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Dejan Kovacevic chat transcript: June 28, 2012
Dejan Kovacevic: Afternoon, all, and welcome! Much to discuss today, so ...
jzpenguin: Darren Drager is reporting the Pens will announce a new 10 year $100+M contract for Crosby this weekend. Are you hearing similar things?
Dejan Kovacevic: Dreger is among the more reputable reporters in the hockey business and, given the direct pipeline to info that he and others in the national and Canadian media are uniquely afforded by the league and union offices, there's NO reason to doubt what he tweeted within the past half-hour.Sounds like it could be a rather large weekend for the Penguins.
Hock Kee: How will Sid's purported new contract help the team in it's future planning?
Dejan Kovacevic: For those who haven't seen the terms Dreger was given, he reported an average annual value of $9 million though no year count. You've got to think 10 is the range, given the last carrot offered to Jordan Staal.If it's 10/90, then you're looking at a situation where Evgeni Malkin probably would need to agree to be in the same range for Ray Shero to continue to build around them. That could start this weekend, of course, with Zach Parise and/or Ryan Suter. The biggest help: The Penguins would now have a far firmer grasp on their long-term budget. GMs love that. Assistant GMs -- the guys who do the cap work -- love it even more.
Todd: What realistic chance do the Penguins have of trading Paul Martin and signing either Parise or Suter ?
Dejan Kovacevic: Shero claims he can trade Martin, despite his dismal play and $15 million remaining over the next three years, and there have been at least two reports I've seen out of other cities that suggest it's possible. In my eyes, if you're talking about Parise AND Suter, you don't get that done without moving Martin. Having $15 million in cap room won't cut it.And hey, now as I think of it ... Sunday?Who announces major internal signings on the first day of free agency if that happens to fall on a Sunday?Maybe something else is afoot.
Ryan: If Dreger's report is ture, around 9 mil a year cap hit, Sid is giving a HUGE hometown discount. Says alot about how much Sid wants to win. Do you think this type of discount will help them get Parise? (Suter is not signing with the Pens)
Dejan Kovacevic: There would be a discount in play there, for sure. I'm not comfortable portraying it as some epic sacrifice, if the individual max is around $10M or so in the new labor pact. But yeah, unquestionably, it's a sign that Crosby's priority is another Cup. No other way to read it.Also, this might make a good time to reiterate -- and I've written this a lot in the past year, so I apologize for the repeat -- but that kid loves this franchise and this team. He never had any intention of going anywhere else, no matter what you might have heard and read. And shame on all of those people, including a small handful inside the organization, who doubted that.Crosby is about as Penguin as you get.
PirateApologist: I am surprised that the Moskos relase hasn't gotten more attention than fans. Next to drafting him, this might be the next strangest thing that they have done with him. Are Fryer and Navarro more valuable to the franchise?
Dejan Kovacevic: First, Daniel Moskos wasn't released. Not yet, anyway. He was designated for assignment, meaning a team has 10 days to trade, waive or release that player. Now, listening to Clint Hurdle's assessment of Moskos in the Trib today, it sure sounds like they're going to let him walk. Not certain what you'd find bizarre about that. Moskos is 26, not a kid anymore, and he'd clearly fallen out of the organization's graces with an ERA close to 4.00 in Indy.What IS strange, I'll grant you, is the nature of some of the names still on the 40-man. But maybe that will play out a little more in the coming days.
Frank: Think the Altoona manager might've gotten a call from the 'Burgh about his delay in pulling Cole after the line drive off the head???
Dejan Kovacevic: P.J. Forbes is a trusted man within the Pirates organization. Anyone who's seen the video of Gerrit Cole being struck in the head by that liner -- it's not recommended -- can see Forbes sprinting to the mound. When Cole propped himself up, according to the Altoona Mirror, he said he was fine and wanted to stay in. He finished the inning, then was taken out.Baseball people will tell you that the greatest long-term trauma of an incident like that is that the pitcher can become gun-shy. Assuming Forbes and the medical people on the scene in Harrisburg were fully comfortable Cole could resume for a little bit, I'd guess there are plenty of those baseball people who thought it was right of Forbes to allow Cole to get right back on the horse.Bottom line: The kid's fine. And from the few conversations I've had with him, he'll be fine in the long term. Tremendous makeup.
@king1305: DK, Did the Tabata extension take away any remaining options he had? Can the Pirates send him to AAA without risking losing him, or would it need to be an "injury" situation ala Alvarez last season where he spends the full alottment at Indy "rehabbing"?
Dejan Kovacevic: Whatever happens with Jose Tabata, it just might need to happen in Indy.When Tabata went on that 7-for-19 roll through Baltimore and Cleveland, I drove up to the latter to write a column about Tabata's importance to the team, as well as his incessant self-torment and how it affects his play. Well, it looks like that kicked right back into effect over the past week.It isn't helping the player or the team right now to have him in the majors, and I know the Pirates are thinking the same thing. Just click on that column link to see what Clint Hurdle told Tabata the last time.
Eric: If they sign Parise...what type of defensmen will the pens sign to replace Z?
Dejan Kovacevic: I'm not sure they need to do that at all. Maybe a couple veteran types, the usual Gilbert Delorme guys who battle for No. 7. But I'll take my chances with the young guys they have. I've been pushing Simon Despres pretty hard going back to January, and there isn't a reason to stop. Despres could be that guy who pairs with Letang and maybe offers some ranginess in addition to being an offensive complement.As for Z, sorry, addition through subtraction. Same goes for Martin.
John: If I am Ray Shero and I am pretty sure that Suter is going to Detroit or some other Western Conference team and am unsure if Parise will stay with the Devils, be lured to Minnesota or be lost to another team in a bidding war, I trade for Bobby Ryan now. Use Depres, Tangradi and a #1 to get him (if that is enough).
Dejan Kovacevic: Bobby Ryan's made it clear to a lot of people he wants to play in Philadelphia. You want to give up all that to have him pine for the Flyers?
joe: coming in that crosby signed for identical 8.7 cap hit. 12 years 104.4 million
Dejan Kovacevic: Obviously, I haven't seen anything since I've been on here with you guys. If that's accurate, well yeah, that's as close as you come to a sacrifice at that level of income. He's basically accepting no raise for the duration of his career.Like I said ...
K from cal: Phelps lochte coughln Katie Hoff. Amanda beard The greatest athletes of the olympics Agreed?
Dejan Kovacevic: Overall, out of any country? No, that's Usain Bolt hands-down. If you mean just the U.S., I got the sense at the Olympic media summit in Dallas last month that this could be Ryan Lochte's Olympics. We'll see. The other guy still has something left.
Tim in Ky: DK - any clues as to what else (if anything) Marte needs to do to get a call?
Dejan Kovacevic: Honestly, it's getting harder to understand. Readers who remember my trip to Indy earlier in the month -- and the column that followed -- know I've backed the Pirates' stance on Starling Marte. Their patience with HIS patience at the plate has been exactly the right call. But all the kid's done is to keep hitting since then, while also drawing nine walks and waiting out pitches to drive deep in counts.Whether Tabata or Alex Presley are doing well or not, Marte is looking like he belongs.
