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120gig slim PS3, one of the first slim models, using Wifi.
Every simulcast I've watched has been fine. I get random performance issues like frame lag when browsing titles. It'll usually end up crashing to the PS3 dashboard. It's doesn't happen too often to cause an annoyance though.
I watched the first 2 episodes of Hanasaku Iroha lastnight, and around the half-way mark into the episodes I started getting 1-2 second lag delays. I take it Hanasaku hasn't been re-encoded yet?
The problem that was preventing my videos from showing has now been resolved.
But I noticed that the streaming is pretty slow compared to my PC. The video stops from time to time and then starts to load a bit then starts to stream again and go like this on and on. I'm using a Wi-Fi conection and didn't try using my wired conection yet, once I do I'll give my feedback. Overall, the app has improved a lot (and I can finally watch something after all), please keep up with the good work.
I cannot even begin playing any video. I can browse them fine, but when I select an episode to watch, it gives me a loading circle at the bottom, and then eventually freezes for about 20 seconds. After that, it resumes with the loading circle, but then kicks me back out to the episode select.
I've never once been able to get /any/ video to start playing.
PS3: Slim 160GB (with a 1 TB replaced HDD if that matters, which it shouldn't)
WiFi: 15.2 Mbps / 10.7 Mbps D/U
Internet Type: Fiber, 50.0 Mbps / 50.0 Mbps D/U
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The application randomly led to my PS3 to crash and reformat its self when I was scrolling through the Bleach episode seasons. A first time for me. It fixed itself via restoration of some files. Big relief.
Problem still lies that the Phone application is 10 times superior when it comes to playing anime. The PS3 version stutters and freezes at times, which make for an unacceptable anime experience.
What kind of PS3® do you have? (Fat/Slim, 20,40,60GB etc)
Is your PS3® Wired or on Wi Fi? (If Wi Fi, what is the signal strength on the machine?)
What kind of Internet Service do you have and what is your max speed on the account?
If you would like to assist with testing, all current simulcasts have been re-encoded. We would love to hear if these shows are playing without issue, or any problems arise while you watch.
Slim 250 GB.
Wireless/ Modem is practically right next to it.
Time Warner Cable/ 21.54 mbps
Having issues as of August 8th patch and prior.
Can you please try something from the current Simulcast Season?
Put on Space Brothers and let me know if it still performs poorly.
What did you do? Works perfectly. Now, can you do the same for Naruto and Bleach?
A long time ago I noticed that the H.264 encode settings used in CR videos weren't actually compliant with the level standards for H.264. The PS3 can decode this format as long as it complaint with those standards. I wonder if that non-compliance is why the videos were having issues playing back on the PS3.
I'd be interesting in testing a new simulcast (ie a video encoded in the new way) to see if it shows up as being level compliant.
Going to try Total Eclipse since that's the series that has been giving me the most trouble both on PS3 and PC.
Edit: Flawless playback of episode 7 of Total Eclipse where, before, it would skip horribly. Good job!
PS3 120gb slim
Time Warner Broadband - Up to 50mbs download and 5mbs upload.
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Oh, and is this free 30 day trial the standard one or a PS3 exclusive one? It's just that I don't want to waste it on a beta if it's my one and only free trial....
The 30 day trial is only available on the PS3. The standard one is 2 weeks. Signing up for either will make you ineligible for another free trial for quite a while. The alternatives are just to limit yourself to the trial episodes the app offers, or dip into the Guest Passes thread and see if you can pick up a 48 hour guest pass (which won't count against your free trial).
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PS3: Slim 120GB
WiFi: 20 Mbps / 6 Mbps D/U
Internet Type: Comcast Cable, 20.0 Mbps / 6.0 Mbps
Playback has been fine except for the occasional skip (may just be related to other devices connecting to the internet/network at the same time). Did get a hard black screen freeze twice requiring a system restart when I tried to open options once I chose a show to watch.
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What kind of PS3® do you have?
-Slim 120GB
Is your PS3® Wired or on Wi Fi?
What kind of Internet Service do you have and what is your max speed on the account?
-I'm not sure what you mean by the kind, broadband with a modem(dsl or something like that, can't remenber)...the download speed is 4mb/s but the ps3 usually gets 3.8mb/s.
The app never crashed for me, but the videos usually don't star at all, when they do theres lots of skipping but for 1 second max and sometimes at any part of the current video start the message "nex video in ..."
What is the strength of your Wi Fi Signal?
Service Provider (AT&T, Charter, Comcast, etc)
Can you please try playing the newest episode of Space Brothers and tell me if it starts?
If it does not, is there any way you can try running a wire to your PS3 and then try again and tell me if that resolves the issue?
My service provider is ETB
The signal at the time I try to start the space brothers' episode was 92% and it usually is that, but the last episode didn't start, I tried with the 2 before that and started without problem but after I tried with others and repeated the same 2 none wanted to start.
Making a wired conecction would be too much work, if I do it I will post the results.
By the way, I'm using the app in Colombia, I don't remember if the app was supossed to be US only or wich countries, Just saying in case it matters.
EDIT: I made a change in the network config of my ps3 and every video start now, One of the options was set in "PPPoe" I changed it to "automatic", I will test it with full episodes and see what else had changed.
PS3 Model: 160GB PS3 Slim.
Internet Connection: wired
Internet Type & Speed: Comcast Cable
Seems to run fine for me but i only watch an episode at a time mostly.
