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This morning I was reading this week's issue of Chris Shipley's Guidewire report which addressed a popular topic du jour, asking whether or not we're in a bubble for web-based businesses. The paper argues that "compared to the Dot Com boom of the late 90's very little money has been invested Web 2.0 companies. Indeed, these companies required little or no investment in order to explore early concepts and put beta sites into the market." While it's true that the absolute dollars put to work is in fact lower, that doesn't seem like automatic cause for dismissal for an environment that feels frothy.
But further on in the introductory analysis of this report is a line that I can really agree with, "While the low capital requirements remove a significant roadblock to starting a web-based company, they mask the real economics of business building."
It rhymes very much with Fred Wilson's post from a month ago "Web 2.0 is A Gift, Not a Threat, to VCs" in which he plots in a great chart the capital requirements for startups over their development, and further says that "It may take only two or three great developers to build and launch a web service. But it still takes a bunch more to maintain it, develop it from there, deal with scalability, deal with feature enhancements, take the service in new directions, respond to competitive threats, etc, etc."
And entrepreneurs are feeling the same way. These sentiments rang familiar a conversation I had with a serial web entrepreneur in NYC last week, who commented to me that while "the bar for launching a service is lower, but the bar for success is higher." In other words, web companies who are attempting to leverage network effects to drive sustainable long term value are having difficulty because of the volume of companies launching places a strain on the available pool of "true" early adopters willing to try a service. The loud echo-chamber marketplace makes it extremely difficult now (vs. two years ago) to rise about the noise to spread the word in the blogosphere or other natural communications forums applicable to the target market.
As a consequence, consumer web services are being forced to attract customers outside this ecosystem. While I've seen some entrepreneurs with successes in utilizing offline marketing to incite behavior online, my experience has shown that the best way to get people do something online is while their online – after all, they're already there. I think that as some Web 2.0 shakeout emerges over the coming months, we'll see a trend that the ones which endure beyond the initial flash are those which have incorporated the marketing of the service directly into the service itself.
Nisan Gabbay hit the nail on the head in his guest post on Masheable last month when he said that for a company to be an internet success story "it must either be a true viral marketing candidate (likely a communication service at its core) or it must be a strong candidate for leveraging natural search traffic." If a service is truly viral (i.e. the act of referring another user is deeply ingrained into service itself) or directly leverages natural search, then it possesses a more predicable sustainable way to continue to build traffic (and leverage network effects over time).
The title to the aforementioned Guidewire report is spot on – "Web2.0 is Dead, Long Live Web 2.0." We'll continue to see experimentation with the launch of new services and companies, but we'll also increasingly see those which haven't generated traction fall away. And many of those with the potential to create an enduring company will need additional capital. It may be easier to start something these days, but it's still difficult to make it last.


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How to Recover Deleted Photos, Videos from Samsung Galaxy
Accidentally deleted or lost important photos , Videos on your Samsung Galaxy ? Do not be panic, as the deleted photos never leave the galaxy . When a "delete" is performed on the Samsung Galaxy or any other Android phone, only the space that the file occupies is marked as "available" for new pictures or other files. The deleted file will be still there until new data overwrites it. Therefore, if you don't add any new files to your phone's memory card, you still can recover deleted photos successfully by Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery – Samsung Galaxy photo, Videos recovery software.
Why is It Possible to Recover Deleted Photos, Videos from Samsung Galaxy phone? When a file is deleted from your Samsung Galaxy phone, it is NOT really deleted. It is simply removed from the file directory in the folder. Even though you can no longer see the file in the folder, its contents still exist 100% intact at this point. As long as the file remains there,Through Android Data Recovery you can easily recover it in its entirety. As a result recover photos, Videos from Samsung Galaxy is possible if you have a software tool.
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Step1 Install and launch the program on your computer
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Step2 Connect your Samsung galaxy with computer and enable USB debugging
Use an USB cable to connect your Samsung Galaxy phone to your computer, Then the program will prompt you to "Enable USB debugging" according to three different situations:
1) For Android 2.3 or earlier: Enter "Settings" < Click "Applications" < Click "Development" < Check "USB debugging"
2) For Android 3.0 to 4.1: Enter "Settings" < Click "Developer options" < Check "USB debugging"
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Select drive and click "start scan" at right bottom. The software will be able to scan both internal drive and SD card for deleted photos, videos and audio files, with a wide range of file formats supported.Mark those you want to restore and click "Recover" button to save them on your computer with one click.

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New York City's Health Department launched an education campaign last October about the dangers of drinking sodas. The campaign titled, "Pouring On the Pounds" features television ads, billboards and subway ads. The Health Department even has a webpage devoted to "sugary drinks," and claims that drinking just one 20 once soda a day translates to eating 50 pounds of sugar a year. The webpage also that "sugar sweetened drinks contains extra calories that can lead to obesity and diabetes."
One of the Health Department's television ads is rather graphic. It depicts a man pouring contents of soda into a cup, and the soda has fat swimming in it. The ad claims drinking one can a soda a day can make you 10 pounds fatter a year.
Now, the soft drink sector is fighting back.
The New York City Beverage Association is launching a $1 million campaign to fight the health department's claims that daily soda consumption is unhealthy. Transportation Nation reports that the newly formed association began the campaign with a "huge mass transit ad buy." The ads will be on 570 subway cars, 75 buses and 120 subway platforms.
The New York City Beverage Association's spokesperson Stefan Friedman told Transportation Nation that the ad campaign isn't about fighting with the city's health department. "Look, we face some issues with the city but it's important for us to tell our story," he said. "All evidence is clear that the obesity epidemic comes from a number of different sources. Sugar-sweetened beverages comprise just 5 percent of the American diet." The timing is rather suspicious.
New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley claimed in a press release last fall that "sugary drinks are the largest single source of added sugar in the diet, and a child's risk of obesity increases with every additional daily serving of a sugary drink." Farley also claimed that the "majority of New York City adults are now overweight or obese, as are 4 in 10 elementary school children and the health consequences are staggering."
Farley told Transportation Nation that Americans are "consuming 200-300 more calories daily than 30 years ago, with the largest single increase due to sugary drinks." He added that the "Health Department will continue providing New Yorkers with the facts about the dangers of this over-consumption."
Earlier this month, the American Beverage Association (ABA) launched an ad campaign, titled "More Choices, Smaller Portions, Fewer Calories." The ads will appear in the subway system, Bloomberg reported.
Chris Gindlesperger, spokesperson for the ABA told Bloomberg.com that the city's campaign is "discriminatory and singles out one product out of an array of foods and beverages, all of which contribute equally to this very complex issue."
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This summary table contains detailed information about research studies. Summary tables offer an informative look at the science behind many breast cancer guidelines and recommendations. However, they should be viewed with some caution. In order to read and interpret research tables successfully, it is important to understand some key concepts. Learn how to read a research table.
Introduction: Soy foods and soy supplements have been suggested as ways to relieve menopausal symptoms. Findings from randomized controlled trials are mixed. Some show soy can reduce hot flashes, while others do not.
Current studies suggest eating moderate amounts of soy foods is safe for breast cancer survivors [1-2].
Eating soy may lower the risk of recurrence and mortality in breast cancer survivors, but more studies are needed to confirm these findings [1-2].
Learn more about soy.
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Learn about the strengths and weaknesses of different types of studies.
Study selection criteria: Randomized controlled trials with at least 60 participants and meta-analyses.
Table note: Relative risk above 1 indicates increased risk. Relative risk below 1 indicates decreased risk.
Study Population(number of participants)
Treatment Duration
Type of Soy
Soy Reduced Hot FlashesMore Than Placebo?
