Krav Maga Instructor Training - Notes from North Carolina
2009-10-24 03:10:00 I spent 5 days doing an instructor Krav Maga training at a great school in Gastonia, North Carolina (Ryan Hoover's Extreme Karate). Most of the time was lead by one of Krav's highest level instructors - Kelly Campbell. It was a comprehensive training for all the material that is part of the teaching lessons provided for Krav instructors. But most memorable were the adaptations made to several of their existing techniques and their gun stuff rocks! Krav Maga of course steps up to the plate when it comes to weapons defense more than any other system out there. They have a thorough understanding of how attacks happen and the natural responses of the attacker. Although it is not the...
Toast to notes
2009-10-21 16:00:00 Most people have heard of Post It notes, but these seem to be Toast It notes. I have no idea of the reasoning behind this design or why you would want a slice of toast on your desk other than for breakfast. The idea offers a funny sort of gimmick for your desk, but never the ...
Notes from Bulls loss to Orlando
2009-10-20 12:53:00 I have mixed feelings about the Bulls loss to Orlando. Sure, Orlando played it's starters more down the stretch, but the Bulls played theirs more overall. The outcome of a preseason game never particularly matters to me, and there's no shame in dropping one to Orlando at any point of the year....
Post game notes and quotes
2009-10-14 13:00:00 My initial analysis of the post game can be found here, but here's some of the interesting stuff everyone else was saying after the game:From K.C.'s latest:Coach Vinny Del Negro revealed after the 87-86 triumph that he called plays for rookies James Johnson and Taj Gibson down the stretch."I want them to feel that a little bit," Del Negro said. "I think it's a good time to do that in the exhibition season. It's only going to prepare them for the regular season." Makes sense to give them some shots to make things happen at the end of games, though interestingly, I don't think any of Johnson's scores came off set play calls, so he must have passed out of...
Game Notes For Friday @ Redbirds
2009-09-18 20:35:00 * The Cardinals have won five of their last six home games against the Cubs, and have limited the Cubs to a total of just two runs over their last three meetings in St. Louis. * Since the beginning of August, the Cubs have not won a single game (0-15) in which they failed to hit a single home run. * On this date 41 years ago, Ray Washburn of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a no-hit game against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park. Washburn won a 2-0 decision, just one day after San Francisco's Gaylord Perry hurled a no-hitter at Candlestick. The performances by Washburn and Perry marked the first time that consecutive no-hitters occurred in the...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes ? 9/18
2009-09-18 17:01:00 Last night was one of those would of, could of, should have won games for the Boston Red Sox against the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park. After falling behind on a Howie Kendrick home run in the third inning, Jacoby Ellsbury got the Red Sox on the board with a solo home run in the ...
By: Random Thoughts
Boston Red Sox News & Notes ? 9/17
2009-09-17 17:26:00 With the game last night between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels lasting four hours and seven minutes, you would have thought that the New York Yankees were in town. Obviously they weren’t but we did witness an October-like game at the Fens. Mistakes were plentiful in this one by both sides. And as ...
By: Random Thoughts
Boston Red Sox News & Notes ? 9/16
2009-09-16 18:49:00 Who was that guy on the mound last night for the Boston Red Sox and where did they get him from? That’s right it was the Daisuke Matsuzaka that was advertised about back when the Red Sox signed him before the 2007 season. He was definitely not the same pitcher we’ve seen over the last 2 ...
By: Random Thoughts
Game Notes For Sunday vs. Reds
2009-09-13 19:38:00 *Geovany Soto has driven in at least two runs in his last four games.*The Cubs are 9-5 vs. the Reds this season.*The Cubs are 40-25 against the NL Central.*Yesterday's 7-5 win was Dusty Baker's 1300th win as a major league manager.*The Reds have allowed 110 first-inning runs, the most in baseball....
