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The Red Sox series did a few things for the Tampa Bay Rays. Not only did it create a scenario where the Red Sox would have to go 23-8 to even catch the Rays now, it also brought about some personal celebrations within the Rays clubhouse. Some of these moments show the longevity, commitment and great feats accomplished by a few of our favorite Rays. But it also silently rewarded a guy who has been viewed as a liability for the wrong reasons.
It was great to see James Shields win his third game in a row after getting demolished in Rogers Centre against the Blue Jays. Especially enlightening was the way Carl Crawford still seems so humble as his name is written next to some of the true icons of the game and still he has that "aw shucks" mannerism to him. But hidden behind all of this was the celebration of the big "10". Former Rays DH Pat Burrell hit this lofty plateau on my birthday (ironically).
Most Rays Republic members have mixed emotions about Gabe Kapler being on this Rays squad. Some point to his ability to play the outfield with zest and gumption as a perfect model of the consummate professional baseball player. Others nag and argue about his diminishing skills at the plate and his usefulness to this Rays squad has passed him by. I am centered in both camps a bit knowing that 10 years of playing in this league can take a lot out of you, but Kapler is a player that remains "old school" in hustle and demeanor, and that never gets old. But even as the team brought in a chocolate cheesecake to commemorate the moment.
But a confectionary treat should also be brought in for Rays starter James Shields who got to the top of the Rays pitching mountain with his 56th career Rays victory in his 145th career start. It has been classic Shields over the last two weeks after his out of character homer fest in Toronto, and that bodes well for the Rays. Not only has Shields turns his game around, but he is also closing in on a dubious Rays seasonal record. Shields currently has 29 Home Runs allowed, which is tops in the American League, and that total is within 3 of the Rays club record of 32 Home Runs allowed by Tanyon Sturtze back in 2002.
Even with a 6-2 record now over his last 8 starts, Shields has also shown a bit of his advanced age (28) this year on the mound, but his 13-11 record is very misleading. He has thrown 10 strikeouts in 5 games this season, and also was on the other end of the Dallas Braden Perfect Game against the Rays. As the cocky veteran on the Rays staff this year, Shields has also established his legacy here in Tampa Bay by finally rising to the top. But another Rays has been on top for quite a while, and we might be seeing the twilight of his Rays adventure.
There is no denying that Carl Crawford is a humble and timid person off the field. The guy is soft-spoken and polite to the end. So when he hit his 100th Home Run last night to push himself past Fred McGriff and into the third spot in the Rays all time Home Run list, you knew he would not want a big thing made out if the event. And the same thing happened twice this year as Crawford jumped over the 400 stolen bases mark, or even hit his 100th triple. This same guy will probably be the first player to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame wearing a Rays cap ( hopefully an old 2002 model ) and you would think he was only selected as Employee of the Month at your local Publix.
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But that is what you love about C C, that he is caught up in the numbers or the historical significance of it all right now. Crawford is definitely the type of guy who will reflect on it after his job is done maybe this off season on the accomplishments and events that have transpired over his Rays career with admiration, but the whole enchilada has not hit him yet. The iconic baseball names like Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Lou Brock, Frankie Frisch, Kenny Lofton, Paul Molitor and Tim Raines, who pushed beyond that 100 HR,100 triples and 400 stolen base mark like Crawford also had that humble gene close in their minds and heart.
People will remark soon about this team as winners. They will embrace them again as playoff contenders, but one of the greatest things to me about this Rays team is the way each player melts into the whole stew of doping it the "Rays Way". You have a wily veteran (Kapler) who might be seeing the sunset of his professional career hit a high water mark of 10 years of MLB Service while watching the kids win nightly. You have a pitcher young in age, but older in his leadership ability and effort (Shields) while guiding this team again towards the path of remembrance.
And then you have the still swift feet of Crawford, who might soon find these same feet walking out of his Rays clubhouse for the last time after their playoff run. Each celebrating a different special moment this season, but all collectively staying true to the Rays mantra of "WIN- What's Important Now". Last night's series victory over the Red Sox might be a special moment in the melting pot of the 2010 Rays, but within that cauldron of bubbling goodness is the feats of Kapler, Crawford and Shields each going in their own singular directions, but within the path of the Rays destiny.
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I really like Carl Crawford. He reminds me of CC Sabathia. They are both CC's, and they are both extremely classy guys. I kind of think Crawford might be a Yankee next year…maybe.
I really think the Yankees will be disappointed in that Carl Crawford will probably head West in 2011. You would think he would love to get away from the drama and the pomp of the A L East for a bit and chill.
But you never know, attitudes can change and Crawford could go somewhere for 3 years and still be a Yankee someday….But my money right now is on a West coast team getting him for 2011.
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Employee of the month at Publix. LOL! It's really nice to hear that Crawford is such a decent guy on top of being so talented. And congrats to Shields for pitching a beauty last night. And so our teams continue their Battle Royale!
It is almost a bitof a inconvience knowing that Toronto and Boston are a bit distant in our rearview mirrors, but they can also kick it into a higher gear if they get on a bit of a winning streak.
Crawford is a great guy. Any time I have asked him to sign something ( not often) he is more than willing. I like that in an athlete. I used to do the same thing becuase to me it was an honor for someone to ask for my autograph.
I just hope we can send Crawford off a winner becuase he derserves it!
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It points out firstly that Roalt's law which was emphasized so dramatically earlier in this thread only applies to ideal equilibrium conditions in the headspace of the flavor system. For those who have been paying close attention to this thread this means... It doesn't apply to the complex dynamic situation encountered in eating pizza.
Let us go just a little further in this text. It clearly states that the effect of lipids in an emulsion has only a small effect on aqueous soluble compounds and that the concentration of aqueous compounds in the air phase is unchanged. All of which disproves this irrelevant point because no one enjoys pizza by just sitting above it and inhaling.
Continuing in this text. I want everyone reading along now. 6.6 SummaryI hope everyone read that but let me paraphrase for those who didn't. What red is suggesting is theoretical and might provide some guidance in adjusting flavors if artificial simple flavors are used. And anyway food science doesn't really understand why food with fat tastes better but it just does. Then it goes on to explain that the best method of designing flavor is empirical.
We are right back where we started.
Almost all studies are conducted under consideration of ideal conditions. That's how laws are applied to physical phenomena. The ideal gas law is another example of a physical law that applies to only ideal conditions, but the fact it applies to ideal gasses doesn't mean it can't be statistically meaningful for non-ideal gasses. This is just the way science works. So it doesn't have to apply to the specific situation of eating pizza. That's a system too dynamic to evaluate anyway, so for a research study it's more useful to look at components of the system. There is no less relevance just because you don't like the results of the study. What you're trying to argue is analogous to saying we can't prove gravity exists unless we can predict where every stelar object will reside in exactly 1027 years, 231 days, 5 hours, and 46 seconds.
This is really getting very annoying. You obviously have no clue as to what you're reading. Of course lipids have only a small effect on aqueous soluble compounds. Do you not know what an aqueous soluble compound is? It's a compound that dissolves in water, NOT oil. The only way you could cause a significant effect on the aqueous soluble compounds is to remove the water from the sauce. Please end this discourse if you don't even know what the terms mean.
Disinformation and mistranslations aside, why did you cite this reference again?
I think we have agreement!!
