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Anyone interested to having a Colts Digest meeting before/during/after the game?
i would be.
i could possibly go if i end up watching the game downtown (i'm definatley not going to the game). not sure what i am going to do yet, i'll keep checking back.
I'm going to be in section 350...
I sold tix, and will be extremely wasted somewhere near the Dome!
I watched Saturday's game in Baltimore, and will be watching this weeks' game in Boston. What are the odds?
You'll probably have your damn Patriots thong on too....At least my cameras hope so...

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San Anselmo Town Councilman Ford Greene has been chastised by his fellow council members for verbally abusing members of town staff for their enforcement of a zoning violation at his residence.
After an irate Greene peppered Town Manager Debra Stutsman with four-letter words during a telephone conversation on Jan. 2, fellow Council member Tom McInerney remonstrated Greene on behalf of the council for "abusive and unprofessional" behavior. McInerney also instructed Greene not to talk to town staff about his zoning issue in the future — "to prevent future incidents of unprofessional conduct."
Greene subsequently apologized to Stutsman, explaining that he simply lost his temper.
His angry exchange with Stutsman and the council's reaction to it are documented in letters and emails turned over to Bruce Wick, a general building contractor who lives in Woodacre. Wick made a public records request last week for "any documents that indicate that Council Member Ford Greene has attempted to intimidate or influence town staff."
Wick, who has clashed with Greene in the past over approval of building projects that Wick was involved with, said he intends to submit the documents to the California Fair Political Practices Commission. Wick believes Greene's behavior may have violated the state's Political Reform Act.
Greene, a two-term council member, has challenged town staff's determination that the studio apartment that he lives in at 711 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. is an illegal second unit because the building in which it is located, which Greene owns, is located in a district zoned for large-scale commercial uses. Greene contends that his unit is an apartment in a multifamily residential building and is therefore legal.
One of the documents turned over to Wick is a letter that McInerney sent to Greene on Jan. 15. The missive recounts how Greene lost his temper with Stutsman after she informed him that town staff would not meet with him and his architect to discuss possible building code violations in his building before the Planning Commission had granted him a conditional use permit for residential use in a district zoned for large scale commercial uses.
In his letter, McInerney writes, "As we discussed, it has come to our attention that during a Jan. 2 telephone conversation with San Anselmo Town Manager Debbie Stuts-man, you engaged in behavior that in the view of the rest of the Town Council was abusive and unprofessional.
"Specifically, we understand that when Debbie discussed with you a staff decision regarding certain requests you had made, you became extremely agitated, cursed at her with the "f" word three times (including by telling her that she and town staff were trying to 'f—- me out of my home'), argued that the staff was 'out to get me,' and heatedly claimed that the staff had refused to cooperate and was supposedly making things difficult for you on purpose, that this process was a 'Diane Henderson screw job,' and that Diane had supposedly 'lied.'"
Henderson is the town's interim planning director, who ruled that Greene's unit is illegal. She could not be reached for comment.
McInerney goes on to write, "While you are certainly entitled to you own opinions, and we can appreciate that you have strong opinions about your planning application, you are not entitled to engage in what we believe to be inappropriate and uncivil conduct with town staff, especially when it may be perceived (based on your position as a councilmember with a role in making employment decisions regarding staff) as an attempt to intimidate them."
McInerney concludes the letter by writing, "To prevent future incidents of unprofessional conduct, we are directing you to cease any further oral communications with town staff regarding your application. Any further communications about your application should be in writing or through your architect or attorney."
Asked about the Jan. 2 conversation on Wednesday, Stutsman also recalled Greene saying that staff had left him no choice but to take the town to court.
"He said, 'And I will bury you,' in what I took to be a threatening manner," Stutsman said.
Also included among the documents is a letter that Greene wrote to Stutsman on Jan. 17, after receiving McInerney's letter. Greene begins the letter by writing, "Please accept my humble apology for having used direct, vernacular language in an heated and direct manner during the course of my telephone conversation with you on January 2, 2013." Greene concludes the letter: "Irrespective of the depth of my frustration with having received such special treatment from the Town, I should not have expressed myself on the telephone the way I did. As I told Tom yesterday, it will never happen again. Please accept by apology."
Greene told the Marin Independent Journal Wednesday, "There was no intent or effort by me to intimidate Debbie Stuts-man or anybody else. I was frustrated and I was pissed off and I blew up."
Greene said he did "unload" on Stutsman.
"That's why I wrote her and apologized on the record," Greene said. "But I never personally attacked her."
Greene said when he spoke to Stutsman on Jan. 2, "I was frustrated by the refusal to collaborate regarding a pending planning matter, which I understood from my architect to be standard."
He added, "Now I know what it is like to be a frustrated citizen, and I'm better positioned to appreciate what citizens have to go through. I intend to use that to make our public processes more positive, easier and more respectful towards the people whose lives we impact."
In an email that Stuts-man sent to McInerney on Jan. 7, she wrote that she had reviewed emails she had received from Greene. She wrote, "only once did an email contain wording that I had to call him on, and in that case, he was quoting someone else's words, which I found inappropriate and told him so. The other emails are all more along the lines of calling us incompetent and in a couple of cases, in a veiled way, liars."
Stutsman told the IJ Wednesday that she believes the Jan. 2 incident was the only instance in which Greene's behavior with town staff approached the level of intimidation.
"I don't believe there is a pattern beyond this one time," Stutsman said. She added, "Regardless, staff does, indeed, feel intimidated by Greene's words and actions."
More recently on Feb. 4, the San Anselmo Planning Commission rejected Greene's argument that his studio is legal; but it granted him a conditional use permit. Greene still must bring the unit into compliance with current building codes and he is worried doing so could be prohibitively expensive. He has appealed the commission's decision to the Town Council.
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Politics Bloggers Are All Male, Natch
To be sure, the young politics bloggers interviewed are all precociously talented and their success at a young age is impressive. Brian Beutler, 28, is a reporter for the online publication Talking Points Memo. David Weigel, 29, is a political reporter for Slate.com and a contributor to MSNBC. Ezra Klein, 26, wrote for The American Prospect and now The Washington Post. Matt Yglesias, 29, is a blogger for Think Progress, the blog for the Center for American Progress.
The problem with the piece, though, is the complete exclusion of female politics bloggers and reporters. They definitely exist … so why exclude them? Why was it necessary to report the "story" — and yes, "story" belongs in quotes — with only young male bloggers? Does that make any sense whatsoever? It comes off as needlessly clubby … almost like a … what's that word again? A boys' club. Oh yes, it comes off like a boys' club. And a boys' club is perpetuated by many factors, in particular the opportunities afforded to some privileged members over others. Opportunities, like, say, NY Times' profiles.
The thing is, journalism and blogging in 2011, as far as I've seen from my six or so years working in those disciplines, are not total boys' clubs. There are female politics bloggers and writers in Washington, D.C., and New York City, and anywhere else you go looking for them. The more you look for, the more you find. Why The NY Times either chose not to look, or chose not to include, any women at all other than mentioning in passing that Annie Lowrey is a 26-year-old reporter for Slate, is shameful.
So, I'll try to be helpful, NY Times, and give you some names of female politics bloggers and/or reporters who perhaps eluded your gaze when you're wearing those douchey spectacles of sexist trend pieces:
- Rebecca Traister, Salon.com
- Jennifer Senior, New York
- Ariel Levy, The New Yorker
- Suzy Khimm, Mother Jones
- Kate Shepperd, Mother Jones
- Monica Potts, The American Prospect
- Kathryn Joyce, freelance writer
- Megan Carpentier, formerly at Jezebel and now at Raw Story
- Irin Carmon, Jezebel
And that's just to start (although, it's admittedly a predominantly white list). I could go on and on and on.
