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The long shadow of Bill GatesMay 16,2013As the Common Core continues to insinuate its way into public education, its price tag and problems keep mounting. Reasoned opposition among conservatives and liberals, parents, teachers, policymakers, and citizens is also growing.
And with good reason.
Concocted by the same expert cadre thats brought us every post-1970 education boondoggle, and resting on the same gross unfamiliarity with actual classrooms and students, the arbitrary, biased, technology-laden, assessment-obsessed Common Core is the creature of the Gates Foundation, with entities like the Pearson conglomerate sitting at Mr. Gatess right hand. Pearson is the largest textbook and education software publisher in the world, as well as the worlds dominant education assessment contractor. Mr. Gatess connection to the computer and software business is also a matter of public record.
The Common Core amounts to a national curriculum and education system that is wresting control of our schools from communities, parents, and teachers. Prominent supporters of the Common Core, many of whom have connections to Mr. Gatess foundation and its money, insist that no state has been forced to participate.
You be the judge.
There is little dispute that the Common Core is the expression of Mr. Gatess agenda for public education. According to one prominent think tank executive, whose organization has itself received millions from Mr. Gates, It is not unfair to say that the Gates Foundations agenda has become the countrys agenda in education. While Mr. Gates would doubtless deny charges that hes the Common Cores puppeteer, he has consistently made clear through his words and his checkbook that he both supports and materially promotes what he describes as a state-led movement to install nationwide common standards.
Heres how the state-led part worked. Mr. Gates spent over $100 million developing and promoting the Common Core standards. The federal government established a $4.35 billion fund under the heading Race to the Top, to which states, many of whom were facing huge deficits owing to the recession, could apply competitively for grants ranging as high as $500 million. In order to be successful in obtaining the money, however, states applications had to satisfy specific criteria, criteria which amounted to a commitment to adopt the Common Core and other aspects of Mr. Gatess education agenda.
Mr. Gates even went so far as to select 15 states hed like to work with. These states were each provided a quarter-million dollars to help prepare sparkling grant applications that would conform to his requirements, prompting both Education Week and The New York Times to report that the selected 15 had the best chance to win the competition and hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money. The Times also noted the appointment of key former Gates Foundation employees at the Department of Education, including Arne Duncans chief of staff and the director of Race to the Top, who later became Mr. Duncans new chief of staff. Arne Duncan is President Obamas secretary of education.
When many of the unselected 35 states complained that Gates people were involved in helping the department pick winners and losers, the Gates Foundation offered to provide the same cash assistance to any state willing to prove they share the foundations views about education reform by signing an eight-point checklist.
This should put to rest any confusion about Mr. Gatess role in propelling the Common Core juggernaut. In short, in order to win the billions of taxpayer dollars, states had to satisfy Mr. Gatess requirements.
Eventually, 46 states signed on to the Common Core. They coalesced into two consortia, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. Both consortia have contracted with vendors to develop, administer, and score their elaborate Common Core assessments, contracts which will channel annual billions of public dollars to private corporations even as schools are forced by budget constraints to cut teachers and services.
Among their advisers and staff, these consortia do include some representatives from member states education bureaucracies, but were literally miles away from your local school and school board when it comes to determining what your children will be learning and how theyll be taught and tested. States themselves as voluntary consortium members have surrendered considerable authority over the governance of their schools and the education of their students.
PARCCs project management partner, for example, is Achieve Inc. Achieve has received millions of Gates dollars, was the cosponsor of the 2005 National Education Summit where Mr. Gates delivered the keynote address outlining his plans for Americas schools, and in its own words was active in the development, writing and review of the Common Core.
Similar Gates interconnections exist within the Smarter Balanced consortium. Smarter Balanced awarded an assessment contract to a vendor in partnership with the Educational Testing Service, which is now headed by David Coleman, the acknowledged architect of the Common Core. Coleman devised the Common Core while at the helm of Student Achievement Partners, an enterprise he founded, which received substantial Gates funding.
Both consortia have hired Pearson to oversee the transition to next-generation online assessments. Pearson is also in partnership with Gates to develop and market online curricula. In the name of personalized learning, Gates furnished $100 million to establish a database of individual students personal and school information. Identifying each student by name, address, and sometimes Social Security number, the database furnishes details ranging from a students hobbies and interests to his test scores and learning disabilities, information which according to the U.S. Department of Education can be distributed without parental consent to private companies selling educational products and services. Nine states are thus far participating in this commercial data-mining. Pearson software, already employed in many public school systems, routinely collects this data.
Mr. Gates is intelligent and entrepreneurial. His reign at Microsoft has also demonstrated his capacity for evasion and arrogance. He may, in fact, be acting in what he believes to be the nations best interest, even as some of his allies covet the billions in public treasure that will end up in their pockets.
Are we willing to let him determine what our schools should look like and how our children should be educated?
Great wealth conveys power, but it doesnt make you right. Mr. Gates has deployed his wealth to advance his vision of education and impose his Common Core solution, in Achieves words to recast a radical proposal into a national agenda. In so doing he has bypassed parents, teachers, school boards, and communities. Except its our children and schools hes doing this to, and its we as taxpayers who will be paying the bills.
Sometimes with great wealth comes great generosity. But other times great wealth brings an even greater arrogance. There is no greater arrogance than seizing for yourself the right to ordain whats best for a nation of other peoples children.
