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Women in America need to know they have a right to self-defense as they are increasingly subject to an all out war on their bodies, minds and spirits by Republicans. Women, and the men who care about them, also need to know that Christian theologians like myself and others firmly believe that God does not authorize violence against women nor condone it, that women too can hear the voice of God in their consciences, and women can make sound moral choices about their own lives.
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The idea that violence against women can be part of "God's plan" raised its ugly head recently in the presidential campaign. Rick Santorum, the most religiously conservative candidate in the GOP field and the current front-runner. explained his religious opposition to abortion even in the case of rape or incest, because "in the sense of rape" this is a "gift" of God, albeit "a gift in a very broken way." Thus, women and girls who are raped and become pregnant should "accept what God has given to you."
No. God didn't do this to women and girls, nor authorize someone raping them, and a pregnancy that results from that violence isn't a gift. Rape or incest is violence and therefore sin, and God is not the author of sin against women. Nor do women have to passively accept violence done against them as "God's will." Conservative Christian theology is obviously playing an increasingly large role in the GOP war on women and it is important that this theology be challenged at every turn.
Conservative politics is also a driver of the war on women as women's health and safety; women's basic right to be free from violence is being made a partisan political issue in new ways. The landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed with overwhelming bi-partisan support and was signed by President Clinton in 1994; it was reauthorized with the same bipartisanship in 2000 and again in 2005. But not this year. The new reauthorization legislation places an increased emphasis on reducing domestic homicides and sexual assaults, addresses the high rates of violence among teens and young adults, and extends the protections to LGBT individuals, undocumented immigrants, and gives Native American tribes the authority to prosecute crimes.
Members of the GOP have objected to this reauthorization legislation; their objection is apparently, 'that's too many victims.'. Is the GOP really saying only some women can be legitimate victims of domestic violence, not all? Patrick Leahy (D-VT), one of the co-sponsors of the reauthorization bill, expressed astonishment that the GOP is only willing to protect some women from violence, not all. "You cannot say that we will seek to stop domestic violence, but only for certain people," he said. "It just boggles the mind. It goes against everything I ever knew as a prosecutor, but it also goes against everything I know as a human being."
The human right to defend yourself and others from unjustified attack, when applied to nations, is called Just War theory. But some of the insights of Just War thinking can shed light on women's right to repulse this GOP war against them.
We have a just cause, namely the increasing aggression by conservative political forces against women's basic humanity, and our human right to self-determination, and the integrity of our bodies.
Women are the most competent authorities to determine their own physical and mental well-being. The photo of an all male panel opining on birth control convened by GOP Chairman Darrell Issa went viral within hours. Issa defended the exclusion of a woman from his all-male panel on contraception: She's not "appropriate and qualified." But women are uniquely qualified to speak from their own consciences and defend their own religious freedom in regard to reproductive ethics.
Furthermore, women defending themselves against the GOP war against them is motivated by a right intention, namely ending this unconscionable war on our health, safety and even lives.
But I am a proponent of Just Peace theory, not Just War; Just War thinking can be used to just justify more war and an accelerating spiral of violence. Just Peace theory is based on a series of practices that have a proven track record of reducing violence, and increasing peace and justice. All three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, support the ten practices of Just Peacemaking.
A crucial Just Peace practice for countering this GOP war on women is "non-violent direct action." One way women are taking non-violent action against the GOP war on women can be movingly seen in the recent "Speak Loudly with Silence for Virginia Women" protest organized by using Facebook . This silent protest was pulled together to protest a bill that "would require women seeking an abortion to first undergo a medically unnecessary transvaginal ultrasound."
The Facebook call for volunteers for a silent vigil shows great insight into the nature of power and non-violent protest.
"We think silence in the face of this struggle and their unconstitutional rules presents the strongest response to their assault on women. Please come out and stand up for our rights and for the rights of all women in VA to choose the best reproductive route for themselves. These people are used to signs, yelling, chanting etc. It is not new. They are not used to silently being stared at and having to look us in the eye. It gives us the power."
The vote on the bill was postponed.
Such protest is one powerful way to take non-violent direct action. Voting, in a democracy, however, is the greatest power of all. The escalating war on women is creating a political backlash. Current polling, for example, suggests the GOP will lose on the insurance requirement for birth control. It also shows majorities of voters support marriage equality for LGBT people.
In a democracy, political leaders work for us. We can bring an end to the GOP war on women by electing leaders who respect women's physical, mental and moral equality, and who will support legislation to protect their health and safety.
We can also lift our religious voices; as a Christian I claim that women are fully created in the image of God and have equal dignity and worth.
As of Feburary 21, 2012, it appears that the "Speak Loudly with Silence for Virginia Women" protest, as well as other criticism of the controversial "transvaginal ultrasound" bill in VA is working. VA Gov. Robert F. McDonnell is backing off his unconditional support for a bill requiring women to have an ultrasound before an abortion.
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Los Altos High's AJ Guralas, left, has totaled 17 goals in the past three games.
All those goals the Los Altos High boys lacrosse team has scored lately – 53 over the past four games – haven't gone to waste. The Eagles won every game and find themselves on the verge of making the league playoffs.
"We have been on a roll," coach Greg Mengis said.
The latest victory – 14-11 over Woodside April 23 – guaranteed Los Altos its third consecutive winning season and put the team in prime position to secure one of the two playoff berths granted to the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League El Camino Division.
"This win puts us in the driver's seat for a playoff spot," Mengis said, "as we control our own destiny with two league games remaining."
The Eagles were scheduled to play at Carlmont Tuesday (after the Town Crier's press deadline) in what the coach called a "giant contest" and close the regular season 4 p.m. today at home against Saratoga.
In the win over Woodside, "AJ Guralas dominated with a monster game," Mengis said. The sophomore tallied eight goals and three assists. Bailey Thayer and Cam Putnam chipped in two goals each.
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Dominating doubles, Los Altos clipped Cupertino 4-3 April 22 to end the regular season.
The Eagles swept the doubles – with Braden Holt and Christian Beck cruising to a 6-0, 6-1 win at the top spot – and received their other win from No. 3 singles player Ovi Fritsch.
Visiting Los Altos improved to 14-3 overall and 10-2 in the SCVAL De Anza Division, good enough for second place.
Two days later, Eagles Anthony Bello and Spencer Simonides combined forces to win the league's doubles championship for the second straight year. The win qualifies the seniors for the CCS individual tournament.
The same day at the West Bay Athletic League individual tourney, Pinewood freshman Gabe Owens claimed the singles title with a 6-1, 6-0 rout of Crystal Springs Uplands' Connor Soohoo.
