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2010-11: Went 14-12 overall in singles on his freshman campaign, holding an 11-3 dual record and earning a team-leading eight victoreis with his 8-1 record in A-Sun play... spent most of the majority of the season at the No. 6 position, achieving a 7-2 mark... went 1-1 when playing at No. 5, 2-0 at the No. 4 and 1-0 at the No. 2... earned his first A-Sun victory by defeating USC Upstate's Gianluca Paino 6-0, 6-1 (Feb. 26)... selected Second Team All-Conference... named to the A-Sun All-Freshman Team... made his first NCAA Tournament appearance against Ohio State... earned A-Sun All-Academic Honors.
Prior to ETSU: Was ranked 140th in the men's tennis rankings in Spain... was top-25 in Spain for under-18…Runner-up in the American International tournament under-23 in Spain in 2009…Runner-up in the Kid's Cup OUATT Under-16 in France... was ranked 295th in the European Tennis Rankings Under-16... advanced to the quarterfinals in doubles in the ITF Futures Spain F9 in 2010... helped Tennis Club Manresa to won the 3rd place on the Spanish Championship Division 3 on 2010.
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Much has been made of Dayan Viciedo's poor defensive ability, but as you can see, TotalZone likes him and had him pegged as a +4 run fielder over 130 games. It is expected that Viciedo will make the transition to first base this year, likely starting at Charlotte, and he certainly made his fair share of errors last year, but TZ indicates he may have had a future at 3B. The scouts disagree citing his lack of range and concentration as his main flaws.


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communications satellite artificial satellite that functions as part of a global radio-communications network. Echo 1, the first communications satellite, launched in 1960, was an instrumented inflatable sphere that passively reflected radio signals back to earth. Later satellites carried with them electronic devices for receiving, amplifying, and rebroadcasting signals to earth. Relay 1, launched in 1962 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was the basis for Telstar 1, a commercially sponsored experimental satellite. Geosynchronous orbits (in which the satellite remains over a single spot on the earth's surface) were first used by NASA's Syncom series and Early Bird (later renamed Intelsat 1), the world's first commercial communications satellite.
In 1962, the U.S. Congress passed the Communications Satellite Act, which led to the creation of the Communications Satellite Corporation (Comsat). Agencies from 17 other countries joined Comsat in 1964 in forming the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (Intelsat) for the purpose of establishing a global commercial communications network. Renamed the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) in 1974, the organization transferred its satellite network to a private corporation, Intelsat, Ltd., in 2001. Intelsat now operates network of more than 50 satellites to provide global telecommunications. It has orbited several series of Intelsat satellites. ITSO continues to oversee the public service obligations of Intelsat.
Inmarsat was established in 1979 to serve the maritime industry by developing satellite communications for ship management and distress and safety applications. Inmarsat was originally an intergovernmental organization called the International Maritime Satellite Organization but later changed its name to the International Mobile Satellite Organization to reflect its expansion into land, mobile, and aeronautical communications. In 1999 its telecommunications operations became a private company as Inmarsat, and the International Mobile Satellite Organization became responsible for overseeing Inmarsat's public service obligations. Inmarsat's users now include thousands of people who live or work in remote areas without reliable terrestrial networks. Inmarsat presently has more than ten satellites in geosynchronous orbits.
In addition to the Intelsat and Inmarsat satellites, many others are in orbit, some managed by private companies and others by government-owned operators. These are used by individual countries, organizations, and commercial ventures for internal communications or for business or military use. A new generation of satellites, called direct-broadcast satellites, transmits directly to small domestic antennas to provide such services as cablelike television programming.
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The National Women's History Museum recently honored African-American radio maven Cathy Hughes. The founder and chairperson of Radio One Inc., was feted at the museum's Christine de Pizan Awards in Washington D.C. where Hughes received the "Ida B. Wells-Barnett Living Legacy Award" for her accomplishments in media and communications. The Christine de Pizan honors celebrate the legend of pioneering American women by showcasing their achievements alongside the contributions of their modern-day counterparts.
Catherine Elizabeth Woods (later Hughes) represents the great American success story in the mold and model of Ida B. Wells. As founder and chair of Radio One, Inc. the nation's largest African-American owned and operated broadcast-company, Hughes is a powerful voice on behalf of Blacks. Hughes and son Alfred Liggins are Black media's power couple. Radio One Inc. is the parent corporation of TV One, Syndication One and Reach One. Each of their media entities reach millions of listeners daily. The National Women's History Museum affirms the value of knowing women's history and says Hughes was made a de Pizan award recipient because "Radio One continues to expand its media presence based on the spirit of family and commitment to the community."
Hughes and the Radio One Family deserve recognition for their advocacy and leadership. Both have served as stalwarts for the causes of people of color. She was born in 1947 in Omaha, Neb., and grew up in a Black-housing project. She became pregnant at age 16 and subsequently gave birth to her son, Alfred Liggins, Jr. But, her marriage only lasted two years and soon she was raising her child alone. Her family members were pillars in Omaha's Black community. Her career in radio began in 1969 at KOWH radio station. In 1971, she got a job as an administrative assistant with Tony Brown at Howard University. Brown was a noted commentator who founded the institution's School of Communications. Brown transferred her to the university's radio station, WHUR-FM. By 1975 she had became the station's vice president and general manager. Under her guidance WHUR increased its annual revenues. In 1979, she and then-husband, Dewey Hughes purchased WOL-AM, a small Washington, D.C. radio station. Her marriage to Hughes ended shortly after the station's purchase casting her once again in the role as a single mother. Soon hard times forced Hughes and her son, to give up their apartment and move into the station. Due to Hughes' determination, over time, WOL began turning a profit. In 1986, the station turned its first profit, and the following year, Hughes purchased her second station, WMMJ-FM, for $7.5 million.
Radio One went on to purchase 70 radio stations across America. In 1995, the son Hughes raised singlehandedly earned his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's prestigious Wharton School of Business. In 1999 Hughes' time and energy paid off. Radio One became a publicly traded company with Liggins as CEO and president and Hughes as chairperson. In January 2004, Radio One launched TV One, a national cable and satellite television network that is the "lifestyle and entertainment network for African-American adults." Hughes interviews prominent personalities in the entertainment industry, for the network's talk program TV One on One. Liggins reported Radio One's 3rd Quarter 2011 revenues as $104.4 million. Hughes' dedication to minority communities, entrepreneurial spirit and mentoring are manifested in her work and life. She has been immortalized in the Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore. She received McDonald's 2011 365 Black Awards for "influencing and inspiring greatness."
Hughes is a role model for African Americans and single mothers. Hughes not only has opened doors and opportunities for them; she strives to keep them open. Last year President Obama tapped her to chair the U.S. Small Business Administration's Council on Underserved Communities to promote agency initiatives that help minority entrepreneurs. The 20-member advisory council includes professionals who provide recommendations on how the council can strengthen businesses in underserved communities. Hughes' successes are the results of acts and attention she's devoted to the development and growth of "underserved" small-business owners, people of color, and women.
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Album Rating: 4.0Om nom. Sounds interesting.
Nice to see this get a review. I think I'd give this a 4 or a 4.5, though. I'm a big fan of bass, so that helps.
EDIT: I don't really think the drumming needed to be bashed so much, though, since more than what it is would probably seem a bit off.
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This album rules, I would rate it higher than you but good effort.
Was expecting a Dave Holland cover album.
Album Rating: 3.0
Om is a weird band, formed out of one half of the rhythm section of another band called sleep all it is is a drummer and a bass player.
Now, I don't know too many bands that have a setup like this
admittedly I may be ignorant to the world of music at times but I do try so I will allow this may not be "unique".
However they are the only band I know who play bass and drums
I was recommended the album Conference of The Birds by chance of a friend I know who is into underground music nobody has heard of.
Anyway, Conference of The Birds is difficult for me because it is only two tracks
The first track is titled, "At Giza"
Giza, according to internet website wikipedia is
I can assume the feeling of this song is that it is supposed to put you "At Giza"
(even in modern times, you have to realise over their history much more ancient then over here and it really gives a sense of thrilling departure to think about how it wound up)
Anyway, the core of
There is a sort of breakdown where the drums stops and the bass plays solo halfway through
Album Rating: 3.0
"Flight of The Eagle" is the name of the 2nd track.
Flapping it's winds
Flapping it's winds, riding the thermal currents, the eagle soars as the overseer of it's own kingdom.
There is nothing more graceful then an eagle, which is why I find it really strange that I get this intense feeling of being caught in a sandstorm when I listen to this music.
But what has it got to do with the title? I don't know its a little strange.