Birds on a Wire are like Music Notes on a Score
2009-09-10 15:44:00 Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo. This is what I call "critical insight"! Brazilian designer Jarbas Agnell saw something more than just a flock of birds sitting on a set of power lines. He saw a collection of notes on a music score, which he transcribed into a beautiful piece of multimedia art. Bravo! Check out Jarbas' thoughts here. Via: Good Things Design Blog
By: Design Sojourn
Game Notes For Friday @ Mets
2009-09-04 21:47:00 * The Cubs have won six of their last nine meetings with the Mets. * The Mets rank second in the NL with a .279 batting average since August 1. * Luis Castillo is hitting .359 at home this season - a .104 increase from his .255 batting average on the road. * The Cubs are 6-11 on their last two road trips with an average of only 3.4 runs scored per game. * Aramis Ramirez is hitting .349 with nine RBI in his last 11 games. * Carlos Zambrano has pitched less than five innings in each of his last two starts against the Mets. In those last two starts combined, he has pitched 8.0 innings with a...
Dr. Jeckle & Mr. Beckett - Notes from the Underground - The Blood of this L
2009-09-04 01:13:00 OK, it's official, something's up with Josh Beckett. (AP Photo) My evening began with me and my fiancée heading off to Starbuck's in Kendall to meet with our newly hired wedding DJ (Beat Train Productions - whom I highly recommend)....
By: SawxBlog.com
Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Astros
2009-09-02 01:22:00 *Left-handed reliever John Grabow has made 15 consecutive scoreless appearances to start his Cubs career. *Randy Wells seeks to become the first Cubs rookie to win 10 or more games since Kerry Wood went 13-7 in 1998.*The Cubs bullpen is working on 17 inning scoreless string since August 27.*The Cubs are 38-26 at Wrigley Field, the fourth-best mark in the National League...
Game Notes For Sunday vs. Mets
2009-08-30 19:58:00 *Fernando Tatis has four consecutive multi-hit games and is hitting .563 over that span.*Nelson Figueroa is 0-4 with a 4.40 ERA in nine games and four starts against the Cubs for his career.*Carlos Zambrano gave up eight runs in just four and a third innings in his last start on Tuesday night - his worst outing of the season.*Zambrano is hitting .245 with four homers on the season....
Astrology notes~Famous quotes on the New World Order
2009-08-30 18:38:00 Here are a few quotes about the 'new world order', if you're hankering for a brief bask in its deformed rays.In his book *The Secret History of the West, Nicholas Hagger says that the term 'new world order' was first used in the modern media by Nelson Rockefeller on **July 26, 1968, when he asserted that he would "work toward international creation of 'a new world order.'"(The term) 'was widely used following the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989' (Reagan.) 'President George Bush used the term several times before the Gulf War; for instance, "Out of these troubled times...a New World Order can emerge" ('Sept 11, 1991' as displayed in the video below ~ although this precise date is disputed, particularly as noted in this text of Bush Sr's speech to a Joint Session of Congress, Sept 11, 1990, not '1991'; notice in the text he refers to their "fifth objective, 'a new world order.'" jc.)'And the term has been much-used following the terrorists attacks on New York's ...
Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Nats
2009-08-25 22:55:00 * The Cubs have won 13 of their last 17 games against the Nationals, including five of their last six meetings at Wrigley Field. * With a victory tonight, the Nationals would have their first four-game road winning streak since May 22-25, 2007, when they won three at Cincinnati and one at St. Louis. * This season the Cubs are 42-24 (.636) vs. teams currently under .500, compared to 20-36 (.357) vs. teams currently above the .500 mark. * Carlos Zambrano is expected to come off the DL and make his first start since August 1. Zambrano is 5-0 with a 1.38 ERA in his last five starts against Washington. * Garrett Mock will be making his eighth start...
Game Notes For Sunday @ LA
2009-08-23 14:56:00 *The Cubs will try to avoid falling to the .500 mark. A loss today would make them 61-61. The last time the Cubs were .500 was at the All-Star break (43-43).*Chad Billingsley is 1-2 with a 3.27 ERA in five career starts against the Cubs.*The Cubs are 35-22 at Wrigley Field and 26-38 on the road.*Ryan Dempster is 1-2 with a 4.15 ERA in August....
