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Painting the Black
Stubbs in Reverse
Casting Drew Stubbs as a bench player a few years ago seemed delusional. Nowadays, it makes more sense. Performances trending the wrong way have transformed Stubbs from one of the game's exciting, well-rounded talents into a frustrating enigma. Reds general manager Walt Jocketty—having strengthened his outfield already by re-signing Ryan Ludwick and transitioning Billy Hamilton to center—kept looking for additional support by eyeing Colorado's Dexter Fowler and Cleveland's Shin-Soo Choo. Jocketty pulled the trigger last night, landing Choo and sending Stubbs to Cleveland in a three-way trade. Stubbs' downfall in Cincinnati merits the question—how did things get so bad, so quickly?
The Reds drafted Stubbs with the no. 8 pick in the 2006 draft, one pick behind Clayton Kershaw and two picks ahead of Tim Lincecum. The University of Texas product shot through the minors. He reached Triple-A in his second professional season, and the majors in his third. Although Stubbs' official rookie season encompassed 42 games, he managed to smack eight home runs and steal 10 bases during the cameo. By the end of his unofficial rookie season, Stubbs had 30 home runs and 40 steals (on 50 tries) in 779 trips to the plate. Add in stellar defensive play and stardom seemed like a given.
Yet Stubbs' star has not ascended as planned. After a mediocre 2011, Stubbs failed to bounce back in 2012. Call it a sophomore slump or regression toward the mean if you like, but that seems too simplistic. Stubbs may have been a model regression candidate prior to the 2011 season. We knew he had flaws—potentially fatal ones. His swing is long and his plate coverage is spotty. Once pitchers realized it, they could teach Stubbs a lesson about the majors. But those anticipated lectures have not come to fruition, making Stubbs even more irritating than if he were a tragically flawed tools shed.
Paul Daugherty of Cincinnati.com wrote about Stubbs' swing in March 2012. Daugherty quoted Stubbs and manager Dusty Baker within the piece. Stubbs, perhaps unsurprisingly, offered what amounts to the patented sabermetrics defense of strikeout-heavy batters by saying, "There's a balance point. If guys are striking out more, but also doing more damage, then OK. If guys are putting the ball in play and making outs, how is that an asset to the team?" Baker had a different take, noting that Stubbs would benefit from a better plate approach, one that saw him swing earlier in the count.
Sure enough, Stubbs did see fewer pitches per plate appearance in 2012 than in his previous two full seasons, shaving 0.02—or about 10 pitches over 500 plate appearances—off his average. He did not catch a case of the first-pitch itch—in fact, he swung at the first pitch one percent less often—and did not reduce his strikeout rate, as it went up by 0.4 percentage points. Stubbs' ISO, meanwhile, lost a single point from the 2011 season. Stubbs has managed to combine the unpleasantness of below-average contact with below-average power production—a combination as desirable as a finesse pitcher without control.
Daugherty tried to explain Stubbs' decline, stating, "Baker says pitchers pitched Stubbs tougher." It looks like a defensible and reasonable explanation at face value. Big-league players are the world's finest detectives; give them 1,460 plate appearances—as Stubbs had entering 2012—and they should know how to beat a player. But here's the thing: Not much about how pitchers have approached Stubbs has changed. The table below shows that Stubbs saw fewer fastballs in 2012, albeit not many fewer than he saw during his good 2010 season:
Pitch Selection against Stubbs, 2009-12
Pitching is about location more than selection. The placement of the pitches thrown to Stubbs has remained mostly static. He is seeing a higher rate of inside* pitches than in 2010, yet not a career-high amount. Stubbs saw a lower rate of inside fastballs this season. Pitchers did throw him fewer high** pitches and high fastballs. Fitting Stubbs' collapse on the meager changes' back proves difficult, however. There are some aspects that may paint a different portrait of this data—sequencing, for instance—but buying into such a theory means accepting that everything else remained static, thereby making it a tough sell.
Pitch Location against Stubbs, 2009-12
*Defined by splitting the plate right down the middle and taking the inner portion.
**Defined by splitting the strike zone across the middle and taking the upper portion.
Stubbs has eluded noticeable adjustments, as Daugherty laments, by his own choice or the choice of the coaching staff. Examining his mechanics now and a year ago shows little change. At most, Stubbs raised his hands and tweaked his stance inward. He may have begun making a conscious effort to keep his front shoulder tucked in to prevent it from flying open. In a way, you wish pitchers were throwing Stubbs more breaking balls, or that he fidgeted with his mechanics in a perceptible manner. Then it would be easier to accept his decline. As is, you have to settle on one of two possible conclusions: 1) Stubbs is decaying at an abnormal rate, or 2) he was never good to begin with.
The latter argument borders on nonsensical. We know Stubbs has baseball-playing talent and top-shelf athleticism. He is a former top-10 pick, not a rank-and-file player that snuck his way into the majors by the dirt on his jersey. But what of the former argument? I asked Dan Turkenkopf how often players in their 20s had consecutive seasons in which they lost 20 or points off their True Averages while receiving at least 300 plate appearances. Turkenkopf found that it's happened 61 times, including Stubbs and another 2012 entrant (Geovany Soto). Comparing Stubbs' decline to those experienced by players like Mickey Mantle and Al Kaline, both in the late 1950s, makes no sense. Those were elite-level players still performing at a high-level. Stubbs went from a tick above average offensively to well below.
