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LUBBOCK (AP) - Jia Perkins scored 27 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead No. 12 Texas Tech to a 72-41 victory over Kansas State on Wednesday.
Former Amarillo High standout Natalie Ritchie added another 10 points for the Lady Raiders, including two 3-pointers.
The Lady Raiders (16-3, 7-1 Big 12) came out strong during the first half, leading by 28 points at the half, 49-21.
Perkins hit three of her 3-pointers by the 12:15 mark, allowing the Lady Raiders to take a 20-4 lead. They held the Bobcats (11-8, 1-7) to four points until a technical foul was assessed Texas Tech coach Marsha Sharp for questioning a foul called on Plenette Pierson and then throwing her arms up in disgust at the referee.
Kansas State's Kristin Rethman hit the two free throws before the Lady Raiders went on a 24-10 run to lead the Bobcats 46-15 with 1:52 in the half.
Nicole Ohlde scored 15 points to lead Kansas State, which suffered its fifth straight loss to the Lady Raiders.
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A La Crosse man accused of sexually assaulting a child at his mother's in-home day care pleaded guilty Monday.
19-year-old Timothy Miller was charged with first degree child sexual assault and child enticement back in August.
He plead guilty to child enticement, but the child sexual assault charge was dismissed because Miller was a minor at the time of the incident.
The charges came after a girl who went to his mother's day care accused Miller of inappropriately touching her in 2010 in the upstairs of the home where Miller also lived.
Miller's plea agreement includes entering a diversion program in which he is not to have any contact with unrelated minors.

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Five members of the same family, including a 5-year-old girl, were slain Tuesday in northern Honduras, police said.
Honduran street gang members were suspected of killing the victims after they refused to pay extortions, police said.
The multiple crime was perpetrated before dawn in the Chamelecon neighborhood of San Pedro Sula, Honduras' second city.
The victims were attacked by suspected gang members who broke into the family's home.
Investigators suggest the killings were in retaliation for the family's refusal to pay what the gangs call a "war tax."
Honduras suffered 85.5 homicides for every 100,000 residents in 2012, compared with a global median rate of 8.8 murders per 100,000, the Violence Observatory at the National Autonomous University said in a study released in February.
Violence escalated sharply in the Central American nation in the wake of the June 2009 coup that ousted President Mel Zelaya, as political strife added to the carnage wrought by criminal gangs.


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This place is great fun..it was busy when we went there but they gave us a pager to tell us when we were ready to be seated which was about 20 minutes but in the time we were waiting we were treated to live music plus lovely ladies splashing into giant margarita's. i ordered the nacho's as a starter (yeah right) these were the biggest plate of nacho's i had seen in my life and i had already ordered ribs as my main course. even though i could not finish due to the size of the portions the food was excellent and the sevice was great...make sure u stop here when your in town.
Always a good place to eat at. Very crowded most of the time. If there are two of you, order the nachos. One plate will do.
In comparison to all the fabulous food in Vegas, Margaritaville is just okay. It's not bad food at all but it's not very inspired. It's a chain so what can you expect?
If your a parrothead or not this restaurant is alot of fun. Good food and excellant service. Large portions so you can share if wanted. We visit at least once every trip. Some of the best magaritas in town.
I will qualify by saying I am a big Jimmy Buffett fan and this is a mandatory stop for us. We (four people) went in for a late lunch/early dinner. We had a wait of about 20 minutes, no problem, shopped while waiting in the gift store. We were seated on the main floor, which was fine. We ordered a bucket of beer($19.99) and several mixed drinks. The food was excellant. I had the fried chicken salad with ranch dressing and it was large and satisfying. One in our party got the fajitas and a dessert that were both outstanding. The third member of our party had a chicken sandwich which must have been good because it didn't last long. The fourth person only had drinks and relaxed. We probably spent $70 to $90 with drinks and food, didn't feel rushed to leave and we were able to relax and enjoy each other and the atmosphere. The waitress was from Chicago and graciously accepted some ribbing for the Bears loss to the Colts in the Superbowl.
We just stopped by for a drink. Very cool place. Party time! Guys on stilts,
dancing girl in a bikini! Lots of fun if you like Jimmy Buffet. Great view
from the upstairs patio over looking the strip. Good music too!
We have been to this Margaritaville twice and each time it has been a blast with good food to boot. Both times we sat at a table in the bar the giant Margarita blender, next to the handrail (split level). Great view for the volcano entertainment mini show. Food is great. Get the Volcano nachos! Best nachos I've ever had. Decor is very cool. If you are nort a Parrothead you probably will be one when you leave. This place embraces what Buffett is all about.............having a great time.
We are going to Vegas Feb. 9th. As soon as we check in at the Bellagio we are headed straight to Margaritaville for lunch and some ice cold beer...or maybe a Margarita or 6
The seafood was very fresh. The crab & corn chowder was so good, we went back the next day for lunch. All the food we had was excellent, but very expensive. Everybody gets their own TV with concert footage of Jimmy Buffet, which was nice if you're a Buffet fan -- if not, you wouldn't go here anyway. Because of the name, we thought it would be cheesier than it was, but the food was actually very good.
We did the cheesy Vegas wedding thing and afterwards wanted to eat here. My parents called 2 weeks before about reservations. The restaurant took their reservation for 10, said, "no problem". We got there at the reserved time and everyone just looked at us like we were stupid. "Reservations? We don't take reservations." So, after the customary 20 minute wait, they set us up at a table with room for only 8 people back by the hallway to the bathrooms and kitchen. 10 minutes later, after some stern words from my mother, they got us an acceptable table. From that point on it was a fine meal. And they comped the first round of drinks to try to make up for the seating issues.
Great meal, great view of strip. Great location. If you're a parrothead this place is a must.


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Here is a proof (that positive recurrence suffices). Let be the time of the first transition from i to j, so that . Note that if , and . By Markov property we have, for all , , where the last equality results from the previous remark. Thus,
For to decrease exponentially, it would be sufficient if the last probability is greater than a positive constant, for a positive proportion of indices (we can't expect the probability to be positive for all ).
After a short thought, it appears that the conditional distribution of given is a Markov chain with similar transitions as the initial ones, expect that the transition from i to j is removed and the other transitions starting from i are normalized accordingly. Note that this doesn't work if (i,j) is the only possible transition starting from i, i.e. if ; this special case could be dealt with by modifying the Markov chain at the very beginning so as to "erase the (useless) state i" (it's a bit messy to explain, I hope you get the picture, anyway it's not the crucial part).
So let us consider this new Markov chain (without the transition (i,j)). If the state space was finite, of course it still is finite (same state space), so that the Markov chain still is positive recurrent. In the general case, the Markov chain (restricted to the still accessible states) still is positive recurrent as well, I guess, but I can't think of an argument so I let you figure that out if you want. Therefore, if denotes the period of the new Markov chain (whose law is denoted by ), then for some invariant probability measure , with because i is accessible from the initial state (and where ). So we have a constant and such that, for all , .
This gives the conclusion: we have for all , and for indices that are multiple of ( , and large enough). Hence a geometric(=exponential) rate of decrease (here we use ). If this is not obvious to you, try to prove it.
