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Phillies Wives host Save a Pet at the Park
By Todd Zolecki and Erik Bacharach / MLB.com
PHILADELPHIA -- Jen Utley and the Phillies Wives hosted a ballpark-wide effort to adopt and save pets during Saturday's game against the Dodgers.
Phillies Wives Save a Pet at the Park allowed fans a chance to meet and adopt a shelter cat or dog, as well as take part in selection auction, raffle or mystery ball, all to benefit the PSPCA.
"This is the eighth year that we've done this," Utley said. "It's just a really great way to get some adoptable shelter animals out and get people aware of what's happening.
"I hope all these animals that are here get adopted. I hope it raises awareness about adopting an animal rather than buying one, and I hope that it gets more support for our cause out there and people visit and donate, and open their eyes a little."
Asche dealing with tendinitis in left hamstring
PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg had a reason not to play third baseman Cody Asche on Saturday.
Asche is battling tendinitis in his left hamstring. Cesar Hernandez started at third for a second consecutive game.
"Nothing severe," Asche said. "I've been playing through it for about six or seven games. I don't think the training staff really liked the way it was headed, so we're just trying to kill it right now. We've got a pretty important stretch right now."
Asche missed some time in early April because of a hamstring issue.
"It's a little bit different," he said.
Reliever Garcia hits DL with forearm strain
PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies right-hander Luis Garcia made just one appearance since May 8, but the team placed him on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday with a strained right forearm.
The move made room for right-hander David Buchanan on the 25-man roster. Buchanan started Saturday in his Major League debut against the Dodgers.
Garcia has a 15.75 ERA (seven earned runs in four innings) in three appearances this season. The move leaves the Phillies with just six relievers in the bullpen. It might not last for long.
"For the short-term, we're fine today," Sandberg said. "To have six bench players, I'd rather have the other arm in the bullpen. But we're covered for today, so that could be a day-to-day thing."
Revere provides leadoff spark in Phils' victory
PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies outfielder Ben Revere has one of the lowest on-base percentages of any leadoff hitter in baseball, but manager Ryne Sandberg returned him to the top spot on Saturday afternoon against the Dodgers.
Sandberg had a hunch and it worked. Revere tied a career high with four hits and scored three runs in the Phils' 5-3 victory at Citizens Bank Park.
"If he's swinging the bat well and getting on base, he creates something at the top with Jimmy [Rollins] following him, two good baserunners," Sandberg said after the game. "Two good guys at the top of the order. Jimmy's fine first or second. He's been consistent all year. For Ben to really give us a push and get on base in a big way, he's helping us in the leadoff spot. That's a good spot for him."
Revere, who hit leadoff for the first time since May 14, hit a leadoff double down the right-field line in the first inning and scored on Chase Utley's two-run homer to right to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead. Revere singled to score a run in the second and later scored on Rollins' single to right to make it 4-0.
Revere is hitting .289 with one double, two triples, six RBIs, three walks, 17 strikeouts and a .625 OPS in 153 plate appearances this season.
"Again, I broke my ankle last year, surgery, going to have days where it's going to be sore, it's going to be good," Revere said, referring to the July surgery on his right foot which ended his season. "I'm finding my way just to get my groove back and everything. It may take some time because I've talked to other guys that had the same surgery as mine. It's going to be a little bit, but eventually, you're going to get going. Being around this average, close to .300, at this time after the surgery is pretty impressive. People thought I'd probably lose my speed, my timing, no, I feel pretty good."
Entering Saturday, Revere's .289 on-base percentage hitting first ranked 26th out of 29 hitters with 100 or more plate appearances in the leadoff spot.
Brown day to day, experiencing back spasms
PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown left Saturday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers in the top of the seventh inning with mid-back spasms and is listed as day to day.
"It was the first-at bat. I don't even know what swing it was," Brown said. "It just tightened up on me, and it started getting a little bit worse, so Ryno [manager Ryne Sandberg] decided to take me out of the ballgame."
Brown was visibly in pain as he struck out on a foul tip to end his day in the sixth. He finished 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts.
"I'll come in tomorrow, see how I feel," Brown said. "I'm not trying to miss too many days for sure."
Worth noting
• Jimmy Rollins' second-inning single in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers was the 2,220th of his career. He needs just 15 more hits to pass Mike Schmidt for the franchise's all-time hits record. Schmidt finished his Hall of Fame career with 2,234 hits.
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. Erik Bacharach is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A future lineup with Fowler would be crazy:
Billy H .350 obp
Fowler .375 obp
Votto .400 obp
Bruce would have 120 RBI that year.
A future lineup with Fowler would be crazy:
Billy H .350 obp
Fowler .375 obp
Votto .400 obp
Bruce would have 120 RBI that year.
SS B. Hamilton (SH)
CF Fowler (SH)
1B Votto (LH)
LF J. Hamilton (LH)
RF Bruce (LH)
2B Phillips (RH)
3B Frazier (RH)
C Hanigan (RH)
SP Cueto
SP Latos
SP Shields
SP Bailey
SP Arroyo
CL Chapman
RP Broxton
RP Marshall
RP Hoover
RP Lecure
RP Arredondo
RP Anyone
"I can't take this homerism anymore." - 10xWSChamps, August 11, 2010. A Cardinals fan having a problem with all the homerism on Redszone. Classic.
"Man do I miss the days where were didn't need a calculator and an encyclopedia of baseball metrics to enjoy a baseball game ... - MikeS21" - 8/2/12 game thread
Jon Morosi of Fox Sports is speculating that the Rockies like Homer, the Reds like Fowler, and maybe a match could be made there. All speculation, but interesting point.
In the vein of old-fashioned baseball trades How about Dexter Fowler for Homer Bailey?
We know this much, from major-league sources: The Colorado Rockies like Bailey, the right-hander who looked like a legitimate No. 2 starter for long stretches of this year. The Cincinnati Reds like Fowler, the antidote to their worst-in-the-majors .581 OPS from the leadoff spot. Now the question is whether the mutual interest crystallizes into trade discussions during this weeks winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn.
On a very basic level, the fit is there: The Rockies are desperate to improve their pitching staff and have had trouble luring free-agent starters to Coors Field. After a season in which many of their homegrown starters struggled as the team posted the worst ERA in the majors, the Rockies may have little choice but to trade from a position of strength. The Reds need at least one more outfielder but have said they are close to their payroll limit thus rendering them spectators in the Michael Bourn sweepstakes.
And the Reds just happen to have a surplus of starting pitchers, provided Aroldis Chapman succeeds in his transition to the rotation.
The talks could be helped along by the fact that Bailey and Fowler earn comparable salaries. According to the MLBTradeRumors.com arbitration calculator, Bailey is projected to earn $5.1 million in 2013, Fowler $4 million. Bailey is on track to become a free agent after the 2014 season, Fowler after 2015.
Both players are coming off career-best seasons. Rival teams have said the asking price is exceedingly high for Fowler, the switch-hitting center fielder who amassed an .863 OPS this year. Bailey inched closer to his considerable potential this year, making 33 starts and surpassing the 200-inning mark for the first time while cutting his ERA to 3.68.
The Reds are considering a number of alternatives for their outfield, including free agents Ryan Ludwick and Cody Ross. One source suggested they may be reluctant to commit to Fowler in center field for the long term knowing that the dynamic prospect Billy Hamilton is on the verge of breaking into the majors. Yet, it is hard to fathom a better fit than Fowler if the Reds want to address their lack of production in center field and at the leadoff spot with a single move.
-- Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal
The Rockies starting pitching is not in a good place but I haven't seen a single trade offer on this thread that would be a better return then the two draft picks that the Rockies will acquire in 2015 if they lose him to free agency after 2014.