St. Francis scorched St. Ignatius 12-1 April 23. The visiting Lancers boosted their record to 10-1 in the West Catholic Athletic League and 23-1 overall.
Winning pitcher John Gavin improved to 9-0. Kort Peterson went 2-for-3, belting a home run and a double. He drove in three runs and scored three times.
Snapping a three-game losing streak, Los Altos edged host Gunn 2-1 April 24. James Oleson pitched a complete game for the Eagles, surrendering seven hits and setting down the Titans in order in the seventh inning.
Patrick McColl scored both runs for Los Altos (6-7 De Anza Division, 11-12 overall). Max Wilbur added a double.
Behind Josh Rose's one-hitter, Pinewood beat Crystal Springs Uplands 5-0 April 23. Rose struck out five batters and walked four. He also scored a run.
Ryan Knotts contributed three hits and two runs for the visiting Panthers, while Oscar Fick produced two hits and two RBIs.
Pinewood went to 2-3 in the WBAL and 7-6 overall.
Led by Lizzy Beutter, visiting Los Altos topped Los Gatos 6-1 Thursday in De Anza Division play. Beutter pitched a three-hitter to earn the win and collected two hits.
The Eagles improved to 7-2 in league, 15-7-2 overall.
Boys volleyball
Mountain View rebounded from its first loss of the season – St. Francis swept the Spartans April 22 – by beating Los Gatos in four games. Kurt Dentinger notched 10 kills and four blocks for Mountain View in the April 24 road win.
The Spartans improved to 9-0 in the De Anza Division and 23-1 overall.
St. Francis followed the win over Mountain View with a sweep of Serra in WCAL action April 23. Steven Dinneen posted 11 kills for the visiting Lancers (9-3 league, 21-8 overall).
Los Altos Hills resident Andrew Buchanan shared medalist honors in leading Menlo to a 198-201 victory over Sacred Heart Prep April 23 at Palo Alto Hills Golf Club.
Buchanan shot an even-par 35 for the Knights, who completed an undefeated WBAL season.
Swimming & diving
Los Altos' Austin Campitelli finished second in girls diving April 24 in a tri-meet against Monta Vista and Saratoga. She earned a score of 205.95. Teammate Lindsay Emrick placed seventh (164.5).
On the boys side, Eagles Miles Contreras (165.1) and Jacob Behar (90.45) took second and third, respectively.
The St. Francis girls routed Notre Dame-Belmont 144-34 Thursday, while the Lancer boys swam past Serra 119-66.
Courtney Batcheller and Florina Yang led the girls – winning individual and relay events – and Benjamin Ho paced the boys with victories in all four races in which he competed.

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Investing in love will cost a little bit more this year -- 2.38 percent more to be exact -- according to the annual Cost of Loving Index, which has tracked the value of nine romantic items since 1990. The index is compiled by Houston Asset Management.
For instance, the cost of perfume is up 14.04 percent since last year, chocolate rose 5.26 percent, and the cost of designer silk ties has risen 3.45 percent since 2011, the press release for the index reports.
The increasing cost of raw materials explains the boost in prices. In 2011, the rising cost of commodities pushed fragrance prices up, AccountingToday.com reported in August 2011. Large perfume companies, those with $80 million or more in annual revenues, are most affected by the vicissitudes of commodity prices, according to the story, "Marcum finds commodity prices, consolidation impact U.S. fragrance industry."
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"Many restaurants do offer specials for the occasion, and the fact that Valentine's Day falls on a Thursday may also influence offers to drive traffic on a day of the week that typically sees less business than weekends," she says.
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1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Whisk together the 2 ½ tablespoons of the olive oil and all of the red curry paste in a bowl. Add the cubed winter squash and toss to coat. Place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil or parchment paper and bake for 40 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature.
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- 1 Tbsp California Olive Ranch, Miller's Blend Olive Oil
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That 2nd half was horrid, our offense makes me sad.
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That 2nd half was horrid, our offense makes me sad.
Playing a team that has lost 20 in a row, of course they were motivated to go into Indy and try to get a win. The next week will tell us a lot about the true direction the Pacers are headed.
tired of this excuse. yeah there's a little bit to it, but our talent absolutely dwarfs Philly's. our average game should crush them unless they hit 15 threes or something.
say whatever you want, this team is playing like crap. so much standing around, so many careless plays, so many close games against crappy teams. if they dont turn it around quick, we're getting blown out by teams like CHI and MEM on the road
We're on a 4 game winning streak.
Just tossing some facts out there.
A good win, Philly was motivated and playing with out consequence. But I kept seeing PG and Lance make questionable decisions on offense. They just don't share the ball and move it around the court.
Though I think Roy's nonexistent offense contributes to this, as teams really don't even half to account for him anymore. He can barely finish around the rim anymore. Not surprised at this point he was horrible last year as well. Pacers need to approach the playoffs with the idea that Roy is not going to be able to give them much. So they need to set up some back door screens to get the wings rolling to the basket. CAuse its pretty clear...Hibbert is useless down there.
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You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Good win by the Pacers!
we win, to continue our 4 game winning streak, and people complain because we didn't win big enough smh
no, what you're tossing out is a mountain of other relevant information
PG went no homo w/ that dunk!! Hardy har....
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The relevant information will be our final seeding when the regular season ends.
If we end up in the #1 seed, are we really going to be sitting here saying "Well golly gee, we really should have beaten the Sixers by more points... We have no chance to make the Finals."
Come on man. We're in the stretch run of the season. We've had highs and lows. We're finding a way to win games against bad competition. Would you rather we had lost instead? Or extended our 4 game LOSING streak?
This next week will be a huge test, but right now I am thankful we took care of business. By 1 point or 50 points is completely irrelevant to everyone except people looking for things to complain about.
I don't care about streaks or margin of victory. I care about the "eye test" and level of play. the same problems that have killed us recently against quality opponents haven't gone anywhere, we have just been facing very weak competition.
I'm not saying we can't or won't turn it around and start playing like we're capable, I'm just saying that it sure hasn't happened yet.
So, our final record at the end of the season, when our playoff seeding is calculated will have an * next to it because we played some poor teams?
I don't understand the relevance otherwise.
Anyone remotely concerned or upset by the Pacers performance needs to stop taking little things so seriously and over analyzing. Trust me, it'll be better for you in the long run.
Yep, still things we have to adjust and tighten up before the playoffs roll around. And during our stretch against tough teams coming up next.
But, I guess I just don't understand why we can't be happy about recording a W?
