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Kamik Olivia
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- You'll adore any chance to wear your Kamik® Olivia boots! Bring on those rainy days!
- Waterproof synthetic rubber upper.
- Decorative side buckle.
- Breathable textile lining.
- Removable Kamik comfort footbed.
- RAIN rubber outsole maximizes traction.
- Made in Canada.
- This environmentally friendly product can be sent back to Kamik for recycling.
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- Heel Height: 1 1⁄8 in
- Weight: 1 lb 15 oz
- Circumference: 15 1⁄4 in
- Shaft: 13 1⁄4 in
- Product measurements were taken using size 9, width B - Medium. Please note that measurements may vary by size.
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They are a little hard to get on and off but it's worth it. They are very comfy and cute. They are narrow in t he shaft but my calves are thin. I'm 5'8" and they hit me a little above half way up my calf. Now if it would just rain!
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- from KY
- March 14, 2013
These boots are awesome! The color is really cute and goes nicely with a lot, and the shape of the boots is very flattering. They're well worth buying, but I'd suggest buying a size bigger than you normally would. My other shoes are consistently a size seven but I needed an 8 in these. Overall, a fantastic pair of rain boots!!
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- Anonymous - customer
- November 18, 2012
So these boots fit me perfectly. I have flat feet and a fairly wide footbed. I wear a size 7.5 and the 8 fits well with warm socks. I like that the rubber is flexible. The color is not as dark as in the picture, which I like. PROBLEMS: The black soles leave marks on the green upper, so if your feet ever touch or hit each other while walking you will immediately have a big black stripe on your shoe. The buckles are poor quality and bent after wearing them ONCE. Getting into my car, the right buckle fell off completely. Now the rubber straps (which don't actually tighten the boot) just hang straight out. Not sure what to do about that? This boot would be PERFECT if they omitted the buckle and strap, they just look awkward in person, especially with the poor quality metal buckle. Also a non marking sole? I want to return them and get a refund, but I really cant go a day without rain boots and they are super comfy.
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"Daily meditation will lead you
to the peace you've been seeking so long.
The peace of your soul awaits you
at the center of your own being."
—Swami Kriyananda
Learn to Meditate
In just a few weeks, you can experience the benefits of meditation in your life—inner peace, health, and spiritual awakening. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation training in the Bay Area. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda classes over the past forty years. A multi-week class series is offered each month on Thursdays evenings. If time doesn't permit you to attend the full series, you may come to a single 3-hour Saturday session.
Multi-week meditation classes
Dec 5–19 | Thurs | 7:30 pm | $45 | Biraj Palmer | Register |
Jan 9–30 | Thurs | 7:30 pm | $60 | Brahmachari Tandava | Register |
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Saturday meditation classes
While we recommend the multi-week series, a single Saturday morning session is also available for those with limited time.
December 7 | 10 am–1 pm | $30 | Nayaswami Asha | Register |
January 11 | 10 am–1 pm | $30 | Santosh LaMarche | Register |
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Learn to Meditate
for inner peace, health, and as a profound spiritual practice
Meditation is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. It also brings balance, rest, and a growing inner peace. While its highest and original purpose is to help us awaken our inner, spiritual nature, the benefits to body and mind are well established by medical research.
Practiced on a daily basis, meditation produces profound results on all levels of your being—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. It connects you with your own inner powers of vitality, clarity, and love.
Ananda's How to Meditate class will help you:
- Reduce tension and stress at will
- Feel happier, more relaxed, and at peace with yourself
- Improve your health, mental clarity, and vitality
- Develop a more intuitive, heart-centered way of life
- Discover and explore your inner spiritual nature
Whether you are interested in managing stress or in exploring the spiritual side of meditation, you will feel welcome. Small classes and experienced instructors provide a quality learning environment, with time for individual questions and in-depth exploration. Each class incudes guided and silent practice time.
See the schedule above and choose a class that's convenient for your calendar.
Ananda is located in Palo Alto on the Peninsula, just a few blocks south of Stanford University. We are a convenient drive from anywhere in the Silicon Valley, San Francisco, and San Jose. Driving directions.
Also offered: Meditation classes in Spanish
Meditación para Principiantes
Ha puesto atención en la lista de "algún día lo haré", se siente estrezado, anda buscando felicidad, paz. Si es así, hoy es el día perfecto para comenzar. Edwin Bonilla, lo iniciara en la practica de meditación en forma simple, con opciones para sentarse comodamente, ejercicios de respiración, en un ambiente relajado. No necesita experiencia previa.
Instructors: Edwin Bonilla and Lilavati (Liz) Aguilar
Thursday classes:
Dec 5–19 | Thursday | 7:30 pm | $45 | Lilavati | Register |
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Saturday classes:
January 18 | Saturday | 10 am–1 pm | $30 | Edwin | Register |
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More Meditation Opportunities
Christmas Season Eight-hour Meditation
Saturday, December 21, 10 am-6 pm
This tradition was begun by Yogananda and has become the heart of Ananda's Christmas season. It's a day dedicated to communion with Christ Consciousness—a profound opportunity for an inner experience of the Divine. Though it may seem intimidating, you may be surprised at how easily the soul welcomes long periods of deep quiet. The group energy carries everyone deep into meditation. There are periods of chanting, music, and inspiration throughout the day. Come early enough to be in place by 10 am. You may bring your own meditation gear and sit on the floor, or use our chairs. Bring a blanket or sweater. If you are unable to participate for the full day, check here for the schedule of times when you may enter or leave, and also for temple etiquette suggestions, so you and everyone can go deep into the spirit on this special day.
Christmas Eve Meditation & Service
Tuesday, December 24
Meditation 5-7 pm
Worship Service 7:30 pm
Join us for one of the most beautiful and devotional evenings of the year. The coming of the baby Jesus is thrilling in itself, but also a profound symbol of the awakening Christ Consciousness within each of us. This year's service is different than it has been for many years—a new expression of devotion and storytelling to celebrate this magical evening, with the night of Jesus' birth coming to life before our eyes.
New Year's Eve Service
Tuesday, December 31
Meditation, 5-7 pm
Vows Ceremony for Renunciate Order,* 6 pm
Worship Service, 7:30 pm
What pattern do you want to set in the coming year? What are your hopes and aspirations? Join the strong, uplifting flow of energy created in this service. The evening includes a talk by Asha, chanting, meditation, affirmation, and a fire ceremony in which you can burn up and release the energy of the past, and give strength to your positive resolutions.
*If you are interested in taking vows in the Renunciate Order that Swami Kriyananda has established, please contact Asha or David. Anyone may take these vows, which are to God only, and not affiliated with any organization (this order is independent of Ananda).Llearn more about the new Renunicate Order.
This evening is guided by Nayaswami Asha
Developing Deeper Love for God
Saturday, January 11, 10 am -1 pm, $30, Register
Note: no discounts other than registering by web
Spend a morning with Nayaswami Devarshi and learn how to awaken within yourself the deep love for God that is seen in the saints of all religions. That intense craving and devotion is natural to everyone – we are born with it. All we have to do is re-awaken and cultivate it.
Devotion is also the most important quality on the spiritual path. Paramhansa Yogananda said that people with devotion will never fall spiritually, because that yearning, along with the receptivity to the help and grace of God, will always pick them up.
Spend this morning with Devarshi and you will fully appreciate how natural devotion is for each one of us. You will learn how to rediscover this love within yourself, awaken it, and keep that flame growing stronger throughout your life.
Instructor: Nayaswami Devarshi
Learn about advanced meditation classes.

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Earlier this year, the 1st Circuit stymied the IRS in its ongoing effort to attack aggressive corporate tax shelters. In a sharply divided 2-1 panel ruling, the court determined that internal documents of Rhode Island-based Textron didn't have to be given to the IRS because they are protected by the attorney work-product privilege. In-House Legal host, Paul D. Boynton, Esq., welcomes Attorney Brian Bixby of Burns & Levinson, to help assess the important issues in the Textron case, including the scope of the how much information companies need to divulge to the IRS and perhaps other government regulators.
