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MENDOTA – St. Bede pitcher Damon Smith virtually dominated the Mendota Trojans' batting order Monday afternoon, as his Bruins scored runs in five of the game's seven innings en route to a convincing 13-1 victory.
St. Bede's lineup recorded 13 hits, including five doubles and a home run, and coaxed 11 walks, as the Bruins (13-1) plated 13 and stranded another 12 runners on base.
"They are, by far, the best hitting team we've seen all year," said Mendota coach Aaron Sester of St. Bede's varsity baseball squad. "Their kid, Smith, was dealing today.
Hat's off to him. He's probably one of the better pitchers we've seen this year ... mixed up his pitches well.
"And, man, they could rake. Anything we threw over the plate, any mistake we made, pitching-wise, they took advantage of, and ripped the ball."
Logan Bima was the hottest-hitting Bruin on this day, going 4-5 with a pair of doubles, four RBIs, three runs scored, and a two-run home run to straight-away center field in the top of the third inning.
Smith, Bima's cousin, pitched a complete game gem, yielding only one unearned run on five hits – all singles – walking one and striking out nine Trojans among his 88 pitches thrown.
"Damon did a nice job," SBA coach John Bellino said. "We got a lot of hits, scored enough runs, and Damon shut them down."
Smith retired the first 11 batters he faced until Jon Gehm walked on a 3-1 count with two outs in the bottom of the fourth frame. Trae Blumhorst followed Gehm with an infield single, Mendota's first hit recorded, but both runners were left on base.
By that time, the Bruins already led, 7-0.
St. Bede struck for three runs in the second. Bima doubled, Brandon Pietrowski singled, and Steven Ebner walked in consecutive plate appearances. All three eventually scored.
The Bruins matched that number of runs one inning later. That's when Bima launched his two-run homer to center, and Pietrowski, who had doubled, scored on Ebner's sac fly to right field.
Austin Schwab singled home Brad Groleau, who walked and moved to second on a wild pitch, in the top of the fourth.
Freshman Garet Zinke took the pitching loss for Mendota (5-12), allowing seven runs on 10 hits over five innings, walking four and striking out two.
"We had a freshman on the mound today who's a really good thrower, and he's learning to be a pitcher," Sester said. "Today was a big learning curve for him. Against good teams like this, if you keep the ball up, they're going to hit you. But he's enjoying his time on varsity, and he's learned lots of lessons."
St. Bede's seventh inning featured a two-run double to deep right field by Bima, followed by another RBI double to deep left field by Pietrowski.
Groleau, Bima and Pietrowski all scored three runs apiece.


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I discovered him through this clip posted in another thread (which is a bizarre mixture of hyperkjuuute and OMGWTF, which I always understood could describe the actual show and not some casting performance)
and, although I knew about Glee (The Pond is not wide enough) I was surprised to see how crazy people out there were about his looks... the guy has talent (like anyone singing even the shittiest of musics) but, please, his looks, particularly in the show are as foppish as they could get and that is the nicest thing I could say about them (looks) before starting to talk about eyebrows, nose and what not.
The same about the other guy but I won't go there since it is not about him that people are mouthwatering and raising floods up to Albania.
As for the looks of the clip as whole it's as stale as American can get... I wish they started to get so many liberties with uniforms, hairdos and room furbishing of American XXth century as they have no problem to do with any other place and era.
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Duke Johnson has taken his fair share of hits throughout this season. But Thursday was the first time the freshman running back appeared on UM's injury report.
The All-American out of Miami Norland is listed as having a lower extremity injury, but is probable to play in Saturday's 2:30 p.m. kickoff against North Carolina at Sun Life Stadium. Johnson leads the team in rushing with 381 yards and 5 TDs in six games.
Who else was listed on the injury report? Offensive tackle Ben Jones (lower extremity) and safety Rayshawn Jenkins (upper extremity) have been ruled out.


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13 Ejected From Van Crash near Worthington
According to KSFY TV, 13 people were ejected from a van in an overnight rollover on Interstate 90 near Worthington, Minnesota early Thursday morning.
The television report indicates icy roads caused the vehicle to crash.
The 13 people were taken to a Worthington hospital.


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Customizing SMF > Building Your Community and other Forum Advice
Is there a way to popular disqus comments on site to a thread in SMF?
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as above.. need this very crucially.. will appreciate your recommendation..
well, since the "as above" is rather lacking in clarity and explanation, who knows?
We have no idea what you are actually asking....
DETAILS are important.
He is talking about DISQUS service which allows you to have their hosted discussion system in your site, but I wonder why he need to replace as USP of SMF is the DISCUSSION system simply because its a forum system :)
hi thanks for the reply... the reason why i am doing this is because.. pple are chatting on the disqus sys rather than going to the forum.. am hoping this will make the forum more alive by having the discussions mirrored over there... is this possible?
first of all, both of you, please try using standard English, not crappy text-speak.
(in other words, use capitalization, punctuation, spelling and grammar)
It makes questions and answers SOOOOOOOOO much clearer.
Second, why are you using disqus if you intend to have a forum?
They seem to essentially overlap functionality...
Third, if you insist on duplicating efforts, and if disqus sits on your server and uses mySQL and PHP, then yes, you can probably mirror discussions. If not, then it becomes much more difficult.
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Winter storm batters Mideast; 8 dead
By The Associated Press
This article was originally published January 9, 2013 at 7:09 a.m. Updated January 9, 2013 at 8:29 a.m.
AMMAN, Jordan The fiercest winter storm to hit the Mideast in years delivered a rare foot of snow to Jordan on Wednesday, caused fatal accidents in Lebanon and the West Bank, and disrupted traffic on the Suez Canal in Egypt. At least eight people died across the region.
In Lebanon, the Red Cross said storm-related accidents killed six people over the past two days. Several drowned after slipping into rivers from flooded roads, one person froze to death and another died after his car went off a slippery road, according to George Kettaneh, Operations Director for the Lebanese Red Cross.
In the West Bank town of Ramallah, a Palestinian official said, two West Bank women drowned after their car was caught in a flash flood Tuesday. Nablus Deputy Governor Annan Atirah said the women abandoned their vehicle after it got stuck on a flooded road and their bodies were apparently swept away by surging waters.
Their driver was hospitalized in critical condition.
In the Gaza Strip, civil defense spokesman Mohammed al-Haj Yousef said, storms cut electricity to thousands of Palestinian homes and rescuers were sent to evacuate dozens of people.
Parts of Israel were bracing for snow a day after the military was forced to send helicopters and rubber dinghies to rescue residents stranded by floodwaters.
The unusual weather over the past few days hit vulnerable Syrian refugees living in tent camps very hard, particularly some 50,000 sheltering in the Zaatari camp in Jordan's northern desert. Torrential rains over four days have flooded some 200 tents and forced women and infants to evacuate in temperatures that dipped below freezing at night, whipping wind and lashing rain.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Retailers are riding high after ebullient U.S. consumers shopped at the healthiest pace in more than a decade over the holiday season. But merchants can't afford to rest easy.
NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon goes into the holiday season with a newly magnified brick-and-mortar presence, giving it more opportunities to sell its Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and other gadgets.
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The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins for a discussion and signing of his latest novel, "The Innocents," on Monday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Online shopping is reaching such a critical mass with American households that many of the icons of the traditional mall –from Macy's to The Gap and J.C. Penney – face an increasingly uncertain future.
Vaco Memphis will hold a continuing professional education event for accountants and CPAs Tuesday, March 24, from 8 a.m. to noon at Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road. Topics include revenue recognition, T&E fraud management and the results of the 18th annual CEO survey. Admission is $75 cash or check at the door. Visit facebook.com/vacocpeseries or call 901-333-2250.
NEW YORK (AP) – The holiday shopping season is always a make-or-break period for struggling retailers.
But this year, the fight to grab shoppers has intensified, making it difficult for stores to use the season that accounts for about 20 percent of the retail industry's annual sales to bounce back.
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Such was the mindset as University of Tennessee Health Science Center leaders launched a campus master plan designed to enhance UTHSC's position as an urban academic medical center at the core of a larger revitalization of the Memphis Medical Center District.
NEW YORK (AP) – The financial strains and shifting shopping habits of Americans have led to uneven fortunes for retailers.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Several major retailers slashed their fiscal fourth-quarter profit forecasts this week in the latest sign that Americans didn't spend briskly during the holiday shopping season.