Isaac: Hey Dejan, big fan of all your work. But what do you think the chances are of seeing Joe Morrow getting any kind of NHL action this year? Assuming Martin stays on the team and Suter is not signed.
Dejan Kovacevic: Very slim. The other day at the draft, Ray Shero mentioned three D-men he thought were on the cusp of contributing: Despres, Robert Bortuzzo and Brian Strait. Not a peep about Morrow or Scott Harrington.And really, that's not Ray's way, anyway. He loves to see those guys put the time in at Wilkes-Barre. Maybe the best Morrow and Harrington can hope is to sign up for the AHL and break through from there.
Ryan: Crosby's agent (Brisson) just told Lebrun that it's 12yrs. 104.4 mil. 8.7 mil cap hit. WOW.
Dejan Kovacevic: Well, there you go. Pat Brisson telling Pierre LeBrun is about as good as you get.I'll share your WOW sentiment, but I'll also repeat that the timing here is no accident. The Penguins and Crosby could have announced this at any time. They wanted it out before Sunday for a reason.Hello, Zach?
bjm: think they give Geno the same number of years?
Dejan Kovacevic: Sounds like a perfect model to follow. If you aren't going to top Sid's average salary, the best move is to match Sid's guaranteed dollars. There might be other players in the NHL making more per year, but there probably will be very, very few touching those guaranteed dollars.
Steely McBeam: Ziggy Hood has been putting in a ton of work in the weight room this summer. I think he's poised for a breakout year and can be a phenomenal- Aaron Smith type gap control DE. Thoughts?
Dejan Kovacevic: Ziggy certainly sounded like a determined individual during minicamp, and there's no diminishing his importance to the Steelers' D. If you go back to that New England game that I always cite for what this group looks like at its peak, Ziggy was the one clearing everyone out for LaMarr Woodley to go nuts in the Patriots' backfield. The two were pretty much glowing afterward about how well they worked together on that left side.Gap control?Still need to see much, much more of that before you start citing Smith.But there's already something there in the area of pass rush.
With that, it's the Tampa Bay Lightning round. Short Qs, short As ...
Ron: If the Pens can find a taker for Martin, who do you see on the Pens' blue line this season?
Dejan Kovacevic: Yes.Sorry, what was the question?
Polka: Did Jagr burn his last bridge last year, or is there a chance he plays his final season here. A top six of: Sid, Geno, Neal, Kunitz, Parise and #68?
Dejan Kovacevic: No Jagr, no chance, no way, no how.
Jake: Now that Sandusky is behind bars... what are your thoughts on PSU and the football program moving forward. How will this effect O'Brien and his team?
Dejan Kovacevic: It won't affect Bill O'Brien at all. Had breakfast with him a couple days before the Super Bowl in Indy, and was immensely impressed with how he handled questions on the topic. "That wasn't us. We weren't there." Sure, there are a couple holdover assistants, but there is ZERO indication they had ANY awareness or involvement.
pens: From talking to Geno, do you think he would accept a similar offer as Sid's?
Dejan Kovacevic: He brought it up only briefly in Vegas last week. Just smiled and said, "I hope they sign me, too," after saying he hoped Staal would stay.
Ronaldo: More painful to watch, Devils vs Panthers or Spain vs Portugal?
Dejan Kovacevic: Easy, Devils-Panthers. I actually found the Spain-Portugal match to be really entertaining until they were forced to decide with with the usual randomness/luck of penalties.
Ben: Does Parise end up in the 'burgh?
Dejan Kovacevic: I think so. A lot of this is starting to look way too obvious, don't you think?
Jeremy: Italy or Germany ?
Dejan Kovacevic: Germany is deeper and more aggressive.
Albert: When do you think the Pirates will free Rudy Owens?
Dejan Kovacevic: A little surprised it hasn't happened already. Funny thing is, every time you think Kevin Correia is about to pitch his way out of the rotation, he has one of those six-inning, three-run, whatever starts that keep him in.I know what I DON'T want: Brad Lincoln as a starter. Anyone who watched him last night should know why he belongs in the pen.
Terry Hanratty: What do you think of the Steelers picking up Colt McCoy if released by the Browns? It is time for Charlie Batch to move on.
Dejan Kovacevic: That's very interesting, depending on the cap hit. Not wild about having the two old, injury-prone guys as Ben's backups. One, yes. Not two.
Ben: Who will play on Crosby's wings this year?
Dejan Kovacevic: Dupuis and, um, Parise?Let's put it this way: I'll be really surprised if it's Steve Sullivan, even if Sullivan returns.
PirateApologist: Your opinion - #HistoryWillBeMade Yes or no?
Dejan Kovacevic: Still no. Sorry. Show me a new bat, and I'll stay open-minded.
Battleship Kelly: Do you like the Pens move to Cranberry for their new practice facility? Why not where the Civic Arena stood?
Dejan Kovacevic: I do not. I'd actually heard at one point that this was the plan, to have it right across the street. But it sure sounds like the corporate sponsor UPMC had a lot more to do with this than the Penguins genuinely wanting to be all the way out in Cranberry.
Guest: Thoughts on Bradley, Paterno, etc. after hearing the case? Despicable human beings for not confronting Sandusky?
Dejan Kovacevic: Going to wait for federal investigation of Penn State involvement to get too solid there.
Guest: Why a lot longer leash with Tabata than Presley? Presley at least has some aspects of his game that are appealing, namely "pop" and speed...
Dejan Kovacevic: Tabata is seen as having more natural talent, especially with the bat. That hasn't been on display, of course, except in short spurts.
mjp1542: Took zero abuse from Phillies fans wearing black and gold last night. Have they gone soft? Will Crosby sweaters be welcome at the CoreStates/First Union/Wachovia/Wells Fargo Center now?
Dejan Kovacevic: Baseball's a different crowd. No, they haven't gone soft.Did you try standing up and taunting them when Drew Sutton was raking all over their team?Maybe that would gotten a reaction.
dillonerd: Any new restaurants downtown I should try?
Dejan Kovacevic: Two words: Market Square.It's become amazing.
Guest: Steelers - most talent laden roster in the NFL? Top 5?
Dejan Kovacevic: It's top five only if you believe in Isaac Redman as a feature back. Such a key position, such a little-known commodity. But the QB, receivers, tight end and a good chunk of the D ... yeah.
Guest: Is Sutton that good of a hitter, or just appear that way after watching the Bucs hitters struggle for most of the year? In a small sample, he appears to be a better switch-hitter than Walker...
Dejan Kovacevic: You mean tiny sample. As I wrote a month ago , when the Pirates first sent Sutton to the Rays in what's a common gesture among GMs to not let older minor-leaguers get blocked, Sutton came with pedigree at a younger age but never really met it. His overall numbers, especially in the past three years, don't get anyone excited. But Neal Huntington repeated Sunday that this was a player the Pirates liked all winter and see as still having potential.We'll see. Sutton started off on fire for Tampa, then fell off.