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The largest bankruptcy case in U.S. history is playing out before us with the fall of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., creating chaos in the financial community. Join co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, as they talk to the top legal experts, Attorney John D. Penn, Partner at the firm, Haynes and Boone, LLP and Attorney Victor Bass, Partner at the firm, Burns & Levinson LLP, about how lawyers will unravel the company's assets, what will happen to stockholders and customers along with the impact of all that on the economy. Hear their take on the legal options and strategies being used in this unprecedented case.
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However, there was a patch of time in the military where I had no horses and sold or gave away all my stuff, so I'm slowly building up my horses and equipment. For Christmas I asked for a bridle, reins, and a bit. My dad offered to get it for me and I don't take gifts well so I'd like to keep it around 75.00
I ride Western and I'd like to possibly do endurance trails but until then I'd be doing backyard rides. I'm looking for sturdy, bridle and reins (prefer split) in medium or dark colors. I want a browband and I prefer no noseband. Flashy decorations are fine, no crosses though please.
I liked this set, but I honestly can't tell if it would be a cheap set and I know with an online sale it's a crap shoot but I thought maybe someone would have experience.
Http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=230889796984&index=7&nav=SEARCH&ni d=94945185565
Open to suggestions, but I have to work with my father who prefers to use eBay as he knows how to work it
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I stayed at the Marco Polo, Cebu for two weeks in March, 2012. I live in Chicago, Illinois; so this was a long trip and simplicity, comfort and hospitality were necessities for me during my stay in Cebu.
My stay at the Marco Polo was everything I had hoped for, and then some. The hotel staff is over-the-top courteous. Right from the moment I had a staff-member waiting for me at Cebu airport with a cab, everything was professional and friendly. The rooms are comfortably furnished. I liked the convenient placement of many electrical outlets in the room (as a frequent traveler in the US, I'm constantly disappointed by the paucity of this much-needed fixture in even high-end hotels).
The breakfast buffet is sumptuous. The selection of seafood and fresh fruit makes for a wonderfully healthy start of one's day.
I highly recommend the BLU bar and grill atop the hotel. The fresh breeze that works its way from up the valley will be enjoyable enough; however, the food with augment the experience, too!
The concierge desk was instrumental in arranging a weekend excursion for me and my colleagues. They were also helpful in finding out local restaurants that fit our tastes -- especially since one of our colleagues is a vegetarian (vegetarianism is exceedingly difficult to adhere to in Cebu, if you know the city).
Small conveniences like the ATM in the lobby, the Business Center, and the quaint little gift shop under the grand staircase add functionality to the hotel.
As homesick as I was at the end of the two weeks, I was a bit sad to check out of the hotel at the end of the two weeks. My experience was enjoyable with exception and I would be happy to stay at Marco Polo when I return to Cebu.
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Camping with the Kiddos
Last weekend we took our kiddos camping for the very first time. I expected the worst (why do I always do that?), but received the best. It was a wonderful experience and there will definitly be more family camping trips in our future.
The place we went was a small private lake out in the middle of nowhere (there wasn't even cell service!). It was only about 40 minutes from the tiny town I grew up in, yet I had never been there before. It was GORGEOUS.
When you feel stressed or overwhelmed or like you are getting too caught up in the day-to-day craziness of life, I highly recommend an escape to nature. I know it's hard if you live in the middle of a big city, but it is such a great way to re-center and put things in perspective. Just as the sun was setting, Andy and I had the opportunity to go kayaking by ourselves. My family watched the kids and it was just him and I on a lake with black water as sleek as glass. We were the only ones out on the lake. We glided through lily pads in silence and I felt peace penetrate my soul. Such a refreshing moment for me.
Other special moments? Lots of swimming, 100 glow sticks when the sun went down, and listening to the rain pour down on our tent while we slept.
This was our last big family activity of the summer. While the temps are still in the 90s here, the sun is setting earlier and earlier, the back to school signs are everywhere, and I can taste fall in the air. Craziness, I say. What a great summer this has been.


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As we discussed a few months ago, the 2.4Ghz clone receivers have arrived. Above is the new Futaba FASST clone from OrangeRX that HobbyKing will be selling for $29.99 in September (you can pre-order now). The Spektrum clones (shown below) are already available for $14.95.
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Art by Kay Nielsen (1914) from EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON.
Art by Kay Nielsen (1914) from EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON.
One of the beautiful things about jewelry is that it can be plain and simple or insanely detailed. These rings by designer Sevan Bicakci fall into the latter category. The large faceted domes on the rings conceal miniature cities. Seriously. It's like something right out of a fantasy novel. The tiny buildings are the icing on a breath-taking bejeweled band cake. I'd just pretend that it was like the bottle city of Kandor but on my finger.
See more styles after the break.
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Art by Kay Neilsen (1914) from EAST OF THE SUN…
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SnorkmaidenSorry, everyone.
*gasp* Friend is lonely?
on my way friend… woah wait…yes
I dance to maek you happy
did friend like dance?
I shall battle the sadness!
friend isso pretty, she shouldnt feel sad or lonely
lots of people love friend! shes funny
I give huggles to friend
when friend is happy, we are happy
remember to smile okay? Smile as you read this!
you are not alone friend. I am here. Be happy.
Sako in a nutshell.
SnorkmaidenThis is very similar to a thing that happened to me once while stoned. It's part of the reason I don't smoke pot.
The other part is because marijuana smells like xmas tree farts. But I still support legalisation.
Using y = mx + b to measure the slope of that ass
Mathematically incorrect. Unless the ass was linear, but that's biologically incorrect. You'd probably wanna use something like y=ax^2+bx+c because the ass is a second degree polynomial curve.
actually, unless your ass is fuckin two dimensional, you'll probably want to use
to approximate one cheek of a dual-ellipsoid shaped ass
So I did some research and found a great website that had a blog written by an LCSW, which is a licensed social worker, or a counselor. So here's her 10 tips and also a source to the page where I got them from! I really enjoy her first five quite a bit. Focus on the present, stay in the moment, and find a constant, are all really great ideas.
1. Try and identify one thing that remains consistent through this transition, and pay attention to it. This can be something as literal as "I take a shower every morning", as practice-based as "I take 5 deep breaths when I notice myself becoming anxious," or as metaphoric as "I am a tree withstanding a storm" or "I am a stone in a raging river." Or, you may want to try identifying, out loud, all of the parts of you that remain steady despite the changes around you: "I am a woman. I live in ____. I am a mother. My baby's name is _____." When we feel ungrounded, it can be reassuring to know that there is something that we can count on.
2. Make sure you are meeting your basic needs. Sleep, nutrition (including adequate protein intake), exercise, and water intake are all imperative for brain health and functioning and can help us to tolerate the effects of stress.
3. Stay connected. As the weather changes, we all seem to go back indoors and, too often, this isolation contributes to feelings of depression and anxiety. Reach out to those people in your life whom you feel your best around.
4. Ask yourself what it is that you need to feel well today. In other words, you can't change the change, but you can make choices around the way you care for yourself during this change. Perhaps you need to ask for more help/support from your partner, family or friends. Maybe you need a bit more exercise, or more rest. Maybe you need to cut down on your to-do list. What you need now may be different three months from now.
5. Be kind to yourself. Yeah, I know. This one can be hard, especially if you are one of the many who has very high expectations of yourself. But, the truth is that most people feel the ripple of change and so it makes sense that you may begin to feel a bit un-moored at this time. When you beat yourself up for feeling out of sorts, it adds a whole new level of distress.
6. Talk about it. If you give yourself permission to talk about the effect seasonal change is having on you, you will most likely find that others understand and validate how you feel. Company is truly healing.
