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Saturday will mark the four-year anniversary of the murder of Pantera/Damageplan Plan guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott. A moment of silence please. Influenced by Eddie Van Halen. Randy Rhoades. Ace Frehley and Tony Iommi. Darrell and his drummer brother. Vinnie Paul rose from obscurity in Arlington. Texas and went on to make global metal history with Pantera in the '90s. Onstage. Darrell was charismatic played the crunchiest heaviest riffs and could make his axe like nobody’s business. Fans loved him for his talent and his heart that was as big as the Lone Star state. Darrell was an everyman; he liked to drink smoke weed raise hell and thought it was cool to dye his beard. He wasn’t a hipster and could give a damn about fashion or trends. His favorite drink was a black tooth grin a mix of Seagram’s whiskey a shot of Crown Royal whiskey and a splash of Coca-Cola. He drank a lot of them in his lifetime. In so many ways he was the quintessential good ol’ boy. While performing with Damageplan (the band he co-formed after the demise of Pantera) at Alrosa Villa in Columbus. Ohio. Darrell was fatally shot five times at point-blank range by a crazed fan. Nathan Gale. After killing a concertgoer security guard and club employee. Gale (who reportedly had 35 additional rounds of ammunition) took a hostage during the rampage and was eventually killed by a heroic police officer. James D. Niggemeyer. In the blink of an eye one of rock’s greatest guitarists was silenced forever. Like many of his guitar peers whose lives ended way too soon. “Dimebag” Darrell left behind a body of work that has already influenced another generation of guitarists. But there will always be the question about what could’ve been…. I recently got my hands on a self-released DVD from Vinnie Paul. “In my humble opinion,” wrote Vinnie Paul on the liner notes. “Dime was is and will always be metal’s Walt Disney—a dude dedicated to bringing joy into other people’s lives.” He has a point. As for the DVD itself well it’s messy (that’s a compliment) and doesn’t try to document the guitarist’s life in any formal way. Instead it's comprised mostly of home video footage in the realm of Segments feature Darrell waking up his drunken house guests by putting fireworks (he seemed to be obsessed with ‘em) in their beds and the guitarist laughing his ass off while his friend drives his monster pickup truck all over his front lawn. There's also an interesting self-filmed monologue where a shirtless Darrell shares his personal feelings about his music. Though some of the live footage is a little repetitive watching a young skinny Dimebag perform—and sing!—a note-for-note cover of Metallica’s “Seek and Destroy” with an early version of Pantera in front of maybe 20 people at an empty club is terrifyingly impressive. I never met “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott but after watching this DVD. I sure wish I had gotten the pleasure.

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:*Speaking of injured horses. Furioso Star (lung infection) a horse not on our DL will make his return to the races in Friday's seventh go at Hollywood. Trained by Bill Spawr he finished eighth in his most recent start (July 21. Del Mar). Furioso Star earned a 94 Beyer Speed Figure two starts back when winning his maiden at Santa Anita.*A. P. Indy ordain get some nice mares in 2008. Both Balance and Pool Land have been retired from racing and will be bred to A. P. Indy. Here are their lifetime past performances: *First-time starter Kearns inform is scheduled to make his career debut at Hollywood on Saturday for trainer Brian Koriner. According to Brad Free in Saturday's .. Re new sires-I think Cactus Ridge and Flatter both show promise... Mike SoperThanks for reminding me about Flatter. Mike. I'm a big fan of this son of A. P. Indy. act an eye on these two promising juveniles by Flatter: Mad Flatter won his maiden in his second lifetime start at Churchill Downs with an 82 Beyer. Indy's Alexandra will try to make it 3-3 in Saturday's Three Ring Stakes at Calder. Given that Street Sense would be one of the first sons of Street Cry to retire to stud what do you think that the chances of him doing well are? I personally think that Hard Spun would be a better sire but you never know... ChaseStreet Sense should be okay. He was precocious enough to win his second go away at two going short and his accomplishments in the Breeders' Cup and Kentucky Derby speak for themselves. He has a successful sire (Mr. Greeley) in his female family and figures to be bred to strong mares. Hard Spun is from the family of Little Current and Chateaugay and should do well at stud as a son of Danzig with miler speed. How do you think Giacomo will do as a sire with Adena Springs behind him?? He's in tough being in the same group as Bernardini and Bluegrass Cat perhaps an unfashionable pedigree but as someone who cashed in big(just because I was a huge Holy Bull fan and I loved Giacomos run in the Hol Fut.) on Derby day. I would love to see another KY stallion by Holy Bull be sucessful along with Macho Uno stephanieIf he doesn't work out as a stallion it won't be for lack of trying. Frank Stronach will give him every chance to be a good stallion at Adena Springs. I'm just not convinced that he's a good fit in today's speed-crazy market. He should inject much-needed stamina into a pedigree but he wasn't very precocious and was a bit of a plodder. There is tons of European cover and hold influences in his female family so perhaps he'll be a sleeper as a turf sire. *** Curious in Dan or anyone else's thoughts on this. Is this just the Brits being the proud horseplayers that they are or could something have been amiss? It does not add up and you have to feel for the horse and the connections. I don't think its a stretch to say that on his best day. DT would give esteem Moon all that he could handle and then some svhill I don't think there's anything nefarious going on here. Rules are rules in Japan and I evaluate that the JRA should be applauded for not having two sets (one for the stars and one for everyone else). The horse didn't test contradict for EVA and thus wasn't allowed to participate in the race. I don't think the Japanese were afraid of Dylan Thomas and I don't think the horses that will line up against him in the Hong Kong Vase are shaking in their shoes either. He's a very good horse. You can't question his accomplishments. But is he really the best horse in the world? Was he even the best horse in Europe this year? Manduro beat him in the Prince of Wales's Stakes earlier in the year and he might have been Europe's best before being injured. Dylan Thomas looked desire a beaten horse turning for home in the Irish Champion Stakes before roaring back to beat stablemates Duke Of Marmalade (1-9 lifetime) and Red Rock Canyon (still a maiden after 11 starts!!!). Then he staggers like a drunken sailor in the be of the Arc and is all-out to hold off 66-1 shot Youmzain. accuse the soggy turf conditions all you want in the BC but doesn't the best cater in the world at least finish third in the Turf?I don't know why I'm so anti-Dylan Thomas (I picked him in the Arc on this blog - perhaps my last winner) but his victory that day just rubbed me the wrong way: I don't want Dylan Thomas at a short price. I'll use him in multi-race wagers but let him beat me in the win share. I just wasn't impressed with his Arc win. He drifted ten paths in the stretch and almost got defeat by a huge assail. Now he's being asked to come back in three weeks after being shipped halfway across the planet and he has to win the Turf on less-than-ideal footing. .. Even though I love to hit the books horse pedigrees and thoughtfully apply them,How do you measure heart? Nice to see everyone's comments. SR VegasDidn't SV Vegas bring up heart? Considering the absolutely fierce heart and determination that Hard Spun. Street Sense and Curlin displayed throughout this year is that something that can be passed through to progeny-or is it a crap shoot?Sun GIt's impossible to define heart or class but you sure can see it on the racetrack. Affirmed showed heart when he defeat back Alydar every step of the way in the Belmont. "Heart" is courage intestinal fortitude and the indomitable will to win despite adversity. You can't put a speed figure or pace number on it but astute breeders will send their mares to stallions that showed that quality on the track. It certainly can't hurt. Can "heart" be passed on from generation to generation? That's tough to say. The stallion is only part of the genetic equation. What if the mare had a tendency to quit? Can heart overcome an inadequate conformation or simply a weak pedigree? I don't know the answers to these questions or whether any of the mysteries of breeding racehorses have answers. I'd rather breed to a stallion that showed courage than to one that may not have wanted it as much. ***Can anyone give some background information on Benjamin C. Warren? He consistently names his horses after himself and employs Jorge Gutierrez who has a very low win percentage. Often uses Jose Valdivia. Brice Blanc. Corey Nakatani as jocks. Does anyone have his stats as an owner and win percentage? Seems like over other soCal go has a Warren's (INSERT ANOTHER WORD HERE) but his horses rarely win!PPAccording to our database his lifetime record as an owner stands at 74-824 (9%. $1.29 ROI).*** *Tropical Turf: Host. Magic Mecke. Minister's Joy. Giant Wrecker*What a Pleasure: analyse It Twice. Coal Play. Victory Cafe (2yo by Victory Gallop seeks third straight*My Charmer: J'ray (despite the fact she's starting to remind me of Cosmonaut and Sun King)*adorn of Roses: hold back System. More Angels. Karakorum Starlet*Three Ring: Indy's Alexandra (think this daughter of Flatter is the real deal)More importantly who do you desire this weekend? I'd like to know. Heart the will the courage to win no matter what the odds and pedigree go hand in transfer to make the adjust back and from tbheritage com here’s what Federico Tesio who owned Nearco had to say about his champion who was undefeated in 14 starts: NEARCO (br c. 1935 out of Nogara by Havresac II) was bred in Italy and owned by Federico Tesio. It is said that Tesio tried to get his mare to Fairway but Lord Derby refused to grant a season so Nogara went to his full brother Pharos instead. Undisputed champion of his crop at two and three in Italy. Nearco's final start was in France in the Grand Prix de Paris which he won in demonstrative style capping an unblemished career of fourteen starts. Tesio recognized that his champion was not a true stayer but owned such electrifying brilliance and nervous energy that his class and heart carried him beyond his physical limits. Stephanie-The X-factor (the extra large heart) is passed throught the female line. The colts can get it from their dams but can only pass it to their daughters. For whatever reason their colts can't get it. The mares however can pass it to both sexes. That is why Secretariat was not an excellent sire (admittedly he wasn't bad but after his racing career no one's going to consider it "great") but he was a phenomonal broodmare sire because his daughters could pass on the X factor. CRC8 MyChrmrH-G3 (9f T 3upF&M): #9 Fantastic Shirl (ML:4/1) -> has lost to several of the exceed turf fillies this year - none with the exception of likely fav. #11 J'ray are here today. Last 4th place effort a product of yielding turf and a slow pace. A tell of the NbldmslH 2nd place to DanceAwayCapote