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The broadcast networks will announce their 2013-14 schedule during Upfront Week, starting Monday, so you will know the official fate of all your favorite shows soon enough. The networks have already started handing out cancellations, though, according to Deadline.
- ABC cancelled Happy Endings after three seasons. Rumor has it USA may pick up the sitcom to pair with Modern Family reruns starting in the fall.
- ABC also cancelled three-season veteran Body of Proof and freshman series Malibu Country, How to Live with Your Parents, and Red Widow.
- NBC cancelled Ryan Murphy's new comedy, The New Normal.
- Smash was a respectable hit for NBC in its debut 2012 season before taking a dive in season two. After moving the show to Dead Air Saturdays in April, NBC is finally putting Smash out of its misery.
- Beverly Hills Cop was a high-profile pilot, given the brand recognition and involvement of Eddie Murphy and showrunner Shawn Ryan (The Shield). CBS surprisingly passed, but Sony Television is expected to shop the pilot around to other networks.


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Connecting the shores of Loch Lomond with Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire provides access to some of Scotland's most beautiful scenery and a network of towns and villages. The council has a fleet of 380 vehicles that are used in delivering services for the residents of West Dunbartonshire. The fleet has a capital value of approximately £8 million and annual running and operating costs of over £2M.
In March 2010 the council installed LINK 300 GPS tracking boxes into 260 of their fleet of vehicles. This was a significant investment for the council, particularly at a time when budgets were being trimmed in every area.
As a result of improved control of the vehicle fleet, the council is projecting that fuel usage will be down by around 70,000 litres in the period April 2010 - March 2011 when compared to the previous year. Ultimately, the council has not only saved huge costs, they have succeeded in reducing their annual climate impact.
West Dunbartonshire council are so impressed with the results of the TomTom solution, that they have commenced the next stage of the rollout and are incorporating the TomTom ecoPLUS into a selection of the vehicles across the fleet.

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Dear Em and the rest.
As usual I am at this writing, O.K. and although we are now in the thick of it, I am very confident that Ill be all right when things are settled. I try to send a letter from no matter where I happen to be, and at present Im writing this because I have the opportunity, and the inclination (for Im never minus this latter).
Ive answered the two letters you last sent and Im in hopes of getting some more mail soon. Of late Im always pleased, yes, and feel lucky beleive me, to be able to say Im as usual. Some time I hope to be able to relate to you some of the things Ive seen and experienced but at present they had better be left unsaid. Every thing is forgotten as soon as they happen and for this reason I think I would make a very bad story if I tried to explain what is and what has been going on.
I don't know how you have been receiving my mail, but I hope the few I do write get to you in a reasonable length of time. I hope this mistle finds every one in the best of health and spirits. Rest assured that I will be unless that bunch on the other side of us here don't spill the beans, and put into reality (for me) that song "I don't want to get well."
You say Em that by my letters you can tell how Im feeling and just what mood Im in. Well Em if you follow them very close latly you will see that Im in the mood to just let you know that they havent got me yet and that is all.
I am going to grab off a little chow now and am in hopes of getting a little pound tonight, and so Ill close as ever.
Samuel E. Avery Hdq. Co. 103rd Inf. Am. Ex. Forces.
© Copyright 2009 by Richard Landers, All Rights Reserved. No reproduction without permission.


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Hi Bill,
Just wanted to note that I managed to meet up with Mike Vena and his crew and enjoyed a couple of awesome classes with them in North Vancouver. I posted a note in the 'locate a dojo' forum, but wanted to mention it here as well.
A couple of Mike's students, John and Jason, I remember working with a couple of times during earlier visits when I attended classes led by Rob Kolenc and Kai Heinonen in Coquitlan (just outside of Vancouver).
Like many here, whenever I travel, I try to reach out and find Uechika in the areas I visit. The community and this website make it possible and consequently I've enjoyed classes all over Canada and have managed to be exposed to a variety of different, sometimes disparate interpretations and ways of teaching. It's been enlightening and fun, and I know it makes me and my students better martial artists.
One of the things I really like about Uechi is the community - lot's of different interpretations, but all sharing a common core and common goals: know the fundamentals and make it work for your purposes.
I've posted this on Van's forum as well...I really just wanted to put this out there and thank everyone for their efforts in making the Uechi community what it is.


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Toronto slipping close to open rebellion against Rob Ford
Toronto has finally had it with Rob Ford. It's been simmering beneath the surface for a long time, but his last allies are ditching him, there is open rebellion in the streets and his fellow councillors at city hall are in open rebuke.
The era of civility is gone. Rob Ford took his gloves off, now those who oppose him are doing the same.
It began on Canada Day. Rob Ford was walking down the street but was met with more boos than cheers in some areas.
Then later in the day, a shirtless jogger, a high school teacher named Joe Killoran, confronted the mayor during the same parade.
Across the internet, residents of the city praised Killoran's outburts, while those decrying it as insane were relegated to Ford campaign camps and family.
But that was only the beginning.
When Ford sat down for his come-back media tour, the questions were hard, they focused on real issues, the interviewers fought back against his campaigning and wouldn't let him get away with platitudes. The CBC's Dwight Drummond asked him directly about racism, homophobia and his associations with criminals. Rob dodged all of them. CP24's Stephanie Smyth asked the same and was given almost word-for-word the same dodge. She asked if he would attend Toronto's Pride parade, but didn't get an answer there, either.
The result of his botched return was once again open calls for his resignation from his former ally the Toronto Sun and his old enemy the Toronto Star.
Seeing the writing on the wall, that questions were now harder and he didn't have any good answers, Ford simply hunkered down and began cancelling remaining interviews. In a stunning sweep, he called off interviews with Global News, CTV, CityNews and the Toronto Sun.
But avoiding the media doesn't actually help him avoid the hard questions. Andray Domise, candidate in the upcoming municipal election asked him questions at a community event, which also went unanswered. Domise then blogged about the experience for The Huffington Post.
Yesterday, I had an unpleasant encounter with Mayor Rob Ford at Ribfest. I shook his hand and asked him if he was going to apologize for referring to African Canadians as "niggers," and to community grant programs as "hug-a-thug" programs. The brief exchange ended with him shrugging and saying "It's complicated," before walking away.
It's complicated. That's one way to put it.
But it didn't end there. Having spent three and a half years alienating his colleagues in City Hall, he is still unable to push an agenda through an organization that deeply distrusts him. Despite his trip to rehab, city council has no intention of reinstating his former powers and is now actively seeking to reprimand his poor behaviour.
The City of Toronto's integrity commissioner released a report on Thursday morning finding that Ford violated the code of conduct when he robocalled the constituents of a fellow councillor. He demanded that Ford apologize to the councillor on the floor of council and in writing. As if we could stomach any more apologies from this man.
On the heels of that report, Councillor Paula Fletcher put forward a motion in council that would forbid Ford from cherry-picking attendees to press conferences like he did on Monday's welcome-back event.
