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So much for last month's European Union summit resolving the region's financial and economic woes.
Less than four weeks after the much-vaunted gathering of EU leaders, markets are displaying renewed angst about the region's weakest links.
Spain has moved back into the cross-hairs of traders as yields on government bonds rise to record euro era levels, driven by rising fears the embattled country might eventually be forced to go cap in hand for a bailout itself.
The nation has been caught in a vicious circle of slowing growth, weak banks, falling asset prices and rising unemployment which has hurt government revenue.
The fallout from the bursting of the country's debt-funded property bubble continues to reverberate through the economy, with the latest attempts by European policymakers to ease the pressure on Madrid reinforcing the nexus between the cash-strapped banking sector and the risks it poses to the Spanish sovereign balance sheet.
Euro zone finance ministers gave the nod to a €100 billion ($117 billion) financial assistance package for Spain's banks but the structure of the deal means Madrid will ultimately be responsible for the debt at a time when anxiety about the country's parlous balance sheets is quickly rising.
The smart money has spoken with frenzied tapping of "sell" buttons, dumping Spanish bonds on Friday and feeding the concerns about the country's financial pressures by pushing borrowing costs to unsustainable levels.
And the hits keep on coming.
If these concerns weren't enough for traders to contend with, the government, led by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, downgraded growth forecasts for this year and next, while one of the country's most indebted regions – Valencia – tapped the national government for financial assistance.
And if that wasn't sufficiently unsettling, the government is confronted by a renewed wave of street protests as everyday Spaniards baulk at the government's €65 billion of budget cuts announced last week.
So it's not surprising that Spain's bond yields moved higher across the curve on Friday.
Investors are re-assessing the investment appeal of a debt-laden country with gloomy economic prospects, handicapped by a weak banking system, mendicant regions rattling the begging bowl and rising social instability.
But the big concern wasn't so much the move in the benchmark 10-year bond (which rose to 7.28 per cent), but the fast-paced move higher in short-term yields.
Recent history makes that a bad portent for the Spanish government.
Before Greece, Ireland and Portugal saw a spike in short-end yields before they were forced to put out their hand for financial help.
Spain is on the nose and investors are heading to the hills. The spread between Spanish 10-year bonds and the German equivalent blew out to more than 600 basis points, the highest since the euro was created.
Yields on short-term bonds in the euro zone's stronger countries have moved into negative territory as traders seek shelter from the storm.
But the problems in Spain are not exclusively Spain's problems. They are Europe's problem.
Spain is Europe's fourth-largest economy and its economic and financial linkages run deeper and far more broadly through Europe than embattled economies like Greece.
Spain is not on the periphery. It is a core member of the European economic and financial edifice.
The fear that it might need a bail-out will only stoke the fears of contagion and has sharpened the focus on the bigger weak link in the euro zone – Italy, the region's third-largest economy.
The fiscal and economic strains in the third and fourth-largest economies have rightly rattled global markets.
There is a concern that Italy could be too big to save.
The euro trades at a two-year low against the US dollar and a 12-year low against the Japanese yen.
That traders have more faith in the currency of a nation with a debt to GDP ratio of more than 200 per cent says a lot about the market's assessment of Europe's economy, its financial system and, most importantly, the ability of its leaders to formulate a response to a rolling crisis that has destabilised markets and the global economy for far too long.
While European leaders debate how bailouts should be constructed and who should shoulder the burden, the hit to business and consumer confidence in Europe has cascaded around the world.
Europe was until recently China's largest export market, with the waning in demand for the country's manufactured products feeding into deceleration in the Middle Kingdom's growth to the slowest pace in three years.
Europe's crisis can be reduced to four main problems – fragile sovereigns, capital-starved banks, weak growth, and crucially, a governance deficit among the region's political elite.
While Europe's leadership faces numerous political and legal constraints in their pursuit of a solution, their efforts in attempting to right the economy and financial system and allay financial markets has been based on a series of Band-Aid remedies.
As expected a month ago, it was only a matter of time before the buzz of the European Union summit wore off.
It's time for European leaders to stop hoping for the best or that the region will muddle through.
The downbeat prospects for growth and the growing concerns about the threat to Europe's largest economies, like Spain and Italy, demand that European leaders adopt a more strategic approach and vision of the bloc's future, rather than a series of piecemeal solutions that have only shown Europe's problems might have grown bigger than the capacity of policymakers to manage them.
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Two FS Seed corn varieties – FS 54VX1 RIB and FS 61BX1 RIB – have the newly-approved Refuge in Bag (RIB) technology, meaning the seed in each bag contains the correct blend of traited and non-traited seed needed to meet refuge requirements for both above- and below-ground pests.
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Farmers using traited seed corn are required to plant five percent of their corn acres with non-traited varieties, to help reduce the development of resistant pests. Using RIB Complete technology eliminates the need to dedicate certain acres to refuge.
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ELO cellist Mike Edwards on Friday 3rd September 2010 last year and all the legal machinations thereof were concluded upon the verdict of "accidental death" at his inquest in March:
Henceforth, Yours Truly KJS was most surprised to receive [another] telephone call earlier today when I arrived home from work from Pete Reynolds - my roving reporter down in South Devon - informing me that there have been some further developments in this sad story, as reported today in the South Devon Herald Express [a.k.a. This Is South Devon] thus:
You can read the full report if you click on the above link. Here is an excerpt outlining the case:
"TWO men are to appear in court charged with offences linked to the death of former ELO musician Mike Edwards who was killed by a runaway bale of silage ... [they] ... have been charged with health and safety offences relating to operations on farm land at Halwell, near Totnes ... [and] ... are due to appear before magistrates in Torquay on Friday, October 14, after a previous hearing was adjourned. The 62-year-old Totnes musician, who was a member of the Electric Light Orchestra in the 1970's; died after the quarter-tonne bale rolled 60 yards down a steep field, crashed through a hedge and landed on the cab of his van as he drove along the A381 last September, crushing him to death."
Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 29-Sep-2011
Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 29-Sep-2011


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Cypress Hill Still Add Latin Flavor to Hip-Hop
It's hard to imagine a time when hip-hop wasn't at the epicenter of pop music. Cypress Hill was around when this wasn't the case. In fact, one of the legendary group's biggest contributions to hip-hop was bringing Latin influences and fans into the fold. For music lovers in America's Southwest, Cypress Hill gave them something more personal to latch onto.
"We know we've made a contribution and stuff," B-Real tells The BoomBox. "In terms of what doors we opened, that's hard to say. I mean, Kid Frost and Mellow Man were the first to come through the door. We had a lot of success in it in comparison to them. There was Big Pun, too. We tried not to exploit that and make a big deal out of it, but we appreciate the fact that other people say that we contributed to that whole movement and that aspect of music and whatnot."
For Cypress Hill, it was more about staying true to a personal vision. If a few lines in Spanish made a song better, then sure, they did it up. If a beat was hot and featured trumpets and dancehall rhythms, then why not use it? The point is that it was never about making a point.
"We are what we are," he continued. "We never meant to exploit any of it. We just sort of wanted to say, 'OK this is us. We'll give you a little flavor here and there.' We didn't realize how much of an impression or inspiration it was to do that sort of style. Really, to do that style at that time, we were taking a chance. Record companies really didn't know how to market that. The Latin audience wasn't buying rap music back then, even if it was Latin rap. It was hard to get it off. People wouldn't buy it unless it was sort of a dance thing."


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TAMPA — Moments after John Gotti Jr. pleaded not guilty Thursday to racketeering and murder charges, his sister stood on the steps of the federal courthouse in downtown Tampa and called the government's case against him a vendetta.
"The government is going to take the calvary out for this because if they lose, it's going to be an embarrassment. And they are going to lose," said Victoria Gotti, mentioning three Manhattan trials on racketeering charges in 2005 and 2006 for her brother that ended in hung juries and mistrials.
"He can win this trial, and he will," she said. "We're confident."
Gotti, 44, wore a blue jail uniform and shackles around his ankles as he appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Jenkins. He didn't speak during the five-minute hearing but showed an upbeat spirit, smiling and waving to his sister, who hung her head in court and wiped tears when she saw him.
"It's sad," Victoria Gotti said later, before leaving to fly back to her New York home. "I haven't seen or heard from him in a month. … His presence is missed."
Gotti has remained in federal custody since his arrest Aug. 5 at his Oyster Bay, N.Y., home. He left a Brooklyn, N.Y., detention center two weeks ago headed for Tampa. Charles Carnesi, his attorney, said earlier this week that he was unsure where Gotti was being held or whether Gotti would make it to Tampa in time for the arraignment.
Before the hearing, Gotti told Carnesi he had been housed in El Paso, Texas, among other places, before coming to Tampa. Local officials aren't saying where they're keeping Gotti while he's in town. It was also unclear if he would be taken back to New York any time soon.
Gotti's attorneys told the judge they plan to file a motion to have Gotti's trial moved to New York. "You tell me, why are we in Tampa?" Carnesi said, talking with reporters after the hearing. "I don't know. They can try the case on Mars. It's not going to change anything."
Gotti could get life in prison if convicted, but he isn't worried about the charges, Carnesi said.
"He's confident he did nothing wrong," said Carnesi.
The day FBI officials and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa announced the indictment against Gotti, they also unsealed a separate indictment charging four other New York area men and one from Tampa with similar charges that included racketeering, murder and drug trafficking.
The Tampa man, James "Jimmy" Cadicamo, 33, called himself a childhood friend of John Gotti Jr.'s. Victoria Gotti doubts his claim.
"I think we raised my brother's friends," Victoria Gotti said. "I don't know those people."
Prosecutors said Cadicamo and the other men committed crimes in the Tampa Bay area that involved John Alite, a close Gotti associate, who is awaiting trial in Tampa on organized crime charges.
"John Alite distanced himself a very long time ago," Victoria Gotti said. "He was a very bad kid from the go. It took John a little longer than the rest of us to realize it."
Victoria Gotti said alleged mob leaders have said her brother is no longer associated with them and that he hasn't been for years. The indictment charges him with three New York murders in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
"He's walked away. He said so. It's been proven. Enough. Enough already," Victoria Gotti said. "He's definitely not a mobster. He doesn't belong here. Maybe years and years ago, but not today and not tomorrow. He's done what he's done, and he's made his admissions."
She said because their father, John "Dapper Don" Gotti, was the onetime boss of the Gambino crime family, John Gotti Jr. "will never be able to live a normal life."
"If they could pull his father out of that grave three more times and try his bones, whatever debris is left, they would," Victoria Gotti said. "It's a vendetta."
Kevin Graham can be reached at [email protected] or (813) 226-3433.


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Version of Record online: 1 SEP 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9485.2010.00530.x
© 2010 The Authors. Scottish Journal of Political Economy © 2010 Scottish Economic Society
Scottish Journal of Political Economy
Volume 57, Issue 5, pages 547–567, November 2010
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Verint® Systems, Inc. today announced that TMJ Inc., a Benesse Group company that operates call center and back-office operations in Japan, has implemented its Impact 360® Speech Analytics solution, part of Verints Voice of the Customer Analytics® portfolio. TMJ Inc., formerly known as Telemarketing Japan, operates in 11 cities in Japan and Shanghai, China and has a unique business concept of Science of Technology to leverage an advanced scientific and engineering approach in improving customer communications.
An existing Verint customer, TMJ implemented the speech analytics solution earlier this year[1], and has been using it to extract Actionable Intelligence® from call center customer interactions to gain valuable insights into why customers are calling and to enhance quality management and productivity.
TMJs contact centers use a proactive scientific methodology of collecting, analyzing and mining customer calls. We were interested in a solution that would allow us to better visualize and quantify customer interactions, as the traditional approach was time and resource intensive. We believe that valuable actionable insights reside in the large volume of customer calls in our centers that can only be made available through the power of speech analytics, states Fuyuki Takeuchi, Analyst, Development Planning Business Promotion Division, TMJ Inc.
