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Camp notes: Paul Pierce may not be ready for opening day

12.20.11 at 4:13 pm ET

WALTHAM — Paul Pierce has participated in just one practice during training camp because of a right heel bruise and with opening day quickly approaching, Celtics coach Doc Rivers acknowledged that Pierce may not be ready to play when the regular season opens on Christmas Day against the Knicks.

“I’m concerned not long-term, but I’m concerned short-term,” Rivers said. “We have those two games right off the bat and he’s gone one practice and that’s basically it. So, yeah I’m concerned about it.”

Pierce worked out on Monday while the rest of the team had the day off. Rivers said that his heel was “extremely sore” on Tuesday.

“We just want him to rest,” Rivers said. “The problem with that is, it will be a lot of rest and then he may be ready but with no [practice time], that’s scary and if he’s not, he’s not.”

Pierce won’t play in Wednesday’s final exhibition game against the Raptors and the plan right now is for him to try and test it again on Friday.

The good news for the Celtics is that Sasha Pavlovic (left wrist) did practice on Tuesday and if he’s able to play, Rivers will have two veteran small forwards with Marquis Daniels and Pavlovic.

Kevin Garnett has a well-deserved reputation for being hard on young players, but the flip side of that is if the player responds positively to Garnett then there’s nothing he won’t do for him. Rookie big man JaJuan Johnson has apparently received that message.

“Kevin has clearly taken JaJuan under his wing,” Rivers said. “You guys have been around here with Kevin, he gives you the one shot and if he feels you’re paying attention he spends the year with him. JaJuan has obviously passed the test, which is good for everyone because it makes it a bad year for that guy.”

Johnson played just seven minutes on Sunday against Toronto, an indication that he has a long way to go to crack the big man rotation that features Garnett, Jermaine O’Neal, Chris Wilcox and Brandon Bass. But Johnson has still impressed with his shooting ability and maturity.

There’s a different vibe around the Celtics this season. Aging superstars have been replaced by versatile role players who understand why they’re here and what their job is when they hit the floor.

“Chemistry is phenomenal,” Rivers said. “Continuity’s not very good but really the chemistry, I’ve even heard the veterans talk about how this team you can see that will not be a problem this year but the continuity, that’s going to take some time.”

Rivers credited the veterans acquired to fill out reserve roles for their approach in practice.

“It’s always the problem ‘ role players understanding they’re role players,” Rivers said. “We’ve got a group of guys that clearly know who they are but they’re also very comfortable in that. They think they can play as well as the starters but they accept where they’re at.”

That’s important for this team because the bench was its undoing last season, a fact Rivers acknowledged. (Go here for more on the new-look rotation).

“Last year we failed miserably. Me and everything. We didn’t do the bench and the bench didn’t save us ever,” the coach said. “It lost some games for us but it didn’t save us in a lot. This bench, the one thing I do like, they’re not going to back up. That doesn’t mean they’re going to play well but I like they’re a tough group. They respect the starters but that’s about it. That’s all they’re getting.”

One player who has particularly stood out for Rivers has been Keyon Dooling.

“I love him. We couldn’t have picked a better guy to back up [Rajon] Rondo with his spirit, with his knowledge, being a veteran, the fact that he can make open shots and he challenges Rondo every day in practice,” Rivers said. “Rondo has laughed about it several times, ‘This guy doesn’t back up at all,’ and it’s been great. They go at each other in a positive way. I think it’s the first time Rondo’s had that and it’s been great for him.”

Rivers said the Celtics would probably settle on a final 15 either before or immediately after Wednesday’s exhibition game. With 13 players on guaranteed contracts, they have two roster spots available. If they stay in-house, big man Greg Stiemsma and rookie guard Gilbert Brown would probably have the inside track. They could also start the season with one or both spots open and see who becomes available.

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Sunday Celtics Thoughts 11.02.08 at 1:41 pm ET
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Just passing along a few Celtics-related items…

It’s not that the C’s blowout loss in Indiana was completely unexpected. (The NBA: Where sleep-deprived blowouts happen). What is disconcerting is that this sort of thing never happened last year.

The Celtics were 8-0 in road games the night after home games last season, which reveals something about their A) Preparedness, B) Professionalism and C) Mental toughness. I’ll be curious to see what happens Tuesday against Houston, but if getting run off the floor against a mediocre Indiana squad doesn’t get their attention, nothing will.

After the jump, three more things while trying to figure out what to do if a Cheetah gets loose on your plane.

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The banner is up, the rings have been delivered and Paul Pierce won’t be thanking his extended family before the game. (We kid, Paul. We kid). It’s Game 2 of the NBA season for the Celtics who welcome the Chicago Bulls to town for their second-straight nationally televised game. You can catch it all on Comcast, of course, with plenty of Mike and Tommy goodness.

It’s Halloween night, or as friend of ‘eei Ian Browne called it: Grown-ups without kids night at the Garden. After the jump, five things to watch for while trying not be scared of Drew Gooden’s new look. Read the rest of this entry »

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So, late last week I made a sort of half-ass case for keeping Darius Miles. I knew even as I posted it that things looked grim, but I was hoping that the old Darius would show up, and soon. It didn’t happen and today he got the axe.

It makes sense from the Celtics perspective because he was the only one without a guaranteed contract and Bill Walker (particularly) and JR Giddens have shown flashes of being useful NBA players sooner rather than later. Gabe Pruitt, obviously, showed what he can do if called upon, and there’s something comforting about keeping Sam Cassell around in case of an emergency. Read the rest of this entry »

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Leon Powe just replaced Kevin Garnett and it looks like his evening is over after scoring eight points and grabbing eight rebounds.