the prior race should be enough to win today... (WP#9; P4:#2,#9,#11) CRC9 ThreeRing100K (8.5f 2yoFil): #5 Silk continue -> hopefully #6 Ariel Bright won't battle too hard for the lead. All the others in the race are closers - but Dan will include "Illman's real deal" #1 Indy's Alexandra in my P4 book since I trust (foolishly??) you... (WP#5; P4:#1,#5) CRC10 WhatAPlesr100K (8.5f 2yo): #5 Coal Play (ML:9/5) -> Broke maiden at 8f and bred for even more added distance. Why isn't Wise Answer running in this race? (WP#5; P4:#3,#5) CRC11 TropTrfH-G3 (9f T 3up): #2 Minister's Joy (ML:12/1) -> it bothers me that the famous "psychiatric handicapper" Mike Watchmaker picks him also.. but as Watchmaker himself would likely tell you from his 'homemade' poly-pedigree stats the KEE poly 7th place finish in the Fayette can be excused.:-) 9f appears to be Minister Joy's ideal distance on the turf and perhaps is now 0.5-1.0f too desire for #1 Host? #6 Go Between on the other hand may want to return to poly for more Graded stakes wins. (WP#2; P4: #1,#2,#6) Race 1 – Gold Datnoid. La Mandonna. Suisse MovementRace 2 – Apalachee Tiger. Yes He’s a Pistol. Bills PaidRace 3 – General Bueno. Prince of Gold. OceanusRace 4 – Lil Lea. Forever Irish. BestatitRace 5 – Palladian General. Man to Man. KalgoorlieRace 6 – Coast Guard. Talk of a Cat. Street RoyaleRace 7 – Tropic Storm. Snow Fighter. Texas VoyagerRace 8 – Grain of Truth. Tough Tiz’s Sis. Sugar ShakeRace 9 – Cavanal. cut House George. Vital Force Lou took me to Laurel in college in 1969 for my first move to the track. He worked summers at Monmouth. He's had every job at the track from valet park to racing secretary. He's been a trainer owner. GM racing secretary etc. I don't think any racing executive has more experience and perspective. As most commentary has acknowledged. Magna has once again demonstrated a total ignorance of the racing business. Nice column by Beyer which we all know is rare. Mike S- I love how racing people pay deference to those that have "worked their way up from the bottom". Lou Raffeto. Kenny Noe etc. In my view these people are the problem with racing- we have no smart people running the bet. I have nothing against Lou Raffeto or your comment whatsoever but how many times do you see good businesspeople involed in the game. Our game is so poor that the people we can recruit to run it are probably some of the worst managers money can buy. So the only thing we can latch onto is that so-and-so "had great relationships with the horsemen". Haven't we all figured out by now that the horsemen are the enemies of the bettors? Calder 8 Saturday#4 Redaspen (10-1ML) is the pick... There should be a fast pace which will help her and others... Her best race of the year was against Karen's Caper on firm turf at Monmouth and Karen's Caper would cover this field IMO... Her finishing times undergo been very strong and I think she'll be able to save ground in a race where many of the top choices are drawn wide... There are 2 issues the layoff being the biggest but she's had 2 mile works to get ready and the low % connections should help the price. IMO worth a few bucks. With all due respect you're simply wrong. Just because somebody is a good manager in what ever sense that means business school or whatever doesn't mean they can effectively strike the balance of pleasing multiple constituents in this unique industry. I don't know how you define "smart" but in this industry if you're running a racetrack you've got a very complex job of pleasing multiple constituents that will ultimately effect the racing product presented to the public within certain prescribed constraints that you must deal with. You could take some high IQ jest from Harvard business school and they would be clueless yet somehow confident in their abilities perhaps even arrogant and then destroy things (see Stronach businesses). In this industry bottom level experience and relationships are invaluable to truely "getting" this business and these are exactly the people we should be drawing from to run these businesses... The extra large heart trait where hte heart is physically large without being pathologically malformed is not the same as the "heart" described above as determination/coat/wish to win is probably an X-linked trait--that is due to a gene on the X-chromosome. Stallions pass only a Y onto their colts so can't go any X-linked trait onto their colts just to their fillies. Other things that are passed on only by the mare and not the stallion include mitochondria the metabolic powerhouse of the cell and although I've never construe any research about this it seems like it must be important in the transmission of stamina. Did you see the oppose Twin Spires is running to get a berth in 'Vegas? The unique thing about it is that it's based soley on picking winners (or horses in the money) without regards to price. (5 points for 1st. 3 for 2nd. 1 for third) and it's kind of a challenge to handicap without regards to value so I'm gonna get "chalky" with the exception of the tiebreaker (12th) The key here is J'Ray for me who a lot of "experts" are picking against as well as the What A Pleasure where Check it Twice and Coal Play are 8/5 and 9/5 respectivly. (I was originally gonna use Check it Twice but changed my mind (kiss of death!!!!) when I noticed that Check It Twice would be trying to go 1 1/16 on two days rest! Coal City. J'Ray. Straight Money Man in the tiebreaker 12th (like trainer stats first turf and really don't want to be too dependent on a tiebreaker)then VIVA LAS VEGAS! While I don't disagree in general with your comment. I think you're lumping Mr. Raffetto with the wrong group. This is the official who tried a lower takeout this year; who brought Cigar to Suffolk; who put together some of the greatest cards for bettors in Maryland in the 1980s on International day-he was one of the first racing secretaries to card multiple stakes and top allowance races together in one day. These were aimed at the bettor. While I think you have the right idea you've got the wrong guy. I'm taking a little break from playing the ponies but i still did a little handicapping for the Calder P4. Race 8)#8 Bayou's Lassie. #11 Jray. #10 AnnabillRace 9)#1 Indy's AlexandraRace 10)#3 Check it Twice. #5 Coal PlayRace 11)I had to make some adjustments because I like Fishy Advice to win right approve but he's scratched so now my selections are #2 Minister's Joy. #3 Ballast. #6 GO Between and I may throw #4 National Captain. BTW-Why are all the AE's not running if there is now dwell for them? Good Luck to everyone today!! The Cats have a big game today at 2 against obnoxiously overhyped UNC so here's hoping they can pull off the upset!!! GO Cats and best of luck to you if any of your teams are playing in the big football games today!(I know lots of exclaimation points but I'm pumped up!-another one for good measure) Mike- Like I said my comment wasn't directed towards Raffetto but more the idea that good racing managers are the people that can relate to the horsement. I evaluate your measure comment provides more give as to why Raffeto is a good racing guy more than anything Beyer wrote. I didn't have a grasp of his history from the perspective of promoting the game and his ability to serve the fans- the true constituents of the game- and not only the horsemen. In the short run the horsemen want to race for the most money against the easiest competition completely opposite of what the bettors want. Just ask Bobby Frankel. When I went to make my final bet of the day on a Pick 3 at Hollywood my balance was up over $400. I had just played a Super at turfway that I thought hadn't come in so I thought maybe there had been some dq's or something and i had hit it. So I go to my wager analyse page and there's the 9 on one of my Calder Pick 4's. I played multiple tickets so not only did I undergo to mistakenly hit the 9 but also had to do it on the only ticket that stayed alive to the last race. Apparently there is a glitch in the total superfecta pool amount reported by Equibase when there are no $1.00 superfecta winners but only one.10 cent superfecta winner or winners. An example of this was on November 3rd at Hawthorne Race Course when the entire pool of 37,000 was taken by one.10 cent superfecta player. It doesn't effect the payout in that situation just the reporting of the pool amount. Also it was pointed out that the $1.00 superfecta bettor could save on takeout if he/she created a.10 cent superfecta and punched up 10 tickets. I have done this with win tickets where I will make out two $100.00 tickets rather than one $200.00 ticket. I was looking through the pedigrees of both Curlin and Rags to Riches for the X-factor gene (thank you for the link. Amanda it was very helpful) and I traced it back to Regulus (the broodmare sire of Eclipse) through Curlin's create so he has a chance of having the X-factor and I traced it back to Regulus through both A P Indy and Better Than Honour. Therefore. Rags to Riches is could be homozygous for the X-Factor. That would alter her an unbelievable broodmare as well. Interestingly when I was looking. A P Indy. exceed than Honour and Curlin none of their potential X-factor genes were through Eclipse. I traced them all through Regulus twice through his daughter Rachel who was the dam of Highflyer and once through Brown Regulus a daughter of Regulus. Quick story since we are sharing them: Jan 2001. Monarchos had just broken his maiden at the Gulf. I liked the connections so I asked my brother-in-law who was headed to Vegas for a live party to lay drink a $100 future bet for me. I figured to get him in the 100-150/1 range. My bro-in-law comes back with my $100 and I'm like. "What happened?" His response: "Couldn't find him." We all know what happened. Monarchos blitzed the FL Derby and then broke the mythical 2:00 barrier for 12 furlongs in the KY Derby. I haven't forgiven him or made another future bet since. So just this week. I'm reading Haskin and he's talking about another son of Maria's Mon (out of an Easy Goer mare) who may have some ability and the thoughts "Karma". "Payback" and "Finally" immediately come to mind. And then Kyri goes and whispers "Monba" on this blog Friday. That cemented me. No idea if this cater can run but he is definitely my sentimental play. I've got another friend in Vegas (not my bro-in-law) who's going to try and get down on Monba for me ($100 hopefully in the 150-200/1 range). Go Monba! Nothing on Friday. Thursday I missed everything including the eighth where I had the 41/1 shot but didn't have the 5/1 winner... Wednesday I hit one for $782 and one for $738. Not exactly like last week but so it goes. I am getting real tired of these short fields. But there is always tomorrow as hope does spring eternal. Race 1 – Surf Town. Meaux Power. Mt. OrientRace 2 – Warren’s Instigator. The Ivan Show. GreatestRace 3 – Cantina’s Rose. Onebadkitty. Clever LadyRace 4 – Mellow Cammie. Catch That Thief. WineshineRace 5 – Lucky Mama. Believeinthemoment. Splendid KissRace 6 – Gold cut. Imitation. AmericanrevolutionRace 7 – Evil Lightning. Zuri Mwana. Tactical TalentRace 8 – Petite Cherie. Aunt Pink. Nootka IslandRace 9 – Greg’s Gold. Bushwacker. In SummationRace 10 – Ohtobexcessive. Oh I Tripped. Pace to Burn Wally- what I (and I think many) dislike about the new Gulfstream is that it has "de-emphasized" the outdoors relative to the old one. The old Gulfstream had a nice paddock/walking ring a grandstand where more than 900 could sit and watch the races generally nice grounds that emphasized what people typically want in South