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The Phillies were blown out by the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-1. The Brewers ended up taking the series, 3-1. The Phillies had a chance to take advantage of a last place team this series, but failed to do so. The Phillies are now two games below the .500 mark at 31-33.
Rough Second Inning for Pettibone
The Brewers put up a four-spot in the second inning against Jonathan Pettibone. To begin the inning, Pettibone made a fielding error. He then proceeded to give up a single and hit a batter. The mistakes proved costly as the inning was capped off by Scooter Gennett's two-run triple. The Brewers jumped to a 4-0 lead in the second.
Pettibone later surrendered a two-run homer to Carlos Gomez in the sixth inning.
The start would be Pettibone's worst start to this point in his major league career as he surrended a career high six runs. Four were earned.
Offense Silent
Kyle Lohse shut down the Phillies offense. He pitched 8 strong innings allowing just one run on a home run to Humberto Quintero.
Dom Brown Watch
Even the almighty Domonic Brown could not get to Lohse today. Brown went 0-for-3, leaving two men on base today.
97 Comments
I'm not surprised at another loss to a last place team.
Fact is, the Phillies really stink.
Just blow this team up please! I'm so tired of watching day in and day out the same scene. No hitting.And get this manager out of here! I'm sick of his show also. he' totally bad as a manager.
I heard rumor that the phils might be interested in aquiring Alex Rios? Another loser with a knack for not hitting! So what are they gonna do replace D young with a player that's the same except he might field and run a little better? Another veteran to block another one of our young guys from coming up? these people have all got to be fired. PRONTO
Rumors are not facts; in fact sometimes they're not even based on facts but are the product od writers with noting better to do than speculate.
Even if the front office did try to get a veteran outfileder, I really don't know who what youngester that outfielder would block. Ruf is the only one close, and he's not really an outfielder. The rest are either 4th outfielder types like Nix and Mayberry, or are at least a couple more seasons away. Even if that outfielder di happen to be Rios, I can't see anything wrong with replacing D. Young and his lead feet and iron hands.
I must be tired. I usually make some errors, but never quite so many.
I for one think we have two outfielders who might be ready at AAA. Do we know if they'll pan out? That's the question. but either one of them are better than D. Young. Play dingleberry in center , use revere off the bench. Shut howard down and fix his damn knee. bring Ruf up to play firast. Can he hit worst than Howard? And you're right about the rumor thing Goerge. I wasn't basing what I said on fact. I was basing it on a fear of that rumor. I would rather see a .500 or sub .500 team ( which is what they are and going to be) try something from AAA to see what we have going forward.
I keep hearing from a lot of beat writers and some commentors of how we are a second half team and how we've done it in the past. Well for one this isn't the same team that has done that so don't be fooled by a 5 game win streak against two stinky teams, cause we just lost 3 straight to a team supposed to be stinkier than ours. the next 3 weeks will tell.
I don't know what two outfielders you're thinking of who are "ready," but if you want to shut down Howard and use Ruf at 1st, he certainly couldn't be one of those outfielders. I'd have to agree, though, that just about anyone would be better than Young.
I responded about rumors not because I felt that you take them as fact, but because you seemed overly worried about them. I always laugh at them until they're actually backed up with action.
I'm not fooled by the writers who claim the Phils are a second half team, and I'm also not fooled by a mere five decent games in a row. There are gigantic problems with this squad, and changes need to be made. Minor leaguers might help, but I doubt that a lot of fans would have any patience with kids. I think about how guys like Brown, or Mike Schmidt, or Kyle Kendrick were trashed consistently for their first year and sometimes longer. This year it's Revere who has yet to be given a fair chance, and some have been down on Galvis lately.
But whatever is done needs to be done soon. The core players have aged way faster than anyone could have imagined, and there's little hope that they'll ever even be adequate players now.
it's definitely time to get rid of Charlie Manuel… how long are they gonna let him run this team in the ground..
Whenever Manuel leaves, it seems that Sandberg will be the heir apparent, although I would prefer that they do a thorough search of available candidates.
In any case, if the new manager is Sandberg or someone like him, I honestly don't see that he would do very much differently from the guy who's "running this team into the ground".
Sandburg has been successful through our organization and knows our younger players.. give him the reigns now and see where he takes us… Manuel is a joke, he always has been..
On what do you base your assessment of Sandberg? Have you watched him manage a lot in the minors and noticed similarities to Charlie? I would think that any new manager, unless the front office dictates otherwise, might do some of the following, which Charlie does not do:
1. Stress defense more (e.g. bench Delmon Young).
2. Use strict platoons when the platoon splits dictate it, so maybe if he's not going to bench Delmon, he'll platoon him and only use him ~30% of the time.
3. Not be tied to Ryan Howard as his clean-up hitter.
4. Use a smarter approach to the bullpen. Now, I grant that it's possible that Dubee has a lot to do with which relievers are available or not, but maybe it's time for a new pitching coach, too.
Speaking of the bullpen, the Phils basically squandered Friday night's game because they had to use LHP Horst to face three straight, very good hitting RHB's in Segura, Braun and Ramirez. Where was DeFratus you ask? He was unavailable because Charlie and Dubee used him the prior two nights to protect 5-run leads. Where was Stutes you ask? He was removed earlier in the game because Charlie and Dubee didn't want him to face a LHB despite the fact that they knew MIL would PH for the PH and that Horst would face a RHB. In other words, instead of letting Stutes face a LHB in a game in which they knew the bullpen was depleted, they pulled Stutes and made Horst face multiple RHB's including the three best on the opposition. Hopefully, if Sandberg becomes the manager, he'll have a little more foresight in which pitchers to use to protect large leads…if Joe Savery can't be trusted to protect a 5-run lead, why is he on the roster? –
hk, I share many of these wishes for the current situation, except that if Howard is in the game, whether he bats cleanup or further down isn't going to make a big difference. If he's healthy, he should be in the game, and cleanup is fine. If he's not healthy, they need to get him healthy.
As for Sandberg, I've never seen him manage, so what I know of him is this:
– I understand he's had success managing in the minors
– he's been passed over for manager jobs multiple times
– my impression of him is that he is cut from the same traditional mold as Manuel and the majority of major league managers
– while the things you list are Manuel's weak points, we don't know what Sandberg's would be — it could be a longer list, and it may overlap Manuel's quite a bit.
And (hogey's role) as for Manuel being a "joke", well, maybe that refers to his speaking style, which some people get hung up on. But he is one of the more successful managers in recent memory, and if he lasts most of this season he'll become just the 59th manager in baseball's long history to win 1,000 games. And of those 59, he has the 16th highest winning percentage. Not bad at all for a joke.
you're right Manuels numbers are good, but are his numbers based on him being a good manager or him stepping in on an up and coming team that was hungry and had the will to win… I don't have a problem with the way he talks,I think he is knowledgeable of the game he loves to talk about the game and hitting especially.. but the calls he makes in certain situations hurts this team, he's too loyal to some guys and not willing to take a chance with other there are to many aspects of this game that Charlie over looks… Sandburg was a hof player, that might not translate into managing but he was an incredibly smart player and like I said he knows the younger players and has their trust, might it be a coincidence that downtown Brown is breaking out because he's comfortable and Sandburg has confidence in him, Idk but this team needs a shake up
I give credit for the Phillies' success like this:
1) talent
2) talent
3) talent
4) good fortune
5) Manuel's management
121) the will to win
And I give Sandberg zero credit for Brown.
yeah you're probably right…
glad I started drinking early today
lol, at least we agree on Delmon…
I think the Phillies have to go back with Mayberry in centerfield. With his arm, he is a better defensive player than Revere and he can hit better than Revere. I think the Phillies viewed Revere as a young Richie Ashburn type who would overcome his lack of power and arm with great jumps on balls and getting on base. Revere doesn't get on base that much and he has a propensity for hitting into double plays. I really don't now what to do with Revere. He really hasn't shown himself to be a major league player in his stint with the Phillies. I guess Charlie can use him off the bench sometimes.
Regarding the play n the first inning where Ryne Sandberg sent Young in from 2nd base, sometimes you just have to tip your cap to the other team. Just a perfect throw by Aoki on that play.
