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instant insurance marketing Instant insurance; instant insurance transfers its a scam! spent $2000 dollars on a package deal to receive no live lead. SCAMMERS!!!!!! Culver City California
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I also am an insurance agent in the state of Colorado. I received a dozen phone calls by instant insurance and spoke about this great package deal for the price of $2000 dollars. I asked how they got my number and with trust from the agent she mentioned they had "automated bots" which are highly illegal I might add, Big Red Flag!! But thinking of this awesome money saving deal I was getting I went ahead with the deal. I was dealing with an agent by the name of Felicia Johnson which she asured me I was getting the best deal ever. Days and Days went past with still no live lead or any progress of that nature but only to receive a link to BBB??
I sincerely encourage everyone to do their research before giving any personal info expecially to "instant insurance". After all that I never receive my money back and constantly call to get a hold of a manager only to find out that felicia Johnson was one of the managers. She left me on hold each time of contact of my refund! They left me with no choice but to contact the BBB to report a fraudulent company which i plan on takkng further acttions. Instant insurance marketing is the same company as instant insurance transfers and are to be noted as SCAMMERS! I personally hope I see some action taken against instant insurance marketing and the termination of the agent Felicia Johnson. Please people do your research before you make decisions like this. SCAM!!!!!!!
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BOE minutes: no changes in voting
According to the October 9 meeting minutes, the Bank of England voted 7-2 to leave interest rates unchanged at 0.5%. MPC sees weak price pressures and low wage growth as a threat for the economy. Weaker global demand and stronger pound slowing export growth, policymakers note.
This is the third meeting in a row when policymakers Weale and McCaferty (both external members of the committee) call for rates to rise to 0.75% in response to stronger labor market conditions. They highlight a negative impact of holding rates too low for too long.
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Overview of the Economic Survey of Belgium (PDF)
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Belgium has returned to growth, halted competitiveness losses and improved its fiscal framework, but still faces a high public debt. Vulnerable groups, such as immigrants, struggle with low employment and poor housing. Read the survey online.
Speech by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary General
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For further information please contact the belgium Desk at the OECD Economics Department.
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Makes 2 cups
Seasoned canned beans come to the rescue when time is short and every second counts. Whip up this flavorful, mildly zesty bean salsa in 2 minutes (literally!) to keep the fans cheering. If you have more time, add other chopped fresh vegetables, such as red, yellow or green peppers, fresh tomatoes, jicama, jalapeño, cucumber, or red onion. To make a more spreadable dip, mash the beans with 2 or 3 tablespoons sour cream before adding the vegetables.
1 (15-ounce) can seasoned black beans, such as Ranch Style or other brand
2 green onions
1 lime
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1/2 teaspoon red or green Tabasco, or to taste
1. Pour the beans into a bowl.
2. Trim and chop the green onions and add to the bowl.
3. Cut the lime in half and squeeze in the juice.
4. Stir in the cumin, oregano, and Tabasco. Taste and adjust the seasonings as desired. If you have the time, allow 15 to 30 minutes for the flavors to blend. Serve at room temperature with chips or as a salsa.
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Brainerd native honored for work with AmeriCorps in Joplin
Brainerd native honored for work with AmeriCorps in Joplin
On Jan. 31, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing the service of AmeriCorps members, including Ethan Meyer of Brainerd, for their indispensible role in the recovery efforts following the devastating tornado that struck Joplin on May 22, 2011. AmeriCorps members will also be recognized on the floor.
Meyer, who served with Conservation Corps Minnesota, was one of 300 AmeriCorps members from across the country that deployed to Joplin following the tornado.
The resolution, sponsored by Representatives Bill White (R-Joplin) and Charlie Davis (R-Duquesne), applauded the "history, goals and accomplishments associated with the AmeriCorps program and conveys to all of those involved this legislative body's most heartfelt commendation of their efforts in Joplin and Duquesne following the devastating EF-5 tornado."
Meyer served for 30 days with an 11-person Conservation Corps crew, working alongside other AmeriCorps teams, including National Civilian Community Corps, AmeriCorps St. Louis, Washington Conservation Corps and Hoopa Tribal Civilian Community Corps. Crew members worked 14-hour days, many taking lead roles in overseeing as many as 2,000 volunteers in the field. Work involved search and rescue, managing volunteer intake, staffing the disaster response call center, helping disaster victims secure Electronic Benefit Transfer support from the city and coordinating volunteers citywide.
The Joplin tornado was the nation's deadliest in more than 60 years, killing 161 residents and destroying more than 7,000 homes, churches, schools and businesses. Within eight hours, AmeriCorps members arrived in Joplin and began working with local authorities to establish a missing person's hotline. During the past seven months, AmeriCorps members have performed vital services, including managing the volunteer reception center, providing homeowner assistance and casework, removing tons of debris and operating donation and distribution warehouses.