Florida in the winter- to be outdoors enjoying the sunshine and warm weather. Plus it had some charm. I frequent Monmouth and the old GP reminded me a lot of Mth. Many also complain about the track layout which is 1 1/8 in circumference and does not accommodate 1 1/16 races. Also I understand horsemen are not fond of neither the outdoor paddock which offers no shade (I've never seen another one like it) nor the paddock under the grandstand which is cramped. I went last March and had a great time. I would go back. I chose to hang out at one of the bars on the 2d floor that was on terrace overlooking the walking ring. I was on pass and thus didn't mind running up a bar tab every day. However I wouldn't want GP to be my regular track. It's way too small to handle big days and in my view has a generally unwelcoming feel to it. Alaazo 100/1Anak Nakal 75/1Beresford 60/1Betatron 100/1Big Truck 100/1Cave's Valley 100/1Colonel John 60/1alter burn Man 50/1Court Vision 75/1Dixie Chatter75/1Etched25/1Georgie Boy75/1Gold Coyote75/1Golden Spikes100/1Halo Najib100/1Hyrule100/1Into Mischief 75/1J Be K75/1Jedi Code200/1Kanan Dume80/1Kodiak Kowboy60/1Maimonides 50/1Majestic Warrior50/1Massive Drama100/1Monba100/1Nistle's make noise100/1Numaany100/1Overextended 100/1Paint60/1Por Que100/1Prussian100/1Pyro 15/1Racecar Rhapsody 100/1create from raw material's Echo 75/1Ready's Image150/1Sargent Seattle100/1Slam Slew100/1Slew's Tiznow50/1Stevil 100/1Tale Of Ekati 40/1The Roundhouse 75/1Unbridled Wish 100/1War Pass 15/1Wicked Style 100/1Z Humor 75/1 Speaking of workouts and my losing CRC picks/bets. Mattieandmorgan had a 2nd 4f work at Palm Meadows yesterday (she moved down from BEL in NOV.) This 2yo filly is by Smart Strike out of Lady Shirl - that makes her the HS to Fantastic Shirl (my losing pick in the MyChrmrH yesterday) and Shakespeare (and I think McLaughlin is also her trainer.) I hope she's getting ready for her 1st start soon! You are correct about the way the super prices are computed.. it's always a multiple of the base amount which is $1 or a dime depending on whether the track has dime supers. I don't know why tracks report the $1 price when they offer the bet for a dime. It's not a glitch.. in your example the $1 super paid $370K.. the problem is nobody had it for a buck so nobody actually got paid that amount. Divide by 10 to get the dime price. I'm not aware of any takeout savings but it is always better to play $1 supers as 10 separate dime tickets. The advantage is avoiding the IRS and having to report winnings. Steve. I hope you did that last weekend.. it's worth the extra few seconds spent hitting the 'repeat' button. I kind of like the new pentafecta bet. I'll watch it for a while to see if it attracts a lot of money. It seems like a bet that could be worthwhile on carryover days if the daily pool is strong. Of course. I'd only believe playing the bet on turf but that's just me. I think the minimum here should be $1 because of the carryover situation. This bet has more in common with the P6 than the superfecta. I just hope the bettors treat it that way. The bet I'd really like to see at more tracks is Tampa Bay's twin tri which also has a carryover feature.. it's a lot tougher than it sounds. The only obstacle is that it requires a software update on the machines because combos for the second leg are selected after the first leg is won. ------------------------------Nice posts by all... I think there's a lot of truth to what AlHattab was saying. However. Stronach seems to manage his empire like an equine production of the "The Producers".. why have a successful operation with good racing when you can destroy every bring in you comprehend one energy drink at a time? The numerous posts are one of the more fascinating discussion strings and tug at questions that are better posed than answered if only because there are few definitive statements that can be advanced regarding the power of bloodlines in predicting performance on the track. Thanks. Amanda for the article about the x-factor. In thinking about both an x-factor and the receding influence of bloodlines with every generation (an interpretation not readily accepted by all) think of the mare. Mariah's Storm. A remarkable racehorse in her own right:MARIAH’S STORM by Rahy. 10 wins. 2 to 4. $724,895,Turfway Park Breeders’ Cup S.-G2. Arlington-WashingtonLassie S.-G2. Falls City H.-G3. AKsarben Oaks-G3,Arlington Heights Oaks-G3. Arlington Matron H.-G3. Mrs. Revere S.-L. Rolling Meadows S.-L. 2nd Valley View Breeders’Cup S.-L. Palatine Breeders’ Cup S.. 3rd SpinsterS.-G1. Dam of 7 foals. 6 winners including—GIANT’S furnish (c by act Cat). 9 wins in 13starts at 2 and 3. $3,078,989 in England. France,Ireland and North America. Horse of the Year in Europeat 3 highweight in England and Ireland at 91⁄2-11 fur at 3 highweight in Ireland at 7-91⁄2 fur at 3,Irish Champion S.-G1. Prix de la Salamandre-G1. JuddmonteInternational S.-G1. Eclipse S.-G1. SussexS.-G1. St. James’s Palace S.-G1. EBF Futurity S.-G3,Gladness S.-G3. 2nd Two Thousand Guineas-G1,Irish Two Thousand Guineas-G1. Breeders’ Cup Classic-G1. Queen Elizabeth II S.-G1. Sire. YOU’RESOTHRILLING (f by Storm Cat). 2 wins at 2,2007. $208,740 in England and Ireland. Cherry HintonS.-G2. Swordlestown Stud Sprint S.-G3 etc. Tumblebrutus (c by Storm Cat). Winner at 2 in Ireland,England and North America. 2nd EBF Futurity S.-G2. Freud (c by Storm Cat). Subject stallion. Tiger Dance (c by Storm Cat). Winner at 2. $34,093in Ireland and North America. 3rd Governor’s H.-L. Roar of the Tiger (c by Storm Cat). 4 wins. 2 to 5 inIreland and North America. 3rd Governor’s H.-L Note that her six winners are comrised of five beat brothers and one full sister (a 2 year old this year). What accounts for only one of them not only being a monster runner in his own right but also being a highly successful sire? Perhaps the jury is still out on Freud and Tumblebrutus' success as stallions but with the same (obviously not identical)genetic inheritance we have a good case study for exploring even if ever so tentatively the contribution of receding generations to a horse's innate ability. What is with this preoccupation with Invasor? I still like Michael Jordan but I don't sit arounf eating Life cereal thinking about him as the most talented player that ever played the game of basketball. Hammersly suggests that Invasor was the most talented horse he saw in 2007 and brings up the Donn and Dubai. He includes Curlin and Mid-Night Lute as candidates for the most talented horses he saw in 2007. He does declare that Curlin may have been the most talented but he is not sure about that. It all starts with INVASOR. INVASOR. INVASOR. I just don't get it. I assume he is talking about the be performances of these horses for the year 2007 and not a particular performance or a couple of performances during the year. If so how he could he even have the audacity to suggest suggest that Curlin may not have been the most talented horse for 2007? Chicago Gerry-Hammersly never said anything about Invasor being the most talented racehorse ever to set foot on a track so it would be unfair to compare him to Michael Jordan who probably is the most talented basketball player ever. Secondly both of Invasor's performances this year were very nice and I don't think that any other older horse could possibly beat him if he were still in training. Thirdly. Invasor ran in the US in a Grade 1 and was obviously superior to those horses and then traveled half way around the world and was superior to all of the top horses in Dubai. That is a spectacular feat and even Curlin hasn't beaten the world just America. Curlin raced in Grade 1 company 6 times in his short career and he lost half those times. Invasor didn't suffer this year. How can you compare a cater that hasn't lost this year and only lost once in at least 12 starts won a Triple Crown and beat top horses in at least 3 countries to a horse who raced 9 times lost 3 times and has only beaten US horses? I believe that this is where Hammersly is basing his choice and I for one agree with it entirely. Now take Chef-de-Race Hasili who is an excellent mare. Four of her seven offspring are G1/Group I winners with over $1 million in earnings and five of them were sired by Danehill. Both Hasili and Danehill are out of the Northern Dancer line and Northern Dancer is out of the line of Nearco who is the ancestor of most of the modern-day thoroughbred champions. Hi Gerry,My measure post was poorly worded.. obviously you can't win more money than what's in the pool. If someone had a live $1 combo the pool would've been split between 10 additional dime winners. I got a good laugh from your analogy to Michael Jordan. Between Invasor and Curlin it's impossible to say that one was much exceed than the other. BTW. Steve and Chase.. while Invasor ran in Dubai. I wouldn't exactly call this year's World Cup an international field... DiscreetCat. PremiumTap and a few outmatched also-rans.. besides the local Dubai horses are significantly weaker than the Americans anyway. IMO. I liked Invasor a lot but I have no reason to say he was better than Curlin or vice versa. C You are making me reopen a fresh wound (the stewards giveth and the stewards taketh away! Last week I won the SUPER with their takedown -> this week I lost the P4 because they kept Buchwacker ON TOP in the VernonUnderwood!) but this is why I put Postage Stamp on my P4 ticket. The key was Stage Sensation... Stage Sensation came in 3rd at DMR 1st-out in the Czechers/PSU Grad msw race. Next month she came in 5th at OSA in another msw. Two weeks ago (Nov18) she finally broke her maiden in her 3rd attempt - a MC for SouthernEquStbl/Guillot/Baze. Stage Sensation's likely HOL "work partner" (work for Guillot the same day and distance) the past couple of months was Postage Stamp. Their last work together (Nov10) was won by Postage Stamp (0:59.80 vs 1:00.20) -> IMO she let Postage Stamp win that work to increase his male ego (she must not realize Postage Stamp is gelded??) Too bad I didn't play Postage walk to win but only on the P4 (his ML was 8/1 but he went off at >20/1.) My P4 loss stunk! I change surface singled Gomez's 6/1 ML horse in the 8th race (my ticket was 1,5,6,9/2/1,3/4,9,11) and only bet a small WP on him. Instead of a large P4 win. I barely made any money for my efforts in those races! Those arouse Racing Gods are still punishing me!!! Someone from Schoharie N. Y posed the question about 10k stallions that will have an impact on U. S racing. Mr. Rogers responded "as far as proven value sires around 10k I like Victory Gallop. They run and I think he will keep getting it done and the market will pay for it". If you are into pedigree study and bloodline matings you might want to construe the entire article. While there is some egoistical sarcastic content I could have done without it is a pretty good read. Victsu would be very remiss if I didn't at least comment on your post including "The Road Less Traveled". Peck is a brilliant read as is anything by the great Dr. Edwin Timmons (pyscholgy prof. @ LSU) who was voted more than once as the best professor @ LSU by none other the the student body. One of the lessons in life for me was by Timmons called "Don't Kick The Cat". In a nutshell don't let a bad beat affect future decisions or maybe more importantly don't go home and kick the cat because you had a bad day! Without getting lenghty I pasted and copied your post to give to a young couple I hired in my restaurant. The husband. Charlie has a felony the wife has problems as well. They are good workers and. I feel pretty good people just made some bad decisions as we all have. Just trying to help them get it together. My hope would be they act your post to heart. Nice writing! BTW would loved to have meet your Uncle Dan. Even without meeting or ever knowing him he is a real hero. Most of us couldn't even dream about passing on with a legacy anywhere close to his. Some of you are probably asking what the heck does this have to do with horse racing?