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so is the chapter 616 comin out this week if you know could you post a link to the site you got the info from
Originally Posted by BigJollyGiant
I think the NaruHina combo is going to be symbolic of a partial completion of the So6P in the two of them with the eyes coming from Hinata and the body coming from Naruto. This combo might have some effect on the Juubi or we'll at least start seeing them kick some butt again.
Sakura looks depressed again during the emotional scenes as she did after the Pain battle when discussing what Hinata did. I think she is starting to have more feelings for Naruto as time goes on and these will come out during the war at some point. I think she'll sacrifice herself for Naruto at a pivotal moment.
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This is it, remember how Sakura placed a burden on Naruto about bringing Sasuke back? If she was to sacrifice herself it would somehow free Naruto. Then again I would be annoyed if Sakura pulled what she did on naruto after the pain fight by hitting then hugging him. If she confesses I hope Hinata slaps her hard lol.
I don't know about Sakura sacrificing herself, but all I can say is I think this chapter has been nothing but fan service.
Why on earth would kishi put so much evidence towards NaruSaku if he was just going to pull a 180 and have him with Hinata? Even die-hard naruhina fans should question it. If he wanted it surely there would be more signs, signs that indicate Naruto could reciprocate feelings as well. And I am talking beyond the confession, I would think any friend of Naruto's would warrant Naruto's reaction.
Even if you like it, you have to ask yourself, why now? And does it carry any weight?
I think you are jumping to conclusions as far as Naruto and Hinata Being together. It is never so cut and dry with kishi.
Even after Naruto is rid of Juubi and the Big Baddies, there is still Sasuke to deal with. Add in a possible Team Seven reunion, and the chance for Sakura to show where her allegiances finally lie, and the turmoil is back. Add in all the Team Seven formula foreshadowing, and the fact that Hinata (no matter how badass she is considered) probably won't and really shouldn't be involved in that fight, it's all sixes and sevens once again.
I am reaching the conclusion that even if we debate narusaku vs naruhina til we are black and blue in the face, kishi is just trolling us and possibly pitting us against each other.
Trippy chap. I just wish Kishi would add more than 16 freaking pages, like holy shit. I'm happy for NaruHina but I highly doubt that anything will happen between them they will probably just gain a really close relationship. Kishi is not the type to throw in those type of romances it's clear from the start but hey! who knows maybe he will make NaruHina, maybe not. but I'm just going by what I've been seeing so far throughout this whole series. Any whore, when the hell is Sasuke gonna come out?!
Its good that Naruto's determination is back but how will they stop the 10-tails... its still more powerful than Naruto and the allies...
Honestly, I thought this chapter was awesome. It looks like the Toad Sage's prophecy actually came true. Naruto had a decision to make, and obito almost got to him. Notice how Kishi used symbolism: When obito was crushed under the rock, he held Rin's hand. She was his "light", his symbol for hope. When he let go of it and told her to escape, he let go of the light and hope. Obito shows what happens when you don't have someone who is your voice of reason/stability. Now in the present, naruto who broke down, and was just about to give in. Hinata woke him up with that pimp slap lol. Isn't it ironic that her name means "sunny place". It isn't the first time that she acted as his voice of reason/hope. Back in part 1 before his fight with neji. That's probably why naruto told her "you've saved me twice already".
Anyway, because of Hinata & Kurama, naruto was reminded of his ninja way. Unlike Obito, he took his "light", and hope which the symbol is Hinata's hand. Epic moment, and it's really interesting that Naruto was the one that grabbed hinata's hand and not the other way around. It would've been different if she grabbed his hand, and he held on but nah that didn't happen. Ah, I think she's growing on him, and he might just give in to her because she loves him just like Kushina did. 5/5 this chapter.
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and his chakra went inside her and made her feel safe
You guys crack me up lmao....definitely a 5. I dont normally post but I have always liked hinata. I am so happy naruto and her are close, not like last time. I got teary eyed when she died. Amazing chapter hands down....but what happned to sasuke, oro, and the kages?
hey guys, where can i watch or read naruto shippuuden road to ninja?
Originally Posted by steff8
hey guys, where can i watch or read naruto shippuuden road to ninja?
Airing in Japan cinemas.
Naruto moves to utah and marries hinata, sakura, ino and ten ten. Polygamist no jutsu!!!!(chakra sound)
Obito definitely has his sites set on killing Hinata in the next chapter.
Naruto's going to have to protect Hinata if he doesn't want Obito killing her.
10/10 for the Naruhina and 8-tails awesomeness!
Last edited by Twin Steps; 01-01-2013 at 06:53 PM.
Originally Posted by Mangekyo Muslim
Naruto's going to have to protect Hinata if he doesn't want Obito killing her.
True :D
10/10 naruhina
So anyone know if there will be a chapter this week? I heard someone say that it was taking a two week break hope that's not the case
Sasuke needs to hurry up and come kill Obito and Madara.
I predict Hinata's Eyes will find a weakness in the Juubi and Naruto will struck full force their and it will signal what Madara was afraid of that Tobi chooses to ignore.
i always give a 10/10 because Kishi makes time for use to draw it... maby the Chapter is bad but i appreciated that he even does it for us :D
Has anyone ever thought about the Road to Ninja movie? Anyone remember the Road to Sakura episode in the anime? So what if the Road to Ninja movie actually has something to do with the story unlike all the other movies? What if during this time Naruto gains feelings for Hinata, queue the perfect timing with the manga with Hinata and Naruto holding hands while the movie in japan was just released not that long ago. This is just a theory, but since most of us live in the US or other english speaking countries, it would make sense that we are confused with the fact that Naruto all of a sudden is holding Hinata's hands, because we don't have any availability to watch the Road to Ninja movie. It would make sense if this were true, but it is also 40/60 chance, with it being 40% chance likely and 60% chance unlikely. But hey, it would make sense.