Implementing a .259 TAv threshold for the final season left us with 38 past instances to observe. Stubbs had a better season than 10 of the cases: Gene Clines, John Donaldson, Kevin Stocker, Granny Hamner, Timo Perez, Corey Patterson (twice), Zoilo Versalles, Tommy Helms, and Fred Kendall. Of those players, only Patterson managed an above-average TAv in the next season—and he did so before falling back into the abyss. When weighed by their plate appearances, those players produced a .229 TAv in the next season. The average rises to .263 if you include the rest of the entrants. Successful rebounds by Larry Walker, Jimmy Wynn, Fred Lynn, even B.J. Upton—a similar player in era, position, and skill set—suggest Stubbs could dig himself out the hole.
Declining in back-to-back seasons without injury during your perceived prime seasons is typically a bad sign. Stubbs' aforementioned flaws and lack of adjustments does not portent a successful turnaround. Making matters worse is how Stubbs' poor play seems caused by himself, more so than his opponents on the mound. Now that Stubbs is with a new team, it might be time to rethink his commitment to selling out for power. Shortening his swing and embracing his speed may not be an ideal change for Stubbs, who seems to understand that one home run is inherently more valuable than a few infield singles, but such a change might be required to keep him in the league beyond his 30th birthday.
R.J. Anderson is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @r_j_anderson
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Dec 12, 2012 07:56 AM
Stubbs could only wish. The Reds gave him 3+ years without officially benching him once and he just got worse. As R.J. says, his swing takes forever and he seemingly swings through even poor pitches. Stubbs would have become a nice platoon player if being 6'4 didn't distract people from his hitting skills.
Dec 12, 2012 10:32 AM
Not mentioned was the way the Reds media, led by St. Marty of Brennaman and Hal McCoy, harped on Stubbs' strikeouts to no end. I think this constant drumbeat recruited more boo-birds in the stands. Perhaps it points to poor makeup that Stubbs let it get to him, but I think it undoubtedly helped sap his confidence. A change of scenery will hopefully do him lots of good.
Dec 12, 2012 15:36 PM
Regarding the acceptability of strikeouts, I think there's a big difference between a power hitter like Adam Dunn, Ryan Howard or even Mark Reynolds and Stubbs, whose game is built around speed. He's not going to hit 30-40 homers a year so he needs to put as many balls in play as possible.
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Phytoserms for Menopause Symptoms and Age-Associated Memory Decline (phytoSERM)
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a soy based dietary supplement (phytoSERM) for hot flashes and age associated memory loss.
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Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
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|Estrogen Receptor-beta phytoSERMs for Management of Menopause and Age-Associated Memory Decline
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- safety and tolerability [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]as measured by assessment of AEs, co-morbid events, laboratory measures, symptoms and cognitive performance
- efficacy [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]change from baseline in neuropsychological (cognitive, functional) test results
- efficacy [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]change from baseline in vasomotor symptoms
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- ages 48 - 58 (inclusive)
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- history of clinically significant stroke
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- Known allergy to soy derived products; hypersensitivity to estrogens or progestins
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Trackmania has the largest number of registered racers than any other racing game on PC or any other gaming console. It's a free game but there is an upgrade to get extra stuff. Trackmania isn't an ordinary racing game. You can go up hoops, do 500 foot leaps, spin to take shortcuts, barrel roll to cut tracks and hundreds more. This is one of my favorite games.
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Trackmania is a racing game for PC which can be played online. Unlike other racing games, all cars have the same stats, so there is no advantage in what car you have. In fact, the only difference between the cars is the colour, which you can design yourself, though others will only see a nation's flag worked around the car.
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The first thing to note about this game is its price. Its free!!! For all you racing game loving fans download it now, after all, all it costs is time. Moving on, the game itself is excellent. It's tracks arent traditional but more exciting with the tracks having loops and extraordinary loops. With the game you can play by yourself, another person at the same computer (party mode) and online with countless racers. The single player mode has a perfect difficulty curve with over 50 tracks which are all divided into seperate colours to illustrate their difficulty. As a nice add on, your also given a single player ranking so you can see how you have done in comparison to the rest of thwe world.
Online the game is extremely addictive with you constanly striving to beat the best. The graphics are excellent and beat many commercial games whereas the sound is average, after all it is just a racing game so theres the average engine rrrr sound here and there. With excellent handling and gameplay the game is a must for ths who want something new for free.
TrackMania Nations Forever (TMNF) is a free racing game available as a 100% free download from its developer Nadeo. The download is around 7-800 MB, so not too much if you have a fast Internet connection. You can find it by searching for the title, or like I did by finding it on Steam.
In order to play the game you need to create a free account for yourself, this allows for you to login from anywhere and compare your rankings with other players from around the world.
There are three different game modes - Solo, Online, and Party. Solo allows for you to play through the tracks built into the game, around 65 built in. Each track is based upon a time trial, and the faster you go the better your score (medal). Online allows for you to play against players from all over the world, and party allows for you to create your own "private party" and play against people who you know.
The selection of cars goes as far as different liveries depending on the country which you are from - not much in terms of customisation, but its free!
There are plenty of tracks built in to play on & work through, but once you get bored of these there are always plenty more to chose from, and in addition to this there is a track editor, allowing for you to create & share your own.
