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The meeting began at 4:00 PM. McIntosh asked for comments or approval of the FDC minutes dated 3/5/03. By consensus, the minutes were approved.
Ahern distributed copies of the Faculty Center Budget 2002-03 and the Faculty Center possible budget cuts. Ahern said that there is a possible cut of 24% to the Faculty Center, noting that the staff expenses are in the Vice Chancellor's budget. The committee discussed possible ways in which to save money for the center. Ahern said at this point we are planning the Fall Faculty Retreat probably to be held on campus this year, and to do would involve considerable savings. Ahern said that if we decide the Retreat will be held at Peters Sunset Beach this year, the contract must be signed by April 1. Ahern also noted that the Arrowwood has been reserved for 2004. It was noted that by having the retreat at Arrowwood in 2004, it would allow families to attend if desired. Thorson commented that the Fall Retreat is a very visible activity of the Faculty Center, and that we should try hardest to restore it as an off campus site, noting also that an off campus retreat increases attendance and social participation.
Ahern said if mailings are done electronically, we could save in duplicating costs. McIntosh added that the ITMP memo and applications could be done electronically. It was questioned if people read all their e-mails, Ahern replied that the University has a policy that says people are responsible for checking their e-mails. Thorson said that he supports keeping important notifications in paper form.
Marxen questioned the cost of the mentoring program and what type of feedback he has received from the participants. Ahern replied that $5000 is allotted to the mentoring program. Thorson said that the program is priceless, allowing a second year faculty to work with a senior mentor. Ahern said that the Mentoring Program is a very positive experience, and that the partnerships usually continue. Thorson remarked that the mentoring program is invaluable for faculty retention.
Ahern said another cost saving possibility would be to eliminate the travel supplements. He said this money is used to supplement travel to the Collaboration Conferences. Thorson replied that the travel supplements are an important core of the Faculty Center.
McIntosh asked if we could anticipate having a solid budget in 2 weeks. Ahern replied that we need to have answers by mid April, and that it is important for the FDC to review and react to the budget. McIntosh said the budget would be discussed further at the next meeting.
Fall Faculty Retreat
Ahern reported that Klinger and O'Loughlin are moving ahead on the retreat. He said that the survey requested by Klinger would be sent out at the end of the week to facpa. Ahern said that Peters Sunset Beach must be reserved by April 1. He will check with Schwaller to ask if the money is available for the retreat. McIntosh requested that a discussion of the evaluation of student advising be incorporated into the retreat. Ahern will contact Klinger to confirm that this topic is included.
Faculty Affairs Committee
McIntosh reported that he forwarded the Faculty Affairs Committee memo to Bart Finzel, chair of the Consultative Committee. He said at this time, Finzel has not dealt with it, but is very supportive of the memo. He noted that this memo would be sent back to the FDC members next week, and that the memo would be forwarded to the Dean with the support of the Consultative Committee.
McIntosh said that suggestions for language change in the By-Laws of the UMM Constitution that would create a Faculty Affairs Committee could be discussed in the next FDC meetings. Thorson said that he would like to see the language changes done this year, and the language change proposal done in the fall.
Reading Groups
McIntosh noted that the reading groups did not get started this year, but will be on the agenda for next year.
Web-based scholarship and pedagogy
The committee discussed the letter received from the Dean in regards to web-based scholarship and pedagogy. McIntosh said that he had sent a request to each of Division Chairs requesting a brief response. McIntosh discussed the responses he received from each of the Division Chairs, noting that each reports that teaching effectiveness is incorporated into the review based on the quality of innovation. Ahern noted that existing criteria recognizes work in these areas. Thorson said that the campus should show willingness to accept new methods and should reward innovation that is consistent with the campus. He also said that we should insure that the latest methods of scholarship and teaching are being rewarded. McIntosh said that the service aspect has also showed up in web-based technology scholarship. On the basis of the responses from the divisions as well as the experience of the committee members present on divisional or Level II committees, those present concluded that each Division recognizes web-based scholarship and pedagogy, and that all are dealing with it. McIntosh said that he did not query the Divisions on Service Learning abroad. Thorson replied that there is ample evidence that this is being rewarded. McIntosh will draft a memo to the Dean with documentation on web-based scholarship and pedagogy.
Teaching in the Internet Age
Ahern reported that the final Teaching in the Internet Age seminar would be scheduled for this year. An effort to have the March conversation focus on "Open Office" did not succeed because of time constraints. He said the attendance has ranged from 15 to only 9 at the most recent one, but the conversations have been good. The next presentation, scheduled for April 24, is in the planning stages.
Conversations on Learning and Teaching
Ahern said final Conversations on Learning and Teaching would be scheduled for this year. He said that the average attendance has been 12-15 people with good conversations. He asked committee members if they had requests or suggestions for the next seminar.
Bulletin Board
McIntosh asked if there has been any follow up from Bowers on the Bulletin Board issue. Thorson said that the concern is that technology is shaping the way we communicate, noting that we must be careful that we are not giving up too much and still retain security. McIntosh asked Thorson to gather further information, and that Bowers could attend another meeting in a few weeks.
The FDC will meet twice more this year. The dates have been tentatively set for April 9 and April 23. If there is a conflict with the April 9th meeting, the FDC will meet April 16 and April 30th.
Meeting adjourned at 4:45 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Pederson


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Trip-Level Analysis of Efficiency Changes in Oregon's Deepwater Trawl Fishery
In 2003, an industry-financed, government-administered buyback of trawl fishing permits and vessels took place on the US West Coast, resulting in the retirement of about one-third of the limited-entry trawl fleet. The lack of cost data in this fishery precludes an analysis of how the buyback has affected profitability, but changes in technical efficiency can provide some insight into the program's effects. This paper, the first of a planned series of analyses of the buyback's effect on technical efficiency in the trawl fleet, applies stochastic frontier analysis to assess whether technical efficiency changed perceptibly after 2003. We adopt a hierarchical modeling approach estimated with Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods, and present results from both Cobb-Douglas and translog specifications. The analysis is limited to 13 boats active in Oregon's deepwater 'DTS' fishery, which targets dover sole, thornyheads, and sablefish. The results suggest that the buyback has had little impact on trip-level technical efficiency in the study fishery. However, departures from the frontier are markedly bi-modal, indicating that a mixed-density approach to estimation may be more appropriate.
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The quest to find an identity in the male-dominated industry of hip-hop has become primary for virtually all femcees, often causing them to attach themselves to a gimmick in order to catapult themselves into hip-hop culture. Because image has become the foundation, many of the women have sacrificed their intellectuality, collapsing any shred of dignity they could have brought in order to represent for others. Some women have gone the sexual route by exposing breasts and dressing like pin-ups, restricting any possible advancement. But the femcees who have managed to gain (and maintain) credibility have been the ones focused primarily on lyrical content, allowing listeners to formulate an image based on lyricism.
This movement is arguably led by Jean Grae, with her ironic lyric-twisting and gruff deportment, but it's her masculine qualities that set her apart from the pretty girls. By attempting to gain respect in this way, she is labeled by the hip-hop community as trying to be like a man, which then hinders any mainstream exposure by pitting her against hundreds of nameless male emcees.
Canadian MC Eternia is aware that she's in an awkward position, stuck in purgatory between exploitation and unnecessary self-deprecation, so she floats in hip-hop androgyny. Instead of exploiting her physicality, she covers her body and doesn't necessarily pretty herself. In turn, she isn't one of the guys, but is rather a woman who surrounds herself with few but respectable male colleagues.
