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These three elements have produced unique wines that are being noticed in the kosher and non-kosher communities. As a kosher wine, Baron Herzog allows kosher consumers a first-time-ever opportunity to enjoy elegant California varietals such as Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon. For the non-kosher consumers, Baron Herzog offers a high quality, award-winning wine that presents quality and craft.
Visitors to the winery may take a self-guided tour of the facility, which showcases the winemaking process from start to finish. Guests will also find unique and artisan food and gift products in their boutique, or may taste a flight of Herzog's award-winning California wines at the tasting bar. View all Baron Herzog Wines
About Other CaliforniaView a map of Other California wineries
California has nearly 100 American Viticulture Areas (AVAs) and accounts for almost 90% of wine production in the United States. In our section of Other California, we include wines from smaller AVAs as well as wines from the California AVA. Here are a few smaller AVAs you may see on the label:
Livermore Valley AVA, located right outside of San Francisco and home to wineries such as Wente.
Lodi County AVA, an AVA further east of San Francisco and known for its excellent, old-vine Zinfandels.
San Francisco Bay AVA, a sprawling AVA that covers Contra Costa, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties, to name a few. Wine that holds only the California AVA is typically a wine that includes grapes from a number of different AVAs, which leads to the general labeling of the wine as California. This does not denote the quality of the wine, only the diversity of where the grapes originate.
About California
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.


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Earthquakes are among the most deadly natural hazards. There are around 100 earthquakes each year of a size that could cause serious damage.
Earthquakes strike without warning and many of the Earth's earthquake zones coincide with areas of high population density. When large earthquakes occur in such areas the results can be catastrophic, with terrible loss of human lives and untold economic cost.
Seismology is the study of earthquakes and seismic waves. The seismograph records the seismic waves generated by earthquakes, allowing the seismologist to determine where , and how deep, a particular earthquake is.
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text: I have to get this on here for those of you that have never been to the Haunted Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. If you are looking for a great Halloween scare try this on for size. Get your big boy or girl pants on you will need them!!!Visitors from all over come to the historic Ohio State Reformatory to get their scare on.Those that visit the Haunted Prison Experience in Mansfield, Ohio will not see Casper or any friendly ghosts but will have the ultimate haunted house adventure.What is around the next corner...?Anything could be lurking behind the bars, in the corridors or nooks and crannies during of the Ohio State Reformatory. The historic site is transformed into a haunted adventure that is not your typical haunted house. Well known stunt coordinator and film producer, Myron St. John is the creative designer that is dedicated to giving you a chill. His company, Haunted X Enterprises LLC, reforms the prison each October into what St. John states is where the special FX meets the supernatural. This reformatory not only houses actors, animatronics and props but it is said that there are spirits present of some who once occupied the six stories of cell blocks. The haunted trek throughout the prison stone walls will thrill visitors for the full 45 minutes of their haunted experience. Learn more about the haunted prison.The ReformatoryThe prison doors closed to prisoners in 1990 after housing over 155,000 men throughout the years. It remains open for visitors and is a popular place for filming movies, TV and music videos including Shawshank Redemption, Air Force One and Tango and Cash. The architecture of the building is done with three different styles including Victorian Gothic, Richardsonian Romanesque and Queen Anne. The idea behind the design was to encourage prisoners to have a rebirth of their spiritual lives and inspire them to turn their lives from sin.More SpiritsToursThere are other tours available for those who would like to see the inside of the historic reformatory without the darkness and spirits. Learn the history and see where the Shawshank Redemtion was filmed. Visit the website Mrps.org for times and dates of tours.


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"…The terrorists, who carried out this and other terror attacks that struck other Arab and Islamic states including Jordan, do not represent Arabs and Muslims nor our religion and its values and teachings"
"The bombings in Amman are evidence of the common threat we face. In the few years since this century began, extremists have hit New York, Madrid, London, Riyadh, Sharm El Sheikh, Istanbul, Casablanca, Bali and more. Their aims are clear. They seek to undermine public confidence in open society as well as the rule of law. They feed on discontent, frustration and ignorance…"
"Let it be clear to everyone that we will pursue these terrorists and those who aid them; we will reach them wherever they are, pull them from their lairs and submit them to justice. Jordan does not bow to coercion. We will not be intimidated into altering our position, nor will we abandon our convictions or forfeit our role in the fight against terrorism in all its forms. To the contrary, every act of terrorism strengthens our resolve to adhere to our convictions and to confront, with all means at our disposal, those who seek to undermine the security and stability of this country…"
"Globally, we must work together against terror and to bridge economic and cultural divides…"
"I am aware that the term Muslim extremist is being used. Nevertheless, I think extremists, who, in the name of God, strike at defenceless people and disgrace man's dignity cannot be Muslims, nor can they be Christians…"


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Heidi Swapp and Core'dinations Day TWO!
October 8, 2013 by Core'dinator
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Did you love the projects yesterday featuring Heidi Swapp?If you missed yesterday's post please check it out here, you do not want to miss the gorgeous Mixed Media layouts featured yesterday. Also..we have a list of winners for you located on our Hot Topics page for you, too!
Today we have more Mixed Company projects for you from our designers including both layouts and cards. I hope you are ready to be inspired! The color palette of the Mixed Media line is just so great…the pinks and blues and grays with the black accents are perfect for any occasion card or layout. OH and don't miss Heidi Swapp's giveaway..the ENTIRE Mixed Media LINE!
Vivian Keh created a card and layout for us today. Mixing and matching the papers from the Mixed Media collection is easy. Add some hand cut details , stamping, and a gorgeous Moraccan diecut and you have one gorgeous card.
Vivian really plays on the horizontal and vertical lines on this card which make it so visually appealing. The more you look at it, the more you see! Notice the hearts on the stamped stentiment? Yep, she stamped right on the Heidi Swapp patterend paper…loving that!
Such amazing detail!
Just love how the Mixed Company Bouquet patterned paper looks with the Moraccan shapes Vivian created out of some Whitewash cardstock from her scraps from the card above! She used some super cool shapes from the Sizzix Thinlits Moraccan die to create her own background for that gorgeous photo. She keeps your eye moving around the layout with these shapes, some gems and the spots from the Heidi Swapp patterned paper. A lot of time and love went in to this layout for sure!
And a gorgeous detail!
What an amazig looking detail…LOVING the white on Whitewash!