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RUSH: The UK Daily Mail is reporting that the Muslim Brotherhood has passed a law granting husbands permission to have sex with their wives up to six hours after the wife has died. It's exactly right. "Egyptian husbands will soon be legally allowed to have sex with their dead wives -- for up to six hours after their death. The controversial new law is part of a raft of measures being introduced by the Islamist-dominated parliament," under the control of the Muslim Brotherhood. I read this, and I said, "The NAGs are coming after me. The NOW gang is coming after me, and, meanwhile, in Egypt husbands will be able to have sex with their wives up to six hours after the wife has died." (interruption) What do you mean a widespread problem? No, no, no. Look, I'm not an expert here on Sharia law. I'm not an expert in this. I don't know if this is new or if it's been practiced and they just finally had to codify it because it's been going on for so long.
The Daily Mail, the UK Daily Mail, which reports the story, is holding out the possibility that this could be bogus. That's what I mean seeded by pro-Mubarak forces to embarrass the Brotherhood, which, of course, has a very, very tight relationship with Obama. The Brotherhood was here. The Brotherhood had White House meetings. I mean, before they were elected heads of state. The Brotherhood is more welcome in the White House than Boehner is, for example. By the way, lest you think that this is sexist, wives also have permission to have sex with their dead husbands in Egypt for six hours after he has died, but nobody has figured out yet how to successfully perform sex on a male corpse. I'm told that engineers are working on it. Dawn's shaking her head. "This can't be true. It can't."
I know, that's the initial knee-jerk reaction to this. But it hit, I first heard it yesterday afternoon when I got home and immediately started working on today's program. The new law, which allows all this post-death sex, "will also see the minimum age of marriage lowered to 14 and the ridding of women's rights of getting education and employment." The law will now make it possible for women to be prohibited from getting an education or a job. Meanwhile, the NAGs are coming after me. "Egypt's National Council for Women is campaigning against the changes, saying that 'marginalising and undermining the status of women would negatively affect the country's human development.'"
Now, Snerdley asked, "Where did this come from?"
"The subject of a husband having sex with his dead wife arose in May 2011 when Moroccan cleric Zamzami Abdul Bari said marriage remains valid even after death. He also said that women have the right to have sex with her dead husband, alarabiya.net reported." But again, performing sex on a male corpse, maybe they know how to do that down in Colombia. We'll find out.
RUSH: Folks, I will never forget this. We had this video, in fact, on the Rush Limbaugh television show back in the nineties. Back when Bill Clinton was president, they discovered a mummy. I think it was a Peruvian mummy, and they named the mummy Juanita. It was an Incan mummy, newly discovered on the display at the National Geographic Museum. And when they first discovered this, somehow Clinton made reference to it. I will never forget, he actually said this, folks. And this ties into the necrophilia story, Muslim Brotherhood. Clinton said, (imitating Clinton) "You know, if I were a single man, I might ask that mummy out. That's a good-looking mummy." Dawn, you weren't with us then, but don't doubt me. This actually happened. And nobody was surprised that Clinton would look at a hundred-year-old mummy and see a sex object. So I'm wondering if Clinton's been to Egypt.
Now, since there was so much doubt about this, I decided to look further and I've got a story here from the UK Telegraph from last year, May of 2011. "An Imam in Morocco issued a fatwa stating that necrophilia is 'Halal' or religiously acceptable practice in Islam. He said that a husband has the right to have sex with his dead wife. The Imam, whose name is Zamzami Abdelbari, said that marriage remains valid even after death, which does not cancel the marriage link. He took as evidence a Koranic verse which says that Muslim believers will go to Paradise with their wives…
"Sheikh Zamzami said that the husband has the right to have sex with his dead wife. He added that the husband may wash the body of his dead wife and have sex with her. He said that the woman also has the same right but failed to explain how a woman can manage to perform sex with the corpse of her dead husband. However, Sheikh Zamzami, tempered his most unusual fatwa by stating that necrophilia, though Halal is a disgusting act that would be best avoided." But it's okay to do it, and so a year later the story has shown up that the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt now wants to make this commonplace.
Now, the local source for the UK Daily Mail story is Al-Arabiya, which I have to admit here, they're such a respected media outlet, they were the first people in the world to get an interview with Obama once he was inaugurated.
RUSH: I shoulda suspected this. I didn't. I should have. I wasn't thinking. All of the reaction, e-mails I'm getting to the story out of Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood now permitting sex with your dead wife for six hours after her death, one question I had of my own was, "Who provides the contraceptives when an Egyptian guy has sex with his dead wife?" I got an e-mail from a guy who said, "How did the Egyptian men know that their wife is dead when they're having sex with them?" I shoulda known that I was gonna get this kind of stuff. And now all the wizards of smart are saying, "Hey, Rush, ever heard of rigor mortis? I mean, that could be a way for the wife to continue the coital relationship post-death." I don't know enough about rigor mortis and how long it lasts and what all it affects. But it sounds good to me.


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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
This demo doesn't require a modified console.
To dump the demo on your Xbox 360's hard drive you could have a look at this guide, instead of extracting the demo simply do the reverse and dump it to the 360's hard drive
To burn the demo to a CD or DVD with ImgBurn have a look at the following guide: How to burn files and folders to a CD, DVD or Blu-ray Disc using ImgBurn
If you have Vista or Windows 7 have a look at this guide on how to Burn files and folders to a CD or DVD with Windows Vista or Windows 7
If you plan to burn more than one demo to CD/DVD, you must first learn how to Extract from .ISO
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EA SPORTS celebrates the single largest sporting event on the planet with the only official and exclusively licensed videogame for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Experience all the emotion and passion of the worlds fiercest national rivalries as you live the dream of competing against fans from around the world for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Take on the challenge of leading your home nation from qualification right through to a virtual re-creation of the FIFA World Cup Final and feel what it is like to score the goal that lifts a nation. For the first time ever, play out the 2010 FIFA World CupTM in a full and authentic online tournament mode. Carry the hopes and dreams of your favourite nation into battle against fans from rival countries. Compete under the same conditions your real-world heroes will face in South Africa, from the group stage through the knockout rounds to the chance to be crowned 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa TM champion. For fans of nations that failed to qualify for South Africa this is the chance to replay and re-write history. Plus, earn individual and team points to prove your nation is the best in Battle of the Nations. Spectacularly presented in true-to-life detail, EA SPORTS 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa features all 199 national teams that took part in qualification, all 10 officially licensed stadiums to be used in South Africa and stadiums from each qualifying region. Everything fans love about the World Cup comes to life in stunning detail, including confetti cannons, streamers, & fireworksjust like the official tournament. Plus, supporters who follow their heroes to South Africa will be in the stands waving their countrys flag, holding giant banners and cheering in their native language. EA SPORTS 2010 FIFA World Cup features a more sophisticated, faster-paced and responsive version of the market-leading EA SPORTS football engine that drives the award-winning FIFA 11the highest rated sports game on this console generation. Gameplay innovations capture the journey from qualification to the final tournament with home and away strategies for every nation, situational tactics in-game, and altitude affects that fatigue players faster and even impact the flight of the ball.
- Use a burning program to burn the file to CD or DVD. (DVD will work better)
- Insert CD/DVD, go to Demos tab on your Xbox 360 dashboard, select the game.
- Enjoy!
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Note: Users are reporting that this doesn't work on CD/DVD. You may still use your Hard Drive or Flash drive however.
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thnx so much
thanks very much for this.
u are the best!
the link is broken?
Last edited by o_jogador; 08-04-10 at 18:08. Reason: repost
Gracias, pero el link no me abre
Sorry everyone, the server is just being hammered right now. We are working on it.
it works fine! thanks xzKinGzxBuRnzx for uploading and for the help
Not working for me. Burned twice and always same effect. Game hangs after initial adds(on the flags). Maybe someone can provide md5 hash, i think that file may be corrupt but i don't want to download it again for nothing(and it really took long. Speeds about 120KB/s. Digiex server is under haaaavy load ).