Also, I love this parody piece written by Ann Friedman, a former editor at Feministing and The American Prospect, that sends up the stupid New York Times article. Definitely check it out here and be sure to check out Ann's Tumblr called Lady Journos that curates the work of "journalists who happen to be women." Because, you know, sometimes they're just so hard to find. Or something.


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Worried your kid forgets everything they've learnt when not at school? Here's how to keep their brain sharp. more
In some households, mum or dad do all the cooking while the kids look on. In others, the kids are helping to prepare meals from an age when the most they can do is 'help' stir a cake batter. Sharing your kitchen with your child encourages an interest in cooking and food, and is the best way to encourage lifelong healthy eating habits.
Your child will learn all sorts of things when she's in the kitchen with you including:
As she matures, being involved in preparing food for the family will help build self-confidence in your child as she learns to move confidently in the kitchen and make meal decisions on behalf of the whole family.
Cooking with kids also provides the wonderful bonus of spending time together focussing on a shared task. This is often one of the best ways to casually catch up on each other's day - something that can be pretty tricky to do later when you have a non-communicative teenager in the house.
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Johnson will be recalled to start weekend opener
SEATTLE -- Left-hander Kris Johnson will be recalled from Triple-A Rochester to start Friday night against the Rockies, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Wednesday.
The Twins need a starter with right-hander Ricky Nolasco on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow strain. A corresponding move will come before Friday's game.
Johnson, 29, has been pitching well at Rochester this season, posting an 8-4 records and 2.75 ERA with 83 strikeouts and 38 walks in 98 1/3 innings over 16 starts. His last start came Sunday, when he gave up one run on two hits over seven innings, so he'll be on normal rest Friday.
The lefty also made one spot start with the Twins on May 1 in the second game of a doubleheader against the Dodgers. He tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings, but couldn't go through the fifth, as he threw 106 pitches.
"He's been throwing great like a lot of guys down there," Gardenhire said. 'I know last time he was up here his pitch count got high, but he has good stuff. He's been pitching well. That's who they recommended and he's in line, so I'm happy with it."
The Twins are likely to option right-hander Yohan Pino to Rochester after he starts Thursday against the Mariners to make room for Johnson. Pino wouldn't have to miss a start with the Twins because of the four-day All-Star break that begins Monday.
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Topic: Liver Infusion Pump?
I've been reading thru many of these posts, and first off, I have to say I can't believe how strong some of you are! I'm still working on that part. It's all so new still, and staring my mortality in the face isn't getting any easier yet.
That said, many of you are also giving me hope that something can be done.
I have chosen a "safe" path at present, but one which I hope works for me. I was recently under the care of a doctor at Drexel University/Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia. I did not care for the odds he gave me for a successful operation, so I went to Dr. Fong at Sloan Kettering. He has told me that at present an operation would not be successful as the tumor has wrapped itself 3/4 around my vena cava. His suggestion is the Liver Infusion Pump which will pump chemo directly to the liver and be contained within the liver. This will hopefully allow me to continue a "normal" life, while hopefully shrinking the liver so it will become either operable or small enough for another treatment option. This pump will also allow me time to make other decisions in the future. I pray daily that it will work enough to make the tumor operable or at least allow for another option.
I was just wondering if anyone else has had any dealings with the infusion pump and hoping to get some good feedback.
Thank you,
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Any opinions I give are based on personal experiences, and are not based on medical knowledge. I strongly suggest receiving medical care and opinions.


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It is very important that students always check their "ARR", because it is the same report that the Graduation Unit will be using to determine completion of degree requirements.
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WATSONVILLE -- Ester Lomeli, 21, is wrapping up her senior year at MIT, where she'll graduate in June with a degree in material science and engineering.
The 2009 graduate of Watsonville High School, the eldest of six siblings whose parents were born in Mexico, is the first in her family to attend college.
On Saturday, Lomeli, home on a break, shared her experience and insight of what it takes to get into one of the country's most prestigious universities with high school students gathered in the living room of Lorraine Sandoval-Vigil as part of the Watsonville Ivy League Project.
"I tell them to take charge of your education. Make sure your education is your own," Lomeli said. "I changed my schedule every semester at Watsonville High. I made the counselors do what was best for me. When it didn't work, I'd take classes at Cabrillo."
Sandoval-Vigil, a retired Watsonville High principal, created the Ivy League Project in 2008 to help introduce high-achieving, low-income students to the country's top tier universities by taking them on a trip to the East Coast in fall to visit eight campuses in six days.
Watsonville and Pajaro Valley high school students, in their sophomore or junior years, are chosen for the Ivy League Project through a rigorous application process that includes an essay and interview. Students must have at least a 3.8 GPA and have completed some advanced placement classes, Sandoval-Vigil said.
Of the 30 applicants each year, Sandoval-Vigil picks only 10 for the East Coast college tour, which includes MIT, Harvard, Boston University, Brown, Princeton, Yale, Tufts and Columbia.
The students raise the $1,850 for the cost of the trip by soliciting donations and holding fundraisers.
"We call these kids our diamonds in the rough," Sandoval-Vigil said. "They definitely strive, and they're different from other kids."
Pajaro Valley High School sophomore Rigo Collazo, who carries a 3.9 GPA and developed a love of building toy ships as a kid, said he sees himself studying aerospace engineering and astronomy at Stanford, MIT or UC San Diego.
Collazo, 15, said it's an honor to be chosen for the Ivy League Project and be given the chance to visit elite colleges.
"I've never been to the East Coast, so I want to know how it's different there," he said. "My parents and my sister motivate me."
Mayra Muñoz, 15, another member of the club who's a sophomore at Watsonville High, firmly knows she wants to become a surgeon because of a surgery she had at age 8 to get her appendix removed.
With a 3.9 GPA, Muñoz is aiming for Harvard, Stanford or UCLA.
"A doctor changed my life," Muñoz said. "So, I want to be able to help other people and change their lives as well."
Follow Sentinel reporter Shanna McCord on Twitter at Twitter.com/scnewsmom


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Quinoa Side Dish with Pine Nuts, Green Onions, and Cilantro
(Makes about 4 servings, recipe adapted slightly from The Sunset Cookbook.)
1 T canola or grapeseed oil
1 C quinoa, rinsed (unless the package says it does not need to be rinsed)
1 3/4 cup chicken or vegetable stock
1/2 tsp. Vege-Sal (or a slightly smaller amount of salt)
3/4 cup pine nuts (or slivered almonds), toasted in a dry pan
1/2 cup sliced green onion
2 T finely chopped cilantro (or flat-leaf parsley)
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Marie-Claude Gracia is the chef and owner of La Belle Gasconne, a sybaritic auberge in the tiny Gascon village of Poudenas. Mme. Gracia is considered by many to be one of the best chefs in France, an honor she regards with a certain insouciance. "I cook what I learned from my grandmother, changing things here and there, and I do it because I love it—it's that simple," she says with a smile.
I spent several days with her in the kitchen at La Belle Gasconne and came away with this method of roasting duck, which is unique to Gascony. It fits with Gascon cuisine, however, which is based on the notion that fat gives flavor to food, but shouldn't be a part of it. That is why, throughout the roasting, Mme. Gracia removes the fat that comes from the duck so that the roasting pan is nearly dry by the time the duck is cooked. The duck itself is tender and succulent.
The stuffing here is based on the one used by Mme. Gracia, though I have adapted it slightly.
If you can find only a 3- to 4-pound (1 1/2 to 2 kg) duck, roast it for 10 minutes per side as described in step 8; then test it to see if it is cooked to your liking. Though ducks may differ in size by as much as a pound, surprisingly, the cooking time is often not that much different.
