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HERSHEY-Hershey overcame an early setback on Friday night to defeat Southern Valley 20-8 at Summers Field.
I think our kids, and you saw this from them last year, they enjoy hitting, he said. They fly around and they dont get down on themselves. Theyre always jumping around saying I got this! We dont have any sprinters on our defense but they play so fast. That makes calling plays on offense a lot easier because you know you dont need to score a bunch of points to win.
Hershey (2-0) received the ball to start the game and the Panthers coughed the ball up on the first play from scrimmage.
Southern Valley (0-2) recovered the ball at the Hershey 16 yard line and on its first play, quarterback Jeremiah Perkins dropped back and found 6-foot-3 receiver Hunter Quinn on a fade route in the left side of the end zone for a touchdown.
The Eagles then got a bigger boost when Perkins ran it in for the two-point conversion, making it 8-0.
Because of the early score, the play of the defense became that much more crucial since Hershey is such a defensive-oriented team and falling behind two scores would have been hard to come back from.
But the Panthers held Southern Valley long enough for their offense to get going.
In the second quarter, Hershey entered the red zone for the first time when Landan Maassen caught a 28-yard pass from quarterback Logan Weir at the Eagle four.
The Panthers were called for holding on the following play. But Josh Margritz made up for it with a 10-yard carry to bring Hershey to the doorstep. Gaige Marshall then punched it in on the next play. But on the two-point conversion attempt, Weirs pass was intercepted by Quinn and Southern Valley remained in front 8-6.
The biggest key was that we didnt quit on offense or defense, Smith said. We knew that our deficit wasnt big. It was just 8-0 and we knew we had to get some confidence in our offense and defense and we did.
It remained a two-point game until the end of the first half. With only nine seconds left, Hershey had the ball at Southern Valleys 30.
On what was to be the final play of the half, Weir rolled out to his right and right before he reached the line of scimmage, he launched the ball toward the end zone. Quinn batted the ball up in the air and players from both sides battled for it. But Maassen came down with it and dragged his foot in the back right corner of the end zone for the touchdown and the Panthers had their first lead of the game.
Hersheys second two-point conversion was no good as Weirs pass was incomplete and the score was 12-8 going into the break.
The last-second touchdown set the tone for the second half, Smith said.
We know we shouldve been down 8-6, Smith said. Just having that kind of momentum at halftime was huge because we knew with our defense that if we could come right out and stop them and then get another touchdown, wed have a good chance to win the game.
A little more than halfway through the third quarter, the Panthers got another break. With Southern Valley backed up inside its 10-yard line, which was a constant for much of the game, Perkins ran an option from under center to the left side and was crushed by Maassen. Maassens hit knocked the ball loose and it went into the end zone. The Eagles won the scrum and saved five points as it became a safety for Hershey.
From there, the Panthers rode the momentum. Early in the fourth quarter, Hershey stopped the Eagles on a fake punt attempt to get the ball at Southern Valleys 10. Two plays later, Weir found Margritz for a touchdown that made it 20-8.
The Panther defense held Southern Valley one more time before getting the ball back with about five minutes left. The Eagles were able to hold Hershey to fourth down situations two times. But on both occasions, Southern Valley committed untimely penalties to give the Panthers a first down and allow them to run more time off the clock.
The Eagles didnt get the ball back until 1:12 left in the game and Perkins was intercepted by Justin Weir a couple of plays later.
I am awfully proud of the way our defensive backs played, Smith said. But everyone of them will say that the reason they were so successful was because we got pressure on the quarterback.
After winning its first two games at home, Hershey goes on the road to Perkins County next week.
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You've seen the ads: "Donate your car and get a tax break." Technically, that's true.
But some people who give away an old auto might find their tax break smaller than they expected. And a few donors, thanks to the intricacies of vehicle gift guidelines, might be able to boost their deduction amounts.
Giving away a clunker to a charity was once straightforward. You could claim the old car's fair market value, that is, the amount a willing buyer would pay a willing seller for the product. Typically, you'd refer to auto valuation services, such as the Kelley Blue Book, to get an idea of the donated car's value, give it to your favorite nonprofit and then drive off with a tax break equal to that valuation amount. No more.
Because some taxpayers got greedy, claiming much more than their old autos were worth, lawmakers tightened the rules on how much you can write off for a vehicle donation. Now the precise tax break depends on the donor's claimed value of the gift and how the charity uses the vehicle.
"This puts taxpayers in the unusual situation of not knowing the size of their deduction when they make the donation," says Bob D. Scharin, senior tax analyst from the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters.
In most instances, a taxpayer must take into account a $500 threshold on vehicular gifts. This value amount applies to autos, boats and even airplanes. When the donated vehicle's value (based on credible fair market value analyses) exceeds that amount, claiming the deduction gets more complicated.
This valuation ceiling comes into play when a charity sells a donated vehicle. In this case, just how much a taxpayer can deduct depends on the amount the sale nets.
For example, you donate your old station wagon that's worth $1,000. Under the old rules, that would be the amount you could deduct. But now, if the charity turns around and sells your donation for $800, your deduction is limited to the lower sales price.
The charity must give you substantiation of the Internal Revenue Service-allowed donation amount within 30 days of when you turn your car over to the charity or, if the group sells the auto, within 30 days of the vehicle's sale.
If you haven't heard from the charity, give it a call and ask that it send, or resend, you the donation specifics. Plus, you now must include a copy of the acknowledgment, IRS Form 1098-C or an IRS acceptable substitute form that is sent to you and copied to the agency, with your tax return. Previously, such documentation was generally only kept by the taxpayer in case the IRS questioned a claimed deduction.
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Perfect Summer Salsa Recipe
Vindicate the Vegetable is by far my favorite new blogging event. I participate in so many that revolve around baking that they really aren't helping my waistline. But an event that revolves around vegetables sounds like a great way to help us try new veggies or new ways to make the same old veggies.
Hubby and I LOVE avocados. Actually, I had never had one or even tasted guacamole until about this time last year. Man, was I missing out.
This "dip" is a classic recipe that I always get asked to bring. It's so simple and just tastes like summer to me. I think it originally came from a WW recipe but I added avocado to make it even better.
Summer Salsa Dip – by ME!
This makes a LOT of dip. Feel free to play with the ratio of ingredients. This is what I like best. I like to top chicken with it as well.
4 large tomatoes – seeded and diced (it's really worth the extra effort to seed the tomatoes)
2 avocados – diced
1 small red onion – diced
1/2 bag frozen corn
1 can black beans – drained and rinsed
large handful of cilantro – chopped
juice of 1 lime
2 garlic cloves – minced
salt to taste
After chopping and prepping everything, mix in a large bowl. I don't like spicy food, but hot pepper could be added to kick it up a notch.
Serve the dip with scoop chips.
