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supernatural entity that is the personification of evil and the enemy of Angel and humankind
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A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in many and various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
- The Bible is very vague. Bits and pieces from lots of now-defunct religions got synthesized: The cloven feet from Pan, the horns from the gods of various cults in the near east. In the 15th and 16th century, these solidified into this personification of evil, seen as the great enemy of Christ, the Church, and mankind: a horned, bestial, furry figure.
- Bernard Barryte curator of Stanford's Cantor Art Centers, Sympathy for the Devil: Satan, Sin and the Underworld Artistic Depictions of the Devil 1500-today
- He complained in no way of the evil reputation under which he lived, indeed, all over the world, and he assured me that he himself was of all living beings the most interested in the destruction of Superstition, and he avowed to me that he had been afraid, relatively as to his proper power, once only, and that was on the day when he had heard a preacher, more subtle than the rest of the human herd, cry in his pulpit: "My dear brethren, do not ever forget, when you hear the progress of lights praised, that the loveliest trick of the Devil is to persuade you that he does not exist!"
- Charles Baudelaire, "The Generous Gambler" (Feb. 1864).
- Variant: "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.", The Usual Suspects (1995)
- The devil, you see, is that friend who never stays with us to the end.
- Georges Bernanos, Monsieur Ouine (1943), translated by William S. Bush. Lincoln NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2000, p. 171
- How did the Devil come? When first attack?
- John Betjeman, Norfolk, from A Few Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
- William Roper: So now you'd give the Devil benefit of law!
Sir Thomas More: Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?
William Roper: Yes, I'd cut down every law in England to do that!
Sir Thomas More: Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man's laws, not God's! And if you cut them down, and you're just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake!
- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons (1967), act I, p. 39.
- Every man for himself, his own ends, the devil for all.
- Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Part III, Section I. Memb, III
- The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
- Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Part III, Section IV. Memb. I. Subsection III
- And bid the devil take the hin'most.
- Samuel Butler, Hudibras, Part I (1663-64), Canto II, line 633. Burns, To a Haggis. John Fletcher, The Tragedy of Bouduca, Act IV, scene 2
- Nick Machiavel had ne'er a trick
(Though he gave his name to our Old Nick).
- Samuel Butler, Hudibras, Part III (1678), Canto I, line 1,313
- Here is the devil-and-all to pay.
- Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote (1605-15), Book IV, Part I, Chapter X
- There is not an individual who is the devil. You could say the opposite of good is the devil, and that is in every one of us. It is just the selfish, greedy personality expression of individuals.
- Benjamin Creme The Ageless Wisdom, An Introduction to Humanity's Spiritual Legacy, (1996), p. 33
- Satan is what we call the anti-Christ... The forces of materiality. These have the role of upholding the matter of the planet. Lucifer is seen by Christian groups as the devil. It is nothing of the kind! Lucifer is really the name of the great angel who ensouls the human kingdom. Every human soul is an individualized part of one great oversoul. The name of that great oversoul, which is divine, is Lucifer...
- Benjamin Creme The Ageless Wisdom, An Introduction to Humanity's Spiritual Legacy, (1996), p. 33
- Long live the Devil.
- Ernest Defarge, in Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Book 1, Chapter 5: The Wine Shop, Page 6 (1859)
- Wherever God erects a house of prayer,
The Devil always builds a chapel there:
And 'twill be found, upon examination,
The latter has the largest congregation.
- Daniel Defoe, The True-Born Englishman (1701)
- Well the Devil went down to Georgia
He was lookin' for a soul to steal
He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind
And he was willin' to make a deal.
- When he came across this young man
Sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot
And the Devil jumped up on a hickory stump
And said, "Boy, let me tell you what"
- "You probably didn't know it
But I'm a fiddle player too
And if you care to take a dare
I'll just make a bet with you."
- Charlie Daniels The Devil Went Down to Georgia from the album Million Mile Reflections (1979)
- The Devil is not the Prince of Matter; the Devil is the arrogance of the spirit, faith without smile, truth that is never seized by doubt. The Devil is grim because he knows where he is going, and, in moving, he always returns whence he came.
- Umberto Eco in The Name of the Rose (1980)
- You see, Mr. Simpson—a man, well, he'll walk right into Hell with both eyes open. But even the Devil can't fool a dog!
- Angel, The Hunt The Twilight Zone written by Earl Hamner, Jr.
- Lucifer: Why do they blame me for all their little failings? They use my name as if I spent my entire days sitting on their shoulders, forcing them to commits acts they would otherwise find repulsive. 'The devil made me do it.' I have never made one of them do anything. Never. They live their own tiny lives. I do not live their lives for them.
- Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists
- One is always wrong to open a conversation with the devil, for, however he goes about it, he always insists on having the last word.
- André Gide, 1917, in Journals 1889–1949, translated by Justin O'Brien
- While the lime-burner was struggling with the horror of these thoughts, Ethan Brand rose from the log, and flung open the door of the kiln. The action was in such accordance with the idea in Bertram's mind, that he almost expected to see the Evil One issue forth, red-hot, from the raging furnace.
Hold! hold!" cried he, with a tremulous attempt to laugh; for he was ashamed of his fears, although they overmastered him. "Don't, for mercy's sake, bring out your Devil now!"
"Man!" sternly replied Ethan Brand, "what need have I of the Devil? I have left him behind me, on my track. It is with such half-way sinners as you that he busies himself. ..." He stirred the vast coals, thrust in more wood, and bent forward to gaze into the hollow prison-house of the fire, regardless of the fierce glow that reddened his face. ..."I have looked," said he, "into many a human heart that was seven times hotter with sinful passions than yonder furnace is with fire. But I found not there what I sought. No, not the Unpardonable Sin!"
- Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Ethan Brand" (1850) originally titled "The Unpardonable Sin" in The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales
- Why should the devil have all the good tunes?
- Rowland Hill, sermon, reported in Edward W. Broome, The Rev. Rowland Hill: Preacher and Wit (1881), p. 93, in the sentence: "He did not see any reason why the devil should have all rhe good tunes"
- Even a most evil man is better than the devil!
- Jan Hus in Booklet against the Cook-priest in response to the rival priest who swore that Hus is worse than any devil. Quoted in A Companion to Jan Hus (2015) by František Šmahel (ed.), pp. 201-202.
- We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.
- William Ralph Inge, "The Idea of Progress" (Romanes Lecture, 27 May 1920), reprinted in Outspoken Essays: Second Series (1922).
- Now it came to be the day when the sons of the [true] God entered to take their station before Jehovah, and even Satan proceeded to enter right among them. Then Jehovah said to Satan: "Where do you come from?" At that Satan answered Jehovah and said: "From roving about in the earth and from walking about in it."
- And war broke out in heaven: Mi′cha·el and his angels battled with the dragon, and the dragon and its angels battled 8 but it did not prevail, neither was a place found for them any longer in heaven. 9 So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
- "Now have come to pass the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ, because the accuser of our brothers has been hurled down, who accuses them day and night before our God!