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Hardcore global warming ideologues are not just kooks, but evil kooks. If that sounds like hyperbole, check out the final solution Australian expat Richard Parncutt, a professor at the University of Graz in Austria, advocates for those who won't drink the Kool-Aid voluntarily:
I propose that the death penalty is appropriate for influential GW deniers.
He justifies murdering his ideological opponents with the authoritarian trick of utilitarianism. Any crime can be excused if pointy-headed elitists decide that it promotes the greatest good for the greatest number. As Parncutt puts it:
If ten million people are going to die with a probability of 10%, that is like one million people dying with a probability of 100%.
That is, even if there is only a 10% chance that global warming is not a complete crock, it is still the equivalent of murdering 1 million people if you do not impose global totalitarianism and Medieval living standards in an attempt to prevent it. Therefore, by shooting a few thousand people who insist on clinging to politically incorrect notions of individual liberty, our rulers would actually be saving many lives. If killing a few thousand doesn't do the trick…
Being a moonbat, Parncutt believes that even mass murderers should not be subject to the death penalty. Those who point out that he is full of baloney, however, must be killed for the greater good.
Combine utilitarianism, progressives' rejection of any meaningful system of morality, and the shrill hysteria that has eggheads looking for final solutions, and the lame joke that is global warming could end up killing more people than communism. All we need is for the wrong people to be in charge — and they are already in charge. If they are able to consolidate their power sufficiently, who knows what lengths they will go to to make the world safe from humanity?
Meanwhile, it still hasn't gotten any warmer for the past 16 years. But maybe shooting anyone who repeats it will make that inconvenient truth go away.
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"How big does my file need to be?":
You might think this seems like a simple question, but this one little query prompts so many other questions it can get a bit overwhelming. My go-to analogy for file dimension is vehicle speed - so the above question is kind of like asking "How fast do I need to drive?". Without taking speed limits into consideration of course, you would first need to figure out how far you need to go and how long you have to get there.
A lot of the terms we use in photography and digital imaging have been co-opted and corrupted from the world of computing, a quick web search of the word "resolution" will give you a large number of definitions and most of them have nothing to do with photography or imaging. For the sake of our collective sanity, I'm going to define some terms as we use them here at Old School Photo Lab.
PIXEL DIMENSIONS or FILE DIMENSIONS: A set of two numbers referring to the number of pixels on an image's horizontal axis and vertical axis. Example: 1200x1800px (pixels).
PRINT SIZE: A set of two numbers referring to the final width and height of a print. Example: 4x6" (inches).
PRINT RESOLUTION (Commonly just "RESOLUTION"): The number of dots per inch (dpi) at a given physical print size (each "dot" represents a "pixel" but "pixels per inch (ppi)" is used when referring to monitor display). Example: 300dpi.
FILE SIZE: A measure of how much memory your file takes up, usually measured in KB or MB. ("File Size" and "File Dimensions" do not always directly correlate and will vary depending on the file format and compression.)
Opening the "Image Size" menu in Adobe Photoshop can give you an idea of what we're talking about:
Take note that in the above image, there are boxes dividing the dialogue box into two sections. When working with image files, this is how you need to start thinking when it comes to "how big" your files should be. The numbers in the top box are your "Pixel Dimensions" and the numbers in the bottom are what Adobe calls your "Document Size" which contains width and height for the "Print Size" and "Resolution". The numbers in the top box relate directly to the numbers in the bottom box… this is where we go back to my vehicle speed analogy:
"drive time" x "how fast you drive" = "distance"...2hrs at 60mph = 120mi
…is the same thing as…
"print size" x "print resolution" = "pixel dimensions"…6in x 300dpi = 1800px
Using this equation we can figure out what kind of pixel size we need for a given print size in just a couple of steps:
To yield a 4x6in print at 300dpi…
4in at 300dpi = 1200px
6in at 300dpi = 1800px
…we need a 1200x1800px file.
Using this same method but by dividing instead of multiplying, we can work backwards from a set of pixel dimensions to see what an acceptable print size would be:
A high quality 300dpi print from a 2400x3000px image would be…
2400px at 300dpi = 8in
3000px at 300dpi = 10in
…an 8x10in high quality print!
RECOMMENDED PRINT RESOLUTION (dpi):
"High Quality Print" is a little hard to define, and the definition is extremely subjective. The generally accepted standard in the photo industry for print resolution is 300dpi, but as one starts moving into larger prints that number will drop. The reason for a drop in dpi requirement as prints get larger has to do with the fact that larger prints are viewed from farther away ("viewing distance"). As the viewing distance increases the print resolution can drop since your eyes can't see the individual dots that make up an image from far away. For example, billboards are printed from files that are fairly low dpi since they are viewed from hundreds of feet away. Some benchmarks we use here at the lab when talking to customers and would be a good guide to keep in mind are:
Print up to 11x16in… at least 300dpi
11x16" up to 16x24in … at least 220dpi
16x24" up to 24x36in … at least 150dpi
Working from what we learned earlier, what size print can we get from a file that is 3000x4500px?
