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Is anybody home? [technorati.com #14196] I seriously thought that perhaps Technorati got hit or flooded by Hurricane Katrina.
I attempted to report blog claim errors and other issues with my Technorati account back in August...
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I again followed up a couple of days later. Nothing.
I personally manage dozens of blogs for many of my consultancy markets and clients. I also teach internet marketing and blogging. I've always touted Technorati, but that came to a halt YESTERDAY.
I cannot promote an empty parking lot as if it is something of value.
I've watched over the past weeks as content rich blogs have disappeared from Technorati results and spam blogs seem invulnerably present. I've also documented certain TAGS that previously had valid results and now show ZERO results.
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- Tk. 50 Preloaded talk time with validity of 30 days
- 1 sec pulse
- Prepaid Price Plan
- Make and Receive Calls from any phone (Mobile, PSTN,ISD)
- Electronic and Scratch Card Based Recharge
- Data Service (EDGE P1/P2/P3/P4/P5/P6/P7)
- 10% instant bonus amount on minimum BDT 50 of Recharge
- Full Connectivity (Incoming/Outgoing/BTCL with Local, NWD, ISD, and Economy ISD)
- Instant balance checking option by dialing *566#
- Instant bonus checking option by dialing *566*2#
- 24hrs. Customer Service through 121 hotline for all GPPP subscribers
- Recharge facilities through Scratch Card and any Flexiload points
- Short Messaging Service (SMS)
- Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
- Internet browsing facility with EDGE P1/P2/P3/P4/P5/P6/P7
- Welcome Tune, Ringtones, etc.
- Voice SMS
- Pay for Me
- Missed Call Alert (MCA)
- Voice Mail Box
- Health Line Service by dialing 789
- For GPPP ERS subscribers, free ERS service hotline 155 and 1200
- Other GSM feature like Caller ID, Call Waiting, Call Conference, Call Barring, etc.
- Discount facility at various thankyou partner outlet
- Start up price BDT 149
Tariff for Default Plan
Type | 12pm-4pm |
4pm-12pm |
On-net | BDT 0.49 |
Off-net | BDT 0.99 |
Pulse | 1 second |
SMS | 24 hours at BDT 0.50/SMS (within 160 character space) |
Tariff for Opt-in Plan
Time | Type | Tariff |
24 hours | On-net | BDT 0.55 |
Off-net | BDT 0.75 |
Pulse | 10 second |
SMS | 24 hours at BDT 0.50/SMS (within 160 character space) |
Note: 15% VAT will be applicable with all charges
1. What is the new offer?
This is a new opt-in based price plan offer under which the eligible subscribers can enjoy GP-GP BDT 0.55/min. & GP-Other operator 0.75/min. 24 hrs. with 10 sec pulse.
For Prepaid users recharging minimum BDT 300 or more at a time
For Postpaid subscribers by ensuring airtime usage of BDT 500/month per bill cycle
2. Is there any validity that exists for the lower tariff offer?
Yes, for prepaid subscribers validity for the lower tariff offer will be 15 days from the day the subscriber recharges Tk 300 or more & opt-in to the offer within the same day.
For Postpaid subscribers lower tariff offer validity, please refer to Qs: 22
3. Who are eligible for this new offer?
All new & existing GP Public Phone prepaid & postpaid connections will be eligible for this offer.
4. What will be the activation (opt-in) and de-activation (opt-out) procedures for the new offer?
All eligible prepaid subscribers (existing and new) can avail the optional price plan by recharging minimum BDT 300 or more at a time & following the below procedures (subscriber has to opt-in within the same day he/she recharges BDT 300 or more at a time):
All eligible Postpaid subscribers (existing and new) can avail the optional price plan by ensuring minimum airtime usage of Tk 500/month & following the below procedures (postpaid subscribers can opt-in at any time during the month).
5. What will be the charge for opt-in and opt-out?
Opt-in and opt-out port (4444) will be free of charge, also USSD based activities will be free of charge.
6. How long will it take to activate the offer after opt-in?
For eligible GPPP prepaid, VP prepaid, and BPO prepaid connections the offer will be activated in real time after fulfilling the offer conditions. For eligible GPPP postpaid connections, the offer will be activated on next day from the date of registration or successful opt-in.
7. What will be the offer duration?
The offer will go live on 00:00 hrs of October 11, 2010 and will continue until further notice.
8. Is this a new product?
No. This is not a new product but a new optional (i.e. recharge/opt-in/registration based) price plan offer in addition to the existing price plan. Eligible subscribers can switch in between this two price plan at their own choice.
9. What will be the GPPP tariff Plan with the introduction of this new offer?
Feature | Default Plan (Existing) | Optional Plan (New) |
Pulse | 1 Sec. | 60 Sec. |
GP GP Voice Calls 8am 12pm 12pm 4pm 4pm 8am |
BDT 0.99/min. BDT 0.49/min. BDT 0.99/min. |
0.49/min. GP-GP & 0.65/min. GP-other |
GP Other Voice Calls** 8am 12pm 12pm 4pm 4pm 8am |
BDT 0.99/min. BDT 0.99/min. BDT 0.99/min. |
BPO-BPO (24hrs.) | BDT 0.25/min* |
All other tariff, pulse, startup price, freebies, bonus, VAS and features, etc. will remain AS-IS.
Subscriber can opt-in for the optional rate plan or may stay with the default plan as per their choice.
To continue with the optional plan prepaid subscriber has to recharge minimum Tk 300 at a time & Postpaid subscribers has to ensure minimum airtime usage of Tk 500/month.