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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center hosted a public information session on the development of its new campus plan last week at the Student-Alumni Center Dining Hall on its Midtown campus at 800 Madison Ave.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is set to revamp its campus, and the school will host a public information session on the development of a new master plan Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Student-Alumni Center Dining Hall, 800 Madison Ave.
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Though the economy is growing steadily, Americans are being hampered by weak pay, higher taxes and tepid hiring. Sluggish overseas economies are also slowing sales for U.S. retailers. It's a picture the Federal Reserve will weigh in deciding whether to scale back its bond purchases as soon as next month.
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Revenue at stores open at least a year – an industry measure of a retailer's health– rose 3.8 percent in July, the slowest pace since March, according to a preliminary tally of 10 retailers by the International Council of Shopping Centers. The figure, which excludes drugstores, was below a 5.5 percent increase in June.
NEW YORK (AP) – In the latest sign that Americans are feeling better about the overall economy, stores across the country had a pickup in sales in May.
An improving job picture, better housing market and stock market rallies have all led to consumer confidence reaching five-year highs. That has left Americans a bit more likely to reach into their pockets and spend, as monthly revenue reports released by national retailers on Thursday show.
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans cut back on spending in February as cold weather and economic challenges chilled their appetite for spring merchandise.
The nation's retailers on Thursday reported that sales slowed in February, a time when most stores get rid of winter merchandise and bring in swimsuits, ankle length pants and other spring fashions.
NEW YORK (AP) – A last-minute surge in spending seems to have saved the holiday shopping season.
Major retailers including Costco, Gap and Nordstrom on Thursday reported better-than-expected revenue in December. That comes as a relief for stores, which can make up to 40 percent of their annual revenue in the last two months of the year.
The 54th AutoZone Liberty Bowl Football Classic, featuring Iowa State University vs. University of Tulsa, will be held Monday, Dec. 31, at 2:30 p.m. at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, 335 S. Hollywood St. The Temptations will perform at halftime. For a list of bowl week events, visit autozonelibertybowl.org.
The Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County will host Vaccination Station, a low-cost pet vaccination event, Saturday, Dec. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the southwest corner of Linden Avenue and Lauderdale Street. Visit memphishumane.org for a list of vaccinations and costs.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Black Friday was no match for Sandy.
Major retailers such as Kohl's, Target and Macy's on Thursday reported weak sales in November as a strong start to the holiday shopping season – including a good showing on the day after Thanksgiving – wasn't enough to fully offset the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy earlier in the month.
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans may have slowed their spending in September after splurging during the start of the busy back-to-school shopping season in the month before. But most importantly, they were still spending.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Americans shoppers proved resilient in July, driving a key sales figure up at retailers across the country, despite persistent worry about jobs and the global economy.
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Muslims in Memphis will hold a health fair and legal seminar Saturday, March 17, at 10 a.m. at Kate Sexton Community Center, 1235 Brown Ave. For more information, call 576-7070.
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans stepped up their spending in February, boosting sales at many stores and offering the latest sign that shoppers are feeling more confident in the economy.
As merchants reported their monthly sales figures Thursday, a diverse group including Target and Macy's reported sales gains that exceeded Wall Street estimates. Even Gap Inc., long mired in a sales slump, posted an unexpected increase.
NEW YORK (AP) – Many retailers are reporting solid sales gains for December, capping a decent holiday season, but shoppers bent on discounts exacted a high price.
Merchants had to mark down coats and other gifts to get shoppers to buy in a challenging economy. A mild winter also didn't help, wilting shoppers' appetite for cold-weather merchandise. That resulted in a string of retailers, including Target Corp., Kohl's Corp., J.C. Penney Co. and The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc., reducing their earnings outlooks.
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October revenue at stores open at least a year – an indicator of a retailer's health – rose 3.7 percent, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers' tally of 25 retailers. But 13 of 19 retailers missed Wall Street estimates for October revenue, according to Thomson Reuters. That included big merchants like Macy's, Saks and Target.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers shrugged off higher gas prices and cool temperatures to give retailers a surprisingly solid March.
Revenue reports Thursday from retailers from Costco to Victoria's Secret extend the streak of strong spending from late last year and suggest that an improving economy and recent job growth are outweighing pressure from higher pump prices.
NEW YORK (AP) – A late Easter, lingering cold weather and rising gas prices are squeezing discretionary spending this spring, according to data being released Wednesday.
Figures from MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse show sales growth slowed in some categories last month. But consumers spent more on clothing – and most other items from electronics to luxury goods – than they did in March 2010.
NEW YORK (AP) – Wal-Mart is missing out on the consumer comeback.
The world's largest retailer failed to reverse an almost two-year slide in a key revenue measure in its fourth quarter, it said Tuesday, after all but promising in November it would do just that.
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. retailers reported surprisingly solid January revenue gains Thursday that swept away fears that snowstorms in much of the country had chilled sales.
The reports, which are being compared with a respectable January 2010, offer encouraging signs that consumer spending is maintaining the momentum of the strong holiday season.
NEW YORK (AP) – Generous discounts lured American to stores and online for holiday gifts in November, providing cheer and delivering the best gains for retailers in four years.
That raises hopes, already buoyed by reports of crowded malls and early numbers, for a strong holiday shopping season and is an encouraging sign for the economic recovery.
NEW YORK (AP) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 9.3 percent increase in third-quarter net income as the world's largest retailer benefited from cost controls and a robust international business. The company also raised its full-year profit outlook.
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans took a pause in shopping in October, leaving retailers with their weakest peformance since April as unsually warm weather depressed their appetite for cold weather items.
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That lull could continue until the day after Thanksgiving, the unofficial start of the Christmas season, as shoppers wait for big bargains, many analysts say.
NEW YORK (AP) – Retailers reported surprisingly solid sales gains for September, boosted by back-to-school shopping, much of it pushed into September by parents who had put off trips to the mall.
NEW YORK (AP) - Americans, uninspired by cool weather and feeling fresh concerns about the economy, spent with caution in May after a tepid April.
Retailers' May sales reports, released Thursday, underscore how fragile the consumer spending recovery remains.
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Discounter Target Corp., department store Macy's Inc., clothier Gap Inc. and Victoria's Secret parent Limited Brands Inc. posted double-digit increases that beat Wall Street analysts' expectations.
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The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Gov. Phil Bredesen will speak. For reservations, e-mail Taylor Hughes at email@example.com.
NEW YORK (AP) – Consumers, enticed by cooler weather and an improving economy, spent a little more in October, handing the retail industry its second consecutive monthly sales gain after more than a year of declines.
NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's stores saw their first sales gain in 14 months in September, a sign of life from shoppers that fuels some hope for the holiday shopping season.
A late Labor Day and delayed school openings helped boost back-to-school sales in September. And stores' figures are looking better as they are compared last September when spending plummeted amid the ballooning financial meltdown.
NEW YORK (AP) – Retailers on Thursday posted sales declines for August as shoppers held back on back-to-school purchases and continued to focus on necessities, but overall results came in ahead of analyst predictions.
NEW YORK (AP) - It may be the beginning of the year for students, but for retailers, it's report-card time. Analysts expect the early grades on the back-to-school selling season to be weak when retailers report August results Thursday.
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers, worried about job security and finding fewer options among the sales bins, remained tight-fisted in July, resulting in sluggish sales for many merchants and raising concern about the back-to-school shopping season's health.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives pledged Friday to continue making changes to the company to adapt to the economy but to do so in a way that it keeps the new customers it has picked up because of the recession.
NEW YORK (AP) - March same-store sales fell for the sixth straight month, as U.S. consumers continued to shop cautiously and stick mostly to necessities such as food, but there were some glimmers of stabilization in retailers' reports on Thursday.
NEW YORK (AP) - Tighter inventory control and milder weather helped retailers in February as business at many merchants was not as bad as in January. Wal-Mart's gains far outpaced expectations – but many stores, especially at the higher end, still struggled.
The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Bruce Watts, president and CEO of Fred's Inc., will speak. Lunch is $18 per person and reservations are required. For reservations, e-mail Taylor Hughes at firstname.lastname@example.com.