- The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.
- Ben Jonson, The Devil Is an Ass (performed 1616; published 1631), Act IV, scene 1
- The devil's voice is sweet to hear.
- Stephen King, Needful Things (1991)
- It is stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil, when he is the only explanation of it.
- Ronald Knox, Let Dons Delight (1939), Chapter 8
- Der Teufel ist ein Optimist, wenn er glaubt, daß er die Menschen schlechter machen kann.
- The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.
- Karl Kraus, Die Fackel, no. 277/78 (March 31, 1909), translated in Thomas Szasz, Anti-Freud: Karl Kraus's Criticism of Psychoanalysis and Psychiatry (1970), Chapter 8
- And now I would ask a strange question: who is the most diligentest bishop and prelate in all England that passeth all the rest in doing his office? I can tell for I know him who it is; I know him well. But now I think I see you listening and hearkening that I should name him. There is one that passeth all the other, and is the most diligent prelate and preacher in all England. And will ye know who it is? I will tell you: it is the devil. He is the most diligent preacher of all other; he is never out of his diocese; he is never from his cure; ye shall never find him unoccupied; he is ever in his parish; he keepeth residence at all times; ye shall never find him out of the way, call for him when you will he is ever at home; the diligentest preacher in all the realm; he is ever at his plough; no lording nor loitering can hinder him; he is ever applying his business, ye shall never find him idle, I warrant you. And his office is to hinder religion, to maintain superstition, to set up idolatry, to teach all kind of popery. He is ready as he can be wished for to set forth his plough; to devise as many ways as can be to deface and obscure God's glory...O that our prelates would be as diligent to sow the corn of good doctrine as Satan is to sow cockle and darnel.
- Hugh Latimer, "Sermon on the Plough'", 29 January 1548. (G. E. Corrie (ed.), Sermons by Hugh Latimer, sometime Bishop of Worcester, Martyr, 1555 (Cambridge University Press, 1844), pp. 70-1)
- It is Lucifer,
The son of mystery;
And since God suffers him to be,
He, too, is God's minister,
And labors for some good
By us not understood.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christus, The Golden Legend (1872), Epilogue. Last stanza
- Tell your master that if there were as many devils at Worms as tiles on its roofs, I would enter.
- Martin Luther (April 16, 1521). See Bunsen's Life of Luther, p. 61
- Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
- Again the Devil took him along to an unusually high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him: "All these things I will give you if you fall down and do an act of worship to me."
- The infernal serpent; he it was whose guile,
Stirr'd up with envy and revenge, deceived
The mother of mankind.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), Book I, line 34
- His form had yet not lost
All his original brightness, nor appear'd
Less than arch-angel ruined, and th' excess
Of glory obscured.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), Book I, line 591
- From morn
To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,
A summer's day; and with the setting sun
Dropt from the zenith like a falling star.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), Book I, line 742
- Satan exalted sat, by merit raised
To that bad eminence.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), Book II, line 5
- Black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head
The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Satan was now at hand.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), Book II, line 670.
- Incens'd with indignation Satan stood
Unterrified, and like a comet burn'd,
That fires the length of Ophiucus huge
In th' arctic sky, and from his horrid hair
Shakes pestilence and war.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), Book II, line 707
- Abashed the Devil stood,
And felt how awful goodness is, and saw
Virtue in her own shape how lovely; saw
And pined his loss.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), Book IV, line 846
- Satan; so call him now, his former name
Is heard no more in heaven.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), Book V, line 658
- When Nietzsche said God is dead, he forgot to mention that Satan died in the same horrific accident.
- Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
- The true name for Satan, the Kabalists say, is that of Yahveh reversed; for Satan is not a black god, but the negation of God. The Devil is the personification of Atheism or Idolatry. For the Initiates, this is not a Person, but a Force, created for good but which may serve for evil. It is the instrument of Liberty or Free Will. (p. 102)
- Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry prepared for the Supreme Council of the Thirty Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States: Charleston, 1871. p.102
- When there is question of saving souls, or preventing greater harm to souls, We feel the courage to treat with the devil in person.
- Pope Pius XI, speech to the students of the Mondragone college (May 14, 1929); reported as unverified but recounted in Robert A. Graham, Vatican Diplomacy (1959), p. 351.
- T-Bird: Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is.
- The Crow (1994 film) written by David J. Schow and John Shirley, based on The Crow by James O'Barr
- I charge thee, Satan, hous'd within this man,
To yield possession to my holy prayers,
And to thy state of darkness hie thee straight;
I conjure thee by all the saints in heaven!
- William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, Act IV, scene 4, line 67
- The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600-02), Act II, scene 2, line 628
- Nay, then, let the devil wear black, for I'll have a suit of sables.
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600-02), Act III, scene 2, line 136
- He will give the devil his due.
- William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I (c. 1597), Act I, scene 2, line 132. Dryden. Epilogue to the Duke of Guise
- The prince of darkness is a gentleman.
- William Shakespeare, King Lear (1608), Act III, scene 4, line 147. Sir John Suckling, The Goblins, Song, Act III
- The devil can cite scripture for his purpose.
- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, scene 3
- Let me say "amen" betimes, lest the devil cross my prayer.
- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act III, scene 1, line 22
- The lunatic, the lover and the poet,
Are of imagination all compact:
One sees more devils than vast hell can hold.
- William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream (c. 1595-96), Act V, scene 1, line 7
- This is a devil, and no monster; I will leave him; I have no long spoon.
- William Shakespeare, The Tempest (c. 1610-1612), Act II, scene 2, line 101
- What, man! defy the devil: consider, he's an enemy to mankind.
- William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night (c. 1601-02), Act III, scene 4, line 107
- Satan had his companions, fellow devils, to admire and encourage him, but I am solitary and abhorred.
- Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818), the monster, speaking to Victor Frankenstein in Ch. 15.
- In the most deeply significant of the legends concerning Jesus, we are told how the devil took him up into a high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time; and the devil said unto him: "All this power will I give unto thee, and the glory of them, for that is delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it. If thou, therefore, wilt worship me, all shall be thine." Jesus, as we know, answered and said "Get thee behind me, Satan!" And he really meant it; he would have nothing to do with worldly glory, with "temporal power;" he chose the career of a revolutionary agitator, and died the death of a disturber of the peace. And for two or three centuries his church followed in his footsteps, cherishing his proletarian gospel. The early Christians had "all things in common, except women;" they lived as social outcasts, hiding in deserted catacombs, and being thrown to lions and boiled in oil.
But the devil is a subtle worm; he does not give up at one defeat, for he knows human nature, and the strength of the forces which battle for him. He failed to get Jesus, but he came again, to get Jesus' church. He came when, through the power of the new revolutionary idea, the Church had won a position of tremendous power in the decaying Roman Empire; and the subtle worm assumed the guise of no less a person than the Emperor himself, suggesting that he should become a convert to the new faith, so that the Church and he might work together for the greater glory of God. The bishops and fathers of the Church, ambitious for their organization, fell for this scheme, and Satan went off laughing to himself. He had got everything he had asked from Jesus three hundred years before; he had got the world's greatest religion.
