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Let me tell you a story of a polluted paradise.
We used to call it 'Parahyangan' or the place where the Gods and Goddesses resided. The river that passes through it stretches 270 km from the Wayang Mountain to the Java Sea, giving life along its course.
Lake Citarum at Mount Wayang, the source of the Citarum river.
© Andri Tambunan / Greenpeace
We call it the Citarum River. Ci and Tarum, "Ci" is water, and "Tarum" or indigo is a plant of the pea family that was widely cultivated over a century ago as a source of dark blue dye. It is also linked to the 'Tarumanagara' Kingdom, one of the country's oldest Kingdoms, once victorious on the outskirts of the Citarum River. Today, millions of people depend on the river and surrounding area for agricultural and domestic use.
Tisna Sanjaya, a famous Indonesian artist and social and environmental activist, speaks of Citarum River as "The Cradle of Our Nation's Cultures"
Today, the Citarum River has the reputation of being one of the dirtiest rivers in the world. It looks like a gigantic sewer. The water is tainted by toxic industrial waste, has a terrible odor and is filled with garbage.
The visible problem of garbage and untreated domestic wastewater in the Citarum is severe. But to make matters worse, local factories are pumping wastewater containing toxic and hormone-disrupting chemicals directly into the water supply. The wastewater is sometimes multi-coloured, sometimes invisible. The textile sector is a major source of this pollution, especially in the Upper Citarum where 68% of the factories produce textiles, and where the PT Gistex facility is located.
The wastewater discharged from this facility provides a clear example of the type of hazardous chemicals being discharged every day into the Citarum River -- affecting the local ecosystem and the livelihoods of millions of people.
Polluting our paradise.
The testing results reveal a real cocktail of hazardous chemicals including nonylphenol (NP), antimony and tributylphosphate being pumped in the Citarum. Many of these chemicals are toxic, while some have hormone-disrupting and highly persistent properties. The investigations also revealed wastewater from one of the smaller outfalls to be extremely alkaline or 'caustic' (pH 14) indicating that this wastewater had not received even the most basic treatment before discharge.
There is no question that this type of pollution affects the livelihoods of local communities, fishermen and farmers, and also the millions people that are in contact with this water in their daily life. Jakarta, the Capital of Indonesia, meets the needs of 80% of its drinking water supply from the Citarum.
But this is not just a story of one river in one region of the world -- it is connected to a much bigger nightmare.
Behind the scenes, major international brands are conducting business with suppliers such as PT Gistex, helping to sponsor toxic water pollution and murky business practices.
One of these brands is Gap - which has been linked to toxic water scandals before, and whose clothing items tested positive for hazardous chemicals in a previous investigation.
How many more scandals need to break before Gap will work with its suppliers in Indonesia and around the world to Detox its production processes and products, and help Detox our water?
Share this story with the world
Every time you like, share, and promote this story it increases the pressure on Gap to change its ways: to stop polluting rivers in the countries where its products are made, and to stop shipping hazardous chemicals all over the world in its clothes.
Major competitors including H&M, Zara, Levi's and UNIQLO have all committed to Detox.
So what exactly is Gap waiting for?
Ashov Birry is a Toxic-Free Water campaigner for Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Novinda Atha
Stop polluting my Country :(
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:'( Humanity is destroying himself
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it is connected to a much bigger nightmare. FR107
23 April, 2013 at 10:47
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(Unregistered) jung yujjina
hey is that first picture and others some faces of citarum?
so greedy for luxury but not for life ,fools luxury comeif we live .
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hey is that first picture and others some faces of citarum?
so greedy for luxury but not for life ,fools luxury comeif we live .
i'm not 2 much of a cleanchit 2 having a white collar but now i want 2 wash it . can children join this organisation as an active member?
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i really hope that Greenpeace will take on what seems to me to be the most urgent environmental issues of this time ie chemtrails and geo-engineering....
i really hope that Greenpeace will take on what seems to me to be the most urgent environmental issues of this time ie chemtrails and geo-engineering....can you PLEASE explain to me Why on EARTH you are not... ? are you even investigating it or just burying your heads in the sand like so many people? PLEASE don't ignore it any longer.... you are such a powerful and respected organisation..... there is so much evidence......
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My, this is horrible!!
I hope that we can fix it....
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We need help in guatemala HELP HELP SOS SOS
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When LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA title earlier this year, many people pointed to the fact that the Cavs had never won a title. With the Chicago Cubs dominating the 2016 baseball season, there is great excitement that this year may bring their first title since 1908. On the PGA Tour, Dustin Johnson broke through an excellent career without winning a major when he captured the United States Open in June.
If one believes in foreshadowing....
The angst Minnesota fans feel toward never having won a Super Bowl is unique. The Minnesota Twins won in 1987 and 1991 to shed a state-wide winless championship streak that went back to the days of the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1950s. The Minnesota Lynx have won three titles (2011,2013,2015) in a short span. However, most presently consider only the four major men's sports as legitimate titles in the mythical hunt for city-based championship titles. And that is too bad, because the Lynx are highly successful and deserve greater attention.
What makes the Vikings situation uique is that they are probably the most successful sports franchise without a title. Certainly they are the winningest NFL team not to have won a Super Bowl. Minnesota ranks tied for 8th overall in winning percentage among all franchises. The following is a list of those teams ahead of Minnesota.
Note that the first three categories include pre-merger years dating back to 1920 for some.
Chicago Bears, .572 win percent, 96 seasons, 25 playoffs, 3 Super Bowls (SB) appearances, 1 SB win.
Dallas Cowyboys, .569 win pct, 56 seasons, 31 playoffs, 8 SB appearances, 5 Super Bowl wins..
Green Bay Packers, .568 win pct, 95 seasons, 31 playoffs, 5 SB appearances, 4 Super Bowl wins..
Miami Dolphins, .561 win pct, 50 seasons, 22 playoffs, 5 SB appearances, 2 Super Bowl wins.