High quality print @ 300dpi ... 10x15in
Larger viewing distance print @ 150dpi = 20x30in
There are of course, exceptions to every rule! Sometimes small prints made from a file at 150dpi will look just as good as ones from a file at 300dpi – it can depend greatly on a large number of factors including the quality of the original image, the scanner used, and things like file compression. Scans from the Frontier scanner here at Old School Photo Lab can generally print a couple of sizes larger than would be expected if we're talking just about pure math. We print 5x7's from 1200x1800px (a "basic scan" from 35mm) files and 24x36's from 3000x4500px (a "high resolution scan" from 35mm) files on a regular basis without any noticeable quality issues.
The end use of your images should always have something to do with how large of a scan you make or order.
For sharing on the web, projecting on a screen, or sending through email a smaller scan will work just fine. Scanning from a 35mm film frame at 1200x1800px (4x6in at 300dpi) will more than fill most computer monitors.
If your images require heavy editing/retouching, or will be printed large, a high resolution scan is preferable. Keep viewing distance in mind when thinking about large prints – a file for a 24x36in print at 300dpi will yield a slightly higher quality print, but the size of the file will make image editing very slow on most consumer computers.
The most common file format in use today is the JPEG (.jpg) format, which uses a compression standard to make image files smaller and more manageable. JPEGs are very useful and as long as they are handled correctly will yield a high quality image when viewed or printed. People get in trouble with JPEGs when they set the "quality" too low when saving or if they edit and save the same image repeatedly as a JPEG (which will decrease the quality). "Quality" settings reflect the compression rate for an image: low quality = higher compression and smaller files, but the image will suffer. Using a "High Quality" setting when saving JPEGs will result in a slightly larger file, but will give you a much higher quality image. Both of the images below have the same pixel count (360x360px), but the top image is a High Quality JPEG and the bottom is a Low Quality JPEG.
|High Quality (low compression) JPEG 180KB
|Low Quality JPEG (high compression) JPEG 39KB
Another common file format is TIFF (.tif), an uncompressed file format. TIFF files are MUCH larger than JPEG files and it isn't really practical to use them for display on the web or sending through email. The difference between a High Quality JPEG and a TIFF is barely noticeable unless viewed at high magnifications.
Some labs offer the choice between JPEGs and TIFFs - at our lab, we generally work with JPEG files, but we will soon be offering the option to have an Archive CD made with both TIFF and JPEG files. Personally, I work with JPEGs 99% of the time and rarely use TIFFs.
"BASE SCANS": If you are ordering scans from a lab and they offer "low resolution" and "high resolution" scans, find out what the actual pixel dimensions of the files will be. Sometimes "low resolution" refers to what used to be called a "Base Scan" and is really only suitable for screen viewing. "4 Base" is a more acceptable low res scan these days, but the "Base" scan terminology was a Kodak standard is not commonly in use today. For sharing on the web, small prints, or scrapbooking a scan of around 1200x1800px should suffice.
"SCAN AT XXXdpi" or "SCAN AT XXXX%": You may have seen people or labs say something like "We scan 35mm slides at 4000dpi." From this post you know that this is only part of the equation and it may seem like an incomplete statement. What they are saying is that they are scanning the slide or negative at its original physical size at the given dpi. A 35mm slide is 1x1.5in, so a "4000dpi" would yield a 4000x6000px image.
"UP-RES": If we have a file that is only 400x600px, we can't just add more pixels to make a larger image. Occasionally you may come across programs or apps that say they can "UP-RES" your image, which is technically true in the fact that they can add pixels but false in that they cannot add details.
|16x16px image at 3200%
|16x16px UP-RESed to 256x256px
|True 256x256px image
Contributor Bio: Jake Bouchard got his start in photography as a teenager and attended the Hallmark Institute of Photography to pursue a career as a photographer. While attending school, he realized that working in the darkroom and making prints was where his talent really lay. After graduating in 1999, Jake worked as an occasional photographer and photo assistant, but always went back to lab work. He has been employed at a number of different photo labs in ME and NH, ranging from professional commercial labs to small neighborhood photo processors. He finally settled at Photosmith in Dover, NH where he brings his photography and lab experience to the 31 year tradition of quality photo finishing. Jake's career in the photo industry has coincided with the decline of film photography and the rise of digital. Film photography is his passion and through his work with OldSchoolPhotoLab.com and 120processing.com, he hopes to help keep the world of film photography alive.
Also, read Jake's other guest post: Tips For Getting the Best From Your Photo Lab
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Philadelphia Phillies (52-62) vs Washington Nationals (54-60)
John Lannan (3-4, 4.10 ERA) vs Dan Haren (6-11, 5.14 ERA)
Time: 7:05, Citizens Bank Park
Weather: 91, chance of storms
The Phillies travel south to Washington D.C. Friday to open up a series with the Nationals after taking two of three from the Chicago Cubs.
The Phillies will send lefty John Lannan to the hill against his former team, whom he has faced twice already this year. He has pitched extremely well against his former club, allowing just two runs on 10 hits in 13 innings of work. Lannan will be on full rest after pitching on just three days rest his last time out, when he allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings to the Braves.
On the mound opposite Lannan is right-hander Dan Haren. Haren, despite ugly numbers, has pitched well of late. In his last start against the Brewers he tossed seven shut out frames, and since coming off the disabled list right before the All-Star Break he is 2-2 with a 2.40 ERA.
