text:
Lady Gaga on American Idol: The Edge of Glory ... and Decency?by Free Britney at . Comments
With the fate of two wholesome teens with good reputations hanging in the balance, American Idol viewers were treated to ... a half-naked Lady Gaga!
Obviously you know what you're getting with Gaga, who always pushes the envelope. But this rendition of "Edge of Glory" was pretty risque, even for her.
The star's sexually suggestive moves atop of a makeshift cliff (and a half-naked dude) made for an interesting juxtaposition with the family-oriented show.
The singer started her song with a long cape and a giant headpiece, then stripped down to lingerie before a shirtless male dancer appeared to maul her.
After a passionate embrace, they jumped off the cliff together. So symbolic. The two finalists, each approximately 11 years old, may be traumatized forever.
Or not. She's a megastar for a reason. You have to give her credit for originality and never mailing it in, leaving every ounce of energy on stage nightly.
In addition to being the hardest working woman in showbiz, there's an authenticity to Gaga that captivates audiences and endears her to millions.
Some parents may complain, but it was an elaborate, dazzling performance the crowd at the Nokia Theatre loved. Because it's Lady Gaga. Bow down!
Wow that was so dumb. Lady Gag me
Well I read the comments before watching the clip and frankly I was expecting something really bad, and it wasn't. Come on, it's nothing a 10 or 11 year old couldn't handle. They haven't the dirty minds that grown-ups have. It actually looks really funny when Gaga is lying down and the male dancer looks like he's trying to mount her, and she's trying to hold on to her microphone and keep singing while crawling away from under him. I started laughing at that point.
My fiance even thought J-Lo's performance as a fake backup singer to husband Marc Antony's song as risque for kids watching. I turned Gaga off after the dancer came up onstage. (Though I love Mark). This show is a family show primarily and kids watch. Keep it clean.
Well the truth is all these ladies including GaGa are dressed and not nude. Watch a classic or modern ballet and comment on their poses and obvious outfit, including the sexual attraction. What is the difference?! Dancers create an illusion and the rest is just your fantasy ...
This is an outrage! What has America come to. American Idol used to be a family show. I had two children in my house as we watched last night and had to turn it off when this performance got raunchy. I was discussed to see this promotion of sexual play on this show. Nasty!!!! Lets clean Television up America.
Think about what we are telling our young people. This public display is not acceptable.
you guys are nothing but some fat ass losers. lady gaga is here and isnt leaving because of like 3 bitches who comment on every post that is related to her. you guys are pathetic. fox has shown many more risqué things before, but because its the queen of pop you guys log on Perez Hilton, bc you know he loves her, and you know hes posting about her. then you just hate hate hate it up. do us a favor and stfu and go away! i love u lady gaga (:
By far this was the worst performance of the night. This entire segment of the show could have been cut/edited out amateurly or not and no one would be worse off.
You have a problem with this, but it's okay for JLo to shake her basically bare naked ass in directly into the camera or the top 12 girls , which included those young contestants grinding on each other through a Beyonce melody. Let's be honest, your problem isnt with the dancing, it's with the strange need to single out Lady Gaga. It's music. It's dancing. It's an art form that has always and will always evoke sensuality. Get over yourself with an article like this.
You didn't see anything more than what you've seen weekly on DWTS. But because it's "ballroom dancing" that makes it acceptable for a woman to dance in a sexually suggestive manner and be mauled by a half naked man as you put it. If you don't like it Free Britney there's an easy solution. Change the channel!!!
Simulating sexual activity is not creative. All been done before. Do something really creative...like writing a song that doesn't sound like everything else out there.


text:
- Valet parking
- Dress code: Casual
- Full bar
- Outdoor dining
* Click here for rating key
Check out the 2014 edition of GAYOT's Annual Restaurant Issue, which features the Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S., Rising Chefs and more.
* Click here for rating key
a.o.c. Restaurant Review: Chef Suzanne Goin and business partner Caroline Styne relocated their wine bar a.o.c. to this larger site. A long communal table divides the bar and the main dining room. The upstairs area, smaller and cozier, overlooks the desirable patio, and showcases some of the wines from the long list. The menu carries on the small plates concept that a.o.c. pioneered locally more than a decade ago. Charcuterie and multi-national cheeses are popular for starters. Familiar dishes include the bacon-wrapped Parmesan-stuffed dates, and pork rillettes with pickled onions and cornichons. Continue with the bay scallops ceviche in a yellow tomato gazpacho or the sweet corn, avocado, rajas and queso fresco salad. From the wood oven we tried the arroz negro (black rice) with squid topped with saffron aïoli, and it was a winner. Vegetarians will be happy with options that are substantial enough for a meal and are not just side orders, like the cauliflower seasoned with curry and red vinegar, and the long-cooked cavolo nero (loose-leafed cabbage from Tuscany). Other plates include pork belly with lardo toast, and in season, soft-shell crab accompanied by a fried green tomato. A few family-style "platters" have been added to the dinner menu, such as the bone-in monkfish tail served with sweet peppers, cherry tomatoes and charmoula (a North African spicy sauce), and a lamb tagine that Goin likes to describe as "buried in couscous" with dates, apricots and almonds. Finish with the crème fraîche cake with plums and pistachios in olive oil. As you may infer, Goin's cuisine is not light but it's quite tasty. A limited menu is available between lunch and dinner. The wine list is almost exclusively made up of sustainable, biodynamic and organic wines ---- each labeled accordingly --- and there's a very acceptable by-the-glass selection. Craft cocktails have also joined the mix. Check out "Cocktail Hour" at the bar from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. daily for $4 beers, $6 glasses of wine, $8 well cocktails and $10 specialty cocktails, plus deals on a few dishes.
Check out the 2014 edition of GAYOT's Annual Restaurant Issue, which features the Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S., Rising Chefs and more.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
9571-A South Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28273-7095
Phone: 704-643-2636
Manager: Doug Bowers
Sunday:11:00a ‑ 6:00p
Monday:10:00a ‑ 8:00p
Tuesday:10:00a ‑ 8:00p
Wednesday:10:00a ‑ 8:00p
Thursday:10:00a ‑ 8:00p
Friday:10:00a ‑ 8:00p
Saturday:9:00a ‑ 9:00p
Charlotte(9571-A South Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina)
Driving: (about )
9571-A South Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina
Kick off Ryder Cup weekend with a trip to your local Golfsmith store! The first 5 customers that come in wearing their favorite team attire will receive a Golfsmith goody bag, Bridgestone 2-ball pack, and exclusive 15% off discount.
September 26, 2014


text:
Interim DeKalb County School Superintendent Michael Thurmond met with parents in Brookhaven on Tuesday. Thurmond has held several town hall meetings to get the public's input on improving education. He's working on new budget to get the district's finances in order. He said he's ready to make tough choices so that DeKalb schools would not lose accreditation. State Representative Mike Jacobs joined Thurmond in the discussion. He told the audience about a proposed bill that would let cities create separate school systems. That legislation would require a constitutional amendment.
KMSP-TV11358 Viking DriveEden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone: (952) 944-9999Fax: (952) 942-0455


text:
Parking and Transportation News
Lighting Control System Saves Energy and Costs
Installation of energy-saving lighting technology has helped U-M reduce electrical costs in the Hill Street parking structure by 68 percent in its first year of operation.
The reduction in energy use through smart technology supports President Mary Sue Coleman's stated goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by the year 2025.
Since 2011, the university has operated a computerized management system called Limelight in the parking structure adjacent to the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. The system allows individual lights to be turned off and on by program settings, motion sensors and photocells.
The energy savings is equivalent to what it would take to power 16 average U.S. households for one year, or a carbon reduction equal to removing 46 vehicles from U.S. roads. At current electricity rates, this results in an annual savings of $32,000.
For more information, read the Record article.
Posted: 05/24/2012


