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Rectangle Blues
- By Alissa
- In Finished Quilts
- With 109 Comments
- Tagged with modern quilt modern quilting
- On 18 Nov | '2010
Have you all seen Quilt Scene?? So much great stuff in here!
I was lucky enough to have a quilt pattern published in it!
And the Modern Quilt Guild also got a nice mention!
I made this quilt a while ago… so nice to finally be able to blog about it! I used a lot of Moda Crossweaves in it. They are so beautiful! A couple more photos…
Want a copy of the magazine? Just leave me a comment. I'll pick a winner on Monday!
And it's back to the sewing machine for me… Hope you all have great weekends ahead of you!
November 18, 2010 at 10:50 am |
Congrats. This is a beautiful quilt, love your fabric choices and the design.
November 18, 2010 at 10:51 am |
WoW! What an achievement, congrats!
November 18, 2010 at 11:02 am |
It's gorgeous – I need to get my hands on that magazine!
November 18, 2010 at 11:11 am |
I dig the shades of blue. Reminds me of the ocean…
November 18, 2010 at 11:11 am |
Beautiful quilt — congrats on being published in this delicious-looking magazine!
November 18, 2010 at 11:14 am |
congrats on the pattern! it's beautiful. i wish i could find a copy of the magazine, but no luck so far.
November 18, 2010 at 11:21 am |
What a lovely quilt!
November 18, 2010 at 11:22 am |
Congratulations! And what an awesome quilt. Thanks for the giveaway!
November 18, 2010 at 11:22 am |
Awesome! I want a copy!
November 18, 2010 at 11:23 am |
Great quilt! Congrats on the publication, very exciting.
November 18, 2010 at 11:30 am |
That an awesome quilt, i've been looking for a while for a pattern for my mum who's not really a "patchwork" kind of person and this would be perfect!
November 18, 2010 at 11:31 am |
WOW what an honor!!! Congrats…
November 18, 2010 at 11:37 am |
Love your quilt and would love to win a copy! Thanks
November 18, 2010 at 11:56 am |
What a beautiful quilt — those are really "my" colors! Congrats on publication, as well! I'd love to win a copy of the magazine! Thanks!
November 18, 2010 at 12:00 pm |
Fabulous! Is that linen sashing? I need that magazine.
November 18, 2010 at 12:00 pm |
congratulations on the pattern! it's a beautiful quilt! i think i should make one just like that for my dad!
November 18, 2010 at 12:01 pm |
Congratulations on having the quilt published. It's beautiful! And, thanks for the giveaway!
November 18, 2010 at 12:03 pm |
Alissa! It's so awesome! Can't wait to see it at the next meeting!
November 18, 2010 at 12:04 pm |
What a lovely simple, but striking, quilt
November 18, 2010 at 12:13 pm |
This quilt is beautiful. I love it!
November 18, 2010 at 12:15 pm |
Beautiful quilt….love the colors!!
November 18, 2010 at 12:16 pm |
I love the colors!
November 18, 2010 at 12:17 pm |
Why yes, I would like a copy. That quilt is glorious! My favorite colors!
November 18, 2010 at 12:21 pm |
Wow, how exciting! I would love a copy!
November 18, 2010 at 12:26 pm |
congrats on the published pattern. The quilt is beautiful!
November 18, 2010 at 12:28 pm |
I would LOVE a copy of this magazine.
November 18, 2010 at 12:57 pm |
Would love to win a copy – very excited to check it out. Thanks!
November 18, 2010 at 1:03 pm |
love it! what wonderful recognition for your smashing quilt.
November 18, 2010 at 1:08 pm |
Congrats on the pattern in Quilt Scene and the success of the Modern Quilt Guild!
November 18, 2010 at 1:10 pm |
Congrats. It´s gorgeous! I love the colors. Thanks for the chance.
November 18, 2010 at 1:20 pm |
I'm so pleased for you! And, of course, I'd love a copy of the magazine.
November 18, 2010 at 1:23 pm |
Congratulations on having that awesome pattern in the magazine. I would LOVE a copy!!
November 18, 2010 at 1:23 pm |
Congratulations! I love this quilt! I adore the colors!
November 18, 2010 at 1:24 pm |
Congrats on the magazine placement! That's awesome. I'd probably hand out copies of it to strangers if my quilt was in it! LOL
November 18, 2010 at 1:40 pm |
Congratulations! Wonderful quilt:)
November 18, 2010 at 1:41 pm |
I had seen online someone with a copy of this. I had no idea it was out there. It looks gorgeous and I"m in love with your pattern. I'd love a chance to win!
November 18, 2010 at 1:46 pm |
Congrats! It's a beautiful quilt.
November 18, 2010 at 1:47 pm |
Yay congratulations! Great quilt and I love that you've used mainly solids. Please count me in 🙂
November 18, 2010 at 1:49 pm |
MAN! I have been trying to get my hands on that mag! Ordered it from two different newsstands since I couldn't find it at b&n OR borders, and they both have been flaky ordering it! What gives?? Where do I get it!?
November 18, 2010 at 1:53 pm |
oh, and PS, I'm in love with the quilt. 😉
November 18, 2010 at 2:11 pm |
I LOVE this quilt, and it's exactly the sort of one I've been wanting to make. If I don't win this, I'm going to have to go out and buy this magazine! Thanks so much for sharing and congrats!!
November 18, 2010 at 2:15 pm |
Congratulations, I really like the quilt.
November 18, 2010 at 2:36 pm |
Congratulations! I really love the colors on the quilt.
November 18, 2010 at 2:53 pm |
don't know if this is open to 'overseas' readers… but that is a stunning quilt!!
November 18, 2010 at 2:53 pm |
don't know if this is open to 'overseas' readers… but that is a stunning quilt!!
November 18, 2010 at 2:58 pm |
Love all those gorgeous blues. Congratulations on your pattern being included. Many thanks for the giveaway. i would love to win a copy.
November 18, 2010 at 3:05 pm |
reminds me of doors and windows, I really like it!
November 18, 2010 at 3:24 pm |
I would love a copy! And by the way, your quilt is beautiful 🙂
November 18, 2010 at 3:48 pm |
Yes…I do want this magazine. It's not available in my local bookstore, so it would be sweet to find it in my mailbox! Thanks!
November 18, 2010 at 4:10 pm |
I love this quilt so much that I put an order in for the mag already 🙂
November 18, 2010 at 4:14 pm |
yay!! congratulations alissa!!
November 18, 2010 at 4:14 pm |
I would love to win a copy of this magazine – I really enjoyed the first one. Thank you for the giveaway! I'm off to the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild meeting now … Fun!
November 18, 2010 at 5:37 pm |
Beautiful quilt! I'd love to win a copy of the magazine! Thanks for the offer! 🙂
November 18, 2010 at 5:42 pm |
Congratulations! Gorgeous quilt!
November 18, 2010 at 6:06 pm |
The quilt looks fabulous. It must be thrilling to be published as well.
November 18, 2010 at 6:41 pm |
I love your quilt!
November 18, 2010 at 7:12 pm |
LOVE that quilt!!
November 18, 2010 at 7:26 pm |
I love the blue tones and fun design of your quilt. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of the magazine!
November 18, 2010 at 7:47 pm |
It would be fun to "attend" the festival by looking through the magazine!
November 18, 2010 at 8:34 pm |
November 18, 2010 at 8:50 pm |
I so want to get to the point where my OCD mind will allow me to create something as contemporary as your Rectangle Blues quilt. It's so beautiful. I just started my first string block and I love it, but my brain keeps telling me to "square that mess up!" Thanks for the giveaway and keep doin' what you do!
November 18, 2010 at 8:57 pm |
That would be a perfect quilt for my Dad for Christmas. Thanks for the chance.