"Recently Mayor Ford held a media Conference at City Hall at which he excluded accredited members of Toronto's Press Gallery," she wrote. "Members of Council are free to decline media interviews but the Mayor or a Member of Council should not be permitted to hold a media conference on City property where accredited members of the Press Gallery are excluded."
Actions like these are now becoming commonplace.
Ford is now actively avoiding interacting with people in the city, actively avoiding talking to people in any meaningful way. Meanwhile, those who work with him are actively limiting his powers, actively punishing him for his misdeeds in even small and symbolic ways.
Those who believe in Ford's politics — and polls indicate he's hovering around 25 per cent support — are steadfast in their support. But it appears to be a hard ceiling. Meanwhile, a poll published in May found the majority of the city thinks he should simply resign.
Most of Toronto have come to the conclusion that Rob Ford is simply no longer capable of leading. But it's anyone's guess how long it will take him to come to the same conclusion.


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Friday, June 10, 2011
Why I Do This
30 comments:
- Ron Washam said...
My Gorgeous Samantha,
Well, you've accomplished something few have ever accomplished--you've humbled me. Thank you. Your talent long ago exceeded mine, but if I had even the tiniest bit of influence, gave you even the smallest amount of encouragement to write, then I'm damned proud.
I've always loved to write. I've been writing stories and jokes since I was ten years old, right around the Civil War. Writing has always brought good things to my life. You're living proof of that. And you're a writer now, Samantha, there's no going back. Even if you quit the blog (don't) you'll still put words to paper, explore your own heart through this beautiful medium of self-expression, but, believe me, it's different to write only for yourself. It's never as satisfying or as meaningful or as motivating.
I make people laugh (occasionally), but you have a gift for touching people, or yourself, with words. To do so in the context of wine is unique and miraculous. The wine world NEEDS a Samantha Dugan.
Thank you for your love, Beautiful. It is you that inspires me, not the other way around.
I love you!
- June 10, 2011 at 9:44 AM
- Valerie said...
Crazy girl over here in C-Springs is not only damned glad you're still writing, but do plan to make an appearance in your store one day. I'll be the one asking for boo-pecoche. 2 of my very good buddies live in or near Lakewood, by the way, and told them to seek your sultry wine-godDESS assistance with their wine choices. Hugs from writer-well-running-dry land over the Rockies....xoxo
- June 10, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Oh Sam, you always touch a heart, inspire a voice, encourage an exploration... your words would be sorely missed by those of us who don't get to see you nearly as often as we'd like to. Helps when I'm sitting awake at 2am, staring at the blinking cursor, wondering if I should write what I'm feeling. 'Cause I know I'm not the only one, and picture you curled up on the couch, glass near by, jammies on and "face" off.
Miss you dearly, and need your words too.
But you know all that shit, in your heart of hearts. You just forget it and let pressure get to you too often.
Cheers, can't wait to open a bottle with you soon.
- June 10, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- Benito said...
Best reason to stay with wineblogging: the groupies. ;)
Keep rocking the mad science on this virtual stage and the readers will follow.
Much love as always,
- June 10, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Joe said...
I love writing, hate reading, and have the attention-span of a kid raised on that damn pinball-counting-thing on Sesame Street, predate ritalin.
So, hooking me into checking for a post daily- something only maybe 3 blogs (not just wine blogs) do- is a feat.
I wrote a post last night about my daughter turning one. I wanted it to tell a good story and convey emotion, so I tried to write it like one of your posts. I don't think it came close.
I understand the allure of hanging it up. But the web will be a more boring place.
- June 10, 2011 at 12:26 PM
- Joe said...
Oh, and Benito destroyed my post with a comment that made my wife cry. And she ain't no sap. Sunuvabitch!
- June 10, 2011 at 12:27 PM
- k2 said...
A lot of times, when I read someone's post, I have to choke back the urge to chime in with a "yeah, I get that too" or "I totally agree with you" - I don't want to come off sounding like a massive dork, or worse yet, some sleazy internet stalkoid. I don't know where I find time to read the blogs I do - and I read a lot of them - as well as post to my own, take care of the Mrs and my brood at home, and oh, do my job, but I make the time to read the blogs I truly enjoy, yours topping the list. I too miss the Hose, and I too was inspired by him, and you, but I have gotten maybe too comfortable with being one of the blogs that sits on the outside looking in. Sure, the constant traffic and instant adulation is cool, but when you do it because you love it, that is all that matters. We certainly don't make any money doing this, right? (Except maybe Joe!) But what you do, and I think I might be repeating myself, is transcend the standard wine blogs with something truly universal, and that you make it more about life than about a commodity like wine. What you do is more than blogging, more than prose - it is an exploration of the little things that are so often overlooked yet no less important, the things that can be understood by all of us, that aforementioned universality that elevates you from genre writing into art.
Is that over the top?
Hope you keep writing, no matter what the media outlet, for a long, long time.
- June 10, 2011 at 1:38 PM
You better keep writing! Where else can I see the intersection of wine and references to "touching oneself" in print. I actually need a cigarette or two after reading some of your entries. As a matter of fact, you have created a "wine erotica" category all on your own.
Miss Dugan, I is addicted. Don't go making me come down there and make you write for me... Oh, that sounds kinda cool...
- June 10, 2011 at 1:39 PM
- John M. Kelly said...
Once upon a time a penguin was driving his old Chevy from Signal Hill to Louisville. Somewhere in the middle of Missouri the car started belching smoke out the tail pipe.
He pulled into the only truck stop with a mechanic on that section of highway. The mechanic told the penguin it would take an hour to check everything out; the penguin told the mechanic to come find him in the diner next door when he had a diagnosis.
The daily special at the diner was fish & chips. Penguins LOVE fish & chips, so he ordered it and asked the waitress for plenty of tartar sauce.
Now, penguins are sort of messy eaters - not having opposable thumbs you see. But this fish & chips with tartar sauce was exactly what the penguin wanted, and he dug in with gusto, if not with the best table manners. In moments he had his dinner all over his face and flippers.
About this time the mechanic comes in, wiping his hands on a rag. The penguin asks him what the problem is. The mechanic breaks it to him gently: "Well, son, it looks like you blew a seal."
Horrified, the penguin gasps: "No! No! Honestly! It's only tartar sauce!"
So Sam, I just want you to know that if you ever happen to blow a seal and quit blogging, I'm still here for you. Maybe you, Ron and I can have an ex-bloggers dinner every year.
- June 10, 2011 at 2:19 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Ron Love,
A Humbled HoseMaster, well shit...maybe my work here is done. You have humbled me on far too many occasions, guess we are even now. I do so admire your gift Ron and I thank you from the very bottom of my heart for the 2 years of inspiration and motivation. I miss your voice more than I ever tell you and I love you very much.