But once again, this song is windy, hypnotic affair just like "At Giza". And that is a good thing.
Om is a difficult album for me to review, it's easier to speak in terms of how the music makes you feel in textures and congruency.
The instrument isn't particularly complex given the unique setup, and therefore not that worthwhile trying to pick apart in sections here and sections there too much.
The drumming is bland, most of the interesting stuff comes from the way the bass player wraps his craft around it (and damn is he technical).
Album Rating: 4.5At Giza is immense.
probably because you're an idiot
um Coke is right on each and every one of them.
Album Rating: 4.5Would have given this a 5 if "Flight..." was as good as "At Giza".
Album Rating: 4.0this is pretty awesome but I like God is Good a lot more
Bass is cool.
I play bass.
Album Rating: 4.0Sweet album.
Album Rating: 4.5i like this as their best.
Album Rating: 4.0Album fucking rules.
Digging: Xazraug - Unsympathetic Empyrean
Album Rating: 4.0hell yeaah
Album Rating: 5.0With this being one of my favorite albums ever, I think I'll get around to reviewing this eventually.
Album Rating: 3.5Solid album
Album Rating: 4.5ommmmmmmm
wish i had a green amp
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I remember The Berzerker (Previously The Viking) as a wrestler who won by countout, held one hand out shouting "HUSS!" repeatedly, as well as running between the ropes and falling down randomly.
I remember The Repo Man (Also remember him as Smash from Demolition) stealing Macho Man's hat. The Genius was more of a manager in his later career, and I don't remember him as a wrestler but I know he did.
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Often used for stuffing pine-pillows, these sharp needles are 1 - 1 ½ in. in length. This species is bluish-gray in color and has a bad odor when needles are crushed. This Christmas Tree has good symmetrical form and has an attractive blue foliage. It also has good needle retention.
Colorado blue spruce, or blue spruce, is an attractive tree often used for Christmas trees or as ornamentals, particularly in the eastern United States and Europe. It is the official state tree of both Colorado and Utah. The species generally reaches a height of 65-115 feet at maturity with a diameter of 2-3 feet. It has a narrow, pyramidal shape and cone-shaped crown. As trees become older, they often take on a more irregular appearance. While blue spruce grows relatively slowly, it is long-lived and may reach ages of 600-800 years.
Leaves (needles) are 1-1 1/2 inches long on lower branches but somewhat shorter on upper branches. They are 4-sided and have a very sharp point on the end. It is this point which gives the species its name "pungens", from the Latin word for sharp as in puncture wound. Needles are generally dull bluish-gray to silvery blue and emit a resinous odor when crushed. Some trees have a more distinct bluish-white or silvery-white foliage. The cultivated variety 'glauca' is noted for this type of coloration. Nursery managers also select for "shiners" which demonstrate this very desirable characteristic. Needles occur on small peg-like structures on the twig called sterigmata. The sterigmata persist on the twigs after needles have fallen, which is usually after the third or fourth year.
Both male and female flowers (strobili) occur in the same tree, although in different locations. Pollination occurs in late spring and cones mature in one season. In the fall, cones are 2-4 inches long and turn chestnut brown with stiff, flattened scales. Cones generally persist on the tree for one to two years after seed fall.
The bark is thin becoming moderately thick with age. It is somewhat pale gray in small flattened scales when young, then turns reddish brown and furrowed with age.
Blue spruce is moderately shade tolerant and grows best in deep, rich, gravely soils, often along stream banks and other sites with high moisture levels. It usually does not occur in large stands but is found in small groves or in association with Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine, Engelmann spruce or ponderosa pine. A deep penetrating root system makes the species resistant to being blown over.
Major pests include the western spruce dwarf mistletoe, spruce bark beetle, and spruce budworm. Trees infected with mistletoe typically develop abnormal masses of branches called "witches brooms". With severe infestations, trees may be killed.
Blue spruce is finding increasing popularity as a Christmas tree as a result of its symmetrical form and attractive blue foliage. The species has an excellent natural shape and requires little shearing. Additionally, needle retention is among the best for the spruces. Its popularity as an ornamental leads many consumers to use blue spruce as a living Christmas tree, to be planted after the holiday season.\
Blue spruce occurs naturally from western Wyoming and eastern Idaho southward through central Colorado and Central Utah. The southern limits are New Mexico and Arizona. It occurs at elevations of 6,000 to 11,000 feet; generally at higher elevations in the more southern areas.
Most propagation is by seed but blue spruce can be grafted or grown from rooted cuttings. Vegetative propagation is more often used to perpetuate the rarer, more desirable forms of the species. Picea abies or Picea pungens are preferred rootstock for grafting.
Over 70 cultivated varieties have been named.
The wood is light to pale brown in color and is lightweight, soft, and brittle. The lack of natural pruning leads to boards often being full of knots. Blue spruce grows in relatively inaccessible locations leading to its not being commercially important as a timber species. The wood is suitable, however, for posts, poles, and fuel.
Blue spruce has limited value to wildlife but does provide cover and seeds for squirrels, rodents and some birds.
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Ms,Mrs, Miss Reid, (Trying to stay politically correct),
No you're not.
You're being sarcastic about the use of Ms.
When people trot out "I'm trying to be politically correct" the subtext is you people who want to define yourselves, rather than be defined by others, are just too cute, and don't need to be taken seriously by the rest of us.
Maybe the very idea of "Ms" offends you; you think it's bizarre or wrong or something other than "the real world, deal with it like a human being." Fine. Think that. Rant about it on your blog. Holler it to the stars if you so desire.
But do not make the mistake of assuming everyone agrees with you. Or that I agree with you.
I don't care what you think; I care how you behave.
Now I can hear the prickly pears amongst you saying "jeeze Sharkly it's just a damn salutation" and you're perfectly correct. BUT it tells me something about you. Something I don't much like. And it's a HUGE red flag for a potential client, who in the course of what I would hope will be a long and prosperous career, will need to interact politely with all sorts of people, some of whom might prefer Ms. Or be gender fluid. Or transitioning genders. And I need to have confidence that you're not going to just bulldoze your way through those interactions with "well, you look like girl, why is your name Homer?"
Bottom line: I am very happy to coach you on the arcane practices of the publishing world, but you have to come fully actualized on basic etiquette.


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I don't usually write about work. Oh there are plenty of stories, believe me, but I shy away from the mentioning of either names or any obviously identifying circumstances or specifics. I don't want to cause offence – to inadvertently portray a place that is shared by others in any way that they might find disparaging or insulting. What I see there is almost certainly not what they see there, and it can be jarring to become privy to someone else's version of your events, especially if unsolicited.
Particularly where there are children involved I could never be sure, were I to write about them in any kind of detail, that I wasn't being exploitative in some way. Nor would I want to excite anyone to a level of curiousity about me or my opinions that I might find uncomfortable. I don't know what my opinion is half the time; why would I want to field questions on it?
No, better not. The hours spent at it accrue though, to the point where ignoring it completely seems a little fake. The proverbial elephant in the classroom. It has been a major part of the experience this last year and a learning curve all of its own.
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"From the frame of reference of a human on earth, it can seem that the stars move across the night sky. In fact, it is just the rotation of the earth that constantly reveals new parts of the night sky.
By using software to track the stars and keep them still, the rotation of the earth is revealed." More vids on Alex Rivest's channel here.
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Although Twitter has been blocked in China, Twitter chief Dick Costolo is meeting with Chinese officials in Shanghai, fueling speculation that the social network is expanding into China.
Costolo plans to spend three days in Shanghai and meet with government officials, including representatives of the free trade zone, according to Reuters. While there is speculation that Costolo is there to help Twitter gain some marketshare, Chinese official said they had no intention of lessening censorship.
Other tech companies, such as Google, have not been successful. Google pulled out of mainland China in 2010 after numerous government impediments and censorship.
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As for the official statement, Twitter said Costolo was visiting China as a learning experience. "Dick is visiting China because he wants to learn more about Chinese culture and the country's thriving technology sector," a Twitter spokesman told Reuters.
Costolo will also meet university administrators and participate in a round-table discussion with students at Fudan University in Shanghai. Although Costolo has publicly mentioned that he would love Twitter to exist in China, it can't work with a large amount of censorship. But Twitter still has Chinese users, although many are running programs to mask their origin. More prominent users include artist Ai Weiwei, the Xinhua news agency and broadcaster China Central Television.
Despite Twitter's comments, most social networks would love to crack into China's lucrative market. Unfortunately, with so much government interference and censorship, it's hard for most Silicon Valley tech founders to allow their product to be so compromised. So will China's government finally relent, or will it be the Silicon Valley techies who finally acquiesce? It seems to be an ideological battle and we don't know who will win.