But whatever, some folks will just never be satisfied. That's ok. I have no right to tell you you're wrong.
Me though? I'm pretty happy we won.
I'm just glad we got the win. I didn't want to be the team that snapped the 76ers losing streak, as this place would've exploded with doom and despair.
PG and Lance were BIG, as was Ian.
I don't care how we look against bad teams, we're not gonna play any bad teams in the playoffs. The next six games, five against playoffs teams, are gonna be interesting. I see us going 3-3, splitting the Chicago games, and dropping one in either NY or DC.
At this point in the season all I want are wins. Don't care about how they look or get them.
that's just silly. I don't know why some of you think post game threads should consist solely of "yay go team!"
glad we are keeping a reasonable buffer between us and Miami so we still are in a good position if/when we start playing better. but to act like simply winning a game is all that matters is just nonsense and setting yourself up to be disappointed.
This next game against the Knicks will be very telling about this Pacers team. Knicks are on a 6 game winning streak. Starting to look like a team that is making playoff push.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Disagree. I'll admit we've looked ugly doing it sometimes, but all that matters is the win
Roy got blocked by a point guard.... Lol.. Smh
We were favored by 20 points. Should have been a blowout. Game was close the entire game. Philly is a D-League team. Besides Wroten, MCW, and Thadd Young, the rest of the roster might not be on any NBA team next year
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
What about our BCS ranking??


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Phase III Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of SK3530 in Patients With Erectile Dysfunction and Hypertension
This study has been completed.
SK Chemicals Co.,Ltd.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: March 23, 2008
Last updated: April 16, 2013
Last verified: April 2013
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SK3530 in men with ED and hypertension who were taking antihypertensive medication.
|Erectile Dysfunction
|Drug: Placebo Drug: SK3530
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Multi-center, Phase III Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of SK3530 in Patients With Erectile Dysfunction Taking Antihypertensive Medication
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Erectile DysfunctionU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by SK Chemicals Co.,Ltd.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Erectile Function domain score (sum of Question 1,2,3,4,5 and 15) of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 0, 4, 8, 12 week ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- the score from : 1) IIEF Q3 & Q4, 2) other domains of IIEF, 3) Sexual Encounter Profile(SEP)Q2 and Q3, 4) Life Satisfaction Checklist, 5) Global Efficacy Assessment Question(GEAQ) [ Time Frame: 0, 4, 8, 12 W ]
|Study Start Date:
|December 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Placebo Comparator: Group 1
Drug: Placebo
Placebo as a substitute of SK3530 100mg
|Experimental: Group 2
Drug: SK3530
SK3530 100 mg
Other Name: Mvix
Detailed Description:
SK3530 is a potent and selective phosphdiesterase type 5(PDE 5) inhibitor developed for the treatment of erectile dysfunction(ED). Since ED is common in men with hypertension, it is important to determine the efficacy and safety of SK3530 in men with ED taking antihypertensive medication.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|19 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Hypertension patient taking stable hypertensive medication for at least 4 weeks
- Score below 25 from IIEF EF domain during 4 weeks of treatment run-in period
- Failure rate above 50% from sexual attempt above 4 during 4 weeks of treatment run-in period
Exclusion Criteria:
- Lab abnormality
- Uncontrolled diabetic mellitus
- High or low blood pressure, orthostatic hypotension
- Hyper- or hypo-thyroidism
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00644007
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00644007
|Korea, Republic of
|SK Chemicals Co., Ltd
|Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 135-847
Sponsors and Collaborators
SK Chemicals Co.,Ltd.
|Principal Investigator:
|Jae-Seung paick, MD, PhD
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|Responsible Party:
|SK Chemicals Co.,Ltd.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00644007 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|March 23, 2008
|Last Updated:
|April 16, 2013
Keywords provided by SK Chemicals Co.,Ltd.:
Erectile dysfunction
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Erectile Dysfunction
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
Genital Diseases, Male
Mental Disorders
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Professor Mark Lee Hunter and his colleagues Luk N. Van Wassenhove and Maria Besiou have identified a powerful sector of media that is controlled by stakeholders with the purpose of influencing other stakeholders and organizations (like governments or firms). He will share the reasons why stakeholder media matter to firms and why they are not identical to "social media" – though ironically, they are more influential in many cases.
Professor Hunter and his colleagues are currently on predictive models relating to stakeholder media processes and effects to develop frameworks and templates to further understand their underlying mechanisms and to therefore drive actionable strategies and tactics.
The Conference Board has published research relevant to the webcast, which can be accessed by clicking the following titles: 'Managing the Conversation', CEO Challenge Reflections: Social Media Goes to Work and Get Social: A Guide to Creating Your Company's Social Media Strategy.
Certainly, social media such as Facebook may be used by stakeholder groups. But the primary purpose of stakeholder media is not to make friends. Stakeholder media drive solutions to perceived issues.
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Each year the Environmental Horticulture and Design program also conducts special events for the public as well as for our students. Some of these events include seasonal plant sales and an annual spring garden tour and pot-luck.
Students also participate in a variety of special committees related to the use and development of our facilities. Examples are the Herb and Perennial Garden Committee, the Nursery and Plant Sale Committee, and the Composting Committee. Each committee provides an opportunity for student interaction and sharing.
Lastly, within the next few years, new facilities for the department will be built on campus. These will include new classrooms, greenhouse, construction lab building, lath-house, and completely new outdoor facilities and gardens. Please join us as we move forward with our new curriculum and plan for our new facilities.
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BT Sport have chosen to screen Forest Green's Bank Holiday Monday clash against Conference new boys Bristol Rovers.
The match at the New Lawn will kick-off at noon on Monday, August 25.
The local derby will mark the return of striker Matty Taylor, who quit the New Lawn for the Memorial Ground last month. New Forest Green signing Rob Sinclair will got toe-to-toe with his brother Stuart, who joined the Gas from Salisbury City this summer.
Forest Green's last live TV game was surrounded in defeat and controversy, with boss Ady Pennock unhappy that the game was not abandoned due to lightning and a partially waterlogged pitch.
Forest Green are due to fly back from Scotland today ahead of their first home pre-season friendly against Birmingham City on Tuesday.


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The results of state-led reviews are meant as resources for school districts undergoing their own local review and/or adoption processes. State law requires school districts to have policies and procedures in place that guide their selection and adoption of instructional materials for use in classrooms.
State and federal rules that govern district selection and approval processes:
OSPI Digital Learning Department provides all school districts in the state with equal access to hundreds of online courses available through an easy registration system that saves time and money. This ease of access is further enhanced by ongoing orientations and course support. Visit Digital Learning Department to learn more.
