![]() Bleacher Nation is a private media site owned and operated by Betsperts, Inc., and it is not affiliated in any way with Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Bulls, the Chicago White Sox, or the Chicago Blackhawks. © 2023 Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and Obsessionīleacher Nation Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Because he was still starting pretty regularly over Vazquez, who also does that stuff really well! (Consider the bigger-picture lesson here: catchers who call a good game, frame well, make adjustments, evaluate pitchers on the fly, etc. This is an Astros team that also had Christian Vazquez on the roster, if you want to know how highly they regarded the “soft factors” that Maldonado must’ve brought to the game. Astros catcher Martin Maldonado was quietly playing down the stretch and through the postseason with a broken bone in his throwing hand and a sports hernia.The AFL Fall Stars Game – featuring Mervis and Bailey Horn from the Cubs – is at 3pm CT at Sloan Park, and will air on MLB Network, while streaming on MLB.com.Yowsa.Įdouard Julien, 3- Sam Dykstra November 6, 2022 There’s just SO MUCH roster shuffling around the league that takes place on EACH of those deadlines, which used to be two weeks apart. I would expect the Cubs to come down with loads of non-tenders, loads of prospect protection decisions, and possibly a waiver claim or trade or two. I’m gonna guess you’ll see some early non-tenders so that teams can try to coordinate some moves for these two deadlines at the same time. And then the non-tender deadline is just a few days later! My lord. The third is another big one, and it is that the deadline for placing Rule 5 eligible prospects on the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft has also moved up! It’s now November 15, so that Tuesday is going to feature both this deadline and the Qualifying Offer decision deadline.The Cubs’ arbitration-eligible players are discussed here. This applies to players who are under team control but not yet signed to a contract (i.e., pre-arbitration and arbitration-level players). So, then, by next Friday, teams will have to decide which players they want to tender contracts to for 2023. That’s the one that used to be December 2, but has now been moved way up, which actually does make a lot of sense (so many arbitration-level guys had to wait through the whole first month of the offseason before even knowing whether they would be free agents or not). It’s the one I mentioned yesterday, and subsequently had confirmed by Jordan Bastian: Friday, November 18 *IS* the new tender deadline. That, in turn, is somewhat important for the next deadline change, and it’s a biggy. That means we’re going to know who has accepted or rejected Qualifying Offers by Tuesday, November 15. The first is smaller, but still very notable: instead of having 10 days to decide on a Qualifying Offer, this year it’s just 5 days, per Jon Morosi.Rule 5 Roster Protection Deadline: Tues, Nov. Qualifying Offer Decision Deadline: Tues, Nov. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only.Per multiple reports, there are SEVERAL significant date changes this year to the MLB offseason calendar. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Some defensive statistics Copyright © Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.įull-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. ![]() Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Logos were compiled by the amazing .Ĭopyright © 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. We present them here for purely educational purposes. ![]() All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. ![]()
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![]() ![]() There are two cantilevered whirlpool baths suspended 112ft over the ocean in the solarium. The ship also has several completely new features such as the FlowRider artificial sheet wave surfing simulator. The spa offers a full range of treatments, along with various massages, and a sauna and steam room. The Ship Shape Fitness Centre provides a full range of cardio vascular equipment along with a full-size Everlast boxing ring. The Sports Deck has a nine-hole miniature golf course a golf simulator a basketball court a paddleball or volleyball court and a ten-route rock climbing wall. The ship also has a full-size ice skating rink for shows in the evening and free use during the day. There are also smaller venues such as the Viking Crown jazz club the Pharaoh’s Palace night club and Boleros Latin lounge. The entertainment areas on-board include the Arcadia Theatre, which can hold 1,350 guests studio B TV studio and the ‘On-Air Club’ karaoke club. 