7. Plan ahead for the winter months. Many people suffer from a real illness called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) that occurs, most commonly, during winter when the daylight hours are shortest. If you know that you struggle during the winter, you may want to consider thinking ahead so that you are prepared to take really good care of yourself when you need it most. If you cook, you may want to consider preparing some healthy meals that can be frozen and reheated when your motivation for cooking is lessoned (or asking friends and family to help you with this!). If you are not currently taking a multi-vitamin, you may want to consider starting one so that you build up your immunity, your nutritional intake, and your energy levels. Perhaps you can look ahead at finding childcare for times when you crave breaks away from the house, exercise that does not involve being attached to your baby, and/or connecting with a community of friends. Maybe there are exercise classes that you can pre-registiter for at your local rec center. This transition time may be the perfect opportunity to look ahead to what you might need to feel well later.
8. Add color to your home. This is kind of a materialistic one, I know, but this may be a great time to add color and brightness. Those of us who live in the land of seasons get a burst of color (albeit fall color) and then all of the color in our environment seems to disappear. Re-charging your environment may help to keep your spirits up.
9. Breathe. Seriously. When we get ramped up in our emotions, we tend to move faster to stay ahead of feelings that are distressing. We do more. Unfortunately, counter to expectation, this actually can make us feel more anxious. If you notice that you are becoming depressed or anxious during this time, you may find that a few deep, belly breaths helps to calm the tension … and slow you down.
10. Try your best to have perspective. This is hard when you aren't feeling great, but it is important. Seasons change. Transitions come and go. Those of us who are mothers know that nothing stays around forever … neither the pleasant (she is sleeping!) nor the unpleasant (he will never stop crying!). To use a very over stated phrase, "this too shall pass." That doesn't mean that this transition will be easy, but it won't last forever. Autumn will come and go, as will winter. And then spring will peak its head out again and we'll be making our way back to summer. And then (ugh) we get to do it again, maybe this time with a little more understanding, tolerance, and practice.
~ Kate Kripke, LCSW
SnorkmaidenWhen I was about 5 or 6, I imagined that I would dress more or less like this as an adult. And a lot of it is still somewhat appealing, tbh. I am just pretty lazy and do not really have the wardrobe for it.
I may be running around between flat and new house with bits of polyfilla and chipped off tile adhesive stuck to my hair and yes, I am beginning to sound like that boring and annoying person who ALWAYS talks about houses/married life/babies/delete as appropriate, but I haven't abandoned my vocational priorities altogether. There was no way I was going to miss this particular Victoria & Albert Museum Fashion in Motion featuring Meadham Kirchhoff. Better still that Ben Kirchhoff and Ed Meadham staged this retrospective on the back of a successful sell-out Topshop collaboration, proving that "weird" does sell, and a S/S 14 collection that lingered on the back of many a mind as the season's overall standout. This was also an opportunity to prove those Meadham Kirchhoff naysayers and the people who wrongly assumed that they're a one-aesthetic-pony, how broad, rich and above all, beautiful their clothes are. "When approaching every collection or garment we secretly hope to make something worthy of being seen in a museum, so for us it is an honour to present a show comprised of hand-picked pieces from our favourite collections," said Ben and Ed about being asked to do a Fashion in Motion show. The word "worthy" or from a consumer's perspective "worth it" is exactly what we saw at the show.
From their vast back catalogue, they had to whittle it down to thirty-five looks that would attempt to summarise everything that Meadham Kirchhoff represents. The result? Every outfit, which mixed up seasons spanning from S/S 10 to S/S 14, was comprised of pieces that glowed, sparkled and rustled with beautiful craftsmanship - a point that I so often bring up when talking about Meadham Kirchhoff. Because beyond the rainbow hair, paint smeared eyes and kinderwhore and fairy vibes, the pair are devoted to making things that have weight and heft - not just in the physical sense - but that fifty years from now, their clothes will have gravitas and significance. That's what the Fashion in Motion series has been so successful at showcasing over the years. Placing Meadham Kirchhoff's clothes to the backdrop of Raphael Hall, soundtracked by a mash-up ranging from Bernard Herrmann Psycho score to ABBA's Dancing Queen, only confirmed what most of us already know - that Ben Kirchhoff and Ed Meadham really matter in the scheme of fashion's wider context. It was evident in the audience too - you could spot the Meadham Kirchhoff fan girls (and a few boys too...) a mile away. Some of them were doing the folksy MK thing, some of them the pastel frou frou thing and some just went all out on riotous outfits of colours and layers.
The show mirrored the aesthetic strands or Meadham Kirchhoff epochs that the duo have gone through over the years and what struck me most was the way their seasons bled into one another so seamlessly. The embroidered blouses of the witchy Children of the Corn A/W 11 collection paired up with the Chanel at Deauville A/W 13-4 collection. The disco dollies of A/W 12-3 mashed up with the painted biker and chiffon combos of S/S 11 and better yet - the hardened glitter tees of S/S 10 - perhaps the season, which could be cited as the starting point of Ben and Ed marching to the beat of their own awesome glitter-sprinkled, vintage wallpaper decoupaged and sticker-covered drum. Historical references mixing with Madame de Pompadour decadence of S/S 12 colliding with flapper beading from their excellent S/S 14 collection. They saved the emosh moment until last though as Danny Elfman's soundtrack from Edward Scissorhands teared up the audience for the final passage dedicated mostly to their seminal S/S 12 "A Wolf in Sheep's Lamb's Clothing" show. No need for a tiered cake set, dancing Courtney Loves or child ballerinas though. The clothes were more than enough. And they were all worn convincingly by fantastically street cast group of girls, who looked much like the MK hardcore fanbase - people who might eschew "fashion" as they know it firsthand and look upon Meadham Kirchhoff as a much-needed alternative in an increasingly homogenised field.
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The Coolest Gemstone & Crystal Skulls You Will Ever See
Vicky Tiel, 1970s
Timeless Vixen Vintage
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Twenty cancer patients were invited to receive full makeovers that included hair and makeup. They were asked to keep their eyes shut through the transformation, and sit in front of a one way mirror. A photographer prepped on the other side of that mirror when they open their eyes, and what he captures is an amazing reaction that, if only for a brief moment, takes them out of the pain and suffering that cancer brings to their lives.
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"Sit the fuck down …nobody leaves till I get my nip"
It's about goddamned time.
sometimes i wonder what happened when clapping was invented
Since 2006, there have been more than 200 mass killings in the United States.
Well-known images from Newtown, Aurora and Virginia Tech capture the nation's attention, but similar bloody scenes happen with alarming frequency and much less scrutiny.
We examined FBI data — which defines a mass killing as four or more victims — as well as local police records and media reports to understand mass killings in America. They happen far more often than the government reports, and the circumstances of those killings — the people who commit them, the weapons they use and the forces that motivate them — are far more predictable than many might think.
Yet no one is keeping track.
A USA TODAY special report — learn more: http://usat.ly/1kiRW4F
Eddie Murphy at the 'Purple Rain' premiere when asked what he thought about the film | July 27 '84
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El Lefty Malo looks ahead:
…. One question to ponder as you see all the trade and free-agent suggestions thrown around this winter — the Giants should sign this guy or trade for that guy — is not just whom to get, but how many runs do the Giants really need to score next year?
750 runs is a must. No way can the Giants expect to repeat their 2009 pitching performance, so just adding 50 runs will do nothing. The average NL team scored 718 runs, the Giants scored 657, so 50 runs added and we're still below average. You cannot expect to compete for a championship if you're not at least be average, and even that's not really what contending teams are aiming for. Back to runs differential, the Dodgers scored (oops) 780 runs, and allowed 611. The Giants scored 657 runs, and allowed 611. Need I say more?
Trading Matt Cain is the best way to address the hole in the lineup, as he will never be worth more than he is right now.
The player to look for? How about Hanley Ramirez? Lots of stories this year about how players and coaches with the Marlins don't like how he goes about his business. Maybe he's tired of playing in front of empty seats, and is looking for a change of scenery. Maybe he wants to play for a contender that spends money, (even if they spend it poorly). Maybe he thinks the Marlins are small time:
…. Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez recently forced all of his long-haired players, including Ramirez, into an impromptu date with the clubhouse hairdresser. He also banned any jewelry worn onfield by Ramirez or any of his teammates.
"We want to look professional," Gonzalez told the Sun-Sentinel. "Nice and neat."