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by S.F. Jude Terror » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:43 amSiege #1 Review
This book is billed as wrapping up all the turmoil that has gripped the Marvel Universe since Bendis took over the Avengers with Disassembled seven years ago. During that time, we've seen, for better or worse, a different Marvel Universe than we've been used to. Heroes hate each other, the bad guys are in charge, the good guys are on the run. Overall, it has been a darker place, culminating in Norman Osborn, one of the most evil people in the Marvel Universe, being basically in charge of everything. This is it. This is, supposedly, the end of this epic story. The end of an era. If Marvel can pull it off, not only will they succeed in ending something *gasp* BEFORE it has worn out its welcome with the fans, but also in telling one of the most epic stories in comic book history. Can they do it?
The Story:
Siege moves pretty quickly right out of the gate. We start with Loki explaining his plan to Norman Osborn, or at least what he wants Osborn to think is his plan, in caption boxes as the plan unfolds in real time on the page. Already we can see that this is not your typical Bendis decompression. This event is going to be packed with action and meaningful plot advancements, and that is a good thing, as it is only four issues long.
After things are set into motion, we get some good dialog between Norman and his Dark Avengers. Norman wants them to help him invade Asgard, and the team is justifiably reluctant, showing the seriousness of such an act. However, Norman promises to free them from their obligations to him if they help him. He is putting all his cards on the table. It really gives the feel that this is the beginning of the end, and that no one is holding back.
The final part of the story shows the first strike on Asgard, which is swift and efficient. I won't go into the details, but not only does the team hit Asgard hard and fast, but they manage to take down several big players quickly, most notably Thor. As this unfolds, we see some heroes learning of this and preparing to strike back. Captain America and others should be joining the battle next issue.
Overall, this is a fine first issue story that sets up the event. If the tone set by this issue remains throughout the book, I think we will see a lot of tightly packed action. I also get the feeling that we will be seeing the ramifications of what happens in Siege for a long time in other books. The event will fly by before anyone can really digest what happened, bring all of the characters that had been divided over the past seven years together, shit will hit the fan, and then we will deal with all the issues that have built up over the past seven years in the aftermath. I love it.
The art here is pretty good. Coipel is better than he was on House of M, and does a good job conveying the huge events that occur here. I'm not sure that I bought Coipel as the kind of superstar artist one would expect on this kind of book, but I'm hoping that by the end he proves that he is.
Overall: 8.5
by thefourthman » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:51 amnice review Jude.
I find this book interesting. There is a significant amount of hating aimed its way, but the majority of the fan base seems satisfied. It's weird. While I see what folks like Old Man and the guy at Savage are saying... I just wonder why everyone takes their comics so seriously. This was damn entertaining and as a result I am less likely to nitpick and willing to just enjoy it. When I nitpick it is because it wasn't as enjoyable.
I don't think that Jude's assertion that Marvel will have ended something before it has worn out its welcome is quite true though... all the complaints of Event fatigue and my own disapproval over how long Norman has maintained his composure fly in the face of that, but as I clearly stated in the paragraph above, you can't please everyone.
by S.F. Jude Terror » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:10 am
How long has Norman maintained his composure? A year? I don't think 12 issues worth of publishing time is a long time in comic book time.
by thefourthman » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:26 am
Dude, he was at the point of cracking when Ellis left the Thunderbolts and that was well before the Secret Invasion. He should have cracked a long time ago.
Problem with a think like Dark Reign is with him in that many books, it seems like it is longer.
by thefourthman » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:30 am
But the New Avengers have been on the run since Civil War... it was interesting, but a little drug out.
by Chubbles » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:45 amI think people forget that comic books like those in DC and Marvel especially are meant to be fun escapist hobbies. As fourthman said some people take this shit far too seriously and would rather tear something apart than just enjoy it for what it is.
by Punchy » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:53 am
When reviewing you have to take comics somewhat seriously, but there's a balance to be struck.
As I said in my review, event books are a different kettle of fish compared to other books, if the structure or something else is a little off, that's not important, what's important are the big things that happen in the book, and whether you are excited.
Different books need different review criteria, don't go into Siege expecting Asterios Polyp.
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by thefourthman » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:48 pm
so let me get this straight...
some comics require a different eye in the review?
cause that would go against what you said the week we did Walt Disney Comics and Stories.
by Punchy » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:49 pm
Stop being such a hipster douche and admit to enjoying superhero comics!
Also, you're damn right that it's an outrage that Blackest Night got a higher score on this. I can't believe you people sometimes. You'll be first against the wall when the revolution comes.
by thefourthman » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:50 pm
by Punchy » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:52 pm
A different eye, just not an eye from somebody else's head, like the child's eye you had gouged out and used when reviewing Mickey.
by ****** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:55 pm
Apparently I have a box filled with all the Drawn & Quarterly Yoshihiro Tatsumi collections waiting for me when I get home. My hipster douche cred is legit.
by ****** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:56 pm
Since you bitched about last week's, I did that just for you.
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"I assumed, at that time, that along some beach on some planet, there would be a small creature walking with its dad and they would see our sun in their sky, and they might wonder whether anyone was there," she tells Fresh Air's Dave Davies. "But I never thought about it professionally until graduate school."
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QUEBEC CITY - The three contenders for Quebec's top Liberal job faced off again Sunday in the second of five leadership debates.
The French-language debate, which took place in Quebec City, focused on integrity, governance and federalism.
When it came to governing and restoring public confidence the key is a code of ethics, said Raymond Bachand.
Pierre Moreau said this doesn't go far enough.
"We should, among other things, ask the future heads of Crown corporations to go before a parliamentary commission," he said, adding that the Charbonneau Commission should be a permanent fixture.
Philippe Couillard proposed more transparency when it comes to contracts.
People should be able to see the development of the contract in terms of budget and deadlines," he said.
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They each reaffirmed their their to Canada, adding that there is some negotiating to do with Ottawa.
"Our relationship can be perfected," said Couillard.
In terms of the province's finances, both Bachand and Moreau are in favour of tax decreases and user fees, and all agree new sources of revenue are needed.
After this second debate, it seems clear the race isn't about ideas, but rather personality, said political analyst Jean Lapierre.
"You won't be able to judge them on their policies because they are all the same, so that's why it's an advantage for Mr. Couillard," he said. "He's already perceived as the front runner and in those debates, if nobody goes for his jugular then he's smiling to victory."
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I admit that I was slightly terrified by the spray foundation concept. It just seemed like there was so much that could go wrong. Like Homer Simpson's makeup gun invention:
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Well, fortunately, this product performs somewhat better than that. Actually, a great deal better than that.
When push comes to shove, I'm not entirely sure there's all that much difference between spray and liquid foundation. The directions for ERA say to shake well (*really* well), then to hold the can about 8 inches from your face and apply in an S pattern: across the forehead, diagonally down across the nose and the center of your face, and then round your chin up to the other side. Then they tell you you are supposed to buff it into the skin in order to set it and make it water-resistant. (I've tried buffing with a BeautyBlender and with my fingers, and I think that my fingers give slightly better coverage since they don't absorb any of the foundation. I'll try a brush also and see what happens.) So in other words, it's not the spray equivalent of "set it and forget it." If you have ever been inside a spray tan booth, well, this is NOT like that. In a spray tan booth, because there are multiple jets shooting a very fine mist, you get even coverage in a pretty foolproof way. Spray foundation is not yet so foolproof. The more you do it, the easier it will be, but the first time I did it I was decidedly blotchy. There is definitely a learning curve! If you don't want to spray it directly onto your face, you can spray it into your palm or some other container and then apply with a brush, so it becomes exactly like a liquid foundation.