Biz: Dejan, just wondering how the blog upgrade is coming along?
Dejan Kovacevic: Got delayed because of us changing to a whole new system for print and web, but still very much in the works.One more today ....
Guest: Philly series has been an embarrassment - baserunning gaffes, missed signs, physical (inability to get down key beunts) and mental errors? Hurdle getting too much of a pass b/c of the record/pitching?
Dejan Kovacevic: That's a fair criticism, both of Hurdle and of myself. I haven't focused much at all on the baserunning, the failure to catch stealing and fundamentals like that. Last piece I wrote on it was back in spring training. I'll have to put it back on the plate.
Polka: How about you stick around and live chat the Pirates game with us?
Dejan Kovacevic: Ha! No, thanks, man. Have the Friday column to finish, and I'm still tragically caffeine-free.
bucsfaninhershey: rarely hear anyone say what a steal JMac was for Dotel...not all of Neal's trades are bad!
Dejan Kovacevic: Now THAT'S credit I've given many, many times over. Including in a column just last month.That's it for this week. Thanks to all for participating.The columns run Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The chat is every Thursday. And the blog is so tireless it could out-kick both Spain and Portugal even if the game went on for eight hours.


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No, I don't have any for you, but I went on Ticketmaster and there were pairs of tickets available in the $12, $22 and $32 price ranges.
Just FYI. That is disgusting
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No, I don't have any for you, but I went on Ticketmaster and there were pairs of tickets available in the $12, $22 and $32 price ranges.
Just FYI. That is disgusting
I'm doing my part, Buck!
This space for rent.
I'll be there on Saturday. One of the guys I split my 1/2 season package will be there on Thursday.
You're caught up in the Internet / you think it's such a great asset / but you're wrong, wrong, wrong
All that fiber optic gear / still cannot take away the fear / like an island song
- Jimmy Buffett
Me and my family will be up in the high sections of the Fieldhouse for game number 4. And i couldn't be happier!
Uh, so have you guys that are ticket holders gotten your tickets yet? I'm getting concerned mine haven't shown up yet.
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
My order got "lost" last year. I ordered via my ticket rep over the phone and I'm pretty sure he forgot about it. (I might have done it via voicemail, I'm not sure.) I didn't get worried and call until the last minute. But he was able to get me in comparable seats.
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All that fiber optic gear / still cannot take away the fear / like an island song
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Yep, pretty much. They're just getting back at me for all the *****ing I've done the last two months. *******s. My credit card's got the charge on it, so they damn well better have my seats for me.Originally Posted by btowncolt
I just called my ticket rep and left a message. It's possible they sent them to my old address, like they did with my playoff tickets last year. I could have sworn they came here for the regular season this year, though.
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Are you kidding ?
I got mine over a week ago.
You better call ASAP
Oh, they won't sell out. I bet we'll be the only arena not to sell out in the 1st round this year....
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
Yep, they ****ed me. Charged my ****ing credit card, but didn't reserve my seats. So, now we literally are into the thousands on why I'm not getting tickets anymore, as in the thousands of dollars they charged me for nothing.
They got us seats that are comparable for this weekend, but we'll just have to go on a game-by-game basis. Good thing all those seats were still available.
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you guys are lucky you get to go to these game. i hope we get the sixers in the second round so i can go to a game
I'm pretty broke but I've got game 4 tickets. Hel!, if it doesn't sell out I might just drive up to Indy on Thursday night.
I'll be there for game 4.
I spent a lil extra money than usual and got some 95 dollar ones. I'm so damn ready to be there!
If you want to pay for my tickets, my flight home and back, and doing chapter 23 of organic chem and the last two developmental bio chapters for me, I will be there in a heartbeat.
But if not, I will be there in heart and spirit
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
I checked every upcoming game and only Denver and Washington are sold out. Sacramento had the best seats available, 2 court side seats for $1000 each. Chicago's best were standing room only at the top of the 300 level.
Or better yet ask them to put you in Reggie's suite. Surely he's got room for two more.
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All that fiber optic gear / still cannot take away the fear / like an island song
- Jimmy Buffett
it baffles me they keep saying we have a tough building. And how we have some of the best fans. We arent even showing up on reggies last run at it. Add to the fact that this game will be HUGE in deciding the winner of this series. 2800? Excuse me while I puke.
First of all anyone who does not have tickets for the games CANNOT gripe that the game isn't sold out.
As for our seats that they screwed up: we do have reserved seats. Thursday's game isn't in our section but Saturday's is. I would assume that if we make it to the second round we'd be able to get our old seats back, but Kegboy is afraid they gave them to half season ticket people.
I do think they owe us something since they screwed up. Just getting away from a few of the people who normally sit behind us would be a good thing provided what we sit around is better. If we can't get our normal seats for the second round I think they should find us a place in one of the suites. If they can only find one seat I'll take it and Kegboy can sit next to Donnie.
Hey if you and Kegboy are willing to sit separately, they could probably sit you in really great seats, probably for no extra charge.
see I have always gotten the idea that once they have your money they don't even care.
game's on saturday?
Hmm.....wonder if I can take a quick trip down to indy...
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Date: Saturday.
Time: 10 a.m.
Place: East Baton Rouge Parish Greenwell Springs Regional Branch Library, 11300 Greenwell Springs Road.
For More Info: (225) 274-4450.
Details: Learn the basics of working in Microsoft Word 2003. Registration is required.
Event: Chess & Checkers.
Date: Saturday.
Time: 2 p.m.
Place: East Baton Rouge Parish Zachary Branch Library, 1900 Church St.
For More Info: (225) 658-1870.
Details: Play chess and checkers at the library.
Event: St. Patrick's Day Celebration.
Date: Monday, March 11.
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: East Baton Rouge Parish River Center Branch Library, 120 St. Louis St.
For More Info: (225) 389-4959.
Details: Patrons can create leprechaun paper bag puppets and listen to the history of leprechauns and how they became associated with St. Patrick's Day. Patrons will take home their puppets and one of the themed book bundles.
Volunteers of America
Event: The Volunteers of America Auxiliary of Greater Baton Rouge's annual Luncheon and Card Party Fundraiser.
Date: Wednesday.
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Woman's Club, 259 East Blvd.
For More Info: (225) 766-2143 or for tickets.
Details: Participants will get to play cards, have a chance to win raffles and door prizes, and enjoy a luncheon. Tickets are $20. Proceeds will help enhance the lives of the residents of the Volunteer of America group homes.
Trash & Treasure Sale
Event: The Inner Wheel of Baton Rouge's Trash & Treasure Sale.
Date: Friday through Sunday, March 10.
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Friday), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Saturday) and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Sunday).
Place: The old Wal-Mart building, 14740 Plank Road, near the corner of Groom Road in Baker.
For More Info: (225) 329-3243.
