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Mount Rainier National Park > Pyramid Peak > Climber's Log
Pyramid Peak Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Rain. Rain. Rain. Beer. Rain.
Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2011
|Climbed Pyramid Peak with a friend in some of the wettest summit conditions I've experienced. Returned to the car and dumped a few ounces of water out of my boots. Cold. Wet. Windy. Fun.
|Posted Sep 28, 2011 2:03 am
|Dan Winter
Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2011
|A fun hike with my OSAT friends on a clear and warm day in the mountains. The views of Rainier from the summit were sublime.
|Posted Sep 25, 2011 1:20 pm
|Snow climb
Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2011
|Amazingly there was still a good 4-5ft of at the foot of the peak. Brought ice axes and actually needed them on the ascent. Camped on a melted-out flat rock in the valley below Pyramid. Awesome evening with great star display.
|Posted Jul 25, 2011 6:59 pm
|Great spring climb
Date Climbed: Mar 24, 2001
|Snow most of the way, took short cut up the creek from Wonderland.
|Posted Oct 8, 2009 12:36 pm
|Tacoma Mountaineers in '84
Date Climbed: Jun 24, 1984
|Great weather and awesome snowpack! Party of 6 comin'
in from Tahoma Creek. Beautiful views of Mount Wow,
Indian Henry's Hunting Ground, Mirror Lakes & Mount
Rainier. Saw a party of climbers assending Kautz Cleaver.
Think they spent the night at Camp Hazard. We were there
just for the day and the views.
|Posted Dec 8, 2007 9:52 pm
|Route Climbed: Tahoma Creek - SW ridge up - SE ridge down
Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2006
|Stayed up till 3 a.m. the night before drinking, didn't eat dinner, only had an energy drink in the morning... and paid for it on my way to the summit. I can't remember the last time I felt so fatigued. Lesson learned. Still a relatively easy summit, had a good scramble up the SW ridge and enjoyed blue skies and amazing views. Stayed the night in the valley and summited Copper Mountain in the morning before heading back. I was very impressed with this area. V e r y...
|Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:44 am
|Route Climbed: Tahoma Creek Date Climbed: Sept 24, 2005
|Group of six of us made summit on Pyramid. Great weather on the way in, although Rainier was clouded up by the time we reached the summit. Saw a black bear foraging for berries in the valley below the peak -- awesome!
|Posted Sep 27, 2005 12:58 pm


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It's just not right that Laurie Berkner Band songs fill my head all day.
For those who don't know her, a simple web search will confirm she's a sensation in the world of young kids. My son, Beckett, the 21-month-old, is infatuated with her and consequently her catchy music dances through my brain at odd times throughout the day.
Although I am not going to be downloading her albums to my Ipod anytime soon (no need to since Pam already has a couple CDs for long car rides with the kids, anyway), it's safe to say I hear more Laurie Berkner music these days than any other band. Among my favorite songs are "Under A Shady Tree," "We Are The Dinosaurs", "Victor Vito", "Walk Along The River", "Oh Susana", "The Goldfish" and "Moon Moon Moon". I'm not certain, but more than likely I know all the lyrics. Other parents with young kids surely can do the same.
It's one thing to hum children's tunes while at work, as well as well-known nursery rhymes. It's another to do it at the sink in a public restroom.
Let me explain: the Nick Jr. channel, Beckett's favorite, uses a short song to illustrate to kids the proper hand washing technique. It goes something like, "top and bottom, top and bottom, in between, in between …" It's a nice reminder about how to cover all aspects of the task, but the thing is I found myself in a public restroom recently humming the song while moving my head back and forth.
It's in moments like these I find myself wishing I had some sort of disclaimer, "new parent alert" because it's not exactly a shining moment, considering I'm an adult. I don't know what excuse I will use years from now when I am still walking around humming "Farmer in the Dell".
The seven o'clock hour around my house usually is bath time. Consequently, around eight o'clock, I'm ready for bed.
By far, as expected, the more difficult child to bathe is my oldest, while Carson, the 3-month-old, is a delight.
Beckett is a handful in the tub and has been ever since he started walking. Over the course of the last year, I have to hand it to him. He has some slick moves and has gotten creative when it comes to his burning desire to stand up and run around in the tub.
His challenging nature is why I usually try to get him in the tub first. While he can be difficult to contain and keep on his bottom, he's also a blast in the tub because he loves it so much. He still squeals in delight when I ask him if he wants to take a bath and particularly when we walk into the bathroom.
For some odd reason, every night we approach the bathroom, he taps me a few times on the shoulder and says "dada". I find it incredibly charming, although am unsure how this became part of his routine. It's strange but wonderful at the same time. There's little time to marvel over this once he gets in the tub because I have to immediately go about the business of protecting my son from himself because he gets a little crazed.
Of late, he has taken his dog imitation to the bath. Often, throughout the day, Beckett likes to put a snack on the floor and get on all fours and eat it like a "dodo", as he would say. It's quite hilarious.
He just recently started doing his dog imitation in the tub, meaning he tries to maneuver himself to all fours and stick his face in the water. What he's trying to do is drink the water, presumably. Whenever he escapes my grasp, he will try and pull off this move. On the rare case he does, he will stick his head entirely in the water, coming up with a face full of bubbles and a fit of laughter.
Another move he likes to try and pull off is sticking his entire mouth around the spigot. He does this when the water is off and then flips the water on. He's only pulled this move on me a couple times but every night he at least tries to position himself for it.
If Beckett is the challenge, Carson is the treat. He sits in his little tub, inside the bigger tub, and seems to relish the experience. He doesn't need any toys to keep him occupied. He's at the point he marvels over my voice still and likes the warm water on his body. He just lets me do whatever I want to him, smiling and cooing every now and again in that cute way that only a young baby can.
It's quite the contrasting experience between my two kids. Bathing Beckett is more on the hectic side, while Carson leans toward therapeutic. Either way, it's pretty exhausting.
At random points, my wife and I often marvel over how far our oldest kid has come.
Although he does not tell time, Beckett clearly knows when it's time to hit the sack. He makes it obvious to us when he's ready and all we have to do is ask him if he's ready for nighttime and he sprints for the steps.
The other night, when it came time, Pam asked him something along the lines of, "Beckett, are you ready to go to your room and go night night?" He clearly said "yes" and headed straight for the steps. As I was walking over that way, making the mistake finishing my conversation with his mom, I saw him peak around the corner and wave his hand, as if to say 'come on, let's go.'
It's these moments that remind me and confirm he's growing up so fast right before my eyes. It seems like yesterday getting him to go to sleep was a chore. He actually looks forward to it now and that's fantastic.

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HMF702 - Healthy and Sustainable Agricultural Communities
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Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 scheduled online seminars
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This unit addresses social, cultural and environmental factors that result in high rates of lifestyle disease, unsafe work practices and raised levels of mental illness amongst agricultural workers, their families and communities. This unit aims to improve the understanding of the diverse and intergenerational factors leading to this health imbalance by highlighting the key determinants of agricultural health and medicine both in Australia and internationally. Important agricultural topics covered in this unit include provision of safe work environment, access to health and education services, health literacy, social isolation, biosecurity, rural networks, the physical, mental and social impact of climate variability and agricultural lifestyle disease. A better knowledge of these factors will improve the effectiveness of current health, education and community interventions and promote health as a cornerstone to the sustainability and productivity of rural and remote communities.
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Terry Anderson
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Miguel Llanos of NBC News surveyed Terry Anderson and other experts who reflect a movement that's evolved since the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970.
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Millennials want results, not regulations. Younger generations care about the environment — over 80 percent are concerned about global warming and resource scarcity — but they want environmental bang for their buck.
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The death this week of Ronald Coase, one of the world's most-cited economists, comes at a time when there is lively debate about the very issue he raised: why neither markets nor government are panaceas.
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Michael Hodges, 38, of Amarillo died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Hillside Christian Church Amarillo South Campus with Charlie Cox officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Michael was born Sept. 10, 1974, in Amarillo to Robert and Anndel Hodges. He graduated from Tascosa High School in 1993 before attending Houston Community College. He married the love of his life, Dana Dunn, on April 25, 1997, in Amarillo. Michael always had a love for motorcycles and cars. He began selling cars at 18, and he enjoyed riding motorcycles and going to the river in his "Rock Crawler." He was very creative, talented in graphics and building custom bikes. Michael proudly owned Hog Heaven Motorcycles and Auto Discounters in Amarillo. He was a member of Hillside Christian Church Amarillo South Campus.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Oliver and Alma Hodges, J.B. McCarley and Ann Cadman.
