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[Verse 1 - Joe Budden]
Baby girl told me in my sleep I was talkin
So it's only natural I asked her what I said? (said)
She said she woke up when she heard
But she was so damn tired she couldn't make out a word" (out a word)
She said she was tryin to see if eventually I would scream the name of a bird (bird)
I told her that's absurd ('surd), and then gave her the face like "word?" (word)
And then she replied yeah, said it was quite weird, said she was type scared
I said "that's a side effect that you get
when you trade bad dreams for some great nightmares" ('mares)
When I close my eyes (eyes), I escaped the Poltergeist
my escape from reality, just what I needed
Brings me to a place where shorty never cheated (hey!)
And even if she tried and succeeded
In this other world I wouldn't even get heated
Fuck (fuck) the details, I don't care about why
I'm chillin with my grandmother, she ain't die (she ain't die)
I was browsing online and seen Mike on a banner
That said "you can be like me and beat cancer"
Anything I touched, I'd feel (feel)
No inspection but it seemed so real (real)
Was leavin out the casino with a nympho
Yes, Ray it can be so simple (oh)
Here's how I arrive a problem with my kin folk
Learn how to build me a house with no win-dows
And that's when I think I saw a ribbon in the sky but it wasn't from an in-tro
'Cause where I'm at is no rumors or gossip but still got love for Ms. In-fo
She said in my sleep I'd be laughin, but shit be funny to me (oh)
Look, my ice cream was two hundred degrees
if it dripped, I'd get a hole in my dungarees
See, my anonymity is my protection (what else?)
and me and hip-hop have no connection (what else?)
Which got me to reflectin, is that why the mirror won't show my reflection?
When I close my eyes, there's no dollars
so we can scratch that one as an excuse (or)
Or why folks do the things they do (or)
or why people act so brand new (let's go)
I had wings on flyin out a prison with a ratchet
was only there 'cause someone snitched
Look (look here), no one's poor but no one's rich
just my way of creepin if life's a bitch
Took a walk on the ceiling just to get my mind right
That was yesterday (so), so in hindsight
Since I was able to haul off
I took it as God tellin me I'll never fall off (off)
Got rid of name brands in the jewelry (why?)
most people just use it as medicine
Like it take 'em somewhere they ain't never been (but)
but here you better off not better than (oh!)
Stuck in the room with a elephant
Opened the closet and dapped up my skeleton
Had a convo with a man with no ears
And all of a sudden everything became so clear (clear)
Have no fear, I just bought a first class trip to nowhere - everybody goes there
But they don't stay the whole year, me? I got three hundred and sixty-five shows there
My girl said in my sleep, I'd be walkin (walkin), so I ask baby, where I go?
Uh, she said I be walkin slow
but she don't ever want to get out of bed, so she don't know
I went to see a man walkin on water (and)
Asked if he'd ever get things back in order (and)
I've been there two years, over a quarter
But everytime I open my eyes, it's like torture (torture)
He said "please, I gave you a whole 'nother world for you to go do with as you please
Just so you appeased, mixed with a couple of signs about real life while you make believe"
So I (so I), teleported out of there with a grin
Met a bum with a mansion, invited me in
Then (then), we politiced, about politics
Said somethin about Def Jam, I ain't acknowledge it
I went to see a virgin with AIDS, yeah I thought about smashin that (why?)
yeah her ass was fat
So appealin, tattoo on her inner thigh said
"she doin better than she was feelin" (feelin)
I think I seen shorty before (like), maybe in a club or somethin
Or, maybe in VIP, but wasn't nobody there but me
And the club was all red (red)
Then she started playin with my head (my head)
And then I came
Then I asked shorty, "what's her name?"
And it was weird 'cause she fucked around, disappeared (uh, 'peared)
like what a cruel joke (look)
Cig lit but from it was no smoke
Flicked in the ash tray and seen Stack's face
Flash through a school hallway on a half day
Was gettin chased, couldn't tell by who (or)
Then a hallway turned into a cliff (what else?)
Screamin piff before I was dead
Some coward chopped my ass up out that bed
Then baby girl told me in my sleep, I was screamin (screamin)
so I said that's a lie (that's a lie)
She put her right hand in the sky and said "you was, but I don't know
why, got to go, goodbye" (goodbye, goodbye ...)


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TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has said that every child should be taught the words of the Irish national anthem – Amhrán na bhFiann – in primary school.
He made the comments after taking part in St Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, telling TheJournal.ie that it would be a good idea.
"So, I think that would be good," he said. "I don't think I would go down the American route, you know the pledge of allegiance at the start of the day, I'm not sure that would really fit in with the Irish culture. But the words of the national anthem – I think that is something every kid should learn in primary school."
So, what do you think? Should every child be taught the words of Amhrán na bhFiann in primary school?
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As an Indian who grew up in India with no interaction with the rest of the world, Kashmir was a fantasy land of beauty. However, while every summer holiday my parents picked a destination for our next trip, I used to wonder why Kashmir was never on the map. I never asked, because without knowing much it was well understood in the early 90s that Kashmir was forbidden fruit. Pakistan was the villain and the Indian government (the hero) was saving the poor Kashmiris from the Villains incessant acts of interference.
Like it or not, I grew up. I started reading and pretty much got hooked to it. My childhood beliefs were violated in many respects, with total disregard to my innocence. While I had come to believe in the crystal clear position regarding Kashmir – as told to us from India by Indians, I encountered phrases like "India occupied Kashmir". I took offense and grew violently Indian in my views regarding the issue. I came to then believe that the Villain had got the international community on its side and the poor hero (which still was the Indian state for me) was having a tough time proving the truth. It is probably in the nature of truth to be elusive, and India became more of a superhero for me to be standing on the right side of this ambition. However, the superhero status of India was challenged practically everyday – stories of military excesses by the Indian army, stories of Kashmiris not wanting to be a part of India, stories of Nehru's quixotic enthusiasm in promising a plebiscite and India not honoring it, etc. My defence mechanism to these stories was the same as I had to deal with the allegation of original sin having marked the human race – these were just stories.