November 18, 2010 at 9:36 pm |
Wow, what a great pattern, I love all the solids
November 18, 2010 at 9:56 pm |
Wow, I love your quilt…so perfect for a boy..pick me to win!? Lisa in Texas
November 18, 2010 at 10:09 pm |
Your quilt is fantastic, and yes, I would love a copy of the mag – thanks for the chance!
November 18, 2010 at 10:45 pm |
Congratulations! And thanks for the chance to win a copy 🙂
November 19, 2010 at 12:18 am |
This quilt is so beautiful. Elegant, cool and understated. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
November 19, 2010 at 12:30 am |
Congrats on the publication! Looks like there is lots of eye candy in that magazine! I'd love to get a copy!
November 19, 2010 at 12:36 am |
What a GREAT quilt! That could might lure me into quilting. It is just so pretty and downright AWESOME!
November 19, 2010 at 1:02 am |
Beautiful! Reminds me of the SoCal ocean in the fog, with islands peeking through.
November 19, 2010 at 2:44 am |
Congratulations, the quilt is beautiful !!!
November 19, 2010 at 3:08 am |
How exciting to be published! Would love to win that magazine and make the quilt!
November 19, 2010 at 5:22 am |
Congratulations! I am enjoying all the modern quilts I am seeing in blogs these days.
November 19, 2010 at 5:32 am |
What a great quilt. I've been wanting to make one like that for a while and I think the magazine will be just the right thing to get me going.
November 19, 2010 at 5:35 am |
Great quilt! I would love a copy of that magazine!
November 19, 2010 at 7:34 am |
OOH! I've been dying to get my hands on this! Thanks for the giveaway, and congrats on having your lovely quilt published! 😀
November 19, 2010 at 7:35 am |
Great stuff. I use the cross-weaves a lot too. I really like the texture and look they add.
November 19, 2010 at 8:41 am |
Very cool quilt that you have in there. My selvage pincushions are on the cover and inside!
November 19, 2010 at 8:52 am |
November 19, 2010 at 9:42 am |
Very impressive! Congratulations! It is no wonder you were published. It is stunning.
November 19, 2010 at 10:09 am |
I NEED the magazine 🙂 Fabulous quilt!!
November 19, 2010 at 12:37 pm |
Lovely quilt!
November 19, 2010 at 1:02 pm |
I would love a copy! Congrats on being in it! I just checked it out the other night at Borders, good mag!
November 19, 2010 at 3:04 pm |
I'd love a copy. 🙂
November 19, 2010 at 4:52 pm |
Congratulations! And the quilt is really pretty. Love the colour combination.
November 19, 2010 at 5:15 pm |
Cool colors, so to speak.
November 19, 2010 at 5:16 pm |
That's a fantastic quilt! Congratulations on the publication.
November 19, 2010 at 7:39 pm |
gorgeous quilt. i love the colors and esp the binding. great job!!!
November 19, 2010 at 7:43 pm |
Congrats. That is a beautiful quilt. I love the different shades of blue. Thank you for the chance to win.
November 19, 2010 at 8:08 pm |
Amazing Quilt!
November 19, 2010 at 8:33 pm |
I'd love a copy. Looks great. Thanks!
November 19, 2010 at 8:42 pm |
Congrats! It's a gorgeous pattern!
November 19, 2010 at 9:13 pm |
If your quilt is an example of what this magazine contains, yes, I would LOVE to win a copy !
I saved a copy of this quilt, just in case I don't get the pattern !
Thanks for sharing…….it's great !
November 19, 2010 at 9:23 pm |
I would LOVE a copy of the magazine. Congratulations on being featured. And thank you for the giveaway.
November 19, 2010 at 11:55 pm |
Oh, Beautiful! Congratulations! I'd love to have a copy, too!
November 20, 2010 at 1:05 am |
I paged through that mag a few days ago and that was one of the quilts that caught my eye. Thanks for the chance to win! Congrats on being featured!
November 20, 2010 at 7:24 am |
Great quilt and the magazine looks awesome! Thanks!
November 20, 2010 at 9:33 am |
Oh, I'm relatively new to quilting but I LOVE THIS.
I would be honored to drool over the magazine and read your feature!
November 20, 2010 at 9:47 pm |
Congratulations on being featured!
November 21, 2010 at 2:42 am |
Congratulations on your gorgeous quilt on show and also the wonderful job you have done in introducing us to the world of contemporary quilts worldwide!!!
Best wishes, Christine
November 21, 2010 at 9:12 am |
Great pattern! Love the blue/grey combo.
November 21, 2010 at 3:21 pm |
Your quilt is fantastic. I see doors and windows. When one closes another opens!
November 21, 2010 at 3:32 pm |
I really like your quilt ! I need this magazine ! Congratulations !
November 21, 2010 at 5:45 pm |
great quilt, great magazine. Congrats to you!
November 21, 2010 at 6:31 pm |
what a great modern pattern!
November 21, 2010 at 8:28 pm |
Your pattern is beautiful – such texture and color to love! And I'd really like a copy of the magazine!
November 21, 2010 at 9:09 pm |
This is a great pattern! and I was so glad to see that issue have a very "modern" focus this year. Its so exciting for you! Where's your book deal?
~ Wendy at TheFabricQuarer.com (Santa Barbara, CA)
November 21, 2010 at 9:34 pm |
gorgeous! I've been admiring all the beautiful mostly-solid quilts out there, but I'm still hesitant to try one myself. This is one of the best I've seen!
November 22, 2010 at 5:39 am |
It's gorgeous! Great color choices.


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Kinsler, Sandoval early Final Vote leaders
Rangers 2B, Giants 3B leading out of gate for All-Star spot
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
Kinsler -- who had led in starter balloting nearly the entire way before being passed by Boston's Dustin Pedroia at the wire -- is followed in a tightly packed American League group by third baseman Brandon Inge of the Tigers, Chone Figgins of the Angels, Adam Lind of the Blue Jays and Carlos Pena of the Rays.
Sandoval has a slim lead in the National League race over center fielder Shane Victorino of the Phillies, center fielder Matt Kemp of the Dodgers, third baseman Mark Reynolds of the D-backs and shortstop Cristian Guzman of the Nationals.
This eighth annual event, which has gained in popularity each year, allows fans to decide the 33rd and final roster spot for the American and National Leagues leading up to the 80th All-Star Game on July 14 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
The first "alliance" of this year's Final Vote was also revealed on Monday, when the Angels and Dodgers agreed to back each other's Los Angeles-market candidate. So the Angels are asking fans not only to vote for Figgins, but also for Kemp. And vice-versa with the Dodgers.
Alliances became a new wrinkle in Final Vote campaigning last year, when the White Sox and Giants agreed to back each other's candidate. That was because Aaron Rowand, the former White Sox player, was on the 2008 ballot for the Giants. San Francisco in turn backed Jermaine Dye's candidacy. Neither candidate won.
Fans also can vote again by mobile device -- exclusive in the U.S. to Sprint, Nextel and Boost subscribers. To receive the 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote mobile ballot text the word "VOTE" to 1122. To vote for a specific player, simply text message your choice to 1122. For example, text "A3" to vote for AL Player 3 or "N3" to vote for NL Player 3. Standard rate messaging fees also may apply; check with your carrier. Mobile voting in Canada is open to all carriers; fans should text their choices to 88555.
Recent history shows mixed results for those who have taken early leads in the Final Vote. Last year, Rays third baseman Evan Longoria and Brewers right fielder Corey Hart were the narrow leaders after the first day, and they went on to the Midsummer Classic at old Yankee Stadium. In 2007, Padres pitcher Chris Young led after the first update -- but early leader Jeremy Bonderman of the Tigers ultimately was overtaken by winner Hideki Okajima of the Red Sox.