NEW YORK (AP) – Retailers reported dismal sales figures for December on Thursday as even Wal-Mart Stores Inc., one of the bright spots in the industry, finally buckled under the pressures of the deteriorating U.S. economy.
NEW YORK (AP) - Shoppers are getting used to those 75 percent off sale signs, and that's bad news for merchants who worry they will also have to quickly slash prices on spring goods to attract customers.
American shoppers went into hiding in September, sticking to buying the bare-bone essentials and leading many retailers to report dismal sales for the month as skittish consumers grappled with the financial meltdown spreading around the globe.
NEW YORK (AP) – Many of the nation's retailers struggled with a sluggish back-to-school season, though Wal-Mart posted higher August sales Thursday as shoppers focused on buying essentials amid persistent worries about high gas and food prices.
The outlook for the back-to-school shopping season seemed grim Thursday, as retailers' July sales reports showed an increasing shift toward buying necessities
like food and household supplies at discounters and away from discretionary spending on clothing.
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers, enticed by heavy discounts and armed with rebate checks, spent more freely in June, helping to lift many retailers' sales. The outlook for the back-to-school season remains tough, though, as consumers confront high gas and food prices, a slumping housing market and tighter credit.
NEW YORK (AP) – Consumers stepped up their shopping in May after tax rebate checks began hitting mailboxes, giving many of the nation's retailers stronger than expected sales for the month. Still, there were signs that many people still are focusing on necessities such as food and gas.
NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's retailers got a little reprieve in February, as consumers hesitantly returned to malls and stores after retrenching in recent months. Among the big winners were discounters like Wal-Mart Stores Inc., whose results beat expectations.
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Comfort is a powerful thing.
Making the relievers comfortable is the best argument for even having a closer. If it weren't for the value of having predictable roles, teams would be best off using their best reliever against the best hitters late in closer games, and mixing and matching the rest of their guys depending on the matchups. It's just how things work -- there are more important innings than the ninth in some games, and there are easy three-run one-inning bottom-of-the-lineup saves, too.
But because the players like comfort, and the managers like predictable bullpen arrangements too, we have this constant search for The Closer that'll save the pen.
We know about this search for comfort in our own lives. And those things that give us comfort are your tiers this week.
Tier 1: Elite (3) (AKA: The "Puffy Slippers" Tier.)
Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta BravesAroldis Chapman, Cincinnati RedsJoe Nathan, Texas Rangers
I don't know about you, but I have cold feet. All the time. Nothing better than slipping my feet into my big puffy slippers. Does that make me less of a man?
These guys don't question their manhood. They also make their owners comfortable. Craig Kimbrel is so good that a one-game blip in velocity -- he was down around 94 instead of 96 in his last save -- made the news. The team wasn't worried. He had pitched 16 hours before, and he's had some lower velocity outings in his career. In 2011, he was down around 94 three or four times. Last year, he never dipped below 95, but if the pitcher isn't worried, let's not make a mountain of a molehill.
Tier 2: Rock Steady (7) (AKA: The "Old Furniture" Tier.)
Mariano Rivera, New York YankeesRafael Soriano, Washington NationalsSergio Romo, San Francisco GiantsTom Wilhelmsen, Seattle MarinersJ.J. Putz, Arizona DiamondbacksRafael Betancourt, Colorado RockiesJonathan Papelbon, Philadelphia Phillies
Food items came to mind here, but not everyone loves the smell of popcorn like I do. Furniture, we all have. Sofa, lazy boy, bean bag, doesn't matter. Everyone's got something they like to settle in to at the end of the day. You can settle down alright with these closers. A few might have some creaky springs.
It would be comfortable to slide Mariano Rivera into his old customary seat in the elite crew, but the peripherals don't have him there. He's still showing his career-worst swinging strike rate, the second-worst strikeout rate of his career, and his career-worst ground-ball rate. His cutter is slower than it's ever been, too. Obviously he has elite job safety, but if he won't even strike out eight batters per nine, he doesn't belong next to three guys that are striking out double digit batters per nine.
J.J. Putz moves down in the tier because he's blown two of his last three save opportunities, and three on this young year. Two things leap out on his record -- he's walking too many and he's allowing too many home runs. For the last three years, Putz has had excellent control, and for the past seven years, he's kept the ball in the park well. The last time he had bad control for a season, it was a harbinger for injury, but we can't know that now. He needs to get strike one at his excellent career rate, and get batters reaching again -- which shouldn't be too hard, he's still got an excellent strikeout rate, despite his velocity being down about a mile and a half per hour.
He joins another good closer with strange rates at the bottom of the tier. Rafael Betancourt is not getting the whiffs he's accustomed to. And his control is gone too -- but that's a part of his game that has never once been worse than league average. He'll get it going. It's easy to say that if he had three more strikeouts, he'd be the same he always was, but his velocity is down below 90 for the first time in his career. He's 38, and relievers don't do well with velocity loss. The team is doing well, though, and Betancourt has a pristine ERA and WHIP, and Wilton Lopez, ostensibly the man behind him, does not have those things.
Seen in the light of Putz and Betancourt, Jonathan Papelbon belongs at the bottom of this tier. The fact that he's also down a mile and a half on his fastball, and is also looking for lost whiffs, that just fits right in. But Papelbon is 33, so he might be the most likely of the three to recover what he's missing. One (or more) of these three might not be in this tier again next week if they don't start to push the needle the right way.
Tier 3: OK options (8) (AKA: The "Ratty Clothing" Tier.)
Jason Grilli, Pittsburgh PiratesFernando Rodney, Tampa Bay RaysGrant Balfour, Oakland AthleticsJim Johnson, Baltimore OriolesGlen Perkins, Minnesota TwinsAddison Reed, Chicago White SoxChris Perez, Cleveland IndiansBobby Parnell, New York Mets
Other contenders for this tier were movies -- Caddyshack, or, if you're like my nephew, Cars -- but we can't agree on movies. One suggestion was video game music, but then we're going to run into age issues… Or can we all agree the Super Mario tune is comforting? If not, let's go t-shirt. Or, in my case, that flannel that I'd had since sixth grade that I find comforting even though it mostly just hangs out in my closet.
One of these guys will end up stashed away out of sight this year, more than one even. Can we figure out which one? Fernando Rodney sticks out to me. He has six walks in seven appearances this year, and he didn't walk his sixth batter until July 24. We've been skeptical of Rodney's walk rate resurgence at his old age (36) here, and it looks like his old habits are creeping back in. The Rays are better than anyone at finding new closers, too.
It might seem premature to move Jason Grilli up a tier, so we won't, but there are a few key things that argue in his favor. Number one is that he's kept his velocity gains from last year, which was always dicey given his age (36). Even in the cold early season, his fastball is averaging almost 94 mph, a velocity he's shown mostly with the Pirates. Focusing on the fastball and slider has led to elite whiff and strikeout rates, and those things have arrived this year. The Pirates are giving him opportunities, too. He's on the precipice of moving up.
Jim Johnson's strikeout rate is still encouraging, but it's coming with the same amount of whiffs and grounders as usual -- the better bet is on regression. Grant Balfour's velocity is back up at a four-year high. Maybe the surgery was good to him. Glen Perkins is on fire, but will the Twins keep giving him opportunities? They don't have a great lineup, and run scoring was the metric best correlated with save opportunities. Say all of that for Bobby Parnell, too.
It's Addison Reed that deserves a paragraph all to himself, though. He's got his whiff rate up into elite territory, and his walk rate is dwindling down to his customary elite levels, too. He's focusing more on the slider, and though his velocity is down a bit, he's still throwing 93+ mph. With elite control, he might be a dark horse to jump a level.
Read more about the more volatile closer situations on the next page.
Read more about the more volatile closer situations on the next page.
Tier 4: Question marks (6) (AKA: The "Water At Night" Tier.)
Brandon League, Los Angeles DodgersHuston Street, San Diego PadresErnesto Frieri, Los Angeles AngelsGreg Holland, Kansas City RoyalsCasey Janssen, Toronto Blue JaysSteve Cishek, Miami Marlins
No, we're not talking Chinese water torture. We're talking rain, sprinklers, fountains -- the regular sound of water colliding with another surface is comforting to most human beings. It's just a question of volume. Like, Brandon League doesn't strike out enough people to join the top tiers, but maybe his ground balls will be just the kind of thing to comfort his manager and keep him in the role all year. If only Kenley Jansen wasn't so good.
