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July 28, 2011 - 8:23am
Today's Poll: You make the call: Out or Safe?
posted by Howard B. Owens in polls.
July 28, 2011 - 9:01am#1
For all of those who say "out" -- can you say with 100 percent certainty where the tag was applied?
July 28, 2011 - 9:01am#2
He looks out from the beginning of the video, but as they zoom in closer towards the end of the replay it almost looks like he never touched him with the glove on his leg. Changing my call to safe.
July 28, 2011 - 9:10am#3
To me it looked as though he was out, but on the other hand I really don't care because I am a Proud Member of the Great Red Sox Nation--Enough Said!
July 28, 2011 - 9:17am#4
Thats a bang-bang play and when you look at the similar angle the umpire had you have to call him out on principle alone. It's no different when middle infielders turn double plays and they dont touch the bag but the runners are called out. However, being a Braves fan I was glad he was called safe.
July 28, 2011 - 9:18am#5
that's what I'm saying -- the first time I watch it, easy call, he's out. With each repeated watch, I'm like, gee, where did the catcher ever tag him? Maybe on the leg, but hard to say for sure and in one angle it looks like the catcher's glove could have easily missed the leg. And, btw, the fact that this call is even controversial is largely the catcher's fault. He's out of position to take the throw ... too far forward from the plate and in a position where the only tag he can apply is a sweep, which is slower and riskier than getting in front of the plate.
July 28, 2011 - 9:29am#6
lol...out by a mile, no brainer! ump wanted to go home! 19 innings is a long game!
July 28, 2011 - 9:31am#7
Where's the tag, Matt?
July 28, 2011 - 9:32am#8
on the leg..throw beat him, runner didnt even touch home. Not even debatable in my opinion.
July 28, 2011 - 9:33am#9
The stop action on the video does not appear to show the tag. The umpire called it as he saw it, so the runner was safe.
July 28, 2011 - 9:33am#10
look at the runners reaction, he knew he was out.
July 28, 2011 - 9:35am#11
well, if people want to argue the call for sake of having something to debate, so be it....Everyone knows the ump made the wrong call
July 28, 2011 - 9:36am#12
Hey Matt--------------------BINGO!
July 28, 2011 - 9:37am#13
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2011-07-27-Pirates-umpire-blown-... Ump admitting he was wrong!
July 28, 2011 - 9:43am#14
To me, if you look at 1:06 through 1:11, it looks as if the mit does not touch the runner. The runner does a good job deflecting the mit from touching him, which is what is required to make an out. I say the runner is safe. I am not saying that what the runner did was fair, though, but it is all part of the game!
July 28, 2011 - 9:50am#15
I thought the best part of that play was the batter going face first into the ground...catcher could have turned two.
July 28, 2011 - 10:05am#16
The umpire said in review (and perhaps he's seen video from an angle we haven't seen) he sees the pants leg move as if it got brushed. I question whether that's a real reliable way to say the tag was made. Further, this explanation only further bolsters the idea that this isn't a cut-and-dried call. If that's the best the umpire can do in review ... that's pretty weak. The only time you can possibly say the runner was possibly tagged was the sweep across the leg, and one angle makes it look (though not clearly) the tag was missed. It doesn't matter by how much the ball beat the runner, it isn't an out until the tag is made. And it's not clear the tag was made. There's no such thing as out on "principle alone" (to quote Adam). Either the tag is made in time or it's not. Also, the runner did touch the plate. As for his reaction, he would have thought he was out just merely from the throw getting there first, so you can't read too much into that.
July 28, 2011 - 10:05am#17
Yes, I loved that!
July 28, 2011 - 10:12am#18
lol.. he admitted he was wrong! twist however way you would like, the ump admitted he was wrong..Everyone knows he was out, including the runner. I think its funny people actually believe he was safe.
July 28, 2011 - 10:16am#19
and ur right howard, he did touch home.....right after he was tagged out.
July 28, 2011 - 10:44am#20
Doesn't matter what the ump says later, the call on the field stands in baseball. No appeal process.
July 28, 2011 - 10:47am#21
He was tagged on the shin. The umpire admitted yesterday that he blew the call. I'm glad I went to bed during the 15th inning of this game (lifelong Pirate fan) because I wouldn't have been able to sleep the rest of the night if I'd have seen this. Oh well, life goes on. They lost again in extras last night. One more in Atlanta, and then 3 in Philly. LET'S GO BUCS!
July 28, 2011 - 10:59am#22
The call stands? So, theres not going to be an appeal two days after it happened? Jeez, i thought that was the whole point of this poll..i completely misunderstood! lol
July 28, 2011 - 12:46pm#23
Just received this e-mail: "Although I respect the opinions of the readers of the Batavian, I stand with my close friend, Dave Olsen in supporting the call on the field" Signed; Bud Selig.
July 28, 2011 - 1:08pm#24
The real problem here is the poor play of the catcher. 1. He positions himself too far from home plate, presumably anticipating an easy tag out. 2. He has ample opportunity to tag the runner a second time after the sweep. Watch the video and tell me if we'd be talking about this today if the catcher had the sense to hook his glove arm in front of the runner's chest. I think the catcher got him on the sweep, but it's hard to say. The umpire had time to make the call, it's not like it was a timing play at the plate. I'll side with the folks who think it was a blown call. My take is that if the ump doesn't have a clear line of sight to the physical tag, he has to side with the defensive player due to the position and timing of the play. I guess my point is the catcher could have saved us all this trouble by not being terrible, but baseball is a mental game and after 16 innings you have to expect a lapse or two.
July 28, 2011 - 2:13pm#25
I'll side with the folks who think it was a blown call. My take is that if the ump doesn't have a clear line of sight to the physical tag, he has to side with the defensive player due to the position and timing of the play. -I think this is a pretty standard interpretation about how an umpire is supposed to make calls. I guess my point is the catcher could have saved us all this trouble by not being terrible, but baseball is a mental game and after 16 innings you have to expect a lapse or two. -In his defense...he's a career minor leaguer and he's the 6th catch on Pittsburgh's depth chart.