Note: if you need to make this ahead of time, chop everything except the avocado. Store in the fridge and then just prior to serving, cube the avocado and stir together.
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I was at Jen's over the 4th of July and she made the Summer Salsa Recipe and it was great!!
This looks amazing!!! I can't wait to try it; I always make our own guacamole dip. Not sure why you said to add the avocado at the end unless it is because sometimes it changes color with oxidation (like apples and bananas). Since I make guacamole all the time, here's a tip I discovered: if you put the avocado seed in with it, the sliced avocado will not change colors. Just take the seed out before serving 🙂
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I need to procrastinate so I'm looking for wallpaper requests. Shoot me a PM, and use the template found in the first post. Single character wallpapers only. I'll also like to have creative control, etcetc.
Too many requests. Thank you for the interest but that's all I'm taking for now. You'll all be replied to shortly.
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@Ely, Have fun with this :P
Resolution: 1920*1080
Visible text: Thunder, Silent Assassin (Y'know, dual line, slightly tabbed in, blah)
Armory link/Facial screenshot: [email protected]'zhul
Gear set: Tier 14 ? - Tier 5 - Tier 6 + Cursed Vision ? - Tier 7 - Tier 7.5 - Tier 12.5
Weapons : Boundless Agonyx2 (If Tier 5)Trackers Blade x2 (If using red sets) or The Sleeper & The Dreamer or Fear & Vengeance
Or whatever you like for weapons
Tabards : Silvermoon, Blood Knight, None, Up to you
Pick any of the above, not in order of preference, I like red, but you get creative freedom
Your pose: Your Choice, Stealth Stance ? Attacking ? Ready ? Up to you
Any extras: Blood Elven Assassin kinda stuff ? Black War Hawkstrider, Sunreaver Dragonhawk ? Or a poisonous feel, whatever, your choice !
I'm going to be using it along side Caita's Wallpaper so my only question is if you can have him on the opposite side, if not, it's fine. Something to contrast or blend with that'd be cool m'dear, pretty much all creative freedom up to you apart from my characters features ^_^
Edit: Woah 2.30am, I think it's time for bed....maybe
Requests CLOSED
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Great work all round on this this thread, and I kinda let slip over xmas that I was doing this, so getting pestered for it hahaha!!
Have resisted the PM route as I appreciate people have lives!!!
The World of Warcraft servers became self-aware at 2:14 p.m. Western time, December 12th. In a panic, they tried to pull the plug.
Loving those WP's Ely!
Here's the two side by side
Also, That's a FANTASTIC screenshot of Ghostlands (Any tips ?)
Only tip I could give regarding the background is to not use one screenshot. The background in that wallpaper was made out of four images, all blended together. The four screenshots in question and the areas used: http://i.imgur.com/dF8Xx.jpg
It's time consuming, but the perseverance will give you the best outcome when it comes to background. If you want that in more detail, check my wallpaper tutorial on deviantArt.
Oh my, thank you guys for all the comments! Warms my heart ♥
And Elyaan, great wallpapers! Especially love the troll one, I'm a true sucker for blue stuff.
On to some requests!
I left the name out because my Photoshop crashed every single time I tried to use the type tool. The psd got quite large in filesize. Hope it's okay still.
iPad wallpaper:
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Wow *jawdrop* Engelen I love those and I also love the glow of Elyaans tauren wallpaper. I still need to practice a lot hehe
Let me begin by saying, I'm not happy with this in the least. I should have known better than to pick up a wallpaper, but I thought perhaps I could overcome my fears and do a decent job. I just couldn't.
I have no idea if the poster will like it or not as they wished to have a white tree, and I couldn't find a white tree, only a black tree. I also filtered the character to match/blend with the background and I have no idea if they'll like that or not.
I'm just going to let this serve as a prime example why I stick to signatures and don't do wallpapers very often.
To the requester: If you're not happy with this, please feel free to request from one of the artists who actually knows what the hell they're doing. If you do want to keep it, remember to click the download button on my DA page for the correct size. <3
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Julienne Hsu was born and grew up in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She came to Los Angeles at the age of fifteen. She completed her undergraduate studies at Art Center College of Design in 2006, and received her MFA degree from Claremont Graduate University in 2009. While painting the dog park series, Hsu has seen many play fights and real fights in action when she took pictures at various dog parks. She became interested in the differences between play fight and real fight and how one transitions into the other. At the same time, she came across schutzhund, a rigorous obedience training that teaches dogs to be aggressive and to be able to stop on command. Hsu was immediately drawn in by the appearance of aggression in that sport. Many of the images look like either a dog is biting a person or the trainer is hitting the dog with a whip. Inspired by the ambiguously aggressive and unintentionally misleading photographs, Hsu painted a series of dog fighting paintings, based on a fighting sequence from the documentary "Off the Chain," where the aggression is abstracted into motion and hinted with blurred cutouts. As a result, the act of fighting became neutralized.
Pamela Diaz Martinez draws objects with a biting clarity. Her drawings on clayboard are a series of diptychs that are neither reflective nor repetitive, but palindromic. The word "level" is an example of a palindrome with the letter "v" as the stable center. Pamela's hyperbolic portraits of plants, fruits and porcelain objects represent the identifying marks of people she knows. These eccentric still-life are created in pairs flanking a space signifying Jesus: Thus creating a palindrome that describes the relationship between humans and God.
In an increasingly complicated world, the mind seeks a resting place.In my view, the best of art is visual meditation, bringing the viewer into another place, creating a window to another possibility. I seek to find the images that lead me through that window, into a place of understanding, communion, exploration, fun and deeper meaning. As an artist, it is my task to bring back and share what I discover there. Many of my pieces include words that have been inspiring to me, from contemporary song lyrics to A Course in Miracles.These snippets of text offer a silent meditation to the viewer, and join in the collage as texture and color as well.I've always been drawn to faces – human and animal. My most satisfying work captures an expression that communicates something of the life within. I find a connection to the mystery of life when I work with animal images, portraying a life that I can only attempt to understand from outside of it, and yet which enlivens something in my spirit.The images are brought to life through a unique method of combining and intricately layering paper (using no paint whatsoever). In my current work, I am literally painting with paper, tearing the colors and shapes and applying them as I would paint — to create an image, convey a thought, share a vision. Paper becomes color, text or calligraphy become messages or abstract design elements, patterns become texture. The whole becomes an exploration of its parts returning to comprehend it again as a single image.