To test for doneness, press gently on the breast meat; it should spring back when touched. Also, pierce the leg and thigh joint with a sharp knife or skewer; the juices should run clear and golden (a thermometer inserted into the fleshy part of the thigh should register 180°F (82°C). Try an excellent quality red Burgundy with this dish.–Susan Herrmann Loomis
Marie-Claude Gracia's Roast Duck Recipe
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- 4 servings
- 1 duck (3 1/2 to 5 pounds; 1 3/4 to 2 1/2 kg), wing tips trimmed, with the liver
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups (180 g) fresh bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon rendered duck fat or olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 large shallot, peeled and minced
- 1/2 cup (loosely packed) flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) crème fraîche, or heavy cream
- 1. Preheat the oven to 475°F (245°C). Measure out a piece of aluminum foil large enough to wrap around the duck, and set it aside.
- 2. Trim away any excess fat from the duck. Season the cavity of the duck with salt and pepper.
- 3. While the oven is preheating, place the bread crumbs on a baking sheet and toast them in the oven until golden, about 10 minutes, stirring them once or twice so they are evenly toasted. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature.
- 4. Melt the fat in a medium-size heavy saucepan and over medium heat. Add the garlic and shallot and cook, stirring, until they are softened and beginning to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- 5. Mince the parsley. Mince the duck liver.
- 6. In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the egg and the crème fraîche. Add the liver, the garlic and shallot, and the parsley. Using your hands, add the bread crumbs, breaking up any clumps as you do; Mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- 7. Place the stuffing in the cavity of the duck, gently pressing if necessary to fit it all in. Close the duck, skewering the flaps of skin over the opening. You may truss the duck if you like, though it is not necessary.
- 8. Place the duck, breast side down, in a roasting pan and roast just until golden on top, 10 to 12 minutes. Turn it on one side and roast for 10 minutes. Remove the duck from the pan with a pair of tongs and then carefully pour the fat out of pan. Repeat on the other side for 10 minutes, and then turn the duck on its back (breast side up) and continue roasting until the duck is cooked to your liking, an additional 20 to 35 minutes. You can test the duck by pressing on the breast meat — if it is firm with just a bit of spring, it is cooked through. If it is still rather springy, it will be quite rare. If you like the breast meat rare, remove it from the oven immediately. If you like the meat more cooked but still pink, roast it an additional 10 minutes. The duck will take 1 to 1 1/4 hours to roast (a thermometer inserted into the fleshy part of the thigh should register 180°F (80°C).
- 9. Transfer the duck to the reserved aluminum foil, back side down, and season it generously with salt and pepper. Turn it over and season the other side. Then enclose it loosely in the aluminum foil and let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
- 10. To serve, carve the duck and transfer the pieces to a warmed serving platter. Scoop the stuffing from the cavity, and arrange it nicely on the platter.
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discspeed wrote:We're not owls
JimW wrote:The best part of the article is the poll on the bottom about what people think the real reason for the ordinance is. County Cash Grab is winning over Public Safety at 98.2%.
Scooot_er wrote:And disc golfers aren't always the smartest bunch.
Leopard wrote:disc golf outrage is strong
we rage over the dumbest petty shit
so for something actually outrageous to come into our periphery... oh my sweet jesus christ, it's gonna be a shitstorm
also, it's LA county so i give a bazillionth of a fuck but it's a funny occurence
also, i want to play water polo over the pacific... that sounds fun.
Scooot_er wrote:And disc golfers aren't always the smartest bunch.
Scooot_er wrote:And disc golfers aren't always the smartest bunch.
DiscerBob wrote:There was a recent story about a lady on Huntington Beach getting hit in the face with a golf disc and having to go to the hospital for a broken nose and internal trauma. Apparently a rogue wind kicked up and carried a disc over (which was probably thrown carelesly) from a local course. The woman is asking the city to pick up the tab on the bill for the resetting of her nose and probably something extra too. PS. Footballs are also in the law. Now only volleyballs and beachballs are allowed on the beach.
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IBM Systems Software
The IBM stack integrates software and hardware. The integrated stack is used to create appliances that can be launched quickly to get customers up and running with systems that are customized to their own needs. IBM software stack has achieved a level of maturity that means the systems are a cut above what any competitor offers. This maturity means that systems can run on any hardware platform. Users can design applications and then decide in a fit to purpose analysis which platform is most appropriate on which to run that application. High end, high performance applications need a Unix platform, while multiple images numbering in the hundreds or thousands run best on the mainframe. The new zEnterprise 196 is very appropriate for running multiple virtualized images because it manages 10GbEthernet transmission speeds and supports high throughput.
The virtualization business case includes a stack of application server images that run on layers at a very economical cost.
In the same manner, workloads that are being upgraded or migrated will run in the cloud temporarily until they can be run on the upgraded system. In this manner, the IBM cloud is being positioned as a transitional hosting space.
In addition, IBM has positioned the cloud as a self provisioning computing platform that offers optimal pricing and better access to users than traditional platforms. The IBM cloud is positioned as a way to achieve optimum use of resource, creating a way to achieve full utilization of the available resources. IBM is able to achieve this because of the good use of storage and networking management in combination with good use of server management of capacity.


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David Morway was Ford's man in Indiana. So don't expect anything nice from him about Indiana now. Walsh's leak has always been Peter Vecsey.
To be fair most of that "we have a good bench" was when Hill was on the 2nd unit and before we picked up Barbosa.
Barbosa appeared to be a good pickup, but I don't think he turned out that way.
I'm thinking if we would have had a healthy Foster things would have been a lot different.
That's partly where the series was lost. Vogel substituted like it was the regular season. Spoes made subs like a Riley clone playing only the number necessary 6-7 players per game.
The stats do go against what you think, but then again, maybe not? LeBron and Wade usually stayed on the floor against our bench, so the starters would hold serve and even slightly win their matchup, but then our bench came in and got man-handled by LeBron and/or Wade, who each averaged 40+ mins the entire series. It did always seem that it was those small windows where LeBron vs our bench or Wade vs our bench was where they'd go on those huge runs against us until our starting unit got back in.
Those stats may not be a great indicator either, because of the momentum of the series. Indiana completely took it to them for the first three games, and then mostly fell apart in the final 3. Not a very good indicator of where things were won and lost. I'd bet the starters +/- was considerably lower in the last 3 games.
I still stand by the theory that in the playoffs, you don't lean on your bench near as much, and it's mostly won starters vs starters. I have a hard time believing Miami's bench outscored our bench by 200+ points straight-up in that series as indicated by that link. Or, to put it another way, I have a hard time believing Miami's bench is their strength and not LeBron James and DWade. I have to believe it was Miami's starters vs our bench at least partially responsible for those numbers. It seemed like LeBron never sat down.
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There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
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Our starters got mostly owned in the last three when Miami solved us. PG was the only guy to stand his ground.
One other thing to consider --- Game 5 when we got our asses handed to us by 33 --- Vogel took the starters out and let the bench get ate alive, further making that +/- skewed. Only one Indy starter broached 30 minutes played in that game.
"Stats: They look great when you shape them in a particular way that proves your point."
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There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
I would not say owned, Hill was only -1 and Roy was -4, the others were not ridiculously bad but as I said previously, I think a lot had to do with Barbosa, when he was in the game, he offered nothing on offense and defense, and hurt all of the guys who were playing with him int he +/- category.
Hopefully we will put together a better run next season.