What kind of PS3® do you have? (Fat/Slim, 20,40,60GB etc) - FAT 60BG hard drive (I'm guessing since it says I have 55GB storage - got it when the PS3 first came out)
Is your PS3® Wired or on Wi Fi? (If Wi Fi, what is the signal strength on the machine?) Wi-Fi - not sure of the signal strength - how would I check that?
What kind of Internet Service do you have and what is your max speed on the account? Time Warner Cable and when I did my speed test with my comp it was 11mb/s dl and 1.5mb/s upload. With the PS3 internet test it says 4.4mbps download and 1.5mbps upload.
I decided to go with Kokoro Connect - skipping back and forth using L1 and R1 works fine I did it with episode 6 and 7 again and again
REALLY improved the FF and Rewind - doesn't go all over the place anymore and picks up where you stop.
I re-watched episode 7 of Kokoro Connect - no skipping or audio video desync for the whole episode.
Last night I watched Gintama from the beginning (episode 1). Mild skipping in the first episode and later in episode 3 or 4 ... (I watched it when I was heading to bed) it got worse and desynced.
I haven't tried watching the simulcasts for 3 or 4 episodes yet ... donno if or when I'd do that but if I do I'll tell you how it goes.
Overall - good job! fixed a lot of problems
crunchyroll finally did an award
i have ps3 slim i get a lot of lag i cant watch any shows i got highspeed dsl internet it s a wired connection on the anime drama cant watch anything at all
Fat PS3 60G Original
Current connection is 12/1.5
I watched an episode yesterday and didn't have any problems with the new update, with the original release it was bad. Just wanted to let you know that your progress is noted.
thanks for the update, will check it out soon
Rarely on these days, MSN if you wanna chat or PSN to game with me :D
I have a fat.
I use WiFi and I would say it runs in the Very Good Category.
My Internet is Xfinity and I'm not sure of the speed but I'd say it's pretty fast.
You'll probably hear more from me once I actually get the chance to get on my PS3 again.


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In DigiFreq issue 10, I talked about how you can remove the main vocal part from a prerecorded song to be left with only the backing tracks for karaoke and other purposes.
Well, some of you have asked if you can also do the opposite. That is to remove the backing tracks and just be left with the lead vocal part. The answer again is yes and no.
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this is bullshit crunchyroll 4 new shows to the site not a single 1 we can watch in the uk, remember you have paying viewers here to atleast give us something ffs
NIS America as suggested by the name doesn't get the UK rights for series thus Crunchyroll had no way of getting them. (Since the UK licensor that had it no longer exists, CR can't get UK rights for it from a local licensor).
Of the those 4, only 1 is currently licensed in the UK(R.O.D the TV) so go ask MVM to provide that to Crunchyroll in the UK.
Looks like you guys are slowly but surely getting titles that are available also on Hulu. Always nice to have another streaming outlet.
Plus this works for people who can't access Hulu, but can get Crunchyroll.
Does anyone have that predicament?
I recommend that everyone watch this anime, it is unexpectedly good. A must-see!
Actual age and location may not be reflected in physical reality.
If you are expecting a action packed anime you may be disappointed. This is more of a drama.
i know that, what im pissed about is that out of 7 shows they have announce 4 and out of those 4 0 are for the uk, what im saying is instead of releasing shows that are only us say if all 7 are us, replace 1 or 2 of them with uk ones i mean its only fair


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ASCAP Asks FCC To Block Pandora From Buying Radio Station, Because ASCAP Doesn't Like Pandora
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ASCAP has been offering iHeartRadio and other terrestrial stations that also do streaming cheaper licenses for their streaming than it offers to Pandora. Pandora has argued that this violates the antitrust agreement that the DOJ made ASCAP agree to, after it was discovered that ASCAP was engaged in a variety of anti-competitive practices to restrict the market.
The hysteria over this from some less-than-well-informed folks in the music industry has really been quite incredible. Contrary to some claims that we've seen, Pandora is not trying to get a special deal. Nor is it trying to say that it doesn't have to pay performer rights (which are a whole different issue). All it's really doing is highlighting how ASCAP is discriminating against online-only streaming services by charging them different rates than online streaming services that happened to be owned by terrestrial radio stations.
The latest, however, is that ASCAP is now asking the FCC to block the purchase, mainly because ASCAP doesn't like it.
Pandora is buying KXMZ for one reason – to argue that it is entitled to pay lower music performance royalties to composers, songwriters and lyricists for its billions of online-only internet music streams.Actually, it seems like Pandora is buying KXMZ to demonstrate that ASCAP has discriminatory and unfair pricing practices in how it offers its licenses. It's not that Pandora is claiming that it alone is magically entitled to lower royalties -- it's pointing out that everyone else gets lower royalties and Pandora is wondering why it is singled out for higher royalties.
Honestly, that's about the extent of ASCAP's argument. Beyond that, it focuses on some procedural issues about the paperwork that Pandora filled out -- ASCAP claims they didn't follow all the rules. But, clearly, ASCAP doesn't go around making sure that everyone buying radio stations has dotted their i's and crossed their t's. ASCAP is just upset that Pandora is suddenly calling attention to ASCAP's discriminatory online streaming rates. Even on the technicalities ASCAP is being particularly ridiculous. For example, it claims that Pandora did not properly disclose its ownership, because it claims that Pandora improperly referred to Wellington Management Company as "an investment adviser" in the past, but for this document, refers to it as "an investment company." That's the sort of minutiae ASCAP is pulling out to try to block this.