San Fransisco 49ers, .553 win pct, 70 seasons, 26 playoffs, 6 SB appearances, 5 Super Bowl wins.
Boston/N.E. Patriots, .548 win pct, 56 seasons, 23 playoffs, 8 SB appearances, 4 Super Bowl wins.
New York Giants, .543 win pct, 91 seasons, 31 playoffs, 5 SB appearances, 4 Super Bowl wins.
Those are the only teams that have won a greater percentage of their NFL games than our Vikings. Between those seven teams there are 40 Super Bowl appearances and 25 Super Bowl wins. Minnesota and Baltimore would be next, tied for eighth....
Minnesota Vikings, .542 win pct, 55 seasons, 28 playoffs, 4 SB appearances, 0 Super Bowl wins.
Baltimore Ravens, .542 win pct, 20 seasons, 10 playoffs, 2 SB appearances, 2 Super Bowl wins.
Continuing the list Denver would be next with 3 Super Bowls in 56 years. The Indianapolis/Baltimore Colts have won 2 Super Bowls in 63 years. The Oakland Raiders are next, winning 3 Super Bowls in 56 years. Only the Cleveland Browns have a winning percentage and have not won a Super Bowl like Minnesota. Their history is rich with NFL Championships, having won 8 over their 69 year existence. Last of note is the most successful of all NFL franchises in terms of Super Bowl wins...
Pittsburgh Steelers, .527 win pct, 83 seasons, 29 playoffs, 8 SB appearances, 6 Super Bowl wins.
The numbers help demonstrate the anxiety/stress we Purple fans feel. There is only one franchise in the NFL that has made the playoffs at a greater percent than Minnesota, and that is the Cowboys. The Vikings have 28 playoff visits in 55 years. Fans can generally expect to make the playoffs every other year. Dallas has 31 appearances in 56 years. No other franchise can make that claim. Not Green Bay (31 playoff visits in 95 seasons). Not Chicago (25 playoff visits in 96 years). Not Pittsburgh (29 playoff visits in 83 seasons). The Cowboys and VIkings are the only two franchises that have been to the playoffs more than they have stayed home.
Only nine teams (of 31) have made it to more Super Bowls than Minnesota. Only one has more division titles in the same amount of years (Dallas 22, Minn 19). Only one has been in more playoffs in the same amount of time (Dallas 31, Minn 28).
Minnesota has elite numbers in the NFL. Just no Super Bowl win.
So we enter 2016 as hopeful as any in recent memory. Since 2009 and Brett Favre we have not seen this much hype toward a successful season. That team, and the 1998 Minnesota Vikings who went 15-1, are easily the two best shots we have had to return to the Super Bowl. Both ended tragically, not unlike the loss last season to the Seahawks in frigid TCF Bank Stadium on a missed chip shot..
And while both of those teams were very good, many feel this year's team is their equal. While the offense of the 1998 team could probably never be matched by this group, nor the quarterback play of the 2009 team and Favre, one could argue that the 2016 defense is better than any Vikings' team since the 1970s. And as the saying goes, "Defense wins Super Bowls".
The local and national media have given encouraging words toward this purple season. Many have cautioned that only a much improved offense can help Minnesota leap frog by top teams in the NFC like Seattle, Carolina and even Arizona. Vikings' administration did their part by adding offensive linemen through free agency, and then drafting a receiving weapon for Norv Turner's passing game. The addition of Laquon Treadwell, combined with the improved play of Stefon Diggs and/or Charles Johnson, gives Teddy Bridgewater a chance to air out his 31st ranked passing offense of 2015. And of course, the additions at offensive line in the off-season might also help the 29th overall offense that was mostly Adrian Peterson last year.
We have suffered for years and years waiting to break through with a Super Bowl win. Lesser teams, like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, already have a Super Bowl win despite a career .385 win percentage. With zero Super Bowl wins Minnesota is grouped with teams like San Diego, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Detroit, Jacksonville and Atlanta. The difference is, those teams have all lost more than they have won. The Lions have made the playoffs only 16 times in 86 seasons. The Bucs 10 times in 40 seasons.
It's not right.
The 2016 brings great promise. A strong coach locked into a contract. A much improving young defense, already 5th in scoring last year. One of the greatest running backs in the modern era, and he is healthy. If the passing game can get on board...It may be the chance to finally end the drought of a great franchise with everything but a Super Bowl win. It seems to be the year for it.
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The first reading today is from the book of Sirach, one of the Wisdom
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prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds and will reach its goal.
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Dethklok visits the scarred and disfigured victims of recent bomb attacks in the hospital, completely unaware that Dethklok themselves are the target of the anti-Dethklok terrorist organization "The Revengencers".
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EP 1 The Curse of Dethklok
After performing a coffee jingle in the farthest reaches of the Arctic Circle to a sold-out crowd, Dethklok witnesses their French chef being chopped to pieces by the blade of their helicopter restaurant. The bad news is that Dethklok is now faced with the daunting task of cooking dinner themselves.
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It's Murderface's birthday and the whole band realizes that he's the hardest guy in the world to shop for. Murderface throws himself a party, which he hates, until the rest of Dethklok surprises him with their gift.
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The band plays a song that unintentionally wakes a deadly Nordic Forest Troll. Dethklok doesn't care until they learn that the Troll is knocking out all DSL lines, making their Internet really slow. Dethklok must write the world's first Death Metal Lullaby to put the demonic beast back to sleep.
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Dethklok has an end of the quarter employee evaluation to find out who's been embezzling from the company. The patronizing evaluation heads off with a pep talk and a corporate video that will have audiences and Dethfans alike vying for a spot on the Dethklok payroll.
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In a legendary bad move, Dethklok decides to do standup comedy. Pickles remains traumatized by a heckler while the rest of Dethklok learns that comedy is all about embracing the hate. Dethklok finds that they are very much naturals at this. The physical comedy routine they work out really kills.
