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A few years ago I used to walk 2 - 3 hours a day. Of course, I lived in Chicago, did not have a car and was too cheap to pay for public transportation. BUT I made that choice also. Meaning, when I had to go somewhere within walking distance (grocery store, friend's house, church, work, etc) I made a choice every morning to walk instead of take the bus, get a ride, etc. It was so much easier and exciting than the treadmill.
I hate to exercise, so what motivates me is to walk with a purpose in mind. For example: a walk to the corner store to pick up fruits, armed with my back pack to carry my purchases = 40 mins round trip. Beats walking on the treadmill anytime!
I live on a country lane. Measured distance to and from mailbox is 1/2 mile. Also to get to my friend at the other end of the lane is 1/2 mile . I do this in the evening when I couldn't get to the treadmill or gym. The weather is nicer now and its much easier to do.
I always keep a granola bar and a bottle of water in the center console of my car. It serves two purposes. Purpose one: if I'm running errands and I get hungry or thirsty I won't have to stop and get something unhealthy. Purpose two: if I get stranded in a Michigan snow storm, I know I won't starve to death right away.Totally a win-win.211


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Ian said:
This was a very emotional book about an unlikely martyrdom of a girl named Cassie Bernall. It shows how her parents reacted to this situation and the stuff that they felt when Cassie was still alive. I would recommend this book whether you are Christian or not!!! Yet, it is a little short and may get boring at times
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Liza said:
This book is a very emotional and sad book. It's all about a highschool shooting that kills a large amount of people. A very sad ending. :(
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I read this books twice and I think it is a very cool book about Cassie's life and what she was going through! It is really cool that she said she believed in God then died and if she hadn't she would have lied! I would recommend this book to anyone who likes real life stories and problem teens.
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This book was a very good one. It is a biography of Cassie Bernall, one of the victims of the Volumbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colorado, and was written by her mother, Misty Bernall. When asked by one of her killers if she believed in God, she responded "Yes," and was then shot in the head. This book was was hard to put down, but was also sometimes painful to read. This book recounts the months that led up to Cassie's death. Before Cassie was religious and had faith, she was a rebellious teenager. Cassie overcame hatred and found hope and faith in God. Both tennagers and adults would enjoy this book because involves the hardships families can go through. To me, Cassie is a hero for saying "Yes" and I loved reading the story that led up to that answer. I gave this book four stars because it is a wonderful book, but can kind of be upsetting to read because it's really sad.
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That's what officials are saying about a $143 million renovation at the home of the Packers.
Fans who've attended Packer games this season have seen the outline of the additional seats in the south end zone. The seats have not been installed yet, but the new and larger video boards on both ends of the stadium are up and running.
The Packers are paying the entire cost of the project, and they've spent around $75 million so far.
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TORONTO - If left unchallenged, anti-Israel and anti-Zionist propaganda being spread in Canada will result in violence, warned Sohail Raza, director, Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow.
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Q&A: What are the chances of getting pregnant after a tubal ligation reversal?
What are my chances of getting pregnant if I have a tubal ligation, and later decide that I want it reversed?
Personally, I don't like tubal ligations. With all of the reversible methods available today, permanently altering yourself seems so drastic! It is amazing to me how many women casually ask for it, and then how many doctors so casually do it! It is generally requested when things are at their worst…nothing but small children in the family, during a difficult pregnancy, or during bad financial times.
Times change, but cut and tied tubes don't. And there is little comfort in the fact that you can 'just' get them 'untied'. No! First of all, that's not a simple operation. It requires exquisite surgical technique and is VERY expensive – cash up front. Insurance will not pay for a tubal reversal. Got $30,000? Second of all, even if you do get the tubes reconnected, there's scarring at the junction where they were repaired–enough of a rough spot where a fertilized egg can get hung up on its way to your uterus (womb). This means there is an increased risk of an ectopic (tubal) pregnancy and may end up being a surgical emergency leading to loss of the tube, blood loss, and even loss of life. Third of all, there's this thing called the "Post tubal syndrome," where it is theorized that in a tubal ligation the blood supply to the ovaries is damaged, leading to faulty hormonal regulation and with it, faulty ovulation. And just fixing the continuity of the tubes won't make the ovaries better. (It is important to know, though, that the Post tubal syndrome is controversial — there are as many smart doctors believe in it as there are those who don't –and the literature has always been vague on studies.) But if it's a factor, then the best tubes in the world won't benefit from bad cycles.
With the advent of ART (Assisted Reproductive Techniques), you can by-pass all of this uncertainty of the tubes for the uncertainty of the laboratory. But at least the laboratory hasn't been cut up, tied up, and burned. I'd ask my doctor for a referral to an infertility specialist. If your tubes have been ligated and you really want a baby badly, then it's a bargain at any price. And the results are getting better and better.
Finally, here's a philosophical note. Thankfully, death of a spouse is rare, but I make sure any patient who asks me about tubal ligation hears these unpleasant words. It does happen, and sterilization can make the tragedy all the worse. And there's the very painful possibility that your children may suffer some tragedy. No one who has a tubal can predict how she will feel about losing a child and having her "bridges burned" (pun intended!). Once again, tubals are asked for too casually, and shame on us doctors for doing them too casually.


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(b) Laser Pointer Defined.— As used in this section, the term "laser pointer" means any device designed or used to amplify electromagnetic radiation by stimulated emission that emits a beam designed to be used by the operator as a pointer or highlighter to indicate, mark, or identify a specific position, place, item, or object.
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I received this news update from the ETC group(Action group on Erosion,Technology and Concentration)which is an organization dedicated to the conservation and sustainable advancement of cultural and ecological diversity and human rights.They were in attendance of the RIO +20 Summit and I thought you might like to read about what they observed if you've time.Note the comments with regards to geo-engineering and seed banks in the last few paragraphs.
Rio+20 or Silent Spring-50?
Governments mark 50 years of failure...and a couple of nano-steps forward
For a lot of the world, Rio+20 signifies the big environmental jamboree taking place this week in Brazil before the Olympics and after the Queens Jubilee. For the thousands of negotiators and civil society observers, including ETC Group, who have tracked the process since 2010, Rio+20 ended a few short hours before the worlds leaders touched down at Rios Galeão International Airport. With five staff members and more allies on the ground in Rio, ETC Group offers an overview of Rio+20, including some unexpectedly good things from an otherwise dismal summit.
But first, the undeniable bad news: its difficult to describe Rio+20 as anything other than a tragedy. Despite years of preparation and months of negotiations, nothing said or done in Rio can cover up not just the 20 lost years since the original 1992 Earth Summit as seasoned delegates have quietly noted but also the half-century of intergovernmental failures since Rachel Carson catalyzed the sequence of global environmental congresses following the publication of her book, Silent Spring, in 1962.
