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Rich Harden
Harden to be scoped?
At this point I'd characterize it as an unconfirmed but likely rumor, but the word on the street is that Rich Harden is going to have his shoulder scoped in the immediate future. I've been told it would be a minor procedure that shouldn't effect the Cubs decision to pick up the 7 million option on Harden.
We'll bring you all of the compelling Cubs news as we learn more about this situation.
UPDATE: Harden's option just got exercised - one year, $7 million. --CW
Where I am coming from...
I'm from Maine, Red Sox country. But, until I went to college, I only got to see the Cubs because they played day games (thank you WGN) and no one else in my family liked baseball. Therefore, I am the most hated type of fan -- the sports bigamist. I am a Cubs fan first and a Red Sox fan second.
Let's just say that in 2003, I was in a very uncomfortable position. I cannot begin to describe the pain I felt that year. To this day, if I ever see Alex Gonzalez I will kick him in the nuts. I don't even care if I get the right Alex Gonzalez, I just want to kick some nuts.
Currently, I live in DC where one Aaron Boone played this year. I boooood him incessantly whenever his name was called. Of course, I also boooood Christian Laetner when he played for the Wiz, but I digress....
This Cubs team needs to take on the attitude of the 2004 Red Sox, in that they approached the last four games of the ALCS as a series of one-game playoffs. They did not go into Game 4 thinking, "We need to win four games!!!" They went into that game thinking, "We need to win one game."
I think that this Cubs team, as well as last years', has been going into EVERY game of every postseason series thinking, "We need to win this series...NOW!!!" Obviously, that is not possible, and that vein of thinking will ultimately lead to failure.
Part of the reason this team was so successful during the regular season was due to their ability to put the previous day's game behind them. If they come out flat Saturday (defensively and/or offensively), then theirs is a problem with motivation and coaching. If they come out hot and still are unable to capitalize, then the fates are conspiring against them and there is nothing can be done.
This does NOT mean I believe in curses -- like I said before, I am also a Red Sox fan -- I know of which I speak. So can it. Shit happens.
Were the Cubs the better team in 84? Yes. In '89? Meh. In '98? No. In '03? Even. In '07? Statistically, yes -- by the math the D-bags should never have been that good. This year? Yes (hell, the Cardinals were better than the Dodgers). Will the Cubs buck up and show it? Remains to be seen.
Now, I'm not dumb enough to say, "The Cubs will win on Saturday!" But, I will say that, despite Kuroda's insane K/BB ratio (nearly 3:1) over 183.1 innings pitched, the Cubs actually have the advantage. They are the better team. They won 97 games in the toughest division in the NL.
Rich Harden was a combined 10-2, with 34 earned runs over 148 innings pitched, for an ERA of 2.07. In the NL, he went 5-1, with 14 earned runs over 71 innings pitched, for an ERA of 1.77. Obviously, this guy is our Ace and unquestionably the man we want in this position. Let's just hope that the defense can hold up behind him.
Science willing, the Cubs will get to game four. If so, Ted Lilly's record was 17-9, as well as 10-4 on the road, with an ERA of 4.09 (3.77 away from Wrigley). Not to mention his 2.875 strikeout to walk ratio, all gives me hope of returning the series to the Friendly Confines and Dempster showing why he won 14 games there.
Let me close with this: I know it sounds corny, and I know it sounds insanely stupid. But, if the Cubs (and the fans) would just address the series as a bunch of one-game series instead of trying to win it all on every swing, all will be OK. The pitchers are sound; overall, the defense is sound; the batting is usually sound. Just go out there and do what we all know you can do.
Get on the Train
Why, might you ask? Has berryhill lost it all? Has he gone off the deep end? Maybe... I don't think so...
I was there last night. It wasn't pretty. I was not happy. Then again, how can you be when your infield defense collapses? 2-0 is a pretty big hole to come out of, but when asked why I am still on board with the team, I cannot help but reply with "why not."
Rich Harden will toe the rubber tomorrow. He has been far and wide one of the best pitchers in the game this year. Moreover, he has the head to buckle down and get it done. And he wants to play for blood, Johnny Ringo. Harden has been on the wrong side of a comeback from a 2-0 deficit. Now he wants to make it right.
If "Rally" Rich Harden can work his magic, we have Lilly for the next game, who has been the best pitchers on our team in his past outings. I'd love to see him flirt with a no hitter again.
Right now, this team really has nothing to lose that it already hasn't. That can be a dangerous thing. This team can stop the bleeding and rally. Right when we seem to be limping and wearing down, we tend to step up and bring the heat. Why not now.
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Why did I get out of bed?
Why did I read the coverage?
Why must Rich Harden go and say those things wherein he takes on the responsibility for Game 3 and says we can do it? Why get my hopes up Rich? Why do I let you? Rich wants to show up Derek Lowe for an insult a few years ago, bless his sexy Canadian butt.
Is it too much to ask for just ONE win. Just don't lay there passively and go down without a fight? SHOW ME YOU ARE MEN not...whatever disgusting pathetic crap you were last night.
Yeah. I'll be at Irish Oak with a bunch of other girls on Saturday night. I'll have my Harden jersey on. If he delivers, good god, I will throw myself down at his feet and declare him my master.
Just one win. Do it for honor's sake.
And for crying out loud WHERE THE *(%$&^%$&#)!! IS REED JOHNSON? He would at least DIVE FOR CRAP.
P.S. Also, I feel I must state for the record that 97 wins or not, I would feel like this is a failure of a season without at least showing up to the WS. NO excuses, people. NONE. We have every piece of the puzzle. NO excuses. Dude, Michael Jordan and the crew were right back in the 90s: it don't mean a thing without the ring. NO EXCUSES. Everyone knew what the expectations were.