Randomized controlled trials
Amato et al. [3]
406cancer-free women
2 years
Soy tablet
Levis et al. [4]
182cancer-free women
Quella et al. [5]
175breast cancer survivors
4 weeks
Van Patten et al. [6]
123breast cancer survivors
12 weeks
Soy beverage
Ferrari et al. [7]
121cancer-free women
Soy tablet
Ye et al. [8]
84cancer-free women
24 weeks
Soy capsule
Nahas et al. [9]
80 cancer-free women
10 months
Faure et al. [10]
75cancer-free women
16 weeks
Lewis et al. [11]
66cancer-free women
Soy flour muffin
Penotti et al. [12]
62cancer-free women
6 months
Welty et al. [13]
60cancer-free women
8 weeks
Soy nuts
Carmignani et al. [14]
Soy powder
Bolaños et al. [15]
17 studies
Taku et al. [16]
6 weeks to12 months
Nelson et al. [17]
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4-6 weeks
4 studies
12-16 weeks
2 studies
*Please note, the information provided within Komen Perspectives articles is only current as of the date of posting. Therefore, some information may be out of date at this time.
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My Dream of Life Time
If I had to choose what I would like to do for a living I would most definitely decide on becoming a music composer, performer, and perhaps even a teacher. I would set my dreams on becoming a professional performer not for the publicity and self benefit, but to show and prove to the world that anybody with a dream and a goal can become the hero they have always dreamt to be. I would spread my music worldwide in search of tranquility with music and influence the lives of others, change views, enlighten hearts, and most of all, give people the hope that they all deserve. . I do believe that music can change the world, and if I got to have even the smallest chance to be part of that transformation my life goals and dreams would forever be complete.
To Make this dream of mine a reality I would have to begin with a college education to get a stronger grasp on how to create and publish my music, and I will do what it takes to afford the best education I could receive. I will help others begin there dreams with music as well because I'm not the only person who deserves to aspire in music. I am just as qualified as the next person, but I have the goals and will to make my dreams become the reality I have always dreamt of.


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I've had belt drive on my bike for two years now.
I thought I was logging all my rides, but I seem to have missed ten months out, so all I know is that I have done at least 6400km in that time; 2800km with the Rohloff and 3600km single speed.
I've broken three belts, then yesterday, I stripped a load of teeth off another one. (Apologies for the faulty camera focus)
I've also worn down two front aluminium pulleys. The rear steel ones seem to be lasting OK.
Cycle Monkey is the cheapest source for parts I have found
I use a 50t front pulley, with either a 118t belt and 22t Rohloff rear pulley, or a 122t belt and 28t SS rear sprocket.
The front pulley is about £50 and the belts are £55 or £64, depending on length.
Compare that with around £34 for a Renthal chainring and £11 for a KMC Z610 chain, which I was using before.
I haven't given up completely yet.
I've still got a brand new front pulley, one new of each belt and two part worn of each rear pulley, so I'll fit them and make an effort to keep track of how long they last.
Then I'll do the maths and try to work out which is the better option, in purely financial terms.
My guess at the moment is that at less than double the price, a front pulley will outlast two chainrings, so that's a good deal.
I'm not so sure about a belt at five times the price of a chain.
A Rohloff pully is £63, against £26 for a sprocket.
No price on Cycle Monkey for a rear SS pulley, but I would guess it's also about £60, against £12 for a SS sprocket.
I never kept proper track of chain and sprocket wear, but would two Rohloff and five SS sprockets last me two years ? I don't know.


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This past Sunday, October 28th, Sporting Kansas City and the Sporting Club Network made a trip out to the Raytown Soccer Complex to celebrate the end of the KC Metro League season. Youth players from a number of clubs came out, including Blackfire SC, Futura FC, Lee's Summit Soccer Association, KC Select, and Raytown SC.
Participants were coached through a series of drills and exercises led by some of the Sporting Kansas City coaches, Academy players, and even some of the pros. After some fun on the field, the kids got a chance to sit down and get to know Dom, "K", and Cyp. To conclude the day everyone picked up a few autographs and got a chance to take a picture with the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy.
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Beckenbauer 'went to limit' in 2006 World Cup bid
Munich: German football legend Franz Beckenbauer has admitted the bidding committee he chaired for the 2006 World Cup "went to the limits" to obtain the finals.
In his first televised interview since magazine Der Spiegel made cash-for-votes allegations, Beckenbauer responded: "What are the limits?" when asked if lines had been crossed. "There was no ethics commission, we could contact members of the (FIFA) executive committee directly. We always went to the limit. It was another time," Beckenbauer told Sky.
At the centre of the scandal is a 6.7 million euros payment, which is alleged to have been used to purchase the votes of four members of FIFA's executive committee in 2000 — days before Germany narrowly won the right to host the 2006 finals.


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Staffers in the SEC's Trading and Markets Division left their computers totally unprotected from possible security attacks, forcing the organization to scramble to determine if any sensitive data was stolen, Reuters reported, citing unidentified sources with knowledge of the situation. As it turns out, the trading and markets division is charged with ensuring that markets don't fall victim to cyberattacks. Reuters also reports that the staffers attended the annual Black Hat Conference for hackers and brought the unprotected computers with them. Soon after the security issues were identified, the SEC hired a third-party company and paid it "at least $200,000" to determine if any breaches occurred. That firm could not find any evidence of a hack, Reuters says...more
Please don't worry, I'm sure nothing like this could happen to your medical records.
Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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text: [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 28392] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-13798] [[Page 28392]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 98D-0298] Guidance for Industry on General/Specific Intended Use; Draft; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Guidance for Industry on General/Specific Intended Use.'' This draft guidance is not final or in effect at this time. The purpose of this draft guidance is to help medical device manufacturers understand the principles used by FDA to determine whether the addition of a specific indication for use to a medical device cleared for marketing with a general indication for use could trigger the need for a premarket approval application (PMA). The draft guidance is intended to help manufacturers answer the following questions: Under what circumstances is a device with a new, specific indication for use likely to be found to be substantially equivalent to a device legally marketed for a general indication for use? Conversely, when does a specific indication for use become a new intended use that requires submission of a PMA to establish the safety and effectiveness of the device? DATES: Written comments concerning this draft guidance must be submitted by June 22, 1998. ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies on a 3.5'' diskette of the draft guidance entitled ``Guidance for Industry on General/Specific Intended Use'' to the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance (HFZ-220), Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., Rockville, MD 20850. Send two self-addressed adhesive labels to assist that office in processing your request, or fax your request to 301-443-8818. Submit written comments concerning this draft guidance to the Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr., rm. 1-23, Rockville, MD 20857. Comments should be identified with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel G. 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Activision wants to see a 'struggling' Nintendo Wii U be successful
When it comes to third-party publishers I'd argue that Activision has been one of the more supportive ones when it comes to the Nintendo Wii U. When the system first released, Activision had supported it with several big titles including Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Skylanders.
It's a totally different landscape for the Wii U now that it has been out for a new months and has failed to attract a large enough consumer base to appeal to publishers. It's the whole risk versus reward thing has many publishers hesitant to put games out on the system, but despite a low consumer install base, Activision has "vested interest in making them successful."
"We want to see Nintendo be successful and we want to do anything we can to help them be successful," Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg told GamesIndustry.
"Obviously the Wii U is struggling - that's not a secret, I don't think there's any other way to read the narrative right now - but they're a really good company and they've got some incredible IP that has yet to come, that they honed for that platform," he said. "We have a vested interest in making them successful."