EP 7 Dethfam
Uncomfortable and embarrassed, Dethklok painfully endures while their parents are in town for a visit. The guys are at first pissed and doubtful when their parents announce the release of their "Parents of Dethklok" album, but are then impressed by the depth of their parents' anger.
EP 8 Performance Klok
Dethklok has a huge fight on stage, which prompts the record label to hire a performance coach to keep the band together. The band falls in love with therapy for all the wrong reasons.
EP 9 Snakes 'n' Barrels
Pickles reunites with his old hair band, "Snakes 'N' Barrels", which has the rest of Dethklok worried that their drummer may leave them. When the ten-years-sober "Snakes 'N' Barrels" are given experimental psychotropic drugs before their performance, the result is something beyond brutal.
EP 10 Mordland
Dethklok has opened up their home for their annual Dethfan Day. Dethklok continues with their "normal" everyday activities (like liver transplant surgery and scrubbing toilets) while fans are ushered around the house, guided by an animated skull and a maze of velvet rope. Dethklok finds themselves in a sticky situation when two Internet geeks threaten to bring down Dethklok with their advanced Photoshopping skills.
EP 11 FatKlok
In a last-ditch scramble for tax breaks, Dethklok agrees to host an event with the London Philharmonic, but only under one condition: Dethklok gets to produce their own kind of laser light show. They've also taken in a distempered fat kid they found, and must juggle the responsibilities of parenting while upholding their charitable agreement.
EP 12 Skwisklok
Skwisgaar is to host the Skwisgaar Skwigelf Advanced Hand Finger Wizard Master Class Pay Per View Event, to promote the sales of a new guitar line, which includes the Skwisarmyatar, and the Antfarmatar.
EP 13 Go Forth and Die
Plagued by his stupidity, Nathan Explosion embarks on the dicey journey of earning his GED.
EP 14 Bluesklok
Depressed, Dethklok is whisked away to the Mississippi Delta to "discover" the Blues.
EP 15 Dethkids
Toki tries to compensate for his adorable charm by over-brutalizing his intentions and actions.
EP 16 Religionklok
Murderface searches for a religion after a near-death experience leaves him longing for greater meaning. He samples everything from Christianity to Satanism before finding his true church.
EP 17 Dethclown
The Tribunal commissions Dr. Rockzo, The Rock N Roll Clown, to gather information on Dethklok. Dr. Rockzo and Toki's sudden friendship has the rest of Dethklok uneasy.
EP 18 Girlfriendklok
Dethklok is asked to host the American Pornography Awards, but Nathan's controlling girlfriend puts a damper on the situation for the whole band.
EP 19 Dethstars
When Dethklok is given a Carte Blanche development deal, the future of silver screen entertainment rests in their hands.
EP 20 The Metalocalypse Has Begun
In this first season finale, the Metalocalypse creeps closer to fulfillment when Dethklok executes their most brutal performance to date, and the Tribunal finally makes their move.
Season 2
EP 1 Dethecution
Since Dethklok's withdrawal from the public following the purported Dethwater Live "fan attack", the world economy teeters on the brink of disaster. Dethklok is finally lured back into the outside world with their protective "pelvic-thrust mace belts" to be a part of the world's largest public execution of criminals in recorded history.
EP 2 Dethlessons
Toki Wartooth is fed up playing in the shadow of Skwisgaar's lead guitar. Under the tutelage of a crusty old guitar master, Toki learns that the heart, too, has strings.
EP 3 Dethvengeance
The wounded, the scared, and the disfigured unite. Meanwhile, an oblivious Dethklok spends their studio time recording onto the purest of all analog formats: water.
EP 4 Dethdoubles
Fearing for their safety after a public gun mishap/bloodbath, the CFO hires look-a-likes of Dethklok to make public appearances while the band prepares for a Duncan Hills Coffee promotional event.
EP 5 Dethfashion
When promoting a new clothing line, Dethklok experiences the brutality of negative body image, dieting, and bulimia.
EP 6 Cleanzo
Dr. Rockzo, the Rock n Roll Clown, gets help from Dethklok to overcome his cocaine addition and come c-c-c-clean!
EP 7 Dethwedding
Metal meets mid-west etiquette when Pickles' brother, Seth, invites Dethklok to his Wisconsin wedding.
EP 8 P.R. Klok
Pickles' popularity soars when he gets a personal P.R. agent, prompting the rest of Dethklok to form a rival P.R. firm. Meanwhile, Pickles' P.R. woman has dark, otherworldy, and religious motives behind her Evil Press Releases.
EP 9 Dethcarraldo
Dethklok travels to the Amazon where they learn about native brutality from the Yannemango Indians.
EP 10 Dethgov
Nathan Explosion serves an emergency term as temporary governor for the state of Florida, sending Florida into a state of further emergency.
EP 11 Dethrace
William Murderface creates the "Nascar-type Theatrical Hybrid Event" and takes all creative and logistical control upon himself. Nathan and Pickles try to be supportive of their overwhelmed pal, while Skwisgaar and Toki attempt to get their driver licenses.
EP 12 The Revengencers
Dethklok visits the scarred and disfigured victims of recent bomb attacks in the hospital, completely unaware that Dethklok themselves are the target of the anti-Dethklok terrorist organization "The Revengencers".
EP 13 Klokblocked
When Nathan learns that his ex-girlfriend, Rebecca Nightrod, has already found new love while still in a coma, he decides to return to the dating scene. Unfortunately, the rest of the band makes it difficult for Nathan to make a true love connection.
EP 14 Dethsources
The band is fed up with Offdenson knowing more than they do. They want their fifth of everything and decide to hire an efficiency expert to tighten up matters at Mordhaus and maximize their weekly allowance.
EP 15 Snakes N Barrels II
When Pickles discovers through an episode of "Where are They Now Now?" that Snakes N Barrels has reunited without him for the "SOBERTOWN USA No Drugs Allowed Sober Rock and Roll Show" he and the rest of Dethklok travel to Los Angeles to put an end to this atrocity.
