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One take on John Lannan's start to the season
Leading statistical baseball analysts, using figures and formulas that probably make uninitiated, casual fans feel as if they're doing algebra homework, have long been puzzled by John Lannan's success. Lannan became a legitimate front-line starter by inducing a truckload of groundballs, but he allowed a ton of balls in play, didn't strike out many batters and walked a fair amount. It didn't add up.
This FanGraphs piece, written after Lannan's fourth start, offers the standard advanced-metric explanation to his slow start to this season: Basically, what's happening now is more in line with the kind of pitcher he is than his past.
What you think of the piece will probably depend on your perspective. Lannan himself said he simply has not located the ball well enough, like he has in the past and believes he will in the near future. That's a good explanation, too, and Lannan has a two-year track record to back him up. But no matter your view of the game and of the advance stats, the FanGraphs piece is worth reading and considering. I'm not judging, only presenting.
The Marlins knocked around Lannan and beat the Nats 9-3. They weren't happy about their losing consecutive games for the first time since April 14.
Stephen Strasburg, Dave Sheinin writes, faced a new and different opponent Sunday: adversity.
Columbus 6, Syracuse 3: Mike Morse went 2 for 3 with a home run. Colin Balester allowed five runs on five hits and three walks in just two innings. Jason Bergmann allowed one run on three hits in two innings, striking out three.
Altoona 6, Harribsurg 1: The Senators managed four hits, all singles. Chris Marrero went 1 for 4 and is batting .256.
Potomac 11, Lynchburg 6: Edgardo Baez went 2 for 3 with a walk and a double. Dan Leatherman earned his first save by striking out three in 1 1/3 perfect innings.
Hagerstown was off.
This Nyjer Morgan interview with Big League Stew is one of the craziest things I think I've ever read. Just tremendous.
Goessling Game looks at what's up with all those strikeouts this weekend.
Adam Kilgore
May 3, 2010; 12:08 AM ET
Categories: John Lannan
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I'd read this piece before and was aware of this continuing debate, but what struck me on this reading was the issue of called vs. swinging strikes. I was already getting impatient with our homer TV announcers whining yesterday about the ump "squeezing the plate" on Johnnie Boy and thinking that it was a bad sign that you had to depend each game "on the kindness of umpires," to paraphrase Tennessee Williams. But the swinging strike to pitched ball ratio really opened my eyes. Anybody know what Johnnie's ratio was yesterday? Don't get me wrong, I like the kid, but I'm worried...
Posted by: CapPeterson1 | May 3, 2010 7:32 AM | Report abuse
Look, John is what he is - at best a 4 or 5 starter, at worst a long reliever. He's never had top of the rotation stuff, and I think he like many young pitchers has some success at the beginning and then folks figure you out. He won't suddenly become a dominant pitcher - he really never has been.
Posted by: bendersx6 | May 3, 2010 8:01 AM | Report abuse
'tired lament by the same forlorn people' Having posted very little in the last year, I can't imagine I've put out too many 'tired laments'. Ironically, the reason I have not posted is because of these personal comments and the fact that, before, I was being critisized for being overly Pollyannish (Is that a word?) and optimistic. (Used to be Jeeves, but couldn't retain said moniker for some reason--likely my ignorance.)
Posted by: jcampbell1 | May 3, 2010 8:20 AM | Report abuse
And again, that is one big reason why this early season success can't last... we have nobody to match up with Halladay, Santana, Tommy Hanson or Josh Johnson... nobody to lead the staff... for the most part, the SP has suprisingly good... but, we are talking about a bunch of 4th starters at best who need superior command, top notch defense and luck behind them to be consistently successful.
I like Lannan... I like Livan, Olsen, Stammen and what we have seen from Atilano... but they are going to take their hits because they can't make anyone swing and miss on a consistent basis...
Looking forward to Strasburg obviously, but he likely won't pitch enough in 2010 to lead the way... ah well, as long as the team keeps fighting, they will be fun to watch...
Posted by: Ghost7 | May 3, 2010 8:26 AM | Report abuse
Wow, I was right. Two losses and the "the rats from the sinking ship movement" came back.
Folks, they are doing better than expected. Enjoy, breathe, relax. It's just a game. It's just a game.
Posted by: natsguy | May 3, 2010 8:29 AM | Report abuse
I was on 680 the fan (sprts.talk Atl.) this am and i told them if someone had told me this team would be one game over.500 in May I would do the "James Brown" on the top of their radio station in downtown Atl.
Posted by: dargregmag | May 3, 2010 8:39 AM | Report abuse
I am worried about Lannan though. Curious to see how many bad starts they let him have.
Posted by: FriendofalltheWorld | May 3, 2010 8:55 AM | Report abuse
Seriously, who thought we'd have the record we do at this point, particularly given the string of teams that we faced in April?
Posted by: natsfan1a1 | May 3, 2010 8:57 AM | Report abuse
If you'd asked Riggleman at the beginning of the season who were his five most important pitchers, four of them would have been Lannan, Marquis, Capps, Bruney (who was going to be the 8th inning guy) and the fifth guy would have been either Clippard or the 3rd starter (whoever that is).
Lannan's been bad, Marquis was horrendous, Capps great, and Bruney terrible. Only one of the four has done the job. And they're still 13-12. I'll take it.
Posted by: baltova1 | May 3, 2010 9:16 AM | Report abuse
If you'd asked Riggleman at the beginning of the season who were his five most important pitchers, four of them would have been Lannan, Marquis, Capps, Bruney (who was going to be the 8th inning guy) and the fifth guy would have been either Clippard or the 3rd starter (whoever that is).
Lannan's been bad, Marquis was horrendous, Capps great, and Bruney terrible. Only one of the four has done the job. And they're still 13-12. I'll take it.
Posted by: baltova1 | May 3, 2010 9:16 AM | Report abuse
Oops, sorry about the double post. My posting finger isn't awake yet.
Posted by: baltova1 | May 3, 2010 9:17 AM | Report abuse
As a fan, I'm pleased by the teams' record to date, but there are points to be concerned about. As Adam K. points out, Lannan has been less effective than in the past; The RF combo, while very good defensively, has provided little offense; and first Dunn & now Willingham are in the throes of a slump. Toss in a sketchy top-end of the bullpen (Batista, Walker, Bruney, Burnett), and I can see the reason for worry.
Riggleman's getting a lot out of the current team, but opponents like the Phillies & Marlins expose the flaws quickly.
Posted by: BinM | May 3, 2010 9:33 AM | Report abuse
Certainly there are points of concern. For one thing, I likely wouldn't mind "errors of aggression," quite so much if they didn't also seem to be, um, "skeletal-headed" errors at times.
Still, at present there are, what, eight teams in baseball with a better record than us, and two tied? That's a darn sight better than having the worst record in baseball. (BTW, who has that honor at present? hmmm, I think it's a team in the AL East. But I digress...)
Yeah, it's a long season, and who knows where we might end up, but still, this could be something to savor just a wee bit. I'm gonna do so, anyway. Y'all are welcome to join me, or not. ;-)
Posted by: natsfan1a1 | May 3, 2010 9:59 AM | Report abuse
It's pretty simple. In yesterday's game, the umpire was not giving either pitcher the knee-high strike nor was he giving the outside part of the plate (to RH batters). Difference is, Josh Johnson adjusted and came inside more plus he's able to throw his fastball by hitters. Lannan can't.
Lannan, throughout his entire career, needs to have the knee-high pitch called a strike to be effective. If he doesn't get that called, then he has to elevate his pitch or he'll end up walking every batter. This happens to *ALL* pitchers. Maddux, Pettite, Glavine, Livo etc. If these guys don't get the call, they won't last more than 5 innings.
I'm not worried about Lannan at all. He's proven that he can be successful in the majors without having overpowering stuff. Location, location, location. And defense. What's more troubling was the fact that the Nats offense couldn't make consistent contact all weekend long. I don't care if your pitcher is throwing 85mph or 105mph, if your offense isn't hitting you're not going to win.