Survivors include his wife, Dana Hodges of Amarillo; two daughters, Kolbi Graves and Jocelyn of Amarillo; a son, Cade Hodges of Amarillo; his father, Robert Hodges and wife Janice of Amarillo; his mother, Anndel Martin and husband Andy of Houston; a brother, Dane Hodges of Amarillo; a sister, Vandi Hodges-Stiff and husband Lawson of Denver; a stepbrother, Robert Poling and wife Wendy of Amarillo; a stepsister, Meredith McDaris and husband Parrish of Tulsa; a stepgrandmother, Melba Roeckeman of Amarillo; a nephew, Troy Hodges; four nieces, McKinzie Hodges, Azra Hodges-Bride, Genevieve Poling and Audrey Poling; a great-nephew, Max Hodges; and aunts, uncles and cousins who loved him very much.
The family suggests memorials be to Hodges Children's Education Fund, in care of Sante Fe Federal Credit Union or www.mikehodges.blogspot.com.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Narian Karthikeyan is hoping to remain with HRT for the 2013 season despite the growing presence of the team's reserve drivers.
Karthikeyan lost his seat to Tonio Liuzzi mid-way through 2011 but regained it again this season. Having seen the team making a number of major changes - including moving to new headquarters in Madrid - Karthikeyan wants to stay with HRT to see the results, although his future has been looking far from certain with Ma Qing Hua and Dani Clos getting Friday practice outings this year.
"HRT has done a lot of investment," Karthikeyan told the Press Trust of India. "We have a proper headquarter, proper factory now for the first time. We are trying to reap the benefits of these facilities for the next season with some good finishes. The management and I have very good rapport. Hopefully, we can work something out. I would like to stay at HRT. That's the plan and it seems good so far."
Ma will get another chance to drive in FP1 in Singapore, and Karthikeyan admits his own lack of track time is making it tough to compete with team-mate Pedro de la Rosa.
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Cruz adds Derby to All-Star nod
Rangers outfielder joins likes of Pujols, Howard in HR contest
By Christian Caple / MLB.com
SEATTLE -- Friday could not have gone much better for Texas outfielder Nelson Cruz.
Late at night, after being named as a replacement for injured Angels outfielder Torii Hunter in the All-Star Game, the Rangers slugger accepted an invitation to compete in Monday's State Farm Home Run Derby.Cruz also celebrated his All-Star selection by belting his 21st home run of the season in a win over the Mariners on Friday, tying him for second in the American League. Now he gets to showcase that talent along with Detroit's Brandon Inge and Minnesota's Joe Mauer on the AL side, and Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Adrian Gonzalez and Albert Pujols from the National League. Cruz thinks he can hold his own -- even if he doesn't match teammate Josh Hamilton's first-round total of 28 in last season's contest. "I think I have a chance," Cruz said on Saturday. "I don't expect to hit 20 homers like Josh." Cruz has competed in four home run derbies before, but this will be his first on the big stage. He said he made it to the final round in one in the Dominican Republic, as well as one of the two Triple-A contests he participated in. And he won a derby in Puerto Rico. His manager, Ron Washington, seemed cautiously optimistic about Cruz's participation in the Derby. Washington said he knows Cruz can pepper the outfield seats with the best of them, but wonders if it may impact his swing. "You always worry about that, because if you ever step in the batter's box and try to hit a home run, it's a lot more work than stepping up there and hitting it when you end up catching a pitch," Washington said. "But, you know, they're going to be shocked at what this boy can do, hitting the ball out of the ballpark in batting practice." Cruz isn't worried about the contest messing with his swing, adding that fatigue won't be an issue, either. "I hear people say that," Cruz said. "It's just like taking BP for me. I always do better the second half [of the season]. I don't know why. I work a lot harder, trying to keep myself strong until the end of the season. I don't worry about it." And the whole bit about not being able to match Hamilton? That would be just fine with Washington, who doesn't want to see his leading home run hitter run out of gas. "Only one thing I hope is that if [Cruz] gets a lead and he can sit on it, sit on it," Washington said. "Josh had all those home runs and he really didn't have to hit the second round, he could just hang out and wait for the last round, but Josh kept going. If Cruz has got a lead I sure hope he sits on it."
Christian Caple 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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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, March 5 (UPI) -- The parents of an 8-year-old boy caught driving a sport utility vehicle in New Zealand said they had no idea he had sneaked the joy ride.
The boy, whose name was not reported, was spotted driving in his pajamas by other motorists early Friday morning in Wellington, The Dominion Post reported.
Another driver blocked the boy and called police.
When officers arrived, the boy, who was crying by this point, told them he was having trouble sleeping and went out to visit his friends.
The police took the boy home and scheduled a meeting with the boy's parents and a Child, Youth and Family staff member for later this week.
"It's definitely not every day that minors as young as eight are behind the wheel. However, this is of concern to us and we are liaising further with the boy's parents to ensure he is aware of the risks involved," acting Wellington emergency response manager Paris Razos said.


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The Elite 11 tour kicks off this Saturday in Arlington, Texas at Cowboy Stadium. The top junior and sophomore passers from around the region will be in attendance as they hope to earn a spot in the invitation-only final event of the summer in Los Angeles.
Here are five intriguing storylines heading into the weekend.
The best of the best in attendance
There are five Rivals250 quarterback prospects in the state of Texas for the class of 2013 and all but one, Colleyville Heritage's Cody Thomas, are signed up to compete on Saturday. Five-star Texas commit Tyrone Swoopes of Whitewright is the headliner and could answer a lot of questions about his potential as a quarterback and not just an athlete, but Texas A&M commit Kohl Stewart of Houston St. Pius, J.T. Barrett of Wichita Falls Rider and Kenny Hill of Southlake Carroll will all be there as well. Thomas is a top baseball prospect and likely has a game on Saturday but he is actually on the roster for Sunday's Nike Camp so we could get a chance to see him after all.
Big-time traveler
Warren (Mich.) De La Salle quarterback Shane Morris is ranked as the No. 2 pro-style quarterback in the country and the No. 16 overall prospect and has been committed to Michigan for almost an entire year. Needless to say, there is not much for the 6-foot-3, 183-pound junior left to prove. That did not stop him from signing up to attend a camp over 1,200 miles from home for the chance to go against some of the other top prospects in the country.
Others making the long journey as well
Morris is not the only well-known prospect to be signed up for this weekend's event. Salt Lake City (Utah) Cottonwood's Cooper Bateman and Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman's Jarrett Solomon are both Rivals250 members and are both on the roster for Saturday. Christopher Laviano of Hicksville (N.Y.) Holy Trinity holds a Rutgers offer and will be making the long trip to Texas as will Terre Haute (Ind.) South Vigo's Danny Etling. Alpharetta (Ga.) High quarterback Josh Dobbs holds a Boston College offer but comes to Dallas looking for more. Austin Allen of Fayetteville (Ark.) is the highest-rated three-star quarterback and Ben Oberste of Salisaw (Okla.) also holds a pair of offers.
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Though the "Big Five" Rivals250 prospects in the state of Texas get a lot of attention, other players are looking to make their names known as well to prove it is more than just a top-heavy year in the state. Devante Kincade of Dallas Skyline, Damion Hobbs of Cedar Hill and Zach Allen of Temple all hold multiple offers. Chris Johnson of Bryan is a Baylor commit and, since his school's offense did not pass much, is looking to show himself to be a true quarterback. Austin Henyon of Fort Worth Trinity Valley and Richard Lagow of Plano could be close to their first offers as well.
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Spring Training: Phils explode in the sixth to win their first spring training game, defeating the Yanks, 9-3.
Scoring eight runs in the sixth and seventh innings lead the Phils to their first grapefruit league win as they defeat the Yankees, 9-3.
The Phils broke up a 0-0 tie in the third as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Placido Polanco hits an RBI single, scoring Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier walked, then stole first second base, and then third, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Yanks tied the game up at one-all in the fifth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Jayson Nix hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Russell Martin, who had earlier walked, then stole second base, then moved up to third on Bill Hall's fly out to center. The Yanks then took the lead in the sixth as, with nobody out, Brett Gardner hits a triple to left, before scoring on second baseman Kevin Frandsen's throwing error when he tried to throw him out going to third, giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead. The Phils would tie the game up at 2-all in their half of the sixth as, with the bases loaded, via walks to Hunter Pence, Ty Wigginton and Dom Brown, and with one man out, Erik Kratz hits an RBI single, knocking in Pence, while sending Wigginton on to third base, and Brown up to second base, leaving the bases loaded. The Phils then took the lead as Frandsen is hit by the pitch, forcing in Wigginton, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead, while moving both Brown and Kratz up a base, keeping the bases loaded. The Phils then made it a 4-2 lead as Freddy Galvis hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Brown. Two batters later, after Tyson Gillies took a walk, reloading the bases as Kratz and Frandsen both moved up a base, Hector Luna gave the Phils a 7-2 lead with a three-run double, knocking in Kratz, Frandsen and Gillies. The Yanks got a run back in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Eric Chavez, who was then pinch run by Brandon Laird, Gustavo Molina, with Laird stopping at second base, and J. Nix, moving both runners up a base, and with two men out, Zoilo Almonte hits an RBI single, scoring Laird, while sending Molina up to third, and J. Nix on to second base, making it a 7-3 Phils' lead. The Phils then made it a 9-3 lead in their half of the seventh as, with one man on, and with one man out, Michael Martinez hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the spring, scoring John Mayberry Jr., who had just singled. That would be the final score as David Herndon ended the game by striking out Corban Joseph, swinging, for the final out.
