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Beat the Streak Report: Monday, July 19
Rough day in Streakland yesterday, as Miguel Cabrera (9.8 percent),
Ichiro Suzuki (6.4 percent) and Albert Pujols (2.1 percent) combined to
vaporize 18.3 percent of all streaks in the universe.
And now, a little public service announcement from yours truly.
Often times when one of you lovely streakers reach a 35-game streak, I
will e-mail you with a little questionnaire filled with questions about
yourself, your streak, your hometown, etc. so that all of Streakland can
learn little chewy morsels about our leader.
Our leader entering Friday was "respy", aka Ryan Espy, who had a 32-game
streak. Ryan took the initiative and decided to e-mail me and provide
some great details about his life as a grad student at Purdue and a nice
little tale about how his wife begrudgingly let him make his Beat the
Streak picks while on their honeymoon.
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the screens of many Streakers nationwide — except for the part that
Espy only had a 32-game streak and e-mailed me instead of vice versa.
With Espy's count-my-eggs-before-they-hatch fate now squarely in the
hands of the BTS magical forces, his questionable pick for the day was
Ryan Theriot, who is hitting .246 for July. Furthermore, Espy basically
conceded that his pick was less-than-stellar on the Beat the Streak blog
on Friday, stating that he picked Theriot because he was "anxious at
work and I want[ed] to watch my player get a hit."
Do you see where this thing is going? Do I need to even say that Theriot
proceeded to go 0-for-4 vs. the Phillies, eliminating Espy and likely
his chances at $3,000,000.
Now, I know with "Inception" dominating the box office this weekend that
we currently live in a society that touts things that sound cool but
really don't make sense. But I'm afraid Espy might have taken this a
little too far.
Also, did I mention that you all should check out my (and Ian Kay's) new blog, "The Fantasy Goodness"? It's really good. Ya know, if you like baseball.
Time for Monday's picks
Oh, hello there …
? Derrek Lee
: .438 AVG (14-for-32) lifetime vs. Astros starter Wandy
? Ryan Braun:
.462 AVG (6-for-13) lifetime vs. Pirates starter Jeff Karstens
? Denard
Span: .462 AVG (6-for-13) lifetime vs. Indians starter Aaron
? Joe Mauer:
.471 AVG (8-for-17) lifetime vs. Indians starter Aaron Laffey
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Travis
Hafner: .382 AVG (13-for-34) lifetime vs. Twins starter Scott
You'll thank me later ...
? Corey Hart:
.125 AVG (2-for-16) lifetime vs. Pirates starter Jeff Karstens
? Alfonso
Soriano: .050 AVG (1-for-20) lifetime vs. Astros starter Wandy
? Vladimir
Guerrero: .208 AVG (5-for-24) lifetime vs. Tigers starter Jeremy
Leaderboard time!
"ftwaynealbert" is the current BTS King of the Castle, rocking a stellar
34-game streak. Should "ftwaynealbert" select a player who gets a hit
tonight, he'll receive an email from me tomorrow. And that's how it
Top MLB streakers
? Buster
Posey: 12 games
? Ian
Kinsler: 11 games
? Adam Lind:
11 games
? Placido
Polanco: 10 games
? Johnny
Damon: 9 games
? Corey Hart:
9 games
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Mi.Cabrera slumping/tired? .346 before All-Star break, .143 after. Good numbers otherwise, but worth the risk? Hmmmm.
@nardberg Hard to tell. He made the jump from Low-A to the Majors last season. Pitched in 6 games, 4 out of relief & started 2, was 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA.
Does anyone know anything about the starting pitcher today for CWS? dragbunt??? Looks like a rookie – could be a good day to pick Ichie……
cabrera was my choice till i saw the first post on here.
needless to say i did change it
Thanks guys – am very undecided. Hate Mondays but at least we have til 7. Which can be good or drive us all nuts lol. Good luck everyone! Am def avoiding Cabrera.
3 days in a row I've had a bad pick. Awesome.
BTS: Mauer
HR: Vernon Wells
Surv: Rockies
@nardberg: "…could be a good day to pick Ichie…"
Lately, wonder if any day is a good day. Yesterday, he had great numbers vs Santana, including .833 in 2 earlier games this season, but goes 0-3 & 1 BB against him. I think I'll wait til he puts a streak together that includes at least 1 multi-hit game before I risk a BTS streak on him. My opinion of course.
I'm going out on a limb and picking Pujols to ride my streak to 2.
I'm pissed about Chipper Jones not playing when he is 6 for 7 off of Parra. When I have pauses in my streak a reset seems to be right around the corner. My 10, 12 and 17 game hit streaks were all pause free. I hope I can break the hex however I'm only at 1 in BTS and in survivor. Don't even mention home run, I tried that game and have 10 straight zeros.
@yanksgiantsdevils33. Suggestion: Do some research before picking. RotoWorld is a good site. On there it was mentioned Chipper is having injury problems and not in the line up for that game.
Lav and everybody I haven't picked once during my current streak. I have to feel really good about him in order for me to pick him. I know Hanley came through to keep me going but I had a second pick that also got a hit and that was Pennington. Today is a risky pick u can say but u never know. I'm picking Wright tonight. Something is amiss with Kennedy of Arizona. He has a high ERA but BAA is low. Something doesn't make sense. Anyway sticking it out with Wright. Rockies in Survivorr and Jimenez, ortiz in HR BTS. Wright has 24 hits in Arizona in his career and is hitting .333 in Arizona. This year he is hitting .319 at night and .303 I believe on the road.
I looked into Miggy as well. I have to say he is not my choice though. I know he's a beast & could easily come up with a easy single with just the flick of the bat against Feldman but a guy 1 for his last 11 is not the type of player I feel confident with.
@Vinny: Be forewarned. Wright is playing with an injury: bruised/swollen knee.
I think im on the other side of thinkin then vinny…i see where u stand but i think miguel is 1-11 since break but hes too good to stay in a slump for too long..he will be back tonight and who better against then scott feldman the guy whose gave up 140 hits in 108 innings..i believe the first mistake he throws cabrera hes goin yard tonight!! just a prediction..IM ON 11 GOIN TO 12
Hello everyone!!! I hope a lot of people aren't struggling to much on making a pick today. Although reading some of the earlier posts would lead to me believe otherwise. I think there are some favorable match-ups tonight like the Rays vs. the orioles. I think most Rays batters would be a good pick against Tillman, I am going with Crawford. Also, D. Lee and M. Byrd would be good picks against Rodriguez of the Astros. Rangers hitters would be good picks as well, Hamilton, Andrus, Young. I know Andrus is 0-3 against Bonderman but batting lead-off on the road is a good set-up for any lead-off batter, and Young is hitting .400 against B-Man. GL to everyone tonight and hopefully we'll all make good picks!!!