Here is a great detail that shows how Vivian mixed the Whitewash Core'dinations pieces with some of the patterned papers from the Mixed Media collection:
Core'dinations – Reflecting Pool, Aegean, Whitewash Collection, Sand-It Gadget, Dust Buddy
Heidi Swapp Mixed Company papers and Pink Paislee – Patterned Papers
Sizzix – Moroccan Card Front Thinlit Die, Fancy & Floral Embossing Folder, Elegant Embossing Folder
The Paper Studio – Paper Punches, Gems
TPC – Stamp Set
Hemptique – Hemp Cord Thickers
And who doesn't love circles, black and white contrasting colors and oodles of texture? Shaunte Wadley worked her magic on this layout for sure! Shaunte says she raided her stash on this layout but you wouldn't know it. Mixing up embossing folders and patterned papers for the circles really adds to the interest of this layout. How did she make that circle pattern you ask? Silhouette Cameo with some gray Core Essentials..along with some Black Magic in the title. The background paper is Core Impressions from the Basic Grey Core Impressions line. Add a sprinkling of Queen & Co gemstones and washi tape and you've got yourself a great layout.
Silhouette Cuts used:
And Mary Pat Siehl is working some Whitewash love, too! Mary Pat has a unique way of capturing everyday activities and making them look like so much fun!
I loved combining my Core cardstock with Heidi's wonderful pattern paper. It proves once again that Core really is the best cardstock! I first used a 12×12 template and sanded my Whitewash Cardstock over it. I love how the image is very light. I also tore the cardstock to expose the darker core at the top. Then I layered it on top of some of the awesome Mixed Media pattern paper! The contrasting prints look great. For my title "today" I sanded my paper first and then sanded it before cutting it in the Silhouette (this helps with these delicate cuts). This layout is a typical day after school- homework, computer games and outside play time. I love our everyday life!


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Can anybody help me on this ?
1. Who´s the singer
2. what is the name of the very beautiful song aired during the end credits of the movie ?
Richard Gere and Claire Danes are the stars in the drama/thriller.
The end lyric goes "...eerie kind of quiet after the rain".
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I read the 'best cakes for aging thread' with a lot of interest and seems like there's some nice options. I would like to buy a gift for my two daughters. One was born in 2006 and the other was born 2007 (11 months apart... yikes...) and I would like something special to give them when they turn 18 - from their prospective years (2006 and 2007 cake).
A few questions....
Is there something in particular from the above thread that might be more likely to age / gain in value better than others? I know it's not for sure, but just looking for a safe bet and will do my best to follow the advice for pumidoring.
I'm thinking 1. 2007 mengku wild arbor and/or guoyan phoenix and 2. 2006 mengku lao ban zhang (I assume YS is a reputible place to buy with all the fakes out there) and maybe the meng hai da yi that Hop mentioned.
Also... What would you do - buy 2/3 - drink one through the years and gift the other? If I do that - can you just open it, break off a piece, and wrap back up and store for later again without 'distrubing' the cake?
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Dance Volunteers Wanted for Bandladesh night.
On the 19th of April, we will have Bangladesh night. We are planning to do dances at our event, but we don't have enough dancers for it. We are looking for male & female dancers. We are looking for volunteers who will dance on our night. If anyone is interested, please let us know via email.
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Rishi-Tea was nominated and confirmed for our TeaVendor Guide under the Japanese Green, White/Yellow, Pu-erh categories. If you would like to nominate them to other categories, you may do this, otherwise limit discussion to their Japanese Green, White/Yellow and Pu-erh Tea offerings. Thank you!
[b]NEW! Official Japanese Green, White/Yellow, Pu-erh Tea Vendor Guide: Rishi-Tea.com Consider this a perennial topic for Japanese teas, White/Yellow, and Pu-erh from Rishi-Tea to discuss and review.
Japanese Tea: http://www.rishi-tea.com/store/green-tea/
White/Yellow: http://www.rishi-tea.com/store/white-tea/
Pu-erh: http://www.rishi-tea.com/store/pu-erh-tea/
Official Japanese Green, White/Yellow, Pu-erh Tea Vendor Guide. Let's see what happens with this wild and crazy idea. You can view the main Japanese TeaVendor Guide here: http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11556, the main White/Yellow TeaVendor Guide here: http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=11930 and the Pu-erh main TeaVendor Guide here: http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=11929 and the main TeaVendor Guide here: http://www.teachat.com/viewforum.php?f=60


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Topic: Rails form_for remote
Hi everyone, i have a problem that is making me pull my hair out and i dont know how to resolve it, I have the following view code:
<%= line_item.product.title %>
<%= number_to_currency(line_item.total_price) %>
<%= form_for(line_item, :remote => true) do |f| %>
<%= f.text_field :quantity, :size => 1 %><%= f.submit :value => "update Qty" %>
<% end %>
<%= button_to 'Delete Line Item', line_item, :method => :delete, :remote => true %>
and i get the following output:
Started POST "/line_items/36" for 127.0.0.1 at 2011-03-30 20:48:36 +0100
ActionController::RoutingError (No route matches "/line_items/36"):
Rendered /Users/sarndeepnijjar/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p136/gems/actionpack-3.0.5/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/templates/rescues/routing_error.erb within rescues/layout (1.7ms)
when i remove the :remote => true from the form_for everything works when I update the quantity, it looks like the request is parsed to my LineItems controller.
what is it that im missing?
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Jaime Hernandez: In 2004 the Mint introduced two new reverse designs that evoked the historic expedition into the Louisiana Territory. The first was the Peace Medal design and the second and final design was the 2004 Keelboat design.
The 2004-P Keelboat Nickel is plentiful in uncirculated grades of MS60 - MS65. In grades of MS66 it becomes somewhat scarce but yet still easily obtainable. In MS67 grade it is somewhat scarce with possibly several thousand examples in existence but most raw examples will probably never be discovered or preserved due to its large mintage. In MS68 grade, it is almost unobtainable with about 30 examples known with none being higher.
Obverse: The obverse illustrates the same Thomas Jefferson motif used from 1938 to date.
Reverse: The reverse features and angled side view of the keelboat with full sail that transported members of the expedition and their supplies, through the rivers of the Louisiana territory in search of a northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean. The 55 foot keelboat could be sailed, rowed pooled like a raft or towed from the riverbank.


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In a recent visit to Lima and Cuzco, Peru the Association of Vermont Credit Unions (AVCU) signed an international partnership agreement with the Federacion Nacional de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Credito del Peru (FENACREP). Those signing the agreement were Joe Bergeron, President of AVCU, Manuel Rabines, CEO of FENACREP, John Benoit, AVCU Board Chairman, Jorge Zevallos Carpio, FENACREP Chairman, and Victor Corro, WOCCU's international partnerships manager.