AARP Tax-Aide free tax help - including E-Filing
Starting Feb. 7, the AARP tax aide site at the Sylvan Town Hall will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on subsequent Tuesdays through April 10.
The volunteers at the site have been trained and certified by the IRS and the state of Minnesota. The Sylvan Town Hall, 12956 24th Ave., is about three miles east of Pillager off Highway 210. Appointments are preferred. For more information, call the Sylvan Town Hall at 746-3652.
The AARP Tax-Aide program provides free tax help in the preparation and e-filing of tax returns for taxpayers with low- and middle-income, and with a special attention to those ages 60 and older. Please bring: Social Security cards or other official documentation for yourself and all dependents: W-2 forms, Unemployment compensation statements: SSA-1099's if receiving Social Security: 1099R if you received a pension or annuity: 1099 MISC for miscellaneous income: all other 1099 forms, (1099 INT, 1099 DIV for interest or dividend income): dependent care provider information: all receipts or cancelled checks if itemizing deductions: all forms showing estimated federal tax that has been paid and any other tax related documents such as your 2010 tax return.
The Tax-Aide program will also file the state income tax plus the Minnesota Property Tax Refund forms for you. There is no charge for this service. For more information, about the Tax-Aide program contact Chad Converse at 352-6987
.Second annual 'Seriously Local Beer' tasting event planned
The Farm on St. Mathias is currently finishing a Hops Feasibility Study funded by a Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
The 2011 hop harvest is being highlighted at the second annual "Seriously Local Beer" Tasting 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at Prairie Bay restaurant in Baxter. Participants will taste various brews ranging from dark porters, Belgian and American IPAs, and a Minnesota Ordinary brew paired with appetizers for just $15 per person. Brew masters along with the growers will be on hand with demonstrations on hop growing, harvesting, preserving and brewing, along with the three-year study on hops feasibility. For more information, visit The Farm's website at www.thefarmonstmathias.com. For reservations, call Prairie Bay at 824-6444.
Operation Round-Up
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The Crow Wing Power Community Trust is offering an Impact Grant of up to $12,000.
The purpose of the Impact Grant will be to give a boost to a project/program, organization or community and ensure its success.
Applicants must show this one time grant would have a major impact for their project, organization or community. The organization needs to show they have a history of success, or if a start-up project the business plan must be strong and show large community support. Projects that focus on human health and well-being will be given additional consideration.
Operation Round-Up is funded by participating members of Crow Wing Power who allow the cooperative to round up their electric bills to the nearest whole dollar. The additional change is pooled and distributed quarterly to local community programs. To qualify for an application, contact Char or Jolene at Crow Wing Power, 829-2827 or (800) 648-9401. Applications must be submitted by March 30.
Ag department compiling a database of artists
Funded by the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, commonly known as the "Legacy Amendment," the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is responsible for administering the County Fair Arts Access and Cultural Heritage Grant programs.
These grants fund projects that enhance arts access, arts education, and preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
In hopes of bringing programming to every corner of Minnesota, each of the state's 95 county fairs is eligible to apply for the County Fair Arts Access and Cultural Heritage grants. While artists do not directly receive these grants, it is an opportunity for county fairs to collaborate with Minnesota talent. The MDA hopes this database can encourage and strengthen relationships between communities and artists, and cultivate our state's creative resources, Region Five recently reported.
Those interested in being a part of this database, or those who want to learn more about the County Fair Arts Access and Cultural Heritage grant programs, may contact Emily Murphy at the MDA at email@example.com or (651) 201-6648.
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Ward, Mahoney to discuss
DFL jobs plan at CLC
State Reps. John Ward, DFL-Brainerd, and Tim Mahoney, DFL-St. Paul, will conduct a news conference from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Central Lakes College in Brainerd,
The topic of the news conference will be the DFL jobs plan. It will be conducted at the college's Small Business Development Center at the Fireside Room. The college is located is 501 West Campus Drive.
Firefighters have busy Thursday
The Brainerd Fire Department responded to several calls Thursday:
• At 3:13 a.m., firefighters were called to 423 First Ave. N.E., to a burning smell coming from the furnace. The call was unfounded.
• At 5:50 a.m., a call at 315 Charles St., to what turned out to be a false alarm.
• At 9:21 a.m. and then again at 11:52 a.m., firefighters were called out to Stepping Stone Day Care, north on Highway 371, to what turned out to be false alarms.
• At 9:27 a.m., a call to First Presbyterian Church, 512 South Eighth St., to a faulty detector.