text:
Refine Your Search
Sort by
- (-) Remove 2006 filter 2006
- January 2006 (194) Apply January 2006 filter
- February 2006 (185) Apply February 2006 filter
- March 2006 (278) Apply March 2006 filter
- April 2006 (235) Apply April 2006 filter
- May 2006 (222) Apply May 2006 filter
- June 2006 (165) Apply June 2006 filter
- July 2006 (156) Apply July 2006 filter
- August 2006 (154) Apply August 2006 filter
- September 2006 (177) Apply September 2006 filter
- October 2006 (184) Apply October 2006 filter
- November 2006 (149) Apply November 2006 filter
- December 2006 (155) Apply December 2006 filter
Related Keywords
Search Results
Related topics matching your search
- Hong Kong (204) Apply Hong Kong filter
- Sports (199) Apply Sports filter
- Politics (194) Apply Politics filter
- Business (168) Apply Business filter
- Education (129) Apply Education filter
- Entertainment (90) Apply Entertainment filter
- Social Issues (62) Apply Social Issues filter
- Hong Kong Sevens (59) Apply Hong Kong Sevens filter
- Pearl River Delta (57) Apply Pearl River Delta filter
- China (52) Apply China filter
- Politics of Hong Kong (46) Apply Politics of Hong Kong filter
- Rugby Union (45) Apply Rugby Union filter
- Rugby Union in Asia (40) Apply Rugby Union in Asia filter
- Central, Hong Kong (39) Apply Central, Hong Kong filter
- Hong Kong Rugby (36) Apply Hong Kong Rugby filter
- Environment (34) Apply Environment filter
- Law (34) Apply Law filter
- War (34) Apply War filter
- Donald Tsang (32) Apply Donald Tsang filter
- Geography (31) Apply Geography filter
- South China Sea (31) Apply South China Sea filter
- Human Interest (27) Apply Human Interest filter
- United States (26) Apply United States filter
- European Union (24) Apply European Union filter
- Health (24) Apply Health filter
- Disaster (23) Apply Disaster filter
- International Trade (23) Apply International Trade filter
- Rugby Sevens (23) Apply Rugby Sevens filter
- IRB Sevens World Series (22) Apply IRB Sevens World Series filter
- Finance (21) Apply Finance filter
- Rugby Football (21) Apply Rugby Football filter
- Victoria City (21) Apply Victoria City filter
- Employment Compensation (20) Apply Employment Compensation filter
- Teacher (20) Apply Teacher filter
- University of Hong Kong (18) Apply University of Hong Kong filter
- Wan Chai (18) Apply Wan Chai filter
- Waisale Serevi (17) Apply Waisale Serevi filter
- .hk (16) Apply .hk filter
- Asia (16) Apply Asia filter
- Employment (16) Apply Employment filter
- Technology (16) Apply Technology filter
- A Symphony of Lights (15) Apply A Symphony of Lights filter
- Association of Commonwealth Universities (15) Apply Association of Commonwealth Universities filter
- Beijing (15) Apply Beijing filter
- Education in Hong Kong (15) Apply Education in Hong Kong filter
- Chief Executives of Hong Kong (14) Apply Chief Executives of Hong Kong filter
- City Hall, Hong Kong (14) Apply City Hall, Hong Kong filter
- Happy Valley (14) Apply Happy Valley filter
- Religion (14) Apply Religion filter
- United Kingdom (14) Apply United Kingdom filter
Search results
Posted Mar 31st 2006, 12:00am by Staff Reporter
... PACIFIC PRINCES It's rugby's holy trinity- Hong Kong, Sevens and Fiji. There is not one, without the other. Fiji have played in every tournament and have a special relationship with our city. Hong Kong brings the best out of Fiji- the country synonymous with the shorter game and the true guardians of the sevens spirit. What Brazil is to football, Fiji is to sevens. Over ...http://www.scmp.com/article/542778/18
Fiji suffer triple blow in bid for title
Posted Mar 30th 2006, 12:00am by Alvin Sallay
... Alvin Sallay 'They will be sorely missed. But I'm confident their replacements can do the job' Fiji's bid to extend their domination at the IRB Sevens suffered a huge ... determined to do well,' said a defiant player-coach Waisale Serevi yesterday. All three players were part of Fiji's Commonwealth Games squad and their absence will rob the crowd favourites ...http://www.scmp.com/article/542520/fiji-suffer-triple-blow-bid-title
Fiji captain gets ban for biting
Posted Apr 07th 2006, 12:00am by Staff Reporter
... Fiji's hopes of victory at this weekend's Singapore Sevens have been dealt a heavy blow with the handing down of a three-month ban to their captain Jone Daunivucu (right) for biting an England player during the final in last week's Cathay Pacific Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens. ...http://www.scmp.com/article/543750/fiji-captain-gets-ban-biting
Today's questions
Posted Mar 22nd 2006, 12:00am by Staff Reporter
... Fiji and New Zealand won nine Cup titles in the 90's. Who broke that stranglehold? A)Australia B)Samoa C)South Africa When did Jonah Lomu first play at the Hong Kong Sevens? A)1994 B)1995 C)1996. ...http://www.scmp.com/article/541353/todays-questions
Sorcerer's apprentice steps into the spotlight
Posted Mar 31st 2006, 12:00am by Staff Reporter
... and it was an auspicious first appearance as he helped Fiji land the World Cup, beating New Zealand 29-19 in the final. 'It feels great to be able to play for Fiji and I always wanted to play in Hong ... of the Fijian team. Fiji will need Ryder to be at his best as they look at extending their 12-point lead over closest rivals England in the IRB Sevens series. They will be missing two key players ...http://www.scmp.com/article/542807/sorcerers-apprentice-steps-spotlight
Win a silver rugby ball
Posted Mar 20th 2006, 12:00am by Staff Reporter
... rugby ball valued at HK$150,000. As the official newspaper of the Sevens, we have this prestigious trophy up for grabs, along with tickets to give away in a competition starting today ... and then impress the judges with their creative/entertaining response to the final question to be in the running for the grand prize. Today's questions One Grand Prize: A solid silver rugby ball ...http://www.scmp.com/article/541136/win-silver-rugby-ball
England draw makes it tough for HK
Posted Feb 24th 2006, 12:00am by Alvin Sallay
... seeds New Zealand and Scotland. But there was no such luck with Hong Kong Rugby Football Union (HKRFU) president Brian Stevenson pulling 'Hong Kong' out of the giant ball- ... Alvin Sallay Smiles for Fiji as they land Kenya, Russia and Madagascar There was a feeling of deja vu in the air last night as the SAR was drawn for the third year running with Canada ...http://www.scmp.com/article/537722/england-draw-makes-it-tough-hk
Serevi seeks right stage for exit
Posted Apr 02nd 2006, 12:00am by Alvin Sallay
... that will change if Fiji are to spirit away the cup this evening. 'I'm not ready to retire because I'm still enjoying playing rugby,' said Serevi yesterday, dispelling speculation back ... and only continue as coach after the Commonwealth Games. But Fiji failed to win the gold medal and Serevi did not get the right stage to say his exit lines. Hong Kong might provide him ...http://www.scmp.com/article/543143/serevi-seeks-right-stage-exit
Review needs to query some decisions
Posted Apr 05th 2006, 12:00am by Staff Reporter
... As a regular and enthusiastic neutral visitor to the Rugby Sevens in Hong Kong, allow me an observation. There is nothing wrong with the distribution of the tickets. I have in the past ... to be called to receive an allotment while enjoying a rugby game. I cannot help but notice that England, while playing very good rugby, have had all major decisions go in their favour. Samoa have been ...http://www.scmp.com/article/543578/review-needs-query-some-decisions
It's all black for outclassed Kiwis
Posted Apr 03rd 2006, 12:00am by Alvin Sallay
... when a crushing semi-final loss to Fiji ruled out any slim hopes of successfully defending the title they have held for the past six seasons. Kiwi coach Gordon Tietjens admitted ... a comeback now. We are out of the running,' said Tietjens after bogey side Fiji smashed through to a 35-10 victory in the first of the two semi-finals. The defeat leaves New Zealand ...http://www.scmp.com/article/543192/its-all-black-outclassed-kiwis
In Case You Missed It
SCMP.com Account
Log in using a partner site
Log in using your Facebook account. What's this?
Don't have an SCMP.com account? Subscribe Now!


text:
NELSON COUNTY, Va.—Exactly one month after Alexis Tiara Murphy disappeared, the FBI announced that the teen's cell phone had been recovered, but the 17-year-old remains missing.
Search teams combed parts of the Rockfish River area Saturday looking for anything that could help find Alexis Murphy, missing since she left her Nelson County home August 3.
Multiple phones have been analyzed during the course of the investigation; but on Tuesday, authorities announced they had positively identified one of the phones as Murphy's.
Meanwhile, according to reports from WSET in Lynchburg, a red sweater found by crews searching for clues in Murphy's disappearance on Saturday did not belong to Alexis.
Wearing a pink shirt with her daughter's picture on it, Laura Murphy wiped away tears as she recalled the past thirty days.
"She was looking forward to her senior year and for someone to take that from her, it hurts; it really does," Laura Murphy, Alexis' mother said. "Each day I just wait for the phone call that they found her, so I still have a lot of hope and faith."
Despite the recovery of Alexis' cell phone, there have no major breaks in the case since the arrest of suspect Randy Taylor.
Randy Allen Taylor, 48, of Livingston, was has been charged with felony abduction and remains behind bars with out bond.
Investigators have been very tight lipped about the search, and won't say where the missing teen's cell phone was found.
Meanwhile, Alexis's mother says she is still hoping someone comes forward with information that will help bring her daughter home.
"I just want people to know that if they know anything, just anything, if they can remember something or anything if they could just come forward and call in," Laura Murphy said. "I just miss my daughter so much because we did a lot together and in my heart I feel she is still out there."
The Nelson County Sheriff's Office, the Virginia State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation continue to investigate Murphy's disappearance.
Stay with 8News for updates.
Copyright 2013 by Young Broadcasting of Richmond
301 Arboretum Place, Richmond
Telephone: 804.330.8888
Can't find something?
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 Media General Communications Holdings, LLC. A Media General Company.