It ain't working. I've been trying since past 8 hours. Please if server is under load make some mirrors please.
The HTTP link works fine now, however a torrent has been created for anyone that wants to download it that way.
Have a question or need help? Post on the forum, thats why it's here.
I will only reply to Digiex related issues via PM, not general help requests.
XB1: Launch console - 500gb internal drive, 4tb external drive
360: Jasper - 1tb drive - jtag hacked running the 17150 dashboard
360: Falcon - 500gb drive hacked with hddhackr, not flashed
Hello i'll tell you my story. First of all thanks for uploading it
Yesterday i tried to download this demo (i waited and pressed F5 every minute until you posted it), it was downloading at 50kb/s, and 4 hours after i started downloading i've accidentally closed Firefox so my download stopped and didn't ahve the option to continue from the 49% i'd downloaded. Then i downloaded it again and I went out, but it stopped at 300mb and said "download's complete", after it i downloaded it again and waited until 3:30 AM when the download finally finished.
I burned it once at maximum speed, and at the console the demo stops at the image of flags in the starting. Then i burned it at 2x speed and had the same problem. I tried chosing all languages on the demo, doing all i can and it doesn't work
But i'm sure i've downloaded all the archive you uploaded, cause it has 913mb and when it was finishing downloading i was there and it didn't finish suddenly, it downloaded all.
Has this demo worked for someone¿
I have the same.
Freezing on screen with flags
I just downloaded it again from Xbox LIVE and compared it from the one we have here.
As you can see, it matches. The file isn't corrupt. If your burning it to a CD/DVD perhaps try injecting it to a hard drive or flash drive.
Is it possible to run demo on flash drive with original MS dashboard?
Also the file is in .ISO, so you'll need WinRAR or 7Zip to extract it's contents
I've also just tested the demo we have here on my other 360. Pics attached.
Nice tutorial but doesn't work for me. When I click Open device nothing happens.
Do You know why?
Now go and try injecting.
I have same MD5 and SHA1
I burned with imgburn the folder "content" like it is writtend on the tutorial, exactly the same way.
edit: can it be because i haven't removed all the "READ ME.txt" ??
Of course it works.
I forgot to extract io.dll
Extracted only .exe now it works.
Thanks for help!
Yes i did it correctly, i pressed No. I normally burn the ISO files with alcohol 120% but since on the tutorial it's written to bur nthe folder Content i did it like that xD
Should i try burning the iso?
PD: I have only 1 DVD left xD
Copied to flash drive then moved demo from flash to Xbox HDD and now it works
I can confirm it works perfectly off the hard drive too, i downloaded the ISO, extracted the folders out of it and dumped it straight on the 360's hard drive with Xplorer 360.
Some demos do have problems when played from a DVD.
Have a question or need help? Post on the forum, thats why it's here.
I will only reply to Digiex related issues via PM, not general help requests.
XB1: Launch console - 500gb internal drive, 4tb external drive
360: Jasper - 1tb drive - jtag hacked running the 17150 dashboard
360: Falcon - 500gb drive hacked with hddhackr, not flashed
okay i connected the usb to the xbox360 and configured it. Then i injected the folder Content with all correctly (i didn't have a folder content on the usb). The xbox360 didn't recognize the demo so i format the usb again and before connecting it to the pc I transferred a demo from my xbox hard disk to the usb. Then i connected the usb to the pc and in the program USB Xtaf Xplorer the demo appeared correctly. I went inside the "0000..." folder and copied the folder "454188F6", BUT the xbox360 doesn't recognize this demo, it recognizes only the one i passed from the hdd to the usb!
And now i connect the usb again to the pc and in the program all seems correct!
Look at the program I click file-> Open Device, then enter Content->0000000000000000 and it looks like this:
i also checked the MD5 again and it's all correct, i have the last Dashboard version and it's a non flashed xbox360.
I'm cursed, aren't I ?
I have the same problem
Freezing on screen with flags i burned the iso with img burn
i have the same problem
Okay lets see, the demo doesn't work on dvd, that's confirmed.
cinek68 do you have a flashed xbox360? I think i can't play the demo via USB because it isn't firmed software and only works on flashed xbox.
Guys most people are getting this to work, myself and InsaneNutter have confirmed it works. There must be something you are messing up on. We have many guides in our guides section. I'm sure you can get it to work also.
I also see you replied above saying something about USB. Though am having difficult understanding. Please explain to me better.
sorry i'm not english
the fact is that I do it and it doesn't work, i did it exactly the same you wrote on the" guide for inject the demo to flash drive" and the xbox360 says there's no demo
Yeah game works. But not from dvd. From usb/hdd works without any problem. Just unpack iso and use usbxtafgui. Thanks for the upload.
I tried EVERYTHING and it doesn't work. On "memory" it writes: Demos: 0kb and same for all otherthings :0 kb
I tried many times, doing exactly the same you did, changing something, verifying again the MD5 and it does not work.
It's really strange, i think i give up.
thanks for everything
Works here via USB as well..
not working for me.. game loads but gets stuck at flags screen.. plzz want to play game demo.. plz sort this out
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Plese reply us.
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Config it on XBOX.
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|Peter Reckell & Kristian Alfonso Dropped to Recurring!?
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|Nov 17 2008, 09:25 PM Post #41
Could you ask her if Josh Taylor or Molly Burnett are on her list? LoL
|Emma Frost
|Nov 17 2008, 09:54 PM Post #42
How do you become a member at SNS Forum? I have gone there before but there is no option to register.
|Nov 17 2008, 09:57 PM Post #43
You have to wait until they announce that they are open for registration. They do that to keep the spambots out.
|Emma Frost
|Nov 17 2008, 10:02 PM Post #44
Thanks OBK!! I was wondering why they didn't even have the option.
BTW, your tidbits rock!! Gracias!!! :rockon:
|Nov 17 2008, 10:05 PM Post #45
|After the last few days nothing would surprise me anymore.
|Nov 17 2008, 10:14 PM Post #46
|So can we officially call the current "soap" we're watching a spinoff of the original? 'Cause it sure as hell isn't going to look anything like Days of Our Lives soon.
|Nov 17 2008, 10:30 PM Post #47
Are you serious? Is this for real?
Wow. This is just absolutely in the realm of unbelievable.
|Nov 17 2008, 10:43 PM Post #48
Shove your crappy show where the sun don't shine, Corday!
Couldn't have said it better myself.
|Nov 17 2008, 10:47 PM Post #49
|I think it's time for breaking news texts to be sent to our phones. Seems like a lot is going on. Well, for a show that's been on 43 years, I guess we should be thankful it took this long. When was the last big huge overhaul, the 90's?
|Nov 17 2008, 10:51 PM Post #50
|crossing my fingers its not true.
|Nov 17 2008, 11:04 PM Post #51
Captain Kirk
|I just find all this a little too suspicious. First the show fires Drake and Dee within 2 days and then wait until the following Monday to downgrade KA and PR to recurring status. I still believe it's a publicity stunt.....
|Nov 17 2008, 11:05 PM Post #52
Well, if that's what's going on here, someone needs to inform them that there really is such a thing as bad publicity, LoL.
|Nov 17 2008, 11:11 PM Post #53
Captain Kirk
Not in Corday's empty head.
