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Rick Ankiel is a cheater?! No!! I am surprised at how crushed I feel by this news that in 2004, Rick Ankiel got a year's supply of HGH.
I'm so disappointed. (Cripes: I can only imagine how Will Leitch feels. Or lead Bonds-basher and Cards fan Bob Costas. UPDATE: Here's Will's take, which has all the depth and nuance and, yes, mixed emotions you could ever want from an analysis of this story.)
This is WORSE than Barry Bonds. Yes: Worse.
Why? Because everyone already thought Bonds was juicing. It was already built in to our definition of him. Bonds' pain for fans was a dull chronic one; Ankiel's is a shattering career-ender.
With Ankiel, it is truly heart-breaking: His comeback story was one of the best of the year/decade/era, in a year where we needed it. He was a restore-your-faith-in-the-game poster guy.
But yet his instant legend is as performance-enhanced as the rest of them. (Honestly? Damn you, Rick Ankiel, for obliterating what was left of my sincere faith in the sport.)
I've been thinking a lot about the "worst" player names that could emerge from this scandal. It says a lot that I didn't even CONSIDER Ankiel, but -- as it turns out -- he's up there high on the list.
It's one thing to be an established or aging superstar be a cheater; it's another thing to have your phenom – your "Natural" – be a cheater. Cripes: It's like finding out that Roy Hobbs juiced.
Should we have suspected, given the magnitude of his transition from pitcher to super-hitting outfielder? Probably.
But it seemed like we all completely suspended our disbelief -- our natural cynicism -- because we *wanted* to believe in Ankiel's story.
That's what makes the news so much more painful. Yeah, in hindsight, we probably should have suspected.
But we didn't, and so this news seems to be shattering what little faith I had left in baseball.
It's made all the more ironic by the fact that Ankiel had his best day yet: 2 HR and 7 RBI in a Cards win. Hey: Ankiel IS "The Natural Unnatural."
UPDATE: As I begin to move through fan stages of shock, then anger (leading to saying things like "This is more distressing than Barry Bonds," I'm now quickly heading into resignation.
Technically, I understand that Ankiel wasn't cheating. (Was he even playing then?) HGH wasn't against the rules. Everyone does it. There's no evidence he is using PEDs now (or recently), only assumption and speculation. Yada yada yada.
It's just so damn... disappointing. That's all: Pure disappointment, from a normally cynical fan who enjoyed believing in a great story (for once).
Unfortunately, my net feeling ends up being: It was SUCH an amazing story, it was too good to be true...and it was...as it usually is. (Boo: Cynicism wins...again.)
UPDATE 2: In re-reading Will Leitch's take for the third time -- admiring its level of nuance (which some might call sympathy, which is totally reasonable given the writer's relationship to the subject) -- it lends itself to the question: Have you ever willfully turned a blind eye to a serious -- even fatal -- flaw of a sports hero of yours? I'm going to think about that this weekend, because it's an amazing concept and one of the biggest stories at the heart of this Ankiel story, given that it's more about disappointment than anything else. (h/t: Jamie "Mr. Irrelevant" Mottram, with whom a morning IM about this subject helped articulate this particular angle.)
Update 3: Blog reader Gerry came up with a terrific example of willful fan blind spots: Mickey Mantle. But that gets into an era -- a long era -- where fans knew NOTHING about their heroes, beyond the myths that the media -- speaking of turning a blind eye! -- kept hidden.


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Pennsylvania Republican candidate for the US Senate Rick Santorum concedes the race to Democratic challenger Bob Casey while his daughter Sarah Marie cries in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 7, 2006. REUTERS/Jason Cohn (UNITED STATES)Some people seem to think the photos of Santorum's concession speech are hilarrrious, because what could be funnier than sobbing children?
May I briefly step outside the "Princess Sparkle Pony" persona? These photos don't fill me with glee; they fill me with horror and loathing. They bring several things to mind:
- If the children were that upset, why did they drag them onto the stage with them? What kind of unfeeling jerk subjects his children to such public stress?
- Santorum obviously failed to prepare his children for the possibility of his electoral loss, hence their heightened shock and dismay.
