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Guys, the season is starting in a few days and I still haven't seen an
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anyone who can keep the Yankees from repeating?
Sandusky, OH
We haven't made any predictions yet? Oh yeah, I guess predicting that the Detroit Tigers will suck this year isn't really a prediction, it's just a known fact. Considering that it is that time of year when everyone is making some sort of bold statement as to who is gonna win and who isn't, I think you're right, Lee. It is time for RSBS to jump into the prognostication pool (that sounds like something one would find in Vegas) and so we do as only we at RSBS (I, Jeff, not Al 'cuz he's a slacker) know how.
Shall we?
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NL East
Compared to its AL counterpart, this division isn't quite the sexy beast it used to be. The team to beat is the Phillies; and while the Mets look to give a better effort than last year if healthy while the Braves and Marlins lurk behind with plenty of potential, I still don't see how the Phillies can lose this division. Oh wait. Yes I can; his name is Brad Lidge.
Yet I think the Phils still win it. Ya can't get much worse than Lidge was last year and they still won the league.
Phillies. Probably.
NL Central
Come now, is there really any competition here? Yeah, sure the Brewers can bop with the best of them but have you seen their pitching staff? Exactly. The sCrUBS? Er…. no. The Astros? Stop playin'. The Pirates? The Pirates!?!? Ha! The only team in this division who might give the Cardinals a run is the Cincinnati Reds, and for that to happen Aroldis Chapman and Johnny Cueto have to both deliver the goods like seasoned professionals (they're not) and Aaron Harang would have to keep his ERA under 10 (he won't)… not to mention the fact that Dusty Baker would have to not destroy someone's arm (he will).
Cardinals. No question.
NL West
Hmm. This is an interesting division. My heart says San Fransisco but my heart also says I should be able to drink a fifth of scotch and still be able to dance the merengue with some amount of poise. In other words, my heart is a goddamn liar. There are too many question marks in the Dodgers young pitching staff that I can't put my money on them. So I turn towards the Rockies — a team with balance, a team with Tulo, a team with purple pinstripes.
San Francisco joins as the Wild Card.
AL East
Yankees, Red Sox, Yankees, Red Sox… bla bla bla. Not this year, folks. Yankees, Rays, Yankees, Rays… and Brian Matusz. The Yankees are the best in baseball. Hard to argue against that. The 2010 Red Sox are not the Red Sox we're used to seeing. They made a major mistake by not bringing back Jason Bay and they're gonna suffer for it. The Rays… this is the year for them. It's now or never. And just for fun, let it be known that Brian Matusz of the Baltimore Orioles is one hell of a pitching phenom and a reason to tune into their games every once in a while.
Yankees win without even trying.
Rays take the Wild Card.
AL Central
With so much money going towards roster scrubs and the recently anointed singles-machine, Magglio Ordonez, the Tigers of 2010 will look more like the Tigers of 2003. Okay, maybe not that bad, but still, they ain't goin' anywhere. The Twins will be in the race, but I suspect they will be playing a lot of doubleheaders this year due to that new open air stadium; and their team is still built for turf. I don't see them catching the White Sox, who in my opinion have the best starting five of any other team in the Majors. If Peavy stays healthy and Floyd and Danks kick it up a notch, I don't see how they could be beat. Keep your eye on Gordon Beckham too. He's gonna be a superstar.
White Sox.
AL West
Like its National League version, this division causes me fits. The Rangers are right on the cusp of doing something great; but then I look at their pitching staff and see a bunch of crooked numbers on the board against them. The A's? Uh… no offense, but if you rely on Kurt Suzuki to produce all your offense, I cannot take you seriously. The Mariners look like they should be much improved; but I'm not drinking that kool-aid yet 'cuz as of now, they haven't done jack. And how can I possibly bet against a proven winner, a team that gets it done year after year after year?
The Angels win the West. Why? 'Cuz they do everything right.
And they have a rally monkey.
Now when you put all these pretty teams together, choosing one over the other is no easy task. They're all
yummy winners. They're all well-proportioned hot. They're all doable talented.
So what is one to do?
Personally, I like to fantasize about a world where they're all in the same room, having fun and going at it with uncompromising competitive bite. But understanding how unrealistic that is, I guess I have no choice but to choose one.
Or two.
These two:
And again, my lying, cheating, pipe-dreaming heart tells me that the Cardinals are better than the Yankees. Yet, I'm smart enough to know that saying as much is not only unrealistic, it's just plain fantasy.
Still, one can dream, right?
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Too much fantasy from the images you were posting…. you know in your heart that the ******** are gonna just tank this year and leave it to the ******** to loose to the *******, obviously anything but Cardinals here would be conceived as bad words that's why they censored me….
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Num, num, num, Peter, you got me to laugh, even if your statement is farcical! HAHA!
ROFL i love it!!! Though why does AL west have Minka? Can we have Lucy instead?😀 I love Lucy Lu😉
interesting predictions we'll see how they play out!
You must have gagged while you were making the AL East prediction, Jeff. But I sure hope you're right. I'd love to see a Yankees-Cardinals World Series. But for now I just want our teams to stay healthy! Let the games begin!
That, Mimi, is California's very own Allison Stokke… my secret lover. Okay, maybe not my lover, but she's fine nonetheless!