Eternia's androgynous persona permits her to appraise hip-hop culture from a sociologically neutral perspective. To do this she created It's Called Life, an impressive debut that rests on its premeditated plotting. Every track on the album boasts a one-word title that showcases Eternia's weaving critique around a given subject.
The album's single, "Evidence"—based on an inspired reinterpretation of the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations"—is an aggressively confrontational tirade against the vexation in hip-hop society. Eternia's evaluation comes from a level above rap's groundlings, prompted by the knowledge gained from having "put this rap shit on hold" to "study [her] craft". By taking the time to have reasonably analyzed hip-hop culture, Eternia has learned to defend herself while pushing off and dumbing down the traditional rap conformant. She recognizes the double-edged hip-hop sword with impressive lyrical tumbles:
"And that's the ironic part of this thang,
Like you can't get respect in this game
Until you're paid
You can't make a name for yourself
Until you've laid
Tracks down with Kanye"
While Eternia is cerebral in attending to the state of hip-hop, she remains on the defensive even in her own being. On the calculated "Family", Eternia extrapolates on the importance of peripheral kin, or the lack thereof. In swapping verses with Helixx C, Eternia reveals that one of the core constituents of her societal exile is a result of the double-crossed actions of her extended family. But she does hold her true family close, and values the sacrifices they have made for her, as explained on "Love". Over solid flute trills and expansive oboe lines, Eternia reveals an emotive edge by relaying the pain her pregnant mother endured from her father. "Love" also features a chorus by her sister, Jessica Kaya, who expresses the same maternal adulation through lines like "When I'm not sure of myself / I think of your love / It lifts me up".
The lyricism of It's Called Life can proudly wear the "poetic" title as well. On the spoken-word "Death", Eternia plays with rhyme as if it were a toy, turning the English language over with casual word-matching and appropriate dramatic pauses. Eternia laments death with witted words:
"Minds collide in time when the devil kissed my
Sky good-bye.
Formed third eyes that closed when you died.
Took a shot to my brain and stitched up my
With rusty needles."
Throughout It's Called Life, Eternia remains stern and doesn't ever break character. She tackles subjects from the most meditated angles, and creates an overall intelligent critique of hip-hop culture. By the end of the album, Eternia separates herself from the legions of unrespectable femcees by garnering the listener's respect. She doesn't ask for it, either; she demands it, and inevitably ends up representing the "everywoman". And though she may be part of the Jean Grae movement in hip-hop, It's Called Life stands as a grittily rational endeavor that honestly captures the current state of the rap industry.
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October 14, 2013
Playoff Prospectus
NLCS Game Three Preview: Cardinals at Dodgers
On Saturday, the Cardinals scratched home an unearned run on a Jon Jay sacrifice fly. It turns out that this was all the run support Michael Wacha and the Cardinals bullpen needed, as they eked out a 1-0 win over the Dodgers to take a 2-0 series lead in the National League Championship Series. Can the Dodgers win their first game and climb back into the series? Here is a look at PECOTA odds and projected starting lineups for tonight's game.
Cardinals (Adam Wainwright) at Dodgers (Hyun-Jin Ryu). 8:07 pm ET
Ethier and Ramirez are both questionable at press time and the lineup above is an educated guess, not an iron clad statement of fact. Given that Ethier has started only one game since September 14, I'm guessing he won't be able to go. On the other hand, it seems like Hanley is going to try to play unless he has a broken rib. Nick Punto would go if Ramirez couldn't.
PECOTA likes the Dodgers a lot more if Hanley can play. That 4.9 percent gap is significantly higher than Andre Ethier's 1.8 percent gap over Schumaker. If the Dodgers lineup is diminished completely (no Ethier, no Hanley) PECOTA might actually be a little too optimistic about the Dodgers' chances against the Cardinals ace.
It is more than a little surprising that PECOTA prefers the Dodgers over the Cardinals (albeit slightly) with Wainwright on the bump, but L.A. has been a bit of a PECOTA darling ever since the NLDS. The home field advantage obviously helps the Dodgers, but the Cardinals 43-38 road record was the third best in the National League this year.
Throughout his career, Wainwright has dominated in the postseason. The exception was in last year's NLDS winner-take-all against the Nationals, where he didn't make it out of the third inning but the Cardinals rallied and won anyway. Postseasons are nothing but small sample sizes, but Wainwright is one of the best pitchers in the game, and the postseason does nothing to detract from this.
Beyond the fact that Ryu has a tall order in his opponent, there are additional concerns about his most recent performance against the Braves in the LDS. The Dodgers won the game going away, but this was hardly due to anything Ryu did, as he only lasted three innings before getting yanked.
Most of the pitches in the chart above that fell inside the zone came during Ryu's two-run first inning and his two-run third inning. He avoided trouble in the second inning when he avoided the zone. Ryu threw his slider far less than in his last three regular season outings than he had all year, and in his playoff outing he abandoned it almost entirely. Ryu doesn't have dominant stuff so needs all of his pitches working and needs to be fine in the zone. Neither of these necessities was on display last week against Atlanta.
For all the Cardinals have dominated this series, they have outscored the Dodgers 4-2 across 21 and a half innings. Neither team's bats have come to life yet, but the Cardinals offense has been especially moribund in the postseason. They had a .648 OPS against the Pirates and have had a woeful .397 OPS so far versus the Dodgers. Ryu is neither Clayton Kershaw nor Zack Greinke, but lost in the Cardinals' 5-2 record this October is the fact that they're not hitting. Couple that with their weak regular season against southpaws (only the Mets and Marlins had a lower OPS against left-handers), and this might not be the fait accompli that it looks like on the surface. Maybe PECOTA is on to something here.
However, devil's advocate arguments aside, it is hard not to like Wainwright in what is a pivotal game for the Dodgers.
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By pete cogan
Sep 6, 2003
|Fun route. Instead of walking off L, you can also walk about 40 feet to your right and rap off an anchor, coming down on the other side of the rock. 60 meter rope reaches easily.
By Jason Funk
From: Salt Lake City, UT
May 12, 2008
|Nice hand crack, wish it was longer. I agree with the previous comment and would not really recommend walking off the other side (NE) to the left unless you don't mind sliding down an easy offwidth. My partner on the way down sliced his hand up pretty bad at the very bottom when he slid out of the chimney and ended almost landing his head on a rock. Not the way he wanted to go- on Mother's Day.
By Brad W.
Aug 19, 2012
|There are new(er) rap anchors to the climbers right(if one is looking at the route from the ground). Climb to the top and walk 25 yards uphill to the left of the giant boulder. On your right you will see a small cave-like passage. Squeeze through it and the chains will be on your left at chest level. A 60m rope will get you down.
By Arlo F Niederer
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Sep 11, 2012
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
This is a finger crack, not a hand-sized crack. The largest cam I used leading was a #1 Camalot (red) at the top. #2 or #3 are useful for the belay, but smaller will work.
An awkward move gets to the start of the climb, and the crux are a few moves getting into the dihedral. Finger-sized cams or nuts for pro.
As the previous poster mentioned, rappel anchors about 10m to the right provide rapid descent. The rappel is 25m, and is above the climb Reading Raymond Chandler.
By JLV
From: San Francisco, CA
Jul 19, 2014
Sketchy start if going from the right. Not much for protection. I went in from the left to the start of the finger crack. Didn't use anything bigger than a #2 though I'd suggest bringing one #3.
Great route but too short.