No leave revere in center, hit him lower in the lineup.. play Mayberry in right until we get somebody better out there.. get rid of d young already
I agree on all three points. It's time to release Delmon and improve the OF defense, if not the offense. Unfortunately, Delmon just "earned" another $100K by making it the his 40th day on the roster, so it doesn't look like they're going to follow your advice any time soon.
I don't get what they see in delmon.. he's terrible
I agree David. problem is we've been doing an awful lot of hat tipping these days.
Thw P's need to play Miami ever other series, that way they might finish over .500.
Don't worry they play them again soon, let's see ..um .. yeah, well, September 16th, that's only 3 months from now.
Just want to wish Eric Kratz a speedy recovery!
yea same here pal. I think the Kratz injury is big cause the backup to him can't hit a lick. even though he homered today. and lerud isn't exactly ted williams either. I'm hoping when Chooch finally gets back he can stay healthy. At least chooch can be clutch.
I stated the opinion the otherr day that Delmon Young would not bring anything back in trade.
I may have been leaning too far to a quick trip to gone.
I dunno. The righty bat's not a minus, and geez, Louise, his OPS is right there with Howard.
Guessing what management's thinking is tanamount to trying to cure cancer by throwing darts at a board.
Tough, tough subject to place a guess on what will happen. .
Lets not forget Aoiki.
Ranting is not my thing here (smile). I'm glad that Frandsen played today at 2nd base instead of Galvis. I stated before that it puzzled me why Manuel continued to put Galvis and his anemic bat in the lineup. I guess Manuel finally realized he needed another option on offense.
Today's game was a laughter for the Brewers as their offense was percolating with hit after hit. This team is better than their won-lost record shows or the constant reminder by our PN writers' description of the Brewers as a "last place team". Their offense includes a league leading hitter and basestealer (Segura), an all star power hitter (Braun) and a blossoming all around star (Gomez). Their pitching is what holding the team back. Kyle Lohse's effort today is a positive step for Brewers. The crafty veteran had good command today especially his slider.
I hate to admit this because I believe in and support Ryan Howard to this day. However, I'm increasingly concerned with his alarming rate of strikeouts and the power he would easily generate for long ball is not evident. I can only judge from the comfort of my recliner and watching the game on TV (smile). I may be wrong but it appears that Howard's bat speed is not up to par and his poor judgment of the strike zone and pitch location is hurting him. With the pitch count not in Howard's favor, the pitcher has a hugh advantage over him and are succeeding in getting him to go after a pitch out of the strike zone time and time again. I wonder if the lack of power (7 HRs) by Howard is due to a sore knee that he himself have admitted to and said it had began in Spring training? It's like he is aging quickly before our eyes. If my judgment is accurate, that would be sad.
The Brewers offense is not that good. Despite Segura, Braun, and Gomez, coming into this series they were only 10th in the NL in scoring. They might be a little better than that, perhaps a middle-of-the-pack offense.. It's true they have high average hitters, and their team batting average is 5th. But they're also 14th in walks, so their OBP is only 9th in the NL.
I agree in the concern about Howard, and I also hope you're wrong. I'll just say that the strikeouts don't concern me nearly as much as the lack of power. He's K-ing at a 29.9% rate this year, not much higher than his career rate of 27.9%. What is quite alarming is the lack of hitting — he's hitting essentially the same as 2012, when he came back while still hobbled.
The brewers offense isn't that good but they make us look like a grasshopper team..
If that's like tee ball or something, I agree. If it's a team of insects, then I would need to see them in action.
Also, maybe perspectives are understandably skewed after a 9-1 shellacking, but the two teams' offenses are not that different:
runs per game: MIL 4.05 (9th), PHL 3.67 (11th)
OBP: MIL .314 (9th), PHL 3.06 (10th)
Slg Pct: MIL .407 (5th), PHL .400 (8th)
It appears to me that Manuel, lately, has been shuffling players quite a bit. He seems to go with what works for a couple of games, and when it stops working (as in Galvis's lack of bat these days) he tries something else. I see nothing wrong with this approach.
It seems to me that many times, Manuel is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. People want better defense, but most of the better defensive options don't hit, so fans then demand better offense. Players like Howard aren't healthy, but if he attemps to put RH power to cleanup against a lefty pitcher, about the only guy he can use with any pop is D. Young. It seems to me that he's got an awfully difficult job. Managing a roster full of relics is not something I'd want to try. Managing a nearly worthless BP wouldn't be my choice, either.
The team is just lousy, and that's not Charlie's fault. It's not entirely on Amaro, either. It's a combination of premature aging, some questionable scouting and roster construction, and plain bad luck. Questionable management decisons are part of the game, but if the players aren't performing, any management decision looks bad. When the players are performing, sometimes a lefty pitcher will confound a righty bat, sometimes a pinch hitter goes deep, and nothing gets so heavily scrutinized.
from hogey's role above:
"Manuel is a joke, he always has been."
Except for the fact that he guided this team to 5 straight divisions, 2 NL Pennants, and a title. Plus, he had them in contention in '05 and '06 as well. Even last season, as difficult as that was, Charlie oversaw a group that made things very interesting late into the season. In fact, I don't think he's had a losing season since he's been here.
But, yeah…other than all that…i guess you could call him a joke.
in 2008 Charlie was a good, but not great, manager for the team. Howard. Utley, and Werth could really hit. So Charlie he just turned them loose. Sometimes you don't wanna "micromanage" a club. That 2008 team would be a good example. But this team needs more attention on offense – more hit and run, more stealing, more moving runners – things that Charlie, well he just is not that interested in doing that stuff. And Charlie has created a culture. He's a hitter's manager and that OK. he believes the veterans should feel secure and should have set roles and be comfortable in them. And thats OK. Those attributes are not what this team needs right. The team needs a new voice.
Honestly, what can Charlie tell Ben Revere about anything? And pitching? Well…..Charlie's a butcher.
This team needs a blonde, not a brunette. Needs an acoustic guitar, not an electric one. A belt, not suspenders. i.e. It needs what Charlie doesn't offer – In game management, DOING MORE WITH LESS. A guy that can make the whole greater than the sum of its parts. There are managers that do that. Charlie does less with more. Charlie will never outmanage anyone. He's the guy that holds the tap at the keg party.
BUT….its not all Charlie fault. Its probably not even mostly his fault. But he's part of the problem.
The Dipsy
*"right now"
Let me be clear. Charlie is a good manager for a certain kinda teams. He deserves to be a manager in the big leagues. But "right here, right now", he's not the right guy. I've got nothing against Charlie but the team has changed – and he's not going to adapt to manage it the way it needs to be managed.
The Dipsy
Great comments, I agree with you everything you said. I wish you were still posting like the old days.
Charlie has said, "We need to hit better." With brilliant insight like that, who needs anyone else?
If everyone in sports avoided saying the obvious, newspapers would be much thinner.
Dipsy – I agree with your points. As much as I love the old man, I do think that it's time for a change. Maybe not today or next week or even next month. Let him play this season out and then move him upstairs if he wants it. This organization can certainly use Charlie Manuel in SOME capacity I would think. I think they owe him that and that it's the right thing to do. But putting Sandberg or whoever in there for half a year really won't prove anything in my opinion.
as I said above do you credit Charlies managing for those teams or do you credit the players desire to win… this team doesn't have that same desire that same grit… some managers have the ability to turn average teams into contenders, Charlie doesn't have that ability if the team isn't hitting three run homers Charlie doesn't know what to do…
I'm all for getting rid of Charlie, but it's not going to help unless you get rid of Rube. Just look at this roster. I don't think anyone is going to win with the stiffs that were playing yesterday. I didn't even watch any of the game yesterday, because I looked at that lineup and knew it was another 1-2 run output, tops.
We need a new GM from outside the organization that has no ties to anyone on the roster, that's not going to let sentimental ties to current players keep him from making necessary moves to get this team back on track.
One could argue that Amaro hasn't done a darn thing to improve the roster in 2 seasons. The problems that the Phillies had last year are the same problems we have this year – offense and middle relief.
hogey – I credit both the players AND Charlie for the recent run of success. It takes a certain style to manage a clubhouse full of all-stars and professionals and that's basically what Charlie had for those 5 years of division crowns. But the players also did their job. The combination was good.