Why so SERIOUS
Okay owned is strong, but they lost their match-ups... either way, not a winning formula.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Miami was just a whole lot better team than the Pacers and this next year, they are going to be a whole lot better team again. Indiana is built for the regular season where they like to use their bench to rest starters. However, when the playoffs come along and the stars are playing 40+ minutes per game, the Pacers are quickly left in the dust. This year will be no different and the Pacers may move back a bit because both NY teams could move ahead of them along with Miami, Chicago and Boston.....
Has anyone else thought it was bizarre that Vogel consistently played the entire second unit together? The difference between the +/- for the starters vs. the bench shows more about the problem with a platoon substitution pattern than it does about the players themselves. No team can expect to hold a lead with their 6-10 players against another team's starters. There's a reason every other NBA team staggers the substitutions so that 2-3 starters are always on the floor.
I agree with you on that topic, Blu. Not saying Indy isn't a good team, just that we're not quite equipped to deal with the true big dogs when the playoffs start to get serious.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Exactly, if it was our bench vs miani's bench our bench probably would have won that match-up going away. The problem was it was our bench vs miami's starters. No bench in the NBA is going to be able to compete against a playoff team's starters. That, along side with Barbosa's horrible play, is what lost this series. If the bench played fewer minutes and was more intertwined with the starters this team would have been able to overcome the bench's failures.
This is a very tangential question, but I've been seeing the acronym "TPTB" flying around quite a bit lately... What exactly does it stand for? Based on context, it obviously refers to the Pacers front office (or something like that), but I can't for the life of me figure out what the "TB" actually stands for. Thanks!
I always translate it as The Powers That Be
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
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I'll take your definition, because you've been around the boards wayy longer than I have and are certainly an opinion I trust.
Yep. What does the Miami +/- against the Pacers look like? I think their starters and our starters are probably both full of positive numbers, and that is only possible because our strategy was to play our bench against their all-world starters. Not going to editorialize any further.
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Funny to see that the numbers don't help West but "is ok because he got to play with Tyler, Barbosa and DC so it affected his numbers" give me a break, people blaming our bench for the Pacers playoffs loss don't want to admit that we need better starters not a better bench, even SA had a deep bench but at the end of the day their starters were the ones that couldn't pull the win, hell Miami's bench if I'm not mistaken was one of the worse bench in the NBA but their numbers are good because Lebron and Dwade were playing 40+ minutes.
Our starters outscore their starters, while their staters outscore our bench, and the solution is that we need better starters.
What a simple solution.
One would think that you'd argue that the starters needed to play more, not be replaced.
The starters play with Hibbert. Hibbert stops penetration and forces mid range shots. Lou and Tyler don't. Maybe Mahinmi will have more of an impact.
Our bench wings are all pretty decent on defense, but with their own weaknesses. DJones is good on the ball but bad getting around screens. That's why he didn't play against Orlando, but got minutes against Miami. Barbosa blows on ball, but sticks with his man while getting screened.
So the Pacers had two players put up worse negative numbers than LeBron did positive (Barbosa at -70 and Collison at -65) despite playing less minutes combined than LeBron did. LeBron was 18 points better than the Pacers top positive figure (Hibbert at +26) while Miami's worst was 63 better than Barbosa.
The Pacers starters averaged 33.93 minutes per game in the series. LeBron averaged 42.15. Wade averaged 37.9. The next 3 Miami players in minutes (Chalmers, Battier, Anthony) averaged 29.89 minutes combined. Overall the Miami top 5 in minutes averaged 33.94 minutes per game in the series. So there's definitely an effect from the Big 2 playing more minutes than the Pacers starters, but if it is large enough to account for this very wide disparity is very debatable.
To further illustrate how strange it is to have such a wide disparity between starters and bench, I broadened the search out a little bit. There were 153 players to play 50+ minutes in the playoffs this year. The Pacers starters are 13th, 14th, 18th, 19th, and 22nd best on that list for total +/- (as you would expect, the winning teams take up the top spots. 6 Heat, 5 Thunder, 5 Pacers, 4 Spurs, and 2 Celtics take up the top 22 spots). The Pacers bench members? 105th, 120th, 134th, 140th, 143rd. Those teams that were mentioned with the Pacers at the top of the list? 0 Heat that low, 0 Thunder, 2 Spurs, and 3 Celtics.


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TROY -- While the curiosity of daily commuters passing through the intersection of Federal and River streets may have been sated when the sign for a Bombers Burrito Bar went up outside 2 King Street in mid-April, those who have yearned for the well-known local restaurant's large burritos, wings, and margaritas have two more days to wait.
A soft opening for Bombers was held on Monday night, but for most, their first taste of the Mexican-American fare for which the restaurant is known will be after their grand opening at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
The Troy Bombers has been brought about through the efforts of Tami Dzembo, a 42-year-old Berlin native and Rensselaer County resident, who was offered the option to open a franchise in 2008 by Matt Baumgartner, the originator of the Bombers brand.
The Troy restaurant is the first franchise offered by Baumgartner, an area restaurateur who opened the original Bombers in 1997 on Lark Street, and has since opened a second location in Schenectady; the collar city idea arose when downtown was only at the onset of its recent economic upswing.
At the time, Dzembo and Baumgartner were drawn by the city's college population. The success of the Bombers in Albany has been based on an influx of college age students and the late twenties and early thirties demographic, explained Dzembo, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, with its annual flood of college students, "isn't going anywhere."
"I've always had faith in Troy, and, in 2013, Troy is on the upswing," said Dzembo during her restaurant's soft opening Monday night. She has needed faith, as it has been a five year journey toward the Wednesday opening.
"Tami was really patient," said Baumgartner, during a phone interview Monday. "The paperwork required to get franchise approval is pretty significant and it took us about two years just to get all the paperwork filed."
Like the paperwork, construction was a lengthy process. Although it began last July, construction only recently wrapped up with the completion of the covered patio on Federal Street. Much of that delay was due to the building's poor structural integrity -- as construction was ongoing, it was discovered that a back wall needed to be replaced. Construction of the restaurant is now complete and first floor of the two-story building, which previously housed the Trojan Copy Center, now has the capacity to seat 108 people inside, and 85 on the covered patio.
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A STREET plagued with potholes in Darwen has been labelled one of the worst in the borough by a councillor.
Sudell councillor Roy Davies said Powell Street, between Richmond Terrace and Industry Street, was in desperate need of repair.
But, he claimed, despite Blackburn with Darwen Council contractors from Capita acknowledging the state of the road surface, they had refused to repair it.
Council officials said although they had launched a programme of road repairs, they had to prioritise the most-used routes. Coun Davies said: "I spoke to Capita about the road and they agreed it wanted recovering but it is not going to be done. They say there may be funds next year to do it but it is not on the long-term plan."
Coun Davies said some holes had been filled in, but not enough and not to a high standard.
He said: "They sent someone up and filled in probably 20-odd holes, but not very well, and there was no sealant on them.
"I looked at where they have done it and it looks like someone has just thrown a bit of Tarmac in and then the biggest bloke has gone over and stamped it down a bit."
He said he had complained but heard nothing, adding: "It is about the worst I have seen anywhere in Darwen or even the whole borough."
Coun Jim Smith, executive member for environment at Blackburn with Darwen Council, said the road would be fixed. He said: "Even with the massive cuts the council has suffered we are making a £10m investment into our roads.
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You'd be hard pressed to go to any event in the Midwest and not be "greeted" by some rain. But this year the Goodguys/K&N Filters 15th Hot Rod Nationals held at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP) in Indianapolis, Indiana, was one for the books. The heavens opened up on both Friday and Saturday but managed to spare the crowd a bit on Sunday. Even rain showers couldn't diminish the turnout of many new street rods, custom rods, and classic trucks that were all worth weathering the storm for–literally!