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Playing computer games could get a lot more lifelike following a major research project being carried out at the University of Essex.
Thanks to key advances in artificial intelligence (AI), the world of computer games has been revolutionised in the past decade.
Now, a new joint research project between Essex, Imperial College and the University of Bradford could take computer games to a whole new, exciting level. It will focus on making AI even smarter so it is easier to use and more adaptable for games programmers.
For those playing the games, it will mean the computer-controlled non-player characters (NPCs) will be smarter and more human-like in their behaviour, leading to a better gaming experience.
"This research will lead to a more robust type of intelligent behaviour," explained Professor Simon Lucas, from the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, who is leading the project at Essex. "For players of video games it has the potential to give NPCs the "wow factor" as they behave in more human-like and realistic ways, taking the player by surprise with their intelligence and empathy."
Currently all games require heavy programming because the NPCs are not very intelligent and need to be told what to do. The team at Essex will be working on a special type of generic AI which can be easily applied and adapted to many games.
The basis of the research project will be the Monte-Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) method, which has already seen major advances in the computer version of Go -- one of the few classic games where expert human players still have the edge over their machine counterparts.
The three-year project will receive more than £1 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, with Essex getting £400,000 for its part in the project.
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Month: May 2014
Friday image No.021
Firstly I am going to start with an apology. Last week there was no Friday Image and some readers may have found me slower to respond. This is because my mother is in hospital (and has been for a few weeks). I have been trying to work around this but it is having an impact on my productivity. Being self employed I need to put my business next after my family. I hope you will understand and bear with me whilst I work through this.
Now to the image which was shot with the Olympus EM5 and the Panasonic 45-150 lens. This wind farm is quite far out to sea and I had to use the 45-150 at its farthest reach. I also used quite a wide aperture to keep the shutter speed up (I was hand holding) and add the feeling of depth to the image. I am very impressed with the lens performance given the extreme focal length and the conversion which was done using Nik Silver Efex is exactly what I had visualised at the time I took the shot. It's great when something works out for you.
Have a great weekend everyone.
It's Light That Matters
You will no doubt have heard the advice before, but it's too easy to forget. We shouldn't be taking photographs of objects but of the light. It's the light that illuminates the object, that makes it attractive, captivating or simply ugly. You need to take control of the light to create a great image, but if you can't, you need to select a subject to suit the light.
I recently went for a walk up Black Combe which rises some 600m from the sea. I was expecting some great landscape views but nothing caught my eye because the light was wrong. Where the light was right is out to sea where there was no shape of form to speak of, just wonderful shafts of light breaking through the cloud. It reminded me of a painting.
So remember, it's the light that's critical to great photography.
Just Thinking of Summer
I was thinking of summer whilst looking through my archive and came across a rather drab looking picture of flowers in a field. Looks a lot better after I had a play around in Nik Color Efex.
I was editing this and noticed
After I published the Friday Image No 20 I decided to review my Olympus EM5 shots. I had taken a few of the same location with the extremely sharp Olympus 45mm prime. You can see one particular example above.
What I noticed, that took me completely by surprise, is that I can see traces of noise in the EM5 image which isn't present in the GM1 shot when viewed at 100% magnification. I have always been impressed by the EM5 images and just how clean the images are, but the GM1 appears to surpass this when both cameras are used at their base ISO.
If you are wondering why I find this so important, it's because this noise becomes amplified in post processing, especially when enhancing images with structure and dynamic contrast tools. The less noise is present, the higher the quality of the finished image and the less noticeable any image artefacts are.
Friday image No.020
I have been working on a book which discusses how to improve your photography and which takes a different approach to the more usual "instruction manual" format. On reviewing the draft my Editor helpfully commented that perhaps I should drag myself out of my Landscape comfort zone and sample some of my own medicine. So this week's image is in response to his suggestion.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Panasonic GM1 First Thoughts – part 2
In my previous post I looked at the size of the GM1 in comparison to the LX7. In this post I will look at my thoughts around image quality. Right up front I should say that this camera is in another league when compared to the LX7, but then you would expect it to be. And to be entirely fair to the LX7, I have been producing some very detailed and high quality A2 prints from it recently.
In the following image you can see a shot of cracked paintwork which was captured on the GM1 with the 12-32mm kit lens at 18mm with the ISO set to ISO 125 which is the expanded ISO, base ISO being 200. It's very difficult for you to see the image quality in this other than perhaps the colour rendition.
The next image shows the central part of the frame zoomed to 100% magnification.
This is an exceptionally sharp lens and camera combination and I would put it on a par with the Olympus EM5 paired with the Panasonic 14-45mm lens (which is excellent). What I have noticed though is that the lens starts to soften in the corners as can be seen in the next shot.