But as the players on this team changes the style of play changes as well. Maybe it is now time for a new voice to go along with those newer, younger players.
As I said, now is not the time. Let the season play out. I seriously doubt that a new manager at this juncture in the season is gonna make much of a difference.
Also, I'll go on record as saying that if the Phillies somehow catch real fire and make the playoffs and win at least the first round (preferably go deeper than that) then Charlie should be considered for an extension. I kinda doubt that will happen but if it does then you gotta at least give the guy SOME props.
It's time for him to go.. they let it play out last season blame it on injuries if you want every team has injuries and has to overcome them .. they need a change now it's as simple as that…
Considering ALL the injuries last season and the fact that they were sellers at the deadline, the Phillies actually did better than I or a lot of people thought they would earlier in the year. Remember, in mid-July, right after the AS Break, they were 14 games BELOW .500. They ended up playing very well into September with a different lineup and made things interesting until that awful Astros series. You gotta credit the manager for some of that.
Yup and I credit him being 81-81 last year and 31-33 this year.. absolutely great job I'm glad that's what this city wants a Shit team and a Shit manager cause that's what we have.. they need a change they need fire Charlie is to lax
Yup, the manager's always at fault for getting a .500 record out of a team that's lost their biggest offensive weapons for large chunks of last season, their top pitcher both this year and a large part of last year, has had to juggle a bullpen full of people like Qualls, Durbin, Sanches, Valdez and Aumont, had outfielders who couldn't produce and a third baseman for a large portion of last season who most of the time couldn't play, and has now lost his #1 catcher, his second baseman AGAIN, and has had his roster shored up with the likes of Delmon Young and a center fielder with no power.
Personally, I doubt if anyone else could do as well.
Thank you for biting… so if it's not his fault for the team being .500 and under then he isn't a genius for the team winning 5 straight division titles… no he walked in on an up and coming team and rode there coat tails.. if he's not at fault then don't give him credit… either way they need a new voice
You missed my point. What I'm saying is that any manager who's had to deal with the problems Manuel has dealt with the past two years wouldn't do any better. He's taken a downright bad team and taken them to an average record. That's not easy to do; he must be making at least some decent choices and must be motivating these players at least a little.
is your hair on to tight.. do you know how many games we've thrown away with Manuel bringing in Durbin, horst,almost,, countless others in the wrong spots… playing Galvis,d young, nix… always hitting Howard 4th he's stubborn and old and if there's one thing I have learned old people don't like change and he won't shake it up so someone else needs to..
I could ask you the same. You seem to get overly worked up about everyone who gives you the slightest disagreement, and seem to invent things they haven't said anything about. Did I ever once say that Manuel makes great decisions ALL OF THE TIME?
I'm through with you.
I'm through with you huh… tough guy sounds like a Taylor swift song… lol
Would some team take Ryan Howard if we throw in Dom Brown?
J Roll and D. young
Cliff Lee and A. Bastardo
I'm giving away my tickets and throwing out my hats.
I just can't watch anymore, not this year anyhow.
Yes, yes and yes, but why would the Phillies do any of those? The salary relief is just not worth it.
Throw in Mother Theresa of Calcutta.
This is a terrible team.
Can someone wake me up when Ruben Minaya is gone?
Let someone tell me where would they be without Rollins?
Theyd suck like they do now and since they signed him.
He was a good lead off hitter in 2007
Its now 2013 people.
lol – they signed Rollins in the same off season that they signed Papelbon ($50 M/4yrs), and since then they also signed Adams ($12/2) and D. Young ($2.5-$3.5M), and traded for M. Young ($6.5 M + players). And Rollins is the one you keep harping on? Amusing.
I'll agree here schmenkman… but I like papelbon it's a lot of money but he's lights out
Can you write me an excuse for this partial birth abortion ( season team)?
Can you cry me a river and tell me why a moron on a blog saw this 4 years ago?
Will the old and crippled be hurt in 2035?
Will Ryan Howard be swinging at balls in the dirt in 2035?
Will people here be making excuses for them in 2035?
Is Ryan Howard locked down till 2035?
Did Ruben make an offer he couldn't refuse?
Its moot as long as we have Rollins for a feel good story.
You all wanted him. No one else did want a lead off man with a .285 on base pct
Its embarrassing how stupid the fans are.
Then you realize the GM is as stupid or more stupid than just a regular fan.
I refuse to cry you a river or anything else, because I was pointing out some rather obvious reasons why Manuel shouldn't get short shrift for everything, and they happen to be some of the problems you so doggedly reiterate like injuries and age. You can't fault Manuel for a team that's gotten old, for a team that's badly constructed, or for a team that's had injuries beyond the norm. There's more than one factor here, but I believe you can't/shouldn't try to blame it all o0n one person, or even two persons, as you CONSTANTLY do.
You are so immoveable in your notions and judgements that statistics, logic, or even river crying wouldn't make a speck of difference. I honestly believe that if God himself (if there is one) came down and told you you were a stubborn, annoying, one-track minded fool, you'd no doubt give Him an argument until He grew so disgusted you were smited.
Yes…the Phillies were indeed 81-81 last season. In a season where they were 14 games below sea level in mid-July. Do the math, hogey. I believe they had one of the best records in the league the second half of the season?? And that's with a few AAA players, a recovering Utley, Howard and Halladay, a banged up Ruiz. Are you saying that Charlie Manuel has nothing to do with that????
You do the math Shitdick where are they now
They are 2 games below .500. If they maintain just that (.500 ball) to the AS Break they will be 12 games AHEAD of last year at the same time. There…I did the math.
Seriously, though….I have no idea if they can turn this thing around. I guess the way I figure it is that they did last year and made it interesting until mid-Sept. So why not this year??
Not a chance… why be ok with mediocrity… they need to get back in it now there 8.5 back they need a change
See… I still that they CAN get back in it. They did last season. And changing managers mid-stream isn't necessarily the answer.
Waiting for them to just all of a sudden click and take off isn't the answer, as the same playing Galvis and d young isn't the answer…
hogey's role: I resent you're calling Chuck A . what you called him. It's totally unneccesary and uncalled for. To me, name-calling like this, especially when it contains slurs or foul language like yours, doesn't belong here.
I welcomed your thoughts earlier, but not now. Please put your entire body where your mouth is–in the toilet.
Ooo George I love when you talk dirty to cry to your mommy
Why would anyone care if he is on some all time Phillie list?
Oh they like to lose.
Jimmy can get 10 million hits and homers or runs or whatever you people like.
Contact me when someone enables them to win.
It wont be any of your fossil relics.
1. rollins
3. Utley
4. Howard
Hey its 2006
this is the best.
Ruben you better extend some deals.
Cant lose these guys.
*all time MLB list. Fixed that for you.
Yea cause I watch lists.
Can you put someone at SS who wins games?
Adolf Hitler ? Charles Manson? Pol Pot?
Its a bit frustrating to hear simpletons and their love affair with someone who should have been hitting 8th in 2011.
I want OJ at SS if he will win a game.
It is irritating to listen to the stupid say how good Rollins and Howard and Utley are.
Schenk you got Rollins.
You are happy with him.
Id like to win games.
Have a guy that runs to first and all.
You will have ceremonies for him and all.
you won in 2008.
That's a blessing for all.
I want to win now. That's why I want Rollins. Some people confuse "not as good as their career year" with "no longer a very good player".
I agree with a lot of what you say, but I'm with schmenkman on Rollins. While Rollins has not played like he did in 2007 or even 2008, he surely earned his contract last year and looks likely to do so again this year. Of all of this team's problems and the GM's bad moves, JRoll would seem to be way down the list. If you dumped Rollins, who would you have as your starting SS?
get a clue Andrew… Rollins isn't the problem his hr and rbi totals aren't where they normally are and his constant lack of hustle and hot dogging it don't help but he's not why the team isn't winning…
Before I signed on, I noted in MLBTradeRumors.com that the Tigers may need a shortstop if Jhonny Peralta is suspended for any alleged role in the Biogenesis travesty. Send Jimmy and Papelbon and their salaries for Castelanos….or then don't….