Joe Blanton received a no-decision as he pitched two strong scoreless innings, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. Scott Elarton pitched two 1-2-3 innings, striking out a batter. Austin Hyatt (1-0, 9.00) got the win as he pitched two innings, giving up two runs on a hit and a walk, while striking out a batter. Brian Sanches pitched an inning, giving up a run on four hits, while striking out two. David Herndon pitched two scoreless innings, giving up three hits, while striking out a batter. Michael Pineda also received a no-decision as he pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit, while striking out two. David Robertson pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit and a walk. Ceasr Cabral and Dan Burawa combined for two scoreless innings, giving up three hits (Cabral (1), Burawa (2)) between them. Adam Miller (0-1, 135.00) blew his first save attempt of the spring, before taking the lost, as he lasted just a third of an inning, giving up five runs on two hits, three walks and a hit batter. Juan Cedeno pitched an inning, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Ryan Pope pitched one and two-thirds scoreless innings, striking out two batters.
The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins (Singles, 2 Stolen Bases), Placido Polanco (Singles, RBI) and Jim Thome (Single, Double) all leading the team with two hits each. Hector Luna (Double, 3 RBIs), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), Michael Martinez (Home Run, 2 RBIs), and Erik Kratz (Single, RBI), had the other four Phils hits. Freddy Galvis (Sacrifice Fly) and Tyson Gillies (Hit by the Pitch) had the other two Phils RBIs. The Phils also had five walks in the game.
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Well said, in agreement. > -----Original Message----- > From: J. A. Kiernan [SMTP:email@example.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:30 AM > To: Histonet > Subject: Re: Thanks (but gripe, grumble) > > > Evidently there are still some knowledgeable people answering > HistoNet questions directly to the askers, depriving the rest > of us of the benefit of their wisdom and expertise. I didn't > see a single reply to the question about the Machiavello stain > (and still don't know what it is), but Renee did receive > answers. The whole idea of a listserver like this one is to > share our ignorance by asking, and to share our knowledge by > answering to everyone. It says so in the bumph we receive > every time we type "subscribe" on the Subject line! > > Often there is more than one answer to a question, and there > can be requests for clarification, added hints, and even > occasional arguments. Open discussions are the life & soul > of a forum such as this one, for people with common interests > in a science that will never be fully understood, partly > because it's also both a craft and an art. Please reply to > HistoNet, not just to individuals. > > Thanks to Linda and Herb for getting a better server. The delays > in posting messages are already noticeably shorter. > > On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Renee Escalona wrote: > > > Thanks to all of you who responded to my question about the Machiavello > > stain. I've got enough info to go on and I think I'm ready to tackle > this > > stain. > >


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Overbay plays waiting game as Red Sox mull his fate
Tuesday an important day in determining whether first baseman makes roster
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
SARASOTA, Fla. -- As much as Lyle Overbay tried to downplay it, Monday was more than just another day for him in the grind of Spring Training.
Not only did he make the start at first base against the Orioles, but it was likely his final appearance before the Red Sox decide his fate.
The team is off on Tuesday, which is when they can take some time to form some final evaluations for the Opening Day roster. That also happens to be the date Overbay can be released if he doesn't receive assurances that he will be added to the 40-man roster within 48 hours.
"It's going to work out either way. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be," said Overbay, who went 1-for-5 with a run scoreed in a 12-9 loss to the Orioles. "I'm just kind of getting ready for the season, doing what I need to do. I'm not going to lie and say you're not thinking about it, but it's something you can't really control, so it's something I'm going to put on the backburner and not worry about it."
With a professional approach from the left side and a solid glove at first, Overbay will probably have no trouble finding a landing spot if things don't work out with Boston. The rival Yankees are without Mark Teixeira for a significant chunk of the regular season, and also have several other players hobbling, which could make Overbay a good fit.
"Hopefully there's something out there that will work if this isn't the right place for me," Overbay said.
Overbay's preference is still the Red Sox.
"That's why I signed up with this team. This was the opportunity that I liked and it excited me," Overbay said. "Those are things from the beginning and they haven't changed."
The 36-year-old Overbay has pretty much been the player the Red Sox expected when they signed him. Now, it's just a matter of how he fits into the team's overall roster construction.
"He's done what we thought, yes. He's been as advertised," said Boston manager John Farrell. "The way he's performed over the last couple of years, he's moved into that bench role. He's pretty accurate with who he is as a player and what his strengths are. There's no surprises here."
It would seem that Overbay, Mike Carp and Ryan Sweeney could be fighting for one roster spot. Overbay and Sweeney are non-roster invitees, while Carp is already on the 40-man roster. All three of those players are out of Minor League options.
The fact that Daniel Nava -- who is expected to make the team -- has shown the ability to play first base could hurt Overbay's chances.
"Like I said, I understand there's numbers and it has to work out," Overbay said. "They have to be comfortable with what they're doing. I understand that. Hopefully they decide my way."
Sweeney, who went 0-for-4 on Monday, has an opt-out clause that can be triggered on Thursday.
"Before I was kind of worried about it," Sweeney said. "Sometimes I would be kind of thinking about making the team or whatever. But I've kind of just come to the realization that whatever's going to happen's going to happen. We'll see what happens. If I make the team, great. If not, then the opt out's there."
Red-hot Bradley comes off bench, keeps on hitting
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Jackie Bradley Jr. sat around for the first six innings of Monday's road game against the Orioles, but the idle time did not cool off his bat.
The prospect, who is still strongly in the mix to land a roster spot for Opening Day, aided his cause yet again, delivering a pinch-hit, two-run single up the middle and banging a triple off the wall in right.
It was just another day in the spring of Bradley. In 54 at-bats, the outfielder is hitting .444 with four doubles, a triple, two homers, 11 RBIs and a 1.190 OPS.
In Bradley's first at-bat, he faced right-hander Pedro Strop, who was a dominant reliever for the Orioles last season.
"You never know when you're going to be called upon, so you might as well be ready," said Bradley. "They told me I was going in. I had to get my mindset right. The rest was history."
When Bradley came up in the ninth, he was facing lefty Chris Petrini. Manager John Farrell paid particular attention to this sequence, considering Bradley had been handcuffed in his final two at-bats on Sunday from offspeed pitches from lefties.
"Against a left-hander who has decent stuff, he takes a strike," Farrell said. "He's not afraid to hit deep in the count with two strikes and then he gets a breaking ball middle of the plate. Yeah, he has a very consistent approach. And what was even more impressive I think, is after a day yesterday when some left-handers tied him up a little bit, he came back today against a left-hander with some quality stuff and put a good swing on the ball."
Bradley should know of his roster fate within the next few days. Like all of the rabid followers who make up Red Sox Nation, he is looking forward to hearing the decision.
"You always want to know where you're going to go, just so you can make arrangements, if you've got to get an apartment or something," Bradley said. "Not only are y'all waiting, but I am, too."
Farrell hopeful Ellsbury will return Wednesday
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was predictably sore Monday, a day after leaving the game with a jammed right heel. However, this injury is not expected to linger and manager John Farrell expressed hope that Ellsbury will be right back in the leadoff spot on Wednesday against the Marlins.
The Red Sox don't play on Tuesday.
"Jacoby came in today feeling a little bit sore after he rolled the ankle yesterday," said Farrell. "But taking him out of yesterday's game was as much precautionary as anything, so we're hoping today and tomorrow gets him ahead of it a little bit. We're going to keep him off his feet and not take any BP today, so Wednesday would be ideal that he gets back on the field."
In other injury-related news, Stephen Drew continues to improve as he distances himself from a concussion sustained on March 7.
"Stephen will go through the same day he did yesterday," Farrell said. "He took about 50 ground balls at shortstop and came out of it feeling well. After we get through today, we'll hopefully get a better read on what we can get accomplished before camp breaks."
Prospect Bogaerts reassigned to Minor League camp
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Xander Bogaerts, who many consider to be the top prospect in the Red Sox's farm system, was reassigned to Minor League camp following Monday's 12-9 loss to the Orioles.
Bogaerts came off the bench on Monday and went 0-for-1. Though Bogaerts was thrilled to represent the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic, the experience forced him to miss a large chunk of his first Major League Spring Training.
The shortstop took seven at-bats for the Red Sox, getting two hits.
"Very mature," Red Sox manager John Farrell recently said of Bogaerts. "You know, he's very much at ease in this environment. He hasn't seemed to be in awe in any type of way. I think the WBC experience for him was tremendous, given the settings he played in, the players and teams he went up against."
The Red Sox haven't announced where the 20-year-old Bogaerts will start his season, but Double-A Portland seems like the most logical destination.