Only problem was that Ramirez, ranked first overall in Yahoo!'s fantasy baseball game, didn't take kindly to having his shortish dreads shorn off or his chain yanked off his neck. Once the media entered the Marlins' clubhouse on Thursday, Ramirez made sure he was seen sporting a strong message — "I'm sick of this shit" — written in Sharpie across his chest.
"I'm angry," he told reporters. "I want to be traded … It's incredible. We're big leaguers."
And here's another article, in which Ramirez is portrayed as strikingly similar to another superstar we Giants fans are familiar with:
…. Here is the dichotomy of Ramirez: a player with admirable work habits, yet an almost displeasing demeanor. Ramirez as a person can be dismissive and distant, yet as a player he's dynamic and impossible to dislike.
Everything about Ramirez, 25, is big league — his game and his attitude. This season, he's quarreled with teammates about the validity of an injury, argued with management about the team's hair policy, and bickered with reporters over their criticism — something that would drive most fans, not to mention team executives, crazy.
Yet he may be baseball's most complete player, a combination of power, speed and hitting acumen, all things that he could not have mastered without a tremendous work ethic. Teammates and coaches still consider him a kid — a well-liked but at times capricious one. But as he finishes his most productive season — an MVP-caliber year — and heads into his fifth full season in the majors in 2010, Ramirez is inching toward veteran status.
Ramirez is everything we don't have. His career line of .316/.386/.531 .917 OPS is simply sensational. Over his last three full seasons, he's averaged a .950 OPS, with 74 extra base hits, 38 steals (80% success rate). I mean, he does it all, and he's only 25 years old. We could package Cain with Renteria — a reunion tour with the team he won a World Series with, nice story line there– and maybe a draft pick, if needed. All that trade would do is transform the face of the franchise in one fell swoop.
Sure Cain is good, young and under financial control for another year or two. But, he's not that good. He's not Lincecum good. He's not Cliff Lee good. He's not Chris Carpenter good. In other words, he's not untradeable.
Baseball Reference has his ten most similar players:
Moe Drabowsky (977)
Clay Kirby (974)
Jack Fisher (967)
Jose Rijo (962)
Mike Witt (959)
Tom Gordon (958)
Dave Stieb (956)
Lefty Tyler (954)
Jim Kaat (953)
John Smoltz (953)
There's some good pitchers there, plus Smoltz, who is legitimately great, but every one of those guys played for a bunch of different teams.
That's not to say we should trade him for just anybody. Cain is 24 years old, and a 24 year old pitcher of his caliber is extremely valuable. But this Giants team is several players away from championship contention, and something's gotta be done. If you can trade a 24 year old very good pitcher for a truly elite hitter of approximately the same age, you probably should do it.
Of course, maybe the Marlins fall in love with Mr. No-Hitter, and would part with their problem child for him and and some spare odds and ends. Yeah, right. Not to mention, does anyone really believe that Sabean could pull this off?
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leaves off Sandoval. He sould be about fifth there, ahead of Wieters.Cain for Ramirez, for many of the reasons above, is probably undoable. But Cain for Ryan Zimmerman? That would make sense for the Nationals and the Giants. Then the Giants get a 400 OBP first baseman, move Sandoval to catcher and ba-da-bing, you've got a middle of the lineup.
See how easy that is?
As much as I'd like to get Hanley Ramirez, I think it is impossble. We'd probably have to give up Buster Posey (in addition to Cain and/or Sanchez)!
How about Adrian Gonzalez? San Diego is shaking things up–maybe they'd part with their star for the right package. They already cut ties with Jake Peavy, for example.
Bradley is only good for one year then he'll explode and take half the team with him. That's his pattern. If he's the remaining piece to a championship caliber team he's worth pursuing. But not as one of the cornerstones. He's never been that player though other franchises have tried.
The good news is he only has 2 years left on his deal. Even in his down years he's still a decent player, I think we could put up with two years of Bradley to get out of the Rowand contract earlier and actually get some production…
I agree with the principle of trading Cain now when he has most value although am wary of Sabean being able to pull off a decent trade. Obviously there is pretty much no chance that the Giants get Hanley. He would have to force the issue himself (ask for a trade) in which case every team becomes interested and the likes of the Yankees and Red Sox become favourites to get him. Still the thought process behind the initial idea is pretty much spot-on.
Milton Bradley's name has come up a couple of times in the comments and I think he would be an interesting option for the Giants. Dream scenario though for me would be us engineering a three team trade where Aaron Rowand and his contract end up at the Cubs (I think he'd be a great fit there), Milton Bradley ends up as DH for an AL team and we get either one established star or a few promising prospects.
Also bad news on the Holliday front as it has been reported that he apparently favours playing in pinstripes next season.
John, this is a pipe dream. Only an idiot would trade one of the top players in the league for a guy who's not even a top-10 pitcher most years. And unlike Sabean, Larry Beinfest is no idiot; he can actually get pretty good value in most of his trades.
I absolutely agree with you that now is the time to shop Cain, John. Hanley's a little wishful thinking. Cain + Bumgarner (a package I would offer for Hanley in a second) is just the starting point. The Marlins would probably hang up on anything that didn't include Lincecum (or some package of Cain + Sandoval + more). We need offense, and we have the pitching to trade for some of it. The only problem is I'm not sure how much it helps – if we're trading someone like Cain we're trading him for a big leaguer, and theoretically we should get fair value for Cain…meaning the trade is really just horizontal. That said, looking at the FA's this year, I think we can fill the gap in our rotation easier on the market than we can fill the gap in hitting – unless we go after Holliday, there's nobody out there that can add the 50 runs or so a big name we trade someone like Cain for could.
Just to give some info on just how much Hanley's worth in a trade:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/2009-mlb-trade-value-recapFangraphs did this a little before the trade deadline this year. It uses their valuation methodology (WAR, which takes position/hitting/fielding into account), and also takes players contracts into account.
Hanley isn't just a superstar. He's one of the top 5 players in all of baseball (Pujols, Mauer, Arod and Utley are the other 4 I'd put in the top 5). Dude is one hell of a baseball player.
it took sabean 12 years to come up with the current rotation
yet you are willing to trade cain and madbaum for one bat
tell me….even with ramirez,will this team score 7 runs per game? cuz when you break up this rotation…that is what it will take to win
there is no ez fix for this team
Trade Cain for one of the 3-5 best players in all of baseball? Absolutely, no hesitation whatsoever. Sandoval + Ramirez + Posey is a fantastic foundation for the future, especially since that fills C + SS – the two hardest postiions to fill in baseball, leaving us with the easy task of surrounding them with decent players at the other positions (where decent players are abundant). Throw in a prospect (remember, prospects, especially pitching ones, don't become impact players more often than they do) who's at least 1-2 years away from being a major league starter, lost a significant amount of velocity on his fastball, had fringy breaking stuff to begin with and saw no improvement in that area, and posted a 5.8 K/9 in AA last year? Yep, I'd throw him in there too without hesitation.
There's a reason we have to include a top prospect with Cain (and we still probably need to include more) – because Hanley IS that much better than Cain. Don't get fooled by Cain's ERA this past season – he's been the exact same pitcher the last 4 years – that is, a very good pitcher, but one who's helped out by our defense and especially our ballpark (flyball pitcher in a ballpark that suppresses HR's = good). 3.96, 3.78, 3.91, 3.89 – those are his FIP's for the last 4 years. Talk about consistent. 190.2, 200.0, 217.2, 217.2 – IP over that time. Very good player, yes. Close to Hanley? No. Close to Lincecum? No. Also – Hanley has a 6 year/$70M contract that started this season (5 years $64.5M left). That's a pretty amazing contract seeing how he's 25 and on the career path reserved for first ballot HoF players (and by all accounts has a work ethic that matches anyone else in baseball). Cain's contract is nice, but he's only under team control for 2 more years.
Even without Cain, we still have Lincecum, who's arguably the best pitcher in baseball. We have Sanchez, who truth be told is about as good as Cain per inning, though he's never shown Cain's ability to go 200+ IP, and doesn't have the same consistency (but also has as much potential as any other pitcher in baseball). We have Zito, who was actually useful this year. We can offer someone like Penny the 4th spot. With good D, that's still a very solid rotation.