The product is oil-free and easily wipes off of eyebrows and hair (though they do advise that you cover your hair with something before use; I've never done this and haven't had any trouble yet). They also advise that you can leave the foundation that landed on your closed eyelids as an eyelid primer (you will want to buff out any irregular patches that came from squinching your eyelids shut) and any that ended up on your lips as a lip primer. If you don't wipe it off your lips right away, it will act as a nude lip primer whether you want it to or not, just so you know. I'm wearing it today, and it made my orange lip gloss almost colorless on my lips. It's since worn off, after eating and drinking, but I was surprised by exactly how opaque it was on my lips.
In terms of weartime, it starts to look a little faded after about 5 or 6 hours. I haven't yet worn it on a day when I had to be on display from dawn to dusk, so I don't know about its extended wear. Coverage is medium. One day I would like to see if I can build it up to full coverage by putting it on, letting the first layer set, and then applying a second layer.
One of the things I'm most impressed with, though, is its shade matching. Most foundations are too yellow on me (second verse, same as the first), but this one is great. There are 10 shades, and there is a helpful "automatch" feature on the site that will allow you to tell it what color you are in another brand's foundation and it will find you the corresponding ERA shade. Mine is R2 ("pale, light, rose-undertoned skin") and I'm an NW20 in MAC. It blends perfectly. Seamlessly. Flawlessly. Wait till you see the hand swatches!
ERA will set you back $55, which is not cheap; however, you do get 2.25 oz of product for the money, and since most foundations come in 1 or 1.7-oz. containers, it's a better bargain than it may first appear. So long as you like it, of course. I got mine at half off through a Good Morning America promotion, which made it considerably less painful for my removable wallet.
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Impressive height, eh? Unfortunately, half of it's just lid. Why? I don't know. Here's how it really looks:
Hand swatch — when first applied, very wet:
During the blending/drying process:
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You can't even tell I have it on. Pretty darn awesome.
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Price/Value Ratio (high-end: poor/fair/good/excellent): Fair.
Purchase again? At full price? Mmmmmaybe. I'm not sorry to have tried it, though, and I'll definitely use it up.
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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Cardinals will not have to face Reds closer Aroldis Chapman in at least six of the 19 games the two teams will play in 2014, though that was not the focus in St. Louis' camp the day after Chapman was involved in a scary on-field incident.
Chapman was carted off an Arizona field on Wednesday night after being struck in the face by a line drive. On Thursday, the Reds announced that he will undergo surgery to repair facial fractures and that the recovery will be approximately 6-8 weeks.
The Cardinals face Cincinnati six times over the first two weeks of the season, and then again during a three-game series in late May. Under that recovery timetable, Chapman would miss at least those first two series.
Talk about how best to protect pitchers from continuing to be hit by liners resurfaced in light of this latest event. In January, Major League Baseball approved a padded cap that is now optional for players to wear. No Cardinals pitchers have expressed interest in donning the cap, at least as it is now.
Lance Lynn said he hasn't even seen the cap brought into the clubhouse for pitchers to try.
Because of all the extra padding, the cap is oversize and does not have the same snug fit players are used to. Manager Mike Matheny described the look as "goofy." Additional research is being done to see if the hat can be streamlined.
"It will be interesting to see how baseball evolves," Matheny said. "We start talking about issues like concussions and we start talking about trying to make steps forward, I think that may be something that the game might have to get comfortable with. ... When we start talking about what can happen to these guys, I think you can't take anything off the table."
Chapman's injury isn't all that different from the one that ended the career of Cardinals outfielder Juan Encarnacion. He, too, was hit near the left eye with a ball, but while standing in the on-deck circle. The impact crushed his eye socket, and Encarnacion never fully regained his vision.
Fortunately for Chapman, the prognosis is better. Reds medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek said on Thursday that he "absolutely" expects Chapman to pitch in 2014.
"It's been happening for a long time, though. Pitchers have been getting hit," Matheny said. "You think maybe guys are getting bigger, stronger, faster, but they've always hit the ball pretty hard, and it's 60-feet, 6-inches away. There's not a lot of time for reaction. You try to teach the guys to prepare, but he didn't have time to get his hand up. It's just one of those scary moments."
"When you look at changes and look at the NFL with concussions, nothing got changed until guys started getting seriously injured," Lynn added. "I guess it's going to take someone getting really, really hurt to where they can't do anything again to go there. But you don't wish that upon anyone to ever get hit. Hopefully, we can keep making the progress that we need."
Rondon appears to have edge for bullpen role
JUPITER, Fla. -- Though the Cardinals have not yet announced any of their roster decisions, it appears that four pitchers are now competing for the final spot in the bullpen.
Six spots are seemingly occupied already. Trevor Rosenthal is in as closer, and the eighth-inning bridge to him will be filled by lefty Kevin Siegrist and whichever starting pitcher does not win a place in the rotation. That battle has come down to Joe Kelly and Carlos Martinez.
Seth Maness will be in the 'pen and could fill a long-relief role, if needed. Randy Choate returns as a lefty specialist. Non-roster invitee Pat Neshek has done all he needs to in order to secure a Major League job, as well.
That seventh spot would belong to Jason Motte, but the right-hander will begin the season on the disabled list as he finishes his Tommy John rehab. That means that the four remaining pitchers in camp -- Jorge Rondon, Keith Butler, Sam Freeman and Scott McGregor -- who are not competing for a starting job are vying for that last opening.
Butler and Freeman each have previous Major League experience. McGregor, a recent addition to big league camp, has been groomed as a starter, so there would be a transition in role should he be called upon to pitch out of the 'pen.
The most impressive this spring, though, has been Rondon. He's gotten into some trouble -- eight hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings -- but he has pitched himself out of every one of those jams. In six appearances, Rondon has struck out six and not been scored upon.
"I think it's been a very, very good spring for Jorge," manager Mike Matheny said. "We approached him with a simplified approach, and he embraced it and did a great job of trying to figure out how to make that work. Our instructions to him were: 'You can help us with your stuff, but you're going to have to be in the strike zone. That's all there is to it.'
"We were very pointed with our instructions. He went to work that day and got up on the mound and took a simplified approach and has continued to work on it. He definitely has done a real nice job with making those adjustments."
Rondon, 26, has made a methodical climb through the organization's farm system since he was signed out of Venezuela in 2006. In '13, he led Triple-A Memphis with 51 appearances. He posted a 3.06 ERA, but he walked nearly as many batters (37) as he struck out (42) in 67 2/3 innings.
Of these four pitchers battling for a big league roster spot, Freeman is the only lefty. Matheny said he has not ruled out carrying three left-handed relievers, but that "it's a matter of who is going to make quality pitches, not left- or right-handedness at this point."
Freeman develops change as primary offspeed pitch
JUPITER, Fla. -- Sam Freeman is still hopeful of breaking camp with the Major League team, but he's just as focused on leaving Spring Training armed with an effective changeup.
Freeman wants his changeup -- a pitch the lefty reliever started throwing as a sophomore in high school -- to replace the slider as his primary offspeed pitch. Not that Freeman has thrown the slider much in recent years, either. He has become fastball-dependent, something he knows has to change if he wants to get a sustained opportunity to pitch in the Majors.