This softening isn't too bad but you can also see some light fall off. I was finding that when shooting something near to me I was needing to stop down to about f/6.3 in order to bring the corner sharpness up to a level where I could add additional sharpening later. Being fair to the 12-32mm lens, it is an excellent performer and is never going to compare with the likes of the Olympus 25mm or 45mm primes. If you are shooting more distant subjects or those that don't demand exceptional corner sharpness, it is ideal.
What is also noticeable about the images above is he colour rendition in the GM1. I have found the images on a par with the Olympus EM1. The RAW files are a pleasure to work with and I seem to be able to achieve great results.
Now one area I don't usually like is shooting at higher ISO. If I have to push my camera to anything over ISO 400 I start to fret that I am losing image quality. So occasions where I have to shoot handheld in low light are something that I hate. Take a look at the following image where I had to shoot at ISO800.
Now take a look at a section of the unprocessed image at 100% magnification.
I have applied a very small amount of noise reduction to the image but it's hardly noticeable. The low light performance appears to be on a par with or even slightly better than my Olympus EM5, something that surprised me as Panasonic have always produced images that are noisier than their Olympus competition. I would certainly have no problems printing this image at A2.
One odd thing that I noticed about the camera when shooting in low light was that it performed better with the 12-32mm lens than any of my primes. Neither the lens nor the body have any form of image stabiliser but I could consistently shoot clearer images. Use the 25mm and the shake would be very evident. I can't explain that one.
In summary, put a good lens on this camera and it really performs in terms of image quality. And if you only have the 12-32 lens, it's still a good performer if you are not ultra fussy about corner sharpness or know how to overcome this. It really is a superb quality pocket camera.
As someone has kindly pointed out since I made this post, the 12-32 lens is stabilised, so that sorts out my confusion. I even have to admit to having looked at the front of the lens to see if I could see OIS and I completely missed it. Time for new glasses I think.
Panasonic GM1 First Thoughts
As regular readers will know, I recently splashed out on the purchase of a Panasonic GM1 camera. If you are not familiar with the GM1, it is possibly the smallest Micro 43 system camera that you can buy. My thinking was that I would use it as a backup to my main Olympus EM5, a lightweight travel camera, possibly pairing it with my GX1 infrared or as a replacement for my LX7 compact camera. The LX7 is a lovely camera and I really enjoy using it but there are times when I want better quality and a higher pixel count than its 10Mpixel sensor will give me. If the GM1 is a nice pocket camera it might replace the LX7.
So, I have been using the GM1 for a couple of weeks now and am starting to get a feel for how its specification translates into real life shooting. I know quite a few of you are keen for me to share my experience (as you keep writing to me) so here we go. First off, let's compare the size of the GM1 to the LX7 which is a compact camera and which fits quite nicely into my pocket.
The GM1 that I purchased came with a 12-32mm f/3.5 – 5.6 lens. The neat thing about this lens is that is collapses down when not in use. This makes the lens and camera together roughly the same depth as the LX7 which also has a lens that retracts. Here you can see the two cameras side by side from above with UV filters in place. Notice the depth of the GM1 body (which is on the left) is less than the LX7 although the lens is deeper.
When viewed from the front you can see the GM1 is actually smaller than the LX7 both in terms of width and height.
This is even clearer to see when the camera is viewed from the rear (GM1 is on the left). Despite this reduction in size the screen area is the same size as the LX7. I know this as I fitted a screen protector from the LX7 to the GM1.
Once both cameras have their lenses extended for use they are still roughly the same size.
One aspect of the GM1 that some users may find annoying is that there is no hotshoe to fix an external viewfinder to so you are limited to the screen display. Personally I haven't found this an issue and the screen has been easy to see even in quite bright conditions.
What I really like about the GM1 is that ability to attach other high quality Micro 43 lenses to the body. Here you can see the Olympus 45mm prime in place.
And also the Olympus 17mm Pancake lens.
With the pancake lens in place the camera is a very small package that fits easily into your pocket.
But size isn't everything, even with small cameras. You need to know how the camera handles. So far I have tried the GM1 with the 12-32mm kit lens, Olympus 9-18mm wide angle, the primes you see above, the Olympus 25mm and Olympus 60mm macro lens. The 60mm macro lens is actually quite large and is possibly where the camera starts to feel unbalanced but is still perfectly usable. Using the camera with the 12-32 is very enjoyable and is probably the ideal partner for it.
In conclusion, this camera is a good substitute for my LX7 in terms of size although the 12-32 lens (equivalent to 24-64mm) is less flexible than the LX7 which has a 24-90mm equivalent lens.