In our world of spiritual life, we immerse ourselves in our daily lives, our work, our rest and our worship. We, as Christians, consciously hope to be led by the Spirit in all of our daily workings, especially our impact upon others, and in our intimate moments of worship. The title painting of this exhibit is "Anya Manas" from a Hindu term meaning 'other mind', when we are swept up into another state in our worship, where our worship is focused solely on God. Here, in a liturgical setting, we are totally involved in the words, rhythms, smells, sounds and sights of worship. Everything has a meaning and is important. All is focused solely on God. Other pieces here are of those in whom the Spirit resides and is evident. They are portraits, but of significant people with whom I've interacted and still do, where faith life is always present and obvious. I work in oil on canvas, linen or wood panels. Most of my work is figurative, therefore I use models, either from life, or photo reference. The photos are set up in anticipation of the work, and I photograph those whom I don't see often from all sides to keep a 3d perspective. I know most, if not all of the people who sit for me and strive to have them on the same philosophical terms as the art for which they're sitting. Many are students of mine from school, or people I've met at church who possess qualities that beg to be painted. My painting style is probably more like a sculptor building up his figure, rather than the artist who is a draftsman, filling in completely as he moves across the picture plane. Generally, I am somewhat certain of the goal I'm striving for, but surprises along the way make the work anything but tedious. Preliminary drawings, thumbnails and sketches are preemptors of the painting. I revere traditional art and traditional church. My goal is not to entertain, but to learn, to experiment within the realm of realism, and to look at and study the work of those whose work I respect.
Michael F. Rohde began handweaving flat rugs over thirty-seven years ago. As his rugs evolved, they were influenced by what the loom could do, inspirations from travel, and viewing other textiles. Slowly, the rugs became more based on ideas than function, and he transitioned to weaving tapestries.
After pursuing dual careers in biochemistry and weaving, Michael left behind a job as director of a biotechnology research lab in 1998 to devote full time to his art. Formal training in drawing, color and design came from the Alfred Glassel School of the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. Over the years, his activities have included lectures, workshop teaching, juror, show organizer and exhibitor in many local, national and international juried and invited shows. He is currently Co-Director of the American Tapestry Alliance.
Recently his work has been included in the United States Department of State Art in Embassies Program, an exhibit at the American Craft Museum in New York, the exhibit "Green, the color and the cause" at the Textile Museum in Washington DC, the invitational Triennial of Tapestry in Lodz, Poland, "from Lausanne to Beijing" (twice), "Houses for Nomads" (a solo exhibit at the Janina Monkute-Marks Museum in Lithuania), an exhibition at the Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park in San Diego and the permanent collections of the Mingei Museum and The Art Institute of Chicago.
His lecture, "From Rugs and Patterns to Concepts and Tapestries", will briefly describe the trajectory of his career, including examples of ideas, sources and processes.
Artist Statement:
"Painting for me is a spiritual and poetic experience, a synthesis of an inner world and realism. My fascination since childhood with symbolism, nature, and dreams is reflected in my interpretation of these imagined figures, spaces and places.
My work is ignited by a personal creative process of uniting sensations from the physical senses, dream imagery, and cross cultural symbolism into a visual language. This language presents ideas, moods, and psychological states expressed through the face and eyes, mark making, line, color, form, and composition. My figures represent an intimate interpretation of the wondrous experience of being, of an inner world and dream like subjects, using symbols to concentrate or intensify meaning, making the work more subjective than objective.
Integrating a drawing and painterly process, which includes the addition and removal of layers of thick and thin encaustic, with scraping, drawing and painting techniques, I present the work as an unification of my spirit with a sense of mystery, a longing, a memory, a love, a strength, and an innocence.
It is my hope that in viewing the work, one will discover an internal peace, reminiscent, mysterious, sacred, or symbolic; a spiritual, emotional, or physical interconnectedness, providing a continuous reminder of our relationship to the whole; and maybe, even an emotional experience of the sacred foundation of all things created."


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Drugs: why some do and some don't
Prime Minister Julia Gillard "tried it, didn't like it", while opposition leader Tony Abbott admits to having had a "half-hearted puff".
Like 39 per cent of Australian men over 14 and 32 per cent of women, the nation's top politicians admit to trying marijuana.
According to figures from the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household survey report, just a portion of those - five per cent of men and 2.5 per cent of women - used cannabis in the previous week.
So what makes some people stop at experimentation with drugs, while some go on to use drugs regularly and others get hooked?
Experts say the answer is very complicated.
"There's a Nobel Prize for someone who gets this right," clinical forensic psychologist Christopher Lennings said.
"It's a fairly complex process as to why we think people will go on [using].
"We know the reasons why people initiate drug use on the whole have got to do with peer pressure, curiosity, in some cases there may be some emotional soothing behaviours as well."
Those who used drugs recreationally were likely to have curious or risk-taking personalities, Dr Lennings said.
But the reason people maintained drug use or became dependent came down to a range of factors, including genetic function which appeared to heighten the positive effects of drugs.
"For some the experience is much more positive than for others and these people appear to have a much higher risk going on to dependent drug use.
"Others are people who are experiencing ongoing stresses and traumas that they're unable to successfully resolve, perhaps because of the environment they're living in or perhaps because of functions in their personality that make it more difficult for them to resolve trauma."
Some of those people had higher mental needs for dependence, whether that be on people or substances, while others lacked the ability to manage their emotions and needed external methods like drugs, Dr Lennings said.
Addiction medicine expert, Sydney University's Associate Professor Carolyn Day, said important factors that influenced drug problems were genetics, availability and social and economic backgrounds.
Pharmacology of drugs also had an impact, illustrated by the addictive nature of heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine, compared to the low dependence potential for cannabis, she said.
"There are issues that I would argue come into play, things like mental health and background."
Professor Michael Farrell, the director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre in the University of NSW, said drug use was far removed from the stereotype of kids rebelling against their parents.
"One of the myths of a decade ago was that kids want to rebel against family values, whereas one of the things we would be far clearer about now is that kids do tend to adopt parental values.
"The type of support and supervision they get can make a huge difference in how they fare in their exposure.
"That does not, by any stretch of the imagination, mean that none of them go out and do risky things.
"But it may mean the difference between them doing risky things as compared to getting in significant trouble with them."
Families that communicated openly and supported each other could be protective against heavy or ongoing drug use, along with education and social connections, he said.
"It isn't necessarily associated with an economic thing. You could have a family that is quite well off but doesn't have good communication within it, and so the nature of what is a good family can be complex.
"There's a lot of luck in life. If you're in a reasonable neighbourhood and the school is OK, if you're a certain type of person you might not get into the trouble you might have otherwise got into."
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When you see Bouchon Bakery's Peanut Butter Cream Puff ($6) in the pastry case and read the descriptive name tag, you might assume, as I did, that it's just a basic cream puff. Pâte à choux, pastry cream, you know the drill. But it turns out there's much more to it—four distinct layers that may surprise you.