Initially there seems relatively little purpose in creating an account, but upon winning medals it will then show your ranking within the world/country, and even down to region.
The graphics are reasonably good, even on a pretty old computer, so it isn't too demanding.
Overall I'd say this is a pretty good game, especially considering it's free. Definitely nothing compared to others such as Need for Speed, but they are pretty expensive in comparison!
Trackmania Nations Forever (TMN:F) is the updated version of Nadeo's original free racing game Trackmania Nations. TMN:F is still a free download availiable from Nadeo's official Trackmania website. The game is freely availiable due to the Trackmania's in-game advertising as well Nadeo's partnership with the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC).
The game is playable in both single player and multiplayer modes although the game is geared mostly towards the multiplayer arena.
Single Player : The game originally has over 100 maps created by Nadeo. The aim of single player is to beat the track times set by the game developers. The are millions of other maps able to be downloaded and played in single player, so players need not ever play online to be captivated for hours.
Multiplayer : This is where TMN:F really comes into it's element. Due to the game being a free download, there are over 2 million active accounts and about 100,000 players online at any one time. What sets Trackmania apart from other games in it's genre is the in-game ranking system. All players who join an online game are given a rank. You start with 0 points and accumulate points by winning or finishing highly in races. With over 1000 servers running, players will always find a match to suit them. One could either race against a single other player, or against 200.
TMN:F has 3 game modes
Time Attack : Players are given a set amount of time in which to set the best time around the track. Whichever players sets the fastest time, wins the game.
Laps : Players are given a set time in which to drive the most laps.
Rounds : A dash to the finish, first player to reach the finish wins the round. The winner receives 10 points, second receives 8, etc. The first player to reach the points limit wins the game.
Team Rounds: The same as rounds except the players are put into teams.
Trackmania is made to be more of an arcade game than a driving simulator, so although the graphics are in no way realistic, the game has a very sophistic engine, such that the physics of the cars are extremely realistic. Cars accelerate, brake, move etc in much the same way as a real racing car would. As the controls are simply the directional keys, the game is extremely easy to learn and terribly addictive.
All in all a fantastic game to play, and of course seeming as it's free, definately worth a try.
Trackmania Nations Forever is the newest chapter in the trackmania saga, is totally free to play, you can simply download it from the website or do a google search for "trackmania nations forever download" and you will find a list of server who have the game to download.
The graphic is very nice and clear , the cars are very well designed, tracks are well done and at least on the basic you will surely have fun
the playability of the game is great, just set up how you want to see the car with the button 1-2-3 , you can see it from behind or like you are on the inside of the car driving it, the game is very easy to play, very fast and very difficult if you want to compete with the best driver, the car movement are well done , the most difficult part is that the game is so fast you will probably in many tracks have to go without using the brakes or get a lot behind the others if you just touches them.
Trackmania uses various kind of multiplayer, the most used it's the time mode, you simply have to get the fastest lap, there is a point championship mode where you have to play the same track and every time you are awarded point in f1 style, the last mode is simply to play a track and have the standings like a normal f1 race with time and everything.
In multiplayer you will not have contact like a formula1 race game but instead you will simply see ghost cars of opponent, being trackmania a game where even 99 playes gat on the same track at the same time, i guess this was the only way to do it.
Trackmania is probably one of the most replayable game you can ever play, there always new track built by users, not all of them will be nice but many of them are, there are a lot of tracks in the game and so on, you will probably have a hard time find a more replayable game.
games modes:
There three different game modes:
a) play solo: you can play different tracks to get better, for every track you can choose a ghost car, and if you beat it you get a medal, bronze if you beat the slower cpu, gold if you beat the fastest(the lap are memorized so the time will always be the same for the pc)
b) Multiplayer Mode: you can play on the net against real opponent, just choose the server you like and start to play, the easier way to do so if to click on the suggested and choose one.
c) Lan Mode/ more player on the same pc: I actually never tried this so I can't give you an exact explanation, anyway it probably do what the name says.
The older trackmania had a protection called Starforce that would probably create trouble on your pc, this one does not, so you can download it and play it freely without any problem.


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Here I show you two little brooches and a stickpin. Very nice but please have you any idea how to see the difference between French yet (black glass) and real yet? There is also Vulcanite but this has always a black brownish color and these three are real black. I know one of those differences is the temperature because glass always feel cold and perhaps a difference in weight?
These three are about the same width.; bow-shaped 5.5 cm, middle one 4.5 cm and the stickpin also 4,5 cm. The weight of the bow-shaped brooch is 6 grams, the middle brooch on the photograp is 5 grams and the stickpin only 3 grams. I must add that the bow-shoped brooch seems to be a little duller black than the other two.
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A mortar round was fired at a Jewish settlement in the West Bank overnight without causing any casualties, in the first such attack since the beginning of the Palestinian uprising last fall, an Israeli military spokesman said Saturday.
The shell exploded in a settlement near the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem, the spokesman said, cited by the Tel Aviv-based Haaretz newspaper and AFP.
Until now, Palestinian mortars have only been fired at Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip.
The spokesman said that mortar rounds had hit the Jewish settlement of Gilo, which Israel classifies as part of occupied Jerusalem.
The land where Gilo is located, seized by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war along with east Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.
