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I am Johnny Parker and I am 22. I have studied the weather since I was 5. I have cerebral palsy and my goal is to become a meteorologist.
By: JohnnyParker , 12:05 PM GMT on November 16, 2012
Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 32 and it feels like 32. Highs will continue to range between 64 and 68 with lows between 33 and 46. No rain is expected over the next couple of days. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 33 and it feels like 26. Todays high is 62 with a low of 33. Saturdays high is 63.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific, all is quiet with no development expected over the next couple of days.
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"It's the only business where you can do everything right and still bust," said David Wyatt, manager of Bayside-Richardson Gin.
Cotton futures are 30 percent lower than last year – from 76 cents to 72 cents, according to Wyatt.
"With these kinds of prices, you need to make 1 1/2 bales per acre to break even," the manager said.
The farmers in the county averaged approximately one bale per acre.
Between custom cotton haulers from Santa Rosa and seed haulers from Taft, traffic to the gin was heavy during August. Like the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, a well-defined trail of cotton bolls mark most farm-to-market roads.
Floyd Niemann Farms brought in the first bales of cotton – no prize is awarded, just bragging rights.
The gin remains in harvest mode – running 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Travel trailers once again line the acre set aside for workers.
The cotton harvest in north part of the county and in San Patricio were the last to arrive at the gin, with the average yield coming in at about a bale an acre, and that's about one-tenth off last year's crop.
Approximately 12,000 to 13,000 acres were planted in cotton. One-third of that was cut down and "insured out."
"The yield was too low to justify the expense of harvesting," Wyatt said.
Unlike cotton, other crop futures were better.
"The milo and corn prices are great, but they didn't have a lot to sell," Wyatt said.
Thirty years ago, the domestic market utilized two-thirds of what is produced locally; now the opposite is true. One-third is used domestically and two-thirds is exported.
"Now we're dealing with world markets," Wyatt said. "I don't like being dependent on world markets. In a supply-and-demand driven market, the farmers did better."
Historically, cotton has been the major crop in Refugio County. Wyatt says 1995 was the last great season for cotton. That year 32,000 acres were harvested.
"Cotton has always been the crop that put farmers in the black; it's the most expensive, but when they hit, it's the most profitable," Wyatt said.
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Since the lipase thread is our most viewed, I thought I'd try to write up a summary for an FAQ on llli.org. Here's what I've got so far:
The part about chemical oxidation is from Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple, and it also says heating the milk may make the problem worse. Have any of you found that to be the case if your milk smells rancid?Why does my expressed milk smell bad? Is it spoiled?
As you thaw a bottle of expressed breastmilk for your baby, you notice a bad smell, soapy or sour, and your heart breaks to realize the stash of "liquid gold" you've worked so hard for is unappetizing, or worse, unusable.
The first thing to do is make sure you're handling and storing your milk properly (link to storage guidelines) to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination.
A rancid smell may be a sign of chemical oxidation that's caused by certain polyunsaturated fats in your diet or minerals in your drinking water. Switching water sources and avoiding DHA supplements like fish or flaxseed oil may help.
Milk that smells soapy, metallic, or "like vomit" may be a sign of excess lipase.
Lipase is an enzyme that breaks down fats, making your milk easily digestible and releasing vital nutrients and fatty acids.
Some mothers' breastmilk contains too much lipase. Though unnoticeable when your baby nurses at the breast, the excess lipase gradually digests the fats in stored expressed milk, causing the changes in smell. The taste of the milk may or may not be affected, depending on the extent of the problem. If your baby accepts it, there's nothing else you need to do.
Once the fats are broken down, the milk can't be "fixed." That's the bad news. The good news is that you can prevent it in the first place.
The key is to scald freshly expressed milk before storing it, to deactivate the lipase enzymes while leaving many, if not all, of the nutrients and immune factors intact.
To scald the milk, put it in a glass or BPA-free plastic container and heat the container in water. You can use a pan on the stove, a crock pot, or -- the method that many mothers find easiest -- a bottle warmer. Just make sure it's not the type that turns off automatically when it gets too hot.
Measuring with a digital cooking thermometer, heat the milk to:
144.5F/62.5C for 1 minute or
163F/72C for 15 seconds or
180F/80C and immediately remove from heat
Place the container of scalded milk directly into a bowl of water and ice (glass may crack; use a plastic container for cooling). The ice bath cools the milk quickly and prevents bacteria growth. Once the milk is cool, store it as usual. Try a few test batches before you start to build a stash.
Microwaves aren't recommended for scalding because they heat unevenly and you can't tell when the milk is at the right temperature.
If your baby rejects the milk you stored previously and you have a freezer full of milk you can't use, consider donating it to a milk bank. Milk banks combine milk from many different mothers and pasteurize it, significantly diluting the milk that has excess lipase. Your unusable milk could be a lifesaver for another baby.
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Reviewed By Concepcion L (Fortuna, CA) Reviewed for a 2013 Dodge Journey —9/24/2015 7:55 PM
It works great. Tie downs match up fine. Just thinner than imagined.
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I have a 2015 Dodge Journey and the cargo cape fits almost perfect BUT it is to short so the black flap does not reach over the bumper which makes the storage pockets not fit either. Other than this I like the material and everywhere else fits good.


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Nonsense about the Health Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation
Helke Ferrie has written an article for The CCPA Monitor, a monthly journal published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, entitled "Dirty electricity, EMF radiation can be removed or reduced." It is in the June 2012 issue, and is not available online. She calls herself a science writer, but this is not the writing of a person who understands science. There is hardly a word of truth in it. It's a classic example of pseudoscientific propaganda, an appalling farrago of false statements and fallacious arguments. The nonsense starts with the very first sentence:
The symptoms of electropollution-induced sickness involve all organs with many debilitating symptoms, from skin rashes to cancer; they are part of the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) spectrum.
The diagnoses of "electromagnetic hypersensitivity" and "multiple chemical sensitivity" are not recognized by the medical and scientific communities. Up to 5% of the population has come to attribute a large variety of nonspecific symptoms to non-ionizing electromagnetic fields from cell phones and other common electrical devices or to the chemicals in their environment. Their complaints have been thoroughly evaluated. Numerous studies and systematic reviews have been done; they are summarized in a Wikipedia article. Just to give one example, a systematic review published in Psychosomatic Medicine in 2006 analyzed 31 double blind studies comparing real radiation to sham radiation. Patients couldn't tell the difference. 24 of the studies found no effect, 7 reported "some" supporting evidence (2 of which could not be replicated on subsequent trials by the same researchers), 3 were false positives attributed to statistical artefacts, and the final 2 had mutually incompatible results. They concluded:
The symptoms described by "electromagnetic hypersensitivity" sufferers can be severe and are sometimes disabling. However, it has proved difficult to show under blind conditions that exposure to EMF can trigger these symptoms. This suggests that "electromagnetic hypersensitivity" is unrelated to the presence of EMF.
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YouTube may conjure images of finger-biting babies, flash mobs, and "Gangnam Style" parodies. But the truth is, YouTube is an engaging and economical marketing outlet that HVACR businesses should not ignore.
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Rebuild Your Brand in Three Steps
One of the most powerful tools to help overcome a prospect's natural skepticism and to build relationships is the customer testimonial. They create believability, credibility, and a sense of security for your prospect and customer.
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Learning, Understanding, Going Green
The world is going green. No matter where we're tuned in, we're bombarded with messages on eco-friendly business solutions, clothing, toys, housewares, vacation spots; you name it. Everything references "going green." So are hvac contractors listening? According to a recent survey conducted by NORDYNE, the answer is yes.
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Contractors who work with relatives need to maintain healthy operations and relationships.
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Clearing Up Cloud Confusion
How a cloud-computing model can save money, increase capability, and relieve IT headaches for HVACR contractors.
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Make Time for Face Time
Although there is a marketing push to increase online presence, build communities and interact through technology, when it comes down to it, people buy from people. Make time for person-to-person relationship building.
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The best advertisement for Pure Barre is a visual scan around the studio before a workout: All you'll see are sleek bodies, most of them sporting the "Pure Barre ledge," a trademark butt jut that signals you're achieving lift and definition. I, on the other hand, am mushy, despite a fervent dedication to lap swimming and jogging three or four times per week. Pure Barre might be just what the doctor ordered. And, hey, I took dance classes through college. How hard could it be?
The class immediately reminded me of the date on my diploma. Isometrics (tiny motions meant to fatigue your muscles) at the barre and on the floor, using balls, bands and light weights, are followed by stretches meant to elongate muscles. Arms, legs, butt and abs are the focus (and the bane of many a lady's existence). My body just plain refused to accomplish some of the moves — as it turns out, sitting in an office chair has not been building a strong core — but I'm willing to go back and try. They say clients see results after 10 workouts.


