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I am is a courageous film
May 3, 2011 Christina Daniels
With I am, film director Onir, still best known for his debut film My Brother Nikhil gives us yet another piece of thought provoking cinema. The film is also a landmark venture for independent film making in India, with the financing for the film being raised from over 400 individuals, many of whom made their donations through social networking sites like Facebook.
The film's narrative takes the form of four stories that explore the themes of women's choice in artificial insemination, separatism in Kashmir, child molestation and homosexuality. These are the stories of "Afia", "Megha", "Abhimanyu", and "Omar" – all of whom are joined by fear that can only be redeemed when they reclaim their lost selves.
As with My Brother Nikhil, Onir brings topics that are often consigned to the margins, into Hindi cinema's mainstream discourse with courage, conviction and sensitivity. Yet the approach is never didactic. Instead, in each instance, he crafts a 'tale with a twist' that celebrates the art of storytelling.
Onir is ably supported by a cast that includes Nandita Das, Juhi Chawla, Manisha Koirala and Rahul Bose. Juhi and Manisha return the silver screen after a long hiatus, and do not disappoint. It is also a landmark film for Rahul Bose, who is the face of one of the most honest portrayals of homosexuality and its exploitation seen in Hindi cinema.
Yet this remains a film where both the director and his talented actors hold their own, while the audience is drawn in by original screenplay and editing that never loses sight of the spirit of the film.
The end product is well crafted, introspective, intelligent cinema that looms tall over much of what we see in contemporary Hindi cinema. My rating for this film would be 3.5 on 5. Definitely a film worthy of an evening at the cinema.
The ratings and what they mean
The ratings are on a scale of 1 to 5 and try to strike that difficult balance between cinematic critique and giving the regular film buff a peek into what's playing in town and worth a watch.
1: Watch this film only if the director pays you
2: You could safely give this film a miss
2.5: A one time watch
3: Good cinema. Money well spent
4: Great cinema. A standing ovation
5: Simply speechless. A masterpiece.
About Christina Daniels	48 Articles
Christina Daniels is a communications professional based in Bangalore. She is the author of the cinematic filmography "I'll Do It My Way: The Incredible Journey of Aamir Khan". Before this, she authored the novel "Ginger Soda Lemon Pop" and co-authored "Mind Blogs 1.0".


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Ego depletion refers to the idea that self-control or willpower draws upon a limited pool of mental resources that can be used up.[1] When the energy for mental activity is low, self-control is typically impaired, which would be considered a state of ego depletion. In particular, experiencing a state of ego depletion impairs the ability to control oneself later on. A depleting task requiring self-control can have a hindering effect on a subsequent self-control task, even if the tasks are seemingly unrelated. Self-control plays a valuable role in the functioning of the self on both individualistic and interpersonal levels. Ego depletion is therefore a critical topic in experimental psychology, specifically social psychology, because it is a mechanism that contributes to the understanding of the processes of human self-control. There have both been studies to support[2] and to question[3] the validity of ego-depletion as a theory.
The word "ego" in "ego depletion" is used in the "psychological" sense rather than the colloquial sense.