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this is why I am at Target just about every day!!ReplyDelete
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Super cute finds! Love the skirt!ReplyDelete
All very cute. I have been finding great pieces there lately, as well. I like your discoveries much better than any of the Neiman Marcus/Target collaboration items. I was pretty disappointed! Will have to check out Target Does it Again Girls.ReplyDelete
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With the cover announced in advance on the magazine's EW.com portal, expect to see Boba Fett in print as well in Entertainment Weekly's November 16th issue.
Likely to make it are Kevin Smith's take on having Boba Fett in Star Wars Episode 7. And that Jeremy Bulloch is ready for a cameo.
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From environmental hazard to safe fertilizer
Previously used in small and medium-range missiles by Soviet forces, melange is a highly toxic substance. Thousands of tonnes of melange are still present in several countries of the former Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. In some places, this highly corrosive fluid is eating through storage tanks and leaking into the ground, polluting the soil and exposing groundwater to possible contamination. Its poisonous red-brown fumes can also cause other problems, such as breathing difficulties and toxic rain.
In Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, stocks of melange have been neutralized and converted into low-grade fertilizer, thanks to a mobile plant developed with financing from NATO's Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme
"We must ensure that this material returns to the environment in an environmentally friendly way," says Bülent Tüdes, Programme Manager at NATO's Maintenance & Supply Agency (NAMSA), which is overseeing implementation of the project,"It would have been an environmental disaster had we not cleaned this".
A safe and cost-effective solution
Instead, NAMSA developed a way to neutralize the melange in place. By using a plant designed by an American firm and run by a Turkish company, NAMSA was able to bring the neutralization factory to the melange instead of the other way around.
Requiring only two weeks to move (seven days for disassembly and transportation plus another seven days to re-assemble and start up), the melange conversion plant holds the key to decreasing the amount of this dangerous substance.
Laying the groundwork in Azerbaijan
To date, NAMSA has successfully implemented the melange-conversion project in two countries: Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
The project in Azerbaijan began in 2006 with the goal of neutralizing nearly 1,300 tonnes of melange stored in Alät and Mingäçevir.
NATO invested 2.2 million Euros in the construction, transportation and assembly of the plant, in addition to the cost for experts and personnel to run it. Using calcium hydroxide to neutralize the nitric acid in the melange, NAMSA converted the toxic substance into a low-grade fertilizer. "This is the safest and most environmentally friendly way to neutralize this very dangerous substance," says Mr Tüdes.
The plant was capable of converting up to five tonnes of melange per day with additional infrastructure and logistical support provided by Azerbaijan. "We worked together in order to improve their care for the environment," says Dr Christiaan de Wispelaere, the SPS Advisor responsible for the project at NATO Headquarters.
Adapting the project in Uzbekistan
Following the successful completion of the project in Azerbaijan in 2008,NATO moved the plant to Uzbekistan later in the year. There it permitted the destruction of 1,100 tonnes of melange stored in deteriorating storage containers in the Samarkand region. The project finished in October 2010, ahead of schedule.
Today, the mobile conversion plant remains available for use by other countries with similar needs for assistance.
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In addition to financial and logistical support from sponsoring and host nations, international specialists from Germany, Poland and the United States lent their expertise to the project.
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The extreme right policies of the Obama administration are a rather blatant example of a much larger problem: the futility of voting for Democrats.
In a series of postings and with a bit of help, I came up with 140 examples of Bush Regime policies that this administration has continued or expanded on. And, it wasn't like I was trying to write an exhaustive list. I didn't have to do much research at all to come up with those items.
Our economy still sucks, when Democrats had the power during the last congressional term, they refused to pass real healthcare reform, lower the Social Security retirement age, or get rid of the Bush tax cuts for the rich (much less the Clinton, Reagan, Carter, and Kennedy tax cuts for the rich). Although Obama got the legal authority to lift the military ban at the end of last year, his administration keeps putting up homophobic administrative obstacles to postpone lifting the ban forever.
Neither this administration nor the Democrats in Congress have done anything to fight AIDS, pass ENDA, fight the banksters, prosecute crooked Bush regime officials, or end the wars. It's been new bosses, same old shit. Now, Barack Obama is working with his Republican allies (the "conflict" between them is as fake as the WWE) to implement the Crusade of Obama's Cat Food Commission against Social Security, Medicare, and Medicare.
Obama and the Democrats have been just as callous and unconcerned as the Republicans about the plight of the middle class and the poor in this country who continue to suffer while their wealthy donors party down with money that rightfully belongs to the rest of us. This is an administration that is so brazenly corrupt that they have chosen to give hundreds of thousands of Americans cancer just to show favoritism to some well connected airport X-Ray scanner companies.
Where is the opposition to all of this in the Democratic Party?
Where indeed!
It is disturbing that there is no real Democrat left to fight for what the party used to stand for. No one is willing to take on the rightist political elites in the party who treat everyone else like garbage.
There really isn't anyone left in the Democratic Party to vote for. These days, voting for Democrats or Republicans is throwing away your vote. The only hope, and a slim one admittedly, is to vote Green. There really is nothing left in the party that once brought forth the New Deal and Civil Rights laws.
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Lack of an Obama Primary Challenger Suggests That the Democratic Party Is Utterly Hopeless
The extreme right policies of the Obama administration are a rather blatant example of a much larger problem: the futility of voting for Democrats.
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Todd HellsKitchen Says:
It is indeed a terribly depressing state of affairs... Talk about gridlock... The whole country is paralyzed 50/50 with stubbornness... Change you can believe in?
Jolly Roger Says:
Bushack HW Obama could have done a whole lot more with the majorities he had. But at a time when we desperately needed LBJ, we got Mister Rogers.
I'd back Sherrod Brown as a primary challenger. Or Alan Grayson, who is thankfully running for Congress again.
pissed in NYC Says:
I hope that the News of the World/Murdoch scandal--which is only going to get bigger when the political part is finally exposed (i.e., Tony Blair sold what passed for his soul)--might actually make real change possible. I really think it's possible. And if it does, that neoliberal monster in the white house won't be able to do a fucking thing to stop it.


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Can A New Nail Trephination Device Help Treat Nail Conditions?
The fully keratinized, thick multilayered structure of the nail plate presents a formidable barrier to nail bed access. This limits the options for treatment of nail diseases such as onychomycosis and subungual hematoma from nail trauma. Until recently, clinicians considered nail removal as an option for formal repair of the nail bed for subungual hematomas involving large regions of the nail bed.1
Penetration enhancing formulations have aided the delivery of molecules to the nail bed through the impermeable nail plate.2 Researchers have used a carbon dioxide laser to treat pincer nail deformity.3 Other authors have demonstrated the use of nail abrasion via sanding of the nail plate to decrease the nail thickness or remove the nail plate completely to facilitate penetration of topical medicines.4 However, these uncontrolled methods cause significant discomfort and may lead to structural deformities in the nail plate.
Podiatrists and dermatologists are also using nail trephination or nail punch biopsy to treat several nail abnormalities. Researchers have shown that mesoscissioning provides a controlled, painless way of creating openings in the nail plate. These microscopic openings, called transungual microconduits, are less than 0.5 mm in diameter and offer minimally invasive access to the nail bed.
The PathFormer (Path Scientific), a handheld device that operates on the mesoscissioning principle, allows one to trephinate the nail virtually painlessly, according to one completed pilot clinical trial and a second ongoing, double-blind clinical trial. This device, which is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for controlled nail trephination, has the potential to transform the treatment of nail disease ranging from subungual hematomas to onychomycosis.
A Closer Look At Mesoscissioning Technology
Mesoscissioning technology uses a microscopic cutter to scission (or cut) a circular opening in the nail plate. The keratinized nail plate has a high electrical resistance. As the cutter progresses into the nail plate, it removes successive layers of the nail plate and accordingly decreases the electrical resistance to the epidermis. The resistance can reduce from a few megaohms for an intact nail plate to tens of kilohms for an opening extending to the stratum corneum free nail bed. Mesoscissioning exploits this reduction to limit the intervention depth and thus avoids reaching the underlying innervated nail bed.
The result is a virtually painless procedure that creates a well defined microscopic hole in the nail plate. By varying the trigger resistance at which one pulls the cutter away from the nail, physicians can intervene superficially, partly, halfway or all the way into the nail plate.
The PathFormer device contains two micromotors. One rotates a 400 micron diameter cutter that scissions the nail plate and the other moves the cutter towards or away from the nail. The cutting motor is connected to an electronic control that measures the electrical resistance between the rotating cutter and an electrode one places on the patient's skin. The cutter abruptly stops and retracts from the nail when one has reached a preset resistance, leaving a cylindrical microconduit in the nail plate.