July 28, 2011 - 2:14pm#26
The video is no longer available. MLB has had it removed. CYA?
July 28, 2011 - 4:19pm#27
Jason wrote, "-In his defense...he's a career minor leaguer and he's the 6th catch on Pittsburgh's depth chart." A career minor leaguer ... all that much more time to work on fundamentals. Obviously, he's no Crash Davis. (warning: non-bleeped language):
July 28, 2011 - 11:16pm#28
Howard The tag was applied to the shin area... The ump wanted to go home and go to bed. It was a horrible call


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Il THE BOOKTRAILER FILM FESTIVAL is promoted by 'A. Calini' Scientific High School in collaboration with French secondary school Lycée Albert Camus, Fréjus, Polish secondary school 'Zespol Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacych nr 2', Nowy Targ, and Bulgarian secondary school "Atanas Dalchev, Sofia.
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The lower and upper secondary school students' engagement and creativity are involved here to create short videos aimed at spreading love and interest for books.
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A national jury of experts, for each country involved, proceeds to designate winners of the 'Jury Prize' and the awarding of prizes. Each national jury selects from a minimum of two, to a maximum of five booktrailers that will take part in the European competition.
A European jury, composed of two teachers from each partner school and chaired by the Italian jury president, assigns the European Teachers' Jury Award to the best European booktrailer
A European jury, composed of two students from each partner school and chaired by the youngest jury member of the Italian jury, assigns a prize to the best European booktrailer.
A working team, composed of teachers, students, parents and experts, organizes the competition, which is to be repeated annually, and all of the initiatives related to the festival.
A scientific committee, composed of some leading figures in different fields (cinema, literature, art, music, advertising) and chaired by the Headmaster, guarantees the cultural quality of the initiative.
The names and biographies of the members of the scientific committee and jury can be found on the Booktrailer Film Festival's official website, provided by the following link:
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Individual students, groups of students, or entire classes of lower and upper secondary schools can participate in the Booktrailer Film Festival Competition, as long as they have competed the registration form available on the competition website: www.booktrailer.eu, between January 1st and February 24th, 2019, in their respective sections.
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The form must be completed in all its parts, including the book synopsis, the credits, and the disclosure license; otherwise, it will be excluded from the contest.
In regard to the protection of copyrights, instructions are available on the website. Only the booktrailer's author(s) will be responsible for any possible violation.
The booktrailer must be published in an unlisted form, so that it is accessible to the Booktrailer Film Festival juries and technical staff, but not visible to the public until the official announcement of the winners. The booktrailer must be unpublished; otherwise, it will be excluded from the competition.
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- post the booktrailer directly on the Booktrailer Film Festival website www.booktrailerfilmfestival.eu.
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- post the link of the booktrailer, published on Youtube in an unlisted form, with the author(s)' name(s)
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The registration form must be filled in, along with the booktrailer's uploading on YouTube in an unlisted form. It is not possible to perform these two operations at different times.
Participants are responsible for compilation errors, including those that are related to the link provided for viewing the booktrailer. The Booktrailer Film Festival's staff isn't responsible for checking and reporting these errors. After the submission of the registration form and the uploading of the booktrailer, it won't be possible in any case to modify the submitted information, even if it is clear that a mistake has been made.
Every student can only present one booktrailer. In the case of group works, the participants are allowed to present only one other booktrailer individually or in other groups.
As for sending booktrailers from Poland, the regulation and the calendar are defined by the organiser of Polish national preliminary which is available on school's website:
Keeping in mind that the choice of the book is free, the booktrailer:
- cannot last more than 2 minutes, including the credits;
- cannot contain copyrighted material and/or a third person intellectual property;
- must be linked from January 1st to February 24th, 2019 to the contest website upon registration and after having been published on Youtube in an unlisted form;
- must be unpublished;
- cannot be disclosed, or shall be invalid
- can be in any foreign language;
- must have English subtitles, embedded in the video according to the Youtube uploading procedure, but not overlaid in the booktrailer;
- must be the result of the students' autonomous work (teachers can only play a cultural stimulation role in the production of the work);
- must have the same title as the book.
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- three awards given by the Italian Jury with the possibility of an ex-aequo between the first and the second prize;
- a prize for accessibility awarded by the Italian Jury;
- national prizes awarded by the national juries elected by partner schools in Bulgaria, France, Poland;
- European Teachers' Jury Award
- European Students' Jury Award;
- Audience Award, during the award ceremony in Brescia.
The newly established competition, reserved to the lower secondary school, awards as a prize, the screening, at the final awards ceremony, of the booktrailer that the Junior Italian Jury judges best.
All prizes are made public on March 26th, 2019, in Brescia, home of the festival and of the high school "A. Calini", which is the promoter and organizer of the festival, according to the program published online.
The members of the Italian Jury for the upper secondary schools will meet on March 18th, 2019, at 15. They will evaluate the booktrailers and will award a cash prize to the three best works as follows:
- 1st prize: €1000 and a plate
- 2nd prize: €600 and a parchment
- 3rd prize: €400 and a parchment
In the case of an ex-aequo between the first and the second prize, the amount of the first prize will be added to that of the second and the figure obtained will be divided between the two classified booktrailers. The third prize will remain the same.
Further mentions and/or prizes could be given for the works of particular value.
Because of the attention that the Festival pays to the theme of accessibility, the Italian Jury will be committed to give a special mention and 200 euros to the most accessible booktrailer for blind or partially-sighted people, with the support of the Unione Italiana Ciechi e Ipovedenti of Brescia.
The award of the Junior Italian Jury will consist in the screening of the winning junior booktrailer at the final award ceremony along with a parchment with relative motivation.
The award ceremony will take place publicly at 'Teatro Sociale di Brescia' on the evening of March 26th, 2019, in the presence of one guest star whose name will be announced on the festival's website, Facebook, and official newsletter.