I do find the last bit of his statement a bit interesting given that there are no plans to release Call of Duty: Ghosts on the Wii U. To be a successful platform you need to have successful games; Call of Duty being one of the more popular franchises. But perhaps Activision feels their blockbuster shooter doesn't quite hit the Wii U demographic in a way that would be beneficial to either them or Nintendo.
Call of Duty: Ghosts, the latest entry in the series, is only confirmed for Xbox and PlayStation consoles and PC as of right now. However, the publisher does have plans to release Skylanders SWAP Force on Wii U.


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There is a wide variety of beans (often called Snap beans). Listed below,
are some of the most popular varieties:
Blue Lake Bush - One of the most popular varieties of bush beans.
Mouth watering pods grow 6 inches long. Good fresh, canned, or frozen.
Blue Lake Stringless Pole - Pole beans are great for a clean bean
with an extended harvest period. Beans are dark green, smooth, with round
pods that are tender and meaty. Provide plants with something to climb.
Burpee's Stringless - Tender, crisp, and stringless pods. Ideal fresh,
or for canning.
Earliserve - This bush variety is a winner in taste tests, with a
full, rich flavor. Stringless 4 inch pods are excellent fresh, canned, or
Gold Rush Yellow Wax - This bean is 5 1/4 inches long. The yellow
wax pod is straight and hangs in clusters for easy picking. Very popular
with home gardeners. Freezes well.
Gourmet Green Bush - here's a stringless bean with great taste. Try
growing this flavorful, 4 to 4 1/2 inch bean in a container on your deck.
Henderson Baby Lima - This small lima bean has a smooth and buttery
flavor. It can be eaten fresh or dried, and is great for freezing or canning.
Kentucky Wonder Wax Pole - This is an old fashioned heirloom variety.
Beans rae 6 to 9 inches ong, slightly curved, golden yellow pods with brown
seeds. Prolific producer of stringless, meaty pods.
Lima Bean, Fordhook 242 Bush - This is a favorite variety with
many home gardeners. It is tolerant to hot, dry weather. It is tasty fresh,
canned or frozen.
Livingston Sure Crop - Many who have tried this, call it the best
bean for both home gardeners and professionals. High yield of 4 to 4 1/2
inch, crisp and tender pods, with a rich flavor..
Pencil Pod Black Wax - This stringless, yellow wax bean is long and
round with black seeds. It is excellent fresh, frozen or canned.
Roma Bush II - Flat, broad and smooth pods grow on an upright, bushy
plant. High yields of tender, flavorful stringless pods.
Royal Burgundy - Novel, purple, 5 - 5 1/2 inch bean pods turn green
when cooked. Excellent fresh or frozen.
Scarlet Runner Bean - This is known as an annual flowering vine to
most gardeners. But, the young, tender beans are also edible.
Slenderette Bush - Smooth, stringless 5 inch, dark green pods hold
small, white beans. Tis variety is delicious steamed, stir-fried or blanched.
Soybean - Edible soybeans are increasing in popularity for their high
nutrition and protein. Can be eaten hot or cold. Try some in your garden
this season.
Tenderette - This bean variety is a top performer. Super rich flavor
and excellent pod quality. Bears over a longer period of time than other
beans. Stringless, straight pods with white beans are perfect for fresh eating,
freezing or canning.
Top Crop Bush - Developed specifically for home gardens. A meaty,
tasty bean, on upright, early and productive plants.
White Half Runner Mountaineer - This plant is known or its early maturity
and heavy yield. Five inch pods are light green, round and tender, with a
sweet flavor. This plants can be grown on a trellis, or as a bush bean.
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Michigan at MSU
A great start to the 2009 season could be in jeopardy for No. 22 Michigan, as the Wolverines hit the road for the first time Saturday when they face rival Michigan State at Noon ET from Spartan Stadium.
Bet Michigan at Michigan State
Michigan has started 4-0 on the year and 1-0 in the Big Ten Conference thanks to a 36-33 win over Indiana last weekend. In the win, the Wolverines trailed the Hooisers for most of the game, but Tate Forcier led Michigan on a late touchdown drive, as he hit Martavious Odoms on a 28-yard touchdown pass for the win. Forcier bruised his shoulder in the win, but is expected to play Saturday. On the year, Forcier has thrown for 671 yards and seven touchdowns while he joins Brandon Minor, Denard Robinson, and Carlos Brown as Wolverines that have rushed for over 125 yards on the season. Brown leads the rushing attack with 321 yards and three scores. Michigan currently ranks first in the Big Ten in points per-game and rushing yards, with 961. Defensively, the Wolverines have struggled, ranking third to last in the conference in passing yards allowed with 975.
Michigan State had high hopes to be ranked at this point of the season, but a 29-27 loss at home to MAC foe Central Michigan, started a downward spiral for the Spartans as they have since lost to Notre Dame and Wisconsin by single digits to drop to 1-3 on the year. The Spartans are still working on finding a quarterback, as Kirk Cousins and Keith Nichol have split time at the position. Cousins has 850 yards and seven touchdowns while Nichol has 403 yards and five scores. The real issue for MSU has been in the rushing game, where it ranks second to last in the Big Ten with 471 yards in four games. MSU is tops in the conference in passing yards, but ranks last in the Big Ten in passing yards allowed at 997 through four games.
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College Football Week 5 Betting Trends
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10 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992
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2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992
Games played at MICHIGAN ST over the last 3 seasons.
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Week 5 College Football Injury Report
[C] 09/21/2009 - David Molk expected to miss 4-6 weeks ( Foot )
[S] 09/26/2009 - Mike Williams missed last game, "?" Saturday vs Michigan St ( Ankle )
[QB] 09/27/2009 - Tate Forcier probable Saturday vs.
[FB] 09/30/2009 - Josh Rouse is downgraded to doubtful Saturday vs.
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[RB] 09/30/2009 - Edwin Baker is downgraded to doubtful Saturday vs.
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"Birth," the new Nicole Kidman reincarnation drama, is such a meticulously wrought piece of hokum that it's both easy to admire and impossible to warm up to. Directed by Jonathan Glazer, the film is alarmingly still, the exact opposite of his snappy Mediterranean gangster film debut, "Sexy Beast." But, Lord, can the man direct. "Birth" casts such a unique visual and sonic spell that you don't mind that it's basically "Rosemary's Baby" at 16 rpm until the plot twist comes along and the film sinks like a corpse filled with rocks.
Nicole Kidman, her hair cropped into a Mia Farrow-style helmet, plays Anna, a wealthy young widow on Manhattan's Upper West Wide. In the film's spectral opening sequence, we've seen her husband, Sean, collapse while jogging in Central Park, and now, two years later, she's engaged to Joseph (Danny Huston), an aggressively confident Master of the Universe type. Kidman moves through this film as though underwater; Anna is so dazed with grief, she's more Joseph's personal reclamation project than his fiance.
At a birthday celebration for Anna's mother Eleanor (Lauren Bacall), a young boy (Cameron Bright) suddenly appears. His name is Sean, too, and he claims to be Anna's husband. He has details of their life together, he's 10 years old, and he's extremely serious. Naturally, Anna falls in love with him.
Oh, at first the family frogmarches the kid back to Williamsburg, and there's some hand-wringing on the part of Sean's parents, lumpy Brooklyn types played by Ted Levine and Cara Seymour. But the sleek Manhattanites take it pretty seriously, down to Anna's brother-in-law (Arliss Howard) testing Sean's knowledge as if he were administering the PSATs. Joseph is appalled at this development but pastes on a diplomatic smile, Anna's friend Clara (Anne Heche) twitches and stews, and Anna herself appears to have been hit on the head with a 2-by-4. Bacall looks as if she needs a stiff drink.