The PathFormer cable connects to a pair of monitoring electrodes on the patient's skin and the power supply unit clips to the operator's belt. The physician presses and holds down the actuating button until the cutter automatically pulls away from the nail after creating a microconduit. The scissioning time is approximately two seconds.
In one case, surgeons created typical transungual microconduits in a human volunteer toenail using a PathFormer. The surgeon created four microconduits, approximately 400 microns in diameter and about 2 cm apart. The bottom of a newly created microconduit is soft but it slowly hardens over a period of 24 hours. However, hydrating the toenail and keeping it occluded (with a non-porous Band-Aid) prevents the microconduit bottom from hardening.
Emphasizing The Painless Nature Of The Procedure
A phase I study conducted at Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston) demonstrated that the mesoscissioning procedure causes virtually no pain.5 This study involved creating five microconduits of different depths in the great toenail in healthy volunteers using the PathFormer device. The microconduit depths ranged from the nail plate surface to the nail bed.
All 14 participants in the trial rated the pressure and pain sensation to be less than 3 (on a 1-10 scale with 10 indicating the highest degree of pain).5 This study also demonstrated that the depth control offered by the PathFormer is effective in a diverse population.
Facilitating More Effective Results With Subungual Hematomas And Onychomycosis
Subungual hematoma, commonly referred to as black toe, is an accumulation of blood in the space between the nail plate and the nail bed. Such injuries result from crushing of the nail against a hard surface and are common in long distance runners. The pressure generated from the accumulated blood can cause intense pain. Decompression of the hematoma can produce immediate relief. However, the decompression methods currently available can cause a significant amount of discomfort. Present treatment options include creating an opening in the affected nail with a heated paper clip or with an electrocautery device.
The trephination device can create one or more microconduits in the affected area to drain the pooled blood.6 Blood flows freely from the openings as soon as the cutter scissions through the nail plate. The procedure causes minimal, momentary discomfort with no side effects.
Onychomycosis is the most common disease of the nails and affects nearly 15 percent of the general population. Treatments include systemic therapy, topical treatment and nail avulsion by surgical or chemical means.7 Systemic therapy may lead to hepatotoxicity and drug interactions in patients receiving multiple medications.8 Topical medication to treat nail fungal infection is largely ineffective as it does not penetrate the nail plate well enough to reach the nail bed where the fungal organisms reside.
Microconduits provide an effective delivery route to the nail bed for the topical medications. Researchers conducted a double-blinded phase I clinical trial using the mesoscissioning technique in 28 patients with great toenail onychomycosis. Following the initial trephination, patients applied topical terbinafine (Lamisil, Novartis) cream or a placebo to the affected toenail twice daily for 24 weeks. Preliminary results suggest that nail trephination aids in medication delivery to the nail bed with 71 percent of patients showing improvement in clinical assessment in comparison to 28 percent in the placebo group.9
The transungual microconduits created by the PathFormer are less than 0.5 mm in diameter and are inconspicuous. The microscopic size of these openings also limit potential for infection or structural deformity of the nail. All the participants in a phase I trial agreed that the mesoscissioning procedure is painless and minimally invasive. The preoperative and operative procedures for creating these microconduits are simple and rapid, and physicians can easily perform them in the office.
1. Baran R. Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 6th ed. New York: Mcgraw Hill, 2003: 2585-94.
2. Hui X, Shainhouse Z, Tanojo H, et al. Enhanced human nail drug delivery: nail inner drug content assayed by new unique method. J Pharm Sci. 91(1):189-195, 2002.
3. Lane JE, Peterson CM, Ratz JL. Avulsion and partial matricectomy with the carbon dioxide laser for pincer nail deformity. Dermatol Surg. 30(3):456-458, 2004.
4. Chiacchio ND, Kadunc BV, de Almeida ART, Madeira CL. Nail abrasion. J Cosmetic Derm. 2:150-152, 2004.
5. Ciocon DH, Gowrishankar TR, Herndon TO, Kimball AB. How low should you go: novel device for nail trephination. Derm Surg. 32(6): 828-833, 2006.
6. Salter SA, Ciocon DH, Gowrishankar TR, Kimball AB. Controlled nail trephination for subungual hematoma. Am J Emerg Med (in press).
7. Bodman MA, Feder L, Nace AM. Topical treatments for onychomycosis: a historical perspective. J Am Pod Med Assoc 93(2):136-141, 2003.
8. Katz HI, Gupta AK. Oral antifungal drug interactions: a mechanistic approach to understanding their cause. Dermatol Clin. 21(3):543-563, 2003.
9. Boker A. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot study of 1% terbinafine cream applied twice daily and delivered via nail plate microporation for the treatment of subungual toenail onychomycosis. Poster P1507, presented at the 2007 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. February 2007.


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Life Online
- At Life Online, students examine how digital technologies have changed the way people communicate, and decide where they stand on a range of online behaviors.
- Teachers can download the standards and a guide to go with the student activity. Access requires free registration. From Boston radio and television station WGBH.
- The activity includes several videos, one of which is One Boy's Online Tragedy—After Ryan Halligan committed suicide, his father, John, went on Ryan's computer to search for answers and learned about the taunting that his son endured both at school and online.
From Teachers' Domain, a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners.


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University Counseling Center
The Student Counseling Center provides the following internship opportunities:
Graduate Student Interns
- Are from the UT Tyler Department of Psychology and Counseling.
- Are in the last 15 hours of their master's program.
- Have completed PSYCH 5392 (Applied Counseling Practice) and 5393 (Applied Therapy) with a grade of "B" or better.
- Are currently enrolled in COUN 5396 or 5397 (Internship I or II).
- Participate in a minimum of 225 clock hours of supervised experience during each internship.
- Are directly supervised by an LPC-S or an LPC for a minimum of one hour per week.
- These are non-paid internships.
- Potential Interns must submit an application and resume and be interviewed by licensed clinical staff in the counseling center.
Licensed Professional Counselor-Interns (LPC-Interns)
- Hold a master's degree in counseling or related field.
- Have passed a board exam.
- Are in the process of completing the 3,000 hours of supervised experience under the LPC-supervisor.
- Are regulated by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors.
- Paid positions are occasionally available and will be posted with the Department of Career Success.


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Pope who did what? I missed it. Busy noticing our ballplayers announcing their arrival times via Twitter. CHRIS NICHOLS GETS IN TO TAMPA TONIGHT AT 7:30 Y'ALL!
207 thoughts on "General Discussion – Week of February 11. Spring is in the air."
Hard to believe it's here already. I'll be headed to the Carpenter Complex this weekend.
Lucky you! Let us know what you see there.
Does anyone know when the minor league guys are supposed to report? 45 guys already practicing over at BHF! I just read that Martin and Morgan played together on a youth travel team. That is very cool that they're reunited now, so close to playing together in the big leagues.
I love to hear about Spring Training. This year even moreso. I live in CT, 29 inches of the white stuff fell on my yard on Friday and Saturday. I spent my weekend shoveling out. Somewhere, some pitcher or catcher is complaining about too much sun or heat. If anyone wants to bring their shovel up, I can still use some help up here.
Jonah Keri's 15 Worst MLB Contracts:
1.Alex Rodriguez
2.Carl Crawford
3.Ryan Howard *
4.Jayson Werth
5.Vernon Wells
6.Barry Zito
7.John Lackey
8. Juan Uribe
9. Brian Roberts
10.Johan Santana
11.John Danks
12.Adam Dunn
13.Brandon League
14.Adrian Gonzalez
15.Albert Pujols
Albert Pujols' contract is worse than all of those listed, except A-Rod's. Fielder's is close to being list worthy, too.
… and Mark Teixeira's contract is one of the 10 worst, too.
Jose Reyes?
Jose Reyes contract was bad when it was in Miami but now that it's in Toronto, it's a great contract.
Things I'm looking forward to this spring:
* Seeing how Ruf and Brown respond to the competition for jobs as regular corner outfielders;
* Watching the old men (Utley, M. Young, Roy, Howard, Jimmy) shake off the rust;
* Asche, Joseph and Morgan getting their feet wet with the big club.
* Ben Revere. Just because.
* Our annual Clearwater Beach Pub Crawl on St. Patrick's Day. Anyone interested in joining? Usually about 20 of us, but looking to grow the event where we talk Phillies baseball and tour the beach pubs from Frenchy's South Beach north to the Palm Pavillion with stops at all places in between. A great time to talk Phillies baseball!
how many balls does Ruf put through the tiki bar this spring bp/in game? Over/under at 25
Does the Indians' signing of Michael Bourn bump the Phillies' draft pick up to 15?