Your proposal, M2, is more enticing than some on here. Some are a joke. Drew Stubbs has near-negative trade value. Mike Leake is a huge question mark. If he were going into his second year of arbitration, rather than his first, he'd be a non-tender candidate. As bad as the Rockies starting pitching is, even money says that Jhoulys Chacin and Drew Pomeranz outpitch Leake next year. Christian Friedrich and perhaps even Jorge De La Rosa have a shot at outpitching him as well.
Speaking of De La Rosa, who is coming back from Tommy John, he exercised his $11 million option for 2013. The option for 2014 is a team option. If an organization wanted to be creative - AND WAS WILLING TO SPEND SOME CASH - there may be a way to get Fowler without giving up a lot of players, if the Reds ownership has the cash to do it. It goes like this:
Walt Jocketty: [calls Dan O'Dowd] Hi Dan, this is Walt Jocketty.
Dan O'Dowd: Hi Walt.
Walt: Listen, I know we haven't been able to make a deal on Fowler, but Mr. Castellini just made a capital call to his partners, and they've allowed me to make the following offer: We trade you Mike Leake and Drew Stubbs and a couple worthless prospects you've never heard of, and you trade us Dexter Fowler and Jorge DeLa Rosa.
Dan: That's a crazy deal, Walt. Fowler alone is worth much more than that. De La Rosa is rehabbing well and has his velocity back.
Walt: But Dan, you know that De La Rosa wouldn't get $2 million – let alone eleven - on the open market given his age an injury history. This trade allows you to get $11 million off the books for the upcoming year. Plus, you improve your rotation as we're giving you a solid starter in Leake who is only entering his first year of arbitration and outpitched everyone on your starting staff. Stubbs is a great athlete and will thrive in Coors Field where he won't see as many breaking balls.
Dan: You're killing me. Jesus loves you, but he is telling me to hang up on you now. [click]
Walt: [dials Dan O' Dowd's bosses] [ring, ring] Hello, Dick and Charlie Monfort? Walt Jocketty, your former Assistant GM, here.
Dick Montfort: Oh yeah, I remember you, aren't you the bald guy that used to make coffee for Bob Gebhardt? You're with the Cardinals now right?
Charlie Montfort: No, Dick, I think he's the Assistant GM of the Reds.
Walt: You're half right. I'm the Reds' President and GM, but anyway, you two got a minute?
Dick: I dunno, Charlie is finishing up his bible study meeting and is going to be late to his AA meeting.
Walt: This won't take long. I'm calling about your GM. Say, I don't mean to go over Dan's head. But, what would you say if I told you that he just turned down an offer from me that would get $11 million off your books for next year and improve your starting pitching in the process, and all it's going to cost you is Fowler and De La Rosa?
Charlie: Who would be coming back to us in the deal?
Walt: Mike Leake, Drew Stubbs, and a couple minor leaguers.
Dick: Leake's the guy who never spent a day in the minors, right?
Walt: Correct. That's him. He's quite an athlete. In fact he hit better last year than your team hit on the road. I'm not exaggerating. Look it up.
Charlie: I know him. We like him. I don't know about Stubbs. He would be at least fourth on our outfield depth chart behind CarGo, Eric Young, and Tyler Colvin.
Walt: Well, I'm sure we could find someone else to throw in if you don't need him. Maybe some minor leaguers. That way you'd save even more money in the deal because Stubbs is actually arbitration eligible.
Dick: We'd need another major leaguer or two to sell this to our fans. Got any fourth or fifth outfielders who are not arbitration eligible?
Walt: Chris Heisey?
Charlie: Yeah, he'll do. Gimme another cheap solid starting arm, and we've got a deal. Who's the #6 starter on your depth chart going into next year?
Walt: Todd Redmond. He's the only guy who started a major league game last year outside of our starting 5. We got him from the Braves organization last year. ERA in the 3s, strikes guys out. Plenty of upside. Under team control until 2019.
Charlie: So that's Leake, Heisey, Redmond, and two minor leaguers for Fowler and De La Rosa?
Dick: Players only in the deal? No cash changes hands right?
Walt: That's right. We wouldn't need to involve the commissioner's office. We'll trade all the contracts straight up.
Charlie: Alright. Send over the paperwork.
[If any of you know the Reds' brass and know that this is feasible.... it would only cost the Reds roughly what is coming off the books in Madson's contract... feel free to pass this idea along to them. You're welcome.]
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Sources tell FoxSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal the Reds like Dexter Fowler and the Rockies like Homer Bailey. Now the question is whether their mutual interest crystallizes into trade discussions during the Winter Meetings.
Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/cincin...P6FF2PATQWq.99
It's a very good fit both ways. Because I think the extra year of control with Fowler makes up for the difference in value between a starter the caliber of Bailey and an emerging CF. Or the Reds may have to add a small sweetener.
I'm skeptical of the Reds sacrificing Bailey for a CF, given Hamilton's looming presence. The team is still going to need some middle of the order upgrade.
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"Baseball is a very, very complex business. It's more of a people business than most businesses." - Bob Castellini
Fowler for Homer. no.
Chili's idea though...I might just bite on that one. I'd hate to lose Leake...but that's a pretty fair trade both ways IMO. Leake, Hi-C, 2 ML'ers for Fowler & De La Rosa. Yeah, I think that's fly.
This one does make sense from the Reds' side, although it would sting. If there are good options that cost less, we should explore them. It may make less sense to the Rockies, unless they can sign him long term, as they'd be taking on a guy who is closer to free agency than a guy like Leake. Plus he won't be cheap.
Mack Jenkins's Pants
This is true. My guess is that if the Reds know Bailey will sign if someone shows him the money, they will tell that to a team who's seriously thinking of acquiring him (and extending him).It may make less sense to the Rockies, unless they can sign him long term, as they'd be taking on a guy who is closer to free agency than a guy like Leake.
Ultimately, the Reds have to decide between Latos and Bailey on an extension. I don't think they can get them both done (and have money left for a possible extension for Chapman). My guess is that the choice will be Latos.
"Baseball is a very, very complex business. It's more of a people business than most businesses." - Bob Castellini
The article that mattfeet posted points out a flawed assumption on my part. Because Fowler has played in parts of five seasons - AND has had more than 500 plate appearances in all of the last four seasons - I assumed he had at least four years of major league service and would be eligible for free agency in 2015.
Uh uh.
He's not eligible for free agency until 2016, as he has less than four years of major league service. This makes a straight-up deal for Homer much more palatable to the Reds and much less palatable to the Rockies. Homer can walk after 2014, and most Coors Field pitchers elect to do so unless the Rox overpay to keep them.
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Mack Jenkins's Pants
I guess Fowler would be OK. As I've expressed, I am fine giving up Bailey in a trade. The only thing, is that until last season, his numbers weren't really that good. He hit around .260 for most of his career until he hit .300 last year. If we're going to trade for a longterm player, it needs to be a left fielder and not in center because that'll just send the wrong message to Hamilton with his transition to the outfield. I just think it is a wasted opportunity if you go out and trade for Fowler when you have Hamilton who will be up in September.
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Cataracts—an opaque buildup of damaged proteins in the lens of the eye—are the leading cause of visual decline in those over 65. In fact, most people in that age group have at least the beginnings of cataract formation. Many factors contribute to the development of cataracts, but damage by free radicals is believed to play a major role. (See the article on
for a description of free radicals.)