Many many good things happened yesterday
Kevin and Kurt got this new format off the ground. The Shout Box, as it stands right now, is kind of like a Mercedes hood ornament on a Ford Escort, but the plan is, when we increase our readership tenfold, the Box will be that place where you Microwave Generation youngsters can get yer immediate gratification. You have a buddy Cub fan next door, next state, or in Singapore, and yer sitting at work and can't IM to the outside world? Hey, come on here, and get yer rocks off in the Box. Heh.
I cannot stress enough how major it is for Kurt to be featured on ESPN's "Outside The Lines". If you think about it, there's what, seven, eight hundred Cubs blogs out there (or so it seems) and one from ours got singled out for this honor, and I feel perfectly fine with just typing out the word honor without having to quotate it. For whatever reason, Kurt's feelings struck a genuine chord with Wayne Drehs, and maybe that's what our calling card here has become. If you are a Kool-Aid drinking, rose-tinted shades wearing, clap-clap-clapping Cubbie fan, then you go to BCB. If you are neurotic beyond belief about whether Soriano should be batting fifth and whether Theriot's range numbers are on par with the leading NL shortstops, maybe you'd be happier at NSBB. If you want to laugh out loud, feel free to hit Desipio - hell, I do, early and often.
Perhaps it is true, that even after my cynical bleatings about what else could possibly go wrong, Kurt's baroque photoshops, and Jason's stabs at 1940's style mystery paperback writing, that THIS is the place to put your fingers on the pulse of what Cubs fans are feeling. At least I'm feeling conceited enough today to make this statement.
Why? Because I'm feeling pretty gatdam good about things right now. Harden dealt last night, people. I have no problem with those of us who have grown totally distrustful of the Cubs' braintrust and training staff, particularly when it comes to pitcher injury news. Harden said he was ok, and apparently, he is.
Also: Wood held a one-run lead, forcing the Great Pujols (as he is referred to constantly in the "Three Nights In August" book I just finished) to pop out weakly to end affairs. I want my closer feeling indestructable and bulletproof in the Fall, and last night could be a start, my friends.
And, there's more: they don't have to fly into the path of Hurricane Ike after all. Damn, that's a bad-ass name for a storm, Ike. Reminds us all of Ike Turner bitch-slappin' Tina all over the apartment back in the "Proud Mary" days. Ike was a bad, dirty man, and I have a feeling that Ike is also gonna be a filthy storm with high heat, neck-snapping curves and sliders that make grown men curse they mamas for giving them birth. I think this is going to make Katrina seem like a spring sprinkle, and I am glad the Cubs don't have to get in the middle of it. Plus...more rest for Z! Ain't that a good thing?
The Cubs took a series from the Satanic Fowl, in the 'Loo, on the road, they gained a game on the Brewers, and Ben Sheets is acting like the bitch he is. Whoever pays the arm & leg for him next year is waaay stupid. Sheets will be the consolation prize to them that pitch for CC Sabathia, and lose. Sabathia can carry a team. Sheets can't carry his own backpack, for fear that he'll strain a muscle in his back or something.
The Magic Number is now less than the date on the calendar. If we make the postseason, that will be the first time we made it two years in a row since....YEP. 1908. Hey, I know I'm waving an unwrapped Twinkie in Karma's face, but man, we're not losing tonight, and we're not losing tomorrow, and let's have a TIGHT weekend!!! GO CUBS!
The hard(en) figures
They probably didn't need him to win, but the Cubs landed big when they acquired Rich Harden from the Athletics right before the All Star Break. Since Harden's trade to Chicago on July 8th, the Cubs have gone 23-14, a .621 winning percentage. Harden, meanwhile, has pitched in 8 games. His record is 4-1, his ERA is 1.47. He's struck out 10 or more 5 times, he's given up 2 hits or less 5 times. The Cubs as a team are 6-2 in Harden's starts.
In other words, Rich Harden has been an outstanding addition to the team, not that you've needed me to tell you that. The Cubs have probably the best starting rotation in the game this year, their bullpen is better than it looks statistically, and they are offensively solid in every position. I know I keep saying it, but only because it's not every year that I can.
Numbers are fun...when used for speculation
Obviously I'm not a genius with numbers like some of the other Goatriders, but I do like using them to predict the future and make outrageous claims. It's good fun for all.
So before I take off for a wedding this weekend, I just wanted to mention two quick things using the power of numbers and other stuff that hurts my head...
Thing #1
I'm not sure if Colin has ever mentioned this specific website before (he usually has a fleet of links in his posts, so by now I generally accept anything he writes as pure knowledge and fact), but I found this interesting place called coolstandings.com.
At this site, they use current statistics, career numbers/trends and transactions to constantly predict how a team will finish the season. On a daily basis, the expected records of every team in MLB changes as do the chances of each team making the playoffs.
Right now, of all the teams in Major League Baseball, the Cubs have an 83.9% chance of making it to the postseason (best in the league). Coolstandings calculates the Cubs have a 64.2% chance of winning the NL Central and a 19.6% chance of taking the wildcard. Not bad.
And while the Cubs have the best chance of making it to the playoffs based on these numbers, can you guess which team has the best overall chance of winning their division? You guessed it, the White Sox. According to this site, they have a 72.9% chance of winning the AL Central.
Interesting stuff.
Thing #2
I have yet to weigh in on Rich Harden despite the explosion of content in the universe about the recent trade.
So now you're going to sit down and listen to everything I have to say about it! Yeah, that's right. And you're going to like it...Wait! Don't leave. Don't close your browser. I was just kidding. You can read it if you want. I'd like if you did sir.
Anyway, there has been a lot of talk about the "I" word and Harden's dipping velocity, but I want to talk about his line this weekend against San Francisco.
In his first start with the Cubs, Rich has the advantage of facing a team he has already dominated this year in the Giants. Back on June 14 at San Francisco, Harden threw 6 innings of solid baseball in which he gave up 0 runs on 1 hit with 9 strikeouts.