Never mind, I just read that the Indians surrendered a competitive balance pick rather than a first rounder.
No, Cleveland stank last year and so their first round pick is protected. I think they do lose a second rounder.
Actually, i think that it is a steal, it may be a third
It's a third because their first-round pick is protected and because they lost the second-round pick on the Swisher signing.
The Indians, huh?
I think this may be an example how the new CBA may advantage teams with protected first round picks in negotiating with free agents. The thought being these teams provide better offers because there is less to lose in 2nd round picks. Also, it seems once you've signed one tendered FA, the second one in the same off seasons is more palatable.
Given the ways things currently are, you might just reallocate draft spending towards Latin America for a year anyways.
Can't reallocate. Latin American spending is also capped.
cleveland. Never thought of them as a serious contender for bourn. he got 12 a year,not the 15 to 17 people thought.
No leverage. Cleaned signed everyone standing in the last few days (Giambi, Myers, Bourn, etc)
yeah murray. i quess your right,its still a lot of money, but what gets me is the value,teams are putting on a draft pick over a proven player. amazing.baseball draft is a crap shoot,
It's not just the draft pick. It's the money allotted to the pick.
Its the possibility that a 1st round pick could become a star and you need stars to win. The new rules make it more important to pick the right guy early because you can't pick the really talented high school guy late and overpay him to convince him to skip college. I also think there are guys you'd sacrifice a pick for and guys you wouldn't.
This is exactly what we talked about last week. Players and agents will learn from this season and market values should adjust going forward to fair market values. I think 4/48 is the exact right number for Bourn but thats not where he and Boras started.
I don't blame a player for trying to inflate the value I would like to inflate my value. I'm happy for Bourn but very few FA's that hit the market are going to be worth a pick in the 11-19 range at an over inflated value. I think had Bourns camp come to the Phillies with this number out of the gate they do that deal in a heart beat. And May and Worley are still in the system or trade chips for another position of need.
But thats water under the bridge and speaks to what I perceive is Amaro's main weakness (patience)
In Amaro's defense, had he gone until Feb 12 with question marks at all 3 OF spots, he would be absolutely killed by the fans and media for being too patient.
I do think teams are really trying to figure out the whole qualifying offer thing and whether a player is worth of losing their draft allocation.
I am happy for Bourn and in the same token happy for the Cleveland fans…. in Philly the fans think they have it the worst! Cleveland sports is in a plague. Hopefully the Indians are more competitive in their division.
I'm sorry, but that is simply a very silly statement. I have seen no evidence at all that Philly fans are so blinkered in their vision that they think the have things the worst. What could possibly give you such an idea? Do Philly fans want things to be better? Of course they do! That is not at all the same thing as deluding themselves that they have things the worst. Have the managements of the Philly teams made many errors in strategy and tactics, and do the fans call them on these mistakes? Yes they do. Once again this is not at all the same thing as Philly fans believing that they have it the worst.
Evidently you do not live in the immediate surrounding area of the city with access to the two sports radio talk-shows or else you would hear all the neagativity for ALL four sports teams. Perhaps the reality and the perception are different. But, do not delude your thinking that Phiily fans do not know the total number of championship banners they have flying over their stadiums vs other four sport cities. Nevertheless, it is an opinion I hear on a daily basis from callers on both talk radio stations and read from commenters on philly.com.
I think there are different forms that negativity take. The WIP crowd always seems to be complaining about something, but you would think that they would LOVE Amaro who has the same kind of sensibilities when it comes to talent that they do.
You misjudge the the current demographics. Everybody has seen or read Moneyball, and believes they are a baseball expert. Walks and OBP aren't secrets just for the intellectual crowd anymore.
You would think so, wouldn't you? I don't listen to WIP – I mean, I have, but I don't regularly. Too depressing. Maybe things have changed. But I do spend more time than I should in various internet forum comment threads. And, this place excepted (and this place not ENTIRELY excepted, by any means), I get the impression that it's still 1980 (and a not-very educated 1980). BBs are fine for lead off types, but don't matter for middle of the lineup guys. And RBIs are THE most important offensive statistic. Because, you know, it measures .. run production.
Where else could Jimmy Rollins be one of the most hated players in franchise history because he doesn't always run out routine grounders?
Where else would M. Young and D. Young be popular acquisitions? (And they were, not so much hear, but generally.)
How do you explain the Brown hatred?
Ryan Howard. I mean, I like him – and there are some people who go way overboard in the other direction. But much more prevalent are people who think he (when healthy) is still one of the best first basemen in the game.
If the Phillies needed to sign Bourn, they wouldn't have gotten that deal from Boras, ever. Boras pushes every angle. Cleveland got a reasonable deal for Bourn because there were no more players for Bourn's services. The Mets would only take him if they didn't have to give up their pick and they wanted Boras to agree that he wouldn't shop their deal around while they tried to convince the league to not take their 1st round pick. Bourn didn't want to wait. Cleveland knew they wouldn't lose their 1st pick plus they weren't competing with anyone so they didn't have to increase their offer. Bourn had no leverage. The Phillies couldn't have been in that situation. Amaro did the right thing and got himself a CF before the market dried up. The Reds are trying Choo in CF even though he's never played there before. GM is a very tough job.
Bourn also would have cost a lot more than Revere and probably would have hindered the Phillies from getting Adams and Young.
The Revere trade was made Dec 6. My question is this would anyone else out there have swooped in and taken that trade out from under us? My opinion is that trade would have been there Jan6 and by that point all things being equal Bourn had to be getting antsy to land some where.
I don't know what the facts were. My perception is that Amaro needs to play a better game of poker. I've asked this question a while ago as an example. Do you think Wade wasn't going to give us Pence if we didn't include Santana? I mean Cosart and Singleton were more than enough.
The point is not that Santana is going to be a star but that he could have been a chip you still have to get something else you need. Same for the Michael Young trade did it really have to be Bonilla? Daniels wanted to move young and clear salary. I can't imagine that to many teams were beating down the doors to get their hands on him.
The adage is true if you make moves because of fan pressure you'll soon be sitting with them. you might be sitting with them any way if your moves are bad but that is a different story.
Comparing the Revere trade to the Pence trade is not an apples to apples comparison. One is made in the offseason, where prices are lower than in-season trades. The Pence trade was an abomination, I think everyone agrees with that. It was made as a final piece to a team with Championship aspirations. GMs usally pay a much higher price at the trade deadline than at the winter meetings. The Revere trade was to get a cost controlled CF for the next few years.
As for the Michael Young trade, the Phillies are flush with reliever prospects. Giving up Bonilla and having Texas pay $10 million of Young's salary is a decent deal especially for one year. You can shake the Pharm tree and relievers with Bonilla's upside will fall out.
Two comments. First, one reason we paid so high for Pence is that we took money back in the deal. The more money you take back, the more prospects you must deliver. With RA always working snugged up against his max budget, he gives up a lot of trade leverage that $ can buy. Second, Bonilla is not as minor a toss off as you stated. Few on the farm had his K rate.
Even so, reliever prospects are a dime a dozen and in the Phillies system they aren't hurting for relievers.
Aumont, DeFratus, Giles, Friend, Simon, Diekman. There's six off the top of my head. I could add Wright because he could be a reliever to reach the show.
Bonilla was a minor 'throw in'. A major piece in a deal is a top 5-10 prospect. Bonilla ws a relief pitcher who we didn't even think enough of, to include him as a top 15 prospect. You can't have it both ways. Either he was a top prospect, or he wasn't.
I'd convert Bonilla back to a starter (like Texas will do) since he has an MLB out pitch in his change up and a plus fastball. He was working on another breaking pitch as well. I am not sure why Phillies moved him to a reliever. I had him ranked similar to May (Top15)and would have ranked him higher had Phillies kept him as a starter (and he produced).
'I am not sure why Phillies moved him to a reliever', because he is slight of build.
The Phils are paying big money to Hamels, Lee, Halliday, Howard, Papelbon, Rollins and Utley. Adams and M Young are a notch below. Can the Phillies win this year if each of those guys performs at a level equal to his salary? I say yes. I'm not sure they will but IF they do, then yes they will win a lot of games. The one thing going for the Cardinals and Giants in recent years with their winning teams was that they both received tremendous value from guys still not elgible for free agency. Who have the Phils received that kind of value from in recent years? Worley in 2011 and Werth in 2010. Unfortunately, Dom Brown not succeeding back in 2010 has really hurt this team. Even Bastardo and Stutes, who helped for much of 2011, were not the same in 2012. For the Phils to surprise in 2013, we need the money guys to earn their pay plus we need Ruf or Dom to step up while Revere hits 300 and steals 50 bases. Add to that, we need Lannan making 30 starts with a 4.00 era and we need a few of our young relief pitchers to be what we think they can be. Lots of IFs but its not impossible. Anything is posible in the spring…. It happens every spring….