text:
"Washington was the first school to offer me but our family has had season tickets at Arizona State for a long time," Miller said. "Once ASU offered me, that was it. They have been my top choice for a long time so I called up Coach Koetter yesterday and got it done."
Miller attended the Nike Camp in Palo Alto but had to sit out the camp as he was nursing an injury. Another plus for the Sun Devils in landing Miller is his younger brother Zac is one of the top rising juniors on the West Coast and has All-American potential at tight end.
Academically, Miller is carrying a 3.86 GPA and will take the SAT over the summer.


text:
Part of Unit: Sectional Views
Lesson Plan Overview / Details
This lesson teaches the student how to create a half section view. The object being drawn is a typical step-v pulley, the kind used to power the various engine belts found on a car. The three following lessons will teach students how to dimension their drawing, create an isometric pictorial, and a solid model.
Lesson Time
- Two class periods
- 140 Minutes
California's 2008 CTE Standards
- ED.C.C5.1 Understand the commands and concepts necessary for editing engineering drawings.
- ED.C.C5.2 Know the various object-altering techniques.
- ED.C.C5.3 Know the CADD components and the operational functions of CADD systems.
- ED.C.C5.4 Apply two-dimensional and three-dimensional CADD operations in creating working ...
- ED.C.C5.5 Understand how to determine properties of drawing objects.
- ED.C.C7.1 Understand the function of sectional views.
- ED.C.C7.2 Use a sectional view and appropriate cutting planes to clarify hidden features o...
- ED.FS.10.2 Understand the importance of technical and computer-aided technologies essential...
- ED.FS.10.3 Understand how to use, adjust, maintain, and troubleshoot the equipment and tool...
- ED.FS.11.0 Demonstration and Application
- ED.FS.5.1 Apply appropriate problem-solving strategies and critical thinking skills to wor...
- ED.FS.5.2 Understand the universal, systematic problem-solving model that incorporates inp...
- ED.FS.5.3 Use critical thinking skills to make informed decisions and solve problems.
California Academic Content Standards (Reinforced)
- ELA.9-10.R.CAGT.2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis...3
- ELA.9-10.R.CAGT.2.6 Demonstrate use of sophisticated learning tools by following technical direction...2
- M.7.MG.1.2 Construct and read drawings and models made to scale.11
Objectives and Goals
- Students will understand the advantages of the half section view
- Students will work with ACAD "layers"
- Students will work with ACAD commands such as "copy, mirror, and hatch"
Activities in this Lesson
- Need for Half Section View Hooks / Set
Show students the fan belt video clip. Next show students pictures of step-v pulley. Explain how the pulley drives the belts and why you would not want to do what is shown in the video-FINGERS! Hopefully they will now have an understanding of what a step-v pulley is.
Ask them if they feel they could draw up the plans for the object. They may feel the drawing would be simple, but what about the inside of the pulley? Unlike the previous solid objects they have drawn, this object is hollow with several internal features. In order to see these internal features in real life, we would need to cut a chunk out of the pulley. That is exactly what we will do with the drawing. We will draw the object as it would appear if one quarter of it had been cut out and removed.
Resources and Materials
- Humorous Fan Belt Video [ Go to Site ]
- Pulley [ View Image ] [ Download Original ]
- Close up pulley side view [ View Image ] [ Download Original ]
- Engine view with pulley [ View Image ] [ Download Original ]
Show students Fig. 5-7. Explain how the half section is created from two cutting planes at right angles to each other along the centerline. The half section is only useful on symmetrical objects because it is assumed that the exposed internal features are the same on both sides. Besides revealing the interior features, the main advantage to the half section is that it also shows the exterior features. That is; one drawing view is able to show both exterior and internal features. If the object is both symmetrical and cylindrical, the half section view is the only view necessary to completely describe the object, as is the case for the step-v pulley. The complete drawing should now be shown to the students. Also show them the solid model to help clarify their understanding of the object's geometry. They will be creating the solid model last.
Resources and Materials
- Half Section.pdf [ Download ] Figure 5.7 (text book explanation of half section view)
- ACAD File 2000 Pulley [ Download ] Figure 5.7 (text book explanation of half section view)
- Complete drawing picture [ View Image ] [ Download Original ]
- Half section picture (the goal of this lesson) [ View Image ] [ Download Original ]
- Solid model picture [ View Image ] [ Download Original ]
- Setting up the Layers Demo / Modeling
The first thing students will need to do is set up their layers as shown in this snapshot. If nothing else students need to be shown how to create and take advantage of the construction line layer. They must be required to first draw the object in construction lines (XLINE) on the construction layer without trimming. Then they need to trace over the construction lines in the object layer using a heavier line weight.
Resources and Materials
- layers screen shot [ View Image ] [ Download Original ]
- Steps and commands required to complete the view Demo / Modeling
When students are ready to begin creating lines they should start with the smallest diameter V groove. Once completed, they can use the COPY command to create the other two V grooves. This should complete the outer contour of the "section" half of the view. Next students should complete the interior geometry. Once all the geometry in the "section" half of the view is finished, this geometry should be reflected about the object's center line using the MIRROR command. This newly mirrored geometry should be converted into a standard orthographic drawing which includes hidden lines. It is easy to convert the internal object lines to hidden lines by simply selecting them and then clicking on the Hidden Line layer in the Layers toolbar.
The Half Section view is now complete and students should move on to dimensioning. Please see the next lesson.
- Assessment Types:
- Projects, Observations,
Informal assessment is conducted through casual observation during student work sessions. The Formal assessment is made when the student turns in his completed drawing.


text:
Suspect, deputies exchange gunfire
Date: August 19, 2010
by: Robin Roy | City Editor
At least four Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputies opened fire on an armed hit-and-run suspect who had a confrontation with the law officers.
The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Harry Bell, sustained serious injuries and was flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. His condition is unknown at this time.
A witness said she saw a deputy also get shot in the exchange. He was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
The incident took place this morning at the intersection of Clark Road and Beneva Road.
According to Sarasota Sheriff Tom Knight, Bell was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Osprey.
A deputy saw a pickup truck on South Beneva Road, which had significant front-end damage and fit the description of the suspect's vehicle.
The deputy tried to stop the pickup, but the driver would not stop. More deputies joined the pursuit, and Bell stopped just south of the Clark Road intersection.
Investigators say Bell did not comply with deputies' commands and pulled out a gun, and at least four deputies opened fire. A mask was found in the pickup truck, which turned out to be stolen.
A witness who was in her own vehicle about 50 yards from the scene said she also saw a deputy get shot.
"The deputy went down and crawled back to his car," said Nicole Logan. "I was terrified. I'm still shaking."
Knight wouldn't confirm that a deputy was shot, only saying that one was injured. The investigation is ongoing.
Contact Robin Roy at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Currently 0 Responses
- Sep
24 "Smart, Sassy, Strong & Classy!" Women's Gala & Speed Networking Event
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Sep
24 Sarasota Memorial HealthSquare
10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Sep
24 Sunsets at Selby
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- Sep
25 Mindful Practice
6:00 am
Can you dig it?
Third- and fourth-grade students of Temple Beth Sholom had a chance to brush up on their paleontology skills last week while digging for faux dinosaur bones.
Sound of scholars
Local students Caleb Upton and Matthew Vaadi received some help for their upcoming studies to the tune of $1,000 each from the Sarasota Chorus of the Keys. The scholarships were made possible through the Sheridan E. Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund. Both students plan to use the funds toward a career in music.
High Five Moments of the Week
The top five sports moments of the week.