Game Notes For Thursday @ Dodgers
2009-08-21 03:42:00 * The Cubs snapped a 4-game road losing streak with a 7-1 victory in San Diego last night. Chicago is now 2-6 in its last eight games away from Wrigley Field overall. * The Dodgers dropped a 3-2 decision to the Cardinals last night and have now lost five of their last six home games overall. Los Angeles committed three errors Wednesday - just the second such game of 2009 for the Dodgers. * The Cubs and Dodgers split four games in May at Wrigley Field and since the beginning of 2006, the two teams have played 10 games at Dodger Stadium with each squad winning five times. * Tom Gorzelanny is 2-1 with a 5.27 ERA in three starts...
Afternoon Notes
2009-08-20 20:17:00 Despite their horrible performance in a 2-0 defeat to the L.A. Galaxy last night, the Fire will go on and their focus must now turn to Sunday's increasingly important match against Colorado. But before we get to the Fire's next game, I wanted to pass along a few bits of info I picked up last night at Toyota Park......
Game Notes For Sunday vs. Pirates
2009-08-16 18:49:00 *The Pirates have lost four straight and 12 of 13.*The Cubs have committed just two errors on this homestand.*Cub pitchers have kept the Pirates without a home run this series.*Derrek Lee has reached base safely in 88 of 102 games this season.*Today is the third game of a stretch where the Cubs play 28 of 32 games until September 17 against teams currently at or below the .500 mark....
Guthrie Govan, Dave Kilminster: 73 notes of doom
2009-08-11 18:35:00 Guthrie Govan, Dave Kilminster, jam! Short but sweet posted on Dave Kilminsters web site: http://www.davekilminster.com/A-_V/Guthrie_Dave.wmv This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
Afternoon Notes
2009-08-10 21:38:00 Hey everybody, thought I'd share a few bits of Fire related news with you to spark your Monday afternoon... Lowry up for Goal of the Week -- Peter Lowry has been nominated for MLS Goal of the Week for his sliding right footed volley against Houston last night. Peter has some pretty stiff competition for the award (see Landon Donovan's strike... that was nasty) but his finish was one of the better ones of the week. Check out all the nominated goals below......
Game Notes For Sunday @ Colorado
2009-08-09 17:31:00 *Derrek Lee has a .469 OBP vs. the Rockies since 2001.*Since 1996, no NL rookie pitcher has posted a lower ERA than Randy Wells' 2.73 ERA.*Jason Hammel hasn't allowed a home run to a cleanup hitter in 47 at-bats this season.*The Rockies have five players with 50 or more RBIs this season....
More Camp Notes
2009-08-03 00:58:00 More Kevin Jones?Vaughn McClure writes about the Bears giving Matt Forte some downtime at practice this weekend. Smart move and something many of us think is coming ten months too late. Just because the Double Deuce is capable of thirty touches a game doesn't mean he should be given thirty touches a game. Over-running young tailbacks is quickly becoming the equivalent of over-throwing young arms in baseball. Something the city of Chicago knows a thing or two about.The Erik Kramer FactorI write about the legendary 1995 season Erik Kramer played at quarterback for the Chicago Bears all the time. Good to see it get some press from Brad Biggs. Some really thoughtful insight from Kramer too:''I can't think of a...
Game Notes For Saturday @ Fish
2009-08-02 01:12:00 *The Cubs are 11-4 since the All-Star break.*Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez have combined to drive in 28 runs since the break, the second most productive duo in baseball after McCann/Escobar in Atlanta (29).*The Marlins and Cubs are second and fourth from the bottom of baseball in throwing 1st pitch strikes.*John Baker hit .362 in July, the best month ever for a Marlins catcher.*Kosuke Fukudome is hitting .333 with a .419 OBP since moving into the leadoff spot....
Game Notes For Friday @ Florida
2009-08-01 00:39:00 * The Cubs have scored at least five runs in 17 of their last 18 victories over Florida, averaging 8.3 runs in the victories. * The Cubs have now scored exactly 12 runs in back-to-back games - marking the first time they have scored at least 12 runs in consecutive games since August 25-26, 2008 (against Pittsburgh). * The Marlins have won seven of their last nine games, and have gone eight consecutive games without committing a single error. * After betting just .239 (26/109) with runners in scoring position last season, Hanley Ramirez is batting .424 (39/92) this season with runners in scoring position. * Over his last 10 starts, Ricky Nolasco has struck out 73 batters in 66.1...