- Upton Sinclair, in The Profits of Religion : An Essay in Economic Interpretation (1918), Book Seven : The Church of the Social Revolution, "Christ and Caesar".
- Without Satan, with God only, how poor a universe, how trite a music!
- Olaf Stapledon, Last Men in London
- God seeks comrades and claims love,
The devil seeks slaves and claims obedience.
- Rabindranath Tagore, Fireflies (1928)
- We may not pay Satan reverence, for that would be indiscreet, but we can at least respect his talents.
- Mark Twain, "Concerning the Jews", Harper's Magazine (September 1899)
- A person [Satan] who has during all time maintained the imposing position of spiritual head of four-fifths of the human race, and political head of the whole of it, must be granted the possession of executive abilities of the loftiest order.
- Mark Twain, "Concerning the Jews", Harper's Magazine (September 1899)
- Don't you know there ain't no devil, there's just God when he's drunk.
- Tom Waits "Heartattack and Vine", Heartattack and Vine (1980)
- Wow! I like that, see? Because that's the way the devil does it. Everytime you make an error, everytime you make a mistake and I mean it's nothing but a mistake; the first thing he says is 'if you are what you say you are', 'If you are a preacher', 'If you were a Christian'. That's the devil, everytime you hear it from somebody. Did you hear what I said? Everytime you hear somebody make a suggestion like that, remember that's not them, that's the devil! And I don't want to go too much further without telling you this: Before the devil even opens his mouth you ought already know who you are. It won't shake you, it won't bother you, because you already know who you are!"
- LeRoy Bailey Jr., Senior Pastor of The First Cathedral, in a sermon entitled "An Abundant Overflowing Thought" 2008. The First Cathedral Media Ministries.
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- Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 192-93.
- Renounce the Devil and all his works.
- Book of Common Prayer, Baptism of Infants
- Therefore it behooveth hire a full long spoon
That shal ete with a feend.
- Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, line 602. Same idea in George Meriton, Praise of Yorkshire Ale. Dekker, Batchelars' Banquet, Works, I. 170. (Grosart's ed). Heywood, Proverbs, Part II, Chapter V. Kemp, Nine Days Wonder (1600). Marlowe, Jew of Malta, III, IV. Comedy of Errors, IV, III. 64. Tempest, II. 2
- Auch die Kultur, die alle Welt beleckt,
Hat auf den Teufel sich erstreckt.
- Culture which smooth the whole world licks,
Also unto the devil sticks.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, I. 6. 160
- Culture which smooth the whole world licks,
- Nein, nein! Der Teufel ist ein Egoist
Und thut nicht leicht um Gottes Willen,
Was einem Andern nützlich ist.
- No, no! The devil is an egotist,
And is not apt, without why or wherefore,
"For God's sake," others to assist.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, I. 4. 124
- No, no! The devil is an egotist,
- I call'd the devil, and he came,
And with wonder his form did I closely scan;
He is not ugly, and is not lame,
But really a handsome and charming man.
A man in the prime of life is the devil,
Obliging, a man of the world, and civil;
A diplomatist too, well skill'd in debate,
He talks quite glibly of church and state.
- Heinrich Heine, Pictures of Travels, The Return Home, No. 37
- When the devil drives, needs must. (Needs must when the devil drives.)
- John Heywood, Johan the Husband. Proverbs, Chapter VII. Cervantes, Don Quixote, Part I, Book IV, Chapter 4. Gosson, Ephemerides of Phialo. Marlowe, Dr. Faustus. Peele, Edward I. William Shakespeare, All's Well that Ends Well, I. 3
- How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!
- Isaiah, XIV. 12
- What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
- Attributed to Isocrates by Alain-René Lesage, Gil Blas (1715-1735), Book III, Chapter X
- Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.
- James, IV. 7
- The king of terrors.
- Job, XVIII. 14
- The devil, my friends, is a woman just now.
'Tis a woman that reigns in Hell.
- Owen Meredith (Lord Lytton), News
- Swings the scaly horror of his folded tail.
- John Milton, Hymn on Christ's Nativity, line 172
- Bid the Devil take the slowest.
- Matthew Prior, On the Taking of Namur
- Verflucht wer mit dem Teufel spielt.
- Accursed be he who plays with the devil.
- Friedrich Schiller, Wallenstein's Tod, 1. 3. 64
- From his brimstone bed, at break of day,
A-walking the Devil is gone,
To look at his little snug farm of the world,
And see how his stock went on.
- Robert Southey and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Devil's Walk, Stanza 1. Title originally Devils' Thoughts. Coleridge assigns to Southey the first four stanzas. See his Sibylline Leaves. (1817), p. 98. Claim of Porson a hoax.
- The Satanic school.
- Robert Southey, Vision of Judgment, Original Preface, III
- The bane of all that dread the Devil!
- William Wordsworth, The Idiot Boy, Stanza 67


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One of the most successful athletic programs at Washington State, the Cougar rowing team calls Wawawai Landing its home. The spectacular views provided by the Snake River Canyon make Wawawai Landing one of the most scenic rowing courses in the nation. Cougar rowers have called the calm stretch of water between the Little Goose and Lower Granite Dams home since 1970.
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In a few weeks Scheveningen will host the third stop of the MINI Kitesurf Tour Europe. We look forward to visit the Netherlands again after last year's event at the Brouwersdam.
We are excited and you? After the small summer break the KTE will be back at Scheveningen, the Netherlands, from September 26th – 29th. In cooperation with the Dutch agency "Exventure Sports & Events" we will plan the next event. Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, as well as a sub district of that city.
Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse. The beach is popular for water sports such as windsurfing and kiteboarding.
We had a lot of Dutch riders for the past competitions, but we are sure the number of Dutch participants will increase for the upcoming event. Annelous Lammerts, current European Champion in Freestyle Women, is used to the tough conditions at the North Sea and will have for sure no problems with the chop and waves outside.
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Sander Bos
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Felix Maks
Dylan van der Meij
Jerrie van de Kop
Willem van der Meij
Johnno Scholte
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Koen Schepers
Annie van Esch
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Vera Klabbers
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Annelous Lammerts
Who else will enter the competition? We will keep you updated about the registered riders for the stop in the Netherlands.
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For some tips on fall clothing deals, check out ShopSmart magazine's October issue.
The Consumer Reports publication will feature a "Six Steps to Score Big Savings on Clothes," guide, the non-profit product testing organization said.
"This issue of ShopSmart will help you make sure you're working all of the angles to save on clothes," Lisa Lee Freeman, editor-in-chief of ShopSmart, said in a release. "Even if you think you know all the tricks, you need to read this just to make sure you're not missing out on any discounts."