The prizes awarded by the European Juries, which will meet in Brescia, consist of a plate with motivation on an eventual parchment.
During the same evening, an Audience Award will be given. The public will express one preference by voting on a card for one of the booktrailers also chosen among the European ones.
The prize will be given before the announcement of the Jury's choice award, and it consists of €100 and books from the Marcos y Marcos publishing house.
Jury Prizes: Juries indicate the winners and the selection of the booktrailers to show, independently and at its unquestionable judgment, based on the following criteria listed in no order of priority:
- clarity (communicative competence)
- originality (creative competence)
- use of technology (digital competence)
- text comprehension (literary competence)
- product completeness and resources employment (managing competence)
All of the awards are accompanied by a written motivation that is made public during the awards ceremony and that will appear on the website.
For the Audience award, the people's jury, composed of the audience present on the evening of the awards ceremony, operates according to heterogeneous and personal criteria.
Final informations
The registration form for the festival implies the unconditional acceptance of this announcement.
The calendar and the schedule of the screenings are the responsibility of the festival.
The Booktrailer Film Festival working team, that is to say the organizer and promoter of the event, can make decisions on any matters not included in this notice.
The booktrailers received will become part of the Booktrailer Film Festival archive for any future educational and research purposes.
The Booktrailer Film Festival reserves the right to network and / or use the booktrailer on a royalty free basis, only for cultural purposes and not for profit, to promote cultural exchanges, special projects, collaborations with other institutions and organizations, etc.
The Booktrailer Film Festival invites all of its participants to share their booktrailers online, through the most appropriate channels, only after the awards ceremony and their upload to the site for public viewing.
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Fried Food Makes You Feel Better
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I'm pretty sure that title is the last thing people who eat around me would expect me saying but–let's face it–it's true; and there ain't nothing wrong with food fried in good oils in moderation 😉 Wait, where was I? Oh yes, yesterday morning was filled by a light-hearted class in which 3 people ditched for Thanksgiving were mysteriously sick. 3 might not sound like a lot for a college class, but you notice it in the Classics. I was so relieved when I got out I wanted to jump for joy' instead, I kicked it into gear to get back to my dorm so I could pack and go. I basically combed the room, thinking of everything I could possibly need for 5 days and throwing it somewhere else. Around 1 I realized I was hungry. I wanted a repeat of yesterday's amazing spicy oats, but I needed something faster and portable so I racked my brain for a veggie dish.
Ok, this was still basically my breakfast, just with oats metamorphosed into broccoli. I just could not get enough of The Heat Is On! The stewed tomatoes were dining hall fare and I wish I could have thought of something more intricate to do with them but I did not have the chance. It game me an opportunity, though, to sample and review the One Lucky Duck Rosemary Quackers. They were not exactly what I was expecting/hoping for, but it was fun to try something raw. I think I'll be sticking with baked chips from now on, though(and, yes, the occasional fried :-)) Well this is what things looked like when my dad showed up:
That's 2 bags of food, an extra bag of clothes/toiletries, a backpack, laundry, a coffee maker, and a stevia plant. I suppose 5 days is a while and deserves all this, right?(Back me up here). We swung by the mail room to pick up some last minute arrivals, and hit the open road. I got a package from Gnu Foods and I couldn't wait to dig in, so I didn't.
Um, yum?! This hit my chocolate tooth. And the nutrition was astounding. I loved reading the company info they sent in the car(because I was doing that instead of work). They've created their own blend of grains and seeds to give each bar 12 grams of fiber! When I read that, I took it slow and drank a ton of water–smart move. I can't wait to try the other flavors now, though somebody remind me NEVER to eat this pre-run(for obvious reasons).
Before we got home, we swung by Framingham to hit up Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. It's really fun when these are right next to each other. I tried to stick with just buying essentials/sales and coupon items/what we still needed for Thanksgiving, because I know we're going to have a lot of leftovers pretty soon. In the end, I think I stuck to my mission mostly.
The big unmarked bag is about 2lbs of steel cut oats, like I go through anything else that much. The lemon bars were a new Trader Joe's product for Turkey Day as is the TruWhip(can't wait to try this!). Of course, the one thing that made me ditch my entire plan of items was my vegan whole wheat cinnamon raisin rolls. But seriously, how often do you find these? I went with the grab and run method… The fiber bar held me over really well but by the time we got home and I completely unpacked it was 5 and I was famished. I went for a meal rather than a snack.
An Amy's meal, that is. I think I'd been wanting to try this for a few months; last weekend I bought it with a coupon on the cheap, and I broke it out yesterday. I was not going to wait 45 minutes for the oven, so instead I nuked it for 3 minutes and topped it with 1 ounce of colby jack cheese which I'm pretty sure would have had a "Don't touch. For Thanksgiving" note on it were my mom more careful. The meal was okay, but I don't think it ever would have held me over on its own as a dinner or anything. I supplemented this with another snack.
2 apples in 2 days? I think I'm setting a personal record. A very sad and low personal record. Thankfully, unlike the last one, this tasted juicy and fresh. Considering I picked it 3 weekends ago, I'm now wondering how old the apples from the dining hall must be… I caught up on Top Chef and The Next Iron Chef–you know, my chef shows. As a family, we all were slackers on dinner, so when the time came and passed and no one was doing anything it was a little frustrating. I felt hanger(hunger –> anger) coming on, so I went for something I knew would make me a happy boy again.
I'd never actually tried this veggie burger before, but I was 99% sure I'd like it because it's fried. I learned in 11th grade bio that humans crave fat because of our ancient ancestors who got the opportunity to eat so little that nature is to pile it in and store it when we come across it. Why fight nature, especially when it's healthy fat and portioned, right? Needless to say, it hit the spot, and I think I'm making a permanent place in my fridge for those little fried wonders.