In 2006, Nomar Garciaparra was the first announced leader and he eventually won the selection. But it was Minnesota wunderkind pitcher Francisco Liriano who was the AL's leader through much of the early voting, only to be passed by winner A.J. Pierzynski of the White Sox on the morning of the last day of voting.
Managers Joe Maddon of the AL and Charlie Manuel of the NL each presented you with their five nominees per league this time, at the end of Sunday's 2009 All-Star Game Selection Show presented by Pepsi on TBS.
A record total of 47.8 million votes were cast in the 2008 Final Vote, more than double the previous year's total of 23.2 million votes. Longoria won with a record nine million, and Hart received the second most in Final Vote history, roughly eight million.
The 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote follows another record run of balloting by fans to determine the starting lineups, which were announced on TBS along with the rest of the rosters during the 2009 All-Star Game Selection Show presented by Pepsi. Fans submitted 223.5 million votes and 17.8 million ballots -- both the largest figures recorded in the nine years of online balloting at MLB.com, surpassing the previous records set in 2008.
Here's a closer look at the candidates:
American League
Chone Figgins, 3B, Angels
The Angels are perennial postseason contenders, and entering Sunday they were tied at the top of the AL West due in no small part to the consistent contributions from Figgins. He is batting .316 with 24 steals, which ranks fifth in the Majors. An on-base machine, Figgins ranks 10th in the Majors in hits with 97, more than any Final Vote candidate.
Figgins said he would be happy to move around to multiple positions for Maddon if fans let him, and he added this about the All-Star Game: "That's center stage. It doesn't get any better. For that one time, to say I was an All-Star, it would be such an honor. I can't even begin to tell you how much that would mean to me."
"Chone has been as good as any leadoff hitter in the league," testified his manager, Mike Scioscia. "He's also playing great defense at third base."
Brandon Inge, 3B, Tigers
Inge, still looking for his first All-Star selection, has earned his reputation as one of baseball's best defensive third basemen, and his fielding skill was a big reason behind his return to the hot corner this season in a revamped lineup on a resurgent Tigers team that has been steady atop the AL Central. His 154 assists and 25 double plays topped all AL third basemen entering Sunday, and his regular appearances on highlight reels for his acrobatic plays can't hurt in a balloting battle that lasts just four days.
Yet what has separated this season from many for Inge is his bat, powering a career turnaround at the plate. He has 19 homers and 54 RBIs, both on course for personal bests. Only Longoria and Toronto's Scott Rolen had a higher OPS among AL third basemen through Saturday than Inge at .868.
Ian Kinsler, 2B, Rangers
"We're going to hit it hard on TV and radio," said John Blake, the Rangers' vice-president for public relations. "I've talked to all of our rightsholders and we're putting together some TV spots for him. We're looking at other things but most of it right now is TV and radio." Blake said the club also will push the Kinsler vote on several electronic billboards in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Here is the supporting evidence again: the Rangers are still tied for the lead in the AL West; 19 homers, 51 RBIs, 16 steals and a .494 slugging percentage. The Players Ballot choices were Aaron Hill (a reserve) and Kinsler, in that order, with Pedroia not in the top two. Kinsler made it clear that he wants to go, and he said Pedroia unquestionably had an advantage in his market.
"The Final Vote is a little weird but it's cool the fans get a voice," Kinsler said. "There's always someone who is deserving to be in the All-Star Game who misses out. I'm not saying I'm deserving, but to have the fans involved is a good process. It definitely gets fans involved, gets more viewers for the game and creates more attention to baseball. You can't frown about that."
Adam Lind, DH, Blue Jays
Lind was the one Toronto player whose name was noticeably missing on the All-Star ballot this year, and now it will be up to fans here if he gets to St. Louis. The 25-year-old opened the season as Toronto's primary DH, but has been receiving starts in left field since rookie Travis Snider was returned to Triple-A Las Vegas earlier this season. As the projected DH heading into the year, Lind was not eligible for the All-Star ballot, which had Snider's name listed among the AL's outfielders.
That hasn't stopped Lind, though. Through 80 games for the Blue Jays, the left-handed hitter was batting .309 with a .384 on-base percentage and a .553 slugging percentage. Lind had produced 17 homers, 25 doubles, 48 runs and 55 RBIs, earning a recent promotion to the third spot in the Blue Jays' lineup.
"It's like being on the bubble for the NCAA tournament," Lind said with a smile after his team's 10-8 loss to the Yankees on Sunday. "I've got a one-in-five chance and hopefully Canada comes out and votes. Hopefully more people vote for this than they did the Prime Minister."
Carlos Pena, 1B, Rays
Pena enters Monday's action as the AL's leading home run hitter with 23 and he also leads the league in runs with (58) and walks (54). The question now is whether he can make it two straight Rays Final Vote winners, in the year after teammate Evan Longoria won it. Johnny Damon and Jason Varitek won it while with Boston in 2002 and 2003, respectively, and Scott Podsednik and A.J. Pierzynski won it for the White Sox in 2005 and 2006, respectively.
National League
Cristian Guzman, SS, Nationals
One of the bright spots for Washington this season undoubtedly is the play of Guzman, who was batting .316 through 65 games. He went on a real tear last month during three consecutive Interleague Play series against the Yankees, Blue Jays and Red Sox, producing eight multi-hit games and going 20-for-47 during that 10-game stretch.
It would be the third All-Star selection for Guzman, who was chosen in 2001 with Minnesota and then went 0-for-3 off the bench during the NL's 15-inning victory last summer. He would join teammate Ryan Zimmerman, a reserve at third base, if selected.
"I don't care if I go or not go," Guzman said. "I've been there twice already. There are too many people going over there. I want to take my three days off and get ready for the second half. I'm proud of [Zimmerman] because he needed it. He did a good job this year."
Matt Kemp, OF, Dodgers
Think back to June 16, when Kemp singled in the 10th inning against Oakland to give the Dodgers what then was their Major League-best eighth walk-off win -- and the reaction of a full Dodger Stadium crowd. The Dodgers have celebrated more than any team this season, and he has been a big reason. Kemp is batting .305 with 10 homers, 44 RBIs and 19 steals, meaning he could be a 20-40 man this year.
It is somewhat surprising perhaps that the Dodgers have been baseball's top team almost the entire season yet have only a few reserves so far -- second baseman Orlando Hudson and pitchers Chad Billingsley and Jonathan Broxton. Will Kemp be the fourth?
The Dodgers already launched a "Meet Matt" contest on dodgers.com where fans who vote up to 25 times are entered into a sweepstakes to meet the outfielder before a game. There also will be a tie-in with the promotion for Matt Kemp Bobble Head Day, August 19, where some fans will win tickets to that game for voting for him. The club created a Facebook group called "I Voted for Matt Kemp in the Final Vote" that will spread to the 70,000 friends the Dodgers have on their Facebook page, and they are trying to enlist the help of two of Kemp's NBA friends, Trevor Ariza and Shelden Williams, via their Twitter accounts in hopes they will spread the buzz to their followers.
Mark Reynolds, 3B, D-backs
Reynolds will try to join right fielder Justin Upton and pitcher Dan Haren as reserves on the NL team from Arizona. In his third year, Reynolds is continuing a huge Major League progression by going from 17 homers as a rookie to 28 last year to already 24 at this point. He also has 61 RBIs and 13 steals, a fantasy mainstay for many.
He also blew his top after Arizona's 5-0 loss to Colorado on Saturday, and if you want another way to measure him, consider the passion in his comments calling out his team after that game. "I know I care," he said amid the postgame tirade. "I'm out there busting my tail every night trying to win."