ETC Groups Neth Daño notes, Many delegations are genuinely embarrassed by the title of their outcome document, The Future We Want, which sets sights on a future that cant be achieved by the haplessly short-sighted initiatives proposed.
The big winner in Rio is the industrial private sector, getting the green light to advance a green economy with the promise of enabling environments and public resources. After months of opposition, and under pressure from Brazil trying to cobble something out of the rubble of New York negotiations, the global South accepted an umbrella concept of green economy with several conditions, but the concept is still vaguely defined and open to interpretation by industry, governments and international financial institutions. For industry, the green economy clearly means the financialization of nature the notion that every watershed and waterlily will be priced and pigeonholed (and traded and sold) as part of natures environmental services.
Now the better news: Feeling like the scavenger after a massacre, ETC Group has found a few remnants of hope. Despite the best efforts of Canada and the USA, for example, both the Human Right to Water and the Right to Food got a boost, and although Food Sovereignty was bypassed, the final negotiated text does recognize the importance of farmers and indigenous peoples in the saving and exchanging of seeds.
It was only when La Via Campesina on behalf of the worlds farmers took the plenary podium to address the worlds political leaders that the essential role of peasants in producing food for the world while conserving the environment came to the fore. Peasants and the ways they can best be supported should have been at the very center of Rio+20 all along, says ETCs Silvia Ribeiro.
Frustratingly, the major initiative led by the World Resources Institute (WRI) to force greater global and regional transparency throughout multilateral environmental institutions a move that has been gaining momentum since 1999 and has had strong Secretariat and governmental support faded throughout the last months of negotiations and got scant attention in the final text. Which made ETCs successful call for global to national technology assessment all the more surprising. 1992s Agenda 21 had recommended regional and national technology assessment, but, in the year following the Earth Summit, the two UN institutions providing some tech assessment capacity were both eliminated and the US governments own Office of Technology Assessment bit the dust a couple of years later. With the private sector in the ascendancy, few thought that Rio+20 would take on technology assessment at every level of governance and even ETC didnt expect governments to admit let alone express concern that some new technologies could damage health, biodiversity and the environment.
In the negotiated outcome document (that offers almost nothing new since the original Earth Summit), ETC is encouraged that there is a global consensus against ocean fertilization, a theoretical climate change techno-fix. While a moratorium on ocean fertilization was already won at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in 2008, reinforcement of concerns raised by this geoengineering proposal through the intensely-political Rio+20 process means that the high seas venture capitalists hoping to sell carbon credits are now dead in the water. Last-minute moves to expand opposition to geoengineering beyond ocean fertilization to include solar radiation management techniques and other land-based techniques ran up against a tacit agreement among governments not to introduce new topics into the negotiations or to expand on existing topics. Nevertheless, intergovernmental opposition to geoengineering as a Plan B to forestall climate change is clearly on the rise.
For ETC, a third glimmer of good news is that Rio+20 has welcomed the Rome-based UN/FAO Committee on World Food Security (CFS) to consider agricultural and food issues. The CFS includes a model for the expanded participation of social movements and civil society in intergovernmental negotiations as well as a model for bringing together both UN and non-UN intergovernmental agencies addressing common issues. When the current food crisis became apparent in 2008, peasant organizations and CSO partners called for the renewal of the CFS in Rome as preferable to UN-New York proposals to create an alternative ruling body for food and agriculture on the other side of the Atlantic. ETC Group considers it important that Rio+20 has explicitly endorsed the CFSs work on assessment of sustainable food production and food security at the national level, as well as its work on land tenure, fisheries and forests in the context of food security.
Finally, ETC has also been actively engaged in the Peoples Summit for Social and Environmental Justice, two hours by bus but a world away from the official proceedings. More than 50,000 people have participated throughout the week. There, the critique of the green economy and the financialization of nature was paramount, as well as the commitment to food sovereignty, in which peasants, artisanal fishers and women play a central role. The Summit also demanded a ban on all forms of geoengineering, as part of the plan of actions for civil society and social movements.
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The "Summer of Riesling" is drawing to a close. Unlike summer itself, it left Sacramento largely untouched. By my count, just two Sacramento restaurants Enotria and Blackbird participated in "Summer of Riesling," an accelerating campaign to raise the profile of one of the world's more enduring yet misunderstood wines.
"Summer of Riesling" was inspired by New York City restaurateur Paul Grieco, who decreed in 2008 that riesling would be the only white wine he would pour at his four Terroir restaurants 30 by the glass, 100 by the bottle throughout the summer.
Yes, Grieco is somewhat crazy about riesling. That restaurants named Terroir would be the incubator for his affectionate marketing scheme was perfectly fitting, given that wine enthusiasts generally concur that riesling is virtually unparalleled in how it represents its places of origin.
Last year, the International Riesling Foundation picked up on Grieco's notion and began to promote it here and abroad. This summer, about 300 restaurants and wine bars and 100 wine shops in 32 states signed on for the "Summer of Riesling." At the least, they all agreed to serve at least three rieslings by the glass through the summer. Northern California restaurants to participate this year include the French Laundry in Napa Valley, Restaurant 1833 in Monterey, Slanted Door and Heaven's Dog in San Francisco, and Enotria and Blackbird in Sacramento, which teamed up for a riesling- focused dinner last month.
Next year, who knows, maybe more restaurants in and about Sacramento will participate.
Riesling, after all, is a wine ideal for coping with the area's torrid days and slow-to-cool evenings. It's served chilled, it's inherently refreshing, and in structure and acidity it's an unusually versatile companion at the table, perfect for the fresh ingredients and light dishes of summer.
Not much riesling is grown around Sacramento, further testimony to the region's long hot summers. Riesling shows best when it is from relatively cool climates. Hereabouts, if you want to grow riesling, you'd best look to the higher and somewhat cooler reaches of the Sierra foothills.
That's what Dick Bush did nearly four decades ago when he switched from being a Stanford engineer to being an El Dorado County farmer. In 1973, atop Apple Hill at 3,000 feet up the sunset slope of the Sierra, he and his wife, Leslie, planted the usual foothill suspects zinfandel, petite sirah, merlot as well as some varieties rarely seen in the Mother Lode, including riesling.
Today, the Bush family continues to tend about 4 acres of riesling for their popular brand, Madroña Vineyards. They've shown vintage after vintage that the sunny days and chilly nights of the upper foothills not only yield flavorful and crisp apples, they produce flavorful and crisp rieslings. Paul Bush, the couple's son now in charge of winemaking, customarily makes three or four versions of riesling each year, the number determined by the nature of the growing year.
Only every three to five years, for example, do weather conditions conspire to produce the vineyard mold variously called "botrytis cinera" and "pourriture noble," which translates as "noble rot," which darkens and shrivels grapes, leaving them looking ghastly but also with a high concentration of sugar that results in dessert wines of astounding amplitude.