Takeuchi adds,We selected the Verint speech analytics solution based on its ability to help us understand new trends on customer needs and insights with our call center operations. The solution has dramatically shortened the time to perform analysis, allowing us to make faster and more insights-based decisions about customer service and our overall operations. As a result, we are able to perform business enhancement activities in a timely manner to support our ability to drive stronger growth.
Olivier Georlette, Verint Japan President, concludes,We are very pleased to have extended our relationship with TMJ, and for the results already achieved by deploying our Impact 360 Speech Analytics solution. TMJ can continue to gain Actionable Intelligence through the Verint solutions, coupled with their scientific approach to capturing, analyzing and executing on the insights inherent through customer interactions.
About TMJ, Inc.
TMJ is a spin off from Benesse Corporations in-house center,Shinken Zemi, and became a separate entity in 1992. With its know-how on product and quality control cultivated from TMJs continual membership system, TMJ provides services such as design and management of contact centers, analysis, recruitment and staff training to various clients. On July 2012, marking TMJs 20th anniversary, TMJ (formerly known as Telemarketing Japan) officially changed its name to TMJ Inc. The company has since been expanding its businesses to areas such as BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) including back office business in addition to the contact center business.
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Verint® Enterprise Intelligence Solutions help organizations of all sizes capture and analyze customer interactions, sentiments and trends across multiple channels, improve performance and optimize the customer experience. The solution portfolio includes the Impact 360® Workforce Optimization suite and Voice of the Customer software, which serve as strategic enterprise assets for increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty, enhancing products and services, reducing operating costs and driving revenue.
About Verint Systems
Verint® (verint.com) is a global leader in Actionable Intelligence® solutions. Its portfolio of Enterprise Intelligence Solutions and Security Intelligence Solutions helps organizations Make Big Data Actionable through the ability to capture, analyze and act on large volumes of rich, complex and often underused information sources such as voice, video and unstructured text. With Verint solutions and value-added services, organizations of all sizes can make more timely and effective decisions. Today, more than 10,000 organizations in over 150 countries, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 100, count on Verint solutions to improve enterprise performance and make the world a safer place. Headquartered in NY, Verint has offices worldwide and an extensive global partner network.
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I have a question I need answered. I haven't started getting into the GPT sites but would like to. I am on a limited income and need to report my income month by month. When you ladies get paid for instance and you don't know what where and who you will get paid how do you keep track of everything. Also, I am not allowed to make over a certain amount how does this work with reporting taxes etc. Thank you very much.Answer Question
Asked by Anonymous at 6:50 PM on Aug. 20, 2008 in Money & Work
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Once you are over $600 they report it, but before that you are responsible to report the earnings. BTW my favorite gpt site is on my site if you would like to take a look!
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WWE prove me wrong
by, 01-26-2014 at 03:56 PM (1695 Views)
Now, WWE is a lucrative enterprise and does what it wants with booking and promoting superstars. They used to be really good at creating stars or taking some and making them more popular. For example, Bret Hart, HBK, The Rock, SCSA, Kurt Angle, Christ Benoit, Eddie Guerro, John Cena are stars who benefited from the WWE creative process. There are many more to list but I won't. WWE has the chance to create its next star but they won't for reasons I do not understand.
WWE has not created a star since John Cena. CM Punk made himself through his pipebomb and walking out because he was fed up the WWE. Daniel Bryan made himself in spite of the WWE brass and the WWE universe has attached to him for several months now. He is what the WWE needs at this time because once Cena leaves, there is nobody to be the next guy. CM Punk is not around for many more years and others like Roman Reigns and others who are mentioned to being groomed are years away. DB is already established and the crowd is behind them. WWE tried to stagnant his momentum by joining the Wyatt family but then after ESPN aired a college basketball game with the whole crowd chanting YES, it suddenly switches direction and kills it. For those who say DB can't be a top guy, look at Bret Hart, HBK, Kurt Angle (highest paid guy at one time) so there is more than a line of guys who don't fit the 'look' that WWE desires.
I have been watching old RR and forgot how good they were. There was lots of action and SURPRISES. That is what the WWE misses now, there are no surprises. Look at this year's RR, Batista is going to win and go on to face Orton. Really, that is supposed to be the main event at WM, that is a farce. Last year, Rock wins title and everyone knows that Cena was winning the Rumble. That match was awful last year at WM and the prestige that CM Punk brought back to the title got shit on. Cena could be legit as champ if given feuds that actually mean something like the DB feud or CM Punk feud or Batista feud years ago. I am not knocking Cena because I understand why he gets all the attention and if given proper build then feuds and matches are much better. Case in point, Cena vs Orton tonight has had an awful build and the match will probably be average at best.
There needs to be new feuds and new life breathed into the product. I understand that the talent pool in the WWE is really thin right now with only a handful of main guys (Cena, CM Punk, Orton, Big Show). Previous RR had many guys who could legitimately win and go on to WM. Now you have maybe three guys in the Rumble who could and two won't. This is what could make WWE interesting again, having a surprise winner.
They should capitalize on DB right now. He wins the Rumble which nobody would expect right now. Hear me out, he wins, with the crowd chanting YES as he points to WM. He goes on to face the champ, even I don't want Orton vs DB again. I would have Orton drop the title to either Batista or Leasnar at the EC. Daniel Bryan wrestling either of them at WM would be his WM moment that WWE always states it wants. What better than have 80,000 people chanting YES at the end of the show as DB wins the title. Batista or Leasnar would make DB look even more legit because they are both monsters and they get to headline WM too. Plus, this would build another star in the WWE which they need and he can go on and feud with Cena, Batista, Reigns, Big E or whoever else WWE brass what to promote.
I know that this is a pipedream because it won't happen. WM top matches are booked with DB facing Sheamus, how sad is that. Is this supposed to be his WM moment beating a guy who was been out of the WWE for months. Orton vs Batista is a weak feud because it has all been done before. Look at the current matches DB vs Sheamus, HHH vs Punk, Batista vs Orton, Taker vs Leasnar. This year's WM is just a repeat of matches from years past with the exception of Cena vs Wyatt. WWE do something different and get back to what you used to be a creative and innovative enterprise that produced Superstars!


