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News & Notes: Game 12, 13
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 (Game 1: 12:05 p.m.) – Coca-Cola Field
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Buffalo Bisons (4-7, 6th(-3.0), North) vs.
RHP Jenrry Mejia (1-0, 0.00)
RHP Dylan Owen (0-1, 12.46)
Rochester Red Wings (4-6, 5th(-2.5), North)
RHP Anthony Swarzak (0-0, 3.12)
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TODAY'S GAME: This afternoon, the Bisons host the Rochester Red Wings in the first two games of a four-game series from Coca-Cola Field (G1: 12:05 p.m.). The teams are playing two today because last night's series opener was postponed due to snow. Today's games open up an eight-game homestand as the Herd will face the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, April 22-25.
VS. RED WINGS: The Bisons were 11-5 against the Red Wings last season. The 11 wins are the most the Herd posted in one season against Rochester since posting the same number during the 2001 season. Overall, Buffalo is 115-92 against their closest rivals since returning to the IL in 1998. That record includes a 59-45 mark at Coca-Cola Field.
OH JENRRY: RHP JENRRY MEJIA has thrown more scoreless innings than any other pitcher in the International League in 2011 (12.2IP). Mejia posted six shutout on April 8 against Pawtucket before going 6.2 innings without allowing a run on Wednesday in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Combined with his one start with the Bisons in 2010 on August 30 against Syracuse (8.0IP, 1R), Mejia has posted a 0.44ERA in his first three starts at the Triple-A level.
ALWAY ON: OF KIRK NIEUWENHUIS has reached base safely in all 11 games this season. The outfielder enters tonight's contest with a seven-game hit streak, averaging .400 (10-25) since April 11. Nieuwenhuis has also drawn eight walks this season, giving him a team-high .444 on-base percentage.
HOT HITTER: INF ZACH LUTZ is right behind Nieuwenhuis with a six-game hit streak. Since April 11, the infielder has averaged .474 (9-19) with four RBI and three walks. Lutz also has five doubles in his last six games. He leads the team with six extra-base hits on the year and is tied for tops with five RBI.
ROSTER MOVE: The Bisons have placed C DUSTY RYAN on the disabled list. Ryan played three games with the Bisons during their recent roadtrip and was 2-12 at the plate. With the roster space, C SALOMON MANRIQUEZ has been promoted from Single-A Brooklyn. Manriquez began the season with the Herd and had a double in five at-bats in two games.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (5-11) were off last night and will begin a six-game homestand tonight with the first game of a three game set against Houston (7:10 p.m.). Former Bisons LHP JON NIESE will start for New York. The Mets trail first place Philadelphia by 5.5 games in the N.L. East standings.


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According to three of the canonical Gospels, a woven crown of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus. It was one of the instruments of the Passion, employed by Jesus' captors both to cause him pain and to mock his claim of authority. It is mentioned in the gospels of Matthew ('And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee and mocked him, saying Hail, King of the Jews!' 27:29 KJV), Mark (15:17), and John (19:2, 5) and is often alluded to by the early Church Fathers, such as Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and others.
In later centuries, relics believed by many to be all or part of the Crown of Thorns have been venerated.
A few writers of the first six centuries AD speak of a relic known to be still in existence and venerated by the faithful. St. Paulinus of Nola, writing after 409, refers to "the thorns with which Our Saviour was crowned" as relics held in honour along with the Cross to which he was nailed and the pillar at which he was scourged (Epistle Macarius in Migne, Patrologia Latina, LXI, 407). Cassiodorus (c. 570), when commenting on Psalm lxxxvi, speaks of the crown of thorns among the other relics which are the glory of the earthly Jerusalem. "There", he says, "we may behold the thorny crown, which was only set upon the head of Our Redeemer in order that all the thorns of the world might be gathered together and broken" (Migne, LXX, 621). When Gregory of Tours in De gloria martyri[1] avers that the thorns in the crown still looked green, a freshness which was miraculously renewed each day, he does not much strengthen the historical authenticity of a relic he had not seen, but the Breviarius, and the itinerary of Antoninus of Piacenza (6th century) clearly state that the crown of thorns was currently shown in the church on Mount Zion.[2] From these fragments of evidence and others of later date (the "Pilgrimage" of the monk Bernard shows that the relic was still at Mount Zion in 870), it is likely that a purported crown of thorns was venerated at Jerusalem from the fifth century for several hundred years.
Francois de Mély supposed that the whole crown was not transferred to Byzantium until about 1063. In any case Justinian (died in 565) is stated to have given a thorn to St. Germain, Bishop of Paris, which was long preserved at Saint-Germain-des-Prés, while the Empress Irene, in 798 or 802, sent Charlemagne several thorns which were deposited by him at Aachen. Eight of these are said to have been there at the consecration of the basilica of Aachen by Pope Leo III. The presence of the Pope at the consecration is a later legend, but the relics apparently were there, for the subsequent history of several of them can be traced without difficulty. Four were given to Saint-Corneille of Compiègne in 877 by Charles the Bald. Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks, sent one to the Anglo-Saxon King Athelstan in 927, on the occasion of certain marriage negotiations, and it eventually found its way to Malmesbury Abbey. Another was presented to a Spanish princess about 1160, and again another was taken to Andechs Abbey in Germany in the year 1200.
In 1238, Baldwin II, the Latin Emperor of Constantinople, anxious to obtain support for his tottering empire, offered the crown of thorns to Louis IX, King of France. It was then in the hands of the Venetians as security for a heavy loan (13,134 gold pieces), but it was redeemed and conveyed to Paris where Louis IX built the Sainte-Chapelle (completed 1248) to receive it. The relic stayed there until the French Revolution, when, after finding a home for a while in the Bibliothèque Nationale, the Concordat of 1801 restored it to the Church, and it was deposited in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.[3]
The relic that the Church received is a twisted circlet of Juncus balticus rushes; the thorns preserved in various other reliquaries are of Ziziphus spina-christi and had apparently been removed from the crown and kept in separate reliquaries since soon after they arrived in France.[4] New reliquaries were provided for the relic, one commissioned by Napoleon, another, in jewelled rock crystal and more suitably Gothic, was made to the designs of Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. In 2001, when the surviving treasures from the Sainte-Chapelle were exhibited at the Louvre, the chaplet was solemnly presented every Friday at Notre Dame. Pope John Paul II translated it personally to the Sainte-Chapelle during World Youth Day. The relic can only be seen on the first Friday of every month, when it is brought out for a special veneration mass, as well as each Friday during Lent.[5] See also Feast of the Crown of Thorns.