Then something happened. To put it precisely, Bill Clinton happened. He came to India in March 2000. Despite India's insistence on Kashmir being an internal issue, requiring no international interference or debate, we always made an exception for Uncle Sam. Uncle Sam symbolizes money, the one point passion of all developing nations including India in the contemporary times. We bend over backwards to please them; therefore, when they talk Kashmir, we forget our stand and talk back. Clinton's visit was literally a celebrated event in India. India wanted to impress. Like young couples want to do everything to impress when their parents first visit them in their new house, India was filled with joy and nervousness. The visit went well, except for a small irritant – 36 Sikhs were massacred in Chittisinghpura in Kashmir on the eve of Clinton's visit. There are two theories on this massacre – first, and the comfortable one to admit, that Pakistani terrorists dressed as Indian military was responsible for it. The second theory is the not so innocent one; the kind of story which robs children of their heroes and superheroes (whether they are true or not), the kind that devastates the belief in Santa. This theory, in detail studied and supported by Pankaj Mishra in the New York Review of books suggests that this was indeed the Indian military working to create the headline for the next day's newspaper that Uncle Sam would have in his hand when he lands in India.
The Chittsinghpura massacre was solved, like every single terrorist act has been solved when it happens in Kashmir but never when it happens in the mainland India. Within a week of any terrorist act in Kashmir, there are five young Kashmiri muslims killed and flashed to the media as those responsible for the act. The same happened here, though no one (except Indians) believed them this time. It was different. In a decade long history of violence in Kashmir, the militants had left the Sikhs alone. Their fight was with the Hindus and the Indian state and they did not consider Sikhs a part of that fight. To change that stand a day before Uncle Sam (whom the militants aka Pakistan wants to impress as well) lands to declare who is right and who is not, sounded improbable. There are many sides to this story and the truth, as elusive as it always remains, will never be known. But what is true is that The Hindu (a respected Indian newspaper published dominantly from the southern parts) reprinted the Pankaj Mishra article and unfortunately, I was robbed of my innocence. I did not believe, like a true Indian, that our army could ever do this. But I felt like a mother who spots a used condom in her daughter's wastebin when she returns after a weekend away. Pankaj Mishra's article has haunted me ever since.
The net effect of Mishra's article was not that I changed sides, but that an element of doubt was planted in me beyond repair. From then on, whenever violence in Kashmir was reported and the perpetrators gunned down within a week, instead of being happy as I used to be, I felt a kind of bad aftertaste in my mouth.
Eventually, what started in the 90s continues till date. Violence in Kashmir is so common that it is not even worthy of a news clipping. Now, the only time Indians and the Indian media talk of Kashmir is when Kashmiris come out of their homes to abuse India – the separatist movement as we call it. It has happened at very regular intervals in the last couple of years. Indian policy makers dispatch a group of citizens to talk. The principle remains, any solution to the Kashmir issue shall be within the frameworks of the Indian constitution. While this stand was respected and agreed to by a substantial minority till a decade back, today the Kashmiris spit on the Indian constitution – almost unanimously. The alienation is complete. It is only not apparent to the Indians who have guarded their innocence about Kashmir against all odds. The harsh truth is that an overwhelming majority of Indians don't give a dead rat's ass about Kashmir as long as no one talk's about Kashmir not being an integral part of India. Kashmir for India is a valued possession, nothing else. It is like the first Barbie doll that most girls keep for life, even though it remains rotting in some obscure cartons of long forgotten memorabilia.
One citizen of India became vocal about her support to the cause of the Kashmiris a few years back. Thanks to the fact that she has a gift for stringing words together like very few do, she had won the Booker prize in 1997. India was proud of her – unanimously so. No matter if most of us never read a single page of her novel, we had an opinion of her – she was one of the very few Indians to have won the Booker and was a matter of pride for the Indians. She commands attention in international media due to this. This was again a matter of pride. All this is the reason why it is so painful when this pride of Indian changed sides. She started criticizing the Indian state. She became the voice of dissent. Net result – we stopped reading her and started criticizing her. It went to the point where the attempt is now more to dismiss her as a crackhead than to debate what she says. She is now the enemy of the collective of innocent Indian citizens. Problem is, they don't feel that innocent anymore. Arundhati Roy's criticism of the Indian state carries with it a not so subtle judgment on the Indian people and their apathy. As a result, Indians are literally up in arms against her. How dare she! Turning a deaf ear and shouting at the top of one's voice, so as not to be heard but not to hear, is the first symptom of guilt.
I hated Arundhati Roy's first piece of dissent when she attacked the Indian nuclear tests. She commented that nuclear weapons were human race's proclamation to the gods that what he took ages to build, we could destroy in a minute. I disagreed. Nuclear weapons are evil, not even Uncle Sam would dare deny that. However, much before India had them, others did. And the world could be destroyed in minutes even if India did not carry those tests. However, a recent re-reading of that article made me see it in another light. The argument is not that India created nuclear weapons; the argument is that in choosing to do the tests, India sided with the evil. It accepted nuclear weapons. The argument is why not be like Japan when it comes to nuclear weapons. And it is a valid argument. It is like a child's disappointment when their parents are seen taking the not so moral route and being 'practical'.
Arundhati got very involved with the Narmada dam issue and wrote several essays on the extraordinary impact it would have on thousands of people who would be displaced. It was a valid dissenting voice which sided with the rights of the people, most of whom neither had the means nor the intellect to be heard, against the mad rush for 'development' and the capital it represented. She criticized the Supreme Court's decision on the Public Interest Litigation on the issue and was held in contempt, though with a suspended one day sentence. That was symbolic of the Indian psyche – we are not sure if you right. We don't want to believe you have a point. So we will proclaim that you are wrong, but won't go so far as to punish you for it, because we need to have some semblance of justice.
Then Arundhati told the story of the Indian Maoists (more of a violent tribal rights movement) with amazing empathy. By now, no one cared. Maoists were the bad guys, they used violence. This gave the Indians the right to dismiss Arundhati as a dissenter for the sake of dissent. She was labeled as a media hungry crazy owl who doctored her opinions to be shocking so that it would attract attention. Maoists were not debatable, Arundhati was crazy and the Indians lived their lives in unlivable cities without any further concern. Who cares about some tribals who were denied basic rights. As long as they peacefully objected, our hearts would go out to them. Once they started killing, they lost the cause. No need to think of the fact that when they were peaceful none in India knew of anything about violation of their rights. When they made noise with bombs, they crossed a line and we stuffed our ears with 'nothing justifies violence'. Was Subhash Chandra Bose justified? Shut up! Don't talk crazy. And there goes all credibility of Arundhati Roy, for ever.