If this really is the end of DAYS I want a real HW to send the show off on good terms. That's just not possible with Dudley Higgs, I really despise the woman.
|Nov 17 2008, 11:32 PM Post #54
I am still hoping this is not true.
I mean...Days just hasn't gone without at least ONE of the Big Four since before the Big Four were created! And yes, I know, the rumor here is only Reckell and Alfonso going to recurring, but I doubt we'll be seeing them much to at all if it is true. But back in the 80's when Hall, Reckell, and Alfonso all exited in 1987, we at least had Drake. But to pretty much throw them all out the window all within the matter of a few days is insane!
|Nov 17 2008, 11:50 PM Post #55
I have to be honest here, the thing that's actually driving me to be fucking PISSED OFF is that all of this shit is going down, but fucking Steve and Kayla are STILL THERE!!!! (in addition to Abe, Roman, etc.)
They should have been the FIRST to go. There's no way that they aren't compensated well. Payla is not only boring, they have NO story, NO connection to any 90's/00's DAYS viewers and in general are a total BUST...
|Nov 17 2008, 11:52 PM Post #56
|I actually like Steve and Kayla, but I have to agree. They should have been at the top of the list to go (along with Roman...Josh Taylor probably isn't doing too badly for himself either).
|Nov 18 2008, 12:00 AM Post #57
Can I get an aman from the congregation? This budget stuff is bull because there are so many other ways they could have saved budget and you don't start with your leading man and iconic leading lady. You start with hmmmm let's see Josh cotton mouth Taylor who hasn't had a storyline in a decade or more.
|Nov 18 2008, 12:01 AM Post #58
^^ Mason - As much as I want to like them, it's a struggle. It makes no sense to me why a frump like Kayla would want to be with Steve, lol. They're the poor mans Bo and Hope imo, just more so opposites. The only time I like them is when they interact with other vets because you can feel the history between the characters...I'm fine for them to be on recurring to do that, but I don't want to see them in their own story.
Edited by cassie1013, Nov 18 2008, 12:02 AM.
|Nov 18 2008, 12:08 AM Post #59
I don't know, the more I think about this, I took all the news calmly at first and am keeping in mind this is only a rumor, but its just really REALLY upsetting, and it makes me look back on all the stupid mistakes Days has made over the past few years.
Maybe this would be easier if they had kept Shawn and Belle on the show, ready to take help lead the show.
Maybe this would be easier if they actually re-established Steve and Kayla with viewers and gave them decent stories and airtime.
Maybe this would be easier if we actually could trust the person in the HW chair.
Maybe this would be easier if we had more of the next generation than just the incest duo and his biological sister, Nick(who could be gone soon), and the seemingly storyless Chelsea.
Maybe this would be easier if Sami hadn't been turned into a pitiful Carrie character. I refused to admit it for a long time but now I will admit that Sami as a character is ruined. Maybe if they had KEPT Carrie she could be perfectly ready for the heroine status.
Maybe this would be easier if they gave people like Thaao Penghlis and LeAnn Hunley story.
Maybe this would be easier if the people they want to take over the show hadn't conquered airtime for almost two years.
Maybe this would be easier if they hadn't shoved out 3/4 of the other characters from previous decades.
Maybe this would be easier if we could actually expect a GOOD exit from John/Marlena.
Maybe this would be easier if they hadn't backtracked on almost every decision in the past several years and followed through on what they did. Maybe it would be easier if we could trust the show.
My Lord...I am sorry for the rant its just infuriating me at the moment.
Edited by daysfan, Nov 18 2008, 12:09 AM.
|Nov 18 2008, 12:09 AM Post #60
Streetcorner Philosopher
Corday's not the brightest star in the sky, but I think even he would give up on "firing" people for publicity at this point. It doesn't really seem to do much of anything positive.
For me it's more like years back when there was a budget cut and then we got the crappiest disaster ever (Rex's earthquake), which came off, imho, as a way of showing everyone how low the show would go without cash. It's this weird outburst of childish, thought-less spite because his allowance got cut.
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When I first saw the KTVU video in which anchorwoman Tori Campbell gave the fictional names of the Asiana Airlines pilots — Captain Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk and Bang Ding Ow — I laughed. I laughed out loud, and then I watched it again. After days of watching the painful news about the July 6 crash that killed three and left many wounded, it felt good to laugh. I didn't think that the gaffe had racist intent. I figured it was just a puerile newsroom prank that somehow made it on the air.
I never would have made that mistake, I liked to think, but I've made other dumb mistakes.
Later, I learned that someone in the newsroom had gotten the names and someone in the newsroom had called the National Transportation Safety Board, where someone else verified the names, and that's how a mistake that should not have happened made it onto live TV and then went viral.
Like a lot of people who work in a Bay Area newsroom, I'm not laughing anymore.
You see, when I tried to write on the mishap, I called Roland De Wolk, a producer at KTVU but also the husband of my best friend, San Francisco Chronicle reporter Carla Marinucci. Roland said he'd love to tell me what had happened, but he couldn't and referred me to the station's general manager, Tom Raponi, whom I called for days. Raponi never called me back.
Because Carla can keep a secret, I had no idea that days later, I'd see Roland's name listed among three veteran journalists whom, the Chronicle's Phil Mateir and Andy Ross reported, KTVU management was canning. It also never occurred to me because De Wolk is one of the most tenacious and thorough journalists I know. He's won a Society of Professional Journalists lifetime achievement award, four James Madison Freedom of Information Awards and more for his top-notch investigative work. There are a number of shady characters in Oakland who no doubt are celebrating his untimely departure from the station.
Readers should feel free to ignore what I have to say on the subject, because I am biased on the subject of De Wolk. But this story also hits too close to home because we're both in the news business, in which everyone is overworked and some are under-protected. As revenue has fallen and news organizations have been forced to lay off good writers and editors, management has been forced to throw more and more work at everyone, and mistakes are inevitable.
As former KTVU political editor Randy Shandobil told the Chronicle, KTVU staffers "were working harder and harder and feeling less secure about what was hitting the air." At Channel 2 and elsewhere, "people are overtaxed and have more responsibility sometimes than they can handle. And sometimes, in situations like this, terrible mistakes happen that are bigger than one person. It's systemic."
Over the years, I've watched as journalists have been let go because they broke the rules in bad faith. For example, The New York Times' Jayson Blair and New Republic's Stephen Glass made up sources, stories even, and those fraudsters deserved to go.
In this case, from my limited viewpoint, I see an overworked newsroom in which people made an honest mistake, confirmed by the NTSB and quickly corrected. Then the managers who put those hamsters on the nonstop treadmill — and kept it running — discarded them when they stumbled.
In these days, when newsrooms have been whittled down to nothing and the remaining journalists are worked silly, I expect to see more such mistakes. I expect to make some of them. That's why newspapers run corrections.
So here's the question many Bay Area journalists are asking themselves in the wake of the KTVU purge: When I make my next mistake, will management pick me up, dust me off and tell me not to screw up again, or will it cut me loose?
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Back To Basics: Why Cast Iron Is the Best Cookware Choice
Non-stick coated pans have always been in my kitchen, for as long as I can remember. Have you ever tried to cook on anything else? For many years, I had never even seen a non-non-stick pan….and the first time I experienced attempting to fry an egg on one ( I think it was stainless steel), I vowed never to do it again, if I could help it.
And then I learned about health. And toxins. And how toxins affect your health (I mean in a negative way, of course). And I looked at my non-stick pans and pretended I didn't know that my food may be poisoning me just for the fact that I'd cooked it on Teflon (actually called Polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE.)