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Looking for a gift for the music fan who has everything? How about an entire record store?
The owner of On the Beat Records in London has put his store up for sale on eBay for a cool $480,000.
Owner Tim Derbyshire, 59, opened the shop in 1979.
He's trying to find someone to take over the store's eclectic stock of records, posters and music memorabilia from the 1960s to the 1980s, and keep the place running, according to The New York Times.
It's "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live the High Fidelity life!" theposting notes, calling the store "the oldest record shop in the center of Swinging London."
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The earlier members start their record book, the easier it will be to complete. The online setup is made to be used year round. Members can go online now, create their accounts or log into their previous accounts and begin on their own.
The website is http://4hreports.com/index.aspx. Those who showed an animal in the 2013 Goliad County Fair must turn in a record book to be eligible to show again in 2014.
Horsemanship school
The 2013 horsemanship school will be held Sunday, June 16, and Monday June 17, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bee County Expo Center arena.
The program is only for 4-H members and will provide education on horse safety, general riding practices, equipment and problem solving and how to improve overall confidence and ability when working with horses.
Teri Antilley, horse program specialist in the Department of Animal Science, runs the program.
Participants will work for eight hours a day and cover specific topics as safety, types of reins, horse theft awareness and bits, stopping and backing, rollbacks and turnarounds, gaits and leads, speed control, simple lead changes and flying lead changes, showmanship and ground safety.
Cost is $50 per person.
For information, call Kathy Ball or Matt Bochat at 361-362-3280.
Livestock courses offered
The Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador program provides high school-aged 4-H members the opportunity to develop and practice advanced leadership skills related to mentoring other youth, and to become advocates for animal agriculture.
Programs will be offered at Texas A&M University in College Station on July 15-18 with a cost is $200 and at Texas Tech University in Lubbock on July 22-24 with a cost of $150.
Following is the selection criteria:
• senior-aged (14-18) 4-H youth that have exhibited a superior level of ambition regarding their livestock projects;
• students with a profound interest in animal science and animal production;
• students who have shown advanced leadership qualities and a willingness to help others;
• county extension agent approval;
• top 25 percent class rank.
Upcoming events
June 7 - Record books due; award forms, trip forms, royalty essays due (information to be emailed soon)
Aug. 10 - Awards banquet
Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin.


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Vt. US Rep. proposes to reform ethanol lawMay 11,2013COLCHESTER Vermonts lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives is going to be working with a bipartisan group of his colleagues to reform a federal law that requires corn-based ethanol in motor vehicle fuels.
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, a Democrat, argues the requirement that ethanol, which is made from corn, drove up the price of corn and increased the costs for Vermont dairy farmers.
And he argues ethanol can harm some small engines.
He said the mandate was well intentioned, but it had unintended consequences that hurts dairy farmers and the motors used on boats, chain saws and snowmobiles across Vermont.
Welchs proposal would repeal the mandate on corn ethanol production. It would also prevent the federal government from increasing the requirement on the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline.MORE IN This Just InWASHINGTON Long-term U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER The Vermont attorney generals office says drug companies have complied with a state... Full StoryMOUNT HOLLY At its meeting next week, the Mount Holly Select Board will consider an ordinance... Full Story
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I have a 13 months old DD and I want to wean her, the reason, is, I'd like to try and get pregnant again and since I have to undergo fertility treatments I have to wean her first. I have to say that other then that I would have loved to keep nursing her, we both enjoy it so much, but I'm not so young and I know I can't wait any longer.
The problem is, she doesn't take a bottle, she can handle a sippy cup, but doesn't seem to like it and doesn't drink much of it.
She is small. She weighs less than 18 lb (just at the bottom of the growth chart, while she was at 20% at 6 months). She loves to nurse but she's not big on food. The ped would sometimes remind me that I'm small myself, but then other times would say she's concerned with her weight gain.
What would happen if I stop to breastfeed her all together, would she get enough calories from food/milk?
Right now I nurse her in the morning, before bedtime and I used to nurse her also during the day, once or twice, but I decided to cut the middle of the day feedings, hoping she would be more willing to drink from the sippy cup.
I noticed that if she's really thirsty she can drink well from the sippy cup, but then she can go for hours without drinking.
There are 2 things that I'm worried about. 1. Getting dehydrated.
2. Not getting enough calories/proteins if she doesn't drink enough milk.
I'm just not sure what I should do. Should I keep going with my plan and wean her? Should I wait for a while?


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At WONC-FM 89.1, North Central College's student-run radio station, you can pursue careers in both on-air and behind-the-scene roles in broadcast communication. You'll start gaining experience on your first day of classes, which sets North Central apart from many other college radio stations where you must wait until your junior or senior year to be directly involved with station operations.
Since signing on the air nearly half a century ago, WONC has received numerous local, state, regional and national recognitions, including 20 Marconi College Radio Awards. No college or university radio station in the country has won more, making it a highly reputable experience for students pursuing future careers in broadcast communication.
WONC features a blended format of alternative and classic rock music. Newscasts, traffic and weather reports, as well as various North Central and select high school play-by-play sportscasts, are delivered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by North Central students.
At WONC you can:
- Work with cutting-edge technologies in three state-of-the-art stereo studios.
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Diamonds and Pearls Extravaganza on tap
MARTINSBURG – The Friends of the Norwalk Foundation will host its third annual Diamond & Pearl Extravaganza, Saturday, April 6, at Heritage Hall in Inwood. Doors will open at 4 p.m., dinner will be served at 5:30 and drawings for prizes – including cash and jewelry – will take place between 7:15 and 8:30 p.m.
The proceeds of the event will benefit the nonprofit organization that was formed four years ago to acquire an automobile that Patty Runkles, one of the organizers of the event, describes as "a piece of West Virginia history." The cost of the acquisition, $300,000, was underwritten by a loan provided by local banks. The proceeds from the event go toward paying down the loan.
According to their website, www.norwalkmotorcar.com, it is "the only known surviving 1914 Norwalk Underslung Six car" – meaning the car is 99 years old. The Norwalk Motor Car Company moved to Martinsburg from Ohio a little over a century ago. It remained in operation for approximately 10 years, closing its doors in 1922. According to Runkles, the Norwalk was a luxury automobile.
"While Fords were selling for $600 to $800, the Norwalk sold for $3,500, and only around 75 were made," she said.
The car is unique. It has been meticulously restored and is in excellent running condition.
Runkles says that the Diamond & Pearl Extravaganza is "geared for the ladies, but the men have a great time too."
There are 30 prizes to be given away, including cash and jewelry. There will also be live auction and a silent auction. One of the prizes to be auctioned will be a trip to Cancun. Entertainment will be provided by "Mr. Extravaganza," DJ Bill Norris.
Major sponsors are Bechdel Jewelers and Heritage Hall, both of which are located in Inwood.
"There are only 400 tickets available and, since there will be 30 prizes, you have a good chance to win," Runkles said. "The community has always been very supportive of this event; it has sold out in the past. It's an opportunity to have fun and support a great cause."
Tickets to this year's event are $30, which includes dinner, and can be purchased at Bechdel Jewelers in Inwood, Summit Community Bank in Martinsburg, City National Bank on King Street in Martinsburg and CNB locations at Spring Mills, Berkeley Springs and Hedgesville Road.
For more information about the event, call 304-229-2939 or 304-754-8845.


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Strawberry & white chocolate mousse cake
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal737
- fat59g
- saturates35g
- carbs47g
- sugars35g
- fibre2g
- protein8g
- salt0.89g
- 175g digestive biscuits
- 75g /2½ oz butter, melted
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 400g white chocolate
- 400g strawberries
Once available in Britain for just a brief period during the summer, strawberries are now a year…
- 300g tub full-fat soft cheese
- 200ml double cream
Crush the biscuits with a rolling pin to fine crumbs, add the melted butter and mix well. Tip the mix into a 20cm lined, loose-bottomed cake tin, smooth with the back of a spoon and put in the fridge for 30 mins.
Melt 375g of the chocolate in a microwave or glass bowl set over a pan of simmering water, then allow to cool slightly.
Take out 6 nice-looking strawberries and set aside. Blitz the remaining strawberries in a food processor until smooth, then add them to a bowl with the soft cheese and cream. Beat until really smooth and thick, then stir in the melted white chocolate. Pour on top of the biscuit base and smooth the top. Place in the fridge and chill overnight.
Halve the reserved strawberries and place on top of the cheesecake. Melt the remaining 25g chocolate and drizzle over the top, then keep chilled until ready to serve.