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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
TenFarms Gets $2.7M For Smartphone Advertising Software
Los Angeles-based TenFarms, the mobile application development startup headed by Nils Forsblom, announced this morning that it has raised $2.7M in an angel funding round, to launch a new mobile advertising product called Adtile to the market. TenFarms did not disclose the names of those angel investors. According to TenFarms, its new Adtile mobile advertising product is aimed at making it easy and simple to integrate apps into mobihle apps and websites; the firm says its product allows mobile app developers to automatically include ads, which are targeted based on keywords, categories, and more. TenFarms is the company behind mobile photo polling and social app Photopoll. More information »


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Prof. Horsford's Phosphatic Baking Powder
The front panel is black with the head and shoulders of a pink-cheeked maid wearing a ruffled red and white striped dress and a beaded necklace that reads, "Horsford's Baking Powder." The back panel has a promo for baking powder, including two endorsements. The bottom has a stamp from the dealer that reads, "For sale by Merritt, the grocer, Jackson, Mich."View this piece: jpg pdf
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Publisher: Rumford Chemical Works (Providence, R.I.)
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Citation: Prof. Horsford's Phosphatic Baking Powder. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=4528


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In a update Tuesday, Cal Fire reported the Wilderness Lodge Complex fire near Laytonville is 85 percent contained, and 12,535 acres have been burned since it started July 30.
Total fire personal has also been cut to 823, the lowest in weeks. The estimated cost of the fire at this time is $38.2 million, Cal Fire said.
"Resources continue to be released from the fire to other incidents or back to their home units," Cal Fire said.
Cooperating agencies involved with the fire include the Bureau of Land Management, Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, Laytonville
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November 3, 2010 12:00 pm
As players hit free agency, not everyone will come away with a big-league deal. Who might sign a minor-league contract?
Now that the World Series has ended—and a hearty congratulations to the Giants and their fans—baseball has officially entered its off-season. In the very near future, teams will begin to sign or trade players or cut them loose after deciding they are not worth an arbitration raise. Not every signing is created equally, however, as these transactions can range anywhere from the high-profile free-agent inking a monster deal to Willy Taveras being given a shot at making a major-league roster.
October 25, 2010 8:00 am
A look at the hitters whose True Average fell sharply from one season to the next and how they fared the following season.
Lance Berkman had a down year. I know that isn't exactly earth-shattering news, but he did not perform up to the level we have come to expect given his career numbers. At 34 years old, he is unlikely to continue to hit like he did in the early part of his career, but his 2010 numbers paled in comparison to those produced a year ago, when he hit .274/.399/.509 with a .314 TAv. In 2010, Berkman put up a .288 TAv while hitting .248/.368/.413. Though his season was plagued by injuries, he managed a mere 14 home runs, and that slash line looks strange when attached to his name. The numbers were not terrible, but rather different, considering that he has never posted a BA below .274, an OBP below .386, an SLG below .509, or a TAv below .300.
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October 19, 2010 11:00 am
How do pitchers typically fare when transitioning from the bullpen to the starting rotation?
A couple of weeks back, I wrote an article called 'The Turnaround Kids' which identified the players with the most substantial improvements from 2009 in TAv, WARP, SNWP, and WXRL. Everyone loves a good turnaround, and it was interesting to see how Aubrey Huff's 6.1 WARP was not only high, but representative of a vast improvement from a year in which he fell below replacement level. Similarly, Brad Lidge might not have put together the greatest season in 2010, but he was solid, and his numbers look masterful when compared to the dreck he put on display a year ago. In all likelihood, Josh Hamilton experienced the greatest turnaround, improving from a disappointing and injury-plagued campaign that found him at the replacement level into the odds-on favorite to win the American League's Most Valuable Player award.
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October 13, 2010 8:00 am
Saluting the players whose accomplishments will go unrecognized during awards season.
While the postseason is in full bloom, the winners of the regular season awards will be revealed next month. At that juncture some fans will cheer, some will cry, and others will inevitably write articles about how the BBWAA messed up by not voting Justin Morneau as sixth in the AL MVP race, or why James Shields deserves Cy Young consideration because his predictive numbers were much better than his ERA would indicate; as the co-creator of SIERA, I think I can joke about its usage in award voting. I know from experience what it's like to write such articles, as I once nastily opined that it was a sham how Roy Halladay finished out of the top three on the AL Cy Young Award ballots of some writers in 2008. Then again, even if Cliff Lee deserved the award, how in the world did Halladay fall out of the… never mind, this is no time to dwell.
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October 11, 2010 8:00 am
Why regular-season numbers don't always carry into October.
Last week, we rolled out post-season PECOTA projections that were used to generate anticipated results for each game of every playoff matchup. The goal was simple: provide the readers with the most accurate information capable of helping guide their expectations for a particular matchup. The projections were never meant to be treated as the gospel, but rather as more accurate tool of evaluating the outcomes of certain games than simply eyeballing the lineups or strictly using numbers from this past season. However, in the process of writing the daily summaries and projected results for every lineup, it became clear that not only was the entire process in need of further explanation, but so too was the concept that a true talent level is best-suited for this type of exercise.
October 7, 2010 8:00 am
Taking a look at the most improved players of 2010.
In addition to post-season baseball, the month of October brings with it the first chance to reflect on the regular season that has just ended. For many fans whose favorite teams did not qualify for the postseason, such reflections can conjure up disappointing memories stemming from the previous offseason, or from a putrid stretch in the middle of the year that knocked them out of contention. For fans of the playoff teams, the reflections often form a mental highlight reel of the season. Regardless of personal team allegiances, I always find it fun to reflect on the season by looking at some of the surprise performances of the year. In this context, a surprise performance would belong to a player whose numbers were nowhere near as appealing a year ago.
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September 24, 2010 8:00 am
Was Bobby Cox's decision to not line up his rotation for a key series against the Phillies suicidal to the Braves' playoff hopes?