While the expectations from the fans will be high and the scrutiny from the media will be harsh, I expect Rich to have similar numbers against the Giants on Saturday. Here is my predicted line...
5 IP, 1 ER, 3H, 6 K/1 BB...0 "I" words
I really can not see Lou letting Rich go more than 5 innings (expect to see some bullpen action the second Harden goes over 80 pitches and he gets into any kind of trouble), but he should be able to dominate in those five innings.
Realistically, if he allows 3 or less runs in about 5 innings then I think the Cubs have a solid chance of winning the game...and that is always the most important thing.
Harden: The content gift that keeps on giving
Goat Friend Paul Sullivan writes that, were you to imagine a scientist-type holding a smoking glass container with prongs, then that would be an accurate description of how the Cubs will handle Dick Harden.
He notes, The Cubs plan on doing everything possible to keep Harden healthy, short of keeping him in a protective bubble. They will give him an extra day between starts, and could even skip a start on occasion.
Additionally, Sullivan says, He will throw a bullpen session for Rothschild on Thursday and will start Saturday against San Francisco after Jason Marquis goes Friday.
Manager Lou Piniella said Harden would start the fourth game of the second-half in Arizona on July 21, which would give him eight days off if he makes his Cubs debut on Saturday.
If he doesn't pitch this weekend, he will have a two-week break between starts.
Kind of goes back to what we've been discussing, and, to some extent, discounting.
No commentary necessary from me, except to say that as long as Harden is healthy in October, I don't much care what happens between now and then.
Rich Harden, The Morning After
I promise at some point I'll write about something that isn't Rich Harden. (Maybe I could follow up with a Ryan Theriot post later today?)
Baseball consultant Mitchel Lichtman:
Ironically, adding Harden, a great pitcher, barely increases their chances of getting into the post-season, as they were almost a lock before. Of course, he greatly increases their chances of winning IN the post-season - if he lasts that long, which might be 50-50 at best.)
BTW, losing Harden only decreases OAK chances of making the post by 4% and that is not including any possible value from Patterson, Murton, and Gallagher, over and above what they have now.
AccuScore comes up with similar numbers.
Harden is obviously the better pitcher, but we have to account for the difference in durability as well, so let's add Harden's theoretical replacement into the equation. The A's are one of the best organizations in baseball at finding spare parts to put up solid performances in their rotation (their defense and home park don't hurt), so let's assume that Amalgamation Of Harden Replacements will make up the 80 inning difference by posting a 5.50 FIP, a tick or two above league wide replacement level.
That brings the combined totals for Harden + Harden Replacements to 180 innings with a 4.25 FIP, compared to the 180 innings we were projecting from Gallagher at a 5.00 FIP. That's a difference of three-fourths of a run per nine innings, which while significant, adds up to a grand total of about 15 runs over the course of an entire season.
Fifteen runs, or roughly 1.5 wins - that's the entirety of downgrading from Rich Harden to Sean Gallagher, based on the assumptions I made above. If you don't like the numbers I used, feel free to plug in your own, but unless you're very bullish on Harden's health, you're going to come to the conclusion that the swap will cost the A's at most two or three wins between now and the end of 2009, when Harden's contract expires.
We did get Gaudin as well, which Dave doesn't take into account.
The Phillies shied away from dealing for Harden due to health issues. I think the Cubs were the one team that really matched up well for Harden; they wanted a top-shelf pitcher but don't have the need to ride him like a horse to the playoffs – other buyers like the Phills and Brewers are looking more for a horse they can ride down the stretch.
The New York press has noticed fly-over country long enough to make the Prior-Wood reference.
Cubs teammates react to the Harden deal.
ESPN's Keith Law (because if there's anything GROTA's been missing the past day, it's reactions from ESPN writers) has some nice things to say:
When he's 100 percent, Rich Harden is an ace, a potential No. 1 starter with dominant stuff who can miss bats. Only A.J. Burnett can match Harden's stuff among pitchers we believe are available in trades, and Harden carries neither Burnett's baggage nor his horribly team-unfriendly player option.
By getting Harden, the Cubs added to a strength; their rotation already led the National League in ERA. They can push Sean Marshall back to the bullpen, which is probably his best role, or roll the dice on Marshall's recent success as a starter and bump Jason Marquis, their worst starter and someone unlikely to improve anytime soon, to the bullpen.
Of course, Harden has thrown more than 130 big league innings just once in his career, and has already thrown more major league innings in 2008 than he did in the past two seasons combined. He's an extremely high risk, and you could argue that Oakland was already playing with house money, having received 13 more starts from Harden than they had any reason to expect.
Chad Gaudin is an outstanding second player -- hate to call him a "throw-in" here -- for the Cubs, as a short reliever who could be dominant in that role in the NL. His fastball/slider combo has produced over 300 innings of above-average pitching since Toronto discarded him after a grand total of two big league starts, and his career-long vulnerability against left-handed batters has vanished this year, in large part because of his improved control.
How about know Cardinals fan Dayn Perry?
But there's another concern: Parting with Gallagher means that Jason Marquis must hold down the fifth starter's job. It's almost a historical imperative that Marquis will collapse in the second half. For his career, Marquis' ERA before the break is an acceptable 4.29; after the break, however, that figure rises to 4.97. At present, the Cubs' other options for the five hole include Rich Hill, whose control problems have forced him all the way down to rookie ball, and the newly acquired Gaudin, who's much more effective when deployed as a reliever. So if Harden goes down and Marquis struggles in the second half (neither is particularly unlikely), then the Cubs suddenly have serious issues in the rotation. In other words, the loss of Gallagher is not to be discounted.
Hi, Dayn, I'd like to introduce you to "being wrong." Starters the Cubs could use to replace Jason Marquis right the hell now:
- Sean Marshall
- Chad Gaudin
- Jon Lieber
- Kevin Hart
And those are just the guys on the 40-man roster. We have others in AAA if need-be. Please, please get rid of Jason Marquis, Cubs.