The Israeli army seized the nearby Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Jala in late August to stop sniper attacks, and pulled out after reaching an agreement with the Palestinians to silence their guns – Albawaba.com
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DROITWICH recorded their first win in seven West Midlands League Division Two games as they saw off fellow strugglers Barlaston 2-0 on Saturday.
During the first half both sides created chances, with Spa having an effort ruled out by the officials.
After the break, Droitwich's first goal was created when Pete Prenderville fired a cross in from the left and Craig Timmis dispatched the ball into the bottom left hand corner past the wrong-footed away keeper.
Spa kept the momentum and added a second after a surging run from Adam James, beating several players, before drawing the keeper out and squaring the ball for Alexi Paynei to fire into an empty net.
They continued to press forward and had their second effort disallowed as a penalty corner had already been awarded despite Andy Griffiths' efforts.
Spa travel to take on second-placed Newtown on Saturday.
Droitwich's seconds travelled to league leaders Wednesbury and kept their promotion push alive with a 5-2 victory.
Spa had Matt Mason standing in as keeper and although maintaining a strong defensive line, they went behind from a penalty corner.
Droitwich struck back though with Marcus Clayton making the way for Captain Nick Bates to equalise.
Spa then took the lead with Lee Wakelam again proving his position in midfield to allow Bates to score the second.
The second half saw Spa extend the lead when Tommy Ross scored for the fourth game in a row.
Wednesbury responded with a goal of their own, but Droitwich restored their two-goal advantage when Marcus Clayton hit the target.
With Wednesbury trying toget something from the clash, Spa hit them on the break through to score the fifth with Callum Turner sealing the result for the visitors.
The men's thirds drew 0-0 against Bromsgrove.
Meanwhile, the ladies side were edged out 1-0 by Harborne in the Worcestershire Divisio n Three.
This scrappy encounter was settled in the away team's favour after they took a free hit quickly and scored with a low strike.
Spa struggled to create any clear cut opportunities despite a flurry of penalty corners in the second half, while Harborne had a second half effort ruled out for dangerous play in the circle. This left the full-time score 1-0 to Harborne.


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Q&A with political humorist Will Durst
November 15, 2012
Q: Have you ever had a busier year and have you started to decompress after the election?Durst: It was exciting. It was energizing and right now I am in the midst of recalibrating my act.Q: Will you be updating your election primer book?Durst: Yes. I am going to add a couple of pieces and a couple of sidebars.Q: You scheduled this Tahoe appearance a long time ago to coincide with the post-election period. Nevertheless, are you surprised it's really over? If it came down to Florida, surely it would be up to lawyers and the Supreme Court.Durst: Florida, we should just cut it off. It's America's penis. It's hot. It's wet. It's moist. It's wrinkled. It's amazing how things come back around. Florida remains the same. You'd think after what happened 12 years ago they would be embarrassed and try to get it right. Apparently shame is not a concept they're familiar with.Q: Is it too early to ask: Clinton vs. Bush in 2016?Durst: Twenty-four years later it's all the same.Q: What about Christie-Biden?Durst: There is so much that could happen. It could be Biden. It could be somebody that we've never heard of. You think about Bill Clinton, we never heard of him. In '88 he was the guy who gave the interminable keynote speech where he got applause with, "and in conclusion." He was totally off the boards. Anything can happen in politics. Four years is so long. It could be Cuomo. It could be Ryan. I'm sure Ron Paul is going to make another run and maybe he'll look attractive to these people.Q: Are you disappointed with the outcome? A Romney administration probably would have provided more satirical fodder.Durst: It would have been the full-employment act for political comedy.Q: Is it tough to ridicule the first African-American president, especially since he has been the target of such genuine vitriol?Durst: Comedy always works off of extremes, and he's not extreme. He's so middle-of-the-road there should be a double-yellow line down the middle of his forehead. And also there's no scandal. Bush and Clinton both had scandals. So, yeah, the focus is on the antipathy toward him because you need something that's in people's minds. When you are a comic, you need something that everyone has a shared reference of. And him being so smooth, there's not many jokes about smooth.Q: You have commented about the new demographic, low-information voters. In this election, every Republican who spoke about women's reproductive rights lost. Is this the beginning of the end of low-information candidates?Durst: One would hope, wouldn't one? The Republican party is going to have to rethink their whole strategy. The powers that be are not dumb. They can see the handwriting on the wall. They might get involved in immigration to get some of the Latino vote. Even Boehner is talking about compromise and that's one of the seven signs of the apocalypse.Q: The president decisively beat his GOP challenger, 332-206, basically by two touchdowns. And he Dems have clear control of the Senate. How do you suppose they will screw it up?Durst: If you liked the 112th Congress, you're going to love the 113th because the president's the same, he might have more mandates. The Republicans are stronger in the House and the Democrats are stronger in the Senate. So if you liked when went on in the past couple of years you're going to like the next couple of years.Q: Locally, we had Shelley Berkley vs. Dean Heller. Would making light of that race be considered piling on?Durst: That's not my job to come in and be a carpetbagger and talk about local stuff. I don't live there. I don't know the ins and outs. I'll mostly concentrate on stuff that happened 240 feet west.Q: Your native Wisconsin sent its best-known politician, Tommy Thompson, down to defeat against the first openly gay Senate winner. Also, Washington and Colorado elected to legalize recreational marijuana. Are these harbingers that the United States is resuming its role as a leader in a progressive society?Durst: I think California is the Petri dish of social change. That will be fun to watch because the kids have different attitudes. They don't have the extreme positions on recreational marijuana. It's going to be a good time. That's the ancient Arabian curse: May you live in interesting times.Q: 2012 was not the year of the Turd Blossom. Durst: Squash blossom, yes. I'm not sure what it is, but every time I see it on a menu, I think of Karl Rove.Q: His