- The Santorum family's emotional investment in this race seems to border on the psychotic.
- Why are the children that upset? The Santorums are famous for home-schooling their many children, and their exaggerated response to Daddy's loss seems to point toward a complete disconnection from what most of us would consider to be the "normal" way to behave in public. How will these sheltered, bizarre children fare in the "real" world?
Most of the reveling was of the fun, slightly inebriated variety, but the Dems did show they could, on occasion, go negative. When the big screens in the ballroom showed Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) surrounded by his crying kids while making a heartfelt concession speech to Bob Casey, partiers did mock the poor Santorum tots.That's not funny, that's sick.
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Rodman's performance came ahead of a friendly game between a squad of ex-NBA players and a North Korean team.
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"Rodman dedicated the game to his 'best friend' Kim, who along with his wife and other senior officials and their wives watched from a special seating area. The capacity crowd of about 14,000 at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium clapped loudly as Rodman sang a verse from the birthday song."
The clapping seemed genuinely enthusiastic, as well it should have after the poor example set by Kim's late uncle, Jang Song Thaek, who was executed on the leader's order last month. Among the accusations against Jang: clapping "half-heartedly" when his powerful nephew was elected vice chairman of the country's central military commission.
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Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and injuring more than 100 in a terrifying scene of shattered glass, bloodstained pavement and severed limbs, authorities said.
A senior U.S. intelligence official said two other bombs were found near the end of the 26.2-mile course.
President Barack Obama vowed that those responsible will "feel the full weight of justice."
A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still unfolding said the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism.
Authorities shed no light on a motive or who may have carried out the attack, and police said they had no suspects in custody. Authorities in Washington said there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
"They just started bringing people in with no limbs," said runner Tim Davey, of Richmond, Va. He said he and his wife, Lisa, tried to keep their children's eyes shielded from the gruesome scene inside a medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners, but "they saw a lot."
"They just kept filling up with more and more casualties," Lisa Davey said. "Most everybody was conscious. They were very dazed."
The fiery twin blasts took place almost simultaneously and about 100 yards apart, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and sending dense plumes of smoke rising over the street and through the fluttering national flags lining the course.
When the second bomb went off, the spectators' cheers turned to screams. As sirens blared, emergency workers and National Guardsmen assigned to the race for crowd control began climbing over and tearing down temporary fences to get to the blast site.
A pool of blood formed, and huge shards were missing from window panes as high as three stories.
Boston police said three people were killed. Hospitals reported at least 105 injured, at least 15 of them critically.
Some 23,000 runners took part in the race, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious marathons. One of Boston's biggest annual events, the race winds up near Copley Square, not far from the landmark Prudential Center and the Boston Public Library. It is held on Patriots Day, which commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution, at Concord and Lexington in 1775.
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis asked people to stay indoors or go back to their hotel rooms and avoid crowds as bomb squads methodically checked parcels and bags left along the race route. He said investigators didn't know precisely where the bombs were planted or whether they were hidden in mailboxes or trash cans.
He said authorities had received "no specific intelligence that anything was going to happen" at the race.
The Federal Aviation Administration barred low-flying aircraft from within 3.5 miles of the site.
Obama was briefed on the explosions by Homeland Security adviser Lisa Monaco. Obama also told Mayor Tom Menino and Gov. Deval Patrick that his administration would provide whatever support was needed, the White House said.
"We still don't know who did this or why," Obama said, adding, "Make no mistake: We will get to the bottom of this."
A few miles away from the finish line and around the same time, a fire broke out at the John F. Kennedy Library. The police commissioner said it may have been caused by an incendiary device but didn't appear to be related to the bombings.
The first loud explosion occurred on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. The second explosion could be heard a few seconds later.
They occurred about four hours into the race and two hours after the men's winner crossed the line. By that point, more than 17,000 of the runners had finished the race, but thousands of others were farther back along the course.
The four-hour mark is typically a highly crowded time near the finish line — both because of the slow-but-steady recreational runners likely to be completing the race and because of all the relatives and friends clustered around to cheer them on.
Runners in the medical tent for treatment of dehydration or other race-related ills were pushed out to make room for victims of the bombing.