"I want to be as confident with that pitch as I am with my fastball," Freeman said of his changeup. "It's a matter of getting the feel for it and trusting [catcher] Yadi [Molina] to know when it's the perfect time to use it."
Freeman's chances of making his way back to St. Louis will hinge largely on consistency -- and not just of the changeup. He continues to seek a repeatable delivery, something that has been made easier since reducing his leg kick and going to a slide-step motion.
Then there's fastball command and focus, the two being related. It was a lack of focus on Wednesday, Freeman said, that led to him walking Minnesota's Chris Colabello on four pitches.
In 6 1/3 spring innings, Freeman has allowed two runs on six hits and four walks. He has seven strikeouts.
"It's been OK," Freeman said of those Grapefruit League results. "Obviously, the walks have been something that have followed me throughout my career. I'm working to improve that. The next step is just getting more fishing with the fastball. I need to attack with that."
Worth noting
• Cuban shortstop Aledmys Diaz is expected back in Cardinals camp on Thursday after making a trip to Mexico to secure a work visa. With that visa in hand, Diaz is now able to play in Grapefruit League games, and Matheny said "you'll probably see him at some point" on Friday. Matheny would not commit to whether Diaz will start Friday's game or come in off the bench.
• Motte is scheduled to throw his third live batting practice on Friday. The Cardinals have not said whether Motte will be cleared to pitch in games once he passes this next step.
• The Cardinals are still hopeful that infielder Mark Ellis (left knee inflammation) will make a weekend return to Grapefruit League play. Ellis, who last appeared in a game a week ago, was able to hit, throw and take ground balls on Wednesday.
• Matheny said he expects the club to finalize its roster before it leaves Florida next Thursday to play an exhibition game in Memphis, home of the organization's Triple-A club.
• ProCamps announced on Thursday that Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter will host a youth baseball camp at Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Mo., from 4-7:30 p.m. CT on July 21. For more information about the camp, which is open to boys and girls from grades 1-8, and/or to register, visit MattCarpenterCamp.com.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"Cedar Rapids"
A naive young man (Ed Helms) is sent by his father to the big city, where he "got beat up, got completely blotto and befriended a prostitute--it was awesome." Co-stars John C. Reilly, Anne Heche, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Root, Kurtwood Smith, Alia Shawkat and Rob Corddry.
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The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association announced the winners of their 2008 awards today; six titles were chosen from the almost 200 nominees:
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie of Seattle, WA (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Alexie's book has already won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature and looks like at least an honor book, if not the winner, for the American Library Association's Printz Award. Suzi Steffen reviewed Alexie's novel in our Winter Reading issue.
• Returning To Earth
by Jim Harrison, who spends part of his year in Paradise Valley, Montana (Grove Press)
• Tree of Smoke
by Denis Johnson of Northern Idaho (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Hey, I didn't know Denis Johnson was a Northwest writer! That's pretty cool. For Chuck Adams' take on Johnson's National Book Award-winning novel, see our Winter Reading issue.
• Dancing With Rose: Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's
by Lauren Kessler of Eugene, OR (Viking)
UO professor Kessler's book was reviewed by Lois Wadsworth when it came out in May.
• The God of Animals
by Aryn Kyle of Missoula, MT (Scribner)
• Bad Monkeys
by Matt Ruff of Seattle, WA (HarperCollins)
Now where did my copy of this one go?


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Jon Bon Jovi Calls Justin Bieber a Name That Rhymes With 'Glass Bowl' But Isn't Nearly So Nice
Jon Bon Jovi thinks Justin Bieber is a word that rhymes with "glass bowl." And he wasn't afraid to say so — quite publicly.
The veteran rocker isn't impressed with Bieber's tardiness to his London concerts recently.
"Every generation has guys that do that, none of that is new," Bon Jovi eye-rolled to the London Evening Standard (via The New York Post).
Bon Jovi has the perspective that the customer — meaning the audience, in this case — is always right, and of the utmost importance.
"They run the risk of disrespecting their audience members who have worked hard to pay for their ticket, to give you the permission to take two or three hours of their lives — or in that kid's case, 80 minutes of their lives."
"Do it once, you can be forgiven. Do it enough times and shame on you. They won't have you back," Bon Jovi advised. "Then it just becomes a cliché. It's really not cool — you're an asshole. Go to f—in' work!"


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Prevalence of Horse Behavior Problems Under Saddle Evaluated
- Apr 4, 2013
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Although, as many as 91% of leisure riding horses exhibit some sort of behavior problem regularly, dangerous behaviors were rarely reported, researchers say; rearing, for instance, was only reported in 7% of the population.
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We read about researchers studying behavior problems in horses. We hear about trainers and "horse whisperers" that can fix these problems. But we really didn't have a clear idea of how prevalent these problems in riding horses are—nor how frequently riders use special tack and equipment to help control them. We do now, thanks to a British researcher.
As many as 91% of leisure riding horses in the United Kingdom exhibit some sort of behavior problem under saddle on a regular basis, said Jo S. Hockenhull, PhD, of the School of Veterinary Science at the University of Bristol, England.
In the study, Hockenhull explained that behavior problems in riding horses in the U.K. could compromise the use of those horses in a leisure fashion and possibly lead to riders selling mounts that behave poorly under saddle. To better understand the prevalence of behavior problems, Hockenhull created an online survey about behavior under saddle that owners of 1,326 horses completed over the course of one year. The survey asked respondents to think only back to the previous week when answering the questions on a scale of 1 to 5 ("never" to "frequently"). The vast majority (91%) reported some sort of problem behavior.
Of the 1,326 horses, 78% were ridden with artificial aids—such as martingales, whips, or flash nosebands—to control their behavior, she said.
According to Hockenhull, this could be reason for concern.
"Poor riding may lead to the development of behavioral problems or learned helplessness in ridden horses, and these problems may be exacerbated as the owner attempts to address the problem by increasing the intensity of the aids or the complexity of the tack used to control the horse," she said. Horses with ongoing or increasing ridden behavior problems are at greater risk of changing hands or euthanasia, she added.
Even so, most of the ridden behavior problems in the study revealed minor issues that were more likely to be "irritating to a rider rather than dangerous," Hockenhull said. Bucking was rare (only 17% of the horses), and rearing and bolting were very rare (7% and 3%, respectively). The most common problems were shying (50%)—which can be dangerous if it's violent, she added—along with walking off before the rider has finished getting in the saddle (46%) and pulling or leaning on the bit (45%).
The good news, however, is that overall, leisure riders—at least in the U.K.—seem quite good at caring for their horses' health and maintenance. A full 97% of the horses received annual dental exams, and more than a third received semiannual exams. Furthermore, 88% of the riders had had their horse's saddle professionally checked for fit, and 61% had them professionally rechecked as often as once a year.
Hockenhull admitted that her results might be slightly affected by the survey's voluntary design. Only people willingly responding to her requests to complete the online survey—through emails, online forum postings, and paper leaflets in riding stables—were included in the study.
"All the behaviors we included in the survey had been reported as problems in popular equestrian literature," Hockenhull said. "While the current rider may not have an issue with them, for someone else they may pose a big challenge, and this could have welfare implications."
Horses with unwanted behaviors have a reduced chance of finding a good permanent home, according to Hockenhull. "We owe it to our horses to not let problems get this out of hand," she said.
The study, "The use of equipment and training practices and the prevalence of owner-reported ridden behaviour problems in U.K. leisure horses," appeared in January in the Equine Veterinary Journal.