Boston also reassigned infielders Jonathan Diaz and Drew Sutton to Minor League camp.
Regulars get payoff for taking impromptu road trip
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Mike Napoli, Jonny Gomes, Shane Victorino and Will Middlebrooks were not on the original travel list for Monday's game against the Orioles. They were supposed to get their at-bats in a Minor League game back in Fort Myers.
But with Opening Day a week away, they told manager John Farrell they'd rather face Major League competition.
It turned out to be a good decision. Middlebrooks went 3-for-4. Gomes was 2-for-3 with a home run. And Napoli served as the DH, going 2-for-3 with a double. Victorino went 0-for-4 in a 12-9 loss to Baltimore.
"Yeah, I just wanted to go three days in a row, get 10-12 at-bats in three straight days and get a rhythm, especially going into the beginning of the season, going into an off-day tomorrow," said Middlebrooks. "I didn't want to have two days off. It felt good. I feel really comfortable."
"We're kind of in a spot where I've done my work in the cage; I've done my work in the weight room. I've done all the drills," said Gomes. "It's time to get game adjustments. Some people can find it in the cage, some people can find it on video. I'm more of a game type. If I had the opportunity to play in a Minor League game or a big league game, and these guys being in the AL East, I'd rather come up here and play."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A former Microsoft executive turned entrepreneur, Lily Kanter is the CEO of the wildly successful baby bedding and furniture company Serena & Lily. With celebrity fans like Jennifer Garner and Debra Messing raving about the high quality, unique colors and modern style of their line, the sky is the limit for this business. The popularity of Serena & Lily has been featured in People Magazine and the two founders are Cookie Magazine's current "Mothers of Invention."
Lily and her partner Serena authored the soon to be released Nursery Style. Somehow Lily also manages to engage in many philanthropic pursuits. With three boys under five, she certainly has her hands full. Take a peek at her very candid answers to our questions and you will see why she describes herself as both easy going and maniacal. From our perspective, Lily Kanter is incredibly kind, extremely generous with her limited time and an inspiring example of all that we women with young children can accomplish.
How many children do you have? How old are they? What are their names?
Three children, 5 ½, 3 ½, and 1 ½, their names are Max, Zeke, and Nate.
Describe your job.
As co-founder of Serena & Lily, I run the business and operations of Serena & Lily.
How many hours a week do you work?
40 plus hours per week.
Do you work exclusively in the office, exclusively from home or some combination?
I work mostly from the office and many hours in the evening after the children go to bed.
What are the pros and cons of your schedule?
The major pro is that my schedule is dictated by me. The con is that I am not the least bit dispensable in the company and I have zero time for myself.
What are the best and worst parts of your job?
The best part is the creation of new ideas and strategy. The worst part is the daily burden and aggravation of running a business.
Would you work if you could afford to stay home? If so, why?
Absolutely YES, I love to create and that is what fuels my soul. I love spending half my waking hours with my children/husband and half with my business and non-profit pursuits. This definitely makes me a better mom and wife.
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Rays Million Dollar Question Mark
He was a Tampa Bay Rays player I truly thought had figured out his role and was about to ascend into stardom. Posting positive seasonal marks over the last 2 years, I felt he had approached the point of becoming more than Sean Rodriguez, he would be anointed with the nickname S-Rod, for he seemed to have everything going for him heading into the Rays 2012 season.
But even with the joyous noise of the Rays and Rodriguez today avoiding the arbitration process by agreeing on a 2013 salary of $1 million, the million dollar question still stands as to if S-Rod will be with the team on April 2,2013 when the Rays have their official Opening Day at Tropicana Field against the Baltimore Orioles. Will Rodriguez again prove himself in the Spring, or will he somehow again find holes in his bat and watch his field play dissolve into missed opportunities that could send him again into the Triple-A penalty box, possibly bringing a unfortunate end to his Rays fairy tale existence.
I mean I for one did not, could not of seen the debacle that was Rodriguez's 2012 season coming because ever since his arrival he has shaken off injuries, sting ray barbs and slumps before without any downward spiral to his career. Ever since his arrival into the Rays system as a player to be named later in the Scott Kazmir deal, Rodriguez had seen his talents and abilities rise like a Tampa Bay high tide. Adapting to every position the team penciled his name into from 3rd option catcher to outfielder and finally a significant cog in the Rays infield alignment.
The Rays 2012 season was suppose to be Rodriguez's MLB coming out party with him entrenched as the Rays Opening Day shortstop with plenty of rainbows and pixey dust on the horizon finally for him. But as quickly as he could pick up a grounder and underhanded it for the start of a routine double play, Rodriguez saw his season take on more twists and turns than an episode of "American Horror Story". Who in their right mind could have seen or predicted the beginning of the slippery slope that Rodriguez had to endure in 2012 with finally accumulated with him spending time at Triple-A Durham.
But Rodriguez has always seemed to have a lucky star, a brightness to him that seemed to take his troubles and whisk them away with ease, but 2012 definitely brought about numerous questions, and a shortness on possible answers as to if he would again reign supreme at the major league level. Still through all this tossing and turning of fortunes throughout the 2012 Rays season, Rodriguez somehow remained "rubberized" and bounced back from his demotion and subsequent fight with a locker in Durham to again grace a Rays jersey in September when the Rays roster expanded.
Who would of guessed the same guy who appeared in 112 games (87 starts) for the Rays have to endure such hills and valley throughout the season. I mean this is the same guy who hit .248 over his first 42 games in 2012, then went into a unforeseen tailspin that saw him hit .185 in his 70 games after May 22nd. Was this the same guy who was a huge catalyst when Evan Longoria went down by pushing out a .300 average with 3 HR and 9 RBI over his first 22 games in May, including 11 starts at Longo's Third Base slot.
Maybe the pressure and added momentum to be "the guy" during the injury absence of Longoria stifled Rodriguez a bit, but who would of guessed that from May 23rd to August 7th when Longoria returned, Rodriguez would be mired only hitting .164 with 35 K's in 53 contests. When Longo returned to the Rays lineup, Rodriguez had a short period where he hit .300 from August 7-20th, but it was too little too late and he found himself optioned to Durham when the Rays activated DH Luke Scott from the 15-Day DL.
You would have thought Rodriguez would dig deep into himself and bring out a thirst and hunger to get back to the MLB level ASAP, but after playing in only 2 games for the Bulls, Rodriguez and a Durham locker had some issues. Rodriguez only went 3-6 with a HR and 2 doubles in his short stint with the Bulls, and when rosters expanded, he was immediately put on the 15-day DL and appeared in only 6 games over the rest of the Rays 2012 campaign. Rodriguez had somehow during his 2012 season struggles lost his luster against southpaw hitters as he watched his career .260 average against left-hander produce a 2012 total of only .228 with no homers.
But Rodriguez's 2012 struggles did not only happen at the plate, for the first time in his career, Rodriguez committed 2 errors in 2 consecutive games (Sept 17-18th) after his reinstatement from the disabled list becoming the first AL player with multiple errors in consecutive games since Detroit Tiger Carlos Guillen back in 2006. Even the thrill of his 10-game hitting streak from May 2-12th could not dilute the pure fact question marks were beginning to surround Rodriguez and his tenure with the Rays.
So I guess the true million dollar question is not if 2012 is going to be an isolated event or the beginning of a trend, but more if the usual up-beat and positive personality and mindset of Rodriguez will return this Spring making him again someone to watch closely in those pivotal Spring games as he again solidify s his Rays foothold on the Port Charlotte, Florida clay infield. If Spring 2012 is an indicator, Rodriguez will again try to lay claim to an infield spot, possibly making the Rays again think long and hard about their shortstop position.
Right now there are meandering questions surrounding Rodriguez and his upcoming plans in Spring 2013 of turning his 2012 negatives into immediate positives and shine again in any and every capacity for the team. With his salary now out of the way, it could also clear the way for the team to possibly use him as filler for a trade, or if the Rays front office still has high hopes and knows his 2012 was a unfortunate blip on his career radar, Rodriguez should again climb out of this hole and be better for the adventure.
Seriously, if Rodriguez again shows not only the fans, but his teammates and the team's front office his head and heart are again aligned perfectly with "the Rays Way", the all the proverbial mini-Raymonds will somehow again line up in a row on the chalk lines as Rodriguez again shows his renewed vigor, vitality, brilliance and resilience that could erase every one of those current swirling million question marks surrounding him and his Rays future.


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Neglect and errors to blame in Brazil fire
SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) -- There was no fire alarm. There were no sprinklers or fire escapes. And when a band member tried to put out a fire that had been started by pyrotechnics, the extinguisher didn't work.
All the elements were in place for the tragedy at the Kiss nightclub early Sunday. The result was the world's worst fire of its kind in more than a decade, with 231 people dead and this southern Brazilian city in shock and mourning.
Funerals began on Monday, as reports continued to emerge about the accumulation of neglect and errors at the packed night spot.