The whole thing is petty in the extreme. ASCAP clearly has discriminatory pricing practices against online-only streaming companies -- and is embarrassed by Pandora making this point very clearly by purchasing this tiny radio station. Is it a move to "game" the system? Yes, it is but a move necessitated by ASCAP's discriminatory pricing. If ASCAP is so upset about this, perhaps it shouldn't have priced internet streaming differently depending on whether or not you own a radio station.


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PLAIN CITY, Ohio, September 1, 2011 -Abigail Wirt of Lewiston, Minn., is currently serving as a veterinary intern for Select Sires Inc. During her time at Select Sires she shadows the staff veterinarians.
Wirt is studying at the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine in Saint Paul, Minn. She graduated from South Dakota State University with a dual degree in dairy production and biology. Wirt grew up on her family's Holstein dairy farm, Wirtland Holsteins in Lewiston, Minn.
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Memento, directed by Christopher Nolan, is based on a short
story by his brother, Jonathan Nolan, called "Memento
Mori". The film was released in 2000 and is described
by Nolan as "a psychological thriller about a guy who can't make
new memories and who is looking for revenge". It belongs to the
film genre, with some of the characteristic features
of bleakness, alienation, paranoia, the presence of a femme fatale
and the lack of a happy ending.
In an interview about the film, Nolan
explained that he was very interested in the process of memory and
in the way it can be distorted. He also stated that, in making
Memento a film about an unreliable amnesic narrator, he had
"attempted to put the audience into the head of the protagonist and
make them experience some of his confusion, uncertainty and
paranoia". It is precisely for this reason that I believe Memento
has much to offer the mental health practitioner, especially anyone
working with individuals suffering from memory impairment.
Because memory is so deeply entwined with our
sense of identity and is one of the means by which we understand
our world, this film explores how it might feel to be unable to
trust what we know about ourselves, and others that we meet.
Because it uses a complex and unorthodox form of story telling,
Memento challenges us, requiring a greater than usual degree of
concentration and use of our own memory, in pursuit of the truth.
Indeed, the film invites multiple viewings as we strive for greater
understanding, again giving us the experience of a person trying to
work out the world they are perceiving, when handicapped by an
impairment of memory.
On this occasion, I do not intend to give a
detailed description of the plot but rather to outline the complex
structure of the storytelling as a guide to orientate viewers to
the complex way the film plays with memory and time. Anyone wanting
an "unspoiled" viewing of the film should stop reading now and
return to the blog after watching it.
Memento is essentially a film of two parts,
one filmed in colour and the other in black and white, intertwined
together in alternating sequences that set out to explain the
events leading up to the opening scene. The film's opening
sequence, in colour, takes place quite literally in reverse and is
the only scene to do this. In it, we witness the revenge killing of
Teddy, a policeman, by Leonard, the protagonist who suffers from
anterograde amnesia. The sequences filmed in colour, tell the story
backwards in short segments that play forwards, whereas the black
and white sequences tell a storyline that unfolds in the
conventional (that is moving forward in time) way. We discover that
the black and white scenes preceded the colour sequences in
chronological time. Often in the colour scenes we are thrust into
the action with Leonard, sharing his lack of understanding about
what he is doing in any particular place. We very soon learn that
the strategy he uses to keep track of events, people and objects,
and to attempt to make sense of his world, is to take polaroid
photos which he then annotates. For the really important things
that he wants to remember, he has them tattooed on various parts of
his body. The final black and white scene seamlessly merges with
the last colour sequence, bringing the whole film to an end as a
complete piece of storytelling, but perhaps failing to provide all
of the answers that the viewer may be seeking after the first
Ultimately, Memento is like a puzzle
whose pieces can only be reassembled with the help of an intact
memory. In contrast to Leonard, we can use our memory of previous
scenes to inform our understanding of the consequences of his
actions in the scene that we are currently watching.
Memento specifically explores the condition of
anterograde amnesia and reflects the difficulty that sufferers have
in appreciating the passage of time as they struggle to exist with
very limited recent memory. For anyone wanting to gain a better
understanding of what it might feel like to suffer from such a
disability, this film captures some of the aspects of confusion and
perplexity very well. By making the viewer unsure of what to trust
in what they see through Leonard's eyes, Memento can help the
viewer to appreciate why such an individual may experience
The film can also offer a starting point for a
discussion about the different strategies that may be employed to
prompt the sufferer into recalling recent experiences
(autobiographical memories). There are many different
rehabilitation techniques used to help individuals with anterograde
amnesia. Some involve the use of compensatory techniques like
mobile phone alerts or written notes and diaries, others consist of
intensive training programmes involving the active participation of
the person with their family members. Work by clinical
neuroscientists in Cambridge, UK, comparing written versus visual
aids for memory retrieval in memory impaired individuals, has begun
to suggest that the recording of a pictorial, person-centred view
of events, using a wearable camera, whose images are re-viewed
later on a computer screen, may be an effective way to improve
autobiographical recollection and one that is superior to a written
diary (Berry E, Kapur N, Williams L et al; Neuropsychological
Rehabilitation. 2007; 17(4-5):582-601; The use of a
wearable camera, SenseCam, as a pictorial diary to improve
autobiographical memory in a patient with limbic encephalitis: a
preliminary report).
For anyone wanting to compare the fictional
character of Leonard with a real person suffering from the same
condition, the well-known case of the English musicologist, Clive
Wearing, who has a severe form of anterograde amnesia, offers
further insights into the disability. He is unable to remember more
than 10-30 seconds at a time and has no detailed memories of his
life before herpes simplex encephalitis damaged the hippocampi in
his brain (one of the areas of the brain involved in laying down
memories) more than 20 years ago. He is only able to recognise his
wife, who he married the year before his illness. What is
especially interesting is that he retains his previous ability to
play the piano, because this involves procedural memory (involving
other brain areas such as the basal ganglia and cerebellum). He
featured in a BBC documentary about how humans experience time,
which can be viewed via the
Wellcome Collection website.
