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Celebrating Christmas with a baby is filled with irony. They say Christmas is something you celebrate for the kids—and that's true. For adults, Christmas is just a stressful and wallet-busting occasion.
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Celebrating Christmas with a baby is filled with irony. They say Christmas is something you celebrate for the kids—and that's true. For adults, Christmas is just a stressful and wallet-busting occasion. However, while the children should be one's reason for celebrating Christmas, how can you celebrate a festive holiday when the child, a mere baby, may not even fully understand or even enjoy the activities? Doesn't that negate the purpose of the celebration?
That's exactly the reason why a Christmas celebration with a baby should be special. It requires different activities and different considerations—yet it should still celebrate the same Christmas traditions and festivities you enjoy. After all, while a baby Christmas seems to be, as the term connotes, something that centers on the baby, you should not forget that you're celebrating Christmas too.
Holiday baby clothing should be given special attention during this time of the year. After all, it is always much colder during the Christmas. And since the festivities may last for quite a long period of time, you need to provide your baby with the right holiday baby clothing to protect him or her from any potential climate and weather.
While it will be tempting to dress your child in a cutesy manner rather than in a practical and safe manner, remember that whatever holiday baby clothing you get for your child, you need to put his or her comfort first and foremost. Of course, this doesn't mean you're stuck with the bland clothing styles; just make sure it's not too hot or too cold for the baby. You wouldn't want the baby getting sick because of your poor clothing decisions.
You should definitely consider stores and retail shops that offer specially made holiday baby clothing. This way, you're sure what your baby is wearing is appropriate for the seasons in terms of style, comfort, and protection!
A baby's Christmas should be delightful for both you and your child. But remember: your child is still a baby. Do not go overboard with the celebration, especially when you have your baby on tow. Do not overestimate your baby's physical capacity. It may be Christmas, but that doesn't mean you have any right to become even slightly negligent.
For instance, always remembers that your baby will probably bow out of the festivities early. After all, babies don't really have any penchant for partying. But expect your child to get sleepy earlier than usual—especially because he or she will probably end up meeting and interacting with a lot of people, more people than he or she is used to seeing. The attention and even just the number of people around the baby can be enough for the sandman's early arrival. You should prepare for this, especially when you're not in your own abode. Bring a blanket and a baby toy (not a toy he or she would end up missing if you leave it behind, but good enough to merit the baby's interest) so your baby has something to use if you decide to let him or she sleep for a while in a different house. Make sure the baby will feel comfortable in the strange environment. Bringing a pillow or two can also help, as well as an extra change of night clothes.
Bringing baby wipes, sanitizer, and other cleaning materials should be a priority before leaving the house for your "baby Christmas." Again, remember that you will be meeting a lot of people during these Christmas festivities. Therefore, you wouldn't be able to protect your child from any dirt or potential disease carriers. Some parents expect their destination (especially if it is a friend's house) to have the essential baby cleaning equipment. Do not make this mistake. Not everyone is prepared—even people who have babies themselves.
Do not overexert your baby. Again, the fact that he or she is out of the house is strenuous enough. And even if he or she isn't outside the house, the activities and the people around the baby can be too much. Give your baby some essential down time. Rest is important, even if you don't need think he needs one. This is, after all, a baby that we are talking about.
Baby Christmas
Remember that your baby will probably end up not remembering these festivities. So why not make sure he will at least see the celebration when he grows up? And since you will show proof of the celebration, you might as well do everything to make it special.
Start with baby Christmas outfit. When your child grows older, you will never have the chance to dress him or her up in baby Christmas outfit again. While it sounds rather dubious or wrong, take this chance to enjoy your baby's youth. Once your child grows up, you will never be able to do the same things again.
A "baby Christmas" is also a good time to start a family Christmas tradition. When your child grows up, you will have a more difficult time trying to convince him to do certain activities; however, as a child, he will be more accepting. This way, even as an adult, your child will end up doing whatever tradition you want to do. Maybe it's watching a movie on Christmas day, opening presents during a specific time of the day, or wearing identical Christmas clothes. This is the best time to start a tradition.
Of course, this tradition should include photos and scrapbook making. This way, you will have something to show to your baby once he or she grows up—and you will have something to remember the good old times by. Christmas season, with your baby on baby Christmas outfit, is the best anchor for such activities, especially since there is always something happening during Christmas. Make the baby Christmas outfit with great Christmas ornaments as well—although make sure your house is baby safe, especially since you will be putting up decors at this time of the year.
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A Mother's Denial, Grief and Joy at the VIP World of Autism
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When Aiden was VERY young [less than a year], his father and I would talk to him in what we called our "Minnie Mouse voice." We later found out he could barely hear us due to the fact that he had repeated ear infections for, basically, his entire first year of life. Amazing enough, he could beat his spoon to any beat that he heard by the time he was 6 months old as long as it was a deep bass. We thought he was a musical genius, and would call the grandparents listen to him tap. We never mentioned all of the other milestones he was missing. He was sick all of the time – wouldn't that delay anyone?
It was during this time that Aiden lost a lot of his sounds. His cooing stopped and the gibberish WAS audibly different. We chalked it up to hearing loss, but hindsight is 50-50....especially in the world of autism. Aiden never had vaccinations on time due to all of his illnesses so I don't feel like HIS autism is a product of vaccines, but that's not to say that vaccines haven't affected others. I remember his sonogram. His head size showed his due date 2 weeks before his body size did. A red flag of autism is a large head. In fact, his pediatrician even sent him to for a CAT scan because his head was so large. They worried that he had water on his brain, but not ONCE did we hear the word "AUTISM." It came out fine and we never heard about it again.
The first person to utter "autism" to us was our SoonerStart SLP, Patti. Next was my sister in law at Thanksgiving. Both times I got very offended. I canceled the next two appointments with Patti and told Crystal to leave it alone – that she was full of shit. The older Aiden got, the more milestones I saw pass by. At 12 months he wasn't walking. His first word wasn't "mama" or "dada" it was "ish" for "fish." He used to stare at the aquarium forever. I thought it was just calming. Now, I know it was a world easier to focus on than the one around him.