The partnership is through the World Council of Credit Union's (WOCCU)
International Partnerships Program. The signing of the agreement was
the payoff after two years of preparation between the two credit union
movements. The trip was a follow-up to Peru's visit to Vermont last
In addition to the signing, AVCU also made a special appearance in front of the Cooperative Committee of Peru's National Congress where Bergeron explained
to legislators the difference between credit unions and banks and their
tax-exempt status in the US. The group also made visits to San Hilarion Credit Union , ABACO Credit Union , Finantel Credit Union , AELUCOOP Credit Union , and Santo Domingo de Guzman Credit Union .
partnership will give the credit union movements the ability to
collaborate on key areas of focus such as deposit insurance for
members. The future of this partnership will also provide more means for
communication including presentations at each other's conventions and
additional partnership developments at the credit union-level.
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Gordon Ramsay has saved many businesses, but can he save a marriage? On this Friday's Kitchen Nightmares, the chef swings by Kati Allo in Queens, New York to find the Greek restaurant in a very sad state. The eatery's struggles are putting quite a strain on its owners, husband and wife Emmanuel and Christine Zavolas. VIDEO: Kitchen Nightmares returns to Amy's Baking CompanyCheck out the exclusive clip below to learn the fascinating backstory on how they started the business and what's in store for their Kitchen Nightmares experience:
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Tracey Hughes Futuristic Avant-Garde Look
Eccentric is just one of those words that fits this stunning avant-garde hairstyle. When it comes to hairstyles we are seeing more and more daring women going all out on colors and edgy cuts. This hairstyle looks like something taken straight out of a scene from the movie "hunger games" which is really starting an epidemic of cool futuristic hairstyles. Tracey Hughes did such a fantastic job on this one pushing creativity to a whole other level.
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- 11-30-2012, 03:46 PM Thread Author #1
Lockscreen Reset, Missing Apps
After losing my Phone app on my 3G iPhone, I reset my lockscreen and now all of my apps, Apple and Cydia, are missing. I think I may have lost my jailbreak. I believe I have the apps backed up on xbackup. Any idea what I need to do to get them back?
Thanks for your help.
- 11-30-2012, 05:36 PM #2iMore Genius
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Re: Lockscreen Reset, Missing Apps
What do you mean by "reset my lockscreen?"
- 11-30-2012, 07:56 PM #3iMore Intermediate
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- 11-30-2012, 08:42 PM #4iMore Genius
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Re: Lockscreen Reset, Missing Apps
Can you swipe over to Spotlight? If so try searching for Cydia therethat might at least tell you if you still have it.
- 12-04-2012, 01:36 PM Thread Author #5
Re: Lockscreen Reset, Missing Apps
Here's an update on where I am now. I re-jailbroke my iphone and I only see one page of apps. Somehow i discovered that my apps are on my phone but they are only viewable by scrolling vertically (with infiniboard set appropriately). When I turn off vertical scrolling I only have the one page of apps available. What can I do to get my apps to show in normal scrolling mode? Thanks again for any help.
- 12-05-2012, 01:48 PM Thread Author #7
Lockscreen Reset, Missing Apps
I think it's because you used a "reset" setting while you were jailbroken....
Maybe reinstall infini whatever and then go to settings and turn all options for it off an see if icons re appear...
That reset setting in options destroys jailbreaks!!!
- 12-06-2012, 03:39 PM Thread Author #9
Re: Lockscreen Reset, Missing Apps
Doing that results in no scrolling -- in either direction. Regarding the reset, I now recall that before re-jailbreaking it after losing my phone icon, I still had SBSettings working. So, I probably hadn't lost the jailbreak at all. Any other thoughts?
- 12-06-2012, 04:11 PM #10iMore Expert
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I used to use a tweak that locks you into just one page on the homescreen - I can't remember the name though.
It was called PageLock or something of that sort. My point is: look at your installed tweaks in case you have something similar that prohibits you from paging on the springboard.
- 12-07-2012, 01:06 AM Thread Author #12
Lockscreen Reset, Missing Apps
Have you boots ino safe mode yet to see if everything works the way it should?
Hold volume down while powering on phone
I said piracy was bad.
Never have I said that I'm not a pirate.
- 12-10-2012, 03:08 PM Thread Author #14
Re: Lockscreen Reset, Missing Apps
you have conflicting tweaks that are causing this action.
now you need to boot it up regularly, then go to sbsettings and then go to the option to disable substrate tweaks and start turning them off one at a time. when you turn one of and exit your phone will respring. see if you still have the problem. if you do go and turn off another substrate tweak, rinse and repeat until your phone works the way it works in safe mode.
when you see that happen, go back and re-enable all the tweaks, after respringing go to cydia and uninstall the tweak that was causing the problem
- 12-10-2012, 07:23 PM Thread Author #16
Re: Lockscreen Reset, Missing Apps
That got it! It seemed to be a add-on to infiniboard that I assume installs with it. I deleted both and I'm fine as far as my initial problem goes. I do have another problem. Somehow a folder was created that contains 3 apps. When I attempt to hold down and move them out of the folder, I'm not able to do that, and my iphone crashes. Any idea on this?
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Is one of the apps a "folder" like newsstand?
You might just need to delete those apps then when the folder is empty add them back.
Or reinstall infinifolder, then pull stuff out the delete infini folder again.
- 12-11-2012, 01:01 AM Thread Author #18
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Thanks. The apps are calc, clock and voice memos. How would I delete and restore them?
Theoretically, I could drag them out of the folder from the app screens in iTunes under my device, but I've never been able to get the changes I make there to take effect. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?
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If springboard keeps crashing whenever you try to pull those apps out, then you still haven't gotten to the bottom of your tweak conflict.
So easiest fix or the apps in folder would be to restart in safe mode / mobile substrate disabled again, pull the apps out then restart phone...
But you still have a conflict happening and need to get to the bottom of it.
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October 2-4, 2013, Rovaniemi, Finland - GRID-Arendal staff helped organize, lead and summarize a stakeholder engagement workshop with over 80 participants from the European Arctic region.
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About the Author: Rachel Graciano serves as a Consular Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver. She is the onsite Consular Officer in Whistler, British Columbia during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Wednesday, February 3rd 2010, was a bit like going to Summer Camp. Okay, that's probably not a comparison one should make when talking about "serious and real work," but it's true. Excitement was in the air and adventure was around the turn of the road. The "Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Whistler Team" all met at a central location in Vancouver with suitcases and snow gear. There were introductions and hand-shaking all around. The typical introduction included name, where you came from and what your role during the Olympics was going to be. For example: "Hi, my name is Rachel Graciano, I'm posted here in Vancouver, and I'll be the onsite Consular Officer at Whistler."
Then we piled into vehicles and headed north to Whistler. These were my new best friends, co-workers and team for the month ahead.