In any given year, Paul Bush is likely to turn out 800 to 1,000 cases of riesling, the workhorse of which is an interpretation decidedly fruity and sweet, but with an acidity that holds the sugar at bay, leaving the palate refreshed rather than sticky. Bush's latest version of that style, the Madroña Vineyards 2010 El Dorado Estate Riesling, is a lightly colored, medium-bodied and liltingly sweet take on the varietal, seizing riesling's distinctly fruity attributes of apple, lemon, peach and lime.
In carriage, it possesses maturity and grace, showing just why riesling is so often called one of the world's few "noble" wines.
It's a demanding wine to make. For one, the chilly nights at 3,000 feet up the Sierra can get downright gripping, pulling the family from their cozy beds to activate sprinklers to keep the young spring fruit from freezing. At harvest, Paul Bush and his field crew customarily make two sweeps through the riesling vineyard. They grab about two-thirds of the grapes during their first pick, when the fruit has less sugar and more acidity. A week or so later they gather the rest, when sugars are higher and acids lower. The first batch he ferments "dry" without residual sugar. The second crop is fermented to retain a percent and a half or so of residual sugar. Two or three months later, he will blend the sweet wine into the dry until he gets both the richness and levity he seeks in the flagship riesling.
"Like zinfandel, riesling gives different fruit characteristics depending on when you pick it. At lower levels of sugar, you get more green-apple aspects, more Granny Smith and lemon-lime tartness," explained Paul Bush. "If I wait five to seven days more to pick, we then get more peach, fig, pear and honeysuckle."
The result, at least in 2010, was a riesling both luxurious and bracing, lush with fruit but at the same time finishing with snap. Whether any of it will be left for Sacramento-area restaurants to pour during next year's "Summer of Riesling" is doubtful, but by then the 2011 should be on the market, and in the meantime plenty of the bright and warm weather that makes the varietal so alluring should prevail through the fall.
Madroña Vineyards 2010 El Dorado Estate Riesling
By the numbers: 13.6 percent alcohol, 1 percent residual sugar, 624 cases, $14.
Context: Riesling is celebrated for its versatility at the table, and in that vein Paul Bush suggests it be paired with dishes that range from the light (a rice salad with curried chicken) to the robust (a Greek beef stew with a touch of orange zest). He also urges buyers to lay down bottles for five or so years, given riesling's reputation for sturdy evolution.
Availability: In Sacramento, the riesling is stocked by several Safeway stores, Corti Brothers and Costco. It also can be ordered online through the winery's website, www.madronavineyards.com.
More information: The Madroña tasting room, 2560 High Hill Road, Camino, is open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Also note that the winery's website includes a real-time "weather cam" to provide such current data as both air and "leaf" temperatures, wind speed and humidity.
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In what practical ways can African states tackle the issue of poverty and unemployment amongst its young people?
Many African states list their young people as a vital resource base. But very disturbing is the fact that young people in Africa are left to rot due largely to almost zero opportunity and failing structures compounded by systemic corruption. Now, for African states a wasting generation of young people is a more threatening challenge than political instability.
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Oct 2 2012: I am not in favor of capitalism. But you ask your question as if capitalism is the best thing for Africa. Actually, it's the worst. You cannot have capitalism without poverty. Capitalism creates poverty, and now Africa is a poverty pit.
If all of those unemployed youth could learn how to build houses from indigenous materials, they could built houses. Not for $$$, but for houses. Look at the young man who took it upon himself to learn how to build a wind mill to pull water out of the ground, and to produce electricity for his village. When you take money out of the picture, all kinds of wonderful things can happen. Equality and cooperation can prosper.
I think that if the Internet were available in every African village, and it were free, and Africa started a campaign for donors to send used computers to needy villages, that the people would begin educating themselves about many things, and education is inspirational.
Hmmm. I am going to see if there is a foundation that collects used laptops. This sounds like a good idea. I could do that if it's not being done.
Oct 7 2012: John Locke's Treatises of Government: The canonical text for economic, political, & legal understanding of how an effective government works.
1st he introduces the rights of private property ownership with these 3 rational provisos:
There must be enough left over
You must not let it spoil (let things not go to waste)
You must mix your labor with it.
Then he shows that with the introduction of $, along with men's tacit agreement to put value on it, the all the provisos are no longer applicable.
1. Now you no longer have to mix your labor with your property. Now you can buy labor and profit from money itself.
2. There is no longer a consideration of spoilage, because money cannot spoil.
3. There is no longer a consideration for whether there is $ left over for others, because ownership of $, an intangible invention, is not a basic human right. And if money can buy land, without leaving enough for others, then access to land (for food/clothing/shelter) is no longer a basic human right.
Then comes Adam Smith, (Wealth of Nations - another canonical text). He accepts the above, saying that the right to own the labor of others - without limits - is granted by a natural law. (the invisible hand).
Within this natural law, he says, the scantiness of subsistence, that's caused by not enough money in the hands of the poor, puts natural limits on the "RACE of laborers" (his words). He states that the greater number of their children MUST die in the name of the economic system, and the free market, with money as its foundation, will take care of that using natural law.
In other words, capitalism cannot work unless there are poor people, or if there are too many poor people, but don't worry about them. A majority will die from poverty related issues (hunger, disease, exposure, war, etc) so that the cost of providing for them will not dip too deeply into the private property of the wealthy.
Capitalism requires inequality.
PS: War is the most profitable.
chen xinOct 7 2012: i agree most of what you said
while at this point i dont agree
you say Capitalism requires inequality .
while some european countries like norway fenland ,they are all capitalism countres why they have a much better life compared to america . and they have a much common level in each person'salary so what i want to say is that your country's welfare
is not being worked well .
you know recently french bosses are escaping to england why because their government put a heavy tax to them.
i think at root it is how we treat the wealth of different people .and i think we must have a
much more nimble policy.
Oct 11 2012: If not capitalism what? Socialism, communism? Government owned bussinesses? Capitalism means that consumers make the choices. Are there problems? Yes. Have there been abuses? Yes. Socialism/government control has resulted in atrocities just as bad or worse than anything capitalism has done. Hitler, Stalin,Mao have killed and kept people in poverty far more than capitalists. The robber barons worldwide got their money because governments tried to control the economy and give them exclusive franchises. Thar's socialism.
Besides do we really think that government bureaucrats can make better decisions than business people?
I know my attitude flys in the face of many of the subscribers to Ted. But none of us is smart enough to run a huge economy. Although some won't admit it.
Oct 12 2012: Dear Ted Lover,
I'm sure you are a kind, loving person who cares a great deal about humanity. However, what you describe is like chocolate that won't make you fat. It's a great dream but won't happen. In the real world money is the method of exchange that is most efficient. I just believe that capatilism is the system that offers the most benefits, efficiently.