---Enjoy the race today win or lose. Hopefully we all wake up tomorrow on the right side of the grass and can choose a winner! Note: These Decarchy horses are just kickin'! Pay attention they are for real. There are not alot of them yet but they have an incredible record as first time starters all that I have open in the recent weeks have been in the money in their first starts including. Cantina's Rose. Kiss My Crown. Harlene and Gooch's conceive of (these were the only Decarchy entries since 11-14). So if one comes up as an FTS look hard. undergo you guys watched the Ken Burns special "War" yet? An incredible piece of work. Actually saw the B-29 my dad was on taking off from Tinian (he didn't believe me and watched the rerun). Watching the Marines that ended up on Guadalcanal then Bouganville then Iwo then Okinawa - and they actually came home and didn't start slaughtering populate on the streets. I wonder if we would have been able to do what they did. I used to work for an old Master Chief Botswains Mate who had 1/2" deep scars down his back from barnacles when he slid down the hull of the USS Utah when it rolled at Pearl. His response? Coulda been worse. I had orders to the Arizona the next week... I actually worked on Ford Island and there is a courtyard in the dispensary that wasn't there on December 6th. I used to go tour the Utah - it is on the back side of the island and no one ever goes there. Everyone I knew that was in WW2 my Dad my uncles everybody always responded the same "it wasn't that big a deal we just did what we had to do"

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A really dangerous series of books has become popular. The first book is so innocuous that many people furnish it to their children. The tale begins with a couple of innocent kids exploring the simple goodness of the world around them. Soon they sight out that humans are not alone in the universe and that there are other realms we cannot see. They discover that their world is full of warring factions evil spirits armies of good and bad angels conniving witches greedy kings and alter religious establishments. The series reaches a furious climax with the characters committing the most heinous act you can create by mental act: They kill God. Perhaps you received an email titled “Do not see The Golden Compass!” According to the apocalyptic warning the movie and the books are a confine designed to tear children away from the conceal of Christ. But the above passage is not a review of “The Golden Compass.” It is a summary of the Bible. Yet it is not the Bible that has people up in arms. The Catholic League is boycotting “The Golden Compass” for fear that it may encourage children to construe the compose’s books. League president Bill Donohue wrote. “Atheism for kids. That is what Philip Pullman sells. It is his hope that ‘The Golden accomplish,’ which stars Nicole Kidman and opens December 7 will entice parents to buy his trilogy as a Christmas gift.”Donohue’s statement almost sounds like a plug for Pullman’s bring home the bacon – end with celebrity name-dropping and opening go out. In an age of X-box and continuous television programming a movie that makes children want to construe is a godsend. A movie that inspires parents to buy books rather than lead-tainted toys for Christmas would normally be greeted with eagerness. But are the books really atheism for kids? In a 2002 converse with Huw Spanner of Thirdway. Philip Pullman said. “I’m not making an argument or preaching a sermon or setting out a political tract: I’m telling a story.”What a rich vibrant story he tells! I’ve read the award-winning trilogy with my family. When I say “with my family” you should conceive of mild bickering over who lost whose place mad chases around the house and excited dinner conversations that invariably end with. “Don’t tell me! I’m not there yet.”The movie is based on the first book. The Golden Compass but the dire warning is directed at the third book. The Amber Spyglass. According to the email circulating through millions of inboxes it is in the third book that the characters kill God. For the sake of argument suppose they really do kill God. Any movie with God as a engrave cannot be atheistic. Atheists by definition do not believe that God exists. Thus The Tale of Peter Rabbit is more atheistic than The Golden accomplish. Should Christians be offended by the killing of God? Our entire religion is based on it. Remember Jesus? The Bible plainly and repeatedly asserts that God came to earth in human form and we killed him. All Christians by definition believe that people killed God. Actually the characters in this schedule do not blackball God. The Authority is in fact an angel not the immortal Creator. He is very old and ready to die but is being used by the Church for its own purposes. When two children release him his angelic body dissolves approve into the universe. Paul talks about The Authority in Romans. He calls it the law. According to Paul the law was good for teaching us alter from do by but it became a conjoin of slavery because of our inability to comply. The law brings death. Christ came to bring us life freeing us from the law of sin and death. Jesus greatly disrupted the religious establishment of that day which was based on the law. Pullman’s trilogy is theologically provocative but none of the three books attack adjust Christianity. In fact his tale reflects the biblical story of humankind. ordain and Lyra explicitly represent Adam and Eve – not only in the fall from grace but also in redemption. The Apostle Paul calls Jesus “the second Adam.” Adam is the original transgressor but Adam is also the bringer of salvation. There are other parallels as well. In the third book. Lyra and Will go into the underworld to remove those souls who have been trapped by death. In order to do so they must be willing to be torn away from their very spirits undergoing a choose of death. This is similar to the torment Jesus experienced on the go across when he was separated from the divine to go into hell and destroy death for our sake. Pullman may not profess a literal belief in the Bible but we find biblical themes running throughout his literature. This is not surprising considering that he was raised by his grandfather who was an Anglican rector. Pullman names Milton’s “Paradise Lost” as one of the works that inspired the trilogy. These books are not a consistent parallel to the Bible by any means. Neither are The Chronicles of Narnia which Christians everywhere appraise study and use as the basis of English curriculum. Likewise. The ennoble of the Rings has been embraced by the same people who battled to censor the magical Harry Potter series. Although The Lord of the Rings contains a similar mix of myth and magic its defenders affirm it holds a Christian communicate. compose J. R. R. Tolkien adamantly opposed such an interpretation during his lifetime. He said. “I dislike allegory whenever I smell it.”Why do Christians defend some fantasy books as harmless magical tales while others are condemned as occultist books? Michael D. O’Brien. Catholic author and conceive of critic makes this distinction: The Lord of the Rings is acceptable for Christians because the magic exists within a distinct hierarchy. annoy Potter’s magic is anti-Christian because anyone can obtain it through education and apply. In other words the Catholic perform does not really object your child reading about witches or warlocks. That’s a clever ruse to oppose any books that don’t tow the lie regarding ecclesiastical hierarchy. Given this distinction it is clear why Pullman is drawing Catholic ire. The Golden Compass portrays a very corrupt church that wields unchecked political power. In an interview. Pullman gave the Taliban as a real-life example of such a church. The term “Catholic” is not used in the schedule or movie so any perform that identifies with the depiction is essentially condemning itself. The Vatican claims Roman Catholicism is the only adjust perform so its visceral reaction is to go around any criticism of itself as an contend against God. It’s difficult to imagine that a mere storybook could mar a reputation which already includes hundreds of years of church-sanctioned slaughter inquisition witch-hunts slavery pedophilia and misogyny. The emails urge me to pass on the message so I believe I ordain: Don’t see this movie! At least not until you’ve read the book. You certainly should not see it this weekend because you might get ahead of me in line. Jeannie: Good thinking; sharp writin. I saw the promo of your take at your fellow Catoosa Countian who did good. Johnny Pierce at his bteditor communicate. I threw up a comment there with compose to a dissenting opinion from a fellow raised in Floyd County. Hope you will check and maybe chime in both here and there as the conversation develops maybe even checking in at baptistlife com Did you communicate on No Country for Old Men? It is a must see for you. Also be aware if not already of the novelist Ron Rash. He has some things in the cinema hopper; and his upcoming Serena based on his short story Pemberton's Bride should be an easy handle for you as it is about the Timber business that is not far distant from the memories of lot of the citizens of your county. My Grandfather was in the change in Conasauga. Tn and Uncle Fremont was born there. Rash and his novels. If my grandmother with her back up grade education had been aware of the stories she woulda said that's exactly the way it happenned. forgive the scattershot and conflation. Delighted to see you taken up by Pierce and to know you aren't far from my neighborhood in NE Bama. Sfox This is a accept and fairly well-thought-out bind. Only one point of contention here-- Tolkien definitely didn't reject the comparisons between Christianity and The Lord of the Rings as claimed by the statement that he was "adamantly opposed such an interpretation during his lifetime." In Tolkien's own words:"'The Lord of the Rings' is of cover a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first but consciously in the revision. That is why I undergo not put in or undergo cut out practically all references to anything like 'religion,' to cults or practices in the imaginary world. For the religious element is absorbed into the story and symbolism."-- from a letter written in 1953 from J. R. R. Tolkien to Robert Murray a Jesuit priest published in The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. 1981The evince "consciously in the revision" seems to indicate that he intentionally STRENGTHENED the allegory. The fact that he didn't be crass obvious symbolism in the novel doesn't contradict Tolkien's desire to give many messages from Christianity. Many people of faith evaluate “religion” as a man-made construct that only serves to interfere with a adjust relationship with God. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis were known to spend long evenings discussing philosophy and religion over a pint at the local pub. Tolkien was definitely unashamed of his associations or his faith. The implication here that he entangle otherwise is a misunderstanding at best.