About the Author
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Christa Lesté-Lasserre is a freelance writer based in France. A native of Dallas, Texas, Lesté-Lasserre grew up riding Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, and Shetland Ponies. She holds a master's degree in English, specializing in creative writing, from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and earned a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing with a minor in sciences from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She currently keeps her two Trakehners at home near Paris. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twitter @christalestelas.
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Xylitol is an artificial sweetener. It has the same benefit of other artificial sweeteners - less calories/sugar without losing sweetness - with some unique additional benefits. Xylitol has been found to decrease tooth decay. It also slows the growth of certain bacteria that live in the mouth. If a bacteria cannot multiply then it cannot as easily progress to an infection. The bacteria in the mouth may not only be responsible for infections in the mouth but may also play a role in infections that develop in throat and ears.
Analysts from The Cochrane Database wanted to know if xylitol could help decrease local bacterial infections such as acute otitis media (ear infections) in children. The study, published in Cochrane Databases, found that xylitol sugar was in fact associated with decreased risk of ear infection.
About the Study
The systematic review included three randomized trials with 1,826 children aged 12 years or younger. The children were followed for the development of ear infections after using xylitol or placebo (fake xylitol)/no treatment. The xylitol was given on a daily basis and may have been a syrup (10 grams/day), lozenge (10 grams/day), or gum (8.4 grams/day). Ear infections developed in 30% of children who received placebo or no treatment.
Individually, two of the three trials with 1,163 children found that xylitol was associated with decreased risk of ear infections but one trial with 663 children did not find a benefit. When these three trials results were combined, the use of xylitol in any form was associated with a 25% decrease in risk of ear infections (xylitol would prevent an ear infection in one out of every 10-28 children given xylitol).
Finally, one of the trials comparing the effectiveness of different forms of xylitol found:
- Xylitol chewing gum led to less ear infections (16%) than xylitol syrup (28%)
- No significant difference in number of ear infections when comparing xylitol lozenge to xylitol syrup or chewing gum
How Does This Affect You?
Systematic reviews are generally reliable since they can include large numbers of trials and patients. These increased number and statistical combination of results produce more reliable outcomes than individual trials alone. In this review there were only three trials, one of which had results inconsistent with the other two. The fact that there were inconsistent results and so few trials may decrease reliability of results.
Ear infections are one of the most common bacterial infection in children. While it rarely leads to complications and can often clear on its own, an ear infection can be a miserable experience for the child and caretaker. This evidence, although positive, does not suggest everyone stockpile the xylitol. However, if your child chews gum, choosing a gum made with xylitol may decrease the risk of the next ear infection. Keep in mind that the children in these studies chewed two pieces of gum five times a day for at least five minutes each time, which is a lot of gum. If your child frequently gets ear infections, ask your doctor about steps you can take for prevention, which may include some xylitol gum. It is a preventative health step your child may be eager to comply with.
- Reviewer: Brian P. Randall, MD
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This really strikes a chord with me.Yudron wrote: As it is, I hope to regain my energy, concentration, and determination to practice--which have been lagging a bit due to changing circumstances in my life. Also, to stay awake and present more often during the day. To really take all of the teachings I have received to heart, and be more humble, joyful, and simple. To be able to help sentient beings, somehow...
I find that dharma "practice" (I mean, time devoted to meditation, 'ritual' activity, etc.)
seems, for me anyway, to move in cycles.
Very concentrated for a while, then a bit less, and even ignored for a while.
Then I realize how much I need to practice and the pendulum swings back.
All my teachers say this is not a good strategy. You can't get momentum going.
It's like taking a road trip and stopping at every rest stop to buy postcards.
At the advice of a friend, I have begun to do full prostrations again as part of my morning routine.
This, after I stopped doing ngondro about 17 years ago, after only 11,000 prostrations.
But I think what happens is that we tend to store up a lot of "dharma engery" or something
...is it "merit"? I don't know, but it is somehow separate from the mundane concerns of the world,
something builds up internally, and we want to connect it with what is external.
It's like being someone who invents a new flying machine, who spends a year locked in the laboratory,
totally focused on the project,
and then later takes it outside to see if it will fly or not.
And it flies and it flies and the person flies off far away, and then the wings snap off,
and the person has to go all the way back to the laboratory and work on it some more.
So, the question,
"If you were to "Begin all over again today"
...I think that problem comes up a lot!!


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Discussion in 'Star Trek Movies I-X' started by Indysolo, Dec 9, 2013.
Get it here before it's gone, from Varese Sarabande.
It was, sadly, one of Jerry Goldsmith's last film scores. Only Timeline and Looney Tunes: Back In Action (both 2003) would follow it. In 2002 Jerry Goldsmith took his final voyage on the fabled USS Enterprise and gave Star Trek Nemesis and the whole Next Generation crew an epic send-off.
This is the release so many Star Trek fans have been waiting for. Goldsmith's complete score from Star Trek Nemesis is presented, along with a set of bonus tracks that includes source music, a set of alternate cues and mixes, plus a rare opportunity to listen in to the final moments of Jerry Goldsmith on the Star Trek scoring stage with his orchestra and director Stuart Baird.
In the wake of a joyful wedding between Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Troi (Marina Sirtis), Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) receives another reason to celebrate: the Romulans want peace and the captain will be the Federation's emissary. But as the Enterprise heads toward the Romulan Empire, a brilliant villain awaits — harboring a diabolical plan of destruction and an unimaginable secret that will give Picard his most fearsome challenge.
We're very excited to mark the return of the Varèse Sarabande CD Club with this historic and important Jerry Goldsmith release.
CDs will begin shipping the week of January 6.
Limited Edition of 5000 copies
Price: $24.98
Catalog #: VCL 1213 1143
1. Remus* (2:01)
2. The Box (2:21)
3. My Right Arm (1:04)
4. Star Field** / Positronic Signal (1:57)
5. The Argo (1:17)
6. Odds And Ends (4:39)
7. Your Brother / Course Plotted** (2:07)
8. Repairs** (6:27)
9. The Knife (3:10)
10. Perfect Timing / Allegiance (2:21)
11. Secrets (1:28)
12. The Mine (1:30)
13. Ideals (2:16)
14. Options (0:55)
15. Bed Time / Transport (1:38)
16. Blood Test (1:23)
17. The Mirror (5:23)
18. The Scorpion** (2:24)
19. His Plans / Data & B-4 (2:39)
20. Battle Stations** (2:40)
21. Attack Pattern (2:22)
22. The Invitation / True Nature / Let's Go To Work (4:38)
23. Lateral Run (3:55)
24. The Viceroy (:20)
1. Engage (2:14)
2. Full Reverse (1:41)
3. Not Functional (2:54)
4. Final Flight (3:49)
5. Firing Sequence (:54)
6. A New Friend (2:38)
7. That Song** / An Honor (1:24)
8. A New Ending*†** (8:30)
Source Music:
9. Riker's Strut #1 (Mike Lang) (1:07)
10. Riker's Strut #2 (Mike Lang) (1:09)
11. Blue Skies† (Vocal By Brent Spiner) (3:17)
12. Blue Skies† (Instrumental) (2:37)
Additional Music:
13. Secrets (Alternate Mix) (1:29)
14. The Mine (Alternate) (1:33)
15. Options (Alternate) (:57)
16. Options (Alternate Mix) (:58)
17. Data & B-4 (Alternate) (1:39)
18. Battle Stations** (Alternate Mix) (2:44)
19. Attack Pattern (Alternate Mix) (2:24)
20. True Nature (Alternate Mix) (1:30)
21. A New Ending*†** (Alternate) (6:11)
22. Director And Composer (2:35)
Any ideas what track 22. Director and Composer is all about?