The Catholic Encyclopedia said: "Authorities are agreed that a sort of helmet of thorns must have been plaited by the Roman soldiers, this band of rushes being employed to hold the thorns together. It seems likely according to M. De Mély, that already at the time when the circlet was brought to Paris the sixty or seventy thorns, which seem to have been afterwards distributed by St. Louis and his successors, had been separated from the band of rushes and were kept in a different reliquary. None of these now remain at Paris. Some small fragments of rush are also preserved ... at Arras and at Lyons. With regard to the origin and character of the thorns, both tradition and existing remains suggest that they must have come from the bush botanically known as Ziziphus spina-christi, more popularly, the jujube tree. This reaches the height of fifteen or twenty feet and is found growing in abundance by the wayside around Jerusalem. The crooked branches of this shrub are armed with thorns growing in pairs, a straight spine and a curved one commonly occurring together at each point. The relic preserved in the Capella della Spina at Pisa, as well as that at Trier, which though their early history is doubtful and obscure, are among the largest in size, afford a good illustration of this peculiarity."[6]
Not all of the reputed holy thorns are first-class relics, that is, relics of the original crown. M. de Mély was able to enumerate more than 700. The statement in one medieval obituary that Peter de Averio gave to the cathedral of Angers, "unam de spinis quae fuit apposita coronae spinae nostri Redemptoris" ("one of the spines which were attached to the thorny crown of our Redeemer") (de Mély, p. 362) indicates that many of the thorns were relics of the third class—objects touched to a relic of the first class, in this case some part of the crown itself. (In Roman Catholic tradition, a relic of the first class is a part of the body of a saint or, in this case, any of the objects used in the Crucifixion that carried the blood of Christ; a relic of the second class is anything known to have been touched or used by a saint; a relic of the third class is a devotional object touched to a first-class relic and, usually, formally blessed as a sacramental.) Again, even in comparatively modern times, it is not always easy to trace the history of these objects of devotion, as first-class relics were often divided and any number of authentic third-class relics may exist.
The Holy Thorn Reliquary in the British Museum, containing a single thorn, was made in the 1390s for the French prince Jean, duc de Berry, who is documented as receiving several thorns from Charles V and VI, his brother and nephews.[7]
The Catholic Encyclopedia (1908) reported two "holy thorns" were venerated, the one at St. Michael's church in Ghent, the other at Stonyhurst College, both professing to be the thorn given by Mary Queen of Scots to Thomas Percy, Earl of Northumberland (see "The Month", April, 1882, 540–556).
The "Gazetteer of Relics and Miraculous Images" lists the following, following Cruz 1984:
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The appearance of the crown of thorns in art, notably upon the head of Christ in representations of the Crucifixion or the subject Ecce Homo arises after the time of St. Louis and the building of the Sainte-Chapelle. The Catholic Encyclopedia reported that some archaeologists had professed to discover a figure of the crown of thorns in the circle which sometimes surrounds the chi-rho emblem on early Christian sarcophagi, but the compilers considered that it seemed to be quite as probable that this was only meant for a laurel wreath.
The image of the crown of thorns is often used symbolically to contrast with earthly monarchical crowns. In the symbolism of King Charles the Martyr, the executed English King Charles I is depicted putting aside his earthly crown to take up the crown of thorns, as in William Marshall's print Eikon Basilike. This contrast appears elsewhere in art, for example in Frank Dicksee's painting The Two Crowns.
Carnations symbolize the passion as they represent the crown of thorns.
Reliquary made in 1806, commissioned by Napoleon, preserved at Notre-Dame Cathedral.
A second reliquary from 1862, designed by Viollet-le-Duc preserved at Notre-Dame Cathedral.
The Sainte-Chapelle, built to house the Passion Relics.
Mater Dolorosa and bust of crown of thorns (Santa Monica Parish Church, Philippines)
William Marshall's print depicting King Charles I taking up the crown of thorns
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crown of Thorns.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.


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This One Is On Us
From nine inch nails wiki
This One Is On Us [1] is the name of a fan organization that specializes in Nine Inch Nails live video releases. The project was originally created in response to an announcement by Trent Reznor that plans for a 3D DVD of the Lights In The Sky Tour had been abandoned. The group decided to create its own DVD release [2]. After a round of voting, Another Version Of The Truth was chosen to be the DVD title, continuing the tradition of naming NIN concert videos after a certain song (And All That Could Have Been, Beside You In Time).
While this particular project was well-underway, the group also worked on several other releases, including The Downward Spiral: Live[3], a very popular release documenting of the first out of two ever live performances of The Downward Spiral in its entirety, played on August 23rd 2009, at Webster Hall in New York City. This specific project earned the group the attention of the band members themselves, who all tweeted about the release, impressed by its quality. Rob Sheridan also posted about it on nin.com on October 23rd, 2009 [4].
On December 18th, the group released the final trailer [5] for Another Version Of The Truth, released as three separate torrents respectively on December 25th 2009, January 25th 2010 and February 25th 2010, and followed by a physical release. One DVD is comprised of footage filmed in Las Vegas on 13 December, 2008 at the final date of the 2008 North American tour. The other DVD is compiled from over 400 gigabytes of high-definition footage from three other stops on the tour, released as a Christmas and New Year gift from Nine Inch Nails. The other DVD was filled with bonus material, including making-of documentaries, bonus videos of rarely played songs, interviews and more. This project was also released on Blu-ray and several "box set" copies were made for Trent Reznor and the NIN touring band of 2008.