Subscribers can opt-out from the optional plan to default plan at any point of time.
For both opt-in and opt-out, no charges will be applicable.
'GP Other Voice Calls' refers the calls to other mobile operator, private PSTN, local & NWD numbers
10. After the launch of the new recharge based offer what will happen to the previous Tk 500 usage based 65 paisa offer?
The Tk 500 usage based 65 paisa offer will be discontinued from the day the recharge based new offer is launched. Subscribers who are enjoying the previous 65 paisa offer will be automatically migrated to the new offer.
11. What will happen to the previously eligible subscribers having Tk 500 usage who already opted-in to the previous 65 paisa offer?
With the launch of the new PCO offer, all eligible subscribers (prepaid & postpaid) having Tk 500 usage who already opted-in to the previous 65 paisa offer will be automatically migrated to the new lower tariff offer & will enjoy it till 6th November 2010. After 7th November individual prepaid & postpaid offer eligibility criteria will be applicable for those subscribers.
12. What will happen for the new connection and churn or system disconnected numbers?
All new, churn or system disconnected numbers will be activated with the default or existing price plan. After activation subscribers at their own choice can opt-in for the new price plan through SMS or USSD based procedure described in Q. No. 03.
13. What will happen to the existing 10% bonus to the opted in subscribers?
Currently all GPPP prepaid subscribers can enjoy 10% bonus on recharge of BDT 50 or above. This bonus modality will remain AS-IS in either plan (i.e. existing plan and new recharge based lower tariff plan).
14. Is there any pre-requisite to avail this new offer?
Yes. to continue the offer each prepaid subscriber has to recharge Tk 300 or more at a time (registration requires in the same day of recharge) & Postpaid subscribers will have to ensure minimum airtime usage of BDT 500/month.
15. Does Subscribers need to register/opt-in every time to avail the offer?
No, both prepaid & postpaid subscribers have to register/opt-in once (first time) to avail the offer, unless opt-out manually prepaid subscribers can continue enjoy the offer by recharging Tk 300 or more every time.
16. Can prepaid subscribers avail the offer after expiration of the 15 days special tariff validity?
Yes, after expiration of the 15 days special tariff validity (after 1st Tk 300 recharge & registering to the lower tariff offer) prepaid subscribers can avail the offer once again by recharging Tk 300 or more at a time, no registration is required after 1st registration.
17. What will happen to the prepaid subscriber if within the offer validity period he/she recharges another BDT 300 recharge
Within the BDT 300 recharge based lower tariff validity period if any subscriber recharges another BDT 300, his/her offer validity will be extended to another 15 days from the day he/she recharges the amount(Tk 300 or more at a time).
18. What will happen to the prepaid subscriber after end of 15 days validity of the special tariff offer?
After 15 days validity of the special recharge based lower tariff offer if the prepaid subscriber fails to or does not recharge another BDT 300, his/her tariff will be migrated to their regular PCO tariff (0.99 flat & 0.49 GP-GP 12mp-4pm).
19. What will be the window for checking airtime usage calculation for postpaid subscribers?
The airtime usage calculation will be the total month irrespective of opt-in date. For example: for Subscriber 'X', successful opt-in date is April 21 and for subscriber 'Y', successful opt-in date is April 28. In both cases the airtime usage calculation window will be April 01 April 30, 2010.
20. What are the criteria for airtime usage calculation?
Airtime usage calculation will be made on GP GP, GP Other (mobile operators, private PSTN, local & NWD calls), and Voice SMS (GP GP/GP Other).
21. Is there any option for the postpaid subscribers to check their airtime usage status?
22. What will happen if a postpaid subscriber fails to ensure the minimum airtime usage condition in any month?
For Example: Case 1: Subscriber 'X' opt-in date October 07, 2010. End of October his airtime usage is BDT 560. Also the subscriber did not opt-out from the offer. In this scenario the below calendar showing the period of availing the new offer for the said subscriber on two months view point:
Explanation: Here subscriber enjoyed the new offer from October 07 and as he filled up min. usage condition in the month of October and did not opt-out by himself, he continued enjoying up to November 2010 as well.
Case 2: Subscriber 'Y' opt-in date October 29, 2010. End of October his airtime usage is BDT 499. But in November 2010 his airtime usage reaches to BDT 510. Subscriber did not opt-out from the offer all through the time. In this scenario the below calendar showing the availing period of the new offer on 3 months view point:
Explanation: In the above scenario subscriber enjoyed the offer from his first opt-in date i.e. October 29, but due to failure of ensuring min. usage condition on that month he has been reverted by the system on November 07, 2010. So from November 08 December 07, 2010 he is enjoying regular tariff even if he opt-out and opt-in during this period. Again as he filled up the min. usage condition in the month of November, 2010 system put him in the promotional offer from November 08, 2010 onwards if he has not opted out already.

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An impressive amount of time dedicated to Tiger Woods during Letterman's monologue last night. In addition to what you see to the right, there was this: "Tiger Woods is a little rusty of course. But even if he doesn't win the Masters, his wife Elin will get a green jacket. It will be made out of Tiger's money." Unfortunately Letterman taped on Tuesday an hour or so before the New York Daily News reported that another alleged Tiger mistress had surfaced; Devon James, a Florida-based "adult entertainer," who claims that Tiger paid her for sex over a 2 1/2-year period.
In a radio interview, she recounted her first meeting with Woods just minutes before a three-way.
"Hi, I'm Tiger. Nice to meet you," she quoted him as saying before they quickly got down to business.