Frozen cheesecake
The texture of this cake is softer, lighter and more moussey than a cheesecake, so make sure it's well set in the fridge before cutting. It can also be frozen and served straight from the freezer as a frozen cheesecake on a hot day.
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Gave it four stars because my boyfriend loved it but I found it a bit bland tasting. I followed the recipe, used good quality chocolate and the strawberries taste fine on their own so perhaps it's just a matter of preference. If I were to make it again I might use raspberries for a stronger flavour.
Made this for lunch with friends this weekend, very simple to do the day before and delicious, everyone loved it. I froze it overnight which made it easy to handle when removing it from the tin and getting the greaseproof paper off, and then I left it in the fridge so by the time I served it was a firm mousse cake, lovely. I put extra strawberries on top instead of the piped white chocolate, I thought it was plenty sweet enough with out that addition.
Made this for lunch with friends today. Followed recipe and no issues. Realised I'd bought a 280g tub of Philadelphia rather than the required 300g but it still worked. Ref question below, I made another cheesecake recipe using "light" soft cheese and had trouble with it not setting, so would advise to stick to full fat. No problems here, despite the liquidised strawberries making it very wet when it went into the tin. It was fine after a night in the fridge - I guess the chocolate setting helps. I didn't need to freeze it.
Re the person who said the tin wasn't big enough - you will need a deep 20cm tin rather than just a regular sponge sandwich type tin - it is quite a high "cake".
The only change I made was to grate the remaining white choc over the cheese cake for decoration, as didn't fancy trying to melt and drizzle such a small amount.
We all loved it and it will now be a favourite recipe. Very simple and always good to have something pre-made the day before when doing dinner parties - just needed the strawberries and grated choc adding just before serving (was worried if I put the fresh strawberries on any earlier, their juices would run on the surface and spoil the appearance).
This is an excellent easy dessert, it just mixed the ingredients until they were mixed togegther didnt take 5 mins. I let it set over night, it was perfectly set i Froze it with the strawberries and melted chocolate on the green leaves went bit black but froze well. i made a strawberry coulis to go on the plate few straberies with icing sugar and kirsch , every ome loved it was very light, everyone wanted the receipe. Will be making it lots yum yum
This cake was super easy and very impressive looking. Was a little worried about previous comments of not setting but didn't have a problem. I would use my kitchen aid next time as it needs a solid 5 minutes of whisking and i got tired holding my handheld. Made for a party and it all went with with rave reviews. A proper summer centrepiece. 10 out of 10 x
Wow. Super easy to make. Looked just like picture. I did worry about previous comments about not setting but I think if you whip the cream and cheese together for a good solid 5 minutes then it will be fine-mine was set perfectly. I would use my kitchen aid next time as got tired holding my handheld. Made for a big party and it all disappeared with rave reviews. Will definitely make again but as with previous comments, would sieve the strawberries, just for personal taste really. 10 out of 10 x
It was absolute disaster, I was looking forward to making this cake. Followed the recipe and the cake end up in the bin. Never set, I've been mixing all ingredients for over 10 min (as someone advised) the longer I was mixing the runnier it got. Also the tin size in the recipe-20cm is far too small, I had 1/3 of cheeses mixture left. Well done to everybody whose cake turn out nicely. :(
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This tasted delicious but I had a real problem with getting it to set properly. I followed someone elses suggestions of putting sliced strawberries round the sides which looked amazing and then left it in the fridge overnight and it seemed to be set ok, but a few minutes after taking the tin off, the whole thing started to collapse. I managed to get it back in the tin and then had to put it in the freezer, which was fine but it was a problem to cut portions then as I knew we wouldn't be eating it all on the same day and so didn't want to let it all defrost. If I tried it again maybe I would beat the ingredients for longer to make a thicker mixture.
This was an absolute hit with the whole family. I used 50% white and 50% milk chocolate as didn't have enough white, and then drizzled with dark chocolate to contrast with pink colour of cake. I also lined my tin and put in the freezer for 2.5 hours. It was like the most delicious soft ice cream. Stunning! And SO easy to make.
Apparently the best dessert I've ever made! It was delicious & so easy to do. I used a very expensive well known white chocolate. Having read the ingredients and amounts of everything in the chocolate I opted for their cooking option as was slightly cheaper. Didn't melt very well though. Any suggestions are the best chocolate to use as will be making this again & again.
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This is a lovely cheesecake but it's very rich indeed: with all the butter, cream, cheese and chocolate you only need a small slice (and a lot of self-control, which I don't have!)
It worked perfectly for me. Some tips:
- Never use low-fat soft cheese in a cheesecake: it won't set
- The mixture will thicken if you mix it thoroughly (use a free-standing mixer)
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GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — To show forbearance is to evince restraint and patience in the face of a difficult situation. And forbearance was what many Tri-Valley Bears had to marshal during the fall, in particular those members of the football team that endured a 0-9 season. Nevertheless, right to the end of that winless campaign, John Rusin's gritty squad never relinquished one iota of determination and grit.
For the girls soccer team under the savvy watch of Coach Mary Feusner, there were a few wins, but the season was surely daunting as well. The boys soccer team improved greatly but still failed to make sectionals. But now that winter is here, that forbearance has paid off as some of the same athletes of both genders have taken to the hardwood to foster a blazing start to the hoops season.
With their latest non-league wins coming against Chapel Field, the girls and boys improved to 4-0 and 3-0 respectively. While it's too early in the season to make any predictions about sectionals and title runs, it is manifest from this seasoned writer's perspective that T-V will be a big part of the postseason story in both boys and girls basketball. Upcoming league play will surely shed more light on the situation. With former rivals Millbrook, Fallsburg and Rhinebeck all moved up to Class B, the girls C-scape is populated by Tri-Valley, Chester, Tuxedo and S.S. Seward. Last year Tri-Valley lost a heartrending 45-42 overtime game to Chester in the semifinals on a last minute three-point shot by Lady Hambletonian Kathryn Jankelunas. The Lady Bears ended their season at 14-6. Coach John Tenbus has since turned over the reins to Jason Closs who has not missed a beat in preparing the Lady Bears for another title run. Led by senior Katlynn Greffrath, who scored 30 points in this week's 66-26 win over the Lady Lions of Chapel Field, the team features a cadre of veterans including juniors Caroline Martin, Sabrena Smith and seniors Colleen Jones and Ashley Exner. The addition of former J.V. standouts Sara Dertinger and Danielle Shafarsky give the team great bench depth abetted by a promising newcomer in tall tree Kayla Butler. Thus far the Lady Bears have steamrolled Ellenville, Eldred, Livingston Manor and Chapel Field. Up next is the daunting task of Class AA Minisink Valley in the O'Neil tournament. The Lady Bears lost to the Lady Warriors last year before stunning O'Neill in the consolation game.


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Big well done to Askam A team. league winners, top four winners and harry warman finalists, what a season.
Good effort by Askam but hardly surprising when at every oppourtunity there are a number of 'first team' players playing in the A team.
Bit like Dalton 'A' for the first half of the B&D season, at least 5-6 'first team' players playing week in week out. Thier chickens came home to roost at the back end of the season when the 'first team' players decide they didnt want to play anymore and consquenlty the A team struggled to get a side out.
Mind you with Dalton staying winter they now have a flavour of a Barrow and District side rather than 'Dalton'..............................
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And the "Well done Askam A team" thread becomes a bash Dalton thread!!
Muted congratulations from "holier than thou" Walney!!
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For many billions of years, the only life that existed on Earth was microbial, that is, microscopic organisms that we generally call bacteria. These were commonly so abundant that microbial mats basically covered much of the Earth's ocean seafloors.
Then during the Cambrian, a little more than a half billion years ago, animals evolved and burrowed into the microbial mats and took advantage of this rich food source. Of course, that means they eventually ate up the mats.
Many Cambrian animals have a seemingly strange morphology, and have been thought by many to represent early "evolutionary experiments." Among these are the helicoplacoids-the earliest known echinoderms and ancestors of modern animals like the starfish. Shaped like a football, a helicoplacoid had "armor" that was essentially small mineralized plates formed into spirals. Even its food-gatherng organ was a spiral that wound around its body.
David Bottjer, of the University of Southern California, does not agree with the "evolutionary experiment" interpretation of how these animals came about. He will outline a different approach to understanding these strange morphologies on Thursday, November 8, at the Geological Society of America's annual meeting in Boston. "Many early animals were well-adapted, via evolutionary processes, to the unusual (and now usually non-existent) microbial-mat-covered seafloor environments that were typical for the Cambrian. So, rather than the animals being particularly unusual, we are saying that the environments were!" explained Bottjer. "And, being evolutionarily well-adapted to an unusual environment gives an animal a strange morphology, to our modern eyes. So we are suggesting a different evolutionary explanation than what has been offered before, and, in that sense, are breaking from tradition."