Glazer paces the film like a dirge: I can't remember a slower, quieter, more winterbound major release. Yet "Birth" keeps you hooked longer than it ought to, thanks to the skill with which the director and his team put it together.
The cinematographer is Gus Van Sant's gifted cameraman Harris Savides, who doesn't let a glimmer of sunlight into the film; composer Alexandre Desplat contributes a score that lands somewhere to the right of Steve Reich and gets away with breaking the cardinal rule of film music (if you notice it, it's bad).
The film as a whole is a thing of ambiguous, painterly moods, itself unusual enough to attend to while you're waiting for something, anything to happen.
Furthermore, one of Glazer's co-scripters is Jean Claude Carriere, the 73-year-old Frenchman who has worked on some of the landmarks of European cinema, including the later films of Luis Bunuel. His resume makes you wonder if there isn't some surrealist leg-pulling going on here, but what comedy there is in "Birth" seems wholly unintentional. Audiences coming for a good Friday night scare will be gnawing their arms off from boredom, and more discerning moviegoers won't be well-served either.
Both groups stand to be put off by the already notorious sequence in which Anna and young Sean share a bath. It's a glum, clammy little scene, not in the least erotic (the actors were filmed separately, of course) and the sense is that the filmmakers wanted to address a taboo without actually breaking it. At such points, "Birth" feels like the most repressed version of the Mary Kay Letourneau story ever filmed.
Eventually an explanation of sorts comes along. It's incredibly trivial at the same time it renders the entire movie moot -- you sit there saying, "That's it?" Until then, "Birth" has been a weirdly transfixing rumination on passion and projection. With that one scene, it stands revealed as the turkey it was all along.
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Although the spring harvest for vegetables is over - YOU can still grow yummy veggies in June, says LSU
LSU AgCenter News - Jun 07, 2007
By June, many of the final harvests of spring vegetables are underway, and some spring rows are bare from earlier picking.
This month, however, still offers opportunities before summer gets so hot you have second thoughts about yard work, according to LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske.
Now is a good time to transplant heat-set tomatoes. Varieties include Sunmaster, Heat Wave II, Bella Rose, Sun Chaser, Sun Leaper, Equinox and Florida 91.
Plant them 1-2 inches deeper than normal for better moisture access, Koske advises.
For fall tomatoes, it's now time to plant seed. Try the heat-setting types, or select BHN 216, Florida 91, Phoenix, Spitfire, Carnival or Solar Set.
Choose a nematode-resistant variety if these pests were in your garden. Koske recommends planting now because it takes about six weeks to get a good transplant.
Collard, okra and southern peas can go in now as well as most vine crops like squash and melons.
Choose sweet banana pepper types or cubanelle types for summer pepper production, since the bell types dont produce as well in high heat.
If you want a big pumpkin for Halloween, plant the seed in June.
Choose a large-fruited cultivar like Big Autumn, Aspen, Cinderella, Appalachian, Merlin, ProGold 510 or Sorceror.
Protect the vines and foliage from insects and diseases.
Keep weeds from shading the vines.
Pinch off all extra fruit from a vine other than the one or two perfect pumpkins you wish to grow out.
Many crops will be coming in strong now. When onions and garlic show graying and off-color, its time to harvest the bulbs.
Dont always harvest based on size; the heat of summer often causes many fruit to mature in a smaller size.
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HE sailed around the world, massaging the rich and famous.
From Bing Crosby to Noel Coward and David Niven – he pampered them all in a career of more than 30 years on board Cunard ships.
Now tributes are being paid to Southampton masseur John Dempsey, who has died at the age of 94.
John's life at sea began when he was offered a job as a porter in 1934, aged just 14.
He then sailed troops across the Atlantic during the Second World War, but by 1946 he had established himself as a masseur.
He wrote about the celebrities he met and befriended in his book I've Seen Them All Naked, published in 1992.
After decades on ships including the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary, the great-grandfather-of-six ran the Turkish baths, pool and massage department of the Bermudiana Hotel, in Bermuda, before returning to the UK in 1964.
In 1978 the dad-of-two opened his own massage and chiropody business, John Dempsey Chiropodist, in Shirley, which he ran until his retirement in 1988.
John is also known for his artwork and during his retirement he was a member of Southampton Art Society, Totton Art Society and Romsey Art Group.
He lost his wife Olive four years ago, after 68 years of marriage. His daughter Susan Galton, 67, from Shirley, said: "He could always tell a good story and when he walked into a room everyone would know he was there. He was very forthright. He was a force to be reckoned with. He will leave a big hole in the family and will be missed."
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Through 42 Super Bowls, there have been 52 different starting quarterbacks. Among them are players who put up monster numbers and won regular-season MVP awards, and guys who still make us wonder how they ever started a Super Bowl.
Our list is top-heavy with 49ers (Joe Montana and Steve Young) and bottom-heavy with Hall of Famers (John Elway, John Unitas) and guys who will get into the Hall only with a ticket (Neil O'Donnell, Rich Gannon).
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|Joe Montana, 49ers, XXIV (1989)
|22-29, 297 yards, 5 TD in a 55-10 win over Broncos.
Montana was spectacular in winning his third Super Bowl MVP, throwing for a then-record five TDs and completing 76 percent of his passes against a Broncos team that boasted the top scoring defense in the NFL that season.
|Steve Young, 49ers, XXIX (1994)
|24-36, 325 yards, 6 TD in 49-26 win over Chargers.
Young set a Super Bowl record with six TD passes against a helpless Chargers defense. Young also led the 49ers with 49 yards rushing.
|Doug Williams, Redskins, XXII (1987)
|18-29, 340 yards, 4 TD, 1 interception in 42-10 win over Broncos. Williams started only two games in the 1987 regular season, but he was in top form, rallying the Redskins from an early 10-0 deficit. The Redskins scored touchdowns on five consecutive drives in the second quarter.
|Terry Bradshaw, Steelers, XIII (1978)
|17-30, 318 yards, 4 TD, 1 interception in 35-31 win over Cowboys. Bradshaw set a then-Super Bowl record with his four TD passes in winning the third of his four SB titles. This was the first time in his Hall of Fame career that he threw for more than 300 yards in a game.
|Joe Montana, 49ers, XIX (1984)
|24-35, 331 yards, 4 TD (1 rush) in 38-16 win over Dolphins
Montana beat Dan Marino and the Dolphins through the air with three touchdowns and another score on the ground. His 59 yards rushing were more than San Francisco star running back Roger Craig had.
|Phil Simms, Giants, XXI (1986)
|22-25, 268 yards, 3 TD in 39-20 win over Broncos.
Simms was masterful in setting a Super Bowl record by completing 88 percent of his passes, including 10 in a row. "This might be the best game a quarterback has ever played," Giants coach Bill Parcells said afterward.
|Troy Aikman, Cowboys, XXVII (1992)
|22-30, 273 yards, 4 TD, 0 interceptions in 52-17 win over Bills.