Now, according to Wikipedia, Teflon does not begin to break down and release these toxic chemicals until it reaches 500F. However, the EWG (Environmental Working Group) states, "In two to five minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon and other non-stick surfaces can exceed temperatures at which the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases linked to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pet bird deaths and an unknown number of human illnesses each year, according to tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG)."
Exposure to PTFE can create problems like low birth-weight babies, thyroid and liver issues, elevated cholesterol levels, as well as weakened immune systems.
Now, I'm not saying that using Teflon coated pans is the thing that's most harmful in your life and that you should concentrate on changing your cookware ahead of making other changes, such as avoiding aspartame, high fructose corn syrup, or MSG. It isn't.
However, I'm all into getting back to basics lately. I'm reading through the Little House On The Prairie books with my kids, and I just love the idea of going back to the way things used to be (not that I'm about to give up my Kindle or decide that I no longer want an iPhone or an iPad). I want old fashioned skills, and as part of my living simply and owning intentionally, I want to have quality items that will not only last, but can be used in a variety of ways. And if the thing can be used in a survival/off the grid scenario, all the better.
My new cast iron skillet definitely meets those criteria.
And did you know that cast iron IS non-stick if it's seasoned properly? Another bonus is that bits of iron make their way into your food and into your body, helping to protect you against anemia, which for most people is a good thing.
I was a little intimidated by the whole "needing to season the pan" thing, and then I saw this brand of cast iron that comes already seasoned, ready to use. I'd been thinking about it more and more, especially when I tried to make my whole wheat pancakes on the skillet that's in the new place where we're staying, and had a really tough time due to the fact that the pan was completely warped and the batter kept running all over the place. So when I walked into Target and saw it for sale for under $20, it was a no-brainer.
I wonder what Ma Ingalls' favorite thing to cook on hers was.
For more info, here's an article from Natural News called "Ten reasons to try cast iron cooking."
My Newest Kitchen Gadget
I love kitchen gadgets. And yet, I do show restraint when it comes to acquiring them; I know well how NOT fun it is to have drawers and cabinets that are overflowing with gizmos you use only twice a year (sandwich maker and fondue set) and some which you've used….never (deep fryer) but don't want to let go of just in case you have an A-list guest who simply MUST have fresh, homemade potato chips.
We've moved now, and in all my decluttering I DEFINITELY took to heart the concept of owning intentionally. I want to only have things which I will really use (preferably often or in more than one way), and also those which are easy to store or travel with. And if it doesn't use electricity, that's an added plus.
I've seen these old fashioned mortar and pestles, and always wondered what they were used for and why they were necessary….I mean, if you have a food processor, Vitamix, or even a garlic press, why on earth would you use one of these?
Well, I'll tell you. I don't know. But I just bought a simple wooden one and I'm excited to use it tonight in the only recipe I have that calls for one: Cuban Black Beans. It says to crush the garlic with the salt and pepper in this way; I've always just chopped it and I'm sure that's why the dinner has always been only excellent….now it will be FANTASTIC, I'm sure.
In researching now, I see that the wood is highly absorbent, and it might be better to get one made from another substance. I thought that might be the case, but this one had the right price. If I really like it and use it, I'll upgrade.
Here's a great video of Jamie Oliver teaching how (and why) to use one. Great info.
But until then, I'm happy to use this one. I really do like simple, old fashioned things. Not that I'd give up my high-tech gadgets, mind you.
What's one of your favorite gadgets (kitchen or otherwise, simple or high tech)?
I am excited to have finally bought myself one of these old fashioned things
Your Mission For Today: Day 13 of Babystep Challenge To A Peaceful Home
On Day 13 of Flylady's babysteps, we are to choose one of Kelly's missions and do it.
I love the way this is done. Each day, Kelly sends out one "mission" to accomplish. It's something in the current zone, and usually will take less than 15 minutes. By dividing the house up into 5 zones and focusing a little extra time in it each day for the week, our houses can stay reasonably clean without much effort.
I need help with this. Just like regularly doing the 15 minutes of decluttering, I struggle to get it done, even though it really only takes a few minutes.
But they really do work.
This is a link to Kelly's missions; they are posted daily and remain for the week.
This past week we were in the Kitchen zone. My favorite mission from that zone is the deep wipedown of the counter. I have a large countertop and need to spend most of that time putting things away that seem to collect there (beyond regular putting away kind of stuff), so I'll usually do 15 mins + a little. And it might not all get done, but that's ok.
I won't get blown up if I don't get it done!
The Kitchen Hangover
Sometimes I don't shine my sink. I don't finish all of the cleanup at night. Most days I do, but on Saturday night, after a full day of relaxing and spending time with my family (which causes lots of extra dishes & stuff), my hubby and I like to have a movie night. And when it's already late and we don't want it to get any later, I leave things out.
Oh, I'll pack my dishwasher, and put away any food that's out. And even do an extra 5 minutes on top of that.
This is where I found this funny photo.
I woke up to this today. I call it my Kitchen Hangover.
It's a good thing I know how to use my timer. I'll go as fast as I can for 15 minutes and see what a difference I can make.
15 minutes really does a lot.


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Within the Toledo Region, two of our SIA initiatives have received national attention during the 2013-14 school year!! Springfield High School's SIA initiative was selected by their Ambassador Level peers from throughout the country to represent "the best of the best" at the Jefferson Awards for Public Service's National Celebration in Washington D.C. Less than 1% of SIA schools have earned Ambassador Level distinction. Being chosen to represent the Ambassador Level schools in Washington D.C. is the highest program honor.
We are also excited to share that in celebration of their extraordinary contributions and selfless work within the greater-Toledo community, student leaders representing Maumee High School's SIA achieved the distinction of Outstanding Service by a High School and represented the Toledo Region in competition from June 16-18, 2014 with like programs from throughout the United States for top honors in Washington, DC! Maumee High School's Students In Action initiative was judged as the 5th top program in the nation.
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For months, experts and fans alike doubted the Nationals' organizational decision to limit Stephen Strasburg's innings total in 2012.
A decision that was made before the season ever began was called into question before Washington proved their worth as one of baseball's elite. But as playoff contention turned into World Series aspirations, the mood on the streets of D.C. began to change.
The general consensus around the nation's capital was that GM Mike Rizzo would back off his claim that the righty ace would be shut down somewhere between 160-180 innings. Fans prayed that an expanding division lead and the league's best record would sway the club's opinion in favor of letting Strasburg continue.
But it didn't even get that far.
And after the 24-year-old failed to reach the fourth inning against Miami on September 7th, it became evident that the pending decision was becoming a distraction.
So the Nationals did the only thing they could. They shut down Stephen Strasburg for the season after 159.1 innings of work.
Nearly two weeks later, the topic hasn't vanished. After the fact, questions still linger as to whether or not Washington made the correct call regarding their young pitching sensation.
The decision for the future has jeopardized the present. And for a team with MLB's best record, it's tough to imagine their best pitcher riding the bench in October.
But that's what will happen, and the Nationals will be forced to move on without the services of their top starter.
Fortunately for fans in D.C., a familiar face can fill in during his absence. And at a time when many clubs across baseball lack depth at starting pitching, the Nats have options.
Veteran John Lannan fills the void on Davey Johnson's staff following Strasburg's departure. The 27-year-old lefty is in his sixth year in the bigs—all of which have been spent in the nation's capital.
After serving as a fixture atop Washington's rotation for years, Lannan has spent much of 2012 in the minors. Spot starts have been rare for the game's best pitching staff, but Lannan has served as the main man out of AAA Syracuse when the Nationals have needed an extra arm.