I simply cannot wait to sell you a bottle of Boo Pecoche! Hell if you really came in I might even be willing to taste some. Thanks so much for sending your friends to The Wine Country, we little guys need all the help we can get! Thanks as always for commenting sweet lady.
Another Day of Crazy,
Not sure it's the pressure so much but something has been plaguing me for sure. I always end up feeling so much better after just spilling my guts. finding out I'm not alone...even in the "To blog or not to blog" struggle. I miss you too girlie.
I can proudly say that I was HoseMaster's #1 groupie. There was a time when someone thought they were but....well, I think my rack edged Heimoff out.
I started to read your post before work this morning and knew it was one I should read after...no smudges of the eyeliner before work dammit! You have been so supportive of me kid and I very much consider you a dear friend. Now get yer ass posting more often!!
You are just the sweetest thing. Your comments always humble me, make me shake my head and ask how I got so lucky to have such wonderful people in my life....even the virtual life. Thank you for everything and you and I can bemoan the loss of The HoseMaster together...
Addicted?! To me?! Feeling kinda fancy right about now. What a very cool thing to say....might need a cigarette myself. The plan, for now anyway is to keep plugging away but should I ever stop I look forward to your visit!
Ewe. Boo and Ewe but as always, I love you my brother from anotha. I'm down for a blogger dinner whenever you cats are! Big hugs and I cannot wait to see you in just a few days!!!
- June 10, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- webb said...
Sam, I don't comment much because Ron has already said everything I ever want to say - only much better. But you are at the top of my blog list, too. No one talks about their feelings like you do. No one shares the depths of the human soul like you do. No one makes me want to rush out and buy a wine like you do - and do you have any idea how hard it is to do in Virginia, for pete's sake??
I do hope you will continue. Everyone goes thru dry times and times when they doubt what they are writing, but you truly have a gift with words. Your prose is magic.
Thanks - from the bottom of my heart.
- June 10, 2011 at 3:33 PM
- luvgrapes said...
I am a reader, not so much a writer. But I am also in wine retail in the midwest. You have helped me survive so many times by saying what I am feeling. You pulled my ass out of the ditch last xmas with a blog that described just how deathly tired a person can become from helping people in this business at that time of year. Thank you for that and for what you do day in & day out. Big hug. Don't stop.
- June 10, 2011 at 8:41 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Man, you guys are killin' me. I am so very touched each and every time I hear that my silly words, rants or stories move people. I'm just a woman with a laptop on my end and still you lovely people find something here that keeps you coming back, you cannot possibly know how wonderful that feels for me. Feel more loved than I ever have before...amazing.
Well hello there. Thanks for chiming in. I have been struggling a bit in this space, not knowing if there were any reason to keep writing, if anyone was learning, understanding or even caring...insecurity is such a sharp toothed monster isn't it? People keep telling me that I need to write for myself, someday I hope to feel comfortable enough to even consider doing that, but now, well now I write in the hopes that someone will read something, anything, here and find either comfort or, (as your comment points out) can nod their head knowing exactly what I'm talking about. Knowing that you were doing just that from my retail holiday post....helps ignite my fire to keep going. Thank you.
I would like you all to know that I love this place; the time I spend here lost in my head, sharing myself with people that seem to adore me for no other reason than me being me...find unbelievable comfort in that and I do actually love the process of writing, which for me is more like just talking than having any real idea and making it happen. I crave being here and all of you, I was, (and I'm sure I will again) just feeling that all of it was getting to pointless, that it might be time to just let go. After so many kind words and encouragement, the confession that I miss devouring the brilliance that was Ron's blog, the sweet words from Jess....well I feel much better and see some value in what it is I'm doing here. So thank you all so much for breathing a little more air into my emotional raft. I love you for taking the time to do so.
Big Hugs,
- June 11, 2011 at 7:30 AM
- chris said...
Yes, "the wine world needs a Samantha Dugan"
...and so do I.
And when you are ready, what ever the "media outlet"
...the whole world awaits.
- June 11, 2011 at 8:03 AM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Now that right there almost made me cry. Thank you lady!
- June 11, 2011 at 8:42 AM
- Alfonso Cevola said...
count me in for any ex-wine bloggers reunion dinner - I'm there!
- June 11, 2011 at 9:08 AM
- Eric V. Orange said...
I will admit that the loss of Hosemaster has caused my wine blog reading to abate substantially. Reading his jabs at the poodles made me take a peek at what the poodles were saying. It was comments on his blog that lead me to you, but your writing that brought me back. I bought that expensive digestivo from you because of your words. Hell, I spent $100 in cab fare to meet you at that tasting solely because of reading your blog. I don't get by that often these days, but every time I do, I'm touched by you Sam.
For what that worth. All the best.
- June 11, 2011 at 12:18 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
It's a deal sweetheart!
Fuck, the cab was that much?! Now I am fantastically humbled. You are and have always been so sweet with the words you share with me here and for what's it worth, it means a lot. Big hug to you Kid.
- June 11, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- Lousy Grapes said...
It was the Hosemaster that originally keyed me in to your blog. I started a wine blog two or so years ago and and at the time was not only naive enough to think that my blog was one of the first wine blogs but also dumb enough to think I was gonna be the first one who was funny at it.
Then I found the Hosemaster and I realized I was not only beaten to the punch but destroyed before I even entered the ring. It was your comments and his quips about you that made me come check this site out and in you I've found a wine blogger who's not only funny but "real" for lack lack of a better word and touching to boot. I don't ever really read blogs. New posts from you and Joe Herrig seem to give me that feeling I'd have as a kid when it was wednesday and the next chapter of some comic I was reading was unleashed on the world. In other words, a raging mental, nerd boner.
I often find myself wishing I could still be as excited about wine as he is and as emotionally involved about it as you.
Whether you post every day or once a month I've got you right there in my feed where I know I can find your post. Sadly, Ron's in my feed also and everytime I open it and I see the title "Dysfunctional Family Winemakers" I feel as though I just opened my Christmas present and it was a used brick.
Please don't make me go through that again. But if you ever have to, do it like he did, without a whisper of it being the end so that I will still be able to hope...
- June 12, 2011 at 6:35 PM
- Joe said...
Very kind words, Nick. I appreciate it.
Now get excited about wine again. It's made out of booze!
- June 12, 2011 at 8:26 PM
- Alfonso Cevola said...
nothing..just thought it weird and junk that the word verification was
- June 12, 2011 at 8:47 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Lousy Grapes,
Aren't you just the sweetest thing? Thank you so much and I will be sure to pass on your compliments to Ron as well, not so much the checker-backer guy that HoseMaster. I'm sure he will be touched by your comment, as was I. Thank you so much and as of right now....well no bricks for you!
Know what I adore about your comment? Because of our time in Italy I can now picture you giggling while you typed it....had me giggling just thinking about that. Hope to see you soon!
- June 13, 2011 at 7:08 AM
- Romes said...
Holy Cow - I leave town and don't get on the computer all weekend and look what I miss!