@firstname.lastname@example.com- I like your thinking, and Miguel is probably a good pick for tonight, but he is at home against a team that is playing well and any of the Ranger pitchers could throw a gem on any given day/night. That being said, I'm not sure going with him tonight would be best, but good luck to you and hopefully he will come through for you.
yah ima stay strong..my boy miguels got my back!! so good luck to ur guys picks too!!
Streak reset to 0 after Cabrera?s 0 for night?Dang it! One of the rare times I trust a big bat to carry my streak and he craps on me. Tonight I?m going with Cuddyer.
Survivor: Jays, HR: Overbay.
Beat the Streak: Carl Crawford
Survivor: Reds
Home Run: Help Me!!!!!!!!!!
Well with Miggy going 0-fer yesterday I don't feel as bad about Craw killing me on sat. Was going to go with Miggy regardless Sunday. (lesson learned, don't go against pitcher throwing first career major league game. )
congrats to the Bloggers who made it
through weekend.
GL to all tonight.
Bring on Baltimore home games. My next 7 picks, well 3 for sure. We'll see about Minny series.
Going with Felix Pie tonight @ the moment. It can change but I have a back up blame plan if he doesn't come through. I will unleash my wrath @ her and find an apprioriate job for her at the concession stand:
Michelle Obama to attend Orioles game
Some under the radar guys who have been smokin' this month. to consider: BP, AR, GB, AH, LO, &JP
hey if it aint respy…the man of the page!! sry bout the whole theriot thing man…i was pulling for ya
I had Albert Pujols for Home run and switched to Ryan Howard because he has 5 Homers in his last 7 games.
Im going Ryan Braun and miggy. I think the Rangers have a big day so pretty much any of their players would be a good pick especially the Ham, Young, Vlad.
I like Mr. Mauer for tonight. Laffey's pitch away away strategy has never worked against Joe. Mauer has also been hitting well recently against the up-the-middle shifts teams have been employing.
Miggy with a hit and an rbi in his first at bat….u can not expect the guy to 0-fer 2 days in a row. To all the miggy disbelievers…..tsk tsk!
Prior to Crawford's at-bat I saw he was 0-for-9 with runners on 2nd & 3rd. Zobrist's hit put him in that exact situation, now 0-for-10…
Today's Top Picks of the current Top2500, 133 batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Miguel Cabrera, 583, 23.32%
Carl Crawford, 307, 12.28
Joe Mauer, 273, 10.92
Ichiro Suzuki, 204, 8.16
Ryan Braun, 145, 5.8 (Leader)
Josh Hamilton, 124, 4.96
Albert Pujols, 42, 1.68
Evan Longoria, 41, 1.64
Joey Votto, 35, 1.4
Derrek Lee, 35, 1.4
Chris Coghlan, 35, 1.4
Andrew McCutchen, 35, 1.4
No Selection, 35, 1.4
Highest "No Selection": Pg#13 with streak of 15 back to zero.
Sunday was a day of unrest for many: 37% reset
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Pick
LaVolpe, 20, pg3, R.Braun
RIP2TheCompetition, 15, pg11, C.Crawford
baseballgirlie13, 13, pg30, C.Crawford
http://www.jew, 11, pg52, Mi.Cabrera
_Em_, 11, pg55, P.Polanco
vinny1979, 11, pg65, D.Wright
champion_88 @ 12 reset by Mi.Cabrera
dragbunt104 @ 12 reset by I.Suzuki
goober85 @ 12 reset by I.Suzuki
darwri @ 10 reset by I.Suzuki
@NJredlegs8/NJreds23. You do realize playing 2 accounts is automatic disqualification should you win anything. You should email MLB and get some guidance on what to do since you have a 13 game streak under 1 of the accounts. I didn't include you in the Top2500 listing above 'cause of that.
If I go down today, I take 1st & 2nd place with me!
Hurray Pujols brings me to 2
het lavolope for the multiple accounts thing i have a question…umm i have 5 accounts on my computer for streak but only 1 is mine..cuz i have multiple family members that play beat the streak on my computer like my 3 roommates me and my brother…i wouldnt get ripped there would i? its only computer we got right now so we have no choice rly
Any questions regarding multiple accounts needs to be addressed to MLB not the blog. If you win anything, like Ricky Ricardo would say, "you got some 'splaining to do Lucy"
narberg – Hudson of ChiSox is a brand new rookie and I like Ichiro getting a hit or 2. Just had time to sign on now– after the game closed for the day — sorry!
ChiSox are White Hot beware picking against their usual starting pitchers for the rest of the series.
My picks:
BTS – Hot Cub Starlin Castro (Wow, I actually used the words hot and Cub in the same sentence.)
HR – Derrek Lee
Survivor: Reds and Cueto over Nats
@ lavolpe damn I didn't know that ok. thanks for letting me know. where can I find the email for bts
nevermind i found it
After all our analyzing, MCab comes through. The problem with this game is it's not as predictable as it seems. Only thing we can do is make careful picks which does increase the odds ever slightly and wish for tons of luck.
One thing that just hit me is for guys like MCab, getting only one hit would considered a bad day unless it was a HR. That kind puts into perspective what MCab is trying to do and what he is good for BTS purposes.
Oh yah miguel my boy gets an RBI single in the 1st…streaks now 12!! i knew hed come thru today
Jew, as long as you only have one account that you use with one email your fine. Everybody that is playing two games better stop right now because if you happen to win you won't get a dime as it is illegal to have two accounts to play the game with. Believe me I know. As long as you use one account from here on out you will be good.
Is it just me or does the leader's Ryan Braun pick seem somewhat iffY?
Crawford tripled so I'm safe in BTS. Reds game is delayed. HOWEVER PUJOLS HAS HOMERED and HOWARD HAS NOT! Unbelivable
I'm trying to decide which game to watch. I think I'll watch the Tampa game to see how Crawford does.
@btsPlayer: Can't speak for Leader, but my logic was: 300+ vs righty/night/away & nearly 300 after ASG break. 3-5 vs pitcher last time faced. Good 'nuf for me, win or lose.
Ok. It will be Yankees V. Rangers in the American league playoff for sure now. I am not sure if Yankees pitching or any pitching can stop Texas bat. Hitters 2 to 6 are killing everything. And hitters 1 and 9 are pretty good hitters who will get on base. Maybe only CC can manage that line-up. Definitely not AJ.
@lavolpe: I saw that too but I was just mainly concerned with Karstens. He can pull a magic out of nowhere @ times. But I think he will get 5 ABs so he will probably manage a hit somewhere.