A senior U.S. intelligence official said the two other explosive devices found nearby were being dismantled. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the findings publicly.
A woman who was a few feet from the second bomb, Brighid Wall, 35, of Duxbury, said that when it exploded, runners and spectators froze, unsure of what to do. Her husband threw their children to the ground, lay on top of them and another man lay on top of them and said, "Don't get up, don't get up."
After a minute or so without another explosion, Wall said, she and her family headed to a Starbucks and out the back door through an alley. Around them, the windows off the bars and restaurants were blown out.
She said she saw six to eight people bleeding profusely, including one man who was kneeling, dazed, with blood coming down his head. Another person was on the ground covered in blood and not moving.
"My ears are zinging. Their ears are zinging," Wall said. "It was so forceful. It knocked us to the ground."
Competitors and race volunteers were crying as they fled the chaos. Authorities went onto the course to carry away the injured while race stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site.
Roupen Bastajian, a 35-year-old state trooper from Smithfield, R.I., had just finished the race when they put the heat blanket wrap on him and he heard the blasts.
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At Massachusetts General Hospital, said Alisdair Conn, chief of emergency services, said: "This is something I've never seen in my 25 years here … this amount of carnage in the civilian population. This is what we expect from war."
The Boston Marathon honored the victims of the Newtown, Conn., shooting with a special mile marker in Monday's race.
Boston Athletic Association president Joanne Flaminio previously said there was "special significance" to the fact that the race is 26.2 miles long and 26 people died at Sandy Hook Elementary school.
Associated Press writers Jay Lindsay, Steve LeBlanc, Bridget Murphy and Meghan Barr in Boston; Julie Pace, Lara Jakes and Eileen Sullivan in Washington; and Marilynn Marchione in Milwaukee contributed to this report.
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According to statistics, approximately one out of five children need to wear glasses to see accurately. Unfortunately, it can be hard to get children to wear glasses for one of several reasons. Children can find glasses uncomfortable, "uncool" and unstylish, or too fragile for an active life.
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It's also very important that the glasses fit properly on the bridge of the nose. Children have small noses and bridges, so the nose support of the glasses needs to fit very well, and be comfortable, with padding. If the glasses sit on pressure points, they will be very uncomfortable, and it's unlikely your child will wear them. A new feature is gel-padding, that makes the nose bridge extra comfortable. With these features the glasses will be more comfortable to wear. Pay attention to the way the frames fit at the temples. They should fit comfortably, without pressure, and without being too loose. Spring hinges are very strong, and will ensure the frames have a long lifetime of wear. Eyeglasses fitted with sport temples are also an option. These temples are flexible, and are fitted for a child's ear.
Materials Frame materials for children's glasses need to have three properties – be extremely strong, break resistant and light. The ideal frame will be made out of a flexible material that can be bent about without breaking. For this reason eyeglass frames made of titanium are a good choice, as this material is light and strong. As for the lenses, polycarbonate lenses are more impact-resistant than other lenses, and are a good choice for children's glasses.
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Sports can be particularly challenging for children who need to wear glasses. Glasses tend to slip and slide with strong movements. Special sports glasses for children are available, that are made entirely out of plastic, with temples that don't include hinges. These glasses include an elastic strap for the head that helps make sure the glasses stay in place.
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The most important part of choosing eyeglasses, is choosing them with your child. Include your child in the choice of glasses, among styles that are suitable. If your child likes the way the glasses look and feel, there is a much better chance that your child will actually wear them. When children wear their glasses they are more successful at everything that they do, both casual activities like sports and games, and learning activities at school.


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And with every single connected technology in the house cranked to the max, it's no wonder. Computers, cell phones, gaming media—the amount of energy used by these devices alone could power a small village in Norway. Not to mention the actual time your children spend "plugged in," which in turn raises a few questions when it comes to children and sleep.
Where is the demarcation line between safe, healthy digital usage and obsession? And in your case: How do you deal with a child who falls somewhere in the middle of those two camps? While your kid may not exhibit signs of digital addiction, you know that he or she is embroiled in nocturnal text fests that take place later than you would like.