It was just shy of 2 years ago that I was finally brave enough to try and meet you in person - I too was scared shitless. "Meeting someone on the internet" was so not my gig - but I loved wine and I felt myself deeply drawn to you from the very first blog post I read. We share many of the same loves and some of the same past and when reading you it was a little like reading myself.
Glad I took the plunge, and I'm sure Benito, Charlie, Ron etc are glad I did too. Seemed to get you out of SoCal and visiting us readers every chance you get.
I wish I lived closer, and not just for the wine! You can bet that we will continue this friendship for a long time, with or without the blog, but for now I'm glad you won't crush my heart and stop the blog. Whew, my job here is done... for now.
Loves ya Sam! See you in a few weeks!
- June 13, 2011 at 12:24 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
You are completely adorable and I too believe, with all that I am, that when...or if, this blog takes its last breath that you and i will forever be friends. Thank you so much for reminding me what I'm doing here, being drawn to me....I needed you girlie.
See you in a few weeks!
- June 13, 2011 at 10:08 PM
- Sara Louise said...
I know I'm not around as much as I used to be (still not back to full 'normal' yet), but I would really miss your posts if you said goodbye. It's cheesy to say, especially since you're all the way over there, and I'm all the way over here (and it might sound a tad stalkerish), but I feel like you're my friend
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Rugby Players' Association Awards
Nick Evans scoops top RPA honour
ESPN Staff
May 23, 2012
Quins playmaker Nick Evans edged out team-mate Chris Robshaw and Northampton's George Pisi for the award © Getty Images
Harlequins fly-half Nick Evans scooped the prestigious Rugby Players' Association Player of the Year award with Owen Farrell completing an awards double with the Young Player of the Year gong at the end of season event on Wednesday night.
Evans has had another outstanding season for Quins and has been integral in their charge to the Aviva Premiership final. Evans pipped Quins team-mate Chris Robshaw and Northampton Saints' George Pisi to the award that is decided by Premiership players.
"I was very surprised and humbled to win this award, it's a great honour to be voted for by your fellow professionals," Evans said. "I was up against some fantastic players. Mike, Chris, Steve and George have all been outstanding this season and just to be nominated amongst that group is a huge honour in itself.
"Harlequins is a big machine and myself, Chris and Mike are all just small parts of that, we can't do our jobs unless everyone else in the team is doing theirs. I've got great respect and admiration for all the guys on the team and they've made my job easy this year and it's great to see so many Quins' players nominated. We've had a fantastic season so far and hopefully we can finish the job at Twickenham on Saturday."
Farrell scooped the Discovery of the Season award at the Aviva Premiership Rugby Awards earlier this month and has now added the RPA honour to his collection. Gloucester duo Jonny May and Freddie Burns finished second and third respectively. While Farrell is not competing in the Premiership final on Saturday, he looks set to play an integral part in England's three-Test tour to South Africa this summer.
"It's a massive honour just to be nominated never mind win this award, especially as it's voted for by your fellow professionals," Farrell said. "These are the guys you play against week in, week out and all you want to do is earn their respect. It's so humbling to win as you can receive all the praise in the world, but to earn this kind of accolade from other Premiership players is fantastic."
In other awards on the night, World Cup winner Jason Robinson was inducted to the Hall of Fame while Saracens second-row Hugh Vyvyan taking the Special Merit Award. England Sevens flyer Mat Turner took the Sevens Player of the Year while Ben Skirving won the Player Development Award.
The Sunday Times Try of the Year was awarded to Michael Claassens for the second year running for his sensational score against London Irish on New Year's Day.
The RPA Computacenter Players' Awards 2012 Winners:
Computacenter Players' Player of the Year 2012: Nick Evans (Harlequins)
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The White Sox are down to the final couple of roster decisions before breaking camp, and two of those players on the bubble will be on display Tuesday in Peoria against the Mariners. Lastings Milledge gets the start in left field and will be leading off, while Brent Lillibridge hits ninth and starts in center. Milledge and Lillibridge stand as the main candidates for the 25th man or last utility outfield spot.
BTW, Humber on his cutter:
Humber talked Sunday with pitching coach Don Cooper, who laid out the current scenario for the right-hander. With Peavy almost certain to start the 2011 regular season on the disabled list, the fifth-starter's job is there for the taking for Humber.
A strong Spring Training by Humber has been enhanced by the development of a cutter. Cooper discussed with Humber adding the pitch during the offseason, and Humber seems most satisfied by the consistency of the pitch as opposed to being able to find success on one or two offerings.
"It has definitely been huge for me, being able to put more movement on my fastball," Humber said. "I've gotten a lot of easy outs on it. When you get in tough counts, it's nice to have something to throw in there that stays off the fat part of the bat. That's what it has been for me."


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|The Platts - Bradstreet House in Rowley
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Surname Saturday ~ Platts / Gawkroger of Massachusetts
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Another cousin connection!ReplyDelete
Your third generation grandfather, Samuel Platts is my relative. However, while your fourth generation becomes Abel Platts, mine is James Platts. James then married Lydia Hale and they had a fifth child, Sarah, who married Leonard Cooper. My mother is a Cooper. What I found out about her ancestry is that her first generation grandfather, Samuel Cooper was also in Rowley with the Platts. Samuel Cooper at one time, also lived in Salem with her other grandfather John Humphrey, who was part of the Mass Bay Colony.ReplyDelete
Such a small group of people who arrived at the beginning and how their small world has made our world seem very small because we are finding out how many are still connected to this former New Americans. What I found interesting on your information was that the Platts were originally known as Gawhrogers of Platts! It was also very helpful to find more information on Samuel Platts ancestry going back to England. Thank you!


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NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The NHL has canceled all games scheduled for November, with locked-out players accusing the league of refusing to negotiate "with no pre-conditions."
"The National Hockey League deeply regrets having to take this action," NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said in a statement Friday. "By presenting a proposal to the [NHL Players Association] that contemplated a fair division of revenues and was responsive to Player concerns regarding the value of their contracts, we had hoped to be able to forge a long-term Collective Bargaining Agreement that would have preserved an 82-game Regular Season for our fans. Unfortunately, that did not occur.
"We acknowledge and accept that there is joint responsibility in collective bargaining and, though we are profoundly disappointed that a new agreement has not been attained to this point, we remain committed to achieving an agreement that is fair for the Players and the Clubs -- one that will be good for the game and our fans."
The development follows the NHLPA's rejection of the league's latest contract offer calling for a 50-50 split between players and owners of hockey-related revenue and no pay cuts.
The league has rejected three counterproposals by the NHLPA.
After the league announced the latest round of cancellations, NHL Players Association Executive Director Don Fehr issued a statement saying the owners' latest offer amounted to a "take-it-or-leave-it proposal" and that the owners seem to be saying "if you don't give us exactly what we want, there is no point in talking."
Fehr said the players' offers "moved significantly" toward a 50-50 split, "with the only condition being that they honor contracts they have already signed."