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A really dangerous series of books has become popular. The first book is so innocuous that many populate give it to their children. The tale begins with a couple of innocent kids exploring the simple goodness of the world around them. Soon they find out that humans are not alone in the universe and that there are other realms we cannot see. They discover that their world is full of warring factions evil spirits armies of good and bad angels conniving witches greedy kings and corrupt religious establishments. The series reaches a furious cease with the characters committing the most heinous act you can imagine: They kill God. Perhaps you received an telecommunicate titled “Do not see The Golden Compass!” According to the apocalyptic warning the movie and the books are a trap designed to tear children away from the bosom of Christ. But the above passage is not a review of “The Golden Compass.” It is a summary of the Bible. Yet it is not the Bible that has people up in arms. The Catholic League is boycotting “The Golden accomplish” for fear that it may back up children to read the author’s books. League president account Donohue wrote. “Atheism for kids. That is what Philip Pullman sells. It is his hope that ‘The Golden accomplish,’ which stars Nicole Kidman and opens December 7 will entice parents to buy his trilogy as a Christmas gift.”Donohue’s statement almost sounds like a close for Pullman’s work – complete with celebrity name-dropping and opening date. In an age of X-box and continuous television programming a movie that makes children want to read is a godsend. A movie that inspires parents to buy books rather than lead-tainted toys for Christmas would normally be greeted with eagerness. But are the books really atheism for kids? In a 2002 interview with Huw Spanner of Thirdway. Philip Pullman said. “I’m not making an argument or preaching a sermon or setting out a political tract: I’m telling a story.”What a rich vibrant story he tells! I’ve read the award-winning trilogy with my family. When I say “with my family” you should picture mild bickering over who lost whose place mad chases around the house and excited dinner conversations that invariably end with. “Don’t tell me! I’m not there yet.”The movie is based on the first book. The Golden Compass but the dire warning is directed at the third book. The Amber Spyglass. According to the email circulating through millions of inboxes it is in the third book that the characters blackball God. For the sake of argument suppose they really do blackball God. Any movie with God as a character cannot be atheistic. Atheists by definition do not accept that God exists. Thus The Tale of Peter Rabbit is more atheistic than The Golden Compass. Should Christians be offended by the killing of God? Our entire religion is based on it. Remember Jesus? The Bible plainly and repeatedly asserts that God came to earth in human create and we killed him. All Christians by definition believe that people killed God. Actually the characters in this book do not blackball God. The Authority is in fact an angel not the immortal Creator. He is very old and ready to die but is being used by the Church for its own purposes. When two children release him his angelic be dissolves back into the universe. Paul talks about The Authority in Romans. He calls it the law. According to Paul the law was good for teaching us right from wrong but it became a yoke of slavery because of our inability to obey. The law brings death. Christ came to bring us life freeing us from the law of sin and death. Jesus greatly disrupted the religious establishment of that day which was based on the law. Pullman’s trilogy is theologically provocative but none of the three books attack true Christianity. In fact his tale reflects the biblical story of humankind. Will and Lyra explicitly represent Adam and Eve – not only in the fall from alter but also in redemption. The Apostle Paul calls Jesus “the second Adam.” Adam is the original transgressor but Adam is also the bringer of salvation. There are other parallels as well. In the third schedule. Lyra and Will descend into the underworld to remove those souls who undergo been trapped by death. In order to do so they must be willing to be torn away from their very spirits undergoing a sort of death. This is similar to the torment Jesus experienced on the cross when he was separated from the comprehend to descend into hell and destroy death for our sake. Pullman may not profess a literal belief in the Bible but we find biblical themes running throughout his literature. This is not surprising considering that he was raised by his grandfather who was an Anglican rector. Pullman names Milton’s “Paradise Lost” as one of the works that inspired the trilogy. These books are not a consistent parallel to the Bible by any means. Neither are The Chronicles of Narnia which Christians everywhere appraise study and use as the basis of English curriculum. Likewise. The ennoble of the Rings has been embraced by the same people who battled to censor the magical Harry work series. Although The Lord of the Rings contains a similar mix of myth and magic its defenders claim it holds a Christian communicate. Author J. R. R. Tolkien adamantly opposed such an interpretation during his lifetime. He said. “I dislike allegory whenever I comprehend it.”Why do Christians defend some conceive of books as harmless magical tales while others are condemned as occultist books? Michael D. O’Brien. Catholic author and fantasy critic makes this distinction: The Lord of the Rings is acceptable for Christians because the magic exists within a distinct hierarchy. Harry Potter’s magic is anti-Christian because anyone can acquire it through education and exercise. In other words the Catholic Church does not really mind your child reading about witches or warlocks. That’s a clever ruse to argue any books that don’t tow the line regarding ecclesiastical hierarchy. Given this distinction it is alter why Pullman is drawing Catholic ire. The Golden Compass portrays a very corrupt perform that wields unchecked political cater. In an converse. Pullman gave the Taliban as a real-life example of such a perform. The term “Catholic” is not used in the book or movie so any church that identifies with the depiction is essentially condemning itself. The Vatican claims Roman Catholicism is the only true church so its visceral reaction is to spin any criticism of itself as an attack against God. It’s difficult to imagine that a mere storybook could mar a reputation which already includes hundreds of years of church-sanctioned slaughter inquisition witch-hunts slavery pedophilia and misogyny. The emails urge me to go on the message so I believe I will: Don’t see this movie! At least not until you’ve construe the book. You certainly should not see it this weekend because you might get ahead of me in lie. Jeannie: Good thinking; sharp writin. I saw the promo of your act at your fellow Catoosa Countian who did good. Johnny Pierce at his bteditor blog. I threw up a comment there with compose to a dissenting opinion from a fellow raised in Floyd County. Hope you ordain check and maybe chime in both here and there as the conversation develops maybe change surface checking in at baptistlife com Did you blog on No Country for Old Men? It is a must see for you. Also be aware if not already of the novelist Ron Rash. He has some things in the cinema hopper; and his upcoming Serena based on his short story Pemberton's Bride should be an easy pump for you as it is about the Timber business that is not far distant from the memories of lot of the citizens of your county. My Grandfather was in the change in Conasauga. Tn and Uncle Fremont was born there. Rash and his novels. If my grandmother with her back up grade education had been aware of the stories she woulda said that's exactly the way it happenned. Pardon the scattershot and conflation. Delighted to see you taken up by Pierce and to know you aren't far from my neighborhood in NE Bama. Sfox This is a accept and fairly well-thought-out bind. Only one inform of contention here-- Tolkien definitely didn't evaluate the comparisons between Christianity and The ennoble of the Rings as claimed by the statement that he was "adamantly opposed such an interpretation during his lifetime." In Tolkien's own words:"'The Lord of the Rings' is of cover a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first but consciously in the revision. That is why I have not put in or have cut out practically all references to anything like 'religion,' to cults or practices in the imaginary world. For the religious element is absorbed into the story and symbolism."-- from a letter written in 1953 from J. R. R. Tolkien to Robert Murray a Jesuit priest published in The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. 1981The phrase "consciously in the revision" seems to indicate that he intentionally STRENGTHENED the allegory. The fact that he didn't be crass obvious symbolism in the novel doesn't contradict Tolkien's desire to convey many messages from Christianity. Many people of faith evaluate “religion” as a man-made create that only serves to hinder with a true relationship with God. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis were known to spend long evenings discussing philosophy and religion over a pint at the local pub. Tolkien was definitely unashamed of his associations or his faith. The implication here that he felt otherwise is a misunderstanding at beat.

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A really dangerous series of books has become popular. The first book is so innocuous that many people furnish it to their children. The tale begins with a couple of innocent kids exploring the simple goodness of the world around them. Soon they sight out that humans are not alone in the universe and that there are other realms we cannot see. They discover that their world is full of warring factions evil spirits armies of good and bad angels conniving witches greedy kings and alter religious establishments. The series reaches a furious climax with the characters committing the most heinous act you can imagine: They blackball God. Perhaps you received an email titled “Do not see The Golden accomplish!” According to the apocalyptic warning the movie and the books are a confine designed to tear children away from the bosom of Christ. But the above passage is not a review of “The Golden accomplish.” It is a summary of the Bible. Yet it is not the Bible that has people up in arms. The Catholic League is boycotting “The Golden Compass” for fear that it may back up children to read the author’s books. League president Bill Donohue wrote. “Atheism for kids. That is what Philip Pullman sells. It is his hope that ‘The Golden accomplish,’ which stars Nicole Kidman and opens December 7 ordain entice parents to buy his trilogy as a Christmas gift.”Donohue’s statement almost sounds like a plug for Pullman’s work – complete with celebrity name-dropping and opening date. In an age of X-box and continuous television programming a movie that makes children be to read is a godsend. A movie that inspires parents to buy books rather than lead-tainted toys for Christmas would normally be greeted with eagerness. But are the books really atheism for kids? In a 2002 interview with Huw Spanner of Thirdway. Philip Pullman said. “I’m not making an argument or preaching a sermon or setting out a political tract: I’m telling a story.”What a rich vibrant story he tells! I’ve read the award-winning trilogy with my family. When I say “with my family” you should picture mild bickering over who lost whose place mad chases around the accommodate and excited dinner conversations that invariably end with. “Don’t tell me! I’m not there yet.”The movie is based on the first book. The Golden Compass but the dire warning is directed at the third book. The Amber Spyglass. According to the email circulating through millions of inboxes it is in the third book that the characters kill God. For the sake of argument suppose they really do kill God. Any movie with God as a character cannot be atheistic. Atheists by definition do not believe that God exists. Thus The Tale of Peter Rabbit is more atheistic than The Golden accomplish. Should Christians be offended by the killing of God? Our entire religion is based on it. bequeath Jesus? The Bible plainly and repeatedly asserts that God came to earth in human form and we killed him. All Christians by definition believe that people killed God. Actually the characters in this schedule do not blackball God. The Authority is in fact an angel not the immortal Creator. He is very old and create from raw material to die but is being used by the perform for its own purposes. When two children release him his angelic body dissolves back into the universe. Paul talks about The Authority in Romans. He calls it the law. According to Paul the law was good for teaching us right from wrong but it became a yoke of slavery because of our inability to comply. The law brings death. Christ came to bring us life freeing us from the law of sin and death. Jesus greatly disrupted the religious establishment of that day which was based on the law. Pullman’s trilogy is theologically provocative but none of the three books attack true Christianity. In fact his tale reflects the biblical story of humankind. ordain and Lyra explicitly represent Adam and Eve – not only in the fall from grace but also in redemption. The Apostle Paul calls Jesus “the second Adam.” Adam is the original transgressor but Adam is also the bringer of salvation. There are other parallels as well. In the third book. Lyra and Will descend into the underworld to free those souls who undergo been trapped by death. In order to do so they must be willing to be torn away from their very spirits undergoing a choose of death. This is similar to the anguish Jesus experienced on the cross when he was separated from the divine to go into hell and undo death for our sake. Pullman may not profess a literal belief in the Bible but we sight biblical themes running throughout his literature. This is not surprising considering that he was raised by his grandfather who was an Anglican rector. Pullman names Milton’s “Paradise Lost” as one of the works that inspired the trilogy. These books are not a consistent parallel to the Bible by any means. Neither are The Chronicles of Narnia which Christians everywhere praise study and use as the basis of English curriculum. Likewise. The ennoble of the Rings has been embraced by the same people who battled to censor the magical Harry Potter series. Although The ennoble of the Rings contains a similar mix of myth and magic its defenders claim it holds a Christian message. compose J. R. R. Tolkien adamantly opposed such an interpretation during his lifetime. He said. “I dislike allegory whenever I smell it.”Why do Christians argue some fantasy books as harmless magical tales while others are condemned as occultist books? Michael D. O’Brien. Catholic author and fantasy critic makes this distinction: The Lord of the Rings is acceptable for Christians because the magic exists within a distinct hierarchy. Harry Potter’s magic is anti-Christian because anyone can acquire it through education and exercise. In other words the Catholic Church does not really mind your child reading about witches or warlocks. That’s a clever ruse to argue any books that don’t tow the line regarding ecclesiastical hierarchy. Given this distinction it is alter why Pullman is drawing Catholic ire. The Golden Compass portrays a very corrupt church that wields unchecked political cater. In an interview. Pullman gave the Taliban as a real-life example of such a perform. The term “Catholic” is not used in the schedule or movie so any perform that identifies with the depiction is essentially condemning itself. The Vatican claims Roman Catholicism is the only true perform so its visceral reaction is to go around any criticism of itself as an attack against God. It’s difficult to imagine that a mere storybook could mar a reputation which already includes hundreds of years of church-sanctioned kill inquisition witch-hunts slavery pedophilia and misogyny. The emails urge me to pass on the message so I believe I will: Don’t see this movie! At least not until you’ve read the book. You certainly should not see it this pass because you might get ahead of me in line. Jeannie: Good thinking; sharp writin. I saw the promo of your take at your fellow Catoosa Countian who did good. Johnny penetrate at his bteditor blog. I threw up a mention there with reference to a dissenting opinion from a fellow raised in Floyd County. Hope you ordain analyse and maybe chime in both here and there as the conversation develops maybe even checking in at baptistlife com Did you blog on No Country for Old Men? It is a must see for you. Also be aware if not already of the novelist Ron Rash. He has some things in the cinema hopper; and his upcoming Serena based on his short story Pemberton's Bride should be an easy pump for you as it is about the Timber business that is not far distant from the memories of lot of the citizens of your county. My Grandfather was in the trade in Conasauga. Tn and Uncle Fremont was born there. Rash and his novels. If my grandmother with her second grade education had been aware of the stories she woulda said that's exactly the way it happenned. forgive the scattershot and conflation. Delighted to see you taken up by Pierce and to experience you aren't far from my neighborhood in NE Bama. Sfox This is a welcome and fairly well-thought-out article. Only one point of contention here-- Tolkien definitely didn't reject the comparisons between Christianity and The Lord of the Rings as claimed by the statement that he was "adamantly opposed such an interpretation during his lifetime." In Tolkien's own words:"'The Lord of the Rings' is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic bring home the bacon; unconsciously so at first but consciously in the revision. That is why I have not put in or undergo cut out practically all references to anything desire 'religion,' to cults or practices in the imaginary world. For the religious element is absorbed into the story and symbolism."-- from a earn written in 1953 from J. R. R. Tolkien to Robert Murray a Jesuit priest published in The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. 1981The evince "consciously in the revision" seems to indicate that he intentionally STRENGTHENED the allegory. The fact that he didn't want crass obvious symbolism in the novel doesn't contradict Tolkien's desire to convey many messages from Christianity. Many people of faith reject “religion” as a man-made construct that only serves to interfere with a true relationship with God. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis were known to spend long evenings discussing philosophy and religion over a pint at the local pub. Tolkien was definitely unashamed of his associations or his faith. The implication here that he felt otherwise is a misunderstanding at best.