Cabrera is a beast. He just hit a HR that he didn't even hit that hard.
njredlegs, as long as you don't log in under the other email you are fine.
"Cabrera is a beast." Yup. A-Roid should put up a pin-up poster of MCab in his bedroom. He has something to inspire to while he plays with the hormones.
"Jew, as long as you only have one account that you use with one email your fine. Everybody that is playing two games better stop right now because if you happen to win you won't get a dime as it is illegal to have two accounts to play the game with. Believe me I know. As long as you use one account from here on out you will be good."
lol, did the MLB security force show up at your house and threaten you with your life?
but multiple people can play on one computer though.
remember the guy that won last year had 2 brothers who also played.
Is this guy part of MLB security force?
Wow, everyone is getting a hit except my pick. Haha. Typical. As soon as my streak gets more than a week, poop.
so I will be fine if I stop using my other accounts? or do I have to cancel them.
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How valid is the day – night stat now that "night" games start in daylight and most hitters get 2 at bats before it is dark/night time? Champion_88 = this is a rhetorical question 🙂
Mark you calendar for Saturday July 24 when Cubs starter Carlos Silva starts again. Once again he was a airplane crash on Monday "evening." He gave up 5 runs and 7 hits in the first inning and did not come out to pitch the 2nd inning. Silva has got to have one of the biggest waist lines in MLB. They may have sewed two belts together to get around his massive waist.
Astros 5 Cubs 0 in the bottom of the 2nd.
Did anyone except Mrs. Obama show up to Baltimore game? They gonna lose 100 games easily this year. Maybe set a record and lose 120. Down 8 runs by third inning. I guess Tillman got really lucky on the last start and caught TX on a off day.
Sooner or later I think Cabrera will be pitched to very, very carefully & that could hurt his BTS value.
Anyone else notice that HR BTS now has its 3rd member of the 8 game streak courtesy of Miggy going yard?
Congrats to Abby4.
"Sooner or later I think Cabrera will be pitched to very, very carefully & that could hurt his BTS value." It won't be easy though because they have BB and Guillen batting behind him. Its the same with JHamil and Cano. They're enveloped quite nicely.
Good news: Crawford has tripled for my BTS pick.
Medium news: Reds game is delayed for survivor
Bad news: My old home run pick (Pujols) has homered and Howard hasn't.
@bts True…but in both situations today I don't know how he's not pitched around. Both HRs came with no one on.
Cross that out about survivor the Reds now lead the Nats 4-2 in the bottom of the 4th. I was looking at the espn scores then I changed to the mlb.com scoreboard. Go Reds!
@rip2: Probably because they thought they can challenge him with the most damage being a solo shot. Feldman probably thought that was a long shot except he was wrong.
I guess with man on bases, BB and Guillen would benefit more if the pitcher doesn't have the stomach to throw strikes to MCab. I don't think BB would be nowhere near where he now if not for 2 big bats ahead of him. Pitchters probably let it go a bit when they get to him or maybe little tired too.
What is up with Weeks and Hart this year? They're just showing so much power. Maybe its the cheese.
"Its the same with JHamil and Cano. They're enveloped quite nicely."
Who hits behind Cano?
"Who hits behind Cano?" Posada
JHamil & MCab are just playing batting pratice. You throw a strike or anything near the plate, its a hit.
Well 1 more AB for the Leader, 2nd Place & me barring x-tras or a bat-around. Fingers crossed & wondering if hit comes on last AB 2-days in a row; not a good feeling. Worse case scenario: I know what it feels like to get to 20 games; best case scenario: I may find out what it's like to get to 30 😉
Well for the sake of my streak I hope Cabrera continues to hit. He's apart of my BTS squad & who I look at before anyone else.
Yup. We need MCab, JHamil & Cano to continue to hit. I am hoping Mauer & Ichiro to join them for the 2nd half. That would make this much easier.
Felix Pie came through for me. That was a close one.
good run LAV, pending extras RyBro mighta just killed you.
Shucks, back to zero but time to see if I can beat my 20-gamer by end of season. At least on Thursday, I can start using my system again cause I'll have 7 consecutive days of hitter data. Took down 1st & 2nd place leaders with me; that's a positive!
The First Lady, Michelle Obama at the Orioles game?
You know how the Secret Service is always concerned about crowds. Since the O's are so bad and attendance is low it was a no brainer for the first lady to attend the O's game as it posed as much a security risk as if she was watching the game in the White House on TV.
The, The, The Thhhaaattt'sss all folks! 🙂
Guys, Gals been fun. Will finish this season without the effort applied to the 1st half — promise to my wife and couldn't get an extension. So I don't expect to go far in next 70+ days, but hope to refine a system or two for next year. Left the Bloggers Group and will no longer blog this year.
So, until next year…. GL to all except the daily Leaders 😉
Damn Lav. It's going to not be the same without you but you should always listen to your wife. It was fun and I would love to see the data for most popular picked every day if you can at least post that. I'm going on to tomorrow since Wright did get his hit.
Lavolpe: That was a good run. The thing with RB was it was just too easy of a pick. I am almost certain most of the the high avg. v. pitcher turns out to be 50/50. I think pitchers do there homework before the game or they remember clearly who burned them in the past.
I really don't think there is A system. The best one thus far is weak pitching-strong hitting. But either something goes wrong where the weak pitcher turns in a dandy or the streaker self-destructs under the pressure of high streaks and pick the lemming pick.
In the end, you definintely need lots luck to win this.
How is this for a change? I wrote down 4 odd picks that I was certain will hit. They all came through. Carlos Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Lyle Overbay & John Jay. Did I have guts to pick any of them? No. I went with Pie. Those are the picks that just tug at my gut but no balls to pull the trigger. C. Lee & Aramis had bad # against the pitcther too.
Sorry Vinny, won't happen. Too many things were put on hold while I gave this thing my best shot for the past few months. Like Champ88, I put too much time into it. Family-time for the rest of the year.
However, if someone wants to take over the Top2500, email me & I'll tweak the program I wrote to download the pages & one of you can take it over. But won't get that to you til the weekend at earliest — gotta do without for rest of week. Just let each other know who'll be doing it.
firstname.lastname@example.com — will check email in a couple days. Ciao
Lav, I understand that and I will email you so that we can at least see what the top 2500 pick but would have to be told how to use it. Expect my email tonight.
@btsPlayer. My system pretty much excludes the high avg hitters because it isn't based on average nor pitcher-batter average. Mi.Cabrerra came into the system only 2 days during my streak, Cano, Ichiro never did. Post-ASG was just winging it til I could get 7 days of data; but didn't make it that far. Without the system, I maxed out at 8 games all year; but with it, got to 16 before the break. Good luck ppl.