Posted by: erocks33 | May 3, 2010 10:04 AM | Report abuse
Well, we have weathered what could have been a disastrous April but after today we have 27 games in a 28 days including 20 in a row, OUCH! I hope the bullpen can get some rest at least a few of thos days.
Posted by: markfd | May 3, 2010 10:07 AM | Report abuse
Nickname Update:
Ivan Rodriguez - Pudge
Adam Dunn - Freddie Physical
Ian Desmond - Hee-Sop
Willie Harris - Willie Wampa
Justin Maxwell - Maxi Priest
Ryan Zimmerman - The Franchise
Nyjer Morgan - Tony Plush
Nyjer Morgan - After 30th birthday - Real Lowry
Posted by: hansenjo | May 3, 2010 10:11 AM | Report abuse
This might be a hard swallow for the kool-aiders but Dibbs said it best yesterday.
"As long as you make the hitters comfortable at the plate you are asking for trouble"!
Most kids learn in High School and College, getting brushed back on an 0-2 count is just business, not personnal. Its the way good pitchers set up the batter for the next pitch.
Lannen, Stammen, even Olsen have a tendency to leave pitches out over the plate. Against good hitting teams like the Marlins, its only a matter of time before the hitters know they are going to be serverd batting practice in the 3rd and 4th inning.
This is the kind of baseball talk you don't hear in DC. Now in NY, Mets fans are looking for a ledge to jump from after Santana's stinker last night. Radio Talkers on WFAN are encouraging the inevitable, the Mets and Nats have had their flash in the pan.
Posted by: TippyCanoe | May 3, 2010 10:15 AM | Report abuse
The past is prologue, eh Tippy? I still hold to my prediction of 72-75 wins. Maybe, Strasburg-Storen gets us to 81. Wailt till June 30, y'all before starting to sing the 100+ blues.
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Posted by: adhardwick | May 3, 2010 10:36 AM | Report abuse
Certainly I've enjoyed the current run, but I'm a realist. They won't keep it up and I think if I saw more pieces to the puzzle being filled in for the future (beyond the obvious SS and Storen) I would be more excited. Face it besides RZim, Desmond, and maybe Morgan, what position players do you really see as part of the long-term plan? The lack of depth at the ML-ready level is still the biggest problem with this team and their competitiveness in the next 2-3 years.
Posted by: bendersx6 | May 3, 2010 10:43 AM | Report abuse
The series with Atlanta looks pivotal. A poor showing, and it feels like a nose dive. But a few wins, and I can breathe again.
Other topic: I like MLB Network, but do they give the Nats' offense too much credit? I hear remarks like -- these guys can hit, and they can score in bunches, but (insert doubt about pitching here). And in one report, I think they credited Zim with 7 homeruns so far this year.
We've seen worse, but this team is not a run producing powerhouse, yet.
Posted by: KenNat | May 3, 2010 11:05 AM | Report abuse
Actually, for the next 2-3 years, they're okay with their position players, with the exception of RF. The only everyday guys over 30 are Willingham, who's only 31, and I-Rod and Kennedy and they have prospects to play those two positions coming along: Rooney and Norris (and maybe Bryce Harper) at C, and Espinosa in the middle infield.
If Strasburg and Storen develop to the expected level and do it quickly, this will be a much different looking team. In the meantime, if they play at a .500 level or just below that, I'm not going to complain.
Posted by: baltova1 | May 3, 2010 11:06 AM | Report abuse
Hey Gang-just a quick ...weell, something to ponder. Seems that in most of the games this year, the umps have had small strike zones. Putting aside whether or not we've gotten the worst end of the deal, I wonder: A few years back, MLB "broke" the umps union, so to speak. Now they're all under MLB control-and Quest-Tec, or whatever it's called, and I'm sure a lot of other kinds of scrutiny. Perhaps chafing under the lash of MLB - and Joe Wests' rant notwithstanding- I wonder if the umps are in some way "colluding" to call a small zone as a way of thumbing their noses at the increased scrutiny (meddling, I'm sure some of them feel) by MLB inc. I've watched lots of other teams with the b.ball package and I hear the same lament frequently-even switching between broadcast teams for the same game.
And on another note....I really thought highly of Randy St. Claire. Nothing against the Walrus(although his 'stache is missing!) but that's one move in particular the Wiz has made that I wasn't fond of; especially since Manny was gone soon anyway..I always thought Randy was sort of a Dave Duncan lite. Hope he has success-just not against us!
Go Nats!!!
Posted by: zendo | May 3, 2010 11:09 AM | Report abuse
Hey Gang.....and as a follow up to my last post, I'd like to hear what all of your take is on the apparently small strike zone-not that I need to ask you all to do that!
Go Nats!!!!
Posted by: zendo | May 3, 2010 11:19 AM | Report abuse
HeeSop, that's just awesome. Now wondering if he watched that old Aesop's Fables cartoon with the really bad jokes like "a benny shaved is a benny urned".
@jcampbell1, yeah it does suck when Moe Green comes back to life to whine about what you post. I thought he was dead? I love it when they do. Gives me an excuse to trot out the old alt.flame UseNet schtick.
Sometimes makes good ol' BinM jump out of his wheel chair just like Teddy.
Posted by: periculum | May 3, 2010 11:21 AM | Report abuse
zendo: As long as an umpire is consistent in his interpretation of the strikezone, I'm o.k. with it. Cortes wasn't calling strikes 'on the black' yesterday - Johnson adjusted, Lannan didn't.
Posted by: BinM | May 3, 2010 12:42 PM | Report abuse
My biggest problem with the strike zone is how the Nats pitchers attack it, not how the umps call it. Is it just me or are the Nats overly focused on keeping the ball down? I know Dibble goes off all the time about the lack of pitching inside but I think he's right. I also think the pitchers don't throw enough pitches at letter height or higher. I know there was a time during the steroid years where it was dangerous to throw there because the juiced players could hit the (juiced?) ball over the close fences in the modern parks. Given that the hitters aren't as juiced as before, maybe it's time to try a few more high fastballs. But they definitely need to jam hitters more, in my opinion.
Posted by: baltova1 | May 3, 2010 1:23 PM | Report abuse
In reality Volstad and Johnson #1 and #1a starters on most teams in the national and american leagues and if the nats can match them with a starter of equal talent or Livan then we've got a chance. This team needs another bat or we'll be hard pressed to get to.500 and Rizzo needs to address that issue pronto! The Braves are looking at this upcomming series(tue,wed,&thurs)as getting their season back on track, a week ago in the midst of a nine game losing streak fan's were screaming for Bobby Cox(braves mgr.)to be fired and Chipper Jones to be benched after Brian Jordan(frmr.brave&falcon)player questioned Jones off season workout routine as a reason Jones was slumping and injury prone and to think we're complaining about two weekend loses,go figure.
Posted by: dargregmag | May 3, 2010 1:58 PM | Report abuse
Baltova, you're remembering guys who threw in the mid- to high-90s throwing high strikes for a swing-and-miss. Most of the Nats pitchers, starters especially, need the ball down.
As for pitching inside more, yes. More please. But for crying out loud, don't hit the #8 guy to lead off an inning.
Posted by: Sec3mysofa | May 3, 2010 2:00 PM | Report abuse
Keeping in mind, too, that slower stuff is more effective away, where it's a little harder to identify and adjust to.
Posted by: Sec3mysofa | May 3, 2010 2:01 PM | Report abuse
Unless he's a Phillie . . . you can never hit those guys enough!
As for pitching inside more, yes. More please. But for crying out loud, don't hit the #8 guy to lead off an inning.
Posted by: Sec3mysofa | May 3, 2010 2:00 PM
Posted by: lowcountry | May 3, 2010 2:23 PM | Report abuse
I'm a big Lannan fan but let's face the reality that his fastball tops out at 87-88 and he doesn't have great control as evidenced by the number of his walks. If he's not keeping the ball down and inducing a lot of ground ball outs, he's going to get knocked around.