Open Educational Resources are free and openly licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, and research. Learn more about OSPI's OER Project.
Northwest Educational Resources Association (NWERA) - OSPI collaborates with NWERA to help their members understand current education issues and considerations affecting instructional materials at the state and local levels.
Northwest Textbook Depository- Districts can access a wide array of published instructional materials as part of district adoption processes.
State Instructional Materials Review Association (SIMRA) - OSPI collaborates with other states through SIMRA to learn from and access tools and resources related to identifying aligned, accessible, and high-quality instructional materials.
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Washington adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts and Mathematics in July 2011. These standards replace the previous 2005 Reading, Writing, and Communication Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) and the 2008 Mathematics Learning Standards.
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The criteria concentrate on the most significant elements of the Common Core
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Criterion-based rubrics and review processes have been developed to evaluate the quality of lessons and units intended to address the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and ELA/Literacy. Washington has joined with over 20 states to learn about and consider how this process and rubrics can be used for considering instructional materials.
Other States' Reviews of Materials for CCSS Alignment
Louisiana Dept. of Education - Message and ELA and Math Curriculum Review (2012-13)
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UNIONDALE, NY - If Cardinal Hayes HS ever wants to step up their track and field program a notch, they should ask Head Coach Joe Lods to borrow Tyler Wilson.
"Tyler is a city guard, plain and simple," Coach Lods said after Hayes traveled to Uniondale HS for the Upstate-Downstate challenge and spackled Long Island's #1 ranked team, Long Island Lutheran, 70-52. "He makes his free throws and pressures the ball."
And he makes the Road Runner look like a snail in molasses. All of the above spelled a game high 25 points for Wilson and solid win for the Cardinals. The combination of Hayes' mach speed guards and athletic big men proved too much for LuHi, who made the game a great one early, but were outscored 36-24 in the second half after being down six points at halftime.
In the early moments of play, the marquee match-up of the weekend appeared to live up to its billing. Three ties and seven lead changes painted an accurate portrait of what the first quarter was like, as Hayes' speedy back court of Wilson, Shavar Newkirk (9 points), and Naasir Williams (8 points) got the Cardinals cooking in transition while LuHi's 6'9" junior forward, Kentan Facey, made a statement in the paint.
That storyline would continue into the second period; Facey's hard work on the boards and a burst of hot three point shooting from Brandon Alford kept LuHi in close range, but they weren't enough to overcome the quick hands of the Hayes guards. Costly turnovers from the Crusaders caused the gap to widen, and Coach Lods figured the combination of speed, limiting Facey (he scored only two of his nine points in the second half), and keeping LuHi guessing from the perimeter would be enough to pull away. He was correct.
"What we really wanted to do in the second half was keep defending and let them beat us making jump shots," he divulged. "When they did get to the rim, they missed some shots."
LuHi's K.J. Lee did his best to carry the Crusaders on his back, with moderate success. Although he scored 12 of his team high 17 points in the second half (one of which was a three pointer that cut the deficit to seven points), LuHi never managed to make it a two possession game. Contributions from junior guard, Anthony Pate (9 points), and senior big man, Ryan DiNicola, sparked the LuHi contingent as well. But with 6'8" senior forward, Amadou Sidibe (18 points), taking over the paint and boards for Hayes in the second half, his contributions and Wilson's Indy 500 assault (and free throw shooting prowess in the hack-a-Cardinal phase of the game) were too much to handle.
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Tigers Return Home Next Week to Host in Six-Game Homestand
Detroit, MI- The Tigers return home next week to begin a six-game homestand at Comerica Park. The homestand begins with a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox. First pitch for Tuesday and Wednesday's games are at 7:08 p.m., while the series finale on Thursday is scheduled for 1:08 p.m. Interleague Play continues next weekend as the Tigers host the Colorado Rockies for three games. First pitch on Friday and Saturday is at 7:08 p.m. The homestand wraps up on Sunday with a 1:08 p.m. start.
Tickets are available at the Comerica Park Box Office, online at tigers.com and by phone at (866) 66-TIGER (84437). For complete ticket information including season, group and suites visit tigers.com/tickets or call 313-471-BALL(2255).
Tuesday, July 29 vs. Chicago White Sox at 7:08 p.m. Gates Open at 5:00 p.m.
· Christmas in July: Why wait until December to celebrate the holiday season? Christmas in July, sponsored by the Parade Company returns to Comerica Park on Tuesday. Santa Claus will pose for pictures at Gate A with fans and participate in the "Prance Around the Park" pre-game on-field parade featuring 400 Salvation Army Day Campers, the Detroit Tigers Kids Club Grand Marshall and a dance performance by the elves from Deborah's Stage Door Dancers. Musical entertainment for the special occasion includes Christmas music throughout the ballpark. Salvation Army Red Kettles will be located at all entrances to the ballpark so fans can help celebrate the season of giving.
· The first 10,000 fans will receive clown noses, courtesy of The Parade Company.
· Gloves for Kids Autograph Signing: Tigers catcher Bryan Holaday will be appearing at the ABC Warehouse in Southgate from 12:00-1:00 p.m. as part of the Gloves for Kids program. During each visit, a Tigers player signs a collectible poster for the fans in attendance. In addition, free Little Caesars pizza and soft drinks will be served. The ABC Warehouse appearances are to promote the Gloves for Kids "Weekend of Giving" September 5-7, 2014 at Comerica Park when CBS Radio stations and the Tigers will be collecting equipment outside the main gate. Gloves for Kids is a program designed to provide Detroit's youth the sporting equipment necessary to participate in organized baseball and softball.
· Game Ball Delivery: The game ball will be delivered by Sergeant Dale Gage of the United States Army from Flint, Michigan.
· Detroit native and nine time GRAMMY winner Jack White will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. White recently released his second solo album Lazaretto, the follow up to 2012's GRAMMY nominated Blunderbuss, which debuted at #1 on the U.S. albums chart and broke the SoundScan record for first week vinyl sales. White began his career as an upholsterer in Southwest Detroit before starting the White Stripes in 1997 and eventually founding the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather. In 2009, White opened the doors to his very own Nashville-based record label, Third Man Records. White is currently on a world tour in support of his latest album, Lazaretto, including two sold out shows at Detroit's Fox Theatre and Masonic Temple Theatre. Additionally, the Third Man Rolling Record Store will be parked at Columbia Plaza at Comerica Park from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday night.