"Honoring contracts signed between owners and players is a reasonable request," he said. "Unfortunately, after considering them for only 10 minutes they rejected all of our proposals."
An NHL cancellation of all games through Nov. 30 brings to 326 the total number of games canceled due to the lockout.


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Obama's day: Investing in America
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President Obama spends Tuesday talking to international business leaders about investing more in the United States.
The president is scheduled to drop by a mid-morning meeting of business executives to discuss new plans for SelectUSA, an initiative designed to encourage domestic investment.
Administration officials said SelectUSA has helped bring some $18 billion in new business activity in 17 states and territories.
Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and other Obama administration officials will also speak with the business executives.
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April Fool's Day
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That's horrible! I thought you were going to write about how great it all turned out. I was tempted to put my filly out today, but had this little something saying not to because she has to go to the trainer tomorrow and I don't want her injured. Well, I let them all out (except her and Cowboy) and they all went nuts. She did, too, in her stall. Beautiful Girl came back up to me with a bleeding face--no telling how that happened. I was just thanking my lucky stars I'd kept her in. Talk about rockets up their butts...let's just say that was a good way to put it.ReplyDelete
You know it's a wild situation when horses have rockets up their butts. Sorry that Dusty was off and I hope she improves quickly. You got the message...don't ride on April Fool's Day.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 01, 2012
Hope all is well (or at least better) on April 2 . . .ReplyDelete
Well, our weather here in the NW has been definite "rocket in the butt" inducing for horses (wind, rain, and more wind)...kinda hard to think about riding when you can't even get chores done because the mud is so thick, but it seems to work for the horses (although we all know what a great combo mud + running horses makes...)! Here's hoping to sunnier and calmer days for all of us...and that Dusty's leg is back to normal soon.ReplyDelete
Awww, I'm so sorry. I hope she's feeling better soon.ReplyDelete
I rode Annie for the first time in months and she was good. I'm more worried about riding on April 16th, the day of my accident with Scout and the anniversary of my broken ankle.
The rockets were flying at my place too!ReplyDelete
Love that Reiner Klimke quote. :)
My Boys seemed pretty quiet today.ReplyDelete
I understand your superstition, though. I don't ride on the day of my church Christmas vespers service because that was the day I fell off and broke my wrist. Some days just have a "curse" on them.
Hope Ms. Dusty is OK. That's a bit of a worry.
Geez! that really sucks. I was hoping you were on the way to a new and better April Fool's tradition.ReplyDelete
lets hope Dusty comes right soon!!ReplyDelete
Whoo! Glad you noticed Dusty's swelling and that the shenanigans happened sans rider!ReplyDelete
We had a wild herd yesterday too - one of the goats across the lane got out and was then bleating wildly b/c he couldn't get back in. We hear little bits of bleating off and on but have not yet heard anything remotely like this - it was louder than the donkeys are! The entire November Hill herd were down at the fence supervising the loose goat until my husband went down to see what was going on - when he walked down the hill they decided HE could deal with it and they took off like a herd of wild things, galloping like something was after them.
Funny though - once they got up to the top of the hill the bleating stopped and they must have thought the goat was going after my husband because they all trotted back down the hill like they were going to protect him. They lined up in a row.
We've had a few cool nights here and a hailstorm passed fairly close to us on Friday night, so once again the weather is just crazy enough that it must be setting us all on edge. I felt it too this weekend.
Glad we're past April Fool's Day!!
Hopefully her injury isn't serious. Poor Dusty. BTW, I hate April Fools Day and do my best to not leave the house at all if I can!ReplyDelete
That's a gorgeous picture of Dusty - as always, she's a beauty :)ReplyDelete
So sorry your April 1 ride didn't work out - it would have been nice to defy the superstition (I have them too). Hope you get the ride soon.
Kudos to you for at least trying to overcome the suspicions. Calabar's birthday is April 1st, so it's good luck for me. :)ReplyDelete
Hope Dusty recovers quickly!
hope Dusty gets well soon, and all of us have those 'days' when we don't do anything because something bad happened on that day in the past.ReplyDelete
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Martinsville Speedway is notorious for evoking raw emotion from NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. Casey Mears would be among the first to experience elevated blood pressure, but not before taking to the track for practice and qualifying.
Rain threatened the Martinsville area on Friday, but stayed clear long enough to allow Mears and his No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS to land 14th on the speed chart when the weekend's first practice session ended. When qualifying got underway at 4:40 PM (EDT), Mears quickly navigated the ½-mile, paperclip-shaped oval in just 19.205-seconds, placing him 23rd on the STP 500 starting grid. His qualifying effort was marked improvement over a year ago, when he started the race from the 41st position. Saturday was a washout at the track, leading to the cancellation of both NASCAR Sprint Cup series practices.
While NASCAR is widely regarded as a summer sport, one would have argued otherwise when they were greeted by snow and sleet as they arrived at the track on Sunday morning. Fortunately, gray skies gave way to sunshine and the race got underway at its scheduled start time. Mears rolled off the starting grid from the 23rd position, but it wouldn't take long for the action to heat up. Cars began stacking up on just the second lap, causing minor rear-end damage to the GEICO Chevy. NASCAR ordered Mears to pit so the Germain Racing pit crew could remove a hanging bumper bar. Consequently, he would restart the race from the 35th position when the green flag waved on lap 11.
Mears had worked his way up to 31st by the time the scheduled competition caution slowed the field on lap 40. He alerted crew chief Bootie Barker that he was "way too tight in the center and have zero grip off." During his visit to pit road, the GEICO Racing pit crew outfitted Mears with four fresh Goodyear tires, a full tank of Sunoco racing fuel, and a trackbar, wedge and air pressure adjustment. The changes favored Mears and he began to march to the front of the field when the race went back to green.
Mears had penetrated the top 20 on lap 69 and was sitting in the 16th position when the yellow flag waved on lap 114. Barker advised Mears to quickly make his way to pit road, which found Mears passing competitors under caution to get to his pit stall and have the team 'stand his tire up'. It was a strategy call by Barker that he felt would pay off in the long-term. Unfortunately, NASCAR held Mears for a lap as a penalty for pulling up to pit (not holding his position under caution). Barker calmed Mears by reassuring him they would have lost the lap anyway. Mears and the No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet had their work cut out for them, starting in the 33rd position, one lap down, when the green flag turned the field loose on lap 120.
Mears was making progress, but would experience yet another setback when the No. 38 car of David Gilliland sent the GEICO Chevy for a spin on lap 170. An audibly upset Mears received only minor damage and visited pit road for tires, fuel and repairs. Now, two laps down in 34th, Barker promised Mears they would get the laps back as the race returned to green on lap 180. Barker began making good on his promise when he ordered Mears and the GEICO machine to take the wavearound during the lap 200 caution, recovering one of the lost laps. Things were headed in the right direction when the caution flag was displayed on lap 220. The caution was perfect timing, as the team had just taken the wavearound on lap 200, leaving them in need of fresh tires. After taking on four tires, fuel and adjustments, Mears notified Barker that his shifter handle was broken as he was coming to the green flag, where he restarted from the 28th position.