Rapped way over right (climber's right) above Currey's Diagonal. Sketchy and spicy getting to the rap station. There are other alternatives for rapping on either side of formation.
By Giulio Del Piccolo
From: Fort Collins, CO
May 8, 2017
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
This is a FINGER CRACK.
Felt hard for Vedauwoo 5.8, harder than the first pitch of Captain Nemo for example.
By Petsfed
From: Laramie, WY
May 8, 2017
I thought the first 5-10 feet were comparable to the first 5-10 feet of Nemo, and so 5.8 was fair. It eases significantly after that.
Compare also to Straight and Narrow and Satterfield's Crack. They all feel pretty comparable to me.


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Tantric 'Mosquita' – Crank It or Yank It
For today's edition of 'Crank It or Yank It' I give you 'Mosquita', the latest from Tantric.
'Mosquita' is the first single from the new album 37 Channels and to be perfectly honest with you, I thought Tantric were pretty much done until I read recently that the band had signed with Pavement Music. Hugo Ferreira is the only original member left in the band but it's obvious he was the chief contributor musically because 'Mosquita' holds it's own alongside tunes like 'Breakdown' and 'Hey Now'.
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|The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa's eighth is a par 3 over a pond to a tubular green. (David R. Holland/WorldGolf.com)
The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa, a nationally ranked layout, is fun, scenic golf on the Western Slope of Colorado.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The drive from Denver to Grand Junction on Interstate 70 is a transforming experience. There's a progression of ski-area terrain the tourist finds around Summit County and through Vail that gradually changes as you head west toward Grand Junction, where the landscape becomes a moonscape, mixed with a verdant valley floor celebrated for orchards (best peaches in America in next door Palisade) and vineyards.
Grand Junction, at 4,600 feet in elevation, is the gateway city to the 800-foot cliffs of the Colorado National Monument and is home to one of the most scenic golf courses you will ever play - The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa, designed by Jim Engh. Everywhere one looks you see colors of the desert (the Utah border is only 30 miles away) - pinks, reds, and tawny tints.
Your panorama on 11 elevated tee boxes is stunning - it is like viewing a canvas of earth tones with shades of green bordered by jagged sandstone boulders, ochre dirt and formations of balanced rock. The vista also includes Mount Garfield and the Little Bookcliffs - areas of steep, reddish walls that plummet from atop mesas to the valley floor where the Colorado River has carved a waterway through the Colorado Plateau and dinosaurs once roamed. Farther in the distance is Grand Mesa, the world's tallest flat-top mountain.
Not insignificant is a little known fact by kids of Generation X - the Colorado River was once named the Grand River, that roiling water that keeps California fertile and the river that carved the "Grand" Canyon.
Eric Feely, Redlands Mesa general manager and PGA director of golf, hears positive comments every day about the quality of golf, but perhaps the most asked question concerns No. 14, a par 4 of 300 yards that directs you between a goal post of huge boulder piles. If you hit it far enough, you have an easy approach. If you don't, you have a blind approach.
"When we opened in 2001, No. 14 was the most controversial hole by far," Feely said. "The short, sharp dogleg right was unlike anything most golfers had ever experienced, including the raters from Golf Digest, Sports Illustrated and Golf Magazine. Players repeatedly asked how to play the hole. The problem is most players do not have enough length to reach the ideal landing area.
"Now eight years later, the hole is considered one of the most challenging and enjoyable holes in the Western United States. Players appreciate the challenge and have found a variety of approaches to playing the hole. Some players will hit a 150-yard tee shot and play a blind approach shot over the large boulder. Others, however, will choose to grip and rip it through the gap to leave a 50-yard approach or attempt to hit the green on the blind tee shot. However you choose to play this fun and unique hole, you can be assured that it will seldom play the same way twice."
But The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa is one scenic, fun hole after another. The par 3s could be the most picturesque you have ever seen.
Brian Donahue, vice president of the Carlsbad, Calif.-BrightStar Golf Group, which just acquired Redlands Mesa likes No. 17, a 218-yard par 3 that sits in a bowl framed by rock. And the tee box is carved out of the side of a mesa. He also likes No. 8, a par 3 of 164 yards over a pond, surrounded by giant boulders. It's holes like this where you come to appreciate Engh golf - don't go over any green, or you will pay a price.
The other par 3, No. 12, has been the cover photo of a book.
After playing Redlands Mesa, a 7,007-yard, par 72, numerous times now, there's an overwhelming thought - this is a tough golf course. It's not the tee shot on the par 4s and par 5s, it's getting the ball close to the hole on approaches and chips from just off the tricky and contoured greens.
"Maybe what I like most about this layout are the short par 4s," Donahue said. "Like No. 4, a 373 yarder, where you can see an incredible panorama, and the entire right side falls off into oblivion. Some of best holes in world are short and require you to think and place your tee shot."
Redlands Mesa has won national awards from every major golf publication. Its current Golf Digest ranking is No. 27 on America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses list.
The course has an ample practice range setup, and its PGA-certified staff offers lessons and video swing analysis. The Red Canyon Grille, in the handsome Southwestern-styled clubhouse, is a popular lunch and dinner spot for locals.
After your round, the Doubletree Hotel in Grand Junction is your home for travel golf weekend getaways. Ask about their golf packages - $299 and up - includes 18 holes for two with cart, one night of accommodations and full breakfast. Tel. 970-241-8888, 800-444-2326. VisitGrandJunction.com even offers "golf and wine" packages.
July 28, 2009
David R. Holland is an award-winning former sportswriter for The Dallas Morning News, football magazine publisher, and author of The Colorado Golf Bible. Before launching a career as a travel/golf writer, he achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force reserve, serving during the Vietnam and Desert Storm eras. Follow Dave on Twitter @David_R_Holland.
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John wrote on: Aug 3, 2009
Excellent story. One of the most scenic golf courses I've ever played and Grand Junction is an excellent vacation spot for outdoorsmen.
The Club at Chatham Hills is a private, Pete Dye design with a plum location just north of Indianapolis. Weaving over an idyllic landscape of beautiful topography, this new course is truly a bright spot in American golf.
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text: While preparing for our trip to Mass., I noted the lack of enthusiasm for dining in the Concord area. With that in mind, I was concerned when we decided to try Sprigs this evening. We were amazed. My wife's description was "flawless execution without pretention". The meal compared favorably with a visit to Primo in Maine last summer. We were impressed from the outset, as 4 different staff members welcomed us as we waited for our table to be prepared (we hadn't made reservations), I was reminded of the welcome we received at Commanders Palace in New Orleans. Our waitress Kate maintained the standard as we pestered her with questions throughout the meal, and she remained the consumate professional, knowledgeable, attentive and good spirited The charcuterie platter consisted of cured lomo, duck confit, lamb pate and braised pork belly--all made in house, and impeccably good. My entree of duck breast and sweet potato gnocchi was prepared perfectly, almost melt in the mouth, as just enough fat remained after roasting to make the meat lusciously tender. My wife had the special of the evening, rabbit wrapped in prosciutto with a pear glaze. The meat was much lighter than expected, and the flavors melded magically. The molten chocolate tarte with house-made ice cream, almond tuille and hazlenut brittle was delicious and beautifully presented. The sum of the courses and service amounted to an outstanding meal in a lovely, comfortable setting. The entree prices were at least $10 less than one would expect to pay in any metro market, so value accompanied the quality. Outstanding service, food made with obvious passion, simply an outstanding dining experience. We couldn't have asked to a better meal in any way. I think that the Concord area should embrace Sprigs as a remarkable restaurant with outstanding value, without a drive into Boston.