campaign was like strapping $240 million worth of donors to the roof of his car that crashed on the Washington beltway? What does his future entail?Durst: We're writing a sketch, "The Best of Karl Rove on Election Night." Then, if you buy this tape, you'll get Karl Rove, through the ages. Get all six. "Karl Rove at Little Big Horn." "Karl Rove at the Alamo." "Karl Rove at Vietnam."Q: What about the alternate reality of Fox News? Will there be changes?Durst: No. If there are changes, they will be incremental and too tiny to see. They know what they do. They do it well and you can't throw a saddle on a rabbit. They are what they are.Q: You call yourself an equal-opportunity offender. Have you ever considered approaching comedy with a point of view?Durst: No. I am a translator, a tour guide. People don't have time to watch and cover all this stuff. I do it for them. I watch this stuff so they don't have to. People have jobs and hobbies and families. Me? This is my gig. So I'll try to be the guide to take them to California blazing a trail to the promised land.Q: This is off topic, but as a San Francisco resident I want to ask you about the orange-and-black Halloween where everybody dressed up as baseball fans this year. Let me play a sideline reporter for a moment and ask the only question TV folks ever ask: "What's it like?"Durst: It took forever to get over the fact that we won in 2010 and now the fact that we have a 2010 and 2012 world titles, everybody's wardrobe has to be updated. It's going to be a very extensive proposition. … Especially in San Francisco where Halloween is redundant.— Tim Parsons, Lake Tahoe Action
It's no coincidence Will Durst is up here one week after the election.As one of this country's premier political humorists and commentators, Durst has an uncanny ability of being able to decipher all of this political mumbo-jumbo, funnel it into the Durst-thought-process machine and make it both understandable and funny when delivered as a bit. We're fortunate up here in Tahoe because you can hear his latest offerings every Friday on my morning show (Durst closes my program having the last word) and also here in Lake Tahoe Action in print every Thursday when it hits the streets. Calling San Francisco home, this homegrown, down-to-earth, Wisconsin native (he's a huge fan of both the SF Giants and, I believe, the 49ers, too) has so many credits it's almost embarrassing, but I can tell you some of my favorites include being C-SPAN's favorite comic (eight appearances), a five-time Emmy nominee and recipient of seven consecutive nominations for the American Comedy Awards Stand Up of the Year and the first comic ever invited to perform at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and the first American to be nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for his one-man show "You Can't Make Stuff Up Like This." The New York Times said of Durst that he is "quite possibly the best political satirist working in the country today." The Los Angeles Times called him "A modern day Will Rogers." The San Francisco Examiner stated that he's "the heir apparent to Mort Sahl and Dick Gregory," while The Chicago Tribune hailed Durst as a "hysterical hybrid of Hunter S. Thompson and Charles Osgood." For what it's worth I just call him "Brilliant." I came to that conclusion when I heard him give a talk at the prestigious Commonwealth Club in San Francisco long before I became a comic. By the way, Durst just doesn't comment on the political happenings in this country. He was part of the political scene having run for mayor of San Francisco and actually did great considering he had no PAC funding coming in fourth out of 11, spending just $1,200 and getting 2 percent of the vote. He once had a radio show with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. The show was called, "Will & Willie" and one of the funniest and seriously entertaining programs ever. He scored a huge hit on the national stage who, in 1998 scored a political hat trick by opening for Vice President Al Gore and performing at both the Governors Conference in Milwaukee and the Mayors' Convention in Reno.In addition to standup, radio commentary and weekly columns, Durst has several spot-on books dealing with his keen observations on all things political with his book, "The All-American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing" (a companion piece based on his very successful one-man show of the same name that ran Off-Broadway). Durst then followed that up with his latest: "Elect to Laugh! A Hilarious, Common Sense Guide to American Politics 2012 Election Edition" continues the thread being even more hilarious. His work in comedy clubs, theaters, festivals across the country and the planet has been well noted and has been recognized with appearances on Letterman, HBO and Showtime are again, just to name a few. I can't think of a more qualified comedian than Durst being here this week as the final word when it comes to not just the 2012 election but other topics as well that deal with everyday life, making him the most well-rounded and well educated funnymen out there on the scene today. Not only will you laugh at his show but feel that much more smarter when you exit the comedy club.
I first had "Mo" on my morning radio show back in 2009 when she was one of the finalists in the San Francisco Comedy Competition over at MontBleu. I remember inviting her over to our room to do a guest set' and she went over very well. It's taken a few years but I am glad she's not only here this week but also booked with political humorist Will Durst. Good thing I got her in too because she's been making San Francisco her home these past few months after getting a sweet gig as the evening Sunday jock on KGO radio which has been one of the most successful newstalk AM stations in the Bay Area for the past 35 years! Makes perfect sense too because long before Maureen became a comic she was a broadcast journalist for public television covering politics (which was one of the reasons I wanted her with Durst) and topical issues of the day. Maureen created and hosted what was to be known as The Radio Ritas, a nationally syndicated morning talk show where she chatted with the likes of Howard Stern, Joan Rivers, Phyllis Diller, George Carlin and many others. Maureen is from the East Coast, getting regular spots at some of New York's finest comedy venues in addition to performing at festivals all over the planet including stints in Ireland, Scotland, Canada, New York, Boston and Nantucket. She's also shared the stage with a wide variety of talent opening for Joy Behar, Steven Wright and Rosie O'Donnell. The Manhattan Association of Clubs and Cabarets voted her Best Female Comic of 2009 which, as Mo puts it, "Means the gay boys dug me, and I dig them." Being in San Francisco has been great for Mo because her take on all things contemporary makes her the perfect addition to KGO radio and a natural having her up here in Tahoe, her first time in our room.