Woods, 34, allegedly paid the two women $2,000 each for what she described as "dirty" sex.
Did you think that these women would stay quiet with The Masters approaching? The media spotlight on Tiger is brighter than ever, and I'd guess there will be several more ladies willing to jump in and get them some of that.
Hopefully the magical powers of Tiger's Buddhist bracelet will protect him from this new menace.
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- Chloe O'Brian - Mar 24, 2010 at 3:39 PM
No, jonni you've got it all wrong. Taking his practice strokes before and after his matches increased his focus and brought his game to new a new level.
- Bob - Mar 24, 2010 at 3:59 PM
I read one post that said Tiger looked like a Crack Baby with those bulging eyes- I guess. Aside from his $$$ what would Elin see in him now, or before? She should move on with someone she can trust.
- just looking.. - Mar 24, 2010 at 4:00 PM
I am a reformed "river rat", but more to the point, I couldn't agree more w/your post!
- Tigered out - Mar 24, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Tiger is an a–hole. Everyone on the tour knows it. He is self-absorbed, impolite, socially awkward, rude to fans and PGA professionals. Very few have reported this because it conflicts with his Nike, howdy-dudy, clean cut image. In the past, fans would have greeted such information with great skepticism. Now a few reporters have begun to talk about the other Tiger. And guess what, that guy's a douche.
He's the one who hurt his family, not the ever-growing parade of bimbos. If he likes banging skanks, and who doesn't, I say go for it. Just stay single or get a divorce.
To answer the question why are these skanks continuing to ruin Tiger's life. Uh, they're skanks. That's what they do. Why did Tiger think otherwise? He probably didn't think anything because little Tiger was doing all the thinking. That's the way it is with these self-asborbed narcissists.
Now to Elin. Oh poor Elin. When Tiger met Elin, he was now famous and supremely wealthy. And like most novo riche, looking for that blonde trophy wife. Enter Elin. Several PGA players were already pursuing Elin, but she wanted the big payday: super nerd in need of a trophy wife.
Does anyone think that if Tiger were, say, an accountant who never golfed in his life that Elin would have anything to do with him. Not a chance in… Do you think Elin was charmed by Tiger's warm, charismatic personality? Or rather his cold, socially awkward mannerisms were a lot easier to ignore when stacks of money blind your vision.
What eats me is the level of insincerity possesed by both Tiger and Elin. Elin would have dropped him like a bad habit if millions upon millions were not a stake. You don't think there is some kind of "stay with Tiger for five years and you'll get 50, 100, 200 million" deal behind the scenes. Thanks to her prenupt, that's probably the best she can do, smile and become an active particpant in the remaking or refaking of Tiger. They both make me sick. Elin, you probably have enough money for the rest of your life. Drop this loser and move on.Tiger, quit being a phony. If you love banging nasty skanks, well then I say, "Just do it." Drop the charade and you may even pick up o fan or two.
- dman - Mar 24, 2010 at 4:22 PM
Oh David has room to talk, and for these bimbo's, they are here for the money. If Tiger pays anymore money he really is wierd. I think I had a fling with him also(maybe I can get paid).The only differance between David and Tiger is David's wife helped him save his career and Tiger's wife had a golf club. As for Arnold Palmer, he needs to go away.
- JEBJAB - Mar 24, 2010 at 4:32 PM
His personal life is between his wife and him. We all make mistakes.I want to see him play golf, i could care less about his personal life. Do you think that these women did not know he was married,if they would have said no, none of this would have happened.
- lemonverbeena - Mar 24, 2010 at 5:45 PM
Ick. He's got a beautiful wife at home, so why he would pay skanky, filthy scummy whores for sex is beyond me.
Seriously though? He's only doing what just about every other man on earth is doing and has done, maybe with just less money in the bank.
- lemonverbeena - Mar 24, 2010 at 5:47 PM
Oh, he IS a whore, did that really need mentioning?
- Lemonverbeena - Mar 24, 2010 at 5:49 PM
Ewwwwww, SERIOUSLY?
- J Live - Mar 24, 2010 at 6:03 PM
Get back to golf Tiger…I am on your side and most of the other guys I know are too.
Elin is lucky you don't have her deported.
- JohnG - Mar 24, 2010 at 6:52 PM
Thanks for correcting such a common error in both logic and intent.
- Troyzkoi - Mar 24, 2010 at 7:42 PM
The reason i have called all these women these names is because what they did behind closed doors should have stayed there. Instead they did what they did and profitted off of it even more than maybe their initial agreement. And yes i do agree with you that he doesn't respect women because he did what he did. I guess he just wanted to be the ALPHA TIGER.
- johntcrazzee - Mar 24, 2010 at 9:41 PM
listen up retards….the correct term is "I could NOT care Less" not "i could care less"..i happened to attend ninth grade!!!!!!!
- CDC - Mar 24, 2010 at 9:45 PM
O.K. people my curiosity real got the best of me and I can't believe what a skank this latest "babe" turned out to be. I like the comment about mistresses compared to majors. He had the 15th (PGA Championship) wrapped up but lost it because he was just a tad p-whipped. Now we all know why he ran outta gas that day.
- liverpoollady - Mar 24, 2010 at 11:12 PM
Dude should probably never married, he obviously wasn't ready. If he wasn't married, would we even care how many of these skanky women he stuck is putter in? I doubt it, I bet quite a few of you guys would be backslapping him. I would tell Elin to leave, no matter how much it hurts her, because there is no way to forgive and forget this much betrayal. She'll never trust him again.
- Sarah Palin - Mar 25, 2010 at 12:46 AM
Stop calling these retards "retards."