Against the Phillies this year. Haren has taken two losses but has not pitched all that poorly against them. In his first start he allowed three runs in six innings and in the second starts he allowed two runs over five.
Michael Young has had by far the most success against Haren in by far the most at bats. In 66 at bats he is hitting .333 off him with three doubles, a triple, a homer and 11 RBI. Delmon Young has three doubles and four RBI in 32 at bats (.313 average), and Jimmy Rollins has hit at a .278 clip with an RBI off the righty.
Lineup: Rollins SS, Young 1B, Utley 2B, Brown LF, Ruf RF, Asche 3B, Ruiz C, Martinez CF, Lannan P
Gameday Beer: Orval Trappist Ale
I've said it before, monks know how to brew beers and this Belgian Pale Ale is no exception. First it hits you with a apple/pear scent then a complex taste of citrus, caramel, and earthy yeast – all in a creamy buttery consistency. Wow. I hear it goes well with Thai food, but this is certainly one you can drink alone. – By Brian
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What is the love affair with Michael Martinez? I just don't get it at all. He's a utility AA player at best. Why would Charlie not pencil in Wells and see what's he's got, what is there to lose?
Michael Martinez was a Rule 5 pick.
Therefore, he's the second coming of Shane Victorino.
care to venture a guess, Andrew, on whose pic is running now?
Might even give you a hint if you drop my portion of responsibility on the Met bet.
wonder how easy it is to confuse Harrisburg with Waldorf. Pretty easy, I guess, both hanging on the east coast.
It can only be that RAJ is sweet on Mini!! What else can it be. He should be gone even before D Young.
another must win for the pacifist Phillies.
The picture is Jim Morrison.
I am now going to petition the commissioner to have Dummy Amaro Jr. pay my 100$ for having a worse record than the Mets this year.
the Mets who aren't even trying.
Morrison is from the DC area too.
The Nats announcers are the worst. ironicly their radio guy Charlie Slowes is one of the best in the busuness for any sport.
that's a good guess. Or answer, doesn't sound like you guessed. Personally, if I didn't know what I was looking for and just saw the pic, I don't know if I'd have gotten that.
Have to admit a temptation to flip to the Yanks game to check out the reception for ARod.
I'm into Charlie's curly w thing.
Speaking of waldorf this was about 2 miles from the homestead.
I didn't realize mail fraud was that intense.
In Waldorf? What a surprise. (sarcasm)
Aaaaaand the Delmon Young experience is finally over!!!
This couldn't be any more about Mike Young even if his name was mentioned. Dare I add maybe.
http://sulia.com/my_thoughts/8e49480b-aad3-4a3e-aa5d-f307029936cf/?source=twitter …
Ugh. It's Wheels' birthday. Because I'd much rather see people giving him presents than watch a baseball game.
Beautifully played off the wall
The 2013 Phils are not the best baseball team I have ever followed.
Have the Phillies come back from a 5-1 defecit since Pete Rose played first base?
So I have at least 2 more years of Utley Rollins and Howard being 75% of your top 4 hitters in the line up.
I wonder just how bad it will get before Ruben is gone.
They are worse than the Mets. They have the second worst run differential in the sport.
I mean 120 loses gets it done? This years 95-100 loses not enough?
Oh good effing grief… walked in a run by walking a PITCHER???
This is a little different than H1 when the club was trading water, or trying to to stay afloat as a contender, playing a couple call ups, Minnie and all, but in a way, it'd still be a microcosm of the season if they lose tonight, 12-1.
A silly thought for a silly game tonight.
E-A-G-L-E-S! Go EAGLES!
Inappropriate, no matter how bad the Phillies are (IMO).
Eagles will not be good this year either..
Possible 4-12 if they're lucky.
Solved hip or not, watching ARod's 1st 2 at bats against righty Porcello really looked like a flipped image all to seen by Phillie observors in the form of Ryan Howard against lefties.
Low and in, fastball or not, he just got locked up in striking out twice. Howard's difficulties are more on sliders, but ARod really showed the same extreme weakness against Porcello as he did when he K'd 12 of 25 times in last year's playoff.
But it looked like a right handed version of Howard on those occasions where he's totally overmatched.
"Eagles will not be good this year either.."
Funny how things work in a single organization, though in the Iggles case, it's kind of in 1.5 administrations.
Compare the propensity for holding onto an aging player, albeit in 1 instance, and in a highly different sport. The fans might have grown impatient with McNabb, but finally, almost at the exact moment Andy Reid realized McNabb was McFinished, he couldn't get him out of town fast enough.
Mike Vick, on the other hand, who I assume must be 31,32 by now seems to hang around at the same pace with which Ruben has shown some veteran players. And the funny thing is that Vick's major asset is speed, dwindling by the day. He might have a powerful arm, but it's not accurate, and when McNabb totally mastered the art of inaccuracy, that's when Reid lost him faster than he ever lost weight.
Think I'll beat the traffic to the next destination.
Anxious to get to sleep tonight.
Expecting tomorrow's morning editions to report the Phils acquired Mike Trout and David Price overnight.
Rock and roll.
Andrew, this is a little long, but interesting. Dave Cameron's take.
Interesting and yet aggravating particularly when one considers the Ryan Howard situation. Forty million for approximately one full season and a -0.6 WAR. The 25 million dollar salary kicks in next year with greater question marks about his health than ever before..even more depressing than 5 innings of John Lannan.