Details: The sale will benefit several local charities, including Brave Heart, St. Vincent de Paul, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and more. It will have furniture, collectables, clothing, jewelry, housewares and appliances. To donate treasures for the sale, visit the Facebook page at Trash and Treasure Sale of Baton Rouge.
'Passion for Fashion'
Event: Republican Women of Central's "Passion for Fashion" Gala Fundraiser.
Date: Friday.
Place: Kristenwood in Central, 14025 Greenwell Springs Road.
For More Info: (225) 333-0018, (225) 978-6096 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Details: The gala will support RWC's education and literacy programs, military appreciation programs, Blue Star Moms and community services vital to the area. It will feature a silent auction, fashions from eight boutiques, live performances and a military tribute. It will also have two raffles: $1,000 in restaurant gift cards and an antique-style cabinet. Raffle tickets are $10 each. Gala tickets are $35 per person and $60 per couple.
St. James Gumbo
Event: St. James Episcopal Church Women's "Gumbo 2013."
Date: Fridays through March 22.
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Place: St. James Episcopal Church's Bishop Hall, corner of Florida Boulevard and N. Fourth Street.
For More Info: (225) 387-5141 or to place an order.
Details: Gumbo lunches are available for dine in or pick up and are $10 each. They include shrimp or chicken and sausage gumbo, Sensation Salad, bread and a dessert. Dine-in customers will also get water, tea or coffee. Pick-up orders must be made between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Friday mornings. Boxed lunches can also be ordered as well as pints and quarts of gumbo, rice, coleslaw, dessert servings and bread by the loaf.
Catfish Dinner
Event: St. Mary of False River Catholic Church's Fried Catfish Dinner Fundraiser.
Date: Friday.
Time: 11 a.m.
Place: St. Mary's Parish Church Hall, 348 West Main St., New Roads.
For More Info: (225) 638-4564 or for tickets.
Details: The fundraiser is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Dinners are $8 per plate and come with fried catfish, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll and cookie.
Cinderella Project
Event: The Cinderella Project's 6th annual Dress Giveaway.
Date: Saturday.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Louisiana State Police Headquarters Cafeteria, 7901 Independence Blvd.
For More Info: http://www.cinderellaprojectla.org or (225) 439-9700.
Details: High school students statewide who are in financial need of a free prom dress are invited to the giveaway. The gowns come from individuals and retailers from the Baton Rouge community. Starting at 8 a.m., students will sign up for 30-minute shopping appointments on a first-come, first-served basis accompanied by a female parent or guardian who is 18 or older. Students must bring their student IDs and a current report card or letter from their principal, teacher or guidance counselor.
LSU AgCenter
Event: LSU AgCenter's 11th annual Baton Rouge Spring Garden Show.
Date: Saturday and Sunday, March 10.
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: John M. Parker Coliseum, Highland Road, LSU campus.
For More Info: (225) 578-2222.
Details: Admission for the two-day garden show is $5 for adults and free for children who are younger than 12.
Event: LSU AgCenter's 7th annual Louisiana State and Regional Chili Cook-off.
Date: Saturday and Sunday, March 10.
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: John M. Parker Coliseum, Highland Road, LSU campus.
For More Info: email@example.com or (225) 806-9306.
Event: LSU AgCenter's 4th annual Baton Rouge Spring Car Show.
Date: Sunday, March 10.
Time: 9 a.m. to noon.
Place: John M. Parker Coliseum, Higland Road, LSU campus.
For More Info: (225) 261-5708 or (225) 921-6375.
Details: Admission for the car show is $5 for adults and free for children who are younger than 12. Registration for exhibiting in the car show is $25.
Animal Fostering
Event: Baton Rouge Chapter of the Humane Society of Louisiana's free animal fostering class.
Date: Saturday.
Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Whole Foods Market, 7529 Corporate Blvd.
For More Info: firstname.lastname@example.com or http://www.facebook.com/HSLABR.
Details: The class is for residents interested in learning more about fostering, volunteering and pet adoption counseling. The class will cover the realities and rewards of short-term animal fostering, the opportunities for animal rescue volunteerism and the work of pet adoption counselors.
Event: TEDxLSU: Evolve conference.
Date: Saturday.
Time: 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Place: Reilly Theatre, LSU campus.
For More Info: http://www.tedxlsu.com.
Details: TEDxLSU: Evolve is an independently organized conference based on the theme of evolution that generates new thought by connecting existing resources. It will showcase Louisianians who will give presentations on their ideas that come from linking resources, exploring across disciplines, transgressing cultural boundaries and seeking simple solutions. The presenters include two LSU students who won spots to present their ideas. Tickets are limited, but there will be a live-stream viewing at the Shaver Theatre in the LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts building.
Hammond Garden Day
Event: LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station's Hammond Spring Garden Day.
Date: Saturday.
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station, 21549 Old Covington Highway, Hammond.
For More Info: (985) 748-9381 or (985) 748-5462.
Details: The program will include a plant swap, plant sale, kids' activities, commercial and educational exhibits, presentations, concessions and a plant diagnostic center. The LSU AgCenter and the Tangipahoa Parish Master Gardeners Association will sponsor. Admission is $5 per vehicle.
MAD HATTER's LUNCHEON
Event: The Women's Guild of the New Orleans Opera Association's 29th annual Mad Hatter's Luncheon.
Date: Wednesday, March 13.
Time: 10:30 a.m. doors open.
Place: New Orleans Hilton Riverside Grand Ballroom.
For More Info: (504) 267-9527.
Details: The event will feature a hat contest at 11 a.m., a noon fashion show and luncheon to follow. There will be silent and hat auctions, and door prizes. Tickets start at $75 per person. Proceeds will benefit the New Orleans Opera Association and its Opera Youth programs.
Esprit de Femme Award
Event: LSU Women's Center's Esprit de Femme and Men Who Champion Women awards celebration.
Date: Thursday, March 14.
Time: Sunrise.
Place: L'Auberge Casino and Hotel Baton Rouge, 777 Lauberge Ave.
For More Info: firstname.lastname@example.com, (225) 578-7563 or http://www.lsu.edu/wc.
Details: To celebrate Women's History Month, the LSU Women's Center will present the annual Esprit de Femme and Men Who Champion Women awards during a sunrise celebration. Michelle McCalope, of WAFB, will emcee. The Esprit de Femme award goes to a person who has made exceptional efforts toward the advancement of women. The recipients are Jeanette Alcon, Lindy Boggs, Sherri Brock, Mary-Brent Brown, Laurinda Calongne, Lolo Jones, Amy Mitchell-Smith and Jacqui Vines. The winner of the Men Who Champion Women award is Hillar Moore III. The celebration will also have an art patron's auction. Tickets are $45 per person. Sponsorships are also available.
CACRC Volunteers
Event: Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council volunteer call.
For More Info: (225) 379-3577.
Details: The CACRC, a nonprofit organization committed to e-scrap reduction and the use of recycled goods, is looking for volunteers who can answer phones, help customers with the application process and orders, make copies, clean equipment and restock the store. Applicants must be screened and interviewed before the job assignment.