This discovery provides a piece for the ongoing puzzle work of understanding how animal life first evolved on Earth.
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Gears of War 3 ReviewBy Michael Leffler - Posted Sep 15, 2011
Razor sharp gameplay and an aggressive amount of features never fail to entertain. The campaign stops short of transcendence, but the level of blood, sweat, and heart clearly poured into Gears of War 3 creates a whole that is more than the sum of its parts.
The Pros
- Combat dialed to perfection
- Improved Multiplayer
- Unreal Engine is out-of-control beautiful
- More than your money's worth
The Cons
- Story doesn't quite live up to the "Brothers to the End" hype
- No solo Beast mode
- Supporting characters should be seen and not heard
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Gears of War 3 opens two years after the sinking of Jacinto: Dom has turned farmer and Marcus Fenix is haunted by visions of his father's death.
The hallmark of the Gears of War franchise is a blend of somber apocalyptic tone and pulse pounding gameplay. Gears 3 is no different. The last remnants of humanity winnow ever closer to extinction, and the remaining Gears are stationed on an aircraft carrier. The world of Sera has grown even more dangerous since the end of the last game with the introduction of a new strain of emulsion-infected Locusts called the Lambent who will definitely ruin your day.
If It Glows, We Can Kill It
Before you can say "torture barge," Marcus learns that his father is actually still alive and might have a weapon that will destroy the Lambent once and for all. It's rescue mission time!
For the first third of the game, nearly every enemy explodes. Or mutates. Or both. Getting in close with the shotgun like I did in previous installments will get you bloodied, and on higher difficulty levels, outright killed. It was almost a relief when I picked up my first meat shield.
The design of the Lambent is inventive and monstrous, but they just aren't as compelling as the Locust. Maybe it's because they don't have a culture of their own and are nothing more than a plague to be stamped out. They're scary, but have about as much depth as a strain of typhoid.
Deep in the Heart of Sera
Thankfully, the human characters are given their due. This is our last game with the members of Delta Squad and Epic knows it. Gears 3 takes care to slow down the action and give the heroes their own moments, whether it be Cole Train remembering his Thrashball glory days, or a quiet pause with Dom at his wife's grave. Baird even develops a trait that isn't sarcasm.
Marcus himself is a changed man. The self-loathing from earlier games is burned away and what's left is a leader and a son, pure and simple.
Sadly, new characters like Jace and Sam are given little life beyond their quips. The campaign supports 4-player co-op (which is fantastic by the way) but that means you have at least four characters with you at all times, if not five or six. It gets a little crowded. Do we really need to hear one-liners from every single character after every single event?
Here's the big question: does the story bring the trilogy to a satisfying close? It does. For the most part.
The plot clips along at a good pace and plenty of character moments shine through, but I didn't feel that freight-train-of-doom I was promised in the trailers. Maybe it has to do with the fact that the salvation of humanity lies with Adam Fenix and not the direct actions of Delta Squad. Maybe Epic just wasn't interested in making a campaign that was a total bummer from beginning to end. Whatever the reason, the stakes don't feel as desperate or immediate as previous installments.
For all the clutch moments in this story, Gears 3 never quite reaches the heart-wrenching heights of the Maria scene in Gears 2. But to be fair, few games ever have. All that being said, the final moments are earnest, earned, and effective.
Enough of all the emotional blather, on to what's important. . .
Curb Stomp That Appetite!!
Gears of War 3 is a triumph of gameplay and design, pure and simple.
The brutal, cover-based combat that made Gears famous is polished to perfection. Everything is faster, but only just. The increased pace adds a sense of urgency to combat without turning the whole thing into Call of Duty. Your twitch reflex is still less important than your ability to strategize on your feet in the moments you have to engage the enemy before he ends you.
And with new battles come new tools. The Digger Launcher fires a burrowing grenade that explodes behind cover. The Retro Lancer features a bayonet charge. And the Silverback Mech is loaded for bear with so much firepower even James Cameron is jealous.
I found myself using every weapon as I progressed through the campaign. Each weapon offers unique attributes and since ammo is in shorter supply than ever before, I often found myself grabbing whatever the enemy dropped after a battle and trying it on for a while, at least until the next bauble came along to catch my eye.
For a Locust, She's a Knockout
Fighting in dour hallways is a thing of the past, because Gears 3 goes big in just about every way. Building-sized Leviathan attacking your ship? Check. Leisurely dirigible tours across blasted wasteland? Absolutely. Even a truck chase that evokes the best parts of Road Warrior. Not to mention a knockdown dragout fight for your life every five minutes.
The amount of detail in every level of the game is staggering, from a massive burning shipwreck filling the horizon to family photos arranged on the shelf by Dom's cot.
The Unreal Engine is out of control. You'll encounter a jaw-dropping vista around every other corner and I frequently got distracted just looking up at the sun. Seriously, Gears 3 doesn't even look like it's on the same console as the original Gears.
Nasty, Brutish, and Short – But At Least You Have Friends
After the lag-infested launch of Gears 2, Epic vowed that Gears 3 would be better. And it is. SO much better. Dedicated servers make all the difference and multiplayer runs like it should, you die because you ran into someone better than you.
The standard Versus arena cranks out the hits with all the modes familiar to any multiplayer aficionado: Team Deathmatch, King of the Hill, Capture the Leader. Within just a few matches, it's clear that a lot of time has been spent knocking the edges off any rough patches.
I'm sorry to say, if you sucked at Gears 2's multiplayer you'll still suck at Gears 3 multiplayer, but at least now there are ribbons!!
At the end of every match you're awarded ribbons for your achievements. Ribbons are scored by getting multi-kills, reviving teammates, even being the first to die, so even if you're more useless than tits on a Brumak at least you feel like you're progressing. It sounds stupid but by adding ribbons, Gears rewards great players and lessens the sting the loser feels after a good pwning at the same time. It's a small thing, but it can make the difference between someone sticking it out and jumping into the next round or popping in a different game.
Sun Tzu's The Art of Horde
Horde is not only my personal favorite element from Gears of War 2, but a trend-setting game mode copied by nearly every shooter franchise on the market. Horde 2.0 manages to improve on it.
Players earn in-game cash for every enemy they kill, and that cash goes towards purchasing defensive upgrades, weapons, and ammo. The money mechanism encourages players to go for kills while at the same time introducing an added layer of strategy. Arguing about whether to upgrade to a laser fence or buy that extra turret makes the whole thing feel more like a game and less like a grim recreation of the end of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Spoiler!!
Sexy Beast
It's here, Beast Mode. This is what everyone will be talking about. Beast Mode is a 12-wave time-attack mode where players select different Locust creatures and attempt to kill a fortified band of A.I. humans.
I love the tickers. You will too.
Every creature is unique and fun to play in their own way, it's not fair to make me pick a favorite (Mauler, Kantus, Serapede, Boomer). Pity there's no single-player aspect to this mode, it's live teammates or nothing.
Thankfully, every single mode including Versus, Horde 2.0, Beast, Co-op, and Arcade has matchmaking. You will never be left high and dry just because your friends are on vacation.
Arcade Fire-fight
When dedicated multiplayer gets old, Arcade mode will send you back to the campaign but this time for points! Every kill adds to your score and the player with the highest score at the end of the chapter wins. Developers spend the majority of their dev time crafting a single-player experience that most gamers blow through on their way to multiplayer. By converting the campaign into a replayable multiplayer mode, Epic cleverly gets more bang for their buck. And so do you.
Brothers to the End
Gears of War 3 is a single title, but it feels more like four fully-formed and polished games mutated and merged into a human centipede of constant entertainment. If you are even remotely interested in shooters, Gears 3 will have something for you. Just look at how long this review is? And we weren't even able to cover everything. This is one of the best values for a retail game we've seen in a long time.
I know my biggest gripes were about the story, but I have to admit when the final moments played out, I was a little sad. Multiplayer will live on, a Berserker rampage on Wave 12 of Beast Mode will never cease to be cathartic, and DLC will occasionally give us an excuse to write more Gears articles, but this is the end for Marcus, Dom and the comically enthusiastic Cole Train.
As the Gears beat their Lancer bayonets into plowshares and start the long road to re-building, they should rest easy knowing they've delivered the best game we possibly could have hoped for.


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Alphabolin 10ml vials (Primo) are coming in soon too! This is best primo money can buy. With Alpha Pharma you're 100% sure you get what you've paid for. Otherwise it could be NPP or even test prop instead of the primo.