Some meta analyses and studies have questioned the size and existence of the ego depletion effect.[4] The ultimate validity of those later studies is not universally agreed.[5] Martin Hagger and Nikos Chatzisrantis, whose 2010 meta-analysis seemed to support the existence of the ego depletion effect,[5] subsequently performed a pre-registered 23 lab replication study which found no ego-depletion effect.[6]
1 Early experimental evidence
2 Physiological causes
3 Manifestations
3.1 Guilt and prosocial behavior
3.2 Perceived levels of fatigue
3.3 Motivation and beliefs
4 Real-life implications
4.1 Dieting
4.2 Athletic performance
4.3 Consumer behavior
5 Relief
6 Theoretical explanations
6.1 Conservation hypothesis
7 Criticism
7.1 Questions and alternative explanations
7.1.1 Process model
7.2 Reproducibility controversy and conflicting meta analyses
Early experimental evidence[edit]
American social psychologist Roy Baumeister and his colleagues proposed a model that described self-control like a muscle, which can become both strengthened and fatigued. The researches proposed that initial use of the "muscle" of self-control could cause a decrease in strength, or ego depletion, for subsequent tasks. Later experimental findings showed support for this muscle model of self-control and ego depletion.[7]
A key experiment by Baumeister, Ellen Bratslavsky, Mark Muraven and Dianne Tice in 1998, demonstrated some of the first evidence that ego depletion had effects in diverse contexts or situations.[1] They showed that people who initially resisted the temptation of chocolates were subsequently less able to persist on a difficult and frustrating puzzle task. They attributed this effect to ego depletion, which resulted from the prior resisting of a tempting treat. Additionally, it was demonstrated that when people voluntarily gave a speech that included beliefs contrary to their own, they were also less able to persist on the difficult puzzle, indicating a state of ego depletion. This effect was not nearly as strong when individuals were not given a choice and were "forced" to write a counter-attitudinal speech. Thus, they proposed that both the act of choice and counter-attitudinal behaviors draw upon the same pool of limited resources. While giving a counter-attitudinal speech is expected to produce ego depletion, introducing the element of choice further increases the level of experienced depletion. These findings demonstrated the effects of ego depletion in differential situations and emphasized that ego depletion may not be context-specific. This experiment was critical in that the researchers synthesized ideas proposed by prior studies that had suggested evidence for a strength model of willpower. With this study, Baumeister and his colleagues therefore provided the first direct experimental evidence of ego depletion, and initiated research interest on the subject.
Physiological causes[edit]
The role of glucose as a specific form of energy needed for self-control has been explored by researchers. Glucose, a sugar found in many foods, is the primary fuel for the body and the brain. Multiple experiments have connected self-control depletion to reduced blood glucose, and suggested that self-control performance could be replenished by consuming glucose.[8] However, some of the findings were later questioned.[9] Several recent experiments have found that resource depletion effects can be reversed by simply tasting (but not swallowing or consuming) sweet beverages,[10][11][12] which can have rewarding properties.[13] Others have suggested that the taste of sugar (but not artificial sweetener) has psycho-physiological signaling effects.
An experiment by Segertrom (2007) and Solberg Nes, has shown that HRV (heart rate variability) is a marker for both ego depletion, and an index for self-control power before the task.[14]
The underlying neural processes associated with self-control failure have been recently examined using neurophysiological techniques. According to cognitive and neuroscientific models of mental control, a "conflict-monitoring/error-detection system" identifies discrepancies between intended goals and actual behaviors.[15] Error-related negativity (ERN) signals are a waveform of event-related potentials, which appear to be generated in the anterior cingulate cortex when individuals commit errors in various psychological tasks.[16] Using electroencephalography (EEG) recordings, Inzlicht and Gutsell found that individuals who had undergone an emotion-suppression task displayed weaker ERN signals compared to individuals who had not undergone emotion-suppression tasks.[15] These findings demonstrate preliminary evidence that depletion experienced after exerting self-control can weaken neural mechanisms responsible for conflict monitoring.