Most of his teammates apparently agreed with him, with catcher Chris Snyder saying Reynolds comments were needed and "dead on." Hey, maybe that is the kind of fire the NL needs after losing every year since 1996.
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, Giants
"I just focus on playing my game," the Venezuelan switch-hitter said after homering twice recently at Milwaukee. "I don't focus on the numbers." That's OK, we are. Sandoval has positively burst upon the scene in his first full season, ranking fourth in the NL in batting with a .333 average and leading the Giants into contention despite the Dodgers' breakaway first half. He also has 12 homers and 44 RBIs.
The Giants' "Kung Fu Panda," just 22, also ranked among the NL top 10 in doubles (23), multi-hit games (30), slugging percentage (.566), extra-base hits (38), hits (93) and OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage -- .954) going into this past weekend. He entered Saturday leading the Majors with a .393 batting average in two-out situations.
Sandoval, who was playing at high-Class A San Jose a little more than a year ago, said merely being eligible for the Final Vote was "one of the biggest moments of my life." Winning it, he said, would be deeply meaningful, especially given his humble roots in Venezuela. He said he plans on voting for himself, and teammate Matt Cain said he will have huge support from the club.
"We did it with [Aaron] Rowand last year," Cain said, referring to the Giants' 2008 Final Vote nominee. "Everybody was like, 'Mandatory text on the bus.' "Shane Victorino, OF, Phillies
Everyone knows the Flyin' Hawaiian from the last postseason, when he was a key player in the Phillies' run to the World Series title. So the question is, how has he done as an encore to that? Good enough that his manager nominated him for your consideration here. Although his stolen-base numbers are down a bit at the halfway mark (13, compared to a total of 37 in 2007 and 36 in 2008), his average and on-base percentages are peaking at .300 and .363. He also has 96 hits, on pace for a career-best.
Victorino will try to join starters Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez and reserve Ryan Howard on the All-Star Team. He also will try to become the second Final Vote winner from Philly, following Bobby Abreu in 2004.
"I'm very excited," Victorino said. "I guess I never expected something like this to come. Now we leave it up to the Philly faithful. I think I've got a good chance. I've got faith in the Phillies fans."
There never has been a second baseman nor shortstop to win a Final Vote. So if Kinsler holds on to his first-day lead, that would take care of the shortstop void.
The 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote program has seen nearly 140 million votes cast since its inception in 2002. Previous winners of the All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote, in addition to Longoria and Hart, are: Okajima (AL, 2007); Young (NL, 2007); Pierzynski (AL, 2006); Garciaparra (NL, 2006); Podsednik (AL, 2005); Roy Oswalt (NL, 2005); Hideki Matsui (AL, 2004); Abreu (NL, 2004); Varitek (AL, 2003); Geoff Jenkins (NL, 2003); Damon (AL, 2002); and Andruw Jones (NL, 2002).
It is the second big step in the process for fans everywhere, following their record-shattering input to determine All-Star starters. Once the Final Vote has been decided, there is still work to do. Fans will have the opportunity to participate in the official voting for the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player presented by Chevy at the 80th All-Star Game through the 2009 All-Star Game Sprint MVP Vote on MLB.com.
The 80th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet HD and televised around the world by Major League Baseball International, with pregame ceremonies beginning at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive national radio coverage, while MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage. XM will provide satellite radio play-by-play coverage of the XM All-Star Futures Game.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Adams woman sentenced for embezzling from town's municipal credit union
SPRINGFIELD -- A 67-year-old Adams woman has been sentenced to a day in prison and six months of home confinement for embezzling and making false entries into the books as the manager of the former Adams Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union.
U.S. District Judge Michael A. Ponsor also ordered that Patricia Piscioneri abide by two years of supervised release, 100 hours of community service, and a $3,000 fine.
In January, Piscioneri pleaded guilty to a 30-count indictment charging her with embezzlement of funds by a credit union employee and making false entries.
She had been facing up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
While employed as the manager of the former Adams Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union, Piscioneri admitted embezzling credit union funds by creating fraudulent loan accounts in the names of credit union members and depositing the proceeds of these fraudulent loans into her own account, her husband's, those of other family members, or using the proceeds to pay off previously obtained fraudulent loans, according to the U. S. Attorney's Office.
To avoid getting detected, Piscioneri created fraudulent loan documentation, such as loan applications and promissory notes, and forged signatures on the fraudulent loan documentation, according to the U. S. Attorney's Office. Additionally, Piscioneri created false entries in the Adams Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union accounting system and advanced the payment due dates of the fraudulent loans.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Richard DesLauriers, special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston Field Division, made the announcement of the sentencing on Friday. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle L. Dineen Jerrett.
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The Natick Historical Society specializes in local history, but it is currently highlighting artifacts from about 5,000 miles away.
The Natick Historical Society specializes in local history, but it is currently highlighting artifacts from about 5,000 miles away.
The society is showcasing at Morse Institute Library several items including a sword, hat and Kapa cloth from the Hawaiian Islands that likely date to the late 1800s. Despite their origins, the artifacts do have a connection to Natick, said society curator Jessica Neuwirth.
"It's interesting to unpack all the stories and see how connected Natick was to the greater world," Neuwirth said.
Historical Society staff determined Civil War Commander Alfred Stedman Hartwell, who was born in 1836 in South Natick, donated the artifacts. Hartwell commanded the Massachusetts 55th Infantry, an African-American unit, during the Civil War.
Hartwell, who went to law school, was looking for adventure after the war and joined the Supreme Judicial Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1868. He helped with the United States' annexation of Hawaii in 1898, according to a description accompanying the exhibit.
Hartwell married the daughter of a religious missionary in Natick, became friends with other missionaries and acquired Hawaiian artifacts, some of which he donated to the society.
The items, part of Hartwell's "missionary collection," were donated to the society after its museum burned in 1872, Neuwirth said, noting the cloth has no signs of charring.
Kapa cloths are made from the bark of indigenous trees and were used primarily for bedding and clothing, according to a description of the exhibit, which is on the library's first floor.
The Hawaiian exhibit is housed in a new display area at the library that features a case designed to keep historic items safe. Neuwirth said she hopes the Hawaiian artifacts, which have been on display in the society's South Natick museum, will reach a different audience in the library.
Library Director Linda Stetson said the library is open more hours than the historical society museum, giving the society an opportunity to increase exposure for its exhibits.
"It's great to have this space for them," Stetson said. "They always have something neat to show us."
The library will also use the space to show some of its own items, Stetson said.
The Hawaiian exhibit is expected to be on display through the end of August. The library is located at 14 East Central St. For more information, visit morseinstitute.org or natickhistoricalsociety.org.
Brian Benson can be reached at 508-626-3964 or email@example.com.


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Biofuel breakthrough: kelp could power cars
Scientists have devised a new way to produce ethanol directly from seaweed, offering the potential to generate biofuels that don't compete with terrestrial food production and won't suck up scarce freshwater, reports a study published today in Science.
Researchers from the Bio Architecture Lab in Berkeley, California engineered E. coli bacterium to digest brown seaweed and produce ethanol as a byproduct. Kelp, which grows up to a meter a day and is abundant in temperate coastal regions, is a type of brown seaweed.
"BAL's technology to ferment a seaweed feedstock to renewable fuels and chemicals has suggested an entirely new pathway for biofuels development, one that is no longer constrained to terrestrial sources," said Jonathan Burbaum of the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency, which helped fund the research. "When fully developed and deployed, large scale seaweed cultivation combined with BAL's technology promises to produce renewable fuels and chemicals without forcing a tradeoff with conventional food crops such as corn or sugarcane."