Another Version Of The Truth
NIN's final date of the Lights In The Sky Tour, filmed and organised entirely by fans.
Show used:
The Gift
NIN had originally intended to film the entirety of three shows of the Lights In The Sky Tour in 3D, using James Cameron's 3D team, for release on what would have been NIN's last live album. Due to the record label pulling out at the last minute, the project could not be completed, but the footage was nevertheless shot and released to fans for them to do as they wished. This One Is On Us quickly took the footage and made it into a full-length concert DVD, to twin with the previously made Vegas disc. This was also released as a standalone piece, minus the Vegas and bonus portions.
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Bonus content
A third section for the Another Version Of The Truth release, this contains rare live footage, interviews and documentaries.
The Downward Spiral: Live
On one of NIN's final ever shows, the band surprised the crowd by playing the entirety of The Downward Spiral live, which also produced the first ever playing of "A Warm Place." This footage was taken entirely by fans and edited by the same team that worked on the AVOTT release.
Show used:
NIN:Australia 2009
A short DVD release containing all of the videos shot by Rob Sheridan during the Australia section of the Wave Goodbye Tour, plus two live videos from Europe portion of Performance 2007.
Lights In The Sky: Rehearsals
The entirety of the final dress rehearsal, performed for just 300 NIN fans, of the Lights In The Sky Tour Show used:
How To Destroy Angels [CHICAGO]
A filming approved by How To Destroy Angels of the Chicago show of their debut tour.
July 22nd, 2015 – In 2010, Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), Mariqueen Maandig-Reznor (West Indian Girl), Atticus Ross (12 Rounds), Alessandro Cortini (Sonoio) and Rob Sheridan formed How To Destroy Angels. Their debut album "Welcome Oblivion" was followed by 11 sold out shows of the United States - including two shows at Coachella – and demand for further performances, both in the US and overseas. Added to this innovative visuals from Moment Factory and a performance quickly described by the attendees as "exceptional", the tour was documented to allow their global fan base a chance to experience the work of this supergroup on the stage.
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Why Fiscal Cliff Panic Is Overblown
Parkinson's Law, in its original form, states that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." This was a humorous attempt at mathematically describing the rate at which bureaucracies expand over time -- the consequence of which is something that Washington is now dealing with. Hence the mania over the so-called "fiscal cliff" as the clock is ticking towards the January 1st and 2nd deadlines.


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...about this article.
The article itself is not the important part. It's the following statement:
"Shifting data and advice on how women's consumption of fish and seafood affects brain development of fetuses and infants, the most vulnerable groups, have produced one of the more vexing nutritional dilemmas of recent years. "
Leaving aside the concept of a "vexing nutritional dilemma," my question is this: Fetuses and infants are the "most vulnerable" groups? Are there other groups whose brain development is affected by women's consumption of fish and seafood...?
I Have A Question...
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Posted by Mrs. B at 9:24 PM
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Elizabeth M.
Apparently the question of whether women's own brains are affected by their consumption of seafood is to be left entirely to the side. As usual. You'd think we'd get used to being invisible by now.
Scott Z
Well, adult women's own brains are already fully developed. Er, at least, they're as developed as they're going to get. Your brain starts to develop in the womb, and that development continues until it is substantially complete at around age 2 (there's another burst of developmental activity that occurs during puberty).
So, yeah -- we're less concerned about the effects of trace amounts of mercury on adult women.
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Between Mathematica 5.2 and later versions, there has been a change in determining which notebook gets the palette input focus, which leads to quite unfortunate behaviour if you use focus-follows-mouse as I do.
For those who don't know focus-follows-mouse: This mode gives the keyboard input focus to the window which currently contains the mouse pointer. Now consider the following situations: There are two notebooks and a palette open (one of the notebooks might be the help window, which under Mathematica is basically just a notebook). Let's say, the first notebook is on the left, the second one is in the middle, and the palette is on the right. Let's also say that I'm working on the left notebook, and now want to use the palette. Therefore I move the mouse to the palette and press the button I want.
In Mathematica 5.2 this had exactly the intended effect: Mathematica remembered that I last interacted with the left notebook, and inserted the input generated by the palette there. However in Mathematica 8.0 the input is instead inserted in the right notebook.
Of course it's not hard to understand how this happens (and indeed, the problem is not restricted to Mathematica, but occurs also e.g. with Gimp; however the fact that Mathematica 5.2 got it right gives me hope that it's just some option I have to toggle or some initialization I have to edit to regain the behaviour). When I move the mouse pointer from the left notebook to the palette, it of course crosses the right notebook which is in between, and therefore focus-on-mouse gives the keyboard input focus to that window. Of course it loses the input focus again when I move on to the palette (which ultimately gets the input focus), but newer Mathematica versions obviously record which window had input focus last and use that to determine which notebook the palette should act on.
Therefore my question is: Is there some option I can set to recover the old Mathematica-5.2 behaviour? Or if not, is there a way to get it with some Mathematica programming (which I then could put into an init file)?
As I said in a comment to an answer that was deleted in the mean time, I've found out that Mathematica 7 still behaves in the way I want. So the change was obviously introduced in between 7 and 8. I'm adding that here so that the information is visible to those who cannot see deleted answers (and in case the deleted answer including comments might eventually go away completely).
Also note that (as I also wrote in that comment)
SelectedNotebook[] changes the same way (i.e. follows focus unconditionally in version 8, but changes only on interaction in v7).


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Three future South Dakota State wrestlers are set to compete in the Wrestling USA Magazine/Cliff Keen Athletic 2013 Dream Team Classic dual meet on April 20.
The dual pits the 13 of the nation's top prep wrestlers (Team USA) versus 13 of the top wrestlers from the host state (Team Illinois). This year marks the second time that the Dream Team Classic has been hosted in Illinois.
Colin Holler (Carl Sandberg H.S.), ranked No. 7 at 160 pounds, is SDSU's lone representative on Team Illinois. On Team USA, the Jacks are represented by top-ranked Paul Mascarenas (Rio Rancho, N.M.) at 113 pounds and South Dakota native and third-ranked Nathan Rotert (Spearfish, S.D.) at 220 pounds.