Yes, but at least the GM seems to have learned something from the Howard signing, which could go down as the worst contract / contract extension in the history of baseball. RAJ has been a poor GM, but let's view this move on it's own merits and, as such, it is a very team-friendly contract. The fact is that this team, with good management, should be able to spend enough money to be competitive even with the horrific Howard and Papelbon contracts. The luxury tax limit is going up to $189M next year, of which Howard and Papelbon are getting $37.5M. That leaves $151.5M to spend on the rest of the roster. Only the Phillies, Yankees, Dodgers and Red Sox had a payroll > $151.5M this year.
If ownership wants to try to contend every year, there should be enough payroll for a good GM to build a decent to good team, especially if that GM finds value in the cost-controlled players. Unfortunately, RAJ has not shown to be a good GM and has been horrible at trying to get value from the cheap players on the roster. Since we are stuck with him, we can only hope that the Utley signing, which is a good one when viewed on its own merits, is a step in the right direction. Now, if he can learn from his decisions to cut Nate Schierholtz, sign Delmon Young, Chad Durbin and Laynce Nix, trade for Ty Wigginton and Michael Young, etc., maybe we can hope for a contender in 2014.


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State receives $42.7 million health care grant
MONTPELIER State officials are celebrating the receipt of a $42.7 million federal grant they say will improve customer satisfaction in the new health care exchange.
The grant pushes to more than $150 million total federal contributions to the online insurance marketplace set to begin operating in October. Lindsey Tucker, deputy commissioner at the Vermont Department of Health Access, said the money will mean a smoother experience on Vermont Health Connect, the states name for the new exchange.
The funding will help us ensure that information is shared between the website and the call center and our in-person assisters, and that we have the technological and operational capacity to meet Vermonters needs, Tucker said Wednesday.
A state law passed in 2012 will require individuals and businesses with 50 or fewer employees to purchase health insurance on the exchange. Policies sold on Vermont Health Connect are subject to heightened regulatory oversight, and the exchange, proponents say, will empower customers by enabling apples-to-apples pricing of competing insurance plans.
Individuals and businesses buying on the exchange will also be eligible for federal financial subsidies, which the Shumlin administration says will bring about $400 million annually in assistance for the 100,000 or so people who will soon be obligated to buy their insurance through Vermont Health Connect.
The fundamental difference (between the exchange and the current system) is the ability to compare options between health insurance carriers and then get financial assistance to pay for that coverage, Tucker said of the benefits of the exchange. What Vermont Health Connect does is allow a Vermonter to shop all in one place and have more transparency into what those products are.
Critics of the exchange say Vermonts mandate needlessly corrals small business owners into a restrictive marketplace that curbs their options and may increase costs. And the grant money comes amid a flood of turmoil for the new exchanges on the national stage, where high-profile postponements of key aspects of the Affordable Care Act have spawned questions about whether exchanges will be ready in time.
Most recently, the Obama administration said Friday it will delay for one year verification requirements designed to prevent the receipt of federal health insurance subsidies by households that dont actually qualify for them.
The elimination of the income verification plan which would have relied on the integration of IRS data into state-based IT platforms is symptomatic, critics say, of technological snafus that have accompanied the construction of the new insurance apparatus.
Tucker and other top health care officials in Vermont say this states exchange looks poised for a relatively smooth transition, federal technical issues notwithstanding. Asked what the delay in income verification means for Vermont, Tucker said the state is still working to get the answer to that question.
While most states exchanges will provide access only to federal subsidies, Vermonts is one of the few that also contains state-funded assistance for eligible residents. That means someone who underreports household income could secure state aid for which he or she doesnt qualify.
We are still looking into it, Tucker said. We are conferring with our federal partners to make sure we really understand what the rule says and the implications of it.
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Chocolate Tres Leches Cake
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Ready Time: 120 min
- Yield: 16 servings
- 1 package Pillsbury™ Moist Supreme® Devil's Food Premium Cake Mix
- 1/2 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup water
- 3 large eggs
- 1 (14 oz.) can Magnolia® Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 3/4 cup Magnolia® Evaporated Milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups frozen chocolate whipped topping, thawed
- Chocolate decorator sprinkles
Preparation Directions
- PREPARE and bake cake mix according to package directions for 13x9-inch cake using the oil, water and eggs. While cake is baking, prepare topping.
- COMBINE sweetened condensed milk, cream, evaporated milk and vanilla in large bowl. Slowly whisk in cocoa and cinnamon. Whisk until cocoa is blended into milk.
- REMOVE cake from oven. Cool 10 minutes. Using a meat fork or skewer, pierce surface of cake several dozen times. While cake is still warm, pour half the milk mixture over top. Let soak for one minute. Pour remainder over cake. Cover. Chill 1 hour. Spread with whipped topping. Top with chocolate sprinkles.
Magnolia is a trademark of Eagle Family Foods Group, LLC, used by permission.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1), Calories 629 (Calories from Fat 237), Total Fat 26.4g (Saturated Fat 15.5g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 95mg, Sodium 647mg, Total Carbohydrate 63.9g (Dietary Fiber 2.3g, Sugars 41.9g), Protein 8.7g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 7%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 9%, Iron 34%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
* Ensure all recipe ingredients are gluten free by referencing the ingredient labels, as products may vary. If uncertain, contact the ingredient manufacturer.