The drive up here was spectacular along the Sea to Sky Highway. There were islands off to our left, the possibility of soaring eagles ahead and to our right. Next thing you know we'd ascended to a high enough elevation with un-melted snow off to the side of the road.
I am thrilled to be heading to our consular satellite office at Whistler for the length of the Olympics. A large portion of the Nordic and Alpine events are all taking place here and thus the world, with all its citizens, are about to descend on this picturesque location. That inevitably includes quite a few thousand Americans.
My team and I are here to be Johnny-on-the-Spot in case a local American needs consular services. We can't do it all but we can provide information, forms, and on site consular services in the case of emergencies.
This is definitely one of those times where I'm torn between wanting to be really busy -- because that would be interesting -- and also hoping that I'm bored to tears -- because busy means that an American has lost his or her passport, or been arrested, hospitalized, or encountered another emergency. In fact, with in my first 24 hours of arriving at Whistler I participated in a Crisis Management Exercise to better prepare for just those types of potential events.
As I submit this blog my team and I are heading out to tour the local police station, clinics, the concierge desks at large hotels, U.S.A. House and other venues where Americans might congregate or seek information. We'll be letting everyone know that we are here, what services we provide and hand out flyers with the numbers where we can be reached 24/7.
I have to say -- this is one of those moments when I really enjoy my job. Now where did I put those snow boots...?
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Hi, Racheal & Everyone :)
I hope everything goes well and everyone has a good time at the Olympic Games.
I liked your posting,it sounds like your did a great job preparing for this event. Hopefully you won't be to busy . :)
.."Have A Great Time At The Games"....:).
..Cya Officer Racheal.....:)
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Hi Rachel: We are from Seattle staying in Whistler and we can't find the U.S.A. House anywhere!! help us please :-)


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During the announcement of the partnership, Secretary Clinton said, "...First let me welcome everyone here, and I especially want to welcome the Deputy Chief of Mission from the South African Embassy, Johnny Moloto. I'm delighted you could be here for this very important announcement of an exciting new partnership that touches on two of our greatest challenges and two very high personal priorities for me: stopping violence against women, and stemming the tide of HIV/AIDS.
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"The partnership we are announcing today is part of that wide-ranging approach, because when a woman is raped or if she cannot negotiate with her partner for safe sex, she risks being exposed to HIV. We cannot stop the epidemic of HIV unless we also address the epidemic of violence against women.
"Since 2006, USAID and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, PEPFAR, have invested approximately $19 million in an effective model developed by the Government of South Africa. This model provides a range of services to survivors of sexual violence, from emergency medical care to counseling and HIV testing. It also helps bring criminal cases to court faster, and it has improved conviction rates.
"Soon we will expand this work through a new partnership with the MAC AIDS Foundation. This is a foundation that is well known to me. I've had the privilege of working with it in the past. And we are so proud to have these outstanding partners join us so that this program can benefit more people in more places."
A full transcript of the event is available here.
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Glad to see support for these women!
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Canada's Supreme Court Justices pose for a photo at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on November 14, 2011: (bottom row, l-r) Morris Fish, Louis LeBel, Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, Marie Deschamps, Rosalie Abella; (top row, l-r) Michael Moldaver, Marshall Rothstein, Thomas Cromwell and Andromache Karakatsanis. (photo: Blair Gable/Reuters)
Last year when Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court and was replaced by Justice Elena Kagan, it provoked some concern over the religious and regional backgrounds of the members who served on the nation's top bench. With six Catholics and three Jews, it marked the first time in American history when no Protestants held a seat. And no less than four sitting justices hailed from New York City alone (Scalia, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan are from Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan respectively).
The discussions over the religious and regional background of justices, however, have now largely subsided or been summarily dismissed. The notion of the Protestant seat that could somehow represent the varieties of Protestantism in America was as fanciful as the notion of an essential New Yorker who could not grasp legal issues beyond her city limits.
The politics of religion and regionalism, however, took on new life from a different angle in the Canadian context. When Justices Andromache Karakatsanis and Michael Moldaver were sworn in on November 14, 2011 to the Supreme Court of Canada, it signalled both deep continuity and significant change within its history. By law, at least three members of the Court are required to be from Quebec; by convention, an additional three are from Ontario and three more are from other provinces.
The apportionment of seats along strict regional lines is rooted in the historical origins and conception of the Canadian Confederation and the aspiration to form a federalism that respected and recognized the distinctiveness and particularities of regional identities. Indeed, the fear of alienating regions and provinces was so acute in those early days that it even led some to suggest that the Court travel around the new country to hear proceedings. That both newly appointed justices, then, hailed from Ontario and that they were replacing seats which were vacated by justices from Ontario followed the time-honored traditions and customs of the Court to maintain regional diversity.
One of the consequences of the institutionalization of regional diversity on the Canadian Court was that it engendered both religious diversity and uniformity. On the one hand, as most Quebec justices were Catholic and most justices from the other provinces were Protestant, it created a kind of religious diversity that was unusual for its time. A seat vacated by a Catholic went to a Catholic and similarly a seat vacated by a Protestant went to a Protestant. It was not until 1924 when that custom changed, when Justice Abbott became the first Protestant from Quebec to serve on the Court.
On the other hand, there was maintained a kind of ethnic and religious uniformity. For much of the Court's history, justices were almost exclusively from a French or British background with at least a formal connection to a Christian religious group. It was not until 1970, when Bora Laskin was appointed, that a non-Christian took a seat on the Court. The appointments of Justice Andromache Karakatsanis, the first Greek Orthodox, and Justice Michael Moldaver, a Jew, attest then to the changing religious diversity of the Court.
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CALUMET – The CopperDog 150 sled dog race has grown tremendously in its first three years, and organizers have every reason to believe this year's March 1 to 3 event will be even better.
CopperDog, Inc., became its own 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in August 2012 after previously functioning as a subcommittee of Main Street Calumet, and since then there have been several signs that point toward a successful event this year and a sustainable event in the future.
For the 2011 race it took six months to fill the CopperDog 150 pro-class race. For the 2012 race, it took 12 days. For this year's race, when registration opened at 8 a.m. Sept. 18, it took three-and-a-half hours. The race used to be the primary responsibility of just half a dozen people, but now the organization has 12 board members, six event directors and about 20 high-level organizers, all of whom are volunteers. This year's event budget is also up to about $66,000, from last year's $60,000.
"I am extremely proud of what this organization has accomplished," said Todd Brassard, executive director of CopperDog, Inc., and race director of the CopperDog 150. "Between our board, committees and dedicated people who are taking on specialty tasks, we have the potential of being among the best events in the sport."
The response from mushers has pointed in that direction, as evidenced in part by the quick registration. The waiting list already had 10 mushers on it after just a few days.