Here's a sample from the group's press release:
1. SIGN UP FOR SALES ALERTS. Most retailers have regular e-mail alerts that let shoppers know about sales (in-store and online), discount codes, contests and more.
2. GRAB COUPONS. Never check out (virtually or in person) without searching for a coupon or a promo code to get a discount or free shipping. RetailMeNot.com is a good first stop.
3. SCOUR ONLINE CLEARANCE RACKS. Many retailers offer deeply discounted items in sale sections on their websites, which can be a lot easier to go through than store racks.
4. TRY EBAY. If you're seeing a specific item (used or new), say a little black dress from your favorite designer in size 10, you might find it on eBay for a steal.
5. BE LOYAL. If stores you shop have a free loyalty card, sign up to save. A good one - The Shop Your Way Rewards card which nets shoppers savings at Kmart, Lands' End, and Sears.
6. BE A FOLLOWER. Shoppers can connect with favorite retailers and brands on Twitter and Facebook to get the scoop on the latest sales, plus tip-offs to upcoming special promotions..
The October issue also lists some strategies for saving at particular stores.
For instance, think Target for lingerie, ShopSmart says, with loungewear from designer Josie Natoriand Gilligan & O'Malley bras starting at $10.
Try JCPENNEY for trendy, low-budget tops and dresses, including New nicole by Nicole Miller print silhouettes. Good to know: The store's clearance items are marked to the lowest possible price on the first and third Friday of each month.
And if you're looking for workout wear that wicks away moisture without emptying your wallet, the magazine suggests OLD NAVY. GoDry tanks and T-shirts go for $14.94 to $16.94, while compression shorts can be found for $10.97, on sale.
For some tips on fall clothing deals, check out ShopSmart magazine's October issue.


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Dear Lady Who Cut Me Off in the Carpool Lane,
Seriously? What is the matter with you? I was waiting in that line for nearly half an hour and you thought you would just sidle your way in? There's this unwritten rule about lines that says: Wait at the end when you arrive. Also, there's a rule about cutting people off that says: Don't cut off people you will see at tomorrow's PTA meeting.
Did it not dawn on you how easily I could find out who you are? It's not like you did this on the highway ... we were going to the same place. I saw your kids get into your minivan, as you were a mere five feet in front of me!
Also, you have stickers of your entire family on your back windshield (which already makes me dislike you), so it wasn't like I needed to be David Caruso to put the pieces together.
While we're on the subject, what possessed you to put such stickers on your back windshield in the first place? And why do all minivans seem to have them? Do they come with the car? Does the salesman ask you to say an oath that you will uphold the laws of minivan ownership:
"I solemnly swear to become my child's team mom, to tell everyone the benefits of owning a minivan so they join our cult, to pull my pants up at least one inch higher than is the norm, and to put stickers on my back windshield."
If I want to know what sports or hobbies your children enjoy -- or how many pets you have (including fish), I will simply ask.
Plus, I hate to tell you this, but your husband looks a bit light in the loafers. I'm not saying your marriage is a sham and you don't know it, but if that sticker is any indicator, well. I also noticed that you went to the trouble of having these stickers customized online, so that there's a name under each. That was smart, if you were looking to have one of your children kidnapped.
How about you put your Social Security number across the back and we call it a day?
Also, I'm pretty sure there's a rule that if you have antlers and a nose on your minivan, you're not allowed to drive poorly, as you have a fairly easy car to spot. The same way I imagine the people who play characters at Disney World don't hold up convenience stores in costume. "Yes officer, I'm sure the robber was #4 in the lineup, Donald Duck."
Frankly, I'm not sure why anyone would dress up a piece of machinery for a holiday in the first place. You know what my car dresses as for Halloween? Nothing. It's a freakin' car.
Well, I've said my piece. I hope I wasn't too harsh. Hey, I know! Maybe tomorrow you could cut someone else off! There's a guy in a truck who has a whole arsenal of miniature guns hanging from his rearview mirror. Maybe you could cut him off and see how it goes?
What's been your biggest frustration while you were driving your kids around in the last week?
Image via FamilyStickers.com


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Publications 2005
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Ford, E. and P. Hutchings (2005). An analysis of morphological characters of Owenia useful to distinguish species: description of three new species of Owenia (Oweniidae: Polychaeta) from Australian waters. Marine Ecology, 26: 181-196.
Fulton, C.J. (2005). Wave energy and the role of swimming in reef fish ecology. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
Fulton, C.J. and D.R. Bellwood (2005). Wave-induced water motion and the functional implications for coral reef fish assemblages. Limnology and Oceanography, 50: 255-264.
Fulton, C.J., D.R. Bellwood and P.C. Wainwright (2005). Wave energy and swimming performance shape coral reef fish assemblages. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 272: 827-832.
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Grutter, A.S., S. Glover & R. Bshary (2005). Does client size affect cleaner fish choice of client? An empirical test using client fish models. Journal of Fish Biology, 66: 1748-1752.
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Hart, M.W. and R.D. Podolsky (2005). Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny and rates of larval evolution in Macrophiothrix brittlestars. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 34: 438-447.
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Ostlund-Nilsson, S., L. Curtis, G. Nilsson and A.S. Grutter (2005). Parasitic isopod Anilocra apogonae, a drag for the cardinal fish Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 287: 209-216.
Patterson, H.M. and M.J. Kingsford (2005). Elemental signatures of Acanthochromis polyacanthus otoliths from the Great Barrier Reef have significant temporal, spatial and between-brood variation. Coral Reefs, 24: 360-369.
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Where are the words to describe a day like this? Rarely short on words, I find it's more a matter of propriety, society and sobriety. No, it's not that kind of sobriety. If you have IBS and you allow any alcohol to go "over the gums and into the tum," then you will quickly learn it's like swallowing battery acid. This kind of sobriety is the type I often battle because I'm a natural born smart ass. I use humor like some people use Kleenex; to cope, to wipe away problems and to get through the day. As always I strive to find a way to say it without being too insensitive while displaying the correct amount of respect for others who suffer IBS. To be honest with all of you and I do try to be; I usually just let my words, driven by my thoughts and experiences, well, "just rip."
Since that is what's had me down for two days, and having suffered at its cruel hand, off and on, for several years, I believe I've earned the right to talk about it in any terms I choose. I just don't want to offend anyone with delicate ears or sensibilities. So many thoughts come to mind like "all guts, some gory." "Is it possible to be turned inside out while you're still alive?" "Isn't fainting while sitting on the toilet an indelicate way to risk cracking your head on the nearby sink?" It gives the old expression of one being caught with your pants down a new vision. A bad day with IBS involves severe cramping as well as staying fairly close to a toilet. One never knows. Since I've had so many problems for so long, I rarely have a day that I stay completely "down." Yesterday was a day of putting in a load of laundry then lying down embracing my trusty heating pad. Performing some other needed chore, then, once again lying down. I confess there was a bit of crying when the cramps got too severe and a bit of praying to be strong enough to hold on until it passed. Now, as to "passing", I find it definitely helps to keep things rolling in there. Constipation is the worst cramping because you have to keep the tube that is your gut, rolling along or there is pain.