I agree with everything you said. Question is based on what you want Revere to do he has to bat lead off to steal that many bags does Charlie do it?
Howard and Utley can no longer bat back to back. To prone to the lefty out of the pen to kill a rally. Does Charlie anyone have the guts to bat Ruf 4 and Howard 5?
If Halladay is not Halladay and things are not looking good by June 30 the moves they make here will be critical to the future.
Charlie has taiked about batting MYoung third with Utley batting second which I am not opposed to.
If Cholly would think outside of the box, Utley would bat 2nd and Revere would bat 9th. I think that would optimize the lineup. Utley batting 2nd, puts the best hitter in the 2 hole where he belongs, and gives a chance of splitting the lefties. Batting Revere 9th, rather than 8th, allows him to steal bases in front of Rollins and Utley. The worst thing they can do, is bat Revere 8th.
Generally agree. Though I do not like M.Young batting anywhere, I think he is toast.
Since I optimistically predict good things for Dom Brown I bat him leadoff, since I do not like Rollins there either.
Brown, Utley, Ruiz, Howard, Rollins, Nix, M.Young, Pitcher, Revere
(swap Young and Kratz I suppose until Ruiz is back, by that time M.Young will have deserved the demotion.)
Delmon Young is even worse than Nix but can put Ruf or Mayberry there also.
Why not Ben Revere lead-off?
Because his OBP is lower than Rollins, and everyone complains about Rollins' OBP.
I really want Revere batting 2nd. He sprays the ball all around and can easily score on Utley and Howard doubles when he doesn't steal a base. The biggest fear I have with the lineup is if Charlie puts M Young 2nd and he's too slow to score on Utley and Howard doubles. I agree that Revere can't steal 50 batting 8th but I believe it will help the team that JRoll is away during spring training. It will allow Charlie to lead Revere off and for Charlie to remember how valuable speed is at the top.
I'm hoping that M Young ends up batting 5th with Dom behind him.
The biggest fear I have is that Utley and Howard don't hit.
Sheeesh, all this spring optimism! I ask you, doesn't anyone, other then LarryM, want the number one round draft pick next year?
living in south jersey…I really want to visit few minor league games this year. I know lakewood is closest. In all of your opinions..which minor league team is the one to watch this season? Reading/Scranton is bit of a haul.
Lakewood is a pretty stadium and they'll have lots of talent. Sit on the thrd base side and talk to Mickey Morandini who coaches third. Reading is my favorite stop though with its old time stadium although they just installed a huge new screen in CF, and they'll have serious pitching.
Juan Cruz we hardly knew ya…
I was reading a article from january 19th.about pence trade and they mention santana. as a future big league starter. I checked out his number in cal league. really good. but the strikeouts. if my math is good, he strikes out one in three times. thats a lot of strikeouts.
Now it is approaching close to 150 MLB players who have filed for exemptions, with their medical approvals in hand, to the league to use Adderall to help their 'ADHD' issues. What kind of farce is this!
Who cares if they take Adderall; it is a standard medicine used by many people. It may help with mental aspects of the game, but it will not help you hit the ball further or overcome injury,
'it is a standard medicine used by many people'…not as many as you think. As for one setting of a controlled adult group, MLB is one of the highest percentage of users of any adult career grouping in the US.
That's a slippery slope. I think doctors liberally prescribing drugs is a major problem. As I understand it, there is a much larger population of MLB players taking this drug than the population at large. That would indicate an issue; which eventually trickles down to college and kids. That's why I care.
It could be that a ADHD is more prevalent in athletes than in the general population. I heard someone make a statement to that effect. If you are concerned that too many people in the country are on Adderall, I am with you there. One of my kids has been on Adderall: it has quite a few side effects, including insominia and loss of appetite. However, in this case it is a trickle up effect, as I am pretty sure it was being prescribed for kids in elementary school before it became prevalent in professional sports.
I am really skeptical when the argument is made that a group is uniquely exposed to a disorder, especially when it's not just a MLB occurrence – my understanding is its frequent use occurs in other professional sports as well. The population sample across pro athletes is not narrow. I need a better background and more information to support a story about more athletes having ADHD than the public at large.
You could argue they have more access to better healthcare. I tend to believe that the healthcare profession has only a few arrows in their quiver to treat ADHD – mostly pills. So if there are symptoms, provide a pill and see if it makes any difference – no harm no foul. That said, given all we've learned about the steriod era in baseball, I think that athletes tend to work within the rules to get whatever edge they can – because the financial rewards are immense.
Adderall has only been marketed since the mid 1990s. I understand that you're saying kids diagnosed with ADHD now and that are playing in MLB brought it with them. I don't mind that, that will happen. The risk is that today's kids look for an edge; they see role models with antler spray or Adderall, HGH or EPO, who make millions even if they're caught; it's a poor example to set.
Its only a surprise to us Addy and Ritalin are quite simply amphetimines much like the candy bowls of the 70's players and widely used by todays players and some coaches…
According to some in the know you have to be tested within hours of taking it to get caught.
Its also likely that those who get caught do so because they took an XR instead of an IR right before they took the field.
If the drug is not used properly there are side effects that can adversely affect the body's cardiovascular system.
Why worry about being caught, it is legal to take it with a physician's approval thru MLB protocols.
Its so much fun watching all the positive early reports from Florida. Its a nice change from the last two springs even if its only day 2. I know guys will get hurt once they start playing and no one tells the truth but for now, DeFratus, Stutes, Adams, Utley, Howard, and Halladay all say they feel great. Thank you! Who wants Madson now? His elbow hurts and they already shut him down. Not good…
It is good to hear all the injured players are feeling good now and hope it stays that way. After last year I would believe that good fortune will be on our side this year. As for Ryan Madson it seems the Phillies made the right choice in letting him go but hope he can recover from his injuries to pitch effectively again.
David Murphy on Dom Brown this year:
I like this stat, though it has its arguements:
'Phillies went 30-21 in Brown's starts last year (a 95-win pace over 162 games) and 33-16 in 2011 (a 109-win pace), we can at least say that his defense was not a glaring liability?'
Good work by Murph there- and he accurately points out where the club went wrong with Brown:
"Let's go back to the point where all of this began. It was July 30, 2011. Brown was playing regularly in rightfield, and he was playing well. In his previous 24 games, he was hitting .301 with a .402 OBP and a .410 slugging percentage while scoring 17 runs and driving in eight. Overall, he was hitting .245/.333/.391 with five homers, 19 RBI and 28 runs in 210 plate appearances, numbers that compared favorably to those posted by leftfielder Raul Ibanez, who was hitting .245/.291/.418 at that point in time. Then, the Phillies traded for Hunter Pence, and instead of keeping Brown in the majors to partner with him, they sent him back to Triple A."
Dom Brown confidently tapping into his potential as a RF + Darin Ruf keeping 1B warm for Jonathan Singleton at a $24M savings over the current 1B + Domingo Santana and Jarred Cosart in Reading and LHV, respectively > a bunch of "Good Game, Let's Go Eat" T-shirts on the discount rack at Forman Mills.
He's right. The marginalization and near demonization of Dom Brown is one of the more puzzling things I've ever seen from a major league baseball team. I'm not sure I've ever seen such a treasured prospect jerked around in this manner and, frankly, absent an offensive explosion by Brown, it's not looking like the jerking around is going to come to an end anytime soon. Why? I don't get it.
Since DYoung will not be playing until sometime in May/June, hopefully Dom is the RF every day from ST-March thru that time and maybe his potential will materialize.
Maybe I have too much faith in RAJ, but I think Delmon Young is nothing more than a message to Dom to grab the ring in Spring Training.
I'm not as extreme as some in the "Manuel is real decision maker" camp, but once a player is on the 25 man, I believe that Manuel is the person who decides who gets playing time. It's possible that that will be Young (when healthy) regardless of what Brown does, but at a minimum, Brown would nee to get off to a monster start.
So even if Amaro isn't that stupid (I think he is), Manuel is too … I don't even know what it is, some combination of veteran friendly or just some bizarre personal dislike of Brown or both.
Is there a precedent for a team publicly, verbally undermining a top prospect to the extent that the Philies have with Brown?
I do love that you cannot help yourself to personally attack Amaro and Manuel. Why do you follow the Phillies again?
You criticize WIP callers, but you have the same neanderthal mentality that leads to name calling and personal attacks.