Just chatter between Goldsmith and Stuart Baird.
From the press release:
"...plus a rare opportunity to listen in to the final moments of Jerry Goldsmith on the Star Trek scoring stage with his orchestra and director Stuart Baird."
From the title I thought it was going to be a release of an extended version of the movie.
It would be weird having the dead composer recut the movie.
Limited release? Crap. Time to get my wallet.
By this point Goldsmith was simply coasting, but even Goldsmith coasting is better than a lot of other works put out there, including Michael Gisomething's nuTrek scores. Anyway, definitely getting this one.
Somehow I missed this thread when I posted my duplicate one this morning. My bad everyone!
Not everyone knows who Jerry Goldsmith is.
Is there a way to purchase this without registering for the site? I don't want to make up a password for a site I'm probably only going to visit once.
Their loss.
So, all Trek movie soundtracks have been dealt with.
And the complete Lethal Weapon quadrilogy soundtrack box got also released.
That's what I call Christmas.
There's still a bunch of stuff that was left out of the STID soundtrack, but I'm sure there will be a two disc release for that soon as it didn't take long for the expanded version of ST09 to come out.
Use the "Guest Checkout" feature if they have one. It's what I usually do when I don't want to create an account too.
EDIT: It looks like they don't. I guess I WILL have to create an account.
Order placed! Can't wait!
The Star Trek: Deluxe Edition was announced Memorial Day 2010, roughly a year after the film came out, so if Varese follows suit, we can expect a similar announcement in May/June.
I'll definitely get this one. I've been waiting for this to come out - I've got all the other recent movie releases plus TOS box set. Love it!
Woo hoo! Thanks for the heads-up! Ordered!
You can get the soundtrack from BuySoundTrax.
Nemesis has an interesting soundtrack. I really liked the Romulan theme opening, but then later when waiting in orbit of Romulus, I couldn't tell if I was hearing film music or muzak being played the bridge.
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Nikki Finke Apparently Does Not Believe in Competition
Swirling tornado of anger Nikki Finke has openly declared war on current boss Jay Penske in her continued efforts to finagle Deadline Hollywood back from Penske's PMC. Mind you, this is but a mere two weeks after she told The Wall Street Journal, "I have confidence that no matter what happens, Jay and I can reach an amicable solution to all of this."
It's no secret that these negotiations were going to go down as easily as a spoonful of cayenne pepper, especially given that—other than two half-hearted box office updates—Finke hasn't typed a word on Deadline since August. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Finke airs her grievances with Penske's management of Variety compared to Deadline, both of which are owned by PMC. Aside from a perceived lack of resources and ad dollars, Finke states:
"We are covering the same stories, pushing out the same e-mail alerts and there is little or no differentiation," Ms. Finke said. Her solution, she said, would be to make Deadline the breaking news and commentary site and to have Variety focus on "analysis and deep dive."
A legion of terrified, cowed Finke devotees have vocally supported her over this, but... isn't this how media conglomerates work? PMC owns, among other properties, Variety, Deadline, TVLine, Movieline, and Hollywoodlife; these blogs all overlap, but it's only Variety that has Finke's granny panties in a bunch. It might be true that Penske has given more resources to Variety, especially given reports that he's grown tiresome of Finke's bullying ways, but it's hard to overlook the fact that whining and threatening the competition isn't the way to differentiate yourself—consistently out-pacing, out-reporting, and out-scooping your in-house competition is.
(After all, PMC isn't doing anything revolutionary by owning competing brands—you're reading just one of Gawker Media's many properties that covers Hollywood and the entertainment industry.)
Finke has been actively looking for a financial backer, for the new site she may not even be able to build: PMC remains firm on the fact that Finke is under contract until 2016 and is in no way able to make a new website, though Finke maintains that her contract allows her certain outs. Phoenix-based investor Jahm Najafi is rumored to have recently dropped out of helping her buy back Deadline from PMC.
She has also taken to her Twitter—a medium she normally only used to retweet Deadline articles—to further openly declare war, by retweeting her anti-Variety supporters.
So what will come of Deadline? Will we be seeing a new NikkiFinke.com where Finke can be "50 times more truthful and brutal" than she was before? Will this website soon be renamed Nikki Finke's Defamer.com? It remains to be seen, but until then, crack open a bag of popcorn and enjoy the schadenfreude with the rest of Hollywood.


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PM to spruik white paper on world stage
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will call on European and Asian leaders to develop clear plans as the two regions wrestle with different economic challenges.
Ms Gillard, who is attending the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Laos, will also use the summit as an opportunity to brief world leaders on Australia's new foreign policy roadmap.
The summit, which is largely focused on dealing with the poor economic outlook in Europe, is the first opportunity for Ms Gillard to canvass reaction to the Asian century white paper on the world stage.
Released just over a week ago, the paper comes during gloomy times for the global economy, with the most recent figures showing unemployment across the Eurozone has risen to a record 11.6 per cent.
European leaders attending the talks are expected to provide an update on efforts to address financial market tensions, restore confidence and stimulate growth and jobs.
The issues of reform of international financial institutions and protectionism are also on the agenda.
The prime minister was set to address leaders at a closed-door plenary session later on Monday, during which she was to call on both the European and Asian regions to come up with clear strategies in response to the very different economic challenges they faced.
"Europe is facing challenges of restarting growth. It is seeking to come out of recession and to harness growth to create jobs," Ms Gillard said in Vientiane on Monday.
Asia, Ms Gillard said, was facing the challenges that come with having to manage rapid growth.
"Whether facing either of these challenges, nations need a clear plan and regions need a clear plan," she said.
Ms Gillard pointed to Australia's success in winning a temporary seat on the United Nations security council, its hosting of the G20 leaders' summit in 2014 and the Asian century white paper as the three key items on her own agenda at ASEM.
"Australia has a clear national plan for its own outlook for growth which is the white paper," she said.
"I will certainly in the course of my discussions with fellow leaders and representatives here be briefing people on the content of our white paper ... our plan to ensure that Australia is an economic winner in this time of growth in our region."
Ms Gillard warned that it was essential for European leaders to take further action to deal with deteriorating economic conditions, and that the rest of the world was "very focused and concerned" about what measures would be taken.
The world understood that "should matters in relation to the eurozone become even more problematic, that it risks contagion into the global financial system", Ms Gillard said.
The prime minister will also hold a series of bilateral meetings while in Vientiane.
She met with Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong on Sunday afternoon and Burma's President Thein Sein on Monday.
Ms Gillard was expected to also hold bilateral talks with British Foreign Secretary William Hague, French President Francois Hollande and Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez.
The summit's second plenary session on Tuesday will focus on terrorism, piracy at sea and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Energy security, water resources management and food security will be also be discussed.
Ms Gillard will travel to Indonesia on Wednesday ahead of the Bali Democracy Forum on Thursday and Friday, which she will co-chair along with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
The two leaders will also hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the forum.
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All quotes tagged Stimulate
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"The greatest analgesic, soporific, stimulant, tranquilizer, narcotic, and to some extent even antibiotic -in short, the closest thing to a genuine panacea -known to medical science is work."