I do volunteer work for a group called ShelterBox. Without money and the effort of people worldwide we would not be able to fulfill our mission to deliver shelter to those who have been effected by war or other disasters. We couldn't do the good we do using a moneyless gift economy. How would we get a ShelterBox to Africa or Asia within a week after am earthquatke? Gifts wouldn't do it.
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An Amtrak passenger train was traveling from Washington D.C. to Jacksonville when it had to make an emergency stop in Richmond Hill shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday after a man was found unresponsive. They say an 80-year-old father was traveling to Jacksonville with his 56-year-old son when sometime during the trip, the 56-year-old got up to go to the restroom and his father then fell asleep. When the father awoke sometime later, he was unable to locate his son so he walk to the restroom and knocked but there was no response. The father then went into the restroom where he found his son unresponsive. The 56-year-old was later pronounced dead.
Investigators are trying to figure out exactly what happened to the man. The family says that he does have a history of health issues and investigators do not suspect foul play.
The passenger train was instructed to stop on the tracks in the middle of Richmond Hill because it was a safe area for other trains to pass. No roads were blocked and no traffic was affected.
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With relationships and with money, avoiding temptation is key.
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You've probably heard the old yarn about how we often overestimate the chances of dying in a plane crash. When I made a guess before beginning this post, I was actually off by a factor of 10. I, somewhat flippantly, guessed one in a million, when really the chances are closer to one in 11 million.
The mistake (too conveniently) illustrates the point of this post. Humans are notoriously bad at knowing how risky things are, which leads to all sorts of bad decisions we make with our money.
Some hand sanitizers are only 40% effective, and last for as little as 2 minutes.
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You can't fight an idea with logic. That's my conclusion after watching my 70-year-old mother obsess about hand sanitizer.
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A great deal of the value derived from a college degree has nothing to do with the concentration/focus/major.
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I recently wrapped up a weeklong invasion of my good friend E's house.
First off, I'd like to say thank you to E for allowing me to stay at her pad instead of a hotel, thereby saving a little extra to put in the good ol' Roth IRA.
(The truest friends care about your retirement funds. You can quote me on that. You could quote me on any of this, technically speaking.)
Let me tell you a bit about E. She is a well-spoken, well-written black belt. Maybe not a black belt, but I'm pretty sure I couldn't take her.
E put herself through college at the University of Georgia using a combination of work, parents, scholarships and student loans. Her degree was in theater.
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I think the world is so messed up at this time, we all need a little lift of spirit and the best way I know to lift my spirit is to have a good laugh. So this week, with tongue in cheek, I think I'll present a little Bible history lesson. I'm still going to close with a sincere thought or two. Just remember the famous words of Abraham Lincoln; "The problem with quotes on the Internet is, you can never be certain they're authentic."
In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader called "Abraham of Com" did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And "Dot of Com" was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she had often been called "Amazon Dot Com." And she said to Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou travel far from town to town with thy goods when thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?" And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddlebags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How might I do that my dear?" And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling you which hath the best price. And then the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."
Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. And the drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever moving from his tent. But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secrete (look it up, it means to hide) himself inside Abraham's drum and the young man did take to Dot Com's trading as the greedy horsefly doth take to camel dung.
He was soon discovered and was accused of insider trading. And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed a band of rebels called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, or NERDS for short, trying to hack into the service and above all, no one noticed that the real riches were going to the drum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum company in the land. And indeed he did insist on making drums that would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.
And Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others." And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it came to be known, eBay, he said, "We need a name that reflects what we are." And Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators." "YAHOO!" exclaimed Abraham. And that's how it all got started.
(Matthew 19: 13-15; Mark 10: 13-16; Luke 18: 15-17) I think God has the greatest sense of humor. I look at what he has made in wonder and amazement, some things common in appearance, some frightening, and some only a mother can love.
I stand in awe of the wonders of this world and yet I can see the humor involved in the task of making it all. I think God thoroughly enjoyed himself for six days as he put together the wonders we now enjoy. I can only imagine the smiling face of my Redeemer, the laughter He exhaled as a child and as an adult. Children were drawn to Jesus and parents brought their babies and children for Him to touch and bless. This is a man with an inviting smile and open receptive arms for the innocence of children. He listened to them and laughed with them. Jesus says we must become as little children to enter the kingdom. We must be innocent, carefree, and dependent.
We need to laugh with God.
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That would make a little more sense.
Pat Burrell may have a one-path swing, but the path apparently goes right through the playoffs. Burrell blasted his third home run in two games last night, a game-winner for the Phils. Over the last two games the Phillies have scored nine runs and Burrell has driven in five of them. After ending the regular season in a long slump, Burrell sure chose a splendid time to pick things up again. He's 5-for-his-last-7 with a walk.
The Phillies won game one of the NLCS last night, a game that was similar to the first game of the Division Series against the Brewers. Again Cole Hamels pitched very well, again the Phils scored three runs with all of the runs coming in one inning and again the inning they scored in was aided by a defensive miscue by their opponent.
Derek Lowe and his sinker kept the Phils in check through five innings and Lowe started the sixth up 2-0. Victorino led off the sixth with a ground ball to short and his speed made Rafael Furcal hurry a little too much. Furcal's throw to first was wild and Victorino wound up on second on the error. That opened the door for the Phils. Utley popped one out to right to tie the game. Two batters later Burrell homered to left to put them up to stay.
Hamels was fantastic for his second straight start of the playoffs, holding the Dodgers to a pair of runs over seven innings. One of the runs scored with the help of a check-swing double down the right-field line to start the fourth. Madson and Lidge again were both fantastic, protecting a one-run lead in the eighth and the ninth.
The Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers last night, winning game one of the best-of-seven NLCS 3-2. Game two is this afternoon.
Hamels got the start for the Phillies and went seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks. Three of the hits went for extra-bases, all doubles. He struck out eight.
The Dodger lineup against Hamels went (1) Furcal (SS/S) (2) Ethier (RF/L) (3) Ramirez (LF/R) (4) Martin (C/R) (5) Loney (1B/L) (6) Kemp (CF/R) (7) Blake (3B/R) (8) DeWitt (2B/L). Lefties Loney and DeWitt in the lineup with Garciaparra and Kent on the bench for the Dodgers. Ethier, hitting second, is likely to drop against righties.
The Dodgers started the game with six hitters on their bench: Kent (R), Berroa (R), Ardoin (R), Ozuna (R), Garciaparra (R) and Pierre (L).