"I've been doing this for 30 years and this is the best supported race I've ever been to, and that includes the Iditarod," Ian MacKenzie, a musher from Ontario, said after the 2012 race.
Drawing comparisons to the Iditarod is as good as it gets for a sled dog race, and this year's CopperDog will feature another intriguing connection to the world's most notable sled dog event.
Ryan Redington, whose grandfather Joe Redington is credited with starting the Iditarod, will be making the trek from Alaska to Calumet to compete in the fourth annual CopperDog 150 among other Midwest races.
"The future for CopperDog looks bright," Brassard said. "Between the organizational changes, the 150 filling to capacity in less than four hours and the Redington name on the roster, we are heading into the 2013 race with unmatched enthusiasm."
Mushers from seven different states and Canada will all descend on the Copper Country, which will make for an entertaining race, but with the low snowfall totals this winter and resulting negative impact on the local economy, the race will fill an even more important role in community vitality.
"We know it's tough out there, and the lack of snow has been devastating on many businesses, but support for the CopperDog has been simply amazing," Vice Chair of CopperDog, Inc., and Director of Fund Development Abbey Green said. "Our entire team is driving forward and working very hard to make the 2013 CopperDog 150 a brilliant beacon of hope and point of community pride during a disappointing winter season."
While the number of people involved in coordinating the event is greater than ever and so is their experience level, the CopperDog 150 pro-class race and CopperDog 40 could still not get off the ground without hundreds of volunteers. People interested in volunteering may register now at the CopperDog 150 website, copperdog150.com, which contains a wealth of regularly updated information about the event.
Organizers are also rolling out a more in-depth level of training for volunteers interested in growing their level of involvement.
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Radiohead, a well-known British rock-band, recently commissioned Global Footprint Network partner Best Foot Forward (BFF) to analyze the band's Footprint and help reduce their tour's carbon emissions. BFF's report shows that transport, how fans get to Radiohead's shows, is the most important lever for reducing the tour's Footprint.
This fall our Executive Director, Mathis Wackernagel, received an Honorary Doctorate in natural sciences from the University of Bern in Switzerland for "developing and promoting the internationally recognized method of the Ecological Footprint; for authoring numerous scientific and popular media contributions to the topic of ecological carrying capacity and sustainability; and for being an inexhaustible Footprint spokesperson on all continents and founder of the Global Footprint Network and bringing together scientists and politicians." Wackernagel was the youngest recipient and accepted his honorary PhD at an awards Ceremony in Bern last month.
Discovery Communications is launching a new 24/7 eco-lifestyle television channel, "Planet Green", with an original 10-part series, WA$TED, that features the Ecological Footprint of average Americans.
Mathis Wackernagel talks about Ecological Debt Day, how to slow our appetite for resources, and what we can do to better manage our natural assets on Earth & Sky Radio. Listen here.
Global Footprint Network partner WWF Cymru has launched an ambitious 'One Planet Wales' Campaign to move Welsh citizens towards high quality, low Footprint lives – with the goal of living within the means of one planet by 2050. Central to the campaign is the recently released One Planet Wales report, authored by WWF Cymru and the Centre for Urban and Regional Ecology, University of Manchester. The report outlines the path forward to reach the 75% reduction in Wales' Ecological Footprint that will be required to meet the 2050 target.
The Charles University Environment Center, a Global Footprint Network partner, is organizing a ConAccount international conference entitled "Urban metabolism: measuring the ecological city". The conference, which will include a section on measuring the Ecological Footprint of cities, will take place in Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic on 11-12 September 2008. The organizers have announced a call for abstracts, due on 15 March. For more information on the event, see the conference website.


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Thursday, September 29, 2011
NESN: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
For those who want to bask in schadenfreude for a bit longer…
The Red Sox have won 100 or more games three times in their 110-year existence.
They will make it four in 2011. But this team has the potential to accomplish something even bigger than winning 100 games.
Boston actually won 104 games this year, if you include spring training.
In 2010, the Red Sox scored 818 runs (second-most in the majors), or 5.1 per game. They hit 211 home runs (second in MLB) and posted a .790 OPS (tops in MLB). The offense, with even more weapons now, could demolish those numbers.
Yet one run is all it might take to win a game on some days with the starting staff the Red Sox have assembled.
The Red Sox scored exactly one run in 12 games this year. Their record in those games? 2-10.
Beckett will notch more than six victories.
Nailed this one.
Lackey should be better equipped to avoid the one-bad-inning syndrome.
Yep. Replaced it with the bad start every time syndrome.
And Dice-K might be the best No. 5 starter ever.
Certainly the most expensive one.
When Red Sox starters have to hand the ball to the bullpen this season, Boston fans won't have to have to cover their eyes and pray. The weak link in 2010 could be one of the best relief corps in the business.
The Red Sox were slated to win about 95 games last year. They won 89 despite injuries to Pedroia (a former MVP) and Youkilis (a possible future MVP). Add them back, along with the new players and a healthy Ellsbury, and 100 wins doesn't just appear plausible. It seems downright inevitable.
in·ev·i·ta·ble (n-v-t-bl)
1. Impossible to avoid or prevent. See Synonyms at certain.
2. Invariably occurring or appearing; predictable: the inevitable changes of the seasons.
The 2011 Red Sox could accomplish a feat that has never been done. They could unseat the 1927 Yankees as the greatest major league team of all time.
The 1998 Yankees were better.
That would be something to celebrate.
They have certainly given us reasons to celebrate.
Best non-piechart RLYW post EVER.
Boston actually won 104 games this year, if you include spring training.
[2] Seriously, this fact is amazing.
Wait, why are the '98 yankees better than the '27? Are you looking just at wins? Is that a fair way to measure the team?
Sox suck, yeah, it's pretty awesome. But I just have to complain about something. Because this is RLYW.
Teixeira this year against LHP: .302/.380/.587
Teixeira this year against RHP: .224/.325/.453 (plus 0-4 against righties as a righty, which I don't feel like adding in)
Men on base: .289/.385/.601
Bases empty: .215/.302/.408
And similar, if slightly less extreme, splits in 2010.
It seems like the shift messes with Texeira's head even more than CitiField's dimensions mess with David Wright's. We're probably just going to have to deal with him sucking in the postseason, but I really hope Long can do something with him next season to make him spread the ball around a little bit more, or just do some zen exercises to hit into the teeth of the shift without caring, like Giambi and Ortiz.
Tex is apparently aware that he's been crap from the left side and has said he plans to work with KLong in the offseason to retool his swing/approach from that side.
What worries me about the Tigers (or rather, one of the things) is that they're bringing solid RHP. The Yankees *murder* LHP, but the Kitties won't be offering any up, will they?