We didn't like Huston Street's declining velocity and missing strikeout rate last week, and all he's done since then is walk two guys in two innings -- against one strikeout -- with an earned run. Not really changing much. He's got to turn it up.
Ernesto Frieri would move up if it weren't for two things. Ryan Madson is getting healthy and targeting next week for his return. And Frieri's walk rate -- never good -- is now approaching one per inning. Frieri will own the velocity and the strikeout rate, the two things best correlated with closer changes, but if Frieri keeps walking guys, it might get ugly for him.
The next three closers on the list seem to have kept their toes from the fire. Greg Holland is rewarding his patient owners with a strikeout rate near 20 per nine, which is insane. Of course, his walk rate is one per nine and his WHIP is nasty, but that should change. In his last three appearances, he has eight strikeouts and no walks, no hits in three innings. That's two Kimbrels! He's ready to move up if he keeps the walks clean for a bit. Casey Janssen is making me look foolish for wondering about his sub-90 mph velocity, but I'm just not ready to move him up a tier. Steve Cishek lost a game in the last week, but his rates have all returned to normal, and he's also saved two games in the past week. None of his blown saves have been real blow ups, and he hasn't given up a home run on the year.
Tier 5: Rollercoaster rides (5) (AKA: The "Box Scores" Tier.)
Jim Henderson (first chair), John Axford (second chair), Milwaukee BrewersEdward Mujica (first chair), Trevor Rosenthal (second chair), St. Louis CardinalsJose Veras (first chair), Rhiner Cruz (second chair), Hector Ambriz (third chair), Houston Astros Andrew Bailey (first chair), Junichi Tazawa (second chair), Koji Uehara (third chair), Boston Red SoxJose Valverde (first chair), Joaquin Benoit (second chair), Bruce Rondon (third chair), Detroit TigersKevin Gregg (first chair), Carlos Marmol (second chair), Chicago Cubs
Well, here's where you put in the weirdest thing that works for you. I like box scores late at night. My bro in law said cows, and now I'm worried about him. Whatever is your pleasure.
The top two closers in this list just need time. Jim Henderson is doing a great job avoiding the walk, and there's no real reason to take him out of the role. But the Brewers are still using John Axford in late innings, and he's also avoided walking a batter since April 9th. There's still danger there. Edward Mujica looks good in the role in St. Louis for now, but Trevor Rosenthal owns both the gas and the strikeout rate to take that job from him. So there's risk there, too.
Time is not as much on the side of Jose Veras and Andrew Bailey. Bailey could lose his job to Joel Hanrahan, or to injury -- give him enough time and he usually finds a way to grab a body part. Veras is the closer in Houston, but time might uncover a real sleeper behind him. Right now there isn't a healthy pitcher on the roster that is striking out a batter per inning other than Veras, though.
The big news, we save for last. Kevin Gregg might be the interim closer for the Cubs! No, just kidding, nobody cares. Once Kyuji Fujikawa is healthy, he's the closer.
It's Detroit we're all thinking about. Jose Valverde is back and his manager says he's the closer! There's plenty of reason for the exclamation mark. Valverde's strikeout rate -- and swinging strike rate -- fell to career lows last year, part of a five-year decline. As did his velocity. His walk rate has never really been an asset, and his ground-ball rate was above-average once in his career. He did okay in the minors, striking out four against two walks in three innings, but it wasn't even Double-A. It was High-A. There's little reason to believe he's fixed things. Instead, the interesting thing is that the Tigers also called up Bruce Rondon, who only walked two in his first eight appearances in Triple-A. He's got the gas and strikeout rate to take the role from anyone else in that pen. It feels like comfort to turn to your old friend to close out games -- until your old friend reminds you why you dropped him out of the role in the first place.
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Ryan Madson (elbow), Los Angeles AngelsJason Motte (elbow), St. Louis CardinalsJoel Hanrahan (hamstring), Boston Red SoxKyuji Fujikawa (forearm), Chicago CubsSergio Santos (elbow), Blue Jays
Ryan Madson wanted to be back May first, but now he's a little sore after facing hitters for the first time. Wait a week for more details. Jason Motte is still sitting. Joel Hanrahan actually had a setback but then threw again Monday and felt fine. He'll be on rehab by Friday. Kyuji Fujikawa has not yet thrown a bullpen session! That's a bit worrisome. Sergio Santos actually has a strain in his elbow, which is not good. If he's down for another surgery, Janssen will move up in the rankings.
The Deposed
Carlos Marmol, Chicago CubsJohn Axford, Milwaukee BrewersMitchell Boggs, St. Louis Cardinals
Carlos Marmol actually got a shot at redemption, but then blew it. John Axford may yet get another chance. Mitchell Boggs' days as closer look done.
The Steals Department
Steals are down around baseball, so don't get too much if your lineup is looking slow-footed these days. It should pick up some with the weather, and most likely, other people are having the same problem.
If you're willing to platoon, there are a bevy of outfielders that can help you in a daily league. You just have to put the effort in. And, of course, it's a bit of a problem that many of them face lefties for the most part. Rajai Davis is a great plug-and-play against southpaws. So is Craig Gentry. Drew Stubbs is playing every day right now, and he's walking and stealing bases, but once Michael Bourn is back, he'll be in mostly against lefties. Nate McLouth doesn't have the speed of the rest of these guys, but at least he's a lefty and will play mostly against righties. You could say the same of lefty Gregor Blanco. Combining two of these players might give you 20-30 steals on the cheap.
If you're looking for a lefty to pick up in the hopes that he'll play every day in the future, check out Jordany Valdespin in New York. 'Spin has a flashy style that rubs some people the wrong way, and he hasn't yet turned a focus on patience into a good walk rate, but he has the potential for power and speed, strikes out at an average rate, and might be able to keep his batting average above .270. With the league hitting .249 these days, that's looking better than ever. Also, the left-hander is getting almost all of the center-field at-bats against righties in New York, and at some point he may take the role for himself. Especially if he can walk at a league-average rate.


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The Ultimate Chanukah Gift
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(9) Anonymous, December 11, 2007 10:43 AM
Time to parents
In today's day in age, when our parents are living longer B"H we cannot forget about them as well. The gift of time is a great message, but let's not limit it to our kids. I know my parents love it when I call or stop by and visit. Our parents have done so much for us. The least we can do is spend some time with them. Because, when they're no longer with us, we will regret that we didn't.
(8) Gene, December 5, 2007 12:09 PM
The gifts I remember most now as an adult of the times when I was a kid are the gifts that I hated the most as a kid like socks, underwear, shirts,and the gifts I remember now the most and cherish is the going fishing with my Dad, watching football games together,the socks, underwear, and shirts, stuff I realize now I really needed. I don't really remember the toys I got as a kid I loved back then.
Crazy huhh!!
(7) Anonymous, December 5, 2007 9:34 AM
grab the moment
The video on time, really touched me deeply.
i spent many years very depressed and in an abusive marriage. and the saddest thing is that my two daughters suffered a great deal without my even realizing it while it was happening. Only one good thing came out of all this. I was able to be with my girls when they were little and have a treasure chest of wonderful memories of their childhood. i made the decision to stay home with them and not let someone else take care of them when they were infants. we never lacked for anything material tho we were not rich. the kids grew up always eating homemade food and having a mother at home and that has been the best i could have ever offered them. another thing is that i was able to have time always to teach the TORAH. Now we look back and remember all the BIBLE STORIES we read when they were little. and as far as the abusive husband goes, i never left him, i stuck it out and i'm glad for it. i trusted HASHEM WOULD MAKE A MIRACLE, and sure enough, he's a different man from the one he used to be when we were younger. He's now becoming observant of dietary laws and also will observe shabbath as far as never turning the tv or radio on and so forth. I thank HASHEM
for putting in my heart to take the TIME.
(6) Anonymous, December 5, 2007 7:49 AM
Importance of time with children
As a school social worker, I find that many children's behavior problems would go away if parents would pay them some attention and give them private TIME. During this time, the parents would listen and not criticize or lecture. The funny thing, when I tell parents that there is nothing seriously wrong with their child and they just need some attention, the parents find it very difficult to do-not due to lack of time but because their parent never did it with them! They look at me with an expression of disappointment ("You mean that there is no magic pill I can give this kid to make him behave?") and astonishment ("I have to actually pay some attention to him?"). I think that if a parent really has a hard time with this, it's time for them to get some help to see why they have difficulty in bonding with their child and chances are, their other relationships are distant as well.