Brazilian police said they detained three people in connection with the blaze and were searching for a fourth. Police Inspector Ranolfo Vieira Junior added that the detentions were part of the ongoing police probe and those detained can be held for up to five days.
Vieira declined to identify those detained, but the Brazilian newspaper Zero Hora quotes lawyer Jader Marques saying his client Elissandro Spohr, a co-owner of the club, had been held.
The paper said police also detained two members of the band that was performing when the blaze broke out in this university town of about 260,000 people. The band's guitarist told Brazilian media he saw flames lick the ceiling after the group's spark machine was deployed.
More than 100 people remained hospitalized for smoke, local officials said. Paulo Afonso Beltrame, a doctor helping coordinate the emergency response, said he was optimistic that those injured would pull through.
"It's impossible to predict what will happen, because they are all in a very delicate state, but there's hope for all of them," said Beltrame, adding that more than 40 survivors had been sent to neighboring cities for treatment of burns and smoke inhalation. "One of the problems we're having here is that all these people need to be on respirators and we don't have enough respirators in the city."
Funeral services were held for several of the 231 victims, most of them college students 18 to 21 years old. Some of the victims were minors. Most died from smoke inhalation rather than burns.
Initial reports suggested the tragedy was the result of a series of failures. Police have said they think the pyrotechnics ignited flammable sound insulation on the ceiling.
Other witnesses said security guards who didn't know about the blaze initially blocked people from leaving without paying their bills. Brazilian bars routinely make patrons pay their entire tab at the end of the night before they're allowed to leave. Many of the dead were found in the club's two bathrooms, where the blinding smoke caused them to believe the doors were exits.
Rodrigo Martins, a guitarist for the group Gurizada Fandangueira, told Globo TV network in an interview Monday that the flames broke out minutes after the deployment of a pyrotechnic machine that fans out colored sparks, at around 2:30 a.m. local time.
"I felt that something was falling from the roof and I looked up and I saw the fire was spreading, and I shouted 'Look, it's catching on fire, man, it's catching fire,"' Martins said. "Then the drummer tried to throw water on it, and it looked like the fire spread more then. Then the security guards came with an extinguisher, tried to use it, but it didn't work."
He added that the club was packed and estimated the crowd at about 1,200-1,300 people.
"I thought I was going to die there. There was nothing I could do, with the fire spreading and people screaming in front."
Martins confirmed that the group's accordion player Danilo Jacques, 28, died, while the five other band members made it out safely. Martins said he thought Jacques made it out of the building and later returned to save his accordion.
Martins said the group nearly always used the so-called Sputnik pyrotechnics machine and that it had never before caused any problem, even in smaller venues. An electrical short circuit could also possibly have been to blame for the fire, he suggested.
Still, police were leaning toward the pyrotechnics as the likely cause of the tragedy. Police inspector Antonio Firmino, who's part of the team investigating Sunday's blaze, said it appeared the club's ceiling was covered with an insulating foam made from a combustible material that ignited with the pyrotechnics. He said the number and state of the exits is under investigation but that it appeared that a second door was "inadequate," as it was small and protected by bars that wouldn't open.
Television images from Santa Maria showed black smoke billowing out of the Kiss nightclub as shirtless young men who attended the university party joined firefighters using axes and sledgehammers to pound at the hot-pink exterior walls, trying to reach those trapped inside. Teenagers sprinted from the scene after the fire began, desperately seeking help. Others carried injured and burned friends away in their arms. About half of those killed were men, about half women.
Bodies of the dead and injured were strewn in the street and panicked screams filled the air as medics tried to help. There was little to be done; officials said most of those who died suffocated within minutes. The fire spread so fast inside the packed club that firefighters and ambulances could do little to stop it, Silva said.
A community gym soon became a horror scene, with body after body lined up on the floor, partially covered with black plastic as family members identified kin. Outside the gym, police held up personal objects -- a black purse, a blue high-heeled shoe -- as people seeking information on loved ones crowded around.
The party was organized by students from several academic departments at the Federal University of Santa Maria. Such organized university parties are common throughout Brazil.
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff arrived Sunday to visit the injured after cutting short her trip to a Latin American-European summit in Chile.
"It is a tragedy for all of us," said Rousseff, who began her political career in the state where the fire took place.
Beltrame said he was told the club had been filled far beyond its capacity, and the crowds and thickness of the smoke made it hard for people to find their way out.
"Large amounts of toxic smoke quickly filled the room, and I would say that at least 90 percent of the victims died of asphyxiation," Beltrame said. "The toxic smoke made people lose their sense of direction so they were unable to find their way to the exit. At least 50 bodies were found inside a bathroom."
Beltrame said people who were inside the club and thought they made it out safely have started to turn up at area hospitals with symptoms of smoke inhalation, which he said can take hours or even days to appear. He estimated that around 15 people have sought out help in the past few hours and said some have had to be intubated.
Santa Maria Mayor Cezar Schirmer declared a 30-day mourning period, and Tarso Genro, the governor of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, said officials were investigating the cause of the disaster.
The blaze was the deadliest in Brazil since at least 1961, when a fire that swept through a circus killed 503 people in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro.
Sunday's fire also appeared to be the worst at a nightclub since December 2000, when a welding accident reportedly set off a fire at a club in Luoyang, China, killing 309 people.
In 2004, at least 194 people died in a fire at an overcrowded nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Seven members of the band playing at the club were sentenced to prison for starting the flames.
A blaze at the Lame Horse nightclub in Perm, Russia, killed 152 people in December 2009 after an indoor fireworks display ignited a plastic ceiling decorated with branches.
Similar circumstances led to a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people in the United States. Pyrotechnics used as a stage prop by the 1980s rock band Great White set ablaze cheap soundproofing foam on the walls and ceiling of a Rhode Island music venue.
Associated Press writers Marco Sibaja contributed to this report from Brasilia, Brazil, Stan Lehman and Bradley Brooks contributed from Sao Paulo and Jenny Barchfield contributed from Rio de Janeiro.
If you'd like to leave a comment (or a tip or a question) about this story with the editors, please email us. We also welcome letters to the editor for publication; you can do that by filling out our letters form and submitting it to the newsroom.


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Fragile X syndrome
Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability, is caused by mutation in the FMR1 gene that transcriptionally silences the gene and results in lack of production of the encoded protein, FMRP. A mouse model of the human syndrome (the Fmr1-KO mouse) reproduces the protein (FMRP) deficiency and exhibits abnormalities of synaptic structure and function as well as learning impairments. However, directly relating cellular dysfunction to cognitive impairments is challenging in mouse models. Study of olfactory learning in mice has a number of advantages for this type of work. This research will combine behavioral, electrophysiological, and molecular approaches to elucidate the cellular basis for learning impairment in Fmr1-KO mice.
Experiments in our laboratories have identified several neurobiological abnormalities in Fragile X model mice that are directly related to olfactory learning. First, behavioral studies showed that Fmr1-KO mice learn olfactory discriminations significantly more slowly than wild-type (WT) mice. Second, synapses in primary olfactory cortex (but not hippocampus) of Fmr1-KO mice exhibit a defect in long-term potentiation (LTP), a synaptic plasticity mechanism. Third, synapses in olfactory cortex of Fmr1-KO mice are deficient in NMDA receptors, macromolecular assemblies that are crucial for the induction of LTP. Fourth, Fmr1-KO mice show impaired proliferation and survival of neural progenitor cells and a significant reduction in the population of dentate granule cells in adulthood; this adult neurogenesis is believed to participate in hippocampal-dependent learning and memory.
We hypothesize that FMRP, the protein missing in FXS, participates in two aspects of circuit function that are critical to learning: synaptic plasticity and the generation and survival of new neurons in the adult brain.
Study Design
Excited by these intriguing observations, we now propose a set of new experiments to determine the cellular mechanisms that are disrupted in mice lacking FMRP and that are critical for learning and memory functions. First, we will use molecular tools to study the cellular basis for neurogenesis deficits in adult Fmr1-KO mice and the signaling pathways by which FMRP regulates neurogenesis in both the olfactory bulb and the hippocampus of the adult brain. In the experiments designed to achieve Specific Aim One, we will determine the effect of FMRP ablation on neural stem and progenitor cell self-renewal, proliferation, migration, and neuronal differentiation in the olfactory bulb and dentate gyrus, determine its time course and cumulative effects, and determine the molecular mechanism underlying FMRP regulation of neurogenesis post-natally. We will test the hypothesis that selective down-regulation of the pro-apoptotic gene, Bax, in neurogenic niches will reverse neurogenic deficits in Fmr1-KO mice.
Second, electrophysiological, biochemical, and pharmacological methods will be used to characterize synaptic dysfunction in the olfactory-hippocampal circuit in Fmr1-KO mice. The experiments of Specific Aim Two are designed to test hypotheses about how FMRP contributes to synaptic function in segments of the olfactory-hippocampal circuit. We hypothesize that absence of FMRP disrupts trafficking of NMDA receptors to synapses, resulting in impairments in NMDA-dependent synaptic plasticity mechanisms such as LTP.