I had quit my job to stay at home with Aiden and his older brother, Phoenix, who is four-and-a-half years older than him. When Aiden wouldn't play with me the way Phoenix had, I thought it was because there was a big brother to compete with. When he stared at corners of the walls and babbled, I thought it was cute and told people he talked to ghosts (we are avid fans of ghosts and spirits in my family). When he became fascinated with washing machines, I assumed that he was a stay-at-home kid who watched Mommy do laundry 9 million times a day. I would sit down to play with him and he would walk away, I chalked it up to being boring. "I just need to kick it up a notch," I said to myself. So we joined playgroups and Kindermusik. After all, this kid LOVED music, right? Wrong. He would scream in class when he had to sit down until they played music with a strong beat or they played Baby Burrito. This is where they lay down a sheet, and a kid lies on it. They pick up both ends...
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An Indian Mother's Journey for Her Son with Autism
An Indian mother's journey for her son with autism
Ritu Rassay
My son Akshat, 6.5, is autistic and we came to know about his autism when he was 2. We live in a country (India) where resources are limited, limited to some of the big cities. My entire world came to a standstill when I got to know the difficulties a person could have with autism. Akshat was my first and only child and I decided his name before he was born. His name means complete, totality. Now, it seems I had kept a wrong name for my son as so much is incomplete in him.
Time went on. We searched for many autism treatments and got to know about a three-month mother/child training program. I decided to do it along with my son. As the training went on, I learnt about ABA and other therapy treatments. It was time when my son was 4 years old. Gradually, I got confidence and came to know that a ray of hope was there. I started working with my son and he started giving me responses. That was the first time I realized, "yes something can happen." There were times when the whole day I kept crying but now I am "thinking positive." Still there are doubts in my mind, but days are changed now.
Then, I again did another mother/child training. This time my son's age was 6. My son responded much better than before. I am also a changed mom now. My thinking has totally changed. It is very much logical and scientific now. It's like Autism has shown me a path to see life in a different way.
In our city, there's...
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Seven Unexpected Ways to Increase Your Child's Learning
Dr. Kari Miller
When most people hear words such as "learning," "smart," or "memory," they automatically think of the brain. In school we teach "to the head" only, asking students to sit in chairs for long periods of time, listening and looking almost exclusively at abstract symbols, even when they are very young.
Very few people think the rest of the body has anything to do with academic success. But surprising results from brain research indicate that learning cannot occur without cooperation between the body and the brain.
Emotions and Stress
Emotions such as joy encourage brain cell development by releasing chemicals such as dopamine. When children are happy and calm, they learn and remember more than when they are anxious, tense or irritated. Your child's brain releases dopamine in response to pleasurable circumstances such chocolate ice cream. But even more importantly, the brain releases dopamine in response to security, recognition, and success.
Dopamine travels to the front of the brain where it influences skills essential for learning. The frontal lobes of your child's brain are largely in charge of critical skills such as paying attention, recognizing and discriminating critical features, decision making and judgment, all essential for intelligent behavior and school success.
Unfortunately, fear and threat greatly inhibit intelligent behavior. Circumstances that your child finds unpleasant and out of his control produce a stress state in the body. Chronic stress reactions release chemicals that reduce blood flow to the brain, cause atrophy of nerve cells, and impair memory.
Help your child succeed academically by encouraging him to focus on his strengths, stay positive about his ability to learn, and "dream big" about the future! And most importantly, develop and maintain a strongly supportive relationship between you and your child.
Motivation and Inspiration
Learners with special needs have experienced much more failure and disappointment than other learners. They often suffer from learned helplessness—a disempowering belief that they are "stupid" and "can't learn." When your child repeatedly views her behavior as flawed, her future success is stifled.
When your child thinks about her failures, her inspiration is soured, her body releases less dopamine, and her opportunity to be brilliant is reduced. Therefore, as hard as it may ...
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Health Management Associates (HMA), the company poised to lease Munroe Regional Medical Center later this year, also has its eye on a hospital to the south.
Health Management Associates (HMA), the company poised to lease Munroe Regional Medical Center later this year, also has its eye on a hospital to the south.
HMA is one of the finalists to buy or lease Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. HMA specifically is looking to form a joint venture of sorts.
Like Munroe, Citrus Memorial is a publicly owned hospital that seeks a strong corporate partner to help navigate the choppy financial future.
For Munroe, HMA (and its partner in the deal, UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville) beat out a partnership between Duke and LifePoint.
For Citrus Memorial, HMA is competing against Hospital Corporation of America and Regional Care Hospital Partners.
There is an added hurdle in the Citrus County process: anti-trust concerns. HMA already owns the other hospital in Citrus, Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center in Crystal River.
On Wednesday, the Citrus County Hospital Board's trustees heard a report from anti-trust attorney Arthur Lerner. It also has entered into contract negotiations with a transaction attorney, according to a news release from the trustees.
Citrus Memorial is having financial struggles. And Medicare, which accounts for more than 70 percent of hospital revenue, is cutting payments to hospitals.
The result: "The hospital is unable to invest in the latest technology, equipment, and facility upgrades, which limits its ability to compete with other hospitals in the region," the trustees said on a website they established called www.careforcitruscounty.org.
One of the Citrus trustees, Krista Joseph, said her board is aware of HMA's dealings with Munroe.
Those trustees hope to select a finalist within a month or so.
"That's the best thing for the hospital — the sooner, the better," Joseph said during a telephone interview.
HMA has been in the national business news lately. An activist investor group is trying to install a new HMA board, and the company has been mentioned as a possible takeover target.
Earlier this week, CNBC reported that HCA likely will not make a bid for HMA.
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Future TV revenue invigorates both LA clubs
The twin powers in Los Angeles and Anaheim are involved in what appears to be a Major League financial sea change from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with San Francisco's World Series champions of 2010 and 2012 also figuring prominently in the shift of power from the East Coast to the West.
Factoring in Texas' back-to-back Fall Classic visits in 2010 and 2011, and Oakland's remarkable rise in 2012, the West divisions clearly are on a roll.
If you're Zack Greinke, you should be humming Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." and strumming a Willie Nelson Lone Star tune.
With the Nashville Winter Meetings getting under way on Monday, a bidding war among the Angels, Dodgers and Rangers could escalate into the realm of Greinke's dreams, approaching six years and $150 million for the pitching prize of the free-agent market.
The Angels, who acquired the 29-year-old right-hander in August from the Brewers, would seem to be the logical favorites. Their current payroll for 2013 is significantly lower than the Dodgers' MLB-high $198.3 million committed to 18 players, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts.