I spent quite literally the rest of my night tying up loose ends and doing other work on the computer. It wasn't the dream way to kick off vacation but C'est la vie. It gave me a great chance to watch The Biggest Loser and have some blogger faves as dessert:
Can we fry this somehow? Paula? Scratch that. I think jam jars are so much easier to empty out than nut butters. Fortunately, both are good options. I just love the spoonfuls of whole jam towards the end, which are bites of tart heaven. I'm really enjoying all you new commentors who might have read this for a while but just got to saying something and getting to find new blogs that way. Keep it coming! Afterwards I just had to break into these.
Food like this are what rededicate myself to an all-natural diet; I challenge any mass-bakery product to rival this. And it's vegan to boot! It almost makes me think I could be vegan… and then I remember yogurt, cream cheese, flavored nut butter, fish, meat, etc. It wouldn't work. But is anything better than peeling back layers of yeasty dough? I think not. Maybe… Paula, can we fry this? I wish I were kidding here.
I was a little worried eating this right before bed. 12g of fiber? That's dangerous. But everything worked out fine, and this was a great peanut butter treat. This bar probably would have been a little bland on its own but with an extra dose of peanut butter it was the perfect piece of toast. I find it funny that most of America has trouble getting in enough fiber when I got 100% just between 2 bars both of which felt like "desserts". I think Americans need to learn to love fiber more.
I did was not feeling the pressure to get up and run this morning with no warm gym and treadmill to entice me. I slept in almost until 9(that's really late for me) and instead spent way too long deciding on how to make a bowl of oatmeal. I am very happy with the conclusion of that thinking.
Holy yum. Let me walk you through this one. I did a standard pumpkin base with 1 1/2 tablespoons Smart Balance Agave Sweetened. I've decided I really like this version better than the molasses sweetened; I don't know why but the flavor "works" better. For the frosting, I melted a Newman's Own Organic Mocha Milk Chocolate square and then mixed that with 2oz sweetened Oikos. Ahhhhhmazing. The milk chocolate with the peanut butter comes out just like my childhood favorite candy.
I might head out for 6.7 miles in a bit. Or I might not run at all today. While I'd enjoy it, there's plenty I have to do around here that would keep me occupied. I might just have to make an identical bowl of this oatmeal.
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Ok, enough about Facebook. I'm blocking the tubes with it, and this isn't meant to be some sort of bizarre stalking homage to the place, so it's time to move on.
I received an invitation yesterday (actually five invitations in a row from the same person) to join yet another social network called 'Blu' from a company called Blue Freeway. This one is a little different as it's aimed specifically at marketing professionals (of which I am not one, but I signed up anyway). The intent is to create a broad vertical of like-minded interested parties – in this instance relating to marketing – and offer them the chance to not only network, but pick up information relating to the trade. For example, information about campaigns, industry specific newsfeeds, job openings, best practice and the like.
The logical extension of this is that Blue Freeway will be able to create similar verticals off the same platform for other professional groups (IT managers, HR people, sales etc).
I like the concept, and I think the fact that Blue Freeway will be able to leverage off their existing client base in new media marketing means they can drive usage to a certain extent: why not use the portal for sharing campaign details, correspondence, pitch ideas and usage statistics for example?
What I'm less sure about is the implementation. It's early days so you can cut them some slack, and I understand the need to get at least something out, but right now the platform offers nothing more than a basic profile page with links to your connections. There's a nice dashboard concept, but you can only move the standard widgets around, rather than adding or modifying your own.
Still also some issues with the information architecture – far too many clicks to get basic actions like confirming connections done.
I've lost count of the number of sites I've created a profile on, only to then do nothing with it (and see plenty of examples of that at Thursday Club too, which I'm conscious of trying to address). There is a danger, therefore, that launching without any sort of stickiness or viral nature will give that effect here too.
Hopefully once they launch the campaigns and the meat of the thing there'll be some very specific added value over LinkedIn, FB and the like.
I can see it being more perhaps of a projects home, maybe with the bonus of being able to bid out on campaigns or work in a virtual teaming environment.
Will report more as I get it.
[btw – obligatory disclaimer .. I am also a Blue Freeway shareholder]


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One of my favorite bloggers at More Than Cheese and Beer has several regular features. Every Friday, I read her Friday Feats and Fails and say darn it, this Friday, yet again, I didn't join in the fun. At More than Cheese and Beer, the fails always come first. The things she isn't so proud Read More
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Learning to Let it Go
This morning, I am frustrated. Can I blame the Goblin King? Yes. But truly, who's at fault? Me. I am the cause of my own frustration. Because I'm not able to release my anger. I know what he's like. I know that he'll never change. And I need to learn acceptance. Because otherwise I end Read More


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As he continues to make his return from Tommy John elbow surgery, Gibson is likely to throw between 20 and 30 innings for Peoria, which would bring his total up to around 70 or 80 for the season, including his work at Single-A Fort Myers, Triple-A Rochester and the Florida instructional league.♦ Ten Questions with Kyle Gibson (Twins Daily)
The Twins haven't determined what Gibson's innings workload will be in 2013, but it's likely he will be given an opportunity to pitch in the major leagues if all continues to go well.
Have you allowed yourself to start thinking about being added to the 40 man roster, going to spring training and, after all you've been through and all the hard work, what it will mean to get that call, to the big leagues?♦ 2012 Arizona Fall League Delegates: Minnesota Twins (Seedlings to the Stars)
KG: I have tried to think mostly about the present work I am doing. It is always hard not to think about what it will be like to be called up to the big leagues, if I get that chance, but the most I think about that, the less I am focused on staying healthy and getting better so that if I do get that chance, I am ready! I am very much looking forward to spring training, without a doubt. I want to go into it and show that I am healthy and ready to pitch wherever the Twins want to send me.