It's totally okay for people to use a standpoint to criticize Manuel and Amaro. Larry has been fairly consistent over time on this, and I applaud him for that. I just wish there was a little more tact – in general – across all posters. Writing people off as "stupid" or other names, really doesn't move the discussion.
Criticism is fine. Personal attacks and name calling is what I'm calling out. There's no need for that in a discussion of Dom Brown's role with the Phillies.
A fine line sometimes between the two though. I happen to think Amaro is (a) lousy at talent evaluation for position players, (b) doesn't fully understand aging curves, and (c) is mediocre at best regarding payroll management. Now, if I was Amaro I might consider that a personal attack. But IMO it is valid criticism.
Is he "stupid?" Heck if I know. He makes stupid decisions.
Regardless of who the decision maker is, it's Brown's play that will determine whether or not he starts. If he's getting on base and driving the ball consistently the way that many of us believe he can, and isn't a butcher in RF, I can't see Charlie pulling him for a guy like Delmon Young.
Has Dom Brown been jerked around? Absolutely. Should the Pence trade have happened? No, not for what was given up. But has Dom really done anything at the ML level that says, "This guy is an important piece that is needed for our upcoming World Series run?" Unfortunately, no. In fact, he has yet to post a WAR that does not have a negative sign attached to it.
Disagree on many levels. Focusing on the future, rather than the past:
(1) A few AB in spring training simply is an absurd basis to determine his ability to "get on base and drive the ball consistently ." This is not just a sample size issue, but is primarily one. It is wholly irrational to make a decision based on spring training results. As long as he comes to camp in shape and with a good attitude – reports are positive on both fronts – he should have a full season of full time play with no cause to look of his shoulder and worry that a 3 game slump will leave him on the bench.
(2) I don't want to offend Riggs by belaboring this, so let me just state it simply: I have no faith that he will be given a chance at a full time job, even if he has a productive spring. He needs to hope that Young isn't ready to go at the start of the season AND he has to absolutely crush the ball – something that, in a SSS, is not at all entirely something he can control. Really, in one sense I am giving more credit here to Manuel and Amaro than their defenders – I am assuming that they actually mean what they say. And they SAY that they think that Young is a more accomplished hitter than Brown who is capable of being the team's regular right fielder.
I hope I'm wrong about the latter. I am not wrong about the former.
You aren't offending me. I think you make some great points. But your petty name calling demeans your posts and clouds your points.
With a full season of play he will have over 1000 career PA. If he makes no discernible progress this year, then I can see giving up on him (though many prospects have had much more than 1,000 PA to prove themselves, sometimes (A. Gordon) with positive ultimate results, sometimes (D. Young) without such positive results).
I agree that he needs a full season. But he should be able to not only handle the presence of competition over his shoulder, but thrive on such a situation. Just my opinion. I haven't given up on Brown, and believe he can be a player similar to Jayson Werth (offensively). But at some point, the results need to come from box scores, not scouting reports.
We'll see how the season shakes out. I think the proclamation that DY is "ideally the starter in RF" is a challenge to Brown, and DY's actual presence is as insurance against Ruf or Brown tanking in the corners. I'll say it again: If Brown produces early (and he'll get more than 'a few spring training at bats') RF will be his.
So wait, you think I'm absolutely right about Brown, but wrong about Manuel and Amaro? It's hard for me to reconcile those statements.
Look, unlike some people around here who will remain nameless, I think Amaro and Manuel want to win and have good motives. And I've even praised aspects of both of their skill sets – Manueal more so than Amaro. But I don't think I have to apologize for making negative statements about either individual that happen to be well supported by the facts.
And the Brown saga is a particularly blatant example of the worst decisions making aspects of both men. As others have pointed out, the way they have handled him is just inexcusable. That's not even getting into the bizarre public statements. As I've said, I DON'T question their motives, but someone who was intentionally trying to break down Brown's confidence couldn't have done a better job of doing so. And again, NOT accusing Manuel and Amaro of having intentionally done that, but the result is as bad.
It's not possible to discuss the Brown saga without at least implicitly criticizing Amaro and Manuel (and Murphy's article certainly does that). Murphy has professional relationships to maintain, so he can't be as explicit as I can. I don't have that worry.
Really good article, and a good job of talking about the narrative which has unfairly developed. Aided and abetted by just simply bizarre public statements by the organization.
I do think a reminder about the nature of the hamate injury would have been helpful. My guess is that the casual fan has no clue that the effects of the injury likely continued at least throughout 2011 and likely into 2012.
The comments section tells you all you need to know about Phillies fans (the worst in the world, any sport, any country). Vile and disgusting, absolutely disgusting. The simple fact is that, at this point, neither the Phillies fans or Phillies franchise deserve him. I almost hope that he goes on to be a star for someone else.
If you despise your fellow fans so much, why are you one still?
And honestly, the commenters on philly.com are the lowest common denominator. These are the Eagles fans who only follow baseball because football isn't on in the summer.
And you really have no knowledge of any sports outside the US if you think that what Phillies fans say on a website is worse than soccer fans throwing bananas at opposing players.
I would prefere bananas over batteries which they throw in Yankee-Stadium.
And for the record, I agree with everything you say when it comes to Brown. You just don't need the superfluous hyperbole in every single one of your posts.
When Delmon Young took his physical three weeks ago in Philadelphia he weighed 238 pounds. He would not disclose his weight today (Friday). "I don't really go on the scale that much," Young said. "I just see what clothes fit and see if I can go on the beach."….ok we all can agree…he's da man!
I just dont understand. what a 1000 at bats will do for brown. He cant hit a fastball, sorry a good fastballs. cant get around on them. that is a big hole, and 5000 at bats can't cure a lack of talent. if i am wrong i will kiss your ____ on broad street.this guy cant hit. let alone field. another toolsy flop. plain and simple.
Haha. Is this a joke?
I would hope so. Unlike other "tooly flops", Brown raked in the minors…
mratfink. here is how sure i am. i PROMISE if he hits 260, with say 15 homeruns , YOU wont have to ever see me post again. i am so sure, he is a flop. if i am wrong, i will apologize and nver post again. and were did you see him turn on any good fastballs??????? i nevr saw him hit one yet
roccomr…'nver post again'—c'mom roc don't get carried away! How about if you lose, take a temporary leave of abscense.
Here you go, him hitting a fastball for a homerun.
also hit this during his first year in the majors
Watch these two swings back-to-back and you can see the adjustments he's made since his debut. The one from his first year is so long it looks like he's harvesting wheat with a scythe. The more recent one is Utley-esque by comparison.
Very excited to see if he can win the job this year.
But you start out with the dumb, old-fashioned standard of 'if he hits .260', when we know that OBP is more important than BA. Brown's past performance projects to 15 HR if he gets 500 AB. No improvement needed to achieve that.
Something cute I ran across messing around on BP. You guys'll love this.
Swing Rate, as in swings divided by total pitches seen, has Delmon Young as the example for the "Very Many" marker for the statistic.
Anyone else find it interesting that Ruf has supposedly been getting work at 1B already? You would think at this point they wouldn't even let him leave left field for batting practice. Could the long anticipated (by some of us) sitting of Howard against some lefties be in the cards?
The only problem with sitting Howard vs lefy starters….there are not many quality lefty starters in their own division…Gio, Johan (maybe), Minor (maybe), Niese. Of course there is Kershaw, Baumgarner, Garcia outside their division.
What hurts Howard is the lefty relievers after the sixth inning. Charlie cannot pinch hit for him then.
I hope so mds13. At this point there is very little value in having Howard in the lineup against tough lefties particularly when you have more capable hitters against lefties in Ruf and Mayberry both of whom are also better defenders at 1B. In my perfect world, Howard sits at least 10-games this year against lefties and I'll continue to contend that there are plenty of ABs to go around to satisfy both Ruf and Mayberry and to a lesser extent DYoung who shouldn't start a single game against a righty. Hopefully Charlies breaks from his customarily pattern this year though I have little confidence that he will actual do so
The news so far on Utley is very encouraging. Obviously the team needs more than just Utley even to be a 88/89 win team, but man 140 games from Utley would help a lot – not to mention that the team is just more watchable with him playing.
OTOH, did anyone notice Manuel's comment about Howard needing to be more aggressive? Ugh. Combined with a cryptic comment regarding bat speed and his use of a weighted donut in the batting circle – the comment could be regarded positively (if Manuel was saying that he thought that the use of the donut had contributed to reduced bat speed, which is counter intuitive but in fact likely the truth), or negatively if he was advocating use of the donut (which also of course caused the broken toe at the end of the year). Mind you, I still say that Manuel is very good at his most important task, and better at strategy than given credit for (not good but not as bad as people think either), but he does say some strange things.