This is going to be a fascinating year for Garnett. As we all know, the one thing missing from his career– an NBA championship–has been fulfilled. Garnett is one of the most self-motivated players I’ve ever been around, in any sport. Keeping up his intensity won’t be a problem for him.

A couple of people I talked to this summer think that he is going to be better in Year II with Boston now that he has the trophy. The theory is that while he would never admit it, not winning one was a huge mental drain on his psyche. Now that he doesn’t have to prove anything he is free to play his game without any of the press baggage weighing him down.

We shall see. Check out Jessica for the fourth quarter.

Shutout in Progress 10.19.08 at 2:15 pm ET
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More than five minutes have elapsed in the third quarter and the Nets have yet to just scored. New Jersey is playing without Vince Carter, Eduardo Najera, Jarvis Hayes, Stromile  Swift and Josh Boone who are all designated NWT–Not With Team. (In my next life, I want that to replace personal days on my vacation calendar).

So, if you’re scoring at home, through a quarter and a half the Celtics starters have outscored the Nets’ starters 44-23.

Pruitt Slips, Seems OK 10.19.08 at 2:10 pm ET
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Gabe Pruitt was just about to go up for an alley-oop dunk when he slipped on a wet spot on the floor. He was down for a minute or so but is now jogging off the floor and seems to be OK. The sweat-mop guys are now working overtime.

Defense Ready 10.19.08 at 2:05 pm ET
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Snapshot: Devin Harris gets into the lane where he is surrounded by three Celtics. Against any other team there should be someone wide open weakside cutting through the lane. So Harris shovels a pass in that general direction, but Paul Pierce busted back to recover and intercepted it.

After a Celtics miss, Harris again races downcourt. This time Pierce breaks him down and forces him into a pull-up jump shot, which he missed. The defense, at least from the starters, is just about ready for the season.

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Rozalia Project for a Clean Vermont October clean up

There is one more clean up this season, and they are looking for volunteers:

Rozalia Project for a Clean Vermont: Volunteer Marine Debris Cleanup!

Clean Up Location: Shoreline naturalized area north of Starr Farm Dog Park, and South of North Cove.

Date: October the 20th
Between: 10:00am-12:00pm

Please join us Saturday, October the 20th between 10:00am-12:00pm for a marine debris clean up!

The Rozalia Project will be hosting an open volunteer day for anyone who would like to come help cleanup Vermont’s shores and waterways. Along with the cleanup we will be cataloging the debris we collect.  Our volunteer efforts are compiled with other data from around the State contributing to a large marine debris study.  This event is appropriate for individuals, groups, and families. Volunteers should dress for the weather, bring gloves and wear sturdy shoes.

Directions: Park at the Starr Farm Athletic Field parking area (not the dog park!) make your way North on the bike path for about .25 miles and enter the naturalized area at the first stairway.

Questions? Go to http://www.rozaliaproject.org/

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  1. I encourage folks to join this shoreline cleanup. The view from the bike path and along the shoreline with the colorful foilage we are enjoing and the crisp lake shores bring out the best of volunteers.

    See photos of the recent Winooski River Salmon Hole clean up on my latest posting at,http://litterwithastorytotell.blogspot.com/2012/10/winooski-river-salmon-hole-litter-clean.html.
    See how much a few hours of clean up can accompish!
    Bernie Paquette
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Ontario Hospital Association Encourages Safe Winter Driving to Reduce Strain on Health System

TORONTO, December 4, 2012 /Canada NewsWire/ - It's Canadian National Safety Driving Week (December 1 - 7, 2012), and the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is joining safety advocates in encouraging Ontario drivers to take extra precautions on the road throughout the winter months to reduce the risk of motor vehicle crashes.

The Ontario Injury Data Report states that motor vehicle collisions resulted in over 130,000 emergency room visits, 8,100 hospitalizations and 3,200 deaths in 2007-2009. Winter motor vehicle collisions in Ontario cost approximately $1 billion each year with winter road maintenance accounting for an additional $1 billion annually (University of Waterloo, 2011).

"We all need to do our part to help stay safe and prevent additional strains on the health care system," said OHA President and CEO, Pat Campbell. "Avoidable hospitalizations caused by winter driving collisions can have an enormous impact on our health care system. Wait times can increase, hospital beds can be occupied for longer periods of time, and the cost ends up affecting all Ontarians."

The OHA is part of a coalition made up of the Ontario Safety League, Canadian Tire, the Rubber Association of Canada and CAA South Central Ontario, that works to promote road safety and supports research to further understand issues and best practices. The coalition and the Traffic Injury Research Foundation recently released Winter Tires: A Review of Research on Effectiveness and Use, examining Canadian and international research on the benefits of winter ties.

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Size 10, Bush cracked…how soon has he forgotten that when Saddam’s statue was toppled, the Iraqis came up and beat on it with their shoes? This is the way of democracy, he said. If so, why have the Iraqis turned al-Zeidi over to the military police for interrogation? Would it hurt Bush to say to al-Maliki–hey, don’t torture him, it’ll look bad for me and worse for you? Well, yes, it would, because Bush is a sick man. It took an Iraqi to do what many Americans felt like doing, what Nancy Pelosi ought to have done by initiating impeachment, telling Bush to his face just how low a scumbag he really is. It’s the best Christmas present the world has gotten in years. Too bad the man who did it is going to suffer for the actions no one else had the balls to do.

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HL Deb 15 January 1998 vol 584 cc1213-7

8.32 p.m.

Baroness Hollis of Heigham rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 18th November be approved [14th Report from the Joint Committee].

The noble Baroness said: My Lords, I feel like saying, "I have a full speech and a tiny speech; which would your Lordships prefer?" I suspect that if I were to ask that, your Lordships would prefer the tiny one.