The Nats brass know that he's a 4th or 5th starter once Strasburg and Detweiler makes it to the bigs assuming that Marquis can return healthy. Next year, there is a chance he won't make the rotation assuming Jordan Zimmerman makes the rotation unless he can beat out Scott Olsen who has better stuff. The path from mediocrity to being a good team is often filled with guys who were okay to get buy with Lannan, Stammen, Harris, etc. who are not long-term solutions.
Posted by: wizfan89 | May 3, 2010 2:50 PM | Report abuse
The team has done better than most expected so far. The ramifications of this is that future expectations are ramped upward. The pitching staff as currently constructed is on borrowed time. It's a results business and its as simple as that. Once Strasburg, Wang and Detwiler, not to mention JZ make it back and assuming they all produce it will make it hard for many of these current starters to maintain a spot in the rotation, and that will be a good thing for the team. All we want is to continue getting better. Status quo will not do. GO NATS
Posted by: cokedispatch | May 3, 2010 3:36 PM | Report abuse
Quoted for truth, as the kids say. :-)
Unless he's a Phillie . . . you can never hit those guys enough!
As for pitching inside more, yes. More please. But for crying out loud, don't hit the #8 guy to lead off an inning.
Posted by: Sec3mysofa | May 3, 2010 2:00 PM
Posted by: lowcountry | May 3, 2010 2:23 PM |
Posted by: natsfan1a1 | May 3, 2010 3:52 PM | Report abuse
From the ESPN Power Rankings:
"The Nats have failed to score more than three runs in eight of their past 10 games."
The team has to score more runs.
Posted by: Vze2sr66 | May 3, 2010 7:57 PM | Report abuse
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He stressed that public money, as directed by the FED, is at risk of losing it's purchasing power once again when the next financial turn down occurs, due to the low capital underlying the operations of financial institutions.
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When Ann Widdecombe read out the Ten Commandments at Westminster Cathedral it sounded as though she had written them herself.
Burly and greasy-haired, John Prescott looks rather like one of those plain-talking policemen who, during the late 1970s, were always being photographed on yachting holidays with villains somewhere in the Mediterranean.
John Prescott has the face of a man who clubs baby seals to death.
When Gordon Brown leaves a room, the lights go on.
Peter Mandelson is someone who can skulk in broad daylight.
Tony Blair is only Bill Clinton with his zip done up.
Tony Blair has as much charisma as a pair of dentures grinning in a glass of water.
- I am not a doctor.
As God once said, and I think rightly…
Margaret Thatcher even dresses to the right.
Margaret Thatcher is democratic enough to talk down to anyone.
I keep a video of Tony Blair reading Corinthians at Princess Diana's funeral and threaten to show it to anyone who is impressed by Prime Minister's sincerity.
Margaret Thatcher behaved with all the sensitivity of a sex-starved boa constrictor.
If, one morning, I walked over the River Thames, the headline that afternoon would read, 'Prime Minister Can't Swim.
In politics while there is death, there is hope.
I don't mind how much my ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.
When a politician addresses you, all you have to ask yourself is, 'Why is this bastard lying to me?
An honest politician is one who when he is bought will stay bought.
I have not met Norman Scott face to face for many years.
If you want to be a leader with a large following, just obey the speed limit on a winding, two-lane road.
I must follow them for I am their leader.
He may be a son of a bitch, but at least he's our son of a bitch.
Dictators always look good until the last minutes.
When smashing monuments, save the pedestals - they always come in handy.
I believe in benevolent dictatorships, provided I am the dictator.
Margaret Thatcher is the sort of woman who wouldn't give you your ball back.
He's a sheep in sheep's clothing.
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
In Pierre Trudeau, Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination.
The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.
You realize you're no longer in government when you get in the back of your car and it doesn't go anywhere.
You have to remember one thing about the will of the people - it wasn't so long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
Democracy is the name we give the people whenever we need them.
Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.
The largest turnout at elections is always where there is only one candidate.
Any political party that includes the word 'democratic' in its name, isn't.
It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting.
One day the don't-knows will get in, and then where will we be?
If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it.
Who sleeps with whom is intrinsically more interesting than who votes for whom.
The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed.
The voters have spoken - the bastards.
One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.
They couldn't pour piss out of a shoe if the instructions were written on the heel.
When you say that you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
Poor George Bush, he can't help it - he was born with a silver foot in his mouth.
It is not enough to have every intelligent person in the country voting for me - I need a majority.
I never vote for anybody; I always vote against.
Clement Atlee reminds me of a dead fish before it has had time to stiffen.
Clement Atlee is a modest little man with much to be modest about.
One could drive a prairie schooner through any part of the arguments of William Jennings Bryan and never scrape against a fact.
I like Republicans, and I would trust them with anything in the world except public office.
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
That one never asks a question unless one knows the answer is basic to parliamentary questioning.
Sometimes I look at Billy and Jimmy and I say to myself 'Lilian, you should have stayed a virgin.
George Bush reminds every woman of her first husband.
Gerald Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time.
If you walk like a duck, and you quack like a duck, and you say you're a duck, you're a duck.
A politician will double-cross that bridge when he comes to it.
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.
A politician will always be there when he needs you.
Rhodes Boyson looks like a character out of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens.
The senator got so tired on the campaign trail that he started kissing hands and shaking babies.
Let him join our campaign. I'd rather have him inside our tent pissing out than outside our tent pissing in.
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
A liberal is a person whose interests aren't at stake at the moment.
A liberal is a man too broad-minded to take his own side in a quarrel.
How the hell would I know why there are Nazis? I don't even know how a can opener works.
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even when there is no river.
Nixon could tell two separate lies out of different corners of his mouth at the same time.
Nixon's motto is, if two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
I would have made a good Pope.
Richard Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, and then mount the stump and make a speech on conservation.
There cannot be a world crisis next week, my schedule is full.
The duty of an opposition is very simple: to oppose everything, and propose nothing.
Today, the LA Timesaccuse Arnold Schwarzenegger of groping six women. I'm telling you, this guy is presidential material.
The only reason I'm not running for President is that I'm afraid no woman will come forward and say she's slept with me.
Clinton's problem was that he misunderstood the role of the President, which is to screw the country as a whole, not individually.
Did you sleep with Bill Clinton? No, neither did I. Small world, isn't it?
The biggest mistake Bill Clinton made was not getting Teddy Kennedy to drive Monica Lewinsky home.
My husband is a hard dog to keep on the porch.
Bill Clinton's foreign policy stemmed mainly from having breakfast at the International House of Pancakes.
There's nothing so improves the mood of the party as the imminent execution of a senior colleague.
The forest fires are the worst disaster in California since I was elected.
He handles political crises with all the confidence of a man dialling his own telephone number.
I always have one golden rule for such occasions - I ask myself what Nanny would have expected me to do.
Bill Clinton gets so much in speaking fees these days that when I saw him in New York the other day and said hello to him he said, 'That'll be $10.
Many journalists have fallen for the conspiracy theory of government. They would produce more accurate work if they adhered to the cock-up theory.
It will be a clash between the political will and the administrative won't.
Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs or cutting hair.
The Vice-President is a man who sits in the outer office of the White Office, hoping to hear the President sneeze.
The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't take it, but somebody always does.
The Vice-Presidency ain't worth a pitcher of warm spit.
Republicans don't understand the importance of bondage between a mother and daughter.
The government solution to any problem is usually at least as bad as the problem.
If a tree fell in a forest, and no one was there to hear it, it might sound like Dan Quayle looks.
Dan Quayle taught the kids a valuable lesson: if you don't study you could wind up as Vice-President.
A fascist is anyone who disagrees with you.
Am I the only one to think that John F. Kennedy was killed by a peanut allergy?
I discovered that being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or be swallowed.
We've never had a president named Bob. I think it's about time we had one.
Being President is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.
If Presidents don't do it to their wives, they do it to the country.
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a million dollars even to be defeated.
When I was a boy, I was told that anybody could become President. I'm beginning to believe it.
In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.
The US presidency is a Tudor monarchy plus telephones.
He's going around the country stirring up apathy.
If you would know the depth and meanness of human nature, you have got to be a prime minister running a general election.
Working in Westminster is like having the nutters on the bus beside you every day.