If you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome then you have discovered it's not always taken that seriously by physicians. They empathize, sympathize, or yawn because so little can be done about it. I've discovered it's strictly a matter of "you're on your own, Kid." It's very dependent on diet and as some believe, stress. In my experience, it's just another reminder of the "tube within a tube" that is the human body…my body and yours. The tube has to remain open, moving and groovin'. Since the food you put into your body has to be processed, each of us who suffer this particular ailment are on our own as we figure out what causes problems for each of us. Since many of us who have irritable bowel also have some diverticulitis, little pockets in the gut, we have to be aware of foods that cause residue, such as corn, some whole wheat and most seeds. If it doesn't dissolve and just passes through intact, that explains it. Many of my favorite food have seeds and I can only eat them on rare, good days with the gut and only in moderation. If I get "caught" and suffer, it's my own fault. These foods include tomatoes, pepper, eggplant, figs, berries of all types and even pies and jams made with said berries. Certain acids can cause trouble for various people. For me it's tomatoes and tomato juice, as well as orange juice. I can handle tangerine juice, grapefruit juice and white or purple grape juice without difficulty. The key is definitely the acid factor as it differs with each type of fruit.
Some individuals with IBS cannot handle dairy products but I couldn't be without them when I'm in a flare. Homemade custards, potato soup and pasta are a staple for me during these times as well as seedless bread with butter, grilled cheese sandwiches and some yogurt.
The one stimulant that has to go is caffeine. That includes coffee, some teas, cola drinks, hot chocolate and chocolate candy, etc. I know. Horrible, isn't it? You quickly become a label reader just to prevent the pain involved in ingesting and imbibing in these marvels.
I used to take a medication called Anaspaz, but it is no longer available, therefore my GI doctor switched me to one called Dicyclomine (Bentyl, Di-spaz). It's in a drug classification called an anti-cholinergic. Its purpose is to ease spasms in the bowel and to slow down peristalsis. One of the side effects for those of us who also have Sjogren's Syndrome is dry eyes and dry mouth, made worse by these classification of drugs. This means more eye drops used than usual. Another problem and query when deciding to take it, do I want to slow the peristalsis because I know I need to evacuate the problem in the gut. In other words, the sooner I can expel it, whatever is causing the problem, the better.
Because I've dealt with this problem for so long, I keep a stash of herbs on hand which I find much more helpful than prescription drugs. Tried and true, they have become my friends. I keep herbal non-caffeinated teas in the cupboard and drink them everyday, such as mint, ginger and green tea. They calm the irritation and also provide fluid to keep things rolling along. I also stock and take slippery elm bark capsules, peppermint enteric coated capsules designed to dissolve in the bowel, not the stomach and aloe vera gel caps. The latter is not to be confused with aloe vera leaf or latex which acts as a laxative and although good, can cause cramping. I never take laxative with additives, preferring Metamucil (Ugh!) and Milk of Magnesia when needed. Metamucil goes down much easier when you mix it with seltzer and is much more palatable that way.
IBS is just one more burden to carry in an already crowded life but that's the way it is. It gives a whole new meaning to "this too shall pass." What did it to me this time? I'm not certain but the only "bad" food I can recall is a slice of dill pickle on a hamburger. Small things can result in big problems. We have to be ever vigilant.


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Taco Bar Ideas
Give a Party the Taco-Truck Treatment
A taco bar is a fun, interactive way to serve food for any party, but it's especially perfect for Cinco de Mayo. The flavors are warm and spiced, the ingredients are easy to prepare, and guests can serve themselves. So crack open a Corona, and get ready to celebrate! But first: watch our video for some great taco-bar tips.


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Morning all, I'm dropping in with a super quick card that I made on the weekend, using another of the fabulous Shape Art templates from Noor Design. The oval is new, from the latest release. The sentiment is from the Baby Paper Art (also released this month). I think the word is just so perfect for the picture.
Before removing the die cuts from the dies, I inked it up with Spiced Marmalade distress ink.
These little dies are just the right size to pop in amongst the flowers.
Thanks for stopping by


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Migrated data and removed duplicates from 600,000 records from four legacy applications.
The solution was deployed to approximately 1,200 users across 12 sites in the United Kingdom and India during a 10-week timeframe. With Accenture's support, the company was able to achieve three of its strategic goals: improving the customer/broker experience, improving employee engagement and achieving greater operational efficiency.
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Clarence Burnett was the government's chief witness against four men convicted in 2001 of stealing more than $2.5 million in jewelry during a robbery of Tivol Jewels on the Country Club Plaza in 1997.
He also gave authorities information in 2000 that helped convict former Kansas City Chiefs players Tamarick Vanover of car theft and Bam Morris of drug trafficking.
The Kansas City Star reports the 38-year-old Burnett told his probation officer he was making far less money than he actually was after being released from prison in October 2007.


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Chicken Jambalaya
By KimberlyB
- 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cups long grain rice
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 60mins
Step 1
In a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the chicken, season lightly with salt and pepper, and brown on both sides, about 7 minutes, working in batches if necessary. Remove the chicken to a plate. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil and the onions, peppers, and celery, and cook until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, Cajun seasoning, cayenne, salt and pepper, and give it a stir. Stir in the rice. Add the chicken back to the pot, along with the broth and tomatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 30 minutes. (Reserve 3 cups rice mixture for Round 2 Recipe Cajun Quesadillas and Online Round 2 Recipe Cajun Red Bean and Rice Soup.) Serve, garnished with parsley.


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I decided to review this brew with the help of my brother Ted, who has never reviewed a beer before. His tasting notes are below along side mine.
Beer: Conley Island Human Blockhead
Served: From a pint glass
Location: At my brother's house in North Carolina
Style: American Amber / Red Lager
A sort of catch-all category, these lagers boast a bit more malt backbone and overall character than their lighter sister styles. Bitterness is generally low.
(In this case a whopping 10% abv) That was not much of a style description, leads a lot open to interpretation.
Some words from the brewery...
Pound for pound, Coney Island Human Blockhead(TM) is a finely crafted professional. 8 specialty malts of barley, wheat, rye, and oats create an enormously developed body. Juggling 6 hop varieties from European Noble roots to American Pacific Northwest new school flavors balances this weighty task. Traditional proprietary Lager yeast shines true elegance on this innovative recipe for a complex demonstration of pure enjoyment. 10% alcohol nails it home.
Originally developed by renowned magician and sideshow performer Melvin Burkhart, the "human blockhead" stunt remains a staple at the Coney Island sideshow to this day. With Burkhardt leaving after 25 years of performance in Coney Island, the act is kept alive by the current MC of the CI Sideshow, Donny Vomit. The sideshow runs from April - September, and since Donny joined in 2004, he has performed over 2,000 shows. He comments, "As a kid, I always thought it would be cool to have an action figure made after me, but having a kickass beer is a whole lot better. Drink my beer!!" Coney Island Human Blockhead(TM) pays delicious tribute to the wildly mustachioed MC and the legacy of this shocking act.