Unfortunately, on the lap 237 restart, Mears told the team that the shifter broke and that the No. 13 GEICO Chevy was stuck in fourth gear, meaning, among other things, the pit crew would need to push the car to get it started after each visit to pit road. Despite the additional setback, Mears continued to turn in fast lap times and was awarded the free pass when the caution came out on lap 251, allowing him to return to the lead lap.
Mears and his GEICO team would continue to battle for the balance of the event, even recording lap times faster than the leaders many times during the race. When the checkered flag closed the STP 500, Mears had overcome the obstacles and managed to record a lead lap, 24th place finish. Barker thanked the crew as Mears crossed the finish line: "Way to battle today, everybody. Good job."
"I'm glad we were able to keep fighting and at least finish on the lead lap and get a top 25, but we had a much better car than that," Mears said. "We just had a lot of things happen today and I'm proud of the guys on this GEICO team for all of their hard work and their 'never quit' attitude. We're looking forward to getting to Texas next week."


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Episode 126 - Listener Q&A with Agnes Callard and Ben Callard
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Three philosophers. Eight head-scratchers. 50 minutes. In this episode, Agnes Callard, Ben Callard and I respond to the world's most awesome listener-recorded questions.A lot of people have the impression that philosophy is, first and foremost, an enterprise in which college professor types read books that no one can understand, then issue a response in the form of more books that no one can understand. It's not. Don't get me wrong—I love books. I'm constantly trying to talk friends and acquaintances who don't like reading books into giving them another shot, if only for the simple reason that reading is basically guaranteed to improve your life. It's just that the existence of philosophy books doesn't make philosophy the art of book writing any more than the existence of bodybuilding books makes bodybuilding the art of book writing.Philosophy is about fearlessly posing questions. Our everyday lives are interwoven with foundational mysteries, some of which turn out to be trivial, others of which prove challenging to resolve. While we can't confront all of them, simultaneously, 100% of the time, philosophy is what happens when you formally give yourself permission to confront some of them head on, at least some of the time. Which is a superior alternative to sticking your fingers in your ears and pretending they aren't there. Or so I would allege.The point of departure for this episode is what the show's listeners are wondering about. Not journal citations. Not name-dropping over miniature bagels at a conference. Not some incomprehensible jargon that cleverly avoids ever getting defined over hundreds of pages. The real stuff. Why is blahbityblah the case? That's quite surprising, because of such and such. What the heck is going on? Etc. There's nothing I enjoy more than working through conceptual difficulties in the form of a conversation.In this episode, we end up talking about property rights, the best gateway drugs for getting into philosophy, how to prove 'ought' statements, whether the past is real, looseness in how we interpret speed limit regulations, who counts as a philosopher, whether those of us in the first world are shirking our moral responsibilities towards everyone else, and why we never seem to listen to extraordinary claims, even when they are backed by extraordinary evidence. Join us as you, listeners, supply us with things to be surprised about, and Agnes Callard, Ben Callard, and I set out in search of strategies for coping with those surprises.Matt Teichman
Episode 125: James Koppel discusses counterfactual inference and automated explanation
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Episode link here.In this episode, James Koppel (MIT, James Koppel Coaching) joins me and Dominick Reo to talk about how we can write software to help identify the causes of disasters.These days, there's often a tendency to think of software primarily as a venue for frivolous pleasures. Maybe there's a new app that's really good at hooking me up with videos of alpacas on skateboards, or making my mom look like a hot dog when she's video chatting with me, or helping me decide what flavor of cupcake I want delivered to my home—because gosh, I just am just way too stressed right now to be able to figure that out. Have you seen how few Retweets I'm getting? If we followed the lead of a lot of the popular rhetoric about the software industry, we might very well come away with the impression that tech exists solely to facilitate precious, self-involved time wasting. And if that's right, then if it doesn't work from time to time, who really cares?But in fact, software correctness is frequently a life or death matter. Computer software controls our medical life support systems, it manages our health care records, it navigates our airplanes, and it keeps track of our bank account balances. If the author of the software used in any of those systems messed something up, it can and often will lead to planes crashing into mountains, or life support systems malfunctioning for no particular reason, or some other tragedy.James Koppel is here to tell us that software can do better. It can be designed 'preventatively' to avoid large classes of bugs in advance, and there are diagnostic techniques that can help pinpoint those bugs that cannot be ruled out in advance. In this episode, Koppel discusses some work he started in 2015 as a follow-up to Stanford's Cooperative Bug Isolation project, which provided a way to gather detailed diagnostics about the conditions under which programs fail or crash. But the problem he kept running into was that the diagnostic information was too much correlation and not enough causation. If the analysis you did tells you that your app crashes whenever it tries to load a large image, that's ok, but it doesn't tell you what about the large image causes the crash, or what other kinds of large images would also cause a crash, or whether the crash even is a result of largeness or something more specific. Correlation information is a great start, but ultimately, it's of limited use when it comes to directly fixing the problem.To deal with this, in his more recent work, Koppel and his colleagues have turned to the analysis of counterfactuals and causation, which is an interesting point of collaboration between philosophers and computer scientists. Using a recent paradigm called probabilistic programming, they have identified a way to have a computer program run the clock back and simulate what would have happened, had some condition been different, to determine whether that condition is the cause of a bug. The project is still in its initial stages, but if it works, it promises to deliver major dividends in making the technology we rely on more reliable.Tune in to hear more about this exciting new area of research!Matt Teichman
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Episode link here:https://elucidations.now.sh/posts/episode-124/In this episode, Graham Priest returns to discuss Buddhist political philosophy with me and Henry Curtis.(Last month, we talked with him about Buddhist metaphysics.)Last month, we discussed the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism: that suffering happens, that this suffering is (partially) caused by emotional attachment, that you can deal with it by changing your headspace, and that you can change your headspace by understanding the world, understanding your mind and body, and treating other people well.In this episode, our guest adds something to that list, which he calls the '0-th noble truth'.This is the idea that suffering is bad.That idea appears as a foundational premise across many different Buddhist philosophical traditions, and he suspects that it can be used as the basis for political philosophy.You might remember last month's episode when we talked about 'anatman', which is the Sanskrit word for the Buddhist principle that there is no self.Priest makes the interesting proposal that the 0-th Noble Truth plus 'anatman' gives us the view that we should care about suffering equally no matter who is suffering.We should just try to reduce the global amount of suffering anywhere in the world.Graham Priest then argues that industrial capitalism is the cause of a lot of the suffering in today's world.Countless numbers of people are compelled by circumstance to work in exploitative jobs that overwork and underpay them, while others reap the profit from their work.If that further claim is correct, then it would seem to lead to the conclusion that a political philosophy based on Buddhist ethics would have to propose some alternative to industrial capitalism.Would a political system based Buddhist principles then have to look like socialism, or communism, or anarchism?Maybe, but the question turns out to be a bit complicated.Tune in to find out!Would a political system based Buddhist principles then have to look like socialism, or communism, or anarchism?Maybe, but it's a bit complicated.Tune in to find out!