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Event: Old South Baton Rouge Project, "Remember When," assistance call.
For More Info: (225) 389-4860 or (225) 936-5922.
Details: Information, pictures and other items regarding businesses, entrepreneurs, etc., in the South Baton Rouge area are being sought for an Old South Baton Rouge Project, "Remember When." The project will be available to the community once it is completed.


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Lucy Lawless pled guilty to trespassing on a ship used for oil-drilling in New Zealand, back in February of this year. If you recall Lawless boarded the ship with 6 Greenpeace activists as part of an environmental protest against Arctic oil drilling.
Lucy Lawless and the six activists refuse to leave the vessel, which was in route to the Arctic. Lawless and the six activists stayed on the ship for seventy-seven hours in an attempt to raise awareness about the negative effect of Arctic oil drilling.
The actress will be sentenced this September and she could be facing up to three years in prison.
I have a feeling that the judge will give her some jail time because while peaceful demonstration is encouraged acts of civil disobedience like this where it affects the lives of others shouldn't be tolerated. If you're willing to stand up for a cause and perform an act of civil disobedience then you should be willing to face whatever punishment the courts deem necessary.


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Updated 11:53 p.m. ET
- (AP)The government expects the economic toll from Japan's earthquake and tsunami could exceed $300 billion, considerably higher than other estimates, a report said Wednesday.
- (AP)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it will halt imports of dairy products and produce from the area of Japan where a nuclear reactor is leaking radiation. The FDA said Tuesday that those foods will be detained at entry and will not be sold to the public. The agency previously said it would just step up screening of those foods.
- (Kyodo News) Earthquake insurance payments resulting from the massive quake that struck the Tohoku area could top 1 trillion Japanese yen (About $12.35 billion), far higher than the previous record of 78.3 billion Japanese yen following the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, according to some industry estimates as of Tuesday.
- (Japan Times)In a rare move, identified bodies were buried in quake-stricken areas in the absence of fuel at many crematoriums. The number of deaths in 12 prefectures came to 9,080 as of 6 p.m. and that of people reported missing by relatives climbed to 13,561 in six prefectures. The police have so far conducted autopsies on 8,360 bodies, of which 4,670 have been identified and handed over to relatives, the NPA said.
- Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) will compensate farmers for losses caused by the nuclear radiation leaking from its power plants, BBC reports. Japan has banned all shipments of milk, spinach and other leaf vegetables from the area around Fukushima. The World Health Organisation (WHO), has said the radiation impact was becoming more serious than first thought.
- Japan's police agency now reports that 9,200 people are confirmed dead and nearly 14,000 remain missing. The latest report shows 264,000 displaced people registered at the temporary shelters at 1,800 locations in 16 prefectures.
- Japan has proven ill equipped to respond to the health crisis unfolding after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the medical journal the Lancet said Tuesday. The journal said that the largely rural earthquake-stricken region is suffering from a shortage of doctors and nurses and highlighted desperate conditions in still-operating hospitals and medical clinics, where usable food, water and medical supplies are scarce. The report (PDF). also said described the Japanese health care system as "ill prepared to address long-term mental health problems triggered by the disaster," including the likely need to provide post-trauma counseling for thousands of survivors who lost loved ones and over 100,000 children displaced by the disaster. .
- John V. Roos, United States Ambassador to Japan, delivered a message to the community of U.S. citizens in Japan on March 22, 2011, to update Americans on the situation in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11. The number of people working at embassy now is larger than before the earthquake due to experts who have come to assist the Japanese government, Roos said.
- Regarding the nuclear situation, Roos reiterated the Nuclear Regulatory Commission recommendation for U.S. citizens to relocate at least 50 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Radiation levels near the reactor remain very dangerous, he said, but outside the 50-mile perimeter radiation levels are well below levels dangerous to human health. Potassium iodide was made available to U.S. families in Japan on Monday, but they have been told to consume it only after specific instructions from the U.S. government. "There are no indications to take it now, but it was provided out of abundance of caution," Roos said.
- Toyota said its assembly plants, which were slated to open today, would remain closed until the weekend or beyond. Honda is in a similar situation, and doesn't plan to restart production until Sunday at the earliest.
- (AP) - A pool for storing spent fuel at the crippled nuclear plant nearly reached the boiling point Tuesday, but appeared to be brought under control after officials doused it with 18 tons of seawater. Steam, possibly carrying radioactive elements, had been rising for two days, and the move lessens the chances that more radiation will seep into the air. Nuclear safety agency official Hidehiko Nishiyama told reporters Tuesday that the high temperatures in the spent fuel pool are believed to be the cause of steam that has wafted from Fukushima Dai-ichi's Unit 2 since Monday.
- (AP) - The operator of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant says power lines have been hooked up to all six reactor units, though more work is needed before electricity can run through them. It is likely to be days if not longer before the cooling systems can be powered up, since damaged equipment needs to be replaced and any volatile gas must be vented to avoid an explosion.
- Dozens of residents near the plant have told The Associated Press they never received any information about how to avoid the threat of radiation. Japan is famous for drilling its citizens on how to prepare for natural disasters. But it has done far less to prepare those who live near its many nuclear reactors for emergencies. The AP interviewed dozens of residents who said officials never prepared them for such an emergency. Distributing emergency preparedness information is a basic requirement in some other countries that operate nuclear power facilities.
- The wisdom of a crowd armed with radiation detection devices is helping to chart radiation readings across Japan as the country struggles to avoid a nuclear catastrophe. RDTN.ORG, built by Portland, Oregon-based Uncorked Studios, with the help of many external contributors, asks people to submit readings from their locations for posting on a Google map that aggregates the data.
- (Jiji Press) - Dr. Robert Gale, a well known U.S. leukemia specialist who met on Tuesday in Tokyo with the Japanese press, said that the amount of radiation dispersed so far in the atmosphere is about one one-thousandth that of Chernobyl. At this stage, the risk for cancer among the people in the country is higher from cigarette smoking, but he expressed caution regarding risks associated with food contamination.
- (TBS Newsi) - Fukushima governor declined to meet with TEPCO chairman on Tuesday citing that TEPCO's priority at this point is work to put an end to the crisis instead.
Complete coverage: Disaster in Japan
Disaster in Japan: Latest developments, March 21
- The Defense Department was considering whether to pull out all American military personnel and their families from the areas of Japan threatened by radiation exposure Mon. night after the departure of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier earlier in the day, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
- The Japanese government ordered Fukushima and three other prefectures to suspend shipments of spinach and another leavy green vegetable after radiation levels surpassing legal limit were detected, reports Kyodo news agency.
- Japan's national police said Monday that the death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunami which ravaged the nation's northeast would likely exceed 18,000. The agency has recorded 8,805 deaths so far, while 12,664 people are listed as missing. It is possible those two lists have some overlap, and that unidentified bodies in the tally of deaths may match names on the missing list once their identities are confirmed. More than 2,600 people are listed as injured and some 319,000 remain displaced in around 2,100 locations.