Let's start with the whipped peanut butter pastry cream just beneath the choux. It's slightly salty and not sweet at all—really, it's nearly devoid of sugar. But don't worry, things sweeten up as you eat your way through. Next comes a layer of straight peanut butter that would be at home on any PB & J. It's saltier than the whipped filling and obviously much denser, but not any sweeter. As you get to layer number three you start to detect some sweetness from a deep, rich, chocolate brownie layer. However, almost as a tease, the chocolate is on the dark side so we're still not quite in sugarland yet. At the very bottom, finally, you reach a smooth band of nutty, sweetened chocolate creme with the consistency of Nutella.
The combination of unsweetened and lightly sweetened components inside a nicely baked choux pastry is refreshing, not something you can normally say about a cream puff. Those expecting a peanut butter version of a sweet Beard Papa cream puff should pass.
About the author: Native New Yorker Niko Triantafillou is the founder of DessertBuzz.com his photographs of desserts and pastry chefs have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Dessert Professional Magazine. He is an unabashed foodie nerdling. Follow him on Twitter at @DessertBuzz.


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beeblebrox wrote:
I think you're both right.
All fenomena depends on what we mean by "I".
beeblebrox wrote:
I think you're both right.
DAWN wrote:All fenomena depends on what we mean by "I".
beeblebrox wrote:DAWN wrote:All fenomena depends on what we mean by "I".
I think that might be a topic for another thread... let's not derail this thread.
beeblebrox wrote:
You said that there's no "I" in the Dhamma. Well, why don't you actually start to try view things in that way now? You seem to be fixated on it... even to the point where you believe that it's part of the topic. The word "I" has nothing to do with the person's issue who wrote that blog.
DAWN wrote:If this "I" is conditioned by "a buddhist", it is.
If this "I" is conditioned by "The Dhamma", there is no "I".
Digity wrote:James the Giant wrote:Digity wrote:I'm not a fan of Mahayana Buddism.
I have lots of Theravada friends from Thailand and Malaysia, and they pretty much believe the same things in the same way as that guy rebelled against. It's not just the Mahayana.
Fair enough. It just seems like it's more prevalent in Mahayana Buddhism. The first few Buddhist center I went to were Mahayana and I remember one of them talking about how we needed to pray more, because enlightenment was too hard...or something like that. I remember just thinking it was a silly comment and starting to sound too "religiousy". The Theravada teachings are way more in line with the Buddha's original teachings. I guess everyone needs to choose the path that suits them the most. I can't really say much else.
pilgrim wrote:... "He is ignorant . He wasn't really a Buddhist in the first place. He didn't make an effort to investigate further". I am struck by the fact that many Buddhists want to spread their religion but would place the blame on the person if he fails to believe. ...
dude wrote:Sounds to me like the Malaysian Buddhist communities he's talking about weren't practicing Buddhism at all, Hinayana or Mahayana.
It sounds like a bunch of local superstitions with some Buddhist teachings thrown in and called Buddhism.
pilgrim wrote: They fail to see that the guy picked up all these wrong beliefs and practices from other Buddhists, so who is at fault here?
True, but it can be known through the six senses.Ñāṇa wrote: The most important aspects of the noble path can't be known through the five senses.
dude wrote:Buddhism is not about going to a better place after you die.
dude wrote:The Buddha's teachings are instructions for a practice to learn the standards of skillful and unskillful conduct which lead to good and bad outcomes, cultivation of capacity for illusion-free perception of the mysteries of the mind, and bringing forth the buddha-wisdom innate in all livings. These practices have practical advantages and produce tangible results; in the here and now.
dude wrote:To wait for good things to happen until after you die is not the Buddha's teaching, so what I'm saying is that if he was taught that, he either misunderstood or was taught wrong.
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This is pretty cool, I'll definitely try it soon. Technically they've been serving breakfast for a very long time to people who wake up late with hangovers.
Everytime I've eaten there my stomach hurts, so I stopped going. I'll miss the cool ranch tacos.
All I can say to breakfast at Taco Bell is "gaaaaaaaaah". They tried this already.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Back when I was a teenage and early 20's I liked Taco Bell. But I cannot eat it now. Hadn't had it for probably 10 years and then decided to try it wow it is bad, I can't do it.
Taco Bell's original marketing slogan from the 70s was "The Fresh Food Place". Let that one soak in for a second.
What is the deal with fast food places trying to figure out new ways to recoup stagnant or falling sales but never considering that they went too far in the name of 'fast' food constantly trying to find ways to serve it quicker at the expense of 'quality'? Most fast food places these days serves food that RESEMBLES the taste and texture of what made them famous in the first place. Taco Bell has went from cooking their own ground beef/meat onsite to boiling bags of pre-cooked meat. Yeah, it still sorta tastes like Taco Bell from years ago... except with a more warmed over taste.
Burger King is another one.... I know they have some new type of 'broiler' they are 'proud' of but it's not nearly the same as when they had the conveyor belt and flames licking the burgers.
McDonald's has tweaked their food prep methods although I don't know that their 'quality' has taken the hit some of the others have taken. It might be McDonald's couldn't fall much further...
We've talked about Pizza Hut and their decline in quality.
Fast Food 'did' used to be better. It probably wouldn't be the industry it is today if they would've STARTED where they've ended up as far as emphasizing speed over quality.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
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We like Carl Jr's burgers better because of their flame broilers. McDonalds has actually gone backwards and gotten slower getting you food, but it is still the same stuff. I will pas on this breakfast, for we make breakfast sandwiches at home using eggos.
Any one try any thing yet?
EDIT: just tried it. Burrito was pretty good, and the crunch wrap was okay, but the cinnabon balls were delish.
I need to try a waffle taco.
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The Young Survival Coalition's Tour de Pink may be coming soon to a road (or an indoor cycling center) near you: The series of one-day or multi-day bike rides is taking place this year on the East Coast, from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. (September 28 – 30); on the West Coast, from Thousand Oaks to Foothill Ranch, CA (October 12 – 14); and in Atlanta, GA (September 29).
Each Tour de Pink rider must fundraise a minimum amount to be able to participate. While the East Coast registration is closed, there's still a chance to sign up, as either a rider or a volunteer, for the other events.
On October 13 and 14, you've got lots more cycling options, as well: On these days, a series of TrekWomen Breast Cancer Awareness Rides (to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation) will be held around the country. You can register for these events up until the day of, and there's no fundraising minimum.
Even if you can't make the financial or physical commitment to be an official part of these rides, there's always the opportunity to donate online, or — if one of the rides happens to wind through your neck of the woods — to get out on the course and cheer!
Sign up to walk (or run!)
There's still plenty of time to register for many of the Making Strides walks held around the country in October to benefit the American Cancer Society. You can join the 3- to 5-mile walks as an individual or as part of a team, and most have no registration fees or minimum fundraising requirements. (You're encouraged to raise at least $100, though, and to set an even higher personal goal.)
If you're looking for something more physically challenging, check out the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure, a series of 3-day, 60-mile walks in and around 14 major cities through 2012 and 2013. Or, if running's more your speed, find a Race for the Cure 5K or Marathon for the Cure training program, both also sponsored by Komen, near you.