The majority of ego depletion studies have been carried out on university students, which raises concerns about how generalizable the results really are. The effects of age are unknown, but maybe younger people are more susceptible to the effects of ego depletion, given that the areas of the brain involved in self-control continue to develop until the mid 20s. For example, a recent study found that people over the age of 40 did not become ego depleted following a typical depletion manipulation, whereas younger university students did.[17]
Manifestations[edit]
Guilt and prosocial behavior[edit]
Ego depletion has also been implicated in guilt and prosocial behavior. The feeling of guilt, while unpleasant, is necessary to facilitate adaptive human interactions.[18] The experience of guilt is dependent on one's ability to reflect on past actions and behaviors. Ego depletion has been shown to hinder the ability to engage in such reflection, thereby making it difficult to experience guilt.[19] Since guilt typically leads to prosocial behavior, ego depletion will therefore reduce the good deeds that often result from a guilty conscience. In the study by Xu and colleagues, some participants were required to suppress their emotions while watching a movie about butchering animals, which resulted in a depleted state.[19] Participants were then induced to feel guilty by playing a game in which an opponent player was blasted with loud, unpleasant noises when they made errors. At the end of the experiment, participants were given a chance to leave money for a subsequent participant and were also given the choice of making a charitable donation. These were the measures of pro-social behavior. The results of this study indicated that people who experienced ego depletion felt less guilty and donated less money than non-depleted people. This demonstrates that ego depletion has an indirect effect on prosocial behavior by decreasing one's ability to experience guilt.
Perceived levels of fatigue[edit]
An individual's perceived level of fatigue has been shown to influence their subsequent performance on a task requiring self-regulation, independent of their actual state of depletion.[20] This effect is known as illusory fatigue. This was shown in an experiment in which participants engaged in a task that was either depleting or non-depleting, which determined each individual's true state of depletion. Ultimately, when participants were led to believe their level of depletion was lower than their true state of depletion, they performed much better on a difficult working memory task. This indicates that an increased perceived level of fatigue can hinder self-regulatory performance independent of the actual state of depletion.
Motivation and beliefs[edit]
Ego depletion has been shown to have some rather debilitating consequences, most notably self-regulation impairments. These effects can, however, be temporarily buffered by external motivations and beliefs in unlimited willpower. An example of such an external motivator was demonstrated by Boucher and Kofos in 2012, where depleted participants who were reminded of money performed better on a subsequent self-control task.[21]
An experiment by Carol Dweck and subsequent work by Roy Baumeister and Kathleen Vohs has shown that beliefs in unlimited self-control helps mitigate ego depletion for a short while, but not for long. Participants that were led to believe that they will not get fatigued performed well on a second task but were fully depleted on a third task.[22]
Real-life implications[edit]
In a state of ego depletion, an individual's impaired ability to self-regulate can be implicated in a wide range of undesirable and maladaptive behaviors, such as acts of aggression. Knowledge and strategies to counteract ego depletion would therefore, be highly beneficial in various real-life situations.[citation needed]
Dieting[edit]
An experiment performed by Kathleen Vohs and Todd Heatherton demonstrated how ego depletion is particularly relevant when considering chronic dieters compared to non-dieters.[23] Chronic dieters constantly work at resisting their cravings and limiting their food intake. Vohs and Heatherton showed that the task of regulating food intake could be undermined in the face of tempting snacks, especially when the individual was experiencing a state of ego depletion. Both dieters and non-dieters attempted to suppress their emotional responses while watching a movie. Afterwards, participants were required to consume ice cream in order to engage in a taste-test. The major finding was that dieters who suppressed their emotional responses to the movie experienced more ego depletion than those who were not required to suppress their emotions. Additionally, those individuals subsequently ate much more ice cream in the taste-testing task. Non-dieters did not show the same self-regulatory failures as dieters in these tasks. Therefore, it seems that the act of dieting itself is a form of resource expenditure. Dieters spend so much energy trying to limit their food intake, but these efforts are likely to be undermined when faced with overwhelming temptation.
Athletic performance[edit]
Research has found that competitive athletes' mental determination can be hindered after completing a difficult cognitive task more than after completing an easy cognitive task.[24] This indicates that the hindering effects of ego depletion can be applied not only to subsequent performance on cognitive tasks, but on physical tasks, as well.