Having continually offered 400-plus race cars and almost 5,000 pre-'65 streetable iron, Goodguys Indy has earned the reputation as the summer's debutant ball for cars. (If you don't believe us call a rod builder two weeks before Indy and ask what is he doing and how many hours a day is he working?) This year's Grand Marshall was Shirley Muldowney, the three-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion (1977, 1980, and 1982), who was there to sign autographs. Oh yes, she was also the first person to win Top Fuel World Championship more than once. Additionally, there were over 200 exhibitor booths showing off the latest in "wish list" parts that every rodder would love to have. To this formal display of rodding ware were literally hundreds of swap spaces that held everything from toys to complete cars. Oh yes, there was also a "For Sale" area where dozens upon dozens of cars were up for grabs to the one who could make the deal. For those who like to take home "iron," there was the usual assortment numbering 75 different awards given out by the Goodguys. To this there was the Boyd Coddington Pro's Pick, the PPG Paint Pick, the K&N Performance Pick;,The Truckville Pick sponsored by Dodge, the Magnum Axle Real Hot Rod award, and three U.S. Radiator awards.
There were many new rods debuted at Indy. Starting with Sam Mangarino's '37 Ford cabriolet, which was built by Lobeck's V-8 Shop in Cleveland, Ohio, from an original drawing by Thom Taylor. This car made the Great 8 at this year's Detroit AutoRama while in competition for the Ridler award. Another topflight rod was the '37 Chevy phaeton of Jim Hoffman from Canfield, Ohio, who had builder Alan Johnson's Hot Rods in Gadsten, Alabama, build his phantom. Based on a two-door sedan the top was chopped 1 5/8 inches while the windshield was laid back 4 degrees. More mods included headlights that were lowered 2 inches and '37 Ford taillights. The car also features a custom hood and a grille by Jim Wrench. Another notable hot rod was the Deuce highboy five-window belonging to car aficionado George Poteet of Memphis, Tennessee, from the confines of FastLane Rod Shop in Donahue, Iowa. What may be the subtlest but most significant modification to this rod is the use of Brookville roadster quarter-panels in place of the stock coupe panels. Once you realize the difference you appreciate the enhanced appearance. The car also features a '40 Ford dash and column, Tremec five-speed, Winters "banjo"-style rearend, and drilled aluminum Pete & Jake's I-beam axle. It's all powered by a Ford Racing Performance Parts 351 crate engine dressed with '50s-era Thunderbird valve covers. From the nostalgia camp was the '34 Ford pickup belonging to Paul Brewer of Hamilton, Ohio. While featuring a Deuce passenger car grille the sheetmetal work also includes a 5-inch top chop, a 6-inch channel, '50 Pontiac taillights, bobbed front fenders, and an old-fashion I-beam axle and Buick brake drums in front. And last, but not least, pushing the styling envelope is Johnny Freund of Nashville, Tennessee, with his Dupont yellow '33 Ford Vicky built at Alloway's Hot Rod Shop in Louisville, Tennessee. This Rat's Glass body is a fresh approach to the always-likeable '33-34 Ford Vicky body. To finish off the statement the Alloway chassis features full independent suspension with a Heidt's in front and a Winters wiggly quick-change in back. Inside is the obligatory Paul Atkins Custom Auto Interiors but this time Ostrich hides are used to cover the seating. Other interior goodies include the use of Classic Instruments and Lokar pedals and shifter. Power comes from an LS6 matched to a 700-R4 while the wheels are Billet Specialties wrapped with the latest BFG g-Force KDW rubber measuring 215R35/18 in front and 295R45/22 in back. (Look for more on this car and Bobby Alloway's personal Vicky built in a more traditional style in an upcoming issue of SRM.)


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ORANGE – One of the inmates in Theo Lacy Facility tapped the man in front of him and – not feeling hungry – offered him some of his food.
In a place where food is a valuable commodity, the gesture could have been viewed as gracious. In county jail, though, it could turn deadly.
The Latino inmate viewed the offer as an insult, and the tap on the shoulder by a black inmate as a threat where racial tensions can run high. The shoving began and inmates quickly lined up along racial lines before deputies intervened.
No one was injured during the Oct. 2 confrontation, but officials said it shows how tensions have risen in Orange County jails.
Over the past year, more inmates have been housed in Orange County jails, their sentences are longer and more have a violent criminal history, leaving authorities searching for ways to ease the pressure. Local jails changed after the state passed AB109, a law that transfers the responsibility of housing thousands of inmates from state prison to county jails.
"It was challenging before AB109," said Cmdr. Steve Kea. "The added pressure just kind of keeps that kettle boiling a little bit hotter than it was before."
Since the law – known as realignment – went into effect Oct. 1, 2011, sheriff's officials have watched the jails fill.
Managing the population has been especially important for the department, which has been renting about 800 beds for detainees from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. If the jails reach full capacity, the department would lose $30 million in revenue from the ICE contract.
"Financially, we're not in a position we can do away with that (ICE) population," Kea said. "When we look at our future budget, it's a razor-thin margin. This ICE contract is keeping us afloat."
Other strains on the jail system were not expected.
The demand for medical services, for example, has increased. Treatments that would not have been done often in county jail in the past are now commonplace, such as hernia, dialysis and hepatitis treatments, said Lt. Mike McHenry.
Authorities are also seeing a higher demand for mental health services. At the end of September, nearly 800 inmates were taking psychotropic medications, and more than 2,000 mental health cases remained opened.
"The strain on our medical staff is significant, and this AB109 population has driven that up," Kea said.
Some of the strains stem from the fact inmates now serve longer sentences in county jails. The average length of stay in county jail for someone convicted of a felony was 113 days in January. By the end of September, it was 165 days.
"County jails were not designed to house people for extended periods of time," Kea said.
Assistant Sheriff Lee Trujillo, who heads custody operations, said the department is still assessing what the future holds.
"We're looking through a foggy lens," Kea said. "It is not an exact science, and you wind up responding at this level because hard data is so loose right now."
Sheriff's officials are looking to reinstate rehabilitative programs for inmates, such as classes and counseling, Trujillo said. Some of those programs may also be tied with electronic monitoring as incentives for the inmates.
In September, the American Civil Liberties Union issued a report stating several counties in the state were ignoring recidivism, and instead using state funds to expand jail facilities.
"This population is going to outgrow even that moderate expansion in jail beds," Kea said. "The state made an effort at reducing recidivism, but ultimately it was the warehousing of bodies that created AB109. If we don't come up with alternatives, then we will be in the same boat."
With the county taking on more responsibilities, there are other concerns as well. Sheriff's officials have been seeing an increase in inmate grievances related to medical care, and with the county shouldering the responsibility, there's a concern they could see additional lawsuits.
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NEW YORK — Cerberus Capital Management, which owns Albertsons LLC, may be looking to reunite the stores as it has reportedly emerged as a possible suitor to acquire all or part of Supervalu, according to published reports.
Cerberus is reportedly seeking $4 billion to $5 billion in debt financing from banks and is looking at investing equity of $800 million to $900 million, a person familiar with the matter reportedly said, although the source cautioned that the figures could change, according to reports.
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Yundi wrote:...if I had such an experience i would check my own mind to observe if it is free from 'I making' and 'mine making' & check of it regards all things, all experiences, as simply sense phenomena.
In the suttas, it is reported whatever state Venerable Sariputta experienced, his mind did not regard 'him' as experiencing that state because his mind was free from 'I making' and 'mine making'.
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Simple question. Do you like Granger, or do you not like Granger? I appreciate that there is nuance to answering a question like this but ultimately I think it's unlikely that anyone is truly absolutely neutral on this, so pick one.