"What we needed to do was stimulate an area of the brain and see if it talks to another part. We have a tool to do that now."
"Second place is not a defeat. It is a stimulation to get better. It makes you even more determined."
"He had the artistic metempsychosis which is half drunk when sober and looks down on airships when stimulated."
"I think if the movie has resonance and stimulates the viewer to talk about it, you can have as large an audience as you want. The most important thing for me is that the movie exists. And that's success enough already."


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Notes: Roof may be open
Minute Maid Park could see outdoor World Series games
By Alyson Footer / MLB.com
The weather is supposed to be picture perfect on Tuesday and Wednesday, with only a 30 percent chance of rain on Thursday. Highs are expected to hit just 73 degrees, and the overnight lows will range from 45 degrees on Tuesday to 52 the next two.
The Astros may be leaning toward keeping the roof open.
"We've talked about it," general manager Tim Purpura said. "The roof opening and closing has more to do with fan comfort than anything else. Maybe we ought to open it up and showcase our city.
"I think we're going to work with MLB [on the decision]. They have a lot of sway as to how things are done, and they should, since they do it every year."
Those in uniform have made it clear in the past that they prefer to play in the controlled environment of a closed roof, because it eliminates any issues relating to wind and humidity. But mostly, the team likes playing under the roof because of the noise factor.
"I don't know if it makes much of a difference for the pitchers, whether the balls fly with the roof open or closed," Dan Wheeler said. "I just like how loud it gets in there. That's a big part of our home-field advantage."
Lance Berkman, one of the more outspoken players in terms of his desire for the roof to remain closed, sounded indifferent when asked about it prior to Game 2 in Chicago. Of course, Berkman made his comments after running off the rain-soaked field at U.S. Cellular Field. All day, it was cold, rainy and miserable in the Windy City.
"I don't care if the roof is open or closed," he said. "As long as we can get out of this miserable weather, I don't care."
Burke in lineup vs. lefty: As was the case for much of the second half of the season, Chris Burke was inserted into left field for Game 2, because the Astros were facing a left-hander.
Garner favors starting Burke over the left-handed-hitting Mike Lamb when a southpaw is on the mound, and he continued that trend with White Sox hurler Mark Buehrle starting Game 2 of the World Series.
"He's played very well in the playoffs and played very well down the stretch," Garner said. "[This is] another big setting for him, as it is for a lot of our young kids. I'm sure he's raring and ready to go and will do a good job for us tonight."
Bagwell to DH: Jeff Bagwell was tabbed as the designated hitter for the second day in a row, but he moved up a notch in the batting order. He hit fifth on Sunday.
Bagwell was 0-for-2 and was hit by pitches twice in Game 1. Garner was encouraged by how well he swung, even when he struck out against White Sox closer Bobby Jenks in the eighth inning.
"His second swing [against Jenks, a foul ball], the ball was just a little bit up," Garner said. "If it had been down three or four inches, I'd like to have seen what would have happened. It was just a little bit out of the zone. I thought his bat head was on it pretty good."
Jenks threw a 100-mph fastball to fan Bagwell, the first of the closer's three strikeout victims.
"If you throw the ball above 92 [mph] and you locate, you're going to get guys out," Garner said. "If you throw the ball above 95, you don't really have to locate. You just get it in certain portion of the strikezone, it's tough to hit. That's just what it is. It's tough to hit. Why do you think [Brad] Lidge is so good?"
Although Bagwell struck out against Jenks, he drew more positives than negatives from the at-bat.
"I'll tell you what, if anything for me, it went a long way," he said. "As I said after the game, my only fault in that at-bat is I didn't get the bat down as much as I should have in the first couple of swings. But my bat head was there, which means I can get the bat head to it. I just need to get it down.
"Anytime you face a guy who throws that hard, you have to try to get the bat down, because it's so hard to hit an elevated pitch. So I'm very happy in that fact ... I think that went a long way for me."
Nolan in the house: Nolan Ryan won't be making any public appearances during the World Series in Chicago, but the Astros, aware of his presence, are happy he's here.
"I love it when he's here," Garner said. "He's very aware that we're not here all the time and he doesn't want to try to upstage us. He's just a class act. That's all there is to it."
Quotable: "I felt confident. My feeling from everybody else was the same. Everybody felt pretty comfortable. Of course, in these situations, you don't want to feel too comfortable. You want to be hyped up. You get that energy flow that you don't have on normal days. You can lift cars, overturn 18-wheelers, bound over tall buildings." -- Garner, on getting past the World Series jitters when it's time to play
Alyson Footer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Where are those roads you would call "impossible" to ride on a Motorbike, but at the right time, with the right planning, the right people, the right equipment and a portion of luck could still be possible. Looking for roads that were only done by a few people or have been tried but failed. To give you an idea what I am talking about... 1) North Canol Road - Yukon / NWT 2) Eastern BAM Road - Sibiria 3) Bering Sea Crossing (Alaska to Russia) I´m not planning, just interested whats still out there.


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The slopestyle course at this year's European Open, had a bit of a twist, well, more like a halfpipe right in the middle. The course started off with a spine fitted with a log goalpost and a barrel jib, then it went into a wallride, a down box or downrail, and then into a two-hitter pipe. This top portion of the course counted for a full half of the points scored, the lower three jumps counted for the other half. Obviously, those riders who excelled in both pipe and slopestyle did the best in the course.
It was a long day for the riders, it started with 7:45 a.m. practice (keep in mind that there's some jetlag involved in hoping a flight to Switzerland straight from Vermont), then practice led to semi-finals in the morning, course maintenance, more practice, and then 3 full runs of finals in the afternoon. The finals for the 16 men and 8 women alternated with only the best of the three runs counted. Despite the long hours, the riders were at 100%.
Danny Davis sets a course to victory. PHOTO: Christy Chaloux
Roxy rider Lisa Wiik came up through the open qualifiers with consistently strong runs just edging out second place finisher, and hometown hero Sina Candrian by .16 of a point--a super victory for the longtime competitor. All three of the girls on the podium were killing it on the advanced course today. Lisa front 180 nosebonked the barrel, to a half Cab on the wallride, to a nosepress down the box, McTwisting through the pipe, and then going backside Indy 5, front 3 stale, to back three over the large kickers. Sina threw a bonk on the barrel, to a 180 down the wall, backside boardslide down the box, backside to frontside 5s in the pipe, front 5 on the first kicker, Cab 5, to the only nine of the women's event on the last kicker. Sina plans on riding at the U.S. Open and the Roxy Chicken Jam this winter, so you might get a chance to see her for yourself. Kjersti Buass came in a solid third.
The men's finals were gripping, well actually the final runs of the men's finals were gripping. For the first two-thirds of the contest, Shaun White was winning by a landslide, but everything changed in the final run. Danny Davis started off with a sweet backside 3 handplant on the barrel, to an alleyoop rock n roll combo on the wallride, switch backside lipslide down the box, and into the pipe with a switch backside 7 to a back seven--these calculated combos up top boosted his score before he even dropped into the jumps, but once he did, he went switch back 9, front 10, to a Cab 9. Zowee! That got him into first ahead of Shaun who still had his final run to go. Peetu followed up Danny with a backside 360 bonk on the barrel to frontside air onto the wallride, followed by a nosepress to revert on the downbox--cab 7 to front 7 in the pipe, and then Cab 9, backside Rodeo 9, to Cab 10 on the last hit--not enough to take out Danny, but enough to put him in second. Shaun came out on his final run and got a good start at the top, but uncharacteristically fell on one of the jumps, and the rest is Euro Open history. Not a bad podium to end with, this is Danny's second fist place finish in a major comp this winter including his first place finish in the Breckenridge Dew Tour Superpipe.