Consumer behavior[edit]
In the world of consumerism, individuals are faced with decisions and choices that require the use of valuable energy resources in order to make informed purchases while resisting temptation of impulsive or unnecessary purchases. Consumers are constantly bombarded with a broad range of options. In order to make the best choice, one must compare the many different aspects of various products. The complexity of consumer decisions in itself can result in ego depletion.[25] This, in turn, could impact any subsequent decisions consumers must make. When consumers are depleted, they are more likely to become passive, and make more impulsive decisions that may not fall in line with their true values.
Consumers are faced with choices of different price ranges and product qualities in the market. Having many options can make consumers feel overwhelmed, causing ego depletion.[26] Advertisements telling consumers how they deserve and must have a product can cause mental fatigue and frustration, leading people to give in to buying a product.[27] Fatigue and frustration can also stem from deals with specific requirements on ways to purchase a product, along with spending effort on deciding which store has the best deals or trying to get to the store. People will then be led to buy the high priced or cheapest product.[28]
Consumers who have low self-control are susceptible to be more invested in obtaining product of a high status.[29] These same consumers are more likely to be more motivated, persistent and pay more for a product. This will lead consumers to have a sense of empowerment; they will feel in control again and feel as though they are overcoming their ego depleted states. It can also lead them to purchasing a brand that has a high status. The consumer might feel that the brand be more beneficial and secure with the product.
Relief[edit]
In a recent experiment, it was shown that inducing a positive mood can buffer the impairing effects of ego depletion on subsequent performance.[30] Positive mood was induced by getting individuals to watch comedy videos or by giving them a surprise gift. Positive mood seemed to allow people to recover faster from ego depletion and furthermore, improved their ability to self-regulate. There is no claim that positive mood can provide a general benefit to people who had not previously engaged in self-regulatory tasks; rather, positive mood can restore depleted individuals' capacity to self-regulate. Furthermore, this experimental work does not consider in depth the mechanisms by which performance is restored. It is not known whether positive mood counteracts ego depletion or whether positive mood merely motivates an individual to persist in a task, despite their depleted state.
The ego depletion effect itself (without mood intervention), has however been shown to be unrelated to mood changes, as shown in multiple ego depletion experiments that either controlled for mood, or saw no mood changes. Thus, positive affect is just a way to counteract ego depletion after a person is depleted.
Theoretical explanations[edit]
Conservation hypothesis[edit]
The conservation hypothesis is a partial explanation of ego depletion. It suggests that there are two sorts of depletion:
When one is completely depleted and unable to self-control.
When one is not fully depleted, but partly. Still, one reduces his self-control efforts to avoid complete exhaustion.[31]
According to this view, when people feel depleted, there might still exist a reserve store of energy to be used in extreme, high priority situations that could be encountered in the future. This can be adaptive to the extent that expending any more resources at a given time might render an individual fully depleted of their resources in an unexpected situation requiring self-regulation or other self-monitoring behaviours. The existence of a spare reservoir of mental energy ultimately explains why various motivators can buffer the effects of mild or moderate ego depletion. In a state of low resources, an individual lacks motivation to exert any more energy, but if motivation is presented, there are still extra resources that can be used up. Thus, ego depletion could be conceptualized as a psychological constraint necessary to safeguard precious resources that might be needed in emergency situations in the future. Under mild depletion, people still have a small amount of energy left in their "tank", which they do not have access to under normal circumstances.[31]
Questions and alternative explanations[edit]
Although self-control has traditionally been thought of as a limited resource that can be depleted, some researchers disagree with this model.[1] While multiple studies provided support for the ego depletion effect, there is currently no direct measure of ego depletion, and studies mainly observe it by measuring how long people persist at a second task after performing a self-control task (the depleting task).[1]
Many ego depletion studies, however, have shown that mood is not relevant to the results. In fact, many of the earlier experiments have tested for the effects of mood and saw no effect of mood whatsoever. Furthermore, the study and measurement of ego depletion may be affected by the confounding effect of cognitive dissonance. Researchers have questioned whether subjects are truly experiencing ego depletion, or whether the individuals are merely experiencing cognitive dissonance in the psychological tasks.[1]
Process model[edit]
In contrast to the original most known model of self-control, Michael Inzlicht and Brandon J. Schmeichel propose an alternative model of depletion, which they refer to as the process model.[32] This process model holds that initial exertions of willpower lead an individual's motivation to shift away from control, and towards gratification. As a part of this process, one's attention shifts away from cues that signal the need for control, and towards cues that signal indulgence. Inzlicht and Schmeichel argue that the process model provides a starting point for understanding self-control and that more research examining these cognitive, motivational, and affective influences on self-control is needed.
