow, as baseball has been in a decline for the past several years.
4) Yes, the Phillies have turned into a big market team, and it's time to take advantage of that. Most teams, unlike the Yankees, know how easy it is to be on top, and a few years later, be on the bottom. That's baseball. The Phillies area a veteran team who are in "win-now" mode. That means Ruben Amaro needs to take bigger risks, and that is exactly what he has been doing.
Stark is also one of the few national media guys I respect, but I think his comments are based entirely on suspicion (If Roy is the ace, shouldn't he be paid that way?). Based upon every interview I've heard/read on Halladay, I don't think he really cares about the stature of his contract, but is more interested in being on a playoff caliber team.
YOU DON'T SCARE US!!! with the best pitching staff in the history of baseball
YOU DON'T SCARE US!!! with the best batting lineup in the national league
YOU DON'T SCARE US!!! with the fact that you're going to win the national league east for the next five years
YOU DON'T SCARE US!!! because you have a GM who knows how to put a winning product on the field
YOU DON'T SCARE US!!! because the Mets may beat you only 6 times this year
and remember….YOU DON'T SCARE US!!!
What I love is how short sighted this article truly is. The funny thing about people who complain about the Yankees spending is that the 1990s Yankees that won all those championships from a team built it brick by brick as well. They didn't have a $200 million dollar payroll.
Of course, Yankee haters won't acknowledge that, for it ruins their BS argument.
Then as they achieved success they kept reinvesting and turning more revenue. Sound familiar? What do you think the Phillies will do in the years to come when they have to acquire new talent to stay competitive and keep fans coming to the park? I'll take a bet with anyone that the payroll just keeps going up and up. And guess what? Nothing wrong with that. Phillies fans will know what it is like to have jealous fans of crap teams get mad at them for having ownership that wants to win. Kudos to Amaro for being the kind of GM who "gets it".
Remember this, sports is as much business and entertainment as it is a competitive venture. And since the dawn of time, business and entertainment have been solidified on ONE goal, putting asses in seats. The Yankees do this by putting a competitive team on the field. The Phillies will now do the same.
Face it, you aren't the scrappy underdogs anymore. That Rocky ship has sailed. You are now a juggernaut and you are going to love being a team stacked to win with an ownership that knows how to win. Welcome to the Dark Side.
– A Fan of the Evil Empire.
No offense, Pat, but I find this article not only needless, but sorely off the mark. It's needless because it's cliche and beaten worse than a dead horse (like the irony?). Its cliche-ness makes is boring and perpetuates this stupid Napolean complex that we don't need. It's off the mark because the Phillies should not be compared to the Yankees. The Phillies are like the Red Sox. Homegrown talent with the ability to spend, that's how they did it and that's how we are doing it. It's not more complicated or needs to be discussed more than that. I'll be honest that I skimmed this article after I got the gist of it. I don't think "Red Sox" appeared once. Come on, man. We can do better than this.
We may be following in the footstpes of the Yanks but we have a long way to go. The Yanks will always try an buy I believe the Phils are just trying to win in the next 2 or 3 years while there core players are still in the prime. Then will later try an rebuild.
Lol, Cliff Lee is great. http://www.crossingbroad.com/2010/12/lee-to-kinsler-see-you-in-the-world-series.html
For those who don't want to click, Cliff Lee basically texted Ian Kinsler saying "Sorry for leaving, but I'll see you in the World Series." He's pretty confident lol.
Roy Oswalt talked heavily about competing inter-team with Cole and Big Roy, I can't imagine the competitions these four will have.
By the way, I really wish I could read comments on my iPhone.
Phillies will actually pay roughly 190 million and possibly as much as 225million for both Halladay and Lee. If they were the Yanks, the Phils would have never essentially traded Lee for Halladay and probably would have signed Werth as well this year. I've seen 170 mill as Phils payroll be reported by Conlin, Zolecki and others, which is incorrect. The most their payroll is right now is about 155million and could be as low as 150million depending how Oswalt's 11million form the 'stros is allocated. As it stands now, the rest of roster would be made up of Francisco, Kendrick, Bastardo, Valdez and 2 more among Brown, Worley, Martinez ( rule 5 pickup) and spring training invitees. With those 6 roster spots, I can't see totaling more than about 6million. they are trying to trade Blanton and I believe he will be traded whether they eat some of his salary or not. Barring another major move, their payroll will end up in the 150-155million range for this year. Lastly on Cliff, he might not have actually left that much money on the table. According to Heyman, Yanks offered 6-132 with player option for 16mill, total 148mill. Whose to say Lee would have picked up that player option. Maybe after 6 years, he is still pitching at a high level and could get a 1-2 year deal for money p/yr. What's guaranteed in my eyes is 5-120 or 6-132, so he left 12mill on the table but one less year. 7 years from now, Lee actually could make more money by taking the Phillies deal rather than the Yanks.
Nick, the Yankees were involved in the Lee dealings, not the Red Sox. That's why. This was to debunk this new myth that the Phillies were becoming the Yankees. Glad you enjoyed it!