Cataracts can be removed surgically. Although this has become a relatively quick, safe, easy, and painless surgery, it does not result in completely normal vision. Clearly, preventing cataracts, if possible, would be preferable.
studies suggest that high intake of
—such as
vitamin C,
vitamin E, and carotenoids (
lycopene —are associated with a reduced incidence of cataracts.1-11,17
However, this by itself does not prove that the use of antioxidant supplements can prevent cataracts. Only
double-blind, placebo-controlled
studies can do that. (For information on why the double-blind design is so important, see
Why Does This Database Rely on Double-blind Studies?) Unfortunately, the results of several large studies of this type were not encouraging.
In an enormous, double-blind, placebo-controlled trail involving almost 40,000 female healthcare professionals, use of natural
vitamin E at a dose of 600 mg every other day over a 10-year period failed to have any effect on cataract development.18
In another large, 8-year trial, 11,545 physicians aged 50 years and older were randomized to four different treatment groups: vitamin E (400 units) every other day plus vitamin C (500 mg) daily, vitamin E every other day plus placebo daily, vitamin C daily plus placebo, or placebo only.20
Neither vitamins E or C had any significant effect on preventing cataracts.
And, in a similar trial, 4,629 older people received either placebo or an antioxidant supplement containing 500 mg of vitamin C, 400 IU of vitamin E, and 15 mg of beta-carotene. The results over more than 6 years showed no effect on the risk of development of cataracts, nor the rate at which existing cataracts progressed to greater severity.12
A 5-year double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 798 people in Southern India failed to find benefit with supplemental antioxidants, despite the fact that dietary antioxidant deficiency was common among the people studied.16
In addition, a previous double-blind, placebo-controlled study examining the use of beta-carotene or vitamin E alone in male smokers failed to find the supplements effective.13 On a more positive note, though, one large study found that beta-carotene supplements helped prevent cataracts in the subgroup of study participants who smoked.14
However, no benefits were seen in the group as a whole. In any case, people who smoke are generally not advised to take extra beta-carotene. (For the reasons behind this concern, see the
In another long-term study involving over 1,000 older adults, multivitamin and minerals supplements led to a significant decrease in the development of cataracts compared to placebo over a 9-year period. However, these favorable results were tempered by an inexplicable increase in the number of a subtype of cataracts (posterior subcapsular) occurring among those taking the multivitamin/mineral supplements.19
A very small, 2-year study found some evidence that
lutein may improve visual function in people who already have cataracts.15
Herbs high in antioxidant flavonoids are frequently suggested for preventing cataracts. These include
OPCs, and
turmeric. For various theoretical reasons, the supplements
lipoic acid,
niacin (vitamin B3),
riboflavin (vitamin B2),
whey protein, and zinc
have also been proposed. However, there is little real evidence that any of these treatments actually help.
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Nice for the Price
Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?)
I think this headphone amp is pretty good for the price. I'm sure others are better but they are also much more expensive. I purchased this for my 15-year old son for Christmas because he loves music, has several pairs of decent headphones, and has been wanting something with which he can check out tube sound. This was the only amp within the price I was willing to pay for a present for him. I tried it and I like it. The only trouble we had with it was that the 1/4" headphone adapter (generic one bought locally) had to be pulled halfway out to get the complete sound. Once he switched to a headphone extension cord, however, this issue went away, so it may have been the adapter.
Pros: Price, sound.
Cons: Headphone jack may need to be tweaked.


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Florida State a No. 4 seed in NIT
This season, Kentucky is headlining another tournament.
The Wildcats, last season's national champion, will have to settle for trying to win the NIT.
The Wildcats aren't the only SEC team snubbed by the NCAA tournament selection committee.
Alabama and Tennessee also missed the cut, marking the first time in 39 years that the Wildcats, Crimson Tide and Volunteers were left out of the same NCAA tournament.
The Wildcats (21-11) and Crimson Tide (21-12) are No. 1 seeds in the NIT, along with Southern Mississippi and Virginia.
Florida State, a No. 4 seed, will face Louisiana Tech on Tuesday, and Saint Joseph's
will host St. John's in an intriguing matchup in Philadelphia.
The Wildcats, who struggled to live up to lofty preseason expectations, went 4-4 in their final eight games without freshman star Nerlens Noel, who had his season ended early with a knee injury that required surgery.
Kentucky, which played in the last two Final Fours under fourth-year coach John Calipari, becomes the 20th defending national champion to be left out of the NCAA tournament field and first since North Carolina in 2010.
The Wildcats will play at eighth-seeded Robert Morris on Tuesday because Rupp Arena is unavailable to the Wildcats. The second and third round of the NCAA tournament is being played in Lexington.
Alabama was likely done in by late road losses at Florida and Ole Miss — which made a surprising run to the SEC tournament title. The Tide beat Tennessee in the conference tournament but lost a rematch with the Gators on a neutral court.
"We felt like we needed to play our way in and we weren't fortunate enough to do that. We're thankful to have a chance to participate in the postseason," Alabama coach Anthony Grant said.
Southern Miss (25-9) lost in double overtime to Memphis in the Conference USA title game with an NCAA bid on the line. The Golden Eagles will host Charleston Southern on Wednesday.
"We believe we should have been in the NCAA tournament, especially when you see some of the other teams that got in," Southern Miss coach Donnie Tyndall said. "But there's still opportunity for us and I believe we'll bounce back."
Virginia (21-11), which was blown out by North Carolina State in the ACC tournament quarterfinals, hosts Norfolk State on Tuesday.
Tennessee (20-12) is a No. 2 seed and hosts Mercer on Wednesday.
Maryland, Baylor and Massachusetts are also No. 2 seeds, with the Minutemen in line to host third-seeded Iowa if both teams advance.
"It's definitely a good thing for us to be able to continue playing. That's always an honor and a blessing," Iowa junior Devyn Marble said. "We're looking forward to it and making sure we stay focused and take care of business. We're going to come in with the same focus and mindset we'd have if they were a Big Ten team."


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by ncc71877, Feb 9, 2012.
The last two issues of Argo have been fantastic...this is already shaping up to be my favourite arc of the series so far. In part three of Argo Miller basically has taken Geoff Johns New Krypton story line and the Superman and Legion of Superheroes arc (where the Legion plucks Clark into the 31st century to help them fight Earth-Man) and ties it all in with the Zod stuff from season nine and does so brilliantly! It deals with Earth as a xenophobe planet attempting to purge itself from alien influence. Earth-Man himself is used (Kirk Neidrich). I mean this couldn't be any more brilliant...especially if you're a fan of all of these stories used from their source material. Bryan and Kelly would have frankly found a way to butcher this stuff...oh and they gave Brainiac 5 his costume as well! He is now Brainy in fact! All of this tied into Smallville's past seasons just again brilliant (I can't stop using this word). This comic brings me so much joy lol.
Brainy needs to be green though.
^ He's close enough for me
Let's see if Miller is brave enough to bring in some of the crazier Legionnaires like Bouncing Boy or Matter Eater Lad.
Well if he's sticking to the Superman and the Legion of Superheroes source material, and attempting to still make this plausible within the show...I doubt we'll see them, or they'll be at the very least referred to. This episode probably would be impossible to do lol. It'd most likely be reworked severely to meet the budget. It feels like a sweeps episode as well.
I'm still way behind you guys, having just finished the 'Haunted' storyline. Somehow, I managed to avoid learning Bart's fate until I read it. I honestly was quite surprised by this. So the JL has lost their first member (or are we counting Carter/Hawkman? I view him as JSA). The flashback scenes with Clark and Bart were a nice homage to the show.
The closing pages of #40 was quite touching as well. I really would've liked to have seen this acted out between Ally and Tom on the show, though I'm sure it probably wouldn't have come across the same. It was a nice departure scene for my favorite character. Though I assume that she and Ollie will be back at some point, she will be missed.