In my next post I will look at the quality of the GM1 in comparison to the LX7.


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Island Air's pending sale to an undisclosed buyer likely will result in layoffs.
The regional carrier said in a letter to employees dated Thursday that "the potential acquirer has indicated it expects Island Air will engage in a right sizing of the Island Air workforce as it transitions to new ownership."
The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations released the letter Monday in which the company's 245 employees were given 60 days notice under the Hawaii Dislocated Workers Act that their employment may end on March 11 or later. There was no indication how many of the 245 employees may lose their jobs.
Island Air officials told the Star-Advertiser on Thursday that no layoffs were planned at this time.


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Wild Turkey Production and Population Survey Results for 2001
The 2001 hunting season was the 23rd year of our annual turkey population survey. The continuing cooperation of turkey hunters has made the survey possible. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. The information you provide is valuable in several ways.
Turkey Production Index Survey
In 2001, 493 broods were seen. However, brood totals can be misleading as a measure of production. The number of poults per observer is the best measure or index of relative reproduction success because it accounts for annual differences in number of observers and poults in broods. The average brood size of 6.96 poults seen in 2001 did not differ significantly from 7.15 the previous year. The statewide production index of poults per observer (21.34) was up slightly from last year's 18.22. The average number of poults per hen was 2.2 in 2001. An average of 3.0 or above is considered an indicator of good production. These data suggest that on a statewide basis turkey production is still somewhat depressed and can be considered at best fair, especially compared to the excellent reproduction in 1993-95. Cyclic, up-and-down trends are a natural aspect observed in wildlife populations, especially in turkeys as reproduction can be greatly affected by unpredictable, spring weather conditions. The continuing drought in Georgia can also impact reproductive success because of decreased insect production and reduced habitat quality. Managing for quality habitat should remain a priority to avoid additional limitations during seasons of low production and to take advantage of when production begins to cycle upward again. Overall, our total population is still excellent and should remain so in the foreseeable future.
Hunting Population Index Survey
This survey is conducted during the spring gobbler season with hunt data being supplied by hunter volunteers. Specific information requested about each hunting trip from our hunter cooperators is the date, hours hunted, county or region of the state hunted, the number of turkeys seen, and the number of gobblers heard. The number of gobblers killed is asked for but is optional.
The hours of hunting effort per turkey observed is used as an index of the hunting population. The correlation between this index and the production index is used in evaluating annual production and resulting hunting season populations.
Hunt information in usable form was supplied by 526 of the 2,000 hunters contacted in 2001. They reported making 4,603 trips totaling 16,883 hunting hours. The season hunting effort per cooperator was 9.0 trips totaling 32.1 hours. This is a decrease of 3 hours from the 2000 season average effort.
A total of 9,960 turkeys (hens and gobblers) were seen. The statewide population index of 1.7 hunting hours per turkey seen matched the previous year and was again among the lowest ever documented during the 21 years surveyed. The lowest effort per bird seen was in the Piedmont Plateau counties, and the greatest was in the Appalachian Highlands and Blue Ridge Mountain counties.
Cooperators reported hearing 7,374 gobblers. The hours of hunting per gobbler heard averaged 2.4 hours. Good to excellent reproductive success in 1993-95 along with an abundance of adult gobblers once again were factors contributing to the continued low hunting effort per gobbling bird in 2001. Similar to previous seasons, the least amount of time hunting per gobbler heard, 1.8 hours, was in the Piedmont Plateau, and the greatest amount of time, 5.4 hours, was in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Statewide, peak gobbling activity, 3.9 gobblers per trip, occurred during the middle of April.
The statewide harvest during the first seven days of the season accounted for 30.0% of the total season harvest. The average amount of hunting effort to kill a gobbler, 27.9 hours, increased by 1.3 hours from 2000. Statewide hunter success dropped significantly to 46.6% with 245 of the 526 cooperators taking at least one bird. Of these, 103 (42%) hunters took one bird, 79 (32.2%) took two birds, and 63 (25.7%) took three birds. Cooperators reported 42 gobblers killed by companions.
2002 Season Forecast
Georgia's estimated 83,923 turkey hunters had only a fair spring season in 2001 harvesting about 52,871 birds statewide. The average harvest per hunter (0.59) was down slightly from 0.63 in 2000. Across the state the 2002 spring season in general should be fair to good again depending upon the weather. Because reproduction has been down somewhat the past three years there are fewer jakes and two-year-old birds this season. However, overall the state's turkey population is still very strong. Hopefully, reproduction will rebound and the future will remain bright for Georgia's number one game bird. Good luck and good hunting.
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The boys broke down the breakout performance by Jackie Bradley Jr. in the Sox Opening Day win over the Yankees. Who knew a couple walks would get the entire city buzzing.