Also heard Charlie really praising Revere and his speed and excitement that he will bring to the team when he starts stealing bases. Remember he said something similar a few years ago about Tyson Gillies and his speed and enthusiasm in his first Phillies ST camp. Boy how things have turned out!
Beerleaguer info on Revere:
Let's face it, 57 walks in 1,064 career plate appearances in the majors is far too little. It's a walk in five out of every 100 trips to the batter's box. See, it's not that Revere swings at too many pitches. Not at all, actually. He swung at 41 percent of the pitches he saw last season. Only 21 major-leaguers swung at fewer. (Delmon Young led all of baseball by swinging at 59 percent of pitches.) The problem Revere ran into last year when it came to working walks is that when he did swing, he made contact at a higher rate than just about any player alive. On pitches he swung at in 2012, Revere made contact 92 percent of the time. Only Marco Scutaro and new Nationals centerfielder Denard Span had higher rates. And Revere barely fouls anything off. Just 22 percent of the total strikes he saw were foul balls. Only one player, Martin Prado, had a lower percentage. Revere actually ran more 2-0 counts (65) than Brandon Phillips, A.J. Pierzynski and Carlos Ruiz. But only 10 of those 2-0 counts ended up in walks, because Revere swung at that 2-0 pitch 23 times and put the ball in play 15 times.
Revere also worked a 3-1 count 40 times. That's more than Adrian Beltre, Ichiro, Matt Kemp, Brett Lawrie and Torii Hunter. But again, Revere swung on that count 21 times, and 15 of those times he put the ball in play. If you're swinging at that 2-0 or 3-1 pitch half of the time, and making contact on that pitch 60 percent of the time, not too many hitter's counts are going to turn into walks. And if you're in the midst of a .294 season, you're probably not going to change your approach too much in July or August. It's not as if Revere is getting up there and swinging at the first pitch every time. He did that just 37 times last year, hitting .357 on the first pitch with six sacrifices. To put that into context, Jimmy Rollins swung at the first pitch 62 times last year and was far less successful, hitting .217. Shane Victorino, another free-swinger, offered at the first pitch exactly 62 times, also. It's not that Revere swings too much. It's that he doesn't swing and miss enough to work deep counts, nor does he foul off enough pitches to prolong an at-bat. When he swings, he makes contact. From a discipline standpoint, Revere is way more Juan Pierre than Jimmy Rollins. We get hung up a lot on OBP, and for good reason. But with players like Revere, it's best to let them play their game. As long as he's hitting .290, let him be. If he were hitting .265 it would be a different story. Any team would have taken Pierre in his prime, when he hit .300 with a .347 OBP. Give Revere two or three more hits last year and that's where his line would have been. It's not that Revere's eyes are poor. It's that his wrists are too quick. And that's not as bad a thing as everyone wants to make it.
Readers poll philly.com:
Who should bat leadoff for the Phillies?
Ben Revere 750 (82.3%)
Jimmy Rollins 161 (17.7%)
Total votes = 911
I'd like to see:
IMO Rollins and MYoung are interchangeable, as are Kratz/Ruf.
No, M YOung and Rollins are not interchangeable in the 3-hole. You don't want the slow Young clogging the bases in front of Howard.
Ben Revere highest OBP .319
Jimmy Rollins career OBP .328
Ideally yes you want a higher OBP for your lead off hitter but Revere is only 24 so I expect he can improve there. But again he is just not the type of player that is going to walk a lot. They are going to pitch to him and make him get on.
its the damage he has to do in creating runs once on that is his value at the top. Easily he can steal 50+ bags and score on balls most guys will not.
That assumes he can maintain a .290+ avg.
Sorry it's just funny to me that the biggest criticism of Rollins is his low OBP but then want to replace him with Revere who up to this point has a lower OBP. That's irony at its finest.
But that's not the logic. The logic is that Revere is a fairly useless offensive player anywhere else in the lineup. He has no power, but great speed. Rollins has the power to be a valuable hitter elsewhere in the lineup. If you place Revere in a lineup spot, where he can't maximize his SB, you really subtract a huge part of his game.
Read Beerleaguer's assessment a few posts above for the OBP controversy.
That's really not relevant though to the question of who should lead off (it also, btw, exaggerates Rollin's so-called free swinging tendencies). It's not accurate to say that Revere has poor plate discipline, but, in evaluating him as a lead off hitter, what matters his his OBP. Which is not really a lead off caliber OBP.
Btw, another thing the article misses (and don't get me wrong, it is a good article, just incomplete) is missing the extent to which Revere's low BB rate is also an indirect result of his extreme lack of power. Pitchers can and do challenge him, throwing more pitches in the zone than for the average player.
Utley should lead off, maybe Brown if he can get his average up a bit while retaining his BB rate.
Relevant to this discussion are Bill James' 2013 projections (OBP / SLG):
Rollins: .317 / .411
Revere: .331 / .331
Brown: .347 / .445
Utley: .372 / .463
Assuming these are right, it seems Rollins is the worst option of those 4 to hit leadoff. Utley is probably the best option followed by Revere. I'd rather have Brown lower in the lineup because his OBP projection isn't THAT much higher than Revere's, but he brings a lot more power to the table (I hope his projection is right!).
You have the numbers wrong. Ben Revere's career OBP is .319. His best OBP was last year's .333, which was better than Rollins' .316.
I think it's likely Revere's OBP is higher than Rollins' next year considering their ages.
Ah, sorry. I did mix it up. Point still stands however. The criticism of Rollins is low OBP. That OBP is in the same range as Revere's. Until Revere proves he can get on base at a higher clip, he shouldn't be hitting leadoff.
Rollins is 34 years old. I think it a mistake to quote career stats with mid-30s guys. Last year, Rollins OBP was .316. Rollins OBP has been declining. Revere's OBP has been rising. His highest OBP was last season. and it was .333, not .319. That .319 is his career OBP. If I were betting, I'd bet that Revere posts a higher obp in 2013 than Rollins does.
I agree with you. Just pointing out the irony of wanting a guy who has the same OBP as Rollins in the lead off spot.
I think Rollins actually would be better in the 2, 5 or 6 hole at this point because he can provide power. But until Revere proves he can get on base more, he really has no business hitting lead off.
Who would you lead off if you don't want Revere and Rollins there?
In all honesty, Utley probably would be the best leadoff hitter on this team right now.
Yeah he's definitely the best on base guy we have. It's a fair point.
I mean I don't think it would be correct to say that Rollins' OBP has been declining. I mean around his peak years he was like .330-.340 OBP and then in 2009 he dipped slightly below .300. Then it rose in both 2010 and 2011 where it was (.338 in 2011), then dropped a little to .316. I wouldn't call that a steady decline. In fact Rollins' BB rates have improved since his peak. I'm not disputing that Revere is younger and that he has room to grow but I think it's unfair to label Rollins' OBP as steadily declining. Simply not the case really.
Just wondering, who do you think makes phillies bullpen, aumont, defratus or stutes
I think Aumont. They like his power arm and plus pitch potential. Stutes needs to show that he can pitch after having surgery and stay healthy. DeFratus, while probably more refined than Aumont, needs to show he can stay healthy also after missing significant time last year.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Old fashion cupcakes with strawberry frosting
Good old fashioned cake with strawberry whipped frosting. The cake part is simple, and bakes up just like a grandma type cake. Very snackish. Cutting up a few strawberries and cooking them in a few tablespoons of water gave the frosting a nice hint of strawberry flavor with a classic pink color. I finessed the slices of strawberry's into heart shapes (valentines day is just around the corner).
Vegan white cake
source: vegweb
makes 12 cupcakes
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup warm water
1/3 cup sunflower oil
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
Preheat oven to 350.
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl
Measure out wet ingredients into a small bowl
Mix the wet into the dry and stir until no lumps remain.
Pour into muffin tin, lined with cupcake paper.
Bake for 20 minutes
Strawberry Frosting
1/4 cup earth balance
1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
3 strawberries cooked in a small pot with 3 tbsp water- cooled
2-3 tbsp vanilla soy milk
a small drop of two of almond extract
With an electric mixer beat butter and sugar together. Add the strawberry mixture and almond extract. Add 1 tbsp of soy milk at a time until desired consistency. Beat until fluffy
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These look delicious and adorable. I think I might make cupcakes tonight! :)ReplyDelete
Yummy! Those look super tasty! I've just eaten my weight in cheese and those cupcakes would make me feel so much better! Great post :)ReplyDelete
Making these this week!ReplyDelete
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