Hamels got Furcal to ground a 1-1 pitch to short for the first out in the first. Ethier was next and he lined a 1-1 pitch into left-center. Burrell cut it off before it got to the track, but Ethier had a double. Manny tried to check his swing on a high fastball to start his at-bat, but couldn't hold up. He hammered the next pitch to center. It hit high off the wall in center and missed going out by about a foot. Ramirez had a double with Ethier scoring easily to put LA up 1-0. Martin went down swinging at a high fastball for the second out before Hamels walked Loney on a 3-2 pitch low and away. The first pitch to Kemp was up and away and off of Ruiz's glove for a passed ball that moved the runners to second and third with two down. Kemp flew to right on a 2-1 pitch to set the Dodgers down.
First chance for the Phils not to pitch to Manny with one out and a man on second. They pitch to him and it costs them. I would have pitched to him, too.
Twenty-three pitches in the first inning for Hamels.
He came back with a quick 1-2-3 second. He struck Blake out on three pitches, got DeWitt to fly to left on a 2-1 pitch and got Lowe looking at a 2-2 breaking ball. Twelve more pitches put Hamels at 35.
Furcal grounded to short to start the third. Ethier was next and hit a 1-1 pitch hard to first where Howard tried to backhand the ball but misplayed it. The ball went off of Howard's body and Ethier had a single, his second hit of the game. Hamels got Ramirez to pop to short for the second out, but walked Martin on five pitches to put men on first and second with two down. Loney was next and got ahead 2-0, but Hamels came back with three straight strikes to get him swinging to leave both runners stranded. Twenty pitches in the inning for Hamels. 55.
Kemp led off the fourth and swung at the first pitch. He got jammed badly, popping a ball down the right field line. It landed just inside the line and bounced into the stands for a ground-rule double. Blake grounded a 2-2 pitch to short for the first out with Kemp taking third. Kemp taking third on the ground out proved to be critical in the inning for LA, because DeWitt was next and flew to center deep enough to score him and put LA up 2-0. Lowe grounded to first to end the frame. Twelve more pitches for Hamels had him at 67 through four innings.
Great base-running by Kemp to go to third on the ground ball to short and it got the Dodgers a run. Unfortunate way to give up a run with the silly double by Kemp to start the inning.
Furcal tried to bunt early in the count to start the fifth before he grounded to short for the third time in the game for the first out. Hamels got Ethier for the first time next, striking him out swinging at a pretty 2-2 changeup. Manny followed with a single into center, but Hamels left him stranded by getting Martin looking 1-2 for the third out. Seventeen pitches for Hamel in the inning and 84 for the game.
Loney led off the sixth and lined a 2-1 pitch into left for a single. Kemp was next and grounded an 0-1 pitch to short, where Rollins started a double-play to clear the bases. Blake grounded an 0-1 pitch to short for the third out. Just eight pitches in the sixth for Hamels. He was at 92 for the game.
Hamels started the seventh with a 3-2 lead. He got behind DeWitt 3-1, but came back to strike him out swinging. Jeff Kent hit for the pitcher Chan Ho Park and swung out swinging at a 1-2 fastball for the second out. Furcal was next and hit a ground ball back up the middle that went off of Hamels but right to Rollins. Rollins threw Furcal out for the third out. Thirteen pitches for Hamels in the inning had Hamels at 105.
Madson started the eighth with a one-run lead. Ethier led off and Madson struck him out swinging at a 1-2 changeup that was low and away. Manny lined the first pitch of his at-bat to third for the second out. Martin smashed a 1-0 pitch down the third base line, under the glove of Feliz and off his toe. Burrell, who was probably only in the game because he was due to hit fourth in the bottom of the inning, got to it quickly, holding Martin to a single. It brought up the lefty Loney and Madson stayed in to pitch to him with lefties Eyre and Romero in the pen. Loney chopped a grounder to second to set the Dodgers down.
Worked out great for the Phillies, but I think you need to bring a lefty in to pitch to Loney as the go-ahead run there. After being a critical component of the pen all season, Romero has thrown one pitch in the post-season and Eyre was the Phillie lefty warming late in the game.
Huge inning for Madson against the heart of the order with a one-run lead.
Lidge started the ninth for the Phils. Kemp drove a ball into right-center, but Victorino took it in front of the warning track for the first out. Lidge bounced a 2-2 pitch to Blake in front of the plate. Blake fouled off a 3-2 pitch before he flew to Victorino in center at the track for the second out. The lefty DeWitt was next and took ball one before he flailed at two sliders. The 1-2 pitch was in the dirt. DeWitt swung and missed and the ball got away from Ruiz, but Ruiz pounced on it and threw DeWitt out at first to end the game.
Lidge has looked fantastic since game one of the NLDS and looked to be in complete control again last night.
Two scoreless innings for the Phillies pen. They allowed one hit, the single by Martin off of Madson, and struck out two. Lidge threw 13 pitches and Madson threw ten.
The LA pen went 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, the infield single by Ruiz off of Maddux. They didn't strike anyone out or walk anyone. None of Kuo, Maddux or Park threw more than ten pitches.
The Phillies lineup against righty Derek Lowe went (1) Rollins (2) Victorino (3) Werth (4) Howard (5) Burrell (6) Werth (7) Feliz (8) Ruiz. Feliz at third with the lefty Dobbs on the bench — Dobbs would help a Phillies offense struggling to put up runs. Ruiz behind the plate — the Phillies have now played eight playoff games in the past two years and Ruiz has started all eight of them. Ruiz caught Hamels most of the time during the regular season, he was behind the plate for about 79% of the batters he faced.
The Phils started the game with six players on their bench: Coste (R), Taguchi (R), Bruntlett (R), Dobbs (L), Stairs (L) and Jenkins (L).
Rollins led off the first and took strike one before he popped to first. Victorino took strike one before he grounded a 1-1 pitch to second. Utley took strike one before he singled into center. It brought up Howard with a man on first and the Phils down 1-0. Howard got ahead 2-0 and then hit a 3-2 pitch hard on the ground towards right field, but DeWitt made a nice sliding play to field the ball and threw Howard out to end the inning.
Burrell led off the second and fouled off two 3-2 pitches before he singled into left. Ramirez made a nice play to cut the ball off before it got to the wall, but he would have had to fall down to allow Burrell to go to second. Werth got ahead 3-0, but took strike one and then grounded a double-play ball to second that cleared the bases. Feliz walked looking at a 3-2 pitch low and away to put a man on for Ruiz with two outs, but Ruiz grounded to short for the third out.
Tough result for Werth after getting ahead 3-0. The double-play killed the inning.
Lowe got three ground balls in a 1-2-3 third. Hamels grounded to first, Rollins grounded to second for the first two outs. Victorino hit a ground ball to first and Loney tossed to Lowe covering the ball — Victorino and Lowe both went down in a mini-collision, but both got up looking okay.