Recent studies have found that teens who sacrifice sleep time for screen time are at a greater risk for sleep disorders, mood swings, anxiety and depression. Not surprisingly, these late nights also affect their ability to perform well in school and extra-curricular sports. The time second period rolls around attention spans are shot, and lethargy settles in like an uninvited guest who just won't get the hint.
One important thing to keep in mind is that your digitally-savvy kids value their connectivity in a way that you as an "analog parent" may never fully understand. The relationships forged across social media platforms resonate on an emotional level with children. And these virtual meeting places serve as a setting for the same exciting, enlightening and entertaining exchanges that you once experienced in the McDonald's parking lots and drive-in movie theaters of your youth.
However, that doesn't mean that your kids should forfeit healthy cognitive function for a midnight marathon of Halo 3. Even though after-hours socializing has your young night owls texting "who, who?" long into the night, there are ways to curb this harmful behavior...
1. Check your cell phone bills or contact your carrier.
It's as easy as that. Find out what time they're calling, texting and receiving communication. Once you have a clear idea of what's happening post-bedtime, you'll know how to appropriately address the situation with your kids.
2. Draw connections between your children's technology usage and their health.
Ask them questions about their digital practices: Have they noticed any negative effects arising from staying up late to surf the net or IM their friends? How often do they wake up in the middle of the night because someone has called or texted them? The point here is not to make accusations, rather, it's to get your children to identify how certain aspects of their mental and physical well-being have been compromised by their habits.
3. Create a technology curfew.
Have your children hand over their connected devices every night at a pre-appointed time. Will you be hit with a deluge of groaning, punctuated by melodramatic door slams? Probably. But, will your kids eventually give up the goods without batting an eye and ultimately reap the benefits of regular, uninterrupted sleep. Absolutely.
4. Frame your household's technology usage plan with constructive language.
This isn't about enforcing rules and restricting digital activity so much as it's about keeping your kids healthy. Connected devices allow them to establish a positive reputation and learn from like-minded peers on a global scale. Communicating this information to your children, while outlining the new policy, will set a positive tone.
Negative: | Positive: | |
Cell-phone use is forbidden after dinner. | Cell phones can be used until dinner time. | |
Gaming is not allowed after bedtime. |
Once homework is finished, games can be played until bedtime. |
No computer after 9 p.m. | Computers can be enjoyed from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
Often, even the sweetest of dreams are no match for the gadgets blinking at your children's fingertips. But with your guidance, your kid, teen and everyone in between will learn how to use new media responsibly and start each day prepared for success.
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Relaunched in 2021, Naked Grouse has been renamed to Naked Malt. Revealing a new, contemporary design and 100% recyclable packaging, the bottle is now embossed with a "Naked" cask, and each bottle carries the signature of Master Blender, Diane Stuart. Predominantly matured in first-fill sherry casks and including top-tier single malts, Macallan and Highland Park.
Nose: Balanced with cherry compote, buttery toffee, granary toast, malt, custard and orchard fruit.
Palate: Sherried and thick with sultanas, sticky toffee pudding, baked apples, fudge, custard and crème caramel.
Finish: Medium finish with soft spice, toasted oak and cocoa with oak and a whiff of smoke at the very end.
Bottle Size: 750ml
Alc: 43%
For Delivery within SA:
We are based in Cape Town, South Africa and all orders are shipped out from our one central warehouse in Montague Gardens in the Western Cape. On average, deliveries outside of Cape Town are completed within 2 to 5 working days of the order being placed(If priority delivery is selected).
We also offer a cheaper shipping option, available at checkout, this option takes 5 to 9 working days on average for delivery.
You will see different shipping rates at checkout. These rates are based on the products in your cart as well as your exact delivery address.
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If the weight exceeds 25kg's there will be an excess delivery charge. We will notify you first before any excess charge is applied.
For National and outlying areas we make us of third party delivery services. Should third party couriers contact you regarding your delivery please always confirm the communication with a staff member from Mothercity Liquor. Should the 3rd party courier not be able to reach you, we will contact you to make alternative arrangements.