- fairway - Apr 9, 2010 at 4:31 PM
I'll bet you wouldn't have said anything about him wearing a cross if he had come out as being born again. Buddhism isn't about magic. You show your ignorance of one of the most important world religions and you should apologize.
"Hopefully the magical powers of Tiger's Buddhist bracelet will protect him from this new menace."
- Veronica Plump - Apr 30, 2010 at 2:47 PM
you are so right who could care less. let's leave it alone. not the first nad certainly not the last


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Instead, there were 41 under par rounds and 10 players shooting 66 or better.
With day one complete, the mantra at the Greenbrier at the Old White TPC sounds reminiscent of a Tim McGraw song.
Coincidentally, McGraw did play the opening night of the tournament's concert series at the nearby West Virginia State Fairgrounds.
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"My wrist has been pretty good, it hasn't bothered me at all," said Immelman, "So I've been able to get back to some of the stuff I used to do four or five years ago."
"Some of that stuff" includes a green jacket in 2008.
The crowded leaderboard had more to do with the mild wind and humid conditions. Four players finished one stroke behind Immelman: Billy Mayfair, Derek Lamely, Webb Simpson, Steven Bowditch and Gary Woodland all shot rounds of 65—five under par.
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When the Phillies traded for Hunter Pence, many believed the move to be just as necessary for Ryan Howard as for the right field hole. The theory goes that since Pence hits behind Howard, Howard will see better pitches, which leads to better swings and better numbers. Protection.
The idea of "protection" looks at the wrong thing though. The benefit of having Pence in the lineup is adding a solid right-handed bat to a lefty-heavy lineup–not to help Howard see better pitches.
So what explains the fact that Ryan Howard has a 1.101 OPS since Pence arrived, as opposed to a .796 OPS prior?
It could be a coincidence or a hot streak, but I think it is somewhat of a placebo effect. You see, with the media drilling the idea of "protection" into Howard's head, Howard could be buying into it. Perception is reality, and if Howard thinks it helps him–it helps him. He could be feeling more comfortable at the plate, leading to a better, more relaxed approach. He may not feel the pressure with a good hitter added to the lineup.
Think of Pence as a sugar pill, and Howard as a person with a cold. The person takes the pill, and immediately the symptoms improve. It had nothing to do with the pill, it had to do with the perception that the pill helped. The symptoms improved because the person was under the impression that the pill would make them improve.
That's what I think may be happening–to an extent–with Howard and Pence. Howard isn't seeing "better pitches" or anything like that, he's gaining confidence, which is a powerful thing for a hitter.
Pence may not be tangibly helping Howard, but there could be an underlying effect of the Phillies new 5-hole hitter.
Posts: 0 Jeff
I disagree. Howard is a mistake pitcher. Yesterday he got a mistake pitch on a slider. The pitch went across the plate and he hit it for a double. Howard takes advantage of that. Against good pitchers like Tim, and Cain they do not make mistakes. They know to get him out. He wont hit them at all. Thats most of the good pitchers in baseball.
Posts: 0 James
I'd actually like to see like some kind of graph that shows the percentage/location of pitches Howard got before pence, and after pence.
Posts: 0 bart shart
Jeff — You make a valid point about Howard being a mistake hitter. But, really, that is true of most hitters in all of baseball. Few hitters hit Lincecum and Cain on a regular basis. Few hitters hit Halladay, Lee and Hamels on a regular basis when they are clicking on all cylinders. If a pitcher could throw perfect pitches all the time, then you would see a pitcher usually throwing a no hitter, one hitter, two hitter shutout on most every appearance.
However, I will say that in defense of this article, that baseball is a very psychological game. If a decent player thinks he can hit, he probably will hit better than a decent player who does not think he can hit. Confidence at the plate against any pitcher is very important. And the placebo effect is most certainly in one's head.
Posts: 0 Don M
Good things there are so few "good pitchers" in baseball that Howard can continually crank out 30+ HR and 100+ RBI seasons while helping us get into the playoffs each season
Posts: 0 bacardipr05
Same here Howard doesnt seem to be able to hit good pitching. I dont think Pence, Babe Ruth or anyone will help him until he learns to adapt. Although it is nice having Pence batting behind him. It might be to late to teach this old dog new tricks at this point in his career. Maybe he will adapt some but most of the top 20 pitchers/relievers already have him figured out. It isnt until someone throws a mistake or a pitch that doesnt quite break like its suppose to that he catches up to them. He seems to be guessing up there swinging at them breaking balls an hoping one of them will be a mistake as he swings. That's my opinion of him this year i like Howard an generally dont trash him but this is what I see.
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
He has looked good because they had a nice trip to see some sub.500 teams with horrific pitching in high altitude. And a bad Pirates staff at home.
He didnt look too good vs good pitchers in SF.
Sadly for Phillies fans in the playoffs you face good pitching. And before some of the kool-aid drinkers cry about no one hitting good pitching.
The Giants managed to beat Halladay and Hamels last year with Pat Burrell and Aubrey Huff. So yes someone hits bad pitching. Or no one would ever win a world series.
The big contract just isnt that guy. Keep living in 2008 and loving the 800 foot shots up by 7 in the 8th inning. Keep thinking he would have value in a trade. You would have to pay
You couldnt get any GM in baseball to eat the contract of a first basebal with a .820 OPS at 25 million for the next 5 years.
But you guys keep loving those 30 homers and 100 rbi hitting 4th.
There is no one else who could do it I guess.Carry on. And keep lovin and believin. Party like its 2008.