NickFromGermantown… This is a Phillies blog and it's the offseason, a time filled with "what ifs" and "bs," so what the heck do you expect? All winter long I hear conversations like this in bars or at work. The same conversational factors that everyone knows about can also be shared for common opinion. C'mon man, you can do better than that…
I am originally form Muncy, PA, just south of Williamsport. Have lived in WI since 1973. Went for an oil change this morning. -8 degrees! I was wearing my Phillies coat and cap. The guy who came in after me congratulated me on getting Cliff Lee and was adamant that we would be in the World Series. He was obviously a baseball fan and knew a lot about the Phils including the projected 5 man rotation.
It was great to have a Brewers fan already pulling the plug on the season!
Pat 1, Nick 0
remember when people thought the original Lee deal shouldn't have included Marson and Jason Donald, because they were going to be studs ….. those were the days
Yes I remember that. This is why they are prospects. I'll trade any prospect for the right major league player.
I havent heard a peep out of either of them, nor Carrasco.
Good piece Pat, I'll be "borrowing" some of it to verbally battle some coworkers who intimated the same thing to me already.
For the next few years, we are in a window of opportunity where a signing like Lee was the right thing to do. It doesn't make us like the Yankees, Red Sox or anyone else, it's just judgement and timing. And right now I'm proud to root for a team that is smart enough to know that you strike while the irons are hot.
As you know Pat, I was originally against this because I was under the false impression we had a self imposed hard cap. Obviously that is no longer true. So this move was a sensible wise move after all. I'm delighted to have Cliff back. But I see us being more prudent when/if that window closes. That makes us completely different than the Yankees.
Just like people were saying that the second Lee deal didn't bring us enough and that Ruben sucks as a GM and an evaluator of talent. Oh, wait….they're STILL saying that, aren't they?
I still think Phillippe Aumount is going to be a stud…. he's had some time now to get his mechanics figured out, hopefully he makes big strides this year.
As a Phillies fan, without a ticket package, the only bitter thing is that it makes it impossible to get tickets now for anything close to face value…. My sister, uncle, a few friends all have packages, so I get to enough games..
but to get two tickets, parking, food, drinks, etc.. its the better part of a $200-date with the wifey
I agree somewhat with NickFromGermantown that this article was pretty pointless. It's not that it isn't truthful, and it's not that it isn't well done, though. The reason why it seems pointless to me is that it's basically preaching to the choir. We all know that the Phils are not the Yanks.
Put this article on a Braves site, or a Nats site, or a Yanks site. Then maybe it would have some real purpose.
Yeah, I try to get to about 10 games a year. I've done real well the past few years without a ticket plan, StubHub for slightly above face, friends that have a few games to get rid of and even sometimes through the Phillies….even at the last minute. Even last season for Doc's home debut on a Friday in April I was able to get….from the Phillies….seats in 114, Row2. Sometimes those early games are somewhat available. I may have to re-vaulate my selection of seats for this year, though, which is ok.
I don't think it was pointless at all. I don't want Philadelphia to turn into NYC and Boston and ….as my last post and Don's post about ticket availability illustrate…it could be a concern moving forward.
remember a few years back when we could only bring in Adam Eaton in Freddy Garcia to shore up are rotation. We have come along way!! Can't waitr till sprin training
I also agree somewhat with Don M. in his thinking about Aumont. He may turn out to be a stud.
It's also possible he doesn't, but right now Aumont is a work in progress, just like any other minor leaguer, and calling him useless is premature.
Chuck, maybe you didn't get the premise of the article, which was that the Phils are NOT turning into the Yanks. If you disagree with that statement, you are one of very few, and you should say so more vehemently.
Ticket availability and ticket PRICE are two different animals. Phils tickets are hard to get partly because they're inexpensive enough for ordinary people to afford. I know the seats increased in cost this season, but that increase was pretty negligible.
not going to lie after the initial giddiness of re-acquiring lee I started to feel a lump in my stomach and a sour feeling of "turning into the yanks" late monday night
i started to think what happened to the phils I grew up with 96-03, the ones I watched as a teen build steam through in-house player development 03-08
i'm not pissed im just a little weird about this new feeling of throwing around a lot of dollars. just doesnt seem like the phillies organization I grew up loving.
RAJ is fine with me and I love, love, love Cliff Lee. It's just weird to voice my feelings haha
I realize that, George. That the article states just that. BUT… the article wasn't pointless because there are a lot of people that may feel that we are turning out that way. I think it was actually a good piece because it sort of sets the record straight for those that may feel otherwise.
And tickets are hard to get because people want to go to the games…..because the team is good. We wouldn't be selling out every game if we had a lousy team out there.
About tickets I live in Vermont and get the Sunday Package and yes it is in section 417(which are great seats by the way even if not right on the field) and compared to New York and Boston, which pretty much is the fan base in VT, it is still cheaper for me to drive to Philly stay at my Mother's house take the sub way from Fernrock and drive back Sunday night then to buy just tickets for either Red Sox or Spankees. And my package deal did not go up this year. Now I do not go to every game, but I refuse to sell the tickets for more then what I paid for them, granted most of the time they go to family and a few games are Christmas presents for my sister and Niece. But there were a few games non of us would could go to and I still sold them at face value. OK so that is $2 more then I actually pay. But I love the fact that I can afford that deal and go to playoff games and usually the home opener because I pay early. Also I got a great deal this year it only cost me $69. Granted I paid for playoff and WS tickets to games that weren't played but that was a long time ago so I do not really count that. Stub hub is a joke and they really need to do something about the people that just buy tickets to sell them for 3 or 4 times face value that sucks
The article was and is not pointless. The Phillies of today are not afraid to go after cream-of-the-crop prospects. We landed Halladay, we landed Lee (twice), we gambled and we have swagger. We got Oswalt when we needed him…..This is the way the Yankees were and are. With Halladay and Cliff Lee, we beat them at their own game. EXCEPT WE ARE NOT THE YANKEES. Players want to play here. Like New York, we are a hotbed of baseball. Pretty cool from my perspective. But we are not the YANKEES !!!! I remember when the Phillies were afraid to go after top free agent talent. Those were the lean years.