Arundhati, however, was not done. She now spoke on Kashmir. Behold! She made a call for the freedom of Kashmir from 'Indian military occupation'. She did this two years back. Then now, just before the even more charming Uncle Sam (with an anticipatory Noble under his belt) arrives in India, Arundhati shared platform with the separatist leaders of Kashmir and herself gave a call for it – the unspeakable freedom of Kashmir. Woah! Talk of lines! This was way beyond the line of control. How could my sister argue I throw away my first Barbie? And to incite a mob to take it away from me? This was sedition – plain and simple.
As expected the Indian media, the Indian people (the one that doesn't give a dead rat's ass…) and of course the Indian politicians are up in arms against this seditious unruly idiot of a woman whom they had dismissed as a crazy owl sometime back. Not a word has been spoken about the debate that this must have triggered. Not a word about the military excesses we have made in Kashmir. Not a word about the life of the Kashmiris, which even if viewed from the Article 21 angle of the Indian constitution, has long been lost.
Indians are fighting a lost battle. They refuse to think outside the box, the box being the Indian constitution. Unfortunately, they now want to stop anyone else living in India to think beyond the box.
I say, we have crossed a line. We did in a creeping manner when for 20 years we allowed Kashmir to be wounded and to have no option but to lick their wounds. Even if we dismiss Indian excesses, which we should not, India has lost all moral rights over Kashmir by its apathy. The only manner in which it can and still holds on to that first Barbie doll is through an unacceptable military occupation. I thought this would shock the conscience of Indians. I thought at least by now, the Indian government will find itself alone. Maybe I had misplaced trust in humanity, specially those of the Indians. I believed that only people of America could live with a Guantanamo Bay in their backyard; my incessant pride at the Indian culture made me believe that we could not. It seems we can. Yes, we can!


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David Friedman / NBC News
Bob Reilly, left, and his son, Bobby, raise a flag in front of the burned-out Wedge section of Breezy Point, N.Y. on Wednesday.
BREEZY POINT, N.Y. -- A wife's handmade pottery jars, a son's metal fire truck, a father's golf clubs.
Those were just a few of the items recovered Wednesday as hundreds of residents of this tight-knit seaside community returned to reconnect with friends and pick over the remains of flooded and burned homes left behind by Hurricane Sandy.
The storm delivered two punishing blows to the community founded more than a century ago by Irish immigrants. First it sent floodwaters roaring through its streets and into its homes, then sparked an inferno that claimed more than 100 houses nestled side-by-side on tiny lanes of sand.
Despite its idyllic setting, tucked between the Atlantic Ocean and a bay at the southwest corner of Long Island, Breezy Point has not escaped the world's cares: More than 30 of its residents died in the 9/11 attacks, many of them police or firefighters. A plane also crashed further up the island in November 2001, killing everyone onboard plus a few bystanders on the ground.
Breezy Point: 'Whatever is not flooded is on fire'
"I think it's a community where there's tragedy and triumph," said Fire Chief Marty Ingram, 62, whose Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Department battled the blazes from late Monday night until near dawn on Tuesday. "We're going to get through this."
Slideshow: Sandy slams into East Coast
The supportive nature of the community was on full display Wednesday. There were some laughs to lighten the somber mood, including a few jokes about upscaling the Sugar Bowl, a popular watering hole on the beach that was flattened in the storm. One woman rejoiced at finding her margarita mixer. Neighbors gave and received comforting hugs.
Among those who were taking stock and thinking ahead:
David Friedman / NBC News
Roland Wertz, after visiting his burned out home in Breezy Point, N.Y. on Wednesday.
Roland Wertz, 69, collected some pottery jars made by Heidi, his wife of 50 years, from the ashes of his home in an area known as The Wedge. Breezy Point was under a mandatory evacuation order, and most residents left on Sunday believing they would return home in a few days.
"We just figured, miracles of miracles, maybe (it) would be sidestepped" by the storm, he said, tears streaming down his face as he cradled the jars in his hands. Wertz, who was joined by his son and two grandsons in a search for missing keepsakes, said he and his wife felt instantly welcomed when they moved to Breezy Point nine years ago.
Panorama of Breezy Point's destruction
"I moved here and didn't know anybody and got cancer, and people lined (up) on my door," he said, his voice trembling. "Total strangers. The time my wife was in the hospital, people came, flowers waiting on the stoop when we came home. Hardworking, good people."
His son, Ira Nachamie, 54, added that Breezy Point was where the extended family gathered for the holidays: "This is where we come to be a family," he said.
But Wertz said he didn't think he and his wife would be coming back, and that many other neighbors also may not have the will or resources to rebuild.
"In these walks, there are a lot of widows and widowers, that you know, had the Social Security, had a few bucks that they stuck away," he said. "Like a plane, they had enough fuel to get to their destination but, you know, no return trip. … Those are the people that are going to be hit the hardest."
David Friedman / NBC News
Kieran Burke surveys the burned-out remains of his Breezy Point, N.Y., home.
Kieran Burke, 40, was less than a mile from his childhood home that he now shares with his wife and 2-year-old son, when he saw flames Monday night. As a firefighter, and recently minted fire marshal for an engine company in Brooklyn, he felt he had to do something.
He rushed to the neighborhood, at first not realizing his own home was threatened. As the night wore on, the threat became reality: His house was in the last row of those on the southern edge to go up in flames.
Devastated NY community built by firefighters burned beyond their reach
"This is heartbreaking," he said. "Being a fireman, it's even more heart wrenching because, you know, you're used to being on the other end of this, you're used to being on the end where you help people. And even Monday night, my first reaction was to get over here and help somebody. I had no idea my house was in peril."
A chimney is now all that remains of Burke's home. He sifted through the charred remains, finding a few things to salvage: A memento from a trip to the Bahamas with his wife, some favorite beer from Hawaii and his son's metal fire truck. Gone were his fireman gear and his old fire department magazines, though firefighters found a steel beam he had saved from his time at Ground Zero.
Slideshow: Surviving Sandy, twice
Burke, who recalled playing kick the can with friends as a kid on the "sand lanes," as the walkways are called, said he is not harboring any thoughts of moving.
"I'm not leaving," Burke said. "I firmly believe that within the next year you'll come back here and see a rebirth. … This is the type of the neighborhood where, when it's at its worst, it's at its best."
David Friedman / NBC News
Friends Laurie Klein, right, and Lucille Dwyer embrace next to the burned-out remains of Dwyer's Breezy Point, N.Y. home Klein's home, several blocks away, was outside the fire zone but suffered severe flooding.
Lucille Dwyer, 64, said she has alternated between crying, laughing and being angry over the fire that took her home of 23 years. She joked about losing her three Coach designer bags and her huge black-and-white bathroom, but she said she also is heartbroken.