EP 16 Dethdad
When Toki gets news that his dad is dying, he's forced to travel back to his home town in Norway. The rest of the band decides to make a vacation out of it, citing "album inspiration" as their excuse to further put off working on their delayed album.
EP 17 Dethrecord
The world economy is crumbling and waiting for the next Dethklok album to stimulate it back into order. It's up to Dethklok to get the album just right and finished on time.
EP 18 Black Fire Upon Us
Dethklok's new album is released to the world. The Revengencers make their next move.
Season 3
EP 1 Renovationklok
After the attack on Mordhaus, Dethklok is left without a manager and plagued by greedy record execs and forced to face the brutality of the slumping economy while dabbling in interior design. Will they spend everything and sign a deal that will render them powerless? Or worse, will they allow Murderface to turn the living room into an Arizona-styled sandscape?
EP 2 Tributeklok
Dethklok joins their own Dethklok tribute band as a last ditch effort to connect with their rock and roll roots.
EP 3 Dethhealth
After a near-death experience, Dethklok realizes they would rather be sick and not know then face the brutality of going to a doctor. After home remedies including drinking bleach, Dethklok learns that their ultimate fear will be realized, one of them has a terminal illness. Meanwhile Nathan tries to brave the brutality of going to the dentist and Murderface faces the possibility of being gay after accidentally ejaculating on a doctors face. Part of Season 3.
EP 4 Dethmas
Dethklok must experience the ultimate brutality of the Holiday season; spending time with their MOTHERS. Meanwhile Murderface ringleads the ultimate Christmas special that ends up being backed by the Christian church. And a particular ROCK AND ROLL clown makes a holiday appearance. Part of season 3.
EP 5 Fatherklok
After an onslaught of paternity suits, Skwisgaar realizes he will never change until he quits the band to find his father who abandoned him before birth.Meanwhile, Dethklok realizes they all have father abandonment issues and Murderface decides to repair the damages by appointing himself "Band Father."
EP 6 Fertilityklok
Toki falls head over heals for a girl he meets online. When things sour he tries to break it off and instead has to bear the brutality of being her date at her father's vegan funeral in 110 degree heat. Meanwhile Nathan experiences the brutality of dating a performance artist. And Murderface must attend a sexual harassment seminar after trying to match Skwisgaar's sexual prowess.
EP 7 Dethsiduals
Murderface wants the easy life but still wants all the rewards. After the band decides to kick him out for making their jobs more difficult, Murderface realizes the EASIEST way to make BIG money is to start his own label.
EP 8 Rehabklok
After Drunk driving HOVER DRUMS and causing billions in damage Pickles the drummer is thrown into rehab and his worst nightmares are realized when he is replaced- by a drum machine.
EP 9 Dethzazz
Toki tries to turn the life of his rock-and-roll clown friend, Dr. Rockzo, around by investing Dethklok's vacation fund. Everything goes smoothly until the media peers into Rockzo's past and discovers the clown's darkest secret.
EP 10 Doublebookedklok
While Dethklok's manager, Charles Offdensen, is absent cleaning up hundreds of problems caused by the band, Dethklok double books a gig--between Syria and Israel on the same day.
Season 4
EP 1 Fanklok
Despite his bandmates' warnings, Nathan begins seriously dating one of his fans. But as the evidence of her past piles up, to prove her innocence, he follows her to the most brutal place on earth: Klokikon - the annual Dethklok fan convention filled with cosplay geeks and homosexual fan art. Meanwhile, the rest of the band starts smoking after Murderface lands the cover of Smokaroonie Aficionado.
EP 2 Diversityklok
After Dethklok is accused of being racist at a huge press conference, they combat the charges by opening an Urban Youth Dethcenter. Meanwhile, Toki, after being left behind, starts a special club that promotes equality and love but excludes Murderface because he doesn't have the right look.
EP 3 Prankklok
With their new album finally shipping, Dethklok plans their post-release traditions of vacationing, goofing off, palling around, and prank calls. Nathan, however, can't shake the feeling that something is wrong with the record... After being humiliated by Murderface's prank calls, Skwisgaar and Toki swear revenge.
EP 4 Motherklok
Dethklok heads to Tomahawk, Wisconsin to open a Dethfair in hopes that it will stimulate the economy they destroyed. Pickles uses this time at home to reconnect with his disapproving mother who tells him that she won't respect him until he gets a real job. Pickles decides to hang up his drumsticks and goes into an even more brutal profession: he becomes a realtor.
EP 5 Bookklok
Tired of taking verbal abuse from his bandmate, Toki writes a tell-all book called Skwisgaar Is Ams Dick and takes over as Dethklok's lead guitarist. But can Toki handle the spotlight? Meanwhile, Nathan buys a new favorite toy for the band: a defibrillator.
EP 6 Writersklok
After spending all their time with sluts and squandering the budget on their new record, Dethklok is shocked to find they've been assigned a new producer: A WOMAN. She sends them on a pre-writing vacation that turns out to be a brutal trip to a third world country where they're mistaken as women and captured as sex slaves.
EP 7 Dethcamp
In an effort to make friends, Toki goes to Rockaroonie Fantasy Camp - a weekend getaway to rub elbows with rock and roll royalty (but he attends as a camper.) Instead of meeting friends, he is bullied by other campers and has no one to turn to but celebrity counselor, Magnus Hammersmith; ex-Dethklok guitarist with a troubled past. With Toki - the diabetic scaredy cat - out of Mordhaus, Skwisgaar and Murderface act out and over do it with candy and scary movies.
EP 8 DethVanity
After Murderface is announced as the recipient of this year's Most Brutal Looking Musician Award, he travels to Mexico to get the best and cheapest plastic surgery possible. Meanwhile, the rest of Dethklok deal with the brutality of aging and letting themselves go.
EP 9 Going DownKlok
Dethklok returns to the water to record in their new Dethsub but, plagued with the lack of women, carpel tunnel sets in from excessive masturbation. The band regresses to an animal mindset. Pickles and Nathan spend their energy crossing the workplace relationship line and competing for the only woman on the sub: their producer.