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
If I saw Mr Haughey buried at midnight at a crossroads, with a stake driven through his heart - politically speaking - I should continue to wear a clove of garlic round my neck, just in case.
Prime ministers are wedded to the truth, but like other married couples they sometimes live apart.
Governments are like underwear. They need to be changed often and for the same reason.
Minorities are almost always in the right.
Ninety per cent of politicians give the other ten per cent a bad reputation.
It's easy to be politically correct and a liberal when you live in a gated community.
No one grows up wanting to be a junkie, eating Utterly Butterly or listening to Phil Collins but capitalism wears you down.
You can't get good Chinese takeout in China, and Cuban cigars are rationed in Cuba. That's all you need to know about communism.
I am a Marxist - of the Groucho tendency.
She said, 'What do you think of Marx?' I said, 'I think their pants have dropped off but you can't fault their broccoli.
There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not cure.
We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules.
Politicians are interested in people in the same way that dogs are interested in fleas.
The public say they are getting cynical about politicians. They should hear how politicians talk about them.
I don't object to Gladstone always having the ace of trumps up his sleeve, but merely to his belief that God Almighty put it there.
Tories are not always wrong, but they are always wrong at the right moment.
If there is anything a public servant hates to do it's doing something for the public.
Jeffrey Archer, is there no beginning to your talents?
The Lord Privy Seal is neither a lord, nor a privy, nor a seal.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's precisely the opposite.
Being criticized by Geoffrey Howe is like being savaged by a dead sheep.
The cardinal rule of politics: never get caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.
If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.
A fool and his money are soon elected.
University politics make me long for the simplicity of the Middle East.
Gerald Ford looks like the guy in a science-fiction movie who is first to see the Creature.
I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.
Three people marooned on a desert island would soon reinvent politics.
When there is a great cry that something should be done, you can depend on it that something remarkable silly probably will be done.
Political skill is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.
There ought to be one day, just one, when there is open season on senators.
If you want to rise in politics in the United States there is one subject you must stay away from, and that is politics.
It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it.
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
George W. Bush went into a think tank this week and almost drowned.
the word as 'electrocution' and knew that was something he liked.
You can't have it both ways. You can't take the high horse and then claim the low road.
I think the voters misunderestimate me.
Bush says he's being stalked. He says wherever he goes, people are following him. Finally someone told him, 'Psst. That's the Secret Service.
George W. Bush has taken a urine test. But beforehand he wrote the answers on his hand.
The White House is giving George W. Bush intelligence briefings. You know, some jokes just write themselves.
I'm offended by political jokes. Too often they get elected.
I have orders to be awakened at any time in case of a national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.
Government is to life what pantyhose are to sex.
Politics is so corrupt, even the dishonest people get screwed.
Mr Speaker, I withdraw my statement that half the cabinet are asses - half the cabinet are not asses.
Generally speaking, politicians are generally speaking.
A politician never believes anything he says, so he is always amazed when other people do.
I did not become a politician because I could not stand the strain of having to be right all the time.
Politicians are people who, when they see the light at the end of the tunnel, order more tunnel.
A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.
I'm a political activist. I support lots of causes. I don't wear leather. I don't wear Nike trainers. I boycott Nestle - apart from KitKats, obviously.
Politics ain't worrying this country one-tenth as much as where to find a parking space.
Politics are almost as exciting as war and quite as dangerous. In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics - many times.
The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put make-up on two faces.
I've decided to take up a life of crime, but I can't decide which political party to join.
Politics is the systematic organization of hatred.
Politics is derived from two words - poly, meaning many, and tics, meaning small blood-sucking insects.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocity with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door.
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it wrongly and applying unsuitable remedies.
Politics is just like show business, you have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.
Politics is Hollywood for ugly people.


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Entertainment One Bolsters U.K. TV Brand Development
Canadian indie producer hires former Disney exec Eric Cambronne.
TORONTO – Canadian indie producer Entertainment One has named former Disney Consumer Products exec Eric Cambronne to head up product development in its London office, replacing Anthea Bull.
Cambronne will spearhead kids TV brands like Peppa Pig, Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom and Humf that are driving growth at its U.K. operation.
The appointment comes as Toronto-based Entertainment One on Tuesday predicted it will beat market expectations with its upcoming results, not least on the strength of its Peppa Pig TV series, which just debuted in the U.S. market on Nick Jr.
"The group is trading well and expects to report results above current market consensus," the producer reported in its interim management statement for the period since Oct. 1. 2010.
Entertainment One, which lists its shares on the London Stock Exchange, will see the Peppa Pig World theme park open in Hampshire, U.K. this April.


text: > You're pretty much right. I tried to create *very* simple > HelloWorld-type type library with it and and it reported me bunch of > "stub!" messages and crashed. I also found a bug in implementation of > ITypeLib2_fnGetTypeInfoOfGuid (in fact both implementations, the one > in typelib.c and the second in typelib2.c). It should reference the > typelib it's called on. This ensures that later call > ITypeInfo_GetContainingTypeLib will not return bogus pointer if the > original caller already released the TypeLib. See the attached test. > If any COM hacker around can fix it, it would be nice. > It's not a bug. It's a difference between Wine's and native Windows implementation. When you run the attached test with the builtin version, you'll get: ref = 2 ref = 3 ITypeLib has a reference to the linked list of ITypeInfo. Functions GetTypeInfo and GetTypeInfoOfGuid search this list, call ITypeInfo::AddRef and returns the reference to ITypeInfo. ITypeInfo is destroyed when ITypeLib is destroyed (it means that each other ITypeInfos are destroyed too). Running this test with native Windows dll, results are: ref = 1 ref = 2 While Wine creates ITypeInfo interfaces when creating ITypeLib, native Windows probably create ITypeInfo "on call" when GetTypeInfoOfGuid is called for the first time. ITypeInfo can be deleted in this way while ITypeLib exists, while, in Wine, ITypeInfo has to be deleted together with ITypeLib. I don't thik it Wine's bug. Applications don't depend on this stuff and Wine's ref handling is correct. Jacek -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: main.c Type: text/x-csrc Size: 865 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-devel/attachments/20040831/82804112/main.c


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HARTFORD -- When you walk into Morneault's Stackpole Moore Tryon, you're surrounded by clothing by designers known to have dressed past Presidents. If you look closely, you can also see the rich history behind the Hartford store.
"It was founded in 1909 and the store itself has deep roots in the community. People always want to talk about G. Fox and other stores, Brown Thompson, but this store has lasted the test of time," said Ronald Morneault, a co-owner of Morneault's Stackpole Moore Tryon.
Ronald and Jody Morneault bought the store ten years ago and recognized that its heritage should be celebrated. That's one reason why the store has continued to put such a big emphasis on quality.
"I believe that was the original concept of Stackpole Moore Tryon, the three founders of this company. They felt the same way - that quality never goes out of style, and people will always remember you for selling them a great quality item," said Jody Morneault, a store co-owner.
While the clothing may be more expensive, they say it will last for years.
"Our clothing that we sell to them, they end up loving, because when they go to get dressed in the morning, they can count on that garment, whether it's five-years-old, ten-years-old, two-years-old," said Jody Morneault.
The Morneaults are also making sure that the store continues to be competitive in the future by using their decades of experience in retail.
"It could not stay on the course that it was on. Ok? And that was one of the primary reasons that I felt a compulsion to buy this store. I knew that it would be a big challenge to buy a store like this with the heritage that it had and still keep the traditional nature and hold onto the clients who needed to be held onto and to gain their confidence," said Ronald Morneault.
To do that, they brought in new brands and new styles that can be combined with clothing from past seasons.
"We pride ourselves from the beginning of our retail careers, my husband and myself, to be stylists for every single person who walks in our store," said Jody Morneault.
Each piece still has a focus on quality.
"We were always quality driven. Any changes that we make, the quality is in the fabric, the fit was right, it was appropriate for where they were going and what they were going to do," said Ronald Morneault.
That's why customer Mike Behrens from Glastonbury has been shopping here since 1972.