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Locally based telecommunications company xG Technology Inc. has added a trio of new people to its internal advisory board.
The addition of Michael Calabrese, Chris Gilmore and George Schmitt Jr. brings the number of members of the advisory panel to seven.
XG's advisory board, composed of "distinguished experts who provide invaluable input to the company regarding strategy, applications and markets," according to xG's website, is chaired by the company's vice president of business development, Chris Whiteley.
The additions come the same month that xG received Federal Communications Commission approval to distribute and sell a wireless telecommunication system nationwide.
XG's xMod system is a mobile hotspot device that connects WiFi, USB or Ethernet-enabled smartphones, tablets, notebooks and other devices to the Internet. It can also connect to xG's cognitive radio network, a broadband service that gives phone providers the ability to share wireless spectrum.
XG's advisory panel moves come, too, during the company's inaugural quarter as a public concern. In August, xG completed an $8.5 million initial public offering and greenshoe stock sale aimed at raising funds for product development and marketing.
XG, which holds roughly 200 U.S. and international patents and pending patent applications, has tested its products at two U.S. Army bases, with a rural telecom provider and in a mobile data and VoIP network in Fort Lauderdale.
Calabrese is a director of the Wireless Future Project, which is part of New America's Open Technology Institute. He has also been an appointed member of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Spectrum Management Advisory Committee since 2009, and has been part of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Gilmore is the founder and chief executive officer of Gilmore-Tragus Strategies, a firm specializing in funding development and legislative relations related to the voice and data communication industries. He also served as special counsel to former Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles.
Schmitt is CEO of Cybergate Nevada LLC, a holding company for Fort Myers-based Palm Aerospace, an aircraft parts supplier. Previously, he was president of ReadyJetGo Airlines, a charter company that flew custom-configured jets.
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Beat the Streak Report: May 10
It was a nightmare on Elm Street this weekend atop our BTS leaderboard, as our two top streakers, "olifante" and "bowl218" saw their streaks snap Friday night thanks to Hanley Ramirez's hitless performance.
Was Hanley my top pick for Friday? Yes, yes, he was.
Sorry kids, you get what you pay for.
Our lone ranger atop the leaderboard now is "cruj", who is currently rocking a 33-game streak thanks to Jayson Werth's 1-for-3 day at the yard yesterday.
With "cruj" at 33 games, he is officially 57.9 percent on his way to buying one of the over-sized gigantic walking pianos like from the movie "Big".
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Time for Monday's picks.
Oh, hello there …
? Stephen Drew: .410 AVG (16-for-39) lifetime vs. Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley
? Joey Votto: .800 AVG (4-for-5) lifetime vs. Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf
? Brian McCann: .364 AVG (4-for-11) lifetime vs. Brewers starter Doug Davis
? Russell Martin: .500 AVG (4-for-8) lifetime vs. D-backs starter Rodrigo Lopez
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Ronny Paulino: .538 AVG (7-for-13) lifetime vs. Cubs starter Ted Lilly. Backup catcher much?
You'll thank me later …
? Hanley Ramirez: .100 AVG (1-for-10) lifetime vs. Cubs starter Ted Lilly
? Aaron Hill: .083 AVG (1-for-12) lifetime vs. Red Sox starter John Lackey
? Cristian Guzman: .000 AVG (0-for-13) lifetime vs. Mets starter John Maine
Leaderboard time!
A full nine games behind "cruj" is "jonnygoska", who currently sits with a 24-game streak. Good luck with that.
Top MLB streakers
? Brett Gardner: 11 games
? Alex Rios: 11 games
? Jeff Mathis: 10 games (DL)
? Elvis Andrus: 10 games
? Austin Jackson: 10 games
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whos everyone taking for today. ive got martin prado even with his mini slump
Well I got two names. On my this name I have Ryan Braun and on my Vinny1979 name I have Carl Crawford.
Happy Monday gents, going polanco. And maybe Yankees.?? What's the scoop out there in yankeeland today vinny?
Us tiger fans are gaining trust in willis with his recent performances but im not sure what will happen against the yankee offense. if he commands the strike zone he will be fine and being at home will also help. i think you should stay away from the tigers yankees game tonight
I am picking M. Cabrera of the tigers today and tomorrow. The yanks have 2 lousy starters for both games-Mitre whos not a starter, and vazquez enough said..
Hey vinman28, you might want to restate your picks, the rules are pretty clear about having only ONE game per-person. So, just in case you make the number, you might want to say, your pick and the wife's, son's, daughter's, mother-in law… etc… you get the idea. for 3 million, you better believe these guys are going to make sure ALL the rules are followed.
Yea, dont be surprised if you win and they dont give you the mone. and thats not really fair to the rest of us who are playing fair.
Carl Crawford v. Garza today – tough match up there.
Ryan Braun is still hot. How about him?
Sergio Mitre was with Cubs a few years ago and I'm still amazed that he is around. He has some good days.
Carl Crawford v. Garza today – tough match up there.
Ryan Braun is still hot. How about him?
Sergio Mitre was with Cubs a few years ago and I'm still amazed that he is around. He has some good days.
I wondered about that as well because my husband was playing (no longer is) but I don't think vinny is doing anything wrong. Eligibility doesn't say anything other than being of legal age with valid email/internet access. Nothing there about one per household that I can see. The exclusions come for employees of MLB and anyone connected to them lol……or am I missing something???? Going with Votto – good luck everyone!!
it says: Limit one (1) registration per person and per unique email address, regardless of method of registration. In case of multiple registrations received from any person or email address, only the first registration received from such person or email address will be considered.
But you see I use two different email addresses for BTS so I'm legally able to do that. I think Yanks are going to hit Willis good tonight as Willis isn't the same as he was in Fl.
are your accounts under 2 different names? the tigers are going to hit mitre good tonight.
Hey Vinman28… I guess the blog guy now has another way to use the 3 Million, you can spend it on the lawyer who is going to try and get you the money… lol BTW, it's the "AND" that will get you.
vinman and vinny? you couldnt make it more obvious that its the same person..
Let's talk the game please. I'm using this account from now on than since this is my original one I used at the beginning of the year and I have Cabrera tonight to try to get it back to 1.
I've got cabrera, too!
Anybody else playing Survivor 2010 and having errors when picking a team? I have the issue on 2 computers since Sat, and not sure if it is my ID or MLB.com. Thanks
1 account.. my whole family has accounts including my friends.. but like said.. no more then 1 per person… they will take that 3 million back so fast
survivor works for me
abk is right…….thanks for the clarification. Survivor is working again, too. Here's a game tip – avoid who I pick. 🙂
and who are u picking, nardberg?