One of the best parts of September is that a group of teams will inevitably play the most important games of their seasons in that month. Seldom is there a season in which the four playoff spots in each league are locked up before the final weeks, and this season has been no different. To start this week, the Phillies were set to battle the Braves in the most important series of both of the National League East rivals' years to date, while the Yankees and Rays fought for American League East supremacy in arguably their biggest series of the season. However, unlike the latter match-up in which both teams are definitely going to the playoffs, the former had more serious playoff implications at stake.
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September 23, 2010 8:00 am
Contextualizing when a record occurred does not cheapen the feat, but instead magnifies it.
A few weeks ago, Bob Hertzel wrote a thought-provoking column here at Baseball Prospectus that sought to identify baseball records that would never be broken. The thesis seemed to be that many records may feel out of reach, yet those same records were thought to be impossible to break when they were originally achieved. My friends and I participate in the same type of discussion on occasion when we go out to watch games, and it is one of the most interesting topics to bring up in a crowd of baseball nuts. Not only will strong opinions emerge, but there are usually oddball records that surface over which to ponder. For instance, did you know that Ty Cobb has the AL record with nine inside-the-park home runs in the 1909 season? Or that Eddie Murray has the record for most sacrifice flies in a career with 128? Or how about that Bob Shaw was called for a record five balks on May 4, 1963? With so many stats, records are bountiful, and it is always fun to reflect.
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September 22, 2010 8:00 am
Were the Cardinals playing contender pretender before their collapse?
On August 13, the Cardinals defeated the Cubs, 6-3, improving their record to 65-49. Recently acquired Jake Westbrook scattered two runs over six innings in his third start with the team, Matt Holliday knocked in a run on two doubles, Albert Pujols hit his league-leading 29th home run, and Colby Rasmus showed one of the many facets of his value by walking in all four of his plate appearances. The win kept the Cardinals a game up in the NL Central over the Reds, who had beaten the Marlins. Entering play the next day, our playoff odds report gave the Cardinals a 66 percent chance of winning the division, as well as a 13 percent chance of winning the wild card. Put together, the Cardinals made the playoffs in four out of every five simulations, a very safe position.
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September 17, 2010 8:00 am
Carlos Gonzalez has huge home-road splits, but he doesn't have the most dramatic splits of all time.
It isn't exactly breaking news that Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies is having a fantastic season. Entering Thursday's action, his .341 batting average topped the National League, as did his .612 slugging percentage, 182 hits, 106 RBI, 100 runs, and 326 total bases. Add in 23 stolen bases, a solid defensive reputation, and the fact that he is still the most likely candidate to achieve the Triple Crown, and it is very safe to say that he has soared far beyond reasonable expectations entering the year. PECOTA's 90th- percentile foresaw a .312/.386/.550 slash line, which he has surpassed, even if his long-term rate of reaching base is likely to be called into question.
September 16, 2010 8:00 am
Is Chipper Jones a greater switch-hitter than Eddie Murray and Pete Rose?
A little over a week ago I wrote an article on switch-hitters, focusing on a simple question: Do we evaluate switch-hitters based on their self-platoon split, or based on overall numbers regardless of the split? A case can be made for each side, as those in the self-platoon camp would argue that a good switch-hitter should be able to produce from both sides of the plate. These advocates certainly wouldn't consider someone like Gary Matthews Jr. a solid switch-hitter, as his numbers are terrible even if his split is small. On the other side of the spectrum, it also makes sense that the best switch-hitter would be the best hitter who happens to bat from both sides of the plate. Mark Teixeira might favor one side more than the other, but his numbers from each side are far and away superior to the league average. The differentiation would be whether switch-hitting is considered a niche in which a separate definition applies. Can a good switch-hitter be a relatively underwhelming overall hitter?
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September 15, 2010 8:00 pm
The chances of someone leading the league in batting avearge, homers, and RBI have grown long in just a week.
Over the last two weeks I have utilized a neat simulation I built in order to assess the likelihood that a Triple Crown occurs this year. Simulations are the best way to make such a determination, as the three stats involved—batting average, home runs, and RBI—are intertwined. They might not always be connected, but it is more accurate to operate under this assumption than it is to multiply together the probabilities that a player leads the league in each category. When I ran through the rest of the season 10,000 times back on September 1, the feat was only achieved 777 times even though Albert Pujols and Joey Votto ranked either first or second in all three categories. Pujols won the Triple Crown in a whopping 663 of those 777 seasons, suggesting that the feat was unlikely to be achieved, but that Prince Albert was the heavy favorite.
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I told my son's best friend when he got married I'd make the wedding cake as a gift That was a year ago, never thought he'd get married.
The bride found a picture of a cake with an edible image on it. The image is a brown basket weave with a variety of browns in it.
She doesn't want ribbons on the cake, so using that idea is out, and doing a basket weave with the variety of browns in it is well, impossible.
Any idea where I can look for something like that? Or even a nice light wood grain.
I've been checking websites out and am going blind looking.
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pm "icingimages" maybe he/she will help you. HTH
We are launching new software that has over 400 different images available to use on edible products only and can be printed only on our icing sheets.
are they images that i can have you print and send to me? i do not have the necessary equipment to print edible images. and won't have the extra funds to even think about purchasing the printer until next year sometime.
lesson learned this year: even with fairly good health insurance, cancer is expensive. LOL!!
I am sorry, I thought you had a printer. Since you dont have a printer, find a picture that you want to use and then you can order it on our website.


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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was sentenced to 30 months in prison for obstructing the Valerie Plame CIA leak investigation. What do you think?"
After faithfully serving the vice president, the least Cheney could do is ugly up Libby's face before his first day of prison."Anton Madden Package Delivery Driver
"That's too bad, but at least the Aryan Nations is going to get a top-notch strategist."Kerry De La Valle Spanish Teacher
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|In a mountainous area of Thailand, indigenous peoples from six different tribes known collectively as the Hill Tribes, inhabit the remote regions. Skilled in metal crafting, the Hill Tribes are respected for their expert craftsmanship in silver and metals.