text:
- News
- Calendar
- Blogs
- Sports
- Entertainment
- Business
- Lifestyles
- Community
- Opinion
- About Us
- Classifieds
- Coupons
- Local Savings
- Green Editions
- Legal Notices
- Contests
- Weekly Ads
Auburn school bus collision injures 2
A sport utility vehicle collided head on with an Auburn School District bus on 37th Street Southeast this afternoon, Auburn police reported.
There were no serious injuries, although a 13-year-old girl – one of 35 Mt. Baker Middle School students on the bus – complained of back injuries. She was transported to Auburn Regional Medical Center.
According to police, the driver of an Isuzu Rodeo SUV crossed the center line and struck the bus. The 53-year-old man also was transported to Auburn Regional. Traffic investigators suspect an existing medical condition contributed to the wreck.
The accident was reported around 2:10 p.m.
All other students were loaded on another bus and taken home
Trending Stories Sep 11 - Sep 18
Read the latest Green Edition
Browse the print edition page by page, including stories and ads.
Sep 12 edition online now. Browse the archives.


text:
Previously on Heroes
Fatt Porkman got pignapped and wrapped in dynamite, then shoved out of a van and into the middle of Washington D.C. by Agent Danko, who wants the world think that superheroes are terrorists.
Less Previously on Heroes
Since the demise of Pushing Daisies, which I assume is a show about physically assaulting various girls named Daisy, celebrated Season 1 Heroes scribe Bryan Fuller is back in the writers' room. Bodes well, but we'll see
The episode begins with the Puppetmaster eating Claire's popcorn, which is not, to the relief of everyone, a sexual euphemism. He says Rebel told him she'd help him, but she says no way. He says he's changed, and that he's not going to force her to save him.
At Superhero Hunting Headquaters, Corpse and Nathan are trading variations on "I don't trust you" when suddenly Nathan gets a call informing him that Parkman is about to spray the Capitol building with half digested Croissant Pockets. He flies out there and offers to help Matt disarm the bomb, but Matt doesn't trust him, and can't read his mind because he's been drugged with Plotcontrivacil.
Back at HQ, Corpse spies Nathan arriving on the scene and, sensing an opportunity to kill two birds with one very explodey stone, orders the device to be triggered immediately. But wait! With the drugs wearing off, Matt starts reading the minds of bomb squad members until he finds one who is thinking about how to disarm it.
He eventually does, and for saving both their lives, Nathan gives him a celebratory punch in the face.
Having finally (finally!) ditched Mr. Coffee, Sylar has finally arrived at the home of Sylar Sr., whom we discovered last week shares his son's hatred of intact human heads. Sylar is there to kill him, but unfortunately cancer is already doing the job. The actor playing him, by the way, is Lionel Luthor from Smallville, who seems to be typecasting himself in an extremely specific way.
Back at HQ, I think Nathan is politely requesting that Capt. Corpse relinquish his command, but it's hard to hear him from inside that locker. Meanwhile, in her cell, Tracy starts yelling that Nathan has powers, and it only took her like three goddamn months to give that strategy a try. Also she sees a message from REBEL telling her to keep the faith hope is coming.
Corpse walks in and demands to know if Nathan has an ability. Changing her mind about exposing him, Tracy's like "He has the ability to not make me orgasm, if that counts."
Claire's feeling all guilty about not helping the Puppetmaster, "because on the one hand he's a psychotic murdering rapist, but on the other hand, he, like, cried a little?" Also she goes to get Alex's old job at the comic book shop, and the owner is all "Which superpower would you rather have, invisibility or flight?" and she's like "Whichever one gets to use a taser." And the guy is like "it's OK, they're only comic books" and I guess this is all supposed to be hilarious because SHE'S A SUPERHERO FOR REALS, YOU KNOW?
Sylar still plans to kill his dad I guess but for now he's just hanging out with him, so it's sort of like the end of Kill Bill Vol. 2 except nobody is making retarded speeches about Superman, which is sort of ironic, actually. Sylar learns that his pops has lots of powers of his own, such as Making a Bunny Stand Still, which he performs spectacularly. Then he tells Sylar that it's in his nature to kill, and then offers to tell him more if he kills the bunny.
Noah tells Capt. Corpse he can find out more about Nathan if he talks to Angela Petrelli, then immediately calls Angela to warn her. Claire phones him soon after, asking how he managed to live a double life for so long. She's all "Which path do I take?" and he's like "ugh, I dunno, ask Robert Frost or some shit."
Claire gets a text from REBEL alerting her that the Pupptemaster is being apprehended, only when it cuts to him he seems to have the upper hand on the agents who tracked him down. As Claire looks on, he dispatches both of them without resorting to murder. Naturally assuming this means he is no longer a bad guy, she's decides to help him after all. Meanwhile the Puppetmaster is thinking "Good thing she showed up before I made them start raping each other with their gun barrels."
Angela meets with Capt. Corpse in a restaurant and, between feverishly gulping down food and wine like some concubine of Caligula, she tries her best to convince him that Nathan never had any powers. When Darko says he doesn't believe her, she starts divulging dirt she's found on him.
Sylar and his pops are doing a little father-son taxidermy when Sylar accidentally slices his hand open. His dad sees the wound heal, and decides to play a little game of William Tell-me-how-the-fuck-you-just-did-that by firing arrows at Sylar, pinning him to the wall. But before he can open his son's skull to find the Secret to Eternal Life (It's somewhere the grail-shaped part of the brain), Sylar wakes up, subdues him, and leaves him to die of cancer/obviously reappear in a future episode.
Nathan fires Danko with about as much confidence and authority as Michael Scott showed that time he tried to lay off Creed. Danko responds by immediately shoving Nathan out a window. Forced to manifest his ability to avoid falling to his like eighteenth fucking death, Nathan is finally exposed as a superperson. He's like "How did you know I could fly" and Danko peers over the ledge like "YOU CAN FUCKING FLY??"
That's What She Said:
-"Don't you come any closer to me."
-"Matt, I'm gonna pull it."
-"I want to know how the hell he's getting inside, and I want a name."