Find your own fitness fundraiser
Although rides, runs and walks are the most popular fundraising events, the possibilities really are endless. Case in point: The Breast Cancer Fund's Climb Against the Odds, in which participants will climb Mt. Shasta in California next June. (Space is limited to 40 climbers, but registration is open now!)
Want to stay closer to home? Check your gym or community center to see what events are planned for October — chances are you'll find a special boot camp, yoga event or Zumba class that benefits a breast cancer charity. Active.com can help you find local events, as well. (Just make sure the cause is legit before forking over your dough.)
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Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Unless, of course, your home resides somewhere in the mythic wasteland of Sam Shepard's "Buried Child."
The brutal clarity of Shepard's masterpiece, which made its world premiere at San Francisco's Magic Theatre in 1978, before winning the Pulitzer Prize and making the playwright famous, has not diminished a bit since its debut. Shepard's savage deconstruction of the American heartland, its expose of the sham of the Norman Rockwell mythology and the sacred nature of family bonds is as emotionally devastating as ever in Loretta Greco's blistering revival at the Magic.
A homecoming of sorts for the troupe's most famous resident playwright, this epic return to the unforgettable terrain of "Buried Child" runs through Oct. 6.
From "True West" and "Curse of the Starving Class" to "Fool for Love," this iconic American playwright has laid bare our treasured notions of home and hearth. This is a blistering ode to the quaint American dream twisted into snarling nightmare that careens from the surreal to the gritty with shattering force.
A deeply resonant homage to Shepard's legacy, this is a "Buried Child" that celebrates not just the enduring jolt and sting of the playwright's genius. It also revels in the tremendous comeback the Magic has achieved since Greco took over. The gravitas of this staging, from its devastating performances to its haunting music (by Jason Stamberger and Jake Rodriguez), is unmistakable.
This is a homecoming that's half reunion, half blood sacrifice. Scruffy 20-something hipster Vince (a sensitive turn by Patrick Alparone) wanders back to the old homestead in search of his roots during a torrential downpour. He wants his live-wire girlfriend Shelly (Elaina Garrity) to meet his folks, but he also wants to reaffirm his identity, his sense of connection with the past.
He should have realized that no matter how hard you try, you can never go home again. No one in this forsaken brood, cringing amid the squalor of a crumbling Illinois farmhouse, can even remember who he is.
Not his father, the dimwitted Tilden (James Wagner); not his menacing, legless uncle Bradley (Patrick Kelly Jones) and certainly not his decrepit grandparents, the grizzled Dodge (a colossal performance by Rod Gnapp) and the prissy Halie (a wry Denise Balthrop Cassidy), the couple that first put down roots on this hardscrabble farm.
Even the land itself, the rows and rows of untilled farmland gone to seed, seems not to acknowledge his presence. The suggestion that there are a few secrets buried beneath that soil only worsens the collective amnesia that cloaks this clan. If they remember Vince, will they also have to come to grips with the skeletons buried under all that golden corn? Will they have to dig up the rotting legacy of the past?
Greco lets the momentum of the landmark drama roar ahead like a runaway train, until the air is thick with taboo and dread. The eerie atmosphere of this twilit universe suggests that there may be no boundary between the living and dead. All of these lost souls seem to have one foot in the grave.
In Gnapp's deft hands, Dodge emerges as a man on the brink of a catatonic torpor, chugging whiskey, hacking up his lungs, reciting an endless litany of bile and regret at his wife. She responds to his decline with disdain, fondling her pearls and flirting with the parish priest (Lawrence Radecker). They are locked in a dance macabre with no way out. Corn is shucked, carrots are peeled, and the cycle of birth and death marches on unaware of the individual desires involved.
Even Vince, the only one who ever made it out of this Midwestern Gothic crypt alive, can't help being drawn back for a reckoning that will stain his life forever. His family isn't just his destiny, it's also his curse, his tomb.
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'BURIED child'
Written by Sam Shepard
Through: Oct. 6
Where: Magic Theatre, Building D. Fort Mason Center, San Francisco
Running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes (one intermission)
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First off - I really like the Ellipsis skin. It does exactly what I want and looks great!
There is one thing that I would like to change ...
I like to display the song information during visualization (I use milkdrop) but having it in the center is a bit large and distracting (even though I would like to retain that option if possible). Also, since I don't want it to disappear completely I have edited the setup to have it default to always on.
The small music quote style that shows up in the lower right of the "now playing" screen would be perfect!
Is there any way to have that one show up during visualizations or to adjust the current song info box?
thanks for any help and keep up the good work!
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Ellipsis is going through a stage of complete review.
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The lessons I've learned from using XeeBo will go into Ellipsis 1.3 update (which is nowhere near being released before anyone asks), Ellipsis 1.3 might even become Ellipsis 2.0 if do everything I've got planned!
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For budding artists, the most impressive of these sections will be the tutorials, which include design advise from all three artists. Each provides tips, techniques, and guidance from concept to full creation of a new, unique character and modifications of original artwork (below).
Tutorial image by Anne Pagoda
Tutorial image by Anne Pagoda
The first featured artist is Anne Pogoda, an Art Academy lecturer for Digital Illustration, who shows readers how to create character variations and how to rescue characters that aren't working. This is obviously an important aspect when the modification of a character design is required by a client to fulfill a specific need. Variants to two specific designs can be found above and below. Above, the first is a more fantasy-based visage while the lower, a more sci-fi based portrait. Below, the first is an original concept, the second a more detailed and developed character with environment and the third a combination of the first two in a fully realized character design.
Tutorial image by Anne Pagoda
Tutorial image by Anne Pagoda
Tutorial image by Anne Pagoda
Pagoda does an outstanding job of explaining her process as well as explaining the reasoning behind her decision-making. Everything from "Reusing Textures" and "Making the Background Interesting" to "Setting the Focal Point" and "Adding Personality to the Background" is explained in-depth with small thumbnail images taken from the larger final product to ensure understanding of the concepts and ideas. Overall, Pagoda's work will help inspired budding concept artists (and specifically female fantasy artists).
One of Pagoda's invited artist's pieces is below.
Yakuza Girl by Michal Lisowski, POLAND (Photoshop)
Following Pagoda's tutorial, concept artist Kekai Kotaki, whose work graces the cover of the book, shows readers how he personally creates three different styles of characters for ArenaNet's Guild Wars RPG: a wild character, a heroic character and an evil character (below).
Tutorial image by Kekai Kotaki
Tutorial image by Kekai Kotaki
Tutorial image by Kekai Kotaki
During the creation of these three characters, Kotaki explains his technique, including blocking the character, adding detail, using color balance and texture, and checking anatomy. Kotaki also discusses such details as designing armor, adding colors, defining shapes and backgrounds and adjusting contrast amongst other tips. These three characters each show the differences in stance, mood, style and design these three types of characters need in order to be unique.