Accrocher des notes dans le ciel (part 1)
2009-07-31 10:55:00 . hanging notes to the sky .Jack Johnson - Traffic In The Sky
By: Clik & Clak
Accrocher des notes dans le ciel (part 2)
2009-07-31 10:51:00 .paysage Angleur – Kinkempois, Liège.hanging notes to the sky (part 2) . Stevie Wonder - Ribbon in the sky
By: Clik & Clak
Game Notes For Sunday vs. Reds
2009-07-26 18:27:00 *The Cubs are 9-3 in their last 12 games.*Kevin Gregg picked up his 20th save yesterday for his third straight year. He had 32 in 2007 and 29 last year.*The Cubs are 9-0 when collecting 10 or more hits since July 1.*The Cubs are 47-14 when scoring three or more runs in a game.*Cub relievers have allowed just three of 28 runners inherited runners to score in July....
Kostas Alexakis: digging those blue notes
2009-07-23 17:44:00 Kostas Alexakis says: Having some fun over this gary moore backing track using the new SHAMAN JMP standard guitar featuring Lace Alumitone pickups. I hope you like it. Story of the blues solo improvation ( shaman guitar demo) Plus Quick demo of my 2554 silver jubilee coverted combo into a vintage sound city cab loaded with celestion greenbacks marshall silver jubilee This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
Game Notes For Tuesday @ Philly
2009-07-21 23:20:00 *The Phils won just 13 of their first 35 home gams, but have won 10 of the last 11. *The Phils are 12-4 vs. the NL Central this year. *There are only two NL teams that get 40+% of the runs from the home run: the Phillies (42.7%) and the Cubs (41.1.%) *Since June 1, only Albert Pujols (48) has driven in more runs than Derrek Lee (40). *Raul Ibanez has driven in 68 runs in 68 games....
Blackhawks Convention News & Notes
2009-07-20 00:08:00 The 2nd annual Blackhawks Convention will be termed another success by John McDonough and his staff. Not unlike the offseason thus far, the event had it's hiccups. However, McDonough met the challenge of an angered fan base and most will leave the weekend full of optimism for the upcoming season. Kudos to McDonough for being the most visible and accessible member of the Chicago Blackhawks throughout the weekend. Much like a politician running for office, the team president was a constant amongst the crowd shaking hands, signing autographs and posing for pictures. The boos from Friday night quickly faded and McDonough appeared to be a popular figure with the convention attendees. Stan Who?: Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman's Q&A...
Game Notes For Sunday vs. Cardinals Game 1
2009-07-12 17:36:00 *This is the third day/night doubleheader in Wrigley history. The other two have also been against the Cardinals.*The Cards have won six of their last eight against the Cubs and are 7-4 vs. the Cubs this year.*The Cubs have scored 11 first-innings runs this homestand, scoring at least one run in five of the nine games so far.*The Cubs are 8-4 on Sunday this year, their most successful day of the week.*The Cub and Cardinal staffs have 27 hits apiece, tied for the most in baseball along with the Rockies....
Gold Cup Update 2.0 -- A look ahead to USA vs. Honduras and some notes on C
2009-07-08 19:18:00 Fire midfielder Logan Pause and the U.S. National Team are all set to take on Honduras tonight (8 p.m. FSC/TeleFutura) in the Americans second match of Gold Cup play. The U.S. and Honduras, who last played each other in June's World Cup Qualifying match that saw the Americans win 2-1 at Soldier Field, are currently tied atop of the Gold Cup's Group B. Honduras, who (like the U.S) brought a 'B' team to the Gold Cup, beat Haiti 1-0 in their first game of the tournament and should be a pretty tough opponent for the American squad. "This is going to be a much better [match]," said U.S. Head Coach (and former Fire head man) Bob Bradley to ussoccer.com....