· The national anthem will be performed by Lisa Page Brooks.
Wednesday, July 30 vs. Chicago White Sox at 7:08 p.m. Gates Open at 5:00 p.m.
· Gloves for Kids Autograph Signing: Tigers pitcher Ian Krol will be appearing at the ABC Warehouse in Farmington from 12:00-1:00 p.m. as part of the Gloves for Kids program. During each visit, a Tigers player signs a collectible poster for the fans in attendance. In addition, free Little Caesars pizza and soft drinks will be served. The ABC Warehouse appearances are to promote the Gloves for Kids "Weekend of Giving" September 5-7, 2014 at Comerica Park when CBS Radio stations and the Tigers will be collecting equipment outside the main gate. Gloves for Kids is a program designed to provide Detroit's youth the sporting equipment necessary to participate in organized baseball and softball.
· Kinsler's Kids Program: Through the generosity of Tigers infielder Ian Kinsler and his wife Tess, the Detroit Tigers Foundation, an affiliate of Ilitch Charities, the Kinsler family invites 20 guests from local charitable organizations focused on serving the needs of children to attend a Tigers baseball game. Kinsler's Kids provides families the opportunity to enjoy a special evening of Tigers baseball at Comerica Park in the Kinsler Family luxury suite, "Kinsler's Kids" t-shirts, ballpark fare catering and an autographed photo signed by Ian Kinsler. Tonight's "Kinsler's Kids" are from the Children's Hospital of Michigan. On Friday, families from The Children's Center will attend the game through Kinsler's Kids. The Children's Center leads the way in providing an integrated approach to community mental health that treats the whole child and the whole family. With community partners, The Children's Center offers meaningful solutions that address mental, physical and behavioral health, abuse and neglect, and poverty challenges currently faced by over 100,000 children in the Greater Detroit area.
· Justin Verlander and Detroit Tigers Host Johnny Agar: During the 2014 Tigers Winter Caravan, many Tigers players met an inspirational young man, Johnny Agar of Rockford, Michigan, who was born with cerebral palsy. Son of former Tigers prospect Jeff Agar, Johnny harbors a competitive spirit akin to his father. The father-son team has competed in many races, with Jeff pushing Johnny in a jogger. It was his competitive spirit that drove Johnny to work towards crossing the finish line of his own accord at a local 5K race in August, 2012. Johnny's story was featured on ESPN's "E60" in 2013. Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander was so inspired by Johnny's story that he has personally invited Johnny to be his guest at tonight's game. Johnny and has family will watch batting practice from the field, have the chance to meet Verlander and will enjoy the game from Verlander's luxury suite.
· Game Ball Delivery: The game ball will be delivered by Lieutenant Ryan Zaleski of the United States Navy from Traverse City, Michigan.
· The national anthem will be performed by Renae Murphy.
Thursday, July 31 vs. Chicago White Sox at 1:08 p.m. Gates Open at 11:00 a.m.
· The national anthem will be performed by Lynnae Winnie.
Friday, August 1 vs. Colorado Rockies at 7:08 p.m. Gates Open at 5:00 p.m.
· Verlander's Victory for Veterans: For each of his home starts, Verlander hosts Veterans from Veterans Affairs Medical Centers throughout the state of Michigan. These Veterans sustained injuries or illness in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom or in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. The Veterans along with their families cheer on the Tigers from the comfort of Verlander's personal luxury suite. After serving our country, the special day provides American veterans the opportunity to enjoy a Tigers game with their family. Veterans share 18 luxury suite tickets and parking passes in the Tigers Parking Garage. Food and beverage is provided for the guests courtesy of Verlander. Veterans receive a personalized welcome letter from Verlander while all guests receive a Verlander's Victory for Veterans t-shirt.
· Detroit Tigers Foundation 50/50 Raffle: The Detroit Tigers Foundation 50/50 Charity Raffle continues at Comerica Park this season. This weekend, the raffle will take place on Friday and Saturday. The partner charity for this weekend's 50/50 raffle is the Centro Multicultural La Familia, whose mission is to provide culturally-competent support services to families in a holistic approach in order to improve their quality of life. Tickets will be sold on a digital platform and are three for $5, 10 for $10 and 40 for $20. The winner will be announced on the Comerica Park scoreboard before the end of the game. Since inception of the program in 2009, the 50/50 Charity Raffle program has raised more than $741,900 for charity with the single largest one-game prize of the program being $17,019.00.
· Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez Interview: As a kickoff to the 2014 ¡Fiesta Tigres! Activities, fans will have the opportunity to experience an up-close and personal one-on-one interview with Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez. The interview will take place at 6 p.m. on the Comerica Park concourse in the Big Cat Court. Rodriguez will be interviewed by MLB.com international reporter, Jesse Sanchez.
· The national anthem will be performed by The Lutheran Choral Aires.
· Following the game there will be Friday Night Fireworks, presented by Pepsi (weather permitting).
Saturday, August 2 vs. Colorado Rockies at 7:08 p.m. Gates Open at 5:00 p.m.
· ¡Fiesta Tigres! Celebration: The Tigers will host the ninth annual ¡Fiesta Tigres! celebration, sponsored by Miller Lite, to recognize and honor the contributions of Hispanic and Latino players to the game of baseball. Current Tigers players with Hispanic or Latino heritage will be honored as part of the ¡Fiesta Tigres! Celebration. In addition, the Tigers will host Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, a member of the 2006 Detroit Tigers World Series team, who will be honored in a special pregame ceremony and will throw out a ceremonial first pitch. ¡Fiesta Tigres! Will feature live entertainment on the concourse from traditional Mexican Ballet Folklorico, Moyocoyani Izel and Raices Mexicanas de Detroit dance groups, Samba 1 Brazilian Dance Group from Chicago, live salsa and merengue band Orquesta Sensacional, Cuban Jazz by Tumbao Bravo, premiere guitar duo Los Primos, DJ Tony Toca spinning the latest reggeton, bachata and a variety of Spanish hits, Mariachi Gallos de Oro and Mariachi Juvenil. Returning to ¡Fiesta Tigres! In 2014, the Tigers will wear a special alternate uniform with the Spanish translation of "Tigers" on the chest. The first 15,000 fans 21-and-older will receive an Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez Collectible Figurine, courtesy of Miller Lite. A special Tigers edition of Mi Gente Magazine will be distributed to the first 5,000 fans upon exit. Mi Gente Magazine is a Saginaw based Hispanic lifestyle magazine. Don't miss out on this special celebration! No se pierdan esta celebración especial!