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Like a little inside radio stuff right behind the scenes stuff yet people like that interest yes they do that. Aren't so we start with that here's how sports talk radio works this is that a nuptials of sports talk Radio One 01. We take a ridiculously. Small sample size. We assign a completely. Illogical value to it and then we reach a completely. Unfounded and baseless conclusions. That's what we deal and that's what we are going to do today he sought 26. Pitches. In pie plate appearances. He is the first player in 89 years of Major League Baseball to have at least three walks and an RBI in his Major League debut. His hustle all the bases ignited a four run second inning and oh by the way he made a pretty significant catch -- left field. Crop could no NBA accused of Iran or 21 game one win. Mostly because of Jackie Bradley junior and he already earned his -- because you said well -- impact right games I will impact what. And nine I you know you can talk about coming up with a with a straw argument make exaggerated hyperbole all you want. They don't to win this game when Daniel -- and left. He got it man and. I would disagree with that but that's -- you can't does he was -- like I can't -- -- -- he -- he was great yesterday he was didn't have a -- -- best player on the -- he was the difference now I'm not saying Ellsbury wasn't that -- frantically -- wasn't difference but. The different indeed the alternative. As we just cuts for the past six months. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Cha -- but wouldn't get to that the most impressive. Moment of Jackie Bradley's debut to yesterday -- very first there's no question this to -- things and I was trying to decide which was more impressive taken those pitches in the first step have to go on out 02 right. 21 of the top two -- three left handers in the game. Or beaten for the second. Beaten the throw to second doesn't happen now I was Whitfield. In I had this planned and obviously John did to me. On to team up a new and Andy and -- and that's fine. Now that doesn't even Knoblauch's. Sees a good patient hitter. Left side doesn't -- that he doesn't meet that hero -- doesn't make that catch and I don't camera Bradley timed it wrong and came in with a step. Great catch gold doesn't make that catch. It'll -- wasn't laughed and nodded as the -- now doesn't make that catch. Nobody. I don't know who else might mean considered it left field at any point if if Bradley didn't. Maybe you can talk about eight runs and him not being the specific difference because eight runs were scored. But did he not set the -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- But Bradley was great game yesterday. If not -- played he would have played as well as Bradley in the Red Sox might of 142 that's nothing but -- law was. Great great great great amount of loss -- might have been a whole different game it's a bad day as. It's a bad day for me to sell you guys and may of 2019. Where I'm at -- and let it out I'd save that for a -- -- like over five correctness crap yet Perez and by the way. You didn't deny that this is a possibility and I know some guys. It's it's even likely that might come a day where struggles with a fall on the raced to pick up those twenty days whatever it is. In August or July that might happen so he can hold out hope. It's like well it's you can you can have bull that right isn't bigger guys going to be sent time soon now say that you're ready you hope not mean he looks. That's what we've been talking -- -- I told John and it looked and was and it was so it was rock I said he is that you know the term old soul yeah it is a Major League so yes he has unusual. Unusual patience at the plate which gets. Every Major League team not just the Boston Red Sox in New York Yankees every Major League team it's a -- that the a lot of young -- would pay plate discipline. For eighty. Will be pretty. In in one minor -- years single August and then. 430 overall enemy off the charts or BP. That in the first inning. Is not unusual that's -- yes that's what he is he doesn't have the power of of Trout are certainly you Bryce Harper. But he does have unusual plate discipline the and he will keep the line movement to -- -- Franco's old expression. Anyone won't get flustered mean is that the most impressive thing is most surprising. In that it bat that first at bat. As he watched pitch after pitch that the umpire didn't -- the -- -- CC sabathia. Sure CC sabathia but that was about it but would we be saying on what -- we say -- if they did -- -- -- a -- could say it's -- wasn't ready over -- -- that's it for two servers for the -- -- useless and to be and that's bought or chilling BC and what would -- -- -- -- that's a different argument -- digit figures a strike don't go to go to like it. Sure -- -- ideal time to swing at a slider right itself them down and away in the dirt even -- he did take -- -- up one right one right. Which just surprised tiger says Texas is a difference in an eight to blow out apps. It into different flow -- I wish I did they -- likeness -- the player of the game and works. The ZI Purcell our game job which are stuck with -- Clinton should have first -- run back on the field that we are proud they should do if they did I would. Absolutely -- Iglesias. Mean what I would pick. Bradley over places. Over Ellsbury over Lester and I would give all those guys credit they all had good days good opening days but. I feel like pierce -- idea -- -- today Caribbean baseball pure -- because I was fascinated. By a guy. Being the star of the game of the game. And now it's had to see it to believe he did not