Game Notes For Monday Night vs. Braves
2009-07-06 21:31:00 * Atlanta won five straight from June 28-July 3, but dropped two consecutive 5-3 decisions to the Nats in Washington on Saturday and Sunday. The Braves are now just 3-8 in their last 11 road contests overall.* The Cubs beat the Brewers, 8-2, on Sunday to take three of four from Milwaukee over the long weekend and are now 7-1 in their last eight games at Wrigley Field.* The Braves took two of three from the Cubs last month in Atlanta, but Chicago has beaten Atlanta four straight times at home by a combined score of 30-10. The Cubs have homered in six straight home games vs. the Braves (11 HR during streak).* Brian McCann (reserve) was the lone Braves'...
Interesting notes from "Ask Sam"
2009-07-05 13:43:00 Sam Smith's blog and mailbag are always must reads, so check out the full link. However, here are a few of the notes I found most interesting.But you'd have to deal Kirk into someone's cap space, and that was proving unlikely with Portland and Minnesota no longer that interested. Ben deserves our praise and I'd welcome a warm reception next season....
Game Notes For Thursday vs. Brew Crew
2009-07-02 18:42:00 * These teams have split their first six meetings of the season (all at Miller Park). The clubs have also split their last 18 meetings at Wrigley Field. * The Brewers were defeated, 1-0, by the Mets on Wednesday, marking the second time in their last four games that they have been shut out. Milwaukee is 21-10 against NL Central opponents this season. * The Cubs have won five of their last six home games and will be looking to extend their current win streak at Wrigley Field to five in a row. * Seth McClung will be making his second start of the season and his first career start against the Cubs. * Chicago has lost each...
Game Notes For Monday @ Buccos
2009-06-29 17:18:00 *The Cubs have won 19 of their last 24 meetings with the Pirates. *The Pirates are 9-3 at home during June this year. *Alfonso Soriano boasts a .382 career average against Pittsburgh, the highest of any active player against the Pirates. *Adam LaRoche is hitting .420 since June 12. Jack Wilson is hitting .396 over the same span. *Zach Duke went 4-0 with a 0.56 ERA against the Cubs in his first five starts against them. Since then, he is 0-5, 4.35 ERA in his last ten starts vs. the Cubs. ...
NASA Wants Your Ideas for Digitizing Rocket Scientist's Notes
2009-06-29 15:44:00 From Wired Top Stories: NASA is taking the rare step of reaching out to the public for help. The space agency is looking for the best way to analyze and electronically catalog a precious collection of notes that chronicle the early history of the human space flight program. "We'
Some short notes on short sales
2009-06-29 05:44:00 It seems today that everyone is looking for distressed properties to get a deal on, and aside from real estate auctions of foreclosures, short sales can be a way to get some extra bang for your buck. A short sale occurs when a homeowner realizes he or she can no longer make the payments on the home and may soon go into foreclosure. The homeowner asks the lender to accept less than they owe on a property in order to prevent the property from becoming bank-owned, and to avoid the damage foreclosure causes on their credit rating. Best Chicago Condos says that short sales have tripled over the last year in Chicago. Single family homes are harder hit than condos. But as with any...
Game Notes For Sunday vs. Sox
2009-06-28 15:32:00 *The Sox lead baseball for the third time in four years with 44.1% of their runs coming via the home run.*The Sox are a major league worst 1-32 when losing after seven innings.*The Cubs have the worst run differential in baseball after the seventh inning at -35.*Leadoff batters in each inning are hitting .430 off John Danks.*The Cubs have allowed 298 runs this season - 3rd best in baseball....
Cubs / Sox Pregame Notes
2009-06-26 21:42:00 As I get ready for the first pitch and then heading off to an Idaho State basketball B-B-Q!Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune has three notations in his 'Hardball' blog. The first is Friday's Sox lineup (A.J. gets a rest), the second is some encouraging news on Carlos Quentin and finally Ozzie Guillen had a few more things to say about Alexei Ramirez and as per usual, Ozzie doesn't pull any punches.Enjoy the game everybody!...
Game Notes For Friday @ White Sox
2009-06-26 18:09:00 *The interleague series is tied at 34 and the Sox have outscored the Cubs by just 3 runs (332-329) in those games. *The Cubs offense has suffered the biggest drop in baseball at -1.08 runs per game (5.31 to 4.23). The Sox are third, losing .7 runs per game (4.98 to 4.28). *The Sox are 29-15 when they homer, 6-22 when they don't. *Milton Bradley has at least one hit in 23 of his last 24 games against the Sox. *Jose Contreras has a 1.22 ERA since his return from the minors....