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Kemp exits after HBP causes numbness
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp was hit on his right elbow by a Joe Blanton pitch in the second inning of Tuesday night's 3-0 win over the Angels, causing numbness that led to his removal from the game in the ninth.
Kemp said he hopes to play on Wednesday when the Freeway Series resumes in Anaheim, but will have to see how his elbow responds.
"The ball took off inside," Kemp said. "Joe wasn't trying to do it on purpose. He busted me in and said he was sorry. It got me really good. It hit a nerve by the elbow and gave me a numbing sensation the rest of the game."
By the seventh inning, Kemp had informed manager Don Mattingly that he was experiencing some numbness in his elbow. The manager replaced Kemp in center field with Skip Schumaker in the top of the ninth.
"As the game went on, he didn't feel like he could throw," Mattingly said. "I think he probably had some inflammation in there. He got hit pretty good, because right away it was hurting."
Kemp told Mattingly that he was not limited at the plate, only in the field. He batted fifth for the first time since 2010, and went 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored after he was hit by the pitch. Kemp just missed his third home run of the season on a deep fly ball in the fourth that Angels center fielder Mike Trout hauled in on the warning track.
"I hit the ball hard, just too high," Kemp said.
Mattingly said after the game that he does not expect to keep Kemp in the No. 5 hole for an extended period.
Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced $18.8 million in grants to 14 states under the National Coastal Wetlands Grant Program to help conserve, restore and protect coastal wetlands. This includes an important project to protect habitat for fish and wildlife in the delta formed where the Guadalupe River flows into San Antonio Bay on the Texas coast.
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"One of this program's many strengths is its support of the states' own coastal conservation priorities," said H. Dale Hall, USFWS Director. "The coastal areas supported by this program represent essential habitat for aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals. Not only will these funds be used to support recovery of imperiled species, they will also help prevent species from becoming threatened by restoring and protecting the coastal areas where they live."
The Service awards the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation grants to state agencies through a competitive process. The program is funded under provisions of the 1990 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act, with money generated from excise taxes on fishing equipment and motorboat and small engine fuels.
For one grant project, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has partnered with the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority and Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust to leverage nearly $400,000 in federal grant funds with nearly $200,000 in partner funds. This will aid Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust in acquiring fee title to approximately 689 acres of coastal habitat for perpetual conservation.
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James: Sorry Hillary but women who support you are 'Publicly disrespecting all women everywhere'. From laughing about getting the rapist of a 12 year old girl off on a technicality to badgering other women and lying through your teeth about your husbands infidelities to further your own political aspirations is just sick. Please do some real soul searching and hopefully you can finally admit that you yourself are the root cause of all of your problems.


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An organization came out with a study, listing the best places based on quality of life looking at such things as cost of living, arts, economy, environment, freedom, etc. Here is the complete list:
France came out #1 with the U.S. in 3rd place and Australia in 5th place. The U.S. probably would have been #1 were it not for our poor health care and expensive cost of health care. (See also the thread "Number 37")
India and Sri Lanka ranked pretty low and appears to have done so because of the poverty. I notice Sri Lanka was only given a '50' for "freedom" which must apparently be from the perceived lack of freedom for Tamils?


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Using this on an alloy freehub body, so I wanted multiple gears spidered on wide carrier. Seems like old XT had 5 or 6 gears on one wide carrier. Hopefully this will work ok and hold up as well as old XT cassettes did.
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im new to this forum so if something like this has been posted before i apologize.
im a amatuer player in my 3rd year. this last year ive seen my skill level jump by alot, but missing puts is killing my scores so ive decided to buy a practice basket. ive done some research and looked around and found more or less 3 different choices available. keep in mind i want only a metal basket, none of the fold up kinds or anything, i also know that ill pretty much have to add extra chains for the inner ring to which ever i choose.portability is not a huge thing, meaning a quick dissaembly is not a huge issue for me since it wont leave the backyard that much(but not one that has to be cemented), also, i live in michigan so it rains pretty frequently. i also want to keep it around $200-250. id also like to have it be PDGA approved so its relatively close to what ill find on courses.
the 3 baskets ive come across are below, any feedback, reviews, issues experienced or hearsay are greatly appreciated. also, any other baskets you guys might know of would be appreciated.
dga m-14- probly my last choice becase it looks cheap and everything ive read it gets bad reviews
innova discatcher sport-- looks good, but im worried about rusting and such since its not fully galvanized
lightning db-5- so far looks like what im leaning toward form what ive read.
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Ben, a physics teacher and Lucy, an art teacher were arguing about what color red mixed with blue makes. Ben said it made magenta but Lucy said it made purple. Who is correct?