@lavolpe: Yeah. This is just a game. I don't think you're going to miss much. I am 99.9% certain nobody will take it this year so all of us will be back next year. When my current streak breaks, I think I am done too. With time running out and I don't care for the consolation prize so this will be it for me too soon. Hopefully not soon.
@Vinny. Do you have Microsoft Excel? If so, let me know in the email. I used it to sort & filter the file(s) the program produces. If you do have it, I'll include the routine I used day to day to kick out the Top2500.
@btsPlayer. You know I'll be checking the leader board on a daily basis. If someone wins it, I'll know. But odds are not likely.
Well, maybe not a daily basis, but a weekly one for sure.
It was cool having you Lav and I do have Excel so that would be helpful and I will tell you something else in the email. Only certain people know this.
Update on tomorrow's Yankee game. Kazmir is on the DL as he got placed on it today so Teixeira wouldn't be a good pick tomorrow as he is one of the Picks Of The Day. Angels haven't listed a starter yet.
Doubt he'll be back on to see this but great job, Lavo. I swear I felt extra pressure just trying to keep up with u myself. Now that I'm alone at the top though hopefully I can keep this going.
"Guys, Gals been fun. Will finish this season without the effort applied to the 1st half — promise to my wife and couldn't get an extension. So I don't expect to go far in next 70+ days, but hope to refine a system or two for next year. Left the Bloggers Group and will no longer blog this year. "
You still have enough time to win the grand prize.
Why would you quit now, while you are still relatively hot?
I expect to be sad for the next 2-3 days like I am, but no reason to quit the year!
Why did you leave the bloggers group?
We need to see who the best streaks were all year and we cannot do that without you in the group!
"Post-ASG was just winging it til I could get 7 days of data; but didn't make it that far. Without the system, I maxed out at 8 games all year; but with it, got to 16 before the break. Good luck ppl."
You should have just used the data pre-ASG until you got 7 days out after the break.
I am sure it is still valid.
Or picked Manny, since he is expected to be out until mid week.
"It was cool having you Lav and I do have Excel so that would be helpful and I will tell you something else in the email. Only certain people know this."
thanks for not sharing.
@Champ88. I'm not quitting exactly — just not spending hours each day researching, watching, learning. Probably be spending less than 10 mins a day on this game & checking my results next day; something like that. Wife agreed to 1/2 the season without major complaints and extended it past ASG since I was on an active streak. I agreed I'd back off when that streak ended & it did last night. This is only my 2nd year playing & still learning. Well off to work. Good day to all.
Regarding the Top2500 & Bloggers Group Top2500. Both Vinny & 00Liber offered to take it over & I'll pass it on to them.
@Vinny, emailed.
i told u my boy miguel was goin deep off feldman yday..he never lets me down when i pick him!!
"Wife agreed to 1/2 the season without major complaints and extended it past ASG since I was on an active streak."
This is asinine. She agreed to over half the season, since the ASG is about 90 games in and now we are about 95 games in.
You need 43 games to catch the leader, so we are essentially 138 games in.
She was OK with it for 12 weeks, but could not stand it for another 4 weeks?


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Fallout from the case of Jerry Sandusky, the disgraced former Penn State defensive coordinator who stands accused of sexually abusing several boys he met through his charity, has extended to the upper reaches of Penn State University. Head football coach Joe Paterno and University President Graham Spanier's jobs were both casualties of their own inaction surrounding Sandusky's alleged crimes, and now, speculation is turning to Sandusky's wife Dottie.
Dottie and Jerry Sandusky were unable to have children of their own, and so adopted six children over the course of their marriage. After a grand jury report containing stomach-churning details of Jerry's alleged sexual abuse of children, his five adopted children and wife have stood steadfastly by his side. Dottie released her only public statement on December 8, urging the public to reserve judgment until her husband had a chance to prove his innocence. At his December 13 preliminary hearing, Dottie entered the courtroom on her husband's arm. She hasn't hired an attorney, because she doesn't believe she needs one.
According to Sandusky's indictment, his abuse of boys spanned at least from 1994 until 2008. Since much of it occurred in the family home, how did Dottie not know what was going on? One boy claims he screamed for help while Sandusky assaulted him, knowing that Dottie was upstairs, but received no response. Two of the accused claimed they were contacted by the Sanduskys after going to the police and urged to return to the house for a "reunion." A family friend says that Dottie expressed concern that Jerry's relationship with a few of the boys might raise some eyebrows, just because it could be perceived as odd by outsiders.
But this doesn't mean that Dottie knew anything, or was in any way complicit in her husband's misconduct.
People often don't want to believe that their spouse would even be capable of the unspeakable; Ruth Madoff, for example, claims she knew nothing of her husband's creative accountancy. The wife of Josef Fritzl didn't know that her husband was regularly raping their daughter in a secret basement chamber he constructed beneath their house in Austria. A reasonable person interested in mental self preservation wouldn't immediately conclude that several non sequiturs point to an inevitable "my spouse is secretly a monster" conclusion, no matter how many red flags were raised. Even in light of glaring evidence, spouses are willing to perform elaborate mental gymnastics to avoid the ugly truth, say experts interviewed by The Patriot-News. Further, abusers can be very manipulative, both to the abused and to the people from whom they wish to keep the abuse secret.
According to reports, Jerry and Dottie Sandusky may do a joint TV interview after the new year, in an attempt to clear Jerry's name and say their piece. Judging by how creepy and weird Jerry's last interview was, that may not be the best idea.
Jerry Sandusky 's wife is under increased scrutiny by those who wonder what she knows [PennLive]


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Live @ SXSW March 12th - 14th
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Action Bronson, Rockie Fresh, Icona Pop, Blondfire, Charli XCX, and Sirah
Paramore, Tegan and Sara, twenty | one | pilots, The Rubens, Skaters, and Kitten
The Flaming Lips, Alt-J, The Joy Formidable, Frightened Rabbit, Atlas Genius, Surfer Blood, and Guards
Fitz & the Tantrums, Bonaparte, Saints of Valory, Ashley Monroe
Lianne La Havas, Delta Rae, Wild Feathers
New York, NY - (February 13, 2013) Nikon Inc. and Warner Music Group have announced full details of their upcoming residency at the 2013 South by Southwest® Music & Media Conference (SXSW®) in Austin, Texas. "The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon" will present two days and three nights of stellar showcase performances at The Belmont Austin, slated for March 12th through 14th.
Artists from Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. Records, other WMG labels and labels distributed through ADA will appear live at these official SXSW showcases; all SXSW badge-holders are welcome.
Artists slated to perform at "The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon" include The Flaming Lips, Paramore, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Tegan and Sara, Alt-J, Fitz & the Tantrums, Lianne La Havas, Atlas Genius, Icona Pop, and many more. A complete line-up is attached below.