- A 24-year-old American teacher's body has been found, bringing a tragic end to the weeklong search of a family that believed she might still be alive.
Taylor Anderson's family said that the U.S. Embassy in Japan informed them Monday of the discovery of her body.
Jean Anderson said her daughter was last seen after the earthquake riding her bike away from an Ishinomaki elementary school after making sure parents picked up their children. A tsunami struck shortly after the earthquake.
- A top official at the U.S. nuclear regulatory commission said that the situation at the stricken Fukushima plant is stabilizing. Dr. William Borchardt, operations executive director for the NRC said that the imminent restoration of power to the Fukushima's reactors is "perhaps the first optimistic sign that we have that things could be turning around." He noted that the situation involving volatile spent fuel pools is stabilizing and that cooling water is being injected in to reactors 1, 2, and 3.
Borchardt was addressing the commission regarding a major short and long-term review of U.S. nuclear safety in light of the Japanese disaster.
TEPCO said late Monday that Units 1-4 were all continuing their "cold shutdowns," had stable water levels and showed no signs of leaking cooling water into their reactor containment vessels.
- The nuclear crisis has exposed huge weaknesses in how the world deals with such disasters, the United Nations' nuclear chief said Monday, urging changes in emergency responses worldwide.
Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the situation at Fukushima seems to be improving, but acknowledged concerns that IAEA nuclear safety standards are voluntary and out of date.
- The carrier USS George Washington has left the naval facility at Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, where it was undergoing repairs and potassium iodide pills have been distributed to sailors and families remaining at the naval base and at the Atsugi Naval Air Facility. Both actions are a response to a predicted shift in the winds, bringing increased radiation to the U.S. bases, reports CBS News correspondent David Martin. A Navy press release said that the George Washington got underway to maintain its long term readiness -- a euphemism, Martin reports, for saying that if it remained in Yokosuka it would become contaminated and take forever to be decontaminated.
In a report nine days before the earthquake and tsunami, Japan's nuclear safety agency criticized the plant operator for repeatedly failing to make inspections of critical equipment.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency cited Tokyo Electric Power Co. for ignoring inspection schedules and failing to examine 33 pieces of equipment at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.
Among the machinery the utility missed were parts crucial to the cooling systems needed to keep Fukushima's six nuclear reactors and their fuel storage pools from overheating: emergency diesel generators in Unit 3, pumps for reactors in Units 1 and 2 and generator equipment for Unit 4.
Workers were able to connect newly-laid power supply cables to all of the Fukushima plant's reactor's Monday -- including the most heavily-damaged Units 3 and 4. Plant officials have yet to try to switch back on the primary cooling systems at the plant, and because the components themselves may have been damaged in the earthquake and tsunami, it is unclear whether they will function as intended when power is restored.
Complete coverage: Disaster in Japan


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- Banks that cheat people pay fines, but people who cheat banks do time: Gary Silverman profiles Carl Cole, who helped turn Bakersfield into one of the home foreclosure capitals of the US.
- Egypt's government is letting exiled billionaires and convicted Mubarak cronies buy their way back into the country.
- The fallow period is over for Russia – after a decade without any top-level women's figure skaters, it now has more than it can use and one of them, Julia Lipnitskaia, is stealing the show at Sochi.
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"Neymar deserves to play for the best team in the world"
"Tito is really excited to be back. The fact that he's already leading the team again is the best news possible for us" says the Barcelona forward Pedro Rodríguez to Esports Cope.
Barcelona's Pedro Rodríguez spoke to 'Esports Cope' today about the current situation at his cluib, and his words were picked up by Europa Press.
La Liga: "We've got a good advantage.We're in great shape in the Liga because of the points gap. We'll try to see to it that the distance isn't reduced so we can win the title. The team is going forward with the same ambition as always."
Neymar: On the possibility of Neymar joining the team, Pedro said that "we know he could be here. We don't know if he can fit in. What we do know is that he's one of the best in the world. And he deserves to be in the best team in the world."
His goal drought: "I'm having a bad spell because I haven't scored for a long time. But these spells come and go. The main thing is to stay relaxed and help my teammates, so that the team keeps winning. I have to be calm and do my work, because the goals will surely come."
The future: "I'm happy here. The club has always believed in me. I feel very valued and loved."
Tito: "He's really excited to be back. He's very strong, already leading the team again, and that is the best news possible for us. I hope he'll be on the bench on Sunday as that's important for us. But the main thing for him is his health; it'll depend on him and how he feels."
Abidal and Tito: "They're examples to follow for what they've been through and what they've fought. These adverse circumstances help unite everybody. And that's good for the future."
Espanyol: "A derby is always nice. Despite the fact they're low down in the league they're a good side. They'll be tough opponents to beat."


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The retrofit will include a two-screen Chelton FlightLogic Synthetic Vision EFIS along with a complete night-vision-goggle-compatible cockpit. Specialist equipment includes an Avalex moving map, two 12.1-inch LCD monitors, a digital video recorder and FLIR pointing system, in combination with a FLIR Ultra 8500XR thermal imager/camera. Additional airborne police equipment will include a Spectrolab SX-5 Nightsun and a microwave radio downlink system.


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Rockin' in the Ph.D. World
There are plenty in higher education who devote themselves to interpreting rock and roll as literature. Fewer devote themselves to the interpreting literature as rock and roll.
There are plenty in higher education who devote themselves to interpreting rock and roll as literature. Fewer devote themselves to the interpreting literature as rock and roll.
But that is what four California academics — three at Stanford University and another at the University of California at Los Angeles — set out to do with their band, Glass Wave. The group, formed two years ago by the Stanford literature professors Robert P. Harrison and Daniel Edelstein, recently released its self-titled debut album.
Inspired by a line in Ezra Pound's "Cantos," the band's moniker is consistent with its modus operandi: writing rock songs based on canonical works of literature. The 11-track album adapts themes and narratives from Homer, Ovid, Shakespeare, Herman Melville, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, and Vladimir Nabokov, and sets them to musical compositions, generally in the vein of 1960s and '70s progressive rock typified by groups such as Pink Floyd, The Soft Machine, and Supertramp.
Glass Wave's songs tend to emulate the roomy, improvisation-friendly style those bands pioneered. Harrison, who chairs the Italian and French Department at Stanford, plays lead guitar in the band while splitting songwriting duties with Edelstein, and is liable to embark on a Pink Floyd-style solo on any given song. (The professor mailed a copy of the album to legendary Floyd songwriter Roger Waters, but has not heard back.) "The '70s tradition that I grew up with is very alive in this music," Harrison says. "The '80s and '90s did not happen for me musically."
What happened instead was graduate school at Cornell University, where Harrison studied Dante and earned a doctorate in 1984, and a professorship at Stanford — during which time he set aside his ax and set his creative energies to authoring books and, more recently, hosting a weekly radio talk show where he discusses life and literature with guests.