And now, MY $0.02 about Dick Harden
What does XM know about mid-season pitching acquisitions, anyway?
Even though Hendry, et al. are adamant about this trade is not a knee-jerk to the Sabathia deal, I did the math and I am willing to bet that Gallagher was not part of the deal until yesterday. Billy Beane was lusting after him, for good reason. Gallagher has guts, he does not give up when he doesn't have his best stuff (paging: the Marquis de Suck) and we are going to hate losing him.
I am very happy for Murton, as he is finally going to get the chance he deserves. I wish him quite well in his endeavors, and we are going to hate the numbers he puts up in the next few years.
Lil' Strut can kiss my butt, and Donaldson is already a self-inflated headcase with a keen sense of his own worth. I mean, they play Lupe Fiasco's "Superstar" when he comes to the plate already? I guess he's big in Boise. Don't be scared of losing him; this is NOT Dontrelle Willis here.
I am glad the trade went down this way. If for some reason we completed our trade first, and then the Brewers countered with theirs, that would give them the clear psychological edge. Some may say that the trade was reactive, but Hendry is correct when he says that you just don't pick up the phone, call Billy Frickin' Beane and ask "Hey, the Brewers just got CC. What can you do for us?"
Some are also questioning Harden's health, that his last two starts were only for 5 innings apiece, that his most recent start against the Sux was one of his worst this year, and that Beane doesn't just give up on good players for no reason - he must be damaged goods. Mmm hmm, yep, Dan Haren looks real shitty. Beane's trading record has been excellent, but even he gives up value sometimes.
All in all, I think Uncle Lou said it best when he noted that he is "...glad that Jim is so competitive. The Brewers got a ace lefthander, and he went out and got a good righthander." This is just what we needed.
Any takers on the Cardinals getting A. J. Burnett later on today?


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Tale Of The Tape: New England Patriots At Buffalo Bills
The Patriots are almost certainly going to feel secure knowing they go into every game with Tom Brady at quarterback. His physical gifts are solid, but it's his coach's understanding of the gameplan that turns him into an assassin on the football field.
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It Was a Very Weird Year
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Bjork followed the curiosity…
3 months ago I left a trail of breadcrumbs hoping Bjork would find me.
During her worldwide lyrical competition, I submitted an original verse on the creation of the universe to fit into her gorgeous call-to-the-cosmos, 'Cosmogony'. I decoded her already recorded verses down to the syllables, got a feel for the song and it's message, and rather use an ancient creationist "myth", I chose to work in the very current, very exciting 'string theory'. I figured: hey, just because this is something being theorized right now in time, doesn't mean it too will not be the future's myth.
This was my chance to connect, so I left her a trail of breadcrumbs in the shape of my worded expression, dosed it with curiosity, and at the end of the note shared with her my music link hoping to the heavens she might actually see it.
And I wrote, "and they say: back then the universe, was immensely hot, and packed into a point, the size of a dot, an atom, a quark, a string—that shook and became the world we know." (*what excites me most about this idea is the scaling downward in sizes from point to string. In most cases one would think of a point as being quite small, when in fact, in this context it is the largest of the 4 groups).
Well, fast forward 3 months later. I just found out that I was announced the winner of this amazing lyrical journey.
The universe and it's endless wonders have always been the focal point of my songwriting. With Biophilia, Bjork has taken the curiosity on such a subject and brought it to the forefront on a grand scale. I feel unbelievably lucky that such a competition would be created by the artist I admire the most, and at a time when I so terribly want to share my own personal expression on my passion for the cosmos.
Now I don't have to imagine what it would be like for Bjork to hear my music, or understand a little more about who I am. She knows. And I know that this whole thing is one more example of the universe's willingness to play and have fun with everyone who is willing to call upon it with an open heart.
Bjork will be singing my verse on Feb 18th in NYC, and I can't wait to see it all go down live!
Thank you Bjork for your endless ability to transform, surprise, and surpass what we know to be possible—and timelessly declare your joy for life and the world around you through your music.
Hannah | Eitch
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Bullitt County woman has pleaded not guilty in the death of a newborn girl found dead in a Louisville department store trash can.
The 29-year-old Shepherdsville resident, Jessica Price, is charged with murder, tampering and abuse of a corpse. The Courier-Journal (http://cjky.it/15cOxTC ) said she is scheduled for a pretrial hearing in October.
Price is being held in Louisville on $100,000 cash bond. The newspaper said her lawyer didn't return a call seeking comment after she pleaded not guilty on Monday.
She is accused of leaving the Kohl's store, where she worked, and going home after giving birth in a bathroom and hiding the baby in a trash can. An employee who went to empty trash discovered the baby on Aug. 8.
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that was a big thing when i first started playing the game. looking at the armour sets on the wow-europe site. Having no concept of the raids themselves apart from what was written on the wow website about them. but wanting to do them, the incentive to play them and get these awesome looking sets.
and also seeing these higher level players standing around in IF looking as cool as the t2 / t3 sets did gave you incentive to want to raid also.
i don't feel this is forced enough now tho, with so many options the whole "tier" concept is either outdated or needs a revamp. many people never try for full tier sets as they get better pieces individually.
i found this myself raiding through tier4 and 5. having 5/5 could gimp you on other pieces.
there should be some incentive beyond the (sometimes rather lacklustre) set bonus's for wearing a full raid tier set. They are supposed to mean something, but currently they dont. its not a symbol of anything anymore.
i know wows, changed a lot since vanilla. but this is one change im sad to see.
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See, Blizzard actually found that forcing people to load up on a full tier set was counter-productive, as they felt their gear choices were limited. That would be un-fun.