I don't think Bart is gone for good...let's put it that way
I think we'll get Bart back and probably gain Barry and Wally as well.
Ah. Well, since you two gents have called some of this before and been on the mark, I'll take your speculation on faith. After all, it seems that in the comix, no one stays dead for long.
Hope to finish catching up by week's end.
The reason why I think Bart will return is because of Crisis...and a little thing like Death never kept a good Speedster down Like Admiral James Kirk said I also think that Barry will appear from the Speed Force. Bart's been the key to saving the others, who I posit have been trapped in the Speed Force. I believe Bart was originally sent from the future to save them, but he was sent and lost his memory so didn't know what he was supposed to. So I think he'll be back and he'll have somehow rescued his grandpa
That's what I think as well. I think merging with the Speed Force will alleviate his time lag and bring The Flash into the story just in time for the Crisis to begin!
^ Precisely. Whew! We're both on the same page! I also think that Jay is too tired and considers himself old to have helped save Barry or Max. I think his own speed force powers were sapped, or else he would have helped out if he could.
So basically you guys are saying that Bart either went back to the future, or that he got sucked into some kind of speed-vortex that will later spit him out? Am I basically following you on this? In that case, who is going to assume 'The Flash' identity in this book? Bart or one of the earlier versions?
Assuming it works like the regular DCU... the Speed Force is the extra-dimensional source of all speedster's powers. But if they move too fast they can get absorbed into the Speed Force, normally never to be seen again.
I think the Admirals (and me) are assuming that Bart will somehow make it out of the Force with his predecessors in tow.
^ That's exactly what I'm saying. I'm also predicting that Barry is the Flash (somehow trapped in the speed force)or will be the Flash, but because Bart's memories were all scrambled when he first arrived here from the future, he took on aliases of the others because he still possessed fragmented memories of them thanks to his connection to the Speed Force. There's a bit of timey wimey stuff going on here, but yeah I think we're all basically on the same page.
Oh no, not that!
^ It's okay it's Bryan Q writing
Ah, that's a relief!
Same page. That's exactly what I was thinking!
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I dont believe it .. Meta comes in the game we down by two pts, 4 minutes later we're winning by 11.
Woodson takes Meta out after 4 minutes .. (spot-minutes is why we r 7-17)
I dont believe it .. Meta comes in the game we down by two pts, 4 minutes later we're winning by 11.
Woodson takes Meta out after 4 minutes .. (spot-minutes is why we r 7-17)
Udrih with 2 fouls
Murry with 3 fouls
Guess who's coming in soon.....
Without MWP's efforts, we are losing this game by at least 5 or 6 points. We are TERRIBLE right now. The Bucks have literally no one and they might be able to run us off the court if we're not careful. Plus, us leading at the end of the 3rd quarter won't matter crap since Woodson will so overplay Melo and Udrih to get us there, we won't have any play worth a crap in the 4th again. This team, this friggin team.
man... i switched over briefly to watch the mia vs ind game and the energy level is just so different.
Our guards' defensive play is hard to watch. Bucks outshooting use 17 to 5 in free throw attempts so far because they are penetrating right past our guards.
That's a continuation but Melos 3 wasnt LOL.
What a crap team this is...we should blow these fools out of the building but we're down ...
Murry to the back...great.
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Put in Chris Smith, just try it idk.
btw this game alone is another reason why I think Shumpert is 100% tradeable.
Would I? Not right now unless the package is very very nice.
Shump looking like Fields 2.0 out there
Murry fighting back!!!
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Let's get Luke Ridnour.
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That's it .... the Knicks cant even hide their TANKING the season .... Meta World Peace receive 4 min playintime in the 1st half., and 2 min in the 3rd qtr.. Meta in Woody doghouse, and Shump promoted to Starter
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A little more than three weeks ago, Montee Ball was attacked by five men and beaten unconscious.
Go on, read that sentence again and see if you can let it sink in. Even though you knew about it already. Even if the skeptic in you doubts what Ball has said—supported by Madison police statements—that the attack was unprovoked. Even if the cynic in you has wondered why the Wisconsin running back needed to be out, so close to the start of training camp, past 2 a.m.
Even if you've ingested so many stories about off-the-field violence in sports that your mind—and your gut—don't know how to process them anymore.
Punched in the head. Kicked in the head. "Blacking out," Ball said at the Badgers' media day, less than two weeks after the incident, "and then waking up in the hospital." Was he scared? No. This marvelous football player, this 21-year-old student-athlete, this victim, was terrified.
No one's talking about it, but don't we have to consider what the residual effects of not only Ball's concussion—but the psychological trauma of his being viciously attacked—might be?
Ball says he's fine.
"I'm not upset about it anymore," he assured a group of reporters at Camp Randall Stadium. "Honestly, I'm just ready to forget about it and attack the season."
If true, the senior superstar has a plan of attack that should carry him to even greater heights.
Montee Ball seems always to have a plan. More than most, he has taken ownership of his present and his future.
A year ago, he wowed coaches and teammates throughout Wisconsin's training camp with his nimble feet, his bone-jarring blocks in pass protection and his commitment to becoming a standard-bearer for an elite Big Ten program. They were the results of a physical overhaul that had been entirely of Ball's own imagination and execution: He'd jogged, biked and scarfed down so many baked potatoes (stuffed with cottage cheese) that he'd dropped 26 pounds, from 231 in his excellent 2010 Rose Bowl performance to 205.
An NCAA record-tying 39 touchdowns later, Ball was a Heisman Trophy finalist and a household name.
He made that transformation because, especially in that Rose Bowl loss to TCU, he'd felt "top-heavy." As he said a year ago, "guys were stopping me with shoestring tackles."
Now, he weighs 215. That's three pounds less than Ball weighed as he wrapped up a high school career in which he ran for over 8,000 yards and scored an almost unbelievable 107 rushing touchdowns, 41 of them as a senior. And 10 pounds more than he carried around in 2011, when his 33 rushing TDs topped the totals of 104 FBS teams.
Before we get into why Ball gained the weight, we should ask: How will his career stack up against those of the best running backs in college football history? In his 18 starts alone, Ball has 51 rushing touchdowns. He has scored 61 times in all—and, with 18 more as a senior, he'll have crossed the goal line more times than any FBS player ever.
Ball hit pay dirt 39 times a year ago. Easy for us to say—you know, never having been beaten unconscious and all—but 18 should be a layup.
Two reasons why Ball remade his body for a second time at Wisconsin. One, he entered the draft process last year and received a third-round grade from the league's draft advisory board. The rejection stung.
"It shocked me when they came back with third round," Ball told Sporting News four days before the attack in Madison. "It really shocked me."
According to draft expert Russ Lande, who writes for Sporting News, there were questions about Ball's "lower-body thickness, in terms of durability, and a little bit of concern about him being a one-cut runner and not a very elusive back."
Ball took the feedback into the weight room and strengthened his legs, raising his max squat in the 2012 offseason from an unimpressive 445 pounds to an eye-opening 540. He also improved his bench press from two reps at 320 to two at 370. A steady diet of steaks with rice and vegetables presumably helped.
Fact is, Ball never disputed what he heard from the advisory board. Even after his massive success in 2011, he agreed with it.
"I knew I needed to become bigger," he said, "because I was really skinny last year."
Lande—and multiple NFL scouts contacted for this story—believe Ball could work his way into the first round in 2013.
Certainly, that's Ball's plan. Or part of it.
"Hopefully we go undefeated and make it to the national championship game," he said, "and I walk away with the Heisman Trophy."