Unfortunately we live in a country where crime is high and people steal things (especially alcohol). Our couriers have certain areas marked as high risks for Hijacking of parcels. Alternative delivery arrangements will be made to get your order to you safely for these areas. If you'd like to contact us before ordering to check which areas are high risk, you can contact us on the following channels:
Whatsapp - 063 982 2855
Telephone - 021 569 3746
Email - firstname.lastname@example.com
Surcharges on Delivery
Certain orders over 25kg in weight, outlying areas and high risk areas will incur a delivery surcharge. Should there be a surcharge on delivery we will notify you first, before sending out your order.
International Shipping:
International shipping usually takes us between 4 to 8 days, but we do experience the occasional delay in certain countries when getting items cleared with customs. Once parcels arrive in your country excise duties and taxes are payable before the release of your order by the local customs offices.
International Shipping rates are dependent on weight and the country being shipped to. These rates are calculated at checkout.
Excise and Taxes due by customs in your country is based on the rates by your country and will be a percentage of the order value. This will be due once the order lands in your country and will need to be paid before the local authorities can release the order to you.
Strikes and Protests:
We understand that there may be delays in shipping and delivery times due to unforeseen circumstances such as strikes and protests. While we do our best to ensure timely delivery of your orders, situations beyond our control may impact the delivery process.
In case of such events causing delays, we will do our best to promptly inform our customers of any changes in delivery timelines through email and/or phone. We advise our customers to keep a keen eye on their tracking number for up-to-date information on the status of their delivery.We are not liable for any delays caused by strikes and protests and hence do not offer any compensation or refunds. However, we will work closely with our shipping partners to ensure that orders are delivered as soon as possible once the situation normalizes.We appreciate our customers' patience and understanding during such times and assure you that we will do everything in our power to minimize any inconvenience. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your order, please do not hesitate to contact our customer service team, who will be happy to assist you.
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If you placed an order and would like to cancel you can email firstname.lastname@example.com and we will assist with the cancellation process.
Cancellations have a small fee of 10% due to the transaction fees we incur on each order.
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If something is wrong with the product you are able to return it to us.
If you'd like to return an item all you need to do is email us at email@example.com and we will assist with the return process.
Our returns policy lasts 7 working days. If 7 working days have gone by since delivery of your purchase, unfortunately we can't offer you a refund or exchange.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
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Sale/Special items:
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I now know why it's been blogged about so much. It's a delicious breakfast, afternoon, evening, anytime treat.
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Passion fruit has been stealing my heart and taste buds lately. It's a taste memory that goes way back for me and is my favorite fruit out there. I thought the shell of the passion fruit would be tough enough to withstand baking a mini dimply plum cake in it. It worked great.
I also tried baking the cakes in half a mango and half a yellow dragon fruit. The batter in the mango trickled out while baking on one side, but the other side looked fine. The dragon fruit stood up well, and I'll definitely use that again.
For all the shells, next time I would dry the shell out in the oven for an hour on a low heat to reduce the moisture that the cake absorbs.
You can find the recipe for Dimply Plum Cake in the book Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan or here. To see how the rest of the TWD group fared with this week's recipe, click here and then click on each blogger! Thanks to Michelle of Bake-en who chose the recipe for this week.
Tasting Notes
I loved the crunch of passion fruit seeds in the cake (but you could strain the seeds out if you don't like them). The hint of cardamom was delicious too. This cake was gobbled up quicker (mostly by me!) than a lot of other desserts that come into our hosue. Usually, when reading other TWD posts, I have the urge to nibble on whatever it is we made that week. I won't be able to do that this week, unless I make it again…soon. And I will.
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Some gave them white bread, some gave them brown;
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In the past month, I've been lucky enough to get two awards from three different bloggers.
Karen from Something Sweet by Karen and Laura from She's Cookin' Now both gave me the "E for Excellent" award. Karen has beautiful photos of her kitchen creations, and I'm so glad she kept on blogging instead of deleting her gorgeous blog! Laura's turkey chili looks amazing as do her blueberry muffins. Check them out!
Esther & Hannah from Del Sisters Kitchen gave me the "I Love You This Much" award. Esther & Hanna are two sisters baking up a storm together.
Thanks so much, you guys. It means a lot to get these blog awards and feel supported and loved in the food blogging world. It's a treat to be part of this community!