· The national anthem will be performed by Jessica Hernandez.
· Following the game there will be Saturday Night Fireworks, presented by Pepsi (weather permitting).
Sunday, August 3 vs. Colorado Rockies at 1:08 p.m. Gates Open at 11:00 a.m.
· All kids 14-and-under will receive a PAWS "Pop-Out" Figurine, courtesy of FOX-2.
· The national anthem will be performed by 11-year-old Brooklyn Stack.
· First Pitch: A ceremonial first pitch will be thrown by brothers Hunter and Braden Gandee from Temperance, Michigan. Hunter, an 8th grader, raised national awareness for cerebral palsy, a movement disorder that Braden was born with by successfully walking 40 miles over two days with Braden, 7, strapped to his back, a highway walk Hunter dubbed the "Cerebral Palsy Swagger."
· All Sunday home games are Kids Days at Comerica Park. All kids 14-and-younger will receive a free promotional item as part of the "Every Kid, Every Sunday" giveaway guarantee, can enjoy free rides courtesy of Kroger on the Comerica Bank Carousel or the Fly Ball Ferris Wheel, can take part in free face painting, have the chance to win a Fisher Price mini-Corvette and are invited down to the field for Kids Run the Bases courtesy of Aquafina following the game, weather permitting.


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The Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation picture is slightly clearer, if one reads between the lines of what manager Don Mattingly said Wednesday.
Before LA's Cactus League game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Ariz., Mattingly gave his thoughts on Aaron Harang, who is one of three veteran pitchers on the outside for a rotation spot. The consensus is that two of the three—among Harang, Ted Lilly and Chris Capuano—would head to the bullpen and the other would probably be traded.
"Aaron Harang doesn't seem like the kind of guy that pitches out of the 'pen," Mattingly told reporters. "To me he's more of a guy that paints. He keeps you in the game. He's just not that guy that's going in and overpowering you."
Harang then went out and gave up four runs, five hits and a walk in the first inning. He needed just nine pitches to retire the side in order in his second inning.
Mattingly's statement Wednesday doesn't mean Harang's only options are the rotation or another team, though. It's not even March and a lot can happen between now and the regular season, mainly injuries.
The Dodgers know that and aren't rushing into deals. A surplus allows a team to be patient; however, a veteran surplus also limits flexibility. None of the bullpen/trade candidates can be sent to the minor leagues.
"Everybody right now is going, 'Oh, the Dodgers got eight starters. Great,'" Mattingly said. "Well, none of them have options. You can't keep them anywhere. Once spring training is over and if they're not on our roster, we don't have any control anymore. So eight really turns into five."


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As forest-lovers and wood furniture makers we couldn't help notice "I Am Eco", the new environmentally friendly PC by the Irish company, MicroPro Computers.
Leave it to the Irish (I AM O'NEIL, by the way) to create a PC made of wood! At first I figured the idea was dreamed up and photoshopped late at night in a pub but then I realized it's all true.
IAMECO is the world's most environmentally friendly PC that's wholly sustainable, with a carbon footprint 70% less than conventional computers. IAMECO is built with 100% recyclable materials and uses LED lighting that's 40% more energy efficient than it's predecessors.
No fans are used for cooling, rather heat sinks are employed with the bonus of eliminating noise. IAMECO is a touchscreen PC, and certainly seems to be unprecedented in terms of eco-friendliness.
Maybe I can convince Douglas to buy one for our new showroom? We'll see… cost, memory, speed and other specs haven't been released yet but I plan to keep an eye on that. I AM ECO will be available in September.
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ALBUQUERQUE New Mexico medical regulators are poised to rule next week on a case involving a physician who performs late-term abortions at a private clinic in Albuquerque and is accused of gross negligence in a late-term abortion during 2011.
The Albuquerque Journal reported that an attorney for the New Mexico Medical Board maintains Dr. Shelley Sella breached the standard of practice in treating a 26-year-old New York woman who had a uterine rupture during a procedure to abort a 35-week-old fetus with severe brain abnormalities.
According to a transcript of the disciplinary hearing and other documents, the patient had to be rushed to University Hospital after the rupture. She ultimately recovered, but may not be able to carry a future pregnancy to full term.
The attorney for the board contends that the abortion should have been performed at a hospital because the patient was at higher risk of a rupture based on her medical history.
Sellas attorneys say the allegations of gross negligence are nothing more than a political tactic by a national anti-abortion group that wants to end legal abortions.
The complaint that triggered the medical board inquiry was filed in 2011 by local and national anti-abortion activists who say a ruling against Sella could lead to a national medical standard of practice governing late-term abortions.
The boards prosecutor told a hearing officer last November that the case against Sella has nothing to do with abortion rights, but involves the standard of care in the way Sella administered uterine stimulants to the woman.
If the board finds a violation of the states Medical Practice Act, Sella could face possible revocation, suspension or restriction of her medical license in New Mexico.
During a closed hearing on the Medical Board allegations last November, Sella testified that about 90 percent of all third-trimester abortions in the U.S. are performed in four clinics around the country, including at Southwestern Womens Options in downtown Albuquerque, where Sella works. The three other private clinics that perform late-term abortions in the U.S. are in Germantown, Md.; Boulder; and Los Angeles.
No hospital in New Mexico performs third-trimester abortions, and only 10 percent of such late-term procedures are done at hospitals in the United States.
Hospitals dont perform third-trimester abortions usually because of hospital policy, lack of skilled personnel and equipment, and because of religious or political attitudes about abortions, according to an expert witness called by Sellas attorneys.
Board prosecutor Daniel Rubin said in records that Sella was responsible for the rupture in how she administered uterine stimulants and, after doing so, sending the patient back to the hotel where she was staying. A Southwestern Womens Options website notes that the clinic is an outpatient office with no overnight accommodations.
Sellas attorneys say the uterine rupture was an unfortunate complication, but one that she didnt cause. Sella said in documents the uterine rupture was a bad complication linked to the patients prior C-section.


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THE DECISION last week by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar ends a long and difficult chapter in the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. controversy and puts us at the start of the next one. We all can influence what direction this story takes next.
The six of us, whose sympathies lie on both sides of the Drakes Bay Oyster issue, believe the West Marin community badly needs reconciliation. None of us, in our decades in West Marin, has seen any issue create such deep rifts in the community as the five years of painful strife over Drakes Bay Oyster Company. This issue has hurt the good working relationships, built in the 1970s and '80s, between those who emphasize local food production and those who emphasize preservation values in the National Seashore. The wounds of the strife between these two worthy perspectives need healing.