Anyway we can trade Howard and some minor leaguers and cash to Miami for Giancarlo Stanton
If by "some" you mean our top 2 or 3, and if by "cash" you mean ~$90 million (what's left on Howard's contract), then it might be competitive with other offers Miami will entertain.
Stanton has only played 20 games this year, and has hit .227/.341/.387 when in the lineup (i.e. about the same as M. Young). If he keeps going this way it may push his price down.
It may surprise you but I'd be ok paying Howard to play for someone else lol
hogey's role – you have a funny and creative handle (I kinda like it) and, at first,wen you started posting on here, I thought you brought up some good points. But some of what you are saying is just plain dumb. Such as the whole "Howard and minor leaguers for Stanton thing." Seriously dude….???…
It was a joke Chuck I think everyone knows we won't get out of the Howard contract calm down
Thanks for the handle compliment too Chuck
I have a feeling that hogey's role is really Arc…you know, that clown that posted on here back a few months ago and made a complete ass out of himself, name calling and the like. He's the guy that had that bet with Don M and lost and said he would never post on here again..
No Chuck this is my first and only name… I just found this site by looking for Phillies rumors… I'm just here to talk about the team…
Ok, fair enough. As I said earlier, you DO make some valid points (that dude Arc made none) The delivery is a little off but whatever. If everybody was the same it would be pretty boring.
Well I try to make points sorry about the delivery… but like I said about Charlie I like to shake it up haha
Arc for all his faults, wouldn't suggest they could trade Howard minor leaguers and cash for Stanton. I'm certain Arc is still here somewhere, but IMO this guy is different.
Haha it was a joke but thanks lefty
hogey, don't worry about the delivery, man. Like I said, if everyone was the same it would be boring on here. Just be yourself. Still don't completely agree with you on Charlie, though. I see the logic in a change when the season is over…bit not now. And, despite their issues, they CAN turn this around this year. Won't be easy but it can be done.
It can be done but I don't see it happening without a new voice…
Personally, I would do almost anything to get 50% of Howards payroll off this team. His knee may hurt – and if it is, fix it. I don't know what happened to this guy. His approach at the plate has just morphed over the years to the point where he is just swinging fastball all the time. And his bat has slowed where he can't hit the better ones even when he's ready! His batting approach is like the Benjamin Button movie – started off wise and devolved into that of a child. Its over for Ryan. He's a blight and should be moved to sixth. Who would have the balls to do it? You Caffey? You Weinberg?
Its all just stale. I like Hernandez and Galvis. They're plenty OK in the middle of the infield if you can put some bats around them. I love Dom Brown though – whew. He's the player Von Hayes was supposed to be – until he's not 🙂
The Dipsy
I think Hernandez can hit.. Charlie just doesn't play him so how will we know
Winning teams have strong defense up the middle..power should come from corner infield and corner outfielders..Galvis and Hernandez will probably be the middle infield until JP arrives..
what about Roman Quinn
Topical: http://www.thegoodphight.com/2013/6/7/4406290/why-roman-quinn-and-tommy-joseph-have-nothing-to-worry-about-but
"JP Crawford, once he signs, will probably be the Starting Shortstop for the Williamsport Crosscutters. He'll move to Lakewood in 2014, as Quinn moves to Clearwater. In 2015 Quinn will try his hand at Reading, while Crawford goes to Clearwater. Neither one blocks the other. Neither one forces the other to move or be traded or anything else.
Another important point to remember is that while Crawford already plays Shortstop, that is no guarantee that's his long term home. Crawford positions himself well and probably has enough arm for Third base. He doesn't go to his right very well yet and, at 6'2″ he's on the tall side for a Shortstop and could eventually grow into a Third baseman or Center/Right Fielder. Now, you move Quinn off Shortstop and 3 years down the line you might find them blocking each other in Center field instead."
I think Roman Quinn looks pretty promising hits for average and has speed
Ryan Howard has become Mo Vaughn. His body is breaking down on a daily basis. He needs time to recover from an ailing knee but by the time he returns from a DL stint it will be an elbow, quad or hamstring. The list is never ending. Try as I might to imagine a scenario where Howard could be unloaded I can't, not as a salary dump, not getting a bag of balls in return. Given his condition he is a waste of a lineup spot for playoff contenders and cellar dwellers. Ryan Howard will be one Phillie who plays out his career with the franchise.


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Undergraduate Research in the Humanities with T. Speller
Fall 2013, Winter 2014 and Spring 2014 quarters
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Students of the humanities who are nearing the end of their Evergreen education may wish to pursue a major research project, senior thesis or capstone project in their particular field of interest. Often, the goal is to contruct an original argument around a particular body of literature, set of ideas or historical events. These kinds of projects develop advanced research skills in the humanities, including the ability to read deeply and critically in a particular field, and to discover and engage with important theoretical writings in that field. Students will also gain valuable skills in reading, analyzing, synthesizing, writing and editing long pieces of complex prose. The best kinds of this work will be invaluable for graduate school applications, and will be an asset to those entering the job market directly following graduation.
Trevor Speller (British/anglophone literature) specializes in the long eighteenth century (1650-1830), including the Restoration, the Enlightenment, and Romanticism. Students who wish to study the literature and political philosophy of these periods are welcome to propose research projects, including capstone projects and senior theses. Particular interests include the rise of the novel, the conception of reason and rationality and representations of space and place. Previous projects have included studies of Romantic women writers and travel writing. Students are also welcome to work with the faculty member to develop his ongoing research projects on such authors as Daniel Defoe, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Bishop Berkeley, Jonathan Swift and John Milton.
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November 10, 2011 —
BEAR MOUNTAIN, NY — Fall sports give way to winter endeavors as teams begin to practice for basketball, wrestling, cheerleading and indoor track, while skiers do their dry-land training for the snowy trails that will soon grace area slopes. But the awesome autumn is not over yet. This past weekend's Section 9 Cross-Country championships, held at blustery Bear Mountain, did signal the season's end for most area harriers, but not for the elite runners who emerged as champions, as well as for those who qualified for the NYSPHSAA State Championship meet to be held at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School on November 12.
In the best showing over the course of the past three years, Sullivan County produced a trio of Section 9 champions and a total of 16 runners who qualified for states, topping last year's nine.
Tri-Valley senior Jim Bernstein (16:12.68) won his first-ever Section 9 cross-country title and returns to states looking to greatly surpass his 53rd-place Class C finish a year ago. Bernstein finally topped the field by exceeding last year's sixth-place time of 17:08.68. "I love this course," he said. Bernstein finished fifth at the OCIAA league championships a week prior at Bear Mountain, a harbinger of his sectional success.
Eldred junior Alex Campanella (16:15.72) successfully defended his Section 9 Class D crown as he made amends for his fourth-place finish in the OCIAA meet, which he said was far from his best showing. Campanella is one of the state's top-ranked Class D runners. He looks to radically improve on last year's 15th-place finish at this year's state meet.
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again," is the mantra for Eldred senior Christine Donnelly (20:09.84) who won the Section 9 Class D title in her fifth try. Donnelly missed the state meet by one place in 2010. Tri-Valley's girls won the Class C team title, thereby sending all seven of its runners to states as it edged out Sullivan West 52-56, despite the Lady Westies placing three runners among the top 10 finishers. "It's extremely disappointing," said SW coach George Shakelton, who claimed to have never seen a second-place team with three top 10 runners sending no one to the state meet.
Tri-Valley eighth grader Autumn Bender (19:19.25) placed third and will return to the state meet. Bender was 52nd at states last year. She will be joined by senior Oliva Rehm who finished 10th, and sophomores Brooke Gillette, Sabrena Smith and Danielle Graham who finished 14th, 15th and 17th. Freshman Alex Brooks and sophomore Devon Jones will also compete by dint of the team victory, its first since 2007 and its 19th overall. Missing out from Sullivan West was junior Dani Myers (19:45.22) who finished just one place out in 7th. Myers won a medal at states last year for her 20th-place finish where she was joined by freshman Kelsey Dutton, who finished ninth at this year's sectionals in 19:55.63. Eighth grader Courtney Meyerer (19:53.79) was eighth.