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Any chance you'll start stocking Humalog or Novolog?
tried to order the Alphabolin and it came in stock and you sold out already? any word when you will be getting more in?
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When I can get more from Alpha Pharma. They only start making 10ml vials like 6 months ago.
Not sure about Alphabolin, hopefully next week.
Pharmacom primo I doubt it. It's sometimes very hard to get stock from them.
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Induject250, Nandrobolin250, Provibol, Astralean(Clen) and Vitagon(HCG) are back in stock!!! Just a friendly reminder for those who has been asking for these products.
Any info on when you will have any dbol back in stock. I really wanna jump on those galenika amps but need dbol with it
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Wockhardt Tamoxifen coming soon as well.
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Finally Alpha Pharma Alphabol(dbol) 10mg will be restocked within 2weeks or more.
Alpha Pharma Astralean(clen) is still available.
Provibol, still have 5boxes left I think.
Also due to high demand all Alpha Pharma testosterones will be available in 10ml vials only, its much easier to bring them to US. Amps are too bulky for shipping
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All my GH is sold. I dont have any GH coming to US next two months at least. Its not easy to deliver these to US so Ill be out of Gh for a long time.
Demand is unpredictable. I had huge amount of hyges 1-2months ago for long time just sitting there, then sold out everything in only couple weeks.
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Testobolin and Testocyp are restocked. Both amps and vials. These are best sellers!
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Indian Clomid and Nolvadex are in stock now.
10mg and 50mg Rexobol are in stock as well.
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Indian Terpafen Clomid in stock!
Wockhardt Tamoxifen also in stock.
Alpha Pharma dbol coming next week!!
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These toffee crunch bars are built on matzo sheets.
When it comes to matzo, Chicago chef Laura Frankel says hers is a love-hate relationship.
Matzo and I are frenemies, she says of the unleavened crackerlike bread traditionally eaten during Jewish Passover celebrations. On one hand, matzo is a food you want to be proud of its part of who we are as Jews. But frankly, it usually tastes like cardboard.
During Passover, leavened breads and most grains are prohibited. The tradition is intended to recall the flight of the Jews from Egypt after being freed by the pharaoh. As the story goes, they had no time to let their bread rise before baking it. So today, matzo the production of which is a highly regulated process is central to Passover meals.
It can be eaten as is, or ground into coarse crumbs or even a fine cake meal and used similar to traditional flours.
Every year, people will tell me they made brownies with matzo cake flour and they were even better than the real thing, says Frankel, author of the cookbook Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes. When she hears this, she usually thinks, No, theyre not, but keeps that to herself.
Leah Schapira, an Israeli-born kosher cook, has a more comfortable relationship with matzo. Schapira who co-wrote the recent cookbook Passover Made Easy is happy to munch matzo plain, but when cooking with it tends to treat it as a blank canvas upon which to build dishes.
She also notes that these days matzo is available in many varieties including whole wheat many of which taste quite good.
The matzo toffee bar crunch from her book is a great example of using matzo creatively. Its reminiscent of the popular confection usually coated with chopped nuts, but her version melds similar flavors with the toasty, crunchy qualities of the matzo. Schapira, who has four kids, also uses it as a crust for pizza (though she cautions that a very hot oven is key to ensuring the matzo doesnt get soggy).
She and writing partner Victoria Dwek also developed a recipe for tortillas with tomato-mint salsa and guacamole because they know how much families like having a taco night and wanted a Passover-suitable option.
Still, both Frankel and Schapira say its essential not to be fooled into thinking that using matzo crumbs and meal is the same as using flour or bread crumbs, and they recommend not going out of your way to try to use matzo products to re-create dishes you make at other times of the year.
Frankel points out that matzo, unlike leavened breads, doesnt have developed glutens (a protein that helps bread rise), so baked goods using matzo meal and cake meal wont have the same textures as ones made with traditional flour.
One of Frankels tricks for baking and cooking with matzo meal and cake meal is to start by emulsifying it by whipping it with olive oil and egg, almost like making a mayonnaise. She uses this technique when making a matzo cake meal-based coffee cake and achieves very light and fluffy results.
Another favorite of hers during Passover is fried green tomatoes made with a seasoned matzo crumb coating. But she also regularly makes stews and soups thickened with a roux made by browning matzo meal and either olive oil or chicken fat. And as much as Frankel has her love-hate relationship with matzo, she ends up embracing it with plenty of culinary flair.
The key thing, she says, is youve got to strive to not have your cake and eat it too.
Matzo Toffee Bar Crunch
Servings: 18
6 sheets matzo (or enough to cover a baking sheet)
1 cup (2 sticks) margarine
1½ cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1¼ cups chocolate chips
Sea salt (optional)
Slivered almonds, toasted (optional)
Heat the oven to 375 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
Arrange the matzo in a single layer over the baking sheet. Set aside.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the margarine and brown sugar. Stirring constantly, melt just until incorporated. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Pour the mixture over the matzo, then bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until deep golden brown and bubbling all over.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and immediately sprinkle with the chocolate chips. Wait 2 minutes for the chocolate to melt. Using a spatula, spread the chocolate in an even layer. Sprinkle with salt and almonds, if using. Transfer the baking sheet to the freezer until set. Break into pieces, then store in an airtight container.
Nutrition information per serving: 270 calories; 130 calories from fat (48 percent of total calories); 14 g fat (4.5 g saturated; 2 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 36 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 27 g sugar; 2 g protein; 125 mg sodium.
(Recipe adapted from Leah Schapira and Victoria Dweks Passover Made Easy, 2013, Mesorah Publications)
Tortillas With Tomato-Mint Salsa and Guacamole
Servings: 4
For the tortillas:
1 cup matzo cake meal
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups water
For the filling:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
1 pound lean ground beef
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
For the tomato-mint salsa:
2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
¼ small red onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
For the guacamole:
1 ripe avocado
Juice of 1 lime
½ small red onion, finely diced
½ tablespoon olive oil
½ tablespoon white wine or cider vinegar
Garlic powder, to taste
Salt, to taste
½ cup prepared coleslaw, to serve
To prepare the tortillas, in a small bowl, whisk together the matzo meal, salt, egg, olive oil and water. Set aside to rest for 5 minutes.
Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray, then heat over medium. Scoop ½ cup of the batter and drop it into the pan. Cook for 5 minutes, then flip and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove the tortilla from the pan and set aside. Repeat with remaining batter.
To prepare the meat filling, in a large saute pan over medium, heat the oil. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the meat and cook, stirring constantly, until completely browned. Season with chili powder, garlic powder and salt. Set aside.
To prepare the tomato-mint salsa, in a small bowl, stir together the tomatoes, mint, jalapeno, onion, vinegar, salt and pepper. Set aside.
To prepare the guacamole, in a small bowl, combine the avocado, lime juice, red onion, olive oil, vinegar, garlic powder and salt. Mash until the guacamole reaches the desired texture.
To serve, spread guacamole in the center of each tortilla. Top with meat and tomato-mint salsa. Top each tortilla with 2 tablespoons coleslaw and fold up.
Nutrition information per serving: 620 calories; 330 calories from fat (53 percent of total calories); 37 g fat (14 g saturated; 0.5 g trans fats); 125 mg cholesterol; 45 g carbohydrate; 7 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 30 g protein; 1,080 mg sodium.
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Holy cow that was a beatdown. If he'd qualified where he should have, he'da come close to leading all 300 laps. Two years ago he'da folded like a lawn chair in the face of the problems he's had the last two weeks. He's got that swagger he has when everything's going right, even when it isn't. Questions remain about his team - I'm still in disbelief that a top-level NASCAR team could make that kind of mistake Friday - but the driver's ready to win a championship. I know a lot of people find him to be a little too cocky, but I like him a lot. His Babe Ruth imitation after the race was hilarious.
"This one's for every one of those fans in the stands that pull for me every week and take all the bull**** from everybody else." - Tony Stewart, July 29, 2007


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According to a report filed by Highway Patrolman Kolton Kendall, the driver was northbound just after 6 p.m. about two miles south of Normanna on U.S. Highway 181 when a tire on the steering axle of his 1999 Freightliner truck threw a tread.
The trooper said the driver lost control of the vehicle as he tried to take evasive action, and the tractor and trailer both swerved across the southbound lane of traffic and onto the side of the highway.
The truck and trailer separated, and the tractor rolled several times before coming to rest about 20 to 30 feet from the roadway.
Kendall said a HALO-Flight helicopter was already nearby responding to another accident when the call came out for the driver's evacuation.
"The helicopter was on the spot in minutes," Kendall said.
Emergency responder Mickie Ochoa of Angel Care Ambulance Service was at the scene quickly, and she kept the driver calm and stable as firefighters used the Jaws of Life and cutting tools to peel back the wreckage and get the driver out of the vehicle.