Utley went down swinging 2-2 for the first out in the fourth with the Phils down 2-0. Howard was next and he hit a 2-2 pitch slowly to second. DeWitt was playing deep on the shift and had to come way in, barehand the ball and throw to first to get Howard for the second out. Second time DeWitt had made a nice play at second to keep Howard off base. Burrell struck out swinging 2-2 to end the inning.
Werth hit a ball down the third base line to start the fifth, but Blake fielded and made the long throw across the infield for the first out. Feliz grounded an 0-1 pitch to short for the second out. Ruiz got behind 0-2, but hit a 1-2 pitch into right for a single. Hamels was next with two outs and a man on first, and he lined a single into right-center. Ruiz went to second and it brought up Rollins with two outs and two men on. Lowe seemed bothered by Ruiz on second and worried about Ruiz relaying signals to the batter. Rollins got ahead 2-1, but hit a 3-2 pitch into left that Manny took in front of the warning track to leave both runners stranded.
Lowe had thrown 75 pitches through five innings.
Victorino led off the sixth with a ground ball to short. Furcal hurried his throw to try and beat the speedy Victorino, but his throw was high and off the glove of Loney for an error. Victorino took second. Utley hit the first pitch of his at-bat just out to right, tying the game at 2-2. Howard grounded to first for the first out. Burrell took three straight balls before Lowe got one over. The 3-1 pitch had way too much of the plate and Burrell hammered it out to left, putting the Phillies up 3-2. For Burrell it was his third home run (and fifth hit) in his last seven at-bats. That was the end of the night for Lowe and the righty Chan Ho Park came in to pitch to Werth. Park got Werth to pop a 1-2 pitch into center for the second out. Feliz was next and chopped a 2-1 pitch to third. Blake made a fantastic play, bare-handing the ball and throwing him out to set the Phils down.
After the runner on second was clearly a factor for Lowe in the fifth, you have you wonder if Victorino on second was in Lowe's head when he served up the home run to Utley.
Greg Maddux started the seventh for LA. Ruiz led off and hit a 2-2 pitch in the hole between short and third. Furcal fielded and threw to first, but Ruiz hustled down the line and beat it out for a single. Dobbs was in the on-deck circle, but after Ruiz got on Taguchi hit for Hamels. He bunted at the first pitch and popped it up to Loney for the first out. Rollins was next and hit a ball back up the middle and under the glove of Maddux. DeWitt made another nice play at second, fielding the ball with his momentum taking him to the shortstop side of second, then tagging the base and throwing to first to double-up Rollins and end the inning. Rollins was safe, but it's was a nice play by DeWitt anyway.
Terrible decision by Manuel to play for one run and hit Taguchi for Hamels with nobody out and a man on first if it worked. It didn't. Three good left-handed hitters on the bench for the Phils in Dobbs, Stairs and Jenkins. Yuck.
Lefty Hong-Chih Kuo started the eighth for the Dodgers. Victorino led off and looped a soft liner to DeWitt at second for the first out. Utley grounded a 2-0 pitch to first for the second out. Howard flew to center on a 2-1 pitch for the third out.
Kuo gets the job done in round one of the LA pen against Utley and Howard. Interesting that he was the first choice for the duty ahead of Beimel.
Rollins was 0-for-4, hit into a double-play and left three men on base.
Victorino was 0-for-4, but his ground ball to short in the sixth and the Furcal error sparked a Phillies rally.
Utley was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.
Howard 0-for-4, a victim of some nice defense by DeWitt.
Burrell was 2-for-3 with a home run.
Werth 0-for-3.
Feliz 0-for-2 with a walk.
Ruiz 2-for-3.
Brett Myers (10-13, 4.55) faces righty Chad Billingsley (16-10, 3.14) this afternoon. Billingsley was seventh in the NL in ERA this season and fifth in strikeouts. He allowed just 14 home runs in 200 2/3 innings on the season. The 24-year-old was much better against righties than lefties, though. Righties hit 225/283/338 against him while lefties hit 274/369/391. He gave up 80 walks this season, which was eighth in the NL. Fifty of the walks were issued to left-handed hitters, only Ubaldo Jimenez and Ian Snell walked more lefties in the NL this season.
He started game two of the NLDS against the Cubs in Chicago and pitched very well, allowing a run on five hits over 6 2/3 while striking out seven. The Dodgers have won six of the last seven games that he has started.
Billingsley faced the Phils once this season, on August 25, and allowed three runs over six innings. Rollins was 3-for-3 with a double and a triple against him in that game as the Phils rolled to a 5-0 win behind Myers. Billingsley walked five in the game, which tied his season-high.
Burrell has ten at-bats against him for his career, he's 3-for-10 (.300) with two doubles. Feliz is 4-for-12 (.333). Rollins had been 0-for-6 against him before three hits in the game in August.
Myers came of miserable starts back-to-back to throw a gem in game two of the NLDS against the Brewers. After a rocky first inning in which he walked in a run, Myers was awesome. He ended the game having allowed two runs on a pair of hits and three walks over seven innings.
He faced the Dodgers in the August 25 game, getting the start against Billingsley and earning the win by throwing seven shutout innings in which he struck out eight. He also faced LA on August 14, allowing three runs over seven but striking out eight as the Phillies fell 3-1. Matt Kemp homered off of him in that game.
Furcal, Kent and Pierre have all seen Myers a lot over their careers. Furcal is 6-for-28 (.214) with a double. Pierre 13-for-40 with a double (.325). Kent has hit him the hardest, 7-for-19 (.368) with a double, a triple and a home run. Manny is 3-for-19 (.158) with two doubles and a home run — Ramirez hit a grand slam off of Myers on June 26, 2005.
Update: No matter what the Phillies do this afternoon, the worst news of the day is that Chalie Manuel's mother died this morning.


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There's never a dull moment for The Flaming Lips. Whether they're filming NSFW videos with Amanda Palmer, beating Jay-Z's record for most live concerts played in 24 hours, releasing music inside of gummy skulls, or rolling around in giant plastic balls at their live shows, Wayne Coyne and company are always on the lookout for their next thrill. So of course, the announcement of the April 2 release of their album The Terror wasn't complete without an additional surprise out of left field; this Super Bowl Sunday, they will be performing a new song, "Sun Blows Up Today," in a Hyundai commercial during the big game. The 60-second spot, an advertisement for the Hyundai Santa Fe, will feature the band hanging out on a suburban rooftop playing the new tune, which will be available for 100,000 free downloads from the Hyundai website and as a bonus track on the digital album.
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Freshman Effect: Potential Immediate Impact from Johnson & Estime
Could these two youngsters step in and help the Orange right away?