Heading into the 2011 season, Gibson was one of the 50 best prospects in baseball and started the year out strong with a sub 2.0 BB/9 and SO/9 over 9.0 in each of the season's first two months. In June and July however it became apparent that something was wrong. His velocity and strikeout rate dipped and his control deserted him. Tests revealed a torn ligament in his pitching elbow and he was subsequently shut down for the year and underwent Tommy John Surgery.♦ Seven Tigers prospects begin Arizona Fall League play today (Motor City Bengals)
The fact that Gibson bounced back so quickly to make 11 starts this season is in itself a positive sign. Even more encouraging is that he finished with a 33-6 SO-to-BB rate in 28.1 innings between the three levels and appeared to be knocking off the rust rather quickly. He has the stuff and control to be a #2 starter in the major leagues and the Twins badly need to him to reach his ceiling. His assignment to the AFL was a bit of a no brainer and a strong performance coupled with a healthy and productive 2013 spring training should earn him a spot in Minnesota's Opening Day rotation.
Tyler Clark, who's not known as a "stuff" guy, put up stupid-good numbers in Lakeland (a 0.63 ERA) for most of the year before earning a late season call up to Erie where he struggled in seven appearances (7.36 ERA).♦ 2012 Arizona Fall League Delegates: Detroit Tigers (Seedlings to the Stars)
Tyler Clark turned into quite the closer for Lakeland for the majority of this season, tallying a 6-1 record at the back end with 9 saves. To top it off, his opponents only hit .137 against him in Lakeland. Although his numbers dipped when he made the jump to Erie, expect to see him light up AA and maybe make the move up to AAA Toledo next season. Clark is one of the more under-appreciated pitchers in Detroit's farm system. Obviously, his invitation to participate in the Arizona Fall League puts him in a special category, however, when asked to name the top pitchers in the farm system, fans will usually rattle off names like Drew Smyly, Casey Crosby, Bruce Rondon, and at one time, Jacob Turner. Clark has a good repertoire of pitches, and his experience from college ball should pay dividends in the coming years.♦ Arizona Fall League Preview (SeatllePI.com)
The Padres are also sending Matt Stites, who also posted a sub-1.00 ERA this year, but did so while allowing 3 HRs in the pitcher-friendly Midwest league.♦ 2012 Arizona Fall League Delegates: San Diego Padres (Seedlings to the Stars)
Stites, 22, was the Padres' 17th round pick in 2011 and the Padres chose to start him slowly for a college pick. After Stities dominated, now the Padres are going to try to speed him up beginning in the AFL. Stites was nearly unhittable for Low-A Fort Wayne, going 2-0 with a 0.74 ERA, an 11.1 K/9, a 0.6 BB/9, a 0.7 HR/9, and 13 saves in 42 appearances and 48.2 IP. He struck out 60 while walking 3. What? Stites features power stuff, controlling his fastball well at around 94 MPH, tossing a sharp slider out of the same arm slot, and also throwing a good straight changeup. With his current arsenal, Low-A hitters couldn't do anything against him. In the AFL, the Padres are going to see whether Stites can more advanced hitters out right now. Stites needs to work on commanding his fastball within the zone, getting the consistent tight break on the slider and hanging it as rarely as possible, and he needs to find a way to get some sink on his changeup because it's movement is unimpressive and Stites only gets by with it thanks to a good arm action and its speed differential with its fastball. If Stites shows progress to making all those things happen, he has the ability to be in Double-A by midseason if not sooner and in the big leagues in two years. The Padres are giving Stites a chance to prove himself against more experienced hitters in Arizona, and with a good performance, he'll get on the fast-track to the majors.


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How to Organize Your Garage
If you are like so many other people in that you tend to accumulate stuff in the garage and before you know it there is not any room to even move around. So, now you have to figure out how you are going to go about decluttering the garage in order for you to be able to put your car in the garage to keep it somewhat protected.
Are you going to be ready when that day comes that you finally realize that you absolutely cannot put it off any longer and you know that you have to clean out the garage?
It probably will feel a bit daunting of a task depending on how much of the garage that is actually covered by stuff. You are more likely to be able to get the garage cleaned out and re-organized if you are truly prepared.
6 Simple Steps to Organize Your Garage
We put together a list of six simple steps that we believe are really important to be considered when you looking to get your garage organized.
Set Aside Plenty of Time
Cleaning and organizing the garage is likely going to take a good deal of time. With that in mind, you want to be sure that you give yourself plenty of time to get the work done.
Get Enough Helpers
Depending on how big of an undertaking cleaning out your garage is, be sure that you get enough help. You do not want to end up having to do all of the work yourself as it will take you much longer to get finished.
Put Together a Plan
Having a good plan before you get started will make the task much easier to accomplish. This plan should include putting together a list of categories that will also make it much easier to organize.
Group the Contents Based on Categories
Using the categories that are in your plan you should take everything out of the garage and group all of them by category. This will also make it easier when it comes to putting everything back in the garage.
Build or Purchase Cabinets and Shelving
One of the best ways to ensure that your garage does not look cluttered after you are finished organizing it would be to use some shelving or cabinets. Help keep your cost down you can purchase reclaimed shelving and cabinets to use in your organizing project.
Dispose or Donate Unwanted Items
Take the opportunity to get rid of stuff that you really do not need to keep. Once you get everything put back into the garage and you have gathered up the things you no longer need, go through it and donate what is good and take the rest to a landfill.
Now that you have reached the end of the article we hope that you can use some of the information in order for you to come up with a good plan of attack to ensure your garage gets clean.


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- A lightly padded toe that wraps around the bottom of your foot to the back of your ankle, adds cushioning and protection in high friction zones.
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- The black cuff is now knit, to stay colorfast when stretched.
What are my socks made of?
D&S Boot Socks are made from a combination of cotton on the toe, bottom of the foot and back of the heel (the solid black area), and a poly/nylon on the leg (the printed area). This combo provides moisture wicking on your foot and a thin, stretchy leg.
Why are there white lines that show through the pattern when I wear my D&S socks?
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3. Air dry if possible or tumble dry low in the dryer. High heat will affect the performance fibers.