These regulations make a number of technical and minor amendments to regulations governing the child support scheme. In particular, the amendments correct minor errors and make changes to clarify regulations on the departures scheme, regulations on appeals and reviews, regulations on information disclosure, and regulations governing the child maintenance formula.

Today, I intend only to give an overall flavour of the regulations. However, before I do so I should like to underline the Government's commitment to a workable child support scheme. All children have the right to the care and support of both their parents wherever they may live. Fathers as well as mothers have an important contribution to make to their sons' and daughters' upbringing. To have the best chance to thrive, all children need to have a good and caring relationship with both their parents. While the Government can and probably should do little to make parents live together, they can, and should, seek to reduce the effect of parental separation on the children involved.

That is why we shall need to reform the child support system in order to ensure that it delivers support to children, rather than, as now too often, reducing absent fathers and parents with care into systems of collusion in which they seek to avoid their responsibilities.

Your Lordships have had an afternoon debating social security. I shall briefly outline the content of the regulations. First, Regulations 2 to 6 make amendments to the appeal, collection and enforcement regulations. These regulations are minor and technical. They clarify the policy intention and are neutral in effect. I stress that they do not pre-empt any of the decision making and appeals changes provided for in the Social Security Bill discussed today.

Regulations 7 to 31 make a number of minor amendments to the "departure direction" regulations, for example, to clarify the appropriate allowances to be made for the cost of supporting step-children who do not share the same parents and to allow a speedier processing of applications where a departure direction is clearly unlikely to be given. The regulations do not make any major or substantive amendments to the existing departure regulations but will assist with the smooth operation of the "departures" scheme. They are largely neutral in effect or, in some cases, benefit at least one of the parties to the departure application.

Regulations 32 to 34 amend the information, evidence and disclosure regulations and, although making only minor changes, are broadly beneficial to people using the agency. In particular, Regulation 33 provides that information may be disclosed to the courts by the Child Support Agency where there is a transfer of jurisdiction from the courts. This brings the agency into line with the courts which already have powers to disclose information to the agency. It will help to ensure smooth transition between different types of child maintenance and help to ensure an effective maintenance service for the few children where both the agency and the courts are involved in establishing maintenance arrangements. Regulation 34 provides that, in the sad event of the death of any party to a departure application, information about that application may be disclosed to the person appointed to act on behalf of the deceased. Previously, information could be disclosed only to the representative of the person who had applied for the departure direction. This, too, in the very few cases where these circumstances unhappily arise, will assist in settling matters quickly.

Regulations 35 to 41 make technical adjustments to maintenance assessment procedure regulations governing maintenance applications, interim maintenance assessments, and reviews. The regulations clarify the original policy intention of the regulations and have a neutral effect.

Regulations 42 to 58 make amendments to the maintenance assessments and special cases regulations. In particular these regulations provide for the changes in the child support scheme which need to be made in consequence of the changes in income support for lone parents which were debated in this House on 4th November.

I wish to stress to noble Lords that these amending regulations reflect changes to benefit provisions already approved by Parliament. They are purely consequential of changes already debated and approved.

The regulations before your Lordships today are largely technical, are being made to clarify intentions, or are necessary changes as a result of legislation changes elsewhere. The amendments being made are minor but will nevertheless assist in the smooth running of the child support scheme. There are a fairly large number of regulations, 58 in all, and it would therefore be helpful if any noble Lord who has the intellectual energy at this late hour to make a point or raise a query would identify by number the regulation to which he is referring. With that explanation, I hope that your Lordships will accept the regulations.

Moved, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 18th November be approved [14th Report from the Joint Committee.]—(Baroness Hollis of Heigham.)

Lord Higgins

My Lords, I shall not detain the House more than a moment or two. Anything which improves the working of the Child Support Agency is to be wildly welcomed by anyone who suffered in the previous Parliament dealing with constituency cases.

Perhaps I may ask the Minister one question. The noble Baroness may not be able to deal with it off the top of her head. Three parties are normally involved: the parent with care; the absent parent; or the taxpayer. Do the changes reflected in the regulations alter the balance between those three parties—the taxpayer, the parent with care and the absent parent?

Earl Russell

My Lords, I shall not shoot the Minister. The noble Baroness is doing her best. Having watched her today, I wonder why it is that any of us ever wants power. But she has coped extremely gallantly with the situation. It has been a long day. I do not propose to detain the House for long. If I detain it perhaps a couple of minutes longer than I had expected, it is because I am aware of the human needs of those involved in both the last business and the next.

I wish to refer to Regulation 33 dealing with confidential information which has to be supplied to the courts. I wish to ask for an assurance—I hope that I may have some chance of receiving it—that thought will be given to the needs of women who have been victims of domestic violence, for whom the disclosure of information can be a very dangerous process. I wish to express my regret that nothing has been done about the provision regarding those who become step-children later than 5th April 1993. That is, I think, a missed opportunity.

When the Minister spoke of turning the Child Support Agency round, I was reminded of the old firm of house agents who used to be called Turner and Giddy. But Mr. Turner became older and older and more and more tired; and one morning London woke up and found that the firm had become Giddy and Giddy. I am reminded of that when looking at the footnotes to Regulation 1, and at footnote (e) relating to maintenance assessment procedure regulations. The reference given is: Si 1992/1813; relevant amending instruments arc S.I. 1993/913, 1994/227, 1995/123, 1995/1045, 1995/3261, 1996/1345 and 1996/3196". The reference given in footnote (f), relating to maintenance assessments and special cases regulations is: S.I. 1992/1815; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1993/913, 1994/227, 1995/1045, 1995/3261, 1995/3265"? I shall not go on; the reference is too long even for the purpose.