Other state qualifiers include Monticello eighth-grade twins Camryn and Sidney Johnson, who took third and eighth in the Class B Sectional with times of 19:14.14 and 19:53.59 respectively. Tri-Valley's Omar Lopez returns to states with his seventh-place finish of 16:51.62. Lopez fell, which cost him several places. Making it to states for the first time is Sullivan West junior Reed Scott (16:56.50). They will join Bernstein in the Class C state race. Eldred senior Hunter Proscia (16:54.97) took second in the Class D sectional and returns to states with Campanella. Proscia was 42nd at states a year ago. Eldred eighth grader Sarah Malzahn (21.59.62) will join Donnelly in the Class D state race as the youngster parlays her eighth-place finish at sectionals into a chance to run at states. Last but not least is Livingston Manor/Roscoe senior Neil Mock (18:02.10), who took ninth in the Class D run in LMR's first cross-country season.
In other final news of fall, Liberty's boys soccer team lost 3-0 to James I. O'Neill in a Class B quarterfinal, while the Lady Indians lost a 2-1 heartbreaker to O'Neill. Sullivan West's volleyball team put up a great fight but fell 3-0 to O'Neill in a quarterfinal match.


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More residents near Green Bay are homeless this winter
Shelters at or near capacity
A new report shows the number of people living in shelters or on the street this winter in Brown County increased over last winter.
The Brown County Homeless & Housing Coalition reported finding 481 homeless people Jan. 30 during a countywide canvass, which is 10 percent more than last winter.
Meika Burnikel, a member of the homeless coalition, tells the Green Bay Press-Gazette she suspects some people went uncounted because the count took place during a snowstorm. Some likely were riding out the storm inside 24-hour grocery stores and other places where could go undetected.
The canvass found that all five of Green Bay's emergency shelters were at or near capacity, with a combined 470 people. That is up from 425 counted in the shelters last winter.
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This image shows a giant star-forming region in the southern sky known as the Carina Nebula and combines the light from three different filters, which traces emission from oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulfur (red). The color is also representative of the temperature in the ionized gas: blue is relatively hot and red is cooler. The picture is a composite of several exposures made in February 2000 with the Curtis Schmidt telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile.
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October 3, 2012 —
Last week an obscure British organization called the National Pig Association launched a wave of stories here in the U.S. with a press release that said, "A world shortage of pork and bacon next year is now unavoidable."
A few days later, another wave of stories insisted that there will be no shortage of bacon, but instead the cost of bacon will rise enough to convince some consumers to switch to another form of meat. That was argued persuasively in the online publication Slate (tinyurl.com/dyhdm2y), which said, "In the short term, there's really nothing to be done but learn to cook more chicken."
The bacon scare was connected to the widespread drought in the U.S. this summer, which devastated the corn and soybean crops, and has so far led locally to a 60% increase in the cost of corn over three months, and which, according to Adam Henning, the sales manager at Narrowsburg Feed and Grain, is bringing a bit more grief to local dairy farmers, who are already suffering from other problems.
He said corn, like other commodities, is traded on the Chicago Board of Exchange and is produced once a year at harvest, which is a process that is now going on. Henning said at this time of year the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates how much corn is left, and that figure as of September 28 was less than 1 billion bushels, which is slightly less than the country uses in a month, and "that's been a big concern." A report from the USDA on September 28 caused the price to soar to its daily limit, which was about $.40, to a total of about $7.56 a bushel; in 2009 and 2010, the price was hovering around $3.75.
He said, "Three months ago, we put in a record corn crop, everything was looking good, the commodity prices were coming down, and it was looking like it was going to be a decent year, as far as profitability on the farm was concerned."
Then the drought set in and a large part of the country's corn crop was devastated. Ironically, locally it was a good year for corn. But the price of the ingredients Henning buys are dictated by the national market so feed prices have increased 60%.
Meanwhile, he said, farmers are caught in a bind because while milk prices are gradually increasing, they do not rise nearly as fast as the cost of grain. He added, however, "The milk price is coming up, and if you look at the futures market, it may hit all time highs this winter. But the farmers have been paying the higher prices for grain for three months."
But is the U.S. corn situation so dire that the country will be importing grain from elsewhere on the planet? Henning said this country exports a large percentage of its corn crop and that will continue. "China is still buying our corn and soybeans; they can't feed a billion people."
Then there is the question of ethanol in gasoline. There is some speculation that because of the corn shortage, the Environmental Protection Agency will drop its requirement that a certain amount of ethanol must be added to gasoline. But, Henning said, even if the mandate was dropped, refiners would continue to add ethanol to the mix because of the economics of the business.
In any case, as the price of corn continues to go up, big producers in western states are looking to alternate forms of feed. A Reuters news story on the matter titled, "Sweet times for cows as gummy worms replace costly corn feed," related the story of one rancher who got a good deal on a haul of ice cream sprinkles that he fed to his dairy herd. More commonly though, the article said, producers are turning to such things as "cottonseed hulls, rice products, potato products and peanut pellets.


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For this week's note to the field, I want to talk a moment about an entity known as the Illinois Intergenerational Initiative. This statewide program has been in existence for the past 18 years and has pulled together representatives from the P-16 education community, retirees, governmental agencies and experts on aging to participate in a wide variety of intergenerational events and activities.
More than 50 agencies and organizations are Partners with the Intergenerational Initiative. In addition to ISBE, other Partners include the Chicago Public Schools and (get ready for a long string of acronyms): IASB, IASA, IPA, IEA, IFT, IARSS and the IL-PTA.
Here at ISBE, we hope to assist the Initiative in the near future regarding a study on elementary school volunteer programs—this will be part of a larger proposal they will soon be making to the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
However, for right now, if you have an exemplary volunteer program or related experience to share, the Intergenerational Initiative's Executive Director, Jane Angelis, would much appreciate hearing about those, especially those involving retirees or senior volunteers. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you can take 5 minutes and give a quick description of your school's volunteer program to Jane, I know she will be grateful.
I hope everyone is getting into a more leisurely summer pace. Does that even happen anymore???
Have a good week,
Randy Dunn
Also in today's message:
Testing window change for ACCESS for ELLs:
Invitation to comment on rules
(www.ncsschoolhouse.com and https://sec1.isbe.net/iwas)
June 20 – August 22: For grades 3 – 8, ISAT/IMAGE/IAA test scores posted. Discrepancy reports posted on IWAS updated daily starting June 21.
June 13 – July 1: For grade 11, PSAE/IMAGE/IAA student demographic data posted. Only scored Day 2 records posted for PSAE . No discrepancy reports provided.
July 26 – August 22: For grade 11, PSAE/IMAGE/IAA test scores posted. Matched and unmatched PSAE Day 1/Day 2 records posted. Discrepancy reports available on IWAS starting July 27.
Superintendents must approve verified data.
All data cleanup must be completed no later than August 22.
Assessment data review and corrections
(Please immediately provide the following information to your data personnel who work with SchoolHouse.)
Grades 3 – 8 (edit data and review test scores). There will be one final opportunity to make needed changes to data during a second post-test correction window that opens June 20 and closes August 22.
During this second window, you will again be able to make edits to first-day-of-testing enrollment counts and to demographic information for tested students. On June 20, test scores for students in grades 3 – 8 who took ISAT, IMAGE or IAA will be posted under the $B!H(BReports$B!I(B tab on SchoolHouse. Discrepancy reports that are posted on IWAS will be updated daily starting June 21.
Grade 11 (edit data). From June 13 through July 1, demographic data for tested grade 11 students who took PSAE, IMAGE or IAA will be posted under the $B!H(BRecord Changes$B!I(B tab on SchoolHouse. For students who took the PSAE, only scored Day 2 records will be available during this first post-test correction window for grade 11.
During this first window, you will be able to make edits to first-day-of-testing enrollment counts and to demographic information for tested students. No discrepancy reports will be available during this first window since posted PSAE records will be based on Day 2 testing only.
Grade 11 (review test scores). Grade 11 test scores (PSAE/IMAGE/IAA) will NOT be posted under the $B!H(BReports$B!I(B tab on SchoolHouse until later in July.
Rescore requests and medical/homebound exemptions
Rescore Requests. The deadline to submit rescore requests for ISAT, PSAE, IMAGE and IAA is Monday, August 8, 2005, at 5 p.m. central time. The rescore request form with instructions will be posted online at www.isbe.net/assessment/htmls/rescore.htm.