Reproducibility controversy and conflicting meta analyses[edit]
In 2016, a major study (2141 participants) carried out at two dozen labs across the world using a single protocol failed to find any evidence for ego depletion.[4][33] In response, Baumeister argued that his original protocol was rejected by the project coordinators, and after discussion was stalled, he only reluctantly agreed to a task that differed to some degree from the original 1998 studies.[34] Replication difficulties have also emerged for 5 additional protocols (operationalizations) of the basic ego depletion effect.[35]
A 2010 meta analysis of 198 independent tests found the effect significant with a moderate to large average effect size (d = .6). Even after accounting for possible unpublished failed studies, the analysis concluded that it is extremely unlikely that the effect doesn't exist.[36]
In 2015, a meta analysis of over 100 studies by Carter and McCullough argued that the 2010 meta-analysis failed to take publication bias into account. They showed statistical evidence for publication bias. When they statistically controlled for publication bias, the effect size estimate was small (d = .2) and not significantly different from zero.[37][38] Michael Inzlicht and colleagues praised Carter's meta analysis, but argued that bias-correction techniques are not precise enough to give a precise control size estimate.[5][39] In response, Cunningham and Baumeister argued that Carter and McCullough analysis contained errors in its data collection and in the various analyses used.[5]
Ulrich Schimmack conducted a meta-analysis of published studies and found that most studies could produce significant results only with the help of random sampling error. Based on the low power of studies, one would expect a large number of non-significant results, but these results are missing from published articles. This finding confirms Carter and McCullough's meta-analysis that showed publication bias with a different statistical method. Schimmack's replicability report also identified a small set of studies with adequate power that provided evidence for ego-depletion. These studies are the most promising studies for a replication project to examine whether ego-depletion effects can be replicated consistently across several independent laboratories.[40]
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Excerpted from Put 'Em Up: A Comprehensive Home Preserving Guide for the Creative Cook, by Sherri Brooks Vinton, with permissission from Storey Publishing (c) 2010. The following excerpt can be found on Pages 68 to 70.
I come from a long line of white lightning makers and speakeasy owners, so my friends were really expecting some nitty-gritty how-to in a section that includes alcohol. Maybe that's version 2.0. The alcohol and vinegar recipes in this book are infusions. Infusions are a simple way to capture all the great flavors of food before it's gone and to enjoy it in a different way.
The alcohol-based infusions make terrific tipples either straight or mixed into a cocktail, but don't stop there. They're also wonderful for deglazing the skillet after searing a steak or piece of chicken, or you can drizzle them on ice cream for a grown-up dessert.
The vinegars are wonderful in salad dressings. They also add a whole new zing to homemade mayonnaise and bring a boost to long-simmered soups and stews—just stir in a tablespoon or so at the end of the cooking time.
Unlike many of the other preservation methods in this book, you don't need perfect produce to make infused alcohols and vinegars. You can cut off a bruised section of a cucumber or use a piece of a leftover watermelon and still have safe and delicious results. Berries that are going a little soft will be okay. Of course, any moldy or rotten food needs to head to the compost, but less-than-perfect food is just fine here.
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No specialized equipment is necessary to make alcohol and vinegar infusions. You probably already have what it takes on hand.
• CLEAN GLASS JARS OR CONTAINERS. These don't have to be anything special; just make sure they're food grade. Crystal may look gorgeous, but the lead can leach. I use canning jars that are quart-sized or larger, and they work quite well.