One of Kotaki's personal works as well as one of his invited artist's pieces is below.
Charr Flame Lord by Kekai Kotaki (Photoshop)
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Arctic Heavy by Adrian Majkrzak, CCP North America, USA (Photoshop)
The last artist featured in d'artiste: Character Design is Gonzalo Ordoñez, who has created fantasy and manga-inspired character designs and work for trading card franchises like World of Warcraft and Legend of the Five Rings. Here, Ordoñez brings to life two unique characters which could fit into any manga fan's fantasy: a Devil-Killing Angel (below) and a Warrior and Wolf.
Tutorial image by Gonzalo Ordoñez
Ordoñez gives advice on how to use shadow and reflections, blood splatter, and ways to show movement within the artwork. While some readers may not appreciate manga-inspired artwork, there's no denying the amazing talent Ordoñez has in bringing to life an incredible piece of fantasy artwork.
One of Ordoñez's invited artist's pieces is below.
Wrong but sexy! by David Smit, THE NETHERLANDS (Photoshop)
Overall, d'artiste: Character Design is an incredible book for not only aspiring artists looking for professional advice, but also fans of incredible fantasy artwork. The book includes an engaging and impressive layout which focuses on not only the featured artists and their work, but also their favorite types of artwork and pieces, d'artiste: Character Design is an awesome new addition to the Ballistic Publishing library and a worthy inclusion for art fan's own personal libraries as well.
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GAME ON! The epic rivalry between the Glendale Fire and Police Departments continues! The Police & Fire Chiefs promise the best game yet! Come out and watch our local heroes battle for basketball dominance.
April 7th, 2013 @ Glendale High School Gymnasium
Some other game day activities to look forward to include a pre-game show between the Glendale Rotary and Kiwanis Club teams, concessions, raffle prizes, half time entertainment and more!
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|—Lagoona Blue to Frankie Stein in "New Ghoul @ School"
Lagoona Blue is a 2010/2016-introduced and all-around character. She is a special kind of sea monster as she is the daughter of the sea monster Wade Blue also known as the Creature from the Black Lagoon and a sea nymph, which allows her more places to travel to than either of her parents. She is a student at Monster High, having transferred from the Great Scarrier Reef. Lagoona is a very kind, chill, and friendly monster who's close friends with nearly every monster, and she is dating Gil Webber, who is a freshwater monster, which conflicts with common monster social standards.
Lagoona is originally voiced in English by Laura Bailey. By Great Scarrier Reef and the reboot or Generation 2, she is now voiced by Larissa Gallagher.
In the anime adaptation she is voiced by Aina Kusuda.
In the music video for the Monster High Fright Song, there are several character analogues who received creative interpretation by the video crew. "Lagoon Girl" is portrayed by Avril Wu.
If there is one person in the entire school who could befriend anyone, it's Lagoona. She has a very friendly and laid-back personality, even her clothes reflect her easygoing nature. She is patient and considerate, but does not sugarcoat her message or allows anyone to walk over her. She is almost never outright mean, but she is passionate about friendship, and will defend her friends fiercely. Which, along with her considerable skill, is why she's been chosen as the captain of the Swim Team.
The one exception to her no-nonsense attitude is her boyfriend, Gillington "Gil" Webber. She gives him leeway beyond her standards despite the harm it does her because she is aware that his home situation is far from ideal. She is not happy with the situation, but she knows she would also not be happy without him.
Lagoona is also an environmentalist; trash and pollution in the ocean anger her, and she shows sympathy to many aquatic elements, including fish, frogs and all water creatures. She loves helping water creatures and wishes for the ocean to be clean.
Lagoona has pale blue scales that cover her entire body, as well as webbed hands and fins protruding from her lower arms and legs. She has blond curly hair that's streaked blue due to the chlorine in the school's pool, as well as freckles that dot her face, and green eyes. In the Generation 2 reboot, she's restyled with blue-teal or teal-blue eyes, which means a bluish green to greenish blue. Lagoona wears tomboyish clothes such as shorts with fishnet attachments and jackets with mid-quartered sleeves and fish-styled hoodies. She wears a baggy sweatshirt or sweater-like t-shirt with a number "13" on it by the time of the reboot. Also, in the reboot, she portrays paler lips.
She has the abilities of any typical sea creature, or any water creature. Her hair turns blue when she's underwater, at least that is what is said in the earlier releases.
Breathing Underwater: Lagoona can breathe underwater anywhere, salt or freshwater.
Special Abilities
Due to being an amphibian from her father, she has some enhanced abilities:
- Amphibian Abilities: Lagoona has the ability to breath both air and water, from her amphibian heritage, having both lungs and gills. This amphibian power is adapted from her father, where her mother is mostly fish. Due to this, she does not need a water helmet.
- Super-Speed: Shown in "Welcome To Monster High ", Lagoona has the ability to go (or, at least skate as shown in Friday Night Frights) at an extremely high speed.
- Talking to Underwater Creatures: Lagoona can also talk to underwater creatures. This is displayed in many webisodes when she talks to 3-eyed frogs.
- Swimming: She can swim easily in the water with super-cool moves. Lagoona does not even need to practice, for she is just naturally good at it. In fact she's actually the captain of the Monster High swim team.
Classic Monster
Lagoona is the daughter of the "Sea Monster", presumably the Gill-man from the 1954 B-movie Creature from the Black Lagoon named Wade Blue.
In the film, a scientific expedition takes a steamship journey up the Amazon River, in search of fossilized remains that they believe provide the link between man and fish. Meanwhile, members of the research team are systematically killed by a mysterious being, eventually revealed to be the prehistoric fish creature whose skeleton they were searching for. The Gill-man was played by Ben Chapman (on land) and Ricou Browning (in the water); Dr. David Reed was played by Richard Carlson, and Kay, the lead scientist's girlfriend, was played by Julie Adams.
Two sequels, Revenge of the Creature, and The Creature Walks Among Us, were later produced. Her father is the Sea Monster who is the Gill-man from the Black Lagoon, or more as, from Great Scarrier Reef in Australia named Wade Blue and also Lagoona's mother is a sea nymph. The Gill-Man had the least amount of movies and so far never had a remake, although he appeared with Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and the Wolf man in The Monster Squad.
Lagoona's father "doesn't really live on land. For sure, he's got a little beach house where Lagoona Blue lives. It's got a killer dock that goes out over the water."[1] According to her School's Out diary, her mother is an ocean nymph who "still lives in the same scary sweet little grotto as she did when dad met and married her. Being a nymph means that mom can leave the water and hang out on land as long as she doesn't travel too far from her grotto otherwise she gets really weak".[2] Before the exchange to Scaremerica, Lagoona's family was extremely supportive of her and her passions, and were overall a happy family. Her father Wade Blue and siblings Kelpie, Dewey, Squirt, and Tadpole Blue appear in the Monster High Diaries book Lagoona Blue and the Big Sea Scarecation, and the TV special Great Scarrier Reef.