"I like it because it has the type of clothing I like, number one, very conservative. And number two, it's a smaller, more high end selection. Meaning I can go in here, and if I'm looking for a sport coat, I don't' have to dig through racks and racks. I can go to one section and if I see something, I like it, I buy it," said Behrens.
The location is also a tremendous help to the store. It's right in downtown Hartford and easy to get to off of Interstates 91 and 84. The store draws customers from Boston, New York and even Florida.
It also has an outlet store called Stackpole Tuesdays right down the street.
For more information, visit the store's website.


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An Introduction
When a foreign object blocks the airways and throat, the body's immediate response is to cough. This condition has two types. If you have a respiratory tract infection, you will have a productive cough wherein a mucus or phlegm is excreted. A dry cough will not produce this substance. However, it can be painful, uncomfortable, and it may disrupt your sleep and daily activities.
Several factors can cause a cough. If you are a smoker, it is due to an irritation. It can also be due to an allergic reaction if you are exposed to an allergen such as pollen, dust, or animal dander. Acid reflex is also a possible cause when the acid moves upward and irritates the throat. In severe cases, the acid may enter the respiratory tract leading to an inflammation and coughing. Finally, it is a common symptom of various medical conditions like asthma, viral infection, whooping cough, and lung cancer.
Depending on the specific cause of coughing, various medications are available. The best drug for this condition is an antitussive drug such as dextromethorphan. For allergies, antihistamines such as diphenhydramine will ease your symptoms. For people with asthma, a bronchodilator like salbutamol is usually prescribed. For other medical conditions, your doctor will give appropriate medications after doing some tests and diagnosis.
The main problem with drugs is their undesirable side effects. For example, dextromethorphan can be addictive due to its hallucinogenic effects. Furthermore, mild cases of a cough will go away without taking drugs. Instead, you can relieve your discomforts through several home remedies. However, if it is a chronic or a persistent cough, it is highly recommended to seek medical attention.
Home Remedies on How to Get Rid of Dry Cough
Numerous home remedies and natural products can help get rid of a cough. The following will help ease your discomforts.
- Use a Humidifier
Dry air can aggravate a cough and sore throat. A moist environment will help you breathe easier. However, you should always clean your humidifier. A moist environment is also a breeding ground for molds and mildew, which are allergens. If you have allergies, they can make your condition worse.
- Lozenges
A lozenge is like a candy. However, it has therapeutic effects. It can help relieve a sore throat. Some lozenges have dextromethorphan, which can help get rid of a dry cough. You can buy this product in drug stores.
- Gargling Salt Water
Salt water helps relieve a sore throat through osmosis. When you have an inflamed throat, there is fluid buildup in the tissues. Salt water is able to pull out this fluid, which reduces swelling. Through this, foreign objects are also expelled. However, too much salt can aggravate your condition. To use this remedy, dissolve 1 teaspoon of salt in a cup of lukewarm water.
- Steam Inhalation
Steam creates moist air, which helps your breathing and removes irritants. There are various ways to do steam inhalation. You can take a hot shower. You can also pour boiling water in a large bowl and inhale the vapor. Adding a few drops of essential oils in the water will make this method more effective. The common essential oils for a dry cough are eucalyptus oil, peppermint oil, thyme oil, and oregano oil.
- Oregano
Oregano is a widely-used herb to treat a dry cough. It contains compounds that can offer antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. It can also act as a natural expectorant, which helps remove mucus.
There are two ways to use oregano. First, you can use it for steam inhalation if you have oregano oil. You can boil its fresh leaves and drink it for relief.
- Honey and Lemon
For centuries, honey has become one of the most popular natural remedies for coughs and sore throats. Some cough preparations have this natural product as one their ingredients. One reason is that it has compounds that can reduce swelling and ward off bacteria or viruses. Adding lemon to honey will make this remedy more effective. Lemon is rich in vitamin C, which can strengthen your immune system. It also offers antimicrobial properties.
You can use this remedy in several ways. You can make lemon juice with honey. A warm beverage such as ginger tea will be more flavorful, soothing, and effective with these two natural products.
- Ginger
Gingerol is a compound present in ginger that helps reduce swelling. This is the primary reason for ginger's efficacy in relieving a sore throat, coughing, and congestion.
Drinking ginger tea is the most common method to get rid of coughs. You can also chew small pieces of this spice for a couple of minutes. Another option is ginger oil. You can use it for steam inhalation or rub it on your chest.
- Turmeric
Turmeric is another infamous spice used for treating dry cough due to its curcumin. This compound can help reduce swelling and fight harmful microorganisms.
To use this spice, you can mix it with honey and take it two or three times a day. You can also make a ginger-turmeric tea. Another option is to make a concoction by adding turmeric powder (1 teaspoon) and black pepper (1 teaspoon) in a cup of freshly boiled water. You can also add cinnamon and honey to make this concoction flavorful and potent. Black pepper will not only help soothe your breathing, it will also increase the absorption of turmeric.
- Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a common ingredient in lozenges and cough preparations. One reason is due to its cineole contents. This compound helps ease breathing by loosening mucus in the lungs and reducing swelling. This oil is also helpful if you are experiencing nasal congestion.
To use this remedy, you can either use eucalyptus oil for steam inhalation or make a tea by boiling the leaves. However, eucalyptus may have undesirable effects for patients with asthma, kidney disease, liver disease, and low blood pressure.
- Pineapple
Bromelain is an enzyme abundant in pineapple and an anti-inflammatory agent. This compound can also help suppress coughs and make the mucus thin. Drinking pineapple juice when you have a dry cough will not only soothe your breathing, it can also boost your immune system due to its vitamin C and other essential nutrients.
- Chamomile Tea
Chamomile tea has anti-inflammatory properties that can help treat sore throats and coughing. It can also offer sedating effects, which will help you relax and fall asleep. This effect is valuable, especially if you are suffering from an incessant cough at night.


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Russell Wilson's rise to NFL starter no surprise for those who know him
Ever since starting for a high-school baseball team as an eighth grader, Wilson's work ethic has given him a reputation as an overachiever.
Seattle Times staff reporter
Russell Wilson by the numbersColleges: North Carolina State (2008-10), Wisconsin (2011)
College career stats:
• Total yards passing: 11,720
• Total yards rushing: 1,421
• Total touchdown passes: 109
• Completion percentage: .609
Wisconsin football records held (season):
• Passing yards: 3,175 (2011)
• Touchdown passes: 33 (2011)
• Completions: 225 (2011)
• Yards of total offense: 3,513 (2011)
Holds NCAA record for single-season passing efficiency: 191.8 (2011)
RENTON — Russell Wilson knows how to wear the position.
He's shown that since he arrived in Seattle as a third-round pick in April and progressed to becoming an NFL starter without ever so much as breaking a sweat in front of the cameras, questions and scrutiny that have constituted his NFL orientation.
Confidence. Charisma. Poise. Wilson embodies all of those high-minded concepts that get tossed around to describe the essence of a successful quarterback. In terms of intangibles, Wilson holds a full house, and someone who's known Wilson since grade school just chuckles a little bit when asked about this quarterback who has turned Seattle on its ear.
"He's kind of done that everywhere he's gone," said Charlie McFall, Wilson's football coach at the Collegiate School in Richmond, Va.
Seattle is just the latest place to be left slack-jawed after the arrival of this player who's as well-armed as he is well-mannered. It happened when he was an eighth grader starting at shortstop on his high school's varsity baseball team. It happened at North Carolina State where he started as a redshirt freshman. It happened at Wisconsin where he was voted team captain last year a little more than a month after arriving on campus as a transfer and led the team to a Rose Bowl.
Bret Bielema, Wilson's coach at Wisconsin, was sent a video clip last month that showed Wilson's interaction with his Seahawks teammates in the locker room. He was left with the distinct impression he had seen that before.
"I'm like, 'He's got that locker room wrapped around his finger right now,' " Bielema said, according to The Associated Press.
It's possible to see Wilson's ascension as inevitable when, in truth, it was anything but easy.