That reminds me of the time my father-in-law was filling up his car radiator and wanted just a drop of water. The garage said, "Ah, you're a piddler"! It also reminds me of a passage in the Renton Report about Ministers' determination to go on and on fine-tuning legislation. It suggests that turning the Child Support Agency round is a process which rather tends to go on repeating itself.

I shall not go on to put any questions of policy. However, I think the Minister should consider whether she and the Secretary of State are perhaps slightly optimistic about the amount of money they think they are ever going to get this way. I know that the Minister is familiar with the Bradshaw study of 20 countries, which shows that maintenance is not a particularly important constituent in the support of single parents in any of the countries investigated. I ask her once again to consider whether just possibly that might sometimes be because the money is not there.

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

My Lords, I am even more grateful than I suspect the rest of the House is for the brevity of the contributions from the other side.

The noble Lord, Lord Higgins, asked whether there has been any change in the balance between the parties of taxpayer, absent parent and parent-with-care. The answer is yes, there is some marginal change, but only by small amounts, in terms of affecting maintenance assessment. In general, the effect of the abolition of the lone parent element of the family premium is to reduce the maintenance requirement where a parent-with-care is a lone parent, possibly leading to a reduction in maintenance. If the absent parent is a lone parent, then his assessable income will increase; his maintenance may go up.

However, in many cases, because of the way the formula operates and because of the level of the absent parent's income, there will be no change. If maintenance is affected, it will not be by a significant amount—we believe that it will be a few pounds at most.

The impact of the abolition of the lone parent element of child benefit is similar. A parent-with-care not receiving income support or family credit may be able to contribute less to the maintenance requirement and may therefore receive a very small amount of additional maintenance. An absent parent, equally, may pay less maintenance if he is a lone parent. However, we do not believe that there will be many such cases, and should there be such changes, they should be very small in their impact.

The noble Earl. Lord Russell, raised a number of points, and mentioned "Giddy and Giddy". My noble friend Lord Carter could not resist pointing out that there is a firm of accountants called Doolittle and Daily, which I am sure is at least as enterprising a firm.

Earl Russell

I beg the noble Lord's pardon—they are solicitors.

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

My Lords, that just shows how wise we are to have a panel of experts over and beyond the legally qualified to sit on our tribunals, accountants and solicitors alike.

The noble Earl entertained the House, as he so often does, deliberately—I am sure that he never entertains the House unintentionally—with his reference to the many footnotes to the regulations and the reference to lots of other regulations. The answer is, yes, the department intends to consolidate the child support regulations in due course and clarify the—I was about to say rigmarole—cross-referencing that makes such legislation opaque.

The noble Lord also asked about pre-1993 step-children. We are reviewing all aspects of child support. These regulations, as I hope I explained, are minor and technical. They make no substantive changes. We are not making changes at this stage.

The noble Earl also asked, more substantively, in relation to Regulation 33 about confidential information given to the courts, and whether the regulation will protect women who have been victims of domestic violence. The appeal tribunal will continue to allow any parent to opt to have her or his whereabouts kept secret. That confidentiality will also apply to the operation of Regulation 33.

Finally, the noble Earl is unduly cynical about the ability of the Government to turn the CSA around. I have the delight—though that can hardly be the right word—of chairing a review on the Child Support Agency. The agency has to be made to work. If it does not, the people who will lose will not be the Treasury or your Lordships—they will be the children of some of the poorer people in this country, who are entitled to enjoy the living standards that can be provided by both parents, their fathers as well as their mothers, in terms of both emotional and financial support. It is entirely a matter for private judgment whether those two parents can continue to live together as partners. Nonetheless, we are determined that those children should not lose both their parents. That is why we are determined to make the Child Support Agency into a child support service. I hope that in due course I shall be able to return to the House with proposals to that effect.

On Question Motion agreed to.

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Lou Piniella still has high hopes for 'The Fook'

Mar 3, 2010, 3:47 PM EDT

Lou Piniella has recently begun referring to Kosuke Fukudome as “The Fook,” which I think is absolutely fantastic. Asked how he came up with the new nickname, the manager replied: “I like the name. It’s easy to say.”
Through his interpreter Fukudome signed off on the nickname and then Piniella talked about his expectations for the third-year outfielder:

We think Fukudome is gonna have a good year. It’s a learning process, and compound that with a new country. It takes a while, but now he’s passed his freshman and sophomore years. He’s a junior now and ready to go. Let’s hope he has a nice breakout year, .280 or .285, drive in 70 or 80 runs. I don’t care about power numbers. On-base percentage, getting on base, driving in some runs, handle the bat … the power numbers will take care of itself.

Fukudome will likely begin the season platooning with Xavier Nady in right field, and while “driving in 70 or 80 runs” may prove difficult while sitting out a couple games per week, playing almost exclusively against right-handed pitching should do wonders for his rate stats.
The Fook is a .262/.372/.417 career hitter versus right-handers compared to just .242/.343/.324 versus southpaws. However, if Fukudome goes into another one of his extended slumps Piniella probably won’t hesitate to bench him and give Nady a bunch of starts against righties too.

  1. YX - Mar 3, 2010 at 4:47 PM

    What The Fook??!

  2. FLB - Mar 3, 2010 at 6:53 PM

    That’s fooked up man…

  3. Joe - Mar 3, 2010 at 7:41 PM

    In the hometown of baseball, Cooperstown, there is a chinese restaurant called the Foo Kin Restaurant. Someone should tell the Fook about it (I know he’s Japanese). Best FooKin food in the ton.

  4. Burton Haynes - Mar 5, 2010 at 4:25 AM

    Thanks for the great read

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George Sherrill scheduled for Tommy John elbow surgery

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Mariners left-hander George Sherrill was shut down after the team’s season-opening trip to Tokyo, Japan because of lingering discomfort in his throwing elbow.