Another famous amnesic patient, an American
man named Henry Molaison, died in 2008 at the age of 82. An
excellent account of his life with anterograde amnesia, caused as a
result of neurosurgery for epilepsy, is available in
The Telegraph obituary published in February
2011. He was studied extensively for many years, and was
particularly interesting because he retained his intellectual
abilities and personality but was unable to live independently or
to hold down a job. Leonard, in the film, illustrates just how
vulnerable and open to exploitation someone is without a
functioning short-term memory, which can help us to understand why
someone with this condition might require supervised care, of some
sort, throughout his or her lifetime.
Memento is a film that requires us to use our
memory to the full, at the same time as giving us the experience of
being in the world without it. I would definitely recommend this
film to anyone interested in memory and its disorders.
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With the sporting events in South Beach and with the disappointment coming out of Columbus (as NFL labor strife rolls along), the Indians have somehow emerged as the bright light on the North Coast, chugging steadily along in 1st place as rumors of their demise have been greatly exaggerated. That's not to say that some troubling trends aren't emerging (just look at where the Indians ranked in various statistical categories in May, compiled by Jordan Bastian), but since the Indians entered the "gauntlet" portion of their schedule (which started with the weekend series with the Reds), the Indians are 6-5 with games against the Reds, the Red Sox, the Rays, and the Blue Jays. They were able to post that record despite some bad outings from a few starters, Sizemore looking lost at the plate upon his return, and the defense that had proved to be so instrumental to their hot start turning in some sloppy games. More challenges remain on the horizon with 8 of their next 11 games coming against the Rangers and the Yankees, the other two divisional leaders in the AL, and the Indians look to continue to right the ship that looked be veering off course as recently as this past weekend. However, as much as they were able to tread water in the last two weeks against some formidable opponents, with the calendar now flipped to June, the time has unquestionably arrived to put the teams' best collective foot forward. Don't take this as a call to hit the panic button (as some of the issues facing this team are related to injuries…ahem, Hafner), but rather as a call to press down on the accelerator a little bit to see if the Tribe can put more distance between themselves and the Tigers instead of simply leaning on this built lead in the division. Since it has been well-documented that the rest of the AL Central is intrinsically flawed, how about going for the jugular as the rest of the division wallows, or how about attempting to kick up some dirt on the Tigers in an attempt to bury them completely? Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint…I know. But the season is made up of a series of sprints and the difficulties that the Indians experienced over the last 10 days or so raise some red flags, but (luckily for the Indians) they represent easily rectified problems that could help this team turn and burn in the division.
With that all being said (and serving as a kind of segue), let's get the Tomahawks in the air… __________ Earlier in the week, we were all forced to read Acta's proclamation that The OC's not going anywhere from this everyday lineup and, while I understand Acta protecting his players and standing up for his veterans and the created chemistry for a winning team, it completely dismisses the idea that a better alternative probably exists internally in Cord Phelps. Since it seems as if the "Free Cord Phelps" bandwagon has started to fill up, let me remind you what was written here back on April 27th:Simply dropping Cabrera in the lineup isn't the answer as the real solution is demoting him to the Utility IF role, where he can remain to impart wisdom on the young players on an everyday basis without sabotaging inning after inning at the plate while waving at groundballs to his left in the field. As for who would replace Cabrera at 2B, it's time to see Cord Phelps in Cleveland. While it goes against the organization's current philosophy of moving infielders all over the diamond to positions that ARE NOT their natural positions, calling Phelps (a "natural" 2B) to take over for Cabrera at 2B could represent a major offensive upgrade while not removing Uncle Orlando from the 25-man roster. --snip-- Lest you think that Cabrera is suddenly going to improve on his offensive numbers…he won't. Yet, people rush to the defense of keeping Orlando in the lineup with the flawed line of thinking being articulated perfectly from the aforementioned Hoynes piece as he writes in defense of keeping The OC in the lineup that, "The time for development in the big leagues has been put on hold. That's what happens when a team is in first place." That's all well and good and it sure does feel nice to be in 1st place, but what got the Indians into 1st place was providing opportunities for players, allowing them to earn more playing time/innings based on their accomplishments and what's being confused by this irresponsible line from Hoynes is "development" and "improvement". Of course, they're not looking for guys that have yet to "develop", but at the same time, if the team can "improve" at a particular position even if it means an adjustment period for a young player, wouldn't it behoove the Indians to make that improvement to themselves, regardless of divisional lead? While I'm certainly happy that everyone's hopping on board this "Cancel The OC/Free Cord Phelps" train that's been idling for over a month in this space, that last line that was written here back at the end of April is the one that needs to be explored further as The OC didn't "improve on his offensive numbers" since April 27th and the degree to which he's not producing at the plate is pretty stunning, when placed in the context of the rest of MLB. Before we get into this, please stop with this "he's producing at the plate" nonsense because of Orlando's Batting Average or RBI totals (and Hoynes dips his "pen" in that well in the linked piece above) as here is where Uncle Orlando ranks among qualified AL hitters in terms of OPS: 86) Orlando Cabrera - .616 87) Brian Roberts - .604 88) Daric Barton - .585 89) Alex Rios - .573 90) Ryan Rayburn - .565 91) Brandon Inge - .557 92) Mark Ellis - .535 93) Alcides Escobar - .516 94) Chone