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Series giving Mendoza head start on competition
HERMOSILLO, Mexico -- In hopes of cracking the final spot of a revamped Royals rotation, or at the very least ensuring that he sticks in the big leagues, Mexico's Luis Mendoza is getting a nice head start.
Mendoza is here with the Yaquis de Obregon, champions of the Mexican Pacific League and participants in a Caribbean Series that's being played at the brand-new Estadio Sonora. In his team's first game on Friday, Mendoza hurled six scoreless innings of three-hit ball, striking out three and walking two in Mexico's 3-0 win over Puerto Rico's Criollos de Caguas.
Mendoza, like so many others, is here to do what he can for his country.
But the 29-year-old right-hander is also here to fine-tune -- specifically his changeup -- in hopes of securing a spot in a much-improved staff that includes James Shields, Ervin Santana, Jeremy Guthrie, Wade Davis, Bruce Chen, Luke Hochevar and Will Smith.
"Spring Training is always a battle," said Mendoza, who's out of options. "Nobody has a solidified spot except Shields and the first two or three starters. But I'm very happy with the team right now. I feel like we're going to compete more this year with a stronger group, and I'm happy to be with a team that's competing. I'll do what they ask, either long relief or starting."
Mendoza was Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year in 2011, then got his most Major League action in '12, going 8-10 with a 4.23 ERA in 30 games (25 starts).
"For me," Mendoza said, "the most important thing is to be in the Major Leagues and establish myself."
A native of Veracruz -- on the southeast portion of the country, about 1,500 miles from the Caribbean Series -- Mendoza also plans to suit up for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic. Major League clubs are often hesitant to send their pitchers to these events, specifically a Caribbean Series that takes place so close to the start of Spring Training.
But Mendoza sees this as a way to get a leg up.
"It's part of the preparation, and you have to take care of yourself," Mendoza said. "We know that we didn't come to party like people think about with the Caribbean Series, or to relax. It's to come and keep working.
"Like Kansas City said when I talked to them -- 'Take care of yourself. We support you completely, but you know your body and you know your limits.'"


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Here's a savory dish turned sweet at Del Posto that I'm still thinking about this dessert a week later. Pastry Chef Brooks Headley has an impressive knack for marrying savory and sweet in the most unexpected and decidedly refreshing ways. Remember his Eggplant Crostada with ricotta stracciatella? Still one of my all-time favorite desserts in NYC.
New to the menu this season is Torta di Zucca ($20), a creation with flavors more often found in that classic fall dish of pumpkin ravioli with brown butter and sage. Here we have pumpkin in the form of a tender, barely sweet cake, arched into a graceful moon. It's paired with a round of earthy sage gelato - I wish it was sold by the pint. To complete, a dice of candied pumpkin and drizzles of warm browned butter.
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About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan blogs at Kathy YL Chan, where she chronicles her eats and travel adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.


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Topic: Genetic testing/strong family history
I was wondering if anyone has had any genetic testing for CC???? My mom was dx'ed 8/8/07, she is one of 10 in her family, she has lost 3 brothers and her mom had this disease. My mom took great care of herself and never missed a physical and here we are stage 3 CC and no great hope, portal vein is partially occluded so we can't opt for surgery. Her gastrointerologist rec. my brothers and I under go genetic testing. He did say that with knowing you are faced with a whole new set of issues and how you live the rest of your life. My concern is also the fact in today's world will I ever be able to obtain medical insurance if I am high risk will they consider it pre-existing???? I have 2 small children and don't want them to loose me at such a young age as my mom is only 59 years young she just had birthday. Please let me know your thoughts and if anyone has had genetic testing where did you go. Thanks


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Granger or Daniels
Posted by Mike Wells
Is preseason over yet? Im sure all of you are ready for the regular season to start.
I was talking to an Eastern Conference official recently and he asked me why Marquis Daniels isnt in the starting lineup.
I responded, Who would he start over?
He said Danny Granger because he gives the Pacers two playmakers on the court at the same time (Jamaal Tinsley is the other).
While there could be an argument for Daniels to start, especially after the way Granger looked through the first six preseason games, I like him off the bench.
Daniels versatility gives coach Jim OBrien options on how he can use him off the bench. He can bring him in at point guard, shooting guard or small forward. Daniels will also be the Pacers primary playmaker when Tinsley goes to the bench.
The starting group of Granger, Tinsley, Jermaine ONeal, Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy looked good in the little amount of time they played together. The Pacers have three players Granger, Dunleavy and Murphy that shoot 3-pointers, a distributor in Tinsley and ONeal scoring down low.
Even though Daniels may not start, you should expect to see him on the court late in games.


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Mistletoe Prank Makes Everybody Make Out
Here's a little video to get you into the spirit of Christmas, if you're kind of trampy. Nate, Caitlin and Stuart set up shop on the campus of Brigham Young University to trick as many people as possible into kissing them by using a sprig of renegade mistletoe that drops down at a moment's notice. They are braver than we -- the whole time we watched this all we could think was "Herpes! Herpes! Herpes alert!"


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Scientists Mapping Texas Cave With Lasers
Laser Technology Will Create a 3-Dimensonal Map of Devil's Sinkhole
AUSTIN, Texas — State-of-the-art mapping equipment will be used at Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area during the next three months to produce what is believed to be the most detailed map and pictures ever produced on an entire cave.