You're right though, there's no easy fix – like I said I am concerned that any trade we make will simply be a horizontal trade in that we give up as much in run prevention as we gain in run scoring, but hey, there are times to take risks, and with Cain's ERA inflating his value this past year more than at any other time in the past (as I pointed out, he's been the exact same pitcher for 4 seasons now), I think now's the time to take a risk.
Because I like evidence – a link to illustrate just how good Hanley is:
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I'm sick of this lunatic fringe shit. More front office shit spewed by the brain-vacuumed peter pumpers who carry their water. But we're not alone. Here's Baseball Prospectus take on the Giants looking forward and pretty much confirms what John has been saying since before the 2009 season even got started. That everything would have to be perfect. Zito would have to rebound somewhat, Wilson would have to be stellar, Cain would get run support, Sandoval would have to play out of his mind, a no-hitter wouldn't hurt, the Padres and D-Backs would both collapse, go tits up, gut their rosters through injuries and salary dumping and Lincecum would have to pitch the same if not better than his Cy Young year in 2008. All of that came to pass, and the Giants managed to surface from the cesspool ooze of last place and mark up the season 7 games over .500.
The bottom line
A mistake that people make when deciding what they think teams should do in the offseason is to consider the previous season's win total as a baseline and go from there. The Giants' overall batting line indicates that they probably should have not scored as many runs as they did, and players like Cain and Sandoval are unlikely to repeat their performances. If the Giants hold pat, they're likely to fall below .500 in 2010. Someone like Holliday is not going to come cheap, but a bat of his caliber might help turn the Giants into a true contender in the NL West, rather than a middling one wasting the prime of one of the best pitchers in a generation.
–Matt Swartz, Baseball Prospectus
The Giant front office tried to sell us on the idea that their success was a manifestation somewhat, of doing things the Giants Way. The local three stooges of Bay Area MSM (KNBR, Comcast, and the print/electronic paid media) and their echoes referred to it as the overachieving result of grit, and steady management with a plan.
I saw it more as a season of squandered opportunities by Sabean and Bochy. Which everybody kind of expects around here anyway, having been through countless seasons of Sabean's mullet-skulled old ideas fail with monotonous regularity. But perhaps the biggest and most egregious wasted opportunity was squandered by the bow tied popcorn robot from Microsloth who when presented with a chance to let expire the contracts of the two numbskull architects of the Giants unbalanced rosters, disastrous free-agent signings, punitive and archaic lineup management, afforded him by everything going perfect in 2009, the powdered hair one, saw the season as a sign of good things to come and immediately re-upped Dumb and Dumber to idiotic renewals which did nothing more than reconfirm what many suspected all along.
This is a Giants team that wants a full park more than it wants a world series win and does not realize that the two are not mutually inclusive.
I would think you could get Bradley for a song. An incentive-laden contract, and there you go.
I've never quite understood what exactly is supposed to be "wrong" with Bradley, outside of throwing a chair once. He doesn't keep his mouth shut, sometimes to his detriment, but I'm not sure that as a man keeping his mouth shut equals any kind of integrity. God knows we've seen how MLB covers up things (everything he says is ignored in the media as far as any kind of response – he implies the Cubs organization is racist, while all one hears is "no we're not"), and anyone who thinks prejudice is a thing of the past is delusional.
Sheffield too. The Giants could have done the same as I suggest about Bradley. And Ramirez is just a dork, that's all. I agree that Zito and Wilson are wingnuts, but it's considered charming. There is a difference there.
Always reminds me of Jim Bouton – "colorful in baseball is wearing your hat at a jaunty angle". Makes one wonder if things have changed at all in 40(!) years.
It'd be nice to Get Hanley, but the Marlins only trade for young, long term cost controlled players.
And they have a pretty good, cheap young staff already.
Agreed: Josh Johnson is a beast, and Ricky Nolasco is right behind him. With Andrew Miller, Chris Volstad, Anibal Sanchez, and Sean West, the Marlins have a lot of young arms and don't need to pursue a guy like Cain. But I covet Hanley Ramirez as well!
uh guys….not one of you has said who cain can be replaced with
surely not madbaum…who is at least a half year away from being ready
everyone else in the minors is at least 1-2 years away
and what was cain's run support this year?
"No way can the Giants expect to repeat their 2009 pitching performance"
Seems to me that they can get even better by replacing the starts Johnson, Sadowski, and
Martinez made with say a full year of Brad Penny or even John Lackey. If you are afraid the bullpen will regress (I am not by the way) dollars can be spent here too replacing Bob Howry and maybe Justin Miller too.-
It's simple regression to the mean. When a team posts an extraordinary performance, as I'm sure we can all agree the Giatns pitching staff did this season – the simple fact is they're more likely to be less good the next year. Things have a funny habit of moving closer to the mean, as opposed to farther…
If you want actual specifics, you could point to injuries (none of our best performing pitchers had any real injury issues, which is unlikely. That is something that cannot be improved upon, but can get worse next year. Zito is unlikely to get any better, but could definitely become Zito of old. Cain + Lincecum are more likely to perform worse next season than better. Sanchez is a wild card – dude has the stuff to be one of the best starters in baseball, but could just as easily pitch himself out of the league. Bullpens tend to fluctuate significantly from year to year, considering our bullpen was one of the best in baseball, again, they're much more likely to be worse than better next season.
The problem I see with your analysis is the asumption that what the Giants pitching and defense did in 2009 was extraordinary relative to their true talent level. To my way of thinking what they did was actually ordinary relative to their true talent level and therefore I think it is a big mistake to expect regression.
Well, what you say is certainly true, the problem with thinking about it in the way you frame it is we don't know, and can't ever really know, a players (or teams) true talent level. We can make guesses, sure, and you could very well be right – there's even a chance they underperformed their talent level…but considering we don't know where their talent level is, more times than not we're going to be right if we simply assume teams at the extremes will perform closer to the mean next year, relative to what they did this year.
It's a great thought, but I don't know if Cain could actually land Hanley though. As tight-fisted as the Marlins are they just signed him to a 6 year contract (starting in 09)… so I'm pretty sure they are going to try to build the team around him as they move into their new stadium (which was finally approved if memory serves). If he demands a trade, then Cain could land him definately.
I think the Giants should trade Renteria for Bradley and I know he can be a malcontent and a distraction, but with the A's and Rangers he really produced. Of course Thomas and Swisher were supposedly calming influences on him. So amongst all those gamers and players of the game righters and veterans someone could/should be able to help Bradley keep calm. There will be outbursts and probably an injury or two but he can still produce, a lot better than Renteria.
So how about a trade with the Rays, Cain for Crawford & Zobrist? Crawford's final year of his contract is 2010 and I'm sure the Rays are not going to resign him. Zobrist is young and very good at short, but he's been playing the OF because the Rays have Barlett at short. If that's not enough of a return for Cain, their farm is stacked, get a prospect to sweeten the deal.
And because I have way to much time on my hands, by adding Bradley (RF), Crawford (LF) and Zobrist (SS) the Giants would be adding (based on 2009 wOBA) approximately 115 runs, over last season's production at LF, RF and SS.
Aurilla, Ishikawa and Garko (again based on 2009 wOBA) contributed -18 runs over the year. Just add a slightly above replacement level first basemen and he would be adding another 18-20 runs. What's even sadder is that Garko actually hurt the Giants, when he played he decreased the Giants chances of winning.
One more thing Molina was good for -9 runs over the year, so if Posey can just be about league average he should also add value in terms of runs.
The above numbers don't include defense, but a quick look at UZR/150 and Crawford/Bradley/Zobrist would not be taking anything away from the Giants team defense.
Add a good to great first basemen, sign Hudson (hey you'd have 2/3 of the big 3 ) to replace Johnson, Bumgardner replaces Cain and bam, the Giants are a force in the NL West. Okay maybe you don't want or need Hudson, but since the A's are going to suck it would be fun watching Tim-MAY. I'd actually like the A's to resign Huddy, but it makes no sense; since the A's really are in a rebuild.