"I feel better that I saw it," she said of her home, not long after her adult son found his father's golf balls and clubs in the rubble. "It makes me feel like closure, that I can move on."
Dwyer said she hadn't wanted to evacuate but her husband, Gerald, has cancer and needed to be close to medical care. They hadn't imagined they could lose their home, so they didn't take precious items, such as her mother's 70-year-old dining service, with them.
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"Sentimental things that mean a lot to you. Furniture's replaceable, clothes are replaceable. That's not," she said. "That's what hurt. … I have no memories."
But, she quickly added: "I'll make new ones."
Dwyer said she and her husband would look for temporary housing, since she believes it will be at least 18 months before they can return.
"We wanted to live here," she said. "We loved being near the ocean and we had a lot of very good times. A lot of fun, a lot of good times, and that's why we're coming back."
David Friedman / NBC News
George Donley, left, collects possessions from his flooded home in Breezy Point, N.Y., after Hurricane Sandy.
George Donley, 63, walked with his daughter, CiaraGrace Dooley, and her husband through Breezy Point on their first trip back home, towing bags they intended to fill with clothes and keepsakes to take with them to temporary housing.
Dooley broke down into tears after she couldn't reach her home due to the devastation. Donley said another daughter, Julianna Theis, had also experienced flooding in nearby Broad Channel, with 5 feet of water filling her home.
"If you can help your kids then you at least feel good, you know. I can't even help them," he said.
As they later passed homes and a playground facing the ocean, Donley reflected: "This is our entire life. We did everything here."
"I met my husband here," added CiaraGrace, 31, a deputy chief of staff for a local politician. "We got married down here."
When they reached her father's home, which had been flooded, they found the ground floor in disarray but the upstairs intact. They joked after finding a bottle of "Irish Mist," a whiskey liquor, but also were shocked to see their furniture and front deck flung across the yards of their neighbors.
Donley also started thinking of the good times as he looked out a first-floor window, reminiscing about watching cruise ships pass by. He also chuckled as he recalled climbing on the roof of the destroyed Sugar Bowl bar, just in front of his home, to watch the end of summer party, Breezy Point's self-styled Mardi Gras.
Despite the harsh new landscape confronting them, the family said they would rebuild.
"We'll figure out a way, we will," CiaraGrace said. "This is what we're just going to have to deal with. … We have to have a positive mindset so we can get through it. These things are just objects but our family is safe and that's the most important thing."
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Bob Reilly: 'It's only right that we hang a flag again. That's what we do down here.'
Bob Reilly, 58, hoisted a flag atop a pole on Breezy Point's promenade, trying to add a semblance of what the community looked like before Sandy. Flags, Fire Chief Ingram said, were typically posted throughout the community in honor of the 9/11 victims.
"It's only right that we hang a flag again," Reilly said. "That's what we do down here. Everybody has flags on the block. … It looks beautiful. Fourth of July is some party down here."
Reilly found a favored stone plaque reading "Royal Irish Constabulary" in the rubble of his home, a summer place that had collapsed after being partially burned, and spoke with a neighbor who also lost his house.
"I didn't realize it was this bad," he said of the town he has called home for 30 years. "The homes are all in bad shape. It is beyond what I thought it was going to be. Everything is gone."
His wife, Patti, 56, grew up next door. "There's nowhere like this," she said. "When everybody you know loses their home, it's too much."
The idyllic beachfront town of Breezy Point, N.Y., suffered through 9/11 and a devastating jet crash. But this tight-knit community is determined to carry on despite being ravaged by Superstorm Sandy. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports.
More Sandy coverage from NBCNews.com:
- As National Guard comes to rescue, so do NJ residents — with power outlets
- For some New Yorkers, it's back to business as usual
- For some who stayed behind in New York, it wasn't too bad
- New Jersey investigating reports of price gouging
- Subway-dependent businesses see traffic slow to halt
- Fed up with waiting, air travelers rush rental car counters
- NY's Bellevue Hospital evacuates patients as power stays cut
- Off-duty NYPD officer dies saving his family from Sandy
- Toppled tree exposes skeletal remains, cement box
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Bluehat Group is proud to announce today, October 1st 2014, that we will be continuing to fly the American Flag on behalf of Catalyst Global in Alexandria, Virginia. We would like to thank Jim Waller, President of Catalyst Events (USA), for handing over the reigns of the US operation to us at Bluehat Group and we look forward to flying the flag high. We wish Jim well in his retirement.
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Okay, so we left our Ultimate Tanning Machine sitting in the shop for a few weeks post engine installation. We couldn't decide what to do for a transmission! Would it be a T-56, or maybe an M22? No, no, no, we're going the wrong direction. We made up our minds that the Ultimate Tanning Machine was for cruising, not hot laps at Willow Springs Raceway. There was only one thought in our minds...TH700-R4. Last month we got our trick ZZ 383 powerplant installed, broken-in and completely dialed. Awaiting arrival of the rearend, we took the '64 to Bowtie Overdrives in Hesperia, California, for its street-prepped, stage-two 700-R4, four-speed automatic overdrive.
We've decided to make things a bit easier for you and provide a quick understanding about the internals of BTO's 700-R4. All 700-Rs begin as a used GM cores, '88-93 in vintage, with 30-spline input shafts. After a complete hot tank, the cores are inspected for damage and are prepped for assembly. The heart of the 700-R, according to BTO, is the internal hydraulic pump. It is ultimately responsible for the life or death of the transmission. As such, these pumps are re-machined at BTO's in-house CNC-machine shop. With a tolerance of .0005 inch, the pump is a heck of a lot tighter than it was the day it was first manufactured.
Over and above the OE components, BTO makes use of heavy-duty clutches, one-piece seals, stronger bands, and of course, brand-new vanes. The 700-R is blueprinted to insure precise pressure regulation, an element that controls shift timing and firmness.
Right now you're probably thinking what does all this mean and do I really need to absorb all this. The simple answer is no, as buyers of these types of products all we want to know is: can I afford it, is it strong and how difficult is it to install? At a tick over $1,000 (minus converter), we're pretty sure that the price is right and after watching the Tanning Machine's 700-R fall into place we also agree that installation is relatively painless. However, no tranny conversion is truly bolt-in. In our case, we had to take out the trick new U.S. Radiator and have it reconfigured for transmission cooling. We were originally under the impression that we would be using an external cooler. To add one more element of simplicity to the game, BTO manufactures high-strength rear crossmembers to adapt their transmissions into early musclecars. Pretty cool, huh? We thought so.