EP 10 DethDinner
As Dethklok hosts the most important dinner of their career, the divvying of album credits, over tagging on social networking sites, and fights over a girl come to head. Can CFO keep their issues in check? Will the record executives forgive them for the past year of mistakes? Or will it be a total, brutal disaster?
EP 11 Breakup Klok
While the world awaits the final Dethklok performance, members of the band prepare for their post-Dethklok careers. Pickles starts a winery for the most alcoholic wine ever, Nathan and Swkisgaar look for a brand new sound that doesn't suck, and Toki works with Murderface on his campaign for congressman. Meanwhile, Salacia takes Dethklok's weakness as the opportune time to strike!
EP 12 Church of the Black Klok
Dethklok is notified of a looming secret that's been around for hundreds of years: the secret of the Metalocalypse. Before they can contemplate what this means, however, Nathan must give a eulogy and do the most brutal thing he has ever done: get in touch with his emotions.


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Kingston's Bennett rises to top of midterm rankingsby Mike G. Morreale
NHL Director of Central Scouting Dan Marr acknowledged that while the 2014 NHL Draft will have its share of high-caliber players, there remains no clear front-runner as to who the top pick could be at this point in the season.
But after tireless deliberation and constructive debate at Central Scouting's midterm meetings that concluded Jan. 7, one player had to be deemed the No. 1 skater.
That honor belongs to center Samuel Bennett of the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League.
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The 6-foot-0.25, 178-pound left-handed shot ranks fourth in the Ontario Hockey League with 66 points (26 goals, 40 assists) in 40 games. He leads the team with a plus-26 rating and seven power-play goals. At this juncture Central Scouting believes he is the top North American player available for the 2014 draft, which will be held June 27-28 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
The selection might come as a surprise to some, considering many NHL draft pundits have center Sam Reinhart of the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League as the potential top pick. Reinhart, who played a top-six role for Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship, is the third-ranked forward on the midterm list, behind Bennett and German-born Leon Draisaitl of the Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL.
Marr told NHL.com there have been more than a couple of players making a case for themselves.
"At this stage, and from what we have seen with each of these frontrunners and their development, is that there is a fine line distinguishing them and in all likelihood it will remain that way until the first player is selected in Philadelphia," Marr said.
Central Scouting's Chris Edwards, who specializes in scouting the OHL, said he considers Bennett one of the most exciting prospects on the board.
"Bennett has not only been very noticeable but extremely effective every shift of every game so far this season," Edwards told NHL.com. "His puckhandling and playmaking are excellent and he has one of the best shots in this year's draft class.
"He has scored several goals from the high slot and coming in off the wing and has been very effective on the power play."
Bennett has 44 goals and 106 points in 100 OHL games spanning two seasons.
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"Bennett is there because, as a group, we feel he stood out to us in the first half of the season as the one that has the skills and intangibles to be a difference-maker," Marr said. "He's a player that can play in all situations, elevate his game and rise to the occasion."
Draisaitl, who represented ninth-place Germany at the 2014 WJC, is No. 2 on Central Scouting's midterm list of North American skaters.
The 6-foot-1.75, 208-pound left-handed shot has 18 goals and 51 points in 33 WHL games this season. In the WJC, he had two goals, six points, a tournament-leading 52 penalty minutes and was suspended for one game.
Marr said any time a player in his draft season is selected to participate in the WJC its viewed as a positive, but said scouts don't get caught up in over-analyzing a player after one tournament.
"We chose Draisaitl based on his play in the first half of the season for Prince Albert," Marr said. "At the WJC he isn't with his team, his coach, his system. We're judging him on his play with his team; that carries the most weight. All season long he's continued to develop as a prospect. You noticed him all the time last year and he's gone out there and become a dominant player for Prince Albert this year. We like him as a top-five pick."
Reinhart was ranked No. 4 on the midterm list. The 6-0.75, 185-pound right-handed shot has 16 goals and 50 points in 33 games. He's in his third full season with the Ice and has 81 goals and 199 points in 176 games with the team.
"Reinhart has an exceptional hockey IQ; his hockey sense is the best of any player in this draft class," Marr said. "When he has the puck his vision and skills stand out and he always knows where the puck is, where others are and where he needs to be on the ice."
Reinhart is the son of former NHL defenseman Paul Reinhart, who played 11 seasons with the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks. Sam also has two successful hockey-playing brothers: Max Reinhart was a third-round pick of the Flames in 2010 and Griffin Reinhart was selected No. 4 by the New York Islanders in 2012.
Bennett is one of two skaters from the Frontenacs ranked among the top 15 on Central Scouting's midterm list. Roland McKeown (6-0.75, 197) comes in at No. 15, No. 5 among defensemen. Scouts like his heavy, accurate shot that gets through to the net. Additionally, Kingston right wing Spencer Watson (5-9.5, 166) is No. 43 on the midterm list.
The top defenseman on the board is Central Scouting's No. 3-ranked skater, Aaron Ekblad of the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League. Ekblad, who has 10 goals and 25 points in 29 games, also played for Canada at the 2014 WJC and impressed the coaching staff to the point that he earned top-four ice time at the tournament.
"He's smart and an excellent all-around skater for his size [6-foot-3.5, 216 pounds]," Marr said. "He handles and distributes the puck very well in all zones, passes with authority and possesses an accurate point shot. He's highly consistent and displays strong leadership ability."
Rounding out the top 10 among North American skaters are: No. 5 Michael Dal Colle of the Oshawa Generals (OHL); No. 6 Haydn Fleury of the Red Deer Rebels (WHL); No. 7 Nick Ritchie of the Peterborough Petes (OHL); No. 8 Brendan Perlini of the Niagara IceDogs (OHL); No. 9 Jake Virtanen of the Calgary Hitmen (WHL); No. 10 Anthony DeAngelo of the Sarnia Sting (OHL).