Holler three-time Illinois State Tournament placewinner from Orland Park. Holler placed fifth as a freshman and third as both a sophomore and junior. He was named to the 2010 Clash All-Tournament team and was a 2011 Fargo Cadet Freestyle champion. He posted a high school record of 131-19 with 60 pins. Holler wrestled his way to a No. 11 ranking at 160 pounds and No. 71 in the senior class by Amateur Wrestling News.
Mascarenas is a three-time New Mexico state champion, Junior National Freestyle champion and Greco-Roman All-American. He posted a career record of 130-5 en route to a No. 3 ranking at 113 pounds and No. 27 ranking in the senior class from Amateur Wrestling News.
Rotert is a six-time letterwinner in wrestling, dating back to his seventh-grade year. He won the Class A state championship at 195 pounds as a junior and is a three-time state placewinner. In his first three years, he posted a record of 116-15. Rotert is a two-time National High School Coaches Association national champion, with a perfect 10-0 record at the championships. He finished as runner-up at the USA Wrestling Cadet Freestyle National Championships in 2011 and posted a 20-3 record at the USA Wrestling Junior Duals. Amateur Wrestling News ranks Rotert No. 7 at 220 pounds and No. 45 in the senior class.
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The dual marks the second time a future Jack has appeared in a national dual this season. Mascarenas was named to the USA All-Stars for the Dapper Dan Classic earlier in the year.
The inclusion in the Dream Team Classic spotlights SDSU's recruiting class, touted as one of the best in the nation by The Open Mat and Amateur Wrestling News.
The complete release is available on WrestlingUSA.com.
The Wrestling USA Magazine/Cliff Keen Athletic 2013 Dream Team Classic is scheduled for Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 7 p.m. on the campus of Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Ill.


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Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey's August wedding to Stacy Hedrick will take place in town, but the couple will celebrate their marriage at a reception in Galena, and they'll leave the state for their honeymoon.
Morrissey and Hedrick, who have been dating 3-
1/2years, will tie the knot at St. James Catholic Church in a traditional ceremony. Each will have two attendants, and Hedrick's daughter, Seanna, will be part of the wedding party. A rehearsal reception will be at the Irish Rose in Rockford.
Morrissey has asked that to protect the couple's privacy, the dates of the ceremony and reception not be published, nor the name of the place where the reception will be held.
But he said in an interview with the Rockford Register Star this week that the couple is expecting about 300 guests for the reception. He would not comment on whether the couple had invited City Council members.
"It's not a political affair, it's an intimate one for family" and close friends, he said.
The reception will be in banquet rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook a secluded setting. A group that plays big-band-style music will perform. Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, a longtime friend of Morrissey's, has been invited, but it's unclear whether he'll attend.
The couple wanted the reception to be out of town so it wouldn't feel like a political event for Morrissey, he said. And they like Galena, a city with gently rolling hills where they got engaged. The couple will honeymoon out-of-state in a "fairly remote location to gain some peace and quiet," Morrissey said.
Morrissey said he's "lucky," "fortunate" and "honored" to be marrying Hedrick. Hedrick couldn't be reached in time for deadline for this story to comment about the pending marriage or her bridal dress.
It's the first marriage for both, and the first time in at least 50 years that a Rockford mayor has married while in office.
Hedrick of Rockford attends Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and is studying to become a speech and language pathologist. The couple met through a cousin of Morrissey's when Hedrick worked at Lino's in Rockford.
So, what was the bachelor party like? Morrissey said he and a few friends golfed and hung around a campfire one day and went to a Chicago Cubs game the next, but they didn't go crazy. "You could say I did nothing that would be uncharacteristic of the mayor's demeanor," he said.
In other words, there were no strippers.


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- "There's nothin' that lives in the forest that'll hurt yeh if yer with me or Fang."
- —Rubeus Hagrid[src]
Fang is an over-sized boarhound dog, and one of Rubeus Hagrid's pets. He was a large dog that accompanied Hagrid in many places, including the Forbidden Forest, and lived in the latter's hut.
Early lifeEdit
Fang was Rubeus Hagrid's pet. It is unknown when Hagrid acquired him, or how old he was.
Forbidden ForestEdit
In 1991, Fang accompanied first year students Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter into the Forbidden Forest, only to run away in fear after encountering a hooded figure drinking blood from a dead unicorn. After running away he soon found Hagrid, and Hermione Granger, who immediately knew that Draco and Harry were in danger.
Meeting AragogEdit
Fang accompanied Ron Weasley and Harry to visit Aragog in the Forbidden Forest. He, Harry, and Ron were nearly eaten by Aragog's children, but they were rescued by the wild Ford Anglia that was previously owned by Ron's father, Arthur Weasley.
Second Wizarding WarEdit
When Hagrid was attacked by Ministry of Magic Wizards led by Dolores Umbridge, Fang was hit by a Stunning Spell when he tried to defend Hagrid, enraging him to more aggressively attack Umbridge's cohorts. Hagrid took the stunned Fang with him when he escaped. After Voldemort's return was made public and Umbridge was sacked, Hagrid and Fang returned to their home at the edge of the Forbidden Forest
Battle of the Astronomy TowerEdit
Fang was inside Hagrid's hut when it was set on fire by Death Eater Thorfinn Rowle during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, but was rescued when Hagrid and Harry doused the fire with the Aguamenti Charm.
Battle of HogwartsEdit
In 1998, Fang went with Hagrid and Grawp to Hogwarts to help in the defence of the castle. However, as soon as the fighting began Fang was startled when a vase nearby was hit by a spell and exploded, and he ran away in fright.
Later lifeEdit
It is unknown if he participated in the battle in any meaningful way. After the end of the battle, Hagrid showed no indication of mourning, so it is presumed that Fang had survived the battle, as he was not mentioned among the casualities. His later life at Hogwarts is unknown though he might have lived the rest of his life with Hagrid.