Now he can be ruled out for the rest of 2012.

According to beat reporter Shannon Drayer of Seattle’s 710 AM ESPN, the veteran lefty relief specialist is scheduled to undergo Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery early next month.

Relievers can sometimes return to action within a year, but there are no guarantees.

Sherrill allowed six hits and four earned runs in 1 1/3 innings of work this season. He had a 3.00 ERA in 36 frames last year for the Braves, then agreed to a one-year, $1.1 million contract with Seattle in December.

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Blue Jays acquire John Mayberry, Jr. from the Phillies

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The Blue Jays have traded for Phillies outfielder John Mayberry, Jr. The Phillies will receive minor league third baseman Gustavo Pierre, CSN Philly’s Jim Salisbury reports. The trade comes shortly before the waiver deadline.

Mayberry, 30, is still on the disabled list with inflammation in his left wrist. He played in one game on July 13 and another on the 20th before hitting the shelf. He’s slashing .213/.304/.418 with six home runs and 21 RBI on the season.

The Phillies acquired Mayberry from the Rangers after the 2008 season in exchange for outfielder Greg Golson. He spent the last six seasons with the Phillies, experiencing a large majority of his offensive success against left-handed pitching.

  1. chew1985 - Sep 1, 2014 at 12:35 AM

    Forgot to get anything measurable in return Rube. Of course nobody is surprised. Well, let’s think of it as a mini-salary dump. You gotta start somewhere. Good news for Grady Sizemore; except they probably won’t sign him for next year anyway. Maybe Cesar Hernandez is Mayberry’s roster replacement next year. He’s a minimum wager. Yeah, that’s the ticket.

    • toodrunktotastethischicken - Sep 1, 2014 at 3:40 AM

      Honestly what would you expect to get in return from a 4th OF who was hitting .213 and most likely wouldn’t of even made the team next season?

    • twpguy1964 - Sep 1, 2014 at 8:19 AM

      What did you expect to get in return for a mediocre player, a top prospect? You trade a turd you get one in return. hell i’m surprised Amao didn’t take back a old player with 5 years left on his deal and give him a NTC

    • ptfu - Sep 1, 2014 at 11:11 AM

      You snuck into Craig’s fortified compound and reactivated yourself…so you could post this. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

  2. mungman69 - Sep 1, 2014 at 4:57 AM

    A 4th outfielder on his best day. Yes, won’t get much for him.

  3. serinagillian - Sep 1, 2014 at 5:59 AM

    Keep up to date with all the completed deals with our list of all the movers on Transfer Deadline Day. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out a move for a new striker before the close of the transfer window.more details check link.

    • recoveringcubsfan - Sep 1, 2014 at 9:14 AM

      If I’m translating your comment from Britishy talk correctly, them it’s both irrelevant and vulgar. Who is “Assnal” and “Assne Wanker”?

      Horse’s arse.

  4. proudlycanadian - Sep 1, 2014 at 6:30 AM

    Not sure why the Jays made this trade except as a favour to Pat Gillick. There is a bit of nostalgia here as John Mayberry Senior once played for the Jays.

    • greymares - Sep 1, 2014 at 6:51 AM

      He’s a decent P.H. Against lefty pitchers with fair power. Can play defense at 4 positions

  5. gargamelsmentor - Sep 1, 2014 at 8:41 AM

    Thatsnuckinfuts……I stand corrected, the Jays DID make a deal!

  6. recoveringcubsfan - Sep 1, 2014 at 9:11 AM

    Mayberry, once a bit of a prospect himself, sees his prime sitting on the bench for the Phils, then gets dumped in a whimper of a trade at season’s end. A pretty terrible sign for a disappointing career. Of course, this is not a major deal, but Mayberry had potential, which was squandered while Amaro played musical chairs with Brown, Young, Ruf, Byrd, and how many others, rather than settling on an OF. The opportunity cost to the organization – of carrying more players at a handful of positions than necessary, taking up roster space that could have been used to get players they do need – and to the players was/is enormous. This deal came 5 years too late, in my opinion. Do the Phillies just not care about players at all?

    • schmedley69 - Sep 1, 2014 at 9:26 AM

      Mayberry had plenty of chances to take the bull by the horns and win a starting job, but he failed every miserably every time. There is a lot you can blame Amaro for, but Mayberry failing to develop into a star is not one of them. Mayberry deserves the blame the for that. He has some talent, but I never saw any fire in that guy. He seemed content being a bench player. Maybe that’s what he is?

      • genericcommenter - Sep 1, 2014 at 4:37 PM

        5 years younger than I am, and he’s made about $3 million more in his lifetime. Not bad. I would love to be a reserve baseball player. Or Kyle Orton.

  7. jimmywho14 - Sep 1, 2014 at 1:26 PM

    Does he need a ride to the airport?

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May 2, 2014; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) reacts after hitting the game winning shot against the Houston Rockets during the fourth quarter in game six of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports

As Damian Lillard cut around the curiously mis-positioned defenders, clapping towards his inbounder, the ball finally sticking to his mitts for but a split second before he launched it towards history, images of the ghost of Brandon Roy were immediately evoked.

There is so much of Roy in Lillard that it is almost too much. Like Roy, Lillard was picked 6th in his draft despite the consensus being that 6th is too low, sliding down boards for reasons orthogonal to his on-court impact. For Lillard, it was the obscurity of Weber State, the stage upon which he plied his trade raising questions of adaptability, and his relatively old age for an incoming rookie. Roy had those knees. Those damn knees.