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Secret Santa visits Quincy retailer
Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:11:04 GMT —
A Secret Santa is making Christmas a little brighter for at least one Tri-State resident.
Someone paid off a layaway account at the Kmart on Broadway, and one Hannibal woman was shocked when she went to pay off her balance.Tiffany Conrad says she could hardly breathe when she learned her 267 dollar balance was just a penny. The layaway items included clothing for her almost 2-year-old son and her sister.
Conrad said, "Whoever is doing this, you guys are amazing, and it has helped me out tremendously this Christmas."
This is Conrad's first Christmas without her mother. Her mom lost her life to cancer last January. She said she had a house payment coming up, so she was planning to return some of the presents she purchased for her son, because she didn't think she'd be able to afford them this year.
Conrad said, "I didn't know whether to accept it. I was so excited, I didn't know what to do. I just broke down and started crying."
Richard Clouser is an assistant manager at Kmart. He says he's been seeing quite a few secret Santas this year.
Clouser said, "we've been getting at least two a day. When they come in to pay off a layaway, we pick layaway numbers. They don't know whose layaway they are. They can either pay them off, pay an amount on them do whatever they want to do. It's totally anonymous. We're just grateful. It's the true meaning of Christmas."
Meanwhile, Conrad has a special message for her secret Santa.
She said, "Thank you very much. I would love to meet you."


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A special package, which includes a South Stand ticket to the match and a limited edition Club and Country scarf, is now available for purchase HERE. There is a limited number of these packages available. For fans who already have tickets to the match, the scarf will be specially priced at $15 on June 4 only. After that, any remaining scarves will be $30.
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"Yes, Prime Minister" on NSA Wiretapping
(I posted this earlier in the week, but then realized that it would get in the way of the Symposium and took it down. Now it's back up.)
THE PRIME MINISTER: I mean, why should we bug Hugh Halifax's telephone? I mean, one of my own administration. Don't know where they got such a daft idea. Sheer paranoia.
SIR HUMPHREY APPLEBY: Yes, the only thing is…
THE PM: I mean, why should we listen in to MPs? Boring, stupid ignorant windbags, I do my best not to listen to them. He's only a PPS. I have enough trouble finding out what's going on at the Ministry of Defence, what could he know?
SIR HUMPHREY: So I gather you denied that Mr Halifax's phone had been bugged.
THE PM: Well, obviously. It was the one question today to which I could give a clear, simple, straightforward, honest answer.
SIR HUMPHREY: Yes. Unfortunately, although the answer was indeed clear, simple and straightforward, there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it the fourth of the epithets you applied to the statement inasmuch as the precise correlation between the information you communicated and the facts insofar as they can be determined and demonstrated is such as to cause epistemological problems of sufficient magnitude as to lay upon the logical and semantic resources of the English language a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear.
THE PM: Epistemological? What are you talking about?
SIR HUMPHREY: You told a lie.
PM: But it wasn't my fault. I didn't know he was being bugged.
BERNARD WOOLEY: Prime Minister, you are deemed to have known. You are ultimately responsible.
PM: Why wasn't I told?
SIR HUMPHREY: The Home Secretary might not have felt the need to inform you.
THE PM: Why?
SIR HUMPHREY: Perhaps he didn't know either. Or perhaps he'd been advised that you did not need to know.
PM: Well I did need to know.
BERNARD: Apparently the fact that you needed to know was not known at the time that the now known need to know was known, and therefore those that needed to advise and inform the Home Secretary perhaps felt that the information that he needed as to whether to inform the highest authority of the known information was not yet known and therefore there was no authority for the authority to be informed because the need to know was not at this time known or needed.
THE PM: What?
SIR HUMPHREY: We could not know that you would deny it in the House.
THE PM: Well, obviously I would if I didn't know and I were asked.
SIR HUMPHREY: We did not know that you would be asked when you didn't know.
THE PM: But I was bound to be asked when I didn't know if I didn't know.
SIR HUMPHREY: What?


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Their names have been called. Now it is decision time for Steve Domecus and Fred Atkins.
Domecus, a former Marin Catholic High standout, and Atkins, an East Bay product who played at College of Marin, were both selected Friday during the second day of the Major League Baseball draft.
Domecus, a catcher, was taken in the 38th round with the 1,140th overall pick by the Chicago White Sox. He played this spring at Moorpark College in Southern California after suiting up the year before at UC Santa Barbara. Atkins led the Mariners to a second-place finish in the Bay Valley Conference and was taken in the 45th round with the 1,347th overall pick by the Florida Marlins.
Both Domecus and Atkins will have to judge in the upcoming weeks whether they want to play more baseball or take their chances in the professional ranks. Given the fact that they were both selected near the bottom of the board, it appears likely they'll choose the former. Still, it was a good feeling to hear their name called.
"It's awesome, because I didn't get much of a chance to play at Santa Barbara, but I had a good year this year and to get drafted makes me feel a lot more self-worth," Domecus said.
Domecus has an offer from Virginia Tech that he seems ready to take. He was on a plane Friday night heading up to play summer ball in Alaska. Domecus said the White Sox were considering him with their pick in the seventh round, but the two sides couldn't agree on the financial terms of the deal. If the White Sox are impressed with his play over the summer, they could offer him a better deal in the fall. Otherwise, there is a spot on the Hokies for him.
"I'm pretty set on going back to Virginia Tech," Domecus said. "It's the ACC and baseball is big there. I know I can improve my stock even more after a year or two there."
Atkins was offered a scholarship by Jackson State, but admitted the chance to test the professional ranks was enticing. He'll be further evaluated by Marlins' scouts over the summer to see if he might be able to fetch "10th- to 15th-round money," Atkins said.
"It's a once in a lifetime opportunity for me," said Atkins, whose father Fred Atkins, Sr. played for the New York Yankees. "It's really exciting to look up on that board and see that someone recognizes you."
COM coach Steve Berringer said the team's needs may factor in to Atkins' decision.
"If (the Marlins) are really short on outfielders and he feels like he can go in there and have a shot to make a difference in the farm system, then it might be another thing," Berringer said.
Atkins admitted the long-term benefits of going to college might out-weigh the short-term gains of playing professionally in the minor leagues. He could improve his stock, too. Last year, Atkins hit .294 with one home run and this year he batted .390 with eight homers.
He was drafted in the 29th round last year, but was taken later this year because many scouts knew he was pretty set on taking his game to Jackson State.
That doesn't mean the prospect of a professional contract isn't tempting, though.
"It's baseball, and you're getting paid to play it," Atkins said. "Life can't get much better than that."


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Raleigh, N.C. — The House Government Committee on Thursday removed Wake County from legislation that shifted responsibility for construction and upkeep of public schools from local school boards to boards of county commissioners.
Then, the committee voted down the entire bill. Despite those defeats, the measure is expected to come back up in another committee.
"These elected boards should learn how to work together," said Rep. George Cleveland, R-Onslow. "If they don't, that's a problem of those elected people."
The measure, sponsored by Sen. Neal Hunt, R-Wake, would have allowed counties to take over assets from nine school boards, including Wake, Guilford and Lee counties. At the request of Rep. Larry Pittman, R-Cabarrus, Cabarrus was added to the bill.
Then, Rep. Rosa Gill, D-Wake, stood to oppose the measure.
"The board of education needs the ability to control the design and construction of our school buildings," said Gill, a former Wake County school board member.
Hunt argued that school boards should be able to concentrate on education and that county commissioners had "more business-like skills."