Two days after the attack, on Aug. 3, Ball sent this message from his Twitter account: "With success, will come many haters. And completely fabricated stories!! I will stick to what I've been doing since day 1 #eyesontheprize."
There was a fight involving Wisconsin football players that precipitated Ball's beating—Madison police are still investigating—but, please remember, Ball is a victim.
"It was completely unprovoked," he said, "and I had nothing to do with anything."
And this: "People who know me know how I am, and I carry myself in a high manner."
There is little—or no—evidence to believe otherwise.
There's more—much more—evidence to believe the hashtag that appears at @MoneyBall28, the official Twitter feed of Ball's Heisman Trophy campaign: #ThisFallBelongstoBall.
And it may, assuming Ball has no lingering effects from his concussion. Ball says he's fine, and we hope that's true.
But: Punched in the head. Kicked in the head. Rendered unconscious by five angry men.
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The two infrastructure and transportation advocacy groups behind the app hope it will empower travelers to speak up about their travel troubles, and put pressure on lawmakers to boost infrastructure funding.
Last month, the House passed a bill providing additional money for state transportation projects through May 2015. However, the Senate refuses to consider it, claiming the president will veto the legislation because it doesn't extend the funding long enough, according to the thehill.com.
"Usually commuters think traffic is like weather — it is something that happens to them, and they have no control over it," Democratic former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, co-chair of Building America's Future, said in a statement. "That isn't the case at all."
Rendell's group, along with the U.S. Travel Association, wants to federal lawmakers to strike a deal to sustain the Highway Trust Fund, expected to run out late this summer. They hope the app will directly notify Congress of infrastructure needs, and of Americans' demand for change.
The House passed a bill last month that would fund state transportation projects through May of next year, but the Senate and the president say it doesn't extend the funding long enough, The Hill reported.
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An oil drilling rig that had burned for 36 hours in the Gulf of Mexico sank on Thursday as hopes dimmed for 11 missing workers and the risk of a major oil spill loomed, officials said.
The fire went out as the Deepwater Horizon, operated by Transocean Ltd, sank below the surface at 10:21 a.m. CDT (1521 GMT), about 42 miles off the Louisiana coast.
The rig was drilling BP Plc's Macondo project with 126 workers on board when it was ripped by an explosion and fire on Tuesday night. Some 115 workers escaped, including 17 helicoptered to New Orleans area hospitals with injuries.
Search and rescue operations turned up two empty lifeboats, and officials cited dim hopes that the 11 workers missing since the blast about 10 p.m. CDT Tuesday night would be rescued.
"We do continue with search and rescue activities," the 8th District Coast Guard Commander Rear Admiral Mary Landry said. "As time passes, however, the probability of success in locating the 11 missing persons decreases."
Transocean, based in Zug, Switzerland and the world's largest offshore drilling contractor, said some of the missing may not have been able to escape the rig.
"Based on reports of crew members, at the time of the incident, they believe they may have been on board and not able to evacuate," said Adrian Rose, a vice president of Transocean.
U.S. lawmakers called for the Coast Guard and Minerals Management Service to investigate the incident.
"It is critical that these agencies examine what went wrong and the environmental impact this incident has created," said Sen. Mary Landrieu, Louisiana Democrat.
The explosion comes almost three weeks after President Barack Obama unveiled plans for a limited expansion of U.S. offshore oil and gas drilling.
It was unclear whether the rig sank to the bottom in about 5,000 feet of water, or how much oil still flowed or had spilled from the well, officials said.
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From what I understood: Aren't the methods of Vajrayana (such as karmamudra and jnanamudra,) for bringing the myriad afflictions of the three poisons, onto the path of transformation (in this case ordinary lust?)Konchog1 wrote:My understanding is that there is no lie. Tantra is about turning poison into medicine. It's about using everything a tool for Enlightenment. So it's like this:
Tantrikas: sex can be good
Each level builds on the previous. Thus, one can't skip from Ordinary understanding to Tantric understanding without risking confusing ordinary and Tantric sex.
So Dzongsar Rinpoche and so forth aren't lying, they're presenting the Mahayana pov first, to prepare people for the Tantric view.
I could be wrong though.
As for the goal of Vajrayana: Is it not the cessation of ignorance, aggression and craving?
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Photo gallery and Video: Gymnastics, rowing, table tennis and more - see the action from the final day of the Norfolk School Winter Games
PUBLISHED: 10:58 15 March 2014 | UPDATED: 10:58 15 March 2014
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The Norfolk Winter School Games came to a close today with 640 pupils from around the county competing for the last time in this year's events.
With their team mates cheering them on, youngsters got stuck into a variety of sports at the UEA's Sportspark.
Years four, five and six competed in the small schools and primary Sportshall athletics, while older pupils in years seven, eight, nine and ten competed in table tennis and indoor rowing.
Younger pupils in years three and four impressed in the key step gymnastics and pupils from special schools from around the county got involved in canoeing, boccia, goalball and badminton.
8-year-old Sophia Walker said that she had "really enjoyed" the Winter Games.
"I have liked what I've played, but I like the gymnastics most," she added.
Paul Hunter, partnership development manager, said that the 2014 games had been "the most inclusive yet".
He said: "It has been building on the last ones and it is simply getting better and better, and more inclusive.
"We have provided a wide range of opportunities in competitive school sport. Feedback from everyone has all been very positive."
This year more than 2,300 pupils from around the county fought for their School Sports Partnership.
The Norfolk Summer School Games 2014 will run from June 30 until July 4.
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It was a commonplace occurrence to see 25-50 deer in an afternoon when hunting the late season. We'd merely find a green field, find some well-used trails leading to those fields, get the wind in our favor and pick out a tree. The deer would start showing up about an hour before dark. We usually had a close encounter and, quite regularly, we'd be trailing a deer up and dragging it back to the truck after dark.
I'm left scratching my head as to if, or why this seems to have changed? I've hunted pretty hard this January, and my deer sightings are few and far between. This analysis is mirrored by several of my hunting buddies who have experienced similar results. The deer are obviously there, but they're only moving under the cover of darkness. The proof is in the countless trail camera photos of deer taken after dark.
"I've had six different bucks coming in every day for the past week, but not a single one of my pictures were taken during shooting hours," a friend regularly said. Last week three hunters were each hunting different counties in the state and all three were excited to get in their tree that evening. They were all hunting over an abundance of fresh deer sign, the kind that would get any hunter excited — fresh tracks, beat out deer trails, fresh rubs and fresh droppings. The wind was perfect and as the reports came in, not a single hunter saw a single deer. "Weird" is about all we could say about it as we put our collaborative heads together to try to figure out what was going on.
Two out of the three were hunting near some corn that had been broadcast on the ground a few days earlier. No doubt the deer had been there, and no doubt they'd be back. The other hunter was hunting the edge of a green field that should have been covered up with deer as the sun set. Yet, no one had seen a single deer.
Was hunting near corn tipping the hand of the hunter? If so, why weren't the deer hitting the fields as the sun set? The solunar tables said this was going to be an above-average day, so the moon phase was in the hunter's favor. Are deer getting wiser or are we losing our edge when it comes to outsmarting this worthy beast? Lots of questions, but fewer answers.
There's no doubt the acorn crop this year was one of the best I've seen in many years, and perhaps there are still acorns in our woods that deer are eating. We tend to do less scouting during this time away from field edges, but perhaps that's a mistake. What could it hurt to spend a day looking around instead of climbing a tree hoping something wanders buy?
Try to wean yourself off hunting around corn. I believe if deer can associate anything with humans, it's got to be this manna that fell from the sky when there's no cornfields nearby. Perhaps checking trail cameras too often puts additional human scent in the woods that could be avoided. We all want to see what's on our cameras, and that's the reason we have them, but checking them too often may be tipping your hand.