The Collegiate School he attended is known for academics, not athletics, and he wasn't considered tall enough for the University of Virginia to covet him as a quarterback recruit. So he went off to North Carolina State, where he balanced two sports for four years. Two years ago, when a future in professional sports was just beginning, his father — Harrison — died after years of fighting diabetes. He passed away the day after Russell was drafted in the fourth round by the Colorado Rockies.
Wilson's grandfather was the president of Norfolk State. His father attended Dartmouth and was so driven he went on to attend law school and so athletic that after earning his law degree, he went through a training camp with the San Diego Chargers
Russell's older brother played two sports at University of Richmond, and their younger sister is entering high school, where she's a heck of a basketball prospect. A point guard, she's considered one of the best players in the country in her grade.
"Thing I'm worried about, she may be taller than me," Russell said.
She's 5 feet 9, just turned 15 and is the latest member of the Wilson family to develop an athletic reputation. That was certainly the case for Russell. Seattle fullback Michael Robinson — like Wilson — is from Richmond, and he heard a scouting report years before Wilson was being graded by draft analysts.
"Early in my career in the league, I remember hearing about Russell," said Robinson, who is entering his seventh year in the NFL. "I remember my people back at home saying, 'Man, we got a quarterback around here who's really, really serious.' "
Serious. That's a good way to describe Wilson. He's not the type of guy to waste either opportunities or time. Seahawks teammate J.R. Sweezy saw that firsthand. They were part of the same recruiting class at North Carolina State, enrolling in 2007, and Sweezy watched as Wilson was able to do more than just keep pace in football even as his attention was divided with baseball.
"He would miss the spring practices — like all of a spring," Sweezy said. "Then he would come in and know the offense better and do everything better than the quarterbacks who had been there all spring.
"It was amazing he could fit all that in."
Wilson redshirted his first year on campus and the next year began fourth, maybe even fifth, on the depth chart at quarterback. But he became the starter by the time the season began.
"Me ending up being the starter my freshman year was an exciting moment for me," Wilson said. "At the same time, I've been working for that my whole life, similar to here.
"Going to Wisconsin, that kind of happened again, that type of deal, and then coming here."
It's the reason his high-school football coach chuckles when asked about Wilson's jaw-dropping first impression. This is how it has always been with Wilson.
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For the game of the same name, see Resident Evil: Genesis (game).
Resident Evil: Genesis is the novelization of the first Resident Evil film. It was written by Keith R. A. DeCandido, and published in 2004 as the prequel to Resident Evil: Apocalypse. It is 277 pages long. The novel provides names and backstory for characters who were simply nicknamed in the film, such as Ms. Black (Ella Fontaine and Medic). It also give details on the life of Alice Abernathy, and elaborates on the organization that Matt Addison and his sister Lisa belong to.
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- Bartholomew Joseph Kaplan
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- D'Addario
- Johnny-Wayne Carlson
- Olga Danilova
- Percival S. Parks
- Mariano Rodrigues
- James Shade
- Mark Torvaldsen
- Matt Addison
- Karl Fischer
- Lisa Addison
- Ms. Black
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- Rain Ocampo
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Posted By: J. LaBonte In Response To: Laminate flooring (Ken Boyd)
Friday, 14 May 1999, at 2:35 p.m.
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I just came across your message and notice its been up there for a while but just in case your still wondering I'd consider a couple of things. First it depends if the floor is over concrete or wood. If its over concrete and the area is below grade or prone to moisture often times a low grade linoleum is used as a moisture barrier. All though the pergo type floors are durable on top the base materials on the bottom of the ones I've seen are some type of pressed wood which is usually prone to water damage. On the other hand if it is over wood and a good adhesive is used with full coverage I wouldn't worry about water damage in the product itself. I hope it works out o.k. for you either way. Joe
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Brandy Saved By Kim K's Uncle After Passing Out On Plane — Did You Hear That, Ray J?
Talk about a small world! When Brandy fell unconscious on a plane on June 2, there was luckily a doctor on-board — and it just so happened to be her brother, Ray J's, ex, Kim Kardashian's, uncle.
Kim Kardashian's uncle came to the rescue when Brandy, 38, fell unconscious on an airplane June 2. As we previously reported, the singer passed out on a Delta plane before takeoff, causing a panic amongst passengers and sending the aircraft back to the terminal. Luckily, there was a doctor on-board the flight, who helped tend to the 38-year-old before paramedics rushed onto the plane — and it was the Kardashian girls' uncle, according to TMZ! In case you can't figure out the connection that makes this even crazier, remember: Brandy is the sister of Ray J, Kim's ex-boyfriend who she made her infamous sex tape with!
Brandy was removed safely from the plane, and reportedly regained consciousness while waiting for an ambulance in the Los Angeles airport. However, she was taken to the hospital to get checked out, and TMZ reports she's going to be "okay." A passenger who was sitting next to Brandy on the plane said the singer took a pill before passing out, although that has not been confirmed. Brandy was released from the hospital on the same day of her admittance.
"Brandy has been released from the hospital and is now at home resting," a post on her Instagram page read. "She has been traveling extensively as part of an ongoing tour and several personal appearances. In recent days she has taken more than 10 long haul flights including internationally. She was in the studio all night last night until it was time for her to leave for the airport to catch a 5:45 am flight. The stress of all of the traveling and working so incessantly has exhausted her. She will be relaxing for the next few days." We wish her a speedy recover!
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A few google searches brought me to this wonderful site and I hope I can have my issue resolved.
The issue at hand is that I dropped my Macbook Air :( and one of the hinges broke. I opened up the machine and it looks like the black cable that is under the hinge snapped as well.
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Introducing Hydrochill
To get more information on Hydrochill and how it can transform your artificial lawn, contact your local Enduroturf Office.
What is Hydrochill?
Hydrochill is an infill you can add to any existing synthetic lawn
How does it work?
It helps trap cooling moisture within your artificial grass and releases it during hot weather
How long does it last?
It lasts for the life of your fake grass!
Is it safe for kids and pets?
It is totally safe and used throughout the sporting world, now available for residential use in homes and commercial applications like schools and business settings
Let's go into those answers in a little more detail!
Hydrochill is a pre-coated sand infill that can be added to new synthetic lawns. It naturally holds moisture and can be activated through irrigation systems or a simple water hose. Either way, the effectiveness can last for days as the moisture is released. Hydrochill is non-toxic and does not have negative environmental effects. Now you can control surface temperatures for your family and pets.
A standard lawn with a wet surface will cause some cooling, but temperatures can quickly rise and may exceed uncomfortable levels of heat. AHydrochill lawn has been shown to create a substantial temperature differential in real-world applications. Based on actual lab and outdoor lawn thermocouple testing, Hydrochill has achieved 16°-28° Celsius lower surface temperatures compared to a standard synthetic turf system.
How long does it last?
Hydrochill lasts for the lifetime of your artificial grass. That initial investment will yield even more benefit over the years as it's cool-to-touch surface will encourage you and your family out into the garden all year round. It's ideal for pools, backyards, schools, early childhood centres, bowling lawns, putt putt courses etc.
Is it safe for kids and pets?
Yes, Hydrochill is used extensively through the southern states of the USA in schools and sporting applications, meeting their strict standards.
Why use Hydrochill here in Australia?
The reality is our climate is harsh and this product reduces heat buildup in domestic synthetic lawns and sports facilities' fake turf
To get more information on Hydrochill and how it can transform your artificial lawn, contact your local Enduroturf Office
Evaporative Cooling for Your Feet
Evaporative cooling technology is nothing new to our cousins in the drier Southern states – the principle of blowing moist air through your house in place of refrigerated cooling is as old as the outback fridge. Similarly, the Hydrochill infill system has been proven to cool synthetic grass surfaces by working on the same principle; moisture stored in the Hydrochill infill is released as the sun's rays are at their hottest – and the resulting evaporation actually cools the grass surface.
When Hydrochill Really Works Hard
The temperature on our thermometers doesn't relate directly to the temperature of your lawn. There are many factors at play here; how long the sun's been shinning, it's angle, whether there's cloud cover, wind, shade and humidity – and these all contribute to the temperature of your grass surface.