Also, he said, counties are the government entities that formally issue bonds, so they should have control of the assets.
But in something of a test vote for the measure overall, the committee voted 17-10 to remove Wake County.
Following that vote, several members of the Wake County Board of Commissioners spoke in favor of the measure, urging that their county be put back in.
Commissioner Paul Coble, a Republican, argued that bond-rating agencies worried that counties didn't own the assets for which they were issuing bonds. That, he said, would eventually lower the county's bond rating, which would mean counties have to pay more to borrow money.
"That takes money way from schools," he said.
Wake County is getting ready to send a $900 million school bond to the voters.
But Cleveland dismissed those arguments as "specious," and Rep. James Langdon, R-Johnston, also spoke out against the measure. Both men said the bill was upsetting long-standing relationships and checks and balances between those who fund schools and those who run the schools.
The committee rejected the bill on a voice vote, meaning no formal count was taken. However, it's important to note that the bill merely failed to get a favorable report, which means it is still alive for the remainder of the legislative session, which will likely pause later this month and pick back up in May 2014.
Hunt, Rep. Paul "Skip" Stam, R-Wake, and other backers of the bill huddled immediately after the committee meeting ended.
Hunt said he did not know when he would push to bring the measure back up. "Maybe in the short session (in May)," he said.
Actually, it will be a lot sooner.
Rep. Tim Moore, the House Rules Chairman, asked fellow lawmakers for permission to move the measure out of the House Government Committee and into the Rules Committee Thursday night.
The motion prompted a 30-minute discourse on the bill and legislative procedure, with opponents of the bill hoping to thwart Moore.
"This motion will revive this bill," said Rep. Paul Luebke, D-Durham, urging lawmakers to turn back the motion.
In the end, the House voted 77-34 to allow the move. The measure is expected to be heard by the House Rules Committee next week.


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"The lie was in the way I said it, not at all in what I said. It's my own fault that you can't believe me now."—Brigid O'Shaughnessy
"My intention was not malicious, but I broke the ground rule, that families are off limits, and for that I am sorry [blubber]."—Melissa Harris-Perry
Question: which one wins the Maltese Falcon?
OK, so now it's about the subtext of the subtext—in other words, whether or not Melissa Harris-Perry's blubberworks apology to Mitt Romney on the weekend was sincere, or just some silly broad's desperate attempt to employ the standard girl-wank to save her ass on MSNBC.
That is what world-class charmer (and recently fired guy at MSNBC), Alec Baldwin, is claiming, mocking Perry's tears, and asking if he might be forgiven too if he just started crying. Baldwin deleted his original tweet, but later added one concerning his taxes, which made the same point:
If I cry, can I file my taxes late w/o penalty?
— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) January 5, 2014
Naturally, the libtard crews have attacked Baldwin for being sexist, and just generally hateful towards the poor crying college professor, reduced as she was to having to apologize to Mitt Romney! Well, yes, that must have been hard on MHP, given that, according to what she now claims, the whole affair started with MHP just wanting to celebrate diversity in the Romney family:
"Given my own family history, I identified with that picture, and I intended to say positive and celebratory things about it."Seriously, as soon as MHP claimed that, I started laughing, and all during her stupid blubbery apology, that ALL of us have seen from women trying to cry their way out of a jam, I knew—once again in MHP's case—I was watching a damned liar.
The thing is, MHP's story just doesn't make any sense.
Here are MHP's introductory remarks, for her December 29, 2013 show, the one containing the infamous photo-captioning segment:
"This is the show where we dispense with the serious and sober coverage of politics, and instead look back at some of the political absurdity of 2013 with the ridicule and mockery it so rightly deserves."Again: "ridicule and mockery".
And that adds up to "positive and celebratory things"?
The whole point of MHP's show was to toss contempt and ridicule at the most mock-worthy targets she and her producers had handpicked and scripted for that purpose. Unlike what MHP now claims, shooting snidey-snark at Romney and his black grandbaby was the whole point! It had nothing whatsoever to do with celebrating anything, except what a clueless asshole Mitt Romney was—once again.
And let's go further into that, because as MHP pointed out, a lot of people had gotten very emotional about the Romney grandkids photo.
But emotional about what exactly?
Well, for one thing, there was the name the grandkid has—"Kieran".
A big part of the negative reaction to the Romney announcement about the new grandchild, was the fact that "Kieran" is the anglicization of the Gaelic word "Ciarán", which means "blackie".
Of all the Gaelic names the Romneys could come up with for the new black member of their blazing white clan, THAT'S the one they decided on. You think that was an accident?
And so, if MHP had mentioned that going into the segment, that the kid's name meant "blackie", it might have given a very different context to how that segment was processed, and it might have suggested why a bunch of white, privileged, little Romneys, posing with "Blackie" the black Romney, was kind of disturbing.
But, MHP didn't do that. Instead, she just threw it out to her meatheaded crew to caption up. So far in the segment, MHP herself had been forced to captionize, because the witless panel couldn't think of any amusing captions to the pictures they were reviewing. Maybe the show should have shared the pictures with the panel first, but I suppose they were banking on some spontaneous wit making an appearance.
Instead of wisely remaining caption-challenged, Pia Glenn finally thought of something to offer regarding the Romney photo, singing: "One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn't belong". If Pia had sung that AFTER a proper introduction, pointing out the one that didn't belong was named "Blackie", maybe it wouldn't have sounded so much like MHP and her gang were beating up a poor baby.
But, instead, it just sounded like MHP was encouraging making fun of the Romneys for trying to be (ever so slightly) inclusive.
And we know how the blowback on that went, with plenty of (mainly right wing nut) people calling MHP a racist, and an idiot. And maybe she is both those things, but, as usual, there is more to the story than what appears on the surface.
Naturally, when MHP got some heat, and after several days of thinking about whether that heat meant she might get fired from her MSNBC gig, the inclusionist began apologizing, on Twitter at first, and then with her blubberfest on Saturday.
Now, the libs are showering praise on MHP for being sincerely contrite, which they apparently discerned she was by the fact she cried—just at the point she began talking about how people were just taking her and things wrong because she never meant to be mean. Except of course—that is a lie. Now, the worst thing that can come from this is that crying will be required at all future apologies to establish one's sincerity. Isn't that just what we all want—a world full of Melissa Harris-Perrys and John Boehners. Fuck that.
Meanwhile, poor Kieran is still stuck with his new, contemptuous (or dumb as hammers) white Mormon family (overseers, whatever), and his name.
And, for the moment, we're still stuck with Melissa Harris-Perry, coward and liar and baby exploiter.


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Over the years, I have become quite the jewelry hoarder. I've accumulated so many baubles that the top off my dresser and a drawer were literally overflowing with chunky necklaces, colorful bangles, and earrings galore. Every time I'd reach for a necklace, I'd have to spend at least a couple of minutes detangling it from five other necklaces. My earrings were scattered all over the place, and often I'd find one earring on the kitchen counter and the other on the coffee table.
There were times when I was almost late for work because I was searching for the right accessory to match my outfit. Can you imagine me saying to my boss, "Sorry I'm late, but I couldn't find my gold chain link necklace that worked so well with this dress"? I probably would have been fired on the spot.
So one day, I looked at my hodgepodge of jewelry and decided to do something about it -- it was getting out of hand and getting on my nerves. I started thinking, "How can I organize my jewelry in a cool and stylish way? How can I get it to look like a page out of those decor magazines?"