I think one overlooked mistake some hunters make is recognizing there are no leaves on the trees this time of year, and sound carries further in the woods. Deer can see you park your truck and walk across a field, or hear you walking through the woods. If you pay a little more attention to these factors, deer movement may increase.
Those who think killing a deer with archery tackle is easy when hunting late season are sorely misled. It can be one of the greatest challenges you could encounter. But then again, when the stars are aligned and everything comes together, it can seem easy. It's been anything but easy this year, but I'm not giving up and feel even more motivated to find the missing piece to this puzzle.
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The World Bank has suspended disbursements to Grenada after seven loan defaults in February.
The Washington-based financial institution said no new loans would be issued to Grenada unless the island makes good on the overdue payments amounting to $750,000.
The payments were due on February 15 and the World Bank has written to Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell saying failure to make the loan payments on time is hampering its ability to assist other member countries. "As of today, March 18, 2013, we have not been advised by our Depository Banks that the payments cited above have been paid into our accounts,"said the Bank in a letter Mitchell, whose New National Party (NNP) won the February 19 general elections by sweeping all the 15 seats.
"Our ability to mobilize resources for the benefit of our member countries depends critically on the punctual servicing of loan and credits. For this reason, we insist on settlement of all payments when they fall due". The loans, covering projects such as disaster management, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) education, skills for inclusive growth and Hurricane Ivan recovery, also include separate overdue amounts of more than US$300,000.
The Washington based institution told the new government that it has been forced to take this action since the seven payments are more than 30 days overdue.
The World Bank's action against Grenada comes on the heels of similar decisions taken against the island in recent months reflecting concerns about the general management of the local economy.
The Kuwaiti fund suspended disbursement to the island after the government fell behind on payments to existing loans, and last December Standard and Poor's lowered its credit rating on the Caribbean Development Bank blaming CDB's public-sector loan portfolio.
Standard and Poor's said one government borrower, known to be Grenada, is more than 180 days in arrears to CDB on interest and principal.
The new government has embarked on an aggressive program on making current, overdue payments on outstanding loans so as to save the country from these embarrassing situations.
A government statement issued Wednesday said that Prime Minister Mitchell held talks with members of the Grenada Bankers' Association, indicating that the relationship between them has to be one of partnership.
"We have to work together as partners in this process of economic revival, if we want to move Grenada forward," he said, proposing the establishment of a Growth and Competitiveness Council, to advise government on economic policy and initiatives that will promote economic growth.


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|Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba (A young girl's experiences in 1940s Cuba.)
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|Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith (The story of Gabby Douglas, gold medal winner in women's gymnastics at the 2012 Olympics and first African-American to achieve that distinction.)
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|The Diary of a Young Girl: Definitive Edition (A Jewish girl's experiences of living in hiding from the Nazis.)
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|Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board (A teenage surfer loses her arm in a shark attack, but that doesn't stop her from from returning to the sport she loves.)
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|The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia (A Polish girl's family is arrested by the Russians in 1941 and shipped to Siberia, where they fight to stay alive.)
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|They Call Me a Hero: A Memoir of My Youth (A young political intern saves the life of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Gifford after she is shot during the 2011 shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona.)
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|Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments from My Life (The life story of Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to go into space.)
|Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution (A terrifying time in history for a young Chinese girl's family.)
|Surviving the Angel of Death: The Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz (Twin sisters survive the medical experiments of Dr. Josef Mengele in the Auschwitz concentration camp.)
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|Lang Lang: Playing with Flying Keys (The difficult and often thrilling early days in China of one of the world's renowned pianists.)
|Lost Childhood: My Life in a Japanese Prison Camp During World War II (A girl's experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II.)
|Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna (A young boy comes of age in a Kenyan village before traveling to America to attend college.)
|Y921 Lewin
|I Was a Teenage Professional Wrestler (A teen boy supports himself as a professional wrestler in the 1950s.)
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|Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan (A young orphan struggles as he is passed from one relative to another and even sold to a Communist couple.)
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|Dropping in with Andy Mac: The Life of a Pro Skateboarder (A young man becomes a professional skater.)
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|Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond (A young man grows up in two worlds: according to Crow Indian traditions and according to white society's rules.)
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|Bad Boy: A Memoir (An award-winning author's turbulent adolescence in Harlem.)
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|A Journey: The Autobiography of Apolo Anton Ohno (A young speed skater rises to Olympic stardom.)
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P.S. Back to normal, obsessive blogging this week.
First, Jen writes me:
met robert pattinson about 2 hours ago at Metropole in Vancouver! here is the vid!!!!! he was very nice, i met him a few minutes after i shot this vid. watch it in HD ok?Thanks, Jen!!Also, Mandy (who is the lucky lady seen in Jen's video), has her own fan report & photos:
he was at the Dills little show with kristen and nikki, nikki is best buds with the lead singer. robert pattinson is hands down the nicest celeb out there, very humble and shook my hand like a gentleman. he smelled fantastic so please let the guy over at E know so he cuts it out. he was very gracious to the twi-fans that were there and posed for pics and gave autographs, as did kristen and nikki.
We were chillin' at our table when we saw Nikki Reed enter. She looked fabulous wearing a toque, grey scarf and high boots. I must tell you how much I adore Nikki, as if I hadn't told you repeatedly already eh? But we will get to yet another reason shortly.Live vicariously through Mandy here.
Sage began playing.... she joked that the Dill's were the phantom Dill's tonight, as they weren't there.... so it was just her. She also gave a shout out to Her best friend (Nikki) who was a "superstar"
A few minutes later Kristen comes in. She is wearing very large glasses and a heavy jacket. She joined Nikki near where Sage was performing.
Very soon after Rob walked in. He looked around a bit to find the two ladies and then joined them.
As soon as he walked in MeMy just grabbed my leg and I knew - I tried to glance casually but my heart was thudding uncontrollably....
Patricia, a fellow fan who we had met at the 100 Monkeys Show was there and we chatted with her... very nearby where the three friends were standing, watching the band.
Patricia apparently bought a round for Robert.... very nice gesture :P
Rob came by where we were and girls had started to group... when I asked him for a photo he surprisingly said sure (I know he is not a fan of photos and can be worried about them being on a "blog somewhere" as he told Holly Conway from The Beat)
I say to him "I am shaking" he says "why?" with a smile... I tell him he makes me nervous!!!! he tells me he gets nervous too - or don't be nervous or something along those lines - with a smile.... *melts*
I quickly try to figure out my cam while another girl gets pics and autographs. Seconds later, my cam is in working condition - - - battery in, set to still photo not video, flash on....
Now **Brie** also sends word that she met Robert & crew last night and will share more pics & story tomorrow! Whee. Need more TwiCrack.