Since 2002, Fire Mountain Gems and Beads has been a proud distributor of the finely-crafted beads and components designed by the Hill Tribes artisans. Chris, Stuart and Num from our Purchasing Group traveled to visit the tribes a few years ago, spending time with the families and experiencing their cultures and way of life.
As silver has become so much more expensive, we have been working with the Hill Tribes artisans to develop plated-brass and copper beads. Expertly handcrafted, the plated-metal beads maintain the same superior quality jewelry designers have come to expect from the Hill Tribes. The artisans take great pride in creating the beads, giving each piece their distinctive style in various smooth, textured, carved and hammered finishes.
|A brass drop begins as a piece of wire.
|The wire is curled with a wire jig or pliers and then cleaned.
|The artisan aligns curled components together in preparation for soldering.
|Soldering away! Hill Tribes artisans prepare our brass drops.
|Component pieces are soldered together with flux to form a single component.
|An artisan soldering with flux. In the background, another artisan is curling pieces of wire in preparation for soldering, while future artisans play and look on.
|The artisan begins with a large piece of copper, first straightening it, then cutting out pieces.
|A piece is carved to create a bead.
|The edges of the piece are cut.
|The piece is filed.
|The artisan pounds the copper component over a piece of wire to create a crease in the bead.
|The artisan creates the curved sides of a bead in the dapping block.
|Two curved rounds are soldered together to form a hollow bead.
|The piece is ground to smooth the soldered edges.
|The artisan creates a bead hole with a hammer and nail.
|After the Hill Tribes artisans finish the raw work involved in designing and creating the beads and components, the items are taken to the city of Chiang Mai in Thailand to be plated. After plating, they are ready to be shipped.
Our relationship with the Hill Tribes brings prosperity to everyone involved. Your purchase of their beautiful handcrafted beads and components supports the artisans and their families. The jewelry-making traditions within the Hill Tribes villages will continue to be handed down to the younger generations, keeping the centuries-old techniques alive.
Special thanks to our vendor who traveled to the Hill Tribes village to take these photos, and to Num Dechasiri and Dev Nagi of Fire Mountain Gems and Beads for their valuable input.
|Learn more about the Hill Tribes in the article ''Chris and Stuart's Amazing Hill Tribes Silver Adventure''
|We would like to share some of the customer comments we received in response to the article "A First-Hand Look at the Creation of Hill Tribes Plated-Metal Beads and Components," as featured in an email newsletter. Please keep in mind that the comments expressed below are those of our customers and do not reflect the views of Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.
As someone who has done some work with metals, I was concerned, however, that in a couple of the stages the workers were not using protective equipment, particularly safety glasses. This would be very cheap insurance when someone is grinding metal, for example, where an accident could mean someone losing their sight or having it compromised. Is this something you could provide for the workers, to show your concern for their safety? Cheers"
"Thank you for bringing us this interesting article. It's heart warming to know that we can help save a cultural art and craftsmanship."
"Great. Very interesting. Fire Mountain is to be congratulated with their work with the Hill people."
"Loved the pictures of the Hill Tribes artisans at work, especially what the finished beads look like."
"I do not have a question, but just wanted to thank you for the special feature which was presented on the Hill Tribe People. For quite some time I have used and admired the work of the Hill Tribe but knew nothing of their background. This clip certainly gave a better understanding and appreciation for the jewelry pieces themselves when we see how they are made and the skills that are required.
I am also pleased that these generations of people can be employed in their native way so that this culture remains intact and not lost. I am happy to be a customer of Fire Mountain that allows me in a small way to be a part of this process and commend you for your part in this endeavor. Sincerely,"
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"I find the stories about the Hill Tribes interesting but have a few questions. How and where is the silver mined that they use? Are they paid a decent wage? Do they do this fine work by choice or by the demand of leaders? Do children also do this work and if so, how old are they?
I watched a documentary on how most of the gold in the world is mined and will never buy new gold pieces unless I can have a guarantee that it is not being mined by slaves and kids. That is why I want to know - where does the silver the Hill tribes use come from and how is it mined and by whom?"
"I did like this resource. I'd like to see somewhat larger photos of the people working on these beads so I can tell what they are doing. That could be a help in my understanding the process they go through to create their beads/findings.
In addition, I'd like to know more about the plating process on the Hill Tribe beads and other plated beads sold by Fire Mountain. I gather some methods of plating are better than others. I'd like to know more about that so I can be a more informed shopper. Also, regarding vermeil, what is the process of plating used on vermeil and how does it compare with plated beads? I realize vermeil is a higher karat gold content and is plated on silver. I also realize other plated beads may be on other types of metals, but what is the wearability of plated vs. vermeil and does the metal beneath it really matter? If so, how does it matter?
Thank you for presenting more information about the Hill Tribe bead/finding creative process. It was more helpful."
"Your articles are really well done and very interesting. Thanks so much for the information on the Hill Tribes."
"What a great story about the Hill Tribes! I love the silver and learning about the artisans that create these amazing pieces makes me appreciate the pieces even more. Thank you for sharing this remarkable experience. You should consider offering an educational tour for your customers. Seeing artisans work is very inspirational."
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Exquisite Orchids
Two tier cake with sugar flowers, the top orchid is a Cattleya Maxima, filler flowers are Pandorea Jasminoides with buds and leaves and more greenery, ornamental grass, and on the bottom tier a Phalaenopsis orchid, everything from gum paste. Complementing the bouquet I use ribbon and glass beads. The bride wanted to combine the two types of orchids.


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Anti-pork group releases list of earmarks
There's no bridge to nowhere in the Labor Health and Human Services spending bill, but there's plenty of fodder for the anti-earmark crusaders.
The anti-pork group Citizens Against Government Waste has released a handy database of all 2,243 earmarks in the Labor Health and Human Services appropriations bill that was vetoed by President Bush earlier this month. The spreadsheet organizes the earmarks by dollar amount, the project and indicates which lawmakers requested the money.