Game Notes For Tuesday @ Tigers
2009-06-23 16:31:00 *The Tigers have the best home record in interleague play since 2004 at 39-12. *Carlos Zambrano has been outstanding this month with a 1-0 record and 1.66 ERA. *Miguel Cabrera's .358 average against the Cubs is the highest of any active player. *Milton Bradley's .358 average against the Tigers is the second-highest of any active player behind Bobby Abreu (.371). *With a hit today, Derrek Lee would be the 4th player this season to post a 20-game hitting streak (Ryan Zimmeran 30, Ichiro Suzuki 27, Jacoby Ellsbury 22)....
Game Notes For Saturday vs. Tribe
2009-06-20 18:05:00 *Ted Lilly's seven wins lead the Cubs staff.*The Cubs have hit five homers in their last two games after going homerless in their previous four.*Milton Bradley is hitting .393 (11-for-28) in his current eight-game hitting streak.*The Cubs have played just 63 games, fewest in the majors. The Indians have played 69, tied for the most.*Derrek Lee takes a 16 game hitting streak into today's game. ...
Pirates-Nationals Notes
2009-05-22 13:55:00 Since I was in attendance, I thought I would share my observations from the Tuesday and Wednesday night games between the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates. - While it would be nice for the Nationals to be successful one day, in the meantime, I'm going to enjoy the easy access to tickets. For the third time over the past two seasons, I arrived at the stadium without tickets only to have someone give me two tickets. Not sell me tickets, give me tickets. On Wednesday night's game, I was given tickets in the first row of section 100L (center field not far from where Nate McLouth made the game-saving catch). The normal ticket price is $30 per ticket and we even had someone in this section taking orders and bringing food and drink directly to our seats. - Speaking of servers, when my friend ordered a hot dog, our server told him a few minutes later that they were out of hot dogs and had to make them from scratch. Do the Nationals have cows somewhere in the stadium ready to b...
By: Sean's Ramblings
Esmée Denters - Interview Notes + Album Sampler
2009-05-15 01:19:00 Esmée Denters - Interview Notes + Album SamplerSo as mentioned last week my interview with Esmée Denters went very well, but it turned out my recorder switch had NOT been put on and the Interview was not recorded! I'm still pretty upset about it but I have to move on, but I didn't want to leave you guys with nothing. So below I'll leave you with some of my questions and a brief summary of what Denters answers were. I obviously couldn't quote her on everything, but I tried my best. Also you can check out the album sampler to her debut album "Outta Here" out May 22nd!!ALi (Me):Hello Esmée! How are you?I'm great, thankyou(I said congrats on everything that has happened up to this point and so on)Denters: was very grateful and humble about everything and she still can't believe how much has happened.ALi: For anyone who doesn't know, how did it come about you getting signed to Tennman Records?Denters: After becoming popular on Youtube for sometime, many labels were interested in m...
By: ALI's BlOg
Scotch Whisky Society 73.30 Tasting Notes
2009-05-08 22:44:00 This was our Friday Dram members intro bottle to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, and is a 15 y.o. Altmore bottled in May 2008. Color Light gold, very bright. Reminds me of a clear tea. Aroma The first smell is very unusual, slightly medicinal and quite floral. It deepens out and becomes almost syrupy. Adding water softens the nose, ...
Live Game Notes: Tribe vs Jays May 5th
2009-05-06 14:36:00 Early is back with live game notes from yesterdays come from behind win at the Rogers Centre. Enjoy! - What a crazy game yesterday afternoon. After yesterday’s back and forth affair which the Jays bullpen fell apart they fell apart again today, costing Brett Cecil a win in his MLB debut. Cecil pitched 6 innings of 6 hit (5 ...
By: Mop Up Duty
Chicago Fire Notes
2009-05-01 21:07:00 The majority of my time here over the next 24 hours will be dedicated to our expanded coverage of Chelsea vs Fulham. However, I won’t ignore the other love of my life. Hey, if you have a wife & a mistress, you had better take care of the mistress or the wife will find out! First, ...
By: Try Gol
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