Aikman, who was named MVP, was part of a dominating offensive performance; he completed 73 percent of his passes and orchestrated quick scoring drives. "This game meant everything to me," Aikman said. "No matter what happens from here on out, I can say I took my team to a Super Bowl victory."
|Kurt Warner, Rams, XXXIV (1999)
|24-45, 414 yards, 2 TD, 0 interceptions in 23-16 win over Titans. Warner led "The Greatest Show on Turf," becoming the first and only player to pass for more than 400 yards in a Super Bowl.
|Joe Montana, 49ers, XXIII (1988)
|23-36, 357 yards, 2 TD, 0 interceptions in 20-16 win over Bengals. Montana's second TD pass was the game winner, a 10-yard strike to John Taylor with 34 seconds left. San Francisco dominated offensively, outgaining the Bengals 453 yards to 229.
|Tom Brady, Patriots, XXXVIII (2003)
|32-48, 354 yards, 3 TD, 1 interception in 32-29 win over Panthers. Brady outdueled Jake Delhomme with a Super Bowl-record 32 completions. He led the drive that set up Adam Vinatieri's game-winning field goal with four seconds remaining.
|Roger Staubach, Cowboys, XIII (1978)
|17-30, 228 yards, 3 TD, 1 interception in 35-31 loss to Steelers.Staubach nearly brought the Cowboys back from a big hole, throwing two fourth-quarter TD passes. His effort was good enough to earn him honors as the top non-winning QB performance.was good enough to earn him honors as the top non-winning QB performance.
|Bart Starr, Packers, SB I (1966)
|16-23, 250 yards, 2 TD, 1 interception in 35-10 win over Chiefs.Starr's passing yards were impressive coming in an era when big totals weren't the norm. Starr made wide receiver Max McGee look like a Hall of Famer (7 receptions, 138 yards). McGee, who replaced an injured Boyd Dowler early in the game, broke the team curfew the night before and did not expect to play.
|Jim Plunkett, Raiders, XV (1980)
|13-21, 261 yards, 3 TD, 0 interceptions in 27-10 win over Eagles. Plunkett got the Raiders started on the right foot with two first-quarter touchdown passes, including an 80-yarder to Kenny King. Plunkett started the season backing up Dan Pastorini.
|Brett Favre, Packers, XXXI (1996)
|14-27, 246 yards, 3 TD (1 rush) in 35-21 win over Pats.
Favre threw a 64-yard TD pass to Andre Rison on the second play from scrimmage and a then-record 81-yard scoring pass to Antonio Freeman. Add a rushing touchdown, and it's surprising that he was not named MVP (Desmond Howard won).
|Tom Brady, Patriots, XXXIX (2004)
|23-33, 236 yards, 2 TD, 0 interceptions in 24-21 win over Eagles. Brady played terrifically, but New England wide receiver Deion Branch (11 catches, 133 yards) was named MVP.
|Jake Delhomme, Panthers, XXXVIII (2003)
|16-33, 323 yards, 3 TD, 0 interceptions in 32-29 loss to Patriots.Delhomme's numbers were excellent, but unfortunately for him, Tom Brady was on the other side of the field. Delhomme connected on a Super Bowl-record 85-yard TD pass with Muhsin Muhammad, but an early fumble by the QB led to a Patriots touchdown.
|Eli Manning, Giants, XLII (2007)
|19-34, 255 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int. in 17-14 win vs. Patriots
Manning shined late in one of the greatest Super Bowl upsets ever. Both of Manning's TD passes came in the decisive fourth quarter, including the game-winner to Plaxico Burress.
|John Elway, Broncos, XXXIII (1998)
|18-29, 336 yards, 2 TD (1 rush), 1 pick in 34-19 win over Falcons. Elway's last NFL game proved to be one of his best. In addition to his 80-yard TD pass to Rod Smith, Elway rushed for a score as Denver cruised.
|Kurt Warner, Rams, Super Bowl XXXVI (2001)
|28-44, 365 yards, 2 TD (1 rush), 2 picks in 20-17 loss to Patriots. Warner nearly led his heavily favored Rams to a win over the upstart Patriots with a TD pass and rushing TD in the fourth quarter. But Ty Law's 47-yard interception return in the second quarter hurt the Rams and Warner.
|Terry Bradshaw, Steelers, XIV (1979)
|14-21, 309 yards, 2 TD, 3 interceptions in 31-19 win over Rams.
In his fourth and final Super Bowl championship, Bradshaw had touchdown passes of 47 yards to Lynn Swann and 73 yards to John Stallworth. Bradshaw was named game MVP for the second straight year.


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Gov. Tim Pawlenty addressed the Manchester Republican Committee's Lincoln-Reagan Dinner on Thursday night in New Hampshire, sounding most of the same themes he hit during a trip to the "granite state" late last year.
In introducing Pawlenty to a room filled with a couple hundred Republicans, Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas relayed his take away from an earlier meeting with Pawlenty about presidential politics.
"Pawlenty makes no secrets about it, he's testing the presidential waters," Gatsas said. "During our conversation it was clear that he was thinking about this because he loves his country and the he believes in a blueprint that our founding fathers laid out. And that's very refreshing."
Like his previous visit to New Hampshire in December, Pawlenty received a warm welcome in Manchester. In his previous speech, Pawlenty talked a lot about what he calls out-of-control government spending. He kept it up Thursday night, saying U.S. government spends much more than it takes in and that all of the debt poses a serious threat to the nation's future.
"Now we, a United States Federal Government who is so far in debt, that has put this nation so at risk, has put this nation at such peril, that they not only endanger our economic security and our prosperity, but it's gotten so bad that they are now putting at risk our national security over these issues," Pawlenty said.
"I noted he's done a lot to regain fiscal responsibility in a state that's almost radical in terms of its liberalism."Frank Williams
Pawlenty cited the health care bill as the latest example of the federal government overreaching and over spending. As he almost always does when making political speeches outside of Minnesota, Pawlenty talked about his record of cutting spending back home.
Frank Williams of Amherst New Hampshire left feeling upbeat about Pawlenty's presidential prospects saying he would work on a Pawlenty campaign. Williams also bought Pawlenty's argument that's he's a got a strong track record.
"I noted he's done a lot to regain fiscal responsibility in a state that's almost radical in terms of its liberalism," Williams said.
It was the first time Mark Warden of suburban Manchester had heard Pawlenty speak. Warden too liked the emphasis on fiscal responsibility. He's convinced Pawlenty is running for president and he was impressed with what he saw as Pawlenty's relatively positive message.
"I think he summed it up pretty well about the opportunities the Republican Party has right now," Warden said. "Overall, it was optimistic. That's nice to hear."
Prior to his remarks at the Manchester GOP dinner, Pawlenty stopped by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on the campus of St. Anselm College. There, Pawlenty met with some students, including two Minnesotans. He also did a couple of news interviews and held a few private meetings with area Republicans.
At the state capitol in St. Paul, DFL House Majority Leader Tony Sertich said Pawlenty's time would be better spent meeting lawmakers in Minnesota not in New Hampshire.
"He has every right to travel, but we do better work when he's around," Sertich said. "We're really trying to get the budget wrapped up here and we're working hard on that and it's ultimately going to need his signature so we need him to be as engaged as possible."
On the way out of his Manchester event, headed for a charter-jet flight home to Minnesota, Pawlenty dismissed criticism about his travels and noted his budget has been on the table for weeks.
"It is just folks who haven't gotten their work done trying to look for somebody else to blame," Pawlenty said. "The fact of the matter is my recommendations, my work has been done, and it's been done for weeks and months."
As for talk about a presidential campaign, Pawlenty characterized his latest New Hampshire visit as nothing more than part of is broader effort through the country to help Republicans going into the 2010 mid-term elections.


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Last night I watched intently as the Pitt Panthers charged into Charlottesville to battle the #2 Cavaliers in a key ACC game. Virginia had just squeaked by a paltry Wake Forest squad by one point on Saturday, and most likely would have lost the contest if their stingy defense didn't hold the fort at the final possession. The Panthers, meanwhile, had saved all of their lights-out shooting for the visiting UNC Tar Heels some 55 hours earlier, thumping then #12 UNC for their strongest victory of the season.