Does the system really favor the Yankees?
since 2001 they have the same amount of titles as the Giants and Diamondbacks and Marlins.
Buing players is like making a deal wit the devil. It feels good but it doesnt always work out (see NY Mets or Chicago Cubs)
You could make the arguement that doing things the easy way isnt a long term benefit.
As players age letting other teams over pay for them isnt a bad thing. And trading a beloved player isnt a bad thing either if it makes the team better and helps the team long term.
Branch Rickey said it best. "It is better to trade a player a year to early than a year to late"
Lee making 11m this year. Nice. That makes it a better deal for the Phils. We're not and could never be the Yankees. Only the Yankees, and perhaps the Mets one day, could ever charge the $ that the yanks charge for everything Yankee to make that money back. The simple fact is that there is just not the sufficient volume of rich people anywhere else but N.Y.C to sustain a team that spends like the Yankees. And they have their own network. Life is good for the Yanks. They can make money in large part because of all the Wall Street firms, law firms, private enterprise and just plain rich people that inhabit the island of Manhattan. Not to worry Phils fans, they're a whole different animal.
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I too have been a little confused about the direction the lead article was headed in. "The Phils Still Ain't Yanks" – and then comparisons to the Red Sox?
Bart repeated what has been mentioned here time and again and I think should be the focus of attention: These 3 pitchers put themselves in a position to play in Philadelphia – Oswalt, Lee & Halladay WANTED to come here. Aside from the signings, that is cool beyond belief!
So, what is it about this team, this core of homegrown talent, the fans and manager that get no respect around the league that makes the cream of the crop want to play in Philadelphia? Nice topic I think.
As far as tickets go, sigh – I had a FSP last year and I was sold 5 partial season plans to make the entire year package. I was freakin' convinced, not just confident, convinced that there was no way if the Phils played average ball they would be in the WS for the 3rd consecutive year. How many games did they fail to score 3 or more runs?? I know, I know, they were either 2nd or 3rd overall in runs scored in the NL but, we know there was an awful draught in the mid summer that just was unprecidented. 1-2, 0-2, 0-1, 2-3 losses – the 16 inning crap game vs the sluggly Astros – puuuke!!!!! I decided (based on finances) to only go with 3 partial season plans this year. Hey, last year I even bought nearly every special the Phils offered so I could sell them to friends (6packs, etc) – I was toked for a season of greatness.
Here we are, at the start of the 2011 season with the acknowledged best starting staff in all of baseball, perhaps historically so and what could stop us? Injuries, prolonged slumps – who knows but if they don't hit, it wont be a shoe-in.
The Mets now have a serious real GM and a new Manager.
they are no threat for the next few years because of the mess the last GM left. But they are the long term threat if they let knowledgable baseball people do thier thing. Remember the Yankees stunk for a long time till Steinbrenner got the suspension. The suspension that won them 4 world series.
i agree pat can you fix it so comments can be read from my phones mobile web?
Overall runs don't really tell the story. Out of the 171 games they played last season (playoffs included), they scored three runs or less 79 times (46% of their games).
I'm Ted Bell.
I would be willing to be that that percentage will DECREASE this coming year….even without a RH power bat. Just an educated hunch.
Here's yet another point of view. In Today's L.A. Times, under the heading, "Phillies can hardly hide their euphoria":
The Philadelphia Phillies 2011 World Series championship T-shirts are not yet on sale.
Crush the New York Yankees in free agency, though, and you're entitled to crow a little bit. Cliff Lee agreed to sign with the Phillies on Monday, and closer Brad Lidge was all but hawking World Series tickets Tuesday.
When Cole Hamels is your No. 4 starter, behind Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Lee, dream big.
"I just keep thinking about how many wins we're going to get in the regular season," Lidge told mlb.com, "and how dominant those guys will be in the postseason."
The Lee signing officially certified the Phillies as the third economic superpower in the major leagues.
No longer can the Dodgers and other National League clubs find comfort that their road to the World Series does not run through Yankee Stadium or Fenway Park …
The Phillies Fab Four starting rotation could be paid $70 million next season, depending on the final structure of Lee's contract. The San Diego Padres' 25-man roster, no longer including Adrian Gonzalez, might receive half that. (Etc.)
Which reminds me … "R2C2" is cute (one envisions a little robot friend for the Philly Phanatic), but why not go with a straightforward "4 Aces"? Imagine the possibilities: a series sweep would become a "Phillies Flush." In which case the lead item might read, "Behind their 4 Aces, the Phillies completed another Phillies Flush last night, before another Full House … "
I can't help it; Steve Wynn and I went to the same high school.