Syracuse's pre-season training camp is coming to a close, and there are plenty of questions prior to opening day at MetLife Stadium against Penn State. Obviously the QB competition between Drew Allen and Terrell Hunt is the most intriguing storyline, as Scott Shafer has no problem letting the debate drag into August 31st. His exact words were "why give anyone an advantage?" What Shafer has been clear about is how impressed he is with the freshman duo of DE Isaiah Johnson and WR/DB/KR Brisly Estime.
Johnson and Estime play positions of need for Syracuse this season. In Zeke's case, he's competing with a slate of defensive ends that aren't seniors and other unproven players. The only legit starters the Orange has on the ends are junior Robert Welsh and sophomore John Raymon. Eric Crume also provides some stability there. He's been solid up the middle with DL Jay Bromley. Shafer says Welsh isn't blessed with the tools of Chandler Jones, but knows exactly what he's getting on a week in, week out basis. Bromley has been very vocal about his confidence in the D-ends, especially with Raymon inside. Johnson has the chance to step in and help a depleted spot on the roster.
Why should we believe Johnson can step up right away? Flashback to January as Doug Marrone bounced for Buffalo. Zeke took the initiative and did his best to keep the 2013 recruiting class intact. His conversation with The Fizz demonstrated he has the passion to be a difference maker right away:
"Somebody needed to step up and be the leader. I tried my best to get in touch with all the recruits. I have the technique and the ability to become a leader on and off the field."
No disrespect to junior Kennedy Kodua or sophomore Donnie Simmons, or defensive newcomer Ron Thompson. But Johnson's timing couldn't be better to show-off his quickness on the defensive end during camp. It's crazy to think Johnson was looked at as just another 2-star recruit hopping on the Orange bandwagon. Shafer and Chuck Bullough have their eye on this kid to play at some point into the season. SU's favorable non-conference schedule calls for a fast start so Zeke could see time sooner rather than later.
Then there's the versatile athlete in Estime. He was listed as a second string halfback, which came as a surprise to a lot of people. But include Estime's rumored 4.2 40-yard dash time that we touched on back on National Signing Day. His high school head coach Chris Bean told The Fizz he expects Brisly to be used on special teams early on, and shift that blazing speed to the outside as a WR. Bean on Estime:
"Just explosiveness. He brings a dynamic to the game that coaches rarely have. And that's a guy that can touch the football and take it to the house at any time."
So with the wide receiver position also with unanswered questions, Estime could find time on the field early on. Syracuse has been a sloppy special teams bunch, so the young Devin Hester clone (Bean compared Estime to him) could do some damage right now. Look out.
It should be fun to watch these two climb the ladder on the depth chart, not in their sophomore or junior seasons, but in their freshman stints.
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If Estime has that stated elite 40 time its going to work wonders for the team Estime possesses the vision to make that speed effective.Being able to see the seams and make the required cutsis a requirement that few elite players have in conjunction with that kind of speed. I recall Dorian Gragm who had elite speed but wasonly successful once in taking a KO all the way for a score. The rest of his returns he almost seemed to run directly into th coverage players for short returns. Vision and a quick brain are required for great return players. I think Estime has those abilities. Darius Kelly may also fit in as well giving the team a kind of ST punch they have lacked for decades.
There's a big difference between H-back and halfback. He's second string H-back behind Broyld which is essentially a slot receiver they plan to throw bubble screens to or pitch to while in motion.
Latest news is Deon Hallmon will make his announcement on Monday as to where he will be playing football. The report has him coming to Syracuse.
Wasn't MALONE TELLING US ALL LAST WEEK THAT WE WERE HIS #1?
let's all hope that he does commit on Monday,to us.
Ron I like this Hallmon kid. A little light but the speed factor can't hurt!! But still no OL verbals or TE either.
Sorry Ron but Mavety is playing games again "looking" for other offers he says!! That sounds "ME" related. HCSS's not kind of player!! I wonder if he's a good fit for SU!! I don't!! We need totally commited kids at SU!!
I agree Terry,it looks like Mavety is all for himself and doesn't display a team attitude.
Wouldn't it be great if Holley commited to Syracuse.
My doctor is a BIG SYRACUSE FAN and every time I go for a visit we talk Syracuse Football. We talked a little this past week about,Syracuse not recruiting OL. His reply was that we really don't need them because we're already 2 deep at every position on the line. He said that we're going to be that way for the next 3-5 years and the OL is going to be a force to be reckoned with during that time frame.
I really hope Malone was right Terry,I hope we get Hallmon
Everything that I've read about mavety is,he's headed to Ohio St. If he keeps on dicking everyone around,he might as well finish his career at Nassau Community College. You on the money Terry everytime you say,if you don't to be here then go somewhere's where your going to set the bench playing the water boy position or bench warmer position.
I think the Penn St game is looking better and better for the Orange.
Read an article recently about BCS hidden gems teams for BCS. 2 out of four writers said NorthWestern!! I feel that the first 2 games could mean the season for SU!! How the team and staff handle these games means alot! Also mentioned was ACC QB play FSU,Miami and Clemson will have great QB play!!! SU is now in big boy college football. A MUST is 2 wins from these 5 games to better than 6-6. I don't want to say what would happen if SU struggles with all 5. 6-6 looks the best totally for the season. Better record would have to mean COY for HCSS!!
I think in order for Syracuse to be successful this year,Syracuse will have to reduce the number of stupid mistakes made in a game? I believe that will be the key to having a successful season.
Clemson(1st loss)opens up against South Carolina led by Jadeveon Clowney.
I really don't see Clemson in the hunt for a national championship.
I never gave "COACH OF THE YEAR"a thought Terry. Wow,by making that statement,you might be onto something there. Coach Shafer–"2013 ACC Coach Of The Year". It does have a nice ring to it.
Ron,didn't you see my post yesterday?I heard he was heavily leaning our way after "the other candidate" stalled him and he was announcing Monday!His D-coordinater at Cypress HS is a relative of Floyd Littles!!!I can't see him going anywhere but here!?!I told Mademan after he posted DH was leaning RU to watch out behind the RU steering wheel "for a CRASH"LOL…
Terry,I agree we have to win 3 of our 1st five OOC games and beat either PSU or NW!I think we can do some damage at Metlife and open up Holleys eyes at Gman Stadium this week!Remember their QB was playing in HS last season and we won't let him make us his 1st victim!!DA is a MAN next to him!SU-24-PSU-16…won't that look sweet in the NY paper's? "Go Orange"
Near perfect played games are needed in the first 2 games for wins. More of that against NW I believe!!!
Russ no matter who starts for SU their experience is limited. Even Allen has limited experience. I believe to win one or both of the first two games SU needs to throw the kitchen sink at them. Allen, some Hunt, some RB's, some Broyd and have the "D" hang on for their lives. A very little mentioned part of SU is its ST's play. No or hardly any talk worries me. Its either SU is fine there or ST's has issues. Its always the first game that shows that.