Scientists have long struggled to produce ethanol from seaweed. The stumbling block was alginate, one of four kinds of sugars produced by seaweed. Alginate — a complex polysaccharide — is difficult for microbes to breakdown. The breakthrough came when the researchers identified a biochemical pathway used by Vibrio splendidus, a marine microbe that feeds on brown seaweed, and inserted the responsible genes into a strain of E. coli. The bacterium was designed to convert the seaweed sugars directly into ethanol.
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MIAMI, Fla. - Closing arguments are set in the trial of a South Florida woman accused of killing 4-year-old foster child Rilya Wilson in a case that shook up the state child welfare system.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys are scheduled Tuesday to make their cases before jurors following some eight weeks of trial. If convicted, 67-year-old Geralyn Graham faces a potential life prison sentence.
Investigators believe Rilya was killed in late 2000 but her disappearance wasn't discovered for some 15 months. That led to high-level resignations and changes within the Department of Children and Families as well as passage of several reform laws.
The state's case relies heavily in jailhouse informants who say Graham confessed to them behind bars. Graham has always maintained her innocence.
Jury deliberations are expected to begin Wednesday.
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Media Freedom After Dayton
September 5, 1996
via fax:41-31-322-53-20
His Excellency Flavio Cotti
Chairman in Office of OSCE
Federal Department for Foreign Affairs
Bern, Switzerland
Your Excellency:
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization based in the United States, is dedicated to defending journalists and press freedom around the world.
Since the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords on Dec. 14, 1995, the Committee has been particularly concerned about the dire state of press freedom in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are writing to express our great concern regarding both the constraints on press freedom and the free movement of journalists that we have observed in the period leading up to the Sept. 14 elections, and the future of independent local journalists and news media following the scheduled departure of international troops in December.
By definition, no election can be considered truly free and fair unless the news media is able and willing to report fairly and openly to the entire electorate on the campaigns of all major contending parties, and all reporters, local and foreign, are free to cover the news without restrictions on their movements or justified fears of reprisals.
With few exceptions, throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, these standards have not been met in the weeks leading up to the Sept. 14 elections.
Despite guarantees of press freedom in the human rights annexes of the Dayton Accords, as well as separate agreements on accreditation procedures and the rights and duties of journalists, print and broadcast media are heavily restricted, particularly in Republika Srpska (Serb-controlled territory) and in Herzeg-Bosna (Croat-controlled territory) in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Muslim-Croat Federation, as distinct from the Sarajevo-based government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina).
As CPJ and other international groups have confirmed, despite IFOR (Peace Implementation Force) press passes theoretically allowing freedom of movement, the few local reporters brave enough to drive from one ethnic enclave to another are intercepted on the roads and sometimes beaten, their ethnic identity easily determined from the residence codes on their license plates. Correspondents' submissions are rejected for "harming the national interest." Journalists who cover the opposition are subjected to the same violence directed against rival political parties by those in power. Independent radio stations are drowned out by more powerful state-run programs and television screens go blank during critical debates. Air time reserved for opposition parties is either withheld in practice or used by the ruling parties to denounce their competitors.
CPJ has received many other credible reports from foreign and domestic journalists about serious restrictions on their ability to work and travel, although they are reluctant to put such complaints on the record for fear of compromising their access to sources or opening themselves up to further recriminatory measures.
The international community, charged with promoting and monitoring press freedom, has been slow to address these critical problems. Local and foreign journalists covering the election say the NATO alliance and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), charged with implementing the Dayton Accords, have been seemingly unwilling or unable to enforce compliance from the signatories to the Dayton agreement. Local governments have instead been blatantly obstructionist, preventing opposition parties from access to the media and harassing independent or opposition publications and broadcasts. Serb authorities expel reporters covering controversial stories; the Bosnian government has withheld permission for international satellite television; and Croat authorities threaten outsiders attempting to scrutinize corrupt local government.
As an organization devoted exclusively to the defense of journalists and press freedom around the world, CPJ does not monitor the content or quality of local news coverage of election campaigns. In Bosnia, this important task has been undertaken by such respected organizations as the London-based International Crisis Group and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Media Plan, the Bosnian research institute, and the Swiss organization Medienhilfe Ex-Jugoslawien. Their findings about the discriminatory and obstructionist tactics of the ruling parties vis-a-vis media content dovetail with CPJ's findings about the mistreatment of journalists and the constraints upon the independent media.
The attached briefing paper contains 1) summaries of the obligations assumed by all parties in the region on media freedom; 2) examples of harassment and intimidation of the print and broadcast media; and 3) comments by Western correspondents and monitors as well as local journalists.
Monitors on the scene, as well as foreign and local reporters attempting to cover the news, quickly discovered months ago that there is no press freedom in Bosnia except for what is artificially created from the outside, and to some extent from the inside by the scarce number of independent journalists-all at considerable difficulty, risk, and expense. All the major television, radio, and large-distribution newspapers are state-controlled, essentially the mouthpieces of the ruling parties of the SDS (Serbian Democratic Party of Republika Srpska), the SDA (Party for Democratic Action of Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic), and the HDZ, (the Croatian Democratic Union of Croatian President Franjo Tudjman). Efforts to inject alternatives into this extremely rigid situation have foundered.
CPJ and other press freedom organizations have received numerous reports of anonymous intimidation of news media; dismissals or censorship of reporters for ethnic or political reasons; "power outages" that seem timed to controversial radio and television broadcasts; beatings of outspoken journalists in retaliation for their reporting; and near total obstruction of freedom of movement. A symbol of the region is what reporters have dubbed the "ghost bus" of Mostar, running between the divided sides of the city, empty except for the driver, accompanied by an IFOR patrol car-and only once by a daring film crew. Most local reporters refuse to take advantage of even the rare escorted outings across ethnic borders organized by IFOR and OSCE. In most cases, both foreign and domestic correspondents do not want to publicize their difficulties, fearing reprisals.
INTV, known colloquially as "Carl Bildt's television" after the High Representative of the international community, an effort to patch together five local independent stations through satellite uplinks to provide unbiased campaign reporting for a majority of the population, is not scheduled to go on the air until Sept. 7-only a week before the elections. While the project has been plagued with financial and staffing difficulties, the Bosnian government has been the main obstacle, refusing to grant the necessary broadcast frequency, and using police force and threats of violence to pressure the station into compromise. In a conversation on Sept. 2 with CPJ chair Kati Marton, High Representative Bildt acknowledged the problem of reaching rural audiences and recognized that the station's impact would be limited to major cities. He expressed concern for the future of the station, and has urged that its structures be used as a foundation for a more far-reaching and independent news broadcasting operation in the months and years ahead.
The OSCE-sponsored FERN (Free Election Radio Network) radio station has persisted in broadcasting despite a recent ban from Republika Srpska authorities.
While enormous international effort has been devoted to persuading Radovan Karadzic to step down from political life, his daughter, Sonja Karadzic, head of the government-controlled International Press Center in Pale, notorious for its exorbitant fees for foreign press accreditation and the imposition of "bodyguards" on foreign journalists, has quietly proceeded to invest heavily in a powerful new radio station, Orthodox Radio St. John. Western monitors are concerned that another newly established independent station, Radio Drina, with less technical capability, will be drowned out. Meanwhile Radio Zid, a popular independent station based in Sarajevo, has discovered that Radio St. John is broadcasting on its frequency, so that it can no longer reach its listeners. Radio Zid's efforts to get a new frequency assigned by the Ministry of Culture and to obtain intervention by IFOR or OSCE have been fruitless to date.
A veteran foreign correspondent with international support and funding tried to help start an independent election daily in Banja Luka, the opposition base in Republika Srpska, but was unable to find independent editors or reporters willing to assume the risk.