text:
NEW YORK – The Braves used to win against Johan Santana because his teams provided awful run support when he faced Atlanta. But these days they just beat the once-great Mets left-hander. And beat him badly.
The Braves scored nine runs in the first two innings and cruised to a 9-3 rout against the New York Mets and Santana on Saturday night at Citi Field, their 14th win in 17 games and seventh in a row against the Mets.
Kris Medlen (3-1) had seven strikeouts in a season-high 6-1/3 solid innings in his third start since moving from the Braves bullpen, and Freddie Freeman drove in five runs in the first two innings including a mammoth three-run homer.
"I don't even know if that's ever happened before," Medlen said of pitching with a 9-0 lead after the Braves' second inning. "That's one thing you need as a starter, some run support. I got that."
Michael Bourn added three hits for the Braves, who clinched their sixth consecutive series win.
"We just got the ball rolling early and we kept it going," Bourn said. "We had a lot of good at-bats against [Santana]…. It wasn't like he was making a lot of bad pitches. But we were able to put the bat on the ball, and we kept going. We were able to get a real good lead, which is always good for your pitcher. And Medlen stayed strong. He was mixing them up good and pitching with aggression."
After limiting the Mets to five hits, one run and one walk, Medlen is 2-0 with a 1.62 ERA in three starts this season, and 7-0 with a 3.68 ERA in 17 starts going back to his move to the rotation during the 2010 season. That stint in the rotation ended when he tore an elbow ligament and had surgery that sidelined him until the final week of the 2011 season.
The Braves are 16-1 in Medlen's 17 starts this season and in 2010, including 14 consecutive wins.
"Medlen was great," said manager Fredi Gonzalez, whose surging Braves stayed 4-1/2 games behind equally hot National League East leader Washington. "If everybody [in the starting rotation] is pitching the way we're pitching, it's going to be a tough decision whether we stay with five or go with six [when Tommy Hanson comes off the disabled list]. Because all these guys are pitching. We've rattled off some pretty good starts looking back about three weeks now."
Santana (6-8) was charged with eight runs and eight hits in 1-1/3 innings, equaling his April 17 start in Atlanta as the briefest of his career. After never lasting fewer than three innings in a start before this season, the former two-time American League Cy Young Award winner has been knocked out twice by the Braves before recording his fifth out.
"He had trouble with his change-up tonight early, and we got into some counts and got some pitches in the middle of the plate to hit," Braves third baseman Chipper Jones said. "We bled a few in, but it was not typical Johan."
Santana was 3-6 with a 2.14 ERA in his first 13 starts against the Braves, including five scoreless innings of two-hit ball this season on opening day. But in three starts against Atlanta since then, he's 0-3 with a 21.13 ERA, with 18 earned runs and 20 hits allowed in 7-2/3 innings.
"It's just one of those nights where I didn't execute pitches the way they're supposed to be executed," said Santana, who returned from a DL stint for a sprained ankle. "But overall I felt fine. I didn't feel anything in my ankle or my shoulder. I felt good. It's just over three weeks not facing any hitters at this level and then trying to command all of your pitches, it wasn't my best."
The Braves started Saturday's game with consecutive singles by Michael Bourn and Reed Johnson. Santana struck out Jason Heyward and Jones before Freeman hit a two-run double. Freeman leads the National League with 31 RBIs when batting with runners in scoring position and two outs, and his .403 average (21-for-52) in those situations is the league leader among hitters with at least 30 such at-bats.
"That's my favorite," Freeman said. "It really hurts the other team when you get a two-out ribbie. It's something that I take a lot of pride in, and I've actually done a good job this year with that."
Santana got out of the inning without further damage, but the Braves really went to work against him in the second inning. After a leadoff walk by Dan Uggla, the Braves got three consecutive singles from Paul Janish, Medlen and Bourn, the latter two driving in a run apiece for a 4-0 lead.
One out later, Heyward and Jones had RBI singles to chase Santana from the game.
"That's probably the best fastball I've seen him have since early in the season," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "Just balls in the middle of the plate. And, as I told him when I took him out: No disrespect to the Braves. They've got a very, very good club. But when they hit it, they hit it where nobody was standing. He didn't have a ball hit at anybody."
The first batter reliever Jeremy Hesler faced was Freeman, who launched a 3-1 fastball over the moon – or at least over the big apple beyond the center-field fence. The mammoth homer was estimated at 455 feet, just 10 feet shy of the Citi Field record set by Miami's Giancarlo Stanton in 2011.
"I'm going to have to say, that's as good as I can hit one there," said Freeman, smiling. "I don't know how far that went, but if you guys say like 400 I'm going to be upset."
Ten of Freeman's 14 home runs this season have come with runners on base, and he ranks among NL leaders with 74 RBIs.
"He's taking the next step toward stardom," Jones said. "I mean, he's going to drive in 100 runs. That's something that's pretty big for guys in the middle of the lineup, especially young guys. Do it once and get some confidence, know that you can go out there and do it every year. Freddie's a guy that, if he stays healthy, he can run off a few 100-RBI seasons in a row."
Two of three runs runs from Freeman's homer were added to Santana's ledger, leaving him with one of the ugliest lines of his career: 1-1/3 innings, eight hits, eight runs, one walk, two strikeouts. He has not been the same dominant pitcher since shoulder surgery in September 2010, and the Mets may regret letting him push it in a couple of outings May 26 and June 1, the latter a no-hitter against St. Louis.
He pitched back-to-back shutouts in those games against San Diego and St. Louis, and totaled 134 pitches against the Cardinals. That's 26 pitches more than he's thrown in any other start this season, and 91 more than he lasted Friday in his first game back from a stint on the disabled list for a sprained ankle and shoulder fatigue.
Since his no-hitter Santana is 3-6 with a 7.98 ERA in nine starts, including 0-4 with a jaw-dropping 17.36 ERA in his past four, allowing 36 hits and 27 earned runs in 14 painful innings during those four games.
He went on the DL with an ankle injury that occurred when he was covering first base on a grounder by Johnson, then of the Cubs. Johnson stepped on Santana's twisted ankle on the play, which came in the first of his three bad starts before he was DL'd.
August 11th, 2012
9:59 pm
Matthew 19:30
August 11th, 2012
10:04 pm
Some might argue that R.A. Dickey is the Mets ace.
August 11th, 2012
10:18 pm
I don't see how they could justify taking Medlen out of the rotation after the way he's pitched in his starts.
Hanson is just going to have to suck it up and pitch out of the pen or stay on the DL. The other five starters are pitching too good to change anything.
I Just wish the Nats would lose a game once in a while.
August 11th, 2012
10:24 pm
Where would the Braves be in the standings if the nitwits who call the shots for the team had put Medlen in the rotation a long time ago?
August 11th, 2012
10:25 pm
If these idiots pull Medlen from the rotation then I will not turn on another game this month. I am so sick of hearing about all these other guys 'potential'.
Hanson has the potential to be a #1 or #2. And? Has he pitched like it?
Minor has the potential to be a #2 or #3. And? Has he pitched liked it?
and on .. and on.
Point blank, the Braves best pitchers in ORDER right now are
The decision should be whether or not Hanson should be in the pen or not. If not, then Minor should go there as a lefty specialist. Stop screwing around with your BEST starter and give him the ball every fifth day.
Point blank .. would you rather have Medlen, Hanson, or Minor going out there for a 1 game start with everything on the line. Anyone not answering with Medlen has lost their minds.
August 11th, 2012
10:34 pm
What games have you been watching when Minor pitches? Hanson in the pen makes about as much sense as a left handed catcher.
August 11th, 2012
10:38 pm
At the end of the season freeman will have posted some fine numbers..a potential franchise player
August 11th, 2012
10:52 pm
Point blank… Those "idiots" have built and guided the Bravos to the 3rd best record in baseball (so far)… Can't you just revel in that? I don't know what it will take for some of you…
August 11th, 2012
10:53 pm
There's probably not a starting pitcher in the majors who has a better winning percentage then Medlen, 16-1 in games they started. It's a no brainer and Frank knows it even if Fredi doesn't. Make Hanson earn his job back. I've said it before, he's the worst 12 game winner in baseball.
August 11th, 2012
10:54 pm
There's no easy decision for Fredi and Wren. Personally, I'd put Minor in the bullpen, but any move is going to be criticized by a segment of Braves fans. I just know you can't pull Medlen. I don't know if he's our best starter, but there's no one I feel more confident in.
August 11th, 2012
10:57 pm
Could it be that Medlen is pitching so well because he has not pitched a lot of innings this year? Sure, he could have won some games for us but he might be more valuable to us in the post season just because he will have one of the freshest arms on the team as a starter. Last year we couldn't get out of September, but this year we have six choices to pitch and perhaps some fresh arms to throw at the other teams we will face.
It is easy to say that Medlen should have started now (I'm still not convinced of that.), but let's look on the bright side and say that we are glad to have such a strong arm to put out there in October. Santana is having the problems he has had because he was pushed to do too much too soon and too often. The Braves didn't do that to Medlen. Perhaps it was by design or perhaps not, but in either case we have a good pitcher who is ready and able to pitch and win games for the team.
Also, his head is on straight and he is willing to pitch anywhere he's needed. Other pitchers might not be able or willing to put their desires aside for the betterment of the team. We are blessed to have him and his attitude.
Thanks Kris!
August 11th, 2012
10:58 pm
Vince, team record is now 17-4 when he starts. Minor in the pen? REALLY???? Last 6 starts (even with a rain shortened game included) 38IP, 9 ER, 2.13 ERA, 32 K, 8 BB. You people want him in the pen??? Are you kidding me?
August 11th, 2012
10:59 pm
Easy fix on return of Tommy Hanson=6 man rotation since they are on a 20 gms. in 20 days stretch. It's the dog days of summer in Hotlanta & you can be assured that Fred G. is going to protect all of his pitchers this time unlike 2011 in the collapse.
August 11th, 2012
11:01 pm
I was hoping they would give Medlen a shot in ST to be a starter but facts are from Wren's own mouth many many times, he has never pitched a full season at more than 130 or so innings. They wanted to limit his innings and make sure he is 100% after surgery 2 years ago. Obviously he has made the right decisions considering where this team is right now.
August 11th, 2012
11:02 pm
Joseph, like I said – there's no easy decision. Minor is pitching well, no doubt. So is everyone else. Unfortunately, one of them has to go. In my mind it comes down to Hanson and Minor for that last spot, and I'd take my chances with Hanson because his track record is better. But I can certainly see why you'd favor Minor.
August 11th, 2012
11:06 pm
Like bravo mentioned Fredi has said more than once in the past 2 weeks that a 6 man rotation is on the table and is likely. Now if we are talking who gets bumped for postseason roster to the pen then yes there is a debate, but right now no debate. Hudson is battling ankle ailments, Hanson is hurt now (waiting to see how his rehab goes hopefully he can pitch next weekend in Atlanta), Sheets is lights out and should be comeback of year but has long injury history. So honestly how can we not go with 6 man rotation for a while and see what happens and try to let our starters get a little rest and recovery.
August 11th, 2012
11:06 pm
Tommy is a good first half pitcher that struggles in the second half. His motion is not conducive to holding up over a big league season. Too much arm, not enough trunk. The arm won't hold up
over 30 starts. Don't get mad, all you Hanson lovers, its just a fact. Medlen is, and has been, a better
pitcher than Hanson.
August 11th, 2012
11:07 pm
Just Asking? makes a good point as well. Medlen's arm is going to fresh down the stretch, which is another reason why he should remain in the rotation.
August 11th, 2012
11:07 pm
Hey Santanna who's your daddy ?????? You could have several Daddies on the Braves team. Our time has finally come !!!! You gotta give our team some respect when they come to your ballpark. GO BRAVES !!!
August 11th, 2012
11:12 pm
I just think going to a 6-man rotation is too risky in a pennant race. Starters are creatures of habit and settle into a rythym of going every five days. That extra rest seems like a good thing, but it often causes pitchers to lose a little bit of feel for their pitches.
Maybe it would work, but our rotation really has it rolling right now. No reason to mess with success, IMO.
August 11th, 2012
11:14 pm
I will learn to spell that word one day.
August 11th, 2012
11:16 pm
Braves playoff rotation should be: sheets, one game wild card playoff, then Hudson, Medlen, maholme, sheets again, with minor and Hanson in the pen.
August 11th, 2012
11:17 pm
Hanson has to go to the pen, in my opinion he is just to out of control with pitches and cannot hold runners.
August 11th, 2012
11:22 pm
Hanson's delivery is lost between last year's and this "new" delivery. I don't think he will find it this year and he has got to change again or they will steal him blind. He needs to start working on a much less dangerous delivery (injury and holding runners) for next year now. I don't think he will be much help to the Braves the rest of this season.