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Simple question. Do you like Granger, or do you not like Granger? I appreciate that there is nuance to answering a question like this but ultimately I think it's unlikely that anyone is truly absolutely neutral on this, so pick one.
All hail Danny
"Danny Granger is one of the top players in the league. To move Danny, you better get a lot back." - Larry Bird
Danny was our best player during some really rough years and is still an integral part of our core.
I think Pacer fans owe Danny a lot. He played for years for a small-market team with questionable coaching that was trying to rebuild without sucking, so it wasn't even like we had the chance of bringing in someone hyped like Kyrie Irving or John Wall during the lean years. A lot of players would have been a pain in the *** or given up, but Danny played through it and was affable along the way. Good guy and will always be one of my favorite Pacers. I would say right now in terms of memory of Pacer fans, he will end up being remembered not as one of the absolute best, but in that second tier of really talented Pacers. He will be a more popular player in Pacers lore than JO when it is said and done. May be a top ten NBA-era Pacer in terms of talent, would have to think about it but my inclination is he is.
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My fav Pacer. His popularity went down among our fans because he didn't turn into the franchise player people hoped he would be, because George is playing on his spot and starting to emerge and because we're pretty much a good team this season even without him.
I remember how in his MIP year people treated him like George is treated right now. I guess people got short memory.
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It is not as simple as that but since you made it that way, I voted that I liked him. That does not mean that I don't see his limitations and short comings. I also think that he has already been replaced and some people just aren't willing to accept that. ...
I always get irritated when people are angry that Danny isn't a superstar, there are 5-10 superstars in the entire league at any time, they're pretty rare folks.
I love Danny. He's been completely loyal through the good and the bad. I hope he stays in Indy his whole career.
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Who knew that 18-20 PPG was a disappointment. Outside of the superstars, only about 10 players can do that annually.
Even PG who some think is a superstar, has yet to do that. Which isn't a knock on PG and his great all around game, but it shows that it's not simple to put up those types of scoring numbers consistently.
Even with his shot being off this far, and the fact that he's getting into shape, DG is already one of our better scorers and may already be the best at drawing fouls. He's for sure under appreciated for what he is simply bc he's not a superstar
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I love Danny Granger. He's probably my 2nd favorite (1st will always be Reggie). A true professional in a league plagued by unprofessional players (ex. D. Howard). A player who stuck with the Pacers through thick and thin, and never wavered after floods of trade rumors every single year. A tough guy that comes back strong after injuries and never quits. A guy that follows the coach whether he's a good one or a bad one. An unselfish guy who never minds sharing the spotlight, or give them totally to his teammates. Has always been the supportive player and a player that just wants to win regardless of who's the hero. A true leader in a sense of being the big brother to the young guys. And a high character guy on and off the court, has never been a shame to the franchise, and have been there for the fans, Pacers employees, and to the Indiana community.
Out of the 2005 draft pick he's easily one of the best 5 players right now. And right now he's probably the 3rd best player on that draft, with CP3 and DWill as your top 2. Bogut is too unhealthy to even do something in the Bucks and right in the Warriors, and as for Bynum, there's flashes of a great center there. But most of his years weren't as good as Danny's numbers, his 2 finals appearances he wasn't a big factor, and his only remarkable season was last year because that's the only year he's healthy, where he's basically looking to oust Dwight as the best center in the league.
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Of course I like Danny Granger. He has always represented our franchise with complete class, and by all accounts is an excellent teammate. I certainly feel bad for him in that his physical prime coincided with the years that our rosters were complete garbage.
That being said, I'm well aware of the harsh realities of the NBA. We've already invested quite a bit of money into Roy Hibbert and George Hill. Roy Hibbert is the anchor of our defense, and George Hill is a clutch young point guard who happens to be the best Pacer at the position since Mark Jackson. Both are young and aren't going anywhere. Virtually everyone agrees that we have to keep David West if we want to remain being one of the best teams in the NBA. We're obviously going to have to give Paul George a big payday down the line. Roy, West, George Hill, and PG all bring something unique to the table, but Danny was essentially replaced by PG this year. The simple fact is that we likely aren't going to have enough money for Granger if he is commanding a big payday. If Danny goes out and plays really well next year and stays healthy, then it's almost guaranteed that another team will dangle some money in front of him.
Some here might think that Danny will give the Pacers a big financial break out of "loyalty", but I don't believe that for a second. I remember last year when people were saying that Roy would give the Pacers a hometown discount because Roy was such a great guy and was so grateful for the Pacers. We all saw how that worked out. He would have been perfectly content in Portland if the Pacers didn't match. With Granger, this will likely be the last big payday of his career. An athlete can be happy anywhere with the money they make. If Danny is like any other athlete, then he'll go where the most money is, as he should. As history has shown, athletes always chase money, yet fans still always hold out hope that their guy is special and will give their team a discount out of the goodness of their heart. Albert Puljos won two championships with the Cardinals and could have gone down as the greatest Cardinal of all time, yet bolted in a heartbeat because there was more money somewhere else. The bottom line is that I think the only way Granger is here beyond 2014 is if he doesn't play well enough next year to command big money from someone else.
Danny's cool. Don't like the way he plays the game tho. Not like he can help it or anything
If/when Danny leaves, I hope Pacers fans understand his situation. Yes we are talking about millions of dollars here, but these guys pay a boatload of money in taxes and agent fees. Danny will retire rich but not wealthy.
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He's great. I like him a lot more now that he's shown a willingness to hand over the baton. I do consider Granger a very good NBA player and I'm glad he's a Pacer.
I thought for some time we should trade him when his value was high. Now that his knee is questionable, his value is much lower. Yet keeping him may have been the right decision. I did not think this team would be this capable this early of competing for a title.
In any event, Danny is a good egg. He's a great team mate.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
Should I have voted no because I love Danny Granger?
It's unanimous
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
Danny got me through some rough times in pacers basketball. Wen all your friends think your crazy for watching a team that has players like mike d and Murphy as thier 2nd and 3rd options he was always our light at the end of the tunnel. I am happy he finally has a real team to play with and can enjoy winning.
Of all the players who we associate with the pacers, Danny is the only one who I've watched starting from his rookie season. This might sound ridiculous, but though I really like Jermaine Oneal and Reggie, Danny is probably my favorite pacer all time (although I started watching the Pacers during mid 1990s, I didn't really understand the game until reggie's last few years, which was when Danny was a rookie).
Danny was a rookie in 2005-06, which was the first season without Reggie.
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I'm not sure I understand the question. I've never been particularly high on Granger's game. I prefer my tall/strong swing man to be able to finish powerfully at the rim, and that's never been his game. I also have at times questioned his commitment to defense and he has shot us out of many games. I also really disliked the narrative that he was stepping back last year, when reality was he was chucking as much as ever and connecting at an embarrassing low rate for the majority of the season.
That doesn't mean I haven't appreciated the fact that he's been a very good player in the past, even with his limitations.
Yes he is my favorite Pacer. And I hope he can stay a Pacer for the remainder of his career.
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Twins second baseman bats in leadoff spot after two hits on Saturday
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire went with the hot hand on Sunday, starting Jamey Carroll at second base over a slumping Brian Dozier in a 5-1 loss to the Red Sox.
Carroll has been swinging the bat well lately. After going 1-for-4 on Sunday, he's hitting .306 with a .375 on-base percentage in his first nine games this month. He batted leadoff for a second straight game after going 2-for-4 with a walk on Saturday.
"He knows how to play," Gardenhire said. "He knows how to work counts. He's swinging real well. He goes out and does his work and prepares to play like he's going to start every day, and then you put him out there and you don't miss a beat with him."