We knew before Salazar's decision that, whatever the decision might be, one side would be hurt, angry and extremely disappointed. We want to acknowledge the grief that the Lunny family, their employees and the many ardent supporters of Drakes Bay Oyster Co. are going through. This is a time for the community to offer understanding and compassion — to listen and look for ways to offer support — to all those whose deeply held values have been contradicted and whose livelihoods have been affected by this ruling.
Healing may be a very long way off, but perhaps some steps in that direction are possible now or, at least, soon. We don't have a plan to offer, but we know who will be important if this is to succeed. We need our leaders to lead. We need our local elected representative, Supervisor Steve Kinsey, to represent constituencies on both sides of the issue. If Steve and Point Reyes Seashore Superintendent Cicely Muldoon can find a way to build mutual trust and truly work together to benefit those affected, this would send a strong signal to the community.
Jared Huffman, our newly elected congressman, is in a unique position. He knows West Marin from his six years representing us in the Legislature, and he is not identified with either side in the issue. He has followed the arguments on both sides, he has witnessed the fallout from the conflict, and he is willing to help heal the rifts if we ask him.
We know that many people in West Marin cared about the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. issue but remained silent because they felt there was no room for civil discourse. They were inclined to doubt the worst that each side said of the other. Now is the time to create openings for those people to speak up and be heard.
It will be hard for those who were the most passionate to bring us back together. Surely the people who made the strongest statements did so out of their best intentions, but the result was a gulf that open discussions have not yet been able to bridge. The strength of feelings, the nature of the battle, will make it harder for everyone to shake hands afterward. Those who can reach out to the other side — with sincerity — will earn the gratitude of the community.
How we manage the aftermath of this conflict and what we can learn from it will affect the strength of shared community in West Marin well into the future.
Those wishing to associate themselves with opinions in this column can to www.drakesbayhealing.org
Nancy Bertelsen, former psychotherapist, writer and community organizer, first moved to West Marin 39 years ago. Steve Costa and Kate Levinson, 16-year residents of Inverness, own Point Reyes Books. Burr Heneman, co-founder of Commonweal, was a member of the federal Citizens Advisory Commission for Point Reyes National Seashore and moved to Bolinas in 1971. Michael Mery isa native of West Marin who has worked with many community organizations. Claire Peaslee, naturalist and writer, has been a resident of West Marin since 1980.


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The Cowboys are the only team we know that holds an opening ceremony with training camp. Jones, knowing the gaffe that came before him, then decided to try to steal the headlines from Holden.
Via NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Jones promised the Cowboys crowd he was looking forward to "beating the Giants' ***" this season.
If the Cowboys could have just beaten the Giants' *** or anything else once down the stretch last year, we would have had a different Super Bowl champion.


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The ATM race is on.
The availability of a new generation of ATMs with extra bells and whistles has triggered mass upgrades by some banks.
The initial ATMs launched more than 40 years ago were limited to a single function: dispensing cash. But today's "enhanced" or "smart" ATMs can do much more, and some banks that have them are featuring them prominently in their advertising campaigns.
Transferring funds between accounts. Issuing receipts featuring an image of the check you just deposited. Speeding up transactions by making it easy to create preferences, such as whether you want a printed receipt, or how much you want to withdraw when you opt for "fast cash." Accepting deposits of up to 50 checks at once.
Features differ
Features differ from bank to bank, but these are some of the functions available in the latest generation of ATMs. And there's even a new wrinkle in cash dispensing — issuing $1 and $5 bills.
Among the changes:
n Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank has upgraded half of its 7,200 ATMs since last year. "We want to be responsive and provide the technology that customers want," said Mariko Suzuki, retail market manager for North Carolina and South Carolina.
"We really want to deliver to our customers a differentiated service," said Alicia Moore, who heads ATM banking for Wells Fargo. "ATMs process more transactions than our tellers."
Meanwhile, Bank of America is advancing into new territory by installing ATMs that enable customers to interact with a video image of a teller at another location. Bank of America installed the first of these video ATMs, also known as video tellers, in Boston and Atlanta in the second quarter and has since added them in other cities.
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The video ATMs can handle virtually every transaction that an in-person teller can handle, including dispensing coins.
An American Bankers Association survey of consumers released this month found that ATMs rank third, behind Internet banking and visiting branches, among the most popular ways to bank.
Nessa Feddis, senior vice president at the ABA, chalks up the banks' ATM investments to the emergence of innovative technology, combined with the industry's quest to make banking more convenient for customers.
Increasing the banking tasks that ATMs can handle is "a way of extending banking hours, and that goes to customer convenience," she said.
Or, as PNC's Suzuki puts it, "Having these ATMs gives our customers the sense they can truly bank 24/7."
Competitive pressures also are at work.
"It's a keeping-up-with-the-Joneses sort of thing," said Tony Plath, a finance professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. "Banks are enhancing their (ATM) technology to make sure they're not a step behind in terms of convenience."
The banks don't disclose how much they're plowing into new ATMs, but it's a major investment.
NCR, the No. 1 producer of ATMs worldwide, sells models that range from $2,000 for "a machine you find at a 7-Eleven that only spits out cash" to $75,000 for a top-of-the-line unit, spokesman Jeffrey Dudash said.
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I just don't know if there's enough on the table to apply a 50-game suspension to Braun that was initially overturned.
I just don't know if there's enough on the table to apply a 50-game suspension to Braun that was initially overturned.
2009 Attendance Record: 3-5 2010 Attendance Record: 2-9 2015 Attendance Record: 2-0
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(Referring to Jack Hannahan signing with a Korean team)
Since there are no teams on the moon, I guess South Korea's far enough from Cincinnati to satisfy me.
We keep demonizing guys like Braun, the big names, when in reality, there are dozens, maybe hundreds of guys just like him, right under our nose, doing the same thing. Probably more than a few Reds as well, maybe some we'd never expect. It's the nature of the game today. I don't like it, but good luck policing it. The high-profile guys get picked on and get their reputations wrecked (not saying it's not somewhat deserved), while the lesser-known guys catch hardly any heat at all. Quite the double standard.
What's subjective is how repugnant the act is, because that depends on how important the rule being circumvented is, and how much the person gained by circumventing it. Plotting the act on that X/Y axis (which may be a matter for subjective debate), and you can determine how major/minor the act was. But it's still cheating (which is the objective label that applies).