Kendall said no citations were issued to the driver. He was flown to Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital in Corpus Christi for treatment.


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From a barn to a home; A dramatic renovation makes a modern living space
The Levine family has enjoyed their second home for years, coming here every weekend and vacation and taking time off from their busy schedules. The house not only serves as a living space, but as a gathering spot for friends and a place to hold meetings. Levine said, "Escaping up to the country has been our salvation. It's been such a privilege to be in this environment."
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Singers of United Lands Returns to Goodrich Chapel
A local international favorite, Singers of United Lands (S.O.U.L.) returns in concert Wednesday, February 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Albion College Goodrich Chapel.
S.O.U.L. is a vocal quartet formed with singers from four different countries, who spend a year teaching and performing throughout the U.S. Founded by Albion College alumnus Marcus LaPratt. S.O.U.L. has a mission to develop international and cultural relationships through vocal music from around the world. S.O.U.L. provides workshop, presentations, performances, and lessons for audiences of all ages. The singers focus on international vocal music, world history, and linguistics from their four native countries.
This year, S.O.U.L. members come from Ireland, Guatemala, the Philippines, and Russia.


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The student/athletes at CBC have all done well this academic year.
"This year, we will have over 10 student athletes, all sophomores, graduating with a degree from CBC – six student/athletes this May and four more after the summer sessions," said athletic coordinator Estevan Vasques.
"This is the most we have had in the last five years that will be graduating. "
The majority of the group of graduating students were also committed two years to the athletic program at CBC. They achieved their degrees despite long road trips and time away from the campus competing for the Cougars.
"We are very proud of our graduating class 2013 and wish them the very best in their academic endeavors," Vasquez said.
Two students were nominated to become members of the NJCAA All-Academic Team: basketball player Connor Lewis with a 3.97 GPA and Amy Macias with a 3.88 GPA. Both have been accepted at a four-year university to complete their degree plans.
In softball, coach Frank Morón and staff presented Macias with the Defensive Player of the Year award, and freshman Briana Sandoval earned the Offensive Player of the Year commendation. The team's Most Valuable Player award went to infielder Kelsi Salziger. Coach Morón presented two players with the Heart Award. Sophomore JJ Hernandez and freshman Alyssa Smith were co-honorees.
Head basketball coach Larry Mendez also announced a few postseason accolades won by his charges this year. The Cougars made the Region XIV tournament for the second year in a row, a first for the Cougars. La'Darrien Williams was named to the second All South Conference team for Region XIV while teammate Brandon Golden was selected to the third team. Derrick Little earned honorable mention status for his play this year for the Cougars. Connor Lewis was selected as the Athletic Scholar of the squad.
Also of note, Williams recently signed to continue his education and basketball career at Abilene Christian University next year. He is the first Cougar player to sign with a Division I school in CBC history.


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Kick Andrew Jackson Off the $20 Bill!
My public high school wasn't the best, but we did have an amazing history teacher. Mr. L, as we called him, brought our country's story to life. So when he taught us about the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears, Andrew Jackson's campaigns to force at least 46,000 Cherokees, Choctaws, Muscogee-Creeks, Chickasaws, and Seminoles off their ancestral lands, my classmates and I were stricken.
It was unfathomable that thousands of Native American men, women, and children were forced to march West, sometimes freezing to death or starving because U.S. soldiers wouldn't let them bring extra food or blankets. It was hard to hear that the Choctaw Nation lost up to a third of its population on the death march. It was disorienting to learn that what amounted to ethnic cleansing had come at the insistence of an American president.
But then it was lunchtime, and we pulled out our wallets in the cafeteria. Andrew Jackson was there, staring out from every $20 bill. We had been carrying around portraits of a mass murderer all along, and had no idea.
Andrew Jackson engineered a genocide. He shouldn't be on our currency.
Symbols matter. Many people, for example, are inspired by the symbolic implications of Jackson's path to the presidency: He was born two weeks after his father's death to a widowed immigrant mother and, despite his poverty and lack of education, reached the highest office in the land. That's a powerful story. So is the more precise telling of how Jackson climbed the American socioeconomic ladder. Jackson was the only president who worked as a slave trader, and he accumulated much of his fortune that way. In fact, Jackson later pursued his "Indian Removal" policies specifically so that the stolen lands could be used to expand cotton farming and slavery.
Even in historical context, our seventh president falls short. His racist policies were controversial even in his own time. After the Indian Removal Act only narrowly passed Congress, an 1832 Supreme Court ruling declared it unconstitutional. (Jackson ignored that decision.) In 1838, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a passionate letter calling Jackson's policies "… a crime that really deprives us as well as the Cherokees of a country, for how could we call the conspiracy that should crush these poor Indians our government, or the land that was cursed by their parting and dying imprecations our country any more?"
Ironically, the biggest supporter of any campaign to remove Jackson from the $20 bill might be Jackson himself. He was a fierce opponent of paper money and the central banking system, and would probably be horrified to see his face on our national currency. Leaving him on the bill as a form of mockery could be the best insult. But complicated historical slights don't translate: His face on our money implies an honor that Jackson's legacy doesn't deserve. Worse, it obscures the horrors of his presidency.
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Three Super League players have been charged with offences during Round Two of the competition.
Catalan Dragons prop Julian Bousquet has been charged with making a Grade D dangerous shoulder charge on Theo Fages of Salford City Reds during the second minute of their fixture on Saturday.
Bousquet is charged with intentionally striking with the shoulder and will appear before the RFL Disciplinary Panel on Tuesday evening.
Castleford Tigers stand-off Rangi Chase will also appear after he was charged with committing a Grade B reckless strike on Leeds Rhinos full-back Zak Hardaker in the 63rdminute of their fixture at Wish Communications Stadium on Sunday.
Widnes Viking prop Ben Cross has been charged with the Grade B offence of making a late tackle on Paul Wellens in the 58thminute of his side's 16-4 defeat to St Helens on Sunday.
Cross has until 11.00am on Tuesday (February) 12 to submit an Early Guilty Plea in relation to the offence. If he elects to submit an EGP, Cross will be suspended for one match.
All three players were charged after the incidents were viewed by the RFL Match Review Panel, which issued formal cautions to the following player:
- Matty Smith (Wigan) - dangerous lift on Warrington's Simon Grix in the 50thminute
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Raspberry Nut Brownies
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 38 min
- Ready Time: 120 min
- Yield: 16 servings
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1 (12.35 oz.) package Pillsbury™ Sugar Free Milk Chocolate Brownie Mix
- 1/4 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
- 1/4 cup Smucker's® Sugar Free Red Raspberry Preserves
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 16 fresh red raspberries
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat 8 x 8-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
- COMBINE brownie mix, oil, preserves and egg in medium bowl. Stir 50 strokes or until well blended. Spread in prepared pan. Sprinkle with pecans. Press nuts into batter slightly.
- BAKE 35 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool completely before cutting into bars. Top each brownie with a fresh red raspberry.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1 brownie of 16), Calories 150 (Calories from Fat 90), Total Fat 11g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 15mg, Sodium 70mg, Total Carbohydrate 20g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 0g), Protein 1g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 4%.
*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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Blanton Knocks Out Marlins
Joe Blanton had a great turn around to his season tonight as he shut out the Marlins through 7 innings of 5 hit ball. Blanton did his best Rocky impersonation and punched out 11 Fish; the 11 strikeouts mark a career high for Blanton in one game. After the game, Blanton was quoted as saying, "Yo Adrian! I did it!" Ok, not really… ;O)
Ryan Madson pitched the 8th and did his usual; no hits, no runs. Chad Durbin, on the other hand, came in for the 9th with a 5-0 lead and began to unravel. After the 1st out, Durbin gave up a walk, a hit and another walk. Scott Eyre was called in to clean up the mess but Ryan Howard committed his first error of the season on a ground ball that he threw into left field instead of to Jimmy Rollins; 2 runs scored. Yikes!
Brad Lidge then got the call to save the game and we all took a deep breath and swallowed a bottle of Tums. Lidge walked the first batter he faced to re-load the bases. Feeling ill, I quickly laid my head down on a pillow and prayed for mercy. The next batter grounded out, but another run scored. 2 outs and the score was then 5-3. Dizzy…SO dizzy…please make the room stop spinning! Could Lidge finally get out of an inning without blowing a save and making me lose my dinner? YES! He struck out former teammate Wes Helms and relief washed over me like rainbows and sunshine :O) Ahhhhhh!
Relief also found Shane Victorino today, who made amends for his base running gaffe in the 9th last night, where he was picked off trying to steal with Matt Stairs poised to try to tie the game up. Tonight, Victorino went 4 for 5 with an RBI and all is right with the world again.