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Dave Kingman hit 20 homers 13 times 25 homers 10 times 30 homers 7 times 35 homers 6 times and 48 homers 1 time.
He is not in the hall of fame. But he would definately hit 30 and drive in 100 for these phillies every year.
And some of you would think he is the best player in the world. And Id be here to tell you he is not.
Carry on and sorry to poison some of the love affair for the kool aid drinkers.
Posts: 0 Bob myers
I have to think that Howard knows what he's talking about when he says he's seeing more fastballs.
I also think Howard is the center of this franchise and without him, we'd be behind the Braves.
Posts: 0 bart shart
Friends and fellow bloggers —– Look at the stats. You can complain all you want about Howard, but so far in his career his numbers are HALL OF FAME First Ballot. Even if he dips to average 30 to 35 homers for the rest of his career, and 100 to 110 RBI's, he will be among the enshrined.
Do I love Howard ? No I do not, but I am not a hater. Sometimes he gives me anxiety, sometimes he thrills me with his power. He is what he is and like it or not we are going to have him in red pinstripes for at least five more years. Enjoy those majestic homers and learn to cope with those 190 Ks a year. We must cope or go crazy. I believe we will miss BIG BROWN when he is gone. -
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I don't really understand why everyone keeps calling the Phillies a lefty heavy lineup. Let's go through it.
Catcher – Ruiz – Bats Right
1st Base – Howard – Bats Left
2nd Base – Utley – Bats Left
Shortstop – Rollins – Switch Hitter
3rd Base – Polanco – Bats Right
Left Field – Ibanez – Bats Left
Center Field – Victorino – Switch Hitter
Left Field – Brown – Bats LeftNow unless my math is bad, which is entirely possible, that means the Phils have 4 left handed batters, 2 right handed batters, and 2 switch hitters that can be right handed if needed. So that would be about as balanced as you can get with 4 righties and 4 lefties.
I'm all for Hunter Pence, but let's be real. We wanted him because he was a playmaker. Let's stop with all this "Phillies are a left handed heavy lineup" crap.
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Here's a nice discussion of the topic of Howard and "protection":
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Chuck, this blog gives us an opportunity to analyze stuff we love and discuss it among ourselves. Sometimes I just like to see what I've said in print and share it with my grandchildren so they don't think I'm senile. Or…maybe after reading my stuff, they will think I am senile after all. As well as full of crap.
Posts: 0 bart shart
Good points Lefty. You should write a column for Phillies Nation — Passion, A Voice of Reason, Even tempered, Talented. All traits of an excellent columnist.
Posts: 0 TheDipsy
If a pitcher is scared of the guy behind you, he will not wanna put YOU on and watch you turn into an RBI. So he's gotta try and get you out and not try and pitch around you and give you slop. He's gotta throw at least one real pitch an AB. Howard, as explained by himself, is starting to see some fastballs. Howard is a fastball hitter.
Thank you for the thorough explanation of the "Placebo Effect", though.
The Dipsy
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When Polanco comes back healty, we may have another phenomena — we'll call it
THE PLACIDO EFFECT. Sorry, I could not help it. -
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The PROBLEM we have is with the Giant and Ryan Howard. Versus Timmy L and Matt cain he is AWFUL. It evidence is CLEAR … Ryan howards Inabaility toi even out the ball in play vs Timmy L and Cain is the reason WHY we lose so many games versus those two pitchers.
Look . MOST of the SF Philly games are usually something like 2-1 or 3-2 etc. In the 4th game game vs SF — AUG 7– Howard left 6 men on base and struck out 4 times. in the last 2 games in the JULY series the same thing. This is the kiss of death when you are trying to " small ball" and get a run across the plate.
In the 4 games last week vs SF…. When Shane or Chase or Jimmy are on 1st or 2b and you have to get them to 3rd B to score one run…. on say a Sac fly or Bunt… Howard's constant Striking essentially gives SF a " FREE OUT" .
That is WHY we cannot get that lead runner with 1 or 0 outs to score against SF…. and why we lose so many games vs SF by 1 run
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when roy o went to philly, I started rooting for them in the playoffs, when Lance went to the Yankees I started hating Astros management, when Hunter, was traded to Philly I officially became a Phiily fan and hate my beloved team the Astros. When Ed Wade gets fired I will return to the fold of astros faithful, but until then, send Hunter back home or win the Worlds Series, don't waste his talent damn it!!!!!
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Must have been a slow day for baseball news. This article is inane, pointless, a total waste of time. Can't believe this guy gets paid to write such nonsense. A "placebo"???? Give me a break. I'm tired of reading the same old "cliches", as if they mean something. What nonsense.


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SWINDON WILDCATS: Aldridge wants Cats to share responsibility
6:00am Friday 27th September 2013 in Sport By Andy Warren
WILDCATS head coach Ryan Aldridge has urged his players to push the talent of star duo Stevie Lyle and Jonas Hoog to the back of their minds to ensure their superb start of the season continues.
Netminder Lyle and forward Hoog both produced sparkling displays to earn Cats a shootout victory at Peterborough on Sunday night, which moved them to third in the embryonic English Premier League table.
Aldridge believes the rest of his players have come to rely on Lyle a little too much and at times try to emulate Hoog, and the coach believes they need to concentrate more on their own games.
"I think some guys see Stevie in net and become a little bit lackadaisical because they know he's good, and maybe some players watch the way Jonas plays and try to make the same little plays he does," he said.
"We need to start playing a little bit harder and sort out a few issues that we have, and there are one or two things we need to try and work on.