Ted Bell you are usually a little out in left field for me, but 100% agree that total runs scored is crap. Just like wins for pitcher, you can lead the league runs scored and still have a losing record. Take a 10 game stretch and score 50-55 runs and still have games where you get shut out 2 and score 1 runs three times your record could be 5-5 and you have averaged over 5 runs a game. Just like wins for a pitcher, if you Cole and have a run of what was it like 6 or 7 games where he pitched 7+ innings giving up a run or less and did ;not get a single win
Working on the comments for the phone, might take some time, sorry guys/girls. We're also working on site changes, so theres a bit of a backup. I too, was having trouble on my iPhone.
This team is cleverly put together in terms of players we have and structure of their salaries we are in no means the Yankees right now the phillies have 19 players under contract for 163.1 million and once we eat half of blanton's contract and trade him away we save 5.5 mill this year as he gets 10.5 million this yr. Then the arbitration eligible players Valdez, Kendrick and Francisco will account for atleast 3 million. Once they are signed the philles will have 21 players (assuming blanton leaves) under contract for about 160.6 million.
The last four spots can go up for open competition
Between players like
Dom Brown- (He has a chance of beginning in the minors again but here's to hoping he makes the big leagues)
Vance Worley (Who I really like I think he can give you a low 4 era and about 8-9 wins as a starter)
Josh Barfield (Former #1 prospect of the Padres who had a very good rookie year then stunk it up..here's hoping Chawly can perform a miracle and fix the hole in his swing) He can play 2nd and 3rd(although his fielding % is horrible at 3rd…think Greg Dobbs type fielding)
Dan Meyer( former 1st rd pick, a former top prospect in the braves system and a player coveted by none other than mr.sabermetrics Billy Beane.. He's been horrible would be a understatement but here's to looking on the brightside and hoping we find a diamond in the rough..if not off to the minors with him)
Scott Mathieson, Justin De Fratus and Michael Schwimer – I'm really betting on one of these guys to take Danny Baez's spot on the roster Reuben said that we're looking to address needs from within the organization and these guys are the best bets to contribute to the big league team
So of the players mentioned I see Worley, Brown, Barfield and Matheison making the club
The phils could also offer non-roster invites or incentive laden deals to
guys like
Pedro Martinez
Jermaine Dye
Andruw Jones
Austin Kearns
Anyways who give's a eff WE GOT CLIFTON PHIFER LEE and thats all that matters right now…still elated about it
Site changes, Pat?? Are you planning to bring back the "Last 4 Comments" section?
Although the Lee signing basically guarantees a Playoff spot this year and probably for the next 2 or 3 years, it will be up to management to continue to produce from within in order to sustain our success and become a dynasty like Atlanta was for so long. I do worry that as pitchers enter the mid 30 years they are prone to breaking down and could become long term negatives. As we know pitching is so frail, you just never know if one develops arm trouble.
As for the Division, I do worry about Atlanta. They always run a smart ship. Florida is pesky and has some good young players. Washington is slowly up and coming. New York although impotent now could be scary in a few years with Sandy Alderson rebuilding that franchise. The moral of the story will be to enjoy 2011 because you just never know.
Chuck, bringing the "Last 4 Comments back" is just the beginning…
I see that. WOW. What changes!!
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Catch the Action ... Flag-to-flag coverage of the UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway is scheduled to be televised live on Wednesday, August 21 beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Fox Sports 1 and broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.
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This Week's Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet at Bristol Motor Speedway ... Ty Dillon will pilot Chassis No. 021 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series stable in Wednesday's UNOH 200. This short-track designed chassis was last driven by Dillon to an 18th-place finish in April at Martinsville Speedway.
It's Bristol Baby ... This week's 200-lap race marks Dillon's second appearance at the Bristol, Tenn. facility. Last year, Dillon started this event from the 12th position and was running in the top-five when his black and orange machine ran out of fuel, relegating him to a 21st-place finish.
Meet the Driver ... Dillon, driver of the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, is scheduled to sign autographs for fans at the UNOH display at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, August 23 at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time.
Shooting for a Cause ... Before heading to Bristol Motor Speedway, Dillon is scheduled to compete in a Speedway Children's Charities Shooting Stars Tournament presented by the National Rifle Association at Shooters Edge in Piney Flats, Tenn. on Tuesday, August 21 at 6 p.m. ET. Participants are placed on four-person teams and will have the opportunity to shoot with Dillon. All proceeds from the participants are donated to the Speedway Children's Charities.
Sponsor Spotlight ... Not only is the University of Northwestern Ohio the title sponsor of the 13th Camping World Truck Series race this season at Bristol Motor Speedway, the Lima, Ohio-based college is also an associate sponsor on Dillon's No. 3 Chevrolet. UNOH offers a unique curriculum to young people interested in professional motorsports competition as a career with associate degrees and diploma programs in High Performance Motorsports.
Double Duty ... After competing in the Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200 event on Wednesday, Dillon will strap into the No. 33 WESCO Chevrolet for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Friday, August 23. Tune into ESPN, Performance Racing Network or SiriusXM NASCAR Radio for coverage of the spectacle at the half-mile bullring, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.
What are your thoughts heading into this week's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway? "Bristol (Motor Speedway) is a fun track to race. We had a pretty fast truck there last year, but we ended up running out of fuel at the end of the race. I'm looking forward to riding the momentum from our third-place finish last weekend into this race. It's time to win another race this season, and I'd love to be able to do it at Bristol."