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The site produced its "Offensive Line Rankings: Week 10 Update" story, and it should come as no surprise that the Cardinals rank 32nd out of 32 teams.
According to their metrics, Arizona is league-worst in both run and pass blocking, and 21st in penalties.
Yep things haven't got much better for the Cardinals who by some distance still have the worst offensive line in the league. Nate Potter got some action and it's unlikely we've seen the last of him as D'Anthony Batiste is still our worst ranked tackle in the league by some distance. How this line remains such a mess is in excusable.
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"So when we were in Newfoundland, the idea that I came up with at breakfast was, 'Let's play one note today'…I told Meg as we were getting out of the car. I said, 'Make sure you grab your cymbal — when you hit the cymbal, grab it so that the note only lasts a millisecond.' I was thinking that afterwards we could contact the Guinness World Records people and see if we could get the record for shortest concert of all time. So we did it, but ultimately they turned us down."
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Myself, and most everyone I know has between 15 Mbps - 20 Mbps. I imagine the averages will continue to increase as ISP's increase the speed on their lowest budget tier package like Comcast has done recently. I hope we can soon stop measuring speed in Mbps as well. It's a marketing scheme to make ppl with little tech knowledge think they are getting a lot of speed. 5Mbps sure looks nicer than .625 MBps. I don't know about you but everything I download is measured MBps.
Eh give it a couple years and the US will be further along with Google doing their thing and AT&T now committed to building out a gigabit connection in Austin then it can only go up.
first off, it will be really neat to see what happens to those numbers with what google and att are doing as mentioned. Honestly i dont think it will take years well maybe 2 honestly. Since google is lighting a fire under every isp's butts gigabit services will move as fast as explosive diarrhea. You cant stop it and it happens lightning fast..
Secondly, another example of the many things japan beats the us at.
I think it will take longer since Google and AT&T have to build the network first. I get my Japan and other countries are better but the US has to much landmass and to many people spread out. 7.4Mbps is still pretty good if we come in at 8th. I would think if we got into the top 5 then we would be doing really well or get to double digits.
ok so the double comment thing happened again but fortunately i could edit this time. Either my comp was messing up or hothardware was awesome and fixed it promptly
Mreh... I live out in the sticks in Canada... Down: 5 MB Up: 20kb, or something dumb like that, not sure. I know my upload is 5mb though...
living in the sticks, in CANADA is a double whammy, and I cant see myself getting much faster internet in the forseeable future
Damn I feel bad for ya man. Buddy and I always talk about going and buying land out in the middle of nowhere in Texas then realize we need atleast a good 10-15Mbps line as like the rock bottom of what is acceptable and then quickly squash that idea.
For comparison, my fibre connexion here in Stockholm provides me with a nominal downstream speed of 100 Mb/s and an upstream speed of 10 Mb/s. When I check, which I often do, I find I'm getting about 95 Mb/s downstream and 12 Mb/s upstream....
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|Audio Features
|Total Power Output RMS (W)
|Signal-to-Noise Ratio (dB)
|80 dB
|Max Output RMS - per Satellite (W)
|Max Output RMS - Subwoofer (W)
|Connector Type
|2 x 3.5 mm Audio Input Jack
The speaker sounds good..
one of the problem is that there are two output from the speaker(1 for front speakers and other for rear) for which lap should have sound card that supports 4.1..
Those who are planning to buy these speakers must read this REVIEW..
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About the Product:
Sound Distortion from the Woofer kills the music.... It's not for Bass lovers.. I cant increase the bass level more than 30% due to the terrible distortion.. I bought this product with the trust in Creative brand..... (Expand)
I got these speakers for my HP pavilion dv6-6165tx notebook. It has two 3.5 audio outputs so all the 4 satellites can be powered up without any other accessory. For laptops with only one output, get a Y pin and all the satellites will work. You will not get the surround sound experience if you dont have a sound card that supports 4.1 config.
Talkng about the speakers, they are very decent for the price tag
Clear sound
Deep Bass
Good looking, very good build quality
Wired Remote is very useful
Wire length feels inadequate for me.
Satellites may sometimes give a feeling of being... (Expand)
Recently i was gifted Creative Inspire M4500 Multimedia speakers 4.1 and it happens to be the worst product. As every individual i thought that this site really helps customers. Unfortunately i trusted and this turned out to be bad time. And there is a rumor folks,all the products that we see and get it home are already damaged. Here, i want to help the website organizers by checking the product at the customers place,because "YOU"(the company) is cheating everyone and for the people who follow this site, you better wait for the worst day to come. If my review is seen in a negativ... (Expand)
@ earlier review i think we can use a unifier input that has two sockets to plug into audio out of any laptop and that piece isnt expensive:)
I got these speakers for my pc. It has two 3.5 audio outputs so get a Y pin and all the satellites will work. You will not get the surround sound experience if you dont have a sound card that supports 4.1 config.
Talkng about the speakers, they are very decent for the price tag. It has clear soun... (View complete review)
People, please don't even think of buying this product considering that this product is available at a low price. Ordered this product twice but the same distortion producing woofer. It produces a very annoying sound. Try for some other options. (View complete review)
I have been using this since April,2006. Unlike most of the 4.1's available, this is a true 4.1 and has two 3.5 inputs and 4 discrete channels. Good enough for casual gaming and watching movies. Music lovers better go for a 2.1.
Whats good
- Looks & Build quality.
- Clarity of satellites at... (View complete review)
it sucks. i didn't like it. the sound is bad. the bass is bad. Everything is bad. Why did i buy this. I wasted my money. My precious money. Now i'll waste my time returning this shit. I don't like this very much. I don't like people very much. You all suck. Hatred. Don't peace. YOLO (View complete review)
Speakers are good. Nice and surround sound experience.
Woofer size could be bigger to produce better bass.
Overall it is okay for small size room and perfect for enhancing TV sound..