I asked around at the end whether the riders liked this new pipe in the middle of the slopestyle course setup--well, the answer is kind of obvious, the ones who ride pipe did, the ones who don't ride pipe didn't. Danny Davis said he really liked it, but felt for the riders who weren't expecting to have to pull out their pipe skills in the park. As far as spectating went, it added another really cool element to the slopestyle course and sort of packed in the action. I give it a couple of thumbs up, but maybe the riders just need a heads up in advance in the future. What do you think of it?
Women's Slopestyle Finals Results
1 Wiik, Lisa (NOR) ROXY 75.83
2 Candrian, Sina (SUI) BURTON 75.67
3 Oestgaard Buaas, Kjersti (NOR) 72.67
4. Silvia Mittermueller (GER)
5. Cheryl Maas (NED)
6. Sarka Pancochova (CZE)
7. Silje Norendal (NOR)
8. Julia Baumgartner (AUT)
Men's Slopestyle Finals Results
1 Davis, Danny (USA) Burton 91.17
2 Piiroinen, Peetu (FIN) Burton 90.83
3 White, Shaun (USA) Burton 90.33
4. Chas Guldemond (USA) DC, 84.17
5. Mathieu Crepel (FRA) Quiksilver, 82.67
6. Antti Autti (FIN) Flow, 78.83
7. Stale Sandbech (NOR) Oakley, 77
8. Markku Koski, (FIN) ThirtyTwo, 71.83


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Real Name
Mister A, "Mad Monk", Pinball Wizard, A.R. Cadenski
Place of Birth
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California (allegedly)
First Appearance
Marvel Team-Up #65
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In killing his father, Arcade discovered that he had both a talent and a liking for murder, and set out to become an assassin-for-hire. Within a year, in his own view at least he became the best assassin in the United States. However, Arcade became bored with killing by ordinary means, and so he used his inheritance to construct his first "Murderworld", a hidden complex of high-tech death traps designed in the style of an amusement park.
Whatever the truth may be about his life up to that point, the story of his life after he began using Murderworld is clear. Arcade now kills victims for large sums of money by trapping them within Murderworld. He designs and constructs special traps within Murderworld for individual victims after studying their strengths and weaknesses. Arcade's customary fee is one million dollars per victim, which is a token fee as his expenses incurred are often higher. To Arcade, the game itself is more important than the expense, or even the winning.
Seeking new challenges, Arcade set his sights on various superhuman beings and set out to attempt to kill them. His first encounter with costumed adventurers was when he captured the arachnid hero Spider-Man and the British champion Captain Britain. Since then, Arcade has attempted to kill the superhuman mutants known as the X-Men, the British super-team Excalibur, the diminutive Puck (Eugene Judd) of the Canadian super-team Alpha Flight, the formerly demonically-possessed John Blaze, and the X-Force strike team with his Murderworlds.
Arcade originally employed two assistants, known only as Miss Locke and Mister Chambers. However, after she horribly scarred his face, Arcade killed Miss Locke. Seeking to frame the feral X-Man Wolverine for the murder, Arcade was defeated by Wolverine, the mutant thief Gambit, and his own former ally Mastermind (Martinique Jason), the daughter of the original bearer of that name, who left Arcade in a state of delusion.This impaired state of mind was short-lived, however, and after plastic surgery to repair his scarred visage, Arcade has since returned to plague costumed adventurers such as Spider-Man and the Black Cat. Arcade was then contacted by the mercenary known as Agent X, to restore Alpine Park, which Agent X acquired from Paul Steinen as payment for his services against the Four Winds crime cartel. Recently he has developed a romantic relationship with White Rabbit.
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"She is just a nice, plain mare; nothing special."
That is the way Don Blowe describes 16-year-old Halo Silver, a bay mare he purchased in 2001 to add to his small band of broodmares at Ascot Thoroughbreds, a farm he and his wife, Beth, own in Canada.
Blowe never guessed that a few years later, Halo Silver, who quickly proved she was a valuable producer, would be fighting for her life. But thanks to the generosity of a Kentucky veterinarian who donated his services to help, her story will hopefully have a happy ending.
Since the Blowes purchased Halo Silver, they have had considerable success with her, as she has produced five foals, including Saint Arch, an Arch colt the couple sold for $115,000 at the 2007 Keeneland September yearling sale.
Halo Silver
"She's produced mostly all winners, no black type, but she's done pretty well," Blowe said of Halo Silver. "We really like her."
The Blowes ship most of their mares to Matt Koch at Shawhan Place near Paris, Ky., to be bred. There Halo Silver produced her most recent foal, Overtime Hero, by Even the Score, in 2008. Instead of being sent back to Ascot after she was bred though, which is normal protocol, the Blowes decided to leave Halo Silver at Shawhan Place because it was so late in the season.
But Halo Silver has never returned home.
In November 2008, Koch noticed a problem with Halo Silver, one that caused only minor alarm at first.
"She got sore on us; it was her left front foot," said Koch, who started 240-acre Shawhan Place in 2005 after getting out of the Marine Corps. Koch, son of Claiborne Farm manager Gus Koch, breeds more than 60 mares at Shawhan each year. "We treated her, but it wasn't getting any better so we sent her over to Dr. McVey at Park Equine."
Upon admitting Halo Silver, Travis McVey, DVM, who is one of three veterinarians at Park Equine Hospital, owned by John Park, DVM, and located near Winchester, Ky., noticed a ruptured abscess on her foot, which caused her lameness. He treated the serious but fairly common injury, and Halo Silver returned to Shawhan 10 days later.
But in a few weeks time, the mare's condition worsened, and Koch had to send her back to Park Equine. This time McVey realized Halo Silver had become lame on her right front foot as well.
"At that point we elected to perform deep digital flexor tenotomies of both front feet, which helps to alleviate the pull of the tendon on the coffin bone. Halo was discharged soon after with instructions for strict stall rest at home."
After more time at Shawhan, Halo Silver's left foot improved, but the right foot became even worse and she was in considerable pain. The options were clear for Blowe: euthanasia or removing the entire hoof wall in order to stop the pinching.
Having exhausted his treatment budget, Blowe was at a loss. What would he do with his beloved mare? That's when Park Equine stepped up to the plate.
"I had grown kind of attached to the mare, so after discussing the situation with Dr. Park, he agreed to donate the materials and I agreed to donate my time and labor to proceed with the (treatment)," McVey said.
--Don Blowe
In February, with the help of farrier Rob Spencer, McVey performed the total hoof wall resection, and inserted stainless steel pins through the cannon bone to bear weight and allow the foot to float within a cast until a new hoof wall grows in. In mid-May, after months of resting comfortably, Halo Silver's cast was removed, revealing mixed results. At that time, McVey gave Halo Silver a fair chance at recovery. Only time will tell. Either way, Blowe will be forever grateful to Park Equine.
"She's a fighter," he said. "We're not giving up. But the fact they were willing to help, out of the goodness of their hearts, is terrific. They truly care about horses."
(Originally published at BloodHorse.com.)
Disclaimer: Seek the advice of a qualified veterinarian before proceeding with any diagnosis, treatment, or therapy.