The group highlights earmarks like the $500,000 for the Andre Agassi Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas and over $800,000 for abstinence programs in Pennsylvania. But CAGW does acknowledge that Labor Health and Human Services bill this year has a 41 percent decrease in spending for earmarks and 27 percent fewer projects.
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Japanese video game masters Nintendo are the first of the "big three" to pledge their presence at the new, scaled-down E3 announced recently.
As the smoke begins to clear after the shake-up, it appears a slow trickle of companies are committing to the new, smaller event that will commence from next year. Publisher giant Electronic Arts have confirmed they will be attending and even said the company supports the reduction in size.
"The new event will be less disruptive to development schedules and a smaller more intimate show in LA is likely to result in further support for regional events such as Leipzig, China Joy, Tokyo and other events around the world," said Tiffany Steckler, head of European PR for Electronic Arts.
"EA is supportive of the alternative event and plans to participate," she confirmed.
Meanwhile Microsoft have also announced their support for the event, but have not yet confirmed whether they will attend. Companies like Microsoft have been setting up more and more single-brand events to demonstrate their products, and with the demise of E3 as we know it these events will now be even more important.
The official E3 website tries its best to mask the disappointed frown on the face of global gaming, describing the last few days events as the "evolution" of the expo - but nothing hides the sad fact that the world's largest and most coveted games convention is no more.


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In February, 44 DPT students–along with nine faculty members–traveled to Chicago for the 2012 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting (CSM).
Combined Sections Meeting involves four days of programming and events sponsored by the 18 specialty sections of the APTA. The exhibit hall has hundreds of vendors showcasing the newest technology and advances in the profession. Attendees can learn about the most up-to-date research findings at the poster and platform presentations. Combined Sections Meeting also provides great networking opportunities and a chance to catch up with friends and colleagues.
At CSM Dr. Sandy Cassady was named the 2013 Linda Crane Award recipient to recognize her outstanding and enduring contributions to the practice of physical therapy. She will be honored at CSM 2013 in San Diego and provide the Linda Crane Lecture. Congratulations to Sandy!
Dr. John Barr presented a poster on Entry level Multidisciplinary Competencies for Health Professionals Caring for Older Adults and participated in an educational session titled Physical Therapy for Boomers: Is the Academy Preparing and Motivating Students for Working with Older Adults? Dr. Michael Puthoff presented a poster titled Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change for Physical Performance Measures in Cardiac Rehabilitation and was co-author with transition-DPT program graduate Jonathan Sutter on a poster titled Objective Gait and Upper Extremity Assessment in a Patient with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Prospective Case Study.
The students who attended CSM felt like it was a great experience. They enjoyed the opportunity to learn from some of the foremost experts in physical therapy. Many were surprised by how much they already knew and how much of the information was a review of the topics covered in the SAU DPT curriculum. The SAU students also got the chance to interact with other students from all over the country, network with potential employers, and enjoy the city of Chicago.
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Does your baby have a normal fussy time?
Noah is always fussy around 10am-11:30am (mostly because I think he's tired and needs a morning nap, but he will fight it. He will start dosing and then out of the blue fuss for a couple of minutes and then all of a sudden be asleep again. He'll do this on and off for like an hour before he is totally asleep.Then again in the evening between 4 and 6 before he takes a bedtime bottle and goes to sleep for the night around 6:30 or 7. The evening one is hard because that is when my BF is at work and can't take him, I have to make dinner for the older kids and make sure their homework is done or they have some afterschool activity that I have to drop them off or pick them up from. The evening one is never a dose on and off thing either, it's a constant unless you are holding him he's going to fuss kind of thing.
I'm on my 2nd baby like that. my oldest baby never fussed at all unless he was hungry. my middle child was mild with it and this one is terrible. He screams his head off for about a half hour or more, someitmes up to an hour and a half before he can go to sleep. I feel so useless cuz nothing I do can make him stop. he's only 5 wks old. he's also the best sort of birth control I've had yet.
I don't judge you for doing it, it's just not for us.
Our DS is 4 1/2 mos. old and is very fussy in the early evening. It seems that around 6:00 every night, just when we sit down for supper, he gets really irritable and starts crying. He is at his best in the morning.
My son gets fussy around 11:15. That's when I start fixing his lunch.
Oh man, my baby was going nuts EVERY night starting around 6 till 9. I could tell she was just tired and I would be forced to walk around with her and rock her. However, she has started sleeping much better in the day with her naps and consequently, she has been a MUCH happier baby in the evening.
Sometimes she will still act up but nearly as bad as before. BTW, she is 10 weeks now but it has been only the past 2 weeks or so that she has been good.
You are probably right about your baby just being tired in the morning, mine takes 2 good naps after her first 2 feedings of the morning.
Yes, and most of the time it means they are tired. My twins get fussy about 3-4 hrs after being up in the morning. I take that as a cue for their nap. Plus, they tend to get fussy about 9:30pm....which is bedtime.
Both of mine were like that. If they're tired, they try to fight going to sleep and they fuss and then next thing I know they're konked out! I just put them down and my DD eventually ended up learning to just go to sleep. Still working on it with my son though.
My son gets real fussy around 6pm. He then proceeds to take a 20 min light nap. Then around 7pm we eat and do out bedtime routine. I think its normal for all babies. Even if it drives you nuts...Lol
My daughter did when she was younger. I mentioned it to my doctor and she said it was completely normal. Until a baby can talk or find other ways to convey themselves and relieve stress, they fuss. She said she would outgrow it and sure enough she did. Her fussy time was everynight from 7-8 on the dot. It was crazy
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|YDS: 5.9 French: 5c Ewbanks: 17 UIAA: VI ZA: 17 British: HVS 5a [details]
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By Hampton Uzzelle
From: Tucson, Arizona
Feb 15, 2007
|This route is SO GOOD you should not bother with the regular second pitch of Recompense. You can place pro high before the traverse and do the crux with the rope above you. This move is sometimes wet, but the climbing above is hard to beat.