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The Inconvenient Truth
Something has gone horribly wrong with the Democrats. Back when JFK was doing his thing, he romanced the ladies. There's nothing that the aura of power and a thick Boston accent couldn't do for Jack.
Even Clinton, despite his somewhat suspect taste in women, knew how to play the game. Cigars in the Oval Office, blue dresses. The man had been perfecting the craft with Paula Jones and Gennifer Flowers and there was no way Monica had a chance against him.
But now? John Edwards cheats on his cancer-stricken wife, gets the lady pregnant and videotapes it. As if that wasn't bad enough, he still had the balls to think he could make it through the campaign without anyone finding out.
And if we can believe recent reports, it seems that boring old Al Gore might be the worst of the lot. It's not just that he hid it all along while subjecting us to that interminable kiss with Tipper. It also appears that he plain and simple has no game. Let's look in on a Chinese animated recreation of the events in Oregon on the night of October 24, 2006:
Yep, real classy, Al. And when a lady compares you to a sex-crazed poodle, that's usually not a compliment. Even if I have been known to take it that way.
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Make me glad I live in a Red State.
But there might be soooo many other things we just have not been given access to that could make even a hardened criminal blush.
But that is the price of government. Sometimes you got to step in some to get some of the good things done…Then other times it rains.
Rays Renegade
A ~ Does that come with a seaweed wrap? Hey if the French Prez can tote around his hottie p'totie and the Italians can elect a former porn star to their Prime Minister'ship what the hell are we so uptight about? But thank goodness Gore invented this internet so we can make fun of him!
That was disturbing. Oh my. Maybe if Gore had won the election (oh wait, he did), this would not have occured? Ok, maybe it would have.
If we're taking the National Enquirer's word for stuff these days, we're in big trouble. I'm not saying Gore isn't a perv, but that woman was paid $1 million to tell her story, wasn't she?


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Hello - I am 36 weeks pregnant and very much want to breastfeed my baby.
But I have flat nipples... I have been reading a lot through my pregnancy and every book and magazine I checked said it was ok and basically not to worry about this, and that even with flat nipples you should be able to nurse fine.
Well as I'm getting closer to my due date I'm getting nervous because I am not so sure anymore... I took a class in my local hospital that was an introduction to breastfeeding and they recommended that I use breast shells. Is this good? Is it too late for me (I am 36 weeks pregnant, should I have started from the beginning of the pregnancy)? They also mentioned some nipple stimulation exercises to try to bring them out, but many books I've read say that you shouldn't do this kind of exercise since you can trigger early labor and that basically they do more harm than good. So what should I do? I am nervous because I don't have much time left to do exercises or use the breast shells, I now worry if I'll be able to breastfeed my baby or not.
I hope this wasn't too long, I'll appreciate any help and guidance you can give me.


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Over the Rainbow
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October is LGBT History Month
- 8:00 am Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013 by Aleese Kopf
Happy LGBT History Month!
In case you didn't know, October is designated as LGBT History Month by the Equality Forum. Each day in October, a new LGBT Icon is featured on its website with a video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images and other resources.
The Icons, living or dead, are selected for their achievements in their field of endeavor; for their status as a national hero; or for their significant contribution to LGBT civil rights, says the agency. This year's list includes Nathan Lane, Anderson Cooper, George Takei, Sally Ride and Queen Latifah.
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Best Asus Transformer Handbrake HD settings
Posted on : 12-10-2011 | By : Andy | In : tech
Tags: asus transformer, blu-ray, encoding, handbrake, settings
Once again, I'm here not so much to post some grand new thing I thought up, but to simplify what it took me a week's googling, experimenting, and the like to figure out. How the heck do you encode an HD H.264 file so it plays back smoothly on your Transformer and looks good at the same time? (No, not the prime, the old-skool Tegra 2 version)
Step 1: Download Handbrake and install it.
Step 2: Select your source. This can be a decrypted Blu-Ray rip, an EyeTV recording, or just about any video file.
Step 3: Give it a name, and select a MP4 File using H.264 (x264) with a Constant Quality RF setting of 21. You can choose 20 if you like for a higher-quality encode, but that might push you over 4GB on some movies, which will break your files on Android.
Step 4: Make sure your audio file is set to AAC (Core Audio). Setting this to MP3 royally screws up playback, I have no idea why.
Step 5: Copy the advanced settings in the picture below.
Step 6: Click the "Picture Settings" button and use "Custom" to crop your video if necessary (eg. if recorded off TV it may have bars/jagged margins). Crop and resize down to 720P (1280×720). You can leave Detelecine and Decomb on their default settings.
That's it! Your screen can't display full HD content, and your hardware won't handle it anyways, so don't go any higher than 720p. If you have Honeycomb (3.1 or later) installed on your Transformer, Gallery should play these well. Otherwise, DicePlayer is a great Hardware-accelerated player, which as of now you can't buy since their checkout account has been suspended (not sure why).


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used X5 - good or bad idea?
I'm new to this forum, so first off:
Hello! :)
Also, I'm kind of a noob when it comes to the technical aspects of mp3 players. So bare with me.
I've been looking and looking, for an mp3 player to replace my Vision: M.
LOVE my Zen, but the battery is starting to die and I'd like to try out something different to change things up - I've had it for 3 years now.
After some research, I stumbled upon this little gadget.
And from what I've read so far, it seems like just the player I'm looking for.
I don't care about videos or photos. Just music and good audio quality.