"We brought Stevie and Jonas in because we want to challenge this season but we know we have to improve in certain areas, but for us to be winning hockey games without playing our best is very pleasing."
The first period at Peterborough on Sunday was marred by a fight involving former Wildcat Nicky Watt which left Swindon's Sam Smith requiring treatment for a cut and Watt ejected from the game for fighting, and after the forward was banned for his side's two games this weekend Aldridge believes something needs to be done to avoid a serious injury in the league.
"I think it was absolutely disgusting to be honest because I really thought better of Nicky," he said. "Sam didn't want to fight, I was watching it the whole time and he jumped him and punched him three times while he was down and I like to think better of Nicky than that.
"I think we have seen already in the league this season there needs to a stampdown on thuggery, not just in our games because there has been a lot of serious incidents around the league.
"Someone's going to get seriously hurt if something isn't done."
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where should I go? Help me
I'm going to start planing a trip for the 2010/11 season but I'm not sure where to go (in the US) I'm on the east(ice) coast so I'm really looking for somewhere that has alot of powder. Night life isn't something that effects my choices I could really care less. price isn't a huge factor because I haver about a year to save up for a trip can anyone tell me what I might want to look into off the top of my head I come up with is Jackson Hole and Park City thanks |
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if you like skiing with a bunch of texans than steamboat is the place to go haha just got back from there today, i guess i was warned but yea there are quite a few people from texas there but it was a pretty good mountain too i had fun
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if you stay in Jackson Hole (the airport is only about 15 mins drive/shuttle) there is some decent nightlife. JHMR is about an hour away by shuttle, and Targhee is about 2.5 hours but worth the trip via shuttle. If you partied too hard the night before and missed the shuttle, you can always play around at the local mountain, Snow King...
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it hard to predict where the pow will be....just save up lots of cash, watch the storm cycle to appear and go where its puking...just about any place is 1 day travel...just research and have a plan for each of the following; serrias, pnw, summit, jh, slc areas
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For sure dude. I've been chasing pow for 6 or 7 years now. We went to Jackson Hole in 2008, and the ice coast got 2 feet of snow. We went to Lake Tahoe in January 2007 and it was "early season" conditions". We went to Whistler in 2006 and it hadn't snowed in two f*cking weeks. Went to Park City in 2005, got 8" of snow the first night, none the second, and on the third day it rained It snowed for four days straight while we were at Tremblant last year, but there wasn't any pow...
Definitely tough to predict these things, but it shouldn't be too difficult to have more luck than I do.
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I understand that, I'm just looking to get an idea of where I want to head off to as you well know the sooner I plan where I want to go the better because buying in advance can help save some cash and the sooner I know the better for my job and getting the time off
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Save a bunch of money but be prepared to pay a little more for your airfares, even though Southwest flies to most of the big ski/snowboard destinations for very reasonable prices, if you're booking on shorter (less than 3-4 wks notice) their fares start to increase as the flights fill up. Fly midweek to midweek (leave on Wednesday, come home on Tuesday, etc.) to get the best rates. I'd rather pay $100 more for airfare, get a sweet deal on lodging, and have a good snowstorm blow through when I'm on vacation than save my money and have no freshiez...
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You don't need a car to do anything in Jackson, or Jackson Hole (the bus will take you around town, and the resort usually gives you shuttle passes from town to the resort along with your lift tickets). The town is also only 15 minutes from the airport which is a huge plus as far as getting in & out of there. Just make sure you're ready for some steep terrain! |
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JHMR has the steepest terrain I've ever ridden. Hands down.
You can get good loding & lift packages at Snow King resort in Jackson. I think when we went there we had 4 nights loding + three lift tickets to any of (JHMR, Targhee, Snow King) for about $375/person. That included the shuttle ride to JHMR and Targhee. Snow King mountain is nothing spectacular by Tetons/Rockies standards, but it's still got about 2000 vertical feet and if you stay in town, it's only 5 mins on the shuttle, which is convenient if you don't want to get on a shuttle at 7am and ride in the bus for 2+ hours to Targhee. It's convenient for a mid-week "take it easy" sort of day.
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Everyone comes to the Olympics looking for that moment, that one special instant that restores our faith in everything great and important and enduring about the greatest sport spectacle in the world.
On the second night of the 19th Winter Games, I was blessed with that moment.
It was around midnight in downtown Salt Lake City, the streets teeming with celebrating fans, strutting athletes, many languages, one voice.
I was in the middle of a crosswalk, headlights illuminating me from all directions, bathing my body like thousands of shiny medals.
When my snow pants fell to my ankles.
Let me back up here a second.
They weren't my snow pants. I don't do snow pants.
I'm from the South, I live in Southern California, I don't do snow. I don't do slush. I draw the line at Slurpee.
The snow pants belonged to photographer Kirk McKoy. He lent them to me at the opening ceremony, when my knees had started knocking after standing for nearly two hours in a security line in 20-degree temperatures.
McKoy had an extra pair. I tried them on. They fit. I think. I had no idea.
Newly fortified, I walked from the media tent into outdoor Rice-Eccles Stadium dressed as I would for the next 10 days.
Long johns. Wool socks. Wool pants. Snow pants. Turtleneck. Sweater. Fleece coat. Parka. Inner gloves. Outer gloves. Ski cap.
I waddled to my seat where, just as the Olympic theme was playing and the ceremony was beginning, I dropped my pencil.
I leaned over to pick it up, fell, and couldn't get back up.
It was that this point that a kind volunteer hovered above me and verbalized what became my own personal Olympic theme.