Figgins - .488 Disregard for a moment that the A's 2B is even lower than The OC (and that Oakland is flush with young arms that I'd love to see added to the Tribe's pitching staff with the Indians' stock of middle infielders in the upper levels embarrassing), and realize that Cabrera is among the bottom 10% among qualified AL regulars at the plate, in terms of OPS. If you don't like OPS, and would prefer an advanced metric like wOBA, Cabrera still sits at the bottom with the same usual suspects shown above: 85) The OC - .274 86) Hideki Matsui - .271 87) Daric Barton - .269 88) Brandon Inge - .264 89) Mark Ellis - .252 90) Ryan Raburn - .251 91) Alex Rios - .250 92) Alcides Escobar - .226 93) Chone Figgins - .221 Don't ask me why ESPN (the source for the OPS list) has one more qualified hitter in the AL than Fangraphs (the source for the wOBA list), but the point should be made here in terms of how poor Orlando Cabrera has been at the plate – new "Era of the Pitcher" or not – as he ranks at the bottom of offensive statistics that measure more meaningful numbers than BA or RBI or some other "back-of-the-baseball-card" stats. Further, if Fangraphs is truly "Manny Acta's favorite website", don't think that the struggles of The OC are lost on him (or the Front Office, who I'm surprised hasn't stepped in here), as much as Acta praises the influence of Uncle Orlando in the clubhouse. Regardless, you already know how bad The OC has been (particularly recently) simply by watching the games, but those lists are pointed out to put the proper context around just how bad he has been at the plate for the Tribe. But that's not where this ends, as he's costing the Indians games with his bat AND (even more obvious to the naked eye) with his glove, something that's becoming more and more apparent with each passing game. Realizing that it is just one play in a 162-game season, Monday's should-have-been-DP that turned into a 2-run play in which The OC should have been saddled with 2 errors on one play, turning the tide of the game and unraveling Carmona (more on this later) to the point that a win simply wasn't going to happen. While the "intangibles" and "imparted wisdom" card can be played by the organization, with Hafner out of the lineup (probably all month) and with the rest of the offensive contributors not named Asdrubal still prone to stretches of hot and/or cold, the Indians need to be maximizing their lineup in any way possible. Even if that means incremental improvement, the Indians need to explore this because, again, a replacement for Cabrera doesn't register as "development" for the youngster that arrives, but likely as "improvement" for the lineup and the team. If the team wants to keep Uncle Orlando content to some degree, maybe they institute the convoluted platoon that was suggested here almost two weeks ago with Phelps playing "at 2B and 3B with days at DH when he's not in the field", particularly against RHP, who have eaten The OC (.513 OPS vs. RHP) alive this year. Honestly, I don't know what Cord Phelps could do in MLB or if he brings immediate "improvement", though he certainly has torn through the International League as a switch-hitting natural 2B who has only made himself into a more valuable asset with his newfound versatility. What I do know is that the Indians' worst everyday player right now is Orlando Cabrera, and that the organization has Phelps (and Kipnis) sitting there waiting in Columbus for the chance to perhaps provide the same internal upgrade that Asdrubal Cabrera did in 2007 when he replaced Josh Barfield as the everyday 2B (seriously…Barfield was the Opening Day 2B for a team that almost went to the World Series) to improve the team without having to go outside the organization for that upgrade. Maybe the Indians don't want to upset the chemistry of a winning team, but they're going to have to make a change at some point as Uncle Orlando continues to flounder at the plate and in the field, and the question becomes when a good time to make a change will present itself? How about now? __________ As mentioned above one of the effects of The OC's defense was on full display on Monday night as a misplayed groundball turned into a game-changer as Fausto Carmona become completely unhinged on the mound, as the thought that existed just a few weeks ago (in this space) that Fausto had returned to some degree to his 2007 form looks to be slipping away. While most quantify Carmona's starts as "Bad Fausto" and "Good Fausto", it is actually more likely that both personas take the mound together (I know, this is invoking a little Robert Louis Stevenson here) and that Fausto is actually affected by what's happening in the game instead of appearing in different incarnations from start to start. This has been fairly obvious as Carmona's inability to limit damage this year has been his undoing. As a scout told B-Pro's John Perrotto on Carmona, "He's slipped into most of his old bad habits: no command, letting innings get out of control, getting rattled on the mound. He's a very frustrating pitcher. You know the talent is there, but he beats himself too many times." Whether it takes a scout or not to see that and articulate it…that's about it, right? But that idea that Carmona lets "innings get out of control" is what needs to be put under the magnifying glass here as some alarming numbers were recently noticed in terms of Carmona's performance with the bases empty versus Carmona's performance with runners on base. First we have Fausto's line of how opposing hitters fare with bases empty: .191 BA / .254 OBP / .275 SLG / .529 OPS with 13 BB and 35 K in 193 PA Fantastic, right? He's struck out 18% of the batters he's faced while only walking 6% of the hitters how face him with the bases empty. But…then, something happens to Fausto when runners get on base as his "Mr. Hyde" emerges with a vengeance, to the tune of opposing hitters posting this line against him this year with any base occupied: .348 BA / .403 OBP / .617 SLG / 1.020 OPS with 9 BB and 15 K in 131 PA Look at that again in comparison to the line above and realize that the sample sizes are similar, if not exact, and that Fausto has been absolutely crushed when facing hitters with runners on base. Even more telling, his BB/PA stays the same (6%) with runners on, but his K/PA drops from 18% all the way to 11% simply based on whether anyone is standing on the bases around him. Additionally, he gives up harder hits with men on base as the .617 SLG against with runners on is the highest among qualified MLB starters. Perhaps this is oversimplifying things, but the words from the scout telling Perrotto that Carmona has reverted to his bad