And yes, Jane, I'm still gagging from the truth on paper… but that's why they play the game. Bring it on!
i cant me too mad at you for not picking the pirates to take the NL Central because of the fantastic Jenna Fischer pic. Ever see walk hard: the story of dewy cox? not only is it hilarious, jenna looks great too
I barely made it through this post without a trip to my bunk….and how kind of you to give us proles in the AL West Allison Stokke!
Matt — Haha. I knew you'd enjoy that. I've heard of that film, but haven't seen it yet. It just got bumped up the netflix queue though.
Jonestein — She is a Cali gal, so I figured it would fit best, though I bet she could use some mid-western care😉
I'd love to say "No Jeff, you're wrong….the Astros will be right there." They actually could make some noise, but the planets have to line up a certain way and there can be zero significant injuries because this team has zero depth. It is looking like the Cards…again. ::sob::
We're in sync in certain spots; not so much in others…
Austin, I kinda hope the 'Stros kick it up a notch. I like what Wandy and Norris could do… lots of potential there. I miss the old days when we'd fight tooth and nail with y'all. It's not as fun when it's a cakewalk… how many more cliches you think I can use in this response to your comment? LOL.
Prince — I learned to see what I see from you.
Yes, it's definitely not the Sith!! I was just thinking the same about their pitching staff…
Haha, you guys are just too funny. It's a good thing I don't usually look at the pictures. I think that the Dodgers will surprise you. Kershaw will have a great year.
Cat — What's wrong with the pictures? I think they're lovely🙂 Kershaw is due… very, very due. I like lefties (cuz I am one).
🙂 Num, num, num… I understand, Indians. I understand.


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Wednesday 27 Feb 2013 2:07 p.m.
As many as four sharks may have been involved in a fatal attack on a swimmer at Muriwai Beach this afternoon.
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The distressed man - believed to be in his 40s - signalled for help when he was attacked by a shark, before he was pulled underwater.
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It is understood police in an inflatable boat used a firearm to drive the sharks away from the swimmer, who died from his injuries. The witness says "dozens" of shots were fired.
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There have been 44 recorded unprovoked attacks in New Zealand since 1852, 11 of those have been fatal. The last fatal attack was in 2009.
Fatal shark attacks in NZ:
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- 1886 Napier
- 1896 Kumara
- 1907 Moeraki
- 1964 St Clair, Dunedin
- 1966 Oakura
- 1966 Manukau Harbour
- 1967 St Kilda, Dunedin
- 1967 Moeraki
- 1968 Aramoana Mole
- 1976 Te Kaha
- 2009 Whangamata*
- 2013 Muriwai Beach
* Unconfirmed whether kayaker Maurice Phillips had drowned before being attacked
Source: Te Ara: the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
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$23,000 in back taxes were paid on the property Friday afternoon.
Watertown city comptroller James Mills said a check from "Fourth Coast Inc." was delivered to city hall.
The owner of the Washington Street property, Garrett McCarthy, did not confirm the name of the property's buyer during a late afternoon press conference, but called the tax payment "the first step in the transition of ownership."
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#2254 - 05/12/00 04:36 AM 'Nice Girl'
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Last night I saw a drama called 'Nice Girl' on BBC2. It was done in the style of a documentary and was, in my opinion, the best thing the Beeb's had since the last Ab Fab (though I might make an exception in the case of 'Have I got News for You').
My question, such as it is, is to any others who may have watched it, becasue when I first started watching it seemed to me that the characters were Liverpudlian (the diagnostic "Ohrrright?" at the end of questions and so on), but as I watched more, it seemed as if they were almost entirely Welsh. The only geographic cue was the final shot, in which the protagonist was sitting at Abergavon station, waiting for a train.
Can anyone set me right on the accents, mixtures of accents, or varieties of accents used in the show?
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I'll look out for it. What do you think of the accents in "Goodness Gracious Me" - do you think that is exportable?
On the same subject. I have occasionally seen "Frasier" and have been appalled by the presence of a female character who purports to be English - her accent is like nothing I have ever heard. I've been told that it is meant to be Manchester (in the North West of England) but as I come from that area I have to disagree.
Even Helen Baxendale didn't sound her normal self when she was in Friends - perhaps she was told by the producers to sound more "English"!
On the other hand, I was told recently in the USA (rather sheepishly) that I sounded just like Elizabeth Corday in ER. I wasn't sure if it was a compliment but it's fine by me, bit of a ladette too!
#2256 - 05/12/00 06:18 AM Re: 'Nice Girl'
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Agree - 'Goddness Gracious Me' is one of the most hilarious shows I've seen of late. (Especially resonant for me since I grew up in India.) Not sure if the accents and cultural attitudes will export easily - but then the US has a sizable contingent of Indian expatriates so who knows?
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Shanks - I'll second you on "Goodness gracious me" - a very funny series. Particularly the skit about the burgled house where the burglars had got in through the cow flap!
#2258 - 05/14/00 03:18 AM Goodness Gracious Me
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I like the one where they go out, after a few pints, for an "English".
#2259 - 05/14/00 02:03 PM Re: 'Nice Girl'
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>>On the same subject. I have occasionally seen "Frasier" and have been appalled by the presence of a woman who purports to be English - her accent is like nothing I have ever heard. I've been told that it is meant to be Manchester (in the North West of England) but as I come from that area I have to disagree.<<
Jane Leeves was born in London and appeared on British TV (Benny Hill, in non-speaking roles) but left for the US as a teenager and has thus been corrupted by US TV. I heard her being interviewed very recently and she sounds just the same as on 'Frasier'.