The top 10 players all were invited to participate in the 2014 BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Calgary on Jan. 15. Bennett will not be able to play after sustaining a groin injury.
Central Scouting's international midterm list also offers high-end talent, including a pair of forwards vying for top honors. The top European skater on Central Scouting's midterm list is Finnish forward Kasperi Kapanen of Kalpa in Finland's top professional league. Swedish forward William Nylander of Sodertalje in Sweden's second division is No. 2.
The top-rated U.S.-born player is DeAngelo, the Sarnia defenseman. DeAngelo, a native of Sewell, N.J., was one of the last players to be cut from the United States team for the WJC. DeAngelo leads all OHL defensemen with 48 points in 33 games. He has nine goals, five on the power play.
"His puck skill and playmaking ability are excellent," Edwards said of DeAngelo. "He sees the ice very well and creates offensive scoring chances with great passes. He has a very good shot and gets it on net, likes to jump up into the rush. He normally makes good decisions with the puck. However, he gets himself into trouble when he over-handles the puck."
There are five players among the top 30 from United States National Team Development Program under-18 team, which plays in the United States Hockey League: left wing Sonny Milano (No. 16); center Dylan Larkin (No. 17 ); right wing Alex Tuch (No. 21 ); defenseman Jack Glover (No. 27 ); and defenseman Jack Dougherty (No. 29).
The top North American goalie is San Diego native Thatcher Demko of Boston College in Hockey East. The 6-3.75, 192-pound left-hander is 4-1-1 with a 2.31 goals-against average and .911 save percentage in six games; he's also the youngest player in NCAA hockey this season. Demko also made the U.S. team for the WJC but as the third goalie did not dress for a game.


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It is usually too late when reality sinks in because by now you are hopelessly in love and walking away is not an option. And he knows. Then his deceit becomes more blatant. He no longer feels that he has to go outside to answer his mobile phone
It has finally dawned on me, after years of lamenting that a good Black man is truly an endangered species; maybe happily gay or already married to some lucky woman.
By good I mean, loving, kind, honest, trustworthy, educated, employed or at the very least ambitious—not a dreamer—and with family values. A man who can love one woman in a million ways, instead of a man who can love a million women.
My friend Susana Munisi disagrees with me; she insists a good Black man is out there and that the fact that we keep saying "yes," to Mr. No Good is our own fault because we have a choice to say no and simply wait for someone worthy of the Gold that we possess. Mr. No Good is usually devilishly handsome, charming, and completely irresistible and can make you believe just about anything he wants you to believe.
Mind you, he will usually have nothing of substance to put on the table just his physical delight, divided among a million others. The concept of being alone rather than be unhappy does not ring true for most women.
We figure some love is better than no love and that if we give Mr. No Good enough love we can change him; hah! Too much love and he is smothered, not enough and he will supplement somewhere else. It is not that easy to find the balance.
It is usually too late when reality sinks in because by now you are hopelessly in love and walking away is not an option. And he knows. Then his deceit becomes more blatant. He no longer feels that he has to go outside to answer his mobile phone; he stops calling to say he will be home late if at all; he figures you already know what the deal is, why rub salt into your love-infested wound.
One might ask, how the heck does she know so much about Mr. No Good?
I had one; I loved him regardless and of course in vain until one fine day, I flipped the script and started dishing out the dirt, good girl gone bad, very very bad—going out late, turning my mobile phone off, leaving it on silent so it would still ring then he would know that I was definitely ignoring his call.
Coming home late and laying beside Mr. No Good; thinking of anyone else but him. This I did; for every woman who loves or ever loved a Mr. No Good. So what? Is he Jack The Lad and am I a Biatch? Hell No! Don't play me that broken record, "double standards."
I am just giving back some of that unpredictable pain.
For a woman who loves Mr. No Good regardless of his disrespect, is this weakness, stupidity or simply too much time invested? Or maybe ego? Would a woman with Mr. No Good accept or even realize that Mr. No Good was abusing them, emotionally? Let's consider the shock of betrayal, the continuing emotional abuse, the shame, loss of confidence and self-esteem.
Mr. No Good has disarmed you of all your weaponry, it renders the abused unable to rationalize and make a choice that a reasonable person would make.
Until my encounter with Mr. No Good, I had often wondered why persons who once loved each other so passionately could end up hating each other with the same intense passion.
On my part it's because I stayed too long waiting for Mr. No Good to change; whilst he continued being Mr. No Good, forcing together pieces that didn't fit anymore.
So I ask how does a woman "ensnare" her good Black man who can love her in a million ways?
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The March 18 headline in USA Today blares: "More teachers are grouping kids by ability." What's wrong with that? Because the actual problems of individual kids are overlooked when students, especially those starting in elementary schools, are tracked as a group by what they've learned.
But Patrick Boodey, principal of the Woodman Park School in Dover, N.H., tries to remind us in the same story: "As a teacher, you know in your heart you need to meet the needs of each child" (Greg Toppo, USA Today, March 18).
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I have been an observer and interviewer of students in many classrooms around the country, and caught signs of some of these "quiet troubles." But I had nowhere near the research depth of Weissbourd, whose revelations should be seen by teachers, principals, school boards and legislators in cities, states and the U.S. Congress.
His article, of course, should also be seen by those parents whose own troubles give them hardly any breathing room to focus on how well their children are actually able to learn in school.
Weissbourd, whom I have also interviewed, cites a study he conducted with other researchers:
"Some teachers fail to detect vision and hearing problems and sleep deprivation. Kids who are depressed and withdrawn can also escape teachers' notice. One reason may be that teachers are often consumed by small numbers of students with loud problems. Teachers may also stop registering these quieter problems because they know that their schools don't have the resources or time to deal with them.
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That reminded me of another school I once visited, where teachers did pay close attention to "the whole child." There, a fifth‐grade boy said to me: "Gee, in this school, they know my name!"