habits, lets his emotions get the best of him, and allows bad innings to snowball on him (and yes, that was me paraphrasing) bears out in the numbers of how disparate Carmona's numbers are when facing hitters with the bases empty and with runners on base. The words of the scout (directly, not paraphrasing) that, "He's a very frustrating pitcher. You know the talent is there, but he beats himself too many times" have certainly bore themselves out in front of our eyes, particularly recently. Maybe the Indians can figure out if this is an issue that comes about from Carmona pitching out of the stretch (hopefully) or if it is simply a mental hurdle that Fausto needs to leap over (again, as his OPS against last year was .613) in the attempt to provide some semblance of consistency for the Tribe's starters. __________ Finally, in light of the Indians getting ready to welcome the AL Defending Champion Rangers to town, I thought it would be interesting to pass along a little blurb from Peter Gammons in his most recent piece at MLB.com. While the main crux of the piece is about the role that scouts play in recognizing talent from other organization (and you'd be right to assume that he hits on the Benuardo deals there, among others that the Tribe has consummated recently), Sweet Pete drops this on you:MLB was very concerned about the Cleveland franchise because of the dramatic demographic changes in the area from the 1990s, but despite dreadful weather, the Indians are seeing the benefits of having the best record in the game. Their attendance is up, merchandise is up 100 percent and, perhaps most importantly, their television ratings are up more than 100 percent. During one game last weekend with the Reds, one out of every four televisions in the market was tuned to the Indians game. This is interesting for a couple of reasons in as much as Gammons has long had an…um, admiration for the Indians' Front Office and regularly uses quotes from Shapiro in his pieces. That said, it makes you wonder whether Gammons is using Shapiro as his source for MLB being "very concerned about the Cleveland franchise" as well as causing the imagination to wander if the Indians did not get out to their fast start. While the attendance issue seemed like an easy talking point for weeks for the local and national media to harp upon, this revelation from Gammons certainly puts some perspective into perhaps what could have been if the Indians had not taken such a commanding lead in the AL Central in the early going of 2011. Going further on that, the numbers that Gammons references here are not only impressive because of the increase, but because the reference point from which they've improved must have been at some pretty low levels. By that I mean that if merchandise is up 100% and ratings are up 100% as well, the levels from whence they came could have been even lower than the most pessimistic projection might have been. Though I'll hold off on any intimation that these first few months of baseball saved baseball in Cleveland, if the first few months of the 2008 season set the Indians on a rapid descent, perhaps the first few months of the 2011 season will serve as the turning point to send them upwards once again.


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This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the end
So it's finally upon us. The END of the Saga is at hand. The premier is today. I expected to feel more, but really I'm mostly indifferent and a little relieved. I do sort of wish I'd gone to LA, but only because it's the last big LTT blowout there will ever be. And even then, it's just a small tinge of sadness and not the burning jealousy I would have felt in 2009. But still, all things must end and I know all of YOU will still be around and that makes everything better.
How is everyone else feeling about this? Sad? Excited?
Make sure you are following Moon & UC on Twitter. https://twitter.com/letter2twilight They are in LA and are all kinds of important again! They even had their photo taken with the Nutty Madame! Hopefully this time Moon will actually get to interview Rob instead of just shouting at him from over Mike's shoulder.


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RobbieStats necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 78 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
I'm creating a Twitter-like service for sports. Read about it here:
Sports fans!
Please try to use #105CB6 as the primary color of the logo (gradients are fine too).
Like Twitter, users will be able to customize the background so I need a logo that is outlined in white and that looks decent on just about any background color. Similar to the twitter logo: http://assets0.twitter.com/images/t…header.png
The logo text should be: stat.us
I'm thinking all lower case (or all upper case)
I'm open to design art on/around the logo, but the the logo should be as narrow as possible (to reduce the amount of real estate taken at the top of each page). I want to avoid any bird-related art.
Like twitter, I'd like to have a small version (like the Twitter "t") that can be used as a favicon, badge image, etc.
See the other logos used in the StatSheet Network: http://statsheet.net
Extra credit goes to anyone that wants to create sport-specific versions of the logo. I've done this for statsheet.com.
For basketball:
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I'm considering purchasing one of these icon sets:
The main sports covered on stat.us will include:
- basketball
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Inspiring Walls: Horizontal Paneling & Sophisticated Shiplap
Horizontal wood paneling is in vogue again, after the unfortunate faux wood-grain varieties that made it less than desirable. But people are updating the look, using salvaged materials and creamy painted finishes, for a fresh interior surface.
There are a few directions one can take. For a more sophisticated, traditional, and slightly country aesthetic, smaller tongue and groove panels painted a soft matte white or beige works nicely. For more modern, rustic flair, large rectilinear oak or pine panels finished with a clear stain seems to be the way to go. People who love and respect wood have had success using salvaged planks, and refinishing them in unobtrusive ways.
In addition to these contemporary takes on the process, many people are actually restoring the original shiplap that came with older houses. Typically, shiplap refers to wood planks attached to the two by four studs that were used as interior walls before they invented sheet rock. Homeowners are now embracing the originality of this architectural convention.