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The ship also has 16.5ha of deck space for passengers. A crew of 1,360 creates a total on-board maximum complement of 5,730. The Freedom can accommodate 4,375 passengers in 1,817 cabins. The ship has an overall length of 338.77m a perpendicular length of 303.21m a breadth of 38.60m at the waterline (56.0m at the extreme due to the bridge wings) a draft of 8.5m a height of 63.7m and a gross tonnage of 154,407t. ![]() ![]() ![]() Water the area and you should see seeds germinate in about 2-3 weeks. You do need to make sure you are working with fresh seeds either harvested last year at the latest or bought new each year as parsnip seeds do not last long for sowing. ![]() Sow seeds about 2 inches apart by pushing 2-3 seeds into each spot. If you have only shadier spots, choose a spot that has at least partial sun. All Hoss seeds are non-GMO, we are leading the seed industry in germination rates with constant testing, and storing our seeds in a proper, climate-controlled environment. Also, make sure you are choosing a spot that has full sun for best results. While parsnips can be eaten raw, they are often used by boiling, roasting, baking, or in soups and stews. You will probably need about 2 inches of compost. To start, prepare the soil by loosening it about 12 inches deep and mixing in some compost. Parsnips require a long growing season so if you live in a warmer growing zone, you can and should start them directly sown into the ground as they have a better chance due to the tender roots of the seedlings. Seedlings are ready to plant when they have 2-3 leaves. Keep your seeds in a warm area and you will see germination in about 2 or 3 weeks. Gently put them in the soil just below the surface. The next day, place about 4 seeds in the surface of each tube. Soak fresh seeds overnight in warm, moist paper towels. Thin seedlings to three to five inches apart, and sit back and wait Harvest parsnips after the first frost for the sweetest roots. This will also make them easier to transplant. Multi-sow parsnip seeds in rows, in well-amended soil. I also recommend placing them in buckets as well to keep them upright and supported while the roots form. You can place them in a tray and put some seed starting soil in each. Have 6 inch minimum cardboard tubes ready for planting. This is simply done by using 6 inch cut paper towel rolls and planting your seeds in them. This is essential because in order to not be left with twisted plants, you will need to provide a place for them to grow such as the cardboard roll method. Since parsnips are a root vegetable, they can be difficult to start indoors as they need a deep are to grow their tap root. Here are some tips for growing parsnips from seed indoors as well as out. Because parsnips require a long growing season, some people may need to start them indoors if they are in a cooler growing zone. Growing parsnips is fun and fairly easy to do in almost any growing zone. Have you ever had a parsnip? They have a great sweet flavor, like a carrot, but they also have some earthy flavors as well so they lend themselves well to many recipes. Use these tips to learn how to grow parsnips from seed in your garden this summer. ![]() ![]() Prose writing differs from poetry in that it does not depend on verses, meters or rhymes for its organization and presentation. Fiction, as you know, is prose writing about imagined events and characters. To indicate main idea all of the choices to inform readers of story content to create curiosityġ0. What is another word for any hints of future plot occurrences?Įxposition foreshadowing setting falling actionĪ short story is a short work of fiction. The main idea or the possible opinion of the author is known as what term?Ĩ. The problem of the plot is also known as which short story element?Ĭonflict characterization theme expositionĩ. What is the purpose of the short story's title? Rising action falling action resolution climaxħ. In Maupassant's short story, "The Necklace", the main character learns that honesty is indeed the best policy. It is the author's underlying meaning or main idea that he is trying to convey.ġ. When the author gives some background or needed details to the story this is known as what term?Ĭharacterization point of view exposition foreshadowingĢ. What element is known as the 'series of related events'?ģ. Only people can be characters in a story.Ĥ. The second person point of view is the same as the omniscient point of view.ĥ. If I told you this short story takes place in a jungle on a mysterious island sometime in the 1930s/1940s involving an eccentric hunter, I would be using what term?Ħ. Which is the correct term for this definition - "turning point of the story"? ![]() THEME - The theme in a piece of fiction is its controlling idea or its central insight. It appears as though a camera is following the characters, going anywhere, and recording only what is seen and heard. .Ħ. ![]() He can move from character to character, event to event, having free access to the thoughts, feelings and motivations of his characters and he introduces information where and when he chooses.Ī) Omniscient Limited - The author tells the story in third person (using pronouns they, she, he, it, etc).ī) Omniscient Objective – The author tells the story in the third person. Omniscient- The author can narrate the story using the omniscient point of view. First Person - The story is told by the protagonist or one of the characters who interacts closely with the protagonist or other charactersĤ. Stream of Consciousness - The story is told so that the reader feels as if they are inside the head of one character and knows all their thoughts and reactions.