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This Week's South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet Silverado at Bristol Motor Speedway ... Brendan Gaughan will pilot chassis No. 009 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series stable in the UNOH 200. The No. 62 machine was most recently driven by Gaughan at Iowa Speedway where he experienced mechanical issues, bringing home a 31st-place finish.
Volunteer State Stats ... Dating back to 2003, Gaughan has made seven Camping World Truck Series starts at the half-mile track. In those seven starts, the Las Vegas native has collected three top-five and three top-10 finishes, holds a 9.9 average starting positions paired with a 13.9 average finishing position, has completed 1,223 of 1,407 (86.9 percent) of the laps contested and is credited with 39 laps led.
South Point Hotel & Casino ... Opened in December of 2005, the South Point resort was the first megaresort located south of McCarran International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip. The facility consists of a 25 story hotel tower and 90,000 square feet convention center located on a 60 acre site along Las Vegas Boulevard in Enterprise, Nevada. South Point Hotel offers a total of 2,163 rooms and 160,000 sq. ft. meeting and convention space; the largest of any hotel in Las Vegas that is not on the Strip. For more information, visit www.southpointcasino.com or call 1-866-796-7111.
A South Point Did You Know ... The South Point Arena & Equestrian Center has 1,200 climate controlled horse stalls, 30 warm water stalls, a vet clinic, feed store and show office where you can check into the hotel and receive bell service all while settling in your horses.
Shooting for a Cause ... Before heading to Bristol Motor Speedway, Gaughan and teammate Ty Dillon are scheduled to compete in a Speedway Children's Charities Shooting Stars Tournament presented by the National Rifle Association at Shooters Edge in Piney Flats, Tenn. on Tuesday, August 21 at 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Participants are placed on four-person teams and will have the opportunity to join Gaughan in the event, with proceeds benefiting the Speedway Children's Charities.
Double Duty ... Along with driving the No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet Silverado in the Wednesday night Camping World Truck Series race, Gaughan is scheduled to pilot the No. 21 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event on Friday, August 23. This race is scheduled to air live on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET, along with the Performance Radio Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.
In the Rearview Mirror: Michigan International Speedway ... Gaughan and the No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet team finished eighth at Michigan International Speedway after starting on the front row and battling handling issues during the 200-mile race.
What are your thoughts on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway? "I'm excited to go to Bristol (Motor Speedway) because it's always been one of my favorite places to race. Every time Shane (Wilson, crew chief) and I have been there, we have been fast. Richard Childress Racing has a great history at Bristol and they build fast trucks. There is no more worrying about aero and no more worrying about all the things you worry about with larger tracks, it's time to go back and have fun short-track racing."


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Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge ReviewBy David Wolinsky - Posted Jul 14, 2010
One of the point-and-click adventure genre's finest entries adds a new hint system, gorgeous new graphics, a re-mastered score, voice acting, and best of all, an audio commentary track from designers Ron Gilbert, Dave Grossman, and Tim Schafer. It won't win over anyone still unfamiliar with the series, but it does reward devotees for still being obsessed with the series after gaming on the whole has moved on.
The Pros
- Audio commentary offers exclusive insights
- Impressive visual and voice-acting upgrades adds new life
- The nearly 20-year-old game still ably holds up
The Cons
- Complicated controls if you're not playing on PC
- Some of the new features coddle players too much
- The title's few weakpoints haven't been addressed
Cars, books, albums, and movies all have special editions, but it still seems a bit silly -- though also pretty cool -- that videogames are just now able to enjoy repackaged and enhanced victory laps. The latest title to get this treatment is the arguable peak of the graphic adventure genre, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, this time appropriately christened Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge with a graphical overhaul, the addition of voice acting, and, most prestigious and intriguing of all, a context-sensitive commentary audio track from designers Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. Oh, and if you missed out on the 1991 classic, the best selling point of all is the whip-smart and zany original game, which puts you in control of self-proclaimed "mighty pirate" Guybrush Threepwood as he accidentally aids the resuscitation of his arch nemesis, the hirsute and undead pirate LeChuck.
I Want To Be A Pirate!
And even with the gussied-up graphics, the game and its core still feels intrinsically dated, which is forgivable since it is a classic. Still, with hindsight being an unintentional feature, all the witty, self-deprecating dialog in the world can't mask how strictly LeChuck's Revenge adheres to the adventure-game M.O. of indulging your illogical and kleptomaniac tendencies: You might not ever really understand why you can only get paper from a pirate cartographer, or why you need it in the first place, but you constantly feel like you're making progress just by picking up anything that isn't bolted down. In fact, that stark contrast of playfulness and creativity against the tried-and-true aspects only calls out how much further the series could have pushed the genre if it maintained the popularity it once had.
If you did play the original, more than likely you still have some muscle memory of encountering LeChuck's Revenge's craftier puzzles, but the ensuing two decades -- and the rise and fall of grunge --has likely washed your memory clean of how to solve them. The substantial window of time between the original and this update helps level the playing field between newcomers and those who still remember where they stored their Dial-A-Pirate copy-protection wheel for the first Monkey Island.