In conversations with CPJ, correspondents and media monitors expressed a great sense of discouragement with the international community. The failure to guarantee freedom of movement and of communication for local news media before the election bodes ill, as NATO forces are planning to withdraw by the end of the year and OSCE may not be financed for a continued presence after the elections. "You have to remember that we already went through a war. Our human and financial resources are exhausted, and we are on the edge of existence," commented one leading news executive, summarizing the sentiments of many. None of the local governments can be counted upon to enforce press freedom guarantees without constant outside pressure, experienced local journalists say.
The OSCE's Media Experts Commission and subcommissions in regional centers, charged with ensuring freedom of information and movement and the unhindered work of the media, as well as free and equal access to the media, have not been functioning effectively. They must greatly improve their record of staying informed and responding rapidly. The commission may require a different composition, since local journalists say they have been discouraged by the presence of Serb and Bosnian police chiefs in the commission. While Interior Ministers are supposed to use their clout to foster freedom of movement, they are helping to institutionalize the notion that permission must be granted for travel across ethnic borders.
As the international community assesses its response to the elections, we urge you to give serious consideration to the severe problems of journalists and press freedom in Bosnia. We urge that mechanisms be put in place to ensure that after the elections and after the withdrawal of IFOR troops, freedom to travel regardless of ethnic background will be enforced; the bias of state-controlled media will be monitored and exposed; forceful intervention will be made with regional authorities on behalf of struggling independent and opposition media; and rapid financial and technical assistance will be provided to private print and broadcast organizations. After the elections, the international community must continue to fund INTV and work to guarantee its autonomy and professionalism, while encouraging the emergence of other independent broadcast outlets as examples for the development of free media throughout the region.
Thank you for your attention and we await your comments.
William A. Orme, Jr.
Executive Director
cc: High Rep. Carl Bildt
Hon. Herve de Charette
Hon. Warren Christopher
Amb. Robert Frowick
Hon. Richard Holbrooke
Gen. George Joulwan
Hon. Yevgeny Primakov
Hon. Chris Smith
Sec. Gen. Javier Solana
Berne, 12 September 1996
Dear Mr. Orme:
I thank you very much for your letter of 5 September 1996 concerning freedom of the press and the free movement of journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina. When certifying the political conditions for the elections on 25 June 1996 in Vienna, I stated that the minimal prerequisites which must be met so that "free, fair and democratic elections" could take place had, at that time and in spite of some small progress, not been fulfilled. Thereby I was referring, among other things, to the poor state of freedom of expression and association and the hindrance of freedom of movement. For a number of other reasons and factors, for which I would like to refer you to the speech attached, I nevertheless fixed 14 September as election day. This decision was connected to the hope that conditions would improve in the months remaining till the elections. Unfortunately, I recently had to state, two months after certification of the election date, that political conditions for the elections had not essentially improved. In particular, I had to affirm that freedom of opinion and freedom of assembly were being encroached upon by acts of intimidation and that free access to media had been attained only on a very limited scale.
As concerns your queries regarding the freedom of the press after the 14 September elections, it has been agreed now that, as far as the OSCE is concerned, the Parties of the Agreement on Elections (Annex 3 of the General Framework Agreement) have agreed to an extension of the mandate of the OSCE concerning the elections until the end of 1996. This includes the mandate of the Provisional Election Commission which, through the Media Expert Commission, has been monitoring the press and media situation and which has taken actions in numerous cases of violations of the respective rules and regulations.
Sincerely yours,
Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE Flavio Cotti, Federal Councillor Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
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Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by Neroon, Sep 19, 2011.
The hiatus is over. New episode tonight!
Bones did that -- only mentioned that they had sex via Angela... as for the X-Files, All Things, anyone? That made it pretty clear, without having an actual sex scene... that they did it . Scully coming into the bathroom and putting her shirt back on... that's a pretty big clue right there , along with seeing Mulder naked in bed...
Sex scenes don't have to be seen to be known. There's already a lot of that on tv these days. It's nice to have shows that don't go for the obvious sex scene.
On the other hand, a good make out scene in Bones or the X-Files would make up for some lost time, to a point.
@ Admiral_Young: Great news! Looking forward to watching it .
On to tonight's show...great opening and neat homage to DWtS.
But,,did they just go there???? Barbara Landau???? props to those who got it!!!
That's twice in the past few weeks they've done an episode that seemed to be designed to promote another ABC show. I find that sleazy and mercenary. However, despite that, it turned out to be a pretty solid episode with a classic ultra-convoluted Castle mystery. Moira Kirland still delivers.
And it was so cool to see Alexis playing Quincy and deducing a homicide from a coroner's report, even mentioning good ol' petechial hemorrhaging as evidence of suffocation. (I've been hearing that phrase on procedurals for years, and never knew how "petechial" was spelled until I looked it up just now so I could write it down. And it's hard to look something up when you don't know how it's spelled. My first guess was "patichial.")
Oh, I missed that! Hmm, I wonder if it was in reference to her impersonating someone else (as Landau's and Bain's characters did weekly on Mission: Impossible).
I have to admit, I didn't see tonight's perp coming. I was actually expecting that the real Odette would show up at some point, having survived the train wreck but being horribly disfigured.
I know it can't last forever, but I'm really enjoying Alexis as Lanie's intern. She's actually had some good stuff to do the past few episodes, whereas the first two-thirds of the season, it seemed like the writers didn't quite know what to do with her.
Next week looks like a must see episode, as Castle finally finds out he's been lied to all year long.
Yeah...I'm really excited for next week!! Good episode tonight. Yeah next week should be interesting.
Next week's episode promo had me actually yell out in excitement! I'm such a fanboy and nerd
Point of no return and this week will be very long!
As to the current episode:
Liked it.. the case seemed interesting enough but usually my mind wandered off somewhere, missed some clues and when i finally paid attention again i was confused because i apparently missed some key explanations.. oh well, no harm done because i rarely watch Castle for the cases.
I just absolutely loved the personal stuff in this episode.. Martha and Alexis finally have a bit to do and not only saying 2 lines, hugely enjoyed the bro's out with their theory testing (i so like them.. i'd watch a show with them as the leads anytime!) and also the small moments between Castle and Beckett such as him bringing her coffee again and she watches up, flashes a big smile and says I love you with her eyes.. it seemed like an old married couple where both of them know each other inside out and do stuff for each other without having to ask for it.
Yeah.. i love the show but i'll be probably drooling on the floor come next week when almost 4 years are starting to pay off and there's still a few episodes left in the season!
The scene in the morgue, when Alexis crossed near front of Lanie and thru the harsh lighting. My god, that girl is white! I think her image is still burned into my screen!!
I love her little ginger face, and I know redheads don't tan well, but - wow.
In ancient times having a fair skin was considered a sign of nobility and Molly Quinn is nothing but noble.
And on a side note: Recently she "revealed" that she's 18 now giving me finally the feeling i'm not a pervert anymore.. much
Good episode. I really like seeing Alexis doing the intern thing. I hope they keep her there a little longer.
I was also greatly amused by what Martha promised the critic (can't remember her name) Rick would do for her. They stretched it out just long enough to make you feel uncomfortable for him until it was revealed he just had to read her novel.
"Just?" Oh, you poor innocent layperson. From a writer's standpoint, that's one of the worst things it could've been. It's overwhelmingly likely to be a piece of crap, since most people who think they can write don't have a clue. It'll be taking up precious time he needs to devote to his own work. It'll set a dangerous precedent that other people will start sending him their books to read (more than they probably do already) and putting even more of a burden on him. It'll expose him to the risk of frivolous and expensive litigation if the critic sees something in a future Castle book that vaguely reminds her of what she wrote. And what is he going to tell the critic? If he gives it anything like an honest review, she may be furious and punish Martha for it. And if he lies and tells her it's good, she might press him to help her get it published, and then what would he do?