The game last night unfolded as maddeningly as any Pitt fan would have expected. The Panthers "show-up" for the opening tip (lead 4-0), go through long droughts on offense (two times failing to score in a 5-minute span) and finish the first half down 25-15. Pitt closed the deficit to three points with under eight minutes in the game, but it never felt like the team would be able to withstand Virginia's pressure or continuously force misses on the defensive end. The Cavaliers prevailed by 12 and Pitt now has until Saturday to find answers before heading to Syracuse to face the Orange.
Virginia has a tremendous basketball team. They move in unison on offense and defense. They understand the importance of spacing and timing. They've bought stock in the philosophy that holding opponents to 50 points per game will lead to a lot of victories. It's easy to understand why they will contend for a Final Four and a National Championship.
Fans and pundits alike agree that Pitt is currently outside of the NCAA Tournament bracket. Wins over UNC, Notre Dame and Syracuse are nice, but there isn't enough consistency in their play against the middle and bottom of the conference to reward the Panthers with a tournament berth. I, for one, don't think Pitt needs any more glamour victories to make the tournament. Pitt needs to take care of business with the games in front of them. It's cliché to say "take it one game at a time," but Pitt's next big opponent is whoever is next on the schedule. They've proven they can beat very good teams (UNC,) lose to terrible teams (Virginia Tech) and try to lose against less-than-mediocre teams (the list is long.)
Pitt Basketball is not too far from Pirates Baseball for me. Part of the love for both squads is the never-ending spin cycle of hope, expectations and bitter disappointment that comes with falling short to bigger, better teams. The Steelers and Penguins both provide and provided underdog stories that ultimately led to championships.
Now that Pitt is in its second rodeo in the ACC, what should my expectations be?
For starters, let's take a look at the last four seasons' best and worst teams in the ACC, as found in the standings heading into the conference tournament:
The Best
2012: #1 UNC, #2 Duke, #3 Florida St., #4 Virginia
2013: #1 Miami, #2 Duke, #3 UNC, #4 Virginia
2014: #1 Virginia, #2 Syracuse, #3 Duke, #4 UNC
2015: #1 Virginia, #2 Notre Dame, #3 Duke, #4 UNC and Louisville
While this isn't earth-shattering news, it should be noted the stranglehold UVA, Duke and UNC have on the ACC. Like it was noted in the broadcast last night, Coach Tony Bennett now has the players to fit his system. Keep in mind their best defender, Justin Anderson, missed his third game and will be out until March and they still only have one loss on the season. The system isn't going anywhere which means Virginia isn't going anywhere. North Carolina and Duke have pedigree that speak volumes and will be at the top of the conference mountain as long as they aren't on probation. Louisville won a national title in 2013 and reached the Final Four the year earlier.
You might wonder how this might be any different from Kentucky in the SEC or Arizona in the Pac-12 or Wisconsin in the Big 10 or Kansas in the Big 12. These programs are consistent winners. The difference in these conferences is the parity surrounding the top. Kansas, for example, has won or tied for the regular season Big 12 title every year since 2005. They have been in the discussion for the Final Four for just as long, boast a storied tradition, and marvelous records. However, the teams in the top four of the Big 12 are consistently rotating:
2011: #1 KU, #2 Texas, #3 Texas A&M, #4 Kansas St.
2012: #1 KU, #2 Missouri, #3 Iowa St., #4 Baylor
2013: #1 KU, #2 Kansas St., #3 Oklahoma St., #4 Iowa St.
2014: #1 KU, #2 Oklahoma, #3 Texas, #4 Iowa St.
If you review the Big 10, Pac-12 and SEC, you'll find the same outcomes, as well.
Now let's quickly glance at the teams in the caboose of the ACC:
The Bottom
2012: #9 Wake Forest, #10 Virginia Tech, #11 Georgia Tech, #12 Boston Coll.
2013: # 9 Georgia Tech, #10 Wake Forest, #11 Clemson, #12 Virginia Tech
2014: #11 Georgia Tech & Wake Forest, #13 Notre Dame, #14 Boston Coll., #15 Virginia Tech
2015: #12 Wake Forest, #13 Georgia Tech, #14 Virginia Tech, #15 Boston Coll.
I am never writing-off these programs to ascend towards the middle of the conference for a couple of reasons. First, all of them have very good coaches that have been hired within the last two seasons. Second, they've had players and successful seasons that each can reference to promote promise and stability. Third, their styles of play are different (up-tempo vs. half court vs. front court heavy) making each difficult to prepare for in their own way.
Where does this leave Pitt? If recent history is any indication, there's one chair at the table remaining for any other program that might want to claim it (FSU, Miami, Syracuse, Notre Dame.) Is the expectation for Pitt to be satisfied hibernating year after year somewhere between a #7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a #5 seed in the NIT? Should we expect a victory or two against some of the conference's top teams before falling to the like of the Demon Deacons in Winston Salem?
As pessimistic as I might be about this season's ultimate fate, I'm looking forward to the benchmark the Panthers create for themselves. It's because of victories against North Carolina that make you feel like you belong in the best basketball conference in the land. Currently sitting at 17 victories, it would be a nice feather-in-the-cap to reach 21-22 wins, considering this young squad only has two games remaining at home. And while I hope these Panthers make the Big Dance, it would be an even better feeling for this season if they beat the teams they should. They're not yet at the top of the perch, but here's hoping one day, the big boys will save them a seat.
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Good is not good when better is expected. ~Vin Scully
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Sunday, February 15, 2015
Josh Harrison, Better in 2015
It was Saturday, May 3, 2014. For the sixth consecutive May, it had been a rite of passage for me to venture home for the Pittsburgh Marathon. The previous two marathons, in particular, offered a chance to hear the family, the town, and sports radio buzzing about the Pirates strong start to the season. That certainly wasn't the air around PNC Park heading into the 2014 race. The Buccos were well under .500 (11-19 upon arrival on May 3) and our 2013 Buctober was quickly seeming like a flash-in-the-pan bonanza than the standard moving forward for the next handful of years.
The season turned around that night.
Sure, the Buccos dramatic 8-6 victory gave them two come-from-behind victories against the Blue Jays. And Mark Melancon notched his first save of the season, establishing himself as the new hammer in the bullpen. But May 3 was all about Josh Harrison.
Harrison's night was the tipping point in the Pirates' season, igniting a stagnant offense in need of a consistent threat at the plate and on the base paths. Harrison provided that, and then some, all the way to being selected to his first MLB All-Star game and being voted ninth in the National League MVP balloting.
So why do I bring up a game nine months ago? It serves as the catalyst to the prediction that Harrison will be just as strong if not, better in 2015. Granted, I might not be in the majority with this opinion. Similarly to Zach Duke's or Oliver Perez' rookie year or Jose Castillo and Craig Wilson in the mid 2000s or, more recently, Alex Presley and Andrew Lambo in today's game, Harrison brings a potential, an excitement and an optimism that stability is accompanying his skills and the Pirates might just be set for the foreseeable future with an everyday third baseman and Swiss Army Knife. We thought this for the aforementioned players only to be reminded how daunting it is to have consistent success at the Major League level.
But many question just how lucky and/or under-established Harrison is. After all, 12 months ago, no one, not even Josh and the Harrisons, expected #5 to be gracing the cover of magazines and serving as the mainstay to a second straight playoff dash. And doubt looms around Bradenton and Pittsburgh about Harrison's durability. Check out fangraphs.com's assertion: "Josh Harrison has little upside and a huge amount of downside going into 2015. I just don't see myself hedging my bets on a player who at best may end being Omar Infante or Tony Graffanino. At worst, he could be back in the minors. He had a great 2014 season, but I would not expect a repeat in 2015."