Personality and traitsEdit
- "Out of the way, Fang... Out of the way, yeh dozy dog..."
- —Rubeus Hagrid talking to Fang[src]
Fang is a large hound who slobbers constantly. On several occasions he completely soaked Harry Potter's robes while laying his head on Harry's lap. When someone entered Hagrid's hut, he would greet them with loud, booming barks and almost always a sound licking on either their faces or ears. He is very protective of Hagrid, but is a "bloody coward."
Behind the scenesEdit
- In the novels, Fang is said to be a boarhound, or Great Dane. In the movies, Fang is portrayed by a Neapolitan Mastiff, a very different breed, though one that was also used against boars.
- The dogs who play Fang in the first two movies are Hugo, Bully, Bella, and Vito. A dog named Luigi played Fang in the second and sixth films. In the 2nd disc special feature of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Head Animal Trainer Julie Tottman shows the new dog who played Fang, and its name is Monkey,[1] while in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the Neapolitan Mastiff who played Fang is Uno.[2]
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Fang is one of the several characters that can dig up Dig-Spots, including Professor Lupin (Werewolf), Mrs. Norris, and Crookshanks. Without using Freeplay mode or Polyjuice Potion, Fang is playable in the fifth level of The Philosopher's Stone, "The Forbidden Forest", the fifth in The Chamber of Secrets, "Follow The Spiders", and "Dragons" as the third level in The Goblet Of Fire. Fang is unlocked at the beginning of "The Forbidden Forest", by changing from either Ron or Harry (in Story-Mode) to Fang, and then using Fang to dig underneath the cliff at the start. Fang's Character-Token will be in the tunnel.
- In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, Fang is only heard from outside Hagrid's cabin and shakes the whole house.
- Fang's role is omitted from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
See alsoEdit
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Heard only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Heard only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Consoles and PC versions)
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Pottermore


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21 November 2012 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
Thermo Fisher enters into agreement Fujirebio
Singapore: Thermo Fisher Scientific signed a long-term license agreement with Fujirebio to make its biomarker assay Procalcitonin (PCT) available on the Lumipulse family of laboratory instruments, using the chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA) technology. The agreement focuses on Japan, where Fujirebio's Lumipulse product line is placed in a significant number of hospitals and clinical reference labs and will be extended with future placements of Lumipulse platforms in other markets worldwide.
The PCT assay is available worldwide on several different laboratory instruments from strategic license partners. In Japan, the PCT assay is used in patients suspected of having sepsis. Broader availability of PCT testing for diagnosing sepsis will lead to improved hospital management.
"This agreement with Fujirebio ensures that PCT testing will be available to a much broader patient base, helping to improve patient's outcome," said Mr Marc Tremblay, president, Thermo Fisher Scientific's Clinical Diagnostics business. "Through the earlier detection of sepsis, healthcare providers can offer much better treatment to their patients and also achieve dramatic cost-savings."
Sepsis causes more deaths per year than prostate cancer, breast cancer and HIV/AIDS combined and claims 10,000 lives worldwide every day. Prevalence has increased dramatically over the last decade, increasing in the developed world by eight-to-13 percent annually, making it one of the most pressing healthcare challenges faced by the world today. Severe sepsis strikes more than 750,000 Americans each year, and between 28 and 50 percent patients affected die within the first month of diagnosis.
Hospital costs to treat severe sepsis in the US are estimated at $16 billion dollars annually. Much of this cost is attributed to misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis, making rapid, more reliable detection a national, if not global, imperative. Research published in the journal Critical Care Medicine showed that each hour of delay in therapy can decrease chances of patient survival by 7.6 percent.


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Friday, February 13, 2009
For the Love of Ray J: i think this girl is cool
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I know, I know, but I haven't had internet in forever AND to top it off, my kitten Biggie Biggie Smalls has been shittin everywhere because he's sick (boooo). Now I have internet. yay. However I'm going to continue to mooch off of Virginia Union's internet because it's only right. Let's talk. I'm really pissed off at my computer. It's such a piece of shit. I am thankful for it, but damn DELL what kind of product are you giving us these days. It does this typing thing where I'll be writing a word and then it will start typing that letter in another word...its such a piece of SHIT! wtf...man wtf...Shit. anyway. ima be back in business. trust and believe. jus give me a chance. times are hard, internet is low...cyberspace is on pause. ttyl
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AND this video shows my studio (formerly a 2 car garage) with only the closet floor and 1st shelf emptied out ..... where did all this stuff come from ..... how did it get here ... is it going back in the closet .... nope. I'm planning to sort out what I no longer love, donate to various sewing groups and just plain give away to friends or strangers. LOL
OK it's back to work for me ........ Closet Super SLOB.


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Adobe + Android + Tablet + Flash = Interesting
Google refuses to acknowledge publicly that it is working on Android-powered tablet computers. But the company has been public about its support of Adobe's Flash.
So. If you do see an Android-powered tablet on the market, there's a good chance it will use Flash, right? Right.
In fact, here's what's purported to be a prototype Android tablet running Flash, as well as Adobe's (ADBE) AIR. It works "flawlessly," testifies Zedomax, which sniffed out the gadget on the floor of the Web 2.0 Expo Tuesday.
We'll have to take its word, since these two clips are awfully brief. But for the record, note that the first clip is a demo of the Wired magazine app that Adobe is being forced to rewrite to Apple's (AAPL) specs. Or at least some of the app–it really is a short clip.
And here's a demo of Google's (GOOG) YouTube, which supports both Flash video and the HTML5 standard Steve Jobs is pushing.
Do take all of this with plenty of salt, though. As you can see in this clip, this tablet won't be on shelves in the near future. It's most definitely a work in progress.


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- Thursday, 07 January 2016
Twenty years after its inception, Radio 786 has become a vital part of the community it serves. It is recognised for its quality programmes, well-polished presentation style, accomodation of diverse views and opinions, topical and often exclusive current affairs interviews and dealing with anything that affects its community, while opening such matters to public debate.