Pushed into second for the first time in recent memory are the Yankees, owing $146.1 million to eight signed players.
The Angels have $93.6 million invested in eight players. Detaching starting pitchers Ervin Santana (in a trade to the Royals) and Dan Haren cost an additional $4.5 million. An estimated $12-14 million is ticketed to four arbitration-eligible players, and roughly $10 million is expected to go those under club control who haven't reached arbitration status.
Even if they knock off about $10 million from their 2012 payroll of $159 million, fourth highest in the Majors, the Angels have resources. Shedding the contracts of Haren, Santana, Torii Hunter and Bobby Abreu would seem to give them a realistic shot at Greinke. Of course, logic might be no issue with the Dodgers involved.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Dodgers could generate $6 billion in a new TV deal with FOX Sports, an average of $240 million for 25 years. It even could go as high as $7 billion, the report indicates. FOX will pay $39 million in 2013, the final year of the existing contract.
Having purchased the Dodgers for a staggering $2.15 billion last spring, the Guggenheim Baseball Management team headed by Mark Walter, Stan Kasten and Magic Johnson already has thrown financial caution to the Santa Ana winds. A nine-player swap with the Red Sox on Aug. 25 imported, at a total commitment of $274.43 million for 2013 and beyond, Adrian Gonzalez (six years), Carl Crawford (five), Josh Beckett (two) and Nick Punto (one).
"We're going for it now, of course, but we're in it for the long haul," said Johnson, the immensely popular new face of the franchise. "We want the Dodgers to be champions again for years to come. I'm really happy to be part of an organization that is this committed to winning and doing it the right way, with good people."
Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said the deals for Gonzalez, Beckett and Crawford were comparable to landing top-tier free agents in their prime, giving the club time to expand international operations and replenish the farm system.
The Angels reportedly have a $3 billion deal in place with FOX across 20 years.
With their nearly $330 million investment in Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson on the final day of the Winter Meetings last December in Dallas, owner Arte Moreno demonstrated his willingness to put the imminent television revenues to use on high-end personnel.
With such forces at play in L.A., Nashville should bring music to the ears not only of Greinke and slugger Josh Hamilton but to all free agents with impressive resumes. The trade market also figures to be active as clubs across the landscape try to keep up with the wild West.
Keep in mind that Detroit, the reigning AL champion, would have finished fourth in the AL West behind the A's, Rangers and Angels.
Just as the Yankees and Red Sox for years forced AL competitors to pay up or fade away, moves by the Angels and Dodgers figure to have ripple effects throughout the game. The East Coast superpowers appear to be sliding into the back seat as the L.A. clubs flex their fiscal muscles.
Mindful of the $189 million luxury tax threshold for 2014, the Yankees are acting with unfamiliar restraint. Boston, with only $68.24 million on the books for 2013 thanks to the Dodgers, is in reconstruction mode after a disastrous 2012. The Mets also are retrenching.
The Angels have gone three seasons without an AL West title after winning three in a row. The Dodgers, unable to catch the Giants in the NL West in spite of the heavy investments that included Hanley Ramirez, have made no secret of their strategy: damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.
Acting swiftly this winter, the Dodgers signed Cuban outfielder Yasiel Puig to a seven-year, $42 million contract and won a 30-day exclusive negotiating window with a $25.7 million posting bid for lefty starter Ryu Hyun-jin, a seven-time All-Star in Korea. If a deal isn't completed by Dec. 10, Ryu returns to Korea with the Dodgers retaining the posting fee.
Presumably in good shape at the eight positions surrounding the mound, the Dodgers and Angels will leave Hamilton to others and focus on arms.
Along with Greinke, the Dodgers and Angels are eying a free-agent market that includes Anibal Sanchez, Ryan Dempster, Kyle Lohse, Edwin Jackson, Brett Myers, Shaun Marcum, Joe Saunders, Haren, Francisco Liriano, Brandon McCarthy and Joe Blanton.
Behind ace Jered Weaver and Wilson, the Angels have question marks. If Greinke's price tag is deemed unreasonable, they could pursue a pair of proven, cost-effective veteran starters.
"That's the kind of thing we discuss [internally] every day of the year," Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said.
The Dodgers, visions of the glory days of Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale dancing in their heads, would love to pair Greinke with Clayton Kershaw. That tandem would catch the attention of the Giants, who built their success on starting pitching.
The Dodgers have six starters under contract for 2013: Kershaw, Beckett, Chad Billingsley, Chris Capuano, Aaron Harang and Ted Lilly. Lilly is coming off shoulder surgery, and Billingsley ended the season with a partially torn elbow ligament.
Intriguing relievers on the market include closer Kyuji Fujikawa, a 10-year Japanese veteran free of the posting system, and Ryan Madson, who missed all of 2012 with the Reds recovering from Tommy John surgery.
The Dodgers recently signed Brandon League to a three-year, $22.5 million deal. Setup man Kenley Jansen also has the ability to finish games.
The Angels' quest for another bullpen hammer could lead them to Madson, who, like former closer Troy Percival, grew up less than an hour from Angel Stadium in Riverside County. Ernesto Frieri had a breakout season following his acquisition from the Padres, and Kevin Jepsen had a strong comeback season. Jordan Walden has closer experience and triple-digit heat.
But this market is about starters, and Greinke, the Royals' 2009 Cy Young Award winner, is the big kahuna. He's coming off a 15-5 season with a 3.48 ERA in 34 combined starts for the Brewers and Angels, who unloaded prime prospects Jean Segura, Ariel Pena and Johnny Hellweg to get him.
With pitchers, there is always the concern they'll break down. In Greinke's favor are clean mechanics and a history of endurance. While the prevailing feeling is he'll land in Southern California, this is the season of surprises. Nobody saw Pujols in the Angels' future at this time last year.
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Many observers harbor misgivings about their telescope. The manufacturer may have guaranteed accuracy to "one-quarter wavelength" or as "diffraction-limited" but most telescope users have, at best, only a hazy idea of how to personally verifying such claims. Sure, there are ways to check the accuracy of individual components but for many they are hard to understand or require costly reference optics and other test equipment. Besides, telescope users are interested in the performance of the entire optical train, not just the main optical element.
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Server: US-Eredar
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Faction: Horde
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What we're looking for:
- TANKS: warrior, pally or monk
- RANGED: mages!
- HEALS: priest or shaman
If you're a good anything, however, your application will receive consideration. We like being around cool and talented people, and will try to make room for you if we can!