(5) Yoni, December 4, 2007 1:29 PM
Presnts... but also time!!!
Ever since I was a little kid, my siblings and I, as well as millions of other Jewish kids, would receive gifts on Chanukah. This was and still is a very exciting and beautiful time for us.
A week or so ago, I was flipping through a popular Jewish newspaper and came across a letter written by a certain community rabbi, to the editor. The newspaper advertised that they were lowering the cost of their subscription as sort of a Chanukah gift to us. Just as someone wrote in a previous comment, this person was disturbed at this. He says giving and receiving gifts on Chanukah is a secular adapted custom. He demanded that they reword "Chanukah gift" in a different way.
So I asked a Rabbi, who happens to be the head of a Bes din in Brooklyn, if indeed this is a secular custom and should be avoided. The Rabbi explained as follows. The minhag was and still is to give gelt and zedaka. Nowadays, he says, it has become a custom to give Chanukah gifts as well. According to this Rabbi, just because this wasn't necessarily the custom 300 years ago it doesn't mean that it isn't a Jewish custom now. There are plenty of customs we have that aren't documented in Torah literature, but rather the Rabbis of the generation decide whether it should be followed or not. Of course, there will be some who oppose it. But that doesn't make the people who are accustomed to it wrong for there are Rabbis who encourage and find nothing wrong with it. But again, that reason in itself doesn't make it a secular custom.
And out of curiosity, who's to say *we* were the ones who derived this custom from the secular world?
But I have to say Rabbi Salomon, I'm completely with you on this one. As cheesy as it may sound giving time is the greatest gift of all. It's much easier to buy your kid a gift then to spend time with them. Most kids would rather a play station, but that play station will last a few years. Childhood memories last a lifetime or as the mastercard commercial would say: PRICELESS. Eventually, they will grow up to see that.


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Andy Murray has won over the British public and the media, despite his Wimbledon final defeat to Roger Federer this morning.
A running joke on Twitter prior to the match was the UK media would hail Murray as a Briton should he win, and a Scot should he fall to the Swiss champion.
Instead, Fleet Street was hailing his efforts as "brave", with his emotional post-game speech winning the public over.
The Telegraph website lauded the Scot with the headline "Brave Murray succumbs to fantastic Federer", while another story on the site said his "tears and raw emotion" had endeared him to a nation.
"Despite being Britain's best tennis player in several generations, Murray has at times endured a difficult relationship with the wider sporting public who have accused him in the past of being surly.
"However, anyone who witnessed the outpouring of emotions today could be left in no doubt as to how much the pursuit of a grand slam meant to him and the respect he held for those who gave him their support."
The Sun website also focused on Murray's emotional reaction to the loss, with the imaginative "New bawls please - Murray is the crying Scotsman".
"Andy Murray turned on the waterworks after his Wimbledon final dream was shattered."
The Mirror also joined other news sites in heralding Murray's emotional speech.
"He's been criticised in the past for lacking passion but Andy Murray choking back sobs as he relived his Wimbledon defeat by Roger Federer may have changed the perception of him forever..." the Mirror wrote under the headline "Have Andy's tears won the nation over? Twitter says yes!"
Television and sports personalities took to the social media website to hail Murray, the Mirror wrote.
"As it turns out, with that speech Andy Murray today has won more than any Wimbledon title is worth. He has won the hearts of the Country," TV host Eammonn Holmes was quoted as saying.
The Daily Mail website went with the headline "Murray mania turns to misery", although their story was more concerned with who was in the crowd, rather than the events on centre court, with Catherine Middleton, sister Pippa, the Beckhams, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and London Mayor Boris Johnson all in attendance.
Murray's emotional response should silence detractors who say the 25-year-old does not show enough emotion. Betting agency Betfair even narrowed Murray's odds of winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year from 16/1 to 5/1 after his speech.
Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker, writing just before the match kicked off, took aim at those critics who say the athlete never smiles or shows emotion.
"The people who want Murray to smile are the same ones who try to make me dance at weddings. They want the world to conspicuously enjoy itself in a manner of their choosing, and they turn vaguely sanctimonious when they encounter pockets of resistance, as though their definition of fun is the only one that matters."
Afterwards, Brooker wrote on Twitter that Murray "just rendered my column obsolete".
"Mind you, I think the general thrust about not smiling to order still stands."


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2008-09 Men's Basketball
Wilson named HCAC Player of Week
Nick Wilson named HCAC men's basketball Player of the Week
January 12, 2009
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Senior Nick Wilson (Continental) was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for the week ending January 11, 2009.
Nick Wilson hit back-to-back HCAC game-winners for the Beavers this week. Down by one with 2.7 seconds on the clock, Wilson got the hoop and harm under the basket to give Bluffton a 56-54 win over Transylvania in Founders Hall on Wednesday night. He followed that with a fadeaway from 25+ feet with 2.0 ticks left for a 58-57 win at Hanover on Saturday.
In the home victory over the Pioneers, Wilson narrowly missed a double-double with team-highs of 13 points and nine rebounds on 5-of-11 shooting from the field. Four of his nine caroms came on the offensive glass in the win against Transylvania.
To cap off his week, Wilson drained 5-of-10 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 outside the arc, for 13 points and four boards at Hanover on Saturday. He also added an assist and steal against the Panthers.
For the week, Wilson scored 26 points on 10-of-21 from the field, including 3-for-6 from distance. He finished with 13 rebounds and just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine boards in the win over Transy.
Wilson's 10.0 points per game is currently the third best average for the Beavers and his 53 rebounds have him tied with Josh Eichar (North Baltimore) for the most on the team.
Bluffton is 10-4 overall with a 4-1 mark in the Heartland Conference. The Beavers return to action on Wednesday, January 14, when they travel to face the Anderson University Ravens who are tied with Bluffton for second place in the HCAC. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.


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I've had a few people new to the Lexicon asking me why we only have a few chapters posted and I thought I would save myself some time and address that here in the open.
With our chapter discussion in the past, we have asked a few long time members of the Lexicon to help out from time to time and provide us with various questions and chapter summaries. We post them in chapter order, one or two chapters at a time, to allow for each chapter to have a fair amount of time for discussion.
When Breaking Dawn was released, many of us that serve as mod's and/or administrators had a great deal going on in real life. Add that to the fact that the Twilight movie news was so extensive that we had difficulty keeping up with everything that was going on to give Breaking Dawn it's due attention.
Now that things have slowed down a bit, we do intend to add one or two chapters every week until we have all 39 chapters covered. I apologize for the long wait and hope to remedy your concerns by keeping things updated!
Thanks to all of you who actively participate here!


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American Medical Association Foundation WWAMI Scholarship—Washington
The AMA Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the American Medical Association. Founded in 1950, the AMA Foundation seeks to advance health care through support of programs in medical education, research, and service.
Every year, the American Medical Association Foundation raises funds for scholarship through contributions from AMA members. The contributors to this scholarship, primarily doctors from the WWAMI region, have decided to invest in students from Washington attending the University of Washington School of Medicine.


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WASHINGTON — A man shot and wounded by a police officer in Washington after the man allegedly pointed handgun at the officer has been charged with felony assault on a police officer.
Police say the shooting happened Wednesday near Georgia Avenue and Kenyon Street NW when the man ran from police then pointed a gun at an officer who pursued him. The man's gun was later found to be unloaded.
The man, identified as 27-year-old Mark A. Vanderhall of Suitland, Md., was ordered held Thursday by a D.C. Superior Court judge. He remains hospitalized and in intensive care as a result of the shooting.
A message left early Friday for Vanderhall's attorney was not immediately returned.
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Genre: Rock, Contemporary Christian, Modern Christian
Greg Watts lives in Santee California. I love playing and recording music. I thank the Lord that I am getting to do something I love . It is my hearts desire that my music would bless the people who hear it. And I pray that God will bless each and every one of you with Mercy, Favor, Grace, Peace, and Protection. May these overflow in your life. God bless you all.