#2260 - 05/14/00 05:07 PM Re: 'Nice Girl'
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Regarding "Daphne" - it is quite difficult for someone from London to do a good North West accent, and adding in her mid-Atlantic overtones makes it even harder. I suppose its no different to someone from Sydney doing South Australian or from Dallas doing Bostonian. I think that is why Meryl Streep did so well, she always sounded exactly right. Even Gwyneth Paltrow seems pretty good at sounding British (although I read somewhere that she hates the food here and longs to get back to the USA after her filming is over).
Do any British actors do good American accents - what about Michael Caine's most recent film - I heard that was meant to be quite good (I haven't seen it yet)?
#2261 - 05/18/00 03:59 AM Re: 'Nice Girl'
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Do any British actors do good American accents - what about Michael Caine's most recent film - I heard that was meant
to be quite good (I haven't seen it yet)?
It's interesting you ask this because it is something that I have looked out for for the past few years. Michael Caine was lauded for his performance in 'The Cider House Rules' but the critics (and , I presume, most New England locals) cringed at his accent which lapsed back into East London at every phrase.
Those that (in my opinion) have done more than an ample job of it are listed as follows:
Bob Hoskins for 'Sweet Liberty' in which he played a film scriptwriter who completely fictitionalises an important historical work on the American war of Independence written by college professor Alan Alda (who, ironically, wrote the actual screenplay for the film). The film also stars Michal Caine (playing a near miss of himself) and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Bob Hoskins again for 'Who framed Roger Rabbit'. Seems that the husky Cockney accent is a close one to 'da mob' accent.
Ben Chaplin for 'The thin Red Line'. A lot of people thought he was a descendent of Charlie and, thus, American. Ben is actually English born and bred and the names are coincidental.
Liam Neeson for many, many American films before he got the part of Schindler. Coming from Ballymena, Co. Antrim his deep, husky voice is highly adaptable for many foreign accents (though the Cork accent of Michael Collins was not one of them!). Most of his American film parts were of Deep South characters because their accents evolved from the deep Ulster accents that are so familiar.
Bit of trivia: I was surprised that the majority of my Continental European friends didn't know that Liam Neeson was Irish. They presumed he was Dutch, German, Danish etc. because his accent in 'Schindler's List' is, apparently, faultless. I am gob-smacked (there's a word for AWAD! ;^) ).
#2262 - 05/18/00 04:22 AM Re: 'Nice Girl'
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I'd heard quite mixed reviews of Caine's New England accent. It's certainly stilted and strange and not the least like the modern yankee accent but someone suggested that it was very like an older form used by some in New England. I am always amazed when looking at documentary films from the thirties, or even the fifties, how much the various british accents have changed in vocabulary, tone, rhythm and emphasis in a relatively short time.
Personal I think Caine has a very good ear and it is likely that his accent is accurate, if obsolete (depending on the quality of the dialogue coach, of course).
However, when discussing actors accents, nothing can ever compair to the excellent cockney of Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins.
me ol' bamboo
strike a light guvnor.
#2263 - 05/18/00 05:53 AM Re: Goodies and Baddies
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Posts: 1981
Pause for quick swoon. A great Irish export - may the Force be with you.
I was listening to a radio programme about Hollywood. They thought there were no glamorous actors anymore - only George Cluny.
Wasn't it usual to only allow British actors to play baddies, which is how Michael Caine made his living. It even works in cartoons - look at "Scar" in The Lion King.
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It's been a long time since I've mentioned the current world record muskie that has been accepted by the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wis. The fish, caught by Louis Spray in 1949, purportedly measured 631⁄2 inches and weighed 69 pounds, 11 ounces.
This record fish has been disputed and argued about for many years. The International Game Fish Association doesn't accept Spray's fish. Instead, it counts Cal Johnson's fish, caught in 1949 on Minnesota's Lac Court Oreilles. This fish allegedly weighed 67 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 5 feet, 1⁄2 inch in length with a 33-inch girth.
Incredibly, the record changed hands nine times between 1939 and 1949. Unbelievably, Spray put in claims that he had caught three of these fish. That is akin to somebody winning the Powerball lottery three times.
There have been only a few fish caught and reported that were weighed in at more than 60 pounds since Spray claims to have caught the most recent "record fish." No record fish have been caught in the past 63 years after nine in just a decade. That seems preposterous, doesn't it?
A group called the World Record Muskie Alliance spent a lot of time and a lot of money to fund a scientific study of the photographs of Spray's fish. The study was based on photogrammetry, which is well-accepted in the scientific community and is often accepted in court cases. The study proved Spray's fish was nowhere near its claimed size.
The Hall of Fame wanted no part of this report and said that Spray's record would stand. The fact that Spray allegedly caught his fish in Hayward and that the Hall is located there supposedly had no bearing on the decision. Experts pleaded with the hall to reconsider its decision, but to no avail.
I requested that the Hall institute a new record. I thought they could keep Spray's record on the books but should create a new category for modern-day fish because of advances in technology in photography and weighing devices. They rejected the idea, saying, "We already have a record. We don't need another."