FWIW (and I know not much) but I was reading a roundtable discussion during one of the playoff games on BP, somebody asked Joe Sheehan what team he would like to be the GM for… and he immediately said (well as immediately as you can tell in a roundtable discussion on the interwebs) the Giants. Inferred he would have them winning 100 games in no time.
I'm all for John's idea. It's disappointing, but I think that Cain may have hit his ceiling as well. The point about replacing him is a valid one, but, one also has to realize that in 2009 salary is a trading chip. Ramirez is, presumably, always going to be paid a great deal more than Cain will, and so while as ballplayers Cain does not equal Ramirez, Cain plus $10 million certainly does.
I can easily see Ramirez one day making the Hall. but +mia is right, the brass don't like "uppity". Which is heinous – Jeff Kent may have been the biggest horse's ass in the game, but he wasn't the one portrayed as the asshole. And you can't tell me the team doesn't have a lot of influence on whatever "spin" gets applied.
And it's annoying-funny: San Francisco, home of being an individual, right? "Popular with the girls" – this is 2009 folks, and in any case, I hear there's other than white people in the Bay Area. Just a rumor. What, do Bonds and Ramirez have leprosy, or might there be another factor?
In any case, I don't see any minor league hitters ready to break down any doors. Clearly the Giants need more hitting, and it isn't going to come in 2010 or 2011 all by itself. And I have more faith in the Marlins' sense of decency and fairness in a trade than in Sabean's ability to sign Free Agent X. Which is pathetic enough in itself.
Giants had all of three African Americans on the roster if you include Manny Burris this year. Which is pretty much a reflection of the decline of African American participation in Baseball in general.
The Giants lineup in 1958 at times sported a lineup mostly of players of color.
Leon "Daddy Wags" Wagner, LF
Willie Mays CF,
Willie Kirkland and Felipe Alou RF,
Valmy Thomas C
Ruben Gomez SP
Bill White/ Orlando Cepeda 1b
Andre Rogers SSMaybe its just me. But I get really sick and fucking tired of hearing about talented and accomplished guys like Milton Bradley, Hanley Ramirez, Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and even Fred Lewis being referred to as "difficult" or "presents his own set of problems" or "immature, any other dozens of ways of being pointed out for not being part of, or supportive of, the status quo.
Yet guys like Wilson and Zito can make asses of themselves on Twitter, reality TV, and call-in radio shows, display all kinds of tats and body decals, talk like fucking new age monkeys and they are referred to as gamers with gritty presence, and clubhouse leaders.
The front office of this franchise is a a fucking disgrace.
7 of the 8 teams that scored 89 or more runs then their opponents made the playoffs this year. Only the Braves in this group (out scored their opponents by 90 runs) failed to make the playoffs. Almost every year some team that only marginally out scores their opponents (and every once in a while like the 97 Giants even a team that is out scored) manages to make the playoffs. This year that team was the Twins who scored 52 more runs then their opponents (just 6 mor ethen the Giants did.
If you look at baseball history since the introduction of four playoff teams in each league scoring 90 runs more then your opponent has been the magic number that has gotten your team to the postseason way more offten then not. Therefore, all the Giants have to do to get to this level for 2010 and beyond is to increase their run advantage over their opponents from 46 to 90 or more. Increasing scoring by 100 runs would be nice but it is hardly necessary as it would likely be foolish to attempt to do this all at once.
Typo above as the Braves scored 94 (noty 90) more runs then their opponents.
The Dodgers did not score 820 Runs. They Scored 780. So, not just "fantasyland' but "JustMakeItUpLand" as well.
It would take alot more then Cain to get Hanley Ramirez. This is a trip to fantasyland.
Well, that's the kind of deal the Giants should make. I like Cain. But I'm not in love with him, and I think he is as good as he is ever going to get. He still can't pitch from behind in the count either…just look at his OPS splits from last season. Guys are positively Bondsian against him once they get ahead in the count. So while he is still very good, he is not HOF bound either or even No. 1 starter material. I think the Giants made a mistake with him in their minor league system by not developing his power and velocity and sacrificed some of it the same way they sacrificed some of Bumgarner's by compacting up his motion, but thats a whole nuther story for a whole nuther time.
But assuming the Marlins would pull that deal off with the Giants, Sabean would not for any number of reasons unrelated to trying to win a championship. This is a franchise that avoids risk like Bud Selig and Congress avoids lie detectors.
They know for a fact, that with a Matt Cain, they are competitive, girls and guys and media and season ticket holders find him popular and he is a face of the franchise behind Lincecum and Fat Oso. But mainly, they know he keeps them competitive and people will buy tickets to see him pitch. He's non controversial and his chunk of payroll is affordable.
Hanley Ramirez on the other hand could or could not make them good or at least have somebody in the lineup besides Sandoval that is actually an above average MLB quality player. Thats a huge increase from one out of eight to two out of eight. You've now doubled the number of impact bats in your everyday lineup. From 12.5% of your lineup to 25% of your lineup. Add one more quality player who can OPS over 850 at least, hope to shit Buster Posey rakes and now you're talking about genuinely competing against the Dodgers and Rockies for real.
But Ramirez will come here with the same lies, and exaggerations attached to him that Bonds did. And he's a genuine superstar and another one of those uppity persons with dark skin who doesn't look and sound like and dress like the people covering him for KNBR, SF Gate, Comcast, and the rest of the dogs in MSM.
The Giants demonstrated very clearly that even though Bonds was still the best hitter on their team by far in 2007, they were not willing to risk further controversy in 2008, because they knew their targeted niche market , the little yuppie cocksuckers who munch on shitty overpriced food and sip wine and brie cheese, and drool over themselves for luxury suites and face time with Giants celebrities, would come out anyway. And the others, the Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf and Six Flags Crowd would come for the the ballpark experience and the illusion of "meaningful games in September" and "Timmy Time" and grit and savy and all the rest of the propaganda spun events like Braille books for Lobsters with claw fungus and feed the starving Venusians and Melmacians night and get your picture taken with Alf, and all the rest of the bullshit that goes on down there at 3rd and King.
The Giants are not going to risk another controversial player. Especially one of color. The risk/reward is not there for them. If trying to win a pennant was their priority, then it would be. But that's not the way it is anymore. Its not the Microsloth way.
cain may not be timmy good, but who can he be replaced with
it took sabean 13 years of drafting to finally get a quality staff together…trade cain and the staff returns to below average
this is what happens when you have an unbalanced draft for 10 of your 12 years as gm
sabean has now painted himself in a corner


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Chipper Jones' right knee seems to be just fine after arthroscopic surgery. The Atlanta Braves' third baseman blasted a solo shot in the eighth and singled with a stolen base in the third inning, but it was not enough as the first place Pittsburgh Pirates took the first game of...
Jordan Schafer Diagnosed with Broken Finger, not Headed for Disabled List; Wilkin Ramirez Optioned to Minors
July 25th, 2011 at 9:36 PM
X-rays taken Monday on Jordan Schafer's jammed middle finger revealed a chip fracture. The 24-year-old outfielder, however, is unlikely to see the disabled list.
Schafer took some swings and threw some in the indoor batting cages at Turner Field before the Atlanta Braves started their four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates....
Cincinnatti Reds Win Series Over Atlanta Braves in Walk-off Fashion
July 25th, 2011 at 8:40 AM
It took the Atlanta Braves seven innings to pull even with the Cincinnati Reds in the series finale Sunday. It took one pitch in the bottom of the ninth for the Reds to win it.
Scott Linebrink served up a thigh-high fastball that caught too much of the outside part of...
Huge Seventh Inning Leads to Cincinnati Reds Rout of Atlanta Braves
July 24th, 2011 at 9:23 AM
Derek Lowe and the Atlanta Braves seemed to be cruising to another low scoring win Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds. And then the wheels came off.
Lowe had done it all for the Braves for more than half the game. He drove in their only two runs of the game with...