Now, he gets his chance to make a name for himself. With the spotlight shining on the pitcher's mound in D.C., Lannan will have an opportunity to succeed in Strasburg's spot, and silence the critics once and for all.
Surely a premature postseason exit will cause commotion around town. Any result short of a National League pennant will undeniably leave fans questioning "what could have been".
But there is nothing we can do about it now. And the only direction to move is forward.
Here are a few reasons John Lannan's arm can take us there.


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February-April 2010
350 Reasons to Combat Climate Change
During February, March and April, this multifaceted event will feature the making of a quilt to represent perspectives from around the globe and to demonstrate that people the world over are at risk. There will also be a film/discussion series.
(More information will be posted soon.)
*This event is co-sponsored by the Hovey/Brown Endowment for the Arts.


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RT @ByNateTaylor: Mike Woodson said Iman Shumpert will make the trip to London & could possibly play against Detroit.
RT @ByNateTaylor: Mike Woodson said Iman Shumpert will make the trip to London & could possibly play against Detroit.
Some reports coming out Rasheed Wallace is FAR from return....DAMN
Kenyon Martin anyone?
Wallace has been out since Dec. 15 with a stress reaction in his left foot.
Knicks coach Mike Woodson said last week that he hoped Wallace would begin running this week, but he told reporters in London on Wednesday that Wallace, 38, has yet to do so.
"He'll be back -- but when, I don't know," Woodson said. "We're gradually trying to get him back where he can run again so he can get back in a uniform. But when, we don't know when yet."
The Knicks are in a holding pattern with Wallace, according to league sources. There are some in the organization who want to pursue a free agent immediately to replace Wallace.
Among those being discussed internally is 35-year-old big man Kenyon Martin.
Others, including Woodson, who coaxed Wallace to end a two-year retirement and join the Knicks, want to give Wallace time to heal before making a move to replace him.
The team originally described Wallace's injury as a sore left foot, and he was listed as day to day. The team then clarified and called the injury a stress reaction after a report described it as a stress fracture.
When healthy, the 15-year veteran has provided a strong presence in the post for New York. Wallace also has given the Knicks a strong post defender off the bench. In 20 games, he's averaging 7.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 14.6 minutes.
When the injury first surfaced, Wallace said he'd aggravated a previous foot injury. As recently as late last month, the veteran said he expected to be back on the court.
When asked Wednesday about returning to the court, Wallace said, "It's not my call."
One source said Wallace is having trouble pushing off on his left foot.
"It's not looking good," the source said.
With Marcus Camby sidelined two to four weeks with a left plantar fascia injury, and Amar'e Stoudemire working his way back into form after offseason knee surgery, the Knicks are thin on the front line.
If the Knicks wanted to add a free agent, they'd have to cut a player on their 15-man roster.
Wallace's contract became fully guaranteed earlier this month. All 15 players on the Knicks' active roster have guaranteed contracts.
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Felton back in the starting lineup today with Kidd and shumpert
I was hoping to see Felton, Shump, Melo, Amare, Chandler.
^ Amare needs to come off the bench for the time being. He'll eventually get his starting spot, but with that injury plague affecting our bigs we need to keep STAT on the bench to substitute with Chandler. KT isn't that much of an offensive threat. Besides, Amare playing against 2nd string PFs and centers will definately help him get more confidence with his post game and eventually would allow him to add some more moves to his repertoir. Not to mention he can develop his defense without getting slaughtered by some top bigs.


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Tech Thursday – In Communist North Korea, Linux Runs You
I wanted to get away from the hacking stories for a bit and when I saw this, I was kind of flabbergasted to discover that North Korea is not only building and developing netbooks for business and education for use in their country, but they also have their own version of Linux to run the netbooks with. It's called Red Star.
OK, jokes over. They're not really building it. They're just re-branding netbooks made by Sylvania. They're around $80 and come with Windows CE installed on them if you buy them in the store. But the low power ARM CPU in them, makes them kind of "wonky" to run. Fine for checking emails, or edit your word processing documents, but don't expect to play Halo on these things.
And it appears the North Korean Government has created it's own version of Linux to run on it too. It's called Red Star and you can run it for yourself! They have been developing it since 2002 and is based on the Linux 2.6 kernal, uses the KDE window manager and runs Firefox 2. There's some media players and games included, and it's interface is desgined to look a lot like Windows XP according to reports. One snag though. They developed it for x86 computers. So it'll run fine on your Dell, Gateway or Mac, but those little netbooks, have a different CPU, so it won't really run.
If there is a version for the ARM CPU, it hasn't shown up yet, but knowing the internet, it will at some point. There is also instructions for installing it on ARM based CPUs but it's pretty intricate and could cause the net book you put it on to brick. So I would steer clear of that one. But if you're looking for a challenge, it's suggested you get a cheap net book you won't miss if it does brick.
If you want to try it out for yourself, which I will be doing, you can download it off the Bit Torrent trackers. And relax, Linux is open source, so that means it's not copyrighted like a movie or a CD. So you are allowed to download it. If you do install it, let me know. I would love to hear your thoughts. And as of right now, my Mac is happily downloading the ISO for it and I plan to install it using VMWare Fusion. I'll post some screen grabs and thoughts later. Watch the Q103 Facebook page as well as this story for more updates. This is going to be fun.


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Kenny Guiton led the Buckeyes to a 52-34 win over California. We have complete coverage of the game.
If you missed the feel-good video of the week, check it out now. After spending eight months in Afghanistan, Mike Fiber surprised his kids at their school.
The United States and Russia reached a sweeping agreement that called for Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons to be removed or destroyed by the middle of 2014 and indefinitely stalled the prospect of U.S. airstrike.
The 68th running of the Little Brown Jug will happen Thursday, a famous tradition at the Delaware County Fair.
Hundreds of Columbus janitors are threatening to strike if employers cut large numbers of full-time workers, a move prompted by fears of increased costs under the new federal health-care law.
On Wednesday, Jack Hanna celebrates 35 years building the Columbus Zoo into a nationally-known facility. We took a look at his long career and plans for the future.
A Greyhound bus drove off an interstate i n southwestern Ohio early yesterday, struck a tree and a fence and flipped on its side before sliding to a stop in a cornfield, injuring at least 35 people.
When lawmakers return to action this fall, the noticeable shift to the right inside the Statehouse will continue to guide the agenda. Read more about the conservative shift.
Melt Bar & Grilled, the gourmet grilled-cheese restaurant that began in the Cleveland area, is preparing to open its first Columbus restaurant, in the Short North, on Nov. 1.
At least one Ohio dog event has been canceled because of a mysterious illness that state agriculture officials are investigating. The state is still waiting for test results to detemine how several dogs died recently.


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From weather radars to wildlife disease: Frontiers in bat ecology and conservation
A Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar presented by Winifred Frick, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Santa Cruz
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Winifred Frick is an ecologist and research scientist in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz who studies population and behavioral ecology. Her work spans a number of broad research topics from pollination ecology to disease ecology as well as an emerging field called aeroecology. Much of her research focuses on bats, but she is broadly interested in species interactions as well as the interface between basic ecology and applied conservation biology. She will present her current research on transmission and population impacts of an emerging infectious disease on hibernating bats, White-Nose Syndrome. She will also discuss her research on use of weather radar technologies to observe and quantify aerial bat populations as well as share highlights from her research on nectar-feeding behavior in desert bats.