getting it he was the best player. The best players he had the most impact he made the difference they don't win of the win the game but they don't come. Close that this eight to -- But agree that she opens it in numbers them to a subtle takeaways for my money watch that game number one John Ferrell was apparently listening to me. In spring training when a city got to get off to a good start yes is -- that its last two years it has not happened last year Lester. I didn't count I I kind of like programs now lost count -- it was not it was not close series comes after an inning it was like three LA LA to over thirteen also under sixty and I think goes under -- it was a lost count. I think yeah but the so much -- I would give -- and credit for this a lot of credit. The celebrity shots like you can do this every give us I mean doesn't have to be huge darling you know. Always elect but we Martha Stewart apple hour. Matt Lauer why I think Mayor Bloomberg stuff and his Reagan faced another typical hypocrite. You know my elite eight fraud as well what was stuff in his face I -- -- guarantee it was carrots -- Was that we and is -- winter I think it was popular with lots of coconut oil and butter on it was junk food Blake I think that elephant was stuffing his face off in June in Kansas City Gerri have a lot of celebrities no but I my complain usually with the Celtics and our crowd shout -- -- put the lakers. Next day you read about all the patriots were at the game in this. And and you know Donnie Wahlberg and monkey able to get a shot and you never see them and I don't -- -- make me like Hulu plus magazine Leah Ramsey will ultimately. It hit a get out of there get to look at it to. Ervin Johnson the third a -- Yeah. They got Bobby -- a -- you got it Martha Stewart always there -- -- Bloomberg forget about bottle it was really a source ultra huge hit chipped it but she was emigrate to -- they -- -- -- the -- -- president -- that does is famous title. Behind him yes Regis Philbin yes. An -- and an -- that's is that as this time Barbara Boxer must bits so yeah held a -- -- is always will celebrity's half as pseudo celebrities and you look at the ticket -- that guy. But that that took away the federal consensus and Cameron yes -- -- Is also the celebrity game. Opening day in New York we should've taken the church and the Donald didn't collect it redirecting that now they seem like they were had an issue there and depicted -- -- probably go to the same you know. Would -- -- who does Botox plastic surge yes I guess so I would imagine he doesn't apologists I've been there awhile now the same hairdresser that both of locally there. Regis courses like. 85 come right up pretty well a credit to lose whatever. Are so that's that's my first take away my sector that bit that John -- took our advice from spring training and decided to get off to a quick start. The second is this is very subtle but I think it's meaningful. It's meaningful based on how they have assembled this team and the cast of characters they've put together anything strike you about the eight run scored. In the Gomes from -- -- ocean after -- scored exactly sure that was not J. D. Drew but I know it was not. That was not Carl Crawford that was not -- Gonzalez that was not anything we've seen in recent memory. Does it impact anything -- sport -- all. Probably not but does not speak to the exuberance and the having fun and -- -- sure if you saw. Dustin Pedroia is long sit down with Peter Gammons a whole thing was about it's time for us as a baseball team to go back to having fun. Peterson like we were twelve years old in Little League and you mean like high school and you mean in college graduates -- absolutely we've gotten away from that. We've got away from the ball park and enjoying each other and trusting each other and just play a game and ended up. And this is where the cynic. Like men and says you got to win and have fun and that is true that it. Did drew look like you have involved when he won -- you being. -- purposely cynical to say EC -- do that at the emotion in Nazi geez for now at least it's a breath of fresh air this is exactly what they were selling us. In the office right might end right if you gonna go 500 and that probably will if you're not gonna make the playoffs and they probably won't. Yeah. It's better to be. Exuberant -- do it this way right. Then to not be and again they made the playoffs in J. D. Drew in locally have on the made the playoffs how is OJ -- to us and Josh Beckett didn't look like he's having fun you know limit the playoffs and known in Bangkok on was -- Adrian Gonzales. Gimmick -- they won games. And there are guys there make him eighteen when he many years who didn't look like they were enjoying each correct. -- that's like you know Ervin Johnson the third thing but you know they -- -- Had a friend. Even Lester looked like it was like doesn't smile almost look like you respond as -- Johnson the third look like the long lost talent can be. Person was a fifth Telecom beat a B it looks like Tracy Tracy organist it. Pakistan. Is that they can get added -- that delivers the talent that these guys said you know what we only the fourth teleconference. I know this -- there are there are four notable particularly sinking which he had errors yet two were killed or so so so each day. A the biggest yet every serve you -- -- they have access via -- collateral damage in the two tactic now listen to pack bundles it was a Dora the Explorer Kokomo all iced -- especially if she -- without Jeanette is this is a Glock in two with a -- -- -- but he. They they condom from the show you -- Egypt the third Ervin Johnson and Johnson's on the