Third, using behavioral analyses, we will attempt to determine the contributions of neurogenic and synaptic dysfunction to learning impairments in Fmr1-KO mice. In studies planned for Specific Aim Three, we will further characterize the nature of this learning impairment as well as test strategies to reverse it. We will compare Fmr1-KO and littermate WT mice for acquisition of olfactory discriminations using a paradigm that does not depend on hippocampal function, to determine if cellular dysfunction within piriform cortex is sufficient to account for learning impairment. We will assess learning in Fmr1-KO mice at different ages at which specific synaptic and neurogenic impairments appear. Finally, we will test the hypothesis that impaired neurogenesis underlies the learning impairment in Fmr1-KO mice by experimentally stimulating neurogenesis in the mice.
In summary, this project will exploit the advantages of the olfactory system to study the cellular basis for learning impairment in a mouse model for fragile X syndrome. This is likely to also have impact on our understanding of mental retardation in general as well as learning disabilities in other autism spectrum disorders. This knowledge will be necessary for the development of rational strategies for prevention and treatment of cognitive impairments from a variety of causes.


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I will always question Ed's decision making after seeing his mutant stink line riddled torso tattoo.
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
I don't care what Ed is or isn't. We've seen him for a couple of years and we know he's no MVP but no bust at the same time.
But the difference between him willing to live a happy millionnaire life and him wanting to help the Raptors win is what i'm interested in. If he's a dedicated 6th man bringing all he's got on the floor cause he wants to make a point, i want him on the team. Then if he turns out to be a late blooming all-star : bonus !
Right now, i'm just thrilled to see he wants to win. For him, for his team, and for the city of Toronto.
We're talking about a guy who first said that being drafted by the Raps was not the best cause he needed to go and get a passport : he's come a long way, but he seems to want to get this team on the map now.
Enough for me so far. The rest will follow.
As a guy who doubted ED's passion to help the team, I'm extremely happy to hear this out of him. It would be a huge bonus to see him come out of the gates firing this year and show that he's more than a deep(ish) bench player in the league.
Always loved Ed. I think he'll do some things this year.
He's been having a nice summer league, obviously because he is the best player on the team, and well... It's summer league, but he has been playing harder than I've seen him in any of the games last season.
Great find on that tweet, I follow Ed, quite frankly I was surprised I didn't see that, because I've only been following sports people.
Ed's offensive game has improved, defensively there are still holes to cover. It's really hard to choose between Ed and Amir...
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
I wasn't a big fan of ED before. These recent tweets are making me like him as a person more, but this year he'll definitely have to step up. I'm interested to see what happens if we can find him some minutes.
But way too much he bobbles a rebound instead of securing it, throws up a prayer rather than going up strong. I hope for the best and hope he can put it together this year, but im losing faith and patience. He is so frustrating to watch.
Only one guy look like he's on another level and that's Ross
ED does not have the jumper to be Horace Grant...or the goggles.
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Sheriff Mike Ellis
Mike Ellis grew up in the Flintstone community of Walker County Georgia and graduated from Chattanooga Valley High School. Mike and his father "Babe" Ellis operated a service station on Mission Ridge Road which was well known in Walker County for many years.
In 1974 Mike became a Trooper with the Georgia State Patrol and left that agency in 1979 to prepare to run for Sheriff in 1980. Sheriff Ralph Jones was re-elected in 1980 however, and Mike went into business for himself after the election. In 1984 Mike ran for Sheriff again, was elected and became the first Republican elected official in Walker County's history.
Upon taking office Sheriff Ellis set about the task of modernizing and upgrading the department's equipment, operating methods, and command structure. He purchased badly needed equipment, increased the size of the Road Patrol and Detective Divisions, and began the process of computerizing the department's operations. Before leaving office he oversaw the construction of a new sheriff's office and detention facility, replacing the old building which had been in use since 1957.
Sheriff Ellis served from January 1, 1985 until December 31, 1989. He and his wife Terri currently live in Chickamauga where he is President and CEO of Consolidated Business Management, Inc.


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by nx1701g, Oct 30, 2008.
Black Creek was the facility that Teschmacher stuck Chloe in?
The dark hair works VERY well on Lois.
The "memory shot" of her smiling as Clark zipped her dress was way cute too.
Clark is such a baby, he needs to deal with his own problems and figure this out, like stop being such a weenie and just BE a hero, have that double identity, get with the program Clark, cause its just getting annoying at this point.
I think that Clark does want to help people, he's just worried about who will get caught in the cross fire because of him. We've already seen several people die because of his secret.
Indeed. I can't wait till we get the "power episode" where Clark's balls drop.
"You made out with my girlfriend, Clark, what are you complaining about?"
"Touche', Ollie. Touche'."
The music is so tense!
I think it says something about Smallville's police department when people call CLARK for help rather than the police!
And that is probably the closest that we'll get to Superman on this show.
It damn-well better not be.
that's pretty sad
On a lighter note: we just saw what the Smallville version of Batman looks like.
Oh, Clark's in a closet, alright!
I have now just missed another 15 minutes, due to the security guy coming up here to follow-up on the frakkin' fire alarm.
One frakkin' hour out of the week to sit here and watch TV with my friends, unbothered. Is that so frakkin' much to ask of the Universe?
God! The hair color is GORGEOUS on her!
I still think Lois is going to be the one to make Clark become Superman. That and Chloe's death.
Ollie: "I'm not the multinational business type. Underneath it all I'm Green Arrow."
Clark: "Wait you're not Batman?"
Ollie: "Bat-Embargo."
Clark: "Ah..."
I don't know, they're still dropping hints of what SHOULD be Clark's future.
You don't want to mess with the Chlovage!
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I am looking for clues in this name – Sarah Ann Robinson Worthington Clarke – Can you help me solve this?"
The first Sarah Ann Robinson Worthington Clarke was born on April 15, 1826 and died May 5th of the same year. The second Sarah Ann Robinson Worthington Clarke was born June 22, 1830 in Frederick County, Maryland. The child of Elizabeth Simpson & William Clarke. Her father William, was born in Newtownards, County Down, Ireland on March 25, 1799. I assume that William carried on the Irish naming pattern from his native land. The pattern states that the first daughter is named after the mother's mother. Interestingly enough they used the exact same name for daughter one and two.
SO I will now try to dissect the name to come up with clues
Sarah – This is easy and matches the naming pattern – Sarah is her maternal grandmothers name.
Ann – Her maternal great grandmother was Anne Ridgely – maybe after her?
Robinson – Not sure who this is
Worthington – This is her grandmother's last name – Sarah Worthington
So I know where Sarah and Worthington come from. I think I know where Ann comes from, but what about Robinson? I have traced her maternal line back to the 1600's with no mention of Robinson. Do you think Robinson or Ann Robinson could have been the name of her paternal grandmother?
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Vince sent us this tip from Just my Two Copper: a quick Cobalt circuit in case you're a high level miner and want to spend a few minutes making some ingame money. Truth is, everyone has this various routes that they take in game, whether they be your recent run of dailies, a gathering run (I used to know the Swamp of Sorrows by heart when I was leveling up Herbalism, and even now I've got my own places to go in Sholazar to pick up as much leather as possible), or even a run around to see if you can find some of the rare spawns (the Time-Lost Proto Drake or maybe the spirit beast).
What are some of your favorite, most ingrained (in your mind), or most profitable runs in game? They aren't really a trade secret -- AHs tend to change from server to server, and even if a certain ore or item comes into demand, it's usually because no one wants to farm it, not because it's not out there to find. But we do get set in our patterns -- what are some of yours?


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By Roseann
Take a walk down the costume aisle of any Halloween store and you will find the same unimaginative costumes year after year. I believe that the best costumes are the ones we make ourselves. Our Halloween costumes should speak volumes for our own personalities. Over the next several weeks I will show a couple of quick and easy DIY Halloween costume ideas in the hope that it will stimulate your own imaginative DIY pieces. Please share with us what you too have created.
A very popular theme for Halloween costumes is medieval and renaissance. This is a great theme for DIY if you are detailed oriented and can be easily be done with treasures from an attic or thrift store finds. Interestingly home décor trims are quite suitable for detailing your medieval garments. I purchased in inexpensive robe (under $20) and added a rabbit fur trim style: 41563-WT and 2" wide gimp style: 36808-10 both can be purchased by calling 1-800-9-mjtrim. I replaced the ties with 5/16″ rayon twist cord style: 00618 in old gold and added imported fancy key tassel style: 50015 also in gold at the end of the new ties. All of the trims were added by using fabric glue, since I know that not all of us are so inclined to sewing and I don't want that to hinder anyone's creative side.
Check back through out the week as I will try and post a couple times each week leading up to Halloween. And again, we are very interested in your own thoughts and ideas, so please share.