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The tension is palpable, the fear so real and the questioning merciless. One prospective student laughs nervously as she attempts to sketch the behaviour of a mathematical function, another looks heavenwards as he struggles under a meticulous interrogation on the hereditary nature of DNA.
Both are going through the intensive interview process used by the University of Cambridge to select applicants and they look resigned to being intellectually mauled.
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2012 Phillies Photo Tribute
Drum roll please….
Here is my annual Phillies Photo Slideshow! The slideshow includes all original photos that I took during the 2012 season; it includes players, coaches, fans, the Phanatic, and more. Enjoy!
Sign of the Apocalypse? Ruiz Suspended for Stimulant Use
Well, at least it was not steroids. Still, the news that the Phillies' beloved catcher Carlos Ruiz has been suspended 25 games for violating the league's drug policy does sort of feel like the end of the world may be upon us. Is the Phillies 2013 season already going down in flames? Oh Chooch, say it ain't so! I am so depressed…
The stimulant Ruiz took was Adderall, which is an amphetamine used to treat ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). College students use it to improve focus and stamina. For ADHD, it helps alleviate symptoms and allows patients to behave "normally" (if there is such a thing as normal).
Many major league baseball players are prescribed this type to drug for ADHD and they are granted an exception from MLB. A good example would be our old pal Shane Victorino, who has struggled with ADHD since childhood. He even wrote about it in his book that was released last year, "Shane Victorino: The Flyin' Hawaiian."
Another Phillie, Kevin Frandsen, was suspended in 2011 for a different amphetamine, Ritalin, while in the minors. These pills have become more common over the years among athletes looking for a "mental" boost instead of a physical one, like steroids. There is much debate over whether or not amphetamines really offer any serious edge, but Ruiz's numbers this past year do seem suspicious. He had career highs in many categories including batting average, home runs and slugging percentage.
Know what else is a stimulant? Caffeine. So can players just drink jugs of coffee before games to get a similar effect? And how about energy drinks, like 5-Hour Energy or Monster? While these are not nearly as strong as Adderall, it does raise some interesting questions. Does feeling more "awake" enhance baseball performance? And if so, how much?
There have been a number of studies which can be found in scientific journals, but the results are varied and, therefore, inconclusive. An article at LiveScience.com reviews a journal entry by six scientists from top universities who advocate the use of amphetamines by healthy people. But the review serves to show an opposing view, noting the dangers of drug dependency and side effects. So even scientists cannot seem to agree on the subject.
Whatever the individual opinion on the subject, the end result is the same. There will be no Chooch for the first month of the season. Worse, players are only given a suspension for use of amphetamines after their second failed test. This means Ruiz knew he was to be retested, and still did not stop taking the drug. Chooch, you are killing me, man! What the *%*^@!!??
This is a crippling blow to the Phillies, who are already in a tenuous situation as this team continues to age. The window of opportunity for wins with this core group of players is closing fast. Of course, Erik Kratz will be there to fill in, but with so many questions going into the 2013 season, this is a huge setback. Will Chase Utley be healthy? How about Roy Halladay? Can the team sign a solid outfielder? And the list goes on…
I need a stiff drink right about now. Spring training has not even begun, and I already feel the weight of impending doom upon us. Hey, isn't the end of the world nearly upon us? December 21, 2012 is less than a month away and, according to the Mayan calendar, we are all as good as gone. Is Chooch the first sign of the apocalypse or do the Phillies just have a black cloud over them in 2012? And could the Angels signing of Ryan Madson, who the Phillies should have gone after this offseason, be apocalypse sign #2? I officially hate the Mayans for prompting this silly discussion.
Let us all hope that 2013 has better luck in store for all of us.
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Photo by Jenn Zambri Photography
Phillies Holiday Shopping List
'Tis the season to buy lots of crap! Black Friday, Cyber Monday….here we come! The Phillies began shopping early when they signed Kevin Frandsen earlier this month to a 1-year, $850,000 deal. If Frandsen plays the way he did last year, that small chunk of change could wind up being the bargain of the year.
But the Phillies have a much longer shopping list than that. Unfortunately, even on Black Friday, not everything is on sale. Even if Ruben Amaro Jr. camped out in front of All-Star Josh Hamilton's house all night, I am pretty sure someone with more money would be camped out in front of him in line. Fold up the tent, Ruben, and let's work on a more realistic shopping list.
– The first item on the list should be a centerfielder. I hear our old pal Shane Victorino may come at a descent discount. But the Phillies seem to be more focused on B.J. Upton, who could rival Ryan Howard for strikeouts. They both strike out around 30% of the time and neither hit for average. Regardless, this team needs to shop for an outfielder!
– Bullpen help is needed….badly. Maybe the Phillies need to look back at a few guys they previously tossed in the trash? Here are some oldies, but goodies: Our old pal Chad Durbin had a 3.10 ERA for the Braves last season. And how about Jason Grilli, who was with the Phillies minor league system until they dumped him…he went on to record a 2.91 ERA for the Pirates last season. But my #1 oldie would be Ryan Madson. He is coming off Tommy John surgery so the bidding for him should not get too high.
– Third base: Personally, I feel a combination of Frandsen and a drug-free Freddy Galvis can handle the hot corner. But if you are the type who MUST buy during holiday sales whether you need to or not, here is who might deserve a look: Kevin Youkilis will be 34 in March, but the guy can still hit for power. At 36 years, Michael Young is not exactly young anymore….but he would be a solid veteran to keep the spot warm for a much younger Cody Asche in 2014.
– While the team is stocked with starting pitchers, maybe a few small upgrades could help? You know…get Roy Halladay a bionic shoulder to replace the bum one. Buy Kyle Kendrick an "All I Want For X-Mas is You" tee-shirt to keep his confidence high. And for Cliff Lee, donate to his favorite charity and make a pledge to get him more than 6 wins this year.
– Buy baby-faced Darin Ruf a pair of big-boy pants and put him on the big-boy team. That gamble may really pay off. What have they got to lose? And J.C. Penney has a great Black Friday sale on pants right now…
– And the final big purchase for the Phillies should be a stand-up comedian. When things start to go downhill for the Phils, the comedian can jump in and tell jokes between innings to keep spirits high. Because as a fan base in 2012, we have all lost a bit of our sense of humor. You cannot blame us though…losing is just not funny. Help us all remember how to laugh and smile again! And if the wins start coming, you can trade the comedian to a more needy team.
Happy shopping, everyone!
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Amaro photo by Jenn Zambri Photography
Trading Places: Phillies Out; Nationals In
Watching the Phillies win a game against the Nationals last night and seeing the Nationals celebrate instead was like being in the Twilight Zone. Not many teams get to pop the champagne after a loss. But before the game even ended, the Nats were celebrating as the Braves lost, making Washington the new National League East Champs.
It was quite a role reversal for the Phillies who, prior to this disastrous year, won that title 5 years in a row. Sadly, they have officially traded placed with the Nationals.
It was a somber win that will guarantee the Phillies a winning record to end the season. But even that small accomplishment cannot make-up for the fact that the Phils have missed the playoffs and will go quietly into the off-season with many questions.
Perhaps less of a question now is Kyle Kendrick, who appears to finally have his act together. He pitched 7 scoreless innings last night and should be a starter next season.
Kevin Frandsen continues to hit, with 2 singles last night, even with a stress fracture in his leg. Still, he does not appear to be an option for 3rd base next year, despite his efforts.