To be considered you'll need relevant experience from the current/last tier (more exp. preferred ofc, i.e. previous expacs), be geared correctly for progression, and have a propensity for jellybeans. Blah blah blah you're going to apply anyway, aren't you? *sigh*
Anyway, you'll also need a stable computer and internet connection, as well as Mumble (see: mumble.sourceforge.net/ - DO NOT GO TO MUMBLE.COM). You'll need a microphone too - we don't raid mute!
What will you be getting into?
<Months Behind> was created on US-Eredar on January 6, 2006. Yup. We were a raiding guild from the start, and in WoW we're going to continue to be a raiding guild well into the future. Tick off "Longevity".
More than that: our guys don't just raid for epics and passing the time - we enjoy giving back to the community as well. Our guild was featured in the documentary "The Raid", and while we all know our GM Lore is kind of a big deal on Tankspot and Gamebreaker.tv, several of our members like to put out their own strategy & class guides as well. Oh and boss kill videos, plenty of boss kill videos!
While raiding and being involved with WoW is how you get INTO the guild, what you end up getting out of it is so much more. The people here really enjoy playing games together, whether it's WoW, LoL, Hot-Steam-Game-Of-The-Month, or even drunkenly logging onto iSketch.net in the wee hours of the morning ;D In all seriousness though, there's being accepted to raid in the guild, and then there's really *being part of the guild* - we want people who'll be part of the guild.
When we do it:
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Tues, Sun, Mon. Less during farm.
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2012-2013 US Youth Soccer National League Girls resume play in Orlando, Fla.
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Under-15, Under-16, Under-17 and Under-18 Girls resumed league play at ESPN's Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla., today. Each age group is represented by four of the eight teams per division this weekend, and will finalize league standings until the remaining four teams per division compete in Las Vegas, Nev., March 15-17.
National League teams are club soccer teams with an individual proven track record of success in US Youth Soccer regional and national competitions, and are among the nation's best. Games are being played in conjunction with the Disney Soccer Showcase, creating another significant opportunity for the nations collegiate and National Team coaches to see National League players in an environment of meaningful play, citing the competitive level of each game as every team has to earn their spot in the competition, regardless of club affiliation or location.
The league is an extension of the highly successful US Youth Soccer Regional Leagues (US Youth Soccer Region I Premier League, Midwest Regional League, Region III Premier League and Far West Regional League). The National League provides an avenue for teams to play in meaningful matches against top competition from across the country for continued development. In addition to recruiting opportunities, the top-two finishers from each division (Blue and Red) will earn a ticket to the 2013
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Under-15 Tampa Bay United Premier (FL) came to Orlando tied atop the Blue Division with a chance to clinch a berth to Nationals this week. Tampa Bay defeated Region II Champion Ambassadors FC (OH-N), Region IV semifinalist and Cal-South State Champion Legends FC (CA-S), and Colorado State Champion Pride Predators 98 (CO) in Wilson, N.C. last month, with their only blemish coming in a 1-0 defeat to defending National Champion MSC Coyotes Green (MD). Tampa needs at least two wins and a draw this week to lock down a berth to Nationals, and they got off to a good start with a 5-0 victory over Eclipse Elite White 97-98 (IL).
"Making it to the National Championships is the goal. That's our goal as a team, and also for our club," said Tampa Bay United SC Technical Director Adrian Bush. "I think for any youth team in the entire country, the ultimate goal is to win the US Youth Soccer National Championship. We played the National Champs from last year, MSC Coyotes, in a very tough game and I think it was that game where our girls realized it is a very fine line. They're a fantastic team and hopefully we can put ourselves in position to meet them again.
"We still have important games coming up, but we're just looking at one game at a time and focusing on the game that's in front of us. I was very pleased with how the players performed. It's a very tough group, both of the divisions are extremely competitive, so there's no time to take your foot of the gas. Every game is an extremely important game with a lot at stake.
"National League has been all that it was advertised to be. Every game is very competitive, all the coaches do a very good job, and I think that the collegiate exposure for freshman, most of our girls are freshman in high school, is very, very good. But we knew coming into it that every game is between the nation's best teams. The National League is very well run. I think it's extremely professional in every aspect and the competition is fantastic and for our players. It's an amazing experience."
Two teams will have the opportunity to clinch a top-two spot tomorrow after victories today. Under-17 defending National Champion BRYC 95 Elite (VA) busted open a 2-0 game at halftime versus Grand Rapids Crew Jrs Gold (MI) to win 6-0 and move to 5-0-0. A draw tomorrow will send BRYC back to the National Championships, and a victory will assure them of their first National League title in three years of competition.
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Originally Posted by laile: This is really funny..you all are BSin' each other so obviously...su e would be good to hear some positive info...JUSY SAYIN' LMAO...Texas to the BANK and Under !
We're not allowed to come on boards about winning BIG money--TWO HOURS AFTER A GAME STARTS! "Texas to the Bank" two hours into the game? Are you kidding me!!!
Oklahoma has 13 year old little boys on their team that can't stop a QB from running for 80 yards each and every down! Mental coach and a bunch of little boys---that'll never see the NFL!
People here had GUTS to post their Oklahoma pick BEFORE THE GAME STARTED. Don't try to be a stinkin' hero and claim millions of dollars won--two hours into the game laile. Take that garbarge into the toilet kid!!!
You Stinkin Cheater You!
Originally Posted by Nick024420: Well should have know... It's printed on their helmets ATM = cash machine.... Congrats to the AM backers!
That will do it… Absolutely shxty play calling by Oklahoma… Nice job Texas A&M and Over backers!
Sooners ML
Correction: Under backers!
Originally Posted by saladpuncher:
Before you open your big stupid waffling mouth(you never said what you're taking O or the U),you better check my Oregon,Louisvllie,Texas AM post before you call people losers for using an expression of ,you jacka--.Oh yeah whos stupid NOW......girl!!!.
Originally Posted by laile: Pretty srong talk from a 12 year old talking about their elders...flush your bucks away with the trivia BS...Good luck with ND !
You said TEXAS little boy! Don't try to back out of your cheatin ways now! It's too late! You posted that TWO HOURS INTO THE TEXAS A&M Win! That makes you a rotten, stinkin cheater...and there's nothing worse!