August 11th, 2012
11:27 pm
Screw Hanson!! He's had 9 quality starts out of 23. This shouldn't even be debated. Put him in the bullpen. If he performs well then give him a start or two down the stretch. Don't mess with what we have going right now!!!
August 11th, 2012
11:33 pm
Hanson had a few bad starts after being great for the first half of the season. You don't take him out of the rotation unless the wheels really fall off or he comes up lame with another injury. Medlen has had 3 good starts. Hooray. Hanson has at least 6 times that amount this year.
To the poster that said Hanson won't hold up over 30 starts, how about that 3.33 ERA over 34 starts in 2010? Then a 3.60 ERA last year (22 starts). Dude was great until July 14 (3.71 ERA to that point). He got a little rest and will be fine down the stretch.
August 11th, 2012
11:47 pm
Hanson is 12-5. Surely there are better scapegoats for the geniuses on these blogs to pick on. Might I suggest Derek Lowe – he's still on our payroll, and he truly stinks.
August 11th, 2012
11:49 pm
Tommy Hanson, 25 years old and owner of a career 44-27 record and 3.50 ERA…but get that bum out of town after 4 shaky starts! (None of which were losses.) Good grief.
August 12th, 2012
12:08 am
Medlen deserves to stay in the rotation. With the five we've got now, Minor is the only one that worries me and he's been great lately. Tommy Hanson is too game-to-game for me to trust him in every start. Just imagine if we had this five-man rotation plus Beachy. This might be what the Braves need to launch us into the post-season. #thisiswhywechop
August 12th, 2012
12:09 am
Trade Hanson. He's a Tommy John surgery waiting to happen. Trade him now, don't hold on to him too long like with Jurrjens.
August 12th, 2012
12:19 am
I love some of the great fans in here … team is being run by "idiots" and "nitwits"? one of the best teams in mlb … must just be getting lucky I guess.
August 12th, 2012
12:44 am
Leo Mazzone brought up a good point on 680 the Fan today.
What pitcher gives you more for the role he's in?
I know it may sound crazy, but Medlen gives you more as a bridge to Kimbrel in the bullpen than does putting Hanson in the pen. I'm a HUGE FAN of Med, but Hanson (though he hasn't been sharp in Aug/July) does have 12 wins, and I doubt he'd have a good fit in the pen….
So even though Medlen is pitching better than Tommy currently, I think he has a much better payoff since Hanson isn't going anywhere…
Having that said, I'd love to keep them both somehow. lol
August 12th, 2012
12:46 am
Medlen – starter (great fit)
Hanson – bullpen (terrible fit – never relieved)
Hanson – starter (decent fit if you look at his history..hoping he'll come around)
Medlen – great fit (bridge to 8th, 9th innings)
This is how I meant to articulate in my last post….
August 12th, 2012
1:36 am
Medlen is another type Greg Maddox pitcher. He would be the # 1 or #2 starter for a lot of clubs because of his control. Because his surgery was only last year he will be effective only for a few months before he drops in speed but as long as he can throw at 91 to 93 MPH it would only hurt the Braves by not starting him every fourth or fifth day.
Same thing with Sheets , as long as he can throw strikes , get his signature curve or change up over for strikes and maintain speed around 91MPH then he should start.We need a left hand pitcher in the rotation and Maholm seems to be the ticket. Minor deserves to start as long as he can throw strikes. Lately he has been doing great. But the first sign that his control is a problem you have to pull him out of the rotation.
Hudson is getting tired , he has been the main stay ,# 1 pitcher all year and is starting to have control problems as is Hanson. If Hanson can't get his great breaking ball over for a strike he gets killed. Just having a fast ball is not enough.
1-Hudson– 121 innings
2- Hanson–126 innings
3- Minor — 123 innings
4- Medlen– 71 innings
I don't know how many innings Sheets and Maholm has this year before they came to the braves but they seem to be no where near their . had enough for one year ,yet.
Just because Medlen has control the Braves should not reward him by putting him back in the bull pen. And I meant that as sarcastic as I can make it.
We didn't get in the playoff last year because our starter gave out by the end of September and Kimbrel had nothing left by October.
Keep the six man rotation but let Hudson and Hanson skip every over turn and if Minor starts having control issues again take him out of the rotation.
August 12th, 2012
1:54 am
Control is everything is Pro ball. The first time any of our starters have control issues in back to back starts , they need to be pulled and that includes Hudson and Hanson.
Beachy will not be back until after the all star game next year but if he has the same control and hasn't lost anything , he will be a #1 or # 2 starter as will Medlen. Hanson will be a #3 or 4 starter and we will have to wait to see about Hudson. When Hudson is bad he is real bad. Usually he only has one bad inning but that one inning is real bad. He may be perfect to go to the bullpen but probably will not accept the new roll , just like Smoltz couldn't at first.
I would try to resign Sheets he is a great pitcher but even though Maholm is good the Braves have too many starter to keep him for next year . We will have to see how much the braves rely on him the rest of the year.
Then what to do with all that Minor league talent waiting to come up to the majors. If played right the Braves could be setting themselves up for another dynasty . Replace Chipper and Uggla with two consistent younger infielders. Simmons will be the Short Stop for a long time if he can hit 300 every year. He is already a Gold Glove as far as I am concerned. Pay whatever it takes to resign Bourne.
August 12th, 2012
4:27 am
I'm happy to see Reed Johnson contributing in the hit column. He's batting.300 and plays the outfield well. Maybe we finally got what we were looking for in Nate McClouth.
August 12th, 2012
4:32 am
Uggla seems to be picking up in the hitting dept. Now if Simmons will come back healthy and McCann will pick up his avg. we just might have a chance at the Worls Series. GO BRAVES
August 12th, 2012
6:20 am
Hanson isn't TJ surgery waiting to happen, he's labrum/rotator cuff surgery waiting to happen. His delivery is actually very easy on his elbow with the way he "short-arms" it – he already has a small tear in his shoulder – I say in the next year/two he'll be headed for the OR to tighten up that shoulder. His velocity is way down from what it used to be – he used to be up around 94, now he's more like 88-89.
August 12th, 2012
6:51 am
Matt quoting Matthew is telling everyone: the Nationals, who have been last forever, will remain first. The Braves, who have been first forever, will be last, i.e., not overtake the Nats. He might also be saying that Judgment Day has arrived, or is truly imminent, which is a pre-requisite for the condition Jesus described. So, as a Nats fan who loves the Lord, I'm scoring it this way: (1) I'm happy the Nats, and not the Braves, are inheriting the earth; (2) I'm sad that the Nats won't get a chance to defend whatever title they win; and (3) all you Braves fans might want to repent, and soon.
August 12th, 2012
7:42 am
Nice to see some rational discussions on the board today…..and fairly polite so far….keep it up…..but I fear lurking in the forest are the Ferdifetishests who will argue that every defeat the braves had was his fault and all the victories only due to the players only
August 12th, 2012
7:53 am
Hanson will be back to his 105 pitches in 5 innings and needing 4 others to finish it out.
August 12th, 2012
8:14 am
Braves rock on!
August 12th, 2012
8:44 am
How can Hanson be put in the bullpen? He enters in a 3-2 game and he walks his first batter, who then steals 2nd, steals 3rd, and then scores on a grounder or Sac Fly. Game tied that easy. No thanks! Get his delivery worked on down in AAA and bring him back for another shot in 2013.
August 12th, 2012
9:07 am
Hard to ascertain how good the Braves are with the NL having so many bad teams. Time will tell if most of the league is just a bunch of decent teams beating up on really bad teams and, thus, sporting above .500 records. Hold back on the WS talk; this could simply be an illusion.
August 12th, 2012
9:27 am
I'm going to take the easy way out and say that we still have 49 games left to evaluate. The cream will rise to the top.
But I do share the concern that a 6-man rotation will get guys out of their rhythm. And we might have won more games with Medlin as a starter, but how many games has he held out of the bullpen that otherwise might have been lost?
And a tip of the cap to Frank Wren for picking up Maholm and Johnson. Wren gets all the blame for a bad move, no credit for the good ones.
August 12th, 2012
11:13 am
Freeman Sparked the offense, Rattled Santana, and Kris Medlin did the Rest. Very Excellent all-aroud effort.
August 12th, 2012
11:33 am
the idea of hanson going to the pen is not realistic. He will be given a few more chances at it at least. look to JJ's situation as a guide. They want these guys to get to where their supposed to be. There is time and they will wait it out. this isn't fantasy baseball. Top line pitchers aren't easy to come by and they cant be hasty in demotting top pitchers. If they followed the advise and oppinions of some of the posters suggest in here, no pitcher would want to come to the braves
August 12th, 2012
11:35 am
Make Chipper the Manager. Trade Bourn now. McCann too.
August 12th, 2012
11:39 am
Hanson is a disaster waiting to happen.
August 12th, 2012
11:57 am
What was the tale of the tape on Freeman's bomb?
August 12th, 2012
12:20 pm
"Make Chipper the Manager. Trade Bourn now. McCann too"
Yes, McCann is a huge risk–too unreliable–and it won't get better with age. Let someone overpay for Bourne because that is exactly what will happen.
Let's leave Chipper out of the Manager discussion. He's too busy with his highly intellectual mind letting us all get an early peak at his cleverness/wit with his nonsensical tweets.
August 12th, 2012
12:47 pm
"I'm going to have to say that's as good as I can hit one there," Freeman said. "I don't how far that one went. But if you guys say something like 400 [feet], I'm going to be upset."
While the Mets did not announce a distance, Freeman's titanic shot appeared to travel an estimated 450 feet
August 12th, 2012
12:50 pm
Freddie went Mambo
August 12th, 2012
12:57 pm
Sorry Fastball, but Chipper is not a candidate for manager. Ever wonder why he has never been made captain? Chipper is a great player, a future Hall of Famer, and possibly a hitting coach, but he has never been much of a leader.
August 12th, 2012
1:29 pm
August 11th, 2012
10:52 pm
Point blank… Those "idiots" have built and guided the Bravos to the 3rd best record in baseball (so far)… Can't you just revel in that? I don't know what it will take for some of you…
How about the second-best record? Or, better yet, the best record? Why settle for third? Does ending the year in third place win you a championship?
August 12th, 2012
2:04 pm
Post Season Rotation if we make it:
Save either Sheets, Malholm or Hudson as your wild card play in game, if we survive that:
Tommy has been inconsistent and is blasted by quality teams, and gets by on sub par teams like the Marlins and Mets. If he starts a postseason game the way he is pitching now, he's going to be rocked. And I can't believe he's cursing Fredi and Rodger. He hasn't pitched in a few weeks, and his stamina is down. This will only help him.
If Hanson can get his form back, I guess you can sub Hanson for Minor or Medlen, but Hudson, Sheets and Malholm are clearly the best three starters we have right now. And right now, I feel good about any our starters going out. Don't get that feeling with Tommy. Medlen could be in that convo too, but he just needs to get a bit more stamina under him. He's going deeper in games and pitching well. And he takes care of business unlike Tommy. He was starting to get hit harder in the fifth and sixth innings. Just needs to keep getting his stamina up and he'll be fine. We win when he starts, too, another reason he should be in the rotation.
If Tommy can regain his form and take care of business against bad teams, and fight and bare down against quality teams, then sure he can have his spot back. But I can tell you one thing right now, I'd take any of our five starters over him at this moment. He just isn't up to the task. He has sick stuff, but is far too inconsistent to be on this starting rotation.
Especially these last weeks in August. This is when we'll find out what the Braves are made of. I think we have a very good team. We're taking care of business against inferior opponents, our rotation is putting together quality starts, our bullpen has been unstoppable and our offense is very dangerous.
But with these series coming up against the Dodgers, Nats and Giants back to back to back, we must show that we can beat these teams, because if we make it to October, we'll be facing at least one of them more than likely.
August 12th, 2012
2:41 pm
Carl Farvman and BraveNew World…Thank you for the comments. Two out of three ain't bad.
August 12th, 2012
3:00 pm
"No disrespect to the Braves. They've got a very, very good club. But when they hit it, they hit it where nobody was standing. He didn't have a ball hit at anybody."
Duh! Isn't this how all hits occur…not hitting the ball at someone?
Collins is starting to sound like Gonzalez!
August 12th, 2012
3:11 pm
Huddy is struggling physically witwith bone chips in ankle and sore shoulder. He just been toughing it out. Think when Hanson is ready to go they put Huddy on 15 day DL so he can be strong down the stretch.
August 12th, 2012
4:46 pm
I know better now than to go toe-to-toe with you on your "championship or bust" philosophy, but you can't just fire/dump everyone who doesn't finish first every year.
Even in Glengarry Glen Ross second prize got you a set of steak knives. It was third place that got you fired.
August 12th, 2012
8:54 pm
Nite Owl
August 12th, 2012
4:46 pm
I know better now than to go toe-to-toe with you on your "championship or bust" philosophy, but you can't just fire/dump everyone who doesn't finish first every year.
Even in Glengarry Glen Ross second prize got you a set of steak knives. It was third place that got you fired.
Well, if steak knives is all we want, maybe third places ain't so bad.