At the end of one semester in 2008, Harrison and Edelstein decided it would be fun to lead an "exam review" by performing adaptations of the course texts set to classic rock hits. (Edelstein wailed a summary of Dante's Divine Comedy, for example, to the tune of The Doors' "Roadhouse Blues.") Harrison's brother Thomas, a literature professor at UCLA who has taught courses on the music of Pink Floyd, joined on bass. In the audience was Christy Wampole, a doctoral candidate in French and Italian with training in cabaret and 20th-Century chanson, a French folk form. Later, Wampole would come on board as the band's lead singer. The group also brought in Colin Camarillo, a local jazz drummer, to keep time.
Translating existing works of literary art into the differently-dimensioned art of pop music is a creative process quite unlike that of writing a book or hosting a radio show, says Harrison. Merely superimposing Poe or Shakespeare on to a piece of music, he says, would not do; their lines are too dense. Recasting a poem or essay as a song, Harrison says, requires the translator to keep a minimum of words and fill out the rest with instrumental language — the chord sequences, phrasing, and instrumentation, which can do as much to establish a tone or reinforce a theme as pages of literary exposition.
Some bands that have attempted similar projects have tried too hard to acquit themselves of any sacrilegious tampering and have wound up with verbose, overburdened songs, Harrison says. Glass Wave takes a different tack. Instead of synopsizing plots, the songs attempt to "open up new narrative possibilities," says Wampole. "They try to retell unheard perspectives of certain characters from the books." In other words: Less Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, more Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. "I grab you by your neck to stay / you splash and fall and swim away," says Echo to an incorrigible Narcissus. "Give me a friend to ride the waves / A companion to the grave / to the grave, my grave," pines Frankenstein's lonely monster to its creator.
"It's intimidating if you take literature as seriously as we do… realizing how risky is such a translation process, because it would be very easy to just parody or travesty the original text," Harrison says.
"This kind of music really stands or falls on how much it translates into aesthetic pleasure," he says. "It has to succeed musically first and foremost. The lyrics can be absolutely fantastic. But if the music sucks, it's going nowhere."
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To save you the trouble, let me sum up Joan Vennochi's Boston Globe column of today, Carnage on the streets falling on deaf ears:
- Violent crime is increasing.
- It's Bush's fault because he's not sending enough money to local governments.
- He doesn't care about the uptick because the victims tend to be young black men.
- Oh, and to heck with the Constitution.
There. That wraps it up nicely.
My favorite bit is Venocchi's approving citation of L.A. police chief William Bratton:
``The federal government has stepped back significantly from dealing with the issue of local crime. This administration in Washington clearly feels that local crime is an issue for local towns and municipalities."
Well, yeah. Local crime is an issue for local towns and municipalities - and states. Check the Constitution. It's in there. Or more precisely, dealing with local crime isn't in there as a power of the federal government, meaning as a result that it's reserved to the states.
Another thing. Liberals seem to cherish the curious belief that shipping their tax dollars off to DC, letting the bureaucrats there conceive some creative new hoops and hurdles while skimming something out of the pot for overhead, then hoping that their locality will do better than average in the lottery when it comes to doling out the dough, is better than never sending the money in the first place. Why?
Then it's time for Vennochi to accuse the Bush administration of racist indifference:
"The willingness to ignore the latest crime statistics might also be explained by its flesh-and-blood victims. Males, blacks, and persons age 24 or younger continued to be victimized at higher rates than females, whites, and persons age 25 or older."
Look at the bright side, Joan. Maybe Bush is just biased against . . . men.
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Japanese director Nobuhiro Doi's latest film Hanamizuki is one of ten films scheduled to show in competition at the first Vietnam International Film Festival, which runs until Oct. 21 in Hanoi.
Hanamizuki is a romantic drama which tells the story of high school student Sae Hirasawa, played by Yui Aragaki, who lives a simple life with her mother in a peaceful northern fishing town but dreams of a life overseas.
She meets two special men in her life. One is another high school boy who she falls in love with. They encourage each other to pursue their dreams, even as their dreams pull them apart. The other man is an upperclassman who shares her same dreams.
Doi, with the support of the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange, is scheduled to arrive on Oct. 19 to attend the festival and conduct question and answer sessions about the film.
Born April 11, 1964 in Hiroshima Prefecture , Doi began as director for the hit TBS television series Good Luck!! in 2003 and Orange Days in 2004 until striking it big with the 48 million USD box office hit Be With You the same year, his directorial film debut.
Hanamizuki was released in Japan in August and is his third feature film.
My Darling Is a Foreigner, the directorial debut by Kazuaki Ue, will also compete for the festival's top prize.
Eatrip by Yuri Nomura, and Mental by Kazuhiro Soda will compete in the documentary and short film categories, respectively. Mental won the Best Documentary Award at the Pusan International Film Festival and the Dubai International Film Festival in 2008.
Japanese animation will also make a showing at the festival with Summer Wars (2009) and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), both directed by Mamoru Hosoda. Both films have received numerous awards not only in Japan but throughout the world, including the Best Animation Award at the Japan Academy Awards in 2007 (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) and in 2010 (Summer Wars).
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Title text: Really, the comforting side in most conspiracy theory arguments is the one claiming that anyone who's in power has any plan at all.
Cueball is arguing on the internet via his phone with Hairy on his laptop. They appear to be arguing about some conspiracy theory. Since these arguments are interminable, Cueball "wins" the argument by going down a waterslide (carrying his phone, which doesn't seem like a great idea since the phone could get wet). In doing so, he willfully abandons trying to change the Hairy's mind to go have fun instead, while Hairy is still at his computer, trying to win an Internet argument.
The point here is that sometimes the battle isn't worth fighting. Cueball didn't really win the debate, but he's certainly having a lot more fun.
The title text suggests that conspiracy theorists give the people in power too much credit for planning and organization -- in reality, they seem to be just muddling through, a prospect even more worrisome than the conspiracy theories.
- Cueball: I can't believe you're so wrong. I'm backed by Snopes, Wikipedia, and a half-dozen journals. You're citing .net pages with black backgrounds and like 20 fonts each.
- Man: It's sad how you buy into the official story so unquestioningly. Guess some people prefer to stay asleep.
- Cueball: Watch closely— I'm about to win this argument.
- Man, responding electronically: how?
- Cueball: By going down a waterslide.
- [Cueball is sitting at the very top of a waterslide preparing to descend]
- Man: So? what does that prove?
- Cueball: Wheeee..
- Man: You didn't win the argument!