After the actual installation of the transmission, BTO installed their trick TV cable system, which is quite easy to adjust. In fact, all that is needed is a small Allen wrench and about 15 seconds with the hood up. With our 700-R4 installed and ready to rock, we're suffering from a severe case of rearend envy...Dana 60-style that is! Stay tuned for Part III when Strange's S60 rearend makes it's way into the Ultimate Tanning Machine!


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Corner Bakery Café always seems to have new flavors waiting to burst out of the kitchen and the latest creation, the made-to-order Turkey Monterey Panini, does not disappoint. This latest masterpiece has far too much depth to put it in the sandwich category, but to find out for yourself Splash Magazines Worldwide is giving to lucky winners the opportunity to visit Corner Bakery Café and try this sandwich for themselves.
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While the position is actually known as the commissioner of the Mayor's Office of International Affairs, Markowitz has received support for the position from public advocate-elect Letitia James and Councilman David Greenfield.
"It is flattering that two of my colleagues in government would think of me in such esteem," Markowitz said in response to the support. "I look forward to whatever role I may take in continuing to serve to my borough and my city in the next chapter of my life."
As commissioner, currently held by Columbia graduate Marjorie Tiven, Markowitz would be responsible for working with city agencies to "expand New York's foreign city outreach," as well as represent the city as a liaison with foreign governments, the United Nations and the U.S. Department of State.
Now the question is whether he is qualified or not.
As some have come forward in opposition of the promotion to commissioner, the fact that he is even being suggested for the post is actually more telling of the job he did as borough president.
Though some have deemed Markowitz as nothing more than a mascot, he has in fact often been a powerful advocate for pushing technological and green development in one of the fastest developing counties in the country, whether you always agreed with his positions or not. Just look at the recent developments at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. That along with his devout cheering and advocacy for development projects like the Barclays Center helped usher in a new public image for the borough beyond New York City.
According to the report titled "NYC Tourism: A Model for Success," the borough has seen a steady influx in new hotels and growth in room inventory, a sign that tourism dollars are being spent in the borough.
At a time when the post of borough president is openly lambasted and lampooned, with many calling for its removal altogether, the fact that Markowitz is still so highly regarded among his colleagues shows what can be done with the post.
We don't know if New York City Ambassador is really the right post for Markowitz or if he even wants it, but the fact that he is leaving office with this amount of respect shows that there is still a spot in public service for the inimitable politician.
While it can be argued whether the borough president's limited budget can only go so far, Markowitz has undoubtedly evolved with the fast-changing borough.
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Global Perspective: Robotic suction cup analysis
Deformation analysis optimized use of suction cups under combined load for robotic product handling with vacuum gripping heads.
Loading of suction cups during the handling or motion (chassis of service robots) cycle is highly variable. Specific cases of suction cup load (loading in the radial and axial direction as well as the torque and heeling/tilting moment loading) can be monitored and analyzed. Specifically defined boundary conditions and a material model of contacting bodies can improve deformation behavior and robotic efficiency. The simulation finds admissible margin for a variable (contact stability, for example) of the suction cup deformation depending on the margin allowed for safety.
Set a safe margin
Robot handling of certain products typically uses vacuum gripping heads. During application setup, it is necessary to specify the suction cup safety level so that the gripping or holding system satisfies stability requirements, accounting for possible changes in friction on the boundaries of contact surfaces.
Inaccurate positioning can create undesirable loading of the sheet being gripped and excessive loading of the robot wrist and vacuum gripping elements.
It's important to analyze deformation behavior of suction cups and basic loading types in the computer model for safe gripping.
Deformation analysis of suction cup
Suction cup load varies by the combination radial FRAD and axial FAX forces depending on gripping plane orientation. If the gripping system is insufficiently sized, especially if the safety coefficient is chosen incorrectly, these changes can result in a loss of contact stability and collapse when the suction cup is pulled off or the contact profile in the gripping plane shifts.
Boundary conditions describe the character of frictional conditions based on laboratory test results. Friction coefficient values depend substantially on the contact material surface (wet, dry, wet with oil, without oil).
The computer model was optimized for a variable active surface of the suction cup which, depending on the loading profile, is the effective diameter of the suction cup. Contact area corresponds to the loading level (contact quality) during each step of the calculation. Including this effect improved computer model accuracy for suction cup behavior during external loading.
Computer simulation results
Simulation results compared to outputs of laboratory experiments confirmed substantial agreement.
Multi-element gripping heads integrated with the service robot chassis can eliminate effects of tilting.
The computer simulation shows that particular suction cups loaded in the combined way can be deformed substantially, leading to considerable contact instability with adverse influences on the safety of object gripping and holding. Using more suction cups allows greater axial-force loading while tilting.
A computer simulation can help with setup and improve operation of service robotics with mobile chassis, especially those used on vertical walls (such as autonomous washing and inspection activities at inaccessible places like high-rise buildings with glass casing/facade). This work resulted from Research Plan No. MSM 4674788501, funded by the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic.
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- computer simulation
- suction cup
- vacuum
- combined load
- safety coefficient
Marcel Horák and František Novotný are with Technical University of Liberec and contribute to Control Engineering Poland and Control Engineering Czech Republic. Reach them at firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com
Additional Areas of Interest
Global Perspectives: Power plant control system software – Performance calculation software packages are new in the power generation business and help with power generation control, electricity grid control, and monitoring via SCADA system. Courtesy: Control Engineering Poland.
Global Perspective: Hyper-Secured PLC…and other curious combinations – To make life easier for automation engineers, and less costly for OEMs and end-user companies to build control systems, clever companies are converging previously separate products, observes Control Engineering Europe.
Automation Conferences in Poland
In Poland, conferences bridge science and industry. Polish researchers need the practical testing of their ideas within real processes to uncover the pros and cons of the proposed solution. Automation companies look forward to cooperation with universities on research projects. Control Engineering Poland served as a media sponsor for the following conferences:
- Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics
- Conference on Active Noise and Vibration Control Methods
- International Carpathian Control Conference
- School of Modal Analysis
- Protech, organized by Control Engineering Poland publisher.
These conferences enable the possibility to present the highest quality works from the area of control engineering as well as mechanical engineering and mechatronics. This is among the best papers presented.