ģ. Innocent Eye - The story is told through the eyes of a childĢ. Point of view, or p.o.v., is defined as the angle from which the story is told.ġ. PROTAGONIST- central to the story with all major events having some importance to this characterĪNTAGONIST- The opposer of the main character. Himself/Herself (psychological) - The leading character struggles with himself/herself with his/her own soul, ideas of right or wrong, physical limitations, choices, etc. Society (social) - The leading character struggles against ideas, practices, or customs of other people.Ĥ) Man vs. Circumstances (classical) - The leading character struggles against fate, or the circumstances of life facing him/her.ģ) Man vs. Man (physical) - The leading character struggles with his physical strength against other men, forces of nature, or animals.Ģ) Man vs. CONFLICT- It is the opposition of forces which ties one incident to another and makes the plot move.ġ) External - A struggle with a force outside one's self.Ģ) Internal - A struggle within one's self a person must make some decision, overcome pain, quiet their temper, resist an urge, etc.ġ) Man vs. The plot is a planned, logical series of events having a beginning, middle, and end.Ī) Introduction - The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed.ī) Rising Action - This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealedĬ) Climax - This is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story.ĭ) Falling action - The events and complications begin to resolve themselves.Į) Denouement - This is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story. It is the sequence of events in a story or play. Where is the action of the story taking place?Ī) time - When is the story taking place? (historical period, time of day, year, etc)ī) weather conditions - Is it rainy, sunny, stormy, etc?Ĭ) social conditions - What is the daily life of the characters like?ĭ) mood or atmosphere - What feeling is created at the beginning of the story? The time and location in which a story takes place is called the setting. . ![]() ![]() Broadcasting magazine reported in April, 1939, that The Lone Ranger was heard on 127 stations in the US, Canada and Australia.- 65 on direct line and 62 by transcription. (In the box with two tabs that says 'Episodes' and 'Show List') Go to the radio show page and select an episode. Also, most of the programs posted are from the syndicated issue and contain 90 seconds of theme music pad at the beginning and end of each show for local commercials. The voice is familiar - and so is the action - as Brace Beemer takes over the role of Sergeant Preston in this snow-swept collection of rousing northwest adventures from 1955. cut on the heels of Sergeant Peppers into the Hendrix era and Cream. This stirring six-hour set also includes a Program Guide by Jack French with photos and background information about the show. Select a radio show from the show list below. Who knew that that was the original title of the song. Old-Time Radio - Music Theme List (sorted by SERIES). ![]() Or challenge Sarge at his trivia game 'Afternoon Brainbuster' every weekday. ![]() Firestone Tires famous theme song, Paul Ford for Blue Ribbon beer. Dewey Cole gives voice to Yukon King, the lead dog of Preston's sled team who blazes the trail through blinding blizzards in their relentless pursuit of law breakers Morning Tv, Saturday Morning, Sky King, Tv Theme Songs, Favorite Movies. Old-Time Radio theme music information for national U.S. weekdays '3 OClock 3-peat' and Win great prizes. a wireless remote control, Etch a Sketch, Silly String, Sergeant Preston of the. Kept busy by the gold rush, the greed, and the stampede to the Klondike in the wild race for riches, Sergeant William Preston often defied the odds to get his man. Paul Sutton stars as the courageous, red coat-wearing Mountie in 12 digitally restored and remastered broadcasts from 1951, including some rare recordings. ![]() When gunshots echo across the windswept snow-covered reaches of the wild northwest, you know it's time for another adventure with Sgt. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() The less time that you have important pieces lying around, the less time that your opponents will have to disrupt your game plan. Try to play all of your combo pieces on the same turn.You can pop equipment off of their creatures by animating it or animate their artifacts in response to a board wipe to make it particularly painful for them. Don’t forget that Sydri can target your opponents’ artifacts as well.The Lattice's third ability lets players spend even colorless mana. Mycosynth Lattice's second ability makes everything, in every zone of the game, colorless. Spells on the stack and cards in other zones aren't permanents, so those spells and cards don't become artifacts. If you always play as if your opponents have the Vandalblast/Austere Command/Bane of Progress in their hand at all times, you won’t be hit nearly as hard when they drop it. Mycosynth Lattice turns all permanents on the battlefield into artifacts. Artifacts are the second most fragile card type, after creatures, and so it’s best to hold something back. Sydri + Mindslaver + Nim Deathmantle: If you keep animating the Mindslaver, you’ll be able to recur it with