For those outside of Austin, all three evening showcases will be live-streamed via Nikon's award winning D4 HD-SLR cameras on Warner Music Group's premium YouTube Channel, "The Warner Sound". Built around exclusive access to musical talent, "The Warner Sound" offers an eclectic mix of specially produced programs, all with music at their core. Accessible worldwide, the digital video destination embraces a broad spectrum of genres and formats, from artist interviews, back-stage documentaries and live events to animated series, scripted comedy and experimental concepts that take advantage of YouTube's unique technology. For more information, please visit http://nikon.thewarnersound.com and www.facebook.com/thewarnersound.
"We are ecstatic to be back at SXSW for year two of The Warner Sound," said Camille Hackney, Senior Vice President, Brand Partnerships and Commercial Licensing at Atlantic Records. "All of the Warner Music Group labels have teamed up to deliver a diverse and power-packed line-up of artists in Austin. The festival allows us an amazing opportunity to play host to and showcase WMG's incredible artists. It also gives us a unique way to integrate and celebrate with our valued brand partners. We are pleased to partner once again with Nikon and Bed Head, and are thrilled to work with Absolut, ooVoo Video Chat, and Billboard this year."
"SXSW is an opportunity for Nikon to connect with passionate consumers to celebrate the artistry and energy of musicians and their fans through great imagery," said Lisa Baxt, Senior Manager, Communications at Nikon Inc. "The crowd at SXSW gets connectivity like no other; and this is one of the best settings to showcase Nikon's connected cameras to social-savvy attendees who want the best photos possible. We are excited to partner with Warner Music Group again this year, and give attendees the chance to shoot and share photos with our wireless enabled D-SLR, COOLPIX and Nikon 1 cameras."
Nikon is returning for a second year as the title sponsor of the Warner Music residence at SXSW and will offer fans attending the shows the opportunity to try Nikon's newest Wi-Fi cameras to capture and share amazing images from the event. Select artists will also be using Nikon cameras to capture imagery on their way to SXSW and share with their fans everywhere. For music lovers who can't attend the residency, exclusive images and videos will be shared at www.Nikon.TheWarnerSound.com. In addition, fans can get in on the action by following Nikon on Twitter at @NikonUSA and on its Facebook page at Facebook.com/Nikon.
"The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon" is presented by Nikon, Inc., with additional sponsorship provided by TIGI Haircare. TIGI's Bed Head is proud to return as the official hair care partner of "The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon," providing fans the opportunity to primp before they rock out at the show. Billboard joins this year as "The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon's" official media partner.
<>Follow @thewarnersound on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news about WMG's SXSW® showcases at "The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon" and join the conversation by using the official hashtag #NikonWarnerSound.
ABOUT NIKON: Nikon, At the Heart of the Image™. Nikon Inc. is the world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo imaging technology and is globally recognized for setting new standards in product design and performance for its award-winning consumer and professional photographic equipment. Nikon Inc. distributes consumer and professional digital SLR cameras, NIKKOR optics, Speedlights and system accessories; Nikon COOLPIX® compact digital cameras; 35mm film SLR cameras; Nikon software products and Nikon sports and recreational optics as well as the Nikon 1 advanced camera with interchangeable lens system. In 2012, production of NIKKOR lenses surpassed 75 million, creating a new milestone in Nikon's heritage of superior optics. For more information, dial (800) NIKON-US or visit http://www.nikonusa.com, which links all levels of photographers to the Web's most comprehensive photo learning and sharing communities. Connect with Nikon and other photographers on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/nikon and get the latest news and information from Twitter by following @NikonUSA.
ABOUT WARNER MUSIC GROUP: With its broad roster of new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, East West, Elektra, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word, as well as Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world's leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide.


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UPDATE: You can find more up to date info in this post.
Lewisham Council has posted some notes about the big screen planned for Blackheath during the Olympics. Amongst other things:
The greatest show on earth – live on Blackheath
As well as being great fun, events taking place at the site will be designed to encourage communities to participate in improving their health and well being, become involved in their local community and celebrate local achievements. The Community Live Site will provide a showcase and fundraising opportunities for local voluntary and charitable organisations.
In addition to the big screen, another great attraction at the Live Site will be a beautifully decorative and rare Spiegel Tent which will play host to a range of events for all ages including tea dances, cinema, storytelling and live music. This splendid venue is so glamorous it is worth a visit in itself, even if it is to take in the surroundings, have a bite to eat or enjoy a cocktail created especially for the event.
It's not that rare… I'm suspecting the Spiegel Tent will be the same one that featured at the Hyde Park winter wonderland. I went to this, and it was an overpriced restaurant & bar in a setting that looked like a leftover from the Moulin Rouge. Quite fun, and it had good Gluvine, but I seem to remember 3 drinks costing the best part of £15.


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The Suquamish Tribe, a federally recognized tribe located in Washington State, sued the Army Corps of Engineers, the Navy, and the National Marine Fisheries Service today, claiming that the defendants violated federal statutes and the tribe's treaty when they approved construction of a second explosives handling wharf at Naval Base Kitsap. The complaint alleges that the new wharf will displace the tribe's fishing grounds and extinguish fishing rights reserved to the tribe in its treaty.
The tribe is concerned that construction will harm several species of fish, including ESA-listed Hood Canal summer-run chum salon, Puget Sound Chinook salmon, Puget Sound steelhead, and three species of rockfish. The complaint also asserts that the wharf will eliminate the Suquamish Tribe's access to certain treaty fishing grounds.


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A new scam message is reported to be speeding on Facebook, luring users to click on a video link that reveals about the outfit a girl wore at the beach. Before you get too excited and open the link, be warned that this is a scam message, and opening it will result in the automatic download of malware program, which could harm your computer.
The Facebook scam is spreading with the flowing message, title, and thumbnail as shown below:
Look what this girl is wearing at the beach in front of thousands of people (or) Look What This Girl Wore at the Beach
During the summer holidays, this girl took the opportunity to do something unheard of! I bet no one can do the same
Clicking the link will take you to a site where you'll find a video player that looks exactly like YouTube. However, this is a fake player, and upon clicking it, a pop-up box opens up asking you to take up an online survey before you can view the video.
After having completed the survey, you will redirected to another site, where a rogue browser extension will be installed on your system. This program is designed to Like-Jack your Facebook account, which "likes" and shares the same scam message with your friends without your knowledge. A similar version of this scam was reported earlier, however, it only had a bogus video player on the site.
Scammers generally create such scam messages to entice users and trick them to "like" or share messages on Facebook.