All told, it's a pretty awful position for Martha to have placed him in.
^Fair enough. I was just looking at it from the perspective that he might have to go on a date with her. What you're describing does sound worse.
Yeah I laughed at that...think that was kind of the gag they were going for. Plus Rick's reaction kind of suggested that.
That reminds me, Christopher, I have this fanfic I wrote....
LOL. In case anyone asks...my avatar is fan art that was posted on the Caskett Fever facebook fan page
Great but not unexpected news...ABC is renewing "Castle" among other shows.
You know, that never even occured to me. I always assumed that it would be publishing-related, because, yeah, that's the usual cliche for writers:
"I have great idea for a book. How about you write it and we split the money?"
"Would you read my ms. and tell me what you really think of it? I won't be offended, honest. And I certainly won't accuse you of stealing my ideas later."
"Can you introduce me to your agent? Your editor?"
And you'll note that she wanted him to somehow get the manuscript into his publisher's hands as well. And the ms. looked like it was at least 1,000 pages long. (Seriously, it was a doorstop.)
Trust me, every writer watching was groaning in recognition . . . .
That reminds me, Greg, I have this fanfic I wrote....
"47 Seconds" is tonight and looks to be a significant turning point in the Caskett relationship! I'm excited. There is a hockey game though tonight as well, so I'll probably most likely DVR this and watch it later now that I can do this
Also one final thing about last week's episode with the whole Martha thing...Rick did give her the idea in the first place indirectly, when he told her if he could help with anything to let him know. Christopher seems to be positing a worst case possibility. As has been brought up earlier in the thread by Christopher I think as well, we've seen Rick do little actual writing in this season. The publication of the latest Niki Heat novel happened in the summer time of course as we know during the time he was giving Kate her space, I don't quite recall, but we've heard very little from Rick about ideas for his current book. He could be taking a short hiatus (although this doesn't seem likely since from my limited experience writers seem to go from one project to the next right away if they can) and has been focusing on cases quite a bit this year. We really don't know what Rick does in his spare time during the year lol.
Which proved to be an unwise thing to say, as we saw.
No, the writers themselves did that, which was the point of the punch line -- that Castle's offer to help Martha came back to bite him. As Greg said, every writer watching surely groaned in recognition, so it's not just me. All I was doing was explaining it to the non-writers out there who missed the joke.
Ooops...bad job on me then and fair enough. I have to admit it went over my head and like TheSeeker I was looking at it from the other perspective as well Maybe it was a published writer's joke thing?
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I think the fear Walsh has is that Iverson comes in and hogs the ball. I think in order for the Walsh plan to move fwd....Curry and Jeffries have to be dealt.
Sure, if we bring in Iverson and let him run the offense.... We might win 35 games. Iverson-Hughes-Gallo-Lee-Curry makes for a decent starting 5. BUT, is winning 35 games worth it if it means we can't deal Curry?
I think Walsh wants to run the offense through big Eddy. Pump up his value, drive up his stock and deal him the moment somebody makes a worthwhile offer. HECK, Walsh might even be ****y enough to think he may be able to get something more than just cap relief and escaping from Curry's 2010 committment- dare we say we also get a young player or a draft pick?
OR... as somebody suggested.... Maybe Walsh received a phone call from another GM and hinted another deal could be possible (Ellis, Mcgrady, Bayless, Augustine)?
Maybe even after 12-15 when we can deal Lee or N8?
OR, perhaps the owner (Dolan) stepped in and killed the deal.


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Astros bring back Gonzalez to add infield depth
By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com
OAKLAND -- With starting second baseman Jose Altuve still nursing a sore left quad, the Astros called up infielder Marwin Gonzalez from Triple-A Oklahoma City following Tuesday's game, and he joined the team on Wednesday.
Gonzalez began the year with the Astros and hit .230 with four homers and 14 RBIs before being optioned to Oklahoma City, where he hit .262 with 10 doubles and 15 RBIs in 44 games. He's a strong defensive player who can play shortstop, second base and third base.
"The thought process behind bringing him back at this juncture had more to do with Altuve's situation and being able to monitor his quad," Astros manager Bo Porter said.
Porter said he would like to give Altuve a day off soon alongside a day where he puts him at designated hitter. Gonzalez would then be slotted into the lineup, likely at shortstop, while Jake Elmore plays second base.
Porter joked he's quit asking Altuve if he's able to play.
"Same answer every time," he said. "'I'm 100 percent and ready to go.' Mentally, in his mind, he still thinks he's 100 percent and he's taken some chances that at 100 percent he would have made, but the fact that he doesn't have that last burst in his legs has kind of cost us a couple of times."
Gonzalez said he worked on being a more patient hitter while he was the Minor Leagues the last two months.
Right-hander Jorge De Leon was sent to Oklahoma City to make room for Gonzalez on the 25-man roster.
Astros plan to focus on upgrading bullpen
OAKLAND -- Not that it's any kind of startling revelation, but Astros manager Bo Porter said on Wednesday that upgrading the bullpen will be one of the team's top tasks this offseason. The Astros began play Wednesday with an American League-worst 5.37 ERA from their relievers and league-high 21 blown saves.
"I think it's an area we'll set out as an organization and try to rectify," he said. "It's obviously cost us several ballgames this year along the way, and it's an area that internally we have some guys that are able to help us, and we have some guys available on the market we'll consider as well."
The Astros will likely spend some money in free agency on bringing some veteran help to a bullpen that currently has five rookies. Houston traded closer Jose Veras to the Tigers two weeks ago, and the team has struggled to close out games since.
Since July 28, the Astros' bullpen has posted a 7.04 ERA with seven homers allowed in 38 1/3 innings. In that same span, the starting rotation has pitched well with a 3.48 ERA and five homers allowed in 95 2/3 innings. Houston is just 3-12 in that span.
"It's an area of our ballclub we look to improve, especially when you look at our young starting pitchers and see how well they've pitched," Porter said. "If you shore it up, you put yourself at a greater chance of winning a lot of ballgames. We've played well enough to win some ballgames, but we're not able to close it out."
Porter in favor of expanded use of replay
OAKLAND -- Astros manager Bo Porter, whose team benefited from a favorable review late in Tuesday's game, said he's in favor of more replay because getting the call correct is ultimately the most important thing.
The committee that has been working on making recommendations for expanded replay briefed Major League Baseball's executive council late Wednesday afternoon and will report to the joint session Thursday morning during the quarterly Owners Meetings in Cooperstown, N.Y.
There is broad support to increase replay beyond the current boundary calls involving home runs, including trap plays and fair-foul debates. There remain questions about the added costs of more replay and how it will be determined replays should be used.
"As it relates to replay, I've always had the same stance: I think at this level of the game, you always want to get it right, especially home runs," Porter said. "The biggest question when you start to talk about replay is when the ball is still in play, it's where to place the runners [i.e., during a home run that's overturned and ruled a double]. I will let the higher beings get that straightened out, and when they present it to me I will adapt accordingly and go with it."
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of a one-run game on Tuesday, Oakland's Chris Young nearly won the game with a fly ball down the left-field line that curled just to the left of the foul pole. The play was reviewed and correctly upheld as a foul ball, and Young struck out to end the game on the next pitch.
"When you look at the replay -- they say it's a game of inches -- and it's definitely a game of inches," he said.
Porter is ready for Texans football
OAKLAND -- When it comes to talking football, Astros manager Bo Porter certainly isn't a novice.
Porter was a defensive back at the University of Iowa and played in the Rose Bowl, and he's a huge Houston Texans fan. Porter has lived in Houston for more than a decade and is friends with Texans general manager Rick Smith.