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U.S. National Parks > Joshua Tree National Park > Overhang Bypass > Climber's Log
Overhang Bypass Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Great Route
Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2013
|I think this was the first route I ever did in Joshua Tree. It was a memorable one.
|Posted Dec 9, 2013 5:08 pm
|heady solo
Date Climbed: Feb 28, 2013
|After failing on Bearded Cabbage, I soloed this route just before sunset to redeem some ego. Down climbed the Right Ski track.
|Posted Mar 4, 2013 7:44 pm
Date Climbed: Dec 20, 2009
|Grueling approach. Too slaby. The scenery could benefit from a Walmart or two.
|Posted Feb 16, 2011 3:19 pm
|chugach mtn boy
Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2010
|Had always missed doing this on prior trips to JTree. Fine climb. 2nd pitch is PG.
|Posted Jan 16, 2010 11:45 am
|best to just go for it instead of looking at all the pro. Super fun climb
|Posted Mar 18, 2009 12:28 am
|Interesting route
Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2008
|Climbed this route many times. The traverse is a little intimidating and creates a lot of rope drag if climbing the whole route in one pitch.
|Posted Dec 4, 2008 8:40 pm
|Sam Page
|Hung on gear
|I climbed this in 2002 or 2003 and had to hang on a cam at the crux. Oh well.
|Posted Apr 23, 2008 9:18 pm
|Fun Overhand
Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2001
|It was fun watching all the slab climbers struggle with the overhang. This a really fun route and you can't be the approach from the campground.
|Posted Mar 28, 2008 8:07 am
|JTree classic
|Classic route... Would be a nice solo except for that last move around the corner to the face
|Posted Sep 21, 2007 10:17 pm
Date Climbed: Jan 28, 2007
|very accessible route, next time I'll rap into my car. fun route.
|Posted Jun 22, 2007 10:13 am
|First Time to JTree
Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2007
|A classic climb. Fun upper body traverse at the top.
|Posted May 27, 2007 2:52 pm
|Cookie Addict
|Blood spot
|Got to the overhang the first time and there was a huge blood spot where a guy hae split his melon the day before. Got freaked out and back down. Climbed it a month later when head was right again.
|Posted Jan 12, 2007 1:09 pm
|overhang bypass
Date Climbed: Nov 12, 2006
|Well I hung on the 2nd pitch. Hopefully next time I'll lead it clean.
|Posted Jan 11, 2007 11:21 pm
|Led 1st pitch
Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2006
|Climbed with Torger Johnson. First pitch was a lot of fun. Second pitch was mostly an upper body workout, but with a tricky exit move and then a last bit of friction climbing.
|Posted Nov 27, 2006 5:14 pm
|My Largest Overhang Yet
Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2006
|Really fun climb. Thanks for the great lead, Vlad!
|Posted Apr 3, 2006 4:23 am


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Smith's Twitter page made its debut two weeks ago and the coach has attracted nearly 7,000 followers during that span. It has provided Smith with an outlet to display some of his personality in 140 characters or less, while more importantly providing some insight into the program for both fans and prospects.
"We thought it would be good for the fans, good for recruiting," said Mark Robinson, Arkansas' director of football operations. "Kind of give people an inside look, inside access to what's going on with Arkansas football. We kind of discussed it his first day here then decided to go ahead and do it."
Smith admitted last week it wasn't exactly his idea to set up a Twitter account. It was Robinson who suggested it. But the new Arkansas coach has been receptive to it.
"You've got to be able to Facebook," Smith said about his motivation. "You've got to be able to Twitter. It's today's world."
Smith has attracted roughly 7,000 followers to his Twitter account since the page made its debut on May 15 with a post that simply read: "Excited about Twitter. #WPS"
One early tweet showed off some of his quirky personality when he answered a question by proclaiming: "Rule No. 1 -- No stupid questions." He also added a little later: "I didn't come to paint. I came to tweet!"
But his Twitter posts haven't simply been limited to humor and sarcasm. Smith has posted photos of the construction taking place around the program, from the football operations center to the new scoreboard installation.
"We kind of get together every morning and look at the schedule on a daily basis and talk about what happens that day," Robinson said.
"One of the things we do is I show him his Twitter account, who has kind of sent him messages and he likes to respond to some of them. Then we talk about some good ideas from that day to tweet about. With all the construction now, those are easy things."
Smith certainly isn't the first coach to take to Twitter. Southeastern Conference football coaches like Georgia's Mark Richt, LSU's Les Miles, Ole Miss' Hugh Freeze, Auburn's Gene Chizik and Mississippi State's Dan Mullen have used Twitter for some time.
So do other Arkansas coaches like basketball coach Mike Anderson, women's golf coach Shauna Estes-Taylor, volleyball coach Robert Pulliza, women's tennis coach Michael Hegarty.
Former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino had a Twitter page set up by the university, but did not post anything during his four-year tenure.
Smith admitted he's not the one responsible for posting tweets. Robinson does it, but there's a collaborative effort between them.
"We get together in the morning and I need a little help with it," Smith said. "Usually it's coming from my mouth, but not from my hands."
Robinson believes that can be beneficial as Arkansas inches closer to the season.
He works closely with Smith and said Smith's page should remain active when football season begins. While Smith is addressing the team in meetings or working with players during practices, Robinson said he can document those moments and post them to Smith's Twitter page.
"We'll be obviously busy once practice starts in August, but that's one of the good things about me doing it," Robinson said. "I'm always with him. So when he's giving that pregame speech on Friday afternoon or when we're in College Station doing a walk through at Kyle Field, I can take a picture of him and put it on Twitter. We've outlined some ideas."
Robinson said they're motivated to keep it going, too, thanks to a positive reaction.
He said Smith has been thanked several times by fans for giving Twitter a try this month.
"Everyone he comes in contact with really enjoys him," Robinson said. "We think it will be great. A lot of people don't get a chance to meet the head coach and this is a way to kind of feel like they know him."


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if you were to swap the 5 kage with any other ninja (dead or alive) who would it be? who would be in your team to beat edo madara
Hashirama is not allowed (he will make it boring lol since he already beat madara ) and also no sage of the six paths
My Team
Nagato - could prob match madara neck for neck
Obito - untouchable
Minato - speed and seal master could distract madara
Naruto - his and kurama's power is amazing, will be able to match madara's clones
Itachi (or Sasuke, either 1 but itachi's brain will be more useful as well as totsuka) - mainly coz of susanoo and amaterasu. and totsuka.
the combined genius of minato and itachi would prob be unstoppable, now throw in nagato's and naruto's/kurama's power then O.O:whoa::kagutsuchi::ghehe: then u have obito with kamui, rinnegan and 6 bijuu, come on thats gotta be the perfect team


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INDIANAPOLIS - Michigan State shook off the cobwebs from a slow finish to the regular season with a sizzling performance in the Spartans' first game of the Big Ten Tournament, ripping Iowa, 92-75 on Friday.
Draymond Green had 21 points and 10 rebounds but tag team partner Adreian Payne was the big story in helping the Spartans overcome a sluggish first few minutes to take a 55-39 lead at the half and roll to an easy victory.
Payne had a career-high 16 points. He had 12 at the half, with six of them coming on put-backs. For the game, Payne was 7-of-8 from the field with seven rebounds.
"I thought we got a lot out of Adreian Payne early," said Tom Izzo. "Adreian did a great job. He blocked some shots, he got some rebounds. We made a couple of adjustments on those ball screens right off the bat, after they hit something like three 3s early, and he adjusted to it.
"It was the most focused I've seen him. He is communicating better on defense."
Communicating better to the point that Izzo almost didn't recognize his 6-foot-10 sophomore.
"I said is that Adreian or an imposter?" Izzo joked.
But Izzo had a feeling something like this was coming.
"Our two bigs had great practices and we felt the number one key of the game was transition defense because they (Iowa) run so well, and the other one was rebounding because they had rebounded so well against Illinois and those two things were big for us today," Izzo said.
No. 8-ranked Michigan State (25-7) advances to play Wisconsin in Saturday's Big Ten Semifinals. The Badgers defeated Indiana 79-71 on Friday.
The Spartans were sharp, coming off losses to Ohio State and Indiana which cost MSU the outright Big Ten title.
"I forgot that we had lost two games in a row for the simple fact that it is a brand new season," Green said. "I completely forgot about it, knowing that we were 0-0 and had new life and could start all over. Like coach said after the game we are 1-0 now and one step closer."