My only wish is that it came with a larger storage.
60GB would be perfect.
Anyways, since it's been discontinued since 2007, it's hard to get a hold of one.
I found a few new ones online, but they're going for over $300 :eek:
I might as well get a new Samsung P3 for cheaper.
(But I don't care for touch screens)
Now, I have found a used one within my budget.
It seems the owner has replaced the battery with a new one.
Again, I'm a noob and have never opened up an mp3 player
to do modifications or anything like that.
Is it a good idea to buy a used X5 that has had it's battery replaced?
Or is that too risky?
Any specific questions I should ask the owner before pulling the trigger?
I have already asked if any other mods have been done to it (he hasn't answered back yet).
Thanks in advance!
So glad I found this site! It rocks! :D
The X5 did come in 60GB, as well as 20 and 30GB versions. There's also people been modding it with newer, even bigger hard disks (or with solid-state CF cards, which I did to my X5). If you can get an X5 with a fresh battery for a good price, it sure is still a very good audio player, with both the stock firmware and Rockbox.
It's just that I can't find any of those at all. I see some 20GBs and 30GBs floating around, but never 60GB's.
Yeah I saw that! Thanks for the link. But like I said, I've never done anything like that - but it doesn't look too hard. Which is another reason I'm liking this used X5 idea.
If I break it while trying to modify it, I won't be too heartbroken.
I forgot to also ask, but I think I already know the answer (no):
Is there song rating at all? Or a DJ?
Like with the Zen. I love those 2 features and use them regularly.
I'm not sure what this Rockbox is all about.
But I'm determined to find out because it sounds awesome :D
Thanks for the info!
Well , I'll find out tommorow if it was a good idea :p
I've just bought a X5 from eBay, a fat-ol' 60 GB :D
It just needs a battery replacement; is this one ok ?
And , does anyone know were (if) I could buy an original battery ?
Right now I'm reading thru the X5 forum to see what mods people are doing :D and there are some really nice ones :eek:
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- Farm land prices: A correction maybe, not a bursting bubble
- Government monetary policy unsustainable
- Bank set records in 2012
- "Some people feel farm land prices are too high right now; others say prices will keep steadily going up, but at a slower rate than the past few years," Abbott Myers, chairman of Mississippi Land Bank, said at the organization's annual meeting. While some analysts are warning of a sharp retreat in land prices, he says, "I don't foresee another farm land bubble like the one that occurred in the 1980s, when there was a total collapse in values."
As "bumps in the road" occur in the farm economy, "farm land prices will reflect that," Abbot Myers, chairman of the board of the Mississippi Land Bank, said at the organization's annual meeting.
But, he says, while some analysts are warning of a sharp retreat in land prices, "I don't foresee another farm land bubble like the one that occurred in the 1980s, when there was a total collapse in values.
"Some people feel prices are too high right now; others say prices will keep steadily going up, but at a slower rate than the past few years. Everybody's got a prediction. My answer: They'll go up and they'll go down — land prices will correct themselves."
Grain prices and livestock production and the profits they produce are key factors that affect farm land demand and prices, Myers says.
"We saw what happened in the Midwest last year when they didn't make a normal corn and soybean crop. Prices shot up. Now those prices are going down — one analyst has said he can make a very good case for $4 corn this fall — and beef and dairy prices are coming up.
"It's going to be a wild year, and a lot will depend on the weather, which we of course can't control."
Land rents and production both affect farm land prices, Myers says. "When the production of the land and the renting of the land get out of kilter, something's going to happen, and price can go down."
Many land purchases in the last year or two have been by non-agricultural buyers, he says, and "by farmers who've either paid cash or paid down a significant amount of cash — they're not borrowing a lot of money for these purchases. I think this is going to help keep prices from falling the way they did in the 1980s. There may be a correction in farm land prices, but I don't think it will be a bursting bubble."
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Action, or inaction, of the government also is an influence on farm land prices, Myers says.
"We still don't have a new farm bill; there has been a lot of playing politics and not much accomplished. We in agriculture don't have the votes and influence in Washington that we once had, and the basic support we've had for farm bills in the past may no longer be there.
"All bankers like to have support and stability in agriculture, but I don't see that happening in the future. I think we will be more and more dependent on crop insurance. As soon as they make the big payout in the Midwest for last year's corn crop, politicians are going to say, 'This shows how effective crop insurance is,' and that's the way things will go."


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I'm EBF by 5 week old son & I'm going to start keeping a journal of what I'm eatting how he is doing during the day/night as he has been somewhat gassy. I want to see if it's any food in particular that are bothering him (i don't do dairy or the obvious foods that are known to cause upset). How soon does what you eat enter your breast milk?
Background info: I have an overactive letdown & he is now on Zantac for silent reflux
Also, do you know if it's ok to have the occassional glass of wine? I've heard both yes and no.
Thanks for any info or advice that you have.


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the market will dictate what gets built. if people didn't move into all the tacky condos that are overtaking our city, they wouldn't get built.
pointing out poorly designed projects in the press is a key first step to creating a social stigma around moving into one of these cookie cutter monstrosities.
my grass roots solution is that in the summer (when folks leave their windows open), i will often yell insults as loudly as possible outside these projects from my car while driving home from the bars at 2am.
i usually scream things like... "For what you spent on your condo you could have invested in a duplex in Shorewood with REAL appliances and built some equity in this declining housing market, you fools!!!"


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