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5. Don't dry clean
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Dreamers & Schemers proudly guarantees the quality, performance, and craftsmanship of our socks with a 30-day guarantee. Items with defects in materials or workmanship will be replaced at the discretion of Dreamers & Schemers. This warranty does not cover products with damage from misuse, wear and tear, and improper care.
For warranty evaluation, your product must be returned directly to the Dreamers & Schemers warehouse. Please send the product back clean. Soiled garments will not be processed and returned. We want to ensure the health and welfare of our Warranty Department staff.
Our typical turnaround time is 1-2 weeks from the time we receive your product until it is returned to you. In some cases, we can get it back to you sooner.


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6G Firewall Beta
Since releasing the 5G Blacklist earlier this year, malicious server scans and bad requests have surged with more novel attacks than I've seen since first getting into this stuff six years ago. In other words, now is the time to beef up security and lock things down. If you're into monitoring your server and knowing your traffic, you may be observing the same recent spike in malicious activity. In response to these attacks, I've been secretly working on the next […] Continue reading »


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Issue Description
You may notice that there may be a block in SFDC that stop syncing unsubscribes from Marketo to SFDC. After fixing the block in SFDC the new unsubscribes will sync as expected. How to get all the unsubscribes that happened before this fix to sync into SFDC?
Issue Resolution
You would need to set up a campaign to reset the field value.
Smart list:
Unsubscribed = true
Change data value "unsubscribed" -> False
Change data value "unsubscribed" -> True
That would take everyone who is currently unsubscribed, switch to false and then back to true. That should cause the true value to sync up to SFDC for all of those records. However, make sure you do this at a time when you are absolutely positive there are no email campaigns going out.
Who This Solution Applies To
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Netball – Course
Get back into netball is just that! These session are for ladies aged 16 years and over who have stopped playing and for a variety of reasons. All sessions are taken by qualified coaches and the emphasis is on providing a fun and friendly environment. The sessions are a great way to keep fit and as Netball is a team game, there is always a real social element to the sessions.
You don't have to have any experience of netball to attend these sessions, but a little knowledge may help. So why not grab the girls and join in? Just remember your trainers! Netball is fun and for everyone.
Location: Millennium Centre, Baddow Rd, Great Baddow, Chelmsford CM2 9RL
Dates: Tuesday 26th February – Tuesday 2nd April.
Time: 7:45pm-8:45pm
Coach: Steph
Advance booking is required and places are limited. For more information or to book your space call 01245 605666 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Netball – Pay and Play
'Pay and Play' Netball sessions means you only pay on the days you attend. Please note that these sessions take place during the school term time only. For sessions at Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre you need a leisure plus card to book online. Leisure Plus card holders can book their spaces in advance, although this is not essential.
Location: Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre, Salerno Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2EH
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Dates: Monday (beginner) or Wednesday (Intermediate)
Times: 10-11.30am
Please note this is a term time only session however the sessions do not always start immediately after the holidays end- please contact the sports centre to confirm the start date or speak to the coaches at the end of the previous block.
Price: £3.90 Leisure card holder and £4.90 non-card holder
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Tennis – Course
Tea Tasting and Tennis
Join us for this fun, light hearted tennis session for beginners or returners to tennis. Play 1 hour of ladies only tennis then join us for 1/2 hour of tea and some homemade cake.
This session is two thirds tennis coaching and a third chance to have tea and a catch up or to make new friends and acquaintances.
A small additional charge will be made to cover costs of Cake Tea and coffee.
Location: Writtle Tennis Club, Chelmsford, CM1 3HW
Day: Tuesday
Dates: Tuesday 19th September to Tuesday the 17th October
Time: 11:30am-1pm
Price: £25 for 5 weeks
Coach: Andy
Rounders is the ultimate fun, team sport that also helps develop core skills in running, batting, throwing, catching and fielding.
The Spring Chicks rounders team train on a Thursday evening at Coronation Park. The club is for ladies 14 years and over. Whether you want to play to get fit, have some fun or join the league games.
There is also a Spring Chicks Rounders Club Facebook page for updates.
Location: Coronation Park, Chelmsford, CM2 6AF
Located of Timsons Lane
Day: Thursday
Time: 6:30-7:30pm
Last session is 31st of August
Price: First session free, £3 after that.
Coach: Paddy and Ken
for more information call Paddy O'Riordan on 07890 857308
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It's taken me almost a month to pluck up the courage to write again. I haven't told anyone that I am writing this blog and I am not posting notices inviting anyone to 'read it' anywhere (yet) …. Destiny means different things to different people and I suppose that my ultimate destiny is really only important to me. Writing this blog is almost like writing a diary which is something that I have never done, as I have relied on memory, both mine and others to keep account so far. My children have been a huge part of this kaleidoscope of life and they have filled in the colours and textures in a hugely positive way. I am not a perfect human being and I did not receive an instruction manual with each birth. I cannot remember what my expectations were when they were born to me at the tender age of 23 and 26 years respectively and I sometimes still feel that I am not old enough to be the parent of these two wonderful people, but I am.
My children are adults now. They are as different as night and day, but share many traits including humour, kindness, a social conscience and an awareness of the wider world that lies beyond their doorstep. They became young adults in an economy that was booming and where money appeared to provide the answer to all problems as it could buy you everything that you wanted and needed to be happy.
When they were younger we had little money, and so didn't do the things that others were doing like holidaying abroad, having a new car every year, shopping in New York, buying designer clothing, and re decorating the house like everyone else on the planet. We got by doing other things and generally enjoyed all that life threw at us. The bubble burst and we were left no worse off as we hadn't gone mad and borrowed up to our tonsils… Our teen aged/ young adult kids "living at home with Mam & Dad" witnessed this economic downfall and were politically savvy enough to understand where it all went wrong and thankfully had not crippled themselves with the credit card debt that was so easily available to them during the economic boom of the Celtic tiger. They both had good jobs and living at home was the norm as it was for most of their peers.