Thank u!!! :) (View complete review)


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Rep.-elect Carvalho will be sworn in on May 14
May. 8, 2014
Arriving with less than three months remaining for formal sessions, the most junior member of the 2013-2014 class of the House of Representatives, Evandro Carvalho is set to be sworn-in May 14 at 12:30 p.m., Gov. Deval Patrick said Wednesday. Read more
$3 million facelift is on tap for Uphams Corner
May. 1, 2014
Uphams Corner will be the site of more than $3 million in roadway improvements in the coming months. Mayor Martin Walsh spoke to reporters and community members Monday morning under the marquee of the Strand Theater on Columbia Road. Read more
Light turnout for Carvalho win as Henriquez awaits his release
Apr. 30, 2014
The day before former state Rep. Carlos Henriquez was expected to be released from jail, voters in his former House district picked his successor, Evandro Carvalho, an attorney born in Cape Verde who won Tuesday's special election with 739 votes, according to unofficial election results. There were 71 write-in ballots.
In the primary election on April 1, Carvalho gained nearly 50 percent of the vote in running against four other Democrats. No Republicans emerged to challenge him in the final election, and he will likely be sworn in later this month. Read more
Patrick's man Walsh eases into Lower Mills
Dorchester Democrats have a new member of their party in their midst: The former chairman of the state party. John Walsh, the man who helped Deval Patrick win the gubernatorial race in 2006 and become the first Democratic governor in Massachusetts in 16 years, has moved into Lower Mills with his wife Donna. Read more
Radio station founder makes case for TOUCH 106.1FM
Apr. 18, 2014
Owner of Low-Power FM Station Vows to Fight Shut-Down from Chris Lovett on Vimeo.
Chris Lovett of BNN-TV's Neighborhood Network News interviews Charles Clemons, co-founder of TOUCH 106.1FM, a Grove Hall-based low-powered radio station that was shuttered on Thursday by federal officials because it operates without a license.
Gov. Patrick: "Disappointed" by shut-down of TOUCH 106.1FM
Apr. 18, 2014
Gov. Deval Patrick was "incredibly disappointed" by the raid conducted by U.S. Marshalls to shut down the unlicensed, underground Dorchester radio station Touch 106.1 FM, an outlet for black community voices in Boston. Patrick said his office tried to dissuade the U.S. Attorney's office from taking the action it did to close the station. Read more
Unlicensed radio station "Touch" 106.1FM shut down in Grove Hall
Apr. 17, 2014
Above, TOUCH 106.1FM operator Charles Clemons speaks about the federal raid on his unlicensed radio station. According to Clemons, US Marshals and FCC officials arrived at the station's offices today next to the Grove Hall Neighborhood Development Corporation and seized equipment belonging to the station, effectively taking it off the air. Read more
Baker, in Fields Corner, cites value of 'balance'
Charlie Baker is running late. He walks into the Viet-AID community room at 5:53 p.m., 38 minutes after the gubernatorial meet-and-greet was supposed to start, a victim of evening traffic on Dorchester Avenue.
Thirty people have scattered themselves throughout the room, and as the he makes his way to the podium, he stops to shake hands, making sure to reach out to as many as he can. At six-foot-six, Baker towers over almost everybody there, except for one young man, whom he pulls close and says, tongue-in-cheek, "This guy's tall."
It's a windy Monday night in April and Baker, a Swampscott Republican running for governor, is in Fields Corner. "Mr. Baker, welcome to Viet-AID," Nam Pham, the Vietnamese-American development organization's executive director, says in making the introduction to the crowd. "He used to be my boss," Pham adds, referring to when Pham served as head of the Massachusetts Office of Refugees and Immigrants under Gov. William Weld. Read more
Mayor Walsh marks birthday with seniors report, grant at UMass Boston
Apr. 11, 2014
Mayor Martin Walsh celebrated his forty-seventh birthday on familiar turf: At UMass Boston's campus, he announced a $206,000 grant to university's Venture Development Center and the completion of a research report on Boston's growing elderly population.
The grant is part of a 4-year grant from the U.S. Department of Labor administered through the Mayor's office of jobs and community service. The $206,000 will fund the Life Science Internship Training Program, focused on preparing students at UMass Boston and other state and community colleges for paid internship opportunities in the Life Sciences industry. Read more
Updated Bottle Bill: An Investment in Our Future
Apr. 11, 2014
The Bottle Bill is the state's single most successful recycling and litter prevention program. Since its passage over 30 years ago, more than 35 billion containers have been redeemed and recycled, and thus prevented from entering landfills or littering our streets. Read more


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Civicorps helps the East Bay's highest risk young adults, age 18-26, embark on family sustaining careers by offering the tools and opportunities to:
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Civicorps has a 74% graduation rate and 82% of graduates are enrolled in college and/or employed one year after graduation.
Connecting with Nature
Each year, Civicorps takes 10 to 15 of our students to Yosemite National Park for service learning, camping, swimming, and hiking.
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Victory for Civicorps!
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Powerful Poems from Graduation
Graduates, Kevin and Brandon, delivered powerful speeches that included original poetry during our June graduation ceremony.
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Opinions, opinions, opinions (photoblogosphere round-up)
We are debuting a new experimental feature today, a round-up of opinions by photographers on a variety of topics, posted across the photo-blog-sphere. Please note, the opinions below are those of their authors. Reasonable minds can differ - a different opinion is not an act of war.
+ It was all going so well (on mirrorless and Sony) at Serious Compacts
+ Three Reasons why you shouldn't post your rates online at Tofurious
+ Is Medium Format Really Needed for Higher Pixel Count? at Rice High
+ Why I don't want a mirrorless camera at PhotoWalkPro
+ Sensor Technology Generations at Serious Compacts
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Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America Announces Moms Take The Hill Day In Washington, DC Grassroots Movement Encourages Moms to Converge on the Capitol on March 13
INDIANAPOLIS, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over 200 moms from more than 30 states will travel to Washington, DC, on Wed., March 13, 2013 to participate in "Moms Take the Hill"™, a grassroots event organized by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
Moms Demand Action members will meet throughout the day with their representatives and participate in an afternoon press event. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and Connecticut Rep. Elizabeth Esty are currently scheduled to participate.