Like Roy, Lillard took the league by storm, an offensive savant in a hotbed of struggling guard play. Their styles are different, Roy’s meticulous and skillful hunt for nooks and crannies in the defense through which to explode standing opposite Lillard’s brash and unapologetic long range onslaughts that open up his own lanes, but the poise with which they seek their goal might as well be clones of a single image.

And then, Houston. With 0.9 seconds left on the clock, Damian Lillard didn’t look for a shot as much as he looked for a tribute. Amid the same crowd, against the same opponent, an almost identical scoreboard looming ominously in the background, Lillard broke free and headed immediately for the left wing. For Brandon’s wing. For Brandon’s shot.

As Mike Tirico so succintly and gleefully exclaimed, “good!”.

If the Portland Trail Blazers were a work of fiction, the writer would be rightfully chastised. Such laziness. Such an obvious device. Such shameless literary framing. Such blatant and unabashed knowledge of his audience’s collective memories and pain. What good will this do, reminding us of Brandon Roy’s Once to exacerbate Damian Lillard’s Now?

But back in reality, the moment hit so close to home. It was impossible to watch Number Zero rise without seeing Number Seven rise with him. So many careers are cut short for bad reasons, so many voids in our fandom are left pulsating and bare, and so seldom are we rewarded karmatically.

As Damian Lillard broke from the pack, demanding the ball that was rightfully his and fully prepared to repay the city that had given it to him, karma conceded and we cashed out. As a series devolved from Blazer control to utter chaos, as Damian Lillard buried Houston with Brandon Roy’s shot, there was, if not justice, peace.

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Albeit the world think Machiavel is dead,
Yet was his soul but flown beyond the Alps;
And, now the Guise is dead, is come from France,
To view this land, and frolic with his friends.
To some perhaps my name is odious;
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And let them know that I am Machiavel,
And weigh not men, and therefore not men’s words.
Admir’d I am of those that hate me most:
Though some speak openly against my books,
Yet will they read me, and thereby attain
To Peter’s chair; and, when they cast me off,
Are poison’d by my climbing followers.
I count religion but a childish toy,
And hold there is no sin but ignorance.
Birds of the air will tell of murders past!
I am asham’d to hear such fooleries.
Many will talk of title to a crown:
What right had Caesar to the empery?
Might first made kings, and laws were then most sure
When, like the Draco’s, they were writ in blood…
I crave but this,–grace him as he deserves,
And let him not be entertain’d the worse
Because he favours me.

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Harris Corporation Introduces Tactical Cellular Manpack That Enables Smartphones and Apps at the Tactical Edge

  • Offers warfighters cellular coverage from a transportable backpack.
  • Same key functionality as award-winning Harris KnightHawk™.
  • Cellular capability complements company's secure radio communications solutions.

MELBOURNE, FL, October 31, 2012 — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has introduced a backpack version of its award-winning KnightHawk™ mobile tactical cellular network solution that provides warfighters with high-bandwidth connectivity and enables the use of smart apps at the tactical edge of the battlefield.

Harris is the leading global supplier of secure radio communications and embedded high-grade encryption solutions for military, government and commercial organizations. The company's Falcon® family of software-defined tactical radio systems encompasses manpack, handheld and vehicular applications. The new KnightLite™ complements primary radio communications and enables warfighters on the move with cellular connectivity in locations with limited or no infrastructure.

The KnightLite system is built upon industry leading Universal Mobile Telecommunications System technology, which leverages mature cellular technology and helps ensure cost effective deployment. In addition to voice, high-speed data, video, and SMS messaging, the KnightLite system supports High-Speed Packet Access, which allows for dynamic allocation of data resources to mobile devices and efficiently utilizes bandwidth to allow more devices to access the network simultaneously. It is compatible with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) smartphones and tablets.

KnightLite can operate autonomously or as a scalable network for increased coverage. The combination of inexpensive COTS smartphones and tablets along with simultaneous high-bandwidth access for multiple users helps keep warfighters safe and on-task, minimizes loss of life, and enhances mission effectiveness and success.

With high data rates and the ability to operate over a wide temperature range in harsh environments, KnightLite delivers connectivity at the edge to support current demands for smartphone applications. KinghtLite is approximately the same weight and form factor as today's tactical manpack radios. Its innovative design is also compatible with existing tactical radio batteries, antennas and accessories, and can be installed in tactical radio mounts for vehicular operations.

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Carbon dating, however, showed the bones to be only 400 years old!

When they continued after Xmas excavating below the aforesaid communal grave, they found an old oak chest. It contained hundreds of typewriters ;-)

Stu:The mystery solved. I think I may have to write a book myself or maybe a play.

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"...matters that at that time were reachable only through a great artist's insights."

Some of those matters are better left unreached, IMO.

We take Freud's insights for granted.

Academic, but accessible and in a different genre, I recommend Why Nations Fail by Robinson and Acemoglu. I would critique it as reifying "the nation" a bit much. But it is a highly suggestive attempt a post-Marxist grand social theory.

Jan: I just downloaded a sample of the book. Thanks.

Judith Butler has only one book in the entire Hawaii public library system, and it's not Parting Ways.

Brandon: Isn't that something! Can you find out what's in the UH library system?

I really like Freud & understand him, he is a philologist.

You are doing better reading than I, I must emulate.

Z: Yes. But I have all this time, you know. And I'm in my "late style," as Said calls it.

This is her only book in the HSPLS:

The psychic life of power : theories in subjection / Judith Butler.

I've heard about, but have never read Judith Butler. But sometime I should.

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(AP) MOGADISHU, Somalia - A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a small but crowded restaurant in a city north of the capital Saturday, killing himself and at least 12 others, police said.

Mohamed Abdi, a senior Somali police official, said the attack in the city of Beledweyne, about 339 kilometers (210.65 miles) north of Mogadishu, also wounded at least 10 others. Many of those killed or wounded are civilians, he said, though some of the victims may also be government soldiers.