– Krzysztof Pietrusewicz, PhD, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland; Control Engineering Poland


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After an uneven second season (that was mercifully saved by a stunning Christmas Special), PBS's exceptionally successful series Downton Abbey is ready to return. The series is co-produced with Britain's ITV, who will air Downton first in September, followed by a second run on PBS in January. The new season will feature all of the principle cast, plus the addition of Shirley MacLaine as Lady Mary's other grandmother. Things are sure to get heated between the American (MacLaine) and the Queen of Quips, The Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith), as the trailer already suggests. To view the trailer and read more about the series, hit the jump.
Last year's Christmas Special finale left viewers happy with a marriage proposal from Matthew to Mary (accepted, finally), as well as the unfortunate circumstance of Mr. Bates in prison for a crime he did not commit, and fan-favorite character Anna, his new wife, attempting to lobby for his freedom. Sybil, the youngest daughter, had run off with the Irish chauffeur (which her father finally came around to), Thomas the conniving butler learned a few life lessons, and then there was the matter of the ouija board … best forgotten.
According to the trailer, it looks like the drama at Downton is not slowing down in the least — Mr. Bates is still in prison, Matthew and Mary are having tifs and the money, it seems, is gone (which should make for some great fun). I reviewed Downton last season, and while the series is a must for fans of costume dramas (and addicting even for those who typically aren't), some of the soapier elements and dead-end plots that populated much of the season were a disappointment after such a fantastic inaugural run of episodes. One likely cause was that World War I featured heavily in the second season, something that series creator Julian Fellowes seemed unsure about how to handle (in a special features clip from the season he's on the war set saying "have Matthew do something, I don't know … heroic"). Additionally, there were huge time jumps that disoriented viewers and had no payoff narratively.
While Fellowes has had great writing success in films such as Gosford Park, his latest side-project, a Titanic miniseries that ran quietly on ABC earlier in the year was by no means a laudable effort. Hopefully the third season of Downton will be able to return to its roots, and Fellowes' strong points — money, power, love — and come back with a bang as the family enters the roaring '20s.


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PANAMA CITY� The tornado that ripped through Oklahoma on Monday affected dozens of people. Now Floridians want to help.
PANAMA CITY� The tornado that ripped through Oklahoma on Monday affected dozens of people. Now Floridians want to help.
�There�s nothing left,� said Amanda Paz.
The house Paz used to live in, in Oklahoma, was destroyed, she said Tuesday. Paz, who now resides in Panama City, lived in Oklahoma with her husband, who is in the Air Force, between 2009 and 2012 and still has friends there.
Paz said she has been in contact with some of her friends in the area, but not all of them.
�Everybody is kinda scattered,� she said.
Some of her friends are looking through the rubble and trying to get people out who might be stuck in the debris. Other friends are going house to house to make sure storm shelters can be opened.
Like Paz, many Floridians see the devastation and want to help.
By donating through established relief organizations, Floridians can help the survivors of the tornadoes in Oklahoma, said the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
The local Red Cross chapter has received many calls from people who want to help the Oklahoma tornado victims.
�Damage to local infrastructure is so debilitating that there is simply no way to ship, store, sort or distribute donated items,� said Bob Pearce, executive director of the local Red Cross chapter.
Pearce said local officialsare asking that people who want to help do so financially and refrain from sending items, and also avoid coming to the scene to help.
The Salvation Army also is in Oklahoma to help the victims.
�Our hearts break for our brothers and sisters in Oklahoma,� Capt. Julio Da Silva said from Tallahassee. �We are ready to assist in any way we can and we urge local residents to pray for the first responders, victims and survivors of this devastating tornado.�
Pearce said it�s not possible to shelter, feed and clothe thousands of people in need by using items donated by individuals. There is no one to give donated items to and nowhere to send them, he said. He said people should consider making financial contributions instead.
�Material donations have to be sorted and transported, which can create more work for emergency responders. Cash is versatile, effective and meets survivors� needs as quickly as possible,� said Chester Spellman, Volunteer Florida CEO.
�Over the next few weeks the Red Cross will undoubtedly spend millions of dollars making sure that basic life needs are met,� Pearce said.
When assisting those impacted by the Oklahoma tornado, Floridians are encouraged to follow the �3 C�s,� said the Florida Division of Emergency Management. The three C�s are: cash, confirm and connect. The agency agreed cash donations are the best way to instantly help survivors, and people who want to make other donations should confirm they are needed before sending them. People should also connect to an established relief organization before traveling to Oklahoma to help.
How to help
- Salvation Army: Text the word STORM to 80888 to donate $10, and to confirm your donation respond with �Yes�; visit https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org; call 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769); send a check with the words �Oklahoma Tornado Relief� to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 12600, Oklahoma City, OK 73157; or call the local office at 850-769-7788.
- Florida Division of Emergency Management: Visit www.volunteerflorida.org; call to volunteer and donate at 1-800-FL-HELP1 (1-800-354-3571).
- Red Cross: Text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10; visit www.redcross.org; send a contribution to Central Panhandle Chapter 430 E. 15th St., Panama City, FL 32405.
- For a list of other established relief organizations, visit www.nvoad.org/members.
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For years, PCMag has brought you an ever-bigger, ever-better list of desktop software that will cost you absolutely nothing. As of last year, we shook things up a bit. Instead of an annual look at the best free software, we went monthly.
Since software can cost thousands, you might wonder why and how you can score immensely useful programs for free. This happens for the very good business reason that developers often try to gain traction with the public by giving away their product, or at least a "lite" version of it, in the hope that you'll upgrade to a paid version. It's called the freemium model. Sometimes all they want is a donation. In other cases the programs display ads to keep the money flowing. In the end, by giving it away the developers gain recognition at the very least, if not money straight away. More importantly, it serves you, the user, because you've got access to tools for your computer that rival anything you'd pay for.
We're throwing in all the worthy apps that run on Windows 7 and 8, the latest MacOS, and of course, the cloud-based Web apps that run in a browser like Chrome, Firefox, or IE to use anywhere. We'll let you know which OS each title runs on, and if it has a mobile version you should nab for your smartphone.
Look for a new category of free software titles every month. Be sure to let us know what freebies you'd like to see next, and as always, tell us in the comments section if we missed your favorite.
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BBC3 11.00pm 15 Storeys High - New series Comedy about two very different men living in a south London tower block. Vince falls for aqua aerobics instructor Stacey, and finds himself volunteering to take part in a charity swimathon — despite being unable to swim. Meanwhile, Errol allows a single mum to practise her "salsasice" in their living room. Sean Lock and Benedict Wong star
Some new stand up show is on in 20 minutes, called 'Malai Presents' or something.