Granderson, Cano and A-Rod have all hit reasonably well to great against RHP this season. As for the rest of the team, much less so….
[5] - Agree. The '27 Yankees lead MLB in OPS+ by a very wide margin and also lead in ERA+. The '98 Yankees lead in OPS+ but by a much smaller margin and didn't lead in ERA+ (a distant 3rd).
Almost everybody at BBTF is picking Detroit over the Yankees, which, of course they are, since everybody there hates the Yankees, but I don't know, I'm getting shades of 45 of 45 from it…
You could put it in a pie-chart - assumptions that turned out correct in green, incorrect in red. That green slice would be awfully small…
I mean, all these people picking the Tigers realize that CC is like 95% as good as Verlander, right?
The 1927 Yankees didn't play against Latino or black players. I have a hard time calling a team that didn't face the best competition available the best team ever.
[12] - Do you realize the Tigers offense was better than the Yankees this year?
Edit: I take this back, SB puts the Yankees over them.
Nobody should be making any predictions until SG breaks down the expected playing time of each player, like he does for every playoffs. That, by far, is the most useful stat on this site. Love it.
[5 & 9] "Better" can be looked at in a few different ways. One way, the level of competition wasn't as high in 1927 as it was in 1998. So against tougher competition, what the Yankees did is more impressive.
Mostly this gets into how difficult it can be to compare baseball accross eras, despite all the nice tools we have. The 1998 Yankees are definitely the post WW2 standard, and the 1927 Yankees are the pre.
But the '98 players played in a world where young athletes specialize in a bunch of other sports too. Would the '98 team beat the '27 b/c of conditioning, technology, scouting, etc etc. Possibly. But, I'm still not comfortable using THAT as a measuring stick either.
[13] - Due to the restrictions of the posting system, the 1998 Yankees weren't allowed to face Japanese players.
[8] Posada was well above average against RHP as well. The team as a whole had an OPS+ of 114 against righty pitching. They're fine.
Almost everybody at BBTF is picking Detroit over the Yankees, which, of course they are, since everybody there hates the Yankees, but I don't know, I'm getting shades of 45 of 45 from it…
I don't think it's a stretch. I mean, you'd probably take Fister over any other starter on the Yankees than CC right now, and Verlander's better than CC. Plus they all hate the Yankees, just like ESPN does.
I'll post a more detailed break-down when I have more information, but right now I'd probably say something like:
Yankees: 53%
Tigers: 47%
[14] By BBRef. By FanGraphs, Yankees wRC+ was 113 compared to the Tigers 109. FanGraphs includes SB, and correctly weights the events. I'll take that, thanks.
[20] - FIP and xFIP both have C.C. better than Verlander. I know. It shocked me too.
[21] - I made that edit myself.
[18] Too lazy to determine if this is entirely true (Yankees had Irabu and other Japenese players were in the game, IDK if the Yankees faced any). But if you're saying the 1998 Yankees didn't face as stiff of competition as the 2011 Yankees…okay. I agree. So what?
Question - will the Yankees go after CJ Wilson? If they go after him and the Red Sox go after him, the Yankees have to win that bidding, right?
Yeah, but we all agree that CC is a little off from earlier in the season, right? Whether it's injury or fatigue, the velocity hasn't been there. I still consider him a playoff-ace right now, but I'd say he's more than a tick below Verlander.
[21] - I made that edit myself.
Didn't see that until you posted 22.
[20] - FIP and xFIP both have C.C. better than Verlander. I know. It shocked me too.
Came up in a Dave Cameron chat the other day…he thinks there's sufficient enough evidence that Verlander has control enough over BABIP that Verlander is better. But yeah, I think CC vs the Det lineup is roughly equal to Verlander vs the Yankee lineup. So hopefully it comes down to the bullpens…
[24] Yes. No. I think they should and will, but they don't have to. E.g. if Boston wants to give 7/154 to CJ - I don't think they will but they could do some stupid bid - more power to them. If the Yankees need to do 5/90…sure, why not?
[24] I was enjoying Sons of Sam Horn last night, and a lot of people there were convinced that Crawford can't stay a Sox. I know the contract is untradeable, and who cares what fans think, but I could almost see it happening. Fresh start w/ the angels, where the Sox eat some of the contract and get pitching back. Impossible?
[26] IDK, Verlander has never had BABiP as low as he's had this year. I think he's been partially lucky. But he's still probably better than CC right now.
I'll just issue a friendly reminder that what teams did in 2011 doesn't tell us who has the better offense. You have to compare the projections of the current rosters and figure out who's going to be playing in these games. The Tigers don't have Brennan Boesch anymore, the Yankees will conceivably have A-Rod for more than 60% of these games, stuff like that.
Oliver says the Yankees starting lineup has a collective projected line of .276/.355/.460 and would score about 27 runs over five games. It says Detroit's starting lineup has a collective projected line of .282/.337/.444 and would score about 24 runs over five games. This includes SB/CS and GDP.
I am hoping the six man rotation was the primary culprit for CC's spottiness over the last six weeks or so. I hated the way Girardi handled CC this year, to be honest. Extra day's rest and then pushing him to 120 pitches each time seemed stupid to me.
Yankees are even money to win the AL. Even money to win two series can I sell that short. Are we much better then even money to beat Detroit in reality?
[29] Right, he didn't say give him full credit. But that we probably shouldn't give him 0 credit either, and that puts him ahead of CC. Not a lot - but enough that I think it's an equal matchup when taking the respective offenses into account.
Also, one of the reasons we use FIP for "who's better" is to take defenses out of the equation. If we're doing Det-NYY matchups, we do want to include the defense. Even if it just happens that the Det defense is particularly suited to Verlander, for example.
Whether it's injury or fatigue, the velocity hasn't been there.
I went to TexasLeaguers.com for their pitch FX. I put in CC from 05/01 to 08/31, and his average FB velocity was 94.2. I put in for the month of September, and it was 94.1. His FB has been fine.
I hated the way Girardi handled CC this year, to be honest. Extra day's rest and then pushing him to 120 pitches each time seemed stupid to me.
The 120 pitches was meaningless. Really. The extra rest…eh. Probably should have gone out of the 6-man earlier. But that was a tough call, due to untimely injuries (Garcia), and the fact that no one would grab that 5th starter spot.
Catching up on some sports illustrated reading, just read a gem in last week's issue about the brilliance of Theo and the townies organization. How sweet it is.
Also, what time is the playoff game today, 4 pm? I'm assuming Commissioner Selig has voided the results of last night's games and mandated a one-game playoff at Fenway.
the Yankees will conceivably have A-Rod for more than 60% of these games, stuff like that.