Radio 786 has the highest quality of programming and its technical staff and infrastructure are the best available in the market. The Journalistic staff are beyond reproach and exhibit the highest standards of journalistic ethics and standards. No other broadcaster would be able to fill any void left by Radio 786 as they occupy a unique niche within the broadcast spectrum.Rashaad Achmat, Secretary of Masjidul Jumuáh in Westridge, Mitchells Plain
Radio 786's development strategy is undepinned by:
- fulfilling the educational and informational needs of the community,
- access to the media,
- involvement of the community in the workings of Radio 786, and
- community participation in programming
Over the years, the station has faced a myriad if challenges, but it is the achievements that stand out. Its guiding motto; to inform, educate, and uplift, is evident in every project undertaken by Radio 786.


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Hilton Worldwide Responds is a Disaster Support Fund through which Hilton Worldwide and participating Team Members may contribute funds that support communities around the world where Hilton Worldwide and its portfolio of brands have a presence. The Hilton Worldwide Responds Fund (the Fund) provides support to organizations as they help communities prepare for and respond to disasters. The Fund is the first fund in the newly created Hilton Worldwide Donor Advised Fund (DAF), which provides a vehicle where donations may be made on behalf of the company or individuals. A DAF provides an alternative to a company foundation and allows for HWI to match donations made by Team Members. Below are answers to frequently asked questions about the Fund.
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A donor-advised fund, or DAF, is a philanthropic vehicle established at a public charity where donations may be made on behalf of a company or individuals. It provides an alternative to a company foundation and allows for HWI to match donations made by Team Members. Hilton Worldwide Responds, our Disaster Support Fund. is the first Fund in our company-wide DAF.
As the frequency of disasters increases globally, the compassion of our Team Members grows. It is the responsibility of Hilton Worldwide to provide a safe platform where Team Member giving is transparent and accountable, and within which recipient organizations are required to allocate funds as directed to provide support where disasters are occurring The Fund also allows Hilton Worldwide to respond, when appropriate, by matching donations to increase the impact and assistance that we can offer in preparing for and recovering from disasters.
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Working with experts in the disaster field, Global lmpact and Hilton Worldwide selected organizations for the Fund
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Can we still donate to our local first responders during disasters?
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Why weren't Red Cross I Red Crescent Society selected?
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Why are the majority of partners US-based?
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Are all of my donations to the Fund matched by HWI?
Hilton Worldwide will launch designated matching campaigns at select times during each calendar year. Additionally, there may be disasters of such magnitude (like the Japan Tsunami. Typhoon Haiyan and Hurricane Sandy) that Hilton Worldwide feels a responsibility to respond to Team Member donations by launching a matching campaign. The Corporate Responsibility team monitors all disasters on a daily basis. and using information from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Efforts) as well as an internal assessment tool. determines whether to launch a disaster campaign. Once the scale of Hilton's response has been determined, a decision will be made about whether to launch a corporate match. This decision will generally follow the scale of the activation, but ultimately, the decision is flexible based on the needs of the local community and the business impact for Hilton Worldwide.
Will HWI now respond to every disaster using funds from the Fund?
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Why are we only matching donations made toward disasters?
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It is ideal in these settings due in part to its continuous, pressure-stable, gentle and low-pulsation conveyance and in part to its capability of dosing in proportion to speed. The block pump construction with flanged drive is particularly compact and economical to operate.
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|The billabong near our place a couple of Sundays ago. Thick fog, freezing cold.
|Same spot yesterday. Brilliant sunshine - and where did those houses come from??
|Kinglake ranges in the distance. Mt Disappointment to the left. (Disappointing because it's only 760m high, perhaps?)
A dose of sunshine and a visit with the local birdlife is always uplifting. Today I had the company of swans, coots, egrets, cockatoos, corellas, red-rumped parrots and a lone pied cormorant on my walk.
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A recently released Vanguard study goes some distance to rehabilitate the image of target-date funds, all-in-one portfolios with an age-based allocation between stocks and bonds that are often seen as lacking in sophistication.
The study, by Vanguard's Stephen Weber, is based impressively on an analysis of more than 58,000 Vanguard IRA account holders and reinforces classic themes of responsible investing—such as the value of sticking with an investment plan rather than succumbing to the temptation to trade.
But the study's greatest significance may lie in its last two lines (occurring long after the conclusion has been stated): namely, that having a financial advisor may be the critical element in the success of the investment strategy.
First, a bit about the study: Vanguard needed to do something about the fact that the portfolios they looked at—both in terms of their composition but importantly in terms of how their owners ran their accounts (e.g., keeping steady or actively trading them) were all over the map.
Vanguard acknowledged the impossibility of accurately comparing these portfolios to meaningful benchmarks. Which benchmark, after all, matches John Doe's personal rate of return, taking into account his original balance and cash-flow patterns? Even John might not know what his rate of return is supposed to be.
So Vanguard measured its customers' IRAs against two "benchmarks" that are relevant comparisons only in the sense of being "something to measure against." Those measures were a hypothetical mix of three stock and bond index funds and a target-date fund matching each account's age cohort.
Vanguard compared actual returns with returns that would have resulted had the investors been invested in these two benchmarks (with the same starting balance and cash flow patterns).
The study period—the five years from 2008 to 2012— included the wild swoons of the 2008-2009 economic crisis.
What Vanguard found was that "hands off" investors did well, but those who switched their portfolios' investments did not.
"The average investors who made even one exchange over the entire five-year period trailed the Vanguard asset allocation benchmark by 104 basis points annually …and trailed the Vanguard Target Retirement Fund benchmark by 150 basis points," Weber writes. "On the other hand, investors who refrained from such activity beat the Vanguard asset allocation benchmark by 33 basis points annually and only lagged the Target Retirement benchmark by 19 points."
Further, Weber found that "the majority of investors in our sample who chose to make [portfolio changes] would most likely have been better off in the Vanguard Target Retirement Fund hypothetical alternative during this period."