Quote from: "A Passing Turk Slipper"Some new stand up show is on in 20 minutes, called 'Malai Presents' or something.The channel would help!
A major new dramatised documentary, showing over three consecutive nights this week, which tells the story of history's biggest maritime evacuation. All the events are taken from first hand accounts.In May 1940 the Allies in Northern France are in retreat and making their way to the coast. Alf Tombs is in one of the units charged with holding open a corridor down which to retreat, which they successfully resist for 48 hours allowing thousands to escape. Captain Bill Tennant discovers he can evacuate men from a flimsy wooden pier. But as the weather changes the pier and the beaches are heavily bombed.Narrated by Timothy Dalton.
Good to see the old James Bond reject getting work these days.
Quote from: "Santa's Boyfriend"Good to see the old James Bond reject getting work these days.Have you seen him in Looney Tunes: Back in Action? Brilliantly funny film.
A post heads-up for The Natural World which was on last night. Worth watching simply for Attenborough's unfailing enthusiasm. I can't remember a bad program he has ever featured in.Anyone see?
Tuesday 17/02, Radio4, 11:30- Should We Be Laughing?Laughing at Disability: First of two programmes exploring comedy's treatment of disability, presented by stand-up comedian Francesca Martinez, who is herself disabled.
Dunkirk, showing on BBC2 on Wed, 9pm.
Harry Hill's on at 11:00 on ITV...
Serpico is a cop in the early 1970s. Unlike all his colleagues, he refuses a share of the money that the cops routinely extort from local criminals. Nobody wants to work with Serpico, and he's in constant danger of being placed in life threatening positions by his "partners". Nothing seems to get done even when he goes to the highest of authorities. Despite the dangers he finds himself in, he still refuses to 'go with the flow', in the hope that one day, the truth will be known.
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On March 29, 2002, exactly five years ago today, the Happiest Girl in the World had her most furvent dream realized, as she entered into a legally binding civil contract to protect and serve, love, honor and obey, and, above all else, cherish her every moment joyously spent with "Kid" Layman. According to the home page on my Safari web browser (Zales.com!), today makes this our Diamond Jubilee. Yay! It was a small ceremony, with less than 30 of my most ardent fans, on a cliff overlooking the ocean in some state park in San Diego.
Anyway, it's been a pretty good five years, and I've lived up to my obligation to keeping her The Happiest Girl in the World. In fact, except for my torrid ongoing Brokenback tryst with my Real One True Love, things have been going along just swimmingly.
So raise a glass, and let's hear a toast to five more great years. Or even four more great years and one good one.
Actually, in our last session, the marriage counselor urged me to be a little more realistic in my expectations. So, um... how about: here's to three more good years, one so-so year, and one year where one of us is plagued by rickets?


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Snapchat CEO Says 70 Percent of Users Are Women
Roughly 70 percent of Snapchat users are women, the chief executive of the messaging app said at a closed-door Goldman Sachs conference Wednesday.
Co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel said Snapchat users are sending 400 million "snaps" a day on the service, where messages disappear after a few seconds, according to a person who was present at the meeting. He said half of Snapchat's users have tried out "stories," a feature the company introduced last month to link multiple messages together.


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I think I am back in this space because it seems a more appropriate space than Facebook. Facebook would be Ok since what I will say won't be long and maybe not terribly profound except to those who know how to read between my lines.
I have been up in Edmonton leading in a small retreat for the women of Sanctuary Covenant Church – Friday evening through tonight. No sleepovers. Just meeting at the house; Sanctuary Place. Sharing in study and meals. Together in the presence of God, listening to him as we shared stories and considered how we could draw closer to God and to each other, how we could deepen our relationships so that we could also help those hovering on the peripheries of the circle join us in our journey deeper into God. (Thanks Randall for reminding me of the great way a wheel can be useful to illustrate this)
And for me it was a weekend of experiencing the presence of God. God the creator of words was there as we shared and he was sufficient – well, actually way more than sufficient. Exodus 4:10-12.


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NU Online News Service, July 18, 12:00 p.m. EDT
As the workers' compensation line continues to experience poor underwriting results and strong momentum toward rate increases, more companies are turning toward forming captives to combat rising costs, a Marsh executive says.
Speaking today during a Webinar to discuss the Marsh Global Insurance Market Quarterly Briefing, Jonathan Zaffino, leader of Marsh's U.S. Casualty Practice, noted that workers' comp. remains one of the few casualty lines still experiencing a significant pull on rates. This line, he notes, "has experienced another difficult year in 2011" with a combined ratio of 115, the worst seen since 2001, and the third straight year the line has led all commercial lines with the highest combined ratio.
Indemnity and medical costs continue to rise, he adds, and this, along with poor investment earnings, "leads to a relatively bleak picture" for workers' comp., says Zaffino.
Julie Boucher, Marsh's Americas leader in Captive Solutions Practice, says the broker has seen more use of captives to mediate the escalating costs of workers' comp. She says companies are using captives in a range of ways to control costs, from covering a company's deductibles to insuring the company's entire workers' comp program.
She notes that, according to Marsh's benchmarking report, 20 percent of the firm's captives have workers' comp in their insurance programs, ranked third behind property (35 percent), and general third-party liability (32 percent).
Speaking broadly about the casualty market in general, Zaffino says that the "tug of war" that underwriters seemed to be engaged in during early 2011—as they tried to strike a balance between underwriting performance and market appetite and competitiveness—is giving way to an environment of stability.
At the mid-point of 2012, says Zaffino, most casualty lines "remain stable, excluding certain industry groups with unique issues."
Underwriters, he notes, are taking longer to complete renewals as they apply their guidelines more carefully. Overall, he says the market is "tentative," but for most clients, stability should reign for the remainder of the year.
Zaffino advises policyholders to start the renewal process early and put a strategy in place aimed at obtaining the best terms.
"Options do indeed exist," says Zaffino, adding that having the time to find options is critical to secure coverage a client needs.


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To go unnoticed or undetected (by someone). With so many different amendments to the bill being made, some appropriations slipped beneath the radar. As the manager of this office, it's inexcusable that you allowed embezzlement by an employee to slip beneath your radar.


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A triumphant sequence spanning five successive Barclays Premier League games has transformed them into genuine contenders for Europe, but Martinez insisted the competition is fierce.
"Being in this position gives us an understanding of what a good season we've had," Martinez said.