In the Monster High book series, Lagoona's parents live in Australia, but she lives with her uncle (unnamed) and her aunt Coral in Salem. Lagoona had moved to Salem as a foreign exchange student from "down under".
In "Parent-Creature Conference" the ghouls tell Slo Mo that he is supposed to be posing as Lagoona's Great-Aunt Lantic; this relative may or may not really exist. In her 'Basic' diary, Lagoona mentions having a few cousins 'living up north'.
Lagoona is very easygoing, and wants everyone to be friends; as such, she is friends with everyone, even the hard-to-get-along-with Cleo (but she hangs out with Cleo, Ghoulia, Frankie, Clawdeen, Abbey and Draculaura the most, so they're probably her closest friends). She is good friends with Venus McFlytrap because of the love for preserving the environment. She is rarely seen disagreeing with anyone, except Toralei when she openly mocked the fearleading team and her. In "Bean Scare, Done That" she stated that she, Frankie, Cleo, Draculaura, Gil and Clawdeen have 500+ friends altogether.
Lagoona's pet is a piranha named Neptuna who is carried around in a fishbowl purse. She is shown to be very feisty, and enjoys nipping other monsters when they least expect it. She has not appeared in the cartoon although, other piranhas are seen in "Fright On!" and presumably owned by Lagoona and/or other swim team students. In Lagoona's diary, it states that she brings her to classes secretly in her fish bowl purse. In the reboot, she now has a pet turtle.
Gil and Lagoona started seeing each other soon after they met in "Blue Lagoona" and "Hatch Me If You Can". It is shown in the beginning of the show that Lagoona tended to draw her and Gil together and also stare at him dreamily.
Gil's family holds a negative view on saltwater monsters, which Gil kept a secret from Lagoona until "Road to Monster Mashionals". Lagoona encouraged him to take a stand against his parents; he tells her he informed his parents, but in "HooDoo You Like?", Toralei Stripe arranges for an entire page in the Fearbook to be dedicated to Gil's and Lagoona's relationship, forcing Gil to reveal that he lied, and his parents didn't know they were dating.
Lagoona gave him an ultimatum: either he'd stand up for them, or he should forget about her. After a lot of doubt and self-reflection, Gil chose the honorable path in "Desperate Hours" and told his parents he was dating a creature from the sea that was nothing like the horrible creatures they always talked about. His parents didn't take kindly to it, and it put a strain on his and Lagoona's relationship.
After the summer vacation, Gil didn't return to Monster High because his parents enrolled him in a different school to keep him away from Lagoona. He returned in "Here Comes Treble", and he explained in "Fright On!" that his parents gave up and allowed him to go back to Monster High and his saltwater love.
Lagoona used to sort of have a celebrity crush on the lead singer of Lagoon 5, the latter to which is a monster parody of the real-life human band Maroon 5.
- October 8, 2008: Mattel requests the trademark for Lagoona Blue.
- May 5, 2010: The Monster High website goes live, featuring Lagoona Blue's profile.
- May 5, 2010: Lagoona Blue's profile art is revealed.
- May 5, 2010: Lagoona Blue makes her animated debut in the Higher Deaducation commercial. Like Draculaura, she spoke with an American accent.
- May 5, 2010: Lagoona Blue makes her 2D cartoon debut in "Jaundice Brothers".
- Early July, 2010: Lagoona Blue's first doll is released as part of the 'Basic' series.
- Early July, 2010: Lagoona Blue makes her diary debut in her 'Basic' diary.
- September 1, 2010: Lagoona Blue makes her Monster High book debut in Monster High.
- Early December, 2010: Lagoona Blue's Friends plushie is released.
- February 12, 2012: Lagoona Blue makes her 3D cartoon debut in "Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love?".
- October 22, 2014: Lagoona Blue makes her anime debut in "Monster High Life Is Amazing!".
- Lagoona seems to be able to talk to frogs and other amphibians, like Cleo can talk to snakes, and Draculaura with bats.


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Brooklyn Nets coach P.J. Carlesimo is "befuddled" by the criticism aimed at point guard Deron Williams, calling him the "single most important factor" in turning around the long-struggling franchise, ESPN New York reported.
"Everybody else has problems with Deron. I don't have any problems with Deron Williams," Carlesimo said, according to the website. "I love Deron Williams and he's a great player. I'm a little bit befuddled at everything that's being made. He's a pretty good player. I don't have the problem with him that everybody else has or seems to have. I don't know what everyone else is looking at."
Jerry Colangelo, the head of USA Basketball, caused a controversy over All-Star Weekend when his comments were portrayed by the New York Daily News as calling Williams "unfit" to play on the Team USA at London's Olympics.
Williams, 28, has been hampered by injuries while struggling with fatigue and his jump shot. He failed to make the All-Star team for the first time since 2009.
Still, Carlesimo is happy with the way Williams, who in the offseason signed a five-year, $98 million contract to remain with Brooklyn, has produced.
"He runs our team. He scores points. He gets assists. He draws double teams. He makes the other players better. He's a way above-average defensive point guard," Carlesimo said.
"I've had a lot of teams that didn't have a point guard nearly as good as Deron Williams. Again you can look at numbers and make numbers say whatever they want. I don't know what the stats are. We've had more wins than this franchise has had in a bunch of years at the All-Star break. We're playing in a new building and with new teammates. I don't know how many games we won last year for the whole year.
"I think from the outside world, people will say things are OK in Brooklyn, and Deron has a lot to do with that. Deron's basically been the single most important factor in transforming the franchise, so honestly I don't understand it."
Williams is averaging 7.6 assists and 16.8 points per game, less than a point below his career average, on 41.4 percent shooting. He missed the Nets' final two games before the All-Star break because of inflammation in both of his ankles but scored 19 points and added nine assists in Tuesday's 113-111 overtime victory against the Milwaukee Bucks.


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Raising Aces
A Look at Rooks Gerrit Cole and Zack Wheeler
Two of the top pitching prospects in the minor leagues made their debuts this month, simultaneously relinquishing their prospect status while announcing their presence to the National League. Let's take a look at the opening acts of Gerrit Cole and Zack Wheeler, a pair of high-end draft picks who share a number of traits on the mound.
Gerrit Cole
2013 Stats
The component stats fail to impress, and the K rate in particular falls short of the standard for an elite starting pitcher. Cole struck out just 6.2 batters per nine innings at Indianapolis this season, and his MLB strikeout rate is downright Guthrian, yet he continues to keep runs off the scoreboard. Despite his modest bat-missing skills, Cole has consistently demonstrated an ability to induce weak contact, with low hit rates and a stinginess toward homers throughout his professional tenure. He has walked just a single batter in his first 18 frames of big-league ball, though his average of 3.3 free passes per nine over 200 minor-league innings is a potential harbinger of regression.