• A BLENDER. Some recipes call for puréeing the fruit. You can use an immersion blender, a standard blender or a food processor. Don't have one of those? A potato masher is a good low-tech stand-in.
The flavor of the produce will dominate, so for these recipes, don't waste your best bourbon or the vinegar you brought home from that great shop in France. Standard bar booze will do, and distilled white vinegar is a nice blank canvas.
I store alcohol infusions as I would their base liquid: sake and white wine in the fridge, bourbon on the bar, vodka in the freezer. Infused vinegar keeps in a cool, dark place for up to one year. If you like, decant the strained infusions back into the original bottles. You could also put them in something decorative—as long as it's food grade—if you prefer. Even when strained, the liquids may have some precipitates that settle in the bottles. Carefully decant your infusion into another bottle, leaving the precipitate behind.
1. Thoroughly wash the jars or bottles that will hold your infusion and place them, top side up, in a large pot or canner fitted with a rack. Fill the pot with water to cover the vessels by 2 inches. Bring water to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes. Using canning tongs, carefully remove jars or bottles, pour out the boiling water, and invert on a clean dish towel.
2. In a nonreactive pot, heat vinegar until it is just about to boil. While the vinegar is heating, wash the produce thoroughly.
3. Combine the produce and alcohol/vinegar according to the recipe.
4. Cover and set aside in a cool, dark place to enable flavors to infuse.
5. Shake every day to encourage infusion.
6. After you've reached the level of infusion you seek, strain out the produce, if you prefer. I find that when an infusion is done, the fruits tend to become sad-looking, so I strain them out. It looks nicer and takes up less storage space. The only exception is stone fruits, which hold their shape and make a delicious garnish (or yummy snack) scooped straight out of the jar.
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Open Discussion: Week of August 31st
August 31, 2015 Weekly Discussionjimpeyton19
Here's an open discussion thread so the minor league posts don't get cluttered with Phillies' talk and other topics.
The play of the young guys.
The chase for the #1 pick.
Or, anything else …
Box Score Recap – 8/30/2015
August 30, 2015 Box Score Recapjimpeyton19
Lehigh Valley (61-75) held the Syracuse Chiefs to two hits and won 3-1. Sean O'Sullivan pitched six innings of one-hit ball. He gave up one run, walked five, and struck out eight. Colton Murray Murray struck out three in two, no-hit innings. Dustin McGowan allowed one hit and picked up his 14th save. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/30/2015 →
GCL Phillies (36-24) closed out their season with a 5-0 victory over the GCL Blue Jays. Jorge Alfaro started as the designated hitter after playing the field in short, three-inning stints the previous two games. He drove an RBI double deep into the left center field gap. Halfway to second base, he began limping, signalling to the bench, and pointing to his thigh. He immediately walked off the field and was replaced with a pinch runner. He did not appear to receive any treatment by the trainer and milled about for a couple innings. He even signed a few autographs before leaving with the trainer around the third inning.
Cornelius Randolph was not in the line up again. He hasn't been on the field since the seventh inning of Thursday's game when he gave way to a defensive replacement in the bottom of the inning. Randolph had tripled and scored on a sac fly before leaving the game. I spoke with "C" as he and Reggie Wilson walked to the team bus. He has been kept out of the line up as a precaution. His shoulder was a little tender after the slide at the end of that triple. He feels fine and will be ready for Instructs next month.
Wilson said he was signed to a 2016 contract because the Phillies had 10 outfielders at the Complex when he was drafted. I would assume the same applied to Ben Pelletier. By the time they signed and the roster for Williamsport was set, there were still six outfielders in Clearwater (Alastre, Luis, Martelo, Pickett, Randolph, and Reyes) and not enough innings or at bats to go around. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/29/2015 →
GCL Phillies (35-24) lost to the GCL Blue Jays7-4. Adonis Medina gave up four runs on seven hits in 4.2 innings. He walked two and struck out six. Kevin Walsh stranded two inherited runners but couldn't recover from a fielding error the following inning and gave up two unearned runs. Will Stewart came in with the bases loaded and stranded all three runners. Ryne Frankoff struck out two in the final inning.