"With the points we have, we have a realistic chance to fight for that aim (Champions League).
"I'm not saying we're going to get that because we admire Arsenal because they get in the Champions League consistently.
"They have developed a real understanding (of) what to do in these games, so that makes Sunday a phenomenal challenge.
"It will probably go down to the last game of the season.
"Look at the quality and experience of Manchester United and Tottenham, they will fight until the end
Mathematically seven teams are fighting for four positions."
Strikes from substitutes Kevin Mirallas and Steven Naismith and an own goal by David Stockdale consolidated fifth place for Everton, who are four points adrift of Arsenal with one game in hand.
But it was Fulham who dominated the first half and they even fired an equaliser through Ashkan Dejagh, only for substitutes Aiden McGeady, Mirallas and Naismith to seize the initiative for Everton.
Martinez said: "Fulham started better than us
They were very energetic and stopped us doing what we wanted to on the ball.
"The second half was a bit different
The fresh legs of Naismith, Mirallas and McGeady gave us a different spark.
"We were the team who finished stronger than the home side, but even then it was a really open game.
"We are a team that is prepared to fight and that will give everything to get a positive result."
Martinez confirmed that Ross Barkley was substituted at half-time with a calf injury, but is expected to be fit to face Arsenal.
Fulham remain rooted to the foot of the table, five points adrift of safety and with just six games to secure a 14th successive season in the top flight.
Boss Felix Magath took enough positives from the performance against Everton to justify his conviction they will escape relegation.
"It was a very important game and it's very disappointing that we lost," Magath said.
"But if you see how we played, it gives you another view
It was our best game
We created a lot of chances, but we didn't score enough goals.
"I'm not planning for the Championship now, we will try again next weekend.
"I know that we can still make it because Everton are one of the best teams at the moment but we didn't play like a relegated team against them."
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There was a sense of urgency in the air tonight, but only on one side of the field. One team got going with an infield single, and had a few hustle plays in the infield to get force outs. The other team held its best pitcher out of the lineup for the season's biggest game.
One team had a guy hustle for a triple, another guy draw a rare walk to set up a run-scoring hit, and yet another guy foul off six pitches before hitting a homer. The other team had a cleanup hitter who started walking back to the dugout after taking a close 0-2 pitch, only to step back when he realized it had been called a ball.
There just didn't seem to be a win-or-go-home attitude with the Dodgers, not before the game or during it. They might tell you otherwise, but you see what you see. When Gregor Blanco doubled, it looked like he may have missed the bag at first. Adrian Gonzalez wouldn't know, he was looking at the ground. One Dodger in the dugout pointed to the bag, but that was that.
On the other side you had a team with a cushy lead and a dying desire to end this National League West race before these two teams square off again.
"This was a critical game for us to win," manager Bruce Bochy said, though it was more critical on the other side.
Said Sergio Romo of tonight's winner, Barry Zito: "He ain't backing down from those guys."
The Giants didn't back down in Los Angeles last month and they kept the pressure on this weekend. They played like the team that came in trailing by 4 1/2 games, and so they now lead by 5 1/2. Romo said they don't even want the Dodgers to have a hope of winning the division when these two teams face off again, and it looks like it might be heading that way.
"There's a lot of baseball left," Zito said, but he added: "We like where we're at."
— Buster Posey fouled off six Joe Blanton pitches. Then he homered.
"That's one of the best at-bats I've ever had off of me," Blanton said. "I threw him at least five put-away pitches, I thought. And he just kept fouling them off. I make one mistake and it's a homer."
This big weekend, with three nationally-televised games, surely bolstered Posey's MVP campaign.
"With what he's done for us — here you have a guy who is your catcher and is hitting cleanup and he's carried us at times," Bochy said. "I can't think of a guy more valuable for a club than Buster is for us."
Zito hinted that he wasn't happy with Posey's pitch-calling after their last start together, but there were no complaints tonight.
"We were good to go out there," Zito said. "It's good to have a good game with Posey because he's going to be in there a lot."
Sounds like a hint about the playoffs. Is Zito thinking that far ahead, about a potential roster spot this time around?
"It's not good for me to think about anything outside of tomorrow," he said. "Whatever happens happens. I've made my peace with that (2010) experience and I know I'm stronger for it as a man."
— Pence knows Blanton from Philadelphia, but that's not what he was thinking about in the first inning. He remembered Blanton busting him inside with fastballs last month, and when he got an inside fastball, he turned it into a two-run double. The hit came after Posey had struck out.
"It's about picking each other up," Bochy said. "Those two-out hits win ball games for you. It helps guys relax."
— The game story has more on Good Zito and a lucky break: Not having to face Kershaw.
— Angel Pagan's triple in the fifth inning tied him for the Major League lead and moved him one triple shy of tying the San Francisco-era franchise record, held by Willie Mays and Steve Finley. Pagan was 5 for 12 in the series; Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Gonzalez and Hanley Ramirez were 5 for 36.
— Xavier Nady said he felt good after swinging the bat a bit today, but added that hitting isn't really the test. He'll do some light running tomorrow in Colorado and hopes to come out of that feeling as good as he does right now. Bochy thought that Nady might have been available off the bench tonight, so he's close.
— Brandon Belt has talked a bit about his desire to one day pitch in a blowout. Twice this week, on the throw to third and then again today on the throw to second, he's shown that it'll be very, very interesting if he ever gets on a mound. (Plus you'll have arms and legs and high socks and arms and legs and high socks and all that.)
— Pence tossed a sixth-inning foul ball to a little kid in a Niners jersey. Best Day Ever for that kid. Niners, eh? Wow…
— Lets close it out with The Committee. Santiago Casilla got Zito out of a jam in the seventh, and Jose Mijares and Guillermo Mota shut it down in the eighth. That's 19 scoreless appearances in Casilla's last 21 outings, and big contributions from two guys who aren't accustomed to pitching in the eighth. Hell, those are two guys who weren't on the active roster a few weeks ago.
"That's a crucial part of the game," Bochy said. "Casilla, what a job he did. I thought what was impressive was the eighth inning. I brought in a couple of guys who haven't pitched in the eighth inning and they did a good job."
Javier Lopez and Sergio Romo easily shut it down in the ninth. Bochy said he spends more time with the staff than ever, as they go over every possible late-innings scenario. The staff continues to push the right buttons and the Giants continue to come away with wins.
"We honestly believe we're pretty danged good," Romo said. "We're pretty good."


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