But which A-Rod? He hasn't exactly been the A-Rod of old lately. Hope that changes starting tomorrow.
And his knee is bothering him, at least a little bit (which is why, I think, he hasn't been the ARod of old).
But really we don't need the ARod of old. We need an upgrade over Chavez/Nun-E/Laird.
Verlander scares me, but Fister… I refuse to accept he's actually become an elite pitcher. No. They must pound him like the filler he is. This is a requirement, damnit. I insist.
"Yet one run is all it might take to win a game on some days with the starting staff the Red Sox have assembled.
The Red Sox scored exactly one run in 12 games this year. Their record in those games? 2-10."
So this is true.
So yeah, life sucks at the moment, but you guys are 11 wins away from being able to dance on our graves. I don't love your chances, but if you guys face the Rays in rd two, I may stop by and cheer you on. Fuck everything about Tampa.
My latest LA Times Sports Legends Revealed is a bizarre tale of how a player conned his way on to a top English football club by having someone pretend to be a famous player who was recommending him.
Read the odd tale here. I am pretty sure that is how Tony Womack got signed.
[23] - I'm just saying it seems unfair to penalize players and teams for who is allowed to play given the rules at the time, especially when they had no say in those rules. Who is to say if the blacks and Hispanic players were allowed to play the '27 Yankees wouldn't have been better? It's not like all the black and Hispanic players would have been on other teams.
You want to use that argument for individuals stats (like Babe Ruth vs. Pujols or something) then that's a different story but even then if you expand the number of teams to account for the increased talent pool the overall talent level should be roughly the same.
If you want to say Josh Gibson is better than Ruth because of the numbers he put up then you have to get into discussions about the difference in league formats. The Negro League teams typically only played about 40-60 games against other Negro League teams. The rest of the games (and there wasn't any standard of the number of games a team played, some teams played close to 200 total) were played against semi-pro teams. So there are talent level issues there as well.
It is unfortunate it happened and I'm glad we moved on but I just hate the dismissing of everything that didn't happen in the last 50 years. Especially when MLB and Jackie Robinson played such a prominent role in the equal rights movement.
Check Dave Cameron's post on FanGraphs. Fantastic line: "If reality was dictated by the strength of one's desire, every 18-year-old boy in America would be sleeping with Megan Fox."
[40] Nice, saw the teaser on twitter, but i was too lazy to read it on my phone. Thanks for the easy access.
Wait. This actually happen? I wasn't dreaming? But… butt.. everything happened was impossible!
[26] - Verlander and C.C. career BABIP are VERY close. C.C. seems to have had bad luck in that area and Verlander had good luck.
The K/9 difference isn't a lot. The BB/9 is significant (in Verlander's favor) but the GB% is also significant (in C.C. favor).
[41] I don't think anyone is dismissing the 1927 Yankees. I'm not sure exactly where SG would rank them, but I'm confident they would be a top-20 team. Probably a top-10 team. SG is claiming (and I agree with it) that the 27 Yanks didn't compete against nearly as strong of competition as the 1998 team did. This is true. SG (I think) is claiming that this makes the 1998 Yankees a better team. I'm not going that far. I think that *may* be true. But there are difficulties above and beyond segragation for comparing pre-WW2 to modern teams.
I *do* think that the 1998 Yankees should be the standard for any modern team. Before you start trying to untangle how to compare the 27 Yanks to whatever modern team, at least be better than the best modern team.
[45] Right, everything is very close. And the GB% in CC's favor would actually also support a higher BABIP (all else equal), though (usually) lower slugging. I guess it goes this way - if you believe 100% of the variance in BABIP (good or bad) should be assigned to the defense, you say CC and Verlander have been roughly equal this year (FIP). If you say 100% (or near b/c the defense adjustment isn't much) of the BABIP variance is on the pitcher, you go with Verlander as having a (much) better year (bbRef/RA).
The answer is likely somewhere in the middle, even if it is Verlander just having a better year at inducing weak-contact than normal. So, if I had to pick ONE pitcher on the two teams to start a game (assume neutral platoon splits), I'd pick Verlander. But if he wasn't available, I'd take CC in a heartbeat.
Anyone else overdosing on schadenfreude? Because I've spent half my morning combing the NY papers, ESPN, Deadspin, New England media, Bill Simmons' Twitter feed and anything else I can think of. I realize this likely is bad karma, but it feels so, so good.
"God has a plan," he [Adrian Gonzalez] said. "And it wasn't God's plan for us to be in the playoffs."
'nuff said.
It's enough to make me believe in God.
Anyone else overdosing on schadenfreude? Because I've spent half my morning combing the NY papers, ESPN, Deadspin, New England media, Bill Simmons' Twitter feed and anything else I can think of. I realize this likely is bad karma, but it feels so, so good.
Sounds like my day. Haven't stopped smiling. I'm sure my competitive juices will get going once the first pitch is thrown, but right now? Right this instance? Everything else is gravy.
[50] We have to recharge the complaint stores.
Ha, I rarely tune into Francesa but I did today and he just said "I can't think of anyone on the Yankees that is a bad or atrocious baserunner."
Seriously, Mike? Have you been watching the same team the rest of us have? Does Posada need to run down the third base line instead of to first after putting the ball in play for Francesa to realize he's a bad baserunner?
[49] So what he means is that God hates the Red Sox? Works for me.
It's as I feared. Posada's recent "heroics" and experience have now made him the starting DH vs RHP
Buster Olney
Joe Girardi says Jorge Posada will be the DH against the Tigers' right-handed starters.
What a stupid fucking move.
Yeah, I'm there too. Reading everything I can about the collapses/comebacks and such.
I'm just reveling in the insanity of it all, with schadenfreude being secondary. My wife's a Sox fan, after all, so I can't get too giddy.
[54] It's not top-shelf stupid, as thankfully Po can still hit RHP.
The experience thing is a joke, considering that Jorge's post-season numbers are terrible.
"Girardi also said Jesus Montero is healthy after being hit in the hand last night, but the team plans to use Jorge Posada as it's designated hitter throughout this series."
Gotta be because of the righties.
Edit: Beaten to it, so I'll add that Pena and Laffey do not have full lockers anymore, which I guess suggests something.
[47] - Why does it have to be defense or the pitcher? Why can't it just be luck or just that… variance over SSS?
Posada has gotten destroyed by power pitchers this year. I guess some LHP are mixed in there, though. Should be fun vs Verlander.
If Jorge goes 0-8 I bet Jesus is going to start looking pretty good to Joe, right-handed pitcher or no.
Also, what I have yet to see (and really want to) is a reaction shot of the Yankees dugout/players when Longoria hit the walk-off.
yeahm Jorge CAN hit RHP but do you suspect he'll be better at it than Montero. I think I'd rather see Montero hit vs RHP over at least Jeter, Tex, Gardner, Martin and Posada. But nah, he'll be on the bench.