It is always recommended that you avoid clicking on scam messages. It is quite difficult to identify scams on Facebook. Here is a post on How to Identify and Avoid Facebook Scams. As a precautionary measure, always check which applications you use and remove unwanted or suspicious ones. If you aren't sure how to do it, you can always check our guide on removing apps from Facebook. In addition to that, don't forget to check out our article about Avoiding Facebook Lifejacking and Clickjacking scams.
Bookmark Techie Buzz Facebook Scams. We always keep you updated with the latest scams spreading on Facebook.


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To the editor:
On behalf of the Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA) and the Auction 2014 Committee, we would like to thank the individuals and businesses throughout the watershed whose support made NRWA Auction 2014 a success.
We are honored that over 400 individuals and businesses donated items, bid in our online auction, or attended our live auction event. Together we made this auction the best ever, and the proceeds will support the NRWA's work to protect water & land and to provide environmental education programs in our watershed communities.
Throughout preparing for NRWA's Auction 2014, we sensed the strong support and vitality of our watershed community. Our supporters have shown they care about their environment, and the NRWA has received a significant financial boost for the important work to protect our natural resources.
Thank you again to everyone for their part in the success of the Auction and the future of the NRWA!
Judy Larter and Mary Dacquino
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'BFF' brings legitimate laughs for NBC
SAN FRANCISCO - For just a few minutes of NBC's new sitcom "Best Friends Forever," premiering Wednesday, you're going to think you've seen this before: bright, young people negotiating their lives in a familiar setting.
But stick around, folks: You ain't seen, heard or laughed out loud at nothin' yet.
"BFF" takes a less-than-inventive situation and turns it pretty close to sitcom gold, thanks to the fact that creators Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham have taken the time to write believable characters saying legitimately funny things. What a concept! Why, this thing could really catch on in the TV world.
Snarkiness aside, the reason "BFF" may work is that St. Clair and Parham don't try to reinvent the sitcom wheel.
Instead, they give it, well, a nifty retread in a show about two longtime best friends who live on opposite sides of the country but end up sharing space after one of them gets an overnight delivery of divorce papers. Quicker than you can say "Three's Company," Jessica has flown East to move in with Lennon and her relatively recent boyfriend, Joe (Luka Jones) in their Brooklyn apartment.
Once we get all three yuppies in the same space, St. Clair and Parham (who co-star, respectively, as Jessica and Lennon) ramp up the humor exponentially.
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When: 7:30 Wednesday
Network: NBC
Having just been conked on the head by reality, Jessica is understandably a bit needy at first, and who better to tend to her than her best friend, Lennon? And who better to feel left out and unsure of his place in the female-dominated household than Joe?
Instead of trying to give her friend's boyfriend his space, Jessica at first does what she can to kick him to the curb, leaving Lennon walking a comedic tightrope in the cramped apartment.
The apparent last straw comes when Jessica goads Lennon into rearranging the furniture, back to what it looked like when the two women lived together. But what to do with Joe's hideous, inflatable blue plastic Michigan Wolverines chair?
It's not a spoiler to say that, of course, a certain accommodation is reached by the end of the premiere episode because we know it'll last just about a week - till the second episode.
The three leads are funny, engaging and blessedly credible. Stephen Schneider also does fine as Jessica's old friend Rav. She turns to him for support as well, but there's a suggestion things might become romantic down the line.
One thing you'll notice about "BFF" is that despite the friction between Joe and Jessica, the show isn't mean.
In recent years, wisecracks have become the go-to comedic form for sitcom writers, so much so that after a couple of episodes of, say, "2 Broke Girls," you want to break out your handy dandy Norman Vincent Peale just to feel good about the human race again.
In the first episode, at least, "BFF" doesn't fall often into that trap.
At last, a sitcom you can laugh at without feeling guilty.


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EX Power Keepers (TCG)
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EX Power Keepers (Japanese: ワールドチャンピオンズパック World Champions Pack) is the name given to the sixteenth and final expansion of the EX Series from the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
EX Power Keepers is loosely based around the Hoenn Elite Four; Sidney, Phoebe, Glacia and Drake. They each have their own Stadium Card and the Pokémon-ex featured in the set are all Pokémon owned by them in the games. Some Pokémon in the set have attacks that are enhanced when a particular Elite Four Stadium card is in play. The set was conceived to fill the gap between EX Dragon Frontiers and Diamond & Pearl, due to Nintendo's continuing trend of releasing expansions in time with related games.
Having no Japanese set at the time to correlate with EX Power Keepers, Nintendo created many new cards, making this set the first since Team Rocket to use original cards created outside of Japan. As a result, many cards feature artwork by Ken Sugimori (as his Pokémon character images are used widely in other media and are readily available) plus background images edited with filter effects from various sources.
In Japan, the set was only available through the Pokémon Card Game website, in a similar fashion to the distribution of the Pokémon Web expansion. Released under the name of World Champions Pack, it was intended for Japanese players only so they would not be at a disadvantage at the 2007 World Championships. Japanese players could order their packs online from June 15 until July 1, a rather limited window of opportunity. Packs were released from July 5 onwards to those who had ordered them. Each pack contained fifteen cards as opposed to ten.
- Several cards in the set are reprints from older sets with new artwork, bringing back old favorites to once again see tournament play. These cards include:
- Blaziken (reprint from EX Ruby & Sapphire)
- Combusken (reprint from EX Ruby & Sapphire)
- Delcatty (reprint from EX Ruby & Sapphire)
- Gardevoir (reprint from EX Ruby & Sapphire)
- Slaking (reprint from EX Ruby & Sapphire)
- Omastar (reprint from EX Sandstorm)
- Wobbuffet (reprint from EX Sandstorm)
- Magneton (reprint from EX Dragon)
- Machamp (reprint from EX Hidden Legends)
- Lanturn (reprint from EX Hidden Legends)
- Ninetales (reprint from EX Hidden Legends)
- There are no Half Decks to correlate with the Japanese release.
- The elusive Eeveeloutions make their English debut in this set, previously only available as Japanese PLAY Promotional cards. To the disappointment of players and collectors, only Flareon, Jolteon and Vaporeon were released, but Espeon and Umbreon later appeared in POP Series 5, albeit in non-holographic forms.
- At the time of its release, EX Power Keepers finally brought the number of sets released in English and in Japanese equal once again, but with its Japanese release the sequence was again no longer in synch.
- Despite already being available as PLAY promotional cards in the past, the Japanese set still includes the Eeveelutions , allowing players not in the Players Club or those who did not gain enough EXP Points for these cards a chance of obtaining them again.
- This is the first time an entire English-exclusive expansion has been translated into Japanese. Previously, only select cards had been translated from to Japanese, such as Dark Raichu from Team Rocket and several cards from EX Sandstorm.