Rookie Darin Ruf keeps slugging away and his triple last night scored the Phillies only 2 runs. But his future is also uncertain, as are many futures of players on this team. Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard are hurt again; Roy Halladay had a bad year.
The Phillies still have many questions left to answer. And they still have 2 games left to play. Game time is 7:05pm tonight.
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Loss to Braves Kills Phillies Playoff Hopes
While they are not "officially" out of it yet, the Phillies have dropped to 5 games out of the Wild Card race after 2 straight losses to the Braves. With 4 teams in front of them and only 9 games to go, the Phillies playoff hopes are all but dead.
On the mound today, Cliff Lee put forward a valiant effort, working in and out of trouble throughout the game. Despite his many challenges, he kept the Phillies in striking distance. Lee struck out 11 and allowed only 1 earned run over 8 innings. But the offense did little to help him.
Tim Hudson is a great pitcher, but the Phillies made him look totally unhittable. John Mayberry Jr. and Kevin Frandsen accounted for the only hits in the game for the Phils; yes, 2 hits…total. The only run they scored involved a walk to Jimmy Rollins, a Braves error, a sac bunt and a sac fly.
The sun was quite an issue today as well as clouds rolled in and out over the ballpark. Some plays in the field were solid, and others looked a bit complicated as the shadows wreaked havoc.
And then there was a little controversy over whether or not Frandsen was out of the box when he bunted. He was called out and manager Charlie Manuel apparently thought holding the umpires hand might help his cause:
Or maybe not…
So the Phillies went on to lose the game by a score of 2-1, all but eliminating their playoff hopes.
Here is the full Photo Album from the game.
And the only good news of the day…I won a signed Cole Hamels bat in the Sunday Season Ticket holder Fan Appreciation Day event! Whoo hoo!
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Photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
The Chase's Are Wild as Phillies Trump the Fish
The Wild Card chase is back on for the Phillies who have won 6 in a row. They now sit only 4 games out of a potential playoff spot. The other Chase, that being Chase Utley, is starting to look like the guy we all remember. Despite a costly error in the game against the Marlins, Utley went 3-for-3 last night with 2 walks and an RBI. He reached base in all 5 of his at-bats.
Juan Pierre also continues to produce; he also had 3 hits in the game, plus an RBI. And Jimmy Rollins took advantage of a huge error by the Marlins catcher who dropped what appeared to be Jimmy's 5,000th or so pop-up this year. Ok, maybe I exaggerate…but J-Roll followed the dropped pop-up with a 2-run homer on the next pitch. Rollins ended the night with 3 RBI on 2 hits.
But as the runs continued to pour in, Phillies pitchers continued to give them right back. Roy Halladay did not look great again, allowing 5 runs in 6 ½ innings while walking 3 batters. Just when it looks like Halladay is doing well again, he has a game like this.
But the bullpen was not much better. Manager Charlie Manuel had to use 4 pitchers to get though the 7th inning as it seemed no one wanted to get the final out. Halladay and the pen combined to allow 4 runs that inning.
In the bottom of the 7th, things got progressively weirder. After Rollins collected his 3rd RBI of the night, the Marlins manager apparently suffered a momentary lapse of reason. Ozzie Guillen, already considered one of the strangest men in baseball, made yet another move to solidify his crazy-man reputation. He ordered an intentional walk of Kevin Frandsen to pitch to Utley instead.
To break it down, Guillen decided he wanted to pitch to a guy who already had 3 hits in the game instead of a guy with a stress fracture in his left leg. Forget the left-handed, right-handed theory; a broken leg VS. 3-for-3…and broken leg won. Wow. Utley wound up walking as well and no damage was done, but that was a seriously weird chain of events.
The 9-7 put the Phillies back at the .500 mark for the season so far. That is a small miracle considering how bad most of the season has gone. Could a large miracle be in the works? It is a long-shot, but if the Phillies keep winning, who knows?
Game 3 with the Marlins starts early today at 4:05pm. Let's go for the sweep!
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The Case for Kevin Frandsen
In a 3-2 win over the Mets on Thursday, the Phillies' newest 3rd baseman Kevin Frandsen went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. In 107 at-bats this season, he is hitting a very hot .355. His defense has been solid and rumor has it that he is great in the clubhouse as well. So, what is the problem?
News reports, staff interviews and sports talk shows all say the same thing: Frandsen is old, he is not an everyday player and this run he is on is just a fluke. Frankly, I don't get it. Why are all these people so down on Fransden? I say, give a guy a chance.
First, let us examine this claim that Frandsen is "old." He just turned 30 in May. 30 is not old, not even in baseball years. The only other Phillies infielder younger than Frandsen is Michael Martinez, who will be 30 in 2 weeks. Everyone else, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, all have at least 2 years or more on Fransden. In fact, the average age of the entire team, including all the rookies, is 30.
Conclusion: Frandsen may be middle-aged, but he is not old.
And what about this notion of Frandsen not being an "everyday player?" Frandsen had exactly 1 year, out of the last 7 seasons, during which he almost played everyday. In 2007 with the Giants he hit .269 in 109 games with 31 RBI. He then missed all of 2008 with a ruptured Achillies. Since then, he has not been given another shot at being an everyday guy, except in the minors, where he hit for an average of .292 from 2009-2011 combined.
Frandsen is finally playing everyday and it is paying off. He is the hottest hitter on the team right now. So my conclusion on this topic then is, keep watching. If he keeps this pace up through September, there should be no question that Frandsen can be an everyday player.
As to the charge that this is just a fluke, Frandsen has over 100 at-bats now. That is obviously not a huge amount, but it is enough to make an initial judgment and .355 is not too shabby. My conclusion here is the same as before: if he keeps going strong over the next several weeks, I don't see at all how this is a fluke. It seems to me that he is finally getting a shot and taking full advantage of it.
All these people need to quit hating on Frandsen and give the guy a chance! He just might be an option at 3rd base next year. He would certainly save some salary for the team. Also, you can be fairly certain that, unlike Rollins and his recent episode, he is going to hustle every time out.
So what do you think? Feel free to leave comments below.
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About Me
I am currently Ad Operations Technical Team Lead with iAd [Apple Inc]. In the workplace, I am constantly learning, trying to push boundaries in creative ways and leading by example where possible to help our team be as efficient and productive as possible. Outside the workplace, my fiancé and I are usually trying to cook something that resembles a healthy meal or planning our next big adventure; we love traveling to other parts of the world and experiencing what different cultures have to offer. Our adventures have taken us to some beautiful places thus far [San Pancho, Sayulita, Bangkok, Chang Mai, Koh Pha-ngan, Ko Tao, Florence, Siena, Bologna, Barcelona, San Sebastián, Paris, London], but we have an ever-growing list to conquer.
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To quote one of the greatest Presidents in the history of the United States of America, "The buck stops here." Harry S. Truman knew a thing or two about connecting with the American people, telling the situation like it was and putting an end to the outlandish rumors widely circulated during the time period.
While baseball certainly can't measure up to the scale of importance of the issues that Roosevelt faced, fans spend most of the offseason facing the same sort of speculation. With obvious holes to fix and money to spend, the Philadelphia Phillies have become one of those teams vulnerable to absurd speculation.
The Phillies are looking for an offensive upgrade at third base. That doesn't mean that they'll be bringing Albert Pujols to town because he's spent some time at the hot corner in the past. That rumored contract eclipsing $200 million would have the Phillies shaking in their boots.
This slideshow will look to dispel some of those crazy rumors, listing the top 25 free agents that the Phillies will have minimal interest in bringing to Philadelphia.