Personally, I like my jewelry displayed. I like to shop it, as if my dresser were a tabletop at a store. I like everything to be visible.
To get organized, I had to do one major thing: Get rid of accessories I no longer wore. I like to hang on to everything, so that was a major challenge for me. Below are a few inexpensive things I bought to help me get organized.
My biggest problem was organizing my necklaces. I had so many that I didn't know where to begin. I realized I had wall space between my dresser and bookcase, so I decided to get plastic hooks and hang some of my necklaces on the wall. I found the hooks at my local Duane Reade, bought a few, and instantly my dresser looked like it lost 10 pounds. Urban Outfitters has loads of stylish options if you don't want to go basic.
I absolutely love jewelry trees, especially really fun-looking ones. My mom gave me a stand in the shape of a woman wearing a pink dress. I use it to hang bracelets, watches and necklaces.
I got a jewelry box to house all of my earrings and now I have a designated place to put them when I take them off. No more leaving them randomly placed around the house.
Ring holders are great for stacking. I love quirky styles that are a bit childish yet fun. Look for color or a cool print for added interest.
Jewelry dishes are great to have to keep some of your baubles in one place. You can utilize them to hold rings, bracelets, or even earrings.I like the mosaic-printed dishes. To save money, you can even use one of your small teacup saucers, instead of going out to buy one.
Check out how I began organizing my jewels:
There you have it. Simple, easy, inexpensive ways to keep your jewelry organized and intact. What tips and tricks have you used to keep your jewelry organized?
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Economists' Topsy-Turvy View of Piracy
Although it was once considered inevitable that unauthorized copying would harm copyright owners, it is now understood that this is not necessarily the case. The concept of indirect appropriability played an important role in shaping this newer understanding. In recent years, however, many economists seem to have taken the message from this new understanding too far, seeing gains to the copyright owners from unauthorized copying in every nook and cranny of the economy, when in reality the instances of such gains are likely to be rather limited. The current literature on this subject, which consists mainly of theoretical models, seems to be badly out of kilter. In this paper I attempt to explain some of the problems and try to provide the outlines of what I believe to be a more balanced and nuanced view of copying. It emphasizes the importance of examining various institutional and behavioral details of individual markets, which are often overlooked by researchers.
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More than once, first-year Wesley Chapel girls basketball coach Karim Nohra has suggested he'd sooner have pictured himself as the next American Idol before picturing the Wildcats as state tournament contenders in 2009. As the 'Cats (26-2) kept winning, some probably began discounting Nohra's shock as cautious coaching rhetoric. It wasn't. Consider where Nohra's players — and Nohra himself — were a year ago at this time (we did, as documented below). Six had recently finished junior varsity seasons. Three had recently finished middle school seasons. Zero were regular starters for Wesley Chapel. Yet 12 months later, the 'Cats' collective glass sneaker remains in one piece. Tonight, they host Winter Park Lake Howell for a state tournament berth. "I honestly thought we had the potential to do it," sophomore Jeileen Mas said, "but I knew we had to work for it."
The projected starters (with current grade)
Gabbi Brown, So.
This season: Averaging 6.4 points, 5.4 rebounds
Last season: Played for Land O'Lakes junior varsity; was promoted late in season
Jeileen Mas, So.
This season: Ranks third on team in scoring (9.3 ppg) and second in 3-pointers (30)
Last season: Member of Wildcats JV who was promoted late in the season; scored two points for varsity
Hannah Noble, So.
This season: Averaging 8.4 points, team-high 5.2 assists; leads team with 32 3-pointers
Last season: Another late-season JV callup; broke her collarbone in a game at River Ridge
Shantel Houston, Jr.
This season: Averaging nearly a double double (16.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg); one of three Wildcats to play in all 28 games
Last season: Like Mas and Noble, a JV player promoted late in season
Janelle Mills, Sr.
This season: Averaging a double double (15.5 ppg, 11.7 rpg) through 10 contests; missed two months with broken wrist; had 27 points, 10 boards in a playoff win against Armwood
Last season: Occasional varsity starter; averaged 5.3 points, seven rebounds
Coach Karim Nohra
Nohra, who took 11 teams to the postseason in stints at Cambridge Christian and Tampa Catholic, was out of coaching. "I went to the Sickles (playoff) game when Sickles played (Sarasota) Riverview. I actually saw this team play Tampa Bay Tech in the region (quarterfinals)," Nohra said. "I just went around watching games."
The backups
(with 2007-08 whereabouts)
Sr. Alexis Braynen: Played for Wesley Chapel JV
Fr. Brittany Byrd: Starter at Weightman Middle School
Jr. Dana Cannon: Starter for Wharton's varsity, which won one game
Fr. Raven Gilbert: Starter at Greco Middle School, Temple Terrace
So. Tranisha Henry: Backup for Wesley Chapel JV
Jr. Phylicia Lennox: Played for Ridgewood JV
Fr. Nece Reynolds: Starter at Weightman Middle School


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Getting firsthand information from an actual car owner is one sure way to get an idea of car performance once it leaves the lot. Autobytel features real consumer reviews that give the unbiased experience of a car.
Pros: multispeed transmission/powerful 4.7L
Cons: a/c not cold enough
Advice: Just drive the differance you will love itI purchased this vehicle to replace my 1996 Ram 1500 4x4 after having multiple transmission problems.I would have to say someone in the engineering department should take a bow. I really enjoy this truck I usually dont get to excited over machines,but I have to let people know thus far its been great. The truck out pulls the old truck hands down.the other truck was a 5.9L and this one is a 4.7L... My hats off to Dodge, GOOD job guys.I would encourage anyone looking for a truck take one for a drive and you will see what you've been missing. PS. The 5.9 automatic transmission ( stay away from this set up, they know they have huge problem) is still the junk transmission 2003 5.7 will have the good one!
Pros: Sport pkg w/20' wheels, 4 full doors,
Cons: harsh ride when unloaded, gas mileage
Advice: Not for the lead footed(gas mileage)2002 Ram 1500 Quad Cab with sport pkg,4.7liter, auto,tow pkg. This is the first truck I have ever owned. I love it! It's a real head turner. I constantly receive complements on its styling. Gas mileage could be better. I avg about 18-19 mpg highway at 65mph. City mileage is pretty bad, especially if you have a heavy foot in stop and go traffic. I avg 10-12 mpg city. If the roads are not good and you don't have a load in the rear, hold onto your hats, because you're in for a rough ride. I have had a couple of defects fixed(leaking windshield, floor air is on all the time) I have put about 5000 miles on and have noticed in the last 1000 that it is starting to shift gears a little harder. Almost bought the Ford Supercrew. It had more power and slightly more rear seat room(1'), but it lacked the styling and bed size that the Dodge has. If you buy the Dodge w/20' wheels make sure you buy mud flaps, otherwise expect to have mud and dirt all over the sides of your truck. Overall I am pleased with the truck, and I think a made the best choice for my needs.. The only improvement I would make other than quality control would be a more powerful engine option. And maybe better fuel mileage, which would be wanted of any new vehicle.
Pros: The horse power from the little 4.7L V-8
Cons: The long nose takes time to gauge distance on when parking
Advice: Dodge is still assuming the role of underdog! Deal and buyPowerful, roomy, and good looking? It's amazing, I love this truck. Coming from a man who would own nothing but a Ford, this Dodge really has changed my perspective. If you're wavering, buy this truck. It's powerful, will get up and leave the Fords and especially the Chevys in the dust.