- The prerelease card for this set is Cacturne.
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S. D. Wells
Natural News
January 12, 2013
This is major network news coverage of a man exposing the attempt of the American Government at disarming the masses. Using the recent school shooting and theater shooting as a ploy to put some huge gun bill through the system, with thousands of pages most Congressmen admit they NEVER READ, the mass media aired the one man who could expose the ultimate fraud in just 15 minutes. This is major network news coverage of an honest, hard working, highly intelligent and educated man exposing the core, the root of all evil – the story that's in every history book – governments all over the world that disarm the people and then take complete control (http://www.loosechange911.com/).
Alex Jones, host of InfoWars.com and the Alex Jones Show "There's a war for your mind," has the concrete statistics and the BIG PICTURE for every subject Piers brought up, and every subject every American needs to understand, if they want to keep living that "free" life they take for granted so well (http://www.infowars.com/).
Here's Alex Jones speaking out against Senator Feinstein's bill proposal to disarm America and Obama's Executive order becoming an Amendment to the Constitution to eventually take away ALL guns. If you wonder why Alex Jones is so high strung and "outspoken" during this interview, it is because this is the only time CNN will ever have him on again, and that probably goes for all MAINSTREAM MEDIA, including FOX, MSNBC, NBC, ABC and CBS.
Realize that mainstream media's goal is to keep the public living in fear, thinking about the tragedies in schools and movie theaters, not thinking about their rights to own guns, even when many of those mass shooting stories DO NOT involve the use of semi-automatic or automatic weapons (http://www.naturalnews.com).
In fact, most mass killings/shootings are by young males on "psych" drugs and ADHD drugs and do not involve semi-automatic or automatic weapons
Blame the REAL CULPRIT of the mass shootings
This was Alex Jones' big chance and he communicated the message so well that it immediately went viral on the internet. "It's not the gun that's driving the insanity, it's the drugs," yells Alex. "Why don't you want to get rid of the drugs … because they're half your sponsors?!"
Alex said, "America's number one cause of unnatural death now is suicide; not automobile accidents, not cancer. We're talking about 'suicide pills; mass murder pills!'" Piers worked very hard at that moment to interrupt Jones over and over to prevent his point from sinking in to the minds of Americans, many who worship CNN news and think it's all real (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTWY14eyMFg).
The whole point of CNN and Piers Morgan taking the chance of interviewing this phenomenal whistle blower was so they could make him look too radical, but it all backfired, because Alex Jones' statistics and intelligence was too much for CNN, and they cut the end of the interview short.
"The Second Amendment isn't there for duck hunting; it's there to protect us from tyrannical government"
At one point in the interview, Jones even references the mass shootings of operation Gladio (few Americans are aware of Operation Gladio and decades of false flag terrorism). Jones repeatedly stresses the fact that total gun bans create the highest crime rates, all over the world. It's indisputable. Jones actually brought the FBI statistics with him on paper and refers to them when Piers tries to denounce him.
Why is this "NaturalNews"?
Serial killers exist in FOOD AND MEDICINE. Alex Jones has Mike Adams, Editor of NaturalNews, filling in as the host on InfoWars quite often, and you can bet those upcoming conversations will be intriguing, especially because politics at the top always drain down as poison to the bottom, in the form of bad food and serial killing medicine. Prescription drugs, heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and Alzheimer's are mostly the END RESULTS of useless prescription drugs and processed, chemically-laced food. The list is extensive and growing; from aspartame to chemo, from bleach to ammonia, from growth hormones in meat to a 20-something "kid" on the latest depression and anti-anxiety pill grabbing a semi-auto and shooting up wherever.
The psychotic, psycho-creating, prescription pharmaceutical laboratory concoctions have side effects of suicide and aggression, and the aspartame and the MSG have side and full effects of central nervous system disorders, so where does the buck stop?
Alex Jones opened up Pandora's Box on CNN and Piers Morgan opened up more than that! Will Piers Morgan be in jail within the next year? What will happen to the central platform of believing that automatic and semi-automatic weapons may be the only way people maintain their Bill of Rights, because your RIGHT TO CALL YOUR LAWYER and GO TO COURT are already gone. If you have any doubts about that, just put NDAA and Natural News in your search engine and you'll understand instantly.
Every time Jones brings up statistics, he is cut off by a new question by Piers in a sort of Romney-esque style, but Jones runs over him with the real deal about gun violence and how there's much less gun violence when people have the right to conceal/carry. Jones reveals the true source of the recent mass shootings, saying basically what is responsible for these mass killings is not some certain gun or knife, but rather it's the psycho drugs … the "suicide pills!" (http://www.infowars.com).
Alex Jones breaks it wide open. The YouTube clips already have over 2 million views:
Part I: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtyKofFih8Y)
Part II: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf-i3Y5iRYo)
"Piers Morgan is a hack with little regard for journalistic integrity, which makes us wonder how and why CNN would stake its reputation on him."
Check out the petition to deport Piers Morgan;
"We demand that Mr. Morgan be deported immediately for his effort to undermine the Bill of Rights and for exploiting his position as a national network television host to stage attacks against the rights of American citizens," the petition said (http://www.reuters.com).
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D10 Video: Larry Ellison Session Highlights
In the history of Silicon Valley, there are few characters more colorful than Larry Ellison. The CEO and founder of the enterprise software giant Oracle rarely needs an introduction, and in certain circles he is often referred to by his first name alone - with no doubt as to whom you're referring. He was onstage for an interview with Kara Swisher at D: All Things Digital.
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Tales of goodness in troubled times
They always talk of the sound of a freight train, those who've experienced tornadoes and other high-wind disasters, the sudden deafening whoosh, like boxcars hurtling past, the trees yanked sideways in the gust.
The train came here the night of Oct. 29 and, call it what you will -- Hurricane Sandy, Superstorm Sandy, Frankenstorm for those with a dark Halloween sensibility -- in the course of a few hours it changed lives and the landscape not only across our region, but also across a good part of the East Coast.
The freight-train wind cocombined with a midnight high tide on Long Island Sound, a tide already swollen by the tug of a full moon, to accomplish a disastrous breach of the shoreline -- every one of its nooks, crannies, inlets, coves and harbors.
Salt water spilled freely into any low-lying area -- home basements and utility substations, just to mention two -- destroying furnaces, electric power boxes and the precious belongings of a lifetime: photo albums, scrapbooks, Christmas decorations.
The storm was an equal opportunity scourge, an indiscriminate leveler, darkening neighborhoods and spreading pain from the elegant enclave of Old Greenwich to the clogged blocks of Bridgeport's East End.