Medical and Homebound Exemptions - The deadline for a district to submit a student$B!G(Bs name on either the Notification of Medical Exemptions form (www.isbe.net/assessment/PDF/medex.pdf or Notification of Homebound Exemptions form (www.isbe.net/assessment/pdfs/45-14_homebound.pdf) is Monday, August 22, 2005, 5 p.m. central time. Districts may submit only the names of students who are medically or homebound exempt, as defined on the forms.
What to do and when to do it
Grades 3 thru 8
Grade 11
Step 1 of 5 –
Update/correct demographic information for students that was previously submitted on ISAT, PSAE and IMAGE pre-ID label data files (use Record Changes tab).
February 18–
March 3–
Step 2 of 5 –
Enter enrollment counts as of the first day of testing for grades 3, 5, 8 and 11 (use Demographics tab).
February 28–
April 25–
Step 3 of 5 –
May 2–
2005 Preliminary Participation Rate/Discrepancy Check Reports for schools containing grade 3, 5, and/or 8 were updated daily on IWAS.
June 13–
Update/correct demographic information for tested students (use Record Changes tab). NOTE: For students who took the PSAE, only scored Day 2 records will be available during this window.
Update/correct first-day-of-testing enrollment counts for grade 11 (use Demographics tab).
For schools containing grade 11 (but not grade 3, 5, and/or 8), 2005 Preliminary Participation Rate/Discrepancy Check Reports will be available later in July.
Step 4 of 5 –
View ISAT, PSAE, IMAGE and IAA school and district score reports posted under the $B!H(BReports$B!I(B tab on SchoolHouse and 2005 Preliminary Participation Rate/Discrepancy Check Reports posted on IWAS.
Update/correct demographic information for tested students (use Record Changes tab) and/or first-day-of-testing enrollment counts for grades 3, 5, 8 and 11 (use Demographics tab).
June 20-
Superintendents must approve* verified data.
All data cleanup must be completed by August 22.
Any rescore requests must be made on or before
July 26-
Superintendents must approve* verified data.
All data cleanup must be completed by August 22.
Any rescore requests must be made on or before Monday,
Step 5 of 5 –
View all reports and data. Data are read only.
September 19-
September 19-
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* Follow these steps to approve verified data:
1) Login to www.ncsschoolhouse.com using the district/superintendent User ID and Password.
2) To approve student demographic data for the district,
Select the $B!H(BRecord Changes$B!I(B tab.
Select the appropriate window from the $B!H(BTest$B!I(B dropdown menu.
Select the $B!H(BFinish Edits$B!I(B sub-tab.
Click on the $B!H(BFinish Edits$B!I(B button.
3) To approve first-day-of-testing enrollment counts for each school,
Select the $B!H(BDemographics$B!I(B tab.
Select the appropriate window from the $B!H(BTest$B!I(B dropdown menu.
Select the $B!H(BData Collection$B!I(B sub-tab.
Select $B!H(BClick on this link to approve/unapprove demographic information for Schools.$B!I(B
Approve school enrollments by clicking on the white box next to each school name and clicking on the save ( ) icon.
4) To approve first-day-of-testing enrollment counts at the district level,
Select the $B!H(BDemographics$B!I(B tab.
Select the appropriate window from the $B!H(BTest$B!I(B dropdown menu.
Select the $B!H(BData Collection$B!I(B sub-tab.
Select $B!H(BClick on this link to approve/unapprove demographic information for Schools.$B!I(B
Approve district enrollments by clicking on the white box next to the district name and clicking on the save ( ) icon.
NOTE: During each correction window, you may $B!H(Bunapprove$B!I(B data already approved if you need to make more corrections. Simply reverse the approval process described above. You have the ability to approve, $B!H(Bunapprove,$B!I(B and $B!H(Breapprove$B!I(B data throughout the duration of each testing window as many times as needed.
Testing window change for ACCESS for ELLs:
The Bilingual Advisory Committee approved the Student Assessment and the Division of English Language Learners recommendation to change the 2005-06 testing window for ACCESS for ELLs. The window for testing ELL students for language proficiency will be January 30 – March 10th, 2006.
After listening to the concerns from educators, ISBE proposed changing the testing window in order to meet the best interests of students . By testing January 30 – March 10th rather than the October – November dates,
1) There will be a longer period of time to instruct ELL students using the English Proficiency Standards.
2) There will be a longer period of time for training teachers in the administering of the ACCESS test.
3) There will be more of an opportunity to view students' progress over time.
4) There will be a longer period of time between reporting progress periods.
Invitation to comment on rules
Seven items of proposed rulemaking that were reviewed by
the State Board of Education at its May meeting are now available for public
comment. These items have been posted on the agency$B!G(Bs web site at www.isbe.net/rules; choose
$B!H(BProposed Rules and Amendments$B!I(B. Please submit any comments or suggestions you
may have to firstname.lastname@example.com. The deadline for
public comment is
Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision)
This set of amendments is generally confined to Subparts B, C, D and E of Part 1, which are being modified to remove unnecessary references to requirements that are set out in statute or in other parts of ISBE$B!G(Bs rules. On the other hand, we are taking this opportunity to amplify Part 1 with some substantive provisions that are now found in other sets of rules. By making Part 1 complete in these respects, four separate existing Parts can be repealed. We have determined that much of the text of existing Parts 50, 251, 253 and 625 is not needed in rules because it either repeats statutory language or is couched as recommendations rather than requirements.
The needed material from Part 50 (Evaluation of Certified School District Employees in Contractual Continued Service) has been placed into Section 1.320. Section 1.320 also makes several changes to the material previously contained in Part 50 that should be noted.
· First, a new definition has been developed for the term $B!H(Bsubstantive change$B!I(B used in Section 24A-4 of the School Code (a substantive change necessitates submission of the Plan to ISBE and the exclusive bargaining representatives). Part 50 had previously indicated and ISBE had taken the position, that a substantive change included a change in the identity of individual administrators authorized to conduct evaluations. Upon consideration, we do not believe a change in the identity of administrators should be considered a $B!H(Bsubstantive change$B!I(B as contemplated by Section 24A-4 of the School Code. Instead, a $B!H(Bsubstantive change$B!I(B should be a change in the important aspects of the content of a district$B!G(Bs evaluation plan.
· Also, we have described the efforts we expect districts to undertake to identify a consulting teacher. The agency is currently reviewing how we can do a better job of meeting our obligation to supply a consulting teacher when one cannot be identified by a district.
The substantive provisions of Part 251 (Conservation Education) have been inserted into Section 1.420(l) and those of Part 253 (Comprehensive Health Education) into Section 1.420(n). Finally, the requirements of Part 625 that continue to be needed in ISBE$B!G(Bs rules are found in Section 1.530. The proposed repealers are also presented for initial review in this Board packet.
All of Subpart A of Part 1 will
be undergoing extensive revisions to align its provisions to the No Child Left
Behind Act and relevant changes in state law. However, we are in the process of
securing federal approval for a number of changes to our approved $B!H(Bworkbook$B!I(B of
state policies under
Section 1.100 (Waiver and Modification of State Board Rules and School Code Mandates) is an exception to our deferral of consideration of Subpart A of these rules. This Section needs to be revised at this time to reflect changes in the $B!H(Bwaiver law$B!I(B (Section 2-3.25g of the School Code) made by P.A. 93-470, P.A. 93-557 and P.A. 93-707.
Part 25
The present set of changes results mainly from the
comprehensive review of the agency$B!G(Bs rules. In these amendments, many provisions
that are outdated and/or have been replaced by new requirements are being
deleted. Others are being updated so that they no longer refer to time periods
that have passed. Also included is a group of technical changes to selected
rules for the Illinois
This package also sets forth revisions to Section 25.252 and a new Section 25.255, both dealing with the certification of non-teaching speech-language pathologists in response to P.A. 93-1060. That legislation changed and simplified the basis on which non-teaching speech-language pathologists are to be certified. A person who holds one of several types of licenses and has completed an advanced degree in the field may now receive this certification if he or she also:
· has completed a preparation program that meets the State Board$B!G(Bs content-area standards; or
· has completed a comparable approved program in another state, territory or possession; or
· holds a certificate issued by another state, territory or possession that is endorsed for speech-language pathology; or
· has completed 150 hours of supervised experience in speech-language pathology with students with disabilities in a school setting.