- Cueball: ...eeee
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I also think it could be a joke on the "Guess some people prefer to stay asleep." line ? 18.104.22.168 18:30, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
- Conspiracy theories are typically considered (especially by non-conspiracy-theorists) to make one sleepless/have nightmares, due to their often frightening nature.18.104.22.168 19:38, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
- What the conspiracy theorist is saying is an idiomatic expression. Being "asleep" here means that the theorist's opponent has not yet opened his mind to the truth, and is willing to accept propaganda full of lies. Kind of like in The Matrix or something. (Disclaimer, I've never watched it, just read about it.) 126.96.36.199 21:12, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
I still don't understand the title text. I would think that the side that thinks "anyone who's in power has any plan at all" would be the conspiracy theorists, but how is that comforting? 126.96.36.199 14:25, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
- I think he wants to say that our political leaders don't really seem to overlook our world's machinery (as conspiracy theorists assume), and that he finds this rather frightening. --Kronf (talk) 16:57, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
- No, the opposite. The conspiracy theorists believe there is a plan. We suspect the opposite because we are rational and see no good evidence. Nonceexkcd (talk) 21:01, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
- I think of it as a joke, based around the stereotype of politicians having either terrible plans/policies or none at all. He finds it more comforting for them to have any plan, even if it is a conspiracy. It could be thought of as "at least they have a plan and control, instead of no plan and chaos". 22.214.171.124 09:58, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
To clarify, he finds the fact that if conspiracy theorists are right, somebody is ruling the world and by extension, looking over it and making sure it doesn't fall apart on them, as opposed to it being a chaotic unsupervised mess. 188.8.131.52 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
Really? Combs Hair Down? Surely there's a better name for this person... 18.104.22.168 07:13, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
- Conspiracy Theorist? -Pennpenn 188.8.131.52 04:10, 9 July 2015 (UTC)


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- AT&T is already offering free WiFi at its hotspots for iPhone users. Well they've just announced that they will be opening it up to BlackBerrys with the Bold getting it first. — Gizmodo
- Netflix's latest partnership with TiVo allows TiVo users with Series 3, HD, or HD XL sets to start streaming high-quality movies to their home TV. — The Boy Genius Report
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Adam Scott became the first Australian to win The Masters after beating Angel Cabrera in a play-off at Augusta National in April. Having posted eight top-ten finishes at majors, including three top-ten finishes at Augusta, it was a relief to see Scott finally realise his potential and win the Green Jacket. Here are a few of the golf clubs in Adam Scott's bag.
Driver: Titleist 913 D3
The 2013 Masters was the first time Scott used the 913 D3 (9.5 degree) in competition, although he continued to use his Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8 shaft which he has used for years now, one of its kind and only for him. Most players don't tend to make too many equipment changes before a major, but clearly the switch to the new driver paid dividends.
The key difference between the 913 D3 and its predecessor, the Titleist 910, is the newly developed face insert. The insert is designed to give improved ball speeds on off-centre strikes. The 913 delivers an 11 per cent increase in the maximum ball speed area on the face, resulting in 2 mph more ball speed that will produce an additional 4 to 6 yards that would not be achieved in the older 910 model.
Fairways: Titleist 910Fd
Scott also played with the Titleist 910Fd (15 degrees) fairway metal. It has a larger volume head design for enhanced distance and control from the tee compared to a traditional fairway metal, maximising the chances of hitting the fairway more often. It's patented, SureFit Tour, dual-angle hosel technology provides the ability to make precise loft and lie adjustments to fine tune ball flight for more distance and accuracy.
Irons: Titleist MB Forged Irons + Titleist 712U Utility Iron
They say you learn more in defeat than in victory; this certainly seemed to be the case for Adam Scott having blown a commanding lead at the 2012 Open Championship to finish tied for second behind Ernie Els. Scott certainly did not let his nerves show during the Masters, hitting 83 per cent of greens in regulation on both the third and fourth round, and averaged the highest of any player with 76 per cent.
The tools behind his success are the Titleist MB Forged Irons. MB irons feature a uniform muscle shape that provides more mass behind the impact area to achieve the quintessential soft, solid feel. This weighting also produces consistent launch angle, backspin and ball speed in order to provide precise distance and shot control demanded by better players.
In addition, Scott used a Titleist 712U Utility Iron. The forged utility iron is designed to deliver consistency and control to high-ball speed players.
From April 2013 Titleist's 712U utility iron was officially introduced for retail, not just as a Tour-only prototype.
Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist Futura X
All four major championships have now been won using belly or broomstick putters. For many, the anchoring ban can't come soon enough.
Scott has been using Scotty Cameron putters for over a decade but moved from a regular putter to a broomstick in 2011 after some inconsistent performances. Scott's move to a long anchored belly putter has clearly had a positive effect, moving up from 145th on the PGA Tour putting statistics to 78th before the Masters this year.
Scott's Futura X prototype is crafted for him specifically following several rounds of design at the Cameron Putter studio. The putter is milled from aluminium and includes a balance bar and four tungsten weights that are positioned under four adjustable stainless steel weights in the far four corners of the putter giving it an extremely high resistance to twist at impact.


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Rihanna is releasing a cover of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" and is donating all the proceeds to the relief efforts for Haiti. Although she was pretty much messing with perfection, she's managed to record a decent version that stays true to the original and is also modern. Now that I've heard Rihanna's actual singing voice, I can't understand why she's so fond of Auto-Tuning her recordings. Rihanna's "Redemption Song" can be downloaded for $1.29 on iTunes. [PopEater]


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OLIVER Fairman struck gold three times to lead an avalanche of medals for Swim Bournemouth at the Portsmouth End of Season Open Meet.
The 11-year-old contributed seven medals – three gold, two silver and two bronze to a Bournemouth tally of 29.
His golden hat-trick came in the 11yrs 100m breaststroke in 1:32.65, 200m backstroke in 2:45.46 and 200m individual medley (IM) in 2:53.17.
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Ella-Rose Bowman, 11, and 12-year-old Fran Gallimore each won two bronze medals, while Ben Wickens took bronze in the 15 and over 50m breaststroke.
n Jordan Young improved his qualification time by two minutes when he made his ASA National Youth Championships debut in the open water competition at Rother Valley near Sheffield.
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In probability theory, it is almost a cliche to say that uncorrelatedness of two random variables does not entail independence. In some contexts, uncorrelatedness implies at least pairwise independence (as when the random variables involved have Bernoulli distributions).
It is sometimes mistakenly thought that one context in which uncorrelatedness implies independence is when the random variables involved are normally distributed. Here are the facts:
- Suppose two random variables X and Y are jointly normally distributed. That is the same as saying that the random vector (X, Y) has a multivariate normal distribution. It means that the joint probability distribution of X and Y is such that for any two constant (i.e., non-random) scalars a and b, the random variable aX + bY is normally distributed. In that case if X and Y are uncorrelated, i.e., their covariance cov(X, Y) is zero, then they are independent.
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Nearly 50 local law enforcement professionals attended Meredith's A Salute to Women in Law Enforcement on April 30, 2013. Hosted by Meredith's criminology program, the event recognized and thanked those who work in all areas of law enforcement.
The event honored Raleigh Police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown, and gave special recognition to women officers. Deck-Brown, who was sworn in on February 22, 2013, is the first African American woman to serve as chief of the Raleigh Police Department. She is a 25-year veteran of the Raleigh Police Department.
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She encouraged Meredith students interested in criminal justice to take advantage of this "up close and personal career fair."
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