The attacker walked into the restaurant and took a seat among diners before setting off the explosives tied around his waist, one witness said.

"He sat among the diners then blew himself up there," Mohamed Ulusow, a Beledweyne resident said by phone." Pieces of human flesh were scattered there and the blast has largely ripped off the restaurant’s roof."

Somalia’s president condemned the attack and blamed it on al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab.

"Their cowardly attack is aimed at stopping the social and economic developments of the people in the town," President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said in a statement after the attack. "That attack is a sign that al-Shabab were defeated In the battlefield and have nothing else to attack except the civilians."

Beledweyne is under the control of the central government and African Union peacekeepers from Djibouti are stationed there.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but al-Shabab militants frequently stage such attacks on seats of power as well as restaurants and other public places that are popular with foreigners and government soldiers. Al-Shabab, which seeks political control of Somalia, has said it wants all foreign peacekeepers to leave the country, the reason it has launched lethal attacks in East African countries such as Kenya and Uganda, which both have sent peacekeepers to support Somalia’s central government.

Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for a deadly attack last month on an upscale mall in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Al-Shabab said the Sept. 21 attack, in which scores were killed in a four-day siege of the Westgate shopping mall, was in retaliation for Kenya sending troops into Somalia to go after the extremists.

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According to Metro Transit, the person of interest came forward and contacted police officers after images of him were released by Metro Transit Police.

The man is now a witness in the case. Police say they are grateful for his valuable assistance in the investigation.

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The Four Questions: Myq Kaplan

When I first saw the name "Myq Kaplan," I figured that "Myq" was Vietnamese. It turns out that the name is pronounced "Mike" (which shouldn't seem all that foreign to me), not "meek," and Mr. Kaplan is Jewish. I really got that one wrong!

Kaplan has appeared on Comedy Central and The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien. He won the 2009 NY's Funniest Standup Competition. His outrageously funny live album, Vegan Mind Meld, will be released next month, and it's a must for vegans, Jews, and even Gentile mind-melders who eat meat.

Here he is in his own words.

1. You describe yourself as a "Jewy-ish vegan atheist." How do your "Jewy-ish" and vegan identities play a role in your comedy routines?
Most comedians talk about their experiences, so in that capacity, I write and tell jokes and stories about my experiences with being those things. I relate to the two in slightly different ways, because being vegan is something I've chosen whereas being Jewy-ish has basically been thrust upon me, partially by genetics, partially by sheer cultural force, I'd imagine. That is, I'm not so much into religion of any kind, but I grew up sort of Jewish (hence, Jewy-ish) and various related characteristics/mannerisms/mindsets seem to have stuck, no matter how not into religion I might be. Especially in comparison to those who aren't Jewy or Jewish at all. So it makes sense to talk about it, because it's often perceived in what I look like or how I talk or what I say anyhow. Being vegan is different because I don't think that would necessarily come through without explicitly discussing it (unless people can spot the difference between meat protein and vegetable protein in my muscles from off stage, which seems unlikely). But because my diet is something I've chosen for specific reasons, it's something that I definitely enjoy talking about. Not just to try and convince everyone that they're living wrong, but to spread awareness on a topic that I care about, that I don't think people are particularly as cognizant of these days as they could be. (Ever since the industrial revolution, we've gotten farther and farther removed from where our food comes from, and I'm not all "meat is murder," more like "torture is bad and worse than murder, murder is fine if it's done quickly to a thing that led a happy life," a little less catchy but more accurate for my purposes.) So, that's essentially how my vegan identity plays a role, but with punchlines. Comedy!

2. In recent months, I've learned that you, Carol Leifer, and Sarah Silverman are all vegetarian Jews. We've all heard the line about how Jews dominate show-biz, but is there a herbivorous heeb outbreak among comedians?
I'm told that Seinfeld is a vegetarian as well. And another good friend of mine, Zach Sherwin AKA MC Mr. Napkins, is also a hilarious comedian and vegan. We actually did an all-vegan comedy show with also friend/comedian/Jew Jamie Kilstein at the AltCom Festival last year. So, it appears that the answer is yes, if 6 people makes an outbreak. (Which doesn't seem far-fetched, because in the MOVIE "Outbreak," it only took one monkey.) It makes sense for Jews to be vegans, because if you're keeping kosher, what better way to avoid having dairy with meat than to avoid meat and dairy altogether? Sincerely, I've certainly come across way more meat-eaters than others in general, but maybe the scales are tipped more for comedians than for the general populace, because of the fact that the comedy business is most concentrated in NYC and LA, and my impression is that there's a higher proportion of vegetarian living going on in such places than in the mid-parts of the country, for example. So yes, if you want to make it in comedy, stop eating meat. (Worth a shot?) And not just comedy. As I understand it, three out of four Beatles were vegetarians, as well as a whole crapload of other celebrities these days. So, everyone on board? (Plus punchlines.)

3. I like the name "Myq" as an alternative to "Mike." Do you have any recommendations for nicknames that use the letters in "Michael"?
I'm not sure I understand this question completely. You don't generally make nicknames by just using various letters in a name. I know it might seem that way when people make "Meg" out of "Margaret," because those letters are all in there somewhere (and it's better than "Peg" for "Margaret," unless she's also a pirate), but it's fairly unconventional. If your name is Michael, it would be weird to go by "Ham." Or "Clam." Or "Heil." Those are all horrible examples of nicknames for a vegetarian or a Jew named Michael, especially. But they're all in there. So is "L'chaim," though. That's better. So, I don't know if I've answered this question the best I could, but I also don't know if you asked it the best you could. So I think we're even. And thank you.