The remapping project at Devil's Sinkhole near Rocksprings, Texas, is being done by the Texas Cave Management Association, in cooperation with the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Devil's Sinkhole is the third deepest cave in Texas, the largest single-chambered cavern in the state and home to more than 3 million Mexican free-tailed bats.
Scientists began mapping the Devil's Sinkhole using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) mapping techniques this past weekend, Nov. 11–12. Mapping also will take place Dec. 2–3 and January 6–7.
The three-dimensional map produced by the LiDAR process will be used as an educational, as well as a management, tool and will produce a map with centimeter accuracy. Unlike most maps, this LiDAR map will be linked to digital photographs creating an unprecedented three-dimensional virtual view of the cave.
"Essentially the end result will give the most detailed 3D map of the interior of the Devil's Sinkhole ever, overlaid with color photographs to give anyone viewing the end data a realistic view of the sinkhole," said Randy Rosales, superintendent of Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area. "The survey will provide us with a very effective educational tool, as well as a tool for helping study the geology of the cave and its inhabitants."
Rosales said the LiDAR image will present help the public understand the size and significance of the Devil's Sinkhole without having to enter the cave, which is possible only through rappelling. The map will also provide TPWD personnel with the ability to measure areas of the bat roosts and calculate the bat population; determine the volume of the cave and the level of the water table; and to perform detailed geologic analyses.
Devil's Sinkhole was formed from the collapse of an immense natural chamber located within the Edwards limestone in Edwards County. The collapse formed a large vertical shaft 145 feet deep and approximately 40 by 60 feet in diameter at the surface. The bottom of the shaft intersects the top of a large rock debris cone.
The cone extends to a total depth of 350 feet beneath the surface. From the surface, only the top of the debris pile is clearly visible and the large chamber is hidden from view by overhanging rock ledges.
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Of all temptations known to man, none is stronger -- not even sex -- than the temptation of money. This goes back to the very beginning of humanity, even before the actual development of a monetary system; in fact, a huge percentage of the Biblical verses are devoted to money matters. Of course, it's absolutely fine to be motivated to make money and even harbor some desire to become wealthy. But temptation becomes dangerous when it leads to sloppy behavior -- so, as an investor, I suppress it.
Motivation is what allows me to bet big when the price right, to hold shares for years if the price is still attractive, to buy at $10 and, if the stock drops to $5, to buy even more. Motivation is what also prevents me from chasing a rising stock price out of fear that I will "miss out." Most of all, it's what enables me to think independently, even if that means the consensus is thinking differently from how I am.
Temptation, on the other hand, is fraught with danger. It's what causes many to chase an overvalued stock higher, and it's what causes folks to engage in bottom-fishing for cheap stocks without doing any research. The temptation to make a quick return also prevents many from taking an advantage of obvious opportunities. In short, the temptation to make a lot of money in the stock market often results in the realization of little to no money.
This is what fed Facebook's (FB) initial public offering, and what got everyone begging to buy at $38 – even as those same buyers were the first to exit when shares dropped to $18. Of course, those folks sold these shares to investors like George Soros -- people motivated by their passion to make money.
With all that in mind, I love everything about Amazon's (AMZN) business. I think the corporate culture is fantastic, and the company's singular focus on its customers is right on the mark. I also think Amazon is the online shopping destination of the future. But I avoid the temptation to invest in the business. Sure, Amazon shares may go up another 10% in a few months -- but I'm looking at a business, not a stock. I love Amazon and will continue to buy a lot of stuff from it, but I won't pay $267 for one share that produces per-share free cash flow of $4.
It's also tempting to buy small-cap name like RadioShack (RSH) -- stocks that trade for $2 and have book value of more than $6. But book value is a worthless measure when a company's assets are unable to generate cash flow.
The higher the stock market climbs, the greater the temptation gets for you get in on the action. That's the type of behavior that cost many people tons of money in the dot-com and housing bubbles. It's easy to understand, now, why these are the four most dangerous words one can utter in financial circles: "This time it's different."
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The Valencay's form, a four-sided, truncated pyramid from berrichon goat's raw milk has similar characteristics of many other cheeses from this area, such as the Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, the Levroux. History tells us that the original shape was a perfect pyramid. The shape of the Valencay was changed according to two stories. Napoléon returning from the disastrous campaign in Egypt stopped at the castle of Valençay ; saw the cheese ; in a fit of anger draw his sword and chopped the top off. Needless to say it was one of Napoleon's favorite cheeses. Another story is told that the farmers wanted to copy the steeple of the village church. The Valençay is made by allowing the curd to drain in a mould, it is then removed and covered with salted charcoal ash and allowed to ripen for about 4 to 5 weeks in a well ventilated cellar at 80% humidity. During this period the rind of the Valensay will thicken slightly and acquire blue marks. Its taste is mellow and savory to the palate. The pate texture is fine-grained and cream.
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Traitement du lait : lait cru / Raw milk / leche cruda / Rohe Milch
Ingrédients : lait cru de chèvre, sel, ferments lactiques, presure / goat raw milk, salt, lactic ferments, rennet / Leche cruda de cabra, sal, fermentos lácticos, cuajo / Rohe Ziegenmilch, Salz, Milchsäurebakterien, Renne
Allergènes : cendres de charbon de bois / wood ashes / Cenizas de carbón vegetal
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