Recently they both decided that it was time to fly the coop and strike out on their own. My son decided to go into a house share, and my daughter who had a state job decided to buy a house. I welcomed and supported them and their decisions in their quest to be independent and self-sufficient, and applauded their efforts and plans. All good so far…..But… and here is the BIG BUT – The reality of them leaving has left a hole bigger than the biggest hole in the universe!
I thought that I was always going to be cool about them going as I had promoted it throughout their teen aged years and had encouraged them to think about making lives for themselves away from the stable and comfortable place that they called home- but the fact is that I'm not cool about it at all. On one hand I am glad that they have made their life choices and flown the coop, but on the other hand I am missing them so badly that it hurts.
Over the years I learnt to forgive their clothes and trainers lying all over the house and the jackets and bags being flung on sofas and not picked up afterwards. I learnt not to nag when the pals came around and emptied the fridge of beverages and food and the bathrooms of loo rolls, and I also learned to relax if they were not home by 4am although if I woke up and the landing light was still on (last one in always turned it out) I would unforgivably text them to ask if all was ok. This was my style of parenting for two adult children living at home. Together with the untidy rooms, the empty fridge, the clothes lying all over the house there were also golden moments. Chatting with their pals when they came to call, sitting in watching movies, all squashed up on the sofa eating popcorn, playing Wii games and laughing at ourselves as we were beating each other with a competitive streak that bordered on the obsessive. These are the memories that I hold close and dear as well as the more tender ones like how they minded me so well when my dear and darling sister died tragically and unexpectedly two years ago.
Their father has taken a more pragmatic view of them leaving home and appears to be handling it better than I am. As he is retired, he has taken on the role of carer in a more practical way, by washing and cooking for them, ironing when needed and generally being very useful to them while they were still at home. If one wanted a special dinner, it appeared as if by magic that evening, and if another needed a lift into the city he was always available to act as chauffeur for them and for anyone else who wanted to travel with them. He has been a kind and nurturing father quietly providing practical support while I rowed in with the emotional backup.
Since the big move (three weeks now) he has been up in their respective abodes with screwdrivers and light bulbs. Hammering and wallpapering skills have been needed and gladly given, and welcome advice on gas heating, bills and alarm codes have been eaten up with glee by two young exited adults beginning a new phase in their lives.
While we both recognise that this is new for us, he appears to be coping in a more light-hearted way and constantly reassures me that they will be ok. He reminds me that we left our own parents when we were much younger and coped without the support that our own are getting from us now and we survived intact.
I know that he is right but I am still feeling lost. I feel that my role in life is undergoing a monumental shift and I am afraid that I will lose my way. For twenty eight years I have been a parent and during the early years my children defined me as a person. That has changed and I have a lovely life with wonderful family and friends pocketed in different places throughout Ireland and the world. I believe that I am a worthwhile person in my own right and I have worked hard throughout my life to have an identity that was of my own making and one that I was comfortable with. That said, I love my children above anything that I have ever achieved or owned and they have brought a richness and beauty to my life that I would be bereft without.
I am humbled by their intelligence and remember clearly the night that they whooped my ass in Trivial Pursuit (I was knocked off my pedestal that night and never recovered my equilibrium!) The tables turn and the child passes out the parent who once was the font of all knowledge….Such is life.
I will survive this separation. It is the natural order of things and I would not wish it to be any other way. I am fortunate to have their Dad beside me during this departure and I realise that there are new frontiers ahead to be explored for us as a couple. I just know that my life will never be the same again, and I mourn for that special part of my existence that seems to have passed all too quickly.
They have their own destiny to fulfill as I do mine.


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If anyone somehow comes across this post. I've been thinking about making a new game.
(That's not a joke :P.)
I don't know when I'll make it. But, I do know it won't be made anytime soon.
Until next time ramdom reader.
P.S. I've also discovered my game got a trophy called "Turd of the Week". I knew people wouldn't like it, but it's amazing I got an "award" for it. Cool. :D


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Drowning on Dry Land...
Original airdate: 2/15/07
So, yeah, that was Denny and Dylan.
I'm trying to be all casual about it.
Like I don't care.
Like, you know, Denny and Dylan, whatever…I'm cool, I'm good.
But I almost hugged Jeffrey Dean Morgan to death when he arrived on set. He was nice about it considering the restraining order he should have taken out against me during Season Two. I was glad to see him. And I was glad to see Kyle Chandler who was gracious enough to fly out here and film on one of his very few days off from the very well-written Friday Night Lights.
See, I miss Denny and Dylan. A lot. So it was nice to see them for a moment, wasn't it? Even if Meredith is dead?
You all have some pretty strong feelings about this. I've been reading your comments. STRONG feelings. Which I respect. Grey's is in its third season and we're doing something a little…different. It's about time we did. Because, just as I said when you all shouted your horror about the Meredith/George sex, I remind you that we writers like to follow the characters here and we try very hard not to make story just to make story. We like to have a point. Meredith being dead is about…well, you will see what it is about next week. She was in pain, this girl. And…
…okay, I don't want to talk about that. Meredith being dead at the end of this episode. I can't. Not yet.
What I want to talk about is the other interns. Because they all take some truly interesting journeys. Izzie and Alex especially. Izzie's is one my favorites. I didn't come up with the "rock star" line and I wasn't standing on set when it was shot but that was one of my favorite Katie Heigl moments this season. She's good, that girl. What I like about Izzie is that, right now, she's fighting for George. No one else agrees with her and she's going about it all wrong but still…she truly believes her best friend is in trouble and she's fighting to make him see it. It may be none of her business but when do we stay out of the business of those that we love? But I gotta admit, I adore Callie and in that moment, when Izzie tells George he made a mistake marrying Callie, I hate Izzie. Just hate her. But she's a good person and she never holds her tongue and for that, I respect her. But will George?