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Today, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton spoke about global reproductive rights. NLIRH and other colleague organizations were pleased with her expression of renewed commitment to global development goals and reproductive rights as human rights.
"If we believe that human rights are women's rights," said Secretary Clinton "then we cannot accept the marginalization of half the world's population."
"Women's health is essential to the prosperity and health of all people," said Secretary Clinton. "Investing in the health of women, adolescents and girls is not just the right thing to do; it's the smart thing to do."
Secretary Clinton was speaking in honor of the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development. You see the video here and read the full press-release from NLIRH here.


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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
March Release--Inspiration Blog Hop Day 3!!
Up first tonight we have a new set by *Tami Mayberry called Perfect Pennants, and these coordinate with Spellbinders Nested Pennant and Nested Scallop Pennant dies too!...well, I did something a bit differnt with them! Here is my creation with this set:
I kept seeing Christmas trees! So I have a VERY early start on my Christmas cards for this year, lol!
Up next is a new set by Rupa called Cute As A Bug...this set is just adorable! There is what I have made with it for today:
Isnt that bee just the cutest?! I made her little wings out of tissue paper too and layered them, looks really good IRL! The yellow layer is cut from felt, and I also used Melanie's newest set Bring the Bling on this also, added some perfect touches I think!
And last but not least is *Nina Brackett's newest set called Lovely Labels 3 which will coordinate with Spellbinders Label dies 18, 20, and 21!! Here is my creation with this set for today:
This is a CAS creation, just did a bit of scoring to match the image and the DP I used, Love how this turned out!
Ready for more awesome inspiration? Be sure and visit my fellow DT below and leave comments on all their blogs too, cause Gina will be giving away three stamp sets again for today!!
*Gina K
*Nina Brackett
*Sharon Harnist
*Suzanne Dean
*Tami Mayberry
*Theresa Momber
*Tina Gilliland
*Vicki Dutcher
*AJ Otto
*Carolina Buchting
*Cathy Tidwell<---You are here!
*Colleen Schaan
*Deb Felts
*Donna Baker
*Emily Giovanni
*Giovana Smith
*Janice Whiting
*Jennie Harper
*Lee Murphy
*Melanie Muenchinger
*Michelle Woerner
Thanks so much for stopping by and for all of the awesome comments! Love reading them and I do read them all! Be sure and stop back by tomorrow also, we are going to be showcasing the new StampTV Kit for you!
Card Details
Card #1
Stamps: Perfect Pennants by Tami Mayberry, sentiment is from the StampTV Kit Bless is the Season both from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstock
Accessories: Ribbon, rhinestones, white chalk ink.
Card #2
Stamps: Cute as a Bug by Rupa Shevde and Bring the Bling by Melanie Muenchinger both from Gina K Designs
Papers: SU! and Gina K cardstock
Accessories: inverted scallop circle and circle nesties, Tim Holtz alterations scallop dies, copic markers, tissue paper, tulle, pop dots.
Card #3
Stamps: Lovely Labels 3 by Nina Brackett from Gina K Designs
Papers: SU! and SU! retired dp and Gina K cardstock
Accessories: pop dots, ribbon, scor-buddy.
91 comments:
- seamom said...
Wonderful cards! My favorite is that darlin bee!
- March 22, 2011 at 8:22 AM
- Lindsay M. said...
How clever to use those as trees!!! :) Love all of your cards! Gorgeous!!
- March 22, 2011 at 8:38 AM
- debmiata2001 said...
Your cards are as fantastic as always. I cannot wait to see what you have done. You inspire me everyday. I love that little bee...thanks again for sharing today.
- March 22, 2011 at 8:39 AM
- Carla S. said...
Great cards, Cat! Very clever use of the pennants! Love your CAS designs!
- March 22, 2011 at 8:39 AM
- Theresa Momber said...
Wow, Cat!!! Stunning projects! Me likey!
- March 22, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- Colleen Schaan said...
SOoooo creative to use the flags as TREES! And the green and blue on the last one... YUM!
- March 22, 2011 at 8:59 AM
- Miesje said...
Love, love, love them! Great Christmas card!!!
- March 22, 2011 at 9:20 AM
- Marsha said...
Your banner trees are adorable! Very creative!
- March 22, 2011 at 9:32 AM
- Barbara Colbert said...
That bee is adorable!!! AND good idea for Christmas!!!! WOWSER....if I start Christmas now....what would my mad rush be in November/December?? :-)))
- March 22, 2011 at 9:32 AM
- Leslie said...
Wonderful cards and what a terrific use of the pennants! I haven't really been thrilled with the pennants until I saw this now I just have to have them- LOL
- March 22, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- Debby said...
OMG...I love your spin on the pennants. Awesome idea. I love your little bumble bee....the black funky ribbon really sets that card off.
- March 22, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- pqueenie said...
Very nice cards.
- March 22, 2011 at 10:03 AM
- Tamara said...
You made a tree out of the bannes To Cool!!
- March 22, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Kathi said...
I love the Christmas tree idea - so cute! The bugs are cute as can be too!
- March 22, 2011 at 10:15 AM
- Barb said...
I love these creations---great stamps to use with wonderful labels. More sets to get!
- March 22, 2011 at 10:16 AM
- MDerecola said...
The trees - great idea! My holiday card ideas are going crazy now.
- March 22, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Sue said...
Wonderful cards. Love all the designs.
- March 22, 2011 at 10:19 AM
- Scrapacat said...
You are such a smart chick to use tissue paper for bee's wings. Love it! Pennants for Christmas trees? Love it! And how simple and effective is that manly Hi card! LOVE IT! ♥ky
- March 22, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- Lagene said...
Your cards are fantastic! I especially love the toulle & bling with the bee card!
- March 22, 2011 at 10:38 AM
- Giovana said...
Awesome creations Cat!!
- March 22, 2011 at 10:39 AM
- Cynthia said...
Fun designs, Cat! Love the bee card.
- March 22, 2011 at 10:39 AM
- harrahx2 said...
I love how you changed up the banner stamps. That is darling.
- March 22, 2011 at 10:42 AM
- Deb said...
Love these, Cat! They're all wonderful, but the trees just make me smile! Love that trees are what you thought of first! So creative!
- March 22, 2011 at 10:49 AM
- Tina Gilliland said...
Fabulous designs!! LOVE that tulle... I need to get some of that!!! Your trees just crack me up... how creative of you!!!
- March 22, 2011 at 10:49 AM
- Carol said...
Christmas trees what a great idea, getting my creative juices flowing.
- March 22, 2011 at 10:59 AM
- marshmallow12 said...
Wow, I would never think to use the pennents as tree, but they work perfectly. Thanks
- March 22, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- Kay S said...
What a fantastic idea for the pennants! I'd never have thought to make trees out of them but now I will! :-) Adorable little bee. Love how you did the wings.
- March 22, 2011 at 11:06 AM
- --Marcy said...
Ohhh you are so good! Cleaver ideas!
- March 22, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Penne said...
Beautiful cards! The Bee card is simply adorable!I just love the cute as a bug set. Thanks for sharing with us today!
- March 22, 2011 at 11:15 AM
- carrie said...
Fantastic cards! Love the creative use of the "Perfect Pennants" set. That card turned out great. I especially like the "Cute as a But" set card with the wonderful coloring and delightful bling.
- March 22, 2011 at 11:32 AM
- Debbie Bradford said...
Love, love your bee card!! Great job on all f them!
- March 22, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- alienanessa said...
Holy caroly!! The upside-down pennant trees are fabulous!! That bee is beautiful, too cool with the tulle! And the blue masculine card is fantastic!
- March 22, 2011 at 11:45 AM
- Crafty Math Chick said...
These are all wonderful Cathy, but I especially love the creative use of the pennants as Christmas trees in the first card (Love those stripes!) and the scoring of your third card, what nice texture that adds.
- March 22, 2011 at 11:46 AM
- Joni said...
- March 22, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- Lynn B. said...
Great cards!
- March 22, 2011 at 12:08 PM
- jan farnworth said...
very cute
- March 22, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Jenny H. said...
Love the creative use for the banner shapes! Cute bee!!
- March 22, 2011 at 1:00 PM
- Suzanne J Dean said...
Wow Cat--how clever to turn them into Christmas trees. Love that! And that bee is too cute, love the wings!