4. When will Vegan Mind Meld be released, and when will your special appear on Comedy Central?
That's better! Good question, great phrasing, no confusion! Here we go, answer-time! The CD "Vegan Mind Meld," available for pre-order now at www.myqkaplan.com, will be released on April 27, and the special airs later that week, 11:30 p.m. on April 30. Thanks for watching and reading and finding me and my things with your computer, from here to my website to all your other Facebooks/Twitters/Myspaces/etc. Enjoy enjoyable things, thanks for interviewing me.

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I went into hospital today to have the saline-filled breast tissue expanders replaced with silicone breast implants.

The tissue expanders have been in for about 6 months - my plastic surgeon does not feel comfortable leaving the expanders in for longer in case they rupture.

The expanders are usually inserted during the same operation as the mastectomy if you choose immediate breast reconstruction.

The 2 pictures above show the expanders - the small circle on the side of my chest is the port used to fill them with saline.

Each month, my plastic surgeon injected saline solution through the expander ports on the sides of my chest, to slowly stretch my pectoral muscle.

They sit quite high up in the chest. The silicone implants will be a little smaller, sit a little lower and will look more natural.

The saline implants feel quite hard and bumpy -like they have 'corners'. This is not sore, it just does not look smooth.

The silicone breast implants should last about 20 years or longer.

My plastic surgeon is unsure of what the patch of 'psoriasis' or 'fungal infection' spot on my right breast, where my nipple was, is. He will biopsy the skin and send to lab for analysis. I find this area quite weird as all breast tissue and nipple has been removed. Is it my nipple trying to grow back in my morphic field??

I am finding the courses I am studying so interesting. The information contained in the course on anti-aging and preventative medicine is so over-due. I am learning about, amongst other topics, the endocrine system (body's hormonal system) and how to create balance using bio-indentical hormones, therapeutic doses of nutritional supplements, diet, lifestyle changes, therapies, etc.

I love that the move towards wanting to integrate alternative and complimentry therapies is coming from allopathic doctors for a change.The boudaries between the schools of medicine are starting to disolve and there is a move towards what is best for the person, regardless of the school of medicine.

The other course, on psycho-neuro immunology and neuro-linguistic programming, is also so fascinating and valuable. These subjects look at the mind's role in the creation of disease and healing.

I hope to see the information I am learning regarding breast cancer prevention, early detection and treatment options, integrate into the traditional medical breast health model in South Africa.

After the temporary saline implants have been removed, drains are inserted. These will be in for as long as it takes to drain a certain amount of fluid - I think this is about 25ml per day.

Luckily, I managed to do this overnight so my drains could be removed at lunch time the next day.

The last pic is the final product! - after the silicone implants had been inserted behind my pectoral muscles.

(Pic orientation: My head is at the bottom of the pic - you can tell because the scar where the silicone impant was inserted, is underneath the breast).

The silicone implants are a lot smoother than the saline implants although still quite swollen, and without the ports on the sides which is the main thing!

Yeah! I can now sleep-ish on my side again without waking up in pain because the port is pressing on a rib nerve.

Next year, I will go back to have nipples sewn on using skin from my bikini line. My plastic surgeon will sewn the 2 muscles, running length ways from my ribs to my pubic bone, back together again - they got separated while I was pregnant with our 2 girls. I now have a hernia down my midline - lovely! (this does not happen to everyone so still have kids!!)

During this operation, my plastic surgeon will also take fat from my bum area and inject it into where needed in my breast area, to fill out any dents. I just never thought my breasts would end up here!!

geneskirt said...

Heidi, just found your blog two days ago. I just want to express how excited I am to learn, share and grow with you. I should let you know I am going through the EXACT same diagnosis and process (some variables), almost to the day as you. We are parallel in our philosophies on health, healing and treatment. Just want to say a BIG THANKYOU for your time spent on this blog. Anxiously awaiting a new post. Yours in health- Eleanor

Sandy said...

I'm having this done also, I had breast cancer in 1999. Many bad reconstruction surgeries. I stopped trying to fix my breasts back in 2004 (I was so sick of the pain and doctor telling me of all the great stuff they were going to do to make me look better). In Aug 2009 - I was having alot of pain in my breast area, so I decided to try again and do the DIEP flap. Well, it failed. I do have a beautiful tummy tuck. I am very happy with my tummy...... nice. But, I have expanders in and some kind of shelf thing causing unbelievable PAIN. The expanders went in Sept 25th. Today is Oct 6th. Swelling, leaking blooding yuck from my incision. I'm eating pain pills day and night. Now I remember why I gave up on reconstrution. OMG !!!!
I see the Doctor tomorrow. I know there is no way I should be feeling this much pain 12 days after surgery just to put expanders in. Remember I am kind of an expert in recovering for breast surgeries. I will write again soon. My contact e-mail:

Shavonda Duarte said...

How are you now, Heidi? More than 3 years have passed since you posted about this, and I sincerely hope you’re doing well in life. Has your surgeon sewed your nipples on? I am sorry for the personal question. But I do hope all your succeeding operations after the one you posted about here have been successful. I also wish that you’ve fully overcome cancer, and that it will no longer haunt you for the rest of your life. And please continue your commitment to raising awareness about breast cancer and the benefits of preventing and identifying it early on. I’m sure you’re going to help a lot of women out there.

Shavonda Duarte

Marc Bryan said...

Breast cancer is really something that makes a woman’s heart very sad. My mom felt the same disappointment when she knew she had the same illness. The doctor tried to cure the cancer using drugs, unfortunately, she still ended up having her breast removed. It was only last year that she decided to get implants after reading a lot of blogs from cancer survivors like you. I just hope that you’re doing good like my mom and that you continue to treasure your life.

Marc Bryan

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