The Phillies scored a run in the fifth on Jonathan Arauz' RBI single. They added three late runs in the eighth inning on Luke Williams' RBI double, Juan Luis' sac fly, and a fielding error. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/28/2015 →
Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
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Lehigh Valley split their doubleheader last night in Scranton and have won five of their last seven games. Sitting at 60-73 and in 4th place of the Northern Division of the International League, the 'Pigs are 14 games back of divison leading Scranton and have been eliminated from playoff contention. After a final game in Scranton tonight, the 'Pigs travel to Syracuse for three games and Pawtucket for three before a final four game home stand over Labor Day weekend to end the season. This will be the last "in season" Lehigh Valley weekly report. Look for a report reviewing the season between September 8th and 10th.
News and Notes: INF Chase D'Arnaud has hit safely in his last 9 games (.368) and is batting .306 over his last 46 games. He has been an offensive catalyst for Lehigh Valley in the second half of the season and leads the team with 38 multi hit games.
–Over the last 22 games, OF Brian Bogusevic is hitting .368 with 6HR and 18RBI to go along with 5SB. Absent one down period, Bogusevic has been consistently outstanding this season.
–1B Tommy Joseph has a modest 4 game hitting streak after early struggles coming off the DL.
–Over his last 3 starts, Severino Gonzalez has a 2.81ERA. Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report →
The biggest news today will probably be C Jorge Alfaro made his first appearance since joining the Phillies organization as a key piece of the Colbert Hamels trade. Alfaro hadn't played since June 12th when he was lifted for a pinch runner and limped from the field. He was diagnosed with a "significant left ankle injury" and the Rangers were resigned to his being "out for some meaningful time", possibly the rest of the season. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/27/2015 →
GCL Phillies (34-23) were officially eliminated from the playoffs before the first pitch of their game against the Pirates when the Blue Jays won the first game of a double header versus the Yankees1 this morning.
Bailey Falter (3.45) pitched five solid innings in his start against the Pirates. He allowed lead off singles in each of the first three innings and pitched out of the difficulty all three times. Those were the only three base runners Falter allowed. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/26/2015 →
Clearwater (73-56) lost to the Daytona Tortugas 2-0. John Richy pitched well in his Clearwater debut. In seven innings, he allowed only six base runners on four hits, a walk, and a hit batter. He struck out three. The only trouble he seemed to have was on the two errors he committed on pickoff throws to first. Let's hope that is something that will get better as he gains familiarity with Rhys Hoskins at first. He showed a high 80s fastball and looked good overall. Yacksel Rios didn't. He allowd the first batters to reach in both of his innings and couldn't prevent them from scoring. A game that moved along at a decent pace bogged down with Rios on the mound. He gave up two hits and a walk. The only stolen base came with him on the mound. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/25/2015 →
Clearwater (73-55) beat the Daytona Tortugas 2-0 behind a strong effort from Mark Leiter (6-1, 2.04). Leiter threw four-hit ball for six innings. He pitched with base runners in five of six innings, and twice faced situations where the Tortugas put their first two men on base. But Leiter induced two double plays or came up with a key strike out to avoid damage from any threats. He generated a lot of weak contact. Daytona popped up to infielders four times and into the shallow outfield on two other occasions. Cody Forsythe came in and struck out two in his one inning. Alberto Tirado loaded the bases on two walks and HBP in his one inning. Ulises Joaquin picked up his 16th save. In all, the three relievers pitched three no-hit , shutout innings. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/24/2015 →
Open Discussion: Week of August 24th
"How 'bout dem Phils!" After Sunday's win they are 21-12 since the All Star break. Their "Kiddie Korps" Morgan, Eickhoff, Araujo, and Nola have collected their last four wins.