Hydrochill works hardest when the sun is at its highest, as you can see from the Solar Radiation Calendar. Our hot Australian summer sun sits almost overhead and bears down on exposed surfaces which absorb large amounts of radiant heat. It's this part of the day where most lawn surfaces bake and the resulting temperature makes then uncomfortable to walk on.
More Cool Facts
Hydrochill utilizes moisture to provide a cooling effect
Rainfall, dew and irrigation can help keep your lawn cool for days, depending on local conditions
Hydrochill will not affect the durability or warranty of your grass
The Heatmap Test
Using a thermocouple to create a Heatmap of a lawn without Hydrochill against a wet lawn then one treated with Hydrochill, reveals the amazing cooling effect of this product.
Heatmap of an untreated Synthetic Lawn
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DENALI PARK, Alaska: Two new fires were detected in Denali National Park and Preserve over the weekend. The McKinley River East Fire was confirmed on Friday evening, and is one of the more active fires burning in the park. The 2,561-acre fire is approximately 14 miles northwest of Wonder Lake and 11 miles west of Kantishna, just south of the site of a large 1986 fire adjacent to the McKinley River. It is not threatening any developed areas or other critical resources. The other new fire, the Chilchukabena Lake Fire, is approximately ¼ mile north of the Moving River Fire and will likely merge with it soon. It is estimated to be 550 acres.
The lightning-ignited fires burning in remote backcountry areas north of the Denali Park Road are also not threatening any critical resources and, with the exception of the Toklat River East Fire, have shown no growth. The Toklat River East Fire has been actively burning and smoke columns may be visible from the Toklat area of the Denali Park Road. It is currently 48 acres in size. The Wigand Fire and Wyoming Hills fires have shown little activity and are one acre or less in size. The Sandless Lake Fire near the northern park boundary was recently mapped for the first time and is currently 8,445 acres.It is 80% active with some torching. The Bear Creek Fire approximately 15 miles northwest of Kantishna is 1,132 acres. All of these fires will continue to be monitored for any significant changes in activity.
The National Park Service fire crew assessed the Brooker Mountain and Xerxes wildfires, located in Kantishna and near Wonder Lake, and both have been declared out.
The Moving River Fire located approximately 30 miles northwest of Kantishna is now at 26,250 acres, with its primary growth to the south. This fire is being managed by the Type 3 interagency incident management team at Lake Minchumina.
The Beaver Log Lakes Fire is also being managed by the Type 3 interagency incident management team.The fire has increased to 59,000 acres, an increase of 4,000 acres since June 29. Most of the acreage is outside Denali National Preserve. Fire personnel have initiated structure protection and where applicable are burning out areas around cabins and other buildings on the north shore of Lake Minchumina.
Visit https://www.nps.gov/dena/parkmgmt/currentfireinfo.htm for current information about wildfires in Denali National Park and Preserve.
Fire danger for the park and surrounding area remains high to extreme. The National Park Service is urging park visitors to be extremely cautious with anything that could start a wildfire. Campfires are being discouraged, but they are permitted in the fire grates in three of the park's campgrounds.Fires are not allowed in the park's wilderness areas. Fireworks are not allowed in the park and will be confiscated. Persons using fireworks in the park may be prosecuted.
There are currently 116 active wildfires in the state. Where there is fire, there is smoke. Due to the current and expected statewide fire activity, park visitors should anticipate the possibility of varying levels of smoke in the park. Wildfire smoke information is available at http://dec.alaska.gov/air/smokemain.htm. Visit http://fire.ak.blm.gov for statewide information and a map of the active fires.
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Teacher of Mathematics, Cumbria
Start date: September 2019
Contract type: Full Time
Contract term: Permanent
Suitable for NQTs: Yes
Job Title: Teacher of Mathematics
Location: Cumbria
Salary: MPS/UPS
Start Date: September 2019
Contract Type: Full time
Contract Term: Permanent
Energy Coast UTC is a unique 14–19 college created through a partnership between industry and education. Our approach to the curriculum, grounded in traditional values, provide a great foundation for students' futures. We are a college that delivers Engineering excellence through innovative, technically-focused education. Our industry partners include: NDA, Sellafield Ltd, Gen2, Morgan Sindall, the University or Cumbria, Lakes College, the Royal Navy and the National Nuclear Laboratory. From September 2019, our Engineering provision will be taught in state-of-the-art classrooms.
We seek to appoint an outstanding teacher of Mathematics who is dynamic, enthusiastic and creative. The successful applicant will be passionate about inspiring our students and be a team player who works collaboratively with colleagues. The suitable candidate will either have a good track record of excellent classroom practice and sustained added value outcomes for students, or we would also welcome applications from an NQT with the potential to achieve such results within a supportive department at the Energy Coast UTC. We are committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for students through strategic interventions and leadership, building upon the success of our summer 2018 results.
The successful applicant will:
• Be qualified and able to deliver Mathematics across Key Stages 4 and 5 to the highest standard.
• Have a good track record of excellent classroom practice and display added value outcomes for students.
• Be an excellent communicator who is able to meet deadlines.
• Be a reflective practitioner who is willing to take an active role in the wider life of the school.
• Be a strong team player.
• Be passionate about the success of students, the department and the UTC.
If you believe that this is an environment where you can thrive, develop and substantially contribute to an exciting future for the Energy Coast UTC then you are encouraged to visit our website for more information. www.energycoastutc.co.uk
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For an informal discussion, to arrange a visit to look around the UTC or for an application pack please contact Diane Jamieson or Katie McWilliams on 0191 267 6555 or 07713 323 792 on or email email@example.com.
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In November last year I launched a new Global Classroom Project at school and it went national and global on 7 December.
Inspired by this photo that I took of five rhinos drinking in unison at a waterhole in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, in July, I had five small rhino soft toys made out of genuine African fabric (one side shweshwe and the other an African print). Each rhino was given a truly African name (through a competition amongst our students). These rhinos are on their way to classrooms far and wide – one to South African Schools and then into Africa, one to Australia and New Zealand, one to Canada and America, one to America and South America and one to Europe and Asia. Through global connections I have made in the Global Classroom Project and via Twitter, I have sourced schools to send the rhinos to and currently have 35 classes signed up for the project which will run until December this year, or longer. (It is similar to a Flat Stanley project, but this time with Travelling Rhinos).
Each class will host the rhinos for a week or two and in that time the teacher is asked to educate the students about the rhino situation (in the world, but especially SA), they are asked to dispel the myth that rhino horn is medicine and then they are asked to get their children to contribute to a class page in a wiki that I have created (I have put together information they can use and provided websites for more information). They can write letters of appeal/make videos/do art work – anything which gives the children a voice in the fight against rhino poaching. They are then asked to send the rhino on to another class in their country. Of course they must also document the visit with photos and we will track each rhino's journey on a Google map. The rhinos will travel for the whole year (or more).
The motivation behind my project is to educate and to use the children's voices to highlight the gravity of the problem to other countries. After all, it is their children and grandchildren etc. that we want to save the rhinos for, and we rely heavily on tourism in South Africa, so I believe we can make a difference in this way.
Ultimately, once we have many classes participating and contributing, I would like to bring the project to the attention of the powers that be in government. I'm not sure how or who yet, but I have time to work that out!
Currently we have three rhinos in classrooms around the world: Siyanda is in Surrey, Canada; Zindzi is in Ballycurrin, Ireland and Lilitha is in Fish Hoek, Cape Town. Makulu is on his way to New York, but he is running very late and we are concerned about his safe arrival and lastly, Lesedi is on her way to Australia and should arrive within the next week.
Take a look at this lovely video put together by Mrs Thiessen from Green Timbers Elementary in Surrey, BC, Canada (Click on the image):
To find out more about this project visit the wiki: http://saveourrhinos.wikispaces.com
Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheTravellingRhinosProject
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Leave our children alone...
But children who aren't white don't count.
Robotic human demonstrates cowardly killing by remote control from the USA
Another drone strike victim… winning hearts and minds?