And take a look at what rantsports.com said about Harrison going into the year. Two-thirds of the article seems to be founded on opinion, of which I don't agree or understand. One part of the article reads, "The main reason to expect Harrison to decline is that he has never put up this strong of a season in his career. Last season, Harrison put up a triple slash of .315/.347/.490, numbers only the best players in baseball put up. But the highest triple slash that Harrison had before that was only .250/.290/.409."
Going into that May 3 game against Toronto, Josh Harrison was hitting .208. He started only two games in 2014, where he was 3 for 10 and had only 23 at-bats on the season leading to his leadoff start against Toronto. Most Pirates fans would agree that Manager Clint Hurdle was wise in keeping Harrison in the starting lineup, pretty much a no-brainer maneuver that was rewarded with MVP-caliber production. But what can we make of Harrison's 2014 season?
Harrison has been a major leaguer with the Pirates since 2011. Here are some statistics that you might find interesting:
* In 2011, Harrison had 195 ABs with 53 hits. He pinch-hit eight times, going 0-8.
* In 2012, Harrison had 249 ABs with 58 hits. He pinch-hit 29 times, going 4-29.
* In 2013, Harrison had 88 ABs with 22 hits. He pinch-hit 29 times, going 6-29.
* Going into the May 3 game against the Blue Jays, Josh Harrison had pinch hit 13 times and earned two hits.
Here, then, are Josh Harrison's pinch-hitting averages for his career:
2011: .000
2012: .138
2013: .207
2014: .154 before May 3, 3-20 total for the year (.150)
Career: 13 for 86 (.181)
Let's eliminate his pinch-hitting numbers for these seasons and tab Harrison's Plate Appearances / At-Bats / Hits / Average / (Average for the season)
2011: 196 / 187 / 53 / .284 (.272)
2012: 247 / 220 / 54 / .245 (.233)
2013: 66 / 59 / 16 / .271 (.250)
2014: 530 / 500 / 161 / .322 (.315)
Career: 284 for 996 (.285)
Baseball Reference.com has Harrison's 162-game average at 139 hits in 469 at-bats. That's a .298 batting average, including pinch-hits. Assuming he continues at a .181 clip as a pinch-hitter, that would place his 162-game average without pinch hits at .304.
Obviously it's much more difficult to deliver pinch-hits when you've been sitting on the pine and the manager summons you to drive home the tying run against the team's best reliever. But how many times have the Pirates (or any team) ridden a player too long, giving him opportunity after opportunity only to see that player wilt to a .230 average?
I am of the opinion that Harrison will have an even better 2015. He's never had to prepare for being the table-setter for any lineup heading into spring training. He never withered last year during the most grueling months and charging into October. His batting averages by month in 2014, excluding pinch hits include:
May: .325 (26 for 80)
June: .317 (32 for 101)
July: .286 (24 for 84)
August: .356 (42 for 118)
September: .327 (34 for 104)
He's never had to focus on plate discipline because he had to be the spark to drive home runs or get on base or move positions three times in one game. Look at what he said in Pittsburgh Magazine back in July: "It's hard to try to keep up — and try to perfect — five positions," says Harrison. "What I've found is that it's easier for me to just go out there and be an athlete, as opposed to trying to doing it the textbook way. Because it's never going to be textbook when you're not there every day."
Think about how much damage Harrison can do when he's worked at third base for an entire off-season and spring training. Think about how many baseball players are peaking in their late 20s. Think about how Harrison is a bargain at $2.8 million for one year and how he's playing everyday like he has something to prove. Then think about how his numbers as a starter have been strong during his four years in the Black and Gold. Is it really that unfathomable to believe Harrison will be a force at the top of the lineup in 2015?
Unfortunately, in three months when I return home for that first weekend in May to run the marathon, the Pirates will be on the road in St. Louis. By May 3, they will have had 24 games in the books. Regardless of their place in the standings or their individual performances over the first month, it will be enjoyable to reflect on this day one year earlier, the day the Pirates found their secret weapon. When you look at the body of work, though, maybe it wasn't really a secret.
Posted by Matt Salerno at 12:10 PM
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Immediate Super Post Game Trivia
Now that we've had a whole ten minutes to digest this classic Super Bowl, here is some cranium stretching trivia to dazzle your friends and family:
Quick, what is West Alabama University's mascot?
You actually had a decent shot at guessing Tigers, so if you did guess Tigers, good for you.
Malcolm Butler, the undrafted rookie out of West Alabama, just made his alma mater, his football team, and all of New England very proud. In a lot of ways, I'm very proud of him, as well. The small schools and underdog stories are what we less-talented folks yearn to achieve.
Quick, how many yards per carry did Marshawn Lynch average in tonight's Super Bowl?
That would be 4.2 yards per carry. Replicated 100 times and given two opportunities per replication, Marshawn Lynch carries the ball into the end zone something like 98.5 times from the opponent's 1-yard line. It's very easy to second guess, but that's not even second guessing. That's more arrogance on Pete Carroll's part.
Quick, can you guess the number of times Russell Wilson threw to Chris Matthews this season before the Super Bowl?
That would be zero. The undrafted rookie had no catches for no yards on no targets. He was possibly 36 inches away from being the game's MVP.
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With that in mind, Quick, how many of Seattle's active receivers were drafted in the NFL at ANY POINT EVER?
Again, that would be ZERO. Do you understand what that means? Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse, Bryan Walters, Ricardo Lockette and Matthews were all UNDRAFTED.
Quick, how many different receivers caught touchdown passes?
Again, that would be ZERO. Do you understand what that means? Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse, Bryan Walters, Ricardo Lockette and Matthews were all UNDRAFTED.
Quick, how many different receivers caught touchdown passes?
Three ... Four ... Five? Nope. Six different receivers caught six touchdown passes from the Tom Terrific and Mr. Wilson (Brandon LaFell, The Gronk, Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman for the Pats and Matthews and Doug Baldwin for the Hawks.)
Quick, how many Super Bowl touchdown passes does Tom Brady have in his career?
With his two fourth quarter touchdown passes, the 37-year old has amassed 13 touchdown passes for his career. His play in the fourth quarter was nothing short of flawless. He certainly earned his third Super Bowl MVP to tie fellow Northern California resident, Joe Montana. His touchdown pass to Edelman with 2:02 remaining in the contest was his 53rd of his postseason career. Just remarkable.
Quick, how many Super Bowls have been played in Arizona?
Three ... tonight, Super Bowl XLII (Giants over Patriots) and Super Bowl XXX (Cowboys over Steelers.)
|Way to go, Vic!
Finally, can you guess the number of Super Bowls the Patriots have won since I've joyfully associated with my in-laws?
That would be one.
I think it feels like the Patriots have won 10 Super Bowls since 2000, but the punishment they dealt the Steelers and the city of Pittsburgh was only during the championship runs against the Rams and Eagles (with a Panthers victory sewn in-between.) I am happy for my father-in-law, Victor and his best bud, Mark. There aren't two more loyal, dedicated, and devoted people in the world than Vic and Mark, not only to their families, but to their allegiances. It's been a pleasure having them to our house to watch the Patriots on the Sunday Ticket and I know they've been sweating through this instant classic since the Colts were sent home two weeks earlier. They are the first people on my mind with this championship organization and I hope they savor this title for as long as possible.
My mom texted me, "all congrats to victor." My sister texted, "I'm completely okay with that ending." If my dad could text, he'd probably say something nice, too.