That is because even disciplined investors who strayed from their equity allocation in their mixed stock-bond portfolio might lack "the willpower to rebalance back into stocks at the bottom of the market," something that a sophisticated target-date fund does automatically regardless of market conditions.
Vanguard's study reinforces the notion made famous by Charles Ellis that investing is a loser's game that is won by not committing errors. It backs the idea that trading is a dangerous business.
But since a large number of investors don't use target-date funds, or might pull the plug on their investments if they're scared enough, attention should be given to the report's two concluding sentences—almost an afterthought it seemed:
"Alternatively, self-directed IRA investors not invested in all-in-one portfolios who are convinced that their asset allocation is appropriate for their investing goals and time horizon might seek the services of an investment advisor. Such advisors 'can act as emotional circuit breakers in bull or bear markets by circumventing their clients' tendencies to chase returns or run for cover in emotionally charged markets' (Bennyhoff and Kinniry, 2013)."
Behavioral finance experts have often noted the effectiveness of having advisors act as gatekeepers between an investor and his portfolio. As Meir Statman put it in a Research Magazine interview last year:
"Clients are their own worst enemies. They come to advisors to tell them when to buy and when to sell, and what to buy and what to sell. But that's not what advisors can do–period. Advisors cannot beat the market. But they can prevent clients from doing really stupid things. If advisors have that kind of conversation with clients, both would benefit."


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natty_dread wrote:This map looks familiar
AndyDufresne wrote:This could be a fun map, if half of it wasn't a legend. Hehe.
lostatlimbo wrote:I'm failing to see how this gameplay could be fair if one player can collect continent bonuses and another can only collect the +1 territories.
I also bet you'll have some deadlocked scenarios depending on how your missions play out.
natty_dread wrote:One thing kidna worries me... what about in fog, when you can't see the other players' missions? How will you prevent the others from winning when you don't know who has which objective?
natty_dread wrote:Ok, but it'll be hard to balance.
lostatlimbo wrote:Well, color me skeptical, but I would vote for option #1
DiM wrote:natty_dread wrote:One thing kidna worries me... what about in fog, when you can't see the other players' missions? How will you prevent the others from winning when you don't know who has which objective?
that's precisely the point
the tactical posibilities are unlimited (in fog) regardless of the gametype you chose.
imagine in a 1v1 game where you make it seem like you've taken an objective only to misdirect the opponent into focusing his troops there, while under the cover of fog you complete your true objective.
or in team games where 2 guys focus on an area keeping the opponents busy, while the 3rd goes for his objective.
zimmah wrote:- the anchor on port moresby is on top of the name
easy to fix
- the color of the rivers looks out of place, the sea's have no color but the rivers are blue, it doesn't seem to fit the style of the map.
this is simply a style choice. i have seen old maps with coloured rivers and the sea left as the colour of the paper. if i make the rivers transparent then i'm afraid they'll be hard to spot. and if i make the sea as blue as the rivers then it will be too overpowering
- i don't really like the look of the ships, it doesn't get the 'DiM' feel
i have no idea what the "DiM" feel is so i'd need a bit more detail
- what about Sir DiM and Captian ZimmaH? lol (or something that fits the theme)
fair maiden zimmah?
- maybe something about the treasure symbols, some of them don't really stand out.
i'll look into it
zimmah wrote:well, it looks good at the parts where it's dark but some parts seem to be brighter in the middle, does it have some inner glow or something? maybe if you remove the glow it may blend in better with the map. the river i mean.
zimmah wrote:i think the biggest problem with your ships is that i think you see them from the top or something and i don't really like the look of it. and with not getting the 'DiM' feel i basically mean, "well it's good but i think it's not your best".
BadgerJelly wrote:Neat idea!
You can actually set players to have certain bonuses and others not??
DiM wrote:BadgerJelly wrote:Neat idea!
You can actually set players to have certain bonuses and others not??
yes you can do that. let's say i want only the merchants to get the continent bonuses. to code that you simply add the merchant ships as a requisite in the continent bonus. so even if you hold that continent you won't get the bonus unless you hold at least a merchant ship.
same goes for the treasures (where you need a pirate ship) or the ports (merchant ship)
i don't know exactly what code tags are used in the xml but that's the basic idea.
zimmah could probably tell you in detail.
zimmah wrote:that's allready much better to me
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I woke up this morning and hopped on my laptop to check Kansas City Weather and peek at the radar. A band of rain appears to be either on top of me or on its way shortly. Then, Twhirl, an application I use to keep my pulse on the Twitter universe pops up with a message from Chris.
So, not only is it actually raining, but I'm going to have company on my ride in this morning. Weather, wind and tired legs be damned, I'm pretty much obliged to ride all the way. If Chris can do it (he lives a good 10 miles further out than I do), then so can I. Right?
I told him to give me a call when he got closer to my apartment, then quickly shifted my efforts toward re-packing my panniers, water-proofing items that needed water-proofing.
The Brookside riders were somewhat quick last night, so I was feeling it pretty good this morning already. Chris, though, being the hammerhead that he is, dragged me into work this morning at a pace that at times rivaled my personal best of 19.2 MPH. We were close to that by the time we hit Boulevard Brewery, but it dropped as I slogged up the hill on Main St. I was the glutton of my own punishment. Chris offered to take it easy and he let me set my pace. The pace which I kept was as high as I could manage. It was quick for me, but he happily spun along, ready to go as fast as I could manage and plenty faster if need be.
Chris, JR, Lorin and I partook in our morning beverage, then waited for the rain to settle down a bit before heading our separate ways.
No photos this morning. My digicam doesn't get along with rain too well.
Stats and numbers:
May is winding down. Dave and I both have a goal of hitting 5,000 miles this year. While Dave is training for races while he commutes, I just want to get from point A to point B. Dave's tactic is to ride 13.7 miles per day average. And if you think my spreadsheet makes me look like a numbers freak, you haven't seen Dave's stats. By now, I think it's fairly obvious that I think I am in competition with Dave, whom I communicate with often but have only met in person once. I don't know if he knows I am in competition with him. I'm pretty sure he doesn't care, or maybe he thinks it's funny because I'm currently way behind him in miles for 2008. But... And this is a big deal to me: I'm ahead of him for May, even if it's only by 20 miles. Knowing him, though, he's got an 80 mile training ride planned for tomorrow anyways. Even if he doesn't see this, he'll blow past my meager 610 miles or whatever I end up with for May. My competition is really with myself, but knowing someone local with the same mileage goal and a completely different cycling paradigm makes Dave a target for me to chase, however elusive and sneaky he may be.