This controversy really riled up Larry Ramsell. Ramsell is from the Hayward area and is without question the world's No. 1 expert on big muskies – the records, the anglers, the fish, the waters and the lore and legends surrounding it all. Larry's "A Compendium of Muskie Angling History" is the bible on the history on muskie fishing. The publication is a two-volume set that looks like a pair of phone books. Believe me, it is comprehensive.
In 2006, Ramsell had the idea of establishing an organization that would attempt to establish a new, legitimate record. He called it the Modern Day Muskellunge World Record Program and invited a number of well-respected names in the angling world to comprise its board of directors. Members included Jim Saric, Ron Lindner, Joe Bucher, Pete Maina and Gord Pyzer. I am quite humbled to say I am also a member of this esteemed 22-member panel.
The original announcement stated, "The bar has been set at 60 pounds minimum for initial muskellunge application to prevent numbers of large muskellunge from being kept 'just to set a record.' With these weight criteria, few fish will be ever be kept for record purposes. This new beginning will constitute a highly credible 'International' program with realistic and obtainable minimums as a starting point, and very credible but attainable records once they are established."
This made a lot of sense to me. Nobody wants to see big fished killed. A 60-pound minimum for record consideration is a tough standard to meet. There would be no consideration for catch-and-release fish because there is too much of a chance for tomfoolery there.
The problem has been that since the establishment of the Modern Day Muskellunge World Record Program, not a single fish has been presented for consideration. Either there are no 60-pound fish swimming in North America's waters or the news that the program exists isn't known by enough fishermen.
A few weeks ago, 41-year-old Joseph Seeberger of Portage, Mich., was fishing for smallmouth bass with his brother Chuck and friend Jason Orbeck. They were using light tackle on Antrim County's Lake Bellaire, part of a chain of lakes that comes off Lake Michigan. They were shocked when Seeberger hooked into a big, big fish. It came to the boat quickly and was obviously a huge muskie.
When it saw the boat, the fish became belligerent. It left the water one time and then stripped line and began to run. The anglers followed the behemoth around the lake, keeping light pressure on the line. They tried netting it with a pair of small bass nets, one from the front and one from the back. Both nets snapped when they tried to lift the fish. They tried cradling the fish in a pair of life jackets – no dice. Another boat pulled up and an angler boarded their boat with a more suitable net. He wasn't able to do the job, either. After 30 minutes, they finally slipped a rope with a noose on the end around the fish and were able to hoist it aboard. The monster was 59 inches long and weighed 58 pounds.
You can hear Seeberger tell the tale of his amazing catch on the replay of my radio show, "The Outdoors Experience," at www.oexperience.com. Just click the radio show button and click on the Oct. 28 show.
The Modern Day Muskellunge World Record Program is considering lowering its 60-pound minimum to 58 pounds so Seeberger's fish can be proclaimed the new record fish.
I voted "yes" to the proposal. I think we need to get a new record on the books so it creates a buzz and makes the world aware that the program is in place. Muskie fishing fever is at an all-time high, and it would be a shame to learn that a gigantic, record fish had been caught and released or eaten and that the fisherman had no idea what he had, only that his fish was smaller than Louis Spray's dubious world-record fish.
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Northern Illinois: Dave Kranz from Dave's Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy in Crystal Lake reports: "This weekend should see bucks on their feet right behind the does. I like to watch the doe to see if she looks back behind her. This may mean a buck is on her trail and may give you a shot. Always check the solunar times. They may fall in the middle of the day. Most of my big bucks were shot between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. during major solunar times." Call 815-455-2040 for updated reports.
For up-to-the-minute water conditions on the Fox Chain and Fox River, visit foxwaterway.state.il.us/ or call 847-587-8540.
Lake Michigan – Southern Wisconsin: Root River water clarity is improving but becomes cloudier with rainfall. Anglers have been fishing the entire stretch of river to the Horlick dam. A few Chinook were caught on flies just upstream of the steelhead facility, but most anglers were struggling to catch fish. Most anglers were using flies or spawn sacs with only a few Chinook being caught. Anglers were concentrating mostly in the holes in Island and Lincoln parks with the largest amount of fishing pressure just downstream of the Steelhead facility.
Geneva and Delavan: The lakes are virtually boatless with the foul weather that was a by-product of superstorm Sandy. Still, this is a great time to get out for some big fish if Mother Nature allows it. Big baits are in order. Use the biggest suckers for both Geneva and Delavan monster pike. Catch your own bluegills and perch to use for bass. Remember that this is only legal if you use the fish on the same water that you catch them. You cannot transport these fish for use as bait. Call Wisconsin's Lake Michigan Fishing Hotline at 414-382-7920.
Deer season
Through Sunday, Illinois archery deer hunters harvested 30,956 deer. Last year's harvest for the same period was 28,198, and the five-year average was 29,381. The harvest for this season consists of 56 percent does and 44 percent males, with males comprising about 59 percent of the past week's harvest. The top five counties to date are Pike (1,309), Fulton (998), Jefferson (685), Peoria (671) and Adams (656). The totals for local counties showing 2011/2012 are: Kane 157/142; Lake 173/179; McHenry 284/334; and Winnebago 201/234.