Porter believes the Texans could have a big season.
"The Texans have a chance to do something special this year," he said. "It's a team that's been put together to win for the long haul. I'm a huge fan."
Porter and his wife had dinner with Smith and his wife prior to the NFL Draft in April, and Porter wasn't shy about giving his buddy some advice about what position the team focus on.
"And you know what? What was their first-round pick?" Porter said, referring to wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins out of Clemson. "Hey, just saying. They are poised and ready to do something special."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Methods - A questionnaire was used with graduate business students enrolled at UIUC. The survey consisted of four categories of questions: 1) demographics, 2) assessment of current library services, 3) desired library services, and 4) research behavior. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing to answer the three research questions.
Results - East Asian business students showed similar assessment of current services as non-East Asian international business students. Survey results also showed that graduate business students had low awareness of current library services. The Business Career Services Office was identified as a co-branding partner for BEL to increase its visibility.
Conclusion - A marketing research approach was used to help BEL make important strategic decisions before launching marketing campaigns to increase visibility to graduate business students at UIUC. As a result of the survey, a deeper understanding of graduate business students' expectations and assessment of library services was gained. Students' perceptions became a foundation that helped shape marketing strategies for BEL to increase its visibility at the College of Business. Creating marketing strategies without concrete data and analysis is a risky endeavor that librarians, not just corporate marketers, should avoid.
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Brace yourselves: the Apple iPhone machine is revving up
0. phoneArena posted on 12 Sep 2012, 10:48
Apple is like Howard Stern - either you love it or you hate it. But the key is that even if you hate it, you are compelled to be part of the conversation, which makes you part of why Apple's machine is so powerful...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
2. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Lol Michael writes the best articles on the site hands down. Brace yourself people!
25. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4567; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Thought of dissin' Apple but Michael has 'intimidatingly' changed my mind. :D
3. phljcnth (Posts: 498; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
In short, this is a disclaimer.
4. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
blackberry news will burried in hell, poor rim :-(
5. twens (Posts: 1139; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
I am a G note user,waiting for the note 2 but I want to know what the next iPhone is so I make mockery out of it....so am eagally waiting for the announcement. Any how its gonna be,I still know my note 2 is light years ahead of the iPhone.hihihi
20. nicholassss (Posts: 368; Member since: 10 May 2012)
memorizing all the iphone specs and features so you can smash on iphone users with how much better every other phone ever is?
7. moofoodooloo (Posts: 137; Member since: 04 Jan 2011)
Damn good article Mike. Its obvious a lot of us need the education..
8. nwright94 (unregistered)
Weird how this was posted as I watching Ned stark being decapitated.
27. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
I bet Ned stark would not have put up with any apple crap in winterfelt,the lanisters would be making love to the iphone in comparison!
10. and.then.he.said. (Posts: 2; Member since: 21 Aug 2012)
apple. android. this comment has both, so therefore it wins.
11. moofoodooloo (Posts: 137; Member since: 04 Jan 2011)
So the best thing iPhone haters can do is shut up. Stop clicking the links, stop giving the articles so much attention, stop posting stupid comments. PA is raking in the ad revenue when an iPhone related article is clicked on.
32. EclipseGSX (Posts: 1753; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
So basically you're saying don't help PA get money...on their own website...genius
12. structureman116 (Posts: 142; Member since: 14 Sep 2010)
This is probably to most sensible article I have ever seen on PA. You can swap the name Apple with company X, and this article will still apply in during company X's time to shine! While I despise the iphone and voice my opinion on that, but before being an iphone hater I consider myself a technology geek. I want to know what is new with everything mobile phone and tablet related.
Well said Michael H...well said!
13. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Looking forward to it, I'm at school right now and I'm sneaking on here to get the news lol. Don't disappoint Apple, try your best, try to pry me away from Android.
22. nicholassss (Posts: 368; Member since: 10 May 2012)
Personally, if i was given an iphone, i'd sell it and get somehing better but, For my less nerdy smartphone user friends, this will be jsut what they're looking for. Stylish(albeit ugly), fast data connection (assuming other companies let the LTE slide) and it can play angry birds.
23. omacmagics (Posts: 42; Member since: 27 Dec 2011)
I'm an android fan but of course I'll be clicking d apple articles to see what d commotion n hype is all about lol!
26. xtian1103 (Posts: 363; Member since: 11 Feb 2012)
"it's your responsibility to not click the links, because we can't do that for you." - well said
29. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
My issue is I want to read about the new iPhone, but they cover this event more than Nokia and Motorola's combined. It's too much and I know you addressed it in the article, but still too much.
31. laghari (Posts: 8; Member since: 08 Sep 2012)
That doesn't change anything. It's still iphoneArena.


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I have been using Zone(free)since 2003, and in November of 2006 after realizing security was an issue within my o/s I purchased Zone Alarm Security Suite.
January I went on a crusade endeavoring to find what the heck was holding my o/s hostage after finding photo's edited, files missing and then reappearing, unexplained programs appearing in zone and process guard sent me into a PC research rendezvous.
The cops lent little help, my cell phone was hijacked as well- I still think that they got into my pc through my unprotected browser on my cell phone equipped(stupidly) with msn. NEVER AGAIN. Corporate bell insists that I had to have been responsible for the hundred page bell mobility bill, literally every minute of every hour either a text or browser entry.... I asked the cops "and when exactly would I have slept and eaten? But, to get on with my query...
I would like to get more information on in regards to my Zone Alarm Security Suite 7.0.
Kl1 and KLIF;
In the regedit there are key values that appear to disable updates, the drivers in question are Kaspersky, using zonelabs/avsbases as it's path to execute.
There were key values assigning permissions for these two drivers and for mail frontier that just appeared with a new install, (In the months of Jan and Feb my system crashed a few times, after one of these times this Mail Frontier began monitoring the system, but because the certificate belonged to Cisco, and not Checkpoint, yet it was in the Zone Labs Zass 7.0 program files on my pc.
And that's only what I can recall of the top of my head. There are many many other curious objects and behaviors.
I deleted these values after researching the system, and realizing that they (Kl1 and KLIF are remote acces drivers - At very least the results of intense study of my o/s over the past two months corresponds with the computer nightmare after a successful attack in January, where police and credit card fraud were all involved.
There has been a lot of things that don't make sense, and since I am a newbie, it's a whole new world, one that usually has me asking more questions every time I seek an answer....lol-
I have not been able to administer my 7.0 Suite version ... probably at all this year, it continually resets itself even without a boot, it does not maintain my configuration settings, and most worrisome is my inability to access parts of the control center. Interestingly enough I was informed by a forum member that the firewalls reports of having blocked 0 access attempts could be due to the installation of a D-Link router. I am going to check into this.
I have been using Process Guard v3.150 for the past three months is there any information regarding conflicts between Zass and it?
I know that I will be installing a new WindowsXP Home full version in the next week or two. I am hoping that that will be the end of this. I have used Zass since 2003 and really commend the product; I am certain that what's going on right now is an effect of and not the cause of the nightmare of a system under siege.
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Everyone getting paranoid over Kakashi killing Rin, but didn't Obito kind of already confirm to us that it wasn't Kakashi?
When asked by Kakashi in current day why he was doing what he was doing Obito replied... "It's because... ..you let Rin die."
We know now that he (Obito) saw Rin die from reading the last chapter and he saw that it was a Kakashi that killed her. But if it was the real Kakashi, wouldn't the aforementioned manga page read... It's because... ..you killed Rin. That would be the logical thing to say would it not?
Either this is easy proof that it was a Zetsu or clone of some sort and there is more to the Obito evil story, or it is terrible writing from Kishi's point as the page I pictured above makes no sense in the current context that it was Kakashi.
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