Pros: The redesigned look and the drivers seat
Cons: Gas mileage
Advice: You have to be a Truck lover to want this truck.The engine was very peppy and with the multi transmission you hardly ever feel the shifts. This truck will get up and go. And, as usual the large front seats provide a comfortable ride.
Pros: The exterior appearance and large backseat
Cons: Ride gets a little bumpy over bad roads
Advice: Don't buy this if you really want a minivan, it's a TRUCK!!!I've owned my Ram 1500 Quad Cab with the 4.7 liter engine for a month now and I haven't found anything to complain about yet. It's a well built truck with plenty of power and comfort. In fact, it's backseat is bigger than most full size sedans. In short, it's the best truck I've ever driven.
Pros: Wide Interior room & Tall Visibility, Nice Truck, Good 20' Tires
Cons: 5.9L V8, 245HP is not enought Horse Power for this 6,000 pounds heavy truck size. We need the new 5.7L, V8, 345HP.
Advice: Wait for the 2003 Ram model or install the SuperCharge Kit too boost this monster truck from 245HP to a 400HP.This is a very nice design truck. The truck can do anything and go anywhere. The appearance is the best looking truck compare to the Chevy and Ford. We like everything in this new Ram except the Ram is the weakiest power of the competition. I am very sastified when the Box empty but not when I cary 6 men and haul my 5,000 pounds board, and our two motor cycle and our camping equipment full in the trunk. We can not climb at the Rocky Mountain. If Dodge do not install the new HEMI magnum V8, 5.7L, 345HP into this 2003 Ram 1500, I will trade my 2002 Ram to another brand that have more Horspower.
Pros: 4 doors. It's a real truck, but room for the family.
Cons: It's a bit of a gas hog. Well, what do you expect?
Advice: If you're going to tow a lot of weight, get the 373 gears, towing package, and 5.9 motor. Otherwise the small V8 is really great.This is one cool truck. Bought in 10/01, now have 5K miles. Not a single problem, not even one. Runs like a clock, very comfortable, tons of room and storage. Got the 4.7 motor; plenty of power and wouldn't want to get worse gas mileage. Everyone complains of firm ride and gas consumption. Yes to both, however on the road I average 19, 14 combined. But you have to keep your foot out of it around town to get any mileage, otherwise you get 12. With a few hundred pounds in the box the ride is much improved. Well, it is a truck, isn't it? Seating and controls are very nice. That windshield really slopes, now doesn't it? Overall finish is superb, and the new styling is awesome. Mine is white, so I can put some custom paint on it when the weather warms up. 17' wheels are really cool, sits higher than the others, comes with everything I wanted standard. Got traction lock limited slip diff instead of 4X4; works great offroad too. Stereo with Infinity speakers is very nice. Stainless exhaust and a mean truck sound. I love my new truck, even better than I expected.


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MLB Slugfest Loaded Review
If you're one of those gamers who like their baseball games to be serious sims meticulously modeled on after the real world sport, then you can stop reading now as MLB SlugFest: Loaded is not for you. If however you cringe at the thought of spending two hours on the couch locked in a 0-0 pitcher's duel, if you love racking up the runs as you knock the ball around the park, or if you look back fondly to the days when sports games were all about arcade excitement instead of number crunching sims, then you'll probably love Slugfest Loaded. Slugfest Loaded is unabashedly over the top in its approach to the game, but underneath all of the crazy action, hijinks, and humor is a game that is easy to play and control and a lot of fun to at that.
Slugfest Loaded differs from other baseball games in several ways. The first is with the addition of a turbo meter. By pulling the right trigger during play you can draw power from the turbo meter to boost the current player's stats and increase your chances for a great play. On offense this can be used to put a little more pop in your hitter's bat or add a little extra speed around the basepaths. On defense, turbo can add heat to a fastball, help a shortstop make a diving stop off a ball going up the middle, or help an outfielder gun a runner down at the plate. Each time you use the turbo button you drain the meter and you replenish the meter by making good plays at the plate or in the field. You'll never have enough turbo power to run on turbo for an entire inning, but you'll usually have enough so that it is there when you need it. If you manage to completely drain it at the end of an inning it is not a disaster as the meters are refilled for both sides between innings.
|Sosa on fire.
Pitchers have another meter of their own which consists of five stars. Each time a pitcher records a strike by making the batter whiff another star in the meter is filled. When all five stars have been filled, the pitcher can throw a special pitch – and this is no ordinary special pitch. Each pitcher has one special pitch in his repertoire that will make the ball zig-zag, corkscrew, make a huge arcing loop, or other things that defy the laws of physics in our universe. With patience and the right timing a batter can still hit one of these pitches, but this is no easy task.
When one of these special pitches is not available you can select from one of eight pitches – four are your basic pitches of fastball, curveball, slider, and change up, while the other four are more fanciful, juiced-up versions of these four designed to be thrown with a dash of turbo. Once you select your pitch, you select from one of nine pitch locations that form a three by three grid across the strike zone. Your next decision is whether to place the ball inside the strike zone or right next to the pitch location but outside of the strike zone. You also have the option to bean the batter which is a good way to cool off an opposing player who is on fire.
Pitching in Slugfest Loaded is just as simple and easy as it sounds; the game is not designed to give you the chance to become a strikeout king. Slugfest Loaded is all about getting hits and scoring runs and it is easy to do both in the game. While strikeouts certainly do occur, for the most part it is easy to make contact with the ball and at least put it into play.
Slugfest does not just derive its name from the fact that it is a high scoring game – players are encouraged to slug it out with each other on the basepaths. Baserunners can punch fielders or take them out with hard slides to force them to drop the ball or bungle the play. Fielders can fight back by stiff-arming runners down to the ground. There aren't free-for-all brawls in the game, but the hits do add an extra level of excitement. You no longer just have to sit and wait for the play to end as a player trots into second with an easy double. The runner can now nail the baseman as the ball comes in from the outfield and take an extra base or the fielder can knock the runner down and leisurely apply the tag later.
Players that string a couple of hits together catch fire … literally. Flames will surround their hands and feet and they'll enjoy a big boost to their stats. To counter this boost pitchers can throw a bean ball which can put a player's fire out or simply knock down his stats for a bit. Pitchers who rely on the ol' bean ball run the risk of the batter charging the mound. The fight takes place off screen as you watch players' reactions to the fisticuffs, which was probably a requirement of Major League Baseball in order to get the license for the game. While you have no control over the fight, the loser suffers the indignation of a stats decrease.


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More Garmin, and a mouse with MOB button!
Here's an entering Portland, Maine, screen photo, bigger here, designed to make a few points re: our discussions of the Garmin Guide To feature and the way the big units display data. This is a Combinations screen and it can have one to four windows with most anything in them, plus the Data Bar if you want. Unlike the largely pre-configured dashboard style data on a regular chart window, you can put any number in the system on that bar. On the 5212, you just touch the field to get list of choices; on the 4000 series you just punch one of the softkeys.


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Yorba Linda, Calif. • Almost a decade after Richard Nixon resigned, the disgraced former president sat down with his one-time aide and told the tale of his fall from grace in his own words.
That version of one of the nation's largest and most-dissected political scandals largely gathered dust for three decades until this week.
Portions of the tapes will be published each day by the Nixon Presidential Library & Museum and the private Richard Nixon Foundation starting Tuesday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Nixon's resignation. The postings begin with Nixon recalling the day he decided to resign and end Saturday his last day in office with the 37th president discussing his final day at the White House, when he signed the resignation agreement, gave a short speech and boarded a helicopter for San Clemente, California.