Boat sale scam
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued a Crime Alert Network Bulletin concerning a fraudulent boat sale scam. "A Tennessee resident responded to a local Craigslist ad for a boat for sale with a Wisconsin title. The boat was advertised as being stored in Brookfield, Wis. The sale also involved a Wisconsin law firm that would handle the transaction. The "seller" stated that it was a mix-up that the boat appeared for sale nationwide on Craigslist. The seller wanted the asking price to be held by a Brookfield law firm. A copy of the title was provided to the buyer. The title is fraudulent. The Brookfield law firm does not exist. The buyer became suspicious and did not complete the transaction. If you are aware of a similar scheme, please contact the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network."
Substandard tree stands
Lone Wolf, a large manufacturer of tree stands has recently been made aware that rejected Lone Wolf product that was originally manufactured overseas in 2010 is currently being made available for sale by XOP, Inc. of Dubuque, Iowa. All of the items being sold by XOP as Lone Wolf tree stands failed to meet Lone Wolf's standards and were rejected. These rejected products are in no way under warranty or supported by Lone Wolf and they will not be held liable for any damages incurred by those choosing to purchase or use the rejected product. The tree stands in question can be identified by their gray stand straps and black stand tubing. The products are being sold unboxed and without fall-arrest systems. The tree stand products do not meet TMA standards for sale.
Rejected product models may include the Alpha Hang On Stand; Assault Hang On Stand; Elite Hang On Stand; Mini-Climbing Stick 1 and 3-pice models; and Climbing Sticks 1, 3 and 4-piece models.
Top hunting counties
In commemoration of its 125th anniversary, the venerable Boone and Crockett Club has released a list of the top 125 trophy hunting counties across the United States. The list is based on Boone and Crockett's big-game records compiled from trophy data going back to 1830 and long used by conservationists to gauge outstanding habitat, strong recruitment of game animals into older age classes, sustainable harvest objectives and other elements of sound wildlife management and fair-chase hunting. The top five counties are: Carbon County, Wyo., for 282 pronghorn; Mendocino County, California for 190 typical Columbia blacktail deer; Trinity County, California for 185 typical Columbia blacktail deer; Sweetwater County, Wyoming for 183 pronghorn; Fremont County, Wyoming for 153 pronghorn.
Illinois and Wisconsin had counties placing much lower on the list including: #23 - Buffalo County, Wisconsin for 86 typical whitetail deer; #70 - Price County, Wisconsin for 38 black bear; #74 - Trempealeau County, Wisconsin for 36 typical whitetail deer; #81 - Bayfield County, Wisconsin for 34 black bear; #82 - Sawyer County, Wisconsin for 34 black bear; #85 - Buffalo County, Wisconsin for 33 non-typical whitetail deer; #90 - Jo Daviess County, Illinois for31 typical whitetail deer; #99 -Baron County, Wisconsin for 30 black bear; #10 - Pike County, Illinois for 28 non-typical whitetail deer; #109 - Fulton County, Illinois for 26 non-typical whitetail deer; #114 - Adams County, Illinois for 24 non-typical whitetail deer.


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That he wants DS to be consuming half of his calories from solids by age one. Is this a good idea? How would I even know what "half" is?
That he wants DS to be consuming half of his calories from solids by age one. Is this a good idea? How would I even know what "half" is?
IMO, go with the flow of your child. DD didn't start eating solids real well until over a year old. Before that, she mostly wanted milk. I wasn't going to stuff food down her throat! Thankfully I have a family doctor who dosen't follow the "book" timelines and follows the individual child's needs. Trust your gut and your child.
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Kylee was born September, 2006 - 9 lbs. 12 1/2 oz, 21 inches long.
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"The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world." - Abraham Lincoln
Honestly, that just seems silly - a perfect example of one of those half-formed ideas about breastfeeding that seem reasonable until you start questioning the underlying assumptions (like, "when a child is old enough to ask for it, they're too old to be breastfeeding").
There is no food that compares to breastmilk in terms of the calories, fat content, and nutrients necessary to a growing child, so replacing breastmilk calories with "food" calories has no inherent benefit. If your pedi is concerned about specific dietary needs (like iron or calcium intake) then he should address that with you and talk about what foods can help your LO meet those needs.
Some kids love food and happily eat a well balanced diet, and for them, sure, getting half their calories at one year from solid food probably happens naturally. Other kids (like my DS) have little interest in food, are extremely picky, and thrive on breastfeeding frequently well into their second year. The diet for your child is the one that delivers your child's needs in a healthy, balanced way.
For a pedi to arbitrarily put a limit on what percentage of calories a one year old should get from breastmilk...that would be a big red flag for me in terms of how informed he is on the topic, and on how willing he is to pass off his opinion as fact. I would definitely ask your pedi what he is basing his recommendation on, and if he has specific concerns related to your LO's diet - if he can't answer those questions to your satisfaction, then he likely just passing on outdated advice and you will be doing all the families in his practice a favor by questioning him!
Erin - Hayden James is my beautiful boy - we've been nursing happily for two years, with no end in sight!
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It seems to me that there is a very wide variation in the advice pediatricians give out on solids! My pediatrician told me that up until a baby is 1 year old breastmilk is sufficient nutrition, and solids are only for experimentation with new tastes, textures, and motor skills. When DD turned 1 and still would barely eat any solid food, she told me not to worry because the transition from needing only breastmilk to needing lots of solids is a gradual one. DD finally got interested in solids around 14-15 months, but until that time she ate a tablespoon here and there and that was it. DD has always been in the higher percentiles for height and weight, so I'm pretty sure milk was adequate for her!
yup bad doctor advice warning....