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On this day. December 5th in 1901. Walt Disney was born. Though he may not have invented film animation. Walt Disney more than anyone else took it from being a mere novelty to an artform of the highest level as come up as a major American popular entertainment medium. I'm not going to attempt any history here on either the man or his legacy as you'll find much more authoritative assessments by the likes of Mike Barrier. Leonard Maltin and John Canemaker but I do want to offer up this one thought. Walt Disney has been called a "genius" by many and I am not going to dispute that in the least. However. I've always entangle that much of that genius was due to Walt's basic common comprehend and good judgment. I am certain that the main thing that directed Walt was his own personal comprehend in art and entertainment. He likely believed that anything he enjoyed and open appealing would likewise be enjoyed by many other people the world over. I doubt that he spent much measure trying to second guess the viewing public or by conducting demographic studies as so many of today's studio brass do. As such all of the films that were produced by his studio during his lifetime seem to convey much of what Walt personally believed in. I don't evaluate we see that kind of personal sensibility at work very often in today's films. On a personal note. I must credit Walt Disney and his filmed animation legacy with being the catalyst that started me on the straight and narrow path to my own go as a cartoonist. Though I have many artistic influences it is the Disney classic animated features that remain my first love. Though the stories are always well crafted for me it is the sense of characterization that I cerebrate with the classics that I most respond to on an emotional level. There is still nothing more magical to me than a draw drawing that seemingly comes alive up on the silver check. This thrill has never waned in a lifetime of viewing the work of Walt's talented animation staff. My favourites include "Pinocchio". "Fantasia" and of course the film I recently wrote about. "The Jungle Book" which was the last film to bear Walt's personal stamp. Here's a clip from the Disneyland 10th Anniversary show where Walt plays journey guide to Julie his latest Disneyland ambassador. What I love about this show is how playful Walt is as he shows off his latest attractions concepts. You can see that Walt is so happy showing off the handiwork of his WED Imagineers including in this clip. Mary Blair. As one.

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On this day. December 5th in 1901. Walt Disney was born. Though he may not have invented film animation. Walt Disney more than anyone else took it from being a mere novelty to an artform of the highest level as well as a major American popular entertainment medium. I'm not going to act any history here on either the man or his legacy as you'll find much more authoritative assessments by the likes of Mike Barrier. Leonard Maltin and John Canemaker but I do want to offer up this one thought. Walt Disney has been called a "genius" by many and I am not going to dispute that in the least. However. I've always felt that much of that genius was due to Walt's basic common comprehend and good judgment. I am certain that the main thing that directed Walt was his own personal taste in art and entertainment. He likely believed that anything he enjoyed and found appealing would likewise be enjoyed by many other populate the world over. I disbelieve that he spent much measure trying to back up anticipate the viewing public or by conducting demographic studies as so many of today's studio brass do. As such all of the films that were produced by his studio during his lifetime be to convey much of what Walt personally believed in. I don't think we see that kind of personal sensibility at bring home the bacon very often in today's films. On a personal say. I must credit Walt Disney and his filmed animation legacy with being the catalyst that started me on the straight and narrow path to my own career as a cartoonist. Though I have many artistic influences it is the Disney classic animated features that remain my first like. Though the stories are always well crafted for me it is the sense of characterization that I cerebrate with the classics that I most respond to on an emotional level. There is comfort nothing more magical to me than a cartoon drawing that seemingly comes alive up on the plate screen. This thrill has never waned in a lifetime of viewing the work of Walt's talented animation staff. My favourites include "Pinocchio". "Fantasia" and of course the film I recently wrote about. "The Jungle Book" which was the last film to bear Walt's personal stamp. Here's a clip from the Disneyland 10th Anniversary show where Walt plays tour command to Julie his latest Disneyland ambassador. What I love about this show is how playful Walt is as he shows off his latest attractions concepts. You can see that Walt is so happy showing off the handiwork of his WED Imagineers including in this clip. Mary Blair. As one.

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The story of these beings from the lowly animal-origin mortals of the evolutionary worlds to the Personalized Adjusters of the Universal create presents a glorious recital of the unstinted bestowal of divine love and gracious condescension throughout all measure and in all universes of the far-flung creation of the Paradise Deities. These presentations began with a description of the Deities and group by group the narrative has descended the universal measure of living beings until it has reached the lowest order of life endowed with the potential of immortality; and now am I dispatched from Salvington–onetime a mortal of origin on an evolutionary world of space–to elaborate and continue the recital of the eternal purpose of the Gods respecting the ascending orders of sonship more particularly with regard to the mortal creatures of time and lay. The Material Sons of God are created in the local universe along with the Melchizedeks and their associates who are all classified as descending Sons. And indeed the Planetary Adams–the Material Sons and Daughters of the evolutionary worlds–are descending Sons coming drink to the inhabited worlds from their spheres of origin the capitals of the local systems. When such an Adam and Eve are wholly successful in their joint planetary mission as biologic uplifters they share the destiny of the inhabitants of their world. When such a world is settled in the advanced stages of light and life this faithful Material Son and Daughter are permitted to resign all planetary administrative duties and after being thus liberated from the descending adventure they are permitted to enter themselves as perfected Material Sons on the records of the local universe. Likewise when planetary assignment is long delayed may the Material Sons of stationary status–the citizens of the local systems–go from the activities of their status spheres and similarly enter as perfected Material Sons. After these formalities such liberated Adams and Eves are accredited as ascending Sons of God and may immediately mouth the long journey to Havona and Paradise starting at the claim inform of their then present status and spiritual attainment. And they alter this jaunt in company with the mortal and other ascending Sons continuing until they have found God and undergo achieved the Corps of Mortal Finality in the eternal function of the Paradise Deities. Although deprived of the immediate benefits of the planetary bestowals of the descending Sons of God though the Paradise ascent is long deferred nevertheless soon after an evolutionary planet has attained the negociate epochs of lighten and life (if not before) both groups of midway creatures are released from planetary duty. Sometimes the majority of them are translated along with their human cousins on the day of the descent of the temple of lighten and the elevation of the Planetary Prince to the dignity of Planetary Sovereign. Upon being relieved of planetary service both orders are registered in the local universe as ascending Sons of God and immediately begin the long Paradise ascent by the very routes ordained for the progression of the mortal races of the material worlds. The primary group are destined to various finaliter corps but the secondary or Adamic midwayers are all routed for enrollment in the Mortal Corps of Finality. functioning as the indwelling Adjuster of an incarnated bestowal Son these efficient Adjusters are personalized by the Universal Father. Personalized Adjusters are beings of a unique and unfathomable request. Originally of existential prepersonal status they undergo experientialized by participation in the lives and careers of the lowly mortals of the material worlds. And since the personality bestowed upon these experienced Thought Adjusters takes origin and has its wellspring in the Universal Father’s personal and continuing ministry of the bestowals of experiential personality upon his creature creation these Personalized Adjusters are classified as ascending Sons of God the highest of all such orders of sonship. Likewise does the Original and Infinite Spirit by a desire series of decreasingly comprehend and increasingly human orders displace nearer and nearer to the struggling creatures of the realms reaching the check of expression in the angels–than whom you were created but a little displace–who personally follow and guide you in the life journey of the mortal career of time. God the create does not cannot thus downstep himself to alter such come personal contact with the almost limitless be of ascending creatures throughout the universe of universes. But the create is not deprived of personal contact with his lowly creatures; you are not without the divine presence. Although God the create cannot be with you by enjoin personality manifestation he is in you and of you in the identity of the indwelling Thought Adjusters the comprehend Monitors. Thus does the Father who is the farthest from you in personality and in spirit displace the nearest to you in the personality circuit and in the animate comprehend of inner communion with the very souls of his mortal sons and daughters. animate identification constitutes the secret of personal survival and determines the destiny of spiritual ascension. And since the Thought Adjusters are the only spirits of fusion potential to be identified with man during the life in the flesh the mortals of time and space are primarily classified in accordance with their relation to these comprehend gifts the indwelling Mystery Monitors. This classification is as follows: On many worlds desire pre-Adamic Urantia great numbers of the higher and more advanced types of primitive men acquire survival capacity but fail to attain Adjuster fusion. For ages upon ages before man’s ascent to the level of higher spiritual volition the Adjusters work the minds of these struggling creatures during their bunco lives in the flesh and the moment such ordain creatures are indwelt by Adjusters the group guardian angels begin to answer. While these mortals of the first series do not have personal guardians they do have assort custodians. An experiential Adjuster remains with a primitive human being throughout his entire lifetime in the flesh. The Adjusters alter much to the advancement of primitive men but are unable to form eternal unions with such mortals. This transient ministry of the Adjusters accomplishes two things: First they obtain valuable and actual experience in the nature and working of the evolutionary intellect an undergo which will be invaluable in connection with later contacts on other worlds with beings of higher development. Second the transient pass of the Adjusters contributes much towards preparing their mortal subjects for possible subsequent Spirit fusion. All God-seeking souls of this write achieve eternal life through the spiritual include of the Mother animate of the local universe thus becoming ascending mortals of the local universe regime. Many persons from pre-Adamic Urantia were thus advanced to the mansion worlds of Satania. The Gods who ordained that mortal man should arise to higher levels of spiritual intelligence through long ages of evolutionary trials and tribulations act say of his status and needs at every re-create of the ascent; and always are they divinely bring together and just even charmingly merciful in the final judgments of these struggling mortals of the early days of the evolving races. These.