And yeah, I know you won $10,000 on Oregon right? And probably $50,000 on Texas A&M too! You're a punk little kid with that trash kid! Be a man, not a little boy, and POST YOUR SO-CALLED $10,000 winning picks BEFORE THE GAMES, not when teams are winning by 30 points!
Work for it Boy!!!
keep dreaming my delusional Aggie brother...you and the Aggie Nation are about to be returned to your inferiority complex home by Bob and Mike Stoops...Super "Freshman" Johnny Manzel will get a dose of reality on 4 Jan...you'll see...
How did that work out for ya, longhornhoosier, ya dummy?


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The McGuire Cup championship final is one of 12 taking place over the weekend and the culmination of the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series, the country's most prestigious national youth soccer tournament. The Series provides over 185,000 players (10,000 teams) from US Youth Soccer's 55 state associations, the opportunity to showcase their soccer skills against the best competition in the nation while emphasizing teamwork, discipline and fair play. The Series is known as the ultimate destination for the country's collegiate soccer coaches and the future of soccer.
"We are happy to have Fox Soccer broadcast the live James P. McGuire Cup from the US Youth Soccer National Championships," said Todd Roby, director of communications for US Youth Soccer. "For the McGuire Cup final to air on Fox Soccer is a fitting tribute to our most storied cups and one that thousands have played for over the course of its 77-year history. Our hope is that the broadcast inspires kids to continue to chase their dreams through commitment and hard work; knowing ultimately that regardless of success on the playing field the games prepare them for success in life."
The US Youth Soccer National Championships consist of four US Youth Soccer Regional Champions in the Under-14 through Under-19 Boys and Girls age groups and the US Youth Soccer National League qualifiers in the Under-15 through Under-17 age groups to complete the field of 60 teams.
The annual player luncheon, closed to participants only, kicks off the National Championships on July 24. Round robin games are played July 25-27 and finals are July 28-29 at Manchester Meadows. For complete game scores, stories, standings, video and more visit the online home to the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series,
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The US Youth Soccer National Championship Series provides more than 10,000 teams from US Youth Soccer's 55 State Associations the opportunity to showcase their abilities against the best in the nation while emphasizing teamwork, discipline and fair play. The yearlong competition begins with over 185,000 players in the US Youth Soccer State Championships. These champions and selected wildcard teams, through US Youth Soccer Regional Leagues, advance to compete in one of four the US Youth Soccer Regional Championships. Champions (U-14 through U-19) from each regional event advance to the US Youth Soccer National Championships. The Under-15 through 17 Boys and Girls age groups have two teams representative of the US Youth Soccer National League, in which the top two teams in each gender age group earn a direct path to the national championships. Overall the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series provides the nation's top collegiate coaches with the premier stage to identify and scout the most coveted players in the country. Visit
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On 93 octane pump gas the supercharged car puts down 562 wheel horsepower in STD correction. In SAE the result is 550 wheel horsepower. Conditions were warm in the 90 degree range. Definitely impressive but it would be great to know at what boost levels this rear wheel horsepower was reached.
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To clean pads, pick out the larger pieces of foreign material with an awl, penknife or the tip of a small screwdriver. While you are at it, check the grooves on the pad. If it has been a few years, consider replacing pads if they have hardened with age.
A smooth rim will also improve braking performance. But you don't want to go overboard and remove the metal itself. A Scotch-Brite pad works well for this purpose. It's a gentle abrasive that won't remove material from the rim but will take off rubber deposits to ensure optimum braking.
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To check for maintenance status remove the wheels from the bike. Turn the axles slowly with your fingers - you will feel a slight but smooth hydraulic resistance. If an axle either turns roughly or spins freely with no resistance, you need to do some maintenance. Roughness can indicate damaged bearings, too little resistance means the lubrication is gone, usually because it's been washed out by lots of rainy rides or improper bike-cleaning techniques (using high-pressure sprayers or getting solvent into the bearings).
Rear hubs are a bit more complicated to handle, front hubs are more user friendly. It does help to have the right tools. To regrease a hub, pull off the dust caps or pry them out by carefully wedging an X-Acto blade between each cap and hub. You'll see the plastic seals covering the bearings. Lift these by slipping the blade beneath, being very careful not to bend the seals.
Once you see the bearings, you can add grease if they're just dry, or take the extra step of cleaning them with solvent, drying them, and repacking them if they're gritty. The seals will pop back into place with gentle hand pressure.
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Paul Christian Voit, 46, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at 3 p.m. at Hood Mortuary. Pastor Craig Paschal of the First United Methodist Church in Mancos will be officiating.
Paul was born April 19, 1966, in Milwaukee, Wis., the son of Allen and Dorothy Voit. He grew up and attended school in Menomonee Falls, Wis. He lived in the greater Milwaukee area until he moved to Colorado approximately eight years ago.
Paul worked in the family business, a bar and reception hall in Menomonee Falls named the Orchard Inn. He worked at Jacks Tobacco (cigar shop) in Wisconsin. Locally, Paul worked for the Durango Smoke Shop, Home Depot, and most recently, at Walgreens, where he excelled in his customer relations and service friendships.
He very much enjoyed his Colorado home and the outdoors, as well as a passion for road cycling and touring, having ridden in many distance fundraisers and local tours. Paul was a cigar aficionado. He was an avid Green Bay Packer and NASCAR fan his favorite racer is Jeff Gordon as well as a follower of hockey and soccer.
Paul was dedicated to his work, no matter where that might be. He loved his customer relations and fellow employees. He belonged to the BPO Elks in his hometown in Wisconsin.
He is survived by his daughter, Jessalyn Bay-Voit, of Mancos, Colo.; his mother Dorothy Voit, of West Bend, Wis.; siblings: Ellen Amado (spouse: Manoel, children: Mia, Ali, and Kai) of Bristow, Va., David Voit (daughter: Tori) of West Bend, Wis., Andy Voit (spouse: Linda, children: Nichole, Amy, & Katie) of Boscobel, Wis., and Betsy Spizar (children: Megan & Noah) of Grafton, Wis.; former spouse, Chyrise Bay, of Mancos, Colo.; his partner, Cheri Jones of Hermosa, Colo., (her two sons, Mathew Jones and Micheal Thompson); and half-siblings: Mike Voit, Tom Voit, and Patty Voit, all of Wisconsin.
He was preceded in death by his father, Allen Voit.
Contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, District II Southwest Colorado, 1800 E. 3rd Ave Suite 101, Durango, CO 81301.