Weissbourd writes, "The number of children with undetected or untreated vision problems is a national scandal. In any urban classroom, it's not uncommon to find one or two children squinting at their books or at the blackboard. By one estimate, at least 25 percent of urban students have uncorrected vision problems.
"Part of the problem is that kids lose their glasses easily, and it can take Medicaid up to six months to replace them. When they do come, they're often big and chunky — the kind of glasses that no school‐age child wants to wear."
A "quiet trouble" I hadn't known about: "Staff members in one elementary school I have worked with estimate that about one‐quarter of their students experience sleep deprivation consistently enough to interfere with learning," he writes. "That percentage is likely to be far higher in high school."
Weissbourd suggests that "schools can … work with community health centers to prevent sleep deprivation among children — for example, by coordinating messages to parents about the importance of establishing bedtime routines and reducing late‐night television watching."
And what about the "quiet troubles" of some of these children's parents?
Weissbourd writes: "Somewhere between 10 and 20 percent of parents will suffer from acute, severe depression, experiencing some combination of fatigue, loss of appetite, withdrawal, hopeless moods and suicidal thoughts.
"But a range of studies suggests that 30 to 60 percent of low‐income parents will suffer from moderate depression for longer periods of time.
"I am not talking about mental illness. I am talking about the steady drizzle of helplessness and hopelessness that can afflict those trapped in poverty for many years, especially when these adults are isolated and in constant stress."
While "many of these people, despite their depression, are warm, effective parents … children of depressed parents are more likely to suffer from an array of problems, including development delays, juvenile delinquency and depression. What's more, it's far harder for depressed parents to do the things critical for their children's school success."
Are you aware of these quiet, smoldering troubles being recognized — and acted upon — by many school boards, education reformers and legislators? Presidents who have school‐age children send them to private schools, so they're often silent about all of this, including in their state of the union addresses.
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I thought I made this clear the first time, but maybe not. It's the notion that AnonymousPosters #1-5 are "them" and something needs to be done about "them."Originally Posted by Buckaholic
No, they've decided to hold a gripe session behind other people's backs and you've decided that has some sort of place in the public forum. BTW, your use of "our" is speaking volumes to me.Originally Posted by Buckaholic
I don't have a problem with people individually voicing their concerns on the public forum. Yet, and your PM list underlines this, for many this revolves around trying to wage a campaign against "them."Originally Posted by Buckaholic
Consider that Redszone is a massive baseball forum that's been doing just that for six years. Are people going to disagree? You bet. Will those disagreements sometimes get terse? You bet.Originally Posted by Buckaholic
The secret to a a large post count, at least in my case, is that you've got to be able to type fast. Meanwhile Cyclone doesn't have a high post count, yet owns one of the highest rep scores on the board. Why? Because Cyclone has made a number of brilliant posts and put together the Redszone HOF threads this winter (which was a fantastic offseason idea). It seems you're the one judging people (negatively) based on post counts and rep scores, not the other way around.Originally Posted by Buckaholic
Because people should take their individual issues private. It has no place on the public board. From experience I can tell you taking it private works out extremely well.Originally Posted by Buckaholic
Read what you re-posted again. That's not people sharing their concerns. That's people griping about other people and there's not all that fine a distinction between the two.Originally Posted by Buckaholic
Labeled and branded? You mean like "not having a life?" I've seen a fair amount of labeling and branding here, but it's not coming from the folks you're trying to turn into "them."Originally Posted by Buckaholic
I don't doubt that people's takes have been criticized ... and welcome to Redszone. Though I sincerely doubt they're giving any better treatment than they're getting. You mentioned that you had a -65 rep score at one point and that it was one post that earned it for you. Rep can work for or against anyone on this board and I think it's fair to say that you have first-hand experience as to how the rep system can respond to a particularly egregious post. When dozens of people with no common agenda neg something, it sends a clear message people don't like what that poster has written.
I think the community policing works for the most part. The community has been given the tools to call out what it considers inappropriate behavior and, clearly, it has used them.
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Bernardo Anor scored early in the second half as the Columbus Crew defeated Toronto FC 1-0 before a crowd of 18,944 at BMO Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Crew (2-1-0) took all three points for the second time in three games this season, registering their first road victory of 2012 to move into a tie for second in the Eastern Conference with Houston on six points.
It was the third loss in a row, and the second straight at home, in league play for the Reds (0-3-0), who have had more success in the CONCACAF Champions League while scuffling elsewhere in the early going.
Toronto has not scored in either of their MLS games at home this season, and was fortunate not to lose 2-0 after Ty Harden was called for a first-half penalty that goalkeeper Milos Kocic saved.
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The Crew are now 5-0-2 against Toronto at BMO Field, dominating the Trillium Cup rivalry north of the border and preventing the Reds from earning their first point of 2012 with Saturday's victory. Toronto won the series in 2011.
The game started slowly, with both sides struggling to create full-fledged scoring opportunities for most of the first half. The Crew nearly took the lead just before halftime, however, when Harden was ruled to have fouled Olman Vargas near the end line in the 42nd minute.
Despite TFC's protests, midfielder Milovan Mirosevic stepped up to take the spot kick, driving a shot low and the left that Kocic dove to deflect out for a corner kick.
But despite Kocic's heroics, Columbus took the lead in the 56th minute when Anor hammered home a shot from the center of the box after defender Logan Emory couldn't clear the ball. Anor charged through the midfield and into the box after a turnover by Julian de Guzman. Emory attempted to clear the ball, but it deflected back to Anor, who drove a shot past Kocic.
Toronto desperately tried to push forward for the game-tying goal, but it wasn't to be for the home side. Rookie Luis Silva, a second-half substitute, had the best chance but headed the ball over the goal in the 77th minute.
Toronto's best chance of the match came just 11 minutes into the match on a shot from the center of the penalty area by Danny Koevermans, but Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum stopped the Dutchman's tame effort without difficulty.