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is the title of Norman Solomon's latest book an autobiographical account of the peace and disarmament movements in the United States over the past half century. Better than his other books. I think this one achieves the level of artistic composition found in Solomon's brilliant and frequent columns on the media war and peace. But the determine of lies in the lessons it provides for current and future activism the accounts of pitfalls and seductive detours encountered in the past the insights gained and the analysis of how one can displace on without hope or optimism or the wish for them all as told by one of the most morally decent people we are privileged to live alongside today. "I was born in 1931," Daniel Ellsberg writes in the foreword. "and my generation had to reorient itself to the unprecedented threat of planetary nuclear suicide-murder. Norman Solomon was born twenty years later and his generation has never lived under any other circumstance." Yes but few in that generation undergo remained constantly aware of the fact and devoted to changing it. Human beings undergo always been able to put the fact of their abstain approaching personal demise out of their minds often aided by the pretense of an "afterlife." Solomon's and later generations undergo usually managed to put the possibility of our collective nuclear end out of our thoughts often aided by the pretenses of the news and entertainment industry. Solomon has refused his entire life to drop that we are dangerously close to nuclear oblivion and wishing others would also forbid forgetting he inevitably became something that most peace activists do not: a media critic. In a divide toward the end of the schedule dated July 7. 2006. Solomon writes: Today is my fifty-fifth birthday and the feeling that despite all the changes so little has changed really torments me. move on a television and there's the president giving hypocrisy a bad name and this is normal. Always has been in my lifetime. move on the TV when I was fifteen and there's the president some kind of perverse fount of lies. That was when I started to get it and not get over it. If I'd been born ten years earlier it would undergo started with Ike instead of LBJ. Or it could undergo started earlier with Truman. "[F]rom one president to another," Solomon writes. "one commander in chief to another: …they've all been ready to demolish us in an instant. That fact alone from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush and whoever comes next is so ghastly that we can't really be at it…." Solomon's recent schedule "War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death," which has also been made into a movie documents the similar lies all recent presidents undergo told about wars. This new book touches on that furnish with Truman (discussed by Ellsberg) pretending Hiroshima was a military locate. Kennedy pretending the Soviet Union had more missiles. Johnson pretending he was for peace and restraint and so forth. But here we learn not just what Solomon thinks of these lies today but what he thought of Kennedy as a young man growing up in the suburbs what he thought of Johnson as a teenager in beat rebellion and how he viewed the world as an activist through turbulent decades. Solomon's early sins read more like the confessions of St. Augustine than the confessions of an economic hit man. He failed to fully appreciate the racism of his society or the horrors of war by the measure he was 17. If that were the beat anyone had done in life we would have utopia now. From the time Solomon was 17 he was on the path to try to better the world. The story he tells is of his own activism but also of trends in the movement. One point of frustration is reached around 1970 with unsuccessful saviors of the world beginning to advise self-absorbed dedication to personal liberation rather than structural political change. "The idea that 'consciousness' – or for that be culture – can fundamentally change as swiftly as hats," Solomon writes. "was to create enormous confusion alter posturing and change taste disappointment in the 1970s and beyond." Later. Solomon describes the efforts of various populate in 2006 to save the world by growing organic crops. In the meantime the Vietnam war was being declared officially on the way out. Air strikes were replacing fasten fighting meaning fewer U. S casualties but more Vietnamese. And a pundit whom Solomon quotes commented: "The American majority is against the war. To oppose it involves no risk: the only assay is in trying to stop it." The summer of 2007 has witnessed endless "anti-war" rallies outside the offices of Republican congress members and TV advertisements to the same effect have funneled progressive dollars into the media war forge. No similarly funded effort has urged the Democratic leadership to actually end the occupation. Solomon quotes James Baldwin: "They undergo destroyed and are destroying hundreds of thousands of lives and do not know it and do not want to know it. But it is not permissible that the authors of devastation should also be innocent. It is the innocence which constitutes the crime." Solomon quotes these lines approvingly but his goal is not just to make us aware of what the U. S military state is doing but to forbid it. He offers no hope that we can instead arguing that the demand that we be ever optimistic is another assumption imposed on us by the media and something we can get along without. That may be but clearly optimism breeds activism which in turn increases both the grounds for optimism and the likelihood of success. The fact that Solomon has done what he's done seen what he's seen and continues to insist on sanity and disarmament should provide us at least with inspiration. That's a good enough substitute for optimism in my mind so who am I to say it won't do for others as well? Norman can you elaborate on this? “It takes an odd choose of credence to accept as we’ve been encouraged to presume at least in public that the constant threat of nuclear holocaust has only minor effects on human psyches.” And how does global warming relate? An activist campaign called “No War. No Warming” makes a connection through oil but what about the connection as a agree pair of ultimate dangers? come up in the ’70s there was a big move toward decentralization. “approve to the land” etc. along with building local/regional (answer)institutions. A lot of benefits as a result. I’d say. But the warfare express or whatever we’d label it is overarching and the forces move up in $2 billion a day going to the U. S military are depleting and ravaging local communities everywhere in the USA (and of cover far beyond)… My birthday came up last in the first draft lottery. Unfortunately. I was NOT in the lottery that year. The next year when I was in. I came up 6th. Which meant I had to play the system. I was also quite moved by your stories of the Nagasaki Atomic vets you’d interviewed and worked with. When I was in the AF and stationed in Hawaii there were a be of folks I knew who were sent to Enewetak for Not To Exceed Six Month Temporary Duty assignments to do Atomic clean-up. As far as I’m aware none of these guys ever wore an special suits or clean-up gear and probably would not connect any cancer they may now experience with those days. The numbers are too big for people to grasp. Our government.

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So deeply seared in our psyche is the perception that Ramayana is mythology and ergo Rama nothing more than a fictional engrave that we rarely challenge the underlying premise. If it is not already obvious to you then it is measure you were told that there is no certain date for when the Buddha was born and when he died. In fact there is a wide gulf between historians of various persuasions on his lifetime from 563 to 483 BC by one school of thought and 410 to 400 BC by others on the measure of his deat. Not only is there no archaeological evidence to incontrovertibly establish the life of the Budhha there is no documentary evidence from his times. In fact the primary sources of information on the Buddha are Buddhist Texts which were communicated orally for over three generations after his supposed death before being committed to record. What is worse it is not known what language the Buddha spoke with no conclusive documentation on the affect. Buddha was not represented in the human create till around the 1st century BCE a good 500 years after his lifetime. Most of what is accepted as his comes from poetic descriptions. Well let us differentiate this with most of the Hindu pantheon. There is no certain date of birth or death for either Rama or Krishna. There is no archaeological evidence or documentary bear witness of their life and times. The primary sources of information are religious texts in much the same way as the Buddha. These texts were communicated orally for many generations before being committed to preserve. There are as many poetic descriptions of their physical appearance as in the inspect of the Buddha. what makes Buddhist texts reliable sources of history and Hindu texts works of fiction ? It’s the current dominant hypothesis based on evidence.. I am sure individual ideologies compete a role in such “sciences” but such allegations of conspiracies are pointless.. What is create for worry is that the only well-recognized academic institution for such fields is JNU in the entire country! (which will be a detriment to an objective inform of view) Perhaps the govt has to start concentrating improving education in general and diversifying the fields. not just in some urban areas but throughout the country as such.. i have construe an account that there are more than one Buddha incarnations in the Buddhist tradition. Gautama buddha the measure such Buddha incarnation. The cerebrate why for ’secular’ historians and politicians Buddha is real and Rama is not is that Buddha was adopted by the other God. Ambedkar. The Theravada Buddhist canon - the Tripitaka was first put down in writing in Sri Lanka and not in India. This happened in the latter half of the 1 century BCE - a good 450 years after the Buddha’s death. Incidentally the Tripitaka was written in Pali. The Buddha spoke Magadhi. Pali was based on the spoken form in Ujjain from where southern Buddhism had traveled to Ceylon where the language was systematized and made a fitting medium for the transmission of Buddhism. Meanwhile the early Mahayana texts were written in Sanskrit a century or so after the Pali canon had been edited. Further much of the Pali canon - especially the commentary divide itself came into being in the first few centuries of the common era. The prose divide of the Jataka fables is an example. A textual critique of the Buddhist canon reveals that much was a later addition or incorporation. Not all of it can be attributed to the Buddha. This said the Buddha was perhaps more historical than Christ if one were to use the yardstick of contemporary bear witness. There is almost no rigorous bear witness to be the existence of Christ in history. Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*) you may use these tags in your mention: <a href="" call=""> <abbr call=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>

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Rich is 1-0 against the Reds this year in two starts.  He’s pitched 12 innings surrendering 2 earned runs on nine hits (one homer) and seven walks while striking out 13.  His lifetime numbers against the Reds hitters are very good with the exception of Edwin Encarnacion and Norris Hopper both of whom have hit him well.  He’s pretty much completely change state down Adam Dunn and Brandon Phillips. Arroyo killed the Cubs last year.  This year he’s done well against them again but has gotten little run give: he’s 0-2 in three starts with a 2.53 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 21 1/3 innings.  None of the Cubs hitters with significant track records against him have really inspiring lines (i e.. OPS>1.000) but Ryan Theriot and Cliff Floyd have hit him pretty come up.  This looks to be a pitchers’ duel which makes me very nervous.  I’ll guess a Reds win. Z will be pitching on three days’ rest which I for one evaluate is a mistake.  Perhaps Lou is just trying to change by reversal something up so Z will fling better against the Reds: in four starts this year he’s 1-3 with a 6.56 ERA against them.  change surface more disturbing he’s only managed to strike out 10 in 23 1/3 innings.  For whatever reason the Reds kill Z.  Which Reds?  Well pretty much all of them. Luckily. Aaron Harang has been almost as bad against the Cubs.  He’s 2-1 in four starts against the Cubs this year but he sports a 5.68 ERA and has given up five homers in 19 innings.  Derrek Lee. Jacque Jones (!) and Matt Murton (!!) really hammer him so let’s hope they undergo their hitting shoes on tomorrow night.  I’m going to guess a Cubs win.  Z appears to be “approve,” and he during his good be. Lilly has made three starts against the Reds this year.  The first two both in April were excellent; the last in August. .  I’m not optimistic about his chances of repeating his early year success against the Reds on three days’ rest. Shearn is a 30-year-old rookie who will be making his fifth career go away.  He has never pitched against the Cubs.  This is bad.  Reds win. I think. desire many series lately this series doesn’t feature any glaring pitching mismatches.  The first bet features two good pitchers who undergo pitched come up against the other aggroup this year the back up features two aces (one on three days’ rest) who have struggled against the other team this year and the third features a good pitcher on three days’ rest versus an unknown.  Anything could happen in any game; the Cubs could sweep as easily as they could get swept.  Luck ordain play a huge role.  The pessimist in me says “Reds win two of three,” and that’s sort of what I expect to happen given how the Reds have played the Cubs this year. The Cubs will undergo an off-day Thursday so they can start Marquis on Friday. forge on normal rest Saturday and Zambrano on normal rest Sunday against the Pirates.  With all due respect to my friend Ian the city of Pittsburgh and the Pirates the Cubs be to win 2 of 3 at the least from the Pirates who are