All of your projects rock :)
- March 22, 2011 at 1:36 PM
- Becky said...
Fabulous, each and every one. :)
- March 22, 2011 at 1:40 PM
- Peggy said...
Great cards. The Lovely Labels set is my fav.
God bless,
- March 22, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- StampinDi said...
What a great idea to make trees with the pennant! Your bee card is adorable.
- March 22, 2011 at 2:04 PM
- Rosamond Crawley said...
Fantastic cards as always! Thanks for sharing.
- March 22, 2011 at 2:07 PM
- ginalovesdave said...
All of your cards are awesome! I especially like the bee card, so cute.
- March 22, 2011 at 2:18 PM
- Lynne said...
Fun to see other ways to use the pennants. All 3 cards are terrific.
- March 22, 2011 at 2:37 PM
- Kaatje said...
perfect how you used the vlag as a cristmastree. Would not have thought of that. It makes the samps so vertisile
- March 22, 2011 at 2:38 PM
- Su G said...
great use for the pennants. Love the bee card too.
- March 22, 2011 at 2:40 PM
- Big Anne said...
Your cards really show the versatility of these new stamp sets. Simply beautiful!
- March 22, 2011 at 2:41 PM
- Carol said...
Adorable and beautiful cards!
Carol B
- March 22, 2011 at 3:35 PM
- Vicki Dutcher said...
Nice "different pennant use"! Great bug coloring - HA! Did you see mine or did I see your "hi" card - too funny!!
- March 22, 2011 at 3:41 PM
- peggy wainman said...
I LOVE the pennants as trees, great idea!
- March 22, 2011 at 3:56 PM
- Nana Connie said...
Ooooo, using the pennants as trees! Clever. Love the bee done up with tulle for ribbon, too. Great cards, all of them.
- March 22, 2011 at 3:57 PM
- Donna Phelan said...
hahaha,like the way you look at the world, Cat, Christmas Trees.....PERFECT! Well Done My Dear!
- March 22, 2011 at 4:07 PM
- Mélyane said...
No!! Not Christmas cards already??? lol, great idea!Thank you for sharing! I love your cards!!!!
- March 22, 2011 at 4:22 PM
- Ravengirl said...
I think you hit a homerun here! I love all these cards! Your trees are just so clever, your tulle is perfect with the honey bee and those scored diamonds, perfection!
- March 22, 2011 at 4:30 PM
- Chris said...
You rocked these samples, Cat! Love the pennant christmas trees! The other cards are perfect, too.
- March 22, 2011 at 4:37 PM
- Linda said...
Nice cards and I especially like the tree one. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
- March 22, 2011 at 4:38 PM
- Monica said...
WOW! Love your cards. I love how you used the tissue paper for the bee! And yes he is the CUTEST! Great job inspiring us with your cards!! They all are beautiful!
- March 22, 2011 at 4:38 PM
- Sue D said...
Great cards! Very clever to make trees and I like the black tulle over the yellow felt.
- March 22, 2011 at 5:13 PM
- Bonnie said...
I'm loving all the bug set cards, as I seem to lean towards "cute". Gotta love 'em.
- March 22, 2011 at 5:15 PM
- Karen (TLgirl353) said...
Cat- All of them are so gorgeous! Love the idea of using the pennants for Christmas trees-how clever!
- March 22, 2011 at 5:45 PM
- Sue VanDeVusse said...
I just love your little trees made from the pennants and your bee card is simply adorable! Great scoring to accent that Lovely Label.
- March 22, 2011 at 5:59 PM
- Sparklemint - Lisa said...
nice touch with the scoring. perfect :)
- March 22, 2011 at 6:31 PM
- Paula Laird said...
Adorable! Great pennant card and I love all the details on the bee!
- March 22, 2011 at 6:37 PM
- Cindy Lou said...
Cute cards! Simple yet very effective, thanks for sharing!
- March 22, 2011 at 6:55 PM
- Lee (LuvLee on SCS) said...
Oh aren't YOU the creative one! I love the pennant christmas design!!!! And of course the buzzy bee with the bling bg....fabulous!!!!
- March 22, 2011 at 7:02 PM
- Donna said...
Wonderful cards!! Love them all, but especially love the last one, that blue is so rich and the label matches it perfectly!! Great Job!!!
- March 22, 2011 at 7:04 PM
- naneruth said...
Lovely! Way to go using those banners as trees!
- March 22, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- Jenny McGee said...
Very creative making the banners into trees. Very nice cards.
- March 22, 2011 at 7:24 PM
- Janeen said...
clever clever clever, to make a tree out of a pennant, also i forget to score on the diagonal, thanks for the reminder, and i love how your bee looks like he is floating on a cloud.
- March 22, 2011 at 7:25 PM
- LynneM said...
cute cute cute
- March 22, 2011 at 7:29 PM
- Joan said...
Very creative cards. Thanks for the inspiration.
- March 22, 2011 at 8:33 PM
- Tessa said...
What a great group of cards!!!
- March 22, 2011 at 8:52 PM
- Judy said...
Great job making trees out of pennants and your tissue winged bee. TFS
- March 22, 2011 at 9:13 PM
- sprgstn16 said...
Love your cards! So clever using the pennants as trees. I also love the way you used the bee on the second card.
- March 22, 2011 at 9:34 PM
- Neesey said...
I never would have thought to make trees out of the pennants. What a great idea. I learn so much from this DT.
- March 22, 2011 at 10:32 PM
- Golda said...
Very nice cards. I like how you made trees with the banners.
- March 22, 2011 at 10:37 PM
- Susan said...
Great cards -- the tree card is my favourite!
- March 22, 2011 at 10:57 PM
- Marsha said...
Clever. Cute. Creative. Love them.
- March 22, 2011 at 11:18 PM
- Peggy said...
My little brain is spinning with all the great cards. They are awesome. Thanks for sharing.
- March 22, 2011 at 11:45 PM
- Sandra said...
Love the trees!
Sandra ltb
- March 23, 2011 at 12:02 AM
- Kris said...
Love the bee! TFS!
Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com
- March 23, 2011 at 1:43 AM
- Jan Castle said...
Great cards...one and all!!!
- March 23, 2011 at 1:58 AM
- Kim Marie said...
I'm typically a kraft and red fiend, but the bee card is drop dead stunning in color and design! Love them both but the bee's my fav :) blessings!
Kim Marie
- March 23, 2011 at 6:26 AM
- Melody (lacyquilter) said...
- March 23, 2011 at 8:32 AM
- Beastybunny said...
What a clever use of the pendants! Great work!
- March 23, 2011 at 12:25 PM
- Michelle VP said...
LOVE the tree idea for the pennants. :)
- March 23, 2011 at 12:25 PM
- Sharon Harnist said...
Darling bee card, Cat, and your pennant Christmas trees are pur genius!!
- March 23, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- Carol said...
- March 23, 2011 at 3:54 PM
- Lorraine said...
What beautiful creations!
- March 23, 2011 at 7:06 PM
- Casmiles said...
The trees are great and bumblebee is FUN!
- March 23, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- JessicaK said...
where to look first - eye candy galore on your blog! Using the pennants as trees - VERY cool idea.
- March 23, 2011 at 11:37 PM
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The Red Devils travel to Tottenham on Sunday looking to avenge their 3-2 defeat from earlier this season, and will face Gareth Bale, a player with a reputation for diving having picked up three bookings for simulation already this term.
The 71-year-old believes Andre Villas-Boas is responsible for his players' actions, and accordingly must warn Bale about diving just as the United boss himself did with Cristiano Ronaldo and Ashley Young.
"This was raised at the League Managers' Association meeting during the week," Sir Alex told The Mirror.
"What are the sanctions on that? Do they come from the club or do they come from the FA?
"I think the FA have a problem because is it legal what they do? Can they prove that a lad has positively tried to dive?
"It's a very difficult one. They've always said that, haven't they? They have no sanctions on diving.
"So, does it go to the club? At the end of the day it probably does. You have to [warn players if they dive]. I've done it with Cristiano [Ronaldo].
"He was only a young boy, 18, when he came here and it took him maybe a couple of years to understand that. But after that he was fine."Liverpool's Luis Suarez admitted to deliberately diving earlier this week, and Sir Alex believes the Uruguayan could now face an FA misconduct charge.