I'm happy for Patty, who now holds one Stanley Cup (Bruins,) one World Series (Red Sox) and one Super Bowl (Pats) since the day of our glorious and unbinding marriage. Patty's stone-cold placidity in the face of tense, edgy and sometimes neurotic impulses is the stuff of legends. As soon as the game was over ... right to bed. How does she do it, ladies and gentlemen? And will she allow the good folks of Pittsburgh to ever enjoy a hometown championship ever again?
Good job, New England. Feel free to send your own trivia to this posting. We all want to be just a little bit smarter than our friends, just like Malcolm Butler.
Posted by Matt Salerno at 11:45 PM
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Reminder: Baseball Runs Deep
I received an email on Sunday afternoon from someone that I hadn't expected to write me. It wasn't from my dad or from Gaetan or Cousin Karina from New Hampshire.
It was from Rob Manfred.
Rob Manfred, the newly elected commissioner of Major League Baseball decided to take time from his coronation into the most powerful position in the sport and express his love for the game and his determination to make it a staple in the American fabric.
The timing of Mr. Manfred's letter, to me, was perfect. On Sunday afternoon, we had the aftershock of Bill Belichick's take on Deflategate, a NHL All-Star game, Durant vs. LeBron, college basketball match-ups galore and the Australian Open. (By the way, I love January for this reason and we'll visit the top sports months in a later entry.) His letter, though, signaled to me that baseball is taking its approach to modernizing and globalizing the game very seriously, not seasonally.
His letter was highlighted by two very poignant and passionate paragraphs:
"The mission before us is clear: To honor the game's history while welcoming new people to our great sport - people who will one day pass their love of baseball down through the generations. That is what our parents and grandparents did for us, and it is what we are doing for our own children. Baseball is a game firmly rooted in childhood experiences, and its vitality and growth rely heavily on giving young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to play and watch baseball."
"The mission before us is clear: To honor the game's history while welcoming new people to our great sport - people who will one day pass their love of baseball down through the generations. That is what our parents and grandparents did for us, and it is what we are doing for our own children. Baseball is a game firmly rooted in childhood experiences, and its vitality and growth rely heavily on giving young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to play and watch baseball."
Baseball tugs at the chords of my core like no other sport can. Its dynamics, symmetry, strategy and history all resonate in a very powerful mix that I revisit every February during Spring Training and carry through to the Fall Classic. Between those Major League checkpoints, I remember having my most enjoyable moments as a Little League in Aspinwall, a Colt Leaguer in Indiana, a Legionier in Springdale and an outfielder at Fox Chapel. Baseball elevated my dad on a higher pedestal when fatherhood took a passenger seat to manager and Mom and Christa become cheerleader #1 and #1A.
I never played organized football or hockey, or the relationship I had with the Steelers and Penguins was indeed adrenalized and fervent. Both enjoyed great success through my childhood, especially in the 1990s and remain iconic to the national and global sports scene. The Pirates were different in a lot of ways, partly due to their futility from 1993 through 2012 but also due to their accessibility. Three Rivers Stadium was, literally, 11 minutes from my house. This was a personal connection I was fortunate enough to feel with my family and friends as weekends were checkered with $5 tickets in the outfield or a Wednesday night showcase with the family after school and work. Manfred's letter aided in this reminiscence and certainly seems like a goal that I hope he can consistently reflect upon.
I never played organized football or hockey, or the relationship I had with the Steelers and Penguins was indeed adrenalized and fervent. Both enjoyed great success through my childhood, especially in the 1990s and remain iconic to the national and global sports scene. The Pirates were different in a lot of ways, partly due to their futility from 1993 through 2012 but also due to their accessibility. Three Rivers Stadium was, literally, 11 minutes from my house. This was a personal connection I was fortunate enough to feel with my family and friends as weekends were checkered with $5 tickets in the outfield or a Wednesday night showcase with the family after school and work. Manfred's letter aided in this reminiscence and certainly seems like a goal that I hope he can consistently reflect upon.
His second-to-last paragraph was an important one, but could be dangerous:
"Another priority for me is to continue to modernize the game without interfering with its history and traditions. Last season's expanded instant replay improved the game's quality and addressed concerns shared by fans and players. We made a dramatic change without altering the game's fundamentals. I look forward to tapping into the power of technology to consider additional advancements that will continue to heighten the excitement of the game, improve the pace of play and attract more young people to the game."
Baseball's purity and history are central to its attraction. It's understandable to desire to use technology to improve and attract, but hopefully Manfred won't dull its luster by cheapening its marketability. In a New York Times article, Manfred said, "I think it's really important that we use technology to make the game as user-friendly in the ballpark and during broadcasts as we possibly can. You can enhance and provide real fans with information via technology that makes the game move faster and keeps people engaged during the game." The national television ratings consistently indicate the average age of viewers in the fifties. Did you know, though, that almost 6 million people open the MLB At-Bat app every day and the average age of those techies is 30?
Did you know, too, the average MLB game take 13 minutes less than the average NFL game? If technology speeds games by another 13 minutes, you're entering into NCAA basketball time-of-game territory. Additionally, MLB seems to be taking this pace-of-play thing rather seriously.
Hopefully that doesn't mean eliminating defensive shifts, or lowering the pitcher's mound, or shortening the fences or pumping music as play is unfolding.
Baseball is not short on cash. Bud Selig captained the sport through troubling times after the 1994 strike and saw it manifest into a $9 billion profit with a stronger steroid prevention policy and a more leveled playing field that saw the Kansas City Royals make the World Series. Common sense led Manfred to eliminate any mention of creating more money for the game in his letter, which was a nice touch to his opening salvo.
Are there areas that need improving in baseball... absolutely. The good news is every sport needs improving. An effective commissioner, though, should be able to identify areas of improvement without compromising the worth of its stakeholders.
Commissioner Goddell and Commissioner Bettman have set the bar awfully low for Manfred and Commissioner Silver is just now leaving the honeymoon phrase of his NBA leadership tenure. Commissioner Manfred can do a lot of good during his time on the job. His letter to me was a very nice commencement to his journey moving baseball forward.
Commissioner Goddell and Commissioner Bettman have set the bar awfully low for Manfred and Commissioner Silver is just now leaving the honeymoon phrase of his NBA leadership tenure. Commissioner Manfred can do a lot of good during his time on the job. His letter to me was a very nice commencement to his journey moving baseball forward.
Posted by Matt Salerno at 9:01 AM
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What made him target that shop in particular is not known. A case has been registered at the Uppinangady police station.
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Hey there, Hello Lovely Readers. Long time since I have written anything but I have some awesome news that I know you will love. I just wanted to fill you in on what I have been up to lately. I have had a long blogging break as some may have noticed, I continued studying my Post-Graduate in Psychology, started Managing my Husbands Company more and invested in a new farm running Black Angus Cattle. Dimples is now 7 and Little Miss is 3.
But the Best thing is that I had a long break from Social media and now I am back, refreshed and have started a new website.
I would love you all to join me at Creative Educational Play Australia. I am hoping to continue on our Adventures over on that website but in a much more focused way. I will be striving for quality, not quantity. I would love to inspire parents, grandparents and educators to be creative and playful with their children. Mainly though, I hope to develop a supportive community of like-minded soles who will join me & others on this journey.
I still have the same Pinterest here, But a new Facebook Page Here . So update your Facebook "like" and keep updated with the new Adventures.
You can read more about my new focus by following this link .
I would like to Welcome you to my new Page and I really hope you continue to follow our adventures by joining me there and on Social media again. I would love to have people commenting, sharing, reading and interacting with fellow readers & myself, sharing related early childhood inspiration, opinions and ideas so that we all can grow on this adventure together.