My LO fell into the 3rd percentile for height, weight and head circ. He is getting about 2-3 meals a day from solids.
The pedi asked me if I planned to wean at a year, and I told him "NO". So he told me that he wanted DS to be consuming half his calories from solids by a year. Sounds like his way of encouraging me too wean early. While I hate pumping when I'm at work, I am more than happy to skip most solids when I am home to nurse DS.
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Historical Village, Museum
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The complex is conveniently located near downtown Mount Vernon, IL
The Museum and the Village with its buildings and their contents, reflect life in Jefferson County from the mid 19th century to more recent years. Among the furnished buildings one finds homes of the 19th century, a one-room school, a log church and log jail, operating blacksmith and print shops, merchandise in the general store and a variety of medical equipment from a foot-treadle dentist's drill to a Civil War amputation kit in the Medical Building.
The Museum currently houses exhibits of the history of cameras, clocks, musical instruments, and quilts. Bridal dresses are on display well as many other items.
The village contains both original buildings and restorations primarily from the late 1800's through the early 1900's. Among the buildings and exhibits are:
- operating printing shop
- log homes
- log church
- 1820 calaboose (jail)
- windmill & grist mill
- working blacksmith shop
Schweinfurth Museum
The museum currently contains a variety of exhibits ranging from cameras and clocks to a display of bridal attire.
Nature Trail
Two different trails are available. A nature trail winds though a wooded area beside a stream (when not in a drought). The trail ends at Old Union cemetery where there are graves of early settlers.
The second trail is through grassland. Timeline markers have been installed to provide a sense of perspective. It integrates local history into world events
Village Hours
Opening Weekend May 2nd & 3rd
Open from the first weekend in May through the last weekend in October.
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Admission is free. (Donations accepted)
A majority of the buildings are handicapped accessible
Guided weekday tours of the village are available. Tours must be scheduled in advance.
Jefferson County Historical Society is a non-profit organization. Donations are tax deductible.


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Around the 80-minute mark of nearly every great sports movie in existence, a team sits sweaty and exhausted in the locker room following a punishing first half of the most important game of their lives, but something is wrong, they have lost their will. Enter our favorite fictional coach. He takes off his hat or rubs his eyes and decides it's time to get real with these kids. He explains that giving up now is the same thing as fading quietly into the shadows of the victors as they're hoisted onto the shoulders of people who will remember their names for eternity. His speech resonates with us as an audience because it taps into some primal truth we have always carried in our hearts, even while PE teachers and parents tried to disentangle it from our ventricles: that winning is more important than anything else in life, because winning is life, and losing is dying.
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"Oh, you're hurt? Well then you might as well just lie there until the Earth reabsorbs you."
I mention that moment as the best example of movies using sports right. What follows is the exact opposite of that.
These films demonstrate such a fundamental misunderstanding of sports that just watching them will make you embarrassed on behalf of everyone involved. Granted, not all of the films are sports-centric, but quite honestly, that should be all the more reason for them to get at least the basics right. Instead, they fail so spectacularly, sometimes in only a few minutes, that it's shocking no one at any step of the production stood up and said, "Wait a second, maybe we should do a little research first."
4 Catwoman Doesn't Understand Basketball
Actors who are paid millions of dollars for their movie roles generally do a little preparation to ensure that they look believable in the part. Before shooting Taxi Driver, Robert De Niro worked as a cab driver for months to prepare for his role. Keanu Reeves poured hours and hours into martial arts training before becoming Neo in The Matrix. Halle Berry, however, clearly never touched a basketball in her entire life before someone pointed a camera at her and demanded that she play one-on-one for this scene in Catwoman:
The whole scene is chopped up into about 87 cuts because Halle Berry couldn't be trusted to look proficient with a ball for any longer than one tenth of a second. Although it's hard to pin all the failure here on her, because even the dialogue and the directing suggest that no one has any idea what they're doing. In fact, in the same way that some people are allergic to cats, I suspect that the entire movie Catwoman is allergic to basketball. Let's unpack it from the beginning.
It starts with a kid saying "One on one?" which is a fair question and not all that weird, aside from the fact that he's not asking someone to play against him. No, he wants to watch an adult man play an adult woman with his basketball. No kid has ever asked two adults to play against each other so that he can sit there and watch unless he's half expecting her breast to flop out. So let's just assume for now that that's what he was aiming for.
After the adults agree to play each other and that horny kid passes Halle Berry the rock, she immediately wows everyone by passing it back and forth between her hands, but really fast, then she hands it to herself under her crotch and runs up a wall. Had she punted the ball in the air and swallowed a lacrosse stick while solving a Sudoku puzzle, I'm not sure those skill sets would have been any more impractical for a game of basketball than the three she chose.
Finally, when they start playing basketball, it's immediately obvious that not only is basketball a huge blind spot for the writers, but so is sex. No one ever shoots the ball or tries to make a move around the other person; they just stand in one spot, dribbling and sort of writhing around until occasionally their butts touch, and that's supposed to be sexy. The whole game is treated as foreplay, but for a type of sex I don't think anyone actually wants to have, which makes it even stranger that they're trying so hard to fuck one another in front of all those cheering kids.
Is this a cat thing? Is this how cats do it?