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Living Dead Clothing will email you to confirm the order and again at the time of dispatch.
Once an order has left LDC HQ, it is in the care of Australia Post and/or Fastway and your local postal service. Living Dead Clothing is not liable for any errors made by these services under any circumstance.
Delivery within Australia
Fastway Couriers have proven to be a reliable, speedy and trustworthy method of shipping.
We will then send out your order using Fastway. Remote locations and PO Boxes are sent using Australia Post.
How long it will take: 1-3 business days after being shipped.
Tracking: You can track your item order here Fastway Couriers Tracking.
International Delivery
We use Australia Post because it's an extremely reliable form of shipping goods and best of all you can track it all the way. This service offers you:
Tracking: You can track your item order here Australia Post Tracking.
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All items must be returned back to us within 7 days of the order being received. Items MUST not have been worn or washed and still have all tags attached. If returning swimsuits, please make sure that the hygiene sticker is still intact. Items that do not meet these criteria are not able to be returned.
Please note: We do not accept refunds or exchanges on sale items, orders purchased during Mystery Offer periods which are eligible for free gift items, or orders made during VIP Freebie offer periods which qualify for the free gift. Please note promos where discount codes are provided are deemed as sales, and orders placed during these periods, with a discount coupon, are made to order and therefore not valid for refund.
We offer exchanges and refunds for returned items. If you are wanting to exchange your items you must:
- Return the garment(s) to PO Box 523 Kenmore QLD, Australia 4069 with clear instructions and order number and how you would like our Customer Care team to action it;
- Include a pre-paid postage bag with your full name and full postal address on it so we can return them back to you. WE DON'T PAY FOR EXCHANGES TO BE RETURNED UNLESS THE GARMENT IS FAULTY;
- If you are returning your order from anywhere outside of Australia you must transfer $14.95 into our PayPal account for us to send it back to you. Our PayPal email is firstname.lastname@example.com. Please accompany this with an email so we can match your return up with the relevant mail we receive.
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We endeavour to check all items before sending them to you, however all of our products are cut and sewn by hand so we can't guarantee that all sizings will be exactly the same and at times there may be very slight discrepancies. This is the nature of the stretch fabrics we use.
In the unlikely event that you receive an item that is faulty or damaged please contact us within the 7 day period of receiving your goods at firstname.lastname@example.com and we will organise a replacement for you ASAP. We inspect all products, however, because we have so many orders we do make the occasional mistake.
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Pan-African INTERPOL meeting sets course for united action against transnational crime
GABORONE, Botswana – Top law enforcement officials from across Africa have closed INTERPOL's 21st African Regional Conference by backing a series of measures to boost security across the region and beyond through enhanced co-operation and capacity building.
The international law enforcement gathering endorsed greater concerted regional actions via INTERPOL against cross-border crimes such as drugs and human trafficking, maritime piracy, terrorism, and pharmaceutical counterfeiting. It underlined the role played by INTERPOL African member countries in enhancing the use and updating of INTERPOL's databases such as Stolen and Lost Travel Documents, DNA, fingerprints, firearms, works of art and child abuse images.
With the conference coming shortly after a United Nations resolution called on its member states to work with INTERPOL and Europol to fight the criminal networks behind maritime piracy, and an EU Decision which will see the EU's Atalanta military mission in the Gulf of Aden use INTERPOL's global network and tools, the vital link provided by law enforcement in the international fight against maritime piracy was re-affirmed by the meeting when it endorsed the central role of INTERPOL's General Secretariat and National Central Bureaus in facilitating communications and sharing intelligence such as fingerprints, DNA and photos of suspects.
The meeting heard how maritime piracy had repercussions across Africa, with West Africa also increasingly becoming the target of maritime piracy, and with affected ports on the eastern seaboard of the African continent unable to ferry vital emergency aid to affected regions.
Other key measures from the conference include:
- Combating drug-related crime in Africa by launching regional co-ordinated action plans against cannabis, cocaine, heroin and psychotropic substances trafficking in respective regions, including information exchange between different law enforcement agencies and ensure co-ordinated actions are initiated. Also, to take advantage of Incident Response Teams (IRTs) deployed by INTERPOL, especially following large drug seizures and cases where complex and high-profile drug investigations are required.
- With wanted and suspected terrorists regularly travelling between African countries and outside Africa to further their terrorist aims, the meeting called on INTERPOL's National Central Bureaus in Africa take to take full advantage of INTERPOL tools via its Fusion Task Force project to combat terrorism in Africa, as well as on immigration and customs authorities to conduct searches on INTERPOL's databases in order for cross-border authorities to prevent wanted or suspected terrorists from crossing borders and to enable law enforcement departments to respond accordingly.
- To combat pharmaceutical crime in Africa, the meeting recommended that law enforcement departments in African countries, in close co-operation with INTERPOL's National Central Bureaus, develop operational, multi-disciplinary co-ordinated activities in Africa in 2011, on the model of Operation Mamba, including training sessions, and apply a systematic resource-mobilization approach for joint national and INTERPOL enforcement action in implementing national projects.
With transnational criminals exploiting technology in a globalized world, the meeting also underlined the role of the future INTERPOL's Global Complex in Singapore and of the current INTERPOL Travel Document in facilitating law enforcement's responses to the crime challenges of the 21st century, and heard of Africa's support in advancing both key schemes.


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American Style Smooth
Basic Styling & Technique
Product Information
Produced by Dance Vision 2004. Approximately 70 minutes.
What is American Style Dance?
Fundamentals of Great Dancing: Swing- Rise & Fall, Rotation, Sway, Posture
Putting Them All Together: Swing & Posture, Rotation & Posture, Sway & Posture
Connections with Your Partner: Overview, Technical, Positive Sides, Holds, Posture & Frame
Basic Arm Styling
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Customer Reviews
- St. Louis, USA 5 Stars
I wanted to let you and Toni know that I watched one of your
instructional videos. the Technique for American Smooth and really enjoyed it. The way you interact with one another was fun to watch, and the way you explain the technique was very helpful to me and is helping my teaching.
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Buyer's Guide
Our warehouse is fully stocked, allowing us to ship anywhere in the world, within 24 hours of your order. Orders received on Saturday or Sunday will be shipped the following Monday.