Either way, everyone can appreciate how much LeChuck's Revenge's visuals positively pop this time around: They can easily be compared to the "butt-ugly-by-today's-standards" by hitting a button and seeing the game seamlessly shift to its original look. To be fair, most early-90s games leaned more heavily on players' imaginations than on graphic flair. Here, everything from the twinkling stars and even Guybrush's swishy haircut and navy-blue pirate jacket brim with detail and compete for your attention. Not all the voices mesh with the onscreen characters or feel like inspired casting choices -- "Futurama"'s Phil LaMarr reprises his Jamaican-by-numbers accent here as Captain Dread, but the major players like Guybrush and LeChuck heard in other Monkey Island installments only further prove themselves here.
The Ultimate Insult
If game controllers feel needlessly complicated, consider the fact that the Xbox 360 version manages to transform the original's two-button mouse controls into an initially confusing layout for the new controller's ten buttons and pair of sticks. You can opt for the dumbed-down controls, but both, at first, feel awkward. But even when you get the hang of it, this improved version still hasn't been able to prevent Guybrush from getting stuck behind staircases or make him hurry the hell up on those slowpoke overhead maps, and that's a glaring issue.
Though the difficulty hasn't been softened for the newbies, the ability to illuminate interactive onscreen objects and flat-out ask for a hint will make hardened vets scoff. They're understandable concessions to further include a younger audience unfamiliar with the genre's intentional coyness and logic-defying puzzles, but hardly do much to make this edition feel "special."
Big Whoop
The biggest dose of TLC comes via the aforementioned commentary, which clocks in at a mere hour of additional audio. After 20 years, it'd be silly to expect Gilbert, Schafer, and Grossman to reveal what the fabled secret of Monkey Island is -- and they don't -- but they do offer some insights, like how they wanted players to feel they already botched their chances at winning upon getting robbed at the game's start. The guys continually crack wise via "Mystery Science Theater 3000"-style silhouettes, and as the title's most exciting addition, further drives home the point that while players have taken adventure gaming seriously, they can also afford to lighten up.
All in all, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge delivers a package that updates the 19 year-old classic for new audiences. There's a crowd of gamers who've played the likes of Penny Arcade Adventures, but missed the boat on LucasArts' classics, and while this update isn't always a pitch-perfect adaptation, it does an ample job of recreating the fun of those games. If you're a fan of equal doses humor and adventure, then this game should satisfy.


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Shinsuke Takasugi in sig.
*awaits Mig*
hi, so, tell me what you know about the Uchiha clan and about Sharingan itself (you can use naruto wiki but no copy paste)
The Uchiha Clan
The Uchiha Ichizoku or Clan or Family are regarded as the descendants of the first born of the Sage of the Six Paths who is regarded as the creator or god of the shinobi world. The Uchiha clan together with their younger brothers the Senju clan are the strongest and most respected down to this day. Unfortunately, they were all massacared by their own clan member. A special shinobi among them who possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan. The Uchiha clan possess a special Doujutsu Kekkei Genkai or Bloodline Limit called the Sharingan.
The Sharingan
The KG is regarded as a very special one because of the abilities it grants it's user. It is known as the Copy Wheel Eye, Mirror Wheel Eye or Heaven's Eye. It grants the user abilities such as: X-ray vision or ability to see a n opponents chakra, Cast genjutsu on an opponent and tell if someone is in a genjutsu, Hypnotise the opponent, Read lips and pen or pencil movements, Copy an opponents technique almost perfectly, Predict an opponents technique and dodge it as fast as the users body can carry him or her, Memorize handseals etc
The sharingan is awakened through harsh emotional or physical conditions. It begins to advance from the 1tomoe to the 2tomoe and 3tomoe and mangekyo sharingan and the eternal mangekyo sharingan and then the rinnegan. All these occur through immense usage of it. Also, the sight of the Sharingan instills fear in opponents and respect also. Apart from Uchihas, sharingan users include Hatake Kakashi and Shimura Danzo.
i can see only 3T Sharingan picture, but whatever, good job, so, this is what we will do
One training session, in which the student needs to be brought into a traumatic or close to death situation, so that he/she will be forced to activate his/her Sharingan to escape death. The Uchiha Sensei needs to force the student extremely much, making him defend one attack after the other, until he/she runs out of chakra. When that happens, a final attack will be made strong enough to kill him/her until the student gets forced to activate Sharingan. After that, the training must be ended here.
do you understand?
Yes boss!
:cracks joints:
I'm ready
so, i will do it the way Akiza did it to me, which means that i will kick your butt while you are not defending yourself and you are focusing both your chakra AND pain from all that damage to your eyes, got it?
*creates 4 shadow clones*
Okay! I'll try not to die:p
*my clones start punching and kicking you each of them from all your sides*
focus pain and chakra into your eyes, this won't be enough to activate your sharingan, but it will at least help
Oughh! Ahhh!! Owww!!!
I begin to feel immense pain all through my body and begin to channel the pain to my eyes. I begin start feeling this great pain in my eyes.