The only actual basket in the game is by Halle Berry, in platform shoes, dunking over Benjamin Bratt from the free-throw line, which somehow signifies the end of the game. The kids have had enough after watching two points, and they want their ball back. Now, I get that she has special powers in this movie, but not even LeBron James could make a standing dunk from the free-throw line. There's a reason you never see Clark Kent hitting softballs into space or Steve Rogers destroying CrossFit workouts: It defeats the entire purpose of having a secret identity when you exploit your superpower on something stupid just to impress nobodies.
3 The Program Doesn't Understand Football
There should be a rule that anyone who decides to write a football-themed screenplay where the difference between the good guys winning and losing hinges on a single, convoluted play should make sure that play is legal first. The Program is the only sports movie I've ever seen that lets the protagonists win by accidentally cheating.
One of the first red flags indicating a dearth of football knowledge in the making of this film is the fact that any team could be a bowl contender with a wide receiver like Omar Epps. At 1:36, he runs directly into coverage, then turns around and shouts for the ball. The quarterback is scrambling through a broken play while his receiver stands still with a cornerback's hand on his ass, screaming for a pass.
Maybe ... maybe focus on your major instead.
It's at this point that the scene starts to look suspiciously like it was written by an 8-year-old remembering a particularly amazing game at recess.
But the crowning moment of absurdity happens at 1:42, when the ESU Timberwolves, the team we've been rooting for over the past 92 minutes of the movie, lose the game and no one seems to notice. The quarterback reels back to throw downfield, decides he doesn't like his option, and throws the ball into the turf instead. Now, if football isn't your game and it isn't immediately obvious why that play should be whistled dead, there's a very specific, widely known rule in football that if the quarterback's arm has forward momentum and he releases the ball, it's technically a pass, even if that pass happens to flutter into the ground 2 feet in front of him. Still, that doesn't stop this hero from scooping up the ball like it was all part of some elaborate play he called and then throwing to the end zone for the big win.
"But Soren," some of you may be bleating because you are happiest when you are arguing, "that's the tuck rule you're talking about, and it didn't exist until 1999. The Program was made in 1993, and I know all this because my Internet is different from yours." Well, good point, bemoaner. The tuck rule was instituted to account for quarterbacks who accidentally lose control of the ball as they're being hit during the release. This quarterback goes untouched, and very clearly spikes the ball at his feet.
Even if it wasn't an incomplete pass, he should have, at the very least, been called for intentional grounding. Either way, they still lose.
Now please enjoy Omar Epps' egregious voice-over at 1:52 while he's clearly wearing a mouth guard and decide if this is still a movie you want to defend.


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Rodney Grzadzieleski, district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration Boise District Office, is responsible for the delivery of SBA's programs and services throughout the 34 counties in southern Idaho and six counties in eastern Oregon. Grzadzieleski oversees a staff of nine who promote access to capital, federal procurement opportunities and business development assistance in cooperation through more than 37 area lenders, six Small Business Development Centers, two SCORE Chapters and one Women's Business Center.
Grzadzieleski joined the SBA in 1991 and served as the deputy district director for three years and has worked in every SBA district program. Prior to joining the Boise District Office, Grzadzieleski was regional director for the Idaho Small Business Development Center at Boise State University and College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, where he provided counseling and training to the small business community. Grzadzieleski has also owned and operated several small businesses, including four retail stores and one wholesale business.
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Full house up on the Middle Prong today
I fished the Middle Prong this evening and manOman was it crowded. About the time I had to leave 6:30 it started to clear out alittle but there were still quiet a few people fishing. The fishing was great. I put 17 to hand in hours. I had to portage 3 times because someone came in ahead of me but that's fishing. I talked to 2 fellas and gave them some flies to help them out since they weren't doing any good. All were caught on a #16 adams. Most were in the 8 inch range but I saw one really nice bow feeding ontop from the road but as soon as I made my approach a car stopped right over the fish to take a picture of me. I'm pretty ugly so I don't know why they wanted a picture of me. I spooked what I am thinking was a brown out of some shallows (3-4 inches of water)and he had some mass to him. He was a VERY good fish. The highlight was a little otter that swam so close to me I tapped him with the end of my rod. He wasn't amused and hightailed it to a hole in the bank. I wonder if it's really true that they eat their body weight a day in fish cause I fished some ways before I caught another trout. I hope this Dogwood winter doesn't last long and I can get back and fight the crowd. I hope everyone had a good day fishing.
My day fishing was nice. I really did not catch to many fish though. I fished Anthony and really think that I that I hit it at a bad time. I found it to be a hard creek to get to and around. It was a beautiful creek. I did not see another fisherman. Maybe I'll get another chance to fish next week or early Sunday.
"The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing." Babylonian Proverb
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A fire causes significant damage to the Organic Valley Headquarters in La Farge.
However, all 500 employees are accounted for.
The cause of the fire is not yet known, but now all employees can do is wait to see what is actually salvageable and to plan on how to rebuild.
It was a reaction employees train for at Organic Valley in La Farge.
"The fire alarm probably went off around 4:30 and everyone was out of the building within three or four minutes," said the co-op's executive marketing director Lewis Goldstein.
Goldstein was in the building at the time. He thought it was just a drill.
"Then there was the smell of smoke," said Goldstein.
"When we arrived, there was fire involved on the west end of the building," said chief Phillip Sittleberg of the La Farge Fire Department.