All of this to say I decided not to bracket my miles on a per-day average, but rather to try to appropriately guess how many miles I could pack on in a given month. This month, my goal was 600 miles. I'm 2 miles away from that goal right now, but I'm still more than 500 miles behind where I want to be this year. for reference, I have a goal of 600 miles per month all the way through August. September's goal is 400, October is 300. November is 250 and December is a scant 118 miles to take me all the way to 5,000 miles for the year. The reason I'm currently 540 miles away from my goal is because March and April were particularly brutal this year, netting me a little over 300 miles each month when I figured I could cover 500 miles per month. Silly me.
I refuse to revise my goal slope, though. How it sits is how it will be, and now I get to play a game of catch-up over the coming months. Commuting alone is only going to give me 500 miles per month if I don't take any vacation days or use the bus at all. Errands and recreational rides will have to round out the mix. Fortunately, I have a couple of mile-fests in store for the summer. I won't go on any of the organized club rides, but a few friends and I, if you can't tell, have some fun night rides and perhaps a double century in the pipeline.
I think I'll make 5,000. I know Dave will.
Oh, and Dave? Just in case you are finally figuring out for the first time that I'm watching your miles just as closely as you are? Game on, brother! It's been fun, but I have a feeling you're going to widen the gap in the coming weeks.
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Friday, May 30, 2008
I woke up this morning and hopped on my laptop to check Kansas City Weather and peek at the radar. A band of rain appears to be either on top of me or on its way shortly. Then, Twhirl, an application I use to keep my pulse on the Twitter universe pops up with a message from Chris.
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- Sairen said...
I actually thought of you this morning as I was staring out my window at the rain this morning, trying to decide whether to ride. In the end, it was the hourly forecast that predicted even worse for the evening ride that tipped me to my car. Maybe someday I won't be such a wuss.
- May 30, 2008 10:16 AM
- dvicci said...
I didn't realize you were watching my miles as close as I was, but I had an idea you were paying at least a little attention. I acknowledge, accept and revel in the friendly competition!
Randy has me pretty well beat now. I don't know if I can catch up with him, but I can try.
Competition is the whetstone on which we hone ourselves. We'll *both* make our goals!
Lone Star is this weekend. That's 103. Saturday I'm going to tool around Shawnee Mission Park with the GF for a while to warm up the legs on the Torelli. Probably 15 - 20 or so.
Oh yeah. Rain!
- May 30, 2008 11:07 AM
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A Break from All That "Inside Baseball Stuff"
Guess what.
I'm baaaack.
Indeed, after that long and winding baseball-politico season and the ominousness of losing every dime I've ever saved due to the current worldwide economic crisis, I deserved a damn vacation.
And vacation I did.
I turned off the phone. Eschewed the interweb. Relaxed under the sun. Got tan. And I did it with family — Lung Family Reunion style.
Which reminds me, don't you just hate when you meet the perfect girl and you hit it off right away — so much so that you spend the entire day with her into the evening through the night and find out the next day that she's your cousin?
Happens to me every year.
But that's not what I want to focus on today. No. You see, dear readers, while on my vacation, I missed out on some very important happenings: like Gov. Sarah Palin's adamant cry to NBC's Matt Lauer that during the campaign she never got involved with that "inside baseball stuff" that supposedly divided her camp from Sen. McCain's.
Look, I don't even pretend to know what she meant by calling it "inside baseball stuff" seeing how it had absolutely nothing to do with baseball; however, I can appreciate her obviously sentimental regard for greatest game on earth and implying that indeed, it's complicated.
Because it is.
The coast is clear now, but how is it that the Cardinals were even considering a trade for Matt Holliday? A trade that would send away at least two (maybe more) of our most talented youngsters and leave us with a one-year rental of a player represented by Scott Boras? Has John Mozeliak officially lost his friggin' mind?
The answer to that question is yes and I'm quite sure we St. Louis fans haven't even seen the beginning of it. Stock up on the painkillers, folks; 2009 could be a long one.
And how is it that Lou Piniella received the Manager of the Year Award? Don't get me wrong: I have nothing but respect for Sweet Lou and I admire his guile, but this year he did what he was supposed to do (sorta) which was manage an extremely talented, high-priced ball-club to a winning season. That's like me getting rewarded for drinking beer and watching football on Sundays. That's what I do, people!
The Cubs were on cruise control all season until October and Lou didn't have to work nearly as hard as the likes of Tony LaRussa or Joe Torre to get the job done with less talent.
The one thing Lou was supposed to do this year (win playoff games) never happened. I see that as one thing and one thing only: failure. F-A-I-L-U-R-E.
On the other side of the Second City (my side), complications arise with Jermaine Dye and his future in a White Sox uniform. Rumor is: Kenny Williams wants to get some fresh legs in exchange for the veteran outfielder who had a resurgent season in 2008. I understand Williams' point of view, but I'm pretty sure there will be rioting in the streets if Dye is traded away. Even more rioting if Big Fat Bobby Jenks is dealt (which is also floating around the rumormill).
Just let me know if and when that's going to happen, Kenny, because I'll make sure to be back in South Padre until the Southside firebombing lets up.
I suppose Gov. Palin was right. This "inside baseball stuff" is complicated. And I gotta hand it to the Republicans. They ran a
good laughable race. And the tides seem to be turning for the GOP: Mark Foley, while still making excuses for his pedophilia, is at least speaking to the media again; Alaska has more problems than just Palinmania; and Norm Coleman has a 209 vote lead (as I write this).
Like my boy Tupac used to always say: "Ya gotta keep ya head up."
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.