text:
The president may be setting policies based on his preteen daughters, but all women have to live with the consequences.
Skip to content, or skip to search.
Skip to content, or skip to search.
The president may be setting policies based on his preteen daughters, but all women have to live with the consequences.
It will soon be "available on store shelves, just like condoms."
Republicans, Catholics not pleased.
Obama scores points with anti-abortion groups.
But not as much as a judge ruled it should be.
No mention of Kermit Gosnell.
These bros want to be part of the solution.
A ruling today says anyone can get it.
Relief, regret, and everything in between — or nothing at all.
Personal issues aside.
Don't legislate me, bro.
State legislators are pulling a Texas.
Three sexual assault survivors speak out against Todd Akin.
Watch this creaky, squishy, gynecological nightmare.
Will set up a hotline for at-home self-determination.
What Naomi Wolf has in common with Todd Akin and Diderot.
He uses a device called the Vagina iTouch to find the "Filipino tubes."
Have you heard about the secret hormonal mechanism that gives you an abortion if you deserve it?
On the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Santorum has an op-ed in a national newspaper.
A judge slaps down a law that would have required crisis pregnancy centers to detail what services they provide.


text:
Remember those letters, we'll get back to them in a bit...
First a couple of FAQ's about axes in ViVA.
How can I tell which axis a signal is associated to?
Well, this isn't the easiest thing in the world, but if you look very closely, you'll notice one or more colored bars next to each axis title. They only appear if you actually have more than one axis on your graph, which will happen if you plot quantities of different units (like voltage and current). If you look closely, you'll see that the colored bars on each axis correspond to the colors of the plotted signals associated with that axis.
How can I move a signal from one axis to another (or to a new axis)?
This is easy. Simply select the signal you want to move by clicking on the waveform or it's name in the legend (don't forget you can use the Alt key--one of the sponsors of last week's episode--to quickly see which signal is which). Then, from the menu, select Trace->Assign To Axis and either select the axis you want to move it to or choose New Axis to do just that.
Now a word from our sponsors...
The letters H, V, m & a are the bindkeys you use to create interactive marker measurements in ViVA.
There are several nice things about these markers.
Now you can use the File->Save As Image or File->Print menu to save your beautiful graph to display at your design review.
Stacy Whiteman


text:
New day. New Daily Deals. Get them before they are gone!
New Customer ? Start Here.
Can't find what you're looking for? Shop all ink and toner cartridges by brand
New day. New Daily Deals. Get them before they are gone!
Item: IM1R85267 Model: KTH-XW9400K2/16G
Kingston® 16GB Dual rank kit comes with DDR2 SDRAM memory technology offering high performance. 2 x 8GB Module with DIMM form factor and ECC parity operates at 667 MHz speed and delivers efficient performance of superior quality.
|PC Memory Type
|Speed Rating
|Memory Capacity
This Web site is intended for use by US residents only. See International Sites. See our delivery policy for full details. Copyright 1998-2014, Staples, Inc., All Rights Reserved.