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Australia's veteran musical poet of gloom and desire offers up his finest work in quite awhile on his latest release, which is actually two albums packaged together as a 2-CD set. Abattoir Blues is the darker and more raucous of the two albums (some of it's noisy enough to evoke the Birthday Party), while The Lyre of Orpheus is more subdued and ballad-heavy. Both albums have a strong gospel bent, with Cave even using a gospel choir for the first time on many of the songs. Spiritual torment and human degradation are typically prominent in Cave's literary lyrics, but the redemptive powers of love, beauty and nature can also be found here, giving a hopeful tinge to this often-dark outing. 10/19/2004 - Don Yates
Other Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album reviews:
Push The Sky Away - 2/15/2013
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They've completely redone the stage lighting, with a neat new underwater effect. The laser effects have also been improved.
Ariel sings from a new rock, which sits higher up (making her easier to see from the front rows) and allows her to move around a bit more.
Ursula's scene is staged a little differently. There's now tons of fog -- it
was almost hard to see the characters at times.
The cast in "Under the Sea" looked bright and more colorful.
The storm has been toned down some -- less scary to the kiddies.
And they've completely replaced the seating with new, comfier seats.
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America's obesity
epidemic is more severe than that of any other large
industrialized nation. In America today, over 30 percent of
adults and 15 percent of children are obese. More so than any
other medical issue, obesity is crippling
the U.S. economy and health care system.On
Wednesday, a landmark
lawsuit was filed by the Center for Science in the Public
Interest accusing McDonald's, America's largest fast food chain, of
luring children into unhealthy eating with toys in "Happy
Meals".Monet Parham, a mother of two in Sacramento, was
one of the sponsoring plaintiffs in the case and comments, "I
object to the fact that McDonald's is getting into my kids' heads
without my permission and actually changing what my kids want to
Joe Camel?The
case is similar in some regards to the class action lawsuits filed
against Camel Cigarettes over its use of the "Joe Camel"
cartoon character. While eating junk food isn't illegal for
children like smoking cigarettes is, many physicians say the risks
associated with obesity are as bad as smoking cigarettes or worse.
It should be noted that Camel Cigarettes was forced to discontinue
its iconic character and settle its lawsuits out of court for a tidy
the Happy Meal be next?Lawyers
for the CSPI say that McDonald's is both harming children by luring
children with the toys and harming its competitors which no longer
offer similar prizes with their kids meals. States Steve
Gardner, CSPI litigation director, "Every time McDonald's
markets a Happy Meal directly to a young child, it exploits a child's
developmental vulnerability and violates several states' consumer
protection laws, including the California Unfair Competition
Law."The group was also critical of McDonald's claims
that it had made its Happy Meals "healthier" by adding
Apple Dippers or low-fat milk as options. They point out that
fries and pop are still the most commonly served options for the
Happy Meal.CSPI executive director Michael Jacobson states,
"McDonald's congratulates itself for meals that are
hypothetically possible, though it knows very well that it's mostly
selling burgers or chicken nuggets, fries, and sodas to very young
children."McDonald's spokesperson Bridget Coffing
refused to directly comment on the lawsuit, but defended the happy
meals, stating, "We are proud of our Happy Meals and intend to
vigorously defend our brand, our reputation and our food. We
are confident that parents understand and appreciate that Happy Meals
are a fun treat, with quality, right-sized food choices for their
children that can fit into a balanced diet."What
the Suit Means to American's Health, The Fast Food BusinessThe
idea of government courts policing American's eating habits and
replacing the role of proper parenting is controversial. And
its important to note that government intervention is partly
responsible for the success of
fast food, as farm subsidies have reduced the cost of beef and corn
to much lower levels than Europe and Asia.For McDonald's, the
suit couldn't have come at a much worse time. The company was
just hit by a massive
data loss, in which it may have lost as many as 13 million
customers' names and email addresses. And over the last couple
years the company's image has been damaged by the nonfiction
best-seller/documentary Supersize
case is significant for other fast food companies, as well.
Depending on its outcome, other competitors, like Taco Bell, which
does often offer toys with kids meals, may have to eliminate them as
well. And if the practice is condoned by the court, competitors
who aren't offering toys may feel compelled to keep up.In
other words, this super-size case may ultimately be the prelude to
the U.S. government either practicing a hands-off policy as
Americans' waists swell; or opting to try to force consumers to
healthier options, via either court rulings or legislation.


text: Because no version of Shepard is a total socio-path? Like I said, there a difference between letting a comrade "die with honour for the cause" and watching a civilian get murdered. I mentioned 'Schindler's List' before and IIRC that girl in the red coat is supposedly based on a real recollection of the events. Why amongst the piles and piles of bodies did that one suddenly mean more? It didn't really, it's just something amidst all the horror that can jump out and can stay with a person forever. Had Shepard not see and spoken to the child then he might not have made such an impression when he died. Indeed, Shepard probably wouldn't have picked him out of the crowd before his shuttle blew up. It's not a logical thing, it's an emotional thing. No that's precisely why it wouldn't work. The dreams aren't about no-win scenarios, tactical decisions, sacrifices made in the line of duty or even personal loss. It's about guilt, it's about helplessness, it's about responsibility and fear at a very deep, almost primordial level. It's not about people that *have* died but people that *are* dying right at that moment and are still dying because Shepard can't do anything to stop it. The boy only says two things: "everyone's dying!" & "you can't help me." *That* is what's plaguing Shepard's subconscious. Not the words, or the messenger but the basic truth. Everyone is dying and you can't help them. I'm sure I don't have to explain the symbolism of being lost in the woods, whispers of the dead or the ever increasing number of shadowy figures. Replacing all that with just Ash or Kaiden would utterly cheapen it and wouldn't provide anything in the way of emotional depth to Shepard's story. No game designer worth their salt would ever approach an RPG with *that* attitude and I'm glad they didn't in this case. If they player doesn't care then *make* them care!


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Harry Styles and Taylor Swift duet
Harry Styles and his new flame Taylor Swift belted out a karaoke duet after One Direction capped their journey to stardom with a huge gig in front of thousands of US fans at Madison Square Garden.
The pair performed Islands In The Stream, a Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton classic, at the New York after-party, The Sun reported.
A source said: "It was brilliant. There was a huge cheer when they got up."
One Direction's rider was limited to chocolate treats such as Snickers and KitKats because of the US drinking age limit of 21.
Earlier Niall Horan told the crowd: "This is the best night of our lives. You have travelled from all around the world and we cannot believe what has happened here tonight. Thank you so much."
The band's album Up All Night was the first debut release by a British group to go straight in at number one in the US, and their second album Take Me Home shot to the top of the charts in 35 countries.
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text: Howdy all, I wanted to open a thread to document my progress on an Intrepid class starship. Of course, I'm using Voyager heavily for reference. Note that I'm not going for a 100% accurate reproduction, though I usually like to get as close as I can. Mostly I think it's a really interesting design, and I thought it would be fun to hone my skills with it. My weapon of choice is 3D Studio Max. I'm doing a game asset workflow, so I'll be making a high poly model that will be used for texture baking. Those textures will then be applied to a low poly version of the same model. For a little while there will be a very noticeable split down the middle, as I'm only working on one side and mirroring it. Here are a few renders. Only a few hours into it so far. http://bit.ly/SngdOp http://bit.ly/QH5VpV http://bit.ly/PVwmqh http://bit.ly/PtVsu7 http://bit.ly/U9FOvn Thanks for looking!


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The Chiefs continue to play better baseball as they finished this week going 4-3 and have a record of 7-3 in their last 10 games. The Chiefs are winning despite their lack of power up and down the lineup as the Chiefs only have 15 home runs as a team through 44 games. Home runs are definitely not everything and the Chiefs have proven that by closing in on the .500 mark, a big reason for that is the pitching. Patrick Francescon leads the way as he boasts a 1.86 ERA and a 5-1 record over nine starts.
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Hi all,I want to create arnd 10,000 static pages... say like www.example.com/record1 and www.example.com/record2 and each page has different content and the contents are in db.. So my doubt is if i do it using .htacess and do and internal redirection like www.example.com/record.php?id=1 and www.example.com/record.php?id=2 is this considered as static pages?? is this the correct way of doin??
Thanks in advance.
What you're creating is a dynamic page, as the content of the page is dependent on the values contained in the querystring.
Yeah i get u i am doin a dynamic page, my representation was wrong.k then wat is the best way to create 10,000 pages like this?? I cannot change my url, it needs to be the same in any case. So wat is the best way of doin this other than htaccess?
Why is htaccess a problem, and what is the issue with dynamic vs static?
Okay this the case. The site now works like this. it has a search box in its home page and if u search using that it goes to a search.php page. I have arnd 10,000 records. Now this the only way of seeing these records. But now, I want separate page for each record this is for SEO stuff and also will be useful for referencing, So i want a unique url for all my records and i wish to have the url it in that way. Thank you.
htaccess can easily do that for you then.