In-Laws are already laying it on us. My orange "Hardnosed Shirt"" arrived today!! Can't wait for the game. As of now its close like PSU 23 SU 21. Supper for the winners after the game(they got great seats, rooms, parking and reservations already set) and pain for the losers for the whole year. I know I'm going against the Orange but alot of people are. HCSS and his staff will show his/their real feathers Saturday. Win or lose just play your asses off and let the chips fall where they may!!
Ron,I cant find Malones post saying DH was coming here?I found a bunch like most of my own saying he was flaky and an enigma or "hard to read"?Heck,I can't find anyone who could say with confidence where DH's head was??I predicted here on 21 or 22 Aug he'd be coming here(after Mademan said he was leaning RU) if you'll check back a thread or 2!!Anyway he'll be a welcome addition(on LOI day)as no one knows where his head is but no doubting he's talented!Why with so many offers is his rating as a low 3* only a 76?Maybe Terry could look it up and if he's 5'11' or 6'?
I apologize Russell. I thought it was Malone who told us about Hallman coming here. That's when malone was taling about Hallmon and I thought he was talking about Hilliman coming to Syracuse. I did read the post about RU driving the bus and that they ought to look out for the crash.
I apologize again Russell for giving the wrong person credit about Hallmon coming to Syracuse.
Malone is on top of things and not wrong much but with DH you'd need to be a mindreader as he likes to toy with the fans and media but when I heard Floyd Littles cousin was a D coordinator at his HS I thought we had an edge!Heck who knows?I wouldn't be shocked if he goes to FIU?He has too many offers but I doubt many of the 50 BCS offers are commitable or he'd be a 4*!Maybe schools are worried about his cockiness?
Deon Hallman 6'0″ @ 165lbs. What Hillmans first name and where from?? Rivals site is messed up today!! But the boss is out of town today. Playing around during quiet moments!!
I have said Hallmon is ours on a few occasions, but as anyone will tell you about him, he's a bit flighty. Hallmon loves the attention. He will probably play games right up to the end, just to keep the spotlight on him a bit. I think Ron is right abotu the Hilliman/Hallmon mix up. No matter who said what, I think we have a good lean because there are a lot of relationships in our favor. The prime one is McD and his coach, but the Little connection can't hurt either (Little's nephew is Hallmon's high school DC I think). Recruiting coordinator Eric White has been pretty vocal about a player that sounds like Hallmon and is really putting himself out there if he is not very jconfident of the way this will fall Monday.
For the record, I also believe that he was a heavy RU lean early on and seemed to hold out hope that their position with him would change. I think he moved up his announce date (at one point he was going to announce at the UA All American game) in part because of the Jon Hilliman commit (Terry, he's a NJ RB from St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City)and the WR Blacknall they just got a verbal from too. I think he believed that those pieces falling into place, as well as Samuel going to OSU would finally open the door up to them letting him commit. I think they are still holding out hope for a couple more high end guys (Mavety, Holley, Applefield to name a couple) and they need to save the slots for those possibilities. Witter and Hallmon are finding themselves on the outside and we should be the beneficiary of their frustrated reactions. I don't love that they are coming to us as s second best, but if they have a chip on their shoulder as a result, that makes them better players for us. The NJ players they have are supposedly trying to work other NJ guys into coming. That could cause some of their commits to break free if they swing or flip anyone. We should be watching their efforts and the potential displeasure of their once star recruits that might feel they are about to be forgotten.
Exactly the way it looks to me!I couldn't have explained it better!Are you hearing anything on that Illin Ol man on twitter?
Thanks Malone!! No mention of Hilliman from Rivals(my choice) or Scout!! Seems to me he really isn't of any interest. He's not even NR!!
That's been the trouble with SU's growth lately. SU is grabbing crumbs from other programs. SU can't verbal its own best state players and then goes after remaining players that are borderline(but still MIGHT have potenial)in others eyes. SU has to gamble with these players until it winning ways shows players its a program on the rise. NJ is a prime spot for that. Really great quality programs will get the cherries then Rutgirls gets what is really decent after that and others(SU) pick up the remaining. Its just that SU at one time is Rutgirls now and got the remaining better talent!! But Rutgirls is growing slowing and SU is stagnent for now!!! PA was a top state for talent to, but few come SU's way now! That might really hurt recruiting down the road. Add in OHIO to!! Its almost like the staff now and in past have a pox on NE talent!! It could hurt SU in the future!!
@Russell Stugots,Malone;
Second best with 4.2 40 speed and a chip on their shoulder. I'd take that any day of the week. If things work out like Malone and Russell are talking about,I feel the door to the state of NJ will be finally opened and Syracuse starts to reap the benifits of it's citizenry.
Russell/Malone,I don't have any proof of about what I'm going to say and I know Russell thinks I'm crazy here. I have a gut feeling that maybe,we haven't heard the last from either WR Juwann Winfree or DE Kurt Holuba. Both players have been awful quiet and I think that's it's starting to working in our favor.
It's only a gut feeling and my ever lasting optimism that makes me make a statement like that.
I am hearing that he pushed his visit to the Clemson game, but that is opening up more time for other schools. I think right now our strongest comp. for him is NCState, but I still think he's a strong Orange lean. I think 14 will be a strong class and 15 will blow up. I think with the up coming season in the books,(a successful ACC campaign, and a clear picture of what Shafer is capable of as a coach) and the IPF, nobody will have any angle on us but weather patterns.
Could be trouble on the Hallmon front. Eric White put out an ominous tweet tonight about how a half truth is the same as a lie. I guess we find out at 2:30 tomorrow.
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Seventy-seven artists. Eight cities. One grand prize winner. Herradura would like to congratulate Micah & Whitney Stansell who with Look Inside have been awarded $100,000 in the 2013 Herradura Barrel Art competition.
While most would approach the barrel as an aesthetic object, these artists explored it as a utilitarian one, with a particular historical purpose. This led the two to leave the exterior completely unchanged, while the inside – the important part – became art. The interior was made into a zoetrope, paying homage to early cinema devices, objects once thought to be magical. In the same way alchemists believed the distilling of spirits was magic as well.
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Alumni Ave Opening on Monday - 10/28
|Date: Friday, October 25th, 2013
Alumni Ave, between Center Street and Kentucky Street, will be opened to through traffic beginning Monday, Oct. 28th. If you use the Alumni Ave entrance to the garage, be aware that there may be traffic on the street when you exit. Please use caution and look for traffic approaching from the left when you exit the garage. The road will remain open until construction resumes on the garage retail wrap.
If you have any questions, please contact Parking and Transportation Services at firstname.lastname@example.com or (270) 745-2361.
Commuter Permit Holders ONLY
This week only (Sept 1-5)
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