*as my clones are still kicking you, i quickly make chidori in my hand and clones get away from you, i than expand my chidori into spear to hit you into your left shoulder, than i quickly run towards you and create Rasengan in my hand and i hit you in your stomach so that it sends you flying*
focus pain and chakra into your eyes
(Raiton: Chidori Eiso) - Lightning Release Chidori Sharp Spear
Rank: A
Type: Offense
Range: Short/Mid
Chakra Cost: 30
Damage Points: 60
Description: The user increases the range of their Chidori by using form manipulation to extend it into a blade up to 10 meters in length. This blade is capable of splitting into multiple additional blades upon contact with an enemy, drastically increasing the number of wounds it can inflict. Like other Chidori-related techniques, this jutsu will numb its target upon contact.
(Rasengan) - Spiral Sphere
Rank: A
Type: Attack
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 30
Damage Points: 60
Description: Rasengan was a Ninjutsu technique developed over the span of three years by the Fourth Hokage. The technique was taught to his sensei Jiraiya, who then passed it on to the young ninja Naruto years later. The technique is unlike many other jutsu in that it does not require any hand seals. It just relied on the ninja's ability to mold chakra. The ninja concentrates a contained, fast, rotating sphere of chakra in the palm of their hand, which can create a destructive impact. Limit: None
As the chidori hits me, I feel an unbearable and immense pain that begins to weaken my body, I now focus this pain and anger to my eyes and my vision experiences a colour change for a second and is back to normal again. Before I can regain the little left of my strength, you hit me with your rasengan which sends me flying away. As I land on the ground, my pain,anger and hatred seems to be escaping it's limit and I use my chakra to focus them all to my eyes. As I do this, I begin to see 5 bluish figures around me in my blurry vision....Is that your chakra Mig sensei?>_o
your sharingan activates
now get to the hospital, and deactivate it for now...*makes a clone carry you there*
and you're welcome.
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Connecticut Bill to Limit Firearms to One Round
How far will liberals push their hostility to our Second Amendment liberties? As far as we let them. If they don't get sufficient resistance to their attack on "assault weapons" and "high-capacity" magazines, the next step could look something like this actual proposed bill from Connecticut:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to establish a class C felony offense, except for certain military and law enforcement personnel and certain gun clubs, for (1) any person or organization to purchase, sell, donate, transport, possess or use any gun except one made to fire a single round, (2) any person to fire a gun containing more than a single round, (3) any person or organization to receive from another state, territory or country a gun made to fire multiple rounds, or (4) any person or organization to purchase, sell, donate or possess a magazine or clip capable of holding more than one round.
Imagine if Melinda Herman, who was chased into her attic crawlspace with her children by a home invader who finally left under his own power after taking five rounds from her .38, had been limited by some sanctimonious bureaucrat to a single bullet.
Next after this comes the ban on muskets.
On a tip from Jack Bauer. Cross-posted at Moonbattery.
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Belpre woman injured in Hill Street blaze dies
BELPRE – A Belpre woman hospitalized following a Friday night fire died Sunday, according to the Belpre Police Department.
Belpre Police Chief E.D. Clevenger reported that his department received information Sunday from Cabell Huntington Hospital that Kimberly J. Harter, 52, of 1624 Hill St., Belpre, had succumbed to her injuries during the day Sunday while being treated at the hospital.
The Belpre Volunteer Fire Department was called out to Harter's Hill Street home about 9 p.m. Friday. Officials said the cause of the fire remains under investigation, but there are no indications of foul play or criminal activity in connection with the incident, Clevenger said.
Upon arrival at the scene, fire units entered and extinguished a blaze that appeared to have started in the interior of the home, near a bathroom in the west side of the dwelling. Harter was found unconscious and unresponsive in the east interior of the home.
Her dog was also found in the home and had expired from apparent smoke inhalation.
Harter was initially taken to Camden Clark Medical Center, Memorial Campus appearing to be suffering from severe smoke inhalation. She was later flown to Cabell Huntington Hospital for further treatment.
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'Gasland Part II' screens to hundreds in Callicoon
June 10, 2013 —
"Gasland Part II" played to a packed house in the Callicoon Theatre on Saturday, June 8. The documentary about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, by director and Milanville, PA resident Josh Fox picks up where it left off in the 2010 release of Academy Award nominated "Gasland." Fox said Callicoon is his favorite theatre, and that they hadn't had that many people there since "Titanic."
The film begins with shots of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. While the media was restricted to fly a certain distance over the gulf, Fox was able to get permission to fly at a lower altitude, getting shots of oil-streaked waters and cleanup ships spewing fire from smoke stacks. He goes on to interview a gulf resident, the wife of a fisherman. In an eerie foreshadowing of what could occur in our area should fracking happen, she talks about her anger at their way of life being disrupted. No longer can they fish the waters and share their catch with neighbors and friends. If they don't have that, she says, they may as well move.
This becomes the theme for the second iteration of "Gasland"—with health and legal problems abounding, many families are moving out of their homes. In the first film, Fox goes all over the country, interviewing families who are facing fracking. In part two, he returns to some of those families, as well as new ones, and travels to Colorado, Texas, Dimock, PA and more. One memorable character from the first film was the mayor of Dish, Texas, a town named after Dish Network. When Fox speaks to him, the mayor is packing up and moving his family out of their home. Fox says you know it's bad when the mayor leaves town.
The film, which one viewer described as depressing but inspirational, focuses a lot on the bureaucratic side of the fracking battle. Fox speaks to Lisa Jackson of the Environmental Protection Agency and many congressmen, and shows a part from President Barack Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address, in which he advocates natural gas. He even gets arrested for trying to film a public hearing. He makes the point that with so many politicians receiving money from gas company lobbyists, it is up to the people to see changes. The crowd in the Callicoon Theatre applauded, as they did many times during the film, in a showing of solidarity.