Shipping Policies
Shipping prices vary depending on the merchandise and the region to which they are shipped. FedEx cannot ship to any PO Boxes or FPO/APO. We use U.S. Mail or Priority Mail to PO Boxes or FPO/APO. Orders to Alaska, Hawaii, Guam & Puerto Rico will be sent by Priority or U.S. Mail - FedEx is available at an additional charge.
Canadian Customers - Orders shipped to Canada by Air Mail cannot be tracked. We have a 30 day wait policy before reshipping an order to Canada that has not been received via Air Mail.
Order Process
All orders received after 12 noon Pacific Standard Time - USA will be processed and shipped the following business day. All orders received on Saturday and Sunday will be processed on Monday.
Customs and Import Information
You may be subject to import duties and taxes, which are levied once the package reaches your country. Additional charges for customs clearance must be borne by you; we have no control over these charges and cannot predict what they may be. Customs policies vary widely from country to country; you should contact your local customs office for further information.
DVDs, Videos, CDs, Books, Manuals & Accessories Return Policies
Please order with care. We are unable to accept returns or make exchanges on any DVDs, Video tapes, CDs or any merchandise except: 1) If an item is received in a damaged condition, or 2) If there is an error in an order on our part. (Items must be returned within fourteen days of delivery for replacement as ordered.) For defective tapes: First, please check the tracking system on your VCR. Then try another tape to see if the same problem occurs. If at that time you discover the problem is only apparent with our video, please give us a call at our toll free phone number and we will be happy to take care of the problem.
You must call us at 800-851-2813 for a return authorization.
Send your returns to:Return Department
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A Simple Version Control System is an easy to install and easy to to use version/revision control system. It differs from most other version control systems in that it is designed to keep track of files in place. It does not allow any changes to be made to files; all changes require the users to change files externally with FTP or SSH access. It is very easy to set up and use. Users do not need to work with repository, branches, commit, and check-out files. All a user needs to do is upload the changes files and click Update, or if enabled, just wait for it to be updated automatically.
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Lightning Strikes At The Volcom Fiji Pro
We should have known it was going to be a historic day of surfing when Tavarua Resort was struck by a bolt of lightning this morning. Kaiborg and a few of the Volcom guys were busy setting up a pop-up tent when a flash went off just off the beach. It was followed by the loudest explosion that scared the shit out of everyone on the island. "The flash went off right here," said Kai as he motioned to the beach. "Then the explosion went off and I freaked out. My balls almost came out of my mouth, brah." You know it's serious when a 6'2" 245lb. jiu-jitsu champ is scared shitless.
And that was just the beginning.
As crew made their way out to Cloudbreak, reports of clean up sets clearing the lineup spread like wildfire. Kelly Slater was one of the guys out there early and came in after that, followed by Dave Wassel and his broken-half-surfboard. "I got annihilated like a drunk girl at prom," said the ever-colorful Volcom Fiji Pro commentator. Wassel however, would go on to emerge from one of the biggest barrels of the day later in the afternoon.
With the raging--and still building--swell, contest officials were faced with some major decisions: run the event in huge, treacherous surf, or opt for 6-8 foot Restaurants. After a lot of back and forth banter and questions about how to pull it off, the team eventually decided to run the remaining two heats of round two. The World Tour surfers on the boat were rattled, and rightfully so. "Send out the guinea pigs," copped Kai Otton from the 88-foot luxury yacht that serves as contest headquarters. A tall and lanky goofyfoot who thrives in big, barreling waves, Kai was the standout of the two heats that were run before the contest was called off.
"I felt like I was surfing Sunset Beach out there" said Bede Durbidge after surviving the first heat of the day. "It was that f--ked," quipped his opponent Adam Melling after getting mercilessly pounded while caught inside. "You can't see it from here (the media boat in the channel) but there's a chop in the face like this big," said Bede as held his hand at his knee. "I reckon my heart rate never dropped below 120. I thought we were gonna get inside by a clean up set the whole time!" he added.
Raoni Monteiro copped the worst beating of the morning after pulling into the grinding inside section on a solid ten-footer. "That was a nugget, huh?" he asked as he grimaced in pain with a knee injury. There will be no backflips on the beach for Raoni tonight...
After those two heats, it was time for a fresurf session along the lines of the now famous 'Code Red" session at Teahupo'o last August during the Billabng Pro Tahiti. In fact, the whole day had the same energy and adrenaline as the historic tow session--except guys were paddling into the bombs as opposed to being whipped in by a PWC.
And while some anonymous idiots on Twitter can call the World Tour surfers pussies for not throwing themselves over the ledge, the fact is that a lot of them were out there; Parko, Fanning, John John, Yadin Nicol, Ace Buchan, Pat Gudauskas, CJ and Damien Hobgood, and Mitch Coleborn joined the gnarliest big wave riders in the world in what can only be called a historical day of surfing.
"Barriers were beyond broken, I'm pretty sure everyone got the wave of their life out there today. That's a heavy quote but I'm sure it went down. Some of the unridden ones were beyond heavy!" said a beaming Dane Gudauskas after making it back to Tavarua at the end of the day.
It wasn't all fun and games though and the Water Patrol guys were lifesavers today. "Guys were coming up from wipeouts and had no idea where they were or what was going on," recalled Kaiborg. "I just told them 'You'll see. You'll see...' It was the day of all days."
As I write this it's getting dark and everyone's standing around recounting the day with eyes bulging out of their skulls. Beers are being cracked, photographers are downloading what's sure to be covers and two-page spreads galore, and everyone's thanking their lucky stars that there were no serious injuries. Big thanks to Volcom for keeping the live feed up while all the action was going down, and big shakas to Uncle Toad's Media Group who literally risked life and limb to broadcast the action--they had a boat get swept under the tower (loaded down with 2-million dollars worth of gear and humans) and the entire boat load nearly getting smashed into the scaffolding when a rogue wave smashed into 'em.