Dozier, meanwhile, was given a mental break as he's hitting just .103 (3-for-29) with 10 strikeouts and a walk over his last eight games. Dozier spent extra time working with hitting coach Tom Brunansky to fix his swing mechanics to keep him from hitting fly balls.
"He's working on his swing," Gardenhire said. "We know he's been playing great defense, but Bruno was working with him yesterday on an adjustment. He's been hitting the ball in the air too much."
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Lace, ripped chiffon ruffles, and diamond quilting- These are a few of my favorite things
I must admit, 7 weeks ago I had a life. I used to go see movies, I had friends, and even showered on a regular basis. Now those things are gone and have been replaced with a senior collection. Is it worth it? I sure as heck hope so.
These past few weeks have been the hardest to date. I wasn't really sure how I was going to knock out a masterpiece in 5 weeks, but BOO YA, it happened. This semester has already had a couple set backs. We missed the second day of class due to a snow day. Then half of the class missed an entire week of class when we went to Las Vegas for the Curve Expo. Of course, then we had President's Day on a Monday and there went yet ANOTHER class. I have chosen to blame this absence of class time for the craziness that ensued the last two weeks. First off, we come in on Saturday…. every Saturday. That said, our Professor is just as dedicated as we are, as she also comes in on Saturday mornings to see our progress and make changes. After all, if you were going to have to start over, wouldn't you rather know Saturday than Monday? We've also discovered this amazing new feature FIT has introduced called 24-hour lab availability. With a simple signed letter on an FIT letterhead that lists all of the students names we are able to stay past the restricting 2am deadline, and work up until the next class arrives at 9am. Longest amount of consecutive hours in C714? That award would have to go to Francielle. I'm fairly certain that in the last week, she has only left that room for food and energy drinks. Many of the students prefer to work from their apartments because they are commuters and have dress forms in their rooms. This is always my favorite because on presentation day, you have about 8-9 garments on the forms that you've never seen before. SURPRISE!
First ensemble was set to be due on Monday, March 14th. Given the state of everyone's garments, the professor extended the date to Wednesday, March 16th. Our critic, Flora Nikrooz visited on Wednesday to see the finished garments and had only nice things to say about everyone's ensembles. She really Oohed and Awed over a couple, but maintained a pretty good poker face throughout. Thus, the candidates for Critic Award will remain a mystery to us all.
From here it only gets worse. Most of the class still has to finish up their robes for Monday and EVERYONE still has HOURS of beading to do. Our second ensemble, made of 95% Cotton, is due 3 weeks and 3 days from today. How am I feeling? I feel very similarly to the time I flipped my father's four wheeler into a ditch and saw him RUNNING at me with a look of rage on his face: I'm shaking in my boots.
My cotton ensemble is actually more difficult than my first ensemble. It consists of four pieces: A long-line bra, garter, panty, and petticoat robe. I still have to go shopping for fabric, and if it is any sign of what is to come, I actually DREAMED about buying cotton tulle last night. In the dream everyone in the city sold out of it and I was forced to buy it from Mood for $183/yd. (They jacked up the priced because of high demand.) Hopefully is was only a dream as I will be needing atleast 10 yards.
My roommate questions my existence since I am never home. Needless to say, the doorman to my apartment must think I'm a hardcore party girl: I come home at 4:30 in the morning looking haggard and slightly stumbling, mumbling nonsense about ripped chiffon ruffles…
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thanks for mentioning me! and the food trips have been to the 5th floor vending machine!
That's funny, but the dedication a student puts into their work now will pay dividends down the line. As a former teacher I can assure you of that. Now that I'm an image consultant I sometimes put in long hours, too, and I'm reminded of how I did the same when I was in school. It's good preparation, but, of course, sleep is vital too!
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NEW YORK -- The Yankees recalled left-hander Cesar Cabral from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, replacing right-hander David Robertson on the active roster.
Cabral, 25, made one relief appearance for the RailRiders this season after pitching 9 1/3 scoreless Grapefruit League innings for New York this spring. He was in contention to make the Opening Day roster until late in camp.
"[Cabral] is rested, and we're seeing some pretty tough left-handed hitters this week," manager Joe Girardi said. "We feel like he can help us."
Cabral came into the game in relief of starter Ivan Nova on Tuesday. He allowed one hit, walked one and recorded one out.
Girardi said he was not sure if he would be able to use left-hander Matt Thornton on Tuesday. Thornton threw just three pitches in Monday's 4-2 win over the Orioles.
"Obviously, [Thornton] pitched yesterday," Girardi said. "He had been up [in the bullpen] a couple of times the other day, the day before that."
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SANTA CRUZ -- Residents living near an 18,000-square-foot medical facility to be built on Mission Street convinced the City Council on Tuesday to partially close two side streets and add a stop sign nearby -- moves not supported by public works staff.
The City Council voted 4-2 to install bulb-outs on Van Ness Avenue and Laurent Street to keep traffic from Mission Street and the new Palo Alto Medical Foundation center from entering those streets. Mayor Don Lane recused himself because he lives in the neighborhood.
"The neighbors were really working with the developer to encourage re-use of this land and it's an important development on Mission Street," said Councilman David Terrazas.
Council members Lynn Robinson and Ryan Coonerty voted against the closure plan, saying it should be considered later.
"We know it's going to impact our streets," said Wendy Baxter, a Van Ness Avenue resident. "We are only asking for a share of those trips to be prevented from coming onto our streets."
In June, the city's Planning Commission approved the facility, the only two entry points for which would be on Laurent Street and Van Ness Avenue. In addition to requesting the partial closures, residents urged the city to install a three-way stop sign on Seaside Street at Acadia Avenue, a busy intersection neighbors said would be made more unsafe by increased traffic from the clinic.
"To add more impact with out mitigation is unconscionable," said Jessica Evans, a Seaside Street resident with home-schooled children.
Tom Hart, a vice president for the foundation, urged the council not to do the closure and "make the best decision by balancing all neighborhood interests, taking into account (the center's) patients and current and future businesses on Mission Street."
Public works staff determined the partial closures would affect about 500 vehicle trips onto Van Ness Avenue and Laurent Street each day. The staff did not support adding the stop at Seaside Street and Arcadia Avenue, saying there hasn't been a vehicle accident reported there in the last decade and that greenhouse gas emissions will increase with an all-way stop.
The city also will seek grant funds to put in sidewalks on both sides of Seaside Street from Acadia Avenue to Laurent Street if neighbors agree to give up easements. Staff also will work with residents on nearby Trescony Street to return it two-way traffic to further reduce impacts of the project.
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|Trad, 2 pitches, 300', Grade II
|YDS: 5.7 French: 5a Ewbanks: 15 UIAA: V+ ZA: 13 British: MVS 4b [details]
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By Andrew Gram
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 9, 2002
|TAD climbs very near the left edge of this picture. The Meadows is the low angle broken looking area near the top left corner of the tower.
By Anonymous Coward
Aug 15, 2002
|Beware, while Soler, to the left of this climb, has a great bolted belay at the top of pitch 1, Tad, at least when I climbed it a couple years ago, has only a crappy lose chock stone with slings around it. Bring enough extra gear to back this thing up. It's not a solid anchor. Also, the off-width 1st pitch will try to spit you out every inch of the way up. If you're not an off-width climber, this may not be the best place to learn. I watched a party abort this climb last year only about 40 feet up, leaving a perfectly good cam to lower down from. My partner picked it up a couple hours later on the way down. If you can deal with all this though, the 2nd pitch is pure fun.