Teaching them to hate US: drone attack aftermath near Miranshah,
Pakistan Oct/08 -Haji Mujtaba photo, Reuters
Agonized father and son maimed by US fire in Baghdad. (He died.)
US forces inspect their handiwork in Fallujah.
In the blasphemed name of Jesus...
Another DU victim in Iraq. Genocide is a war crime.
Sryian victim of US air strike. In late 2016, USA bombed 7 countries in 1 day. -Ameer Alhabi photo, AFP, Getty
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The American Why: more "enemy threats" killed by US forces in Iraq.
Le Van Can's son is 31. His father and mother were among tens of thousands exposed to Agent Orange
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There are many Manitoba government departments and provincial organizations who have web sites. This section of the Seniors Resource Network will provide links to those sites.
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Alzheimer Society Manitoba
Founded almost 30 years ago, the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba exists to alleviate the individual, family and social consequences of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders while supporting the search for a cure. Alzheimer Society Manitoba
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)
WEAAD involves activities to bring greater recognition of mistreatment of older adults wherever they live throughout the world, and to highlight the need for appropriate action. WEAAD Manitoba
The Manitoba Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
The Manitoba Network for the Prevention of Abuse of Older Adults (MNPAOA) is a partnership of Manitoba-based organizations.The Manitoba Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
Age Friendly Manitoba
Welcome to the Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative website which is our network for the communities that are part of the Age-Friendly Initiative.Age Friendly Manitoba
Province of Manitoba Home Page
The Home Page of the Manitoban Government. Unfortunately, they use "microtype" (very small fonts), but its all there! From Agriculture through Speeches; Travel & Immigration, Business, Living and working in Manitoba. Province of Manitoba Home Page
Centre on Aging
Located at the University of Manitoba with a mandate to serve as a focal point for the conduct of research on aging. The Centre has developed a national and international reputation for research excellence. Visit the Centre on Aging
Contact Community Information
Since 1978, CONTACT has provided one of the most comprehensive listings of community resources in Manitoba to many voluntary sector organizations including governments; individuals; private sector and community organizations. Visit the Contact Community Information
Directory of Manitoba Legislative Assembly
has e-mail addresses and contact info for all members. Visit the Directory of Manitoba Legislative Assembly
Friendship Force Manitoba
The Friendship Force, originated by Wayne Smith and President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter in 1977, brings people of the world together through homestay exchanges creating unforgettable experiences that build lasting bonds of friendship. Visit the Friendship Force Manitoba
Manitoba Health
Latest news, Programs and Services, Publications, Regional Health Authorities and Featured Sites. Visit Manitoba Health
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The Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat (formerly the Seniors Directorate) acts as a central point of contact for seniors, their family members and organizations. Staff also work to ensure government policies, programs and legislation reflect the needs of seniors. Copies of its publications, valuable links to other seniors' websites and information on how to contact the Secretariat. Visit the Manitoba Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat
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Highway conditions. Visit Manitoba Transportation
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The Manitoba Government created Neighbourhoods Alive! to provide community organizations in designated neighbourhoods with the support they need to rebuild these neighbourhoods. Neighbourhoods Alive! recognizes that often the best ideas for neighbourhood revitalization come from the community itself. The aim of Neighbourhoods Alive! is to support these ideas and goals with funding and planning assistance. Visit Neighbourhoods Alive!
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Here at Small Aperture, we like to get them hooked on photography when they're young. That's hardly surprising given that I've been in love with photography since I was about five, when my father taught me how to use an Olympus Trip. Soon afterwards, I was given my own 118 film camera, and in fact, I still have the photos I took with it.
But entry-level cameras today are a touch different from those twenty-five years ago. So where would you start if you wanted to buy something for a photographically inclined little one? Well whaddya know? I've done some research, I've trawled the High Street, I've asked lots of questions, and I think that I have some answers. (Yes, just in time for Christmas.)
Now, first things first. I'm no more inclined to suggest that you buy a 'children's camera' for a small person than I am likely to endorse feeding her or him reconstituted meat shaped into dinosaurs and covered with breadcrumbs. Some things in life are worth doing properly from the get-go, and food and photography are two of those. This also means I don't think that there needs to be a lower age limit on when to give a little one a camera; if your nephew is showing photographic talent at six, let him run with it – using a proper camera.
All the same, a dSLR might not be exactly what he needs. So I based my cameras-for-kiddies selection on five criteria.
The Criteria
There are plenty of decent point-and-shoot cameras out there for under £100, but none for under £50. Spending somewhere between the two seems reasonable, so that was my budget.
If you give something to a kid, it needs to be able to withstand a few bumps and knocks. Even if she or he does treat it with respect, accidents can still happen. Hell, I managed to fling my iPhone across the pavement last week. I was looking for a camera that felt sturdy, durable, and would be comfortable in little hands.
The layout needs to be simple, the controls can't be fiddly, and it has to look shiny. I want my camera to be relatively easy to use; the same goes for a camera used by young 'un. And if I can carry a metallic red point-and-shoot in my handbag, then my imaginary seven year old niece can have one, too.
Toys and features
Of course it needs toys. And video. Duh!
Image quality
If we're encouraging kids to take photos, to enjoy the process, and to be proud of what they produce, the image quality needs to be decent. Eight megapixels is plenty and if we're lucky enough to lay our grubby mitts on some image stabilisation or anti-blur technology, then so much the better.
So to which cameras did these criteria lead me?
The Yeses
I saw a couple of cameras that I'd be prepared to buy for my imaginary niece. Despite its complete mouthful of a name, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310S is shiny (in silver, black, or red), it has an easy-to-use interface, the layout is clear, it has image stabilisation goodness, and it has a film mode. It costs somewhere around £90.
The Fujifilm JX200 hit all the buttons with a swish, sleek metal body, easy interface, 12 megapixel sensor, low-light sensitivity, 5x optical zoom, film mode, and image stabilisation prowess. What made it stand out from the crowd was its panorama mode. Stitched-together-pictures-R-Us! All for around £80.
There was one camera that I kept going back to, though. Admittedly it might have been because it was purple, but it might have been because of the groovy on-off mechanism. Sliding down the front panel reveals the lens and powers up the Fujifilm Z70. And no, I wasn't overlooking any of the other criteria because I was captivated by its shiny purple slidiness. It makes films, it has auto-focus tracking, it has a 12 megapixel sensor, there's image stabilisation, the layout was clear, and the screen was large. All for around £90. (And it comes in four colours other than purple.)
The Nos
There are heaps of cameras that didn't make the cut, for various reasons. You'd be very bored if I listed them all. Still, two deserve a special mention, so that you can steer well clear of them.
The Vivitar X225. I was convinced that just by picking it up, I might break it. At around £50, it is cheap, but I can only conceive this as a false economy.
The Samsung ES25. The zoom button on this irritated me. I can't think that a seven year old would be any less irritated, either.
The Maybes
The Canon Powershot A495 is a great camera, but I wasn't convinced that its plastic build was sturdy enough, even if it is excellent value at around £70. If you really want a Canon and their range of intriguing colours, the Ixus 105 is coming in at just over £100. Shop around and you might be able to get a deal.
Not to be outdone by Canon, Nikon also have some impressively specced entry-level cameras. On paper, the Nikon L21 and L22 offer just about everything, and at around £70 they don't cost the earth. However, I wasn't convinced they'd be durable enough. And I wasn't convinced by the colours, either, but that's me.
The conclusion
There are a lot of cameras out there for under £100 that would be ideal to give to give to a young one to let her or him explore photography. There are some shockers, too. But I'm still loving the slidable on-off function on the Fujifilm Finepix Z70. That'd be my first option. Then you just wonder how long it'll be before she or he is asking for an SLR.
With very many thanks to John Lewis on Oxford Street, and especially Andy in the Audio-visual department. With significantly fewer thanks to various other camera purveyors on Oxford Street who were far from helpful. (Yes, I braved Oxford Street for this. No wonder I've spent the weekend at the Small Aperture country retreat, recuperating.)