1. Appearance - Red or burnt amber, somewhat clear, with a slight haze. Nice foamy head with a hint of the same amber/red hue. A good tilt of the glass shows ample lacing... (Ted says, "The beer is amber in color, a little cloudy, nice head."
2. Smell - A wee bit of toasted malt, some hop, and alcohol... (Ted detected some dank hoppy aroma.)
3. Taste - Malty, roasted plum flavor. The hops and the alcohol come through at the end. It reminds me of a lighter more sweat barley wine with just a hint of cherry cough syrup... but in a good way. (Ted says it has a bit of an after taste, but he was not sure how to describe it... Likens to toasty English Ale that finishes like a good cigar. Brilliant really, I taste the cigar now too, good call...)
4. Mouthfeel - Moderate to heavy, with a thin syrupy like feel... Not overly carbonated. (Ted said it feels like carmel.)
5. Drinkability - It's an easy to consume, but meant to be savored, a malt bomb that packs a wallop. (Ted likes the beer and would have another. Sadly we were only sent one...)
Drinkability Scale from 1-10: I give it a solid 8.5 -- Ted gives it a sold 7.5


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Be sure to check out the giveaway below the review and the other Bookanista reviews.
P.S. As always, thank you.
ASHFALL by Mike Mullin
Summary: Under the bubbling hot springs and geysers of Yellowstone National Park is a supervolcano. Most people don't know it's there. The caldera is so large that it can only be seen from a plane or satellite. It just could be overdue for an eruption, which would change the landscape and climate of our planet.
Ashfall is the story of Alex, a teenage boy left alone for the weekend while his parents visit relatives. When the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts unexpectedly, Alex is determined to reach his parents. He must travel over a hundred miles in a landscape transformed by a foot of ash and the destruction of every modern convenience that he has ever known, and through a new world in which disaster has brought out both the best and worst in people desperate for food, water, and warmth. With a combination of nonstop action, a little romance, and very real science, this is a story that is difficult to stop reading and even more difficult to forget.
I've read a lot of post-apocalyptic-y stories lately, so I went into ASHFALL wondering how it might be different from all the rest. And here's what I concluded: Holy crap. ASHFALL is somehow one part terrifying and one part hope. And really, it's that hope that sets it apart. For starters.
Okay, so for the terrifying--as far as world-altering catastrophes go, this story is totally possible. We're not talking an outbreak of a disease that will eventually run its course after killing off a large sector of the population (or a disease that turns people in crazed, cannibalistic zombies), or cyborgs that take over the world, or some mind-altering drug that heightens the intelligence of apes and turns them against humans. While all these make for super cool stories, there's always the knowledge that these scenarios aren't that possible (or if they are, they're likely not permanent). But a supervolcano eruption? In our lifetime? Totally feasible and totally world changing. It's this knowledge that underscores every page.
There's also the genuine way in which the story is told. Thought it's not present in an in-your-face sort of way, I can imagine serious research went into the writing of ASHFALL. Science and psychology play a large role, from the way in which the eruption affects the landscape to the ingenious McGyver-y methods employed by characters for overcoming hurdles, as well as the human reactions to catastrophe. Alex, the mc, faces some really dark times in this, as you might imagine when food and supplies are scarce. This story is a fresh, realistic depiction of what happens when governments collapse and survival is threatened. Alex faces danger far beyond starvation, and is forced to mature very quickly.
But there's hope, too, and this is what I found particularly refreshing about this story. While some truly horrendous things do happen, we also see some of the best sides of human nature. See, catastrophe doesn't bring out ONLY the worst in people. I'm so happy to see a book illustrate how amazing humans can be in the face of tragedy and despair. And in the midst of it all, there's love, too. A bit of romance, but from a male POV, which is awesome. And he's not some hunky stud of a male either, but a geeky 15-16 year old in the height of adolescent splendor (*cough*). This too is treated genuinely, so, yah, there's some awkwardness and blushing. Great fun, I tell you. ASHFALL is at times quite grim, packed with heart pounding action, but there's humor too and moments of respite. It's a book you won't be able to put down.
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This is the 5th post in a series on the 2011 Hall of Fame ballot. My first post on Jeff Bagwell covered the criteria I am using for analyzing HOF players. The next three posts covered Bert Blyleven, the middle infielder trio of Alan Trammell, Barry Larkin, and Roberto Alomar, and Edgar Martinez.
The next two players on my ballot would be Tim Raines and Mark McGwire.
I covered both these players previously – Raines as part of a leadoff hitter review and McGwire as part of a review of power hitters. I'll leverage some of that information for this post as well as incorporate the WAR-based analysis like I did in the previous posts.
Tim Raines
WAR Totals: 94.6 Peak-Adjusted WAR – 64.6 career WAR + 6 All-Star seasons (+30 – defined as 5.0-7.9 WAR)
Stats: 23 seasons, 3,977 Times on Base (2,605 hits, 1,330 BB), 1,571 Runs, 170 HR, 980 RBI, 808 SB, .294 AVG / .384 OBP / .425 SLG / 123 OPS+
162 Game Stats: 102 R /11 HR/63 RBI/52 SB
Career Excellence
In my previous post, I focused on how Tim Raines was arguably one of the top 5 leadoff hitters post-WWII (among retired players) given his 1) high OBP for a non-HR threat (.385) and 2) his fantastic baserunning (808 SBs at an amazing 84.7%).
Post-WWII Leadoff-Type Hitters With Greater Peak-Adjusted WAR Than Raines*
Rickey Henderson (198.1 peak-adjusted WAR / 113.1 WAR)
Joe Morgan (178.5 peak-adjusted WAR / 103.5 WAR)
Rod Carew (119.1 peak-adjusted WAR / 79.1 career WAR)
Pete Rose (115.3 peak-adjusted WAR / 75.3 career WAR)
Paul Molitor (109.8 peak-adjusted WAR / 74.8 career WAR)
Tony Gwynn (98.4 peak-adjusted WAR / 68.4 career WAR)
Craig Biggio (96.2 peak-adjusted WAR / 66.2 career WAR)
Tim Raines (94.6 peak-adjusted WAR / 64.6 career WAR)
*Note: Ichiro certainly will be in this consideration set once he retires. Johnny Damon (.355 OBP) and Carl Crawford (.337 OBP) fall short. I've excluded Wade Boggs since he isn't your prototypical leadoff hitter given his speed.
All of the above are either in the Hall of Fame, will be in the HOF (Biggio), or would be if they didn't gamble on baseball. Richie Ashburn (93 / 58), Lou Brock (54.1 / 39.1), and Luis Aparicio (59.9 / 49.9) are Hall of Fame leadoff types that fall below Tim Raines both in peak-adjusted and career WAR.