Pedro Feliz continues to rack up the hits with runners in scoring position, adding 2 more hits and 2 RBI to his totals. If Blanton was Rocky Balboa tonight, Feliz was Oscar De La Hoya. Nice.
The Florida series is now ties 1 game apiece; game 3 will kick off tomorrow at 7:05pm with Brett Myers pitching.
In All-Star voting news, Chase Utley is in the lead for 2nd basemen in the NL again; Howard and Rollins are in 3rd place at their positions. Raul Ibanez, who is VERY deserving, is in 6th place among outfielders – only the top 3 outfielders get to start the game so keep VOTING !!! You can VOTE up to 25 times per day, per email address!
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I'm glad that the Phillies turned it around last night. It is always great when players can redeem themselves!
What a nice surprise to see Blanton pitch so well! If they'd blown a 5-run lead in the ninth, I think my screams would have reverberated all over southeastern PA. Thankfully that didn't happen.🙂
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As far as I'm concerned, Raul Ibanez should absolutely get a nod for the ASG.
I also think Blanton will come around. I'm not saying he's gonna be lights out like this for an extended period of time, but he's a solid pitcher with good stuff. I think the Phils pitching staff is just at a point right now where everyone is feeling the pressure to try and perform. They just need to relax and throw.
I was holding my breath as you described Lidge's inning and I'm not even a Philles fan! Sure love when our closers give us heart attacks but end up saving the game. Whew.
Maybe Lidge was having visions of Pujols circa 2005 dancing in his head. Makes sense. Scary thought though if you're a Phils fan😉
Not to take anything away from Blanton, but… Oh, who am I kidding? To take a BUNCH of things away from Blanton (like 11 Ks)– Who DOESN'T record career-high strikeouts against the Marlins? If I had a dollar for every time an opposing starter asked for the ball as he exited the game, I would be able to afford season tickets in the luxury suites. I compare that brilliant feat to winning a 400-meter dash because you're racing against people who don't have any legs.
Just thought you might consider waiting for this to happen against any other team in the world before you truly consider it a turnaround to Blanton's season.
GameFish – Considering Blanton's ERA was 7.11 before this game AND he managed only 5 innings and 5 K's against the Nats on 5/15, who REALLY suck (13 wins), I'd say this officially qualifies as a turnaround. It is sad that you feel like your own team sucks so bad that anyone can strike them all out. Also too bad that you haven't followed Blanton's entire season and therefore would maybe have a clue. Not to take anything away from your knowledge of Blanton and the Phillies, of course ;O)
As a Marlins fan, I can echo Gamefish's frustration, but you are right, Blanton pitched well when he needed to and made the Marlins look foolish all night. Yes, the Marlins strike out a lot as it is, but if it was really as easy to strike them out as Blanton made it look, Moyer and Durbin shouldn't have a had a problem doing it.
Forgive any irate Fish fan, they have been in a horrible slide for the last 6 weeks. I am optimistic as they come, and even I am really starting to worry.


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This evening, in a ballpark that will haunt Phillies fans at least until February, a skinny, 31-year-old Arkansan will take the mound in Game 1 of the World Series. This man, despite appearing in only 12 regular season games in a Phillies uniform–by the way, that's exactly 2/5 as many appearances in Phillies red as Mike Timlin had–has captured our discourse and imaginations on the way to becoming one of the most beloved Phillies of recent memory. There are, no doubt, many Phillies fans who will be rooting for Texas in this World Series for no more complicated reason than "Cliff Lee is starting Game 1." This despite the Rangers' addition of Jeff Francoeur, a former Met and Brave who is reviled in these parts, and the presence of Pat Burrell–who was, during his long tenure, a well-liked Phillie in his own right–in the Giants' lineup.
Of course, Phillies fans adore Lee for reasons that have nothing whatsoever to do with his 12 regular-season starts. Lee, in the 2009 playoffs, was 5-0 with a 1.56 ERA, 33 strikeouts, and a .460 opponent OPS in five starts and 40 1/3 innings pitched. He twice beat the Yankees in the World Series when no other pitcher could (despite not exactly being possessed of his best stuff in Game 5: 7 IP, 5 ER). Lee appeared out of nowhere and, as much as only one starting pitcher can, carried his team to within two games of a world title. By that measure, he earned every ounce of Phillies' fans undying and blind admiration.
But remember–just the year before, Cole Hamels went 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA, 30 strikeouts, and a .525 opponent OPS in five starts and 35 innings–not quite as good as Lee, but spectacular in his own right, and remember that Hamels left Game 5 after only 75 pitches when torrential rain and freezing cold made Citizens Bank Park unplayable–there could have been a few more strikeouts and another win on that line had the game continued. Hamels, for his part, not only won the World Series, but collected both NLCS and World Series MVP awards. What's more, he had been a household name in Philly since he'd been drafted in 2002. But less than a year after he put up that Lee-like performance in the playoffs, Hamels was being assailed by all sectors of Philadelphia sports society. So what's the difference?
Just about every guy out of high school–girls might be this way too, but, as you might have inferred from the fact that I write for a baseball blog, I don't know very much about girls–can tell you about the one that got away. Now, in most cases this isn't the kind of tragic, Patrick Dempsey-movie-fodder it sounds like. In short, there was a girl he had a crush on at some prior point in his life, and he didn't get to explore a romantic relationship with her to its full conclusion. This could happen for one of a variety of reasons–one of them might have moved away, or they were dating other people and the timing wasn't right, or maybe he never even got up the courage to ask her out. Whatever the reason, he'll look back fondly on her and wonder what could have been. It most likely won't keep him up nights and cause him to write heartbreaking songs for solo acoustic guitar, but there might, from time to time, be a nagging wonder.
In many cases, he's better off where he is, as I'm certain the Phillies are with Roy Halladay (and if you're still angry the Phillies couldn't have had both Lee and Halladay at the same time, well, this metaphor only allows that kind of thing for the very, very lucky, or the very, very 19th-century Mormon). But because he never experienced the rough patches in the relationship, only the highs, he still wonders from time to time.
That, I think, is why Phillies fans have this fixation on Cliff Lee. It's the wonder of infatuation without the danger of actually having to get to know someone. Who knows? Maybe things would have worked out with Cliff Lee in the long term, but we'll never know. And maybe it's better that way–after all, nothing's more alluring than the unattainable.
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Best. Post. Ever. Not really sure how I feel about Cliff Lee being compared to a girl… but it works. I think.
Cliff Lee is not coming to Philly. Get over it fans. Halladay is better. Although Lee is a great pitcher. He will pitch for Texas next year. Werth, on the other hand, may end up in Philly after all. I hope Pat Burrell does well in the WS. Also, do not be surprised if Jeff Franceur ends up signing with the Phils in the off-season. He's young, a gold-glove outfielder with power. And the risk/reward factor would be high based on the fact he will be only 27. I hope the Giants win the series.
Nice piece Michael.
All day I've had this nagging vision of how it would have been at CBP tonight seeing the fans give a standing "O" to Cliff Lee prior to the game 1 that should have been.
This was the attainable World Series that "got away" and there's nothing alluring about it.
Cliff Lee is one hell of a pitcher. That said, it was heartbreaking to see him go. Truthfully, I'm happy we brought in Doc, but I think that Ruben could have (and should have) kept Cliff. That would have alleviated the need to trade for Oswalt and Happ could have been part of the Halladay deal instead.
Don't get me wrong, Oswalt is a great pitcher but if you're asking me who I'd rather have on the mound the answer is most definitely Lee. The guy is a machine built for one purpose: playoff baseball. He's 7-0 postseason with a 1.26 ERA with 2 games against the Yankees, and one against the Rays. Those teams pack quite a punch. I think Game 6 of the NLCS turns out different if Cliff was on the mound instead of Little Roy.
Who knows, maybe Cliff will get his ring, spend some happy time in Arkansas, and then say, I want to go back to Philly. I hope so, anyway.
Bart: Of course odds of me being dead wrong are up there – won't be the 1st or the last time – it's just a guess – but I just don't think JDub is leaving. All the smack talk by RAJ & Boras' response to him notwithstanding, I think they both already have their 1st compromise ready for the table. I also had this thought, the smack talk might have little to do w/Werth & more to do w/their distaste for ea other (thought I'm sure neither would admit it). But the nature of things is they have to respect ea other's jobs & work together, Madsen's & Brown's agent is Boras too. Boras isn't going anywhere & neither is RAJ.
Michael Baumann: Interesting article. I'm can admit I'm better off w/o the guys I had crushes on. God help me if I'd wound up with any of them (even if I am alone right now).