It's clean, simple, and, depending on the materials you use, can be affordable. The need for tons of artwork is eliminated, and whatever you do choose to hang on your wall is highlighted all the more. Here are some examples of horizontal paneling used in various environs.
1. Harbor Cottage via Design Skool
2. Revival Furniture
3. Deco Estilo
4. Houzz
5. Architectural Digest
1. House Beautiful
2. Design Manifest
3. Houzz
4. Kent Kitchen Works
5. The Nesting Game
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UPDATE: Wolters Selected In Second Round Of 2013 NBA Draft
Former St. Cloud Tech standout Nate Wolters was selected 38th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft Thursday night. Wolters was picked by the Washington Wizards and immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Wolters averaged 22.3 points per game as a senior with South Dakota State to go with 5.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.
UPDATE: Wolters has been traded, again, this time to the Milwaukee Bucks.


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Neil Williams, Group Chief Economist at Hermes Investment Management, reacts to today's UK Budget:
Post-election Budgets are rarely 'give-aways' and today's was no exception – with the Chancellor looking to correct at a politically advantageous time (the start of the term) up to £17bn in spending-slippage relative to plans.
The onus as expected will fall on targeted welfare cuts, which together with the raising of personal tax thresholds and a national living wage, the Chancellor hopes to incentivise more people into work. In hard macro terms, time will tell how this trade-off plays out in sustaining what's been an impressive UK growth-momentum. Given his aim was flagged in advance, it should not surprise financial markets.
Other than that, with the UK's 'sugar rush' continuing and a smoother path of deficit reduction, equities and conventional gilts should welcome the preservation of his growth projections, forthcoming corporation tax and bank levy cuts, and yet tenure still of the fiscal reins.
But, the 'only' £3.5bn lower gilts supply now planned for 2015/16 (at £127.5bn) will disappoint some, given the coming proceeds from bank asset sales, and inevitable political temptation of tax cuts at the end of this Parliament.
So, let's not get carried away. The fiscal screw will have to stay tight if the underlying budget deficit is to be whittled down and returned to the black in 2019/20 – one year later than expected in his March Budget. Recovery has helped, but better growth should have squeezed the deficit more than it has.
First, the deficit is still high. Even including special items like the transfer of the Royal Mail Pension Plan and QE profits, the near 5%-of-GDP headline deficit for 2014/15 was still the G7's widest after Japan.
Second, while the headline deficit falls on better growth, the structural, less growth-sensitive part of the deficit will fall by less, begging further reform and consolidation.
And, only last year is the net-debt-to-GDP ratio expected to have peaked, at 81% – disappointing given real GDP is 5% up on its pre-crisis peak. This 81% ratio is more than twice Japan's was, when Japan limped into a 'lost decade' in the mid 1990s.
Financing this debt may become more troublesome if the UK has later to deal with the effects of a 'Brexit', which in my opinion is a risk case only.
This means, for financial markets, a blend of fiscal consolidation – whether skewed toward spending cuts or tax hikes – and ways to protect recovery are still needed.
Meantime, the need to assess the growth impact of his measures, together with low CPI inflation and an unfixed euro-zone, should keep the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) 'sitting on its hands'. The first BoE rate hike still looks off the cards until around the next scheduled Budget, in spring 2016.
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The dogs are better behaved
August 4, 2009
Speaking of well-behaved animals at Armstrong Park, how about the un-behaved animals (patrons) of a bar directly across the street from Carson Towers?
At closing, 2 a.m., they scream, yell, use fowl language and hang around afterwards still shouting outside our windows while standing by their vehicles with car stereos blasting instead of heading home.
Also, a drum-beating continuously until 2 a.m., especially on long summer nights, can send me up the wall trying to regain sleep. I've spoken (complained) and written a few memos to our (so-far) commendable newly elected District 3 councilman, but to no avail – he's been very distant!
The bar/restaurant two doors away on the corner doesn't help, with the constant revving of motorcycle patrons when coming and leaving. It's complete madness! We as senior citizens have paid our dues in life and deserve respect; as we do when voting at the polls at election time.
Our valued "Susside" is going to the dogs too! Is City Hall becoming another Armstrong Park – unleashed? Multi licensed bars, like fleas, devouring our once amiable strip called Carson Street. Not a continuous "festival Alley" of nightmares, destruction and obstruction. What a lease on life?
When I handed the mayor a note about this issue at his re-election rally at Carson Towers he handed it to his chief cohort, who put it in his pocket. Haven't heard anything since.
George Daransky
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Charlie Manuel has moved the hot-hitting Domonic Brown to the No. 3 spot in the Phillies batting order for this afternoon's game at Citizens Bank Park against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Brown hit .303 with 12 home runs and 25 RBIs in the month of May. He hit two home runs in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Brewers.
In addition, Freddy Galvis is starting at shortstop for Jimmy Rollins and will hit eighth.
Tyler Cloyd (1-1, 5.74) looks to bounce back from his last start when he allowed nine hits and six runs in 2 1/3 innings during Monday's 9-3 loss at Boston.
Here is the Phillies lineup.
1. Ben Revere, CF
2. Cesar Hernandez, 2B
3. Domonic Brown, LF
4. Ryan Howard, 1B
5. Delmon Young, RF
6. Kevin Frandsen, 3B
7. Erik Kratz, C
8. Freddy Galvis, SS
9. Tyler Cloyd, P


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Boundaries of Niagara Greenway at heart of Grisanti-Ryan legislation
How far inland should be considered "waterfront"?
The question vexed some lawmakers seven years as ago as they tried to determine the eastern edge of a proposed waterfront revitalization area called the Niagara River Greenway.