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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Ryan Howard said he didn't give it any thought when he left his house in the morning, but the T-shirt he wore Wednesday afternoon was fitting, given his current status.
It read: "Wounded Warrior Project."
When Phillies fans last saw Howard, he was on the ground, grabbing his left leg after making the final out of the National League Division Series. He suffered a complete tear of his left Achilles on the final play of the 2011 season and had surgery less than a week later.
He spent the next two months on the couch "watching a lot of TV, a lot of Housewives shows and sporting events." When he did venture out, to say, the grocery store, Howard found himself running into a lot of people who also underwent Achilles surgeries.
"People would come up and they'd tell me, 'Oh, man, I did the same thing,'" Howard said Wednesday. "Then they would show me the scar and I'd be like, 'Oh, man, that sucks.' I was just trying to get some milk."
In Wednesday's press conference, his first public comments since surgery, Howard was funny, focused and realistic. He talked openly about being hooked on bad reality TV, honestly about his ability to continue to grow as a hitter and sensibly about when he expects to return to a major league field.
But as the old adage goes, actions speak louder than words. The most interesting thing Ryan Howard did Wednesday preceded his press conference, when he took part in a regular batting practice session with teammates Chase Utley and Jim Thome.
"I've done a little bit off the tee here and there, some front tossing, but today was the first day I hit live," Howard said. "Swinging-wise it felt good. It felt good to be able to get out there with the guys and be able to swing and see a little live BP."
Howard has also been taking part in running and fielding drills this week. When asked if he set a target date for a return to the Phillies lineup -- general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. mentioned May last month -- Howard didn't commit to a time and talked instead about taking "baby steps" and "starting from scratch."
"We'll see; ask me in May," Howard said. "Obviously the goal is to want to get out there as soon as possible, but at the same time, with this, I'm just listening to my body and it will let me know when it's ready."
Howard looked comfortable in the batter's box Wednesday and didn't rule out the possibility of getting into a Grapefruit League game before the Phillies break camp in six weeks. But he also knows he might have to wait longer to gain his full strength.
"From what I've heard as far as the strength-strength, you're probably not going to really get full strength maybe around All-Star break," Howard said. "Nobody has really said a whole, whole lot about that kind of stuff."
After Howard took batting practice, someone with a better answer followed him into the cage. Infielder Kevin Frandsen, who spent last season with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, suffered a complete tear of his left Achilles five springs ago, when he was on the cusp of becoming the San Francisco Giants' starting second baseman.
"It's long and tedious," said Frandsen, who returned for the final game of the 2008 season for the Giants. "Obviously (Howard) looks great, just watching him. It's not fun, and I'm sure he'd say the same thing. You get to that point where you think you're great, you think you're going to be able to conquer everything, and then you get out there and hit a little wall.
"You see guys running the curve along the outfield grass -- you run that and you're fine. Then you take it to the next step and you're going to go out of the box, hit and go out of the box. Once you get out of the box and start running, it's a totally different world. ... It was over a year before you felt normal, where you felt everything was right. Certain things don't fully come back. That's just what happens with a serious injury like that."
Frandsen had a productive 2011 season with the IronPigs, hitting .303 in 77 games, and has a chance to make the Phillies roster ala Pete Orr. But because every body recovers differently, there's no telling if his recovery from Achilles surgery could provide a window into Howard's recovery.
When Howard is healthy, the next question is whether he can regain his MVP-form at the plate. After hitting .313 with a league-best 58 home runs and 149 RBIs in 2006 -- and also hitting 45 or more home runs in the next three seasons, too -- Howard hasn't hit more than 33 home runs in the last two seasons and hit .253 last season.
But in a 15-minute-long answer when he talked about himself, Ted Williams and Jim Thome -- the latter name a comparable one for Howard, at least in the way pitchers attack him -- manager Charlie Manuel was confident that Howard would continue to grow as a hitter and practice better plate discipline.
"I think Ryan Howard's best year is ahead of him," Manuel said of his 32-year-old slugger, who is entering the first year of a five-year, $125 million contract.
Howard shared his manager's optimism. He plans to pick Thome's brain.
And he's also very aware of how the 2011 season ended -- and 2010, too -- with him making the season's final out, and he's eager to get healthy and in position to make amends.
"It sucks," Howard said of the final outs. "I'm not going to lie. It sucks. And I know how it looks to everybody, like having the season come down and you're that guy two years in a row.
"But I try to look at it positive: The last two seasons I got out, so I figure I'm about due. I'd love to be in that situation again."


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TAMPA — It was the type of crisp, bright afternoon seemingly custom-made for carpe diem.
Before the second-largest home crowd of its existence, USF could've seized this glorious day. The Bulls had the chance to piledrive another of the state's "Big Three," perhaps avoid bowl banishment to Birmingham, and win two in a row for the first time in nearly two months.
Instead, the Bulls let the opportunity — not to mention Miami's backs — get right past them.
Today, a mere gap doesn't separate the Bulls from the 'Canes. A gulf is more like it. At least that's how it appeared Saturday, when Miami (9-3) completely manhandled USF in the trenches en route to a 31-10 romp before 66,469 at Raymond James Stadium.
"Our defense at the line of scrimmage got whooped, really got whooped," Bulls coach Jim Leavitt conceded.
Nearly two months to the day after its 17-7 victory at FSU, USF's chance for a 2009 'Noles-'Canes quinela was snuffed by a UM front that paved the way for its ball carriers to amass 240 yards and keep quarterback Jacory Harris untouched in the pocket most of the game.
"You don't have a prayer of winning a game when you give up (240) yards rushing," said defensive coordinator Joe Tresey, who returned three defensive linemen previously on the shelf.
"If we would've gotten off blocks we might have been able to make a play, and then we missed some tackles too. It's always an accumulation of a lot of things when they run the ball like that."
Moments after USF's seniors — the class with the most wins in school history — were recognized in a pregame ceremony, the 'Canes set the tone on the game's opening drive. Killing 51/2 minutes, they marched 81 yards in 12 plays, capped by Harris' 11-yard TD pass to Leonard Hankerson.
They took a 21-3 first-half lead on Javarris James' 2-yard TD run that capped an 11-play, 85-yard drive. Harris, sacked only once on the day, completed passes of 10 and 19 yards on third down to perpetuate the march.
"We've got to get better up front," Leavitt acknowledged. "One of our weaknesses is getting stout and physical people that play inside. And we're just not that big and physical inside."
While the 'Canes steamrolled, USF stalled. Three of its first four possessions ended on a punt, fumble and interception.
Quarterback B.J. Daniels, coming off a career effort against Louisville, was held to 116 total yards, completing 6-of-16 passes with a TD, interception and three sacks. And leading receiver Carlton Mitchell had one catch.
"We expected this was another step in solidifying ourselves in the state," Daniels said, "so it is, I guess, reverse (of the FSU postgame feeling)."
Behind Daniels, USF mounted its lone touchdown drive of the day to open the second half, but nearly squandered that when it was whistled for consecutive false-start penalties after having third and goal at the UM 2.
Daniels salvaged it with a 12-yard pass to A.J. Love — his final check-off — in the back of the end zone. Daniels ran five times for 46 yards on the 13-play, 83-yard drive.
That made it 21-10. But USF (7-4) went three plays and out on its next four possessions. Time ran out on the fifth.
Opportunity lost.
"Is that the worst thing to say, that you're not at the same level as Miami right now?" Leavitt said. "I'd like to say we are, but we're not.
"We've got a very good football team and our day will come."