I always liked Clifton Phifer Lee. I liked his name, I liked the 'open look' of his face, & the sort of brief but honest way he had of speaking. I was sad to see him go but – yeah – that was then.
Under normal circumstances, to make the Phillies look better, I'd want the NL team to win. But for some reason I just can't make myself like the Giants. In the end, I prefer the best team to win & I genuinely think the best team is Texas. I never thought the Giants were a really good team & I still don't. I also never liked Pat Burrell much & I like him even less since he tried to start a fight w/Doc. Jeeze, that was stupid.
Jeff Francoeur? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is a good fielder but is awful at the plate.
I would rather have: Francisco/Brown Mayberry/Ibanez platoons
Dr. Dave
I hope Lee gets rocked and the Giants win the WS.
Not because of Lee's comments
Not because I dislike Lee (its the opposite)
Because I can't stand another year of "If we had Cliff Lee we win the World Series" from the very vocal minority of people.
Unless Cliff Lee was going to bat in the middle of our lineup (or anywhere for that matter) and knock RISP in, then it did not matter.
The Phils gave us CHAMPIONSHIP pitching. It was nothing short of fanastic.
I AGREE WITH DR. DAVE-NO WAY DO WE NEED THAT 'i will swing at anything" JEFF FRANCOEUR!!
I have to go along with Dr. Dave on this one. I have not checked Francoeur's career batting stats but by just remembering how Francoeur batted against the Phils over the years while with the Braves and Mets makes me think that the Phils would want to pass on this guy. Certainly would not be much of an improvement over Ibanez at the plate.
So far as Pat Burrell goes, I hope that the Rangers get him out each time he comes up to the plate. I am rooting for Texas to crush the Giants
I do like to see ex phils do well. the statement about cliff lee having wanted to see the phillies lose. it doesn't suprise me because he felt kind of rejected after leaving. however: when you root for a team to lose, you are reacting towards a few people in upper management, which represents a small fraction of the institution as a whole, including the players and fans, virtually all whom wanted lee to stay!
Honestly not one bit of me thinking Texas will win over SF has anything to do w/CLee. I don't care. I just think Texas is better.
Francoeur, who's – oh the guy w/the arm growing out of his face? Oh puhleeze. I don't know how he can even see to hit the ball.
Burrell's face when he strikes out — he's always SO confounded.
Also Sanchez started a fight too. He started off the mound toward Utley when his back was turned. That little move managed to clear the dugouts during the final game. Ooo, that guy. It's not just his pitch he doesn't always have control of, huh. I think I'd like to watch that team go down.
Oh yeah – and I HATE THAT PARK. JAY…. where are you?
The phillies should ship of Roy Oswalt with the money they received in the deal and sign and Raul Ibanez of to someone for free and then use the money the team is saving to sign Cliff Lee and Jayson Werth it would make the team younger and better. Also no one is talking about this but i am extremely worried about the most recent draft class as Rueben drafted so many college kids most likely in an effort to save money on bonuses, the team is getting old and the future isn't going to be found in Free Agency while the Phillies do have first base filled for the next twenty years between Jonathan Singleton and Ryan Howard and have pitching through prospects and hamels and halladay for years, beyond right field now every position is going to need someone within the next 5 years, and the team is not going to want to turn to Free Agency in that situation.
Crappy clutch hitting and awful fielding lost it for the Phils. The pitching was fine.
That said, I'd platoon BenFran and Brown in RF until Brown is ready. I'd look for an upgrade in the field and on the base paths for Raul. People glossed over his error(called a hit) when he jumped and the ball hit his friggin wrist. Crawford will cost too much. Any LF available via trade?
AMAZING.POST. The analogies were dead on.
I adore clifton lee and will ALWAYS fondly remember game one of the ws last year and that catch he made while looking bored, as if he was that freakin amazing every damn day of the year.
I wish him the best. I think he'll stay in texas though. He doesn't strike me as werth does-gonna take the biggest money and run with it.
In psychotherapy, this phenomenon is called "idealization". When a man or a woman gets jilted after a blazing 3-4 month affair, it is very painful because the one who is suffering has an "idealized" view of the relationship and not one based in reality. This happens because the person has only experienced the newness and passion of the relationship and thats it. The person enevr has to experience the tedium that comes with familiarity of a longer time duration. This is when jokes become less funny, sex becomes more routine, nights in become more the norm. Quite simpy, relationships that die young leave a beautiful corpse. Hence, the Cliff Lee-as-girl analogy. Never went through a bad spell with him. He always pitched great. He had that "aw shucks" charm that sucked us in. The city was treated to a 2 months whirlwind of supreme pitching expertise seldom seen by anyone, and all happening in the heat of a pennant race. And then he was gone.
The Dipsy
I am absolutely rooting for Cliff Lee. I also do not mind at all what he said against the Phillies. Lets remember the facts here: he wanted to stay, he loved in Philly, the fans embraced him and his family, the teammates loved him and then RAJ up and moved him. I would be insulted if I were Lee, simple as that.
He was one amazing pitcher and him, Lincecum, Halladay, King Felix, and Sabathia are just other wordly impressive.
I hope Lee is the WS MVP and I hope he resigns with the Rangers. I miss Cliff Lee but I think the Phillies outcome this season is the same with or without him. While Lee could swing the bat a bit, I think he also would have been frozen on Brian Wilson's last pitch.
Prediction tonight: Rangers 6 Giants 1 Cliff Lee goes 8 striking out 10.
Dear Pat the Bat:
You may reclaim your Awesome Former Phillie status after the World Series and not one moment sooner.
Until then, go get 'em, Clifton.
God, these Giants fans blow.
Game 1 of the World Series and I don't see any indication that this is anything but another game for them.
This guy singing the Star-Spangled Banner rocks, though.
Anyone see that play be Kinsler? Now that's a great defensive play by a second baseman.
rangers scored two early of lincecum. this game is OVER. Cliff Lee is a god. Although Roy Halladay is still better.
Lefty, Kinsler saved them a run on that. The way Utley fielded he wouldn't have had a chance.
Man, just came in and turned on the game. GO TEXAS!!!! Cliff lee continues his godlike status in my book. And in my opinion, this giants crowd looked BORED. Do they not realize that this is the WORLD effing SERIES and that their starting pitcher is a two- time cy young winning freak of nature? Don't think so.
That runner not scoring could be costly.
Crowd is really jumping!
…And all of philadelphia knows what could have been.
Definately not Clifton's best night tonight.
Cliff Lee is human after all.
And everyone has been saying the Giants couldn't hit.
Cliff Eaton looked terrible out there tonight
I hate the Giants.
This game should have been played at CBP.
Not watching.
But if Freddy Sanchez cody Ross and whoever the other no names on thier roster get a title. It will be funny.
Tough day for old Andrew from waldorf
Cliff Lee hasn't pitched in 8 days and that probably had something to do with his performance tonight. All in all he did have 7 strike outs under his belt. Plus, the Rangers made a few errors and didn't take advantage of bases loaded in the 2nd inning. All that said … I'm sure Lee will be back in rare form for his next outing and the Rangers we'll keep chiping away at the Giants. They had the Giant fans sweating there at the end. The Rangers are a team that can explode at anytime and kill you. Look at whet they did to the Yankees. Personally, I hate the Giants and think the Rangers will take it in seven.
I can assure you, I do not "adore" Cliff Lee.
I want to Rangers to win….but I am glad Lee got pounded. Not that I dislike him or what he did for the Phillies….but because at least now we all don't have to hear…"See, I told you so. The Phillies should never have traded him"
Even if Cliff Lee goes out in his next start and dominates….which smart money says he will….this one lousy outing shows he's more than human in the postseason.
Oh, Clifton.
I was watching ESPN this morning and someone commented that the last time Lee was this bad his next start was in Triple A. Maybe it was Kruk. Lee got rocked and not sure if his back was acting up but there was a little bit of solace knowing how well Halladay and the rest of the Phils pitching did in the NLCS. We all know by now it wasn't our pitching that lost the series but our 2-3-4-5 hitters not performing in the clutch.
And if the Giants play like this, we may never see Lee again this postseason.
Ask yourself….what would you rather have… ??
Cliff Lee and his postseason with the Phillies last year and his postseason this year: 7-1, 1.96 ERA, .812 WHIP ??
Roy Halladay and his postseason for the Phillies this year: 2-1, 2.45 ERA, .773 WHIP …….the owner of a postseason no-hitter……AND…..maybe more importantly…. the fact that he pitched through a groin strain to gut out a key playoff win. ??
Lee's numbers are outstanding for sure…not taking anything away from the man….but Doc's PERFORMANCES are the stuff of true heroes and legends.