The right-hander made headlines with his triple-digit heat in last Friday's start versus the Angels, cranking up the gas to 100 mph on seven different pitches—Matt Harvey is the only other starter to crack 100 mph this season, and he's done it just once. Yet the end result of those pitches was three fouls, three pitches taken for a ball, a called strike on 0-0, and a groundout. The most impressive aspect of those offerings may have been the fact that they had movement in addition to heat, with some pitches featuring pronation that earned sinker labels from Brooks Baseball.
Everything that came out of Cole's hand was thrown hard. All but two of his first 38 pitches cracked 94 mph, and the two slower offerings still clocked in at 90-92 mph. His slider averaged 92 on the gun, which is sick, and his five curveballs were the only pitches that sank below 89 mph.
As impressive as those numbers appear in isolation, major-league batters can time just about anything if they see it enough times, and Cole's lack of pace-changing pitches allowed the Angels' hitters to stay balanced and honed on heat. He has mixed it up with more regularity in his other starts, but 73 percent of his pitches have been classified as fastballs so far this season, and the slider had yet to make an official appearance prior to the game against Anaheim.
Mechanics Report Card
For an explanation on the grading system for pitching mechanics, please consult this pair of articles.
The 6'4", 240-pound right-hander has made some improvements to his delivery since last season's assessment of his minor-league performance. Cole's balance has improved to near plus-plus levels, as he has essentially eliminated the lean-back from maximum leg lift into foot strike as well as improved the consistency of his stability. His torque is already plus-plus, with a five-point jump from last year's assessment thanks to some additional delay of his trunk rotation, which allows the hips to open up even farther prior to firing his bullets. The elite velocity comes from the combination of that hip-shoulder separation along with his excellent arm strength, and he is able to sustain excellent posture despite the increased rotational energy near release point.
The improvements in multiple categories are strong indicators for Cole's development, but his delivery is not without its flaws. The momentum is still well below average, as he slows down during his second gear (after max lift), which acts to limit his stride as well as his release distance. That said, his release-point extension is better than it was last season, as he does a better job of delaying foot strike during the late phases of momentum while his extra delay of upper-body rotation also acts to increase his distance. Cole has a simple yet efficient delivery, though the modest extension gives batters a longer look at the baseball when compared to a pitcher such as Harvey or fellow 2011 draftee Jose Fernandez.
Zack Wheeler
Wheeler has the minor-league K rate to back up his lofty draft status, though he has been a little too generous with the freebies. His Triple-A numbers have to be taken with big grains of salt given that he plays his home games in Las Vegas, which is known as much for its pinball-machine ballpark as its slot-machine economy—the staff carries a 5.09 ERA with a 1.55 WHIP, and Wheeler's 8.0 hits per nine innings is the lowest mark of any Vegas hurler with more than eight innings pitched.
Wheeler has posted crazy eights in his first two MLB starts, with a combined eight K's, eight walks, and eight hits allowed. Ben Lindbergh covered Wheeler's case of the jitters in the rookie's debut, and though raw stuff is not an issue for the young right-hander, he still has much room for development with respect to his pitch selection.
Wheeler is just slightly less fastball-philic than Cole, with velocity that is nearly as impressive. However, Wheeler has the same issue when it comes to effective velocity, with a repertoire of pitches that bunch together in terms of velo and a nearly identical rate of curveballs thus far in the majors. The young Met has thrown more breaking balls than Cole overall, due to extra reliance on the slider, but the biggest issue to rear its head is that Wheeler may have been tipping his curve to opposing batters with slower arm-speed when he went to uncle Charlie.
The numbers don't necessarily back up the rumors, as Wheeler surrendered just a single hit on the curve in his game against the White Sox. He did continue to struggle with command in Chicago, with a tendency to elevate all of his pitches, particularly the fastball, which is the easiest way to allow crooked numbers on the scoreboard.
Mechanics Report Card
At 6'4", Wheeler is the same height as Cole, but the New Yorker carries 60 fewer pounds on his frame. Wheeler has above-average balance, though it can be somewhat inconsistent on a pitch-to-pitch basis. He and Cole share a couple more similarities, including torque as the greatest asset on the mechanics report card, and like Cole, Wheeler utilizes a greater proportion of hip rotation as compared to upper body to generate his pitch velocity. There is minimal load with the shoulder-axis in Wheeler's delivery, but he does a great job of delaying trunk rotation when he lines up his delivery.
The biggest strike against Wheeler is that he rarely lines up his delivery, with inconsistent timing that has been persistent throughout his pro career. Much of his inconsistency boils down to momentum—he used to use a haphazard pattern of momentum in which he had a strong move into max leg lift, but slowed down for the second gear (again like Cole), only to finish with an extra burst toward the plate. Wheeler has ironed out the odd momentum pattern this season with a smoother progression from first to second gear, but he's still learning to harness his new timing pattern and tends to have a late arm when he gets into foot strike too early (as in the previous video of him walking the ultra-impatient Alexei Ramirez). Wheeler finishes the delivery with a pronounced flail after release point, including a glove that swings low and wide once he lets go of the baseball, but his mechanics are deceptively efficient prior to release on those pitches when he lines up the gears.
Doug Thorburn is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @doug_thorburn
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I know part of this is camera angle but I actually kind of enjoy watching Wheeler's fast ball get away from him because it just seems to take on a life of its own.
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Muscle Activity With the Use of Ankle Foot Orthoses in Cerebral Palsy
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the change in muscle activity during gait with the use of ankle foot orthoses in children diagnosed with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
|Cerebral Palsy
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|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Defined Population
Primary Purpose: Screening
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Muscle Activity With the Use of Ankle Foot Orthoses in Cerebral Palsy
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A small group of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy is investigated by 3D instrumented gait analysis. Muscle activity is measured by surface electromyography (sEMG) of selected lower limb muscle groups. Kinematic, Kinetic, and sEMG data are compared between both lower limbs walking with and without an ankle foot orthosis. Data are also compared with those of an healthy control group.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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- clinical diagnosis of spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
- age between 8 and 18 years
- must have an equinus barefoot gait pattern
- must have a heel-toe gait pattern with ankle foot orthosis
- no prior operations
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- no Botulinumtoxin treatment for at least 6 months prior to investigation
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|Laboratory for Movement Analysis
|Basel, BS, Switzerland, CH-4055
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|Reinald Brunner, Prof.Dr.med.
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|Jacqueline Romkes, M.Sc.
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cerebral palsy
ankle foot orthosis
surface electromyography
gait analysis
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Cerebral Palsy
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
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Brain Damage, Chronic
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