The Reds were without defender Miguel Aceval, who scored their goal against Santos in CCL play on Wednesday before leaving with a hamstring injury. Midfielder Dilly Duka and defender Carlos Mendes were out for the Crew with hamstring injuries.
Toronto FC is back in action on Wednesday when they play the second leg of their CCL semifinal against Club Santos Laguna in Mexico. The teams played a hard-fought 1-1 tie at BMO Field last Wednesday.
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Nowhere is that more clear than at Nkandla, where President Jacob Zuma's grotesque mansion complex lords it over the steep hills of KwaZulu-Natal.
And nowhere is a strategy of obfuscation more vigorously pursued than in the department of public works, where Minister Thulas Nxesi and his officials wield the National Key Points Act to block requests for financial and other information about the quarter-billion rand spent on the project, to threaten journalists who dig it up themselves and to shield the president from scrutiny.
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Nxesi's deputy, Jeremy Cronin, on Wednesday delivered a classic parliamentary skewering to opposition parties during the debate on the State of the Nation address. It was a fine debating chamber performance and it must have stung.
But the best bits were never heard in the National Assembly. They were in his prepared text, which had been distributed to journalists, and, although they were far off the Nxesi message, they were right on the money.
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In his response to Zuma's speech, Mosiuoa Lekota had characterised the Act as "dastardly apartheid legislation", Cronin recalled, adding "he is probably right".
And he went further: "This Parliament does need to look at this anachronistic and problematic piece of legislation; it may well be unconstitutional."
And further still, referring to the "probably excessive and undoubtedly extremely costly security operational requirements".
In the written text, these comments are made en passant, by way of exposing what Cronin suggests is Lekota's hypocrisy in criticising the Act after doing nothing as defence minster to reform it. But the blow to the Congress of the People leader is glancing compared with the frontal assault on what has become a key tool of the secret state – and indeed on the excesses of the Nkandla project itself.
A "probably" here and a "may well be" there hardly cushion the impact.
"As the current government, we are not running away from our responsibilities in this matter and we will not sweep abuse under the carpet," he concluded.
There is much speculation about why these comments did not make it into the final speech and the Democratic Alliance has called on him to clarify his position.
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But the point is that he has since stood by the remarks.
Of course, the problem of the Key Points Act goes much deeper than Nkandla. As the freedom of information campaign group Right2Know recently showed, the use of the Act has increased 50% in the past half-decade.
There are almost certainly nastier things hiding under its skirts than a hilltop fortress.
Cronin surely knows this. Indeed, he may be more acutely aware of it than ever, now that he toils in the Augean stench of public works. It is worth asking whether he will again, as he did last year, vote for the Protection of State Information Bill, which could be used to similar effect.
The crisp point is that the whole edifice of the national development plan, so loudly trumpeted by Zuma and by the ANC, rests on a capable and accountable government.
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Congratulations! If you've followed our series on how to make an ice rink on your pond, you're well on your way to creating a winter-sports wonderland for you and your family. Your rink will provide hours of entertainment all season long – as long as you keep it maintained.
How do you keep your rink glassy smooth? You don't need a Zamboni, but you do need to do some regular scraping, sweeping and flooding to resurface and prime the ice. Here's our three-step solution for maintaining a perfect surface on your rink.
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First, clear the entire surface of the ice with a broom, a flat head metal shovel and ice scraper. Sweep and shovel off the snow, and scrape down and remove all bits of ice and snow as they will freeze during the flooding process and create imperfections on the surface. Dips and holes are OK because they'll fill with water, but lumps and bumps are not.
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Next, flood the rink with water. Rather than use a sprayer nozzle, which can cause a pitted and rough ice from all the water droplets hitting the surface, let the water flow directly from the hose and allow it to evenly cover the entire rink.If possible, use warm water to flood the area. Just like in a Zamboni, the warm water melts the surface of ice, correcting imperfections and allowing it to freeze smoothly. You can either fill buckets with warm water from your bathtub and slowly pour the water over the ice, or you can use an outdoor faucet with a thermostatically controlled hose, like a Thermo-Hose™, to keep water flowing out to the pond.
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With your rink resurfaced and smoother than a pane of glass, you want to keep it that way, right? Before you cut into the ice with your blades, consider the temperatures outside. Avoid using the rink during mild weather when your skates do significant damage to the ice. Instead, use the rink when it's cold enough outside to keep that slick surface intact.
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As Tuco said when he got the drop on Clint Eastwood in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, "There are two kinds of spurs, my friend. Those that come in by the door [crosses himself], and those that come in by the window." The Rockies came in the latter way, beating the Diamondbacks 4-3 on Sunday to force the unlikliest of one-game playoff showdowns for the final spot in the NL postseason field. And so it shall come to pass, Padres vs. Rockies at the Coors Field Thunderdome, today, 7:35 p.m. ET The Padres have their Patron Saint, Jake Peavy, on the mound; praise be to his 10-1 record over his past 11 starts. But the Rockies — winners of 13 of their past 14 to earn a ticket to this dance — have their own guardian angel. He's blond, bespectacled, has a high-pitched voice and is on excellent terms with the Almighty; at least if one can believe the movie Oh, God, anyway.
Yes, I speak of course of John Denver, who is obviously guiding the Rockies' fortunes from above. This is the 10-year anniversary of the month that Denver died in a plane crash, leaving little doubt that the Rockies would reach October. One could hear Denver singing the strains of I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado as San Diego was losing to the Brewers, 11-6, to force the playoff. The Rockies have been to the postseason just once, in 1995. Colorado went 71-46 after May 22, when they were 8½ games back in the wild card race. That record was second only to the Yankees (74-45). Peavy is 0-0 with a 1.29 ERA in two starts against the Rockies this season. He is 4-4 lifetime against the Rockies, 3-3 with a 3.96 ERA at Coors Field. Colorado will counter with Josh Fogg, aka Dragonslayer, for his propensity to beat the other team's ace. Fogg is 1-1 with a 6.28 ERA in three starts against the Padres in this season. So anyway, this should be fun.
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