Jason Heyward, Brooks Conrad Lead Comeback as Atlanta Braves Split Series with 9-6 Victory Over Colorado Rockies
July 22nd, 2011 at 3:13 AM
Tommy Hanson had his worst start of the season, giving up six runs in six innings.
He still managed to get the win.
Despite being down 4-0 after two innings, the Atlanta Braves fought back and defeated the Colorado Rockies 9-6 to split the four-game series. In an offensive slugfest that featured...
Martin Prado's Error the Difference, Colorado Rockies Eek Out Walk-off Win Over Atlanta Braves
July 21st, 2011 at 9:14 AM
Martin Prado is usually known as a sure-handed defender, but the it was the one that got away from in the bottom of the ninth inning that led to the Colorado Rockies taking the third game of the series against the Atlanta Braves.
With Eric O'Flaherty on the hill with two...
Atlanta Braves Reportedly Interested in Carlos Beltran
July 20th, 2011 at 3:01 PM
The Atlanta Braves are reportedly interested in acquiring Carlos Beltran from the New York Mets, mlb.com reports.
The Mets are willing to foot the rest of Beltran's contract for the year - about $6 million - meaning they would be looking for highly ranked prospects, and the Braves have plenty of...
Colorado Rockies Ride 10 Walks to Rout of Atlanta Braves
July 20th, 2011 at 12:12 AM
Brandon Beachy was not his usual self while Ubaldo Jimenez returned to his 2010 form as the Colorado Rockies trounced the Atlanta Braves 12-3.
Beachy could not buy an out as he walked five, allowed nine hits and surrendered six runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Beachy's problems started early. He walked Carlos...
Freddie Freeman Continues Dominance of Colorado Rockies as Atlanta Braves Win
July 19th, 2011 at 9:06 AM
Freddie Freeman is public enemy no. 1 for the Colorado Rockies right now.
The Atlanta Braves' rookie, who has hit .526 and slugged 1.368 against the Rockies this year, hit his fifth home run against them in as many games as Atlanta took the first of four games at Coors Field...
Atlanta Braves Rally Twice And Win On Walk-Off
July 17th, 2011 at 7:36 PM
Just when it looked like the Atlanta Braves were headed for an incredible comeback victory at the hands of Brian McCann, a two-run home run by Danny Espinosa dashed the hopes of Braves fans and made a heartbreaking loss seem inevitable.
Enter Nate McLouth.
McLouth, who has struggled all season and hadn't...
Jon Lannan Too Much for Atlanta Braves as Washington Nationals Win 5-2
July 17th, 2011 at 3:00 PM
The Atlanta Braves have always struggled against John Lannan.
Saturday night was no different.
Lannan got it done with his arm and his bat as the Washington Nationals won 5-2 over the Braves. Lannan, who has a 3.24 ERA in 13 career starts against the Braves, gave up only two runs and...
Atlanta Braves Notch 10,000th Victory in Martin Prado's Return
July 16th, 2011 at 10:22 AM
The Atlanta Braves became just the third franchise in major league history to win 10,000 wins, joining the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants in a feat 140 years in the making. They just happened to do it the night Martin Prado returned after a month on the disabled list...
Five Atlanta Braves Make 2011 All-Star Team
July 11th, 2011 at 12:44 PM
A strong first half that currently has the Atlanta Braves sitting in second place in the NL East, 3.5 games behind the first place Philadelphia Phillies, is due in large part to the stellar pitching staff that had led the Braves to a 54-38 record.
Atlanta's pitching staff, second in the...
Chipper Jones Undergoes Arthroscopic Surgery on Right Knee
July 10th, 2011 at 8:19 AM
With Martin Prado's return on the horizon and the pain in his right knee increasing, Chipper Jones went under the knife Saturday at 3:00 p.m. to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, braves.com reports.
Jones underwent a surgical procedure in Atlanta and is expected to return in two to...
Atlanta Braves Take Pitchers Duel from Philadelphia Phillies in Another Extra-Inning Game
July 10th, 2011 at 8:11 AM
All-Star snub Tommy Hanson pitched like a man with a purpose for the Atlanta Braves Saturday, but it was the bullpen that had to hold strong again in extra innings. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Cliff Lee to the hill in yet another pitchers duel.
After suffering a walk-off loss Friday in...


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After losing for the first time in two Region 4-4A matches, the Lugoff-Elgin volleyball team bounced back from a loss to Spring Valley with a 3-2 win over Dutch Fork last Thursday night in Irmo.
I read with great disappointment one of our city councilmen's rude and inappropriate comments regarding our state's attorney general. I am shocked that an elected official I voted for would speak of our state's chief legal officer in such a way. Perhaps Mr. Partin should be reminded that the people of South Carolina and the people of Kershaw County elected Alan Wilson to serve us as Attorney General.
Thank you for the opportunity to tell the citizens of Camden of the petition drive that is calling for a referendum on the use of hospitality taxes. I have no question that our elected officials are good people with good intentions. However, many citizens have been outraged at the city council and city administration's process in making a decision on a sports complex. During the last few weeks many citizens have written letters to the ...
The following real estate transfers were recently recorded in the Kershaw County Assessor's office:
Photo cutline -- Mary Jones, principal of Lugoff Elementary School, and Mrs. Richard Riley, the First Lady of South Carolina, talk with children at the school during Mrs. Riley's visit to Kershaw County Tuesday. She was here only a few hours before returning to Columbia.
National Assisted Living Week began on Grandparents' Day, Sept. 11 and continued until Sept. 17. Many assisted living residents are the people who made significant contributions to the community. They have been the teachers, business people, civic leaders, public officials, parents, and now grandparents, who have contributed so much to the Kershaw County community. This week gives locals a chance to honor these citizens' contributions along with staff, families, friends, and volunteers of the community. ...
The Miss Camden Scholarship Program and Miss Camden Teen Program are seeking contestants for their 2012 pageant to be held Jan.7, 2012 at Camden High School. Miss Camden and Miss Camden Teen are official preliminaries to Miss South Carolina/Miss South Carolina Teen and Miss America/Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
The "girls" are hitting the beach in tonight and tomorrow's production of the popular Fine Arts Follies! Through the miracles of make-up, some fine tuning in the wardrobe department and some "shifting of shape," local business and professional men from across Kershaw County are "transformed" as they showcase their, er, talents, as the Camden Community Theatre (CCT) and the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) present the return of the riotous Fine Arts Follies ...
The 16th annual Fire Fest 2011 will take place Saturday at Rhame City Arena in Camden. The event will kick off with a parade at 9 a.m. through downtown Camden. This family event will also include skydivers, vendors, kids' games, food, exhibitors and firefighter competition. The sky divers will enter around 9:45 a.m. and the opening ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Activities for children will include bounce-arounds, pony rides and games.
The Lugoff-Elgin High School journalism department will host a pancake breakfast at the FATZ in Camden, located at 212 Wall Street on Sept. 24. From 7:30 to 10 a.m. FATZ will open its doors to members of the community and transform into a hotspot for hotcakes to raise money to support the L-EHS journalism department. Proceeds from the breakfast will be used to help the students of the yearbook team pay to attend local and ...
St. John's United Methodist Church is accepting vendor applications for the annual Bazaar to be held Nov. 19. Applications can be picked up at the church office, located at 45 Roseborough Road, Lugoff or one can be mailed to you be calling 438-6349.
The 8th annual Habitat Golf Tournament will be held Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. at the Camden Country Club. To register, call 432-4222. The cost is $260 for a foursome, $65 individual.
The Young Leadership Committee of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is organizing a poker run to raise money for type 1 diabetes. The poker run, "Hawg-Wild for the Cure," will be held on Oct. 15.
Led by a 1-2 finish from Davis Goodrich and Clark Joseph, the Camden High boys' cross country team ran to a first-place finish in an eight-team meet held last Thursday at North Central High School.
After struggling on offense in a season-opening loss to Buford, the North Central girls found what it was searching for on that end of the floor, only to come up short in a 38-31 loss to McBee last Thursday.