By Jim McGuire
Dec 3, 2003
|The conventional ratings in previous guides have pitchs one and two as 5.7, in fact Rypkema's guide rated pitch one as 5.5. It seemed to me that pitch one was a lot of face climbing and very little if any offwidth, certainly not like BHV's first pitch. In addition, pitch two is much more sustained than the first. No question that the worst thing about this otherwise stellar climb is the first belay.
By Anonymous Coward
Dec 14, 2003
By chad m. davis
Aug 17, 2004
|Personally, I laugh when I am told that a party is going to climb this route. Just because it is old does by no means make it a classic ... well maybe a classic bomb. Even though Soler and El Cracko have harder ratings they are easier over the long haul. I have been told it is better for those who have the gifting of hieght. My wife and I did this once (she cussed nearly the whole way up and she RARELY cusses) and will never do this climb again. If it is on your tick list ... reconsider.
By Brad Boner
Aug 18, 2004
|While TAD isn't the greatest climb on the Tower, it certainly isn't the worst. The second pitch is well worth the slog through the first. Not fantastic by any means, but worth doing if you have a day of climbing and you're in the Solar/El Cracko area. So which route will I have to defend next, Chad? Does Valdez Overhang suck ass? Is Babba Cool not so cool? Bring it on! (please note the good humor in these statements).
By Anonymous Coward
Aug 18, 2004
|For the grade, T.A.D. is a wonderful outing on Devils Tower.The crack is a bit wide but offers great training for those whom are willing to expand their quiver of techniques.
By Paul Huebner
From: Portage, WI
May 4, 2005
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
I agree with Jim. What off-width? I remember mostly face climbing on the first pitch and as far as needing lots of large (#4) cams, I left my one #4 Friend at the semi-hanging belay so I didn't have to drag it up the 2nd pitch (see below description of my belay anchor). The 2nd pitch is sustained 5.7 and the hardest (jamming) moves I remember were at the very top.
This not the best route for your first lead on the Tower since you have to construct your own belay when you reach the jammed/somewhat loose chockstone. Looking over at the anchors for Solar made me drool. But while standing on the chockstone, I placed a #3 and #3.5 Friend and a large nut above for my anchor, including my #4 Friend below for an upward pull. The worst part was while belaying up my second my feet were killing me. Do the Durrance and then maybe try this one.
By John Parnigoni
From: Golden, CO
Sep 8, 2005
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
I went up this using doubles of camalots #.75-#3 and didnt have to run it out. A #3.5 could of been handy but not necessary.
The crack does get pretty wide but I found great fist and hand jamms all the way-- with rests.
By John Gunnels
From: Gillette, WY
Apr 8, 2006
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Ummm.... let's see.... oh yeah...
By Unassigned User
Apr 10, 2006
I'll agree with John G that the First Pitch and the hanging belay on TAD SUCKS!!
but the 2nd pitch is a lot more fun!
not saying I'd do it again though!!
By Nathan Toothman
From: Mokuleia, HI
Apr 11, 2006
First pitch is great, better and longer than it looks from the ground, the offwidth section near the top of the first pitch is short lived as holds on the left open up quickly.
The second pitch is long, sustained and will be memorable. I think the guide book description about this being a "easy" pitch isn't quite correct, hardest 5.6 I've ever done. The last pitch requires a lot of hands/off hands sized gear, we couldn't find many placements for smaller gear. The jams are flaring and less than eloquent, wear pants and be prepared for battle.
Be careful of not getting your rope stuck in El Cracko on the rappel to the right.
By Vince MacMillan
From: Dolores, CO
Apr 18, 2006
|BETA: You might want to keep at least one 3" cam in reserve for the Capital 'S' Schmankey Hanging Belay. But only if trusting two lives to a single chockstone makes you nervous ((shudder)).
By Nathan Fisher
Oct 8, 2006
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|Well, just got back from the Tower and we chose Tad as our means to break into and top out on the Tower. Thoroughly enjoyed it. First pitch, like most before me have said, was the odd fist/hand/offwidth moves, but good face holds to break them up. The 2nd pitch just kept coming at me. Consistent and long, with nary a comfortable rest. Well worth the flight for one long route.
By John Korfmacher
From: Fort Collins, CO
Jul 9, 2009
This is a very good route; I'm not too sure about it being the "easiest" route on the Tower.
P1-thought this was the better of the two pitches; the OW is short but is passed easily with some stemming. A #4 is helpful at the crux; if you're comfortable shuffling it a bit, you won't need more than one. Stand on top of the chockstone for the belay.
P2-very stout indeed for the given grade of 5.6; I think it would be a 5.8 at most other crags. There are few good rests, and the top is steep, sustained, and a little dirty. I had three #2 Camalots and could have used another. Mid-size hexes are useful on the lower part of this pitch--conserve your cams for higher up where the rock is uneven.
Overall the difficulty of the route is size-dependent. I found it fairly rated at a stiff 5.7 with excellent jamming. My partner S. Costello has smaller hands and shorter arms; at times she couldn't reach far enough back in the crack to jam, and even when she could, she found the jams insecure and very strenuous.
By chris21
Aug 20, 2009
|Frank Sanders called this route, a "CLUSTER****" I am in complete agreement with his assessment...and wear a long sleeve shirt and pants if you want to have any skin left
By simpsong
Jun 2, 2010
|El Cracko is a much finer route. Instead of having to reach deep into a wide crack for the hand crack, El Cracko is sweet all the way.
By Jon Stein
From: North Vancouver, BC
Sep 3, 2010
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|I found this climb harder than the 5.7 it is rated. I did not enjoy the route as it was dirty, and a bit too off widthy for my taste. At least my jams were not really fitting for me anyways. I thought it would be a great easy route to lead as a beginner Trad Climber and I had a much better and easier time leading Soler 5.9 just left of this Tad route. I am happy to tick it off my list as a never again route.
By Sean Nelb
From: Indian Creek
Sep 15, 2012
|Every season this route sees traffic from people attracted by doing two pitches of 5.7 to the summit. The majority of them bail off the first pitch anchor or leave gear below. How do you want to ruin your day?
By Clay Cundy
From: Gillette, WY
Mar 30, 2013
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
|Building an anchor on the sketchy chock stone and belaying from that point is a horribly uncomfortable experience. The second pitch has a decent crack that was fun but it didn't make up for the crappy belay. So yeah I agree with John Gunnels TAD sucks.
By Will Stat
Jun 17, 2013
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
"Tiring, Annoying, Depressing"
The belay at the top of the first pitch is the embodiment of all these adjectives. The first pitch really is a slog, the handcrack is way deep in there and requires groveling the whole way. Not on the repeat list. Did soler, got happy.
By Mark Orsag
From: Omaha, NE
Feb 21, 2014
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|Didn't think this one was nearly as unpleasant as a lot of other folks do...
By Jason Todd
From: Cody, WY
Sep 14, 2014
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Take a #5 or two for the crux wide at the top of P1, forget about face climbing trickery to the left to avoid the wide. Embrace it!
The belay sucks, but all things worthwhile require a bit of suffering. The reward comes on P2 with straight in perfect hands for 100'+.
By Lucas Barth
From: Devils Tower, WY
May 15, 2016
|I thought this route was pretty enjoyable. Yeah, the belay at the top of first pitch is kinda uncomfortable, but the climbing is good. Even my girlfriend with tiny hands enjoyed this, and led the crux pitch. Don't build an anchor off the chockstone, but about 5 feet above.
By J Wallis
Oct 9, 2016
|Good old fashioned fun. It might feel a bit hard, but there are no technically difficult moves it's just a bit physical. Also, I managed to get a good anchor with medium sized cams and nuts above the chockstone, it was bomber even if a bit tight for a party of three.