It ripped trees up by the roots, snapped them at the trunk, stripped them of their limbs and hurled them onto power lines, houses and vehicles. For a lucky few, the lights flickered and the moment passed. For many more, though, the train's passing submerged them in darkness for days. Refrigerators, televisions, computers, furnaces, lights, all left useless.
By 8 p.m. Tuesday, as the train was pulling out of town, the United Illuminating Co. reported 141,000 customers without power -- 41,000 of those in Bridgeport -- and CL&P reported 390,000 customers out, including more than 18,000 in Danbury.
The savagery of the storm caused more than inconvenience. It killed 110 people in nine East Coast states, including four in Connecticut.
As usual, here and everywhere else Sandy blew, first responders went into action, clearing roads, making it easier for utility companies to start what would be days long effort to restore power.
One of those first responders was Russell F. Neary, 55, a volunteer Easton firefighter. He was killed during the storm as he helpd his crew clear a road and a tree fell on him.
His death is a reminder to all of us how perilous can be the jobs of firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and any one else who chooses to run into situations that the rest of us flee.
But just as the storm spread its misery around our towns, soaking and darkening our world, sapping spirit, so did it stir people to step up in ways big and small.
Just when we think, especially at the tail end of months of rancorous political campaigning, that no one seems to have any tolerance for anyone, a better part of the human spirit took over in little corners all around.
I took an unsolicited call on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from an 80-year-old woman in Fairfield who was so grateful for help she got from the a man in the town's Fire department that she just had to tell the newspaper. She knew only that the man's name was Al and that his last name was "Italian." When we tracked him down, we learned he was Al Menillo, an inspector in the Fire Marshal's office who was due to retire on Nov. 2, just days, as it would happen, after the barrage of Hurricane Sandy.
You'll see here that Menillo, a 42-year veteran of the department, certainly didn't coast into retirement with his boots on a desk.
By the end of the week we started asking for examples of what we called "Lights in the Storm." And they were certainly out there.
What's contained in these pages is a sampling of the responses. We could not fit them all.
Some are just short letters. Some are stories put together here after interviews with the people involved. It's something of a potpourri of expressions of gratitude to everyone from the much-maligned utility companies -- well, to their workers, at least -- to neighbors, strangers and officials.
While none may approach the gold standard of New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie leaping into the arms of President Barack Obama, they are no less genuine.
They are stories of your friends and neighbors, and they only touch on the goodness that people muster when the chips are down.
Michael J. Daly is the editorial page editor of the Connecticut Post.


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Dick's Sporting Goods issued a profit warning Tuesday, and the biggest concern from management is over golf equipment. But that's not the only reason the sporting-goods retailer is struggling.
The firm
Here's what COO Joe Schmidt told investors: "We had anticipated this category to be below last year as did others in the space but we underestimated the decline. We all knew the significant increase in sales during the past couple of years was temporary and driven by concern for both legislative action that would broadly change our gun laws."
Put another way: paranoia has its limits as a driver of gun sales. Background checks — a proxy for sales — jumped 19% in 2012 and rose another 8% in 2013, according to the FBI's National Instant Criminal, Background Check System.
But there's a different story in 2014. Background checks plummeted by a third in January — and even as some of that decline was weather related, there hasn't been a catch-up since then. Background checks were up just 1% from February to April. Taken together, background checks are down 9% this year.
No wonder, then, that Cabela's
— another retailer of guns — saw its shares slump by around 5%. Of the publicly traded gun makers, Sturm, Ruger
President Barack Obama famously said on the campaign trail that people in small towns cling to either guns or religion. Under his administration, the right to cling is untainted, his efforts for fairly mild legislative action are dead in Congress, and there's little interest from his administration in taking executive action.
The Newtown, Conn., school shooting in 2012 shocked a nation but did not lead to a consensus on what to do about it. And by now even the most concerned of gun enthusiasts has concluded there's nothing to fear.
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Bobby Murphy, one of the founders of Snapchat, a photo messaging application, has recently put down $2.1 million for an ultramodern home in Venice Beach, reports the Huffington Post. The home was fused together by architect Larry Scarpa and artist Randy West.
The concrete, glass, and steel structure stretches three stories and spans 2,250 square feet. The first floor features a bedroom suite and retractable glass sliders that merge indoor and outdoor living spaces. On the second floor, there's an industrial kitchen with stainless JenAir appliances, custom cabinetry, and a barbecue balcony.
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One of the two bedrooms is a master suite with one of the home's three bathrooms. It features a walk-in closet, spa-like bath and oak hardwood flooring, and a private balcony accessible via sliding glass doors. A rooftop deck offers mountain and ocean views.
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Quick Baked Potato Soup
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Makes4-5 servings
- 3 bacon strips, diced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 large potatoes, baked, peeled and cubed (about 2 cups)
- 1 cup half-and-half cream
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Minced fresh parsley
- In a large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Set bacon aside. Saute onion and garlic in the drippings until tender. Stir in flour, salt, basil and pepper. Gradually add broth. Bring to boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes, cream and hot pepper sauce; heat through but do not boil. Garnish with bacon, cheese and parsley.
Nutrition Facts1 cup: 290 calories, 13g fat (6g saturated fat), 33mg cholesterol, 1166mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 3g fiber), 8g protein.
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Feb 2, 2016
We had some left-over baked potatoes to use up - I found this recipe and my husband loves it. It's not too thick, has a nice amount of spice.
Nov 21, 2013
This was amazing. I accidentally grabbed beef broth instead of chicken and didn't realize until a full cup was in so I just went with it....absolutely delicious!
Aug 22, 2013
This is literally THE best Potato Soup I have ever had. & I have tried it at many places! Love! Love! Love! I use more bacon & a lil more flour (i like this soup thick). AMAZING!
Oct 7, 2012
This soup hits the spot on a cold day! Easy to make. The only thing I do differently is add more bacon!
Jan 3, 2012
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Nov 28, 2011
This hit the spot on a cold rainy night! I made a few changes to this recipe because of time and what I had on hand. I used a couple tablespoons of butter instead of bacon (mine was already cooked) to saute the onion and garlic. And, to save on time, I boiled the potatoes in the broth. To make it gluten-free I mixed some cornstarch in a bit of water and added that to the broth after the potatoes were done. Will make again for sure. I did not use the basil or hot sauce, but did add a stalk of celery with the onion.
Sep 10, 2011
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Mar 7, 2011
This was ok. If I make again, I would use a little less flour and maybe use a little less broth and a little more milk/cream to make it creamier.
Jan 10, 2010
I tried thyme instead of basil after reading the reveiw before, and it went well. I would make it again.
Oct 9, 2009
This was excellent. Next time I might add a little more bacon and leave out the basil. But this was excellent and easy!