"In a country where eight children are shot and killed every day, it is imperative that Congressional representatives hear directly and frequently from American mothers," said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. "As moms, we will remain focused on the safety of our children rather than be influenced or even intimidated by powerful gun industry lobby groups. We will not wait for one more horrific mass shooting of our children for legislators to wake up and finally pass needed laws that we know will make a difference."
To engage all members in "Moms Take the Hill"™ day, Moms Demand Action is asking moms to cut out and decorate eight paper dolls, representing the eight children shot and killed in America every day (http://momsdemandaction.org/moms-demand-action-campaigns/paper-dolls-steel-resolve-campaign/). As part of the social media campaign, "Paper Dolls, Steel Resolve," moms will Tweet and email images of their paper dolls to Congressional representatives on March 13. "Moms Take the Hill"™ attendees will present their paper dolls to Congressional representatives in-person.
About Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Much like Mothers Against Drunk Driving was created to change laws regarding drunk driving, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (www.momsdemandaction.org) was created to build support for common-sense gun legislation. The nonpartisan grassroots movement of American mothers is demanding new and stronger solutions to lax gun laws and loopholes that jeopardize the safety of our children and families. In nearly 3 months, Moms Demand Action has tens of thousands of members with more than 80 chapters across the United States.
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September 11, 2014
2014-2015 Sharks Preview: Don't Call it a Rebuild!
The Sharks have expressed a desire to find more ice time for promising youngsters such as Tomas Hertl, but that doesn't mean they'll become another Western Conference also-ran this season.
September 7, 2014
Prospects Analysis: Top 3 Organizational Prospects - Pacific Division
John Gibson is the best goalie prospect in hockey, according to RotoWire's Jon Litterine, who breaks down the prospect outlook for each team in the Pacific Division.
August 17, 2014
Draft Kit: 2014-15 NHL Sleepers
Jan Levine gives his three sleepers for each position. Included in this year's list is the Red Wings' Danny DeKeyser, who should get increased power play time.
April 15, 2014
Neutral Zone Wrap: Playoffs? Playoffs?! PLAYOFFS!
Evan Berofsky predicts that the Ducks will beat the Rangers to win the Cup this year, and gives you some tips for your playoff pools.
April 14, 2014
NHL Barometer: An Unlikely Champ?
RotoWire's Jan Levine lays out his playoff scenarios in advance of his playoffs player rankings. Will Gabriel Landeskog be hoisting the Conn Smythe at the end of the Cup Finals?
April 5, 2014
Saturday Daily Puck: Captain Serious-ly Missing
The Blackhawks shut down Jonathan Toews for the rest of the regular season. What does this mean for the defending champs?
March 29, 2014
NHL Barometer: Avalanche of Points
Matt Duchene set a career high this year with 70 points, as he has 14 points in his last 16 games.
March 22, 2014
NHL Barometer: Stamkos is Back
A healthy Steven Stamkos will make the Lightning a very tough out in the playoffs.
March 14, 2014
Saturday Daily Puck: California Feeding Frenzy
The Sharks are surging and destroying everything in its path. Are they the best team in California?
March 13, 2014
Thursday Daily Puck: The Canadian Line Dance
We take a look at what top lines are firing on all cylinders and which ones are struggling. Plus, the Flames beat the Ducks 7-2, just like I predicted.
March 2, 2014
Morning Skate: Olympic Gloating, Trade Fallout
Janet gloats about Team Canada's double-dip, and she and Dan break down the Ryan Miller trade.
February 1, 2014
The Waiver Wire: Back in the Saddle
After a month-long slump, Nazem Kadri has found his game again, and has 14 points in his last nine games.
January 26, 2014
Monday Daily Puck: Is Braden Holtby Back?
January 11, 2014
The Waiver Wire: Forward Progress
Dustin Byfuglien's promotion to the wing may be a huge benefit to both fantasy GMs and the Winnipeg Jets.
January 9, 2014
Thursday Daily Puck: The Roller Coaster Of Glove
January 2, 2014
From the Pressbox: Midseason Power Rankings
The Blackhawks are on top, and now they're getting the services of Corey Crawford again.
January 3, 2014
Saturday Daily Puck: Horton Hears A Win
Key players return from injury after a three-day holiday break and the start of a new calendar year. Which players will make the biggest difference?
NHL Barometer: Super Trouba
After returning from a neck injury in late November, Jacob Trouba posted nine points in 14 games in December.
January 1, 2014
Thursday Daily Puck: U.S. Olympic Roster Announced
Did Bobby Ryan get snubbed? Will Mike Yeo have a job at the end of the week?
December 29, 2013
NHL Schedule Analysis: Two For Toronto
Phil Kessel and the Leafs are playing in the Winter Classic, but it's an otherwise quiet week for them, writes Brian Rutherford.
December 19, 2013
Thursday Daily Puck: Ja Great
Jagr continues to topple records and climb the all-time scoring list in his 22nd NHL season.
December 14, 2013
Frozen Fantasy: Roster Slugs
Is it time to unload Nail Yakupov at a discount? Janet Eagleson considers her options with a number of slow starters through the first two months of the season.
December 1, 2013
NHL Schedule Analysis: Back-to-Back Jacks
Brian Rutherford suggests that Tuukka Rask could get a night off for one of the Bruins' back-to-back games.
November 28, 2013
NHL Barometer: Lightning It Up
For all the consternation and concern as to how Martin St. Louis would play with Steven Stamkos out, so far, we can put that issue to bed.