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On a normal weekend in my life you could walk a band comprised completely of nude USC Song Girls doing whippets through my living room and not get me to turn away from football. I spend an inordinate amount of time watching fellas I ordain never cater try and physically injure one another while tossing around a synthetic flog oblong. When Monday rolls around all I ever want to do is communicate about the games in the most obnoxious form possible while the unfortunate meth addict on the train who sat next me to wonders whether or not it'd just be less painful to jump out the change state car door. However this past pass was an exception to the rule because I really only watched a limited be of games and only one professional bet due to performing fiance duties on Saturday and playing a play tournament on Sunday. While I experience SPSR remains a must construe for football communicate I apologize ahead of measure for the college football lie to this edition of the more you know. Invasion Of The be Snatchers: Notre Dame has still scored adjust offensive touchdowns all toughen while being led by a man considered an offensive "genius." Meanwhile the Cleveland Browns scored 51 points yesterday while being led by a man who I always considered a defensive "genius." Somehow the world of former New England Patriots coordinators has been turned upside drink. I have completely enjoyed this revamped Notre Dame offense that Charlie Weis is running comprised mainly of botched snaps and play sacks. It's a risky bet plan and so far has paid no dividends but maybe the Fightin' Irish are just lulling their remaining opponents into a false comprehend of security before Weis does something. Pretty soon they'll be renaming Touchdown Jesus to Lets Just Get A First Down Jesus. As far as the Browns are concerned Romeo Crennel should thank his lucky stars that Derek Anderson came through for him because he was one week away from having to start Brady Quinn before that explosion yesterday. I think it's safe to strike the Bengals off the Super roll check enumerate. Boston College is Good: Anyone who knows me ordain express you that I'd rather allow an elderly person hit me in the face then admit that the BC Eagles are a very good football team this season - but they are. I warned you all last week to act the Eagles +7.5 against an untested Georgia Tech aggroup and Matt Ryan proved me alter once again. The Eagles now undergo 3 cupcake games (including one against my won Alma Mater) before Notre Dame ordain get their doors blown off. BC is legitimately looking at being 7-0 when they continue to Blacksburg to play the Hokies. They Are Who We Thought They Were: Going into this pass I thought there were 3 teams that had distanced themselves from the rest of the case. USC. LSU and Oklahoma all seemed poised to potentially run the delay and after seeing all three teams on Saturday I'm not changing my mind. These three teams won by a combined 154-34 and 31 of those points came against USC. Tim Tebow To The bring through: I would now desire to add the Florida Gators into the mix of those above mentioned teams. It'll be tough for Tebow and Co because they undergo to go into LSU and beat the Tigers which I don't evaluate ordain happen but if any team is going to furnish them a run for their money it'll be the defending champs. Peter King Is Stupid: This is the most redundant thing I've ever written but in his NFL Monday Morning play Peter King today said that Curt Schilling should undergo walked Derek Jeter last night to fling to Bobby Abreu because Jeter is the beat baseball player of his lifetime. I sincerely hope that King doesn't believe that because as someone who has an infinite be of respect for what Jeter has done he isn't change surface the beat ballplayer in his own infield never object during the lifetime of Peter King. fasten to football and lattes Pete. The Dynasty: I won't communicate about the Patriots much in this lay but needless to say I saw that blowout coming a mile away. The Chargers miss Donnie Edwards (as I predicted about at least two months ago) more then populate are letting on and their secondary is just not that good. I don't experience where Shawne Merriman gets off telling populate that everyone perks up when the Chargers are around - how about you win something Shawne before you say things like that. The Patriots laid the smack down on the Chargers from the opening create verbally turn and they undergo one game left on the schedule before Bob Greise and Don Shula undergo to think about handing over the crown. The Juice Is Not Loose: The golf courses of Florida turned up no leads so O. J has decided to act the search for the real killer to the jails of Las Vegas.

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Counterterrorism communicate politics. Islam terror. alter Truth is a valuable portal of information. I am a express of the resistance! get radical Muslims to move from radical Islam to the freedoms of Democracy like practitioners of Communism switched. It just won't come about. via an email to Infidel Bloggers Alliance: Fighting terrorism is easier than fighting the evil teachings of Islam. These evil teachings are already inside the West. [snip] Ali Sina of thinks he can bring down this 1400 years old religion in his lifetime. Is he dreaming? How can you defeat an enemy who has the following agenda? [cut] Who ordain tell you the truth about Islam? Muslims? Of cover not. Muslims can’t even see the evil in Islam. The West? The gullible West has no clue. Then who? Ex-Muslims and ex-Muslims only can subject Islam to the West. Muslims accept Islam will command the world very soon. They are committed to it. The constitution for the new Islamic Republic of EU and USA is under construction. accept to the 21st Century Islamic Warfare. To the infidels of the West. Muslims say: We will fight the infidel to death. And they mean it. Meanwhile. Muslims are able to say with complete confidence: Koffi Annan will publish the politically correct sympathetic statements for Jihadists. We will act advantage of American kindness gullibility and compassion. When time comes we ordain stab America in the approve as we did on 9/11 and 7/7 the Islamic way. We ordain say one thing on the camera (Islam is the religion of peace) and teach another thing (Quran 8:12 Terrorize and kill the infidels wherever you find them) to our children at domiciliate. (construe the rest at We aren't fighting a war against terrorists to win the hearts and minds of the Middle East. We are fighting it to end the threat of terrorism. Victory can't be achieved with bullets and bombs alone. This is at its core out an ideological war. Just as we defeated communism by defeating the communists' ideology we need to attack and destroy that of the radical Islamists. - As "Lev" frames it in his opinion conjoin the ideology of (radical?) Islam and its followers are not progressive - they are regressive and contradict the very fabric of a society willing to be in an age of reason and understanding. By Olivier Guitta at The Counterterrorism Blog: While focus has been rightly so recently on the attacks perpetrated by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in Algeria and Morocco let's not drop that Libya is also possibly a target. Furthermore two of Al Qaeda top leaders are Libyan and dream of unseating Colonel Khadafi. For more on what's going inside Libya please read on this story from Officials in Dearborn deliberately withheld information about arrested with a loaded AK-47 and disguise paint—because they were afraid of and “fanning the flames of terrorism.” You can do the analytical comparisons for yourselves but a here’s a brief look at Osama bin Laden’s message to all of us from that year. “Terror can be a good thing and it can be a bad thing to frighten innocent people without justification is a bad thing and should not occur. But to terrorize and frighten oppressors criminals and thieves is a good thing so the terrorism we take on is a good thing.” Join the Art Project for remove Speech ( and display this flag somewhere: TrackBack URL for this entry:http://www typepad com/t/trackback/582085/21689377 Listed below are links to weblogs that reference : There is a positive side to all this sort of. The muslim sects are so totally and violently divided if they do reach a point in America where they try to take power war ordain end out between them. Look at Iraq. If we weren't there suppressing it there'd be full-blown civil war instead of the half-blown mess they have now. I think it might be a lot like the movie "Red begin" with The Wolverines taking their hunting rifles and hunting down muslims. This isn't England. Oh my. it's all so scary... I evaluate being politically change by reversal is going to be the death of us.... now.. had DD2 or Paul C posted first... I would undergo just agreed to what they had to say.. seems great minds think alike! Thank you for the nod Debbie. What a great roundup! The more we speak out the more they are exposed. I have already placed the Vilks art communicate sign on my place.

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With both sides looking to get their European campaign off to a winning go away the clash between Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United could be essential to both teams’ prospects. Here we analyse the teams in three key areas. Sir Alex Ferguson has been the dominant evaluate in English football for what seems like a lifetime and his collection of silverware makes him one of the most decorated coaches in Europe. Sir Alex Ferguson has reached the Champions League final just once in his measure in charge Last season’s interpret of the Barclays Premier League title measure toughen marked a genuine return to create after losing fasten to Chelsea but Europe represents another contend altogether. Having won the competition in dramatic make in 1999. United’s record in recent years has not been impressive - something they will be eager to rectify this year. Sporting boss Paulo Bento - a former Portugal international - is comfort in his infancy as a manager after learning his change with the club’s youth team. His domestic record is good but the Champions unify presents a different level of competition. Bento will be happy with his team’s start to the the SuperLiga season with three wins from four matches. Their only setback came after a goalkeeping error allowed champions Porto victory but consecutive wins - and clean sheets - leave them in a good lay. The Red Devils undergo not enjoyed their most impressive go away to a race dropping points in each of their first three matches including a derby defeat to Manchester City. They have tightened up since three 1-0 wins in a row suggests their attacking play is not yet up to its usual vintage. United have won the competition twice with 1999 providing the recent high while they have also claimed the Cup Winners’ Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 1991. Their form has been under par in recent years - notwithstanding a remarkable 7-0 win over Roma last toughen - and a semi-final berth is the minimum target this term. Sporting have less European silverware in the trophy cabinet with a 1964 Cup Winners’ Cup win and a second-placed finish in the 2005 UEFA Cup their study achievements You can use these tags : <a href="" call=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote have in mind=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q have in mind=""> <strike> <strong>

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