The best comparison of a recent HOF nominee is Tony Gwynn (elected in his first year on the ballot with 97.6% of the votes) Tony Gwynn has three apparent superior achievements vs. Tim Raines: 1) he has reached 3,000 hits (3,141 vs. Raines' 2,605), 2) he has 8 batting titles (15 top 10s) vs. Raines' 1 batting title (4 top 10s), and 3) his career average is much better (.338 vs. .294).
All of these achievements are minimized or neutralized if we take walks into the equation. Raines has a big advantage in Walks (1,330 vs. 790) that actually gives him the advantage in times on base over Gwynn (3,977 to 3,955). While Gwynn was dominant in Batting Average, they are much closer in OBP. Gwynn edges Raines .388 to .385 in career OBP and has 10 top 10s (1 OBP title) to Raines' 7 top 10s (1 OBP title).
Gwynn was the more valuable hitter of the two – as evidenced by a higher OPS+ (132 vs. 123) and this is reflecting in his batting WAR of +434 runs vs. Raines's +306. Raines made up most of this difference on the basepaths as his baserunning was +121 runs above replacement vs. Gwynn's +38 runs. Surprisingly, both players ranked as about average fielders but Gwynn comes up slightly ahead (+5 vs. -8 runs).
In the end, Raines was of near equal value to Gwynn. The huge difference in HOF support is just a reflection that AVG and Hits are overvalued by voters (vs. OBP and Times on Base).
If we focus on just WAR for outfielders, Tim Raines ranks 24th all-time in peak-adjusted WAR for retired players (14th for post-WWII) just behind Tony Gwynn and ahead of the following post-WWII OFs: Richie Ashburn (93 / 58), Dave Winfield (89.7 / 59.7), Andre Dawson (77 / 57), Enos Slaughter (74.1 / 54.1), Ralph Kiner (70.9 / 45.9), Jim Rice (61.5 / 41.5), Kirby Puckett (59.8 / 44.8), and Lou Brock (54.1 / 39.1).
Peak Excellence
Tim Raines had 6 All-Star seasons (5.0+ WAR) during his peak years of 1983-1992. His MVP support was a little lower than he deserved – he had 7 top 10 WAR seasons and only 3 top 10 MVP seasons. This isn't surprising since 1) MVP voting skews towards power hitters (Rickey Henderson led the league in WAR 4 times and had 9 top 10s but only 1 MVP and 6 top 10s), 2) MVP voting skews towards bigger markets, and 3) MVP voting skews towards teams that win pennants.
Raines' six seasons of 5.0+ WAR are greater than Tony Gwynn (5), Dave Winfield (4), Andre Dawson (4), Jim Rice (4), and Kirby Puckett (3).
Tim Raines was a more valuable OF than most of the recent OF nominations. His lack of support to date is more a reflection of the traditional valuing of players via 'baseball card stats' vs. more advanced statistics that give credit to other skills like baserunning and OBP. I think he'll eventually get in but it will take a couple more years.
Fun (and potentially fictional) facts
1) In 1982, Raines snorted an estimated $40,000 in cocaine. During the Pittsburgh drug trials in 1985, Raines testified that he only slid head first to not break the vial he kept in his back pocket which he didn't want to risk stashing in his locker. In a dubiously unrelated note, his nickname was 'Rock'. He could become the third player in the HOF to have acknowledged cocaine use joining Paul Molitor and Mordecai 'One Nostril' Brown.
2) Tim's son (Tim Raines Jr.) is one of 29 pairs of Sr./Jr. father/son pairs to both play in the majors. While Ken Griffey's kid was by far the best, the list after that is surprising murky (Sandy Alomar, Jose Cruz, and Gary Matthews are in the next three). Tim Raines Jr. only managed 160 ABs but that was ten times more than Pete Rose Jr. (16 ABs).
3) The Montreal strip club Fleur de Sex named a lap dance after Tim Raines which became a favorite for guests who needed to get home really quick. This proved much more popular than the 'Andre Dawson' (later renamed to 'Vladimir Guerrero') table dance where an older dancer would limp around until guests handed them money to stop and become a designated sitter.
Mark McGwire
WAR Totals: 98.1 Peak-Adjusted WAR – 63.1 career WAR + 7 All-Star seasons (+35 – defined as 5.0-7.9 WAR)
Stats: 16 seasons, 2,943 Times on Base (1,626 hits, 1,317 BB), 1,167 Runs, 583 HR, 1,414 RBI, 8 SB, .263 AVG / .394 OBP / .588 SLG / 162 OPS+
162 Game Stats: 101 R /50 HR/122 RBI/1 SB
Career Excellence
There's not much to say about McGwire that hasn't been said. He really only did two things (hit HRs and walk) but he did them very well.
His 98.1 peak-adjusted WAR is 6th among 1Bs retired since 2005 – below Gehrig, Foxx, Bagwell, Mize, and McCovey. This is all-driven by HRs and walks as he was a below average runner (-19 runs vs. replacement) and fielder (-30 runs vs. replacement) even for a 1B.
He also had a relatively short career (7,660 plate appearances) – the median among HOFers is 8,960 (or approximately 2.5 more seasons). He falls into a category of players I'd call 'slugger' that seem more prone to short careers because they are reliant on 'old man skills' (power and batting eye) and have nothing to fall back on as their bat speed slows. Below is a list of Hall of Famers who generally only contributed with power and possibly batting eye (i.e., average to below average defense and running).
|Mark McGwire
|Hank Greenberg
|Johnny Mize
|Ralph Kiner
|Willie McCovey
|Harmon Killebrew
|Reggie Jackson
|Orlando Cepeda
|Jim Rice
McGwire's HR per Plate Appearance is best of this group. More impressively, his OPS+ is best – normalizing for era and park as some of these players didn't play in hitter-friendly eras. His OBP is only bested 3 of the 8 HOFers as McGwire's good eye helped balance his low AVGs. In fact, his HR/PA is the highest of all-time – besting Babe Ruth (6.7%) and Barry Bonds (6.0%). His OPS+ is 11th with the only post-WWII players on the list being Ted Williams (190), Barry Bonds (181), Mickey Mantle (172), and Albert Pujols (172). Among the players that McGwire's OPS+ surpasses are: Willie Mays (155), Hank Aaron (155), and Stan Musial (159). This is more impressive than the fact he is 11th on the all-time HR list since his OPS+ would adjust for the fact he played during the 'steroid era' where there were more HRs hit than in most other eras.
Peak Excellence
McGwire had 7 All-Star seasons of 5.0+ WAR. His highest was his 70 HR / .470 OBP season in 1998 when he reached 7.2 WAR. Only four first basemen had more (Gehrig, Foxx, Bagwell, Mize).
McGwire is definitely not the most well-rounded player ever but he was a phenomenal power hitter whose batting eye led to an above-average OBP. If steroids are taken out of the equation, he's a rather easy decision.