"Um, sir, I think your snow pants are on backward."
So, you see, they weren't my snow pants.
And, having now covered my first Winter Olympics, I can safely say that these aren't my Games.
Not because they were too scandalous, or too maudlin, or too long.
Because they were too cold.
What a great idea, holding outdoor events in the mountains in mid-February. Whoever thought of it should be forced to ride down an icy track on a real skeleton.
The final week here was relatively mild -- I only wore one pair of gloves -- but that doesn't compensate for the 10 frostbitten days spent standing for hours in 10-degree temperatures watching the final 10 seconds of a ski race.
Haven't these people ever heard of, I don't know, the Fall Olympics?
Every day, it took me at least 30 minutes to get dressed, and 10 minutes to recover from getting dressed.
I wrenched my shoulder trying to put on my coat. I twisted my back trying to put on snow boots. I pulled a calf muscle trying to remove my long johns. I used up all of my complimentary shampoos trying to wash them.
Once bundled, I would consistently limp outside in all these layers with all these zippers and nearly die.
Not of hypothermia, but of heat exhaustion.
During those few moments in the last two weeks when I was not getting dressed or undressed, I examined all the sports here and came to this reasonable conclusion.
There is absolutely no reason the Winter Olympics need to be held during winter.
Snowboarders are skateboarders in thermals. Bobsledders and lugers can do it on wheels. Cross-country skiers can put on cheap running shoes like the rest of us. Ski jumpers can use the pool. And Alpine skiers, well, we stink at that sport anyway.
But back to the crosswalk.
So my snow pants, backward and unbuttoned because I couldn't find the buttons, fell to my ankles. At the same time, the loose waist of my regular pants began dropping.
It was at this point, in the middle of the road, that I was forced to stop walking. Cars started honking. People started laughing.
I could have shimmied away in embarrassment. But no. I hung tough. Still in the crosswalk, I dropped my computer case, leaned down, and, in one motion, pulled up the snow pants and found a zipper and fiddled with a button and righted myself before the light changed.
An Olympic moment indeed.
For those keeping score at home, I earned only a 4.9 for technical merit, but a 6.0 for presentation.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers vowed on Friday to keep pressing for a vote on a bill to punish China over its currency valuation, saying the legislation Republican leaders are blocking is vital for U.S. trade competitiveness.
"It is estimated that currency manipulation costs our economy over a million jobs," said Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat in the House of Representatives. "I urge the Republican leadership to put the currency bill on the floor."
Hoyer also urged Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who has promised to label China a currency manipulator on his first day in office, to press the issue with other Republicans.
"He certainly ought to talk to Mr. Boehner," Hoyer said, referring to House Speaker John Boehner, who has called the bill "dangerous" and has warned it could spark a trade war.
The Democratic-controlled Senate on Tuesday voted 63-35 to pass the bill, which aims to pressure China to let its yuan rise in value faster by allowing the United States to slap duties on goods from countries with undervalued currencies.
Many U.S. lawmakers contend that China undervalues the yuan by as much as 15 to 40 percent to give its companies a price advantage in international markets.
The opposition from Boehner, the top Republican in the House, could mean the bill never comes up for a vote, even though a similar measure cleared the chamber last year 348-79.
"They don't want this bill on the floor for one reason: it would pass," said Representative Sander Levin, the senior Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee. "The speaker should let the House work its will."
In another aspect of growing trade friction, Levin said action was needed to stop unfairly subsidized solar panel imports from China and other suppliers that threaten U.S. industry.
Beijing has pressed the White House to block the currency bill, which it says is a protectionist measure that "gravely violates World Trade Organization rules" and would jeopardize global economic recovery if it becomes law.
The Obama administration says it shares the goal of the Senate legislation, but it has raised concern that some provisions could violate WTO rules.
Levin said he was confident that the House bill passed last year did comply with WTO rules, whatever concerns the administration may have about the Senate's bill.
A bipartisan group has reintroduced the bill the House passed last year and it currently has 225 co-sponsors, including 61 Republicans. Only 218 votes would be needed to pass the measure if it came up for a vote.
A "discharge petition" to try to force House action has garnered 175 signatures but 218 are needed. No Republicans are supporting that effort.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, a Republican, has promised to hold a hearing this month on a wide array of China trade concerns, but has not committed to pursuing any legislation.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury Department faces a Saturday deadline to issue an semi-annual report on whether any country is manipulating its currency for an unfair trade advantage.
The Obama administration, in five previous reports, has declined to take the step of formally labeling China a manipulator. Doing so would require stepped-up negotiations with China over its exchange rate.
The semi-annual report is often delayed and the Treasury Department's press office did not respond to a request on Thursday for information on when the upcoming report would be released.
(Editing by Vicki Allen)


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Can some please wake my up from this dream and nightmare !
I dreamt last night that the government is totally broke and is unable to meet July's wage bill unless tax revenue picks up pace this month. I further dreamt that the rush to have taxes on basic food consumed by the poor was not a mistake, simply because the poor uses most of their wealth to buy food, so their funds via GCT is a sure thing.
I also dreamt that there were more raids by TAJ as the government seeks desperately to collect outstanding taxes, to stave off a collaspe of the government.
Finally I dreamt that Portia Simpson Miller finally spoke to the people breaking her silence and promised relief for the poor.
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Canadiens' alumni enjoyed the pace a bit more than they did Monday night in Harbour Grace
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Stephane Richer (44) and Claude Lemieux were two of the more notable players on the Montreal Canadiens' alumni side that took on the Mount Pearl Blades senior hockey team at the Glacier Wednesday night.