Stay tuned for more, the Volcom Fiji Pro is shaping up to be an event for the ages.--Justin Coté
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text: Just Move It 2014 January 27 - April 4 It's time for the 9th annual Just Move It fitness initiative. Just Move It (JMI) is UAH's 10-week campus-wide health and fitness competition, open to all faculty, staff, students, and alumni. The goal of JMI is to encourage everyone to incorporate exercise and healthy behaviors into their daily lives. Participants set a personal fitness goal and then earn points for exercising and other healthy activities. Participants may compete on their own or as part of a team. *Join the "UAH Alumni" team and let's encourage each other in achieving our goals. (To join the team, just indicate "UAH Alumni" as the team you'd like to join on the registration form.) As an added incentive, JMI is again taking part in the Scale Back Alabama program (www.scalebackalabama.com). This state-wide weight loss program offers cash incentives to participants who lose at least 10 pounds during the 10-week program. Registration for JMI and Scale Back Alabama will begin in January. Please visit the website at www.uah.edu/jmi for more information about this year's programs. Questions may be directed to Liz Redding (256-824-6007).


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Sanchez, Crick have the look of frontline starters
Right-handers display power fastballs in Arizona Fall League contest
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Teams monitor the workloads of their young pitching prospects with extreme caution. As a result, most of the elite talents in the Arizona Fall League tend to be position players, because clubs worry much less about putting extra at-bats on hitters than they do extra innings on arms.
For a blue-chip pitching prospect to receive an AFL assignment, he usually has to have missed part of the season with an injury serious enough to have cost him some time on the mound, but not so serious to have gotten him completely shut down. Right-handers Kyle Crick, the Giants' top prospect who lost time with a strained oblique, and Aaron Sanchez, the Blue Jays' top prospect who battled a tired shoulder and blisters, fit that description.
When they squared off in the regular-season finale between the Salt River Rafters and Scottsdale Scorpions on Thursday, it was an AFL pitching matchup of rare quality. One scout who didn't have either team as part of his coverage attended just because he wanted to see Crick and Sanchez in action. They didn't disappoint in a game Sanchez and the Rafters won, 3-2.
There are a lot of similarities between Crick and Sanchez. They're both former supplemental first-round Draft picks who now rank as their organization's top prospects. They're both 6-foot-4, though the 220-pound Crick has a stronger build than the 190-pound Sanchez.
They're both 21 and were born just four months apart, though Sanchez graduated high school and entered pro ball a year earlier. They both wow with their raw stuff, but need more polish. Sanchez is more advanced because of his extra year of pro experience and because Crick was better known as a first baseman (and a defensive end) until his senior season in high school.
Crick worked three scoreless innings for Scottsdale, retiring the first six hitters he faced. He ended the first inning with a strikeout of Jake Lamb, the D-backs' No. 11 prospect, on an 89-mph slider that looked more like a cutter. Crick finished the second with whiffs of Kyle Parker, the Rockies' No. 9 prospect, on a 91-mph pitch that again resembled a cutter and James Ramsey, the Cards' No. 10 prospect, on a 96-mph fastball. All three strikeouts were of the swinging variety.
He actually looked most impressive after he got into his lone jam. Crick opened the third inning by walking D-backs prospects Michael Freeman and Nick Ahmed, with his fastball sitting at 95-96 mph in both battles, as it did for the first two innings. Then he turned up the heat.
Crick threw two 97-mph fastballs for strikes to Rockies prospect Dustin Garneau, and the second one had tremendous sink and induced an easy groundout to first base. He fired two more 97-mph fastballs to work a 1-1 count against Blue Jays prospect Kenny Wilson, then unleashed four straight pitches at 98 mph -- his hardest of the day -- for a strikeout. Crick concluded his outing by feeding Blue Jays prospect Andy Burns three straight 97-mph heaters and getting three swings and misses.
All told, Crick threw 30 of his 51 pitches for strikes. The vast majority of them were fastballs and the Rafters never really made any hard contact. His slider has shown potential as a legitimate Major League out pitch, though Thursday it lacked bite and stood out more for its velocity, looking like a cutter. He made sparse use of his changeup, which is still a work in progress.
Sanchez threw five no-hit innings in his last start and had held AFL opponents to a .088 average previously, but the Scorpions touched him for six hits in five innings. He gave up just one run, in part because he had four runners erased on double plays and a fifth got caught stealing. He only had three strikeouts versus two walks, though he did hit the strike zone with 49 of his 79 pitches.
Nevertheless, Sanchez was slightly more impressive than Crick.
While he didn't throw quite as hard, Sanchez still generated well above-average velocity and did it more easily. There's nothing glaring about Crick's delivery, but Sanchez's is smoother and gives him a better chance to make the control and command improvements both pitchers need. He also displayed a true breaking ball and a changeup that should give him a third plus offering.
Sanchez pitched most of the first two innings at 94-97 mph, the next two at 93-95 and the fifth at 91-93. He gave up five of his six hits on fastballs -- though two came on well-placed bunts by Kyle Kubitza and Yankees prospect Mason Williams -- and recorded one whiff, getting Braves prospect Robby Hefflinger on a 95-mph heater up in the strike zone in the fourth.
Sanchez was able to get swings and misses with both his curveball, which got sharper in the later innings, and his changeup. After getting ahead of Pirates prospect Gift Ngeope with 94- and 95-mph fastballs to start the third inning, he caught him looking with an 80-mph curveball with good shape.
Two batters later, Sanchez fell behind Bucs No. 3 prospect Alen Hanson 2-0, evened the count by getting him to swing through two 88-mph changeups and finished him off with an 82-mph curve for swinging strike three. Though Sanchez's changeup is a bit firm at 85-88 mph, it has plenty of sink and run and misses bats.
Crick and Sanchez have the upside of frontline starters, with Sanchez having a better chance to fully realize his potential. Though they missed time during the Minor League season, there aren't any long-term health concerns with either. They just need innings to harness their pitches and are on course to reach the Majors at some point in 2015.
Jim Callis is a senior writer for MLB.com.


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Just as I was trying to think of something to post about comes a great e-mail from Brett, who just finished building up his VO frame. And he has done a splendid job of it. He writes:
I took a few photos of my VO Randonneur frame built except for the lighting system (it will be a few months before I do that). The ride is superb and the frame is stunning. I've thought about building this dream bike for years but Velo Orange is what really made it possible...The rest of the photos are here. I think that's a beautiful build. Great job Brett. By the way, the wait for a frame is now 2.5 years, sorry.
...It took about 20 hours for me to assemble everything and the final weight is less than 25 pounds which includes the heavy Schmidt SON hub.
The quality of the frame is equal or better than many custom frames that cost thousands more and have 2-3 year waits. Even at the current price of $1850 it seems like an incredible bargain. What's more important is that you're supplying the necessary parts to really make it happen from racks to the roller hangers all at reasonable prices!


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