Under the law as revised, we are able to delete from the rule a good deal of the complicated requirements that flowed from the previous statutory language. The focus of the changes in the rule is to define the four options now available. In particular, we must ensure that the 150 clock-hours of experience expose candidates to activities that relate to those portions of the content-area standards not demonstrably covered by the other professional preparation that speech-language pathologists complete. The content-area standards for speech-language pathologists are part of the special education policies that were ordered for implementation by the federal court in Corey H., so an analysis was performed and the $B!H(Bmissing$B!I(B portions of those standards are discussed in the rule as the basis for the 150 hours.
The statute also establishes an interim form of certification that will enable licensed individuals to work in schools to acquire the 150 clock-hours of experience. The rule for this internship (new Section 25.255) is modeled on Section 25.227 of the rules, which was added last year to provide an internship in school counseling along the same lines.
Part 180 (Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools)
This set of rules is being updated to incorporate by reference the current edition of the International Building Code instead of the 1996 BOCA Code. The rules are also being streamlined to the extent possible to eliminate unnecessary requirements or those that are adequately covered by statute or applicable standards. Examples include making it possible for one application to cover several variances; deleting the requirements for the district facility inventory; elimination of the explicit requirements for plans and specifications; and deletion of some of the existing detail addressing sprinkler systems. Finally, technical corrections and updating have been incorporated as necessary.
Repeal of Part 50 (Evaluation of Certified
Repeal of Part 251 (Conservation Education)
Repeal of Part 253 (Comprehensive Health Education)
Repeal of Part 625 (Health Examinations and Immunizations)
In the course of our comprehensive review of rules, we have determined as noted above that much of the existing text of four Parts of our rules is not needed in rules at all, because it either repeats statutory language or is couched as recommendations rather than requirements. The necessary substantive provisions from these Parts that need to be retained can readily be subsumed within Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision).
External Vacancy List (05-13), was recently released and can be accessed through the following link: http://www.isbe.net/hr/pdf/VL05-13.pdf.
To review this week$B!G(Bs clips, please visit http://www.isbe.net/news/2005/newsclips/050610.htm.


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Country star Brad Paisley has made his feelings about the Westboro Baptist Church pretty clear with a selfie that's going viral.
Church members protested the singer's concert in Kansas on Sunday.
But that didn't stop Paisley from making an appearance and mocking them before the show, posing in front of protesters carrying signs like "God Hates Drunks."
"Westboro Baptist Selfie!!" he wrote, sharing the image on Facebook and Twitter. "Or west-Burro(ass) selfie. Hopefully they can hear the show out here."
Paisley, 41, then wrote on Twitter that he would "play loud" from the concert venue just for them.


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Breakfast, Photo Day, Game Day & Bluetopia Movie.
What a busy Saturday! It all started with meeting at 9:am for breakfast at Barragans on Sunset, five minutes away from Dodger Stadium. Here is the restaurant's breakfast sign outside.
Here is the regular menu and menu special with a Dodger hat we put there.
Here are the dishes we were having: Chilaquiles and huevos rancheros. Bloody Marys are $2.50 and they are good so are the dishes. For those that might not know Chilaquiles is a combo of crispy corn tortillas cooked with eggs,chopped tomatoes, onions and jalapenos serve with sour cream, rice and beans. yum. It was good!
After a hearty breakast we were ready to head to the stadium for photo day. Here is a picture of my friend Erik & I while we waited for the players. I found I heart Dodgers banner a couple of years back at a local antique.
Here is our James Loney! yeah, we sang to him.
I love Manny! He remembered us from Camelback Ranch! He was very friendly with everyone.
Here is Rafael Furcal posing with me. I love Raffy!
I look short (I am 5:7) next to our closer Jonathan Broxton.
Here is Andre! My tilley hat comes out.
Billingsley picked up his 3rd win even though the Rockies were getting him into deep counts. Manny along with Ethier went yard with two homeruns!
The day was topped by watching the Dodger premiere movie "Bluetopia". Tim Marx did a wonderful job of capturing the fans love for our beloved Dodgers. I laughed, I cheered and got choked up watching it. James Loney, Billingsley, Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier and Kershaw attended. I'll say more later about the event. I am glad that I got to go and sit with my friends that I have made because of our love for our Dodgers.
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Wow. You really get around, Emma! Love the pics of you and Manny! Glad he was friendly and remembered you from AZ. I'm sure you're hard to forget!
Emma ~ Great photos!!! I love your wig from Friday night…way cool!!!
You are living the dream of all Dodgers fans who can't have season tickets, or like us live so far away. We all live vicariously through you and your blog. Thanks!
My wife and I can't wait to meet you in June. It will be great fun.
Take care.
Go Dodgers!!!
That was a busy Saturday. Love your hat and the breakfast looks yummy.
All very cool, Emma. Thanks for taking the time.
Oh man those are some really good pics. Lucky to have a pick with Manny!
~ King of Cali
I have not had a chance to respond here. What a morning! I got a call on the train from one of my users that noone could log on to the payroll/Hr system. Problem finally resolved!
Jane, Manny was even signing autographs and taking longer with the fans than the rest of the players. Hey I am going Sunday to the LA Times book festival. It is a great festival. Do you ever go?
Dig,I am also looking forward to meeting you and your wife! Just remind me when the date gets closer as I am very forgetful.
Julia, yes the breakfast is great and I welcome the walk up the hill to the stadium after the breakfast.
Jan, the game ended up late that we had limited time to get home shower and get ready again. Lore had even less time since she picked up Erik first and then picked me up. We had a great time the whole Saturday.
knouff! Good to read you here!
Cali, When we had the first opportunity to get a pic with Manny during Spring Training when we happened to run into him, we regreted afterwards that we did not asked him if we could get a pic with him. Did you read about my new friends that are Giant fans?
More Emma "star power"! You lucky girl, you!
I think it is a blessing to see the players this close for events like this. This is where the team becomes more alive and much more personal because you see the players for who they are a little bit, more than what the media portrays them to be. I think this is wonderful.
Amy! Lol. You know I am getting more the urge to go on more road trips.
Aaron! Very well said! I learned last year not to trust a certain media person here. I should have learned my lesson before when I sent him an email correcting him and he respondded with "I don't have time to check that, unlike you, I have a life". he actually made me laugh with that comment. I was like "whatever dude.".
I love your pictures! Especially the last one. I love Andre Ethier!
If you love Andre Ethier then you are one of the Ethierholics!
Awww, they're awesome pictures. I love the whole idea of picture day. So cool. Thanks for sharing them with us all and thanks for stopping by my blog. I had a lot of fun mocking the Mets for the Doc Gooden fiasco. Ashhttp://ashleymarshall.mlblogs.com
Ash, Picture day happened very early for us this year that I almost missed it. Luckly, a friend told me about it. Is a great oportunity to be on the field and interact with the players and coaches.
Wow, that must have been a great day. And the breakfast looks great too!
Elizabeth, If you have a chance to go to a photo day, do it! you get to be on the field and take pictures from there. And the breakfast, well, we needed that to carry us thru the whole day and night. I still need to write about the Bluetopia and sent the producer an thank you note.
Wow! Amazing pics with such amazing players. Thanks for the insight on peewee young. Still hasnt got a chance to start but picked up his first hit as a Pirate the other day, a game changing double. He's gonna be goooooood and it's great to see him develop in the black and gold.
Not sure if I mention that his grandfather gave him that nickname. I am so glad Peewee (Delwyn Young) got his first hit with the Pirates. He is reunited now with Andy LaRoche. Have patience with Andy, he will do well. I remember him from Double-A, he was real good.


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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is being urged to do something irresponsible – to sign into law a bill that would be bad for West Virginia.
Never mind flaws in the Legislature's minimum wage bill, the governor is being told. Just sign it. Trust the same lawmakers who got it wrong on the first try to repair it later.