Despite being one of the best NCAA Tournament teams in the country over the last 10 years, Michigan State has not won the Big Ten Tournament since 2000.
"We just have to keep it going," Green said. "I think part of that was when we ratchet up on the defensive end, everything changed for us. That's what's been good for us throughout the season.
"In the last couple of games that we did lose, in the first half against Ohio State we defended very well and we had a 17-point lead, and against Indiana we didn't defend very well at all and we lost by about 17. I think that is going to be the key for us, to keep on defending and staying consistent on the defensive end. We didn't start out good today and tomorrow if we don't start off good it could cost us so we need to make sure we keep on nailing that into the guys."
Payne's performance helped alleviate the loss of freshman Branden Dawson, who is out for the year with a knee injury he sustained during Sunday's loss to Ohio State.
Senior guard Brandon Wood replaced Dawson in the starting lineup. Although Wood doesn't have the size, length and strength of Dawson, he performed well as the primary defender on Iowa's top scoring threat, Matt Gatens. Gatens was held to only one field goal on 1-of-6 shooting and 10 points, after averaging 20-plus in Iowa's last four games.
"What did impress me today was our passing and our unselfishness for three-fourths of that game," Izzo said. "I thought we were very unselfish."
Extra passes led to better and better shots as Michigan State finished the game shooting 58.2 percent from the field.
Keith Appling had 12 points and six assists and Wood had 10 points for the top-seeded Spartans.
Freshman guard Travis Trice logged 24 minutes, the most since MSU's victory over Florida State on Nov. 30.
Trice came back almost miraculously from re-injuring his ankle in practice on Wednesday.
Trice, who has battled ankle and groin ailments through the second half of the season, logged 20 or more minutes in eight of MSU's first 11 games. But he hadn't played 20 in a game since late January.
With Trice back, Appling was able to move to the two guard for nearly half of his 31 minutes.
"It's a lot easier (for me)," Appling said, of having Trice back. "It gives me a break. I get to come off the ball some and I can kind of coach him. It makes my job easier as opposed to playing on the ball for all 40 minutes and having to check the other team's best player."
Trice scored 9 points, going 3-of-4 from 3-point range.
Appling played fast and under control as MSU routinely went with a smaller, three-guard look on the perimeter.
"Keith played a great game today," Green said of Appling. "That was big for us. He made all three of his shots and the big thing for me was that he had six assists and only two turnovers. I think he played a great floor game. When I went out of the game he really took the game over and got us some great things."
A reverse layup by Derrick Nix, then a putback by Green on Nix's missed free throw put Michigan State up 26-22 midway through the first half. A 3-pointer by Trice pushed the lead to 31-22 and forced Iowa to call timeout.
The Spartans made 21 of 30 shots in the first half and 6 of 11 3-pointers. MSU finished 8 of 18 from 3-point range.
Three Spartans scored in double figures in the first half, with Payne's 12 points leading the way. Payne came into the game averaging just under seven points.
Iowa made 12 of 26 shots overall and 5 of 11 3-pointers in the first half, a respectable showing that normally would keep a team competitive. But Michigan State did everything right. The Spartans committed only four first-half turnovers and had 10 second-chance points on five offensive rebounds. Iowa didn't grab its first offensive rebound until 2:39 remained in the first half.
The Spartans led by as many as 28 points in the second half.
Josh Oglesby scored 20 points for Iowa (17-15). Zach McCabe and Roy Devyn Marble added 13 points each for the Hawkeyes, who defeated Illinois on Thursday.
Iowa entered Friday's game having won four of six games, including wins against Indiana and Wisconsin.
"I thought we started off kind of sluggish and we weren't very good defensively early and then these two guys (Green and Keith Appling) picked it up," Izzo said. "After it was 20-20 I thought we really started checking better.
"We had to get a lot of guys in, guys that haven't played, because of the foul trouble that he (Green) had. Austin Thornton was sick again and he was struggling. And Nix and Payne were in foul trouble and all the sudden Byrd comes in and makes a shot and we got some minutes for him. And we got Trice a few more minutes, which I was amazed he was able to play after the ankle thing again on Wednesday.
"We have a lot of work to do now defensively but offensively we moved the ball and played pretty well."


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Breathe easy? Not so for injured Sox
By Gary Gillis / Special to MLB.com
But this season is about physical pain. And the Red Sox have had more than their share. Jacoby Ellsbury may just be the poster boy. The Red Sox lost his services way back on April 11, when Ellsbury came out on the losing end of a collision with Adrian Beltre as both were pursuing a pop foul. Ellsbury took a knee to his side and a spot on the DL with fractured ribs.
According to Dr. Jennifer Pope, an emergency medicine physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, collisions are a common cause of rib fractures. But most often those collisions involve motor vehicles.
"We do see a lot of patients who come into the emergency department with broken ribs as a result of car accidents or motorcycle accidents," said Pope. "The most common cause is blunt force trauma."
Beltre's knee is certainly blunt and can be applied with force. Jeremy Hermida is another teammate who learned that the hard way. Even when the injury is a contusion and not a fracture the discomfort level is about the same. When it comes to pain, Pope says that broken ribs are the gift that just keeps on giving.
"It's an extremely painful injury. Certainly a player would be unable to swing a bat without severe discomfort," said Pope. "Sneezing and coughing can literally bring you to tears. Putting on a shirt or blouse is a problem. Pain control is really at the top of the list when treating rib fractures."
You can't immobilize a rib with a cast and the old approach of taping up the chest really offers little benefit. Making the patient comfortable is sometimes the best you can do. Along with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications like ibuprofen or naproxen, narcotics might be needed just to allow the patient to breathe properly.
"Each breath is an expansion and contraction of the rib cage," said Pope. "If that's too painful, the patient will end up taking very shallow breaths. That can lead to a condition called atelectasis. When we don't fully inflate the tiny alveoli -- the air sacs in our lungs -- it can cause part of the lung to collapse, make it easier for fluid to collect in the lungs and increase the chance of pneumonia. We often send people home with an incentive spirometer. It's a device that measures the volume of air that you inhale. Patients use this several times a day to get feedback on just how fully they are inflating their lungs."
Generally it takes about six weeks for a rib fracture to heal. As the pain and discomfort diminish, patients are encouraged to increase their activity (but no sports for about three weeks). Ellsbury did make a brief return in late May, but a diving catch led to a setback in his recovery. An MRI revealed a previously undiscovered rib fracture. Diving catches are an occupational hazard for outfielders. Perhaps we'll see him back in these parts in mid-to-late July.
Chances are, you are not going to face the same risks where you work or live, but even a trip over a rug or off a curb can lead to an injury-inducing fall.
"In most cases, a fractured rib isn't one of those injuries that you can prevent by building up your muscles or stretching or wearing protective equipment," said Pope. "It is avoidable sometimes with a little caution and common sense, but not always."
Accidents do happen -- in the home, in a car and in the outfield.
Gary Gillis is a contributor to MLB.com. The BID Injury Report is a regular column on redsox.com. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is the official hospital of The Boston Red Sox. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Stan Shunpike
*can't believe there hasn't actually been a thread about him*
Well, I'm not really sure about Stan's history. Harry describes him as a teenager. Do you think he's fresh out of Hogwarts at that point? Maybe trying to make some money, and then never leaving? I think he's still there in OotP, isn't he?
Or do you think maybe he dropped out of Hogwarts? Failed his OWLs, perhaps? He doesn't seem to be the sharpest knife in the toolbox, if you know what I mean ...
So, yeah, if someone could speculate about his history for me, that'd be great.
x Annie