"That's different," added the United manager. "They could take action on that, but I don't have any views on that myself, to be honest.
"I don't know much about the interview, other than what I've read - in the sense he's admitted he dived. But that's a different issue altogether."


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Georgia Tech opens its doors to former student-athletes who want to finish degree requirements
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Former Yellow Jacket T.J. Barnes working hard to squeeze into the Jets' roster
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2009 ACC All-Freshman Team (Sporting News)
Started as a senior after serving as a solid back-up for three years at defensive tackle... began career in the 4-3 and successfully converted to the 3-4... tied teammate Rod Sweeting for the most career games played in Georgia Tech history (54)... played in the Raycom Collegiate All-Star Game... moves well for a player his size... played as a redshirt freshman in 2009 behind two starting tackles (Darryl Richard and Vance Walker) who went on to play in the NFL.
2012 (senior): Started all 14 games at defensive tackle... earned honorable mention All-ACC honors by the league's head coaches... led all Tech down linemen in tackles (28) including 12 solo tackles... recorded 5.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks... broke up three passes... recorded four tackles and a half-sack at Clemson (Oct. 6)... had three tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Boston College (Oct. 20)... registered a sack in the win over Duke (Nov. 17)... had a pair of solo tackles and two tackles for loss in the ACC Championship game against Florida State. 2011 (junior): Played in all 13 games as the top back-up at defensive tackle... recorded 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks... played well and recorded two tackles vs. Kansas (Sept. 17)... had two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack for a loss of 16 yards in a win over sixth-ranked Clemson (Oct. 29)... recorded two tackles vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 10).
2010 (sophomore): Played in 12 games and started once (vs. Miami)... recorded 20 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and had one pass break-up... had at least one tackle in every game he played... registered a career-high five tackles, including four solo tackles, in the win at North Carolina (Sept. 18)... had three tackles and a half-tackle for loss in the win at Wake Forest (Oct. 2)... recorded three tackles at Georgia (Nov. 27).
2009 (redshirt freshman): Showed great promise as a back-up defensive tackle... played in all 14 games... made first career start vs. Clemson in the ACC Championship Game... played a more prominent role as the season progressed... recorded 16 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss... also had a quarterback hurry... had four tackles and a half-tackle for loss vs. Georgia (Nov. 28)... recorded a then career-high four tackles in the win over Virginia Tech (Oct. 17)... had a pair of solo tackles and a tackle for loss at Mississippi State (Oct. 3).
2008 (true freshman): Redshirted and served as a key member of the scout team.
High School: A standout defensive tackle at Enterprise High School... showed ability to play on both sides of the ball... ranked as the 48th-best offensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com... ranked by Rivals as the 18th-best prep prospect in Alabama... ranked as the 24th-best Alabama prospect by Scout.com... ranked No. 59 nationally among offensive tackles by Scout... made 70-plus tackles, 20 tackles-for-loss, one sack and one interception as a senior... set a school record with eight sacks in one game... played four years of high school football at almost every position on the offensive and defensive lines.
Personal: Father, Terry Jones, played football at Auburn... cousins Fred Baxter and Randy Hart played football at Auburn... his brother, Beau Reliford, plays football at Florida State... chose Tech over Louisville, Alabama, Auburn and others... born June 14, 1990 in Montgomery, Ala... given name is Tarence Jariviz Barnes, but goes by T.J... has four teenage siblings... a business management major.
Career Highs
Tackles: 5 at North Carolina, Sept. 18, 2010
TFL: 2.0 vs. Florida State, Dec. 1, 2012
Sacks: 1.0 vs. Clemson, Oct. 29, 2011; vs. Duke, Nov. 17, 2012
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Skip to comments.Romney tonight in debate: a technocrat spouting lots of platitudes & little specifics
Posted on 01/07/2012 8:32:05 PM PST by Laissez-faire capitalist
Romney has a record where he touted his belief system, policy proposals, etc, when running for U.S. Senator against Ted Kennedy. He has a record as governor. But Romney says ignore THOSE specifics - here is who I claim to be now, and what I claim to stand for. And he says now to take him at his word about who he is and what he stands for.
But he is low on specifics, especially tonight, and throughout the debates, Romney has been heavy on platitudes and speaking moatly in generalities (I will restore America, America can be great again, Obama this, Obama that, etc, etc).
But when Gingrich points out what the Wall Street Journal has to say about Romney's economic/jobs plan, or when Santorum points out (accurately, mind you) that Romney is a top-down pro-banker bailout kind of politician, Romney diverts away to attacking Obama, instead of dealing with the issues raised.
The Romney plan: ignore the specifics of the past that deal with me, and if you try to pin me down on an issue, or a question of character now, I will ignore you or divert attention elsewhere.
The aforementioned are not the characteristic that defines a leader. Period
Huntsman has said recently that Romney is the "status quo" on Wall Street issue, echoed tonight by Santorum.
Romney said in reply to Huntsman that he isn't tied to Wall Street?
If so, then what about the Washington Post report that Romney raked in over $7 million in campaign cash from Wall Street firms far more than any other GOP candidate for president?
How did Santorum do?
I'm not a Romney supporter, but one good thing I will say about him is that at least he didn't go to one of the standard overrated east coast liberal universities. Academic inbreeding has led in large measure to the lack of creativity and the idiotic approaches we've seen in government and federal economic policy recently.
If that's the only positive thing it must of been a boring night at the debate.
For the most part, Santorum whined, a couple of good shots but mostly whining..
ABC talking heads afterwards said "no one laid a glove on Mitt"...I can't stand those pukes but have to admit they're basically right. I know the real enemy is Obama, but voters in upcoming primaries have to become really convinced that "It's NOT Mitt!"
He performed beyond expectations, held his ground at key points, laid out areas that he sought to reform in the past, explained where he stood on jobs, the economy, the role of commander-in-chief and how a business leader (like Romney) may not perform well there, dealt with the issue of marriage and several other issues, and did enough to keep surging in NH and SC.
Raise your hand if you thought tonight's debate was the crappiest so far. I can't believe the GOP candidates subject themselves to a debate hosted by a bunch of left wing loons like Diane Sawyer and Stephie Steppedalloverit. The questions were insane and nobody shined. I could hardly watch it. I had to even side with Mitt on his perplexed response to the question of whether contraception should be abolished. It was nuts.
They spent way too much time on that hypothetical about the right of states to ban contraception. I think Mitt was right on to repeatedly berate Stephanopolous(sp?) for asking a question like that, when the status of birth control is not going to be an issue in this presidential campaign.
And Steph was idiotic to repeatedly keep the question alive when Mitt first tried to dismiss it.
Raising both hands and feet.
Romney's little speeches were annoying. He was just trying to eat up the clock. I guess he plans to bore us to death.
Santorum did swimmingly! He was the only one on the stage (speaking on gay marriage) who was applauded t h r o u g h o u t his 60-second rant. Must have driven the ABC crowd bonkers.
The incessant droning on and on about contraceptives was a veiled jab at Santorum.
Your assessment of the debate is spot on. Terrible questions, nothing tough such as the gun walking scandal, green company billions (Solyndra, etc.), the list so long. No question about Santorum declaring an immediate cut should be made in SS benefits! The debate was all potatoes and no meat.
Romney's MO: present grandiose attacks against Obama, ignore political punches thrown at him by othervGOP candidates, dodge questions to the best of his ability, divert attention away from himself. Rinse. Wash. Repeat.
Huntsman scared the piss out of me when he starting speaking Chinese. That guy sucks.
Andrew Breitbart was giving great post debate analysis with Steve Bannon tonight (Upstream) and he nailed it on Palin.
What we're seeing with the GOP's lack of spark is payback for what they did to Palin. After the Giffords shooting, the only one to come to Palin's help was liberal lawyer Allan Dershawitz. Right now, the RNC farm club system sucks because many don't want to step into that buzz saw and a fear that no one will come to their defense (like Palin who they could of defended but choose not to).
Andrew predicts that if Romney is the GOP and loses to Obama, there will be a slow coupe de tat by the conservative base against the establishment.
Sawyer and Stephanopolous were horrible and drove the debate instead of just asking the questions. When is the GOP gonna learn that in their own debates, they should get their own GOP friendly commentators and format.
I like Hunts and cringed when he did that. He is done!
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