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Tuesday Daily Puck: Up-Hiller Battle
Jonas Hiller and the Ducks look to win their third straight game Tuesday against Dallas in the day's only action.
November 24, 2013
NHL Schedule Analysis: Hawks' Road Show
Corey Crawford will be awfully busy over the next two weeks, as the Blackhawks will play eight games over that span, including four on the road this week.
November 20, 2013
Thursday Daily Puck: Marquee Clarke & the Funky Bunch
MacArthur and Berra steal the spotlight from the Ovi and Sid show.
November 16, 2013
Sunday Daily Puck: Stars Are Born
The Stars brought Tyler Seguin to Dallas and paired him with Jamie Benn. The results so far: so good.
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Sacha Baron Cohen always has something up his sleeve. This year, the comic actor spilled it all over Ryan Seacrest's sleeves — and the red carpet, too.
Parodying the Moammar Gadhafi-type dictator he plays in his upcoming film, "The Dictator," Baron Cohen showed up carrying what he said were the ashes of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Then he spilled them all over the E! host's tuxedo.
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Said Seacrest: "Anything can happen and it most certainly did, all over my lapel."
Wait, was that Spider-Man flying up to the rafters? No, this wasn't the Tonys, it was the Oscars, and those were Cirque du Soleil aerialists in a lavish tribute to the movies. Crystal noted the circus-like atmosphere when he quipped: "We've got puppets, acrobats ... we're a pony away from a bar mitzvah!"
Jennifer Lopez doesn't shy away from sexy gowns — remember the famously skin-baring Versace dress she wore to the 2000 Grammys? Well, this time, some viewers speculated on Twitter and elsewhere that a bit too much breast was visible in her Oscar gown with a plunging V-neck by Zuhair Murad. Her stylist hastened to report that it was an optical illusion. "While the dress did give the illusion of sheer-ness, (the) joke's on everyone who wishes they saw something!" Mariel Haenn said in a statement.
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Go sing, too loud
Make your voice break - Sing it out
Go scream, do shout
Make an earthquake…
You wish fire, would die and turn colder
You wish, your love, could see you grow older
We should always know that we can do anything
Go drum, do go out
Make your hands ache - Play it out
Go march through crowds
Make your day break…
You wish silence, released noise in tremors
You wish, I know it, surrender to summer
We should always know that we can do everything
Go do, you'll know how to
Just let yourself, fall into landslide
Go do, you'll know how to
Just let yourself, give into low tide
Go do!
Tie strings to clouds
Make your own lake - Let it flow
Throw seeds to sprout
Make your own break - Let them grow
Let them grow (Endless summers)
Let them grow (Endless summers)
(Go do endless summers)
You will survive, we'll never stop wonders
You and sunrise will never fall under
You will survive, we'll never stop wonders
You and sunrise will never fall under
We should always know that we can do anything
Go do!"—http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw8xX4nONn0
We were looking at the bags
Wondering if any of the colors
Matched any of the names we knew on the tags
In all honesty, it hurts my heart to hear this. Memories and such…
Lao Tzu (via paperlover)
What if you are depressed AND anxious? How can you be simultaneously living in the past and future? Have you somehow achieved wizard status?
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Lmfao right. I transcend time tbh
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lol all of this(via celticthistle)
We live in a technologically homogonized world. Many of the devices that we all share and take for granted look the same. The trappings of the modern world all resemble each other like reflections caught in a pair of mirrors. Steampunk exists to add wonder to our common place world. By reflecting on the past and using it to add color and whimsey to our present, we share a bit of our world with our forebearers. By adapting the processes of the past to create new things from old, we share their legacy with our friends and families, perhaps even our children. The glow of brass and the warmth of wood replace antiseptic stainless steel and plastic in our homes. By our choice of clothing and style, the music we listen to or make, the stories we write and share, and by the imprint upon our tools and devices that we make, we etch something of ourselves onto the pristine surface of our lives. We make it more complex, more engaging, more baroque. Which, in the end, is what the steampunk ideal is all about. Perhaps by recasting our world in brass tubes, hissing steam and clockwork machines, we can regain a measure of joy in our surroundings that has been taken away for the sake of convenience and conformity.
-Russ Matthews
Steampunk simply embodies a time and a place. The time… the late 19th century. The place… a steam powered world, where air travel by fantastical dirigibles is as common as traveling by train or boat (or submarine). A place where national interests are vastly different than our own version of history. A place where the elegant and refined are as likely to get pulled into a grand adventure, as the workers, ruffians, and lower classes. A place where the idea of space travel is not so far fetched. A place where lost civilizations are found and lost again. A place where anything is possible, and science can be twisted to meet ones own ends. That to me is the essence of Steampunk. It can have political overtones and commentary, or it can be straight escapist fiction. Either way, if it meets these criteria. It is Steampunk.
-Joshua A. Pfeiffer
I see it as a reaction to the utter soullessness and disposability of modern tech. There are only so many garish space-eggs and tech. bubbles you can look at before you just stop appreciating them. Steampunk harkens back to a time when technology was still novel and romantic, when the world was still marvelling at its own cleverness with childlike pride and wonder, looking hopefully toward a strange and wonderful future.
when the water rushes over your face
and your eyes, bright,
buried in the soft cave
of a fair skinned structure,
peek from beneath dark lashes
to whisper words that carry a tune
much louder than the crash of shower to drain
and more penetrating than any spoken affection?
i think i know
i think i know…
why is it so beautiful,
when you slowly fade into the covers
and melt into the mattress,
with tussled threads of gold
wrapping around your face
lapping at the nape of your neck
and falling gently across your brow?
i think i know
i think i know
i think it's the rise and fall of a chest
where a heart like the lions
calls home, but i digress
i think it's the slightest of movement
below those lids with each beat
before i drift
i fall
into the sweetest sleep.