text:
I know that we are in the middle of hoops hysteria, including Georgia State defeating Tennessee Tech in its CollegeInsider.com tournament game last night, but Georgia State will begin spring football practice later today.
To that, I'll post five spring questions about the team that will bear looking at until practice ends April 6.
I encourage you to post your thoughts about each area because I enjoy what you have to say and I appreciate the feedback.
5. How much improvement needs to be seen in Kelton Hill's passing game?
The Panthers used three quarterbacks last season because of suspensions, ineffectiveness or injuries. By the end of the season, Kelton Hill took over and started the last five games. He finished with 1,021 passing yards and 609 rushing in that short time, showing a play-making ability that the offense needed. However, he completed just 54 percent of his passes.
Coach Bill Curry wants to see not only Hill's accuracy improve, but also backup Bo Schlechter's and redshirt freshman Ben McLane's.
Curry hopes that with another year of experience his quarterbacks will operate the offense at a quicker tempo, something they will work on during the spring.
"What's the mark of the really outstanding offenses of the last four, five years?" Curry said. "The answer is obvious: they are at the line snapping the ball and you can't get lined up. We've been working on that, but haven't made a concentrated effort to run a lot of up-tempo because we didn't want to put our defense back on the field in 30 seconds or whatever."
– Doug Roberson, AJC.
March 14th, 2012
7:13 am
Kelton will be better count on it!!
March 14th, 2012
7:14 am
UNO!!! Always wanted to say that….thanks for part cinco, Doug…..
March 14th, 2012
7:32 am
Doug, get the GSU Panthers sports link back on the left side of the sports page. It won't cost the AJC a dime.
March 14th, 2012
9:51 am
Practice #1 cancelled due to lightning, Meh
March 14th, 2012
10:07 am
No more excuses! Everybody has to be better from the coaches on down. If NDSU can go from 3-8 to 9-5 and then win it all at 14-1 then without question we can turn this thing around this year.
VAA for life!
March 14th, 2012
10:10 am
Bummer that the weather got in the way of the 1st Spring Practice.
Kelton and McClane should be the only two coming out of spring practice with any chance of being QB for fall. Bo should be used for practice situations only b/c he performances last year were tough to watch.
March 15th, 2012
11:27 am
Kelton should be much improved from last year and he will be exciting to watch as the starter! Doug, what's the status of Ohio University transfer Ronnie Bell? Is he still slated to begin at GSU in May?


text:
What would you like us to do with the funds you've selected
This shows the number of portfolios you hold. Portfolios can be constructed from Unit Trusts & OEICs,IMA Unit Trusts & OEICs,Investment Trusts,Pension Funds,Life Funds,Offshore Funds,Exchange Traded Funds and cash. Holdings and acquisition costs can be recorded so that profits/losses can be calculated. These can be calculated in terms of a number of base currencies. Overall portfolio values, as well as portfolio constituents, can be made the subject of alerts.
You have one watchlist, and this shows you the number of items currently stored in the watchlist. Items stored here do not have holdings records, so this list simply monitors the price of items held, which can also be subject to alerts
Funds Basket:
This is designed to be a temporary collection of items selected by you for further analysis in the tools section. Items can be subsequently transferred from the Basket to the Watchlist or Portfolio.
Do you think the FTSE 100 will hit a record high this year?
FE Risk Scores define risk as a measure of volatility relative to the FTSE 100 index, which has a risk rating of 100, and rebased to sterling. Instruments more volatile than the FTSE 100 have a score above 100 and vice versa giving a reliable indication of relative risk. Most volatility measures are based on absolute risk.
Because the absolute levels of risk in markets naturally ebb and flow, risk levels can appear to change without there being significant changes to the fundamentals. So these changes could spuriously encourage people to sell or acquire particular investments. Relative risk is not affected in the same way, and is likely to provide a clearer indicator of important risk changes.
Scores are recalculated weekly on a rolling three-year total returns basis. Most funds would fall between one and 150 with direct equities scoring above 100 and pure cash = zero.
Funds need an 18 month track record to be eligible for a Risk Score. FE has introduced a decay factor, or lambda*, so that older values carry less weight and that this means that the scores are more responsive to recent events, without being excessively sensitive.
FE Risk Scores are designed to be a simple and intuitive tool enabling investors and advisers to measure the risk of an entire portfolio or its constituent elements. Indeed, a portfolio's overall risk can be compared to holdings within it to assess whether benefits have been gleaned from diversification.
FE's new risk score calculation has been added to fund, sector and FE AFI factsheets as well as portfolio scans, custom table reports and filters.
FE Risk Scores, in contrast to many other risk measurements, offer the following attractions: they are a) simple, b) intuitive, c) cover nearly all investment types in one measurement system, d) are sensitive to market conditions, and e) are a measure of relative rather than absolute risk, which means that ones's perception of an instrument's riskiness is not clouded by the general ebb and flow of volatility in markets
The scoring system uses a minimum of 18 months and a maximum of 3 years of weekly total returns to measure the volatility of an instrument relative to the FTSE100. All values are rebased to Sterling, for UK Risk Scores. But less weight is given to the older returns, so that the score is more sensitive to recent events, but not excessively so
Any recognised measure of general investment market conditions would do. But since the reference point is set at 100, it just seemed more natural to use the FTSE100, in a UK context. When Risk Scores are calculated for other parts of the world, more relevant local reference points will be used, and the data will be rebased to local currencies.
As can be seen, the FTSE100 will always have a score of 100. The other fixed reference point is pure Cash, which will have a score of zero. Mutual funds will mostly have a score between 1-150, whereas equities will generally be above 100, sometimes considerably above 100
In the UK, the following instrument types will be Risk Scored – UK Equities, UK Unit trusts and OEIC's, UK Life and Pension Funds, Offshore funds for sale in the UK, ETF's and VCT's, as well as Fund sector averages and Indices. In addition any portfolio can be Risk Scored.
FE Risk Scores are a free-standing risk measure, which do not directly relate to our other ratings. But in the coming months we will be bringing out further tools to let investors express their risk position in relation to Risk Scores, and then let them look at this in relation to the Risk Scores of their portfolios and holdings. In addition we will be extending this to help people build better portfolios, by combining the selection of quality funds (using our FE Crown and Alpha Manager ratings), with the appropriate positioning of risk (using the FE Risk Scores).
The FE Risk Score scale starts at zero, and in theory has no upper limit
FE Risk Scores are recalculated weekly.
FE Risk Scores are unlikely to experience big changes week by week. That is because, even though more weight is given to recent events, returns going back up to 3 years contribute towards the score. Nevertheless, changes over time, reflecting a change of riskiness relative to the large cap market, can be significant. Certainly one should review the trend relative to other similar funds, and the asset class of that fund, to consider whether any action should be taken. We will shortly be introducing the ability to pull up a small graph of an FE Risk Score over time, by clicking on the score icon itself.
View all research»
13:00 | Monday, January 20, 2014


text:
This cake is awesome, but the caramel frosting should only be brought to a roiling boil for about a minute, then add the heavy cream. Mine got too sugary, so I had to make more Cream Cheese Frosting and use it instead. The cake itself was fantastic. Can't wait to try it again.
Quick Caramel Frosting
Like the classic caramel frosting, this one hardens quickly, so cool the cake layers before you start to make it.
This recipe goes with Caramel Italian Cream Cake
Yield: Makes 5 cups
More From Southern Living
Recipe Time
20 Minutes
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1. Bring first 3 ingredients to a rolling boil in a 3 1/2-qt. saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly (about 7 minutes).
- 2. Stir in cream, and bring to a boil; remove from heat. Pour into bowl of a heavy-duty electric stand mixer. Gradually beat in powdered sugar and vanilla at medium speed, using whisk attachment; beat 8 to 12 minutes or until thickened. Use immediately.
- Test Kitchen Tip: Don't panic if you overbeat the frosting. Thin to a spreadable consistency by adding 1 to 2 tsp. hot water.
My Notes
Only you will be able to view, print, and edit this note.Add Note
Quick Caramel Frosting Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Cakes/Frostings, Desserts
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Dairy
- OCCASION: Christmas
- PUBLICATION: Southern Living
More Recipes Like This
Caramel Italian Cream CakeSouthern Living
Caramel-Apple MuffinsSouthern Living
Quick Caramel FrostingSouthern Living
Do you love cookies?
We do too! Get your favorite holiday cookies delivered to your inbox.(Nov.-Dec.)
We Respect Your Privacy. Privacy Policy