bottom but he gave the person to -- you -- He said you know here you know you have my purse I gotta go now smaller -- -- is essential such a satchel. We'll get to as you elect will get it to -- -- get to it but but. You actually write a Catholic Lester I don't know if there's any hope for him but there's certain guys say they are teetering on the brink of actually and -- the the game really care go to enjoy yourself and we saw last year with even a guy like Pedroia who plays with some joy had no joy and I know this sounds so believe it sounds like you know. So elect James Earl Jones -- field of dreams. Like Ellsbury in Iraq and know whether he's having fun or not most the time right but. I think he'll I think he'll like the guys he plays and that helps dejected guys like it would J. D. Drew. Did they like playing with who Adrian Gonzales to -- play with Beckett now. Pitches. Meaning they followed him and they like him personally. But let me lackeys -- the now on the on the -- -- he could enjoy himself here yesterday have a good time a good team the good time with his teammates. And mean. It looks like -- Gomes you know playing with. Victory you know victory you know he Bradley gently with Bradley Iglesias Iglesias right and I guess Ross. We'll see but the it looks like playing with those guys could be a lot of fun to do is him and win more than -- -- I. Pose the question John -- guaranteed that they would win more than they lose can you enjoy a summer of baseball should throw 81 and 81 out there. And they failed to make the playoffs. Ten maybe a palpable baseball team. -- may be an enjoyable baseball team to watch it may be a likable team that wins and loses every other day -- -- be. Fun to watch if you don't think they're going to make the playoffs. The Internet just yet but if yesterday's any kind of example of yesterday's any kind of small sample let's -- any illogical conclusion. Yet to that is yes. That game eight to two and go home when he scores a second run jumps up and down is clapping his hands and problem crazy maybe it doesn't play as well see yesterday. Simply a likable teams that don't make the play those campus certainly had a few I mean you know in the eighty's yeah. It's hard to do with the 88090. Million dollar payroll. It's come down it's 150. -- don't look at Victor Reno well I guess maybe you did this public victory announces that guys make thirteen million a year 39 million that's an overpaid guys do you. But yeah I I think -- -- thing goes away it's my money shot him his money -- -- -- J. D. Drew noted oracle which is due to talk about this current cast of characters. I think it's going to be hard for it to go away with. Victory you know it's easy with -- Napoli it's it's a one market -- real threats of one year to bargain. And obviously don't look at it that way with with with Bradley -- Iglesias or middle brooks' young guys. I think. Maybe Lackey does it go it would -- because you know he's that that one year at the end for minimum -- of his injury -- death. The bargain -- now they haven't thought I don't know too good question I think it's unanswerable can this be likable team. And lose. It all depends on which guys. -- -- -- really bad this year for instance it has the same attitude and it's a long summer and around 500 that's stuff I think where people up but they play games like this every once the wild win one lose a moment. They have the right attitude after last year this was like every this is the antidote to bail them this -- these -- exactly what they needed except that -- picked up pace little three hours and thirty sevens and around. Look you know slept well last night. Yes he's -- and this is what the scrappy underdogs should look like right 617779737. AT&T -- one has always just 37. 937. Major League Baseball this is Joseph does not o'clock who like to talk to after seven nights sleep on. What it is he did yesterday job -- him. -- -- I guess that it -- -- what they get beyond team to watch just because Kevin Youkilis is on that -- you know what. If the question yesterday it was going to be of who's got the better you -- such a yankees who's in better shape yes I thought the Red Sox were better shape I I think so more today look at -- guys like. Chamberlain or Travis Hafner. Who's -- for like five years or or Vernon Wells I mean if you're I'm telling you by the end of this year. Regis Philbin and look his age yet these people might not their their watch in this team and you -- just seed in their faces go this is going to be one long depressing year by. By the all star break rod might seem palatable. Might -- somebody that you might actually cheers filled -- we're gonna do today we're gonna take a ridiculously small sample size we are going to sign a complete ideological value to it and we are gonna reach completely. Baseless and unfounded conclusion on this year's Red Sox team Ken Rosenthal joins us at 8 o'clock Jackie Bradley junior. After every night to sleep honored in New York to play today. Ernie Banks yeah I played today yet taken. He's got the perfect baseball. Attitude and outlook disposition -- even keel long term you know patients know not to high not too low. That's why he belongs up that's why he's gonna stay up because he's he's a baseball. Pollard -- and -- principal entities without giving away we're gonna have a special -- color later in the day for a reason you'll understand. At a different time. And I guess we should probably make the big announcement. About -- just failures and as to merits and he got a double figures and now something has to be done about it we'll explain that we get back.


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