I'll see if we can get this thread in to the Apache Configuration forum, because that is where the htaccess experts reside.
Wow Thank you. i appreciate your help.
What you're asking for is found in the mod_rewrite tutorial linked in my signature. Read it, ask questions (if you need to - the examples there should show you how to do this), post your attempt at mod_rewrite then I'll comment on it until you learn how it works and can implement it on your site.
Thanks for the move.


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I wanted to open up a discussion on the word 'jati' and its various meanings across the Tipitaka.
A definition from the Pali Text Society dictionary (http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philol ... li.1286022)...
In Abhidhamma, jati doesn't refer to literal birth or rebirth, rather it points to the classification of a very momentary 'citta', as per Nina van Gorkom's "Abhidhamma In Daily Life" (http://www.zolag.co.uk/adlc1.html)Jāti
Jāti (f.) [see janati & cp. Gr. genea/, ge/nesis; Lat. gens; Goth. kind -- ins]. -- Instr. jātiyā (Sn 423) & jaccā (D ii.8; J iii.395; Dh 393); abl. jātiyā (S i.88) & jātito (by descent: D ii.8); loc. jātiyaŋ (PvA 10) & jātiyā (PvA 78). -- 1. birth, rebirth, possibility of rebirth, "future life" as disposition to be born again, "former life" as cause of this life. Defined (cp. the corresp. expln of jarā) as: yā tesaŋ tesaŋ sattanaŋ tamhi tamhi satta -- nikāye jāti sañjāti okkanti abhinibbatti khandhānaŋ pātubhāvo āyataṇānaŋ paṭilābho D ii.305 =S ii.3=Nd2 257. -- Jāti is a condition precedent of age, sickness & death, and is fraught with sorrow, pain & disappointment. It is itself the final outcome of a kamma, resting on avijjā, performed in anterior births; & forms thus the concluding link in the chain of the Paṭicca -- samuppāda. Under the first aspect it is enumd in various formulae, either in full or abbreviated (see Nd2 258), viz, (a) as (1) jāti, (2) jarā, (3) vyādhi, (4) maraṇa, (5) sokaparidevadukkhadomanass' upāyāsa in the dukkhaŋ ariyasaccaŋ (the noble truth of what is misfortune) Vin i.10; A i.176; iii.416; ˚dhamma destined to be born, etc. M i.161 sq., 173; -- A v.216; Nd2 258, 304, 630, etc., in var. connections (referring to some dukkha). -- (b) as Nos. 1 -- 4: Nd2 254, 494b; J i.168, etc. -- (c) as Nos. 1, 2, 4 (the standard quotation, implying the whole series 1 -- 5): S v.224; A v.144; jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaŋ Vin i.1; D ii.31, 57, etc.; ˚ika A ii.11, 173; ˚īya M i.280; Nd2 40. -- (d) to this is sometimes added (as summing up) saŋsāra: Nd2 282f; cp. kicchaŋ loko āpanno jāyati ca jīyati ca mīyati ca cavati ca uppajjati ca D ii.30. -- (e) as Nos. 1+4: pahīna -- jātimaraṇa (adj.) (=free from life & death, i. e. saŋsāra) A i.162; ˚bhayassa pāraga A ii.15; ˚kovida Sn 484; atāri ˚ŋ asesaŋ Sn 355 (cp. 500); ˚assa pāraga Sn 32. -- (f)=e+saŋsāra (cp. d): sattā gacchanti saŋsāraŋ jātimaraṇagāmino A ii.12=52; jātimaraṇasaŋsāraŋ ye vajanti punappunaŋ . . . avijjāy' eva sā gati Sn 729. -- (g) as Nos. 1+2, which implies the whole series: atāri so jātijaraŋ A i.133= Sn 1048; jātijar' upaga Sn 725=It 106; saŋyojanaŋ jātijarāya chetvā It 42; -- Sn 1052, 1060; Dh 238, 348; cp. jāti ādinā nihīna PvA 198. -- Other phrases & applications: Various rebirths are seen by one who has perfect insight into all happening & remembers his former existences (D i.81; iii.50; A i.164; M ii.20). Arahantship implies the impossibility of a future rebirth: see formula khīṇā jāti (M i.139; Sn p. 16, etc.) and arahant ii.A: jātiyā parimuccati S i.88; jātiŋ bhabbo pahātuŋ A v.144 sq. -- antimā jāti the last rebirth D ii.15 (cp. carima); purimā j. a former existence PvA 1; atītajātiyaŋ in a former life (=pure) PvA 10. On jāti as dukkha see Vism 498 -- 501. <-> 2. descent, race, rank, genealogy (cp. fuh/, genus), often combd w. gotta. Two grades of descent are enumd at Vin iv.6 as hīnā jāti (low birth), consisting of Candāḷa, Veṇa, Nesāda, Rathakāra & Pukkusa; and ukkaṭṭhā j. (superior birth), comprising Khattiyas & Brāhmaṇas. -- The var. meanings of jāti are given by Bdhgh at Vism 498, 499 in the foll. classification (with examples) bhava, nikāya, sankhata -- lakkhaṇa, paṭisandhi, pasūti, kula, ariya -- sīla. -- Kiŋ hi jāti karissati? What difference makes his parentage? D i.121; jāti -- rājāno kings of birth, genuine kings J i.338; na naŋ jāti nivāresi brahmalok' ûpapattiyā Sn 139; jātiŋ akkhāhi tell me the rank of his father & mother Sn 421, 1004; cp. 462; na jaccā vasalo hoti Sn 136; 142; id. w. brāhmaṇo Sn 650; with nāma & gotta in the description of a man jātiyā nāmena gottena, etc. Vin iv.6; jātito nāmato gottato by descent, personal & family name D ii.8; cp. jāti -- gotta -- kula J ii.3. See also j. -- vāda. -- 3. a sort of, kind of (cp. jāta 3): catujātigandha four kinds of scent J i.265; ii.291. <-> 4. (jāti˚) by (mere) birth or nature, natural (opp. artificial); or genuine, pure, excellent (opp. adulterated, inferior), cp. jāta 1 (b): in cpds., like ˚maṇi, ˚vīṇā, etc.
-- kkhaya the destruction of the chance of being reborn S v.168; A i.167; Sn 209, 517, 743; Dh 423. -- khetta the realm of rebirth PvA 138 (=dasa cakkavāḷasahassāni); -- thaddha conceited, proud of birth Sn 104 (+dhanatthaddha, gotta˚: proud of wealth & name); -- thera a Th. by rank D iii.218; -- nirodha the extermination of (the cause of) rebirth Vin i.1≈; -- pabhava the origin or root of existence Sn 728; -- puppha nutmeg J vi.367; -- bhaya the fear of rebirth A ii.121; -- bhūmi natural ground, in ˚bhūmaka, ˚bhūmika, ˚bhūmiya living on nat. gr. (vassaŋ vasati) M i.145; A iii.366; -- maṇi a genuine precious stone J ii.417; -- maya constituting birth, being like birth ThA 285; -- vāda reputation of birth, character of descent, parentage. The 1st of the 5 characteristics constituting a "well -- bred" brahmin: yāva sattamā pitāmahāyugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena "of unblemished parentage back to the 7th generation" D i.120, etc. (=DA i.281); A i.166; iii.152, 223; Sn 315, 596. Cp. gotta -- vāda (e. g. D i.99); -- vibhanga a characteristic of birth, a distinction in descent Sn 600; -- vīṇā a first -- class lute J ii.249; -- sampanna endowed with (pure) birth (in phrase khattiyo muddhâvasitto j.˚) A iii.152; -- sambhava the origin of birth A i.142; iii.311; J i.168; -- sambheda difference of rank DhA i.166; -- saŋsāra the cycle of transmigration, the saŋsāra of rebirths (see above 1 d. f.): pahīna left behind, overcome (by an Arahant) M i.139; A iii.84, 86; ˚ŋ khepetvā id. Th 2, 168; vitiṇṇo j.˚ n' atthi tassa punabbhavo Sn 746; -- sindhava a well -- bred horse J ii.97; -- ssara the remembrance of (former) births (˚ñāṇa) J i.167; iv.29; DhA ii.27; iv.51; cp. cutûpapāta -- ñāṇa); -- hingulaka (& hingulikā) natural vermilion J v.67; VvA 4, 168, 324.
In the context of paticcasamuppada (dependent origination) it is understood by the commentaries to refer to rebirth, but there are non-commentarial interpretations that give it a flavour closer to that of its application in the Abhidhamma, whereas in the Abhidhamma its duration would be momentary, it can for dependent origination be understood as 'birth of the "I" concept'.Cittas can be classified by way of jati (jati literally means birth or nature). There are four jatis:
Both kusala vipaka ( the result of a wholesome deed) and akusala vipaka (the result of an unwholesome deed) are one jati, the jati of vipaka.
I put this in this forum because it's a controversial subject, and one's understanding of what jati means significantly impacts how someone views the Buddha's teachings.