• A new study shows that dementia is going to be even a bigger problem than originally thought, estimating that 135 million people will have the disorder by 2050; that's a 17 percent increase above previous predictions. Dementia -- with Alzheimer's Disease being the best known type -- has stubbornly fought the best efforts of scientists to discover a cure or a way to slow the progression. These new ...
There's nothing glamorous about being a farmer, nothing charming, little endearing and certainly few things easy about it. It is either a calling or a curse, depending on how one looks at it. Some are born into it and some just can't find a way to escape it for it's all they've ever known.
WASHINGTON -- As the government health care website chugs along, the Obama administration has initiated a counter-initiative to combat Republican naysaying -- and its weapons are of superior grade.
During a turbulent year at KershawHealth, one theme has been consistent: that patient care has not deteriorated and that the hospital's staff has continued to provide high-level medical services and compassionate care for patients. That's no doubt been made more difficult by the turmoil surrounding the facility's top management and board. Now, with a new executive having been hired to run KershawHealth on a temporary basis, it's time to ...
Among the animals available for adoption at the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter are a black male cat and Marley, a four month old male terrier. The adoption donation includes spaying or neutering. The shelter, located at the south end of Fair Street and managed by the Kershaw County Humane Society, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The shelter is closed Sunday ...
Wateree Elementary school students from Mrs. Joni Baker's class LB Benavidez, Evelyn Register, Ashtlyn Landy, and Marshall Bullock dressed as Native Americans and Pilgrims to celebrate Kindergarten's "First Thanksgiving."
Some of the most cherished Christmas customs and symbols were introduced in Britain and America during the 19th century Victorian Era, particularly the 1840s.
Reid Buckley will read from his latest prose book Infinity, Dec. 10 from 5:30 until 7 p.m. at Books on Broad, located at 944 Broad St., in Camden. The event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and autographing. Seating is limited.
Drs. Moss and Owen of Camden recently provided dental screenings for children at Jackson Elementary School. Above, Dr. Cathy Moss screens a young student. In two hours, the dentists were able to screen 500 children.
Camden High School senior Madison Grant and junior teammate Morgan Wilson were named to the 2013 All-Region 4-AAA Volleyball Team as selected by the conference's seven head coaches.
Henry Alonzo Johnson, 57, of 907 Market Street, Camden, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 4, 2103, 2 p.m., Gethsemane Deliverance Church, Camden. Burial will follow at Cedar Cemetery, Camden.
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I bought this tisane locally last night in bulk. It has a lot of lemongrass, some lemon peel, ginger, and licorice root.
It was very inexpensive and is a really good bedtime tea when I'm not in the mood for a chamomile based blend.
I like me some lemongrass! And the ginger is nice and spicy :)
Digging through my basket of samples/swaps. I think I must have received this in a swap. No idea from who, or what it is.
It steeps up a super dark red colour, there are some apples & a huge blackberry in it.
It's sweet & tart & maple like. It's quite good, & would probably be fantastic iced. Just wish I knew what it was.
As it cooled it was super tart, it could have used a larger mug with more water.
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Thailand sentences man to 3 years in prison for royal insult
BANGKOK (AP) - A Thai man has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for selling video CDs of an Australian TV news segment deemed offensive to Thailand's royal family.
The court on Thursday convicted Akachai Hongkangwan under lese majeste laws prohibiting defamation of the royal family.
The VCDs contained a segment on the Australian Broadcasting Corp.'s Foreign Correspondent series in 2010 that questioned the future of Thailand's monarchy.
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Apple Inc. bondholders are signaling investor Carl Icahn's appeal for an additional $150 billion in share buybacks is little more than wishful thinking.
Japan's Topix index fell for a fourth day as the yen gained against the dollar amid the U.S. government shutdown and investors weighed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's sales-tax increase and stimulus plan.
Global stocks fell the most in a month, trimming the biggest quarterly advance since the start of 2012, before a potential U.S. government shutdown. Treasuries pared early gains while crude oil slid to the lowest level in three months.
The volume of initial public offerings in Europe jumped more than sixfold in the third quarter as investors lured by cheaper valuations and strengthening economies put their money to work in the region.
Canadian stocks fell, paring the best quarterly gain in a year, with all 10 main industries retreating as a likely U.S. government shutdown tomorrow weighed on global equities.
For Mari Nuzum, who spent three years searching, it's the best time to buy a home in Greenwich, Connecticut. She, and her husband Richard, bought a six-bedroom Colonial revival in the back-country neighborhood for $3.85 million. A year ago it was listed for $4.75 million.
Asian stocks fell, with the benchmark index paring its biggest monthly gain since 2012, on concern the U.S. government is headed for a shutdown amid a budget stalemate.
House Speaker John Boehner's plan to avert a shutdown by shifting to a debt-ceiling fight ran into opposition from some Republicans in another setback for efforts to keep the U.S. government operating after Sept. 30.
Asian stocks are headed for the biggest monthly gain since September 2010 after U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly fell and Japan's inflation accelerated to the fastest pace since 2008.
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- Chinese Death Star: The moon cited as the perfect launch pad for ballistic missiles
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A promising 'Shark'
Another fall television season, another new legal drama.
Yet CBS' "Shark," premiering tonight at 10, is something different. Not because of its premise or plots, which aren't particularly original. Rather, it's the sheer force of James Woods' magnetic persona that lifts the new show out of otherwise murky waters.
Mr. Woods, in his series television debut, stars as Los Angeles lawyer Sebastian Stark, better known in legal circles as Shark. He's one of those high-powered criminal defense attorneys who often attract questionable clients, such as O.J. Simpson. You wonder how they sleep at night. However, Stark actually has a crisis of conscience after one of the clients he has saved from a guilty verdict goes on to murder the wife he had been charged with attempting to kill.
The district attorney's office offers Stark a chance to do penance: help convict the criminals he once defended. At first, Stark resists: "I eat prosecutors for breakfast; they're my main source of fiber," he protests. Soon, though, he's persuaded to switch sides — and it probably doesn't hurt that DA Jessica Devlin is played by the voluptuous, blond Jeri Ryan ("Star Trek: Voyager," "Boston Public").
Mr. Woods, an Oscar nominee for his roles in "Salvador" and "Ghosts of Mississippi," brings his trademark intensity and seriousness to "Shark" — a seriousness without irony or camp, traits not often seen on network television. Dialogue such as, "Your job is to win. Justice is God's problem" might seem silly spoken by a lesser talent.
Tonight's pilot was directed by Spike Lee, another talent known primarily for feature films. His fluid camera work provides "Shark" with a great deal of energy. Jousting scenes between Mr. Woods and Miss Ryan are particularly engaging.
"Well, this should be fun," Miss Ryan's district attorney says to Stark at one point.
So far, it certainly looks that way.
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New season for 'Earl'
Last year's shock hit "My Name Is Earl," returns at 8 tonight with nearly all its peculiar giggles intact.
The minds behind the NBC sitcom must realize the comic firecracker they have in co-star Jaime Pressly— as Earl's ex-wife, Joy — so the doe-eyed actress is front and center in the season's first fresh episode.
Joy gets ripped off by a Best Buy-like chain and gets revenge by swiping one of the store's trucks. Earl (Jason Lee) thinks she's overreacting, but one of the things mentioned on his list of wrongs to right is that he never backed up Joy during their marriage.
Given that, he tries to help Joy when her plan backfires. The truck, along with its wealth of electronic goodies, also contains a store employee who's napping inside. Madcap antics ensue, but few are as impressive as the unexpected comic asides tossed our way. Better still, they don't overwhelm Miss Pressly's daffy performance, one of 2005's nicest surprises.
KIBBE: Another Republican budget surrender
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The short-term deal will assure long-term overspending
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Seventy years ago Jeremiah Jenk had to flee from the congregation of
righteousness, because he beat his father and was therefore condemned to
death. The extremly gifted counterfeiter worked afterwards for the Kingpin,
but now, half blind and retired, he wants to return to the congregation. So
he hires Matthew to persuade the council of the elders to allow him to come
The congregation of righteousness under the leadership of Jeremiah Jenks'
brother Nahum proves to be rather uncooperative and hostile to strangers
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