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Oprah Winfrey has landed some of the biggest celebrity interviews of our time. Just this year she's chatted with a reformed Whitney Houston, a book-sellin' Sarah Palin and the stately Obama family.
Now she's after Tiger.
The talk show queen's Harpo Studios confirmed on Wednesday that they have reached out to the embattled golf icon, who is dealing with a crumbling marriage and a sponsorship exodus in the wake of a cheating scandal.
"We have reached out to Tiger Woods' representatives, but nothing is confirmed," a representative from Harpo Productions told the Chicago Tribune's Fred Mitchell.
It was rumored that Oprah herself had reached out to Woods as early as December 3, though those reports were shot down by Oprah's people at the time.
Getting Tiger could be the scoop of the year for Oprah, as just about every media outlet in existence wants a piece of the adulterous swingmaster.
Those in the know say, if Tiger agrees to show up on Oprah, viewers should expect waterworks.
Coaxing tears from repentant stars has become somewhat of a skill for Winfrey. Earlier this year heavyweight champ Mike Tyson broke down during a two-part episode. Last time Tiger was on her show, back in 1998, he cried. So there's that.
And as far as getting the dirty details, Oprah's good at that, too. Hello, MacKenzie Phillips?
But don't hold your breath for a national mea culpa from Woods. He seems to be happy hiding from the spotlight for now, and that doesn't bode well for an Oprah get.


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Award-winning stage designer Es Devlin was recently featured on BBC Radio 4's Front Row.
She was interviewed by Kirsty Lang at her studio in South East London - a former factory packed with leftovers from past productions and models for forthcoming shows - where she introduced the initial designs for a future Royal Opera production.
'This is a 1:25 scale model of the initial design for the first Royal Opera production of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's opera The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny,' she explained.
The production will open with The Royal Opera in March 2015. In preparation, she and her team have already broken down the piece minute by minute. 'We know exactly what is happening every minute of the piece - who is singing, how many voices there are, the combination of voices, and how many people are on stage.'
Recently, Es has been working with Kasper Holten on his new production of Don Giovanni. Watch Kasper's video diary series about staging the new work.
She spoke about the connection between her work with pop acts and the opera, explaining: 'For Don Giovanni, we're using an extraordinary animator called Luke Halls, who I've worked with on Lady Gaga and Take That, and he is creating something for The Royal Opera that, I think, hasn't been seen before.'
Es has gone from designing for fringe venues of just 80 people to designing for arenas for up to 80,000, and moves effortlessly between concerts, theatre and opera. Her credits range from the 2012 Olympic Ceremony, to the award-winning Chimerica; from Les Troyens to the much-anticipated musical American Psycho.
Have you seen plays, operas or concerts designed by Es Devlin? Let us know what you think of her work.
Don Giovanni runs from 1-24 February 2014. Tickets are still available. Other Royal Opera production designed by Es Devlin include Salome and and Glass's Orphée. Watch an interview with Es about designing the set for Les Troyens.


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December 5, 2013 -- Updated 0735 GMT (1535 HKT)
- Authorities say Pedro Maldonado killed his wife and son with a crossbow
- He then drove 460 milles to Tallahassee in an attempt to kill his other son
- Maldonado later called a friend, admitting to killing two family members
- He took his life in a Lake City hotel room, authorities say
The violent, long-distance rampage took Pedro Maldonado Sr. from one end of the state to the other.
While the Broward County Sheriff's Office continues to piece together a time line, detectives believe Maldonado shot and killed his 47-year-old wife, Monica Narvaez-Maldonado, and their 17-year-old son, Pedro Maldonado Jr., with a crossbow in their Weston townhouse sometime on Monday. Weston is located about 13 miles west of Fort Lauderdale.
The sheriff's report says Maldonado, 53, then drove about 460 miles north to Tallahassee in an attempt to kill his older son, José Maldonado, who attends Florida State University.
"His dad did try to shoot him with the same handheld crossbow and the arrow hit Jose's ear," Dani Moschella, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's department, told CNN affiliate WSVN. "Then his father tried to choke him, and José luckily was able to get away."
José Maldonado never reported the attack to police, but it was his father's confession to a friend on Tuesday that set authorities on his trail.
The Broward Sheriff's report says Pedro Maldonado called a friend in Miami and admitted to killing his wife and son. A short time later, authorities found their bodies in the South Florida townhouse.
Later in the day, authorities learned that Maldonado might be in the Lake City area, about 100 miles east of Tallahassee. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office found his SUV at a hotel.
After trying to contact Maldonado for hours, they entered his room and found him dead early Wednesday. He slit his own throat, authorities said.
"I knew them. They were good neighbors. I never heard anything from the house -- no screaming, no fighting, nothing," neighbor Ana Maldonado, who is not related to the family, told WSVN. "Terrible. I don't see why parents have to get the kids involved. If you have a problem, solve it.
"Do what he did far away, by himself, but leave the family alone."
CNN's Carma Hassan contributed to this report.


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Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
St. Martin's Griffin, 2013
"He'd stop trying to bring her back," is the first line of this second novel by Rainbow Rowell. We soon learn that "he" is Park, a sixteen-year old half-Asian boy who used to be friends with some of the popular kids on the bus and now mostly tries to lay low and stay out of their way.
And "she" is Eleanor – the new kid in school, with wild matted red hair and crazy clothes with patches and eccentric accessories, who doesn't even make any effort to try and fit in. She's new at school and, by the time she arrives, all of the seats on the bus are taken.
She stands uncertainly in the aisle until Park takes pity on her and tells her (in a not-very-nice way) to sit down next to him. For a long time, they don't look or speak to each other at all. But one day, Park notices that Eleanor is reading his comic books over his shoulder, and a tentative friendship gradually develops.
The foreboding of the opening sentence of the novel hangs over the reader's head as we slowly fall in love with Park - the son of an all-American Vietnam veteran and his Korean hairstylist wife - and Eleanor - who lives in abject poverty and fear of her abusive step-father. And Eleanor and Park fall in love with each other.
The story takes place in the eighties, so Park and Eleanor share cassette tapes and listen to punk rock. But today's teens will have no trouble identifying with the intense feelings they develop for one another, and will unfortunately recognize some of the incidents of cruelty that Eleanor suffers at the hands of her peers as well.
If this book were a movie, it would be rated R for language, violence, and sex. But the tenderness of the love between the two protagonists, provides a stubborn sense of hope, against a backdrop of impending doom. I won't give away the ending. But I can almost guarantee that mature teen readers will love this book (and its quirky characters)as much as I did.
Rainbow Rowell lives in Omaha Nebraska, with her husband and two sons. She's also the author of Attachments. Visit her web site at www.rainbowrowell.com.
Renée Vaillancourt McGrath has worked at Montana Public Radio as a program host since 2002. Her background is in librarianship and she currently works as a freelance editor, blogger, and website developer. Check out more of her book reviews at reneesreads.com.