The Phillies have seen Colorado drop into the lead for the #1 pick in the draft. What once was a 2 or 3 team race has become a 7 team race. And, lets face it, with so many games against the NL East remaining, the Phillies face the weakest strength of schedule of the contenders for the top pick. It is conceivable that they drop out of the top three.
Since being activated by the Nationals on July 29th, Jonathan Papelbon has made 7 appearances games. He is 3 for 3 in save situations. In the same span, Ken Giles has 11 appearances and is 10 for 10 in save situations.
Aaron Altherr. Good start after the recall.
ICYMI, I saw Jorge Alfaro take some swings against a rehabbing minor league pitcher in a sim inning. Wow! Crushed a home run over the left field fence into the handicapped/coaches parking lot at the Complex. Just missed Roly de Armas' car. And he's big, like Kyle Schwarber big.
I heard that the Phillies intend to stretch out Clearwater reliever Alexis Rivero as a starter during Instructs.
Carlos Tocci turned 20 Sunday. I took him out for a beer, and I drank his. jk
Jerad Eickhoff. Great start. Ditto Aaron Nola.
Look at all the guys we're talking about right now. And have been talking about for months. Who is responsible for their acquisition? I know several readers feel that there have been "fire-able" offenses committed. But the fact of the matter is the firing didn't take place when the offenses were committed. And, in a world where "What have you done lately" matters most, can you see that the firing that most wish to see, may not happen? Hmmm. (And, technically, I guess it would be a "non-rehiring".)


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Piglet's Big Movie (2003)
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, the first feature-length Disney Winnie-the-Pooh cartoon, was actually a compilation of earlier animated shorts, all based on episodes of A. A. Milne's classic stories, such as the stories of the honey tree and the blustery day. Subsequent Disney Pooh outings, however, had original stories not based on Milne's work, and lacked the author's special wit and charm.
2003, Disney. Directed by Francis Glebas. John Fiedler, Jim Cummings, Andre Stojka, Kath Soucie, Nikita Hopkins, Peter Cullen, Ken Sansom, Tom Wheatley.
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With Piglet's Big Movie, Pooh finally returns to his roots, bringing three of Milne's original tales to the screen for the first time in an anthology-style story. Framed as a series of flashbacks in a story with Pooh and his friends searching for the missing Piglet, the movie recalls the tales of Christopher Robin's expedition to the North Pole, the house at Pooh Corner, and the arrival of Kanga and Roo in the Hundred Acre Wood. Running through all three episodes as well as the framing story is the film's unifying theme, little Piglet's big heart and heroism.
Like most recent Disney sequels, Piglet's Big Movie is slight and a bit thin, but at least it avoids the pitfall of Return to Never Land and Jungle Book 2 of feeling as if the filmmakers are trying to artificially extend a story that had really played out and had nowhere in particular to go. Because the Pooh stories were always an anthology, not a distinct narrative, Piglet's Big Movie exists in the same perpetual day of Christopher Robin's remembered childhood as all the Pooh tales.
As always, John Fiedler is ideal as the voice of Piglet, while Jim Cummings reprises his creditable impressions of both Sterling Holloway and Paul Winchell as, respectively, Pooh and Tigger. With some of the author's original verse set to pleasant music by Carly Simon, Piglet's Big Movie is a heartwarmingly gentle tribute to Milne that's appropriate for even the youngest viewers. (One caveat: The end credits feature live footage of Simon singing one of the film's songs; this music-video closing seems inappropriate for the target audience.)
Tags: Animation, Family, Musical


Thanks again to Sean who sent me this Graphic Macro. It was a pretty amazing difference. I think I had all my setting turned down pretty low at one point so apparently I've been missing out on the details of my environment!