Crews throughout Vernon County and Richland Center fought to get the fire under control, but solar panels on the roof and thick windows made things difficult. The wind didn't help either.
"It has been blowing the fire towards the unburned portion of the building," said Sittleberg.
Christopher Dahl's office is on the west end of the building.
"Where the ladder is right, now I am not on the top floor, but directly below it," said Dahl.
He already left work before the fire started.
"(I) called my boss who was still here at work and he said, 'It's not good Chris,'" said Dahl.
Several hours later, flames still burned and employees and their families continue to watch as hope in saving the west end of the building fades.
"I'm probably not going to have an office to go to tomorrow, and now I'm just hoping that the rest of the edition, or the office, is salvageable," said Dahl.
Goldstein said employees will not return for work Wednesday, but by Wednesday, the computer system and internal Internet sites should be up and running. Goldstein said that is where employees will find what the next steps will be.
The building damaged in the fire didn't house any equipment or product, only employee offices.
About two-thirds of the building is said to be badly damaged.
Sittleberg doesn't expect to know the cause until tomorrow at the earliest.
The Vernon County Sheriff's Department confirmed a fire broke out late Tuesday afternoon at the Organic Valley Headquarters in La Farge.
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Norwich ranked for cybersecurity courses
NORTHFIELD Norwich University was ranked second on a list of schools considered by security practitioners to be the best in the nation for cybersecurity courses and degree programs.
The Ponemon Institute conducted the survey for Hewlett Packard and compiled a list of the best schools from responses by 1,958 security practitioners, 65 percent of whom said they were at the supervisory level.
Participants in the survey were given a list of 403 colleges and told to rank up to five schools in descending order of preference. Respondents then rated each institutions cybersecurity degree program from their perceptions of the colleges academic rigor, faculty quality and other measures.
Obviously, this is a great honor for the University, Norwich chief information security officer Dr. Peter Stephenson said. In an era where conventional wisdom suggests that the next war will be fought in cyberspace, it is completely appropriate that the oldest of the senior military colleges should have a strong cybersecurity focus. I am very proud of our excellent faculty and, especially, our outstanding students.MORE IN This Just InWASHINGTON The House on Thursday cleared bills to keep the government running through April and... Full StorySALISBURY, N.C. Full StoryMEUREUDU, Indonesia Humanitarian organizations descended on Indonesias Aceh province Thursday ... Full Story
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Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 967-5362
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Santorini Chairs
Units: About 8,600
Manufacturer: Cost Plus Inc., of Oakland, Calif.
Hazard: The seat weld can fail and allow the chair to collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Cost Plus has received reports of four incidents involving weld failure. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves Santorini outdoor stacking chairs. The black metal chairs have vertical bars on the back and horizontal bars across the base.
Sold at: Cost Plus and World Market stores nationwide from January 2008 through April 2008 for about $50.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs with side weld joints (see below) and return them to any Cost Plus or World Market store for a full refund or exchange. Chairs with rear weld joints (see below) are not included in this recall. To identify if the chair is part of this recall consumers should locate the seat base weld on the underside of the chair. Weld joints located on the sides of the seat are included in this recall.
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By Sean Greene 8:32pm, March 3, 2013
VIDEO: Highlights and Reaction from Delaware vs. DrexelLauren Carra hit a pair of free throws with 53 seconds left to break a tie and boost No. 18 Delaware to a hard-fought 62-57 victory over rival Drexel Sunday at the Bob Carpenter Center.
Delaware led 52-40 with 5:53 remaining after an Elena Delle Donne jumper, only to watch the Dragons quickly respond with a 14-2 sprint in under three minutes to tie the game thanks to three 3-pointers, including a pair by freshman Rachel Pearson.
The teams then traded three pointers, with Lauren Carra giving the Hens a 3-point lead only to see Pearson nail yet another trifecta to knot the game at 57 with 1:20 left.
The veteran Blue Hens (25-3, 16-0 CAA) then clamped down defensively, holding the Dragons scoreless on their last three possessions.
While the defense was doing their thing, Lauren Carra was able to drive to the basket, drawing a foul from Hollie Mershon, and the senior calmly hit two free throws to put Delaware ahead 59-57.
Carra then forced a steal on the ensuing possession, only to travel while in the front court.
Drexel (20-7, 13-3 CAA) then put the ball in the hands of Mershon in a one-on-one match up with Delle Donne. Mershon drove the right side of the lane, and put up a running right handed shot while trying to ward off Delaware's 6'5" center. The shot bounced off the back side of the rim, into the hands of Delle Donne who then made a pair of free throws to make it a two score game, and clinch Delaware's 21st straight victory.
Delaware jumped out to a quick 11-2 start, sparked by a Carra basket after Delle Donne won the opening tip right to the senior. Drexel eventually used an 11-2 run late in the half to take a 25-22 advantage, before Delaware scored the last two baskets of the opening 20 minutes to lead 26-25 at the break.
Delle Donne finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks for Delaware, with Carra connecting for 21 points including 3-of-6 from outside the arc.
Drexel's Mershon ended with 26 points on 11-of-30 shooting, filling her box score with 6 assists, 5 rebounds, and three steals.
Delaware has now beaten Drexel 6 straight times, with this one snapping the Dragon's 4-game winning streak.
The Blue Hens wrap up their regular season Wednesday on Senior Night when they face Georgia State at 7pm at the Bob Carpenter Center.
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