When the Montreal Canadiens alumni teams appear at venues across the country, the games they play aren't meant to be competitive affairs — there is no body checking — but rather fun and entertaining shows for those in attendance, often with a charity as the beneficiary.
A fun game is just what the Canadiens alumni got at Torbay's Jack Byrne Arena Tuesday against a squad of local rec-leaguers and again Wednesday night at the Glacier, when they took on the Avalon East senior league's Mount Pearl H.J. Bartlett Electric Senior Blades.
However, a couple of former Canadiens say it appears the Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars didn't get the memo.
The CeeBees and Habs legends met Monday night at S.W. Moores Memorial Stadium in Harbour Grace, and according to former Montreal stars Stephane Richer and Claude Lemieux, the CeeBees took the game a little too seriously.
"They are a good young team, and they are proud," Lemieux says of the defending Avalon East champs.
"We were 12 guys to their 24 ... rather short-benched, but they were flying and gave it to us pretty good."
In one instance, Richer says 52-year-old Chris Nilan of the alumni was hooked from behind on a breakaway.
"They wanted to beat us so bad," Richer added. "That wasn't fun."
Whatever chagrin the Habs displayed during Monday's game must have been noted, however. In the third period, the score clock at the Harbour Grace rink was turned off.
The former Habs liked the pace of the entirety of Wednesday's game much better.
"They (the Blades) understand it's a show and they respect that. People want to see us score goals and make a few plays," Richer said, adding that he thought the Blades could have easily beaten the alumni by 10 goals or more if they wanted.
In the end, it was the Canadiens who came out on top 12-9.
"We were 12 guys to their 24 ... rather short-benched, but they were flying and gave it to us pretty good." Claude Lemieux
Lemieux keyed the Habs' offense with three goals and three helpers, with Gilbert Dionne and Jocelyn Lemieux also scoring hat tricks. Former Canadiens first-round draft pick Terry Ryan — who played eight NHL games with Montreal in the 1990s — was joined by Blades Steve Pearson and Trevor Thorne on the Habs roster for the contest. Ryan scored twice, while former NHL tough guy Chris Nilan netted a single tally for the oldtimers.
Grant Kenny and Mark Chaplin led the Blades with two goals and an assist each, while single markers came from Cory Blackmore, Colin Power and Kenny Pennell.
The other two Mount Pearl goals were scored by Faith Ann Warford and Mitchell McDonald of the Mount Pearl Atom Blades, who replaced the senior squad with five minutes to play in the second period.
Jason Hedges, playing his first game in a Blades jersey, didn't get on the board but recorded a pair of assists. A lifelong Habs fan who says he cried the day Richer was traded to the New Jersey Devils in 1991, Hedges was surprised by the aging Habs' ability.
"Give them respect, they're 40 and 50 years old, I hope one say when I'm that age I can still skate at that level, he said.
Alumni goalie Richard Sevigny stopped 19 of the 28 shots faced.
The Blades, meanwhile, used three netminders Wednesday, starting with Roger Kennedy, who stopped 15 of 16 shots.
"I think they were just getting over their hangovers in the first period," Kennedy joked.
Mark Abbott started the second period and gave up six goals on 12 shots before atom keeper Noah Lawley came in to finish up the second. In the third, the Blades turned to Devin O'Brien, who made 11 saves on 16 shots.


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The struggling Boston Red Sox can ill afford another injury but second baseman Dustin Pedroia, the team's heart and soul, seems likely to land on the disabled list with a a torn abductor muscle in his right thumb.
That same injury caused Kevin Youkilis to miss the last 56 games of the 2010 season, but Pedroia is hoping he won't even have to go on the disabled list. He has been fitted with a splint and is going to try to play through the injury, but he'll be placed on the disabled list for 3-4 weeks if he can't.
As of now, Pedroia said, the doctors who have looked at the injury do not think surgery will be necessary. Treatment, rest and some sort of brace are on tap right now, and the second baseman is hoping to be back in action in a few days.
"His mind right now is probably on the side of playing," Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said Tuesday night. "I'm going to give it another day, or even two, to see how it feels."
The big dilemma is whether to allow Pedroia to keep playing and risk further injury or shut him down for two weeks and then re-evaluate.
The injury first occurred about three weeks ago and was aggravated in his fourth-inning at-bat Monday, a popup to second base. Pedroia is hitting .295 with 5 homers and 21 RBIs. Until Tuesday night, Pedroia had started every game. That distinction belongs solely to Adrian Gonzalez now.
The thumb injury helps explain Pedroia's recent offensive slump. His average peaked at .321 on May 11, not quite three weeks ago. Since then, Pedroia is 14 for 60 (.233) to fall to .295. More telling — he has just two extra-base hits, both doubles, during the skid.
"I'm optimistic,'' Pedroia said. "We're still talking about it and if the swelling and stuff goes down, I won't miss that much time.''
When asked if he could further damage it if he played through, Pedroia said, "I don't know. I'm not a doctor. I just want to be here for the guys. If I can protect it when I hit, we'll be all right. Hopefully, I heal quick and I can get back out there as soon as I can. My ligaments and tendons are fine. It's the only muscle in the thumb. I have to wait for it to calm down and see if I can hit with a splint or a brace or something. And we'll go on from there.''
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text:
10 USC § 902 - Art. 102. Forcing a safeguard
Any person subject to this chapter who forces a safeguard shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 70.)
Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
902 | 50:696. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 102), 64 Stat. 137. |
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