the Deathmantle, creating another potential Slaver lock. Mindslaver + Hanna/Argivian Archaeologist/Academy Ruins: Locks one player out of the game and allows you to “gang up” on the remaining players. Every time you ping a creature with the Staff-equipped deathtoucher, it’ll untap again and let you pay two more mana to kill another creature. Sydri + Thornbite Staff + any artifact: Animate an artifact with Sydri, give it deathtouch, then equip the Staff. Sydri + Staff of Nin: Animate the Staff with Sydri, then give it deathtouch to turn it into a lethal pinger. The Lattice makes everything an artifact and Sydri will turn an artifact land into a 0/0, killing it instantly. Sydri + Mycosynth Lattice: Speaking of the Lattice, if you use it in combination with your commander, you can destroy an opponent’s land for one blue mana. Throw in a Mycosynth Lattice to really ruin your opponent’s day. Monument boosting your mana production, as it adds to ANY source tapping for it (which kinda everything in this deck does) and enabling more mana rocks to combo with your Voltaic Construct. Destroys everything except for your artifacts. I am missing Forsaken Monument as well as Mycosynth Lattice and Nevinyrrals Disk. Nevinyrral’s Disk + Darksteel Forge: The classic artifact combo. Sydri + Voltaic Construct + Dreamstone Hedron/Gilded Lotus/Thran Dynamo: Animate your mana rock and then repeatedly use Voltaic Construct to untap it to generate infinite mana. Buy on CardKingdom 42.99 Buy on TCGplayer 29.99 Buy on CardTrader, with Zero 13.45 Buy on Cardmarket 13.65 Prints, USD, EUR Yearly Winners 2020. Repeat for an infinite/infinite attacker. You end up back where you started, except your mana rock gets +2/+2. Sydri + Umbral Mantle + Dreamstone Hedron/Gilded Lotus/Thran Dynamo: Simply animate your mana rock with Sydri, equip the Mantle, and then tap the rock for the mana to untap itself. Here’s the full Sydri list that I’ve been working on: The “Esper Artifact” deck has been a common archetype in Commander since Shards block, and Sydri seems like a more suitable commander for the archetype than Sharuum, who has historically skewed more toward Metamorph/Sculpting Steel combo than dedicated artifacts. It’s unattached the next time state-based actions are checked, and then immediately put into its owner’s graveyard as a second state-based action.Sydri was one of the new legendary creatures from the 2013 precons that I was most excited about. An Aura that’s also a creature can’t enchant anything. Combined with March of the Machines from the Mirrodin set, this can then make those Auras become creatures. The Lattice’s first ability causes Auras to become artifacts.Mycosynth Lattice’s second ability makes everything, in every zone of the game, colorless.Spells on the stack and cards in other zones aren’t permanents, so those spells and cards don’t become artifacts. Card Name: Mycosynth Lattice Cost: 6 Color: Artifact Card Type. Mycosynth Lattice turns all permanents on the battlefield into artifacts. A single individual card from the Magic: the Gathering (MTG) trading and collectible card game (TCG/CCG).For example, Mycosynth Lattice doesn’t allow mana from Vedalken Engineer to be used to cast a nonartifact spell. However, it doesn’t remove restrictions on the mana. The Lattice’s third ability lets players spend even colorless mana as though it had a color.Players may spend mana as though it were mana of any color. All permanents are artifacts in addition to their other types.Īll cards that aren't on the battlefield, spells, and permanents are colorless. ![]() ![]() ![]() Keep reading for an excerpt from the book, exclusive to New Noise! It delves into how the band are stridently anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homophobic (and the resulting blowback those views caused), how they have championed many progressive causes, how they have made art that has attacked organized religion, why squats are important, and how their music has been deeply important to many young fans.īut, the book also looks at the less “glamorous” side of the band, including how the death of numerous members has affected the band, how they have struggled with drugs and depression, and unending intra-band turmoil where, as Dick Lucas says, “the band kept reserving each blow that they were dealing out for themselves.” The book doesn’t sugarcoat the truth, showing the positive and negative sides to the band. ![]() Damian Abraham of Fucked Up pens the foreword. Clair (Witch Hunt), Denise Vertucci (Mischief Brew), members of F-Minus, members of Star Fucking Hipsters, employees of Epitaph/Hellcat records, employees of Alternative Tentacles records, employees of Fat Wreck Chords, mental health professionals, residents of the infamous C-Squat, the elusive “Chickenman,” and many, many more. There’s also tales of the destruction of the pre-LoC band Choking Victim, the fact that if the drummer had not quit his day job to go on tour with LoC he would have died in 9/11, the rise and fall of the LoC spin-off band Star Fucking Hipsters, the rise and fall of LoC adjacent band F-Minus, innumerable intra-band conflicts, innumerable intra-band fistfights, people quitting the band, people re-joining the band, people re-quitting the band, the “donut social” wherein the singer, while playing a set, threw a donut at a cop causing a riot to erupt, and more.