Survivor is working again for me too, at least on another pc outside of my household; will have to wait til I get home to see if it works there now. A shame really, for 3 days (at least for me), Survivor prevented me from making/changing picks. I'm only glad I didn't have a 10+ winning streak during those 3 days else I'd be up in arms.
im taking crawford and the rays.
thought about prado but he is in too big a slump for my liking
Have Votto for BTS and Toronto for Survivor. Random pick there because I'm at 0. 🙂 Had Jeter/Rays yesterday. I have the anti-Midas touch lately lol……anyone see how Braden and his granny are still talking about A-Rod??? You would think they'd better things to do considering the huge milestone. Geez……
I have the Rays tonight in Survivor and Cabrera in BTS.
i Have cabrera in bts and tigers in survivor
I still cannot log into Survivor. I've tried 3 different browsers on 2 separate machines. Is anybody else having issues yet?
I'd really like to be able to play. The error I receive is simply 'undefined'.
Ken, I had the exact same problem for 3 straight days. As I mentioned earlier, I got to it on a pc outside my household and waiting til later to see if I still get the error inside my house. If error continues, it may be ISP related? Firewall? or something else network related. I tried different browsers, different pcs, clearing cookies/history, registry cleaners and a few other things that didn't change the outcome. Besides being on pc outside the home this time, what is different is that my future picks were all used up today & that I thought could be part of the bug/problem; won't know til I get home & will post my findings then.
Ken et al, got home and logged into Survivor, the error is now gone. I even picked one day in advance and error remained at bay. So, for me, appears bug has been squashed.
Tigers have changed pitchers. hope everyone is aware of this. saw on ESPN crawl the rays have 90K in the last seven games and a teambatting average of less than 200
Thanks, Lavolpevb
Alas, the error remains. I hope MLB.com will follow these comments and perhaps figure out why this is occurring. The issue was non-existent before the weekend, if that helps.
Ken, here's an idea. Another thing that changed between error and no-error was that I logged into MLB from a different IP. Try rebooting your modem that connects you to your internet provider. Maybe you'll get a different IP and the bug will self-correct? Worth a try.
I'm going to take my chances with Kyle Kendrick and the Philadelphia Phillie's over Greg Smith and the Colorado Rockies since the Colorado Rockies two best players, Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez aren't going to be in the line up for the next couple of days.
Having IP's under 3 people is bull your only aloud to have it under 1 so I'm with the guy who says its cheating cause it is and I think if you pull that bull and make it to 57 hits first that you don't deserve to get the 3 million. I wonder too if they found out that someone was doing that if they would just kick you out of the game.
What do they mean by Per Unique Email Address?
@swiechild. You talking about my post? If so IP = Internet Protocol Address. I only own 1 MLB account. Where I log in from is not an issue, whether the IP is from my home computer, a friend's computer, Internet cafe, whatever.
doug davis decides to finally pitch well this year and its when i pick martin prado. luckily prado is the one guy to get a hit off davis through the 1st 5 innings
Piece of ****,
Comcast Mlb Extra Innings isn't working.
So even though I have three people (including me) playing from the same computer (IP address) that is ok as long as each person only uses one email account?
Well guys I got the answer I wanted from MLB themselves. As long as I don't log into the other name anymore there won't be anymore issues so after all of my picks that I have are used up I won't be using that email anymore and just stick to this one so that I can get the 3 mill in case I get to 57.
Vinny, curiosity…. Can you elaborate? What was the official definition of doubling up?
got miggy tomorrow. javier vazquez is by far the best pitcher to put your streak up against tomorrow. he has been awful this year in every start
They said it's illegal to have two email addresses to play. They said as long as you only use one to log in they won't hold it against you.
my brother is using one f my email addresses. does that mean he wouldnt be eligible to win because that technically means i have 2 emails under my name being used or is it okay because its not the same person using the emails?
Wow, Philadelphia Phillie's just won in the 9th inning against the Colorado Rockies, 9 – 5.
Plus, Chase Utley went 2 – 5.
Now my hit streak is up to 3 and my win streak is up to 13 !
Is your brother 5 or somethin? Who doesn't have an email address, it's 2010. Sounds sketchy to me.
Each player should sign up with BTS under their own name.
If there are family members playing from the same household, they would be using the same computer but would be 2 different identities based on their separate electronic "entry forms." This has been a tough stretch for me. I like Ichirio v. O's Hernandez tonight. Cabrera and Werth are both in on a tear. I think you need to be 18 years old to play(?).
Will Ryan Braun play tonight?
Dragbunt, I like the way you think. I have Ichiro tonight too as he's .360 over the last 7 days and .444 against Hernandez in his career so he looks like a good pick for tonight.
Hey drag, I understand what your thinking.. but what if you have 8 crazy mlb fans in your family. I have a wife, father, mother, sister, father in law, mother in law, good friends wife all logging on.. on my computer making their picks. What am I suppose to say? no? It might seem like its one person editing 8 teams, but its not. It can happen. Its funny… last night 6 of us had Jeter… all back to zero.. someone has a 8 gamer right now.. the past 5 years each year there has been a streak in the late twenties.. its been fun. I think where you log on, it doesnt matter. As long as you only have 1 team for yourself.
Exactly darwri. You are only allowed one team for yourself they were telling me. I have two log ins but I'm only using this one from now on and I will either live or die with it.
man i would love to be on top of that leaderboard… i want to be interviewed by this blog guy.. it would be hilarious.
LOL. Tell me about it. I just hope I can get to 20 and keep it going. My career high is 13.


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Not to debate it, when I'm far from a teen, but . . .I thought the expression "blow up my phone" meant you got soooooo many calls/texts that it nearly disabled your phone. Like your phone almost went "bammo" because it couldn't handle all the simultaneous activity. I didn't think it had to do with using up all your text allowance.I'm just basing this on the young people I know (mid-20s) who say something like "It's so and so's birthday! Let's blow up his phone! And . . . GO!" Because my mid-20s friends don't seems to have limits on text messages, I thought this meant that if we all text so-and-so at the same time, we could 'cause some damage/confusion and wouldn't that be a riot.
I guess, except these friends are online, and they live all over.I tried looking it up on Urban Dictionary, but then I was sorry. It wasn't there, but lots of other stuff was . . .
Can I ask whether folks in the US say "veg" as an abbreviation of vegetables? (like we do in Australia)Thanks a lot for your help. Julie.
One word teens still use, apparently, is "like." Like, on the local news the other, like, day, this, like girl, was being interviewed at, like, a high school, and, like, she must have, like, use like ten times in three sentences!
I'm at a loss. Please help! It was pointed out to me by the lovely YAchicka that the word "homewrecker" is probably not a word a teen would use. Except I need something that means just that. The words wh#re, slut, and skank, just don't have the emotional impact my MC is affected by. Do any words or phrases come to mind?
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