For the record, CC's line drive percentage in the second half is, as Michael Kay would say, "yuge". So his BABIP troubles likely haven't been just luck.
"I think I'd rather see Montero hit vs RHP over at least Jeter, Tex, Gardner, Martin and Posada."
Except for the Posada case, that means either Montero+Pena, Montero + Chavez, or Montero + Andruw vs. a RHP, unless you want the rookie catching a playoff game, which I bet most here don't even want. I'd rather have Jeter, Tex, and Gardner than their subs, even if it means Posada over Montero.
ahm Jorge CAN hit RHP but do you suspect he'll be better at it than Montero. I think I'd rather see Montero hit vs RHP over at least Jeter, Tex, Gardner, Martin and Posada. But nah, he'll be on the bench.
In Joe's defense, Jesus was terrible against RHP in AAA this year.
Posada isn't bad vs RHP. I don't hate the decision.
Whatever. I'm not going to get THAT worked up about Posada. I'd prefer just sticking Montero in at DH the entire series and not worrying about it. That would mean Romine would HAVE to be on the roster though. I suppose if they want, Montero can ride the pine the entire series and Jones can be the PH if Posada comes up against a lefty.
The New York Times breaks down The Curse of Larry David.
[67] kronic. seriously. the joy is over, time to start complaining again.
[56]"The experience thing is a joke, considering that Jorge's post-season numbers are terrible. "
Well, there's one number of his that's not terrible: Five.
Via another NYT piece, " Jon Paul Morosi of Foxsports.com pointed out that Longoria's game-winning homer sailed over a left-field fence that had been lowered so former Rays left fielder Carl Crawford could thrill fans by leaping to catch home runs."
That's just so beyond perfect.
[70] pwned!
My .02: Players today are much better than players of 85 years ago. They're a lot bigger, stronger, and faster. And the overall competitive environment is a lot more intense. Professional sports wasn't a viable career path for kids growing up in the 1910s-20s; even guys who made it to the bigs weren't getting rich. Today, the rewards are so great, there's little doubt that the best potential future athletes are getting whatever coaching, recruiting, or other support they need to make a go of it. Not a lot of teenagers these days have to forego a possible career as a pro athlete in order to help the family out on the farm or go work in a factory.
[74] Yeah, for those reasons I think the 2011 Astros would give the '27 Yankees are hard time.
As for the talent pool issue, no one has any problem with acknowledging the fact that WWII baseball wasn't as good because the talent pool was artificially diminished, I don't see how the exclusion of blacks and most Latinos doesn't fall under the same heading.
Joe Girardi said he's not ready to announce a full roster for the division series, but Chris Dickerson found out just a few minutes ago that he will be on the active roster. via Lohud
but Chris Dickerson found out just a few minutes ago that he will be on the active roster. via Lohud
I was wondering who was going to take Montero's roster spot.
My brothers and sisters, the historic collapse of the townies is the best thing ever to happen. This is beyond dispute. Here in Boston the collapse is seen as a catastrophe of Biblical proportions. There is a certain narcissism to the self-pitying keening.
Is Dickerson insurance for Swisher sucking, like when Hairston started in RF over him? Probably not.
[74] When we talk about the best team of all time, are we really thinking about it in terms of if the teams played against each other in some hypothetical situation? I always thought it was more of how each respective team did against their competition. In which case, I think the 1927 Yankees destroyed their competition like no other team has, ever.
[78] Ya know, I'm hoping the fall out from this results in Epstein and/or Francona getting fired thereby paving for the way for actual idiots to replace them. Epstein has made some pretty dumb acquisitions fairly recently, but it's hard to argue that he builds an AL east title contender every year, and for about $30M less than what Cashman does. And Francona is still probably the best man for the job. Here's to hoping they give Bobby Valentine the combined GM/manager job.
Epstein and Crawford to the Angels for Tony Reagins
I think it was Snuggles a few days ago who said Bobby Valentine in Boston would be the most epic 15 minutes ever.
Bobby V and Torre rumored to replace Francona if he goes.
[83] nah, it was Guillen. I would pay to see that.
This quote from A-Gon is priceless, via Pete Abe:
On Tuesday, when I asked him about the collapse of the team, Gonzalez blamed the schedule, not the Almighty.
"We play too many night games on getaway days and get into places at 4 in the morning," Gonzalez said. "This has been my toughest season physically because of that. We play a lot of night games on Sunday for television and that those things take a lot out of you."
I told Gonzalez that teams like the Red Sox and Yankees have long had those challenges, it's part of playing for a high-profile team.
"Why does it have to be?" he said. "They can put the Padres on ESPN, too. The schedule really hurt us. Nobody is really reporting that."
Welcome to playing for a team that the fans give a $hit about, dude.
Youkilis must be giving whining lessons.
Is Dickerson insurance for Swisher sucking, like when Hairston started in RF over him? Probably not.
Posada's designated pinch-runner.
in·ev·i·ta·ble (n-v-t-bl)
1. Impossible to avoid or prevent. See Synonyms at certain.
2. Invariably occurring or appearing; predictable: the inevitable changes of the seasons.
Here, let me help.
So yeah, life sucks at the moment, but you guys are 11 wins away from being able to dance on our graves.
Better not look up. We're already dancing.
Here's to hoping they give Bobby Valentine the combined GM/manager job.
Is Steve Phillips available ?
Sure, Dan Duquette would listen if the Red Sox called.
90: OK, hope that works out for you.
And the Valentine combined Mgr/GM thing is definitely the funniest thing I've heard all day. There are definitely Sox fans who deserve exactly this, though I try not to be one of them.
Theo and Tito aren't going anywhere. Well, Tito will need to retire before long, but it'll be his choice.
Both Shaughnessy and Simmons seemed to think there was a good chance Francona would be gone.
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What's the deal on this Fred guy ? What happened to the material he stole, if that happened? I mean, all I know is:
He was hired as John's personal assistant during the late seventies. Apparently John was enticed because of the name (Alfred Lennon was Jonh's dad and was working at sea) and the fact that Fred was born almost on the same date as himself. He apparently was always close at hand during the period John spent composing stuff for Double Fantasy, and apparently he stole John's diaries and stuff after John's murder.


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"The Floating City" is yet another multimedia dance performance to make its way to Columbus this year.
In a similar vein to Colin Dunne's "Out of Time," which visited the Wexner back in September, Kristina Isabelle's newest project also combines video with dance.
However, where the former is biographical, Isabelle's work covers the stagnant space between here and there, and how we transmit the real world to the cerebral one.