Someone better-read than I may have to correct me on this, but: didn't MLB already have rules on the books about drug use in (and before) 1997, but simply didn't have the authority to conduct any serious testing? Basically, "Using drugs is against the rules. You're on the honor system, unless you really screw up like Darryl Strawberry or something."I would describe players not using in 1997 as "stupid" as well as question their will to win.
Assuming I'm right that the rules were there, just unenforceable in any serious way, does that change your statement(s)? Or do you stick to the idea of cheating being "subjective," and players taking drugs in 1997 were operating justifiably within the system available to them?
Personally, I've spent decades rooting for the bad guys in pro wrestling, who spout such ideals as "It ain't cheatin' if you don't get caught" (Jesse Ventura) or "If you're not cheatin', you're not tryin'" (Eddie Guerrero), because, granted, it's funny and a bit of wish-fulfillment of how we wish we could act sometimes. But once I have to apply moral principles to real world scenarios, I stop going for what's funny, and start aiming for what's fair.
Trying to defend PED use on the grounds that "everybody else is doing it and you won't get caught" very much violates that sense of fairness.
Fil3232 (02-07-2013),Kilgore_Trout (02-06-2013)
Fangraphs article on Braun's connection to Bosch titled Braun's Explanation on Biogenesis Is Entirely Plausible: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index...ely-plausible/
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I'm just waiting for all this smoke to turn into fire. Braun's one smokey dude. Probably just coincidence...
I wish more people would really try to figure out the truth instead of going into these topics with their minds already made up.
The PEDs cheaters should be severely punished (even though it is clear that the effects of PEDs have been hugely overblown as has been exhaustively shown by Baseball Prospectus and others). Breaking the rules to gain an unfair advantage is unsportsmanlike and in the case of PEDs can truly harm one's health. Testing should be more frequent and more effective. Get rid of the cheaters so we can stop talking about this issue.
If we are going to severely punish the cheaters, we need to make 100% sure that the people we punish are in fact guilty.
It seems that too many people want to destroy players when the evidence against them is flimsy. That strikes me as totally dishonest and un-American.
How can we make sure that a player's food or drink was not dosed with PEDs by someone else in an effort to get him suspended? How can we be sure that allegations are true? How can we be sure that the testing process is infallible and perfect 100% of the time? We don't want to destroy players if we are not 100% sure they are guilty do we?
There have been over 100 players suspended by baseball for PEDs. Only one of those has successfully appealed his suspension. The arbitrator has ruled against the player in every single case except one. Shouldn't that give you enough pause to at least consider the possibility there were very good reasons for overturning Ryan Braun's suspension?
Since the player is not allowed to appeal the results of the positive drug test, Braun's legal team had to find a violation of the protocol as a means of triggering a hearing in front of the arbitrator. Once the hearing starts the defendant can present all of his arguments for why he should be exonerated. These arguments may include a lot more than just the technicality that violated the testing protocol. My suspicion is that the custody chain of the urine sample was the technicality that triggered the hearing, but was not the main reason why the suspension was overturned. (Remember, the arbitrator never released a report stating why the suspension was overturned -- nobody knows he official reason(s) why he was exonerated. People think they know, but they don't really know.) I believe the real reason is that his test results were astronomically high -- higher than any other test ever run. Twice as high as the next highest sample ever tested according to some sources. That is a real red flag and could indicate a defective test or a spiked sample. How could Braun's test result be twice as high as the East German Olympic weightlifters yet he didn't have any physical, emotional or behavioral side effects? The facts that his sample was mis-handled and the test results were beyond anything ever seen before calls into question whether the sample was tampered with. Who knows what other evidence and arguments were presented at the hearing? It was never made public, so we have no way of knowing. The independent arbitrator Shyam Das obviously felt the evidence to convict Ryan Braun was not sufficient. He ruled to revoke the suspension. This was the first time he had ever ruled in favor of a player. He had ruled against the player in every single hearing prior to Braun's, so you can't claim he was biased in favor of the players. For a professional and independent arbitrator to make an unprecedented decision such as this there must have been a very good reason. For us to insist that Braun was really guilty and just "got off on a technicality" is totally illogical and irrational.
If it turns out that Ryan Braun did in fact use PEDs and it is adequately proven then he deserves to be suspended for a long time without pay and his reputation should be permanently ruined. So far that has not been proven, so it is unfair and dishonest to disparage his character unless and until he is proven guilty. There are plenty of proven PED users to vilify, so far Ryan Braun is not one of them.
Let's make sure our villains are villains before we hang 'em high.
Once they are proven guilty I have no problem with hanging them at high noon in front of the courthouse.
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Trailer Park Swordsmanship
Directed by "Abstract Dragon" this one features The Blood Knight vs. The Wagon "Burrrner". Enjoy.YouTube- The Blood Knight vs Wagon Burrner of abstract dragon
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Are they letting just anyone put videos on youtube?Originally Posted by Cullion
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what the hell is going on? Why is the fat man grabbing the other guy's blade with an oven mitt?"Judo is a study of techniques with which you may kill if you wish to kill, injure if you wish to injure, subdue if you wish to subdue, and, when attacked, defend yourself" - Jigoro Kano (1889)
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"The judoist has no time to allow himself a margin for error, especially in a situation upon which his or another person's very life depends...."
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...I really wish I could say I've never seen this kind of things with my own eyes.
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I mean, I'm sure they're having fun and all that... But...
Chaos? Panic?... Disorder??
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I know of some longsword techniques where you would grab the other person's or your own blade but not like that. This looks like HEMA larping done very very badly. I guess they think they look cool....
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Someone is gonna poke an eye out....it's all fun n' games till someone looses an eye.
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Is Triplebuffer not back up yet, and is it going to be back up?
Dunno, the guy who ran TripleBuffer (baldurk) hasn't been around the forums for quite some time.
The site was run by Bladder, non ?
Hmm...maybe. I might be getting them confused. In any case, neither of them has been around here for awhile
aye. bladder it was. the site was down becuase of some sort of crash. Dia's got everything back up though... he just directed me to this post, thought I'd say something. I dunno if more articles are ever going to be put on there, maybe the layout should be changed to more reflect a site that has a bunch of articles instead of a team site though
*waves at reedbeta and anubis*
Long time. been moving a lot. and was also in journalism for over a year. so I dunno, I do skim over the forum every now and again. just arrived in new zealand for further studies. so maybe i'll be dropping by every now and then.
Very nice
What's TripleBuffer?
A site Devmaster hosts, it is mainly just for articles. About 2-3 weeks ago this site had a hard drive crash and lost almost a months worth of data, we have pretty much recovered. They just hadn't re-uploaded the site until recently. Here is the link: TripleBuffer.


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