By lee hansche
From: goffstown, nh
Feb 15, 2007
|The Recom-Beast variation is the best way to do the route; however, there is a better variation for the next pitch so you don't have to grovel in the chimney at all.... I call it the high traverse, and it makes every pitch a classic.... After belaying atop the huge detached (yet secure) block at the top of the Beast Flake...you climb up a layback flake until you are even with a flake to your right (I normally put in a green and a purple Camalot) traverse right in to an undercling and a sidepull with bad feet.... Make a big step right on to your next belay ledge, and layback a few moves to a better stance.... It's about 5.9+, and the gear is good you just step father away from it as you go....
By Ladd
Jun 8, 2007
rating: 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
|Bring at least one #4 BD camalot for the flake, you can walk it while you climb. Less than a #4 and you'll be running it out, although it is easy ground...
By lee hansche
From: goffstown, nh
Jun 8, 2007
|If you look left as you start feeling runout, there is at least 1 good, small cam placement that might keep you from having to lug a big cam up....
By Furious D
Jul 10, 2007
Concerning the high traverse:
This weekend, 7/6/07, I watched someone pull off the large rock which I believe is the undercling that Lee describes, making this high traverse significantly harder than 5.9.
By lee hansche
From: goffstown, nh
Jul 10, 2007
|wow if it is indeed the same hold i was talking about that is both sad and scary... i will have to take a look at some point... if anyone has more info please post it...
By Furious D
Jul 11, 2007
|We were climbing Recompense when another party started up behind us, going for the Recom-Beast variation. From the beginning of 3rd pitch belay we had a clear view of the leader grabbing (undercling) the tv-sized hold, saying it moved when he touched it. he grabbed it again and that was all it took to send it flying down. We saw them the next day in EMS and they said you can see the gashes in the trail and it damaged some trees. They also said they found the rock and placed it by the trail for display. They said the lower traverse is still possible, but that high traverse is now a much harder option. They had to bail after the rock went down. Let me know if you have any more questions, yes its sad, seemed like a great climb!
By Cory B
May 18, 2008
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
|17 May 2008 - I added a picture to the photo section of where the flake used to be. Upon noting the missing under cling, I opted for the low traverse...which sucks.
By Ladd
May 18, 2008
rating: 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
I happen to like the step across into the abyss on the low traverse, it gives the climb a sense of 'Oh shit, I think I might blow this'
Although I do think that losing that flake makes the climb a little less fun.
By Cory B
May 28, 2008
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
|It's still a three-star route, no doubt about it.
By Matt Desenberg
From: North Berwick, ME
Mar 10, 2009
|Hmm, I've never even climbed the original Recompense route, always the beast flake variation. Looks like that might change.
By Zigs
Apr 1, 2009
|I was wondering if someone could give me some info on the new best way to get from the beast flake to the third pitch of recompense? I've heard a few different things and am a little confused. thanks!
By lee hansche
From: goffstown, nh
Apr 1, 2009
Well Zigs, there were a couple options for the traverse but one of them fell off so that makes your decision a little easier... you traverse down in to the chimney and do a few grovely off-width type moves up on to the ledge at the base of the corner where you can belay your second from a small crack near a stump...
I liked the other way better but i should get over it one of these days :)
By GFlores
Aug 10, 2009
|For P3 traverse, I would advise against a high traverse as the feet are non existent and the undercling flake is gone. Instead low traverse, and if you are queasy about traversing w/o protection, you can do a blind stuff of a #3 BD Cam. Fits like a glove, then cruise across and work your way up the chimmney to much better climbing above! Enjoy!
By USBRIT Ross
From: Keswick Cumbria.UK
Dec 13, 2011
|First Ascent. Paul Ross George Myers. 5th July 1972
By M Sprague
From: New England
Dec 13, 2011
|And what a pitch! Imagine all the people who have enjoyed following that ascent over the years.
By James Simone
Mar 10, 2013
|it lives up to the hype. the move into the beast flake is often wet, but the feet are good and the flake itself is just a gem
By shoo
Jun 3, 2015
If you are doing Recom-Beast, there is a tricky way to make the low (post-flake ripping) transfer back into Recompense after the beast flake super casual and well protected for both the leader and second. Otherwise, it's a poorly protected, awkward, and committing move or two that is certainly the new crux of the route.
After rounding the corner from the beast flake, don't immediately continue down and to the right into the chimney. Instead, climb straight up on a thin juggy flake as high as you can (probably 5.6ish) toward where the old high traverse used to be. There is a bomber .5 C4 placement high up in there, and room for another piece or two if you want it. Place it, and downclimb back to where you were to do the downclimb and climb up through the chimney on top-rope. Don't place another piece (or use a second rope) so as to not kill your second. Your second simply climbs up and removes the .5, does the easy downclimb back to the slabby platform he/she started on (if the leader didn't place until the belay, the it's still a top-rope more or less, but falling on that move still isn't recommended as there would be a rough swing), and does the transfer/chimney moves completely on top-rope. Everyone wins.
By Russ Keane
Oct 12, 2015
Yummy yummy Beast Flake!! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
It was better than advertised
By M Bageant
From: Cambridge, MA
Jun 13, 2016
|If you find the step across left into the Beast Flake wet or intimidating, climb up about 5' from where you enter the flake and get some gear in on a long sling---there's a solid spot for a finger-sized cam. Then downclimb back to the start of the Beast and have at it.


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Cunard and her attorney, Mark Carfolo of the Portage County Public Defender's Office, blamed the crimes on Cunard's drug addiction. Carfolo said his client has a "long history of substance abuse," beginning with marijuana and leading to cocaine, methamphetamine and finally opiates, a category of drugs that includes heroin, morphine and codeine. He said Cunard tried to burglarize empty homes to avoid confrontations with the residents.
Carfolo asked Enlow to consider Cunard for court-ordered drug treatment instead of prison time, saying that she had been accepted at the Northeast Ohio Community Alternative Program in Warren. For her part, Cunard told Enlow she was so "deep in my addiction, I didn't know what I was doing."
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Assistant Portage County Prosecutor Eric Finnegan told Enlow his office had no sentencing recommendation, but noted that Cunard's crimes were "obviously pretty traumatic" for the victims.
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