įor the book, Logan and Gentile conducted hundreds of interviews and spoke to nearly 100 people in the LoC world including Scott Sturgeon (LoC vocalist), Ara Babajian (LoC drummer), Alec Baillie (LoC bassist, RIP), Ezra Kire (LoC guitarist), Skwert (Choking Victim drummer), Pezent Shayne (Choking Victim bassist), Fat Mike (NoFX Fat Wreck Chords), Penny Rimbaud (Crass), Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy), Steve Albini (producer), Dick Lucas (Subhumans), Joe Jack Talcum (Dead Milkmen), Mikey Erg (The Ergs, SFH), Dave Dictor (MDC), John John Jesse (Nausea), Pete Steinkopf (Bouncing Souls), Jack Terricloth (World/Inferno Friendship Society), Amery Smith (Suicidal Tendencies, Beastie Boys), Alice Hour (LoC vocalist), Kate Coysh (LoC vocalist), Janine St. Expect to read about the band’s conflict over censorship with Hellcat records due to the original title of their first album Mediocre Generica, how the song “Clear Channel (Fuck Off)” almost split the band in two, that time the band brought machetes to fight a “punk gang” down in Florida, and that time the band instigated a massive riot at their own show and police helicopters were called. The book was co-written by LoC guitarist Brad Logan and writer John Gentile (editor at ), and we have an exclusive excerpt just for you!Ī comprehensive oral history of the band, from formation to now, the book tells the insane stories through first-hand accounts with band members and almost 100 others dragged into the chaos. Iconic anarchistic punk band Leftover Crack will release their oral history, Architects of Self-Destruction, August 10 via Rare Bird. ![]() ![]() ![]() Release Dateīurnin' Rubber Crash n' Burn was made by XformGames. Other popular vehicle destruction games include Derby Crash 2 and Car Crash Simulator Royale. Earn cash and rewards to buy new cars and weapons. Select car, then choose the first weapon which is positioned on the doors, and the second one which is positioned on the hood. If you like action-packed car games, Burnin’ Rubber 5 is another popular choice. Game details Join the extreme race in Burnin' Rubber 5 XS on y8, where your car is armed. 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Just look at such influential Native American heroes like Sitting Bull, Black Hawk and Standing Bear. ![]() For a tribesman of enough merit, they might even take the moniker of an animal significant in their lives as part of their name. In essence, however, spirit animals helped a person mature and take on great feats, exemplifying the traits which they or their tribe needed from them the most. The message might be the start of a long journey, or a quest for self-improvement, or even an actual message to deliver to another tribe’s chieftain. Dreams depicting critters such as deer, oxen, horses, or cattle might be taken as the appearance of a tribesman’s spirit animal granting him a message. Spirit animals took on a much more mystical and active role in American Indian culture compared to the tutelaries and familiars of other mythologies. ![]() As their tribes lived so closely among the marvellous creatures of the wilderness, many animals became key figures and symbols for different tribes and communities. The practice of discovering and following the guidance of spirit animals stems from shared Native American culture. In what voice might you answer back? A great roar? A shriek to pierce the skies? A subtle, fear-inspiring hiss? “What’s my spirit animal?” you may finally ask. You might be braver, stronger, smarter, or more resilient than you think.Īll of us hear the call of the wild. Perhaps it can add a touch of nuance to your perspective on life, or serve as a symbol of your greatest strengths, or even act as a guide to your untapped, hidden potentials as a person. It is a savage remnant, yearning to be expressed. Gone are the days where you and I needed to fight off carnivorous beasts for our next meal, or chase wild game to the point of exhaustion, although much of the wilderness is still in our souls. To follow one’s spirit animal was to take a journey toward growth and self-discovery. For the Native Americans, the ‘spirit animal’ even acted as a guide to bring out the best qualities in a tribesman. These traits resonated with us, and so people adopted various animals into their personal and group identities over the ages – symbols of their proudest characteristics or members. In the process, they learned to take note of many of their admirable traits: the courage to face against scores of predators attacking one’s home the patience and resilience to live throughout long, tough winters or the desire to explore the world in search for greener pastures. Our ancestors spent a lot of time around animals. ![]() Even today, this primal memory lives within us, storing deep in our minds the wisdom and instinct honed from the earliest days of Man. We’re all civilized now, but a time stood not long ago when Mankind was much closer to Nature and all her children – when humans hunted and foraged and scavenged and explored just as animals did. ![]() |
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