Supporters of House Bill 4283 said it was intended to give West Virginians covered by the state minimum wage law a pay raise. The bill mandates the minimum wage go to $8.75 an hour in two years.
But after the measure passed, an attorney with the respected Bowles Rice law firm analyzed it. He found the bill goes far beyond what most lawmakers thought. It would expand the number of workers covered. It also would change rules on overtime pay.
For example, some local government workers such as firefighters and police officers are covered by rules that recognize special circumstances. Firefighters may work far more than 40 hours in one week, but be compensated by having most or all of the next week off. HB 4283 could require overtime pay for them regardless of other provisions in their schedules. Taxpayers would pay dearly for the change.
Sign it anyway, Tomblin is being urged. That may remind one of what former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in 2010 of the Obamacare law: "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what's in it."
At least we didn't know full details of the Obamacare catastrophe then. But we do know about objections to HB 4283.
Signing it, as supporters including state Senate President Jeff Kessler want, then trusting lawmakers to correct flaws would be crazy.
For one thing, businesses and local governments would have no choice but to begin complying with the new rules now. If that happens, rest assured firefighters, police officers and others paid by taxpayers will seek the new overtime pay. Employers will have to cut back, possibly laying off some workers to cover higher minimum wage and overtime standards for others.
Why not simply veto the bill, call the Legislature into special session to correct the flaws, then pass the new version?
Virtually everyone involved has said flaws in the bill were not intentional. But were they?
Who's to say those urging Tomblin to sign the minimum wage law didn't understand it all along?
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
A Small Start on the Christmas Selvage Angel
26 comments:
- Pinkadot Quilts said...
This is going to be so cool!
I am afraid of metallic thread...what needle are you using?
- November 23, 2011 at 9:39 AM
- Vesuviusmama said...
Oh, to have just a fraction of your creativity! This is going to be awesome!
- November 23, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- Stray Stitches said...
Your angel is going to be amazing!!
- November 23, 2011 at 9:55 AM
- Marjorie's Busy Corner said...
that is going to be something else; Riel...can't wait to see how it turns out...
- November 23, 2011 at 9:57 AM
- Julierose said...
Just LOVE that copper thread--great choice...what do you use in the bobbin--regular thread? Always wondered about that... Can't wait to see it all finished!! :-} Julierose
- November 23, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- Needled Mom said...
It is going to be gorgeous.
- November 23, 2011 at 10:24 AM
- Sheila said...
How cute this will be , love your little angel drawing and you really must have quite a stash of selvages . Can't wait to see more progress on this one , amazing!
- November 23, 2011 at 10:29 AM
- Annie said...
I am with anticipation watching the creation of this new angel quilt of yours! I can hardly stand the wait to see it together some more!
- November 23, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- M-R said...
Looking great, Riel! I can't wait to see it all.
- November 23, 2011 at 10:43 AM
- Dolores said...
I look forward to seeing it finished. All my selvedges seem to be coloured. What is the approximate finished size?
- November 23, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- Shannon said...
I can't wait to see this finished. I love the selvedge idea!
- November 23, 2011 at 1:01 PM
- Kelli said...
I LOVE selvages and this is a gorgeous idea! Can't wait to see it finished. :o)
- November 23, 2011 at 1:14 PM
- Lee said...
Oh, isn't this going to be cool?? I'm used to selvages being so colorful, so I love the muted feel of this one. Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday. : )
- November 23, 2011 at 1:45 PM
- Michelle @ Periwinkle said...
The angel will be so cool, I love the snowman quilt on the header too. I've made a couple of selvage projects, but hadn't thought of using them in this way, thanks for the post! m
- November 23, 2011 at 1:52 PM
- elle said...
This is very clever. The texture will be wonderful.
- November 23, 2011 at 2:50 PM
- Riel Nason said...
A bit more info for those who may be curious ... (I'll email a response to those who asked specifically too)
- The thread, knock on wood, isn't giving me any problems. I left the regular needle on my machine and have regular non-metallic polyester thread in the bobbin. the only different thing is that when I pull the thread off to the side to cut when I'm done, the metallic is harder to pull and sometimes breaks.
- I would say the "robe" is maybe 2.5 feet high. I don't know the finished size yet, and I tend to make things big, but I am aiming for a large wallhanging not a bed quilt. :-)
- November 23, 2011 at 3:16 PM
- Jenny said...
You are full of great ideas, so I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished angel. Thanks for the inspiration.
- November 23, 2011 at 7:04 PM
- Jean said...
I love how you're using the tea-stained selvages. That will be beautiful with the thread!!!
By the way, I'm really enjoying your book!
- November 23, 2011 at 8:54 PM
- Leanne said...
Your angel is going to be so cool!
- November 23, 2011 at 9:29 PM
- Live a Colorful Life said...
Wow. This is going to be another amazing piece of art!
- November 23, 2011 at 9:29 PM
- pcflamingo said...
Neato! You will be happy to know you have converted me to a selvage-saver :D
- November 24, 2011 at 12:56 AM
- What Comes Next? said...
How fabulous is this going to be? I love your little sketch!
- November 24, 2011 at 1:56 AM
- lej619 said...
Can't wait to see the end results!! I have one question thou. Where do you get all your selvage ends????I now that it is cut off the fabric but that's a lot of fabric to cut the selvage off to make your projects. do people send you them or do you get them from ?????
- November 24, 2011 at 4:18 PM
- Suzanne said...
The copper thread is going to add such a pretty glimmer to the angel.
- November 25, 2011 at 8:39 AM
- My Sweet Prairie said...
and by the way - your ever-changing header banner is always a delight! Thanks for linking! I hope it brings you some extra traffic.
- November 25, 2011 at 5:36 PM
- Lynne said...
Simply amazing. But won't the glue clag up the inside of your machine?
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Wir waren im August 2014 für vier Tage in Corettas Wohnung und haben uns dort sehr wohl gefühlt. Coretta war vor und bei unserer Ankunft sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Die Wohnung sieht genauso gut aus wie auf den Fotos und wir können sie ohne Einschränkungen weiterempfehlen.
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Nice apartment with all equipment you need, in perfect and nice location, Manhattan is quickly available by subway, and a bit further down the road, there are some nice bars and restaurants. A little supermarket is directly aside. There is a little garden accessible. The building walls are however quite thin, so that one is exposed to the voices of the neighbors - ours were unfortunately very loud speaking, and also the technical equipment in the flat (heating, fridge) is rather noisy at night. With earplugs ok though. The heating was automatically shut down for certain times over the day, so in the evening, the apartment was cold. In the bathroom, there is a little electric heater. Coretta was very friendly and left some juice and coffee in the kitchen for the first day. We enjoyed our stay in Coretta's apartment!
Hey Coretta, it was great! Thank you so much! Konny § Michael
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Thank's for the nice stay in your apartment. It was very clean and so as we seen it on the pictures.
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The appartment was clean, with clean towels and linen. There was some juice and water for us in the fridge. It was close to the supermarket and the subway, the express trains stopped there too, what was a great advantage to save time with the public transport.
We were waiting for 30 minutes on the street the night we arrived, despite we had informed when we were leaving the airport. We could leave the luggage in the basement after checking out, what was really comfortable for us, but again we had to wait for 20 minutes on the street to pick it up. They kindly offered to call a taxi to take us to the airport.
The apartment was spacious and well-equipped. Great master bed. Took a while for the host to meet up and get us the key when we arrived, but no big deal really, as we had the opportunity to get a beer at the great craft beer pub Bed-Vyne Brew around the corner. :) Would recommend!
nice place to stay, easy to get in NYC with the subway and Coretta is realy sweet!!
Many thanks to Coretta. We really enjoyed her appartment in New York. We hope that one day we will come back. We had a very good time in N. Y.
As we arrived at the appartment, we found some cold drinks. That was pretty nice.
We spent almost a week in Corettas very spacy appartment. Its situated in a lively Brooklyn neighbourhood and had all you need. Situated in walking distance to the subway it was a good spot to start exploring NY. Coretta is a friendly and helpful host So nothing to complain and a good place to come back again.
Nice apartment situated in a very quiet and friendly neighborhood. There was what we would need and a lovely backyard where you could enjoy the squirrels running from tree to tree . (Also useful if there a smokers amongst you.)
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