It's interesting to see Alex dealing with this Jane Doe and her horrible, painful to watch face. He's got some growing to do, this guy and hopefully, we'll see him begin to do that. Plus, I love the moment when he tells Addison that he'd notice if she went missing. I don't know that they are in any way right for one another but it was a kind thing to say to a woman he has heat with. Cause, I don't know if you noticed? But Addison's lonely these days and a little bit adrift.
The most interesting one to watch this episode is Derek. I don't know if you remember that in first season, he said to Meredith: "You were like coming up for fresh air. I was drowning and you saved me." It was good to be able to call that back (everything comes back around eventually on this show, I find) and to see what happens when Meredith is drowning. He's not Mer's knight in shining whatever – he gets kicked out the trauma room where Richard and Bailey are working on her. He's forced to sit out in the hall, helpless. And he's seeing his worst nightmare come true. Because he's realizing: Meredith has become so important to him and the prospect of losing her is terrifying. Who is he if he isn't the guy who rescues Mer? Who is he when he can't save a life?
Shoots With No Script was anxious about tonight. Not in an obvious way. In a Shoots With No Script kind of way. All under the surface and mellow. But I know he was. 'Cause I was anxious too. We make these episodes and then we sit still, freaked out, and wait to see how it feels when it goes on the air. It's a little like having to speak in public and we never get used to it. Because you all have a reaction. And we care about that.
Also, because Shoots With No Script and I are both a teensy bit neurotic. But you knew that…
This blog post was originally posted on greyswriters.com and an archive of the posts can now be found at ABC.com.


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A provisional patent application is a patent application that may be filed at the PTO that can be used to establish a filing date or date of invention. The application expires 12 months from its filing date. This means that, in order to claim the benefit of the provisional application filing date, a non-provisional or foreign patent application must be filed within that 12 month period.
There is no such thing as a "Provisional Patent", although you may hear that term. A provisional patent application does not give the inventor any rights to exclude, as an issued patent does.
The PTO does not examine provisional applications, but merely keeps them in its records. Filing a provisional application does not get the invention examined any more quickly; in fact, the application does not go into the examination queue at all, so it actually takes longer from the initial filing date of the provisional application to begin examination than if a non-provisional application were filed initially.
The public does not get access to a provisional application unless and until a non-provisional application that claims the benefit of the provisional application filing date is published. A provisional application can delay publication of the invention, even if the applicant will be filing outside the US.
Why File a Provisional Application?
The main reason is actually the delay. The provisional application gives an additional 12 months to further develop the invention and to see if there is a market for the invention, and it can also delay prosecution costs associated with the application.
First, it often takes a long time to perfect a new product or process. There are many details to work out and many improvements can be made in the early stages after the initial concept is completed. To establish an early date of invention, a provisional application can be filed once the initial concept is completed, but prior to the perfection of the invention. The 12 months before the non-provisional application must be filed can be an aid in this endeavor. Additional provisional applications can be filed during the 12 month period to establish an invention date for any improvements. Various strategies exist for which applications should be used for a priority claim.
Second, a provisional application delays some of the expenses associated with obtaining a patent. For example, the filing fee for a provisional application is currently only $260/130/65 (large/small/micro entity), while the filing fee for a non-provisional application is $1600 ($730 for small entity filed electronically/$400 micro entity). There are additional fees for excess claims, prosecution fees, and issue and publication fees. It may be advantageous to delay these fees until it is determined that there is a market for the invention. A provisional application gives the application 12 months to find investors, buyers, or licensees for the product or process.
A provisional application can be a good way to be certain that the inventor's own activities will not be available for use as prior art. If there is an imminent publication or product launch of the invention, say in a few days, and there is not time to prepare a complete and thorough application, a quick provisional can be helpful. A complete non-provisional should be filed as soon as possible thereafter, it is not necessary and can be dangerous to wait the entire 12 months prior to doing so.
Now that the US has transitioned from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file regime, filing a provisional application may be even more important. Given that the grace period is severely restricted and that you need to beat any other potential filers to the Patent Office, filing a provisional application and later following up with a non-provisional can be a great strategy. If you need to publicly disclose your invention, file a provisional application for it first.
Is a Provisional Application Cheaper?
There are ads on Google for $99 or $149 provisional patents. It can be cheap to file a quick application to protect against public disclosure as noted above.
Many people believe that filing a provisional application is a simple thing. Some inventors will do it themselves, before going to a patent attorney for a non-provisional application a year later. Others want their attorney to prepare a bargain application of maybe a few pages or so. After all, provisional applications don't even require claims.
Sometimes, it is necessary to file a quick and dirty provisional application, such as where there is going to be an imminent product release or publication that could create a bar to getting a patent in the future. In general, however, it is not cheaper to prepare a provisional application than a non-provisional application.
In order for a later-filed non-provisional application to obtain the benefit of the filing date of a earlier provisional application, US patent law requires that the claims of the non-provisional application be supported by the provisional application. What this means is that an applicant must include sufficient detail in the provisional application in order for it to do any good. Otherwise, you are only entitled to the filing date of the non-provisional application. In that case, the provisional was a waste of time and money and the delay in filing the non-provisional application may be detrimental to obtaining a patent for the invention.
Applicants should take the time and spend the money to have a good provisional application prepared that includes as much detail as is available at the time of filing the provisional application.
In summary, a few points are worth mentioning or repeating:
- A provisional application can be a good idea to establish an early filing date and to give additional time to perfect the invention or work on improvements, as well as to determine whether there is a market for the product or process.
- A provisional application can also be a good way to delay filing and prosecution costs until a later date.
- A provisional application should not be filed until the invention includes sufficient details to reduce the invention to practice.
- Provisional patent applications should include sufficient detail to support claims in a later-filed non-provisional application.
- A provisional patent application permits the applicant to mark a product as "patent pending."
- A quick provisional application can be filed to protect against public disclosure provided that a complete non-provisional application is filed shortly thereafter.


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