The issue reared its head again after a report found that spending on the Greenway strayed from what was intended in the 2004 state law – the creation of an interconnected system of parks, trails and water access points along the Niagara River from Buffalo to Youngstown.
At its core, the fight is over how $450 million should be spent over 50 years.
Priority was given to those communities closest to the Niagara River, but projects as far east as the Orleans County border remain eligible.
State Sen. Mark J. Grisanti, R-Buffalo, and Assemblyman Sean Ryan, D-Buffalo, have introduced legislation that would narrow the geographic area eligible for Greenway funding.
Last week, none of the state lawmakers who represent Niagara County said they support the Grisanti-Ryan proposal.
Sam Magavern, co-director of the Partnership for the Public Good and author of the report about Greenway funding, argued that what's proposed doesn't actually take away local control.
"It would still be the Niagara County municipalities deciding how the Niagara County funds should be spent," Magavern said in an email. "And while it would no longer be possible to fund non-Green-way projects such as school athletic facilities and theater marquee restorations, there is no shortage of worthy projects that would meet the purpose of the Greenway law and relicensing agreements."
The Greenway projects are funded under agreements tied to the relicensing of the New York Power Authority's Niagara Power Project. A total of $9 million has been set aside each year through 2057 for Greenway efforts.
The projects that have received Greenway funding include a sidewalk and streetscape improvement project in Sanborn, a theater in Lockport and a jazz concert in Lewiston.
What the Grisanti-Ryan proposal essentially does is redefine the physical boundaries of the Greenway.
The new boundary would shift to what's described in the current plan as the "Greenway Focus Area," which is areas closest to the river and immediately adjoining assets.
Both Grisanti and Ryan said they believe reform is needed.
Grisanti, in a written statement, said the Greenway "has sometimes gone awry from its original intent."
Ryan said that the focus of the Greenway has "drifted away" and that the legislation would refocus the process.
"When people see projects miles from the shoreline being funded, they are perplexed and wonder why the focus is not on improving the shoreline of the Niagara River," Ryan said in a statement.
What's shaping up is a collision of two different views on how to prioritize Greenway spending.
Officials in the communities that have had land used for the Niagara Power Project have long stressed that they don't want any other entity telling them how to spend their money.
When asked about the agreements between these host communities and the Power Authority, Doug Curella, Grisanti's chief of staff, said the proposed legislation is not meant to affect "already existing projects."
"We really need to look at each individual agreement to make sure we are being fair and appropriate to the host community," Curella said in an email.
State lawmakers representing Niagara County don't support the Grisanti-Ryan proposal and have made it clear they support the status quo.
Assemblyman John D. Ceretto, R-Lewiston, said the representatives of the Niagara County governments and school districts should be able to spend the money as they see fit, because "they're responsible to the people who put them in office."
"I do believe in the host communities and local control," Ceretto said.
State Sen. George D. Maziarz, R-Newfane, is also concerned about the host communities losing what control they have over the Greenway dollars, his office said.
In a written statement, Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, R-Clarence, said she was concerned "that the new parameters that would be set for the Greenway are potentially overly stringent and may bar worthy projects from receiving assistance."
Both Ceretto and Maziarz said they instead support a proposal that would require an audit of all benefits local communities have received through relicensing agreements.
Maziarz has sponsored that bill in the Senate, as Ryan has done in the Assembly. Ceretto said he is co-sponsoring Ryan's bill.
What's missing from their public statements is how well they believe the Greenway development so far accomplishes the goals of the state law in creating a "world-class corridor."
Town of Lewiston officials, who are members of the Host Communities Standing Committee and Power Coalition, spoke out against the Grisanti- Ryan proposal last week.
Niagara County Legislature Chairman William L. Ross, C-Wheatfield, represented the county in relicensing talks and is the longtime chairman of the Niagara Power Coalition.
The host communities "will take a united action" in the form of letters and resolutions expressing their "dissatisfaction" with the Grisanti-Ryan proposal, Ross said.
Should the Greenway law be changed, Ross said, he believes the contracts each entity has signed with the Power Authority would remain in full effect.
If new agreements were needed or changes were proposed, the host communities would have to agree to it, Ross said, "and I could almost guarantee that would not happen."
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Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the Grisanti-Ryan proposal would nullify any part of the Greenway plan that's inconsistent with the new law. That provision was part of an earlier draft of the bill, not the version that was introduced in the State Legislature.


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Peroni will be the Official Beer of MADE Fashion Week, reinforcing the brand's ongoing tradition of aligning with top tier designers and style brands that reinforce the brand's stylish heritage.
The MFPYDA program kicks off September 10th as part of MADE Fashion Week in New York, where an expert judging panel—Coco Rocha (top model),
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Adrian Peterson said Monday that having an openly gay teammate "really wouldn't bother me that much."
In Tulsa to accept the 2013 Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Award for his great play and charity work, the NFL's 2012 Most Valuable Player then elaborated somewhat on what he meant by "that much."
"Simple things, as far as showers and things like that, you know, of course, anyone would be uncomfortable," Peterson said, according to The Oklahoman. "But you know, I'm a grown man. There's things that I can deal with. I'm comfortable in my skin.
"I'll still high-five them. Pat them on the butt when he's doing good, and go on about my business."
Peterson made some headlines recently for saying that gay marriage is "not something I believe in."
"I'm not biased towards them (gay people)," Peterson had said in a radio interview. "I still treat them the same. I love 'em. But again, I'm not with that. That's not something I believe in. But to each his own."