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I think that Sasuke and Oro is talking about Madara, who else agrees???
Orochimaru knows Tobi, im telling you he knows the game. Cant wait for Phones reaction to this.
I think he will meet his parents
Originally Posted by awitness
I think he will meet his parents
same here...they r definitely heading to UCHIHA HIDEOUT(a well known place to sasuke) to meet with his parents......i think by some jutsu like "TIME TRAVEL jutsu" OR MAY BE "EDO TENSAI" which will enable sasuke to meet his parents...
Originally Posted by Nine
I think I read something else than most people here. This issue was pathetic.
you read the same as me then, did kishi erase people's mind or something like that? at this very moment a legendary creature is summoned, the juubi, he may not be as powerful as he was but he's definitly stronger then the kyuubi now for sure!!!
hmm.. Dont know about this chapter.
What was Itachi's Sword of Totsuka / (Sealing Oro) good for, it seems to me he only drawed Oro out of Sasuke's body for good.
Oro said (I dont have enough power to steal it "Yet") about Sasuke's body.. Does that mean he can get his full power back?
I highly enjoyed this chapter! 5/5 :D
Nice to see Oro back in the mix, and REALLY nice to see Sasuke acting calm and thinking things through.
Imao chapter ! Nyc1 !
they must b going to read the inscriptions of the stone of uchihas i thnk or to meet madara !
why is oro still after sasuke's body? He is as much of a pedophile as he was before...
So it become clear that orochimaru and tobi are partners.
Wonder why orochimaru still want sasuke's body?
Who is tobi?
Who will defeat madara and how he died?
Will juubi be strong enough to make a difference?
Will sasuke obtain some new powers after meeting this person?
Which path will sasuke choose to follow after he's done talking to the person he's gonna meet?
Will any of the 5 kages die?
Sasuke is not completely changed yet,however the person he's going to meet will make sasuke Change his mind about revenge i guess...
And only then we can say that sasuke's become a good guy.
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Orochimaru is back! Logic
Originally Posted by -Ibrahim-
Orochimaru knows Tobi, im telling you he knows the game. Cant wait for Phones reaction to this.
Guess your logic was right lol
Originally Posted by Itachi..
It was released early. I can't believe oro is back. I doesn't make sense even though it is kinda explained.
I think the scroll is a formula for Edo Tensei. Sasuke is intending to revive more than one person.
i think he will meat UCHIHA CLAN .
he wants to talk to them, ask about the coupd'etat they were planing .
the reasons .
Originally Posted by UCHIHAMADARAXTREAM
same here...they r definitely heading to UCHIHA HIDEOUT(a well known place to sasuke) to meet with his parents......i think by some jutsu like "TIME TRAVEL jutsu" OR MAY BE "EDO TENSAI" which will enable sasuke to meet his parents...
True, but how is meeting sasuke's parents going to help them take control of the whole war? Suigetsu said the info in the scroll would put taka in control of the war, and we have just found out today that orochimaru's help is needed for whatever might be in the scroll
Originally Posted by awitness
I think he will meet his parents
I think the same... because he says he wants to talk with more than one person, it has to be his parents(bcoz sasu is quite emotional right now) to confirm why they were plotting against konoha. Sasuke right now has heard only Itachi side; now its time to hear it from his mother and father. They are going back to Uchiha village where they can find dna of his mother and father to bring them back with Edo tensei.
Sasu still looks confident that he can Oro on his own. Tobi... he can be danzo; I know he is sealed or whatever... but the character that can collaborate with Oro is Danzo.
1. Both are from root
2. Both are looking to combine uchiha and senju. Danzo was after sharingans/hashi dna and Oro wanted sasuke's body to beat Itachi and get EMS by taking Itachi's eyes(can't say if his plans extended to getting rinnegan as well). Oro was the mad scientist who doing his experiments for danzo so he knows about hashi anyways. The problem is that Itachi and kakashi would have known about Tobi being Danzo using the sharingan unless he has some jutsu that allows him to take replicate elses chakra for awhile.
3. Also, I believe Oro knew about Madara being alive after his fight with hashi which means all three villians.. oro, madara and tobi who i suspect is danzo were planning this from a long time.
[A real twist would be all Uchihas to be alive after the massacre and entire massacre to be a plot to make konoha believe that Uchiha clan is dead. :ice:]
Last edited by girya; 07-10-2012 at 01:41 PM.
Originally Posted by Migualon J.J.
back to chapter itself, ok, Oro is back, hm, could have at least explained how come he isn't sealed in Sword Of Totsuka, so he was all that time in Anko's CM? THE F*CK IS THIS SH*T? i seriously don't like this way of Oro returning, smh
i give chapter 3 (i am tempted to give it 2), but it's only because of Oro returning
ye it was so fast and easy . :confused:
I also think that Sasuke wants to meet his parents. We know Itachi's side of the story, it's time we heard his parents side of the story.
Last edited by NinJaGirl99; 07-10-2012 at 01:38 PM.
Sasuke will have the entire Uchiha clan resurrected... He wants to speak to all of them, if not the entire clan, then it will be his mother and father...
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